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| Truman J. Gilbert 1930 High School Picture |
Truman's birth certificate is from Allegan County, Michigan, record 4246, local file number Vol. 7, Pg. 332, date of record, April 11, 1911: Truman J. Gilbert was born March 17, 1911, male, white, in Dorr, Mich. His father was Walter Gilbert of Dorr, Mich., born in Mich.; occupation Farmer. His mother was Rose Judson of Dorr, Mich. born in Mich.. |
Truman Gilbert was the youngest of four children. The family moved to Kalamazoo in about 1922 and lived near Western Michigan College (now University) which he attended for about two years. It is here that he met Dorothy Galbreath. While at Western he was a member of their tennis team. He was a tall, handsome man: between 6'2" and 6'3" tall, with blue eyes and wavy hair. He could not afford to finish college but did retain some beautiful architectural pencil sketches from one of his classes, and related several times his frustration in one class at being docked a significant number of points on an essay exam for misspelling a simple word in haste.
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| Dorothy and Truman Gilbert June 30, 1936 |
In this late depression time, Truman worked as a carpenter, finding work for a while in Alabama and later at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He was called for service in WW II but failed the physical in Detroit because of a grapefruit-size goiter he had at the time. From the time they moved to 2002 East Cork Street until some time after the second World War, they always had a pen of chickens and at least one cow. Truman built a small barn and chicken coop for the animals and provided most of their care. The cow provided milk and enough butter to have excess which was sold to neighbors. Hand churning several gallons of cream was a task often performed by the children. After the butterfat had coagulated, it was extracted from the buttermilk with cheese cloth and formed into one-pound pats. It was then stored in a large, old, commercial-style chest freezer in the basement. The buttermilk was bottled for drinking. Often the cow was bred for a calf which was used for meat for the family. The chickens provided eggs and were also eaten. Before chicken feeds were supplemented with vitamins and minerals, eggs shells were saved, baked, ground, and mixed with their feed. The baking operation produced a stench usually sufficient to drive the family from the house.
During this time, the early 1940s, Truman acquired an exterminating company from ____ Barker. Dorothy had dated the Barker's son, ____, until he died of a floor burn from playing basketball. They remained close and when ____ Barker wanted to retire from his business, he offered it to Truman. Truman renamed it "Gilbert's Exterminating Service" and operated it out of the family home. This entailed storing hundreds of pounds of DDT, canisters of other poisons, and carboys of sulphuric acid in the workshop building that Truman built about 50 feet behind the house. Fortunately, no accidents ever occurred with these materials except the time when someone who was assisting in the preparation for a fumigation opened a carboy of acid while standing down wind—the vapors ate large holes in his pants. Occasionally, when explaining his father's occupation at "show and tell" in school, one of the children would take a small can of pyrethrin and describe how it was used. Then, with the class thoroughly impressed by the toxicity of the material, he would eat a pinch of it, much to the horror of the teacher and class. It would then be explained that pyrethrin is harmless to humans.
After the war, Truman returned to carpentry and built several houses in the Kalamazoo area, including one for his sister, Iva Mohl, and her husband. The shop building was often used to make items for these homes, usually those requiring finer woodworking. This shop was about 20' by 24' and had wide workbenches along the two long walls, except for a break at one end for a garage door. A large radial arm saw was built into the middle of the complete workbench and there was a small door in the walls at the end of the workbench so the very long lumber could be slid in and cut. The shop also had a fine table saw built of oak by Truman's father, Walter, who, with his wife, had lived in a house built between the main house and the shop. Walter also built a wood lathe and many smaller, specialized hand tools. There was also a drill press. The facilities were such that the children had ample opportunity to learn basic woodworking and other skills. Several go-carts were assembled here, and son Walter used it several times for overhauling automobiles. The shop stood until 197_ when it was dismantled during a family reunion, having degenerated significantly from neglect.
After having been his own contractor and carpenter for a few years, Truman went to work for the Ray Stevens Construction Company as their field superintendent. In this capacity he supervised the construction of many buildings, schools, churches, etc., in southern Michigan. The company failed in November, 1958, which had a serious physical and psychological effect on Truman. He was unemployed for eight weeks, refusing to apply to the Miller-Davis Construction Company which had forced the Stevens company out of business. However, Miller-Davis eventually offered him a job, which he accepted, because other attempts at finding work had not been fruitful. His annual salary with Stevens had been $11,000, a princely sum at the time, but he was offered only $8,000 by Miller-Davis. They had no work for him for the first several months and then he was sent to various construction sites out of town where he could return home only infrequently. He died of a heart attack while building a Holiday Inn in Danville, Illinois. He did not appear at work on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and was found dead in bed at his rooming house.
His son, Walter, relates the following about the death of his father.
For several months before my father's death, I had the same terrifying dream about twice a week. In it I could see him sleeping in a single bed against a wall in an unfamiliar room with the nitroglycerine pills that he took for his heart condition on the nightstand beside the bed. He awakens at night with severe chest pains and reaches for his medication which, due to the darkness and the severity of the pain, he knocks onto the floor. He thinks or says, "Oh dear, damnit!" and dies quickly, being unable to move to retrieve the fallen bottle.Truman enjoyed hunting and was active in Little League Baseball with his sons Eugene and Harry. He also enjoyed occasionally playing the piano and had several pieces he played from memory remarkably well considering that he had probably learned them in his childhood and had not practiced them for many years. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 2A +nm Gilbert, Walter John +sx m +++ SSN: 362-40-3944 +bd 26 Apr 1938 +bp Kalamazoo, Michigan +++ad6700 Cipriano Rd.; Lanham, MD 20706; (301)552-9191 +spouse #2As +child #2AA +child #2AB +spouse Prochazka, Janet Cushing Barnes +bd 23 Mar 1941 +bp Boston, Massachusetts +md 7 Feb 1975 +mp in the Court House, Upper Marlboro, Maryland +mn same +dv on January 28, 1977, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. +pa Barnes, LaVerne Almon +ma Wight, Eleanor Cushing +spouse Linz, Elizabeth Gertrude +sx f +++ SSN: 218-26-1460 +bd 15 Dec 1931 +bp Baltimore, Maryland +mn Gilbert, Betty Linz +md 19 Mar 1977 +mp Rockland United Methodist Church, Ellicott City, Maryland +pa Linz, Conrad Julius +ma Telljohann, Anna Mary +textEvery time I would have this dream, I would awaken completely shaken, and would not be able to return to sleep for some time. After his death, the dream never recurred.
Since this is the author's page, it will be written in the first person.
 Walter and Betty Gilbert September, 2000 |
Each phase of my life—infancy, childhood, education, parenting, career, and retirement—has been happy and successful with just enough grief to make me appreciate the good times. The transitions between them have been seamless and without anxiety.
Infancy: I was the first born of a family of five children and benefitted from the attendant attention and status. I even survived the era which required that visitors wear surgical masks to visit the baby.
Childhood: We lived in the suburbs of Kalamazoo, Michigan, on 2½ acres of farm land. My father, a construction superintendent, and grandfather, a cabinet maker, built a large workshop behind the house which had every tool and supply a child could imagine. I was taught to use them safely. My mother taught me arithmetic at age three: addition, subtraction, simple multiplication and division. At five I could do long division. I was also taught to cook, type, and use a sewing machine. We had apple and pear trees to climb, larger trees in which to build houses, and plenty of space to grow things. We had cats and dogs, sometimes a cow and pen of chickens, and whatever wild creatures we would bring home: a crow, an opossum, a raccoon, snakes, frogs, turtles, etc.
We had a piano and I was given (an expensive) clarinet in the fifth grade which I played in the school band. Then I took up the baritone horn, then some time on the viola, french horn, double bass, and trombone. My piano lessons in junior high school included a lot of music theory. I wrote and arranged my first piece for band in seventh grade. However, the only failing grade I ever received was in music; I didn't show up for a concert.
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| Walter John Gilbert High School |
Realizing that the future of a music major was teaching school band at a mediocre salary, I opted for physics and math but spent most of my time in the Music Dept. I was selected as music director of the school student-written musical in my junior year, the first time a non-music major or non-senior had been chosen. I wrote most of the music and conducted the orchestra. In my senior year, I wrote the words and music for the school's new fight song and the music for the alma mater; they are still in use. I graduated Magna Cum Laude with all of the available honors in physics.
I met my first wife in the Music Dept.; she was a year ahead of me. My parents already knew her family since her father had been our milkman for years. We were married after I graduated. We moved to Maryland so I could attend graduate school in physics; they had a good graduate assistant program. I chose to bypass the Masters Degree and go directly for the Ph.D. Then our family started. Since this was the era when it was forbidden for a teacher to be pregnant, I got a job a the National Bureau of Standards and continued school part-time. I completed my classes but did not finish my research to complete my Ph.D.
My transition to breadwinning was transparent albeit the one and only time I ever had to look for a job. I sent resumés around the Washington, DC, area; the only response I received was from the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Science and Technology). I was a physicist going to work for a key government science agency. I worked in infrasonics (very low frequency sound). It was interesting and critical to the national defense (detecting underground nuclear testing) so I missed the Viet Nam war experience.
Kitty was a delightful baby; all anyone could ask. While she was not planned, John was. He was more of what one expects of a boy baby but, nonetheless, delightful. They were and always have been each other's best friend.
Career: During this time, I discovered computers and made a deliberate career change; one of the few major decisions I ever had to make. This was despite a 1968 omen from an experienced coworker that "all useful computer programs have already been written." My first real computer experience was on Pilot, a huge vacuum tube affair. I was totally caught up in the technology and worked long hours. This didn't help our young marriage and we divorced. I then valued the time I had with the children which I had been taking for granted.
Even though I was a scientist, I moved into management in the Administrative Computer Center of the University of Maryland. I also married Betty Linz; probably the best thing I have ever done. For seven years I learned how the other half (administrators) lived; it was a good lesson. Then I went to the academic side of the University where I was head of systems programming (and later, networking). During a 1988 reorganization, I opted to move to the service side; a very smart move for me.
Soon I was asked to take a million-dollar grant from AT&T and build "the world's greatest classroom." I did: the AT&T Teaching Theater. But with able coworkers, I realized that success in teaching with technology was helping the early-adopting faculty to succeed, not in the technology itself. Several classrooms and many successful faculty later, I was given an opportunity for early retirement. I took it. Financially, it was a "no-brainer".
Retirement: It's great.
Betty and I built a cabin about two hours away in West Virginia in 1979. It is the rare month that we have not spent time there. I did all of the electrical work, the plumbing, and even built some of the cabinets; it was satisfying. Take a tour. When we're not there, we encourage family and friends to use it.
Music: I have always maintained my interest in music, both performance and composition. In the Washington, D.C., area the was a great demand for double bass players for theater orchestras, pit bands, etc. I usually played several shows a year; all volunteer. However, my real love was composition. Unfortunately, it is incredibly difficult to have one's music played.
I started doing arrangements for some of the shows, mainly the annual Old Time Music Hall at the British Embassy. In 1987 I started playing for an annual satirical show, Hexagon. Soon I was writing and arranging several pieces each year. This has continued. It is a lot of work but it is great to have a my music performed to about 10,000 people.
Also, in about 1990, I bought a high-quality electric piano and attached it to my computer. Thus began a new phase of composition. I was frequently limited in composition by my shortcomings as a performer. Now the computer could play perfectly anything I wrote. I then learned how to specify the loudness and duration of every note of a composition so that the resulting performance would sound as I would play it if I could play it. In effect, I was converting my musical style to a series of numbers (loudness and duration); this realization was one of the most exciting moments of my life.
Genealogy: I never liked history and never really thought about who my ancestors were. However, in about 1972, I made several trips to the National Archives to search census films for my mother and her cousin. All of a sudden I was hooked. It was probably seeing the names of some early ancestors in those old records that did it.
I immediately started to keep track of the information on the computer, a Univac mainframe. It was a struggle because there was absolutely no appropriate software and keyboard access was clumsy. Once I reached a critical mass of information, I realized that I needed to write some software to format it in a readable way. Design and implementation of this took several years but the result, with a few simple changes, is what now generates my web pages.
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Judson, or Jud, as he was called, lived from birth until he graduated from high school at 2002 East Cork Street (previously numbered 1930), in the area called Milwood, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He very much enjoyed outdoor activities and participated in many sports, particularly baseball. Despite his outdoor bent, he played the tuba in the junior high school band for several years.
After graduating from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1958, Jud applied for admission to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. A delayed response convinced him that he had not been accepted, so he joined the Air Force. Shortly after his enlistment, his acceptance letter arrived.
Jud was sent to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for basic training. He had the highest aptitude score in his group and was selected for surveillance equipment training in Denver, Colorado. His next assignment took him to Victorville, California, where he did maintenance on F104 fighter radar systems. He kept in close contact with his high school girl friend, Bonny, and returned to marry her in June of 1960. He had been taking instruction and theirs was a full Catholic wedding. Their first child was born in Victorville, where they lived until the Cuban missile crisis of 1962 when they were sent to Homestead Air Force Base in south Florida. Their second child was born here.
Life was not easy for the young couple; this young marriage was a sudden change that neither was prepared for. Bonny, a National Merit Scholar runner-up, had not completed high school and was now having to work as waitress in the base NCO club. They suffered a bitter separation and Bonny took the children to an unknown location outside of Florida. In the interim, Jud married Patricia Stroud who had a daughter, Susan; Bonny married _____ McDowell.
In 1966 Jud decided to leave the Air Force. He was very interested in the new and exciting field of computers and talks with his brother, Walt, who was already in the field, cinched the decision. His first civilian job was with Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts, as field service engineer. Here he devised and taught an improved method for tuning computer memories.
Jud was eager to advance and moved to Orlando, Florida, as the field service supervisor for the State. This move also suited Pat who could not cope with New England winters. Here they raised siamese cats which won several prizes in cat shows. The new job entailed much driving to cover the entire State, often at unusual hours. To lighten his driving burden, Jud bought a Corvette sport car which he kept and maintain for many years. From that time on, he always owned a high-performance car for pleasure driving.
In April of 1969, Jud accepted a job doing computer-based research and development for the Psychobiology Research Center of The Florida State University in Tallahassee. He had many notable achievements in this creative environment, both in hardware and software. His concepts were always at the cutting edge of the technology and his results were always much more capable and sophisticated than originally called for. He and Pat were divorced during this time.
Next he went to work for ICC/Milgo in Miami, Florida, where he was a systems analyst in the develoment of modems and other communications equipment. Several of his developments were patented by the company. He progressed through head of the software design group to the manager of engineering of computer products to the manager of engineering of communications systems. Here he acquired a deep understanding of the importance of marketing and the powerful influence it had on product design and manufacture. During this time Jud was able to locate Bonny and their two children whom he had not seen for many years. After a cautious courtship, he and Bonny remarried.
Offered a more attractive position, Jud and the family moved to Newtown, Connecticut, to work for General Data Comm, also a manufacturer of communications equipment. One of Jud's most satisfying accomplishments while at GDC was leading the company softball team to the league championship. The softball autographed by all the members of the team remained one of his most prized possessions.
Again finding the New England climate a rude shock, and finding many of the promises of the new position unfulfilled, they soon moved to San Jose, California, for Jud to accept the position of vice president of engineering with Prentis Corporation. He usually worked 12 hours a day, arriving at work at 6:00 a.m. after a 30- to 45-minute drive, and not leaving until evening. He frequently went in on Saturdays and brought work home. Tiring of hardware and engineering, he changed to vice president of marketing. This required him to travel extensively making major presentations and organizing regional sales offices.
After some serious conflicts within the company, Jud left and went into business for himself as a communications consultant. He had an incredibly broad knowledge of the field and found his services in great demand. Jud was active in tennis, golf, skiing, and followed many other sports. The back yard of their house in San Jose was dominated by a swimming pool.
Jud and Bonny again separated and were divorced. Bonny moved to North Dakota and married Robert Kent; Jud married Lynn Olson whom he had met at Prentis. By this time, Tina and Geoff were married and on their own but Lynn had four children and Jud revelled in being a father again. However, as much as he tried to spend more time at home, he was now an entrepreneur, active in several small businesses and always seeking new opportunities. During this time he suffered a myocardial infartion which he either was not aware of or chose not to disclose. It left a 2x4cm scar in the postero-lateral aspect of the left ventricle, as would be discovered later during his autopsy.
In mid November of 1985, Jud suffered severe chest pains but kept postponing treatment to follow his busy schedule, including a business trip to Paris to confirm an important business arrangement. He and Lynn attended a computer hardware convention and show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on about November 20th. During this time, his pains were so great that he had to sleep in a seated position. He promised Lynn that despite having no medical insurance, he would see a doctor Monday morning. On Sunday morning, November 24th, they arrived at the airport with ample time to spare before their flight, as was his custom. He was eating a hot dog at a concourse snack bar when he suffered a heart attack. He slumped to the floor and was unable to get up. Prompt paramedic attention was unable to revive him and he was pronounced dead at 12:07 noon in the Desert Springs Hospital emergency room. A complete autopsy was performed and the opinion of the coroner was "that the decedent, Judson Truman Gilbert, came to his death as the result of acute coronary insufficiency, due to coronary artery sclerosis. Contributing conditions: healed myocardial infarct." He was 45 years old.
His death was completely unexpected by his family. He had visited his brother, Walt, in Maryland the preceeding month and showed no signs of trouble. On the contrary, he was quite energetic for his 240-pound weight. The eulogy read at his funeral was written by his wife's sister, Ruth Summers.
Judson Gilbert was a friend, a husband, a father, a father to those who never had a father, a grandfather, a son, and an uncle very much loved. He gave his love and knowledge to those around him. His smile was something that could brighten the dreariest days. His patience was to be uncompared.He was a man of intellect and pride. His pride was of his family and his friends more so than himself. He was a man of strength, courage, and understanding.
Everything Jud got involved in, he did wholeheartedly. He once said: "I wish God would give me a woman's brain for one hour just so I could figure out how it works." He was interested in everything and everyone around him.
Jud Gilbert was loved and respected by all who knew him. He is close to our hearts.
We needed him, we depended on him, and we loved him.
Thank you, Lord, for the time we had with him. May everyone have a person like Jud in their life.
The Social Security Death Index gives Jud's SSN as 367-40-6787 and confirms his birth and death dates. His last address was 4901 Tonino Dr.; San Jose, CA 95136; (408)978-0603.
Geoff joined the Air Force and was trained as a pharmacist.
After his discharge from the Air Force, Geoff became an electrician.
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Mary Ellen was in her second year at Western Michigan University when President Kennedy was assassinated on November 23, 1963. That event had a great impact on her, causing an immediate reassessment of her goals and ambitions. Her college major was Education but she realized she was not interested in teaching; she did not return to classes.
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| Mary Ellen Gilbert 1964 Navy Photo |
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| Mary Ellen Gilbert |
Mike Puckett spend most of his youth in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his adoptive parents. Is it reported that the Puckett side of the family is related to Secretary of State Seward who arranged for the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Mike was an National Merit Scholar finalist. He had a dog named Joe that he found as a puppy in a snow bank while delivering newspapers in about 1955. Joe liked to eat chili peppers from plants in the family's front yard.
Mary Ellen met Mike on December 12, 1964, at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds NCO (Non-Commissioned Officer) Club. They were married six weeks later. She made her street length, white satin wedding dress. The day of the wedding was so cold that her mother, and brothers, Walter and Harry, and Walter's wife, Sandra, had difficulty driving from Rockville to Bainbridge because Walter's Volkswagen had no heat and the windows had to be scraped constantly to remove the frost. A few months after they were married, Mike was sent to Massachusetts for six months. She would take the Greyhound bus every weekend to visit him, sometimes standing most of the way to New York City in the crowd of other service men and women on weekend passes. Then he was transferred to Charleston, South Carolina, where he was a nuclear submarine mechanic alternating three months at sea and three months on shore. She was permitted to join him there since, even as head of her class, she had not been given her choice of duty station after graduation. She soon became pregnant with Sean which immediately terminated her naval career, not against her wishes.
After about two and one half years in Charleston, Mike was sent to Connecticut as an instructor in a nuclear submarine training facility. They lived in Southwick, Massachusetts, and had a St. Bernard dog with an appetite for socks; this was discovered when it died with one as an intestinal obstruction. Mary Ellen took a job in Springfield as an insurance claims reviewer for The Travelers Insurance Company for $75 a week. After a year, she changed to the St. Paul Insurance Company in Springfield where she started at $400 per month as a rater in the (business) package department. They lived in Southwick for about two years, then Mike left the Navy and they moved to Westfield, Massachusetts, where he completed a college degree using the GI Bill. They bought a duplex house and rented the upper half to cover mortgage payments. Mike went to work for Bechtel Power Corporation which specialized in building nuclear power stations. In mid-winter, the family, Mike, Mary Ellen, and Sean, moved to nearby Montgomery, Massachusetts, where they lived for a year. Their house was a raised ranch-style on an acre of partially wooded land on a small mountain top. This was Mary Ellen's favorite house. The presence of many wild birds—grosbeaks, huthatches, and many unknown species—began her interest in bird watching. During this time, Mary Ellen was still working for St. Paul Insurance. After accepting a job in Florida, Mike sold the two family cars and bought a Corvette, a two-seat sports car, which made further travel by the family of three quite difficult. They moved to Homestead, Florida, so that Mike could take a job as a health physicist at the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant. Mary Ellen had advanced to a full underwriter by this time and was making $12,000 annually. Finding that Homestead top salaries were $7,000 in her field, she enjoyed a few years as a housewife and mother.
In February of 1979, when it became clear their marriage probably would not last, Mary Ellen took a part-time job with the T. R. Jones Insurance Agency in Homestead. Mike moved to Atlanta, Georgia, to work for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Their divorce became final on December 12, 1979, exactly 15 years from the day they met.
About this time Sean was becoming interested in the new microcomputer field. Unable to afford one, he spent hours at a local Radio Shack store programming one of their TRS-80 models. When his mother's 35mm camera outfit was stolen, she used the $400 insurance claim to buy him an Atari system. Soon his interest became a consuming passion, even interfering with high school. Having considerable talent for programming, Sean was soon earning money at it. Several of his ingenious games were featured in national magazines and other publications.
Mary Ellen began working full time for the Jones Agency as an underwriter at $600 per month, far from her Massachusetts salary. She supplemented this by accepting the contract to clean the offices in the evening. In 1981, a lump under her left arm was diagnosed as cancerous and was removed along with many of the surrounding lymph nodes, which proved to be cancer-free. Another breast cancer was discovered in the same area 18 months later. It was also removed and followed up with daily radiation therapy. At this time, 1983, Mary Ellen had to give up her cleaning job, but continued as a full-time underwriter. In spring, 1986, a cancerous lump was found in her left breast and a radical mastectomy was performed. Later that year, it was discovered that breast cancer had metastisized to the liver. It also spread to her bones and she steadily deteriorated until she died at home with her family present.
Mary Ellen was always a rapid and voracious reader. She also loved animals and nature. She frequently visited the Miami Zoo and Everglades National Park. She almost always had a pet dog or cat and was very concerned about wild and stray animals. Like her mother and her mother's mother, she enjoyed playing a wide variety of games. She was highly regarded by her company and was selected to receive the first "Employee of the Year" award in 1987. This included a cash award to be used for travel anywhere east of the Mississippi River. She spent the time in Maryland with her family.
The Social Security Death Index gives Mary Ellen's SSN as 374-48-4723, confirms her birth and death dates, and gives her last residence as Homestead. Her address was 693 NW 11th St.; Homestead, FL 33030; (305)248-6907
After Sean graduated from high school, he enthusiastically dove into his favorite activity: freelance computer programming. In that realm, his initial focus was interactive computer games. ***much more to come***
Finding the schools behind those he had left in Michigan, he quit and joined the Army on December 16, 1963. He took basic training and advanced infantry at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was then accepted into the Honor Guard and sent to the 1st Battalion, 3rd Reinforced Infantry at Ft. Myer, Virginia. While undergoing the rigorous training for the drill team, it was discovered that he had a slight limp, the result of being spiked in the leg during a baseball game.
Gene then became a cook. After a year in the mess hall, he was assigned to cook for Lt. General Dick, and lived in his quarters. Gene met Rita during this time, on December 18, 1965, at a party. On April 20, 1966, he was riding his motorcycle when a car suddenly turned left in front of him from the oncoming traffic; he hit the car and went through the windshield into the front seat. As in several past injuries, he owed his life to modern medicine. He spent several months in the hospital in traction and did not have the steel pin removed from his leg for a year and a half. During this time, while still on convalescent leave, Gene and Rita were married. Like Jud, Gene had taken Catholic instruction and theirs was a Catholic marriage. Gene left the Army on November 20, 1967, and went to work as an engineering assistant for MelPar Inc. in Falls Church, Virginia.
