This is a compilation of information from printed and individual sources. I have made no attempt to verify the information received from individual sources. All sources are listed at the end of the chapter. Jim
(1)JOHN FERRIS
AFN:378X-9S
born c1640 Charlestown MA (LDS says born 1634 at Greenwich CT) (if 1640 is correct, then John would have been the 4th of the 5 children born to Jeffrey, instead of the first as numbered here; he will remain here for now; I am not renumbering everyone – too much trouble, so John stays here.) Removed to Throg's Neck, Westchester Co, N.Y., about 1665 and died there (Flushing, Long Island?) after May (March?) 15, 1715 (LDS says he died at Throg’s Neck, February 5, 1716); John Ferris was one five grantees (patentee) on the original Westchester Patent, granted February 13, 1667 by Governor Nichols, who evidently perceiving the folly of having Westchester a portion of the Long Island jurisdiction, granted to the people the first patent of Westchester. The boundaries were, on the west the Bronx River, on the east Ann's Hook or Pelham Neck, and on the north "into the woods without limitation for range cattle". The Governor gave the patentees all the rights and privileges of a township, and provided that the place should be called Westchester. This John Ferris was called John Sr. in 1683 when he was chosen fence-viewer. John accumulated considerable land in Westchester County NY. On March 11, 1686, John and others, the inhabitants of West Chester, in relation to the grant of 500 acres of land to John West, praying that the same may be revoked. [Source unknown for the following: John was accused of bestiality by Henry Ackerly in 1657 and the court of New Haven CT ruled that John needed to be publicly whipped in New Haven. Once he healed from this ordeal, he was publicly whipped again in Stamford CT. Between the whippings, he was kept in prison and also had to pay 20 pounds. He was forced to wear a halter around his neck at all times. John begged the court to discontinue the wearing of the halter and they allowed it after two years of humiliation.] In later years he became a Quaker and made provisions in his will for the Quaker Burying Ground on his land. John’s will: In the name of God, Amen. Ye Ninth Day of May in ye Year of Our Lord God One Thousand Seaven Hundred & ffifteen, I, John fferris of ye Borrough & Town of Westchester, being sick & weak of body but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be Given unto God Therefore, calling unto mind ye mortality of my body & Knowing it is Appointed for all men once to dye, do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament in mannor & fforme ffollowing, (that is to say) ffirst & Principally, I Give my soul into ye Hands of God that Gave it me & for my Body I Comment it to ye Earth, to be buried in Christian & decent manner Hoping att ye General Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty Power of God, And as Touching suching worldly Estate Wherewith it has please God to Bless me with, I dispose of in mannor and fforme ffollowing (vizt.) Imp. I give & bequeath unto my son John fferris ffive Shillings & to my other three sons, Samuel, James, & Jonathan fferris ye sume of ffive shillings a piece to be paid to Ym within one year after my Decease wch sd Legacies shall be paid by my Executors out of my personal Estate. Also I Will & bequeath unto my son Peter fferris all yt. my Houseing, Out Housing Harnes, Stables, Orchards, Gardens, &c., Together with my ffive home Lotts & all & singular ye meadows lying att ye Rear of sd Lott, as also ye Lott of Land Lying betwixt ye Highway yt leads to Thomas Haddens Mill & ye Way yt leads from Brunckes to Stoney Brook with a ffifty Pound Privilege of Common idge. And Also all yt my Land at Brunckes Containing Seventy ffour Acres, be it more or less (But be it Provided Always) yt there shall be a Rodd Square ffree for all ffriends & ffriendly People to bury their dead in ye place where they formerly buryed without any Lett, Hinderance or molestation whatsoever, And Also, I do Appoint & Order yt my sd. son Peter or his Heirs or Assigns shall pay or cause to be paid unto my two Daughters Pheby Burlin & Hannah Mott or to yir Assigns ye full and just sumeof Twenty Pounds a piece of Current money of New York, in mannor and fforme ffollowing (vizt.) Unto Hannah Mott ye sumeof Twenty Pounds within One Year after my Decease & unto my Daughter Pheby Burlin Twenty Pounds wthin two years after my Decease, and if it should so Happen yt either of my sd Daughters Pheby Burlin or Hannah Mott should Happen to dye before ye receipt of such Legacies, Then my Will & mind is yt. ye Legacies left to either of ym shall be Equally Divided Amongst her Children yt should so happen to dye, & if my sd son Peter or His Heirs or Assigns do neglect, Refuse or Delay to pay ye Legacies above specified to my sd. Two Daughters Pheby & Hannah, Then my Will and mind is yt ye Orchard & Meadow adjoining to ye Lott of Richard Ward shall be sould by my Executors so farr as will Extend to pay ye same wth Charges & no further; And my Will & mind further is yt my sd son Peter shall not sell or dispose of any parts or parcells of ye Housen Lands or Tenmnts without ye consent of my Executors or any two of ym, And also, I give and bequeath unto my son Peter fferris all yt my ffifty Acre Lott of Land Lying in Long Reach Lands so called (Provided he Defend it & not otherwways, & if in cvase my sd son Peter do Deny or Refuse to Defend sd land, yn my Will & mind is yt it shall be disposed of by my Exr. to any of my Children wch will appear to Defend ye same Gratis, & my Will & mind further is yt all my Debts & ffuneral Expenses be ffrst paid out of my Personal Estate by my Executors Hereafter named, Then my Will and mind is yt my beloved wife Grace fferris shall have ye Third Part of all my personal Estate both wthin doors & wthout, & all ye Rest & Residue of my Personal Estate to be devided Amongst my ffour Daughters (vizt) Martha, Pheby, Hannah & Sarah And I Do Nominate, Authorize & Appoint my three sons John, James & Jonathan to be my Executors, & in trust of This my Last Will & Testament, & I do Revoke, Disannull & make Void all fformer Wills by me made & this my Last Will & Testament to remain in ffull fforce & virtue In Witness whereof, I, ye sd John fferris, Senr., Have Hereunto put to my Hand & Seal This Ninth Day of May in ye ffrst Year of his Majesties Reign & in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seaven Hundred & ffifteen.
Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Published & Declared in the presence of us to be his Last Will & Testament.
John Ferris.
(signed) Jeremiah Fowler.
his
William (X) Guil.
mark.
Dan'll Clark.
William Smith.
Memorandum. Yt I John fferris, Senr. Testator to this my Last Will & Testament Do Give ffull Power & Lawfull Authority to my Executors mentioned in this my Last Will & Testament To sell & Alionate & Dispose off all yt my Land & Meadow Lying upon ye Head of ye Neck to ye Highest Bidder and when so sold to pay unto my Daughter Sarah Twenty ffive Pounds out of ye money & ye Rest to be disposed of Equally Amongst my ffour Daughters Martha, Pheby, Hannah & Sarah. In witness Whereunto I Have put to my Hand & Seal This Ninth Day of May in ye Year Annog Dm 1715.
John fferris.
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the presence off us
C.Glover.
Underhill Barnes.
Raynard (X) House
his mark.
Dan'll Clark.
(Jim - This has been typed verbatum from a copy. I, of course, did not attempt to run it through the computer's spell checker. You don't suppose John didn't trust his son, Peter, do you?)
He was a trustee of Westchester NY in 1693-4. John married first, Mary Jackson (AFN:C461-43) [dau of Robert & Agnes (Washburne) Jackson of Hempstead, L.I., NY], born circa 1658 (questionable date), Hempstead, Queens NY and died, 1704. John married second, in 1705, Grace Pawling (AFN:C461-58) (a widow and his housekeeper), who died at Flushing, Long Island, December (February) 31, 1716. Born to John and Mary were (sequence of birth is questionable/doubtful here based on Chaplain Ferris' information, but I am leaving them in this sequence, for now)[Mary Jackson is not listed in the will of Robert Jackson, so this can lead to doubt of this Mary’s surname.] [Jim - more confusion - The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 126, No. 4, October, 1995 says that the widow Grace (Norrington) Burling (1.7) was John’s second wife. [The McCurdys propose that the order of birth of John’s offspring is as follows: John c1667; Mary c1669; Martha c1671; Samuel c1673; Phoebe c1657; James c1677; Hannah 1679; Jonathan c1681; Sarah c1683; and Peter c1685. Thanks folks.]
A letter from Harriet Scofield: "John Ferris born in 1640, as on December 5th, 1705 he gave his age as 65. It appears that John was a minor when he was before the New Haven Court in 1657/9 as a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut, and he went to Westchester soon thereafter in 1659/60. His proprietor’s rights were derived from his father, who was there on January 1, 1657, when the Dutch Expedition reported that a party of Englishmen, including Jeffrey Ferris, had started a settlement at "Oostrdorp". Both Jeffrey and Jonathan Lockwood were among those at Oostdorp (Easttowne in English records) who took the oath of allegiance to the Dutch governor at that time. Apparently Jeffrey left, not because of antagonism to the Dutch, but to leave his rights to his son, John. This would also account for his not mentioning John in his will – John having already received most of his portion. But the two elder brothers, Peter and Joseph, who were executors of that will, apparently gave some Greenwich land to John after their father’s death, which John sold to James stating that in the deed that it had been willed ‘to my by my honored father, Jeffere Ferris’. This was sold to his ‘loving cosen’ James Ferris, natural son unto my brother, James Ferris of Greenwich." (It is apparent here that the word ‘cosen’ actually means nephew)
More Scofield notes: "That statement that he moved from Greenwich, Ct., to Westchester, New York in 1654, as one of the first patentees is manifestly in error, as he was then only 14 years old. He did not sign the agreement of submission of Greenwich citizens to New Haven authority in 1656, as did his brothers Peter and Joseph, as he was probably under age and they were of age. In 1657, in a trial in New Haven, he was called of Greenwich, and also two years later in New Haven Court Records. It was perhaps because of this trial that he removed to Westchester County."
A letter from Edward E. Ferris, Mason MI, 1977 – "For swearing on a Sunday, John went around in disgrace for two years. Jeffrey took him from Connecticut down to Throggs Point, New York and bought him 40 acres of land. John straightened out and did well during his life. I have a copy of his will. His son James and grandson James, built a large house on Throggs Point. I have a picture of this house and a write-up about it that was in a New York newspaper. The house was torn down about 20 years ago to make room for a country club."
Scofield notes: "John Ferris accumulated considerable land in Westchester County New York. In later years he became a Quaker and made provision in his will for the Quaker Burying Ground on his land. He was trustee of Westchester NY in 1693-4. He was one of the first patentees of Throckmorton’s Neck (also known as Throgg’s Neck and Frog’s Neck).
You have the wife of John Ferris as follows:
"John married first, Mary Jackson (AFN:C461-43) [dau of Robert & Agnes (Washburne) Jackson of Hempstead, L.I., NY], who was born circa 1658 (questionable date), Hempstead, Queens NY and died, 1704. John married second, in 1705, Grace Pawling (AFN:C461-58) (a widow and his housekeeper), who died at Flushing, Long Island, December (February) 31, 1716."
The Agnes Washburne myth has been circulating for quite a while. However, I think it has been satisfactorily disproved by the research of Harry Macy, Jr., published in "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record". The gist of his argument is (as transcribed on the Jackson family web page):
"The idea that Robert Jackson's wife was Agnes Washburn derives from two documents. Court testimony in 1659 regarding William Washburn's will establishes that Jackson was married to Washburn's daughter (without giving her name), and Jackson's own 1683 will names a wife Agnes.
"What the creators of "Agnes Washburn" failed to notice was that the court testimony clearly states that Jackson's wife was deceased. On 5 June 1659 "only Robert Jackson... protested against the said will on behalf of his deceased wife and two female children that are now living, had by the daughter of the aforesaid testator." In the will, made in September 1657, William Washburn gave "to Sara the daughter of Robert Jackson one yearling heifer," but did not mention Sara's mother, his daughter, and no record has been found that gives her first name. All we can safely say is that Robert Jackson married a Washburn.
"Based on the likely birth dates of his children, Robert Jackson's marriage to Miss Washburn probably took place about 1650-53.
"In 1661 John Winthrop, Jr., made an entry in his medical journal for "Pudington of Hempstead, 13 years old, daughter of Robert Jackson's wife of Hempstead." Robert Puddington (or Purington) was a resident of Newtown (then Middelburg), Long Island, in January 1657. Agnes' maiden name has not been found. Her marriage to Robert Jackson probably took place around 10 April 1660, when he purchased a house in Maspeth Kills, Newtown. He is last mentioned in the Newtown records 29 October 1670, when he and Agnes sold a farm at Maspeth Kills, "this same farme that was Robert Pudingtons formerly," and "Agnesse my wife" signed with her mark. Finally, in his 1683 will Robert Jackson mentioned a great deal of movable property that was to go to Agnes, some of which he described as that "which she brought with her," wording that usually means the wife had a prior marriage.
"In the 1659 Washburn will testimony... Robert Jackson protested only on behalf of "two female children that are now living, had by the daughter of the aforesaid testator," despite the fact that at this time he had at least one more daughter and two sons, all probably still minors. This strongly suggests that these other children were not born of Jackson's Washburn wife . . . .
"It is also unlikely that William Washburn had a daughter old enough to bear all these children. Thus it would appear that before he married Miss Washburn, Robert Jackson had at least one other wife, whose name is totally unknown to us, and she was the mother of at least three of his children. This previous marriage most likely took place in England prior to emigration." From Marty Grundy
Born to John and his Mary (his wife) were:
(1.1) PETER FERRIS born c1669 (other dates are found, but will stay with Chaplain Ferris) [some of these birth dates are obviously impossible, considering his mother, Mary was supposedly born c1658.] [probably the 3d born of John] in Westchester Co NY and died after 1764.[mentioned in his father’s will]; married December 28, 1725, probably at Eastchester, Susannah Fowler born c1689/90. Peter was a farmer and the first Ferris to reside in Eastchester, Westchester, NY; he owned several tracts of land in Westchester Co including 279 acres in the Long Reach Patent of Eastchester he received from his brother-in-law, Moses Fowler, in 1729; 1730, he bought the rights of David Jamison to the tract of land known as Harrison’s Purchase, in Rye; for this claim, comprising one fifth of the whole tract, he gave fifteen pounds; and sold it or gave it, the same year, to Peter Stringham, of Rye. On July 25, 1749, Peter offered to sell what claim he possessed to land in the Manor of Fordham, such as it was, to Trinity Church. The Church decided the claim was not good, but would accept it if Peter wished to give it to them; it is presumed Peter kept it.
Westchester County
Records and Archives Center
2199 Saw Mill River Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
PETER FERRIS:
TO: CALEB FERRIS: To all people to whom these presents shall come; know ye that I, Peter Ferris of the township of Eastchester in the County of Westchester and province of New York, yeoman, for divers good causes and considerations but more especially for and in consideration of the love good will and affection which I have and do bear unto my son Caleb Ferris, of the township aforesaid, have given and granted and by these presents do absolutely give, grant, assign, assure, convey and confirm unto my said son Caleb Ferris, his heirs and assigns, forever. All that farm or tract of land containing about two hundred and forty eight acres of land together with the dwelling house, barn and out houses thereunto belonging or appertaining which is now in my actual possession said land that part thereof which lyeth on the west side of the Publick road that goes from Eastchester to the white plains, is bounded on the Southside by George Sands land and on the west by Bronkes River, on the north by John Fowlers land and the other part of said land which lyeth on the east side of said Road is bounded easterly by Gilbert Ferris, land and southerly by Peter Bonnets, and Gilead Hunts land and westerly by the cross road, that goes from the mill to above the mentioned road. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD; --said farm and tract of land together with the dwelling house barn and all other buildings orchards fencings improvements libertys hereditaments, thereon and thereunto belonging or appertaining unto him the said Caleb Ferris, his heirs and assigns forever to the sole and only proper use benefit and behoof of him the said Caleb Ferris, his heirs and assigns forever, excepting and reserving and I do Notwithstanding hereby except and reserve unto myself, the use, occupation, and quiet possession of said aforementioned farm or tract of land, together with all the buildings improvements, and privileges thereof, for and during my natural life, without the let or hindrance, and interruption of said Caleb Ferris, during my natural life and no longer after which time the said Caleb Ferris, his heirs and assigns peaceably and quietly shall have hold use occupy and enjoy and that free and clear of all encumbrances whatsoever had made committed or done by me before the date of these presents, and that I the said Peter Ferris, will warrant and forever secure and defend the granted premises against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever always excepting and reserving as is above expressed during my natural life the use thereof and no other ways.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF; --I have hereunto set my hand and seal this nineteenth day of December, one thousand seven hundred and sixty four.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Edward Burling,
Samuel Tredwell PETER FERRIS, (L. S.)BE
BE IT REMEMBERED that on the fourth day of April, one thousand seven hundred and sixty five then personally appeared before me, NATHANIEL UNDERHILL, one of the Judges for the County of Westchester, Peter Ferris the grantor of the within deed and did acknowledge it to be his voluntary act and deed for the youse within rechoned and I having examined the same find no rasure nor interlination do allow it to be recorded.
N UNDERHILL,
The foregoing deed and proof are true copies of the original entered and examined by me
The word (above) in the 39th line wrote on a rasure by
JNO BARTON, CLK
PETER FERRIS TO GILBERT, JOSHUA & JONATHAN FERRIS
Liber G pg 486
Westchester County Archives
Elmsford, NY
Peter Ferris to Gilbird Ferris, Joshua Ferris & Jonathan Ferris. This indenture made the twenty ninth day of October in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and fifty one, between Peter Ferris of the township of Eastchester in the county of Westchester and province of New York, yeoman of the one part and Gilbird Ferris, Joshua Ferris and Jonathan Ferris, all of the same place, blacksmiths of the other part, Witnesseth that for and in consideration of there paying and discharging Twelve Hundred Pounds, current money of New York, in discharge of the bonds which he the said Peter Ferris oweth and standeth bound to divers persons of which sum is put in suite whereof the said Peter Ferris doth hereby acknowledged and himself therewith fully satisfied, contended and paid have given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, conveyed, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sel, aline, convey, enfeoffe and confirm unto them the said Gilbird Ferris, Joshua Ferris and Jonathan Ferris, their heirs and assigns forever, all the plantation where I now dwell in the New Pattent of Eastchester or Long Reach and is bound northerly by Samuel Tredwells land and westward by Brunks River, by Edmund Motts land and the land of Hunt and Steven Ward, easterly by the north east line of Eastchester Old Patent and the land of Peter Bonett, to the land of Samuel Tredwell and being by estimation six hundred and seventy acres be the same more or less, and my lot of salt meadow lying in Eastchester, four meadows that I bought of William Crawford and by estimation four acres be the same more or less. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining. Except as hereafter accepted to him the said Peter Ferris his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Peter Ferris for himself, and his heirs doth covenant, promise and grant to and with them the said Gilbird Ferris, Joshua Ferris and Jonathan Ferris that before the ensealing hereof that he is lawfully seased and possessed of the same premises and hath lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey, enfeoffe and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as above said, and that the said Gilbird Ferris, Joshua Ferris and Jonathan Ferris, shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by virtue of the presents lawfully and peaceably possess and enjoy the said bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear, freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all manner of other or former gifts, grants, bargains and seals whatsoever and I the said Peter Ferris doth further covenant and bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents to warrant and defend the seal of the above mentioned premises against the lawful claim of all manner of persons whatsoever. And it is hereby provided and it is the true intent and meaning of all the parties above mentioned that two hundred acres part of the before mentioned land is not intended hereby to be sold and conveyed, notwithstanding it is included within the before mentioned bounds and the said two hundred acres is to remain and still belong to him the said Peter Ferris, his heirs and assigns to the only proper use, benefit and behoof of him the said Peter Ferris, his heirs and assigns forever, one hundred acres of said Peter Ferris is to have the west side ye road adjoining to Motts land, including all buildings and the peat meadow and the other hundred acres the said Peter Ferris is to take on the east side ye road and which two hundred acres and a cross road to Spook Mill of two rods wide at the south of the one hundred acres on the east side of the road is hereby excepted of this before mentioned indenture. In witness whereof he the said Peter Ferris hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first above written.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of us. Peter Ferris
Thomas Pell
Robert Huestis
Memorandum that on the fourth day of November 1751 parsenely appeared before me John Ward, one of the Judges of the Court of Comon Pleas for the County of Westchester. The parsen of Robert Hustice and did make oath that he saw Peter Ferris the grantor of the within deed of sale sign, seal the within written deed as his free voluntary act and deed for the use therein mentioned and likewise saw Thomas Pell sine as the other evidence and I having examined the same do allow it to be recorded.
Per me, John Ward.
Nathaniel Underhill
A true copy of the original entered and exd. by, Jno Barton, clk.
