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| 3901 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: | Judd, William (I2405)
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| 3902 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: 2. The book "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography," v. 13, p. 279, entry for Judson Harmon (b. 1846): "His first American ancestor was Francis Harmon, who emigrated from England to Boston, Mass., in 1636; his son John, was one of the founders of Springfield, Mass., and Suffield, Conn.; his son Nathaniel, married Mary Skinner; their son Samuel, married Deborah Winchell (etc.)" BURIAL: 1. Per the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. Inscriptions 125-3 West Suffield Cemetery. These Harmons are grouped together: "Harmon Lieut. Samuel died Aug. 11, 1755, age 56 yrs." [No listing for wife Deborah, but she probably remarried and I do not have her second marriage name.] | Winchell, Deborah (I2404)
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| 3903 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: BURIAL: 1. Per the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. Inscriptions 125-3 West Suffield Cemetery. These Harmons are grouped together; however, Hannah is not listed with her husband Benjamin: "Harmon Benjamin died Dec. 3, 1795, age 84 yrs. Harmon John son of Elias & Eunice, died July 25, 1790, age 2 yrs. 6 mos. 23 das. Harmon Benjamin R. died Mar. 4, 1793, age 52 yrs. Harmon Caroline A. wife of Benjamin, died Nov. 1825, age 84 yrs. Harmon Isaac died Aug. 23, 1825, age 52 yrs." | Jacques, Hannah (I2400)
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| 3904 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: "Elizabeth Harmon Birth: 15 Apr 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Death: 7 Jul 1652 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Father:John Harmon; Mother:Elizabeth LDS Sealing Child: 22 Nov 1944 SLAKE Notes Individual: Artemus Harmon book p. 159. Ancestral File gives death date for the birth date of Elizabeth. She died young." 2. LDS archival family group sheets list birth date as 7 Jun 1652 which seems incorrect in light of above. 3. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812. | Harmon, Elizabeth (I2414)
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| 3905 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: "Nathaniel Harmon (Footnote 6) Birth: 15 Jan 1686 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (1 2) Death: 16 Oct 1744 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (3) [Kerry's note: this date is an obvious error.] Father:Nathaniel Harmon; Mother:Mary Skinner Text: Nathaniel Harmon his son which Mary his wife bare to him born January the 15th 1686. Ear Mark for Cattle: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut (4 5); Text: Nathaniel Harmon Jun, His mark is a slit down the top of ye near ear and on half... cutt on ye fare side of ye off ear. Entered December ... 1710. (6). Spouse: Esther Austin; MARRIAGE: 6 Sep 1705. Notes Individual: He died 76 yrs; 9 mo; 1 day. Headstone Reads: 'In memory of Mr. Nathaniel Harmon who died Oct 16 AD 1763; in the 76th year of his age. Also Mrs. Esther, wife of Nathaniel Harmon, died May 20 AD; 1761; in the 74th year of her age. A combat with death we all must have, The rich, the poor, the lord, the slave, the young, the old, the middle age, must all be swept from off the stage.' Artemus Harmon's book p. 160. Tombstone in Suffield, CT of Nathaniel Harmon Jr. and Esther Austin. Footnote sources: 1. Title: Connecticut, Suffield. Births, Marriages, Deaths Call Number: 1,317,067 Page: pg. 12-13. 2. Note: See image of this record under John and Mary's marriage source. 3. Title: Harmon Genealogy (the) Author: Artemas C. Harmon Publication: Gibson Bros, Inc. Washington DC 1920 Page: pg. 160. 4. Title: Suffield Ear Marks Call Number: 1,317,067. 5. Note: Photocopy in Cheryl Bills files NatSr003. 6. Title: Dow, Brown and Allied Families Author: Dow, Harriet B. Publication: The American Historical Company, Inc. New York. 1929 Call Number: John013 Page: pg. 157-158 Text: Nathaniel Harmon Jr. was a surveyor of highways for Suffield in 1734-35 and in 1742-42 he as an assessor." MARRIAGE: 1. Alt. date: 24 Jan 1710. Verify which is correct. BURIAL: 1. From the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. Inscriptions, 125-3 West Suffield Cemetery, buried next to each other: Harmon Nathaniel died Oct. 16, 1763, age 75 yrs. Harmon Mrs. Esther wife of Nathaniel, died May 20, 1761, age 73 yrs." | Harmon, Nathaniel (I2391)
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| 3906 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: "Hannah Philly Birth:3 Jul 1653 in Windsor, Connecticut Death:28 Aug 1729 in Suffield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Spouse: Joseph Harmon; Marriage: 22 Jan 1673/1674 in Southfield, Massachusetts Children: Hannah Harmon John Harmon Samuel Harmon Elizabeth Harmon Joseph Harmon Sarah Harmon Samuel Harmon Ebenezer Harmon Mary Harmon Nathaniel Harmon Notes Individual: Artemus Harmon book p. 159; Ancestral File lists Joseph's wife as three different persons, each spelled differently: Hannah Philly; Hannah Philley; and Hannah Fille. Each of these names is one and the same person with variant spellings. Sources: title: Genealogical and Family History of Western New York Vol 2 Call Number: Film 60446620 Page: pg. 982; john005." 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 250: "William Filley, m. Margaret ___, 2 Sep 1642 (O.C.R.); she adm. to Windsor church, 17 Jul 1751; he adm. to 'ch. communion, 8 Mar 1673.' (O.C.R.); those marked thus (*) bp. 3 Aug 1651. O.C.R.: a. Samuel, * b. 24 Sep 1643. b. John, * b. 15 Dec 1645; (Sheldon's 'Doct. Hist. Suff.' says he m. Abigail {prob. dau. Abraham} Dyble of Suffield, 1 Feb 1681, and d. there, 1690, leaving three daus., since when the name is extinct upon Suff. Record.) c. Mary *. d. Elizabeth *, b. 4 Mar 1650; m. David Winchel, 1669. e. Hannah, bp. 3 Jul 1653; (prob. the H. who {acc. to Sheldon's 'Doc. Hist. Suff.'} m. Joseph Harmon of Suffield {b. Springfield, 1647}, at Windsor 1673, and had 3 children; she d. at Suffield 28 Aug 1729; he d. 28 Oct 1729.) f. Abigail, b. 21, bp. 22 (another entry in O.C.R. says 28) Aug 1658. g. Deborah, b. 21 Mar, bp. 24 Nov 1661; prob. the D. who m. John Sackett of Wethersfield 1 Dec 1686. - Col. Rec. h. William, b. 7 Mar, bp. 12 Nov 1664/5." MARRIAGE: 1. Ancestry.com's "Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800," v. III, p. 125, Springfield: Joseph Harman of Southfield (?) and Hannah Philly of Windsor, Jan. 22, 1673." "David Lumbard of Springfield and Margerett Philly of Windsor, April 7, 1675." BURIAL: 1. Not listed per the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. | Filley, Hannah (I2351)
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| 3907 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 16 Feb 2002 website: "Esther Austin Birth: 11 Jan 1686/1687 in Suffield, Hartford, Massachusetts. Death: 20 May 1761 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. Father: Anthony Austin ; Mother: Spouse: Nathaniel Harmon; MARRIAGE: 6 Sep 1705. LDS Sealing Spouse: Notes Individual: Death: age 74 y 4 mo 9 da (Juanita Price - John Harmon Prosituz pg. 7). References: Letter from Miss Ada Douglas Harmon, 577 Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Mr. Clarence Austin, 76 N. 2 W. Logan, UT (1967); Harmon Genealogy by Artemus C. Harmon." BURIAL: 1. From the Internet 6 Jul 2008 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kathycamp/Inscriptions/Page043.htm: Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions 1660-1937. This list of inscriptions, town of Suffield, was copied in 1934, under the auspices of the F.E.R.A. and the W.P.A. sponsored by the Connecticut State Library, as compiled under the supervision of Charles R. Hale, State Military Necrologist, assisted by Miss Mary H. Babin, Secretary. Hartford, Connecticut, December 1937. Inscriptions, 125-3 West Suffield Cemetery, buried next to each other: Harmon, Nathaniel died Oct. 16, 1763, age 75 yrs. Harmon. Mrs. Esther wife of Nathaniel, died May 20, 1761, age 73 yrs." | Austin, Esther (I2407)
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| 3908 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 21 Feb 2002 website Richey, James Born: 13 August 1821 in Pickens, Alabama Son of William Richey and Margaret Ann Adair Married: 28 March 1846 to Lucinda Mangum [probably typo for 23 Mar.] Died: 7 August 1890 in Ft. Wingate, New Mexico" 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Utah County, Utah Territory, p. 8, family 68: William Richie, 56, turner, SC. Margaret, 48, midwife, SC. James, 28, cotton gin, AL. John, 16, cotton gin, AL. William, 10, MS. Eliza, 14, MS. Rebecca, 85, SC. 1860 US: Washington, Washington, Utah, enumerated 27 Jul 1860, page 1035 indicates house #1287 and family #1111 (Samuel Adair, Thomas Adair, Wesley Adair, James Richey, Geo. W. Adair, James Mangum, John Mangum, Valentine Carson, John Price, William Mangum, Cyrus Mangum, Samuel N. Adair are all listed as neighbors): James Richey, 38, Farmer, $150 real estate, $650 personal property, AL. Lucinda, 34, AL. Ja's M., 12, UT. Lucinda C., 8, UT. Josh B., 5, UT. Rebecca, 3, UT. 1880 Census for St. Johns Village, Apache, Arizona, FHL film 1254036, National Archives Film T9-0036, p. 28D: James Richey, farmer, age 58, b. AL, father b. SC, mother b. unknown. Lucinda Richey, age 54, wife, b. AL, father b. VA, mother b. PA. James Morina Richey, farmer, son, age 32, b. UT. Charlotte Richey, House keeping, dau., age 29, b. UT. J.B. Richey, Farmer, son, age 24, b. UT. Ruth R. Richey, dau., age 22, b. UT. Emily Richey, dau., age 19, b. UT. Ellan Jane Richey, dau., age 15, b. UT. Susan Richey, dau., age 13, b. UT. Note: Several Adairs listed as a neighbors in Apache county. PHOTOS: 1. Photo on file of James and Lucinda Mangum Richey taken from the booklet cited below of Susan Sherwood Arnett. BIOGRAPHY: 1. The book "Grafton, Ghost Town on the Rio Virgin" p.118-120 lists those including James Richey who were called at the October General Conference (6-8 Oct. 1861, Pres. Brigham Young presiding) to settle in Southern Utah. He also appears on the list as being there during the census taken summer of 1862. 2. Source unknown but seems to be a variant based somewhat upon James Richey's journal: "Manti City, December 9, 1855. James Richey - a short account of my life up to the time of the commencement of my journal. I was born on the 13th day of August, in the year 1821, in the United States of America, State of Alabama, Pickens County, about four miles south of Pickensville. My father's name is Willie, son of Robert Richey, who was a native of South Carolina. My mother's name was Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Adair, also a native of South Carolina. Rebecca Belton is my grandmother on my father's side and was born in the State of South Carolina. The names of my brothers and sisters are (as) follows: Benjamin Joseph 2, Rebecca, 3, Emily Melissa 4, John G. 5, Martha Ann and Eliza Jane 5, for they were both born at one birth, William B, 7, Robert 8, and I myself being the first born. Lucinda Mangum Richey Born: July 20, 1826, Carrollton, Pickens County, Alabama Died: February 23, 1903, St Johns, Arizona Her father: John Mangum Sr. Her Mother: Rebecca Canada Knoll [Note: Canida Knowles] John Mangum was a Revolution War soldier, fought under Gen. Morgan and wounded at the Battle of Cow Pens. William Richey - son of Robert (came from Ireland) and Rebecca Belton Richey was born in South Carolina. Rebecca Belton, wife of Robert was born in South Carolina. Their children: William - married Margaret Ann Adair Martha - married Neal Tiltison John-married Miss Price Margaret-married Thomas Woulman Elinor-married Martin Caselbury James-married after I left the county Susanah-married Marcus E. Page Mary-not married David-married a Lynch and went to Texas Nancy-married Robinson William Written by James Richey: My father and mother had 10 children. They married February 10, 1820 Benjamin W. Richey-Born Pickens Co, Alabama, August 10, 1823 Joseph Richey-Born Pickens Co, Alabama, November 10, 1825 Rebecca Sarah- Born Pickens co, Alabama, December 7, 1928 (sic-1828) Died: Nauvoo, Illinois, 1845 Emily Melissa- Born Pickens Co, Alabama, March 12, 1830 Married Lvey Handcock, [Levi Hancock] John G.*** Martha Ann -Born Pickens Co, Alabama December 30, 1837 Died Nauvoo, 1845 Eliza Jane-Born Pickens Co, Alabama December 30, 1837 Died: Clover Valley, Nevada William Belton- Born Noxubee, Co, Mississippi October 5, 1842 Died Nauvoo Illinois, 1845 *** James Moroni-April 16, 1848, Salt Lake City, Utah Joseph Benjamin- September 8, 1855, Manti, Sanpete Co, Utah Lucinda Charlotte- October 28, 1851, Manti, Sanpete, Co. Utah 3. James Richey journal from 27 May 2003 website: "PAGE 1 James Richey bowls 237½ cups and saucers 300 pe r one 100 fives 300 Febuary 9th 1856 937 2 7 JB Richey PAGE 2 Manti City Dec 9 1855 James Richey a short acount of my lif up to the time of the commencement of my Journal I was born on the 13 day of in the year of our Lord august A1821 in the united states of america State of alabama pickens county about foure miles south of pickinsville my fathers name is will son of robert richey who was a native of south carolina my mothers name is margrarot adaire daugh ter of thomas and Rebecca adair also a native of south carolina Rebecca belton is my PAGE 3 granmother on my fathers side and was born in the state of south carolina the name of my brothers and sisters is as follows Benjamin 1 Joseph 2 Rebecca 3 emily melisse 4 John B 5 martha an and elize Jane 6 for they were both born at one birth william B 7 Robert the 8 i myself being the first born i lived with my father and mother in alabama til i was about 10 years of age when i removed with them to the state of mississippi my second brother Joseph died in the state of alabama pickens county age one year and foure months i lived with my father and mother in the state of PAGE 4 mississippi til sonetim in the winter in 1844 when i imbrast the gospil of Jesus crist as preached by the laterday saints the sircumstanes are as follows sometime in this winter El clap an samuel gurley came into the neighborhood an held a meeteing in the scool house about a half mile from my fath ers house but i was not at home being at that time at work with my brother benjamin at my trade about seven miles from home wee returned home on satterday evening an found quite an excitement in the neighbourhood in con sequence of thir strange doctin Their was to has PAGE 5 another meteing at the scool house the nex day i concludeed to go an here for my self i accordin gly repaired to the scool house on sabbath morning to here this strange doctrain i call it strange because it was a marvilous work an a wonder to the people some said one thing and some said another but to return to the meeteing house i seated my self right in f runt of the speaker an meeteing commenst by sing ing an prair elder clap then arose an preached a discou rse upon the authentisity of the bok of mormon i could finde no falt an befoure he was done i was PAGE 6 convinst that i had seen a power manifested that i had never seen befoure in my life it filled a vacancy that bin in my bosom for a long time shortly after this i went to the city of mobile for the perpos of selling our crop of cotein my brother benjamin also went with me an when wee retuir ed wee found that mother had joined the church of Jesus crist of laterday saints i there commenist going to their mee teings an was babtised in the morning an atended meeteing in the i felt very solum for i new i had PAGE 7 taken an importent step i returned home in the eveni an went to bed but not to sleep for i was thinking upon the principles of the gospil of Jesus crist i lay meditateing til all in the house was fast in the imbrace of sleep when the gift of the holy gost feell upon mee an my hart was filled with praises to my father in heaven for his mercies to me an for the light of the everlasting gospil of his son it seemed tha the angus did rejoice with me an that the han of god was near me my joy was unspakable an full of glory such PAGE 8 as is not easily described i son waked up all in the house an preach to them the gospil of the son of god in spent an in power my testimony convinced my father an my oaldest brother an they went the next mor ning an was babtised for the remishion of sins shortly after this i went in company with elder clap an others to a conferance in the state of alabama tuscahaney county ware i was ordained an elder after conferance i return to pick ens county to preach the gospil to my con eseion my granmother believed my teste PAGE 9 mony but was not babtised at that time after remaining theire a short time i started for ittenambe county in the state of mississippi whare my mothers people lived on my arrivle theire i met with good eal of opposition i was told that nauvoo was walled in an a great menny other fals repourts was in circulation about the laterday saints an i determed to be an eye witness against them i theirfoure started for nauvoo by the way for east port on tenisee river ware i got on bord of a steemboat PAGE 10 an went to nauvoo by the way of tenisee river ohio in the mississippi i soon arived at nauvoo an went to the mansion an stayed over nite with the prophet Jospeh the next morning i went in search of some of my aquaintance i found brother thomas an boarded with him while i stayed in nauvoo i attended a meeteing of the seven tes an was ordained to the office of a seventy i sayed in nauvoo about a weeke bought mee some books an then started for home i tok pashage on the steamer oshry PAGE 11 bound for St louis from theire i took a steamer to the mouth of the ohio river an from their for east port on tenisee river an from their to ittenambe county whare i had left my horse an saddle i viseted here for sometime an prea ched to my friends an then returned home to my fathers house i continued to travel an preach for about one yeare when wee sold our possessions an mooved to the city of nauvoo a short time after wee arrived their i went in company with some others to senuk PAGE 12 island for wood an when i retuer ed i found that my oaldest sister Rebecca had sickened an died of the lung fever this was a heavy blow an one that i did not get over for a long time soon after this i started for the state of alabama to bring my granmother to nauvoo an on arriveing at her house i found her children much opposed to her going going with mee her some took took her muny from her an disabled her so that i had to return without her for i had but very little myself on my return i was takeen sick on bord of the boat an did not recover til after i arrived at PAGE 13 home an never did finaly recover full my helth til i arrived in the vallies of the mountains in the sumer of 1845 wee had much sickness in the family my sister martha an an my brother robert died with the measels in the fall of this year we waire troub eled with the mob an the church finaly agreed to leave the state late in the fall mee an my brother benjamin hired out on board of a steemboat an went to neworleans wee then tok took pashage on bard of another steemer an landed in the state of mississippi wee then traveled by land PAGE 14 into madison county an stopt an bilt a coten press for a man by the name of scot an preached in the neighborhood wee then went to norcuber county an stayed a while an then went pickens county in the state of alabama to see our relitives wee stopt withe them a short time an then went to ittena mba county in the state of mississippi to see our friends an when wee got their our friends had all gone to nau voo wee then persued our jorney to eastport on teni see river wee suffered much on this journey as wee slep PAGE 15 on the ground almost every nite for wee did not have much means an wee wanted to save what wee had to help our fath er an mother away from nauvoo to the valies of the mountains for this was our business to raise means to help us away from the sean of moboeriy fire an blood wee arrived in nauvoo early in the spring soon after our arrival our connexion irrived also they had traveled all winter an had suffered much from exposeure the women haveing to travel much of the way on foot wadeing in snow an in mud some times alimost nee deep i went out an met them about too miles from nauvoo an stayed with them over nite next morning they moved into town i took the liberty of walking with a young lady by the name of lucinda mangum into town as i PAGE 16 had bin aquainted with her in the south our sperits seem to be congenial an wee was soon after married by eldersamuel adair she told mee after wee was married that when i was in her neighbourhood preaching the gospil an prejudice was very strong in the minds of the people that she then formed an attachment for mee an had made up her mind if she eaver married any person it would be mee soon after i was married i crost the mississippi river an started west wee stopt on the desmoin river an worked for some provishions wee also stopt on pore river an workt a while wee then tray eled on to pisga here i was taken down sick an was neare unto death but finally i got beter an my wife was takeen down sick an was very low for a long time but fi nally recovered i stayed at PAGE 17 pisga tel late in the fall when mee an my brother en law Joseph mangum moove to winter quarters on the miss ouri river whare i stayed tel spring while wee ware in ioway my brother benja mm left us an went on to council bluffs whare enter ed the mormon battallion an went to calafornia whare he died an there i was deprived of a friend that was neare an deare to mee my wifes mother died at wi nter quarters from being exposed in traveling in an inclemant season of the year i stayed at winter quar ters tel spring an then started with the first camp for the valies of the mountains whare i arri ved with my family after a long an degious i arrived in Salt lake vally in october in the year 1847 i left my fathers family at winter quarters on the missouri river PAGE 18 whare they lived tel the spring of forty eight when they started for saltiake vally an joined mee in the fall of the same year when they left my father started on a mishion to texas leveing his mother at win ter quarters he filled his mish ion an returned to winter qu arters an emigrateed to the valies in the year 50 granmo ther died of colerr soon after they started on their journy my father joined us in sanpe te vally late in the fall of 50 he sayed with mee a while an then mooved to utah vally i lost all my cattle the first winter an spring in Sanpete an was" 4. Excerpt taken from book "Under Dixie Skies," a history of Washington County, Utah: (Samuel Adair) In keeping with Brighan Young's policy of making the Church self-sustaining, a company was called to settle on the Mill Creek (which is now part of Washington Co.) primarily for the purpose of raising cotton. What should be more logical than to send men who had had experience in cotton culture? A number of converts who came from the South were accordingly called to go into what was later known as Utah's Dixie. Two groups went in the spring of 1857. The first group, consisting of ten families under the leadership of Samuel Adair [apparently, Robert D. Covington and Samuel J. Adair were the leaders of two groups, who were called to the 'Cotton Mission'], left Payson, Utah on the 3rd of march and arrived at the site of what was subsequently called Washington on the 15th day of April. They camped near the river on a piece of land later designated as the "Sand Plot," but on the advice of Amasa Lyman, who was passing through on his way from San Bernardino to Salt lake City, they moved up to the place where the town now stands. The second company left Salt lake City early in April and camped on the 5th of May at the Samuel Adair Spring, on the east side of the valley, just a short distance north of the present US highway 91. The following were members of the two original companies and others who settled at Washington in 1857. Robert D. Covington, Harrison Pearce, James B. Regran [or Reagan], Willam B. [or R.] Slade, Joseph Smith, William Hawley, John Couch Sr., John Couch Jr., John Mangum, James [B.] Wilkins, Alfred Johnson, John W. Freeman, James D. McCullough, William H. Crawford, Umpstead Rencher, Balus Spouse [or Sprouse], James Richie [or Richey], Samuel Adair, Oscar Tyler, George Spencer Jr., J. Holden, Joseph Adair, Joseph Hatfield, William Dameron, Preston Thomas, William Fream, George [W.] Adair, [Samuel?] Newton Adair, John Clark, Thomas W. Smith, Simes [or Sims] B. Matheny, Stephen and William Dugas [or Duggins], William J. Young, Enoch Dodge, John Price, and Robert Lloyd. William Darby Cooper was also an early settler. [Bleak, 'Annals of the Southern Utah Mission,' p. 34, the heads of the families listed by Bleak also include in addition to those above: Upstead Rencher, George Hawley, John Hawley, John Adair, Thomas Adair, J. Holden, William Mangum. Later research by Harold Cahoon of the Washington City Historical Society has added the following names to the original settler list: Newton L.N. Adair [Samuel Newton Adair?], John W. Clark, James Nichols Mathews, Gabriel R. Coley, and John D. Lee.] The trial that the settlers of Washington, in Washington Co., were to endure were probably the most discouraging and severe of any of the early settlers of Utah. When Robert Gardiner passed through the town on his way to settle in St. George in December 1861, he reflected that of all the trials he had to endure, the prospect of his wives and children one day looking like the poor malaria plagued creatures he saw in Washington was what appalled him most of all. He says in his journal: "Here we found some of our old neighbors who received us very kind but the appearance of these brethren and their wives and children was rather discouraging. Nearly all of them had the fever and ague or chills as they called it in this country. They had worked hard and worn out their clothes and had replaced them from the cotton they had raised on their own farms which their women had carded, spun, and wove by had, colored with weeds. Men's shirts, women's dresses and sunbonetts were all made of the same piece; and their clothes and their faces were of the same color, being a kind of blue, as most everyone had the chills. This tried me more than anything I have had seen in my Mormon experience thinking that my wives and Children, from the nature of the climate, would have to look as sickly as those now around me." This coupled with the trouble and struggle they had trying to build a dam in the Virgin River for irrigation purposes, which was washed out every spring, made the life of the saints that settled Washington probably the most trying of any early settlers. 5. From the book "Arizona Pioneer Mormon, David King Udall his story and his family, 1851-1938" by Pearl Udall Nelson, 1959, it is noted on page 84 that James Richey was on an 1881 committee in St. Johns, Arizona including the bishop and Ole Jensen to draft a constitution and bylaws bo take over a store from John W. Young, Ammon Tenney, and others to create A.C.M.I. - Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Institution - fashioned somewhat after the more famous Z.C.M.I. in Utah. Bishop Udall also mentions on page 95 that Brother Richey served only a few months as his counselor when Brother Richey was called to be a patriarch. 6. The book "A History of Washington County, From Isolation to Destiny," by Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks, p. 66: "...cotton seed from Nancy Pearce Anderson in Parowan, who had brought seeds with her from her home in South Carolina. Plants grew to maturity and did well, and farmers carefully kept seeds for the next year. Settlers in Washington brought cotton seed with them and raised cotton in the 1857 planting season. One party of Saints there, under Samuel Adair, were southerners from North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Texas who knew about cotton raising. Southerners also came south with the Covington company. Soon cotton also was growing in Toquerville and Grafton. That success impressed Brigham Young who then sent a party of fifteen men to the confluence of the Virgin and the Santa Clara in January 1858 to experiment with raising cotton on a larger scale. Joseph Horne headed the group [which also included James Richey] which located where John D. Lee advised calling the community Heberville. During the growing season, they faced the trials of heat, thirst, disease, and broken irrigation dams. Setbacks drove the costs up, but by Sept. they were able to deliver 575 pounds of cotton to Salt Lake City at a cost of $3.40 per pound. They returned the next year with a smaller group and faced serious water and desease problems, but they delivered a load of cotton to Brigham Young at $1.90 per pound. This was still too costly to compete with cotton raised by southern states where rainfall eliminated the need for irrigation, but it suggested possible success for Mormon attempts at self-sufficiency." Cotton was grown for three score years and helped Utah be more self-sufficient as to clothing and in turning the Utah Dixie in a productive area. 7. Biographical info per the book "John Mangum, American Revolutionary War Soldier and Descendants," 1986, p. 610, by Delta Ivie Mangum Hale [see book for photos of husband and wife]: "Lucinda Mangum, the eighth child of John Mangum and Rebecca Canida Knowles, was born July 20, 1826 in Carrolton, Pickens Co., Alabama. She married James Richey March 25, 1846 in Nauvoo, Ill. He is the son of William Richey and Margaret Adair, born on Aug. 113, 1821 at Richens, Alabama. He died Aug 7, 1890 at Ft. Wingate, McKinley Co., New Mexico. She died on Feb. 23, 1903 at St. Johns, Apache Co., Arizona. James Richey lived in polygamy having three wives, Lucinda being his first wife. Lucinda and James had nine children: a. James Moroni Richey, b. 16 Apr 1848, SLC, UT. b. Lucinda Charlotte, b. 28 Oct 1851, Manti, SanPete, UT. c. John William, b. 26 Mar 1854, Manti, UT; d. 29 Oct 1854, Manti, UT. d. Joseph Benjamin, b. 8 Sep 1855, Manti, UT. e. Rebecca Ruth, b. 19 Oct 1857, Manti, UT. f. Margaret Emily, b. 22 Sep 1860, Washington, UT. g. Erastus, b. 21 Jan 1862, St. George, UT; d. 23 Sep 1863, St. George, UT. h. Elenor Jane, b. 11 Aug 1864, Washington, UT. i. Gemima Susana, b. 29 Apr 1867, Washington, UT." Page 612 of same book: "History of James Moroni Richey by his wife Mary Ann Chapman Richey [pictures of both with article]. James Moroni Richey was born April 16, 1848 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first child of James and Lucinda Mangum Richey. He got his schooling in Manti, Utah. His mother had one hen, and the little boy would watch, and when the hen would lay the egg, his mother had to cook it for him. It was a very bad winter with deep snow which required shoveling to keep anything alive. The Indians flocked in for food, and the Walker Band came also. They would just walk in when they were eating, so they were soon out of provisions. James' father and others went out on snow shoes for help. Brigham Young then sent ox teams with provisions to them. When his parents were called to Southern Utah because his father knew how to raise cotton and make cotton gins, they first settled on the Muddy River, but when the people found they were in Nevada, the taxes being so high, they just left their crops standing and moved to St. George. Here at St. George, James helped his father make the cotton gin at Washington, five miles east of St. George. James Richey called for all the men to bring their saws, and he took a piece off the largest end and made circular saws to gin the cotton, doing it with a file. James Moroni helped with all of this. He also helped make molasses from the cane, the only sweets they had. They raised parsnips and tried to make molasses out of them, but it was too strong. He used to take this molasses north to the settlements and sell it for potatoes. They had a farm, and he helped with the farm. As a young man, he used to go over to St. George where the two cities, Washington and St. George, had dances together. He worked on the St. George Temple during its building and got his endowments there before they moved to St. Johns..." 8. Three monuments erected in Washington, Washington, Utah. The first citation is from the dedication of a bronze cameo of James Richey: a. Washington Plaza: i. Talk given by city historian Harold Cahoon at the Dedication of the Monument Plaza 5/10/03 Washington, Utah: "Talk given by city historian Harold Cahoon at the Dedication of the Monument Plaza 5/10/03 Washington, Utah: "Our most righteous Eternal Heavenly Father. We are grateful for the opportunity this day to meet and honor those that have passed by to help make this city what it is today. For the foundation they laid and the heritage they provide for us. We recognize their struggles, sufferings, starvations and just plain sickness they endured to accomplish this. Now we pray that those who participate here today will do so to their very best ability and in such a manner that they will put over the thoughts or deeds they have in their hearts. May we all live our lives such that we will be receptive to thy Holy Spirit that can direct us each day. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior Amen. "Thanks Mayor for asking me to explain the procedure for selecting these persons to be honored this day. Much credit should be given to you Mayor, and our City Fathers for having the insight to create this work of art. These first settlers were the forerunners in establishing the foundation for our town. The name of Washington was given to the city after our first president of the United States. Also being Southerners they started calling the area "Dixie" after their homeland. Mayor Clove wanted this plaza to be located at this very spot because it is on the town's original town square. The first meeting structure was built, in 1857 out of poles and brush and was called the bowery, These bronze statues and cameos represent people who once gathered right here for their own town meetings. Right here where we are gathered! Mayor Clove approached me to make suggestions of names of pioneers that bronze pieces would be cast. After tile final names were made, it became my responsibility to find pictures and histories about each. Being an amateur history buff the research process for histories and pictures was befuddling but enjoyable. Finding a picture for each was a real kettle of worms. The pictures were then given to Jerry Anderson who was commissioned by the City, to sculpt these pieces. The pieces were sculpt to look like the original pioneers. We are fortunate to have such a talented sculptor living near by. Originally four statues were to be erected but this left out many who were also deserving to be honored. It was suggested that many more could be honored by making sculptured cameo busts, at a lesser cost for each piece. Twenty-four cameo pieces were then commissioned to be sculpted. The names of these pioneers were selected because they were in Washington in the very early days. Some of these names you might have never heard of. They might have been pillars ill the community or they were just trying to make the Cotton Mission a success. Some were here all of their lives, others for only a short time but they were here. The spelling of their names is done as best as I could. Some are spelled as they did then and others as the family spells it today. Please forgive me if you do not agree but think only of the person being honored. The spelling is at times a difficult problem. A booklet has been prepared telling a short history of each pioneer and will be available by the statues so you can read about them. Mayor Clove it is a great honor to have helped in selecting these pioneers and working with a talented sculptor as Jerry Anderson. It hoped that the City will add more names as time goes by. The history booklet and other history books are available for purchase in the plaza. Also orders will be taken for a video that was taken of this dedication. I appreciate my wife and her support. Thank you. Harold Cahoon" ii. Biography in book commemorating event with biography given at time of dedication: "James Richey, 1821-1890. Quoting from James Richey's journal: 'I was born in the State of Alabama, Pickens County, on the 13th day of August, 1821, according to the account given me by my father and mother. My father was a mechanic by trade. 1 was brought up partly to mechanics and partly to farming. I lived in the State of Alabama until I was about ten years old. I then went with my Father's family to the State of Mississippi, Noxubee County, to live in what was then known as the Choctaw Indian Purchase. My Father settled on government land. We opened a farm, my brother and I worked on the farm in the spring and summer, and in the fall and winter I worked with Father at his trade building machinery to gin cotton and presses to press it into bales for market. After I had learned the trade my brother Benjamin worked with me at the trade and Father stayed at home on the farm. We continued to work in this way until in the winter of 1843 and 44. We were at work for a man by the name of Henson, about six miles from home. We went home on Saturday evening and returned to work on Monday morning. " It was at this time that his neighborhood was quite excited because there was a Mormon missionary preaching in the area. He listened to the missionary's preaching and was convinced it was correct. He went to Mobile to dispose of the family's cotton and on returning the Mormon missionary was still talking in the area. James tried to find in the Bible scriptures to show that the Mormon missionary was preaching false doctrine but without success. His mother joined the Mormon Church. "I then renewed by investigation of the doctrine and finally became convinced of its truth and the divinity of the mission of Joseph Smith. " " After I was baptized and confirmed by the laying on of hands for the reception of the Holy Ghost I then went about five miles to a Mormon meeting. I felt very solemn for I knew I had taken an important step. I went from meeting to the house of John Sprouse for supper and stayed till after night and then went home. It was late when I got home and the folks were all in bed and asleep. I went to bed but not to sleep. I was meditating upon the principles of the Gospel and all at once the Holy Spirit came upon me and I was filled with the truth of the Gospel as restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith, in consequence of which my Father and brother Benjamin went and were baptized the next morning." This shows why the early pioneers that came to such a difficult area as Southern Utah had the convictions to remain in the area and make it a success. Without such convictions they would have left this inhospitable, hot, desert land. James moved back and forth from Alabama and Mississippi and then in 1844 went to Nauvoo, Illinois to see if the stories being told about the city were true. He found that the stories told about in his home area were untrue. After several faith promoting experiences in Nauvoo, he returned to his father's house in Noxubee County, Mississippi. He then became a missionary himself and went preaching in Alabama and Mississippi. In Mississippi he converted a number of Adairs, Mangums, and Prices. These families became close friends and traveled together when they went west. They were also called and answered that call to go to Southern Utah and start the Cotton or Southern Mission. He then returned to Nauvoo and prepared to go west to Utah. In Nauvoo on August 9, 1846, he married Lucinda Mangum who he had previously met while on his mission. This union produced nine children. Later in 1857 he married two other women, Rebecca Francis Mangum and Nancy Leemaster. Rebecca Francis only lived with James for three months and left. Nancy had one son named Robert Alma. Nancy left while her baby was very small. It appears that all three of his wives came to the Washington City area in Southern Utah. >From Nauvoo to Utah there were several deaths in the families due to the hard times experienced by all of the pioneers. His brother, Benjamin Richey joined the Mormon Battalion but died in California. Benjamin's death was a severe blow to James since they were raised together and were never separated for any length of time until Benjamin left the Iowa prairie in the Battalion, never to return. In Salt Lake he experienced the usual problems, crickets, hunger, sickness, births and deaths. One bright spot was the California Gold Miners when they got to Salt Lake, would sell very inexpensively their excess items, which included almost anything. Some would even get rid of their wagons and buy, at a good price, pack animals and continue on as a pack team. The animals turned in or exchanged for pack animals were then fed and brought into shape and resold as pack animals. The pioneers in Salt Lake got many more things because of the miners and made it so that they could exist until they could better take care of themselves. In 1849 the Richeys went to help settle Sanpete County. They experienced Chief Walker and the Ute Indians, only having one chicken, visits by Brigham Young and tithing wheat that was needed to survive. The family also grew in numbers. In 1857 he with other Southerners were called to go to Southern Utah to grow cotton, James especially because he knew how to build cotton gin mills. Quoting from his was son's, James Moroni Richey, journal we read: "That winter Father was called to go to Southern Utah to raise cotton, he being a Southerner and knowing how to build a cotton gin for he had built them in the south with his father and brothers. He went to Heberville on the Rio Virgin River 3 miles below St. George. Others were called to go to southern Utah to raise cotton when Father was. In April he came back to Manti for his family and moved to Washington 5 miles east of St. George in May 1858 to build the cotton gin there. He called on the people for their handsaws, cut 6 inches off the big end of 25 saws, put the handles back on and returned them to their owners. He took these to the blacksmith and had them cut round, then with a file made the teeth and had the gin done that fall in time to gin the cotton and ginned all the cotton that was raised in that part of the country for 5 years. [margin note - There would only be one needed in the community, going the rounds and it was guarded well. J. George A. Smith said in public that father built the gin with jackknife, handsaw, file and a pair of moccasins. In 1860 he moved to the mouth of the Santa Clara River to '"Toniquint," the soil was rich, washed down by the Santa Clara River where he raised corn, wheat, cotton, cane and garden. He made the only molasses mill in 1864 and made molasses for everyone who brought cane to him. Took his toll to the Northern Settlements and traded it for wheat and potatoes. Their child Margaret Emily was born at "Toniquint " Washington Co. Utah 22 Sept. 1860. In 1862 he built a 40 saw gin', the saws of sheet iron. Every fall he went back to Washington and fixed up the cotton gin and ginned cotton." Tonaquint was also called "Seldom Stop, Never Sweet, or Lick Skillet." It would be interesting to learn why such names were given. As usual one had the first baby born or the only such and such in an area. It seems as if individuals want to be the first which is natural. The Hawleys brothers built a molasses mill on Machine Creek (later renamed Mill Creek) Washington, Utah in 1857 or 58. John D. Lee bought out the Hawleys in 1859 and produced molasses which certainly predates Richey's mill at Tonaquint. John D. Lee goes on to say he was making $40.00 per day with his mill, which was a very large sum to be making in 1859. Most of the pioneers would not make $40.00 a year. The Richey gin mill was located just east of mill creek and just north of the cement bridge that Telegraph road crosses the creek. Erastus Snow was calling for people to settle Arizona and since the Richeys were suffering much from the chills and fever (Malaria) they decided to move to Arizona on the Salt River or Gila Valley. On the way Woodward Woodruff told them to take the sawmill, which they were taking with them, to the White Mountains as close to St. Johns as they could. They were to saw lumber to build St. Johns. They built the mill and called it the "Little Giant Sawmill." The Apaches were on the warpath at this time so much time was spent guarding their mill, livestock, and homes. They experienced the usual problems, too much water or drought, sickness and all of the problems that were normal to the times. James Richey was made a Patriarch for the St. Johns Stake in 1887. Lucinda was president of the St. John's Relief Society. They kept busy in their church, doing what ever they were asked to do. In the summer of 1890 James had a paralytic stroke and only lived a few days. He died on August 7, 1890 and is buried in Ramah, New Mexico. Lucinda lived for thirteen more years and died in 1903. They have a numerous posterity who are trying to serve the Lord." b. "Adair Spring, The Birthplace of Utah's Dixie, Washington City, Utah - Erected by the citizens of Washington City & The Washington City Historical Society, 1996. In early 1857 Brigham Young called a group of Southerners on a cotton mission to Southern Utah to raise cotton. Samuel Newton Adair [this is a mistake; should be Samuel Jefferson Adair], the leader of ten families, arrived at this spot April 15, 1857, after leaving Payson, Utah on March 3. They camped here a short time and then moved down near the Virgin River on what became known as the Sand Plot. Apostle Amasa M. Lyman who was passing through the area recommended they move back to the spring area which they did. Robert Dockery Covington arrived here May 5 or 6, 1857, with 28 more Southern families. They left the Salt Lake area shortly after the LDS Spring Conference held around April 6. On May 6 or 7 a two day meeting was held at this site under the direction of Isaac C. Haight, President of the Parowan Stake. They sang songs, prayed and selected Robert D. Covington to be the President of the LDS branch, and Harrison Pearce and James B. Reagan as assistants. Wm. R. Slade and James D. McCullough were appointed Justices of the Peace, John Hawley and James Matthews as constables, G.R. Coley as stray pound keeper and Wm. R. Slade, Geo. Hawley and G.W.Spencer as school trustees. They named their city Washington. It was too late to plant wheat, so they prepared the ground for corn and went right to work making dams and ditches to water their crops. Their homes were their wagon boxes, willow and mud huts and dugouts dug in the bank east of this monument. Their new home soon was called 'Dixie'. Those who came in the spring of 1857 were: [43 names listed "and others; the following names are those related.] Adair, George W.; Adair, John M.; Adair, Joseph; Adair, Newton (L.N.)[Samuel Newton]; Adair, Samuel [Jefferson]; Adair, Thomas; Mangum, John; Mangum, William; Price, John; Rickey [Richey], James." b. "'Utah's Dixie' - Washington City Founded 1857. Erected by the Washington City Historical Society, November 1994. This monument is erected in honor and memory of the founders of Washington City. The settlers who arrived in 1857 were sent here by Brigham Young, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, for the purpose of grwoing cotton to clothe the Mormon pioneers and to colonize the territory. Those early pioneers named their city on May 5 or 6, 1857 in honor of George Washington and also called the area 'Dixie' in remembrance of their former homes in the South. Living in the arid desert proved extremely difficult. Reocurring challenges such as malaria (ague or chills and fever), the lack of food, poor water, and other diseases disabled and decimated the settlers. The Virgin River, providing water to irrigate fields, was crucial to the settlers. However frequent flash floods, washed out the dams built to divert water from the river to the fields. This resulted in starvation and undue hardship. It took the pioneers thirty-four years to conquer the mighty "Rio Virgin" doing so with the completion of the Washington Fields Dam in 1891. [Pioneer names arranged into three groups; 43 'and others' in 1857, 19 in 1860, and 26 'and others' in 1861-62. The names that follow are only those related.] i. 1857: Adair, George W.; Adair, John M.; Adair, Joseph; Adair, Newton (L.N.)[Samuel Newton]; Adair, Samuel [Jefferson]; Adair, Thomas; Mangum, John; Mangum, William; Price, John; Richey, James. ii. 1860 US: Adair, Wesley; Mangum, Cyrus; Mangum, Joseph M. iii. 1861-62: [none]." 9. The book "Utah's 'Dixie' Birthplace," by Harold P. Cahoon and Priscilla Cahoon, pp. 272-276, has a map and lists landowners as of the resurvey of 1873. Names are spelled as recorded. Relations included are: John M. Adair, blk. 15, lot 3. [SE corner of Main and 1st S.] John Price, blk. 34, lot 8. [SW corner of 2nd N and 1st E.] Wesley Adair, blk. 34, lot 10. [ 4th lot N on W side of 1st E halfway between 1st and 2nd N.] Samuel [J.] Adair, blk. 35, lots 1,11,12. [NW corner of 1st N and 2nd E.] Samuel N. Adair, blk. 35, lots 3,4. [2nd and 3rd lot N on E side of 1st E between 1st N and 2nd N.] Levi W. Hancock, blk. 41, lots 1,2,3,6. [Southern 2/3 of block between 1st and 2nd W and 2nd and 3rd N.] James Richey, blk. 34, lot 2. [NE corner of Main and 1st N.] 10. Excerpts concerning the family histories of the Adair, Mangum,and Richey families from the book "A History of the St. Johns Arizona Stake," 1982, by C. LeRoy and Mabel R. Wilhelm. All three families were intermarried and it was James Richey who first introduced the Mormon Church to the combined families in Alabama and Mississippi in the 1840's: Chapter 5, The Call: "... Under the conditions that existed at that time, it is doubtful that any group, other than the Mormons, could or would have settled this Northeastern corner of the Arizona Territory. There were no great mineral deposits to attract fortune hunters; no great natural seaport to funnel commerce through; not even a pleasant climate that might induce people to stay. There was not one thing that would cause anyone to attempt a meaningful settlement of the area, but the Mormons did because they want to and this because they were called." Chapter 36, The People, Part I, The Settlers: "...The Eastern Arizona Stake was to include all settlements of northern Arizona with headquarters at Snowflake. In 1879 Apostle Woodruff made a call for missionary families to settle in the new towns. The Territory of Arizona was not yet free from renegade Indians and outlaws. Cattle and horse thieves still roamed at large. Men from the Indian Missions and nearby towns were sent in to settle temporarily and make secure the new lands until permanent families could arrive… They settled three miles below San Juan and called the new settlement Salem… The brethren proceeded to erect a bowery from the greasewood which was abundant in the area. The bowery was constructed in one day, but was well done and afforded good protection against the spring winds. On March 7 [1880] the first meeting was held in the Bowery. The dedicatory prayer was given by Brother James Richey ... The James Richey Company was on its way to the Gila Valley when a message came from the Church asking them to take their sawmill and locate as near the town of Salem as possible. Leaving Nevada in the fall of 1879, they did not arrive until the spring of 1880. A son was born to William and Charlotte Richey Sherwood before they arrived. James Richey, patriarch, was the leader of this large group. He became the first justice of the peace in the new settlement and witnessed the signing of the deed which gave the Mormons the land in and about St. Johns. Lucinda, his wife, became the first Relief Society President. William Sherwood and his younger brother, John F., had owned and operated several sawmills in Nevada and were well-seasoned lumbermen. They set up their sawmill, The Little Giant, east of where the town of Vernon is now located. The brothers were valued members of the new settlement-active in town and church affairs. Ruth Richey Sherwood, wife of John F., and a devoted church member, was an excellent cook and a friend to all children. Will's wife, Charlotte, after the early death of her husband, raised a family of seven, one boy and six girls, and became one of the most valued nurses and midwives of St. Johns... Moroni and Benjamin Richey were in their father's company. A scarlet fever epidemic took the lives of the wife and two children of Benjamin. He then married the lovely Alice Platt, sister of Dr. Will Platt. Benjamin, who did almost a lifetime of work in the Sunday Schools of St. Johns, was a man with extensive knowledge of English and American literature. He had dramatic talents and with his sister, Susan, laid the foundation of dramatic entertainment in St. Johns. After Alice's death, he married Eliza Jane Prather who raised a fine family of five boys and one girl. Susan Richey married Aurthur Tenney, brother of Ammon M. Tenney. The Tenneys were, for many years, contributors to all literary and dramatic pursuits in the town, now all live elsewhere… Joseph. Boeman Patterson had met the winsome Emily Richey while working with her father in Nevada. He arrived late in 1880 to claim Emily for his bride. Theirs was the first Mormon wedding in Salem and was held in the Spanish building which afforded only a dirt floor for the square dances performed. Joseph was a high councilor, served as ward clerk, and filled a mission in Great Britain. Emily, gay and entertaining, was a most gracious hostess. She was a counselor in the first Primary organization at Salem and served thirty years as a counselor in the Stake Relief Society with Ella S. Udall as presidentthe summer of 1880 the town of Salem was given a post office, but it was withdrawn and located at San Juan. At this time the name was officially changed to St. Johns… Mary Ann Chapman was just twelve years old when she came to St. Johns with her father. In 1888 she married James Moroni Richey, oldest son of James Richey. He had been the first boy baby born in Salt Lake Valley after the saints arrived there and had come to St. Johns in 1880. Moroni Richey was a man strictly honest in all his dealings. He read much and taught the Gospel to his children. He had heard his parents give firsthand accounts of the life and works of the Prophet Joseph smith. He remembered these truths and taught them to his children and others. He died in 1930. Mary Ann was but sixteen when she married Moroni, but her fine qualities of love, faith and patience were as marked at that age as they are now at seventy-five. She served in both ward and stake primary in earlier years. Today she is a student of the scriptures and a most faithful church member. Her life's hobby has been the raising of beautiful flowers… Times for the settlements on the Little Colorado grew no better. There were years of drought. The over-grazed ranges would not feed the many cattle. There was not enough water for the farmers of St. Johns and the Meadows… In the spring of 1885 President John Taylor issued a tithing order for $1,000 and $1,087 more was collected in Utah stakes to help the settlers of St. Johns buy food and seed for the new crop. Much trouble arose over land claims. Only squatter rights had been obtained from the Barths. In 1884 there were attempts at jumping claims on some of the best lots in town… Samuel Newton Adair and Helen Genett Brown came to Concho, Arizona in 1880 from Washington, Utah, with their seven children. Later they moved to Nutrioso, and then to Luna, New Mexico. They were cattle people and ranchers. Their children were born later. The Adairs left their mark in the St. Johns Arizona Stake and many of their descendants are contributing to its growth and well being today… In 1884, while the St. Johns trouble was at its peak, 102 families were called from Utah for the specific purpose of bolstering the hard-pressed settlers… They arrived at a time when things were about as bad as they could get. The 'Hash Knife' cowboys, the St. Johns Ring, and other lawless elements were bent on driving the Mormons out of the Territory. The settlers had to arm themselves at all times, even taking their guns with them to church. To make a living under these circumstances was almost impossible. While some of the men were at work, others were left to stand watch over the women and Children…" Chapter 37, The People, Part II, The Businessmen: "…The Richey successes seem to result from the use of big equipment and the hiring of others. James Richey, one of the first to bring industry to the Upper Little Colorado River, did so with his 'Little Giant' sawmill, which he brought from Utah with great difficulty. Although James was the first, the Richey success story as it relates to the economy of Apache County really began with his grandson, Hugh Richey, who began subcontracting of small dirt moving jobs in 1925. For a time he became involved in saw milling, trucking, and farming, but dirt seemed to be the line in which be successful. During the Depression of the early 1930's, Mr. Richey was one of the few who not only furnished employment for himself, but for others as well. By the end of World War II, Mr. Richey was well established as a free-lance contractor, but when his oldest son, Philip N., returned from the War and showed a renewed interest in the business, they decided that the time had come to get into contracting in a big way. Obtaining a general contractor's license, they began bidding on bigger jobs, bridges, reservoirs, dams, roads, etc. Richey Construction Company was a success from the start. The Richeys were tough competitors. If they didn't know how to do a job, they figured out a way which, in many cases, was better than the conventional method. If their new way called for a non-existent machine, they built the machine. Such was the case on the Las Lunas Canal job. The specifications called for a smooth finish on the sloping sides of the dirt canal. The other contractors were attempting to do this by working the sides with a dragline bucket. With twenty miles of the canal as their part, the Richeys designed and built a winged ditcher. With long wings hydraulically controlled, they could set it to just the right angle that would grade the canal sides as a grader grades a road. It required three crawler tractors to move it, one on each bank of the canal and one in the bottom. As it moved slowly along the canal doing its impossible job it was an engineer's dream come true. It was so impressive that the Bureau of Reclamation put a crew of research people on the job to give it full coverage… The Richeys had many such successes, but contracting is a rough game and doesn't always turn out so well. In 1958 they ran into a snag. It was a small job, ten miles of road and a bridge, one that the Richeys would ordinarily have taken in their stride. Yet it was here that they lost it all. It is hard to believe that a thing like this could have happened in the United States. Apparently, an over-zealous engineer, operating in the shadow of a staid, yet self-perpetuating branch of the civil service, gave sustenance to his personal ego by exercising undue authority over the contractor. He laid down a succession of difficult and arbitrary rules and eventually came on to the job to personally direct the details of construction. By chopping the job into short stretches and be decreeing that each stretch be brought up to grade before another could be started, he brought the Richeys to their knees. With enough equipment to saturate the ten miles of road from end to end, this strip arrangement limited them to using only a token amount of their machinery at one time. Even so, they would have made it except that this diabolical maneuver was designed to run them out of contract time. It was a trap and although the cost of finishing the job was only a small percent of the worth of the Richey Construction Company, all that they had was attached when the bonding company took over and it all went down the drain together. It took ten years of cutting through red tape to reach the courts. In a landmark decision, the United States Court of Contract Appeals ruled in Richeys' favor that no engineer has the right to deploy the contractor's equipment or issue orders to his men; that in doing so the engineer had grossly exceeded his authority. Unfortunately, it was outside the jurisdiction of the Court of Appeals to assess the loss. This would fall to the U.S. Court of Claims, whose caseload was far behind schedule. Not wanting to pass through another ten years of red tape, the Richeys very wisely accepted an offer by the Interior Department to settle out of court. Although it ran in six figures, the settlement was far below the dollar value of the Richey Construction Company's holdings and did not account for the ten-year loss of time. The years had taken their toll and though he was involved in many personal projects, Hugh Richey was never again active in the contracting business. Phillip went on to stage a spectacular comeback. With his Phillip N. Richey Construction Company, of Arizona, and its companion company of the same name in New Mexico he has built a contracting business that has, in great measure, been the spearhead for other Richey enterprises. Phil has been fortunate in having a talented wife, Anna P. Richey, Adding polish to her natural gift for paper work by graduating from Lamson Business College, Mrs. Richey serves as office manager in the Richey's home office in St. Johns. As Phillip is to the construction business, his brot5her, Milford, is to the television cable system in which the brothers are partners. Milford's wife, Doreen, serves as office manager of the Richey Cable Company, of St. Johns. The Richey empire, a loosely organized group of private and family owned companies, covers three states. Included in their holdings area number of producing oil wells in Oklahoma; T.V. cable systems in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona; mining interests in Arizona, and a farming and cattle feeding operation in the Salt River Valley. They also own 49% of 'Agri-business' a federally subsidized pilot project. It operates on the Arizona-Sonora Desert and is engaged in development and cultivation of the Jojoba and Guayule plants, which yield, respectively, a high quality of crude oil and good grade of natural rubber. As always, with their sights on the future, the Richeys have a project of their own, 'Richey Farms, Incorporated', a desert farming venture ready to produce these plants as raw materials when regular production begins. In theory, the Richeys still subscribe to the policy of hiring friends and neighbors. As Phil points out, 'When help is secured through a union hall it becomes a little more complicated, but regardless of who they are, after they work with us awhile they are all our friends and neighbors.'" 11. Deseret News, Vol. 10, No. 34, 24 Oct 1860: "Report of the Committee on Cotton and Tobacco. The list of premiums awarded at the Firth Annual Exhibition of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society, published in our last issue, was incomplete, as the report of the awarding committee on cotton and tobacco had not then been received. The President of the society, Hon. Edward Hunter, has since furnished us with the following report of said committee, which we take pleasure in publishing, assuring our readers that it was not the fualt of the officers of the society that it was so long in coming to hand. The awards were made in Washington, some three hundred miles south of Great Salt Lake City, between which and this part of the Territory there is a only a semi-monthly mail. [Many names and awards listed including...] Best 1-2 acre Cotton: John D. Lee Fifth 1-2 acre Cotton: Volentine [sic] Carson Best Patch Tobacco: James Richey Second Patch Tobacco: John M. Adair" 12. Deseret News, Vol. 10, No. 3, 21 Mar 1860: "Correspondence from Washington County. Washington, Feb. 25, 1860. Editor News: ...A small company from this place are making a settlement on the Santa Clara at its mouth, under the direction of James Richey." 13. Pioneer Trail Travel per Http://www.lds.org/churchhistory/library: A. Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868. Jedediah M. Grant - Willard Snow Company (1847). Departure: 19 June 1847 Arrival in Salt Lake Valley: 4 October 1847 Company Information: 160 individuals were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post on the Elkhorn River about 27 miles west of Winter Quarters, Nebraska. James Richey (25) Lucinda Mangum Richey (20) B. Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847-1868. Source of Trail Excerpt: Richey, James, Autobiography [n.d.], 4-5. Trail Excerpt: "...Soon after i was married i crost the missi[ss]ppi river and started west[.] wee stopt on the desmoin [Des Moines] river and waited for some provistions[.] wee also stopt on fore river and workt a while[.] wee then traveled on to pisga[h.] here I was taken down sick and was neare unto death but finally i got beter and my wife was takeen down sick and was very low for a long time but finally recovered[.] i stayed at pisga[h] tel late in the fall when mee and my brother in law Joseph mangum moved to winter quarters on the missouri river whare I stayed tel spring[.] while we ware in ioway [Iowa] my brother benjamin left is [us] and went on to council bluffs[,] whare entered the mormon battallion and went to calafornia [California] whare he died and thus i was deprived of a friend that was neare and deare to mee my wifes mother died at winter quarters from being exposed in traveling in an inclemant season of the year[.] i stayed at winter quarters tel spring and then started with the first camp for the vall[e]y of the mountains whare i arrived with my family after a long and tegious [tedious journey]-i arrived in salt lake vally in october in the year 1847[.] i left my fathers family at winter quarters on the missouri river whare they lived tel the spring of forty eight when they started for salt lake vally and joined mee in the fall of the same year[.] when they left my father started on a mishion [mission] to texas leeveing his mother at winter quarters[.] he filled his mishion and returnd to winter quarters and emigrateed to the val[l]ies in the year 50 [gran…] and ther[e] died of colerry [cholera]" 14. James Richey mentioned in the Mexican War Veteran files for Wesley Adair from FHL film 0480629 for "The National Archives, Mexican SC 7562, Wesley Adair, Private, Service: Battln. Iowa Mormon Vols, Can No. 102, Bundle No. 27." File is 38 pages long. I summarize as follows: Pp. 23-25: This form is entitled "Invalid Claim for Pension" stamp dated 25 Aug 1884 at the Pension Office. Note the word Invalid is not used not valid but as disabled. Next page of same form stating Wesley Adair enrolled 16 Jul 1847 in Company C commanded by Capt. Brown and was honorably discharged at Los Angeles Cal. On 16 Jul 1847. He 64 years old, 6 feet 0 inches tall, light complexion, light hair, blue eyes. As far as a disability it states: "That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and to the line of his duty in Ariz. on or about the 15th day of Feby, 1847 from exposure during the service in the Mexican War [contracted?] general debility and has him in poor health ever since partly able to support his family." His occupation since has been a farmer which he was also before his enlistment. It also states that he is now totally disabled from obtaining his subsistence from manual labor. Residence is noted as Springerville in Apache County of the Arizona Territory. Witnesses who signed 2 Aug 1884 with original signatures are Samuel J. Adair and James Richey. Wesley Adair also signs. P. 27: This page is the claim filed 15 Feb 1887 from Apache Co., Ariz. Territory, which is written over the scratched out Socorro Co. of New Mexico. Wesley Adair appeared in from of Wm. J. Dally, District Court Clerk. Wesley is noted as 67 years old living in Lima in Socorro Co. of New Mexico. His service information is the same as already reported above. It does add that he resided in Arizona 5 years, New Mexico 2 years, and 24 years in Utah. Notes his general debility and that he can't perform manual labor. He has not been in any other military service. Notes that he was married at Washington City, Utah, Sept. 1858 to Rebecca Adair who is living. Notes also that he had previously applied for a pension and land warrant filed 7 Aug 1884. He states he was born in Green County, Alabama, that he is 64 years of age, and 6'-0" tall with light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. Current residence is Luna [Lima crossed out], Socorro Co., New Mexico. Original signatures of Wesley Adair and two witnesses, James Richey and William Holgate, are on the form. 13. "The Record of James Richey," written by James Richey on December 9, 1855 including a few extracts from his journal with memories by his son, James Moroni Richey, edited and compiled by Susan Sherwood Arnett, 928 E. La Vieve Lane, Tempe, AZ, 85284, 602-839-2882, fax 839-2740, email: warnett@amug.org "I was born on the 13th day of August in the year of our Lord 1821, in the United States of America, in the state of Alabama, Pickens County about four miles south of Pickensville, according to the account given me by my father and mother. My father's name is Will, son of Robert Richey who was a native of South Carolina. Rebecca Belton is my grandmother on my father's side and she was born in the state of South Carolina. My mother's name is Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Adair. She was also a native of South Carolina. The names of my brothers and sisters are as follows: Benjamin, Joseph, Rebecca, Emily Melisse, John B., Martha Ann and Elize Jane (for they were born at one birth), William, Robert, and myself being the first born. My father was a mechanic by trade, and I was brought up partly to mechanics and partly to farming. I lived in the State of Alabama 'till I was about ten years old. I then went with my father's family to the State of Mississippi, Noxubee County, to live in what was then known as the Choctaw Indian Purchase. My father settled on government land. We opened a farm, and my brother and I worked on the farm and father worked in the shop, 'till I was about 16 years old. After that I worked on the farm in the spring and summer, and in the fall and winter I worked with father at his trade building machinery to gin cotton and presses to press it into bales for market. After I had learned the trade, my brother Benjamin worked with me at the trade, and father stayed at home on the farm. We continued to work in this way 'till the winter of 1843 and 44. We were at work for a man by the name of Henson, about six of seven miles from home. We went home on Saturday evening and returned to work on Monday morning. Sometime in the winter of 1843-44, Brothers Clap and Samuel Gurley came into the neighborhood and held a meeting in the school house about a half mile from my father's house. I was not home, being at that time at work with my brother Benjamin at my trade about seven miles from home. On returning home one Saturday evening we found the neighborhood quite excited in consequence of a Mormon elder having preached in the schoolhouse that week, and he was to preach again at the same place one week from the next Sabbath. I returned to my work on Monday morning with many thoughts in my mind in regard to that strange people, for I had never heard of them before; but I had resolved in my own mind to go down and hear them preach the next Sabbath. I had heard the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian and other denominations, and tried to get their religion but was not successful. It seemed to me after reading the bible and reflecting on the principles contained therein, that there was something lacking in all that I had heard preached, when their doctrine was compared with the doctrine preached by Jesus Christ and his apostles, for I had read the Bible and was somewhat acquainted with the principles it contained. I had also felt a void and a lack in my bosom that none of the preaching that I had ever heard had filled. So we returned home Saturday evening and found quite an excitement in the neighborhood in consequence of their strange doctrine. There was to be a | Richey, James (I1433)