In August, 1969, the family moved to Cooper, Michigan, just north of Kalamazoo. Gene first worked for the Allied Paper Company as a production scheduler. To advance in the company, he finished high school, but the mill was soon closed. He worked at odd jobs until he went to Virginia in May of 1972 to seek work as a carpenter. While at Ft. Myer, Gene and Rita had bought two lots in a development called Lake of the Woods in Virginia. He found work in this area as a carpenter for B and B Builders. Rita and the children stayed in Cooper and Gene lived in a tent. He was caught in a hurricane which destroyed his car and tent. He sought refuge in a model home with eight other men. He went to work for the developer of the home, American Timber, on July 4, 1972.
After buying a used car, Gene was able to return to Michigan to visit his family. On the return trip to Virginia, he had two flat tires near Ann Arbor, Michigan. Tired and frustrated, he returned to Cooper, gathered up Rita and the children, and drove to Ocean Pines, near Ocean City, Maryland. There they camped on a lot owned by his brother, Walt's, exwife, Sandra. After much looking, they bought a house in Selbyville, Delaware. Gene worked building houses in Ocean Pines and Ocean City. This was a time of high unemployment but he was able to acquire a contract to build an office for a USDA poultry inspector. Next he worked for H and H Poultry in building and equipment maintenance. He left this job in August, 1975, as a maintenance supervisor and returned to Michigan where he found work in building and equipment maintenance for the Charles River Breeding Laboratories in Portage.
Rita and the children joined him in Michigan in February, 1976. They bought a house in Portage within walking distance of his mother's apartment. On December 19, 1977, Gene was transferred to the company's headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts. They bought a house in Plaistow, New Hampshire, where they lived for the longest continuous period in their lives together. On November 9, 1981, Gene left Charles River and went to work for Kellogg American as a maintenance supervisor and facilities supervisor. Three years later, he changed to Photo Fabrication Technologies.
Gene continues to enjoy baseball, playing in the New England semi-pro league for the Haverhill AmVets as pitcher, first base, and third base. Gene and Rita enjoy the distinction of being the only family among his brothers and sister not to suffer a divorce.
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| Dorothy Galbreath Gilbert
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Dorothy lived on the Dye farm for her first several years. She remembers typical farm scenes: the great rows of corn, the fruit trees, the pigs and piglets, and the large watering trough for horses in front of the house. The Dye house is eight miles north of South Haven and was still there in 1982.
The family left the Dye farm where they were share croppers and moved to the octagon house nearer South Haven. Dorothy remembers climbing up the dark, carpeted stairs to the attic, with all of its old house smells and shadows so frightening to a young girl. Here she would look out the windows on the eight sides of the cupola.
From there, the family moved to the big house on Phoenix road. This was a large, elegant, red house with a windbreak of stately evergreen trees with their soft cushion of needles underneath. There was trumpet vine on the side of the house that attracted hummingbirds in the summer. There Dorothy had a pet hen named Biddy who followed her around whenever she was outdoors. She also had a pet pig. It was a runt and had been raised in the house until strong enough to join its littermates.
This house had a smaller tenant house down the lane and Dorothy's Uncle Roy and his family lived there. The house also had a smoke house made out of the stump of a huge, grey tree. This is where the hams were cured.
The big house had a large parlor. One Christmas the family blocked the door with large sacks of beans, one of that year's crops, so that Dorothy could not get in. On Christmas eve, sleigh bells were clandestinely rung outdoors, the sacks of beans were removed, and the doors opened to reveal a fully decorated Christmas tree, which everyone assured young Dorothy had been left by Santa Claus.
The family moved to Jericho, half way between South Haven and Bangor. It is here that Dorothy started school. The soil there was very sandy, and down a lane behind the house was a brook with a sandy bottom and a beechnut tree leaning over it. When the nuts were ripe, Dorothy would crack them open and pick out the meats with the patience only available to children. Sandburs abounded in the area, and since she often went barefoot, there were many places she could not visit. Once she found herself trapped in the middle of a sandbur patch and had to be rescued by her grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Youngblood.
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| Dorothy G. Gilbert
1956 — age 42 Her favorite picture |
At Christmas, names would be drawn, and the entire community would gather for a party with a Santa Claus that would call out each person's name and deliver presents.
[More to come.] ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 6 +nm Galbreath, George Levi +sx m +bd 6 Aug 1893 +bp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan +dd 14 Aug 1964 +dp Buffalo, New York +db Elma Cemetery +md 4 Jul 1913 +mp _____ +spouse #7 +child #3 +spouse #6t +child #6B +child #6C +child #6D +child #6E +child #6F +child #6G +child #6H +text
George's birth certificate is from Allegan County, Michigan, record 102, local file number Vol. 5, Pg. 71, date of record, May 19, 1894: Geo. L. Galbreath was born Aug. 6, 1893, male, white, in Casco. His father was Charles Galbreath of Casco, born in Ind.; occupation Farmer. His mother was Aura Galbreath of Casco born in Casco. |
 Eva (Tenbroeck) Galbreath, 1936 |
George left South Haven and sought work in Buffalo, New York. His first job was as a piano tuner for the Wood and Brooks Piano Company. He soon met and married May. He apparently never told anyone of his first child back in South Haven. May's father was a lawyer and quite a wealthy land owner. During the First World War, George worked for the Curtis Company; after the war he worked as an automobile mechanic. He was always very adept at fixing things and for a time owned and operated George's Fixit. Next, he bought a garage and did auto repairs but lost this during The Depression. At the same time, May's father lost most of his real estate fortune. George worked for the WPA then the Kaiser Burnett Coal Company. After the Second World War, he worked at the Library Garage with his son, Edwin. He retired at about age 62 from the Simon Brewery.
George loved family gatherings when all of his children would come to visit. He would sit by the window anxiously awaiting the arrival of the last one, then would sit in his chair and read, apparently oblivious to everyone around him. He loved to eat as evidenced by his size and weight. He also enjoyed taking pictures. He was very meticulous and would often spend 15 minutes adjusting his camera while his subject waited impatiently. According to his daughter-in-law, Dorothy, he was "one of the nicest father-in-laws I could ever ask for." With May, he enjoyed birds and animals. She always had a pet cat. May died from a stroke.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 6t +nm Thayer, Mary Ora +sx f +bd 15 Jul 1892 +bp +tb She was called May. +md 29 Jan 1916 +mp Buffalo, New York +dd 28 Sep 1973 +dp Depew, New York +spouse #6 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 6A=3 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 6B +nm Galbreath, Georgianna May +sx f +bd 23 Oct 1916 +bp Buffalo, New York +md 2 Jan 1936 +mp Buffalo, New York +dd 4 Dec 1985 +dp Mesa, Arizona +tb She died of a heart attack. +ma #6t +spouse #6Bs +child #6BA +child #6BB +child #6BC ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 6Bs +nm Nealon, George +sx m +bd 15 Jan 1915 +bp Buffalo, New York +dd 14 Mar 1970 +dp Buffalo, New York +spouse #6B +textRube was a waiter. Theirs was a Catholic family and Doris received much help from the Church after her husband's untimely death.
She moved to California on about July 1, 1987, and has much information about her parents and siblings.
Bob ran a forge hammer for J. H. Williams Co., a tool manufacturer.
Ed and Dot also had an adopted daughter, Doug worked for American Airlines until he retired, first as a
mechanic and later as an inspector.
Gene worked for Westinghouse Electric as a lathe operator in their electric
motor division. Rita worked for Super Duper grocery for many years.
Sometime after Gene died, she took an office position at Dubel Bells, a local
grocery store, from which she retired. In retirement she enjoys traveling and
arts and crafts with a local senior citizens' group.
Jim and Cheryl Tedesco lived together for several years and
had one child:
After her divorce from Jim, Joanne married
Aura Belle's birth certificate is from Allegan County, Michigan, record
573, local file number Vol. 2, Pg. 102, date of record, June
3, 1875: Orra Steller was born Nov. 10, 1874, female, white,
in Casco. Her father was John Steller of Casco, born in
Ohio; occupation Farmer. Her mother was Angeline Steller
of Casco born in Ind.
Their marriage license is record number 1182 and contains:
Edward Galbreath and Aura Stuller were married in Casco
Township, Allegan County, Michigan on May 3, 1891. On the date of
the license, May 2, 1891, he was 22 years old, white,
was born and currently resided in Pierceton, Indiana; she was 17,
white and was born and currently resided in Casco, Michigan.
His occupation was Farmer, hers was None.
His parents were Nelson Galbreath and Cynthia A. Royce.
Hers were Joshua Stuller and Unknown. Neither had been married
before. They were married by
Sources:
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+id 6Es
+nm Leeb, Dorothy May
+sx f
+bd 28 May 1922
+bp Buffalo, New York
+pa Leeb, Karl
+ma Covert, Elsie
+spouse #6E
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EA
+nm Galbreath, Lynda May
+sx f
+bd 20 Jun 1948
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 9 Feb 1968
+mp Niagara Falls, New York
+++ad1603 Moll St., Tonawanda, NY 14120 (716)694-8585
+spouse #6EAs
+child #6EAA
+spouse #6EAt
+child #6EAB
+text
Sources:
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+id 6EAs
+nm Baker, Charles Alexander
+sx m
+bd 28 Dec 1936
+bp Rochester, New York
+dv on September 25, 1974.
+ma Nelson, Bernadette
+pa Baker, Charles Alexander
+spouse #6EA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EAt
+nm Parish, David
+sx m
+bd 17 Dec 1953
+bp North Tonawanda, New York
+md 26 Sep 1974
+mp Kenmore, New York
+ma Norris, Barbara
+pa Parish, Louis
+spouse #6EA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EAA
+nm Baker, Scott Jeffrey
+sx m
+bd 15 Nov 1968
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EAB
+nm Parish, Christine Marie
+sx f
+bd 30 Jan 1976
+bp Amhurst, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EB
+nm Galbreath, Gary Edwin
+sx m
+bd 23 Jul 1953
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 23 Aug 1975
+mp Kenmore, New York
+++ad75 Lincoln Blvd., Kenmore, NY 14217 (716)877-5074
+spouse #6EBs
+child #6EBA
+child #6EBB
+text
Sources:
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+id 6EBs
+nm Winkler, Cathy Ann
+sx f
+bd 24 Jun 1954
+bp Buffalo, New York
+pa Winkler, John
+ma Giambeluca, Loretta
+spouse #6EB
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EBA
+nm Galbreath, Melissa Ann
+sx f
+bd 27 Aug 1976
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6EBB
+nm Galbreath, Tricia Marie
+sx f
+bd 27 Nov 1978
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6F
+nm Galbreath, Douglas Wallace
+sx m
+bd 9 Feb 1923
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 24 Jun 1942
+mp Concordia Lutheran Church, Buffalo
+ma #6t
+++ad5038 W. 134th St., Hawthorne, CA 90251 (213)679-3985
+spouse #6Fs
+child Galbreath, Dwight
He was stillborn.
+child #6FB
+child #6FC
+child #6FD
+child #6FE
+text
Sources:
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+id 6Fs
+nm Pfohl, June Mildred
+sx f
+bd 21 May 1923
+bp Hawthorn, California
+dd 13 Apr 1987
+dp Hawthorn, California
+tb She died suddenly and unexpectedly of a stroke.
+pa Pfohl, Edward
+ma Hermann, Irene
+spouse #6F
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FB
+nm Galbreath, Maerene Thelma
+sx f
+bd 15 Nov 1947
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 31 Jul 1966
+dv on July 22, 1981, in Los Angeles, California.
+++adPortland, OR (503)667-5581
+spouse #6FBs
+child #6FBA
+child #6FBB
+text
Sources:
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+id 6FBs
+nm Smith, Larry Allen
+sx m
+bd
+spouse #6FB
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FBA
+nm Smith, Brenda Michelle
+sx f
+bd 2 Jan 1968
+bp Los Angeles, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FBB
+nm Smith, Michael David
+sx m
+bd 16 Aug 1969
+bp Los Angeles, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FC
+nm Galbreath, Alan Douglas
+sx m
+bd 2 Mar 1949
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 2 Jan 1979
+mp Los Angeles, California
+++ad3260 Porcupine Trail, Anchorage, Alaska 99516 (907)345-3098
+spouse Curtis, Penny
+bd 11 May 1941
+bp England
+child none
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FD
+nm Galbreath, Vincent Earl
+sx m
+bd 29 Jan 1951
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 16 Jan 1972
+mp San Francisco, California
+tm They are first cousins.
+++adHawthorne, CA
+spouse #6CF
+child #6FDA
+child #6FDB
+child #6FDC
+child #6FDD
+text
Sources:
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+id 6FDA
+nm Galbreath, Jason Micah
+sx m
+bd 11 Jan 1972
+bp San Francisco, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FDB
+nm Galbreath, Jashua Alan
+sx m
+bd 30 Jul 1973
+bp San Francisco, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FDC
+nm Galbreath, Matthew Vincent
+sx m
+bd 20 Mar 1975
+bp San Francisco, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FDD
+nm Galbreath, Amanda Michelle
+sx f
+bd 28 Jul 1977
+bp San Francisco, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FE
+nm Galbreath, Douglas
+sx m
+bd 18 Apr 1957
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 2 Jul 1983
+mp Los Angeles, California
+++adHawthorne, CA
+spouse #6FEs
+child #6FEA
+text
Sources:
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+id 6FEs
+nm Zam, Nancy Mary
+sx f
+bd 17 Aug 1960
+bp
+spouse #6FE
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6FEA
+nm Galbreath, Steven Douglas
+sx m
+bd 26 Aug 1984
+bp Los Angeles, California
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6G
+nm Galbreath, Kathleen Ruth
+sx f
+bd 15 Apr 1924
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md
+dd 26 Dec 1981
+dp
+ma #6t
+spouse #6Gs
+child #6GA
+text
Sources:
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+id 6Gs
+nm Wacker, Joseph Paul
+sx m
+bd
+pa Wacker, _____
+ma _____, _____
+spouse #6G
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6GA
+nm Wacker, Martin Joseph
+sx m
+bd 10 Jun 1947
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md
+mp
+++ad233 Dean Rd., Depew, NY 14043 (716)683-0561
+spouse _____, _____
+child #6GAA
+child #6GAB
+child #6GAC
+child #6GAD
+text
Sources:
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+id 6GAA
+nm Wacker, Lynnette Marie
+sx f
+bd 12 Jul 1967
+bp Cheektowaga, New York
+md 14 Jun 1986
+mp Depew, New York
+spouse Chop, Gary
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6GAB
+nm Wacker, Susan Marie
+sx f
+bd 21 Jan 1969
+bp Cheektowaga, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6GAC
+nm Wacker, Michelle Diane
+sx f
+bd 25 Apr 1970
+bp Cheektowaga, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6GAD
+nm Wacker, Kristin Louise
+sx f
+bd 1 Jan 1980
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6H
+nm Galbreath, Eugene Jerome
+sx m
+bd 17 Jul 1930
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 13 Sep 1950
+mp Buffalo, New York
+dd 11 May 1995
+dp Lancaster, New York
+ma #6t
+++ad12 Sherwook Rd., Lancaster, NY 14086 (716)683-2670
+spouse #6Hs
+child #6HA
+child #6HB
+child #6HC
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6Hs
+nm Stenson, Rita Dolores
+sx f
+bd 2 Jul 1931
+bp Buffalo, New York
+pa Stenson, John
+ma Zieja, Mary
+spouse #6H
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HA
+nm Galbreath, Janet Ann
+sx f
+bd 23 Sep 1954
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 7 Sep 1973
+mp Lancaster, New York
+dv in October, 1986.
+++ad158 Benzinger, Buffalo, NY 14206 (716)897-4120
+spouse #6HAs
+child #6HAA
+child #6HAB
+text
Sources:
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+id 6HAs
+nm Zurbrick, Edward Charles
+sx m
+bd
+pa Zurbrick, _____
+ma _____, _____
+spouse #6HA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HAA
+nm Zurbrick, Justin Edward
+sx m
+bd 4 Oct 1975
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HAB
+nm Zurbrick, Kevin Michel
+sx m
+bd 22 Jul 1979
+bp Buffalo, New York
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HB
+nm Galbreath, James Robert
+sx m
+bd 19 Mar 1956
+bp Buffalo, New York
+md 14 Feb 1981
+mp Depew, New York
+dv in about 1988.
+++adLancaster, NY
+spouse #6HBs
+child #6HBA
+child #6HBB
+child Galbreath, Matthew
+sx m
+bd 16 Nov 1987
+bp Buffalo, New York
He died the day after he was born from anasephlia, a head deformation.
+++spouse #6HBt
+++child #6HBD
+text
i.
Elizabeth Tedesco[#6HBD]
Sources:
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+id 6HBs
+nm DePalmo, Joanne Marie
+sx f
+bd 29 May 1953
+bp Buffalo, New York
+pa DePalmo, Joseph
+ma Haag, Margaret
+spouse #6HB
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HBt
+nm Tedesco, Cheryl
+sx f
+md none
+tm They did not marry or maintain a lasting relationship.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HBA
+nm Galbreath, Robert Levi
+sx m
+bd 13 Feb 1982
+bp Buffalo, New York
+ma #6HBs
+text
Rob has a
web site
which has current information about himself.
Rob Galbreath, 1999
High School Senior
Sources:
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+id 6HBB
+nm Galbreath, Brian Joseph
+sx m
+bd 13 Mar 1986
+bp Buffalo, New York
+ma #6HBs
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HBD
+nm Galbreath, Elizabeth
+sx f
+ma #6HBt
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 6HC
+nm Galbreath, Eugene Jerome
+sx m
+bd 4 Jan 1958
+bp Buffalo, New York
+tb He is called Jerry.
+md 22 Sep 1979
+mp Colorado Springs, Colorado
+++ad330 Aurora St., Lancaster, NY 14086 (716)681-7808
+spouse Martinez, Theresa Ann
+child none
+text
Sources:
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+id 12
+nm Galbreath, Charles Edward
+sx m
+bd 3 Apr 1869
+bp Pierceton, Indiana
+md 3 May 1891
+mp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
+dd 12 Jul 1945
+spouse #13
+child #6
+child #12B
+child Galbreath, Charles Hubert
+sx m
+bd 14 Jun 1904
+bp near South Haven, Michigan
While Hubert, as he was called, never married, his nephew, Eugene Galbreath,
reports that he had a daughter named Jean.
+child Galbreath, Valda Lucile
+sx f
+bd 27 Nov 1905
+bp South Haven, Michigan
She moved to California; never married. She was baptized Seventh Day Adventist
on July 1, 1939.
+text
The follow census information was found for his family.
|
1900 Census, Allegan Co., Michigan Casco Township, p. 10; Archives T1052, Reel 81, vol. 1,E.D. 3, sheet 3, line 24 | |||
| Name | Birth Date | Where Born | |
| Galbreath, Charles E. | Apr 1869 | Ind. | |
| Galbreath, Orra (wife) | Nov 1874 | Mich. | |
| Galbreath, George L. (son) | Aug 1893 | Mich. | |
From Ethel's certificate of death, she was a resident of South Haven living at 716 Francis. Her occupation was retail sales clerk. She was divorced. She suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary edema due to cigarette smoking complicated by congestive heart failure. Her cause of death is listed as respiratory failure. She was in South Haven Community Hospital.
The Social Security Death Index gives Ethel's SSN as 376-22-0164, confirms her birth and death dates, and gives her last residence as South Haven.
In 1980, Al's mother wrote of him in a letter to her niece, Dot, wife of Elwin Galbreath: "Al and Dee are in Fla. again this winter. They have a nice trailer which they take to live in. He isn't chartering this year, the hours are too hard and long. Many times he would be at sea two and three days at a time. Dee was afraid to be alone nights. They both have part time jobs which gives them enough for expenses and the time to do the things they like. They are having a ball and I am happy for them. When in So. Haven, Al charters all summer. He owns his own ship. He has many regular customers so does quite well. Al also does canvas work making curtains and covers for boats. Has more of this work than one can handle. So. Haven has two nice marinas as we see many boats in port. The fishing is for salmon and lake trout. Some very large fish are caught. Al's ship has won the prize for the largest fish, also the most. The contests make excitement and much fun. The canvas work is done when the lake is too rough to go out on. Al's ship is white, he keeps it immaculate. The ship also has a toilet. Al often gets $10.00 tips. Dee is a hair dresser part time." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 12BAs +nm _____, Dee +sx f +bd +spouse #12BA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 12BAA +nm Holmes, Charles +sx m +bd +tb He is called Chick. +text
After graduating from high school, Charles studied sheet metal work and served his apprenticeship. He went to Texas with a friend to work in construction. He did well and was soon given his own crew.
Larry is a baker. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 12BAC +nm Holmes, Patricia +sx f +bd +text
Patricia works in a bank. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 12BB +nm Holmes, Walter W. +sx m +bd +spouse _____, _____ +child none +spouse _____, _____ +child none +spouse _____, Gladys +child none +text
Walter lives in Thermopolis, Wyoming. He sells and installs carpeting. Gladys is a nurse.
Vernon sells, installs, and services furnaces and air conditioners. He is also a preacher and performs all the duties. Virginia is a Sunday school teacher and has charge of several departments in a store.
Her children are being raised by her parents.
Jeff is a supervisor in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, school system and also teaches.
Marvin works in northern Michigan logging. He loves being outdoors better than working in a shop as a mechanic.
"Beverly is single. She was with the St. Joseph City Orchestra until she went to Arizona. She works as a clerk and on days off and weekends she and a girl friend go hiking. Viola is her baby"
From his mother: "Harry and Aretta are Sunday school teachers. After several years of work in the piano factory, he decided to go into carpentry. He did much of the work building his beautiful home. When he applied for work with a St. Joe contractor, he invited the man to see his home. He was so pleased with what he saw that he hired Harry. After two years unhappy working away from home, Harry decided to go out on his own. He began by doing remodeling for his neighbors. They were very pleased and when their friends saw his work they too had Harry work for them. He never needs to advertise. Aretta is chruch treasurer, is top clerk in our largest drug store, assists the manager, bakes and decorates cakes for all occasions. Because of her beautiful work, she is kept busy with this."
Harry was living at 712 Indiana Ave., South Haven, in 1984.
"Jory is director of the Shelby high school band and plays all the instruments. For the first time in the history of Shelby School, the band won top honors. The band was awarded an expense-free trip for their efforts. The band mothers' booster club had a band uniform tailor-made for Jory. He is very happy with it. Jory has played in Carnegie Hall, toured in Europe and throughout our southern states. He has been to the Rose Bowl (California) twice with the University of Michigan band. He attended Interlochen Arts Academy summer camp where he learned much from professors from many contries. Jory's wife is secretary to the superintendent of schools."
Cathy teaches second grade and is popular with her students' parents. She plays flute and piano. Her husband, Bob, teaches trades in a training center for problem children. His class was awarded top honors at the end of the term and was awarded an expense-free trip.
According to his grandmother, Ethel (Galbreath) Holmes, in 1980, "David is a wanderer. Works a short time then moves on. Has traveled quite a bit." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 12BEC +nm Holmes, Dennis +sx m +bd +md +spouse _____, _____ +child [daughter] +child [daughter] +text
According to his grandmother, Ethel (Galbreath) Holmes, in 1980, "He is very artistic and makes many beautiful things. I have several pieces of his work. His wife cooks wonderful meals using a wok part time."
"Randy is a chef and farmer. He has a cow, a large flock of chickens, ducks and geese. He also raises pigs for market. He in interested in organic farming and has quite a plot for his kitchen garden. The tomato plants are like young trees and produce tomatoes the size of grapefruit. Root vegetables are tender and crisp and of good flavor."
Nelson Galbreath fought in the Civil War. He enlisted on May 27, 1864, as a private and mustered out at Indianapolis on September 30, 1864. He was living in Kosciusko County at the time. The Civil War Pension Index of Ancestry.com includes the following entry.
| Name of Soldier |
Galbreath, Nelson R. | |||
| Name of Applicants |
Widow | Galbreath, Elizabeth | ||
| Minor | Joynes, George F. Gdn.¹ | |||
| Service | ||||
| E. 138 Ind. Inf. | ||||
| Dates of Filing | Claim | Application No. | Certificate No. | State From Which Filed |
| 1899 Feb 10 | Invalid | 266 701 | 179 627 | |
| 1xxx May 23² | Widow | 513 278 | 332 985 | Ind. |
| 1896 May 18² | Minor | 633 946 | 466 864 | Ill. |
Nelson's will is dated March, 1891, and can be found in Will Book 4, page 413,
Kosciusko County, Indiana. In it are mentioned his brother, Levi P. Galbreath,
and children Minnie Grace, Augustes[sic] A., Clara F., Ethel May. Levi was named
guardian of the minor children. The witnesses were
Daughter Nancy joined the Daughters of the American Revolution thru this line:
| Note: Errors shown in grey, corrected in italics. |
|
Mrs. Nannie Galbreath Radcliff. DAR ID Number: 77066 Born in Pierceton, Ill. Wife of Henry Franklin Radcliff. Descendant of John Whitney. Daughter of Nelson R. Galbreath (1845-91) and Cynthia Royce (1849-89), his 1st wife, m. 1868. Granddaughter of G. W. FA. Royce (1801-59) and Nancy Chaplin (b. 1813), his 2nd wife, m. 1835. Gr-granddaughter of James Chaplin (1784-1865) and Sarah Whitney (1787-1858), his wife, m. 1807. Gr-gr-granddaughter of John Whitney and Hannah Atherton (d. 1795), his wife. John Whitney (174554-99) served as a private in Captain Sawyer's company, Colonel Dike's regiment, which assisted, 1776, at the evacuation of Boston. He was born in Harvard, Mass.; died in Milledgeville, Ga. Also Nos. 66556, 70542. |
,Lorainne,Layton287x206.jpg) Stuller: William, Layton, Lorainne, Jennie Photo from Layton's daughter, Hazel Arndt |
The list of children and their birthdates comes from the following census records. The inclusion of Charles is assumed from his separate 1900 census record where he is living with his mother, Angeline, in Casco Township. Given the census data, one could assume that Joshua and Angeline divorced between about 1883 and 1888. Since Charles was an infant, he went with his mother while the other children stayed with their father. Angeline then married a man named Hess who died before 1900 leaving Charles, at 17, as the head of the household.
| The Heirs of Angeline (Stuller) Hess (Sept. 4, 1906) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relationship | Age | Residence |
| William Stuller | son | 40 | Kibbie, Mich. |
| George A. Stuller | son | 38 | Kibbie, Mich. |
| Aura Galbreath | daughter | 37 | South Haven |
| Clara Johnston | daughter | 26 | Fennville, RR3 |
The death record of Joshua (vol.4, p.145) gives his father as Isaac Stuller and mother as Elizabeth Jarvis, both born in Ohio.