Peter and Susannah had (not in birth sequence):
(1.1.1) GILBERT FERRIS born c1730 Mamaroneck NYand died August 1777; apparently married 1st Hannah {maiden name unk} because she ‘eloped from her husband Gilbert Ferris of Eastchester NY, charging her father-in-law, Peter Ferris, induced her husband to have an affair with his, Peter's niece, Sarah Fowler, by whom Gilbert has had children. [Jim - you figure it out!]; married Sarah Fowler (Fisher?) [Jim - Sarah's mother-in-law was also her Aunt.] and lived in Eastchester. Letters of Administration on Gilbert's estate list him as a blacksmith. Sarah survived her husband and made her will July 29, 1785, the same year she died, naming her sons Solomon, John, Richard, Stephen, George (latter living in Nova Scotia cut off with ten shillings); daughters Elenor Davis and Susanna Angeline; grandson James Haynes, son of Abigail Monday. Born to them were (may not be in birth sequence):
(1.1.1.1) ELEANOR (ELENOR) FERRIS (1760-1841) married John Davis born April 26, 1740
(1.1.1.2) SUSANNA FERRIS (Susannah) born c1755 and died after 1827; married 1st c1773 NY, Jonathan Angevine [son of Eli & Charity (Bonet) Angevine] born c1753 Westchester NY and died August 1819 Clinton, Dutchess, NY; and 2d a Mr. Davis; and born to Susan and Jonathan were:
(1.1.1.2.1) ELI ANGEVINE (Colonel) born 1774 NY and died June 12, 1856 Albion, Calhourn, MI; married July 4, 1797 in Pleasant Valley NY, Sarah Ostrum [dau of Henry & Elizabeth] [dau of Henry & Elizabeth] born 1775 and died December 16, 1850 Albion MI; both buried West Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway, Orleans, NY and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.1) SUSANNAH ANGEVINE (c1797-) married November 14, 1842 in Ridgeway, Orleans, NY John Beers (c1811-)
(1.1.1.2.1.2) JONATHAN F. ANGEVINE born February 15, 1798 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died there February 14, 1800; buried Presbyterian Church Yard, Dutchess NY
(1.1.1.2.1.3) ELIZABETH ANGEVINE (Eliza) born September 14, 1799 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died May 9, 1883 St. Johns, Clinton, MI; married April 16, 1822 NY, Daniel Flagler and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.1.4) HENRY ANGEVINE born c1803 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died August 31, 1881 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY; married c1828 Caroline {maiden name unk} and born to them were 4 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1) FRANK ANGEVINE born in December 1833 Dutchess Co NY; married February 19, 1863 Bethia/Bertha Y. Coleman born February 1839 NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.1) MARY LOUISE ANGEVINE born August 18, 1864 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; married Theron Lawrence
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.2) ALMIRA B. ANGEVINE born February 1, 1866 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; married April 23, 1890 Crawford D. Beasley (Dr.) born January 1858 NY and died March 13, 1924; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.2.1) HELEN BEASLEY born August 1891 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.2.2) BESSIE BEASLEY born February 1893 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.3) FRANK ANGEVINE, JR., born January 4, 1868 Brooklyn, Kings, NY and died March 6, 1899 in Cuba
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.4) HENRY ANGEVINE born October 11, 1873 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; married April 22, 1900 Laura W. {maiden name unk}
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.5) BETHIA COLEMAN ANGEVINE born March 21, 1876 Brooklyn NY; married Irving Brown
(1.1.1.2.1.4.1.6) CAROLINE ANGEVINE born July 19, 1878 Brooklyn NY and died there July 19, 1880; buried Prospect Park NYC
(1.1.1.2.1.4.2) MARY CAROLINE ANGEVINE born in August 1836 NY and died December 31, 1915 Brooklyn NY; buried Prospect Park NYC
(1.1.1.2.1.5) STEPHEN F. ANGEVINE born c1804 Clinton, Dutchess, NY; married c1835 in Orleans Co NY, Alameda Emeline Brown born c1812 Farmington, Ontario, NY and died May 2, 1878 Hastings, Barry, MI; and they had 6 kids, 5 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.1) HENRY F. ANGEVINE born 1836 Orleans Co NY
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2) ALBERT U. ANGEVINE born c1842 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY and died June 6, 1880 Bond Hill, Hamilton, OH; married 1st name unk; married 2d 1870 Alma Jane Utley born December 23, 1850 and died October 1937 Flint MI; and born to him and his first wife was:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.1) HARRY ANGEVINE (c1865-)
Born to Albert and his 2d wife, Alma, were:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.2) FRANK HOWARD ANGEVINE born November 2, 1873 Flint, Genesse, MI and died there 1958; buried Bristol Cemetery, Genesse Co MI; married c1902 Bertha A. Juhl born June 29, 1880 Owasso MI; and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.3) ALBERT EARL ANGEVINE born August 4, 1876 Greenville, Montcalm, MI and died June 30, 1954 Seattle WA; buried Calvary Cemetery, Seattle; married July 4, 1899 in St. Johns MI, Clara Rose Merrow born July 7, 1876 Saginaw MI and died March 3, 1952 Seattle WA; and they had 3 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.3.1) ROY EARL ANGEVINE born August 7, 1900 Saginaw MI and died August 14, 1975 Seattle WA; married 1st, name unk; married 2d Miss Mittlestadt and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.3.1.1) ROY EARL ANGEVINE, JR (c1922-c1938)
(1.1.1.2.1.5.2.4) GLEN ULYSSES ANGEVINE born January 9, 1879 OH and died c1964 Muskegon MI; married 1st Helen {maiden name unk} and 2d, Alice {maiden name unk}
(1.1.1.2.1.5.3) EMELINE A. ANGEVINE born c1849 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY
(1.1.1.2.1.5.4) MERWIN H. ANGEVINE (MERVE) born c1853 Ridgeway NY and died after 1919 WA; married Frances B. Woolfolk (Fannie) born September 1859 MO
(1.1.1.2.1.5.5) EDGAR FLAGLER ANGEVINE born c1854 Ridgeway, Orleans, NY; married c1889 Elizabeth Baker Woolfolk (sisters?) born April 5, 1861; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.5.1) JOHN HERBERT ANGEVINE born July 12, 1890 Bismarch ND and died February 11, 1967 Seattle WA; married c1915 in Bellingham WA, Cornelia A. Munro born c1894 Sedro Woolley, Skagit, WA and died May 1971, Seattle; and they had 2 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.1.5.5.1.1) ELIZABETH ANGEVINE born November 12, 1916 Bellingham WA and died 1951; married Mr. Miller and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.1.5.5.2) DOROTHY ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.1.6) SARAH ANGEVINE born c1806 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died 1879 Jeddo, Orleans, NY; married 1826 in NY, Lewis Marshall born 1806 and died 1888 Jeddo NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.6.1) SUSAN ANN MARSHALL (c1830-) married a Mr. Smith
(1.1.1.2.1.6.2) JOHN L. MARSHALL (c1832-)
(1.1.1.2.1.6.3) EDWARD MARSHALL (c1834-)
(1.1.1.2.1.6.4) WILLIAM H. MARSHALL (c1837-)
(1.1.1.2.1.6.5) ANGEVINE MARSHALL (c1839-) married Eva {maiden name unk} (1849-) and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.1.6.5.1) HENRY E. MARSHALL (1873-)
(1.1.1.2.1.6.6) SARAH MARIA MARSHALL (c1844-)
(1.1.1.2.1.7) SHEPARD ANGEVINE born May 14, 1808 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died there February 13, 1809; buried Presbyterian Church Yard, Dutchess NY
(1.1.1.2.1.8) CATHARINE MARIE ANGEVINE born c1812 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died 1898 Jeddo, Orleans, NY; buried Ridgeway, Orleans, NY; married March 6, 1844 in Ridgeway, Henry Flagler born 1802 and died August 29, 1864 Ridgeway; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.1.8.1) EDGAR FLAGLER born January 1850 Niagara Co NY
(1.1.1.2.1.9) DEBORAH ANN ANGEVINE (c1814-1892) married c1852 in NY, William Adriance (c1817-) and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.1.9.1) FRANK ADRIANCE (c1855-)
(1.1.1.2.1.10) JULIANN ANGEVINE born c1815 Clinton NY and died March 28, 1922 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.1.11) ALFRED U. ANGEVINE born November 9, 1816 Clinton NY and died 1893 Calhoun Co MI; married November 24, 1847 Louisa M. Sheldon born 1826 Parma, Monroe, NY and died February 1887; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.11.1) BYRON U. ANGEVINE born c1849 Albion, Calhoun, MI and died there August 1899; buried Riverside Cemetery, Calhoun Co MI; married c1886 Lena Mable Mount and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.11.1.1) HARRY VALENTINE ANGEVINE born February 14, 1887 Albion, Calhoun, MI and died there December 27, 1958; buried Memorial Gardens, Calhoun Co MI; married June 9, 1909 in Concord MI, Eleanor Ann Dart born October 8, 1888 Concord and died January 25, 1977 Coldwater, Branch, MI; and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.2.1.11.1.2) LOTTIE BELLE ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.1.11.2) EUGENIA ANGEVINE born c1851 Albion MI
(1.1.1.2.1.11.3) MARY CARLINDA ANGEVINE (Mattie) born c1856 Albion MI; married George Kempf
(1.1.1.2.1.12) PAMELIA G. ANGEVINE (c1818-)
(1.1.1.2.1.13) AUGUSTA SELINA ANGEVINE born c1820 Clinton, Dutchess, NY; married 1847 in Orleans Co NY, Albert Field Brown born c1818 Ridgeway NY; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.1.13.1) ARABELLA AUGUSTA BROWN (ISABELLA) born May 1852 Orleans Co NY; married 1874 Jesse Peterson born October 1850; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.1.13.1.1) CLARA B. PETERSON born April 1875 Niagara Co NY
(1.1.1.2.1.13.1.2) JESSE DUDLEY PETERSON born October 1887 Niagara Co NY
(1.1.1.2.1.14) MARTHA H. ANGEVINE (c1822-)
(1.1.1.2.2) CALEB ANGEVINE born c1775 NY and died c1839 NYC; married January 8, 1803 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY, Susan Collins; and born to them were 7 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.2.1) JONATHAN C. ANGEVINE born December 1803 Dutchess Co NY and died there December 29, 1815; buried Pleasant Valley
(1.1.1.2.2.2) JOSHUA COLLINS ANGEVINE born c1805 Dutchess Co NY and died c1829 NYC; married January 23, 1825 in Highland, Ulster, NY, Sarah Ferris (1.1.1.3.6); and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.2.2.1) SOLOMON FERRIS ANGEVINE born February 1826 and died July 2, 1826; buried Ferris Plot, Highland NY
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2) JOHN JAY ANGEVINE born April 25/27, 1827 NYC and died May 7, 1903 Highland, Ulster, NY; buried Highland Cemetery; married c1855 in Ulster Co NY, Mary Ann Craft born July 17, 1831 Milton, Ulster, NY and died October 29, 1909 Poughkeepsie NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1) FREDERICK THOMPSON ANGEVINE born December 6, 1856 Ulster Co NY and died December 15, 1950; buried Highland Cemetery, Ulster Co; married March 2, 1880 in Highland NY, Carrie M. Harrison born December 13, 1859 and died December 21, 1945; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1.1) RAYMOND C. ANGEVINE (RAY) born February 1881 NY
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1.2) MARY L. ANGEVINE born June 1882 NY
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1.3) EUDORA ADAMS ANGEVINE (DOROTHY) born March 1885 NY and died 1901; buried Highland Cemetery, Highland NY
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.1.4) ELEANOR G. ANGEVINE born March 1891 NY
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.2) JAY FERRIS ANGEVINE born February 15, 1863 Milton, Ulster, NY and died March 6, 1906 Cornwall, Orange, NY; buried Highland Cemetery, Ulster Co NY; married March 20, 1888 in Woodburne, Sullivan, NY, Sara Oliver Bernard born March 15, 1863 Woodburne and died February 10, 1939 St. Petersburg FL; cremated; and they had 4 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.2.1) JAY BERNARD ANGEVINE born May 21, 1890 Highland, Ulster, NY and died January 24, 1969 Cambridge MA; buried Belmont Cemetery, Belmont MA; married 1st June 1917, Hazel A. Mills and they had a child; married 2d October 20, 1926 Hallie Viriginia Corbett born April 18, 1895 Bishopville SC and died April 13, 1973 Belmont MA and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.2.2.2.2.2.2) FERRIS MARION ANGEVINE born May 26, 1895 Highland, Ulster, NY
(1.1.1.2.3) DEBORAH ANGEVINE born 1780 NY and died between 1831-49, Bazetta, Trumball, OH; married c1800 in Dutchess Co NY, as his 2d wife, Josias Latting (Josiah Lattin) [son of Benjamin & Deborah (Holmes) Latting] born January 29, 1767 (Lattingtown, L. I., NY) Dutchess Co NY and died April 22, 1832 (1823) Old Paltz, Ulster, NY; his 1st wife was Betty Bailey and they had 4 kids; and born to Deb and Josias were:
(1.1.1.2.3.1) JONATHAN ANGEVINE LATTIN born before 1800 (c1792) Ulster Co NY (or Dutches Co NY) and died March 16, 1826
(1.1.1.2.3.2) NATHANIEL LATTIN born August 25, 1801 Dutchess Co NY and died May 4, 1851 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; buried Bazetta Church, Trumbull; married June 4, 1822 (May 10, 1821) (May 30, 1822) (June 14, 1822) Binghamton, Broome, NY, Laura Lounsberry (4.7.5.4.4.1); and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1) MARTIN HAWLEY LATTIN born March 1, 1824 Broome Co NY and died July 28, 1867 Bazetta OH; married April 22, 1847 in Bazetta, Mary Ann Headley [dau of Silas & Nancy (Meek) Headley] born September 16, 1826 PA and died June 18, 1906 Ponoma CA; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1) BYRON C. LATTIN born January 31, 1849 Bazetta OH and died Glendale CA; married 1st March 19, 1874 in Bazetta OH, Emma G. Cozad born March 19, 1855; married 2d September 1, 1906, Mary G. Headley; and born to him and Emma were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.1) CLARENCE JUDSON LATTIN born January 3, 1875 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; married December 25, 1900 in OH, Jennie E. Harris and they had 4 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.2) KELLY WALTER LATTIN born May 27, 1877 Barbour Co KS; married July 12, 1904 Minnie Blackburn and they had 4 kids, 2 of which were (corrected info provided by Penny Hodgers Kausal, a g-g-granddaughter of Martin & Mary Ann Lattin):
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.2.1) BYRON KELLY LATTIN born March 31, 1906 Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA and died there July 10, 1908
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.2.2) ERNEST HOWARD LATTIN born September 16, 1912 Alhambra CA and died there December 24, 1927
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.3) ALICE G. LATTIN born November 8, 1880 Barbour Co KS and died November 12, 1882
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.4) FRANK BYRON LATTIN born January 22, 1833 (obviously a typo, ‘probably’ 1883) Wellington, Sumner, KS; married December 29, 1918 Alice M. McLean
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.5) EMMA HELEN LATTIN born April 28, 1891 Alhambra CA and died January 30, 1893
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.1.6) LAURA L. LATTIN born March 3, 1893 Alhambra CA; married Gerrit Van Hengel
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.2) FRANK LATTIN born August 25, 1851 Bazetta OH
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.3) ALICE HELEN LATTIN born March 4, 1856 Bazetta OH and died September 3, 1937 Pamona CA; married December 24, 1879 Benjamin F. Clark born December 26, 1856; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.3.1) WILLIAM L. CLARK born December 26, 1880 Liberty, Union, IN; married October 2, 1907 Dorothy J. McGonigle
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.3.2) EDGAR LYLE CLARK born April 16, 1893 Dubun, Wayne, IN; married October 28, 1914 Alma M. Booth and they had 8 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4) KELLY WARREN LATTIN born September 11, 1858 Bazetta OH and died 1915 Garland CO; married October 26, 1882 Martha Ella Booth [dau of James Josiah & Ruth Ann (Ward) Booth] born December 17, 1863 Mount Vernon, Jefferson, IL and died June 20, 1957 Minneapolis MN; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.1) LAURA ALICE LATTIN born May 26, 1885 Harper Co KS and died there June 19, 1893
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.2) IVA MAY LATTIN born December 7, 1886 Harper Co KS and died July 14, 1921
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.3) MARIE GERTRUDE LATTIN (May) born January 11, 1889 Kingman Co KS; married July 15, 1917 Daniel Tavish Nicholson born 1883 Prince Edward Island, Canada and died July 6, 1970 Los Angeles CA; and they had 4 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.4) MABLE RUTH LATTIN born April 12, 1890 Kingman Co KS and died December 17, 1959 Minneapolis MN; married Donald Alexander McLaren
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.5) ANNA JAMES LATTIN born March 6, 1892 Kingman Co KS and died May 17, 1990 Minneapolis MN; married March 31, 1917 in Minneapolis, Paul Alfred Caldwell born August 27, 1892 Macon MS and died December 24, 1969 Minneapolis; and they had 12 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.6) NELLIE ROSE LATTIN born March 2, 1894 Manchester, Grant, OK and died October 28, 1918 Winfield KS; buried there Old Union Cemetery; married 1914 John K. Lawrence
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.7) WILLIAM MASON LATTIN born July 18, 1897 Manchester, Grant, OK and disappeared; married 1914 Bessie Noel Udall and they had 2 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.8) JESSIE VERNA LATTIN born October 29, 1900 Manchester OK and died August 14, 1934 Glenlake MN; buried Acacia Cemetery, Mendota MN; married January 1, 1918 in Minneapolis, Glenn Harris Altland born January 1, 1897 Waterloo IA and died May 27, 1936 Minneapolis MN; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.8.1) GLEN HARRIS ALTLAND II born January 21, 1926 Minneapolis MN and died December 30, 1987 Tampa FL; apparently married twice; married 1st Miss Himan; married 2d Unknown; and born to him and his first wife were 4 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.8.1.1) GLEN HARRIS ALTLAND III born January 25, 1950 Minneapolis MN and died there August 6, 1953
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.8.1.2) STANLEY WILLIAM ALTLAND born November 14, 1951 Minneapolis MN and died July 3, 1972 NC
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.4.8.2) NELLE RUTH ALTLAND born November 18, 1918 Minneapolis MN and died August 4, 1997 Pembroke Pines FL; married a Mr. Hodgers and they had 2 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.5) WILLIAM MARTIN LATTIN born June 5, 1865 Bazetta OH; married 1st December 2, 1888 Loretta Wallace born February 11, 1875 and died February 1, 1907; married 2d July 21, 1909 Laura Creighton; and born to him and Loretta were 7 kids, 3 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.5.1) ALICE HELEN LATTIN born September 27, 1889 Kingman Co KS; married 1st J. Leslie Cunningham and they had 2 kids; married 2d October 11, 1921 Vaughn Thompson and they had 4 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.5.2) HARRY MARTIN LATTIN born May 29, 1891 Kingman Co KS and died January 12, 1919; WWI Vet
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.5.3) STELLA FRANCES LATTIN born April 17, 1896 Kingman Co KS; married October 11, 1917 Lewis L. Wright and they had 7 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.1.5.3.1) RICHARD DOUGLAS WRIGHT born March 19, 1926 Pamona CA and died 1968; married, name unk, and theyhad 4 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2) WARREN ANGEVINE LATTIN born February 1, 1826 Broome Co NY; m arried November 1, 1849 in Bazetta OH, Amy Rush born March 7, 1830 Youngstown OH; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.1) ALONZO LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.2) RUSH LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.3) MARY LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.4) WILLIAM LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.5) FRED LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.2.6) KATY LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.3) MARY SUSANNA LATTIN born July 4, 1829 Broome Co NY and died July 6, 1915; married 1st November 14, 1847 in Trumbull OH, Joseph Baily; married 2d August 29, 1854 in Trumbull, Samuel Bissell; born to Mary and Joseph was:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.3.1) IDA BAILY
Born to Mary and her 2d husband, Samuel, were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.3.2) ELLA BISSELL
(1.1.1.2.3.2.3.3) IDA BISSELL
(1.1.1.2.3.2.3.4) WARREN BISSELL
(1.1.1.2.3.2.4) CAROLINE LATTIN born August 30, 1831 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; married Orrin Bissell [brother to Samuel?]
(1.1.1.2.3.2.5) SARAH JANE LATTIN born July 28, 1833 Trumbull Co OH and died there February 14, 1834
(1.1.1.2.3.2.6) OLIVER BYRON LATTIN born December 9, 1834 Bazetta OH; married September 27, 1855 in Trumbull OH, Mary Weir and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.6.1) EVA ESTELLA MAXWELL LATTIN born September 9, 1856 Warren, Trumbull, OH
(1.1.1.2.3.2.6.2) HIRAM LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.6.3) LAURA LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.6.4) LAURA LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.7) DELILAH LATTIN born February 17, 1837 Bazetta OH
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8) HELEN FREELOVE LATTIN born February 13, 1839 Bazetta OH and died November 21, 1923 Las Vegas NM (Las Vegas, Clark, NV); buried Leavenworth KS; married July 27, 1857 Washington DeWeese Kelly and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.1) HENRY W. KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.2) JAMES KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.3) FRANCIS KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.4) ALLEN KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.5) LAURA KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.8.6) JOHN V. KELLY
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9) LAURA LATTIN born November 25, 1843 Bazetta OH; married January 6, 1861 in Trumbull Co OH, William Tilson Wright [son of Z. W. & Mariah (Faunce) Wright] born January 7, 1830 MA and died March 13, 1903 Milton OR; buried Milton-Freewater IOOF Cemetery; William went to CA 1853-59, back to OH 1859 and was in Jasper Co MO 1879; April 1879 he and his family traveled by mule team/covered wagon from Carthage MO to Weston OR and then settled in Milton OR; this trip was recorded in a journal kept by Laura which is now in the U of Washington Library; he sold steam engines and machiner in OH oil fields, engaged in flour milling business and farming, stockholder and trustee Bank of Milton, fruit grower, several term councilman and operated a lumber business; Milton OR Eagle Obit: "W.T. Wright Dead – A Well Known and Highly Respected Citizen Passes Away; died at his home in this city, early this morning W. T. Wright at the age of 73 years 2 months and 6 days. Death was due to pneumonia contracted while on a recent trip to his farm near Snake River. W. T. Wright was an old resident of Milton, where he lived for the past 20 years, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of the entire community. He was successful in business and has been one of the most earnest workers in the upbuilding of the city. His death will be a loss to the entire community. He leaves a wife, son, Charles, and two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Russell and Mrs. Ira W (Jennie) Berry, to mourn for husband and father. Funeral services will be held from the Christian church at 2 o’clock p.m. Saturday, March 11th, conducted by R. L. Cartwright."; Milton OR Eagle Obit: "Body of Mrs. Childers Laid to Rest Funeral Services Held Monday Morning at Christian Church, Milton: Crossed Plains by Mule Team in 1879 and located in Walla Walla Valley in 1880. Funeral services for Mrs. T. I. Childers who passed awy Thursday of last week were held at the First Christian church Monday morning, Rev Floyd A Ross officiating. The deceased was 75 years of age and was a member of the Christian church for 58 years being a member of the local Odd Fellows cemetery. Mrs. Childers (nee Lattin) was born in Trumbull County, Ohio November25, 1843 and was married to Wm Wright in 1861. To this union four children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Wright crossed the plains with mule team in 1879 and settled in the Walla Walla valley in 1880. Mrs. Wright became the wife of T. L. Childers of Milton. Those left to mourn the loss of a good mother and wife are Mrs. Jennie Berry of Seattle and C. A. Wright of California and a number of other relatives.";
William T. Wright
Descended from the old Puritan stock, his ancestors coming to this country in the Mayflower or soon after, the subject of this sketch has inherited the same stanch characteristics that wrought so nobly in opening up this continent. He has ever been a pioneer, not only in leading the way
into new lands but also in fostering industries and in aiding his fellows to launch out in the fields of enterprise.
He was born in Massachusetts on January 7, 1830, to Z. W. and Mariah (Faunce) Wright, who came to Ohio ten years later. His father had moulded bullets for use in the war of 1812, early showing the real spirit of patriotism that gave this country its independence. When our subject was sixteen years of age his father died, leaving much of the responsibility of the family upon his shoulders. In 1853 he turned toward the Golden state, going thither by way of the isthmus and remaining there for six years. In 1859 he returned to Ohio and entered business in the oil fields, selling steam engines and machinery. Succeeding this he went to Jasper county, Missouri, and engaged in flour milling business, together with farming. Here he remained until 1879, when he crossed the plains with mule teams and settled in this county, taking a pre-emption near where Milton now stands. Later he bought property in the town and platted it, giving it the name of North Milton. He was one of the first men to demonstrate that the gravel around Milton would produce fruit, and with keen foresight for the welfare of the settlers and the advancement of the interests of this county he induced others to try and raise for themselves. His experiments in handling the various kinds and in various ways have been of untold value to the orchardists of this section, demonstrating what varieties to raise and what methods to be pursued in their culture. One year he raised three thousand pounds of strawberries on one acre and eight thousand pounds of grapes on one acre. In addition to this arduous labor of fruit culture he operated a lumber yard in Milton for nine years. He now owns about sixty lots in Milton beside his land adjoining the town, and also one of the finest brick blocks in the city, being also a stockholder in the Bank of Milton, of which institution he is a trustee. The bank is in a most prosperous condition, its deposits now being nearly one hundred thousand dollars annually. He has acted as councilman for several terms, ever manifesting that public spirit and breadth of mind so praiseworthy and pleasant.
