Josiah VanKirk Thompson



Josiah VanKirk Thompson

Uniontown

Family Record Book

Vol 5

[There seems to be a page before page one which has a descendant chart on it. the only part that copied on page 1 reads as follows:]

B. July 6, 1819, Jany 1, 1896 by He married whose maiden before him. No issue

Nancy Tappan B. June 29, 1850 ) my informant

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Oak Hill July 25th, 1921 9 PM

Reading on Page 88 Book 1 about mother's statement about John & James Niccolls both marrying her cousins Steeles & then living at first in West Newton, I asked cousin Kate if she knew of them & she said William Niccolls, an unmarried one, she thought a brother, had a store in West Newton & used to go a great deal to see her Aunt Katy. She said her father bought the lot where he later built their old home from a Niccolls. She thought John Niccolls, either the brother, or I suggested the possibility of it being the father. He bought this before he was married & the first year after he was married, he lived in a house where the U.P. church now is & then built the brick house & moved in. She dont know what year he came to this country, but he brought a lot of clocks with him for sale & later had several boxes of clocks shipped to him from Europe. From Phila he went to the western shore "wherever that was" & lived there a year & sold clocks. Boarded or lived with a planter who was often away & when he was he engaged her father to look after the men & keep them at work. He then went to Mt Pleasant Pa where he had a room & sold clocks & from there moved to the old gate

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house on the Pike, where the school house now is where the road turns down to Will L. Scholl's. When here, he got acquainted with her mother Kate says. She says the wife of one of the Niccolls, she thought it was John, died across from them in the house then on the present Maggie L. Markle lot where the Niccolls then lived. She said one of the Niccolls married a sister of Micajah P. Smith & she died leaving a son Eben, who was taken by her mother old Mrs Smith, who raised him & who said she cried when she had to give him up. There had been a Moore, Kate said from across the River who married a Steele & after two children were born, Steele died, but his wife had a third child not long after his death & Kate said Niccolls, she thought John, came in from the west & married her & it couldn't have been long after as she had to carry the baby in her arms when she was married to Niccolls. She went west & had a child to Niccolls & then she died. Niccolls kept his own child, but sent the other tree back & they were taken by someone over the river. Kate said Amanda Smith, who one of the Niccolls used to court asked if they couldn't give her brother "Mark" Smith a position

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out there & through Sam Drum out there it was arranged. He, however, got to drinking & his feet were frozen & he was badly disabled & Harmer D., his brother went & bro't them in & either he or H. H. Markle & wife took him & his wife with four children went home to her father John Swem's. After this, "Mark" did something bad by which he had to run off from home. It is now 10:20 PM & Cousin Kate is retiring.

Oak Hill July 27, 1921 12 o'clock noon

Cousin Elizabeth M. Fuller has just gone in town after a couple of hours visit with us. Pallini brought C.C. Kough out at 9:30 AM & he took four pictures of Cousin Kate Smith aged 89 yrs 6 mos & 24 days today & one of Cousin Elizabeth M. Fuller aged 80 yrs 3 Mo & days today & one of the tree of us standing. Speaking of George Plumer Smith, Kate says he has been dead some years & that he left much of his fortune to charity, but gave Mrs Stevenson $5000 & Mrs Hornish $10,000. Kate said his mother was a Plumer, a sister of Uncle John C. Plumer & of Alex & William & that her mother s'd his father was not related to Micajah P. Smith. She married a Finley over by Rehoboth after Smith died. Kate says old Mrs Smith, mother of Micajah P. was a Houseman. Lizzie said then that that was where the relationship to the

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Housemans came in. Lizzie spoke of having spent a month or two on a ranch out in the Colorado mountains near Seguache (pronounced Sewatch). She said her father owned & used to live on Main St in Uniontown where the present office of the Morning Herald & Blackstone building are located. That a Jim Hedges, a carpenter or something, built a two & a half story house there & couldn't finish it & her father bought it from him & completed it & added a two room one story building for his offices. In this house, she & all the rest of her father's children were born. Her stepmother wanted to get out on the farm with her boys about the close of the war & her father thought he could leg John work into his practice. He had a farm out the Pgh Road which he sold & bought the farm in South Union Tp & moved out. They only remained one year. He bought the Gen'l Joshua B. Howell house on Fayette St & moved in it just after the war & always afterwards, lived there & there he died as did his son John M. & there Alvira, John's daughter & her husband E. Gadd Snider now live & Lizzie's home is on the brick house built on the lot.

Lizzie told again about the tip given her about the incoming administration intending to let a lot of clerks go because congress did not appropriate any money to pay them, so she went to see Postmaster Gen Walter Q. Gresham who had only come in office

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a few days before & he was out & in conference his ass't Walker told her with the Postmaster of Balto & she told Walker who said he understood she had a father who was able to keep her to which she replied: "I have a step mother & that is the reason I am here". Walker told Gresham & he said because of the appropriations failure, they wd have to let them go & she said she lost all control of herself & burst out crying whereupon Gresham patted her on the shoulder & said "Dry your tears, we will take care of you". She explained that he had had a stepmother & had been driven from home at a very early age to make his own living. Jas as she was in later years. She said she was the only one that went out from home & made her own living & incidentally explained the start of her coolness with Amanda Smith, first cousin to both her father & herself. She was walking on the streets of Wash D.C. with Mrs Swearingen & met Amanda Smith, who was very cool & pretended not to know her, charging her as Lizzie said of disgracing the family by going out to work & earn her own living. Later, at Cuba with her cousin Alfred M. Fuller, she was in the receiving line that recd Mrs Gresham & other notables. Alf M. had married Minnie Jones, whose mother was a sister of Mrs Gresham.

Lizzie, sitting on the terrace this morning said: "This is the old Dawson home.

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The first wedding I ever attended was here. Richard Dawson, a younger brother of John N was a friend of mine & he had them invite me, although I was very young to the wedding of his sister Louis to Berry & Cousin Jim Fuller (father's cousin) brought Harriett & me & I had a grand time. I was younger than the others & everybody made a fuss about me". She said Maria Dawson was a large handsome girl & she married Baldwin & the youngest, Ruth Elizabeth married Johnston.

Page 98 Book 1 Lines 28 to 34. Kate does not think this statement correct.

Page 102. Kate says her mother had often spoken of Dr Abraham Markle Kate did not know of their family.

Page 112 lines 10 & 11, asking Kate if she knew of Henry Fulton's [sic] she said "yes he had four wives. Aunt Katy was invited there once shortly after they moved here & went with the Markle girls & their mother Betsy who was a sister of Mrs Fulton". Asking her if she knew their daughter Eleanor, she said: "Oh yes, Nellie. She married Dr Isett & lived in the old house on the present Maggie L. Markle lot, just across the street from us. She didn't like to work & once her sister (or half sister) Jane, called in to have her go with her & she put on a white dress that had been starched, but not ironed & Jane said she was ashamed to go with

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her, but went. They moved to Iowa & once after that, I saw a woman in deep mourning & a long black veil go in Drum's across the street (they were her cousins you know) & I told mother & she said that is Nellie Isett & got ready & went over, but by the time she got there, she was gone. She had a brother John, who went to California & probably died there, as his wife died there. He had married in West Newton, Eliza Jane Linn a daughter of William Linn a blacksmith who had been in the War of !812 & drew a pension & had a daughter Alice born to them in West Newton. He went to Calif without them & was a tanner there & sent for his wife to come on & she went with Alice. She had a son born to her there & perhaps more & died & he married again. When Leah Robbs [sic] was rtg home with her husband, she wanted to go see them, but Robb objected, but Leah persisted & meeting a boy said: "Can you tell me where John Fulton's tannery is?" The boy sd: "I can tell you where his factory is. I am going there, follow me", which they did & had a long talk with them. Mrs Fulton wrote a long letter for Leah to give to her father & by the time she got home, he had died. She says Abram Fulton married Rachel Newlon, sister of Elijah who married Mary, daughter of Jacob Markle & who was a daughter of William Newlon who lived at the Willow Tree farm when his daughter Hannah married Kate's Uncle Dan Rotharmel

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William Newlon owned the Willow Tree farm then, tore the old house down & built the present one, but Painter built the present barn. Abram Fulton went to Washington Pa & kept the hotel & boarded students & then moved west somewhere, was very poor & wrote home for help, but Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel & Hannah Newlon Rotharmel who was then the wife of old "Mike" Haymaker who lived out by Newlonsburg & was very rich with plenty of money at interest, wouldn't give him a cent. Kate said Elizabeth should have given them money for what they did for her, as she says they kept her for years at the hotel, both boarding & clothing her. She married Haymaker when she was 28 yrs old & had five children to him. He was much older than her, rich & stingy. He had wanted to marry her mother, Hannah, & she wouldn't have him. He came once to the Willow Tree to see Hannah & she saw him coming & ran up through the fields to Rotharmels & after awhile, they saw Haymaker & the Newlon boys coming up through the fields & Hannah took out across a field to Wagner's where she stayed all night. The next morning, Mrs Newlon told Haymaker he need not come back any more as Hannah wouldn't have him. He waited & Kate says was s'd to be 60 when he married Elizabeth. He died up abt

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Newlonsburg which is near Murraysville & she supposes is buried there.

"Frank" Rotharmel (son of Uncle Ben) when at Gbg once on the jury met a son of Elizabeth who was also on the jury (they had never met before & didn't know each other until meeting face to face when their names were called) & he told Frank his mother had died of a broken heart, but didn't say for why. Someone since told Kate that a son & daughter had gone to California, both married & two daughters unmarried were still living. Once her Uncle Dan was at Haymakers & was sick & they sent him to her Aunt Katy's (Geo Brush's) near Irwin. Brush was very mad & came to see Kate's father who told Brush to just keep him there & he wd help pay his exps. He lived just 3 weeks & Kate says her father & Uncle Ben buried him. He was buried on the farm & removed to Markle's. Hannah died when her second child, Keziah was born & Mrs Newlon took Elizabeth & Keziah & cared for them until Dan got married the second time when he took them.

Kate does not know of Abram Fulton's children. It is now 3:30 PM & must go in town.

July 27th, 1921 8 PM

I went in at 3:30 PM & got this afternoon 30 cks from Frustee D.M. Hertzog & his clerk J.B. McPherson which I laid away in my drawer there. Lenora came in & got

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her ck, the larger one & I stopped at 7 PM to 7:30 & gave her the smaller ck, & asked her about Jno A's Uncles John & James Niccolls & got statement made to me by mother Oct 3, 1897 & as recollected by Cousin Kate. Lenora says John A's Uncle John first married a Smith, sister as Kate says of Micajah P. Smith & had two sons, John & Eben. John went to California & married a very nice woman & lived at Los Angeles. They had a daughter, May. After his first wife's death, he married Maria Steele & had a lot of children, Lenora recalls Violet, Harriet, Alvin, Elliott & Cassius. She says Maria visited mother at Springdale with the two girls Violet & Harriet who were very quiet & practically talkless. Violet did not marry well & dying left a daughter which Harriet adopted. Harriet married a Reeves & is still living she says in Bloomington. Alvin went to Kansas & John A. went there with him after five yrs service in Dry good store of Wm Rice. His Uncle John got him the position telling him to pay the boy a salary & he would make it up to him. After one week, he told the Uncle he would not be called on to make anything up as the boy was earning the salary & more. He remained in the store until Rice died & the store was sold out. Cassius now lives in Calif & wrote Lenora a few

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moths ago wanting to know about the Niccolls History. I should get his address from her. She did not say what became of Eben & Elliott.

James Niccolls first married Elizabeth Steele & it was he & not John, that married the widow Steele (widow of his first wife's brother who Kate says was a Moore, after his first wife died.) It was she who had the three children who Lenora says Elijah & Ruth Craft took & raised & she says Mrs Miller, mother of Fannie S. Miller & Sara C. Gorley, with whom she now lives was one of them. Lenora thought she divorced Jim, but I think Kate's statement that she died is correct. Jim then married Melinda Hibbs as stated by mother, so Lenora says Robert Niccolls who died in Calif a few years ago was another brother of John, James & Thos H. Niccolls. Lenora says he married "Frank" Moore & had two children that did & he left his money to about 30 nephews & nieces. I think she said he died at San Diego Calif. She said Lida, her daughter got $2540 from his estate. Kate now says that Eben Niccolls married Melinda Clemens, whose father taught school in & around West Newton. Said abt 5 yrs ago "Mark" Smith told her he had had a letter from him & he was then past 80 & his

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wife was dead. He was living somewhere in the west. Kate says Robert Niccolls who married Frank Moore went to school in West Newton. She says Jim Niccolls was a great tall man & that he used to go to see Amanda Smith. She says his second wife, the widow Steele died when her first baby to him was born.

Page 125 Book 1 Line 15. Kate & I conclude that this is the Gideon Markle she told me about & who she thought was a brother of great grandfather, whereas he is a brother's son. It was Gideon who was a counterfeiter & got in the toils [best guess] of the law.

Page 125 Line 16. We feel satisfied that this Catharina's husband, John Rothermel Junior is a son of John Rothermel & a brother of great grandmother Mary Rothermel Markle. Investigate when at Washington Davies Co, Ind.

It is now 10 PM & Cousin Kate has gone asleep in her chair & I have rung for Mrs Pallini to come & assist her to bed. I go to Morgantown WVA at 10:24 AM tomorrow & will probably not get back until 7 PM Friday evening JVT

Oak Hill July 29, 1921 7:30 PM

I got back from Morgantown on the 5:30 PM B&O, had dinner at the "Holler" with Minnie & Sarah 6 to 7 & came out home.

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Pages 127 & 128 Book 1 Will of Peter Rothermel. This is a son of Peter who was a brother of Paul & of John my ggfather & of Christian, Kate's ggfather. See Anjou's History Pages 39 to 42. Kate says her grandmother said there were so many Peters & that her Uncle Ben, when attending the meeting about the fortune said they called his father "Long Peter" because he was so tall. Kate says her grandfather "was very tall over six feet & very slender." Page 128 & 129 Book 1. Will of Magdalena Rotharmel Line 7 Page 129 Kate says her mother always said Catharine was married to Henry Heppner & knot Keppner & I may have read the record wrong. Kate further says her mother said Maria was married to Fegely, but she now supposes that Hegely is right. Her mother only knew of one son, Kate says Margaret only had one child by her second husband Long & his name was Jacob, also "lying Jacob" she says. Conrad Stenger who was married to Magdalena was a brother of Kate's grandmother, Peter's wife. She says this Magdalena was living the time her grandmother's hair turned white for Martin the next morning when he came in went after her mother & his own mother. Kate says this record is no doubt right & that her great grandmother was Magdalena Bauer instead of Sibilla as she had previously stated. Kate says

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she died at Grosscup's - her daughter's.

Page 140 Book 1 Will of Jacob Rothermel. This is great grandmother Mary Markle's brother see G. Anjou's Hist Pages 51 & 52. Cousin Kate says he had a brother Daniel how had a son died in Pgh & who had an odd name by which great grandmother knew it was her brother Daniel's son as the name was that of one of his Uncle's on his mother's side, not on his father's side. I notice that Benj. Parks was one of the witnesses to Jacob Rothermel's will. The person named by John H. Rhoads bro line 35 Page 134 Book 1 as marrying Maria Daughter of Peter Merckel.

Following will of Jacob Rothermel on Pages 140 & 142 is will of Abraham Rotharmel & it is evident from his will proven in 1777 & his children being named by Jacob as grandchildren, that his widow Barbara was Jacob's first wife & Magdalena (Price as Anjou says) was his second wife, but nothing yet to tell which of the wives was mother to his nine children or how they are divided between them or who this Abraham was. He might have been an older brother of Jacob & one of the ten children of John Rotharmel of whom ggmother always mentioned as in her family. I am strongly inclined to this belief. Kate inclines to this belief also & says there were Mrs Baughman & Mrs Hayes who were sisters of

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ggmother as she got from her mother, who when she wd be at ggmother's the year Sallie was down in Ky with grandmother, used to sleep with ggmother.

Page 134 Lines 3 to 5. I had thought this Gideon Markle was the one imprisoned for counterfeiting. Kate says he died in prison. I can see how that news might have been circulated & then accomplices might have helped him to escape & he gone off to Sunbury where he might have been killed later.

Kate says that two of her mother's Uncles Stengers, living in Franklin Co Pa, I think about London, married Markle widows, that one of them married Mrs Shearer, a widow, who was a Markle before she married Shearer & she didn't know whether the other married the widow of a Markle man, or whether she was born Markle, married & became a widow as did Mrs Shearer. There was however, a Daniel Markle who lived in Franklin Co. He was son of George Markle Page 162 & I think his two sisters, Ann Elizabeth & Rebecca, both married Shearers.

Page 130, Book 1 Will of Leonard Rotharmel. This is a son of Lawrence the Elder of the immigrant brothers see Anjou Hist Pages 19 to 21.

Page 131 Book 1 Will of Peter Rothermel. This is son of Peter whose father Peter was one of the immigrant brothers, see Anjou Hist Pages 43 & 44.

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Page 131 Book 1 Will of John Rotharmel. This is a son of Peter who was a son of Paul, one of the emigrant brothers, see Anjou Hist Pages 25 to 28.

Cousin Kate went to bed at 10:15 & it is now 11 Pm & I will continue on reading my records made at Reading in 1898.

Page 148 Book 1 Will of Jacob Merkel.

This is the son of Casper & brother of Benjamin see Page 144 Book 1.

Page 151 Book 1 Lines 33 to 35. It seems evident to me that the Casper Merkle named here (being of Richmond Tp & a Miller) is the son of George Merckel named in his will Page 162 Book 1 where he got this same land as will probably be found on verification & is also the same named at head of family chart on Page 144.

Page 160. This George Merkel is the son of Benjamin & grandson of Casper, see Page 144 & Mrs Spang's statement Page 145.

It is now 1 Am 30th & I will write up my expenses for yesterday & today & go to bed.

Oak Hill July 30th, 1921 10 AM

It was 2 Am when I got to bed last night & I got up at 5:33 AM & read over the 20 odd pages of genealogical tables from Page 154 to 181 both inclusive in Book 1 & then read Cousin Kate the statement of Wm M. Kaufman Page 165 lines 18 & 19 & she says the Paul Rothermel there mentioned was son of her Uncle Paul's son Paul & that

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she had figured from what her grandmother told her that he had died in 1892. She only missed it 2 yrs. See Anjou's Hist Page35, which corroborates W.M. K's statement as the Paul above mentioned at lines 18 & 19 was born June 27, 1804 & died Nov 28, 1894. It was his father, Kate said who visited them along with Corley? Baughman while her grandfather was living. He was not so old as her grandfather (was 19 yrs younger) out at the time of the visit he had grown up children. Kate dont know how many children he had, but said it was in sugar making time when he visited them. Kate says his mother, the wife of "Uncle Paul" the immigrant was an invalid & was in bed for years.

Page 264 Book 1 reading to Kate about the old mill & "Mussillie" Creek, Kate says her Uncle Sam Rothermel was down there two years in succession on a visit & was at the old mill & met there two men one named Fisher & the other named Yager or Jager on his second trip. They had both been to Europe with Forney who had been sent to get the fortune. Fisher going for his health & Jager on business & Fisher pointing to the water in Moselem Creek said to Uncle Sam: "as sure as that water runs the fortune is there". Same was not feeling well when in Berks Co & returned home & died at the Rothermel homestead 5 or 6 weeks later of typhus fever aged 37 & while

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his mother was still living. He was unmarried Kate says.

Page 277 Book 1 lines 32 to 35 reading to Cousin Kate about H. Messchert, the millionaire hermit at Douglasville Pa abt whom Mr Rhoads & Gen Gregg spoke, I told Cousin Kate that his grandmother was a Stoever & she said Uncle Joe Markle called them Stavers & told his mother of the relationship which was as follows viz that the Elder Philip Rohland's mother was a first cousin of his ie of Joseph Markle, she having been a Stoever (daughter evidently of Catharine Merckel & Gen John Casper Stoever. This Elder Philip used to butcher for Kate's mother & he told her that "his mother was a first cousin of Gen'l Joseph Markle & that makes me a second cousin of Cyrus, but he wouldn't look at me, but I don't care." Kate says he lived to be very old & is buried over in the West Newton Cem. Kate says she remembers him well & says "he had a whole string of children, but I guess I can name them".

Kate says Tom Rohland was jealous of his wife, but had no right to be for "she was a good woman & all right".

I got out tonight at 7:30 & it is now 10 PM & the time has been spent in getting the record of the Rohlands, Stover descendants appearing on the two pages following 19 & 21. I will let Kate go to bed & go at some other work.

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[Descendant Chart]

Philip Rohland of West Newton whose mother was a daughter of Rev John Casper Stoever & his wife Catharine Merckel. Kate dont know who his wife was. Says they came at an early day to West Newton Pa from Lebanon Pa & she thinks only their two youngest children were born in West Newton. Kate thinks it is 80 yrs since they came to West Newton. He was in carpentry trade. Continued on next page.

[Their Children]

1. George, a carpenter lived in West Newton & married a Davis of the family that had the insanity in it. Had lots of children & they were as bad as they could be. He was killed in West Newton by the cars running over him.

1. Evaline m. Amos Zimmerman. He was fr abt Gbg, a painter, lived at Wilkinsburg. Died 1916 & buried West Newton Cem alongside of daughter. Widow lives with her sons at Wilkinsburgh Pa. Had gone west before his death, but by reason of poor health all came back to Wilkinsburgh. All four of the boys are married.

Sadie } Both died Mamie?} young.

Laemke, called for Lutheran minister.

John Merts

Dick Graham

Amos Jr

2. Thomas, should be here. See above. I got him put as brother of George & he was a son of George. Thomas Rohland also a carpenter m. Jane Beymer. He lived in a little house in West Newton & got Jealous of his wife & Kate says met her & her daughter on the street just below [one or maybe two unreadable words] & he shot her with a revolver & she fell & died in a minute & he ran & they think crawled under his house where others were afraid to follow. After abt 3 days, he went to Funk's in the country almost starved & they shut him up & sent for the officers. He was taken to Gbg & escaped the gallows by reason of the Davis insanity, but was sent to Penitentiary & had completed abt 16 yrs of good behaviour [sic] & was abt to get out when he died. His sons buried him in the West Newton Cem. She was buried there too, but in her father's lot. He is a son of George, not his brother.

Mamie, m. Miller, a Jew.

Margaret, m. Cyrus P. Markle of C.C. She was with her mother when she was shot.

Mary A., died

Son

Daughter

George, m. a girl whose father is a foreigner, live lower end of town. Had ice cream saloon etc. Thomas, m. a Markle in Rostraver, Niece of S.P. Markle, laborer. 3. Amanda, got enceinte to Geo Hahn. Her father George got Rev Laemke & his daughter & made Hahn marry her, but he never lived with her. When the child, a boy was born, they carried it up past Kate's on the hill to Hahn mother. He was called Geo Hahn & died when abt 13. Amanda went off somewhere & married someone else.

4. "Bunch" m. Adams. He left there with a boy & girl & she went to Pgh & married someone there by whom she had a daughter.

5. Harry Edmunds, worked in Downs foundry & then moved off somewhere. He is the husband of the daughter Carrie whose name should have been entered before that of Harry Edmunds who is her husband. Have children. Think they moved to Pgh.

6. Belle, Lived across the river below the bridge with a man named Neibart not married & one morning many yrs ago, both were found dead in the house, mystery of it never solved. No issue. She was not sound mentally.

7. "Liffs", a girl went away somewhere & married, but dont know where.

8. James, a bad boy, would steal etc. married some girl & moved away. He died, leaving his widow with one child, a daughter.

9. Catharine, got married & kept her mother who while of the Davis strain was herself all ok mentally. After her mother died, Catharine left West Newton & Kate thinks she is living but dont know where Said she did not have any children.

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[Descendant Chart Continued]

Philip Rohland Senior, ctd from Page 19. Kate says he & his wife are both buried in West Newton Cem & she thinks there are markers to their graves.

[children continued]

2. Caroline Rohland, Had an illegitimate child by someone before her marriage which took her name. She married Mark Brundridge of a family abt town. He ran off & left her. She died years ago & is buried in West Newton Cem.

Edward Rohland, natural son, married & moved to Irwin Pa. Dont know abt his family.

Mark Brundrige, killed by cars after his mother's death. Unmarried.

3. David, went away. Dont know what became of him.

5. Philip, a carpenter & kept a livery stable. m. Susanna Weimer, Dau of David Weimer. Both dead long ago & buried West N Cem. Thinks we have markers. He used to help Kate's mother butcher also.

Elizabeth, m. John Andy, an engineer on B&O until discharged for drinking now works at Radiator plant. Both are living.

May Andy, m. Charles Rouss, a Jew storekeeper of W.N. Both living.

John Rouss

Philip R. Rouss

Charles Rouss Jr.

Two of these boys were over to France in the World War One of them going on the steamer that took President Wilson over.

4. John, had white swelling & they finally had to take one leg off & he died soon after. Unmarried & buried in West N Cem.

6. Sarah, m. Kyle a Civil War soldier. She died & he married again. He is now dead both buried in West N Cem No issue.

7. Albert, m. Britte Markle, Dau of Gasper the butcher. "She wasn't all together right before & that put her clear crazy." He had been off duty & went back to work on the B&O & was killed the next day.

A Dau, died young

Emmett, Killed on RR aged abt 21. See Page 28 Book 1.

Albert Collins Rohland, See Page 28 Book 1 He is now a lawyer in Pgh.

8. Eliza Rohland, She married a man named Rowe & they went to NY to live. He died there & she came back to her brother Philip who was tollkeeper on the old bridge & later worked for him in his ice cream parlors. When her brother Albert was killed, she took the son, Albert to raise until her sister-in-law, George's wife made a fuss that she was not teaching him to pray & took him away & his Uncle Philip then had Anna Belle natural daughter of his wife Susanna who had married a Collins take him & she raised him. She is buried West N. Cem.

Anna Rowe, m. Foster of NY whose business was taking down mills. She got sick & came home to West Newton & died at her mother's without issue & is buried at West Newton Pa Cem.

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Oak Hill July 31, 1921 12:25 PM

Reading this morning to Cousin Kate before going to church, from Page 217 Book 1, Will of Martin Rothermel, elder brother of her grandfather, she said when I read of the bequest to Elizabeth wife of his son Jacob Decd: "they had six daughters & the youngest one, Hetty was older than my grandmother". Reading further about bequest to his daughter Maria, wife of John Boyer, she thought all of his children had died before he did, but concluded that was a mistake as to Maria, but added: "She was the oldest of the children & Aunt Kate always said she was older than grandfather". Kate says that when her grandfather lived in Berks Co Pa he lived on one side of the creek & his brother just across the creek on the other side. When her grandfather & grandmother went back from Franklin Co Pa to Berks Co on a visit, while her grandfather was at his brother Martin's, her grandmother went to see Martin's daughter Maria who lived near & at the time had two grown daughters. Mr Boyer was butchering & came in to ask one of them to come & help him & his wife Maria, answered him very gruffly & roughly, after the rough manner of her mother, who had been a Lazier before marriage & didn't go to help him. Maria asked her Aunt who had gotten up to leave: "Aint you going to stay for supper?" & her Aunt said: "I haven't

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been asked." & went on her way. The mother, Hannah, when the will was read after dinner got up & left the house & never came back, because of the provision in the will that the property after her death was to go to the grandchildren - although they were her own children's issue as Kate says shes was Martin's first & only wife, but she wanted it absolutely presumably to give to some of her own people the Laziers.

Page 222, Kate says the daughter of one of Mrs Neyman's daughters who after her first husband died became the second wife of William Plummer aforementioned in these records must have been the daughter of either Annie, Sarah, Mary or Betsy. I probably got information when at Butler Pa Jany 31, 1920 to determine who this was when I come to it.

Page 223. Kate says Abraham Neyman used to go to see her mother as her mother has often told her. His twin brother Solomon as one of his tricks would impersonate Abraham & go to see her & she could not tell them apart, so Christian Scholl told me. Kate spoke today of her grandmother being ten yrs younger than her husband Peter Rothermel. Said her grandfather who was a bellsmith had four men employed when living in Berks Co (this recital grew out of my asking her to whom he sold his farm in Berks Co when he went to Franklin Co & she said that she didn't think he had a farm but followed his trade) & also an apprentice boy, son of a near neighbor

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a good boy, & also Jacob Long ("lying Jacob'). Son of Peter's sister. Peter was away on business & on his way back home, he stopped at his brother Martin's, where he was told by Martin that Long had invited all the men to a singing school or some gathering that night & was going to lie in wait for them & kill them. Peter went home & had supper with them all & after Jacob Long who was living with them had gone, he told the Virginian's & the boy that he wd go with them to the singing. The boy sd "what's the old fellow going for?" Martin & his men were lying in wait inside the fence & before they came to that point, he told the Virginians & boy to wait there & he went forward. The boy, not knowing said; "What trick is he up to now?" Peter went forward & behind a tree on the other side of the road, he found Long in his hiding with a knotted club of a peculiar tree of that region which he, Peter had cut intending to make a cane of & which Long had taken from the house. Peter said "Give me that cane, what are you doing here? Now you go home" & he did. The others went on the the meeting & it being unusual for them to be there in attendance & especially Peter, they were all warmly greeted. The next morning Peter who was making much money in pursuing his trade left again on business & in going to their work Long beat the boy unmercifully, so that he died in two or three months notwithstanding the best of care that Martin & Peter could give him. The

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morning it occurred Martin came over & ordered Long to leave & he refused to go saying he had no place to go but Martin told the hired girl to throw his belongings out the window & they paid him off & made him go. They were fearful he wd return & do some damage, but some weeks or months later, they heard from the Markles that he was out in Westnd Co. Here he married a girl who had a home & he moved in. Kate thought her name Summa or Zumbo & had raft of children. He undertook to beat up one of the Virginians, at same tome he beat the boy (which wd be between 1786 & 1793) & they all four where he learned his trade, but they were all too scared to come. About three days after Peter arrived at his new home in Westnd in 1813, he started out on horseback to buy some cattle. He had been told that Long had said he wd kill him the first time he ever saw him. Riding out the road, Peter found him sitting on an inside corner of a worm fence & rode up & said: "Good morning Jacob" although he hadn't seen him for 25 yrs, Jacob hardly answered being plainly evident he didn't know him. just then another man came along & Peter asked him where Fulton's lived & the said take that road just there. After he had gone Long said to the man "who was that". The man said who did Mr Markle marry: "Long replied "Rothermel". Well, said the man that is

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who it is & he bought the Finley farm". Long then said: "My God, that is Peter Rotharmel & I said if I ever saw him again I would kill him twice". This scared the man so that as soon as he could elude Long he went to Fulton's & the men being gone with Peter, he told Mrs Fulton & she was greatly alarmed. When the men came back, Mrs Fulton told them & Peter told them to sit down & he told them about him winding up by saying I am not afraid of him". The next morning Uncle Ben & Wagner, going to help drive the cattle met the men Peter, Mr Fulton & his son on the road & Long was sitting at the same place & as Peter passed, he said: "Jacob, do you stay here all the time?" A few days after that he came to Rotharmel's & they had him eat with them etc. Mrs Rotharmel had told them all to shake hands with him so he couldn't say they hadn't treated him right, but when Kate's mother came to shake hands with, he waived [sic] her off saying: "I have plenty like you at home." meaning children. After Kate's mother was married, & while they were building the brick house which was their home ever after Long came to Mrs Smith & said he would send his daughter "Bets" in to work for them & if anything happens to her will hold you responsible. Mrs Smith told him she wouldn't take her, but he sent her. Alex Plumer who lived near insisted on Mrs Smith sending her away & she s'd "I can't, she won't go". Then

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Alex's wife Eliza came over & told Mrs Smith that she was raising the window & letting men in at nights to stay with her. One morning, when Mrs Smith was sick, Mr Smith & Pinkerton, who was working for him about the building found Steve Gros? with her & locked them both up in the room & were getting breakfast themselves when Mrs Plumer came over. When they let them out, "Bets" & "Steve" just hurrahed & laughed about it. She then would delay doing the washing & other work & Aunt Kate came in & made her go. She afterwards married some man named Glassburn.

Page 258 Book 1 Reading to Kate about Uncle George Markle & my visit at Darr town, O Aug 27, 1898, Kate says he visited Westnd Co shortly after her grandparents moved there & stayed with them more than he did at Markle's. This visit might have been after his father's death in 1819. He had known Peter Rothermel, although older than him in Berks Co Pa before they, the Markles moved to Westnd & had gone to school together & Kate says her grandfather knew George's sisters, the Markle girls, down there & "liked them". When George came back to Westnd Co again, Kate says she was 4 yrs old (it was the fall of 1836) & he stayed at grandmother's the first night he got there. He was a very old man then & asked Aunt Polly to marry him, but she said she would not leave her mother.

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the statement to me on Aug 27, 1898 at Darrtown O by David Markle saying his grandfather, George Markle "was a great man to fish & hunt". Kate says her mother told of hearing him tell when at their house that one morning a woman rode by early on a horse & they remarked among themselves where she was going so early on a Sunday morning as it was just after they had finished breakfast. One of the family recalled that she had a sick sister who she was probably going to see before going to church. In a very few minutes after she had passed, the horse came tearing back with the saddle turned under it. He, George Markle, got his gun & started out the road soon coming on to where the woman was lying along the road with her heart nearby on one side & her liver & lungs also nearby & her whole side torn out. Looking up in the tree, he spied the old fellow about making ready for another spring when he pulled up his gun & fired, hitting him in the head. He gave a terrific howl, which was answered by his mate in the forest & came tumbling down dead. Asking Kate what it was, she said it was a big lion.

She said she now recalled that her mother had said the place where her father went in 1806 to visit Uncle John Rotharmel was on the Wabash River.

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In reading over the will of John Colglazer of Westnd Co Pa found by Warren T. Markle among his papers, I think that was the name of Uncle George Markle's first wife. His second wife, Barbara was evidently from Westnd Co Pa no doubt also as they told us in Darrtown that his twin sons, John L & Joseph B, born June 15, 1802 were old enough to run about when he moved to Darrtown, O.

Cousin Chas Edward Carothers called this afternoon at 4:50 & was here until 5:15 PM. He said he had been at Valley Forge yesterday at 11 AM or the day before to see U.S. Senator Philander C. Knox & in talking about Fayette Co matters, he told "Ed" that the Gov. criminal suit against me had been "wiped off the slate". (noble prossed no doubt he means) by Atty Gen'l Daugherty & U.S. Dist Atty Walter Lyon. Ed spoke of Judge Orr being a good friend of mine & Senator Knox said he had had him appointed when he was Atty Gen'l. It is now 10 PM & Mrs Pallini has just assisted cousin Kate to bed, & I will go at further reading of my record book 1 from Aug 30, 1898 on.

Ed said he got off the PRR train at Paoh, Pa & Senator Knox sent his Auto to meet him there & took him to his home at Valley Forge which is 8 miles distance. Said Knox's farm comprised 300 A (possibly it was 165 A) with fine big trees & Knox (who took credit he said for having my

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case noble prossed) said it was the biggest liability he had as he had 65 men employed on it, mainly Italians.

Oak Hill Aug 1, 1921 7:44 AM

Went to bed last night at midnight & got up at 5:45 AM.

Page 298 Book 1. Find from Christian Scholl's talk with me at the Holler on Sept 1, 1898, that Uncle George Markle's first wife as above indicated was a Colglazer & his second wife was Barbara Deere of Allegheny Co Pa. However, the statement of his mother on Page 299 that he was older than her mother is not correct. He was 8 yrs younger.

Speaking to Kate this morning about the woman being killed, I said I didn't know lions would climb trees & she says that is what her mother said & that George told it at their house & that the lion was out on a limb & he quickly shot right up above him & the lion cried & fell & they cry was answered by another in the woods. He did not go at once to the lion when it fell, fearing it was not dead. A party of them then went on the hunt of the other lion, but did not find it. Her mother told her that ggmother Markle at their house told of George Markle, her step son being the best rider in the whole neighborhood & if invited to a wedding, he wd go horseback & if not invited he would go anyway & was up to all kinds of mischief, would tear down

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bake ovens, trim the horse's tails etc & the next day, a party would ride to meet the bridegroom coming back & would race & the winner to get the bottle of wine & George always won so ggmother Markle told them.

Page 301 Book 1 Reading to Cousin Kate of C. Scholl having letter from his niece Lenora Martin of Indiana, Kate says she died not long back & that her sister Susan Rothermel widow of Peter Absalom Rothermel, called "Ab" (not Albert as named in 1897 on Page 25 Book 1) Still lives at Christy Park with her unmarried son, Ben, who is a painter & who Kate says "used to drink like fury". Sallie Brown can give their address.

Page 301 & 302. Kate say the right name of the Niccolls that married Paul (she dont know his first name) was Rebecca. Said Paul was no good & spent her money. They had several children. She went back & returned to West Newton as a widow & was very poor & went back west again. Her sister, Jane Niccolls married a Dawson, dont know his first name & went west. She had some money, but Dawson spent it or "got away" with it. Says when Rebecca was back, she had a son with her, William Paul, she thought, who when there went to a select school that her sister Hannah attended. Said the girls, Rebecca & Jane didn't take good care of their mother & that one of the Niccolls boys went up & scolded

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them for not giving her proper attention. Kate repeats about buying the lot where they built their old home from Sheriff John Niccolls, who owned the Baughman farm extending above Maggie L. Markle home & down Mains St toward the River taking in the old Baughman but not crossing Main St. Kate says they used to keep a hotel & Rebecca was pretty free with the guests & wanted to marry a Dr Patterson who lived at the Hotel & he wouldn't have her & she instructed the girls to not give him at table the things he liked. She agrees with C. Scholl that old Mrs Niccolls was a "great old price" & said that Rebecca was like her a "regular deal" (devil). Kate never heard of her marrying Uncle John Robertson & thinks that is a mistake, but Mr Scholl being 18 yrs older than she, I think wd know & is correct. Kate however says that her mother said "he got his match" in the Ohio wife he married. She says Sheriff Niccolls laid his two or three meadows out in lots & used to live in the old house on the Maggie L Markle lot & must have been there when her father first moved there as his cow which he kept in the meadow below used to jump in his lot. He died sometime before his wife did, but Kate dont know where they are buried, probably at Sewickly or Dicks as it was before their West Newton Cem was organized. She don't know the Christian or maiden name of Old Mrs Niccolls.

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Page 304 Book 1. Asking Kate about the Brown's at Fayette City, Andrew's mother, she said old Robert Brown of West Newton, who married Barbara Longanecker, sister of her Uncle Ben's wife was, she thought some relation as he had, she thought, brothers who lived across the river.

Page 307 Book 1. As fixing the time when her grandparents came to Westnd & the variance of a year in C. Scholl's statement, Kate says her Uncle Sam was 18 months old when they came. He, Scholl, is all wrong in the order of ages of the children as given on lines 23 & 24 & "Mollie"? is identical with Polly, being a repetition.

Pages 307 & 308. Speaking of her Uncle Ben & John N. Robb's Jumping superiority, Kate said her grandfather put up in his yard, some kind of a jump arrangement that all the planters down in Virginia, where he learned the bellsmith trade had for their children & which her grandmother said would keep the children at home at innocent sport rather than going from home & engaging in something questionable. She said her mother & Maria Markle always won at this & could even "out jump the boys" where there would be a gathering of young people almost every Saturday afternoon.

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half sister Martha's wedding to John P. Hornish from somewhere in the state called Birmingham (Huntingdon Co no doubt) took sick & died. Kate says that a year ago, Martha P. Hornish was living at Keokuk, Iowa & was six months older than she is.

Page 333 lines 17 to 21. Kate says her mother told her that Ruth Plumer (later Andrews) was 2 or 3 yrs younger than she, Kate, was.

Page 335. Kate says this Mrs Smith, sister of John C. Plumer, who became Uncle Michael Finley's second wife, was the mother of George Plumer Smith of Phila, Pa, who I find from my own records died in 1897. His father was of a different family & not related she thinks to Micajah P. Smith. Kate says there were three Plumer sisters married Smiths. Kate said her mother said "Finley was smart. He put the farm in his son's name & took a smaller house & not living long thereafter, didn't leave much for his widow to live on". It is 1:30 PM & I must quit & go in town.

Aug 1, 1921 7:07 PM

Page 341 Book 1 Lines 20-21 Kate says: "yes, Rev Mungo Dick drank like a fish & would go in the pulpit drunk".

Page 347 Book 1 Lines 13 to 21. Kate had spoken of this Fulton marrying a sister of John C. Plumer's first wife. Just as Cousin Ruth E.P. Andrews related & Kate says too that they went west & that they had a daughter Nancy (Cousin Ruth named only Mary) who had gone to Wash-

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inton Pa to school along with a niece of Dr Hasson's who was being educated by the doctor. After finishing school, Nancy taught about West Newton & going west with the family, died shortly after. Kate says Maggie L. Markle taught school two years out in the Fulton neighborhood & a brother of Nancy, a relative of the Plumers went to school to her. Roxy got married & Maggie had to give up teaching & go home. Asking Kate where Maggie was educated, she s'd she went one term or one yr to Washington Pa & her mother wanted her nearer home, so she finished her education at Mt Pleasant Pa.

It is not 9:40 PM & I have come to Aug 9, 1901 at Emily Eliza Smith's about which Cousin Kate is not versed & she has gone to bed & I will read up tonight & in the early morning. JVT

Oak Hill Aug 2, 1921 9 AM

Page 390 Book 1 top, David Waltz was wrong about Shearer marrying a sister of Gen'l Joseph Markle. He married a daughter of George Merckel & a first cousin of Gen'l Joseph Markle.

Kate confirms what Waltz says about employing Tom Keenan & said the belligerent David Rothermel who shook his fist at them was of ggmother Markle's family, probably son of a brother of hers. Speaking of the fortune, Kate said that

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before they employed Forrey (some years she thinks) the Rothermels in Berks Co Pa employed a lawyer in Phila Pa, a fine trusty man to go abroad for the Rothermel fortune. Said he came to Berks Co & was there six weeks among the relatives gathering information & may have gotten the copy of the will. He was in delicate health & died two weeks after his return to Phila. Kate says she never heard what became of the papers he got. She said she thought of his name the other day, but don't recall it this morning.

Page 391. Speaking of Waltz going to Pgh with 27 horse team, Kate said they got up a 30 horse team at Bells Mills in the Harrison & Markle Campaign of 1844 & her grandmother furnished one of the horses & when they got to Pgh, they put up at Philip Winebiddle's who lived in an old log house on his big farm at East Liberty. He said years before this, when her grandfather was living in Westnd Co, Winebiddle had killed a nigger in one of the coal banks opened on his farm & he left home & stayed in hiding by reason thereof for some years thereafter. Winebiddle was a drinking man & would get very drunk. His father owned a large part of what is now old Pgh, the business part of the city, at an early day & he had educated Philip who could speak German fluently for a lawyer but he wouldn't practice. When he was away from Pgh he stayed much at Peter Rothermel's & once riding with Martin, when he was out on his visit to his brother Peter's to Mt Pleasant Pa. Philip

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told Martin about killing the nigger & both Martin & Peter told Philip to go back home that they wouldn't do anything with him, but he wouldn't go. Upon their going shortly thereafter, he told them to bring him some money & to bring his wife back with him. They saw her as they went in & she said she hadn't the money, but to call the next day on their way back & she would try to have it. The next day, she had the money & they s'd she must go to but she said she had three sick children & couldn't leave them. They however, told her she must go with them & she did & the night after she got out to Peter's home, her brother, a Negley of Pgh rode up at 2 Am & said she must go back, that one of the children which had been left with his & her mother would be dead before they could get back, but her husband wouldn't let her go. A year or more thereafter, the money all being used, she appeared at Pgh with a baby in her arms & asked for more money of her brother who refused her saying: "I have money of your husband's, but it is in the bank in my name & you can't get it". She then could not send her husband money, so he came back to Pgh & going to his lawyer, the lawyer on payt of $5 arranged a settlement of all charges against him. He was in a store in Pgh one day & picked up a newspaper & reading from it dropped it crying out: "My God, that is the best friend I ever had & he is dead".

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It was the paper announcing the death of Peter Rotharmel. a Presbyterian preacher was in the store & he had prayer in the store. Philip wanted a mourning scarf for his hat & they wouldn't sell him one saying it was no relative of his & seeing he was very drunk. He went to another store, however & put it on his hat & when he went home, his mother-in-law, Mrs Negley was there & remarked at the mourning & her daughter, Mrs Winebiddle s'd "I suppose his favorite horse or dog has died" but Mrs Negley picking up the paper & reading of Peter Rothermel's death, her daughter said: "oh, he was the best friend we ever had". Their daughter was marrying some River Captain & when the ceremony was in progress, he came into the room screaming: "I object, I object", but his son Lafayette took him by the arm & said to the preacher to proceed & pay no attention to him. Lafayette was a very fine man. Not long after the marriage, the steamboat was blown up & the captain was killed. His widow couldn't go home, so she went to her sister's & there a son was born to her. Her mother had a farm of her own & she put this daughter & her baby & a son William on it. Philip asked his wife to put the farm in his name & she refused. He persisted saying: "Now Betsy, you make it over to me & our children can live on it". On this promise, she died & the next hour, he put his son & daughter off. William went crazy by

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reason thereof & was sent to Dixmont, but after some years got out & was partially sane. Kate says they wanted to put a road through Philip's farm, but he fought it, but they put it through & assessed him for its cost which was paid after his death & the farm then laid out in lots. He died, Kate says, a short time before her mother's death as she read the notice of his death to her mother. He was up in the eighties. His widow survived him & they wanted her to go in a new house that had been built, but she preferred the old log one. About the time when Kate was first hurt abt 12 yrs ago, they noticed the death of someone which released a life estate in some property to William Winebiddle then past 80 yrs old to the property.

Page 392, Book 1. Reading to Kate of Susan Waltz marring Wm Suter from whom Eli C. Suter descends, she said Eli C. had a son by his first wife & for his second wife married a Cowan whose mother was a daughter of lying Jacob Long & there was another Cowan girl named Kate, sister of Mrs Suter who once lived with Kate's grandmother who didn't like her & wouldn't keep her & she went to live with John A. Robinson up by Stewartsville Pa. Robinson was a first cousin of one of the Geo Plumers & his wife was a Hough. He lived on a farm that belonged to his brother & his mother lived in a little house in the yard.

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Kate Cowan's presence in the family soon estranged Robinson from his wife & one day at table, he helped Kate, but didn't help his wife at which she remarked & he pitched [sic] up the butcher knife as if to make at her. Shortly thereafter, he sold all the oats, hay, & grain off the farm & he & Kate disappeared & went west. His wife went home to her parents with a young son which soon died & two young daughters. The daughters were later taken by the grandmother Robinson living in the yard to raise, their mother having died & their grandfather Hough having married for his second wife a Bennett, a fine woman but she was only stepmother to the girl's mother. John A. Robinson & Kate coming back from the west a few years later with a young daughter were both killed by a train a little below Pgh but the little girl standing alongside of them was not harmed. She was big enough to tell who they were & where they were going & his brother being notified came & took the remains to Long Run near Stewartsville for burial. John A. had put some lots in Kate's name in the west, which went to the little girl who was taken by her Uncle Eli C. Suter who was appointed her guardian & raised her & she grew up a petted, spoiled, haughty girl. At a party given by all the Robt Taylor connections once, a Miss Irwin, their niece who was leaving before the party broke up which brought all the company to the door to bid her goodbye & after she had gone this

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[Descendant Chart]

Conrad Stenger, son of Capt Conrad Stenger. He was older than Mrs Rothermel, his boys Ben & Conrad being born before she was married. Capt Stenger who bought ggfather Casper Markle's farm is buried there in Berks Co. This Conrad Stenger married 1st in Berks Co Magdalena Rotharmel, sister of Peter & daughter of Christian & moved to Franklin where for a time his family & Peter Rotharmel's all lived together. He married 2nd in Franklin Co Pa Christina Shearer widow of Peter Shearer & daughter of George Merkel of Christian. He prospered became rich bought a farm near London & was buried in a graveyard on the farm. All the children were by the first wife. See book 1 P. 126 & 139.

[Children of Conrad & Magdalena]

Conrad Stenger, m. Eisaman, sister of Mrs Jacob Stough near West Newton & of the Gbg family of same name. His father gave him a farm & at death $7000, but he was a drunken worthless fellow. Lived near London. Went to California & died there leaving a family which was reported to be poor by a grandson of Louis Stenger viz. Samuel Stenger.

Benjamin Stenger was good for nothing. A bad one, Kate says, was unmarried. He sent a young girl, Hannah Stenger to Kate's grandmother who was a daughter of Adam Stenger who was a first Cousin of Conrad above & Mrs R & this girl Ben's 2d cousin had a girl baby which was his & was born 6 mos before Kate. Sister Hannah, Ben died abt this time & a letter came fr her home telling her to come back & she did, but was bad & had several children but was not married.

John Stenger, married a bound girl that Mrs Shearer, his stepmother brought when she married his father. He died young before he had time to spend his money.

A daughter, raised by her Uncle Peter Stenger who was her guardian.

Hannah Stenger, m. Joseph Hersche moved to State of California. Does not know about the family was reported to be poor by Louis Stenger's grandson. See BK 17. P 580 Kate is wrong as Hannah mar Danl Shearer

Peter Stenger Born same year Kate's Uncle Peter was viz: 1793. He was educated ( the other boys wouldn't go off to school). Kept his father's books attended to the business & was a Squire. M. Christina Shearer, Dau of his stepmother by her first husband. She died in summer of 1875, just after death of Kate's mother. He lived "long after" & was up in the nineties when he died. Buried she thinks at London. "He was well off".

Hannah Mary, Living in 1924 at Marion Pa only survivor m. John Diehl Wm S. Stenger, Secy of Com of Pa. Buried at Chambersburg Pa, Falling Sp. P.97. Was locked up for shaking hands with a Rebel Prisoner (an old school chum who waved to him) at Chambersburg during Civil War. Kate's Aunt Kate recd it in a newspaper Born 1840. Died 1918 see Book 3 Page 336.

George Stenger, m. Lottie Hassler

A daughter, Matilda m. Jacob Hassler a minister near Fort London Pa where he died.

A daughter, Harriet, m. Hoke

H.M. Hoke, 219 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

A daughter, Martha, m. John Horner

Catherine Stenger, or possibly Anna Catherine for her grandmother Stenger. m. Daniel Shearer, son of her stepmother. Kate says when she was a little girl, they stayed over night at Uncle Wm Miller's who kept a hotel, when on their way to the west. She s'd a boy, a son, was driving & a married dau with two children were on the wagon with her mother & the men were on horseback & they all were a hard looking set. Says later they were reported as being in Calif & very poor. Her name was Mary [the dau w/two children] & she, & not Hannah Mar Joseph Harshey See Bk 17, P 380.

Samuel Stenger. "He was a good man". Father gave him a farm near London which he held on to. He married his full cousin Elizabeth Smith, dau of Magdalena & George Smith. She died was a good woman & then he died, leaving two sons who ran through with the farm & it was all gone when Sam Stenger, a cattle drover, a grandson of Louis was at Kate's home. There may have been other children.

A son

A son

Another son, Kate says her mother had heard there was another son, but didn't know his name or anything about him. It was William Bk 17 p 580 see Bk 20 P 92.

Twins, Their mother the 1st wife died at their birth, See Book 17 P 580.

See Book 17 P 580-581

shows that it was not Peter, but his father Conrad Stenger who married Christina Shearer. She says Frederick Shearer hauled one of the wagons for her grandfather when he moved in Apr 1813 having a six horse team & that her grandfather went over with him then, Apr 1813 when He, Frederick Shearer, bought the farm in Fayette Co Pa to which he moved shortly thereafter.

Page 402. Kate says Betsy Shearer daughter of Frederick Shearer never married & that her grandfather wanted Peter to marry her. Kate says a year before her Aunt Polly died, a Mrs Fleming came in & told her that Betsy Shearer had died of a cancer & had not received proper attention in her last illness which fact grieved Polly greatly. Kate says the name is Hassler not Hosler. It is now 2:55 PM & I will copy sheet in last page of Book 1 & go to town.

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Book 2 Page 3. Aside from Conrad Stenger, brother of Mrs Peter Rotharmel marrying Mrs Shearer, Kate says that two Uncles of her mother's - both Stengers, but she dont know their first names - married Markle widows. She said one of them would get very drunk but when I read her Miss M. Rebecca Chalfant's statement that her mother's mother had a stepfather, Kate said yes & his name was Stenger, but it was not Mrs Shearer's mother that would get drunk, it was the other one. Both Mrs Shearers were daughters of George Markle Book 1 Page 126 & he died in 1779 & the other widow who would get drunk was the widow of Peter Book 1 Page 125 who died in 1785 & she married a Stenger too, a brother of Capt Conrad Stenger, also. This one had a daughter who at the time of the occurrence cited below was Mrs Leidy. The occurrence was when Kate's grandmother had one of the children born after Kate's mother was born & Kate thinks it was when her Uncle Jacob was born in 1809 but it may have been when her Uncle Daniel was born. When the child was born & she was laid up, both of these former Markle widows who were then both widows again along with Mrs Leidy, daughter of the Stenger that married Peter's widow & a married daughter of Peter's came to the Peter Rotharmel & the Peter

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widow got hold of a bottle of wine & drank it all & lay on the floor dead drunk & Peter Rotharmel got her in a spring wagon & hauled her home, whereupon Mrs Leidy said they had tried to keep her father Stenger from marrying her because of reports current of her drinking & getting drunk but he wouldn't & her own & Peter Markle's daughter spoke up & said my father had the same trouble in continued efforts to keep her from getting drunk. Kate says they both lived then near her grandfather's & London & that both Stenger husbands were then dead. Neither of these Markle widows nor Mrs Shearer who married Conrad had any children by any of the Stengers & Kate supposes all are buried near London. Kate says when her mother was 4 yrs old, say in 1808, the year before the above recited occurrence that Sallie who was next younger than her Aunt Kate & then 9 yrs old, she was bringing in some apples & her mother said she could eat one. She said "No, I will not eat one now, but will take them upstairs & hide them from the young ones", meaning Ben & Juliana. She came downstairs & dropped & the doctor happened to be there & said "she will never get up. She has the worst fever there is - spotted" & she died three days later aged 9 yrs. Ben got one of the apples she had hid & ate half of it & gave one to Juliana & she ate it & both were taken sick & they sent

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for the Doctor & he asked what they had eaten & they told each had eaten of Sallie's apples & he said "You have taken the same fever & in the worst way, have eaten it." & Kate says their lives were despaired of & they were very low, but finally pulled through. Kate said that Adam Stenger, father of the girl that Conrad's Ben sent out to Westnd was the son of one of the Stenger's Uncles that married Markle widows.

Kate says that once her grandfather was away for 5 or 6 months & while he was gone, Capt Conrad Stenger, his father-in-law died, his daughter Katie was born, this we think was in 1795 & Capt Stenger's widow came to Franklin Co & stayed three months with her daughter Mrs Peter Rotharmel.

Page 6 Book 2 Reading to Cousin Kate about Grandmother's death, she said her grandmother's sister, Magdalena Smith was sitting on the porch knitting at Back Creek & the fog came up of the water & went in her mouth & she never had any health afterwards & died in two yrs. The doctor said it went in her windpipe.

Page 26 Book 2. Kate said Nancy Bell had more children than Eleanor J. Niccolls gives her via Mrs Milligan, Mrs Pollock, Mrs Hough, & two sons Todd Bell who went west & another & a daughter Josephine by Hough & Kate says that P. Ab Rotharmel said she was 55 yrs

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old when Josephine was born. Kate says a week or two after grandparents moved to Westnd Co Polly Bell rode into their barn to get out of a pouring rain with a child behind her & one in front of her & the rain continuing, she stayed all night. The next morning, Sunday, she wanted to go to see her father, Squire Andrew Finley who was sick. Kate's folks offered to keep the children & her grandfather took Polly up & found her father up & out in the yard & it was before he had his breakfast. It is now 10 PM & I have rung for Mrs Pallini to assist Cousin Kate to bed. JVT

Oak Hill Aug 5th, 1921 7:30 PM

Cousin Kate now recalls that the Phila lawyer who spent some six weeks in Berks Co getting information to enable him to go after the Rothermel & who died shortly after he got back to Phila was named Newlongburg.

Page 74 Book 2. Kate & I think the William Thompson reported at Cadiz O May 26, 1911 as son of a brother of the Elder Sam'l Thompson there mentioned was the father of Mrs Lucy Hood. Kate says Eliza the wife of William Thompson was James Oliver's daughter (old Jimmy). Kate says they called him Capt &thinks he was in Civil War but don't know. Says he was in California, was gone a couple of years, was a common sized man

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was rather slender. Nobody knew what he did, would be home & then away & reported that he drank & played cards & at times was "pretty bad off". He once owned the house opposite Kate's where Drums once lived & he sold it to Mrs Nehr or Nair & she sold it to Mrs Hurst (a sister of Fr J.T. Shepler) & she sold it to John Miller & then Mrs Frees got it. He then bought a house on RR st & sold it to Nett or Neth & RR set it & two livery stables on fire. As a young man, he studied with Dr Hasson to be a doctor, but never got to practicing. He owned the farm in Allegheny Co, a fine farm that the County Home was on before it was moved to Mayville & Kate said it was reported that he got this farm from his father. He sold it spent the money & lived high & run through with it as he did everything else. Jimmy Oliver had given his daughter Eliza Thompson the brick house in West Newton on same lot where Lucy Hood's present home is & there, Mrs Thompson lay sick for some years from disease syphilis, he had given her. She & he are both buried in West Newton Cem. After her death, her daughters, Fanny & Lucy got married, but neither of them wd take him to live with them & he died at Spiegels where he boarded. Fannie Oliver unmarried sister of his wife, took his remains to her house & he was buried there from, she censuring her nieces for their unfeeling & unchristian attitude toward their

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father. Kate says he died the next yr after her mother which wd be 1876. It was two or three yrs before that his wife died. Lucy Hood told Kate that his father died when he was little & before he was grown up & that he was the only one except one sister that died young. He was only married once. Kate says Baldridge spent all of his mother's money except the home & she willed it to his daughters. Kate says they say they were no relation to the Joseph, Alexander, Mary Thompson & others about which she formerly told me, but from Lucy Hood's attitude, I am satisfied she knows nothing about it & Kate concurs with me in that belief. It is 11:22 Pm & Kate will now go to bed. JVT

[Descendant Chart]

William Thompson married Eliza Oliver [Their Children]

Elizabeth, the oldest died aged abt 5 yrs.

James Brison, died aged abt 3.

Frances, called "Fanny" m. Baldridge who before his marriage had been in Civil War. He died abt 6 yrs ago & she abt 2 yrs ago. She drew a pension. Lived, died & buried down near Phila somewhere. He didn't do anything, was well off & so was his mother who lived with them.

A daughter, married

Catherine, unmarried

Lucy, m. John Hood from out toward the Ridge. He was a painter & drew a big back pension which she put in the house. He buried in West Newton Cem abt 20 yrs ago "Just after Sadie" He was in Civil War.

Hazy, m. Ross. a R.E. Agt Live at Mt Wash.

John

A son

Edward, m. Krepps Dau of Geo R Krepps & live in West Newton. Works at Reduction Works. Owns a house in West Newton Pa. No issue.

Frank, Unmarried, A dentist in Pgh Pa.

Andrew, called "Capt". Unmarried Did live up the Yough River but for a yr or two has been home with Lucy.

John, a telegraph operator. Kate thinks lives in Chicago Married but no children. He the youngest.

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Oak Hill Aug 7, 1921 8:55 Am

This is the 25th anniversary of my dear Mary's last day on earth alive. She having passed over a few minutes after midnight Aug 8th, 1896.

Page 238 Book 2.

Note Nos 18 & 19 from which I think it reasonable to conclude that the three minor children under 14 yrs of age at that time June 9, 1794 over which Samuel Thompson was appointed guardian were his grandchildren being the children of his daughter Mary. see his will in Book 4. 12:44 PM

Page 247 Book 2

Will of Uncle John Carothers. Kate says that his daughter, Mary, mentioned in 2d clause of his will never married. Says she was awful good & kind, was a common sized woman, but her sister Catharine, the wife of Rev J.P. McKee was a large woman. Kate says John C. McKee, the son, went to Pgh & engaged in the flour business with a man named Gardner, which proved disastrous financially. His sister, Belle McKee & his aunt Mary Carothers went with him. He was engaged to marry Sallie Markle daughter of Sheppard B. & had in his possession a valuable ring of hers which he pawned in Pgh. The engagement was broken of [sic] for some unknown reason & Sallie finally succeeded in getting her ring back. They came up from Pgh to West Newton preparatory to going west.

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Rev J.P. McKee had been living with them in Pgh & once when they came up on a visit he was not able to go back with them & he was left at the home of the Hanway's who ran the mill in West Newton & there he died. Kate's Uncle Peter Rothermel sent him honey often the last years of his life. Kate & her sister, Hannah, went to his funeral at the house, but not to the grave. She says there were very few in attendance, only a dozen, including his brother-in-law, James P. & his wife & son John C. Carothers (Fannie & Belle stayed home to have dinner on their return from the grave) Mrs McKee, the two Richeys, she thinks David & Hunter, James A. Dick, who was one of the pall bearers, & Kate didn't know who the other three pallbearers were. They buried him at Sewickly Church & had dinner at James P. Carothers on their way back. Kate says that Uncle John Carothers was a very big man, tall, broad shouldered & big & that he lived with his son, James P. & died there & was buried at Sewickly. Rev McKee had a small son called Thomas that was also buried at Sewickly.

Mrs McKee, her children, Belle & John C. & her sister Mary Carothers went west together & she & her sister died out there. John C., the son, went into the Presbyterian ministry & Clarence Weimer, who heard him preach somewhere west s'd he never heard a better sermon. Belle married out west & about two yrs after Kate's

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first fall (she says her first fall was on Aug 14, 1909, twelve yrs ago & her second fall was May 23, 1917. "one week before Decoration 4 yrs ago, Decoration was on Wednesday & I fell the Wednesday before".) a young man, Belle's son, who had completed his course to be a Doctor, had stopped off at Pgh on his way west, by advice of his mother or home folks & came up to West Newton to see the old home & went to Adam Darr's (brother of Mary Darr who told Kate) & asked him to show him which he did as the house was then still standing. It was up Main St on the right hand side four houses above Kate's old home. The house has since been torn down & one of the Pores from the Country built a new house & lives there now. He asked Dan to take him out to the Sewickly Cemetery after Church was over, which he did & on their way back, they stopped at Belle Markle's where was a big crowd & they were serving ice cream & he went back to partake thereof & was given a freshly painted chair to sit on much to the damage of his clothes. Kate says that Belle McKee who was a large big strong girl, was engaged to marry in West Newton to a Mr McClurkin who was a brother of the wife of the U.P. Minister McConnell, who with his father was living with the McConnells & who had money in his own right from his mother who was dead. He was delicate & took sick & Belle

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went to nurse him & being big & strong, she lifted him in & out of bed at will. Mr McClurkin gave Belle some money. Mr McConnell died a couple of years later & the family went back to Pgh. Belle wore mourning for young McClurkin. Her brother, James W. McKee went west with the rest of the family & got married out there.

Kate says that Uncle John's son William S. Carothers was a very very big man, fine looking & well dressed when he called at their house & her father & mother introduced her & she shook hands with him. She thinks it was when she was abt 8 or 9. After he had gone, her father remarked that he was well dressed & looked prosperous, but he had been told he didn't amount to much, whereupon her mother s'd they helped him at home & told of loading a sled as full as they could pile on & took it to him. She said "he lived off somewhere, but it couldn't have bee far as they were taking these things to him in a sled". Kate thought his son, James, married some woman from Washington Co Pa & "lived off somewhere".

Page 249 Book 2. Kate says she was at Jane K. Carothers funeral & helped to get the dinner. She says Fannie willed the house in West Newton that she got from her mother to her sister Belle Markle for life & at her death, it is to go to Belle's children. Fannie also willed Belle's daughters $500

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a piece. Kate says the Rev Boyd that "Fannie" married used to preach at Sewickly Church & was a widower & had a farm out near where Bryan lived in Nebraska & that "he was none of the West Newton Boyds". "He didn't do right either" Kate says. Before he married Fannie, he deeded his farm to his son & a daughter who had married Rev Byron E.P. Prugh had died leaving three children (two daughters & a son?) & he left or gave each of them $8000 & then only left Fannie the home as long as she lived in it & paid her back what money she had advanced him to repair it. Rev Prugh for his third wife married Mrs Major Mungo Dick being her third husband. She was a daughter of old Charles Goehring & married first a Smith, Second Major Mungo Dick & third Rev Byron E.P. Prugh. Fannie had a stroke in the cellar & fell there & Kate don't know how she got upstairs, but she was taken out to Belle's at Millgrove & died there. She is buried at Markle's Cemetery.

Page 253 Book 2.

See Will of Thomas Dunlap

Page 267 Book 2 Lines 23 & 24 Kate says she had heard her mother speak of the Criders, who she s'd had visited in Westnd Co.

Pages 270 & 271 Book 2

Wills of two John Elders, one of Armstrong Tp Westnd Co Pa names daughter Isabella

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Thompson & appoints wife Mary Alexander Thompson & son Thomas exrs dated Oct 14, 1800 & Proven Nov 10, 1800.

The other is named as John Elder Junr of Fannett Tp, Franklin Co Pa is dated Feby 17, 1795 & is witnessed by David Anderson & John Anderson & Proven Dec 22, 1804.

Page 271 Book 2 No 28 Clement Finley will

This is the party who owned the old Rotharmel Farm & which in this will dated 1775 he willed to his son, John, then under age & which was bought from his heirs by Peter Rotharmel in 1813. Kate says that old grandmother Finley "Polly" who was a Stokley & the widow of Squire Andrew Finley's son John, always spoke of this man as "Uncle Clemons" (or Clement) which still further convinces me he was a brother of Squire Andrew Finley who witnessed the will & the John Finley also a witness was probably Andrew's son. "Polly" Finley also said as previously reported that he, Clement, & two of his sisters were buried on the farm. Aunt Hannah Markle (grandmother's sister) told Kate's grandmother & Aunt Polly once when at her grandmother's that "Clemons" Finley, the "old gentleman", had died very poor, that they came to their house, the Markles, to get a shirt to put on him when he died. His wife, Elizabeth, must have been a sister of Col John Carnahan living on the "Willow Tree" farm adjg for in appointing him as one of his Exrs, he calls him "by brother" & as he, John Carnahan, had married my Aunt Rebecca Carothers, who had no sister, we

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must conclude that Clement Finley married his sister. Kate said that "Polly" Finley was not treated right by her son "Mi" (Nehemiah) who was on the farm & that she used often to come to her mother's & her mother & her brother Sam would often lead her home. She lived abt three houses up Main St, above Kate's home on the left hand side in a house which she owned. Her friends sent her in loaves of bread & pieces of meat & "McKees were awful good do her". I recall that Kate said that Bell McKee went to Gbg to keep house for Uncle John Richey when his wife died for awhile.

This is the John Finley who had owned the Rotharmel farm before Peter Rotharmel bought it. Asking Kate about his daughter "Jenny Robertson', she said this was the one that came to their house once after the family had rtd from the west & asked for a bucket of cherries & although the cherries were most gone, they picked her a bucket full )she s'd she wanted them from her old home) & Mrs Rothermel asked her if she had lard to bake her pies with. She s'd "No" & that they were very poor, so Mrs R gave her lard & picked some beans out of the garden for her, gave her a piece of meat to cook the beans with & other things. A couple of boys, her sons, came to help her carry the things home. Kate thought she lived in a small house on Uncle John Robertson's farm & that her husband

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was a brother of Uncle John. She said Uncle John wouldn't give them anything, saying he wouldn't give to people who wouldn't work & she said her husband's health was delicate & he wasn't able to work. She says her Aunt Katy says this was after Kate's mother was married & after Aunt Joanna's death & that a daughter of this Jenny Robertson had a child to a brother of Mrs Stephen Pollock (Bell, but not Todd Bell) & he, Bell ran off. She says her Aunt Katy said the family went off somewhere, but she don't know where they moved to. This will does not name any wife & she evidently had died before he did, & according to Kate, his son William soon followed him in death, as the Markles told them that three of them, the wife, the father & the son William had all died within eleven months of each other & I believe within eleven months after they moved in the new house on a Saturday. The neighbors told them it was bad luck to move in on a Saturday & tried unsuccessfully to prevail on them to not move in on a Saturday. She said William & Walter Bell had the contract to do all the woodwork & they cut, sawed & split all the woodwork shingles & all from the woods on the farm & were paid $500 for it which Kate thinks was small as it was a big house. Kate says John Finley, his wife & son were not buried down in the

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meadow, but were taken to Sewickly & buried in the upper end toward the field & next to the road, that she had seen some Finley markers there with their names of the four younger daughters but says one of them married a Kerr (they used to call it Carr) & a son of hers became a Presbyterian preacher & preached a good sermon once at Sewickly & was entertained by cousin James P. Carothers who introduced him as his cousin. As heretofore stated, she said Uncle John Carothers, this John Finley & Rev Wm Swan all married sisters - they were daughters of Rev James Power. This will develop a change of the time fixed by Kate for her grandfather coming to Westnd viz Apr 1813, for it is dated Sept 6, 1813 & probated Sept 13, 1813 & inasmuch as Peter Rotharmel bought it from the Exrs, he could not have moved there if it was in Apr until 1814. Kate says her mother & Aunt Kate must have been wrong in the date they fixed for their moving there. Kate says her grandfather paid $24 per acre for the farm of something over 300 A. Said old "Polly" Finley said they stole a field off of old "Clemons" Finley & he was so easy he let them take it. She thought it was on the Painter side or Carnahan farm or it might have been on the Pinkerton

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side. Kate says her grandfather did not pay for it all down, but in payts as he had sold his farm in Franklin Co on payts & then he had to keep some money to work on to build up the fences etc.

Kate says that two of the Lloyd girls, Elizabeth or Betsy married Gen'l Joseph Markle & Mary or "Polly", the younger one, who was the same age as her mother married a son of Squire Finley & this then, would be Andrew. Kate says they moved west & that when her grandmother died, Gen'l Joseph Markle & his wife Elizabeth Lloyd came to the funeral & brought with them a Mrs Harris, who was a daughter of Andrew Finley, the younger & his wife Polly Lloyd. Kate says it was Polly Bell told her at the time she had the dropsy about Brothers, the son-in-law of Andrew Finley & her own brother-in-law eating the blackberries. She thinks she said his name was John.

Asking Kate if she knew whether Squire Andrew Finley or his wife died first, she said Mrs Finley was present when the present Ginsey Budd was born (which I remember was Feby 17, 1830) (Squire Finley then died first as his will was probated Aug 26, 1829) to her granddaughter Eliza Carnahan then the wife of Emanuel Neff & it was less than 9 mos after her

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marriage to Neff & her grandmother was offering some excuses indicating a premature birth & some woman present said, "Oh no, it is a nine months child". Kate said her mother said it was six months after her marriage to Neff & her mother said the same, premature birth of twins after her marriage to Lindsey Carnahan. Kate says there was one of those Finleys lived to be "very very old, awful old" somewhere in the west, that Polly Bell told her when she had the dropsy that he was still living & she says it might have been a brother of Squire Andrew or little Jim or Devil Jim. Said someone wrote in from the west once that he was still living, very very old, but so childish, they didn't know what to do with him.

Kate thought it was Squire Finley's son & most probably it was Andrew as she thought they talked as if it was Polly Bell's brother.

Kate says that Andrew Budd, a son of Ginsey Budd died this past winter aged 60 yrs.

Page 289 Book 2. Will of Jacob Frick. Kate says there were Fricks lived over near or beyond her Uncle Barney Wagner near the Willow Tree farm & used to work for them. One was John Frick a large big man.

Page 294 Book 2 Polly Finley's will.

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Kate says Nancy Miller was a granddaughter, being daughter of Susan Patterson & not a daughter. She also says that Polly had a daughter, Mrs Bennett, among one of the older ones, who went west as soon as they were married. The husband was a brother of David Bennett. Once when Kate's brother Sam was about 20 yrs old, a couple stuck their heads in the door & asked where Mrs Hough lived (Nancy Finley Bell Hough) & was directed. Kate s'd her mother asked who it was & he not knowing she sent him to Mrs Hough's to ask & it proved to be Mr & Mrs Bennett in from the west on a short visit. Mrs Hough asked the Bennetts if they knew who it was, but they didn't & she told them, "that is Julia Rotharmel's son" & Mrs Bennett s'd "what, that little Run Jumper's son, if I had known she lived there, I wouldn't have walked away out here for I am tired". Kate says there was a Run out by Sewickly Church where they used to jump over & the boys wd always land in the mud, but her mother always cleared it & landed on the grass never getting her shoes muddy & from this she was called "the little Run Jumper". Kate says Nellie Budd, the mother of John F. & daughter of John & Polly Finley, died when on a visit to the west she thinks.

Page 296 Book 2, Will of Wm T. Bell

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Kate says this is "Todd" Bell who she supposes "was 50 anyway" & who is buried at Sewickly Church as is his mother Nancy Hough. The brother Andrew Bell mentioned in his will is the one Kate says who got Jenny Robertson's daughter in the family way & run off west. She says he was gone a long time, but came back after his mother's death as he was getting something out of the farm. He was married & had children. His brother, Wm Todd Bell was unmarried.

Page 299 Book 2. Will of Martha Hissam, who Kate says was an Orr, & the sisters she names in her will viz Elizabeth Maricle was wife of Gasper Markle butcher, Margaret Roland was wife of George Rohland & Harriet Orr afterwards married Bill Frew. There was a sister Lucinda Orr who died of consumption & was unmarried. Mrs Hissem's daughter Adaline, taught school in West Newton & was the first teacher they sent Sallie Brown to. She died a young girl in West Newton while teaching.

Page 301 Book 2 Will of Henry Isett.

Kate thinks James B. Oliver's first wife is buried at Sewickly Church. He got his second wife at Shippensburg (Alex Plumer got his two last wives at Shippensburgh) & she died a short time before he did & both are buried in West Newton Cem as are daughters Annie, Fannie & Eliza Thompson. It is now 10:47 PM & Cousin Kate has just started to go to bed.

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Oak Hill Aug 8, 1921. 8:30 AM

This is the 25th anniversary of my dear Mary's death. Her sister, Sarah F. Ainsworth is with us at Minnie's.

Page 314 Book 2.

Kate says that after gggfather John Jack died, his widow went to live with her daughter Joanna Robertson & that something occurred (John Robertson's niggardliness, no doubt) & she wouldn't stay longer. John Markle s'd he wouldn't go for her as he would be likely to give Robertson a punch, so his wife, Elizabeth went for her mother & had a battle of words with her brother-in-law, John Robertson, who wanted to keep everything, but Mrs Markle had taken a spring wagon with her & took away her mother's beds & other belongings.

Oak Hill Aug 9, 1921 9:50 AM

Page 45 Book 3 Lines 31 to 35.

Referring to the wife of James Jack Hazlett, Kate says Lucy Hood of West Newton who was her first cousin (Lucy's mother & Mrs Hazlett's mother being sisters) went to Gbg to nurse her when she was sick & who she said was at times out of her mind. Her husband, James J. Hazlett had died some years before & they had no issue. Her brother, James Cowan, who had spent all of his money & was poor had lived with her, but died a bachelor before she did. Her brother Frank Cowan's wife died leaving a girl baby & Frank with his baby daughter went to live

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with his mother determined to make a great lady out of his daughter. She grew up ranking in society as a "great lady", but ran off with a bar keeper & married him which so angered her father that he disinherited her, leaving his property to the town of Greensburgh. She in some way got rid of the bar keeper & married another man. She came to Gbg when Mrs Hazlett was sick & Mrs Hazlett left her fortune to her. After Mrs Hazlett's death, she sold the Hazlett home & went back to her husband & two children & Kate thinks they are still living, but she don't know where. She supposes Mrs Hazlett is buried in the Gbg Cemetery.

Page 46 Book 3 Lines 4-6

Kate says there were Welshs used to come to her grandmother's electioneering. Said Welsh was elected Shff & died a short time before his term was out & his son was appt'd in his place & was then elected shff. Said the daughter ran off with some man. The old gentleman had a factory & manufactured woolen blankets.

Pages 61 & 62 Book 3

Reading to Kate abt my trip to Wheeling, Kate said John Elliott Stevenson, son of Tom, was born in Ruth E. Plumer's home in West Newton Pa & Tom, not liking his Aunt Ruth, moved in the Maggie Markle house, which he rented just opposite their home & said John used to be in their house

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every day & would often stay all day. Said he liked "Han", her sister, best, as he wd humor him & go abt with him. Said when they were living down in the Lucy Hood brick house, John's sister was born & when it was two days old, the girl left & John (or Tom) came up & sister "Saide" went & stayed four or five days with them. She said Mrs Stevenson was an Elliott (as Tom had told me) was a large woman, tall & broad shouldered, but didn't look big, but weighed as she told Kate over 200 lbs. Her name was May. She had an unmarried sister Louise Elliott who waited her, who was much larger, a very big woman. Kate says she married afterwards. The baby born as above indicated was named Louise for this aunt. Tom's daughter, Elizabeth, mentioned on Page 73 was born later. Louise, the Aunt told Kate that her brothers were large men.

Pages 70-71 Book 3

Kate says the Ryall that married Hannah Bovard Fulton's sister was not just right in his mind & they removed to near Ashland, O. where they put him on a farm. Daniel Grosscup, a farmer & widower & brother of Judge P.S. Grosscup's father met Ryall's daughter there & she became his second wife. Kate's mother died in May 1875 & in August 1875, she visited Kate's home, having been brought there by David Ryall who she thought was a brother of her father & had with her two daughters

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one who had just graduated from High School & the other several years younger. When she had finished her visit, "I must now go out & see Aunt Hannah Fulton" & she did. Kate's Aunt Kate asked her how her father was & she said he was better. Her husband's health broke & he was not able to run the farm longer & then had a planing mill in the town. His father, Paul Grosscup, was dead at this time.

Page 75 Book 3

Reading to Kate abt Mary Boyd tearing the family record out of Scott's Commentaries, Kate said Roxy & Maggie were just as bad about telling their ages & she s'd when Roxie was buried some of the Lloyd women married cousins asked Maggie & she couldn't avoid telling them. Kate says Roxie was just one month younger that she is, born in Feby 1832.

Page 81 Book 3

Kate says when Mrs Neth's 7th child was born, Doctor Robinson (father of the Present Dr Robinson) of West Newton who had attended her when all her children were born was very mad because it wasn't a boy, as she had had six sons before & he was anxious for a seventh son.

Page 84 Book 3

Mrs Neth is evidently wrong about great grandmother being present at birth of her brother William Elliott

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McClanahan on March 17, 1837 as my records show that she died July 2, 1830. See Book 1 Page 87 line 19. It is now 2:10 PM & I will go in town afoot as Pallini went over to Frostburg MD to get some more of his hayfever medicine.

Page 89 Book 3

Kate says of the children of Martin of Christian that Maria was the oldest & was married & when Peter Rothermel & his wife were back on a visit to Berks Co from Westmoreland between 1813 & 1823, Maria's mother told them she had two big daughters. Her father, Martin was then living & it was after that that he visited Westnd Co. After Jacob died, his father built a house in his yard for his widow & children & provided that after his death, they were to have a home elsewhere. Hetty was the name of the youngest of Jacob's children & she was older than Kate's mother & lived at home with her mother.

Jacob Grosscup's wife died out toward the mountains & Peter Rotharmel & his daughter Katie went to funeral. Her name was Dolman. They had one child, a boy called Isaac for her brother who had a farm & took it & raised it. Kate says the Dolman's were nice people. Jacob Grosscup then moved to Rostraver Tp & married again & Kate thinks they both died leaving a red headed boy who worked for Ryalls at Ashland O & a girl.

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[Descendant Chart]

Jacob Long ("Lying Jacob") married a woman who had a little home out toward Mendon.

[children]

A Daughter, m. a Cowan. Don't think they were related to Ed Cowan, but don't know.

Kate Cowan, Lived at Kate's grandmother as a servant, then with Jno A. Robinson with whom she eloped & went west as heretofore recorded.

A Dau Robinson, Raised by Eli C. Suter who was her Gd'n m. a Harding & moved away. Came back to a funeral of Suter's only daughter.

A Daughter

Jacob Cowan, near age of Kate's brother Peter. Don't know whether married or not.

"Bets" Long, Lived as servant at Kate's mother. A bad girl, m. a Glassburn & lived away up in the country.

Samuel Long, married & his wife died leaving him with six children was at Kate's grandmother's when Kate was abt 17, a big stout man. He married a 2d wife & moved with his family to near Cincinnati, O. & his quarrelsome nature, like his father's got him in a fight out there & the man killed him.

Joseph Long, Lived out by Mendon. Married & had issue & died out there.

A Son, was in the Civil War & came back badly crippled up.

Several other Children "was a big family" but Kate says her grandfather did not want them to have anything to do with them, so they kept away from them.

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Samuel Fegley got a girl in trouble & a son was born & Sam came first to his Uncle Peter Rotharmel's from where he drove the officers off saying he wouldn't be taken in without a warrant. He then went to his Uncle & Aunt Stenger's & when the officers came there for him, his aunt asked that they let him get a ham down for her & in going to do it, he jumped out the window & escaped. He then went to his guardian (his parents Kate thinks were dead) & coming of age about this time, his Uncles Peter & Conrad took it in hand & arranged that he marry the girl as she would not hear to anything else. Then, after marriage, she treated him very badly & he fell off a building & was killed. Kate says when her grandparents were back in Berks on their visit 1913-1923, [I think he means 1813-1823, as this is written in the year 1921] that they stayed all night with his sister, Mrs Hepner & her daughter Maria was living with them & had two little girls then.

Pages 90 & 91 Book 3

Kate says that her grandfather when he died had lost but one tooth & it was gone by reason of his being pitched from a horse.

Kate says when he was in Virginia learning his trade, that he lay sick for 3 mos at a Planter's named Thomas Moorhead's (who had no children) where the darkies carried him & so he named his first child, which

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a few hours (not days) for Mr Moorhead, who with his wife, were very sorry the child did not live.

Oak Hill Aug 10, 1921 8:48 AM

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Kate says the mother of the little two weeks old girl of Cooper Simeral died shortly after the child's birth. Her name was Mitchell before she married "Coop" & her sister was the wife of the Robertson (Wm, Kate then thought) who took the little girl. This little girl married Joseph Baughman & moved to Iowa & their son Eben Baughman now lives in West Newton along RR ST & has two sons now grown. His Uncle Eben Baughman now abt 75 (because Kate says two yrs after her first fall, he s'd he was 65 & the youngest of 13 children) lives on the old Baughman farm formerly the old Niccolls farm which you reach by going up Vine ST where he & his wife live. This Niccolls farm was to the right of the Main St road as you go out & joins the Leah Robb farm. It ran to the River at upper end of West Newton & the Niccolls had sold off lots & Jacob Baughman the father of this Eben, the elder, who was rich, owning tan yards & lumber rafts, bought it from Niccolls & also bought the Douglas farm adjoining which ran up & adjoined the John Carothers farm. Kate says that gg mother Markle said this Jacob Baughman's father came from Berks Co Pa & settled out in the country beyond Mill Grove & was related to the Baughman (Corley's father) that married her (ggmother's) sister.

Kate says this Mrs Milligan she refers to was no doubt buried at the Dick U.P.

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Church as they were all U.P.s. Says she left several sons & they were someway related to Lucy Hood, but they are all dead & she don't know any old Milligans or Simerals now living. This Mrs Milligan was a sister of Alexander & Cooper Simeral.

Kate says A. Cooper Hamilton's daughters told Mrs Freese they were related to the Simerals but didn't want people to know it. She says all these daughters are dead & there are none of the Hamiltons left. Kate says Alex Simeral & his wife Joann Finley lived in the house up Main St above them that had belonged to her mother Polly Finley. She, Joann, joined the U.P. church & died before Alex was killed & shortly after Kate's sister Hannah died abt 21 yrs ago & was buried from the Church interment in West Newton Cem. Her husband was afterwards buried same place but not from the church. Kate says the Mrs Milligan above referred to, Nee Simeral, was the son of John Milligan & a brother of Israel Miller's first wife.

Page 107 Book 3 & Refer to Page 64 Book 4

Kate says there were three girls of Alex Simeral & Joann (John F. Budd only named two) that had children before they were married & before their father was killed. One had three children, another had two & still another had one. After their father's death, they went off up to or abt Gbg "just bad girls" & got the childrens lives insured & then gave them something to get them out of the way, but some of them got well. The girls were so bad that the people didn't try to do anything with them.

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Page 109 Book 3

Kate says the daughter of John C. Carothers who married Morgan was named Britte Morgan. She died unmarried & Edgar Cowan fixed it so the money she got from her mother went to her half sister, the daughter of her father by Maria, the widow of David Markle, his second wife who was a relative of Cowans & this made the Stokeleys very mad. Ed Cowan had a girl in Gbg named Story who lived with her mother where he stayed in illicit relationship during much of his married life.

Kate says Polly Finley died at her son-in-law's Alex Simeral who was then living over by Webster & she don't know where she was buried.

Page 108. Nehemiah Finley never paid the girl "Bets" Conghanour that he kept illicitly in his house & after his death, she laid in a bill, but don't know whether she got it paid or not. I asked her if one of the girls didn't marry a Mason & she s'd "one married a McMichaels & one a Coughanour" & "there were but two daughters".

Page 110. Kate says their old home was sold to a man named Briner or Bryner.

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Cousin Kate says her mother told her that she knew that grandfather A.F. Thompson was buried on the Rotharmel farm beside his grandparents John & Eleanor Jack for she saw the grave dug by members of her own the Rothermel family & Kate well remembers seeing the three graves herself with the fence

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around them which was partly fallen down, falling in with many of the palings off or loose & lying on the inside of the enclosure. Said her grandmother told her she must not go inside the lot & she didn't. She does not think they were, or even grandfather's remains were ever taken up & removed.

Page 115. The date fixing Eleanor Jack's death as near 1830 is wrong. She must have died 10 yrs before that as previously recorded about Kate's mother when 14 or 15 & Nellie Markle getting the dinner & then she died before grandfather Thompson.

Page 147. Asking Kate what her grandfather wanted to build a new house for, she said he intended building a Hotel up on the new road, the Pike, but the building of it was opposed by his son, Peter for one thing & John Markle never returned the boards, so it was not built.

I recall that Kate spoke this morning of her brother Sam coming in once & telling his mother about the Jack girls & Barrett Story & his mother told him she had known of that since she was a little girl. Sam had been up at Nancy Hough's & she had told him in the presence of her daughter Rose Ann Pollock who was sitting by.

Page 158. Kate says the location or residence of the woman & child John Markle admitted to his wife was when he had been viz at Harrisburg Pa & further she feels very sure it was in the Stone house that Eleanor Jack died. It is now 3 PM & I must go in town. JVT

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Oak Hill Aug 11, 1921 9 AM

Pages 216 & 217 Book 3

Kate says an Uncle of Leah Robb's husband was buried out at Sewickly Ch or Dicks U.P. CH & years after his widow, who had been Ann Welsh of abt Gbg died a year or two before Leah Robb who went to "Aunt's funeral". She, Ann was buried in West Newton Cem. She left a daughter Rebecca who afterwards married a Bennett & a daughter of hers called to see Kate in 1917 just after fall, on Decoration Day.

Page 272. Book 3 Lines 15 to 17.

Kate now says that it was not Capt Conrad Stenger's son Conrad, but his son Lewis who got the Stenger family Bible that had the record in it. She says he gave her grandmother, his own sister, the date of her birth written on a slip of paper which she lost. Kate says Lewis Stenger was resident in Franklin Co & the Bible above referred to sent to his son, Jacob.

Kate says her great grandmother, the widow of Capt Conrad Stenger died the same year or within a year of when Martin Rotharmel died. She said her grandfather Peter Rotharmel was sowing flax seed on his farm in Westnd Co Pa & "missed three lands" & said then "there would be three deaths within a year" & there was viz Martin Rotharmel, his brother, Anna Catherine Stenger, his mother-in-law, & Kate can't now recall the other one. Kate says her grandmother never spoke to them about her brother Philip Stenger

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until just the year before she died. Kate says her grandmother's sister Mrs Lazier had caught a chicken & it scratched her on the arm & blood poisoning set in & it killed her. They did not notify Mrs R. Her son when he visited there found she had been dead five years. Mrs Meng died in May of the same year. Mrs Rotharmel died later in the fall so that Mrs Rotharmel was the last survivor of the family. It is now 2:44 PM & I must go in town.

George Smith, see next page, had some money stolen. It was actually stolen by his second wife, but she made her husband believe that his son, George by his first wife had stolen it & he ordered his son George to leave. He went to Peter Rotharmel's & told him he did not take the money & Peter tried to dissuade him from going away, but he was determined to go, so Peter gave him all the money he had in the house & Conrad Stenger (son of Capt Conrad) coming in that night gave him all he had. George Smith left early the next morning & Peter & Conrad tried to overtake him & bring him back, but he was gone. Years after this, when Peter had moved to Westnd Co, "Paddy" Jack was at Pgh one day & bought a paper which had in it a picture of George Smith, the brave & noble Captain who had saved all the passengers from a burning steamer out near St Louis & when saving the last one, something fell on his To Page 78.

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[Descendant Chart shows descendants & siblings of Conrad Stenger]

Capt Conrad Stenger came from Germany & served in the Revolutionary War. He rtd once to Germany & came back to America, married Anna Catharine Bender came also fr Germany, but from another part. "She was a very strict woman". She died in 1818 or 1819. He bought ggfather Casper Markle's farm in Berks Co Pa & died there abt 1795 as Kate thinks as it was near the time her Aunt Katy was born. Kate's grandmother got some money from his estate.

John Stenger, oldest m. Lizzie________. He lived in Berks Co Pa. His wife died before he did. He died at his sister, Mrs Lazier's & her son William settled estate (which was a large one) dishonestly & Kate's grandmother only got $900. John Stenger owned 2 or 3 farms & had money also. He had been an undertaker. No issue.

Conrad Stenger See Record at Pages 42 & 43 this book

Lewis Stenger, m. Sophia______. He died first & she later in Franklin Co. She was part crazy & sowed the money in the grass. He got the Bible that had the family record. He was married when Kate's grandmother was a little girl.

Jacob Stenger. Born in 1793 Same year as Kate's Uncle Peter. Married & lived in Franklin Co Pa. He got the old Conrad Stenger family Bible with record in it. See Bk 17 P 569 & 590.

Samuel Stenger. He was a drover & had been out to Westmoreland Co. He was born abt 1830 as Kate says he was a yr younger than her brother "Pete". He was not married when at Rothermels. B. Dec 28, 1829. ob.

Keziah, m. Kriner & lived near London.

A daughter, Elizabeth B. Sept 19, 1828 ob Mch 25, 1911

Probably other children

Peter

Probably several other children Philip, was queer. Never mar. See Bk 17, p 590.

A daughter m. Camp & lived in Berks Co Pa. Don't know anything about her family.

Margaret Stenger, m. George Smith. They moved to Franklin Co Pa & lived over a "Back Creek" & it was the fog coming from it which she swallowed as heretofore recorded which killed her. He married again a bad woman with two thieving children.

Samuel, married lived in Franklin Co Pa.

A dau, sewed in Mexican War

George, See Page 75 line 13.

Elizabeth, m. Sam Stenger See Page 42 this book

Maria Stenger, m. Jacob Meng from Germany. Did live in Somerset Co Pa & then moved to Manchester & was well off. Mrs Rothermel, her daughter Polly, Barney Wagner once visited them in Ohio.

Jacob, died when a young man unmarried.

Elizabeth

Catherine "Katy"

Several other children

Philip Stenger, He was taken in by a Society girl whom he married & finding she was a bad woman, he quit her & Society for ever & died in Berks Co at his sister's Mrs Camp's.

Anna Catharine Stenger, m. Peter Rotharmel See Record in Book 3 Pages 90 & 91.

Elizabeth Stenger, 8 or 10 yrs younger than Mrs Rotharmel, m. Lazier a worthless fellow who bought a farm in Berks Co Pa & could not pay for it, but she got it paid for. He was a brother of Martin Rotharmel's wife. He died before his wife.

William Lazier, Settled his Uncle John's estate. Uncle Sam sd he had a cousin woman living with him who was not any better than he was.

Jonathan, married & took his mother's place at which the stage coaches stopped & that was how she paid for it.

A daughter

Possibly other children

A son, m.1. m.2. Catharina Merckel widow of Peter Book 1 Page 125 & they lived in Franklin Co Pa. No issue by her. He had children by 1st wife.

A son, Geo Stinger, m.1. m.2. Christina Marckel, widow of George, Book 1 Page 126 & they lived in Franklin Co Pa. No issue by her, but he had children by 1st wife. He died in 1806 in Antrim Tp. See his will Book 17 P. 605 & his direction for tombstones of sf & wife. Hunt where buried. He gives £5 to Falling Springs or Grindstone Hill congregations.

A Daughter, m. Wm Rice an Englishman who was captured by the British, but remaining loyal was imprisoned in a church & starved & frozen to death.

A Daughter, Lived near to Phila on edge of City Rtg home one day, her companions thought she was sitting down to rest, but going to her found her dead from a raging contagious disease then prevalent.

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his head & shoulders severely injuring him, but he was a good swimmer & swam ashore. "Paddy" Jack showed Peter the paper when he came home & Peter passed it to his wife who on reading it said: "that is our George". Peter sent the paper to his brother-in-law, Conrad Stenger who took it to George Smith's & his son Sam read it & passed it to his father, saying: "Pap, there's your picture" as George looked so much like his father. They wrote to the Doctor or Priest as George had been sent to the nearest hospital which was Catholic saying they would come to see him. George Smith had meanwhile learned that his son was innocent & that his wife had stolen the money & lied to him & he permitted her to live in his house, but had nothing further to do with her. When the Priest read the letters to George, he said he would not see them. So the next morning, he had gone, the hurt being more about his shoulders than his head. Some time after this business as a witness called him to Phila & at a hotel somewhere where the stage coaches stopped, Conrad Stenger at table recognized George & much against his will made him go with him to his father's, but he would not stay over night, only remaining a few minutes & rode on to take next stage coach. He went back to Steamboating. His step brother was sent to the penitentiary out near where he lived & conceiving it was he, George went to the

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penitentiary & sure enough, it was the son of the step mother who had wronged him.

Page 275 Book 3 Lines 18 to 20. Kate says the house C.C. Markle lived in up above them was across Main St on an alley above them & belonged to Irving Campbell & that it was the year after he had to leave the house across the river, after his failure.

Page 2828 Book 3

Kate says her brother Peter's wife's maiden name was Mary? Carroll & a daughter by her first husband married Ami Morton & lives at Morgantown WVA. The daughter of his son Charles died about the time Kate came up here on June 25th last. Kate says her brother Florian's widow died at New Florence Pa last March & was brought to McKeesport & buried beside her husband. Kate says there is a marker at his grave & also at that of his first wife in West Newton Cem. She says there are no markers to Sam's first wife. It is now 11 PM & Kate will go to bed.

Oak Hill Aug 12, 1921 8:55 AM

Kate says her Uncle Daniel Rotharmel died in June of the year when Sallie Brown was two yrs old, say in June 1866. She then went to her brother's John Turney's at Gbg? & cared for her father & also for a large daughter of John's by his first wife who had to used a wheelchair. Then

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went to live with her sister Mrs Brown in Pgh. She died there at Peter Bates & the will noted at item 33 Page 253 Book 3 is hers & the notice at item 32 same page is the record of the death of her daughter.

Page 298 Book 3. Kate says Nancy Hough's child by her second husband was very small & that she died out in the country at James Milligan's where her mother, Nancy Hough was then lying sick. James Milligan had married Ginsey Bell, Nancy's daughter by her 1st husband. Milligans, fearing they would have to keep the baby, Rose Ann Pollock took it to town with her & after a week or so, the baby's father Dr Brown came with his sister Anna McConanghy? & took the baby which his sister raised. The baby was called Anna & when she was 14 yrs old accompanied her father & her aunt above named on a visit to Rose Ann Pollock's in West Newton. Nancy Hough soon followed her daughter Josie in death dying at her daughter's Mrs Milligan's when Josie's baby was five months old. Kate says Mrs Hough is buried at Sewickly & she thinks Josie is too, as well as her father who died about the time Josie was born. The Houghs were mad at Nancy, the widow getting the dower interest she did in the estate & put her out of the house when Josie was a week old.

Page 299

Kate says Andrew Neff lost

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an arm in the Civil War & was a great drinker & her Uncle George Brush also a tofer [sic] used to take him home with him drunk often.

Page 300 Line 30

Kate says Andrew Neff Budd died this last winter so Mrs Cronshore told her.

Page 321 & 322 Book 3

I feel well assured that this Christian Merckel is the eldest son of Peter Merckel see his will Page 125 Book 1 & is the great grandfather of Augustus Markle of Medina Co, Ohio born in 1827 & still living who is the son of George who was the son of George who was one of the sons & Exrs of Christian. Corroborative of this was or is Kate's statement that Gideon Markle who was sent to the Penitentiary had two brothers, very nice men who lived up above the Capt Conrad Stenger farm (that of gg father Casper Markle's old farm) "but not far, close by", as told to her by her mother, that these two brothers of Gideon would often come evenings to Capt Stenger's on neighborly visits & when Gideon was found out, they came to him for information which at first he studiously avoided giving them. Kate said one of them had a couple of daughters or more & we see that Christian had five daughters & six sons. It would be natural after the disgrace Gideon brought on the family for them to sell out & go elsewhere which I think Christian has done. Go to Reading & see when he & wife Catarina sold the farm he

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got from his father Peter & then go again to York Pa & see when he bought in Cadorus Tp.

Page 332 Book 3

Here it appears that Christian Merckle bought land in York Co from Jacob Canto July 28, 1787. His father died in 1785. Kate says her grandmother who was present when the two brothers of Gideon came to ask her father Capt Stenger what he knew of the charges Vs Gideon, was then a little girl. He had told them he didn't know & when his wife asked him what it was they were asking about, he wouldn't even tell her, as he didn't want the knowledge of what he had learned to come out through him.

Page 369 Book 3 Lines 31 to 35.

Kate says her mother or grandmother told her that Gideon Markle had two girls "best dressed in the county" & two boys.

Page 372 Book 3.

Kate says Martha Jane, daughter of Gasper Markle was taken by Uncle John C. Plumer to his home on his promise to educate her. He kept her to do his work & then he failed to keep his word to educate her & when abt 18 went out to Aunt Mary Miller's to live & was reported a good worker by Mrs Miller. She then stayed awhile at Leah Robb's & went from there to school & after her father's death, she went to Mt Pleasant Pa to school & then taught for a time. John Carothers

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hesitated about marrying her because of her mother's craziness & told someone that he had all kinds of trouble with her after he did until the children were born & then she wasn't so bad.

Page 376 Book 3

Kate says the first wife of John Markle of John was she thinks a Kelly. Says John was sick & was up in Mt P. Tp with his brother, David & died there & was brought to West Newton Cem as was his son David who died on the train. His son Andrew came home sick & died & is buried in West Newton Cem. She says Andrew's son Guz now lives at Monessen Pa. It is now 2:52 PM & I must go in town.

Page 386 Book 3

Kate says that Maria Mausberger, a sewing girl who worked or sewed at John Robertson's (son of Uncle John) when he had his second wife told Kate's Aunt Kate that they abused the daughter of the first wife so that she could hardly stand it & the girl told Maria that she was going to run off. Maria asked her to not do so until she was gone as they wd blame her for it. Accordingly, after Maria had gone, the daughter ran off & got as far as Stewartsville where her father overtook her & took her back home & beat her so unmercifully that she died soon after. His brother-in-law, Wm Plumer said "he was

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just an old brute like his father". Kate says her mother told her that a daughter by the 2d wife when five months old was very sick & they thought was going to die, but Mrs Wm Plumer took it & it pulled through & lived.

Kate has heretofore told me of the widow Wm Plumer married for his second wife after Sallie Robertson died.

Page 387. Kate says Joanna, daughter of Wm Plumer died in Dixmont & abt which she has heretofore spoken Lizzie married Ault & lived at Scottdale Pa & Kate's sister Adele sewed once for them & said Mrs Ault was a very nice woman. They kept hotel & when Adele was there Mrs Ault's brothers George & Johnston were living with her. It is now 11 PM & we will quit & let Kate go to bed.

Oak Hill Aug 13, 1921 6:55 AM

Line 393 Book 3 Line [I think he means page 393]

This is not the John Jack farm, but he & his wife were buried on it. It was the Clement Finley farm & then his son John Finley's.

Reading to Cousin Kate this morning from the West Newton Times Sun of the 11th inst of the 10th Annual Reunion on 18th inst at Olympic Park McKeesport Pa of the McGrew family, she said the mother of William Newlon ("Billy Nolan") of the Willow Tree heretofore often mentioned

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in these records, was a McGrew & that there was a strain of insanity in the McGrew family. She said William Newlon had a brother Simon Newlon, who was well do do, but imagined he would come to want & hung himself. They had another brother whose daughter married David Longanecker, oldest brother of Benj Rotharmel's wife. His name was Elijah Newlon. William Newlon, who was called "Pappy" Newlon took sick at the Willow Tree very suddenly & died before 11 o'clock that night. Some thought he had cholera. Kate's mother told her about old Mrs Newlon being a McGrew. William Newlon's wife was Keziah Robbins. Simon was married & was living with his daughter when he hung himself.

Page 408 Book 3.

Speaking of William Pollock aged 90, from Mexico Mo, Kate said three brothers, Pollocks, married three cousins viz: William Pollock who married Nancy daughter of Polly Bell, Stephen Pollock who married Rose Ann Grier, widow, daughter of Nancy Bell & John Pollock who married Polly, daughter of John Finley. Kate thought that William Boyd, Page 387, who married Nellie Robertson was a brother of Israel Miller's wife. She said they eloped. Nellie told her father that she wanted to go over to Rotharmels which met with his complete approbation & he gave his consent. She did not go to Rotharmel's but eloped with Boyd & her father was so angry she did not go back home for some five years. She was taken

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down sick & wasn't expected to live when her father with his then wife, came to see her. Nellie told the servant girl in serving the meal to her father & step mother to put on all the broken & cracked dishes they had & the raggedest & worst table cloth on the table. When he was leaving, he said to her: "Nellie, send the wagon over for your things' which she did & Kate said she had plenty of things, beds, bed clothes, clothing etc." By her quick perception even on a sick bed, she thus outwitted a cruel hard hearted father.

Page 2 Book 4

Kate says that William Hunter, the bachelor, left his niece Jennie Hunter daughter of his brother David (Mary Jane Hunter born Nov 7, 1850) who nursed & cared for him $10,000. When the twins, Lucetta & Margaret were born to Mrs Hunter on July 7, 1853, she said she couldn't care for both of them, so her sister, Mrs Israel Miller took Margaret & raised & on Feby 8, 1872, she married Thomas Hanna, only son of Henry Hanna, (who however had a whole lot of girls) just a little while before Israel Miller married his second wife. Henry Hanna & Thomas are both dead.

Page 6 Book 4 West Newton Cem inscriptions No 1 Nehemiah Stokeley.

Kate says this is a son of old Joseph & Matilda his wife who was daughter of John C. Carothers. He was much older than her & carried her about when she was a baby. He was married, but once. This son, Nehemiah never married neither

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did his brother Joseph. Both of them & their parents died in Pgh & all four were brought to West Newton Cem for burial. There was also a Samuel who is also buried in West Newton Cem. He married a Pgh girl who was left g'd'n of their only child, a son & Sam's sister Harriet got it away from her & spent it. Sam's widow married again & started a millinery store & offered Harriet work, which she declined. Kate thinks Sam's son & Harriet are still living. She asked Mary Thompson who died recently at Homestead, what became of these Stokely boys' money, as their father had a lot & she said she guessed it got away when the estate was being settled up. Harriet above mentioned & Caroline, her sister, daughters of Joseph & Matilda went to Phila together & Caroline died there unmarried & Harriet brought her remains to West Newton & she was buried in West N. Cem. This was probably not long after Kate's sisters "Han" & "Sade" died. Certainly before her first fall. Mary Thompson was not related, but did all the sewing for the family when they were rich & had much money to spend.

No 2, William Fulton Stevenson & Elenor Rankin (whose father was a West Newton tax collector) his wife. He was a son of A.F. Stevenson, the Colporteur & his wife Elizabeth Plumer, daughter of Uncle John C. Plumer by his first wife. See next page Susannah A. Stevenson, when Tom was 6 mos old would come on from Birmingham Pa to her sister Martha's marriage to Hornish. The trip was too much for her. "They were married the first of the week & she died that Saturday".

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[Descendant Chart]

John C. Plumer. Born Nov 28, 1788 died July 18, 1873 m.1. Elizabeth Peairs daughter of Joseph Peairs, born say 1789 Died Oct 16, 1827 in her 38th yr. Buried at Sewickly Church. He is buried in West Newton Cem, a part of which he gave to start it & then sold them more. He married 2. Maria Elliott, daughter of William Elliott who was born Jany 26, 1793 & died Sept 22, 1872 & is buried in West Newton Cem.

[Children]

A son, by 1st wife, Died aged abt 16 & is buried at Sewickly Church

Susannah A. Plumer, by 1st wife, Buried West Newton Cem Born say 1822 Died May 12, 1855 in her 33d year. M. Rev Thomas Stevenson a Presbyterian preacher who got married again & lived at Birmingham Pa probably Huntingdon Co.

Anna Maria, Maria for her step grandmother. Married & living in California.

A daughter,} These are by Stevenson's second wife & I don't care for

A daughter,} them.

Thomas Stevenson, was six months old when his mother died m. May Elliott of Newark, Ohio. They live in Wheeling WVA.

John E. Stevenson, of brokerage firm of Mitchell, Stevenson & Co Wheeling WVA. M. Stifel

Louisa Stevenson, m. Tower

A dau

Elizabeth, m. on Aug 6, 1921 Henry Stifel of Whg, a millionaire mfr.

Elizabeth Plumer, by 1st wife, Buried West Newton Cem. Born 1825 Died 1912 M. Alexander F. Stevenson, Colporteur who was born 1818 & died 1895. He was first cousin Kate says of Rev Thomas Stevenson who married Susannah A. He is buried in West Newton Cem. George Plumer Smith willed her $5000. His mother was a sister of her father & married Michael Finley for her second husband.

John, oldest, not just right. unmarried.

Elizabeth, second child. Unmarried.

Martha, unmarried.

These three live together in West Newton Pa along the River between the Bridge & M.F. Scholl place on property willed to their mother by her father John C. Plumer. Kate says the girl [sic] are very nice & used to come to see her.

Susanna M., b. 1855 ob. 1858 Buried West Newton Cem.

William Fulton Stevenson, B. Apr 20, 1862 ob May 24, 1903. m.1. Elenor Rankin who was b. Nov 6, 1860 ob Sept 2, 1891. Both buried West N. Cem. He had no children by her. He married 2. Hannah Guffey who still lives in a house he owned & in which his 1st wife died. He was killed on a Sunday night on the B&O RR with which he was employed.

Mary Luella, oldest, recently through school.

A son

A son, was one week old when his father was killed.

Walter, unmarried.

A Plumer, B. 1866 ob 1897 unmarried.

Elliott, youngest unmarried Lives in Pgh [best guess]

A child, by 2d wife, which did not live so Mrs Amzi Smith, a sister of John C. Plumer told Kate's mother when on a visit once at the Jno C. Plumer home where she met Mrs Smith who was not friendly to Aunt Maria.

Martha Plumer, m. John P. Hornish in May 1855. He is dead. She lives at Keokuk, Iowa & I want to go see her next month.

Ruth E. Plumer, m. rev J.K. Andrews

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No 3, Nancy H. Budd was a Guffey the only girl in a family of seven boys. Her husband Archibald Budd was a brother of Ginsey's husband & was a bad one. When she lay a corpse, the room was flooded with water & they didn't know whether she burst or not. The doctors came & got Capt Wm Thompson to assist them & secretly raised her one night for an examination so Mrs Thompson told Kate's mother, but she s'd "you know William won't tell anything." Budd then married a McLaughlin who left him & went west. He then married old Sol Varner's daughter who knew Kate's mother when she was a little girl & had worked with Markles so long that cousin Cyrus gave him a farm out West & Budd was elected Governor she s'd but don't know what state.