The probate of Joshua's estate is recorded in Calendar 12, page 167, file #9959, of the Allegan County, Michigan, Probate Records. It required three separate public notices and included protests by his third wife that she was being treated unfairly by the administrator.
| The Heirs of Joshua Stuller (July 13, 1919) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Relationship | Age | Residence |
| Irene Stuller | widow | 50 | Kibbie, Mich.1 |
| William Stuller | son | 53 | Kibbie, Mich. |
| George Stuller | son | 51 | Kibbie, Mich. |
| Aurra Galbreath² | daughter | 44 | South Haven³ |
| Clara Benedict4 | daughter | 38 | South Haven5 |
| Charles Stuller | son | 35 | 301 Cooley St. Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Joshua Stuller | son | 29 | Ionia Reformatory6 |
| Mildred Hamlin | daughter | 23 | Bravo, Mich.7 |
| Lawrence Stuller | son | 18 | Kibbie, Mich. |
| |||
The inventory of Joshua's estate included the wide array of tools, equipment, and supplies necessary to sustain a successful farm, including: 3 bay horses, 1 sow, a gold watch, a revolver and 22 rifle, a book case, an organ, 9 acres south in Van Buren County on which was a cherry orchard, and 80 acres in Casco Township, Allegan County: the south ½ of the southwest ¼ of township 1, north range 16, west section 2.
From History of Allegan and Barry Counties, LDS 977.41H2h, 1880, there were no Stullers among the 37 names of tax-payers upon the assessment-roll of 1855. There is no mention of Stuller in the entire entry of Casco Township.
|
1880 Census, Allegan Co., Michigan Casco Township, (Nat. Archives reel 569; vol 74, E.D. 20, sheet 12, line 33) | ||||||||
| Name | s e x |
a g e |
rel. to head |
mar. stat. |
Occupation | Where Born | ||
| Self | Father | Mother | ||||||
| Stuller, Joshua | M | 35 | H | M | Farmer | Ohio | Penn. | Ohio |
| " Angeline | F | 35 | W | M | Keeping house |
Mich. | Vt.1 | Vt.1 |
| " Milton4 | M | 14 | S | S | Works on the farm |
Mich. | Ohio | Ind. |
| " George | F | 12 | S | S | At school | Mich. | Ohio | Ohio³ |
| " Aurie | F | 5 | D | S | Mich. | Mich.² | Ohio³ | |
| ||||||||
The above census data was gathered from the original microfilms by the author, and extra carefully checked because of the inconsistency in the birth places of the children. As indicated, there was one strike-out and correction, which only compounds the problems. Either there are errors in the 1880 census record or Joshua Stuller lead a complex life involving fathering children with at least four women with different parental birth states (and retaining custody of all of the children). It is more likely that the birth places for the mother(s) of George and Auria (Aura Belle) should have been written "Mich." and the census taker, in attempting to correct this, perhaps after the fact, mistakenly changed the wrong "Ohio" to "Mich.".
The above confusion perhaps casts doubt on the "Indiana" entry for the mother of Milton. However, until evidence to the contrary is found, it will be assumed that his mother was not Angeline.
|
1900 Census, Van Buren Co., Michigan South Haven Township, p. 10; (vol 74, E.D. 152, sheet 13, line 24) | ||||||||
| Name | s e x |
Birth Date | a g e |
yrs mar |
Where Born | Occupation | ||
| Self | Father | Mother | ||||||
| Stuller, Joshua | M | Apr 1846 | 54 | 12 | Ohio | Penn. | Ohio | Farmer |
| " Jennie (wife) | F | Jan 1866 | 34 | 12 | Mich. | Mich. | Ohio | |
| " Stuller, Joshua, Jr. (son) | M | Sep 1889 | 10 | Mich. | Ohio | Mich. | At school | |
| " Stuller, Mildred (dau.) | F | Aug 1895 | 4 | Mich. | Ohio | Mich. | ||
| The census also indicates that Jennie bore 3 children and that 2 of them are living; that everyone over 9 can read, write, and speak English, and that Joshua owns his farm free and clear. | ||||||||
The 1900 census also gives a Charles Stuller in Casco Township, Allegan County, with his mother, Mrs. Angeline A. Hess. He was born October, 1883.
Joshua Stuller does not appear in the 1910 census of Michigan; however, his son, Joshua, Jr., appears as indicated, above.
++++++There is a Stuller Cemetery in Casco Township, Allegan County, +++but there are no Stullers among the 13 graves. YES THERE ARE! +++[Allegan County Cemeteries; LDS film 926743 #5 p130.]
Angeline's birth date comes from her age (38) at the birth of Charles in 1883, and from the LDS IGI record which gives it as 1844.
There are no Stullers in the entire DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) registry; therefore, no one has claimed membership via a Stuller who fought in the Revolution—perhaps none did.
|
1850 Census, Montgomery Co., Ohio Clay Township, p. 437; Archives film #714 — This was recorded November 14, 1850 | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Galbreath, Alexander | 28 | Farmer | Ohio | |||
| Eliza | 25 | Ohio | ||||
| Nelson | 5 | Ohio | ||||
| Angeline | 3 | Ohio | ||||
In May, 1852, Alexander took his family and moved from Montgomery County, Ohio, to Kosciusko County, Indiana, and built a cabin on ground from which he cut the first timber that had ever been taken.
Alexander's will was dated December 9, 1872, and is in Will Book 2, page 615,
in Kosciusko County. In it are mentioned his wife, Eliza, and children
Nelson R., Angeline, Wilson S., Ella, Mariah, Marlin S., Levi, and Freeman.
Eliza was appointed guardian of the minor children. The witnesses were
Nancy (or Nannie) belonged to the D.A.R., ID #70542; her lineage is
reported in their volume 71, page 197.
The family seems to be split in the spelling of their name; some use
Royse and others Royce.
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of this Silas Royse.
Benedict and Esther moved to Claremont, New Hampshire, after their children
were born. He died there. Benedict's siblings, Mehitabel (m. Bunnell) and
Hezekiah also moved to Claremont and lived out their lives there.
Claremont township is approximately six miles square, its land was granted on
October 26, 1764. The name comes from the county seat of Lord Clive, an
English General who has been called the founder of the British Empire in India.
In February, 1767, settlement of the town began in earnest. By 1775 the
population was 523 with fewer than 100 families.
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
Samuel Royce was a deacon and a lieutanant.
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
Robert resided in Stratford and New London, Connecticut.
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
This entry is conditional pending the proof that
George Washington Augustus Royse [#50] is, indeed, the same
as the George Royse who is the son of Silas Royse [#100].
Isaac and Elizabeth's marriage record in Jefferson County, Ohio, includes:
Isaac Stuller and Elizabeth Jarvis; 19 Nov. 1840 by
John Murray M.G.; Nov 26; Isaac sworn to his own age
and to the free consent of the father of the girl;
William Jarvis sworn to the free consent of the father
of the girl and states there is no objection what so ever.
Sources:
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+id 49
+nm Keltner, Eliza
+sx f
+bd 6 Aug 1825
+bp Preble County, Ohio
+dd 19 Dec 1893
+dp Kosciusko County, Indiana
+spouse #48
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 50
+nm Royse, George Washington Augustus
+sx m
+bd 28 Jun 1801
+bp Claremont, New Hampshire
+tb His birth place has also been reported as Canada.
+mp Wood County, Ohio
+md 25 Jan 1835
+tm This was his second marriage.
+dd 10 Aug 1859
+dp Larwell, Whitley County, Indiana
+spouse #51
+child Royse, James W.
He was born in February, 1837, and died in January, 1863.
+child Royse, Maria L. C.
She was born in 1840 and married
1850 Census, Kosciusko Co., Indiana
Washington Township, p. 716
Name Age
Occup. "Land" "Cash"
Born
Geo W A Royse
48 NH
Nancy
37 Vt
James W
12 Ind
Mariah
8 Ind
Harriet
5 Ind
Lemuel
4 Ind
Cynthia
1 Ind
Looking for the parents of G. W. A. Royce
From a posting on the Claremont, NH, Web site by
Michael Darnel comes:
Silas Royce, born March 1758 at Farmington, Connecticut; baptized 9
July 1758 at Bristol, Connecticut; died 30 July 1850 at Northfield,
Washington, Vermont; Revolutionary War veteran;
married 19 October 1782 at Weathersfield, Vermont, to Lois Graves; lived
at Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire; moved 1811 to Northfield,
Washington, Vermont. Children:
This George Royce is the right age and in the right place to be G.W.A. Royce.
The information on Silas' children came from his pension
application for his military service. His name (and ancestry) comes from
Families of Ancient New Haven. His line of descent is
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 51
+nm Chaplin, Nancy
+sx f
+bd 11 Aug 1813
+bp Bennington, Vermont
+tb Her birthdate has also been reported as August 12.
+dd 6 Jun 1911
+dp Warsaw, Indiana
+spouse #50
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 100
+nm Royce, Silas
+sx m
+bd 9 Jul 1758
+bp Bristol, Connecticut
+spouse _____, _____
+child Royce, Silas
+sx m
+bd in about 1785
+child Royce, Jones
+child Royce, Esther
+child Royce, Ziba
+child Royce, Salmon
+child Royce, Titus
+sx m
+bd in about 1798
+child Royce, Amos
+child #50
+child Royce, Henry
+child Royce, Daniel
+child Royce, Joel
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 200
+nm Royce, Benedict
+sx m
+bd 19 Feb 1734/5
+bp Wallingford, Connecticut
+cd 28 Feb 1734/5
+cp at the First Congregational Society of Meriden, Connecticut
+dd 19 Jul 1769
+dp Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
+spouse #201
+child #100
+child Royce, Esther
+sx f
+cd 9 Mar 1760
+cp Bristol, Connecticut
+child Royce, Amy
+sx f
+cd 5 Mar 1765
+cp Bristol, Connecticut
+child Royce, Dimon
+sx m
+cd 25 Jan 1767
+cp Bristol, Connecticut
+child Royce, John
+sx m
+bp 1770
+bp Bristol, Connecticut
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 201
+nm Bunnell, Esther
+sx f
+bd 30 Nov 1737
+bp Wallingford, Connecticut
+dd 1808
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 400
+nm Royce, Abel
+sx m
+bd 1 Jan 1700/1
+bp Wallingford, Connecticut
+md 23 Oct 1723
+mp Wallingford, Connecticut
+dd 6 Sep 1769
+db in Bristol, Connecticut
+spouse #401
+child Royce, Rhoda
+child Royce, Hester
+child Royce, Abel
+child Royce, Joanna
+child Royce, Jacob
+child #200
+child Royce, Mehitabel
+child Royce, Hezekiah
+child Royce, Huldah
+child Royce, Rebecca
+child Royce, Olive
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 401
+nm Beach, Joanna
+sx f
+bd 9 Oct 1705
+bp Wallingford, Connecticut
+dd 9 Oct 1705
+dp Wallingford, Connecticut
+db in Bristol, Connecticut
+pa #646
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 402
+nm Bunnell, Hezekiah
+sx m
+spouse #403
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #201
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 403
+nm Bristol, Esther
+sx f
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 800
+nm Royce, Samuel
+sx m
+bd 17 Apr 1673
+bp New London, Connecticut
+md 12 Dec 1695
+mp Wallingford, Connecticut
+dd 14 May 1757
+dp probably in Meriden, Connecticut
+db in the old graveyard in Meriden.
+spouse #801
+child Royce, Hannah
+child Royce, Ezekiel
+child #400
+child Royce, Samuel
+child Royce, Benjamin
+child Royce, Deborah
+child Royce, Mehitabel
+child Royce, Ebenezer
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 801
+nm Benedict, Hannah
+sx f
+bd 8 Jan 1676
+bp Norwalk, Connecticut
+dd 12 Jan 1767
+dp Meriden, Connecticut
+db in the old graveyard in Meriden.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 803
+nm Wilcoxon, Phebe
+sx f
+spouse #646
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 1600
+nm Royce, Samuel
+sx m
+bd in—say—1640
+bp probably in England
+dd 1711
+dp Connecticut
+spouse #1601
+child Royce, Robert
+child Royce, Josiah
+child #800
+child Royce, Abigail
+child Royce, Prudence
+child Royce, Deborah
+child Royce, Issac
+spouse Baldwin, Sarah
+sx f
+bd 25 Sep 1655
+bp probably in Milford, Connecticut
+dd 11 Jan 1729
+dp probably in Wallingford, Connecticut
+child Royce, Ebenezer
+child Royce, John
+child Royce, Mary
+child Royce, Jacob
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 1601
+nm Churchill, Hannah
+sx f
+bd 1 Nov 1644
+bp Wethersfield, Connecticut
+md 9 Jan 1666/7
+mp New London, Connecticut
+dd probably in 1688
+dp Wallingford, Connecticut
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 1602
+nm Benedict, Thomas
+sx m
+of probably Norwalk, Connecticut
+spouse #1603
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #801
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 1603
+nm Messenger, Mary
+sx f
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 3200
+nm Royce, Robert
+sx m
+bd in—say—1610
+bp England
+md 4 Jun 1634
+mp Martock, County Somerset, England
+dd 1676
+dp Connecticut
+spouse #3201
+child Royce, Sarah
+sx f
+bd in about 1634
+child Royce, Nehemiah
+sx m
+bd in about 1636
+child Royce, Jonathan
+child #1600
+child Royce, Nathaniel
+child Royce, Isaac
+child Royce, Ruth
+text
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 3201
+nm Sims, Mary
+sx f
+of Long Sutton, County Somerset, England
+dd 1696
+dp Wallingford, Connecticut
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 3202
+nm Churchill, Josiah
+sx m
+spouse #3203
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #1601
+text
Sources:
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+id 3203
+nm Foote, Elizabeth
+sx f
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 52
+nm Stuller, Isaac
+sx m
+bd 7 Apr 1818
+bp Pennsylvania
+md 19 Nov 1840
+mp Jefferson, Ohio
+dd 5 Apr 1872
+dp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
+tb He died of consumption.
+spouse #53
+childcount The children are as in Isaac's will, their order may not be correct.
+child Stuller, Lovina
Her father's will lists her as of full age and married.
+child Stuller, John W.
+sx m
+bd 16 Sep 1841
+dd 25 Apr 1902
His father's will lists him as of full age.
He is buried in Stuller Cemetery, Casco Township, Allegan County; his dates
are from his tombstone.
+child #26
+child Stuller, Henry
+sx m
+bd 18 Aug 1849
+bp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
+dd 25 Oct 1868
+dp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
He was a farmer and died of diarrhea one month before his sister, Martha.
+child Stuller, Alonzo
+sx m
+bd 1855
+dd 1938
He was listed as a minor in his father's will.
He is buried in Stuller Cemetery, Casco Township, Allegan County; his dates
are from his tombstone.
+child Stuller, Altie
She was listed as a minor in his father's will. The second letter in her name,
"L", was unclear in the will and could be another letter with a tall upstroke.
+child Stuller, Martha
+sx f
+bd 14 Jul 1852
+bp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
+dd 25 Nov 1868
+dp Casco Township, Allegan County, Michigan
She died of diarrhea one month after her brother, Henry.
+child Stuller, Orvada
She was listed as a minor in his father's will.
+text
The existence of Isaac Stuller and Elizabeth Jarvis as the parents of Joshua comes from Joshua's death information in the Allegan County, Michigan, Death Record, vol. 4, p. 145. This gives Isaac's birth place as Ohio.
Isaac's own death information (Allegan Co., vol.1, p.66) gives his birth place as Pennsylvania; this is more likely accurate than the "Ohio" from Joshua's death record:
Date of death April 5, 1872; age 53y, 11m, 28d [from which his birth calculates to April 7, 1818], marital status married, place Casco Twp., birth place Pennsylvania, occupation Farmer. Parents: father William Stuller, born Pennsylvania; mother Catherine Stuller, born Pennsylvania. |
Per Casco: Bounty by the Lake, Isaac Stuller settled in Casco Township in 1860.
Per the Bureau of Land Management records, on October 1, 1855, Isaac patented (was the initial purchaser of) 40 acres in Allegan County: the SW¼ of the NW¼ of section 4, township 1-north, range 14-west [probably Casco Township]. The other 120 acres of the NW¼ were patented by George D. Potter, the brother of Angeline who married Isaac's son, Joshua.
Isaac's will and the probate of his estate appear in Calendar 2, p.32, file #897, of the Allegan Co. Probate Records. His will was dated January 4, 1871, and in it he leaves everything to his wife, Elizabeth, "except one horse the brown one and that I will to my son Alanso Stuller." It was signed with an X and witnessed by John and Lucy Faubun. Elizabeth's "signature" also appears as an X.
Elizabeth's death record was not found among the Stullers of Allegan County.
She may have remarried, moved, or both.
This census record is of unknown significance.
|
1850 Census, Carroll Co., Ohio Washington Township, p. 113B | |||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born |
| John Jarvis | 69 | $200 | Md. | ||
| Catherine | 70 | Md. | |||
| Solomon | 41 | Pa. | |||
| 1850 Census, LaGrange Co., Indiana Johnson Township, Line 1354; Transcribed to the Web | |||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | Read & Write | |
| Potter, Thomas B. | 52 | Farmer | $112 | Vt. | No | ||
| Elizabeth | 39 | Vt. | No | ||||
| George D. | 19 | Farmer | Ohio | Yes | |||
| Mary A. B. | 16 | Ohio | Yes | ||||
| Seth H. | 14 | Ohio | Yes | ||||
| Angeline | 5 | Ohio* | N/A | ||||
| * All other records give Angeline's birth place as Indiana. | |||||||
From the information in the above census record and other sources given here, we know that
Thomas Potter bought a land patent (was an original land purchaser from the Federal Government) of 271.17 acres on March 10, 1856, in Allegan County. It consisted of three contiguous pieces with the legal description: the north fractional half of the north east fractional quarter, the south west quarter of the north east fractional quarter, and the south half of the north west fractional quarter of section 5, in township 1 north of range 14 west, in the district of lands subject to sale at Kalamazoo, Michigan, containing 271.17 acres. The original record is certificate 26958 available from the Bureau of Land Management. His son, George, made a land patent on the same day; see above.
Looking for Thomas B. Potter
The LDS Family Search engine, Jan. 2000,
gives the following.
Records for Thomas Potter
born in Vermont 1788–1808
| Birthdate |
Birth Place |
Parents |
Wives |
Marriage | 2 Mar 1790 |
Bakersfield, Franklin |
Thomas Dwight & |
Hannah (Heald) Rhoda Brown |
1 Jan 1811 |
7 Mar 1790 |
Bakersfield Twp, Franklin |
Thomas & Hannah |
|
|
16 Sep 1790 |
Waterford Twp, Caledonia |
Barnabus & Mary |
|
|
20 Sep 1792 |
Pawlet Twp, Rutland |
William & Phebe |
|
|
20 Sep 1792 |
Wells, Rutland |
William & |
Phebe (Woodward) |
|
27 Jun 1799 |
Of Chittenden Co. |
|
Rispey Irish |
|
27 Jun 1799 |
Monkton, Addison |
Elihu & Phebe |
(or Bethia) Spooner Rispey Irish |
Betsy Cornell 23 Jul 1823 |
26 Dec 1847 8 Jul 1800 |
Waterford Twp, Caledonia |
William & Mary |
|
|
| ||||
The only plausable candidate among these is the Thomas born 27 Jun 1799 if we assume that the mother of the children was Rispey Irish. One could imagine that they had several older children who had already left home by 1850, and that Rispey, who is listed a born in 1800, died in childbirth of Angeline; she would have been about 45 years old. However, there are some difficulties: Betsy (Elizabeth?) Cornell is listed as being born in 1802 which conflicts with the census record which would have her born 1811-2 (this level of inconsistency is unfortunately common) and the names are just Thomas, not "Thomas B.".
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 55 +nm _____, Elizabeth +sx f +bd 1810-1 +bp Vermont +spouse #54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 96 +nm Galbraith, John +sx m +bd 29 Mar 1785 +bp Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania +md 23 May 1811 +mp Eaton, Preble County, Ohio +dd 22 Sep 1855 +dp Arcanum, Darke County, Ohio +db at Arcanum and his gravestone bears the Masonic emblem. +spouse #97 +child Galbreath, Joseph born 12 May, 1812 in Preble County, Ohio; died October 31, 1897 near Valparaiso, Indiana; married (1):Since his father died leaving minor children, of whom John was the youngest (age 8), it is probable that John followed his older sisters and his grandmother's people to Darke County, Ohio. His mother, Mary, may have come, too. Ellihue Galbreath, son of Milton, who lived his entire life near the John and Elizabeth homestead near Arcanum, Ohio, related at 86, with memory clear, that his grandfather, John Galbreath, "came to Ohio from Pennsylvania about 1800 when he was just a boy, with his brother, James, to visit relatives." In 1818, John became a member of the Masonic Order. In the spring of 1819, he was made a Master Mason in Pickaway Lodge No. 23 at Circleville, Ohio. Entries in the lodge books are made under three different spellings: Galbreath, Galbraith, and Gilbraith. The last spelling is the one that is used in making the entry for the marriage record at Eaton, Ohio:
| I do certify that John Gilbraith and Elizabeth Aikman were joined in the bonds of matrimony on the 23rd day of May, 1811, by me. |
| David Purviance |
Per the Bureau of Land Management document #1797 (Ohio), on September 2, 1830, a John Galbreath made a land patent (original purchase from the government) of 77.52 acres in Darke County, the W½ of the SW¼, block 23, township 8N, range 3E of the West of the Greater Miami meridian. This John is most likely the subject of this page.
Both John and Elizabeth attended the Universalist Church at Castine, Ohio, where they may have been members. Elizabeth continued her allegiance to that church after John died and she had gone to live with her son, Samuel, in Pierceton, Indiana.
Ellihue also related that his earliest memory was attending his grandfather's funeral when the procession was halted by the crossing of a herd of deer.
The family bible was in the hands of grandson, Robert Quinn, in the 1940's.
The will of John Galbreath was dated May 2, 1855, proved on October 5, 1855, in Darke County, Ohio, and recorded in Will Book A, Page 180. It states that after his debts, funeral expenses, and his wife's third are taken out, then:
They resided in Preble County, Ohio.
His name was sometimes given as
Note that an Abraham Keltner had a land patent of 40 acres on November 7, 1837,
in Darke County.
See the
Bureau of Land Management database.
Also, in adjoining Shelby County,
The existence of William and Catherine Stuller as the parents of Isaac comes
from Isaac's death record in Allegan County, Michigan, Death Records, vol. 1,
p.66.
For Isaac to have been born in 1818, his mother, Catherine, would have been born
in the very early 1800s at the latest. However, the Catherine who keeps
appearing in records was born in 1809-10. There are either two Catherines or
errors in the data; both are entirely possible.
Information from Doug Frantz in June, 2000,
gives: Records of the Baust Lutheran and Reformed Church in Tyrone, Carroll
County, Maryland, include two baptisms of children of a
William and Catherine Stuller
Sources:
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+id 99
+nm Wirt, Katherine
+sx f
+bd 22 Jan 1795
+dd 28 Apr 1867
+spouse #98
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 102
+nm Chaplin, James
+sx m
+bd 6 Jul 1784
+bp Lunenburgh Township, Worcester County, Massachusetts
+dd 6 May 1865
+dp Washington Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
+md 11 Nov 1807
+spouse #103
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #51
+child Chaplin, William James
He was born in 1823 and died in 1885; his second wife was
Sources:
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 103
+nm Whitney, Sarah Atherton
+sx f
+bd 2 Sep 1787
+bp Harvard, Massachusetts
+dd 31 Dec 1858
+dp Kosciusko County, Indiana
+spouse #102
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 104
+nm Stuller, William
+sx m
+bd in—say—1790
+bp Pennsylvania
+dd 1849
+spouse #105
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #52
+text
Note that Ulrich Stuller [Sr.] (1726–1814) belonged to this same church.
