1. | Annis Turney was born about 1637; and died. Annis married Thomas Sherwood in By 1659 in Fairfield Colony. Thomas (son of Thomas Sherwood and Alice Tiler) was born about 1624 in England; died about 1699 in Probably Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | Benjamin Sherwood (1.Annis1) was born about 1669 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. Family/Spouse: Sarah (wife of Benjamin Sherwood) [?]. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Joseph Sherwood (2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 21 Nov 1702 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died before 1793. Joseph married Sarah Osborn on 17 Feb 1730/31 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of David Osborn and Dorothy Bulkeley) was christened about Jun 1711 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; died after 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Grace Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 20 Oct 1731 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. |
5. | Eleazer Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 18 Oct 1733 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. |
6. | Joseph Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 31 Dec 1735 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. |
7. | Jehiel Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 1 Mar 1738/39 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 21 Sep 1807 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York. Notes: DAR Patriot: Connecticut, Ensign, 9th Co, 4th Regt, Jan 1780 Jehiel married Sarah Squire on 5 Oct 1763 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Daniel Squire and Abigail Osborn) was born on 23 Jan 1746/47 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 6 May 1793 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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8. | Grizzel Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 7 Dec 1743 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 1 Jan 1820 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Grizzel married Gershom Osborn on 29 Dec 1772 in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Gershom was born on 23 Apr 1746 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 5 Apr 1819 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | David Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 21 May 1745 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. |
10. | Abel Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Dec 1750 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. Notes: Name: Abel Sherwood Birth Date: 1740 |
11. | Reuben Sherwood (3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 29 May 1753 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; and died. |
12. | Squire Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 Oct 1764 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened on 28 Oct 1764 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. Notes: Residence in 1841, Otisco, Onondaga Co, New York; ref p 851 "The Families of Old Fairfield" by Jacobus Family/Spouse: Ellen Bradley. Ellen was christened on 26 Apr 1767 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Jehiel Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 Jun 1766 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened on 13 Jul 1766 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. Family/Spouse: [?] Canne. [?] and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Sarah Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 4 Aug 1768 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened on 14 Aug 1768 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 24 Nov 1844 in Easton, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Sarah married Aaron Wakeman about Jan 1786 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Aaron and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Lyman Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 27 Sep 1770 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 27 Jan 1781 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. |
16. | Charity Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 21 Oct 1772 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened on 6 Dec 1772 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 25 Jan 1842 in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Charity married Lyman Banks on 7 Jan 1798 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Lyman was christened on 29 May 1768 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 1 Nov 1849 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
17. | Stephen Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 20 Apr 1775 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened on 18 Jun 1775 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 3 Jul 1835 in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Notes: Jacobus p851: Distribution of Stephen's estate, 1837: widow, Oran Sherwood, Eliza Sherwood, Betsey wife of Uriah Banks, Norman Sherwood, William Sherwood, Ann wife of Frederick Wakeman, Sarah Sherwood, Emily Sherwood, Mary-Jane Sherwood, Wilson Sherwood, Frances Sherwood Stephen married Eulilla GoodsellProbably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Eulilla was christened on 8 Feb 1776; died on 4 Mar 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Stephen married Tamma Banks on 15 May 1816. Tamma was born about 1790; died on 3 Jun 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
18. | Hezekiah Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about Apr 1777 in Fairfield County, Connecticut; was christened on 6 Jul 1777 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 2 May 1824. Notes: Two DAR applications list the husband as "Hebbard" (No. 74380, Mrs. Ida L. Fitchard and No. 131665, Mrs. Jessie Estelle Margerin). They list the birthdate of Abigail as 17 Feb 1777. That, however, was the birth year of Hezekiah who was omitted from their applications. They may have been referring to the Grenville C. Mackenzie papers which also omit Hezekiah substituting his birth year of 1777 for Abigail's. Hezekiah married Eleanor Ogden on 16 Mar 1796 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Eleanor was christened on 27 Sep 1778; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
19. | Abigail Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about Feb 1779 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. Notes: See my note with Hezekiah. Abigail can be added without omitting Hezekiah. Family/Spouse: Nathaniel Hebbard. Nathaniel and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
