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551	Archibald Sears, noted in the pioneer days of Kendall county, was born February 23, 1802 in Putnam County [then Dutchess County], N.Y., and for his time possessed an exceptional education as he was a successful teacher and a competent surveyor. For a period he was engaged in merchandising and in 1836 started for the West, going by way of the Canal and Great Lakes. After prospecting throughout this region he concluded that he could not find better land for farming purposes than in Kendall County. He settled on section 13 and there built a log house. He located one section of land situated on the banks of the Little Rock Creek and in 1842, when there was a land sale, he bought the six hundred and forty acres. He made a specialty of raising wheat and swine, as better prices were realized on these products than on any other farm produce at that early day and it was necessary to haul things to Chicago as the railroad was not constructed until long afterwards. There being great demand for surveyors, Mr. Sears found plenty of employment as such, and laid out farms and roads and did general government surveying throughout this portion of the state. In this way he was enabled to pay for his large landed estates and to make necessary improvements. He was the first supervisor of this township after its organization and continued to fill that office for several years. He also served as a justice of the peace and county surveyor. In 1866 he retired from active life and for twenty years dwelt in the town of Sandwich. His last years were spent in Plano where his death occurred in November, 1893 [28 Oct 1893]. The first marriage of Archibald Sears took place in the Empire state in June, 1833, his choice being Miss Susan Hadden. She was a native of the same county as her husband, a daughter of Morris and Sarah (Nelson) Hadden, both natives of New York. Susan Hadden died June 10, 1845 in Plano. On the 23d of August 1850, Archibald married Mrs. Rachel Smith, daughter of David T. and Charlotte (Tarbox) Carver. Six children were born to his union, namely, Charles M, Albert H, Sherman S, Mary E Henning, Alice M Mather and Ada A Miller. - Genealogical and Biographical Record of Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois SEARS, Archibald (deceased), for so many years a factor in the development of different sections of Illinois, came early to Kendall County, interested himself in its agricultural and manufacturing development and after an unusually long life, passed away at Plano in November 1893 [28 Oct 1893] when aged ninety-two years. He was born in Putnam County [then Dutchess County] N.Y. February 23, 1802, a son of James Sears and Mehetabel Sherwood and a grandson of Thomas and Mary (Baldwin) Sears. Grandfather Thomas Sears was an officer in the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts. To James Sears and wife were born: Eli, Archibald, Thomas, Isaac, Caroline, Melanchthon [Melanthe], and Sally. When twelve years old, Archibald Sears accompanied his parents in their removal to Wayne County, New York and there helped his father to clear pioneer farm, meanwhile acquiring sufficient knowledge of books to enable him to teach school at the age of 22 years. He also followed surveying which entailed considerable mathematical knowledge and at that time was a very profitable profession. In June 1833 he was married to Susan Hadden who was born in New York, December 25, 1815 daughter of a merchant at Westchester, Putnam County, New York. In 1836 with a capital of $1,500 Archibald Sears accompanied by Joab Austin, a relative, came to Illinois by way of sloops on the Hudson River as far as Albany and then by Erie Canal to Buffalo, crossing the lakes to the swampy village of Chicago. There he bought surveying tools and came on to Kendall County where he was soon engaged in assisting contractors in making surveys, working in as many as four counties laying out sections and townships. He was so engaged for about seven years, this region by that time having been covered by surveys but Mr. Sears kept his instruments and was ready to do a job of surveying even when an old man and his services in this direction were valued because of their absolute accuracy. He surveyed public and private roads and several State roads, farm lines, woodland tracts, and in fact, anything the correct dimensions of which came under the ordinary work of one of his profession. In the meanwhile, Mr. Sears invested in property as land came into the market and owned 550 acres on Big Rock Creek. Because his time was mainly occupied with surveying he rented out that land until 1863 when he sold his farm and retired to Sandwich where he resided for twenty years, moving to Plano about 1890. He became a stockholder in the Sandwich Manufacturing Company and assisted in solidly establishing what is one of the most substantial industries to Illinois, one that now has a capital stock of a half million dollars and his interest is still retained by the family. Mr. Sears was recognized to be not only a man of irreproachable life and incorruptible intergrity, but also one of sound business judgement and active public spirit. After townships were organized in Kendall County, he was elected the first Supervisor. He was also the first County Surveyor when Kendall was cut off from Kane County [1841] and served also as Commissioner and County Surveyor. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. When the old political parties broke up and the Republican party was organised, he, with other true-hearted patriots, identified himself with the new movement and gave support to the political campaign of Gen. John C. Fremont. The death of Mr. Sears' first wife occurred in June 1845 when her age was thirty years. His second marriage took place August 23, 1850, to Rachel M. Carver, born October 26, 1818 in Connecticut, daughter of David T. and Charlotte (Tarbox) Carver. To the first union a family was born one son, James M., surviving, one daughter, Mrs. Frances Beard, died at Bedford, Iowa in 1892, and others died in infancy. To the second union the following children were born: Charles M. who lives in Hamilton County, Nebr, Mary E. who lives at Plano, Ill, is the widow of Edgar Henning; Albert H. who is in the banking business at Plano; Alice M. who is the wife of Frederick Mather of Aurora, Nebr; Sherman S. also of Nebraska; and Mrs. Ada A. Miller. - Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, History of Kendall County Plano was not founded on a desolate terrain as were many villages. This area had been occupied by a few early Kendall County settlers who had been here for several years. A Mr. Ball had built a saw and grist mill on the Big Rock Creek one mile south of Plano in 1835. He sold this mill to John Schneider two years later. Mr. Schneider had built the first mill at Yorkville in 1832, being an early settler there. Other mills were built nearby along the creeks and Fox River. David and Benjamin Evans were among the first settlers who claimed land where Plano is now located. Plano is the Spanish word for plain. They sold out to Marcus Steward in 1838. Archibald Sears and Cornelius Henning settled in 1836 from New York State. - http://www.cityofplanoil.com/ Kendall County came into being on February 19, 1841, being named for Amos Kendall. The bill, at first introduced in the state legislature, provided that the county be called "Orange" County. Many early settlers here came form Orange County, New York, which undoubtedly had its in influence on that name. When the bill was finally read, the name Kendall was substituted and passed as such. The county was formed by taking six townships from LaSalle County and three from Kane. Yorkville was designated as the county seat until 1845, when it moved to Oswego. Yorkville finally became the county seat again in 1864, and no further changes were made. The first settlers in the county were Robert Beresford and his wife and two sons. They settled in what was later known as Holderman's grove in 1826. - http://www.cityofplanoil.com/history.html	Sears, Archibald (I127)
552	Alice Mildred Skinner was born 26 Mar 1905 in Clarence, Shelby County. Missouri to Leonard and Ethel Skinner. She started school there but in 1916 the family moved to Lafayette, Colorado and then a year later to Otis, Colorado. Mildred finished high school in Otis, graduating in 1923. In the fall of 1923 Mildred entered Colorado Teacher's College (now the University of Northern Colorado) in Greeley, Colo. She majored in education and in two years received a Life Certificate to teach. She married Orville Dale Cooley on 11 July 1926. They had attended high school together but they had never dated until after graduation. The marriage lasted 68 years. The started her teaching career in Haxtun, Colo., in the fall of 1926 keeping her marriage secret because women teachers were not allowed to be married and teach in the Haxtun school system. Meantime, her husband, Dale, attended Denver University in pursuit of a journalism degree. In 1927 Dale and Mildred returned to Otis where they both taught in Otis schools for the next six years. They had two children, Robert Leonard born at Otis on 25 Jan 1933 and Jill Irene born in Akron, Colo., 17 Jul 1935. On 15 Feb 1937 the family moved to Limon, Colo., where he and his cousin, Ronald Cooley, assumed operation of the Limon Leader newspaper. Mildred became bookkeeper for the newspaper and she also sold advertising and was Social Editor. In 1941 she was one of the first organizers of the Colorado Press Women and served in 1943 as the state treasurer. Mildred belonged to the Mayflower Order of the Eastern Star, the Limon Women's Golf Club, the Thursday Bridge Club, the Colorado Education Association, the National Education Association (serving as Colorado's representative for improving public relations). In the fall of 1953 Mildred started her second career in teaching. At 48 years of age she returned to the Limon Public Schools. She also attended evening and summer school and in 1962 attained her A.B. degree at the age of 57. She continued to teach in the Limon schools until she retired at the age of 66. She was also an amateur artist beginning this pursuit in her 70's. For several years she and her sister, Irene, cared for their ailing parents in Limon and for the last several years of Dale's life (whose health had seriously deteriorated) she was a constant caretaker and companion where they lived first in Colorado Springs, Colo, then in Riverside, Calif.	Skinner, Alice Mildred (I98)