Also note that the age of Emily is consistent with the following census record.
[Tyrone is the area near the intersection of MD 832, Taneytown Road, and
MD 84, Baust Church Road.]
For the following, note that Carroll County was formed in 1833 from parts of Columbiana, Stark, Harrison, Jefferson, and Tuscarawas Counties. Therefore, if the Stuller family was in Jefferson County before 1833, the could be in Carroll afterward without having moved.
|
1850 Census, Carroll Co., Ohio Washington Township, p. 113B | |||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born |
| Catherine Stuller | 40 | Md. | |||
| Emily | 13 | Md. | |||
| Joseph | 11 | Ohio | |||
| Mary | 9 | Ohio | |||
| Amy | 6 | Ohio | |||
Janet Van Dusen provided the following in June, 2000. Catherine Stuller, wife of William, died May 8, 1872, age 62, was buried in Harsh-Swamp Cemetery, Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio. Her age and location are consistent with the census record, above. Also, William Stuller died on _____ __, 1849, age 42 [stone unreadable], in the Stoller [sic] Cemetery, Washington Township, Carroll County, located on the farm owned (in 1990) by Paul E. Bregenzer, 1152 Brussels Road NE (CR-44). The cemetery is in a remote area about halfway between the farm buildings and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company. The only stone found was leaning against a tree. It was censused on May 6, 1990, by Robert and Bernice Reid McClester. This death date and age are compatible with the family in the above census record. However, there is still nothing to tie this William and Catherine to Isaac except the names themselves.
Other census records for Carroll County
The follow list of marriages in Jefferson and surrounding counties are potential children of William and Catherine.
|
Some Ohio Stuller Marriages 1825–1848 provided by Steve Van Dyke | |||
| Stuller | Spouse | Date | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eve¹ | Mirice, George | Apr 18, 1825 | Stark |
| Catharine | Croferd, Henry | Mar 4, 1832 | Columbiana |
| David¹ | Daily, Jane | Jul 4, 1833 | Carroll |
| Henry¹ | Ashbrooke, Nancy | Apr 23, 1835 | Carroll |
| Mary | Hamodinger, John | Mar 24, 1836 | Carroll |
| James¹ | Harmadinger, Catharine | Aug 31, 1838 | Carroll |
| Isaac¹ | Jarvis, Elizabeth | Nov 19, 1840 | Jefferson |
| Lorenzo¹ | Handle, Rachel Feit | Aug 26, 1841 | Carroll |
| Christopher¹ | Stidger, Sarah Ann | Aug 29, 1848 | Jefferson |
| ¹ Agrees completely with Family Search web site; no additional information available. | |||
The following table are immigrants with names similar to "Stuller" (none were found spelled exactly "Stuller") from A Collection of Upward of 30,000 Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French, and Other Immigrants in Pennsylvania from 1727–1776; extracted by Jeanette (Stuller) Pearson. (Provided by Doug Frantz.)
| Name | Page | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staller, Nicolas | 81 | 1732 Sep 26 | Palatines imported in the ship Mary of London, John Gray, Master, from Rotterdam, last of Cowes², 69 males over 16, 122 women and children, 183 in all. |
| Stoler, Bastian¹ | 102 | 1736 Sep 16 | Palatines with their families, in all, 330, imported in the ship Princess Augusta, Samuel Merchant, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes² |
| Stohler, George, Sr. Stohler, George, Jr. |
117 | 1738 Sep 9 | Palatines, in all, 349, imported in the ship Glasgow. |
| Stohler, Hans¹ | 191 | 1749 Aug 30 | Foreigners imported in ship Crown, Michael James, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes². |
| Stahler, Johan Adam¹ |
196 | 1749 Sep 9 | Palatines, ship St. Andrew, James Abercrombie, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Plymouth, England. |
| Stoller, Ulrich | 203 | 1749 Sep 15 | 550 foreigners from Zweibrucken, Nassau, Wurtemberg, and the Pfalz arrived on the ship Phoenix, Capt. John Mason, from Rotterdam, last of Cowes² |
| Stohler, Henirich | 265 | 1751 Oct 4 | Ship Queen of Denmark, George Parish, Commander, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes² |
| Staller, Nicklas | 360 | 1764 Sep 26 | 260 passengers, ship Brittania, Thomas Arnot, Captain, from Rotterdam. |
| Stohler, Martin¹ | 382 | 1767 Nov 10 | Ship Sally Patrick Brown, Master, from Rotterdam, last from Cowes² |
| ¹ Signed his own name (others' names were signed
by the clerk) ² Cowes is on the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England | |||
Six land patents were purchased by William Jarvis (all the same person?) in Ohio as recorded by theBureau of Land Management.
| Ohio Patents; Ohio River Survey Meridian | ||||||
| Date | Doc. # | Part | Sec. | Twp/Range | Acres | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 1827 | 536 | E½NW¼ | 32 | 7-N / 6-W | 66.52 | Belmont |
| 30 Jul 1828 | 616 | W½NE¼ | 32 | 7-N / 6-W | 66.52 | Belmont |
| 1 Jun 1829 | 677 | E½NW¼ | 36 | 6-N / 6-W | 60.34 | Monroe |
| 5 Jan 1831 | 810 | W½SE¼ | 21 | 8-N / 7-W | 79.52 | Noble |
| 1 Mar 1832 | 1060 | E½SW¼ | 21 | 8-N / 7-W | 79.52 | Noble |
| 20 Sep 1839 | 5164 | NW¼NE¼ | 22 | 3-N / 5-W | 40.65 | Monroe |
This family, the parents of Elizabeth, is very much under development; most of the information here is unproven. I speculate that one of the Williams, below, was her father and the other, her brother. The 1840 Ohio Census Index for Jefferson County gives
The family Bible of John DeMoss indicates that Peter DeMoss and his family
were in Nelson
County, Kentucky, before the birth of his son, John, on February 15, 1789.
Grants South of Green River, Kentucky book 3, p. 435, by
Peter's will was probabed in 1830 in Hendricks County, Indiana. The probate records are available from Complete Probate 1826-1845 of Hendricks County, Vol. 1, pp. 26-34. The administrators of the estate were David and James Demoss, his two youngest sons. They were sworn to do the appraisal on December 11, 1830.
The inventory and appraisal of his estate leads us to infer:Each individual heir or group of heirs of Peter received $76.00 from his estate.
Per The Galbraith Families of Donegal Township, ..., Robert moved from Derry Township to East Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, in 1761 with his father and brothers John and Andrew. In 1762 the tax records show James Galbraith with 500 acres of land. Robert's name first appears on the tax records in 1763 with 100 acres while James has only 400 acres. Clearly, James has given 100 acres to his son. Court records of Cumberland County document the deaths of both Robert and his brother, John, and list the names of their children, proving that these children were also the grandchildren of James of East Pennsboro. Deeds, wills, and other documents prove that the land on which Robert and John lived was given to them by their father, James.
By 1768, Robert was no longer in East Pennsboro but in Allen Township on land that James had purchased in 1767 at a sheriff's sale, including a mill at Lisburn.
Robert was a soldier in the American Revolution.
His name appears in a list of "Rangers on the Frontiers 1778–1783",
page 604, vol. 4, Fifth Series, Pennsylvania Archives, as well as in
other lists of Cumberland County militia commanded by
The will of Mary Galbraith was dated March 20, 1821, proved on December 17, 1825, in the Borough of Bellfonte, County of Centre, Pennsylvania; recorded in Franklin County, Ohio, volume A, page 154. It refers to sons John, Robert, and James (he is "to pay off suit Elizabeth Hunt [her step-daughter] brought against me in the state of Ohio."), and grand-daughters Maria and Jane Williams. It also mentions "all property in Pennsylvania or Ohio, particularly the property in Franklin County [Ohio] left me as one the heirs of my brother, John Dill."
The will of [what is certainly] her brother, John Dill, dated June 5, 1802, probated February 29, 1816, in Franklin County, Ohio, recorded in Volume A, pages 50–52, mentions his wife, Mary Dill, brothers Robert and Thomas Dill, sisters Mary Galbreath and Rebecca Johnston, and niece Mary Dill [daughter of his deceased brother, Armstrong Dill].
The following are from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, at Carlisle.
On page 14 of section 3 of The Galbraith Families of Donegal Township... begins a detailed analysis of the lineage of the several Roberts and Jameses from the original John of Ireland. In summary, the left column of the following table shows the incorrect lineage and the right shows the correct one. Note that in this case, the correct one is one generation shorter.
| John of Ireland | |
| James (Sr.) ca.1666–1744; m. Rebecca Chambers | |
| Wrong lineage Andrew ca.1692–____ m. Mary Kyle John ca.1715–1757 m. Jennett McCullough |
Correct lineage James (Jr.) 1703–1786 m. Elizabeth Bertram |
| Robert ca.1740–1795 m.(1) Mary Hendricks, (2) Mary Dill | |
There are many more errors in the work of William H. Egle than are corrected here. Some of them will totally invalidate some applications for membership in the D.A.R. This is not to asperce all of Egle's work, he was a skilled historian, but he was lacking information and made some assumptions that have proved to be false.
The Aikmans came to Ohio from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1808, and had to spend the first winter in the fort at Greenville, Darke County. The next spring they bought a farm in Preble County, Ohio, where John remained until his death.
The Bureau of Land Management land patent searches have no entries for anyone named Aikman; therefore, no Aikman made an original land purchase from the government in Ohio.
Preble County, Ohio, Marriages 1808–1840 contains:
| Name | Book/Page | Spouse | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aikman, Alexander | 001/078 | Werts, Mary | 04 Jun 1818 |
| Aikman, Benjamin | 001/106 | Piles, Rebekah | 03 Oct 1822 |
| Aikman, Elizabeth | 001/019 | Gilbreath, John | 23 May 1811 |
| Aikman, Hannah | 001/067 | Werner, Abraham | 11 Nov 1817 |
| Aikman, John | 001/017 | Hapner, Polly | 14 Feb 1811 |
| Aikman, John | 001/090 | Stacy, Sally | 10 Jun 1819 |
The 1820 census for Preble Co., Ohio, gives: John Aikman in the 26-44 age group. Also listed in the household are: Wife, 26-44 age group, two sons, 0-9 age group, and one daughter, 0-9 age group. Living close by was an Alexander Aikman, over the age of 45.
The 1820 census for Preble Co., Ohio, gives: John Aikman in the 26-44 age group.
Also listed in the household are: Wife, 26-44 age group, two sons,
0-9 age group, and one daughter, 0-9 age group. This is probably the John
who married Polly Hapner in 1811. Living close
by was an Alexander Aikman, over the age of 45.
It is interesting to note that four of the Keltner brothers, Henry, Joseph,
Abraham, and Michael, married four Wert sisters, Katherine, Susan, Elizabeth,
and Sallie, respectively.
It is interesting to note that four Wert sisters, Katherine, Susan, Elizabeth,
and Sallie, married four of the Keltner brothers, Henry, Joseph,
Abraham, and Michael, respectively.
John Whitney served as a private in Captain Sawyer's company, Colonel Dike's
regiment, which assisted, 1776, at the evacuation of General Howe's troups
from Boston (Dorchester Heights, March 17, 1776). In 1777 and 1778, he served
with the fifteenth Massachusetts line, Colonel Bigelows regiment and
participated in the battle of Saratoga, the battle of Monmouth, and the battle
of West Point.
Volume 17, page 227, of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the
War of the Revolution gives:
Whitney, John, Harvard. Private, Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's co., Col. Nicholas
Dike's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance home, etc.,
dated Dorchester Heights, Nov. 30, 1776; said Whitney credited with
allowance for 2 days (38 miles) travel; also, return of men raised to
serve in the Continental Army from Capt. Samuel Hill's co.; residence,
Harvard; engaged for town of Harvard; joined Capt. Joshua Brown's
co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt.
Brown's co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for
service from July 10, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1779; also, same co. and regt.;
return dated Feb. 3, 1778; mustered by Middlesex Co. Muster Master;
also, same co. and regt.; pay roll for Feb., 1779, sworn to at
Providence; also, (late) Capt. Joshua Brown's co., Col. Bigelow's regt.; muster
roll for March and April, 1779, sworn to at Providence; also, Colonel's co.,
Col. Bigelow's regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service
from Jan. 1, 1780, to July 10, 1780.
Sources:
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+id 195
+nm Dysert, Mary
+sx f
+bp Pennsylvania
+dd 1809
+dp Greenville, Darke County, Ohio
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+id 196
+nm Keltner, Michael
+sx m
+bd 25 Jan 1760
+bp Northampton County, Pennsylvania
+dd 19 Apr 1833
+dp Harrison Township, Union County, Indiana
+spouse #197
+child Keltner, John
+sx m
+bd 9 Jun 1787
+bp Berks County, Pennsylvania
+dd 1 Feb 1864
+dp Elkhart, Indiana
He married
Sources:
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+id 197
+nm Ripplet, Margaret
+sx f
+spouse #196
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+id 198
+nm Wirt, Peter
+sx m
+spouse #199
+childcount The order of the following children is unknown.
+child #99
+child Wert, Elizabeth
+sx f
+dd 26 Apr 1848
She married Abraham B. Keltner, son of
Michael and Margaret (Ripplet) Keltner.
+child Wert, Susan
+sx f
+bd 17 Oct 1833
+bp Preble County, Ohio
She married Joseph M. Keltner, son of
Michael and Margaret (Ripplet) Keltner.
+child Wert, Sallie
+sx f
She married Michael Keltner, son of
Michael and Margaret (Ripplet) Keltner.
+text
Sources:
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+id 199
+nm Rex, Mary
+sx f
+spouse #198
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 206
+nm Whitney, John
+sx m
+cd 30 Mar 1760
+bp Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
+dd 1799
+dp Milledgeville, Georgia
+md 2 Jan 1785
+mp Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts
+spouse #207
+childcount An unknown number of children were born but included:
+child #103
+child Whitney, John
He was married in Baltimore Township, Windsor County, Vermont.
[The existence of this son comes from the research of Valda L. Galbreath but
is not substantiated in her work.]
+text
James was about 15 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania with his father and brothers.
James was appointed the county lieutenant during the Revolution but was only able to serve a few months since he was an old man. He also served in the French and Indian War.
See a discussion on the page of James and Elizabeth's son, Robert, concerning some all-too prevalent errors in the lineage of James and Robert.
The McCulloughs were early pioneers to Darke County, Ohio. +++
They resided in Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania.
Researcher Valda Galbreath claimed that Mary (Dill) Galbreath was the daughter of James's brother, Col. Matthew. This appears not to be the case.
Michael served as private and corporal in the Northampton County, Pennsylvania, militia in the 1st Battalion of the Revolutionary War.
Isaiah resided on the farm which his father purchased in 1722, before Harvard was incorporated. Their marriage banns were published on September 27, 1756, in Stow, Mass. He was in the Revolutionary army, in the company from Harvard, commanded by Capt. Davis.
From the D.A.R. Lineage Books (#113515, Joseph Atherton responded to the Lexington Alarm as a private in Capt. Isaac Gates' company, Col. Asa Whitcomb's regiment, and, [in] 1776, served other enlistments under different commands.
His name also appears spelled
Andrew immigrated from Ireland to Pennsylvania with his father in about 1718 and settled in what later became Lancaster County. He helped in the organization of the county and became its first coroner. Later he held the offices of Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Representative to the General Assembly, Justice of the Peace, and was one of the first Ruling Elders of the old Donegal Church. He served several years in the Provincial Assembly and was one of the most prominent of the pioneer settlers.
[Note: Until January, 2000, this Andrew was given as part of my ancestry. Due to work published in The Galbraith Families of Donegal..., this has been revised so that this Andrew is only a brother to my ancestral line of James (son of James, father of Robert).]
They lived in Dillsburg, York County, Pennsylvania. The earliest found record of Matthew Dill in America is the tax assessment lists of the inhabitants of Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The commission of Captain was granted to Matthew during his services with the
Association Regiment of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This organization was
established by
Joseph and Hannah lived in Harvard, Massachusetts.
Their placement in this genealogy comes from work of Valda L. Galbreath without
citations. The IGI (International Genealogical Index), in its usual style,
gives Hannah's surname as Rogen, Roger, and Rogers, their marriage date as
January 9, 1720, or January 9, 1719, or June 9, 1719; and their marriage place
as Howarths, Worcester, Mass.; or Milton, Middlesex, Mass.; or
Lancaster, Middlesex, Mass.
Per the MacDaid Memorial Library, FL, Passenger List and Attestation:
James Galbreath, 52 years old, arrived in Pennsylvania in October 1718 on the
ship Wm. Galley, Capt. Sam'l Haines. In Chronicles of Penn
1688–1748: The account books of Penn's agents show that by September
6, 1719, James Galbreath "late of Ireland" is charged in 1720 for 100 acres
out near the Susquehanna R.
Sources:
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+id 773
+nm Hamilton, Mary
+sx f
+bp in the North of Ireland
+bd in—say—1700
+md 1718
+mp Monaghan Church, Monaghan, Ireland
+dd 1756
+dp probably in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania
+spouse #772
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+id 776
+nm Aikman, Alexander
+sx m
+bd 1690
+dd 1765
+spouse _____, Jane
Per the IGI, her last name starts with "Ma".
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #388
+text
Sources:
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+id 828
+nm Atherton, Joseph
+sx m
+bd 1675
+md 9 Jun 1720
+mp Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
+dd 1753
+spouse Taylor, Mary
+spouse #829
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #414
+text
Source:
All of the information on this page was found on the LDS Web site from the
family group record of Louis Dumas (2nd) (AFN: 34KF-T7).
This information has not been confirmed. His wife's: AFN: 23LF-86J.
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+id 913
+nm _____, _____
+sx f
+bd about 1693
+bp Old Baltimore County, Maryland
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+id 768
+nm Galbraith, James
+sx m
+bd 1666
+bp in the North of Ireland
+dd 23 Aug 1744
+dp Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
+db in the old graveyard at Derry
+spouse #769
+child Galbraith, John
+sx m
+bd 1690
+bp Ulster, Ireland
+dd Oct 1753
+dp Donegal Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
He was about 28, married to Janet _____, and had one or two children when
he arrived with his father. His will mentions his wife Janet; daughters
Elizabeth, Margaret, and
Their children seem to have been born in two groups: the first three in Ireland,
and the last three in Pennsylvania. If Rebecca Chambers was the mother of them
all (and there is no evidence to the contrary), then she was probably born and
married in the North of Ireland.James Galbraith on the Tax
List James Galbraith 1/6
W. Connestoga 1722 James Galbraith 1/8
Donegal 1724 James Galbraith 1/6
Donegal 1725 James Galbraith 1/6
Donegal 1726 Note that W. Connestoga was
changed to Donegal in 1722.
From The Galbraith Families of Donegal..., section 3, p.7+ comes:
James and his sons were immediately active in helping to organize a
Presbyterian church in the new settlement. That first building was a small log
cabin with look-outs at the corners where men of the congregation kept watch.
This building was built by the big spring and was used for about 12 years.
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James Sr. and James Jr. both acquired land in Derry Township about ten miles to the north. The township developed where two Indian paths intersected near Derry Spring and the James Galbraith plantation (the Allegheny path running close to the current Rte. 422, and the Conewago path running south from Manada Gap to Conewago Creek).
It is not known when James Sr. went to live in Derry or what happened to his wife, Rebecca. James was probably living with his son, James Jr., when he died at age 78. Both James Sr. and Jr. were buried in the old cemetery in the Derry Presbyterian Churchyard, Hershey, Pennsylvania, and are on the the honor roll of those buried there: Frontiersmen: James Galbraith, Sr. and James Galbraith, Jr.
The reason for the immigration of the Galbraith family at that time can only be speculated upon, but from 1714 to 1719 there were severe droughts in Ireland with attendant loss of crops and livestock. Also, as the lookout on the original log cabin church attests, there was active hostility against Presbyterians.
James Kyle emigrated to America prior to 1720. Four of his children also +++immigrated (were there more?). +++Nothing is known of his wife. He purchased land in East Donegal Township, +++Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; +++his name appears on the tax rolls for 1722 and succeeding years.
+++Source: +++James Kyle Genealogy +++by Margot Hill, 1998. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 1544 +nm Dill, John +sx m +bp Ulster Plantation, Monaghan, Donegal, Ireland +spouse _____ +childcount The following is only known child, there are likely others. +child #772 +text
Hope Atherton graduated from Harvard College in 1665 at the age of 19. By 1668 he was the only teacher in his native town of Dorchester. On May 17, 1669, the people of (what was to become) Hatfield, by unanimous vote, formally invited him to settle there as their minister. A few weeks later in Dorchester, the town records read:
At a meeting of the Towne of Dorchester orderly called together on the 8 June, 1669. A motion being made by our Breatheren and freinds at or neer hadly, unto this Towne, for to dismiss Mr. Atherton from his engagement to the Schole in Dorchester, unto the publique worke of the minestry with them their, it is therefore put to a vote, whether the Towne will be willing to dismiss Mr. Atherton, from his Engagement, by the 29 Septem next, or sooner, if the towne by their Committee can provide a supply for ther schole. Voted in the Affermative." |
The Town of Hatfield was incorporated on May 31, 1670. On August 8, at the very first town meeting, it was recorded: "The town of Hatfield hath granted to allow Mr. Hope Atherton £60 per year, during his work in the ministry among us, provided they are free from providing him wood for his firing."
Three months later, on November 25, the people of Hatfield voted to build a suitable house for their new minister and to maintain his salary at £60 per year, "two thirds to be paid in good merchantable wheat, and one third in pork," with the condition that "if our crops fall so short that we cannot pay in kind, then we are to pay in the next best we have." The formation of the church and Atherton's ordination probably took place in April, 1671.
[More information to come.]
He is the key figure in Susan Howe's modern poem, Articulation of Sound Forms in Time.
The existence of this family in this genealogy is due to the research of Valda L. Galbreath which included few citations.
Humphrey Atherton is descended from
In 1635, Humphrey, his wife, and their three young children immigrated from Bristol, England, to Dorchester in New England. Nine more children were born in New England; all 12 lived well into adulthood.
From Hope Atherton and His Times:
At about the time when Humphrey Atherton arrived with his young family in
Dorchester, the larger part of the Dorchester Church, with its pastor, removed
to Windsor, Connecticut, and Humphrey Atherton, with his brother-in-law,
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Humphrey Atherton was admitted as a freeman at Dorchester on May 2, 1638. He began his Massachusetts military career as a member of the artillery company in 1638, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1645, to Captain in 1650, to Major 1652,and to Major General in 1661.
[This is certainly the most innovative list of children's names in this genealogy.]
John Galbraith is the oldest name recorded in The Descendants of John and Elizabeth Aikman Galbreath. He probably died before his sons emigrated to America, believed to be the first Galbraiths to do so. The introduction to the above manuscript includes the following.
From the note of the genealogist McKee we have the following: "James, on his accession to the throne, offered allotments to the Scots and persuaded the better class to emigrate, but Charles I succeeded to the throne and by all sorts of persecutions, fines, and confiscations, broke down their property. Rents on land were raised, reducing people to poverty. Rents raised further under Charles II and James II."The Scots began emigrating to Northern Ireland and thence to America. By 1729 it is estimated that 6000 had come, among them John and James Galbreath (Galbraith). John stayed in Philadelphia, James pushed out into Conestoga, afterward called Donegal. One record shows arrivals as "James Galbraith 52, wife Rebecca, eldest son John 28, wife Janet 25, son Robert 3, son Andrew 26".
From CGANA sec. IV, p. 5, comes "In History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Donegal Township, p. 757, is written "Among the pioneer settlers when Lancaster County was formed in 1729 were the following, viz: James Galbraith, 1718, John Galbraith, 1718, Andrew Galbraith, 1718, and Robert Galbraith, son of John, 1718."
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Their marriage was recorded on page 15 of Liber 13 of Record of Marriage, Kent County, Michigan: Certificate of Marriage of Walter J. Gilbert and Rose Judson on February 14, 1901 at Byron Center, Kent County, Michigan. Both are white and give their residence and place of birth as Byron Twp., Kent County; neither was married previously. His age at last birthday was 29, hers was 26. His occupation was Farmer. The witnesses were Homer Judson and Gertie Van Splinter; the clergy was H.O. Chamberlin[sic]. Through good fortune, their wedding date falls between her conflicting birthdays (January 31 and February 28). However, her given age of 26 is inconsistent with either date. If she was born in January, she already would be 25 on February 4; if she was born on February 28, she would be only 24.
The earliest information on Walter Gilbert's childhood is that he played the clarinet in school but had to give it up because "the notes just went by too fast." Although the Gilbert family had been farmers for many generations, he shunned that pursuit and became a rural parcel post carrier, making his deliveries on horseback.
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| Rose and Walter Gilbert — ca. 1950 |
After Walter and Rose were married, they probably lived with her maternal grandmother on the family farm since their second child, Ina, was born in the house. This house was on land purchased by her grandfather, Washington Judson, from the government before Michigan became a state.