The marriage of Mr. Wright and Miss Laura, daughter of Nathaniel and Laura Lattin, occurred in Ohio on January 6, 1861. To them have been born the following children: Helen M., widow of A. J. Russel; C. A., in Louisiana operating a schooner on the gulf; Jennie L., wife of Ira W. Berry, living near; and one dying in infancy while they lived in Missouri. Mr. Wright and wife are members of the Christian church, he assisting to organize it and acting as one of its officers for some time. He is a man of ability and has been a factor in the development of this county, while he has ever so demeaned himself that the confidence and respect of the people are freely given
to him
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.1) HELEN M WRIGHT "Nellie" married A. J. Russel
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.2) CHARLES WRIGHT died in infancy in MO
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.3) CHARLES WRIGHT (C.A.) was living in Calif 1919; operated a schooner in Louisiana
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4) JENNIE LAURA WRIGHT born November 6, 1866 Warren Co OH and died May 8, 1957 Seattle, King, WA; married October 16, 1883 in Milton, Umatilla, OR Ira Ward Berry [son of Thomas Frank & Martha Jane (Timberlake) Berry] born October 20, 1855 Tumwter, Thurston, Washington Territory and died September 26, 1923 Lind, Adams, WA; both buried IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater OR; and settled in Milton or Milton-Freewater OR; he served 12y as Judge of the Election Board; gave land for school district #88 in Adams Co; first clerk of school board; trust fund was established by their son Lawrence: "The Berry Lectures of the University of Hawaii"; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.1) THOMAS WILLIAM BERRY born December 25, 1885 Milton, Umatilla, OR and died August 15, 1949; married Clra G Wilkins born November 17, 1888 Bulter Co PA; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.1.1) MARGUERITE F BERRY born February 28, 1918 Seattle, King, WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.1.2) WILLIAM W BERRY born December 22, 1921 Seattle, King, WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.1.3) THOMAS WALLACE BERRY born December 26, 1922 Spokane, Lincoln, WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.2) HARRY WRIGHT BERRY born January 4, 1888 Milton, Umatilla, OR and died July 2, 1955; buried IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater OR; married Myrtle Ivy Watt born November 8, 1892 ID and died c1983; buried Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla WA; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.2.1) IVAN W BERRY bor June 18, 918 Ritzville, Adams, WA and died 1971; buried Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.2.2) IRENE M BERRY born July 17, 1920 Lind, Adams, WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.3) LAWRENCE W BERRY born November 9, 1902 Milton, Umatilla, OR and died February 4, 1966; buried IOOF Cemetery, Milton-Freewater OR; married Adele R Gulzow born August 19, 1904 Flandreau, Moody, SD; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.3.1) LAWRENCE W BERRY born March 17, 1929 Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.3.2) JOHN R BERRY born August 6, 1930 New London, New London, CT
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.3.3) MONA MARIE BERRY born June 13, 1932 Atwood, Rawlins, KS
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4) LAURA BERRY born November 9, 1902 Milton, Umatilla, OR; married Leslie A Branson born September 14, 1900 Milton OR; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.1) KENDALL B BRANSON born May 20, 1925 Spokane, Lincoln, WA and died May 20, 1927
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.2) ADELE M BRANSON born June 24, 1927 Spokane, Lincoln, WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.3) JENNELL E BRANSON born December 17, 1929 Spokane WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.4) JERRY C BRANSON born April 12, 1931 Spokane WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.5) ORVILLE H BRANSON born November 24, 1934 Spokane WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.9.4.4.6) IRA D BRANSON born May 1, 1937 Spokane WA
(1.1.1.2.3.2.10) NATHANIEL LATTIN, Jr., born December 10, 1846 Bazetta OH and died July 26, 1906; married Elizabeth Elsibast and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.2.10.1) INFANT LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.10.2) GILBERT D. LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.10.3) PAUL LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.2.10.4) LORRAINE LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.3) BENJAMIN LATTIN born April 9, 1804 (1807) NY and died June 27, 1879 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; buried West Bazetta Cemetery; married Esther Simmons born April 1, 1809 NY and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.1) SUSAN LATTIN born September 19, 1828 Binghampton NY and died September 23, 1913 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; buried West Bazetta Cemetery
(1.1.1.2.3.3.2) MARIA LATTIN born October 11, 1830; married Robert Stewart
(1.1.1.2.3.3.3) SYLVESTER LATTIN born March 11, 1833
(1.1.1.2.3.3.4) DEBORAH LATTIN born December 10, 1835 and died 1914 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; married September 28, 1868 in Trumbull Co, Abner Case
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5) EUGENE M. LATTIN born May 1838 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH and died August 7, 1910 Cortland, Trumbull, OH; Civil War Vet with 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment; married December 25, 1866 Emma Pheobe Case born July 5, 1846 Bazetta OH; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.1) TUDOR CASE LATTIN born October 3, 1867 and died February 22, 1868
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.2) EDWARD LATTIN born October 3, 1867
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.3) CARRIE ESTHER LATTIN born July 20, 1869 Williamsfield, Ashtabula, OH and died October 24, 1952 Warren, Trumbull, OH; married September 29, 1892 Cortland, Trumbull, OH James H. Halls
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4) ALZENE NANCY LATTIN born June 23, 1875 Niles, Trumbull, OH (September 7, 1875 Cortland, Trumbull, OH) and died September 27, 1934 Howland, Trumbull, OH; buried Vienna OH; married August 3, 1893 in Cortland OH, Edgar Lyman Drake [son of Holland Francis & Mary Mellissa (Lillibridge) Drake] born August 26, 1870 Wayne Center, Ashtabula, OH and died August 7i, 1931 Trumbull Co OH; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.1) EDNA FLORRIN DRAKE born December 28, 1894 Dellslow, Monongalia, WVA and died January 12, 1981 Warren, Trumbull, OH; married November 22, 1912 Lester Swick
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.2) WALTER MCKINLEY DRAKE born November 11, 1897 Dellslow, Monongalia, WVA; married June 6, 1922 Olive Mabel Rose born January 30, 1896 Kinsman, Trumbull, OH and died September 9, 1976 Sheridon; buried Tuttle Cemetery, Ionia Co MI; and they had 3 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.2.1) LAVIAN DRAKE (1926-1926)
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.2.2) HAROLD L DRAKE (1934-1934)
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.3) ETHYLE MELISSA DRAKE born March 30, 1900 Morgantown WVA and died March 16, 1993 Warren OH; buried Gustavus Cemetery, Gustavus OH; married October 4, 1916 Harry Roland White [son of George A & Julia A (Naus) White] born June 19, 1893 Forest OH and died October 1983 Trumbull Co OH; buried with Ethel; and they had 5 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.3.1) MARILYN ETHEL WHITE born April 10, 1935 Gustavus, Trumbull, OH; married May 8, 1953 in Angola IN, Emerson Lee Smith [son of Charles Arthur & Katherine Isabel (Crouch) Smith] born July 13, 1930 Green, Trumbull, OH and died November 14, 2003 Johnston, Trumbull, OH; buried Gustavus Cemetery; and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.4) ROY EUGENE DRAKE born July 28, 1903 Greene, Trumbull, OH and died May 23, 1980 Toledo, Lucas, OH; married May 28, 1921 in Warren OH, Edna Vivia Payne [dau of Orrin Evelyn & Rosa Belle (Smith) Payne] born March 25, 1906 Dover, Geauga, OH and died February 18, 1986 Champaign IL; and they had 4 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.4.1) ERNEST EDGAR DRAKE born December 16, 1921 Champion, Trumbull, OH; married November 1, 1941 in Biloxi MS, Doris Eileen Kobel (dau of Harry Carl & Florence Ruth (Price) Kobel] born November 23, 1922 Champion, Trumbull, OH; and they had 3 kids – resides Champaign IL
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.4.2) HOWARD FRANCIS DRAKE born May 7, 1923 Mecca, Trumbull, OH and died September 19, 1985 Toledo OH; buried Restlawn Cemetery, Perrysburg OH; married 1st March 8, 1943 Virginia Colleen Barnes; 2d July 1, 1960 in Toledo OH, as her 2d husband, Rosemary Smith born August 15, 1930 Toledo and died September 8, 1988 OH; he and Rosemary had 4 kids; he and Virginia had 3 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.4.2.1) NANCY CAROL DRAKE born March 8, 1944 Monroe MI and died in Lucas, Toledo, OH; married a Mr Schweer and they had 2 kids
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.5) KENNETH EDGAR DRAKE born December 18, 1906 Greene, Trumbull, OH and died November 19, 1949; married Gladys Fitts born March 30, 1908; and they had 2 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.4.5.1) DUANE DRAKE born November 12, 1927
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.5) EDSON FRANCIS LATTIN born August 6, 1877 Cortland, Trumbull, OH and died after September 1934 Howland, Trumbull, OH; married 1st July 3, 1913 Lena Hungerford Hatfield; married 2d January 12, 1931 Nellie Goodhart
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.6) WILLIAM BENJAMIN LATTIN born and died May 8, 1880 Cortland, Trumbull, OH
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.7) EMMOR E. LATTIN born June 18, 1882 Cortland, Trumbull, OH and died there September 15, 1883
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.8) FLORRIN L. LATTIN born December 18, 1886 Cortland, Trumbull, OH and died February 4, 1945 Orwell, Ashtabula, OH; married 1st December 31, 1906 Cleon Hayes; married 2d October 19, 1911 Ike Watson
(1.1.1.2.3.3.5.9) F. E. LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.3.6) CLARK LATTIN born November 1, 1840 OH and died February 21, 1863 Nashville TN (Civil War?)
(1.1.1.2.3.3.7) ENSIGN LATTIN born April 22, 1843 OH and died August 19, 1864 Andersonville GA; buried grave 6116 Andersonville – he is listed in the Andersonville database – Private, Company A, 12th US Infantry.
(1.1.1.2.3.3.8) MYRON LATTIN born August 3, 1845 Cortland, Trumbull, OH and died June 3, 1894; married December 25, 1873 Lititia Hart
(1.1.1.2.3.3.9) HORACE LATTIN born November 30, 1848 NY and died April 9, 1850 Argyle WI
(1.1.1.2.3.3.10) HENRY LATTIN born November 30, 1848 and died April 9, 1850; buried West Bazetta Cemetery, Trumbull Co OH
(1.1.1.2.3.4) WRIGHT LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.3.5) SUSAN LATTIN born April 12, 1813 (Leah Lattin born April 22, 1813) and died March 31, 1857 Bazetta, Trumbull, OH; married Simon H. Deyo
(1.1.1.2.3.6) SHEPHERD LATTIN born July 4, 1815 and died March 12, 1884; married Harriet Dexter
(1.1.1.2.3.7) ELI LATTIN
(1.1.1.2.4) STEPHEN ANGEVINE born July 5, 1786 Dutchess Co NY and died 1833 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY; married August 17, 1805 in Pleasant Valley, Anna Nancy Ward born July 8, 1787 NY and died January 8, 1858 Pleasant Valley NY; buried Presbyterian Church Yard, Dutchess Co NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.1) JONATHAN ANGEVINE born July 5, 1806 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.2) JOSEPH ANGEVINE born March 5, 1808 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died 1833
(1.1.1.2.4.3) CHARITY ANGEVINE born February 6, 1810 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died 1826
(1.1.1.2.4.4) SUSAN ANGEVINE born November 25, 1811 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died November 22, 1887 Tompkins Co NY; buried Pony Hollow Cemetery, Tompkins Co NY; married 1st May 6, 1832 in Dutchess Co NY, Stephen Brague; married 2d c1846 in Dutchess Co NY, Robert Birbeck born March 15, 1811 England and died December 22, 1860 Newfield, Tompkins, NY; and born to Susan and Stephen were:
(1.1.1.2.4.4.1) STEPHEN BRAGUE, JR., born 1833 Dutchess Co NY and died c1903
(1.1.1.2.4.4.2) MARY BRAGUE born 1836 Dutchess Co NY and died 1858; married William Giddings and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.4.2.1) WILLIAM GIDDINGS, JR
(1.1.1.2.4.4.2.2) FRANK EDWIN GIDDINGS
Born to Susan and her 2d husband, Robert, were:
(1.1.1.2.4.4.3) ELLEN BIRBECK born 1847 Wappinger Falls, Dutchess, NY and died November 24, 1938 Colorado Springs CO; married a Mr. McAllister and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.4.3.1) B. R. MCALLISTER
(1.1.1.2.4.4.3.2) LUELLA MCALLISTER
(1.1.1.2.4.4.3.3) HARRIET MCALLISTER
(1.1.1.2.4.4.4) JOSEPH BIRBECK (1849-1935) married, name unk, and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.4.4.4.1) ROBERT BIRBECK
(1.1.1.2.4.4.5) HENRY BIRBECK (c1852-)
(1.1.1.2.4.4.6) CLINTON BIRBECK born c1856 Newfield, Tompkins, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.5) GEORGE W. ANGEVINE born December 17, 1813 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died in Van Wert Co OH; married c1842 Mary J. {maiden name unk} and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.1) WILLIAM ANGEVINE born c1843 OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2) EDWARD A. ANGEVINE born January 1844 OH and died c1900-10 Jackson MI; married 1st c1866 Martha {maiden name unk}; married 2d c1885 Clara {maiden name unk}; and born to him and Martha were:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2.1) GEORGE E. ANGEVINE born November 1866 IN; married, name unk, and born to them were 2 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2.1.1) STELLA E. ANGEVINE born November 1896 IN
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2.2) MARY T. ANGEVINE born c1868 IN
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2.3) JENNIE G. ANGEVINE born c1879 IN
Born to Edward and his 2d wife, Clara, was:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.2.4) MABEL E. ANGEVINE born April 1886 MI
(1.1.1.2.4.5.3) CLINTON C. ANGEVINE (Judge) born December 21, 1846 OH and died December 5, 1926 Kansas City KS; Mankato Councilman 1880; served at least 3 terms as County Attorney; started law firm in 1893; married July 2, 1873 Nettie Ann John born January 11, 1857 IN and died after 1926; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.3.1) OLIVE MAY ANGEVINE born November 3, 1875 Jewel Co KS and died June 3, 1964 KS; married Archibald Stote
(1.1.1.2.4.5.3.2) EDITH ANGEVINE born December 23, 1877 Jewel Co KS and died April 18, 1878
(1.1.1.2.4.5.3.3) GEORGIA PEARL ANGEVINE born May 15, 1880 Mankato, Jewel, KS and died October 15, 1976 Shawnee KS; buried Highland Park, Kansas City KS
(1.1.1.2.4.5.3.4) MARIE ANGEVINE born November 17, 1889 Mankato, Jewel, KS and died January 10, 1963
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4) STEPHEN ANGEVINE born June 1851 Tully, Van Wert, OH and died after 1900 Van Wert Co OH; married c1872 Maria E. {maiden name unk} born January 1852 OH; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.1) AMANDA A. ANGEVINE (Winta) born March 1873 Van Wert Co OH; married 1897 James O. Hattery born October 1869 OH and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.1.1) JOHN S. HATTERY born July 1898 IN
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.2) EVA A. ANGEVINE born February 1875 Van Wert Co OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.3) ESTELLA V. ANGEVINE born August 1878 Van Wert Co OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.4) GEORGE RICHARD ANGEVINE born June 1881 Van Wert Co OH; married name unk and born to them were 2 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.4.1) RICHARD ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.5) FLOREN ANGEVINE born September 1883 Van Wert Co OH; married name unk and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.6) BESSIE ANGEVINE born May 1886 Van Wert Co OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.7) IDORA P. ANGEVINE born April 1888 Van Wert Co OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.4.8) CLARA LILLIAN ANGEVINE born June 1893 Van Wert Co OH; married Jack Beckstein
(1.1.1.2.4.5.5) ANN E. ANGEVINE born c1856 Tully, Van Wert, OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.6) GEORGE L. ANGEVINE born September 1860 Tully, Van Wert, OH; married c1892 Cora Albright born February 20, 1863 OH; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.5.6.1) GEORGE ANGEVINE born May 1893 OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.6.2) CLINTON ANGEVINE born July 1895 OH
(1.1.1.2.4.5.6.3) MARY A. ANGEVINE born January 1897 OH
(1.1.1.2.4.6) ELI CLINTON ANGEVINE born December 13, 1815 Pleasant Valley NY and died 1879 Wappinger, Dutchess, NY; married 1st before 1840 Sarah {maiden name unk}; married 2d c1869 Amelia {maiden name unk}; and born to him and Amelia were:
(1.1.1.2.4.6.1) FLORENCE ANGEVINE born c1870 Dutchess Co NY
(1.1.1.2.4.6.2) ANNIE D. ANGEVINE born c1875 Dutchess Co NY
(1.1.1.2.4.7) ELIZA ANGEVINE born April 20, 1818 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8) VIRGIL J. ANGEVINE born July 14, 1821 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died October 17, 1882 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY; married 1st Frances T. {mnu} born October 1, 1822 NY and died March 30, 1863; married 2d 1864, Emma Jane Cozine (1846-1889); and born to him and Frances were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.1) JOSEPH ANGEVINE born c1848 NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8.2) IDA ANGEVINE born c1857 NY
Born to Virgil and his 2d wife, Emma, were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3) GRACE ANN ANGEVINE born September 16, 1865 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY and died April 2, 1914 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY; buried East Park Cemetery, Dutchess Co NY; married c1881 Joseph C. Cozino who died 1930 Maybrook, Orange, NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.1) NEVA MAY COZINO born c1882 and died April 2, 1889 Carbondale PA
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.2) JOSEPH EARL COZINO died August 8, 1887 Cold Spring NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.3) RALPH COZINO died 1953 Willsboro, Essex, NY; buried East Park Cemetery, Dutchess Co NY; married January 11, 1910 in Poughkeepsie NY Isabel Dimsey; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.3.1) ISABEL COZINO married Caroll Hindle
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.3.2) THELMA COZINO married John Hanaburgh and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.3.3) EARL COZINO (1918-1939)
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.4) ELLA K. COZINO born October 31, 1891 Fishkill Landing NY and died March 7, 1969 Wappinger Falls, Dutchess, NY; buried East Park Cemetery, Dutchess Co NY; married Louis F Hill and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.3.4.1) ROWENA HILL married 1st Reginald H Briggs and they had 2 kids; 2d Mr Nenni
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4) EDITH EMMA ANGEVINE born 1868 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY; married July 13, 1892 in Poughkeepsie NY, Orville C. Humphrey and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4.1) META G HUMPHREY died c1960 Pleasant Valley NY; apparently married 3 times, first name unk; 2d Mr Watson; and 3d Robert Clark; and born to her and Mr Watson was:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4.1.1) SHIRLEY WATSON
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4.2) PEARL HUMPHREY died c1954 Poughkeepsie NY; married Bertram Baker and born to them was:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4.2.1) BERNICE BAKER (1919-1975) married a Mr Pudney
(1.1.1.2.4.8.4.3) EDITH HUMPHREY (-c1930) married name unk and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.4.8.5) VIRGIL J. ANGEVINE, JR born June 12, 1870 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY and died October 8, 1915 Arlington, Dutchess, NY; buried Poughkeepsie Cemetery, Dutchess Co NY; married Mary Doran and born to them were 3 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.5.1) ETHEL ANGEVINE (1896-1899)
(1.1.1.2.4.8.5.2) RALPH ANGEVINE (1901-1904)
(1.1.1.2.4.8.5.3) PERCY ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.4.8.6) CLINTON ELI ANGEVINE born November 6, 1873 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY; married c1896 Ella M. {mnu} born 1871 NY and died October 15, 1946 Poughkeepsie NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.6.1) WILLIAM E. ANGEVINE born February 1897 NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8.6.2) CATHERINE E. ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.4.8.6.3) HELEN V ANGEVINE
(1.1.1.2.4.8.7) WILLIAM BRAGUE ANGEVINE born August 5, 1876 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY and died June 13, 1946 Poughkeepsie NY; buried there; married c1906 Mary Ella Baker who died 1935 Poughkeepsie; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.4.8.7.1) HAZEL MAE ANGEVINE born August 20, 1907 Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY and died 1954; married 1st a Mr. Vandeusen and they had 1 child; married 2d a Mr. Campbell – marriage sequence may be reversed
(1.1.1.2.4.8.7.2) ELIZABETH ANGEVINE married Joseph L Hollick and they had a child
(1.1.1.2.4.8.7.3) WILLIAM ORVILLE ANGEVINE married Beatrice E LaRue and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.2.4.8.8) PHILANDER ANGEVINE (Philip) born August 3, 1879 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8.9) BERYHA E. ANGEVINE born September 17, 1881 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.8.10) CORNELIUS ANGEVINE born c1883 Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.4.9) ASENATH ANGEVINE born February 7, 1822 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died 1906 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.1.2.4.10) REBECCA ANGEVINE born April 6, 1824 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY and died December 12, 1862 Liberty, Jackson, MI; married November 30, 1851 in Dutchess Co NY, as his 1st wife, Smith P. Angevine [son of Bartholomew G. & Sarah (Peters/Peterson) Angevine] born September 19, 1826 Clinton, Dutchess, NY; and they had 7 kids, 4 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.4.10.1) ALICE ANGEVINE (c1854-)
(1.1.1.2.4.10.2) ANNIE ANGEVINE (c1857-)
(1.1.1.2.4.10.3) MARY ETTA ANGEVINE born c1859 MI
(1.1.1.2.4.10.4) ADELL ANGEVINE born c1861 MI
(1.1.1.2.4.11) CAROLINE ANGEVINE born April 7, 1826 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.1.2.5) GEORGE ANGEVINE born c1788 Clinton, Dutchess, NY and died after 1840 NYC; married c1810 Maria Snyder born c1794 NY and died July 15, 1886 Dutchess Co NY; buried there at Salt Point; and they had 4 kids, 2 of which were:
(1.1.1.2.5.1) JONATHAN ANGEVINE born December 17, 1811 Dutchess Co NY and died December 21, 1888 Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, NY; buried there at Netherwood Church Yard; married c1848 Eliza A. Roys born March 1, 1825 MA and died February 24, 1893 Pleasant Valley NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.2.5.1.1) JULIA P. ANGEVINE born c1849 Pleasant Valley NY
(1.1.1.2.5.1.2) HIRAM D. ANGEVINE born November 22, 1852 Pleasant Valley NY and died May 22, 1928; buried Netherwood Baptist Cemetery, Dutchess Co NY
(1.1.1.2.5.1.3) ESTELLE ANGEVINE born c1858 Pleasant Valley NY; married c1881-88, a Mr. Van Noy
(1.1.1.2.5.2) E. H. ANGEVINE born c1815 Dutchess Co NY
(1.1.1.3) ABIGAIL FERRIS married first, a Mr. Haynes, and second, a Mr. Monday. Born to Abigail and Mr. Haynes was:
(1.1.1.3.1) JAMES HAYNES
From Bill Martin: "I suspect she (Abigail) was the same Abigail who married Elijah Mondon of Ulster Co NY. Their names are indicated (Highland Protestant Church Records FHL 0,823,767) as parents in the 14 December 1811 marriage of my ancestors Elizabeth Mondon and James Malcom. They had a son Gilbert Ferris Mondon, who settled in Deerpark, Orange, NY. And my 3d great grandfather was named Gilbert Ferris Malcom (Ferris has survived as a first name – also in a female form "Ferissa" – in my own family and direct lines of the Malcolm family".
(1.1.1.4) SOLOMON FERRIS born August 25, 1766 and died October 19, 1860 Highlands NY; married Lydia Smith born April 3, 1774/6 and died November 16, 1870; resided Highlands, opposite Po'keepsie [now New Paltz]. Solomon was a farmer and had real estate worth $30,000 listed in the 1850 census; and born to them were [Jim - their children were not noted for their longevity]:
(1.1.1.4.1) ANNING F. FERRIS born January 26, 1791 and died February 23, 1794
(1.1.1.4.2) SARAH FERRIS born March 15, 1793 and died November 17, 1803
(1.1.1.4.3) JOHN JAY FERRIS born February 15, 1796 and died February 14, 1875 Highlands NY; unmarried
(1.1.1.4.4) HARVEY FERRIS born July 21, 1798 and died September 7, 1799
(1.1.1.4.5) ELEANOR FERRIS born October 14, 1801 and died December 31, 1825; married June 11, 1823 William A. Smith and born to them was:
(1.1.1.4.5.1) LYDIA ELLEN SMITH born September 12, 1824; married March 28, 1864 Lewis Coe; resided New Paltz Landing NY
(1.1.1.4.6) SARAH FERRIS (Sally) born March 29,1804 New Paltz and died February 28, 1829 Highland; buried Ferris Cemetery, Highland, Ulster, NY; married January 23, 1824, Joshua Collins Angevine (1.1.1.2.2.2) - see him for offspring
(1.1.1.4.7) NELSON FERRIS born June 22, 1806 and died July 28, 1859; a sloop captain on the North River; married Delilah (or Elvia) Deyo (1807-); and born to them were:
(1.1.1.4.7.1) LYDIA ELIZABETH FERRIS (c1837-)
(1.1.1.4.7.2) EUGENIA ADELAIDE FERRIS (c1840-)
(1.1.1.4.7.3) JULIA E. FERRIS (1844-)
(1.1.1.4.7.4) SOLOMON A. FERRIS (1849-) married June 24, 1893, Mary Ella Deyo [Jim - related to his mother?]