553	Barbara is a correct German spelling for this name although B	Knauf, Barbara Juliane (I579)
554	Nancy R. Villarosa, Holmdel, NJ, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 at New York Presbyterian - Columbia Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She grew up in Ridgewood NJ and graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1956. She was the beloved wife of Arthur Villarosa. They were married for 54 years. She was the adoring mother of Gregory Villarosa, Joan Villarosa Kostal (husband Hubert Kostal), Teri Villarosa, and Joseph P. Villarosa (wife Kim Villarosa). She had nine beautiful grandchildren, Gregory A., Margo, and Alexis Villarosa; Christian and Francesca Kostal; Kevin Villarosa; Lily, Joseph and Lucy Villarosa with whom she had close, loving relationships. She is also survived by her sister, Barbara Misischia and husband Frank Misischia and brother, Robert Hyslop Jr. as well as many nieces and nephews. She lived in Holmdel for 40 years and was a member of the Shrewsbury River Yacht Club and Beacon Hill Country Club. She was an avid bridge player participating in numerous woman's and duplicate bridge groups. Over the years, she volunteered her time at several local hospitals. She made a lasting impression on everyone she met, all who knew her considered her a personal friend. Viewing will be held on Friday, December 14 from 5 -8pm at John E Day Funeral Home, 85 Riverside Ave., Red Bank NJ. 732 747-0332 A viewing and the religious ceremony will be held Saturday, December 15 from 9:30-11:30am at the John E Day Funeral Home followed by the burial at Holmdel Cemetery on Holmdel Road in Holmdel.	Richards, Nancy Joan (I1093)
555	A small newspaper cllipping from the Oelwein Daily Register, Oelwein, Fayette Co, Iowa dated 27 Jul 1946 states that during its Centennial a cane at least 100 years old owned by Andrew S. Cooley father of Mrs. Lee Cook (Clara S. Cooley) was on display in Ritchie's window. Clara S Cook, wid Fred appears in the Dubuque City Directory of 1911 on page 159. She is a clerk at J.F. Stampfer Co. and resides at 2729 Pine St with her son Lee F Cook (also an entry on p159) and his wife Malinda M. Lee was a conductor on the C.G.W. Line (Chicago, Great Western Railroad) most of his working life. The Order of Eastern Star of Elkader, Iowa, was organized on the 27th day of February, 1894, and on October 4th, 1894, their charter was granted, with 23 charter members. Among the first officers was Clara Cook.	Cooley, Clara Salome (I70)
556	After several years in Springfield, the Joseph Parsons family, which now included three children, moved to Northampton, a brand new settlement some 20 miles up the Connecticut River. Joseph Parsons soon became one of Northampton's leading citizens. A successful merchant, he served as a selectman and on the committee to build the first meetinghouse. Parsons also owned the first tavern in town. Soon after arriving in Northampton, Mary Parsons gave birth to a son, the first English child born in the town. That same month, neighbor Sarah Bridgman had a baby boy. When he died two weeks later, she claimed it was the result of Mary's witchcraft. Rumors began to swirl about the town. Joseph Parsons decided to go on the offensive. He charged James Bridgman with slander for spreading rumors about Mary Parsons's alleged witchcraft. The case was heard at the Magistrates' Court in Cambridge in October 1656; 33 depositions were given. Almost half of Northampton's 32 households sent a witness; a few others came from Springfield. On January 5, 1675, the county magistrates summoned Mary to appear before them. Women searched her body for "witch's teats," unexplained (to seventeenth-century eyes) protrusions where "imps" were said to suck. The record is silent as to what they did or did not find, but in March the Court of Assistants in Boston sent Mary Parsons to prison to await trial. The records from this trial do not survive, but we know that on May 13, 1675, a jury found her not guilty.	Blisse, Mary (I2137)
557	Andrew Sutherland Jr (Andrew3 Peter2 John William1) was born 22 July 1818 in Cambria, Niagara County, New York and died 27 Feb 1891 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. On 7 Aug 1848 he was married to Mary A. McLean in Dundee, Yates County, New York. She was born 16 Mar 1828, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (DeGroot) McLean of Starkey, NY. Mary died in November 1899 in Rochester. They had 7 children. In the 1850 US Census for Yates County NY is William McLean, born New York state, and his wife, Elizabeth, born in New Jersey. William is a farmer worth $17,650. Living with them are: Cornelius F. Mclean age 20; Cyrus F. McLean age 15: Margaret Dye age 31; William McLean Dye age 13; Elizabeth McLean Dye age 10; Nargaret K. Dye age 5; Nary M. Dye age 3; and Eliza F. Dye age 1. Altho it has not been proved, we feel this Margaret Dye is a widow with her children, living with her parents and brothers. Andrew Jr is the one to whom we are indebted for writing a Journal telling of his early life and pioneer times in western New York. He described himself looking as much like his father as any of his siblings, only taller than the 5'8" of his father. He wrote the journal presumably toward the end of his life, possibly after his retirement in 1886. The copy of the journal we have ends in the middle of a sentence indicating that he was either too ill to go on, or that over the years further pages may have been lost. The following is copied from the memorial book of the Genesee Conference in 1891: The Rev. Andrew Sutherland was born in Cambria, Niagara County New York 22 July 1818. He died in Rochester, Monroe County, New York on 27 Feb 1891. He was converted under the ministry of the Rev. Wm. D. Buck, at the age of 19, and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. As a probationer into the Genesee Conference he was received as a Lyons New York in 1846 and into full membership in 1848 at Rochester. The Conference was divided at the session of 1848 and Brother Sutherland became a member of the East Genesee division. He continued to labor...within the territory of the old Genesee Conference...His effective relation was [continuous] until 1886 when, on account of growing infirmities, and especially of gradual failure of sight, made it impossible for him to the study or read. He accepted a superannuated [too old] relation but his residence during the period of his superannuation was still in Rochester where he enjoyed the companionship not only of old friends, but especially of most of the members his own beloved family. He leaves three sons, Willian Andrew and Arthur Eugene, honored and successful members of the legal profession in Rochester, and the Rev. Ward Taylor, pastor of a Congregational church in Meadville, Pa. Two daughters also mourn his loss, Miss Leela M., a teacher in the Deaf-Mute Institution of Rochester, and Miss Anna G. who has always resided with her parents. Physically, Mr. Sutherland was of delicate, apparently frail, oganization; and when he joined the Conference his early demise was expected by his friends, but by a life of severely temperate and correct habits, supported by open-air exercise, such as was demanded of the earlier itinerant, he developed expected powers of endurance, doing much faithful and not little heroic service. He yielded up his life at last in good old age, more on account of exhausted vital resources than of acute disease. His end was cheered by the constant and loving ministries of his own family, for which he expressed great gratitude to God. His end was peace, like the quiet, unclouded setting of the summer Sun. His life work had been so completely done that nothing was left to do in the dying hour.	Sutherland, Andrew (I1511)
558	Azariah Sr Cooley's association (marriage) with Rebekah Dicks is not documented but the birth of a child, Azeriah Jr, is found in MVR Brimfield Births. This leads to the conclusion Azariah and Rebekah were not married. Here is the exact line from Brimfield Births: Cooley Azeriah, s. Rebekah Dicks, Mar. 7 1731. Note that a father is not mentioned so it is possible that a Cooley other than Azariah could have been a father. However, for lack of information, I have assigned Azariah Sr as the father of Azariah Jr. as did the Cooley Genealogy.	Cooley, Azariah (I501)
559	Caleb and family lived in Weybridge Vermont according to the Cooley Genealogy. According to Carleton E. Sanford, author of Thomas Sanford, the Emigrant to New England. Ancestry, Life and Descendants. 1632-4_Vol 2, there is only circumstantial evidence that the Thomas Sanford born in Hartford CT in 1736 is the same Thomas Sanford of Weybridge VT but the evidence is substantial enough, in his view, to render the separate Thomases as the same man. Accordingly, the following anecdote is presented from the above named volume page 1348 of Vol II: "On November 8, 1778, a squad of British soldiers with some Indian allies rushed into Weybridge, burning cabins, killing stock, etc., taking defenseless farmers prisoners and leaving the mothers and younger children without shelter or food. Among the prisoners were Thomas Sanford and his eldest son Robert who were taken to Quebec and put in prison. Mrs. Sanford with three or four other women and their young children, in great terror, found a shelter in an open cellar, which they managed to cover over, where they hid and lived for some days. Some American scouts found them and took them to Pittsford. Thomas Sanford managed to escape from prison in 1779. He wended his way through the forests of Maine and New Hampshire eventually reaching Pittsford. He gathered his family and went back to his farm at Weybridge.	Sanford, Thomas (I1712)