In about 1910, Walter bought a lot in Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan and built a house: 129 West Sycamore Street. The house was constructed partially of glazed tiles about twice the size of an ordinary brick; the remainder was wood. It was a fine suburban two-story house. However, the family was not destined to live there long. First, Rose fell from an uncompleted stair landing while pregnant with their last child, Truman. From that time, she never felt good about the house. Second, Walter was apparently very allergic to something used in the construction of the house. He developed asthma and often sat up all night in misery. They moved to Dorr, also in Allegan County, before Truman was born. At some time during these years, Walter delivered mail on horseback.
 House built by Walter Gilbert on Dorr farm. |
In about 1934 Walter and Rose moved to Birmingham, Alabama. They lived there with their son, Raymond, and his family. Even there work was scarce. Walter spent much time building a large stall out of uncemented field stone to house the family cow. This structure reportedly stood for many years. A few years later they returned to Kalamazoo and lived on Hawley St. with their son, Raymond, and his family. At this time, their son in law, Harry Mohl, was working for the Sutherland Paper Company as a four color press operator. He found a job there for Walter as a maintenance man and cabinet maker. Walter took the position and remained there until 1945 when he retired.
In 1943, in preparation for his father's retirement, Truman Gilbert built an addition onto his house on Cork St. in Kalamazoo for his parents. It was a concrete block structure with a sunny, eat-in kitchen, pantry, bath, comfortable living room with a fireplace, and one bedroom. Walter built all of the cabinets and shelves in the house, and also some of the furniture. Later, a doorway was cut through between the two houses.
They celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in February of 1951. The following is part of an article that appeared in The Kalamazoo Gazette commemorating the occasion.
Every St. Valentine's day Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Gilbert, East Cork Street, have a special celebration. Not only are valentine greetings exchanged, but congratulations are in order, for it is their wedding anniversary.The initial impetus for developing this genealogy came from information that Walter Gilbert provided. He had the following information about their children's ancestry, which he used to draw in a diagram of concentric squares, with each larger square representing another generation. The comments and spellings are his.Feb. 14, 1901, the couple was married in her grandmother's Byron township home by the Rev. H. C. Chamberlain. To celebrate their golden wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert will hold an open house beginning at 2 Sunday afternoon, Feb. 18...
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert have a fine flower garden in the summer. Another hobby is "baby-sitting" with their nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Gilbert pieces quilts, sews, and likes a good game of solitaire.
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| Ancestry Chart Written by Walter Joshua Gilbert |
Walter's health began to fail in his early 1950s, he became senile and was placed in the Norris Nursing Home in Galesburg, Michigan, where he died about a year later. About two years later, Rose's hip broke and she became bed-ridden. Her health deteriorated quickly and she died of stomach cancer in Matheson Nursing Home, Galesburg, Michigan.
It is interesting to note that Walter and Rose (Judson) Gilbert were twice sixth cousins, once removed: they both descended from Thomas and Sarah (Seabrook) Fairchild and from John and Mary Beach. They both died before these links was discovered.
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| Ray and Thelma Gilbert ~1949 |
They lived in about four different houses in the Birmingham area, and for a while lived on a chicken farm where they had about 1000 white leghorns, a cow, several bee hives and a pecan tree. They might not have had much money but they ate well. There was always chicken and eggs. They made their own butter with young Raymond often being designated to crank the churn. During this time, Ray's parents, Walter and Rose, came to live with them from Michigan since Walter could not find work. He found no work in Alabama, either. However, he did build a shed for the cow from uncemented field stones. They soon returned to Michigan.
Ray had been in the National Guard and the First Cavalry Division of the Army Reserves for a long time. In 1936, after 11 years of teaching school, he and the family left Alabama so he could be the Mess Officer in a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in northern Tennessee near Jamestown. After a few months, they moved to another CCC camp near Crossville where he was the Commanding Officer. In about 1939, the family returned to Kalamazoo and lived at 722 Hawley Street with Ray's parents.
Altho he was over age, Ray very much wanted to be on active duty in the Army in the war he knew the U.S. would eventually be involved in. He wheedled and cajoled and finally got his wish on December 2, 1941, when he was returned to active duty and sent to Fort Knox (his serial number was 0276211). The rest of the family returned to Kalamazoo where they lived with Ray's parents. By now the horses of the cavalry had given way to tanks. Ray spent most of the war years training young men in the art of tank warfare. He was stationed at Fort Knox and Camp Campbell until the Army finally agreed to send him to Japan. His ship was four days out of San Francisco when Japan surrendered (August 14, 1945) and he went on to be in the Army of Occupation in Japan under General MacArthur, whom he always referred to as "that arrogant s.o.b.". He spent nine months in Japan and was prominent in the reconstruction effort.
Ray's men revered him because he was fair and because he was always willing to
do anything that he commanded them to do, such as taking long hikes with full
packs. However, he had a bad heart and suffered several heart attacks while in
Japan. He was returned to the U.S. about May, 1946, on a medical disability.
Back in Michigan, he was made Commanding Officer of a unit at Fort Custer near
Battle Creek. He was on active duty for a total of 55 months (thru July, 1946)
and earned 70 points. Ray held the rank of Captain until April 1, 1962, when he
was promoted to Major; he received his honorable discharge three days later on
April 4th. His heart condition was determined to be "service incurred" and he
was eligible for a monthly disability check for the rest of his life.
In 1945 Ray's parents moved to a house their son, Truman, built for them attached to his house. Thelma and the children moved into the first floor of a house at 617 West Walnut street near Central High School. After his return, while serving at Fort Custer, Ray and his brother bought a barracks unit and dismantled it for the lumber. Ray used his half to build a house on 1005 Lum Avenue in Kalamazoo. Ray, Thelma, and their two sons moved into it before it was totally completed; Jackie was living in Carson City, Michigan.
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| Thelma P. Gilbert |
Ray tried to work after his discharge but his heart slowed him down. The fact that he tried to work in construction didn't help matters. During this time of national anxiety about a nuclear attack, he tried to establish a business building fallout shelters but was not successful.
Ray and Thelma would go north in Michigan deer hunting almost every year, usually with his brother and his wife and perhaps a few friends. They seldom got a deer but a good time was had by all. Ray also loved fishing, and playing poker. In later years, he learned leather tooling and made many gifts and other items.
The family had a small summer cottage on Fish Lake, west of Kalamazoo past the Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery. As its name implied, it was a good fishing lake and Ray often provided fresh fish for dinner. One Sunday in August, 1967, while at the cottage, Ray suffered another heart attack. He was taken to Borgess Hospital where he died a week later.
Thelma lived in the Lum Avenue house for a few more years until the maintenance and yard work were too much for her. She then sold the house and car and moved to Regency Square Apartments down the hall from her daughter, Jackie, and granddaughter, Denise. She got her first cat there. After a few years, the three of them moved to a house at 3027 Pasadena Drive in the Milwood neighborhood of Kalamazoo. Her progressive disability from congestive heart failure prompted a move to a nursing home. Here she made it clear to her correspondents that she would welcome the ultimate release from her pain and infirmity.
 Diane and Gary Stetler June 14, 1996 |
"Gary is stationed on the USS Coronado AGF-11 here in San Diego. It's the flag
ship for the 3rd Fleet, which means the ship does its required six months at
sea per year, but she goes to great places like: Hawaii, Guam, Vancouver,
Mexico, etc."
Denise was an excellent student throughout school and graduated with a degree in graphics design from Western Michigan University. However, finding it difficult breaking into the profession without experience, she took a job as a salesperson in the ladies department of Steketee's _____ for a while then moved on to the cosmetics department at Hudson's Department Store. She liked that very much.
She seized an opportunity to drive to Los Angeles in 1986. She took a job at a large department store as well as doing the make-up on models who were being photographed for pictures for their portfolios. Denise added the pictures to her own portfolio. She returned to Kalamazoo after about 1½ years when her father became terminally ill.
After her father's death, Denise moved to Chicago to continue working with photographer's models and had the opportunity to learn catalog make-up instead of the glamor style of California. She was not earning much money in Chicago and was often homesick and depressed. She would take the train to Kalamazoo several weekends a month and dreaded the return trip. She happened to read A Return To Love by Marianne Williamson, about living with love instead of fear, so she decided to return to Kalamazoo.
In the meantime, a friend had showed her portfolio to a local esthetician (beautician) who wanted Denise to work with her as soon as she was licensed. After about nine months of beauty school, Denise started work a few blocks from where she was living with her mother.
The business was successful and in 1999 was purchased by a local group of plastic surgeons.
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| Ray and Marian Gilbert Dec 1992 |
He and Marian lived in Grand Rapids, then Three Rivers, where he worked for the Three Rivers Rubber Company as a mold designer. In 1973 the family moved to Wichita, Kansas, where he had accepted a job with Wescon Products Company, a plastics company, as a sales engineer. He provided design specifics and cost estimates for items to be constructed of plastic. Raymond's perfectionist and artistic traits served him well in this position. He retired on December 31, 1995, and remained in Wichita.
Marian was a librarian for several years, then an office manager for the Carrier Air Conditioning Company.
Steve graduated from Wichita High School West and went to work for a company building basements. He is now [1999] working for Boeing. Brenda attended Campus High School in Haysville, Kansas, through the 11th grade. She moved to Halstad, Kansas, and graduated from Halstad High School in 1976.
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GILBERT, Walter Perrine "Gil"
MEMORIAL CHAPEL 622 S. Burdick A Trust 100 Chapel |
| Obituary from the Kalamazoo Gazette |
In January, 2000, his daughter, Susan, wrote:
He was the chief in the early 70s when we were living in Seward. Kind of a strange story how he got the job. Work was hard to come by and dad was trying to sell a gun so Wayne could have some milk. The police found out about it and gave him a job. He looked like a outlaw with the handlebar moustashe, I still remember dad in his police uniform. He really enjoyed that job. Then one day he got a call to go to the town laundrymat for a indecent exposure. When he got there he met this hippy named Norman and his wife Gennine. Dad thought it was so funny Norman took all his clothes off to wash them! Norman and dad got to be good friends then dad started smoking pot and that was the end of the chief job. Dad was his own person I'll say that!
Susan moved to Alaska with her parents as a young girl, she basically grew up in that State. She and Paul initially met there.
+++She is blind in her right eye. +++They adopted his nephew, Stephen, in ___, 2000. Paul works in the construction industry as a drywall installer.
 Wayne Gilbert 1999 |
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| Ina Rae Gilbert |
In 1931, Basil was still living with his in-laws on Bellevue Place. He was listed as being a salesman for the L. V. White Co. By 1937, Basil had married Ida E. Wood and they were living (renting) at 220 W. Cedar Street, Kalamazoo. He is listed as a personnel worker and she a nurse. By 1939 they had bought a home at 212 W. Walnut; he was an interviewer for the State Employment Service. By 1943, he was an assistant manager with the Michigan Employment Service Commission; they were still living on Walnut Street. By 1945, they moved to 315 Stuart Street, Kalamazoo; he was assistant manager for the USES (U.S. Employment Service?). In 1952 they were listed as living at, and owning, 744 Stuart Street; he was now a supervisor at the MESC.
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| Sue and John Vermeulen |
Sue attended Western Michigan College (later University). She received a degree in corporate law and was a licensed para-legal in the State of Michigan. She was a successful realtor for many years and served on the Kalamazoo Board of Realtors and on their legal committee.
When her family was young, Sue was involved with Scouts and Brownies. She loved oil painting and charcoal drawing, writing poetry, reading and crocheting. The family had a summer home with 500 feet of Lake Michigan waterfront at Pointe Aux Chenes, west of St. Ignace, Michigan, in sight of the Macinac Bridge. They designed and did almost all of the construction of the house themselves. Parts of it were planned to accommodate Sue's increasing need for rest.
John worked for Upjohn Pharmacuticals _____.
After her mother died, her father married Ida _____ from whom she had a halfsister, Brenda (Mrs. Ed Wolff). Sue died at home after a four or five years of progressive heart failure. She never complained of her illness.
Aaron was adopted by his mother and her second husband and his name was changed
to
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Jay was adopted by his mother and her second husband and his name was changed
to
Jay is [1999] at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, where he plans to finish his Ph.D. in experimental psychology in May 2000.
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| Iva Mae Gilbert | Iva and Harry Mohl, December, 1970 |
By 1942 the house at 942 Bellevue Place had been sold to Harry Mohl and he and Iva were living there. They had bought the house from her father for a token $1.00 when he was unemployed and could no longer maintain it. They were probably supplementing his income as a printer by renting rooms to students. He was a pressman for the Sutherland Paper Company. Between 1947 and 1948, the Mohls moved to 717 Royce Avenue. Their house was built for them by her brother, Truman, who also built the house next door. The house was the last one on a cul-de-sac, next to the "mill pond." The author recalls a favorite picture of a sailboat on the water that hung beside a table in this house. She had created it with crayon ironed into fabric. By 1952, they had sold the house and moved to Intermediate Lake. Later, they moved to Mile Point, Central Lake, near Traverse City, Michigan. There they owned and managed a series of vacation cabins on the lake. After Iva died, Harry married Elsie [Reames?] who outlived him.
| From an item in a local newspaper dated May 3, 1906 |
|
Truman Gilbert, aged 79 years, a resident of
Byron township for more than forty years, is a hale
old pedestrian. He has just accomplished the remarkable
feat of walking from Barton avenue, ten
miles, to the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. Lillie.
He did not sit down to rest once during the tramp. |
| Another item dated April 6, 1914. |
|
Mr. Gilbert is celebrating his eighty-seventh
birthday today. He was born April 6, 1827, in Paris
township, Portage County, Ohio, and has lived near
Grand Rapids for 54 years on a farm in Byron township.
The secret of his longevity, he says, is his scrupulous habits of life. He smokes only moderately and never drinks. He was married in 1850. Nine children were born, of whom six are living. He has two married grand-daughters in the city, whom he visits from time to time. By a singular coincidence, a great-grandchild, the baby of Mrs. Addie Gamble of 29 Buckley street, S.W., is observing its first birthday today. Mr. Gilbert's other [grand-] daughter here is Mrs. John VanderVeen of 846 Eastern avenue, S.E. |
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| Truman and Henrietta (Robins) Gilbert |
His death record (Allegan County, Michigan, Death Record, vol. 4, p. 155) confirms his parents' names and the states in which they were born. It gives his death date as September 18, 1919, and his age as 92 years, 5 months, and 11 days, while his tombstone gives it a day earlier: the 17th. [The 17th is consistent with his age and birthdate.]
One of the two tracts, at what is now (1983) the southwest corner of the intersection of Burlingame and 72nd, held his house, about 400 feet south of 72nd on Burlingame. A visit to the house in January, 1983, showed that part of it was very old, having been built on a stone foundation, and that it had been added on to many times. The current owners, while replacing the roof, found that the original roof was cedar shakes that had later been covered over by a "tin" roof. They found an 1869 Indian-head penny in the cedar shakes as they were being removed. Also, in the wall of what is now the bathroom was found an 1888 newspaper. The barn and other out buildings have been removed and the land sold. There is a contemporary, suburban house now standing where the barn stood. The current owners have just removed the old carpeting from the original floors revealing a rather old looking tongue-and-groove flooring on one of the many additions.
The information in the following tables taken from the indicated census records. They were found at the National Archives and viewed on microfilm.
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1860 Census, Barry Co., Michigan Middleville Township, p. 98; Archives film #536 | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Truman Gilbert | 33 | Farmer | Oh. | |||
| Henrietta Gilbert | 26 | N.Y. | ||||
| John M. Gilbert | 6 | Oh. | ||||
| Hanah Gilbert | 3 | Oh. | ||||
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1870 Census, Kent Co., Michigan Byron Township, p. 31; Archives film #681 | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Gilbert, Truman | 43 | Farmer | $2000 | $500 | Oh. | |
| Gilbert, Henrietta | 36 | N.Y. | ||||
| Gilbert, John H. | 16 | Mich.* | ||||
| Gilbert, Fannie | 14 | Mich.* | ||||
| Gilbert, Leroy | 10 | Mich. | ||||
| Gilbert, Adalett | 7 | Mich. | ||||
| Gilbert, Alma | 5 | Mich. | ||||
| *Should be Ohio, not Mich. | ||||||
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1880 Census, Kent Co., Michigan Byron Township, p. 10; Archives reg. #587 | |||||
| Name | Age | Born | Father Born | Mother Born | |
| Gilbert, Truman | 53 | Oh. | Conn. | N.Y. | |
| Gilbert, Henrietta | 46 | N.Y. | N.Y. | N.Y. | |
| Gilbert, Laroy | 19 | Mich. | |||
| Gilbert, Adalette | 17 | Mich. | |||
| Gilbert, Alma | 15 | Mich. | |||
| Gilbert, Walter J. | 8 | Mich. | |||
| Gilbert, Lida | 6 | Mich. | |||
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1900 Census, Kent Co., Michigan Byron Township, p. 10; Archives T1052, Reel 81, vol. 38,E.D. 38, sheet 8, line 427 | |||
| Name | Birth Date | Where Born | |
| Gilbert, Truman | Apr 1827 | Ohio | |
| Gilbert, Henrietta (wife) | Jun 1834 | N.Y. | |
| Gilbert, Walter J. (son) | Dec 1871 | Mich. | |
Sources:
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| John Gilbert |
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| Idaette (Persons) Gilbert |
He played the violin by ear. A favorite family recollection is John in his rocking chair, often behind the pot-bellied stove in the livingroom, playing familiar tunes. His daughter, Edna Clack, would often accompany him on the pump organ. One of the grandchildren could be depended on to request Pop Goes the Weasel of Grandpa.
John had quite a temper. Donald Winchester tells the story of one time when John went fishing with his nephew, Walter Winchester (Donald's father), and his young grandson, Carl Gilbert (Truman's son). They had only been out a little while when Carl accidentally knocked the can of worms into the lake, losing all of their bait. John flew into a rage and threatened to whip Carl but Walter, who was a butcher and was very strong, reminded John that it was an accident and that no harm would come to Carl as long as he was around. From that time, Carl and Walter had a close relationship.
Idaette lived in Wyoming Township all of her life except for seven years that she lived in Dorr and 12 years in Hopkins. She had been ailing for years before her death. She died suddenly at 12:40 p.m. right after lunch. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8AA +nm Gilbert, Charles B. +sx m +bd 1 Nov 1875 +bp _____, Michigan +md 28 Nov 1901 +mp +dd 13 Dec 1944 +dp Dowling, Michigan +spouse #8AAs +child #8AAA +child #8AAB +text
Ivan Gilbert was a shop foreman for a Grand Rapids company that made excelsior packing material. He liked to hunt and fish and was fishing thru his 90th birthday. After Lucille died, he lived alone in Byron Center.
James Gilbert was an accountant for General Motors. He retired in 1992 after 26 years with the company, part of an early buy-out program. They then moved from Michigan to Leesburg, Florida, where they both enjoy playing golf.
Jeffery graduated from Grand Valley University (Ottawa County, Michigan) and received a MA in Statistics in 1995 from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, Michigan).
Jeffery works for Steelcase, manufacturer of office furniture. He is a SAS programmer and responsible for their data integrety. Teressa is a full-time mother and homemaker.
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| Truman E. Gilbert |
Truman loved to fish. Across the street from his farm was a lake that he frequented. In the winter he would chop a hole in the ice and dangle a lure in the water to attract the fish. One foggy day he speared a 19-pound pike this way. He was very excited and proud of his catch and desperately wanted a photograph taken to commemorate the event. However, it was so foggy that photography was impossible; they had no flash equipment available.
The Social Security Death Index gives Truman's SSN as 364-24-6175, confirms his birth and death dates, and gives his last residence as Hopkins, Allegan County.
Cora worked in a Post Office before they were married.
Gladys taught school for 31 years. She began teaching kindergarten through eighth grade in a one-room school in Allegan County. Then she taught third and fourth grades in Hopkins for three years, followed by four years of teaching first and second grades in Battle Creek. She completed her career by teaching first and second grades for 18 years in Grandville; she retired at age 62. She had never planned to make teaching a career but the demand for experienced teachers was so great that she was sought out wherever they lived.
Edwin had a music studio and store when they lived in Kalamazoo. It was on South Burdick Street. He taught guitar and accordian there and in some neighboring towns. Later, he sold insurance for about 10 years. After Edwin retired on June 11, 1976, they moved from their house to an attractive and spacious mobile home at Creekside Estates. Here Edwin was park manager for five years until he suffered a stroke that he survived well save a frustrating loss of memory.
Gladys is the source of much information on this part of the Gilbert family in this genealogy.
Steve is a truck mechanic for Atlas Trucking. He has always been interested in automechanics and is a jack-of-all-trades. Sue works at General Motors.
In 1987, Krista was attending Michigan State University on a scholarship in the pre-med program.
Keli enjoys and excels at sports, including basketball and baseball.
Nancy has a reputation as a very generous and helpful person. She is an excellent cook and considers cooking her main hobby. She teaches Sunday school and worked 10 years as a secretary and seven years part-time in a clothing store. Terry works for Vance Packaging as a packaging designer. He is also coaches hockey and baseball.
Doug served in the Navy in Viet Nam for four years. For many years Doug did automobile reconditioning in an auto body shop. He then became a tool and die maker. Carmen was a homemaker. Pat was a secretary for Fox Brewery for about ten years. She now [1995] has a small business cleaning houses.
Janice was an office secretary in the purchasing department of the Kent County government for about seven years. She enjoys bowling. Bernie was a truck driver for Coit Gravel Co. Terry works in the receiving department of a department store.
Carl worked for the Heat-Tube Company making heating elements for electric stoves for about 39 years. During the Second World War he worked on farms in the area. He also has his father's 40-acre farm on which he raises Hereford feeder cattle and the feed for them.
Gertrude is a cousin of Edwin Nicolai.
They live in Arkansas.
Linda is a nurse in Allegan Hospital; Todd is a baker in Kalamazoo.
Todd Arndt is descended from
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+ma Brenner, Evonna
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Percy died of typhoid fever.
Sources: Walter Joshua Gilbert; Donald Winchester, February, 2000;
and his tombstone in Winchester Cemetery.
+child #8BD
+child Winchester, Lulu
+sx f
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Lulu died of typhoid fever.
Sources: Walter Joshua Gilbert; Donald Winchester, February, 2000;
and her tombstone in Winchester Cemetery.
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+child #8BG
+child #8BH
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+db Winchester Cemetery, Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan
Donald Winchester relates that his mother told him that Gladys had
always been in ill health due to a serious respiratory ailment. Ozro and
Hannah bought the farm at Dorr to get her out of the foul air of Grand
Rapids and to the fresher country air. This attempt to save her failed and
she died in 1910, at nearly 14 years of age. "I don't know what year the farm
was acquired, but Dad and Mom sold the farm and moved not long after Calvin's
accident."
Sources: Walter Joshua Gilbert; Donald Winchester, February, 2000;
and her tombstone in Winchester Cemetery.
+text
Ozro was a "string butcher" (disassembly line?) for the Grand Rapids
Packing Company. He had a slaughterhouse on his farm. Since there was no
refrigeration, the slaughtering had to be done very early in the morning while
it was still cool. He would take his meat to the packing company.
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Hannah (Gilbert) Winchester
Ozro and Hannah and their family lived on the farm until the early 1920s when they sold it to their sons Walter and Orra.
Ozro died of a rare disorder where his heart grew to the pericardium (the sac around the heart) which inhibited its pumping action.
Hannah had very long hair. Donald Winchester (son of Calvin Walter) recalls: "Grandma would come to stay with us time to time. I remember her sitting in a rocker, her long hair reaching the floor, and letting little Tom and me comb it."
The Winchester family came to Michigan in the 1850s. They originally immigrated to Boston in the 1630s.
Grandson LaVerne (Tom) wrote: Grandma Hannah often visited our home or, in some cases, spent some time with my family. My recollection of her was as a quiet, old and serene woman who also liked a little adventure—she was especially fond of going for airplane rides. In the summer of 1932 she was staying at our house helping to care for my younger brother Bob who was less than a year old at that time when my Dad came home to tell us a barnstormer was giving rides in a hay-field a couple of miles up the road near the little village of Burnips. My brother Don and I had our first airplane rides that day and Grandma Hannah also flew that day.
The following biographical sketch of the parents of Ozro was taken from History of Kent County.
Calvin Winchester was born in Chester, Geauga Co., O., June 20, 1837. His father,, of English descent, was born in Connecticut, Jan. 23, 1798. He is a hale old man of 83, seeing as well as ever without the use of spectacles. He lives with his son. Mr. Winchester's mother was born in a small town called Jericho, in Chenango Co., N.Y., Feb. 4, 1796. She is Scotch by descent and exhibits the tenacity of life of her ancestral race, being still remarkably active although 85 years old. When Mr. W. was 17 his father purchased 80 acres of land in sec. 10, to which 50 more were afterward added; 40 of this comprises the estate occupied by Mr. W. of this sketch. He was married in Dorr, Allegan Co., July 31, 1859, to Cleona, daughter of Alonzo P. and Caroline M. (Blakeslee) Terrell, who was born at Ridgeville, Warren Co., O., May 29, 1844. They have five children, born in Byron, as follows: Orzo L., May 7, 1860; Dora A., Aug. 30, 1866; Inis A., July 30, 1868; Roye A., April 13, 1878; and Lera C., Sept. 19, 1880. Mr. W. has held the office of magistrate. He is a Greenbacker, and himself, wife and two daughters are members of the Christian Church.