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| 3909 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 26 Jan 1977 letter to "Vincente" from Lydia Venegas: "First, I will say that Lydia Teresa Winner was my grandmother. Her name is spelled without an S. on the end. Lydia T. Winner's mother was named Bohm. I am not sure of her first name. However, I have recently learned that she is buried in the old Livermore cemetery. Someday, I will visit her grave. I hope that I can find it." [Variant spelling may be Boehm. Also Lydia Venegas had sent a note to Marciel Wood where she indicated the marriage of Moroni and Lydia was 1862 in Redwood City.] 2. Censuses: 1870 US: California, San Mateo, Woodside Post Office, FHL film 0205387, p. 387: Moroni Winner, 31, laborer, no real estate value, $500 personal property value, NJ. Lydia Winner, 23, housekeeper, NJ. Anna E. Winner, 7 CA. Lydia Winner, 4, CA Eva Winner, 1, CA. 1880 US: Oregon, Lane, Eugene City, p. 28, line 23, 1 Jun 1880, dwelling and family number 50, on 9th Street: M. Winner, white, 40, teamster, NJ NJ NJ. Lydia, white, 33, wife, keeping house, NY Bavaria Eng. Anna, 17, dau., CA NJ NY. Lydia, 14, dau., CA NJ NY. Eva, 10, dau., CA NJ NY. Herbert, 6, son, CA NJ NY. 3. Ordinance index has an entry done in 1995 in Boise for Lydia Ann Bohn b. 1836 Frederick Co., Maryland with parents Emanuel Bohn and Elizabeth or Mary M. Smith. Winners in 1860 index shows Lydia's birth state as NJ which may not be accurate and only a repetition of Moroni's birth state. Doesn't appear to be the right Lydia. ACTION: 1. Check out old Livermore cemetery. | Bohn, Lydia (I472)
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| 3910 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 5 May 2002 Ancestry.com database "nonmaskable": a. Father is Samuel Thompson b. 30 Mar 1813 in Pombret, Chautauqua, NY; d. 22 Apr 1892 in Vernal, Uintah, UT. Mother is Druscilla Holt b. 22 May 1818 in Stump Sound, Onslo, NC; d. 30 Jan 1881 in Spanish Fork, Utah, UT. They were married 8 Apr 1849 in Spanish Fork, Utah, UT. [Samuel and Druzilla ages 67 and 64 in 1880 census for Spanish Fork; he is from NY and she from NC; they live next door to their daughter Elizabeth Thompson Hales.] Samuel was also married to two other women: i. No. 1: 1838 in Huron, Huron, OH: Mary Anderson b. 5 Aug 1822 in Lyman, Huron, OH and d. 16 Sep 1890 in Mondamin, Harrison, IA. ii. No. 3: 19 Apr 1855 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT: Mary Reed b. abt. 1832 in NY. b. Brothers and sisters: i. Father's first marriage: 1. Almond Worthy Thompson [m], b. 9 Mar 1839 in Nashville, Lee, IA; m. Truelove Ward, in Logan, Cache, UT; d. 26 Dec 1918 in Spanish Fork, Utah, UT. Had 13 children b. from 1863 to 1885 mostly born in Spanish Fork with a couple born in Kanosh, Millard, UT and one in Warm Creek, Sanpete, UT. [Shows in 1880 census as age 40 for Spanish Fork but with birth noted as IL and wife Truelove age 40 born in England.] 2. Sarah Marinda Thompson, b. 25 Sep 1841 in Madeconia, Hancock, IL; m. George Spencer 2 Apr 1858; d. 10 Jul 1914 in Blanding, San Juan, UT. Had 6 children from 1859 to 1871 in both Sanpete and Washington counties. Second m. William Morley Black with 4 children born from 1875 to 1884. 3. Lydia Thompson, b. 26 Nov 1843 in Macedonia, Hancock, IL; d. 1915. 4. Belle Thompson, b. 1845 in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; d. 1879. ii. Father's second marriage: 1. Elizabeth Thompson [this individual]. 2. George Payton Thompson, b. Abt 1851 in Spanish Fork, Utah, UT; d. 23 Feb 1917 in Spanish Fork. [1900 census shows birth Dec 1858 in Utah with fa. b. NY and mo. b. TN.] 3. Druzilla Thompson, b. 4 Mar 1853 in Spanish Fork; d. 20 May 1927 in Bennett, Utah, UT. 4. John David Thompson, b. 18 Dec 1855 in Spanish Fork; d. 22 Apr 1905. [Shows in 1880 census with his parents in Spanish Fork at age 24, single, a laborer, and born in UT.] iii. Third marriage: none. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, p. 8, 1 Aug 1870, family 56 (note Sarah Isabelle, Charles' 2 year old child from his deceased first wife is not with the family): Charles Hales, 21, Carpenter, $100, $100, Iowa. Elizabeth, 20, keeping house, UT. (Note that Elizabeth's father, Samuel Thompson, age 58, with his wife Druzilla, lives two houses away. He notes his birth in NY.) 1880 US: Census shows Charles Henry Hales in two places with each of his two families and as probably polygamous: A. Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, NA film T9-1338, p. 188B, next door to Elizabeth's parents Saml. and Druzilla Thompson: Charles Henry Hales, carpenter, age 31, b. OH, father b. Eng., mother b. PA. Elizabeth Hales, wife, 29, b. UT, father b. IL, mother b. NC. Mary Hales, dau., 9, UT, OH, UT. John T. Hales, son, 6, UT, OH, UT. Melvina Hales, dau., 9m, UT, OH, UT. B. Parowan, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, (National Archives Film T9-1336), p. 354C: H. Charles Hales, Cabinet Maker, age 31, b. IA, Father b. Eng. and Mother b. NY. A. Jemima Hales, age 17, b. UT, mother born MO. A. George Hales, son, age 9M, b. UT BIRTH: 1. Extracted from Endowment House Sealing Ordinances, FHL film 1239501, pg. 155, 21 Feb 1870: "Elizabeth Hales, b. 13 Mch 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, bapt. 1858, parents are Samuel Thompson and Rosalie Holt." 2. Extracted from Endowment House Sealing Ordinances, FHL film 183396, ref. 15213, 21 Feb 1870: -"Chas. Henry Hales, b. 17 Sep 1848, Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa." -"Sarah Ellen Hunt, dead, b. 16 Mar 1850, Clay Cross, Derby, England." -"Elizabeth Thompson, b. 16 Apl 1853, Council Bluffs, Potawatamie, Iowa." 3. 1880 and 1900 census returns for children indicate Elizabeth was born in UT. 4. At endowment, she gives her baptismal date as 1858, which would indicate a birth in 1850. 5. FHL film 392655 LDS "Patriarchal Blessings Index": Elizabeth Hales, b. 13 May [transcipt error for Mar.?] 1850 at Salt Lake City, Utah, parents Samuel Thompson and Druzella Holt. Blessing date 28 Feb 1876 at Spanish Fork, Utah. Lineage: Ephraim. Patriarch Morris Phelps. Vol. 687, p. 24. DEATH: 1. Note that this wife is not mentioned as a widow in Charles Henry Hales obituary of 1907. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. 2. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by William Heber Hales, 3925 Kisle Ave., Ogden, Utah. Note stamped theat former sealings reconfirmed for wife on 20 Nov 1967. ACTION: 1. Find death info. Might be in Kanarra or Parowan since husband Charles lived in Kanarra from 1878 and moved thereafter to Parowan until they moved to Junction in 1884. On the other hand, her last child of record appears to have been born in Spanish Fork in 1879 after the 1878 move date of Charles to Kanarra. She also shows up in Spanish Fork during the 1880 census. | Thompson, Mary Elizabeth (I1381)
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| 3911 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker 2. Information on Elizabeth's father: The following is at a Web Site called "Where to Begin?" The site is at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2663/journal.htm: "The Deacon Thomas Judd was born Thomas Judd around 1608 in England, the same year that Quebec was founded. Thomas married a woman, probably in England. It is possible that their two children were Elizabeth and William, it is unknown which is older, nor is it known for sure if they were born in England or on the ship on the way over to America. It is also possible that his first wife died on the trip. These trips by our Ancestors prove to take their toll on many people. Sometimes the ships and/or crew were unprepared for such a long journey. With no water to drink, and no place to wash or even a bathroom. The thought comes to mind of so many people tugging on the Captain's shoulders crying "Are we there yet?" Thomas arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1633 or 1634 only 13 years after the famous Mayflower landed in Plymouth. It may be interesting to note that most of the people who arrived on these ships were "entitled" to land and/or goods once they arrived. The amount of land may have depended on many different things, the size of the family, the amount of participatation or help they leant to the group, as well as the prominence of the person. Sometimes these lands were set by the King of the country in which the people departed, in this case it is possible that King Edward I was responsible for granting Thomas Judd his 4 acres of land. Thomas received the land in August of 1634 the location of which is described as being the West-End of Cambridge on the north-east side of the highway to Watertown. This land must not have been the only land he was entitled to, as he is also listed as receiving a portion of Meadow ground on August 20, 1635. Thomas was now a farmer. He built a home on the original 4 acres and on May 25, 1636 was admitted a Freeman of the colony. Ironically, it is more than probable that Thomas left Cambridge during the same week as he was admitted a Freeman of Cambridge. He was one of the members of Thomas Hooker's group that traveled up the Connecticut River to Hartford, CT. The Deacon Thomas Judd was named with Thomas Hooker in several history and genealogical books I have found; it may even be possible that the Deacon Thomas Judd was on the same ship with Thomas Hooker, if this is the case, the ship's name was the Griffen. It is also possible that since the Deacon Thomas Judd and Thomas Hooker were of the same group, that the Deacon Thomas Judd was one of many who came to America to leave the church of England. Thomas Hooker accepted the doctrines of Church of England but did not believe the ceremonies were biblical. In 1630 the Archbishop (Laud) attempted to silence Hooker for his nonconformity. When Hooker was called to appear before the High Commission, he fled to Holland where he preached at both Delft and Rotterdam. In 1633, Hooker, along with other Puritan preachers like John Cotton and Samuel Stone fled to America on the Griffen. A joke among the Puritans was that this group was guaranteed success because they had Cotton (John) for their clothes, Hooker (Thomas) for the fishing and Stone (Samuel) for their building. Thomas Hooker also did not get along with some of the people in Massachusetts, so he left, along with many other people, including Thomas Judd to establish the town of Hartford, Connecticut. In 1638, three of the towns of Connecticut met to form a government. Thomas Hooker preached to the General Court at that time and believed that the foundation of a government authority should be "laid in free consent of the people, that choice of public magistrates belongs unto the people by God's own allowance." This statement can be found to derive from Deuteronomy 1:13 which states "Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you." This was then the basis of the government formed in 1638 and the basis of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which was the first Constitution in America. To further look into the possibilities of a connection from the Deacon Thomas Judd to Thomas Hooker, we can wonder if they had a connection before the ship. We know that it is difficult to find where the Deacon Thomas Judd came from, perhaps this is because the Deacon Thomas Judd went with Thomas Hooker to Holland? Maybe the travels of the Deacon Thomas Judd were so often that he did not show up in the records of England? The only thing to use now is the clues and the guesses of the words of the past, which is what I am doing here, I will make sure that it is known that I am either speculating or if it is fact. To continue, the Deacon Thomas Judd must have remained in Hartford for a few years; his home there was built on about two acres of land and had gardens and other out buildings. His land butted up against a James Cole's land on the south end. My step-sister's husband is named Cole, it may be interesting to find a connection here. Thomas then left Hartford and went on to Farmington, where he became one of the first proprietors of that town. It may be somewhat interesting to try to think of Thomas' personal ordeal through all of this traveling. We know that he is very much a Christian (eventually he will be known as Deacon Thomas Judd). We also think that his first two children, Elizabeth and William, may have been born before all of this traveling. For a man to carry two small children through all of this, build their house (three times) and eventually become a prominent man of the community is by far a sign of times to come more than 350 years later. Thomas may have had a little help in the care for his children, it is possible that he married his second wife anytime during these travels. His third child Thomas was born after 1634 but before 1641. During a long span of time from May of 1647 to October of 1679, Thomas Judd was a deputy of the General Court. He was also a member of the church under the direction of Rev. Thomas Hooker and Rev. Samuel Stone. Being associated with both the church at Hartford and Cambridge. He stayed with the church at Hartford until Farmington had a church of their own on October 13, 1652. The first pastor of that church was Rev. Roger Newton, 1652. The second was Rev. Samuel Hooker, 1661. Stephen Hart became the first deacon of that church and Thomas the second. He was known as the Deacon Thomas Judd from 1668 on. In the Connecticut Colony records he is listed as Deacon Thomas Judd, it was as if he had changed his name. For from this point forward he would always be referred to as the Deacon Thomas Judd. The deacon was one of the first 84 proprietors of Farmington. Farmington was a very large township, consisting of 5 or 6 townships itself. A key hint as to when Thomas married his second wife is in the fact that five of his sons are listed as being among the 84 proprietors in Farmington in 1673. Samuel was not yet of age, therefore not listed. This statement (which is listed in "Thomas Judd and His Descendants" by Sylvester Judd) shows that these 4 sons had to have been born at least 16 years before 1673. This same statement has also shown me to have some sort of an argumentative as to when the children were born. It is listed that Samuel was born in 1651 or 1653 in the same book, yet it says in the statement that he was not of age in 1673. The question then is what is "of age"? Samuel would have been 21 or 23, the probability is that he was born late in 1651 and was not over 21 on the day in 1673 when land was distributed. If you are confused, imagine how I feel after I find the evidence to prove or disprove it, then I have to change all kinds of things. There is also conflicting information as to how many children Thomas had. Sylvester Judd lists 6 sons and 3 daughters. I have listed 7 sons and 3 daughters. The first of those daughters, and quite possibly the first child of the Deacon was Elizabeth Judd. A. The following is from the Colonial Connecticut Records, Vol. 1, concerning Deacon Thomas Judd. His daughter Elizabeth m. Lt. Samuel Loomis. a. P. 319 ["AT A SESSION of The GEN: COURT at HARTFORD, AugS 18, 1658."]…Mr. Steel, L. Lewis, Ensigne Steel, Thom: Judd, are desired to comunicate the mind of the Court to ve Indians… b. P. 376 ["AT A SESSION of The GENLL COURT, at HARTFORD March 13: 61-62."]…This Court haue established the line of Farmington to extend to ye mouth of ye Brook at Nod Meadow, at ye northerne end towards Mussaco, and there to be ye devident bounds twixt that plantation and their neighb[ours] at Mussaco, and there to run east and west, to devide twixt both parties. This Court hath granted vnto Anthony Howkins and Thomas Judd 400 Acres of land betwixt them, whereof 80 Acrs of Meadow, if it may be found where it may not prjudice any Plantation yt now is, or hereafter may be setled… c. P. 379 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 15, 1662."] Thomas Judd is also listed as one of the elected deputies. …The names of the Grand Jury: Willm Wadsworth, Tho: Bull, Deacon Butler, John Moore, Tho: Ford, Ed: Griswold, Anthony Howkins, Tho: Judd, John Kilburn, Samll Boreman, Willm Gutrich, Nath: White… B. The following is from Vol. 2, of Colonial Connecticut Records. a. P. 31 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 10, 1666."] [Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy.] b. P. 171 ["A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May The 9th, 1672."] …This Court appoynts Ens: Sam Steele and Sargt John Wadsworth to lay out to Deacon Thomas Judd his grant of land formerly granted to him by this Court, according to his grant… c. pp. 300, 312 ["AT A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 10: 1677."] Deacon Thomas Judd was an elected deputy from Farmington, Hartford Co., CT during this session. d. P. 307 may be printed . And the Treasurer is appoynted to procure it printed and to defray the charge thereof out of the pub: Treasurie; and to distribute the bookes by proportion in the seuerall countyes, by advice of the Gouernor or Assistants here… e. P. 312 …This Court grants Deacon Tho: Judd liberty to take up his grant of two hundred acres of land in more places than one prouided he take it not up in aboue fower places… C. The following is Colonial Connecticut Records, Vol. 3. a. P. 1 ["A COURT of ELECTION HELD at HARTFORD, May 9th, 1678."] Deacon Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy, at this session, from Farmington, CT. b. P. 36 ["A GENERALL COURT HELD at HARTFORD, October 9th, 1679."] Deacon Thomas Judd is listed as an elected deputy, at this session, from Farmington, CT. …Captn Wm Lewes and Tho: Jud are appoynted to lay out to Deacon Heart or his assigne his grant of land formerly granted to him, according to his grant, at a place upon Mattatock River to the northward of the town there… c. P. 67 ["A GENERALL COURT HELD at HARTFORD, October 14, 1680."] …This Court appoynts Captn Wm Lewes to lay out to Deacon Jud his grant of land according to his grant, in roome of Lnt Steele…" 3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 433-434, {bracketed notes from "Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Loomis of Windsor" by Elias Loomis}: "Samuel Loomis (Lieut.), m. Elizabeth (dau. Thos.) Judd, 27 Dec 1653; purchased the Witchfield pl., Broad st., site of Present Grace church; {freeman, 1654}; on 1st 'Book of Records,' 9 Jan 1659, 'also approved that Samuel Loomis should settle among us as an inhabitant;' he was adm. to Windsor church 26 Nov 1661 (O.W.C.); wife also a member; he removed to Westfield {between 1672 and '75; in Windsor 1679; d. 1 Oct 1689; wid. d. 7 May 1676 [Kerry's note - 1696 since she could not be a "widow" if he died 1689 and she in 1676.]}. Children * O.C.R.): A. Samuel (Sgt.), {m. Hannah (dau. Thos.) Hanchet, 4 Apr 1678; he d. 6 Nov 1711; res. Westfield, Mass.}. B. Elizabeth {m. Thos. Hanchet, 1673}. C. Ruth, * b. 14 Jun 1660 {at Farmington, bp. 24 Jul; m. Benj. Smith of F.} D. Sarah, * b. 3 Feb 1662; {m. John Bissell, 12 Nov 1689}. E. Joanna, * b. 22 Oct 1665 {m. Joseph Smith, 20 Nov 1691}. F. Benjamin, * b. 11 Feb 1667 {m. Ann Fitch 6 Jan 1703; d. 1726; no issue}. G. Nehemiah, * (Nathaniel, * O.C.R.), b. 15 Jul 1670; {res. Westfield, Mass.}. H. William, b. 18 Mar 1672 {res. Westfield, Mass.}. I. Philip, b. 22 Feb 1675; {res. Westfield, Mass.}. J. Mary, b. 16 Aug 1678 (had Hannah, b. 20 May 1705)." [Note: the book does not have biographies on the Judd family.] 4. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 14, p. 288, Article "Marriages and Deaths": "...Dea Thomas Judd came from England in 1633 or 1634, and settled in Cambridge, was adm. freeman, May 25, 1636, rem. same year to Hartford, and thence, about 1644, to Farmington, where he was an influential man, a deacon in the church, and for 19 sessions a deputy to the General Court. About 1679 he removed to Northampton, and there d. Nov. 12, 1688. His first wife died about 1678, and he m. 2d, Dec. 2, 1679, Mrs. Clemence Mason, wid. of Thomas, of Northampton. She died Nov. 22, 1696." 5. FHL book "Thomas Judd and His Descendants," by Sylvester Judd (1856, Northampton, MA), p. 11 has short biographies on Thomas's children including the two who are in my database: Elizabeth and Mary. He lists 9 children all together and notes the two oldest Elizabeth and William "both born form 1633 to 1636; it is unknown which was the oldest." The following is for Elizabeth: "Elizabeth Judd married Samuel Loomis of Farmington, Dec. 27, 1653. They removed to Windsor in 1660, and to Westfield about 1674. Their children born in Farmington were Samuel, Elizabeth; in Windsor, Ruth, 1660, Sarah, 1662, Joanna, 1665, Benjamin, 1667, Nehemiah, 1670, William, 1672; in Westfield, Philip, 1675, Mary, 1678, Ten in all. Samuel Loomis died in 1689. His widow, Elizabeth, was living in Westfield, 1716." 6. "The Great Migration," by Robert Charles Anderson: "THOMAS JUDD Origin: Unknown. Migration: 1634 (based on grant of land in Cambridge [CaTR 9]). First Residence: Cambridge. Removes: Hartford 1636, Farmington 1646, Northampton 1679. Church Membership: Admission to Cambridge church prior to 25 May 1636 implied by freemanship. Deacon at Farmington as early as 8 October 1668 [CCCR 2:93]. Freeman: 25 May 1636 [MBCR 1:371]. In Farmington section of Connecticut lists of freemen, 12 October 1669 [CCCR2:521]… Estate… In her will, dated 21 November 1696 and proved 31 December 1696, "Clemens Judd of Northampton ... considering the great trouble, care & expenses that my son & daughter-in-law Samuel & Marriah Judd have been at during the time of my long & tedious sickness & bedrid condition as also the relation that they stand in to me ... give to him said Samuel Judd all my whole estate, that is to say my house & homestead & all my meadow land, stock & moveables & whatsoever doth to me appertain after my decease"; "my loving son Sam[ue]ll Judd [to be] my sole executor" [Hampshire PR 3:26]. The inventory of the estate of "Clemens Judd," taken 10 December 1696, totalled £254 8s., of which £235 was real estate: "half the homestead," £40; and "39 acres of land in the meadow," £195 [Hampshire PR 3:27]. Birth: By about 1608 (based on estimated date of marriage). Death: Northampton 12 November 1688 [Pynchon VR 158]. Marriage: (1) By about 1633 Elizabeth ____ (on 8 July 1669, John Winthrop Jr. treated "Jud Elis[abeth] above 60 years wife of [blank] Jud Senior of Farmington" [WMJ 936]). (2) Northampton 12 December 1679 Clemence (___) Mason [Northampton VR 1:101], widow of Thomas Mason [Brainerd Anc 177]. She died at Northampton on 22 November 1696 [Northampton VR 1:140]. Children: With first wife i Elizabeth JUDD, b. say 1633; m. Farmington 27 December 1653 Samuel Loomis [FarmVR Barbour 90, citing Farmington LR 2:331], son of Joseph LOOMIS {1638, Windsor} [Dawes-Gates 2:571]. ii William JUDD, b. by 1635 (made a freeman on 15 May 1656 [CCCR 1:281]); m. Farmington 31 March 1657 Mary Steele [Farm YR Barbour 93, citing Farmington LR 2:33 1], daughter of JohnSTEELE {1633, Cambridge} [GMB 3:1756-59]. iii Thomas JUDD, b. say 1638; m. by 1663 Sarah Steele, daughter of JohnSTEELE {1633, Cambridge} [GMB 3:1756-59]. iv JohnJUDD, b. about 1640 (aged 17 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "17 years old about March 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by about 1670 Mary Howkins (eldest known child b. about 1670 [Judd Gen 53]), daughter of Anthony Howkins (in his will of 26 February 1673/4, "Anthony Howkins of Farmington" included a bequest to "my son-in-law John Judd" [Manwaring 1:209]). v Benjamin JUDD, b. about 1643 (aged 14 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "15 years old about March 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1668 Mary Lewis (eldest known child b. Farmington 21 August 1668 [Farm VR Barbour 90, citing Farmington LR 1:2]), daughter of William Lewis (in the inventory and distribution of the estate of William Lewis, "Mary Judd" was listed first among the daughters [Manwaring 1:480]). vi Mary JUDD, b. about 1645 ("13 years old about February 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. Windsor 1 January 1662/3 Thomas Loomis [Grant 49; CTVR 9], son of Joseph LOOMIS {1638, Windsor} [Dawes-Gates 2:571]. vii RUTH JUDD, bp. Hartford 7 February 1646/7 (father stated to be "of Fermingtun") [HaBOP 578] ("11 years old about February 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1679 John Steele (eldest known child bp. Farmington 28 March 1679/80 [Farmington ChR 1:105]). viii PHILIP JUDD, bp. Hartford 2 September 1649 [HaBOP 580] ("8 years old about January 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1681 Hannah Loomis (eldest known child b. about 1 681 [Manwaring 1:474]), daughter of Thomas Loomis. ix Samuel JUDD, b. about 1651 (aged 5 on 27 December 1657 [WMJ 299]; "6 years old about December 1657" [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]); m. by 1682 Mary Strong (eldest known child b. Northampton 12 October 1682), daughter of Thomas Strong. Comments: Since Thomas Judd did not leave a will, we have no complete, explicit list of his children. The compilation of nine children presented here is found in all secondary sources, and is arrived at by putting together various small pieces of evidence. Baptismal records exist for Ruth and Philip. John Winthrop Jr. treated four of them at one time: William, John, Benjamin and Samuel. William and Thomas are called sons in deeds made by the immigrant. Elizabeth and Mary carried the surname Judd in their marriage records, and there was no other Judd family in New England for them to belong to. The Farmington Church records include a list of the six youngest children of Thomas Judd, as noted in the individual entries above [Farmington ChR 1:49-50]. Better evidence for the marriages of the three youngest children would be welcome. The town of Farmington began compiling its individual landholding inventories in the late 1670s, very close to the time that Thomas Judd married his second wife and moved to Northampton. This listing of the land of Deacon Thomas Judd is undated, but must have preceded the May 1679 sale of several parcels to his son William, since the first and second parcels conveyed to William in this deed were the second and third items in the inventory of Deacon Thomas Judd. Since these latter two parcels were purchased by Thomas Judd rather than granted to him by the town, and since we see from the deed to William Judd that Deacon Thomas had already transferred land to his son Thomas, we conclude that Deacon Thomas had already distributed most of his land to his children by 1679. Bibliographic Note: In 1856 Sylvester Judd prepared a comprehensive genealogy of Thomas Judd and His Descendants [Northampton 1856]. Judd's work was consistently excellent and this volume is one of the best genealogies published at this formative period for genealogical scholarship. In 1948 Donald Lines Jacobus compiled a brief, solid account of the family of this immigrant [Brainerd Anc 177-78]." 7. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 451-52: "SAMUEL2 LOOMIS (Joseph1), b. England c1628; d. Westfield, Mass., 1 Oct 1689; m. at Windsor, Conn., 27 Dec 1653 ELIZABETH JUDD, who d. Westfield, Mass., 7 May 1696. She was d/o Thomas Judd and Elizabeth (___). See The Judd Line. He came with his parents to New England. He was freeman in 1654 and was admitted to the church at Windsor 26 Nov 1661. He lived in Farmington and Windsor, Conn., and also Westfield, Mass. He was a lieutenant at Windsor and removed from Windsor to Woronoco (Westfield), Mass., after 1672 and before 1675. He sold his dwelling house in Windsor in 1679. i SGT. SAMUEL3 Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn.; d Westfield, Mass., 6 Nov 1711; m. Westfield 14 Apr 1678 HANNAH HANCHETT, d/o Thomas Hanchett and Deliverance Langton. Children: Samuel b. 28 Apr 1681, m/1 Rebecca Noble, m/2 Hannah (___); James b. 25 Feb 1683, d. inf.; James (again) b. 8 Oct 1686, d. young; Hannah b. 29 Jan 1691, m. James King; Deliverance b. 13 May 1694, d. within 3 yrs.; Joshua b. 21 Jul 1696, d. age 4. (NEHG Register 6:267, "Marriages, Births and Deaths in Westfield.") ii ELIZABETH Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn., m. Windsor 18 Nov 1673 THOMAS HANCHETT, b. c1647, s/o Thomas Hanchett and Deliverance Langton. See The Hanchett Line. iii RUTH Loomis, b. Farmington, Conn., 14 Jun 1660; bpt. 24 Jul 1660; m. as his first wife BENJAMIN SMITH of Farmington, d. 1738 West Springfield, Mass., s/o William Smith and Elizabeth Stanley of Farmington. Children (SMITH): William; Ruth b. 8 Feb 1685; Benjamin b. 14 Feb 1687; Samuel b. 24 Aug 1689; Elizabeth b. 14 Feb 1693; Rachel b. 1694-, Jonathan b. 1697; Job b. 1700; Mary b. 1703. Benjamin Smith bad a second wife Hannah (___). (Savage sv Benjamin Smith.) iv SARAH Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 3 Feb 1662/3; m. 12 Nov 1689 JOHN BISSELL, b. 4 May 1661, s/o John Bissell and Isabel Mason. v JOANNA Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 22 Oct 1665; m. as his second wife, 20 Nov 1691 JOSEPH SMITH, b. Middletown 25 Aug 1665; d. Farmington 1718, s/o William Smith and Elizabeth Stanley. Inventory of estate of Joseph Smith taken 18 Sept 1718, amounted to £309.09.09. Children mentioned in the distribution of his estate: Joseph Smith, eldest son; Johanna Smith; Lydia Woodford; Mary Porter; Joanna Porter; Elizabeth Cowles; Ruth Smith; Susanna Smith; Thankfull Smith; Mercy Smith; Esther Smith; Experience Smith. Court appointed Thomas Bird, Joseph Hawley and Daniel Judd of Farmington, distributors. (Manwaring, Vol. II, 1715-1723, pp. 433-4.) Smith, Joseph, Sen., Farmington. Inventory £309.09.09. Taken 18 Sept 1718 by Thomas Bird and Daniel Judd. Court Record, Page 70 - 2 Sept 1718: Administration unto Joanna; Smith, widow of the decd., and Isaac Cowles of Farmington. Page 98 - 3 Mar 1718/19: Adms. account exhibited, allowed and accepted. Order to distribute the estate: To Joanna Smith, widow, dower for life and £31.07.08; to Joseph Smith, eldest son, £41.16.08; to Johanna Smith, £10.18.04; to Lydia Woodford, to Mary Porter, to Joanna Porter, to Elizabeth Cowles, to Ruth Smith, to Susannah Smith, to Thankfull Smith, to Mercy Smith, to Esther Smith, and to Experience Smith, to each of them the sum or value of £21.18.04, which is their single parts of sd. estate. And this Court do appoint Thomas Bird, Joseph Hawley and Daniel Judd, of Farmington, distributors. (Manwaring, Conn Probate Records, Vol. 2, 1713-1723, pp. 433-4.) The first wife of Joseph Smith was Lydia (___) by whom he had a number of children. By Joanna he had probably Johannah bpt. Farmington 16 Oct 1692, m. Porter, Ruth bpt. Farmington 1 Dec 1694; Susanna b. Farmington 20 Apr 1698; Thankful b. 4 Nov 1700; Mercy b. 6 Aug 1702; Esther b. 30 Oct 1705; Experience bpt 11 Jul 1708; Zephania b. 16 Feb 1710, d. young. (Savage sv Joseph Smith.) vi BENJAMIN Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 11 Feb 1667/8; m. ANN FITCH. No issue. vii NEHEMIAH Loomis, b. Windsor, Conn., 15 Jul 1670; m THANKFUL WELLER. viii WILLIAM Loomis, b. Windsor 18 Mar 1672; d. 1738; m. 13 Jan 1703 MARTHA MORLEY, d. 22 Feb 1753, age 71, d/o Thomas Morley and Martha Wright. Children: Martha b. 24 Feb 1704, d. Granby, Conn., age 100 years and 2 months, m/1 Jonathan Phelps, m/2 Jonathan Buttles or Buttoloph; Joshua b. 24 Aug 1706, m. Abigail Langdon, d/o John and Abigail (Phelps) Langdon; Benjamin b. 30 Aug 1708, m/1 Elizabeth Noble, m/2 Rachel (___); Ann b. 27 Aug 1710, m. John Root; William b. 15 Sept 1712, m. Experience Smith of Farmington; James b. 15 Nov 1714, m. Eunice Stricklen; Thankful b. 19 Nov 1716, m. Ebenezer Winchell; Jonathan b. 23 Jan 1719, m. Hannah Selden of Springfield; Hezekiah b. 14 Mar 1721, living 1746 idiot; Noah b. 12 May 1724, m. Rhoda Clark. ix PHILIP LOOMIS, b. Westfield, Mass., 22 Feb 1675; d. Simsbury, Conn., 1 Dec 1746; m. 1704 HANNAH (___). Children: Hannah b. 21 May 1705, m. Deacon Azariah Holcomb; Philip b. 25 Mar 1707, m. Mindwell Wilcoxson; Joel b. 13 Oct 1708, m. Sarah Gozzard; Elizabeth b. 5 Apr 1710, unm. in 1756; Abigail b. 30 Apr 1711, m. David Noble of Hebron; Mary b. 12 Apr 1713, m. Jonathan Hays; Jerusha b. 3 Apr 1715, m. Isaac Dunham of Hebron; Timothy b. 2 May 1717, m. Mary Morton; Margaret b. 23 Jul 1719, m. Eliphalet Young of Hebron; Sarah b. 12 Aug 1722, m. Thomas Holcomb; Ruth b. 9 Mar 1725, unm. in 1751; Prudence b. 1728, m. Peter Rice. x MARY LOOMIS, b. Westfield, Mass., 16 Aug 1678. (Elias Loomis, "Desc. of Joseph Loomis"; Cutter, "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts," p. 687.)" 8. The book "Emerson-Benson Saga …," by Edmund K. Swigart (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), pp. 351-53: "JOSEPH1 LOOMIS (JOHNA LUMACE, JOHNB LUMMYS, THOMASC) was born by 1590, perhaps in Braintree, county Lincoln, England, and died 25 November 1658 at Windsor, CT. He was the son of JOHNA LUMACE, a tailor of Thaxted and Braintree and AGNESA LINGWOOD and JANE MARLAN?, daughter of WILLIAMB and MARGARETA (PERYE) MARLAN? of Braintree. He was also the grandson of JOHNB LUMMYS, a carpenter of Thaxted, and Kryster [sic: Krysten] (Christian (___). JOSEPH1 married 30 June 1616 at Messing, county Essex, England, MARY1 WHITE, daughter of ROBERTA, a wealthy yeoman, and BRIDGETA (ALLGAR) WHITE of Shalford, county Essex. MARY1 was baptized 24 August 1590 at Shalford and died 23 August 1652 at Windsor. MARY1's younger sister, ANNA1, married ancestor JOHN1 PORTER. United States President Ulysses Simpson Grant (18th Chief Executive), Stephen Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th), and Gerald Rudolph Ford, (38th), were descendants of MARY1's parents and Millard Fillmore (13th President), of her and her parents. JOSEPH1 was a woolen draper, He and his wife lived in Braintree until 1628. They moved to London and from there sailed with their eight children 11 April 1638 aboard the "Susan and Ellen", the same ship that ancestor Rev. PETER1 BULKELEY had taken in 1635. The LOOMIS family arrived in Boston 11 July 1638, they may have spent their first year in Dorchester, MA, but moved by land in the summer of 1639 to Windsor, CT, "Probably in the company of Reverend Ephraim Huet who arrived there August 17, 1639" (ref. 3). "On 2 Feb. 1640 he had granted to him 21 acres on the west side of the Connecticut River adjoining the Farmington River" (ref. 6). JOSEPH1 continued to acquire land and served on juries in 1642 and in 1644 with Nathaniel1 Foote, brother of ancestor MARYA FOOTE. "On 6 January 1650, he was sued by" [ancestor WILLIAM1 BUELL] "for trespass and for damage to the extent of seven bushels of corn; one may infer that his stock got away from him" (ref. 3). JOSEPH1 apparently left no will. His estate was valued at 178 pounds 10 shillings, with "a 'debt in England'" (ref. 3) of 12 pounds 14 shillings 6 pence against it. On December 1658, his wife having predeceased him, his five sons and three daughters (two represented by their husbands) signed an agreement in place of a will to divide JOSEPH's estate equitably among them. The children of JOSEPH1 and MARY1 (WHITE) LOOMIS, all probably born in Braintree, county Lancaster, England, and probably not all listed in the correct order of birth, were. I Joseph2, b. 1615, ca. 1616; d. 26 Jun 1687 at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 17 Sep 1646, Sarah2 Hill 2/wf 28 Jun 1659, Mary Sherwood. II Sarah2, b. ca. 1617-8?; d. 1667, 1687, perh. at Hartford, CT; m. by 28 Sep 1640, Nicholas Olmstead. III. ELIZABETH2, b. ca. 1620?; d. aft. 1665, prob. of Killingworth, CT; m by 20 May 1640-1 at Windsor, CT, JOSIAH2 HULL (see HULL). IV Mary2, b. 1620?; d. 19 Aug. 1680, prob. at Windsor, CT: m. 1/hs by 1637-8, by 1633, John Skinner, m. 2/hs 13 Nov 1651, prob. at Windsor, Owen Tudor. V John2, b. ca. 1622?, 1620; d. 2 Sep 1688 at Windsor, CT; m. 3, 6? Feb 1648-9 Elizabeth2 Scott (Thomas1). VI Thomas2, b. ca. 1624?; 2 Aug 1689, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 1 Nov 1653 Hannah Fox/Fowkes who d. 1662, prob. at Windsor; m. 2/wf 1 Jan 1562-3, Mary2 Judd (Thomas1). VII Nathaniel2, b. ca 1626?; d. 19 Aug 1688, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. as 1/hs 24 Nov 1653-4, Elizabeth2 Moore (John1) who m. 2/hs aft. 3 Nov 1991, John Case. VIII Samuel2, b. 1628?; d. 1 Oct 1689, prob. at Westfield, MA; m. 27, 29? Dec 1653, Elizabeth2 Judd (Thomas1), sis. of Mary2 who m. Samuel2's older? bro., Thomas2 as 2/wf. REFERENCES 1) Brainerd, Dwight, "Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd," [Portland, ME, Anthoensen Press, 1948], [hereinafter Brainerd, D.], 301-2. 2) Colket, M. B., op. cit., 196. 3) Ferris, M. W., op. cit., Dawes-Gates, II:453-62; 567-72. 4) Parke, N. G., op. cit., 78. 5) Pierce, R. Andrew, personal correspondence, research and material on the Hull and Loomis lines, 25 May 1993, MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT. 6) Pitman, H. M., op. cit., 391-2, 396. 7) Roberts, G. B., op cit., 182. 8) Roberts, Gary B., review of the Emerson-Benson ancestral lines and material on the Lingwood, Loomis and White lines, NEHGS Library, Boston, MA, 19 May 1993 with Swigart, E. K., MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT. 9) Savage, J., op. cit. II:494; III:112-3. 10) Torrey, C. A., op. cit., 139, 401, 472, 545, 677, 757." BIRTH: 1. The sources above show to two differing dates: 27 Dec 1635 and from 1633 to 1636. I use the latter until a better source is found. DEATH: 1. The sources above show to two differing dates: 7 May 1696 in Farmington or Westfield and after 1716 in Westfield. More research needed. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker | Judd, Elizabeth (I2370)
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| 3912 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 432-433, {bracketed notes from "Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Loomis of Windsor" by Elias Loomis}: John (Dea.) (son of Joseph), admitted to Windsor Church 11 Oct 1640 (Old Church Records); had the homestead at Windsor; was a contributor to the Conn. Fund for Relief of Poor in Other Colonies, 1676, to amt. of 6s. (O.C.R.); m. 6 (3, O.C.R.) Feb 1648/9, Elizabeth (dau. of Thomas) Scott, who embarked 'last of Apr 1634 from Ipswich, Eng., in the 'Elizabeth' with his wife Elizabeth and three children, and who was an orig. pppr. of Hartford, Conn.' 'Hartford Co. Memorial History'; Dea. John L. was deputy from Windsor to General Court, 1666, '67, '75-'87. He died Windsor (will dated 27 Aug), 2 Sep 1688, age 66; widow died 7 May 1696; she was b. Eng. abt. 1625, and adm. Windsor Church 1655 (O.C.R.) They resided at Farmington, 1652-60. Children (b. and bp. Windsor, O.C.R.): A. John (Deacon), b. 9 Nov 1649. B. Joseph (Deacon), b. and bp. 7 Nov 1651. C. Thomas, b. and bp. 3 Dec 1653; m. Sarah (dau. of Daniel) White of Hartford, 31 Mar 1680; he d. 12 Aug 1688. {She m. (2) John Bissell 12 Nov 1689; rem. to Lebanon.} D. Samuel, b. 29 Jun 1655; d. same month. E. Daniel (Sergeant), b. 16 Jun 1657 (O.C.R. gives date of his bp. as 2 Jun 1656). F. James, b. 19 Sep 1659; d. 14 Dec 1669. G. Timothy (Mr.), b. 27, bp. 28 Jul 1661. H. Nathaniel (Ensign), b. 8, bp. 12 Jul 1663. I. David, b. 30 May, bp. 4 Jun, d. 30 Jun 1665. - O.C.R. J. Samuel (Deacon), b. 12, bp. 19 Aug 1666. K. Isaac, 31 Aug, bp. 6 Sep 1668; d. 12 Dec 1688. L. Elizabeth, b, 8, bp. 14 May 1671; m. John Brown, 4 Feb 1691/2 {she d. 11 Dec 1723 - ancestors of John Brown, the Liberator.}. M. Mary, b. 7, bp. 10 Aug 1673; d. 14 May {1675?}." 3. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 5, p. 228, Article: "Records of Ancient Windsor": "John Loomis, m. Elisabeth Scot, dau. of Thomas Scot of Hartford, 6 Feb 1648; child. John, b. 9 Nov 1649; Joseph, b. 7 Nov 1651; Thomas, b. 3 Dec 1653; Samuel, b. 29 Jun 1655; Daniel, b. 16 Jun 1657; James, b. 19 Sep 1659; Timothy, b. 27 Jul 1661; Nathaniel, b. 8 Jul 1663; David, b. 30 May 1665; Samuel, b. 12 Aug 1666, d. 1665[?]; Isark, b. 31 Aug 1668; Elisabeth, b. 8 May 1671; Mary, b. 7 Aug 1673, dec'd 14 May 1674." 4. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 448-51: "JOSEPH LOOMIS, b. Eng., c1590; d. Windsor, Conn., 25 Nov 1658. He m. Messing, County Essex, England 30 Jun 1614 MARY WHITE. She was bpt. Shalford, England, 24 Aug 1590; d. Windsor, Conn., 23 Aug 1652, d/o Robert White and Bridget Allgar of Messing. Joseph Loomis was a woolen draper in Braintree, Essex Co., England; sailed from London 11 Apr 1638 in the Susan and Ellen, and arrived at Boston 17 Jul 1638, living for about a year at Dorchester, Mass. It is mentioned in the town records of Windsor, Vol. 1, that on the 2d of Feb., 1640, he had granted him from the Plantation 21 acres adjoining Farmington Aver, on the west side of the Connecticut river; also several large tracts of land on the east side of the Connecticut, partly from the town and partly by purchase. He probably came to Windsor in the summer or autumn of 1639, and he is generally supposed to have come in the company with Rev. Ephraim Huet, who arrived at Windsor 17 Aug 1639. He brought with him five sons, all of whom were freemen 7 Oct 1669, and three daughters. The marriages of these children are recorded in the town records of Windsor, as were the births of their children, but as the dates of birth of Joseph's children are not recorded, it is difficult to determine the order of seniority. His house was situated near the mouth of the Farmington river on the "Island," so called because at every great freshet it became temporarily an island by the overflowing of the Connecticut river. In the Records of particular Court for the colony of Connecticut, Vol 2, p. 115, is recorded the agreement of the children of Mr. Joseph Loomis, respecting the division of the estate of said deceased as approved by the Court 2 Dec 1658. Loomis, Joseph, Windsor. Died 25 November, 1658. Inventory £178.10.00. Taken by Henry Clarke, John Moore. Court Record, Page 115 -- 2 December, 1658. An Agreement for a Division of the Estate by the Children of Joseph Loomis, Decd, and approved by this Court of Magistrates to be an Equal Division. To Joseph Loomis, to Nicholas Olmsted, to Josiah Hull, to John Loomis, to Thomas Loomis, to Nathaniel Loomis, to Mary Tudor, to Samuel Loomis. The agreement of the children of Mr. Joseph Loomis respecting the division of the estate of ye father deceased approved by The Court 2 December 1658: We whose names are hereunto subscribed doe by these prsents testify that it is our mutual and joynt agreement to attend an equal division of the estate of Mr. Joseph Loomis, our father, lately deceased, wch said estate being distributed in an equal prption we doe by these prsents engage to set down Satisfied and contented respecting any future trouble or demands about the fore said estate now presented by Inventory to ye Court of Magistrates. Witness our hand, 2nd December, 1658. Joseph Loomis, Josias Hull, Thomas Loomis, Mary Tudor, Nicholas Olmstead, John Loomis, Nath. Loomis, Samll Loomis. (Manwaring, Charles W., A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District. Vol. 1, 1650-1663, pp. 135-6.) It is believed that the order in which the children were named in the division of the estate indicates the relative ages of the children. Further, Joseph Loomis, the younger, and John Loomis had land granted to them from the Windsor Plantation in 1643. The other sons acquired no land until several years afterward. The marriages of the sons, as recorded at Windsor, took place in the order of the names mentioned above. i. JOSEPH2 Loomis, b. Eng. c1615; d. Windsor, Conn., 26 Jun 1687; m/1 Windsor 17 Sept 1646 SARAH HILL., who d. 23 Aug 1653; m/2 28 Jun 1659 MARY SHERWOOD, b. c1639, d/o Thomas and Mary (Fitch) Sherwood. ("Some Early Records and Documents of and Relative to the Town of Windsor, Conn., 1639-1703," p. 39.) Inventory of his estate was made 12 Jul 1687 by Henry Wolcott, John Wolcott and John Loomis and amounted to £281.14.08. Children named were Joseph age 38; John 36; Mary 34; Hannah 25; Matthew 23; Stephen 20; James 17; Nathaniel 14; Isaac 9. (Manwaring, Vol. 1, 1677-1687, p. 332.) Children by Sarah: Sarah b. 22 Jul 1647, d. 1654; Joseph b. 15 Jul 1649, d. East Windsor 26 Feb 1715, m/1 Lydia Drake, d/o John, m/2 widow Abigail Birge; John b. 1 Oct 1651, d. Windsor 3 Nov 1732, m/1 Mary (___), m/2 Esther Gillett; Mary b. 3 Aug 1653, living 1687. Children by Mary: Sarah (again) b. 1 Apr 1660, d. inf.; Hannah b. 2 Feb 1662, living 1687; Matthew b 4 Nov 1664, d. 12 Apr 1688, m. Mary Gaylord; Isaac b. 10 Jul 1666, d. young; Stephen b. 1 Sept 1668, d. 1711, m. Esther Colt; James b. 31 Oct 1669, d. Bolton 29 Dec 1750, Mindwell (___); Nathaniel b. 8 Aug 1673, d. East Windsor 1730, m. Elizabeth (___); Isaac (again) b. 28 Oct 1677, d. 17 Mar 1704. ii. SARAH Loomis, b. Eng., c1617; m. 1640 CAPT. NICHOLAS OLMSTEAD of Hartford, s/o James Olmstead and Joyce Cornish of Hartford. He d. 31 Aug 1684. Children (OLDMSTEAD): Sarah b. 1641 m. George Gates (Torrey); Mabel b. 20 Nov 1646, m/1 Daniel Butler, m/2 Michael Taintor (Torrey); Rebecca b. Mar 1648, m. John Bigelow (Torrey); John b. 3 Feb 1650; Joseph; Samuel; Thomas prob. m. Hannah Mix. (Savage sv Nicholas Olmstead.) iii ELIZABETH Loomis, b. Eng. c1619; d. aft 1665; m. Windsor 20 May 1641 JOSIAH HULL of Windsor, d. 16 Nov 1675, s/o George. He was deputy to the General Court 1659, 60, 62. He then removed to Killingworth where he was deputy 1667-74. Children (HULL): Josiah b. Sept 1642; John b. 17 Dec 1644; Elizabeth b. 18 Feb 1647; Mary b. 2 Oct 1648; Martha b. 10 Jun 1650: Joseph b. 10 Aug 1652; Sarah b. 9 Aug 1654; Naomi b. 17 Feb 1657, m. Thomas Burnham; Rebecca b. 10 Aug 1659; George b. 28 Apr 1662, d. soon; Thomas b. 29 May 1655. (Savage & Torrey sv Josiah Hull. NOTE: Savage says Josiah Hull m. Elizabeth, d/o Joseph Bemis, but this is incorrect.) iv MARY Loomis, b. Eng., c1620; d. 19 Aug 1680; m/1 JOHN SKINNER of Hartford, d. 30 Oct 1650; m/2 13 Nov 1651 OWEN TUDOR of Windsor, d. 30 Oct 1690. Children (SKINNER): Mary b. 1 Dec 1637, m. Robert Reeve; Ann b. 1639 m. John Colt; John b. 1641, m. Mary Easton; Joseph b. 1643, m. Mary Filley; Richard b. 1646. Children by Owen Tudor (TUDOR): Samuel (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. 1685 Abigail (Filley) Bissell, wid. of John Bissell; Sarah (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. James Porter; Owen b. 2 Mar 1654, d. unm.; Anne (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657; Jane (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657, m. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield; Mary b. 6 Mar 1661, m/1 John Orton, m/2 John Judson. (Manwaring, Vol. I, 1687-1695, p. 513; Savage sv Owen Tudor.) v DEACON JOHN Loomis, b. Eng. c1622; d. Windsor 1 Sept 1688; m. 3 Feb 1648/9 ELIZABETH SCOTT, d/o Thomas of Hartford. Children: John b. 9 Nov 1649, m/1 ___; m/2 30 Dec 1696 Sarah (Boltwood) Warner, widow of Isaac Warner and d/o Robert Boltwood; Joseph b. 7 Nov 1651, m. Hannah (___); Thomas b. 3 Dec 1653, m. Sarah White, d/o Daniel of Hatfield, Sarah m/2 John Bissell; Samuel b. 29 Jun 1655, d. young; Daniel b. 16 Jun 1657, m/1 Mary Ellsworth, d/o Josiah, m/2 widow Hannah Drake; James b. 19 Sept 1659, d. young; Timothy b. 27 Jul 1661, m. Rebecca Porter; Nathaniel b. 8 Jul 1663, m. Ruth Porter; David b. 30 May 1665, d. inf.; Samuel (again) b. 12 Aug 1666, m/1 Elizabeth White, d/o Daniel of Hatfield, m/2 widow Elizabeth Church; Isaac b. 31 Aug 1668, d. age 20; Elizabeth b. 8 May 1671, m. John Brown; Mary b. 7 Aug 1673, d. inf. (Savage sv John Loomis; Loomis Genealogy.) vi. THOMAS Loomis, b. Eng., c1624; d. 28 Aug 1689. He was of Windsor and m/1 1 Nov 1653 HANNAH FOX who d. 25 Apr 1662; m/2 1 Jan 1662/3 MARY JUDD, d. 8 Aug 1684, d/o Thomas Judd and Sarah Freeman. He was freeman in 1654, admitted to the church 3 Apr 1663. Children by Hannah: Thomas b. 29 Oct 1654, d. soon; Thomas (again) b. 17 Mar 1656, Hannah Porter; Hannah b. 8 Feb 1657/8, m. William Judd; Mary b. 16 Jan 1659/60, m. Michael Taintor of Branford. Children by Mary: Elizabeth b. 21 Jan 1663/4. living 1690; Ruth b. 16 Oct 1665, m. Joseph Colt; Sarah b. 1 Feb 1667/8, m. Wakefield Dibble; Jeremiah b. 3 Jul 1670, d. age 2; Mabel b. 27 Oct 1672, living 1690; Mindwell b. 6 Aug 1676, living 1690; Benjamin b. 20 May 1679, living 1690. (Savage sv Thomas Loomis; Loomis Genealogy.) vii. NATHANIEL Loomis. b. Eng., c1626; d. 19 Aug 1688; will dated 17 Aug 1688; m. 24 Nov 1654 ELIZABETH MOORE, d/o John; she m/2 John Case, and she d. 23 Jul 1728, aged 90. Children: Elizabeth b. 7 Aug 1655, m. John Lee; Nathaniel b. 20 Mar 1657, m. Elizabeth Ellsworth, d/o Josiah; Abigail b. 27 Mar 1659, m. Josiah Barber of Simsbury; Josiah b. 17 Feb 1661, m. Mary Rockwell; Jonathan b. 30 Mar 1664, m. ___; David b. 11 Jan 1668, m. Lydia Marsh; Hezekiah b. 21 Feb 1669, m. Mary Porter; Moses b. 15 May 1671, m. Joanna Gibbs; Mindwell b. 20 Jul 1673, Jonathan Brown; Ebenezer b. 22 Mar 1675, m. Jemima Whitcomb; Mary b. 5 Jan 1680, m. Joseph Barber; Rebecca b. 10 Dec 1682, m. Josiah Rockwell. (Savage sv Nathaniel Loomis, Hezekiah Loomis.) viii SAMUEL Loomis, b. Eng. c1628; m. ELIZABETH JUDD. (William Richard Cutter, New England Family History, p. 985; (Elias Loomis, Desc. of Joseph Loomis)" | Loomis, Daniel (I7956)
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| 3913 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker 2. The book "Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut," Lucius Barnes Barbour, 1982 ed.: "John Skinner died 1650, mar. Mary Loomis who m. Owen Tudor Nov. 13, 1651. She died Aug. 19, 1680, dau. of Joseph Loomis of Windsor. Early member First Church. Name on Founders Monument. Children: Mary, b. 1633, m. Robert Reeve. Ann, b. 1635, m. John Colt. John, b. 1637, m. Mary Easton. Joseph, b. 1639, m. Mary Filley Apl. 5, 1666. Richard, b. 1643. [Kerry's note: The birthdates of the children look suspicious especially considering the same author in his separate full entry for John, the Child, shows a 1641 birthdate which varies from the 1637.] An original proprietor; his home lot in 1639 was on the west side of Main St. a little below the present corner of Pearl St. but this was given to Richard Olmsted, he receiving in exhange a lot on the highway now Trumbull St.; juror 1639. John Talcott, in his will Aug. 12, 1659, mentions his kinsman John Skinner as 'living in his service' and as John Talcott's mother was Anne, daughter of William Skinner, it is probable that John Skinner Sr. came from Braintree, Co. Essex, Eng." 3. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, p. 687: "John Skinner, of Hartford, one of the Hooker party and orig. proprietor there. As John Talcott in his will, dated 12 Aug 1659, mentions his kinsman, John Skinner, as 'living in his service,' and as Talcott's mother was Ann (dau. of William) Skinner, it is prob. that John Skinner, Sen., came form Braintree, Co. Essex, Eng. - 'Hartford Co. Memorial History,' i. 259. There seems also to be a family tradition that after the Revolution in England, three Skinner brothers (one of whom had been a High Sheriff) fled to this country, one of whom settled in Connecticut, another in Vermont, and the third in Maryland. John Skinner m. Mary (dau. Joseph, Sen.) Loomis of Windsor, and d. 1650. Will dated 23 Oct 1651 ('Probate Records Hartford.' ii.), contains this entry: 'A Courte of Magistrates of Hartford, 18 Jan 1655, orders Mr. Loomis (Joseph, his father-in-law) to distribute the estate among the following chiildren: Mary, age 18; Ann, age 16; John, age 14; Joseph, age 12; Richard, age 8, and to his wife, m. to Owen Tudor.' Mrs. Skinner m. (2) Owen Tudor of Windsor, 13 Nov 1654, and removed with her children to Windsor, where she d. 19 Aug 1680. Children: A. Mary, b. 1638; m. Robert Reeve of Hartford. B. Ann, b. 1639; m. John Colt, ancestor of Hartford Colts. C. John, b. 1641. D. Joseph, b. 1643. E. Richard, b. 1646; res. Hartford; desc. removed to Colchester." [Note: Stiles' book does not have biographies of Reeves, Colts, Eastons, or Gaines.] 4. From the book "The Descendants (by the Female Branches) of Joseph Loomis, who Came from Braintree, England, in the Year 1638 and Settled in Windsor, CT, in 1639," by Elias Loomis (Yale Professor), 1880, v. 1, p. 108: "Mary Loomis, daughter of Joseph Loomis, m. John Skinner of Hartford, who d. in 1650. She d. 19 Aug 1680. Children: A. Mary, b. 1637, m. Robert Reeve. B. Ann, b. 1639, m. John Colt. C. John, m. Mary ___. He d. 15 Sep 1690. She d. 18 Jun 1695. D. Joseph, b. 1643, m. Mary Filley of Windsor 5 Apr 1666. She d. 15 Apr 1711. E. Richard, b. 1646." 5. FHL publication "The Skinner Kinsmen. The Descendants of John Skinner of Hartford, Connecticut," compiled by Mrs. Natalie R. Fernald (The Pioneer Press; Washington, D.C.): "John Skinner(1) was born in Braintree, County Essex, England. He was a member of Rev. Thomas Hooker's company, which came to America in 1635 and settled at Hartford, Conn., and he was one of the original proprietors of the settlement, 1636. He married in Windsor, Conn., Mary, dau. of Deacon Joseph Loomis. John died Oct. 30, 1650. Mary married second, Owen Tudor, from Wales, Nov. 13, 1651. Mary died Aug. 19, 1680; Owen died Oct. 30, 1690. Children: -Mary(2), b. Dec. 1, 163, m. Robert Reeve of Hartford, abt. 1654-60. He married, second, Elizabeth, dau. of John Nott, of Wethersfield, Conn. He d. 1679-80. -Ann, b. 1639, m. as second wife, Capt. John Colt, who came to Hartford in 1638 and lived to an age of more than 100 years. His first wife was Mary Fitch. -John, b. 1641, m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Easton. He died Sept. 15, 1690, in Hartford, Conn. She died June 18, 1695. -Joseph, b. 1643, m. Apr. 5, 1666, Mary, daughter of William and Margaret Filley, of Windsor, Conn., and settled in Windsor. She was b. 1646, d. Apr. 13, 1711. He d. May 31, 1724. -Richard, b. 1646-7." 6. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 448-51: "MARY Loomis, b. Eng., c1620; d. 19 Aug 1680; m/1 JOHN SKINNER of Hartford, d. 30 Oct 1650; m/2 13 Nov 1651 OWEN TUDOR of Windsor, d. 30 Oct 1690. Children (SKINNER): Mary b. 1 Dec 1637, m. Robert Reeve; Ann b. 1639 m. John Colt; John b. 1641, m. Mary Easton; Joseph b. 1643, m. Mary Filley; Richard b. 1646. Children by Owen Tudor (TUDOR): Samuel (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. 1685 Abigail (Filley) Bissell, wid. of John Bissell; Sarah (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. James Porter; Owen b. 2 Mar 1654, d. unm.; Anne (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657; Jane (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657, m. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield; Mary b. 6 Mar 1661, m/1 John Orton, m/2 John Judson. (Manwaring, Vol. I, 1687-1695, p. 513; Savage sv Owen Tudor.) (William Richard Cutter, New England Family History, p. 985; (Elias Loomis, Desc. of Joseph Loomis)" | Skinner, Richard (I2331)
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| 3914 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker 2. Henry R. Stiles, "The History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut," 1892, v. 2, pp. 433-434, {bracketed notes from "Genealogy of the Descendants of Joseph Loomis of Windsor" by Elias Loomis}: "Thomas Loomis, m. (1) Hannah Fox, 1 Nov 1653 (O.C.R.), who d. 25 Apr 1662 (O.C.R.); he m. (2) 1 Jan 1662/3 Mary (dau. Thos.) Judd (Judg. O.C.R.) of Farmington ('Col. Rec.'); adm. member Windsor Church 'Apl.' (O.C.R.); prob. from another entry in same 'Rec.', Apr. 1666, and d. 8 Aug 1684; he d. 28 Aug 1689; he rec'd from his father one acre to build upon on E. side, next S. to Henry Wolcott, Jr., and Mr. Allyn's meadow; W. by the street, 12 rods wide, and bdg. S. on his father - this was on what is known as 'the Island.' {Had also farm on E. side of Great River; was made freeman 1654; adm. to Windsor church 3 Apr 1666}. - O.C.R. Children (bp. O.C.R.; born Windsor): a. Thomas, b. 29 Oct 1654 {d. same year}. b. Thomas, b.17 Mar 1655; bp. 7 Feb 1657. c. Hannah, b. 8 (23, 'Col. Rec.') Feb 1657/8 {m. William Judd; was living 1690}. d. Mary, b. 16, bp. 27 Jan 1659; married Michael Taintor {of Branford, Conn., 3 Apr} 1679 {she d. 11 May 1695}. e. Elizabeth, b. 21, bp. 23 Jan 1663/4 ('Col. Rec.'). f. Ruth, b. 16 Oct 1665; bp. 8 Apr 1666; m. Jos. Colt {29 Oct 1691, who d. 11 Jan 1719}. g. Sarah, b. 1, bp. 2 Feb 1667; m. Wakefield Dibble {27 Dec 1692, and d. 1693}. h. Jeremiah, b. 3, bp. 10 Jul (O.C.R.), 1670; d. 16 and bu. 18 Oct 1672, or '71. i. Mabel, b. 27 Oct 1672 {living 1690}. j. Mindwell, b. 6 {bp. 13} Aug 1676 {living 1690}. k. Benjamin, b. 20 May {bp. 1 Jun} 1679; m. Anna Fitch, 6 Jan 1703." [Note: the book does not have biographies on the Fox and Judd families.] 3. "New England Historical and Genealogical Register," v. 5, p. 228, Article: "Records of Ancient Windsor": "Thomas Loomis, m. Hanna Fox 1 Nov 1653; chil. Thomas, b. 29 Oct 1654; Thomas, b. 17 Mar 1655; Hanna, b. 8 Feb 1657; Mary, b. 16 Jan 1659. His wife Hanna d. 25 Apr 1662; Thomas Loomis m. his 2d wife, Mary Judg 1 Jan 1662; chil. Elizabeth, b. 21 Jan 1663, Ruth, b. 16 Oct 1665; Sara, b. 1 Feb 1667; Jeremia, b. 3 Jul 1670; Maybell, b. 27 Oct 1672; Mindwell, b. 6 Aug 1676; Benjamin, b. 20 May 1679." 4. The book "Memorial History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884," v. II, Chapter 27 "Early Windsor Families," p. 554: "Joseph Loomis (1640) had a lot granted to him 35 rods wide. He had two children born here. He died, 1658. (This lot is now occupied by Thomas W. Loomis.) Of the sons, Joseph married Sarah Hill, 1645, and had two sons and two daughters. He married second, Mary Chauncey in 1659, and had five sons and two daughters. By gift of his father in 1643 he received a lot twelve rods wide, next north of Matthew Allen, on which he built. John married Elizabeth Scott, and had eleven sons and two daughters. He had his father's homestead. Thomas married Hannah Fox, 1653, and had two sons and two daughters. He married for a second wife Mary Judd, and two sons and five daughters. By gift of his father he received a lot twelve rods wide, east of the highway, between his brother Joseph and H. Wolcott, Jr. Nathaniel married Elizabeth Moore, and had seven sons and five daughters, 1655-1680. He bought the lot and house of John Moses on the west side of the street, directly opposite Joseph Loomis, Jr. Nathaniel was among the early settlers on the east side of the Great River. Samuel had two sons and three daughters, 1660-1670. He bought Mr. Witchfield's place. He removed to Westfield, Mass." 5. Elias Loomis "Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America," update of 1875 edition published by Elisha S. Loomis, Berea, Ohio, third (1908) edition, chapter: "The Descendants of Joseph Loomis (1590-1658) in America," subchapter "First Generation, children of Joseph Loomis of Windsor, CT.," pp. 126-128: "Genealogical investigations have been unable to establish definitely the order of the children of Joseph Loomis, and it is considered advisable to give here the conflicting evidence: Possible order of children: 1. Mrs Olmsted, b. 1615, md. 1640. [Sarah] 2. Mrs. Hull, b. 1617, md. 1641. [Elizabeth] 3. Joseph, b. 1618, md. 1646. 4. Mrs. Skinner, b. 1620, md. 1638. [Mary] 5. John, b. 1622, md. 1648. 6. Thomas, b. 1624, md. 1653. 7. Nathaniel, b. 1626, md. 1653. 8. Samuel, b. 1628, md. 1653. Probably, however, the order was as follows: Joseph, b. 1615. Sarah, b. 1617. Elizabeth, b. abt 1619. Mary, b. abt 1620. John, b. 1622. Thomas, b. 1624. Nathaniel, b. 1626. Samuel, b. 1628." 6. FHL book "Thomas Judd and His Descendants," by Sylvester Judd (1856, Northampton, MA), p. 11 has short biographies on Thomas's children including the two who are in my database: Elizabeth and Mary. The author shows 9 children for Thomas with Mary be the 6th born about 1644. The following is for Mary: "Mary Judd married Thomas Loomis of Windsor, Jan. 1, 1663. She was his second wife. Their children were Elizabeth, born 1664, Ruth, 1665, Sarah, 1668, Jeremiah, 1670, died 1672, Mabel, 1672, Mindwell, 1676, Benjamin, 1679. Mary, the mother died Aug. 8, 1684." 7. FHL book 929.273 F597g "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England…," by Ernest Flagg (Hartford, 1926), p. 278: "Mary White1, wife of Joseph Loomis1, bap. Aug. 24, 1590; dau. of Robert and Bridget (AllgarA) WhiteA of Messing, Essex, England; m. June 30, 1614 in England; d. Aug. 23, 1652. (Matthew Grant's O.C.R.) Their children: -Joseph, about 1615; d. June 26, 1687; m. Sept. 17, 1646, Sarah, dau. of William Hill and granddau. af Richard Lyman1; m. (2), June 28, 1659, Mary Chauncey, who d. April 22, 1681. He was a trooper in King Philip's War, as was his brother, Nathaniel. -Sarah, about 1617; d. 1667; m. Sept. 28, 1640, as his first wife, Capt. Nicholas Olmstead, grandson of James and Jane (BristowB) OlmsteadB, and who served in the Pequot War. -Elizabeth, about 1619; m. May 20, 1641, Josias hull, son of George of Windsor, who d. Nov. 16, 1675. -Mary, about. 1620; d. Aug. 19, 1680; m. 1638, John Skinner of Hartford; m. (2), Nov. 13, 1651, Owen Tudor. -John, (Deacon), 1622; d. Sept. 1, 1688; m. Feb. 3, 1648-9, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Scott and sister of the first wife of John Stanley2, who d. May 7, 1696. -Thomas, 1624; d. Aug. 28, 1689; m. Nov. 1, 1653, Hannah Fox, (M.G.O.C.R.); m. (2), Jan. 1, 1662-3, Mary, dau. of Deacon Thomas Judd1, who d. Aug. 8 1684. Thomas Loomis was a trooper in 1658 under Major John Mason." 8. The book "Dorset Pilgrims," 1989: pp. 188-90: In a section of the book talking about the creation of a troop of horse in March 1658, which was the first for Connecticut: "In New England's earliest days, horses were too scarce and the country too unfamiliar for a cavalry arm to be practicable; but in time the possibilities of fast movement against Indians and no doubt the example of Cromwell's cavalry made the institution of the troop of horse a more attractive proposition … The troop of thirty-seven men, seventeen from Windsor, fourteen from Hartford, six from Wethersfield, was only about half the strength of a cavalry troop of the day, for the settlements could still boast only a limited number of able-bodied men with the means to support the horse, armour and accoutrements of a trooper … It is the social significance of these volunteers that is for the moment our principal concern, for the relationships reveal much about the social structure of Windsor and the colony. The horse, like the foot, had its roots in the English shires, but, by a long-standing tradition which can be traced back to the Middle Ages, recruits came from the gentry and superior yeomanry, with an obligation and the means to provide their own mounts, accoutrements and weapons. They were thus set apart from the foot by being socially select volunteers … Most of those thirty-seven troopers were men of good family with intimate connections in the Great River neighbourhood … The official connections were impressive … George Phelp's brother was a magistrate and founding commissioner … Corporal Nicholas Olmstead was married to one of the Loomis girls, sister to troopers Nathaniel and Thomas … Most of the troop were sons of the first settlers, up-and-coming young men of a second generation." pp. 200-1: Among the [horse] troopers [organized in 1658] … there were only two brothers. Thomas and Nathaniel Loomis were the sons of Joseph Loomis who … came from East Anglia; he and his family of five sons probably came from the Huitt party in 1638. He was a man of substance, receiving from the plantation grants valued at ₤which placed him among the most wealthy which placed him among the most wealthy. His large home lot of 26 acres was prominent on the Island next to old Henry Wolcott on the Rivulet bank of Plymouth Meadow. He did not, however, play any notable role in Windsor's affairs nor indeed, with one exception, did his sons, save that three of them served as town constable. The exception was the second son, John, who was a townsman and a deputy and, with a family of thirteen children, inherited his father's homestead. His true importance was as a deacon of Windsor church, an office which he exercised with authority for many years. Neither of our troopers, Thomas and Nathaniel, achieved distinction, though they lived respectably and comfortably, Thomas with four and Nathaniel with twelve children. Nathaniel married deacon Moore's daughter. This marriage, together with that of his brother Joseph to Mary Chauncey, daughter of Warham's successor as minister, and brother John's becoming a deacon, were to bring the family well within the ambit of church dignity and influence." 