560	Caleb Cooley, the youngest of the four brothers (who eventually lived in Pittsford) was at home with his father in Greenwich Mass when his brother, Capt. Benjamin5 Cooley of Pittsford, visited 1778. He urged his youngest brother to return to Pittsford with him. Their father, Benjamin4 Cooley Sr as a special inducement offered to give young Caleb one hundred acres of the wild lands in Pittsford town. Although Caleb spent considerable time in Pittsford, he did not make it his home until 1780, when he became a member of his brother Capt. Benjamin's family. He served under his brother from that time until the close of the Revolutionary War. On two such occasions, Caleb, a member of Capt. Benj. Cooley's Co., Col. Ebenezer Allen's Regt. of Militia was called out on an alarm commencing the 30th May 1780 and ending the 6th of June 1780 and, again, commencing the 12th day of October 1780 and ending the 18th of October 1780. 1/9/4. Vt. Rev. Rolls The DAR Patriot Index lists Caleb Cooley as having served during the American Revolution as a private from Vermont. In 1784, Caleb began the construction of a plank house on the small clearing he had made, and on May 6, 1784, he married Miss Elizabeth Sanford, and they immediately occupied the unfinished house.	Cooley, Caleb (I496)
561	Carroll[4] (Andrew[3] Peter[2] John william[1]) was the first of the children of Andrew and Naomi to be born in New York state. He was born 1 March 1814, a ruddy healthy boy until about the age of 14 or 15 when according to his brother Andrew Jr he caught a severe cold while helping his father and Benjamin get out some timber at New Fane [Newfane]. From that time on he suffered from asthma. In spite of this he was a fine singer. He went to Canada and taught school for awhile when still quite young, and then when a vacancy occured on the religious circuit, he took the place and continued for several years. He preached at Lockport for almost a year, at the close of which he married Elizabeth Johnson of Canada, and joined the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was stationed at Black Rock and Tonowanda, then at Knowlesville where he preached nearly all of one day. He was a very popular preacher and was remembered very affectionately by his associates and beloved by all who knew him. He was taken sick and died of bronchial pneumonia at the age of 29, Jan 1843. His widow later married William Wirt near Knowlesville and later settled in Albion. Carroll and Elizabeth had two children; one, a daughter, Mrs. Alice Sutherland Bangs, lived in California.	Sutherland, Carroll (I1508)
562	D. Bruce Johnson was born February 20, 1937 in Princeton, Indiana and passed away December 20, 2015 at his home in Del Webb Sun City, Palm Desert, California. He had waged a courageous battle with brain cancer. He met his wife Jill while coaching in Colorado and they married in 1964. He is survived by his wife Jill and their two children, son Josh (and daughter in law Diane DePreta) and daughter Gigi as well as his four grandchildren Jason, Tyler, Kylie and Alexa. Bruce was a great husband, father, grandfather and loved and helped everyone. He is also survived by his brother Dick and wife Barbara Johnson and sister Judy and husband Charles Miser of Princeton, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Margaret and Ellis Johnson; three sisters, Kathleen, Martha and Jeri. Mr. Johnson was an outstanding athlete growing up in Indiana. He attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs on a basketball scholarship. He was drafted after college and spent two years the military. He returned to a basketball and baseball coaching career for four years. He then joined Owens Illinois Conglomerate, Glass Division in 1967 working in a variety of locations and eventually settled in Riverside in 1976 where he retired after his 30 year career in 1997. He was a member of the Brockton First Methodist Church. Bruce was a 32nd Degree Mason as well as a Shriner and member of the Scottish Rite and an avid supporter of Saint Jude Children's Hospital from which he was awarded a 50 year anniversary for his membership. Memorial Service to be held Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the Brockton First Methodist Church, reception to follow. Interment date to be announced. In Lieu of flowers it is requested that contributions be made in honor of Bruce to Saint Jude Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA. His father, Ellis Johnson, was born about 1905 in Gibson County, Indiana and was a railroad brakeman. His mother Margaret Beck was born about 1909 in Terre Haute, Indiana and was a housewife.	Johnson, David Bruce (I108)
563	Daniel C Gladden, 73 years old, pioneer plainsman, a resident of Leavenworth county for more than a half century, and at one time superintendent of the county's poor farm, died early yesterday morning [16 Jan 1917] at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Laudenschlager, in Lowemont. Death was caused by a general breakdown. [He] was born November 8, 1843 in Wisconsin. He came to Kansas in 1859 and shortly after his arrival was employed as a driver of government teams. He took many supply trains across the state before the advent of railroads. Besides the daughter at whose home the death occurred, three daughters, Mrs. Frank Taschetta, Mrs. Jesse Johnson and Mrs. John C. Day, and four sons, William O., Charles C., Daniel C., and Arthur P., survive him. The body has been taken to the chapel of the J. C. Davis Undertaking Company and the funeral, which will be private, will be held from there at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon with the Rev. B. E. Parker of the Christian church officiating. Burial will be made in the Mount Muncie Cemetery. - From The Leavenworth Times, Wednesday Morning, January 17, 1917. Dr. Van Tuyl and Daniel Gladden Given Positions by the County Board. - Leavenworth Times, Thursday, 09-Jan-1896	Gladden, Daniel (I1695)
564	Eleanor Newcomb was born 30 Nov 1915 in Melba, Canyon County, Idaho to Lewis Elmer Newcomb and Helen Prisk Newcomb. She was not given a middle name at birth but she used Norma as a middle name the rest of her life and her name appears as "Eleanor Norma Newcomb" on her marriage certificate. Thus this makes it somewhat official that she had a middle name. She attended Glendale Grade School and Melba High School graduating in 1934. She then enrolled that same year in the College of Idaho in Caldwell, Idaho, and attended for one school year. In 1935 she transferred to the University of Colorado (CU) in Boulder for the semester beginning in the fall of 1935 where she pledged and joined the Chi Omega sorority. Her first date at CU was with her eventual husband, Robert M. Cooley. She continued with her studies in journalism for another school year (1936-37). She also became a member of the Greek, women's, professional journalistic society, Theta Sigma Phi. Shortly after her second year at CU she returned home to Melba, Idaho, with Robert Miller Cooley to whom she was married 1 July 1937. They returned to Colorado that same year where they lived for one year in an apartment in Bob's parent's home in Akron until mid 1938 whereupon they moved to a house on Railroad Avenue and present-day Date Street (one block east of state highway 63). Later they bought the Crutchfield house on present-day Custer Street directly west of his brother, Coyne Cooley. In 1943 her husband joined the war effort but after a brief stint in the United States Army, he was discharged for health reasons and, upon his return home he was requested to take the position of Chief of the Rationing Board in Greeley, Colorado. They rented their Custer Street home to Nelson and Maude Sears (the parents of Coyne's wife, Margaret Sears Cooley) and moved to Greeley. After a short stay in Greeley, they moved to Limon, Colo., to help his brother, Dale, publish the Limon Leader. They were there until June 1945 when they moved to Nampa, Idaho. In January 1946 they bought the Mountain Home News in Mountain Home, Idaho. Eleanor worked at the newspaper writing local and society items, doing occasional reporting assignments, and bookkeeping. While in Mountain Home she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of Daughters of the Nile the female side of the Shriners (of which her father, L.E. Newcomb, was a member). Because of her husband's worsening arthritic condition in 1953 they elected to move to the drier climate of Arizona. They resided in Tempe in rented quarters from November 1953 to September 1954 while they had a new home built in west Phoenix on Mulberry Drive. While they lived in Phoenix, Eleanor did housekeeping and, in the summer, helped with job printing chores for the Glendale High School district where her husband taught school. In July of 1963 the family moved to Reedley in the central valley of California where her husband became Director of Public Information at Reedley College. Just a year later in July of 1964 they moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, where Bob had accepted the position of Chairman of the Journalism Department and Director of Public Information at Northern Arizona University. Eleanor was society editor for the Flagstaff Daily Sun for several months. She joined Sigma Delta Chi, a professional journalism society. She also worked in the admissions office of NAU and was appointed editor of the Pine, the alumni magazine of Northern Arizona University. Upon the retirement of her husband in 1976 they moved back to Idaho where they settled in the relatively new Indian Lake subdivision just south of Boise. Eleanor was a member of the Episcopal Church of Boise and a member of the Boise Bishop Rowe Guild, a social and community organization of the Episcopal Church. Eleanor N. Cooley, 92, of Canon City, Colo., formerly of Mountain Home, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at the Legacy Center in Canon City. Graveside services were held July 18 at Cloverdale Cemetery in Boise. The Rev. Luther Pitz of the All Saints Episcopal Church officiated. Arrangements were under the direction of Summers Funeral Home, Boise Chapel. - Mountain Home News, Mountain Home Idaho, July 13th 2008	Newcomb, Eleanor (I45)