No 4. Rachel Swem. She was a daughter of Master Wilson & married a son of Elijah Newlon & after his death when a widow, she came to nurse Ann, wife of David Longanecker, a sister of her first husband & then married John Swem & had several children. One married Mark Smith, a brother of Harmar D. & another married Felix Schoenthal etc. Mark Smith was a fine nurse & took care of George Plumer a long time, but he wouldn't behave himself. He is now in a hospital in McKeesport.

No 15. Mary Elizabeth Smith. Kate says this is daughter of Rose Ann & Stephen Pollock & that she died 3 or 4 days after her son Harry was born.

No 18. Alvira F. Budd is daughter of Gasper Markle & Elizabeth reported at 16 & 17 & Eliz E. at

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no 19 is her youngest sister. See record of her children Page 62 Book 4 given to me by her husband John F. Budd Oct 1920.

No 21, 22, & 23. These are father, mother & brother of Leah Robb, John M. died in the house of Axie Freese opposite Kate's & he had Kate ask his sister Louisa Boyd who was up to see him if he could be buried on his father & mother's lot & she did & Louisa said; "why yes, there is no one else buried on it." & went in & told John herself.

No 23 John G. Neth. This was an Uncle of Philip see #33.

No 29, 30 & 31. These are the wife, sister & Father of Elenor the first wife of William Fulton Stevenson

No 33 Philip Neth. This is the relative by his marriage to M.P. McClanahan's daughter.

No 34. Abram E. Neff. Kate thinks this is a son of Andrew Neff who was a son of Emanuel & Viora Marsh Neff, his wife was a daughter of Marsh who was sent to war when he should not have gone as he had the consumption & "died in no time". Kate said she had children. She said there was a whole raft of children sent up to the soldiers Orphan School at Junonville, but it may have been Andrew Neff's children.

No 38. Alexander Elliott. Can't place this party. Mother's cousin Alexander Elliott who lived out in Sewickly was born Aug 30, 1829 see Book 1 Page 352 line 16.

No 46. Josephine C. is the daughter of Polly the oldest child of John Finley of Andrew by her first husband Jesse Carothers. See Book Book [sic] 4 Page 61. Kate thinks Jesse Stoneman died in West Newton & the family then went back on the farm.

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No 47, 48, & 49. Can't place these, but think Charles D. Markle is son of Harry H.

No 57. Anna Larimer Carothers was wife of son of John C. of James P. of John of James. Her husband's sister came home to take care of the boy baby that she left. The sister if Gladys who is a school teacher.

No 59. The Suters here are all related through the Waltzs.

No 62. Reuben Hood. Kate thinks this was Lucy Hood's husband as she says her husband died shortly after "Han" & "Sade" died & she went down & offered her services. This is wrong. See 115.

Nos 69 to 72. Emma L. No 70 is daughter of E.C. Leightly & wife & the others are her husband, son & daughter.

No 73. This is child of Mary Scholl & Will.

No 74. Kate says her father bought a washing machine from him. His wife who was away from there was Huldah McDonald. It is now 2:30 PM & I must go in town.

No 76. Capt John W. Krepps. This was the husband of Mrs H.H. Markle's sister Elizabeth.

No 78. George R. Kreps. His first wife was Elizabeth Drum. She lived in West Newton & got sick & wanted to go to her parents the Henry Drums at Bloomington, Ill where she died of consumption & was buried. She had no children. She died time of Civil War. He then married Florilla McGrail.

No 81. Isaac M. Budd. This is Nellie Finley's son. He is still living. See Book 4 Page 63.

No 83. Thomas S. Budd, Son of Jno F. Book 4 Page 62.

No 84. John C. Carothers, son of James P. of John of James.

No 86. Kate doesn't know who this is, but

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says Tom Freese, only son of her neighbor, Harriet Freese & brother of Axie & Mrs Murdoch is married to a Finley & lives with his mother & has four children. His wife is living but her father is dead long ago. Kate says she wouldn't be certain, but thinks his name was Michael.

No 87. These are Lucy Hood's parents.

No. 88. James Brison Oliver. This is old "Jimmy" Oliver the father of Eliza J. the wife of Major of U.S. Senator Edgar Cowan.

No 89. Elizabeth Isett, first wife mother of Eliz J., Lucetta, & Fannie R. Kate says she was buried out in the country & must have been removed as 1830 was before their come. Ellen Allen, second wife was from Shippensburg, Pa. There were no children by her. Frances R is the daughter of James B. who was older than Mrs Thompson & Maj Wm Thompson was buried from her home & I think the date of her death should be 1889 instead of 1839. Andrew C. is also a son of James B. & was unmarried. He was burned dead in a hotel with many others up about Oil City. Samuel, another son, lived out in the country & Kate says is buried in West Newton Cem. Andrew C. was supposed to be very well off, but after his death, nothing could be found. He was in the habit of carrying everything with him & it is supposed his notes & securities were burned up with him.

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Milligan & John A. was their son. The second wife had differences with the family & built a little house for herself out by Mendon after Israel's death. She was a Boyd. Her mother a Waltz. Kate thinks she was buried on same lot, but I found no marker or inscription.

No 91. These are the parents of Capt John W. & George R. Kreps.

No 92 Hannah E. was daughter of Jacob Markle

No 93 Andrew H. Budd. This is Nellie Finley's son.

No 94 Benjamin Budd. This is Nellie Finley's husband.

No 95 This is Sheriff John Guffey & Barbaretta his wife, sister of Mary J. Wachob & dau of Paul & Martha Cook Hough & parents of Joseph F. Guffey. See Book 4 Page 54.

No 96 to 98 these are our Cook-Hough relatives.

No 102 Polly Finley wife of John Finley who died over by Webster was a sister of old Joe Stokeley who married Matilda M. dau of John C. Carothers

No 103. Alexander Plumer was a brother of John C. His first wife was Robinson from up about Stewartsville. His second was Elizabeth_______. Eleanor, his 3d wife was from Shippensburg Pa & his 4th wife was also from Shippensburg Pa. Jane Plumer Greer was his daughter & died in Dixmont where she had been confined many years.

No 105. Kate thinks these are the parents of Wm Page Fritchman

No 107. Martha M. Carothers, dau of John C. & wife of Joseph Stokeley Sr & below follows her three sons Samuel having been married but the other two were not as heretofore noted.

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No 108. Archibald Boyd. Kate says he lived out in the country, but was not of the Boyds that bought the John Jack farm, but might have been a brother of Israel Miller's 2d wife. His wife, Elizabeth was a Pinkerton, a dau of the man that joined her grandfather's farm.

No 109. Kate can't place them.

No 111. George Plumer, son of Alex, noted at No 103 by his first wife. He & his wife had no children, but adopted one out of a home.

No 112. These are the parents of Sheriff John Guffey No 95.

No 113 & 114. Kate can't place these.

No 115. John S. Hood. This is Lucy's husband. Her husband was in the Civil War. See No 62. Don't know who Reuben is.

No 117. Albert G. Miller. This is brother of Leah M. Robb, preceding & his wife Nancy was a daughter of Susan Patterson.

No 118. David P. Bell, son of Nancy & Wm Bell No followed by numerous members of his family.

No 119. Robert Brown. Kate says he came from across the River somewhere & went to live over there with his son Elliott heretofore referred to. His wife was Barbara Longanecker, sister of Benj Rotharmel's wife - "Aunt Eliza".

No 120. Samuel B. Oliver. This is a son of "Old Jimmy". See nos 88 & 89 & his wife Lydia was a daughter of Morgan Paul.

No 121. Wm G. Newlon. This was a brother of Ann, the wife of David Longanecker & their father Elijah was a brother of Wm Newlon at the Willow Tree. He lived in West Newton. His wife Matilda was a Blackburn.

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No 122. Adda McClure. Kate says she was the 3d wife of F.V. Jefferies who had a tin store in West Newton. His first wife was an Elliott, a relative of Ruth Plumer's & she didn't live very long dying without issue. He waited on her very attentively, but she didn't leave him a cent. By his 2d wife, he had two children & he got this 3d wife Kate thought in Pgh.

No 126. Ann. Kate says she was a daughter of John C. Carothers & a sister of Jesse Carothers & Mrs M.M. Stokeley. Her husband was Samuel Brenneman. Kate says he is dead long ago. He went to Pgh & Kate don't know when he did die. His son "Lute" lived in Pgh & always came to the Stokeley funerals, but a year or two ago, he seems to have disappeared & no one has since heard of him. He was married so Mary Thompson of Homestead told Kate. Kate says there are none of them on the farm. Kate says when she was a little girl, she attended the funeral of this John C. Carothers who was buried out at Sewickly Church.

No 127. Howard S. Lawther. This is the husband of Hannah Markle.

No 128. M.P. Smith. This is Micajah P. His first wife Maria was buried against her wishes at Rehoboth among his people. He got his second wife in NY. She was a widow with a son Orton Bryan.

Eben G. Smith was his son.

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No 137. Can't place.

No 138. Can't place.

It is now 10:30 PM & will let Kate go to bed.

Oak Hill Aug 13, 1921 9:09 AM

No 141. Andrew F. Thompson. Kate says the firm which she called, Neibert & Sons, which put up grandfather's tombstone, were in business as such when she was a little girl & the father & sons all died from the dust attendant on working in the shop. Coughed & died some from consumption. She thinks Adam was the last one (Mike she thought dying before) & he died about the time Kate's mother took Sallie Smith, now Brown to raise which was just about the time her mother died as she was only a week old when her mother died which was Nov 17, 1863. (see No 106, Page 113 Book 4). Kate's Aunt Kate & her sister "Han" went to the funeral. Adam was a nice man & married a Neth & after his death the shop she thinks was discontinued. Mike married a girl that was rather low & she brought him down to her level. She says that 66 yrs ago, they had their shop opposite them in what is the Freese home now. Father probably got the marker between 1850 & 1863.

No 142. Charlotte A. wife of Robert McCune, born 1835 & still living. Kate says she is a daughter of Thomas Williams & a brother of Dan, the owned of their old farm. She was first

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married to a Strickler, a widower with children by whom she had three children. Strickler wishing to buy a farm went to his father-in-law, Thomas Williams for help, which he promised to give provided the title of the farm was put in the name of Charlotte & her children. Strickler would not agree to that saying his children were all alike to him. The next day when his daughter by the first wife went to call him to dinner, she came back & told her stepmother: "Father is hanging out in the barn". & going out, they found he had hung himself. He was a first cousin of Kate's Aunt Eliza (Benjamin Rotharmel's wife). His father then living agreed that Charlotte should have the money or means of her deceased husband abt $4000 for herself & her children by him & Mr Strickler would provide for his son's children by his first wife. Charlotte then married Robert McCune & he didn't treat her Strickler children well, even locking the parlor when his wife's daughter by Strickler was to be married & she was married in the kitchen. His action led Thomas Williams to give Charlotte $4000 & provide for her children by Strickler & give nothing to her children by McCune which made McCune very mad. She had two boys & two girls by McCune & one of the girls married Ben Painter & lives at the Willow Tree & she lives with her. It might be Israel. Both are sons of Col Israel.

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No 148. Corporal Geo R. Markle was a son of Gasper & was brought home from the War for burial. His sister Hannah was a very pretty girl & Kate thought she died of consumption.

No 151. Kate says Mary Elizabeth was twin sister to Margaret (Mrs McMasters) & that Sheppard B Jr had a twin brother that died of the fever & that was what crippled "Shep".

No 156. Kate says that ggfather Markle lived in the big house at the mill when he died in Sept 1819 & that she thought ggmother lived there until she died & that then Aunt Hannah, with Aunt Mary & father moved to a small house up in the field where she went one night with her Aunt Kate & Uncle Sam when a young girl going to school, probably ten or eleven yrs old & that in going back home through the fields, father ("Gasper Thompson") picked her up & handed her over the fence to Uncle Sam. When Aunt Hannah died, Kate & others of the family were up at a new farm at Barren Run (Scottdale) that her Aunt Katy & "Frank" Rothermel (son of Benj) had bought, picking blackberries, which the farm was thick with & while they were there, Roxie & Maggie came up after the funeral to pick berries also. Aunt Hannah moved from the small house above referred to, to a room or house in the yard at the stone house that the general, her brother built for her & in it, she died. Kate says great grandfather Casper Markle & his wife Mary are both buried in the Markle Cemetery. Kate says she asked her mother where his first wife was buried & she thought there.

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No 157. Hannah Scholl & Jacob C. Scholl were were [sic] children of Chas J. & Susannah Markle Scholl.

No 158. Barbara Scholl was the wife of David Scholl, a son of Charles J & Susannah M above named. She was Barbara Wyland before marriage Kate thinks she died with fever.

No 160. David Scholl. This was son of Chas J. & Susannah. He never married again, was a widower 26 yrs.

No 161. Kate can't place them

No 164. Catharine, Jacob Markle's wife was Catharine Painter. He never married again, was in the War of 1812 & drew a pension.

No 159. Kate thinks it was just trouble that killed David that her mother had told her the preacher went to see him & he told him he didn't want to live.

No 171. This is son of Joseph & Jane Markle.

No 173. John Fullerton was the son of Samuel Fullerton who married a Kilgore, a sister of Wm J. Robertson's wife & he was consequently a first cousin of Anna Jack Gaut. He never married again. His wife Margaret Jane was a sister of Frank A. Gaut, Anna's husband.

No 174. Rebecca, wife of Daniel F. Williams was before marriage Rebecca Nichols & her mother was a Boyd (related to the Waltzs) & Kate thinks probably a sister of Israel Miller's second wife. They separated & Dan s'd he wd never be buried by his wife. She went to live with a brother of her up by Scottdale & died there & her brother brought her to the Markle Cem for burial. This brother

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later got a position for a time as steward or warden at the County Home & then came to West Newton Pa to live where he died abt a yr ago. Dan went to live with his only daughter who was married & living up near Scottdale & he died there & they buried him there. However, they failed to pay for his lot & they had to raise him & brought him to the Markle Cem & reburied him. Kate says he had two or three sons buried there. One married & one single who died before Dan. it was Dan who laid out Williamsburg & gave it its or his name. It had been called Turkeytown & Hill Town etc.

No 175. Nehemiah Finley's wife was Mariah Josephine Kern, daughter of Tom Kern, a farmer living up by Port Royal. Nehemiah never married again but lived illicitly for years with the servant girl in his house.

No 176. Kate says her grandfather died of consumption "he always had it" but "Dick" Rotharmel said he had dropsy of the chest in his last illness, whatever that is. Said Dr Sutton said her grandmother died of dysentery & that she was 22 when she died. She says the markings for her Aunt Betsy are all wrong: name, date of death & age & that her grandmother said "What did you put that on for". Kate's mother told her that she, Kate was 9 mos old when she died which wd make date Oct 1832 & her Uncle Ben said she was just or very near being just 37 yrs old when she died. Her Uncle Ben is wrong about

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this as she would be 41 or 42 born in 1790 or 1791 as she came in between Aunt "Polly" (Maria C) born in 1788, the oldest & uncle Peter born in Feby 1793, the third child. The tombstone records only make Mrs Rotharmel & or 8 yrs younger than her husband to which Kate says they might have been wrong in telling her she was 10 yrs younger. Kate remembers her Uncle Samuel says he was a tall friendly man & liked lots of fun. He died of typhoid fever, unmarried, at home on the farm. James B. Uncle Ben's son died of diptheria. His sister Sevilla took it first, but she got well. Strickler J., Ben's other son "died of scarlet fever & diptheria combined & was red as flannel & had a tumor in his neck & I helped to take care of him." Kate says she never had to scarlet fever & helped nurse another time when more of the children had it. Strickler lived three weeks with it.

No 182. William Miller. This is Israel Miller's son & the father-in-law of Cy Markle with whom the widow lives.

No 183. These are father, mother & brother of Mrs William Miller just above. Kate says Sam Miller, son of Albert G. told her that David M. Andrews, a bachelor had $15,000 in Bank in West Newton. He had another sister in addition to Mrs Miller.

No 184. Milo T. Scholl is son of David S. Scholl.

No 185. This is David S. Scholl's wife, he is brother of Wm L. & Millard F.

This finishes the Markle g.y. & we now take up that at Sewickly church.

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No 191. John C. Carothers. This is Mrs Stokeley's father & mother & son of Uncle John Caruthers, brother of ggfather James Caruthers. Kate attended his funeral as heretofore reported.

No 192. Kate don't know who these are but says there is a Finley living in West Newton now, a carpenter, past middle age.

No 193. James Carothers. This is grandfather Samuel Carothers' brother & his second wife who was a McClure. Kate thought his first wife wd be buried at Sewickly too, but I find no marker. "He was a very friendly man & always good to mother. The first Sunday she went to Sewickly Church after coming to Westnd Co when a little girl, he took her in his seat, & told her she could always sit there & she did". 6:11 PM

My friends from Wheeling WVA, Blanche D. Steenrod, Dr & Mrs Quimby came at 3:11 PM & were here until 4:55 & r't'd to the Summit Hotel for the night & at 5 I went in to dinner & have just rtd. They told Cousin Kate & myself about Cousin Elizabeth Stevenson, Tom's youngest daughter having been married on Saturday Aug 6, 1921 at Wheeling to Henry Stifel, the richest bachelor in Wheeling 25 yrs older than her & worth two million dollars. He is the principal owner in the Calico mills at Wheeling, the oldest & largest in the world. Her brother John E. Stevenson's wife is a sister of Stifel. They have one child

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& are going to moved in a big house out this side of Wheeling near John Arbenz where I have visited that Mr Stifel has just built & all live together. Helen said they had quite a time the night before the wedding & Elizabeth spent a good part of the night vomiting, being sick at the stomach. her sister Louisa married a Mr Tower & has a daughter almost grown. Kate think Elizabeth is about 23 yrs ago [sic] & that she was born in Allegheny Pa or Wheeling WVA.

No 200. Kezia Newlon was the wife of Wm Newlon of Willow Tree & she was a Robbins. Her daughter Rachel Newlon married Abram Fulton, a son of Henry & Rebecca Jack Fulton. Her daughter Kezia married another Fulton & her younger daughter Margaret married Joe Bennett. Hannah Rotharmel at No 201 was also her daughter.

Kate says Sam Drum when on a visit at Kate house with two nieces from Illinois for several days got a carriage & took Kate & his nieces out to Sewickly gy to see the graves of his sister Susan & brother Christian (no 205) & when at the cemetery, told Kate that his father Henry Drum when getting the markers for these children also got the one for his grandmother Elizabeth Markle. There were two more infant babies of Henry & Jane Drum buried at Sewickly & one Harmar Denny [or Harman Denry]

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Drum aged 1 yr buried in the West Newton Cem. She thought "Paddy" Jack was buried at Sewickly Church. He was living at John Markle's when his mother was there. Kate thought that when her folks first moved to Westd that Mrs Jack was living with Joanna Robertson but came to John Markle's soon thereafter.

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Letter from grandson of John Robertson of John leads Kate to say that his brother-in-law Wm Plumer told Kate's mother that if anybody knew where her brother Jacob Rotharmel was, that he John Robertson wd know as they were such good friends.

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Kate says the names of the children of Samuel Miller son of Nancy & Albert G. Miller are:

1. Nancy, the oldest, she was killed in a hotel in Pgh by a man who wanted to marry her shooting her. She was a great big fat girl. She was unmarried & was buried in her father's lot in West Newton Cem. Thinks Sam's wife was dead at this time & she was buried from her grandmother.

2. grace, a schoolteacher & went off to teach.

3 & 4. Two other girls, both married One lives down below McKeesport & the other up above Jacob's Creek.

5. John Miller, named for his grandfather's brothers was in France in World War & got back safe.

6. A son in France in World War & was killed.

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7. A son married & went west.

8. Amzi.

Don't know order of ages except that Nancy was oldest.

Kate says Samuel, father of above is living with his sister Leah.

Kate says Margaret & Hiram Markle had 8 or 9 children but most of them died young. She says Anna married someone up about Barren Run or Scottdale. Kate says she remembers when she joined the Presbyterian Church & was baptized.

No 4. Page 66 Book 4 is the child of Uncle John Robertson by his last wife, which died abt 3 mos after his death.

No 15 Page 67 Book 4. This was Margaret Plumer sister of Wm Plumer who married Sallie Robertson. See Page 386 Book 3.

No 18 Page 67 Book 4. This is the Robert Fulton that Eleanor Jack Niccolls said was the first man she ever say [sic] die, where she went in 1819 when her mother died. He was a brother of her grandfather Abram Fulton. His wife named in his will as Agnes which in early times was synonymous with Nancy, which is used on the tombstone is as I am satisfied the daughter of Samuel Thompson brother of my great grandfather Wm Thompson Note that she would be born in 1754. Wrong. [This last word added perhaps in pencil]

No 19 Page 68. This is Samuel son of Polly Bell etc.

No 29 Page 70. Kate says Alfred is the son of old Uncle Gasper who had 6 boys & his wife

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was a Bair.

No 33 & 32 Page 70. Kate don't know about these Fultons. Ask Jane Markle No 32 may be son of Robert noted at #16 above.

It is now 11:45 Pm & Cousin Kate has just gone to bed.

Aug 15, 1921 Oak Hill 9:11 AM

No 38 Page 71 Book 4

Asking Cousin Kate as to which of ggmother Markle's children Mrs Oliver (Salome) or Gasper was the older, she said her mother always said Gasper was older than Mrs Oliver & this is born out by the tombstone record at Dick Church gy which would make her born in 1791 when we have the original Bible record of Gasper giving his birth as July 8, 1790. Then by proving from the Bible record, tombstone inscriptions & recollections of aged persons, we find that little Daniel, heretofore spoken of in these records & of whom cousin Kate says her Aunt Polly Rotharmel in the last year of her life told her that great grandmother Markle had told her that she had a little Daniel who died when a little over a year old when the weather was very cold, the snow deep & the Indians very bad. Also that her oldest son, Joseph had looked after & cared for him as a baby. Joseph would have been 7 or 8 yrs old. Mary Oliver shown here as wife of Wm Cochran came on a visit to her Uncle James B. Oliver in West Newton (she was 1st cousin to Eliza wife of Capt Wm Thompson) took

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sick & died there. Her son came on but all she was able to say after he arrived was "Remember your mother". They took her away Kate says for burial most likely to Leechburg Pa as Christian Scholl said that is where they lived & that her daughter Nellie Cochran as "Nellie Bly" or "Nellie Blythe" made the famous trip around the world. See Book 1 Page 19.

No 37. Andrew Oliver. I am inclined to think this is the father of Samuel Oliver alongside of whom he is buried & also of James B Oliver & comparing age of Agnes or Nancy wife of Robert Fulton No 18 Page 67 Book 4, would indicate considering the location that he might be the husband of Elizabeth Oliver the daughter of Samuel Thompson see will Book 4 Page 212 & note that Mary J. Wachob said she went to Sewickly Church when it was attended by Samuel Thompson who wd be a brother of Mrs Oliver. Asking Kate if she knew of any other brothers or sisters of James B & Samuel Oliver she said Eliza Thompson had an Aunt who when a widow with a married daughter Mrs Robinson married a widower in Pgh who had a son & a daughter Ella, who were very rich by inheritance from their deceased mother & went there to live. After the husband died, his daughter Ella lived in Pgh with her stepmother with whom Mrs Robinson & her daughter moved in & after wearing her clothes a time or two "Cousin Ella" as they called her wd

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give her clothes to Mrs Eliza Thompson. She was considered then one of the richest girls in Allegheny. She got married.

No 48 Rosanna Milligan was the daughter of Polly Beli & this is her husband & son. I suppose No 49 is likely her daughter & son.

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Kate says speaking of the wife of Thos H. Campbell that a Rosa Metsch lived at Plumer's & this sister Elizabeth Metsch lived at Goodman's. Goodman's wife was an invalid & "Lizzie" got in trouble with Goodman & went away & came back with a girl baby which she had born to Goodman & put the baby in Mrs Goodman's lap who said: "Take it away". It was accordingly put with some friends who raised it. Goodman meanwhile paying for its keeping. He got married again & then stopped paying. She, Lizzie, had in the meantime married Theo H. Campbell & took the baby to her new home but did not treat it right & Brundage who had married a sister of Lizzie's & his wife had died, told Kate of Lizzie's ill treatment of her little girl & said he was going to reprove her for her inhumanity. The little girl married a Pore, son of a farmer out there.

Kate says Theodore was a great fighter & when he got back from the war had many contentions & fights with Democrats. She said some Democrat was wearing a butternut & he took it off of him & gave him a good pelting. Said he was a wild one.

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Kate says her grandfather was given to attending all the weddings & gatherings in the neighborhood that he was very dressy & always wore silver shoe buckles etc up to the time of his death.

Will J. Stewart of Luzerne Tp was out here to Oak Hill between 11 & 12 & weighed 139 lbs & I 189 when he stepped on the scales he spoke of it reminding him of being in Chicago, Ills at the fat stock show in the 80s with father & James Slocum & that every time father would come to a striking machine, he would give the woman running it a dime or the fee & he said father always struck a harder blow than he could. He said he would rather be out with Father than with a young man & so remarked to father & father said to him: "When I leave home, I leave my business behind me & don't concern myself about it while gone".

Page 83 Book 4. Kate says it was Maria Scholl Born 1803 who took care of the baby Israel Miller in 1816 when his mother, Mary Markle was getting married to William Miller & Mary said to her niece Maria: "Keep his mouth shut while I am getting married".

Page 86 Book 4.

Kate says Josiah Pore who owns the old John Jack homestead is rich & lives in West Newton Pa. Late in life, he married a Painter from over by Irwin & has a daughter & three sons.

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Page 88 Book 4

Kate says there was an Adam Byerly who came from about Jacksonville (out Irwin way) where there are lots of Byerlys & who most likely is a son of Adam Byerly who married a daughter of John Finley of "Clemons", who married Jane Brush & went with him to the copper mines where he made a big fortune. He brought her back to Kate's Aunt Kate Brush at Stewartsville where the baby, a girl called Emma Byerly was born & lived. Kate says this was about the time her grandmother died which was 1854. Kate thinks this was her youngest child & says she had three sons that she has heard of, one named George, shot & killed himself in a hotel in Uwossi (Mich, where they had moved & where Mr Byerly had a store.) Someone told him his sons were squandering his money & when he looked into it, found they had taken $7000, so he stopped. Another son Robert, she thinks, married & left a young babe son when he died & the grandparents took it home to be raised. Thinks the other son was Edgar, the oldest, who married & his wife had to keep him running a millinery store. Adam made his will & cut out the bad boys leaving half to his wife Jane & half to his daughter Emma who was to take charge of her deceased brothers son & not let him go out of the house. The widow died suddenly & did not have time to make a will & Edgar got a share.

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Sarah Brush, an unmarried sister was out at her sister Jane's when she died. This Sarah & Jane were sisters of Geo Brush. Kate's Uncle, whose father was Robert Brush & their mother a Shaver & there was another sister Hettie who married a Thompson, who when she married him J.M. Shaver called a "worthless scamp", a young man who had been raised by an older Thompson out Jacksonville or Irwin way who had no children of his own & who was probably an Uncle of the boy & who was related to John Thompson, the grandfather of Mary Thompson who recently died at Homestead. When John Thompson died which as heretofore recorded was abt Nov 1863 they sent word to the old man Thompson who raised the boy that married Hettie Brush & he came to the funeral. This John Thompson had two brothers living west that visited him & one of them visited him twice asking both times for Jasper Thompson to whom he said he was related. Hettie nee Brush had a child to Thompson & he dying, she went out to her sister's Mrs Byerly's at the copper mines where she got married again. Kate thinks this was after Mrs Byerly was back to give birth to Emma.

Page 90 Book 4 Kate corroborates Will L. Scholl saying Martha Cook Hough was a wonderfully fine singer.

Page 99 Book 4. I have no trace of what

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became of Andrew Finley's second child Martha Finley, named no doubt for gggmother.

No 3. Eleanor the 3d child was the wife of James Carnahan, son of Col John & Rebecca & the mother of Eliza who married Emanuel Neff & later Lindsey Carnahan.

No 4. Jonny Finley the 4th child was the wife of Joshua Brothers & was dead when her father made his will in 1827 leaving children see his will.

No 5. James B. Finley the 5th child where his middle name when he died aged two is given in notice of his death as "Barkley" proves up G. Anjou's record where he gives John Finley's wife, mother of Squire Andrew Finley as a Barkley.

No 6. Polly Finley the 6th child is Polly Bell whom I knew, wife of Walter Bell.

No 7. Andrew Finley the 7th child is the one reported as going to Iowa & then to California a great hunter & frontiersman & who Kate has recently spoken of as living to a very great age. So far can get no trace of his location or children or who he married.

No 8. Nancy Finley, the 8th child. This is wife of Wm Bell & later of Joseph Hough. Jane Bennett, oldest child of John Finley is the one Kate insisted existed, although her nephew John F. Budd missed entirely giving account of her.

I went in town at 3 Pm & I am just now back as it strikes 9 PM.

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Page 109 Book 4. Kate says Emanuel Neff got drunk & was a bad one. This is the son of Emanuel & Eliza. Kate says she went to school with an Abner Neff & they said it was one of them. She thinks just as I do that there were three or four more children.

Page 114 Book 4. Kate says it was the rich one of the Thompson brothers named here that asked for father.

Oak Hill Aug 17, 1921 9 AM

Cousin Kate says this morning that great grandmother Markle said there were only two houses & a blacksmith shop in Pittsburgh Pa when she first came through it on her wedding trip in 1776 & that the whole of the present old city was then owned by old Mr Winebiddle, the father of Philip aforementioned. Kate says too that Uncle Joseph Markle's first wife died shortly after her grandfather moved to Westnd. She said the Gen'l brought her over to spend the day the summer they came & her grandfather took her home & that she wasn't out of the house much after that.

Page 211 Book 4. Will of Thomas Potter. I think John went to Mercer Co. Thomas lived in Mt Pleasant. Anna was Mrs Robert Brown & I think Catherine was the wife of Mathew McClanahan one of the Exrs.

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Referring to Adm on Margaret Campbell were granted to James B. McGrew with Robt Fulton one of the bondsmen. This Robt is probably the son of Robert & Agnes nee Thompson & McGrew may be the husband or son of Samuel Thompson's daughter Mary mentioned in his will. Kate says there was a James McGrew lived out in the country & used with his two deaf & dumb brothers which he was to care fore, visit at "Billy" Newlon's at the Willow Tree when Abram Fulton lived there & they send a basket of apples to her grandmother's when she was abt ten yrs old by one of these deaf & dumb brothers. He did not care for them & sent them to the Poor House. She thinks he married a Greenawalt & he had a daughter Susan who lived in West Newton Pa & died abt 8 or 10 yrs ago & Kate thinks was taken for burial out among her own people. Susan cared for a nephew named Leah who is probably still living & who married a Getchy, a cousin of Rosa Metsch, that used to live at Plumer's. The father of this Getchy girl was a brother of the father of Mrs Geo L. Cronshore who came up with us on June 25th last.

Page 214 Book 4. Read ggfather's will to Kate. She said he & ggmother did not get along well together in their later years & that he had his room & she had hers.

Page 215 Book 4. Asking her about the location of the Moses Latta farm she thought it was the one of the Pike adjoining the Jacob Markle as here indicated. She said it was this Jacob Markle farm that the big pile of stones was located.

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Page 221 Book 4. Kate says that Elizabeth Larimer Boyd, wife of George W. Markle was a daughter of "Bob" Boyd who was a brother of John Boyd, who married Mary E. Markle the full sister of cousin Cyrus P. Markle. They were sons of the purchaser of the John Jack farm (Robert Boyd I believe). Kate asked if their daughter Margaret & Elizabeth Markle was married yet & I said "no". She then said a lawyer in Gbg, A Democrat, had been going with her since she was in High School & when he was running for office once she came with him to West Newton once & stayed at her Aunt Maggie L. Markle's while there. There was a Greenawalt used to wait on Alice before they moved to Gbg but her mother being opposed to him, she used often to stay with her Aunt Maggie & he would come there to see her & using the back room. Kate would hear him leaving over the porch next her, always at midnight.

Page 223 Book 4. Kate says her brother Peter was visiting once at Christian Scholl's & went together to the Markle Cem & Peter said "Let's go over & see Geo W. Markle", who lived just adj the cem. Mr Scholl said: "No, he is under a cloud now & won't see or talk to anyone. His daughter Edith has caused him trouble". She said Edith & the cause of her trouble, David Hunter, were married before the child was born. He was son of S. Florence Hunter see top of page 3 book 4.

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Page 223 Book 4. Kate says Geo W. Markle was out at his farm at the stone house where Shep & Belle, two boys were arranging & preparing for putting in the fall crops, it was on Aug 10, 1912. When George said to them "well boys, I must go as I have some distance to go to make my train". He evidently walked too fast or ran as when at the station where the road crosses the tracks & which was near to his daughter Edith's. Just as he was going to step up to get on the train, he dropped dead at the station. They carried him to his daughter Edith Hunter's home near by. Reading Kate the names of Edith's eight children, she said there were a lot more of them as Maggie Markle told her ie that Edith had a lot of children to die or perhaps more largely premature briths or miscarriages saying she had had one & just got out of bed the day before her father died.

Kate says that Susan McGrew who died in West Newton 8 or 10 yrs ago "was anyway 75 & probably more" when she died & might be the daughter of James B. McGrew.

Page 227 Book 4. Kate said Will Penney was at Cousin Jane K. Carothers funeral & was helping in the kitchen when Fannie said "you go out on the porch & talk to

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my cousin" which she did. Shortly after Fannie said she was going to write him to come & see her (he was a widower) & she said "don't you do it, I won't have anyone who has children". But she said to me he was a nice man.

Page 250 Book 4. Reading about Hull she Kate said Samuel Hibben bought the lot just next to them below before her father bought his lot & Hibben built the house on it. He was a wagonmaker. He married Mary Ann Pearl & she lived to be 85 dying over at Latrobe but was brought back & buried in the West Newton Cem alongside of her husband. She had a niece five yrs younger than herself, Vanela Micker, daughter of Mrs Hibben's sister. She married a Hull over at or by Monongahela City whose daughter Amanda married John Miller. Vanela went to Pgh Pa to visit a daughter & died there aged 100 yrs & 2 or 3 mos but was taken back to Monongahela City for burial alongside of her husband.

Page 251 Book 4. The father of Laura Fullerton's son was a Painter & she bought a little place on the outskirts of Scottdale Pa where she lives John Gaut who married Lizzie's daughter of Benj Rothermel & who lives in Scottdale is a brother of her mother. She still owns the farm.

It is now 2:30 PM. & I must go in town.

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Oak Hill Aug 18, 1921 8 AM

Reading this morning to Cousin Kate from Amanda Smith's book, she told me a story reported by Julia Ann Hearne, a servant in the family of Rev Hughes, Presbyterian minister at West Newton Pa of Amanda's father Micajah P. Smith going to see Mrs Hughs that caused a great ruction in the church. This Mrs Hughes it seems had been a Larimer up by Jacksonville & had married Humphrey Fullerton, a man of wealth who dying, left her with three children & if they died it was to go to his brothers & sisters. Her children all died but Anna who married a Logan & Rev Hughes died & his wife or widow got $1300 a year out of her first husband's estate. This Julia Ann Hearne, a "big mouthed' woman though unmarried had two children.

Showing Kate the record in which Amanda had entered date of her parents' marriage as "June 183 " she said Amanda didn't know that it wasn't the month before Hanna was born, but three months before that, his parents were born. Kate has not been able to fix date of Maria's death, but we can get that, no doubt from the tombstone at Rehoboth. Kate thinks she was 19 or 20 when Maria died & says her mother went over at the time & the day of the funeral, she kept one of Jane Drum's babies while Jane went to the funeral. Kate says Maria used to come to her grandfather's & sometimes stayed four or

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or five days playing with Kate's mother (who thought so much of her) climbing trees & such capers, until her mother, Mrs Markle would come for her. Kate says their family & John Markle's family were all one. Says her mother was tall & slender "very slender, there was nothing of her" & that Maria was about same height, but he aviers [sic] Maria had red hair & so had Gasper, but Lucinda & Nellie did not have red hair. Asking her when Nellie was married she said it was shortly after her mother was married. Kate says she told her she "had been married about a year when when [sic] "Pete" was born". Kate says her father went to Pgh sometime after he was married & bought his wife a green scuff bonnet which Mrs Markle liked very much & borrowed it & made one like it in white for Nellie's wedding hat. Kate says Mrs Markle was very handy, could make anything. She took the hat apart & put it together again. Kate says that in the July after her grandparents moved there that the Markles came to spend the day with her mother & they came in flannels & all in their bare feet. Lucinda, Maria, Nellie & Gasper named here in the order of their ages. it was blackberry time in July & up to that time, Kate's mother & grandmother had the idea that blackberries were poisonous & never used them until the Markle children told them they were all right & they made a blackberry pie that night. Kate says Amanda Smith is wrong in

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naming 1807 as the year of her mother's birth for her mother always told her that Maria was older than her & that Nellie was younger. Nellie was married before her own mother died. It is now 11:22 AM & Miss Mary F. Beeson is with us coming out at 10:17 AM. She has just told me about the time when her great grandfather Henry Beeson, the founder of the town going on a business trip to Kentucky & leaving his wife in a cabin where sister Lenora M. Niccolls' home now is with her first & then only child, Jesse, who was just beginning to walk playing on the floor when she saw some Indians coming single file. She picked up her babe & sit him on her knee & lifted her eyes in silent prayer. The Indians came in & saw her husband's clothes & broad brimmed hat & said: "we no kill Penn's people" & departed. This child, Jesse Beeson later married Elizabeth Skiles being her first husband & Johnson Van Kirk being her last husband & I knew her well as "Betsy" Van Kirk. Mary says she has often told her about her mother-in-law telling her the above story. Her mother-in-law was a Martin of the Fairfax family & "Aunt Betsy" remembers when her, Mrs Henry Beeson's, father riding out here to see his daughter found the trip exhausted him & he died & is buried over in the Pres. gy. "Aunt Betsy" met him at the time. Mary says his father lived to be over a hundred years old. Mary says her father Jesse

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Beeson who lived to be 81 or 82 never used glasses, nor did his sister Mary Beeson Rutter who lived past 80, nor does Mary use them. She says her Aunt Mary Rutter told her she never used her eyes after night, always thus protecting them. Mary said her great Aunt Betsy Van Kirk used to tell about Rev Wylie who lived & I believe owned where the Titlow Hotel now is before it was acquired by Dr. Daniel Sturgeon being in her house once & picked up the Snuffers which he never had seen before & asked what they were. He opened them, she telling him what they were for & he took his fingers, snipped of [sic] the burnt wick in the flame & layed [sic] it in the snuffers saying "Fine, handiest thing out". Aunt Betsy would tell this & laugh. "Aunt Betsy's" second husband was Rev Guthrie of Laurel Hill Pres Church & her third & last husband was Johnson Van Kirk father of Uncle Josiah for whom I was named. We have just been weighed, Cousin Kate Smith weighing 91, Mary I. Beeson 106, & myself 190. After having Mary to lunch, will drive her in town & Kate & I plan to go out to brother Will's to call & then I want to run out to Laurel Hill gy to see markers to Elisha Peairs & wife's grave & others. Then tomorrow at 8 AM we are expecting to go with Cousin Kate to Pgh in Cousin Thos B. Seman's car viz of West Newton Pa & stop for Cousin Kate to speak to Mrs Freese & run out to her

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grandfather Rothermel's farm.

AT lunch with Miss Mary, she spoke of her brother Henry R. Beeson, then boarding at the McClelland House here coming out in front of the hotel where several men were standing & among them was a very old man who pointed across the street & said: "that is the Benjamin Hollen property. I was Sheriff of Fayette Co once & had his body under execution for debt when his daughter married young Beeson & they plucked him sufficiently to pay off the debt & get rich". He didn't know a grandson of Hellen's was in hearing . Henry asked his father why he allowed this & he answered "It was your mother's father, Henry". The old man was Ex shff George Craft, Wm Hellen married a Johnston of an excellent Maryland family into which John Quincy Adams also married. He sailed to England & was lost at sea leaving two children, one, a girl I believe, stayed in Maryland & Benjamin came out to Fayette Co & married Drusilla Hook or Hoge, one of two daughters of a man of means (the other Priscilla married a preacher, Daughaday or something like that who died at 33 yrs & he is buried in Methodist gy here) & his oldest daughter Minerva married Wm Wilson & among his children were Jane Whittaker & Juliet H. Wilson, both recently deceased upwards of 80 & Jane married Jesse Beeson & became the mother of Mary I. Beeson. Mary said that "Kim", a servant in the family when Mary was born told her

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that her mother was not like any of the other Hellens ie her brothers & sisters, but was superior to all the others & very different in character & disposition. She said her grandfather, Benj Hellen sent for James Veech to write his will & he was taking down directions & when he was apparently through dictating & nothing had been provided for the children of Minerva & Jane Mr Veech asked him what provision was to be made for them, he said none. Mr Veech got up & told him he would have no part in drawing such a will & left. Hellen then got Jno K. Ewing who drew it that way & made himself trustee. When his wife heard what he had done, she told him in the presence of Jane Whittaker nee Wilson that if she survived him, she wd not let the will stand. He then agreed to change it & sent for Col John Collins to come & change it, but his son B. Frank Hellen intercepted the messenger, it was never changed. Mrs Hellen died first & the will stood, giving B.F., the lion's share & enabling Judge Ewing to feather his nest. Mary's opinion of his daughter Anna L. Lazier is in sweet accord with mine & Drusilla H. Lingo comes in the same category. She spoke of Mrs Lingo coming different times to see her & on several occasions spoke of looking over her father's books & saying if people had paid him, they would have

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money. She spoke of it once too often & Mary told her she had a receipted bill for $2000 of a bill from him for goods her mother had never gotten the other members of the family having gotten them & had them charged to her husband. Mrs Lingo never after mentioned the subject. She said Strubles told Dukes in an effort to dissuade him from considering marrying her that she had no money. I asked her if she knew that Asbury Struble was not a Struble at all, that while he was the son of Frederick Struble's wife, his father was Samuel Wilson & she nodded that she did, saying that her Aunt Mary B. Rutter had told her saying that John Rutter, brother of her husband Geo W. Rutter, had a store in McClellandtown & knew all about it & to her sorrow $3000 of her money had to go to liquidate that store's debts that Geo W. Rutter was liable for. Pallini took Mary home at 1:30 PM & at 1:55 we started with Cousin Kate to Springdale & called a few minutes with Kate who told us that Will was over at Sandy Hill picnic of his Sunday School. We got back to Oak Hill at 2:55 PM & at 3:05 we run out to Laurel Hill gy where I wanted to get tombstone record of Elisha Peairs & his wife Elizabeth Jack, but when we got there it was raining hard & we came back to town arriving at 4 PM. In the afternoon, Miss Canagahn [best guess] called also Jasper Augustine, F.H. Rosbess [best guess]

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& H.K. McQuarrie to whom I paid my note of $1000 & int to Wiktorya Dzik. At 5:15, Eliza J. Baird called & in answer to my last week's inquiry, she said she had her Cousin Mary Hibbs hunt up the Bible of their grandfather Alexander Lecky which they found in the attic at 74 Lincoln St, very much dilapidated & with the record only of himself & his wife & not giving the names or dates of birth of their children. She copied it of [sic] & follows herewith:

Alexander Leckey was born July 16, AD 1793.

Alexander Leckey died Nov 20, 1864

Mary Davis (Leckey) was born Apr 20, 1792.

Mary Davis (Leckey) died Apr 12, 1879.

On July 11, 1921, Miss Matilda Hostetler wrote me that her mother, the oldest child viz: Ann Leckey Hostetler was born May 10, 1811, was married March 24, 1836, & died Aug 24, 1883.

Miss Baird said her Uncle & Aunt Fogle were living in Grand Ridge Ill & she had recd a letter from their daughter Lizzie inviting her to come out Oct 15 next & spend the winter with them. After coming out this evening, Otto O. Donley called me from Morgantown WVA & reported progress in his negotiations to secure his Uncle James W. Donley's coal & told me Miss Maria Livengood had died day before yesterday & was

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buried today. Also that Asa M. Sterling had fallen last night from the 6th story window of a Pgh Hospital & had died in five minutes. I said to Andrew who was here at 9:30 that I believed he had jumped out, which he corroborated saying Bruce F. Sterling had told him that his wife & nurse were in the room with him & by reason of the great pain he was suffering after his operation, he asked them for morphine. They stepped out of the room about 2 or 2:30 AM this morning thinking he would quiet down, but instead, he took out a window screen, pushed a chair to the window & crawled up & flung himself out. A.B. Egolf, Cuppett & Hughes were here a half hour at 9 PM trying to sell me their 150 A of First Natl Bank Bedford Pa coal on the Narrow Guage [sic] RR as they said the Dept had notified them they must sell by Sept 1, 1921. It is now 11 PM & Kate has retired, so I will write up my book & read the papers & go to bed. JVT.

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Oak Hill Aug 24th, 1921 11:20 PM

When up at Morgantown a couple of weeks ago, I made some examination of the Records of

No 1. Monongalia Co WVA (then VA) Deed book 1 Page 309 where Deed was made May 8, 1797 between Alexander Wilson & Deborah his wife of Fayette Co Pa & William Lankester of Monon Co Va conveys lands in Monon Co VA on South side of Dunkard Creek adjoining lands claimed by John Cooper including settlement made in year 1795 ctg 281 Acres recites that it was granted to Alex Wilson by patent dated June 15th, 1784 agreeable to cft granted by commissioners for adjusting claims to unpatented lands in the Counties of Monongalia, Yohogania & Ohio, bounded as follows: course to go down Dunkard Creek 223 Poles then crosses Days Run & recrossing Days Run goes north 282 Poles & comes back to place of beginning signed Alexander Wilson Deborah (her mark) Wilson.

Witnesses John Evans, Dudley Evans & John Fairfax. John Evans was clerk of courts then.

No 2. Deed Book 2 Page 529. Samuel Wilson & Sarah his wife convey to Jacob Livengood of Greene Co Pa for $160, 78 Acres in Monon Co on "Marrickles" Run on Apr 12, 1803.

Witnessed by John E. Bills & Michael Core. Also to Wm Jobes same day & acreage W.E. 3 Page 63.

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At Pgh within the past month, gleaned as follows:

Pittsburgh Pa Court House.

1. Bond book 2 Page 167. Mary Irwin & James Irwin with Boyle Irwin & Wm McCandless on give bond to Adm estate of John Irwin late of Pgh for $2000 on June 3, 1808.

2. Page 168, same book Martha Irwin & John Irwin with John Caldwell & John Herron on give bond to Adm estate of James Irwin for $2000 dated July 18, 1825.

3. Page 169 same book Agnes Irwin, Wm W. Irwin & John McKee with John D. Davis & Geo Boggs on give bonds for $10,000 dated Apr 25, 1830 to Adm estate of John Irwin.

4. Page 170. Robt Wilson gives bond with John Wilson & Thomas on For $600 to adm estate of Joseph Irwin.

5. Page 172. Esther Irwin & Freck Gardner with Wm Fenton & Wm McClure on give bond in $1000 on estate of Robert Irwin of Elizabeth Tp dated Aug 26, 1806.

6. Page 174, David Irwin gives bond with George Stewart & Thomas Bracken on for $6000, dated Mch 19, 1811 on estate of Agnes Irwin.

I went out in our car, Pallini driving, 1:30 PM & got back 5 PM to Laurel Hill Church graveyard & made following notations from tombstones & monuments.

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Laurel Hill graveyard

No 1. Davis Woodward, died Apr 6, 1882 in 76th yr of his age.

Mary Woodward, his wife, died Nov 13, 1890 aged 80 yrs & 7 mos.

No 2. Steward Henderson, January 1774, July 19, 1839.

Anne - his wife Aug 13, 1786, Mch 31, 1866.

No 3. Nancy Henderson, wife of Alex Work Nov 1, 1807, Mch 27, 1833.

No 4. James Paull jr. Died June 6, 1856 aged 75 yrs.

Mary Paull, consort of James Paull Jr died June 13, 1840 aged 49 yrs 9 mos.

No 5. In memory of Elisha Peairs who departed this life May the 16th, 1816 aged 85? years.

Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth [Jack] Peairs 1814? aged

In enclose adjoining: No 6. William S. Allen Born Oct 25, 1819, Died Jany 6, 1875.

John W., son of D & R Allen Died Mch 13, 1811 (or 1841) aged 22 yrs & 1 mo

David H., son of D & R Allen died Sept 7, 1857 aged 34 yrs & 11 mos 7 days.

No 7. James Allen died Jany 26, 1818 aged 2 mos 19 days.

Mary Allen died Jany 24, 1795 aged 29 yrs.

David Allen, M. &, 1828, aged 11 (or 41) yrs.

James Allen Died Feby 16, 1840 aged yrs 6 mos 26 days

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John Allen died May 8, 1802 aged 59 yrs.

Mary Allen died Apr 28, 1821 aged 74 yrs.

John P. Allen died July 21, 1840 aged 59 yrs 6 mos & 27 d.

Our mother Rebecca, wife of David Allen died Aug 18, 1868 in 74th yr of her age.

Nancy Smith Born Feby 9, 1791 died Oct 29, 1874.

This is the last one within the enclosure.

No 8. Matthew Allen died Aug 17, 1875 aged 76 yrs 2 mos & 6 days.

Elizabeth, wife of Matthew Allen died Mch 29, 1872 aged 66 yrs 3 mos 3 days.

James P. Allen died June 10, 1862 aged 22 y 4 mos 20 days.

Matthew N. Allen died at Parollopexia Nov 15?, 1847 (or 1817) in his in the 27th year of his age. [sic]

George Allen died March 1st, 1860 aged 27 yrs 3 mos & 21 days

Elizabeth Allen died Dec 6, 1826 aged 22 yrs 8 mos & 20 days

Mary P. Allen died Nov 17, 1822 aged 2 yrs 7 mos 19 days.

No 9. Susanna Hibben consort of James Hibben & daughter of George & Jane Allen died Mch 27, 1818 aged 24 yrs & 24 days.

George Allen died Feby 17, 1815 aged 53 yrs.

Jane Allen died Feby 4, 1837 in her 65th yr.

No 10. Elizabeth J., wife of Samuel Boyd died Jany 27, 1835 aged 21 yrs 1 mo & 9 days.

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No 11. Joseph Torrence Senr died Feby 23, 1831 in his 80th yr.

Mary Torrence died Sept 30, 1842 in her 80th yr.

No 12. Rev James Guthrie died Aug 24, 1850 in his 74th yr.

No 13. Sarah J., wife of James Allen died Sept 3, 1853 aged 32 yrs 11 mo 23 days.

James Guthrie, son of J & S.J. Allen died Mch 21, 1854 aged 8 yrs 4 mos 21 days

On monument following inscriptions:

Sarah J. wife of James Allen Born Sept 10, 1821 Died Sept 3, 1853

Sarah L., wife of James Allen born May 22, 1825 Died Mar 1, 1860.

David M. born May 8, 1845, died June 1, 1845.

James G. born Oct 31, 1846 Died Mch 21, 1854

William S. Born May 9, 1853 Died Aug 1, 1857

Rebecca A. Born Aug 19, 1851, Died Apr 20, 1861.

Children of James & S.J. Allen

No 14. John Paull Born June 29, 1789, Died Jany 14, 1857.

No 15. Elizabeth Paull, consort of Col James Paull died Sept 12, 1838 in her 75th yr.

James Paull, Senr Born Sept 17, 1760, Died July 9, 1841 in his 81st yr.

No 16. Solomon Curry died Mch 16, 1858 aged 101 yrs 4 mos & 5 days.

Mary Anne, consort of Solomon Curry died Aug 8, 1808 in her 25th yr

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James Curry born July 11, 1805, Died Mch 2, 1883.

Elizabeth, wife of James Curry born July 4, 1811 died July 13, 1870

Hannah Curry died Feby 28, 1886 in her 87th yr.

John Curry died June 4, 1877 in his 74th yr.

Mary A. Curry Born June 16, 1807 Died May 24, 1883.

John Curry Died Nov 23, 1817 in his 66th yr.

No 17. Daniel McClean died May 17, 1793 aged 63 yr.

No 18. John Clark died Sept 12, 1831 in his 70th yr.

Elizabeth, consort of John Clark died Jany 6, 1840 in her 71st yr.

Sarah Ann Boyd consort of John Boyd Died Nov 6, 1839 in her 29th yr

No 19. David A.C. Sherrard died June 2, 1880 aged 93 yrs 9 mos.

Martha Watt Sherrard died July 9, 1905 in her 94th yr.

Mrs Elizabeth, consort of D.A.C. Sherrard Esq died June 19, 1855 in her 69th yr.

No 20. Rev Joel Stoneroad Born Jany 2, 1806 Died Aug 8, 1884.

No 21. Peter Skiles Died Aug 26, 1863 aged 93 yrs 5 mos 23 days.

James, consort of Peter Skiles died Apr 9, 1857 aged 77 yrs 5 mos & 6 days.

Nancy, wife of Isaac Skiles died Nov 22, 1863 aged 15 (45 75) yrs 8 mos 22 days.

No 22 Dunlaps

Died 23, 1799 in her yr

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No 23. James Rankin died Nov 16, 1828 aged 90 yrs.

Margaret Rankin died Mch 17, 1814 aged 69 yrs.

No 24. John Work (away up the hill) Sept 8, 1864 Dec 23, 1915.

It is now 2:44 AM the 25th & I am sleepy & will go to bed JVT

AT Joseph J. Thompson's Connellsville Pa Aug 25, 1921

I intended going to Morgantown this morning, but called up Rufus F. Lazzell's home & found he had gone to Randolph Co WVA & wd not be back until Monday. Then came to C'ov'lle on 12 to 1 PM street car & going to Isabel's, she sent Charles with me around the corner to Miss Sallie E. Allen's No 204 W. Green st where the lady who came to the door informed me that Miss Allen was out in Ohio on a visit & wd not be back until Sept 1. Charles having directed me how to find this house, I came up here & found both Mr & Mrs Thompson at home. He says he will write to his Aunt, Mrs Mary Ray, who has the family tree which hangs on the wall & is as big as a whole window & he is sure she will gladly assist me. Mrs T. tells me she was born & always lived in her present Water St home in Indiana Pa & is the think 82 years old.

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At residence of Joseph Jamison Thompson S.W. Corner Cedar & Vine St Connellsville Pa Aug 25, 1921 2 PM.

I arrived here about a half hour ago & found Mr Thompson & his wife sitting on the porch. He has had his wife bring out the family Bible which was printed in New York in 1847 by the American Bible Society & from which I am copying.

Marriages

1. Married on the 7th day of May AD 1860 by the Rev William Emery assisted by the Rev Mr Keller, Jose M. (Moorehead) Thompson to Isabella T. (Teagard) Jamison 2. John Alexander Thompson married to Miss Myra Marshall May 22, 1890 by Rev Dr Cunningham of Wheeling WVA.

3. Married in Brownsville Pa June 22, 1904 by Rev William Rambo, Joseph J. Thompson and Mary French Applegate.

1. Born on Sunday the 17th day of March AD 1861, Alexander Thompson 29th day of Oc [Oc is scratched out & probably the last entry from 29th day is a mistake]

2. Born on the 29th day of October AD 1864 Joseph J. Thompson

3. Born on the 30th day of April 1868 Jennie B. Thompson

4. Born on the 13th day of Sept 1871 Effie Thompson

Born on the 8th day of February in Pittsburgh 1895 Joseph M. Thompson, son of Alexander Thompson.

Born in Pittsburgh Apr 15, 1905, Mary Isabella Thompson, daughter of Joseph J & Mary Applegate Thompson.

Born in Pittsburgh July 7, 1906 Joseph Moorhead Thompson, son of Joseph J. & Mary Applegate Thompson

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Died on the 27th day of September 1870 Jennie B. Thompson aged 2 yrs & 5 mos.

Family Record of Father & Mother Brothers & sisters of Isabella T. Thompson

John Adams Jamison Born May 8, 1800 Died Apr 21, 1860.

Jane McHenry born Dec 9, 1803 Died Dec 10, 1892.

They were married March 10, 1825.

1. Samuel M. Jamison born Apr 23, 1826.

2. Eliza Jane Jamison born Aug 23, 1828 Married John Houston

3. Mary C. Jamison born June 1, 1830 Married A.H. Apple.

4. Isabella T. Jamison born Sept 10, 1833 Married J.M. Thompson May 7, 1860.

5. Martin Francis Jamison Born Mar 18, 1836.

6. John T. Jamison born Jany 15, 1840 Married Henrietta Kaer

7. Sallie A. Jamison Born Feby 1843 Married Lieut F.F. Young

8. Benjamin H. Jamison Born Feby 1, 1845 Married Kate Speer

9. Janetta A. Jamison born May 31, 1848 Married Jim. Watt

Deaths

Died Saturday morning 7 o'clock Aug 2d, 1884, Joseph M. Thompson aged 52 yrs.

Died on the 7th day of October 1889 Effie K. Thompson Aged 18 yrs.

May 18, 1931. See b 25 P 192.

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Then follows a letter & record pasted in the family Bible as follows:

Mrs Thompson, Dear Cousin

Inclosed I send you a copy of the record of the old Jamison family. You will notice it is imperfect, 5 deaths given without dates of births & the date of 3 deaths S.S., J.A., & G.S. Jamison we have not perhaps all of the latter you can supply. Excuse me for not writing sooner, it was my neglect. Yours,

Marion Nov 19, 1884 G.J. McHenry

Great grandfather of Joe & Alex Thompson

John W. Jamison was born Nov 14, 1765, was married to Elisabeth Shryock June 5, 1792. Died Mch 5, 1851 aged 85 yrs 3 mos 21 days.

Elisabeth (Shryock) Jamison was born February 3, 1774, Died Feby 3, 1835 aged 61 yrs.

1. William F. Jamison was born May 11, 1793 was married to Mary Anderson Dec 20, 1814 Died Oct 26, 1845 aged 52 yrs 5 mos 14 days.

2. Mary Agnes Jamison was born Nov 22, 1795, was married to John McCune June 24, 1818, died Aug 22, 1884 aged 88 yrs 9 mos.

S.S. Jamison was born Oct 17, 1797 was married to Sarah Ann Bell July 1, 1823, died_____

4. one son died not named 1799.

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5. John A. Jamison was born Aug 8, 1800, grandfather of Joe & Alex, was married to Jane McHenry (their mother's father) March 10, 1825, died Apr 20, 1860.

6. Isabella T. Jamison was born Oct 17, 1802 was married to Robert McHenry Aug 28, (or 25th) 1823, died Jany 24, 1882 aged 79 yrs 3 mos 7 days.

7. One daughter died not named in 1805.

8. One daughter died not named in 1806.

9. Jane Jamison died in 1808.

10 Martan Jamison died in 1810.

11 George S. Jamison was born Nov 21, 1811 was married to Eliza Jane Brisbin October 1, 1840 Died

12 Eliza F. Jamison was born Aug 11, 1814 died October 1837 aged 23 yrs 1 mo ? days in the State of Alabama on Red River the record says.

Mrs Thompson says she is a daughter of W.F. Applegate who was editor of the Brownsville Clipper having bought it from Hastings who had bought it from Seth T. Hard. She knew Cousin Ada B. Van Kirk well & also Jane Ewing, daughter of Rev T.D., now Mrs Blood residing in Keokuk, Iowa. She also knew Percival Phillips very well & worked with or under him on the Pgh Dispatch & said he wrote her of having met me going form Singapore to Colombo in June 1904. She says he has been knighted & is now Sir Percival Phillips. It is now 4:35 PM & I will go over to Isabel's for dinner.

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Oak Hill Aug 26, 1921 7:30 PM

Sister-in-law, Mrs Sarah Frances Ainsworth came out from Minnie's, I having sent Pallini in for her, at 9:11 AM this morning & we were continuously busy until 4:44 PM making up the record on Pages 140 to 143 inclusive of the descendants as far as she could give them of her great grandfather, Gilbert Anderson. There are some names & dates to be supplied which she is going to send me. She said she thought her father had been one of the active progressive and influential citizens of Bucyrus, Ohio up until the time he met the heavy financial loss through his endorsement for Phillips who was a church member & one of the active praying ones. This loss broke his spirit & he was never the same after that & by reason of Phillips activity as a church worker & his hypocrisy, he became embittered at church people generally & when he moved to Geneseo, Ills, he did not transfer his membership & never United with the church at Geneseo, although he had been a member at Bucyrus, O. From what he told each of us, Sarah & I conclude he first drove through from Bucyrus O to Geneseo Ills in 1850 & then moved his family out in the spring of 1851 as she always understood she was a year & a half old when they moved. She says her Uncle "Macks" (MacLain Anderson) store was burned in Geneseo Ill the night of a marching parade during the John C. Fremont campaign for the presidency (1856) & she was asleep upstairs above the store with her Uncle "Macks" daughter Ella & was carried across the street to a Hotel, along with Ella, where she woke up. We went in town arriving at the "Holler" at 4:50 PM this evening. JVT

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[Descendant Chart]

Robert Anderson. Born in Glasgow, Scotland where he was baptized Nov 4, 1700 eldest son of John Anderson and Jane Muir & removed with his parents to Morkstown Co, Dublin, Ireland. Here he married Jane Work on Oct 5, 1721 See Anjou's Hist Page 80. He emigrated to Lancaster Co Pa with his children prior to 1747 & in 1780 returned to Ireland & died at Dungiven, Co Londonderry May 17, 1789 aged 89 yrs.

[children]

Joshua Anderson, Born July 19, 1722. Came with his parents to Penna & probably removed to North Carolina.

Gilbert Anderson, Born May 2, 1723 in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. Married July 12, 1754, Sally Caldwell daughter of Andrew Caldwell In Co Londonderry to where he had returned from Lancaster To Pa. He returned to Lancaster Co Pa about the year 1757. On Jany 24, 1814, he deeded 74 A. in Colerain Tp to his son William & on same day he conveyed 64 A each to his sons John & Hugh. He died in Lancaster Co Pa aged 91 yrs or upwards. Shortly thereafter, he served in the Revolutionary War although beyond the age of compelling service.

William Anderson, born June 4, 1756 at Tobermore, Co Londonderry, Ireland. Came with his parents about 1757 to Pennsylvania, settling in Lancaster Co where in 1780 he was assessed with 200 A of land in Coleraine Tp. In the first U.S. census of 1790 "Gilbert Anderson, Page 129 Penna Colerain Tp" shows 4 free males over 16 & 1 under 16 & 2 free females, probably 4 sons & if his wife was dead, two daughters, so it was later than 1790 no doubt when William Anderson married Rebecca Whiteside. Her mother for a second husband married a man named Walker & removed to near Pgh Pa. William Anderson abt 1815 removed to Washington Co Pa to Burgettstown vicinity & about 1825 or 1826 removed to Ashland, O. where he is buried in the cemetery there & also his wife. He was a farmer & served a short time in the War of 1812.

James Anderson. He was a farmer & lived on the farm of his father abt 2 miles from Ashland O. where he died. His wife survived him & lived on the farm. He married Mrs Woodhouse who had at least one son by her former husband.

Esther Anderson, the only child Sarah knows of m. Richard Beer, a farmer near Ashland, O. He is dead but she is living on the farm near Ashland O. aged upwards of 70. He was a son of Rev Beer.

A Son, unmarried

A Son, a Doctor married

A Son, unmarried.

William Anderson. M. Ann______an awful nice woman. He came to Geneseo Ill when he had 3 children & after a few yrs there moved to Massillon O. where he & his wife died. He had a hardware store in Geneseo & was a gardener in Massillon, O.

A Son, was in Civil War was deaf. Had strange power over animals. Was a prisoner. He never married.

Eugene and } were twins. They were both married & Eugenia } live at Massillon, O & have children.

Jane Anderson, m. Richard Beer, a farmer & Uncle of Esther's husband. Sarah thinks he came fr near Pgh, probably Sewickly & was the first Beer to come to Ashland, O. Two of his brothers, Rev & Wm Beer came later. Both died on the farm. She rather early, but at the age of 51 fr inflammation fr getting wet when 35!!

Emily Beer, Unmarried. Buried at Ashland O.

Adaline Beer, died of croup in infancy.

Anderson Beer, they lived in town, was in Civil War before he was married. m. Lucretia_____. She living He died in spring of 1920 aged 88 or 89.

A son A son

Amanda Beer, M. Charles Woodhouse son of Mrs James Anderson. Both died in Ashland O.

Richard Woodhouse m.1. Della Trancer. She divorced him & lives in Geneseo No issue. M.2.______. Did live in Ashland O.

Charles? Died a young man, unmarried.

Milton Beer, m. Alice Urie of Ashland O. He was an editor & politician & was influential. Now dead. Widow lives in Ashland at 220 Pleasant St.

A dau[1]*, now a widow with one son. A Son, married

A Son, married.

James Beer, was killed in one of battles of Civil War Unmarried.

Kate Beer, m. Dr. Barton & lived at Zanesville O. He is dead & she still lives there. No issue.

Hannah Anderson, m. 1. Frederick. He died in Ohio. M.2. Thomas Weston in Ohio & moved to Geneseo where he had a tannery at West end of town, a widower with children. She had no issue by Weston.

John Frederick, her only child.

"Hattie", married

Kate, married

Victor

John Anderson, Born Jany 17, 1811 See Pages 142 & 143

Margaret, married & died a few months after marriage. No issue.

MacLain Anderson[2]* m.1. Susan Condit. m.2. Imogene McGill He had a drugstore in Geneseo Ill when living with his second wife in the 50s.

Austin, by 1st wife.

Bascom, by 1st wife.

William, by second wife.

Ella, by second wife.

Rebecca Anderson, m. Cover. They were in Geneseo a few years. She left him taking the three children.

Harriet, m. in Geneseo

Jeanette, m. Nelson & lived at Bellefontaine, O & left her husband who did not support her. Had five children.

William, He wrote fr Calif when his mother died. Don't know whether he is married or not.

Lydia Anderson, m. Dr Edward Potter. Lived first at Fort Wayne Ind. & moved to Springfield Ills where he practiced until his death which occurred probably abt 1866. She died in Geneseo after his death, but both are buried at Springfield Ill. They had several children who all died shortly after birth & he is credited with seeing that they did.

A daughter [of Gilbert Anderson] m. Andrew McLain. He settled in Wash Co abt 5 miles from Burgettstown Pa. he had a spendthrift son who got the farm to the exclusion of his sisters.

Jean, m. Armour

Betsy Armour

Hugh Anderson [of Robert Anderson] B. Apr 17, 1724 m. Sarah______

John Anderson, b. Oct 7, 1725.

Joseph Anderson, B. Sept 19, 1727.

William Anderson, B. May 17, 1729.

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[Descendant Chart]

John Anderson Born in Colerain Tp, Lancaster Co Pa Jany 17, 1811. He died in Geneseo Ill July 1892. He removed with his parents to Washington Co Pa when 4 yrs old & 10 or 11 yrs later went with them into Ashland, O. He married 1. Sarah Frances Redburn about 1835 & married 2d on April 8, 1846 at Ashland Ohio to Mary Andrews daughter of Alanson Andrews & Sarah Howe (nee Gates) whose first husband________had died before she was 20 yrs old. He built a fine brick house in Bucyrus o, where he kept a hotel & where his first wife & two of her children are buried. He took his second wife to Bucyrus, O where he lived until he removed to Geneseo Ills abt 1805 or 1851. I thought 1850. Sarah thinks 1851. He endorsed for a man named Phillips after 1846 a church member as was also Mr Anderson & Mr Anderson had to pay the note which caused him great financial distress & so imbittered [sic] him that he did not transfer his church membership to Geneseo. Sarah Frances Redburn was born at Zanesville O in 1814 & died at Bucyrus, Ohio in 1845 & is buried there. Mary Anderson died Feby 23, 1894 & is buried with her husband in Geneseo Ill. Mary Andrews was born Mch 24, 1821 at Ashland O.

[children]

Ophelia, by 1st wife, born 1837 died 1840 buried at Bucyrus O.

James Anderson, by 1st wife, B. July 9th, 1839 at Bucyrus Ohio, M. Mary Carter from Ashland O being in Geneseo visiting her sister Mrs Peter Beveridge, were married at her father's in Ashland O. She died & is buried in Geneseo Ills. He now lives in Arkansas City, Kansas, where he spends the summers with Richard & spends the winters with Victor in Wellington Kansas. See Book 9 Pages 329 & 330.

Victor Carter Anderson, Born in Geneseo May 26, 1869. Married Eva May Wood from Geneseo Ills & now live at Wellington Ks where he has charge of a Farmer's Cooperative Store. Married on March 25, 1903. She was born in Geneseo Mch 15, 1870.

A Daughter, Her name is Lenore was born Jany 20, 1908.

James Richard Anderson, Born in Geneseo April 11, 1879. Married Jean Evlyne Douglass on Nov 28, 1900. She from Munson Tp in Henry Co Ills. He is a farmer & cattle raiser at Arkansas City Kansas. She was born Nov 16, 1881.

A daughter, She is teaching. Her name is Anna Varnell (Vernele) was born Oct 17, 1901.

Helen Mary, Born Jany 21, 1904.

Mary Anderson, by 1st wife, born Nov 3, 1842 at Bucyrus Ohio M. at Geneseo Ill by Rev Albert Bushnall on Dec 11, 1879 to Josiah V. Thompson Died at Uniontown Pa on Aug 8, 1896 & is there buried.

Andrew Anderson, B. Oct 25, 1880 m. at Franklin Pa. Lida Grimm June 8, 1905.

Mary Redburn, born July 31, 1913.

Josiah V. (Jr), Born June 22, 1915.

Caroline Frederika , Born Nov 29, 1916.

Evalyn Louise, Born Jany 16, 1918.

John Redburn, B. Oct 6, 1882 m. at Uniontown Pa May 28, 1919 to Gertrude Rush, widow of D.D. Rush nee Burrs, No issue.

Martha, by 1st wife, Born 1844 died 1845.

Lyman Duvall Anderson, B. at Bucyrus O. Apr 7, 1847 Died at Geneseo Ill Feby 1910 m. Jennie Louise Woodruff Dau of Simeon & Tacy Andrews Woodruff, a sister of mother Anderson. She died in 1911. Both buried in Geneseo Ills married in July 1894 in Davenport Iowa.

Simeon Duvall Anderson, Born April 1, 1896. He went to war but didn't get over seas. At Sarah's request, he graduated at Ann Arbor Mich in June 1921 finishing his forestry course & is now in Buena Vista VA in the forestry service & is warm.

Sarah Frances Anderson, Born at Bucyrus O. Nov 5, 1849 Removed to Geneseo Ill 1851 stopping on the way at Rockford Ill when the cornerstone of the college was laid & attended by her father. She went to Rockford college in Sept 1868 & graduated in June 1869. She went back & taught & later was bookkeeper then financial secy & was elected President of the College in 1890 and resigned in 1896. She married Henry A. Ainsworth at Uniontown Pa June 30, 1896 by Dr A.S. Milholland. Mr A. was born in Williamstown Vermont Sept 28, 1833. He died at Moline Ills Oct 8th, 1914 & is buried at Geneseo Ills. No issue. He was first married to Sallie Andrews, youngest sister of mother Andrews who was born in 1835 & died in Dec 1891 leaving three children, Harry, Mary, & Laura. Sarah F. Ainsworth is my informant today Aug 26, 1921 at Oak Hill.

Emily Annis Anderson, Born at Geneseo Ill in town Feby 9, 1855. m. Aug 21, 1879 at Geneseo Ills William August Bickel who was born in Germany near the Black Forest. The children were all born in Geneseo. She lives near New London VA P.O. Evington VA I. think Campbell Co. He is living in Chicago Ills.

Carl August. b. Jany 20, 1882. M. Madiera Davis of Portland Oregon. Both now living in New York City where he is 3d V.Pt of the United Press Assem & is head of the News Dept & is located in the World Building. No issue.

Mary Andrews. B. Mch 24, 1884 m. Frank M. White of Illinois on June 18, 1913 at Sarah's in Moline, Ill. They were students at Illinois State University at Urbana Ills. They are now living at Rockford Ills where he is with Emerson Brantingham & Co.

Frank M. White Jr, Born in Madison Wis July 17, 1916.

Basil Frederick, b. Sept 4, 1887 middle name was for the German emperor. He was educated at Leland Stanford University, California M. Mary Cole of Geneseo, Ill & now live in San Francisco, Calif where he is in a bond house with the Lumberman's Trust Co "As fine & nice as they make them" No issue.

John Anderson, b. June 21, 1889. Educated in an Electrical School at Washington DC & finished his electrical Engineering course at Angola Indiana. Married Leone_____at Angola, Indiana. They live at Atlanta, Georgia where he has charge of selling structural steel. He was in the World War & was overseas abt 2 yrs & was in the Argonne & other fights & was made a major. Was in 123d an Ills Reg. No issue.

Frank Gates, B. Aug 19, 1891. Educated 1 yr at Atlanta Georgia & 1 yr at Fall River Mass where he specialized in chemistry to fit himself for a dyer. Married Florence Axelson from East Moline Ills where she was the most efficient telephone operator Williams White Co ever had before or since. "Twas s'd she could talk to two people at same time" No issue.

Sarah Anderson, B. Dec 19, 1895. Educated in the public Schools of Geneseo Ills & is now living with her mother in New London a small village in Virginia 10 miles & near the homes of Patrick C. Henry & Thomas Jefferson. Is unmarried.

David Perry Anderson, Born in Geneseo Ill Apr 13, 1857 married Julia_____ He lives in Moline, Ills in the employ of Williams White & Co.

Jessie Frances, m_______She dead. He living. No issue.

Catherine, m. William O'Brien of Rock Island Ills. Live in Moline. No issue. married abt a year & a half ago.

Frank Locke Anderson, youngest child B. April 6, 1859 at Geneseo Ills. He married_______of Iowa. They are both living at Montevideo, Minnesota, where he is a farmer. He lived when married at Ruthven [Ruthren?] Iowa. She is "very poor manager".

Percy Anderson, m______Have two children.

Harold Anderson, m. Mary A. Tweter Her father bought the farm Frank lived on & on which they now live. She is an excellent woman. No issue.

Nina Anderson, educated by Sarah at a Norwegian School, the Montevideo Institute & was graduated at Yankton Dakota College. Now teaching & is unmarried.

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[found between pages 142 & 143 - in a different handwriting than JVT's very neat, vertical strokes with even loops, an attractive hand.]

Father closed his first of many sales of coal lands to H.C. Frick for his Co. the H.C. Frick Co on Sept 30, 1889

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Jasper Thompson, Father's father, died March 15, 1889.

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Father married Mary Anderson on Dec 11, 1879 at Geneseo, Ills.

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Andrew Thompson was born on Oct 25, 1880 at the "Holler" 139 W. Main St Uniontown, Pa.

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Father's mother, Eliza Caruthers Thompson was born Jan 6, 1821 on the banks of Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland Co Pa. She was the dau of Samuel Caruthers (1779-1849) and his wife Ruth Elliot. Father's mother died on Oct 31, 1897 at her home at Springdale on the McClellandtown Rd (over)

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[There is no copy of the other side of this note which appears to be 2 1/2 inches wide & abt 8 long. I wonder if JVT's son Andrew could have written these notes, although to look at the handwriting, I would guess it was a woman's hand.]

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Oak Hill Aug 27, 1921 7:22 PM

This afternoon at 5:30 I went up Morgantown St to corner of Ray ST & found Mrs Geo Porter Jr sitting on the porch & after talking a few minutes, asked for her mother, Mrs Naomi Moore, whereupon she took me inside & called her mother. Mrs Moore said her mother's father Thomas Leckey was a brother of Alexander Lecky (son of John & Mary) & that her mother always called him Uncle Alex. She also spoke of the relationship to the Dunlaps & Hustons & said she knew too of the relationship to many Jenkins about whom she had heard her mother speak, but she does not know what became of them. She never heard of the other sister Elizabeth Reed, nor of the Thomas Leckey, who according to Gustave Anjou's letter recd yesterday came also to Fayette Co Pa. She remembers Levi Perry & Stephen Grove, brothers of her father Harvey Grove who had visited here from the west, but never saw their other brother William Grove. Hannah Matilda, wife of Elias Parshall was the only sister she could ever recall hearing of. Her grandfather, Thomas Lecky, married Ann Kendall, daughter of Jeremiah Kendall Sr, a Revolutionary Soldier from Virginia who after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine & disabled for service married a Scotch woman named Rhoda McIntyre & came out to Fayette Co & settled

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on the farm of Hugh Gilmore grandfather of Andrew J. Gilmore in German Tp (this is from the Kendall record that Mrs Porter produced). His son, Jeremiah Kendall Jr was the father of Capt Isaac Phillips Kendall by his wife Sarah Phillips.

Thomas Lecky & Ann Kendall, his wife, lived on the Harvey Grove farm where Mrs Moore's mother was born & where she always lived. He had sons Thomas and Jeremiah & daughters Rhoda, Mary & Elizabeth. Their daughter Elizabeth married Harvey Grove Sept 22, 1829 see Page 170 Book 4 & the newly wedded couple bought the farm which I infer Thomas Leckey had recd from his father in reading his will & Thomas Leckey, wife & family at once removed to Wooster O where Mrs Moore says he died & which was probably 15 to 20 yrs later, & she says he made a will but did not have very much to will. She says that two weeks after her parents were married (I would think two months would be more like it) they went out to visit her parents in Ohio, going in a sled & the snow remaining on the ground, they came back home in the sled some considerable time thereafter. Mrs Moore says her Uncles Thomas & Jeremiah Leckey both married & left children but she cannot recall the names of either of their wives or any of their children, but says they lived near Wooster O. Her Aunt Rhoda Leckey she says married a Johnson & had children

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Andrew, William a preacher who Mrs Porter thought once preached at Saltsburg, Pa, Anna & Lizzie. Anna is unmarried & is upwards of 70 yrs old & lives in Illinois & would be well versed in family lore. Wm E. Grove can give her address.

Mrs Moore's Aunt Mary Leckey married at Wooster O. Andrew? McClelland & she thinks they had a son Andrew. According to the Bible record Page 170 Book 4, Mrs Naomi Moore was born May 20, 1842 & is in her 80th year. She fell some years ago & broke her hip & being large & fleshy gets about with difficulty.

Frank A. Gump in the office this afternoon said he was born July 15, 1872. I have just phoned Wm E. Grove, McClellandtown 14-R-4 & he says Anna Johnson's address is Monmouth, Ills & that she lives just near the town.

it is now 8:30 PM. JVT.

Oak Hill Aug 28, 1921 9:40 Am

I have this morning drawn off on Pages 148 & 149 a genealogical table of our Fuller relatives from a blueprint made by John C. Fuller & loaned to me about two months ago by Cousin Alvira Markle Snider, a strikingly handsome magnificent young girl, & to whom I must return the chart before going west on my trip.

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Oak Hill Aug 29, 1921 8:20 PM

I worked here this morning from 6:30 to 10:30 AM & then went in & met Hugh G. Bowie & walked over to the Gallagher property with him & stepped the 200 ft along & below Lincoln St & beyond the old Connellsville Road for which Luther Keck for himself & Harry B. Gaus has offered $3,200 cash & which Hugh said was a fair price & to sell. He further said if I could not get $50,000 for the entire property, to sell for $40,000 for it entire & he would be satisfied as would also his sister Jennie G. Bowie, his niece Louise Roddy & the estate of his brother Will which he represented as Executor. Later, at 1:30 PM as I was passing Rebecca J. Messmore's who has been bedfast for five yrs her son-in-law E.H. McCune took me upstairs to see her & upon asking her & him if I should sell, she nodded assent & he told me they would be satisfied with whatever I did. Hugh & I went in the house & saw Mrs H.H. McClean & Will. There are six rooms & a kitchen in the house. I then bid Hugh goodbye & at 11:30 AM went in the old Presbyterian graveyard given to the town by Henry Beeson the founder of the town & was there in the boiling hot son [sic] until 1:30 PM & am copying on Pages 159-160 what records I took from the tombstones. The graveyard is in bad condition. While there, John Hillinge [Hillings?] Russell McLean, son of Stephen & another came to me & talked a few minutes

C'td at Page 151.

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[Descendant Chart]

[3]*John Fuller, born 1764 m.1. Dulaney of Phila. m.2.________ 1764 Fuller - 1920 Blueprint Chart made by John C. Fuller 55 Highland Ave Uniontown, Pa.

[Children]

Daniel Fuller Lived in Green Co Pa near Carmichaels, Pa.

John Fuller, 1786-1865

Mary Jane, by 1st wife, Born 1807. m. Winslow

Mary Winslow

John Winslow, lost in Spanish War.

(All others presumably by 2d wife)

Amanda, B. 1809 m. Trump

Eugene Trump

Fuller Trump, Springfield, O.

Amzi, B. 1811

George, 1842-1847

Alfred M., 1845-1912 Col in Spanish War

Lawrence, B. 1888 Sewickley Pa

Alfred, 1890-1918

Walter, B. 1892.

Eliza, born 1813, m. Hawkins. No issue.

Mancy, B. 1816 m. Dr Harah

Dr Smith Fuller, Born Feby 3d, 1818 - 1892. m.1. Alvira S. Markle Born Feby 22, 1821 ob May 25, 1848. m.2. Jane R. Beggs who was born Oct 10, 1825 & died Feby 15, 1888 & to whom he was married on July 3d, 1849. See Book 3 Pages 263 & 264 from which I am making corrections & additions.

Harriet Fuller, By 1st wife, Born Oct 31, 1839 - 1911 m. F. Anderson.

Charles Fuller, b. 1860 Pgh Pa

Dorothy, B. 1897

Fuller, b. 1909

Hallie, B. 1865 m. Rev R. Van Eman Merrittstown, Pa.

Frank Fuller, died at age of one year.

George Fuller, B. 1871 Pittsburgh Pa

Mary, B. 1905.

Harriet, B. 1906

Frank Fuller, B. 1908.

Elizabeth Markle Fuller, by 1st wife, B. Sept 4th, 1841 Lives Uniontown Pa.

Dr John Markle Fuller, by 1st wife, B. Sept 18th, 1843 Died Mch 12, 1921. July 23, 1868 M.1. Belle Modisette B. Mary 30, 1850 ob Jany 3, 1877. m.2. F. Elizabeth Saul.

Mary Fuller, by 1st wife, m. Theophilus Bowie Live Uniontown, Pa.

Belle, B. 1890

Robert, B. 1895

Helen Fuller Bowie, B. 1819 [think he means 1919]

Louise, B. 1896 m. Smith

Edward S. Smith, B. 1920 Ralph Bowie, 1898-1903

Harry Fuller, by 1st wife, B. Nov 19, 1871 ob Jany 23, 1908 Unmarried.

Helen Modisette Fuller, by 1st wife, B. Nov 25, 1875 m. Alfred Barker & live in Phila on May 20, 1913. He was born in Phila Pa May 11, 1874, son of James Barker & wife Mary Emma Beeston & live 54 W. Upsal St German- town Pa where he is in the Machine shop & foundry business. No issue.

Fannie M., by 2d wife & all those following, b. 1883 m. Prof Geo Phillips

George Fuller Phillips, B. 1903

John C. Fuller, living now at Brookville, Pa B. 1886 m. Bess O. Davidson

John C. Jr, b. 1911

Alfred Davison, b. 1913

James M., b. 1917

Alvira Markle, b. 1887 m. E. Gadd Snider Live at Uniontown.

George Fuller, b. 1889 Corp Co D. 110 Inf 28th Div wounded Aug 1, 1918.

Smith Fuller, B. 1892 Sergeant Co D 110th Inf 28th Div in France

Marguretta, b. 1896 m. McCowan

Fuller McCowan, B. 1920.

Dr William B. Fuller [of Dr Smith Fuller] by 2d wife, B. Apr 17, 1850 Died 1895.

Frank, B. June 16, 1851 ob June 15, 1853.

Frank M. Fuller, B. Apr 7, 1853, ob 1905.

Charles, B. Nov 18, 1855 ob Jany 20, 1860.

Dr Smith Fuller Jr, B. Aug 9, 1857 ob 1890.

James Fuller, Born Mch 11, 1796 ob July 7, 1866

David

Mary, B. 1860, Married

Mary

John, m. Springer

William, dead

Alice, b 1858

James

Lucinda

William

Daniel, m. Coleman

George, dead

Alfred M. Fuller, 1832-1918, m. Coleman (same) [apparently he married the widow of Daniel].

Margurette, 1882-1897 Burned in Windsor hotel fire New York City.

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At Mrs Mary E. Eastman's No 122 S. Beeson Ave Uniontown Pa Aug 29, 1921

I am copying from Dr & Mrs Eastman's Cottage Bible printed in 1872 by S.M. Betts & Co Hartford Conn & Cincinnati, O.

Marriages

Henry Eastman & Mary Elizabeth Porter married Nov 9, 1853.

Asbury Rutledge Struble and Austrias Woodbury Eastman married Feby 11, 1886.

Thomas Nehemiah Eastman and Jennie Hogsett married June 10, 1886.

Jacob Sidwell Hackney and Anna Mary Eastman married June 7, 1887.

Ernest Harah Fowler and Nora Blanche Eastman married July 29, 1908.

Births

Henry Eastman Born Mar 17, 1826.

Mary Elizabeth Eastman Born Nov 6, 1836.

1. Austrias Woodbury Eastman born Oct 29, 1854.

2. Thomas Nehemiah Eastman born Nov 23, 1856.

3. Anna Mary Eastman born Oct 10, 1860.

4. Martha Jane Eastman born Dec 23, 1862.

5. Henry Eastman Jr born Sept 15, 1868.

6. Ellen Maria Eastman born Aug 18, 1870.

7. Nora Blanche Eastman born Oct 18, 1878.

Deaths

Martha Jane Eastman died Jany 23, 1878.

Henry Eastman Sr died July 12, 1894.

Thomas Nehemiah Eastman died Mch 16, 1912

Henry Eastman Jr died Jany 7, 1916

Ellen Maria Eastman Rothmell died Feby 15, 1920

Ernest Hara Fowler died Apr 30, 1913.

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From Page 147

At 3 PM, I started around to see Cousin Alvira Markle Snider & met my good friend Mrs Mary C. Browing at the Second Natl Bank corner & had a nice five minutes talk with her. Arrived at Cousin Alvira's at 3:10 PM where I met her & her husband E. Gadd Snider on the porch. He was just leaving to act as pallbearer for Minnie Quit McKnight, wife of Jesse of Alfred of William who was being buried this afternoon at Sandy Hill. I gave Alvira the blueprint she had given me & she said she was getting the exact dates of her father's record & his descendants & would send to me when she got them gathered in. I bid her goodbye at 3:30 & walked around the corner to 122 S. Beeson Ave to Mrs Marie E. Eastman's where I arrived at 3:33 PM & found her sitting in the parlor & questioned her about her grandfather Thomas Wilson whom she well remembered. She said he had cataract come on his eyes & lost his sight entirely when about 40 yrs old. She said he was born in Lancaster Co Pa & she thought he was one of the youngest if not the youngest of the family. Said he came out to Fayette Co very young & lived in a little log cabin on a farm, which I understood her was the Alexis Hugh Ross farm on Middle Run & that he owned too she thought a farm which later was owned by the father of Uriah Higinbotham in the same neighborhood. She said he married Sarah Flenniken of Greene Co near Carmichaels

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& had but two children, Mary, her mother who was eldest & married Moses B. Porter & Sarah two or three years younger who married Cephas Porter, a brother of Moses, who were sons she said of James Porter & she thought Charles Porter, Associate Judge was a nephew of her grandfather James. She said her grandfather's farm embraced the Clark R. Hess farm & the George A. Stewart (of Wm J.) farm adjoining & that Cephas got the Clark R. Hess part & her father got the Stewart end, on which was the old frame house off to the right as you go you [sic] way in the field. She said her father built the brick house along the road where Geo A. Stewart now lives & that her grandparents Thomas & Sarah Wilson lived with her father & mother & both died there, he dying first & she a few years later. See Book 4 Page 319 item 37 for record of their deaths taken from their tombstones in Dunlaps Creek gy. Mrs Eastman thought their Bible Family Record would have been left there with her mother & that her sister Annie W. Porter unmarried living at Washington Pa in rooms by herself would have it. She did live with her sister, Mrs Ewing there, but said Jim Ewing a lawyer there could tell me where to find her. she said her Uncle Cephas Porter moved to Grand Ridge Ills & died there. His sons were Samuel who married a daughter of James Wilson, brother of Squire

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John, John Thomas & James W. I think she mentioned too a daughter Mary who married a Johnson Van Kirk, a nephew of old Johnson, who had raised him as his parents had died when he was young & at last accounts she was still living at an advanced age in Kansas. Asking her about the Leckey's being related, she said: "oh my yes". She knew of the Hustons being related through the Leckeys & also the Jenkins, but did not know where the Jenkins went, but had heard her mother talk of them. She said she knew of a Mrs McWilliams being a sister of her grandfather Thomas Wilson, but did not know who were the wives maiden names of Samuel & Alexander A. Wilson or where they went. Said her grandfather was a brother of James the father of Squire John, & of the above named brothers & sisters & that there was another sister of her grandfather Thomas Wilson viz "Aunt Sally Sproat" whom I think she said she remembered & who she said was the grandmother of Joseph Sproat Struble who she thought was named for his grandfather Sproat. The record I took of her death at Leckey gy Book 4 Page 186 item 62 is not correct. I will have to go examine it again. I believe if she knew her the date of death should be 1857 & to conform to her husband's record item 63, her age should be 89 yrs. She said her Aunt Sally Sproat had

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two daughters. She never heard of any other children viz: "Peggy" who married Hugh Thompson, a widower with two sons. who she thought lived on a farm near Uniontown. She thought likely near upper Middletown & who her grandfather Thomas Wilson used often to visit & who he esteemed highly. She did not think Thompson had any daughters as she only heard of the two sons. I think he was first married to a Baily & that Hugh T. Mathew who married Louise Beeson descends from him. He did not have any children by "Peggy" Sproat & Mrs Eastman thinks he did not live long after his marriage to her as after his death, she moved back to her old home viz the present Hugh Thompson Huston farm, which Mrs E. thought was the Sproat home farm. Peggy raised Hugh T. Huston & gave him this farm. This "Peggy" is the Margaret Thompson noted in Book 4 Page 185 item 51 & her sister the other daughter of Aunt Sally Sproat was the first wife of Asbury Struble. Mrs Eastman said see Book 4 Page 186 item 61. From her information, my own knowledge & Dr Anjou's history, I make up the skeleton genealogical table on Pages 156 & 157. Mrs Eastman had Blanche get out their family Bible & I copied from it the family record shown on Page 150 of which however Blanche gave me the date of her marriage & of Mr Fowler's death.

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Just as I was finishing my copying, Mrs Helen Eastman Hustead came in & at 5 PM, I left & went right to room 910 1/2 in the skyscraper to see Miss Matilda Hostetler & found her in & Miss M.M. Alter with her. Miss Alter left shortly & Miss Hostetler got out her father's Bible which was printed in NY in 1844 by D. Fanshaw for American Bible Society & from which I copy his marriage & the ages of their children or rather their names with dates of birth which Miss Hostetler says was written in the Bible by Squire Matthew Arison

Marriages

Joseph Hostetler & Anne Leckey were married Mch 24, 1836. Births

Joseph Hostetler was born Oct 1811.

Ann Hostetler was born May 10, 1811.

1. Eliza Jane, Dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Feby 17, 1837.

2. Hannah, dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Mch 19, 1839.

3. Mary Ann, Dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born July 7, 1841.

4. Martha, Dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Mch 15, 1844.

5. Albert, son of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Aug 1, 1846.

6. Emily, Dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Oct 22, 1849.

7. Matilda, Dau of Jos & Ann Hostetler was born Oct 27, 1851.

Deaths

Hannah Hostetler died Sept 2, 1845.

Martha Hostetler died Aug 30, 1845.

Anne Hostetler died Aug 24, 1883.

Hannah & Martha died of scarlet fever & are buried at Leckey's graveyard. Miss Matilda says her father died after her mother & she thinks it was in 1886 & that both are buried at Lutheran Cem & have monument & markers, but there are no markers yet to her brother or sisters grave both of whom are buried there. See page 158.

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Alexander Wilson, Born Oct 4, 1727 in Newton, Aberdeen, Scotland. Died in Fayette Co Pa July 9, 1815 aged 88 yrs & is buried in Leckey's graveyard. See Book 20 P 550 for his Rev War service. He married Deborah, daughter of Samuel Gilmore of Londonderry Ireland who was born in 1742 & died in Fayette Co Pa Mch 13, 1825 aged 83 yrs & is buried in Leckey's graveyard.

[children]

1. Mary Wilson, Born Died May 27? 1827 aged Married John Leckey who died July 18, 1821 aged 77 yrs.

9. Alexander A. Wilson, m. Margaret, daughter of Alexander Faulkner No issue. The above record by Anjou is wrong. See Pages 354 & 355 for record of his children & descendants etc. Born Nov 17, 1776 Died in Iowa aged 91 yrs. See Pages 354 et seq. this book.

2. Samuel Wilson, married Sarah Kendall See Pages 85 to 90 Anjou's Hist of Wilson Family "Lancaster Co Pa Fayette Co Pa & Ohio."

3. James Wilson, Born in Lancaster Co Pa Mch 21, 1764 Died in Fayette Co Pa Feby 19, 1841 & is buried in Leckeys gy m.1. Mary Robb m.2. Elizabeth Lowry

5. Sarah Wilson, m. Joseph Sproat, who was born Jany 18, 1761 & died Mch 4, 1838. Both are buried in Leckeys gy. She died Feby 23, 1857 aged 89 yrs Tombstones says aged 91 yrs.

Margaret Sproat, b. May 17, 1801 ob Sept 27, 1868 m. Hugh Thompson his second wife. Buried Leckeys gy.

Maddison Thompson, See Page 169 Line 3 This is wrong. He is son of her sister Debbra see other end of line.

Anne Sproat, B. July 29, 1806 ob Aug 3, 1805 Buried Leckeys gy. M. Asbury Struble his first wife.

Sarah Jane Struble, m. B. Frank Hellen

Joseph Sproat Struble, Unmarried

Samuel Sproat

Alexander

Hannah, m. John Huston

Deborah, m. Jonas Thompson son of James 1758-1835 See other end of line.

James Madison

Deborah Maria

6. Anne Wilson, B. May 20, 1769 Died Apr 13, 1809 M. John McWilliams. He was born May 11, 1760 & died Sept 1, 1834 Both buried in Leckeys gy See Book 12 Ps 30, 31 & 35 to 40.

8. Thomas Wilson, Born say 1774, died Dec 8, 1859 in his 86th year. M. Sarah Flenniken Born say 1783 Died Dec 3, 1862 in 80th yr. Both buried at Dunlaps Creek gy.

Mary Wilson, b. say 1804 ob July 11, 1884 in 80th yr. M. Moses B. Porter B. say 1797 ob Apr 27, 1876 in 79th yr. Both buried in Dunlaps Creek gy.

Sarah Wilson, m. Cephas Porter

4. John

10. Deborah, m. Jno Laughlin See Laughlin Hist, on Jany 17, 1804. She born 1781 & died 1868 S. born Feby 9, 1781 & died Jany 20, 1868 in 87th yr. He born Jany 9, 1777 & died Oct 11, 1851 in 75 yr. Both buried in Pres gy near Old Wash O. See Laughlin Hist Ps 11-12 &c

7. Margaret, m. Hugh Gilmore

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Mrs Hostetler said her sister Mary Ann & her brother Albert both died unmarried. Her sister Eliza Jane married Samuel Fretts. She is dead, but he lives at the Jonathan Galley farm house. Her children were A Lindsey Fretts, Jasper, Alice & one dead. Alice married Will H. Rider ( a brother of Joseph G. the butcher) who shot himself in Masontown Pa & she married second a Walters of Masontown whose mother was a Brown, a son then of Ephraim T. & Sallie Walters.

Matilda's sister, Emily married Henry D. Core being his first wife & she is buried in Oak Grove Cem. She had two children, one living, a daughter who is the wife of Wm McCormick, son of Wm M. McCormick. l She was not sure what her grandfather Hostetler's name was, but thought it might be Nicholas. She named the following brothers of her father's.

1. Harry, father of Samuel

2. George, father of Daniel

3. Daniel, father of the blind family.

4. Jacob, father of John Henry & Edward.

She thought that Nancy Poundstone nee Coffman, widow of John Henry Poundstone who is almost blind & is living with one of her sons probably A. Jack could give much information about the families. It was just 6 PM when I finished & bid her goodbye. I will now transcribe here what records I took at the Presbyterian gy back of the Court House adjoining Coon Hollow & the Gallagher property.

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From Old Presbyterian Graveyard, Uniontown 1. John Carothers died May 7, 1868 aged 67 yrs 4 mos & 1 day.

On east side is same kind of stone, no doubt his wife face down & I could not raise it. Just west is one broken & down viz:

2. M. Louisa, wife of James Marshall died Feby 27, 1872 aged 39 yrs 9 mos & 9 days.

2 1/2. John Stevens died Oct 2, 1872 aged 52 yrs.

3. Minerva E. E. McKean Died Aug 18, 1853 in her 30th year.

James T. McKean (down) died Oct 21, 1853 aged 3 mos & 14 days.

4. James Winder died Nov 25, 1839 in his 68th yr.

Mary Winder died July 21, 1838 aged 56 yrs 1 mo 18 days

5. Lewis Lewis died Mch 8, 1829 in his 93d yr. He was a soldier of the Revolution who fought for the liberty we now enjoy.

Mrs Sarah Lewis died July 8, 1845 in her 86th yr.

6. John Lyon Born in Carlisle Pa Oct 13, 1771, died in Uniontown Pa Apr 27 1837. In his profession, He saw by the power of his mind, He comprehended by his understanding & enlightened by his eloquence. As a man through life endeared to all by his eminent virtues. Erected by the members of the Bar of Fayette Co.

7. Jane McWilliams died May 19, 1835 aged 44 yrs.

8. Dr Daniel Marchand Born Dec 8, 1773 died Mch 13, 1822 aged 48 yrs 3 mos & 5 days.

Jane Irwin, Consort of Dr Daniel Marchand Born July 16, 1784, died Apr 22, 1819 aged 34 yrs 9 mos & 6 days (over)

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9. Robert Skiles Born Feby 23, 1787 Died Apr 10, 1838.

Rachel Beeson, daughter of Jacob Beeson one of the original proprietors of Uniontown Pa & wife of Robert Skiles Born Mch 3, 1785 died April 29, 1865.

{Jane Beeson, wife of John Clark died July 24, 1855 in her 84th year.

{John Clark, died Jany 29, 1813 aged 48 yrs.

10. Isaac Skiles Senr Born July 12, 1789 Died Jany 8, 1865.

11. Jesse Beeson, died March 22, 1826 aged 58 yrs 3 mos.

Mary C. Beeson Born Sept 29, 1816 died Aug 29, 1828.

Elizabeth Skiles wife of Jesse Beeson Born Mch 16, 1792 Died June 25 1886. Martha Beeson Born Nov 4, 1810 died July 14, 1829.

12. Jacob Beeson died Feby 13, 1820 in his 52d yr.

13. Adam S. Simonson M.D. died Feby 24, 1808 aged 49 yrs.

14. Benjamin Campbell Senr Born Feby 5, 1749 died Sept 24, 1843

Mary wife of Benj Campbell SR died July 6, 1833 aged 74 yrs 3 mos & 21 days.

15. Lydia Beeson, daughter of Jacob & Elizabeth Beeson died June 19, 1821 aged 56 yrs 4 mos 2 days.

16. James Piper died Aug 27, 1818 aged 66 yrs & 11 Mos

Isabella Piper died Sept 16, 1842 aged 84 yrs

Martha Jack, daughter of James & Isabella Piper, Born July 17, 1793

Died July 20, 1848. She was a good wife, an affectionate mother, and a sincere friend.

Henry Jack Born Aug 16, 1791 died Mch 9, 1850.

George Jack Died Sept 1, 1822 aged 1 yr 7 mos 8 days

17. Matthew Irwin born Jany 27, 1783 Died Dec 20, 1844.

Also four or five Irwin children died mostly in the twenties.

It is now 1:44 Am Aug 30, 1921.

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At residence of John Gaut Jr No 29 Pearl St Scottdale Pa Aug 30, 1921 9:47 AM

Cousin Geo Lloyd Markle came up here with me & introduced me to Mrs Gaut who is a sister of Saul B. Rotharmel recently deceased. She had brought out their big Bible, but there is no record in it, but produces her marriage certificate which reads as follows:

"This certifies that on the 19th day of Jany 1871. John Gaut Jr and Lizzie Rotharmel were by me united in marriage at Uniontown Pa Fayette Co according to the laws of the State of Penna W.W. Ralston, minister of the Gospel.

Their Children

Mary Eliza Gaut was born June 1, 1872

Olive Amanda Gaut was born Jany 17, 1875.

Olive, she died in Jany about the 10th 1883.

Marriages

Mary Eliza Gaut married George L. Galster when she was abt 25 yrs old. He died about nine years ago & is buried in Scottdale Cem & so is she. She died July 16, 1918. No issue. He died Oct 23, 1912.

Back again same day 1:40 PM

Margaret Jane Gaut born Feby 19, 1840

John Gaut Jr born Oct 12, 1844

Francis A. Gaut born Nov 12, 1846.

Oak Hill 7:11 PM

John Gaut Jr was at home when we returned in the afternoon & is very well preserved for 77 yrs, but his wife is feeble. She gave me the above three dates of births from the many noted in his father John Gaut's Bible & Lloyd drove me to the Scottdale cemetery where we arrived at 2 PM & he left me.

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At residence of Miss Anna Clara Fullerton East Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa

Aug 30th, 1921 10:30 AM

Cousin Geo Lloyd Markle has driven me out here in his auto coming to Mrs Gaut's for me. Clara says her brother in VA has the family Bible of her grandfather Samuel Fullerton, but says there is no record in it, not even the record of his marriage. She has the Family Bible of her father, John Fullerton which was laying alone on the lower shelf of a small stand in the parlor & which is a large sized Bible printed or published by William W. Harding at Phila in 1861 & from which I am copying the family record.

Marriages

John Fullerton and Margaret Jane Gaut were married Dec 20, 1860 Births

1. Mary Fullerton was born Oct 11, 1861.

2. Margaret H. Fullerton was born Nov 17, 1862.

3. John Fullerton was born Oct 26, 1864.

4. William Fullerton was born Aug 30, 1866.

5. Albert Fullerton was born Sept 22, 1867.

6. Martha Fullerton was born Aug 28, 1869.

7. Samuel Fullerton was born Aug 25, 1871.

8. Anna Clara Fullerton was born Jany 15, 1874.

Deaths

Mary Fullerton died July 30, 1863.

William Fullerton died Nov 10, 1866.

Margaret Jane Fullerton died June 9, 1876.

Samuel Fullerton died Feby 17, 1895.

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In a "Biographical & Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland Co, Penna" compiled edited & published by John M. Gresham & Co Samuel T. Wiley, chief Assistant Nos 1218 & 1220 Filbert St Phila 1890 which Clara produces there is on Page 587 a biographical sketch of John Fullerton of South Huntingdon Tp says he was born in Hempfield Tp West Co Pa Jany 25, 1830, a son of Samuel & Mary Kilgore Fullerton & a grandson of William Fullerton who was born & reared in the County Antrim, Ireland where he died. It states that his son Samuel emigrated to America about 1818 & settled near Greensburgh but died near West Newton in 1877 aged 83 yrs. He had by Mary Kilgore his wife, two sons, John & William.

John's wife Margaret Jane was a daughter of John Gaut.

Clara's Uncle William Fullerton was unmarried & made his home with his brother John & died there & is buried in the Markle Cem. He was born in 1824 & died Jany 1, 1890.

Oak Hill Aug 30, 1921 7:11 Pm

Miss Fullerton has a good memory & gave me the dates & names in connection with the descendants of her brothers & sisters on the following page from memory. She said however that her father had a wonderful memory for dates & everything else. She had threshers coming & had to take from one

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John Fullerton Born Jany 25, 1830 He died Mch 23, 1911 in South Huntingdon Tp & is buried at Markle's. Married Dec 20, 1860 Margaret Jane Gaut. She was born Feby 19, 1840. & died June 9, 1876.

[children]

Mary Fullerton, b. Oct 11, 1861 ob July 30, 1863.

Margaret H., B. Nov 17, 1862 ob Feby 23, 1909 near Irwin Pa. She married Geo W. Painter & now lives at Belton Cass Co MO on Nov 24, 1885.

John Thurman, b. Nov 1, 1886 in MO. Married Miss Miriam Moore of near Gbg & now lives near Port Royal. M. June 10, 1917.

Jane Fullerton, b. June 22, 1918.

Elizabeth Moore, B. Aug 1919.

John Thurman Jr? B. Apr 10, 1921

William Clymer, b June 19, 1888 in MO m. in MO Clara thinks in 1919. He is teaching in Oregon.

Margaret Jane, b. Nov 11, 1895? M. Kenneth Bieren of the Gbg family in Feby 1919 & live now in Lebanon MO where he works for Frisco RR

Grace, d.y. aged 3 mos

Mabel, b. May 2, 1897 unmarried studying in Kansas City to be a nurse.

Wayne Fullerton, b. Nov 9, 1900 unmarried is now in Montana.

John Fullerton, b. Oct 26, 1864 M. Olive McGrew Dau of Geo McGrew of Nebraska & are living Chanute Kansas in an Oct.

Samuel Glenn, B.

George Bryan, B.

Clara Bell, B.

Margaret Jane, B.

Martha, B.

William, B. Aug 30, 1866 ob Nov 10, 1866.

Albert[4]* B. Sept 22, 1867 M. Bessie B. Black born on Sept 29, 1889 & Live near orange Co VA.

Mary Elizabeth B. Jany 11, 1893 married & lives in North Carolina

John Carr, B. Mch 23,1895 m. in VA & have 1 child or more.

Isabella, B. Aug 10, 1897, unmarried.

William Dewey, Born in Pa unmarried.

Thomas Lee, D.y. aged 1 yr upwards

Margaret Clara, Born in VA unmarried.

Martha, B. Aug 28, 1869 m. [5]*James A. Blackburn bro of Bessie on Sept 27, 1891 & live at Winchester VA.

Abyram, b.

Winifred Fullerton, B.

John Carlisle, B.

Samuel, B. Aug 25, 1871 ob Feby 17, 1895

Anna Clara, B Jany 15, 1874.

Horace, aged 16 yrs lives with his mother.

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to two hours to prepare & eat dinner. Lloyd ate with them but I declined & kept on with my work. Her son Horace came in during the forenoon & she introduced me to him. Lloyd said his name should be Painter as that was the "name of the guilty party who was his father". Clara is a very carefree jovial woman full of laughter & joyousness. She is slender & rather tall & dark complected. I bid her goodbye about 1:20 PM & the threshing machine was then in active operation & we drove back to John Gaut's. None of them knew anything of Mrs Ault. I got through at the cemetery at 3:20 PM & walking down a square found the local street car had just gone so I walked in briskly meeting hundreds of school children & arriving where the tracks turn off the street to cross the bridge at 3:33 when the car for Uniontown hove in sight & I got on & arrived at Uniontown 4:55 PM got my mail & had dinner 6 to 7 PM at the "Holler" with Minnie & Sarah & came out home at seven. Below are the few items I copied from the tombstones in the cem there.

1. Agnes wife of Adam Baughman Aug 29, 1856 May 11, 1910

Hazel I. Daughter of A. & A. Baughman June 8, 1894 Feby 12, 1895.

2. George F. Finley Apr 8, 1878 Mch 8, 1904

3. Emanuel Hepler Sept 16, 1847, Oct 19, 1917.

Katharine Hepler Aug 19, 1845, Oct 12, 1920.

4. George L. Galster, 1869 - 1912.

Lida, his wife 1872 - 1918.

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5. John Robertson Co K 15 Pa Cav 1848 - 1914. This is a son of Joseph who was a son of Uncle John Robertson. The sexton of the Cem said he thought his wife was still living.

6. Geo G. Hepler 1854-1906

7. Solomon Keister 1816-1901

Rebecca, wife of Solomon K. 1827-1907.

Abraham L. Keister Sept 10, 1852, May 26, 1917.

Oak Hill Aug 31, 1921 7:33 PM

I went up to the Court House this afternoon at 1:30 & was in the Register's office until 4:15 PM during which I made such notes or abstracts from the following wills as desired & as in here shown.