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Per the divorce testamony, Isla had learning disabilties and a hearing problem, and was attending Webb Academy in Grand Rapids. In 1915, Blanche VanderVeen, pregnant with Adele, petitioned the Court to move to Middleville with her husband and children so John could go to work for his brother Harry VanderVeen. Theodore Groothoff contested this because Isla because he did not want Isla removed from the Webb Academy for which he paid the tuition as part of the divorce agreement. He asked the judge for custody of both Isla and Robert. He apparently was denied. At some point, Robert Groothoff was given the name Robert VanderVeen.
John VanderVeen owned and operated a grocery store in Middleville. Blanche was his second wife. He had a child by his first wife.
It should be noted that all written records concerning Mr. Groothoff refer to him as Theodore; however, some family members refer to him as John.
In March, 2000, Donald Winchester related: "I knew absolutely nothing about Aunt Blanche's first husband, "John" Grothoff. The folks never mentioned him. That union produced one child, Isla. Isla married Ralph Kenyon, a farmer, and they had one daughter that died in infancy. Isla died in 1964, at age 59(?). Aunt Blanche's second husband was John VanderVeen. They were the parents of Robert ("Bob"), and Adele. Bob passed away in September of 1998; Adele is still living.
"Mom told me that Aunt Blanche was a very kind and good person. She also died prematurely, due to a weak heart, caused by drinking raw milk when she was young, and this resulted in 'undulent fever'. This was before pasteurization."
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1910 Census, Kent Co., Michigan City of Grand Rapids, Ward 3; Archives Reel ____, vol. 1, E.D. 63/68?, sheet 9B | |||||||
| Name | Age | Birth Place | Occup. | ||||
| Self | Father | Mother | |||||
| Groothoff, Theodore | Head | M | 41 | Hol Dutch | Hol Dutch | Hol Dutch | Dairyman |
| Blanche | Wife | F | 30 | Michigan | Michigan | Ohio | None |
| Isla | Daughter | F | 6 | Michigan | Hol Dutch | Michigan | (at school) |
| Winchester, Bert | Bro-in-law | M | 25 | Michigan | Michigan | Ohio | Money Clerk U.S. Express |
| Buth, Marinus | Boarder | M | 28 | Hol Dutch | Hol Dutch | Hol Dutch | Dairyman |
| Roelofs, Sena | Domestic | F | 17 | Michigan | Hol Dutch | Hol Dutch | Servant |
| Everyone was listed as white and able to read and write English. | |||||||
As a child, Isla was diagnosed with hearing and learning disabilities and attended the Webb Academy in Grand Rapids until 1915 went she was taken to Middleville, Michigan, when her parents moved there.
Robert took over the family grocery store after his father died.
See a discussion about Robert's birth on his parents' page.
Clyde lived in Grand Rapids when he worked for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. From there they moved to Cadillac, Michigan where he started up the concrete pipe company. After he married Hattie, he became religious and was ordained a preacher. He helped build a church in Cadillac.
Hattie had a son, Glen, who was born in Minnesota on May 11, 1912. He was never legally adopted into the family but was given the Winchester name.
Per Josephine Winchester, Clyde and Hattie did not get along well. Mildred was 8 years old when they divorced and was sent to live with her grandparents Ozro an Hannah Winchester. She lived with them for about two years. When she was 11 years old, she went back to live with her mother and a stepfather. There was havoc at their home causing Mildred to leave home again at the young age of 16. They were in Grand Rapids at the time. Soon she met Hank and they were married.
Per Josephine Winchester, Mildred's parents did not get along well. Mildred was 8 years old when they divorced and was sent to live with her grandparents Ozro an Hannah Winchester. She lived with them for about two years. When she was 11 years old, she went back to live with her mother and a stepfather. There was havoc at their home causing Mildred to leave home again at the young age of 16. They were in Grand Rapids at the time.
Nick also left home at a yound age and came to Grand Rapids to be with his brother. His father was a Greek Orthodox priest, perhaps in Traverse City. He and Mattie married and raised three children; when the children were grown, they got a divorce.
The birth and death information for Mildred is taken from the Social Security Death index for number 368-18-4920: Mildred Hagadone. It was issued in Michigan. Family letters show that Mildred did live in Howard City. The birth and death information for Nick is a guess taken from the Social Security Death index for number 367-34-6631: Nicholas George. Since the card was issued in Michigan, the last payment was to an address in Traverse City, and the family tended to live in that area, it's a likely choice.
Buddy was with the Red Arrow Division in World War II. After the war, he worked selling ads in the telephone book yellow pages and also sold real estate.
Elaine suffered with lupus for many years; she eventually died from it.
She lived in Stanwood, Michigan, for a while.
Katheryn Wiltzer's father, Henry Wiltzer, was the third husband of Adelette Winchester.
He was called Chuck. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8BBCE +nm Winchester, Mary +sx f +bd +md +spouse _____, _____ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8BBD +nm Winchester, Wilma Kathryn +sx f +bd 7 Apr 1916 +bp Walton Junction, Grand Traverse County, Michigan +ma #8BBt +++ad [Feb 2000] 423 Darelnor, Cadillac, MI 49601; 231-775-5564 +spouse #8BBDs +child #8BBDA +child #8BBDB +child #8BBDC +child #8BBDD +spouse Johnson, Emery +sx m +bd 28 Feb 1916 +dd 4 Mar 1989 +dp Cadillac, Wexford County, Michigan +child none +text
John was the brother of Beth Wiltzer who married Earl Gamble.
Wilma had a successful surgery for a brain aneurysm in 1996. She lost some of her memory but it slowly returned with time.
 Leone Winchester from her brother, John |
John's father was a fireman with the _____ Railroad and was living in Walton Junction when John was born.
John was in the Air Force in the Second World War and was on Tinian Island in the Mariana Islands for six months.
Per Donald Winchester: "Uncle Bert never married. He was a true bachelor. Mom said he did go to dances when he was young. He also was a very decent person and was always good to my brothers and me. He got diabetes in his early-middle years which turned into 'dropsy', and resulting in congestive heart failure."
As a young man, Bert worked for the Grand Rapids Railway Express Co. Later, he joined his brothers Walter and Orra in a business on the family farm. He probably managed much of the business side of the operation since he was "good with numbers".
Bess was the sister of John Wiltzer who married Wilma Winchester.
Harold lived at Cobb Lake, near Wayland, Michigan.
As young men, Walter and his brother, Bert, worked for the Grand Rapids Railway Express Company. Then, Walter and his brother Orra purchased the Dorr farm from their parents in the early 1920s and went into business together: Winchester Bros. Per Don Winchester, "I do not know when the partnership was formed, but they bought and sold livestock, machinery and real estate—just about anything where they could turn a buck. Dad used to say:"I'll sell anything I got except my wife, but if the price is right, I'll even think about her". Mama would just laugh, of course. Uncle Orra could keep you entertained, talking about those horse/trading stories and the characters they did business with. Those were truly, "buyer beware" days. They did real well at it.
In 1926, after their son LaVerne (Tom) was born, Walter and Florence moved onto the farm and his parents went to live with Orra and Emma.
Walter and Orra convinced Bert to become a third partner because he was "good with numbers". When Bert died in 1945, the partnership was dissolved with Walter getting the farm and Orra the place in Corinth where they lived. After Walter and Florence sold the farm, they moved to Hopkins, then to Plainwell, and finally to Central Lake, Antrim County, Michigan.
Walter was very strong from constantly carrying sides of beef. Even in his advanced years, he could hoist and carry an entire side of beef.
They live in Poway, California [2000].
They live in Naubinway, Michigan [2000].
Tom is a single, adoptive, parent living in Engadine, Michigan.
His child is
Don and his brothers were all born on the Winchester farm near Dorr. As a young man, Don liked to hang around the little airport in Allegan County. One blustery winter day, a friend encouraged Don to go with him to Texas where a friend could find them some work—and it was warm. They left on the spur of the moment and Don never moved back, much to his parents' consternation.
The family lives in McKinney, Texas. Cal worked for the City of Dallas, retired, and embarked on a second career in mediation and arbitration.
Cal attended Texas and Oklahoma Universities.
Mary has worked over 20 years in the mortgage industry, starting before 1980. She wrote Your Home Mortgage Answer Book published by Dearborn Financial; she is a trainer and guest speaker for AOL MoneyWhiz, HGTV, and Your New House.
Valerie is a graduate of Texas A & M University. She works in the mortgage business with her mother; they both work for CTX Mortgage which is a division of Centex Corporation. Robby works in the flooring business. He's an estimator for a large contractor in Reno.
Robert was a mortician in Charlevoix, Michigan. In 19__, he retired and sold his business to his son, Robert.
Randy lives in Hingham, Massachusetts [2000]. He manages video transmission systems for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a musician, enjoying composition, playing the trombone, and singing.
Erika acts and has appeared in movies and TV commercials.
Ron bought his father's funeral business in Charlevoix, Michigan, and is a funeral director there.
Susan and her family live in Sarasota, Florida [2000].
Calvin died at age 14. He had climbed on one of the several oil wells that had been drilled on the family farm and, being apparently overcome by fumes, fell into an oil tank.
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| Lou Gilbert |
The Social Security Death Records have only one entry for an Eva Gilbert who received her S.S. card in Michigan. It gives her birthday as March 6, 1898, and death date as February, 1980, still residing in Michigan. This S.S.N. is 384-46-0404.
The birth and death dates for Lyle were taken from the Social Security Death Records of people named Lyle Warner who received their S.S. cards in Michigan. Of the four, he is the only one with a plausible date. However, this information could be for the wrong Lyle Warner.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8DBs +nm _____, Rena +sx f +bd +dd +pa +ma ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8DBA +nm Warner, Charles +sx m +bd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8DBB +nm Warner, Marian +sx f +bd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8DC +nm Warner, Ray +sx m +bd +md +dd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8E +nm Gilbert, Alma +sx f +bd about 1865 +bp Michigan +md +dd +db in Winchester Cemetery, Kent County, Michigan +spouse #8Es +child #8EA +child #8EB +child #8EC +child #8ED +child #8EE +child #8EF +child #8EG +child #8EH +child #8EI +text
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| Grove Lilly and his engine, a large steam-powered tractor, here shown with an 8-set plowshare which required two men, in addition to the driver, to operate. |
While the steam engine was used for heavy tasks like plowing, horses were used
for much else. For example, they had a 10' drill which was pulled by three
horses. (A drill is a planter which creates a series of continuous furrows
in plowed soil, drops in seeds at the appropriate rate, and covers them over.)
The picture at the right shows Grove and daughter, Hattie, on the drill to
see that the seeds are distributed properly.
Library and Reference Services of the Provincial Archives of Alberta checked the index to the 1901 Canadian national census for Alberta. Unfortunately there is no listing for Grove Lilly. There is one for Howard Liley and one for William Lilley. Therefore, the Lilly family must have moved to Alberta after 1901.
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| Elton Lilly | Delbert "Deb" Lilly |
| November, 1914 | |
He was called Deb. See a (comic) picture of Elton and Delbert on Elton's page.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8ED +nm Lilly, Alma +sx f +bd +md +spouse #8EDs +child Gonyea, Bruce +child Gonyea, _____ +child Gonyea, _____ +child Gonyea, _____ +child Gonyea, _____ +child Gonyea, _____ +child Gonyea, _____ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EDs +nm Gonyea, Charles +sx m +bd +bp Chicago, Illinois +pa Gonyea, _____ +ma ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EE +nm Lilly, Harriet +sx f +bd +md +spouse #8EEs +child #8EEA +child #8EEB +text
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Hattie's reference to home, meaning Michigan, would indicate that they did not consider Alberta home. It would also appear that travel back and forth to Michigan was not uncommon, even for such a long distance on those days. The picture of young Hattie shows mountains in the background. Since Nanton is at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, this could have been taken on the farm.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EEs +nm Spaeth, Gus +sx m +bd +pa Spaeth, _____ +ma ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EEA +nm Spaeth, Howard +sx m +bd +md +dd +spouse _____, May ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EEB +nm Spaeth, Mary +sx f +bd 1925 +tb She was adpoted by the Spaeths. +md ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EF +nm Lilly, Roy +sx m +bd +md +dd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EG +nm Lilly, Grove +sx m +bd +md +dd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EH +nm Lilly, Glen +sx m +bd +md +dd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8EI +nm Lilly, Etta +sx f +bd +md +dd ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8F=4 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8G +nm Gilbert, Lida M. +sx f +bd 27 Nov 1873 +bp Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan +md 21 Jun 1892 +mp Byron Township, Kent County, Michigan +dd 30 Nov 1952 +dp Michigan +db in Winchester Cemetery, Kent County, Michigan +spouse #8Gs +child #8GA +child #8GB +child #8GC +child #8GD +textBoth Robert and Lida were living at home at R. #2, Byron Township, Kent County, when they died. Her death certificate indicates that she had had arteriosclerotic heart disease for 8 years, diabetes mellitus for 7 years, and diabetic gangrene of the right leg for 7 days when she died. Robert's death certificate indicates that he died of a cerebral hemorrhage which he had had for 3½ months; he also had had chronic arthritis and arteriosclerosis for 5 years.
Marshall is a consummate builder and craftsman. His house, which is only one of several he has built, is a model of craftsmanship. He built much of its furniture and cabinetry. He has also created many wooden toys for his children and grandchildren, including a rocking horse, wooden train, and several cradles.
Jim served in World War II in the Navy in the Pacific. His boot camp was in North Dakota. He is a jack-of-all-trades and has completely gutted and remodelled his house. He and Wanda are inveterate travellers having travelled to all 50 states. They travel every year and enjoy camping. Jim worked for Mack and Ernie Spring and Wire making car seats.
Patricia is the manager of a delicatessen. They have travelled extensively through most of the states by motorcycle. It is interesting to note the two pairs of coincident birth dates: Patricia and Robert were born on exactly the same day and their first two children would have shared a common birthday had the second lived. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GADAs +nm Bileth, Robert William +sx m +bd 28 Aug 1948 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +spouse #8GADA ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GADAA +nm Bileth, Patricia Lynn +sx f +bd 28 Dec 1968 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +mp +spouse Wieringa, Hubert Dann +bd 29 Mar 1967 +bp Missouri +tb He was adopted by _____ Wieringa. +child Wieringa, Christina _____ +sx f +bd 29 Jul 1986 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GADB +nm Collins, Edward James +sx m +bd 6 Mar 1953 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +md 19 Nov 1977 +mp Byron Center, Michigan +spouse Lane, Jean Ann +bd 28 Jul 1957 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +pa Lane, Arthur +ma _____, Gerry +child Collins, Benjamin Edward +sx m +bd 2 Feb 1979 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +child Collins, Jackilin Jean +sx f +bd 30 Dec 1982 +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +text
Jim worked for the Kent County Sheriff's Department for over 20 years; his last position was in fugitive tracking. He retired in 1998 and opened his own business as a polygraph examiner for defense attorneys. Jim's two main personal interests are genealogy and art collecting. He is the source of much of the information in this genealogy on the Kohn family.
Jim's main love is 19th- and 20th-century American impressionistic art. He is constantly on the alert for items at good prices from antique dealers, estate sales, artist's surviving spouses, and other unusual places. In addition to extending his own collection, Jim often buys with the thought of resale and makes occasional trips to cities like New York to auction items. However, he will often research the backgrounds of lesser-known artists and advertise items for sale to their families or in their home town newspapers.
They have two or three children.
Robert and his brother, Roland, were twins. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBE +nm Kohn, Roland +sx m +bd +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan +spouse #8GBEs +child #8GBEA +child #8GBEB +child #8GBEC +child #8GBED +child #8GBEE +text
Roland and his brother, Robert, were twins. He worked in the printing industry for 38 years. After retirement he works part-time in security at a local college. He enjoys hunting and fishing. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBEs +nm _____, Catherine +sx f ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBEA +nm Kohn, _____ +sx ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBEB +nm Kohn, _____ +sx ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBEC +nm Kohn, _____ +sx ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBED +nm Kohn, _____ +sx ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBEE +nm Kohn, _____ +sx ? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GBF +nm Kohn, Betty +sx f +bd +bp Grand Rapids, Michigan ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 8GC +nm Marshall, Margurite M. +sx f +bd 18 Oct 1898 +bp +tm She never married. +dd 9 Dec 1972 +dp Grand Rapids, Michigan +db in Winchester Cemetery, Kent County, Michigan +text
Harold and Marge were farmers who lived most of their lives on the family homestead: 6857 Burlingame, SW; Byron Center. Most of the original 40 acres was sold to the City of Wyoming, Michigan; the remaining five acres were used for a vegetable garden for the family. The farm was sold soon after Harold died. Margaret moved in with her son and his family for ten months, then in a new senior citizen apartment just down the road, and finally to the Glenwood Christian Nursing Home in Lamont where she died.
Harold worked as a foreman for the Lamar Pipe and Tile Co., Wyoming. He was twice sent to live on the St. Mary's River (which connects Lake Huron and Lake Superior) while the company opened a new plant there.
The Social Security Death Index gives Harold's SSN as 380-01-1554 and confirms his birth and death dates.
Larry has worked for 32 years for Michigan Bell Telephone Company in many capacities. His is currently a Toll Test Technician.
Walter Gilbert was born in northwest Connecticut; his date of birth was determined from his age at death, 77y 9m 21d, as given on his tombstone. In 1806, when he was 11 years old, the family moved to Portage County, Ohio. Here he met and married Hannah Calvin. They lived in Paris Township of Portage County where their children were born. Between 1840 and 1844 the family moved to northwest Ohio, Centre Township of Williams County; then between 1853 and 1860 some of them moved to Middleville Township, Barry County, Michigan. Census records give his occupation as farmer.
Their three daughters and son, Joshua, were married in Williams County between 1845 and 1858. In the History of Williams County, Ohio on page 497, Centre Township, it is written that the construction of the Disciples' Church was assisted by Isaac Ewan (Betsy's husband), $315, and George Miser (Urania's husband), $75. C. M. Gilbert contributed $120, although his relationship with the other Gilberts has not been established.
Walter Joshua Gilbert, grandson of this Walter Gilbert, and son of Truman Gilbert, remembers that Walter and Hannah (Calvin) Gilbert had children: Sophronia, Betsy, Homer, Joshua, Truman, and another daughter with a married name of Miser, and there may have been others. He is the source of much of the information on his aunts and uncles mentioned above.
Hannah's date of birth was determined from her age at death, 74y 4m 9d, as given on her tombstone. A visit to Parmalee Cemetery in January, 1983, found her stone, and her husband, Walter's, to be simple tablets. While hers was erect and quite readable, his had fallen over and was buried in snow and leaves. This may account for her presence and his absence in one available census of this cemetery. The stone was repaired and reset.
| 1830 & 1840 Censuses for Paris Twp., Portage Co., Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Gilbert |
Males (ages) | Females (ages) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 5 |
5 10 |
10 15 | 15 20 |
20 30 | 30 40 |
40 50 | 50 60 |
60 70 | 70 80 |
0 5 | 5 10 |
10 15 | 15 20 |
20 30 | 30 40 |
40 50 | 50 60 |
60 70 |
70 80 | |
| 1830 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1850 Census, Williams Co., Ohio Centre Township, p. 65; Archives film #741 — This was recorded August 19, 1850 | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Gilbert, Walter | 55 | Farmer | $2000 | Conn. | ||
| Hannah | 50 | Va. | ||||
| Truman | 22 | Farmer | Oh. | |||
| Sophronia | 18 | Oh. | ||||
| Joshua | 16 | Oh. | ||||
| Homer | 11 | Oh. | ||||
In 1850, the unknown male in the 1830 and 1840 censuses would have been
25–30 years old and probably married, having his own census entry.
In the same census on page 67 is
The Henry Gilbert mentioned above was the grandson of Walter Gilbert's
uncle, Heber. His parents were Josiah Edson and Nancy (Bacon) Gilbert.
His wife was Fidelia Clementine Darling.
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1860 Census, Barry Co., Michigan Middleville Township, p. 98; Archives film #536 | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Gibert* Gilbert | 65 | Farmer | Conn. | |||
| Hannah Gilbert | 60 | Va. | ||||
| Homer Gilbert | 22 | Farmer | Oh. | |||
| *It is assumed that Gibert Gilbert, above, is really Walter Gilbert. | ||||||
The Atlas of Barry County, Michigan—1873, the year that Walter Gilbert died, shows, in Thornapple Township, H. (Homer?) Gilbert with a one-acre lot in the southwest corner of northwestern quarter of the northwestern quadrant of section 10, and Josh Gilbert with 120 acres of section 22, including part of the town of Middleville. His land was the northwestern quadrant of the section, all but its southwestern quarter.
The International Genealogical Index has four entries for Walter Gilbert. Two give his birth year as 1792 and two as 1793. They all give the same birth place.
Sophronia's grandnephew, Walter Joshua Gilbert, gives her husband's name as George while the IGI gives it as William.
His wife was Eliza Robins was a sister of Henrietta P. Robins who married Joshua's brother, Truman Gilbert. Therefore, George and Viola were double cousins of the children of Truman and Henrietta.
Notes of Walter Joshua Gilbert say that the family moved to Oregon.
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1860 Census, Barry Co., Michigan Middleville Township, p. 99; Archives film #536 Census taken on July 18, 1860. | ||||||
| Name | Age | Occup. | "Land" | "Cash" | Born | |
| Joshua Gilbert | 25 | Farmer | Oh. | |||
| Eliza Gilbert | 24 | NY | ||||
| Viola Gilbert | 2/12 | Mich. | ||||
Homer moved to Tennessee.
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+id 17
+nm Calvin, Hannah
+sx f
+bd 28 Aug 1804
+bp Loudoun County, Virginia
+dd 6 Jan 1879
+dp Middleville, Barry County, Michigan
+db in Parmalee Cemetery, Thornapple Township, Barry County
+spouse #16
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+id 18
+nm Robins, Timothy Titus
+sx m
+bd 13 Mar 1782
+bp New York
+dp western Indiana
+spouse #19
+childcount Six children are known; their birth order is uncertain.
+child Robins, Rosetta
+sx f
Per Henrietta's son, Walter, Rosetta married
Per Walter Joshua Gilbert, his maternal grandfather, Timothy Titus Robins,
lived near Rochester, New York, then moved to western Indiana
where he lived until his death. He was a school teacher.
Since Timothy came from a long line of Quakers, it is reasonable to believe
that he was a Quaker, too. Therefore, he probably would have lived in an
area with a Quaker community.
He was 52 when his daughter, Henrietta, was born and 68 when
she married Truman Gilbert in Portage County, Ohio, in 1850,
the family must have at least passed thru Ohio around that time. Truman and
Henrietta's first two children were born in Ohio and the rest in Michigan;
from the birth dates, the family must have moved to Michigan about 1858.
Perhaps Eliza Robins and Joshua Gilbert accompanied them because they were
married and their first child was born in Michigan in 1860.
Walter Joshua Gilbert, the source of this information, stated that both
Timothy and Phoebe
died of malaria. However, malaria does not appear that far north.
There are a host of other diseases that appeared in
epidemics in the mid- to late 1800s: cholera, typhoid, scarlet fever, yellow
fever, and influenza. Any of these could have been the cause.
Walter could not remember Rosetta's name but
remembered her husband, Anthony Rockhill.
The LDS Web database in 1999 has an Anthony Rockhill who married
a Rosetta Robins and lived in Eagle Creek, Clackamas, Oregon (northern Oregon,
just south of Portland). Their daughter, Louisa Mary Rockhill was
born 25 Dec 1848, died 27 Dec 1931, and married James William Foster on
28 Jan 1867. The coincidence of the names, the time, and place is just too
great for Rosetta not to be part of this family. Also, Timothy Titus Robins
had a sister named Rozetta.
BML records show that on April 5, 1876, Anthony Rockhill bought 160 acres in
Columbia County, Washington (sec. 6, twp. 10-N, range 40-E); on July 25, 1892,
he also bought an adjoining 160 acres (sec. 7, same twp.). A John F. Rockhill
also bought land in the county between 1882 and 1907. A Catherine Rockhill
bought 160 acres in adjacent Franklin County in 1910.
+child #16Fs
She married Joshua Gilbert.
+child Robins, Jeremiah
+child Robins, Cornelia
Her married name was Hartman.