565	Enlisted in US Army, 13 May 1943, in Wilkes-Barre PA, Service Nr 33605395 - Ancestry US WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Admitted to hospital Oct 1944, discharge date, Nov 1944; Diagnosis: First location, face, generally; second diagnosis, demoid cyst, causative agent, artillery shell, fragments. Treatment, debridement without closure Admitted to hospital Oct 1945, discharge Nov 1945; diagnosis: hepatitis, infections (catarrhal jaundice) William A. Strey, 84, of the Buttonwood section of Hanover Township, died Monday at home. He was born on September 14, 1924, in Hanover Township, and was a the son of the late William C. and Josephine Schafninger-Strey. He was a graduate of Hanover Memorial High School and the Allentown HVAC Trade School. He was a United States Army Veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater as a Staff Sergeant and received a Purple Heart. He owned and operated Davis Strey Heating and Plumbing, Hanover Township. He was a past longtime member of the Wilkes-Barre Jaycees and of the Northeast Pennsylvania Builders' Association. He was also closely associated in the family business with his son-in-law, the late Edward J. Rowinski, at the Riverside Cafe, Wilkes-Barre. Surviving are his wife of 62 years, the former Gladys Villarosa; daughter Lynda Rowinski, Plymouth Township; and grandchildren Jocelyn and Edward W. Rowinski. - The Times Leader; Publication Date: 17 Dec 2008; Publication Place: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Strey, William A (I2253)
566	FRED COOK is one of the popular and widely known officials of Clayton County, as he occupies the important position of Sheriff to which post he was elected in the fall of 1893. Back then he declared himself as an Independent candidate and was endorsed by the Republ1cans in the Convention. In the election he received a majority of 1674 votes, one of the largest ever polled in the county. His pleasant home is situated in Elkader where he has resided for one year. Before that he lived in Garnavillo for more than twenty years. A native of the Buckeye State, Mr. Cook's birth occurred in 1846, in Chillicothe, Ohio and during his early years fate seemed to deal hardly with him for he was deprived by death of his parents when he was two years of age. His boyhood days were passed in Ohio and Kentucky and at the age of ten years be came to the Hawkeye State with his sister, settling in Ft. Madison, Lee County, Iowa where he received the advantages of a public school education. When 19 years old he commenced his career by learning the blacksmith's trade at Ft Madison. In the spring of 1865 he first set foot in Clayton County, Iowa. His apprenticeship was served at Guttenberg, where he remained until 1870. About that time he removed to Garnavillo where he embarked in the farm implement business in partnership with Fred Harberg. Later the firm name became Cook & Harberg. He remained in that business until he was elected Sheriff. In the year 1869 our subject was married to Miss Clara S. Cooley, who was born and grew to womanhood in this county. Her father, A. S. Cooley was one of the pioneers of this locality having located within the limits of the county as early as 1839 [1837]; he was one of the leading farmers of Garnavillo Township for many years. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cook has been blessed with two sons: Lee F. and George W. From his early years he has had to "paddle his own canoe" and though he has met with many obstacles and discouragements on the journey of life he has bravely and courageously met and overcome them, seeming to acquire new strength for further conflict at the same time. Few men have a better reputation in this locality for honorable and upright methods and he truly deserves the high esteem in which he is held by those who know him best. Mr. Cook is active in several fraternities belonging to Garnavillo Lodge No. 90, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Garnavillo Lodge No. 29, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) and to the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Garnavillo IOOF Lodge Nr 29 was organized 25 Dec 1850 and is the oldest fraternal organization in Clayton County. Among its first officers was Fred Cook. Garnavillo Lodge No. 90 A. F. & A. M. was organized by dispensation on the 25 May 1855. Among the charter members was Fred Cook. On 24 Jun 1879 the following persons were duly installed as officers of Garnavillo Lodge No. 90 A.F. & A.M.: ... Fred Cook JW - Junior Warden is charged with the supervision of the Lodge while it is in recess for meals or other social purposes. Clara S Cook was appointed administratrix for Fred Cook Estate 23 Dec 1902 in response to a petition by her son Lee F. Cook. Fred died intestate and Lee took the estate inventory resulting in real property worth $1600 and personal property of about $2500.	Cook, Frederick (I1081)
567	Holredge, Nebraska - Maria Helen Cooley, 63, of Oxford died Thursday, May 8, 2014, at Holdrege Memorial Homes. Celebration of life services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oxford United Methodist Church with the Rev. Eldon E. Fablinger officiating. Burial will be at Immanuel Cemetery north of Bertrand. Memorial book signing will be from 1-4 p.m. Sunday with the family present from 1:30-3 p.m., all at Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Oxford. She was born June 15, 1950, at Holdrege, Neb to Neil and Lenore (High) Morrison. She was the youngest of three daughters and was raised on a farm east of Bertrand, Neb. She was baptized as an infant at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bertrand, was a strong Christian and was a member of the youth group She received her education from Bertrand Community School, graduating from Bertrand High School with the class of 1968. Maria learned to love music, sang in school and church groups and played the trombone in the high school band. Maria then pursued higher education at Kearney State College, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology. Her degree led her to her employment at the Grand Island (Neb) Veterans' Home. On Sept. 14, 1974, she married James R. Cooley of Limon, Colo. Survivors include her husband; sons, Chris Cooley and his wife, Jessica, of Lincoln and Rob Cooley and his wife, Elizabeth, of Kearney; granddaughters, Brooklynn, Addyson, and Taytm Cooley and BreAnna Cooley; sisters, Glee Nelson and her husband, Dale of McPherson, Kan., and Libby Hinze and her husband, Bill, of Santa Clarita, Calif.; sister-in-law, Luanne Winkelman of Limon; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Questioning her career choice, she drove "Sabrina" her gold-colored Plymouth to Limon, Colo., to visit her cousin Sue. This is where Maria would meet her future husband, James Cooley. Just by accident, Jim canceled a job interview in Arizona and drove from Denver to Limon to visit Maria's cousin. After meeting Maria, on the second day of their introduction, Jim proposed to Maria saying, "I've never met anyone I liked more than you! Will you marry me?" She hesitated only momentarily and said, "Yes." To this union, two sons were born: Christopher and Robert. The family made their home in Arizona for a couple of years and then lived in McCook; Limon and Fort Morgan, Colo.; and then settled to Oxford in 1984. Jim and Maria owned and operated the Oxford Standard for 29 years. She was the co-editor and wrote a weekly column that was "The Adventures of Bugs and Critter" which were nicknames for her two sons. She was honored by the Nebraska Press Association for her column. Later in years, Maria worked at Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege as a secretary in the Home Health Department until her health began to fail.	Morrison, Maria Helen (I497)
568	In the 1910 census a curious assemblage has taken place in the Daniel Byron Cooley household. The Noah Cooley household comprising Noah (Norah), 72 (father); Ruth, 63 (mother); William W, 45 (brother), and Hersey, 39, (brother) has reunited with Daniel, his wife Minnie and their five children. William W. and Hersey (Husse) obviously have no children. Otherwise, the enumerator got just about everything wrong. The birth place of Noah is Ohio (was Iowa), Ruth Gladden is Kentucky (was Wisconsin) and both of their parents also in Ohio and Kentuch respectvely.	Cooley, Hersey (I1058)
569	Marcus DeCastro Villarosa was b 8 Oct 1893 in Imus, Cavite Provence, Philippines to Vinancio Villarosa (b. est 1872 in Cavite Provence; d. 9 Jun 1942 in Imus) and Bibiana DeCastro (b. est 1862 in Kawit, Cavite Province; d. 20 Sep 1938 in Bacoor, Cavite Provence). After the Spanish American War and the subsequent Philippines-American War in which the United States acquired Philippines as its first imperialist act, Marcus joined the United States Navy in 1909 using the pseudonym Tommy or Thomas or Timoteo for a given name and Legaspi or Legassky for a surname. In the 1920 US census there is a Thomas Legassky or Thomas Legasphy, aged 25, who was born in Philippines and whom resided on Westminster Street, Wilkes-Barre, Ward 15, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Thomas was a boarder in the household of Willard and Edna Williams. His marital status was "divorced" and he was a laborer in a machine shop earning wages. He was able to read and write. In the 1930 census, Thomas had abandoned his Navy name but it turned out as Marke Villa Rosa in the census. Similar information from the 1920 census for Thomas Legassky is found for Marcus in the 1930 census. He resided on McLeon Street, Wilkes-Barre, owned his own house valued at $6000, and had no radio set. His age at first marriage (Gertrude Thomas) was 29, his father and mother were born in Philippine Islands and they spoke Spanish. From the 1930 census we learn Marke's immigration year was 1918. He was a naturalized US citizen and spoke English, his occupation was foreman in a carpet mill, and he earned wages or salary. In 1930, the Villa Rosas household members were: Marke, aged 35; Gertrude (Sr) aged 25; Gertrude (Jr) aged 5; Gladys aged 4; Marcus (Jr) aged 3; Paul aged 1; and a Mary Mailander aged 46. Marcus D Villarosa and his wife Gertrude