1. Will of Samuel Stevens Will Book 1 Page 38.

I Samuel Stevens of Fayette Co Pa will to my wife, Nancy, my entire estate during natural life & then to descend to my daughter Priscilla & her heirs forever & directs that she be given a good education. In case she should die unmarried & without issue to go to my nephew Augustine Stevens son of Augustine etc etc Dated Mch 28, 1797 Samuel Stevens (seal)

Witnessed by Augustine Stevens & others Proven Sept 25, 1797.

His wife [6]*Nancy is *daughter of Elisha & Elizabeth Jack Peairs, although Tom C. Stevenson erroneously gives her husband as Harry instead of Samuel. Priscilla the daughter became the wife of John M. Austin & lived to by 97 yrs old.

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2. Sophia Stevens Will Book 3 Page 167 recites that she is of Uniontown Pa & devises & bequeaths "to my beloved and affectionate daughter Sophia Stephens all my property real personal & mixed" and appoints her & Rice G. Hopwood Exrs. Dated Aug 4, 1843 Sophia Stephens (seal)

Witnesses Armstrong Hadden, Absalom White. Proven Feby 14, 1855 before John Collins Reg.

3. Will of Sophia Stevens Will Book 5 Page 249.

Recites she is of Uniontown Pa & wills lot on Morgantown Street to Maria Stevens wife of my nephew John G. Stevens. Also wills her in trust a note of $200 she holds Vs David J. Hopwood to collect $50 yearly & pay it to my nice Clara Stevens. Appoints nephew John G. Stevens Exr

Dated Apr 28, 1880 Sophia Stevens

Witnesses W.H. Nycum, G.W.K. Minor Witnesses appeared May 10, 1880 before John W. Darby Reg & proved will.

4. Will of Moses Thomson Will Book 1 Page 127 Recites he is of Washington Tp & wills to 1 to son Aaron 55 A land 2. to son Moses lands adjg Rev James Power & to the River running

3. to son John lands adjg running to the River

4. to son Robert lands running to the River

Provides these sons take care of his wife whose

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name is Sarah Dated Dec 2, 1809 Moses Thomson Proven Dec 18, 1809.

5. Will of Joseph Sproat Will Book 2 Page 107 Recites he is of German Tp & wills plantation during her natural life to loving wife Sarah, but states that his daughters Sarah & Margaret are to have privilege of the house & live with their mother as long as they remain unmarried. Gives to Son Samuel Sproat $100 in addition to one section of land conveyed to him in State of Ohio.

Gives son Alexander Sproat $600 in addition to two half sections of land conveyed by me & situate in Ohio & then gives unto my two daughters that is Sarah Sproat & Margaret Sproat my home plantation after death of my wife. Wife is also to have the moss land I purchased from Nathaniel Ewing Esq & it also at her death to go to Sarah & Margaret.

Gives to daughter Hannah Huston my plantation in Greene Co Pa purchased from John Hollingsworth situate in Cumberland Tp ctg 311 A. She or her husband to pay $500 to Exrs. Gives to daughter Ann Struble the plantation on which she & her husband Asbury Struble now live in German Tp ctg 260 A. She or her husband to pay $500 to Exrs. Orders that when sufficient money is collected from John Huston & Asbury Struble Exrs are to pay son Samuel his bequest

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Then if Exrs have money on hand after paying Samuel they are to pay "unto my grandchildren Maddison Thompson & Mariah Robins $80 to be equally divided between them." Then when these are paid & as soon as it can be collected to pay son Alexander his bequest. Appoints wife Sarah & Robert Boyd Exrs. Dated Jany 26, 1837 Joseph (his mark) Sproat (seal)

Witnesses Joseph Deffenbaugh, Jacob Moss, Alexander Dunlap. On June 14, 1837 he makes a codicil giving his wife the river bottom & to top of River Hill & also sugar camp adjg Parker lines off of farm willed to Hannah Huston & when she dies, son Samuel & Alexander to sell it & Sam to have 1/3 of proceeds & Alex to have 2/3. Witnessed by Joseph Deffenbaugh & Alexander Dunlap. On Mch 26, 1838 the three witnesses appear before Roberts Barton Reg & letters issued.

6. Will of Sarah Sproat Will Book 3 Page 262. I, Sarah Sproat of German Tp give

1. to my son Samuel Sproat $100.

2. to my son Alexander Sproat $50.

3. To my daughters Margaret Thompson & Hannah Huston all my bedding & clothes equally.

4. to my nephew Samuel Huston one 2 yr old mare & my gears

5. to my daughter Margaret Thompson the bals of my estate & appoints her Exr. Dated Oct 20, 1855 Sarah Sproat (seal)

Witnesses John Wilson, Joseph Struble & Joseph Deffenbaugh Proven Mch 3, 1857 before John Collins Reg. by John Wilson & Joseph Struble.

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7. Will of William Thompson Will Book 1 Page 108 Recites that he is of Menallen Tp yeoman & wills plantation whereon he lives to loving wife Hannah Thompson during her natural life & wills personal effects to her. To son James $100. To my daughters Martha Jane, Elizabeth, Hannah, Nancy & Peggy $150 each. To my son Hugh all my Real estate at death of my wife, he to pay above legacies yearly commencing with the oldest. Appoints wife, son Hugh & Benj Beal, all of Menallen Tp Exrs. The will does not seem to be signed but on Oct 30, 1813 Benj Beal & John Roberts came before Alexr McClean Register & stated that Wm Thompson had given John Roberts a neighbour three weeks before, notice to draw his will, which was drawn & read to him & he told them that was his will & it was admitted. Will was dated Oct 24, 1813.

No 8. Will of Hannah Thompson Will Book 2 Page 171 I, Hannah Thompson of Menallen Tp give to my daughter Nancy Randolph $50.

To my daughter Martha Thompson residue of my estate & appoints her Exr Dated Mch 7, 1834 Hannah (her mark) Thompson (seal)

Witnesses Hannah Randolph, Roberts Barton. These two witnesses prove will before James Piper Reg & letters issued to Martha Thompson Feby 6, 1840.

No 9. Will of Hugh Thompson Will Book 3 Page 450 Recites that he is of Menallen Tp &

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1. Devises to wife Margaret all his interest in two tracts of land in German Tp being the same parcels which Chas A. Black assignee of David Huston a bankrupt conveyed to me by two deeds dated Oct 14, 1843 which were known as the Sproat farm "Home plantation" & the Moss farm being the interest the said David Huston had in s'd tracts. Also gives her a $325 bond he holds against Asbury Struble dated Nov 30, 1850. I give to my daughter Elizabeth Thompson the home plantation on which I now reside ctg 300 A. Also to my nice Mary Duff $200.

5th to daughter Elizabeth & wife Margaret my house & lot on Main St Uniontown Pa & also the lot of land lying between church & Fayette Sts ctg 10 or 12 acres also in the Borough of Uniontown equally & at wife's death her share to go to my sons Hugh Thompson & James Thompson equally. Appoints daughter Elizabeth Exix & directs her to employ J.B. Miller as council. Dated July 16, 1859 Hugh Thompson (seal)

Witness J.B. Miller Samuel Thompson. who prove will Dec 3, 1861 before James Darby & letters issued.

No 10 will of Elizabeth Thompson Will Book 10 P 112 Recites she is of Menallen Tp & gives:

1 To my niece Elizabeth P. Mathers brass clock & case.

2 To my cousin Mary Duff all household & kitchen furniture.

3 To my cousin Mary Duff my brick house in which I reside & 20 A of land around it where she may select, but not to take log house & barn.

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4. All residue as follows:

To s'd cousin Mary Duff one third

To my nephew John d. Thompson & my niece Anna Thompson of California & my nephew Robert Thompson of Oregon together, one third

To the heirs of my brother Hugh Thompson Decd Late of Ohio one third.

Dated Oct 24, 1891 Elizabeth Thompson (seal)

Witnesses W.C. Whetsel, Thos H. Mansell, who prove will July 10, 1896 before Wm H. Binns Reg & same day letters c.t.a. issued to W.C. Whetsel.

11. Will of Margaret Thompson Will Book 4 P 249. Recites she is of German Tp & devises to John T. Huston & Hugh T. Huston, sons of John & Hannah Huston "my home farm on which I now reside situate in German Tp ctg 142 A equally" Appoints fried John Messmore Esq Exr Dated Mch 12, 1868 Margaret Thompson (seal)

Witnesses James H. Core, George W. Green who prove same on Oct 12, 1868 before Geo Morrison Register. This is daughter of Joseph & Sarah Sproat See Page 157.

It is now 11:05 PM & I will go over the memoranda I have made for my trip west during Sept. JVT.

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Wm Penn Hotel Pgh Pa Room 923 Sept 2nd, 1921 9:25 PM

I worked last night preparatory to taking my trip until 4 AM, then went to bed, got up at 4:55 AM, got my breakfast & mail, took the keys to Oak Hill & my P.O. box to the Holler & gave them to Cousin Minnie L. Redburn & left on the 6:50 PRR train, reaching Pgh at 9 AM & was at Mr Sam'l McClay's room (he just rtd last night from a two month's absence in Maryland) from 10:30 AM to 12:40 PM Pgh time & then had an hour & a half here from 12:45 to 2:15 PM with Rose & at 2:30, C.S. Carter & Will L. Cowell came to my room & I at last succeeded in dealing with the latter for his remaining Whiteley Tp Coal & took over to DeWitt Haber's office & introduced them to him & Andrew & left them to him & Andrew & left them there preparing the agreement. I then went to Jno F. Hudson's office & L.F. Wentz told me he had just left for Wbg [sic]. I then went over to the post office room 5 & found Cousin Alex S. Guffey "redding up" preparatory to leaving as his successor Gosser was sworn in today & was with him from 3:45 to 4:10 PM. He is replete with local history & genealogy & showed me a deed dated Nov 1795 signed by Edwd Cook & Martha Cook to Joseph Shepler I believe for land in Rostraver Tp, witnessed by Isabella Cook & John Hancock. He said Hancock was of the same family as the Signer of the Declaration & in fact it looked like his identical signature. He said Isabella was a bound girl that the Cooks brought

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over the mountain & raised as their daughter but never adopted. That she married a Gaff? Tower of the same family as Charlemagne Tower & after Col Cook's death, Tower tried to get part of the estate for his wife, but he was successfully resisted & lost out as shown A.S. says by Fayette Co Court proceedings. He says the grandchildren mentioned in Col Cook's will are her children. Martha Cook & her son James Cook swore to the due exeution [sic] for the paper in the year 1820 & it was recorded the second time. Alex S. asked me to come out to his home & have dinner with them &his sister which I s'd I would try to do in Oct or Nov. Speaking of the Campbell families with which the Guffeys were connected, he said there were twelve sisters in the family of his grandmother & no brother, that his grandmother died young as did a sister & that eight of the others were widows & were for twenty years before their deaths, not one of them remarrying. He said Alexander Campbell was of the same family & that Muse's mother was of the same family. I then went to Reliance Life Ins Co & had H.G. Scott sign up the assignment of my policy. Then went to H.A. Phillips office & he being out, I gave H.M. Johnson the letter I recd yesterday from Stephen Mason. Then went to see Wm Gates about the right of way, then again to see Mr McClay & then met Joseph L. Cannon & went with him by street car to home of his mother at

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Residence of Clara Elena Cannon, No 328 Lafayette Ave Nunnery Hill, Allegheny Sept 2, 1921 where we arrived at 5:40 & where I was until 7:55 PM & had dinner with them meeting his mother & Aunt Mrs Bell & his grandmother Jane Markle, blind & aged 89, who was brought down last Sunday by her son Lloyd from Scottdale in his new Auto & who is expecting to take her back next Sunday. I was disappointed in the information she could give as most of the matters I asked her about were prior to the date of her birth & she did not know about them. I am, however, noting here what she & her daughter Mrs Bell could tell.

They said Mrs George Bruner who was upwards of 70 yrs living with her husband a half mile from Sewickly Church & near to Mill Grove was a good talker & well informed & they said could tell more about the Simerals than anyone else. She is a daughter of John Milligan whose wife, her mother, was a Simeral & Alex & Margaret Milligan twins were brother & sister to her. I must go first opportunity to see her.

Mrs Bell said John Pinkerton, a brother of Jane Markle, married Jennie, a daughter of Perry Fulton.

Mrs Markle said that Robert Fulton & wife Margaret buried at Dick Church came

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from about Madison.

Mrs Markle said Mary Pinkerton, 2d wife of Samuel Oliver was her Aunt, a sister of her father, John Pinkerton & she believes Samuel Oliver's father was Andrew. Said she did not know whether Samuel's mother was Elizabeth or not, but that he had a daughter Elizabeth, a daughter she thinks of Salome Markle his 3d wife.

Trying to locate the Mrs Milligan who Polly Bell told me in Nov 1878 was a daughter of her sister Nancy Bell, they said her name was Ginsey Milligan & she had two sons, Samuel & Bell Milligan who with an elderly maiden sister, moved into West Newton & lived near Rev Garvin, the house of Garvin now owned by Frank Valentine. Say Eva, widow of David Markle of Gasper, could likely tell about the record of Nancy Bell from whom she descends, through Mrs Stephen Pollock.

Mrs Markle said mother always stopped with her & would stay all night with them often in their little old log house. Said she was there once with Will & also another time with Joe.

Seeking to get their family record, they did not have a written record, but Mrs Cannon called her son in & they gave me the following record. His father,

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John Rankin Cannon was born Mch 25, 1859 at Two Lick, Indiana Co, Pa, the son of Hugh Cannon & his wife, Mary Elizabeth Rankin. He married Clara Elma Markle, daughter of Joseph & Jane Markle Aug 25, 1887 which she confirmed by printed notice, the ceremony being performed at their father's home by Rev J.C. Meloy. He died Jany 16, 1920 & is buried in Uniondale Cemetery. Their only child, Joseph Lloyd Cannon was born Nov 29, 1888 at Pittsburgh Pa. When walking down with me to the street car down Lafayette Ave, very steep, he told me he was Republican Committeeman for his ward. When telling them I was leaving at 4 o'clock in the morning for Indiana, Pa & would see Mrs Mary Ray, J.L. said his Aunt, Miss Elizabeth Cannon lived with Mrs Ray two yrs & that Mrs Eva G. Thompson aged 70 or more who lives with said Aunt near Trafford City was visiting Mrs Ray, the fair being on there this week, & that she would delight to talk about the Thompson genealogy which she knew by heart. She is a compendium of Indiana local history & for years has written for the Indiana newspapers. He spoke of their having a Thompson family tree. It is now 11:30 PM & I will take a bath & go to bed. JVT

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Recorders office, Indiana Pa Sept 3, 1921 10:07 AM

1. Will of Patrick Jack, Will Book 1 Page 53. Recites that he is of Black Lick Tp, Indiana Co, Pa & being weak of body but in perfect mind

First: "I give & bequeath unto my daughter Anne Henderson the sum of $200"

"And further, I give & devise to my son James Jack, all my real estate & the residue of my personal property to him, his heirs & assigns forever". Also appoints son James Jack Exr. Dated Sept 27, 1816 Patrick Jack (seal) Witnesses William McFarland, & Zachariah Lear. On Mch 11, 1817, said McFarland and Leard appear & prove will. [The name Lear/Leard appears as typed.]

[The following will index has the names entered with the given names first & surnames last, however, for indexing purposes, I have reversed the order. CW]

Will Index

Jack, Harry H. Died Feby 9, 1895, Wash Tp Will Book 8 P 336

Jack, James Died 1861, Black Lick Tp Will Book 2 P 563

Jack, Eliza Died Nov 24, 1876, Black Lick Tp Will Book 4 P 357

Jack, John H. Died May 2, 1897, Black Lick Tp Will Book 8 P 605

Jack, Elizabeth Died 1856, Blairsville Bor Will Book 2 P 281

Jack, Henry Died 1845, Blairsville Bor Will Book 1 P 512

Jack, James M. Died Nov 26, 1908, Black Lick Tp Will Book 12 P 501

Jack,Mary Ann Died Mch 16, 1912, Black Lick Tp Will Book 14 P 129

Jack, Patrick Died 1817, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 53

McComb, Allen Died 1830, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 204

McFarland, Alexander Died 1847, Will Book 1 P 591

McComb, Alexander Died Apr 24, 1908, Young Tp Will Book 12 P 380

McComb,Charles Died 1868, Young Tp Will Book 3 P 399

McComb, David Died 1858, Young Tp Will Book 2 P 371

McComb, David Died 1872, Young Tp Will Book 4 P 46

McComb, David Died Dec 1, 1900, Young Tp Will Book 7 P 463

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McFarland, John H. Died Aug 5, 1896 Will Book 7 P 304

McFarland, John Died 1829, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 1 P 187

McFarland, John Died Sept 25, 1889, Saltsburg Bor Will Book 7 P 188

McFarland, John Died Dec 13, 1905, Young Tp Will Book 11 P 164

McFarland, Irwin Died Nov 17, 1878, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 4 P 159

McFarland, James Died 1841, Centre Tp Will Book 1 P 391

McFarland, George Died 1866, Brush Valley Tp Will Book 3 P 268

McFarland, J.A. Died Nov 5, 1916, W Wheatfield Tp Will Book 16 P 274

McComb, John A. Died Feby 15, 1911, Young Tp Will Book 13 P 435

McComb, James Died 1814, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 39

McComb, James Died 1829, Will Book 1 P 192

McComb, James Died 1865, N Mahoning Tp Will Book 3 P 204

McComb, John Died 1858, Bor of Jacksonville Book 2 P 400

McComb, John Died May 25, 1909, Young Tp Will Book 13 P 18

McFarland, Mary Died 1843, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 455

McFarland, Mary Died Sept 24, 1891, Cherry Hill Tp Will Book 7 P 73

McFarland, Mary Died Oct 3, 1909, W Wheatfield Tp Will Book 18 P 120

McCombs, Lydia Died Oct 26, 1893, Green Tp Will Book 8 P 183

McFarland, Mariah Died 1846, Will Book 1 P 557

McComb, Nancy Died 1816, o.c. 1 P 121 145

McComb, Nancy Died May 24, 1908, Young Tp Will Book 12 P 342

McFarland, Madilner Died May 2, 1899, Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 408

McFarland, Margaret Died Oct 24, 1892, Blairsville Bor Will Book 8 P 73

McComb, Mary Jane Died July 12, 1904, Young Tp Will Book 10 P 604

McFarland, Samuel Died Jany 7, 1888, Cherryhill Tp Will Book 4 P 196 McFarland, Samuel Died Mch 5, 1894, Blairsville Bor Will Book 7 P 223

McFarland, Sarah L. Died Sept 30, 1899, Saltsburg Bor Will Book 9 P 297

McClanahan, Robert Died 1843, Centre Tp Will Book 1 P 449

McFarland, Robert Died 1873, W. Mahoning Tp Will Book 4 P 130

McFarland, William Died 1840, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 359

McFarland, William Died 1854, Canoe Tp Will Book 2 P 184

McFarland, William Died 1870, Young Tp Will Book 3 P 524

McLanahan, Sidney S Died Dec 21, 1913,Marion Centre Br Will Book 15 P 65

McComb, William Died 1859, Green Tp Will Book 2 P 466

McComb, William Died July 15, 1903, Elders Ridge Tp Will Book 10 P 332

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McCombs, Samuel Died Mch 4, 1904, Green Tp Will Book 10 P 492

McComb, W.E. Died Apr 9, 1914, Young Tp Will Book 15 P 268

McFarland, Thomas Died 1837, Will Book 1 P 306

McComb, Thos R. Died 1868, N. Mahoning Tp Will Book 3 P 373

McFarland, Sam'l R. Died June 22, 1920, Banks Tp Will Book 18 P 314

Dunlap, James E. Died Oct 31, 1905, Banks Tp Will Book 11 P 335

Dunlop, John Died July 26, 1912, Burrell Tp Will Book 14 P 233

Duffield, Samuel Dr Died 1832, Blairsville Bor Will Book 1 P 229

Dunlap, Robert A. Died 1854, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 2 P 187

Dunlap, Robert Died Nov 27, 1885, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 5 P 567

Dunlop, William Died Mch 16, 1913, Blairsville Bor Will Book 14 P 416

Dunlap, Thomas Died Nov 28, 1875 Will Book 4 P 309

Dunlap, Thomas Died Feby 24, 1894, S. Mahoning Tp Will Book 7 P 221

Dunlap, Wm R Died Mch 27, 1919, Blairsville Bor Will Book 17 P 464

Elliott, Alexander Died 1869, Armagh Bor Will Book 3 P 444

Elliott, John Died 1837, Mahoning Tp Will Book 1 P 305

Elliott, James Died 1851, Wheatfield Tp Will Book 2 P 72

Elliott, Margaret M Died June 21, 1897, Armagh Bor Will Book 9 P 1

Elliott, Matthew Died May 2, 1899, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 9 P 241

Elliott, Thomas Died 1863, E. Mahoning Tp Will Book 3 P 108

Thompson, Adam Died 1853, Conemaugh Will Book 2 P 156

Thompson, A.P. Died Mch 27, 1888, E. Wheatfield Will Book 6 P 256

Thompson, Eliza Died Oct 29, 1888, Black Lick Tp Will Book 6 P 264

Thompson, Eliza Died June 18, 1906, Indiana Bor Will Book 11 P 475

Thompson, Archibald S Died 1839, Blairsville Tp Will Book 1 P 354

Thompson, Elizabeth A D. Apr 19, 1905, S. Mahoning Tp Will Book 11 P 157

Thompson, Emma E Died 1870, Armagh Bor Will Book 3 P 529

Thompson, Flora S Died 1869, Rayne Tp Will Book 3 P 440

Thompson, C.B. Died June 16, 1888, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 6 P 228

Thompson, David Died 1867, Black Lick Tp Will Book 3 P 369

Thompson, Eliza A. Died May 31, 1895, Rayne Tp Will Book 8 P 492

Thompson, E. Reynolds D. Mch 29, 1877, West Indiana Tp Will Book 4 P 395

Thompson, Elizabeth M D. Feby 8, 1890, Indiana Bor Will Book 6 P 434

Thompson, Benton R Died Aug 24, 1906, Rayne Tp Will Book 11 P 516

Thompson, Elmer E Died June 22, 1911, Blairsville Bor Will Book 14 P 16

Thompson, Andrew Died Apr/June 8, 1814, o.c. 1 P 71

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Thompson, Edwin Reynolds D. Jany 29, 1902, Indiana Bor Will Book 10 P 27

Thompson, John F. Died Apr 10, 1898, Burrell Tp Will Book 7 P 360 Thompson, Elizabeth Died Jany 20, 1889, Armstrong Tp Will Book 6 P 301

Thompson, Joseph Died 1862, Armstrong Tp Will Book 3 P 17

Thompson, Joseph Died Oct 26, 1881, Indiana Bor Will Book 5 P 156

Thompson, George Died 1873, Black Lick Tp Will Book 4 P 65

Thompson,James A. Died Mch 23, 1899, S. Mahoning Tp Will Book 9 P 221

Thompson, George C. Died 1860, Centre Tp Will Book 2 P 507

Thompson, George C. Died July 17, 1902, Rayne Tp Will Book 10 P 117

Thompson, John R. Died Nov 15, 1887, Rayne Tp Will Book 6 P 187

Thompson, H.A. Died Apr 23, 1886, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 6 P 4

Thompson, H.A. Died Feby 28, 1895, Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 250

Thompson, Hugh Died 1829, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 183

Thompson, Hugh Died 1859, Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 240

Thompson, John C. Died May 20, 1875, Indiana Bor Will Book 4 P 263

Thompson, James G. Died 1845, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 533

Thompson, Jane C. Died Nov 15, 1894, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 240

Thompson, Isabella Died 1867, Pine Tp Arms. Co Book 3 P 351

Thompson, Jane Died 1812, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 1 P 26

Thompson, Harriet N Died 1867, E. Mahoning Tp Will Book 3 P 334

Thompson, J.K. Died Sept 16, 1890, Marion Bor Will Book 6 P 537

Thompson, H.Van Died Feby 18, 1901, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 9 P 516

Thompson, John G Died Dec 1883, Indiana Bor Will Book 5 P 344

Thompson, John G Died Mch 7, 1889, Rayne Tp Will Book 6 P 309

Thompson, Hugh S Ap't 1850, o.c. 3 P 446

Thompson, Hugh S Died 1901, Indiana Bor Will Book 9 P 596

Thompson, Rachel Died Mch 16, 1911, Rayne Tp Will Book 13 P 509

Thompson, John Ap Sept 1, 1819, o.c. 1 P 161

Thompson, John Died 1838, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 319

Thompson, John Died 1835, Black Lick Tp Will Book 1 P 277

Thompson, John Died 1844, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 487

Thompson, John Died 1859, Rayne Tp Will Book 2 P 444

Thompson, John Died Nov 13, 1891, Centre Tp Will Book 7 P 100

Thompson, James Ap 1814, o.c. 1 P 71

Thompson, James Died 1828, Centre Tp Will Book 1 P 165

Thompson, James Died 1849, Rayne Tp Will Book 1 P 661

Thompson, James Died Aug 27, 1917, Burrell Tp Will Book 16 P 512

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Thompson, Maria Died Mch 23, 1877, Will Book 4 P 398

Thompson, Sylvester C D. Jany 1, 1912, Indiana Bor Will Book 14 P 71

Thompson, Sidney Died Oct 6, 1912, Rayne Tp Will Book 14 P 289

Thompson, Margaret Died 1864, Rayne Tp Will Book 3 P 129

Thompson, Matilda A Died Oct 27, 1907, Indiana Bor Will Book 13 P 125

Thompson, Sarah Died Aug 10, 1905, Center Tp Will Book 12 P 292

Thompson, Samuel H Died 1865, Rayne Tp Will Book 3 P 231

Thompson, Mary J Died Nov 4, 1907, Indiana Bor Will Book 12 P 242

Thompson, Samuel Died 1835, Mahoning Tp Will Book 1 P 283

Thompson, William E Died Dec 28, 1875, W. Indiana Bor Will Book 4 P 295

Thompson, Polly Ap Sept 3, 1819, o.c. 1 P 162

Thompson, R.N. Died Oct 27, 1897, Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 344

Thompson, William Died 1818, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 1 P 66

Thompson, William Ap Sept 3, 1819, o.c. 1 P 162

Thompson, William Died 1856, Montgomery Tp Will Book 2 P 287

Thompson, William Died Sept 20, 1879, Brush Valley Tp Will Book 4 P 587

Thompson, Nancy Jane D. 1872, Will Book 4 P 1

Thompson, Nancy C Died July 16, 1886, Black Lick Tp Will Book 6 P 39

Thompson, T. St Clair D. Mch 31, 1912, Rayne Tp Will Book 14 P 144

Thompson, Nancy Ap Sept 3, 1819, o.c. 1 P 162

Thompson, Nancy Died Feby 7, 1898, Jacksonville Br Will Book 9 P 77

Thompson, Mary E Died Jany 23, 1898, Rayne Tp Will Book 9 P 74

Thompson, Moses Died 1853, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 2 P 174

Thompson, Mary M Died Apr 25, 1911, Indiana Bor Will Book 13 P 506

Thompson, Robert T Died 1853, Conemaugh Tp Will Book 2 P 169

Thompson, Robert M Died May 17, 1890, Rayne Tp Will Book 6 P 465

Thompson, M.P. Died Nov 10, 1885, Black Lick Tp Will Book 5 P 563

Thompson, Thomas Died 1819, Will Book 1 P 81

Thompson, Robert Died 1809, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 14

Thompson, Robert Died 1815, Washington Tp Will Book 1 P 44

Thompson, Robert Ap Sept 3, 1819, o.c. 1 P 162

Thompson, Robert Ap Sept 9, 1835, Mahoning Tp Will Book 2 P 55 56

Thompson, Robert Ap Mch 30, 1854, Will Book 4 P 414

Thompson, Robert Died 1856, Rayne Tp Will Book 2 P 299

Thompson, Robert Died Apr 5, 1877, White Tp Will Book 4 P 397

Thompson, Robert Died Jany 10, 1879, Rayne Tp Will Book 4 P 528

Thompson, Robert Died Feby 17, 1884, Rayne Tp Will Book 5 P 364

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Thompson, White Died 1847, Will Book 1 P 615

Thompson, Martha E Died May 3, 1919, Indiana Bor Will Book 17 P 507

Thompson, F.D. Died June 24, 1919, Rayne Tp Will Book 17 P 580

Ray, John M. Died Mch 16, 1896, Indiana Bor Will Book 7 P 287

Adsectum Deed Index

McFarland, Wm fr Indiana Co, Indiana Aug 10, 1807 Vol 1 P 22

Dunlap, Thomas fr Indiana Co, Indiana Nov 2, 1808 Vol 1 P 138/139

Thompson, Joseph fr Thos Thompson, Andw Mahoning Nov 2, 1819 Vol 4 P 182

Thompson, Thomas fr Thos Lawson, Indiana Mch 11, 1812 Vol 2 P 146

The Moore Hotel, Indiana, Pa Sept 3, 1921 8 PM

I reached here at 8:30 Am this morning, got my breakfast, got shaved & went around to 635 Water St corner Carpenteralley to the home of Mrs Mary T. Rea & found from the servant that she & her house guest, Mrs Eva G. Thompson were out for awhile. I then went over to the Court House arriving just as it commenced raining & was there at Recorder's office taking off references to Records etc shown Pages 178 to 183. During the first two hours I was there, it rained heavily. It then went back to Mrs Ray's & found her & her guest Mrs Eva G. Thompson. Mrs Ray is a charming grand woman of average build & I should say below the average height. Mrs Thompson is of a different type & talkative. She s'd her maiden name was Griffith, but sd she went to Steubenville, O. seminary as a war bride, Allison with Mary A.

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Markle, then Overholt. They showed me the Thomson Family Tree which Mrs Ray has framed & hung on the wall in her parlor, a magnificent piece of work made by David McConaughey whose son is Frances McConaughey M.D. of Somerville NJ who she thought had a few copies for sale. I wired him, but have no answer yet at 10 PM.

Neither of them could tell me about the whereabouts of the Jacks, Dunlaps or McFarlands, nor could Robt Alex Thompson & his wife living opposite Baptist Church Corner Church & Ninth St, who also have a Thomson tree & who is having printed a Thomson Hist. prepared by his brothers by a Thomson relative who is a printer at Ebensburgh, Pa & who says he will have it done in a month when he says he will send me a copy gratis. They have invited me to come for dinner at 12:30 PM tomorrow & Mrs Ray has invited me to sit in her pew at Presbyterian Church of which Rev F.W. Hinitt is pastor. After going twice to his office, I met Summers M. Jack & his son James L. Jack, both lawyers at the Court House, but they are not descendants of Patrick Jack & say they are not related. S.M. has been a member of congress & I had seen him before. They came here from Jefferson Co, Pa, their father being Lowry Jack & he, the son of Jacob Jack

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of Clarion Co, Pa who had gone there from Centre Co Pa. S.M. does not know his, Jacob's father's name. I went to see J.M. Stewart aged 82 yrs & he took me around the corner to a Mr & Mrs Frank from whom I learned that Will Jack & his sister Mary, the latter demented children of James M. Jack, live on the farm near Jacksonville. They also referred me to a Mrs McFarland living at 1203 S. Washington St but on going there after supper found the house locked up & her next door neighbor said she went yesterday to visit her son Paul at Shelocta, Pa which the taxi man s'd was 9 miles out still South of Jacksonville.

I recall that last evening at Cousin C. Elma Cannon's of her telling me that her husband picked out the high altitude where they lived as conducive to his health as he had tuberculosis & she felt sure their making their home there preserved his life sixteen yrs. It is now 10:30 PM & I will write a letter to Martha P. Hornish at Keokuk, Iowa & retire.

Feby 8, 1925. Mrs Eva G. Thompson, above, died Friday Feby 6, 1925 at the home of her daughter Mrs J.C. Bair 430 Edgewood Ave, Quafford, Pa in her 83d year. Services there today at 3 PM & funeral tomorrow from home of her niece Mrs J.T. Stewart, Indiana Pa. Interment in Oakland Cemetery.

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The Moore Hotel, Room 17, Indiana, Pa Sept 4, 1921 8 PM

I got up at 5:30 this morning, got washed up & was at work at 6 AM reading Dr Donaldson's memorials of the churches loaned me by Mrs Mary Ray & the Thompson Family History loaned me yesterday also by Robert A. Thompson which I continued at until 10:45 except the half hour at breakfast during which W.H. Blakely came in & I made arrangements for him to come here with his Auto at 2:15 PM to take me to the country. I went around to the Presbyterian Church at 11 & Mrs Ray's seat being filled, I sat in the Sutton seat 5th fr the front, just back of Mrs Ray & heard a good sermon from Rev F.W. Hinitt on the text "Thou shalt have no other Gods before me". Mrs Ray introduced me to several of the church members & I went from there to R.A. Thompson's arriving at 12:30 PM, the hour they appointed for dinner where I met him & his wife & their daughter, Mrs McCreight & her husband & just as I was leaving, their little daughter, who was sleeping while we ate a very good dinner. They were all considerate & charming & we had a delightful hour & a half together. Mrs Thompson brought out a genealogical chart of the Brady family from which she descends & on which I saw the name of my friend Charles N. Brady of Washington, Pa, who Mrs T. says is a son of Dr Hugh Y. Brady of Ohio Pyle Pa who married a Catholic wife.

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She also brought out a pamphlet giving the proceedings of the first reunion of the Brady family ctg a lot of family history. I left there at 2:07 & reached the Hotel at 2:15 & found Mr Blakely waiting with his car, got my book & at 2:22 PM, we started to Bethel church, an old frame building built in 1895. The graveyard is just back of the church & is not large. We found the monument & markers for Gen James McComb & Nancy, his wife. Straight back from the church, fully 2/3 of the way to the back fence.

At Bethel Graveyard, I made notations as follows: 1. Gen James McComb, died July 13, 1814 aged 56 yrs.

Nancy, wife of Gen James McComb died July 21, 1833 aged 69 yrs.

See Book 12 P 129.

2. Joseph Henderson died Aug 27, 1844 aged 64 yrs

Mary Henderson died Sept 12, 1871 aged 77 yrs

Father & Mother

Mary A. Henderson Born June 5, 1832 Died Dec 20, 1906.

See Book 12 P 470.

3. Eliza Shields, died Mch 31, 1847 aged 57 yrs

4. John Hill (back by fence) died Dec 5, 1849 aged 84 yrs.

We then went on to Jacksonville (Kent P.O. & Station on RR) & turned to the left went down Aultmans Run & came to the Jack residence, now owned by Wm B. Jacks, a brick house built by his grandfather, James Jack on the farm taken up by his great grandfather, Patrick Jack 130 yrs ago.

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AT Wm Bryant Jack's on Aultmans Run, Livermore Post Office R.D.1 Sept 4, 1921 3:30 PM

We found Wm B. Jack sitting on his front porch reading the Bible & after introducing myself & talking a short time, he brought out his father's Bible which was printed at NY in 1867 for or by the American Bible Society which had the following record which Will said was in his father's own good handwriting.

Marriages

James McComb Jack & Emma A. Noyes were married in Brunswick, Maine by the Rev Dr Addams, a pastor of the Congregational Church Nov 12, 1860.

James M. Jack & Lizzie Fulton were married June 11, 1868 by Rev Hunter (this is wrong) assisted by Rev H. Nesbitt & D.J. Irwin.

Births

1. Charles Alexander Jack was born (Wm B. says he was by 1st wife & died an infant 6 weeks old & is buried at Ebenezer)

The remaining children are by 2d wife.

2. Fulton Jack Born June 17, 1869

3. William Bryant Jack born Sept 30, 1870

4. James Edward Payson Jack born May 13, 1872

5. Franklin Jack born Jany 28, 1874

6. Mary Agnes Jack born Jany 12, 1877.

Deaths

Mrs Lizzie Jack died Sept 3, 1888

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Franklin Jack died Sept 16, 1889

James M. Jack died Nov 26, 1908

James P. Jack died July 11, 1918

Mrs Prothero came to Room 17 at 9 PM & talked an hour about the Glenns Run Coal field which I priced at $350 per acre 1/4 down & bals in 4. E. aps 6% int. He will see his parties & report tomorrow night or Tuesday night to me here.

Will brought out a History of Indiana Co, Pa by Prof J.T. Stewart in 2 Vols (this was Vol 2) printed by J.H. Beers & Co, Chicago in 1913. On Page 1002 et seq, was a Biographical Sketch of the Jack Family in which it stated that:

James Jack & his wife, Jane Carnahan died & were buried near Newville Pa at Big Spring Church. Will says their son, Patrick Jack 1745-1817

M.1. Margaret Bryant, who died in Cumberland Co Pa before he moved to the west. Will says Miss Hemphill wrote that her name was on the roll of membership of Big Spring Church. Her only child was James Jack born Dec 25, 1779.

M.2. A widow named Anna Storey Watson & had an only child Anna who married John Henderson. She is buried at Ebenezer.

M.3. Mrs Margaret Leslie (or Lesley) who died without issue & is buried at Ebenezer. Will B. says his grandfather

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James Jack was a boy of 11 yrs when his father, Patrick Jack came to the farm on Aultmans Run which was then in Westmoreland Co as Armstrong Tp. He thinks that he tarried a while in Mt Pleasant Tp. James Jack died in Aug 1861 aged 81. He married Mary Alcorn who Will says he remembers. She was the daughter of James and Esther Kennedy Alcorn & she survived her husband dying at 93 yrs.

Speaking to Will about Mrs Fairman, he asked who she was & I told him she was the daughter of James Jack, the younger brother of Patrick. He then said that James was a private in his brother Patrick's Co & at a battle in the Rev. War, he thought it was Brandywine, that Patrick Jack remained & stood his ground until he saw it was useless to tarry longer & putting spurs to his horse, started off the field & overtook James running & took him up behind him on his horse & they escaped together. I am sleepy & it is 11:44 PM & I will go to bed.

7:11 AM Sept 5/21

In a big edition of the New Testament with more notes on each page twice over & more than there are of Testament proper, but with the front pages up to 19th Chapter of Mark gone, but on two or three similar volumes I find it was edited by Thomas Scott & printed by Wm W. Woodward Phila 1804 1805 & 1806. I found an old hist leaf of subscribers

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up to L among which were the names of:

William Alexander, Michael Findley

Capt John Anderson, Andrew Finley

William Anderson, Rev Mr Finley

James Anderson, James Finley Esq

Rev John Anderson, Thomas Hurst

James Anderson, Thomas Hadden

Col Alex Anderson, James Hadden

Col Thos Anderson, Rev Thos E. Hughes

George Bowie Esq, Rev Francis Herron

Rev James Carnahan, Rev James Hughs

Bayard Elliott Esq, Tho Jefferson Esq in large letters

Charles Elliott, Rev Jacob Janeway

Dr James E.B. Finley, Capt John Jack

Patrick Jack

On the inside of the heavy leather back cover of this volume was written, "Patrick Jack married Margaret Leslie Feby 11, 1802" and "She died May 11, 1816". (Will B. says she was the widow of John Leslie whom she married when she was well up in years & she had no children by either of her husbands. Will B., however does not know what her maiden name was.)

"Patrick Jack died Feby 17, 1817 in his 72d year".

On said cover are written in this & the three other similar volumes, the names Patrick Jack, James Jack, John Henderson Jack, & William Jack but no other record. Will B. says there was a complete family record of the Patrick Jack & James Jack families, but it came loose & was laid away & is probably inside some book, but

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he, his Aunt, & others have made diligent search for same, but have never found them, but he still thinks they are about the house & will be found.

In another of the Bibles, on the fly leaf was written "James Jack was boarn [sic] June 15, 1825".

On a detached leaf which I found inside of one of the Bibles, I found the record of the two children of James Jack of Patrick who died in infancy & who Will says are buried at Ebenezer & have markers viz:

"John Jack was born Mch 24, 1820 & died Mch 25, 1823

Anne Jack was born May 14 (or 15th) 1822 died Sept 29, 1823"

Will B. says John died from eating wild cherries (although the period of hear would not so indicate) but he does not know what ailed Anne. He says they came in between Esther Kennedy & his father James M.

An old Book entitled "Bookkeeping Methods" printed in Dublin 1763 has written in center: "Baxton, Aug 3, 1772, John Holmes, his book bought from George Dougherty Carlisle Nov 23, 1773".

Will B. thinks this was a relative of Patrick Jack's second wife.

Will B. knows nothing of what became of the Coopers or Clarks, but says that Lyman Ray of Blairsville, Pa says that Rev Scroggs, son of Nellie Jack Scroggs preached in the Ligonier Valley & lived to be almost 100 yrs old.

Will B. produced the old Patent to Patrick Jack dated Sept 30, 1791 & also copy of

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letters testamentary on estates of Patrick Jack & James Jack. He said:

James Jack was born Dec 25, 1779 & died Aug 28, 1861 & that his wife, Mary Alcorn was born in 1793 & died June 17, 1886 & both are buried at Ebenezer. He says he well remembers his grandmother. He says Patrick Jack's name was first on the list of elders of Ebenezer Church & that he, Patrick Jack, James M. Jack, & William B. Jacks have all been elders. Will B., my informant being at present in the session. He says his grandfather, James Jack was a member of the Church, but not an elder. He says the church was organized in 1790 or 1791 & that he has the receipt for making of their pew in 1819.

The farm contained originally 353 acres & allowances but James bought 110 Acres from some of the Thompson heirs & from others & owned over 500 acres. Will B. now owns 136 A. I found in one of the Bibles the marriage cft of James M. jack & his second wife signed by our old Uniontown Pastor of my first church recollections in which it states that:

"James (M) Jack of Indiana Co Pa & Miss Elizabeth E. Fulton of Indiana Co Pa were by me joined together in Holy matrimony June 11, 1868. Wm F. Hamilton, minister of the Gospel".

Will B. says he was pastor at Livermore Pa. He gave me from memory the names & approximate ages of the children of his grandfather James Jack & his wife, Mary Alcorn which follows in a genealogical table.

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[Descendant Chart]

Patrick Jack, born in 1745 Died in Indiana Co Pa, Black Lick Tp? Feby 17, 1817. He was the first Ruling Elder of Ebenezer Church. m.1. Margaret Bryant, a member of the Big Spring Church, Newville, Pa. She died in Cumberland Co Pa & is buried there. They were married in 1778 as shown by Miss Hazlett's DAR papers. m.2. Mrs Anna Story Watson, who died in Indiana Co, Pa & is buried at Ebenezer. She was widow of David Watson. See letter Small Eno of June 25, 1921 from D.L. Henderson of Marysville, O. David Watson was a prominent man & one time President of William & Mary College. m.3. Mrs Margaret Leslie, widow of John Leslie on Feby 11, 1802. She died May 11, 1816 in Indiana Co Pa & is buried at Ebenezer. No issue by her.

[children]

James Jack, issue by first wife, born in Cumberland Co Pa Dec 25, 1779 Died in Indiana Co Pa Aug 28, 1861 & is buried at Ebenezer. He married Mary Alcorn who was born in 1793 & died in Indian Co Pa June 17, 1886 & is buried at Ebenezer. They were married in 1811 as shown by Miss Hazlett's DAR record.

Margaret B. Jack, Born 1813. m. Marshall Shields & died in 1863. She is buried at Ebenezer. He married again & is buried at Jacksonville (Kent P.O.) See Page 227 item 39.

Jane Jack, B. say Feby 28, 1815. ob. May 31, 1885, aged 70 yrs & 3 mos. m. Samuel Caskey Hazlett. Both buried at Ebenezer. They were married 1837. He was born 1816 ob 1893. He was born say June 24, 1816 & he died Dec 24, 1893 aged 77 yrs 6 mos.

James J. m. Lizzie Cowan

John Leslie, B. Dec 7, 1841, ob Feby 21, 1907 m. Nov 13, 1884 Charlotte St Clair who was born Nov 28, 1854 in Indiana Pa.

Infant son, B. Apr 19, 1886, ob Apr 26, 1886.

Mary Elizabeth, B. Sept 30, 1887

Sarah Josephine, B. June 8, 1889, ob Aug 30, 1889

Charlotte St Clair B. Oct 19, 1890 ob Jany 12, 1894

Mabel Alcorn, B. Apr 25, 1892 m. Frank Markle Fritchman. He is V.P. of on June 22, 1921.

Jane Lillian, twin B. Oct 22, 1893 &

John Leslie, twin B. Oct 22, 1893

Infant Son, B. & died on Mch 11, 1902

Esther Kennedy Jack, B. Feby 1818 ob Dec 1905 or Jany 1906 M. Wm C. Marshall. Both buried at Clarksburgh, Pa.

John Jack, B. Mch 24, 1820 ob Mch 25, 1823 Buried at Ebenezer

Anne Jack, B. May 14?, 1822 ob Sept 29, 1823. Buried at Ebenezer

James M. Jack, an Elder at Ebenezer, B. June 15, 1825 ob Nov 26, 1908, aged 83 yrs 5 mos [unreadable] days. m.1. Nov 12, 1860 Emma A. Noyes. m.2. June 11, 1868 Elizabeth E. Fulton. All buried at Ebenezer. She died Sept 3, 1888 in her [unreadable] yr.

Charles Alexander, by 1st wife, born say Aug 7, 1862 died Sept 18, 1862 aged 6 weeks Buried at Ebenezer.

Fulton Jack, B. June 17, 1869. Lives Beatrice, Neb.

William Bryant Jack, B. Sept 30, 1870. Lives on old farm, is unmarried. An elder at Ebenezer.

James Edwd Payson Jack B. May 13, 1872 Died in July 11, 1918

Franklin Jack, B. Jany 28, 1874 ob Sept 16, 1889 in 16th yr

Mary Agnes Jack, B. Jany 12, 1877. Unmarried Lives on old farm with her bro. Will.

John Henderson Jack, B. Sept 1827 ob May 2, 1897 & is buried in Blairsville Cem. His widow, Mary J. lives on Campbell St Blairsville Pa. No issue. His wife was Mary J. Reed.

Mary Ann Jack, B. 1830 ob Mch 16, 1912 Unmarried Buried at Ebenezer

Eliza M. Jack, B. 1832 ob Nov 23, 1876 Unmarried Buried at Ebenezer

William Jack, B. 1834 ob Dec 1892 in Pgh but is buried at Ebenezer. M. Mary J. Bruce on Mch 13, 1866. She too is buried at Ebenezer. She was born 1843 & died 1894.

Wm Bruce Jack, B. 1866 ob 1890.

Mary Blanche, B. Jany 19, 1870 ob Jany 14, 1872

Emma Josephine, m. W.H. Speedy on Apr 20, 1892 Both are buried at Livermore Pa

Nannie Speedy. She is dead

James Arthur, b. 1876 ob 1895.

Anna Jack, by second wife, Born March 7, 1786. Died Oct 2, 1869. M. Oct 25 1804 to John Henderson who was born May 25, 1780 & died Sept 25, 1847. He was raised by his Uncle Rev Joseph Henderson of Indiana Co Pa See Book 12 P 58 & 59

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[Descendant Chart]

Rodgers Carothers of Dickinson Tp Cumb Co, Pa See Pages 328, 329 & 579. [children]

John R., Remained in Pa See Next Page [which reads:] Aug 28, 1926, John Rodgers Carothers, son of Rodgers Carothers, see preceding page was earlier considered by me as identical with his father. On my trip last month & this to Cumb Valley, see Book 17, I find the wills of both & my error. He died July 30, 1835 in his 44th yr born say 1791. See Bk 17 P 181 item 66 & also Pages 159 to 162 105 item 33 89 item 25 & many others & Book 6 p 188 & 189 where I made an erroneous deduction May 20, 1927. He mar say Nov 12, 1818 Margaret McBride.

John N.

Andrew

James

George

William

Andrew Carothers, Lieut in War of 1812 Born 1791 or 1793 in Dickerson Tp, Cumb Co Pa. Died Dec 23, 1847, Henderson Co, Ill. M. 1. Mary Hayes born 1796 or 97 ob Feby 28, 1836. May 20, 1927 Mrs C.E. Plesterer of Emporium Pa writes May 12/27 that from the History of the Big Spring Pres Ch marriage Record, she gets: "Dec 8, 1814, Andrew Carothers to Mary Hayes" "Nov 12, 1818, John R. Carothers to Margaret McBride" These two are sons of Rodgers Carothers. [this continued from the original entry after the above insert. This entry made in 1921.] m.2.________Robinson who after his death mar_____Kendall & in went to Oregon, went with family to Illinois in 1842.

Andrew, See Page 328. B. Mch 18, 1816 in Dickinson Tp, Cumb Co Pa ob June 27, 1878 in Henderson Co, Ills Mar Lydia Fickes in Cumb Co Pa, dau of Jacob Fickes & his wife________Wonderly. Children all born in Dickinson Tp, Cumb Co Pa.

Andrew, B. Dec 2, 1840. M. Apr 23, 1867 Flora Jane McCune. He died June 12, 1894. She died Oct 8, 1893 aged 43 yrs 3 mo 16 days, born say June 22, 1850 See Page 579.

Jacob Carothers, B. Oct 8, 1842 Died Aug 18, 1898 Mar Sept 4, 1877 Sarah Engeline Carter who was born at Oquawke, Ills Oct 31, 1851 & died Mch 26, 1910, dau of Tobias Carter & his wife Phoebe Ryason.

Junie Myrtle, B. Jany 1, 187 [sic] M_Clemens Oakley Burris who was born at Olothe Ks May 21, 1872, son of Mahlon Burris & wife Isabella Holmes.

Izetta Mabel, B. June 2, 1880 M. Joseph White

Jacob Grover Carothers, B. Apr 2, 1884 Lived 1911 at Middletown, Iowa

Mamie May, B. July 19, 1887 m. Nov 28, 1918 Wm Albert Lee, born Jany 14, 1861 at Roseville, Ill, son of Wm Hy Lee & wife Josephine Olivia Randall.

Ruth Angeline Lee, B. Oct 2, 1919 at Roseville Ills.

Roy Walter, B. Nov 27, 1889, m. Dec 25, 1919 Mrs Flora Mae Petersen, born at Wever Iowa May 7, 1893 dau of Joseph Campton & wife Flora Miner.

Dorothy Marie Petersen, her dau B. at Omaha, Neb. Oct 18, 1914.

Imogene Mae Carothers, B. at Stronghurst Oct 25, 1920.

Daughter, b. at Stronghurst Mch 20, 1923.

John Carothers, B. Aug 31, 1844 in Dickinson Tp Cumb Co Pa. He was a U.P. a Prohibitionist & V.Pt 1st NBK Stronghurst, Ill.

Sarah Ann, b. Sept 9, 1847 m. Aug 27, 1867 John Alexander Brook, born Dec 14, 1839 Died Dec 15, 1911 son of Isaiah John Brook & wife Jane Thompson Marshall. He was born in Henderson Co Ills & is a U.P. Elder & Prest of the Biggsville NBK since 1908. In Prof Willis Herbert Carothers' letter of Feby 13, 1923, he s'd she was born in 1847 & in his record of May 21, 1923, he says 1846. She was born in Dickinson Tp Cumberland Co Pa. Her children all born in Henderson Co, Ills.

1. Anna Jane Brook, B. Sept 16, 1868 m. May 18, 1898 Robert Newton Marshall.

Esther Sarah, B. May 10, 1899

Robert Howard, B. Mch 9, 1905

3. John Cecil Brook, B Apr 18, 1872 m. Oct 18, 1904 Maud Simonson

Gail Mildred, B. Nov 1, 1905.

John Simonson, B. Apr 24, 1907

Sarah Maud, B. Sept 17, 1908

Herbert Cecil, B. Feby 11, 1910

Edith Gertrude, B Oct 9, 1911

Elizabeth Carothers, B Oct 15, 1919

4. Lydia May Brook, B June 16, 1874 m. Jany 30, 1907. Thomas A. Nichols. live at Burlington, Iowa where he is a hardware merchant.

Nellie Brook, B. Jany 2, 1908.

Mable Louise, B. Nov 22, 1909.

John Kenneth, B. Feby 26, 1913.

5. Nellie Myrtle, B. Nov 14, 1877, m. Mch 1, 1899 Wm Frances Allison. She died Mch 8, 1908.

Harold Hugh, B. May 27, 1901

Infant Dau, ob Mch 8, 1902 [1908?] & buried with her mother.

2. Infant Daughter, Died 1870.

Charles Carothers,Born Mch 18, 1849.

Mary Ann, See Page 328. B. May 27, 1818, ob May 29, 1877.

Sarah Jane Fickes, Born Sept 1, 1840 Died Sept 8, 1863 m_____

Logan. One child died in infancy.

John Carothers, b. Feby 15, 1842 ob Sept 13, 1866 unmarried.

Andrew J., B. Feby 21, 1844 ob Feby 21, 1907.

Mary Catherine, b. Dec 13, 1845 m.______Kitzmiller

Harriet Rebecca, B. Jany 8, 1848 ob June 3, 1922 unmarried

William Edward, B. Nov 21, 1852 ob Jany 5, 1905.

James?

Caroline, m. Shff James? Neal

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At residence of Charlotte St Clair Hazlett No 937 Church St, Indiana Pa Sept 5, 1921 10 AM

Miss Jane Lillian Hazlett has produced the papers through which they joined the DAR which show that Patrick Jack was commissioned as a Captain July 31, 1777, Capt of the Fifth Co First Battalion Cumb Co Militia. James Dunlap, Colonel. He commanded this Co in 1778 & 1779 & on May 10, 1780, he was Capt of the Sixth Co Fourth Battalion Cumb Co Militia, Sam'l Culbertson Lieut Col. He commanded this Co in 1781 & 1782.

See Pages 13, 31, 63, 262, 291, 312 Vol Six Penna Archives Fifth Series signed H.H. Shenk, Custodian of the Public Record. Dated Jany 14, 1919.

[Margin note reads:]

June 8, 1922 4:44 PM Fulton Jack of Beatrice Neb here today says Patrick Jack 1745-1817 only com the one 5th Co all through the war & the Com of 6th was Patrick Jack 1730-1821 also of Cumb Co which he proved by per [looks like per sto stake Co best guess] to state Co of receipt signed by the latter compared with the signature to the service [looks also like wire best guess] of his great grandfather

Mr F.M. Fritchman is Vice Prest & Gen'l Mgr of the Rochester & Pgh coal & iron Co & also of the Jefferson & Clearfield Cola & Iron Co with headquarters in Indiana, Pa & Prest of the Indiana Street Railway.

Mrs Hazlett is the daughter of Thomas St Clair M.D., Late of Indiana Pa. He was of the same family as Gen Arthur St Clair, but not a descendant of his, or St Clair's grandfather was a first cousin of Gen'l Arthur St Clair.

The Jack history which Jane Lillian Hazlett, my informant has furnished me states that James Jack & his wife, Jane Carnahan are buried near Newville Pa. This record says that Patrick Jack about the year 1786 came to Westmoreland Co, settling

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near Mt Pleasant Pa & came later abt 1791 to Aultmans Run in Black Lick Tp

Jane Lillian says Vernon Taylor, the wealthiest man in Indiana Pa married Ruth Campbell & she got DAR papers showing descent from some Patrick Jack. They live up on N 8th called Vinegar Hill. Gen Charles Campbell buried at Bethel, married Margaret Clark & their daughter Mary married John Denniston & their dau Charlotte Clark Dennison [sic] married 1. John Patton & 2 William Banks & her daughter Charlotte Denniston Patton married D. Thomas St Clair. Mrs Hazlett says Miss Hope Stewart at the Indiana Normal here will know more about the Clarks than anyone else here.

Mrs Hazlett is a handsome woman with fine teeth & is very comely, beautiful in face, form & figure & while her daughter is tall & slender & not so handsome, she was very charming & considerate. They too gave me some records which I am to look over & return when I make note of such items as I desire. Jane Lillian was very much amused when I told her

of the relationship of F.M. Fritchman to his wife, her sister, Mabel & she phoned her to tell her. I left them about 11:40 AM & came to the hotel & took the 12:05 PM train for Blairsville, Pa where I arrived at 12:45, got shaved & reached Lyman Ray's hardware store as recommended by Will B. Jack at 1:15 PM & he being out to lunch, I went around the corner to Mrs Mary J. Jack's widow of John H. Jack & the records she gave me follows:

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At residence of Mrs Mary J. Jack Blairsville, Pa No 17 W. Campbell Sept 5, 1921 1:44 PM

Mrs Jack has produced Henry's Exposition Vol 1 Gen-Den in which is the family record of her mother's family & the record of the death of her husband John H. Jack which was printed in Phila about 1828.

She has also presented a piece of paper on which is the following : the Mechling family being descended from the Kughs. The first two are the father & mother & the others are their children.

Ages of Mechling Family Frederick Mechling Born Aug 20, 1769

Elizabeth Mechling born Aug 6, 1764

Mary Mechling (Reed) born May 31, 1806

Eliza Mechling (Hargrave) born Aug 2, 1807 See line 27 P 203[7]* Charlotte Mechling born Feby 12, 1809

Solomon Mechling born Feby 27, 1811

Margaret Mechling born Nov 21, 1812

David M. Mechling born Oct 11, 1815

Sybilla Mechling born July 13, 1819

Died

David

Mary Died Aug 23,1889 aged 83

Margaret died Dec 29, 1890 aged 77

Charlotte died Aug 28, 1892 aged 83

Solomon died

Sybilla died Feby 25, 1896 aged 77

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Mrs Jack says her grandfather Frederick Mechling kept a hotel in Greensburg & there her mother was born & raised. She does not know the maiden name of her mother's mother, but says Frederick Mecking was married twice & one of his wives was the widow Byerly. She don't know which one though. She says she says [sic] Charlotte, Solomon, Margaret, & Sybilla were all unmarried & lived together on the farm, later moving into Gbg. They were buried, she thinks in the St Clair Cem. Their parents were buried in the old German Graveyard, but Mrs Jack thinks they were all removed to the new cemetery at Gbg. David M., his wife & several children are also buried there.

George Reed was born Apr 1, 1801 Mary Mechling was born May 31, 1806

They were married Jany 27, 1831.

Their Children

John Reed born Jany 27, 1832

David M. Reed born Sept 27, 1834

Eliza L. Reed born Sept 7, 1836

Mary J. Reed born Apr 30, 1839

Charlotte S. Reed Born Oct 21, 1841

Benjamin F. Reed born Dec 9, 1843

Dorcas A. Reed born Aug 3, 1846

Sybilla M. Reed born Dec 13, 1848

Mary Robinson born Nov 6, 1858

J.

over

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John Reed McKelvy born Feby 1, 1869

Frank S. McKelvy born Feby 14, 1871

George McKelvy born May 2, 1874

D. Armor McKelvy born June 4, 1879

Johnson Reed son of D.M. born June 28, 1875

George R. McGeary born June 28, 1875

Ella Reed, dau of B.F. Reed born May 5, 1875

John McGeary born Oct 1, 1878

Harry McGeary born Oct 19, 1880

Deaths

Eliza L. Robinson died Sept 25, 1859 aged 23 yrs

Mary Robinson died Dec 17, 1859 aged 1 yr

David Robinson died 1861

John Reed died Oct 2, 1862 of a wound recd at the Battle Antietam Sept 1862 aged 30 yrs.

B.F. Reed died May 1, 1876 of dropsy aged 32 yrs

Johnnie Reed died Apr 18, 1876 of Scarlet Fever

Mrs C.S. McKelvey died Oct 1880 of consumption aged 39 yrs

George Reed died Apr 13, 1882 aged 82 yrs

Mary Mechling Reed died Aug 23, 1889 aged 83 yrs 2 mos & 23 days.

Marriages

David Robinson & Eliza L. Reed were married Oct 19, 1857

Wm McKelvy & Charlotte S. Reed Oct 29, 1867

David M. Reed & E.J. Marshall Aug 8, 1870

W. McGeary & D.A. Reed Sept 8? 1873

B.F. Reed & Jennie Sandles Oct 8, 1873

Robert Henry & Sibbie M. Reed Aug 20, 1879

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John H. Jack & Mary J. Reed Sept 17, 1879

John H. Jack died May 2d, 1897 aged 70 yrs

John R. McKelvy died Jany 18, 1889 aged 20 yrs lacking 13 days.

Dorcas A. McGeary died Nov 25, 1903 in Kansas City

Mrs Eliza J. Reed nee Marshall died Dec 29, 1905 at her home in Hiawatha Kansas

William McKelvy died June 10, 1907 of kidney trouble ending in apoplexy

Will McGeary died in California June 21, 1904 of a complication of diseases.

John McGeary son of William & Dorcas McGeary died Mch 14, 1910 of heart trouble.

D.M. Reed died May 8, 1913

Robert Henry died Oct 1918

Sybilla Henry died Feby 21, 1920

Alfred R Henry born May 30, 1880

Mary B Henry born Mch 13, 1882

Anna E Henry born May 5, 1884

Robert H. Henry born Apr 5, 1887

David Mack Henry born Sept 11, 1889.

Mrs Jack say that Mrs Byerly who married Frederick Mechling had two daughters when she married him & one of them, Susan married a Hargrave & the other, Phoebe, married a Null. She thinks Nulls lived in Sharon Pa & the Hargraves in Ohio. She thinks Null was a Doctor.

The record on line 21 Page 200 of Eliza, the sister of Mrs Jack's mother marrying a Hargrave is wrong. It was her stepsister who married a Hargrave & she married a Painter & went to Illinois at a very early day before her father & mother were married.

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Mrs Prince from Chicago writing to Mrs Jack's brother, David Reed at Hiawatha Kansas, says she has learned that his grandfather, Frederick Mechling married first Maria Martin & second Mrs Byerly. Mrs Jack thinks Mrs Byerly was her mother's mother & that her mother & Susan Byerly Hargrave were half sisters & not step sisters.

She asks if Frederick Mechling had a sister Sybilla, who married Jacob Rugh, but Mrs Jack don't know, nor does she know the name of Frederick's father.

Mrs Jack says P.M. Hodge with office on Stewart St near First Natl Bank is a descendant of the Rughs & can give much information.

Mrs Jack is a large distinguished looking woman reminding me very much of Mrs Eliza J. Neilson. She is in her 83d year, but does not look it. Her hair is gray, but she is active & vigorous. Said she taught school 18 yrs largely, I think in Gbg. I left her at 3:30 PM & going back to Mr Ray's, found him engaged, so I went to Stewart ST & found Peter Markle Hodge, who is a J.P. at his desk. He is slight in build with no excess flesh to spare & on the whole impressed you as being feeble, but his mind was alert & active. He said his great great grandfather, Michael Rugh was one of the 25 justices of the peace appointed by the Penns in 1773 for Westmoreland Co Pa when it was

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formed out of Bedford Co Pa & embraced all the state west of the mountains taking in territory that is now governed by twelve counties. He said one of his farms ran to the edge of Hannastown. Michael had tree sons, Michael, Peter & Jacob. He said Jacob Rugh, William Jack & Christopher Truby laid out the town of Greensburgh Pa.

Jacob Rugh's daughter, Hannah married Peter Rowe & their daughter Mary M. Married Isaac Northrup Hodge, a yankee & to this union in 1845, Peter Markle Hodge was born. I then went up to Lyman Ray's at 3:50 & found him disengaged & he gave me directions as recorded above. I then went around to 35 W. Campbell St 2d door below Mrs Jack's & found L. Nolan Dunlap at home. He sells gasoline is a fine young man, rather tall, erect & slender. He got his machine & crossing the Conemaugh River, we were in Westmoreland Co Pa in Derry Tp. He drove me out three miles, passing on the way three farms of brothers of his & at 4:55 reached the home of his Aunt & was there until 7 PM copying from her father's Bible & taking down from memory many pages of genealogy which I will now start to copy off, as well as showing on the pages following the record she gave me. I find it is 1:11 Am 6th & as I am to be called at 6 AM I will go to bed.

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[Descendant Chart]]

Thomas Dunlap. He came to America from Ireland when 19 yrs of ages. He died in his 70s & is buried at Salem. He had a stroke but lived several yrs but walked with a cane. His 2d stroke took him off in a day. He married Jemima Jack, daughter of James Jack of Cumb Co Pa who died there in 1776. Buried at Salem & record on the tombstones.

[Children]

Jane Dunlap, possibly the oldest, m. Moses? Culbertson Moved to Ohio & both died there. No issue. Jane C. Shadle named for her wd know where they located.

Daniel Dunlap, either oldest or 2d. B. Dec 5, 1800 Died June 16, 1882 Married Sept 1, 1825 to Patience Doty, daughter of Nathaniel Doty who came from New Jersey with two children to Westmoreland Co See Pages 208 & 209

James Dunlap, M. Elizabeth Craig? Called "Aunt Betsy" Both dead in Iowa?

Franklin, m. in the west

Nancy, Died a young lady with consumption

Thomas, }Both died

Eugene, }Unmarried

Jemima, m. McCullough? & went to Calif & both dead. Jane C. Shadle would know.

Archibald Dunlap, M. Sarah Graham dau, Mary thinks of Humphrey Graham. Both died in the old farm adjg & were buried at Salem Church

Thomas, Killed on RR abt Pgh when abt 18. Unmarried & is buried at Salem.

James, m. Sarah Gordan, Both dead, dying near Leechburg Pa.

Margaret

Janette

Sarah

Exte [Exie?]

Howard

Jemima Dunlap, m. John Wherry & lived at South Bend Pa. Both died at Elders Ridge. Had a big family of children & buried there, all dying of consumption except Jane C. Shadle

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[Descendant Chart]

Daniel Dunlap married Patience Doty See Page 206. He was born Dec 5, 1800 & she on March 26, 1806. He died June 16, 1882 & she on Nov 26, 1897 & both are buried at Salem Church.

[children]

Thomas Dunlap, Born Aug 9, 1826 m. Sarah France of Derry neighborhood on Feby 26, 1852. He died near Sabotha, Kansas & is buried there. She was living there at last reports a year ago. He died Sept 5, 1897 aged 71 yrs & 27 days.

Doty, oldest, See Book 6 Page 184

Catharine,

France, a boy

Ida

Harley

Possibly others

Nathaniel Dunlap, Born Mch 2, 1828 m. Sarah Cannon from this Derry neighborhood. Both died 2 miles this side of Latrobe on a small farm & are buried at a cemetery at Machesneytown near by.

Thomas, oldest m. McConaughey. Lives in Ligonier & runs on Ligonier RR.

Bertha, unmarried

Harry, m. Fowler? Lives at Latrobe. Time keeper or bookkeeper at Steel Works

Edward, a Baptist preacher & an evangelist. m.1. Mack. No issue. M.2. A Colorado girl out there

A child, by 2d wife.

May, unmarried.

Jemima Dunlap, Born Apr 4, 1830 m.1. Thomas Graham a cousin of Sarah Graham who married her Uncle Archibald Dunlap. He is buried at Salem Church. She had 4 children by him. M.2. Christopher Hill, a farmer below Blairsville intersection & had 2 children by him. Both dead. He buried at Blairsville & she at Salem Church. She died Oct 10, 1878.

Clara Graham. m. Jacob Gray Have children

Joseph Graham. Is dead was married & left children

Daniel Graham. m Jones & lives at Blairsville intersection

Deborah Jane Graham. M. Chas Stouffer. He is dead & she lives at Ft Wayne Ind. He died here & is buried at Blairsville Cem. She lives with her oldest dau Ida who is married.

Ida Stouffer, married

Annie Hill, m Hartman Live at Derry Sta

Lizzie Hill, m. Rhodes. She is dead.

Ina Rhodes. m. Skinner Did live at Blairsville but now live near Pgh

Mabel, was drowned

Stella, unmarried.

Jane Dunlap, B. May 22, 1832 ob Dec 22, 1839

Jefferson Dunlap, b. May 29, 1834 m. Susan Keener. He died in Tennessee & is buried there & she died in Greensburg Pa & is buried there. He died Feby 10, 1870.

Sarah

Elmer, unmarried & lives with his Aunt Martha on the farm is aged 55 or 56 she says.

Miranda, was married & lived somewhere north

Maria Teressa Dunlap, B. January 9, 1836 m. John Graham, bro of Thomas. He is dead on a farm near Latrobe & is buried at Machesneytown Cem. She lives in Latrobe.

Jennie, oldest, married Sim Bird who is with the PRR Co & lives at Cresson, Pa.

William Bird, married

Huldah Bird, is teaching

Floyd Bird, married

Wright Graham, m. Hettie McFarland "one of our sprouts" but she had no children to him. He is dead & buried at Blairsville Cem. She is married again & lives near Tunnelton which is near here on a branch of the PRR Co

Ada Graham, m. Eugene Bates, a carpenter & live in Latrobe Pa. Both dead.

Merle, married in the west

Fannie, m. White

Walter

Lloyd

Jennie Bates, Taught 3 or 4 yrs in Oklahoma where she married a farmer & now lives.

Frank Bates, unmarried

Rebecca Jane Dunlap, B. Oct 4, 1839 m. Joseph Graham, a bro of Thomas & John. He died near Hannibal MO. She died here & is buried at Salem Ch. Their children are all dead.

"Mack", dead

Archie, dead

Daniel, dead

Annie, died young

Martha Agnes Dunlap, b. Oct 16, 1842. Is unmarried & lives on the Home Farm in Derry Tp Westnd Co Pa. My informant.

Daniel Dunlap, B. Dec 2, 1844. m. Mattie Elwood Mch 27, 1870 by Rev Harry Bain fr Ohio. She was born Sept 12, 1848. He died Oct 22, 1909 & is buried at Blairsville Cem Pa. She is daughter of Robert Elwood who lived 4 miles from Murrysville in Franklin Tp, a farmer.

Franklin Warren, B. Feby 15, 1871 m. Georgia Ebbert of Hillside. Live in Derry Tp. He is a farmer. No issue.

James B. Gordon, b. July 26, 1872, m. Nora Dunlap dau of Wm Dunlap but not related. A farmer Live in Derry Tp.

Julia Helen, M. Jesse McChester [best guess]

Luella

Martha Agnes

Roxie

Wm R

Nora Grace

Harry Sloan, B. Feby 19, 1874 ob Aug 5, 1874 aged 5 mos 17 days

Thomas Bird, B. Mch 10, 1875 ob Apr 22, 1889 Buried at Blairsville Pa

David Edwin, B. Dec 22, 1876 m. Florence Camilla Stitt & live in Derry Tp. He is a farmer

Malcolm

Elma

Florence

Wilbur Doty, ob aged 3 yrs

Norman

Paul

Stanley

Della Agnes, Born Sept 1, 1880 m. John H. McIlvaine of Gbg Pa cashier or trust officer in Trust Co Bank at Gbg Pa

Paul Cramer

Gilbert Hall

Lewis Nolan, B. Oct 7, 1882 My guide & assistant m. Marie Elizabeth Foster dau of Sam'l Foster Decd on Dec 22, 1906 by Rev Barrett. She was born July 16, 1884

Foster Lewis, B. Sept 13, 1907

Bovard Elwood, B. June 26, 1910

Eugene Steel, B June 24, 1912

Wilma Marie, B. Apr 25, 1921

Daniel Roy, B. Oct 12, 1884 m. Amanda Kinter of Derry Tp. He is a farmer & lives in Black Lick Tp, Ind Co Pa 1 mile fr Black Lick.

Clair, a boy

Martha Jane

Della Marie

Elmer R, B. Jany 31, 1887. A farmer in Derry Tp m. Emma Laughlin, Dau of Alex Laughlin.

Jennie Louise

Gilbert Hall, B. Nov 18, 1891 m. Sarah McCurdy Dau of John McCurdy on Jany 11, 1916. She was born Oct 10, 18--. He is a farmer living on the home farm in Derry Tp where his mothers lives with him.

John Carl, B. May 7. 1916

Sinthy (Cynthia) Dunlap B. Oct 24, 1849. M. Joseph Anderson a farmer down near Social Hall. Both living at New Alexander Pa but are invalids & live with their son Daniel

Daniel Anderson, m.1. Cook m.2. Fennell

Anna Marie aged 3 or 4 An extra smart child

Elsie, m. Duncan & live at Derry Sta

Dorothy

Bellever?, (girl)

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At residence Armor Cribbs & his wife Ella in Conemaugh Tp, Sept 6, 1921 1:50 PM

Ella Marshall born Jany 28, 1858

Armor P. Cribbs born Feby 10, 1851

They were married Feby 18, 1880 by D.J. Irwin of Ebenezer.

Their children were

1. Charles Clair Cribbs born Nov 8, 1880

2. Cynthia Esther Cribbs born Sept 2, 1883

3. John Armor Cribbs born July 13, 1887

4. Lida Mabel Cribbs born Oct 13, 1892

Chas C Cribbs married Cecil Stewart in June 1911. They live in Apollo Pa where he is Pastor of 1st Pres. Church their children are 1. Mary Elizabeth 2. Margery Cecil 3. Mildred Josephine.

John Armor Cribbs married Jessie May Sanderson in June 1915. They live in Clarksburg Pa where he works in the mines & here on farm. Their children are 1. Jessie may 2. Armor Frederick 3. Mary Nell

Cynthia E. & L. Mabel are both teaching Cynthia in Clarksburg & Mable in Conemaugh Tp.

Mrs Cribbs says her father & mother are both buried in the Presbyterian Gy at Clarksburg

It is now 2:11 PM the above record given me by Mrs Cribbs & her daughter Mabel.

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At residence of Theo S. Marshall Clarksburg, Conemaugh Tp, Indiana Co Pa Sept 6, 1921 3:03 PM

From old Bible Pub in Phila, 1849 William Marshall & Esther Jack were married Nov 20, 1837

William Sandles & Mariah Marshall were married July 11, 1837.

Births

1. William C. Marshall was born Feby 22, 1811.

evidently the son of Scott Marshall born Mch 10, 1788 and Jane Marshall Born May 7, 1792.

Deaths

Wm C. Marshall Died Jany 1894 aged 83

Jas J. Marshall Died Nov 2, 1864 aged 26 yrs

H.S. Marshall Died Jany 14, 1862 aged 19 yr 9 m 13 d

Anna Mary Marshall Died Mch 9, 1855 aged 6 yrs

Esther E. Marshall Died Nov 18, 1860 aged 9 yrs

From a smaller Bible printed by American Bible Society NY in 1857.

Births of the children of Wm C & Esther Jack Marshall

1. James J. Marshall born Dec 1838

2. Eliza Jane Marshall born June 6, 1840

3. Harrison Scott Marshall born Mch 1, 1842

4. Theodore Sandles Marshall born Aug 26, 1843

5. John Craig Marshall born July 24, 1845

6. Anna Mary Marshall born Apr 17, 1849

7. Esther Emma Marshall born Sept 9, 1852.

8. Martha Ella Marshall born Jany 28, 1858.

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Death

James J. Marshall Died Nov 2, 1864

H.S. Marshall Died Jany 14,1862

Anna Mary Marshall died Mch 9th, 1855

Esther Emma Marshall died Nov 18, 1860

Esther Jack Marshall died Dec 30, 1905

They produce a book "The Marshall Family" A Hist of the descendants of William Marshall Born 1722 died 1796. By O.S. Marshall Kittanning Penna Kittanning Pa Steam Press of Reichert Bros 1884" Page 245.

At Alexander Harvey Jewell's residence Conemaugh Tp, Indiana Co Pa Sept 6, 1921 4:17 PM at Edge of Clarksburgh

From his father's Family Bible printed by T.K. Collins Jr Phila 1852

James Jewell was born May 17, 1813

Catharine Jewell (nee McFarland) born Mch 10, 1825

Their Children are

1. Albert Reuben Jewell born June 11, 1843

2. John Hazzard Jewell born Oct 16, 1845

3. Margret Matilda Jewell born Aug 28, 1849

4. Anna Mary Jewell born Dec 2, 1850

5. Alexander Harvey Jewell born June 15, 1853

6. James Lewis Jewell born Jany 14, 1857, a posthumous child

Deaths

James Jewell died July 30, 1856 aged 41 yrs 2 mos & 13 days

Catharine Jewell died Feby 14, 1910 aged 84 yrs

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Marriages

Albert Jewell & Rebecca Harbinson were married May 5, 1875?

H.H. White & Tillie Jewell were married Nov 29, 1875?

J.H. Jewell & Lizzie Bell Feby 7, 1871 or 1872

J.A. Miller & Anna Jewell Dec 7,

A.H. Jewell & Lizzie Brady Dec 22, 1881

J.L. Jewell & Bell Neal Mch 7, 1889.

From Mr A.H. Jewell own Bible which was printed by John E. Potter & Co Phila No date given.

Births of his children

1. James Edward Jewell born Oct 1, 1882

2. Alexander Hazzard Jewell born Mch 1, 1885

3. Albert Rohland Jewell born Apr 9, 1889

James Edward is not married

Alexander Hazzard Jewell married Lena Young & live in Clarksburg & have one child Sarah Jane.

Albert Raymond Jewell married Alice Pearce & live at Creekside in this Co & have three children Viz 1. Mary Elizabeth, 2. Isabel, 3. Alice.

Mr Jewell says his parents are buried in Jacksonville in the Presbyterian gy. His father helped build the church & she went there to church all her life.

His mother's brothers & sisters, Alex McFarland, a full brother of William McFarland, a half brother, This William was the father of John who was the father of Paul & Wills & Howard. It is now 4:57 PM

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At residence of James Lewis Jewell in Black Lick Tp abt half way between Jacksonville (Kent) & Aultman Sept 6, 1921 5:30 PM

Marriages

James L. Jewell and Sarah B. Neal were married at Indiana Pa Mch 7, 1888 by Rev. D. Hall D.D.

Births

J.L. Jewell was born Jany 14, 1857

S. Bell Neal was born Jany 30, 1861

James Jewell Sr was born May 17, 1813 } His

Catharine McFarland was born Mch 10, 1825 } parents

Hugh Neal was born Apr 8, 1809 } Her

Sarah A. Wilkinson was born June 21, 1822 } parents

Deaths

James Jewell Sr died July 30, 1856

Hugh Neal died Nov 23, 1877

The above is taken from a great big Bible printed at Phila by A.J. Holman & Co 1887. They have never had any issue.

Wm Penn Hotel Pgh Pa Sept 7th, 1921 12:20 PM

I got in from Indiana Pa this morning via PRR Co leaving there at 5:55 Am & reaching here at 8:33 AM. In my rush to cover the conferences & researches there, I took down 80 pages of note size sheets or letterheads hurriedly by pencil since I was at Cousin Martha Dunlap's in Derry Tp Westnd Co Pa Monday evening Sept 5th from 5 to 7 Pm & she gave me from the Family Bible of her Father Daniel Dunlap which was published by Jesper Harding

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57 [unreadable] 3d St Phila in 1846 such of the family data as it contained which I am embodying in a genealogical table form on Pages 206 to 209 along with the information she gave me from memory of the descendants of her grandfather Thomas Dunlap & his wife Jemima Jack & such information as cannot be put under the tree head will follow in this record.

Martha say the names as written in the old Bible which were written in an excellent hand were written by Thomas Gormly, a school teacher who was at her father's over night shortly after he got the Bible over night shortly after he got the Bible as her mother has often told her.

All of the above are copied in fine Spencerian Chirography into my informant Martha Agnes Dunlap's Bible presented to her by her mother in 1884 & published by the National Pub Co Phila ect but not dated. It contained the record of a few deaths which I have noted on the table. Martha says her grandparents, The Doty's are also buried at Salem Church which is about three miles from her home. Martha thinks Jane C. Shadle who formerly lived at Saltsburgh but who she thought now lived at Kittanning (W.H. Blakely who knows her told me next day that she had left Kittanning & gone to Vandergrift Pa & was living there he thought with a married daughter) might have or know about the family Bible of their grandparents, Thomas & Jemima Dunlap. Martha says her grandfather, Thomas Dunlap, died on the adjoining farm to this to which he moved on

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an April 4th (year not recalled) when it was snowing removing from Indiana Co Pa. He lived & died on the farm & his wife Jemima survived him. Their son, Archibald lived with them & married between the dates of his father's & mother's deaths. Jemima survived her husband a good many years & Martha says she was "a Chunk of a girl when she died" but can't recall that she remembers her, but her mother used often to try to make her believe she could. I got through at Martha's at 7 PM just as it was getting dark & Nolan drove me over to the adjoining farm, his old home where his youngest brother & his mother live. Martha was a tall woman with a strong face & was about her work when we arrived clad in the everyday raiment common to farmer women. notwithstanding her age, she seemed to be doing all the work as I saw no servant about. Nolan's mother is also a tall woman & is still rather slender notwithstanding her twelve children. His brother's wife is a plump buxom even featured woman & is averse to telling her age evidently as she conveniently forgot the year on which she was born. They gave me the names & dates from their family Bible & I am entering them on Page 209 in the family tree. Martha & the others here at Mrs Dunlap's say there is a Dr Jack living in New Alexandria Pa. Nolan thinks his name is James & says he has a brother William living at New Alexandria also. Nolan & Gilbert's wife think they are over 60

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yrs of age & are large men, the Doctor being a big fat man.

Mrs Daniel Dunlap gave me two obituary notices which i am to return to her to Blairsville Pa RFD 3.

From Gilbert's, Nolan drove me to Dr Cummins, dentist on Walnut St Blairsville Pa No 220 I believe where I arrived a little before 9 PM & met him & his wife, a Bruce, sister of Dr William Jack's wife & also a Mrs Bruce, whose husband was a brother, Mrs Dr Cummins says that Will B. Jack's brother, James E.P. Jack died in the insane asylum at Warren Pa & that his condition of mentality was such that nothing could be done for him. She says also that their sister, Mary was exceptionally bright (in fact all of them were & that is what was the matter with them.) & she taught school several winters & would go summers to some school or other for further study & thus broke down & had a nervous collapse.

From Dr Cummins, Nolan drove me back to his home, L. Nolan Dunlap's at No 35 W. Campbell St Blairsville Pa where we arrived at 9:07 PM & he got out their family Bible from which I copied the names & dates which I have now entered in the family tree on Page 209.

Peter Markle Hodge J.P. said he was born in 1845 & that Gen'l Joseph Markle, a relative had run for Governor of Penna in 1844 & the Markle was put in his name for him. He said his great grandfather

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Jacob Rugh was one of the three sons of Michael Rugh, but he did not know who Michael Rugh's wife was, until I told him she was Annie Frankina Markle, an older sister of Casper Markle. His mother had evidently told him she was related to the Markles, but he did not know how it came about. Mr Hodge's mother was Mary M. Row or Rowe & his father, Isaac Northrop Hodge was a Yankee. He said he wd write me, giving me such data as he could. He said to go to Paul d. Sharretts, J. P. No 573 Phila ST Indiana Pa who is a descendant of Christopher Truby, one of the three parties who laid out Greensburgh, Pa & he could tell me where I could get one of the Rugh family charts prepared by J.C. Rugh, who used to live in Indiana & who he said died a few yrs ago. I went to Sharretts office at 7:15 PM last night & he tells me that it was Mrs Rugh who died a few yrs ago & that Mr Rugh went to Ohio & was still living & he would get his address & write me. He, J.C. Rugh, is descended from Peter Rugh, a brother of Jacob. Mr Sharretts s'd all the family had left Indiana Pa. Lyman Ray, hardware merchant, Blairsville Pa said he was 73 yrs old, but he don't look it. He said Rev Scroggs is buried in the U.P. Cem near Ligonier (he would have nothing to do with the Presbyterians) & thought members of his family still live in that neighborhood as he left descendants. Mr Ray directed me to Louis

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Nolan Dunlap who assisted me in taking me to the country.

I left Blairsville on the 10:30 PM train Monday night 5th, arriving in Indiana a little after 11 o'clock & yesterday morning left with Mr W.H. Blakely for the country. He pointed out the old Gen'l McComb farm with house on the right shortly before we reached Jacksonville. We stopped at W. Bell McGinley who is a big wholesome, strong man & who said that the family records prepared by his mother were loaned to Wills McFarland & he never returned them. He said his father's family Bible was up at his brother's farm, the next one up, so we drove up there & found a handsome black eyed, black haired girl who proved to be their youngest sister, Sarah Hannah Mabel who brought her father's Bible out which was printed by the National Pub Co, Phila, but without date. From it I copied the record which follows:

Marriages

Edward G. McGinley of Indiana Co Pa & Arabella Veniza Bell of Indiana Co Pa on Aug 7, 1879 at Home by Rev D.J. Irwin.

Births

Edward G. McGinley born Feby 9, 1852

Arabella Veniza Bell born June 6, 1856

1. Lucinda Ethel McGinley born Mch 25, 1880

2. Martin Ray McGinley born Dec 21, 1882

3. William Bell McGinley born Jany 21, 1886

4. Mary Lucetta McGinley born Jany 8, 1889

5. Sarah Hannah Mabel McGinley born Jany 9, 1894

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Mary Lucetta married Harry C. Ferguson, a blacksmith, a blacksmith [sic] living at Blairsville about 12 yrs ago & have children. Frances, Dorothy, & Irene. They are both living.

Lucinda Ethel is now dead & is buried at Ebenezer. She married "Mack" McFarland Rhea a farmer near Jacksonville, but have no issue. She died June 9, 1918. William Bell married Effie Neal from near North Point, Jefferson Co Pa abt 8 yrs ago & have one child Eleanor Ruth.

Sarah Hannah Mabel married John Neal, a distant relative of Effie on June 7, 1921. He works on Penna RR Co Mr & Mrs McGinley are both buried at Ebenezer.

Wm Penn Hotel Sept 8, 1921 7:44 AM

I got sleepy last night at 3 AM & went to bed. Got up at 6 took a cold bath, have had my breakfast & will go on with my transcribing until time to go to P & LE train at 8 o'c RR time for Youngstown, O. From "Roy" McGinley's, we continued on the Lewisville where is the Ebenezer Church founded in 1790 or 1791 by Patrick Jack & others & where at 9:50 AM Tuesday 6th, I was at work taking such records from the monuments & markers as are here listed.

Ebenezer Pres Church graveyard

Entering at entrance back of church, I continued down to the left to lower side & worked back up across & across to the Public Road at upper end

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1. Robert N. McComb died Feby 3, 1894 aged 65 yrs

Capt Co G 206 Reg Pa Vol.

Margaret D. Miller, wife of Capt R.N. McComb Died June 16, 1912 aged 77 yrs

Infant daughter of RN & MD McComb

Johntie Irwin, son of RN & MD McComb died Aug 30, 1865 aged 3 yrs 9 mos & 20 days

E. Annie, Wife of Dr J. Milton Shields Died May 19, 1868 in 23 yr

2. Rebecca Rosborough died Sept 1, 1856 in her 98th yr

3. Mary, Consort of Capt Wm McFarland Died Nov 11, 1843 in her 92d yr With Ewings all around it.

4. William McFarland (evidently "Long Billy") died Sept 11, 1869 aged 62

Cynthia, wife of Wm McFarland (nee Wills) Died Jany 25, 1879 aged 69 yrs

Anna E. McFarland died Feby 25, 1882 aged 40 yrs

Robt E. McFarland (repeated just below) died Oct 6, 1865 aged 16 yrs

Robt Edward, son of Wm & C McFarland died Oct 6, 1865 aged 16 yrs 6 mos & 6 days.

5. Martin R. Bell Born Apr 16, 1864 Died Oct 18, 1879 aged 15 yrs 6 mos & 2 days.

6. Andrew Kincaid Died Aug 29, 1865 aged 81 yrs 6 mos Hotel Ohio, Youngstown O Sept 8, 1921 2:22 PM continuing transcribing

7. Capt William McFarland died Jany 25, 1840 in his 89th yr

Elizabeth, Consort of Capt Wm McFarland Died March 15, 1821? in her 73d yr

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Capt John McFarland died Aug 19, 1829 in his 50th yr

Christiann, Consort of Capt John McFarland Died Oct 10, 1812 in her 40th yr

Catharine, Consort of Capt John McFarland died Feby 18, 1828 in her 33d yr.

8. Wm M. Bell July 24, 1818, May 22, 1896

Lucinda H. his wife, Dec 12, 1822 May 16, 1896

9. Moses Fulton died April 5, 1878 in his 79th yr

Esther, wife of Moses Fulton died Oct 3, 1873 in her 69th yr

Silas C. Fulton died Jany 17, 1899 aged 66 yrs

Mary E. wife of Silas C. Fulton died Aug 11, 1897 aged 49 yrs.

10. William Jack M.D. 1834 - 1892 }

M. Bruce, his wife 1843 - 1894 }

M. Blanche Jack 1870 - 1872 } On the monument

W. Bruce Jack 1866 - 1890 }

J. Arthur Jack 1876 - 1895 }

Mary Blanche, daughter of Dr & M.J. Jack (a marker) died Jany 14, 1872 aged 1 yr 11 mos & 26 days.

11. Allen McComb died Aug 8, 1830, in his 81st yr.

Hannah McComb died Sept 9, 1834 in her 76th yr

12. Sylvester C. Kennedy Jany 17, 1843 Apr 18, 1916

Emma Feby 24, 1851 Still living

Infant dau of SC & Emma Kennedy Mch 16, Mch 18, 1875

"Our Pet" Elmer Clifford Kennedy aged 8 mos & 3 days

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13. Eliza M. Daughter of James & Mary Jack died Nov 23, 1876 in her 42d yr

"Our Aunt" Mary Ann Jack 1830 - 1912.

14. Marshall, father? John S.

M. Olive 1855 - 1896

J. Frank 1875 - 1917

Infant daughter 1895

15. Shields

James G. Oct 10, 1820 - Mch 20, 1907

Mary A. May 23, 1829 - Apr 23, 1895

John L. Sept 23, 1866 - Apr 7, 1900

Maggie I. Apr 23, 1868 - Jany 2, 1887

Infant died May 12, 1876

16. Margaret J. Speedy "Mother" Born Nov 10, 1813 Died Nov 11, 1896

H. McKee Speedy Father Born Feby 2, 1853 Died Dec 9, 1896

M. Belle Speedy Born Aug 14, 1854 died Aug 28, 1918

Tillie Speedy Died Aug 19, 1899 aged 15 yrs 11 mos & 8 days

17. Elizabeth Dunlap died Feby 16, 1878 in her 90th yr

18. M.P. Thompson died Nov 10, 1885 aged 78 yrs 3 mos & 4 days

Nancy C. Thompson died July 16, 1886 aged 73 yrs 11 mos & 29 days

Eliza Thompson died Oct 29, 1888 aged 74 yrs 10 mos & 28 days

M. Josephine, Daughter of M & N Thompson & wife of B.B. Rhodes died Aug 1, 1897 aged 78 yrs 4 mos & 16 days

19. James S. Hosack 1848 - 1904

Fern S. Daughter of S & N Hosack aged 15 mos

20. Jas G. Shields Co I 155 Pa Vol Apr 3, 1899

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Effie May Shields Feby 28, 1883, July 13,1898

Samuel M. Shields Jany 4, 1851, Aug 5, 1919

Mamie Shields, Wife H.H. Charles Sept 19, 1882, Apr 25, 1904

21. McGinley

Edward G. 1852 - 1920

A. Veniza 1856 - 1920

22. Shields

Charles E. Mar 14, 1870, Apr 16, 1909

23. Samuel P. Marshall Died July 23, 1893 aged 64 yrs 5 mos & 8 days

Elizabeth, his wife died Sept 4, 1904 aged 71 yrs 7 mos 12 days

Jane Marshall, wife of Robt Oliver 1827 - 1901

Ida L. Oliver 1860 - 1885

Flora Emily, Dau of S.T. & E.L. Marshall died Jan 20, 1885 aged 2 yrs 11 mos 20 days

Our darling baby

J. LeMoyne Marshall Aug 18, 1905 Dec 5 1906

24. S.C. Hazlett died Dec 24,1893 aged 77 yrs 6 mos

Jane, wife of S.C. Hazlett died May 31, 1885 aged 70 yrs 3 mos

William F. son of S.C. & J Hazlett died June 20, 1861 aged 4 yrs 4 mos & 2 days

The above on monument, on marker he is named as Wm Franklin

25. James M. Jack died Nov 26, 1908 aged 83 yrs 5 mos 11 days

Elizabeth Fulton Jack died Sept 3, 1888 in her 53d yr

Franklin Jack died Sept 16th, 1889 in 16th yr

James P. Jack 1872 - 1918 [last two digits are a guess]

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26. Robert Anderson died Sept 19, 1835 in his 82d yr

Mary Anderson died Feby 13, 1822 aged 54 yrs

27. Thomas Nisbet Sloan Born Feby 4, 1769 died June 14, 1813

Martha, consort of Thos N. Sloan Died Oct 1, 1833 in her 59th yr

Frances Sloan died July 25, 1834 in her 33d yr

28. Mary L. McFarland born July 1799 died Oct 22, 1827 aged 28 yrs & 4 mos

29. Samuel Marshall died Apr 29, 1871, aged 82 yrs

Nancy, wife of Samuel Marshall born Sept 4, 1808 died Apr 13, 1881

Mary, wife of Samuel Marshall died Sept 19, 1830 aged 36 yrs 11 mos 7 4 days

Wm J. Marshall died June 3, 1855 in his 18th yr

James G. Marshall of Co E 11th Reg PVR died June 13, 1863 of a wound received in the Battle of Fredericksburgh VA Dec 14th in his 28th yr.

Francis F. Marshall of Co G. 206 Reg PV Died Oct 12, 1864 of disease contracted in the army at Point of Rocks in his 22d yr

Mary A. Marshall, wife of Benj Irwin died July 20, 1866 aged 37 yrs

Benjamin Irwin died Sept 25 1896 aged 73 yrs

Ida May, daughter of Benj & M.A. Irwin died Feby 15, 1865 aged 8 mos & 14 days

Rebecca M. Stirling, wife of Benj Irwin died Aug 25, 1873 aged 35 yrs

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30. Under a big white Oak at back stone wall, straight back from the church is Adam Thompson died May 8, 1853 in his 77th yr

Nancy, wife of Adam Thompson died Aug 20, 1851 in her 63d yr.

31. Jacob Libengood died Apr 6, 1849 aged 94 yrs

Jacob Libengood died Sept 4, 1847 aged 35 yrs 4 mos & 4 days

Peter Libengood, stone is down.

32. Mary Henderson Senr died May 6, 1824 aged 83 yrs. There is a stone adjoining with the record gone.

33. John Patterson died May 27, 1834 in his 74th yr

Margaret, wife of John Patterson died Oct 8, 1842 in her 72d yr

Alexander Patterson A.B. died May 1, 1833 in his 33d yr

John Patterson Junr died Nov 3, 1821 aged 19 yrs

Alexander Patterson died Mch 1, 1832 aged 72 yrs

34. Samuel McGinley "Our Father" died Mch 20, 1881 aged 80 yrs 6 mos 16 days

Jane R. wife of Sam'l McGinley died Aug 14, 1861 in her 49th yr

Nannie J. Dau of S & J.R. McGinley died Dec 14, 1881 aged 24 yrs 2 mos 23 days

35. Mathew Watson died Mch 1, 1856 aged 92 yrs

Mary, wife of Mathew Watson died 1809 in 42d yr & 5 other Watsons

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36. Halfway back, straight back fr church John Leslie scaled off & broken but enough to make out died Apr 26, 1799 aged 58

Margaret Jack, alongside of Jno Leslie, her former husband died May 12 1816 in her 71st year

not far from here with a soldier flag, I found a stone entirely scaled off & alongside of it, a small bit with "ck" on it & I expect it is the marker for Patrick Jack buried by his second wife.

37. Robert Wilson died May 20, 1817 aged 76 yrs

Esther Wilson died Nov 27, 1808 aged 64 yrs

Ann Wilson died July 1, 1833 aged 62 yrs

38. William McFarland died Aug 13, 1870 aged 84 yrs 10 mos 11 days

Margaret D. wife of Wm McFarland died Apr 12, 1866 aged 73 yrs

Alex L. McFarland died July 16, 1858 aged 33 yrs

James McFarland, a Soldier died Mch 7, 1863 in his 49th yr

39. James Jack (up near to & back of church) died Aug 28, 1861 aged 81 yrs 8 mos 4 days

Mary, wife of James Jack died June 17, 1886 in her 93d year

Charles A., son of JM & EA Jack died Sept 18, 1862 aged 6 weeks`

Mrs Margaret Shields eldest dau of Jas & Mary Jack died Oct 15, 1865 in her 52d yr

James Jack Shields of Co H. 105 Reg PV died on David's Island aged 19 yrs Buried in Cypress Hill Cemetery

40. John C. Hazlett Oct 24, 1814, July 8, 1890

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*Here commences the record from the Presbyterian graveyard at Clarksburgh, Indiana Co Pa

Nancy McFarland Hazlett Aug 10, 1817 Dec 11, 1898

James L. Son of Jno C & Nancy Hazlett member of Co E 11th Reg Pa Reserve Corps died Feby 7, 1863 aged 23 yrs 8 mos & 6? days

41* T.E. Marshall died Dec 24, 1903 aged 70 yrs 11 mos 3 days

Rebecca J. Marshall wife of T.E. Marshall born Dec 10, 1843 died Nov 27, 1880

Mattie A. Dau of T.E. & R.J. Marshall Born Feby 7, 1865 Died Apr 8, 1878

Infants, sons of TE & RJ Marshall

Clyde, son of TE & RJ Marshall died Jany 27, 1891 aged 11 yrs 9 days

42. George Reed died Apr 13, 1883 in his 82d yr

Mary Reed died Aug 23, 1889 aged 83 yrs 2 mos 23 days

B.F. Reed (A Soldier) Died May 1, 1876 aged 32 yrs 4 mos 22 days

Capt John Reed of Co K 11 Reg PV died Oct 2, 1862 Battle of Antietam Md in 30th yr

John Marshall son of DM & EJ Reed 1875 - 1875

43. James J. Marshall of Co E. 11th Reg PRC died Nov 2, 1864 in his 26th yr

Esther E. Dau of Wm C & E Marshall died Nov 18, 1860 in her 9th yr

Scott Marshall Sr "who was a soldier in the War of 1812 & volunteered his services & went after the Rebel Morgan in June 1963" died July 28, 1864 aged 77 yrs

44. Robert Sloan died Apr 29, 1879 aged 79 yrs

45. Daniel Cribbs died Feby 2, 1893 aged 88 yrs 5 mos 14 days

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Nancy, wife of Daniel Cribbs died Dec 5, 1897 aged 83 yrs 9 mos 3 days

Finished & leaving Clarksburgh graveyard at 2:50 PM Sept 6th, 1921.

When I left the Ebenezer ch at 1:11 PM 6th, I stepped the church finding it 20 X 16 steps & I would say it is 60 feet deep & 48 ft wide is two stories high & is a large Brick Church built as stone in gable shows in 1870. O.W. Shields who runs the store across the road says it replaced a brick church which stood lower down, about where the sheds now are.

After finishing at Ebenezer, I went to the residence of Armor Cribbs & got the record of his family from his wife & daughters as shown on on [sic] page 210 but there are no markers up yet at the graves of her parents as I learned at T.S. Marshall's. From Mrs Cribbs, I went to the Clarksburg gy & what records I took there are shown on the preceding page & this. From there, I went to the residence of Theodore S. Marshall in Clarksburg. He has a big barn & a good substantial old stone house sitting back from the road & an ideal level barn yard & yard in front. He was not at home as it was old soldiers day at the fair at Indiana Pa & he had gone as usual to attend. His son, however, got out some old Bible records

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being that of his grandfather Wm C. Marshall which I copied on Pages 211 & 212. They could not find Theo S. Marshall's record of his own family as it was not in the Bible, but on a record that he keeps locked up. They promised to have him write & send it to me. I then went to Alex Harvey Jewell's & he gave me their record which I entered on Pages 212 & 213. We then proceeded up through Jacksonville & stopped half way between Jacksonville at the residence of James L. Jewell's on the left hand side of the road where the house sits along the hillside a short distance from the road. He was away, but his wife gave me the record from their family Bible as shown on Page 214.

Mrs Cribbs is a fine woman, grayhaired & matronly, a little under medium height & stout with a good strong face. Her son, C.C. is pastor of the 1st Pres Ch at Apollo. Her daughters are both teaching & the youngest one, Lida Mabel who was at home is a very small girl, not as big as Delilah T. Hagan.

Mrs A.H. Jewell is also a fine faced & figured woman, gray haired & dependable. She too like Mrs R. A. Thompson was a Brady. Mr Jewell is tall & slender & when we picked him up on the road, he had evidently just come out of a coal bank as he was all black. Mrs James L. Jewell is also grayhaired & rather short &

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stout, but a good kindly woman. She told us that Mrs Henderson, her husband Mr Blakely thought descended from Genl James McComb, had died during the day from an operation at the hospital so we did not stop, but went into Indiana where we arrived at 6:06 PM & I got my dinner. After a half hour in rubbing my feet which had been soaking wet since 10 o'c in the morning, I put on dry socks, but the wet shoes soon dampened them. After supper, I went up to 563 or 563 Pennsylvania Ave & saw Paul D. Sharrets & he could not give me the information P.M. Hodge thought he could. I then went to Mrs Mary T. Ray's & gave her back the Alex Donaldson record about the churches & bid her & Eva G. Thompson & another woman goodbye, then went to R.A. Thompson & saw him, his daughter & granddaughter & arranged to bring the Thompson Hist he loaned me with me to copy, then went over to 1208 Washington Ave arriving at 8:30 PM & found no one at home. I sat down on the porch & Mrs McFarland came shortly from the house across the street. The plumbers had not made connections so we only had a candle for light & she had left the family record up at her son Paul's at Shelocta. She promised to send for it & mail it to me or a copy. I asked her to light the gas in the stove & dry out my shoes, as I had brought my slippers along, which she did. Mrs McFarland however gave me some information which follows this immediately. It is now 8:40 & I must pack up & go to 9:15 PM train.

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Hotel Sherman Kansas City MO Sept 9, 1921 11:44 PM

Continuing my transcribing.

At Mrs Christina McFarland's, widow of John McFarland No 1208 Washington St Indiana Pa Sept 6, 1921 9 PM

Mrs McFarland says that her father-in-law William McFarland, known as "Long Billy" is buried at Ebenezer & that for his second wife, he married Cynthia Wills who is buried there also. See Page 221 item 4 this Book. He had a half brother, Alexander & a half sister Catharine Jewell William had 5 sons & 3 daughters by Cynthia Wills & probably had children by first wife, but Mrs McFarland don't know. His children by Cynthia were:

1. Mitchell, oldest she thinks, Killed in Civil War at Gettysburgh, Pa, at least they knew he went into the battle & was never heard of afterwards. He was unmarried.

2. Hannah Jane, next, she married Rev Sam? Kinkead a Presbyterian preacher. She is buried at Oakland Cem, Indiana Pa. He was buried where he was preaching when he died, thinks it was at McCollensburg. Was kicked by a horse. This was fully 25 yrs before she died & was when their daughter was abt 2 yrs old. They had children:

A. John Mason Kinkead

B. Elizabeth Kinkead. She died unmarried & is buried in Oakland Cem alongside of her mother.

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John M. Kinkead married Miss Blance Wells who was wealthy & had a Bank at Sistersville WVA where they both live. Someone else told me he was now living in Wheeling WVA. They have two children. One is John Mason Jr & don't know the name of the other boy which is young.

3. Wills McFarland, married Miss Florence Scott of Butler Pa. Both dead & buried at Butler Pa. He was an oil man. Had two children viz:

A. Edward, married & lives in Butler Pa where he & his sister run a hotel together. No issue?

B. Florence, she married Earl Clinton. They are running hotel with Ed. Have 3 boys, but don't know names.

4. Elizabeth, died unmarried. Buried beside her parents at Ebenezer, aged probably 45. Would never tell her age, took it out of the Bible. This is no doubt Anna E. lines 20 & 21 item 4 Page 221.

5. Edward, died when abt 16 & is buried at Ebenezer. This is evidently Robert Edward lines 22 to 25 item 4 Page 221 this book.

6. John McFarland. When he died had a time to get his age. It wasn't in the Bible. Mrs McF. says he was 65 when he died 20 yrs ago. He is buried at Oakland Cem here. He married Christine Kimmel my informant, who says she was born [8]*Dec 11, 1872 at Ligonier Pa & have 4 boys.

A. Wm Howard who lives in Chicago & is in the book business. He married

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Miss Bertha Machesny & have 2 children viz:

1. Florence Elizabeth aged 20 yrs

2. Lois aged 16 yrs

B. Lloyd Kimmel. Died unmarried at 19 & is buried at Oakland Cem

C. Edward Wills. Married Francis Rice & live in Detroit Mich where he is Supervisor of schools. They have twins.

1. Robert Nelson

2. Ruth

D. Paul. Married Miss Evalyn Starr & live on a farm near Shelocta, Indiana Co Pa No issue

7. Harvey McFarland. He married someone out in California & she didn't live very long. She has been dead for years. had two children to die shortly after birth & one, Wills, was killed by a street car in New York when 16 yrs old & is buried there. Harvey is now alone & unmarried & is living in NY. He used to be a Presbyterian preacher, but his throat gave out &he went in the coal business. Mrs McF says he got the family record & papers from her & never returned them.

8. Fannie, Married Caleb Walters of Blairsville Pa. He is dead & buried at Pleasant Unity Pa. She is living in Pittsburgh Pa. They had children:

A. Ralston, married & lives in Pgh Pa where he is a street car conductor & has six children, one dead & five living, but don't know their names.

B. Clyde, married a Pgh woman & live at Derry Sta where he is an engineer

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on the RR Have two boys but don't know their names.

C. "Mack" Walters, unmarried. Lives at Pgh Pa with his mother

Mrs McFarland says Miss Florence Mitchell living in Indiana Pa is a McFarland descendant & can give record. She is a granddaughter of Dr Robert Mitchell. He is buried at Greenwood Cem here. It is now 9:40 PM 6th. Mrs McFarland is a small woman weighing she says 115 lbs & is of wrinkled face & homely but very kindly & considerate. She says her father-in-law William McFarland was known as "Long Billy" or "Black Billy" as he was very dark complected & he was considerably over six feet in heighth & all of his children were tall, even the girls. Says Mitchell was over 6 ft & her husband John was just 6 notwithstanding their mother Cynthia Wills was a small woman, no larger than herself & was a cripple with a slight limp from having had white swelling when a little girl which caused her to always limp slightly. She said she was a pretty woman & showed me her picture on the wall and s'd further that "she was an awful good woman". Said when she & John were married Cynthia & John & Elizabeth were living together. Cynthia being then a widow & she, Christina moved in & they all lived

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together abt 3 yrs after her marriage when Cynthia died & they never had a difference.

It is now 2:08 AM 10th & I will go to bed

Hotel Sherman Kansas City, MO Sept 10, 1921 8:44 AM

Continuing transcribing

Sept 8, 1921 12:15 PM

I got in to Youngstown O at 9:35 this morning & took a taxi to Hotel Ohio where I got rooms 804 for the day. I then walked over to the public square & took an Elm street car to Madison Ave where I turned to the left going two blocks to Pennsylvania Ave where I turned to the right & crossed over to No 830 Penna Ave where I arrived at 10:30 AM & rang the bell for 10 or 15 minutes & then asked a beautiful young girl sitting on the front porch of the house adjoining below who told me that Mrs Moore had gone to Indiana with the remains of her mother who had died last week, another instance of delaying too long in going to see an aged person. I then took a street car back & went to Valley Investment Co Office 710 Stambaugh Building & asked for Col Joseph G. Butler Jr & the young girl in charge said he was off at some Island & wd not be back until Monday night. Getting off the elevator, James & E. Bell of Greensburgh Pa formerly of the Bank at West Newton Pa spoke to me & s'd he was here on inter-

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nal Revenue business. I then went in the Tod House & learned that Dr Chas A. Moore's office was No 414 Stambaugh bldg & going back there, he was busy with a couple of parties & I noticed the specialties he advertised were the "Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat" & that L.E. Moore who is practicing with him in an adjoining office as a Dentist, is I learned his son, a well built solid substantial young man. I told Dr C.A. who I was & he s'd his mother-in-law, Mrs Mary E. McCampbell had died last Friday morning Sept 2, 1921 at 3:30 AM lacking but 16 days of completing her 93d year & his wife had gone with the remains to Middletown, Indiana where a son of Mrs McCampbell lived & where her husband died over 25 yrs ago. He said she had had a stroke of paralysis last May, but it did not interfere with her talking (in fact, he s'd you could hardly keep her from talking, as she talked all the time) & her mind was clear up to the day of her death & she would sit by the window in her chair & read the papers. She was bedfast about ten days before her death. Dr C.A. thought her mother was born in Indiana Co Pa but he may have meant that she herself was as Dr L.E. sd "grandmother was born in Punxsutawney, Indiana Co, Pa". She has a son in business in Middletown

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Indiana which C.A. thought was in Henry Co. C.A. says he & his wife are expecting to motor to Hagerstown Md next month & I asked them to stop over night with me. (It is now 9:25 my time 8:25 here & my clothes have been rtd & I must dress & go breakfast) (It is now 10:30 & I continue)

C.A. spoke of having been in Brookville Pa where he found many Hendersons all well to do. They said the obituary of Mrs McCampbell was in the "Telegram" of Sept 2d which paper I went to the office & got & find notice of her death on Page 4. Dr L.E. s'd the paper was wrong in stating that she went from Penna to Middletown Indiana, as it was to Marysville, Ohio. she went with her parents when a little girl. It is also wrong in stating that her mother was Mary Jack. It should be Anna Jack. In same paper of Sept 2, on Page 21 is notice of death of Gavin Jack at 10:40 AM same day Sept 2, 1921 at his residence 311 Grant Ave, A Civil War veteran aged 94 yrs, born in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland on June 19, 1827 son of Stark & Katherine McClelland Jack, last survivor of 11 children & who came in 1855 to America & to Youngstown O & leaving a widow surviving & 3 children viz Geo. B. Jack, Hubbard O, Joseph K. Jack Ft Wayne Ind & Mrs James Porter City.