9. The book "Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Rice Lyon and his wife Harriet Wade Rice with related families," by Patty Barthell Myers (2003), pp. 448-51: "JOSEPH LOOMIS, b. Eng., c1590; d. Windsor, Conn., 25 Nov 1658. He m. Messing, County Essex, England 30 Jun 1614 MARY WHITE. She was bpt. Shalford, England, 24 Aug 1590; d. Windsor, Conn., 23 Aug 1652, d/o Robert White and Bridget Allgar of Messing. Joseph Loomis was a woolen draper in Braintree, Essex Co., England; sailed from London 11 Apr 1638 in the Susan and Ellen, and arrived at Boston 17 Jul 1638, living for about a year at Dorchester, Mass. It is mentioned in the town records of Windsor, Vol. 1, that on the 2d of Feb., 1640, he had granted him from the Plantation 21 acres adjoining Farmington Aver, on the west side of the Connecticut river; also several large tracts of land on the east side of the Connecticut, partly from the town and partly by purchase. He probably came to Windsor in the summer or autumn of 1639, and he is generally supposed to have come in the company with Rev. Ephraim Huet, who arrived at Windsor 17 Aug 1639. He brought with him five sons, all of whom were freemen 7 Oct 1669, and three daughters. The marriages of these children are recorded in the town records of Windsor, as were the births of their children, but as the dates of birth of Joseph's children are not recorded, it is difficult to determine the order of seniority. His house was situated near the mouth of the Farmington river on the "Island," so called because at every great freshet it became temporarily an island by the overflowing of the Connecticut river. In the Records of particular Court for the colony of Connecticut, Vol 2, p. 115, is recorded the agreement of the children of Mr. Joseph Loomis, respecting the division of the estate of said deceased as approved by the Court 2 Dec 1658. Loomis, Joseph, Windsor. Died 25 November, 1658. Inventory £178.10.00. Taken by Henry Clarke, John Moore. Court Record, Page 115 -- 2 December, 1658. An Agreement for a Division of the Estate by the Children of Joseph Loomis, Decd, and approved by this Court of Magistrates to be an Equal Division. To Joseph Loomis, to Nicholas Olmsted, to Josiah Hull, to John Loomis, to Thomas Loomis, to Nathaniel Loomis, to Mary Tudor, to Samuel Loomis. The agreement of the children of Mr. Joseph Loomis respecting the division of the estate of ye father deceased approved by The Court 2 December 1658: We whose names are hereunto subscribed doe by these prsents testify that it is our mutual and joynt agreement to attend an equal division of the estate of Mr. Joseph Loomis, our father, lately deceased, wch said estate being distributed in an equal prption we doe by these prsents engage to set down Satisfied and contented respecting any future trouble or demands about the fore said estate now presented by Inventory to ye Court of Magistrates. Witness our hand, 2nd December, 1658. Joseph Loomis, Josias Hull, Thomas Loomis, Mary Tudor, Nicholas Olmstead, John Loomis, Nath. Loomis, Samll Loomis. (Manwaring, Charles W., A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, Hartford District. Vol. 1, 1650-1663, pp. 135-6.) It is believed that the order in which the children were named in the division of the estate indicates the relative ages of the children. Further, Joseph Loomis, the younger, and John Loomis had land granted to them from the Windsor Plantation in 1643. The other sons acquired no land until several years afterward. The marriages of the sons, as recorded at Windsor, took place in the order of the names mentioned above. i. JOSEPH2 Loomis, b. Eng. c1615; d. Windsor, Conn., 26 Jun 1687; m/1 Windsor 17 Sept 1646 SARAH HILL., who d. 23 Aug 1653; m/2 28 Jun 1659 MARY SHERWOOD, b. c1639, d/o Thomas and Mary (Fitch) Sherwood. ("Some Early Records and Documents of and Relative to the Town of Windsor, Conn., 1639-1703," p. 39.) Inventory of his estate was made 12 Jul 1687 by Henry Wolcott, John Wolcott and John Loomis and amounted to £281.14.08. Children named were Joseph age 38; John 36; Mary 34; Hannah 25; Matthew 23; Stephen 20; James 17; Nathaniel 14; Isaac 9. (Manwaring, Vol. 1, 1677-1687, p. 332.) Children by Sarah: Sarah b. 22 Jul 1647, d. 1654; Joseph b. 15 Jul 1649, d. East Windsor 26 Feb 1715, m/1 Lydia Drake, d/o John, m/2 widow Abigail Birge; John b. 1 Oct 1651, d. Windsor 3 Nov 1732, m/1 Mary (___), m/2 Esther Gillett; Mary b. 3 Aug 1653, living 1687. Children by Mary: Sarah (again) b. 1 Apr 1660, d. inf.; Hannah b. 2 Feb 1662, living 1687; Matthew b 4 Nov 1664, d. 12 Apr 1688, m. Mary Gaylord; Isaac b. 10 Jul 1666, d. young; Stephen b. 1 Sept 1668, d. 1711, m. Esther Colt; James b. 31 Oct 1669, d. Bolton 29 Dec 1750, Mindwell (___); Nathaniel b. 8 Aug 1673, d. East Windsor 1730, m. Elizabeth (___); Isaac (again) b. 28 Oct 1677, d. 17 Mar 1704. ii. SARAH Loomis, b. Eng., c1617; m. 1640 CAPT. NICHOLAS OLMSTEAD of Hartford, s/o James Olmstead and Joyce Cornish of Hartford. He d. 31 Aug 1684. Children (OLDMSTEAD): Sarah b. 1641 m. George Gates (Torrey); Mabel b. 20 Nov 1646, m/1 Daniel Butler, m/2 Michael Taintor (Torrey); Rebecca b. Mar 1648, m. John Bigelow (Torrey); John b. 3 Feb 1650; Joseph; Samuel; Thomas prob. m. Hannah Mix. (Savage sv Nicholas Olmstead.) iii ELIZABETH Loomis, b. Eng. c1619; d. aft 1665; m. Windsor 20 May 1641 JOSIAH HULL of Windsor, d. 16 Nov 1675, s/o George. He was deputy to the General Court 1659, 60, 62. He then removed to Killingworth where he was deputy 1667-74. Children (HULL): Josiah b. Sept 1642; John b. 17 Dec 1644; Elizabeth b. 18 Feb 1647; Mary b. 2 Oct 1648; Martha b. 10 Jun 1650: Joseph b. 10 Aug 1652; Sarah b. 9 Aug 1654; Naomi b. 17 Feb 1657, m. Thomas Burnham; Rebecca b. 10 Aug 1659; George b. 28 Apr 1662, d. soon; Thomas b. 29 May 1655. (Savage & Torrey sv Josiah Hull. NOTE: Savage says Josiah Hull m. Elizabeth, d/o Joseph Bemis, but this is incorrect.) iv MARY Loomis, b. Eng., c1620; d. 19 Aug 1680; m/1 JOHN SKINNER of Hartford, d. 30 Oct 1650; m/2 13 Nov 1651 OWEN TUDOR of Windsor, d. 30 Oct 1690. Children (SKINNER): Mary b. 1 Dec 1637, m. Robert Reeve; Ann b. 1639 m. John Colt; John b. 1641, m. Mary Easton; Joseph b. 1643, m. Mary Filley; Richard b. 1646. Children by Owen Tudor (TUDOR): Samuel (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. 1685 Abigail (Filley) Bissell, wid. of John Bissell; Sarah (twin) b. 5 Dec 1652, m. James Porter; Owen b. 2 Mar 1654, d. unm.; Anne (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657; Jane (twin) b. 16 Oct 1657, m. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield; Mary b. 6 Mar 1661, m/1 John Orton, m/2 John Judson. (Manwaring, Vol. I, 1687-1695, p. 513; Savage sv Owen Tudor.) v DEACON JOHN Loomis, b. Eng. c1622; d. Windsor 1 Sept 1688; m. 3 Feb 1648/9 ELIZABETH SCOTT, d/o Thomas of Hartford. Children: John b. 9 Nov 1649, m/1 ___; m/2 30 Dec 1696 Sarah (Boltwood) Warner, widow of Isaac Warner and d/o Robert Boltwood; Joseph b. 7 Nov 1651, m. Hannah (___); Thomas b. 3 Dec 1653, m. Sarah White, d/o Daniel of Hatfield, Sarah m/2 John Bissell; Samuel b. 29 Jun 1655, d. young; Daniel b. 16 Jun 1657, m/1 Mary Ellsworth, d/o Josiah, m/2 widow Hannah Drake; James b. 19 Sept 1659, d. young; Timothy b. 27 Jul 1661, m. Rebecca Porter; Nathaniel b. 8 Jul 1663, m. Ruth Porter; David b. 30 May 1665, d. inf.; Samuel (again) b. 12 Aug 1666, m/1 Elizabeth White, d/o Daniel of Hatfield, m/2 widow Elizabeth Church; Isaac b. 31 Aug 1668, d. age 20; Elizabeth b. 8 May 1671, m. John Brown; Mary b. 7 Aug 1673, d. inf. (Savage sv John Loomis; Loomis Genealogy.) vi. THOMAS Loomis, b. Eng., c1624; d. 28 Aug 1689. He was of Windsor and m/1 1 Nov 1653 HANNAH FOX who d. 25 Apr 1662; m/2 1 Jan 1662/3 MARY JUDD, d. 8 Aug 1684, d/o Thomas Judd and Sarah Freeman. He was freeman in 1654, admitted to the church 3 Apr 1663. Children by Hannah: Thomas b. 29 Oct 1654, d. soon; Thomas (again) b. 17 Mar 1656, Hannah Porter; Hannah b. 8 Feb 1657/8, m. William Judd; Mary b. 16 Jan 1659/60, m. Michael Taintor of Branford. Children by Mary: Elizabeth b. 21 Jan 1663/4. living 1690; Ruth b. 16 Oct 1665, m. Joseph Colt; Sarah b. 1 Feb 1667/8, m. Wakefield Dibble; Jeremiah b. 3 Jul 1670, d. age 2; Mabel b. 27 Oct 1672, living 1690; Mindwell b. 6 Aug 1676, living 1690; Benjamin b. 20 May 1679, living 1690. (Savage sv Thomas Loomis; Loomis Genealogy.) vii. NATHANIEL Loomis. b. Eng., c1626; d. 19 Aug 1688; will dated 17 Aug 1688; m. 24 Nov 1654 ELIZABETH MOORE, d/o John; she m/2 John Case, and she d. 23 Jul 1728, aged 90. Children: Elizabeth b. 7 Aug 1655, m. John Lee; Nathaniel b. 20 Mar 1657, m. Elizabeth Ellsworth, d/o Josiah; Abigail b. 27 Mar 1659, m. Josiah Barber of Simsbury; Josiah b. 17 Feb 1661, m. Mary Rockwell; Jonathan b. 30 Mar 1664, m. ___; David b. 11 Jan 1668, m. Lydia Marsh; Hezekiah b. 21 Feb 1669, m. Mary Porter; Moses b. 15 May 1671, m. Joanna Gibbs; Mindwell b. 20 Jul 1673, Jonathan Brown; Ebenezer b. 22 Mar 1675, m. Jemima Whitcomb; Mary b. 5 Jan 1680, m. Joseph Barber; Rebecca b. 10 Dec 1682, m. Josiah Rockwell. (Savage sv Nathaniel Loomis, Hezekiah Loomis.) viii SAMUEL Loomis, b. Eng. c1628; m. ELIZABETH JUDD. (William Richard Cutter, New England Family History, p. 985; (Elias Loomis, Desc. of Joseph Loomis)" 10. The book "Emerson-Benson Saga …," by Edmund K. Swigart (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1994), pp. 351-53: "JOSEPH1 LOOMIS (JOHNA LUMACE, JOHNB LUMMYS, THOMASC) was born by 1590, perhaps in Braintree, county Lincoln, England, and died 25 November 1658 at Windsor, CT. He was the son of JOHNA LUMACE, a tailor of Thaxted and Braintree and AGNESA LINGWOOD and JANE MARLAN?, daughter of WILLIAMB and MARGARETA (PERYE) MARLAN? of Braintree. He was also the grandson of JOHNB LUMMYS, a carpenter of Thaxted, and Kryster [sic: Krysten] (Christian (___). JOSEPH1 married 30 June 1616 at Messing, county Essex, England, MARY1 WHITE, daughter of ROBERTA, a wealthy yeoman, and BRIDGETA (ALLGAR) WHITE of Shalford, county Essex. MARY1 was baptized 24 August 1590 at Shalford and died 23 August 1652 at Windsor. MARY1's younger sister, ANNA1, married ancestor JOHN1 PORTER. United States President Ulysses Simpson Grant (18th Chief Executive), Stephen Grover Cleveland (22nd and 24th), and Gerald Rudolph Ford, (38th), were descendants of MARY1's parents and Millard Fillmore (13th President), of her and her parents. JOSEPH1 was a woolen draper, He and his wife lived in Braintree until 1628. They moved to London and from there sailed with their eight children 11 April 1638 aboard the "Susan and Ellen", the same ship that ancestor Rev. PETER1 BULKELEY had taken in 1635. The LOOMIS family arrived in Boston 11 July 1638, they may have spent their first year in Dorchester, MA, but moved by land in the summer of 1639 to Windsor, CT, "Probably in the company of Reverend Ephraim Huet who arrived there August 17, 1639" (ref. 3). "On 2 Feb. 1640 he had granted to him 21 acres on the west side of the Connecticut River adjoining the Farmington River" (ref. 6). JOSEPH1 continued to acquire land and served on juries in 1642 and in 1644 with Nathaniel1 Foote, brother of ancestor MARYA FOOTE. "On 6 January 1650, he was sued by" [ancestor WILLIAM1 BUELL] "for trespass and for damage to the extent of seven bushels of corn; one may infer that his stock got away from him" (ref. 3). JOSEPH1 apparently left no will. His estate was valued at 178 pounds 10 shillings, with "a 'debt in England'" (ref. 3) of 12 pounds 14 shillings 6 pence against it. On December 1658, his wife having predeceased him, his five sons and three daughters (two represented by their husbands) signed an agreement in place of a will to divide JOSEPH's estate equitably among them. The children of JOSEPH1 and MARY1 (WHITE) LOOMIS, all probably born in Braintree, county Lancaster, England, and probably not all listed in the correct order of birth, were. I Joseph2, b. 1615, ca. 1616; d. 26 Jun 1687 at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 17 Sep 1646, Sarah2 Hill 2/wf 28 Jun 1659, Mary Sherwood. II Sarah2, b. ca. 1617-8?; d. 1667, 1687, perh. at Hartford, CT; m. by 28 Sep 1640, Nicholas Olmstead. III. ELIZABETH2, b. ca. 1620?; d. aft. 1665, prob. of Killingworth, CT; m by 20 May 1640-1 at Windsor, CT, JOSIAH2 HULL (see HULL). IV Mary2, b. 1620?; d. 19 Aug. 1680, prob. at Windsor, CT: m. 1/hs by 1637-8, by 1633, John Skinner, m. 2/hs 13 Nov 1651, prob. at Windsor, Owen Tudor. V John2, b. ca. 1622?, 1620; d. 2 Sep 1688 at Windsor, CT; m. 3, 6? Feb 1648-9 Elizabeth2 Scott (Thomas1). VI Thomas2, b. ca. 1624?; 2 Aug 1689, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. 1/wf 1 Nov 1653 Hannah Fox/Fowkes who d. 1662, prob. at Windsor; m. 2/wf 1 Jan 1562-3, Mary2 Judd (Thomas1). VII Nathaniel2, b. ca 1626?; d. 19 Aug 1688, prob. at Windsor, CT; m. as 1/hs 24 Nov 1653-4, Elizabeth2 Moore (John1) who m. 2/hs aft. 3 Nov 1991, John Case. VIII Samuel2, b. 1628?; d. 1 Oct 1689, prob. at Westfield, MA; m. 27, 29? Dec 1653, Elizabeth2 Judd (Thomas1), sis. of Mary2 who m. Samuel2's older? bro., Thomas2 as 2/wf. REFERENCES 1) Brainerd, Dwight, "Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd," [Portland, ME, Anthoensen Press, 1948], [hereinafter Brainerd, D.], 301-2. 2) Colket, M. B., op. cit., 196. 3) Ferris, M. W., op. cit., Dawes-Gates, II:453-62; 567-72. 4) Parke, N. G., op. cit., 78. 5) Pierce, R. Andrew, personal correspondence, research and material on the Hull and Loomis lines, 25 May 1993, MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT. 6) Pitman, H. M., op. cit., 391-2, 396. 7) Roberts, G. B., op cit., 182. 8) Roberts, Gary B., review of the Emerson-Benson ancestral lines and material on the Lingwood, Loomis and White lines, NEHGS Library, Boston, MA, 19 May 1993 with Swigart, E. K., MAT, Swigart, E. K., Washington, CT. 9) Savage, J., op. cit. II:494; III:112-3. 10) Torrey, C. A., op. cit., 139, 401, 472, 545, 677, 757." 11. The book "Dorset Pilgrims," 1989: "APPENDIX II WINDSOR INVENTORIES. Total amounts (£s) in orders of magnitude. First generation: Name/Amount/Birth/Death: Tudor, Owen 294 England 1691 Gillett, Jonathan 273 England 1677 Stiles, John 222 England 1662 Loomis, Joseph 178 England 1658 Barber, Thomas 132 1614 1662 Bancroft, John 110 England 1662 Skinner, John 90 England 1651 Second generation: Phelps, Samuel 773 c. 1625 1669 Phelps, Joseph 473 c. 1629 1695 Phelps, William 472 England 1682 Loomis, Thomas 377 England 1689 Loomis, Joseph 281 England 1687 Stiles, John 96 England 1683 Note: The lists in Appendix II should be used with considerable caution and in terms of orders of magnitude only. A few inventories include some land as well as chattels; there are one or two - Matthew Allyn is an example - the bulk of whose possessions lie outside Windsor; and allowance must be made for those, usually elderly, who have already deeded the bulk of their property to children before their death; but even in its raw state the lists reveal the concentration of possessions, if not 'wealth', in the hands of a minority of families and predictable families at that. They bear comparison with the list of grants from the plantation in Appendix I." CHRISTENING: 1. The christening, marriage, and burial registers for Braintree no longer exist prior to 1660. They were destroyed by a sexton who used pages to start fires. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Hazel May Beckstead, 4729 N. Walnut Grove, Rosemead, Calif.. References: "Gen. Biog. Rec. New London Co., Conn. Stiles Fam. Hist. p. 28, His. Hudson Mohawk Valley N.Y. p 725, vol 2 Vitals Boxford, Mass. pp. 94, 95, History of Ancient Windsor Conn. vol II Loomis Gen." 2. Per 9 Feb 2002 email of Ellen Baker | Loomis, Thomas (I2364)
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| 3915 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index, parents are David Thompson and Jean/Jane Wotherspoon/Wetherspoon. 2. Is this the same Wm. Thompson? Journal History, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, 20 Jan 1848, p. 25: "Following is the petition for a post office on the Pottawattamie lands, referred to, with the signatures attached. To the Honorable Postmaster Gerneral of the United States. Sir: There are many thousand inhabitants in the vicinity of the Log Tabernacle, which is situated on the Government purchase of the Pottawatamies and in the State of iowa, whose interest is materially injured, and whose journey, business and improvements are retarded or destroyed by non intercourse; there being no Post Office within forty or fifty miles of said Tabernacle, and the public good requires a convenient office: Therefore, We your Petitioners, Citizens of the United States and residents of said vicinage, pray your Honor to cause, such an office to be located at or near said Tabernacle without delay, to be called the Tabernacle Post Office... [Approximately 2,000 plus all male signatures including] Wm. G. Perkins, Jude Allen, Daniel Tyler, Wm. Stoker, Israel Barlow, William Thompson [and William Thompson, Jr.], Joseph Mangum, William Richey, John B. Richey, William B. Richey, John R. Holden [Wiley Holden and Joshua Holden are immediately adjacent - relations?], Andrew Allen [with Ira Allen, Franklin Allen, Joseph Allen immediately adjacent - relations?], John Coon [with Samuel Coon, eli Coon, Jacob Coon, and Joseph Coon immediately adjacent - relations?]. 3. Censuses: 1850 US: Dist. 14, Decatur, Iowa, p. 326b, dwellings 39-42, 30 Oct 1850; note there are only about 16 pages of census for this area versus 188 for Pottawattamie County; also note that the families of George, Charles, Henry, Stephen Hales and their mother Mary Ann Thompson were all neighbors - Mary Ann's husband had died in 1846 and she remarried to William Thompson; she dies herself in about 6 months: Dwelling 39: William Thompson, 46, farmer, Scotland. Mary A., 51, Eng. Daniel 17, farmer, Canada. David 19, farmer, Scotland. William, 15, Canada. Maria, 12, MO. Orville, 9, Ill. Dwelling 40: George Hales, 28, printer, Eng. Sarah A., 27, NY. Mary A., 6. Harriett, 4, Iowa. Dwelling 41: Charles Hales, 33, bricklayer, Eng. Julia A., 26, NY. Eliza A., 9, IL. Julia A., 8, IL. George G., 6, IL. Mary J. 4, IL. Charles H., 2, IL. Henry H. Hales, 21, farmer, Eng. Eliza A., 20, PA. Dwelling 42: Stephen Hales, 30, stonecutter, Eng. Eveline, 20, VT. Stephen, 1, IA. BIOGRAPHY: 1. FHL film 1035515, item 16, p. 71: "A Profile of Later-day Sints of Kirtland, Ohio and Members of Zion'a Camp": "William Thompson (Thomson), b. 16 Jun 1806 at Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, m. 8 Mar 1831 at Kichoman, Argyllshire, Scotland, d. 5 Dec 1876 at Bountiful, Davis, Utah. Parents are David Thompson and Jean Wotherspoon. Spouse is Elizabeth McAulay (MaCauley), b. Abt. 1805 at Portnahaven, Kichoman, Argllshire, Scotland, d. 7 Oct 1845 at Quincy, Adams, IL, parents are Donald McAulay and Mary McNiven." Sources given are: a. KS: Author's list of Kirtland residents based on all sources. b. FGS: Family Group Sheets, FHL. c. COPH 12:344: Kate Carter, "Our Pioneer Heritage." d. PTK 35-36: Kirtland Personal Propery Tax records, FHL. e. MP: Members who prepared petitions describing persecution they exerienced in Missouri during the 1830's, compiled by Clark Johnson, BYU." f. N: James Smith, "Nauvoo Social History Project: Master Index," BYU. g. NR: Lyman Platt, "Nauvoo: Early Mormon record Series." h. UC 50: Utah Census. i. UC 70: Utah Census. BIRTH: 1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index. Two dates appear: 16 Jun 1806 and 26 Jun 1806; unsure which of the two is more accurate. MARRIAGE: 1. Per Ancestral File, first wife is Elizabeth McCaulay, b. 1810 at Portnahaven, Kilchoman, Isle of Islay, Argyll, Scotland, m. 8 Mar 1831 at Sunderland, Kilchoman, Argyll, Scotland, d. 7 Oct 1845 at Quincy, Adams, Illinois. They had 6 children born between 1831 to 1843 in Scotland, Canada, and Illinois. 2. Marriage to Mary Ann Hales had to be before Oct 1850 where Mary Ann and William Thompson appear in the 1850 census and after Oct 1846 when Stephen Hales dies. Adams County, "Illinois County Marriages, 1810 - 1934, database, FamilySearch, FHL film 1870158. The exact date was not listed but the marriage before theirs was listed as 2 Dec 1848 and the next one registered was performed in Nov. 1848 and then the marriages listed begin in Jan. 1849. Researched by professional genealogist and biographer for the CHL special projects, Elder Jim Bratt, AG on 31 May 2016. DEATH: 1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index. BURIAL: 1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index. | Thompson, William G. (I2603)
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| 3916 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File and Ordinance Index, parents are William Grant Black and Lucretia Jane Maxwell. 2. Censuses: 1900 US: Precinct #4, San Juan, New Mexico, ED #4, p. 194A. Copy is very illegible but appears to show William G. Black, his wife Lucretia and six children. It indicates they had 7 children altogether with only 6 living. The oldest child was born in Utah and the rest in Arizona. The 3rd child listed appears to be Lucretia and all her data is too faint to read. The fourth and sixth children are daughters' names June and Eva aged 14 and 11 respectively. 1930 US: Kirtland, San Juan, New Mexico, shows Lucretia married to a second husband after William Adair died: Hyrum H. Whipple Lecretia B. Whipple Woodrow Adair, 17 Charles N. Adair, 15 Eva Irene Adair, 11 Richard M. Adair, 8 T. Benton Adair, 6 3. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 8 Dec 2002. One shows a son Richard Maxwell b. 4 Jul 1921 at Bluff, San Juan, UT. Another shows parents as William Grant Black, b. 1857 in Nephi, UT, and Lucretia Jane Maxwell, b. Stewart's Ranch, Spring Lake, Utah. BIRTH: 1. Date and place per www.familysearch.org, Pedigree Resource File, disc #8, Pin #456947, submitted by Vern Hixson, 819 Mesa Court, Los Banos, California 93635; 6 Jan 2002. Alt. date in Ordinance Index and one site in Ancestry.com is 19 Aug 1883. MARRIAGE: 1.. Second marriage to Hyrum Hanford Whipple; birth: 20 Jan 1873 in Provo, Utah, Utah; death: 17 Jul 1949. Source 22 Jul 2005 at website http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jbolsen&id=I704. BURIAL: 1. Tombstone can be viewed online at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=whipple&GSiman=1&GScid=2171898&GRid=32047724& It reads "In loving memory, Lucretia B. Adair, 1883-1949" and has the following information: Birth: 1883 Death: Dec. 15, 1949 City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Plot: Block 0404, Lot 4, Grave 4 The same information can also be found at http://mesacemetery.com/PDFs/NameSearchDeceased.pdf SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per 3 Jan 2002 gedcom of Robin Adair; email: robadair@thegrid.net. He is descendent through Daniel Tyler Adair. | Black, Lucretia (I673)
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| 3917 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 unverified by me thus far. 2. George Koons, who married Mary Eller, is Catherine's first cousin. George's father, Gasper Koons, and grandfather Devault Koons were in Frederick Co., MD prior to NC. John Koon, another son of Devault Koons, was the father of Catherine Koons per his will. See notes for the immigrant Johann Michael Stocker, b. 1730, for information about the common origins of several Kuntz families and our Stocker family in Preuschdorf, Germany. One of these Preuschdorf Kuntz immigrants, Hans Michael Cuntz, is possibly the same one who was with Dewald Kuntz on the 1750 immigrant ship "Phoenix." The following is my abstract from Anna Burgert's book "Eighteenth Century Emigrants of the Northern Alsace": Entry #92. This is entry is for "Cuntz, Hans Michael" who was from Preuschdorf and is possibly the same person shown on the ship "Dragon" arriving 17 Oct 1749 (Strassburger-Hinke I:423) or on the ship "Phoenix" arriving 1750 (S-H, I:440) with Dewald Kuntz. The name Dewald Kuntz is significant because this is the immigrant whose progeny marries with our family (see the next note below). As for Michael Cuntz who was born Dec 1710, he was the son of Hans Diebold/Theobald Cuntz of Preuschdorf and his second wife Anna Logel. Michael marries 9 May 1730 Anna Eva Bender, dau. of Hans Jacob Bender of Langensoultzbach. Their marriage record has a later notation indicating "went to the new land. Michael had 8 children with half born in Preuschdorf and the other half in Langensoultzbach. In America he is later found in Philadelphia. The book does not give the whereabouts of Dewald Kuntz, but we do find that name in Frederick. 3. Variations in various genealogies include Koonse, Koontz, Koonce, Coonce, Coons, Kuntz, and Kountz. 4. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 159-171, in regards to the association of Ellers, Koons, Stoker, and Dick families: "The Koons Family of Randolph and Ashe Counties, North Carolina probably descended from Dewald Kuntz who came to Pennsylvania on the ship 'Phoenix' and took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennslvania 28 Aug 1750. (Penn. Archives, 2nd. series, Vol. 17.) According to an account of the family in the 'History of Henry County, Indiana,' p. 1163, by George Hazzard, 1906, Devault Koons, a native of Pennsylvania, married the widow Susan Dick, a native of Germany, whose husband died at sea while crossing to America. The account continues my naming three of their sons... The above account on the origin of the family is rendered doubtful, in one or two respects, by certain records found in the courthouse of Frederick, (Frederick Co.) Maryland. There we find a deed dated 21 Nov 1755 in which Devall Conce (sic) and his wife Margaret sold 70 acres of land on Grooses branch in Frederick Co. to Jacob Gallman. (Book E, p. 916) Another deed dated 2 Feb 1756 (Book E., p. 990) shows Devault Coons (sic) and Richard Kee leasing from Edward Matthias 100 acres of land on Abraham Creek at the foot of Kittocton Mountain called 'Davis Delight.' Still another deed dated 22 Aug 1770 (Book N, p. 305) shows Devalt Coons (sic) and Margaret his wife selling a lot in Sharpsburg to William Flick. The variation in the spelling of the name was due perhaps to the fact that the signatures were by marks making it necessary for the scriveners to write the name according to the way it sounded when spoken. It could be said, of course, that the Dewald (Devault, Devall, Devalt) Kuntz (Koons, Conce, Coonce, Coons, Koontz) of Frederick Co., Md. was not the same as Devault (Davault) Koons of Hazzard's 'History of Henry Co., IN,' but when one notes that the Eller, Dick and Stoker families also lived in Frederick Co., MD contemporaneously with the Koons family and that members of all of these families later removed to the same county in North Carolina and intermarried and considering the uncommon name of Devault that appeared in both places, we can hardly escape believing that they were the same. This writer believes that the History of Hazzard errs in saying that Devault Koons the first, was a native of Pennsylvania, implying that he was born there and suggests that the Susan Dick account by Hazzard probably should have included the statement that she was Devault Koon's second wife or that her full name was Margaret Susan Dick, not just Susan Dick..." Note that I have reviewed the subject book and do not find Catherine Koons listed. See notes for George Koons in this database for more notes on the Koons family. 5. FHL book 929.273 "Some Descendants of Michael Stoker 1731-1819," compiled by Kathleen Stoker Overton (ca. 2003?), p. 46. This book does a good job of tracing several non-Mormon descendancy lines from the original immigrant. The death date for Catherine looks erroneous: "Johannes (John) Stoker John Stoker was born on 4 January 1772 in Frederick, Maryland to Johan Michael Stoker and Elizabeth Fahs. The family lived in a German community and John was baptized on 9 Feb 1772 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in downtown Frederick. His mother died following childbirth when John was five years old. His Father soon remarried and the new wife helped raise him. He probably had some schooling as he could read and write and was educated. John was confirmed at the age of 19 on 22 April 1791 in the Lutheran Church. John married Catherine Coons about 1800 in Frederick, Maryland. Catherine was born about 1775 also in Maryland. She is mentioned in the will of her Father, John Coons, of Frederick, Maryland as Catherina Stoker. The will was proved on 6 March 1817. Sometime after 1805 John and his family together with his Father and other family members moved from Maryland to Perry County, Ohio. John established a nice farm in Perry County but when the county split it became part of Fairfield County. He wrote a will which was proved on 25 May 1846. John is very precise in how he divides the things he owns. His son William owed him some money and so he was left only $1.00. John died 19 April 1846 in Rushville in Fairfield County. Catherine died 8 February 1850 and both of them are buried in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Rushville, Fairfield County, Ohio. It is a lovely cemetery on a hill overlooking the surrounding area. Their children are…" MARRIAGE: 1. FHL Book 929.273EL54h "George Michael Eller and Descendants of His in America," compiled by James W. Hook, 1957, also on FHL film 896571, item 2, pp. 88-97: "Michael Stoker, doubtless, was the son of Michael Stoker (Stocker) who settled in Frederick Co., Md. about the middle of the 18th century. No other family of the Stoker (Stocker) name was found by this writer in any of the early Frederick Co. records. The 18th century translated records of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Md. established about 1746, show many Michael Stoker (Stocker) entries... Page 564 of the translated church records at Maryland Hist. Soc. - Johannes, son of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stoker, b. 4 Jan 1772 and baptized 9 Feb 1772. (Note by JWH - p. 233 of the church records show that Johannes Stocker, aged 19, was confirmed on 22 Apr 1791. A translated record of the German Reformed Church of Frederick Co., Md., p. 196, found at the Gen. Soc. in SLC shows a child Marianna Stocker, was born to Johannes and Catherina Stocker 10 Aug 1809. Susan Kuntz (Frentz) was her godmother. A Catherina Stoker (sic) is mentioned as a dau. in the will of John Coons (sic) of Frederick Co., Md. dated 23 Dec. 1816 and proved 6 Mch. 1817. (Liber H.S, No. 2, p. 55, Frederick Co., Md. Wills.)) 2. Per old Ancestral File, sometimes Catherine Schuh would show as a separate wife for John Stoker. No documentation ever given. May be an early variation on Catherine Coons. | Koons, Catherine (I2458)
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| 3918 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 unverified by me thus far. MARRIAGE: 1. Per the book "Maryland Marriages, 1778-1800," comp. by Robert Barnes, 1979, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, copy available at the Frederick Historical Society in Frederick, MD: Phillip Baker and Margaret Stoker, 12 Feb 1799, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Peter Staup and Magd. Eler, 20 June 1800, First German Evangelical Reformed Church, Frederick, copy made in 1903, at Maryland Historical Society, 1170. Yost Stimmel and Magdalena Stoker, 28 Oct 1784, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. Michael Stoker, and Mary A - , 21 Jun 1778, Frederick County Marriage Licenses, 1778-1800, copied from the originals at the court house, and published in the "DAR Magazine," Vol. 85. 2. FHL book 975.287 V2p "Frederick County Maryland Marriages References and Family Relationships 1748-1800," by Henry C. Peden, Jr. & Veronica Clarke Peden, (Colonial Roots, Lewes, Delaware, 2012). This volume is a "comprehensive compilation of marriage references, actual and implied, in early Frederick County, Maryland from its formation in 1748 through 1800. Marriages were gleaned from published license books, land records, probate records (wills and administration accounts), court records (judgments and indentures), military pension records, church records (marriages, births and baptism), bible records, newspapers, some family histories and other documented secondary sources." Note some duplicate individuals due to surname spelling variants, i.e: Stocker/Stoker: P. 8: Baker, Philip, m. Margaret Stoker circa 12 Feb 1799 (date of lic.) {ref: Frederick County Marriage Licenses (see "marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1778-1810," by Margaret E. Myers, 1986)} | Baker, Philip (I2466)