20. | Mehitable Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about Nov 1780 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 12 Mar 1826 in Wayne County, New York; was buried about 14 Mar 1826 in Hunt's Corners (Briggs Cemetery), Wayne Co, New York. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes: Mehitable/Mabel Sherwood was the daughter of Jehiel Sherwood. She was born about November 1780. The first solid reference to "Mehitable" wife of James Sears, appears on the 1826 gravestone at Hunt's Corners, Wayne Co, New York. Previous references to the wife of James Sears had her name as "Mabel" Sherwood. Is the "Mabel" of South East, New York the "Mehitable", wife of James Sears, at Hunt's Corners? Circumstantially, it is convincing but no specific documentation exists to verify that Mehitable/Mabel Sherwood was the daughter of Jehiel Sherwood. She died 12 Mar 1826 in Wayne County NY aged 45 years and this inscription on Mehitable's gravestone was what I used to arrive at a birth date of approximately Nov 1780. The central problem with Mehitable is that in a Fairfield Church journal of families (not kept in real time), a list of Jehiel Sherwood's family members does not contain either Abigail or Mehitable. This has caused over a century of consternation even leading 19th century DAR applicants to falsify records (in the New York City Public Library) to enable the inclusion of these two children. In fact, Hezakiah Sherwood's name was erased from the Fairfield Church list in order to get Abigail's name in there. There's no justification for doing this. I am able to "fit" birthdates for all without erasing anyone. The burnng of Fairfield by the British in 1779 could well have prevented the recording of Abigail and Mehitable Sherwood's births. From Wikipedia: "On the morning of July 7, 1779, approximately 2,000 enemy troops landed on Fairfield Beach near Pine Creek Point and proceeded to invade the town. When they left the following evening, the entire town lay in ruins, burned to the ground as punishment for Fairfield's support of the rebel cause. Ten years later, President George Washington noted after traveling through Fairfield, that "the destructive evidences of British cruelty are yet visible both in Norwalk and Fairfield; as there are the chimneys of many burnt houses standing in them yet." Mehitable married James Sears on 19 Nov 1797 in Probably South East New York. James (son of Thomas Sears and Deborah Baldwin) was born on 24 Mar 1778 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 28 Feb 1857 in Tyre, Seneca Co, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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21. | Lyman Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was christened on 23 Dec 1781 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; and died. Family/Spouse: Betsey Minor. Betsey and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
22. | Betsey Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Feb 1784 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; was christened about May 1784 in Greenfield Hill Church, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died about 1784 in Probably Fairfield Co, Connecticut. |
23. | William Sherwood (7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 27 Feb 1786 in Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut; died on 22 Oct 1871 in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 24 Oct 1871 in Water Street Cemetery, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts. William married Lydia Ann Kellogg on 16 Aug 1816 in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts. Lydia was born on 10 Oct 1793 in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 9 Feb 1865 in Great Barrington, Berkshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
24. | Eli Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1800 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 12 Jun 1854 in Carroll Twp, Chataqua Co, New York. Notes: The Descendants of Richard Sares lists the first child of James Sears as Archibald and the second as James. Eli married Harriet Powers on 3 Feb 1821 in Probably New York State. Harriet died on 3 Apr 1822. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Eli married Roxanna Bivins on 15 Mar 1825 in Probably New York State. Roxanna died on 1 Nov 1831. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Eli married Minerva Gardner on 3 Feb 1833. Minerva died on 4 Sep 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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25. | Archibald Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 Feb 1802 in South East, Dutchess Co, New York; died on 28 Oct 1893 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried about Nov 1893 in Little Rock Twp Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. Notes: 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 Archibald married Susan Hadden on 30 Jun 1833 in Probably Westchester Co, New York. Susan (daughter of Morris Hadden and Sarah Nelson) was born on 25 Dec 1815 in New York City, New York; died on 10 Jun 1845 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Archibald married Rachel Maria Carver on 23 Aug 1850 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Rachel (daughter of David Taylor Carver and Sharley Tarbox) was born on 26 Oct 1818 in Hebron, Tolland Co, Connecticut; died on 10 Mar 1905 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; was buried on 12 Mar 1905 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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26. | Thomas Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born in Probably South East New York; died before 1850 in Grafton, Lorain Co, Ohio. |
27. | Isaac W Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Oct 1813 in Probably New York State; died on 20 Mar 1895 in Chatham Twp, Medina Co, Ohio; was buried after 20 Mar 1895 in Chatham Twp, Medina Co, Ohio. Notes: Birth: Isaac married Martha A. Robinson on 3 Jan 1842. Martha was born on 28 Mar 1822; died on 4 Apr 1901 in Chatham Twp, Medina Co, Ohio; was buried after 4 Apr 1901 in Chatham Twp, Medina Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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28. | Caroline Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1816 in Dutchess County, New York; died on 6 Apr 1859 in Tyre, Seneca Co, New York. |