AT 1 PM, I started to 311 Grant St taking an Elm Street Car again at the Public

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square in front of the Dollar Savings Bank to Grant St where I turned to the left & walked abt three blocks arriving abt 1:25 & left at 1:50 PM. The house is a two story frame & sets back of 309 & between it & 313. A short heavy set stocky man weighing he s'd 185 lbs came to the porch & said he was Joseph K. Jack of Ft Wayne Ind & that his mother who was 81 yrs old was sick & lying down sleeping & I could not see her, but he would answer any questions he could.

He said Mrs Mary Simpson, daughter of his Uncle George Jack, living for the past 15 yrs in Pittsburgh Pa where her husband works for the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co now in Pgh & did before work for them in Scotland, can give a better account of the family than he can as she had lived among them in Scotland. He thinks her father was oldest of the family. Gavin, his father, was 5 ft 6 in & he Joseph K. is 5 ft 8 & weighs 185 lbs. He says his father always told him he was a dead ringer for his grandfather Stark Jack as he looked so wonderfully like him. He thinks Mrs Simpson lives in East Liberty.

He said that in addition to Mrs Simpson's father, George Jack, his father had a brother, Alexander Jack & a sister Rachel Jack who married a McRae & died in 1913 aged 69 all living in Scotland. He s'd his father was the oldest & that there were 7 instead of 11 in the family as stated in the newspaper

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He says Stonehouse is 60 miles fr Glasgow. He thought his father had an Uncle James Jack.

I got back to Hotel Ohio at 2:11 PM & went right to work writing up this record continuing until 8:45 PM with a half hour's intermission to get my dinner in the cafeteria, then went to B&O Sta, got my ticket to Kansas City MO & at 9:15 PM took the train for Chicago transferred to the Santa Fe Station, got my seat reservation & left at 9:55 AM their time 10:55 mine for Kansas City, passing through Streator, Joliet & Galesburg & crossing the Mississippi River from East Ft Madison Ill to Ft Madison Iowa. From Dallas City, Ill through Pontoosnc [sic] to East Ft Madison Ill the Mississippi River was plainly visible for a distance of 7 miles & thousands of small dead trunks of trees truck up out of the water covering hundreds of acres & for much of the distance the RR tracks were built on a filled in causeway across the River. We reached Kansas City Mo a distance of 451 miles at 10:10 their time & I never traveled over so many miles on a RR with so few towns of importance on the route, most all being small towns. I took a taxi to the Densmore Hotel, Locust & Ninth Sts & found Mr & Mrs Chas M. Roscoe had 4 mos ago gone to Park Rapids, Minn, expecting to return at Sept 1, but they have no recent word, so I am wiring them & also M. Agnes Mackey Mullen & will go at

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11:30 by the Frisco route to Paolo Kansas & see if I can find the Boglesongs. I have my records now written up to date & it is 10:30 their time.

Probate Judge office Paola, Miami Co Kansas Sept 10, 1921 1:50 PM

Will Index

[Names are entered given name first, surname last. I am putting surname first for indexing purposes. CW]

Greason, Samuel Page 64 Will Book D Pages 25 to 27

Greason, James Page 119 Will Book F Page 258

Roscoe, Cynthia M. Page 90 Will Book E Pages 126 to 130

There are no Caruthers, Jacks, Kilgores, Markles or Rothermels on the will index.

Will of Samuel Greason Will Book D Page 25 to 27 Recites that he is of West Pennsborough Tp, Cumberland Co Pa & states that it is not for any want of affection for 1. his daughter Mary Ellen Herckaby but because I have advanced to her what in my judgment I deem to be her full share of my estate.

2. I give to my daughter Jane Amelia Brandon $500 in addition to $3000 heretofore advanced to her.

3. I give & devise to my son Wm D. Greason the farm on which he now resides in West Pennsborough Tp Cumb Co Pa adjg Robert Greason's est & others ctg 116 A subject to the payt of $2000 to my Exrs one yr after my decease. Also give him "my family Bible"

4. I give & devise to my daughter Frances R. Kennedy wife of Wm Kennedy my farm in East Valley Tp State of Kansas ctg 160 A on which they now reside subject to payt of $1500 to my Exrs in 1 yr after my decease

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5. I give & devise to my son Samuel Wing Greason that certain house & lot in Greason 40 by 200 ft Also $1000

6. I give to my son-in-law, Wm Kennedy $500 for the use of my grandson Albert G. Hackaly to be held in trust & p'd in his discretion after he becomes 21 yrs of age.

7. All residue of my estate including the $2000 & $1500 above called for as also proceeds of the house in which I now reside in Greason bounded by Joseph Carothers (on the north) & others 40 by 200 ft which he directs Exrs to sell & to divide same equally among all of my children living at the time of my death.

Lastly appoints Wm D. Greason, my son & R.M. Henderson Exrs Dated Apr 24, 1895 signed Samuel Greason (seal)

Witnessed by S.W. Haverstick & J. Webster Henderson. Proven Mch 27, 1897 in Cumb Co Pa by s'd witnesses before C.U. Jowls Dep Reg & D.T. Ramsey Register of Wills certifies it is a true copy as recorded in Cumb Co in Will Book V Page 146.

Will of James Greason Will Book F Pages 258 to 263 Recites that he is of West Pennsborough Tp (Cumb Co Pa) is advance in years.

1st Directs body to be interred in the graveyard of the Presbyterian Church of Silver Spring & to be suitably marked. States he has made advances to & for all his children all of which is cancelled & the present distribution is

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made & "based upon my sense of justice toward them in view of such advancements"

2. Bequeaths $2500 to Exrs for Maintenance of Son William & then to revert to estate unless he should marry & have children to survive him who would take it.

3d Devise to my son James D. Greason the farm on which I live with 10 A woodland ctg together 160 A & charges same with $2500 to be paid to estate.

4. Devise to my daughter Elisa Washmood the farm adjg the one devised to James & the small tract of Woodland adjg the farm ctg together 118 A & gives her $1000

5th I devise to my son Samuel the farm on which he lives ctg 118 A charged with $1000 to go to Estate.

6. I devise to my son John the farm on which Wm Anker now lives ctg 141 A & charges same with $4000 to go to estate.

7. I devise to my son Thomas the farm adjg the one last above described ctg 122 A which includes the 10 A adjg Plainfield & devises to him also the house & lot on which he resides in Plainfield & charges same with $1000.

8. To son Robert, the farm on which he lives ctg 160 A more or less & charges same with $100 but if Wm boards with Robert as long as he lives, this charge is to be waived.

9. I devise to my daughter Rebecca for life with remainder in fee to her children the house & lot in Plainfield which I purchased from Wynkoop & bequeaths $2500 to Exrs for sole & separate use of Rebecca & her children.

10. I give my daughter Agnes Dunlap $2600

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11. The advancements I have made to my son-in-law, Charles Weaver exceed $4200. His wife is now deceased. I therefore give to his sons Joseph & Philip each $750 provided their father Chas Weaver in one year from my decease secure to the satisfaction of my Exrs a like sum to each of his other three children viz James, Charles & Mary Rebecca

12. To Catharine Clep who has faithfully served me the int on $1000

13. All residue to go equally to children living regarding the trusts

aforementioned.

Lastly appoints two sons, Thomas & Samuel exrs & give my grandson James A Greason $500. Dated May 17, 1855 Signed James Greason (seal)

Witnesses S.W. Haverstick Fredk Watts Prove July 14, 1855.

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At residence of Wm D. Greason No 510 South Silver St, Paola, Kansas Sept 10, 1921 4 PM

Copying from two loose leaves from the old Bible of Mr Greason's father Thomas Greason which W.D. says is in his father's handwriting:

Marriages

1. John Howenstine was married to Barbara Ann Smith (no date given) In pencil is written "J.D. Greason Senr & Mary Carothers" W.D. says this was written in by his brother Jas D. Greason now dead

2. Andrew Heiks was married to Margaret Howenstine Nov 29, 1821

3. David Shank was married to Ann Mariah Howenstine March 19, 1829

4. Henry Greider was married to Elizabeth Howenstine Jany 25, 1827.

5. Thomas Greason was married to Sarah Howenstine Oct 25, 1836

6. John Howenstine Jun was married to Nancy Lonenacre Dec 2, 1847.

7. Elxander Owen was married to Rebecca Howenstine May 18, 1847.

8. Thomas Greason was married to Margaret Bear Dec 1844

9. Thomas Greason was married to Anna Gohman Dec 27, 1849

10. Thomas Greason was married to Mary J. Hale Dec 1854.

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Births

John Howenstine Senr born Dec 25, 1781

Barbara Ann Howenstine Born Mch 1, 1786

Margaret Howenstine born July 10, 1808 in Cumb. Co Pa

Ann Mariah Howenstine born Oct 14, 1809 in Cumb Co Pa

Elizabeth Howenstine born Jany 22, 1812 in Cumb Co Pa

Sarah Howenstine born Sept 7, 1817 in Cumb Co Pa

John Howenstine Junr born July 25, 1822 in Cumb Co Pa

Rebecca Howenstine born June 1, 1827 in Cumb Co Pa

Margaret Bear born Aug 1, 1825 in Cumb Co Pa

Mary Jane Hale born Apr 25, 1830 in York Co Pa

Thomas Greason born Dec 31, 1809 in Cumb Co Pa

1. John Howenstine Greason born July 27, 1838 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

2. James Douglas Greason born Oct 17, 1840 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

3. Sarah Mariah Greason born July 18, 1845 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

4. Margaret Bear Greason born Oct 2, 1847 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

5. Owen Henry Greason born Sept 16, 1850 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

6. Anna Erenea Elizabeth Greason born Jany 23, 18583 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

7. Thomas Orin Greason born Jany 31, 1856 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

8. Charles Thorne Greason born Sept 17, 1857 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

9. William Dickson Greason born Aug 20, 1859 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

10. Brown Parker Greason born Sept 8, 1861 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

11. Jesse Fremont Greason born May 28, 1863 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa

Deaths

John Howenstine Senr died in Plainfield Jany 21, 1837

Barbara Ann Howenstine died in Plainfield Nov 10, 1849

Margaret Howenstine died Dec 6, 1822

Ann Mariah Howenstine died July 10, 1831

Sarah Greason died in Plainfield Feby 13, 1841

Margaret Greason died in Plainfield Oct 16, 1848

Anna Greason died in Plainfield May 19, 1854 aged 28 yrs 3 mos 18 days

Jesse Fremont Greason died in Plainfield June 18, 1864

Anna Erenea Elizabeth Greason died in Decatur Ill Apr 27, 1866

Grandfather James D. Greason Senr died in West Pennsboro Tp Cumb Co Pa July 4, 1855 aged abt 80

Grandmother Mary Carothers Greason died in Plainfield & is buried in meeting house Springs Cemetery. Wm D. has down from which his mother told him that she died about 1854 aged 70 yrs.

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Thomas Greason died in Paola KS in this house Sept 23, 1873

John H. Greason died in Pittsburgh Pa & buried there

James D. Greason died in Atwood, Kansas Jany 23, 1909

Owen H. Greason died in Perry Oklahoma Aug 19, 1910

Mary Jane Greason died in Paola Kansas in this house Apr 3, 1918

Brown Parker Greason died in Sawtelle Calif in Natl Military Home Dec 31, 1918. He is buried there in the National Military Cemetery. He ran away from home in Dec 23, 1875 & searched the deserts west for gold & also in South America & was in the Spanish American War & went to the Philippines

At residence of Mr & Mrs Philip Weaver Corner Randolph & Hastings St, Louisburg Miami Co, Kansas Sept 10, 1921 7:20 PM

Mr Weaver has some dates written down in a small pocket notebook some of which he got from the tombstones at Carlisle & some were given to him, his wife says by their cousin Mrs Laura Hart daughter of Robert Greason who now lives at Los Angeles California at 5333 Monta Vista ST.

James D. Greason Born Nov 25, 1776 died July 4, 1855

1. William Greason born Dec 17, 1805, died Nov 22, 1877

&. Eliza Washmood born Nov 15, 1807, died Feby 14, 1874

3. Thomas Greason born Dec 31, 1809 died Sept 23, 1873

4. Agnes W. Dunbar born May 15, 1811 died Feby 12, 1885

5. Mary Weaver born Oct 2, 1812 died Nov 1853

6. Samuel Greason born Mch 27, 1814 died Mch 1897

7. Robert Greason born Aug 12, 1816 died Feby 23, 1895

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8. John C. Greason born Mch 23, 1818, died June 18, 1874

9. James D. Greason born Apr 2, 1822

10. Rebecca J. Gillelan, born Apr 25, 1826 died Nov 23, 1904

Sarah Elliott born Aug 22, 1793 died June 13, 1875

Rebecca K.E. Weaver born Aug 28, 1820 died Mch 11, 1882

Father, Charles W. Weaver died Nov 4, 1814 died Mch 13, 1883

Grandfather, Philip Weaver died May 24, 1861 aged 77 yrs

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John C. Greason died at Ironton, MO & Rebecca J. Gillelan at Los Angeles, Calif. Chas Weaver's second wife was Rebecca Elliott & Sarah Elliott mentioned at 6th line of preceding page was her mother & lived with the Chas Weavers where she died in Carlisle Pa.

Rebecca Kline Elliott, second wife of Chas Weaver was born Aug 28, 1820 Died Mch 11, 1882.

Mr Weaver said his grandfather, Jas D. Greason & his wife, Mary Carothers separated & the last years of her life, she lived with his father, with Dunbars & with Robert Greason, her son. He is not sure, but thinks his grandmother Mary Carothers Greason died at her daughter's Rebecca J. Gillelen's at Plainfield. Mr Weaver says there were lots of Carothers lived in Dickinson Tp Cumb Co, among them "Red" Billy "Hill" Billy & "Big" Billy etc.

Mr Weaver took me from his residence which was torn up at 11:11 Pm their time to the hotel & at 8:55 this Sunday morning, came to the hotel to see me off & was very kind, although last night, he was at first very cold & said he could give me no information. He stated this morning that that was because I had asked for record of Carothers instead of Greason. Asking abt his service in the Civil War this morning, he said he enlisted at Harrisburg in June 1863 & served 2 yrs reaching the battlefield just after the battle. His brother James, enlisted about the same time & his brother Joseph had enlisted earlier & was killed at Antietam Sept 17, 1862.

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[Descendant Chart]

James D. Greason Born Nov 25, 1776, Died July 4m 1855. He is buried at Hougestown near Carlisle below Middlesex possibly 8 or 9 miles. Mr Weaver was at the funeral I think it was at Presbyterian graveyard at Silver Spring. He married Mary Carothers who is buried at the meetinghouse Springs, North west of Carlisle abt 2 or 3 miles & on the Conedoguinnenet Creek. He thinks the graveyard is 200 yrs old. He was a lawyer, but was always on a farm since Mr Weaver knew him. May 7, 1924. Letter small env fr E. Spencer Greason with Brooks Bio NY dated May 3/24. Says James D. Greason was son of Wm Greason & his wife Agnes Waugh & that he married Mary Carothers the latter part of the year 1804 & although a lawyer, retired to a farm in Silver Springs Tp, a portion of the Carothers Est to which he added until he owned 800 A in Greason School Dist. His wife, Mary, preceded him dying in 1854. He gets this fr a Hist of Cumb & Adams Co Pa by Warner Bean & Co in NY Public Lib. Apr 5, 1925 See Book 1 Page 210

[children]

William Greason, B. Dec 17, 1805 ob Nov 22, 1877 Unmarried . He was a nurseryman & made his home with his brother Robert

Eliza Greason, B. Nov 15, 1807 ob Feby 14, 1874 Mar Andrew Washmood, a farmer of Dickinson Tp Cumb Co.

2. Agnes, Married?

3. Mary Jane, m. James Bentz. He died at [Gbg? can't really read it]

She died recently. Had several children. She died Dec 20, 1920 at Wanson Wis

Gertrude

Charles

Clifford

James

1. Emma, m. James Ralston Had a drugstore. Died in Carlisle. Had several children.

4. James, m. Annie Myers. He is dead & she is living in Phila. Had two daughters.

5.? Rebecca m. William G. Peffer & lived at Carlisle where he kept a shoe store. Thinks they had two children.

Rebecca

Ambrose, Doctor & lives in Newville Pa

6.? Andrew, m. He kept grocery store in Carlisle. He is dead. Thinks had couple of girls. Heard he went to Texas & got killed.

7. Anne, m. Keller & lived in Harrisburg etc. Both dead. Had children.

William, unmarried, died young.

Thomas Greason, B. Dec 31, 1809 ob Sept 23, 1873 See Pages 258 & 259.

Agnes W. Dunbar, Born May May 15, 1811 ob Feby 12, 1885 m. John Dunbar. He was a farmer & is dead.

James, unmarried. Died long ago. He died abt 1868 when just commencing the practice of the law.

Mary, m. M.A. Embick of Carlisle Pa, a politician. She dead. He living. He was in Legislature.

John Dunbar. He is in the Army or Navy

Bayard

Lenora, m. Flower

A Daughter

Mary Greason, B. Oct 2, 1812 ob Nov 1853. m. Charles W. Weaver who was b. Nov 4, 1814 & ob Mch 13, 1883. She was 21 when married & Mr W. thinks it was in 1836. He married 2d Rebecca K. Elliott 5 yrs after his first wife died.

Louisa, died aged 16 unmarried Died Feby 19, 1854 aged 16.

Joseph, B. Nov 20, 1840 Killed at Antietam & died on the field say

Sept 17, 1862. Unmarried

Philip Jacob, B. Jany 5, 1843 at Centreville, a village in Cumb Co. M. Jany 26, 1871 to Margaret Bear Greason in Kansas City MO

Edward S. B. July 4, 1872 d. Jany 26, 1918 unmarried Buried here.

Thomas A., b. Apr 1, 1874 ob Nov 27, 1899 unmarried buried here.

Mary E., b. Dec 27, 1875 m. Luther Creason [sic] on July 27, 1902. Both living in Kansas City Mo where he is in the whole- sale lumber business. No issue.

Charles Greason, B. Feby 10, 1878 Lives here & runs the retail lumber yard with his father. M. Odessa Binkley. No issue

Philip Owen, B. Apr 15, 1880 ob Jany 23, 1891 Buried here

Margaret Lenora, b. July 9th, 1885 ob Aug 1, 1898 Buried here

Charles George, B. on a farm in Cumb Co say 1847 m. Julia Smith of Jersey City. He died in NY City was well educated.

Charles

Mary

Mary Rebecca Weaver, b. Say in 1850 as she was 3 yrs old when her mother died. Mr. [sic] Dr Charles M. Holcolm & lived in Seattle where she died

Charles, married an Elliott, her name Grace

Philip W. married to Jessie Benjamin

Marie, unmarried

Harry, lives in Phila. m. a Brown

Harry

Charles

Ralph

Philip, Dead

Edward, Died unmarried.

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[Descendant Chart continued]

James D. Greason & Mary Carothers ctd. They were married Nov 10, 1803.

[children continued]

Samuel Greason, Born Mch 27, 1814 ob Mch 14, 1897 m. Mary Davidson. She died in Paola Kansas & is buried in the Protestant Cem there. After her death, he got homesick & went back to Cumb Co where he died & is buried. See Book 17 Pages 222-228

Mary Ellen, m. Wm Huckaby & lived in Paola. Both dead. He married again.

Albert Greason Huckaby, have lost all trace of him. Mrs C.T.G says he is a baker in Denver, Col & has 2 children & that Ida will know.

Jane Amelia, m. Isaac Brandon Lived in Paola. She died & is buried in Paola. He married again & went to Topeka & is buried there. See Book 17 P 220 & Bk 20 P 100.

Samuel, Died unmarried.

Ida, m. Roy Gilmore. Has two or three children. They live at Topeka Ks where he is with the Topeka Capital, Arthur Capper's paper at head of advertising Dept

Brandon, d.y.

Josephine, Attends a College in Emporia B. Dec 1901

Kenneth, in school at Topeka Ks See B 25 P 430

Doris, a girl at school at Topeka Ks

A child, d.y.

Whitney, Theatrical man. Has been married 3 times, but is not now. Has one son.

Frances, m. Chas Caracco. No Issue. Both living in Osawatomie Ks.

Ikena, a girl m. Fred V. Borst & live at Los Angeles Calif where he is clerk in Santa Fe RR office. Have a Dau Mary Eliz aged 12.

William D., m. Gracey See Book 17 P 223 & 224.

Samuel Wing, m. Margaret Woodburn

Frances Rebecca, m. Wm Kennedy & live 2 miles out of Paola Ks

Samuel m. Jessie Brantner No issue He is a farmer in Marysville, Ks

Mary, m. Emil Overbeck

A son

Gertrude, m. Jesse Jones a painter. He died July 1921

Mary Jones

William G. Called "Bud" m. Fern Matthews. A farmer in East Valley. He was west [best guess] abt 2 yrs

Una, [unreadable second word could be born or could be a second name.]

Ida Cornelia Greason, youngest. Is unmarried & lives by herself at Carlisle Pa & sews. She lives at No 49 W. Pomfret St Carlisle Pa.

Robert Greason Born Aug 12, 1816 ob Feby 23, 1895. He was a farmer in Cumb Co where he died. He married Mary Ann Line of Dickinson Tp Cumb Co Pa. She too is dead. She was born 1821 & died 1861 Their children all born at Greason Cumb Co Pa.

1. William E., wounded at Antietam & died at home a few days after- wards. Was unmarried Born Dec 1840 & died Sept 17, 1862. Member of Co "A" 130 Reg P.V.

2. James A. , Born Apr 1844 ob Dec 1880 m. Emma Longanecker from Shiremanstown, Cumb Co Pa. Both dead in Cumb Co & left issue & she died at son's in Nebraska

3. Mary M. Died unm in Cumb Co B. Jany 28, 1846 ob June 1888

4. Laura R. Born Nov 3, 1848 m. John Hart of Cumb Co Pa. He is dead probably in VA where he was in the lumber business. He lives in Los Angeles Calif. She is the one to write to.

Gertrude, single

Mabel, married

6. Frances E. m. Joseph Bear. Both dead at Bayton O. & left issue. She was born Aug 2, 1853 & died Nov 1905.

5. David, Born June 5, 1851. Live Greason [best guess] m. Clara Jane Koons. Lived at Plainfield Pa. She born Apr 4, 1856. He dead & she living. He died Sept 10, 1914. She dau of Alex Sharp Koons & Jane Eliz McGraw [McSaw?] All Children born in [unreadable phrase]

3. Albert Walburn in Phila Born Nov 11, 1879 unm. At 34th & Chestnut ST

5. Laura Edna Born Apr 24, 1884 Mar. Feby 12, 1914 to Ira B. Lehman

Wm Ira Lehman B. Sep 19, 1917

6. Emmaline Greason. B. Apr 18, 1886 ob Oct 9, 1911 Mar Feb 22, 1906 Ira B. Lehman Born Jan 17, 1880 son of Wm H. & his Susan Smith

Leh Greason, B. Sept 13, 1906

Robt Smith, B. July 24, 1908

1. Robert, d.y. born Apr 21, 1876 ob Sep [unreadable]

Unmarried.

2. Herman Shank, B. Nov 13, 1878 D. 27 Dec 1878

4. Mary Bessie Greason, B. Mch 14, 1882. m. ------Arthur Leroy Burgner Born Dec 25, 1884 at Burgner's Mill, Cumb Co Pa son of Thomas Raub Burgner & wife Elizabeth Edwards.

Elna Romaine B. May 8, 1903

Thomas Raub, B. Jany 26, 1905

Albert Stuart, B. Jany 15, 1907

Eugene Richard, B. July 27, 1914

Mary Jane, B. July 25, 1919

7. Vera Jane, B. July 11, 1889. Mar Nov 20, 1920 Russell D. Knight born Aug 21, 1881 son of Jonathan C. Knight & wife

Martha Tomlinson. 7. Anna A. Died unmarried at Carlisle Pa B. Dec 16, 1856 d. Nov 1916

8. Robert Henderson d.y. aged 2 yrs B. Jany 1859 ob Nov 1862

John Carruthers Greason (thinks C. was for Calhoun) B. Mch 23, 1818 ob June 18, 1874. m. Margaret Monroe. He died at Ironton, MO. Lived in Pa where all children were born & he moved to Missouri & died at Ironton, Mo Has a big family of children. See Page 379 this book JVT Mch 14, 1924.

Monroe, dead. married. No issue. Mr Agnew says his widow lives in Kansas City Kansas.

James, married & lived in Mo had a large family. Mrs C.T.G says it is Holt MO

Agnes dead unm

Glenn, dead unm

John, was a geologist. Laid out K N & D RR went to Mexico & located a gold mine & was shot by a Mexican. His Aunt Rebecca sent for him & took him to Los Angeles when he died. Was married & separated. Two Children

Alexander Hewitt, Dead Died at or near Poplar Bluff, Mo Married & had a large family & a good one owned largest house in the town

Margaret, Died unmarried

Almira, Teacher in Oklahoma a few yrs ago

Hettie, m. Merrill & lives in Denver Colo & is bright & wd give record.

James D. Greason b. Apr 2, 1822 ob M. Elmira Bitner in Cumb Co Pa Both Dead.

A Boy, died in infancy

Ralph Greason, m______Lived at Deming N.Mex where he is a RR man

A daughter

Rebecca J. Born Apr 25, 1826 ob Nov 23, 1904 at Los Angeles M. Frank M. Gillelen. He died in Ohio long before. They had separated.

Greason m.1. Sarah Black. m.2. He lives abt Los Angeles Calif

A Son

Warren, lives at Los Angeles. M. Jennie Dawson of Olathe Kansas & thinks have two boys. He was a banker & is wealthy

Frank, died many yrs ago unmarried Drowned at Pgh Pa

James Douglas Fell off steps & broke his neck. Was unmarried

Daughter, d.y.

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Commercial Hotel Paola Ks Room 39 Sept 11, 1921 12:25 PM

After wiring from Kansas City, MO to Frank & Agnes, I left at 11:30 AM on the Frisco route for Paola Kansas 42 miles South west arriving about 1 PM & was driven to the Commercial Hotel, a good hostelry with an excellent middle aged woman in charge, was assigned to room 41 where I left my satchel & taking my record book, went around the corner a square & a half to the Court House where at the Probate Judge's office, I found record of the will of Samuel Greason, whom I had seen in Cumberland Co Pa in July 1876 & whose statement to me there then brought me here now & also the will of his father, James Greason (alias James D. Greason) who married Mary Carothers who as stated in 1876 by Samuel Greason was the daughter of James Carothers, who was a son of William & Isabella & from Anjou's History, it appears that this William was the son of James who was a brother of my great great grandfather, John Carothers. On Pages 241-244 is what I gleaned at the Court House. I did not get time to examine the Roscoe will. While I was copying the wills, the Probate Judge came & offered his help as well as his handsome buxom lady clerk & he called up Charles T. Greason who came in to see me & we had a good talk & he went out & brought in his brother Wm D. Greason who has the Bible record of their father, Thomas Greason & a little later, their brother Thomas O. Greason

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came in, all fine looking men, substantial & well to do, all about the same heighth a little below medium & rather heavily & stockily built. The Probate Judge did not know when this Miami Co was organized, but a man upstairs where I went with W.D. to telephone said it was formed from Lyken's Co & he thought it was in 1861. I then went with Wm D. to his residence No 510 South Silver St Paola Ks where I found he was living alone, since his mother's death in the house where both his parents died & into which they moved when they came to Kansas in April 1870. He said he had only lived in three homes (and I told him my record was the same) viz, the house in Plainfield where he was born, then a house in Greason to which they moved & lived a couple of years before coming to Kansas & this, his home here. On pages 245, 246 & 247 to & incl line 11 is recorded what I got from him. He said old John Brown lived at Osawotamie, nine miles from here & this was familiar territory to him. He said he & his brothers had been printers & in the newspaper business all their lives & as we walked over to the Public square abt 5:30 PM we passed the office of The Miami Republican which he said he had sold abt 2 yrs ago. He said Sarah & John Boglesong, her husband to whom Sam'l Greason referred me 45 yrs ago in July 1876 were both living in Kansas City Mo at No 1415 Agnes Ave which is reached by going out the 15th ST car line & who I will try to see tomorrow. A man whom we met

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in front of the Public Square or Park said it had been given to the City by the Indians but W.D. s'd it was given by the City Co who made a proviso that there should not be a court house built on it.

I then came to the Commercial Hotel & at 6:15 started for Louisburg 14 miles distant in a Ford hired of Scott Bounds with Albert Roach driving. We crossed a large creek abt like South Ten Mile in Greene Co Pa which he said was Wea (pronounced We-Ah') & reached Louisburg at 7 PM & went direct to residence of Cousin Philip J. Weaver who is a fine man, hearty, stocky, & robust with hardly a wrinkle & remarkable well preserved for 78 with no semblance of feebleness. He & his wife gave me the records on Pages 247 to 253 inclusive.

About a quarter before three in the night, I was awakened from my slumbers in corner room No 8 Ozark Trail Hotel by much lightning & thunder & a heavy rain. Got up at 6:40 AM & got my breakfast a little before nine. Jacob Livingston is proprietor & his wife got the breakfast, a very good one with the best toast I ever had. His son, Marion Livingston born Feby 1895 now 26 was in the Government service as a Seaman & gunner on the U.S.S. California, on which he went from Seattle through Panama to NY & made 12 trips from NY to Brest France & return & traveled he s'd 187,000 miles by sea. He has on the wall of his dining

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room a picture of the vessel & a part of its [unreadable word] in which it shows that it had made the record trip from NY to Brest France & return in 14 days 4 1/2 hours. This son is now on their ranch out in the State of Washington. At Louisburg, I saw a sign saying "Bucyrus 10 M" the first I knew there was a Bucyrus in Ks. Wm M. Borders who carries the mail on Sundays from Stilwell to Louisburg, who says he came here in 1881 from Kentucky said Louisburgh Ks had abt 700 inhabitants (& I noticed two banks, the First Natl & the "Bank of Louisburg")_ Stilwell abt 350 & Bucyrus still smaller. Stilwell was 11 miles fr Louisburg 10 North & 1 East while Bucyrus is 10 miles fr Louisburg 7 North & 3 west.

We crossed the line of Miami Co abt 8 1/2 m's out in Johnson Co in which Stilwell is located. At 10:24 AM got train on the Missouri Pacific RR & reached Paola 20 m's about 11:15 & Geo Stilwell drove me to Commercial Hotel where I have room 39 & have written up this record while it has been raining. It is still thundering, but the rain has ceased. I will prepare a genealogical tree of Thomas Greason's family & see his sons here for completion of record & try too to get out to Mrs Kennedy's for her record. It is now 2 PM & the sun has just come out for the first time today. It is now 2:44 Pm & I have completed the table on the next two pages giving the information I have recd to date. Charles T. says his father was at Decatur Ills at "Rene" funeral when Sarah got married. Charles T. thinks his Aunt Agnes Dunbar might have gotten her father's Bible & he & Wm D. thinks Samuel's daughter Ida living at Carlisle Pa might give much information about it.

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[Descendant Chart]

Thomas Greason, Born in Cumberland Co Pa Dec 31, 1809 Died in Paola, Kansas Sept 23, 1873.

Married 1 Oct 25, 1836 Sarah Howenstine who was born in Cumberland Co Pa Sept 7, 1817 & died in Plainfield, Comb Co Pa Feby 13, 1841.

Married 2 Dec 1844 Margaret Bear who was born in Cumberland Co Pa Aug 1, 1825 & died in Plainfield, Cumberland Co Pa Oct 16, 1848.

Married 3 Dec 27, 1849 Anna Gahman who was born in Cumberland Co Pa Feby 1, 1826 & died in Plainfield, Cumberland Co Pa May 19, 1854

Married 4 Dec 1854 Mary Jane Hale who was born in York Co Pa Apr 25, 1830 & died in Paola Kansas April 3, 1918.

[Children]

John Howenstine, B. July 27, 1838. ob Unmarried Chas T. thinks his death occurred abt 5 yrs after their father's.

James Douglas, B. Oct 17, 1840 ob Jany 23, 1909. M. Emma L. Sampson of Paola Ks abt 1871. She is living at Atwood, Kansas. Mar May 2, 1872. She dau of Jacob T. Sampson & his wife Helen Marr Hunt.

2. Frank Douglas. He was born Aug 28, 1871. m. Ella Pinegar of Atwood, Ks Publishing a newspaper at Atwood married on Aug 30, 1898.

1. Glenn G. B. Aug 20, 1899

2. James Douglas, Teaching school, B. Oct 31, 1900

3. Joseph M. B. Sept 7, 1904

5. Kenneth, B. Mch 3, 1908

4. Kermit, B. May 2, 1906

6. Roscoe Stubbs, B. Nov 20, 1912

7. Jr Franklin, B. Mch 26, 1915

1. Gertrude, Born Feby 20, 1873 m. Chas V. Woodard on July 5, 1892 She was murdered by some crazy person on Mch 23, 1898. No issue.

3. Kenneth Guy Greason Born Feby 20, 1888 m. Kittie Justine Carey. Were married Dec 25, 1911 in Billings Montana. She dau of Francis Farrman Carey & Mary Winifred Davis Carey. So Theo says. Has 3 daughters & one son.

Katherine Justine B July 20, 1913

Delma Gertrude, B July 7, 1915

Kenneth Guy Jr, B Mch 20, 1917

June Elizabeth, B. Sept 30, 1919

Sarah Mariah, B July 18, 1845 M. John R. Boglesong on Apr 26, 1866 in Carlisle Pa. Both living at 1415 Agnes Ave Kansas City, MO.

Maggie Florence, B. Feby 2, 1867. M. Mch 17, 1891 to Homes McKinley from Pana, Ill. He is an engineer on Frisco Co. Living Oklahoma City. No issue.

Esther Edna, B Aug 19, 1868 ob Nov 12, 1868

Mary Ellen B Jany 10, 1870 m May 28, 1887 to Harry P. Lamm fr Paola Ks. He is a railroader & both living at Agular, Colorado

Marie B May 15, 1884 m. Moore & live in Waco Texas

Harry

Elmira Greason, B Oct 16, 1871 ob Mch 31 1909 m. Mch 17, 1903 to Frank Beard fr Paola Ks, a railroader. He lives in K.C. MO

Mary Elmira, b. July 23, 1903

Ruth Frances B. Nov 27, 1905

Were with their grandparents until 5 yrs ago they went to their father at Rosedale who lives with his mother born in 1844 & his sister

Sarah Mariah B Feby 2, 1873 Is unmarried Living now in Paola with Thos O. Greason. Is a nurse

Emma Jane B Nov 18, 1874 ob Oct 20, 1902 M Dec 25, 1895 to Wm R Troegle of Parsons Ks. She had no children. He is married again & has two children.

Milton William, B. Apr 25, 1876 ob Oct 30, 1876

Owen Franklin B May 21, 1878 M Nov 24, 1904 to Nellie Smith fr Willow Springs Mo. Both living in LaJunta Colorado where he works in the Santa Fe Shops. No issue.

Elfreda Clarissa, B Apr 17, 1880 m Aug 10, 1903 to Clair Coe fr Paola Ks & both now live in Kansas City, MO. He is a carpenter, a skilled workman. Live No 346 S. Lawndale, Kansas City, MO

Kenneth V. Aged 14

Alfred, aged 13

Richard, aged 7

Catherine Bell, B June 26, 1882 m Aug 3, 1902 to Harry B. Lewis of Independence Ks & live now at Arkansas City Kansas He is a plumber.

John R, aged 18

Catharine, aged abt 16 married & went off to Newton Ks

Corinne, Aged say 13

Maude, B Mch 23, 1885 ob Nov 8, 1886

Charlotte Anne, B July 15, 1889 m Nov 12, 1910 to Millard F. Hymer fr Paola Ks & now living in Pueblo Col where he is a Ford motor car man. Married nine yrs before having any issue

Mildred Lenora, B Sept 15, 1919

Margaret Bear B Oct 2, 1847 m. Jany 26, 1871 to Philip J. Weaver See Page 251.

Owen Henry B Sept 16, 1850 ob Aug 19, 1910 unmarried. He was a printer & went in the Restaurant business.

Anna Erenea Elizabeth B Jany 23, 1853 ob Apr 27, 1866

Thomas Orin, b Jan 31, 1856 m. Minnie May Steele of Atwood Ks on Feby 11, 1912. No issue. He is a printer. She was born Aug 26, 1864 in Lycoming Co Pa.

Charles Thone, B Sept 17, 1857 m Nov 20, 1889 to Mary Roberson Dillman who was born Aug 5, 1866 in LaSalle Co, Ills

Charles Dillman Greason, B June 3, 1902. He is now attending the University of Kansas at Lawrence Kansas.

William Dickson, B Aug 20, 1859. Unmarried

Brown Parker, B Sept 8, 1861 ob Dec 31, 1918 Unmarried

Jesse Fremont Greason, B May 28, 1863 ob June 18, 1864

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At 3 PM, I walked down to Charles T Greason's on South Silver St being just this side & adjoining his brother Wm D's. He met me in the yard of their nice home & going in, he introduced me to his wife & went to call his brother W.D. who came in & from the information given by the three, I added in violet? ink same as shown on last 5 lines of Page 257 to the record gotten last night from Mr & Mrs Weaver & also to the record on the two preceding pages which I made up this afternoon. We had a nice talk together & W.D. walked over to the West End of Miami St to the little cottage home of his brother, Thos O. where we got the age of his wife & the names of Frank Douglas Greason;s seven boys on Page 258. Walking down, which was quite a distance, I asked W.D. about the Beesons & he s'd there were none of moment here now, but there had been some representative people here earlier, notably Henry V. Beeson, who came here about 1860 & his son, John S. Beeson a lawyer, whose early cottage home we passed & another son Jesse Beeson who 20 yrs ago, went to Oklahoma where he has been a merchant. I asked him the name of the Probate Judge & he said it was C.T. Numbers & that he was a first cousin

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President Harding who had visited him here, his mother being a sister of Harding's mother. I told him then that her name was Dickerson, as Harding's mother was Phoebe Dickerson, a daughter of Charity Van Kirk & her husband, Wm Dickerson. He said yes, that Numbers' mother's name was Dickerson & he thought it was Sophia. I bid him goodbye at the corner of the Park which I walked briskly across & got to the Hotel just at 7 o'c, the closing hour of the dining room for Sunday. Got my supper, paid my bill & now at 8 o'c am packing up & going down to await the bus at 8:10 to take me to the 8:30 PM train by Frisco route to Kansas City, MO

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At residence of Sarah M. Voglesong & John R. Voglesong No 1415 Agnes Ave Kansas City Mo. Sept 12, 1921 8:55. [The name Boglesong has been written & the B crossed out or over written with a V three times on this page.}

Mr Voglesong has produced his old family Bible, a large one printed at Phila in 1850 by John B. Perry No 198 Market St.

Marriages

Married June 27, 1843 by the Rev Jacob Kesler, David H. Voglesong to Hannah Rhoads, Daughter of Samuel Rhoads. Births

David H. Voglesong born Sept 25th, 1816

Hannah Voglesong born June 20th, 1822

1. George D. Voglesong born Sept 5, 1844

2. John Randolph Voglesong born April 17, 1846

3. Samuel R. Voglesong born Aug 19, 1848

4. David Theodore Voglesong born Aug 25, 1850

5. Milton M. Voglesong born Dec 23, 1855

6. Mary M. Voglesong born Sept 8, 1858

7. William W. Voglesong born Feby 13, 1864

Deaths

David Theodore Voglesong died Nov 8, 1856

Mary M. Voglesong died Jany 19, 1862

David H. Voglesong died Oct 28, 1871

Willie W Voglesong died Sept 14, 1873

Milton M Voglesong died Sept 23, 1873

Hannah Voglesong died June 19, 1897

Mrs Voglesong produced their own Family Bible, a large big fine one well preserved, bound in leather & with a clasp, published by A.J. Holman & Co Phila in 1895.

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Certificate that John R. Voglesong and Sarah M. Greason were married on Apr 26, 1866 by Samuel P. Sprecher Pastor of Eng Lutheran Church, Carlisle Pa.

Births

John R. Voglesong in Cumberland Co Penna Apr 17, 1846

Sarah M. Greason in Cumberland Co Penna July 18, 1845

1. Maggie Florence Voglesong in Cumberland Co Penna Feby 2, 1867

2. Esther Edna Voglesong in Cumberland Co Penna Aug 19, 1868

3. Mary Ellen Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas Jany 10, 1870

4. Elmira Greason Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas Oct 16, 1871

5. Sarah Mariah Voglesong in Miami Co Kansas Feby 2, 1873

6. Emma Jane Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas Nov 18, 1874

7. Milton William Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas Apr 25, 1876 8. Oliver Franklin Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas May 21, 1878

9. Elfreda Clarissa Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas Apr 17, 1880

10. Catherine Bell Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas June 26, 1882

11. Maude Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas March 23, 1885

12. Charlotte Anna Voglesong in Miami Co, Kansas July 15, 1889

Mrs Voglesong says she remembers an Aunt Betsy Carothers who lived in Plainfield or below at the station at Good Hope in a little brick house, where she lived with an old colored woman. The old colored woman came to Mrs Voglesong's when her first child, Maggie, was born to see "Marse Tom's first grandchild". Aunt Betsy was living then, a large portly woman who was so old, she never went from home much, if any. She thinks as Chas T. did that this Aunt Betsy was the mother of Josiah Carothers. Mrs V. does not

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remember her grandmother Greason who her sister Margaret remembers "as a little old woman with a sun bonnet". Mrs V. thinks Ida C. Greason at Carlisle can straighten out the Carothers connection as she has a wonderful memory.

Mrs V. says Andrew Agnew married into the Greason family, but didn't marry a Greason & her name was "Becky" & she thinks it was Rebecca Carothers & she thinks she was a sister of her grandmother Mary Carothers Greason. Andrew Agnew was a farmer & lived as a tenant on the farm of Charles Weaver (Phil's father) on the road between Carlisle & Plainfield. She recall their children as

1. Park, who married & moved to Phila where he was a doctor.

2. Joanna, who married Eber James who was a storekeeper at Plainfield. She died leaving one son Melville, who left there, but she don't know where he went.

3. Andrew Agnew, called for his father, who lives here in Kansas City Mo at No 1014 Bales St near here, who is retired is younger than Mrs V & came here to see her the first year they moved up here. He is married & has a family.

Mr Voglesong enlisted in 1864 & served in the Civil War one year. Enlisted Aug 24, 1864 for 1 yr in Co e 97th Pa Inf & was discharged June 28, 1865 at Raleigh North Carolina. They moved to Kansas in March 1869 settling in Richland Tp

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9 or 10 miles NW of Paola on a farm in Miami Co. Mr V says that had formerly been Lykens Co organized in 1855 & when the State of Kansas was admitted to the union in 1861, the name of Lykens was dropped & it was changed to Miami Co. Was 4 1/2 yrs on farm & from 1872 to 1886 he was in the milling business & was clerk of the courts from 1887 to 1891. Then, in 1892 built the flouring mill in Paola & ran it until May 1915 & moved to Kansas City Mo to this house June 2, 1916 where he owns the property 50 by 120 ft with a six room apartment house on it. He lives in one & rents the other five at $40 per month each & all the tenants pay. It is now 11:37 AM & Mr Voglesong says he will walk with me to Andrew Agnew's some 13 or 14 blocks from here.

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At residence of Andrew F. Agnew No 1014 Bales St Kansas City Mo Sept 12, 1921 12:33 PM

Mr Voglesong came up here with me & introduced me to Mr Agnew who says his mother was Rebecca Carothers who he says was a near relative of the Greasons, but he does not think she was a sister of Mary Carothers, the wife of James Greason, but thinks her father, whose first name he doesn't know, was a [9]*brother of Mary Carothers Greason. He says there were a big lot of Parkers & Hendersons about Carlisle who were related to the Carothers, but he does not know the connection.

Mr Agnew says there was a William Kline who lived in Harrisburg & was probably a lawyer, who was some relation to his mother, at first thought was an Uncle of hers, but is not sure. He had a son Thomas who lived in Hbg [Harrisburg?] & a daughter Rebecca a bright school teacher, who used to call him or his mother to whom she often talked, cousin

Says Old Thomas Bosler, a blacksmith at Carlisle whose wife was Maria, was some kin to his mother. They had a boy 1. Wilson, also a blacksmith who married & 2. Elizabeth, who married a Ziegler & he thinks came West to Ohio & 3. Maria & 4 William. He don't know abt the last two. Said they used to visit them every year.

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Mr Agnew shows me a fine case of surgical instruments in a case of fine hardwood about 18 inches long 11 inches wide & 5 inches deep which was captured from the Confederates on a vessel which was captured by the vessel his brother was on in 1862 & when he left the vessel & was sent for duty Whitehall Hospital in Eastern Virginia, the officers of the vessel made a present of it to his brothers [sic], there are all kinds of instruments all very fine & with ebony handles & several kinds of saws. Mr Agnew s'd that when his brother's widow died recently, she gave them to him as they had no children. He contemplates giving them to the museum.

Mr Agnew does not think Betsy Carothers was the mother of Josiah. Says she was a widow, but never knew her husband or his name. Said she had a daughter who was also a widow Myers (he thought her name was Eliza) who had a son John Myers who was expecting to graduate at the same time John P. Agnew did. Agnew passed & went right home & Myers failed to pass & went to a hotel - probably the Bingham - & registered as John P. Agnew & took morphine & killed himself. Jno P. Agnew went to Phila & brought the body home for burial. Mr Agnew lived on a farm near Newville & from there went Apr 12, 878 to Fairburg, Jefferson Co Neb & came to Kansas City in Feby 1891 & has been in the livestock business at the stock yard. Mr Agnew is 6 ft 1 1/2 & weighs now 250 has weighed 280. His oldest son

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[Descendant Chart]

A Mr James Carothers who was a lawyer lived in Harrisburg Pa & Mr Andrew Agnew, his grandson thinks he was a brother of Mary Carothers Greason as he thought his mother was a first cousin of the Greasons, viz William, Thomas, Samuel, Robert, James Dr etc Mr Agnew says Harrisburg was his mother's home & she was raised there.

[children]

James Carothers, oldest, unmarried. Lived during the latter years of his life with his brother-in-law Black in Ohio. Had been much of a rover & for 16 yrs drove the bandwagon with a circus. Thinks Van Amberg's or Robinsons'. Says he died in Clyde or Fremont or Sandusky Co Ohio. He thinks it has been 30 yrs or so when he died & that he was 82 yrs old when he died. He was a large robust man over six feet & was the largest of the family.

Elizabeth Carothers is he thinks next, or possibly George was next. She married Thomas Black who lived in South of Greason Pa. He was a farmer & moved to near Clyde, Sandusky Co, Ohio, where he bought a farm. She died on the farm before he did. They settled at a place called the Windfalls near the Lakes where it was hard to raise children & several died, but Mr A recalls the three that lived & grew up, but don't know further about them.

Nettie Black

Robert Black

Thomas Black

George Carothers. He lived in Lewiston, Pa & died there. Don't know who his wife was. Mr A never saw him & knows only what he heard his mother say, but he knew of 3 girls whom he has seen.

Josephine, oldest, m. Dr Atkinson of Lewistown Pa where both died. No issue

Frances, M McFadden of Lewistown Pa a druggist in partnership with Dr Atkinson

Charles McFadden

"Abbie" m. Morrison a farmer of near Lewistown Pa went west & lost track of them.

Rebecca Wise Carothers thinks her mother was a Wise. She married Andrew Parker Agnew who was a son of Matthew Agnew & Rebecca Forbes his wife. He died Sept 19, 1876 aged 64 yrs 4 mos & 17 days born say June 2, 1812. His wife Rebecca Wise Agnew died Dec 23, 1873 aged 59 yrs Born say in 1814. They are buried in the Old Pres gy NE part of Carlisle Pa. Died at Stringtown near Good Hope & Plainfield. He was a farmer.

John Parker Agnew B. Nov 14, 1838 ob Feby 3, 1903. He graduated at Jefferson Medical College Phila before the war. Practiced awhile at Plainfield & then enlisted in the Navy. Was surgeon on a vessel during the war & was on duty on James River & was later assigned to the White Hall Hospital VA for duty. He died in Phila & is buried there. m.1. Sadie Brown m.2. Lou Browne. She died Nov 1920 & is buried in Phila. First wife buried at Brownburg Pa up the Delaware River where he then practiced No issue

Joanna Maria, B. Jany 13, 1842 ob Nov 20, 1872 M. Eber James of Plainfield a merchant. He too is dead.

Melvin Londeree. He died Mch 1920. Lived in Phila Died in Hbg. m. Stella Lawhead from Chester City Pa. She is living in Phila at No 1134 W 46th St No issue

Trell Arden, a boy. He is dead & she also m Kate Kendiz? of Phila No issue

James, B Oct 16, 1846 ob Oct 6,1850 was run over with a wagon

Mathew, B July 24, 1849 ob May 6, 1850

Andrew Forbes, B Aug 1, 1851 (1851) m.1. Sarah Margaret Byers of Newville Pa on Oct 8, 1875 & she died Dec 4, 1905 aged 51. m.2. Mary Elizabeth Ryland of Kansas City Mo on Feby 8, 1910 who was born July 3, 1868 at Lexington Mo. Live now at 1014 Bales Av Kansas City Mo

Herman Stewart B Dec 25, 1879 unmarried Lives Okemah, Oklahoma where he is in the Jitney [best guess] business in the oil fields

Arthur Byers B Nov 14, 188 m. Ethel Knight of Osage City Ks Both living at 2129 Park Ave Kansas City Mo No issue is connected with a bakery

Freddie Parker Jany 8, 1884 m. Flora Malott of K.C. MO formerly of Iowa. No issue. Lives 2818 Euclid Ave Kansas City Mo In meat business Rebecca Ellen B Nov 4, 1888 m. Lewis H. Doering on Feby 9, 1910 Both living at No 2118 Park Ave. He is a draughman [sic] No issue

James Caruthers B Jany 19, 1895 unmarried Lives at home Teller in Columbia Natl Bank K.C. Mo. He was in World War over 2 yrs, a yr at Funston Ks & a yr overseas. Edwin Holmes B Say 1852? ob say 1905 at Colorado Springs Col M. Ada an orphan fr Texas. She is living at Clay Centre Ks & with her children

Birdie, m. Fisher Lives Indianapolis

Lewis

Josephine, m. Melvin Shultz Live at Frederic, Kansas

Twila (TWila)

A Son

Edward, m. Wanda_______ Lives by Longford Ks on a farm

A Son

Annie, m. Clarence Packard live on a farm near Industry Ks

Dewey, married Live at Topeka Ks

Ruby, a girl, unmarried Lives in Indianapolis Ind with the Fishers

John P. unmarried. Is in a drug store at Clay Centre Kansas

A Boy d.y.

See Book 8 Page 416

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Stewart is 6 ft 2 & his youngest James Caruthers is 6 ft 1 3/4 & when he went in the army weighed 268 & came back weighing 230, but is now back to 270. He was in the commissary dept because of being adept at figuring & also because of some feet ailment he could not drill.

Mr Agnew's youngest brother Edwin Holmes left home on Apr 30 one evening when 17 yrs old & had never slept before that except with mother. Mr Agnew says his father was not large wd weigh about 165 & his mother was a small woman, but her sister Elizabeth (Mrs Black) was a large woman.

Hotel Robidoux St Joseph Mo Sept 12, 1921 10:30 PM

I got in Kansas City Mo last night from Paola, Kansas abt 10 PM had a good night's sleep, got up at 6:15 AM exercised, got my breakfast, got shaved & going down a square to 10th St where I changed & took a 15th St Car go Agnes Ave & going up the St to 2d house on the right, found No 1415 Agnes Ave & pressing the button a little short chubby woman, rather heavy, came to the door & I asked if she was Mrs Boglesong & she said yes. She was wheezing with asthma & was not robust, although looking so & said she had had a stroke

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a year ago. I told her of her Uncle Sam'l Greason referring me to her 45 yrs ago in July 1876 when I was at his home in Greason Pa & of telling me she had the family records which her father Thomas Greason had gotten & that her grandfather James Greason had married Mary Carothers, the daughter of James Carothers, who in turn was a son of William & Isabella Carothers. She said she knew her grandmother Greason was Mary Carothers, but she did not know who her brothers & sisters were if any & did not have any of the old records, but went & got their big Bible which was almost too heavy for her to carry. Her husband came in & was very kind & considerate & is a small man, but lithe & active. He said he weighed but 115 lbs & in build, walk & manner is strikingly like J. Bayard Pollock, but with a better face. From their Bibles & talk, I got the information noted on Pages 262 to 265 incl & made up their family record to the family tree or table on Pages 258 & 259. Not until he brought in his father's bible did I learn that the name was Voglesong & not Boglesong. He s'd he first worked at the Grange & Huckaby mill at Paola & weighed about 160 lbs until one Feby he was caught in the cogs at the mill & it stripped his heavy winter clothing off & rolled it about his neck almost choking him, broke some ribs on the left side & left him unconscious for over

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four days & many people said he was gone & their [sic] was no use trying to do anything for him. This occurred on a Friday & on Sunday, hundreds came in expecting to attend his funeral, but his old family doctor stuck to him & finally brought him to, but it reduced his weight which he has never since recovered. Mrs Voglesong sees the ludicrous & amusing & joked often in the morning's talk, saying once to him with a sly twinkle "its bad enough if we don't know our own children's names" when he was balking as to what the middle names of two or three of them were. Speaking of Wm D. Greason's giving years of his life to care for his mother, Mr V. said that "Phil Weaver said Will Greason ought to have a free pass to heaven". Mrs V. hoped Will Greason would take his contemplated trip to Honolulu & Japan & said "he ought too, & might as well, for he has more money than he can count & I wish he would get married".

I bid her goodbye about 11:40 AM & Mr V. walked with me up 3 blocks to 12th & turning to the right out 12th to Bales Av & turning to the left, went up Bales a square & a half to 1014 to Andrew F. Agnew's who is a large broad shouldered man of 250 lbs 6 ft 1 1/2 inches tall who has led a very active life dealing in grain & livestock but for the past two years has been almost incapacitated by reason of cataracts on his eyes, which he had operated on two years ago, but he can't see to

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read now. He is a good strong character & a fine wholesome man. He said his mother was Rebecca Wise Carothers, but he didn't know her father's name. He gave me the information from Page 266 to line 17 Page 270 inclusive. He told of having been at work at his desk at the stockyards here & a man came in & asked if Andy Agnew was there. He didn't see him as his back was to the door but he heard him & recognized his voice although he had not see him or heard him speak for 33 yrs & he called out, "yes, Phil, I will see you in a minute" It was Phil Weaver who replied "you don't know me" to which Mr Agnew replied "I didn't see you, but I knew that voice". He told an extended detail of the wanderings of his brother Edwin Holmes & said he thought it was his running away that killed his mother, who said it was much like the life of her brother James Carothers. He told of Edwin Holmes going to Prince George Co Md to Washington DC to Frederick Md & to Romney WVA where he made his father go after him & where he found him about naked, fitted him out & brought him home where he remained a year never leaving the farm. He then wrote from Waco, Texas to someone back in Pa under the assumed name of John Ward. The letter was forwarded to him in Nebraska & he went to texas & no one had ever heard of

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Agnew, but everyone knew John Ward. He hunted up his shack & found his wife who he said was about one third Indian & who had then two children. Finally he came in & he persuaded him to sell out or give his crops away & come to Nebraska & he would give him work at his grain elevator which he did & he said he never had a better worker. Mr Agnew smiled & asked if I "got all of the Greasons". He said the brothers Thomas, John C. & James D. had plenty of bastard children in the Cumberland Valley, said Thomas had four for five John a half doze & Jim had some but he didn't think Samuel & Robert who were decent enough had. His present wife, being his second, is a large tall buxsom woman & fleshy, I would say 5 ft 10 & weighing probably 220 lbs, but she was very considerate & wished to get me lunch, but I told her I did not eat at noon. Shortly before I left, his daughter Rebecca Ellen Doering came in & he introduced me. She is a very handsome 33 yr old girl, much of the type of Alvira Markle Snider. Mr Agnew in giving the record of his children all being without issue said; "I have a very bum family" He walked up to 9th St with me to the place to take the street car in & at 4:30 I bid him goodbye & reached Hotel Sherman at 5 PM got my dinner & took the Street Car at 7th & Walnut St at 6 o'c for St Joseph Mo arriving here at 8:11 Pm was assigned to

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this room, got a taxi & at 8:30 started out to No 2816 Edmond St abt 2 miles where the Telephone Book reported Holley A. Markle lived. Arriving there, I found he had moved out & a Mr & Mrs Jesberg were living there. They said his wife had gone to California where he expected to follow in about two weeks saying that his parents had gone there from their home at or near Quincy Ills & had stopped with them here a week on their way out. They said he was abt 40 & that he had a brother in Chicago who was 18 yrs older. Mr Jesberg said he was working with the Art Craft Engraving Co, Jenkins Bldg on Felix St between 7th & 8th where he wd go to work at 8 o'cl in the morning. I then walked up to the street above & took a Jule St car in reaching the Robidoux at 9;45 Pm got an old Directory of 3 yrs ago & find no other Markles & fear those whom I am seeking have gone. Looking through the Directory, I did find:

Fred Merkle, Grocer, Kirschner Addn V same

Rothermel, Gussie A., musician b 1120 church

Rothermel, John C., musician r 1220 church

Rothermel, John P., Whipmaker b 1220 church

Rothermel, Lulu, Stitcher Noyes N Shoes Co 1220 church

There were no Caruthers of any spelling no Jacks, no Redburn & no other Rothermels. I will go to see Holley A. Markle in the morning & also hunt up the Rothermels.

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Court House of Buchanan Co St Joseph Mo Sept 13, 1921 8:33 AM

I am in the office of the Probate Judge where by reference received through an abstracter, I find Book F 316, the original will which they tell me in the Recorders office has not been recorded there. The will is short & written entirely by himself on one of his letterheads the width of this page & extending in length to 29th line but the will proper extends from the 5th to the 20th line.

His letterhead is:

"S.M. Markle, President Kansas City & Memphis Lumber Asscn

Timber Agent, St Louis, Arkansas & Texas RR

Jonesboro, Ark, May 12th, 1888.

I, Samuel M. Markle of St Joseph Mo do make publish and declare my last will and testament as follows:

I give, devise and bequeath to my wife, Lucy and to her heirs and assigns forever, all my property and estate, whether real, personal or mixed and constitute and appoint my said wife sole executrix of this will.

In testimony whereof I hereunto sign my name this 12th (twelfth) day of May 1888 Samuel M. Markle

Witness Charles M. Hinke, A.L. Krewson. Certified Probated by James P Thomas, Judge of Probate of Buchanan Co Mo on testimony of A.L. Krewson & Charles M. Hinke (which see following) on March 2, 1896

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On Jany 16, 1896, said James P. Thomas Judge issued a commission to any Justice of the Peace or Notary Public in the County of Craighead, State of Arkansas to take the testimony of Charles M. Hinke & A.L. Krewson which brought forth an affidavit from A.L. Krewson, Sworn to at Jonesboro, Craighead Co, Arkansas before Jacob Sharp N.P. & dated Jany 24, 1896 made the usual oath of having signed as a witness at the testators request

Then

On Jany 30, 1896 s'd James P Thomas Probate Judge issued a com to any court having a seal or N.P. in Johnson Co, Texas to take the testimony of Charles M. Hinke which produced an affidavit from Charles M. Hinke singed & sworn to Feby 24, 1896 before F.E. Adams Judge of the County Court of the County of Johnson Texas & made the usual oath of a subscribing witness as indicated above.

It is now 9:15 AM

Abstract Index of Estates Book A Page 367 shows that date of letters was Mch 11, 1896. Bond $1200 Sureties W McDonald & John M. Armstrong Inventory June 12, 1896 & final discharge was Nov 26, 1898 & the Exix name was Lucy G. Markle

The man who waited on me at the Probate Judge's office referred me to Mr Shull of Shull & Chipps saying he had been an abstracter for 30 yrs & knew everyone, but upon going to his office after two heavy showers that poured down while I was in Probate Office, found he had gone to a funeral.

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At residence of John P. Rothermel No 1220 Church St St Joseph, Mo Sept 13, 1921 12:07 PM

Mr John P. Rothermel says his father, Jacob Rothermel, came from Darmstat, Germany with his elder brother William in 1832 & settled in St Louis Mo where he was first a carriage trimmer & harness maker & when the Civil War broke out, he started to manufacture whips from which he made a comfortable fortune for those times, but later lost it by drink. William also came to St Louis & where he lived & died & had a family of sixteen children. He fell off a train or car once injuring his mind. Jacob had eleven children & died in St Louis Mo Dec 13, 1900 aged 74 yrs. Mr R don't know whether his parents brought him or what his father's name was. He thought Peter F. Rothermel of Phila where he landed was a relative. Mr Rothermel says his father & mother were both Presbyterians & he & his family are also. He says three of the older children died he thought of scarlet fever within two weeks & by reason thereof, his father took to drinking.

His son, John C. is a fine musician & is an orchestra leader. Was for 3 yrs with the Orpheum Theatre, Topeka, Ks

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& about two weeks ago went to the Electric Theatre, Kansas City, Kansas

Mr R is also a whipmaker & worked for 10 yrs here with Wyatts & at times goes to Kansas City, Mo.

It is now 1:11 PM & I must get a car back to the Robidoux.

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[Descendant Chart for two Rothermel brothers, William & Jacob]

William Rothermel See Book 8 ps 282 & 283 William, lived in St Louis. A little older than Jno P.

Catharine

Clara

Henry

& others

Jacob Rothermel, Died Dec 13, 1900 aged 74. M. Katharine Roth from Everest, Darnstadt. She came over abt the same time, were married in St Louis Mo. She died in Apr 1907 aged 78. She was born in Mch 17, 1832. She said she was 17 when married & he 22. Mr R. says he may have the year of their coming to America wrong. See Book 8 P 283.

Alex, D.Y.

Jacob, M. Lizzie Fox. He died in St Louis Mo in July 1919. He was a whip maker. Thinks he had 5 or 6 children. She is living.

Philip, D.Y.

Louisa, D.Y.

Catherine, m. John Amsler of St Louis Mo where they both live. He is a teamster. Have children.

Antoine Alex, called "Tony" Tony Fanst was his god father. A whipmaker m.1. m.2. Mary Flaunce m.3. Had but one child & it died.

John Peter Alexander, B. Aug 16, 1863 on A Sunday morning. M. Catharine Mueller from St Louis Mo on May 26, 1888. She died in St Joe Mo June 14, 1912.

John Christian Alex, don't use the "A" B. May 23, 1890 in St Louis Mo on Friday 1:10 AM Unmarried. Is a musician.

Lulu Pauline, B. Apr 24, 1892 at 2 AM Sunday at St Louis Mo Unmarried. She is a stitcher in the Noyes Norman Shoe Factory Gussie Ana Mary, b Aug 21, 1894 at 8 PM on Tuesday Ev at St Louis Mo She was a musician & is now married to Henry Dubowsky who runs a Dept store at 1802 Olive St ST Joseph Mo married July 28, 1920.

Emily, m. Herman Wolgost, He is dead. She is living in St Louis. Had 2 children by him & M 2________

Paul, m Lizzie Lawrence of St Louis Mo where they both live. He is a whipmaker by trade.

Paul, married

Elsie, married

William, m_______. He died in St Louis abt 2 yrs ago. He was whipmaker & for 20 yrs drove a Weirs Beer wagon

Left two or three children

Mary, B. Dec 25, 1871? on a Christmas morning M. Herman? Sundaugh of St Louis Mo, a machinist. Both living & have 4 or 5 children

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National Hotel, Leavenworth Kansas Room 4 on the corner 1st floor up Sept 13, 1921 9:25 AM

I got up at 6 o'c this morning at St Joe, Mo, & by 8:15 had finished my breakfast & went round the corner to the Court House where I found the original will of Samuel M. Markle references to which & a copy will be had on Pages 276 & 277. During the hour I was at the Court House there were two showers or downpours of rain. It had about quit at 9:30 Am & I walked around to the Jenkins Bldg on Felix St between 7th & 8th St being 715 Felix St & going up to the 5th floor to the Artcrafts Engraving Co, I found Holley A. Markle, a fine young man of 40 with a good face & when I told him I was fr Penna he got to talking about his people coming from Alsace & from Penna & the story of the first paper mill & rafting down to New Orleans & other familiar details of our forbears. Said he had gotten this history from a book in the public library at Des Moines Iowa which was full of it & where his cousin was librarian. He said his father was Dr Jasper Newton Markle M.D. & he was 83 & Dr Abraham B. Markle D.D. of the Christian Ch his bro was 80 & Rachel Johnson of Des Moines Iowa their sister was 81? & it was her daughter who is a widow who is librarian at Public library at Des Moines Iowa. He said his father & his brother had gone to Anaheim California to live & he knew they wd gladly give me information I wd write but thought if I would see Mrs Johnson

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she could give it as well, so I have concluded to stop at Des Moines to see her & her daughter. Holley could not give the name of his grandfather, but thought he was a doctor too & s'd his father had a brother Johnson who was killed in the Civil War. Holley said his name was; Holley Amphion [Amppion?] Markle & was born Dec 30, 1881 at Long Point, Livingston Co Ills & came to St Joe Mo in 1906 where the day before Thanksgiving in 1917 he married Vera Parker. She has gone to California & he expects to follow on Nov 1 next going also to Anaheim. He has a brother, DeLafalle' Markle who can be reached through the Mack Mfg Co, Evanston, Ills. He says his father had 3 boys & 4 girls.

He says a Fred Markle who used to be here at St Joe was now in St Louis Mo where he is a wealthy shot manufacturer. He said his father's people lived somewhere in Ohio & I am inclined to think he comes from Abraham's family of Jefferson Co Ohio. I bade him goodbye & went to the office of Shull & Chipps on Francis St between 5th & 6th & found Mr Shull was out attending a funeral. I had found in the old Directory or telephone book, the name of Joseph Merkle r 2714 S. 19th St Tel 7765 W, So taking a South Park St car in front of the Donnell Court Bldg at the Corner by the hotel, I went out Commercial

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ST to South 19th ST & walking up 2 1/2 blocks on the left hand side, I came to a little one story frame cottage house with a porch in front on which three women were sitting at No 2714 South 19th St who proved to be the wife & daughters of Jos Merkle. The wife was very dark & rather stout with a decided German accent & the older daughter sitting on the swing seat with her mother was fine looking woman with well chiseled face, aged probably 35 & the other, a handsome smiling girl of 20 to 25. Asking for Mr Merkle, they said he was sleeping as he worked nights. His wife s'd he came to America in 1886 when aged 29 from Baden fr Gottenberg, she said. His elder daughter said he was the only child by the first wife of his father Joseph Markle, who marrying again, he was bound out or adopted & thus got to Guttenberg, but that was not where his father lived. The younger daughter went in & asked him & he said his father had six children by his second wife which were his half brothers & sisters who remained in Germany. They said Fred Merkle who was grocer at Kirschner Addition also came from Germany. Bidding them adieu, I walked back down to Commercial St & took a car back to the Robidoux where I took a Grand Ave Car at the same place & going out

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10th St to Church, I walked up Church two & a half blocks to No 1220 where I found John P. Rothermel at the door sweeping the hall. He is a medium sized man of the laboring class type & from him, I learned his father had come to this country from Germany, so he was not from our Rothermels who went to Washington Iowa or he who was last heard of at St Louis Mo. Find the striking similarity of names, I took down what he could give me of their record on Pages 278 to 281 inclusive. Leaving him, I walked down 13th St & got a Frederick Ave Car & was soon back to my starting point again & going in Shull & Chipps before 2 o'c, Mr Shull had not gotten back, but I had his office girl phone him, but he didn't know about the Markles but told us to call Dougherty Moss Lumber Co & N.D. Biles? & Co Lumber but they did not know. Mr Chipps suggested calling Frank M. at Kinson, but he didn't know & then sent me into the St Francis Hotel to see A.M. Doughtery aged 92 but he had gone out. Someone Chipps called spoke of the Markle Place being laid out so I employed him to go with me to the court house to see who dedicated it. WE found it had bee dedicated by the Markle Land Co, Lucy G. Markle signing as Pres & W.P. Markle as Secy on Jany 31, 1906 & the papers were sworn to in Craighead Co Arkansas (Jonesboro) The plat was shaped as below: Isadore St ╔════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ 150 ft 16 ft( ║ 13th St 165 Ft( ║ (11 lots) ////////////////// ║ ///////////

╚////// 175 Ft Frederick Ave

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The property fronted on 13th St & a fine big frame house sat back in the lot. Asking Mr Chipps to look up & see when it was sold, we found two deeds from Markle Land Co to Albert R. Goetz dated or recorded Aug 11, 1901 vised? [sic] Sept 13, 1909 Consideration $17,500 & the other to Lincoln Realty Co Dec 1, 1909 consideration $17,500 when the former was Ackd on Apr 6, 1909, she was at Oxford, Butler Co Ohio & he at St Louis & when the other was Ackd Sept 10, 1909 both were in St Louis Mo. Mr Chipps asked Mr Mays, an abstracter sitting working at a table in the Recorders office abut the Markles & he said Mrs Bausbeck their old neighbor was still living & he thought she would know. We then went back to his office & he said her son A.H. Bausbeck, Cashier at the American Natl Bank Corner Felix & 7th Ave Could give me more information than his mother, so I went around there & found him to be a strong character & he very accommodatingly called up Harry P. Brown who he said had married a daughter of Wilfred McDonald still living, another of whose daughters married on of the Markle boys. I then told him Mr McDonald had been one of Mrs Markle's bondsmen when she took out letters. He spoke in the highest terms of the Markles & said they were fine people. Said too, that he & their children used to play together having neighbors. Not being able to get Mr Brown, he

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gave me his No which was No 8 in the Donnell Court across 5th Ave from the Robidoux & I walked back there & found him & got from him at last what I had been seeking. He, however had to call up his wife, Effie on the phone to get the information which he wrote out for me as follows:

Lucy G. Markle, mother lives in St Louis with her daughter Mrs Stuart Butler 5534 Bartmer Ave.

1. By first wife Charles Markle, son lives in Galveston, Texas

2. By first wife Effie Markle, daughter, deceased

3. by 2d wife Wm P. Markle son lives in Memphis Tenn

4. by 2d wife Frank B. Markle son Vice Prest Carnegie Steel Co Galveston Tex

5. by 2d wife Jennie Markle Daughter lives in St Louis Mo Husband was Stuart Butler Decd

6. by 2d wife Marion Markle, son lives in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Mr Brown said Mrs Butler had just rtd from Europe & if I would send them word or phone them when I got to St Louis, they would send a car for me as they had four or five of them. He introduced me to Mr Dyer in their office for information about Charles' children when I said I was going to Leavenworth as he s'd Charles used to live there & his daughter who is married lives there (here) now & also her mother, the first wife, they being divorced & he is married again. Their children's names are Sam, Lucy & Hazel. Dyer said his wife was a Sherwood & that her father was one of the two or three cronies of Samuel M. Markle. Dyer is himself a genealogist. I then went to the Robidoux & it was 3:03 PM & the clerk s'd my best way to Kansas City was to take the L't'd Interurban in front of their

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hotel at 3:35 so I paid up by bill & did so but the car laid around on the next St until 4 Pm before it started & reached Kansas City at 5:45 PM where I took a taxi & was whisked off to 10th St at Main to await the 6 o'c Interurban for Leavenworth. Waiting on the curb, an elderly man, a farmer, stepped up by me at 5:55 PM & asked if the Leavenworth car had gone. I told him it had not & that I was waiting for it. Asking him if he lived at Leavenworth, he said he lived 6 miles out West in High Prairie Tp. Asking him if he knew any Redburns there, he said he had but they were all gone. I said "where did they go" & he said "they are dead". He said one of them had married a Medill & that their son was Pres't of the State Trust Bank here at the Corner of Delaware & 5th St & for me to go & see him & he could give me information about the Redburns. We rode up in the car together & I learned his name is Thomas Wilson 75 yrs old born in 1846 at New Concord, Guernsey Co, Ohio, just on the line of Muskingum Co & that he was named for an Uncle Thomas Wilson & another Uncle E.K. Wilson's daughter was Librarian at the public library at St Joe Mo. His father was William Wilson & his great grandfather James Wilson came from Ireland & is buried with a generation or two more at Bethel Church near Sharon Pa & he expects to go there next week.

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He has in his drawer at home a history of the family & their descendants written out by his father covering ten pages which he promised to bring in tomorrow morning & meet me at Medills Bank & I told him I wd have it copied & give back to him with two extra type written copies. He said he first came to Leavenworth Co in 1857 & later went west to Douglas Co & returned here again in 1865 at which time he says from some of the small hills here, he has seen the plains so full of buffaloes that you couldn't see the ground & that people shot & killed them ruthlessly just to get their hides which sold for one dollar apiece. He said the Redburns lived at Spring dale 12 miles out from Leavenworth in Alexander Tp which is immediately west of the Tp in which he lives.

I find in the telephone book:

H.B. Markle, Residence 324 Arch Tel 958

I don't find any Caruthers, Jacks or Rotharmels, nor do I find the name of my old friend Jas A McGonigal. It is now 1 AM 14th & I am written up to date & will go to bed. JVT

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At residence of Sherman Medill No 111 5th Ave Leavenworth Kansas Sept 14, 1921 12 o'clock noon

Mr Medill has come out with me from the State Savings Bank of which he is President & his wife has produced the Bible record of his father from which I copy. It is in fact his mother's Bible & the record is written by her.

"Mr James Medill and Miss Lydia Ann Redburn were married June 3d, 1863 by Rev M. Adcock from which were the following issues:

1. May Caroline Medill Born May 12st, 1864

2. Thomas Sherman Medill Born Dec 27, 1865

3. Nancy Jemima Medill Born Apr 3, 1869

Sherman Medill and Monica Morgan were married June 4th, 1890 by Rev W.N. Page of Leavenworth, Kansas. The following are their issue:

1. James Sherman Medill born Sept 4th, 1893

2. William Harold Medill Born Oct 17th, 1895

3. George Tabor Medill }twin born May 15, 1897

4. Joseph McKee Medill }boys born May 15, 1897

5. Thomas Laurayne Medill born July 18, 1900

May C. Medill and William Hollingsworth were married May 2, 1884 by W.N. Page the following being their issue:

1. Fairy Maud Hollingsworth born Mch 1885.

Monica Morgan was born in Leavenworth Kansas Oct 1, 1866. Her children were all born on the farm in Alexander Tp one mile from Spring Dale. Mr Medill & his sisters were born in the same house to which she moved when she was married.

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Deaths

Lydia A. Medill, wife of James Medill died July 16, 1873 aged 33 years and 8 months. James Medill died July 3, 1894 aged 70 yrs 2 mos & 20 days.

May C. Medill Hollingsworth died August 19, 1890 aged 26 yrs 2 mos & 28 days.

Nana Medill died May 27, 1898 aged 29 yrs 1 month & 24 days (This is Nancy Jemima who died unmarried & is buried in Mount Muncie Cem here together with her father & mother & older sister)

Joseph McKee Medill beloved son of Sherman and Monica Medill died January 8, 1900 aged 2 yrs 7 mos & 24 days

James Sherman Medill died March 12, 1919 aged 25 yrs 6 mos & 8 days, son of Sherman & Monica Medill

The above are taken from a small well preserved leather backed Bible published in NY in 1861 by the American Bible Soc.

William Harold Medill was married to Ida Lillian Ricketson of Leavenworth Kan Sept 7, 1921. He is practicing law in Independence Kansas

James Sherman Medill was a member of the Bar of the State of Kansas & was the youngest admitted to the bar in 1915. He contracted pneumonia at Camp Logan, Texas, when in their services as 1st lieut of 43d Reg. When in a critical condition he was taken to the hospital at Houston, Texas & the trip killed him.

Wm Harold Medill arrived over seas & the armistice being declared, he was

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stopped four days before arriving at the front. He was 2d Lieut of 16th Pioneer Inf & was in France 10 mos rtg in July 1919. The other two boys were also in uniform & all four in the service of their country at the same time.

Mr Medill's father was born in Steubenville, O where many of his relatives live in Jefferson Co. He is 5 ft 10 1/2 inches & weighs 260 lbs, but don't look to weigh more than 225. He lived on the farm for 40 yrs was in the legislature in 1899 & came to Leavenworth from Alexandria Tp in 1906 & has been connected with the State Savings Bank Cap $100,000 from its start as stockholder, Director Vice Pt & since 1912 as Pres. Their deposits now are $1,300,000.

Mr Medill thinks his grandmother came here from Iowa, but of this, he is not sure, but does feel sure she was a widow when she came. He says her son, Joe used to run a saw mill here before he, Sherman, was born & then lived at Oskaloosa where he had a farm & you [sic] knew Jemima & Wilbur of their children. He thinks there are six or seven children & that they live at Oskaloosa. He says his Uncle Henry Redburn used to be here, but thinks he went back to Iowa & died. Thinks he married after he left here. He used to stay with his father & mother when here before he was born. He knew there was an Uncle Martin, but his Aunt Lou says the boys are all dead. Jemima the

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son [sic] of Joe above is married & has a couple of children.

His Aunt Lou is, he thinks Luella, but she signs it Lou. She was born in March 1837 & is now over 84. Her name is Lou Quinche & her home since her husband's death a few yrs ago is with her daughter Mrs Carrie Tanpert (Mrs J.C.T.) No 1330 Polk St Topeka Kansas, but she is now with her 3d daughter, Miss Kittie Quinche who is teaching at 721 6th St east Las Vegas New Mexico. Their four children in the order of their ages are: Ida Emmert, Muscogee Okla, Carrie, Kittie, & Charles.

Mrs Jemima Redburn, the last year or two of her life lived with her daughter Lou Quinche in High Prairie Tp Leavenworth Co Ks & died there he thinks about 1885 aged he thinks abt 84 & is buried at Bethel Cem in Alexandria Tp but thinks there is no marker. That was a Methodist Church & he thinks his grandmother was a Methodist & says his mother was a Methodist, but his father was a Presbyterian. Mr Medill said they nominated him for the legislature without his knowledge or consent on the Republican ticket. He said the County was 300 Democratic, but he carried it by 220 & was elected. he said the County was organized in 1854 & the State admitted to the Union in Jany 1854. He says the population of Leavenworth is 19,000

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Hotel Sherman Room 310 Kansas City, Mo Sept 14, 1921 7:44 PM

I am back in my old quarters again having left Leavenworth Kansas at 3:20 PM & reached here at 5 PM. I came right to this Hotel & found a telegram had come in Monday evening just after I left from Mrs C.M. Roscoe from Park Rapids, Minn asking me to wire or phone her Wednesday at Campbell Minn so I have a call in now for her.

Mr Thomas K. Wilson recommended the National Hotel to me at Leavenworth & i found it very satisfactory. I got up at 6:50 this morning, exercised, took a cold bath, got my breakfast, got shaved & a shine & went up to the State Sav Bk & found they did not expect Mr Medill in until noon. I waited for one hour from ten to eleven for Mr Wilson to bring in the family record his father had made up, but he did not show up. I then took a St car at 11:05 AM in front of the Bank & got off at Spruce St & 5th Ave & going up 5th Av first house above the corner found No 111 5th Ave a good sized two story frame house with yard & pine trees the home of Mr Medill & getting no response to my ringing went around back & found Mrs Medill in the kitchen. She had her son Laurayne take me in through the kitchen & they were both very kind in phoning to Court House & elsewhere to find Mr Medill who had left shortly

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before, but not getting them, I took the next car back & found him at the Bank & told him my mission & he very kindly said he wd go right back with me which he did & he had his wife look up his mother's bible & from it & what they told me, I took the record on pages 290 to 293 inclusive. Mrs Medill pronounces her name "Mon'i-ca with the accent on the first syllable. Asking her where she got the name Laurayne, she said she saw it in some book & liked it & says he is very partial to it but don't want it spelled Lorraine as many people do. She said her mother born in Feby 1837 is one month older than Mr Medill's Aunt Lou, born in Mch 1837 & both are well & hearty. Mrs Carrie Tanpert, daughter of his Aunt Lou, to whom I talked by phone at Topeka Kansas today, Mrs Medill having called her up, said she, her mother, had been very sick in Feby & they thought they were going to lose her, but she pulled through & has gone to New Mexico to visit her daughter. She was most gracious & considerate in her talk & asked me to come & visit them, but I told her I would do so when her mother returned & in the meantime would write her & ask her to have her mother give me certain specific data about the family. Mrs Medill was also exceedingly kind & is a fine woman who I would say

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personally sees to the running of her home. I asked Mr Medill where he got his dark swarthy complexion & he said he understood he got it from his mother that while he remembered his mother, who he said was a rather small woman & his father was a small man, his grandmother Redburn was a large woman & he got his size from the Redburns. He says being only 7 yrs old when his mother died, he could not remember her complexion, but said others had told him she was dark complected & a most beautiful woman. He is dark under & around the eyes like Mr Redburn was & he says all the Medills were blue eyed & light.

I told him of going to hunt up Mrs Markle gave her the farm which was in High Prairie Tp just on the edge of town (which she has since sold) and $27,000, in money. He never heard of what their differences were but thought they agreed to go each their own way. He went back with me to the Bank where I bid him goodbye & going down two blocks to 3d St I took a car to Arch & first house from Corner on left hand side found 324 Arch St & after knocking several times a black eyed woman looking very like L. Kuths blackeyed daughter but taller come to the door & wanted to know what I wanted first said

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Mrs Markle was out, then that she was lying down sleeping & when I told her I was getting up a history of the Markle family, a voice from around the corner said "have you ever found that any of them were hung" to which I answered "No" proved that she was neither out nor sleeping & then when I said my grandmother was a Markle, she came out in the open a minute to take a look at me & I saw she was above the average heighth & large from the ground up & anything but handsome & all I saw of her actions & heard from her chipping in several times fully justified her husband in going off with another woman. The woman at the door proved to be her maiden sister, Miss Brubaker, so I take it her name is Harriet Brubaker Markle. Miss Brubaker said her father's people were from Penna. She said Sam'l M. Markle had a sister Ella, who married John Bender in St Joe & that her son Walter Bender was a druggist there & could give me full information about the Markles who had lived there 60 yrs. Said Mr & Mrs Bender & Sam'l M. Markle & his first wife were buried in St Joe. She said her sister's husband had burned the house down on the farm & the Brubaker family Bible which had their record in it was burned up & that the Markles didn't have a Bible & that I could put that in the history if I wanted. Said her sister's son was dead & one of her daughters was living in Atchison, Ks. I arrived at 2:55 & left abt 3:03 PM &

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Miss Brubaker said he left her on Oct 6th & went off with the other woman on Oct 16th, but this is hardly understandable.

Their phone No is 958

Leavenworth is 30 miles from Kansas City Mo. I hurried to the Hotel, paid my bill, got my satchel & sped around the two squares & got the car to K.C. but a minute before it started. I asked an elderly man who sat in the seat in front of me what the fine Park on the right was a short distance out of town & he said it was St Mary's Academy, a Catholic School for girls & a fine school it is with wonderfully attractive grounds. Just opposite it on the left is the Soldiers National Military Home, also very fine & a little further out on the left at Lansing Ks is the state Penitentiary with large fine buildings & a stone wall around. Just by it is a big dump of refuse from a coal mine which he said was worked by the criminals on meagre pay by a shaft 700 ft deep & they only get 27 inches of coal but still make it pay. It is now 10:30 PM & Campbell Quinn [Minn?] report it raining hard & Mrs Mullen & Mrs Roscoe are out in an automobile & can't get in. Mr James C. Agnew came in at 9:30 & has just left. I have given him the deed with instructions & will now so telegraph Mrs Roscoe. Mr Agnew is paying teller at the

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Columbia Natl Bank here & says their population is 370,000 & that the Federal Reserve Banks are making 100 pre cent a year. He says he landed in France July 7, 1918 & they were on the St Mihiel battle front Sept 13, 1918 & their guns were fired continuously from then until the armistice was declared. He says he has a fine revolver or or [sic] pistol half as long as his arm which they took from the Forester in charge of the preserves at Murlenback Germany which was given to him by the Kaiser in 1910 & is finely inlaid.

I find in the 1920 Directory here 3 Carrothers, 8 Carruthers & 2 Caruthers 15 Jacks, 15 Kilgores, 5 Markles 4 Redburns & 5 Rothermels.

It is now 10:50 & I just got Mrs Roscoe but could not hear her.

Hotel Statler Room 1309 St Louis Mo Sept 15th, 1921 12:28 PM

I left Kansas City Mo last night on the 11:30 PM Mo Pacific RR for St Louis arriving here about 8 o'c this morning having sent Mrs Roscoe a telegram from Union Sta Kansas City Mo before leaving. I recall that Hon Sherman Medill s'd yesterday that he had heard his Aunt Lou say her father James T. Redburn was a fine dancer & he had known of his being a school teacher. Mr James Caruthers

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Agnew at my room 310 at the Sherman last night spoke of his having been in Frier (pronounced Freer) Germany & s'd it was reputed to be the oldest town in Germany has a population of 18000 to 20,000 & has a church there now or two which were built in the 8th century.

At 10 o'clock this morning I took the Page Ave car in front of the hotel going west & went out Washington, Leffingwell, Lucas, Grand, Finney, Taylor & Page avenues to Belt Ave & walked South one square to Bartman Ave & turning to the right, found No 5534 on the left hand side, a good sized comfortable frame house with a fairly large shaded yard & in an excellent residence neighborhood. The colored man told me there was no one at home, that Mrs Butler had only sailed on last Saturday the 10th from Europe on a 7 day boat which they expected would reach NY next Saturday 17th & that Mrs Markle was in Galveston Texas visiting her sons and that Stuart Butler jr & his wife who had been living in the house, moved out yesterday to an apartment at No 4929 McPherson Ave. I then took street cars for 4929 & the Janitor's wife told me they were in apartment D on second floor. Going up a very pretty petite little girl came to the door & was rather distant until I told her I was a distant cousin of Mr Butler when she very cordially shook hands & invited me in. She said her husband was employed by the Standard Oil Co with offices in the Syndicate Trust

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Bldg on Olive St between 9th & 10th three blocks from here, but that he was probably out somewhere over the city selling gasoline. She said their telephone was not connected & they only got in last at [sic] 5 o'c which was too late to get the gas connected to heat the gas for the baby. She is a charming little girl & wanted me to stay over saying Mrs Markle, who was a veritable "dear" would be home Saturday & Mrs Butler probably Sunday. She also spoke in the highest terms of Praise of the Benders in St Joe, whom I much regret not seeing & must write them. I took a st car back at Page & Belt Ave & came in Olive St to 10th but Mr Butler had not been in when I was there at 11:55 Am & I will now see if I can get him by phone. I have just phoned & he has not been in yet. From the City Directory of Leavenworth, Kansas, I copied:

Medill, Geo T. Student r 111 5th Ave

Medill, Laurayne, Student r 111 5th Ave

Medill, Sherman (Monica) Prest State Sav Bk r 111 5th Ave

Medill, Wm Harold, Soldier A.E. F. r 111 5th Ave

Markel, John W. (Mary) r 500 S 9th St

Markle, Harriet (widow S.M.) which is wrong r 324 Arch St

This is from Pages Directory for 1919-1920 & I did not find the name of James A. McGonigal.

By reference to Gould's Directory here for the year 1920 I find:

Carothers Casket Co, Oliver M. Carothers Vice Pt & four other Carothers & also a

Carrothers, Robert C. a laborer & under

Carruthers 7 Caruthers 16 Jacks 24 Kilgores 11 Markles with Luch S. (widow of Sam'l M) at 5534 Bartner Ave where is listed also Jennie M. Butler (widow of Henry S.) Rotharmels 3 & Rothermels 11.

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At residence of Martha C. Hornish no 912 Grand Ave Keokuk, Ave Sept 15, 1921 9:44 Pm

I arrived here about 8:15 PM & cousin Mattie met me at the door & I went in where were her mother, brother George & his wife & their only child Harrison who celebrates his 13th birthday next Sunday born Sept 18, 1874. George, Harrison & I went over to the river bank to view the dam of the Power plant, the Mississippi here is a mile & a half wide & above the dam is 40 ft deep. I spoke to Mrs Hornish about getting the record from her father John C. Plumer's bible & while she has just gone to bed, Mattie has just brought down the Bible which is a large one with leather board covers & is well preserved & was printed in Phila in 1826 & was published & sold by Kimber & Sharpless No 93 Market St from which I copy the writing being in the handwriting of John C. Plumer himself.

Marriages

J.C. Plumer and Elizabeth Peairs was married April 7th, 1814 J.C. Plumer and Mariah Elliott was married Dec 23d, 1828

Susanah A. Plumer was maried [sic] on the Nov 13, 1845 to Thomas Stevenson licentiate of the Ohio Presbytery by the Rev Richard Graham

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Elizabeth Plumer was maried Oct 22d 1850 to A.F. Stevenson by Rev Watson

Hughes

Martha C. Plumer was maried May 3, 1855 to Jno P. Hornish Esqr of Keokuk, Iowa by the Rev Thos Stevenson

Ruth Elliott Plumer and Rev John Kennedey Andrews, Pastor of Bedford Presbyterian Church Pa were married Mch 1st 1888 in West Newton Pa by Rev Jno C. Meloy

Births

J.C. Plumer was born Nov 28, 1788

Elizabeth Peairs was born Jany 18, 1790

1. Joseph P. Plumer was born Mch 25, 1815

2. Margaret Lowry Plumer was born Jany 16, 1818

3. George Croggen Plumer was born Sept 12, 1820

4. Susannah Allen Plumer was born Mch 10, 1823

5. Elizabeth Plumer was born Mch 31, 1825

6. Elisha James Elliott was born Apr 20, 1830

7. Martha Plumer was born Aug 18, 1831

8. Ruth Elliott Plumer was born June 29, 1833

Maria Elliott alias Plumer was born Jany 26, 1793

My father George Plumer was born Dec 5, 1762 3 miles from Pittsburgh up the Allegheny River

Deaths

Died on Dec 1, 1896 Rev John K. Andrews at New Castle Pa

On June 13, 1901 at Keokuk, Iowa, Ruth Elliott Plumer wife of Rev J.K. Andrews.

Aug 30, 1912, Mrs Elisabeth P. Stevenson at her home in West Newton Pa after an illness of two weeks in her 88th year.

George Croggen Plumer died Jany 17th, 1821 Hooping Coff [sic]

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Margaret L. Plumer died Sept 2, 1821 Dropsy in the head

Mrs Elizabeth Plumer died Oct 16, 1827 Consumtion [sic]

Elisha James Elliott Plumer died Apr 22, 1830

Joseph Peairs Plumer died Aug 22, 1832 Bilious feaver confined but a few days.

Susannah A. Stevenson, my daughter died May 12, 1855 dizese of Stomack & bowels in the 33d year of her age.

Rev Thomas Stevenson died in Brownsville Tex at the close of the Civil War of cholera Chaplain of Col regiment.

George Plumer, my father died June 8, 1843 1/2 after 9 o'clock AM 80 yrs 6 mos & 3 days old after a feaver from a local cause hurt in the cide in the forepart of winter laid near 5 weeks suffered much pain died calm and comforted.

Martha Plumer, my stepmother died Jany 21, 1857 aged 80 yrs 2 mos & 2 days

Maria Elliott Plumer died Sept 22d, 1872 a few minutes after 1 o'clock PM along & gradual decline suffered from chronic diarrhoea. Confined to bed about one week, her sick room was a place of great interest. She rejoiced that the time of her departure had come and departed in the full expectation of the joys eye hath not seen nor ear heard.

John C. Plumer died July 18, 1873 at 1 o'clock AM in the old parlor. Had shaking palsy caused by two falls but suffered no pain from it. As the reward of a well spent life, his last years were spent happily and peacefully died calmly. He was as a shock of corn fully ripe, ready to be garnered

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My father's & mother's age also the age of father's 2d wife.

George Plumer was born Dec 5, 1762 near Pittsburgh & was reputed to be the 1st white mail child born west of the Allegheny mountains under the British Government.

Margaret Lowrey was born April 8, 1765

Martha Simpson was born Nov 19, 1776

was married to John Dean July 1, 1800 and John Dean died Sept 6, 1806.

Births

Jonathan Plumer was born May 1, 1785

Alexander Plumer was born Dec 18, 1786

John Campbell Plumer was born Nov 28, 1788

Lazarus Plumer was born Aug 29, 1790

Polly Plumer was born Dec 19 1792

Anna Plumer was born Aug 18, 1795

Sarah Plumer was born Aug 10, 1797

Elizabeth Plumer was born June 1, 1802

Margaret Plumer was born Sept 22, 1804

Rebecca Plumer was born Nov 18, 1806

Deaths

Margaret Plumer (my mother) died June 24, 1818

Marriages

George Plumer & Margaret Lowrey Aug 3, 1784

George Plumer & Martha Dean Nov 14, 1821

Mattie brought down also before she went to bed her father's & mother's large Bible which is handsomely bound with a clasp & was printed in London in 1865 by George E. Eyre & William Spottiswoode from which I copy:

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Married John P. Hornish to Martha C. Plumer May 3, 1855 in the town of West Newton, Westnd Co Pa by Rev Thomas Stevenson

Married George P. Hornish to Mary Eleanor Harrison Kidd May 30, 1900 at Niagara, Canada.

At Ipana, Ill, John P. Hornish to Maude Morton Sept 18, 1901 by the Rev Charles Freeman

Births

John Philip Hornish Nov 17, 1823 in Greensburg Pa

Martha Crawford Plumer Aug 18, 1831 in West Newton, Pa

1. John Plumer Hornish Oct 27, 1856 in Keokuk, Iowa

2. Elliott Kuhn Hornish Nov 18, 1858 in Keokuk, Iowa

3. Martha Hornish Feby 26, 1861 in Keokuk, Iowa

4. Walter Alexander Hornish Dec 19, 1862 in Keokuk, Iowa

5. Samuel Hornish Jany 10, 1865 in Keokuk, Iowa

6. George Plumer Aug 28, 1866 in Keokuk, Iowa

7. Philip Francis Hornish Nov 26, 1870 in Keokuk, Iowa

Deaths

Samuel Hornish died Jany 23, 1865 in Keokuk, Iowa

John Philip Hornish died Sept 18, 1874 in Keokuk, Iowa of fever ending in congestive chills.

Walter Alexander Hornish died Mch 1, 1901 in Keokuk, Iowa. He was never married.

Births

Mary Eleanor Harrison Kidd was born Mch 6, 1865

Harrison Plumer Hornish was born Sept 18, 1908, son of Geo P & Mary E.H.K Hornish

The children of John P. & Maude Morton Hornish are

2. John Martin Hornish Born

3. Aramintha Hornish

1. Grace Hornish Died aged 1 wk

Philip F. Hornish is unmarried.

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At Mrs Martha P. Hornish's Sept 16, 1921 1:07 PM

Mrs Hornish said her cousin Geo P. Plumer Smith gave her a rare book that is hard to get in which was a notice of the death of her grandfather William Elliott's brother, Col Robert Elliott who was killed by the Indians. She said she once asked her mother about him & a sob welled up as she said: "Poor Uncle Robert was killed by the Indians". She has produced the book which is entitled simply "Fort Pitt" & on the title page it reads simply:

"Fort Pitt and Letters from the Frontier, Pittsburgh J.R. Weldin & Co 1892"

with a picture of Gen'l James O'Hara facing the title page.

The reference is on Page 273 in a letter dated "Headquarters, Miami Villages Oct 10, 1794 in a letter from Anthony Wayne to Colonel James O'Hara Q.M.G. in which he starts out saying "Sir, The unfortunate death of Mr Robert Elliott, the acting contractor at this crisis will render more defective & greatly derange that department already but too defective and deranged". I must see Weldons & get the book.

On Page 46 of Cousin Ruth E.P. Andrews book is the following:

"Eleanor Elliott Finley was my mother's sister, the oldest of grandfather & grandmother Elliott's children. She married when 17

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years old, Michael Finley whose home was near Rehoboth. The present brick house was built by them. There were three daughters & a number of sons, Sarah, Mary & Hannah. These all died young of consumption and before their mother "Aunt Nellie" as she was called died at about 50 years of age. These three daughters by the testimony of Aunt Ruth Carothers who was present died happy deaths. Sarah had early been converted and was quiet, not expressing herself. Mary & Hannah died in triumph. "Aunt Nellie" told her sister that they had been converted through the Sabbath School. I was surprised that a S. School existed in that locality so early, but cousin Jane Van Kirk, daughter of Ruth Elliott Carothers says they had one at Rehoboth. Mary said to her mother that she had given up everything in this world. Her mother said: "I have not given you up, Mary" to which she replied: "O Mother, give me up to live with Jesus".

Jany 22d, 1897 Cousin Jane Van Kirk's house one mile east of Brownsville on the National Pike.

On page 50, she speaks of seeing Dr Kate Crawford in Chambersburg & of her father Frederick Crawford living on the old home farm at Fayetteville & says "He is son of James Crawford who is a son of John Crawford of the Revolution & he in turn was a son of Edward Crawford Senr my great grandfather".

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"Hugh Crawford mentioned above (tombstone record) was an Irishman but his wife Elizabeth was a sister of Holmes Crawford & daughter of John" Page 50

On Page 51

"Her (or Kate's) father, Frederick Crawford, said the Elliotts came from Staunton, Virginia and that Col Wm Elliott's mother was a Holmes & his grandfather John Crawford's wife was also a Holmes. I think he said a cousin of William Elliott's mother".

On pages 93 & 94 & on fly leaf succeeding at end of book

"For Mary Stevenson, Tom's wife

From records at Hagerstown, Md Registers office it appears that Robert Elliott died without will and that Ann Elliott, E. Williams & N. Rochester administered on his estate Jany 17, 1795 & by further reference to the deeds we find property conveyed by his sons - by Daniel in 1811, Elie Williams Elliott in 1816 & Jesse D. Elliott of Washington Co Md in 1812 St Clair Elliott & others 1811 & John Elliott of Fayette Co Penna in 1810 & that on Dec 13, 1806, Ann Elliott widow of foresaid Robert entered into a marriage contract with Daniel Hughes which contract was recorded Apr 2, 1807 in Book S (or P) (or D) Page 628 whereby an annuity of 100 pounds was settled on her during her widowhood if she survives him & conveys land on the east side of Antietam Creek in Washington Co Md in security therefor. Jesse D. Elliott above named was Commodore

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Jesse Duncan Elliott of U.S. Navy to whom the credit of the victory on Lake Erie should have been accorded rather than to Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry started to withdraw his fleet from the fight & insisted on Elliott who was an under officer to withdraw also with him. Elliott plead [sic] to continue the fight, that he felt that the British were wavering & by following up the advantage he had that they could win the day. After repeated urging, Perry allowed him his way & one of their guns was loaded by John Beeson of Uniontown Pa with a swivel from 4 to 6 ft long which he fired at the British vessel - which turning end over end struck them at midship in a weak place disabling their vessel so that they had to surrender or sink & this was the turning point in the victory at Lake Erie which was commemorated by the U.S. congress voting the said John Beeson a gold medal larger than a $20 gold piece with inscription reciting the facts. The above medal is carried to this day by his grandson Jim Beeson of Uniontown. Feby 1897

Dec 15, 1845 Jesse D. Elliott died in Phila respected & admired by all who knew him.

The National Bank of Chambersburg established in 1810"

I was familiar with the above facts regarding the Lake Erie Battle. Beeson loaded the gun with a crow bar & i have often seen the medal which Henry P. Smith occasionally had pledged to him. Jim Beeson died just a very few years ago.

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Mattie showed me a very neatly printed "Birthday greetings August 18, 1921" which is from a committee appointed by the First Presbyterian Church West Newton Pa which gives a beautiful tribute to Mrs Hornish on her completing her 90th year Born Aug 18, 1831 in which it appears that the

church was founded 70 yrs ago by 70 "devoted & devout people" of which Mrs Hornish is the only survivor. It is signed all original signatures but one. * Mrs Mary A. Markle, Mrs Eben Baughman, *

* Mrs Lucy Hood, Mrs J.T. Robinson

Harriet McGrail, Mrs Harriet G. Sampson *?

* Mrs Mary J. Wachob, Belle Robertson

* Mrs Belle Markle, Miss Elizabeth M. Stevenson *

* Ada Taylor Sutton, Rev Theodore Darnell Jr Pa J.E.S. Committee

of which 7 or 8 marked * are my relatives.

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[Descendant Chart]

Abraham Fulton came from Articlaire, Ireland, Kingdom of Ireland to Westmoreland Co Pa in 1773. He was aged 55 to 60 yrs when they came over. He married Margaret Guthrie. Supposed to be the sister of Elder Guthrie who signed the church cft given to Abraham Fulton when he came to America.

[children]

Mary Fulton married John Boyd & at the Boyd Convention held in Lima O Oct 24, & 25, 1883 a chart was exhibited showing 1180 descendants.

James Fulton, married

Abram Fulton, b 1750 Mar Miss S. Coe

Benjamin, lived in Ligonier Tp Westnd, Pa

Joseph

Abram

Elizabeth

Moses, He died Apr 1878 His wife died 1873 See page 222 item 9

Elizabeth Fulton, m. James M. Jack. She died Sept 3, 1888 in her 53d yr. See Page 224 item 25.

Silas C. Fulton, Lived in Indiana Co Pa P.O. Address was Livermore Pa. See Page 222 item 9. He died Jany 17, 1899 aged 66 yrs. His wife Mary E. died Aug 11, 1897 aged 49 yrs.

Henry Fulton, He lived in West Newton afterwards in Monongahela City Pa then to Washington Pa & died there about 186- Had an aspicate [sic] voice. m.1. Rebecca Jack & had 4 children. M.2. Elizabeth Taylor & had 2 children. M.3. Mary Chapin & had 3 children. M.4. Elizabeth Plumer Smith & had 5 children

1. Abram b abt 1813? M. Rachel Newlon Lived in Columbus City Il [Ia?] Died there in 187-

1. Eleanor Jack m.1. Dr Sam'l R. Isett m.2. Jos B. Niccolls

1. Jane Fulton B Nov 15, 1814 ob Mch 23, 1891 on Sept 13, 1836 married to John Power a ruling elder in the Pres Ch who survived her. After over 54 yrs of happy wedded life. Two of her brothers were Pres preachers & four of her sisters were wives of able Pres Ministers. She was born in west Newton Pa & Lived in Monongahela City Pa

1. John Fulton, Removed to San Francisco Calif where he is a doctor or was.

2. Elizabeth

2. Rebecca

3. Rev. James P. of Kansas where he went in 1883

3. Hannah

3. Maggie, m. Means Williams

Nathan

4. George P. Prin of East Liberty Pa Schools in 1883

4. Sallie, m. Rev J.H. Stevenson now of Nashville Ills

4. Nancy, [This entry written on the spine of the pages & is unreadable. I'm only guessing at the name. There is more]

4. Rev Robt H., D.D. In 1883 Balto Md In 1891 at Phila Pa

4. [10]*Albertine, m. Rev Ed P. Lewis B. Nov 18, 1841 ob Apr 1, 1907 Mar Oct 18, 1866.

Edward Fulton, Died aged 12 yrs

Robert Plumer

Elizabeth Porter

Almira Lewis

Robert

Abram Fulton, B Mch 12, 1835 ob Aug 6, 1903 at Latrobe Pa For 25 yrs with Pa RR Co & elder in 1st Pr Ch

Mrs John A. Hartman

Mrs Joseph E. Barrett

Mrs C.s. Bankard

William } Both of Wilkinsburg

George } Pa.

James, Born in Derry Tp. Died Dec 3, 1883 in his 83d year was 50 yrs a ruling elder in pres Ch at Unity. Ebenezer Old Salem & Latrobe

Rev R.H. Fulton, in 1883 of Fisher Minn

Margaret Fulton, M. John Irvin

Henry Fulton, Died unmarried

Robert Fulton, Lived in Westnd Co Pa. Born 1751 ob Mch 10, 1820 m. Nancy Sloan who died July 20, 1831 aged 77 years.

Henry Fulton, ob Sept 15, 1852 m. Jane Hartley & she died Mch 31, 1871 See Page 314

Margaret Fulton, See Page 315

William Fulton, B. Mch 4, 1787 ob June 20, 1851 Mar May 1, 1823 to Nancy Peairs of Allegheny Co Pa who was born Oct 1, 1791 & died Feby 22, 1882 in Wythe Tp, Hancock Co, Ill & is buried in Oakland Cem Keokuk

Joseph P., died in infancy in 1826

Susan Plumer Died in infancy in 1826

Elizabeth P., died in infancy in 1828

William Fulton B. June 4, 1829 in S. Huntingdon Tp Westnd Co Pa. Graduated 1854 fr Wash College. Removed to Keokuk Iowa & admitted to Bar 1858 mar June 22, 1865 to Lizzie Dalzell a native of Pgh Pa & dau of Wm Dalzell, a native of Ireland

William Dalzell, died in infancy

Nannie Peairs Fulton, B. Apr 20, 1867 Librarian at Public Library Keokuk, who loaned me the book with this record prepared by her father.

Robert Dalzell, B Sept 20, 1870

James McQueen, B Nov 5, 1872

Mary Elizabeth, b Apr 1875 Nancy Allen, died unmarried July 24, 1866 in Hancock Co Ill &

buried at Keokuk, Iowa

Robert, B. Nov 23, 1832 in Westnd Co Pa & on May 1870 moved to Hancock Co Ills. Mar May 15, 1855 to Harriet Jewell Trussell a native of New Hampshire in Meigs Co, O.

William Jewett B May 29, 1856

Laura Peairs, B Oct 4, 1857 Mar on Mch 10, 1881 to Dayton W. Reed of Hancock Co Ill

Hattie Reed. B Jany 3, 1882

Reed B 1883 died in infancy

Mary Emma, B Mch 31, 1860

Hattie Sharpe, B Mch 31, 1860

Robert Henry, B Oct 3, 1862 ob Nov 5, 1865

Perry Allan, B Jany 27, 1865

Frank Taylor, b Apr 28, 186 ? Think this should be 1866.

Charles Edgar B Oct 22, 1867

Nannie B Apr 24, 1872 ob Oct 29, 1882

Ralph Trussell, B Dec 27th 1878

Mary Fulton See Page 315

Abram, See Page 315

Hannah, see Page 315

Sarah, Died unm

Robert, see page 315.

Joseph Fulton, (See Geo P.F.)

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Henry Fulton son of Robert of Abraham. See Preceding Page. He died Sept 15, 1852 Married Jane Hartley who died Mch 31, 1871 [children]

Sarah Fulton, m. Thompson White. Lived at Wellsburg VA (does he mean WVA)

William

Martha

Clara, died unm abt 1872

Robert Fulton, m. Keziah Newlon. He lived at Horner Licking Co O & died abt 186-

Henry, killed in Civil War

Wm Newlon, in 1880 lived in Newark O Was County Tr

O.P. Fulton, m. Mary Robbins. Lived Sewickly Tp in 1878 died there & his wife died a yr later at Rock Island Ill Both buried at Sewickly

Jennie

Nannie

Nancy Fulton, Nancy, Mary & Elizabeth P. in 1883 were living unmarried in Pgh Pa where they resided 30 yrs past.