are found in the 1933 Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania City Directory living at 200 Barney. His WWII draft registration card says he was working at American Cart Foundry Co, Willkes-Barre PA. In a Veterans Administration application for a headstone filed by Marcus' wife, Gertrude dated 18 Feb 1969 shows an enlistment date of 7 Aug 1909, a discharge date of 6 Aug 1913, and a rank of "Matt 1st Class" (Mess Attendant)* Marcus' burial place and the location of the headstone is George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, New Jersey. At the time of the application, Gertrude E. Villarosa was living at 92 Turner Rd, Pearl River, New York. Since the dates of WWI were 28 Jul 1914 to 11 Nov 1918 and the US entered the war 6 Apr 1917 apparently Marcus was not involved in WWI. **The Messman Branch, responsible for feeding and serving officers, was a racially segregated part of the U.S. Navy. White sailors could not serve in the Messman Branch, which was composed almost exclusively of African-Americans recruited in the U.S. and Filipino, Chinese and other foreign nationals who had been recruited overseas into the U.S. Asiatic Fleet. The "Matt" designation continued through to WWII when it attracted criticism from civil rights leaders. The Roosevelt administration was under some pressure to address this inequality and some steps were taken throughout the war, but the Navy's leadership proved resistant to major change. In February 1943 the name of the branch was changed to Steward Branch, the word "officer's" was dropped from rate titles, and "mess attendant" became "steward's mate". The new rating of "cook" should not be confused with "ship's cook," which was part of the Commissary Branch. In June 1944 cooks and stewards were authorized to wear petty officer-style rating badges. Despite the change in insignia, however, stewards and cooks were not petty officers and ranked below the most junior petty officer grade. Petty officer status was not extended to stewards until 1950. https://uniform-reference.net/insignia/usn/usn_ww2_enl_steward.html Obituary for Marcus D. Villarosa The Record Hackensack, New Jersey 10 Nov 1968 p79PATERSON - Services for Marcus D. Villarosa, 75, of 147 E. 25th St [in Los Angeles] will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Pentecostal Lighthouse Church, with Mr. Arthur Dreistadt officiating. Mr. Villarosa died Wednesday at the Wardsworth Veterans Hospital, West Los Angeles, Calif. Born in the Philippine Islands, he lived in Waldwick [New Jersey] for many years before moving here a year ago. He was a machinist for the Marlow Pump Co. in Midland Park before retiring eight years ago. He was a Navy veteran of World War I. He is survived by his widow, the former Gertrude Cressler; seven sons, John and William both of Paterson [NJ], Daniel of Waldwick [NJ], Arthur of Holmdel [NJ], David of Park Ridge [NJ], and Alan of Seattle, Wash; six daughters, Mrs. John (Gertrude) LaNane of Upper Saddle River [NJ], Mrs. William (Gladys) Strey of Wilkes Barre, Pa., Mrs. William (Ruth) Littles of Pearl River, NY, Mrs Edward (Dolores) Bigby of Sacramento, Calif, Mrs. William (Janice) McDonald of Beverly Hills, Calif, and Mrs. Leslie (Dorothy) Gilmore of Los Angeles; 24 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. A son, Paul, was killed in Vietnam last January. Burial will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus [NJ]. Friends may visit at the J.H. Olthuis Funeral Home, 159 Godwin Ave, Midland Park [NJ].	Villarosa, Marcus DeCastro (I1096)
570	Mary Bliss and Joseph Parsons married in Hartford in 1646. After several years in Springfield, the Parsons family, which now included three children, moved to Northampton, a brand new settlement some 20 miles up the Connecticut River. Joseph Parsons soon became one of Northampton's leading citizens. A successful merchant, he served as a selectman and on the committee to build the first meetinghouse. Parsons also owned the first tavern in town.	Parsons, Joseph (I2138)
571	Not long after her husband's death, Margaret (Hulings) Bliss removed to Springfield* where she was granted land as "Widdow Bliss" on 22 Jan 1651/52. Her house lot there was purchased from Thomas Tomson. She proved herself to be a woman of capacity...leaving an estate appraised at	Hulings, Margaret (I2128)
572	Peter Rice had bought land in Pittsford as early as 1780 coming there from Guilford, then in northern territory owned by Massachusetts Bay Company. After the death of Margaret Cooley's first husband, Job Winslow Sr in 1785, Peter and Margaret were married in the same year. The next year their first child, Lucy, was born, possibly in Greenwich. However, by the time of their second child's birth, Peter Jr in 1789, they had migrated to Pittsford, Republic of Vermont. Peter and Margaret had unusually bad luck with their children. Lucy died aged 16, Peter Jr died aged 20, Caleb died aged 20, Infant son was stillborn, and Naomi died aged 2. It appears out of six children only Anthony C. lived long enough to marry and have a family. His death date is unknown.	Rice, Peter (I2224)
573	Previously married to Mr Hass. On death certificate her age at first marriage was 38 years. She was the parent of six children of which four were living in March 1898. She was identified as widow "Charlotte Hass" on her death certificate, with no mention of the Cooley name. She died on 22 Mar 1898 ae 74y,7m,6d in Mottville which is a township located at Twp 8S, R12W, in the far southeastern corner of St Joseph County. It is bordered on the north by St Joseph County township Constantine, on the east, White Pigeon, by Michigan on the west and Indiana on the south. She was buried in Oak Ridge Cem, Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana. Her father was James Rolfe born in "Old England", and mother Phoebe Ensigne born in New York. The disease causing death, apoplexy* (not a disease) and the immediate cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage - Physician John J. Sweetland * Apoplexy - from the late 14th to the late 19th century, apoplexy referred to any sudden death that began with a sudden loss of consciousness, especially one in which the victim died within a matter of seconds after losing consciousness. The word apoplexy was sometimes used to refer to the symptom of sudden loss of consciousness immediately preceding death. Ruptured aortic aneurysms, and even heart attacks and strokes were referred to as apoplexy in the past, because before the advent of medical science, there was limited ability to differentiate abnormal conditions and diseased states.	Rolfe Hass, Charlotte (I2082)
574	Ruth E. Littles, age 83, of Blue Bell, PA, formerly of Pearl River, NY, died Sunday, July 28, 2013 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease at the Blue Bell Place in Blue Bell, PA. Mrs. Littles was born in Wilkes Barre, PA, the daughter of the late Marcus and the late Gertrude Cressler Villarosa. She was the wife of the late William E. Littles. Mrs. Littles grew up in Ramsey, NJ, and graduated from Ramsey High School. She married the late William E. Littles in 1950 and resided in Pearl River, NY, before moving to South Carolina in 1985. Along with raising her family, she a was an active member of the Pearl River Methodist Church Women's group and was also a volunteer for the Meals on Wheels program. She is survived by one daughter, Cheryl O'Brien of Middletown, NY, two sons, William Littles (Elizabeth) of Peterborough , NH, Mark Littles (Joanne) of Blue Bell, PA and her siblings Art, Allan, Dan, Bill Villarosa, Glady Strey, Diane Gilmore and Dorie Bigby. She is also survived by her seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. A memorial Service will be held Friday, August 2 at 10:30 am in the Mountainview United Methodist Church, Walker Valley, NY.	Villarosa, Ruth Esther (I1119)
575	Silas Sears, Yeoman, resided in the East precinct of Yarmouth, now Dennis, and was a prominent man there. His will, dated July 28, 1727, "in ill health", was proved Nov 29, 1732, by Judah Paddock and Eleazar Sears, Exec and was witnessed by Peter Thacher, Joseph Hall, and Edward Sturges. He left real estate valued at	Sears, Silas (I480)
576	The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 during the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early defeated Union forces under Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace. The battle was part of Early's raid through the Shenandoah Valley and into Maryland in an attempt to divert Union forces away from Gen. Robert E. Lee's army under siege at Petersburg, Virginia. The battle was the northernmost Confederate victory of the war. While the Union troops retreated to Baltimore, Maryland, the Confederates continued toward Washington, D.C., but the battle at Monocacy delayed Early's march for a day, allowing time for Union reinforcements to arrive in the Union capital. The Confederates launched an attack on Washington on July 12 at the Battle of Fort Stevens, but were unsuccessful and retreated to Virginia.	Betts, Rial P. (I1533)
577	The name Johann derives via Latin Iohannes (Y	Roller, Johann Andreas (I1034)
578	There are no official documents for Leo, same as Lyle. Most of this data came from an interview the author had with his Grandma Lou Miller in 1968. She had a Miller-Cooley Bible with genealogical data but the present location of this Bible is unknown. She was reluctant to talk about Leo as about Gwen. I also had an interview with Orville Dale Cooley in 1993. Dale wrote extensively about the history of this Cooley family but knew very little about Leo. Apparently he lived 14 days. There is no burial information about Leo but it stands to reason if both Lyle and Gwen (stillbirth) had gravestones there should be one for Leo somewhere in Antelope County.	Cooley, Leo (I18)