29. | Deborah Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 Jun 1807 in Probably New York State; died on 6 Oct 1840 in Savannah, Wayne Co, New York; was buried in Hunt's Corners (Briggs Cemetery), Wayne Co, New York. Deborah married Rial Peter Betts on 31 Oct 1827 in Probably Wayne County, New York. Rial (son of Nathaniel Betts and Sarah (wife of Nathaniel Betts) [?]) was born on 12 Mar 1804 in Washington County, New York; died on 4 Mar 1887 in Wayne County, New York; was buried in Holbrook-Ferris Cemetery, Savannah, Wayne Co, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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30. | Melanthe Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1816 in Probably New York State; died about 1870 in Probably Wayne County, New York. Melanthe married Martin OverockerSouth Butler, Wayne Co, New York. Martin and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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31. | Sally Sears (20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1815 in Probably Wayne County, New York; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
32. | Addaline Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 30 Dec 1825; and died. |
33. | Mary J Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 Mar 1828; died on 26 Jun 1893. |
34. | Roxanna Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 10 Jul 1831; died on 1 Nov 1831. |
35. | Lansing Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 5 Oct 1833; and died. Lansing married Adaline M. Holly on 8 Feb 1853. Adaline and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
36. | Lewis Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 25 Jul 1835; died on 23 Jun 1916 in Cable Hollow, ,. Other Events and Attributes:
Lewis married Harriet W. Carroll on 23 Sep 1858 in Kiantone, Chautauqua Co, New York. Harriet died on 28 Dec 1918 in Cable Hollow, ,. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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37. | George W. Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 20 Feb 1838; died on 18 Aug 1841. |
38. | Lawson V. Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 12 Jul 1840; died on 24 May 1841. |
39. | William Henry Harrison Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 Apr 1843; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
William married Lutheria Corkins on 25 Dec 1867 in Fentonville-Frewsburg. Lutheria and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
40. | Emily A. Sears (24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 4 Sep 1847; died on 3 Apr 1863. |
41. | Sarah Francis Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 31 Jul 1834 in Probably Westchester Co, New York; died about 1892 in Bedford, Taylor Co, Iowa. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
42. | Caroline Matilida Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 24 Feb 1835 in New York; died on 20 Oct 1843 in Little Rock Twp Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 21 Oct 1843 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. Notes: Gravestone has Caroline M. born on 24 Feb 1835. Charles Madison Sears papers has her birth date as 24 Feb 1836. I'm going to go with the 1835 date cast in stone. CM Sears was not careful in recording his dates. |
43. | James Morris Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 2 Mar 1838 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 4 Jun 1922 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Notes: Named for his grandfathers: James Sears and Morris Hadden. Taught at Sears School just off Big Rock Road, three miles N of Plano Illinois. James married Emily Lucy Cox on 25 Feb 1874 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois. Emily (daughter of John Cox and Mary Howes) was born in Probably New York State; died on 16 Jan 1898 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
44. | Adeline Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Jan 1840 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 21 Apr 1851 in Little Rock Twp Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 22 Apr 1851 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. |
45. | Cordelia Eveline Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 2 Sep 1841 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 7 Apr 1842 in Probably Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 8 Apr 1842 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. |
46. | Julia Hadden Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 6 Aug 1843 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 24 Sep 1847 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 25 Sep 1847 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. |
47. | Susan Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 6 Jun 1845 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 7 Jun 1845 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 8 Jun 1845 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. |
48. | Charles Madison Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 10 Jun 1851 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 2 Aug 1944 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California; was buried on 5 Aug 1944 in Roosevelt National Park, Long Beach, Calif. Notes: His name probably derived from his uncle Charles Madison Carver born in Hebron, Tolland Co, Connecticut on 28 Jun 1825. Charles married Catherine Evans on 2 Sep 1874 in W Nissouri Twp, East Middlesex, Ontario. Catherine (daughter of James Evans and Jane Kearn) was born on 24 May 1850 in Evelyn, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex Co, Ontario; died on 16 Aug 1876 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried on 19 Aug 1876 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charles married Celia Amanda Chambers on 19 Nov 1879 in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Celia was born on 20 Aug 1856 in Illinois; died on 19 Mar 1883 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried in Kendall County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charles married Julia Mighell on 27 Oct 1884 in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Julia (daughter of Nathan Mighell and Living) was born in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died about 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Charles married Mary L. Weeks on 1 Dec 1896 in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Mary was born on 2 Mar 1868 in Pittsfield, Pike Co, Illinois; died on 20 Jul 1933 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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49. | Mary Emeline Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 2 Sep 1853 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 11 Dec 1941 in Evanston, Cook Co, Illinois; was buried about Dec 1941 in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. Mary married Edgar Leland Henning on 27 May 1874 in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Edgar was born on 