Mary

Margaret Fulton, She died abt 1868 Lived in Wisconsin M. Frank Scovel

Ezekiel

Jennie

Mary, in 1880 was a teacher in Pgh Pa

Clarissa F., m. Robert S. Davis 186 Sandusky St Allegheny City Pa

Annie K. Davis, went as missionary to Japan abt 1879

Alice

Harry

William

Robert

Mary Davis Hannah, She died in 1853 aged 26 m Wm Van Kirk & lived in Pgh

Lillie Van Kirk

Elizabeth P., See reference at Nancy & Mary

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[Descendant Chart]

Margaret Fulton ob Mch 18, 1872 m. James Cathcart ob abt 1869

James E. Cathcart. He died abt 1867 & lived abt Mt Pleasant Pa. He married Sarah Boyd who after his death married Lunedorff

Margaret

Elizabeth

Robert Fulton

Boyd

[Descendant Chart]

Mary Fulton, m. John McClintock & lived in Licking Co O.

Robert

Eliza, m. Smith Lived Keota Iowa in 1883

Joseph

Wiley

Perry

Nancy, m. Gregory Bennent Ill 1880 & then to Burlington Kan

Jane

[Descendant Chart]

Abram Fulton, m. Jane Turner Removed to North Bend Ind abt 183- & they both died there.

Isabel

Robert

William, To Licking Co Ohio

Nancy

Mary

David

Henry

James

John

[Descendant Chart]

Hannah Fulton, ob Apr 15, 1875 mar Robert Hartley They lived in Ohio where both died.

Robert

J. Boyd, lives in Wisconsin

A.O.P. Hartley, in NY City in 1883

[Descendant Chart]

Sarah Fulton, died unmarried

Robert Fulton m.1. Miss Crow m.2. Mrs Eliza Vance They lived in Licking Co Ohio where the 1st Mrs Fulton died & he died at East Liberty Pa

Henry, m. Miss Hunter

Henry

_______Fulton

Nancy, m. George Hendron

Rebecca, m. Mr Ross To Wisconsin

Sheppard

Will P., m. Martha White

Walter S. Fulton

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At residence of Mrs Rachel Jane Johnson No 1435 11th St Des Moines Iowa Sept 17, 1921 10;24 AM

I arrived here by taxi abt 20 minutes ago & Mrs Johnson who is a daughter of John Markle who was the son of Abraham, say the family the Bible of her father, which is complete giving the dates of all their births & is well preserved is in the hands of her brother Dr Jasper N. Markle now of Anaheim Calif which she says is but 25 miles from Los Angeles Calif. She says she can give record of all the descendants of her father & can give the names of her father's brothers & sisters & the descendants of some of them but not all which I now will take & record in form of a genealogical table on the succeeding pages. Mrs Johnson says she was named for her grandmother Rachel Blackburn, the wife of Abraham Markle, but she says she never saw either her or him. The Jane in Mrs Johnson's name was for her mother. She says her Aunt Harriet, wife of her Uncle Abraham was a pretty beautiful sweet lady & was very highly connected being a sister-in-law of "Nease" McCollough (J.N. McCollough Prest Penna Lines) whose brother William McCollough lived at Yellow Creek near Toronto O where too she says Wm Dean Howells was born & raised at Martins Ferry O. I said you "Have this right". She s'd "of course, I didn't learn it. I absorbed it as a child for I lived

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there & when you absorb anything as a child, you always have it". She does not know where their children went, but does not think they are at Wintersville but are scattered. Wintersville, O is in Jefferson Co near Steubenville. She thinks her Aunt Died first. Mrs Johnson says the Island Creek Cem was off the old Markle farm which she would say was abt 3 miles back over the hills from Toronto which was on the Ohio River. She says when her brother, Samuel Johnston was born, her Aunt & Uncle Shane, who had a son about her age took her to live with them & they so desired to keep her that she lived with them until the Civil War broke out when she was with her mother as her three brothers went to the war Viz Jasper, Abraham & Johnston, the latter not being yet sixteen. He was in the battle of Antietam the next day & was later on the "Queen of the West" when it ran the gauntlet at the Siege of Vicksburgh & was struck in the side or groin by a spent shell & this wound while causing his death yrs later did not prevent him marching with Sherman to the sea & participating in the Battle of Lookout Mountain at Kenesaw mountain. She says Sherman's statement that "was was hell" was very true that her brother "Johnnie" had told her "they destroyed everything, taking axes & splitting up pianos & everything they found". Later he got a pension of but $2 a month just before he died at Chanute, Kansas from the effects of the wound recd at Vicksburg.

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Mrs Johnson had bronchial asthma since 8 yrs ago & a yr ago last winter she had the "flu" having a severe attack at which they thought she was dead, but she talks now with a hesitancy in her speech, but with effort. She says when her sister Margaret Elliott's husband died, she wrote her as nice a letter as she knew how to compose & put on it a return card notice to 1435 11th ST & it never came back & she knows she got it, but she never answered. Says she has sufficient & got the entire Markle property & she herself (Mrs J.) never got anything. Johnston was a private throughout the war & Jasper was also a private, was never so enthusiastic, but Abraham was not in actual battle service being a clerk throughout for Gen Geo H. Thomas "the great general". She says Uncle Lewis Miller of Stark Co O, the father of Sallie Miller, the wife of Thos A. Edison, see line 29 page 320. (She says Prest Wm McKinley bought from her Aunt, Mrs Shane, the only land he ever owned, his home at Minerva, Stark Co O. She says "my, the Millers & Kellys were high class people but they were Methodists & the Shanes & all the Markles were Presbyterians")

was one of the founders along with Bishop Vincent of Chautauqua. Her Aunt & Uncle Shane died at Minerva O & is buried in the Presbyterian Cem there. Abraham Shane & his wife lived in Minerva & are buried same place

Says Martha Huscroft when she got the

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money from her brother Abraham Edginton built an expensive $30,000 house just outside of Steubenville, O. & "Spent her money like water" Don't know how she left her daughters nor does she know where they are or whether they are married "lost track of them".

Mrs Johnston says her mother, Jane Johnston was born at Richmond O outside of Steubenville O in 1816, the daughter of David Johnston & his wife, Jane Black. He was a cabinet maker & had a shop of his own. She died in 1865 & her father in 1861 just at the beginning of the Civil War & at which time, she came home from her Uncle's. He practiced in Franklin or Tappan in Harrison Co no far from Cadiz & they died there, but were taken to Island Creek Cem for burial. She says Nicholas French "is the wealthiest relative we have, a shrewd businessman". He is living but his wife, her youngest sister is dead & buried at Concordia Cloud Co, Kansas. James Elliott went to farming after he married "Mag". He is dead & buried at Island Creek Cem but she is living but in poor health. Says she don't know what Nicholas French is worth, but says he owns about all of Jamestown Kansas & is over 80 yrs old. Thinks however that Jacob Elliott is wealthier than he is. Says the husband of Her niece, Carries is a noted engineer & is often called on to haul the President & other noted people. Her son Robert M. was drowned in Mexico at Tulancingo in 1901. She died at Springfield Mo (having remarried to a Mr Godfried) in about 1908. Clement W. Easter was running the Hotel Kanewha at Charleston WVA when he died.

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[Descendant Chart]

Abraham Markle, son of Casper Markle & Elizabeth Grim born in Berks Co Pa as I remember in 1767. He died at Toronto, O & is buried in the Island Creek Cem & there are markers at his grave for himself & wife & a fund was left by their daughter, Martha Ellen House of Wellsville, O to care for the graves. He married Rachel Blackburn who she feels sure died before her

husband.

[children]

Abraham Tower B Jany 23, 1803. M Harriet Hester Johnston on July 21, 1830. He was a doctor & lived at Wintersville, O. Thinks he died there. She was born Feby 14, 1810 & died Apr 19, 1884. He died June 23, 1871.

Abram, says he died unm in Civil War at Andersonville prison.

Frank,

Basel Lorraine

Josephine

Rachel

Harriet

Thomas, B. Aug 25, 1832 m. Miss Frederick related to Roberts & Rineharts in Jeff Co, O.

Joseph, Died a bachelor at home & is buried at Island Cr Cem & thinks has markers

John Markle, B. 1806 Educated in Allegheny Pa & graduated at a Cincinnati Medical School. He was a doctor. Married Jane Johnston

Dr Jasper Newton, oldest m. Susan Phillips of Nottingham, Harrison Co, O. He lived at Long Point Ill & Carthage Ills

Lafalle, He lives in Chicago M Julia_______

Robt

Lafalle

Genevieve

Holley Ampion, m.1. Miss Bess Gay m.2. Vera_______

Abraham Burgett, m. Cynthia Spence Both living at Anaheim Calif. No issue. He is preacher in Christian Church. A D.D.

Rachel Jane, b Feby 28, 1843 in East Port Tuscarawho Co, O. M. Dr Geo Lucey Johnson of Harrison Co Nottingham, on Apr 13, 1870. He died in Denver Col Nov 15, 1874.

Robert Markle, m. Alice Meichert

Parrin, m. Mill Effling & lives in Kansas City Mo No issue.

Rachel Jane, unmarried Lives in Kansas City, Mo

Georgia Lucile m. Clement W. Easter of Albia Iowa, a hotel man He died in Chattan [best guess] WVA Nov 5, 1905.

Helen Gail Easter B May 20, 1900 at Des Moines Iowa

Samuel Johnston, m. Anna Newman of Chariton Iowa. He died in Chanute, Ks & she is living.

Lulu

Carrie, a beautiful girl married assistant [best guess looks like ansted Eng]

Maggie

Abraham

John Fletcher

Margaret Maria, m. James Elliott, a blacksmith

1. Jacob, m. & lives in Sasktoon, Canada, is immensely wealthy, is a Banker & wheat man. No issue.

5. John, unm & lives with his mother

2. Mary, unm & with mother

3. Ellen married but don't [know] to whom or where she lives

4. George, unm & lives with his mother.

Caroline Elizabeth m. Nicholas French in Concordia, Ks a farmer.

Markle, m. Mary_______ No issue

Fred m. Etta McMillan

A Son

A Son

Don, died unmarried

Fay, a boy m. Clara Hanson of Kansas. No issue

Dencie, a girl m. Dr. McGauhey of Concordia Ks Have two children

Gail, a girl, the youngest m. Peter Peterson a farmer of Concordia Ks. Dau

Patty Peterson

Jasper, died at home, a bachelor & is buried at Island Cr Cem & has a marker.

Benjamin, "He was deficient" was unmarried. Buried at Island Creek Cem

Mary, She was unmarried buried at Island Creek Cem

Rachel Susan Markle m. George Shane, a farmer who lived on Bacon Ridge in Jeff Co O "one of the finest men who ever lived" He was a Scotchman, a rigid Presbyterian.

Abraham, m. Louis Kelly of Stark Co O Thos A. Edison married her cousin Sallie Miller. He was a hardware merchant.

Holley, dont' recall where he now lives. Says her brother Dr Jasper Markle can tell

A Daughter. D.Y.

Gustavus Adolphus m. Kate Perry [Percy, Rerry? this is very light] of Waynesburg O where he lives & is a doctor. Both living & he probably has his parents' Bible record

One child, Thinks it was a boy.

Elizabeth Markle. M. John Williams. She died & was buried at island Creek Cem & thinks he was also. Believes she left some children but does not know anything abt them. Descendant are living at 1220 Ridge Ave Tel 1607 where is Mrs M.W. Williams widow of Obadiah Son of John by a former marriage.

Rose Ann, m. James Lyons a farmer & lived near Toronto & thinks she was buried in Toronto & he also. He had been married before & his 1st wife's children got a fortune from the McCornish family some old maids.

Rachel, unmarried. Living & she thinks near Toronto O.

Sarah, m.

Other children, but "no boys"

Sarah Jane Markle, m. Boston Burgett

Rachel "very pretty & handsome" married

Emma, m. Frank McCune

Deborah, Died Jany 7, 1865. m.1. Brice Edgington. He kept tavern at East Springfield Jeff Co O on the old plank road where she think he is buried & she too. M.2. Jno? McCollough a tavern keeper but not related to "Nease". He died & is buried there too.

Rachel Edgington, b. M. John McCullough. He was born 1809 & died in Beaver Pa May 9, 1875. They were married in 1847 & she died 3 yrs thereafter, but he never remarried.

Nannie Edginton, "A beautiful girl" died young unmarried of consumption & is buried at East Springfield O. She died Sept 26, 1862.

Martha Edginton, m. Wm Huscraft of near Steubenville, a stock dealer

Thinks they died in Steubenville O & are buried there.

Minnie Mabel Huscroft B. July 21, 1873 ob May 27, 1917. She mar James McCune who now lives in Pgh probably a cousin of Frank. No issue

Martha E. Huscroft B. Jany 7, 1871 m. Apr 16, 1891 to Edwin E McCauslen who was born Oct 22, 1860 & live at No 1600 W. Market St Steubenville O.

See Page 574

Frank Huscroft, b Mch 4, 1892 M June 15, 1916 to Clara Eugene Wyatt

George Wray, B Jany 21, 1894 m. July 31, 1915 to Kathryne Virginia Cooper

Pauline Virginia B Dec 15, 1917

Eloise Edgington, B Mch 26, 1920

Sparks Bee B Sept 1, 1895

Edwin Edgington B June 19, 1898

William Thomas, B Sept 22, 1902

Martha Edgington, b Apr 27, 1905

Mary Jane b Apr 27, 1905

Eleanor Emily, B Dec 6, 1915

Abraham Edginton died in California was a '49er & got very wealthy & left it to his sisters. m. a widow in Calif No issue. He died in 1875 on Oct 15, at Sacramento Calif. He was fr Virginia City, Nev.

Frank McCollough came west somewhere & married but don't know where

Eliza Jane McCollough married & came west but don't know who or where. M. Harry Hambleton. She died at Carson City, Nev Dec 26, 1902 aged 62 yrs of thyphoid pneumonia

Harry, only child died aged 8 or 9 yrs

Martha Ellen the youngest m. George House from Wellsville O. "He was quite well off" Thinks they are both dead & buried at Wellsville O & thinks "of course they were Presbyterians." Thinks he died first. No issue.

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Robert Markle Johnson was born Feby 10, 1871

Georgia Lucile Johnson was born Sept 4, 1873

Her son Robert M. was drowned in a cloud burst in an arroya, what we would call a gulley in which was a small stream & it filled up & he was washed away & some days later his body was found & also the bodies of five natives.

Her daughter, Georgia L. Easter is employed in the public library here where she is Supt of Stations

Holly had no issue by 1st wife but has one child, a boy, by his present wife. Says there were six Rachel born in 1843. She, the oldest in Feby & Rachel McCollough in July, the youngest & the other four born between Feby & July.

Mrs Easter who has just come in (2:30 PM) says they have the best genealogical library west of Chicago.

Upon talking with Cousin Georgia Lucile Easter, we learn her husband is descended from Jeremiah Easter of Luzerne Tp, Fayette Co Pa whose wife was an Ebert, a sister of Mrs Lydia (John) Hackney & H.D. Ebert & that her daughter Helen Gail Easter inherited & was paid $1800 from the estate of James Ebert who died I think she said out in Oregon leaving a wife but no children. Helen Gail is a very pretty girl with a good face & had just gotten out of the hospital where she had an operation on her right foot to remove a needle which had run in & broke off. Georgia is slender & abt my height, a good face & very kind, but not handsome. Her mother is a medium sized woman, has a strong face & I learn, taught school many yrs no doubt since her widowhood

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At residence of Nathan Caldwell Towne No 854 18th St Des Moines Iowa Sept 17, 1921 8:25 PM

I arrived here by taxi abt 15 minutes ago & Mrs Towne is telling me about her father's people. It is now 9:10 PM & Mrs Towne says she will have record of her father's & her own families type written & sent to me. I have entered on the next two pages what she was able to tell me about her Father's people. They were very kind to give me the Old German Bible, the record on which is in German for me to have translated & returned by insured parcel post. Mr Towne has his son in business with him the firm being N.C. Towne & Son, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota & Canadian farm lands. His wife's mother was an Earl & her Uncle Adams Earl had a brother-in-law Fowler for whom Fowler the county seat of Benton Co where in 1894 I was hunting for Mary Jane Logan, was named. His father came to Pella Iowa & started a school which grew to large school & was taken over by I believe the Baptists who are running it as the Iowa Central Reserve College. He & Bishop Vincent started the college. Helen Gail Easter was hopping around on one foot & says this is her last year at school at the Ames Institute at Ames Iowa at which 4,000 students go. She graduates next June.

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[Descendant Chart]

Joseph Markel came from Germany to Pennsylvania & Mrs Towne has a vague idea that it was Scranton he came to. & she believes he must have been a farmer as her grandfather was a farmer. She don't know when he died or where or who he married. Mrs Towne has an old Bible given to her by her mother since her father's death in 1901. It is a German Bible printed in 1742 & it belonged to her father & came to him from his father & was no doubt handed down to him by his father Joseph who no doubt brought it with him. It has the family record in & they are letting me take it with me to be translated & rtd.

[children]

John Markle, She says he was born in Penna & thinks he was married there & he & his wife came to the Wea plains on the Wabash in the State of Indiana abt 14 miles from Lafayette Ind. She thinks all of his children were born in Indiana but on second thought feel they were born in Ohio.

Polly Markel, married when well advanced in year to a farmer on the Wea (We-ah') plains in Indiana where a canal ran along the Wabash River. Mrs T. visited there when when [sic] 11 yrs old & says the Markel family cem is on the farm. She can't even recall the name of the husband. No issue. They are both buried there. See Below

[There is nothing below besides the notation that Polly's data is "above to the left" as typed]

John Markel, married at Wea Plains & moved to Lone Tree Mo a forlorn place. He & his wife both died there. He had seven children or more.

John

Rachel

Jacob Markel, Born she thought in Ohio Born Apr 28, 1803 & died on June 7, 1901 at Wichita Kans where he went for relief from asthma but was brought back for burial to Pella, Manon Co, Iowa. He was married to Salina Earl of Lafayette Ind a native of Ohio but raised on a farm 4 miles from Lafayette Ind Has 8 children. This is Mrs Towne's father.

Rachel Markel, married someone on the Wea Plains & died very young. Thinks she had one child that died very young.

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At residence of Ira Hume Carothers. No 1820 Arlington Ave, Des Moines, Iowa Sept 17, 1921 10:12 PM

Mr Carothers said that he saw among his grandfather, Andrew Carothers' papers, an old will of Rodger Carothers in which he spoke of two sons, Andrew, his grandfather, & he thinks the other name was James, but of this he is not sure.

He produces an old deed dated June 6, 1765 made Daniel McAlister to Francis Newill for land in West Pennsborough Tp Cumb Co Province of Penna consideration £4. This paper is witnessed Elizabeth McAlister & James Carrothers before J.W. Byers J.P.

Mr Carothers knows nothing about the descendants of the brother of his grandfather above referred to, but is giving me what he can of the descendants of his grandfather. His Uncle Andrew's son Jacob's issue were "just children when I left there 30 yrs ago", he said. Says his Aunt Caroline's children are all married, all living & all have children, one of the, Charles Rankin is living in the city here.

Ira H. Carothers said that the wife of Rev S.P. Montgomery who lives near Pgh is a Carothers & says I could find his name & address in the minutes of the General Assembly of the U.P. Church of two years ago. He said he got the old papers above

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referred to from his brother, Samuel William Carothers, now living at Dallas City, Ills, just across the River Mississippi from Fort Madison & that he has an old Bible in which his grandfather made certain of his family records. He said a man owed his grandfather or some of his relatives or friends some money & in seeking to collect the debt seized his property & among which was this Bible which his grandfather bought in when it was auctioned off & run his pen through the record it contained & used it for his own. Ira H. is a tall slender smooth faced man with kindly thoughtful face & i think is a good religious man & no doubt a U.P. I had him call up Bert Redburn at 11:20 PM & tell him I was just starting. He lived away over on the south side of town to which the taxi driver demurred going saying he would get stuck fast, but i told him the specific instructions he had given me over the phone at the Town residence would insure a safe route & I would pay for pulling him out if he followed it & should get stuck. He had a hard time finding the place because he hesitated about following it & took the advice of someone he went to ask which was wrong, so that it was after midnight when we got to his place. I have entered on the next two pages the information he gave me along with this & preceding page

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[Descendant Chart]

Rodger Carothers lived in Dickinson Tp, Cumberland Co, Pa. His wife when he died was Margaret. It was his son John R whose wife was Margaret See P 196-7. His wife was Sarah See Bk 17 P 89 item 25. Dec [best guess] 26/21. Ira H. thought that his grandfather had a brother James, but knew of no others. I have added the other three in the order as named in the will See Book 6 Page 188.

[children]

John Rodgers

Andrew Carothers, Born say in Dickinson Tp, Cumb Co Pa. He mar 1st Mary Hayes & mar 2d in Ills _______Robison & after he died, she mar a Kendall & moved to Oregon with her 3 Carothers children. He came west to Henderson Co, Ills. He was a farmer & blacksmith and settled near a little town called Olena. He died & is buried there. He was married twice & had children by both. Thinks there were two sons & four daughters & so far as he knows two sons & a daughter by second wife. He died Dec 23, 1847 aged 54 yrs born say 1793. His first wife, Mary died Feby 28, 1836 aged 39 yrs born say 1796 or 1797. Wm H. Carothers of Emporia Kan writes Feb 13, 1923 that she was born in Dickinson Tp 1791 & belonged to the [small unreadable word or number] Reg Volunteers Pa 1812 & was son of a Revolutionary Soldier. 1. Andrew, Born Mch 18, 1816. Thinks he was the oldest. He died June 27, 1878 in Henderson Co. Ills. m. Lydia Fickes who was born York Co Pa June 17, 1815 ob Apr 27, 1890. Lived in Henderson Co Ill & died there. Were married Feby 20, 1840. Was a farmer. He came to Ills in 1851. Had 3 sons & 1 day. He was born Mch 18, 1816. See Page 197.

3. John, B. Aug 31, 1844. M. Mary C. Gaddis. He dead. She lives on a farm a mile or so fr Stronghurst, Ill. Had 2 sons & 3 daus. He died Mch 23, 1916 at Stronghurst Ills Mar Mch 23, 1871. She dau of Robert W & his wife Ann L. McCoy Gaddis. Mary C. born in Morgan Co Ills June 26, 1846.

J. Russell, Born Mch 14, 1882 unmarried. Lives at Home See Pages 196 & 197.

Robert M., Born Jany 18, 1872 ob Nov 22, 1896 aged 24 yrs. Unmarried

Mary Evelyn, a teacher, unmarried B. Dec 3, 1873 Lives at home.

Laura Ethel, Born Nov 23, 1877. M. Howard McCleary on Apr 2, 1902. Either he or she died Feby 23, 1920. & live at Vegreville, Alberta, Canada for past 16 yrs

Marian, B. Apr 20, 1908

Evelyn, B Apr 20, 1908

Ruth, B. July 15, 1909

Marjorie, B. Jany 11, 1911

2. Jacob, B. Oct 8, 1842 m. Angeline Carter & lived in same neighborhood. Both dead Left 4? children See Page 196.

1. Andrew, b. Dec 2, 1840 married & moved to Hiawatha, Brown Co Kan where he was once Supt of Schools. Both dead. Had children. M. Apr 23, 1867 Flora Jane McCune. See page 579

4. Sarah Ann, B. Sept 9, 1847 m. John Brook of Henderson Co Ill, a farmer Both dead. Had thinks 3 children all living.

2. A daughter, Mary Ann m. Benjamin Fickes in Pa in Cumb Co. He was a cousin of Lydia. Don't know what became of her or whether she had any children. She was born May 27, 1818 Died May 29, 1877 See Book 11 p 457-460.

5. Sarah Jane, See B 16 P 234. M. John B. Fort of Henderson Co, a farmer. Both dead. Left considerable property She was born Feby 19, 1825.

J. Marion, m. Anna Gaddis a sister of Mary. He a farmer in Henderson Co. He dead & his wife living near Stronghurst Ills Has quite a family. See Book 16 page 234.

Charles Edward, m. Anna Marshall & lives Henderson Co, a farmer. Has quite a family.

Myra, m. E.W. Fort fr Alabama very distant relation. She came back fr Alabama to Stronghurst when he died. No issue.

Jennie, unmarried

Florence, unmarried

Anna, m. Smiley M. Barnes of Henderson Co & went to Kansas City, Mo. Have children See B 8 P 327-9. See B 16 P 235.

Eugenia, m______Davis. She dead. No issue

6. Caroline, B. Mch 14, 1827 m. Samuel Rankin, a farmer of Henderson Co. Both dead. He a cousin of David Rankin of Mo the big cattle man.

Charles, oldest son

Ralph

Wesley

Ella, m. Edgar Thompson was a college Prof. Gone to Calif on a fruit ranch. Lives Riverside, Calif.

Laurnaie [sic] a girl m. Will Pogue. He is dead. Lived in Henderson Co. 3 children

A dau, Hattie, m. Andrew Allison Live in Henderson Co. 3 ch

Jennie Rankin, M ________MacArthur

7. A daughter, Harriet, m. Samuel McElhiney & lived in Henderson Co Both dead She born June 5, 1829.

John McElhinney Lives in Stronghurst & wd be the party to see Has been back east. Must be 65 to 70 yrs old.

Sara

Glenn

3. John Carothers, B. Sept 16, 1820 in Dickinson Tp, Cumb Tp, Pa M.

Nancy Andrew born in Green Co O Feby 26, 1832 on May 4, 1854 in Henderson Co, Ills. He died Jany 9, 1881. She died Feby 10, 1900.

Both in Henderson Co at a cem NW of Olena.

Mary Arabella Carothers B Feby 20, 1855 ob Aug 30, 1864

Edgar Ralph Erskine, B June 18, 1859 ob Aug 24, 1860

John Andrew Clarence, B Apr 16, 1862, ob Aug 21, 1864

Nancy Jane, B July 24, 1866, ob Mch 27, 1869

Ira Hume, B Oct 3, 1869 m. Mary E. McMullen at Burlington Iowa Born on July 19, 1870 married on May 28, 1895.

Wallace Hume, B Apr 27, 1895. Unmarried

John Leslie, B Feby 4, 1898 Unmarried

Isabel Helen, B Oct 3, 1900 At home, unmarried

Elizabeth Bernice, B Feby 25, 1907.

Samuel Wm, B Aug 7, 1871 m. Nora Spiker Lives Dallas, Ill

Leona, married & died at 19

Robert, Lives with his father.

4. James Carothers, Born Dec 24, 1822 died July 10, 1826 aged 3 yrs 6 mo & 16 days

8. James, B Aug 23, 1842 by second wife

9. Matthew, B June 24, 1844 by second wife

10. Martha, B Oct 18, 1845 by second wife

James

Caroline, m. James Neal of Cumberland Co, Pa.

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At residence of Bert Redburn No 605 SW Broad St Des Moines Iowa Sept 18, 12:50 AM

Bert Redburn says his father always told him, which was when he, Bert, was a small boy, that he, Henry was the youngest of 21 children, that his father was a widower with so many children his mother was a widow with children & then there were 7 or 8 of the last set of children. Bert says his father's name was Henry Clay Redburn for an old tobacco chewing preacher or circuit rider named Henry Clay Dean & when his father saw what a slobbering old fellow he was, he was so disgusted that he went to his father & told him "I don't want to be called Henry Clay, I want to change my name to Henry Stewart", to which his father replied, "All right" & thereafter, he always signed his name H.S. Redburn.

Selma's mother came from Holland & her father from Stockholm. Bert says all five boys were drafted in the late war, but none called. Bert says his father served in the Civil War with Buffalo Bill, Wm. F. Cody & his name is on the monument at Ottumwa.

Bert knows nothing about what became of his Uncle Martin Van Buren. Says his Uncle Joseph Benton Redburn died abt 7 yrs ago & the farm he owned abt

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a mile out of Oskaloosa had been sold some 6 yrs or so before his death. He left a large family & his daughter Jennie is married to J.J. Robertson Bert thinks his name is John & it is probably John Jack. His father went back to Penna where he took sick & J.J. went there & brought him back & he lived & died at his house. She lives at 2021 or 2122 East C Ave. Ask for Kemble's Green House & Jennie lives two or three houses or more east. He has a phone. He lost an eye in shoveling lime by knocking some lime in his eye. He was in a hospital in St Louis Mo two years trying to save it to no avail. Bert Redburn & his wife were waiting up for me & he is a very lovable wholesome man, snappy, bright & cheerful, a man I would pick for a long liver. He is of slender build, hardly as tall as me, lithe & active, was exceedingly kind & jovial. He says his mother who had just been visiting him last week remembers everything & he will write & get what information he can from her & write me. He said he lived at Moulton Iowa a few years, knew Rev John Redburn & that he was a first cousin to his father & s'd he took care of his widow for a year or so after he died. Said she had one daughter & told who she married but I didn't get it down. He s'd when he worked at Oklahoma City abt 6 yrs ago, someone told him of a Col Redburn living there who was a millionaire & had given or built a Public School Bldg to the City. His wife is a pretty pleasant faced woman & they think she is now cured of tuberculosis which she has had 8 yrs. The record he gave me is on the next two pages & I bid them goodbye at 2:52 AM. [I am amazed at the patience these people exhibit with JVT & his late visits! CW]

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[Descendant Chart]

Henry Redburn, youngest child of James T. Redburn Senr, Born at or near Topeka Kansas on July 6, 1846 & died at Kirkville, Wapella Co Iowa on Apr 17, 1910 of pneumonia. He was a carpenter by trade. He married Harriet Cordelia Schrader (Called "Delia") daughter of _orje [-oye, George? can't read first part] Schrader who went to Ohio & from there in 1851 removed to Wapello Co Iowa. She was born Dec 4, 1852 in the State of Ohio. Mrs Redburn now lives with her brother-in-law J. Rouf at Fremont, Mahaska, Iowa & is keeping house for him. She weighs 150.

[children]

Frank Redburn, B. m. Lena Grogan of Putnam Co, Mo. He is a carpenter & lives at Colorado Springs, Col.

Walter, married

Cordia, a girl m. the genl mgr of Packing Co, Colorado Spgs. His name is Sherwood.

Davis Marie Sherwood

Bernice, teacher

Cloyd, working for a rancher up in mountains

Marion, a boy

Kenneth

Harold Clifton, m. Garfield Vanila Garey. He was born

Helen, m. W.H. Thomas. Live at Ottumwa, Iowa. He is Salesman for W.I. Hall Candy factory.

Wm H Thomas Jr

Lewis, m. Mabel Esther Lirsche (pro Larish) & live at Ottumwa, Iowa. Works fr Harper McIntyre Hdw Co.

Emmalou, B. ob.

Bruce, B. ob. unmarried

Joseph Boone, B m.1. Goldie McCoy of Moulton Iowa divorced. m.2. at Bozeman where he now lives Brakeman on RR

Donald Freeman, His grandmother McCoy adopted him & when she died, his mother took him & he took name of her second husband.

Stillborn boy, B.

Bert, B. Feby 8, 1884 m. Selma Natalle Honson (born at Ottumwa Iowa on Sept 27, 1889) on May 22, 1909. He is a carpenter

Stillborn boy

Ernest Andrew, B Dec 16, 1912

Gay, B Oct 31, 1887, m. Nellie Petticourt of Des Moines Iowa. He lives here, a carpenter by trade.

Lawrence Robert, Died aged 2

Henrietta, b M. Wm F. Hasson conductor on RR. Live at Oskaloosa Iowa.

Francis

Florence, a girl

Jack

Hazel, b m. M.L. Lince They run the Elgin Hotel here. No issue

Helen, b. ob.

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Hotel Downing Room 12, Oskaloosa, Mahuska Co, Iowa, Sept 18, 1921 1:47 PM

Upon getting to my room 539 F`t Des Moines Hotel, Des Moines, Iowa this morning about 3:15 AM, I completed writing up different statements made to me at various conferences throughout the day & night as shown by the different & darker colored ink on Pages 332, 323, 326 & 327 and 331 & completed on Pages 312 & 313 the record of great grand Uncle Henry Fulton from pages 26 & 27 of the clippings there pasted of the Fulton record loaned me by Cousin Nannie Peairs Fulton loaned me at Keokuk on Friday 16th inst when the phone rang for the 6 o'clock call I put in before I completed it which however I did complete at 6:33 packed up, went down & got my breakfast & at 7:05 AM started with Weldon Salisbury in a Dodge Car of Oskaloosa 64 miles distant which detours increased to 67 miles. The morning was grand & fine & the sun coming out brightly eased off the early morning chill & made the ride a delightful one. We passed through Pella, which means "City of Refuge" & which was founded in 1847 by Hollanders who sought a refuge to worship as their religious instincts impelled them. We turned off of the main road to the right to see the Iowa Central College which Mr N.C. Towne had told me the night before was founded by his father. The old building faced the street we drove down & is still good, but three larger buildings on the grounds have been added & across

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the street to our left was the library Bldg. The names of the streets running parallel with Washington St which we went in & down to & just beyond the college are Franklin, Liberty, Union, Independence, Peace, (by the college) & University just beyond the college indicate a spirit of Patriotism & appropriateness in the parties who laid out the town.

We reached the residence of John J. Robertson No 1262 C Ave at 10:05 AM, just 3 hrs fr Des Moines, a neat little one & a half Story frame cottage painted white with a good yard in front of it on the right hand side of the street & found him a spare smooth faced man of say 5 ft 10 standing by his Ford Car in front. On making myself known, I learned his Robertsons came fr NY state & he is not of our connection. He had just gotten back from taking his wife Jennie, daughter of Joseph Benton Redburn to the M.E. S.S. so he & I a little later went there to the Central M.E. Church opposite the Post office for morning services & heard a sermon by their regular Pastor & I got through pretty well considering I had not slept a bit or had my clothes off to lie down either of the two nights preceding, but had written all night. After church, we found his wife in front of the church & he introduced me. She was not familiar with the record of her uncles & aunts, but thought Wm Funk who delighted to delve in such matters & was a cousin of her mother's & could tell us much as he had known all the older people & had a good memory, so we concluded to go there this af-

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ternoon as soon as they could get free from a dinner engagement to which they had been invited today. We took her to the friends' who were giving the dinner & he drove to his home & got my satchel & brought me up here & is to call for me when they are ready. He tells me the population of Oskaloosa is 9000 to 10,000. I have had lunch & then came up to write up this book & what mem I had penciled down commencing with my talks on 16th inst with Cousin Martha C. Hornish, aged 90 yrs & 1 mo whose talks were desultory & I could not confine her to the question propounded as she would ramble off on to adjacent on kindred subjects:

Recollections of Martha C. Hornish.

Mrs Hornish said her father, John C. Plumer had been going for several years to see Elizabeth Peairs & going to the War of 1812, he was gone two yrs & upon his return after a courtship of 7 yrs, he went to her home at Round Hill Church, Elizabeth Tp, Allegheny Co, Pa to see her mother & ask for her hand, as her father, Joseph Peairs had died (I think while Plumer was away to war). Making a military bow, he said, "Madam, I have come to ask for the hand of your daughter Elizabeth in marriage" to which she replied, "you can't have her". To this he replied "Madam, I will have your daughter whether you want me to or not. Good Day". After which, she said to some friend, "I think more of John Plumer than ever for he has some spunk". So they were married.

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She said that William Fulton, son of her Uncle, Wm Fulton & his wife, Nancy Peairs was a lawyer & formed a partnership with her husband John P. Hornish & although a comparatively young man, he was hard of hearing & this handicapped him in the trial of cases in the court room & he turned his attention largely to insurance & built up a big business. She said his brother, Robert Fulton did not die from falling off a load of hay, but when haying, some timbers fell on him & after lingering a short time, he died from the injuries. Perry Fulton was nephew of her Uncle William, his father being the Squire who went to Washington Pa & the started the Fulton House there. He had a lot of daughters, Mary Jane, Elizabeth & Hannah & others whose names she can't recall, but she now recalls that one was Nancy. Cousin Mattie Hornish said her father's people were from Frankfort on the Rhine & their name was Von Hornisch, the Von indicating they were of the nobility in Holland. They however, Americanized the name, dropping the "Von" & leaving the "C" out of Hornisch. Speaking of the children of her Aunt Eleanor Elliott Finley, Mrs Hornish said the girls were Sarah, Mary & Hannah. Robert, a son, was an old bachelor & lived on a little farm by himself.

Evans, also a son, lived on a farm by Rehoboth Church & thinks he had a son Michael who might have been the father of Mrs Frease of West Newton.

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Her Aunt Sarah Elliott married "Jemmy"? Steele. Always called her "Aunt Sallie". They lived near the Redstone Church in Fayette Co & she was to see them there of their children: [this is the way sentence reads]

1. Elizabeth, married Capt James Niccolls. He was tall & fine looking & was very sporty. During Elizabeth's life time, they lived in West Newton, Pa. He went to the Mexican War & she died before he got back. One child also died. He married for a second wife, one of the Moore girls. Mrs H. said he had a great fancy to a daughter of John C. Plumer (meaning herself) but her mother told her of his early history & she dropped him. At Jane Robertson 6:50 PM 18th. He was a fine courtly man, but had not much riches. There were three Niccolls brothers that she recalled, John, James, & Thomas, sons of an old couple in West Newton. She said they had but one child, John & it died very young.

2. Matilda was, she thinks older than Elizabeth. She married a man named Nixon & lived out toward Ohio. She died & he then

3. married her sister Charlotte. Both Matilda & Charlotte were very pretty & fine girls. Don't know anything about their family.

4. Ruth. She thinks she was the oldest of all. She married Elijah Craft 5. Maria. She now says she was oldest of all. She married John Niccolls, a bro of James. She says she was a spiritless woman.

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moved to Bloomington, Ills. She was very careless about her dress. Thinks he had first married a Smith by whom he had a son Eben. Maria had some children by him.

6. Mary Jane was brightest of them all. She married a Bigam. They all liked her but none of them liked him. He was a farmer.

7. Johnston Steele was shy. Came to see sister Elizabeth, who was mischievous & given to playing tricks on him. Mrs H. went once to call him to dinner or supper & he had left & gone home & never came back. She asked Mattie Stevenson once if her mother had ever told her about her old beaux & she said not much & when Mrs H told her about Johnston Steele going to see her mother, she s'd "why didn't she marry him." He had asked Elizabeth if she sd like to change her name & she gave some mischievous answer that drove him away, He later married a daughter of John Moore of Rehoboth neighborhood, thinks her name was Martha. Thinks they had 3 or 4 children.

8 & 9 Thinks they had two boys who died young.

Matilda Elliott married Alexander Robinson. She knows his name from an old letter Matilda wrote to Jno C. Plumer. Says her father & Mother drove out to Wayne Co O to see them. Thinks Mr Robinson was a Fayette Co man. She survived him many years. They had no children, but adopted a boy & girl who got the farm. See Page 344.

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At residence of John J & Jennie Robertson No 1262 C Ave Oskaloosa Iowa Sept 18, 1921 4:33 PM

Mr Robertson came to the Hotel for me & asked me to come out & stay all night with them so at 4 o'clock, we drove out & they tell me that they called up Wm Funk's & getting no answer, concluded he was away from home. Mrs Robertson has produced the record of the names & births of her father's children & I am making entry of them together with such other information as she can give me on this & following page & genealogical table on pages 342 & 343.

Mrs R. says her grandmother Redburn lived to be over 90 & that her name Jemima & that she has often heard her say that her name as a young girl was Flanigan. Says "she was a real Irish lady" but never heard say where she was born. Says she remembers her son by her former husband. The son's name was Robert Campbell & he was a very good man. He has a family & she only remembers two sons of his who "visited us once, Just when I was 12 yrs old". Jane says her father was a red hot Republican, although his father had been a Democrat.

Jane says that Sherman Medill on one side & his sisters on the other lawed for years over the distribution or division of the estate of their father who was very rich.

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Mrs Robertson is a very thoughtful good religious woman & is active in the affairs of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church at Oskaloosa. She asked the blessing Monday morning & seems to be the boss around the premises. Her husband is rather slender abt 5 ft 9 in & says he came there 45 yrs ago & has shot wolves & other wild animals about the neighborhood of his present home which is on the unsold part of ten acres he took up shortly after he came. His Robertsons are from New York State I think he said Oswego. He took me to the Station in his auto. His wife Jane said she would get some dates & information from her near relatives & write me.

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[Descendant Chart]

Joseph Benton Redburn, son of James T. Redburn Senr. He was born May 28, 1835 in Ohio as she has often heard him say. He died in Apr 5, 1914 at Stewart, Iowa which is abt 20 miles North East of Greenfield Iowa, at the home of his youngest child, Carrie McKee. She thinks in his 80th yr. She says her mother had been an invalid for 10 yrs & had been a great sufferer. He had cared for her all of these years & after her death, he just grieved himself to death. He too had some bad teeth to which he had pulled & they bled excessively. He buried in the cemetery at Stewart, Iowa & there is a marker at his grave giving dates of birth & death. He was a farmer & lived on a farm until the last few yrs of his life after he sold the farm. His farm at Oskaloosa was 16 A which he sold 35 yrs ago, say in 1886, only the 3 youngest children were born on this farm. All the other children were born on a farm 7 miles northwest of Kirkville, Iowa, Wapello, Co. After he sold the farm in Mahaska Co near here, he bought a farm in Adair Co abt 2 1/2 miles from Greenfield, Iowa & lived there & then at Winterset, Iowa 3 or 4 yrs & from there to Dexter, Iowa & from there to Stewart, Iowa. He was Methodist. She says of him "There was a good man, a good father, good to us girls & we were always happy to have him with us when we had company. We girls & also the boys were all proud of him. He was not only a good church man, but good outside to his family & everybody." He was married in Wapello Co Iowa to Mary Ann Funk, daughter of Funk & his wife Jane Funk. She was born in Ohio also but can't tell the County. She says they were married in early part of 1861 say the same year their oldest child Willis S. was born. Mrs R. says her mother had a medium sized Bible in which she kept a record & she thinks her oldest brother Willis S. in Kansas has it as he sent her the names & dates of birth of the children, Mary Ann Funk was born Sept 20, 1842, was 8 yrs younger than her husband. She died in Sept 22, 1913 at Stewart Iowa in their own home which they sold out after her death. She is buried in the Cem at Stewarts Iowa & a marker is at her grave. See Book 16 P 291 & B 23 P 520. She was born in Allegheny [died] (Sept 22, 1913) Co Pa Sept 25, 1842 & when 4 yrs old moved with her parents to near Leavenworth, Kan.

[children]

Willis S. Redburn, B. Dec 3, 1861. He is a farmer living right close to Hutchinson Kansas. M. "Flo" Higginson from Ohio. He said he mar Jany 21, 1887 in Mahaska Co, Iowa, Floria E. Higgason born July 19, 1867 at Jimtown, Ind near Indianapolis. dau of Thomas Higgason & wife. See Book 9 Pages 7-10. See Book 21 Pages 85-6. Had 8 children. See Book 22 Pages 288-91.

1. Earl Redburn B. Mch 23, 1888. m.1. Live in NY where he is an inventor. m.2.

3. Albert Ray Redburn B. Aug 10, 1891 M.

4. Mabel Fay B. July 2, 1894 M_________ a farmer at Hutchinson, Kansas

2. Joseph Wm, B. Jany 11, 1890 ob May 18, 1890

5. Murry Edward, B. June 15, 1897 M.

6. Thelma Ardio, B. Aug 24, 1899 m. Oct 18, 1917

7. Everett Wayne, B. May 4, 1904

8. Mary Opal, B. Feby 16, 1910.

Jane Redburn, B. Feby 21, 1864. M. John J. Robertson on Oct 2, 1884 on the farm 3 S.E. of here. He was born Dec 12, 1859.

Maud Robertson, B. Sept 22, 1887 Is a stenographer in Des Moines Ia Unmarried

Jemima Redburn, B Jany 11, 1867 m.1. Elmer Fauquier a farmer near here. He died abt 30 yrs ago. m.2. Hamilton Myers a lumberman & an old bachelor who had taken care of his mother. He cared for her Fauquier son. Both living in Greenfield, Adair Co, Iowa.

Dwight Fauquier, B. Aug 31, 1888. He now goes by name of Myers & thinks "Ham" adopted him. He was 18 mos overseas in Forestry Dept. M_______recently & lives in Chicago Ill. Is city salesman for a lumber firm.

Ruby Myers, died aged 5 yrs

Fredrica Redburn, B. Dec 28, 1869 m. Julius Bodecker a farmer living just out of Streator, Ills where she went to live & died. He is living near there. She died.

Velma, B. M.

Lysle, B. M.

Charles Redburn, B June 12, 1872 m. May_______, a widow. They live in Winterset, Iowa where he is in the motor business with the Ford garage. They have no issue but she had one son by her former husband.

Hayes Redburn, B. March 7, 1875, was called a "baby" for over a yr & named when Hayes was elected. M. Mamie________. He is a painter living at Arista, Adair Co, Iowa

Gerald, B.

Lysle, B.

Geraldine, B.

Mable Redburn, B. Nov 18, 1878 ob

Joseph Benton Redburn, B Feby 27, 1881 m. Sadie McKee. Lived on a farm close to Stewart IA. He is a farmer living 1 1/2 ms out of Stewart, Iowa.

Mary Elizabeth, B.

Jane Eleanor, B.

William, B.

Carrie Redburn, B. Nov 23, 1884 m. Richard McKee, a clothing man of Stewart Iowa. He is a brother of Sadie, Joe's wife. See Book 21 Page 85. See Book 23 Page 534.

Joseph McKee

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Johnston Elliott was a school teacher & was engaged to marry some young woman & died before its consummation. She said his head was covered with little white curls

Said Simerals kept the first ferry at West Newton & sold it to Isaac Robb Budd's Ferry was above.

She related an instance about her father which Geo Smith, a cousin, as a boy saw a man killed in West Newton & they brought the man who killed the other (the name of one of them was Nash) to J.C. Plumer's office & were about to tear him to pieces when he got out his pistols & laid them on his desk & s'd he would shoot the first man who molested him. The constable took him to Gbg.

She said Rev David Elliott used to come to their house collecting for the West Theo Seminary & thinks his daughter Virginia visited them also.

John C. Plumer was wounded in the War of 1812 & carried a bullet in his shoulder all his life & finally got a pension. Was at Fort Meigs when the ammunition was in a building outside the fort. When the commanding officer called for someone to go, Sergeant Plumer stepped up & said: "I'll go". He had to go up a 40 ft high ladder with bullets flying thick abt him, but he got inside & got the ammunition & got safely back with

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it, but recd this shot in his shoulder. Fort Meigs was along Western Ohio border Souther part of State. J.C. Plumer was sent to meet Gen'l Clay of Ky & conduct him & his regiment to the Fort which he did with safety through a wilderness infested with Indians.

She said Aunt Nancy Fulton was a great Democrat. Her sister, Elizabeth was also a Democrat & s'd she wd never marry a Republican. She did however (marrying A.F. Stevenson) & became a Republican herself. She has living in West Newton at upper end of town the following children:

John, unmarried

Robert, married Miss Armstrong of Pgh or Allegheny & lives near them.

Joe, unmarried

Will, was killed by train

Mattie } was in California 9 mos

Elizabeth } & runs the home, older.

Geo P. Hornish's wife is a native of Durham England. It is 9:55 PM

At Jno J. & Jane Robertson's Sept 19/21 7:33 AM

I recall that Mrs Hornish told me of her father once riding horseback to Pgh & when crossing the Monongahela River at Elizabeth, he found a commotion among the people & asking what was the matter, he was told that a man had fallen off a boat into the River. He alighted, told someone to hold his horse & throwing off his clothes, swam out & got the man just as he came up for the last time

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waited until he was revived & the man opening his eyes, some said to him to "look here is the man who saved your life" and when Mr Plumer saw he was safe, he mounted & rode on to Pgh never knowing who it was he saved, nor did the man know who his rescuer. His name attached to him from just such an incident I had asked her how her father came to be named John Campbell & she said her grandfather George Plumer was once almost drowning in the Monongahela River, I believe, & a British officer walking by saw his struggles & jumping in swam to him & saved his life. His name was Col John Campbell & Mr Plumer named his next born son which was her father for him. When George Plumer was a young man, a poor but striving young surveyor he met one day in a store in Pgh, an attractive young girl, Margaret Lowry who happened in the store & was introduced to him by the merchant. She was in Pgh visiting a sister, Mrs Hay or Hayes who was wealthy & of high social standing & frowned on her sister who was daughter of Col Alexander Lowry of Lancaster Co, Pa, a very distinguished & wealthy man receiving attentions from the impecunious surveyor. They, however, had fallen deeply in love. She had charge of attending to the milk while visiting at her sister's & took her clothes to the springhouse & one morning, Geo Plumer came along on horseback, leading another which she mounted & they eloped & were married & went to live at a little log cabin. A few years afterwards, Col. Alexander Lowry

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was sent to the western country & Geo Plumer was delegated to act as the guide of his party up the Monongahela River & Col Lowry noticing him, asked "who is that young man" where at someone said to him: "Why, Col Lowry, that is your son-in-law, Geo Plumer". Col Lowry then going up to him said: "How are you, George, how is Margaret & the boys?"

Sometime later, some woman in the vicinity was going back to Lancaster Co to her friends & Margaret Plumer went with her & made a visit to her father. When she returned home, he gave her $2000 in gold to take with her & when she reached home, they seemed sad & she asked where Mr Plumer, her father-in-law, who lived with them & I believe his son were, & was told that he was in prison, arrested on a debt of a friend he had gone surety for. She asked how much the debt was, paid it off & took them out.

Friday morning, Cousin Geo P. Hornish & myself walked over to the plant of the Mississippi River Power Co, the largest of its kind in the world, costing twenty seven million dollars where we arrived on the observation platform at 8:55 AM at 9:05, a young girl motioned us & we signed slips releasing the Co from damages if hurt & she started the rounds with us, the ten transformers of capacity of 11,000 to 110,000 volts & the fifteen electric current generators with tremendous horsepower also the 119 gates or spillways on the River which are 30 to 40 ft high etc etc.

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George was at Santa Rosa, California which he says is Luther Burbank's home 50 miles north of San Francisco when the earthquake struck them, knocked the chimney off which sliding down the roof woke him up & he sat upon edge of bed & was pitched headlong several times & the shock thus given him still affects him. He then went to Springfield, Mo & to Hollister, Mo. He & his wife went abroad to England & Scotland in 1907. It is now 9:50 AM & I must pack up & go to the 10:20 train for Libertyville, Iowa.

Hotel Ottumwa Room 601 Ottumwa, Iowa Sept 19, 1921 12:33 PM

I got in here a little over an hour ago in a lively rainstorm gale & am caught between trains as I cannot get out to Libertyville, Iowa until 3:35 PM & will proceed to write up my record. I did not get opportunity in Des Moines, Iowa Saturday the 17th inst to call up Dr G.E. Markle, Dentist 506 Fleming Bldg until after 6 PM & he had gone out to his home N 1222 41st St where I called him at Drake 251-J (his office phone is Market 797) & he was not able to get back in town & gave the little date he had about his family as his grandfather had been killed in an accident when his father was 3 yrs old & his mother died when he was & & he came to America in 1846 when 14. I am making a table on next page of what he gave me by phone. He didn't know his grandfather's first name. He referred me to Mrs N.C. Towne who he s'd was of the Pella Markles. He said at Ankercy 10 miles north of Des Moines there was a Dr Markle, an M.D.

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[Descendant Chart]

Merkle lived in or near Wurtemberg, Germany. Thinks his name was George Merkle. He was killed in an accident. Thinks Geo Merkle was a turner.

[children]

John Merkle

William Markle. Lives at Utica NY Works for Childs Hardware Co

Geo Markle, Lives at Utica, NY

Christina, m. Andrew Kirchman moved to Chickasaw

Mary, m. Christian Epple went to Fort Smith Arkansas

Rose, m Dygart settled at Utica, NY or at New Hampton, Iowa

George Frederick Merkle, when he came to America, he dropped George & changed name to Markle & went by name of Frederick Markle. Father was killed when he was 3 & mother died when he was 7. He was born 1841. Came to America in 1855 from Wurtemburg. Enlisted in Civil War in 2nd NY heavy Artillery, served 4 1/2 yrs & was a 1st Lieut. Came to Chickasaw Co, Iowa when he got out of the war in 1866 & died in Des Moines Iowa Jany 1896. He was a farmer.

Izettie Markle, M. Wayland Shaffer & live at New Hampton, Chickasaw Co, Iowa.

Albert Markle, married & lives at New Hampton, Ia

Effie Markle, m. Sheriff Live at Des Moines?

Viola, Died unmarried

Grant E. Markle, Born at New Hampton in 1881. He married on Nov 21 1906 Eva Pugh, daughter of Christopher Pugh & his wife Margaret McLaughlin who was a daughter of James McLaughlin, brother of Sarah Work & son of my old friend Charles McLaughlin. They do not have any issue. He is a dentist.

Roscoe Markle, Died unmarried

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After I left Mrs Johnson on Saturday afternoon, I went across the street to the next block to the residence of H.W. Peairs No 1532 11th St. Tel Red 4753 to a nice residence & finding four young boys on the steps found that Mr Peairs was not in & one of the boys saying he was a son of Mr Peairs (I think two more were also) I asked him to call his sisters Elizabeth or Ruth. I sat down in the library & Ruth soon appeared, a petite smiling attractive young girl of abt 16 or 17. She said her father had just been reading to them from a sketch of the family a few days ago & she hunted through his papers & went & asked her mother, but still could not find it. She said her father had gone to the Country Club & had a banquet & also that her Uncle Will A. Peairs of 3125 Kingman Blvd Tel Drake 3896-J was also away from home. I then gave her my address & she said she would have her Father write me.

Ira P. Carothers who referred me to his brother Sam'l W. at Dallas City, Ills said the dead trees I had seen from there when going through, came from the Mississippi River P.C. backing the water over the land where they grew when they put in the dam.

I called for my old College mate James Calvin Cummins who lives at 2410 Forest Drive Tel Drake 1849, Des Moines, between 6 & 7 PM & was not able to get anyone & when I got in at 3 AM it was too late & I regretted not seeing him.

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I found there was a J.V. Thompson residing 1310 5th Ave Tel Red 5168 & there was but one Carothers, viz Ira H. whom I saw, 4 Kilgores & no Jacks or Rotharmels.

I find in the telephone Directory here in Ottumwa:

Carothers, J.F. Res 526 W. Mill Tel Red 603

Carrothers, C.C. Res 320 W. 6 Tel 1254

Carruthers, K.C. Res 714 Quincy Ave Tel 2321-M

but there are no Jacks, Kilgores, Markles or Rotharmels.

I find the connections for my next three towns LIbertyville, Farmington, & Morning Sun, hard to cover expeditiously. It is now 2 PM & I have over an hour to devote to copying from the Fulton book into my tables on Pages [no numbers listed]

At residence of Francis Hurst, Libertyville, Iowa, Sept 19, 1921 5:33 PM

I got in Libertyville, Iowa about 4:20 PM having left Ottumwa at 3:35 on the "Rock Island" RR & finding no taxi facilities, I lugged my heavy satchel about 4 blocks around to the stores where I found Francis Hurst on the street, his creamery being nearby. He very hospitably volunteered to take care of me overnight & said he had his father's Bible record which he has produced in a big heavy Home Bible Published in 1872 in Toledo, O. by O.A. Browning & Co in which it had evidently been rewritten & in the same book is his own record & I am entering all dates given on next two pages in genealogical table form.

V5 Page 352 & V5 Page 353

[Descendant Chart]

Nathaniel Hurst & Polly Jack were married March 23, 1826. She was the daughter of John Jack 1747-1815 & his wife Nancy McCoy of Mt Pleasant Tp Pa. She was Born Nov 25, 1803 & died Apr 5, 1848. He was born & died Feby 29, 1860. They were buried on the home farm at Pennsville & when the case was sold, they were removed & reinterred in the new cemetery in Mt Pleasant Pa.

[children]

Sarah Hurst Born Mch 1, 1827 d. Sept 2, 1905 mar 1873 James V. Blair. He D. first buried in cem here. No issue.

John Hurst, Born Apr 5, 1829 Died Jan 1897. m. Eliza Arnold of Mt Pleasant Pa. She D. first. Both buried in New cemetery in Mt P.

Sarah Hurst, m. Robert Fulton of Irwin, Pa. He dead. She is living Knows of 2 boys - 1 girl

James Hurst, Born Nov 20, 1831. d._______M. Eliza Stantten (?) He disappeared. She is still living.

Braden, M. at Creston, Iowa & separated in 2 yrs & he is now living in Chicago

Minnie S.

Anna, m. Dr James P. Oliver of Ohio. She d. here. He is living Ala

Lida Oliver m. a farmer near Gbg Pa

Charles

Nathaniel

Joseph Hurst, B. Feby 20, 1834 D. Aug 9, 1842

Nancy Jane Hurst, Born May 27, 1836, d. & is buried New Cem Mt P. m. Wm B. Neal.

John J. Neal

Samuel, farmer m. ? Brownfield

Rachel, D. about 3 yrs ago B. New Cem Mt P.

Sarah Neal, unm. lives Mt. P.

Ella Neal D. about 10 yrs ago B. Mt. P.

Presley Hurst, B May 6, 1839 d. Jan 11, 1840

Braden Hurst, B. Feby 18, 1841 D. may 1901 m. Sarah Cope dau of James Cope. Living at Bayson ponters at ? [sic] She is buried He at Mt. P.

Carrie, D. unm B. Mt P.

Frank, m. Dau of Rev.

Elizabeth Hurst Born Nov 6, 1844 m Jun 11, 1870 Joseph Humphreys of Ohio Accidently killed at Star Furnace Ind 1891 She m.2nd 4 Mar 1895 A.E. Hank. He died Dec 25, 1911. She d. & Apr 1914 No issue.

Frances Hurst, b 27 Aug 1847 m. 183 Feb 1869 to Mary Blair of Irwin, Pa. She d. 1 Apr 1885 m. 2nd 15 Dec 1887 to Margaret Wilson

Margaret Blair Hurst B 28 Dec 1869 D. unm

Wm Neal Hurst, B 25 Aug 2872 m. Lula Bigg from Blake town - M.D. living at Center Co

Frank Age 22 single

Elizabeth

James Vance Hurst b 7 July 1876 m. Lucy Warner of Eddyville

Hamm Emerson Hurst, B 26 Aug 1879 m. Jessie Smith of Western Penn.

V5 Page 354 & V5 Page 355

[Descendant Chart]

Alexander Adah Wilson, a son of Alexander Wilson 1727-1815 & his wife Deborah was b. Nov 17, 1776. He died on his farm in Des Moines Iowa where he lived with his son in [law? very faded] daughter [unreadable]

Married Margaret Laughlin (dau, she thinks of Crawford Laughlin of Pa) (Mch 29/23 was Dau of Hugh see Laughlin Hist pg 849) was b. Jan 1, 1784. She died on the farm in Des Moines, Iowa [unreadable] where she lived with her son in [same as for him, ditto marks too faded to read]. He came to this territory in 1839 by boat to Fort Madison, Iowa with his family. His son Hugh then unmarried came with Robert Brown of Fayette Co who had married his sister Caroline by horseback in the spring of 1839 to Fort Madison & then came to this section to view the land & made his [unreadable] Mrs. Hurst thinks her grandfather Alex A. Wilson lived Merritt [unreadable line] sta. kept a store there & was [unreadable line] He however, did [unreadable line] at [unreadable line] & his daughter-in-law Eliza Wilson were among the charter members.

[children]

James Wilson, B. Oct 19, 1804. never married. Died June 17, 1821 aged 16 yrs 7 mos 28 days See book 6 page 434 item 10.

Mary Wilson, B. Dec 5, 1806 m. Daniel Carter of Ind & became one of 1st settlers of Jeff Co, Iowa. Buried cem 1 1/2 mi north of Libertyville, Iowa

Alexander, m. Mary Ann Carsen. She dead. He is living

Emony W. m. [Alfred? Alexander?] Moore

3 daus

Harbery

Clara

Daniel, m. Jennie Pollock. He dead. She is living.

Charles, [unreadable small words] Iowa, a fine [young?] man unm

A dau

Thomas, m. Ella field living in Libertyville on a farm

Ora, [Ova] Living Colo

Mary, living Burlington, Iowa. M.

Freda, m. a dentist & live at Sioux City

Eliz., m. Geo Pollack. Both dead. See B 25 p 578-80

Parlee, a girl

Caroline Wilson, B Mar 4, 1809 m. in Fayette Co, Pa in the 30s to Robert Brown. She d. at Batovia[town?] [unreadable line]. He died [unreadable]

Deborah Wilson, B June 1, 1811 m. David Laughlin a son of Crawford Laughlin See p 364.

Alexander Wilson B 31 May 1813 m. Nancy Yeager fr [Liberty?] or near [Canton?]. She was born June 17, 1843 at Belleville Ills. Were married Sept 17, 1863 at Fairfield, Iowa. She died Mch 12, 1915 in Des Moines Tp & he died June 10, 1899 in Des Moines Tp & both are buried in the Fell Cemetery. He was a farmer all his life.

Emerson Adair Wilson, Born Dec 30 1864. He died Apr 30, 1923. married Mamie E. Hufstedler of Fairfield, Iowa on Sept 14, 1887. She was born Nov 13, 1864 at Prairie City, Iowa. Both living at 304 W. Burlington St Fairfield Iowa

Ray Alexander Wilson B Nov 11, 1893 ob Feby 25, 1894.

[these children are at the bottom of the page & I'm unsure who they belong to, could be grandchildren of Eliz who married Geo Pollack or children of Daniel who m. Jennie Pollock. I would guess they belong to the latter.]

Cora, m. Frank Sullivan. live in Fairfield, Iowa

Margaret, unmarried. Lives in Fairfield, Iowa

Edward, m. Live at What Cheer, Iowa. No issue

Alex Pollock, m.1. Finney m.2._______ Lives in Mo

2 boys by 1st wife Live in [unreadable]

Walter, lives in [unreadable] Iowa married, was clerk

Daughter, m. Gibson

Hugh Wilson, B. July 15, 1815, D. Jan 22, 1894 m. Eliza Boyd dau of Robert of Fayette Co. She was b. Sept 1, 1814 - he went back to Fayette Co, Pa & was m. on 19 Dec 1839 See Book 13 p 184

Eliz. Jane Wilson B. Nov 11, 1817 m. [unreadable] See P. 365

Sarah Ann, b. Mar 3, 1820 m. John H. Panson of Jeff Co.

Eliz.

Mary Margaret, d.y.

Amanda, d. ?

Alex, see p. 365

Alice

Thomas Wilson, b. Mar 26, 1822 [unreadable lines] ob Nov 15, 1832 aged 10 yrs 7 mos 19 days see Book 6 P 434

William Wilson, B Mar 26, 1825 died Dec 22, 1826 aged 9 mos 6 days see Book 6 Page 434 item 10 JVT May 12, 1922

[these children are listed on page 355, but I can't figure out where they belong. Page is extremely faded]

Rebekah B. B. Mar 22, 1841 ob Nov 20, 1850

Margaret B. June 1, 1845 M. Dec 15, 1887 Francis Hurst No issue, My bright intelligent & industrious informant

Robert A. B. Sep 1, 1845 M. Belle Stoker - Nancy Arbella b. June 14 1849 m. Aug 1869

[unreadable child] B. July 11, 1871. Mar. [unreadable] Nancy

[unreadable] they live [unreadable]

Paul, unmarried

Mabel, An adopted child, unmarried

Orville S.W. [unreadable appears to be two more names second beginning with W. middle beginning with S. Many unreadable lines] No issue. William D. B Apr 1, 1848 m. 1st Malinda Pollock she D. Nov 8, 1873

m. 2nd Feby 4, 1875 Mary Caroline Laughlin of Jeff Co Daughter of David & Deborah Laughlin who was born July 16, 1850 Marinda Pollock was born June 28, 1851, daughter of Smith & Mary Pollock He died May 1886. [unreadable lines] on July 29, 1908 at 609 S. Walnut St. He was born on Nov 3, 1877. [this last section may belong to another entry]

Infant son by 1st wife B June 1, 1870 & died 2 mos later a premature birth

James A. by 1st wife B. May 24, 1871 m. Feb 22, 1893 m. Lucy T. Campbell of Fayette Co Pa

1. Otto True Born Feby 11, 1894 m. June 19, 1916 Vera Jane Robdotta [best guess] Born Mch 2, 1921

4. Marinda Naomi A., Born Oct 6, 1901 m. Oct 3, 1920

Willard R. Johnson

2. Henry, Born Jany 11, 1896 ob June 27, 1897

3. Lester A., B Oct 11, 1898

6. John W., B. Jany 30, 1910

5. Freddie S. B. Feby 23, 1905.

Harry, by 1st wife B. Dec 19, 1872 ob Nov 19, 1878

Anna Belle, by 2d wife B. Dec 24, 1878 m. Mahlon B. Williams of Van Buren Ia Live here. He is a farmer. No issue. were married Mch 22, 1899 Caroline, B Apr 9, 1805 m. John Walker Stokel on [unreadable] 5th, 1871 [or 1874]. He was born June 5, 1847. He is dead.

John, B. June 19, 1909

Mary Ellen, B. Sept 18, 1910

Margaret Caroline, B. Nov 6, 1911

[unreadable first name] Edward, B. March 4, 1913 [unreadable child may be Evan or Elmer. B. Apr 4, 1954 Ralph

A Boy

[appears to be one or two children unreadable] [unreadable child]

V5 Page 356 & V5 Page 357

[These pages are mostly faded beyond readability. A lot of what is typed will be guess work]

[Descendant Chart]

Caroline Wilson & Robert Brown See Page 354. They left the farm & moved to Batavia. Children are all dead & Mrs H. don't know who would have family Bible or record. Said they [unreadable] to Iowa [unreadable]

[children]

William Brown, m. Mary Godfry [Gaddy?] of here. Both [unreadable]

Emmett, [unreadable] died unmarried, killed on RR [unreadable] was

a brake man.

[unreadable child] on RR [unreadable lines] married

A. [unreadable child, begins with A] died, married [unreadable line]

Margaret M.1 Busch, M.2 Joe [John ?] Wilson all dead at Burlington, Iowa.

[issue unreadable]

Alexander Brown, M. [unreadable lines]

Caroline Brown, died in [unreadable] her [unreadable] with [unreadable]

LeRoy Brown, [unreadable lines]

Mary Brown, M. Thomas Robb son of Samuel Robb of this co. He was a farmer, & then was [unreadable lines]

[unreadable children, appears to be two first begins with E]

James, M. at Burlington, Iowa & both died there. Had two boys [unreadable lines]

[issue unreadable]

Bill, [Bell ?] M. Elvira Hughes [unreadable lines appears to have had issue, also unreadable]

C. [unreadable child begins with C. appears to have had issue]

V5 Page 358 & V5 Page 359

[the top part of these two pages are very faded & hard to read]

[Descendant Chart]

Robert Boyd, son of William Boyd & Ann Jack born Dec 10, 1782. He was an associate [unreadable]. The dates & names on these two pages of Robert Boyd & wife are taken from a paper brown with age written by Robert Boyd. Mrs Hurst's Grandfather & signed by him at the close of which he writes " This an account of the ages of all the brothers & sisters of Eliza Boyd now Wilson has Apr 12, 1840, Robert Boyd" The writing is very neat.

His wife Rebekah Boyd whose maiden name was Work was born May 5, 1785. Mrs Hurst says her maiden [unreadable]. She died Sept 5, 1847 aged [unreadable] He was a member of the State Legislature & an Associate Justice. He was born near Harper's Ferry, VA.

[children]

Samuel Work Boyd B. Aug [unreadable] m.1. m.2. See Book 13 P 184

Nancy Boyd, (Now Antram) B. Dec 15, 1808 m. Caleb Antram. He was born Sept 9, 1805. She died in July 30, 1855. He died in & both are buried at New Salem Pa. He was married twice afterwards. He died Nov 2, 1892 See Bk 13 P 6-13 Antram Record

5. Mary Antram B. Nov 17, 1845 ob Feby 18, 1868 unmarried

1. Rebekah Antram, B. Dec 27, 1828 m. John Conwell Porter who was born June 11, 1820 on Dec 1, 1846.

Mary Marjory, b Oct 4, 1851 ob Dec 10, 1876 m. Feby 22, 1872 to John Campbell

Anna, Born June 8, 1873

Nancy A., B. July 17, 1856 M. June 16, 1881 to W.A. Dearth

Arthur C. B. June 10, 1882

Blanche, B. Jany 16, 1885 ob Jany 17, 1888.

Caleb A., See index 6th Page ob "D" [What index? CW]

Alfred

Laura

2. Martha Antram, B Aug 18, 1830 m. Albert Hague son of Isaac, Bro of Jeff, Jno etc. Lived in Jeff Co, Iowa. She died in Jeff Co & he in Louisa Co, Iowa. He mar a 2d wife.

Lewis

William, m. Clara Criesler They live in Iowa. A lawyer. Has 2 boys. M. Dec 21, 1887

Amarilla

Caleb Antram, was killed by cars was unmarried

Lorella Belle, m. John Dearth son of Maxwell Dearth. He is postmaster at Grand Ridge Ill. M. Dec 25, 1883

Lester Dearth, m. Gertrude Manly & live at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

3. Robert Morgan Antram, B. Aug 19, 1838 m. Feby 6, 1862 to Sarah Woodward dau of Jos of Jos who was born Nov 19th, 1841. Came to Grand Ridge in spring of 1870. Is an elder in Pres Ch since 1871 & lives on Main St Grand Ridge, Ill

Caleb Ewing, B Feby 12, 1865 m. Lillian B. Van Wormer She is dau of Rev Andrew J & Emily Van Wormer & was born at Albion, Wis Mch 25, 1872 & were married there June 30, 1897. Both living at Joliet, Ills.

Robert Stephen, Born Mch 25, 1902

Fred Ewing, Born July 2, 1903

Margaret Eewing [sic] Born Dec 9, 1906

Bessie Marie, Born Mch 4, 1908

William, B. May 10, 1867 ob 2 days later

Nellie, B. Oct 2d, 1869, m. Geo T. Fogle Geo W. See Page 32

Elizabeth, B July 8, 1871 m. Jerry Reese Live across the St

Lulu

Ruth Amelia

Joseph Woodward, B. July 13, 1874 M. Anna Carson Live in Farm Ridge.

Raymond C.

Kenneth

Robert

Donald

Lewis Woodward, B. Aug 23, 1877 Lives on home farm m. Eva Patterson

Wilford

Edna

A girl

Ethel May, B. Sept 1, 1880 M. Stuart F. Kiner & live in Streator Ill. No issue. Had two stillborn children.

4. Joseph Dempsey Antram, B. Oct 16, 1840 m. Mary Frances Hibbs about the yr 1869 See Book 13 p 8-13 & fill in.

William G., m.1. m.2. Cora A. Wyatt

Jessie B., m. I.N. Kuhn & live in Kansas in Columbus

Russell

A boy

A girl

Mary Boyd (now Woodward) Born Apr 13, 1810 m. David Woodward.

E. [unreadable female] (now Wilson) B. [unreadable] m. on Dec 19, 1839 to Hugh Wilson

William, [unreadable lines]

Joseph Boyd, B. Sept 17, 1818 m. in Fayette Co Pa Oct 13, 1842 to Elvira A. McMillan who was born near Gettysburgh, Pa May 7, 1822. She died Feby 9, 1877 at Grand Ridge Ill. Her name was McMillan. m.2. June 27, 1878 in Fayette Co to Emily B. Swan who was born in Greene Co Pa Nov 18, 1835 Daughter of Richard Swan[11]__ä__¾_V5 Page 339_p█p((p(P_(__ 1906 aged almost 88. He was an elder in Pres Church. Came to Ill in 1854

bot [sic] 60 A & moved on it in 1855.

William McMillan, B July 31, 1843 ob Apr 23, 1876 Unmarried. Afflicted with sick headache & took an overdose of morphine to allay the pain. He was a practicing physician in Chicago when he died.

Robert Dempsey, B Apr 28, 1845 ob Jany 11, M.1. Mary Arrel sister of Effie Ewing. M.2. Agnes a NY girl married in Chicago Ill. He was a physician in Chicago Ill

Ralph Boyd, m. Frances Sheridan Lives in Hammond Ind where he is a sales mgr.

Frances Marion, A Bright cute girl & a great reader B Aug 28, 1909

Roberta, B Oct 1911

Ralph Sheridan, B Oct 1913

John Randolph, B Feby? 1918

Thomas, B. July 28, 1847 ob Aug 28, 1917. m.1. Narcissa Belle Wilson fr Warsaw, Ind. ob 1913. She died 2 yrs before her father-in-law m.2. Feby 1916 to Elizabeth Jewett. She is living. Pres Minister. Died at Fresno, California

Helen Lee, m Edwin Camp & live at Los Angeles. Has two daughters See Book 9 P 95 & 94

Julia, M. Geo Wm Nix & live in Los Angeles Calif. M. June 26, 1919. See Book 9 P 96

Mary Jane, B Nov 29, 1849 m. Caleb N. Hareford. They live at Redlands, Calif where he has a fruit ranch See Book 9 P 125-6

Grace, married

Emory

Cecil, a girl

Clara, married

Harry

Joseph Work, B Jany 26, 1853 m. Feby 25, 1891 to Adelia Florence Carr who was born Jany 24, 1866. Is an elder in Pres Church.

William Herrick, B. July 3d, 1896 is with his parents, a good mechanic

Charles Wilson, B. May 2, 1855 m. Haddie Bortoh Both living in Salt Lake City. Mar May 25, 1886 He is a Lawyer.

Frederick, B. Abt 1890 unmarried was overseas & a Lieut

Harry Robert, B. Nov 11, 1860 m. Nov 11 1889 to Margaret Baird of Garden City, Ks. He is a lawyer in Memphis, Tenn. He was appointed Judge on Federal Bench thru W.G. McAdoo

Margaret Boyd, B May 1892 M. George John Gunther a cotton king of Memphis Tenn on Jany 7, 1920.

Robert Boyd. B. [unreadable month] 7, 1820. married & moved to Louisville, Ky where he was an iron merchant.

Harry

Bird (a girl)

Have lost trace of them

Thomas Jefferson Boyd, B. March 25, 1822

John Dempsey Boyd, He died unmarried on the farm before his father [birth date unreadable]

V5 Page 360

[Entire page very faded, some of the typed copy will be guess work CW]

The record of the births on Pages 3 4 [can't read middle number] of the children of Alexander Adah Wilson & his wife are taken [unreadable] which Mrs Hurst says was made out for her by her Uncle Alexander Wilson & she thinks is from the Bible record of her grandfather Alex A. Wilson & which now she believes in in the hands of his son Emmor [best guess] Wilson at Fairfield Iowa [unreadable] miles from [unreadable] The Boyd record on pages 358 & 359 is as there stated taken from a paper written [unreadable] Robert [unreadable] Mr & Mrs Hurst commenced giving me the [unreadable] of Alex A. Wilson & when they had gotten to Edward, the son of Elizabeth Pollock, Mr Hurst said it was eleven o'clock & their bedtime & that Wm D. Wilson, Mrs Hurst's brother [living?] next door had nothing else to do & knew the descendants better than they & would have him come in then & continue [unreadable] then went to [bed?] [unreadable] get the [unreadable] which I have done making up the [unreadable line] drawn on page 355 & [unreadable] on pages [unreadable]

At supper they both [unreadable word] of other Boyd relatives, sons of Robert Boyd's brothers which I must get. Mrs. Hurst also remembered hearing of her mother's Uncle Thomas Wilson & also of seeing when a child John Leckey who would be a son of John & Mary Wilson Leckey & who she said was [unreadable line] but she [unreadable line] also had heard of a Leckey graveyard as

V5 Page 362

She called it [unreadable line] grandfather Alex A. Wilson's father was Alexander so there is no doubt of my having thus accidentally run onto a great find of vast importance our records. [Mary ? They ?] say that her uncle, Joseph Boyd, was married twice and that his youngest son, Joseph, lives on [unreadable begins with T] would [unreadable line]

Mrs. Hurst fell four years ago & broke one of her hips, the right, I think. She walks with one crutch, but is cheerful [unreadable] & happy & [unreadable] her [unreadable line] does her own work, is [unreadable 2 lines] she is tall and a little stooped & slightly hard of hearing but has a most kindly [unreadable] I saw when first in the [unreadable] that she [unreadable] a supper [unreadable] when [the rest of this page is for all intents and purposes unreadable. It seems to describe Mr. Hurst and talks about a book perhaps a history that someone has. CW]

V5 Page 362

[This entire page is so faded, that only a few words on the left hand side of the page shows. It seems to deal with the descendants in the previously typed pages. CW]

V5 Page 363

[This page is also faded so that only a few words on the left hand side are legible, except for the last lines which read]

Mr. Hurst said the population of Libertyville was about 300.

Mrs. Hurst s'd her grandfather, Alex Wilson & his sons & daughters who came to Iowa in 1839 when it was still a territory, all took up land in their own names. I think & on which they respectively settled. She says her grandmother, Rebekah, wife of Robt Boyd was the daughter of Samuel Work. See page 366.

V5 Page 364 & V5 Page 365

[Descendant chart which is completely faded except for the following entries:]

See B 25 P 587

══════╦═════

Annabelle, M. Mahlon Williams Farmer, Libertyville. No issue

Katherine and Lois

═══════╦══════════╦═══════════╦════════════╦══════════╦════════════╦════

Mabel Marvin Howard Leona Harold Lester Laughlin

B. B. B. B. B. B. M. M. M. M. M. M.

Elizabeth [unreadable] married Alexander Winsell

See B 25 P 590

Sara Ann Wilson & [unreadable] H. Parson See B 25 P 591

V5 Page 366

From 363

At residence of Emerson Adair Wilson No 304 W. Burlington St Fairfield, Iowa Sept 20, 1921 12:44 PM

I arrived here a half hour ago & Mr Wilson went upstairs & brought down & an old dilapidated Bible with the front cover gone, but having the back cover which is of leather. It has just the same records of birth as Mrs Hurst gave me & which are recorded on Pages 354 & 355. Mrs Wilson says it is the Bible of his grandfather Alexander Adair Wilson & the record was written by him & is a very firm plain hand of superior penmanship. The Bible was printed in 1834 at Hartford (Conn) by D.F. Robinson & H.F. Sumner, but there is no record of marriages or births in it. Mr Wilson confirms what Wm D said, that James, Thomas & William had died in Penna as there were only the two boys. Alexander, his father & Hugh, the father of Mrs Hurst & Wm D who came to Iowa. He thought his father told him they came to Lee Co Iowa in the spring of 1838 & a year later came to Jefferson Co. Mr W. does not want to conflict with their statements which he thought would likely be correct. He says his grandparents are buried Fell Cemetery abt 1 1/2 to 2 Ms SW of Libertyville, & the best of his recollection is that his grandfather Alex A. Wilson died the latter part of 1865 when he was about a yr old & his grandmother died in Jany somewhere from 12th to 20th 1880 after

V5 Page 367

she was 96 yrs old. Mr Wilson produced his father family Bible & from it, he reading I supplied the record of his own & his father's family which I did not get at Libertyville & which is entered at the proper place in this colored ink on Page 354. I recall that Mr Wilson said that there were the five sisters that came with their two brothers, Alexander Hugh when their parents came. He says he has often heard his father say that his father's people were from German Tp Fayette Co Pa.

Mr Wilson says the population of Fairfield is abt 6000.

Just before leaving Mr Hurst's at 11:30 AM Tuesday, he said, in answer to my inquiry, that old Thomas Hurst, who he said was a merchant at Mt Pleasant Pa & his brother J. Blackstone Hurst were first cousins of his father, Nathaniel Hurst.

Wm D. Wilson said that the wife of his son Rev James A. Wilson Page 355 viz Lucy I. Campbell was the daughter of "Park" ie John Parker Campbell who I believe he said lived in Fairfield & that he had a brother Ebenezer Campbell. He also s'd that Robert M. Antram was still living at Grand Ridge, Ills & was a very old man.

Going from Libertyville to Fairfield, I noticed a bunch of fully 100 fine cattle in a little grove to the left of the road on the banks of Cedar Creek, a fine large stream of flowing water in Liberty Tp. The population of Farmington Ia is about 1500.

V5 Page 368 & V5 Page 369

[Descendant Chart]

John Jack married Susan Dennison in Westmoreland Co Pa Feby 14, 1839 by Rev David Montgomery, Pastor of the Presbyterian Middle Church near Mt Pleasant Pa. John Jack was born in Mt Pleasant Tp, Westnd Co Pa Oct 25, 1805. He died on his farm in Bonaparte Tp, Van Buren Co, Iowa near to (3 1/2 miles) to Farmington, Iowa on March 13, 1857 from an abscess in his side. Susan Dennison was born in Somerset Co Pa Mch 26, 1819. She died on the farm in Bonaparte Tp Van Buren Co, Iowa near to (3 1/2 miles) to Farmington, Iowa on Aug 25, 1907. They removed to Iowa in Apr 1844 taking a boat at Pittsburgh Pa & landing at Keokuk, Iowa. He first located for a year on a farm in Lee Co near Charlestown until he could look around & select a farm. Iowa was then a territory. He selected his farm still owned by the family which he bought the 160 A for $700 [smeared word or two words] 80 A is in Lee Co & 80 A in Van Buren Co & moved on it in Mch 1845. There being no Presbyterian Church, they affiliated themselves with the Congregational Church at Farmington, Iowa & later joined a Pres Church at Primrose, Iowa. Josephine now belongs to the Sharon Pres Ch 5 miles in the country making a rural community center church with their own new manse. Have a fine endowed cemetery.

[children]

Nancy Jane Jack, B Feby 13, 1840 ob June 22, 1843 in Penna & is buried at Middle Church Cem.

Narcissa Jack, B Sept 17, 1841 ob Aug 9, 1846 & is buried in Farmington, Iowa Cem.

Martha Ann Jack, B. Nov 23, 1843 ob June 4, 1868 married Sept 26, 1867 to James Haggard. He was from Palmyra Mo where he & his bro & father had gone into the Civil War on the Union Side. After her death, he moved to Nebraska. Thinks he was born in 1840 being 3 yrs older than his wife.

Thomas Jefferson Jack, B. Oct 3, 1846 ob Mch 7, 1915 m. Feby 12, 1880 in Lee Co to Florence, Augusta Satterly of Harrison Tp Lee Co, Ia. She was born May 16, 1854. All the children born in this house which is in Harrison Tp, Lee Co, Iowa.

Mabel Edna, B Sept 8, 1881 m. Sept 2, 1903 to Roy Hill of Lee Co, a retired farmer & is now living in Fairfield, Iowa.

Mary Florence, B Jany 8, 1906 Sophomore in High School

Laverra Hill, a girl B Oct 22, 1910 in 7th grade at school

Richard Everett, B May 14, 1921

Edith Valeria, B Dec 23, 1884 Teaching in Keokuk. Graduated fr California State Normal College at San Diego, Calif.

Clayton Leslie, B Nov 29, 1886 Lives at home unmarried running the home farm of 160 A which was bought by Mrs Jack's father at a very early day.

Ralph Earl, B Sept 29, 1889 m. May 4, 1916 to Gladys Parker of Ft Madison, Ia. She died Nov 13, 1920. He is in RR business at Ft Madison under his father-in-law Q.A. Parker of the "Santa Fe" RR.

Ralph Earl Jack Jr, B June 25, 1917

Kenneth Allen, B Oct 27, 1918

Nellie Imogene Jack, B June 18, 1892 Is at home unmarried & she &

her brother Clayton L are running the house.

Albert Dennison Jack, B Jany 24, 1849 m. Sept 30, 1882 to Emma B. Layton of Keosanqua, the Co Seat of Van Buren Co Iowa. She was a school teacher & has continued to teach some after marriage. She was born Sept 23, 1855. They are on a ranch at Belton, Montana. No issue.

Josephine Jack, my present informant B Jany 22, 1851. This house is in Harrison Tp, Lee Co Iowa of which she is at present a resident.

John Jack, B Aug 3, 1852 m. Jany 26, 1882 to Alice Anderson of Farmington Iowa. She was born July 10, 155. He is a farmer, but lives in Farmington. No issue.

V5 Page 370

At residence of Josephine Jack in Lee Count Iowa, Harrison Tp Sept 20, 1921 6:50 PM

I arrived here by taxi, a Maxwell car, by Auto from Fairfield Iowa at 4:30 Pm 35 miles & a 3 hrs drive. Coming through Bonaparte Iowa on the Des Moines River & after talking an hour with Josephine & Florence & Nellie, widow & daughter of Josephine's brother Thomas J, at 5:30, I commenced making the table on Pages 368 & 369 in which are incorporated all the dates in her father, John Jack's Bible a fine well preserved leather backed large "Holy Bible" printed at Cooperstown NY in 1842 Published & sold by H & E Phinney but bought by John Jack in St Louis Mo in 1844 on his way out here.

The record of Thos J. Jack's children on Page 368 is taken from his large family Bible printed by A.J. Holman & Co Phila Pa in 1880 & & [sic] record of grandchildren is supplied by Mrs Florence A. Jack, his widow. Mrs Jack's father was Sylvester Orange Satterly born in 1812.

Josephine & Mrs Jack both tell me that this Lee Co has two county seats viz Keokuk & Ft Madison & they record deeds or register wills both places & use the Federal Bldg at Keokuk as a Court House. It is now midnight. The folks went to bed at 11:30 PM & in the half hour past completed from Miss Nannie P. Fulton's record all that was in her book about the Fultons entering them on Pages 314 & 315 where I had left off yesterday at Ottumwa. I will now commence on Page 372 the Peairs record from her book Pages 44 to 75 of her book.

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Thomas J. Jack was a member of the Primrose Pres Ch Uniting on Feby 17, 1884.

Hotel at Morning Sun Iowa Sept 22, 1921 7:22 AM Room 9 Ground floor.

I left the Jack residence which is on land taken up by Mrs Jack's father S.O. Satterly & on which her brother's son lives in the larger house across the road, at 9:30 AM yesterday morning in a buckboard buggy with two big horses - a horse & a mare - weighing 1600 each or more with Clayton L. Jack driving, the heavy continuous rain through the evening (as it was raining at 4:30 Pm when I got there) & night made it questionable about getting through with an auto. We got in at 10:40 AM & drove to his Uncle John Jack's residence, but he had gone to the farm as his wife formerly Alice A. Anderson who came to the door told us. She said her folks had had a history of the Andersons of her branch who settled in New Jersey prepared running back 200 yrs. I worked that night or rather yesterday morning from 12:05 Am to 6:30 AM in transcribing from Miss Nannie P. Fulton's record book pages 44 to 75, the Peairs record as shown on table on the next two pages 372 & 373 & it being then daylight & Clayton active, I did not go to bed. Nellie & her mother & then Josephine soon appearing, we had breakfast. Josephine is short & dumpy & so was her mother as Mrs Jack stated & reminds me very much in size & appearance of Miss Clara G. Stevens. Mrs Jack is tall & slender with blue eyes & distinguished looking with a good face. She said her husband was tall & slender being a little over 6 ft. Both Clayton & Nellie are tall, probably 5 ft 9 or 10 & were very kind & gracious. Clayton runs the farm & Nellie the house. She has written down what they have told her & has a fairly complete record of their branch & was delighted to get the name of her great great grandfather, James Jack & the other 12 children as she only knew of her gg father John Jack. See Page 374.

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[Descendant Chart]

[children of John Pearse see his will Vol 4]

See B 24 P 600 Elisha Peairs of Fayette Co Pa is buried at Laurel hill Church. Took up land in 1767 at Round Hill. Born______1725 ob______1816 m. Elizabeth Jack who also is buried at Laurel Hill Church daughter of Jeremiah Jack born_____1735 ob_____1814 [or 1874]

1. Jeremiah Peairs, m. Ellen Johnson He born_____1758

2. Joseph Peairs, B Apr 10, 1760 ob Apr 3, 1807 m. Susanna Allen who was born on June 30, 1764 & died Jan 23, 1821. he lived in Allegheny Co near Round Hill.

Elisha Peairs, B. Sept 30, 1785 ob Feby 26 [or 21], 1844 M. Sarah Wycoff & lived near Round Hill Church

Jane, m. Cooper Howell Live Allegheny Co Pa

Philip

Elisha

Francis

Maggie

John

Oliver, ob Aug 13, 1885?

Flora

Joseph, m. Margaret Fyffe

Sarah, m. Edmundson

Belle

Andrew Fife, farmer

Elisha Plumer, M.D.

Nannie Fulton

Addie, m. Wallace McKenery

Lizzie Ella, m. J.H. Stott, [Sclott?] Mastiapolis, Iowa

Maggie. m.

Mattie

John, m. Dinah Boyd Live Allegheny Co.

John Boyd, m. Nicewonger

Andrew Elisha, m. Mattie Pierce

Mary Jane, dead, M. Rev Moore

Sarah C. m. Weddle

Wm Fulton, M.D.

Susan, unm in 1883

Catherine, m. Robt Cunningham

Mary

Nancy

Matilda

Nancy, m. Jno McHenry Leonora

Will Fulton

Frank

Albert

Carrie

Caroline

Elisha

Lydia Peairs, m. Thos Douglas

Elisha, m. Weddle

Mary

Mary

Jennie, m. Billich

Drenman, d.y.

David Peairs [son of Joseph of Elisha] B Nov 24, 1786. M. Elizabeth McAllen Lived in Muskingum Co Ohio near Zanesville.

Susan, m. Dd Thompson No issue

Ellen Jane, m. Crooks Live in Muskingum Co O. No issue

Joseph, married & lives in Muskingum Co O. M. Mary Elizabeth Messer or (Mercer)

George, married & lives in Muskingum Co O m. Minerva Male

Elizabeth, M. Jno Mitchell died in Hancock Co, Ills

Zoah

Maggie

A child

Nancy, m. to J. McNutt & died in Hancock Co, Ills.

James Peairs, B Aug 25, 1788 ob Jany 2, 1807.

Elizabeth Peairs, B Jany 18, 1790 ob Oct 16, 1827 m. John C. Plumer. He died June 18, 1873.

Joseph, B May 25, 1815 ob Aug 22, 1832

Margaret, m. Jany 16, 1818 ob Sept 2, 1821

George, B. Sept 2, 1820 ob Jany 17, 1821

Susan, B Mch 10, 1823 ob May 12, 1855 . Rev Thos Stevenson

Annie

Thomas C.

Will.

Elizabeth, B. Mch 31, 1825 ob Aug 30, 1912 m. A.F. Stevenson.

John

Susan

Lizzie

Mattie

Robt [there are two Robts]

Robt

Walter

Will

Nancy Peairs, [of Joseph of Elisha] B Oct 1, 1791 ob Feby 22, 1882 m. William Fulton See Page 313.

Susan Peairs, B Sept 13, 1793 ob 188- m. John Wycoff. Lived at Norwich, O.

Joseph B Mch 1, 1890 lived Keithsburgh, Ills.

Mary, m. Burt Cartwright. Lived Ft Wayne

Susan, lived in Morgan Co M. Jas Hastings. Dead.

Elizabeth, m. Cabeen Died in Texas

Nancy, m. Mulholland & died in Ohio

Lydia, Lives in Aledo

John

Jane

Joseph Peairs, b July 12, 1795 Removed to Muskingum Co O Mar Nancy Byers. Lived in Zanesville.

John Byers, Lived in Johnson Co Kansas M. Miss Davis James Allen, lived in Kansas & died there M. Miss McVey

Martha, m. Kelly, Ohio

Joseph, Died in Colo

Susan, m. John Mitchell Lived in Johnson Co Kansas

Agnes, in 1883 unm in Duncan Falls, O

Margie, ob unm at B Robinsons (Mergalin?)

Will, Died in Colo

Minnie, Dead, mar B. Robinson Hancock Ills (Minerva)

Lida, died unm at B. Robinson's Benj, died at Duncan Falls, O.

John Peairs, B Feby 8, 1797 ob July 31, 1887 m. Mary Westbury

Lived in Muskingum Co Ohio near Zanesville

1. Hannah, B. 1823 ob 1823

3. Susan J., m. Jose McCord Live in O. 1827-1899

4. David A., Live in Mo B 1829 ob 1900 m. Hester Drennen

2. Rev H.R., B 1825 ob 1895 m. Sarah Ann Hope

5. Sarah H., ob Sept 16, 1888 at Duncans Falls, O. B. 1831

6. John F., Lives in Kansas B 1833 ob 1920 M. Rachel

7. Mary N., in 1883 at home unm B 1836 ob 1912

9. Eliza Emma, B 1843 m Geo Morrison

8. Joseph Plumer, lives at Duncan's Falls, O. B 1838 ob 1916 m. Angie

Allen Peairs, B Oct 16, 1798 ob May 5, 1832 m. Mary McKinley Lived Muskingum, O.

Elisha, lives at Duncans Falls, O

James, went to Colo

John, went to Colo

Annie, m. Atchinson Lives in Ohio

William Peairs, B Oct 3, 1800 ob May 2, 1873 m. Jane Mahon She died abt 1877

4. Joseph F., B. Jany 17, 1837 ob June 20, 1905 m Mch 19, 1865 to Rebecca T. Bullock Died at Corning Iowa.

Capt E.C., living Iowa

W.B., Vinita, I.T.

Mrs A.H. Quinn, Creston, Iowa

Mrs A.O. Kenyon, Crestone, Ia

Frank, Corning

Gug [Guz?]

5. Margaret, m. David Allen

Will

Kate, Dec 5/83 m. Robt Hannford

Kay

Frank

Fred

David

Emma Belle, D.Y.

Stanley Watson

6. Mary, m. Ezekiel McCune. He died June 12, 1903.

Wm B. McCune on Nov 29/83 married Minnie Quiggs

7. Susan, m. Bullock

8. Belle, m. Zach Clancy

A child Clancy, D.Y. in 1878

A child Clancy

9. Nannie, m. Warner Barkhurst [unreadable child ends with ilmer]

Angie Bell

John Fulton

10. William A., M. Martha

Ella

Liby

Allan

1. Elizabeth, m. Isaac Bliss Hancock Co Ill

Lida J.

William, m. Alice Leffler of Hamilton, Ills

2. James, Keeping hotel Nodaway, Iowa

3. David, Killed in Civil War.

Isaac Peairs, B Dec 22, 1802 m. Betsey Davis Live Morgan Co O

Joseph, lives Morgan Co, O

Susan, m. Maloy, Morgan Co, O

Nannie, m. Culver went to Kan

William, lives in Morgan Co O

John, Lives in Morgan Co O

Charles, Lives in Morgan Co O

Zintha, moved to Kansas (Cynthia)

Mary Peairs, B Nov 17, 1804 ob Dec 26, 1817 unmarried. 3. John Peairs [son of Elisha & Elizabeth Jack] m. Elizabeth Davis He born______1763.

4. Mary Peairs, m. James Allen. See Book 13 P 123 She born____1765

David

Elisha

6. Nancy Peairs, m.1. Harry? Stevens See Book 8 P 56 & 57 See Book 13 P 123. M.2. Wm Horner She born______1769.

10. Sophia Peairs, She Born_______1776. Apr 11, 1925 she married Dr Benj Stevens See Book 13 P 123. [1925 refers to date of entry.]

8. Isaac Peairs, m. "Peggy" Margaret McClean dau of Sam McClean who in 1817 was married to a Foster. See Book 13 P 122. He born____1772 twin of Isabella.

7. Isabella Peairs, m. William Gaddis See Book 13 P 123 See Book 9 P 206 & 208. Hunt up Clara Stevens statement. She born_____1772.

11. Elizabeth Peairs, m. William McClean See Book 13 P 122 was he Samuel's son. She born______1779.

5. James Peairs, m. Elizabeth McClean daughter of Samuel who was a bro of Col Alex McClean See Book 13 P 122 He born____1768.

9. Elisha Peairs, m. Betsy Davison was in Butler Co in 1828 He born____1774

12. Rachel Peairs, m.1 Vashel Stevens m.2 Joshua Gibbons She born ________1784. Her daughter, Priscilla Stevens mar Jno M. Dustins & got the farm. See B 25 P 459 & get Austin & Modisett records JVT July 9, 1931.

Joseph Peairs [brother of Elisha who married Elizabeth Jack] was born in New Jersey m. Isabel McLaughlin. Supposed to be born 1730. Think his name was William and married a Jack. One record gives birth 1719.

Andrew Peairs, settled in Allegheny Co about Monongahela City

Isaac Peairs went to Sumner Co Tennessee & died there 1810 aged 80 yrs. Buried near Saundersville, Sumner Co, Tenn.

JVT Sept 21, 1921.

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From Page 371

I got in Keokuk again yesterday abt 1:15 PM & getting a taxi some minutes later, drove to the library where I met Miss Nannie P. Fulton at the head of the stairs & gave her back the book she had loaned. I had taken everything off that it contained except a penciled list of births & deaths on Page 45 on a paper pasted in which seemed to be the children of an Elisha Peairs, probably the son of Elisha & Elizabeth Jack Peairs & which I may write for it it is not in what Thos C. Stevenson sent me.

At dinner last night at cousin Martha C. Hornish's 912 Grand Ave Keokuk, she said Col Edward Cook & his wife Martha, for whom she was named only had one son, James, & no other children. She said James Cook was a mild mannered, even tempered man but his wife was of a very opposite type, stirring & aggressive. She said they sort of raised their grandchild, Barbara Hough (who later married John Guffey) or at least she lived with them some years & was there when she was once there on a visit with her father & mother when she was a little girl. She said one of her grandfather George Plumer's sisters married a Henderson & another married a Jack & both lived up north of Pgh either at Butler or Mercer or both & that her father & mother went up there once that she remembers to visit them. She don't know anything about the Jack descendants, but Mattie said a Mr Henderson, a very fine man who died at Keokuk a few yrs ago at an advanced age s'd that he was one of their Plumer relatives. Mrs Hornish said when she was

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abt 18, she thought it 1849, a Col Shriver of Cumberland Md, a fine active, robust man of 50 & the engineer on some construction work on the Monongahela, I believe possibly the Youghiogheny was at her father's & wanted to marry her, but she thought he was too old. He had a little bird that popped out of a cage & would sing which he offered to give her saying it cost $1000, but she thought it was too much to accept. A sister of Gen Larimer, a widow in West Newton wanted it very much & also wanted the Col who had been referred to her by Gen'l Larimer, but the Col did not fancy her. In the afternoon abt 3 PM yesterday, I went to Will Tel office & wired to Minnie & at 4:30 got answer that she had not sent any mail to Keokuk. On my way back to Mrs Hornish's, I stopped at No 712 High St & saw Miss Harriet Fulton & her sister-in-law, Mrs W.J. Fulton, both superior, fine women, but they could give me no information as to what Fulton had married Agnes the daughter of Dr Samuel Thompson, although having an extensive book of typewritten records of the family & a large family tree prepared by W.J. Fulton. It is now 9 o'clock & I must go around the corner back of the Hotel to see Cousin Martha Cannon as the handsome young daughter of this house who waited on me for breakfast & has been in to make up this room says she lives there. I arrived in Morning Sun last night at midnight.

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At residence of Miss Martha Cannon Morning Sun, Louisa Co, Iowa Sept 22, 1921 9:35 AM

I came round from the hotel in this same block about 20 minutes ago & found Miss Cannon 85 yrs old just coming from the garden with her apron full of beans, tomatoes, etc that she had been gathering. She is lithe & active with a good strong voice & no one would take her for 85. She is short, say 5 ft & stout but not fleshy, well built & strong for long years as every part of her make up indicates. With her was her niece of medium size with white hair, very lithe & active & a fine face. When I told Miss Cannon I was one of her cousins from Penna, her face illumined & she reached out her hand, as did her niece also. Her niece said she had lived at Zanesville or in Muskingum Co Ohio & had Thompson relatives there, Robert, James & Hugh. These however, were related on the Cannon side, so Martha says, saying that her grandmother Cannon was a Thompson & I think it was one of the Indiana Co Thompsons that I learned about at Indiana Pa on Sept 3d when there. Speaking of the Potters, Miss Cannon saying her grandmother Brown was Ann Potter, daughter of Samuel Potter. she told of an anecdote handed down in the family in which a Judge Potter of Franklin Co, Pa near Chambersburg, after performing the marriage ceremony for a couple said: "And now in the name of God & of Judge Potter, that's myself, I pronounce you one beef". Miss Cannon said the

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Family record of Births &c were not in her father's family bible, but were entered by him in the back of the book of Session Records of the Church which he kept. She had her niece go upstairs & bring it down & while she has gone to lie down for her usual rest, I am copying from the Register which is of the form & similitude of the old time day book, like Father used to keep. It is an inch longer than this record book & 2 inches narrower. I copy:

"These dates of the following particular events of my life were writen [sic] by my own hand.

In Sept 1810, I was honored by the Faculty of Jefferson College with the degree of B.A. May 23, 1815 was licensed to preach the Everlasting Gospel by a presbytery of the Reformed Church in the City of Philadelphia.

Sept 26, 1816 was ordained by the same Presbytery in the town of Greensburgh, Westmoreland, Co, Pa to a Pastoral charge in that village and its vicinity.

Feby 3, 1818 was married to Martha Brown of Greensburgh by the Rev John Black

1. Apr 2d or 1st, 1819 was favoured by the birth of my daughter Mary Ann

2. Oct 4th, 1821 God gave me my son Robert

April 3, 1822 I went by appointment of Synod on a commission to S. Carolina where I met with me fellow commissioners, M. Lusk. There in five weeks, Christ by us, settled all disputes in that part of our church, rectified disorder, ordained Messr Madden & McMillan, administered the Lord's Supper, organized the S. Presbytery. By God's blessing I arrived safely at home on the 8th of June. In April 1823, my congregation was divided & I

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retained Greensburgh & the Societies in Westmoreland and Indiana lying toward the East & N.E. In all having 72 regular members.

3. Sept 10, 1823 In God's good providence, my daughter Matilda was born.

4. On Febr 16th, 1826 God gave us Amanda

5. Aug 9th, 1828 In God's goodness our family was increased by the birth of Susan

6. May 9th, & 10 midnight 1831 After much weakness and affliction of her mother, through God's mercy, my daughter Elizabeth Brown was born

7. was born on the fourth of October 1833 John Renwick, second son & seventh child.

8. on the Nineteenth of January 1836 Martha, the youngest child of Jno & Martha Cannon was born"

All of the foregoing is written in the firm strong plain handwriting of John Cannon.

He died Martha said, shortly after she was born. I think two weeks.

Then, following the above is written in a good hand but not so bold, the following:

Rev Jno Cannon was born Nov 1781 in the County Derry, Ireland. He died Feby 2d, 1836 near New Alexandria, Pa

Mrs Martha Cannon was born Dec 28th, 1799, was married to Rev Jno Cannon Feby 3d, 1818. Died in Morning Sun, Iowa Nov 9th, 1884 aged 84 yrs 10 months & 12 days

Robert Brown Cannon was born Oct 4, 1821.

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[Descendant Chart]

John Caruthers Greason, son of James D. Greason & his wife Mary Carothers See Pages 252 & 253, was born Feby 18, 1818 (in Cumb Co Pa) so his son James D. Greason writes Aug 25, 1923 from Poplar Bluff, Mo. He died June 18, 1874 at Ironton, MO. He married Dec 27, 1844 Margaret Munro who was born Aug 23, 1821 in Dickinson Tp, Cumb Co Pa & died Jany 27, 1875 at Ironton MO. Her parents' names not known, so he writes (large env filed) died when she & only brother were young & they were raised by family named Glenn. They had ten children, all born in Cumberland Co, Pa.

[children]

William Munro Born Sept 24, 1845 ob_____in Ills m.________1875 Jenny McLean at Murphysboro, Ills. No issue. Mr Agnew s'd in 1921 that she lived in Kansas City, Kansas.

James Douglas, B Mch 9, 1847 My good informant m. Feby 22, 1877 at Ironton, Mo to Mary L. Smith Dau of Hugh & Ann Smith born say Feby 24, 1849 & died Nov 14, 1907 at Poplar Bluff, Mo where he now lives. He lives at Aurora, Mo No 133 Church St

5. John Hugh Greason, B. Dec 26, 1889 at Syenite, Mo. Mar Nov 25, 1905, Bonnie Brashears of Wynne, Ark, Dau of Naomi Brashears who was born_______in Indiana. He is a graduate of Mo University & is an Asst engineer in charge of White River branch of Mo Pas RR & lives at Aurora Mo. His children born at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Mary Naoma B July 16, 1916 aged 7

John, aged 6 B June 13, 1917

6. James Preston, twin B Dec 26, 1889 at Poplar Bluff, Mo ob July 28, 1890 at Syenite, MO

1. Mary Agnes, Born at Ironton, Mo on Jany 14, 1878 ob Jany 31, 1879

2. Margaret Mai [Mar?] B Apr 17, 1880 ob July 21, 1881

3. Ella Irene, B Dec 29, 1882 ob May 2, 1885

4. Alma Bernice, B Sept 23, 1886 ob May 15, 1887

David Glenn, B Mch 17, 1849 ob Mch 6, 1876 at Ironton Mo Unmarried

Mary Agnes, B Aug 15, 1850 ob May 18, 1877 at Ironton, Mo, unmarried

Alexr Hewitt, B Mch 19, 1852 ob June 13, 1909 at Poplar Bluff, Mo, M. Oct 7th, 1884 at Ullin, Ills to Alice Metz, dau of Benj Wilson Metz & his wife Nancy Nally who was born at Ullin Ills on Sept 22, 1860 & now lives at San Diego, Calif. They had eleven children all born at Poplar Bluff, Mo. She lives at 1672 3rd St, San Diego, Calif. His earlier letter of Mch 25, 1924 says No 1672 3d St.

1. Lucille, B Sept 12, 1885 ob July 25, 1908 M. [unreadable first name] Gary Bacon on July 11, 1886, son of David P. & wife Bertha Kline. No issue. Live at Poplar Bluff, Mo at 649 Main St.

2. Walter Glenn, B Feby 7th, 1887 ob Dec 29, 1910 unmarried

3. Irene Greason, B Mch 4, 1889 m. Aug 19, 1911 to James L. Haworth born Aug 17, 1885 son of Lewis Caff Haworth & wife Louisa Jane Sherwood Live at Poplar Bluff, MO.

Lewis, Dec 11, 1913

James L., B June 23, 1916

5. Ralph Erwin, B Jany 4th, 1892 m. Aug 22, 1916 in Denver Col to Helen Weist who was born Jany 14, 1893, dau of Dr Newton Weist & wife Mary Eliza Mills. Live at San Diego, Calif No 317 W. Robinson St, Have 3 children born at San Diego Calif. She was born in Denver Colo. Ralph died on Feby 26, 1927

2. Ralph E. Jr, B Mch 31, 1919

1. Helen, B Apr 29. 1917

3. Wayne Newton, B Feby 10, 1921

6. Alexander Hewitt, B Sept 24, 1893 unmarried. Lives in San Diego Calif

7. Eric Dunbar, B Sept 26, 1895 ob Jany 11, 1918 at Denver Col Unmarried

8. Irving Munro, B Sept 26, 1895 Single

9. Jean Douglass, B Aug 15, 1897 Single

10. Lowell Depew, B may 7, 1900 Single

11. Julia Lois, B Apr 30, 1903, Single

4. Helen, B July 30, 1890 ob June 13, 1893

John Dunbar, B Nov 22, 1853 ob June 1895 in a hospital at Los Angeles fr a wound recd in Mexico. J.D. says unm, but see Page 253.

Margaret Ellen, B Nov 23, 1855 ob Nov 6, 1883 at Carlisle, Pa unmarried

Jane Alice, B Nov 11, 1857 ob Aug 19, 1920 m Apr 27, 1881 at Ironton, MO to Wm Frederick Wersner. Lived at Boston, Mass where she died leaving two sons, both married. He was born Mch 26, 1856 son of Wm Frederick Wiesner & wife Helen Susan Burghart. He lives East St Warren, Mass.

William Frederick, B Jany 19, 1882 at Ironton, Mo. M Sept 2, 1916 at San Diego, Calif. Is in U.S. Army & lives at Alston, Mass to Mabel Ross Hunter Born Sept 2, 1892 dau of Herman James Hunter & wife Elvira A. Ross. They live now (1924) at 961 First St, San Pedro, Calif. He was engaged in World War as shipbuilder at Portland, Oregon.