579	There is substantial evidence that Thomas Bliss Sr was born in Gloucestershire, South West England and was married twice: firstly to Margaret Snowe and secondly to Margaret Hulings (Hulins, Hulinge). There are entries for these names in the records of the St Nicholas Church of Gloucestershire a church that was not affiliated with the Church of England. Due to religious persecution Thomas (hereafter Thomas Bliss Sr) and his younger brother George and their families embarked about 1635 at Plymouth England for the New World. Upon their arrival at Boston Thomas Sr resided temporarily at Braintree MBC (Massachusetts Bay Colony) whence he removed to Hartford Plantation[*] before 1639. George settled first in the MBC town of Lynn in 1637, then Sandwich in 1638, and finally Newport. Both Thomas Blisse Sr and Thomas Blisse Jr had house-lots and divisions of land in Hartford as early as 1640. The senior died in Hartford leaving nine children and his widow Margaret. Apparently a woman of resolute independent character, she removed with the younger part of her family to Springfield. - History of Norwich. The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford lists Thomas Bliss (Sr) as a founder of Hartford settling there before February 1640. Other lists of Hartford founders also list Thomas Jr along with his father. [*]The first English settlers arrived in 1635. Pastor Thomas Hooker and Governor John Haynes led 100 settlers with 130 head of cattle in a trek from Newtown (now Cambridge, Massachusetts) in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and started their settlement just north of a Dutch fort (set up as early as 1623; abandoned 1654). The settlement was originally called Newtown, but was changed to Hartford in 1637 to honor the English town of Hertford. - Wikipedia From: NEXUS, Vol viii, No 6, New England Historic Genealogical Society, pub Dec 1991: Thomas Blisse Sr d. apparently so suddenly, Hartford, Conn., late 1650 or early 1651, that he had no chance to leave a written will, merely telling Margaret and dau Mary that he left all his estate to her and nothing to his ch. (testimony of dau. Mary (BLISS) PARSONS, Hartford. (Probate Rec., Vol. 11:28, 14 Feb. 1650/1; nuncupative will of Thomas Bliss Hartford - Court Records, 20 Feb. 1650/1). Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulings have a Mormon posterity of approximately 270,000 and an American posterity of approximately 18 million placing them in the top seven largest families in America. (Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library Acquired by NEHGS; Michel L. Call and Gary Boyd Roberts; Published Date: June 1985)	Blisse, Thomas (I2126)
580	Thomas Marshfield has been the subject of many books and articles largely due to his being a disreputable merchant who caused an uproar in the Towne of Windsor for the entire decade of the 1640s. To top it all off, he disappeared leaving his family destitute and his wife the subject of witchcraft rumors that eventually drove her out of town. He emigrated from Exeter, Devonshire, England to Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 on the Regard of Barnstaple. He was accompanied by his unnamed wife, daughters Sara and Mercy, and son Samuel. He became a freeman 6 May 1635. He was a co-founder of Windsor Connecticut Colony, probably settling in that area of the Connecticut River Valley by 1636, about a year after, the Valley's first settlement, Wethersfield, was founded in 1635. At some point Marshfield, then of Windsor, became a partner with Henry Wolcott and Samuel Wakeman when they chartered two vessels, the Charles of Bristol and the Hopewell of London to be bound for New England. Marshfield borrowed	Marshfield, Thomas (I2021)
581	Thomas Mockett Davies, 96, Lincoln, died Sunday, December 18, 2011. He was born February 7, 1915 in Utica to Reginald "Rex" and Kathryn (Mockett) Davies. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1935 with a BA degree. In 1937, he received a LLB degree from the University of Nebraska Law School and went into practice with his grandfather. He married Faith Arnold in 1937 and had three children, Thomas M. (Adele) Davies, Jr., Joan (Jim) Killinger and Charles A. Davies. The attack of Pearl Harbor occurred just one month after Joanie's birth. He enlisted in the Navy the next day and was assigned to Naval Intelligence. He served on a destroyer as the Intelligence Officer for the North Atlantic Convoy Fleet for two years until he was transferred back to Washington in 1944 to Naval Intelligence Headquarters. After the war, he enrolled in a special graduate course of study on U. S. Taxation at Harvard University. Returning to Lincoln, he again began to practice law with his grandfather. He has three grandchildren, Patrick Killinger, Timothy Killinger and Jennifer Davies and five great grandchildren. Throughout his life he was a consummate family man, a dedicated public servant, a devout and active member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. He held high positions both in community service organizations and in the Episcopal Church. He served as the Chancellor (legal officer) of the Episcopal Dioceses of Nebraska for over twenty years. He was a founding partner of the law firm, Ricketts, Davies, Stewart & Calkins, which also had a branch office in Hickman, Nebraska. He practiced law in Nebraska of over seventy years (1937-2008). He was still going to his office on a daily basis until just a few years ago. He was President of the Nebraska Bar Association, President of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and President of the Lincoln Bar Association and was later honored with its Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, he received the first Citizen of the Year from the Hickman, Nebraska Community Foundation. He had opened a branch law office in Hickmen in 1946, an office which is still functioning today. Faith, his wife of 47 years, died in 1984. In 1997 he was married to Beatrice "Mike" Seacrest and they enjoyed 15 wonderful years of happy marriage. Some years ago, Tom Brokaw (NBC News) wrote a book entitled "The Greatest Generation" which gave special recognition to the generation of men who fought in World War II. Thomas M. Davies was certainly one of the most distinguished members of that generation. Memorial Service 10 am, Thursday, Dec 22, 2011 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.	Davies, Thomas Mockett (I420)
582	Widow Katharine Bliss, about eight months after her husband's death, m(2) 31 Jul 1655 Thomas Gilbert; by him she had four more children. When Gilbert died 5 Jun 1662 she soon m(3) Samuel Marshfield 28 Dec 1664; by him she had four children making twelve in all. For most widows and widowers not much time was lost in mourning or widowhood*. For men with small children it was of utmost importance to bring a new mother into the family. But times were hard for a widow with little children too and men at this time outnumbered the women in the colonies so there was no lack of suitors for single women. *An exception to this was Nathaniel's own mother, Margaret Hulings, who didn't re-marry after her husband, Thomas Bliss Sr's death in 1650. She removed to Springfield in 1651 and quite admirably raised her young children of 8, 10 (twins), 12, 15, and 17. By this time the oldest three, Nathaniel, Mary, and Lawrence hand struck out on their own.	Chapin, Katherine (I1923)
583	William Pitkin Jr was educated at Berkhamsted School and Pembroke College Oxford. Received MA from Oxford 17 Oct 1631. Sixth Headmaster of Berkhamsted Grammar School for Boys (est 1541) on 8 Aug 1636, a position which he held for seven years. William and his brother George went to Mr. Sturmey's house in Chancery Lane in London in the summer of 1643 where they became ill possibly with the plague. They died there (six months before their father) George two months after William. Both were buried from Mr. Sturmy's in Chancery Lane. William's burial record describes him as a minister. All his children were born in the headmaster's house and christened at St. Peters Church next door. - Early Colonial Pitkin Family	Pitkin, William (I1985)
584	William was the son of Robert Albin and Sarah Cansey, also from Ireland and they are buried there. William was an orphan and only five years of age when he came to this country. He was raised in Chester Co., PA and when about 21 years old he went to Virginia with two of his cousins. Estimated time was 1739. He was married in 1744 to Mary Bruce, who was born in Scotland and Christened June 3, 1715 at Portsoy, Fordyce Parish, Banff, Scotland. She was brought to this country at the age of 9, lived in PA and also moved to Virginia where she met William. The first record of William found in Frederick Co.., was in 1745 when he declared himself titheable. Land records indicate that he applied for warrants for a total for 1,078 acres from lord Fairfax, just north of red Bud, and west of the Opeckon. Of William's original 1,078 acres he retained only 189 acres, law suits filed by Wiliam and others were common at that time. Another serious problem were the Indian uprisings. In 1764, William Albin, John Parrell and Joseph Parrell, were appointed by the Frederick Co. Court to view the ground leading from the Lew Neill's Mill to the town of Winchester and make their report. Whereupon it is ordered that a road be opened, this by then said of, and that the titheables two miles and half on each side thereof. William, like many of his neighbors and Quaker freinds, paid their filing fees to obtain warrants from Fairfax. No doubt their experiences had conditioned them to expect that it as futile to try to win against the English nobility. William 1717 S/O Robert and Sarah Cansey Albin S/O James and Anne Margaret Yoeman Albin S/O Robert and Sarah Blackbourn Albin S/O Robert Albin and Xpian Hunt Albin - The Virginia Albins : the history of the Albin family out of old Frederick County : immigrants, Mary Bruce and William Albin and their descendants who migrated westward with the opening of new territories carving a civilization out of a wilderness / by Ethel Winifred Albin.	Albin, William Wilkinson (I1303)