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| 3919 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 unverified by me thus far. | Reynolds (I3298)
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| 3920 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 unverified by me thus far. | Adams, Jacob (I16)
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| 3921 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v.4.19 unverified by me thus far. There are no christening records for this individual even though there is one for each of John Michael Stoker's other 18 children; this may be a result of this child being born stillborn. On the other hand, this individual may never have existed. I have 19 total children for John Michael; there should be a total of 18 children according to the John Michael Stoker Association newsletter of 17 Jun 1976. They also say only 7 survived to marry, which does not seem correct to me from my data. Doris Lewis' book cited with father's notes does not mention this individual, nor is this individual accounted for in father's will of 1818 (which this individual would not have if stillborn). James Hook does not mention this individual. This person is mentioned in the following book but no proofs are given and is probably a copy of other Ancestral File type information; FHL book 929.273 P684pn: "Graybill/Stoker/Eller/Smith/Koons/Pitt Connections," by Norman E. 'Gene' Pitt, 1996, pp. 82-83: "A child Stoker, b. and d. 7 Oct 1777, Frederick Co., MD. [Notes also child was stillborn.]" This same last book also has Michael's earlier children Maria Barbara and Christina's deaths on 9 Oct 1777 which seems a bit contrived to have 3 children dead within two days. 2. From the book "Our Stoker Family Histories 1731-1881," Vol. II, comp. and ed. by Elayne Stoker, 2004, printed by Stevenson's Genealogy Center, Provo, UT. From an article entitled: "Michael Stocker 1731-1819 with wives: Ana Barbara Romerin, Elisabeth Fah, and Mary (Anna Maria) Adams." See notes of Johan Michael Stocker for complete text of which the following is a small part: "The Second Family... The next land record for Michael Stocker also list his second wife Elizabeth. It was recorded on 12 April 1770, when they sold a five foot strip of a lot (Deed Book N p. 90). In putting together the family of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, the date that James Hook uses leaves many questions as to who and if the first two children were twins and who was their mother. He list Maria Barbara born in May of 1769 and Christina in September. If Michael married Elizabeth in Feb of 1769 it would have been unlikely that Maria was born in May, but not impossible. However it is highly unlikely that a second child would be born only four months later. In Frederick Wieser's translation of the Maryland German Church Records Vol 3 he stated that the two girls were born in September and were twins. On the hand written record under the heading {Bapt. Mar. 26, 27- Festival of the Resurrection [1769]} it lists the two girls but with the dates as James Hook translated it and does not list them as twins. I have not located the original record that Wieser used for his translations... Michael and Elizabeth's children [Footnotes 5-10. "Maryland German Church Records Vol. 3, Baptismal records of the Monocacy Lutheran Congregation, and its successor, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland 1742-1779, as translated and edited by Frederick S. Weiser pg. 34."] [A.] Maria Barbara, twin dau of Michael Stocker, b. 11 Sept. 1769 bap 19 Sep 1769 Sponsors: Johannes & Maria Barbara Haafs (Died in 1769).5 [B.] Christina, twin dau of Michael Stocker b 11 Sept 1769, Sponsors: Christina Romerin, single (Died in 1769).6 [C.] Johanes, son of Joh. Michael and Elizabeth Stocker b. 4 Jan. 1772, baptized on 9 Feb. 1772, sponsors: Joh. Michael and Salome Alex.7 A later church entry states that Johannes was confirmed at age 19, on 22 April 1791. [D.] Maria Salome, dau of Michael and Elizabeth Stocker, b 9 May 1773, bp. 27 June 1773. Sponsors: Joh. Michael and Salome Alex.8 [E.] Maria Barbara b 23 Dec 1774, bp 16 Apr 1775. Sponsors: Johannes & Marie Barbara Haafs.9 [F.] Eva Margreth b 22 July 1776 bap 10 Nov 1776, Sponsors: Jacob and Margreth Bens d 12 Sep 1777.10 [G.] Stillborn b Oct 7 1777 this child is mentioned only in connection with Elizabeth's obituary record within the church's records. [Footnote 11. "A hand written record verifying the event dates for Johannes, Marie Salome, Marie Barbara, and Eva Margareth can be found in the Church Record [Evangelical Lutheran], 1742-1910 Evangelical Lutheran Church (Frederick, Maryland) located in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Family History Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. US/CAN Film #1414857."] ...On 9 Oct 1777 Elizabeth Fah Stocker passed away only two days after giving birth to a stillborn child." BURIAL: 1. Findagrave Website accessed 23 Feb 2015 for burials at the Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, 35 East Church Street, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, 21701, (301) 663-6361. "Very few stones remain, as the cemetery was removed to nearby Mount Olivet Cemetery (area NN) in the early 1900s. The remaining stones have all been placed against the stone wall behind the church building and have been photographed." Memorials of interest: A. Memorial #39323057: "Elisabeth Fahs Stockern Birth: Mar. 15, 1744 Death: Oct. 9, 1777 d/o Jacob Fahs Md. 1 Christian Schott 2 children 15 Feb 1769 md. Michael Stocker, 7 children 7 Oct. 1777 gave birth to a stillborn child." B. Memorial #39322782: "Eva Margareth Stocker Birth: Jul. 22, 1770 Death: Sep. 10, 1777 d/o Michael & Elisabeth Stocker Consumption" | Stocker (I3297)
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| 3922 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral file v.4.19: parents are Alexander Franklin Barron and Dovey Ann Shinn or Howie. Personal info: Joanna Barron b. 27 Jan 1847 at Houston, Harris, Texas, d. 18 Jan 1930 at Kline, LaPlata, Colorado and bur. same place 20 Jan 1930, m. 3 Sep 1865 with no place nor children mentioned. 2. Censuses: 1880 US: Panguitch, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, NA film T9-1336, p. 345A: Jefferson Slade, M, 42, LA, NY, LA. Sarah J., keeping house, wife, M, 32, TX, MS, AL. Mary Jane, keeping house, wife, M, 28, Eng Eng Eng. Sarah A., dau, 13, UT, LA, TX. Jefferson A., son, 9, UT, LA, TX. Elizabeth E., dau, 9, UT, LA, Eng. James M., son, 4, UT, LA, Eng. William F., son, 6, UT, LA, Eng. Samuel J., son, 5, UT, LA, Eng. Ada A., dau., 4, UT, LA, Eng. Joseph H., son, 1, UT, LA, TX. Benjamin, son, 11M, UT, LA, Eng. 1900 US: Eagar, Apache, Arizona, p. 30A: Jefferson Slade, Sep 1837, 62, m. 35 years, LA NY NY, farmer. Joanna, wife, Jan 1845, 55, m. 35 years, 11 total children with either 8 or 9 living, TX. Jessee, son, Apr 1881, 19, S, UT LA TX, teamster. Erastus, son, Feb 1884, 16, NM LA TX, farmer. George, son, Aug 1887, 13, UT LA TX. Fannie P., dau., Nov 1888, 11, UT LA TX. [Note: there are other Slade families in same census.] 3. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 30 Nov 2002. BIRTH: 1. Online Ordinance Index states 27 Jan 1847 in Harrislo Co., Texas. 1900 census varies on year. There is no Harrislo County but there is a Harris and Harrison. Ancestral File uses Houston, Harris, Texas. I use the Ancestral File. MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance Index indicates Jefferson Slade and Sarah Joanna Barron marriage and sealing 29 Jun 1867 at Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Alternate entry indicates marriage 3 Sep 1865 with sealing 29 Jun 1867. I use the earlier date considering the age of the eldest daughter in the 1880 census. Probably got married civilly away from Salt Lake City before getting their sealing done. DEATH: 1. Per LDS Ancestral File. BURIAL: 1. Per LDS Ancestral File. | Barron, Sarah Joanna (I1276)
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| 3923 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral file v.4.19: parents are William Rufus Slade and Julianne Higginbotham; other wives are: a. Joanna Barron b. 27 Jan 1847 at Houston, Harris, Texas, d. 18 Jan 1930 at Kline, LaPlata, Colorado and bur. same place 20 Jan 1930, m. 3 Sep 1865 with no place nor children mentioned. Ordinance Index indicates Sarah Joanna Barron marriage and sealing 29 Jun 1867 at Endowment House in Salt Lake City. b. Mary Jane Western b. 22 Dec 1851 at Birmingham, Worchestershire, England, d. 17 Nov 1894 at Mancos, Montezuma, Colorado, m. 20 Jun 1870 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah with nine children listed born between 1871 and 1888. Ordinance Index indicates Mary Jane Westin with marriage and sealing 20 Jun 1870 at Endowment House in Salt Lake City. 2. Censuses: 1860 US: Pine Valley, Washington, Utah, enumerated 29 Jul 1860, p. 1025: Jefferson Slade, 24, D.Labor, Lousiana. 1880 US: Panguitch, Iron, Utah, FHL film 1255336, NA film T9-1336, p. 345A: Jefferson Slade, M, 42, LA, NY, LA. Sarah J., keeping house, wife, M, 32, TX, MS, AL. Mary Jane, keeping house, wife, M, 28, Eng Eng Eng. Sarah A., dau, 13, UT, LA, TX. Jefferson A., son, 9, UT, LA, TX. Elizabeth E., dau, 9, UT, LA, Eng. James M., son, 4, UT, LA, Eng. William F., son, 6, UT, LA, Eng. Samuel J., son, 5, UT, LA, Eng. Ada A., dau., 4, UT, LA, Eng. Joseph H., son, 1, UT, LA, TX. Benjamin, son, 11M, UT, LA, Eng. 1900 US: Eagar, Apache, Arizona, p. 30A: Jefferson Slade, Sep 1837, 62, m. 35 years, LA NY NY, farmer. Joanna, wife, Jan 1845, 55, m. 35 years, 11 total children with either 8 or 9 living, TX. Jessee, son, Apr 1881, 19, S, UT LA TX, teamster. Erastus, son, Feb 1884, 16, NM LA TX, farmer. George, son, Aug 1887, 13, UT LA TX. Fannie P., dau., Nov 1888, 11, UT LA TX. [Note: there are other Slade families in same census.] 3. Online Ordinance Index alt. birth may be 25 Nov 1837 at St. Landry, Avoyelles, Lousianna. Note that I can't find a St. Landry in Avoyelles County, Lousiana. BIRTH: 1. Calculated from age on death certificate quoted below is 25 Sep 1837 in Texas. This is confirmed by Sep 1837 shown in 1900 census. I use Louisiana since he consistently gives it in every census. MARRIAGE: 1. Barron: Ordinance Index indicates Jefferson Slade and Sarah Joanna Barron marriage and sealing 29 Jun 1867 at Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Alternate entry indicates marriage 3 Sep 1865 with sealing 29 Jun 1867. I use the earlier date considering the age of the eldest daughter in the 1880 census. Probably got married civilly away from Salt Lake City before getting their sealing done. DEATH: 1. Photo of gravestone on file from cemetery in Eagar, Arizona. It reads: "Father, Jefferson Slade, Died Dec. 28, 1916." This is contrary to most Ancestral File information which has same date but one year earlier in 1915. The burial date in Ancestral File also had 1915, so I changed that to 1916 as well. On the other hand, Colleen Gwynn 2. Per online image of death certificate at website http://genealogy.az.gov/azdeath/014/10140801.pdf: Arizona death certificate, Jefferson Slade, d. 28 Dec 1915 at Eagar, Apache, AZ, white, married, b. Sep 25, 78 y 3 m 3 d, farmer, died of old age and general debility, b. in Texas to Wm. Slade and Julia A. Hickenbeden[?], informant was E.J. Udall of Eagar, AZ. | Slade, Jefferson (I2044)
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| 3924 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19. Parents reported as Chester Bunnell and Ann/Anne Atwood and death as 13 Aug 1895; death info is disputed by me as noted below. 2. Censuses: 1840 US: Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio, p. 311: Charles Bunnell Males Under 5: 4; 5-10: 1; 30-40: 1 Females 20-30: 1 1850 US: Guilford, Winnebago, Illinois, 14 Nov 1850, 119/133: Charles Bunnell, 43, farmer, $45, NY. Margaret, 38, MA. Barlow, 18, OH. Abbey, 16, OH. Joseph, 14, OH. William, 12, OH. Byron, 10, OH. Maria, 6, OH. Mary, 4, IL. Josephine, 3, IL. Sarah A., 0, IL. 1852 Iowa: De Witt, Clinton, Iowa: Charles Bunnel, males 6, females 5, no. of voters 1, no. of militia 2, total 11. 1860 US: De Witt, Clinton, Iowa, 16 Jul 1860, 639/635: Chas Bunnell, 39, farmer, $4000/1000, NY. Margaret, 45, MA. Byron, 20, OH. Maria, 16, OH. Mary, 14, IL. Josephus, 12, IL. Sarah A., 12, IL. William Bundle, 21, OH. Liddy Bundle, 20, ME. David Grant, 18, Canada. 1870 US: Camanche P.O., De Witt Twp., Clinton, IA, p. 206b, entry 195: Charles Bunnel, 64, farmer, $8000, $1800, NY. Margaret, 59, MA. Josephine, 22, IL. Sarah, 20, IL. Malo, 7, m., IA. Frank, 5, IA. Emma, 1, IA. 1880 US: Fairview, Shelby, Iowa, NA T9-0364, FHL 1254364, p. 99C: William M. Ashby, marr., 62, Eng Eng Eng, farmer. Sarah B. Ashby, wife, marr., 30, IL NY MA. Susan M., dau., 1, IA Eng IL. Charles Bunnell, father-in-law, widower, 73, NY CT CT, retired farmer. 3. Ora Barlow, "The Israel Barlow Story and Mormon Mores": p. 17: A photo of Charles Bunnell and Marie Barlow and a second wife "a widow Harvey." p. 104: "Israel Barlow's sister, Margaret Marie, five years younger than himself, who had married a fellow methodist, Charles Bunnell, perhaps a year or more before, evidently was not a member of the LDS Church when the rest of the family joined. But Israel, no doubt, was largely instrumental in converting her to the Mormon faith later. She was not one of the Mendon Mormons. Israel and his mothers's family were to see more of Margaret after they left Mendon. (Footnote: "My great grandmother was Margaret Barlow was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. My great grandfather Charles Bunnell, was a Methodist, so my mother tells me. Source: Mrs. Nona Bassett, Merced, CA, 1959.) p. 119: " 'Charles Bunnell late of Millwaukie, Oregon, was born near Canandagua, Ontario County, NY, July 4th, 1805. His father died when he was a small boy. He lived with and managed his mother's small farm until he came to manhood. At about 24 years of age he married Margaret Barlow. About a year afterward he and family moved to the Western Reserve in northeastern Ohio and located in Streetsborough, Portage Co., Ohio. He lived there 14 years during which time seven sons and one daughter was born. The youngest son (George) died there when about three years old. In the fall of 1845 Charles Bunnell and family moved to Winnebago County, Illinois, and located seven miles south of Rockford. He lived there seven years where three children (daughters) were born. In the fall of 1852 himself and family moved to Clinton County, Iowa, and located near Dewitt, Iowa. Here one child was born, a daughter who lived about a year and died. In the spring of 1854, Charles Barlow Bunnell and Alby M. Bunnell emigrated to Oregon. The former located at or near Portland and the latter at Dalls City, Oregon. Charles Bunnell, Sr., continued to live in Clinton County for about 25 years when on account of old age and his wife's poor health sold out his farm and came to live with his son B.L. Bunnell in Shelby County, Iowa. Mrs. Bunnell's health continued to decline and she died in about a year after she came to live with her son in Western Iowa. Soon after Charles Bunnell, Sr., with his two daughters Josephine M. and Sarah A. Bunnell with two orphan grandchildren moved to Oregon and lived for a time on the farm of the eldest son Charles B. Bunnell near Millwaukie, Oregon. About two years afterward, the daughters married. Josephine married T.R.A. Sellwood now of Millwaukie, Oregon, Sarah married Wm. Ashby a farmer of Shelby, Iowa. Charles Bunnell Sr. lived single for several years after the daughters married. Being very much in need of the comforts of a steady home he married a widow Harvy, a woman about his own age. They lived happily together a few years in Millwaukie, Oregon. When on getting up one morning he noticed that his wife said nothing and after partly dressing he came round to the front of the bed. There lay beside the bed on the floor her eldest son dead. Father then called to his wife and shook her. She also was dead. Both had been shot through the head. A coroner's inquest reported they came to their death by parties (or party unknown to them.) - B.L. Bunnell, Compiler. Charles Bunnell, Sr., died Jan 1900.' The above was dated Dec. 7, '09 at which time the following were living: Charles B. Bunnell, Wm. Truman Bunnell, B.L. Bunnell, Josephine M.B. Sellwood & Sarah Ashby." pp. 310-313 quotes from a letter written 12 Sep 1853 by Israel while in Rock Island, IL at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Lucinda Beebe Barlow, the widow of Israel's brother Jonathan Watson Barlow who had moved to that city in the 1840's and had died there 20 Jul 1851. Israel was traveling through on his way to his mission to England. Spelling uncorrected: "...I have heard nothing from my Sister Margaret Bunnell Since Last Spring one of hur Sons by the Name of Joseph Lives with Truman ..." [Truman is Margaret's younger brother.] 4. Reviewed Rootsweb.com Worldconnect 29 Nov 2002. Database ":1678334" lists the following children: Jonathan, b: 26 Oct 1830 in,, Ohio Charles Barlow, b: 11 Aug 1832 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio Alby, b: 17 Feb 1834 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio Joseph Almie, b: 10 Jan 1836 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio William Tecumcia, b: 14 Jun 1838 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio Byron Lord, b: 30 Mar 1840 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio George, b: 22 Nov 1841 in Streetsboro, Portage, Ohio Susannah Mariah, b: 3 Mar 1844 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Mary Jane, b: 15 Jun 1846 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Margaret Josephine, b: 9 Jan 1848 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Sarah Ann, b: 25 Feb 1850 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois Harriet Elmiry, b: 20 Jun 1852 in Dewitt, Clinton, Iowa "Unknown," b: Abt 1852 5. Website http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/Bios1891-Bn.htm "Biographical History or Pottawatamie Co., Iowa, 1891": "Joseph A. BUNNELL, a substantial farmer of Pottawattamie County, owning one of the largest farms in Knox Township, is of English descent. His grandfather BARLOW was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was a traveling salesman through the west. He bought land and mill property and established his brother, Abner, on a tract of land at Maumee City, Indiana, at a very early day. Charles BUNNELL, the father of our subject, was born in Ontario County, New York, near Rochester and was married in that county to Margaret M. BARLOW, a well educated lady and the daughter of an old Revolutionary soldier, who were pioneer settlers in the old colonies of Massachusetts and New York. Mrs. Bunnell taught her husband to read and write, and he became a well informed man. They were the parents of twelve children, seven sons and five daughters; Charles B., Alby (deceased at 40 years of age), Joseph A., William T., Byron L., George (deceased at two years), Susannah M., Josephine M., Mary, Sarah, and the first and last born died in infancy. The father settled on a farm in Portage County, Ohio, where he was among the pioneer settlers. He resided there about 12 years, then moved to Winnebago County, Illinois, remaining seven years; in 1851 he came to Clinton Co., Iowa, and settled on wild land where he lived until he came to Shelby County. His wife and son Byron died and after two years he went to the State of Washington, where he still lives at the age of 85 years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was for many years a deacon, class and leader, trustee, and has always made the Methodist ministers at home in his residence. His wife was a devout church member since 12 years of age, and she was a woman of high character and instilled the lessons of integrity and honesty into the minds of her children, and she is still remembered with affection. Politically Mr. Bunnell is an old-time Whig and Republican and has always been a hard working and upright man. He had two sons in the Civil War: Byron L. and Joseph A. The former was in the 26th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and was in Sherman's first and second battles of Vicksburg, and also in the severe battle at Arkansas Post, where he was badly shot in the hand, and was in the hospital at Memphis. He afterward returned to his regiment and drove an ambulance from Chattanooga to Atlanta and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. He was also on the return march to Washington and was present at the grand review. He was engaged three days in heavy skirmishing at the battle of the Clouds at Lookout Mountain." 6. Early Iowa references to children of children of Charles and Margaret (Barlow) Bunnell: A. FHL film 934962 "History of Pottawattamie Co., Iowa," by Field and Reed, 1907, pp. 1078-1079, contains the following biography of the grandson of Charles and Margaret (Barlow) Bunnell with references to Truman Barlow. Note also a grandchild named Annis probably for Annis Gillette who was Margaret's mother: "W.E. Bunnell, who is now operating a part of the old homestead farm and is also engaged in stock-raising, was born in Knox township, November 18, 1866, his parents being Joseph A. and Sarah J. (Headley) Bunnell, who were of English descent. The father was born January 10, 1836, in Portage county, Ohio, and acquired a common school education there. When sixteen years of age he accompanied his parents on their removal to Clinton county, Iowa, where his father took up government land, and he assisted in the improvement and cultivation of the farm for some time. He next went to Shelby county, this state, where he lived with his uncle, Truman R. Barlow, who was blind but had an excellent education, and he remained with him until the uncles' death. Joseph A. Bunnell made claim to a tract of wild land in Shelby county before it came into market. He was married August 14, 1856, to Miss Sarah J. Headley and the following spring removed to Nebraska, where he engaged in breaking prairie with ox teams throughout the summer, while he spent the winter in Omaha hauling cord wood and brick. That city was then a small village, the Indians being still there, and Mr. Bunnell and his wife lived in a log house. In the spring of 1863 they returned to his claim in Shelby county and he began the improvement of his place. On the 14th of October, 1863, in response to the country's call for aid, he offered his services to the government, enlisting as a member of Company M, Ninth Regiment of Iowa Volunteers, and he was in battle under General Shelby at Duvalls Bluff. The regiment was engaged in guarding the Memphis & Little Rock Railroad - a very dangerous service. Mr. Bunnell participated in other skirmishes, battles and military duties, serving until almost the close of the war but escaped without a scratch. He was honorably discharged at Davenport, Iowa, in February, 1865. While in the army his wife lived at Newton, Pottawattamie county, and when his military experience was over he settled on a farm in Knox township, where he first purchased eighty acres. As a result of his energy and perseverance he was enabled to add to this from time to time until he became the owner of 600 acres of as fine bottom land as can be found in Pottawattamie county. He also had 3200 acres acres in the Alberta district of Canada, besides other real estate. All of this property he acquired through his own well directed efforts for he was a self-made man, industrious, enterprising and progressive. After a well spent life he died November 29, 1906, in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a member. Having accumulated extensive holdings he left his family in very comfortable circumstances but the estate is not yet settled. In his political views Joseph A. Bunnell was a stanch republican, having firm faith in the principles and ultimate triumph of the party. He was affiliated with U.S. Grant post, No. 123, G.A.R., at Avoca, and held several of the minor offices of the township, being regarded in the community as one of its leading and influential citizens. He possessed superior business ability, displayed keen discernment in placing his investments and in the management of his property as well. Whatever he undertook he carried forward to successful completion and as the years passed by won a place among the prosperous residents of the county. On August 14, 1856, he married Miss Sarah J. Headley and unto them were born nine children: Amanda J., George E., Annis D., Walter E., Albert E., Charles S., Ola G., Emma V. and one who died in infancy. W.E. Bunnell has spent his entire life in Knox township and is now operating a part of the old homestead farm. He was educated in the public schools, his time being divided between the duties of the schoolroom, the pleasures of the playground and the work of the fields. When he had attained his majority he resolved to engage in the occupation to which he had been reared and is now accounted one of the enterprising agriculturists of the community. In addition to tilling the soil he is now raising cattle, horses and hogs and his livestock interests are an important branch of his business, bringing to him a very gratifying income. In 1893 Mr. Bunnell was married to Miss Lulu Bunnell, a cousin, who was born in Shelby county, Iowa, in 1877. She was one of a family of ten children and her parents are now living east of Des Moines. Unto our subject and his wife have been born five children: Lela Beth, Joseph Albert, Eugene, Ruth and Grace Cathryne. Mr. Bunnell is an advocate of the republican party and his wife is a member of the Medhodist Episcopal church. He has served as school director and school trustee for three years and both he and his wife are held in high esteem, being accorded a position of prominence in public regard in Knox township. Mr. Bunnell is a representative of one of the old pioneer families here and the work which was instituted by his grandfather and carried on by his father is being continued by him, for he is known as one of the leading, alert and enterprising agriculturrists of his community." B. FHL book 977.7484 H2w, vol. 1, "Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa," by Edward S. White, published by B.F. Bowen and Co., 1915: p. 109: "William Howlett, an Englishman, who gave his name to howlett's Grove, in Fairview township, came there in 1859. Near him settled, about this time, Byron Bunnell, a member of the Latter-Day Saints church. A man name Barlow also settle there very early." p. 112: "Fairview. From the best data obtainable the author is inclined to believe that the first man to settle in what is now Fairview township was Thomas Jefferson Tague ... who built a log cabin on the east side of the Botna river in 1851 near the south boundary line of the county. Other early settlers were: ... Byron L. Bunnell ..." p. 212: "The first sub-division of the county, for the purpose of government, was made in 1854, by County Judge James M. Butler. His entry is very indefinite and without designating boundaries, divides 'the county of Shilby into two townships for the purpose of holding elections in the same, which precincts are known as Galland's Grove precinct and the Southern precinct.' On April 9, 1859, County Judge H.A. Tarkington divided Round Township into three townships, as follows: All that part thereof lying south ... therefore, included the present townships of Clay, Monroe, Fairview, and Shelby, to be known as 'Perrin' township. Judge Tarkington fixed the place of voting in said township at the residence of Joseph Bunnell ..." p. 412: "The old Latter-Day Saints' log church at Galland's Grove was undoubtedly the first building used for school purposes in Shelby county, since it was erected about 1855, and was at once used, not only for church services, but as a school house. One of the earliest schools in the county was located ... in the village of Manteno, in Grove township, the site having been conveyed to the district township of Galland's Grove by William W. Reed on January 5, 1861. Very early school houses in Fairview township were built on land conveyed to the district township of Fairview by Joseph A. Bunnell, Dec. 19, 1863, and on land conveyed by B. and T.J. Tague to the same township Oct. 25, 1865." Chapter XXVII: "Military History. In less than ten years after the organization of Shelby county as a civil unit, the great Civil War broke fiercely upon the country. Shelby county had scarcely passed the log-cabin stage of development, when men were traveling to mill and market over the winding trails, along the ridges and the plateaus and skirting the heads of streams, then unbridged, and when the prairies and sloughs of the county were yet furnishing sustenance and refuge for wild animals. Under these circumstances it was that the young men of Shelby county were called upon to assume the stern responsibilities of their citizenship in common with the other people of Iowa. Shelby county went to the defense of the colors right loyally, sending, it is estimated, one man out of every six then residing within her newly created boundaries. These volunteers came from Cuppy's Grove, Bowman's Grove, Manteno, Hacktown and Harlan. Here are the names of these men constituting Shelby county's roll of honor ... Joseph A. Bunnell, Company M, Ninth Iowa Cavalry ..." MARRIAGE: 1. LDS Ancestral File 30 Nov 2002 notes second wife as Mary Ann Harvey with no dates given. DEATH: 1. Per Findagrave and photos of the tombstone. | Bunnell, Charles Edward (I2619)
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| 3925 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19: 11 children per same source but with all the last name of Davis. 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, p. 8, 1 Aug 1870, family 56 (note Sarah Isabelle, Charles' 2 year old child from his deceased first wife is not with the family): Charles Hales, 21, Carpenter, $100, $100, Iowa. Elizabeth, 20, keeping house, UT. 1870 US: Kanasah, Kane, Utah, 18 Jul 1870, family 4, (note that John Berry was polygamous with two wives - Julia being the second. Also note that the girl with Julia is actually Julia's niece from her brother Charles Henry Hales; also note that the next door neighbor is the James Davis family whose 3 year old son, George A., eventually marries Sarah.): John Berry, 47, farmer, TN. Jane, 39, MS. John M., 16, UT. Mary I., 14, UT. William W., 12, UT. Nancy A., 10, UT. James F., 9, UT. Cynthia L., 7, UT. Eliza E., 5, UT. Robert A., 3, UT. Joseph S., 1, UT. Family #5: Julia Berry, 27, keeping house, IL. Sarah I., Berry, 2, UT. 1880 US: Kanara, Kane, Utah, NA film T9-1336, p. 424d (Sarah I. is Sarah Isabelle Hales, the daughter of Charles Henry Hales and Sarah Ellen Hunt making her the niece of Julia Ardence (Hales) Berry, Charles Hales sister. Apparently, when Sarah's mother Sarah Hunt died in 1868, the several month old Sarah Isabelle was adopted by her aunt Julia and her husband John Berry. This also explains how Sarah Isabelle met her husband George Davis in Kanara whereas Charles Henry Hales and his family lived elsewhere in southern Utah.] John W. Berry, farmer, M, 58, TN, VA, - . Jane E., keeping house, wife, M, 49, IN, - , - . John M., stock raiser, son, S, 26, UT, TN, IN. Nancy A., At home, dau, S, 21, UT, TN, IN. James T., Works on farm, S, 19, UT, TN, IN. Thurza E., At home, dau., 15, UT, TN, IN. Joseph S., Works on farm, S, 10, UT, TN, IN. George A., S, 6, UT, TN, IN. Julia A., At home, wife, M, 37, IL, Eng, NY. Sarah I., At home, dau, S, 11, UT, Eng, IN. 1900 US: Kannarra, Iron, Utah, p. 253A: George Davis, Feb 1865, 35, m. 14 years, UT UT UT, day laborer. Sarah, wife, Jul 1868, 31, m. 14 years, UT UT Eng. Robert, son, Oct 1886, 13, UT UT UT. Waine, son, Jul 1888, 11, UT UT UT. Wilber, son, Aug 1890, UT UT UT. Helty E. dau., May 1893, 7, UT UT UT. Leone, dau., Nov 1895, 4, UT UT UT. Novella, dau., Mary 1898, 2, UT UT UT. 3. Per Rosemary Cundiff at the Research Center of the Utah State Archives DEATH: 1. Familysearch's "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956": Sarah Isabel Davis, d. 18 Jan 1927, Kanarra, Grand, Utah, age 58y 6m 16d, parents Charles Hales and Sarah Isabel Hunt. Burial at Kanarra Cemetery 21 Jan 1927. FHL film 2259755. SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. 2. Ancestral File v4.19. | Hales, Sarah Isabelle (I149)
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| 3926 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestral File v4.19: Parents are Thomas Hunt and Hannah Moon. 2. English and US Censuses: Can't find. BIRTH: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002: 3/16/1850 at Clay Cross, Derby, England. CHRISTENING: 1. Familysearch's Family Tree accessed 3 Feb 2013. Undocumented. DEATH: 1. Date and place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002: 27 Nov 1868 Salt Lake City. 2. Date per LDS endowment record. BURIAL: 1. Place per website for Utah State Historical Society Cemeteries Database; 8 Jan 2002. Notes: D-7... SOURCES_MISC: 1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002. 2. Per family group sheet archive record submitted by Mrs. Lois Lafawn Pollock Williams, 2005 E. Bonanza Rd., Las Vegas, Nevada. References: "Hunt Family Organization, Junction Ward records, End. House Rec., Family records of William H. Hales." | Hunt, Sarah Ellen (I1788)