Wm Frederick Jr, B May 23, 1917 at Los Angeles, Calif

Elmira Alice, B Feby 26, 1919 at Portland, Oregon

Justinia Ross, B Sept 15, 1921 at San Pedro, Calif ob Apr 1, 1922.

Glenn A., Born July 3, 1884 at Ironton, MO. Mar June 22, 1918 & lives at San Diego, Calif. Lives now July 17, 1924 at Richmond, Va RFD No 3 to Clara Josephine Bryant born at Whitman, Mass Nov 13, 1886 dau of Albert F. Bryant & wife Arvilla Stephens Bonney. No issue P.O. 1/27/27 by P.O. Box 404 Sandston, Va

Elmira Rebecca, B Oct 21, 1859 unmarried & is a teacher in U.S. Indian School at Albuquerque, New Mex.

Hester Julia Greason, B Sept 6, 1861 m Sept 1, 1918 Luke P. Welsh at Seattle Wash & live at Portland Oregon. He was born Mch 17, 1866 at Octonagon, Mich. Son of James Welsh & wife Mary Kennedy. No issue Address Gen'l Delivery See Book 12 Page 12

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In the back of the book, Rev John Cannon has written: Evidently a record of baptisms.

Date & Place Parents Name

Dec 1, 1816 William & Jane Campbell

Thomas Hays Campbell aged 18 mos

June 11, 1821

Qat [sic] Shanang

Samuel Hays Findley, other not recollected

May 24, 1824, Samuel } son of the Revd Jonathan Gill

Brown Wylie Gill } Pastor of Thorn & Puckaty

Ohio Licking Co } James Wylie Kirkpatrick, Parents Nathaniel

Aug 28, 1826 } William Wilson Duffield, Parents Samuel

} James Fisher Fulton, Parents Thomas

Forks, Yough } Mathew McClenahan, Parents Samuel

June 11, 1832 } & Susan Wilson } Joseph Evens Par.

}Mary Jane Macaig "

[typed as entries appear with double spacing added for clarity CW]

These were baptisms evidently outside of his church & for those in the church, this register was kept & recorded on Pages 2 to 27 are the admissions, Baptisms & Marriages. I make record of some:

Admissions

Page 2 No2 June 2, 1817 upon personal examination after publick rebuke for Adul & fornication, Elizabeth Patterson. Also on same day upon testimonial Thos Gamble, R. Elder, & Mrs Gamble John & Allison G.

On June 14, 1817 Upon personal examination Hugh Cannon, Sarah Cannon, Robt Duncan, Mrs Thompson, Robt Alexander, Jane Alexander, Jacob Leslie, Elizabeth Leslie, George McClelland & upon testimonial Moses Boyd, Samuel Boyd, James Wallace

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David Milligan & Mrs Milligan

Aug 16, 1817 Upon per. Ex. Rose Ann & Margrt Patterson Church membership, Jane Hurst

Mch 7, 1821 Per. Ex Hannah Crawford

May 16, 1821 Ex & cft Mrs Mary Dunlap

Register of those who are separated from the church

Page 3

Date Cause of Separation Name

Apr 8, 1817 An infant of 3 m & 9 days seper by death Robert Brown

May 1817 By death James Lyon

June 13, 1818 By death aged 11 weeks Mary Cannon

Sept 1818 Thomas Patterson & wife moved away

Sept 1818 moved westward Moses & Samuel Boyd

Sept 1818 By marriage Margaret Black

Sept 1820 By removal Sarah Hollaway, Elizabeth Patterson, David Milligan & wife

Oct 1824 By death Joseph Steel

1825 William Dunlap by death

1826 Mrs Margaret Dunlap aged 103 by death

1826 By Death Old Mrs Shearer & David Rankin

Feby 1830 By death Hugh Cannon aged 96 years

Oct 1830 By death Mr Samuel Patterson

1832 By death Joseph Henderson

1838 by death Samuel Smith, ruling Elder

By removal, James & Elizabeth Henderson, David Henderson wife & two daughters, Robert Henderson & wife, Daniel & Martha Enver

Page 4 Admitted to the Lord's Supper for First time

May 24, 1818 by Church membership Rosanna Patterson

Sept 12, 1819 by Church membership Jeremiah Cannon

Sept 3, 1820 by Church membership & exam Betsy Milligan

Sept? 9?, 1821 by Church mem & Exam Jeremiah Dunlap

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Aug 18, 1822 by cft & exam James Henderson

Aug 18, 1822 by per exam Hannah Crawford

Oct 6, 1822 by per exam & ch Mem Sarah Milligan

Aug 1823 by of our church Susan Dunlap

June 12, 1825 by per Exam Lydia Niccolls

Sept 4, 1827 by Montgomery & Jane Thompson

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Page 6 Register of Baptisms

No 1 Date Name age Parents names

1 Nov 3, 1816 Roseann Taylor Dunlap 4 mos 11 days Robert & Elizabeth Dunlap

Nov 10, 1816 Alexander Cannon 4 mos 8 days Alex & Sarah Cannon

2 Nov 24, 1816 Mary Ann Milligan 11 mos 24 days Samuel & Margaret Milligan

1 Feby 6, 1817 Robert Brown 1 mos 7 days Robert & Ann Brown

Mch 30, 1817 Letitia Shearer Robert Shearer

June 14, 1818 David Milligan 8 mos David & __Milligan

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Feby 11, 1819 Martha Shearer 2 mos Robert &__Shearer

Mch 7, 1819 Samuel Milligan 2 mos Samuel & Margaret Milligan

May 31, 1819 Mary Ann Cannon Born 2 Apr Jno & Martha

Cannon

Aug 22, 1819 John Nickles Cannon Alex & Sarah Cannon

Oct 10, 1819 Thomas Dunlap 3 mos Robert & Elizabeth Dunlap

May 15, 1820 Joseph Scroggs Leslie Jacob Leslie

Mar 11, 1821 Hannah Crawford a married woman & Robert, her infant son.

May 1, 1821 David Shearer Robert & Margaret Shearer

Page 8 Record of Marriages

Mch 11, 1817 Charles McComb of Conemaugh, Indiana Co to "Moley" McGuire of Derry West nd Co Pa. (Martha says this was a sister of her Uncle Alex Cannon's wife, Sarah)

Feby 12, 1818 William Lazzar to Rachel Cannon both of Mt Pleasant, Westnd Co Pa. (Martha says this was a daughter of her Uncle James Cannon.)

Nov 3, 1818 William Dunlap to Mary Latta, both of Westmoreland Co Pa.

Feby 11, 1823 Andrew Fulton to Mary Ann Purvis daughter of William Purvis

Apr 15, 1823 Henry Sterling of Pittsburgh to Susan Brown daughter of R. Brown of Greensburgh

1824 Edward Hill to Betsey Wilson both of Derry Tp

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Feby 24, 1824 Thomas Hays of Crawford County to Susan Dunlap of Unity, Westnd

Dec 16, 1824 George Peoples of Ligonier Valley to Jeremiah Cannon of Derry Tp. (Martha says this was first cousin of her father but not she thinks a daughter of his oldest sister Betsy who married her 1st cousin, John Cannon)

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Aug 23, 1825 William Brown to Lydia Niccolls both of Gbg

Mch 7, 1826 Robert Alexander to Ann Maria Sootor both of Youngstown

Feby 8, 1827 James Fletcher to Jane Nevin both of Derry Tp Westnd Co Pa

July 31, 1827 William McClure of Red Bank to Jemima Jane Cannon (Martha says what she s'd above bottom of preceding page applied to this Jemima Jane & not that one. S'd this Jemima was living with her father when a new brick house was building & McClure was working on it & they got married & they removed to land he had taken up in Northern part of state.

Nov 13, 1827 Hugh Cannon to Catherine Miller both of Derry Tp. (Martha supposes this is one of her Aunt Betsey's sons as she lived in Derry Tp & had a son Hugh.)

Mch 7, 1828 James Cannon to Elisabeth McAll Alexander, Unity (Martha says he was a son of her Uncle James & Rebecca Shields, his wife.)

June 26, 1828 Isaac Temple & widow Hannah Crawford at John Temple's

Nov 18, 1828 James Patterson to Jane Thompson daughter of Moses Thompson Indiana Co

Mch 16, 1830 Samuel P. Brown to Mary Jane Nichols both of Gbg (Martha says James Nichols, the lawyer at Gbg was her Father. He had two daughters, Nancy & Jane (Mrs Fulton, I think) & Nancy once wanted to join a convent & her father who had moved to the country had great difficulty in restraining her from doing so.)

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Record of Baptisms

Date Name Born Parents

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Dec 9, 1821 Robert Brown Cannon Oct 4, 1821 John & Martha Cannon

Dec 27, 1821 Martha Jane Cannon Alex & Sarah Cannon

Nov 23, 1823 Matilda Cannon Born Sept 10, 1823 John & Martha Cannon

(between June & Sept) 1824 Martha Jane Dunlap John & Martha Dunlap

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Nov 14, 1824 Elizabeth Cannon Alex & Sarah Cannon of Derry Tp

June 13 1825 Jemima Elizabeth Shearer Robert & Margaret

by Mr R. Gibson Shearer

June 19, 1825 James Henderson & Jane Write, children of Mary Write of Indiana Co Oct 2, 1826 Elizabeth Dunlap Robert & Elizabeth

By Mr Gill

Oct 2, 1826 Amanda Cannon Feby 16, 1826 John & Martha

Page 12 Registry of members admitted to the church

but no dates given

James Henderson (marked) Dead

May 31, 1824 on examination Moses Thompson

June 5, 1824 Removed David Henderson

Before the Sacrament at J. Coleman's May 1st, 1825. From the Secession Church on Examination & good character among others: James Oliver & Margrt his wife, Nancy Thompson wife of Moses Thompson. Same time G.A. Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth Henderson, wife of David Henderson in testimony of good character. Later "removed" is written over her name. Mary Wright on cft & later "removed" written above her name. & Mary Gamble.

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Before our S (Synod?) at Greensburgh June 12, 1825 from the General Assembly Presbyterian Church on person examination Lydia Niccolls, daughter to John Niccolls, Sheriff. Above her name the word "dead" is later written.

Before the S. at New Alexandria Sept 4, 1824 William (removed) Brown & Jane Nivens on personal examination.

Montgomery & Jane (dead) Thompson from the A Church

Margaret (removed) Henderson cft & exam fr G. Assembly Church.

June 10, 1826 Joseph (dead) Fletcher & Ann (removed) Hay: one from Canonsburgh the other from Pgh conf on cft.

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Sept 2, 1827, Elizabeth (dead) Brown, wife of Dr B. of Blairsville, Eliza Thompson on exam James Thompson & Robt Beatty on cft from Ireland.

Page 15 Admitted to Sacrament Lord's Supper for 1st time New Alexandria

May 29, 1831 Robert Henderson & Martha his wife fr AR Church, Thomas Brown, John Dunlap Jun, Margaret Jane Dunlap, Polly Thompson James Gemmil & Mrs Mary Dunlap, she on cft fr Dr Black

Aug 28, 1831 Before our Sacrament at Greensburgh, Lavinia Ann Brown & Mary Dunlap both brought up in our church (made defections) Before the Com of the Supper at Valley Church

Aug 26, 1832 James Henderson, Robert Gamble etal

Page 16 Before the Supper of our Lord at Valley Church

Aug 31, 1834 James Dunlap, Nancy Thompson. These were young members now admitted to full communion

Before the Lord's Supper at New Alexandria

Oct 1, 1836 Alexander Cannon, & Mary Ann Johnston brought up in this church on personal examination (Martha says this is the son of Alex & Sarah.)

July 1, 1837 Mary Ann Cannon brought up in this church on personal examination. (Martha says this was her oldest sister)

Before the Lord's Supper at Gbg

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June 19, 1841 on personal Ex, Matilda Cannon (Martha's sister)

Page 18 Record of Baptism

Jany 3, 1828 William Campbell Fletcher, son of James & Jane

May 25, 1828 Joshua Milton Dushane, son of Joshua & Mary (Martha says he used to live with them & was the only one of the 4 boys that turned out well.)

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Mar 14, 1830 John Markle Gemmil, parents John & Ellanor Gemmil (Martha says James Gemmil's father was Thomas & he had brothers Thomas, Alexander & John & Andrew. This might have been his nephew.)

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May 24, 1830 Robert Gamble, a lad of 18 yrs

Aug 2, 1830 Ann Elisabeth Brown, grandchild of Robert & Ann Brown, Parent, Elizabeth Brown Decd. (Martha says her grandparents took her when her mother died & there was quite a fight for her by her father when he married again & he got her but she died of scarlet fever.)

Sept 12, 1830 John Gamble, a lad of 13 yrs parents Samuel & Francis Barr or Baer, stepfather & real mother

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Dec 12, 1830 Robert Orr Henderson & William Montgomery Henderson, Parents Robert & Martha Henderson of Indiana Co Pa

Aug 27, 1831 Elizabeth Brown Cannon, dau of John & Martha

Mch 1, 1832 James Cannon, son of Alex & Sarah

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Feby 9, 1834 Robert Dunlap McCreery son of Samuel & Margaret

By Mr Sproutts June 2, 1834, John Renwick parents John & Martha Cannon

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Sept 7, 1834 Margaret Fulton & her twin sister Isabella Myrue, Parents

Robert Allard & Ann his wife.

Oct 26, 1834 Matilda Henderson Parents James & Elizabeth Henderson removed to Illinois

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Aug 26, 1839 Robert Brown, Parents James & Nancy Gemmil

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July 28, 1841 Thos Ferguson Campbell Parent Lavinia Ann Campbell

Anna Elizabeth Gammil, parents Jas & Nancy Gammil

Page 26 Marriages

May 15, 1832 The Revend [sic] George Scott of Darlington, Beaver Co Pa to Mary Brown

Nov 28, 1832 Samuel Patterson to Mary Thompson he of Derry Tp She of Aultmans Run

On a loose folder he has given the names of a half dozen heads of families & their children among them " Samuel & Marget [sic] Milligan, children, Eliza, Sarah Robert Jamieson, Jane, James, Marget, Mary Ann Born Dec 1, 1815.

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Martha says her grandmother, Anna Brown Potter died in August 1840 aged she thinks 62 yrs, but would not be certain. She thinks he was 80 when she died & he, Robert Brown, died in Nov 1849 aged over 89 yrs. She thinks Thomas Potter, a brother of her grandmother, who lived in Mt Pleasant Tp was a bachelor. Often heard them speak of Uncle Thomas Potter. It is now 2:15 AM 23d & we will all three now go to bed.

Sept 13, 1925, a letter from Lucile F. Cannon 170 N. Lombard Ave, Oak Park, Ills. See bottom of next page dated Aug 27, 1925. Small envelope filed states that she wants a book

Dec 3, 1925 a 2d letter from Lucile F. Cannon dated Oct 3, 1925 small Env filed states that her mother's full name see Page 388 was Eella Thankful Follett born Jany 9, 1857 at Royalton VT dau of Norman Follett of the family which came to America in 1637 & his wife Augusta Urusala Leonard. There was a second child, Edna, born & died Apr 30, 1887. Her brother Howard Renwick's marriage was Nov 4, 1916 (not Oct 1917) & his wife's full name was Helen Josephine Hancock born Sept 29, 1892 at Cline, Uvalde Co, Texas, dau of Richard James Hancock & his wife Elizabeth Augusta Patton. They have two daughters born, the older at Oak Park, Ills, & the younger at Columbus, O.

1. Elizabeth Follett Cannon born Aug 25, 1917

2. Elinor Crawford Cannon born Oct 18, 1923.

Feby 3, 1926, A letter dated Feby 1, 1926 small env filed from Juliet H. Cannon says her niece, Lucile F. Cannon died suddenly at Oak Park, Ill Nov 1, 1925. Mch 31/26 her mother writes Mch 1/26 that she died of apoplexy in but one hour terminating a very useful & beautiful life. She is now living with her son, Howard at 29 Oak Lane, Davenport, Iowa. See small env filed.

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[Descendant Chart]

John Cannon was born in Nov 19, 1784 in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland, the son of Hugh & Mary Thompson Cannon & came with them to America in 1788 & settled in Ligonier Valley, Westnd Co Pa & bo't a farm near New Derry. Martha Brown was born Dec 28, 1799 in Greensburgh Pa. They were married in Greensburgh Pa Feby 3, 1818 by Rev John Black "who kept them on the floor an hour as I have often heard mother say". He is buried in New Alexandria & she here at Morning Sun. He died Feby 2, 1836. She died in this house on Nov 9, 1884.

[children]

Mary Ann Cannon, Born Apr 2, 1819 Died Feby 17, 1897 & is buried in Elmwood Cem. Died in this house corner room next to kitchen. Was unmarried.

Robert Brown Cannon, B. Oct 4, 1821 ob Nov 28, 1900 m.1. Juliet H. Willson in Cincinnati O on Nov 9th, 1846. Juliet H. was born March 1821. She died May 9, 1855 near Cairo, Louisa Co, Iowa. m.2. Elizabeth Biggam of NY on June 10, 1856. She died at White Collage, Ohio Aug 27, 1890 & is buried Zanesville, O in Woodlawn Cem. He died in Chicago Ills & is buried in Woodlawn Cem, Zanesville, O. He was a graduate of the Western University of Penna at Allegheny & of the Reformed Pres Theological Seminary of Cincinnati, O. in 1846 & licensed that year in Preble Co, Ohio & his first charge was Greensburgh & Clarksburgh Pa. Ordained as Pastor there in June 1847 & gave up his charge in Spring of 1854. Elizabeth was born Sept 16, 1820.

1st Martha Emily B Nov 14, 1847 ob Dec 14, 1909 in Morning Sun & is buried here. Was unmarried.

3d James McLeod Willson B Jany 21, 1851 m.2. Mary Foote in June 1892 in Oberlin, Ohio. Both living at Kidder, Mo. He is a Doctor, a M.D. M.1. Tevie Klepper in 1881 & she was divorced.

Juanita (Wanita) B Apr 15, 1882 m. Guy Fridley of St Joseph Mo. Com mer [sic] in Chicago.

Virginia B June 11, 1911

Doris B Sept 1918

Eunice Irene, B Mch 30, 1893 m. Donald Morrison in 1916 & live at Pocatello, Idaho where he is a music dealer. No issue

Mary Juliet, B Dec 7?, 1895 unmarried. A teacher near Kidder Mo.

Willson Brooks, B Jany 1, 1897. Living in Pocatello, Idaho where he has a shoe store. Was 14 mos in Southern France in Commissary Dept. Unmarried.

Emily Marguerite, B Nov 21, 1898 Unmarried & is teaching near to Cameron, MO

Harold Renwick, B Dec 5, 1900 unmarried. Is in postal service Pocatello, Idaho

Robert McLeod, B Sept 1903 Unmarried. Is in Pocatello, Idaho in a RR store.

2. Malilda [sic] Katherine, B Apr 8, 1849 ob Mch 27, 1850 at New Alexandria Pa & is buried there.

4. John Renwick B Nov 27, 1852 ob Dec 23, 1918 in Oak Park Chicago Ill. He was a teacher of printing in Francis Parker school of technology there. He married on Jany 18, 1881 in Cameron Mo to Ella Follett. She is living at Oak Park Ill. See other side P 387.

Lucile Follett (Lucile) B Mch 8, 1883 Unmarried, a teacher by profession at Oak Park ob Nov 1, 1925 See 387.

Edna, B & ob Apr 30, 1887

Howard Renwick Cannon, Born May 12, 1890 m. Helen Hancock Oct 1917

Elizabeth B. Aug 25, 1917

Elinor Crawford, Born Oct 18, 1923.

5. Juliet Hepzibah, B Apr 1, 1855 in Louisa Co, Iowa one of my two informants & a grand woman. Unmarried.

Robert Sterling, B Mch 11, 1859 ob Nov 13, 1915 in Chicago Hospital after an operation & is buried at Benton Harbor, Mich. m.1. to Ella Foster of Wankesha, Wis on Jany 1, 1878. m.2. Elizabeth Fitch in June 1886. She is living at Benton Harbor, Mich.

Charles by 1st wife, B. Sept 15? 1879 & lives at [unreadable] Allis. Just [unreadable] or Milwaukee. Named for his mother's Uncle [people?]

Robert Fitch, by 2d wife, ob in Benton Harbor Mich B Sept 1892. Unmarried. Thinks died abt 1914?

Donald Cargill B Apr 8, 1859 m. in Mch 1886 in Illinois to Martha Aller. Both living in Loveland, Florida where he works for an Orange Co. No issue.

Mary Agnes, B Feby 5, 1861 m. John Alvin McCullough of Mt Perry, Perry Co, O. on Nov 11, 1891 & live now at La Junta, Colorado where he owns a grocery. Had 4 children died in infancy. No children living.

Elizabeth, d.y.

Robert James, Died aged 4 mos

A girl, D.y. of pneumonia

A boy, D.y. of pneumonia

Edward Hamilton, B Feby 23, 1863 ob Mch 1914 was struck by a street car late at night in a snow storm in Duluth Minn. M in 1901 to Harriet Young of Minneapolis. She is living in Calif. No issue.

Matilda Cannon, B Sept 10, 1823 ob July 31, 1848 at Morning Sun, Ohio Prebel Co. The founder of this place came fr there & named it for that town. M. Rev Josiah Dodds of Morning Sun, O. but who was from Butler Co Pa. He was born Mch 1819 & died abt 1898 at Topeka, Kansas. See Page 390

Amanda Cannon, B Feby 16, 1826 ob Apr 1853 near Brookville Pa & is buried there. M. Robert James Dodds, first cousin of Josiah & both were covenanter ministers. He was fr Westnd Co Pa near what is now Luces Co. He died at Aleppo, Syria Nov 30?, 1870 aged 52?

Mary Ellen, B Dec 27, 1849 Living now in Beaver Falls, Pa. She married Rev. David Metheny, a covenanter missionary at Latakia (pro Lat'-a-ke'-a) Syria in the year 1877 in Syria. He was born Oct 16?, 1836 near Pgh. He died in June 1897 in Mersine, Asia Minor & is buried there.

1. Mary Evangeline, B May 14, 1879 at Lucesco, West Co, Pa. Unmarried. A missionary at Alexandretta, Syria. Speaks 7 languages. Juliet says she is a wonder.

2. John Renwick, B at Latakia, Syria in Mch? 1881. Is living at Pontiac Mich where he makes Violins. M. May Ransom of Beaver Falls, Pa in 1900.

Margaret Ransom Metheny A school girl

3. Janet Theodora, B May? 1883 at Tarsus, Asia Minor (the city of St Paul, then a Chief City of the world) M. James Vale Downis in Mch 31, 1909. He is with Keystone Drilling Co, Beaver Falls, Pa.

Theodora, B Sept 7, 1920

5. Wyckliffe, B 1887 died in 1887

6. Robert Livingstone, B Mch 1885 in Mersine, Asia Minor. M. in Jerusalem to Olive Cabot abt 1917. He was in foreign Dept of American Ex Co. He was overseas in Red Cross work.

Robert Livingstone Jr, B June 21, 1921 at Bridgeport, Conn.

7. Colgny Brainerd, B Dec 29, 1889 at Pgh. M. Kathryn Thomasson at Beaver Falls, Pa. He is a mfr of photographer's supplies at Beaver Falls, Pa.

David Brainerd, B Mch 8, 1921.

[There is no child #4 listed.]

John Cannon Dodds, B June 24, 1852 m. Letitia Dodds a very distant Relative from Butler Co, Pa. Both living in La Junta, Col. where he is a retired farmer. Were married in Aug 1879.

Gideon Stanhope, B near Lucesco Pa abt 1880 Just recently married. He is a teacher. Her name is Mildred_____-

A daughter, Margaret Amanda, D.y.

David Methany m. Emma & lives at Kansas City, Mo. Is an electrical engineer

John Cannon Dodds, B. 1921

Eugene, B. 1886? m. Ruth Thompson of River Forest, Ia. An electrical eng.

A girl

Susan Sterling Cannon, B Aug 9, 1828 ob Jany 26, 1886 at Morning Sun,

Iowa & is buried here. M. Thomas Garvin on May 21, 1857. He was a farmer & later an Ins Agt. He was born Dec 25, 1819 & died Jany 1, 1907. See Page 391.

Elizabeth Brown Cannon, B May 9, 1831 ob Jany 13, 1916 at Burlington, Iowa where she lived since 1859. M. James Edward Nisbet of Blairsville, Pa on Jany 19, 1854. He was born June 27, 1831. See Page 392.

John Renwick B Oct 4, 1833 m. Margaret Charlton of this Co on Oct 21, 1858. She was born Mch 29, 1837 in Cattarangus Co, NY ob Feby 28, 1917 See Page 392.

Martha Cannon, B Jany 19, 1836, my principal informant who gave the dates on these 5 pages (except her father's family) from memory in her 86th yr. Died at Morning Sun Mch 27, 1926.

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Matilda Cannon married Rev Josiah Dodds. See Page 388.

[children]

Robert John Cannon Dodds, B May 5, 1848. He married Mary Crothers of Winchester, Kansas in Dec 25, 1872. Both living. She was here 2 yrs ago this mo & s'd she was 67. Born say in 1852. Martha thinks her father's name was John. He lived in Winchester, Kansas. They live at Seattle, Wash where he is a physician.

John Crothers, B at Winchester, Ks in April 1874. Lives at Seattle where he is a grocer. M. Elizabeth Knowles of near Waukesha, Wis Both living.

Dorothy, B say 1907?

Matilda Mary, B Dec 1875 at Winchester, Ks. M. Samuel Richard McKelvy of Winnipeg, Canada where he is a mfr of men's working clothes in Feby 1919. No issue. Both living.

Josiah Willson, B. at Winchester Ks in Apr 1877 m. Mary Ellen Eustice in Nov 28, 1918. He is a licentiate. No issue

Robert (called Bert) B At Dennison, Ks say 1880 m. He is a teacher in Seattle in one of the city schools.

Margery

Robert

Samuel, B Jany 1920

Samuel, B at Dennison, Ks say M. Mamie He lives in Seattle where he too is a grocer having a separate store.

a girl?

Richard, youngest, no 2 yrs old yet.

Mary Ellen, B at Dennison, Ks say M. Frank E. Allen, a Covenanter minister originally from here about 1914.

Mary Grace, B abt 6 yrs ago

A daughter B abt June 1921

Elizabeth, B at Dennison. M. Rev J. Boyd Tweed a Covenanter minister abt 4 yrs ago. No issue.

[Descendant Chart]

Susan Sterling Cannon & Thomas Garvin See Page 389

[children]

Robert John, b June 1859 lived 7 weeks dying in July 1859.

Robert John, B July 21, 1861 on date of 1st Bull Run Battle ob Aug 30, 1861

Martha Amanda, B Oct 31, 1862 M. Frank M. Brown of Morning Sun, Iowa, a grocer on Oct 28, 1885 Both living.

Clifford, B Nov 24, 1886 the day before Thanksgiving ob Apr 1887

Arthur Critz, B Aug 1, 1888 m. Margery Morrison in June say 1913. Partner with his father in grocery.

Lucretia, B June 1914

Beth, called Betty B July 1915

Roberta, B Oct 1917

Barbara Critz, B Jany 1921

Margaret Luella, very small Supt of Primary Dept Estherville, Iowa B May 14, 1890. Unmarried, weighs less than 90.

Wm Stuart, b Oct 27, 1894 m. Lucille Bentley on

Lola Sterling [Lela] B Nov 5, 1898 Unmarried Principal of School at Packwood, Iowa

Agnes Jane, B Mch 4, 1864. m. Joseph Samuel Kerr Campbell, a farmer in Nov 1890. Is a farmer in Morning Sun Ia. Both living.

Emma Evelyn, B Feby 12, 1892. Unmarried Teaching at Clarinda, Iowa

Mark, B Sept 22, 1893 Unmarried. Clerking in a clothing store at Waterloo, Iowa. Was in the army, but did not get overseas to his great grief.

Helena Miriam, B June 19, 1895 M. Glenn Featherby, a Rural Mail Carrier of Mt Union, Iowa in June 23, 1921.

Unnamed, twin bro B June 19, 1895 ob when 3 mos old.

Wallace B June 14, 1897 Unmarried. A farmer at home.

Margey Beulah, B Sept 1898 ob Apr 1899 Died of pneumonia following scarlet fever.

Dorothy Eleanor, B 1901 Is a college student at New Concord, Ohio

Latta [Latha?] a girl B 1903 or 1904. Is a High School girl.

Norma Ruth Campbell, B May? 1906 At home is in High School

Anna Margaret, B Feby 6, 1867 m. George Irvan Hewitt of near Morning Sun, Iowa, then a farmer, now a Patent Medicine agt. Married Dec 29, 1889. Both living. He told me this morning, Sept 23, 1921 that he was born in Louisa Co, Iowa Nov 17, 1861.

Unnamed boy, D.y.

Unnamed boy, D.y.

Allura Deane, B at Morning Sun May 4, 1895. She living M. Jany 10, 1918 to Arthur Aspelmeier, "over 6 ft & every inch a man". Killed by accidental discharge of his gun Feby 10, 1921.

Arline Elizabeth Aspelmeier, Born Sept 30, 1918.

Amy Elizabeth, B Oct 6, 1897 ob Oct 16, 1915 Unmarried of diabetes

Thomas Ronald, B Feby 1901 Unmarried & at home

John Malcolm, B July 11, 1905 ob Jany 21, 1919 of diabetes.

Elizabeth Lavinia, B Feby 6, 1867 ob Aug 1867 of Cholera infantum.

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[Descendant Chart]

Elizabeth Brown Cannon, & James E. Nisbet

[children]

Unnamed girl, B July 3, 1855 ob July 3, 1855

Martha Anna Mary, B Nov 6, 1856 the "day James Buchanan was elected President". She married Samuel M. Kennedy on Jany 19, 1876 at Burlington, Iowa where he was in the Express business. He died June 6, 1906 aged 62 yrs. She is living, deaf, but stylish, but a fine woman & well off. No issue. She said to Juliet: "You know Juliet, when I was a girl, I was up & coming".

Unnamed boy, B. Dec 1859

Matilda Elizabeth, B Aug 30, 1861 ob Nov 30, 1908 at Burlington Iowa & is buried there. Unmarried.

Unnamed girl, B June 1865

[Descendant Chart]

John Renwick Cannon & Margaret Charlton See Page 389. Has been all his life a farmer & is now living on his farm in Elm Grove Tp of 160 A on which he moved in Summer of 1862. His sight has been going for 13 yrs & for past 5 yrs had been totally blind, otherwise is in good health & active.

Martha Eliza Cannon, B Oct 4, 1859. Is living at home, & is unmarried.

John Charlton Cannon, B Nov 14, 1862 m. Margaret Love on Sept 1, 1891 of Ainsworth, Wash Co, Iowa. Both living in Washington Co, Iowa where he is a very successful farmer. She is 55, was 25 when married & born just after father came home from the army.

Lois Helene, B July 1892. M. Samuel Kepper in June 6?, 1915 He a farmer.

3. Dorothy Mildred B Jany 10, 1918

1 & 2 Lost twins, B Nov 1916

4. John Cannon, B July 1919

5. Wilma Margaret, B Sept 18, 1920.

Edith Charlton Mar on Dec 24, 1920 to Neil Kracaw of Wash, Iowa who was 18 mos in France. (She was born Oct 1, 1896) No issue

Mildred Evalyn, B July 1898 m. Sept 18, 1919 to Lawrence Lemly of Wash, Iowa

Margaret Elizabeth Lemley B Sept 30, 1920

Mary Margaret, B Oct 9, 1901 M. Cloyce Stuart of Wash Co, a a farmer on Feby 10, 1921 & live on a farm.

Robert Melville, B Mch 19, 1866 M. Jessie B. Jolly fr Raton, New Mexico & live at Colorado Springs where he is a mining Eng.

John Samuel B 1900 Unmarried

Charlton Melville, B 1902 Unmarried

Theodore, B. 1903

A Dau, B Mch 1909 died of whooping Cough in June 1909.

William Robertson Cannon, B May 5, 1872 Is a farmer in this Co, Farming for his father & has 280 A of his own. M. Mildred Evalyn Love, sister of Margaret abt Xmas 1903. She a little older than he. No issue living.

Unnamed girl, B Abt 1900. d.y.

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At residence of Samuel William Carothers 3rd St Dallas City, Hancock Co, Illinois Sept 23, 1921 4:27 PM

The Bible Ira H. Carothers referred was printed in Phila in 1824 by Kimber & Sharpless. It had in it the record of a Philips family & was bought by Andrew Carothers at Shff sale in Dec 1829 for $4.27.

Births

Children of Andrew Carothers

1. Andrew Carothers Mch 18, 1816

2. Mary Ann Carothers May 27, 1818

3. John Carothers Sept 16, 1820

4. James Carothers Dec 24, 1822

5. Sarah Jane Carothers Feby 19, 1825

6. Caroline Carothers Mch 14, 1827

7. Harriet Carothers June 5, 1829

He married 2d wife

8. James Carothers Aug 23, 1842

9. Mathew Carothers June 24, 1844

10. Martha Carothers Oct 18, 1845.

Here follows the children of John Carothers:

1. Mary Arabelle Carothers Feby 20, 1855

2. Edgar Ralph Erskine Carothers June 18, 1859

3. John Andrew Clarence Carothers Apr 16, 1862

4. Nancy Jane Carothers July 24, 1866

5. Ira Hume Carothers Oct 3, 1869

6. Samuel William Carothers Aug 7, 1871

Deaths

James Carothers died July 10, 1826 aged 3 yrs 6 mos & 16 days

Mary Carothers died Feby 28, 1836 aged 39 yrs

Andrew Carothers died Dec 23, 1847 aged 54 yrs

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Children of John Carothers

Died

Edgar Ralph Erskine Carothers Aug 24, 1860 aged 1 yr 2 mos 6 days

John Andrew Clarence Carothers Aug 21, 1864 aged 2 yrs 4 mos 6 days

Mary Arabella Carothers Aug 30, 1864 aged 9 yrs 6 mos 11 days

Nancy Jane Carothers Mch 27, 1869 aged 2 yrs 8 mos 3 days

Mr Carothers father & mother

John Carothers Jany 9, 1881 aged 60 yrs 3 mos 23 days

Nancy Carothers Feby 10, 1900 aged 67 yrs 11 mos 15 days

Sam'l W. Carothers & Lenora B. Spiker were married May 27, 1894 at Stronghurst. Mrs C. was born Sept 12, 1872.

Robert Benjamin Carothers born Nov 26, 1904

Edith Leone Carothers born June 7, 1898

Edith Leone Carothers Died Oct 20, 1918

She was married on Dec 23, 1917 at Spokane Wash in Meth Ch to Clinton Tucker Furrer

Dec 26, 1921. I have added on Pages 328 & 329 the names of Andrew Carothers Sr, brothers that Ira H. could not recall & the names of the two daughters, Mary Ann & Harriet that Ira H. could not recall & also the four children, James, James, Matthew, & Martha as appear from the bible record above & inserted the dates of birth & death.

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Galesburgh, Ills Hotel Custer Room 208 Sept 23, 1921 11:11 PM

I arrived here about two hours ago & will now write up & transcribe from pencil memoranda made in my rush of conferences & travel.

Just as I was leaving Francis Hurst's home at Libertyville, Iowa Tuesday 20th inst at 11:30 AM, I asked him about the Boyds over by Pennsville, Pa & he said that George, Richard & Henry Boyd over by Pennsville section were brothers, but he did not know the name of their father.

1. George's farm was he thought in Tyrone Tp & he had "lots of children"

2. Richard left no issue

3. Henry left no issue but his wife was Rose Ann Miller daughter of Samuel Miller of Latrobe way & his wife was a sister of Nathaniel Hurst, father of Francis Hurst, my host & informer. He is dead, but she lives in Greensburgh, Pa.

I am here recording statements made yesterday, last night & this morning by cousin Martha Cannon, born Jany 19, 1836, my host at her home in Morning Sun, Iowa.

She had heard her people say that her grandfather Hugh Cannon rode 20 miles on horseback in a snow storm from New Derry, Westnd Co, Pa to Greensburgh Pa to her father's funeral aged 90 yrs.

She said John Dunlap married her father's youngest sister. He married late in life & was, she said, really too old to govern a family as he didn't reprove them as he should

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have done. He was son of Margaret Dunlap, reported in her father's Registry Book as dying at age of 103 Line 18 page 381.

Jeremiah Cannon was first cousin of Rev John Robert Brown see Page 381 Line 8, was youngest son of Robert & Anna Potter Brown & died Apr 8, 1817 aged 3 mos & 9 days. Born say Dec 30, 1816.

Lydia Niccolls, mentioned at bottom of Page 381 as joining church June 12, 1825 was her Uncle William Brown's first wife. At lines 24 to 28 Page 384 will be shown that she is daughter of Sheriff John Niccolls.

Moses Thompson of near Livermore, Pa was father of Montgomery Thompson who was his only son. Page 382 line 4. Alex Cannon's wife was Sarah McGuire. Martha thought the Milligans were from about Hannastown. She remembers "Old Bob Shearer" & his wife used to attend church. She says they came to Iowa, to Louisa Co in 1854. She showed me one & at supper I saw others on the table of the six large fine silver tablespoons given to her father by Henry Sterling. They were lettered J.M.C. for John & Martha Cannon. You will note on Page 382 lines 30 & 31 that Rev Cannon reports the marriage on Apr 15, 1823 of Henry Sterling to Susan Brown, sister of Rev Cannon's wife & he would not take any fee for performing the ceremony. Sterling, who was a dry goods merchant at Pgh Pa when he went next to Phila to buy goods, got these spoons & gave them to Mr & Mrs Cannon. He later got in the rolling mill business in Pgh having a foundry & became wealthy. The firm name was Lawrence & Sterling

Old Mrs Dunlap, not the one who was

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103 when she died, but a daughter-in-law of hers, was very aristocratic, attendant on her having formerly been the wife of Capt Boggs, a ship owner & Capt & after Capt Boggs' death, she married a brother of Martha's Uncle John Dunlap & had two daughters, Jane & Susan. Jane never married & Susan was probably the one who married Thos Hays on Feby 24, 1824 as reported Page 382 lines 33 & 34. Mrs Dunlap thought it quite a come down from her former marriage to marry a Dunlap. (Look up at Gbg wills of John Niccolls etal & at Uniontown Wills of William & Robt Boyd & other Boyds Will of Samuel Work & other old Works & see when & to whom Alex A Wilson sold land.)

Page 385 line 1 Martha & her niece Juliet H. say this is first wife of Dr Sam'l P. Brown & that they were married in fun. Martha says that "Valley Church" referred to quite often in her father's register was at Clarksburgh, Indiana Co, Pa (where I was on Tuesday 6th inst) then called "Black Legs". Her father didn't like the name Black Legs & called it Valley Church. I spoke of the great extent of her father's circuit & she said "yes & he had to go, on horseback, through the wilderness to South Carolina". Martha s'd she was back in Greensburgh, Pa in 1908 & was out to the old neglected Presbyterian G.Y. where she says over 40 descendants of Robert Brown are buried. Her brother John Renwick Cannon born Oct 4, 1833 is blind.

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Martha s'd that at the time of the burning of Hannastown by the Indians, there was a wedding being celebrated & many were working in the fields. I believe she said harvest. When the attack by the Indians became known, those in the fields escaped into the Fort, but those at the wedding were intercepted & captured & her mother & others have told her that her grandmother, Anna Potter Brown had an Uncle & Aunt who were captured & carried north by the Indians to New York State. They took the Uncle on one horse requiring him to carry his wife's sidesaddle & she & her baby were taken on another horse. The crying of the baby was followed by the Indians taking it & dashing out its brains against a tree. They required her to cook for them & she, as she could, at odd times secreted some food for her husband & he escaped to the settlement & taking negotiations for her return succeeded in getting her exchanged, but her health had been so undermined she died shortly after her return. He had killed a rattlesnake on his wandering through the forest & had eaten part of it & had it in his bosom & he fought bitterly to keep them from taking it from him, having become almost crazed from hunger & exposure. This sounds like the Richard Bard escape from the Indians & he was an Uncle. Martha thought they left no children. She said she had seen Eve Orey, a very old woman who lived to

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to be about 100 & knew her in the '40's when she died. She moulded bullets for the garrison at the time of the burning of Hannastown & although thinks she was never married, she had a son "Bill? Dickson" who was a blacksmith & lived at New Alexandria Pa where he had a shop. Martha says Eve Orey drew a pension from the State or Government for this service & lived to be about 100, dying before they came west. The ammunition at the Fort gave out & they sent to Fort Duquesne for ammunitions & reinforcements to come to their relief. To deceive the Indians & make them think reinforcements had arrived, they muffled the feet of all their horses & stealthily rode them out of the Fort toward Pgh & removing the heavy cloth from the horses' feet & galloped them back at terrific speed over a bridge & every time this was done & it was repeated several times, the fifes in the Fort &C would play. This ruse in the night lead the Indians to believe heavy reinforcements had come, so they decamped & by morning had gone. When they came by boat in 1854, they intended to stop at Cincinnati, O to buy there [sic] furniture & take with them on the boat. A son of Henry Sterling told them they need not do that, as they could do as well or better in St Louis, MO & to get them there. When they arrived there, a preacher they met said they could

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do just as well & get everything they wanted at Burlington, Iowa & when they got to Burlington, they could only get one bed & two chairs for a party of eleven. She & her brother, Robert, got off at Keokuk, & having brought two horses, a carriage & wagon etc etc they drove to Louisa Co & the others got the lightened boat above the rapids & landed further up. They drove to a farm 11 miles NW of Morning Sun & located on a farm in Elm Grove Tp, Louisa Co, Iowa. They sent back to St Louis for chairs & beds & desiring to have beds of extra width, had to wait until they were made. I think the wide bed I slept in last night was one of them. They got 1 1/2 dozen low chairs & a dozen others & the low chair Martha sat on at table with back barely level with top of table is the only one of the low chairs they have left. In the meantime, they used much carpets they had brought to make beds on the floor at night & rolling it up in a roll to one side of the room, used it to sit on through the day. At Martha's request, I asked the blessing at noon yesterday & this morning & last night at supper, she asked the blessing.

Mary Evangeline Metheny, see page 389 bottom is a jovial girl, full of fun, but modest. Was graduated at John's Hopkins, Balto. Speaks seven languages & is a wonder. She expects to return to America next in 1923.

Martha spoke of a relative who had

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married into the family selling gasoline & a father-in-law at Galena, Ill. Speaking of his once being in the ministry or contemplating it, spoke of him as trying to find whether he could succeed best in "peddling grease or expounding grace". Martha, in speaking of never having married, said her sister Mary, also unmarried always said it took two old maids to run a house and raise families as big as theirs & no others were as good natured & had as much patience as she & Mary. She expressed her regrets that I had not gotten around when Mary was living as she being so much older than she was, would have known more of the earlier history & would have revelled in the talks of the earlier ancestors, as would also her maiden aunt Elizabeth Wright Brown who she had out visiting her for a year or so. Martha is a gem & a jewel, one among ten thousand & in her demeanor, hospitality, & kindness altogether lovely. She says she is 5 ft 2 in & is built from the ground up, but not fat & I should judge would weigh 155 lbs is strong & vigorous & active & does not look to be over 70 & I hope is good for many more years of healthful happy life. Her niece, Juliet Hepzibah, who lives with her, is not to be passed unnoticed. She does the work. She is the usual height & size & her hair is gray. Martha's is not. Juliet assisted Martha in establishing dates & names give on Pages 388 to 392 incl. It was 2:30 AM this morning when we finished & went to bed.

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Martha said this morning, that they moved in their present home June 1, 1875. They were to have moved in Jany 1, 1875, but the carpenters did not get the house finished until June 1, 1875 & she has lived there ever since, over 46 yrs.

Morning Sun was laid out by two parties. The principal St is called Division St, dividing the two plats & their house is on First St & is in the same square the one Hotel of the town is in & where I put up when I got in at midnight Wednesday night. See plat below.

Division St

╔═════════════╦════╦═════════════════╗ ║ ║ ║Hotel Allen ║ Blair ║ ║ ║ ║ St ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚════╝ ║ ║ ╔═════╗ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ Martha ║ ║ ║ ║ Cannon ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ╚═════════════════════╩═════╩════════╝ First St

In speaking of Nancy & Agnes being used interchangeably, Juliet said this morning that the Dictionary gives the definition of: "Agnes as the diminutive of Nancy" & Martha said they had talked some of calling her Martha Matilda & found that both names were really the same, whereupon I told her my Aunt Matilda had been named Martha in the Bible record. Martha said Dr David Metheny in 1875 was Vice Consul of the U.S. at Latakia & Mersine & that he was the only man in the Orient that the Turks feared because of the influence he had with the U.S. Gov. She showed me his picture on the wall

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of her parlor, a striking countenance, which I should have for my book & also the picture of several considerable buildings he built at Mersine & are now used for the missions. When he died, the flags of nine nations were at half mast at Mersine where he was buried. He was first married to Miss Emma Gregg, daughter of David Gregg & sister of Rev Dr David Gregg whom I entertained & John R Gregg. When he was married, her father handed him $5000 which he refused saying he was able to keep Emma as well as she had been accustomed to, but that he could invest it if he wished for the children which was done & it vastly increased. He had two sons & a daughter by her. When she died, she asked him to marry Mary Ellen Dodds see Page 389 as she felt safe in trusting her children to her bringing up & accordingly, a year after her death, he married Mary Ellen. Speaking this morning to Martha about the children of Samuel Potter, her great grandfather, she said she had heard her mother speak of State Senator Hill who was a relative & lived at the Town of North Washington which when she knew it, only had half a dozen houses. She said it was 16 miles from New Alexandria. Martha Potter, dau of Samuel married Wm Hill. When I spoke of Olivia, sister of her grandmother, she said her mother had often spoken of "Aunt Livvy" & it, she thought it might

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be she was married to a McConnell as the McConnells at New Alexandria claimed kindred.

Mentioning Catharine married 1st to Jas Carnahan, she says her mother had often spoken of the Carnahans being related & thought there was issue. Speaking also of Margaret & Mary, she said there were Kellys out about New Alexandria who were relatives. They & McConnells were full cousins of each other. She remembers seeing one Kelly boy.

Her brother met one, a strong Democrat on steamer in 1854 from St Louis to Burlington & he, knowing of the relationship, attached himself. They were celebrating the election of Buchanan as President & he said he must fire off the cannon once more as a salute to old "Westmoreland" & in doing so, he was killed. She said they lived near White Thorn Run in Salem Tp, Westnd, Co Pa abt e miles fr New Alex. She also had heard her mother speak of relatives in Mercer Co, Pa.

She said Morning Sun had 900 to 1000 & Mrs or Miss Garvin s'd Burlington had 24,000 to 25,000. It was laid out as a town in 1837 & incorporated as a city in 1838. In McCoy's City Directory for 1920 for Burlington Iowa, I find one Kilgore & no Carothers of any spelling & no Jacks, Markles or Rotharmels.

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where the barn yard was full of cattle & hogs, probably a hundred & Miss Garvin said that was Samuel Huston's farm. (She had taught out that way) & that he was the richest man in the county, but if you saw him, you wouldn't think he was worth anything. Said he had farms galore & when I asked what family he had & she said he had been an old bachelor until a year ago at the age of 71 he married an old maid. Said he was worth over a million dollars. A young wag, speaking of him, said the only difference between him & Sam Huston was that "Sam was starting on making his second million & he was starting on his first". Mrs Hewitt said the boy was probably worth ten dollars. Mr Hewitt looks wonderfully like A.W. Mellon. In his machine, taking me to Burlington, were himself, his wife, Miss Garvin & Mr & Mrs Hewitt's daughter Allura D. Aspelmeier & her 3 yr old daughter Arline Elizabeth. Allura is Morning Sun correspondent for the Burlington Dispatch. We left Morning Sun at 8:30 & reached Burlington, beautifully situated on a plateau on the Mississippi River at 11 AM & they drove me to the Union Sta where I got a train at 11:50 on the CB & Q for Ft Madison. I went asleep & was carried past Ft Madison & got off at the next stop Viele, no town Just a

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junction Sta 6 miles below Ft Madison. I had the Sta Agt, Mr Mueller a nice boy, phone to Ft Madison for an Auto at 1 PM & at 1:45, a Buick drove up & upon asking the chauffeur his name found he was Victor Crowder whose father came from Phila Pa & his mother from Scranton Pa. He drove me back to Ft Madison 6 miles across the Mississippi which is a mile wide there & up the River to Dallas City with a population of abt 5000 & which we reached at 3 PM, being abt 9 miles from Ft Madison. I told him I wanted to find Sam'l W. Carothers & he stopped by my direction in front of the Light & Power plant & upon inquiry at the office, found Mr Carothers had just gone up town. His stenographer finally located him & he came in abt 3:40 PM & took me around, crossing the RR tracks to his home on 3d St. He is a fine man, medium heighth & build, good thoughtful face & was much interested in my quest. He produced the family Bible Record of his grandfather, Andrew Carothers whom he said had been married twice. & the second James was the younger half brother of his father about whom he had often heard him speak. I copied on Pages 393 & 394 the full record in the Bible supplemented by what he told me & also his wife as to their own family & her own age which she gave me. The two children that died in Aug 1864 Page 394 were carried off he s'd by diptheria

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& all of the first four children had died before Ira & himself were born His son, Robert, a fine looking boy, came in with a Miss Reynolds who is a handsome, wholesome young girl. Mrs Carothers came in later. She is a large buxom woman, stout, but not fat & spoke of her husband having just recently mentioned his desire to trace his ancestry. He gave me two old wills & other old papers from which I am to get such data as I wish & return to him by Registered mail. I note here that Mrs Hornish let me have her father's diary of his service in the War of 1812 which I am to return to her also by Registered insured mail. I left Mr Carothers at 4:55 PM for the 5:10 PM train on the Santa Fe route east, walked up the St 2 blocks, turned to the right & walked a square across the RR tracks & then to the left to the Station where I wanted to take train for Monmouth, Changing at Nemo. The train proved to be 1 3/4 hrs late & it was too late for the connection at Nemo & I came on here arriving at 9:11 PM. Victor Crowder told me he had known a Christopher Carothers in Los Angeles Calif, Conductor on the Southern Pacific RR, a big hearted jovial good natured man over six ft & weighing 316 pounds having the largest arms he ever saw. He said he used to brake for him, so I suppose this find is the solution of me being carried down to forsaken Viele. Have just looked through the Galesburgh Tel Ex & there are no Caruthers, Jacks, Kilgores, Markles or Rotharmels. It is now 4:44 AM 24th & I will go to bed.

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At residence of Miss Anna K. Johnston No 1311 East Broadway, Monmouth, Warren Co, Ills Sept 24, 1921 11:11 AM

I arrived here about a half hour ago & find Miss Johnston's home a good substantial brick house with a spacious yard about it. She lives here with an elderly or middle aged woman as a housekeeper & is devoid of hearing & I have to write everything on a pad. She is jovial & spry, heavy set & about same height as Cousin Martha Cannon & much the build & make up of Markle L. Hess, but seems firmer & stronger with no surplus fat or flesh, would say she is 5 ft 3 in & weighs 160 to 170 pounds. Miss Johnston knew nothing about any Bible record of her grandfather, Thomas Leckey. She wanted to know how I was related & I made out & left with her a genealogical table showing that she & I were fifth cousins being of the same generation in descent from Robert Wilson, our common ancestor. She said she taught in a mission in Virginia. She said her Aunt Betsy (Mrs Harvey Grove) told her about all she knew about the earlier members of the family when she was in to Fayette Co Pa on a visit once from May to Sept & stopped with her. She showed me the picture of Will E. Grove, his wife Martha & children & I told her I was Martha's guardian & that her father, Wm McShane when he, Will E. Grove, came to ask him

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if he could have Martha, sent him to me & so he came to me to ask for Martha's hand, at which Miss Johnston laughed heartily. She spoke of Will Leckey, Norton, Kansas, grandson of Jeremiah as being a good party to write to, but later concluded it would be better to go see his sister Vienna in Ohio. She showed me a picture of their parents "Jimmy" Leckey a very old man & his wife & their nine children, 5 sons & 4 daughters in a group, a fine family. She said when she was back in Fayette Co, I went up to see a brother of grandfather Leckey's. His name was Alexander & he lived up above Groves. He had had a stroke of paralysis & couldn't talk, but I saw that he looked like grandfather. She said her grandfather, Thomas Lecky died at or near Homlmesville, Ohio, on the Orrville Road fr Columbus, South of Orrville in Holmes Co. Said "Millersburgh was our birthplaces a little farther south". She said Willie Leckey, son of Thomas of Thomas lives in Holmesville, O now & for me to go & see him & he would take me around.

She didn't know the names of either parent of her grandfather Leckey, nor of the parents of his wife, Anna Kendall, but said she had a brother, Jeremiah who was the father of Capt I.P. Kendall. She said her grandfather Leckey died on the farm in Homes Co, O & his wife died there also. She remembers seeing her grandmother when she was a very small child & said "I went creeping in the room where she was sick & she laughed at the way I crept in." She never heard of John Leckey, brother of her grandfather. She said her grandmother died long before her grandfather. "He lived until I was almost grown up, had a stroke of paralysis, got better, then got worse & died". Go to Line 27 Page 417.

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Thomas Leckey died in Ohio. He died on his farm in Holmes Co, Ohio when Anna K. Johnston was a young woman, almost grown. He had a stroke or two of paralysis. Don't think her grandfather ever lived in Wayne Co, O. He married Anna Kendall. She died on the farm before her husband when Anna K. Johnston was a child.

[children]

Elizabeth, Thinks she was oldest. Called her Aunt "Betsey" m. Harvey Grove.

Jeremiah Leckey. He lived & died on the farm he got fr his father which she thinks was in Holmes Co. O. m. Mary Hanna. She was a neighbor of his. She died before her husband.

Jimmy. He married a neighbor after Anna K.J. moved west in 1872 & his home was either Homes or Wayne Co.

Vienna

Dwight

Mabel

Cloyse

Louisa

Walter

Izura

Judd

Will, lives Norton, Kansas

Louisa, m. Gillam a Pres preacher. Both dead

Arthur

Sarah, unmarried, Dead

Mary, Living unmarried } Both living on the old

Harvey, living, unmarried } Home farm in Holmes Co.

Ora, youngest, married.

Rhoda Leckey. Thinks she was born in 1812 & often told her she was married when 18 yrs old, but she don't know the date she was married. Married she thinks at her home in Homes Co, O. to James Johnston (always called him "Jimmy"). She says he was from Penna & came to Ohio about the same time the Leckeys did. He had a dry goods store in Millersburg, Ohio. Says her mother died in Lenox, Iowa in 1887 aged 71. Father died in Ohio a long time ago, but can't tell the year, but thinks it was in 1869 on a farm one mile west of Millersburg, O. aged she thinks 75. [last number very faded.]

Thomas Leckey Johnston, B Feby 1832? m. in Idaho. Only saw her once. Both dead in Boise, Idaho. He was a miner. No issue

Andrew McMonigal Johnston, B Nov 1834? Was always a farmer & died right here in this house. He died in July 30, 1920. Thinks he was 82 or 83 was unmarried. He was in fact abt 86.

Anna Kendall B Mch 5, 1837 My informant. unmarried

Rhoda Elizabeth, B Aug 17?, 1842? ob Feby 22, 1917 unmarried

James William, B Aug 20, 1849? Called "Willie" M. Maria McClintock born Southern Virginia. He is a U.P. minister, but has retired. Both living at Eleanor, Ills [or Ids?]

Neil Ewart Johnston aged abt 23. Is in College here.

Mary Leckey, She married Andrew McClelland at the Holmes Co home & it was on a cold day. He was a farmer but she don't know where he came from. Their marriage was after her mother's. He died first, a good while ago, can't tell when either of them died, but can find that out in Ohio. They lived on a farm in Holmes Co, O & died there.

Thomas Leckey? Died at Cleveland on his way home from the Civil War was unmarried

Jane, died in Holmes Co abt 6 miles west of Millersburg O, abt 2 yrs ago. Was unmarried

Annie Louisa. She is still living in Holmes Co, abt 6 miles west of Millersburg, O. Is unmarried. Is delicate, but thinks she would be able to give record.

Albert, youngest. He is married & is living, but don't know anything about him. He moves around

Thomas Leckey, the youngest. He married Margaret Bigham, but don't know where or when. He died on the same farm in Homes Co, but in a different house in a new house he had put up. His wife died several years before he did.

Anna Maria

Rhoda

Theodore

William, Lives in Holmes Co, O & can give full information. He is retired & does nothing. Has an automobile & can take me around.

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Capt. Matthew Jack of the Revolutionary War drew a pension of $380, a year as Mr Jack says he learned from a book giving the services of the Revolutionary Soldiers in the State House Ct Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Jack says he came from County Antrim to Westmoreland Co Pa direct when he was 19 yrs old & there came with him a William Jack who was a first cousin & he was the father of the original William Jack at Gbg Pa, He says his family were called "Salem Jack's & there was a family in Butler Co Pa, who were related & were called the "Butler Co" Jacks. They visited most with the Greensburg Jack, who were their nearest Jack relatives., He does not know the name of his great grand father nor whether his grandfather had any brothers & sisters. He don't think that any came to this country but supposes there were some left back in Ireland. He, Matthew married Nancy Wilson but does not know whether she was from Westmoreland Co Pa or from Ireland. He died the year Mr Jack was born 1835 & she about six yrs later & both are buried at Congruity. Salem Tp. Westnd Co Pa & markers at their graves give their births deaths & ages. He was Sheriff of Westmoreland Co Pa at the time Hannastown was burned. He says he has a deed that was made out to his grandfather in 1763 that has lions on the Stamps, being before the U.S. was formed, He also served in the War of 1812. [The following cramped down in one corner:] May 22, 1922 In D.Wm Egle's notes & Queries for year 1896. is record for Congruity graves as follows "In Memory of Capt Matthew Jack who departed this life Nov 26 1836, in the 82 year of his age". "In memory of Nancy Relict of Matthew Jack who departed this life Sept 20, 1840, aged 80 years". [children]

Polly Jack, M. Matthew Shields of Salem Tp, a farmer. He don't remember him as he was dead before he can remember but he remembers her well. He says She died when he was 7 or 8 & is buried at Congruity.

Matthew, M. Gilchrist. A high flier. He & bro kept Store for M in Gbg & got behind & then went to Omaha Neb & ran a Dry Goods Store & then went to Calif. His father went Security & he had to pay $1000. M. 2. in Omaha & had son Christian.

Robert, M. Mellon who he always thought was daughter of Judge Mellon. He was first to go to Calif & at a very early day went in the fruit business. He had a couple of sons but don't know their names.

A daughter, She married & died before her mother. No issue.

A daughter, Elizabeth ("Aunt Betsy") M John Woods. who lived about McQusides Mill. He was a farmer. They are all dead & think are buried at Congruity, She died August 1846. Mathew, The only son married twice & lived in the South of Salem. They lived 4 miles on way fr Congruity and He lived 4 mi the other way. He had issue.

Mary

Elizabeth

At least two more girls

Samuel Jack, Born in 1790 in Salem Tp on the land his father took up before he was married. He died March 30 1857, & is buried in Salem at the Presbyterian Church graveyard. He was a farmer.

He married on Dec 17, 1817 to Nancy Porter who born Apr 12, 1800 & died Feby 22, 1898 in Farmington Ill & is buried here. She was from Cumberland Valley near Chambersburg. her father died when she was a little girl & her mother married again.

Isabella Jack, Born Sept 27, 1818 Md July 23 1839 to Doctor John Koller from Germany he died in a few yrs & she M 2. Solomon Steck of the Westnd Co Stecks. Both dead & buried at Farmington Ill. Had a big family of Children.

Matthew Jack, B. Mch 8, 1821, ob Feby 27, 1898 He died 2 miles fr Farmington Ill. M.1. Mary Marshall M.2. Rachel Moore of near New Alex. Both raised in Pres ch at Congruity both dead, left [unreadable] by 1st wife & 4 by 2d

Agnes Jack, B. Apr 3 1823 M. Samuel Paul of Westnd Co. Both buried at Salem Ch. They had 3 girls & 2 boys & he aftd mar a Shields. Call Salem. Delmont now

Margaret Jack, B Sep 7, 1825 d. Nov 12 (or 1st), 1896 at or near Farmington Ill & is buried here. M John Bovard of Congruity & Salem Ch No Issue.

Maria Jack, B. Dec 12 1827 Died at Farmington, Ill abt 1886 or 1887 & is buried here in Oak Ridge Cem was Unmarried

Mary Jack, B. Apr 5, 1830 M. Robert Marshall, an uncle of Mary who married Matthew Both dead & buried Oak Ridge Cem here. No issue He had children to his first wife.

Elisa Florinda, B. Sept 5, 1832, M. James Moore fr Congruity Died & buried at Stewart Iowa. Left three sons.

Samuel, B. Feby 20 1835. See Page 414. Salina,B July 2, 1834 M. Dr. Hos Carson & lived in Indiana Co. She died in Ada O & he at Saltsburgh Pa. Had 2 boys & a girl.

Harriet Reed, B. Oct 22, 1841 & ob Jany 5, 1845.

Matthew Jack, He died in Salem Tp & is buried at Congruity 60 yrs ago or more. He married Maria Porter. She had a big family of children who scattered around & she lost some money & came out here & lived with Mr Jack's mother. Died here & is buried here. He died Feby 10, 1847.

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Samuel Jack Born Feby 20, 1835. Sold the old farm of 210 acres in Salem Tp Westnd Co Pa which his grandfather got from the government for his services in the Rev. War in the year 1865 & came direct to this County, Fulton, & bought a farm two miles out on which he moved & lived for 15 yrs & then moved into town & has lived here ever since. m.1. on Mch 29, 1860 to Catharine A. Christy of Salem Tp Westnd Co Pa. She died July 20, 1872 aged 30 yrs & is buried in Oak Ridge Cem here. m.2. Feby 5, 1874 to Lizzie Campbell from Armstrong Co Pa. She was daughter of Thomas Campbell. She died abt 1883 & is buried in Oak Ridge Cem here. m.3. on May 29, 1888 to Ellen Brown nee Armstrong a native of Farmington Ills born here on Oct 16, 1843. He has two children to his first wife & four to second. Dec 1, 1925 a newspaper article abt Mr jack, still living past 90 giving his likeness sitting sent me Nov 5, 1925 by Mrs Edwd E. Donohoe Gbg Pa small env filed. states that his third wife was dead.

[children]

Matilda Ella Jack, B June 28, 1861 m. Edwin Montgomery of Farmington, Ill. Is credit man for dry good store.

Raymond, unmarried

Margery, unmarried

Matthew P. Jack, B Oct ob July 1863 aged abt 1 yr & is buried at Salem g.y.

Lida Blanche Jack, B Apr 1875 m. Frank Steenburgh of Farmington, ills, a farmer. No issue.

Porter Jack, B Jany 14, 1877 m.1. m.2. Nan Marshall from here. He is a farmer at Hamlet, Indiana

Elizabeth, unmarried

Samuel, unmarried

Maud Jack, B Mch 29, 1880 m. Charles C. Lane of Farmington, Ill. Is in the cement business.

Wilson Henry, young boy

Gerold Jack, young boy

Elizabeth, B May 9, 1883 m. James Petty John. They live in Jacksonville, Fla. where he is in the wholesale dry goods boots & shoe business.

James, boy in school aged 9

Samuel Jack, Aged 7.

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At residence of Samuel Jack No 465 East Fulton St Farmington, Illinois Sept 24, 1921 9:20 PM (Fulton County)

I came around here from Dr F. Plumer's three hours ago & found Mr & Mrs Jack sitting on the porch & he has given me the information recorded on the four pages preceding this.

1. Isabella, Mr Jack thinks her son, Robert Steck, an elder in the Presbyterian Church & the only one living here would have the record. He lives one block north from the church on the corner on the west side of the street.

2. Matthew, Mrs Jack thinks his daughter, Amy the wife of Harry Morris of Newton, Iowa would have the record as she is still in the old home where her mother died.

3. Agnes, Her daughter, Mrs Sallie Torrence a widow P.O. Delmont, Pa would be able to give the record of her family.

4. Elisa Florinda. Don't know anything about her boys.

5. Salina. Mrs Jack says to write to her daughter, Mrs S.S. Clayton Ada, O. She lives in the town.

Matthew Jack, Uncle of Samuel Jack, my informant had ten children. Two of her boys went to California, but don't know their address. It is now 9:30 PM

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At residence of Dr Wm Plumer North East St Farmington Illinois Sept 25th, 1921 9:17 AM

Yesterday afternoon at Miss Anna K. Johnston's in Monmouth Ill, Rhea's taxi came for me as per appointment & I bid Miss Johnston goodbye at 2:55 PM & left for the station & took the 3:25 PM train on the Minneapolis & St Louis RR for Farmington Ills. Monmouth is a fine city of 10,000 inhabitants & a carnival in the Public square was on & just back of Miss Johnston's home which is just outside of the city limits, an hilarious baseball game was in progress & for square after square on several streets, automobiles were parked solidly on both sides of the street on our way to the station. The college buildings & grounds are fine & attractive with Wallace Hall as the central building & a fine building on either side & fine trees in the campus around on both streets. I am continuing commencing Line 19 page 408, the noting down of what she told me & of which I partially made notes on the pads.

From bottom of Page 409.

Ask Miss Johnston if she ever knew of her grandfather, Thomas Leckey's sisters Elizabeth Reed, Agnes Huston, Hannah Dunlap or Mary Jenkins, she said she never knew he had any & only knew of the one brother, Alexander. She had heard of the Dunlaps, but didn't know they were related. She said her grandfather only had five children as listed on Pages 410 & 411 where

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I have made record of such of his descendants as she could give me, which was about all except the later generations & excepting the descendants of her Aunt Betsy Grove which I didn't seek to get from her.

She said her father didn't keep the record of their births in a Bible, but wrote down the names & record in a book which she said had a paste board cover & was about the house somewhere packed up. She thought & it would take a long time to hunt it up, but it was about the house somewhere. She didn't know her mother's birthday. Never heard her mother say how old her father was. She said she was down in Virginia teaching when her mother died.

Asking her about "Jimmy" Leckey, son of her Uncle Jeremiah Page 410, she said he was up at Cleveland, O on a jury & was found dead next morning by the side of the car tracks. NO one knew whether he was killed or dropped dead. There were no marks of violence on him. His widow is living at Shreve O & her daughter Vienna was with her last summer. She was in delicate health. They would be the ones to write to for family records. Thinks Mary & Harry living on old farm would have her Uncle Jeremiah's record. She said her brother Andrew was 2 or 3 yrs older than she was & Thomas was 2 yrs or so older than Andrew. She was very slow to give records of her immediate family & at lunch, her housekeeper said they would never give their

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ages to the newspapers or anyone else. She said she came to stay with Miss Johnston on Aug 17, 1920 & had been with her continuously ever since. She is a well formed, handsome woman of fine face & build, very much like Mrs W.B. Frick of Beallsville, Pa. She says her name is Mary Fivored [Fivoved?] of Cumberland Co Pa not half way between Hbg & Carlisle Pa. She says Miss Johnston had had two slight strokes in the past year, one in Dec. Said her brother Andrew had left her that house & several acres of ground around it for life & had otherwise well provided for her. She s'd if I wd ask her she wd tell me, but I was too rushed to do so. She s'd her sister Rhoda Elizabeth was 5 yrs younger than she was & James William was & yrs younger than Elizabeth.

Mrs J. s'd that when she was back in Penna at her Aunt Betsy's on a visit, they had plenty of fruit there, but there was none in Ohio, so her Aunt told her she could put up all she wanted & take with her & she put up 60 jars & took west. Her earlier visit to Penna must have been in the earlier sixties & she said she was there about 1890.

I arrived in Farmington, Ill at 5 PM last evening in the rain & had to wait 10 or 15 minutes for a bus which took me to the office of Dr Wm Plumer. A man was waiting & after waiting half an hour, I phoned his residence & he s'd he wd be over in five minutes. He came in & after waiting on two or three patients, I told him my name & business. He is an active, hustling

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over worked Doctor of 60 yrs, virile & strong & was very kind & at once said I will take you to my home & put you up for the night. We walked around the corner a couple of blocks & he introduced me to his wife, a handsome young woman whose home had been Toronto, Jefferson Co, Ohio. He told me of a Samuel Jack, aged 86 living here & he drove me to his residence where I arrived abt 6:20 PM & I got from him & his wife, excellent people, the information recorded on pages 412 to 416 inclusive. Mr Jack is a tall handsome man & says by stretching himself, he can make six feet, but he is in fact 5 ft 11 3/4 inches. He is a strong Presbyterian & just as strong a Republican. He was in the Civil War a short time & went to Antietam when in the service. He says he saw President Zachary Taylor in Greensburgh Pa & has seen every President since then except Wilson & he didn't care to see him. He said all of the Gbg Jacks had concubines. He spoke too of his parents visiting their relatives, John & Mary Cust (she the daughter of Judge Wm Jack of Gbg) in Pittsburgh, Pa where Cust was in business with Shoenbergers in iron & steel mfg. He said John Cust (who if I remember rightly was an Englishman) told his father that none of the people who came to America from the north of Ireland ever owned land there, that if they had, they would not have come.

There were 40 sheets of scratch paper used in my 4 hrs with Miss Anna K. Johnstons at Monmouth, Ills.

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Dr Plumer & his wife have both been at Rochester, Minn & have been operated on by them, the Drs Mayo, of whom they speak in the highest terms. I got in last night from Mr Jack's, walking up through the dark streets at 10:11 PM & found them awaiting me & also Mrs P's niece, Catharine Carson, an attractive heavy set young school girl from Toronto, O. who says she is now a sophomore in the High School. She had made a drawing of South America to illustrate a lecture or talk her Aunt is giving on South America which shows great talent. Dr Plumer told of being in Minneapolis once & stopping a team which was being lashed furiously through the streets by some robbers who had robbed a jewelry store & of his having subsequently been given the freedom of the city for capturing them. We talked last night & I retired at 11:44 PM & slept soundly & well until 8 Am when I got up. I had had scarcely two hours in bed the night before at Galesburg, Ills where my dear Mary received her education. Just after a good breakfast at 9 o'clock, the doctor recd a call & went to his office & I have written up this record to date. Mr Jack asked me to stay with them last night, but I told him Dr Plumer was expecting me. It is now 12:05 PM. I went back Sunday afternoon at 2:45 & called at Sam'l Jack's. His wife recd me & we talked a half hour as he was laying down sleeping. She then woke him up & we talked a few minutes before I left bidding them goodbye & returning to Dr Plumer's, he had Moul's taxi come to take me to Hanna City to see his cousins the Plumer sisters & bro.

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[Descendant Chart]

Sarah Robertson, daughter of John & Joanna Jack Robertson was born Sept 22, 1802. She died in the spring of 1870 near Steubenville O & is buried at the Two Ridge Pres Ch abt 6 miles from Steubenville. On Aug 27, 1822, she was married to William Plumer who was born Apr 29, 1800. He was the son of George Plumer & died in Sept? 1882 at West Newton & is buried at Two Ridge Pres Ch abt 6 miles from Steubenville. He married second Nov 8, 1877. Mrs Amelia Maginnis

[children]

Margaret Lowry Plumer B June 22, 1823 Mar June 1851 to David Robertson of Jeff Co, O. A farmer in Jeff Co, O. She died at Steubenville O in Aug 1895.

Joseph Robertson, B May 1852 M. Mattie Smith dau of Bela Smith. She died a yr a year [sic] after marriage & he abt 8 yrs ago. No issue He was a doctor.

Maria Robertson, Unmarried, living in Steubenville O. Her Aunt, Mrs Ault was with her.

Sarah Plumer, B 1857? M. Alonzo Walker Both dead. Have issue.

Jessie Fremont, B Sept 5, 1860 ob July 24, 1921 at Steubenville O unmarried

Annie, m. Robert Lyle of Both living 7 or 8 children.

John Robertson Plumer Born Sept 26, 1825 in Westnd Co Pa. M. Feby 26, 1851 to Elizabeth Galbreath, daughter of Robert & Margaret McDowell Galbreath of Westnd Co Pa & moved that spring to Wooster, O & in 1854 to Berrian Co, Mich & from thence to St Jos Co, Indiana near Rolling Prairie & in 1862 to Peoria Co, Ills near Smithville where they settled on a farm. He died Oct 18, 1900. She died June 24, 1890 & are buried at Smithville 2 miles south of Hanna City where I am now writing. She was born Sept 1, 1826.

Robert Galbreath, B Mch 8, 1853 ob Sept 22, 1917 in Tazewell Co, Ill, m. Minnie A. Corliss on July 28, 1886. She is living near Oak Hill, Elmwood Tp, Peoria Co.

John Calvin, B May 5, 1887, m. June 10, 1908 to Annie King

Dorothy Clara Belle

Donald Clinton

Robert Lloyd, B Aug 14, 1889 unmarried

Eva Almeda, B Dec 19, 1901

William Stark, B Mch 8, 1906

Lyman Leroy, B Feby 1, 1909

William, B Jany 29, 1855 m. Jany 23, 1884 to Eva Cox who was born Jany 17, 1864 ob May 9, 1885 No issue. He along with his sisters are may informants of tonight at Hanna City, Ills

Margaret Talitha B Feby 6, 1858. Unmarried. She died Nov 28, 1921 at 4:45 PM.

Sallie Robertson B Sept 14, 1860 unmarried.

George Plumer, B Feby 29, 1828. Was in 157th Ill Reg. ob at Ben Avon abt 10 or 12 yrs ago. Was unmarried.

Thomas Robertson M.D., B Apr 3, 1830 ob Feby 29, 1920 at Farmington, Ill m.1. May 3rd, 1860 to Temperance Swickard of Richmond O. She died May 6, 1874. He Mar 2. Henrietta Maud Porter of near Fayette City Pa in Nov 29? 1882. She died Sept 18, 1920.

Jacob Swickard, Died in Smithville, Peoria Co, Ills at age of 7 yrs

Alexander, lives at Brimfield, Peoria Co, Ills

William, B May 11, 1866 m.1. Isa Greenhalgh on Apr 3, 1890 m.2. Pearl C. Winters on Sept 1911

Dorothy Marie Plumer B Sept 6, 1895 m. on Apr 9, 1913 to Alphon Lester Anderson

Betty Elaine, B Sept 19, 1914

William Lester, B Mch 16, 1918

John A, Born in Smithville Ills on Mch 14, 1868 & m. on Feby 17, 1897 to Miss Marie M. Stoltzman who was born June 19, 1878 in Tremont, Tazewell Co, Ills. They live at Trivoli, Peoria Co, Ills where he is practicing medicine.

Louise Temperance, Born Dec 4, 1899

Thomas Robert, Born July 16, 1905

Mary Temperance, born in Trivoli, Ills Apr 12, 1872 died in Farmington Ills ob Mch 26, 1893 aged 20 yrs 11 mos 14 days unmarried.

Joanna Jack, B Dec 3, 1831 ob 1881 in West Newton & is buried at Steubenville.

Alexander M.D. B Aug 18, 1834 ob May 18, 1862 unmarried. He was a physician & died fr over work in hospital during Civil War

William D. M.D. B Mch 28, 1837 m Feby 14, 1860 to Mary Jane Tannahill who was born Aug 15, 1840 in Belmont Co, O. Dau of Isaiah Tannehill & his wife Caroline Campbell ob July 10, 1864 at Chattanooga, Civil War. She died May 24, 1921 & is buried in Crab Apple Cem, Bellmont Co, O. The "D" is but an initial.

Lulu Plumer Born in Matamono, O Nov 17, 1860. M. Rev J.W. Giffen D.D. Pastor of the 1st U.P. Ch Cleveland, O. & now Mch 16, 1923 living at the Manse 7111 Carnegie Ave. They were married at her home in New Athens, Har Co, O June 25, 1895. He is son of Daniel Giffin & his wife Sarah Ann Milligan & was born on a farm near Wheeling WVA. His full name is Joseph Wilson Giffin.

Mary Elizabeth Giffen, B Jany 10, 1897 in Gladden, Allegheny Co Pa. Graduated A.B. fr Western Reserve Univ Cleveland, O & will in June this yr 1923 receive her M.A. for Oxford, England.

Plummer D. Giffen, B Sept 20, 1898 in Gladden Pa graduated from Wooster College June 1922 Is in Federal Reserve Bank at Cleveland O & is unmarried.

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Sarah Robertson & William Plumer ctd.

[children ctd]

Sarah Elizabeth Plumer, B Aug 18, 1839 m. June 1873 to Thomas W. Ault of Scottdale, Pa. He is dead & she is living at Steubenville or Toronto, O

2. Blanche Ault, B Apr 1875 m. Harry Kurtz of Pgh Pa.

1. Stillborn son

Amzi Smith, B Mch 9, 1842 in Civil War O.V.C. ob Aug 15, 1864 at Fort Schuyler NY fr gunshot wound was unmarried.

Johnston Plumer B Jany 24, 1845, ob unmarried

Jonathan Lowry, B Nov 18, 1847 ob Apr 15, 1917 in El Paso, Tex & is buried in Peoria, Ills. M. Alice Worthington on Feby 6, 1873 she is living in Peoria.

Amzi Smith M.D. B Dec 25, 1873 & lives in Peoria. M. on Sept 6th, 1911 to Bessie Pitney. No issue.

Andrew Robertson, B Nov 18, 1847 ob May 1850.

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[Descendant Chart]

John Robertson, son of John & Joanna Jack Robertson married Margaret Plumer, sister of William Plumer who married his sister Sarah. A runaway match.

[children]

Joanna Jack, Died in Ross Co, O. near Chillicothe

Margaret, Died near Chillicothe

John, Died near Chillicothe

George Plumer, m. Miss Brown. He went in Civil War & was never heard of

Martha Robertson, m. Joseph Henderson who lived 8 miles north of Columbus Several children. She died when Sarah was 8 days old.

Sarah B 1836

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At residence of William, Talitha & Sallie Plumer, Runkle Ave, Hanna City, Peoria Co, Illinois Sept 25, 1921 10:30 PM

Written at Bloomington, Ill Sept 28/21 11 PM

I reached my relatives above named about 4:30 PM Sunday 25th & telling them what I wanted, they produced a 29 page History of the Plumer family written by their grandfather William Plumer which they had had typed off from the original which was loaned to them by the Misses Stevenson West Newton, Pa to whom they returned it. It took me some time to read over this record & we had supper in the meantime & I then made up the record table on the four preceding pages from said record. Supplemented by their recollections upon diligent questioning. "Talie" & Sallie are slender & tall & "Talie" is a hayfever sufferer. William is medium size & build. They have charge of the telephone exchange for Hanna City which has a population of about 950. They were very kind & put me up over night & loaned me the History so I could take off a copy & I agreed to return it with an extra copy to them by insured registered mail. I got up Monday morning at daylight. We had breakfast at 6:30 to 7 AM & at 7:45, I walked up around to the Drugstore & after waiting 3/4 of an hour for the hack to come, walked down the street & struck Will Kelly the garage man who took me down at a 30 to 35 miles an hour gate [sic] to Peoria to Mrs Anderson's home. He s'd he had driven his touring car on the Peoria track 5 miles in 5 minutes & 5 seconds.

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At residence of Mrs Alphon Anderson, no 226 Ayers Ave Peoria Ill, Sept 26, 1921 9:33 AM

I arrived here from Hanna City, Ill at 9:09 AM coming down with Will Kelly who runs the garage there & said he ran 5 miles in 5 Sec on the Peoria Sweepstakes track & would make no charge for bringing me down 12 miles which he did in 25 minutes. Mrs Anderson has gotten out an Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois & a History of Fulton Co edited by Jesse Haylin & published in Chicago by Munsell Put Co in 1908 on 1035 & 1036 pages of which is a sketch of her grandfather Thos R. Plumer M.D. It speaks of his mother Sarah Robertson as "a most estimable and devoted mother" His photograph faces Page 918, a strong countenance.

At Bloomington, Ill Sept 28, 1921 11:40 PM

Mrs Anderson was washing in the cellar when I arrived Monday morning as noted above. She is a large fine healthy buxom woman & very kindly called up the widow of Jonathan L. Plumer & got some of dates entd on Page 424 & gave me the dates on Page 423 of her father's birth & marriage, also her own & the names & births of her children. She called a taxi for me which took me to the Union Sta. Her son William Lester was about, but I did not see Betty Elaine.

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At residence of Clark & Mary Fogle, Main St opposite the public School. Grand Ridge Ills, LaSalle Co Sept 26, 1921 5:33 PM

I arrived here at 4:50 PM walking up straight away from the Interurban Sta., where I got off at 4:30 coming on street car leaving Ottawa at 3:55 Pm having arrived there from Peoria by CRI & P at 3:18 PM. Their daughter, a very handsome, attractive girl, admitted me through the kitchen, as I got no response by knocking at the other two doors. Mrs Fogle says she remembers seeing her Uncle Thomas Leckey once when he came in from Ohio to Fayette Co on a visit. She didn't know anything about the Johnston's grandchildren of his at Monmouth Ills, nor did she ever hear of Elizabeth Reed, oldest sister of her father, but did hear & know of the Jenkins & thinks they had children, but she don't know where they removed to nor does she know the name of Mary Jenkins' husband. She knew of her Uncle John Leckey & thought he was married, but don't know where he went, not when he died. She remembers seeing her Aunt Nancy Huston & her Aunt Hannah Dunlap who she has often seen on her old gray horse, going on horseback over by Carmichaels to see her sister Nancy Huston. She says she thought her father, Alexander Leckey was born on the farm

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where he died which he got from his father. Mr Fogle says his father was Jacob Fogle & his mother was "Easter" or Hester Christopher & her mother's maiden name was DeCamp, born on the ocean on her parents' way from Scotland to America. Said Clark Breading came to get his father go hunting with him, but he said he couldn't go as his wife had just had a baby boy two days before. Major Breading said to him then to call him for him so he was named Clark Breading Fogle. He says he will be 92 at his birthday next month. He says when he was 14, Major Breading would give him money to go to Ohio to buy sheep. Says he cast his first vote 20 miles north of Sacramento, Calif. Said his father lived 3 yrs on Mt Braddock farm near the big house under Mrs Meason. Says his father had six boys & 4 girls, he & 5 of his boys - Democrats & he himself was the black sheep in the family being a Republican. His Uncle up by Morgantown, Peter (perhaps Philip) Fogle had eight sons. He is a great talker, bright eyes & tall & a little stooped & hard of hearing in his left ear, but says he never used glasses & never smoked a cigar & can smell a cigar 200 yards. used to mow grass for Elias Parshall along with his sons, Vincent & Reuban. Mrs Fogle is a sweet little delicate looking woman & has fallen & broke one hip & has to use a crutch. She is most kind & considerate. William Leckey's first wife died when Louisa was 2 wks old & had her mother-in-law promise her on her death bed to take her & raise her. See Page 434.

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[Descendant Chart]

Alexander Leckey, son of John & Mary Wilson Leckey was born on the Leckey farm. He married Mary Davis of Greene Co Pa, daughter, she thinks of George Davis. He died Nov 20, 1804 See Book 13 Page 110 item No 8.

[children]

Anna Leckey, M Joseph Hostetler See Book 12 P 399.

John Leckey, He married a daughter of Squire Ayers of the foot of the mountains in Fayette Co, Pa & they with Squire Ayers & all his family went to Van Buren Co, Iowa & from there he went to California & rtd from Calif with a sack which he wore around his waist & which ctd $20 gold pieces, a peck or more. He rtd to Iowa & died shortly after, leaving four children. Mrs Fogle was 9 yrs old when he was married. He died at Bonaparte, Van Buren Co, Iowa. Thinks his wife died in Kansas.

Martha, m. Cox moved to western Kansas. Left issue

William Henry, He married & went to Kansas. Don't think he had children.

2 children, died young

Elizabeth, m. Samuel M. Baird. They & six children are buried at "Hopewell".

William Leckey, See book 13 p 109 m.1. Mary Ann Moore of Redstone Tp. M.2. Betsy Edgar, widow nee Black. He died in McClellandtown, Pa. Him & his first wife, Jane buried in Leckeys g.y. (the only bro or sister that lays there). Just as you go in the gate, along with three of his little children. There were markers at his & her grave. His second wife is buried in "Oak Grove Cem" in Geo W. Greer's lot.

Martha Jane Leckey, by 1st wife. See her record at first two pages of latter "C" index front.

Matilda, by 1st wife, d.y. of inflammation of brain.

Louisa, by 1st wife, m. Frank Rice

Amanda, by 2nd wife, d.y.

Maria, by 2nd wife, d.y.

Emma, by 2nd wife m. Elihas Jackson moved to Peabody Ks. He died & she lives there.

Anna, m. Samuel Hackney & live in Newton, Ks. She dead, He living

Huston, b Feby 3, 1862 m. Oct 26, 1882 at Uniontown, Pa by Rev N.P. Kerr at the M.E. Church, Fayette St Parsonage to Lucinda Brown born Aug 12, 1861 at Ruffsdale, Pa, dau of John H. Brown & wife, Maria A. Frey. Have had 4 chil. first two born in Mt Pleasant Pa & last two in Uniontown, Pa.

Olive Pearl, B June 23, 1883 ob Apr 9, 1897

John William Lecky B Feby 11, 1885, m. May Goodwin, Born daughter of They have separated. He is an electrician & lives 135 S. Stater St. Chicago, Ill Had one child.

Virginia Mae Leckey, B July 2, 1907 on Mill St & who I saw as she has lived with her grandparents for 17 yrs.

Ethel Blanche Lecky, B June 19, 1887. m. to James Richard Swan born June 7, 1885 See Book 13 pages 30 & 33 5 chil.

Lawrence Quay Lecky, m. Monica Pierce born dau of They live at Connellsville, Pa where he works in the West Penn Supply offices. Have one child born at

Huston Lecky, B.

Jane, Died in Mo m. Amos Woodward a bro of Joseph Taylor & Caleb.

1. Albert D.Y. & buried in Cumb side of G.Y. at New Salem

3. Cynthia,

2. Joseph, oldest married lives in Brownsville

A dau

Carl

6. Samuel, went to Mo

4. Caleb, went to Mo

5. Caroline, m. a man named Challis in Kansas.

Martha, Buried in Cumb g.y. New Salem. Has a marble upright marker. Unmarried.

Hannah, m. John Hibbs Buried at Oak Grove Cem.

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Alexander Leckey & Mary his wife ctd. He died Nov 20, 1864.

[children ctd]

Alexander Leckey m. Jane Dunham from the Dutch settlement in German Tp, Fayette Co, Pa. Thinks they are both buried there.

James, lived with Eliza J. Bierer. Came home one night & died, was unmarried.

A daughter, married & lives in Uniontown, Pa. She married Alva Morris.

Mary Leckey, B July 29, 1836 ,married on Oct 1863 on a Thursday to Clark Breading Fogle who was born Nov 10, 1829 in German Tp, Fayette Co Pa or possibly in Luzerne Tp on one of the Hugh Gilmore farms on which his father was a renter. Came here 3 yrs before the Chicago fire say in 1868. Mr Fogle's father, Jacob Fogle was born Oct 15, 1791 & died Sept 16, 1847. His mother, Esther Fogle died on Jany 13, 1872 in her 81st yr.

George Thompson, B. Nov 10, 1864. M. Nellie Antram Dau of Robt M. Antram. He is farming, a renter 3 miles from here in Farm Ridge Tp

Violet, m. Clifford Charles & live in Eaton, O

Arline, a girl

Ada, single at home

Unnamed twin boy [twin of Ada] Died at birth

Emma, B Feby 6, 1867 died of typhoid fever when 14, buried in Grand Ridge Cem

Margaret, B June 6, 1869 m. Frank Lindsay

Clark Morris Lindsay Born June 7, 1903 named for his grand-

father & for the town of Mt Morris, Ogle [best guess] Co where they had then lived.

Elizabeth Ann, B may 21, 1876 my informant & hostess along with her parents.

Cora Estelle, B. Nov 19, 1879 m. Frank Birtwell & lives 5 3/4 fr Streator & same fr Grand Ridge.

Robert, D.y. aged 1 yr

Arline, a girl going to High Sch in Streator

Vernon Justice

Gladys 6 yrs old, youngest

Albert, B Feby 28, 1871 m. May Bute dau of Joe Bute by his 1st wife a Deffenbaugh. He is a farmer & lives in Nebraska at Fairmont, Neb

Elva, a girl, educated. Is in a bank in Lincoln, Neb

Zola, about graduating fr High School

John William, B Nov 19, 1878 Unmarried stays with his brother, Albert.

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[Descendant Chart]

Nancy or Agnes Leckey m. David? Huston [children]

David

Thomas

[Descendant Chart]

Hannah Leckey, m. Samuel Dunlap

[children]

Mary, m. Thomas Henderson. Her mother "Hannah died at her home at "Plum Sock" & they bro't her to our home & she was buried from there when I was abt 20, but is no stone to mark her grave in Leckey's graveyard". Says she had several children

Alexander, Lived in Green Co near Barnes Carding factory m. Rex & had several children.

Andrew, Lived in Green Co near or at Jefferson & died there was married & had children. Remember seeing him once or twice.

[entered in the middle of the page]

Alexander Lecky see Page 432 See Book 13, P 373

[children]

Jesse Lecky

Allen Lecky

John Lecky

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From page 429

Mrs Fogle says that Margaret Ann Gilmore, wife of the Hugh Gilmore, the rich man at Merrittstown, who has the big monument in the Leckey g.y. was a Wilson being a sister of her Aunt Sally Sproat & of her grandmother Mary Wilson Lecky. She had a daughter also named Margaret Ann Gilmore who Mrs Fogle knew. The younger Margaret Ann never married & died before Mrs Fogle came west. The elder Margaret Ann died when Mrs Fogle was a young girl. Mr Fogle says this Hugh was an Uncle of Hugh J., Andrew J. & Geo W. & David, the latter being taken by his Uncle Hugh to raise. I think their father's name was David.

Mrs Fogle says that James Wilson, brother of Squire John Wilson, who lived at what is now the Lardin place, had a daughter, Elizabeth by his first wife, who married Samuel Porter, a brother of James W. Porter & John Thomas Porter, all sons of Cephas Porter. Sam & Eliz Porter had but one child, Frank Wilson Porter who died 3 or 6 yrs ago leaving several small children.

At Mr & Mrs Fogle's Sept 27, 1921 6:33 AM

I got up at 5:45 this morning. Mrs Fogle said last night that her son, George was just ten days old when her father died & Mr Fogle said George was born six months before Lincoln was shot (it was t mos 4 days). Lizzie says they bought this property 18 yrs ago fr Essicks & it was a year or so after that carried to 1st page of Index record

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From Page 434

on a Feby morning at the School house pump across the street that her mother ran across to get a bucket of water in & slipped on the ice & fell breaking her hip & has suffered ever since. She says she did not have proper attention as the doctor here was young & her mother would not let them take her to Chicago.

Lizzie says Mrs Robert M. Antram, a daughter of Joseph Woodward is still living & does all of her own work. She says Mr Antram has failed very much in health the last year or two & that they have three sons & three daughters.

Mrs Fogle says this morning that the Geo W. Hess farm right below New Salem was the old Judge Robert Boyd farm.

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At residence of Joseph W. Boyd 1/2 mile from Grand Ridge Ill in Farm Ridge Tp Sept 27, 1921 9:11 AM

I walked out here from Mr & Mrs Fogle's this morning, arriving at 8:50 AM & found Mr Boyd at work out by the barn. He is in size about the size of his cousin J.D. Boyd of Uniontown & when he smiles, bears a striking resemblance. He says his grandfather, Robert Boyd had three or four brothers who went into the Revolutionary War & were not afterwards heard from, but if this is true, they were very much older. I think he is mistaken in this. They may have gone in the War of 1812. He says the father of Richard, Henry & Geo W. Boyd was Jeremiah, a brother of Robert. He thinks he lived over by Pennsville & died there. He thinks he had daughters also is quite certain of it but don't know who they married. He says his great grandfather, William Boyd, came from Ireland & with him came two or three brothers among them also Robert & Thomas & Isaiah & one or two others, possibly five or six came together & it was these brothers who went into the Rev War & he thinks some of them went South. They were all young men when they came. He says his father, Joseph, got the Bible of his father, Robert Boyd which was taken by my informant's brother, Harry R. Boyd, who no doubt now has it. He lives Memphis, Tenn. He says too, that the father of his grandmother Rebekah Work Boyd was Samuel Work.

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Mr Boyd says Hon John Randolph Boyd, a big stalwart man living at Galva, Ill was a son of a first cousin of Mr Boyd's father, Joseph. He was a member of the legislature & has two brothers & a sister & could give record.

Also says that the father of Joseph Porter Boyd, Geo he thinks, was a first cousin of his father & his widow is living here in Grand Ridge with her daughter Mrs James Patterson on Sylvan Ave in south part of town on same street as the church.

Mr Boyd's brother, Thomas was a trustee of the San Francisco Theological Sem at the time of his death. He recd degree of D.D. from Wooster University where he & Charles graduated. He was a moderator of the General Assembly. He attended the great meeting of the Gen'l Assembly at Atlanta Georgia. He had but three charges, Warsaw, Ind. 1 yr, Portland Oregon 15 yrs, Fresno, Calif 14 yrs. He says his Uncle, Sam'l Boyd, had three children, Robert, William & Harriet. He says Hamilton Boyd, who died a few years ago over the River near Munster, Ill, near to Streator, was a first cousin of his father's & also of the father of Joseph Porter Boyd. He died a few years ago, but his two daughters & a son are living. The one daughter is Mrs Ward Swift 2 miles south & two miles west of Streator & she could give record. It is now 11:22 & I will go to see Mr Antram.

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At residence of Robert M. Antram Main St Grand Ridge, Ills Sept 27, 1921 2:22 PM

I left Joseph W. Boyd's at 11:33 Am, he having given me the data written on the two preceding pages & also a record of the descendants of his father, Joseph Boyd, with the assistance of his wife as entered on Page 359. I walked down here arriving at 11:45 & Mrs Antram had lunch ready & we ate & talked from 12:15 fro one hour & since I have gotten from R.M. the record of his father's family on page 358.

Mrs Antram said her grandmother Buchanan, the wife of Christopher Buchanan lived to be 95 yrs old. She has produced her father's Bible which was printed at Phila by Kimber & Sharpless No 50 N 4th St, but bears no date. It is very dilapidated & the record will soon be gone if not cared for. I copy:

Marriages

Joseph Woodward & Eleanor Buchanan June 7, 1832 Joseph Woodward & Sarah Ann Bunker June 29, 1854

Taylor Woodward & Sarah Deffenbaugh Jany 29, 1856

George B. Woodward & Elizabeth Deffenbaugh Jany 1, 1861

Sarah Woodward & Robert Antram Feby 6, 1862

Caleb Woodward & Sarah J. Mustard Aug 13, 1867

Eleanor Woodward & Andrew S. Hackney Dec 24, 1867.

Martha Jane Woodward & George W. McComb Jany 13, 1870

Elizabeth Woodward & Peter Johnson Sept 19, 1872

Christopher Woodward & Sallie A. Langley Apr 23, 1873

Mary Ann Woodward & Levi Francis Jany 7, 1875

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Births

Joseph Woodward, son of Joseph Woodward & Hope Amy Shotwell, his wife (Mrs A. says she was fr N.J.) Nov 16, 1810. Eleanor Buchanan, daughter of Christopher Buchanan & Mary (nee Robeson?) His wife Dec 17, 1811.

Their Children

1. Robeson Woodward was born July 6, 1833

2. Taylor Woodward was born Nov 15, 1834

3. George B. Woodward was born July 24, 1836

4. Caleb Woodward was born Nov 6, 1837

5. Mary Ann Woodward was born Dec 6, 1839

6. Sarah Woodward was born Nov 19, 1841

7. Elizabeth Woodward was born Nov 19, 1841

8. Christopher Woodward was born Mch 17, 1843

9. John Woodward was born Sept 1, 1845

10. Eleanor Woodward was born Oct 29, 1846

11. Martha Jane Woodward was born Feby 7, 1849

12. Hannah Hope Woodward was born Feby 13, 1851

13. Joseph Morgan Woodward was born Jany 25, 1853

Sarah Ann Bunker was born July 28, 1814.

Deaths

Robeson Woodward Sept 5, 1834

John Woodward Sept 1, 1845

Eleanor, wife of Joseph Woodward Feby 9, 1853

Joseph Morgan Woodward Sept 12, 1853

Hannah Hope Woodward May 1, 1855

Sarah Ann, wife of Joseph Woodward Aug 6, 1872

Joseph Woodward Sr Apr 7, 1887

George B. Woodward Apr 17, 1892

Elleanor Hackney Dec 1, 1892

Mch 23, 1922 See letter from Robt M. Antram dated Jany 21, 1922 filed away.

Sept 11, 1925 Robert M. Antram died Aug 29, 1925 at Grand Ridge, Ills. See Mor Herald of Sept 1, 1925.

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Caleb Antram married

1. Nancy Boyd on Jany 31, 1828. She was born May 12, 1808 & died Nov 8, 1855.

2. Eliza Porter in 1856. She a sister of J. Conwell Porter

3. Mary Riffle

At residence of Mrs W. Alfred Dearth Grand Ridge Sept 27, 1921 4:05 PM Sylvan Ave.

John C. Porter was born June 11, 1820

Rebeckah Porter was born Dec 27, 1818

Joseph P. Boyd was born June 2, 1849

Mary Margery Porter was born Oct 4, 1851

Nancy A. Porter was born July 17, 1856

Caleb Antram Porter was born June 24, 1858

Alfred Newton Porter was born June 2, 1861

Laura Porter was born Nov 30, 1862

Deaths

Mary Margery Porter Campbell Dec 10, 1876

John Conwell Porter died Sept 15, 1908

Laura Porter Hepler died Jany 24, 1911

Rebecka Porter died Oct 29, 1916

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At Caleb William Woodward's Sylvan Ave Grand Ridge Ills Sept 27, 1921 5:33 PM

I arrived here an hour ago with Robt M. Antram as escort & met Mr Woodward & his son, Ira L. of Ottawa & his daughter, Mrs Parker & her husband & he has gotten out his family Bible. I am entering the record on the following page in genealogical table form.

Bloomington, Ills Sept 29, 1921 1 AM

Mr Woodward last night (ie night of 27th) gave me the record on the next two pages, the names & ages from his family Bible & the descendants from his own memory, ably assisted by Jane Moss, his housekeeper, daughter of Ebenezer Moss & Elizabeth Ann Fogle who was present. He spoke of Father having been road master & of delegating to Squire H. H. Hackney to look after the men at work & said the men never liked Hackney & were always glad to have Father appear to direct them himself. it was in this way he got acquainted with Father & had him take charge of settling up his business, sale notes, etc when he came west. I think he s'd the John L. Sapper farm was their old home. He said too, that he went to school with "Bert" A.D. Boyd, saying that his father, William Boyd lived on (was a renter) the Thomas Barton (later the Jno Will Barton) farm. He thought Bert had hung himself in the stable, but I told him he shot himself in the mouth.

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[Descendant Chart]

Caleb William Woodward, son of Caleb, who was a son of Joseph & Hope Shotwell Woodward was born in Menallen Tp, Fayette Co, Pa Feby 23, 1847. Moved to Ills, Mch 1871. Martha Jane Leckey, daughter of William & Mary Ann Moore Leckey was born in German Tp, Fayette Co Pa March 3, 1846. Mary Ann Moore was a daughter of Joseph Moore who died at Marion, not of the New Salem Moores. Mr Moore's mother was Rebecca Lynn a daughter of Samuel Lynn & a sister of Mrs Benjamin King. They were married Oct 24, 1867 by Rev Dr Samuel Wilson. She died Feby 18, 1918 at Grand Ridge, Ills & is buried in the Grand Ridge Cem.

[children]

Anna Alice Woodward, Born Nov 1, 1868 m. Charles Ranson Palmer on July 2, 1890. He was born June 25, 1867 in Grand Rapids Tp, La Salle Co, Ills, son of Palmer & wife Phoebe Jane Patterson.

Irma Lucille Palmer B. M. Claud Jerue of Michigan born in Grand Rapids Tp, LaSalle Co, Ill. Nov 24, 1892.

Charles Lynn Woodward, B May 23, 1870 m. Ethelwyn T. Fairfield on Apr 19, 1899. She born in LaSalle Ills Dec 22, 1876 dau of Sam'l Shaw Fairfield & wife Josephine Martha McVeall. Chils [sic] born in Ottawa, Ills.

Suzanne Martha, Aged 19 B Feby 18, 1900

William Herbert Aged 9 B Dec 22, 1911

William Alvin Woodward, B May 18, 1872 m. Lulu Moburg on Feby 14, 1901. She born June 5, 1881 at Gourie, Iowa, dau of Oliver Moburg & wife Julia Pearson. 2 older chil. born Gourie, Iowa.

Max Oliver, 19 B Nov 30, 1901

Julia Helen, 15, B Mch 12, 1905

Ray Willis, 2 1/2 Born Apr 2, 1919 at Wenatchee, Wash

Ira Lewis Woodward, B. Feby 23, 1874 m. Nannie Mae Combs on Nov 5, 1908 Born Dec 29, 1880 at Monroe City, Mo dau of Leslie Marion Combs & wife Ruth Ella Cleaver Chil all born in Ottawa, Ills

John Combs, B June 25, 1911

Virginia Louise, B June 2, 1914

Lewis Kent, B July 10, 1918

Etta May Woodward, B Feby 29, 1876 ob Feby 13, 1913 m Ralph Allen Center on May 11, 1905. He married again & is living in Ohio No issue.

Arthur Earl Woodward, B May 1, 1878 m. Bertha E. Hibbs dau of Lacey Hibbs & his wife Mary Poundstone of Fay Co, Pa on Dec 30, 1912. No issue. Bertha E. was born at Grand Ridge Ills Apr 12, 1876.

Raymond, B Oct 24, 1879 ob Aug 23, 1881.

Chester Robert Woodward, B Aug 23, 1881 m. Mary Etta Anderson Feby 20, 1908. No issue.

Clayton Emory, B Oct 18, 1883 M. Caroline B. Reed Sept 17, 1907 He is a doctor at Decatur, Ills.

Marjorie Jane, B Aug 25, 1909

Richard James, B Nov 26, 1911

A dau, Winifred Caroline B Sept 27, 1917.

The children all three born in Decatur, Ill. Their mother was born at Flat Rock, O. Jany 24, 1873 dau of Robert Reed & wife Caroline Bergstresser

Samuel Clyde, B Sept 28, 1885 m. Ethel Fred Holman Nov 12, 1913. She born June 15, 1885 at Friend, Neb. dau of Nathan C. Holman & wife Eva Dell Taylor.

Samuel Holman, B Aug 25, 1917 at Bozeman, Montana

Kent Lyle, B Dec 8, 1886 m. Mable Black on Mch 3, 1921 was overseas near 2 yrs

Floyd Wayne Woodward, B Mch 9, 1888 m. Wilda Bernice Fuller of "Plumsock" on Dec 21, 1912. She born Sept 4, 1883 dau of Wm Barton Fuller & wife Mary Emma Reed. Two older chil. born at Grand Ridge, Ills.

Clance Fuller a boy B Aug 12, 1914

Janice Dale, B Sept 29, 1918

Ruth Melba, B Nov 16, 1922 at Wenatchee, Wash.

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At Mrs James Boyd Patterson's Sept 27, 1921 8 PM Sylvan Ave

Mrs James B. Patterson says her father, Joseph Porter Boyd, was a son of Thomas Boyd who had a brother Will, Killed at Chattanooga in the Civil War in 1865 & also a bro Joe H. who lived here.

Thomas had 4 boys & 2 girls

1. Mary. M. Absalom Springer & lived at Clinton Iowa. He was fr Penna

2. Hattie, m. a Stephens. She was killed near Sioux City, Iowa in 1882 by a cyclone & he lives now at Schnectady NY.

3. John Newcomer Boyd. He died this spring at Clinton, Iowa, wd have been 85 this mo. He was never married. Thomas wife was Newcomer, one armed man.

4. Henry Blaxson, lived in Connellsville ie New Haven. Now dead. Has a son, Harry & a dau mar Burton Schwartzmiller & Emily mar W.D. Cunningham a mis. in Japan. Olive mar a Porter in C'ville Pa. This is a dau of Henry B.

5. Lester Boyd. At Colfax, Wash.

6. Joseph Porter Boyd, raised in the J. Conwell Porter family, was the youngest. His father, Thomas, died in 1893 at his son Henry's in C'ville. He married Maggie Poundstone dau of John R. Poundstone and his wife McCormick a sister of Wm M. McCormick. He was a son of Richard Poundstone. Their children as she gave them from their family record follow on the next page.

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1. Minnie May Boyd, born June 28, 1877

2. Louis William Boyd born July 25, 1879. Living at Lake View, Ohio.

3. Lizzie Rebecca born Mch 2, 1882. Married to Warren Randall & live at Lewistown, O. One child, Boyd Elwin.

4. John Lester Boyd, born Apr 13, 1886. Lives in Fredericksburg, Va. Married Hattie Deffenbaugh of Streator, Ill.

Her own family record follows:

Minnie May was married Feby 20, 1902 to James Boyd Patterson son of Samuel Patterson of Amity, Wash Co Pa who was born Sept 25, 1876.

Their children

Harold Boyd Patterson born July 13, 1913

Mildred Patterson born July 16, 1915

Margaret Patterson born Mch 27, 1917

See Book 8 P 432 & Book 12 P 224.

Bloomington, Ill Sept 29, 1921 1:15 AM

Mr C. Wm Woodward went with me to Mrs Patterson. She is a very stout, chunky woman, extra large abt the hips particularly & chest as well. She was very accommodating & before we got through, her husband, a tall well built six footer, who was pleasant & congenial came in. Leaving there, we returned to Mr Woodward's where I bade him & Miss Moss goodbye & Lizzie A. Fogle joined me there & going down the street again, we stopped at Mrs Dearth's, but she hadn't found the record, so we went on to Robert M. Antram's where we arrived at 9 PM & got from "The Antrim Family" Book the additional dates.

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[Descendant Chart]

Gasper Markle Miller M.D., son of William & Mary Miller practiced in McClellandtown Pa for 25 yrs she thought & came to his farm in South Ottawa Tp, LaSalle Co, Ills in 1870 where he died & is buried in Ottawa Ave Cem. Just below Ottawa. M. Rebeca Jane Schroyer Born Nov 17, 1831, daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Schroyer.

[children]

Emma Alice Miller, B May 14, 1854 m. Richard Poundstone in Dec 16, 1872, a son of Richard Poundstone who was a brother of Philip, John & Jacob whom I knew & their father, she thought was also Richard. He died Dec 27, 1909. He was born Nov 30, 1834.

Gasper Markle, B Nov 22, 1873.

Nora Lena, B Oct 7, 1875

Wilmer, B Aug 4, 1878

Gertrude E, B July 16, 1884

Chester Arthur, B May 6, 1880 ob June 21, 1897

Edwin Richard, B July 27, 1887

Millard Lloyd, B June 11, 1894

Thomas M. Miller, m.1. Georgianna Walts m.2. Ada Butterfield. They live in Minnesota where he farms. 4 children by 1st wife & 1 by 2d wife.

Everett, 1st wife, married

Ethel, 1st wife, Dead

Earl, 1st wife

Georgia, 1st wife

Harvey, 2d wife

Mary Virginia, m. John Eichelberger from Penna. Lives in Harvey, Ills 20 miles south of Chicago. A retired farmer. Frederick M., married to Viola Coffman

Pearl Rebecca, m. Jack Thield

William Markle, M. Alice Clayton. Both living in Cabrey Ill, Ford Co where he is a M.D. Hazel, m. Metzgar

Clayton, married

Genevieve, married

Charles, at home

Ida Leah. She m. Wm T. Tress, a jeweler in Ottawa, Ill where both live. She got $1000 fr Leah Robb for the Leah & None of the rest of us got anything.

Percival Miller, m. Farnham

Inez, At home.

Jno Charles Fremont, m. Iris Kuyl (pro Quill. They are French) They live at Ottawa.

Marguerite, aged abt 11 yrs. Talks French

Herman Robb, m. Esther Ellsworth & live at Pomeroy, Iowa. (Hancock Co) where he is a farmer.

Alice

Pearl

Ellsworth

Charles

Delphene, a girl

Elizabeth Pearl, m. Alford C. Caldwell & live in Ottawa where he is a carpenter & contractor.

Lyle Miller

Wm Tracy

Elizabeth

Mavis Louisa, the youngest m. Ralph E. Kiner & lives in Farm Ridge Tp where he is a farmer.