8 Apr 1849 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 24 Jan 1910 in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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50. | Albert Hollister Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 May 1856 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 2 Apr 1917 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried in Probably Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois. Notes: Nelson Sears note (no date): Albert married Ella Foster; two girls born; one girl died in 1885; Both buried at Plano IL. Albert married Ella Foster on 12 Nov 1879. Ella and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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51. | Alice Maria Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 May 1856 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 19 Apr 1938 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; was buried in Probably Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska. Notes: Nelson Sears note (no date): Alice Marie married F.C. Mather of Michigan, moved to Aurora NE raised three sons, Merle, Ora, and Roy. Alice and hus band are buried in Aurora. Mrs. Mather died 19 Apr 1938 aged 82 years. Alice married Frederick Carver Mather on 1 Oct 1878. Frederick was born on 22 Feb 1856 in Michigan; died on 11 Nov 1933 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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52. | Sherman Sherwood Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 May 1859 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 22 Aug 1949 in Alliance, Box Butte Co, Nebraska; was buried in Probably Nebraska. Sherman married Estella May Kennedy on 16 Sep 1882 in Marshalltown, Marshall Co, Iowa. Estella (daughter of A. L. Kennedy and Mary F. Brook) was born on 18 Mar 1862 in Marshalltown, Marshall Co, Iowa; died on 6 Sep 1904 in Boulder, Boulder Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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53. | Ada Ann Sears (25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 26 Oct 1861 in Little Rock Twp, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 14 Jun 1924 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co, Indiana; was buried in Indiana. Notes: Charles Madison Sears has the name spelled "Adah" Ada married Walter Lowell Miller on 4 Jun 1892. Walter was born on 3 May 1862; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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54. | Christine Sears (27.Isaac6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 20 Oct 1842 in Ohio; died on 6 Jan 1928. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
55. | Helen M. Sears (27.Isaac6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 May 1852 in Ohio; and died. |
56. | James S. Sears (27.Isaac6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 31 Oct 1855 in Ohio; died on 17 Mar 1922. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
57. | Leander Betts (29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1831 in New York; and died. Family/Spouse: Nellie (wife of Leander Betts) [?]. Nellie was born about 1844; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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58. | Nathaniel Betts (29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1833 in New York; and died. |
59. | Matilda Betts (29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1835 in New York; died on 24 Dec 1851; was buried after 24 Dec 1851 in Hunt's Corners (Briggs Cemetery), Wayne Co, New York. |
60. | Dallas Betts (29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1837 in New York; and died. Family/Spouse: Sarah A. Beadle. Sarah was born about 1840; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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61. | Thomas Overocker (30.Melanthe6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 28 Dec 1845 in Probably Wayne County, New York; died on 21 Apr 1864 in Wayne County, New York. |
62. | Hattie Ann or Jane Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 8 Jan 1860; died on 2 Mar 1862. |
63. | Allie Edith Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 3 Feb 1863; died on 19 Aug 1864. |
64. | Florence Elva Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 20 Dec 1865; died on 25 Sep 1880. |
65. | Charles Henry Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 11 Feb 1868; and died. Charles married Sarah Clark on 5 Sep 1893 in Sugar Grove, Harrison Co, Indiana. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
66. | Mary Minerva Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Mar 1872; and died. Mary married Clarence Van Orsdale on 30 Jun 1891 in Cable Hollow, ,. Clarence and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
67. | Jettie Marna Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 6 Dec 1877; died on 20 Apr 1886. |
68. | Lewis Jefferson Sears (36.Lewis7, 24.Eli6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 10 Sep 1878; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
69. | Nelson Evans Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 Aug 1876 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 17 May 1948 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; was buried on 19 May 1948 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado. Notes: Nelson Evans Sears was born in Plano, Kendall County, Illinois on 15 Aug 1876 "of English and Welsh parentage"* namely Charles Madison Sears and Katherine Evans. In 1880 he moved with his father Charles Madison and his second wife, Celia Chambers, to Scranton, Iowa living for two years on the old John Henning farm two miles from town. In 1882 he returned to his home state where he made his home with his grandparents, Archibald Sears and Rachel Maria Carver, in Sandwich, Illinois. In May of 1886, he traveled to Nebraska to live with his father on a farm near Aurora. Four years later, in 1890, he returned to Plano to attend school. In 1896 he returned to Aurora to work on his father's farm. In the winter of 1898-1899 he attended Business College in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 1899 he began farming 80 acres of land in Nebraska which his grandmother had bought for him in 1897 for $2600. Nelson sold his Nebraska land early in 1901 for $7200 and traveled to Colorado in an emigrant car chartered by a David Titler arriving in Akron in March of that year. He worked in the harvest fields southwest of Akron for Ira M. Barnhouse. However, after a brief trip to California, he returned to his father's farm in Aurora, Nebraska in the fall of 1901. He returned to Colorado in 1903 where he resumed