585	Orville Dale Cooley was born April 5, 1903 in a small house in Plainview, Nebraska. He started school at McLean, Nebraska primarily because his father, Robert Berton, had a job teaching there. It was the year Halley's Comet was visible (1910) and he went outside each evening to see it. He recalls his mother (Carrie Louella Miller) telling him he would see it again "...but I would be an old man when I did. I did see the comet return in 1986 but I didn't feel nearly as old as my mother said I would!" He went to Colorado with his parents March 1, 1910. They had taken a homestead nine miles northwest of Flagler. They had tried to farm but the weather was bad 1910-1911 so both parents were employed as rural teachers in schools north of Flagler. R.B. taught at the Huntley School and Lou taught at the Patten School. In 1911 Dale's father (R.B. or "Bert") started a newspaper in Otis, Colorado, "The Otis Independent". In 1914 with the untimely death of his father's twin brother, Herbert Merton ("Mert") who ran a newspaper in Crofton, Nebraska, Bert sold the Otis Independent and the family moved to Crofton to continue the running Mert's business. Bert eventually could not tolerate the climate in eastern Nebraska, having severe allergies, so in November 1916 the family repurchased the Otis Independent and once again took up residence in that tiny Washington County town. Dale was employed in his father's newspaper but business "was something less than sensational" so, as eldest child in the family, he worked other jobs around the town. He was a cream tester, a soda jerk in more than one drug store, a harvester (pitching wheat to a threshing machine), and a railroad extra on a gang consisting of two Native Americans, 71 Mexican nationals and an Italian boss. Later he got a job in a clothing store where he "something of the cleaning and pressing business, aside from waiting on trade." With the help of a Methodist minister Dale obtained a scholarship to the University of Denver and started school in the fall semester of 1923. While still attending DU he married Mildred Skinner whose father, L.E. Skinner, operated a general merchandise store in Otis. They had gone to school together but Dale says they were not childhood sweethearts. They were married for almost 68 years. Dale and Mildred had two children, Robert Leonard, born 25 Jan 1933 in Otis, Colorado, and Jill Irene, born 17 Jul 1935 in Akron, Colorado. Dale and his cousin Ronald D. Cooley owned and operated The Limon Leader from 15 Feb 1937 through 1 Jun 1972. Dale was very active in state press affairs. He was a member of the board of directors of the Colorado Press Association for several terms and then served as vice president in 1960 and president of the organization in 1961. Also, he was a life member of the Denver Press Club. He was active in Republican politics serving as county chairman for two terms and as a precinct committeeman and delegate to state conventions numerous times. He was one of the founders of the Lincoln County Colorado Historical Society serving as a co-editor of a county history, "Where the Wagons Rolled". Dale was a member of the AF and AM Masonic Lincoln Lodge #146 in Limon, Colo; a 50-year member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity; a member of Sigma Delta Chi professional journalist fraternity. He was a member of the Limon board of education for two terms during which time it was instrumental in acquiring 15 acres of land upon which school buildings and athletic facilities now stand. Dale was active in the organization of the Limon Chamber of Commerce in 1946 and he was a member of the Limon Town Board for two terms. On August 5, 1989 Dale and Mildred moved to Riverside, California to be near their son and daughter and other family members who had preceded them to the area. Dale died 12 May 1994 and his body was returned to Limon to be intered at the Pershing Memorial Cemetery with Masonic graveside services.	Cooley, Orville Dale (I16)
586	Henry Wolcott, an English gentleman from the Parish of Lyiard, St. Lawrence, and his wife Elizabeth Saunders, with their sons Henry, Christopher and George, emigrated to New England on the ship Mary and John. The ship left Plymouth England and arrived in Massachusetts on May 31, 1630. Henry was described as "a resolute Puritan, a stout-hearted and God-fearing man". He may have been influenced by Simon Venn of Lydiard St. Lawrence, who Henry later appointed as overseer of his property he inheirited at Tolland. Simon was a brother of John Venn of London, one of the partners in the Massachusets Bay Company in 1628 and 1629. Mr. Wolcott's residence in Windsor was toward the southern end of the town, south of the Farmington River, on a tract of high land which has always borne the name of "The Island" along which the road passes southward, and then through the meadow\emdash being the first, or meadow, road to Hartford. The lot of his eldest son, Henry, Jr., adjoined his own on the south, both fronting the west. He continued an honored resident of Windsor until his death, which occurred May 30, 1655. Henry Wolcott Sr's Last Will (from the Wolcott Genealogy) The thirtieth of May (1655), I, HENRY WOLCOTT, sick of body, but of perfect memory, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form following. First. I commend my soul to God my maker, hoping assuredly through the only merit of Jesus Christ my Saviour, to be a partaker of life everlasting; and I commend my body to the earth, whereof it was made. I will that my wife shall have all my house lot, orchard, garden, hop yard, and my lot in Plymouth meadow, during the term of her natural life. Also, I give unto my wife two of my cows, and half the household goods in my dwelling house. Also, I leave my land in England to Henry my eldest son, without encumbrances. Also, I give unto him my two books of martyrs. [Note: Records show that John Wolcott b. abt 1607 was Henry's eldest son] Also, I give to Christopher my second son, my lot in the Great meadow and also, my house lot and houseing upon it, after the death of my wife, he paying out of it thirty pounds, after my wife's decease, as I shall hereafter appoint. Also, I give to George my third son, the five pounds he owes me, and five pounds more. Also, I give to Simon, my youngest son, all my land on the easterly side of the Great River and also my lot at Arramonets. Also, to the children of Henry, my eldest son, five pounds to Henry the eldest of them, and to the rest of them forty shillings apiece. I give all the rest of my goods to be equally divided amongst all my children. Also, I appoint Henry Wolcott, my son, to be overseer of this my will and testament. Also, my will is, that Christopher, my son, shall have my lot in Plymouth meadow, after the decease of my wife. My will is that my debts shall be first paid. October 4, 1655. The above written being testified to the Court by Mr. Henry Wolcott, upon oath, and by Mr, Wichfield to be the last will and testament of Mr. Henry Wolcott, senior, deceased, the Court approbated of the same, and ordered it to be recorded. John Cullick, Secretary.	Wolcott, Henry (I1980)
587	Hubert A. Arnold died Oct 20, 1994 at his home in Davis. He was 82 years old Arnold was professor emeritus of mathematics at UC Davis. He was born in Chicago and received his A.B. in mathematics from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 1933. He studied at the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology in 1939. While studying at Caltech, he became friends with mathematician E.T. Bell and later helped author Constance Reid Write Bell's biography "The Search for E.T. Bell." Arnold entered the U.S. Navy in 1942, after serving as instructor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota, as a visiting research scholar at the University of Virginia and an instructor in mathematics and assistant to Professor Lefschetz at Princeton University. While in the Navy, Arnold rose from lieutenant (j.g.) to lieutenant commander. He served as officer in charge of Princeton's computer development program. He joined the department of mathematics at UCD in 1948 and remained until his retirement in 1980. His research interests were differentials in abstract spaces and the topological structure of limits sets. He taught a variety of courses and was known for his statistics classes and vocal support for greater public awareness of the pitfalls of faulty statistical data. Arnold was a person of many talents and interests. He was an accomplished piano player and he danced with the Martha Graham Dance Troupe in New York from 1946 to 1948. He also collected ceramics from all over the world during his many overseas trips. He donated a collection of more than 1,800 ceramics to the Crocker Art Museum, including outstanding pieces by British, Japanese and American artists, in addition to samples from Mexico and Africa. His donations helped to make the museum's collection one of the best of its kind. He was a indefatigable genealogist, tracing several family lines back to British Royalty. He was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). Hubert did most of his family history work in the 1950's and 1960's. He revived his interest in the early 1990's to the time of his death. Arnold is survived by his brother-in-law, Thomas M. Davies Sr. of Lincoln, Neb; his nephew, Dr Thomas M. Davies Jr. and great-niece Jennifer Davies of San Diego; his nephew, Charles Arnold Davies; his niece, Joanie Davies-Killenger; and his great nephews, Patrick and Timothy Killenger.	Arnold, Hubert Andrew (I416)