Virginia

Ralph Miller

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At Mrs Emma Alice Poundstone's, Farm Ridge Tp, LaSalle Co, Ills Sept 28, 1921 11 AM

I arrived here abt an hour ago in Ira S. Woodward's car & have taken down the record on the two preceding pages as given by her & her son, Wilmer. She asks about Meter Wilson, daughter of Nicholas Deffenbaugh & widow of Morgan S. Wilson & her son James, who she says lives at 116 Whyel Ave, Uniontown, Pa to whom she wishes me to remember her. She says her son James clerked in a company store & married a Coffman, his mother being a daughter of Reuben Grove. Mrs Poundstone says her mother's mother was Elizabeth Grove, a sister of Harvey Grove & of Hannah Matilda Grove, the wife of Elias Parshall. She spoke of Johnny Weltner who died down at Grad Ridge early this month & said he was raised right by his grandmother, his father, Tom N. being a blackleg. Johnny was connected with the robber gang that went & shot Harvey Grove's transome full of holes, burnt the feet of Miss Riffle & Miss Ross & came out here 30 yrs ago. Mrs P. says Ike Parshall was her age & Johnny was younger. She said that Wm H. Schroyer (father of E.E. & Fred L.) was a half brother of her mother. I met her daughter, Nora who was sitting on the porch when we arrived, a homely, slender girl & her daughter Gertrude came in, a short heavy set, but very pretty girl. Met her oldest son, "Markle" at the gate as I was leaving the yard.

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At residence of Phebe Annetta Higby No 113 E Lafayette St, Ottawa, Ills Sept 28, 1921 2:22 PM

Miss Higby has gotten from her safety deposit box in 1st NBK here, the family record written by her grandfather, Ebenezer Finley from which I copy.

"Rev James Finley was born in County Armagh, Ireland Feby 1725 & died in Fayette Co, Pa Jany 6, 1795. He emigrated to America in 1734 & married Hannah Evans. Their children:

[No #1 listed, list begins with #2]

2. Ebenezer, Born Dec 28, 1760 died Jany 1, 1849

3. Joseph

4. William

5. Michael"

2. He then proceeds to give the 4 marriages of Ebenezer & the children born to his first three wives which record I already have. He had written this record on one side of another sheet & on the reverse side in his own handwriting is the record of his own family as follows:

"Ebenezer Finley Jr born Oct 24, 1804 died 1891.

Phebe Woodward born May 8, 1808 married Feby 9, 1826

Children's names

1. Caleb W. Finley born Jany 15, 1827

2. Ebenezer Leroy Finley born Oct 2, 1828 died Sept 9, 1849

3. Robert Finley born May 29, 1830

4. Evans Finley born Aug 16, 1832, died Sept 21, 1898

5. Elijah V. Finley Born July 10, 1834, died Nov 25, 1859

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6. James G. Finley born Sept 16, 1836

7. Davis Finley born Sept 19, 1838 died Sept 19, 1839

8. Phebe Jane Finley born July 25, 1840

9. Albert W. Finley Born March 23, 1843

10. Ashbel D. Finley born Jany 8, 1845 died Jany 5, 1847

11. John Huston Finley born Apr 7, 1847 died Nov 18, 1883

12. Violet Finley born Apr 18, 1849

(The deaths at items 4 & 11 are inserted in pencil in another hand.)

Elijah V. Finley and Sarah Dempsey married Aug 19, 1856, married by Samuel Wilson D.D.

Evans Finley & Mary A. Crow married Jany 15, 1857 by Rev King (This was Feby - on the record, but both Mrs Finley now 88 & her daughter, say Jany 15, is the correct date & Mrs Finley says Rev King was the Baptist minister at Uniontown.)

Phebe Jane & John T. Porter Married Septem 1858 by Revd Sam'l Wilson

Caleb W. Finley & Magie [sic] Wilson married Septm 1859 by Rev Sam'l Wilson (Magie's father)"

Record of Evans Finley's family

Evans Finley born Aug 16, 1832 died Sept 21, 1898

Mary A. Finley Born Jany 2, 1834 died Mch 3, 1926 (She was dau of Isaac Crow ent'd 3/29/26)

Children

1. Violet Lizzie Born Wed May 26, 1858

2. Walter E. Born Mon, Oct 10, 1859 Died Sun, Feby 16, 1862

3. Nannie C. Born Wed, Feby 13, 1861 Died Wed Feby 12, 1862

4. Ebenezer Lowry born Wed, Aug 13, 1862 died Tues Aug 31, 1897

5. Isaac Gipson born Fri, May 27, 1864

6. Phebe Annetta born Wed, Dec 12, 1866

7. Frank Oren born Tues, June 1, 1869 died Sat, Jany 2, 1915

8. Nora born Fri, May 3, 1872 died Fri Nov 15, 1901

9. Infant born Sun May 2, 1875 died Oct 1875

10. Edna born Wed, Aug 7, 1878 died Sun May 7, 1893.

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Marriages

Violet Lizzie Finley & William A. Harvey June 10, 1880

He died in July 11, 1881 at Monmouth, Ill & buried there.

Phebe Annetta Finley & Wm Herbert Higby June 4, 1890

He died July 10, 1913 at Ottawa, Ill & is buried here.

Violet L. Harvey & Rev Geo E. Gowdy Nov 18, 1891

Isaac Gipson Finley & Nellie R. Palmer Jany 4, 1897

Ebenezer Lowry Finley & France May Wilson June 16, 1897

He died in Streator, Ill Aug 31, 1897

Mar Margaret Higby (dau of Phebe Annetta) & Clyde Lowe Casey Nov 24, 1913

Births

Mary Margaret Higby Born Sun Apr 24, 1892

Edwin Finley Gowdy born Fri, Oct 6, 1893

William Evans Higby born Fri, Mch 26, 1897

John Margaret Casey born Fri, Dec 4, 1914.

Mrs Higby says to write to:

1. Caleb W. To Rev Woodward E. Finley, D.D. of Marshall N.C. for his father's family.

2. Ebenezer Lowry, was unmarried

3. Robert, died at Colorado Springs. His dau, Grace died before him & family extinct.

4. Evans, See above.

5. Elijah V. write Ada Skinner for Kate Pritchard's address. He was a congressman. She is dau of Elijah. Lived in WVA

6. James Gibson, write Mrs Ralph Sapp 1382 West 91st St, Cleveland, O. daughter

8. Phebe Jane. Write her son, Albert Porter at Grand Ridge, Florida

11. John Huston M.D. Write Mrs Chas O. Baughman only living child No 7172? Yale Ave, Chicago, Ills.

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Hotel Metropole, Bloomington, Ill Room 6, Sept 28, 1921 10:40 PM

I arrived in Bloomington at 9:10 tonight & went to hotel Illinois where all the rooms were taken & they sent me over here, a poor hotel where I have been busy the past hour in writing up my account book & looking over the records taken yesterday & today & will now transcribe from the pencil mem made hurriedly in my various conversations & from what I remember was said.

1:30 AM 29th

I have been going over my past four day's work & have filled in at the various places. At Peoria, I only had an hour & did not feel it gave time enough to go see Miss Neilson Jack or McCollough, so walked up to Adams St & out it to Main & going in a small hostelry down Main, I found a "Peoria City Directory, Vol 39, 1921" & found as follows:

Caruthers, John R. (Rose) Autos L 910 Kansas Ave

Jack, 9 names, Kilgore 2, Markle 2, Merkel 7, Merkle 20, Rotharmel none & Redburn, Mary r. 706 Warner Ave.

I was at the Hotel Clifton, Ottawa, Ill at 3:33 PM Monday & from "Leshnick's Ottawa City Directory 1921" Kilgore 3 names & there were Caruthers, Jack Markle, Merkle, Redburn or Rothermels.

Mr Clark B. Fogle said his father died in the evening as he finished

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his supper, having come in from the field where he was sowing wheat a short time before.

Speaking of the Porters back in Fayette Co, he said they wd get on their fine horses & try to ride on his bare feet when he was a boy & as heaping coals of fire on their heads, says he took Sam Porter provisions at Streator to keep him from starving. He was a son of Cephas. He said "Tight" ie C.A. Porter, son of Moses B. got a fine horse & rode down to Merrittstown, Pa to church & after church was out, he was making the horse show off & it pitched him off, braking his leg & he had to get a wooden leg. He wanted to marry one of John A. Moore's daughters, Margery, I believe, & she refused him & he then poisoned their sheep & was sent to Allegheny (Penitentiary) for one year. he then married Mary Jane, daughter of John McCombs. Dr Eastman took off his leg. Moses B. Porter was very angry at Dr Henry Eastman when he eloped with this dau, Mary & said he was going to kill him, threatening to shoot him on sight. He said his mother's father was, he thinks, Fred Christopher & said he was 4 yrs with Gen'l Washington two yrs in the artillery & two yrs as a clerk. Was a good scholar, a Scotchman. He says he never got any pay for his 4 yrs service. His papers to establish his claim were all burned up when

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Stokely Conwell's house with whom he was living was burned. When he was an old man, he was trying to reach one of his sons & Ebenezer Moss & his sister found him, weakened & crazed from exposure in a blackberry patch on or near the Wm Brown farm near Windy Hill where he had gotten lost. He was in rags. This sister was Eliza Moss & she married Wilson McWilliams. They s'd one of the McWilliams married a Crow. Mr Fogle said Margaret Thompson was a great big woman & wore hoops skirts & could hardly Cos [sic]. Her husband, Hugh Thompson, went out to Ohio & got lost in the wilderness opposite or near Wheeling & had to hold his horse all night to keep the wild animals off & led his horse for miles. Mrs Fogle says Mrs C Wm Woodward "was a little bit of a woman & had so many sons, who ever heard of the like & it was a wonder she didn't die long ago"

It is now almost 3 AM, 29th & I will go to bed.

6:16 AM Sept 29, 1921

I got up at 5:55 AM & will try to finish up my notations to date. Found a bedbug on my bed in these "snide lodgings". When I went back to Robert M. Antram's at 9 o'clock Tuesday night, I got from the book ie "The Antrim Family", the following. Noticed in book the birth of Deborah Antram an older sister of Caleb who became the wife of my old friend, Lewis Campbell.

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Caleb, son of Caleb

Caleb & Nancy Antrim

Their children

1. Rebecca, born Dec 27, 1828 married on Dec 1, 1846 to J. Conwell Porter Their children were:

1. Mary Marjory Born Oct 4, 1851 ob Dec 1876. married John Campbell Feby 22, 1872 & had one child, Anna, born June 8, 1873.

2. Nancy A., born June 17, 1856 married on June 16, 1881 to W. Alfred Dearth, son of Johnston Dearth, who was a brother of my friend George Dearth & a son of Randolph Dearth.

Their Children Are:

Arthur C. Born June 10, 1882

Blanche Born Jany 16, 1885 ob Jany 17, 1888

3. Caleb Antram, Born June 24, 1858 married Lillie Stason Nov 12, 1895. One child & one since book printed.

A. Irene Born Sept 4, 1896

B. Kenneth Born Oct 10, 1901

4. Alfred Born June 2, 1861 married Jennie Birkshire May 23, 1895 No issue

5. Laura, Born Nov 30, 1862 married Allison C. Hepler May 22, 1890 one child

Max Born Dec 6, 1894

Martha Antrim married Albert Hague

children

1. Lewis W. married Clara Crisler Dec 21, 1887 & have one child Amarilla

2. Caleb A.

3. Lorella B. married John Dearth who is postmaster at Grand Ridge, Ill on Dec 25, 1883 & have one child, Lester.

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Caleb A. Porter & his daughter Irene, were in Robt M. Antram's Tuesday afternoon. He is a substantial looking businessman & she a nicely dressed good looking young girl, a little above average heighth & neither slender nor fleshy. Mr Woodward & myself met him again as we came from James B. Patterson. He has a fine residence on Sylvan Ave between Woodwards & Pattersons.

Robert M. Antram is much wasted away & does not look like he used to. His wife is the reverse, a large fleshy woman, not as tall as her father, but otherwise built just like him. & wd weigh I should say over 200 lbs. She is a little hard of hearing, but is serene & placid, a good cook, fine face & a very lovable old lady. She reminds me of what Mrs Dr Plumer s'd of me "have such a placid countenance".

Clark B. Fogle said his wife's mother, Mrs Alexander Lecky told him that old Elias Parshall (father of the Elias I knew) came to McClellandtown from somewhere about Cumberland Md with an old horse & buggy peddling butter bowls with three children, James, Nathaniel (called "Than") & Elias & that he had a mulatto wife back there who had been a slave that he wd occasionally go back Cumberland way to see. I told them of the wife having gone off with Mongpeany [sic] which they had never heard.

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Mr Fogle told about a Parshall falling off a boat at Rices Landing & was drowned. He insisted it was Reuben, brother of Vincent. Mrs Fogle was just as sure it was "Than" or Nathaniel.

Mr Fogle told of Moses B. Porter's threats to kill Dr Eastman for marrying his daughter, he having recently come into the neighborhood, a young Doctor without money & said Mr Porter got in debt & his farm was sold at public outcry by the Sheriff & Dr Eastman bought it in. Porter was sitting on the porch crying & Eastman went to him & sd "Pap, stop your crying, you are to continue here & run the place".

Mr Fogle spoke of having gone on a journey driving cattle east & of his taking Wm J. Porter, son of Moses B. along & of having a pint of whiskey & when the others had taken a drink, it was handed to "Bill" & he emptied it, drinking a full tumbler full & then threw the flask in the brush.

Robert M. Antram's daughter, Nellie, wife of Geo T. Fogle & her daughter Dad came in Mr Antram's Tuesday afternoon. She is a well developed large fine woman with even features & pleasant countenance & her daughter is nice young girl & pretty who said she wasn't telling her age. Mr Antram went with me, passing the Presbyterian Church, a big building of which he is an elder, located on Sylvan Ave & near there to across the street

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we stopped to see his niece, Nannie Dearth & got the Bible record of her father as shown on 3d page of Index under letter "B". We then went up to C. Will Woodward's & met him & his daughter, Mrs Palmer & her husband &his son, Ira Lewis (called Lewis) who had been one of the owners of the Rosboro part of the Wheeling Creek Coal field & who had driven down from Ottawa in his car when Lizzie Fogle telephones him that I was there. We all talked for near an hour, standing on the lawn & then went in & got the Bible record of Mr Woodward & his ten sons & two daughters as reported earlier in these records. When this was completed, supper was announced by Jane Moss, his housekeeper & Lizzie Fogle who was helping her. Jane says her father, Ebenezer Moss, came to Grand Ridge from Fayette Co in 1864. She s'd her mother was a Britt & was related to the Hunters in Springhill Tp.

Lizzie Fogle s'd Joseph Boyd whom I knew, gave Rgw [Right of way?] through his place to the RR for the privilege of naming the place & he named it "Grand Ridge". His son, Joseph W. Boyd, had told me Tuesday forenoon that his father lost his arm in a thrashing machine when 13 or 14 yrs old, a glove he was wearing getting caught. He said this was the first thrashing machine that came to Fayette Co, Pa.

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Mr Fogle s'd Joe W. fell out with his father & when his father lay sick, just back of their house where he died, Joe never went in to see him, but would when passing, ask the Fogles how he was. He died there first & his second wife died years later & Robert M. Antram by her request took her remains back to be buried by her people on Bridgeport hill.

R.M. Antram told Fogles that Joe W. was in debt $23,000 & year by year had trouble raising money to pay his taxes. He built the new big house & a barn big enough as Mr Fogle said for all the grain in the Tp. He bought too, the 12 A back of Fogles on which his father died & which Wm Fogle said he had no more use for than he had for a steamboat. Fogles bought their home from Essick being property Joe Boyd had previously sold to Essick, a farmer who he wished to be near him as he was a congenial neighbor. The Presbyterian Church had been on Boyd's land, a large frame building on the lot now vacant just beyond Fogle's & was moved across fields & lots to its present location on Sylvan Ave & brick built up around the frame building. At R.M. Antram's at 9 PM, he said David Woodward married a sister of his mother's & that Davis's father's name was Cabb. He thought E. Finley Woodward's folks wd have the Davis Woodward Bible with record. Left R.M. A's at 9:15 PM & reached

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Mrs Byron Reed's at 9:30. She is a daughter of James W. Porter by his first wife who was a sister of Uncles Josiah S. & Theodore VanKirk. Her husband was there too & also Mr & Mrs McKay of Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs McKay was Belle Porter's daughter of Cephas who she says died at Dwight Ills where he moved from Fayette Co, Pa & her mother, Sarah, died in Kansas later. She is a sister of James W. & hence Aunt of Mrs Reed & is sister too of John Thomas Porter & she is erect & stately like he was & reminds me much of him as she like him is very talkative. Sd she knew my sisters Ruth & Lenora & wished to be remembered to them & Miss Annie Porter of Washington, Pa her first & double cousin. She says she has her father's family record at home & will send it along with her own &others to me when she gets home.

Mrs Reed's name is Hattie & she said she wd get her father's record & send to me. Mrs Fogle showed me Wednesday morning a legal notice fr Geo A. McCormick, Shff dated Aug 1, 1899 to satisfy a mtge dated Apr 5, 1819 or 1818 given by Wm Boyd to her grandfather John Leckey for $1450.25 recorded in Deed Book L Page 204 which gives names of John Leckey's 3 sons & 4 daughters as named in his will.

Ira L. Woodward came abt 9 o'clock

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yesterday morning to Fogle's to drive me to Ottowa. We stopped at Miss Emma Alice Poundstone's & got record heretofore noted. Driving on a short distance, we came to the Grand Ridge Cemetery which is incorporated & endowed & is well kept. Most of the names are Fayette Co over & I made note of the following:

1. James G. Finley 1836-1911

His wives

Lydia M. 1838-1874

Elizabeth S. 1847-1911

Robert J. a son by 1st wife 1865-1897

The above first three on monument & then there is a marker

Lydia May died Oct 29, 1874 aged 36 yrs 8 mos & 19 days

Ira L. says she was a daughter of John McCombs of Fayette Co, Pa whom I well knew & was the mother of Rev Dr John H. Finley of NY

2. Philip Poundstone Born Jany 20, 1797 Died Dec 1, 1882 aged 85 yrs 10 m 11 days

Eunice C., wife of Philip Poundstone died Feby 26, 1885 aged 75 yrs 4 mos & 8 days.

3. Lacey Hibbs 1831-1914

Mary, his wife 1841 - living in Grand Ridge

4. Evans Finley Aug 16, 1832 - Sept 21, 1898

Dr Ebenezer L. Aug 13, 1862 - Aug 31, 1897

Walter E. Oct 18, 1859 - Feby 16, 1862

Nannie C. Feby 13, 1861 - Feby 12, 1862

Infant May 2, 1875 - Oct 16, 1875

Edna Aug 7, 1878 - May 7, 1893

Ira L. Woodward said that Robert J. Finley above named married a wealthy

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woman & he lived in NY where he was on the Editorial staff of the Outlook He died in NY & the brought him out here in a special car & his wife did not leave the car at Grand Ridge, but remained in it until his remains were taken out to the grave at which the people greatly remarked, censuring her. They had no issue. We then drove on a little farther & on the left hand side of the road, we came to the Kiner home, the first house beyond the cem, on the left hand side.

Mrs Kiner is the youngest of the nine children of Dr Gasper Markle Miller & is the handsomest woman to be as large as she is that I have met. She has the size of her grandmother, Mary Markle Miller as has her sister, Mrs Poundstone, but her features are so evenly & perfectly moulded that it makes her very fair to look upon. She did not have time to go to the next house, her father's old home where her mother now 90, has reserved a room in which she thinks is her father's Bible record & which she promised to get & send to me when her mother gets back. She said some of the ages had been scratched out, but she thought she could supply them. Her husband, a tall six foot well built farmer, came in - it was just

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noon & was kind & pleasant. She gave me from memory what records she could remember viz her sister, Mrs Caldwell & herself which she said were the only two born in Illinois & of her own family & Mr Kiner gave his birth.

Elizabeth Pearl Miller born Jany 14, 1872

Mavis Louisa Miller born Feby 17, 1874

Ralph Edward Kiner born Dec 25, 1872

I failed to get date of their marriage.

Their children are:

Virginia born July 29, 1908

Ralph born Nov 15, 1911

She says her father, Dr Gasper Markle Miller died June 14, 1889 & that he was 10 yrs & 12 days older than her mother born then Nov 5, 1821. I left there at 12:07 PM for Ottawa.

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[Descendant Chart]

John Niccolls, Son of Shff John Niccolls Born at Brownstown or he insists Brownsville, Westnd Co, a stage town. He died July 3, 1893 aged 84 yrs of a breaking down of old age. Five days before his death, his mind was as active & clear as ever. He died here & is buried in Evergreen City Cem here. His father died at age of 80 from bursting of a blood vessel in stooping down to pick up a rail. He was a business man of the highest honor & owned commencing next St from here & owned every farm for 14 miles & once was worth tree million dollars & the failure of the Home Bank of which he was a Director, cleaned him up & he died poor. He was absolutely independent in politics, a personal & warm friend of Lincoln & Judge David Davis used to advice [sic] with him. He was practically uneducated, but a lightning calculator. He was 6 ft 5 in tall & weighed 240 pounds & not a pound of fat on him. He fell from an upper story of a new Bldg, broke two Joice [best guess, joints?], his right leg & the ligaments of his leg. His father, Shff John Niccolls was Scotch-Irish & when he got mad, he threw so much Scotch in it you could hardly understand him. He died when this his son John was a young man. He says this John Niccolls was an Uncle of Samuel Jack Niccolls of St Louis, Mo. He it was who put Jno A. Niccolls in the Dry goods store of Rice & Niccolls here. Later, Jno A's brother came her & he put him in a dry goods store & he became extra proficient as a merchant, but conceived the idea of robbing an express car & to this end went to St Louis or Kansas City & had himself boxed up & shipped by Express, but the express messenger hearing a noise, got his gun out & opened up the box & found him & it cost his Uncle thousands & thousands of dollars to get him clear, but he did get him clear. Mr Moore says his grandfather said there were but three brothers who spelled their name Niccolls, one Shff John, settling in Westnd Co, Pa, one going to Virginia & the other to the far west. Said they were all Presbyterians as he well knew & must cook enough on Saturday to do for Sunday. Said his grandfather would take hold of the two ends of a barrel of whiskey & put it in a dray or wagon himself. Mr Moore was a RR conductor when his grandfather was taken sick & he wired him to come to him. M.1. Amanda Smith of West Newton, Pa when he was 17 & she died when Eben was born & is buried in Pa. m.2. Maria Steel who died Sept 15, 1890 aged 84. She was 22 when married. She is buried here in the Evergreen City Cem. She was 3 yrs & a month or so older than her husband. He married Maria before he was 20 & they had a long & happy life together, being one couple who were well adapted to each other.

[children]

1. Eben Smith Niccolls, by 1st wife. Only child by 1st wife. He married Amanda____ from back in Penna who was not liked by John & Maria. He was elected to State Senate in Kansas & became Gov or Lt Gov. Was a man of great ability, a scholar, a first class engineer, but would not stay at one thing long enough to make a success of it. Spoke German & Spanish like a native. Wrote poetry & was 6 ft 2 in "& best looking Niccolls I ever saw". Was extremely sensitive. He died at Los Angeles, Calif upwards of 80 Mr Moore thinks. Left 4 sons & 2 daughters.

1. Eben, married at Joliet & worked at Steel Mills there.

3. John

2. Tom

Jessie, unm

A dau, m. Cook Norton Supt Pgh Steel Co. Had been at Joliet with Co.

2. William Steele Niccolls, m. Elizabeth Barnes fr here. Her people came fr Vermont. He was a farmer & retired when he died in1908 at Joliet an old man & was brought here & buried in Evergreen City Cem here. She died long abt 1881. Their family record was burned up when house on farm burned down.

John Vernon Niccolls B Nov 1856 ob May 9, 1896 & buried here. M. Dec 28, 1882 to Anna M. Betts who was born Feby 2, 1861. Lives at 512 S. Clayton Ave.

Ralph Betts, B Aug 30, 1886, ob Dec 20, 1912 unmarried

Josephine, B say 1858 died aged 22 unmarried.

William, Married & lived at Joliet

Calvin Barnes, a yr ago was working for a big steel co as a construction engineer on a salary of $12,000

Violet, D. aged abt 12

Maria, an invalid. lived to be abt 12

4 others, died young

3. John T. Niccolls, Died of Brights disease aged abt 40 & buried here. Died abt 1880 m. Louise_______ from Ohio. She dead & buried here.

Mary Niccolls, M. Howard Green Both dead leaving 1 son.

Howard Green Jr, an Atty at Los Angeles

4. Harriet Niccolls, m. Harry Graves Reeves Atty at Law here. Both dead & buried Evergreen City Cem. No issue. He was a member of the Ills legislature.

5. Violet Niccolls, She was born abt 1844 Died Sept 1873 aged 29, dying here of typhoid fever & is buried at Evergreen City cem. M. in 1866 to John Beatty Moore of Cadiz, O. a bro of Craig Moore of Cadiz, congressman under McKinley. Jno B. was a druggist. He died 1916 in Chicago & buried in Red Oak, Iowa. Was mar 2d time.

Albert Lincoln Moore B June 10, 1867 m. in Nov 1913 to Ethel Parks Both living. No issue. He is my good informant.

Maria, m. Elsie Nixon of Grand Ridge. She died in NY [unreadable] & is buried there.

A girl, who is married & living in Montana

Chauncey, ob Mch 15, 1890 being crushed by a horse in his 20th yr & is buried here. Unmarried.

Violet Moore (Reeves) B Sept 1873. Her mother died when she was 2 yrs old & was adopted by her Aunt Harriet Reeves. M. Paul Graham in State IA off at Springfield IA for 25 yrs

Paul

Albert

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[Descendant Chart Ctd]

6. Cassius M. Niccolls, See preceding page. Can't tell abt others of family.

Charles

Elliott, married. A carpenter & contractor in Springfield, Ills.

Walter

Mabel

Leo

Craig

7. Albert Lincoln Niccolls, He lived at Oswego, Ks & m. Edith Jenness of Oswego, Kan & then moved to El Paso, Texas where he ran a drugstore &

died. Never heard of any children, but may have had one girl.

8. James Elliott Niccolls, He was identified with a wholesale grocery house in Kansas City, Mo. He married her 1. Miss Sarah Ella Hogg, dau of Wm Hogg fr either Penna or NY State. He has been dead several years. m.2. a woman away fr here, went fr here to Carthage, Mo See Book 15 P 318

Apr 1/26. Fr his dau, Eleanor in letter of Feby 15/26, small env filed. She says he was born in Cadiz O. May 7, 1851 & mar 1st Dec 30, 1873 at Bloomington, Ills Sarah Eleanor Hogg born at Cadiz O. dau of Wm Hogg & wife Maria Elizabeth Patterson who died at________ Mar 2nd. Sept 29, 1883 at Carthage md Marianne Albertson, born Apr 17, 1862 at Blue River near Salem, Ind, a dau of Charles Albertson & wife Margaret Trueblood. She is still living at Pasadena, Calif. [Unreadable last line]

Robert Elliott Niccolls, by 1st wife, Is a train dispatcher in Mo. Knows nothing more. Born in Bloomington Ills, July 17, 1875 m. Apr 8, 1903 at Howell Prairie, Oregon, Beatrice Hortense Howell born_____ at______ dau of John W. Howell & wife Sarah A. White. They live at 188 3rd Ave Brooklyn, NY where he is with the Manifold Supply Co. Have one child born at Omaha, Neb.

Robert Elliott Niccolls Jr, B Apr 29, 1913

Eleanor Marie Niccolls, by 1st wife, born at Carthage, Mo Apr 17, 1880. m. Sept 29, 1903 at Kansas City, Mo to Henry Wright born July 2, 1878 at Olathe, Kan, son of Francis A. Wright & wife, Mary Hulda Chace. They live at 4701 Foster Ave, Long Island City, NY & she is my good informant for this record. They have 4 children, the first & last born in St Louis, Mo & the other two at Clayton, Mo a suburb of St Louis. See Book 15 P 318.

Eleanor Wright, B Nov 14, 1904

Elliott Francis, B July 26, 1906

Henry Wright III, B Mch 23, 1910

Marion, a girl, B Jany 15, 1914.

Rolland Albertson Niccolls, Born at Kansas City, Mo Mch 4, 1887. m_______at_______Inez Vincent born________ at________ dau of______ Have one child born at_________

Jane Niccolls

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At residence of residence [sic] of Anna M. Niccolls No 512 S. Clayton Ave, Bloomington, Ills Sept 29, 1921 1:25 PM

I arrived here by trolley fully two hours ago & Albert L. Moore has given me from memory all the information on the tree pages preceding. Speaking of the wife of Elliott Niccolls on the preceding page, he said her father, Wm Hogg who was, I think president of a bank, turned Spiritualist & shot his son & daughter & then shot himself. The recovered, but he fortunately did not. He told me to go to see S. Howard Steele at 211 E. Front St where he was in the _______ Leavy Hardware Co & this reference proved to be a veritable find as at his home were all the Steel births & marriages. He also sd to call on Mrs Geo Herod who is a granddaughter of Rebecca Niccolls, daughter of Shff John Niccolls & Elsie Paul, her husband, the Blacksmith Judge. I phoned her twice, but got no response. He s'd she corresponded with Wilson Lewis of Omaha. He said James Niccolls people went to Champaign Co, near Paxton. He s'd his grandfather, John Niccolls came to Bloomington in 1839. He s'd he had lived in Brownsville, Pa & had spanked James G. Blaine often when he was a boy & when Blaine went thru Bloomington in 1889, his grandfather, then 81, went to the train to see him. Blaine spied him in the crowd, got someone else to address the people & went over in the crowd & visited with him while the train was there.

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At residence of S. Howard Steele 404 1/2 E Monroe St, Bloomington, Ills Sept 29, 1921 2:44 PM

I arrived here about 15 minutes ago & find Mr Steele out of town today as man at the Martens Leavy Hardware Co No 211 E. Front St told me & directed me here. Mrs Steele admitted me. She is a charming gray haired cousin & is very kind & considerate. She says Mr Hill thought they would care for the old Bible of her husband's grandfather & sent it to them & she has gotten it out for me. It is well preserved with firm leather backs in length to 30th line of this book & in width to 24th line. The book is a copy of the Holy Bible, Published by B. B. Mussey, Boston in 1845. I copy:

Marriages

William Steele married to Sarah Elliott 1806 Children of William & Sarah Steele married

Maria Steele married to John Niccolls Dec 31, 1833

Ruth Steele married to Elijah Craft Nov 17, 1835.

Elizabeth Steele married to James Niccolls Feby 12, 1839.

Nancy J. Steele married to James Bigham Nov 29, 1842

Matilda Steele married to William A. Nixon [or Nix on] Apr 19, 1848

Johnston E. Steel married to Martha Moore Apr 24, 1849

John Steele married to Mary Jackman Mch 6, 1850

Geo Hill married Harriet Matilda Steele Nov 24, 1865

Wm Johnston Steele married W. Annie Stricklan Jany 29, 1880

Simeon Howard Steel married Catharine Lydia Roth May 2, 1882

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Births

William Steele born July 22, A.D. 1779

Sarah Elliott born Apr 23, A.D. 1789

Children of William & Sarah Steele

1. Maria Steele born Nov 11, A.D. 1807

2. Johnston Elliott Steele born Apr 15, A.D. 1809

3. William Crawford Steele born Jany 20, A.D. 1811

4. Elizabeth Steele born Sept 25, 1813

5. Ruth Steele born Feby 17, 1816

6. Nancy Jane Steele born July 29, 1818

7. Matilda Steele born Aug 30, 1820

8. John Steele born Aug 31, 1822

9. Charlotte Steele born Apr 20, 1825

10. James Steele born Dec 5, 1827

11. Michael Finley Steele born Feby 1, 18131

Then comes the family of James Steele whose marriage is not recorded above, but the date of his birth is repeated & the name & birth of his wife who was a sister of John's wife.

James Steele born Dec 5, 1827

Harriet M. Jackman born Sept 8, 1832

Their children:

1. William Johnston Steel [sic] born June 15, 1852

2. Selena A. Steel born Feby 28, 1854

3. James W. Steel born Sept 8, 1855

4. Simeon Howard Steel born May 2, 1857

5. Infant son Steel born Apr 18, 1859

6. John Robert Steel bon Nov 28, 1860

7. Theodore J. Steel born Dec 21, 1862

Marshall P. Hill born Sept 23, 1867

Harriet M. Hill born Feby 22, 1869

Charles B. Hill born Feby 10, 1874

Catharine Lydia Roth born Oct 8, 1855

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Son of s. Howard & Catharine Steel

Harvey R. Steele born May 21, 1884

Child of William & Annie Steele

May K. Steele born Oct 18, 1882

Son of Marshall P. Hill

Donald C. Hill born May 8,

Deaths

Matilda Nixon died Aug 14, 1849 in her 30th yr

William Steele died Aug 19, 1850 aged 71 yrs

Elizabeth Niccolls died Aug 30, 1850 aged 37 yrs

Sarah Steele died Mch 13, 1855 aged 66 yrs

Johnston E. Steele died Mch 16, 1855 aged 46 yrs

Michael F. Steele died Sept 2, 1855 aged [no age given]

James Steele died June 24, 1864 aged 37 yrs

Selena A. Steele died May 31, 1854

J.W. Steele died Sept 21, 1856

Infant son Steele died Apr 29, 1859

John Robert Steele died May 1, 1868

Harriet M. Hill died Mch 8, 1884 aged 52 yrs

formerly Harriet Matilda Steele, wife of James Steele

Wm J. Steele died Dec 3, 1910 aged 58 yrs of heart trouble

George Hill, Stepfather died Feby 8, 1911

Cynthia S. Roth, sister of Mrs S.H. Steele died Mch 1, 1915

Joshua O. Soule, Uncle of Mrs S.H. Steele died Apr 12, 1915

Mrs Steele said her husband, S. Howard Steele's father had bought three 88 A tracts - 264 A at $2. per acre from John Niccolls who had

bought it at $1. per acre.

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At summer residence (on the Judge David Davis 2400 A) of Wm Henry Drum Gridley Tp, McLean Co, Ills Sept 29, 1921 9:09 PM

I arrived here abt 2 hrs ago in the rain & it is still pouring & found Mr Drum. He says he has his father's family Bible at their residence at Gridley 4 miles from here & also has a letter, he thinks the last one he ever wrote from his grandfather, John Markle to his grandmother, Elizabeth Jack Markle, written from NY & which is also at his home at Gridley. He says his grandfather was just returning from Savannah, Georgia, where he had bought 64,000 acres right at Savannah & investigations 40 years ago made by an attorney from Tidionta Pa at the instance of John Jack Markle, Uncle of Mr Drum, disclosed that the Holland Dutch had settled on it & was using it as truck garden & it was worth $100 an acre & more & was then known at the Markle Estate. Mr D. says that his Uncle John J. Markle & his mother, Jane Drum, never signed any papers releasing their claims, but he thinks the other six heirs did. He says his grandfather went for the purpose of making the final payt for this 64,000 A. & the fact that it has been called the Markle Estate would indicate that

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he had gotten the deed & put it on record. He thinks that the time of his return to NY was when the cholera was raging & that he had probably died & been gathered up by the dead wagons. He says his mother always said that the receipt of this letter was a year to a year & a half before Mrs Elizabeth Markle died. The property of 400 Acres & mill site was put up for sale on a debt of a few hundred dollars & two old men came prepared to bid on it & Gen Joseph Markle asked them not to bid on it as he wanted to buy it in for Elizabeth & the children & it was knocked down to him for $1500 & he kept it. Mr D says his grandfather raised Ed Cowan, who was a "catch colt" who would work for him summers & to to school winters. He says his Uncle Gasper & his Uncle John quarried all the stone for the stone house from a quarry near to it & his Uncle John was 16 yrs old at the time.

He says his Uncle John's son, Henry Drum Markle, owns a machine shop at Seattle, Wash where a letter wd reach him & he is satisfied he could give the dates of his father's birth & death.

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Friday morning, Sept 30, 1921 7:11 AM at Wm H. Drum's

Went to bed last night at 11:50 & got up at 5:45 this morning. Had breakfast at 6:30 & Mr Drum has gone out to see about his work & get truck to take us into to [sic] Gridley as his daughter has the auto there. He said his father kept hotel in West Newton, the location being on the lower or NW corner (left hand) side of the first street turning north after you cross the RR tracks going from the old Bridge East. He says they stopped with McMasters, their relative who kept hotel in Pgh & left there on a slow steamer on Apr 1, 1857 & went to St Louis & then up to Alton & from there up the Illinois River to Peoria where they landed Apr 21, 1857 a three weeks journey when he was 7 yrs old. He told of having gone with their hotel nigger when he was 5 yrs old, say 1855 to the Yough River to get several barrels of water for washing & the water being high, his brother, Sam, jumped out & got to shore, but he had on new boots & didn't want to get his boots wet & didn't jump & the nigger turned the horse upstream instead of down & the current was too strong & it took him under & it was drowned. He got in a barrel & it overturned & his brother Sam's yelling brought a man named Getschy (same family as Mrs Cronshore) to his rescue & he got there & saved him just as he was going down

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the last time. They took him home, wrapped him in blankets, put him to bed, put hot water bottles to his feet & after five hours, he regained consciousness, but Sam's horse was drowned. He told me last night about once when his father, then weighing but 160 lbs (he later weighed 225) having been sent to arrest a man who was crazy & who kept an axe setting in one corner of the room & he was cautioned to not let him get to the axe. He took Elsie Paul, the West Newton blacksmith, who married Rebecca Niccolls, along & left him at the door & told him that when he clinched with the man, he would call. Drum, who was strong & wiry, spoke to the man about buying a horse he had to sell & moved around & got between the maniac & his axe. When he, divining Drum's purpose, jumped up & made of the axe saying "By God, you don't want my horse, you want me". Drum clinched, threw him down & called for Paul who ran in just as the madman raised up with Drum on him & Paul, seeing his great strength, fled. Drum called for him to come back, saying I can throw him, but can't hold him down. Paul then came in & they took him. Forty years after, when Drum was at Greensburgh, Pa, his relative Welty who was jailer, took him back the corridors & opened the door & pushed him in where was an old man with whiskers to his waist as white

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as snow. He got up, glared at Drum for five minutes & said "My God, Henry Drum". It was the man he had put in 40 yrs before & he was the first man he had recognized & was chained [claimed?]

It is now 8 AM

Oct 7/21 at Room 8 Washington Hotel, Washington, Ind.

Wm H. Drum told me of his father, Henry Drum, building in the summer of 1867 the house on Main St, corner of 5th in Gridley Ill, left hand corner as you turn to the left. Abt two blocks out on right hand side is a nice little one story collage [sic, means cottage, I think] house where his father & mother both died. He owns it now. A square further out on the left hand side, is his present home which was the property of his wife's people & which she wanted him to get for her. He spoke of his grandfather riding once in a procession in Phila in one of the carriages & of people remarking & asking who that big man was with such tremendous broad shoulders & were told it was John Markle of Westmoreland Co. He s'd his Uncle Gasper Markle was weighed once & weighed 390 & wd never be weighed again & that his daughter, Mary Fritchman tipped the scales at 305 & wd never get on them again. I noticed in the record that the last figure in the year of Sam's birth had been changed & the record of his parent's marriage was penciled in. Look up Kate's statement.

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Residence of Wm H. Drum in Gridley, Ills Sept 30, 1921 10 AM

Arrived here five minutes ago from the Davis farm, being abt 2 hrs on the road in the tractor with engine & other troubles. Mr Drum's daughter had his Bible laid out. It is 28 lines long & 22 lines wide. It is old & was stenotyped by E. White NY, but is without date. I am copying from the record. The record of the marriage is in pencil & a different hand write. It is:

Henry Drum & Jane Markel Married Sept 2, 1833

Births

Henry Drum was born Feby 13, 1813

Jane Markle was born Dec 19, 1812

1. Samuel Mecklin Drum was born July 12, 1834

2. Elizabeth Markle Drum was born Feby 6, 1836

3. Mariah Susan Drum was born Dec 27, 1837

4. Christian Drum was born May 20, 1839

5. Susan Drum was born May 1, 1841

6. John Markle was born Mch 11, 1846

7. Micajah Corwin Drum was born July 14, 1848

8. William Henry Drum was born June 29, 1850

9. Mary Catharine Drum was born Oct 29, 1852

10. Harmer Denny Drum was born Mch 7, 1855

11. David Markle Drum was born Aug 18, 1857.

Deaths

Christian Drum died May 19, 1845

Susan Drum died Oct 15, 1848

Harmer Denny Drum died June 20, 1856

The above is all there is of the Bible record which is the handwriting of Henry Drum.

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Wm H. Drum said they went from West Newton to Pgh & stayed overnight with their relative McMasters at his hotel & started on the steamboat from Pgh Apr 1, down the Ohio River & then to St Louis, Mo, then to Alton, Ill & up the Illinois River to Peoria landing on Apr 21, being tree weeks on the journey. He s'd his brother, Sam, married Jennie Tiernan, whose father, John? Tiernan was Treas of Fayette Co, Pa in Cookstown (Fayette City) in 1858 or 1859. Sam & his father-in-law did not get along & Sam knocked him down once. They had two children, Lil & Jen, his wife dying when Jen was a week old. She or her children got $6000 from John Tiernan's estate. Wm H. said Uncle Paddy Jack disapproved of the match between his father & his mother & put his father out of the house when he came to see Jane.

He said his father was son of Christian Drum & a brother of Christian had three sons, Simon, Tom & Richard, all of whom were West Point graduates. Simon was in the Mexican War & was shot & killed at Chepultepec & after the flag of truce had been run up, the Mexicans fired one shot which took off both of his legs & a lot of his men, he having been a Captain. Tom was in the Commissary Dept at Rock Island & was killed from the accidental discharge of his gun when disembarking to get on shore. Richard was stationed in California during the Civil War & was Gen'l Sheridan's Adj Gen'l at Chicago during the RR strike & riots there. He s'd a Drum who was deaf & dumb was a Banker in Pgh & had wonderful quick [unreadable words] ability. I wonder if it was Ros M. Drum, Cash of Treasury [best guess].

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[Descendant Chart]

Henry Drum was born Feby 13, 1813 in Westmoreland Co, Pa. He died the morning of Jany 1, 1886 at Gridley, Ill of pneumonia & is buried in the Gridley Cem. Jane Markle was born Dec 19, 1812 on the old homestead. She died the evening of Mch 22, 1879 at Gridley, Ill of cancer of the womb & is buried here in the Gridley Cem.

[children]

Samuel Mecklin, B July 12, 1834 ob Apr 22, 1921. M. abt 1858 to Jennie Tierman of Fayette City. She died abt 1866.

Lillie, m. Brown & lived at Wash, Pa.

Jennie, Died aged 16 of consumption

Elizabeth Markle, B Feby 6, 1836 ob Sept 10?, 1864 at Hudson, Ill & is buried there m. George Kreps, editor at West Newton, Pa where he married 2d Dr Robinson's daughter. No issue.

Mariah Susan, B Dec 27, 1837 ob abt 1888 at Bloomington & is buried at Evergreen City Cem. M. David Smith, a tailor raised at Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Harmer, D. in Inf.

William, D. in Inf.

Harry, D. in Inf.

Lizzie, Died in Bloomington aged abt 18 m. John Bramble.

A son, Died a young man

Sadie, Died of consumption aged 16 unm

Addie, m. Grant Rose Live in State of Washington

Laura, m.2. Marggard. Live at Oakland, Calif. m.1. W. Tucker

Ethel Tucker

Helen Tucker

Lillie, m. Roy Jackson Both living in Salinas, Calif. No issue

David, m & divorced. Live in Kansas City, MO

Christian, B.

Susan, B.

John Markle, B Mch 11, 1846 ob June 28, 1910 m. Kate Martin Louisville, Ill. She died at 1898.

Samuel L., d.y. abt 1896 aged abt 8 yrs

Walter Sidney, ob abt 1897

Frank Drum, with Rloyex [best guess] Kansas City, MO m. Leone Depew

Catherine

Frankie, a girl

A child

Micajah Corwin, B July 14, 1848 ob Oct 1915 here in Gridley & buried here. M. Abigail Martin She died July 1900.

1. Harry S. M. Marnie Settle. Lives at Galesburg, Ill

Dorothy

Carabel, a girl

Dale, a boy

Mary

3. R.B. Hayes, M. May Taplin & live at Saybrook, Ill & is a veterinary.

A boy, d.y.

Lloyd

Mary

4. Irma, m. Dr Brady a Dentist in Gridley

Addie Jane

6. Lloyd, m. Blanch McConnell of Lexington, Ill, veterinary surgeon No issue

2. Jennie, D.y.

5. Infant, d.y.

William Henry, B June 29, 1850 m. Florilla Florence Marteeny of Gridley on Apr 3, 1879. She was born May 31, 1858.

Samuel Richard, B June 22, 1880 5 ft 10 1/2 & weighs 210. Lives in Chicago. mfrs Water Valves 2909 Wabash Ave

Lorena Avis, B June 18, 1889

Hazel Erma, B Oct 2, 1891

Mary Catharine, B Oct 29, 1852 m.1. John Tavenner m.2. Henry Shelley of San Francisco. Husbands both dead. She lives in Salinas, Calif.

Harmer Denny, B.

David Markle Drum, B Aug 18, 1857 M. Nov 24, 1887 to Maude E. DePew of Bloomington, Ills who he thought was born in 1868 or 1869. No issue.

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McClung Hotel, Urbana, Champaign Co, Illinois, Sept 30, 1921 11:11 PM Room 14

I arrived here by the Kankakee Urbana Traction Co, University Route fr Paxton, Ill leaving there at 6 PM & got here at 7:05 & came across the street to this room, left my satchel & got my supper & while waiting for it, got the "Clark - Elwell Co City Directory of Champaign - Urbana, Ill 1919 - 1920" & find the following:

Carothers, Ben F. (Netta) Jan. U of I V 105 S. Wright

Carothers, Geo W. (Hattie) Trav Sales rms 309 W. Hill

Carothers, Jacob S. (Grace) Carp r. 1209 Clock

Carothers, Loren Student H.S. r. 105 S. Wright

Carothers, Miss Stella L. Stenog. Howell Coal Co 105 S. Wright

Kilgore, Daniel J. (Nellie) Jan Adams Bld U of I r 308 Wheaton Av

Kilgore, Mrs Flora (C) r 13 Hickory

Kilgore, W. Ward Clerk I.T.M.

Markle, Mary C. (widow of Jos) r 104 N Urbana Av U.

Jacks, Redburns, & Rotharmels none.

I then got my supper & Mr McClung knew Joseph W. Markle very well & said he was dead. He however called up his widow & arranged for me to see them, so I went around at 8 o'clock about three blocks from here & found the room full of people viz Mrs Mabel Ewalt, daughter of Mrs Markle by her marriage to Harvey, her mother-in-law, Mrs Ewalt & her son Charles Etc. Upon questioning them, Mrs Markle said she had never seen any Bible, but had put all of his things in his trunk

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& sent them back to his sister Lizzie in Ohio. I was there at

At Mary C. Markle's No 104 N. Urbana Ave Urbana, Ills this Sept 30, 1915 2 hrs from 8:10 to 10:20 PM

She produced her marriage cft which showed that Joseph W. Markle and Mrs Mary C. Harvey, both of Urbana, Ills, were married on July 3, 1895 by J.F. Wohlfarth, pastor of the M.E. church & was witnessed by Mrs L.R. Wohlfarth & Jennie Wohlfarth. I learned that this was her second marriage & his first. She produced her family Bible showing that Mary C. Harvey (herself) was born May 26, 1847. Magdalene Zerbe (her mother) was born Nov 14, 1821 & died Sept 11, 1920 in her 99th year. They were from Myerstown, Schylkill Co, Pa where Mrs Markle was born in Pine Grove.

She said her mother was first married to Jesse Rotharmel (she pronounced it Roadarmel, but spelled it Rotharmel) & they separated & were divorced after two children were born viz:

1. Mary C. Rotharmel born May 26, 1847

2. John Rotharmel born

& who fell in a well at Myerstown, Pa & was drowned. Her mother married again, a man named Boas.

She & her husband were keeping a rooming & boarding house & Joe Markle was boarding with them. Hawes & her disagreed & he went off & she got a divorce &

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& married Joseph W. Markle. She did not know what W. was for in his name nor when he was born, so I told her. They never had any children. Both were 48 when married. Joseph W. Markle died Oct 17, 1904 & was taken to Darrtown, O. & buried beside his mother in their family burying ground. She thinks the name over the entrance said Mt Hope Cemetery & she had a marker made here & sent there & put up at his grave. He had expressed a wish two days before he died to be buried there upon her asking him. He was a varnisher & varnished & glazed the coach windows for the Big 4 RR. Had done this for years before for the I.B. & W. (Illinois Bloomington & Western) before it was merged into the Big 4. She called up Mrs Harvey Mame on the telephone & she thinks Mary Crooker RFD Hamilton, O, daughter of Joe's 1/2 sister Mary has the Markle Bible record or possibly Mildred Morton in Collinsville 6 miles fr Darrtown, O. daughter of Joe's half sister Mattie might have it. She is going with me at 8 in the morning to see what more we can learn about it. Joe was an Odd Fellow & a Modern Woodman & they had services at his funeral. She produced a book of her Zerbe ancestry which she

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let me bring to the hotel with me to be returned in the morning. The book is entitled: "Blue Book of Schuylkill County & is by Mrs Ella Zerbey Elliott who was for 6 yrs on the editorial staff of the Pottsville Penna Republican & was printed by Joseph H. Zerbey, Proprietor of Pottsville, Penn Republican in 1916" She says it sells for $3.50. In part third, it starts off with Allied families & gives ten pages from 351 to 360 inclusive on the "Merkles". I will send for the book. It is now 1:11 AM Oct 1, 1921 & I will go to bed.

At Benjamin F. Carothers No 707 S. 3d St, Champaign, Ills Oct 1, 1921 2:10 PM

I arrived here two hrs ago & had lunch with Mr & Mrs Carothers & Loren. He says his stepmother gave the family Bible to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann & he feels sure Mr Rinehart has it.

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[Descendant Chart Carothers]

[children]

Morris Carothers Born in Indiana? in 1806. He came to near Westfield, Clark Co, Ill, took up land & died there. He was a farmer. He died in 1868 & is buried in a Country Cem known as the Connelly Cem 3 S.E. of Westfield. He married 1. Anna Hanna born Illinois. She died in Illinois & had by her 2 children both sons. He married 2. Demiah Connelly from Illinois. She died in Illinois & had by her 2 children, a boy & a girl. He married 3. Nancy Morrell from Illinois. She died in Illinois & had by her 6 children 4 boys & 2 girls. He married 4. Lavina Johns, a widow from Illinois. She died in Illinois & had by her 3 children, 3 girls.

Joseph, 1st wife, B Nov 16, 1827 ob Sept 30, 1882 near Newton, Jasper Co. M.1. Cevilla Morgan. m.2. Mary Collins

Richard N., 1st wife, B Nov 11, 1850 m. Sarah Morrow. He died Apr 1880. She is living at Cleone, Ill, 6 ms SE of Westfield.

Anna

Ada

Joseph

George Riley, 1st wife, B Nov 26, 1851 ob Mch 8, 1885. Unmarried.

William Albert, 1st wife, B 1854 ob Sept 19, 1878. Unmarried.

Benjamin Franklin, 1st wife, B Aug 10, 1858 m. Sept 6, 1883 to Matilda E. Frazier of Newton, Ills who was born Feby 10, 1864 at Columbus, O.

Grace, B Dec 10, 1884 M. Robert McMillan

Heber Calvin, B Oct 4, 1886 unmarried

Roscoe Conkling, B Dec 12, 1889 ob May 30, 1893

Sarah Cevilla, B June 21, 1892

Stella Louise, B Oct 19, 1894

Anna Florence, B Feby 1897

Arnold Cyril, B July 7, 1899

Paul Frazier, B Dec 23, 1901

Loren Wayne, B Aug 5, 1904

Edwin Olen, B May 29, 1906 Margaret E., 1st wife, B Jany 20, 1860. ob. M. Geo Morgan. He is living.

Ray Morgan

Cevilla, 1st wife, B. ob. unmarried

Others, 1st wife, died in infancy

Elizabeth Ann, 2d wife, B Mch 24?, 1874 ob Abt Feby 1906. M. Augustus Rinehart of Ingraham, Ill. He is living & married again & lives there. Mr C. thinks she got the family Bible with record of her father & grandfather.

Eunice, aged abt 27

Nora, aged abt 24

Maggie, aged 15

William, 1st wife, m.1. m.2. & moved to near Milan, Mo, Sullivan Co in the "sixties"

Sarah, 2d wife, m. Louis Goble Lived near Westfield, Ills. Left 2 children now dead.

Jacob, 2d wife M. Lavina Huffman & lived near Neobbs Falls, Kansas. Left 4 girls See book 8 P 560

Amanda Jane, 3d wife, M. Geo W. Bishop & lived Marion In.

Nancy, 3d wife m. Alex Biggs & lived near Westfield. Left 1 dau.

Clark, 3d wife m. Rachel Lowry & lived at Clinton Mo. Left a family See Book 8 Page 550.

John, 3d wife, unm. ob at Soldiers Home, Leavenworth, Kan abt 6 yrs ago in 1915.

Andrew Jackson, 3d wife, unmarried ob near Westfield a yr or so after close of Civil War.

Thornton, 3d wife, unmarried. was in Civil War Died in Calif

Mary, 4th wife, M. Lorenzo Fancher Lived at Greenups Ills Had 2 girls & 1 boy.

Lavina, 4th wife, unmarried. Died at Westfield

Malinda, 4th wife, unmarried died near Westfield.

William Carothers, Remained in Indiana, was married

James Carothers, Remained in Indiana. Was married

Isaac Carothers, Born 1824 ob 1904 See B 25 P 353.

Morton, St Louis, Mo

Isaac Jr

Oliver

Thornton

John

Mrs Frances Carothers Smith, Bloomington, Ind

Anna, Trinity Springs Ind

Mary E., B. M. Dillman Lives at Shoals, Ind writing Mch 10/25

Geo W. Carothers, Lives in Glaune Apnts No 307 N. Prairie St, Indianapolis, Ind. See Bk 20, P 448.

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At Union Depot Hotel Room 35 at Vincennes, Indiana Oct 2, 1921 9:33 AM

I left Urbana, Ills last night on the Illinois Traction system line at 5 Pm & got to Darrville, Ill at 6:15 PM, got shaved, shined, got my dinner, looked up the Darrville Directory at the Savoy Hotel, went across the street to the Plaza Hotel where I had checked my satchel, both hotels under the same management, got a taxi to the station 2 miles distant of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR & left at 9:05 PM coming down through Terre Haute to this place where we arrived at 12:40 AM this morning & I came right to this room & went to bed. Got up at 5:50 Am & a minute later the bright sun arose over the tree tops beyond the ball field expanse facing my room. Took a real hot bath & then a good cold one, changed all my linen underwear, shirts etc & went down to breakfast. Have looked over the Vincennes City Directory which however is an old one 1916-1917.

Now 10:07 PM at Union Depot Hotel. I found this morning shortly after ten, that John Rodarmel lived at Frichton, some 8 miles out, so I got an auto & went out at 10:55 AM & found from his old Bible that they are of the family I am hunting, so I am putting the data gleaned today partly in the form of a genealogical table as shown on Pages 488 & 489. I have just finished the tables on 488 & 489 so far as relates to the families seen today except Mrs Cannon's & it is 2:11 Am 3d & I will go to bed.

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Union Depot Hotel Room 35 Vincennes, Indiana Oct 3, 1921 6:33 AM

I got to bed last night at 2:44 AM & got up this morning at 5:50 & a minute or two later, the sun broke through the clouds & again appeared above the tree tops. I washed, brushed, exercised, dressed & prayed & am at work again on the transcribing of other information I took down on a table on the open back porch yesterday at Jno J. Rodarmel's with a pencil as they had no ink in the house. In listing this, I will show place location & hour at each of the several places I visited yesterday.

At residence of John Johnston Rodarmel (near Frichton, Indiana) his post office address being Vincennes, Ind RR 2 in Palmyra Tp, Knox Co, Ind Oct 2, 1921 12 o'clock noon.

I arrived here by auto from Johnston taxi Co, Arthur Richardville, driving at 11:15 AM & found Mr R in his workshop opening on the yard. He is of average size, his hair about as sparse as mine & turning gray with a black moustache & a thoughtful intelligent face. I told him what I wanted & he took me in the back door to the sitting room & got out the old Bible of his grandfather & father. He & his wife say his grandfather's name was Abraham Rodarmel & his grandmother, Nancy Hannah, before her marriage. Always understood that his grandfather died when his father was young, as his father told him of staying when young at different places & of being raised by James Westfall near the old home. He s'd his father & his sister, Minerva Pea each had a place adjg Westfall & he understands they got it from their father. It was in Johnson See Page 490

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[Descendant Chart]

Abraham Rodarmel. Lived in Johnson Tp, Knox Co, Indiana where he died when his son, James M. Rodarmel was a small boy waist high. They think he was buried at the Indiana Presbyterian Church Graveyard. He married Nancy Hannah who was born Jany 5, 1793 & who died Jany 28, 1858. After Mr Rotharmel's death & when her son Jas M. was a good sized boy, she married Abraham Westfall who was born Aug 1, 1781 & who died before she did. He was a brother of Abe J. Westfall's grandfather. Abraham Rodarmel was a Capt in the War of 1812 & died Aug 1833 aged 49 years. Born say 1784. See Book 6 Page 37 item 4. Nancy Rodarmel & Abraham Westfall were married by J. Hiland, J.P. Oct 27, 1841. See Book 6 Page 43 lines 31 to 35. Abraham Rodarmel & Nancy Hannah were married by James Johnson June 16, 1811 See Book 6 Page 45 item 12.

[children]

Caroline Frances, Born Apr 5, 1812. M. Thomas Williams, brother of James D. Williams afterwards Governor of Indiana.

Mary Williams, M. Setzer & lived at Merom, Ind.

Thornton, Born Abt 1832 Died Say 1900 Married Apr 17, 1862 to Margaret Setzer

Leroy

Sarah?

Minerva?

William Markle, B March 13, 1814 ob Aug 18, 1825

John Thornton, B Feby 9, 1816 ob Feby 26, 1820

Rachel, B July 2, 1818 ob Aug 7, 1837 M. James McMillan. He married a 2d time & went to Marion Co, Ind & then to Michigan.

Nancy Ann McMillan, Born Aug 5, 1837 ob Apr 14, 1879 Unmarried.

Minerva, B Aug 20, 1820 ob May 8, 1889 aged 68 yrs 8 mos & 18 days. Mar on Wm H. Pea who was Born June 16, 1816 & ob Apr 9, 1886 aged 69 yrs 9 mos 24 days See Pages 494 & 495

John Thornton, B Feby 1, 1823 Died young See Page 40 Book 6

Mary, B Apr 6, 1825

Indiana, B Dec 12, 1827 ob July 28, 1838

James Markle Rodarmel, B Oct 11, 1829 ob Nov 16, 1908 aged 79 yrs 1 mo & 5 days married on Oct 23, 1856 to Harriet Sloo Johnston who was born here but whose parents, Lorenzo Dow Johnston & Ann Gibboney Johnston came to these parts from Virginia. She was born June 14, 1838 & died Mch 30, 1892 aged 53 yrs 9 mos & 16 days. They were married by Rev E. Wm Hall See Book 6 Page 44 item 5.

Caroline Frances, B Oct 30, 1857 M. on Oct 19, 1882 to Isaac W. Farris by Rev Hart. He was born June 30, 1854 in Ohio See Page 493.

John Johnston, B Mch 5, 1859 M. On Apr 2, 1881 to Larcy Ann Barckman by Rev McCombs. Farmer in Palmyra Tp. Owns 160 A.

Nina May, B Feby 13, 1882. M. on Oct 9, 1900 to William Clark He has gone off. She at home.

James Douglass, B Oct 9, 1901

Omer Berrmin, B. Nov 15, 1902

Leila May, B Apr 13, 1905

Floyd W., B. Nov 7, 1907

Mabel, B Sept 22, 1884 ob Feby 10, 1912 m. abt Dec 1908 to Otto Brown. He is living.

Maurice John Simon Brown, B Jany 31, 1912

Otis, B May 11, 1887 m. on Sept 26, 1912 to Mae Williams. Lives at 211 W St Clair St, Vincennes, Ind.

Otis Duane, B June 19, 1915

Bernice Mae, B Aug 10, 1917

Harriet D, B Sept 5, 1889 m. Apr 1908 to Charles Draim & live at Bruceville, Ind.

Thelma Irene, B July 3, 1908

Charles Elroy, B Jany 16, 1912

Leon Wilbur, B Oct 6, 1914

Eldon Ellsworth, B Jany 1917

James M.. B Apr 5, 1893 m. on Mch 19, 1915 to Nellie Reel of Harrison Tp.

Opal Pauline, B Aug 67, 1915

Thedis Jeannette, B July 21, 1917

James Kenneth, B Oct 6, 1919 } Twins, they call them

Merril Cledith, B Oct 6, 1919 } "Kenneth & Cledith"

Johnny, B Apr 5, 1896 ob May 16, 1896

Mary Anas, B Sept 24, 1897 ob Feby 22, 1898

Marie, B Jany 19, 1901 At home unmarried

Lucile, B Nov 22, 1904 At home unmarried.

Marshall, B Oct 18, 1860 m on Jany 27, 1891 to Eunice Barckman, sister of Larcy Ann (by Esqr Jackson) & dau of Wm Barckman. She was born Oct 12, 1865 & died Nov 18, 1918.

Ruth Marie, by 2d wife, B Dec 29, 1893 m. Nov 18, 1914 to Royal Nugent who was born Dec 25, 1895. Have separated. She is at home with her father. No issue

Robert D. Rodarmel, by 1st wife, B May 23, 1891 m. on Sept 11, 1911 to Mabel Kirk who was born Jany 16?, 1891

Paul M. Rodarmel, B Oct 24, 1916

Lizzie, B July 30, 1862 ob May 16, 1864

Anna Gibson, B. Mch 9, 1864 m. on Nov 25, 1885 to John F. Smith (by Rev. Dr Fisk) He was born in Wythe Co Va Nov 20, 1859 & died Jany 31, 1901.

Raymond Cecil, B Oct 7, 1886 m. Mch 3, 1908 Lizzie Wetzel Live Vincennes Tp, a farmer.

Renetta. B Oct 5, 1911

Robert Wm, B May 1916 Ralph Markle, B Aug 7, 1889, m. Dec 25, 1907 Alice McCormick Live Jackson Neb. a farmer.

Corinne, B Mch 29, 1910

Anna Maria, B Sept 19, 1915

John Wm, B Apr 17, 1921

Gladiola Lenore, B Mch 29, 1897

Minerva Pea, B Nov 9, 1865 m. on Dec 12 1894 to Jno E. McCormick by Rev Racy. He was born Apr 20, 1870. Live in Johnson Tp where he is a farmer. Gladys, B Oct 21, 1895 Ob Aug 11, 1896 Her name was Gladys [unreadable]

Midah Corinne, B Nov 2, 1897 m. Mch 25, 1819 to Clarence Nash of Wash Tp. A farmer

[unreadable] Corinne, B. May 2, 1919

Marlon Edward B Sept 17, 1920

Mildred Irene, B Dec 13, 1899

Clarence James, B Mch 26, 1902

John Edwd, B JUNE 13, 1904

Dorothy Elizabeth, B Mch 6, 1906

Earl Richard, B Nov 30, 1907

Mary, B Oct 10, 1867 m. on May 2, 1895 to Abraham J. Westfall by Rev. Scott. A farmer. Johnson Tp. He was born on Jany 20, 1868

Oscar Elmer, B Dec 16, 1895

Morris James, B Apr 17, 1897

Agnes Marie, B Feby 18, 1899

Ruby Mae, B Apr 10, 1901

Infant, B Sept 1902

Alma Rachel, B Aug 20, 1903

Mary Margaret, B Apr 17, 1905

Cora Alberta, B May 2, 1908

James Abraham, B Mch 4, 1912

Dora, B Aug 13, 1869 m. on Nov 16, 1893 to Willis L. Russell by Rev Yates. He was born Apr 1, 1872 See on Page 493.

Charles Johnson, B Aug 13, 1871 m on Nov 12, 1893 to Bessie Lane by Rev Thomas. She was born on Oct 16, 1874.

Violet Chloe, B July 13, 1895 ob Apr 6, 1916 unmarried.

Minah Heloise, B Nov 24, 1905

Charles Harold, B Apr 17, 1910

Russell Lane, B Aug 19, 1912

Bessie Helena, B May 16, 1916

Rachel, B July 10, 1873 ob Oct 13, 1874

Lulu May, B July 15, 1875 m on Sept 23, 1896 to Thos E. Sloo by Rev Vest of Vincennes M.E. Ch. He was born Aug 6, 1871. Live in Johnson Tp.

Infant son, Born dead Jany 6, 1897

Hugh Maurice, B Aug 23, 1898

Infant son, B Nov 9, 1900 ob Nov 10, 1900

Elizabeth Leech B Sept 8, 1902

Clarence Edward, B Apr 18, 1905

James Albert, B Oct 9, 1908

Ralph Floyd, B May 8, 1911

Mary Harriet, B May 19, 1914

Frances Louise, B Dec 9, 1916. At home Red hair.

Lily, B Jany 14, 1878 ob Apr 19, 1920 m. on Sept 26, 1899 to Lyman S. Donovan Born Oct 1, 1872.

Harriet Margaret, B Jany 11, 1900

Maurice Evert, B Mch 20, 1902

Goldie Lurene, B June 20, 1904

Lillian Doreen, B Nov 17, 1906

Flossie Evelyn, B May 18, 1909

Ralph James, B Sept 1, 1914

Donald Lyman, B Sept 11, 1917.

Hattie, B May 24, 1880 m. on Dec 31, 1908 to James Oliver Williams by Rev Bennett.

Jennie Olive, B Dec 14, 1909

Nancy Ann Rodarmel, B July 2, 1831 ob Oct 17, 1836.

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from page 487

Tp this Co which corners with this Tp & is about 4 miles SW from here. Says there is an old burying ground there at the Indiana Presbyterian Church & while he don't know about his grandfather's place of burial, his parents are buried there & also his father's sister, Minerva Pea & her husband Wm H. Pea. One of Mrs Pea's children live on a farm about 1 1/2 or 2 miles from the church. Thinks she would know as much or more than anyone else. Two of Minerva's children are living in Vincennes:

1. Edward Pea on N. 9th St just moved in a month ago.

2. Cora Mails, widow of Frederick Marlin Mails who lives on corner of Broadway & N. 8th St near the Court House. She is a little younger than Jno J. my informant.

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At Edward R. Pea's, Johnson Tp, Knox Co, Ind Oct 3, 1921 2 PM

Mr Pea has produced the family Bible of his parents, a large dilapidated one printed by Giles Andrus & Son Hartford Conn in 1856 from which I copy:

Marriages

Wm H. Pea & Minerva Rodarmel was married June 21, 1839 Amos J. Edmondson & Caroline F. Pea were married Sept 3, 1867.

Thomas W. Pea & Hannah Soden were married Apr 30, 1868

T. Sully Pea & Susan Drennon were married Oct 12, 1876

Marlin F. Mail & Cora H. Pea were married Apr 6, 1881

Edward R. Pea and Ella B. Thompson were married Dec 18, 1883

Births

Wm H. Pea was born June 13, 1816

Minerva Pea was born Aug 20, 1820

Nancy Ann McMillen was born Aug 5, 1837

Children of Wm H. & Minerva Pea

1. John B. Hannah Pea was born May 28, 1840

2. Mary S. Pea was born June 30, 1842

3. Caroline Frances Pea was born Sept 18, 1844

4. Thomas Williams Pea was born Oct 6, 1846

5. Theoderick Sully Pea was born Feby 19, 1849

6. Letitia McFall Pea was born Aug 18, 1852

7. Phila Burtch Pea was born Oct 16, 1854

8. Edward Roseman Pea was born Aug 24, 1856

9. Cory (Cora) Hebird Pea was born Aug 21, 1859

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Deaths

John B.H. Pea died Nov 23, 1843

Letitia McF. Pea died May 8, 1864

Mary L. dau of Thomas & Hannah Pea died Oct 10, 1871

Children of Edwd R. Pea & wife

1. Marlie Ford. K. Pea was born Sept 21, 1884

2. Everette Herbert Pea was born June 21, 1886

3. William Sully Pea was born Apr 17, 1890

4. Gerald Thomas Pea was born Mch 16, 1892

5. Mary Louise Pea was born Sept 30, 1894

6. Lourene Cora Pea was born May 23, 1900

Ella B. Thompson was born Oct 20, 1856

On an old piece of paper Mr Pea had are names: Sarah Williams

Mary Williams, Manerva Williams

& I think these might be names of the daughters of his Aunt Caroline Frances. Mr Pea says to write Clement Tucker see Page 494 for births of his wife's father's family & of his own & her brothers & sisters.

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[Descendant Chart]

Abraham Rodarmel See Page 489

[children]

Caroline Frances Rodarmel, 1st child see Page 488 Effie Bell, B Dec 3, 1883 m. Nov 25, 1904 Jno Thos Burkett who was born Apr 1, 1870 & died Nov 8, 1920. No issue.

James David, B Feby 1, 1886 m Dec 5, 1917 Fairy Kahre who was born Aug 9, 1894.

Paul Leonard, B Nov 8, 1919

Dorothy Frances, B July 7, 1921

Norma Elizabeth, B Apr 19, 1888 m. Feby 13, 1917 Walter Morrison. Mail carrier. No issue.

Homer Edgar, B Jany 25, 1891 He is in U.S. Army

Esther Mae, B. Dec 24, 1897 Telephone operator. Unmarried.

Francis Isaac, B July 26, 1904

Dora Rodarmel 8th Child see Page 489

Charles Earl, B June 1, 1894 m. Aug 2, 1912 to Tessie Myers who was born Aug 2,

Violet Mardella, B Jany 7?, 1914

Conrad Earl, B July 1916

Margaret Dorma, B Nov 1918

Charles Wayne, B Dec 1920

John W. B Dec 10, 1900

Horace Wilber, B May 6, 1905

Pansy, B Apr 17, 1907

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[Descendant Chart]

Wm H. Pea, was born June 13, 1816 & died Apr 9, 1886 aged 69 yrs 9 mos & 24 days. Minerva Rodarmel was born Aug 20, 1820 & died May 8, 1889 aged 68 yrs 8 mos & 18 days.

[children]

John B.H. Pea, B May 28, 1840 ob Nov 23, 1843

Mary S. Pea, B June 30, 1842 ob Jany 3, 1858.

Caroline Frances Pea, Born Sept 18, 1844 m. on Sept 3, 1867 to Amos J. Edmondson

Harry

Minnie, m.1. Green Riley m.2. Goe Cunningham Had a child by Riley died in infancy. No issue by Cunningham.

Thomas Williams Pea, B Oct, 6, 1846 m. on Apr 30, 1868 to Hannah S. Soden He died Sept 18, 1917. She died Nov 11, 1912. Both buried in Vincennes, Ind. Thinks in Pleasant View Cem. She was born Dec 22, 1841. He was aged 70 yr 11 mos & 12 days & she 70 yrs 10 mos & 20 days.

Mary Pea, Died in infancy

Edna Pea, unmarried living in Johnson Tp. An old maid living on the farm by herself.

Theoderick Sully Pea, B Feby 19, 1849 m. on Oct 12, 1871 to Susan M. Drennon He died Mch 6, 1917 She died Summer May 3, 1921 buried in same cem south of Vincennes. She was born Dec 15, 1854

Stella, m. Clement Tucker City clerk at Vincennes

3. Clement

1. Percy

2. Frank

Roy, M. Alberta Johnson, No issue

Lawrence, m. & has 4 children

Clyde, m. Mary Mooney & has 2 children

Bessie, m. Charles Cahorn & had 2 children 1 of them dead.

Carrie Pea, m. & has one child

Letitia McFall Pea, B Aug 18, 1852 ob May 8, 1864

Phila Burtch Pea, B Oct 16, 1854 m. on Apr 3, 1890 to Joseph Cannon who was born Sept 16, 1850 Both living in Johnson Tp. See Book 6 Page 11

Cora Alberta Cannon, Born Jany 6, 1892 at home with her parents.

Edward Roseman Pea, B Aug 24, 1856 m. on Dec 18, 1883 to Ella B. Thompson who was born Oct 20, 1856.

Marlin Frederick Pea, B Sept 21, 1884 m. Lulu Doolittle. he is Agt Am Ex Co East St Louis, Illinois.

Harold, B Mch 14, 1908

Margery

Gerald

Everette Herbert, B June 21, 1856 m Cecil Place. He is a practicing M.D. in Vincennes. No issue.

William Sully, B Apr 17, 1890 m. Allene Hawkins. He is a farmer near here.

Donald

Arnold

Alta, A girl

Gerald Thomas, B Mch 16, 1892 m. Fern Manning He is a farmer in this Tp.

Mary Louise, B Sept 30, 1894 m. Don Shadley. He died in Nov 3, 1920

Mary Louise

Lourene Cora, B May 23, 1900 unmarried.

Cora Hebrid Pea, B Aug 21, 1859 m. on Apr 6, 1881 to Frederick Marlin Mail. No issue. He was born Jany 15, 1842 & died Aug 12, 1920.

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At Rev John Simpson Rodarmel No 204 W St Clair St Vincennes, Ind Oct 4, 1921 7:11 PM

I arrived here a half hour ago direct from Patoka & have met Mr & Mrs Rodarmel & their daughter Bessie. Mr R says his father, William Rodarmel is buried in the public graveyard at Ivy which is between Petersburgh & Otwell, but not on the main road, but about 1 1/2 miles north thereof. The graveyard is not at Ivy but near to it. He says would have to find date of his parents marriage at the Court House at Petersburgh, the County seat of Pike Co, Ind.

Mr R. says that John W. Strong paid some attention to getting up records of the family & he thinks got the his [sic] father's family. He, his wife & daughter, his only child, are all dead, buried he supposes at Otwell as they all died there. Everything as he understands it was in the name of his wife, Jane Strong & she willed everything to Dr Abbott of Otwell to care for them the remainder of their lives. She died first & it is fully seven years & Mr R thinks he would get all the records of the family that Mr Strong had gathered up.

Mr & Mrs Rodarmel & Bessie have given me the records of their father's family which are entered in the table on Page 498, the names & ages with marriages of their children being read by Mr R to me from their family Bible.

Mrs Rotharmel's mother was Eliza

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Williams daughter of James D. Williams who was Governor of Indiana being elected, Mr R thinks in 1876. He had been in Congress four years. Mrs R's father was Richard Harman Dunn.

She says that old Tom Williams (who married Caroline Elizabeth, oldest child of Abraham Rodarmel) was a brother of her grandfather, Gov James D. Williams. She says she knew of Mary, daughter of Tom & sister of Thornton, but don't know the names of the other girls. It is now 9:15 PM

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Dora Matilda Rodarmel, Daughter of Rev John S. Rodermel. See Page 498 was born Sept 12, 1879 was married July 28, 1897 to John Cooper who was born Sept 4, 1872. Her children as listed to in letter of Oct 3, 1922 with dates of birth as given by him are listed here.

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Pearl Cooper B Sept 29, 1899. She married Normal Ashby who was born May 3, 1896 on Sept 14, 1916

Dorothy Ashby, B Aug 25, 1917

Ray Cooper, B Nov 1, 1902 m. Nov 18, 1920 Gladys McCoy

Nellie Cooper, D. Nov 9, 1905

Infant, B Sept 30, 1907

Irene Cooper, B Mch 22, 1911

Lowell Cooper, B Sept 17, 1913

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William Amzile Rodarmel, son of Joseph Rodarmel. He served in the Civil War for 4 yrs, first serving out a two year enlistment & was discharged & then re-enlisted & served to the end of the war. He died in June 1869 & is buried at the public graveyard near Ivy in Pike Co, Ind. which is between Petersburgh & Otwell but 1 1/2 miles north of direct route. He was a farmer. He married Catharine Pride. He never lived with her after the war, got a divorce & the children. She married afterwards, John Brown & is he thinks buried in same cemetery. He was married on Oct 20, 1850. See book 6 Page 72 item 3.

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Amanda, She died when abt 10. Mr R can just remember her of her carrying him around & of her death.

Martha Ann, b May 7, 1853. She died abt six yrs ago & is buried at Dunkard G.Y. near Parkersburgh, Richland Co, Illinois. She married Thomas R. Gaither of Daviess Co, Ind. a farmer & moved to Illinois where both died. He was born July 19, 1841. They were married Feby 19, 1874. He died Aug 6, 1906 & she Nov 19, 1916.

4. Tillman H. Born Oct 8, 1882 Lives at Hermiston, Oregon.

A daughter, Born July 3, 1910

3. Clara C. Born June 18, 1880. M._______Graham & lives in north part of Ills. Has children. Live Bloomington, Ills.

A daughter, Born Nov 29, 1904

A son, aged 12

6. Annie E., B Dec 25, 1886 m. Vernon Simon on Nov 24, 1912 & lives near Calhoun, Richland Co, Ill. He is a farmer. Both living No issue. She wd be the one to write to at Calhoun, Ill.

2. Basil Simpson, Born Oct 27, 1878 Died young, aged probably 10 yrs. ob Oct 23, 1906.

7. Benjamin H. Born Aug 9, 1888 m. Simon on Sept 1, 1912, sister of Vernon & lives at Bridgeport, Lawrence Co? Ills. He was a farmer, but has moved to town. Both living. Have children. Lives Sumner, Ills, so Anna Simon writes Oct 2, 1922. Has 4 boys, the oldest 8 yrs old.

8. William R. Don't know where he Born Feby 11, 1891 Lives Portland, Oregon. Married on Sept 4, 1920

A daughter, Born July 19, 1920.

1. Lewis H. Gaither, Born Aug 14, 1876. Has not been heard from for 18 yrs. Do not know whether alive or dead.

5. Amos F. Gaither, B Dec 8, 1884 Died Apr 13, 1907.

John Simpson Rodarmel, B Oct 22, 1856 near Otwell, Pike Co, Ind. Married on Dec 18, 1878 at Clay City, Clay Co, Ills to Miss Alice Dunn of Knox Co, Ind who was born July 23, 1862. Is a minister of the Church of God.

Dora Matilda, B Sept 12, 1879 m. July 28, 1897 to John Cooper. She died Apr 24, 1920. See Page 497.

Pearl, M. Normal Ashby Sept 14, 1916.

Ray, m. Gladys McCoy

Nellie, unm

Irene, unm

Infant daughter, d.y.

Lowel, unm.

John William, B Jany 12, 1881 m. Mch 16, 1904 to Lizzie E. Montgomery. Both living at Winslow, Pike Co, Ind. A farmer. She born Jany 17, 1880.

Pascal, B. Aug 3, 1905 died aged [unreadable]

Myron E. B. May 18, 1908

William Pascal, B. Oct 27, 1917

Mary Olena, B. June 18, 1920 ob Nov 8, 1922

Elijah Ray, B Apr 7, 1884 m.1. Feby 14, 1904 to Pearl M. Coffman who died Mar 5, 1905. M.2. Ivy Petro on Sept 1, 1909. Live in Indianapolis, Ind. Ins Agt. She was born Apr 4, 1889

Ivy Pearl, 1st wife, B Feby 10, 1905

Byron, 2d wife, B May 12, 1910

Avis May, 2d wife, B Dec 17, 1911

Otto Ralph, B Mch 31, 1887 m. Mch 7, 1909 to Laura Hooper. Groceryman at Logansport. No issue. She was born Nov 12, 1887.

James Rodarmel, adopted Born Jany [unreadable] 1914.

Bessie Ellen, B. Oct 29, 1891 unmarried

Simpson Rufus, B Feby 27, 1894 married in Calif & now lives in Jamestown, North Dakota. No issue.

Mary Prudence, B Mch 31, 1901 m. July 30, 1921 to Herman Arty Romine of Hanbstadt, Ind. Live in Denver Col. He was born Apr 22, 1892.

Matilda Rodarmel, B. abt 1858 died in June 1881 at or near Olney, Richland Co. Ills married Amos Ruark of Richland Co, Ill. A farmer. He is dead.

Cecelia, m. Ottis Bottoms of Pike Co, Ind where he is a farmer. Has two boys & a girl.

John Simpson, unmarried a barber by trade B June? 1881 Lives at Olney, Ills.

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At residence of Firman A. Rodarmel No 917 E. Main St Oct 5, 1921 7:35 PM

Washington, Ind.

Mr Rodarmel has produced the family Bible record of his grandfather, Samuel A. Rodarmel from which I make up the table on the following page, two pages.

Mr R. says there is a William Rodimel at Petersburgh, Ind where he is well known.

Room 8 at Wash. Hotel

His mother, reading the obituary of her husband, where it spoke of his father, Samuel A. Rodarmel coming here from Pennsylvania in 1826 & also s'd he had been appointed Post master in 1863 & was post master in 1864 when he died. I got up this morning at 5:42 Am & prayed, exercises [sic]& had gotten out of the bathtub before the sun rose & shown brightly over the treetops. I got my breakfast early & tried to get Andrew by phone, but could not raise him. Paced my satchel & taking a taxi went to No 26 E. St Clair St, a small one story frame house & found she had moved out. I then went to the Court House & got some data from the marriage Dockets which I will record. Got a street car back to hotel at 11:30 AM & not raising Andrew again, I wired him & left on the 12:25 PM B&O train for Washington, Ind arriving at 1:05 & came direct to this hotel. It is now 10:30 PM & I am sleepy & will go to bed.

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Samuel A. Rodarmel was born in Pennsylvania June 10, 1810. He died in Washington, Indiana Apr 15, 1864 from the black small pox thought to have been contracted from a letter he opened to read for a woman that had come from her son who was in the Civil War, he being post master here at the time. He was by trade a cabinet maker. He married Lucinda C. Ball on Feby 22, 1831 who was born at Cincinnati, O. Feby 22, 1812 & she died in Washington, Ind Apr 3, 1880 & is buried in the old cemetery in Washington on 6th St, Bedford Road. The court records show they were married June 11, 1832 by Rev Ransom Hawley See Book 6 Page 46 item 19. he was the son of John & Mary Adams Rodarmel. See Book 6 Page 99.

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Oscar F. Rodarmel, B. Wash, Ind May 18, 1833. He was a lawyer & was a Capt in Civil War. He died Dec 9, 1867 wd be 34 yrs 6 mos & 21 days old. He was unmarried.

Edna Ann Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind Apr 20, 1836. M. Oct 16, 1862 to Thomas J. Axtell, a dry goods merchant. She died in St Louis Apr 24th, 1917. He died Jany 2, 1915. He was born Feby 2d, 1835.

Harry O., Born Oct 5, 1862 Died Aug 20, 1864. Tombstone record See Book 6 Page 53 item B.

Edwin Rodarmel, He was a prominent Doctor in Denver Col. He was married. No issue. Died at age of 33 yrs.

Frank Foy Axtell, He was born Aug 18, 1867 in Wash, Ind. M. Hattie Duncan. She born Oct 24, 1868 in Wash, Ind. He lives at Port Arthur, Texas & is with Texas Oil Co. His address No 1247 5th ST, Port Arthur, Texas. Married Sept 12, 1904.

Edwin Duncan, Born Apr 6, 1906

Frank F. Jr. Born Oct 7, 1909

Ella E., M. George Kramer of Wash, Ind. Live in St Louis, Mo where he is a traveling man. Their No 5657 Maple Ave St Louis, Mo. Thinks she wd have the family record.

Francis Axtell Kramer

Ransom Hawley Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind Feby 3, 1839 ob Wash, Ind Apr 17, 1843 aged 4 yrs 2 mos & 14 days.

Van Sullivan Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind Oct 23, 1841 ob Wash Ind June 7, 1843 aged 1 yr 7 mos & 15 days.

Samuel Pack Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind June 6, 1845 ob Wash, Ind Oct 7, 1846 aged 1 yr 4 mos & 1 day

John Arnold Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind Dec 2, 1848 ob Wash, Ind Jany 12, 1887. m. Apr 28, 1875 to Francis Meredith of Wash, Ind, who was born Nov 20, 1858. He was owner & editor of the Washington Gazette. All born in Wash, Ind.

Claude, B Wash, Ind Feby 29, 1876 m. Grace Larkin. They live at Ada, Oklahoma, Supt of Cement Plant No issue. Claude writes Sept 9, 1922 that his wife's name was Grayce Larking & she was born Feby 11, 1877 & they were married Apr 9, 1902.

Ivy, B Wash, Ind Oct 29, 1877 m. Norval Little on Dec 8, 1904 & live at Louisville, Ky where he is an electrician. He was born June 26, 1880.

Margaret, Born July 28, 1913

Firman Allen, B Apr 7, 1879 m. Nov 11, 1900 to Elizabeth Robinson of Flora, Ills.

Mildred Elizabeth, B May 23, 1903 ob Feby 16, 1904

Ruth Elizabeth, B Nov 20, 1908

Eleanor Rhea, B Sept 10, 1914

Samuel Burrell B Feby 17, 1881 ob Oct 21 1882.

John Arnold, B May 5, 1883 M. Jennie Prow on Sept 9, 1906. They live at Mitchell, Ind where he sells coal & lumber. She was born Apr 29, 1887

Alice Frances, B Nov 18, 1907

Helen Louise, B July 8, 1909

Edith May Rodarmel, B Wash, Ind Apr 1, 1854 m.1. Jany 1, 1871 to Thomas A. Courson of Memphis Tenn, a carriage maker. He is dead. m.2. at Memphis. She died at Memphis, Tenn

Thomas, d.y.

Erskine

Oliver

Neely Courson

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Washington Hotel, Washington Indiana Room 8 Oct 6th, 1921 7:22 PM

I have been on the go so continuously for the past week that I have gotten my pockets full of penciled data which I will now undertake to start with back I believe at Ottawa, Ill & bring it up to date as fast as I can get time or take time to do so.

In the Bloomington & Normal City Directory for 1920, I found:

Carothers, Miss Lulu R. No 414 E Jefferson

Drum David m. (Maude E.) Teller State Bank (no 1st Natl) r 504 E. olive (Bank at 109-11 E. Washington.)

Jack, Paul E. student Normal r 803 Broadway (N)

Kilgores 2, Markles none.

Niccolls, Anna M. (widow John V.) r 512 S. Clayton

Redburns none. Rotharmels, none.

In Des Moines, Mrs Easter daughter of Mrs Johnson told me that her daughter, Helen, got $1800 from the estate of James Ebert of Oregon who died without issue, but had a wife. He was a brother, I think, of Mrs Jeremiah Easter. Mrs Johnson showed me an old plate of nice design, simple, but neat & pretty which she said was given to her by her sister, Margaret Elliott who had the whole set, but the balance were stolen & which she said was one of the dishes brought by great great grandfather Christian Mercklin from Holland. When at Samuel Jack's, Farmington, Ill

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he spoke of Joseph H. Kuhn who married the widow of Wm Jack of Greensburgh Pa & had by her a son who is a prominent man somewhere

At Urbana, Ills, Prof McClung of the Hotel where I stopped said his nephew had married a daughter of Mrs Mary C. Markle by her former husband, Harvey B.F. Carothers at Champaign, Ills. Said he was a Baptist. His appearance is strikingly like the Carothers' of the earlier days, having an elongated face & much like Bishop Andrew Carruthers of Scotland. He said the appropriation by the State of Illinois to the University at Champaign where he is janitor at the Lioran Bldg, was eight million dollars (they wanted ten & a half millions). He said they had now 7561 students with 900 additional in the medical clinic at Chicago. They have 800 Professors & other employees now.

A.L. Moore at Bloomington, Ill said Moores & Niccolls were all Republicans, but he was a Democrat & was elected Sheriff in 1906 by 1146 majority. He was Shff from 1906 to 1911 & was deputy for 3 yrs before.

Mrs Higby said Ottawa had a population of 10,816 & LaSalle & Peru taking in another adjoining town, makes three cities & is much larger. She is a bustling hustling woman with much of the bluster of her grandfather, Ebenezer Finley. As we drove out of Ottawa, we

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went by the greatest cucumber winter plant in the world, where there are 13 acres they said under glass, the largest are a [sic] under glass they said in the world. I saw four long glass covered buildings. They grow cucumbers in the winters & the year round for the city markets. She & I. L. Woodward said the farms of James G. Finley & Evans Finley were right at the street car station at Grand Ridge & were excellent farms. She said the heirs of James G., her uncle ie Dr John H. Finley & others had sold their farm, but the farm of Evans Finley, her father was not sold yet. She had refused to let it be sold, although offered a great big price per acre. The farm of Mrs Richard Poundstone is in Farm Ridge Tp & that of the Kiner's, her youngest sister, Avis is also & adjoins the farm of their father, Dr Gasper Markle Miller which is the first farm as you go from Grand Ridge to Bloomington in the south Ottawa Tp. It contains 280 A & I did not see a better laying richer farm anywhere. it is worth $400 per acre. He owned this land free of liens (& had money beside) so I.L. W. said & the heirs still own it subject to the use of it her lifetime by their mother, now aged 90 yrs.

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Mrs Geo Herod's address is No 203 N. Clayton & her telephone is 1493-L Bloomington, Ill & Mrs Wm J. Steele is at 205 S. Leland Bloomington, Ill. "Tell her you are introduced by Howard Steele"

Elmer Wilson No 1500 Tribune Bldg, Chicago, Ills is full of Historical information.

Howard Steele's wife from whom I got the Steele record is gray haired & a fine woman with bright, Penetrating loquacious eyes. Howard s'd he was the the [sic] wild one in the family & his stepfather s'd he wd run through with his farm in a year. He has it yet intact & clear 88 A worth $600 an acre, while his stepfather Hill got away with his farm & Howard had to bury him. Howard is a Republican & is a dead ringer for Jim C. Perry. When I spoke to him about being out to Gridley, he said: "Oh, you were out to see "Windy" Drum were you. He is a great hunter & I hunt a lot". He s'd his brother, Theodore, was out in Idaho. He went with me to the City Hall where he introduced me to his son who is on the police force, a fine young man, taller than his father, but not so heavy set. The little finger entire joint & all is off his right hand. He lead the force in the number of arrests made last year.

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D.M. Drum is heavy set & looks like the Markles. is about size of C.C. Markle. It is now 1 AM 7th & I have been sleeping on this job & will go to bed as I am to be called at 5 o'clock in the morning to take train to Petersburg.

Room 8 Hotel Washington, Ind Oct 7/21 9:07 PM

I got up at 5 this morning & found a wreck was detaining the train, so I arranged to have Mr Gilliam of the Hotel drive me the rounds I wanted to go, notations of which will appear later in chronological order. I am turning back to Page 475 to make further note there of my talk with Wm H. Drum when with him. I have filled in the spaces at Page 475 & 477 & continue here. He said the place where he was staying was the Judge David Davis farm which his son, Geo P. Davis got & from him it came into the ownership of his children, David, Mercer & Mrs Andrews, the latter living in Chicago. He said the farm comprised 2400 A which was worth $500 per acre & said they owned 5000 Acres more in the State & these three had 20 Acres in the heart of Chicago & 20 A more in Chicago had gone to another of the Judge's children. He said David, Mercer & Mrs Andrews owned improved property in Bloomington, Ills that brought them in $25,000

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a month in rent. He said Mercer sold two yrs ago 120,000 Bus of corn shelled at $2. per bushel. He came to the farm & told W.H. he had been offered that & W.H. said to him: "Well, you closed it didn't you" & he s'd "no" whereupon, Wm H. forcibly pointed out to him that that price could not long be maintained, so he went at once & sold all they had. Another time W.H. told him to sell his oats when he had a 70 ct offer & he didn't & finally only got .45 cts. he s'd that at this time, they had 529 corn shucks (ie hogs & pigs) & 50 brood sows

Albert L. Moore in speaking of the tremendous strength of his grandfather, John Niccolls said that once he had a big high bred bull weighing over a ton which was ten or eleven years old, & he wanted to sell it. It had become vicious & two men with big poles hooked to the ring in its nose were leading it out to take in the ring on exhibition & to offer it for sale. He saw them coming & saw at once that such an exhibition would kill its sale & he jumped from his seat, went forward, unsnapped one pole, threw it away, then the other & taking hold of the ring in its nose with one hand, led the bull out & by his main strength, firmly held his head at bay & led him about the ring on exhibition. It has just struck the hour of midnight & I will go to bed as I am to be called at 5 in order to take the 6:20 AM train to North Vernon, Indiana.

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Hotel Metropole Room No 8 North Vernon, Ind Oct 8, 1921 1:15 PM

I left Washington, Indiana on the B&O this morning & came through a country generally perfectly level as far as you could see except near the reaches of a River or two we crossed & reached here at 9:35 Am & came across the street from the Station to this hotel. The proprietor cited me to Sam Chaille who took me by taxi down street to Walnut & turned to the right, out Walnut to where it or another street angled off to the left with fine residences out which we went a mile to Mrs Mary Southerland's where I saw her & her mother, Arletha A. Rodarmel, widow of Charles A. Rodarmel who was son of Friend S. Rodarmel. I was there an hour & a half & got their record & walked back in in 27 minutes, have had my shoes shined, got my dinner & will resume my transcribing until the 4 o'clock train on the Big Four to Knightstown, Ind (Henry Co) which I wish to take. They do not have any City directory here, the town having but 2915 inhabitants & in the telephone directory, I do not find the name of Caruthers, Jack, Kilgore, Merkle, Redburn, or Rotharmel.

When I saw Cousin S. Howard Steele at the Hardware Store in Bloomington, Ills, Friday Afternoon Sept 30th, last , he said he was born in 1857 & when 8 yrs old say in 1865 he was in Fayette Co Pa & was at the Harvey J. Steele residence, but has not been back to Fayette County since. In appearance, he is a

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dead ringer for Cousin Jim C. Penney. He s'd his father got out of a sick bed to help a hired man fix a bobsled which he had brought on the back porch from which exposure he took a cold & died in four days from pneumonia.

Howard who is a great lover of hunting when about starting out on a hunting trip about starting out on a hunting trip once went to see his brother Will J. Steele who was then lying sick & who said to him then that he would give half or all he had if he had the health Howard had. Howard did not think his brother's illness was serious & told him he would soon be all right & he was bringing him back some quail as he was going quail hunting. Seven days later, when ready to return home, he was buying a ticket for Bloomington, Ill & the RR agt asked him if he lived there & he answered him that that was where the ticket was bought for & the Agt handed him a telegram announcing the death of his brother, Will. His mother married George Hill for her second husband. He owned 320 A of good land in Knox Co, Ills at Galva & there the family went to live. Mr Hill got involved in debt & Howard & Will wanted him to take the Bankruptcy law & go in an agreement with them by which they wd stay with him & undertake to work it out for him & save him 160 A of it. He thought that would not be treating the creditors honestly & wouldn't do it, with the result that the creditors closed in on him & cleaned him out. They then came back

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to the Steele farm in McClean Co which Consisted of three 88 A tracts aggregating 264 A as heretofore noted, which Howard's father had bought from John Niccolls where his mother dropped dead at the Washtub only a couple of months after his younger brother, Theodore became of age & when by his father's will he, Theodore, was to get the 88 A that had the buildings on. He wanted to get his money & go west & sold it at $100. an acre, so the home was gone. Howard would not sell his & still owns his 88 A & two yrs ago refused $600 per acre for it. Notwithstanding, he was considered the wild one & by his stepfather Hill was called the reckless black sheep of the family who told him he wouldn't have his land a year after he got it. Instead, he was the one who, when he learned ten days after Mr Hill had bee sent to an insane asylum by his own son, Marshall Hill because in his weakness, he befouled himself, to the distress of Marshall's wife who rebelled at caring for, although he was not at all insane, who contemplated taking him out, when he died four days after Howard learned of his being there. Just two weeks after being put in brought on no doubt by the grief of knowing a son would so mistreat him. Howard buried him in their own lot in the Evergreen Cemetery at Bloomington & paid his funeral expenses burying him alongside of his father & mother.

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His brother, Will's daughter, an only child, has been finely educated & is very talented. She has been at Normal since she got out of school & has been commissioned by those in authority to write a History of Normal for which task she is ably equipped & on which she is now at work. As I was leaving Bloomington on the train, the evening of Sept 30th, I saw on my right, just at the edge of town, a cemetery amid a lot of original forest trees, as it seemed to me, many of them tall oaks, it seemed which I took to be the Evergreen Cemetery my friends had spoken of.

When in Urbana, Ills Sept 30 & Oct 1, last, Mrs Mary C. Markle widow of Joseph W. said that his father John L. Markle married 1. a Mann & John L. Markle married 2. but she could not recall the name of his second wife, but said that Joe W. & one daughter were the issue by the second wife. The party referred to on Page 483 & which I wrote Crooker the way it is pronounced is:

Mary Krucker RR 11 Hamilton O. She is a daughter of Joe's half sister, Mary Markle who married a Marshall.

Miss Mildred Morton, who lives at Collinsville, O, a small town, near Hamilton, O from which you take train out is a daughter of Mattie Morton (nee Markle) an own sister of Mary Marshall above named & a half sister of Joe W. She wrote Sept 7, 1921 to Mrs Harvey Mann's daughter

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Leo, now Mrs Hendricks & who I saw at Mrs Mann's Saturday forenoon when Mrs Mary C. Markle & I were there. She is a very nice, intelligent woman & with her young son, Walter aged probably 16, who was taking music lessons from a woman teacher who was there live with Mrs Mann.

Joe W. Markle's own full sister, Fannie, now married to a Marshall, but not related unless distant to the other Marshall who married Mary, lives a short distance say 1 1/2 hrs by Auto from RR 11 miles north from where Mary Krucker lives. They think Mary Krucker had family Bible of Joe's father.

Mrs Mann says Joe was abt 5 or 6 mos older than Mr Mann. Their Bible record here shows that:

Harvey Lathrop Mann was born Aug 5, 1852 (I think she has it months when it should be 5 or 6 yrs) Their house where we were to see them is No 404 S. Cottage Grove Ave Urbana, Ills

Mrs. Markle says they came to Urbana Jany 11, 1867 when less than 20 & had been 1 yr & 9 mos in Cass Co, Indiana 9 miles east of Logansport, Ind. Her father, Jesse Rotharmel had an old brother in Myerstown, Pa whose son died of typhoid fever.

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beyond & walked some distance to the home of James Hamme at No 908 E. Hudson St, Urbana, Ills.

(must stop & get ready for train as it is 3:33 PM)

Hotel National, Knightstown, Ind Oct 9, 1921 8:08 Am Room 29

(I continue my transcribing at where I stopped yesterday) Mr Hamme says the mother of Joe W. Markle was a Mann, a sister of Samuel Mann who was the father of Harvey Mann mentioned above. Her name was Annie Mann (Refer to Page 511 line 19). She died of cholera & it was when Joe was very young. He was, in fact, a baby when she died. he had one full sister, Fannie, married to a Marshall as heretofore noted.

Cyrus was the oldest of Jno L. Markle's children by his first wife. He had a family when Mr Hamme was a boy. His son, Charles, came out here to Urbana, Ills.

George, another son of John L. Called "Pompey" went to Civil War & wishing to escape going, put his finger over mouth of gun & shot it off to keep from going, but it availed him not as he still had to go. He didn't know who would get the family Bible, but thinks it would have been Joe's mother, who died of cholera. Mr Hamme was born in 1856. He left Darrtown section in 1866, but returned in 1876 & during that time, "Uncle" (so called because he was an old man) Johnny Markle moved to Connersville, Ind. Was an old old man when Mr Hamme was a young boy. Mrs Mary C. Markle thinks there are tombstones up at all of their graves. Mr Hamme says Joe & "Han" Mann came to Urbana, Ills in Mch 1888 & he came in May 1888. "Han" was carried to Page 518

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At residence of Miss Louise D. Whitesell & her mother No 126 N. Madison St Knightstown, Henny Co, Indiana Oct 8, 1921 8:25 PM

I arrived here a half hour or more ago & found Mrs W. at home & a little later, her daughter who had been out shopping, came in. She produced a copy of a letter I had written July 14, 1906 to Mrs Price & also has brought out the family Bible of Dr Joseph Markle Whitesell which is a Polyglot Bible printed in Brattleboro by Fessenden & Co and Peck & Wood in 1834 & from which I copy in making up the genealogical table on Page 516. Mrs & Miss Whitesell say that Mrs Sarah Barnhill upwards of 70 yrs of age & a daughter of Jacob Whitesell who was Philip's son is living at Broad Ripple, a suburb on the North side of Indianapolis would be able to give the record of Philip Whitesell's descendants. She is a widow, owns a nice little home & an unmarried daughter lives with them. Louise thinks her daughter is in Blocks Store at Indianapolis which is just across the street from the Interurban Station. They say that a family of Millers in Lafayette were related to Dr Joseph M. Whitesell who used occasionally to visit them. The son was John Miller, a very prominent lawyer there & may be living yet. Mrs M. thinks his mother was a sister of Dr Whitesell or his mother. Think Mrs Barnhill will know. Mrs & Miss Whitesell are Methodists. I left at 11:11 PM.

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At residence of Wm J. Hanley No 138 N. Madison St Knightstown, Ind Oct 9, 1921 10:40 AM

I arrived here a half hour ago & was recd very graciously by Mrs Hanley. She & her mother say that Jessie Markle's husband Edgar H. Cole died here at least 20 yrs ago. He was from Oxford, O., a druggist & a very fine man & is buried at Glen Cove Cem Just on the north edge of town. She then became housekeeper for a widower in Dayton, Ky whom she later married & has since died & Mrs Whitesell thinks at Dayton. She says that Hannah Whitesell, who married John Miller was an older sister of Dr John Whitesell & that their son, the lawyer is dead, but his widow may be living.

Jessie Markle Cole's father, Louis Markle in the meat market business died at Anderson, Ind probably 25 yrs ago & his dau Lulu, who was a china painter is living still in Anderson. Don't know name of her husband, but an undertaker named Munchoff if living could direct me to her. In Vol 1 of "Representative men of Indiana" published at Cincinnati, O. by Western Biographical Pub Co in 1880, on pages 86 & 87 of Sixth Congressional Dist in which it states that he, Dr Joseph Markle Whitesell, was born Oct 19, 1804, the youngest of nine children of which in addition to himself, the second son of his parents Jacob & Catharine Markle Whitesell who was born in 1789 & a sister born in 1794. He spent his boyhood on a farm & was left an orphan at age of 6 by death of his father. He entered carried to Page 520

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"Boss" painter & Joe worked under him. Mr Hamme is in poor health having painters consumption. Mrs Mary C. Markle says Joe was a wild boy & ran on train, being a railroader from College corner O to Cincinnati, O. Says he got in a brawl once at which a man was shot & killed & Joe was blamed for the shooting. They often tried to arrest him & he would cross the line into Indiana to his sister's home & thus escape when they came after him. I left Mr Hamme at 9:55 AM. His wife who was sewing has a very good face, is intelligent & capable. Walking back to Mrs Markle's residence, she said her mother had nursed in Urbana for 35 yrs. She herself married Harvey in Mch 1867 & went to keeping boarders in the house adjoining her present home right away & continued to do so for 35 yrs until Joe died. She owns this, her present, home. Did own the other & it was in it that Joe died. Gave mtge on it & the interest ate it up & it was sold.

Joe's insurance in the Woodmen of America was made out to his sisters & Harvey Mann had him change it & make $500 of it to his wife, Mary & later, Joe sent for a lawyer or J.P., Mr Heiner & changed it giving his sisters $1200 & his wife $1900. They got these papers to the Main office at Springfield, Ills at midnight one night, just in time & Joe died at 5 Am next morning & thus it was made safe for her to that extent. She produced a receipt for payt to the Odd Fellows dated Apr 8, 1901.

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The house she used to own where Joe died, is No 308 E. Main St & just beyond it, is the Green house of E.S. Dodson & Mrs Markle's present home is just back of the Greenhouses or florists shop. She is a very small woman 4 ft 10 in & weighs but 86 lbs but is lithe & active for 74 yrs of age. She says Joe broke his leg some way on the cars & had to quit railroading & it was then he learned the painting business. He was a favored employee & had a room to himself for his work. He died of painters consumption, was ailing two years, was always lame after breaking his leg.

It is 9:07 AM & I will go see if I can get in P.O. to get letter Andrew was sending me.

Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind Room 581 Oct 11, 1921 7:50 PM.

I got the letter above referred to, by hanging around the office at 9:25 AM Sunday, signed up the orders & went round to see Mrs Hanley, her mother & husband see Page 515 et seq. Mrs Hanley (Florence), a tall athletic girl with frank open countenance recd me & gave the record of her father's family which is noted at Page 517. They were all very kind & wanted me to eat with them at noon which I did, a fine meal nicely served, prepared by Florence & her mother as I did not see any servants about. Getting through there in the afternoon, I deemed it better to bring Andrew's letter over here & mailed it here on arrival by trolley in the evening.

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from page 515

College when 17 & read medicine under the celebrated Dr James R. Spear of Pgh & after three years of application, began practice at Zebronople, Pa where he continued one year. On Aug 20, 1829, he reached the Village of West Liberty, Henry Co, since taken in to Knightstown which was laid out by an old surveyor named Knight & Mrs Whitesell thinks his name was Jonathan. I think it is our same Jonathan Knight as Clay St the Main Street of this town is on the stretch from Richmond, Ind to Indianapolis, Ind on our old National Road from Washington D.C. to St Louis MO. In Sept 1829, he was taken sick & by the time he recovered in Dec, his $5 were gone & he had but .18 cts & the horse, saddle & bridle that brought him out. In the first 21 yrs of his active practice in an area of 20 miles circumference, he estimated that he was in the saddle 7 yrs. Although nearing 60 yrs of age, he in 1862 accepted the appointment of Asst Surgeon of the 36th Indiana Reg & went promptly to the field of action, but the hardships were such, that he was reduced to a skeleton losing 54 lbs & had to give it up.

This sketch of his life was written in 1878. He recovered his health & in 1878 & was at that time with one exception, the oldest active practitioner in the State of Indiana. His diploma, just as he recd it & brought forth by Mrs Hanley is from the "Cincinnati College

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of Medicine & Surgery & is dated Feby 17, MDCCCLIX

Mrs Hanley said her father was the soul of honor & of the highest integrity & his word was his bond. You could always depend on him being on time in any appointment he made. He looked after his farms, raised stock & in driving in his buggy to his farms, his horse became frightened & he was pitched out by a turn in the road, a rail penetrating his temple. He lived 32 hours thereafter, but did not regain consciousness.

In the same Volume above referred to & in the same Sixth Con Dist on Page 46 are notices of Hon Alfred Kilgore, a lawyer & soldier Born Apr 7, 1833 & died Aug 22, 1871. He was son of Judge David Kilgore born in Harrison Co, Ky Apr 3, 1804, the son of Obed Kilgore, a native of Penna who subsequent to 1819 died at his son David's home in Franklin Co, Ind aged 82 yrs. He had been for many yrs a farmer in Ky. Judge David was living in 1878 when this book was written. His sons were Henry C., Alfred, Obed, Tecumseh, David, & James. Charles W., a son of Alfred, was a young lawyer in Muncie, Ind, in 1878 when this book was written. In the same book, in 4th congressional Dist Page 36 is a sketch & portrait of Wm D.H. Hunter, Doctor who was born July 8, 1830 in Lawrenceburg, Ind. & who then in 1880 was the only sur-

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viving son of James W. & Harriet Hunter, his father having been one of the early citizens of Lawrenceburg who died in 1835. He, W.D.H. had then two children, Hattie & Bessie, accomplished young ladies living at home.

It is now 1:35 PM & I am ready to leave after having partaken of most gracious hospitality & a fine meal with my new found relatives.