(1.1.1.4.8) ELECTA FERRIS (1808-) married John Thompson, organizer of the 1st National Bank & Chase National Bank, New York; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.4.8.1) FREDERICK FERRIS THOMPSON (Photos) born June 14, 1836 New York City and died there April 10, 1899; buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua (cemetery and tombstone photos). Frederick spent his boyhood in NYC, entering Williams College 1852; left college 1854 to go abroad for his father; married June 17, 1857 in Canandaigua, Mary Lee Clark (Photograph) [dau of Myron Clark, Governor of New York during the 1840's & Zilpha (Watkins)] born December 27, 1835 Naples NY and died July 28, 1923, Canandaigua NY; 1907 the Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Building at Columbia University was described as ‘there is not another gymnasium building as perfectly equipped in the United States’. Fred was known as a very funny, good-natured fellow, always laughing, with a good store of anecdotes. He loved children and was very interested in education. He was also well known in financial circles of the day. In 1857, John Thompson, with his sons Samuel and Frederick organized "Thompsons Bank Note and Commercial Reporter". The sons spent most of their time on the road presenting bank notes to issuers to test their solvency. In 1859 a new bank in Detroit was organized by John Thompson, Myron Clark and Theodore Hall, with Myron’s son Lorenzo Clark as president. This became the 1st National Bank of Detroit in 1865. In 1863 John Thompson returned to NYC and applied for a charter under the new National Banking Act in the name of his two sons. This new bank would be the 1st National Bank of the City of New York. Stockholders included Samuel (President), Frederick (Vice President), and George Baker, paying teller, who was a close friend of the Clark family. During the panic of 1873, brother Samuel proposed liquidation of the bank. Frederick and George Baker, with majority of the stock, voted against it. At the end of the year, Samuel and John retired as Directors. New life was breathed into 1st National (forerunner of Citibank), and Frederick and George Baker remained in control. Frederick had a life-long interest in photography and was among the first to use dry plates. He was a charter member of the Amateur Photographic Exchange Club. His interest in printing (having his own printing presses in NYC and later at Sonnenberg) made it possible for him to write and print a newletter that passede on news and methods of the Club members. Though the Club only existed from 1861-63, they gained international recognition through the articles and correspondence in the journals. His printing press was used on many occasions to produce programs and menus for parties and family gatherings. He also produced "Every Now and Then", a gossipy, fun-filled newspaper written for and about the Thompson friends. Many educational institutions benefited by this interest. He was on the board of Trustees of Vassar College, Williams College and Teachers College (Columbia U.) for many years. He gave of his time and money to these institutions, often caring far more about the fun students had then what they learned. Funds were set up for the students ‘fun and folic’ as he called it, as well as money given to build buildings and create lecture programs. His varied interests are shown by the organizations he belonged to and supported. Among them were The Union Leagues, Williams Alumni Association, the National Academy of Design, the American Fine Arts Society, the American Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Geographic Society, New York Historical Society, American Association of the Advancement of Science and the Archaeological Society. Mary was educated in village schools and then attended Ontario Female Seminary. She met Frederick in Albany when her father was Governor. Mary and Frederick established their primary residence at 283 Madison Avenue, NYC and spent their summers in Canandaigua. They purchased the Sonnenberg property in 1863 (300 acres) and replaced the original farmhouse with a Queen Anne style mansion in 1885. When Mary was widowed at age 67, seeking a new goal for her life, she roamed the world, studying architectural styles of renowned gardens until she learned enough to begin her own grand design for Sonnenberg {German for sunny hill}. She retained the services of the finest professionals and exercised complete control over plans and construction. The amazing variety of gardening art and architecture, including Italian, English, Colonial, and Japanese reflected her rich imagination and critical judgment of artistic propriety. The nine formal gardens were created between 1902-19; today these formal gardens are recognized by the Smithsonian as one of the most magnificent late Victorian gardens ever created in America. She also entertained many public figures, including Thomas Edison, inviting each distinguished guest to plant a tree. In Canandaigua, she built and supported the Thompson Hospital and its maternity wing, the recreational playground, the swimming school, Clark Manor House, and the Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel. She also purchased and renovated the Canandaigua Hotel on Main Street to save it from becoming a factory. She took an active part in the village life, advocating street improvements, donating the site and architectural plans for the post office, helping beautiful the grounds of the County Courthouse, and contributed heavily to the YMCA, the Ontario County Historical Society, the Wood Library, and local churches. Mary also was interested in preserving the culture of Native Americans and gave generously to that cause. Her contributions to the State Museum in Albany funded the creation of a collection of dioramas depicting life of the Iroquois Nation. She also donated numerous artifacts to the State Museum, and to the Ontario County History Society. In 1920, she was awarded the Cornplanter Medal for her support of Native American cultural preservation and understanding. When she died, she left a legacy of philanthropy, which continues to benefit her community, state and nation. Sonnenberg is being preserved as a monument to her creative and generous spirit. After her death the estate passed to a nephew and in 1931, it was sold to the Federal Government as a site for a Veterans Administration Hospital. Spurred by citizen action, Congress passed a law transferring the property [50 acres] to Sonnenberg Gardens (Photograph), which is located in Canandaigua NY - in the heart of the Finger Lakes area. President Nixon signed the measure into law in 1972. No offspring. See www.sonnenberg.org
(1.1.1.4.8.2) MELVINA THOMPSON born 1829 and died November 17, 1832
(1.1.1.4.8.3) IRVING FERRIS THOMPSON born 1832 and died January 23, 1833
(1.1.1.4.8.4) OLIVER B. THOMPSON married Julia F., {maiden name unk; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.4.8.4.1) JOHNNIE F. THOMPSON born 1870 and died August 6, 1871
(1.1.1.4.8.5) SAMUEL THOMPSON (Samuel Clark Thompson) (1834-1907) banker – founder of Citi-Bank; see Frederick above; married Abigail Elizabeth Sherman (1841-1884) [dau of Edward Tucker & Elizabeth Watkeys (Howland) Sherman]; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1) FERRIS SHERMAN THOMPSON (1867-1913) as an undergraduate, he held the Princeton record for the mile walk and was president of the Princeton Athletic Association in his senior year; upon his death, he left the University $3 million, a third by immediate bequest, the balance in his residuary estate, which came to the U in 1948; his gifts were used for geneal endowment, for Bicentennial Preceptorships, and for the Ferris S. Thompson faculty houses on College Road; he died in Paris, France; married Kathleen Elizabeth MacCarthy (1868-1942) [dau of Florence Strachan & Alice (Linton) MacCarthy] who apparently remarried after Ferris’ death; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1) CHARLES SHERMAN THOMPSON (1896-1972) married Claressa Astrid Rittenhouse (1896-1965) [dau of Levi Beardsley & Martha Anne (Angle) Rittenhouse]; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1.1) MARY ASTRID THOMPSON born 1932 NYC and died 2004; married & divorced, George Randolph Hearst Jr born July 13, 1927 (grandson of William Randolph Hearst), chairman of the board of the Hearst Corp, 1996-; director of the company for 40+y; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1.1.1) MARY ASTRID HEARST (1953-2004)
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1.1.2) GEORGE RANDOLPH HEARST III (1955-) – vice president of the Hearst Corporation
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1.1.3) STEPHEN THOMPSON HEARST (1956-) - Chairman, board of directors of California Missions Foundation
(1.1.1.4.8.5.1.1.1.4) ERIN WILBUR HEARST (1959-)
(1.1.1.4.9) MARY ANN FERRIS born December 1, 1811 and died March 10, 1830; one source states she married Samuel Clark; Chaplain Ferris says she was unmarried
(1.1.1.4.10) SAMUEL CLARK FERRIS born September 25, 1814 and died May 26, 1830
(1.1.1.4.11) JULIA RATH FERRIS (Julia Ruth?) born September 2, 1818 and died July 12, 1849; [possibly following childbirth of Julie?]; married 1845 Nathaniel DuBois and born to them were:
(1.1.1.4.11.1) SOLOMON FERRIS DEBOIS born October 28, 1846 and died April 12, 1847
(1.1.1.4.11.2) JULIE FERRIS DEBOIS (1849-) married a Mr. Whitney
(1.1.1.5) GEORGE FERRIS born 1767 East Chester NY and died April 29, 1839; according to his mother's will, George was living in Nova Scotia 1785 and received a bequest of 10 shillings as a bar to him and his descendants every sharing further in her estate. George was the Tory (U.E. Loyalists) (along with Peter and Joshua) from Westchester NY, who received land in New Brunswick in 1783; married 1st February 28, 1790 Jemima/Jimima Travis (1766-1816); and 2d c1794 Sarah Carpenter born August 6, 1774 Hempstead, L. I., NY and died November 30, 1852 [dau of Benjamin & Mary (Pugsley) Carpenter]. Born to George and Sarah were:
(1.1.1.5.1) NATHANIEL FERRIS born November 25, 1790 and died March 10, 1862; was Adjutant in Cavalry, War of 1812; moved from Poughkeepsie to New York City where he was a dry goods merchant with Isaac M. Hand & Co, then with Hand, Ferris & Co., and finally with Nathaniel Ferris & Co., until he retired 1852; married 1st December 20, 1821 Mary Duryea Warner; and 2d November 3, 1834 Joanne (Ann) S. Fisher. Born to Nathaniel and Mary were:
(1.1.1.5.1.1) CATHERINE MORGAN FERRIS born July 28, 1824 and died May 5, 1856; unmarried
(1.1.1.5.1.2) GEORGE LANSING FERRIS born August 30, 1827 and died December 9, 1857; married June 30, 1851 Mary G.B. Hart and born to them was:
(1.1.1.5.1.2.1) MARY HART FERRIS born September 16, 1853; married November 12, 1873 Percival L. Thomas
Born to Nathaniel and his second wife, Joanne/Ann, were:
(1.1.1.5.1.3) GARWOOD FERRIS born June 29, 1837 New York City and died January 12, 1924 Roselle NJ; resided Jersey City 1876 and was a member of the firm of Ferris, Richards Consulting Engineers, 98 Hudson Street, Jersey City NJ; married October 8, 1867 (Mary A. Gamble) Mary Ogden Gamble (1842-1916) [dau of James S & Mary O (Beach) Gamble] and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.1.3.1) ISABEL GERTRUDE FERRIS born July 26, 1869 Jersey City; married Stewart A. Trench (1865-1931)
(1.1.1.5.1.3.2) GARWOOD OGDEN FERRIS born March 26, 1870 and died February 26, 1871
(1.1.1.5.1.3.3) FREDERICK EDWARD FERRIS born September 3, 1871 New York City; married Isabel Beatrice Trench [related to brother-in-law?]
(1.1.1.5.1.3.4) LEONARD HEPBURN FERRIS born June 10, 1873 Jersey City NJ; married Anna Isabella Lee and born to them was:
(1.1.1.5.1.3.4.1) LEONARD HEPBURN FERRIS, JR., born May 15, 1920 Jersey City NJ
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5) HAROLD R. B. FERRIS born November 4, 1881; married Ethel LaFontaine Frech and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.1) GARWOOD FERRIS born August 14, 1920 and died January 30, 1997; married December 1, 1945 Margaret Helena Brown; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.1.1) MARGARET ANN FERRIS (Peggy) born November 16, 1946; married July 26, 1973 Robert Carlos Laemle; resides Highland Park IL; Peggy has provided updated info on her "twig" – thanks Peggy!; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.1.1.1) JOHANNA MARIE LAEMLE born May 18, 1978; graduated from Knox College, Galesburg IL, sociology-anthropolgy; photographer in Eugene OR – Peggy never made the Ferris connection with Knox College.
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.1.1.2) MOLLY LUCILLE LAEMLE born March 21, 1982
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.1.2) KATHLEEN SUE FERRIS born March 4, 1949; Army Vet
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.2) MARY EDWIN FERRIS born October 18, 1921 Jersey City
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.3) KATHERINE C. FERRIS born June 1, 1924 Orr's Island, Maine
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.4) ISABEL GERTRUDE FERRIS born April 11, 1927 Orr's Island, Maine
(1.1.1.5.1.3.5.5) STEWART FRENCH FERRIS born and died August 1931
(1.1.1.5.1.4) MARY DURYEA FERRIS born December 17, 1842 and died March 11, 1889 Athens NY [daughter born to his second wife, named after the first wife??]; married June 15, 1870 Frank A. Wheeler, M.D
(1.1.1.5.1.5) FREDERICK FERRIS born July 24, 1849; married September 14, 1870 Ada Rheinstein
(1.1.1.5.1.6) GERTRUDE ELEANOR FERRIS born January 21, 1856 and died April 1, 1883; married June 1, 1877 a Mr. Richards
(1.1.1.5.2) LANNING (LANING?) (LANSING?) FERRIS (1800-); married (Cornelia) Cordelia Beene (Cardelia Bennett?) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.2.1) ANN ELIZA FERRIS (1820-) married Joseph Moreau
(1.1.1.5.2.2) ADELAIDE FERRIS (or ADELINE) born c1820; married a Mr. Eldredge
(1.1.1.5.2.3) GEORGE B. FERRIS (1822-); married Hannah J. Lee born 1824 NY [dau of William]; produce merchant in NYC – sold produce to ships – later branched to shipyards in NJ; George listed in the 1910 census living in Palisades NJ with what appears to be some of his deceased wife’s family. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.2.3.1) EDMUND ELTINGS FERRIS born New Paltz NY
(1.1.1.5.2.3.2) P. ADELAIDE FERRIS born 1854 NY; 26y old and single at the time of the 1880 census, living with her parents’ in Manhattan
(1.1.1.5.2.3.3) LANNING L. FERRIS born 1856 NY; listed as a store clerk 1880 census, single and 24y old and living at his parents’ home in Manhattan
(1.1.1.5.2.3.4) WILLIAM L. FERRIS born 1858 NY; listed as a 22y old store clerk, single, and living with his parents’ in Manhattan 1880 census
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5) GEORGE A. FERRIS born 1861 NY and died 1910-15; listed 1880 census as a 20y old store clerk and living with his parents in Manhattan; married 1883 Hoboken NJ, Cornelia S. Danforth born 1863 Middleburgh NY; he became an inspector and lived in Hoboken NJ. Born to them was:
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5.1) GEORGE FERRIS (1888-); held various social jobs; married Hoboken NJ, Mary Roberts born 1889 NJ and died 1932 Staten Island – divorced in the early 19-teens; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5.1.1) CORNELIA LETSON FERRIS (Letty) born August 6, 1906 Hobokon NJ and died 1986 Staten Island; Letty was a flapper in the 1920s and she and her future husband, James, frequented speakeasys, beer gardens of Manhattan and Jersey City; married in Staten Island NY, James Henry Rogers born 1905 Staten Island and died there 1979; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5.1.1.1) WILLIAM FERRIS born 1934 Staten Island; married Barbara {maiden name unk} born 1934 Staten Island; and they had 3 kids
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5.2) WILLIAM FERRIS (1892-)
(1.1.1.5.2.3.5.3) LETTY FERRIS (1894-)
(1.1.1.5.2.3.6) ROBERT FRANKLIN FERRIS died July 9, 1864 NYC age 1y 6m 17d
(1.1.1.5.2.4) ROBERT L. FERRIS born c1823/24 NY; it is believed that Robert remained a bachelor and lived with his brother George. The brothers had a business together, Commecial Merchants, in Manhattan and later expanded over the river into NJ (Jersey City area); listed in the 1880 census as living with his brother George, and listed himself as a 56y old commercial merchant
(1.1.1.5.3) EUPHEMY FERRIS married Byley Oakley. [George's will suggests that Euphemy may have been a granddaughter, possibly from Jemima's second marriage, rather than George's daughter??] Born to Euphemy and Byley was:
(1.1.1.5.3.1) DAUGHTER, name unknown [Jim-this daughter may have been named Euphemy and have been the one mentioned in her Grandfather George Ferris’ will.]; married a Mr. Fuller and born to them were:
(1.1.1.5.3.1.1) JENNIE FULLER
(1.1.1.5.3.1.2) EM (EMILY?) FULLER
(1.1.1.5.4) JEMIMA FERRIS married 1st Caleb Bedell (Bedla?); and 2d a Mr. Oakley
(1.1.1.5.5) EBENEZER FERRIS (Ebenezer G?) (c1801-) married Mary Pearsall
(1.1.1.5.6) GILBERT FERRIS born September 10, 1804 and died December 26, 1832; married Maria {maiden name unk}; no issue [Chaplain Ferris lists Gilbert as a possible child of George.]
(1.1.1.6) RICHARD FERRIS (1770-1832/7) (Reverend) (Richard R. Ferris died Spencer, Tioga, NY); married 1st August 22, 1791 Winifred Purdy [dau of Jacob & Abigail (Smith) Purdy] born January 22, 1773 North Castle, Westcheser, NY and died October 13, 1820; buried Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery, White Plains NY; and 2d Maria Pelham; and born to Richard and Winifred [Chaplain Ferris listed their issue as possibly]:
(1.1.1.6.1) ELIJAH FERRIS born August 22, 1792 [or August 3, 1790] NY and died August 28, 1862 Tioga Co PA; enlisted as a Private in the Army at Tarrytown, Westchester Co NY in late summer of 1814; he was stationed at Brooklyn Heights NY and was discharged from there at the declaration of peace. As a veteran of the War of 1812, he applied for bounty land in an affidavit dated April 10, 1855 at age 56(?) and was given warrant #75201 for 160 acres and signed over his warrant to J. Emery of Wellsborough PA in January, 1856, which became Lot # 15741. He married January 15, 1816 at Orange Co, NY Maria Dorrance [Charlotte Orson?] born January 16, 1801 NY and died Tioga Co PA. They went to Macoupin County IL with their children, but apparently moved back to PA. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.1) ISAAC FERRIS born February 16, 1817 NY; married January 22, 1839 in NY, Charlette Buckbee; apparently moved to Staunton IL; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.1.1) SIMON AUGUSTUS FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.1.1.2) GEORGE EDWARD FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.1.1.3) DANIEL WEBSTER FERRIS born September 1, 1846 Elmira, Chemung, NY and died January 1927 New Douglas IL; migrated to Staunton IL 1859 with his family; Civil War Vet served 1y 11m in 3d Illinois Cavalry; school teacher for 23y taught in a number of schools, principally in the eastern part of the county; married December 25, 1879 Mary Ellen Long (Mary A) [dau of James & Jemima (Redfearn) Long] born c1857 Bond Co IL and died August 26, 1908 Old Ripley, Bond, IL; both buried New Douglas Cemetery (Photo); (he was survived by a brother Jud J Ferris of Ft Scott KS, not identified here) and born to them was:
(1.1.1.6.1.1.3.1) GEORGE ISAAC FERRIS born November 1880 Grant Fork, Madison, IL and died Granite City, Madison, IL; married October 25, 1905 Amanda J Dale; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.1.3.1.1) DALE FERRIS of Alhambra IL 1927
(1.1.1.6.1.1.3.1.2) DENSMORE FERRIS of Alhambra IL 1927
(1.1.1.6.1.1.3.2) LOUISA BROWN FERRIS - adopted
(1.1.1.6.1.1.4) LYDIA MARIA FERRIS (Photographs) born November 9, 1839, NY and died 1903 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor WA; middle name was pronounced Mariah; married 1855 in Angelica, Allegany, NY, Clark Sherman [son of Harvey and Lucinda (Clark) Sherman] born November 22, 1835 Marion, Wayne, NY and died July 15, 1880 Pultneyville, Wayne, NY. Clark born, raised and spent the first eight years of his married life on the Harvey Sherman farm on the Palmyra to Pultneyville Road in Marion NY; 1867, he graduated from the Marion Collegiate Institute; 1868, he moved to Palmyra, where in 1869, he bought a grocery store. Lydia did not care for the grocery business because every grocer kept several barrels of wine and whiskey for sale; this did not suit her, so Clark sold the store and in 1870-71, the family returned to farming in Marion; 1879, the family moved to the Wright Fish Farm, 180 acres located on the shore of Lake Ontario, near Pultneyville. After Clark's death, Lydia moved with Charles and Myron to Illinois, to live with her father. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.1.4.1) CHARLES SHERMAN born 1860 Marion, Wayne, NY and died 1888 Farber MO; married May 6, 1885 in Farber MO, Lucy Machin born and died Farber
(1.1.1.6.1.1.4.2) MYRON ADELBERT SHERMAN (Photographs) born July 9, 1862 in a stone house located about three miles north of Marion NY and died 1947 Aberdeen WA; belonged to AOUW, IOOF, KOFP, Good Templars and wrote his memoirs in the 1940s, from which much of the genealogy prepared by Margaret Sherman Lutzvick was prepared; he moved to Bond Co, IL when he was 18 and became a teacher. In his first class of some 30 students, five were older and larger than Myron. He also passed his certificate to teach in Madison Co IL. Myron quit teaching and moved to Farber MO, to go into a hardware business partnership with a Mr. McMurtry. He later became teacher of the East Lick School. [Jim - if you interested in reading more about this gentleman's interesting life and others in this family, suggest Going to Palmyra: Sherman Deeds.]; married 1st May 6, 1885 [note this was a double wedding, brothers and sisters] in Farber MO, Emma Machin 1862 Farber and died there 1890; married 2d June 15, 1892 in Farber, Amanda Bell Brown born 1868 Farber and died 1943 Aberdeen, Grays Harbor, WA; buried in the Family Plot, Endicott. Amanda belonged to the Rebekahs. Born to Myron and Emma were – info deleted as per family member.
(1.1.1.6.1.1.4.3) FERRIS SHERMAN (Little Fay) born 1867 Marion NY and died there May 12, 1875 of inflammatory rheumatism
(1.1.1.6.1.2) JAMES HARVEY FERRIS born May 17, 1821 NY; married January 3, 1843 Mary Ann Reightmer
(1.1.1.6.1.3) ANN MARIE FERRIS born August 25, 1824 NY; married February 22, 1850 Henry Cooper
(1.1.1.6.1.4) SYLVESTER FERRIS born October 25, 1827 NY; married September 3, 1857 in Madison Co IL Hester A. Keown
(1.1.1.6.1.5) CATHERINE E. FERRIS born October 20, 1830 NY; married August 13, 1848 Calvin Plumley
(1.1.1.6.1.6) WILLIAM H. FERRIS born August 3, 1833 NY and died 1841l there is a William H. Ferris died May 19, 1842, age 14 y son of E. & A. Ferris, buried at the Old Second Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung Co NY - apparently wrong fella because of dates
(1.1.1.6.1.7) ARENA FERRIS born December 11, 1835 NY and died September 30, 1858; married April 6, 1856 David Butler
(1.1.1.6.1.8) JOHN S. FERRIS born September 14, 1841 NY and died January 28, 1864
(1.1.1.6.1.9) JEROME EDWARD FERRIS born March 25, 1844 Delmar Township, Tioga PA and died August 25, 1931 Yoncalla, Douglas, OR; buried Yoncalla Cemetery (cemetery and tombstone photo). When he was about twelve years of age, he moved with his parents to Macoupin and Madison Counties IL, where he continued to reside until 1862 when at the age of 17, he enlisted in the Union Army, specifically, Company I, 122d Illinois Regiment. His regiment did service in Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. His company participated in the battles of Nashville and Mobile, as well as lesser engagements, and he was mustered out July 15, 1865 at Mobile AL. After the War, he engaged in farming, first in Illinois, then in Crawford County KS and later in Oregon. In 1891, he moved from Kansas to Douglas County, settling at Yoncalla where he farmed and raised fruit. He married, first, February 10, 1867, in Madison County IL, Hestor Elizabeth Tabor born February 3, 1850, Madison County IL and died December 3, 1875, Prescott, Pierce County WI [dau. of Thomas Kell and Mary Ann (Keown) Tabor]; buried Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott WI; and second, July 21, 1889, at Russell Springs KS, Nannie P. (Snell) White. Born to Jerome and Hestor were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.1) GEORGE EDWARD FERRIS born Madison Co IL and died there December 30, 1867 [apparently as an infant]
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2) CORA EMMA ALICE FERRIS born December 21, 1869 Alhambra, Madison, IL and died June 15, 1942 Trimbelle, Pierce, WI; buried Trimbelle Cemetery; married July 4, 1891 at River Falls, Pierce Co WI, Miner McLaughlin born September 20, 1864 Trimbelle WI and died February 10, 1946 Red Wing MN [son of David and Cora]. Miner was a farmer and spent his entire life in the Trimbelle community except for a short time when he and his family lived in North Dakota; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.1) RUSSELL MCLAUGHLIN born March 1892 Mapleton ND and died September 13, 1923 Trimbelle WI
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.2) LEON M. MCLAUGHLIN (Bud) born October 1893 WI and died October 27, 1969 Shadow Hills, Los Angeles, CA; married Mae Nettle; were living St. Paul MN 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.3) BLANCHE MCLAUGHLIN born September 6, 1896 Ellsworth WI and died January 1989 Titusville FL; married Walter Rosemeier (Rosemeyer) and they were living in Freeport IL 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.4) HARRY M. MCLAUGHLIN born February 20, 1898 WI and died May 1946 MN; living Minneapolis 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.5) MABEL MCLAUGHLIN born May 1901 Ellsworth WI and died 1978; buried Trimbelle Cemetery WI
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.6) ROY FERRIS MCLAUGLIN born October 2, 1904 Ellsworth WI and died March 27, 1964 LaPorte IN; buried Olive Cemetery, Wakaruse, Elkhart, IN; married 1st Myra Dorothy Sager; and 2d Mildred Sailor
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.7) CLYDE MCLAUGHLIN born April 20, 1907 Trimbelle WI and died January 4, 1953 Ellsworth WI; buried River Falls WI; married Wanda Harnish and was living in Trimbelle 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.8) CLAIRE SHERMAN MCLAUGHLIN born September 30, 1909 Pierce Co WI and died May 5, 1981 Winona MN; buried Trimbelle Cemetery WI; living South St. Paul 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.9) GUY ALLEN MCLAUGHLIN born December 9, 1912 Pierce Co WI; living Hastings 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.2.10) FLORENCE MCLAUGHLIN (Flossie) born March 9, 1921 Pierce Co WI; living Freeport PA 1946
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3) MARY BELLE FERRIS born January 4, 1874 Clifton Township, Pierce Co WI and died November 9, 1960 Salem Township, Pierce Co; buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Ellsworth WI. Upon the death of her mother, when Mary was one year old, she made her home with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Tabor; married November 23, 1892 at Trimbelle, Pierce Co WI, North Herman Leonard Peterson [son of Peter August & Amalia Eugenia (Bleumortier) Peterson] born October 20, 1868 Red Wing, Goodhue, MN and died September 21, 1966 Ellsworth, Pierce, WI; buried with his wife. After their marriage, they started housekeeping in Beldenville WI, where North worked for Fred Severence in his general store. In the winter of 1894, they rented rooms from the Stephens in Trimbelle and in that fall they moved to Red Wing MN, where they lived for 25 years. North worked in several stores and built a house where his two sons were born. He became interested in starting a cooperative store and got it organized; working there driving the delivery wagon. He sold the house and rented on West 5th Street, building a second time on West 6th Street, where Florence born. After working at the pottery for a short time, they rented out their 6th Street house and moved to Belle Creek MN where North managed the Farmers Cooperative Store for two and a half years. They came back to Red Wing and North managed a co-op in Waverly MN for three years and commuted from Red Wing to Waverly by train during the week and came home on the weekends. North's sons wanted to farm and he was ready to try it. They rented their house again and moved out to the Stedman farm, which is in the vicinity of the present day Red Wing golf course. Phil ran the farm while North worked at the pottery. The family acclimated to farming and sold their house in Red Wing and moved to Herbert, Salem Township, Pierce County WI, where in 1919 they rented a 100 acre farm from George Wolf. They also bought 120 acres of mostly timbered land and struggled to clear 20 acres of it. In 1939-40, the bought the Bill Moran farm and it was in the family until Phil died in 1967. Mary was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Ellsworth. North was a resident of Salem Township for 46 years and served as Treasurer for 15 years. He was a farmer and his farm accounting records from 1947-52 are in the possession of his grandson, Peter Raymond Lindell. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.1) LORENA ISABEL PETERSON born February 27, 1894 Trimbelle, Pierce, WI and died December 30, 1978 Ellsworth, Pierce, WI; buried Featherstone Cemetery, Goodhue Co MN; married October 12, 1918 at Red Wing MN, Frank J. Mix born October 18, 1882 Featherstone MN and died October 6, 1951; resided at Frontenanc; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.1.1) LORRAINE ISABEL MIX born January 15, 1925 Red Wing MN; married Paul Wilcox
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.2) CLARENCE FERRIS PETERSON born September 20, 1897 Red Wing MN and died there December 3, 1977; buried there Oakwood Cemetery; married May 22, 1922 at Red Wing, Harriet M. Tiederman born March 27, 1900 and died July 24, 1984 Redwing; buried with her husband. Clarence left the farm and never came back after serving in WWI; a member of the Red Wing City Council in the 1950s. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.2.1) BYRON JAMES PETERSON born April 15, 1923 Red Wing MN and died September 19, 1971; buried Oakwood Cemetery, Red Wing; married June 27, 1943 Marjorie Helen Packer
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.2.2) CAROL MINA PETERSON born June 6, 1929 Red Wing MN; married Roger Gallimore
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.2.3) JEROME ANDREW PETERSON born January 9, 1932 Red Wing MN; married April 8, 1961 at Morton MN, Donna Marie Allison
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.3) PHILIP ARTHUR PETERSON born September 1, 1901 Red Wing MN and died April 15, 1972 Salem Township, Pierce Co WI; buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Ellsworth WI; never married and stayed on the farm with his parents
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4) FLORENCE EUGENIA PETERSON born January 13, 1909 Red Wing MN and died 2002; buried with Carl; educated at Ellsworth High School; after graduation she worked as a clerk in the Deeds Office at Pierce Co Courthouse; she was also a telephone operator in Ellsworth; a Secretary to Associate Warden of Custody, Minnesota State Prison, Stillwater MN 1955-65; married 1st May 6, 1933 at Ellsworth WI, Carl Raymond Lindell [son of Peter Elof & Johanna (Lundquist) Lindell] born April 25, 1902 Red Wing MN and died there July 12, 1976; buried Hazelwood Cemetery, Bayport MN (cemetery and headstone photos). Carl was educated through the 8th grade in Red Wing; he began working when he was 16 years old with the Chicago Great Western Railroad and stayed with them for almost 26 years serving most of that time as a freight foreman, bill clerk, cashier and rate clerk. In the spring 1943, he went into construction work with the Kansas City Bridge Company and he worked for them for a year on jobs in Canada. He returned to the CGW RR in 1944 and the following two years did carpenter work on their bridge crew. From 1946-49, he was employed at the S. B. Foot Tanning Company in Red Wing, where he worked in their sorting and shipping departments. The Lindells moved to Bayport in 1949 and Carl went to work as a handyman and janitor at the White Pine Inn. In 1952, he joined the Anderson window making company and retired from their in 1967. Carl was a collector, postage stamps being his main hobby. Florence married 2d June 12, 1985 at Stillwater MN George Carl Kem. Born to Florence and Carl were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1) PETER RAYMOND LINDELL born March 5, 1940 Red Wing, Goodhue, MN; graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College 1962 with a B. S., in Physics; he is a corporate pilot; served in the US Navy 1962-67 serving in Newfoundland, Iceland, CA, and Japan; USN Reserves 1967-83 attaining the rank of Captain. Peter has accumulated over 15,300 hours of pilot time. In his own words: Highlight of my anti-submarine warfare career was in May of 1967 when my squadron, VP-19, was assigned to detach from NAS Moffett to NAS Agana Guam to monitor a Soviet ECHO Class nuclear submarine off the FBM Repair Facility in Guam. SOCUS had tracked two ECHO subs from Vladivostok. One had gone into the Tonkin Gulf and the other to Guam. We had a new passive acoustic sonobuoy, which allowed us to fly over him around the clock for several days. One of our destroyers put a depth charge in the water quite some distance away and the ECHO boat made a sudden high-speed departure. The resulting 'knee curve' acoustics were a welcome addition into the Navy's Soviet submarine database. Our squadron was awarded the Unit Citation for this six week deployment"; married July 5, 1963 at Richfield MN, Judith Ann Anderson [dau. of Carl Sven Herman & Doris Naomi Maxine (Smith) Anderson] born July 24, 1941. Judith graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, B. S., Education - she is a teacher and Assistant Director, Child Development Learning Center, Burnsville MN, where they reside. [Jim - Peter is the provider of the information for this twig - thanks Peter!] Born to Peter and Judith were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1.1) PETER RAYMOND LINDELL, JR., born and died June 11, 1966 Mountain View, Santa Clara, CA; buried Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto CA
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1.2) STEPHEN PETER LINDELL born April 24, 1967 Mountain View CA; graduated from Northwestern University 1989, B.S., EE; U.S. Navy pilot; stationed at NAS Corpus Christi TX as a multiengine instructor pilot; married October 8, 1994 at the Naval Air Station, Brunswick ME, (Cindy) Lucinda Davila. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1.2.1) CAMDEN MAXELL LINDELL born April 9, 1997
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1.3) KARI ANN LINDELL born January 6, 1969 Edina, Hennepin, MN; graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College with a B. A., Communications; she is a sales manager; married August 13, 1994 at Stillwater MN, Scott Foster Bennett
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.1.4) KIMBERLY JOY LINDELL born March 10, 1972 Edina MN; graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, B.A., Education - a teacher
(1.1.1.6.1.9.3.4.2) THOMAS JAY LINDELL born July 22, 1941 Red Wing, Goodhue, MN; received his Ph.D., in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa and he is a Professor at the University of Arizona; married 1st July 3, 1964 at Wilmer MN, Vernone Erickson; 2d November 29, 1985 at Tucson AZ, Caryl Duryee
(1.1.1.6.1.10) JERUSHA FERRIS is found in one source, but not in another; will leave for now.