1848-9, North America, cholera
1850, nationwide, Yellow Fever
1850-1, North America, Influenza
1852, Nationwide Yellow Fever (New Orleans alone, 8,000 d. in the summer)
1855, Nationwide, Yellow Fever
1857-9 Wordwide, one of the greatest epidemics, influenza
1865-73, Baltimore, Memphis, Washington D.C., Cholera, Typhoid, Scarlet Fever,
Yellow Fever
1873-5, North America and Europe, Influenza
It has been hard to locate information about Timothy Robins beyond what my grandfather wrote. I will make this page a working search record until more definite information is found.
| Timothy Robins New York State Censuses |
Males (ages) | Females (ages) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 5 |
5 10 |
10 15 |
15 20 |
20 30 |
30 40 |
40 50 |
50 60 |
60 70 |
70 80 |
0 5 |
5 10 |
10 15 |
15 20 |
20 30 |
30 40 |
40 50 |
50 60 |
60 70 |
70 80 | |
| 1: 1830 p.122 Broome; Lisle |
- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2: 1830 p.166 Greene; New Balt. |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 3: 1840 p.197 Chenango; Columbus |
- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4: 1840 p.73 (M.) Essex; Lewis |
1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Comments on the four entries:
The 1850 census indexes for New York, Ohio, and Indiana contain many Robins and Robbins families but none with the head of the household named Timothy. Pennsylvania has a Timothy R. Robbins in McKean County, Keating Township; this census record was not looked up.
The 1860 census index for Indiana has no Timothy Robins or Robbins. Neither do the New York City and the New York western counties censuses.
+++However, +++in 1860, Madison Co., Smithfield Twp., there is a Henriette Robins, 17 years +++old, working as a domestic for the John Campbell family. Unfortunately, she +++is the wrong age and her color (race) is not white.Therefore, while there is a possible census record in 1840 for Timothy M. Robins in Essex County, there is not much to go on.
These are people named Robins who made land patents in Indiana. Aaron, Andrew M., Appleton, Benjamin, Christopher, George, Geradus R., Greenbury S., Isaac, Jacob, James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Lewis, Marmaduke, Micayah, Michael, Nathan, Nathaniel, Philip, Ransom, Rezin, Richard, Samuel C., Thomas, William.
The 1790 Census of Saratoga County, New York includes:
| Surname | Given | M>15 | M<16 | Fem. | Oth. | Slave | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robbins | Gideon | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Saratoga |
| Robbins | Jehiel | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Ballstown |
| Robins | Joseph | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Robins | Timothy | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Stillwater |
| Robins | Willm. | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Stillwater |
| Conklin | Abigail | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | Abraham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | Elizabeth | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | Isaac | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Stillwater |
| Conklin | James | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | John | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | Samuel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Saratoga |
| Conklin | Seth | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Saratoga |
| Conklin | Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
| Conklin | Thomas Jr. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Halfmoon |
The Search for Phoebe Conklin
In July, 2000, Shirley M. Staerkel sent
the following for which she cannot find the source or location (probably
New York State).
From the Bible of William Conklin, Jr.
At age 17, Truman Gilbert enlisted to fight in the American Revolution, and served a total of six different tours of duty as described below. As was frequently the case in those times, he served tours of duty in the off-season, returning home in the spring or summer to help with the farming. He was married in 1780, between his last two tours, served in 1782, and then settled down to raise a family. They had nine children from 1783 to 1800. In 1806, the entire family moved to Portage County in the northeast part of Ohio, and settled near the town of Palmyra. Both Truman and Eunice lived there until they died, she at age 82 and he at 83.
This Truman Gilbert is the beginning of a naming series:
Truman Gilbert, Walter Gilbert, Truman Gilbert,
Enl as Pvt Conn State Tr. Apr 1775, served for 2 mos; 1776, 4 mos;
1778[sic], 4 mos; 1778 3 mos; 1779, 2 mos; 1782, 2 mos; Capt Beebe,
Capt Joseph Carter, Capt Samuel Carter. In battle of New York City.
Br 1756, Warren, Connecticut Mar Eunice Phippany 1780.
Children: Charles, Marvin, Champion, Benjamin, Walter,
Lyman, Ezra, Rebecca [Truman is not listed].
D June 15, 1841, Palmyra, O. Bur Palmyra Twp, O.
Placed on pension roll on July 6, 1833. Ref: Bureau of Pensions.
Fur infor Old Northwest Chap.
In Portrait and Biographical Record of Portage and Summit
Counties, Ohio,
(1898), p. 751, in an entry on
[Note: This eclipse occurred on June 16, 1806.
It began in eastern Canada and was full at local noon over northern Maine
and proceeded southeast to northern Africa.
It also should be noted that the Indians'
primitive remedy was obviously successful.]
On page 503 of the same book, it mentions that on April 2, 1810
the first elections were held in Palmyra township in which
Truman Gilbert was elected as a fence viewer and
The following paragraph is found in Memorial to the Pioneer
Women of the Western Reserve.
Truman Gilbert lived in that part of Kent, Connecticut, which
was set off as the town of Warren.
He enlisted (volunteered) Jan. 21, 1776, at Litchfield, Connecticut,
in Capt. Bezaleel Beebe's Company, Col. Andrew Ward, Jr.'s Regiment,
to serve eight weeks [Kilbourne's History of Litchfield, Connecticut,
pp. 94-95]. He was also a private in the Thirteenth Regiment of Connecticut
Militia in Capt. Joseph Carter's of Kent Company.
Marched Aug. 12, 1776; discharged Sept. 30, 1776.
This regiment was called into service at New York in
August and September, 1776 [Record of Connecticut men in the
Revolution, p. 467].
In Official Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers 1775–1783
Buried in Ohio, p. 157, is found the following.
Gilbert, Truman
From the Pension Roll of 1835, Vol 4, MidWestern States, page 153
(Portage County, Ohio), is found Truman Gilbert's pension record.
Truman Gilbert's pension record
Truman Gilbert, pvt., annual allow.: $43.33 Sums received: $129.99 Description of service: Connecticut State Date when placed on pension: July 6, 1833 Commencement of pension: Mar. 4, 1831 Age: 77
Truman Gilbert, paternal grandfather of Theron, a native,
also, of Connecticut, was a soldier of the Revolutionary war,
and in 1806 came to Ohio by means of ox-teams, settling in
Palmyra township, Portage county, where he engaged in
farming until called away by death.
He reared a family of nine children, of whom the names
of eight can be recalled to memory, viz:
Charles, Truman, Lyman, Marvin, Walter, Champion, Ezra
and Rebecca. [missing is Benjamin]
In History of Portage County, Ohio, are found the following
references to Truman Gilbert and his family.
[p. 501]
When Truman Gilbert was raising his house in 1806, and was being
assisted by the neighbors, as usual, and some Indians, an
eclipse of the sun occurred, which badly frightened the latter.
They left the work, got out their bows and arrows and began firing
their arrows up into the heavens in the direction of the
slowly darkening sun, to scare off the evil spirit.
In 1806 Mrs. Truman Gilbert arrived with her family.
They lived in their traveling wagon, till with the help
of Indians and a few white neighbors, they got their house put up.
Mr. Gilbert had to go twenty miles to mill, cutting his way
through most of the distance.
Once the barrel of meal failed, and they lived on turnips
till he returned.
They had eight sons and one daughter, Rebecca.
Their eldest son, Charles, and wife Amelia also had
Palmyra, in Portage county, is a township of pretty good [sic] and more settlers than any other town on the Reserve, except Cleveland and Warren. The people, mostly from Connecticut, are distributed all over the town. The land is nearly all taken up. Large farms improved; large bearing orchards; peaches in abundance, and many other kinds of domestic and wild fruits; wheat 25 cents cash, $1 in trade. Cattle 50 per cent lower than in New England. In Early Ohio Tax Lists, compiled by Esther W. Powell, 1971, are found the following:
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The 1820 census of Portage County, Ohio, page 48A, Palmyra, lists
Truman Gilbert as having two males 16-26, one male over 45,
and one female over 45.
It also gives separate entries (in Palmyra) for Ezra Gilbert,
Lyman P. Gilbert, Champion Gilbert, Marvin Gilbert and Charles Gilbert
who are probably the sons of Truman, as well as several other Gilberts:
Jabez, Jabez (2), Sylvester, and Isaac T.
The 1830 census of Portage County, Ohio, page 230, Palmyra,
gives Truman Gilbert as having one male age 70 to 80 and one
female also 70 to 80.
On the same page are listed several other Gilberts:
Jabez, Jabez Jr., Ezra, and Charles.
The 1840 census of Portage County does not list a Truman Gilbert,
but on page 231 (Palmyra) are listed two Gilbert families: Charles Gilbert and
Margarette Gilbert, the latter having a male and female each
aged 80 to 90 in the household.
This is probably Margaret (Robinson) Gilbert, wife of
When the graves of both Truman and Eunice were visited in February, 1983,
the tombstones, both simple, rectangular tablets, were erect and quite readable.
They give both full dates of death as well as giving his age as 84 and
hers as 82.
As a child, David accompanied his parents to Hampshire County, Virginia
(now West Virginia), where he grew up and married.
After his marriage he is believed to have lived a few years in
Loudoun County, Virginia, but in 1804 he and his family moved to
Portage County, Ohio. He was the first of his brothers to move to Ohio.
Some of his brothers followed him in 1808, and in 1816 the rest of
the clan made the move.
David later moved to Williams County, Ohio, and presumably died there.
Notes of Rose (Judson) Gilbert, whose husband, Walter, was a grandson of
Walter and Hannah, include: "Calvin and wife separated and whereabouts [are]
unknown—lived in southern part of the state—Walter never saw her."
In Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, page 188
(Palmyra), is written: "In 1804 Mrs. David Calvin (Catherine McDaniels)
settled in the southern part of the township. The first evening they
were greeted by their nearest neighbors, the wolves of the forest."
Sources:
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+sx f
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+cp Unity Parish (now Trumbull), Connecticut
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+db in Palmyra Cemetery (a half mile west of the center of Palmyra Township)
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+nm Calvin, David
+sx m
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+bp Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+dp Williams County, Ohio (presumed)
+md in about 1800
+mp Hampshire County, (West) Virginia
+spouse #35
+child Calvin, Joshua
He was born March 15, 1802, in Loudoun County, Virginia; died August 17, 1878
in Williams County, Ohio; married thrice.
+child #17
+child Calvin, Horatis
He lived in Portage and Williams Counties, Ohio.
+child Calvin, Stephen
He lived in Steuben County, Indiana.
+child Calvin, Vincent
He settled in Williams County, Ohio.
+child Calvin, Luther
He resided in Palmyra, Portage County, Ohio
served in the War of 1812.
+child Calvin, David
+child Calvin, Sarah
+child Calvin, Amy
+child Calvin, Urania
+child Calvin, Rhoda
She was born May 13, 1821, died August 8, 1896; married Lorin Bigelow.
1830 Census
Palmyra Twp.,
Portage Co., Ohio
National Archives film #138 page 229Males (ages)
Females (ages)
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15
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30
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David Calvin
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- 1 2 - - - - 1 - -
Assuming the 50–60 female is Katie, this places her birth date
between 1770 and 1780.
On the same census page (229) is found Horatio Calvin.
On the following page are found entries for
Mahlon Calvin, Benjamin Calvin, Albert B. Calvin; Jabez Gilbert,
Jabez Gilbert, Jr., Lyman P. Gilbert, James Gilbert, Josiah E. Gilbert,
Ezra Gilbert, Truman Gilbert (1m 70-80, 1f 70-80), Charles Gilbert; and
Benjamin McDaniel. It appears that the Gilbert, Calvin, and McDaniel
families lived close together.
There is a David Calvin in the 1850 census for Williams County, Ohio. This information will be added soon.
In addition to the marriage of Hannah Calvin and Walter Gilbert, Ohio Marriages Records Through 1820, page 157, gives the following marriages in Portage County:
The information in this item is taken from The Gilbert Family, pages 141-2, from which the following is quoted.
Ezra Gilbert remained in Hebron until the death of his wife, Hannah. Being obliged to make a new start in life, he removed to northwestern Connecticut and in 1755 he was living in the East Greenwich parish of Kent, now the town of Warren. Here he probably lived first in a log cabin or other temporary shelter. The locality was remote and retired. He then built a house on Town Hill in Warren, just east of the present [1930] house of Charles Curtis, who used it as a woodshed. When Ezra Gilbert built this house, he placed upon the top of the chimney a stone with the date 1773 and E. G. cut in it. This stone is now built into the foundation of a house at Storrs, Connecticut.Ezra Gilbert's will, dated April 16, 1799, proved October, 1805, mentions wife Rebecca and all the children named above; also a young man under twenty-one, James Pendall.
Mary, wife of Ezra Gilbert, was a member of the Congregational Church at Warren on March 18, 1772, but not in 1757.
Source: Brainard, H.W., Gilbert, and Torrey, The Gilbert Family—Descendants of Thomas Gilbert, 1582(?)–1659 of Mt. Wollastin (Braintree), Windsor, and Wethersfield, 1953
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 65 +nm Hurlbut, Mary +sx f +bd 12 Jun 1732 +bp Waterbury, Connecticut +md 26 Nov 1755 +dd 29 Mar 1794 +spouse #64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +id 66 +nm Phippeny, Joseph +sx m +bd 11 Jun 1730 +bp Stratford, Connecticut +md 29 Mar 1759 +spouse #67 +child #33 +child Phippeny, Charity +textThe Hampshire County (West Virginia) Minute Book Abstracts, 1788–1802 on [date on or after 14 Dec 1795] includes:
Ordered that John |
Early New Jersey records show that Joshua was the owner of 186 acres of land in Bethlehem Township from 1778 to 1786. Joshua and his family left Hunterdon County, New Jersey, in late 1786 or during 1787 and followed his brother, Robert, to Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia).
The following is taken from The Calvin Families, pp. 58-74. Joshua Calvin and family reached their destination at a time when Hampshire County was about to benefit from a momentous change. The enormous land holdings of Lord Fairfax, based upon a grant by King Charles II of England and amounting over six million acres, comprised all the territory between the Potomac and Rappahannok Rivers to their sources and included all of what is now Hampshire County. It had not been Lord Fairfax's policy to give settlers in this region full titles to their lands, but after a small down payment to require them to pay him an annual fee or rental. Now, with the close of the Revolution, the Virginia Legislature nullified the old English grant, gave fee simple titles to those occupants who had previously made contracts with Lord Fairfax, and declared the remainder of the lands to be public domain open to settlement. In may have been news of this reaching New Jersey which had impelled Joshua to move there with his family at this time. At any rate in Maxwell and Swisher's History of Hampshire County the name of Joshua Calvin appears in a list of the first 200 settlers to file on the newly-opened lands. His entry was made in the year 1788 and conveyed "400 acres on the waters of the Little Capon," a small tributary of the Potomac River. [Note: The compiler of this genealogy, Walter Gilbert, also owns land on the same river, now called the Cacapon, at a place between Joshua's site and the confluence with the Potomac. It is a favorite place for resting and escaping from the stress of city living.] Here in a lovely valley between the first ridges of the Alleghenys not far from the town of Romney, Joshua was to make his home for 28 years; here his sons grew to manhood; and here or in the vicinity all of them except Mahlon and Robert were married. But the tillable land in this mountainous region was limited, and as the sons were married and wanted homes of their own the need for more good farming land was felt. David Calvin, after his marriage, is said to have gone to Loudoun County, Virginia, and to have lived there for a few years, but in 1804 David and his family, together with two of his brothers, Mahlon and probably Robert, made a trip westward over the Alleghenys to what is now Portage County, Ohio. Finding the county attractive, with plenty of fertle land, David settled near Palmyra with his family, while Mahlon and Robert, both then unmarried, after locating desirable land, returned to Virginia. In 1808, Mahlon and Robert returned to Ohio, and were accompanied by their brother, Benjamin, and family, all of them locating in Palmyra Township of the present Portage County, Ohio. A description of one of these trips from Virginia, evidently this second one, was given the writer [Calvin] some years ago by one of the old timers as it was told to him by a member of the pioneer party who made the journey as a boy of nine in one of the wagons. As the tale went, it took them a long time to get ready in Virginia for the great move. Wagons were prepared, good oxen teams obtained, meats cured, fruits dried or put up, and other supplies made ready. Finally, their movable effects were loaded, and, driving their cattle with them, they set out on the difficult journey over the Alleghenys and the country west of them. They traveled for weeks, sometimes stopping for rests. They would come to rivers which they crossed by cutting logs and constructing rafts large enough to ferry over the loaded wagons, after which they would let the rafts float off and would proceed on their way, only to come soon to another river when the same procedure had to be repeated. At last they came to an enormous river (evidently the Ohio), which they had much difficulty in crossing, one of the wagons and some of the oxen and cattle having been lost, with several members of the party having a narrow escape from drowning. But at last safe on the other side, damages were repaired and the party continued onward for many more days, until one day the leader stopped, examined marks on some trees at one side of the road, and exclaimed: "This is the place; unyoke the oxen." They had arrived at the located lands in what is now Portage County, Ohio. Such were the journeys of the early Calvin pioneers. Favorable reports were evidently sent back to Virginia regarding the Ohio country, but Joshua Calvin and his wife, Sarah, were both now getting old and probably hesitated about leaving the Virginia farm which had been their home for so long. The two older sons, Samuel and Luther, who were also still in Virginia, may have felt the same way about it. However, finally in 1816, when old Joshua was 74 years old, all of them decided to make the move. After selling their lands in Virginia, the trip to Ohio was made in safety that year, this last party having consisted of Joshua and wife, their daughter in law, Sarah (Tate) Calvin and young son, John Tate Calvin, (the latter being widow and son of Joshua Calvin, Jr., who had died in Virginia), and the two remaining sons in Virginia, Samuel and Luther, with their families. On arrival in Ohio all of this last party located in Green Township of Mahoning County, adjoining Portage County where the other sons had settled. The date of arrival of this last group of the family was April 27, 1816. Here Joshua and his sons Samuel and Luther all purchased land around a locality which became known later as Locust Grove, which is situated a mile and a quarter east of the small town of Greenford and about six miles northeast of the city of Salem, Ohio. It is interesting to note that Joshua Calvin here bought 428 acres of land or just 28 acres more than he had made on in Hampshire County, Virginia, 28 years before. Here he built a large log house near the center of the tract, and settled down to spend the rest of his days. Part of the land thus acquired, 132 acres, is now [1943] owned by John Elmer Calvin, a great great grandson of Joshua, and has therefore been in the family 127 years (1916-1943). The story has come down that when Joshua and party left Virginia early in 1816, the spring there was well advanced, but that when they arrived at their destination in Ohio on April 27th they found the weather still cold and snowy. Joshua's good wife, Sarah, is said to have wanted to turn right around and go back to Virginia without unloading, but Joshua, a man of few words, proceeded to unload the wagons and make camp without more ado. In fact, the family had unfortunately chosen an extremely bad year to make a start in the new country, as the year 1816 was long noted in Ohio as the year without a summer, ice forming every month in the year and measuring one eighth inch thick on July 5th. Happily, however, the following summer of 1817 was an unusually nice one, so that the good Sarah became quite contented with the new country and never again wanted to return to Virginia. Thus Joshua Calvin and his clan finally settled down in Mahoning and Portage Counties, Ohio, where many of their descendants still reside today. Here the Calvins prospered and multiplied. Particularly the Locust Grove neighborhood of Green Township in Mahoning County became a Calvin center. Samuel Calvin donated two acres to land for the Locust Grove School in 1834. David Calvin, son of Luther, gave two acres for church and cemetery purposes, and the Locust Grove Cemetery became the Calvin burial ground. |
In Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia is found:
Lord Fairfax had been granted about 6,000,000 acres from the Rappannock River to the _____. In the true style of British aristocracy, he would not sell any of it but would only rent it for an annual fee. After the American Revolution, primarily from 1788 to 1800, his lands were taken up by the state and sold for taxes. In the first year of these sales, Joshua Calvin bought 400 acres on the Little Cacapon River. (Also, a Peter McDonald bought 100 acres on Middle Ridge in 1788.)
Page 93 of Early Records, Hampshire Co. ..." shows that in the censuses
of 1782–1794 the only Calvin is a Steven (who also appears in many other
early records). There is an Speculation: The Calvins (Colvins) and McDaniels (McDonalds) lived
close together in Hampshire County so had ample opportunity to intermingle.
There is some indication that the McDaniel family also came from New Jersey.
Angus McDaniel had seven children, all born after 1766; one might have been
Catherine although her name has not been found in any records.
The marriage record of daughter Hannah indicates that Jeremiah was of
Oyster Bay.
Note that the EAQG, Vol. III, p. 399, states that Hannah Carr, daughter
of Jeremiah (instead of Job) and Hannah, married about 1732,
Jeremiah Robbins.
Samuel Gilbert probably resided in Hartford until 1707 and removed with his
father to Colchester in that year. There is a possibility that he went
northward to Northfield or Deerfield, for there he met his wife, Mercy Warner.
After their marriage he located not in Colchester, but in the town of Lebanon.
His children were baptized by the pastor at Lebanon until 1717. About this
time he removed and settled in Gilead Parish of Hebron and continued there
until the end of his days. He was appointed Ensign of the North Company or
Trainband in the town of Hebron in 1745 and Captain of the Trainband in Gilead
Parish in 1749. His will (Colchester Probabate Records, vol. 3, p 56), dated
September 20, 1754, mentions five sons and five daughters. His
personal estate was £161.13.06. He was a large landowner.
His first child was born before the youngest child of his parents.
Therefore, some have assigned to him Lydia, born September 4, 1707, and Mercy,
born October 4, 1708. But in his will he does not mention a daughter, Lydia,
or her heirs. Hence, we conclude that Abilena was his oldest child. There
are other indications that this is the correct assignment.
On June 22, 1712, Mercy, wife of Samuel Gilbert, publicly owned the
covenant at Lebanon.
His will was dated May 23, 1759; a codicil was added on February 12, 1761; and
it was proved April 9, 1761.
Luther Calvin was a Huguenot who immigrated from England about 1725.
According to Mrs. Grace (Calvin) Taylor, one of his great granddaughters,
"... came from England and bought land in [what became] Frenchtown
and a hotel on the Everittstown Road..." Both of these places are
in Hunterdon County. In Hunterdon County History, by Snell,
it is stated that the Frenchtown locality was known in 1759 as
Calvin's Ferry and that a road lead from there to Everettstown.
The inference is clear that this name came from Luther Calvin and that
he had established a ferry across the Delaware River there, 24
miles up river from Washington's famous crossing.
Luther was probably the same Luther Calvin who was a 1st
Lieutenant in the Associated Companies in Bucks County, Pennsylvania,
across the river, in 1756 during the French and Indian War.
Nothing is known of Luther's wife, but his name is mentioned in New Jersey
records in connection with the administration of the estate of Mary Park,
New Jersey tax records of 1778 do not show Luther Calvin as a land owner
so it can be presumed that he had died before then.
All of the children are believed to have been born in Bethlehem Township of
Hunterdon County and to have grown up and married in that area. Near the
end of the Revolution, four of the sons, Robert, John, Stephen and Joshua,
emigrated from New Jersey with their families; Luther II and Elizabeth stayed
in the state. Apparently Robert left first, about 1780, followed soon by
John and Stephen; Joshua left late in 1786 or early 1787. Although the five
sons lived in New Jersey during the American Revolution, no evidence has been
found of them rendering military service. To the contrary, New Jersey records
of the "Loyalists" of the period show that "Luther Colvin, Jr." of Hunterdon
County "refused oaths, fined and baled" in 1777, and that "Stephen Colvin"
of Hunterdon County also "refused oaths, fined" the same year.
The Westbury Monthly Meeting of the Quakers states that Jacob was a Quaker
but that Margaret was not, that he married out of the Society.
The following is taken from The Gilbert Family.
Soon after this, perhaps in 1706, Ensign Gilbert removed himself and
family to Colchester. In May 1707, he was confirmed the Captain of the
Train band in Colchester. In 1709 he was Captain of a company in Colonel
William Whiting's regiment in an expedition to Canada.
"Roll of Col. William Whiting's Regiment, 1709. An accompt of Bounty
Paid Coll Whiting's Regiment on the Late Expedition formed against
Canada, 1709. The Colls. Perticular Compa. Capt. Samuel Gilbert $2."
[Wyllys Papers, "Collections of the Connecticut Historical
Society," vol.
21, p. 361.]
On April 8, 1724, Capt Samuel Gilbert, then of Lyme but late of Colchester,
sold to Joseph Otis of Scituate, Mass., for $770 "all my farm in
Colchester,
280 acres." In the same month he gave or sold land to his son,
Nathaniel
Gilbert. He had removed to Paugwonk within the limits of Lyme. Paugwonk,
consisting of territory partly in Colchester, partly in Lyme, became
the town of Salem in 1803. The efforts of the inhabitants there to obtain
convenient parish privileges is shown by the following docoments:
"Petitions of Several Inhabitants of Lyme and Colchester, bordering on
North Parish in New London. Your petitioners, being at so great a distance
from ye Place of Publick Worship of God on ye Lord's Day in our
respective Towns yt but few of them and those with great Difficulty,
can attend Upon it there; and living so near to ye Place whereabouts
we conclude the meeting house in ye said North Parish in New London
will be erected, yt ye most of us may be able in a constant way to
attend ye worship of God there, We therefore humbly desire that we may be
annexed to and made a part of ye said North Parrish."