588	John brought his family to America after 1727. He immigrated about 1730 to Chester Co, Pennsylvania. He may have lived for some time in southeastern PA. During the 1730's, the offer of patented land to settlers in the lower Shenandoah Valley, near the Opequon, attracted many Scots and Scot-Irish. Patents were issued under the seal of the Colony of Virginia and were grants from the Crown, free of any obligation of feudal services to the Fairfax family, who claimed the land as lords/proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia. [6] In "JB of the Shenandoah"; there is the following: among the 70 grantees receiving patents on 12 Nov 1735 were many Irish families (the Albins of County Meath, the Neills of County Lurgan; the Calverts from County Dromgora) as well as John Bruce who settled his family in the Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia area between 1731 and 1735, under guidance of Joist Hite's son.[7] His land adjoined the land owned by the Calverts, Hugh Parrell, William Albin, James Carter and George Hollingsworth.[8] With other families settling in the area, the community became a flourishing little village known as Brucetown (in NE corner of Frederick Co, 8 miles NE of Winchester, near border of Berkley Co, West Virginia. For John to have established credibility among his peers by 1740, he would have had to live in the Winchester area for at least a few years, or to have been their neighbor in a former place of residence. Yet another reason would be that John's two oldest daughters later married into families remaining in Chester and Bucks counties in PA. John Bruce was in Orange County, Virginia by 1735, when the following judgments were recorded: 1. John Bruce vs Francis Williams .For debt 3 pounds, 10 shillings, 8 pence, in tobacco at 12 shillings per ct wt to 588 lbs of tobacco. 2. Summons to Francis Williams,July17, 1735, returned July 17, 1735 by Wm Henderson, DeputySheriff. 3. HenryWillis, Esq vs John Bruce, account with John Bruce, peddler, 1735, for 12 lbs, 12shillings, 53/4 pence. Willis asks damages to 15 lbs. 4. Summons to John Bruce, peddler, May 18, 1736 by Gideon Marr. Judgement.. George Stuart vs John Bruce in 1736. For divers cattle \endash John Bruce detained and for the other animals etc. How did the defendant come by the animals? Between 1737 and 1740, he settled on Opecuon Creek near Winchester, Virginia. This 255-acre tract is located on Turkey Run, a branch of Opequon Creek (headwaters Evan Thomas/Branson Spring). The SE corner of the 255 acres is present-day Bruceville. Frederick County Highway 667 (Braddocks Road/Great Road from Winchester VA to Shepardstown WV) and Highway 672 cross the south and east section of this tract. John was a carpenter, land owner and gristmill operator. By 1740, John Bruce and Mary Littler (George Bruce's mother-in-law) were operating grist mills, sawmills and carding/fulling fills. A landowner and farmer, he operated a grist mill on Turkey Run, Nebraska of Winchester. "The earliest available record of John Bruce of the Shenandoah is 18 Aug 1740 when he, along with Hugh Parell and Robert Calvert, were appointed to appraise the estate of Micah Shepherd. Mention of William McMechan and John Littler as buyers of several articles at the estate sale as well as the names Parrell and Calvert confirm that this John Bruce lived in the Winchester area." On 24 July 1740 he was appointed to make an inventory of the estate of Michael Sheppard, deceased; Hugh Parrell, Robert Calvert and William Glover were delegated also and any three of them were required to form the audit commission.[9] John wrote and signed a will on 4 Nov 1747. John wrote and signed a will on 4 Nov 1747. "At the time John Bruce wrote his will (Will Book 1, page 205), his youngest son and daughter were probably unmarried. Mention in the will of a partially completed house and barn on George's 140 acres could be an indication that George was contemplating marriage at that time. He willed 150 acres ("the plantation I now live on") to his wife, Sarah and son George. His will mentioned daughters Margaret Carter (wife of Richard) and William (son-in-law) and Mary Albin. His will of 4 Nov 1747 was entered 1 Nov 1748 records of Frederick Co, Virginia."[10] He died on 23 Sep 1748 in Brucetown, Frederick Co, Virginia in an epidemic that was rampant in the Winchester area. He had an estate probated on 1 Nov 1748, the same day his will was proven. He had an estate probated on 1 Nov 1748 in Frederick Co, Virginia; he willed 300 acres of land to John James and George Bruce, his sons. James Wood was engaged to survey this land(recorded at the time as 402 acres) on 10 Mar 1735/36. Hugh Parell commissioned another survey on 26 April 1753. [11] Out of this survey, George received 315 acres and James received 310 acres from Lord Fairfax on 12 and 14 April 1760. It goes on to state that his two eldest daughters later married into families remaining in Chester and Bucks counties, Pennsylvania. Those would be Mary Bruce m William Albinc 1737; William probably being from Chester Co, Pennsylvania; Margaret Bruce m Richard Carter before 4 Nov 1747; Richard being from Bucks Co, Pennsylvania. It also states that George Bruce who married Rachel Littler died 1800 Frederick Co, Virginia, and that Anne Bruce b c 1724 Scotland or Ireland m James McCoy c 1747 and that she died 1808 probably Union town, Pennsylvania.[12] JOHN BRUCE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT FREDERICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA - WILL BOOK 1, PAGE 205 - (1748) In the name of God, Amen. The 4 day of November 1747. I John Bruce of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling to remembrance it is appointed for all men once to die, do make, Constitute and ordain this my last will and testament as follows viz. Item- I give and bequeath to my son James Bruce the plantation I now live on with all the improvements thereunto belonging being 150 acres. Item- I give and bequeath unto my son George Bruce 150 acres of the remaining tract of land lying on the south side of the aforesaid plantation and on the Licks with the clear land that is now and also that his brother, James Bruce, be one half in building 1 house 24 foot X 16 foot with a shingle roof and also a barn of 25 foot X 18 foot etc. Item- I give and bequeath to my son George Bruce and Ann Bruce all my movable estate to be equally divided between them and the desertation of William McMachin and Hugh Parrel after debts and funeral charges are paid, except my carpenter tools which I give to my son James Bruce and one yearling heifer to Richard Colbart and out of the above perquists I do oblige my sons James Bruce and George Bruce to maintain my loving wife Sarah Bruce as long as she lives or remains a widow. Item- It is my will and desire that my son George Bruce also out of the above perquists give to my daughter Margaret Carter and Mary Albin ten shillings of currency each to be paid in grain, etc. Item- I give and bequeath to my son James Bruce my new great coat and beaver hat and to Richard Carter, my son-in-law, my suit of woolen clothes and to my son-in-law William Albin my suit of linen clothes. Item- I do constitute and ordain my sons James Bruce and George Bruce Executors of this my last will and testament. I do utterly disavow all other wills and testaments etc., no other. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 4 day of November 1747. Signed and Sealed and delivered in the presence of Edward Parrel James McCoy Elizabeth King John Cusee Taken from Wikitree Bruce-1290 managed by Rick Gardiner et al.	Bruce, John Robert (I2251)
589	255 M i Carlos "Bolon" BARNHOUSE was born 3 Aug 1901. He died 19 Jan 1969 in Dexter City, Noble Co, Ohio. [Notes] Carlos married Enid Marie KEITH, daughter of Charles KEITH and Bessie Oletha QUILLEN, on 1 Dec 1926 in Zanesville, , Ohio. Enid was born 24 Sep 1906 in Keith, Jackson Twp., Noble Co., Ohio. - Progenealogists	Keith, Enid Marie (I1891)
590	"...that he was born in England is quite certain, [probably] emigrated from the west of England, perhaps Devonshire or Wales...[may have] come to American as captain of a sailing vessel, making his first landing perhaps at barbadox and from thence to Virginia." Note: no records to verify any of these assertions	Newcomb, Andrew (I700)
591	"Edward Foster, a servant of John Pynchon, Esq., a merchant in Springfield, Mass". - Bliss Genealogy. It is not clear that Hester Bliss, dau of Thomas Bliss Sr, was married to Edward Foster of Springfield.	Foster, Edward (I2156)
592	"Having no children of their own, they adopted Joshua Field, son the Samuel and Sarah Field, of Hatfield and made him principal heir of their estate." - Colton Genealogy p4 "No issue. He adopted Joshua Field as his principal heir." - Bliss Genealogy p36	Bliss, Nathaniel (I2157)
593	"Mr. Phelps resided in Windsor, Conn. up to 1690 when, with his younger brother, Nathaniel, then unmarried, he removed to Hebron, Conn., though the town was not incorporated until 1708." - The Phelps Family of America and Their English Ancestors On 23 Apr 1662 King Charles II granted Connecticut a charter as a self-governing corporate colony, with an eastern boundary at Narragansett Bay, overlapping part of the Rhode Island patent. Rhode Island did not concede its claim to territory between the Pawcatuck River and Narragansett Bay (the Narragansett Country), but Connecticut quickly took control of the area. (Bowen, Disputes, 32; Swindler, 2:135-136) On 10 May 1666 the Colony of Connecticut created four original counties: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, and New London. (Conn. Col. Recs., 2:34-35). Thus, Windsor became a part of Hartford County	Phelps, Timothy (I605)
594	"The 27 day of May. The 3d H. 8 the Kinge perdoned the Inquisicion not being taken afte the death of ffoulke Wodhull and Anne his Wife as appeereth by the perdon remaininge in the Rolls of ye Chauncarie, and it appeereth also by the leuerie of Anthonie Wodhull sued forth the 31 of H. 8, That he was the son and heir of Nicholas Wodehull sonne and heir of ffoulk sonne and heir of John sone and heire of Tho. Wodhull." Nicholas was Sheriff of Northamptonshire in 1527/8 and had lands in Warkworth, Middleton, Pattishall, and Thenford, Northamptonshire; Odell, Hockliffe, and Langford, Bedfordshire; Chetwode, Buckinghamshire, etc.	Wodhull, Nicholas (I1173)
595	(Medical):Attendant: Park D. Keller MD, Akron, Colorado, May 19, 1948	Sears, Nelson Evans (I29)
596	(Medical):Car plunged from the Yankton Pontoon Bridge into the Missouri River, body never recovered.	Cooley, Herbert Merton (I23)
597	(Medical):Certifier: Philip C. Brittain, D.O., Coroner, 482 Adams, Akron, Colorado 80720 August 28, 1984	Sears, Alva Raymond (I31)
598	(Medical):Contributory: Influenza. Duration, 8 days.	Cressler, Edwin Stiles (I2357)
599	(Medical):Death due to external causes: Accident on 7-23-44 at home in Long Beach, L.A. county, California (tripped over watering hose).	Sears, Charles Madison (I43)
600	(Medical):Def adenoma - A benign epithelial tumour of glandular origin	Cooley, Rupert C (I1159)

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