(1.1.1.6.2) JACOB FERRIS born January 4, 1795 White Plains NY and died there July 20, 1881; married Catherine Mott and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.2.1) THOMAS FERRIS (-1896)
(1.1.1.6.2.2) LAURENCE FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.2.3) CHARLES FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.2.4) MARTHA FERRIS (-1896)
(1.1.1.6.3) SARAH FERRIS (Sarah Ann) born November 3, 1796 New York City; married name unk and born to them were [Chaplain Ferris states there were four girls in addition to the following]:
(1.1.1.6.3.1) EBENEZER (last name unk)
(1.1.1.6.3.2) CHARLES (last name unk)
(1.1.1.6.4) BENJAMIN FERRIS born December 20, 1799 Tarrytown NY; married June 9, 1827 Charlotte Orson [wife has same name as his brother Elijah - coincidence?](last name may have been Orsor/Orser or Olson) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.4.1) ELLEN FERRIS (Helen) born 1829 New York City
(1.1.1.6.4.2) GEORGE FERRIS (George F) born March 8, 1835; married July 2, 1868 Marie E. Boyles (Bayles?) of Sleepy Hollow [Jim - speculation - a George Ferris was one of the Trustees for the First Methodist Episcopal of Yonkers {at Tuckahoe} 1886]
(1.1.1.6.4.3) JACOB FERRIS (Jacob Purdy Ferris) born December 24, 1831 (1829); married 1st Anna Trotter; and 2d Mary Purdy
(1.1.1.6.4.4) CHARLES FERRIS born December 31, 1833
(1.1.1.6.4.5) CATHERINE E. FERRIS (Katharin) born May 5, 1838 and died June 1, 1876 Croton-on-Hudson; married Clarence M. Teller
(1.1.1.6.5) WILLIAM HARRISON FERRIS born January 23, 1804 Tarrytown NY; married a Miss Rice and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.5.1) MARY FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.5.2) JOHN FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.5.3) JAMES FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.5.4) SARAH FERRIS married James Bisland
(1.1.1.6.5.5) LOUISE FERRIS
(1.1.1.6.6) MARIA FERRIS born March 25, 1806 Tarrytown NY; married John Commerford and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.6.1) CHARLES COMMERFORD
(1.1.1.6.6.2) MARIA COMMERFORD married William Burnett
(1.1.1.6.7) JAMES MADISON FERRIS born November 5, 1809 Tarry town NY and died June 30, 1895; a farmer and an investor in real estate in White Plains NY; married Permelia Purdy (1821-1908) [dau of Jacob & Cynthia (Hart)] and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1) ELISHA PURDY FERRIS (AFN:C8NO-9J) born February 6, 1840 and died February 11, 1882; married Sarah Emiline Wright (AFN:C8NO-BP) (1842-); and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1) CARRIE CLAPP FERRIS (AFN:3JWW-QH) born February 4, 1864 White Plains NY and died June 14, 1939 Phoenix AZ; buried White Plains NY; married January 23, 1890 at New York City, Frederick Cooper Green (AFN:3JWW-PB) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1.1) MARIA CONCHITA GREEN (AFN:3JWW-T1) [LDS has her name as Conchita Maria] born October 31, 1890 Chihuahua, Mexico and died December 1975; married June 21, 1920 James Tuller Rice (AFN:C8NO-HK) (c1890-)
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1.2) CORDELIA MARGARITA GREEN born October 19, 1892 Mexico; married 1928 a Mr. Cannell
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1.3) FERRIS MILTON GREEN (AFN: 3JWW-MO) born March 21/22, 1894 Milwaukee WI and died February 6, 1976 Grand Junction CO; buried Cory Cemetery, Delta Co CO; married Effie Coffey (AFN:3JWW-N5)
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1.4) FREDERICK COOPER GREEN, JR., born December 13, 1897 El Libano, Guanacaste, Costa Rica and died September 20, 1967; there is Frederick Cooper Green stoneware – is this the same guy; married 1924 Elizabeth Dow
(1.1.1.6.7.1.1.5) MARJORIE GREEN (1899-1901)
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2) EMMA PERMELIA FERRIS born April 23, 1868 White Plains, Westchester, NY and died July 24, 1954 Kearny, Hudson, NJ; married October 3, 1893 in NYC, Joseph Edwin Frobisher [son of Joseph & Julia (Clark)] born November 5, 1872 and died December 27, 1939 Kearny NJ; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.1) JOSEPH EDWIN FROBISHER Jr born August 14, 1895 and died September 10, 1918; killed in WWI – shot down in air combat over Cambria, France – buried Arlington Cemetery, Kearny NJ (cemetery photo) - Joseph Edwin Frobisher, Jr. American Legion Post #99, 314 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, Hudson, NJ
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2) RALPH SHERWOOD FROBISHER born March 29, 1899 and died August 7, 1969 Portsmouth NH; buried Newcastle NH; married June 7, 1922 in Erie PA, Margaret Regine Bryan born April 28, 1897 Erie and died February 12, 1979 Newcastle NH. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1) EDYTHE ELEANOR FROBISHER born July 2, 1923; married c1944 William Hutchinson and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.1) ELAINE HUTCHINSON born February 26, 1946
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.2) PEGGY LOU HUTCHINSON born October 29, 1949
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.3) BILLY HUTCHINSON born April 14, 1953
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.4) SUSAN HUTCHINSON born May 17, 1954
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.5) JANE HUTCHINSON born July 20, 1957
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.1.6) JUNE HUTCHINSON born July 20, 1957
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.2) JOSEPH EDWIN FROBISHER born June 3, 1931; married Dorothy Owen and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.2.1) BEVERLY FROBISHER
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.2.2) JOSEPH EDWIN FROBISHER
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.2.3) PATTY FROBISHER
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.3) SALLY M. FROBISHER born January 21, 1935; married Leon Balukas and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.3.1) TEKLA BALUKAS born July 4, 1969
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.2.3.2) MARTIN BALUKAS born September 2, 1974
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3) EDITH PHYLLIS FROBISHER born July 2, 1901 Keany NJ and died June 15, 1989 Dansville NY; married July 2, 1925 in Kearny, William Pattee Whyland, Jr., [son of William & Ida (Whiting)] born July 25, 1899 Rochester NY and died there July 16, 1960. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.1) MARILYN EDYTHE WHYLAND born July 31, 1927 Kearny NJ; married June 20, 1950 in Kearny, Donald Elmer Johnson born June 21, 1925 Ridgewood NJ; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.1.1) DONALD EDWIN JOHNSON born July 27, 1951 Denver CO
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.1.2) LINDA EDYTHE JOHNSON born March 7, 1954 Yonkers NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.1.3) WENDL MARGUERITE JOHNSON born May 17, 1956
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2) FRANCES FROBISHER WHYLAND born October 4, 1928 Kearny NJ; married September 22, 1951 in NYC, Harold Aloysius Egan Jr born May 12, 1926 and died October 24, 2002; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.1) HAROLD ALOYSIUS EGAN III born October 1, 1952 Jamaica NY; married Jean Culligan; no offspring
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.2) STEPHEN WILLIAM EGAN born June 20, 1954; married August 2, 1980 Laureen Marie Lundon; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.2.1) BRIAN PATRICK EGAN born June 20, 1981 Buffalo NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.2.2) DANIEL ROBERT EGAN born September 22, 1983 Buffalo NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.2.3) COLLEEN KEELY EGAN born July 5, 1986 Baltimore MD
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.3) JEANNE ELIZABETH EGAN born June 6, 1955; married William McDonald and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.3.1) MEGAN MCDONALD
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.3.2) LINDSEY MCDONALD
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.4) JOHN MARTIN EGAN (Jack) born December 7, 1956; married Bridget Hanley and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.4.1) CONNOR EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.4.2) DOMINIQUE EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.5) DAVID ANDREW EGAN born April 25, 1961; married Cheryl DeYoung and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.5.1) COLIN EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.5.2) MICHAEL EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.6) BRIAN FRANCIS EGAN born August 24, 1965; married Mary Shaun Hennigan and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.6.1) SERENA EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.6.2) PATRICK EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.6.3) MOLLY EDYTHE EGAN
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.2.7) JENNIFER CATHERINE EGAN born April 1, 1970; married David Haske; no offspring
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3) DOROTHY JANE WHYLAND born March 14, 1930 Kearny NJ; married 1st September 1, 1951 in Elmira NY, Robert F. Sullivan born January 7, 1927 Elmira; married 2d May 11, 1968 in Elmira, Christopher Biggs born March 20, 1947 Elmira. Born to Dorothy and Robert were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.1) KATHLEEN ANNE SULLIVAN born May 21, 1952; married in Las Vegas, Lynn Bassett and born to them was:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.1.1) MEGAN BASSETT born January 16, 1989 Las Vegas NV
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.2) THERESE JANE SULLIVAN born July 9, 1953
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.3) MAUREEN ROSE SULLIVAN born October 2, 1954; married Stevan Steigerwald and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.3.1) JILL STEIGERWALD
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.3.2) MOLLY STEIGERWALD
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.4) MICHAEL PATRICK SULLIVAN born December 7, 1955
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.5) TIMOTHY EUGENE SULLIVAN born October 6, 1958
Born to Dorothy and her second husband, Christopher, was:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.3.6) CHRISTINE EDYTHE WHYLAND born March 7, 1969 Elmira NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4) WILLIAM PATTEE WHYLAND III born January 5, 1933 Kearny NJ; married February 4, 1956 in Kearny, Janet Mae Cronkright [dau of Walter & Jessie (Clark)] born August 29, 1934 East Orange NJ. He was educated at Lehigh U. (BS in Electrical Engineering, 1954); MIT (SM in EE, 1965); and Syracuse U. (PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering 1973); served 2 years in the USAF and then went to work for General Electric, retiring in 1993. Bill is the provider of this updated information on this twig – Thanks Bill! Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.1) WILLIAM ALLYN WHYLAND born June 14, 1957 Rome NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.2) GLENN CLARK WHYLAND born June 21, 1959 Ithaca NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.3) JEFFREY CRAIG WHYLAND born May 25, 1962 Ithaca NY; married August 22, 1992 in Baldwinsville NY, Linda Marie Wasielewski [dau of Raymond & Patricia (Lewandowski)] born February 22, 1962 Buffalo NY. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.3.1) NICHOLE PATTEE WHYLAND born June 10, 1993 Syracuse NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.3.2) KALI MARIE WHYLAND born September 1, 1994 Syracuse NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.2.3.4.4) CAROLYN PATTEE WHYLAND born March 15, 1967 Syracuse NY
(1.1.1.6.7.1.3) JENNIE ORVETTA FERRIS born May 4, 1874 White Plains and died 1931; married George Lindslay Baird and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.3.1) DONALD WALLACE BAIRD born October 22, 1903 Brooklyn NY; married Geraldine Townsend
(1.1.1.6.7.1.3.2) GORDON FERRIS BAIRD born October 12, 1906 Brooklyn NY; married 1940 Marion Elizabeth Collom and born to them was:
(1.1.1.6.7.1.3.2.1) DONALD FERRIS BAIRD born January 11, 1942 New York City; married 1971 Lois Evelyn Masterson
(1.1.1.6.7.2) JAMES MONROE FERRIS born May 29, 1842 and died 1865 [Jim- wonder if he died in the Civil War?]
(1.1.1.6.7.3) THOMAS JEFFERSON FERRIS born November 23, 1844 and died September 12, 1912; mentally incompetent
(1.1.1.6.8) FRANCIS FERRIS born July 30, 1814 Greenburgh NY; married a Mr. Quinn and born to them were:
(1.1.1.6.8.1) MARY QUINN
(1.1.1.6.8.2) JOHN QUINN
(1.1.1.6.8.3) WILLIAM QUINN
(1.1.1.6.8.4) ELIZA QUINN
(1.1.1.7) JOHN FERRIS born February 24, 1771/2 East Chester NY and died February 23, 1824 New York City; served in the War of 1812. One source has him a Lieutenant Colonel of Artillery in that War, but his military records indicate otherwise. On September 15, 1812, he was appointed Second Lieutenant until October 13, 1812, when he was promoted to Lieutenant in Captain Nicholas Bogert's, Jr. Company of the 2d New York Artillery Regiment which was at West Battery, New York City where he served; promoted to Captain, September 2, 1814 and given a Company in the Regiment [pay was $40.00 per month]. As a Lieutenant he had one servant and as a Captain he had two servants for which he received a subsistence for their rations. John was discharged December 3, 1814. John had a contract to sweep Washington Market for many years and had a provision store nearby or in the market. He was also a contractor and master builder of houses in New York City. On October 1, 1793, he married Sarah Watkins [dau. of Joseph & Elizabeth (Spinning) Watkins] born September 20, 1771/2 Westchester NY and died June 27, 1852 NYC. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.1) FRANCES FERRIS born October 27, 1794 and died October 9, 1796
(1.1.1.7.2) ANNA FERRIS born August 29, 1796 and died May 22, 1824; married 1814 James Farrand (-1828) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.2.1) CORNELIUS I.(BLAKLEY?) FARRAND (1815-1846) married Elizabeth McAuley of Alabama
(1.1.1.7.2.2) CHARLOTTE FARRAND (1817-) married James Edwards and born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.2.2.1) CHARLOTTE EDWARDS married a Mr. Mitchell and born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.2.2.1.1) LOTTIE MITCHELL
(1.1.1.7.2.3) EMILY WATKINS FARRAND (1819-) married Abraham Brinkerhoff Ludlam [son of John & Ann (Brinckerhoff) Ludlam] born November 9, 1815 and died May 11, 1896 New York City. Born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.2.3.1) EMILY LUDLAM married a Mr Calwell and born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.2.3.1.1) EDWARD CALWELL
(1.1.1.7.2.4) SARAH FARRAND born 1821 and died October 16, 1837 St. Augustine FL
(1.1.1.7.3) ISAAC FERRIS, LL.D., (Photograph) born October (July?) 9, 1798 New York City and died June 16, 1873 Roselle NJ. He was the third Chancellor, University of New York City from 1852-70. Early in the seventeenth century John Ferris coming from Leicestershire, England, settled in Fairfield, Connecticut, and later became one of the proprietors of Throckmorton's Neck, in Westchester County, New York. His great grandson, Captain John Ferris, was the father of Isaac Ferris, born in the City of New York, on the 9th day of October 1798. Isaac's father, a poor man with a large family to of children, could do little to educate him, but Isaac traded a pair of skates for a Latin grammar and he was prepared for college by the celebrated blind classical teacher, Professor Nelson. He entered Columbia when but twelve years of age, joined the military company raised among the students in the war of 1812 and did duty in the forts around New York harbor. His college course was delayed one year by this, and he was graduated from Columbia College in the class of 1816, with the highest honors of his class; having as classmates Frederick de Peyster, John Ireland, James W. Eastburn and Richard Codman. He immediately became Instructor in Latin in the Albany Academy where he taught for one year, and then studied theology under Dr. James M. Mason. Deciding to devote himself to the ministry, he entered the Theological Seminary, graduating in 1820. After a short time spent as a missionary in the Mohawk Valley, he was offered a position in the Theological Seminary to succeed Dr. John M. Mason, but instead accepted a call to the pastorate of the Reformed Dutch Church, at New Brunswick, N.J. in 1821. In 1822 he was elected a Trustee of Queen's, now Rutgers College. In October, 1824, he became pastor of the Middle Dutch Church at Albany, and continued there until 1836, and then was called to the Market street church, New York in 1836-53, then the most fashionable church in the old 7th Ward of New York City. In 1833, he received the degree of D.D. from Union College, and in 1853, that of LL.D. from Columbia College. He went to Holland as commissioner on behalf of American missionaries in the Dutch East Indies in 1842. He was long connected with the Sunday-school union, was president of the city organization from 1837 till 1873. Dr. Ferris was one of the corporate members of the American Board of Foreign Missions. As its first corresponding secretary he did much to further its work in India, China, and Japan. The large girls' school in Yokohama (founded by Mary Kidder) was named Ferris Seminary in his honor (opened in 1875) and still operates today as the Ferris Girls’ School (Photo). In 1840, he became connected with the American Bible Society. Dr. Ferris was largely instrumental in organizing the Young Men's Christian Association of New York. Rutgers Female Seminary, later Rutgers Female College, one of the first institutions to afford higher education for women, was planned and established by Dr. Ferris and for a long period was its principal and the president of its board of trustees for 18 years, and was subsequently connected with the Ferris institute. In 1852, by unanimous vote, he was chosen Chancellor of the University of New York. He found the University at the lowest possible ebb, without a chancellor for two years, overwhelmed with debt, with no means, and a mere handful of students. With his rare executive ability and by great personal effort, he collected about $74,000 outside of the rentals and other receipts of the university, and thus, he put the college on its feet, paid its debts, secured for it a liberal endowment, and left it a prosperous institution. He filled the chair of moral science and Christian evidence during his whole connection with the university, and was also acting professor of constitutional and international law in 1855-69. He published numerous occasional sermons, essays, and addresses, including "Appeal to the Ministers in behalf of Sunday-Schools" (Philadelphia, 1834), and a "Report on Separate Action in Foreign Missions" (1857).In 1870, Dr. Ferris retired from active duty at the University, and became Chancellor Emeritus. He removed to Roselle, N.J., where he ended an active and useful life on the 16th of June, 1873. Dr. Ferris was tall, of very large frame, and great dignity of manner. He was a man of great benevolence and amiability. In his intercourse with his parishioners, he was genial and sympathetic. He was eminent as a scholar, and of untiring industry, and was much beloved by all who knew him. On December 30, 1820 Isaac married Catharine Ann Burchan [dau of Robert & Catherine (Ward) Burchan] born May 18, 1801 and died September 9, 1837; married second February 28, 1839 Sarah Jane Crygier born November 28, 1811 and died July 2, 1848; married third October 1, 1850 Letitia Storm born October 21, 1822 and died February 4, 1902. Among them they bore him thirteeen children. At Albany his unflinching devotion to the sick and dying of all creeds during the cholera epidemic of 1832 was remembered with gratitude forty years after the event. Rev. Ferris was a minister that was associated with several settlements; besides serving St. Paul's of Manheim, he served Danube, Oppenhim and Herkimer, going from one to the other on horseback. From The New York Times, November 10, 1894: "A suit brought by Letitia S. Ferris, the widow of Chancellor Isaac Ferris of the University of the City of New York, who died in June 1873, to set aside a release of dower in the property of her husband, has been dismissed by Justice Ingraham of the Supreme Court. The Chancellor’s son, Richard B. Ferris, the Vice President of the Bank of New York, managed the estate. Included in the property was a residence at Roselle NJ, which the widow received, and the house 108 East Twelfth Street. The release which the widow signed was executed Dec 23, 1873. She claims that she signed it under a misapprehension as to its contents, that she was not aware that it was a release of dower and that the procurement of it was fraudulent. Justice Ingraham holds that there is no evidence of any attempt to force her to execute the release, and he says that her claim to dower in the real estate in this city would defeat the expressed intentions of her husband and would be inconsistent with the provisions of the will. The two unmarried daughters, Charlotte and Sarah, under the terms of the will received an equal interest in the use of or rents of the house 108 East Twelfth Street." Born Isaac and Catherine were [a daughter whom died the same day she born, in 1821, is not included below; plus a son born in 1828 and died 5 weeks later]:
(1.1.1.7.3.1) CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH FERRIS born December 22, 1822 New Brunswick NJ and died December 9, 1892 New York City; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.2) JOHN MASON FERRIS born January 17, 1825 Albany NY and died October 5, 1911 Brooklyn NY; graduated from the U. of the City of New York 1843, studied theology at the New Brunswick seminary 1846-49 and was licensed to preach in the Dutch Reformed church 1849; Pastor of the Second Dutch Reformed Church of Tarrytown NY from 1849-1852; Dr. Ferris was involved in the movement to erect the new monument to the captors of Andre at Tarrytown and participated in the dedication by reading the Declaration of Independence; late in the fall of 1854, Rev. Ferris resigned, in order to accept an appointment as a pastor of the Board of Domestic Missions to labor as a domestic missionary in Chicago 1854-62; pastor Grand Rapids, Mich. 1862-65; professor Western Theology Seminar, Holland, Mich. 1865-65; D.D. Rutgers 1867; appointed secretary of the Board of Domestic Missions, Reformed Dutch Church, New York 1865-83; treasure of same 1886; he became editor of the "Christian Intelligencer" in 1883, and treasurer of the Foreign mission board in 1886; he was the author of a "History of Foreign Missions", published in the "Manual of the Reformed Church" in 1869 and 1879; later resided at Brooklyn and Flatbush, L.I. (See Separate Paper.) He married 1st September 10, 1850 Mary E. Schoonmaker (1824-1868) and 2d April 13, 1871 Anna M. Martense (1829-1905) [dau of Judge Garret L. & Jane (Vanderveer) Martense]. Born to John and Mary were:
(1.1.1.7.3.2.1) ANNA FERRIS born July 24, 1851 Tarrytown NY and died July 3, 1932 Westfield NY; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.2.2) SUSAN LUDLOW FERRIS born January 16, 1853 Tarrytown NY and died July 16, 1910 Flatbush NY
(1.1.1.7.3.2.3) GEORGE NEWTON FERRIS (Photograph) born September 23, 1854 Tarrytown NY and died January 28, 1919 Flatbush NY; married June 19, 1884 Katherine M. Hills (1861-1907); no issue; buried Greenwood Cemetery. (See Separate Paper for Obituary)
Brooklyn Eagle,
September 27, 1886: There were no bats flying through the halls of the Flatbush Lunatic Asylum when an EAGLE reporter called there. On the beautifully kept grounds in front of the main building were a dozen men mowing the grass and weeding the flower plots. The grand cluster of elms, maples and chestnut trees caught the fresh, cool breeze and their branches, bowing in the bright sunlight, fanned the sad faces that were clustered at the grated windows above. There was an atmosphere of quiet, even contentment, about the place which was only occasionally broken by the wild laugh, weird chant or greeting of the inmates above. The thermometer man, a genial, pleasant faced, country philosopher looking individual, wearing a tin badge upon his expansive breast, a big straw hat on his equally big head and carrying a stick, was the first to accost the EAGLE man. The thermometer man had much to say about the incalculable blessings conferred upon mankind by that valuable instrument. By a close study of the thermometer a man could, according to him, avoid all ills, as he could at any moment know when to put on flannels or dress in thinner material. An attendant had, however, watched the silver tube admirer, and gently led him away, and when last seen the thermometer was hanging to a nail in a tree and its variations being marked with childish exultation by its owner. The attendant having learned the EAGLE man’s business directed him to Dr. Shaw’s office, in the main building. During this brief space the dozen men – all insane – who had been at work on the laws and flower beds had stopped work and stared at the reporter. Some bowed, some laughed, some looked at him with a vacant air in which indescribable sadness prevailed. The Flatbush Lunatic Asylum, with all its alleged internal miseries and abuses, is certainly a pleasanter place, viewed from the outside, that the cold, white stoned, severe building on Ward’s Island, with no trees or flowering shrubs around it or miles of country scenery – nothing but the dreary, never changing flow of the East River. Dr. Shaw having gone to St. Johnland, his assistant, Dr. Ferris, received the reporter. Dr. Ferris is a broad shouldered, athletic man, of a courteous, kindly disposition and frank in manner. "Dr. Ferris," said the reporter, "we are informed that the asylum is very much overcrowded, and the EAGLE desires to lay before its readers a plain, truthful account of the present condition of the institution?" "I will afford the EAGLE every information that lies in my power," replied Dr. Ferris. "To begin with let me say, that this building when constructed was planned to contain as a maximum 800 patients. Today we have 613 men and 870 women under our care, not including 56 patients who are now at St. Johnland. Making a total of 1,539 patients to be provided for, where there was originally to be intended to be but 800. So today we have 1,433 patients in our care to be literally packed in a space constructed to hold 800. To watch over these we have only five doctors, fifty-nine male and sixty female nurses. That means that every female nurse has over one hundred patients to attend to, and those familiar with the treatment of insane persons must know what a terrible responsibility that is. So with the male nurses. They, as the figures show, have 100 patients each to look after. The pay of the nurses is but from $14 to $20 a month and their hours of duty from 6 in the morning until 7:30 at night. No wonder the nurses are leaving us all the time and that is is almost impossible to keep good, experienced ones, although I will say that we have some excellent male and female nurses with us today. But to cap all this we are now obliged, for want of appropriations, to keep and feed this vast army of insane patients at the most incredible sum of 92 cents per capita per week. Of course, we endeavor to get the best we can, but what can be expected to be had for three meals a day at 13 cents per person?" "Insanity," added Dr. Ferris, "is one of those terrible diseases where the patient of the milder form suffers a thousand times more by being compelled to associate with the more violent inmate. In our present overcrowded condition Dr. Shaw, with his assistants, has endeavored to classify the different forms of dementia and thus keep as near as possible together the patients suffering from almost similar forms of this awful disease. But come, now," said the doctor, "and see for yourself how we are situated." Dr. Ferris did not seize, as a morning contemporary so tragically describes, a bunch of keys that dangled from an iron chain. He merely took a peculiarly shaped steel key from his pocket. This key remarked to the reporter is the open sesame of the whole institution. Each nurse and watchman has one and all the locks are alike. "I am afraid," remarked Dr. Ferris, laughing, "that the New York reporter who saw streams water trickling through the sodden walls; bats flying through the halls and watchmen carrying bunches of keys, must certainly have, to speak vulgarly, had the bats. I will begin by showing you the worst part of this institution. I will take you into the basement wards, where the troglodyte patients are kept." Down two flights of steps the reporter followed the doctor. A strong, thick, wooden door, that swung noiselessly upon its hinges, was opened, and as it closed the reporter found himself in a long corridor, at least three feet below the level of the ground. This place has been condemned by grand juries, physicians, visitors and others, but owing to the overcrowded condition of the institution what was originally intended as collars, store rooms, wash houses, and other work rooms, is now the abode of that class of insane persons which the doctor classified as the living dead. Sitting on rude benches in corners were men suffering from the worst forms of paresis. With drooping head, powerless limbs, glassy eyes staring into vacancy, devoid of all feeling and sense, moving when moved; hardly able to eat, going to bed when led there, friendless, nameless, dead in life, each were the companion of the unfortunate McCarthy, for whose death through alleged gross negligence Keeper Charles D. T. Edgerton is now awaiting trial. "Here is the bathtub in which that unfortunate occurrence took place," said Dr. Ferris. "There is no one regrets it more than I do, but I must say this for Edgarton that a better, kinder and more patient nurse I have rarely met with than he was. He had been twice discharged previously for being under the influence of drink, but that day I am positive he was sober. The class of patients to which McCarthy belonged are so utterly helpless that it would be revolting to describe their habits. Yet Edgarton had this entire ward to attend to. He had to dress, wash, feed and watch over them, and I know the man too well to believe that he had the water turned on too hot. While his attention was called away, after putting McCarthy in the bath, it is not improbable that some patient, in a mad freak, turned on the hot water, and the poor paralytic, unable to help himself, met with this terrible death. As an instance of the sudden strange freaks of these demented persons, I may mention that two days ago one of our quietest patients sat at table. In front of her was another patient belonging to another ward. In a moment, without even giving the attending nurses the least cause of suspicion, this patient hurled a cap of hot tea in the other’s face. Of course she was quickly subdued, the nurses taking her away. But for the thorough discipline of the nurses there might have been trouble in a room where 250 mad women were huddled together at dinner, with only ten sane women to watch over them, and at the same time act as waitresses." In this living tomb the reporter saw, both in the mail and female departments, the saddest and most painful forms of dementia. In the men’s wards were the epilopiles, crouching low, with that awful look of dread about them, as if waiting with affright the coming of another fit which would crush them in all its horrid tortures at an unexpected moment. Sixteen beds were stretched upon the stone floor of a bin that would hardly serve six. "We have to put these beds on the floor," said Dr. Ferris, "because at night these patients are frequently taken with fits and roll off. If the beds were raised they might strike their heads on the stone floor and kill themselves before discovered by one of the three night watchmen, who alone are employed to make the tours of this institution." A tall powerful negro walked up and down the corridor, heeding nobody. A thin, worn out, cadaverous man sat sobbing to himself alone. A slim built, overgrown, unshapely young man, with a baby sized head and an immense mouth, sat opposite the man who sobbed, and kept continually laughing, as an infant would when nursed. Further on a man with a most woebegone expression dragged himself wearily along, turning around at every moment, as if expecting some one who came not, and his face each time looked sadder than before. As with the men, so with the women, only with the latter the sight was more painful and depressing. In one place sat a thin, haggard looking woman, whose face was so pinched that the bones protruded. Her livid countenance, had a bluish tinge; her large deep set glassy eyes, her thin, long gray hair, falling upon her shoulders, realized the startling picture of "Death" by Holbein. "Now," said Dr. Ferris, "let me say one thing here. You see the walls are damp, but there are no streams of water trickling through them. We are compelled by circumstances to use these underground vaults, but we keep them as well ventilated and dry as we can, and it is ridiculous for any paper to publish that physicians would allow their reputations to be ruined by such unheard of cruelties as we are accused of. Now let us go and see what we may term the harmless insane;" and Doctor Ferris led the way up two stories and with the same key opened the strong door that gave admittance to the various wards upon that floor. It was next to impossible to find in some cases here any proof of insanity, so far as the expression and action of the patients went. A young, good looking, intelligent man sat in one of the sunlit rooms reading a paper. As he saw the doctor he arose from his chair and asked him to allow him to go to court, as he wanted to hear some cases tried…….. remainder of article unavailable.Brooklyn Eagle, May 1, 1888: Dr. G. Newton Ferris, medical superintendent of the Kings County Insane Asylum at Flatbush, after over ten years connection with that institution, some time ago tendered his resignation, to take effect on May 1. The Commissioners of Charities and Corrections accepted the same with regret, as the services of the doctor were held in high esteem. The nurses, both male and femal, in the institution ever which he had charge, in order to show their high appreciation of him, adopted at a meeting suitable resolutions of respect. A committee of ten was appointed to have the same engrossed and presented to the doctor. Dr. Shanks, of the asylum who succeeds the retiring superintendent, in behalf of the committee presented the resolutions. Set in the center was the portrait of Dr. Ferris. The committee and Dr. Shanks were seated in a room near the office of the asylum and a messenger was dispatched to Dr. Ferris announcing that his presence was needed. In a few minutes he arrived. Dr. Shanks, in a few appropriate remarks, thanked Dr. Ferris on behalf of the nurses of the institution for his kindness in the past and presented the resolution to him. The doctor responded briefly, thanking his old helpmates for their token of esteem. The resolutions and accompanying preamble are as follows:
Whereas, G. Newton Ferris, M.D., has resigned the position of superintendent of this institution, therefore
Resolved, That in his retirement we tender him our sincere thanks for the many kindnesses experienced at his hands while in management of this institution. He has won for himself, by h is uniform courtesy, considerate kindness and impartial treatment the respect and friendship of those who hand the honor of serving under him.
Resolved, That in his new departure we wish h im every possible blessing and success, and we doubt not but those who will have the honor to associate with him will soon learn to appreciate his sterling qualities as we have.
Resolved, That these resolutions be suitably engrossed and presented him as a token of the respect and admiration we have for h im as an official and a gentleman. The Committee. After the presentation a dance was given to the patients, after which the retiring superintendent received the well wishes of all the employees on his new undertaking.
Presume this is same fella – Brooklyn Eagle, December 30, 1901: Thomas Connors, 45 years old, a well known resident of Flatbush, who resided at 3 Canton avenue, was taken suddenly ill yesterday morning and started for the office of Dr. Newton G. Ferris at 910 Flatbush avenue. When Dr. Ferris opened his front door at 7:30 o’clock he found the dead body of Connors on his front stoop and an investigation showed that life had been extinct for perhaps a half hour. The body was taken to the Grant street police station and afterward removed to the Caton avenue residence on permission of the coroner. Mr. Connors had always lived in Flatbush and for the past fourteen years had been in the employ of the Rev. Dr. Cornelius L Wells of the Flatbush Reformed Church.
(1.1.1.7.3.2.4) RICHARD SCHOONMAKER FERRIS born December 25, 1856 Chicago IL and died July 6, 1862 Flatbush NY
(1.1.1.7.3.2.5) CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH FERRIS born September 29, 1861 Chicago IL and died July 6, 1862 Grand Rapids MI
(1.1.1.7.3.3) RICHARD BURCHAN FERRIS (Photograph) born January 6, 1827 Albany NY and died October 5, 1911 Pelham NY; received a B.A. 1844 from NYU and a M.A. 1847; started in banking as Assistant Bookkeeper 1849 and became Vice President of The Bank of New York in 1882; married 1st February 7, 1854 Sarah Ann Demarest (1829-1882); and 2d August 1, 1883 Mary Louise Sammis (1851-1942). Born to Richard and Sarah were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.1) RICHARD BURCHAN FERRIS, JR., born December 5, 1854 Brooklyn NY and died February 21, 1927; graduated from NYU 1874, C.E.; Civil Engineer, Jersey City NJ 1874-76; Clerk, Bank of NY, 1877-80; Civil Engineer, 1880-88; importer of flower seeds and florist, 1888; Landscape architect 1888-90; Editor of The Blossom, 1886-92; Photographer, 1891; author and publisher of Catskill Mountain Guide, 1897. At one time lived at 57 Van Buren St., Kingston NY. He married July 27, 1882 Louise Lehman (1852-1927) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.1.1) LOUIS WYANT FERRIS born August 18, 1887 Keene Valley NY; married 1st September 21, 1918 Mildred F. Nelson (1891-1921); and 2d April 29, 1928 Edith G. Weed born 1907
(1.1.1.7.3.3.1.2) HELEN LOUISE FERRIS born October 9, 1894 Kingston NY
(1.1.1.7.3.3.2) ALBERT WARREN FERRIS (Photograph) born December 3, 1856 Brooklyn NY and died October 4, 1937; educated Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn 1865-67; Newark NY Academy 1869-70; Newark Latin School 1872-73; Hasbrouck Institute, Jersey City, 1873-74; New York U. A.B. 1878; A.M. 1885; Columbia U., M.D. 1882; married September 29, 1897 Juliet A. Gavette. He did his medical and surgical internship at Kings Co. Hospital, Brooklyn 1883-85; assistant resident physician Sanford Hall which was a private asylum for mental disease, Flushing NY 1885-91; private practice in New York City; assistant in neurology, Columbia U. 1893-1901; numerous other medical associations. Trustee and treasurer, Rutgers Female College NY, 1891-92.He was President of the New York State Commission in Lunacy, 1908 and at that time he was appointed by Chief Justice Hughes, as Prosecution Alienist in the famous Thaw trial for the slaying of Standford White. He married, September 29, 1897, Juliet Anne Cavett (1854/8-1923) and at one time, lived at 114 W.69th St., New York City; no issue
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3) JAMES DEMAREST FERRIS (Photographs) born September 15, 1859 Brooklyn NY and died May 5, 1927 Edgewater Park NJ; graduated from NYU with a B.S. 1879 and C.E. 1879; Clerk with W. H. Power & Co, grain merchants 1879-81; in Bank of NY 1881-87; Central Bank of Philadelphia, 1887; James Moore Iron Works, Philadelphia, 1888; J. B. Brenniser & Co, Cloths, Philadelphia, 1890; Kansas City MO 1890-92; Manager, Chicago Branch, 1892-93; with J. C. Baker & Co., drugs, Philadelphia, 1892; resided at one time at 4514 Osage Ave., Philadelphia PA; married October 14, 1884, Kate Dungan (1863-1928) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.1) ISABEL DUNGAN FERRIS (Photograph) born December 16, 1885 Brooklyn NY and died May 25, 1957. Isabel was a musician and a Professor of Music, Wilson College in Chambersburg PA. She taught piano, harp, organ, and also composed and published church music. Received several degrees in music from Columbia U. and U. of Pennsylvania; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.2) EFFIE WATSON FERRIS (Photograph) born March 6, 1887 Brooklyn NY and died October 4, 1955; received her Nursing Degree from the School of Nursing, U. of Pennsylvania; R.N.; married June 29, 1912, Frank Albert Paul, a lawyer.; no issue [See Photograph]
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3) RICHARD BURCHAN FERRIS (Photograph) born February 27, 1891 Kansas City MO and died April 25, 1973; graduated from U. of Pennsylvania, E.E., 1917; served with the 316th Infantry, as a First Lieutenant, during WWI, AEF, France. [See Photograph] He married, August 15, 1917, Mabel Gertrude Collier (1896-1958) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.1) ANNA ELIZABETH FERRIS (Photograph) born November 29, 1918; educated at NYU, B.S. Physical Education and Science 1942 and Columbia U. Teachers College, M.A. 1966, Therapeutic Recreation; unmarried. [See photograph] [Jim - The photographs included of this family were graciously provided by Anna. Thank You, Anna. ]
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.2) RICHARD BURCHAN FERRIS, JR II (Photograph) born April 22, 1920 Brooklyn NY and died April 9, 1944 at New Guinea, WWII. Richard was a P-38 Pilot, Lieutenant Commander, USN; married January 29, 1943 Alma Hoffman; no issue
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3) ROBERT COLLIER FERRIS born January 22, 1922 New York City; served in WWII as a Lieutenant in B-24 Bombers; educated at NYU graduating 1947, Mathematics; he was a Research Analyst; married February 15, 1947 Alma Hoffman born December 10, 1920. Alma was educated at Beaver College, Clothing Design, B. A. 1942. She was a teacher of pre-school handicapped. Born to Robert and Alma were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.1) ROBIN COLLIER FERRIS born December 20, 1947; a multiple handicapped child; employed at sheltered workshops and home industries
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.2) MARY VIRGINIA FERRIS born March 20, 1949 and died in April 1949
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.3) MARY LYNN FERRIS born October 31, 1950; educated at the Virginia Commonwealth U. with a B.A., Fine Arts (History) 1973; a Television Director for NBC; married February 14, 1975 Richard Voile Webb born June 9, 1952. Richard graduated from V.C.U, in 1973 with a B.A. in History and is a salesman. Born to Mary and Richard was:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.3.1) PARIS RICHARD WEBB born December 15, 1976
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.4) RICHARD BURCHAN FERRIS III born September 25, 1951; educated at Richmond U., graduating 1975 with a B.A., English; a Technical Writer
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.3.5) LESLIE ANN FERRIS born October 29, 1955; educated at the U. of Virginia, B.S. Physical Education 1979; employed by the C.I.A. as an Intelligence Interpreter; married January 23, 1984 Richard Emmett Haughney born December 18, 1946. Richard was educated at Wilkes College PA with a B.S. in Computer Science; employed by the C.I.A. as a Physical Scientist
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4) SARA DEMAREST FERRIS born July 25, 1923 Englewood NJ; educated at Barnard College, B.A. History 1945, Phi Beta Kappa Award; American University, M.A., Education, 1972; Catholic U. M.A., Psychology, 1977; married November 11, 1946 William Charles Jones III born November 3, 1920 Blackwell TX and died October 30, 1999. William was educated at Texas Tech, 1940-41; West Point, 1941-44, B.S.; Army 1944-45 (First Lieutenant); Foreign Service Officer 1946-80. Born to Sara and William were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4.1) ANNE ELIZABETH JONES born May 6, 1941? Munich, Germany; educated at Swarthmore College, B.A., History 1970; Foreign Service Officer; married April 9, 1977 Thomas Anthony Homan born November 20, 1944 Lexington NE; educated at St. Benedict's College, 1960-62, U. of Maryland 1964-67, B.A., Political Science 1967; Foreign Service Officer; Anne kept her maiden name after marriage. Born to Anne and Thomas was:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4.1.1) TODD WILLIAM HOMAN-JONES born December 17, 1980 Washington, D.C
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4.2) KATHLEEN FERRIS JONES born May 17, 1949; educated at M.I.T. 1967-71, B.S. Geophysics; M.S. Geophysics U. of Washington; MSE, Civil Engineering U of Washington; Physicist, Naval Engineer; married September 6, 1979 Donald Kole Perovich; educated at Michigan St. U.; U. of Washington, PhD candidate; Glaciologist. Kathleen kept her maiden name after marriage. Kathleen is in the MIT Sailing Hall of Fame. See "Net for information on her. She joined the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory as a research physical scientist in 1987, in the snow and ice division.
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4.3) SARA MARGARET JONES born September 20, 1951 Monterey, Mexico; educated at Lawrence U, B. A., German 1974; U. of Maryland, M.S.W., 1976. Social worker; grant administrator; assistant casting Director for M.G.M.