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| 3927 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email Here is a listing of Edmund Henry Wells and Hepzibah Buel's children. a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, Cambridge, Washington, NY. wed Jane Cooper (this is my ancestor...just so you know). b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, Cambridge. m. Samuel Cooper (b. 19 Sep 1791, d. 27 Mar 1839, Burton, Adams, IL). Wealthy d. 23 Mar 1865, Buckeye, Yolo, Ca. c. James...occupation was a shoemaker. He died at Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. He was wed to Clorinda Griffin. d. Priscilla, d. at Busti, Chautauqua, NY...wed to a Mr. Dickinson. e. Elizabeth, d. Chautauqua, NY...wed to Lewis Berry. f. Sidney, d. in Ca...wed to Sylvia FairChild (d/o James FairChild.) 2nd wife was Hannah Morrison g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, Cambridge, Washington, NY. d. Quincy, IL...wed to Mary Ann Dunlap (d/o Rev. James Dunlap) [Note: Sister Wealthy was married to Samuel Cooper by Rev. Dunlapp.] h. Harriet, d. Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. Was wed to a Mr. Slayton. 3. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, Unknown, and unknown. b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico). c. James, b. ___; shoemaker, m. ___: to ___, fam. moved to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY where he died, children 2-3 reported. d. Pamilla, Priscella (?), b. ___; m. 17 June 1803? to ___Dickeson, Dickinson? Fam. rem. Busti, Chautq. Co., NY, children 3-4 reported. e. Elizabeth, b. ___; m. ____; to ___; to Ransom Curtis of Busti, NY, fam. res. Ashville, Chautq. Co., NY, children 2-3 reported. f. Sidney, b. ca. 1810; m. 7 Apr 1835 at 2nd Ref. Dutch Ch., Albany, NY to Mrs. Sarah Thayer; res. with Austin Wells many years, then with Edmund Wells, then at Albany, NY and died ca. 1849 in CA, children 2 boys reported. g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. ____ to ____, res. Chautq. Co., NY then MauChunk, PA; he died Quincy, IL. Children 3-4 reported. h. Miriam Henry, b. 18 Sep 1811 (twin of above); bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge,; apparently died young. i. Harriet, b. ___; m. ___; to William Slayton of Harmony, Chautq. Co., NY fam. res. Harmony, NY, children Slayton." 4. TAG 46:180-183: "The Wells (Welles) Family of Hebron, CT. and Cambridge, N.Y.," by John G. Hunt: "...Edmund Henry4 Wells, born about 1771, died at Cambridge, N.Y., "of the spotted fever" in 1813; by his wife, who was also his kinswoman, Hepzibah (daughter of that Ichabod Buell named at p. 131 of cited Bradford Genealogy), he left these Wells Children: i. Edmund5, b. Ca. 1791, Cambridge, N.Y.; living 1850 at Harmony, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. ii. Wealthy, m. John Cooper and was living 1848 at Burton, Ill. Their son, W. B. Cooper, was in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having been enlisted in Adams County, Ill., in the preceding year. He gives his impressions of Texas and part of Mexico in a letter dated in 1847, addressed to his uncle, James5 Wells, whose descendant, Capt. William C. Ball, USN (ret.), of Anaheim, Call has made the information available. iii. James, in 1850 of Harmony, N.Y.; had issue. iv. Priscilla, m. ___ Dickinson of Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. v. Elizabeth, m. Ransom Curtis of Busti; had issue vi. Sidney, d. in California, leaving two sons in Albany, N.Y. vii. Solomon, d. at Quincy, Ill., leaving issue. viii. Harriet, m. William Slayton of Harmony; issue." | Wells, Solomon (I3369)
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| 3928 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, Cambridge, Washington, NY. wed Jane Cooper (this is my ancestor...just so you know). [Correspondent Marsha Markham per 5 Oct 2002 email b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, Cambridge. m. Samuel Cooper (b. 19 Sep 1791, d. 27 Mar 1839, Burton, Adams, IL). Wealthy d. 23 Mar 1865, Buckeye, Yolo, Ca. c. James...occupation was a shoemaker. He died at Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. He was wed to Clorinda Griffin. d. Priscilla, d. at Busti, Chautauqua, NY...wed to a Mr. Dickinson. e. Elizabeth, d. Chautauqua, NY...wed to Lewis Berry. f. Sidney, d. in Ca...wed to Sylvia FairChild (d/o James FairChild.) 2nd wife was Hannah Morrison g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, Cambridge, Washington, NY. d. Quincey, IL...wed to Mary Ann Dunlap (d/o Rev. James Dunlap) h. Harriet, d. Harmony, Chautauqua, NY. Was wed to a Mr. Slayton. 3. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, unknown, and unknown. b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico). c. James, b. ___; shoemaker, m. ___: to ___, fam. moved to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY where he died, children 2-3 reported. d. Pamilla, Priscella (?), b. ___; m. 17 June 1803? to ___Dickeson, Dickinson? Fam. rem. Busti, Chautq. Co., NY, children 3-4 reported. e. Elizabeth, b. ___; m. ____; to ___; to Ransom Curtis of Busti, NY, fam. res. Ashville, Chautq. Co., NY, children 2-3 reported. f. Sidney, b. ca. 1810; m. 7 Apr 1835 at 2nd Ref. Dutch Ch., Albany, NY to Mrs. Sarah Thayer; res. with Austin Wells many years, then with Edmund Wells, then at Albany, NY and died ca. 1849 in CA, children 2 boys reported. g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. ____ to ____, res. Chautq. Co., NY then MauChunk, PA; he died Quincy, IL. Children 3-4 reported. h. Miriam Henry, b. 18 Sep 1811 (twin of above); bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge,; apparently died young. i. Harriet, b. ___; m. ___; to William Slayton of Harmony, Chautq. Co., NY fam. res. Harmony, NY, children Slayton." 4. TAG 46:180-183: "The Wells (Welles) Family of Hebron, CT. and Cambridge, N.Y.," by John G. Hunt: "...Edmund Henry4 Wells, born about 1771, died at Cambridge, N.Y., "of the spotted fever" in 1813; by his wife, who was also his kinswoman, Hepzibah (daughter of that Ichabod Buell named at p. 131 of cited Bradford Genealogy), he left these Wells Children: i. Edmund5, b. Ca. 1791, Cambridge, N.Y.; living 1850 at Harmony, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. ii. Wealthy, m. John Cooper and was living 1848 at Burton, Ill. Their son, W. B. Cooper, was in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having been enlisted in Adams County, Ill., in the preceding year. He gives his impressions of Texas and part of Mexico in a letter dated in 1847, addressed to his uncle, James5 Wells, whose descendant, Capt. William C. Ball, USN (ret.), of Anaheim, Call has made the information available. iii. James, in 1850 of Harmony, N.Y.; had issue. iv. Priscilla, m. ___ Dickinson of Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. v. Elizabeth, m. Ransom Curtis of Busti; had issue vi. Sidney, d. in California, leaving two sons in Albany, N.Y. vii. Solomon, d. at Quincy, Ill., leaving issue. viii. Harriet, m. William Slayton of Harmony; issue." 5. Antislavery activists per website http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/HISTORY/Shepard2013-UGRRMapNotes.pdf accessed 5 Nov 2016: "Ed Wells: This is probably Edward (usually given as Edmond) Wells, a wagon-maker. He was born in Washington NY in 1792. He and his wife, Jane, can be found in Harmony NY from 1819 onward. The 1870 Census of Harmony lists Jane living in the family of a son (?) Lewis Wells, but the 1875 Census lists him (age 86) and wife Jane (age 82) at the home of son George. Edward was still listed as a farmer and wagon maker. Young's History, p. 434, located him on Lot 7 in Harmony in 1826, adding that he "is said to be the only early settler living on the road between Mayville and Jamestown on this side of the lake." The 1854 map located the home and the wagon shop on Lot 7-2-15. The assessment rolls for 1857-1863 record George Wells with 82 acres in the northeast part of Lot 7 in (North) Harmony. Young also notes that "George lives on the homestead with his father." His UGRR affiliation is cited in Gourdey, Erma, et al, Busti Centennial Booklet, 1923." MARRIAGE: 1. There appears to be some puzzle as to who Edmund Well's wives were. The first correspondent below reports Jane Cooper was the first followed possibly by Ann or Abiah Cooper. This correspondent notes that she is a descendant of the marriage of Edmund and Jane. The second correspondent below believes Louisa Livingston to be the first wife but tempers this with a question mark; the second wife is also listed as Ann or Abiah Cooper. In reviewing the records for the "Old Turnpike Cemetery" in the book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," (2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www.hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library with over 50 Wells listed), I find the original Edmund, his son Edmund and his wife Wealthy, his son Edmund and his wife Hepzibah, and then a fourth Edmund listed as: Edmund Wells, d. 7 May 1823, Sec. C, Row 13, in his 36th y, m. Abiah ___." Also listed in the same cemetery is Abiah Wells, d. 29 Oct 1840, Sec. C, Row 13 in her 31st y, wife of Edmond." There is no Louisa or Jane Wells in that record. This would seem to indicate that the Edmond who died in 1823 married to Abiah [Cooper or a different Abiah?] would not be the same Edmond who survived until at least 1850 per the notes of the second correspondent below. It appears sure that there was an Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John Cooper who married a Edmund Wells from the detail given as to date, place, and minister in the second correspondent's note - the only question is which one? There may have been other Edmunds in the Cambridge area that may solve the puzzle because the original Edmund (1726-1805) had a brother, Joseph, who came to Cambridge with him; this Joseph had local progeny including a son Edmund - and there may have been other Edmunds afterwards as well. Things to sort out include did Ann or Abiah Cooper really die in Cambridge area in 1840 or did she accompany the Edmund who went to Harmony, New York by 1850 [check census]. Also check the book "New York Scotch-Irish Cooper and Allied Families' Histories" by Russ Cooper, 1755 Derbyshire Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106. The correspondents: A. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, Cambridge, Washington, NY. wed Jane Cooper (this is my ancestor...just so you know). [Correspondent Marsha Markham per 5 Oct 2002 email B. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, unknown, and unknown. 2. Per citation above: "Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C..." 3. Ann is a sibling to Samuel Cooper who married Edmund's sister Wealthy Wells. 4. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email DEATH: 1 From Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91275647 accessed 5 ov 2016: "Mrs. Miriam H. Slayton died at her residence in Harmony on Saturday evening July 22nd at 7:00 aged 72 years. Her brother, Mr. Edmund Wells, who lived near died early Sunday morning aged 91 years. He was the oldest, she the youngest of a family of nine. - handwritten note in E. A. (Wells) Ball scrapbook." ACTION: 1. See above for marriage dilemma. Some things to sort out include did Ann or Abiah Cooper really die in Cambridge area in 1840 or did she accompany the Edmund who went to Harmony, New York by 1850 [check census]. Also check the book "New York Scotch-Irish Cooper and Allied Families' Histories" by Russ Cooper, 1755 Derbyshire Rd., Cleveland, OH 44106. See above note concerning this problem. In the 1850 census, try White Creek, NY, near Harmony as well. | Wells, Edmund (I3367)
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| 3929 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," comp. by John L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 74-75: "James Wells, a son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born 4 Mar. 1776, White Creek, Cambridge district, NY; he married 1st, 7 Oct. 1800 at Cambridge, to Clarinda GRIFFIN, daughter of Benjamin and Chloe (HOWARD) G. of Windham and Hampton, CT, born 16 Nov. 1776, Hampton, Windham town and Co., CT and she apparently died by 1818 and he possibly married 2nd 21 Aug. 1818, to Lois SCOTT, daughter of John and Asenath (___) S. of Cambridge, NY, baptized 25 Dec. 1791 at Protestant Presbyterian Congregation, Cambridge. Clarinda had been a school teacher, he was a merchant and the family lived in Argyle, Galesville (Easton town) and then Union Village, Greenwich, on the Battenkill, Wash. Co., NY; he died 27 Mar. 1825 in the 50th year of his age, Bottskill Baptist Church record, Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY. Children by 1st marriage of James and Clarinda (GRIFFIN) Wells of Argyle and Greenwich, Wash. Co., NY: [Lists five children b. 1801-1815.] Refer: "Bottskill Baptist Church Records, Tombstone Inscriptions," by S.C. Wade 1901, 1995: 34; I.G.I.: NY: Wells; CT: GRIFFIN, as of Mar. 1992; A. Fitch's Notes for Hist.: Wash. Co., NY (30 Jan. 1850): 839; "Sleeper News," Nov. 1996: 4: 2: 2; Records: Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, NY." | Wells, James (I3373)
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| 3930 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined: a. Edmund, b. 26 Mar 1792, at Cambridge, NY, bapt. 8 Sept 1792 at the Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. 1st (?) ____ to ?Louisa Livingston, dau. of William and ___ L. of Cambridge, NY, 1808-1839; he m. 2nd (?), 27 Sep 1814 at Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge, by Rev. John Dunlap, to Ann or Abiah Cooper, dau. of John and ___ C.; Edmund was a wagon master, constable in White Creek, NY (1850 Cen.); fam. res. removed to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY. Children (7 reported): Henry (b. guess ca. 1830; d. before 30 Jan 1850, Quincy, IL [?]), John, Harriet, George, Amy, Unknown, and unknown. b. Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico). c. James, b. ___; shoemaker, m. ___: to ___, fam. moved to Harmony, Chautauqua Co., NY where he died, children 2-3 reported. d. Pamilla, Priscella (?), b. ___; m. 17 June 1803? to ___Dickeson, Dickinson? Fam. rem. Busti, Chautq. Co., NY, children 3-4 reported. e. Elizabeth, b. ___; m. ____; to ___; to Ransom Curtis of Busti, NY, fam. res. Ashville, Chautq. Co., NY, children 2-3 reported. f. Sidney, b. ca. 1810; m. 7 Apr 1835 at 2nd Ref. Dutch Ch., Albany, NY to Mrs. Sarah Thayer; res. with Austin Wells many years, then with Edmund Wells, then at Albany, NY and died ca. 1849 in CA, children 2 boys reported. g. Solomon, b. 18 Sep 1811, bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge; m. ____ to ____, res. Chautq. Co., NY then MauChunk, PA; he died Quincy, IL. Children 3-4 reported. h. Miriam Henry, b. 18 Sep 1811 (twin of above); bapt. 4 Nov 1811 Prot. Presby. Church, Cambridge,; apparently died young. i. Harriet, b. ___; m. ___; to William Slayton of Harmony, Chautq. Co., NY fam. res. Harmony, NY, children Slayton." MARRIAGE: 1. Database above has Livingston. Ordinance Index notes Slayton. Quotation above says she died young and that it was Harriett who was married to William Slayton. Unsure which is correct. Database above, if correct, has the following infomation: Willam M. Slayton, abt. 1830. William Livingston or Levingston, m. 20 May 1847, at Cambridge, Washington, NY. DEATH: 1 From Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=91275647 accessed 5 ov 2016: "Mrs. Miriam H. Slayton died at her residence in Harmony on Saturday evening July 22nd at 7:00 aged 72 years. Her brother, Mr. Edmund Wells, who lived near died early Sunday morning aged 91 years. He was the oldest, she the youngest of a family of nine. - handwritten note in E. A. (Wells) Ball scrapbook." | Wells, Miriam Harriet (I3368)
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| 3931 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Per Kerry Bates' book on Ebenezer Hanks, parents are Edmund Wells and Mary Howell. Book also had genealogy extending way back. See citation with Ebenezer Hanks. See also Ancestral File for extended genealogy. 3. Correspondent Marsha Markham per 30 Sep 2002 email 4. Mentioned in the book "Abstracts of Wills of Washington County, New York: 1788-1825," by Gertrude A. Barber: "Edmund Wells of Cambridge, dated 7 Jan 1800, probated 1 Jul 1805. Mentions: Sons: John, Edmund, Daniel Children of my daughter Molly, wife of Walter Raleigh. Children of my daughter Sarah, wife of Joseph Peters, decd. Executors: sons Edmund, Daniel, Austin, brother Joseph. Witnesses: Lamhlin Wright, James Niles, Gerrit Wendell, signed 'X'." 5. The book "History of Washington County, New York," reprinted 1979 by Heart of the Lakes Publishing, Interlaken, NY, copy in public library of Cambridge Village, Washington Co., NY: A. pp. 252-253: "Edmund Wells was descended from an English stock. His father, Thomas Wells, was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, in 1694, and came to America in 1712, and settled in Saybrook, Conn. where he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Merrill, in May, 1720. Edmund Wells, one of the original propietors of the Cambridge patent, was born in Saybrook, 19 Feb 1721. In 1773 he removed with his family from Hebron, Conn., and settled in what is now the town of Cambridge, on the farm now owned and occupied by Thomas Cornell. He is the only one of the patentees who came to live upon the patent. His children were John Howell Wells, lived and died in Connecticut, Edmund Wells, Jr., born in 1746; graduated at Yale College, Sept. 14, 1768; came with the family in 1773. He was a prominent man in the town. He died on the homestead, 26 Sep 1826, aged 80 years. Mary Wells, married Walter Raleigh, and lived and died in Cambridge. Henry Wells, died young. James Wells, was a lieutenant of dragoons in the Continental service. He died at Croton River, Sept. 23, 1701 [date looks wrong - porb. 1781], aged 30 years. Sarah, married Joseph Peters, and lived and died in Cambridge. Austin, lived and died on his farm in White Creek, Dec. 8, 1849. Captain Daniel Wells was born in Hebron, Conn., in 1754; in April, 1776, enlisted and joined the army then stationed on Long Island under the immediate command of General Washington. He held the rank of orderly-sergeant, and was selected as the bearer of a dispatch from General Washington to General Sullivan, containing sealed orders apprising him of the intended retreat. The duties were discharged with promptness amidst darkness and storm. Sergeant Wells' term of enlistment having expired while in the army was at White Plains, he received his discharge, and returned to Hebron, Conn., where he stood as a minute man. In 1779 he removed with his family to Cambridge and settled on the farm now owned by William Curtis. Here he lived with the companion of his youth for more than half a century, and was blessed with a family of sixteen children. He died May 6, 1840, aged 86 years. He was a man of stong mind. Respected by his fellow-citizens, he had been honored with various posts of office, both civil and miltary, which he filled with fidelity. Descendants of the Wells family are yet living in this and the adjoining towns." B. P. 68: "Another important movement in regard to highways was the beginning of turnpikes. the Northern Turnpike Company, the first intended to operate within this county, was incorporated on the first day of April, 1799. It was designed to build a turnpike from Lansingburg, through Cambridge, Salem, and Hebron, to the house of Hezekiah Leaving, in the town of Granville; and among its directors were William Hay, Edward Wells, Jr., David Long, Martin Van Buskirk, John Williams, and Edward Savage. The company immediately went to work, and not only built the road to the designated point but continued it northward, through Hampton, to the State line, connecting with a similar road to Burlington, Vermont. They also built a branch from Salem Northeastward to the State line, and another from Granville to Whitehall." C. P. 116: "Justices of the Peace. The following are the justices of the peace from the organization of the county of Charlotte (afterwards Washington), and residing within the limits of Washington County, giving, as far as possible, the present name of the town: Appointed 6 Apr 1792: Edmund Wells, Jr., Cambridge; re-appointed 1795, 1798, 1801." D. Pp. 255-256: Listed in various offices as follows: a. May 1774: Edward [Edmund?] Wells, one of three road supervisors of the middle division. b. May 1776: Joseph Wells, poundmaster; Phineas Whiteside, committee man. c. Apr 1777: Edmund Wells, Jr., treasurer and town clerk; Joseph Wells, overseer of poor and road commissioner; Edmund Wells, overseer of roads; William Cooper, road commissioner. d. 1783: "A pound was directed to be located on the east side of the road by Captain Edmnd Wells' house, Captain Joseph Wells to build it, and Captain Edmund Wells to be poundmaster. Stocks [for confining people?] were also voted. They were to be built by Joseph Wells near the pound. e. Mar. 14, 1791: Edmund Wells, moderator of special meeting. Phineas Whiteside, appointed part of special committee dealing with Cambridge being annexed by Washington county. g. 13 Feb 1813: "Austin Wells manumits his slave woman named Hannah." E. P. 256-257: Principal town officers since 1774: a. Walter Raleigh, 1785, collector. b. Daniel Wells, 1801, supervisor. c. Sidney Wells, 1809, collector. d. Sidney Wells, 1816, town clerk. e. Sidney Wells, 1830, supervisor. F. P. 266: Edmund Wells, Jr. listed as a subscriber for $10 for the building of a school, ca. 1800. 6. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 9-12: "Edmund Wells. Second son of Edmund and Mary (HOWELL) W. of Hebron, CT and Cambridge, NY, born 30 Aug. 1746, Hebron, CT; was town clerk of Cambridge, NY: 1777-1781, 1789-1805; in the Revolutionary War, he served as private and sergeant; VanWoert's regiment, Albany Co., NY militia; was a Yale College graduate 1768; m. Feb. 1770, Hebron, CT (Bailey's "Early CT Marr.") to Welthia Ann Goodrich, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (WHITING) G. of Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT, b. 24 Sept. 1750 at Wethersfield, and died 11 Sept. 1814 in 65th yr., in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY; he died 17 Sept. 1826 at the Wells's homestead, Cambridge, where buried 26 Sept., age 80 yrs. and 7 days, in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge. [Book includes a photo of a house with the following caption: "Edmund Wells house - known informally at "The Wheel House" from the design on the front. Includes a log house built c. 1770."] Children of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) Wells: Edmund Henry, b. ca. 1770, prob. Hebron Elizabeth, b. 13 Feb. 1774, possibly in Hebron James, b. 4 Mar. 1776, White Creek, Cambridge district, NY William A., b. ca. 1777, - ? - , NY Samuel D., b. 3 May 178 1, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY Clarissa, b. 9 Feb. 1786, bapt. as adult 22 July 1804 Sidney, b. 6 Oct. 1786, Cambridge, Washington, Co., NY Solomon, b. 24 June 1788, prob. Cambridge Sanford, b. ca. 1797, NY State [KP note: This is an error on the author's part. Solomon was the son of Joseph Wells, Jr. and Abiah Dunham, b. 19 Jun 1797 at Cambridge, NY; m. 1818 Nancy Van Patten, b. 6 Jan 1798 in NY state. In 1830 census he was of White Creek, Washington, NY. He left a will dated 4 Sep 1873 at Cayuga Co., NY.] Refer: Notes: Hist.: Washington Co., NY, by A. Fitch (1809-1879): 839, 1131; "Hist. and Gen.: Wells Fam.," by P.L. Cobb 1897: 3, 3a, 3b, 4; Wash. Co., NY deeds; BB: 206-7 (Apr. 8, 1830); "Hist.: Wash. Co.. NY," 1878: 68, 116, 150, 253, 255-7, 266, 271; "Cambridge. NY Cem. Inscrip., comp.," P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; "Hebron. CT vi. rec.," Bailey's "Early CT Marr.": I.G.I.: NY State as of Apr. 1988, CT as Mar. 1992; "Welles Fam.," by A. Wells 1876: 224-7; "Brewster Gen.," by E.C.B Jones 1908: 448 (DUNLAP); "Records: Prot. Presby. Congreg., Cambridge. NY (N.Y.G. and B. Soc., ed.: R.W. Vosburg 1916, reprint: 1994); Hall's "Bradford Gen."1951: 111, 400 (Goodrich, WHITTING)." 7. The following author speculates that there was another child born to Edmund Wells and Welthia Ann Goodrich named Clarissa. He does not explain why he believes this especially in light of her birth date of 9 Feb 1786 and the next child Sidney's on 6 Oct 1786. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 77-78: "Clarissa Wells, guess that she was daughter of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born (9 Feb. 1786), baptized as an adult, 22 July 1804 at 1st United Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY; she married (22 Mar. 1807), possibly at Cambridge, NY, to James Smith, son of ___, born about 1786 in NY state; he was a farmer, of Penfield, Monroe Co., NY by 1850 census, having property: $4000; she had died before about 1831 and he married 2nd to Abigail, daughter of ___, of___ VT, born about 1790, ___, VT, having a daughter, apparently by a previous marriage, whose married name was Abigail (___) Kelley, born about 1819 in NY state, widow, caring for her widowed mother (1880 census: Penfield, Monroe Co., NY); he had died between 1860 and 1880. Children Smith... [Lists 13 children.]" 9. TAG 46:180-183: "The Wells (Welles) Family of Hebron, CT. and Cambridge, N.Y.," by John G. Hunt: "...Edmund3 Wells, born 1746 at Hebron, Conn., who married there in February 1770, Miss Wealthy Ann Goodrich (named at p. 400 of Hall's "The Bradford Genealogy"). He died at Cambridge, N.Y., in 1826, of which town his father had been an original patentee in 1760. Children of Edmund3 and Wealthy Ann were Edmund Henry4 Wells; Solomon; Elizabeth; Samuel; Sidney and William (who married his cousin Wealthian Gilbert and had Millicent5 that married Leonard Johnson and had William Wells6 Johnson of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, father of Jesse7 Johnson, president of Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, from 1893 to 1902. The aforesaid Edmund Henry4 Wells, born about 1771, died at Cambridge, N.Y., "of the spotted fever" in 1813; by his wife, who was also his kinswoman, Hepzibah (daughter of that Ichabod Buell named at p. 131 of cited Bradford Genealogy), he left these Wells Children: i. Edmund5, b. Ca. 1791, Cambridge, N.Y.; living 1850 at Harmony, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. ii. Wealthy, m. John Cooper and was living 1848 at Burton, Ill. Their son, W. B. Cooper, was in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having been enlisted in Adams County, Ill., in the preceding year. He gives his impressions of Texas and part of Mexico in a letter dated in 1847, addressed to his uncle, James5 Wells, whose descendant, Capt. William C. Ball, USN (ret.), of Anaheim, Call has made the information available. iii. James, in 1850 of Harmony, N.Y.; had issue. iv. Priscilla, m. ___ Dickinson of Busti, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; had issue. v. Elizabeth, m. Ransom Curtis of Busti; had issue vi. Sidney, d. in California, leaving two sons in Albany, N.Y. vii. Solomon, d. at Quincy, Ill., leaving issue. viii. Harriet, m. William Slayton of Harmony; issue." 10. Society of Mayflower Descendants has a proven pedigree of Edmund Henry Wells through Elizabeth Whiting back to the Mayflower passenger William Bradford: Elizabeth Whiting b. Hartford, CT, bp 8 Aug 1725, MF 16:2:9; MF 19:153; MF 22:94, 371 d. prob Hebron, CT, aft 16 Oct 1780, MF 22:371 m. Wethersfield, CT, 10 Jun 1747, MF 22:371 married to Samuel Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 1 Nov 1721, MF 22:371 d. Hebron, CT, 16 Nov 1773, MF 22:371 Wealthy Ann/Wealthian Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 24 Sep 1750, MF 22:372 d. Cambridge, NY, 11 Sep 1814, Desc of Thomas Wells (Jones, MMS) 4 (no pars); J D Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars) m. Hebron, CT, 22 Feb 1770, Early Ct Marr 3:92 (no pars); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars); TAG 46:181 (no pars); Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 (no pars) married to Edmund Wells Jr [Edmund Wells - Mary Howell] b. Hebron, CT, 30 Aug 1746, Hebron/Barbour 18:274; Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 ("10 Sep 1744"); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 ("10 Sep 1746") d. Cambridge, NY, 17 Sep 1826/8, Wells MMS 4; A Fitch 2:59; JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (80y & 7d) Edmund Henry Wells b. Hebron, CT, 14 Dec 1771, VR 1:44(no mo); JD Wells Fam Rec 17 d. Cambridge, NY, 2 Apr 1813, JD Wells Fam Rec 17 (pars) married to Hepzibah Buell BIOGRAPHY: 1. Graduated from Yale College. BURIAL: 1. The book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," 2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www. hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library. For Old Turnpike Cemetery, with over 50 Wells including: Edmund Wells, Capt., d. 17 Sep 1826, Sec. C, row 12, ae80 y, Vet. Rev. War. | Wells, Edmund (I3372)
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| 3932 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Per Kerry Bates' book on Ebenezer Hanks, parents are Samuel Goodrich and Elizabeth Whiting. Book also had genealogy extending way back. See citation with Ebenezer Hanks. 3. FHL book 929.273 W462c "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family. Some Ancestors and Descendants of Thomas Wells of Saybrook and Hebron, Connecticut, who had come from Dudley, Worcestershire, England in 1712. Supplementing: "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897"; compiled by John. L. Cobb, 1999, pp. 9-12: "Edmund Wells. Second son of Edmund and Mary (Howell) W. of Hebron, CT and Cambridge, NY, born 30 Aug. 1746, Hebron, CT; was town clerk of Cambridge, NY: 1777-1781, 1789-1805; in the Revolutionary War, he served as private and sergeant; VanWoert's regiment, Albany Co., NY militia; was a Yale College graduate 1768; m. Feb. 1770, Hebron, CT (Bailey's "Early CT Marr.") to Welthia Ann Goodrich, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Whiting) G. of Wethersfield, Hartford Co., CT, b. 24 Sept. 1750 at Wethersfield, and died 11 Sept. 1814 in 65th yr., in Cambridge, Washington Co., NY; he died 17 Sept. 1826 at the Wells's homestead, Cambridge, where buried 26 Sept., age 80 yrs. and 7 days, in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge. [Book includes a photo of a house with the following caption: "Edmund Wells house - known informally at "The Wheel House" from the design on the front. Includes a log house built c. 1770."] Children of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) Wells: Edmund Henry, b. ca. 1770, prob. Hebron Elizabeth, b. 13 Feb. 1774, possibly in Hebron James, b. 4 Mar. 1776, White Creek, Cambridge district, NY William A., b. ca. 1777, - ? - , NY Samuel D., b. 3 May 178 1, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., NY Clarissa, b. 9 Feb. 1786, bapt. as adult 22 July 1804 Sidney, b. 6 Oct. 1786, Cambridge, Washington, Co., NY Solomon, b. 24 June 1788, prob. Cambridge Sanford, b. ca. 1797, NY State [KP note: This is an error on the author's part. Solomon was the son of Joseph Wells, Jr. and Abiah Dunham, b. 19 Jun 1797 at Cambridge, NY; m. 1818 Nancy Van Patten, b. 6 Jan 1798 in NY state. In 1830 census he was of White Creek, Washington, NY. He left a will dated 4 Sep 1873 at Cayuga Co., NY.] Refer: Notes: Hist.: Washington Co., NY, by A. Fitch (1809-1879): 839, 1131; "Hist. and Gen.: Wells Fam.," by P.L. Cobb 1897: 3, 3a, 3b, 4; Wash. Co., NY deeds; BB: 206-7 (Apr. 8, 1830); "Hist.: Wash. Co.. NY," 1878: 68, 116, 150, 253, 255-7, 266, 271; "Cambridge. NY Cem. Inscrip., comp.," P.L. and L.B. Cobb 1913; "Hebron. CT vi. rec.," Bailey's "Early CT Marr.": I.G.I.: NY State as of Apr. 1988, CT as Mar. 1992; "Welles Fam.," by A. Wells 1876: 224-7; "Brewster Gen.," by E.C.B Jones 1908: 448 (Dunlap); "Records: Prot. Presby. Congreg., Cambridge. NY (N.Y.G. and B. Soc., ed.: R.W. Vosburg 1916, reprint: 1994); Hall's "Bradford Gen."1951: 111, 400 (Goodrich, Whitting)." 4. Society of Mayflower Descendants has a proven pedigree of Edmund Henry Wells through Elizabeth Whiting back to the Mayflower passenger William Bradford: Elizabeth Whiting b. Hartford, CT, bp 8 Aug 1725, MF 16:2:9; MF 19:153; MF 22:94, 371 d. prob Hebron, CT, aft 16 Oct 1780, MF 22:371 m. Wethersfield, CT, 10 Jun 1747, MF 22:371 married to Samuel Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 1 Nov 1721, MF 22:371 d. Hebron, CT, 16 Nov 1773, MF 22:371 Wealthy Ann/Wealthian Goodrich b. Wethersfield, CT, 24 Sep 1750, MF 22:372 d. Cambridge, NY, 11 Sep 1814, Desc of Thomas Wells (Jones, MMS) 4 (no pars); J D Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars) m. Hebron, CT, 22 Feb 1770, Early Ct Marr 3:92 (no pars); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (no pars); TAG 46:181 (no pars); Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 (no pars) married to Edmund Wells Jr [Edmund Wells - Mary Howell] b. Hebron, CT, 30 Aug 1746, Hebron/Barbour 18:274; Asa Fitch Papers 2:59 ("10 Sep 1744"); JD Wells Fam Rec 15 ("10 Sep 1746") d. Cambridge, NY, 17 Sep 1826/8, Wells MMS 4; A Fitch 2:59; JD Wells Fam Rec 15 (80y & 7d) Edmund Henry Wells b. Hebron, CT, 14 Dec 1771, VR 1:44(no mo); JD Wells Fam Rec 17 d. Cambridge, NY, 2 Apr 1813, JD Wells Fam Rec 17 (pars) married to Hepzibah Buell BURIAL: 1. The book "Cemetery Records, the Town of Cambridge, Washington Co., NY," 2003, comp. by Historical Data Services, 14 Clark St., Glen Falls, NY, 12804, www. hdsgenealogy.com, copy available in the Cambridge public library. For Old Turnpike Cemetery, with over 50 Wells including: Wealthy Ann Wells, d. 11 Sep 1814, sec. C, row 12, in her 63rd y, wife of Edmund. | Goodrich, Welthian (I3374)