Room 581 Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. 8:33 PM

After closing my book Sunday afternoon, Florence told me about having had an old negro woman working for them named Mrs Caroline Brown & one day when up on a step ladder doing some work, she got to talking about having had a brother, James Corbin who worked for a family of fine people who were so very good to him, would send his meals out to the fields for him hot when he couldn't come in & were in every way kind to him, but for some unaccountable reason, he killed his benefactor, the mother & almost killed her daughter. Florence asked her who the woman was & she said Mrs Georgiana Horner of near Oxford, O. Florence said to her "That was a cousin of my father". Florence s'd she almost fell off the step ladders & said "Oh, now you will never let me work for you again", but Florence told her she would. The nigger had come in & struck Georgiana over the head from behind, Killing her & also struck her daughter Lizzie Horner who was sitting opposite on the opposite side of the table when they were eating the evening meal & thought he had killed them both. See Page 548

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At residence of Mrs Sarah E. Barnhill No 6132 College Ave Indianapolis, Ind. Oct 9th, 1921 7:44 PM

I arrived here abt 15 minutes ago & Mrs Barnhill & her daughter have brought out the family Bibles of her father & grandfather from which I copy:

Her grandfather, Philip Whitesell family Bible was published in 1831 [last number a guess] by C. Alexander & Co Phila, Pa.

Marriages

Philip Whitesell to Sarah Cubbage Aug 16, 181- [last number cut off]

Wilson Whitesell to Eliza Jane Wright Jun 11, 1851

Philip Paterson Whitesell to Eliz E. Hiney Dec 24, 185- [last number cut off]

Charles Wilkins Whitesell to Lottie Bronson Jany 16, 185-

Catharine Ann Whitesell to James Tylyear Oct 25, 1832

William Whitesell to Elizabeth Shawcross June 16, 1840

Sarah Jane Whitesell to John Summer Nov 9, 1841

Jacob Whitesel to Sarah Ray Feby 28, 1844

Samuel M. Whitesel to Sarah Ann McClaren Oct 31, 1850

Peter Lawson to Mrs Catharine Ann Tylyear Aug 22, 1860

Births

Philip Whitesell was born Feby 28, 1786

Sarah Whitesell (wife of Philip) was born Oct 8, 1798

Their children

1. Catharine Ann Whitesell was born May 24, 1815

2. Sarah Jane Whitesell was born Oct 2, 1816

3. William Whitesell was born Mch 17, 1818

4. Jacob Whitesell was born Nov 19, 1819

5. Wilson Whitesell was born Apr 29, 1821

6. Philip Paterson Whitesell was born Dec 4, 1823

7. Samuel Marshal Whitesell was born Aug 16, 1827

8. Charles Wilkins Whitesell was born Apr 22, 1831

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Other Births

Sarah Victoria Tylyear was born July 22, 1846

James Flood Tylyear was born Feby 2, 1810

Peter Lawson was born in Europe Sweden

Nora March 29, 1828

Deaths

Philip Whitesell died May 8, 1839

Sarah Whitesell (wife of Philip) died Oct 6, 1858

William Whitesell died Oct 31, 1880

John A. Sumers died Jany 15, 1878

Charles Wilkens Whitesell died Apr 24, 1881

Catharine A. Lawson died Mch 13, 1884

Philip Patterson Whitesell died Jany 27, 1896 at his home in Clarksville, Ind.

James Flood Tylyear died Sept 30, 1843

Her father, Jacob Whitesell's family Bible was published in 1851 by Wanzer Foote & Co Rochester NY & from it I copy.

Marriages

Jacob Whitesell & Sarah Ray Feby 29, 1844 This is the correct date & not the 28th.

Births

Jacob Whitesell was born Nov 9, 1819

Sarah Whitesell (his wife) was born May 28, 1824

Their children

1. Sarah Elizabeth Whitesell was born Nov 23, 1844

2. Nancy Jane Whitesell was born Feby 15, 1847

3. Ellen Marshall Whitesell was born Sept 11, 1850

4. John Markle Whitesell was born Feby 3, 1853

5. Charles Lowery Whitesell was born Oct 7, 1854

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6. William Marion Whitesell was born March 15, 1856

7. James Philip Whitesell was born Sept 5, 1859

8. Mary Frances Whitesell was born Sept 26, 1861

Deaths

Nancy Jane Whitesell died Jany 15, 1847

There is a mistake in either the record of her birth or death.

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[Descendant Chart]

Philip Whitesell was born Feby 28, 1786 & died May 8, 1839. He is said to have been born in Braddock Pa & died in at Vicksburg, Tennessee from yellow fever & was buried there as he could not be brought home. He was captain on a steamboat plying on the Ohio & Mississippi. His first home after marriage was in the City of Pittsburgh, Pa where all of his children were born. Mrs Barnhill says that when her father was 9 yrs old, say in 1828 or 1829, his father, Philip Whitesell moved with his family to Covington, Ky & that was his home when he died in 1839. He served in the War of 1812. He married on Aug 16, 1813, Sarah Cubbage, a native of Ireland who came to America when two years old with her parents who settled near Pgh. She was born Oct 8, 1798 & died Oct 6, 1858 in Allisonville in this, Marion Co, at her home there where she was living with her daughter, Catharine Ann Tylyear, then a widow & is buried at the old Campground graveyard near Allisonville, Ind. She & her family came to Indianapolis, Ind when there was only two or three houses here, one of which was a grocery store owned by Charles Meyers which has been continued & enlarged by the Meyers descendants who now own a jewelry store. Mrs Barnhill's father traded a wagon & a yoke of oxen for a lot where the Court House now stands. He also at one time had 50 lots on Meridian St.

[children]

1. Catharine Ann Whitesell, B May 24, 1815 ob Mch 13, 1884 m.1. Oct 25, 1832 to James F. Tylyear. He was born Feby 2, 1810. He died Sept 30, 1843 m.2. Aug 22, 1860 to Peter Lawson who was born Mch 29, 1828.

Sarah Victoria Tylyear, the only child of her mother B July 22, 1846. Married someone here. They think it was Major Evans & only lived a few years thereafter. She married John D. Evans & died Apr 8, 1866.

Harry Evans, Died young

2. Sarah Jane Whitesell, B Oct 2, 1816 m. Nov 9, 1841 to John a. Summers who died Jany 15, 1878. She died at Castleton, Ind at the home of her brother Wilson's widow & is buried at the old campground, but don't think there was any marker. Had no issue.

3. William John Whitesell, B. Mch 167, 1818 ob Oct 31, 1880 m. June 16, 1840 to Elizabeth Shawcross. He died at his farm a half mile from Allisonville & both are buried at Crown Hill cemetery here in Indianapolis & there are markers to their graves.

William Henry Harrison Whitesell, Called "Bud". He married Hannah Brown of Pgh & both are dead & buried in Crown Hill. His son, Frank says he was born the day Harrison was elected president & was named for him, Born he says Nov 1, 1840 in Southern, Indiana. He died in Noblesville, Hamilton Co, Ind on Dec 23, 1915 aged 75 yrs 1 mo & 23 days & is buried in Crown Hill here. He was a farmer. His wife was born Dec 23, 1838 near Perrysville, the daughter of John & Catharine or Susan Brown of Allegheny Co. John Brown being a farmer. She died at Noblesville, Ind Nov 26, 1911. They were married Dec 15, 1870. His children were born on the farm near Allisonville except Wm John who was born in Penna where his mother

was back on a visit.

Cora B. Whitesell, B Sept 30, 1871 ob Sept 13, 1878

William John, B Oct 22, 1876 M. Mch 26, 1902 to Lula May Yancel & live at Nobelsville where he is an enameler.

George Edward, B May 4, 1908

Wm Ralph, B Dec 25, 1910?

Paul Adam, B Nov 21, 1912

Anna Lucile, B Oct 1914

Martha Alice, B Sept 15, 1920

Stanley Brown, B July 5, 1879 m. May 1902 to Vinnia Walker & lives in Pgh Pa where he runs the Atlas Welding Co Shops 2930 Penn Ave.

LeRoy Whitesell

Charles Francis, B Apr 22, 1881 called "Frank" m. Jany 5, 1902 to Pearl Lowe & live at 2405 Bellefontaine St Indianapolis. Tel Randolph 5530.

Oliver Gregg, B June 11, 1902. m. Oct 8, 1920 to Margery Hill & have separated.

Betty Pearl, B Nov 24, 1920 [unreadable line]

Ivan Maurice, B Jany 10, 1904

Dolphus Emanuel, B Apr 3, 1908

Roy Birmingham Whitesell, B Feby 25, 1883 m. June 1914 to Lola Randall & live in Lafayette Ind where he is a veterinarian.

Mildred Jeannette

Alice Whitesell

7. James Philip, B Sept 5, 1859. he was accidentally shot & killed in 1881. Unmarried.

4. Jacob Whitesell, B Nov 19, 1819 ob m. Feby 29, 1844 to Sarah Ray who was born May 28, 1824. She died

1. Sarah Elizabeth, B Nov 23, 1844 m. Robt Barnhill

James, M..

Louise, unmarried

2. Nancy Jane, B Feby 15, 1847 ob Jany 15, 1848

3. Ellen Marshall, B. Sept 11, 1850 m. Columbus Newby. Both living at Zionsville, Ind. where he is a retired farmer.

Charles, m. Leota Jeffery

Grace, m. Arlie Stults

4. John Markle, B Feby 3, 1853 m. Sept 3, 1874 to Florence Heston who was born Sept 29, 1856 at Nora, Ind.

Marion Thomas, B July 7, 1880 m. Jany 19, 1902 to Grace Osborn who was born Dec 12, 1882.

Doris Marian, B June 21, 1905

5. Charles Lowry, B Oct 7, 1854 m. Miss Minerva Shepherd. Both living at San Francisco, Calif. No issue, where he is in a bank.

6. William Marion, B. Mch 15, 1856 m. Clara Purcell Both living at Broad Ripple at No 5948 Ashland Ave. He is a carpenter. Hard of hearing.

Louis Allen, At home aged 15 B Aug 1906

8. Mary Frances, B Sept 26, 1861. The Bibles from which I got the foregoing record belongs to her. She left them with her sister when she went to California. Is unmarried.

5. Wilson Whitesell, B Apr 29, 1821 m.1. June 11, 1851 to Eliza Jane Wright She died Feby 26, 1868 m.2. June 16, 1869 to Martha Crigler who was born Mch 10, 1842 near Brightwood, Ind. He died Sept 10, 1902 at 7 Am on the farm a mile west of here & is buried at Lutheran Fall Creek Cem near Indianapolis. His widow, Martha is my informant this morning Oct 11, 1921 7:40 AM at Castleton. She was really Buchanan as her first husband, James Buchanan fr Stanton, Ks was cousin of Prest Buchanan & was in Civil War. Eliza Jane Wright was born Apr 7, 1831. The first nine children were by her. The last five are by my informant of this morning.

James Philip, 1st wife, B. may 3, 1852 unmarried & lives here with his stepmother.

Jesse Piner, 1st wife, B Oct 10, 1853 ob Oct 14, 1857

Sarah Ruhamah, 1st wife, B Oct 22, 1855 unmarried & lives with Meyer in Indianapolis at 403 Highland Av

Franklin Eddy, 1st wife, B. Nov 1, 1857 ob Apr 7, 1919 in Challis, Idaho. Never married.

"Alles Errealley" Alice Auretia, B Mch 5, 1860 M. Dec 31, 1886 to Winfield Johnson She died Nov 29, 1894.

Mary, lives at Fortville, Ind

Harry, dead

Dau, dead

Son, dead

William Morton, B. Mch 3, 1862 ob Mch 4, 1870

Margaret Elizabeth, B Mch 22, 1864 ob July 22, 1864

Mary Victoria, B Mch 24, 1865 M Sept 28, 1892 to Chas M. Leslie. She died Apr 9, 1913. He lives at Indianapolis.

Bernice, m. Pritchard Endsley

Mary Mae

A boy

A boy

Florence, unm at home

Fletcher Otis, B Apr 27, 1867 m. Mch to Mattie Wistman Live at Santa Ana, Calif

Maud, m. Arthur Dean

Esther, m. Geo Brown

Ruth, Single aged 15

Edmond, aged abt 11.

John Wilson, B Apr 24, 1870. He was here a few minutes this morning. M. Aug 11, 1891 to Herna Johnson who Apr 21, 1874 born.

Reva Ruhamah, M. Norris Stevenson on Dec 24, 1913. He was born 1876

Taleta R., B July 6, 1918

Wilda May, B may 3, 1910

Ann Eliza, B Aug 21, 1871 M. Feby 15, 1893 to Adam Kuhn who was born Mch 11, 1862

2. Edna, single. B. July 28, 1895 m. Dec 24, 1921 to Thomas S. Campbell He was born Jany 16, 1897

1. Martha Philopena, Born Apr 8, 1892 M. Harold Landis on Aug 21, 1920. He was born on Oct 10, 1890

Anna Maude, Born June 7, 1921

3. Frank E. Adam, B Mch 8, 1896

4. Amelia Margaret, B Aug 2, 1911

Maud May, B May 11, 1875 m. May 20, 1898 to Wm W. Fryberger & live at Noblesville. He born Oct 22, 1872.

Pauline, B. Apr 16, 1899

Lutella Crigler, B Apr 26, 1877 ob Aug 8, 1913 m. Sept 12, 1902 to Anna Jackson who died Dec 7, 1914. Had 3 children all died young the one, Harold lived 6 mos. She was born June 5, 1873. Herald O. Whitesell, B July 20, 1910 ob Feby 6, 1911

Two Silent Births

Omer Markle, B Feby 10, 1884 m. Dec 28, 1909 to Ruth Christean White who was born July 24, 1889

James Burton, B Oct 24, 1910 ob Oct 21, 1916 of infantile paralysis, a sweet good child.

Robert Omer, B Dec 10, 1916

Richard Barne, B Aug 31, 1919

Naoma Louise, B Mch 7, 1921

6. Philip Patterson Whitesell, B Dec 4, 1823 ob Jany 27, 1896 m. Dec 24, 1852 to Elizabeth E. Hiney. He & his wife died at Clarksville, Hamilton Co, Ind & are buried there where he was a practicing physician. See Page 546.

7. Samuel Marshall Whitesell, B Aug 16, 1827 ob July 22, 1903 m. Oct 31, 1850 to Sarah Ann McClaren who was born Jany 1, 1833 & died Dec 30, 1872. She was buried at what is now the Silvey G.Y. & he is buried at Crown Hill. He was a farmer, owned 160 A. of good land. See Page 542

8. Charles Wilkins Whitesell, B. Apr 22, 1831 ob Apr 24, 1881 m. Jany 16, 1854 to Lottie Bronson. She was born abt Oct or Nov 1831 & died Mch 12, 1886. Both buried at the Campground Cem See Page 544.

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At residence of James A. Price No 752 First Street Frankfort, Indiana Oct 10, 1921 10:22 AM

I arrived here at 10 AM walking around from the Hotel Coutler where I went from the train at 9 o'c & got shaved. Mr Price says he was born in this county & served a few days over three years in the Civil War & that almost all of his company were under 22 yrs of age & many of them were only 15 yrs old. Mrs Price was very rejoiced to see me & spoke of a first cousin of hers, employed in one of the Depts at Washington D.C. who is working on getting up a record of her family & she got a letter from her which she read to me. Her name is Miss Zora Helen Miller G-H Building, Government Hotel, Washington D.C. Mrs Price says that from the time she was four years old until she was 17, her grandmother lived with her mother & she is familiar with many early incidents & stories of early life that her grandmother told, which as a child, she had grounded in her. She has produced her grandmother, Hannah Whitesell Miller's family Bible, a medium sized one like we used daily at Spring Dale & which was printed in New York in 1847 by the American Bible Society. The record from which I am copying of her own & her husband's & children's births & deaths are in her own handwriting so Mrs Price says. There is no record of her marriage, but the family record Mr W. Marion Whitesell gave me last night said it was in 1819 & Mrs Price says it was in the early summer as her grandmother had often said. The four pages on which the following record is written are loose.

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Births

John Lytle Miller Senior was born Apr 19, 1797 Hannah Miller was born Jany 30, 1792

Their children were

1. James Miller was born Apr 18, 1820

2. Eliza Miller was born July 2, 1821

3. Catharine Miller was born Oct 10, 1822

4. Mary Miller was born Apr 6, 1824

5. John Lytle Miller Jr was born Apr 4, 1826

6. Richard Miller was born June 14, 1827

7. William Harrison Miller was born Nov 23, 1828

8. Edward Reed Miller was born Apr 4, 1831

9. Hannah Elizabeth Miller was born Apr 21, 1833

died

John Lytle Miller Senr died Sept 6, 1833

Edward Reed Miller died Mch 15, 1852

The remainder of the records is in another hand.

Marriages

Lewis Choat was married to Eliza Miller Apr 22, 1852

Abner Jones was married to Jennie Choate Nov 8, 1876

James A. Price was married to Grace Choate March 13, 1878

Lizzie Choate was married to Oscar Cropper Mch 23, 1885

Births

Lewis Choat was born Oct 22, 1820

1. Amanday G. Choat was born Jany 24, 1854

2. Mary Jane Choat was born July 9, 1855

3. Laura Frances Choat was born Nov 24, 1857

4. Hannah Elizabeth Choat was born Aug 17, 1859

Deaths

Hannah Miller died Oct 14, 1870

Eliza Choate died Aug 9, 1884

John L. Miller, Jr died May 1887

Mary Miller Cook died May 15

Catharine Miller Calloway died Feby 1903

Lewis Choate died Nov 9, 1902

James Miller died April 1906

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Richard Miller died 1906

William Harrison Miller died

Hannah Elizabeth Miller Darr Died

Births

James Allen Price was born June 5, 1843

Amanda Grace Choate was born Jany 24, 1854

Their children

1. Hannah Joyce Price was born May 9, 1879

2. Alice Ethel Price was born Oct 28, 1880

3. John Cheadle Price was born May 5, 1886

4. George Choate Price was born Feby 23, 1891

5. Arthur William Price was born Nov 20, 1893

on a loose slip of paper

Oscar William Cropper was born Apr 15, 1857

Hannah Elizabeth Choate was born Aug 17, 1859

Their children

1. Clarence Choate Cropper was born Jany 30, 1886

2. Laura Alice Cropper was born June 24, 1887

3. Helen Ferdilla Cropper was born Jany 17, 1898

Mr Price produced two large minie balls both of which were extracted from his body, the one having struck him in the groin or hip & was extracted on the field of battle at Atlanta Ga & he bled for 32 hours, not profusely, but enough to so weaken him that he could not hold up his head. The other struck him square in the forehead, just above the bridge of the nose, was flattened out & embedded under the skin & the depression made by it is plainly visible yet. He says Geo H. Thomas was their General & they reached Chickamaugua at sunrise after a forced all night's march & immediately went into battle before breakfast, his Co or regiment leading the attack &

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out of 366 in their Co 120 fell in the first two hours. He says the loss of his company or regiment was greater than that of any other, being 57 8/10 %. He said he was in 20 or 30 battles & produced a badge giving their names. Mrs Price says that Hannah Brown who married William Whitesell called "Bud" see Page 526 was daughter of a sister of Hannah Whitesell Miller, her name being Catharine.

Mrs P. says the names of these sisters were Betsy Hilands, Susan? Means, Polly Crider, Catharine Brown & Hannah Miller & you remembers that they had brothers Philip, George & Joseph. She thinks Philip was a millwright, but never knew any but Joseph. She says Joseph was in the Civil War as was his son & fourteen nephews. She says her grandmother had two sons & a grandson in the Civil War. She was a strong Presbyterian & would not allow Mrs Price to read anything on Sunday but the Bible & Hymn Book. Said her great Uncle Joseph spoke of his visit to the Whitesells, his brother George's in Allegheny Co in 1883 or 1884, she thought it was the Blaine Campaign & he wanted to get a Sunday paper & spoke to George's son about it & he said "Yes, you can get a paper all right, but you can't read it here as everything is backed up over Sunday, even the Almanac". It is now 3:33 PM & Mrs Price is going to get the full family record of some of her Uncles & Aunts & send me & I will go & catch the next street car back to Indianapolis.

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[Descendant Chart]

Hannah Whitesell was born (on the farm in Allegheny Co, Pa where her parents, Jacob & Catharine Elizabeth Markle Weitzel settled) on Jany 30, 1792. Mrs Price says her great Uncle Dr Joseph Markle Whitesell told her that his parents were married at the old block house of his mother's father, Casper Markle which was near by Mill Grove, Westnd, Co, Pa. He said he slept in this old house in which the stairway went up in the centre on his last visit to Penna which was in 1883 the year before he died. She married in June or July 1819 Mr John Lytle Miller, who though born in this Country, Apr 19, 1797 called himself an Irishman, his parents having come from Ireland. Soon after their marriage, they removed to Ohio, settling in Darrtown, Butler Co, O where her Uncle George Markle had settled many years before. Mrs Price has tax receipts for taxes paid in Darrtown, O. by Mr Miller on a lot they owned there & on which they no doubt lived. Here, their first seven children were born. In 1830, he removed to Clinton Co, Indiana where he entered land his cabin being the first house built in Owen Tp & here on Apr 4, 1831 his 8th child, Edward Reed was born being the first white child born in the Tp. Here he died Sept 6, 1833 having gotten but a few acres cleared & leaving his widow with nine children, the oldest 13 yrs & the youngest 4 mos. There was no cemetery at hand & he was buried in the orchard he had planted. Four yrs later, he was taken up & reinterred at the Presbyterian Mt Hope Cem when his widow died in 1870, this cem was no longer in use & she was buried in the I.O.O.F. Cem at Frankfort, Ind & he was again removed & buried beside her along with his son Edward R. She died Oct 14, 1870.

[children]

James Miller, B Apr 18, 1820 ob Apr 1906 m. Nancy Ann Campbell. A farmer. Both died at Amboy, Minn. Have record, large env Letter of Mch 26, 1922.

Eliza Miller, B July 2, 1821 ob Aug 9, 1884 M Apr 22, 1852 to Lewis Choate who was born Oct 22, 1820 & who died Nov 9, 1902. Both buried in Kilamore Cem.

Amanda Grace, B Jany 24, 1854 m. Mch 13, 1878 to James A. Price who was born June 5, 1843. My informant & hosts.

Hannah Joyce, B May 9, 1879 m. June 5, 1906 to Clayton r. Wise & live at Cleveland, O. where he is a school teacher & principal.

Margery Grace, B Apr 24, 1909

Alice Ethel, B Oct 28, 1880 unmarried, was home to dinner with us. A large fine handsome woman who wants to get a book when it is published.

John Cheadle, B May 5, 1886 unmarried. He is a millwright. He was in Marine Corps in World War

George Choate, B Feby 23, 1891 m. Aug 1915 to Velva Neidlinger & live here. He is mgr of the Indiana Brass Co.

Robert Clayton, B Nov 14, 1916

William Joseph, B Nov 15, 1920

Arthur William, B. Nov 20, 1893 m. Nov? 1914 to Ruby Baker.

He is with the American Ex. Co.

Frederick Choate, B Jany 30, 1915

Ella Grace, B Aug 13, 1917

Elizabeth Joyce, B Dec 16, 1920

Mary Jane, B July 9, 1855 M. Nov 8, 1876 to Abner L. Jones live here where he is an engineer. She died Aug 16, 1926 Buried at Kilmore, Ind.

Morton L.

Anna Laura

Charles L.

Willis

Laura Frances, B Nov 24, 1857 unmarried. Lives in Couer d Alene, Idaho.

Hannah Elizabeth, B Aug 17, 1859 m. Mch 23, 1885 to Oscar William Cropper who was born Apr 15, 1857.

Clarence Choate, B Jany 30, 1886

Laura Alice, B June 24, 1887

Helen Fredia, B Jany 17, 1898

Catharine Miller, B Oct 10, 1822 ob Feby 1903 M. Joseph Calloway & lived on a farm 7 miles NW of Frankfort. Both buried here in I.O.O.F. Cem

Mary Miller, B Apr 6, 1824 ob May 15, M. Isaac Cook & lived in Darrtown & then lived on a farm here & was once Sheriff of this County. Both buried at I.O.O.F. Cem here. Moved here abt 1846. He was Sheriff 1853 to 1855. Have record, large env letter of Mch 26/22 June 27, 1924 am making table of inf recd in letter small envelope now filed of May 23, 1922 from John M. Cook, Son

John M. Cook, B Dec 21, 1844 m. Oct 19, 1869 to Sarah McNett who was born Dec 29, 1848, dau of David McNett & wife Elizabeth Lipp. They live in Indianapolis, Ind.

Ada Mae Cook, B May 2, 1873 m. June 12, 1898 to Maxson on Aug 1, 1869 son of Maxon &________

Lucille, only child B July 21, 1902 & M. Oct 19, 1920 to Wesley L. [unreadable ends Oedal] born Aug 16, 1899, son of______

Child, B June 19, 1921

Rhoda Jane Cook, B July 27, 1880 m. June 22, 1905 to Rennie Wilson born______son of______Wilson & wife______ No issue

Walter John Cook, B June 14, 1884 m Oct 19, 1901 to Emilie Jones born______dau of_______Jones & wife_______

Mabel Lucile, B Aug 2, 1913

Martha Louise, B Feby 24, 1917

Dorothy May, B Mch 12, 1921

William Cook, B ob 2 yrs ago say 1920 in Los Angeles where his widow lives.

Elizabeth Cook, B Dec 15, 1851 Lives in Lafayette, Ind.

Eliza Jane Cook, B. Live in Kokomo, Ind at 405 Sycamore St. She had her parents family Bible with record.

John Lytle Miller Jr, B Apr 4, 1826 ob May 1887 He was a prominent lawyer in Lafayette Ind where he died . He married Amanda. Buried at Lafayette Ind. Have record large env. Letter of Mch 26, 1922

Richard J. Miller, B June 14, 1827 ob 1906 M. Nancy M. McAnally He was a farmer & died at Bloomington, Ind where he is buried

William Harrison Miller, B Nov 23, 1828 ob m.1. Achsa McPheeters. m.2. Hannah J. Hayes. He was a farmer & died in Oklahoma City. His first wife is buried in I.O.O.F. Cem here. His second wife is living.

Edward Ray Miller, B Apr 4, 1831 ob Mch 15, 1852 He died from an accidental shot when out hunting & was unmarried was first white child born in Owen Tp

Hannah Elizabeth Miller, B Apr 21, 1833 ob M. Gardiner Darr of Darrtown O. He was a farmer near Mankato, Minn but died in Mankato.

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I then went back to the Hotel Coulter & to the Interurban Sta & took the 4:25 Limited into Indianapolis, arriving here at 7:15 PM, got my supper at the Claypool Coffee shop & took a College Ave Car marked Fairground to 24th ST & walked two blocks to the C. Frank Whitesell home at 2405 Bellefontaine St. He is a large handsome 40 yr old man with a good strong face. His wife is medium sized with black hair & eyes. She read me the record from the Bible & insisted that the dates given of their marriage & the birth of her oldest child was correct. They gave me references to Nobelsville & Castleton which I deem it wise to follow up & have left a call for 5:30 so I can get out on the 6:45 train. I left them at 9:50, walked briskly up two blocks & caught the street car in, reaching here on a 20 minute run at 10:15 PM. I have been very sleepy writing this & preceding page & will now go to bed as it is 12:17 AM

Claypool Hotel 11st, 9:35 PM

I got up at 5:30 this morning, got my breakfast & took the 6:45 AM train on the Lake Erie & Western RR to Castleton, Ind where I arrived at 7:15 AM & the village which contains only a population of 194 was not astir, but I found a couple of men loading a wagon in a stable back of the Sta & they directed me to the residence of Mrs Martha Whitesell which was a small house adjg & beyond the Doctors office on the right hand side of the street, going east which crosses the tracks at the station.

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AT Mrs Martha Whitesell's Castleton, Indiana Oct 11, 1921 8:35 AM

I arrived here an hour ago & Mrs Whitesell has gotten out the old large dilapidated Bible of her husband which was printed in Phila, Pa in 1849 by Jesper Harding & from it I have taken the data on Page 528 written in this kind ink & with this fine pen point giving all of his children listed on Pages 528 & 529. Mrs W. says her maiden name was Crigler & her first husband, James Buchanan, a first cousin of Prest Buchanan died from exposure & disease incident to his service in the Civil War on Mch 23, 1865. She had no children to him. I got some additional records from another old big Bible as badly dilapidated which belonged to Mrs Lawson & was published in Phila in 1863 by Wm W. Harding.

Mrs Whitesell has given me from memory what records were not in the Bibles & I am now at 9:44 AM ready to go & see Mrs Justice.

Claypool Hotel 11th 9:44 PM

It was very early to call on a woman in her 80th yr & she had not yet gotten her bed made up, the room where she recd me being her bedroom on the ground floor. She got up on a chair & got down three large dilapidated Bibles which she had wrapped up in paper in two of which were records from which I copied on Pages 528 & 529. She is the widow of Wilson Whitesell & is frail & delicate, but not at all feeble. She had a bad cough this morning, is tall & slender & has a cancer I think on the left side of the end of her nose. She said a friend of hers recommended Mr Whitesell to her as a husband because h had been so good to his first wife & arranged for him to come & see her & she married him notwithstanding he had seven children for her to look after which she s'd she treated as if they had been her own.

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At residence of Mrs Mallie Justus, Castleton, Ind. Oct 11, 1921 10:15 AM

Mrs Justus does not have the family Bible of her father's but says she can give the record from memory. She says her oldest sister got it & her song to it from her & he married & separated from his wife & she took everything. It had her father & mother's name on it in gilt letters, a fine Bible with all their births & marriages in it. I suppose the party to whom she referred was Chas H. Teaster see Page 542, but unfortunately, I lost sight of getting his place of residence or the name of his wife. Mrs Justus however did no need to have the Bible before her as she readily gave the names & dates connected with all the descendants of her father Samuel Marshal Whitesell as listed on Pages 542 & 543. She is a very fine woman neither fat nor lean, active & virile looking but her front teeth are gone. Her brother Charles Jacob, well preserved & vigorous lives with her & came in & gave his own record. He is medium

size, the picture of health & looks much younger than he is. She is a

cousin to be proud of & like Mrs Price, particularly was mighty glad to

see me. In fact, all of the relatives have been. I had gone to the garage & engaged a man there to take me on to Noblesville, but as it took me an hour & a quarter longer than I anticipated, he was gone at 12:05 PM when I got back to the Garage, I went to J.W. Ringers home nearby & they were eating dinner & he s'd the man waited until 11:30 & left, but he wd take me when he finished his dinner, so I hired him to take me.

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He said that the Justus's were the best customers he had & that Dale was always most prompt to pay his bill.

At residence of Philip Patterson Whitesell, Delaware Tp, Hamilton Co, Ind Oct 11, 1921 1:08 PM

I arrived here ten minutes ago & Mr Whitesell says he does not have his father's family Bible & don't know where it is. He says his father endorsed for F.P. Teaster, a Southerner who married his Uncle Sam's dau Arabella. Cyclone June 25, 1902. It is now 2:44 PM & I have finished the record Mr Whitesell & his wife have given me from memory as entered on Pages 544 & 545.

Mr Whitesell thinks Lavinia Wheatley living a mile south & a mile west of Castleton who is a daughter of a brother of Mr W's mother might have the family Bible records of his father.

Claypool Hotel 11th, 10:27 PM Speaking of his father's financial disaster & the loss of all the 160 A except 40 A on which his two brothers live which were in some way saved, he said that this Southerner Teaster came up here & couldn't read nor write, married Arabella who taught him to read & write. He came to get her Uncle Charles W. Whitesell to endorse a note for $600 as he thought, but when it became due, it turned out to be $6000 & it ruined him financially. His son, Philip P., my informant s'd he tried to keep him from endorsing it. He says he has lived where he is so long, 28 yrs, as a renter that most people think he owns the farm. He was working on it June 25, 1902 when the cyclone struck it & broke two of his ribs, battered up his head, blew trees across the house & did incalculable damage generally. He & his wife gave me from memory the record of the descendants of his father on Page 544 & 545.

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[Descendant Chart]

Samuel Marshall Whitesell married Sarah Ann McClaren see Page 528.

[children]

Arthur Allen, B Nov 26, 1851 ob July 21, 1896 m. in 1886 to Grace Hamlin & she died Oct 13, 1859. He was constable in Indianapolis for 15 yrs & his horse ran off, he jumped out, got his feet caught in the lines, his head struck the curb & he was killed.

1. Carlin Hamlin, B June 22, 1884 m. Mamie Slicer of Chicago. He was overseas & is now a Major in the Regular Army & had 3 children.

3. Eemma, B May 4, 1888 m. 1911 to Jack McCall of Indianapolis. He is a Marble setter by trade. No issue.

2. Levi Samuel B Jany 1, 1886 ob June 1886

4. Arthur Allen Jr, B Sept 3, 1894 m Feby 10, 1921 to Ruth Oliver at Aberdeen Maryland where he lives & is a Sergeant in the Regular Army. He was overseas almost 2 yrs.

5. Catherine, B. Sept 3, 1894 ob Mch 8, 1915.

Arabella, B. Sept 20, 1853 ob, May 26, 1888 m. Finley P. Teaster. He died in Mch 17, 1910 at Indianapolis

2 boys, unmarried, died in infancy

Charles H., married & parted No issue B. May 27,1871

Anna Melcena, M. John Stoll She was born Dec 8, 1873 & died May 24, 1904.

Charles Finley Stoll, B Nov 4, 1895

Maggie May, B Mch 2, 1875 married in Penna & lives at Wilkes Barre Pa. No issue.

Charles Jacob, B. Nov 26, 1855 m. Feby 15, 1886 to Josephine Mollenkoppf who was born Apr 19, 1859 & died at Castleton Apr 8, 1904 when here on a visit. No issue. He lives here with his sister.

Elizabeth Caroline, B Apr 30, 1857 ob Apr 1903. M. Feby 12, 1879 to James William Beck. He was born in July 1856 & died Mch 1904. Both died in Newark, Arkansas where he had a sawmill. They lived at West Liberty, Hamilton, Co near where her father's farm was located & her first five children were born there.

Loretta Belle, B Aug 2, 1879 m. Frank West, Both living in Anderson, Ind. No issue.

Josie Allen, a girl, B Mch 5, 1882 m. Earl Laub & live at Ellwood, Ind where he works at the Template [Taplate? best guess] Factory. Has a good position. No issue.

Samuel Meeks, B Sept 1, 1883 married & live in Newark, Ark is married & has two children

Goldie, B Feby 22, 1885 m. James Johnson who is well to do & live Newark, Ark & have several children.

Gracie Ellen, B June 1886 married in Arkansas & has no children

Charles Edward, B 1888 in Arkansas. Unmarried

William Patterson B July 3, 1858 ob Aug 8, 1860

Mary Ellen, B Aug 31, 1860 m. Aug 31, 1877 to Geo S. Justus who was born Jany 1, 1855 in Miami Co, Ind. Is living here & is a farmer. All their children were born at West Liberty, Ind.

Nettie Lee, B Dec 25, 1878 m. July 3, 1902 to John Lankford who was born Sept 20, say 1875. Live at Montrose, Ind. Is a mail carrier & contractor.

Mildred Hope, B May 9, 1904 } Fine

Maxine, B June 21 1907 } Smart girls

Siddona Rachel, B May 15, 1882 m Apr 4, 1900 to Alverda Wadsworth who was born Apr 12, 1876? He lives near here where he has a farm. She died Nov 23, 1918 with the "flu"

Cornelius Byram, B Mch 5, 1901

Ralph Wellington, B Nov 15, 1902

Raymond Alverda B Jany 20, 1905

Homer Justus, B Dec 31, 1906

Lendoie Louise [Lantoise Louise?] B Mch 25, 1909

Arthur Swaine [best guess on second name] B Nov 25, 1911

Glenn Dale, B Mch 7, 1917.

Charles Homer, B Mch 18, 1884 m Oct 7, 1906 to Della Roberts Both living here. She was born Nov 10, 1883. She is a fine woman.

Chalmer, B Nov 4, 1907 very small for his age.

Charles Curtis, B July 30, 1913.

John Dale, B Apr 11, 1902 At home unmarried.

Moses Perry, B Apr 15, 1862 ob 1862

Lona Nelcena, B Sept 3, 1869 m. in the Spring of 1901 to John C. Peters who is in the P.O. at Indianapolis where they live. They never have had any children.

[Descendant Chart]

Victoria Catherine [Whitesell], m. Alfred Fraser. See Page 544.

[children]

Clara, m. Carl Wheeler. He died of consumption.

A daughter

Paul, Died at 15 yrs

Hugh, twin, Was 3 yrs overseas. married & lives in Indianapolis

Howard, twin. dead. d.y.

A girl, unnamed d.y.

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Charles Wilkins Whitesell & Lottie Bronson See Page 528. He died in this Co & in this Tp.

[children]

Philip Patterson, B July 21, 1856 m. Aug 25, 1878 to Miss Florence Williams who was born May 19, 1859. Farmer on Smith farm which he has rented for 28 yrs. His P.O. address is Route 1 Fishers, Indiana.

Jacob Williams, B Mch 19, 1880 m. Aug 31, 1898 to Dora Moose & lives at Broad Ripple where he drives a truck & is a general roustabout.

Drayson Whitesell, B Mch 2, 1991

Margaret Myrtle, B Dec 25, 1883 ob Aug 18, 1884 with whooping cough

Clara Agnes, B Feby 8, 1885 m.1. 1901 to Chas Burkett. m.2. 1905 to Fred Eusy. They live in Noblesville Tp this Co where he is a farmer.

Marie Gail Burkett B Jany 31, 1902 ob 1904

Orvill Patterson Eusy, B Jany 18, 1906

Donald Fred, B Aug 22? 1907

Birdie Raymond, B Aug 19, 1887 m. July 25, 1911 to Edna Moore. Live in Indianapolis & works for Standard Oil Co called "Bert".

Larue, B May 14, 1913

James, B May 13, 1915

Victoria Catherine, B Nov? 1858 ob 1898 m in 1882? to Alfred Fraser. He is living see Page 543.

Helen, B Apr 6, 1861. The day Ft Sumpter was fired on ob Feby 1868.

Samuel Lawson, called "Pete" for Uncle Lawson, B Jany 26, 1865 m. 1901 to Allie Beaver widow nee Harrison Both living in this Tp. Children all unmarried.

Thelma

Faris Lawson, ob abt 1910 aged 6 yrs

Roscoe Harrison, B Mch 24, 1906

Harold, B 1908

Catharine, B 1910?

Mary Elizabeth (call her "Jen") B Nov 22, 1867 m. abt 1887 to Cyrus McGhea Both living in Orange Tp, Marion Co. He a cripple. This name is McGhehey.

Lawrence, B Nov 1889 m. Ruby Klingersmith. Divorced.

Edward McGhehey B Jany 1, 1917

Harry, B Feby 24?, 1891 m. Pauline______ Separated soon after marriage. No issue.

Lee, B May 2d, 1900 unmarried

Alma, B June 23, 1902 unmarried.

Charles Henry, B Apr 6, 1870 Unmarried & lives on home farm in this Tp

Pearl Wilson, B Mch 24, 1873 ob May 6, 1881

Myrtle Lavinia, B Aug 25, 1875 m in 1897? to Charles Marshall & live White River Tp this Co where he is a farmer.

Clarence Marshall, B Sept 19, 1901 unmarried.

Gladys M. Marshall, B July 28, 1909

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[Descendant Chart]

Philip Patterson Whitesell M.D. & Elizabeth E. Hiney See Page 528

[children]

Sarah Elizabeth Whitesell, B Aug 3, 1854 ob Oct 12, 1917 m. May 27, 1874 to George C. Richwine of Noblesville, Ind. He is still living here.

Wally Whitesell, B Oct 12, 1876 m. Oct 4, 1920 to Hazel White or Carmel, Ind. No issue. Live here & is a breeder of Poland China Hogs.

Frederick Abram, B Sept 14, 1879 m. Nov 8, 1912 He is in Automobile business here.

Richard, B Jany 6, 1917

George Frederick, B Sept 4, 1919

Eleanor Ann Whitesell, B Nov 8, 1859 m. Mch 24, 1881 to Charles H. Harrison from Brookville, Franklin Co, Ind who was born June 7, 1856 & died Oct 28, 1916 at 1124 College Av, Indianapolis at their home. He was a traveling salesman.

Marie Whitesell, B. Feby 12, 1883 m. Sept 4, 1906 to Geo Fredk Marshall who was born Feby 18, 1882. both living in their own home No 924 Park Ave, Indplis. He is in the furniture business. No issue.

Thomas Alfred, B July 22, 1886 m Dec 18, 1907 to Pearl Linder who was born Sept 7, 1888. Both living in Columbus, Ohio where he makes extracts & flavoring.

Charles Phillip Harris, B Sept 7, 1909

Philip Byron Whitesell, B Nov 1, 1861 m Jany 1, 1882 to Mary A. Van Winkle who was born Aug 9, 1862. Both living at Jumbo, Oklahoma where he is in the Marinette Oil Co. The children are all married but Mrs Harris can't give any further record. Write to him for the record of his family.

Frederick, B June 12, 1884

Elizabeth

Louie

Benjamin

Fairy

George Whitesell

Edith May Whitesell, B May 11, 1870 m Mch 22, 1890 to Clarence Lennen of Clarksville, Ind. Both living in Wichita Falls, Texas where he is in the oil business

Charles Leslie Lennen, B Mch 28, 1909 in Clarion Pa

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At residence of E.M. Hare No 22 South Tenth St Noblesville, Ind Oct 11, 1921 4:44 PM

Claypool Hotel 11th, 11 PM

I reached Nobelsville at 3:40 PM, having stopped at Fishers Poh [sic] 188 at the garage to fix a wheel of Mrs Ringer's car. He is a man of winning personality by reason of his very strenuous hustling proclivities. He is a little wiry active man & wore a slouch flap hat & drove through the wind like mad. He crawled under his low geared car & fixed it himself, stopped right at Mr Hare's where I bid him goodbye, being glad to know such a hustler. Mrs Harris, a staid average sized woman recd me & I told her I had come to see her & she took me in & introduced me to Mr Hare who was sitting in a big chair & did not get up & was indifferent. She gave me the record of her father Dr Philip Patterson Whitesell on the preceding page from memory & was quite gracious & considerate & decorous throughout. She said that John Petty at Connersville, Ind had prepared a very good full history of the descendants of Hannah Whitesell Miller & she had no doubt he would give it on application. She said too that "Fannie" that is Mary Frances Whitesell see Page 527, sister of Mrs Barnhill had a very good history of the Whitesell family, but it was packed away or stored in her removal to Calif. & was no available. Mrs H. has been secretary for 12 yrs of the Whitesell association.

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from page 522

but the daughter escaped with injuries. The citizens caught the nigger & hung him on the college campus of Miami University at Oxford & shot his Boyd full of holes. There was no explaining his action unless he had suddenly become insane, as there was money at hand which he did not take. This occurred, Florence thought, something like 30 yrs ago. She said the father of the negro came to Knightstown & lived with & I think she said died at his daughter, Caroline Brown's. Lizzie Horner married first a man named Alexander who died from consumption in Arizona on his way back from California whither he had gone for his health. She married second, a lawyer named Hall & lives now at Hamilton, O. where he practices.

Mrs Hanley called my attention to an exquisitely carved circular mahogany table in the center of their parlor or sitting room where we were, which was in toto, the work of Mr Hanley who is certainly a genius to produce such fine carving & handiwork.

When I got to this Hotel Sunday evg, the 9th at 4:55 PM, I got a copy of R.L. Polk's City Directory of Indianapolis, Ind for 1921 from which I found listed:

Carothers, 10, Carruthers, 2, Caruthers 6, Jack 6 Kilgore 4, Markle 8, Merkle 8, Redburn 0, Rothermel 3 Whitesell 15 and

Barnhill, Sarah E. (widow of Robt) l. 6132 College Ave (at Broad Ripple) & her telephone is Washington 1448.

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Mrs Price said yesterday at lunch with them at their home in Frankfort, Ind that her father's father came from Massachusetts & either he or his father was a cousin of the father of the celebrated Rufus Choate who they s'd was not the father of Joseph H. Choate, but probably his Uncle. Mr Price said that Clinton Co. (their county) had forged to the front & was the Banner Co of the State in grain production. He is a fine looking handsome man & seemingly very vigorous for one in his 79th year. She is not handsome, but has a charming smile & makes up in kind genial open & frank hospitality all that is lacking in good looks, & I feel she is a relative to be proud of. She is of above average size, not fleshy & would I should judge weigh 165 lbs. Her daughter, Alice Ethel, is a beautiful woman with wonderfully even features & wd go over 200 lbs I wd say.

Philip Patterson Whitesell Page 544 son of Chas W. is a tall & slender red faced man & was cordial & accommodating. His wife is pleasant faced & a little dumpy slightly corpulent, with snow white hair & very deaf, as is also her brother & two of her children. Her double cousin, Mrs Eller was there, also gray haired, but a little taller & not so heavy. Mrs Eller s'd their mothers were sisters & their father's brothers. I gave Mrs Whitesell my address as she said she might want to write me & would want a book when it came out.

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I was expecting to see Miss Sadie Whitesell (Sarah Ruhamah, daughter of Wilson Page 528) but since seeing her stepmother & getting the record from her father's family Bible. I don't think it necessary to hunt her up. They say however, she lives with one of the Meyers connected with the Meyers Coal Co at No 403 Highland Ave at the home of the father of Chas Meyers. When I got in this evening I called up Miss Barnhill of 6132 College Ave Tel Washington 1448 at 6:30 PM & asked if it wd be convenient for me to come out tonight & she said it wasn't as they were all upset over her brother being taken to the hospital & said for me to call up tomorrow, so I will go out at 7 o'c in the morning to Anderson, Ind & hunt up Lulu, the sister of Jessie Markle Coles. As it is now 11:30 PM, I will go down & leave order to call me in the morning.

The history I got Sunday night from Wm Marion Whitesell, says that his great grandparents, Jacob & Catharine Markle Weitzel settled near Perrysville, Pa & are both buried in Highland Cem. Someone of the descendants of Jacob told me yesterday or today I believe it was "Frank" Whitesell last night that Jacob Weitzel had a brother John & that Lewis Wetzel of Indian fighting fame & for whom Wetzel Co WVA was named was a son of John.

It is now 12:30 AM 12th, & I will go to bed.

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At residence of Lulu M. Garrett No 213 W 4th St, Anderson, Indiana Oct 12, 1921 9:50 AM

I arrived here by taxi a half hour ago & she has produced her mother's small or medium sized Bible bound in Russia leather & published by the American Bible Society NY in 1873 from which I copy:

Marriages

At Oxford, Ohio, married May 5, 1861 Lewis C. Markle to Eliza M. Hammatt (should be Miss Mary Eliza Hammett)

At West Alexander, Ohio married Jany 11, 1885 Edgar H. Cole to Jessie Helen Markle.

Births

Lewis Cramer Markle born May 29, 1837

Mary Eliza Hammett born July 6, 1841

Their children

1. Louella Hammett Markle born Mch 26, 1862

2. Jessie Helen Markle born Oct 26, 1865

Deaths

Elizabeth Markle died Jany 10, 1882 (this was Joseph B. Markle's widow who died of old age aged 83 at Oxford, O. & is buried at Oxford Cem. He is buried at Darrtown, O.)

Andrew Sigourney Hammett died Dec 4, 1843 in 41st yr of his age. This is the father of Mrs Lewis C. Markle & her great grandmother was a Sigourney.

Archie Markle Cole died Nov 11, 1885. This is Jessie's son & died a few hours after it was born. He was also born Nov 11th.

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Lewis C. Markle died Oct 4, 1892 in his 56th yr. Lulu says he died of paralysis & her Uncle Sam died of apoplexy

Jessie H. Schafer died Dec 6, 1915 at Sedansville, O abt two miles from Cincinnati, O. Just across from Ludlow, KY

From Jessie's own Bible

Jessie Markle Cole married Henry H. Schafer Sept 1913. He died July 6, 1915 at Sedamsville & is buried at Spring Grove Cem.

Edgar H. Cole died July 6, 1900 & is buried at Oxford, O. & he was born at Cincinnati, O Jany 15, 1861.

Mrs Eliza H. Markle, widow of Lewis C. died Jany 19, 1911 & is buried at Anderson, along with her husband & her daughter Jessie was also brought here & buried in West Maplewood Cem here.

Lulu Markle & Martin Luther Garrett were married at Windsor, Ontario, on Oct 26, 1912.

Lulu says her father & Uncle Sam & their father were all rigid Presbyterians & said her Uncle Sam had a Sunday School class in St Joe, Mo. She says Mr Cole was Post Master at Knightstown, Ind, was of a morbid disposition & would sit for hours out by her father's grave for whom he had great love & admiration. Lewis C. Markle was a fine character, was a stock dealer. Lulu says she was born in Oxford, O. & Jessie was born in

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this house shortly after they moved in. Her father bought this house about 1864 or 1865 & lived in it & died here. Lulu has produced photos of many of the relatives, notably her Aunt Georgiana & her Uncle Joseph, her sister Jessie & a Mrs John Drew, very beautiful girl, daughter of her Aunt Lizzie Bender. Her stepmother, Aunt Ella Bender lived with Dollie Drew in St Louis, Mo & died there abt 4 yrs ago. Walter Bender her son a druggist lives in St Joe, Mo. Mrs Drew's address in St Louis Mo is 501 Clara St. Lulu says Lizzie, the daughter of Georgiana Horner first married Edwd? Hull & it was he who died on the train on the way back from California. He had laid his head in her lap & she thought he was sleeping & found he was dead. This was abt a yr after their marriage. They had no issue. Some time, say 3 or 4 yrs after his death, she married Dr Sherman Alexander of near Perkinsville, Ind, but who was practicing at Oxford, O. when he met & married Lizzie. He died abt 2 yrs ago & their son just through school is a fine boy & now lives with his mother in Oxford, O. Lulu thinks that Lizzie Alexander would have her grandfather's Bibles. Lulu says there were ten children in her grandfather, Joseph B. Markle's family. He died of Cholera during the epidemic when her father was 11 yrs old. His wife was Elizabeth McCullough. They had 10 children as follows:

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1. Ann, who married Judge John B. Hough a law judge of Ft Wayne, Ind. They had no children, but he had a son, John by a former marriage. he is the man who named Markleville in southern side of this Co for his wife, who he had met when attending school at Oxford, O. Thinks she died at Ft Wayne & wd be buried there. Says he graduated at Oxford, O & was finely educated.

2. Jane, never married, died at Oxford, O. Said she was a school teacher & when teaching at New Castle, Ind, took sick & was taken home & died. A friend who knew her said Lulu resembled her strikingly. She was but 30 yrs old when she died. & Lulu says her father did not remember ever seeing her.

4. Elizabeth, married John C. Bender, a lawyer of St Joe, Mo. They had but two children, John who died young & Ella, called Dollie, wife of John Drew a RR man in St Louis.

5. Georgietta, who married James Horner, a Virginian who was related to Charles Carroll of Carrollton. He had died before Lulu's grandmother Markle died & a long time before Georgietta was killed which was about 1891 on Jany 12th & the next Oct, Lulu's father died. She had two children, Katie, who died young & Elizabeth Carroll Horner.

6. Lewis C. whose record I have noted

7. Frances, married Charles Mater from Leadville, Col. He is living but heavy losses of money wrecked his mind. She is living in Arizona & Lulu thinks Lizzie

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Alexander would know her address. They have four children, the first two being twins, viz; 2. Charles & 3. Josie, 1. Birdie the oldest & Daisy Fisk. 1. Birdie married John Young who has died leaving a son John living in Texas who married a Jewess. 4. Daisy married Charles Fisk bookeeper for a mining Co in Denver, Colorado. They have two children, Harry & a little girl. 3. Charles is a banker & is married & lives in Arizona. 4. Josie unmarried, lives in Arizona with her mother.

8. Joseph was in Civil War & died shortly after, Lulu thinks at his brother, Sam's & that he is buried at St. Joe. Lulu says the name of the girl he was engaged to marry was Mary or Marion Harlan.

9. Ellen Whitesell (named for Dr. Whitesell) married Jno C. Bender, being his second wife. She was a graduate of Oxford & taught school here & was Principal. Often said she wd never marry a widower or a brother-in-law & her husband was both. Had but one child, Walter, now living in St. Joe where she is buried. She died, however, very suddenly of pneumonia in St. Louis, Mo.

10. Martha, the youngest, married John McGonigal of Darrtown or McGonigal sta near there. She died at Darrtown. He was a farmer. Lulu recalls three children: 1. Edward, died young. 2. Lulu, who married a farmer named Kumler of a prominent family & lives at Harrison, O. Heard they had separated. Had two sons, T. Harry died a baby.

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3. Samuel McCullough Markle, married 1. Ellen? Geer & had two children, Effie, the oldest & Charles. Effie married a man named Albert Jenkins & when aunt Ella was living, was living in St. Louis, Mo. She has one son, Markle Jenkins, had a little girl Nellie that died.

Charles married first a Hattie Brubaker from St. Joe and separated & by her had three children, first twins, Samuel & Lucy & Hazel thinks the trouble grew over Samuel who was lazy & the mother humored him & his father wanted to keep him in school. Hattie was 7 yrs. older than Charlie, was haughty & was not liked by the family. He married very young & did not separate until Hazel became of age. He then married a girl he had been engaged to in St. Joe. He has become wealthy & is now in the wholesale hardware business in Galveston, Texas, & Lulu says is a millionaire. She says two of his brothers are traveling for him. Says Lucy married a Lieut. & Hazel a doctor.

Samuel McC. m.2. Lucy Geer, a sister of his first wife, a very bright woman & her daughter, Jennie Butler is much like her & is quick at repartee.

Of Lucy's children:

A. Frank is the oldest & is married to Carrie _________ & has 7 children.

B. Willard, married twice but has no children.

D. Minor Milliken, (named for an old sweetheart of Lucy in Oxford, O. a Congressman)

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A very bright man, married & has children & lives in Arkansas. He graduated at Oxford, O. & was at Harvard taking a law course when his father died.

C. Jennie, married Stuart Butler. Lulu says her Uncle Sam took a caboose in Arkansas going from his business to get a train to get home for the Christmas holidays & died of Apoplexy, being found dead in the caboose.

Lulu says they have traced her mother's family back to the Mayflower.

It is now 12:22 PM & Mr. Garrett, a heavy set, solid man with moustache has come in. Lulu is tall & slender & has been a handsome girl.

Lulu thinks her father told her that he never saw his two oldest sisters, Ann & Jane. See Lulu's letter, small env. of Dec. 17/23 for record of her mother's forbears [sic] JVT 1/27/24.

Claypool Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. Room 581, Oct. 12, 1921, 4:33 PM

I got up at 5:30 this morning, got my breakfast & took the 7 AM train on the Big Four for Anderson, Ind, where I arrived at 8 AM & was driven to the new Grand Hotel where I found from the city directory there were no Caruthers, Jacks, Redburns, or Rotharmels, but found Kilgores, 3 and Markle, Asa, Assembler Pierce Governor Co. B 1021 W. 13th

Markle, Cecil (Mabel) Assembler Remy Elec Div R. 2330 Pearl

Markle, Herschel L. Agt. Presidential life ins. Co. b 1215 Jackson

Markle, Mrs. Mabel, Assembler Remy Elec Div R. 2330 Pearl

Markle, Mildred file ctr Nicholson File Co. b. 808 E. 20th

Garrett, Lulu M. Artist, (Tel Main 148, taken out) R. 23 W. 4th

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In the back of the Directory was a list of "Taxpayers & Residents of Madison County" which showed Markle, 14, mostly at Markleville Pop 225 Rothermel, Jacob, Anderson Tp (P.O. Anderson, Ind) A. 150 pp

Jack, Armel C. (Shirlie) Anderson RFD 3 LaFayette Tp $1181 pp.

I then got the clerk at the Hotel, Mr Green to call up about a half dozen pioneers or old citizens on the phone & finally got the present name of Lulu Markle, which is now Garrett & by this time it was 9 o'c & I got a taxi & went to her residence, the old home of her father, Lewis C. Markle at No 23 W. 4th St which is a small one story frame house with an odd front, but not at all attractive. She came to the door & I introduced myself & found her very bright & well informed. The house is several small rooms & in one, was one bookcase & in another two bookcases, all crowded full of books,but I did not get to see what they were. She said her father was named for a Presbyterian preacher, Lewis Cramer who was one of the many preachers that stopped at her grandfather's Joseph B. Markle, who was a rigid Presbyterian & entertained all the preachers that came. She talked continually & I got by questioning & from her mother's Bible what is recorded from Page 551 to 557 inclusive. She spoke of Dr Joseph M. Whitesell who had visited them & of whom she spoke most highly & who I learn has been the one relative who visited around in the connection. She could give nothing about the families of her

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grandfather's brothers & didn't know the name of her great grandfather Markle. I told her it was George & he was a son of Casper who was a son of Christian. She had a picture of Uncle Joe Markle like we had at Spring Dale & didn't know where he came in & I told her. The Whitesells at Knightstown, Ind had given it to her after Doctor Whitesell's death. She showed me a picture of her sister, Jessie who was a large woman & another picture on the wall of her showed a smiling face with dimples in her cheeks. She said Jessie & Mr Cole went up to West Liberty & in joking about getting married, did actually tie up a notice of her own wedding, was headed "married on the sly" they having gone up to Canada & were married a month before their friends at home knew it. I tarried with them until 12:45 PM, walked down half a block to Meridian & turning to the right, walked 3 1/2 blocks to the Interurban Sta & took the Street Car at 1:15 PM for Indianapolis, arriving at 2:46 PM & in walking to the telephone booths at the Claypool, someone called & turning around, it was Andrew Squire Esq of Cleveland, O. who had been down at the Bedford quarries in which he is interested, he being the first party I had met that I knew in all the hotels I have been in since leaving Penna. I then called up Miss Barnhill, who s'd they had nothing yet abt her brother & she plead illness & s'd they could not see me & referred me to John M. Whitesell 3554 Kenwood, Tel Randolph 3838, A brother of her mother who she s'd could see me after 6 o'c when he got home from his work. It is now 5:25 & I will get shaved & go to dinner.

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Claypool Hotel Room 581 Indianapolis, Ind Oct 12, 1921 9 PM

I got shaved, shined & my dinner & at 6:30 started out to John Markle Whitesell's at No 3554 Kenwood Ave Tel Randolph 3838 where I arrived shortly after 7 PM & was met by his granddaughter, Doris & his daughter-in-law, Grace, both pleasant, but his wife, a gray haired dark eyed dame was not so gracious & said her husband was having a meeting in at the office & wouldn't be out & she could give no information. Her son, Marion, who with his family lives with them now appeared, having been busy talking over the phone & said he had an appointment with some men about model of a house he had there, but he said his mother would tell me & she reluctantly did give me the meagre record of the descendants of her husband's brothers & sisters shown on Page 527 from which it is seen they are not as prolific as the other Whitesells. I have been seeing. They all three women were very interested in knowing the date of Mrs Barnhill's birth & s'd she never would tell that & as I divined that is shy she shied off Sunday night & why her daughter would not since make an appointment to see me as it would if their own family bible was brought out show Louise's age & that is what she has evidently determined would not be given. I left them at 8 PM, got a car & reached the Hotel at 8:30 PM

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I am leaving tomorrow morning at 7:55 via Penna Lines to Madison, Ind. on the Ohio River & from thence to Vevay, Ind to see if I can find any of the descendants of Nancy & Patrick Hunter. It is now 9:35 PM & is the first interregnum since getting here to write up what data I took down by pencil after arriving at Vincennes, so as I only have 16 pages left & have used abt 40 pages here, I will hold that until I get home & just bring this up to my arrival at Vincennes.

Continuing from middle of Page 519 back

I bade Mrs Markle goodbye & took a St car to Champaign, Ills & got off at the University & after inquiry from several parties, finally got a young man, who s'd Benj F. Carothers was janitor at the library Bldg & Daniel Kilgore at Natural History Bldg. it was the noon hour & neither one could be found, but they s'd Kilgore wd not be back until 6 PM. I then hunted up B.F. Carothers at his residence See Pages 483 to 485 & he s'd he wd see Kilgore for me & have him write me. I then got a car by trolley back to Urbana & at 3:33 PM, a street car which we met at RR tracks & N. Busey St collided with a fine Auto in which were two women, one Mrs B.F. Harris, wife of a banker was badly hurt & was taken to a hospital, the other who was driving the car was badly dazed when assisted from the car, but with assistance, walked across the street to a near house. I got into Urbana & got a St car for Darrville, Ills which is in Vermilion

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County & adjoins Vermilion Co, Ind. which is immediately south of Warren Co, Ind in which State line where I was in Sept 1894 to see cousin Mary Jane Logan is located in the southern part near to Vermilion & also not far from Darrville. In Leshnick's Darrville City Directory for 1921, I found: Carithers, 2, Carothers, 2, Jack 1, Kilgore 12, Markel 3, Redburn none, & Rotharmel none.

The Plaza Hotel was undergoing repairs, so they sent me across the street to the Savoy Hotel, under same management & I went abt two miles to the station & got a train into Vincennes where I arrived abt 12:44 AM, Sunday morning Oct 2d, 1921. It is now 10:11 PM & I will quit this record & write to Mrs Carrie Tanpert, Topeka Kansas see Page 295 which ever since Sept 14, last, I have been trying to get time to do.

Hotel Sinton, Cincinnati O, Room 428 Oct 16, 1921 1 PM

I left Indianapolis Ind on Thursday morning 13th inst at 7:55 AM via Penna Lines & reached Madison Co, seat of Jefferson Co about 11:50 AM & was at the Central Hotel there fr 11:50 to 11:55 AM. They had no Directory of the town, but from the telephone book there was not listed a Caruthers, Hunter, Jack, Kilgore, Markle, Redburn, nor Rotharmel. Taking the Auto hack at 12 noon with Howard Montange (pro Mun-Taw'-ny) driving, we passed through Lamb on the Ohio river Pop 26 at 12:44 PM with the Kentucky River coming into the Ohio opp in Carroll Co Ky & Carrollton, KY opp. The Ohio flowing placidly by performs it majestic mission of dividing Boone's hunting grounds of Ky from Harrison's tempting treasure plains of Indiana. Reached Vera abt 1 PM & at 1:33 was at Recorder's office & records noted there will be written up when I get home. See Record Book 6 Page 105.

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& Fr here written up fr Scratch mem on Oct 16, 1921 1:22 PM at Hotel Sinton, Cin. O.

At residence of Earnest Harris Posey Tp, Switzerland Co, Indiana Oct 14, 1921 8:55 AM

Howard ("Doc") Montange drove me out here this morning from Vevay where we left abt 7:40 AM to see Aribert Buck (called "Nute" Buck), the father-in-law of Mr Harris. He is in his 86th year & is active & well preserved, of medium size. He says his brother, Luther Buck 3 yrs older than him living near, had a stroke of paralysis a few months ago & is incapacitated. Says also that their father, James Manazres Buck with 8 bros & 2 sisters, 11 in all, came to this section from NY state (leaving one brother back there at the old home) at an early day. His daughter, here with him, a bright petite, middle aged woman, Edith Buck, has been in Siam as a missionary for ten years. He said Harvey Jack was his adjoining neighbor below, also fronting on the Ohio River, but he is dead, but Mrs Mary Elizabeth Searcy, widow of John Newton Searcy & upwards of 80 yrs old was a cousin of Harvey Jack & she lived abt 3 miles away in Posey Tp. He said Harvey Jack was a son of Preston Jack, so we arranged to go & see her. I had noticed the chestnut burrs open & Mr Harris & Mr Buck told me to pick up what I could find, so I went out under the trees & gathered my coat pocket full of good chestnuts the first I had had this year. In their yard, was a couple persimmon trees from which I picked up a half dozen or more & I think the astringent pucker they gave cured the sore mouth I had been having for a week to bother me.

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At residence of Mrs Mary Elizabeth Searcy (widow of John Newton Searcy) in Posey Tp, Switzerland Co, Indiana Oct 14, 1921 10:11 AM

We have just arrived here from Aribert Bucks & find that Mrs Searcy had gone into Patriot in a buggy a half hour ago, but the young lady who lives with her, Lena Titkameyer, German, has given me the old family Bible of Mrs Searcy's father which is well preserved with leather binding & is to 23d line in length & to 15th in width which was stereotyped by T. Rutt, London & Printed for the American Bible Society NY in 1831 From it I copy the record it contains.

Marriages

John F. Jack was married to Miss Mary Ann Ricketts on the 7th day of August A.D. 1836

Births

John F. Jack was born Jany 31, 1812

Mary Ann Jack was born Nov 28, 1813

Their children

1. Paulina Jack was born Jany 10, 1838

2. Mary Elizabeth Jack was born Oct 18, 1840

3. James F. Jack was born Jany 16, 1844

Miss Titkameyer says Mrs Searcy has no children & thinks she has always lived here & was born here.

On a piece of white paper in the Bible is a record of births of a McNutt family who Miss T. says were related & from which I copy below:

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Mary Ann McNutt born Nov 25, 1794

William McNutt born May 7, 1797

Martha McNutt born Aug 25, 1799

Collin McNutt born Jany 7, 1802

Alexander McNutt born Mch 11, 1804

John McNutt born Feby 3, 1806

Patterson McNutt born Feby 14, 1808

George McNutt born July 2, 1811

There is also a newspaper clipping stating that Mr & Mrs Wm McNutt celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on Oct 19, 1885 & states that he was born in Penna in 1797 & that his wife "Aunt" Sarah McNutt was born in New York in 1801, were married Oct 19, 1822 & have lived on the same farm near Patriot (Ind) ever since & a happy & contented life.

Written 16th at Sinford

We then went to John McNutt's Sam'l E. Powell's & Sarah Davis' but record of that will be made when I get home & then went back to Mrs Searcy's who had returned home, a small, shy, spry woman who at first was very loath to talk & s'd she didn't know anything & mistaking her right arm for her left s'd "you see I don't know anything. I can't tell my right arm from my left". But by questioning diligently, I got the records of the family which I have recorded on the two following pages. She did not know the

name of her grandfather Jack, but remembered her grandmother, Polly or as she said Mary Jack, who she said was buried in the Jack graveyard a mile further up the road which we found by turning in a lane to the left back of a cornfield to the left of the lane among a clump of trees & from which we found Mary Jack's husband had been John Jack & the records we copied will be recorded when I get home, but am entering some of them in the genealogical tables following.

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[Descendant Chart]

Polly Jack was a Mason before she was married, is buried at the Jack Graveyard a mile from here. She died Jany 17, 1853 aged 84 yrs born say 1769 & was the wife (or widow) of John Jack. Mrs Gunnett writes June 4, 1925, small env that they were married Dec 1, 1789 & that her parents had told her their [sic] was a mistake on her grandfather, Wm Jack's tombstone which leads her to conclude that he was born in 1791 & his age was 73 plus instead of 74 as there stated. They were married in Woodford Co, Ky by Rev Samuel Shannon & witnesses were John Jack & Moses Craig & they moved to Patriot, Ind in 1818 or 1819.

[children]

Polly Jack, m. Brady

Seaborn Brady. Lived Ky, married & had a family.

William Jack, Born Mch 29, 1790 or 1791 ob Dec 10, 1864. Thinks he lived away from here. Don't remember him. Is buried in Linville Cem Edinas, MO See Page 580 front cover.

Jane Jack, M. James Hampton

America m. Joe Turley & lived in Napoleon, KY

Nancy, m. Richards, He was a Doctor. Thinks lived in Napoleon KY

America Jack, m. John Scott. She was first married to John P. Lillard. Lived at Burlington, Ky No issue by Scott.

Joseph Lillard, married, but no issue. Lived at Burlington, Ky

Mary Lillard, m. Johnson & moved to MO.

Preston Hampton, m. Sallie_______

Mary, oldest, m. Wm Presser, Both dead long ago. Thinks their children are all dead.

Calvin, m. Nancy Davis

Albert, lives in Calif. Came here & married [unreadable] Jack's widow 4 wks ago.

John, Lives at Sheridan, Ind. Deaf & dumb. married

Lizzie, lives with Albert

George, married & lives in Covington, Ky

Merritt, lives in Ky is married America, m. Wm Walts

Samuel, lives in Aurora, Ind

Harvey, lives in or Aurora

Mary

Arabella

A child

Harvey, youngest m. Merritt Dau of Jim

Estella Jack, m. Wm G.? Stewart who is now Co. Coms.

Samuel Jack, B. June 30, 1792 ob Mch 30, 1834 m. Rosannah C. Hampton who was born Oct 15, 1796 & died Feby 2, 1867.

1. Wade Hampton, B Jany 26, 1816 ob July 30, 1887 M. Mary M. Roger who was born on Apr 16, 1819 & died June 18, 1906. See Book 8 page 138.

John Lee Jack, oldest, m.1. Mary Lowstutler 1844-1872 m.2. Wealthy Cross No issue to 2d wife.

Mary Jack, by 1st wife, m. Ramsey & live in Indianapolis.

William, M. lived a mile up road Both dead

Anna, oldest, unmarried

Edna, m. Clifford Humphrey & live in Indianapolis. No issue.

Lucinda, m. Lee North. Both dead Have two or 3 boys See Page 582 front.

Samuel

Abijah

Percy

Had some to die young

4. Edward Hampton, Born Apr 29, 1823 m. He lived in Peoria, Ills.

5. Samuel Conner, Called "Con" never married Born May 27, 1825.

2. John James, Born May 7, 1818. never married ob Apr 13, 1848

3. Angeline, Born Nov 17, 1820 m. Emer Butler Don't believe they had any children.

6. Eliza, m. Elias Humphrey. lived in Illinois close to Peoria She was born Sept 22, 1828.

Edward

2 other 3 other boys

7. Mary, B Jany 25, 1831 Mrs Ramsey thinks died in infancy

8. Benjamin F. Jack, Born Dec 23, 1834 posthumous. Mrs Ramsey thinks died in infancy.

Frances Jack, M. William Ryal Didn't know she had an Aunt Frances

John Franklin Jack. B Jany 31, 1812 ob July 7, 1852 aged 40 yrs 5 mos & 6 days. m. Mary Ann Ricketts of Ohio Co, Ind who was born Nov 28, 1813 & died June 2, 1867 aged 33 yrs 6 mos & 4 days. He built this house when Mrs Searcy was a little girl for she "fell in the mortar bed & was fished out" Mrs Searcy says he was younger than his brother, Preston & Samuel. Am leaving Mrs Searcy's now at 2 PM

Paulina Jack, B Jany 10, 1838 m. John Presser. He is dead. She lives at Greenwood, Ind 10 miles fr Indianapolis See Book 8 P 128

Frank

George

Ira

William

Taylor

Peter

Martha, m. "Cash" Gregg who is dead

Mary, m. Jno Orme

Searcy Orme

Anna, youngest unmarried. She & Mary live with their mother.

Mary Elizabeth Jack, B Oct 18, 1840 my informant m. Mch 12, say 1858 when she was 17 she says to John Newton Searcy who was born in 1830 whose mother was a sister of "Uncle Wm McNutt". Never had any children.

James Franklin Jack, B Jany 16, 1844 died when a baby.

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[Descendant Chart]

Hunter

[children]

John Hunter. He was born in Butler Co, O & died in Randolph Tp 4 miles fr here when Mrs Turner was abt 10 yrs old & she is now 67 aged a little over 90 yrs.

Thomas Hunter, B Dec 11, 1815 m. Margaret Gibson & had 7 girls & died when the youngest was a baby near Hartford, this Co.

Mary Esther, m. Van Dyke Hanner & lives in Idaho

Cynthia Ann, m. Jesse Dolph of Boone Co, Ky & now lives in Los Angeles, Calif.

Belle, "my age"

4 other daughters These & Belle all died young of scarlet fever & their father died abt same time.

Eliza Jane Hunter, B Apr 7, 1818 m. Andrew Fisher of this Co & moved to Dupont back of Madison, Ind.

A dau

Ellen

William

Isaac

Justus

Jarrod

John

John Hunter, B Sept 6, 1819 m. Christiana Griswold. He died in Rising Sun.

Margaret

John

Elmer

Charles

William Hunter, B Jany 27, 1821 ob Nov 4, 1821 aged 9 mos & 4 days.

Alexander Hunter, B July 6, 1822 m. Mary Jane Rodgers. he died in Buckland, Kansas.

Anna Belle, m. Geo Woxley

Ida, m. Wm Powell

John Parker, m. Fannie Records. He was born in 1861 & died 1918

Joseph, B Dec 15, 1878 He died aged 2 yrs 7 mos & 4 days.

William Hunter, B June 27, 1824 ob Aug 29, 1905 m. Mary Jane Hastings who was born Mch 12, 1829 & died Dec 5, 1900 in Ohio Co 1 mile fr here.

Marian James Hunter, called "May" B Sept 14, 1854 m. Mch 16, 1876 to Joseph Carlyle Turner who was born May 2, 1852 He died Aug 16, 1896.

A son, B Apr 18, 1877 ob Apr 20, 1877

Mary Turner [12] B Apr 8, 1878 unmarried at home very much interested in helping to get record.

A stillborn boy B Apr

A son

Joseph Carlyle B May 21, 1887 m. Clara Mary Overtake on Mch 10, 1920

William Taylor, B Feby 22, 1862 ob Mch 31, 1919 m. Lillie Lozier He died in De Smith S. Dakota

Mabel

Mary Lozier

William Robert

Benjamin Hunter, B May 7, 1827 m. Eliza Higbee. he died May 27, 1904 [or 1909]

Clara

Lucien

Alice

A boy, d.y.

Nancy Hunter, B Dec 19, 1832 m. Geo Knowlton. live in Xenick

Frank

Mamie

Pearl

Esther Hunter, B Oct 8, 1835 (or 1837) m. Robert E. Munroe was sick & taken to Indianapolis & died there. No issue.

William Hunter, a younger half bro of John. He died in Hamilton O. some years ago. He left several children.

William Hunter, was an undertaker in Hamilton, O. 5 yrs ago.

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At Mrs May Turner's 6 PM near & back of Rising Sun Ohio Co, Indiana Oct 14, 1921.

I arrived here near an hour ago & have taken down the record for the two preceding pages as given to me by Mrs Turner & her daughter, Mary. The dates of birth of her grandfather children were given from the Bible record which her Aunt Esther tore out of the Bible to keep them from learning her age & her husband "Uncle Robert" gave it to Mrs Turner. She says she always heard her grandfather Hunter's father came from Ireland. On a penciled note head Miss Mary Hunter reads as follows:

John Hunter was born in Londonderry Ireland in 1788 & died in Ohio Co Sept 28, 1867. Tamson Dixon was born in 1793 & died Apr 24, 1864. Mrs Turner says that William Hunter on preceding page was the son of her great grandfather's Hunter's second wife & after his second wife died, he went over to Lexington Ky & married his 3d wife. Mary thought his first wife as a Noble. Mrs Turner doesn't know whether he died in Ky or came back to Ohio. Mrs Turner says her people first came to Cincinnati, O & went to Butler Co, O.

Leaving at 6:33 PM for Vevay Indiana

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At residence of Mrs Martha Morton opposite the public School ( the streets are not named she says) Collinsville, O. Butler Co, Oct 17, 1921 12 o'clock noon

I left Cincinnati, O at 10 AM on the Penna RR & reached here at 11:25 AM & came around to the left from the Station & found Mrs Morton, daughter of John L. Markle who was a son of George Markle. Mrs Morton says she remembers her grandfather, George Markle, who lived with her father & died there. She says she never saw his wife & did not know what her name was. Mrs Morton says she doesn't believe in getting up old records & says neither does her daughter, Mildred, nor does May Krucker she says she didn't have to tell me that by the slowness & unwillingness shown in answering my questions. She got out a big volume "The History of Butler Co, Ohio' Published in 1905 as a Centennial History by B.F. Bowen & Co. In Page 91 of s'd book is an account of the killing of great grandfather, Elliott's brother, Robert as follows:

"In the spring of 1794, Colonel Robert Elliott, contractor for supplies to the U.S. army, on his way to Fort Hamilton, was waylaid & killed near the County line at the Big Hill. The servant made his escape, riding at full speed, Elliott's horse following, arriving at Fort Hamilton safe. The colonel wore a wig & the Indian in his haste to scalp him tore it off to his utter astonishment. The next day, a party left Fort Hamilton with a coffin & the servant with him to the scene & secured Elliott's body. After traveling a mile or so, they were again attacked, the servant killed & the others fled. The Indians broke open the coffin, thereupon the soldiers rallied retook the body & proceeded on their journey. Mrs Morton is a small woman with glasses & is very inquisitive. Everything about the home is scrupulously clean & they have a good big lot with garden & grounds. It is now 2 Pm & am waiting for Mr Finley to take me to Smithboro [best guess.]

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[Descendant Chart]

George Markle died at the home of his son, John L. Markle in Darrtown, O, the home has long since been torn down. Mrs Morton just remembers him & is buried in the Darrtown Cem & has marker to his grave. Mrs Alexander says he died of the cholera in the summer she thought of 1848, but his tombstone at Darrtown, O. says July 23, 1849 & as John L. Markle's wife died also of cholera Aug 8, 1849, she concludes that was the year of his death. She says he was removed & re-interred here by his wife at her request.

[children]

Jacob Markle, the oldest she thinks. Lived away off from here & I never knew just where he went but thinks it was somewhere in Indiana. she remembers seeing him when he came to Darrtown on a visit. She supposes he was married & had a family but she only remembers seeing him & none other of his family.

Casper Markle, Lived at Cambridge City, Ind & died there. He had

children, but she don't know about them.

John L. Markle, Mrs Morton thinks m.1. Elizabeth Mann m.2. Sarah Cook She

survived him & died of cholera & all are buried at Darrtown, O. 1. Cyrus Painter Markle, by 1st wife, m.1. Nancy Cregar both dead & buried Darrtown.

William, living at Seven Mile, O an old bachelor living by himself, works on a farm.

Harry, m. Sarah Morgan Both living at Trenton, O. this Co. Work in Hamilton, O.

Harold, aged 12

Cyrus P., d.y.

Charles, living down by Cincin, O. at Cumminsville, O. See below. [which reads:] He married Oma Nichol & both are living, he is a fireman on RR.

Paul, aged abt 25

Alice, d.y. fr burns

Charles

Myrtle, aged abt 12

3. Martha Markle by 1st wife, B Jany 1839 m. to James Wilson Morton who was born Oct 19, 1844 in Butler Co, O & served 3 yrs in Civil War fr June 1862 to June 8, 1865, being she says "the youngest one in the Co." He died May 14, 1918 Was of Co C 93d, O.V.I.

Mildred Morton, B. Nov 24, 1877 Teaching school at Seven mile

William Thomas Morton, B Oct 5, 1880 ob Feby 1, 1900

5. Mary Elizabeth Markle, by 1st wife m. Taylor Marshall B Feby 28, 1839 ob June 5, 1917. Both are dead & buried at Darrtown, O. Mar Mch 25, 1862. He was a farmer She was born Dec 31, 1842 ob Apr 7, 1917.

Mary Frances, B Nov 8, 1871 mar on Mch 29, 1893 to Frank J. Krucker who was born June 5, 1868 & live in Hanover Tp, Butler Co, O. P.O. Hamilton RFD 11 Ohio No issue.

2. Minnie Viola, B Nov 24, 1864 unmarried & lives in Newport, Ky.

Hattie May Marshall, m. Ollie Crawford & live in Newport Ky where he runs a garage. No issue.

John Taylor, B Sept 8, 1867 ob May 1908 was buried on Saturday, either Decoration day or the day before & was buried at Walnut Hills Cincin, O. married Catharine Heller of Cincin, O. She died since he did. They did not have any issue.

1. Jeannette Elizabeth, B Mch 30, 1863 ob Dec 17, 1872.

6. Fannie Markle, by 2d wife, m. Robert Marshall, a brother of Taylor's. He was a farmer & is dead P.O. Hamilton O. RFD 5.

7. Joseph W., By 2nd wife

4. 1835 - David Markle - 1912 by 1st wife, m. Mary Kendall

1835-1917

Horace Walter, m. a Texas girl & has 2 or 3 children. Both live at Port Arthur, Texas

Albert, unmarried at last reports.

2. Minerva, by 1st wife, d.y.

& Joseph B. Markle, they were twins [John L. & Joseph B.] M. Elizabeth McCullough she died at Mr & Mrs James Carroll Horner here in Oxford, O. abt 1882 aged abt 81 & is buried in the Oxford Cem here.

Ann Markle m. Henry Hough of Ft Wayne Ind a man of considerable. Both died & buried in Ft Wayne. No issue. She died of tuberculosis

Jane Markle, went to visit her sister in Ft Wayne & died there of a fever & thinks was buried there. Died young. Does not think they taught.

Samuel McCullough, Graduated at Miami University at abt age of 17

Elizabeth Markle, M. John c. Bender & had several children.

John, d.y.

Ella, m. John G. Drew He is V.P. Mo Pacif RR & lives now in NY.

Charles, twin, was a Capt in World War. M. Miss Smith whose father was Dean of the University of Glasgow.

Elizabeth, twin, married.

Georgetta Hazelton, m. probably in 1863 to James Carroll Horner who died Mch 21, 1883 aged 70 yrs. He was son of Nathan Horner & Delia Carroll, a niece of Charles Carroll of Carrollton & was the younger of a large family. Georgetta graduated at Oxford college & was a classmate & intimate friend of Caroline Scott who became the wife here in Oxford of Benj. Harrison & died in the White House. Georgetta died Jany 12, 1892 & is buried here in Oxford.

Katie Brooks, B July 11, 1866 ob Jany? 1874

Elizabeth Carroll, B July 3, 1870 m.1. Nov 20, 1893 to Edward Everett Huld who was born Mch 17, abt 1863 & died July 7, 1894 in Los Angeles, Calif. m.2. Apr 22, 1897 to William Sherman Alexander who was born July 4, 1864 & died Dec 22, 1917 in Oxford, O.

James Horner, B Mch 1, 1899

Georgetta, B Sept 27, 1902

Lewis

Fannie, m. Charles Mater. He is dead, but she is living in Denver, Col.

Birdie, m. Jno W. Young. He dead. She living in Oxford O.

John W., married

James Brice

The boys both live near Chicago

Charles, twin mar & lives Boulder, Col

Charles

Josie, twin unm lives Denver Col

Daisy, youngest m. Fisk. Her mother lives with her at Denver Colorado.

Joseph, unm

Ella, m. Jno C. Bender

Walter Bender, Druggist in St Joe, Mo. Married & has she thinks two children.

Martha, m. George McGonigle, a farmer by McGonigle Sta this Co Both dead.

Thinks a daughter who died quite young.

The records in different colored ink here given me by May Krucker, at her home Oct 17, 1921 & the dates are taken mainly from her mother's bible which was published in Phila in 1863 by John Edwin Potter. [Since I am working from xerox copies, the different colored ink mentioned does not show. However, most of the dates given appear to be additions to the original writing, so I assume most of the dates were gotten from Mrs Krucker. CW]

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Deborah Markle m.1. Brice Edgington m.2. McCullough. See page 321 for fuller record.

[children]

Rachel Edgington, oldest. m. John Chauncey McCullough

Ada Margaret, m. Dr Charles Sanderson of Beaver, Pa. He is dead. She living. She had an immense amt of money that was seized during the war but because it was used hereby [best guess] her father & husband she got it back.

Chauncey

Brice

Beulah, oldest, m. Julius Junius of Duhl Ruhr, Germany where they both living.

Gwendoline, m. Tom? Macey of Denver, Col, an Atty. She died in London, but is buried in Denver.

James Macey

Nannie

Martha, B Aug 27, 1832 m. on Dec 18, 1858 to Wm George Huscroft, of East Springfield, O. who was born Sept 11, 1832. He died Nov 11, 1915 & she died Jany 29, 1909 at 7:30 PM. "She was beautiful in person, courteous in manner, kindly of heart & in her girlhood was the belle of the countryside". Took a heavy cold 2 wks before her death which developed into grip.

Ada Jane, B Jany 29, 1860 ob Sept 1, 1878 unmarried.

George Lorain, B Nov 16, 1861 ob Oct 21, 1916

Frank McCullough, B Nov 21, 1863 ob Apr 9, 1922 m. Minnie Stein of Wheeling on Oct 19, 1900. She was born Apr 2, 1871.

2. Ada B May 12, 1904

1. James, B Aug 24, 1902

Charles, B Dec 13, 1907

Frank, B May 2, 1909

All young & in school now.

John Chawncey, B Feby 15, 1866, m. Lulu Horne nee Robinson on Dec 26, 1912 No. issue. She was born Jany 1, 1881 See Book 9 Page 50.

William Abraham, B July 15, 1869 m. Wilda Daugherty of Steubenville, O. He had been Sheriff of the County. She born Feby 26, 1886. They were married Dec 14, 1911 See Book 9 page 66.

Anna Elizabeth, in school B Oct 1, 1912

Martha Edgington, in school B Nov 14, 1914

Wilda Romena, B Sept 9, 1917

William George, B Aug 8, 1920

Chauncey Bee, Born Sept 9, 1921

Martha Edgington, } See

Minnie Mabel } Page 321

Charles Dodd [best guess] B Dec 13, 1877 ob Oct 27, [unreadable year. unmarried.

Abraham M.

Frank McCullough, m. Hattie Cobb Both died in Carson City, Nev where they are buried.

Frank McCullough Jr, an only child married & both living at Portland, Oregon.

A son

Eliza Jane McCullough

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Abraham Tower Markle named for his father who Miss Cloyd thinks had Tower in his name also. He was born Jany 23, 1803 & on July 21, 1830 married Harriet Hester Johnston who was born Feby 14, 1810. He died June 23, 1871 & she died Apr 19, 1884.

[children]

Thomas Johnston, B Aug 25, 1832 ob Feby 19, 1876 in Steubenville, O. & is buried in Union Cem here. He had a livery stable & undertaking establishment. m.1. Esther Roberts buried in Wintersville, O. m.2. Martha Lindsey, a daughter of Alex Lindsey of Jefferson, Green Co, Pa. Both dead. His brother, "Jack" was father of Judge James & R.H. Lindsey.

Mary Markle, by 1st wife, died when a child & buried in Wintersville, O. Cem.

William Roberts, by 1st wife, B 18-- m. Ethel Kiefer. She is dead & he lives in Pgh. She died June 3, 1908.

William Evans Markle, B June 8, 1908 [obviously, something is wrong here. She either died June 8 or he was born June 3]

Edwin Johnston, by 1st wife, m. Katharine Smith Both dead.

William Edward, He died Jany 1, 1915 in Pgh Pa aged 21 yrs unmarried.

Harriet Esther, by 1st wife, B Jany 16, 1866 m. Harry Evans. She died Oct 24, 1918. No issue. He is living.

Susan Lindsey, by 2d wife, B Mch 13, 1869 m. Oct 24, 1888 to Wm Alexander Helms Both living at 171 N 4th ST Steubenville, O.

Mary Harris, B Sept 8, 1889 unmarried.

Martha Lindsey, B Mch 1, 1892 m. Apr 25, 1914 to Edward W. Cook.

Susan Markle, B. Aug 25, 1915

Mary Jane, B Feby 19, 1917

Thomas Markle, B Oct 28, 1895 m. May 10, 1921 to Pauline Stansberry of Colliers WVA.

Lewis Alexander, B Aug 15, 1899 unmarried.

Mary Elizabeth, B Feby 9, 1834 ob Jany 15, 1835

Granville R., B Feby 17, 1837 ob Jany 1, 1838

Abraham Tower, B Feby 7, 1839 ob Nov 30, 1863 in Libby Prison, unmarried.

Josephine Virginia, B Nov 14, 1843 ob Apr 25, 1910 m. Oliver P. Turney. He died Sept 2, 1900 No issue.

Benjamin Franklin, B Jany 23, 1847 m. Permelia Gordon. He died Sept 7, 1916 grieving over his brother's death. No issue.

Batzelene Loraine, B Sept 18, 1849 m. Aug 13, 1872 to Miss Kate Hood by Rev J.S. Bracken. She was born Aug 4, 1853 & died on Sept 5, 1908. He died July 27, 1916. Both buried in Union Cem here.

William Edward, B Nov 30, 1874 ob Oct 17, 1876

Gertrude Leone, B. July 6, 1876 Live at No 517 North St Steubenville, O.

Cloyd Mountain, B Dec 20, 1879. Live at 517 North St Steubenville, O. along with her sister Gertrude from the family Bible of their grandfather & their father. The record in their grandfather's Bible was written in by Harriet Esther Evans.

Abraham Tower, B June 22, 1881 ob Nov 18, 1920 unmarried.

Edna Pearl, B Sept 3, 1883

George Fahnestock, B Mch 6, 1885 ob Aug 9, 1889

Harriet Marie, B Dec 10, 1888 Teaches English & Physical training in Forbes St School Pgh & get to $210 a month.

Raymond Permar, B Dec 19, 1891 m. Mch 25, 1917 to Melvina Well of Mt Morris, Pa, a stepdaughter of Eliza Snyder. He was 22 mos in World War in the Navy, from May 17, 1917 to Mch 1919 & crossed the ocean 7 times in the transport & never was seasick. Often or generally, their engine room was up to 170% & would be in it 3 to 4 hrs at a stretch. [does he mean 170 degrees?]

Robert Loraine, B Feby 4, 1897

Ann Hooper, B July 14, 1853 ob Nov 2, 1884 unmarried.

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Markle

[children]

Hannah Rosanna Markle, daughter of Abraham Markle Born May 5, 1815, married in 1845 Miss Mary thinks in June to James Lyons of Newburg, O. (Now Toronto, O.) who was born Aug 12, 1817. He died Sept 16, 1885 & she died Apr 2, 1890 Both buried in Toronto, Union Cem.

Rachel Isabel, B May 9, 1846 ob Oct 2, 1915 unmarried.

John Wesley, B Sept 7, 1847 ob Dec 23, 1908 unmarried.

Mary Virginia, B Nov 23, 1849 my informant Live at No 704 W. Main St Toronto, O.

Abraham Markle, B Sept 8, 1852 m. Aug 7, 1883 to Ellen McConnell of Toronto, O. Both living at No 717 N 4th St Steubenville, O.

Franklin Benton, B Feby 25, 1885 m in Feby 1914 to Anna Haddock of Steubenville, O.

Franklin Haddock, B June 1915

Mary Louise, B Nov or Dec 1916

John Hawley, B Apr or May 1918

Robert James, B Feby 1920

Elizabeth Louise, B Aug 8, 1893 Teaching in the High School Steubenville.

Franklin Benton, B Apr 7, 1855 ob Mch 3, 1883 unmarried.

Sarah Jane, B Aug 1, 1857 ob Apr 14, 1899 m. John Cochran on Oct 18, 1884. He married again & died from effects of a street car accident in the fall of 1911. No issue by either wife.

Nancy Tappan, B June 29, 1859. My informant

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Eliza Markle thinks next older than Mrs Lyons. She is buried in Island Creek Cem. M.1. Jacob Hill, a miller, m.2. John Williams a widower with 2 boys & 2 girls who lived on Coal hill 2 or 3 miles out fr Steuben. She survived him.

[children]

Jacob Hill, Born on Island Creek. He went off West a year before Mary V. Lyons was born, grew up at the Markle home & learned the tailor trade.

Rachel Hill, Born at the old Markle home where her mother had rtd after her husband had gone off on a trip from which he never rtd. She m.1. Joel Cheeks fr Burgettstown who was associated with "Uncle Bos Burgett" in business. He & Uncle Bos Burgett & got in financial trouble & he ran off & never came back. M.2. William Carroll from abt Burgettstown, Pa. she thinks an Irishman. She died abt 1862 or 1863 in New Cumberland WVA & is buried there. They were very poor. Mrs Lyons went to the funeral.

Nancy Cheeks m. Montford Carnahan who lived here at Toronto, O. They separated 10 yrs ago & he stays at Morell's & she lives with a daughter in Wellsburg, WVA. Not divorced.

Abraham Markle, m. Rose Hales

Ruby

Montford

Samuel

Nancy

Darrell

All young children

Lulu, m. Vincent Morelli a Banker of Steubenville.

William, a young man

Abram

Leo

Marie Rachel, Aged abt 7.

Susan, m.1. "Bert" Wells of Steubenville, O, a conductor on the St car. He died of pneumonia in Wellsburg WVA m.2. Fred Gibbs of Wellsburg WVA. Her mother lives with her.

Edith Wells, aged abt 12 or 13

Agnes Wells,

William Wells

A Wells Boy

No issue to Gibbs

Darrell, married & lives at Massillon, O. No issue.

Abraham Markle Cheeks, He died at home of Vincent Morelli Jany 1, 1915 & is buried at Island Cr Cem. He was unmarried.

Eliza Cheeks, died in infancy.

Harriet Williams, Born near 1852 m. William Winters of Meigs Co, Ohio & lived on a farm near Great Bend, Meigs Co, O, but later lived on a farm near Cutler, Wash Co, Ohio where he died first & she died later & are buried there. Thinks she died abt 4 yrs ago.

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Margaret Marian Markle, daughter of Dr John Campbell Markle who was born Dec 25, 1806 & died Sept 6, 1861. She was born Sept 24, 1847 & on Nov 14, 1877 married James Marsh Elliott who was born Jany 9, 1843. & died July 20, 1920. They lived on the old Markle farm where Mrs Elliott is now lying sick in bed since March last in the downstairs room where I am writing.

[children]

Jacob Markle Elliott, B Dec 31, 1878 m. Margaret Myers in Canada & live at Clavet, Saskatchewan, Canada where he is a farmer on a large scale. No issue.

George William Elliott, B Dec 5, 1880 m. Clara Householder & is in the oil well business, a driller & contractor. No issue. Lives at Harlan Springs, Carroll Co, O.

Mary Josephine Elliott, B Dec 5, 1880 at home & unmarried caring for the house & her mother, my informant along with her mother.

Maria Ellen Elliott, called "Bird" B June 25, 1883 m. Alfred Cubbon also an oil well man.

Margaret Christian, aged abt 14

John Markle Elliott, B June 11, 1885 m. Elizabeth Myers of Wintersville, O. where he lives & is a contractor along with his brother George.

Ruth Maxine Elliott

James M. Elliott

Warren G. Elliott

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Andrew Carothers was born in Dickinson Tp, Cumberland Co, Pa on Dec 2, 1840. See Pages 328 & 196 this book where he resided until 1851 when he removed to Henderson Co, Ills with his parents. Entered Monmouth College at Monmouth, Ill in 1860 where he continued until 1862 when he volunteered in the Civil War in 83d Reg of Ills Vol Co F, was mustered out in 1865 in Feby 1866 settled Brown Co, Kansas where he was elected County Supt of Schools in 1876 & re-elected in 1878. Their 7 last children all seem to have been born in Hiawatha Kan.

[children]

Susie Lillian, born Nov 15, 1868 in Walnut Tp Brown Co, Kansas, mar Aug 12, 1885 at Hiawatha, Ks to Joseph Marion Sewell who was born Aug 28, 1853 in Ohio. Son of Thomas Sewell & his wife Mary Ann Van Lear. Chil. born in Hiawatha, Ks.

Carl Leigh, B May 1, 1889 ob Jany 28, 1920 in Hiawatha Ks where on Mch 2, 1915 he mar Adalena Christina Ehde who was born at Atchison, Ks. Feby 11, 1890 Dau of Jno & Bertha Ehde.

Frances Imogene, B. at Hiawatha, Ks on Mch 23, 1916

Ethel Winifred, B Jany 23, 1892 m. at Hiawatha, Ks Nov 20, 1917 to Allan Welmer who was born Mch 30, 18-3 at Hiawatha Ks, son of Jno E Welmer & his wife Clara Evelyn Moore

Lillian Lucille, B Aug 11, 1897

Charles Greeley, B Nov 22, 1870 m Feby 23, 1893 to Minnie Frances Finley who was born Oct 28, 1867 dau of Robert Milton Finley & his wife Mary A. Hunn. See Book 14 p 80. Live Peabody, Kan. member of Legislature.

Robert Ray, Born Sept 10, 1897. Live at Peabody Ks. m. Dec 23, 1917 Marian Evelyn Mitchell who was born_______, dau of_______ & wife______.

Charles G. Jr, B Mch 15, 1919 at Peabody, Ks.

Harold Scott, B Aug 16, 1898 See Book 13, P 80.

Frank, B Mch 2, 1872

Lydia Hestella, B Dec 17, 1876 M Aug 3, 1908 to J. Clyde Lovitt who was born_______, son of_______& wife________Children born in Hiawatha, Ks.

Chas Herbert Carothers, B June 23, 1911

Jean Elizabeth Carothers, B Sept 28, 1915

Cecil Carothers, B_____ ob______ aged 2 yrs, a boy.

William Herbert, B Sept 20, 1883 mar Aug 1909 to Queena Alice Beauchamp who was born Oct 17, 1887 at Concordia, Ks dau of Gustave Arthur Beauchamp & wife Emily I. Brainerd.

Marjorie, B Dec 17, 1910 at Holton, Ks. She wrote out this record for her father.

Willis Barton, B Mch 5, 1915 at Emporia, Ks.

Earl, B. May 20, 1886 ob June 4, 1922 m______ 1910 Leah Poteet of Falls City Neb who was born________, dau of__________

Mabel Lucille, B 1910

Florence Elizabeth, B Apr 3, 1889 m. May 14, 1913 John Elijah Mathewson, who was born________, son of Elijah Mathewson & his wife Elizabeth M__sey. Their children born in Hiawatha, Ks.

John Elijah W. B. June 13, 1916

Margery Letitia, B Apr 8, 1921

Milan, B Sept 1, 1879, ob.

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William Jack See Page 566. He married________1819? Sarah Burch born in Ky in 1801, eldest child of John Burch & his wife Elizabeth Harrington, a native of Loudoun Co VA whose father Preston Hampton was a 1st cousin of Gen Wade Hampton of the Revolution. She died Feby 21, 1860 aged 57 yrs & is buried in Mechanicsburg Cem at Mechanicsburg, Ills where they had removed from Gallatin Co Ky in 1829. Lawrn F. Montgomery of Sheridan Wyo writes Aug 9, 1924 small env that he lived most of his life near Springfield, Ills & died in Edina Mo abt 1865. It was Dec 10, 1864 See p. 566. Their five oldest children, note numbers in circles, were born in Gallatin Co, Ky & the five youngest were born in Sangamon Co, Ills whence they moved from Ky in the fall of 1829

[children]

1. John Percival Jack, B Apr 9, 1820. m_______ to Elizabeth A. Garvey in Sangamon Co, Ills. He was a merchant in Edina Mo & he & his wife are buried in the Linville Cem there. No issue. She was born Mch 1, 1827 & died Jany 18, 1901. He died July 4, 1905. She was dau of Samuel Garvey & wife Marie Elliston.

2. William Granville Jack, B May 13, 1822 in Ky ob Sept 27, 1905. m______ Anna E. Hill See Book 15, P 343.

Fannie, B._______ ob 1878

Thomas Albert, B._________, m.________Lives Decatur, Ills

3. Stapleton Jack, B Apr 28, 1824 m.1. Nov 1, 1857 Mary E. Porter m.2. & moved to Higginsville, Mo.

Mary, by 1st wife, m. Burris

Edward A., by 1st wife, ob at Springfield, Ills No issue.

See Book 20 p 316.

4. Mary Elizabeth Jack, B Nov 27, 1826 m._______John Montgomery & lived at Oskaloosa, Iowa. After her death, he mar. her sister.

Laura

8. Frances Ann Jack, B Oct 12, 1834, m._______John Montgomery, his 2d wife & had 5 children near Oskaloosa, Iowa

William

Frank

Kittie

John

Jessie

5. Benjamin Burch Jack, B in Ky May 27, 1829 ob at Buffalo, NY Nov 9, 1895 & is buried at Mechanicsburg, Ills m. Oct 1, 1857 near Oskaloosa, Iowa to Sarah Corwin Shangle born near Chester NJ Apr 10, 1836 dau of Wm Shangle & his wife Experience Corwin Leak. They had 10 children. She died Jany 5, 1909 at Buffalo, Ills.

Mary, B. 1858 ob 1862

John James, Born at Edina, Mo Sept 15, 1860 m. Sept 10, 1891 at Knox Co, MO to Della M. Funk, dau of Joseph & Elizabeth Funk, was recorded of Deeds of Clk of court of Knox Co, Mo Jany 1, 1903 to Jany 1, 1911 & now lives at Kansas City, MO at 4041 Troost Ave. No issue.

Dora E. Jack, Born at Edina, Mo Apr 19, 1862 mar Jany 25, 1888 at Buffalo, Ills to We E. Gunnett born Jany 3, 1858 in Beaver Co, Pa son of Joseph Gunnett & his wife Caroline Hartford. Live at 709 W. Commonwealth, Ave, Fullerton, Calif RD 1. She is my good informant. He died July 27, 1925.

Gladys Dora Gunnett, B. at Buffalo, Ills Feby 19, 1895 m. Dec 20, 1916 near Anaheim, Calif to Russell T. Evans who was born Oct 29, 1891 at Pasadena Calif., son of Lumis Almesion Evans & wife Louisa Jane Kellogg.

William Russell Evans, B. [unreadable month] 2, 1920.

William, B Feby 19, 1864 ob Feby 29, 1872.

Ida Francis, B Jany 3, 1866 near Oskaloosa, Iowa. Mar Sept 24, 1890 to John Louis Eckel at Buffalo, Ills. He was born Jany 24, 1849 at Illiopolis, Ills, son of Chas Eckel & Martha Jane Ridgeway. Now live at Denver Col. First 4 children born at Buffalo, Ill.

Clarence Louis, B Mch 2, 1892 m. June 12, 1917 at Boulder Col to Florence Robinson born Jany 13, 1895 at Little Rock, Ark. dau of Wm E. Robinson & wife Clara Fairchild. See his World War record.

Patricia Fairchild, B. [unreadable] 1919 at [unreadable]

Elleanor May, B Aug 21, 1894. m. Oct 17, 1914 to Donald Gain. She mar at Denver, Col. He was born at Denver Col Feby 22, 1892 son of James & wife Margaret Gain both natives of Scotland. She dead

Margaret LaVerne, B. Sept 10, 1915

Virginia Isabel, B Sept 18, 1917

James Donald, B Jany 6, 1920

Raymond Earl, B Sept 11, 1896

Mildred Francis, B Jany 20, 1898

John Glenn, B Sept 9, 1901 at Denver, Col. Minnie, B________1867 ob______1868 in infancy

Benjamin Franklin, B Mch 8, 1869 at Oskaloosa, Iowa & now living in Edinburgh, Ills m. 1896 to Amanda Alice Russell who was born Sept 17, 1879 at Mt Auburn, Ill.

Amos Bryan Jack, B Dec 21, 1896 m. June 29, 1918 to Valeria Gaines. Was in World War Sept 5, 1917 to Dec 28, 1917 but only in training camps in Ills.

Wm R Jack, B July 27, 1898 m. Oct 17, 1917 to Blanche Simpson

Gladys R. Jack, B Sept 27, 1900, M. Apr 17, 1916 to Elvie Cagler

Emery J. Jack, B Oct 24, 1904

Samuel B. Jack, B June 19, 1907

Francis M. Jack, B Nov 2, 1909

Florence M. Jack, B Jany 26, 1913.

James Jack, B. Aug 16, 1916 ob 1917.

Edward Conn, B Jany 12, 1871 at Oskaloosa, Iowa now living at Buffalo, Ills m. Nov 3, 1922 at St Louis Mo to Mary F. Lyeaght born Feby 6, 1883 dau of Daniel T. Lyeaght & his wife Theresa M. McDonough. No issue.

Carrie Mae, B. Aug 4, 1873 at Oskaloosa, Iowa. m. Dec 28, 1891 at Buffalo, Ills to Henry Williams born Mch 29, 1857 at Owingsville, Ky, son of Aaron Williams of Va & his wife Anna Spender of Ky. Live at Buffalo, Ills. No issue.

Lillian B. Jack, B. Sept 23, 1878 at Buffalo, Ills where she mar June 7, 1899 Dr Walter Sherwood Taylor. She died Dec 4, 1920. Their home was Ashland, Ills.

Marjorie Lillian Taylor, Born Aug 10, 1900 m. Dec 21, 1922 to Foster M. Poole & live at St Louis MO.

James Sherwood, b Jany 30, 1903?

Robert, ob one day old

Mary Emma, B Dec 27, 1908

Jack Walter, B Aug 16, 1917

9. Preston Jack, of Virginia City, Montana. Supposed to have been murdered for his money in 1893 on his way to World's Fair. Last heard of was at Hotel in Portland, Oregon Born Sept 25, 1837.

10. James Thomas Jack, was living at Stockton or French Camp, Calif. or at Lathrop, Calif. Born Nov 11, 1840. He died Mch 4, 1903 m. Oct 15, 1873 in San Joaquin Co Calif to Delilah Ames Pendleton born in Maine Dec 20, 1849 & died Jany 4, 1890. They had but one child, born in San Joaquin Co, Calif. Delilah A. Pendleton was the widow of Geo Farrow by whom she had a dau when she mar Jas T. Jack.

Charles Preston Jack, B Apr 29, 1879 m. May 24, 1902 to Laney Mabel Bradley born Apr 19, 1880 in San Joaquin Co, Calif, dau of John Wm Bradley & wife Emily Inez Austin. They live 762 Clayton St, San Francisco, Calif & have 3 chil, the oldest born in Stockton, Calif & the other two in San Mateo, Calif.

Clarence, Vernon Jack, B Sept 8, 1903

Evelyn Jewell, B Aug 2, 1906

Beatrice Reid, B Jany 13, 1908.

6. Sebern F. Jack, B Oct 12, 1831. } Mrs Gunnett thinks these died

7. Eliza Jane Jack, B Sept 14, 1833. } young as she never heard her } father speak of them.

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Samuel Jack See Page 567

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Wade Hampton Jack

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[children]

John Lee Jack

William Jack

Lucinda Jack, B Apr 17, 1839 ob Mch 8, 1896 at Patriot, Ind m_____1862 to Levi North who was born_____1837 & died______1908 at North, Ohio Co, Ind. They had six children, the oldest born at Patriot & the 5 boys at North. He was son of__________North & his wife____________

Mary Lucinda North, B May 27, 1864 m. Sept 8, 1891 to Henry Davis Rothgel, who was born Mar 14, 1866 at Stephens City, VA, son of____ Rothgel & wife_____. They have had 5 chil, the 1st two born Louisville, Ky & last three at East Lynn, Ills. Both living at Willow Springs, Mo where he is

Don Forest, B Apr 23, 1894 m. Sept 8, 1919 Josephine Heaston born Sept 1, 1899 at Hatfield, Mo dau of Nathaniel Heaston & wife Delilah Stevens. Have 2 sons born at Pomona, Mo Both living at_______where he is_________

Robert Earl, B July 29, 1920

William Claude, B Aug 23, 1923

Pauline Angeline, B Oct 5, 1896 my informant for this record. M. Apr 4, 1923 to Wm Edwin White born Sept 29, 1898 in Chicago, Ills, son of Jeremiah Edward White & wife Blanche Elizabeth McKay & live in Chicago, Ills where she works in Chicago Public Library.

Leland Standford, B Aug 6, 1898

Harold Dwight, B Jany 21, 1901 ob Apr 18, 1920 at Willow Springs, MO

Lucille Mae, B July 7, 1903.

Nathan, B 1865 ob 1869

Samuel Conner, B 1867 unmarried. Lives at North, Ind

Abijah, B 1870 unmarried. Lives at North, Ind

Oliver, B 1874 ob 1876

Percival, B 1878 m______to_______Lives at North, Ind.

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*1 She married F.E. Macherman but has dropped the C out of their name. She lives with her mother.

*2 JVT has put an asterisk by this name, but there is no note to go with it that I can find. CW.

*3 He is wrong in the name. It should be Daniel & he came from Ireland JVT

*4 June 11, 1922. In West Newton Times Sun of June 8, 1922 is a notice of his suicide due to illness in Orange Co Va which I file with my clippings. He discharged a shotgun in his head, blowing off his skull.

*5 Aug 3, 1923 WEst Newton Times Sun of Aug 2, 1923 announces his sudden death on July 19, 1923 at Winchester VA aged abt 60 yrs. Pages filed.

*6 Feby 16, 1922 I am wrong about this & Tom C. Stevenson is right. Samuel Stevens wife Nancy was a Murphey see Book 6 Page 324 bottom.

*1 one of them, Susan married a Hargrave [line 27 page 203]

*2 I think this is the date of her marriage JVT

*3 See proof Book 9 P 76 line 8 also see Book 1 P 210 JVT 7/17/24

*4 Her obituary notice gives her name as Almira. She died at St Paul, Minn.

*1 His wife was Susan Gregg

*1 Nov 29, 1921 From a letter of hers dated Nov 18/21 & filed. I conclude that these Hunters do not descend from Frederick Hunter & Nancy Jack JVT

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