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.4.4) DIANA MICHELLE JONES born September 6, 1954 Paris, France; educated at Lawrence U., 1972-74; Catholic U., 1974-78, B.M., 1978, Cello; married 1995 Brett Thomas
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.5) JAMES PETER FERRIS (Photograph) born July 25, 1932 Nyack NY; educated U. of Pennsylvania, B.S., Chemistry 1954; Indiana U., Ph.D. 1958 in natural products chemistry; postdoctoral researcher at MIT, 1958-59; Assistant Professor, Florida State U., 1959-64; research associate at the Salk Institute, 1964-67; and much, much more. Professor of Chemistry, Cogswell Laboratory, Rensselaer Poly Inst., Troy NY; awarded 1969 a NIH Career Award which enabled him to expand the scope of his studies to research programs at the interface of chemistry and biology. Visiting appointments were at the NASA Ames Research Center, the Eidgenossiche Technische Hochschule in Zurich. He is the Editor of the journal Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere and he chairs the NASA Exobiology Advisory Committee. He is a Trustee of the Universities Space Research Association representing the Northeastern US region. In 1996 he was awarded the Oparin Medal of the International Society for the Study of the Origins of Life for his research on the origins of life. See 1995 Who's Who. He married, first, September 3, 1955, Joan Elizabeth Herrlich born July 27, 1936. She was the Associate Executive of Albany United Presbyterian Church of the U.S. - they divorced in 1985. He married, second, March 7, 1992, Susan Shipherd, born January 5, 1943; U. of Albany, B.S. in Biology, 1964 [See Photograph]; 1996 Who's Who. Born to James and Joan were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.5.1) ALISON RUTH FERRIS born January 5, 1963 Tallahassee FL; graduated from the Emma Willard School and student at the U. of North Carolina, History of Art Major
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.3.5.2) LAURA JEAN FERRIS (Photograph) born February 16, 1965 LaJolla CA; student at Emma Willard School, major study was music - flute. U. Of Pennsylvania, B.A., Psychology 1987; Case Western, M.S.W. 1993; Certified Social Worker; married 1987 Garrett Hamlin; R.P.I, M.E., 1987; Architecture, M.A. 1996 [See Photograph]
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4) SARAH DEMAREST FERRIS born April 23, 1894 and died 1974 Canada; graduated from Temple U., School of Education; an instructor of the Dance; had her own School of Dance in Philadelphia; performed with Isadora Duncan; married Harold Huntington Corson [son of John H & (Bertha (Eltoft) Huntington] born January 28, 1881 Halifax, England and died 1958; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1) HAROLD HUNTINGTON CORSON, JR. born December 2, 1931 Punjab, Lahore, India; married September 6, 1958 Shirley Bloodsworth (1935-); and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.1) SHARON DEMAREST CORSON born October 4, 1961; married Kevin Wayne Turner (1930-) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.1.1) COURTNEY S TURNER (1986-)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.1.2) NICOLE K TURNER (1992-)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.1.3) SAMANTHA M TURNER (1996-)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.2) DAVID HAROLD CORSON (1964-) married 1st Robin Beth Vander Ven (1963-); 2d Ellan Oxhandler (1949); David has provided updated info; see his website www.ferrishistory.org; and born to him and Robin was:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.1.2.1) JULIE-ANN E CORSON (1992-)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.2) SARA DEMAREST CORSON born September 15, 1933 Kingsbridge, England; married 1st S Douglas Orchard - divorced; married 2d Casey Verlaan - divorced. Born to Sara and Casey were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.2.1) JOHN VERLAAN (1965-) (Jason)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.4.2.2) RICHARD VERLAAN (1967-)
(1.1.1.7.3.3.3.5) KATHRYN (CATHERINE) SCHOONMAKER FERRIS born March 21, 1900 Philadelphia PA and died December 28, 1950; married October 14, 1927 at Edgewater Park NJ, Beverly Warner Linderman(1898-1953); no issue
(1.1.1.7.3.3.4) ISAAC FERRIS FERRIS born March 26, 1864 Brooklyn NY and died February 3, 1939 Biddeford ME; married 1st Harriet Bird Lambert and 2d Lurana Sheldon. Born to Isaac and Harriet was:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.4.1) LILLIAN DEMARESTA FERRIS born October 1891 Arlington NJ
Born to RICHARD and his second wife, Mary was:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.5) JOHN MASON FERRIS born July 14, 1893; married 1926 Clara Barry of Pelham Manor NY and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.3.5.1) JOHN MASON FERRIS III (Photograph) born July 9, 1927
(1.1.1.7.3.3.5.2) MARJORIE GAY FERRIS born May 19, 1931 Mt. Vernon
(1.1.1.7.3.4) CATHARINE BURCHAN FERRIS born April 8, 1830 Albany NY and died November 13, 1903 New York City; buried Fairfield CT; married January 29, 1852 George Edward Lockwood born December 28, 1825 New York City and died April 10, 1859 [Robert Lockwood line]. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.1) WILLIAM LOCKWOOD born November 29, 1852 New York City; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2) ISAAC FERRIS LOCKWOOD (Photo) born February 23, 1855 Dubuque, Iowa and died March 10, 1927 New York City. From A Tribute, published by The New York Public Library, 1927: Mr Lockwood, for many years Bursar of the Library, died suddenly at his desk on the afternoon of Friday, March 10, after thirty-four years’ service with the Library. He born in Dubuque, Iowa, on February 23, 1855, the son of George Edward and Catherine (Burchan Ferris) Lockwood. He took his name from his mother’s father, Rev Isaac Ferris, who was chancellor of New York University from 1852 until his retirement in 1870 as chancellor emeritus. He studied at his grandfather’s university, taking the degrees of B.S. and C.E. in 1873, and giving the commencement oration at graduation. The next twenty years saw him in various activities. For three years he followed his profession as civil engineer. In 1876 he taught in the school his mother had established. In 1882 he was associated with Mrs William B Rice and Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler in the work of the New York State Charities Aid Association. For a short time he was with Scribner’s Magazine, writing general articles and book reviews. He wrote two books, "The Nature of Poetry" and "A Few Steps in Philosophy". In June 1893, he was chosen superintendent of the Lenox Library in succession to Dr George H Moore, who had died in May 1892. In the service of the Lenox and The New York Public libraries he spent the rest of his life. The title of his position changed from time to time, but the man himself changed little except to grow more strongly in the respect and affection of those privileged to work with him. When Dr Billings reorganized the staff of the Library in 1896, after he took active charge of the newly consolidated institutions, he brought Mr Lockwood from the Lenox building to the Astor and made him Business Superintendent. Another change of title took place when the new Central Building was opened in 1911 and Mr Lockwood became Bursar. Throughout his life he took a keen interest in art. Largely self-taught, he came to sketch and draw well, and he found in pastel a satisfactory medium of expression. As a great-grandson of Rev. William Lockwood (1753-1828), Brigade Chaplain to Nixon and Patterson's brigade of Massachusetts’s troops in 1780 and 1783, he was a member of the Society of Cincinnati and of the Sons of the Revolution. He married June 5, 1889 Sarah Wisner [dau of William Henry & Eleanor Bowne (Horner) Wisner] born in July 1850 NYC and dfied October 1944; (Thanks to Ferris Cook for this info!) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1) PRISCILLA LOCKWOOD born July 29, 1890 and died July 28, 1990 Huntington, Suffolk, NY; married June 5, 1922 Alfred Fullerton Loomis [son of Charles Battell & Mary Charlotte (Fullerton) Loomis] born August 23, 1890 Flatbush NY and died March 26, 1968 Huntington, Suffolk, NY;
Alfred F. Loomis was a distinguished yachtsman and writer. He was a member of Yachting magazine's staff for 34 years, and was senior associate editor for that publication at the time of his death. In addition to a wealth of articles and news stories he wrote a monthly column, "Under the Lee of the Longboat," which, over the years, became an international institution. Under the pseudonym of "Spun Yarn" he was a tireless campaigner in behalf of the yachtsman's rights and traditions. One of the highlights of his column was the reporting of potential candidates for membership of his fictional organization, "The Lee Rail Vikings," a select group of yachtsman noted for their bad conduct and poor sportsmanship. Alfred Loomis, by a yardstick, was the dean of ocean racing historians. He wrote voluminously, and his book Ocean Racing is a classic on the subject. He was the author of many other books. One of the best known to American yachtsmen was Ranging the Maine Coast. In 1912 he made a five-month trip down the Inland Waterway, wrote the story for Motor Boating, then went to work for that magazine and subsequently became an associate editor. In the years that followed he cruised extensively in various parts of the world, an activity which was interrupted by service in the Navy during both World Wars. He was an avid maker of motion pictures which he showed during his long career as a lecturer. In 1928 he made the first of three Trans-Atlantic passages in sailing vessels, navigating PINTA in the race to Spain. In 1933 he navigated the Schooner BRILLIANT in her Trans-Atlantic passage, and in 1935 navigated the J-boat YANKEE to England and campaigned aboard her that summer. During the course of his long career afloat he established an offshore racing record that will probably never be equaled: 17 Bermuda and 11 Fastnet races, and participation in the Trans-Pacific, Los Angeles-Mazatlan, Miami-Montego, Buenos Aires-Rio, Port Huron and Chicago Mackinacs as well as innumerable shorter races both in this country as well as abroad. At the time of his death he still owned the Linton Rigg designed HOTSPUR, built in 1929, a 32-footer that her owner insisted was a cutter, despite the fact that the late Bill Taylor protested that she was indeed a sloop. HOTSPUR was the vessel in which Alf made many memorable cruises in company with his wife, whom his many readers know affectionately as "P.L." He was a member of a score and more yacht clubs both here and abroad, including the Cruising Club of America, Trans-Pacific, Royal Ocean Racing and the Ocean Cruising clubs. His rich and distinguished career and his contribution to the sport he loved so well is incalculable. Everything he wrote was identifiable by his incisive wit, dry humor, and, as one reader put it, "his tactful acidity." While oft times his typewriter became a ruthless weapon when championing a cause, he was at all times fair, and in person his infectious grin became a trademark. (Extracted from Yachting magazine, May 1968.) Alfred F. Loomis, whose first book, The Cruise of The Hippocampus, appears on the summer list of the Century Company, born August 23, 1890, a son of Charles Battell Loomis and May F. Loomis. His boyhood was passed in Connecticut and New Jersey, where he received a public school education, concluding with two terms at a New York military academy. In 1921 he forsook dry land and embarked with a friend on a motor boat cruise to Florida. Returning after some months with undiminished enthusiasm, he accepted the associate editorship of the marine magazine Motor Boating, where for five years he watched the sea from the shoreward side of the breakers. The World War ended this bondage, and early in 1917 he enlisted in the naval reserve with a stated preference for duty on the 110-foot submarine chasers. At first he was assigned to edit the service paper in Newport, R.I. but subsequently he got his wish, and March of the following year saw him bound for the war zone on one of the S. C.'s - the smallest class of naval vessels that have ever crossed the Atlantic under their own power. A month after the Armistice, belated orders arrived, and while on duty in the ex-enemy city of Spalato, Dalmatia, Mr. Loomis was commissioned Ensign. Thereafter until the spring of 1919 he roamed the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, and August of that year found him back in New York, navigator of the winning chaser in a race from Bermuda that shattered all motor boat records for that course. Inured to the hazards of small-boat warfare, Mr. Loomis then resigned his commission and embraced the perilous calling of free-lance writing. Following the leadership of his pen, in the summer of 1920 he cruised single-handed from New York to Eastport, Maine, in an open motor boat, compiling information for a boatman's pathfinder that appeared serially in the magazine Country Life. Having explored the entire Atlantic seaboard from Maine to Florida, his fancy took him farther afield, and in the spring of 1921 Mr. Loomis embarked with two shipmates in the 28-foot yawl Hippocampus, bound for Panama. His first book chronicles the various vicissitudes of that care-free voyage, and the end records the arrival in Balboa of the smallest vessel that ever traversed the Panama Canal on a long distance cruise. The yawl, still the vehicle of his wanderings and literary efforts, is now in storage at Gatun Lake. (Extracted from a resume written by Alfred F. Loomis, ca. 1922)
The New York Times, August 1, 1990 – Priscilla Lockwood Loomis, who received an award from Major Edward I. Koch in 1981 for 75 year of volunteer charity work, died Saturday at a nursing home in Huntington, L.I. She was 99 years old and formerly lived in Manhattan. In the award, Mr. Koch praised her "dedicated volunteer service and the quality, scope and significant impact of her contribution, especially in the day care and early childhood eduction." She began as a teen-ager, giving piano lessons at the Union Settlement House on East 104th Street. She became active in its day-care program and was a director for five decades. In the 1940s, she was a founding member of the Day Care Council of New York City. Mrs. Loomis, who was born in Litchfield, Conn, graduated from Barnard College and married Alfred F. Loomis in 1922. He died in 1968. She is survived by a daughter, Sally Loomis Campbell of Cold Spring Harbor, L.I., three sons, Worth, of Hartford, Robert, of Huntington, and Harvey, of Manhattan; 10 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1) ALFRED WORTHINGTON LOOMIS married Louise Harding Earle; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1.1) LUCY LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1.2) RUTH LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1.3) ALFRED F LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1.4) CHARLES LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.1.5) CHARLOTTE LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.2) ROBERT LOCKWOOD LOOMIS born January 12, 1926; married Julia Wolfe; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.2.1) TIMOTHY LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.2.2) JULIA WORTHINGTON LOOMIS
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.3) SUSAN WISNER LOOMIS born March 8, 1928; married April 28, 1951 Ward Clarke Campbell; Susan has provided updated/corrected info through her cousin Ferris Cook – thanks, Susan!!; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.3.1) ETHAN ALLEN CAMPBELL
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.3.2) PRISCILLA LOCKWOOD CAMPBELL
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.3.3) MICHAEL TAINTOR CAMPBELL
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.1.4) HARVEY BATTELL LOOMIS born July 18, 1931; married September 15, 2001 Linda Byrd Francke – presumably not 1st marriage
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2) ELEANOR LOCKWOOD born July 26, 1891 Litchfield CT and died November 1978; married June 5, 1918 Joseph Delaney Burge [son of Joseph & Catherine (Stark) Burge] born October 11, 1890 Louisville KY and died April 19, 1957 Guatemala; (presume this is same guy) a Joseph Delaney Burge, a lumber prospector from Kentucky, stumbled upon a piece of natural paradise near Atitlan, Guatemala which has been turned into a coffee finca that was struggling to survive. Burge bought the finca and offered it to his son, Joseph Jr, to manage. Joe Jr and his Tennessee-born wife Mary knew nothing of Guatemala or the Spanish language. But they packed their bags and moved to the Central American wilderness to forge an adverturous life. Joe died young but his son Andy took his place alongside Mary to steer the business through the perilous years of revolution from the 1960s until the later ‘90s. Now Andy, his wife Monica, and the still-feisty Mary are meeting the challenge of surviving the bottoming coffee market and tailoring Tarrales into a more resilient entity that incorporates a nature reserve and a blossoming exotic plant nursey; see www.tarrales.com; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.1) NANCY BURGE born March 9, 1922 Louisville KY; married April 20, 19143 Norman William Cook Jr, [son of Norman William & Deborah (Potts) Cook] born July 27, 1920 and died NYC; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.1.1) SARAH COOK
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.1.2) NORMAN COOK
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.1.3) FERRIS COOK (Photo) born December 28, 1950 NYC; a professional artist and author; Who’s Who in America; married February 26, 1979 Kenneth L. Krabbenhofft and lives upstate NY. Ferris has graciously provided additional family information for her twig of the Tree – thanks Ferris! Kenneth is a Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures at New York U.; BA Yale 1968; MA 1979 NYU; Ph.D 1982; author. Born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.1.3.1) ISAAC KRABBENHOFFT
(1.1.1.7.3.4.2.2.2) JOSEPH DELANEY BURGE JR (Delaney)
(1.1.1.7.3.5) SARAH WATKINS FERRIS born October 3, 1832 Albany NY and died February 8, 1921 Edgewater Park NJ; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.6) ANNA TRUAX FERRIS born February 22, 1835 Albany NY and died August 18, 1839 Clintonville NJ
(1.1.1.7.3.7) LAURA GOODRICH FERRIS born July 31, 1837 New York City and died September 20 (30?), 1908 Chicago IL; married November (22) 25, 1862, Louis (Lewis) Viele [son of Ludovicus & Laville (Stearns) Viele] born September 24, 1826 and died 1908; resided Chicago. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.7.1) CATHERINE BURCHAN VIELE born July 28, 1864 Chicago IL and died January 15, 1935; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.7.2) JAMES KING VIELE born September 28, 1867 Chicago and died there February 11, 1910; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.7.3) LEWIS VIELE II born June 16, 1869 Chicago and died there August 20, 1869
(1.1.1.7.3.7.4) LAVILLE STEARNS VIELE born July 21, 1871 Chicago
(1.1.1.7.3.7.5) HELEN FERRIS VIELE born July 14, 1875
(1.1.1.7.3.7.6) EDITH LOUISE VIELE born December 25, 1876
ISAAC married 2d February 28, 1839 Sarah Jane Crygier born November 28, 1811 and died July 2, 1848; born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.8) ISAAC WARDE FERRIS born March 23, 1840 New York City and died December 25, 1900 Mt. Vernon; M.D. from NYU 1867; married May 18, 1870 Cornelia Swart Danforth born April 17, 1846 and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.8.1) MARY DANFORTH FERRIS born December 1, 1871 Grand Rapids MI and died September 16, 1933 Paris, France; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.8.2) CORNELIA WARDE FERRIS born December 25, 1873; married October 10, 1905 Bertram Lucius Webster and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.8.2.1) JEAN DANFORTH WEBSTER married August 20, 1932 Arthur Scott Platt
(1.1.1.7.3.8.2.2) STANLEY WEBSTER
(1.1.1.7.3.8.2.3) MARIE WEBSTER
(1.1.1.7.3.9) MARY ANN FERRIS born October 9, 1845 New York City; unmarried
(1.1.1.7.3.10) JOHN ASHFIELD FERRIS born June 10 (30), 1848 and died September 20, 1848
ISAAC married 3d October 1, 1850, Letitia Storm [dau of Abraham G. & Susan (Van Wyck) Storm] born October 21, 1821/22 and died February 4, 1902; born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.11) EDWARD STORM FERRIS born November 30, 1851 New York City and died April 16, 1854
(1.1.1.7.3.12) HARRIET FRANCES FERRIS born July 9, 1854 and died August 1, 1870 Clifton Springs NY
(1.1.1.7.3.13) MORRIS PATTERSON FERRIS born October 3, 1855 New York City and died October 26, 1918 Garden City NY; educated at NYU, graduated with a B.A. 1874; graduated NYU Law School, LLB 1876; lawyer with the firm of Taylor & Ferris. Morris was a trustee of the New York State Historical Association; member of the Council Order Foreign Wars; registrar War of 1812; belonged to numerous clubs and patriotic societies; Secretary New Society of the Sons of the Revolution (1901); prominent lawyer; married September 4, 1879 in Poughkeepsie NY, Mary Lanman Douw [dau of John DePeyster & Marianne Chandler (Griswold) Douw] [or dau of John DePeyster & his 1st wife Margaret S. (Van Rensselaer) Douw] born May 22, 1855 Poughkeepsie NY and died March 31, 1932 Hempstead, Long Island NY. Mary was a graduate of Cook's Collegiate Institute, Poughkeepsie NY 1874; an author: Dutch Nursery Rhymes of Colonial Times; Random Rhymes of Old Dutch Times; History of Fort Crailo; The Van Cortlandt Mansion; Colonial Dames; Legend of New Year's Eve; The Schepen's Dream; Grandmother's Cake Basket, etc.; Founder of Daughters of the Cincinnati; member Colonial Dames of State of New York; Editor The American Author. Contributed to various magazines and newspapers on Americana and genealogy. Resided in New York City, Hempstead and Yonkers NY. Both are listed in Who's Who in America and listed in the 1918 New York Social Register.
Brooklyn Eagle,
March 6, 1881: Last night a meeting of the property owners of the Seventh Ward was held at the residence of Mr. Morris P. Ferris, 45 Cambridge place, to consider the improvement of the square bounded by Greene, Grand, Classon and Lafayette avenues, and intersected from Grand to Classon avenue by Clifton place. The land is 725 by 470 feet, and its assessed value is $90,360. It forms part of the Jackson Hollow farm, and consists of 119 lots, owned by some thirty different persons. It is proposed to close Clifton place, and seek through legislative aid to convert the whole into a beautiful park. There were present Dr. Gatlin, Mr. Lynde A. Catlin, Mr. J.S. Stearns, Mr. Isaac Howland, Mr. F. C. Clark, Mr. C. Elmore, Mr. A. Ward Brigham, and Mr. A. Comstock. Hon. W. H. Waring and others. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Ferris, and Mr. James S. Stearns was chosen chairman and Mr. Ferris secretary. Mr. Waring said that the object was contemplated some time ago, but owing to one thing and another nothing was done. Mr. Ferris, in answer to a question, said that the actual value of the property was about $150,000, and the whole value of property in the ward was estimated at $15,000,000. If the assessment was laid on an area extending 1,000 or 1,500 feet in circuit, the expense could be met by an assessment of 1 ˝ per cent, extending over several years. Mr. Clark thought that the property was worth more than twice the sum named. Mr. Waring described the condition of the part of Jackson Hollow referred to, and said that if the property owners desired him to represent them, he was willing to do so. A park would not only beautify the neighborhood, but it would also improve the adjacent property and afford the children of residents a pleasant resort. Mr. Ferris thought the only way to get possession of the property was to have it appropriated for a park. It could not be bought, as the title was in dispute. The only piece of property on the land which was really valuable was on the corner of Lafayette and Classon avenues. Mr. Ferris moved that a committee of three be appointed to circulate petitions among the residents in favor of the project, and to see to the preparation of a bill to be submitted to the Legislature. The motion was seconded. In answer to a question, Mr. Waring said that commissioners would be appointed whose duty it would be to take testimony as to the value of the land and appraise the damages accordingly. Mr. Clark could not indorse the statement that more parks were required. Certain disadvantages attached to all small parks and a new park would not be exempt. He considered the land undervalued, and it was a question to be considered whether the property owners were prepared to pay a 4 or 4 ˝ per cent assessment. It was desirable to make Brooklyn as attractive as possible, especially as they were likely soon to have rapid transit, and it would be an unfortunate thing to oppress the property with assessments. Mr. Waring said that small parks could be well taken care of by the police, and he thought there would not be the same difficulty here as at Fort Greene or large parks such as that. As to the lots in the Hollow, they were unsaleable, and Mr. Waring did not believe that lots there would sell at any price. New tenements had been put up and a scaling was factory, and these would give character to the place. The expense was trifling in comparison to the benefit to be derived by adjacent owners. The construction of a park would give character to the locality at once. Jackson Hollow had kept back Classon avenue, which was better situated than Clinton avenue. Mr. Anthony Comstock said that the titles to much of the property contiguous to the block spoken of were clouded. He thought that, if the block was made into a park, many capitalists would be induced to risk something, or to go to the expense of getting a good title. They desired to get rid of an eyesore. They had a cockpit and a dog pit at the corner of Greene and Grand avenues, but it disappeared, and the best way was to fight the devil at their own doors. He strongly advocated the construction of a park in the locality named, even though the cost exceeded $150,000. Mr. Isaac Howland suggested that some limitation be placed as to the amount of assessment. He did not wish to see the gates opened too wide. Mr. L. A. Catlin asked whether the cost of developing the park might not also be put on property owners. Mr. Waring thought the expense would not be large, and it could be spread over some time. The meeting elected as a committee Mr. Ferris, Dr. Catlin and Mr Stearns. Mr. Catlin said that he thought there would be no difficulty in getting a bill reported favorably. The meeting was adjourned.Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1) MARY VAN RENSSELAER FERRIS born August 28, 1880 Brooklyn NY and died July (17?) 27, 1963 Chatham (Mendham) NJ; married 1st April 20, 1903 in Niagara Falls NY, Joseph Banks Roberts born November 18, 1873 Waterboro, York, ME and died May 30, 1968 Pueblo CO – divorced in 1920/21; married 2d August 1, 1921, Arthur A. Ferguson. Born to Mary and Joseph were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1) DOROTHY VAN BREESTEDE DOUW ROBERTS (Dorothy Van Freestede Douw Roberts) born May 28, 1904 NYC and died March 2, 1992 New Providence, Union, NJ; married February 12, 1938 in Elkton, Cecil, MD, John Stewart McNeilly born April 23, 1904 in MA and died February 13, 1986 Morristown, Morris, NJ. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1.1) GAIL ADAMSON MCNEILLY born July 17, 1939; married September 15, 1958 Peter Backus Leavens and born to them was:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1.1.1) ALEXANDER WRIGHT LEAVENS born April 23, 1959
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1.2) DAVID DOUW MCNEILLY born April 24, 1945; married August 11, 1973 Nancy Loretta Roth born January 10, 1952 Summit NJ and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1.2.1) KAREN LORETTA MCNEILLY born March 29, 1975
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.1.2.2) CAROL ELAINE MCNEILLY born February 6, 1978
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.2) MORRIS FERRIS ROBERTS born July 26, 1905 and died November 21, 1969 (1965) Amityville, Suffolk, NY; married Edith Evans (1903-1969)
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.3) JAMES DEPEYSTER PINES (PINEO) ROBERTS born September 9, 1906 and died September 20, 1906
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4) MARGARET LIVINGSTON DRESSER (DRESER) ROBERTS born August 28, 1908 Ridgewood, Bergen, NJ and died December 16, 1988 Englewood, Bergen, NJ; married, January 23, 1934 in Ridgewood, Pemberton Pleasants Frame born July 18, 1890 NYC and died October 11, 1950 Bronx NY. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.1) NANCY DOUW FRAME married August 29, 1959 Richard Lyon Stoving born January 16, 1936 and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.1.1) ELIZABETH DOUW STOVING born October 11, 1967
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.1.2) CARLA LYON STOVING born July 2, 1969
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.1.3) PAUL NEWCOMB STOVING born February 4, 1971
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.2) JOHN ROBERTS FRAME born February 15, 1933; married September 3, 1960 Ellen Ann O'Brien born November 23, 1940 and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.2.1) SHOMA MARIE FRAME born May 17, 1965; adopted
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.2.2) SANDRA MAY FRAME born July 15, 1966
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.4.2.3) SHANNON MARY FRAME born September 11, 1969
Born to Mary and her second husband, Arthur was:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.5) ANNE SCHUYLER FERGUSON born February 22, 1922 Ridgewood NJ and died there October 10, 1994; married 1st Harry Fertig; married 2d November 18, 1944 James B. Sherman born April 4, 1914 Washingtonville NY and died April 4, 1967 - divorced; is purported to have been married 4 times; and born to her and James were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.5.1) JAMES BURT SHERMAN Jr born and died August 1945
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.5.2) STEPHEN LOWERY SHERMAN
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.5.3) MARGARET ANNE SHERMAN
(1.1.1.7.3.13.1.5.4) SUSAN CHANDLER SHERMAN
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2) MORRIS DOUW FERRIS born February 12, 1884 Brooklyn NY and died September 18, 1978 Lawrence NY; married June 14, 1913 in Lawrence NY, Dorcas Oakley Williams [dau of Thomas & Emma Wells (Stott) Williams] [interesting information on Thomas Williams on the Net] born July 4, 1886 NYC and died June 21, 1971 Lawrence NY. Morris received his A.B., Columbia University 1905 (Delta Phi), lawyer, particularly marine matters and admiralty law; 1908 was a member of Hunt, Hill & Betts law firm in NYC. He was 6'6" tall; author of "The Douws of Albany NY"; a stalwart vestryman of St. John's Church, Far Rockaway for over 35y and was awarded the Bishop's Cross for distinguished parochial service in the diocese of Long Island. Besides his affiliation with St. John's, he served as Treasurer of the Corporation for Relief of Widows and Children of Clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York. A love of water sports, at which he excelled as a youth in summer vacations spent at Lake Sunapee NH, prefaced his role as stroke of crew when he was at Columbia U. During WWI, he was manager of the contract division of the U.S. Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp 1918-19; retired reluctantly, at age 85 from the law firm of Ferris, Bangs, Davis, Trafford and Syz; resided at "Dorcastle", Lawrence, Long Island, NY; (have communicated with the current resident who is renovating this home – 2005) listed in the 1918 and 1937 New York Social Register. He was a vice-president and later trustee of the Winifred Masterson Burke Rehabilitation Foundation of White Plains, and an honorary trustee of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks; hobbies were collecting prints and books on maritime subjects and fishing in the Adirondacks; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.1) DORCAS OAKLEY FERRIS born March 11, 1914 New York City and died October 10, 1976; listed in the 1937 New York Social Register; married May 7, 1940, as his 1st wife, Robert Lincoln Cummings, Jr., (Photo) (1912-2000); and born to them were:
Robert L. Cummings was a Trustee of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from 1977-1986, Treasurer from 1980-1986, and was then named an Honorary Trustee of the Laboratory. During his tenure as a Trustee, he established the Dorcas Cummings Fund in honor of his first wife Dorcas. Each year, this Fund has supported the Annual Dorcas Cummings Lecture. This lecture, on a subject of general scientific interest, is held each year on the Sunday evening of the CSHL Symposium and is followed by the traditional neighborhood dinner parties. The Fund has grown in recent years to approximately $250,000 and now also provides support each year for a Robert L. Cummings Student enrolled in the Laboratory's summer Undergraduate Research Program. Bob was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He attended Milton Academy and Harvard College, serving there as the treasurer of the Lampoon. He went to work for Pan American Airways, and later became president of New York Airways, the nation's first scheduled helicopter airline. After his retirement, he turned to golf and community service. He served as police commissioner and trustee of Laurel Hollow, and was an invaluable asset to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in his role as Trustee and Treasurer. Bob passed away on April 10, 2000. See: http://www.cshl.edu/
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.1.1) DORCAS OAKLEY CUMMINGS born August 6, 1941; married February 20, 1965 Thomas Ash Cochran
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.1.2) LILA CUMMINGS born October 29, 1949; married May 13, 1972 Chaplin Bradford Barnes [son of Irston Roberts Barnes]; she is listed as Lila Cummings Stoddard in her father’s obituary – they apparently divorced and both remarried; he was a partner in Stonington CT in Thornton, Thornton & Thomsen, a Westerly RI law firm; graduated from Yale from which he received his law degree; from 1981-82, he was a senior advisor for international affairs to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality; and born to her and Chaplin was:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.1.2.1) SARAH CHAPLIN BARNES
June 16, 2002, The New York Times
Sarah Chaplin Barnes, a daughter of Lila Cummings of Katonah, N.Y., and Chaplin Bradford Barnes of Westerly, R.I., was married yesterday in Watch Hill, R.I., to Robert Taylor Moore, a son of Marcina J. Barker of Mountain View, Calif., and the Rev. Robert Byron Moore of San Francisco. The Rev. Mark K. J. Robinson, an Episcopal priest, performed the ceremony at the Watch Hill Chapel. The Rev. Bavi Edna Rivera, the bridegroom's stepmother, who is an Episcopal priest, also took part in the service. Mrs. Moore, 27, graduated from Wheaton College and received a master's degree in reading last month from the University of New Hampshire. In September, she is to begin teaching the first grade at Bakie Elementary School in Kingston, N.H. Her father, a retired lawyer, practiced in Westerly. The bride is a stepdaughter of Barbara T. Barnes and George H. Stoddard. The bride is a descendant of Gov. William Bradford, William Brewster and John and Priscilla Alden, all of Plymouth Colony. Mr. Moore, 31, is a sound engineer and a student at the University of New Hampshire. His mother is a program manager at Hewlett-Packard in Palo Alto, Calif. His father is the interim rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in Ross, Calif.