work with Ira M Barnhouse. In May of 1905 under the Homestead Act of 20 May 1862, Nelson E Sears obtained the South half of the SE quarter of Section 3, and the West half of the NE quarter of Section 10 both in Township 1S of Range 55W of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Washington County, Colorado containing 160 acres. On 20 Sep 1907 he was united in marriage to Ira Morgan Barnhouse's daughter, Edna Maude. Nelson proved up his homestead on 17 May 1909 and was issued Homestead Certificate No. 0585 of the Register of the Land Office at Sterling, Colorado. Later in 1909 Nelson and his wife Edna moved from their homestead into the town of Akron, Colorado where he purchased Lots 1, 2, & 3 facing Golden St. and Lots 10, 11, & 12 facing Gunnison St, Block 11, Original Town of Akron. On 22 Mar 1910 Nelson and Edna's first child, Alva Raymond Sears, was born in Akron. Their second, Margaret May Sears, was born 23 May 1912, and their third and last child, Faye Eleanor Sears, was born 8 Aug 1914. In 1916 Nelson began carrying mail on RFD (Rural Free Delivery) Route 1 out of the Akron Post Office. He carried mail for 25 years until 1941 at which time he retired from the Post Office and assumed the duties of Justice of the Peace for Washington County, Colorado, a position he retained until his death, 17 May 1948. Nelson married Edna Maude Barnhouse on 20 Sep 1907 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado. Edna (daughter of Ira Morgan Barnhouse and Mary Francis Albin) was born on 24 Apr 1879 in South Bloomingville, Hocking Co, Ohio; was christened on 28 Aug 1881 in Nelsonville, Athens Co, Ohio; died on 24 Aug 1971 in Brush, Morgan Co, Colorado; was buried on 24 Aug 1971 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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70. | Vera A. Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 4 Oct 1880 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died on 28 Apr 1965 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co, California. Notes: 3rd cousin Dorothy Wilmore verified by Ancestry DNA; Common ancestor: 4. Charles Madison Sears m. Celia Amanda Chambers; 3. Vera A. Sears m. Jesse James Read; 2. Jack Harrison Wilmore m. ? 1. Dorothy Wilmore and Daniel Cooley. Vera married Jesse James Read on 2 Mar 1904. Jesse was born on 21 Feb 1878 in Iowa; died on 23 Oct 1939 in Mesa County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
71. | [?] Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1896; died about 1896. Notes: --Invalid Dates Birth: STILLBORN |
72. | Elsie Louise Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 1 Aug 1898 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 4 Dec 1981 in Riverside, Riverside Co, California; was buried about Dec 1981 in San Gorgonio Memorial Park, Riverside Co, California. Family/Spouse: Robert Bruce Saunders. Robert was born on 28 Jun 1892 in Stockdale, Wilson Co, Texas; died on 19 Apr 1958 in Riverside County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
73. | Marian Lucille Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 19 Nov 1899 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
74. | Robert Madison Sears (48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 9 Dec 1901 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 7 Jul 1961 in San Bernardino, San Bernadino Co, California; was buried on 11 Jul 1961 in Barstow, San Bernardino Co, California. |
75. | Arthur Sears Henning (49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 16 Aug 1876 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; and died. Arthur married Lillian Little about Jan 1906 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois. Lillian was born on 11 Mar 1876 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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76. | Ethel Alice Henning (49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 22 Sep 1879 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; and died. Notes: Ethel notes herself as a "Spinster" |
77. | Mamie Sears (50.Albert7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 22 Aug 1881 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; died about May 1884 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. |
78. | Alice Marguerite Sears (50.Albert7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 1 Jan 1887 in Plano, Kendall Co, Illinois; was buried in Plano Cemetery, Kendall Co, Illinois. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
79. | Merle Sears Mather (51.Alice7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 19 Sep 1880 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 19 Nov 1969 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; was buried about Nov 1969 in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska. Merle married Bessie Evans on 20 Sep 1905 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska. Bessie was born about 1881 in Probably Nebraska; died about 1968 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; was buried about 1968 in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
80. | Orion Albert Mather (51.Alice7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Nov 1883 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 15 Jul 1947 in Evanston, Cook Co, Illinois. |
81. | Roy Frederick Mather (51.Alice7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Sep 1888 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 5 Mar 1954 in Newport Beach, Orange Co, California. Roy married Albertyne Irmer on 23 Dec 1916. Albertyne died on 3 Jun 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
82. | Archie Kennedy Sears (52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 Aug 1883 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; and died. Archie married Mary Macdonald Hartley on 26 Feb 1908 in Nebraska. Mary was born on 1 Jan 1883 in Springfield Twp, Jefferson Co, Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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83. | Mabell Clarice Sears (52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 2 May 1885 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 16 Apr 1957 in Washington D.C.. Notes: Born 21 months after Archie Kennedy. Mabell married Carl Pierce Hartley on 17 Feb 1912 in Nebraska. Carl was born on 7 Apr 1887 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; died on 15 Dec 1968 in Wyuka Cemetery, Lancaster County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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84. | Irma Carlotta Sears (52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 11 Sep 1887 in Aurora, Hamilton Co, Nebraska; died on 19 Mar 1926 