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| 3933 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. 1880 US: Johnstonville, Lassen, California, p. 75B, NA Film T9-0066: Ida Ridgeway, at School, F, S, W, 13, CA, parents both of Missouri. Living with Levi, 65, of PA and Lidia E. McCoy, 53, of NY with relationship as "other". DEATH: 1. Died of childbirth complications. OBITUARY: 1. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Sat., Nov. 3, 1888, p. 1: "Ida Mae Cooper, age 22-1-27. On last Sunday evening the wife of George D. Cooper died at the family residence north of Winters. She was but little over 22 years of age and had been married but about two years. She was the granddaughter of our townsman, M. Baldwin. She leaves a father, two brothers and a sister, and to her husband's care, she leaves a little babe. Mrs. Cooper had been a consistent member of the Baptist church for the last three years of her life and in that faith she died. We extend our sympathy to the relatives and especially to the young husband thus early bereaved." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928. -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Ridgeway, Ida May (I3326)
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| 3934 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Censuses: 1840 US: Environs of Quincy, Adams, Illinois, p. 60a, related families: Ebenezer Hanks, males 20-30:2//females 20-30:1. [Newly married Ebenezer and Jane - not sure who second male is.] Henry Cooper, males 15-20:1; 20-30:2//females 40-50:1. [Four homes away from Ebenezer Hanks - probable brother to Jane Wells Cooper.] James Wells, males 5-10:2; 20-30:2; 40-50:1//females 5-10:1; 10-15:1; 40-50: 1. [Next door to Henry Cooper - possible uncle to Jane Wells Cooper?] US 1850 Census for Burton, Adams, Illinois, 5 Oct 1850, p. 18A, online image at Henry Cooper, blacksmith, M 35 NY. Anne Cooper, F 29, NY. Mary A. Cooper, F 5, Ill. Susan Cooper, F 3, Ill. Luella Cooper, F 1, Ill. 3. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 4. Mentioned in son's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Thurs., Nov. 20, 1958, p. 2: "George D. Cooper. Funeral services for George D. Cooper, 96, lifelong resident of Yolo county were held Saturday afternoon at Kraft Bros. Chapel Woodland with interment in Winters Cemetery. Rev. Harold Reeves, pastor of First Christian Church of Winters officiated at the rites and Mary Mendes was the organist. Casket bearers, all relatives of Mr. Cooper's were Gary Lipelt, Kay Lipelt, Milvin Brattin, Chester Bentley, Leland L. Stith, and William Stith. Mr. Cooper died at his home, 109 Main street, last Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 after being in failing health for a number of years. He was born October 11, 1862, and had lived in Winters since he retired from farming 45 years ago. His parents, Henry and Anna Cooper came to Yolo from New York in 1856. His father worked in Woodland as a blacksmith and butcher and later moved to a ranch one-half mile from old Buckeye school where Mr. Cooper was reared and where he farmed until retirement in 1913. Mr. Cooper married his wife Eula in 1912 and shortly thereafter moved to Winters where he has lived at the same home ever since. Survivors are Mr. Cooper's wife, one son Arch L. Cooper of Ceres, one step-son, Jack R.V. Vest of Salem, Oregon, one nephew, Henry Bentley of Davis, two nieces, Mrs. Sarah Brattin, Woodland and Mrs. Minnie Baty, Cedarville as well as two grandchildren, Robert Cooper and Eleanor Powell of Washington." DEATH: 1. Research Rea Jenkins sent me a copy of a "Certificate of Search" issued by the Yolo County Recorder, dated 28 Jul 2009, which states that they conducted a search from 1878 to 1910 and did not find the death of "W. Henry Cooper." OBITUARY: 1. Newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, Henry (I3307)
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| 3935 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Censuses: 1850 US: Burton, Adams, Illinois, 5 Oct 1850, p. 18A, online image at Henry Cooper, blacksmith, M 35 NY. Anne Cooper, F 29, NY. Mary A. Cooper, F 5, Ill. Susan Cooper, F 3, Ill. Luella Cooper, F 1, Ill. 1880 US: Winters, Yolo, California, 14 Jun 1880, 156/167: John F. Baker, 40, MA MA MA, laborer. Susan J., wife, 33, housekeeper, IL NY NY. Willliam E., son, 4, CA MA IL. 1900 US: Winters, Yolo, California, 2 Jun 1900, 31/31: Susan J. Baker, 57, b. Mar 1847, widow, 2 children total both living, IL NY NY. Elmer W., son, Nov 1875, 24, single, CA MA IL, farm laborer. Wilbur F., son, Aug 1884, 15, single, CA MA IL, farm laborer. 3. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 3. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in Sect. 6, lot 50, Baker plot, all surnamed Baker: -Blanche, Oct 11, 1883-Oct 27, 1969. -John F., -Feb 18, 1890, age 49-7-8. -Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, -Feb 14, 1903, age 55-11-8. -William Elmer, -Aug 30 1932, age 54y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, Susan Jane (I3313)
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| 3936 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Jackson Twp., Andrew, Missouri: Samuel Cooper, 51, NY. Matilda Cooper, 45, OH. Ida B. Ridgeway, 20, IL. Earl H. Cooper, 24, IL. Eben F. Cooper, 15, MO. Charles C. Cooper, 12, MO. Lillie M. Cooper, 10, MO. Aperilla A. Cooper, 8, MO. Lewine Ridgeway, 1, MO. 1880 US: Mound City, Holt, Missouri NA film T9-0690, p. 91A: Eben Cooper, boot and shoemaker, 25, MO, NY, OH. Martha Cooper, keeps house, wife, 23, KY, NY, PA. Earnest Cooper, son, 10 Months, MO, MO, KY. | Cooper, Thomas Eben (I3335)
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| 3937 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Censuses: 1870 US: Jackson Twp., Andrew, Missouri: Samuel Cooper, 51, NY. Matilda Cooper, 45, OH. Ida B. Ridgeway, 20, IL. Earl H. Cooper, 24, IL. Eben F. Cooper, 15, MO. Charles C. Cooper, 12, MO. Lillie M. Cooper, 10, MO. Aperilla A. Cooper, 8, MO. Lewine Ridgeway, 1, MO. US 1880: Dale, Atchison, Missouri, NA film T9-0672, p. 454B: Earl H. Cooper, Farm Laborer, self M M W 34 IL NY OH. Nancy J. Cooper, Keeping House, wife F M W 23 KS IN IN. MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance Index 1.02. | Cooper, Earl Henry (I3333)
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| 3938 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 3. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." DEATH: 1. Per Rootsweb.com, California Death Records Index: George Day Cooper, b. 11 Oct 1862 in California; mother Peck, father Cooper, died 12 Nov 1958 in Yolo Co. at age 96. OBITUARY: 1. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Thurs., Nov. 20, 1958, p. 2: "George D. Cooper. Funeral services for George D. Cooper, 96, lifelong resident of Yolo county were held Saturday afternoon at Kraft Bros. Chapel Woodland with interment in Winters Cemetery. Rev. Harold Reeves, pastor of First Christian Church of Winters officiated at the rites and Mary Mendes was the organist. Casket bearers, all relatives of Mr. Cooper's were Gary Lipelt, Kay Lipelt, Milvin Brattin, Chester Bentley, Leland L. Stith, and William Stith. Mr. Cooper died at his home, 109 Main street, last Wednesday afternoon at 3:15 after being in failing health for a number of years. He was born October 11, 1862, and had lived in Winters since he retired from farming 45 years ago. His parents, Henry and Anna Cooper came to Yolo from New York in 1856. His father worked in Woodland as a blacksmith and butcher and later moved to a ranch one-half mile from old Buckeye school where Mr. Cooper was reared and where he farmed until retirement in 1913. Mr. Cooper married his wife Eula in 1912 and shortly thereafter moved to Winters where he has lived at the same home ever since. Survivors are Mr. Cooper's wife, one son Arch L. Cooper of Ceres, one step-son, Jack R.V. Vest of Salem, Oregon, one nephew, Henry Bentley of Davis, two nieces, Mrs. Sarah Brattin, Woodland and Mrs. Minnie Baty, Cedarville as well as two grandchildren, Robert Cooper and Eleanor Powell of Washington." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, George Day (I3318)
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| 3939 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 3. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." OBITUARY: 1. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Friday, June 18, 1943, p. 1: "Last Rites Monday for C.C. Cooper. Funeral rites for Charles C. Cooper who died Thursday in Napa where he had been hospitalized ten days, were conducted Monday afternnon from the Presbyterian church. Kraft Brothes gave directionand Rev. Lee Sadler had the devotional service, assisted by Lt. E. N. Granlund, pastor of the church. Mrs. Lee Sadler was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. H.E. Mermod. Charles Cooper was born May 28, 1860 in Buckeye and has had almost continuous residence in and around Winters during all his long life span he was he son of the late early day settlers, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooper who came to Buckeye in 1857, and reared six children to adult years. Deceased was educated in Buckey and Dixon schools and took up farming. He followed grain farming during his young manhood, and later purchased an orchard home on the Davis road that he operated until retirement a few years ago. He was married in July, 1906, to Miss Mary Nicholson at Broderick, and a most congenial companionship was terminated at her death in August, 1938. Both were members of the Presbyterian church, and both were prominent in fraternal circles in days gone by. Cooper was a Native Son, a Pythian Knight and a member of the Mystic Workers. George D. Cooper, brother, is the only survivor of the pioneer Cooper family circle. Sisters who are deceased, all well-known in Yolo county are, Mrs. J.P. Grafton, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. John Wilgus and Mrs. William Bentley. Nephews and nieces, all local of former local residents, are A.L. Cooper, Modesto; Henry Grafton, Sacramento; Wilbur Baker, Los Angeles; Mrs Minnie Baty, Dorris; Charles Wilgus, Ukiah; Henry Bentley, Davis; Mrs. T.F. Brattin, Woodland; Mrs. Anne Cannon, winters. Commital rites were observed in tth local cemetery. Casket-bearers were Fred Sims, Fred Moody, J.F. and G.M. Vasey, Preston Rhodes, E.L. Dexter." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, Charles C. (I3317)
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| 3940 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 3. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in Sect. 7, Lot 104, Bentley Plot, both surnamed Bentley: -Emma E., Mar 14, 1854-Oct 5, 1932. -William M, Oct 2 1854-July 16, 1886. | Cooper, Emma Elphinia (I3316)
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| 3941 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 3. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Jan. 30, 1869, p. 1: "Deaths. Egbert H. Cooper Jan. 26, 1869 age 17 years 10 months 16 days." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, Egbert H. (I3315)
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| 3942 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. FHL book 929.273 W462C "History and Genealogy of the Wells Family," compiled by John L. Cobb, 1999, supplementing "The History and Genealogy of the Wells Family" by Philip L. Cobb, 1897. Pp. 71-72, references given as: I.G.I. NY state: Wells, as of Apr 1988 and Mar 1992, CT: Wells et al.: 'Cem. Inscrip. from Cambridge, NY,' copied by P.L. and L.B. cobb 1913; Wash Co., NY deeds: CC: 13, 30 Aug. 1830, rec. 31 Aug 1831; Asa Fitch's Notes for a Wash Co., NY Hist.: re Wells: 839; Administration: Edmund Henry Wells of Cambridge, NY: 2 Jan 1815, by wid. Hepzibah: 2: 67; 'American Genealogist'; vol. 46, July 1970: 181-2: 'The Wells Fam. of Hebron, CT, and Cambridge, NY' by John G. Hunt, 821 No. Jackson St., Arlington, VA 22201 (Capt. Wm. C. Ball, USN (ret.) of Anaheim, CA. Text: "Edmund Henry Wells, son of Edmund and Welthia Ann (Goodrich) W. of Cambridge, NY, born about 1770, probably in Hebron, CT; he married (1791), to Hepzipah Buel, daughter of Ichabod and Hepzibah (Dewey) B. of Hebron, CT, born about 1771, she received into communion of the Prot. Presby. Church of Cambridge, NY, 17 Oct. 1809; family resided in Cambridge, NY, where he died 2 Apr 1813 in 42nd year, of 'spotted fever' or 'the epidemic'; she died 15 Dec 1819 in 48th year, and both buried in the cemetery on the Turnpike, south of the village of Cambridge, Wash. Co., NY. Children all born Cambridge, Wash. Co, NY, order undetermined [9 children listed but I only list Wendell's mother - see parents for full quotation]: Wealthy Ann, b. 25 Jan 1794, bapt. 13 Apr 1794 Prot. Presby Church, Cambridge, rec'd into comm. there ___ 1813 by Rev. John Dunlap; she m. 1 May 1815 at Cambridge, to Samuel Cooper, s. of John and ___C. of Eagle Bridge (on Hoosic River), White Cr., NY; b. ___; fam. rem. with brother Edmund W. to Chautaugua Co., NY and later, 1848, Burton (E. of Quincy), Adams Co., IL, where he died of fever. Several children Cooper: W.B., b. ___; in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having enl. 1846 in Adams Co., IL (letter: 1847 to Uncle James about Texas and Mexico)." 3. TAG 46:180-183: "The Wells (Welles) Family of Hebron, CT. and Cambridge, N.Y.," by John G. Hunt: "...Edmund Henry4 Wells, born about 1771, died at Cambridge, N.Y., "of the spotted fever" in 1813; by his wife, who was also his kinswoman, Hepzibah (daughter of that Ichabod Buell named at p. 131 of cited Bradford Genealogy), he left these Wells Children... ii. Wealthy, m. John Cooper and was living 1848 at Burton, Ill. Their son, W. B. Cooper, was in 1847 at Saltillo, Mexico, having been enlisted in Adams County, Ill., in the preceding year. He gives his impressions of Texas and part of Mexico in a letter dated in 1847, addressed to his uncle, James5 Wells, whose descendant, Capt. William C. Ball, USN (ret.), of Anaheim, Call has made the information available..." MARRIAGE: 1. The FHL book 977.344-V2m "Marriages of Adams County, IL," vol. 1, compiled by the Great River Genealogical Society, 1979, p. 45: "Wendell B. Cooper and Lucy A. Hendricks, 25 Oct 1849, by John G. Humphrey, Justice of the Peace." Marriages extracted from Adams County Courthouse in Quincy, IL. | Cooper, Wendell Berry (I3308)
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| 3943 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. From Internet site CAGENWEB accessed 9 Jan 2010, transcription of "The Western Shore Gazetteer and Commercial Directory, For the State of California…, Yolo County," compiled and published annually by C. P. Sprague & H. W. Atwell, Woodland, Yolo County, 1870: "Grafton, J. P., Ill.; farmer, residence 2 1/2 miles S from Cottonwood, 14 miles SW from Woodland; one hundred and sixty acres of land, Division 3, all in cultivation; value, six thousand five hundred dollars; capital invested, one thousand dollars; Buckeye Precinct and Township; Post-office, Cache Creek." | Grafton, James Philander (I3319)
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| 3944 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. I found your Cooper family tree in Ancestry.com. I am interested in learning more about Ida Bell Cooper. She was married to Louis B. Ridgway, who was the brother of my great-grandfather. I found one reference to her in the 1880 census for Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri. Her last name is Smith and she has two children with the Ridgway surname and two children with the Smith surname. Do you know the name of her "Smith" husband? Thank you for any information you can give me. Lahna Neely. lneely@adelphia.net 3. Censuses: 1870 US: Jackson Twp., Andrew, Missouri: Samuel Cooper, 51, NY. Matilda Cooper, 45, OH. Ida B. Ridgeway, 20, IL. Earl H. Cooper, 24, IL. Eben F. Cooper, 15, MO. Charles C. Cooper, 12, MO. Lillie M. Cooper, 10, MO. Aperilla A. Cooper, 8, MO. Lewine Ridgeway, 1, MO. MARRIAGE: 1. Ordinance index 1.02 lists marriage to Louis Ridgeway, 1 Mar 1868 at Andrew Co., MO. This record was LDS extracted from county records. Her sister Cecelia was also in Andrew Co. at Fillmore. Andrew Co. adjoins Holt Co. | Cooper, Ida Bell (I3334)
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| 3945 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Online Ordinance Index also shows last name as Pickard. 3. Censuses: 1870 US: Jackson Twp., Andrew, Missouri: Samuel Cooper, 51, NY. Matilda Cooper, 45, OH. Ida B. Ridgeway, 20, IL. Earl H. Cooper, 24, IL. Eben F. Cooper, 15, MO. Charles C. Cooper, 12, MO. Lillie M. Cooper, 10, MO. Aperilla A. Cooper, 8, MO. Lewine Ridgeway, 1, MO. DEATH: 1. Died at home of son Harry Cooper in San Antonio. | Packard, Matilda Jane (I3330)
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| 3946 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. Received an 14 Nov 2005 email of a great-grandson of this individual: Christian Leonard Cooper 3. Censuses: 1870 US: Jackson Twp., Andrew, Missouri: Samuel Cooper, 51, NY. Matilda Cooper, 45, OH. Ida B. Ridgeway, 20, IL. Earl H. Cooper, 24, IL. Eben F. Cooper, 15, MO. Charles C. Cooper, 12, MO. Lillie M. Cooper, 10, MO. Aperilla A. Cooper, 8, MO. Lewine Ridgeway, 1, MO. BIOGRAPHY: 1. Military Service: Served in Company G, 12th Mo. S.M. Cavalry and 5th M.S.M. | Cooper, Samuel E. (I3309)
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| 3947 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. This is the only Mary Nicholson in CA born circa 1863 in CA and is most likely this Mary especially since there is a sister named Grace (see Mary's obituary). US 1880 census, Middletown, Lake, California, NA film T0-0066, p. 30A [Lake is next county over from Yolo]: C. Nickolson, keeping House, Self F M W 40 Sco Sco Sco. Mary Nickolson, Dau, F S W 18 Ca Sco Sco. Agnes Nickolson, Dau, F S W 13 Ca Sco Sco. Lotta Nickolson, Dau, F S W 11 Ca Sco Sco. Jas Nickolson, Son, F S W 9 Ca Sco Sco. John Nickolson, Son, F S W 5 Ca Sco Sco. Grace Nickolson, Dau, F S W 2 Ca Sco Sco. Charles Nickolson, Son, F S W 1M Ca Sco Sco. MARRIAGE: 1. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," June 18, 1943, p. 1: "Last Rites Monday for C.C. Cooper. Funeral rites for Charles C. Cooper who died Thrusday in napa where he had been hospitalized ten days, were conducted Monday afternnon from the Presbyerian church. Kraft Brothes gave directionand Rev. Lee Sadler had the devotiional service, assisted by Lt. E. N. Granlund, pastor of the church. Mrs. Lee Sadler was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. H.E. Mermod. Charles Cooper was born May 28, 1860 in Buckeye and has had almost continuous residence in and around Winters during all his long life span he was he son of the late early day settlers, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooper who came to Buckeye in 1857, and reared six children to adult years. Deceased was educated in Buckey and Dixon schools and took up farming. He followed grain farming during his young manhood, and later purchased an orchard home on the Davis road that he operated until retirement a few years ago. He was married in July, 1906, to Miss Mary Nicholson at Broderick, and a most congenial companionship was terminated at her death in August, 1938. Both were members of the Presbyterian church, and both were prominent in fraternal circles in days gone by. Cooper was a Native Son, a Pythian Knight and a member of the Mystic Workers. George D. Cooper, brother, is the only survivor of the pioneer Cooper family circle. Sisters who are deceased, all well-known in Yolo county are, Mrs. J.P. Grafton, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs. John Wilgus and Mrs. William Bentley. Nephews and nieces, all local of former local residents, are A.L. Cooper, Modesto; Henry Grafton, Sacramento; Wilbur Baker, Los Angeles; Mrs Minnie Baty, Dorris; Charles Wilgus, Ukiah; Henry Bentley, Davis; Mrs. T.F. Brattin, Woodland; Mrs. Anne Cannon, winters. Commital rites were observed in tth local cemetery. Casket-bearers were Fred Sims, Fred Moody, J.F. and G.M. Vasey, Preston Rhodes, E.L. Dexter." OBITUARY: 1. Per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Friday, Aug. 26, 1938, p. 1: "Sad Rites for Mrs. C. Cooper. Funeral services will be held this afternoon in the Presbyterian Church for Mrs. Mary Nichols Cooper, who died Tuesday at a Woodland hospital. A native of Calistoga, aged 75, Mrs. Cooper had resided in this section and had many close friends who testify to her worthy character and life of service for others. Before her marriage to Mr. Cooper, in July 1906, she made her home with her sister, Mrs. Evans, at that time Mrs. Will McClure, local resident for many years. She was a member of the local Presbyterian Church for 26 years and until her late years of affliction was an attendant at its worship. She was also active in local fraternal circles in years gone by. She is survived by her husband, Charles C. Cooper, two sisters, Mrs. T.L. Evans and Mrs. Grace Brietzke of Sacramento, and several nieces and nephews. Of the latter, Mrs. E.P. Werner, Charles and Herbert McClure of Sacramento formerly l resided here. Kraft Brothers are in charge of funeral services and Rev. Lee Sadler will officiate. members of the Presbyterian Church choir will offer song service." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" ~ORDINANCES: Verified 13 Apr 2002. BAPTISM: Submission 34-2938 slip 34-2379810-040. ENDOWMENT: Submission 34-2938 slip 34-2379810-040. SEALING TO PARENTS: SEALING TO SPOUSE: | Nicholson, Mary (I3325)
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| 3948 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. US 1850 Census for Burton, Adams, Illinois, 5 Oct 1850, p. 18A, online image at Henry Cooper, blacksmith, M 35 NY. Anne Cooper, F 29, NY. Mary A. Cooper, F 5, Ill. Susan Cooper, F 3, Ill. Luella Cooper, F 1, Ill. 3. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 4. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in Sect. 6, Lot 117, Wilgus Plot, both surnamed Wilgus: -Edward E., Dec 21, 1871-May 20, 1943. -John H., Mar 28, 1844-Feb 15, 1918. -Lottie E., Mar 12, 1878-Aug 23, 1878, dau. of J.H. & L.E. -Luella E., Feb 7, 1849-Jan 24, 1928. -Susie B., Sept. 24, 1870-Feb 20, 1947. [Wife of Edward E.] -Veva Bell, June 21, 1902-July 16, 1912, dau. of E.E. & S.B. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Cooper, Louella E. (I3314)
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| 3949 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. US 1850 Census for Burton, Adams, Illinois, 5 Oct 1850, p. 18A, online image at Henry Cooper, blacksmith, M 35 NY. Anne Cooper, F 29, NY. Mary A. Cooper, F 5, Ill. Susan Cooper, F 3, Ill. Luella Cooper, F 1, Ill. 3. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." 4. Mentioned in father's obituary per the newspaper "The Winters Express," Dec. 12, 1901, p. 1: "Deaths. Henry Cooper died Saturday December 7, 1901, 85 yrs., 9 mo., 3 days. He was born in Chautauqua County, New York, March 4, 1816. He was married in 1840 to Ann Mariah Peck and they came to California in May of 1856 settling in Yolo County. surviving children are Mrs. Mary A Grafton, Mrs. Susan J. Baker, Mrs. Luella E. Wilgus, Mrs. Emma E. Bentley, Charles A. Cooper and George D. Cooper." | Cooper, Mary A. (I3312)
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| 3950 | RESEARCH_NOTES: 1. Per Ancestry.com: database "1663942"; 13 Apr. 2002, contact 2. US 1850 Census for Burton, Adams, Illinois, 5 Oct 1850, p. 18A, online image at Henry Cooper, blacksmith, M 35 NY. Anne Cooper, F 29, NY. Mary A. Cooper, F 5, Ill. Susan Cooper, F 3, Ill. Luella Cooper, F 1, Ill. 3. Parents are Ezekial Peck and Electa Buck. Rea Jenkins, Peck family researcher provides me the following per her email of 25 Oct 2010 "I have never found anything about Henry Cooper being a member of the [LDS] church, although he very well could have been. As far as I can tell, Ezekiel and Electa Peck joined the church in New York and with the rest of the Colesville saints went west to Kirtland, Ohio, where they were sent on to Missouri and settled in Kaw Twp. When they were driven out they went into Clay County and made a settlement, but then, according to LaMar C. Berrett's book, "Sacred Places, Missouri, A Comprehensive Guide to Early LDS Historical Sites," the Colesville saints started to scatter in search of land. Ezekiel went to the Lowry Settlement in Clay County. When they were driven out of Missouri, Ezekiel went to Quincy, Illinois and show up in the 1840 census there. They appear to be still involved in the church. In 1850 they are in Burton, as you know. As far as I can tell, Ezekiel stayed there, as well as Hannah and Eveline. Joseph B. stayed there but eventually ended up in Hancock, Illinois. Chauncey went to Ohio, but he and his wife, Maria Wood, did their temple work in the Nauvoo temple before they left Nauvoo. I guess none of them stayed in the church. Polly Peck, Ezekiel's sister, was married to Joseph Knight. Hezekiah, another brother, never came west with the saints. Benjamin, another brother, who my husband is related to, died in New York. His widow, Phoebe Crosby Peck, went west to Missouri with her children, became the second wife of Joseph Knight, quite a while later when Polly died, and that family came on west. That's about all as far as Ezekiel's early LDS involvement." 4. Website "List of Original Colesville Branch Members, 1830 - 1831. Original Colesville Branch Members and Potential Members of The Church of Jesus Christ, 1830-31, First Organized Branch of the Restored Church of Jesus Christ Compiled by Professor Larry C. Porter, Brigham Young University, 2007. Members of the Colesville Branch living within the Broome and Chenango County areas: [I just copied the Peck family.] Peck, Anna Mariah (daughter of Ezekiel and Electra Buck Peck Peck, Charity (daughter of Ezekiel and Electa Buck Peck) Peck, Electa (Lecta) Buck (wife of Ezekiel Peck) Peck, Elizabeth (Betsy) (daughter of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Evaline (daughter of Ezekiel and Electa Buck Peck) Peck, Ezekiel (husband of Electa Buck Peck and son of Joseph and Elizabeth Read Peck) Peck, Hannah (daughter of Ezekiel and Electa Buck Peck) Peck, Henrietta (daughter of Benjamin (deceased) and Phoebe Crosby Peck) Peck, Hezekiah (husband of Martha (Patty) Long Peck and son of Joseph and Elizabeth Read Peck) Peck, Hezekiah (son of Benjamin Peck (deceased) and Phoebe Crosby Peck) Peck, Joseph (son of Ezekiel and Electa Buck Peck) Peck, Mahina P. (daughter of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Mark (son of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Martha (Patty) Long (wife of Hezekiah Peck) Peck, Mary (daughter of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Matthew (sone of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Phoebe Crosby (widow of Benjamin Peck, married 2nd Joseph Knight Sr. after Polly died) Peck, Reed (son of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck) Peck, Samantha (daughter of Benjamin (deceased) and Phoeby Crosby Peck) Peck, Sarah (daughter of Benjamin (deceased) and Phoeby Crosby Peck) Peck, Washington (son of Hezekiah and Martha (Patty) Long Peck)" 5. Email dated 23 Oct 2010 from Rea Jenkins, also a researcher of this family 1. 1850 Census (know you have this, but if you look at it, just below Henry Cooper is Samuel Meachum and his wife Hannah. This is Anna Mariah's sister and her family. Below them is their father, Ezekial Peck and her mother, Electa Buck, and their younger sister Eveline. 2. 1860 Census for Henry Cooper family, Cottonwood, Yolo, CA, p. 648 of Ancestry.com. 3. 1870 Census for Henry and family, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 410 of Ancestry.com. 4. 1880 Census - I can't find them. 5. 1900 Census for H. C. family, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14B, E.D. 203 of Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for Henry and Anna Mariah, an abstract of death record for Anna, and a certificate of search for a death record for Henry from the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder in which they didn't find anything. Census for Mary A. Cooper Grafton: 1. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2B, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Susan J. Cooper Baker: 1. 1880 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 342, E.D. 160, Ancestry.com. (her sister, Luella is just below her) 2. 1900 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 2A, E.D. 203, Ancestry.com. Census for Luella E. Cooper Wilgus: 1. 1870 Census, Buckeye, Yolo, CA, p. 15 & 16, Ancestry.com. 2. 1880 Census, noted above for Susan J. Cooper Baker. 3. 1900 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 6A, E.D. 89, Ancestry.com. 4. 1910 Census, Sacramento Ward 7, Sacramento, CA, p. 8B, E.D. 121, Ancestry.com. 5. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 17A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com.(boarding with someone) I have a death notice for Egbert H. Cooper, died at age 17. Census for Emma E. Cooper Bentley: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 14A, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. Census for Charles C. Cooper: 1. 1910 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 15B, E.D. 184, Ancestry.com. 2. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 7A, E.D. 230, Ancestry.com. 3. 1930 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 1A, E.D. 17, Ancestry.com. I have obituaries for both Charles and his wife, Mary. Census for George Day Cooper: 1. 1920 Census, Winters, Yolo, CA, p. 10B, E.D. 230 Ancestry.com. The wife in this census, Eula, is his second wife. I have obituaries of George Day and his first wife, Ida Mae, which explains a lot of the two wives. I also have a cemetery record for the Winters Cemetery that I can copy also. In it there is a grave with a broken stone for a child of Henry and Anna. No name. The cemetery record says "baby? Broken marker looks like July 4 1858 ? age 2 y 20 da." I have this child on my family group sheet, and calculated the birth as 14 Jun 1856. Also, in Anna's obituary it states that she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons- are living. This is all I have on the Henry and Anna Cooper family." DEATH: 1. Per copy of death record abstract in my possession issued from the County of Yolo, Woodland, Calif. 95695, issued 28 Jul 2009: "12-16-1891, Mrs. A. M. Cooper, caucasian, 71 years, married, NY nativity, died from pneumonia, physician or coroner was Dr. Magill." OBITUARY: 1. Newspaper "The Winters Express": A. Thursday, Dec. 16, 1891, p. 2: "Deaths. Cooper, Near Winters, December 16, 1891, Mrs. A. M., wife of Henry Cooper, a native of New York, aged 71 years, 7 days." B. Saturday, Jan. 2, 1892, page 1: "Mrs. Henry Cooper, who died Dec. 16, 1891, was one of the pioneer women who have helped make California the grand state that it is today. She came to California in 1856 and settled with her husband and family upon the place where she died, living there a little over 35 years. "She was bonr in Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York, December 9, 1820 and was married to Mr. Cooper in Burton, Adams County, Illinois where she had gone with her parents, Dec. 17, 1840. she was the mother of ten children, six of whom - four daughters and two sons - are living. "That she was a good mother is attested by the honorable lives led by her children, and the respect in which they are held where they live. Mrs. Cooper was buried on the 51st anniversary of her wedding day and it was indeed a sad day for those who are left." BURIAL: 1. Per tombstone list on file prepared by Brett T. Dunham, Manager of the Winters Cemetery District, 415 Cemetery Drive, P.O. Box 402, Winters, CA, 95694, phone 530-795-2475, email wcd415@sbcglobal.net. The following are buried in: Sect. 6, Lot 118, Cooper Plot, all surnamed Cooper: -Anna M., Dec 9, 1820-Dec 16, 1891, wife of H. Cooper. -Baby ?. Broken marker looks like -July 4, 1858? age 2 y 20 da. -Charles C., 1860-June 11, 1943. -Egbert H., -Jan 26, 1875, age 17-10-16, son of H. and A.M. -Eula D., Jan 26, 1875-Feb 7, 1959. -George Day, Oct 11, 1862-Nov 12 1958. -Henry, Mar 4, 1816-Dec 7, 1901. -Ida May, Oct 28, 1888 age 22-1-27, wife G.D. Cooper. -Mary, 1863-Aug 23 1938. -Wealthya, Mar 23, 1865 age 71y. 2. Per photos of tombstone inscriptions provided to me by Rea Jenkins 19 Jan 2011: -"Eula D. Cooper, Jan. 26, 1875 - Feb. 7, 1959." -"John F. Baker, Died Feb. 28, 1890, aged 49 yrs. 7 mos. 8 ds. Native of Mass. Susan Jane, wife of J.F. Baker, died Feb. 14, 1903, aged 55 yrs., 11 mos. 8 days. Native of Illinois. At Rest." [Tombstone clearly gives John's death as 28 Feb, which then makes his birth date 20 Jul 1840, both of which are at variance to what dates I have been using.] -Military tombstone: "William Elmer Baker, California, ___ Am. Service, August 30, 1932." -"George D. Cooper, Oct. 11, 1862-Nov. 12, 1958." -"Ida May, Wife of G.D. Cooper died Oct. 28, 1888, aged 22 Yrs. 1 Mo. 27 Ds. [Includes a poem that is illegible in photo.]" -"Mary Cooper, 1863-1938." [Wife of Charles C. Cooper.] -"Egbert H. Son of H. & A.M. Cooper, died Jan 26, 1869. Aged 18? ys 10 ms. 16 ds." [This gives a different birth date of 10 Mar 1851 compared to what we have used of 16 Oct 1851.] -"Charles C. Cooper, 1860-1943." -"In memory of Wealthy A. Cooper who died March 23, 1865, aged 71 years. [Includes photo of illegible poem.]" -"Ann M. wife of H. Cooper born Dec. 9, 1820, died Dec. 16, 1891." -"Henry Cooper, born, Mar. 4, 1816, died Dec. 7, 1901." -Unmarked stone by Ann and Henry with some design by no words that I can make out in the photo. -"Lottie E. daughter of J.H. & L.E. Wilgus, born March 12, 1878, died August 23, 1878." -"Veva Bell daughter of E.E. & S.B. Wilgus, June 21, 1902 - July 16, 1912. [Poem]." -"Wilgus, Edward, b. Dec. 21, 1871, d. May 20, 1943; Susie B. Sept. 24, 1870-Feb. 20, 1947." -"Luella E. Wilgus, Feb. 7, 1849-Jan. 24, 1928." -"John H. Wilgus, Mar. 28, 1844 - Feb. 15, 1918" | Peck, Anna Mariah (I3311)
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