This petition is preserved in Connecticut Archives, Ecclesiastical, vol. 3,
doc. 131, was signed by the autographs of eight men, and was presented to
the General Assembly at the May session of 1722. The signature of Captain
Samuel Gilbert, clearly made and elegantly formed, followed after the
first signature on the petition, that of Col. Samuel Brown of Salem,
Massachusetts, the largest (absentee) landowner in the vicinity, proprietor
of about 3,000 acres.
Another petition was presented to the Assembly May 13, 1725, this time
asking for the establishment of a new parish in Paugwonk, and bears the
names (not all autographs) of seventeen signers, of whom Capt. Samuel
Gilbert was one.
In October, 1725, thomas Gustin was Society Clerk, showing that the parish
(not the church) had been legally organized.
In May, 1726, the society was legally called New Salem, no doubt in
honor of Col. Samuel Brown of Salem, Massachusetts, its largest landowner.
About
this time Colonel Brown sent a cordial letter to the inhabitants of the
new parish, expressing his good wishes at the good work they were ingaged
in and telling them to draw upon him to the extent of £50.
May 30, 1726, another petition, signed by thirty-eight names, was sent
to the General Assembly, among which the name of Samuel Gilbert comes
first.
The parish, owing to its small numbers and low estate had great difficulty
in settling a minister. It was some years before the first minister, Rev.
Joseph Lovett, was settled. There exists, however, a warrent ordering
James
Harris, Jr., collector of the parish called New Salem, to collect "the
minister's rate herein delivered unto you and to pay unto the Revd. Mr.
Samuel Seabury the sume of £52,15,6. you are forthwith to gather the
onehalf part and to pay it to Mr. Seabury. Per order of John Holmes,
Samuel Gilbertt, comtt." The rate bill on which the foregoing order is
written contains thirty-seven names. Lieutenant Harris' and Captain
Gilbert's names appear as the largest taxpayers.
Rev. Samuel Seabury, here mentioned, afterwards became a Church of
England minister and had pastoral charge of a number of parishioners,
scattered over a considerable territory in eastern Connecticut, who owned
connection with a church established at Hebron, Connecticut, about 1738, or
with
St. James Church in New London.
Joshua Hempstead of New London, in his Diary, writes of lodging at
Gilbert's, at Paugwonk. On Monday, August 6, 1733, Hempstead entered this:
"Capt. Samuel Gilbert att Paugwonk died yesternight." Captain
Gilbert left
no will and no administration or distribution of his estate seems to be
extant. Captain Gilbert's gravestone, much broken and decayed, might
have been seen in a neglected field east of the road running south
through the New Salem Parish, somewhat south of the old meetinghouse,
now standing, but abandoned. A new stone has been erected by
descendants in recent years.
Another entry in Hempstead's Diary, under a date of Jan. 5, 1741/2,
page 387 of the printed volume, is of interest. Hempstead wrote: "I
was
at home all Day till evening. I went to Madm. Christophers to hear
a young man preach that is stark blind and hath been so many years,
his name is Prince of Boston. His mother was Capt. Samuel Gilbert's
daughter, late of New Salem deceased. he is going to see his uncle at
Southhold."
The mother of this young blind preacher is supposed to have been Mary
Gilbert, daughter of Capt. Samuel Gilbert, born Dec. 3, 1696. No other
daughter appears who could have been the mother of the young man
Hempstead mentions, as far as known. His father has not been identified
among the inhabitants of Boston bearing the name of Prince. His Uncle
at Southold may have been the brother of his father or of his mother.
If the latter, he was a Gilbert, but no son of Capt. Samuel Gilbert is
known who could have been the young man's uncle, unless he was the
Jonathan Gilbert born June 29, 1685. But this Jonathan is supposed to have
died young. In January, 1742, Mary, daughter of Captain Samuel Gilbert,
if then living, was forty-six years of ages and could have had a
grown son at that date. The sons of Captain Gilbert, Nathaniel, John
and Daniel, are not known to have ever resided at Southold.
The following is taken from Lyme, Connecticut, volume 5, p.227:
Sources:
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+nm Opdyke, Sarah
+sx f
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+bp Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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+nm Robbins, Jeremiah
+sx m
+bd 24 Jul 1716
+bp
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+dp
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+spouse #73
+child Robbins, Almy
+sx f
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+child Robbins, Elizabeth
+sx f
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On September 10, 1735, she married
Sources:
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+nm Carr, Hannah
+sx f
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+bp New York
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+id 74
+nm Titus, Timothy
+sx m
+bd 7 Oct 1726
+bp Hempstead, Queens County, New York
+dd 31 Oct 1802
+dp Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York
+md
+spouse #75
+childcount The order of their ten children is uncertain:
+child #37
+child Titus, Timothy
+sx m
+bd in—say—1745–1765
+bp New York
+child Titus, Henry
+sx m
+bd in—say—1745–1765
+bp New York
+child Titus, Isaac
+sx m
+bd in—say—1745–1765
+bp New York
+child Titus, Edmund
+sx m
+bd in—say—1745–1765
+bp New York
+child Titus, Jacob
+sx m
+bd in—say—1745–1765
+bp New York
+child Titus, Willis
+sx f
+bd in—say—1745–1765
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+child Titus, Sarah
+sx f
+bd in—say—1745–1765
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+child Titus, Ruth
+sx f
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+child Titus, Jemima
+sx f
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+text
Sources:
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+id 75
+nm Losee, Charity
+sx f
+bd 18 Aug 1724
+bp Flatbush, Kings County, New York
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+dp
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+id 128
+nm Gilbert, Samuel
+sx m
+bd February 5, 1687/8
+bp Hartford, Connecticut
+dd 1 May 1760
+dp Gilead Parish, Hebron, Connecticut
+md in about 1709
+mp Deerfield, Connecticut
+spouse #129
+child Gilbert, Abilena
+sx f
+bd 10 Mar 1710/11
+bp Lebanon, Connecticut
+dd 3 Jun 1774
+dp Sheffield, Massachusetts
She was a twin with Sarah.
She married
Sources:
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+id 129
+nm Warner, Mercy
+sx f
+bd 25 Sep 1685
+bp Deerfield, Massachusetts
+tb The Gilbert Family, p102, gives her birth date as 15 Sep 1685.
+dd 31 Oct 1759
+dp Gilead Parish in Hebron, Connecticut
+db in Gilead Cemetery
+spouse #128
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+id 130
+nm Hurlbut, Joseph
+sx m
+of Judea Parish (now Washington), Connecticut
+bd 12 Apr 1699
+bp Woodbury, Connecticut
+md 1 Apr 1725
+mp Waterbury, Connecticut
+spouse #131
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #65
+text
Sources:
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+id 131
+nm Scott, Martha
+sx f
+bd 9 Jul 1701
+bp Waterbury, Connecticut
+spouse #130
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+id 132
+nm Phippeny, Benjamin
+sx m
+bd 14 Jan 1701/2
+bp Stratford, Connecticut
+md 30 Jan 1726
+dp New Milford, Connecticut
+spouse #133
+child Phippeny, Anne
+sx f
+bd 15 Nov 1727
+child #66
+child Phippeny, Archibald
+sx m
+bd 21 Oct 1733
He married
Sources:
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+id 133
+nm Bostwick, Rebecca
+sx f
+cd 21 Aug 1709
+cp Stratford, Connecticut
+spouse #132
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 134
+nm Fairchild, James
+sx m
+bd 12 Feb 1695/6
+bp Stratford, Connecticut
+md 3 Apr 1723
+dd 1761
+dp Stratford, Connecticut
+spouse #135
+child Fairchild, Hannah
+sx f
+bd 31 Jul 1726
+bp Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
+dd 19 Jul 1746
+dp Connecticut
+child Fairchild, Zechariah
+sx m
+bd 1 Apr 1728
+bp Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
+child Fairchild, Rebecca
+sx f
+bd 9 Sep 1729
+bp Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
+child Fairchild, Abigail
+sx f
+bd 7 Jul 1734
+bp Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
+child #67
+child Fairchild, James
+sx m
+bd 28 Mar 1739
+bp Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
+dd 1816
+dp Hudson, Columbia County, New York
+text
Sources:
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+id 135
+nm Beardsley, Abigail
+sx f
+cd 31 Mar 1700
+cp Stratford, Connecticut
+spouse #134
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 136
+nm Calvin, Luther
+sx m
+bd 1705-10
+bp England or Germany
+dd probably before 1778
+spouse ____
+child Calvin, John
+sx m
+bd in—say—1735
+bp most likely in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+child #68
+child Calvin, Luther
+sx m
+bd ca. 1735–1745
+bp most likely in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+dd 1834
+dp Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Per his granddaughter, Mrs. Taylor, He married
Luther stayed in New Jersey and built a grist and saw mill (Calvin's Mills) in
what is now Union Township. He sold out in 1812 and it became known as
Pattenburg (N.J.).
+child Calvin, Steven
+sx m
+bd ca. 1735–1745
+bp most likely in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+child Calvin, Robert
+sx m
+bd ca. 1735–1745
+bp most likely in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
He was the first of the sons to leave New Jersey. He moved to
the Romney region of Hampshire County, [now West] Virginia. He acquired 276
acres there on March 25, 1780. He deeded his land to Stephen Calvin (his son?)
in 1815. That was the last record of Robert.
+child Calvin, Elizabeth
+sx f
+bd ca. 1735–1745
+bp most likely in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+text
Sources:
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+id 138
+nm Opdyke, Benjamin
+sx m
+of Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+bd 1721
+bp Dutch Hill, Long Island, New York
+dd 1807
+spouse #139
+child Opdycke, Mary
+sx f
+bd 21 May 1742
+bp Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+dd 10 Aug 1801
She married first _____ Reynolds
This information was written in 1832 by James, the fourth child,
and provides one certain birthday in the Opdyke family.
+child Opdycke, (Capt.) Albert
+sx m
+bd 1750
+bp Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
+dd 1790
He married
Source:
Sources:
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+id 146
+nm Carr, Job
+sx m
+bd 31 Oct 1689
+bp Newport, Rhode Island
+dd
+dp Jericho, Long Island, New York
+md 11 Feb 1710/1
+mp New York
+spouse #147
+child Carr, Mary
+sx f
+bd 4 Aug 1712
+bp New York
+child Carr, Samuel
+sx m
+bd 10 Nov 1714
+bp New York
+child #73
+child Carr, Caleb
+sx m
+bd 4 Nov 1719
+bp New York
+text
Sources:
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+id 147
+nm Willets, Hannah
+sx f
+bd 24 Jan 1687/8
+bp Flushing, Long Island, New York
+dd 27 Jan 1727/8
+dp probably in Flushing.
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+id 148
+nm Titus, Jacob
+sx m
+bd 1 Jul 1703
+bp Westbury, Long Island, New York
+dd 1777
+dp probably in Westbury, New York
+tb His death date has been given as 1796; Quaker records give 1777.
+md 9 Nov 1725
+mp probably in Westbury, New York
+spouse #149
+child #74
+child Titus, Phila
+sx f
+bd 11 Nov 1727
+bp New York
+child Titus, Elisabeth
+sx f
+bd in about 1729
+bp New York
+child Titus, Phebe
+sx f
+bd in—say—1728–1740
+bp New York
+child Titus, Margaret
+sx f
+bd in—say—1728–1740
+bp New York
+child Titus, Sarah
+sx f
+bd in—say—1728–1740
+bp New York
+child Titus, Samuel
+sx m
+bd in—say—1728–1740
+bp New York
+child Titus, Jacob
+sx f
+bd in—say—1728–1740
+bp New York
+text
Sources:
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+id 149
+nm Germain, Margaret
+sx f
+bd in about 1705
+bp probably on Long Island, New York
+dd
+dp
+ma _____, Margaret?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+id 150
+nm Losee, Simon
+sx m
+bd in about 1681
+bp New York
+dd
+spouse #151
+childcount An unknown number of children were born, but included:
+child #75
+child Losee, Femmetje
+sx f
+bd in about 1727
+bp New York
+text
Sources:
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+id 151
+nm Kock, Margretje
+sx f
+cd 19 Dec 1680
+cp Reformed Dutch, Flatbush, Kings County, New York
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+id 256
+nm Gilbert, Samuel
+sx m
+bd 5 Aug 1664
+bp Hartford, Connecticut
+dd 5 Aug 1733
+dp Paugwonk in Lyme (now Salem), Connecticut
+spouse #257
+child Gilbert, Jonathan
born June 29, 1685; probably died young.
+child #128
+child Gilbert, Nathaniel
born September 26, 1690; married
Samuel Gilbert, while in Hartford, seems to have assisted his mother
in carrying on the inn, but he did not neglect public duty.
He was a member of the militia, as every able-bodied man upwards of
sixteen years of age was obliged by law to be. In October, 1698,
he was commissioned Ensign of the North Train Band at Hartford.
In July, 1705, he sold land in Hartford to his brother, Thomas Gilbert of
Boston, mariner. He sold the inn property in Hartford to Captain Caleb
Williamson, who had come from Barnstable, Massachusetts, to Hartford. About
the
same time he leased to William Worthington a place on the highway running
south from Wyllys Street in Hartford. Worthington bought the property in
1709
and kept an inn there until his removal to Colchester in 1717. This estate
lay
east of the South Green in Hartford, known now as Brenard Park. An inn was
kept there for many years after Worthington left it, probably by Amos
Hindale.
A deed of Capt. Samuel Gilbert's negro man.
To all people unto whome these presente Bill of Sale shall come Gilbert Bant of Boston in ye country of Suffolk and Province of ye Massachutes Bay in New England, merchant, sendeth greeting. Know ye that I said Gilbert Bant for and in consideration of the sum of sixty pounds in money to me in hand paid by Samuel gilbert of Lyme in the county of New London and the Colony of Connecticut, yeoman, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and thereof do aacquit and discharge ye sd Samuel Gilbert, his Heires and assigns forever, have given, granted, bargained and sold and by these presents Do fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain and sell unto ye sd Samuel Gilbert his Heirs and Assigns forever my negro man Named Peter, aged about twenty two years. To have and to hold ye sd Negro man Peter unto ye said Samuel Gilbert his heirs and Assigns to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever and I ye sd Gilbert Bant Do avouch myself at ye time of ye unsealing and untill ye Delivery hereof to be ye true, sole and lawful owner of the said negro man Peter [then follows the usual warrent against all objection or molestation from the grantor's heirs]. Sept. 26, 1723.
Received on the day of ye Day of date within of Mr. Samuel Gilbert the sume of sixty pounds, being the full consideration within expressed.
| Pr Gilbt Bant. | |
| I Samuel Gilbert of Lyme in the County of New London Do give, grant and make over to my son Daniel Gilbert after my Decease and his mother's, all the title and Interest I have to my negro man Peter, to him and his Heires forever, as witness my hand this 20th Day of February 1732/3. | |
| Samuel Gilbert | |
| in presence of James Kinyon Stephen Garner | |
The following e-mail was received from Gary Warner
<glwarner@narrowgate.net> on March 3, 1999. I hope that some of this
data can be confirmed so that it can be included here.
The best I can do is point to a page of DESCENDANTS of Edmund Scott and
Hannah Bird. I'm cc:ing some other Edmund Scott descendants who might be
able to help us, including the author of this wonderful web page which lists
eight generations of descent, Lynn DeRider Olivier.
This is, as far as I can tell, "UNSOURCED" data from the web, but here is the
"theory" on the lineage of Edmund Scott.
Descendants of: George Scott
1 George Scott b. 1495 d. 30 Aug 1562 m. _____ Unknown
2 Nicholas Scott b. ABT. 1521 d. 3 Aug 1562
2 Edmund Scott b. 1525-1530 d. 14 Aug 1621 m. 1560 Joan _____
3 Henry Scott b. 1 Nov 1560 d. 24 Dec 1624 m. Joan _____
m. 25 Jul 1594 Martha Whatlock b. 18 Jul 1568 d. 14 Mar 1611
4 Thomas Scott b. 1594 d. 6 Nov 1643 m. Margaret _____
m. 3 Feb 1582 Ann\Anna _____
m. 20 Jul 1620 Elizabeth Strutt b. 1594 d. 22 Jun 1678
5 Edmund Scott b. 1618 d. 1690
m. 1643 Hannah Bird b. ABT. 1623 d. 17 Mar 1679
m. 1655 Elizabeth Fuller
6 Elizabeth Scott b. ABT. 1648 m. Unknown Davis
6 Samuel Scott b. ABT. 1650 d. 1725 m. Feb 1687 Mary Orvis
6 Hannah Scott b. 1651 d. 1725
m. 25 Oct 1664 John Brownson b. abt. Aug 1645 d. 11 Jan 1711
7 John Brunson b. 25 Aug 1665 d. AFT. 1711
7 Mary Brunson b. 15 Sep 1668 m. 11 Jan 1688 Benjamin Hills
7 Sarah Brunson b. 27 Aug 1671 m. Daniel McGregor
7 Abraham Brunson b. 26 Nov 1673
7 Joseph Brunson b. 20 May 1677 d. 1739
7 Grace Brunson b. 7 Sep 1679 m. Moses Martin
7 Isaac Brownson b. ABT. 1681 d. 5 Oct 1770 m. ABT. 1703
Margaret Oldys b. 1687 d. ABT. 1761
6 Joseph Scott b. ABT. 1652 d. AFT. 19 Dec 169
6 George Scott b. ABT. 1657 d. 26 Sep 1724
m. Aug 1691 Mary Richards
6 Edmund Scott b. ABT. 1658 d. 20 Jul 1746
m. Jun 1689 Sarah Porter
6 David Scott b. ABT. 1661 d. 1727
m. 10 Jun 1698 Sarah Richards
=========> 6 Jonathan Scott b. ABT. 1662 d. 15 May 1745
m. Nov 1694 Hannah Hawks
6 Robert Scott b. ABT. 1663 d. AFT. 1725
5 Mary Scott b. 1622-1624 d. 1674-1675
m. 7 Nov 1644 Robert Porter
5 Thomas Scott b. 15 Jun 1628 d. 6 Sep 1657 m. Margaret Hubbard
5 Elizabeth Scott b. 18 Nov 1623 d. 7 May 1696
m. Ezekiel (Rev) Rogers
m. 1645 John Spofford
m. 3 Feb 1648 Joseph Loomis
5 Sarah Scott b. 1624-1625 d. 26 Jun 1661
m. 5 Dec 1645 John Stanley
5 Abigail Scott b. 5 Mar 1625 d. AFT. 1684
m. AFT. 17 Mar 165?? Hanniel Bosworth
5 Benjamin Scott b. 3 Feb 1630 d. 10 Aug 1633
5 Isaac Mixer Scott b. 1630
5 Hannah Scott b. 1635 d. 12 Apr 1706
m. 7 Jan 1655 Edmund Lockwood
4 Ursula Scott b. 14 Feb 1596 d. 1 Mar 1676
m. 23 Oct 1615 Richard Kimball
4 Robert Scott b. 15 Nov 1604
4 Roger Scott b. 15 Nov 1604 d. 17 Aug 1676
m. 26 Feb 1627 Sarah Grimwood
4 Dorothy Whatlock b. 1606
3 Edmund Scott b. 31 May 1562 d. 14 Jul 1642 m. 16 Sep 1583 Agnes Losse
3 Ann Scott b. 28 Jul 1564 d. 28 Jul 1564
3 Mary Scott b. 2 Aug 1565 d. 2 Aug 1565
3 Dinah Scott b. 18 Jun 1567 m. 8 Jan 1587 John Ranson
3 Anne Scott b. 21 Aug 1569 d. 21 Aug 1569
3 Rose Scott b. 15 Sep 1571 d. 19 Sep 1571
3 George Scott b. 31 Jan 1573
3 Nicholas Scott b. 13 Jun 1576 d. 29 Nov 1606
m. 7 Apr 1603 Ann Bateman
2 George Scott b. 1535 m. 13 Oct 1560 Elizabeth Baker
2 Ann Scott b. 1538 d. 30 Jul 1588 m. 29 Jan 1559 John (Rev) Frost
2 Elizabeth Scott b. 1541 m. 10 Feb 1563 Francis Nunn
2 Margaret Scott b. 1548 m. 25 Oct 1575 Thomas Wodam
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The above data was extracted from a GedCom file posted at Ancestry.com from
"skroach@msn.com" who has been CC'ed on this email (We'd LOVE to see your
source, sk!) You can view this page at:
http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ind=1059&file=767
jdhysler@bellsouth.net also has his/her Gedcom at Ancestry.com
http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ind=50507&file=F1402
julie@internet.infobases.com ALSO has a Edmund Scott ancestry there
http://pedigree.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/pedview.dll?ind=24829&file=F146
(jd and julie have MUCH larger GEDCOM files. I HOPE that means they have
better sources. They are big enough I'll have to read them in tonight though).
Interestingly, both of these make the mistake of having people "born" in
Hartford 20 years before it existed. Go figure!
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Data which I can readily accept, as it is VERY close to data in my own
database where I know the sources, is displayed below:
I've extracted the following from a web page at:
+++http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/3829/scotte.html
http://members.tripod.com/olivierlynn/scotte.html
There is MUCH more data on that page!
(Lynn - do you have sources you could share with us?)
Edmund SCOTT Descendants
1. Edmund SCOTT born 1611, Suffolk Co, ENG, married (1) in CT, Hannah
BIRD, born Hartford, CT, (daughter of Thomas BIRD and Mary UNKNOWN)
died 1663, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT, married (2) JAN 1665, in
Farmington, Hartford Co, CT, Elizabeth FULLER, born cir 1627,
Rehoboth, Bristol, MA. Edmund died May 1690, Waterbury, New Haven Co,
CT.
Children by Hannah BIRD:
+ 2. i Hannah SCOTT born cir 1646.
+ 3. ii Joseph SCOTT born JUN 1656.
+ 4. iii Edmund SCOTT Jr born cir 1658.
+ 5. iv Samuel SCOTT born cir 1660.
+ 6. v Jonothon SCOTT born cir 1661.
Children by Elizabeth FULLER:
+ 7. vi David SCOTT born cir 1666.
8. vii Robert SCOTT born cir 1668, Hartford, CT, died Hartford,
CT.
+ 9. viii George SCOTT born cir 1669.
+ 10. ix Elizabeth SCOTT born cir 1671.
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4. Edmund SCOTT Jr born cir 1658, Farmington, Hartford Co, CT, married
(1) JUN 1689, in Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT, Sarah UNKNOWN, died 17
JAN 1749, Waterbury, CT, married (2) Mary UPSON. Edmund died 20 Jul
1746, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT.
Children by Sarah UNKNOWN:
19. i unknown SCOTT born OCT 1690, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT,
died 02 FEB 1691, Waterbury, New Haven Co, CT.
20. ii Sarah SCOTT born 29 JAN 1692, Waterbury, New Haven Co,
CT, married in CT, Samuel WARNER.
+ 21. iii Samuel SCOTT born SEP 1694.
22. iv Elizabeth SCOTT born 01 MAR 1697, Waterbury, New Haven
Co, CT, married Samuel WARNER, SONS.
23. v Hannah SCOTT born 02 JUN 1700, Waterbury, New Haven Co,
CT, married (1) John HOW, SONS, married (2) Ebenezer
ELWELL.
+ 24. vi Edmund SCOTT born 10 MAY 1703.
+ 25. vii John SCOTT born 21 Sep 1707.
26. viii Jonothan SCOTT born 04 AUG 1711, Waterbury, New Haven Co,
CT, married 06 SEP 1736, Abigail SPERRY.
On April 8, 1726, Abraham Bostwick of New Milford was informed that his father, Joseph Bostwick of New Milford, had died. Administration of the estate was granted to himself, the eldest son, and his mother, Ann. On March 6, 1726/7 the heirs were named as: Widow Ann; Abraham Bostwick, only surviving son; Hannah; Rebecca, wife of Benjamin Fippeny; Elisabeth; Eunice; and Abigail, wife of Johathan Hurd (she had received her full portion).
Ann's name is given as
Died Sunday afternoon, July 30, 1995.
Mr. Gilbert was born October 2, 1936, in Birmingham AL, the son of
Raymond C. and Thelma L. (Perrine) Gilbert, and had been a resident of
this area for the past 10 years. He had served with the US Army in
the 11th Airborne Division. He had been a teacher in the Marcellus
school system and had served as a counselor in alcohol and substance
abuse in Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He had worked on the
Alaskan pipeline and as a substitute teacher in Anchorage, Alaska.
He also served as a teacher for the Dept. of Interior Federal Job
Corps in Puxico, Missouri. He was a member of the IRA and the BMW
Motorcycle Association. Surviving are his wife, Edna Rayee Gilbert;
a daughter, Susan Gilbert of Oregon; a son, Wayne P. Gilbert of
Kalamazoo; his mother, Thelma L. Gilbert of Kalamazoo; one sister and
one brother, Jacqueline Downer of Kalamazoo and Raymond Gilbert of
Wichia, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews. At his request Mr.
Gilbert was cremated. A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock at Mt. EverRest Cemetery, Rev. Mr. Clair Hochstetler,
of the Skyridge Church of the Brethren, officiating. Memorials may be
made to Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo. Arrangements by the