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; was buried in Nebraska. Notes: Born 29 months after Mabelle Clarice. Irma married Charles Harrison Arnold on 20 Jan 1912 in Nebraska. Charles was born on 18 Oct 1888 in Dorchester, Saline Co, Nebraska; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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85. | Helen Kennedy Sears (52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 12 May 1893 in Wild Horse Hill, Grant Co, Nebraska; died on 20 Apr 1932 in Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska. Notes: Born 69 months (5.75 years) after Irma Colotta. Helen married Christopher Joseph Abbott on 10 Jul 1914. Christopher was born on 11 Oct 1889 in Bird City, Cheyenne Co, Kansas; died on 10 Jan 1954 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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86. | Ruth Lowell Miller (53.Ada7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 28 Feb 1893; died on 31 Oct 1943. Ruth married Leon Milo Clearwaters on 9 Oct 1919. Leon was born on 17 Mar 1898; died on 10 Dec 1922. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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87. | Walter Miller (53.Ada7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 17 Aug 1894 in Indiana; died on 10 Oct 1894 in Indiana. |
88. | Franklin Betts (57.Leander7, 29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1871 in New York; and died. |
89. | Cora A. Betts (60.Dallas7, 29.Deborah6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born about 1863 in New York; and died. |
90. | Alva Raymond Sears (69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 22 Mar 1910 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 27 Aug 1984 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; was buried on 28 Aug 1984 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. Notes: According to the Dept of Veterans Affairs BIRLS death file: Alva married Ethel Mary Aitchison on 13 Nov 1951 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado. Ethel (daughter of Joseph Aitchison and Lillian Fulbeck) was born on 22 Feb 1901 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England; died about Mar 1972 in Denver, Denver Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
91. | Margaret May Sears (69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 23 May 1912 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 18 Jan 1987 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; was buried on 21 Jan 1987 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. Notes: Margaret May Sears was born 23 May 1912 in Akron, Washington County, Colorado, to Nelson Evans Sears and Edna Maude Barnhouse. She was born in her parent's house on the east side of town as were her elder brother, Alva Raymond, in 1910, and her younger sister, Faye Eleanor, in 1914, all delivered by a Dr. Kaylor. That house on the northeast corner of the block at present 5th and Date had some interesting history. Margaret's maternal grandparents, Ira Morgan Barnhouse and Mary Francis Albin, had moved the entire house from the country (Woodrow) into the east side of Akron several years before and had lived there until Nelson and Maude moved-in in 1910 just before Alva's birth. Ira and Mary consequently moved to a newly-built house on the southeast corner of the block (at present 4th & Date). But there's more. Nelson and Maude also moved their entire country house in (also from the Woodrow area) and had joined it to the house left by Ira and Mary. Margaret describes their house on the northeast corner of the block: "There was a driveway leading into the yard from the north where a car (or maybe a wagon, earlier) could park right by the back door. Across the driveway, west of the house, was our windmill. That's where we got our water for everything. Mother used a galvanized tub and a wash basin to do the [clothes] washing. The tub was moved into the kitchen for our weekly baths [our kitchen] opened out onto the back room (we always called it the back room) where mother washed [dishes] and where some things were stored and where the cellar was." The cellar (probably a storm cellar used to escape the dust) was a place of dark mystery: "A lift-up door opened up to the cellar where mother kept the jars of food she canned in the fall. Other foods that had to be kept cool were stored there. A black and scary hole in the ground I thought it to be." A barn stood to the west of the house, across what would now be the alley of that block. That barn, in fact, still stands in 2007 as depicted in the picture above. Margaret describes the barn: "There was the big red barn west of the house the north part of the barn was a garage. In the south part [were] stalls and mangers with an aisle running between them. My father kept a sow (for our supply of milk, plus a few families we sold to) for several years and in the west stall a horse named Dick." While the cellar was a mysterious hole in the ground the barn was a cornucopia of childhood delights, especially for the two girls of the family: "When we children were small we had a swing in the aisle that ran between the east and west stalls. What fun it was to swing there. The hayloft entrance was at the north end of the aisle, a ladder leading straight up to the left. We used to play up in the loft, jumping around in the hay and having lots of fun." Ira Barnhouse had been in the Civil War, having participated in Sherman's March to the Sea, but returned in poor health with dysentery for the rest of his life. He died 4 Apr 1914 and is buried in Akron Cemetery. Margaret didn't remember her grandpa Ira but she had vague memories of her grandma Mary. When Margaret started school (kindergarten) in 1917 the old grade school building, built in the late 1890s, was undergoing remodeling and expansion so she attended classes in the old Akron School north of the Methodist Church and later in an upstairs room in the high school. Finally, in 1919 the project was completed and the new school was opened where she completed her elementary schooling graduating from 8th grade in 1925. She entered Washington County High School at Akron (just built in 1916) in late 1925 graduating in 1930 in the largest class in the history of the Washington County School System, 41 seniors. Commencement was held Friday, May 23, 1930. In high school she and her best friend, Helen McCabe, were known as the "Ukulele Girls" for their ukulele duo and flapper styles, the naughty rage of the 20s. She entered Colorado State Teachers College in Greeley, Colo. in the fall quarter of the 1931-1932 school term. With the school year beginning in the fall of 1933, Margaret began teaching in rural Washington County, Colorado at the South Buena Vista School, Dist. 58. In the fall of 1934 she began teaching at Pleasant Hill school, Dist. 42, "often called the Johnson school" at that time. It was located east of the Buttes, and the Harry Johnson home was just a half mile east of the schoolhouse. "There was an old pump organ in the school, and I really loved playing it," she said in her writeup "My Years of Teaching" for the Washington County History pub 1989. "We had singing every morning." She taught at this school for three years. She wrote of the dust bowl years: "It was in the latter part of 1934, and 1935 that the dust storms were the worst. The most terrible of these storms came one afternoon (I don't remember the date.) We could see a huge black cloud rolling in from the northwest. When it came roaring over us, the schoolroom became dark and the smell of dust was heavy in the air. The parents came and got their children. I took the McDonald girls to their home which was on my way to town. I could not see the road, and all the way to town I kept squarely in the middle between the fence posts, which I could just barely see on each side. I did make it into town all right, but will always remember this frightening experience." On 21 Jun 1936, Margaret and Clifford Coyne Cooley, son of Robert Berton Cooley and Carrie Louella Miller, were married at the Presbyterian manse in Akron by Reverend G. Grey Dashen. The newlyweds, accompanied by the groom's parents, left after the ceremony for a honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls. They returned 6 Jul 1936 to begin residence in the Rena Lewis Apartments at Main St. and 5th Ave in Akron. She began her third and final year in the Pleasant Hill, Dist. 42, in the fall of 1936. In her words, "As a contrast to the previous year, there were several heavy snow storms in the school year 1936-1937. Many times snow drifts blocked sections of the road, and I had to take to the fields and pastures, opening gates and, in one instance, taking down the fence, and then of course, stopping again to close gates and put the fence back up. It was a joy one day late in the winter of 1937 when I saw the first fleecy white clouds in the sky and knew that spring was on the way". For the 1937-1938 school year she transferred to Center School, Dist. 21, north of Platner. She taught there for just one term. In the 1938-1939 school term she taught at Pleasant, Dist. 15, south of Platner. After just one year Pleasant School, to May of 1939, she began a six-year hiatus from teaching due to the duties of motherhood and demands of World War II. Coyne and Margaret's first child, a son, Daniel Berton, was born 25 October 1939 in the Anderson home in west Akron at present 581 Fremont St. (refurbished and still standing in 2007). They were still residing in the Lewis Apartments when Daniel was born but shortly after his birth they acquired (with help from R.B. Cooley) the property known as Lot Three in Block Three of the First Addition of Akron, Colorado, from J. B. Fisher. They built a Cape Cod-style house on the lot costing them just $2000. Coyne and Margaret's second child, a daughter, Catherine Lou, was born 14 Nov 1943, also in the Anderson Home. With end of World War II she resumed teaching in September 1945 at Star School, Dist. 11, for the 1945-1946 school term. for the 1946-47 school she taught at Platner, Dist 16 (8 mi E of Akron). Her salary was $116.67 per month. The next year on Sept 1, 1947 Margaret renewed her Teacher's Contract with the Dist. 16 Board of Directors to teach for the period beginning 1 Sep 1947 and ending 180 days later. Her salary was $150 per month. The school term 1947-1948, still at Platner, would be final one in Margaret's teaching career. Coyne and Margaret's third child, a daughter, Jo Ellen, was born on 13 Nov 1953. Margaret was an accomplished musician (piano, ukuele, vocal). She was a "Ukuele Girl" in her younger years. After her years of teaching in rural schools, she gave piano lessons in the 50s through the 80s. She accompanied on the piano numerous students in their instrument solo endeavors (including her son, Danny, who played, among other pieces, "Willow Echoes", on the baritone horn). While not playing the piano in any scheduled manner, she was often called upon to play for funerals and other church functions. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church Choir, faithfully singing every Sunday morning. Margaret had a life-long enthusiasm for books and writing. She served as librarian at the Akron Public Library from 1970 until her death in 1987. She fervently believed that the community should become more involved with books and their local library so she wrote the weekly newspaper column "From Off the Shelves" for the local newspaper, The Akron News Reporter. In 1976 she applied for and received a grant from the State of Colorado to engage in a Bicentennial-Centennial Oral History Project. The project's goal was to preserve valuable history that would otherwise be lost to the next generation. Various Washington County residents were interviewed and the interviewees life, work, remembrances, anecdotes and personal feelings about his/her years lived especially in Washington County were recorded onto cassette tape. Margaret died Sunday, Jan. 18, 1987, at Washington County Hospital aged 74, and is interred at the Akron Cemetery Margaret married Clifford Coyne Cooley on 21 Jun 1936 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado. Clifford (son of Robert Berton Cooley and Carrie Louella Miller) was born on 15 Jul 1912 in Otis, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 5 Dec 1979 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; was buried on 8 Dec 1979 in Akron Cemetery, Washington Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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92. | Faye Eleanor Sears (69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 8 Aug 1914 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 3 Apr 1997 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, California; was buried about Apr 1997 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Co, California. Faye married Luke Homer Covington on 7 Apr 1933 in Sterling, Logan Co, Colorado, and was divorced. Luke (son of Samuel Everett Covington and Opal Elizabeth Lee) was born on 27 Apr 1911 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 2 Mar 1976 in Evergreen, Jefferson Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Faye married Paul Hunter Johnston on 19 Dec 1937 in Sterling, Logan Co, Colorado, and was divorced. Paul (son of George Irwin Johnston and Della Richards) was born on 25 Nov 1899 in Clearfield, Ringgold Co, Iowa; died on 20 Jan 1962 in Fort Morgan, Morgan Co, Colorado; was buried about Jan 1962 in Riverside Cemetery, Ft Morgan, Morgan Co, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
93. | Joan Henning (75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Oct 1906 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois; and died. Joan married Richard Bair Criswell on 25 Oct 1935. Richard was born about 1907; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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94. | Ann Elizabeth Henning (75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 21 Mar 1910 in District of Columbia; died on 18 Jul 1992 in San Antonio, Comal Co, Texas. Notes: In the New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 we have Elizabeth Henning arrival date 18 Aug 1930; port of departure, Le Havre France; port of arrival New York City, New York; ship name Lancastria. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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95. | Barbara Sears Henning (75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 22 Sep 1919 in Washington D.C.; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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96. | Jean Macdonald Sears (82.Archie8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 11 Apr 1909 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; and died. |
97. | Hartley Macdonald Sears (82.Archie8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 13 Nov 1910 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; and died. |
98. | Hope Carlin Hartley (83.Mabell8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Apr 1920 in Tjisarola, Java; died about Sep 1953. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
99. | Blythe Marion Hartley (83.Mabell8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 2 Oct 1925 in Washington D.C.; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
100. | Hubert Andrew Arnold (84.Irma8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 15 Nov 1912 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois; died on 24 Oct 1994 in Davis, Yolo Co, California. Notes: 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. |
101. | Faith Elizabeth Arnold (84.Irma8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 4 Sep 1915 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; died in Jan 1984 in Nebraska. Faith married Thomas Mockett Davies in Jun 1937 in Nebraska. Thomas (son of Reginald Emmett Davies and Katherine Mockett) was born on 7 Feb 1915 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; died on 18 Dec 2011 in Utica, Seward Co, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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102. | Arthur John Abbott (85.Helen8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 16 May 1915 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; and died. |
103. | Glaideth Abbott (85.Helen8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 16 May 1915 in Lincoln, Lancaster Co, Nebraska; and died. |
104. | Phyllis Abbott (85.Helen8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 9 Apr 1919 in Omaha, Douglas Co, Nebraska; and died. Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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105. | James Sears Abbott (85.Helen8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 3 Sep 1929 in Nebraska; died on 5 May 1931 in Nebraska. |
106. | Walter Lowell Clearwaters (86.Ruth8, 53.Ada7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 24 Oct 1920 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, Indiana; and died. |
107. | Katherine Patricia Clearwaters (86.Ruth8, 53.Ada7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Jun 1922 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co, Indiana; and died. |
108. | Living (91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
109. | Catherine Lou Cooley (91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) was born on 14 Nov 1943 in Akron, Washington Co, Colorado; died on 19 Aug 2019 in Sacramento, Sacramento Co, California. Other Events and Attributes:
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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110. | Living (91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
111. | Living (92.Faye9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Joseph Eugene Alberta. Joseph was born on 28 Dec 1933 in Weldona, Morgan Co, Colorado; died on 13 Sep 2005 in Aptos, Santa Cruz Co, Californa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: John Kenneth Kooker. John was born on 15 Apr 1929 in Reading, Berks Co, Pennsylvania; died on 4 Jan 2008 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
112. | Living (93.Joan9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
113. | Living (94.Ann9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
114. | Living (94.Ann9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
115. | Living (94.Ann9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
116. | Living (95.Barbara9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
117. | Living (95.Barbara9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
118. | Living (95.Barbara9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
119. | Living (95.Barbara9, 75.Arthur8, 49.Mary7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
120. | Living (101.Faith9, 84.Irma8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
121. | Living (104.Phyllis9, 85.Helen8, 52.Sherman7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
122. | Living (109.Catherine10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
123. | Living (109.Catherine10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
124. | Living (110.Living10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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125. | Living (110.Living10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
126. | Living (111.Living10, 92.Faye9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
127. | Living (111.Living10, 92.Faye9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
128. | Living (122.Living11, 109.Catherine10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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129. | Living (122.Living11, 109.Catherine10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
130. | Living (122.Living11, 109.Catherine10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
131. | Living (124.Living11, 110.Living10, 91.Margaret9, 69.Nelson8, 48.Charles7, 25.Archibald6, 20.Mehitable5, 7.Jehiel4, 3.Joseph3, 2.Benjamin2, 1.Annis1) Notes: |
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