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.1.3) ROBERT LINCOLN CUMMINGS III born June 6, 1948; possibly Milton Academy Class of 1966 and Pennsylvania U Class of 1974; married January 17, 1978 Frances Cornelia Walsh [dau of Philip C?]
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2) MORRIS DOUW FERRIS, JR. born March 11, 1917 New York City; married 1st Daphne Richardson; and 2d Gloria Batten Callen; and born to him and Daphne were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.1) DIANA DOUW FERRIS born August 6, 1942; married June 23, 1962, as his 1st wife, Peter Whiteside Hobson [son of Francis Thayer & apparently Isabelle (Garabrants) Hobson] born January 7, 1941 Ridgefield CT; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.1.1) CHRISTOPHER WHITESIDE HOBSON born September 17, 1963 San Antonio TX; married Renee {maiden name unk}
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.1.2) KATHERINE DOUW HOBSON born October 10, 1966 San Antonio TX; married Joseph John Flannery born July 11, 1961 Toconderoga NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.1.2.1) COLIN PATRICK FLANNERY born August 12, 1997 Morristown NJ
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.1.2.2) KEENAN CHRISTOPHER FLANNERY born November 23, 1999 Morristown NJ
(1.1.1.7.3.13.2.2.2) APRIL ALISON FERRIS married February 18, 1978 James Richard Rose
(1.1.1.7.3.13.3) VAN WYCK FERRIS born May 28, 1890 Garden City, Long Island and died April 7, 1944 St. Petersburg FL; married 1st January 29, 1916 in Wilmington DE, Elizabeth Gouverneur Morris Ramsay, of Wilmington DE, [dau of William Governeur & Caroline Johnston (Canby) Ramsay] born August 9, 1894 Terre Haute IN and died January 5, 1989 Georgetown SC where she was buried. They resided at 4 Roxbury Road, Garden City, Long Island and were listed in the 1918 New York Social Register; appear in the 1930 census at Warwick, Orange, NY; don’t know if this is thte same guy, but….From the Warwick Valley Dispatch, February 23, 2005: Looking Back February 27, 1935 – Federal agents raided an alcohol still on the property of Van Wyck Ferris on the old Monroe Road. With lookouts apparently on the job and a complete alarm system installed between the residence in the front and the large barn in the rear where the still was set up, the agents failed to take a single prisoner. The Alcohol Tax Unit Agents found no one but destroyed some $30,000 worth of equipment that was capable of turning out 5,000 gallons of alcohol a day, $1,500 in clear profits; and born to them were (married two more times, names unknown):
(1.1.1.7.3.13.3.1) MARY DOUW FERRIS born November 19, 1916; married Edward Schoessler (Schoossler) and they had 2 kids
(1.1.1.7.3.13.3.2) ANNE RITCHIE FERRIS (Anne Richie) married Jerry Ralph Starace and they had 4 kids
(1.1.1.7.3.13.3.3) WILLIAM RAMSEY FERRIS born August 20, 1919 (or September 1, 1920); married Mary Robb Settles and they had 4 kids
(1.1.1.7.3.13.3.4) MORRIS PATTERSON FERRIS III born November 15/8, 1921; married Anne Mae Fowler who died November 1988 Georgetown SC; and they had a child
(1.1.1.7.4) HARRIET FERRIS born September 6, 1800 and died March 24, (1801?)1814
(1.1.1.7.5) CHARLOTTE FERRIS born July 25, 1802 and died May 23, 1821 New Brunswick NJ
(1.1.1.7.6) ELIZA WATKINS FERRIS born September 6, 1804 and died May 23, 1827
(1.1.1.7.7) SARAH EMILY FERRIS born September 20, 1806 and died April 1, 1815
(1.1.1.7.8) ALBERT FERRIS born September 24/9, 1808 and died November 16, 1861 Sacramento CA
(1.1.1.7.9) CORNELIUS BLATCHFORD FERRIS born December 31, 1812 and died June 20, 1814
(1.1.1.7.10) HARRIET FRANCES FERRIS born May 6 or June 16, 1815 and died April 15, 1820
(1.1.1.7.11) CORNELIUS I. FERRIS (1815-1846) not listed by Chaplain Ferris. (?)
(1.1.1.7.12) CHARLOTTE B. FERRIS born in 1817 is not listed by Chaplain Ferris. (?)
(1.1.1.7.13) EMILY WATKINS FERRIS born in 1819 is not listed by Chaplain Ferris. (?)
(1.1.1.7.14) SARAH FERRIS born in 1821 is not listed by Chaplain Ferris. (?)
(1.1.1.8) STEPHEN FERRIS born February 24, 1772 Eastchester NY and died January 30, 1827; buried New Castle, Mt. Kisco NY; married Rachael Fish (1774-1841) and born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.1) CORNELIUS FISH FERRIS born 1798 Pine Bridge (Yorktown)? NY and died August 19, 1843/4 Crompound NY; buried White Burial Ground, Yorktown NY; married in November 1833 Elizabeth (Eliza) Whitney [dau of Seth & Elizabeth (Strang) Whitney] born June 5, 1810 Yorktown NY and died 1886. [Jim - speculation - there was a Cornelius F. Ferris, Town Clerk of Cortlandt, 1830.] Born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.1.1) SETH WHITNEY FERRIS born December 28, 1834 Pine Bridge NY; unmarried
(1.1.1.8.1.2) ELIZABETH FERRIS born March 31, 1838 at Pine Bridge NY
(1.1.1.8.1.3) JAMES FERRIS died age 4m
(1.1.1.8.1.4) MARIA LOUISA FERRIS born January 21, 1843 Yorktown NY and died 1873; unmarried
(1.1.1.8.2) SARAH FERRIS born April 11, 1800 Pine Bridge NY and died March 1873; married William Merritt of Bedford, Seneca, NY
(1.1.1.8.3) JAMES FERRIS born c1803 Pine Bridge NY and died January 3, 1838; unmarried
(1.1.1.8.4) SUSAN FERRIS born March 11, 1804 Pine Bridge NY and died February 3, 1852 Somers, Westchester, NY; married 1823 in Pines Bridge NY, David Montrose (Montross) [son of Nathaniel & Hester (Swartwout) Montross] born January 11, 1805 Somers NY and died April 15, 1891; buried Mt. Kisco NY. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.4.1) ANN ELIZA MONTROSS born August 24, 1824 Somers, Westchester, NY
(1.1.1.8.4.2) CORNELIUS FERRIS MONTROSS born September 24, 1826 Somers NY and died after 1897; married October 26, 1854 Madeline Forman born January 8, 1833 and died June 10, 1897. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.4.2.1) ANNIE MADELINE MONTROSS born February 18, 1858 Somers NY and died 1897
(1.1.1.8.4.2.2) WILLIAM FORMAN MONTROSS born August 12, 1859 Somers NY and died November 6, 1946 Stamford CT; buried Port Washington, L. I., NY; married October 21, 1884 Henrietta M. Helmke born August 29, 1858 and died October 6, 1953; buried Port Washington. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.4.2.2.1) MABEL EDITH MONTROSS born March 1, 1887 NYC and died in October 1945; buried Port Washington, L. I., NY; married Walter Cheshire Smith and they had a child
(1.1.1.8.4.2.2.2) BEATRICE MONTROSS born in November 1889 NYC and died July 17, 1892; buried NYC
(1.1.1.8.4.2.2.3) WILLIAM BEHREND MONTROSS born July 10, 1892 NYC and died 1957
(1.1.1.8.4.2.3) DAVID AUBRAY MONTROSS born November 22, 1866 and died after 1897 San Francisco CA
(1.1.1.8.4.2.4) JENNIE ADELE MONTROSS born December 4, 1875 Brooklyn NY; married July 1, 1911 Willis Newell Hartshorn born March 31, 1864 South Lyndeboro NH and died August 24, 1929; buried Ossining NY. Born to them were:
(1.1.1.8.4.2.4.1) MADELINE FORMAN HARTSHORN born September 1, 1913 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.1.8.4.2.4.2) MARIAN JUNE HARTSHORN born March 16, 1915 Hollis NY
(1.1.1.8.4.3) JULIA V. MONTROSS born May 11, 1832 Somers NY and died there May 12, 1879; buried Mt. Kisco NY; married, as his 1st wife, Samuel Baker Reynolds (4.5.2.1.4.9.2) – see him for offspring
(1.1.1.8.5) ELIZA FERRIS born February 9, 1808 Pine Bridge NY and died August 21, 1873 New Castle NY; married February 15, 1826 Solomon Washburn of New Castle
(1.1.1.8.6) JANE FERRIS born c1809 (c1820) Pine Bridge NY; married late 1840s Reuben Acker of Calif; and born to them was:
(1.1.1.8.6.1) ALICE ACKER married William Cunningham; resided Sonoma Co CA
(1.1.1.8.7) CATHARINE FERRIS born 1813 Pine Bridge NY; married Thomas Lawrence of Seneca Co NY
(1.1.1.8.8) RICHARD FERRIS born 1814 Pine Bridge NY and died March 25, 1841; unmarried
(1.1.1.8.9) GEORGE FERRIS born 1814 (twins?) Pine Bridge NY and died August 5, 1873; unmarried
(1.1.1.8.10) RICHARD FERRIS [Richard is not listed in most sources, but he is in one, so I include him for future reference.]
(1.1.2) JOSHUA FERRIS, birth date unk (c1730 NY) and died March 20, 1848(?); married May 14, 1756 Hannah Bowne born March 7, 1736. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.1) PETER FERRIS
(1.1.2.2) JOSHUA FERRIS [Speculation - based upon a will of Phebe Ferris, wife of Joshua, filed June 8, 1815, of the Township of Niagara in the County of Lincoln and Province of Upper Canada - because of the time frame and the location of Joshua's brother, Elijah, the information here is purely speculation based upon the information in Phebe's will.] Born to them were:
(1.1.2.2.1) JAMES CUSHMAN FERRIS
(1.1.2.2.2) TAMARA CORBIN FERRIS
(1.1.2.3) ELIJAH FERRIS born Westchester Co NY and died July 19, 1805 Niagara Township, Lincoln Co, Ontario, Canada; married as her 1st husband, Helena/Eleanor Hill; and born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.1) ELIJAH FERRIS married Rosannah {maiden name unk}
(1.1.2.3.2) ELIZABETH FERRIS born March 7, 1798 Ulster, Wawaring, NY
(1.1.2.3.3) JAMES FERRIS (James H Ferris) c1795, in of Neversink, Sullivan, NY; married March 26, 1817 in Ontario, Canada Hannah Springer [dau of Richard & Sarah (Boyce) Springer] born September 21, 1792 Niagara, Welland Co, Ontario and died May 30, 1873; and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.3.1) JAMES H FERRIS born c1813 Ontario, Canada; married 1st Esther Clark born c1829 Ontario; married 2d October 3, 1885, as her 2d husband, Mary Jane Secord [dau of Peter & Charlotte (Bowman) Secord] born c1836 Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario and died 1911; and born to him and Esther were:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.1) MARGARET FERRIS (c1849-)
(1.1.2.3.3.1.2) CLARA FERRIS (c1852-)
(1.1.2.3.3.1.3) JAMES FERRIS born July 10, 1858 Saltfleet Township, Wentworth Co, Ontario; married 1st c1875 Elizabeth Miranda Knox [dau of Thomas & Eliza Jane (Howard) Knox] born 1855 Ancaster Township, Wentworth Co, Ontario; married 2d Mary L {maiden name unk} born February 11, 1865; and born to him and Elizabeth was:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.3.1) CLARENCE E FERRIS born July 12, 1885
Born to James and his 2d wife, Mary, was:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.3.2) ERNEST S FERRIS born February 1, 1895
(1.1.2.3.3.1.4) OLIVER FERRIS born February 25, 1855 Ontario, Canada; married 1st Sarah E {maiden name unk}; married 2d Lucia {maiden name unk} born October 3, 1852 Ontario; and born to him and Sarah was:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.4.1) LEWIS W FERRIS (c1881-)
(1.1.2.3.3.1.5) MARY JANE FERRIS born March 26, 1860 Charlotteville, Norfolk Co, Ontario and died January 26, 1923; married in South Walsingham Township, Norfolk Co, Ontario Jacob David Arthur Neidrauer [son of James] born February 28, 1862 and died February 15, 1923; and born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.5.1) THEODORE NEIDRAUER born c1882 and died December 1946
(1.1.2.3.3.1.5.2) EDWARD E NEIDRAUER born July 4, 1884
(1.1.2.3.3.1.5.3) DELBERT ALLEN NEIDRAUER born February 28, 1896 and died December 18, 1970; married 1st June 16, 1914 in Dover Township, Kent Co, Ontario Cora Copping Dickenson; married 2d October 14, 1930 in New Westminister, B.C., name unk
(1.1.2.3.3.1.6) HANNAH SUSAN FERRIS (c1865-)
(1.1.2.3.3.1.7) HIRAM FERRIS (c1868-)
(1.1.2.3.3.1.8) JOSEPH FERRIS born September 14, 1867 Charlotteville, Norfolk, Ontario and died July 17, 1933; married Elizabeth Charlotte Neidrauer [dau of Jacob & Mary Jane (Secord) Neidrauer] born November 11, 1875 and died January 1, 1945; both buried Oakwood Cemetery, Simcoe, Norfolk, Ontario; [Elizabeth’s mother-in-law was also her mother!] and born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.3.1.8.1) IVA B FERRIS born September 15, 1891
(1.1.2.3.3.1.8.2) THOMAS C FERRIS born June 11, 1893
(1.1.2.3.3.1.8.3) BEULA J FERRIS born April 25, 1898
(1.1.2.3.4) SARAH ANN FERRIS married October 23, 1838 Hamilton, Ontario, George Marr [son of Richard & Martha (Marr) Marr] born September 1810. Born to them was (and possibly others):
(1.1.2.3.4.1) HANNAH JANE MARR (Photographs) born February 1842 Binbrook Township, Wentworth Co, Ontario and died August 7, 1926 Millersburg MI; buried there Ocqueoc Township Cemetery, Presque Isle Co MI; married December 20, 1859 in Wainfleet Township, Welland Co, Ontario, George Benjamin Robbins [son of Matthias and Mary (Moulton) Robbins] born (June) July 1841 Wainfleet, Welland Co, Ontario and died July 13, 1905 Millersburg MI. They moved to Tuscola Co MI 1879 and then later to Presque Co MI where they both died. (Robins or Robbins?) Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.1) OSCAR J. ROBBINS (1863-1863) Welland Co Ontario
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2) MATTHIAS ROBBINS (Tice) born October 16, 1863 Welland Co Ontario and died July 19, 1937 Millersburg MI; buried there Riverside Cemetery (tombstone photo); moved to Tuscola Co MI with his family 1879 when he was 16 years of age; married February 22, 1885 in Tuscola Co MI Caroline Adelia Brewster [dau. of Hiram and Ann (Stevens) Brewster] born June 14, 1865 Port Huron MI and died October 9, 1937 Millersburg MI; buried with her husband. They moved to Millersburg 1905; he worked in the Bed Factory in Vassar, until it moved to Washington State. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.1) LUCINA (LASENA) ROBBINS died age 1y 8d of diphtheria
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2) MATTHIAS ROBBINS born July 27, 1889 Vassar MI and died May 24, 1969 Rogers City MI; buried Riverside Cemetery, Millersburg MI (tombstone photo); married May 13, 1914 in Millersburg MI, Myrtle Ellen Vilburn [dau. of William Ezra and Mary Hannah (Lound) Vilburn] born March 18, 1894 Ocqueac MI and died October 21, 1973 Rogers City MI; buried with her husband. Born to them were [three babies that died at birth are not listed]:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1) MILDRED DELORES ROBBINS born March 28, 1915 Millersburg MI; married May 19, 1936 at Onaway MI, Charles Edward Brenner [son of Louis David and Matilda (Masse) Brenner] born April 26, 1907 Millersburg MI and died May 18, 1961 Rogers City MI; buried Riverside Cemetery, Millersburg MI. Born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1.1) BEVERLY JOY BRENNER born August 27, 1937; married 1st November 14, 1959 Dean LeRoy Clark [son of Clifford and Marie (Tremaine) Clark] born November 9, 1938 North Star MI; and 2d August 9, 1986 at Elkhart IN, Larry Keith Christensen born December 7, 1937 Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Bev has furnished this twig of information on Sarah Ann Ferris - George Marr - thanks Bev! Adopted were:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1.1.1) SUZETTE MARCEL CLARK born October 27, 1962 Alma MI; married January 22, 1990 John Clemens who died February 29, 1992 South Bend IN; and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1.1.1.1) GAGE ALEXANDER CLEMENS born December 7, 1991 South Bend IN
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1.1.2) JEFFREY DEAN CLARK born July 16, 1963 Lansing MI; married 1st November 5, 1982 Ann Griest; and 2d Suzanne {maiden name unk} of Frankfurt, Germany; and born to Jeff and Ann was:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.1.1.2.1) DEAN KARL CLARK born August 8, 1983 Elkhart IN
(1.1.2.3.4.1.2.2.2) GEORGE EMERY ROBBINS April 18, 1917 Millersburg MI and died April 12, 1957 Petoskey MI; married March 16, 1946 Patricia Ann Gregg and they had 1 kid
(1.1.2.3.4.1.3) ADA ROBBINS born 1864 Welland Co Ontario and died February 17, 1890 Tuscola Co MI; married F. Jerome Crooks
(1.1.2.3.4.1.4) CHAUNCEY MCCLELLAN ROBBINS born December 12, 1867 Welland Co Ontario and died December 23, 1923 Cheboygan MI; married May A. Hunter. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.4.1) GEORGE ROBBINS
(1.1.2.3.4.1.4.2) HOMER ALEXANDER ROBBINS born November 21, 1899 Ocqueoc MI and died December 30, 1969 Ann Arbor MI
(1.1.2.3.4.1.4.3) ROY ROBBINS (Philip) born July 11, 1901 Millersburg MI and died 1943 Cheboygan MI
(1.1.2.3.4.1.4.4) RUTH ROBBINS born November 19, 1904 Case Township MI and died December 8, 1960
(1.1.2.3.4.1.5) HARRY ROBBINS born 1869 and died before 1905
(1.1.2.3.4.1.6) EDGAR ROBBINS born March 1871
(1.1.2.3.4.1.7) HARVEY VANRANCELER ROBBINS born 1871 Welland Co Ontario and died 1939; married April 25, 1892 Lucy Jarvis
(1.1.2.3.4.1.8) MARY ANN ROBBINS born June 11, 1873 Caistor Center, Welland Co Ontario and died July 20, 1943 Flint MI; married 1889 Henry Crooks
(1.1.2.3.4.1.9) ALSON HERBERT ROBBINS born October 18, 1875 Caistor Center (Gainsboro Township), Welland Co Ontario and died April 2, 1947 Millersburg MI; married December 18, 1896 in Vassar MI, Emma Jean (Dell) Wood (Emmajean Adell) [dau of Orvil Brayton & Mary (Herrick) Wood] born January 21, 1880 Jefferson Co NY and died July 9, 1964 Alpena MI; a farmer and lumberman. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.4.1.9.1) WALTER ROBBINS born April 24, 1899 Vassar MI and died January 6, 1945 Detroit MI; a trolley operator
(1.1.2.3.4.1.9.2) EARL CLIFFORD ROBBINS born May 3, 1902 Vassar MI and died 1987 Columbus GA; General Foreman Hudson MC; married Katherine Buck [dau of Anton & Mary (Krapfenbauer) Buck] born May 30, 1909 Austria-Hungary and died November 19, 1999 Columbus GA; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit
(1.1.2.3.4.1.10) MELVIN CURTIS ROBBINS born July 7, 1878 Caistor Center, Welland Co Ontario and died September 18, 1955 Millersburg MI; married June 10, 1914 Effie Sarah Marks Barkley and they had a child
(1.1.2.3.4.1.11) MAUDE PEARL ROBBINS died after 1947; married Fred Kilburn
(1.1.2.3.4.1.12) AGNES ROBBINS (Aggie) born November 17, 1881 Tuscola Co MI and died February 22, 1906 Millersburg MI; married December 29, 1897 Wilbur Stevens
(1.1.2.3.4.1.13) CLARA ROBBINS born February 16, 1883 Vassar, Tuscola, MI and died before 1905
(1.1.2.3.4.1.14) EMMA M. ROBBINS born March 17, 1884 Vassar, Tuscola, MI and died before 1905
(1.1.2.3.5) HIRAM FERRIS born March 15, 1801 Neversink, Sullivan, NY and died December 6, 1880 Creston, Ogle, IL; married December (25) 26, 1823 at (St. Andrews, Niagara Co) Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, Margaret Hixon [dau of Captain Henry & Rachel (Moore) Hixon] born February 21, 1808 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada and died November 13, 1896 Belton, Cass, MO; and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.5.1) CATHERINE ELIZABETH FERRIS (Katherine) born February 12, 1834 Teeterville, Norfolk Co Ontario, Canada and died August 6, 1898 Fargo ND; buried Mapleton ND; married February 21, 1856 in Ontario, Canada William McLaren (McClaren – McLearn) [son of Charles & Elizabeth (Risk) McLaren] born June 24, 1827 Craighead Park, Lanarkshire, Blantyre Parish, Scotland and died December 20, 1910 Fargo ND. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.1) MARGARET ELIZABETH MCLAREN born 1856 Highgate, Kent Co Ontario, Canada
(1.1.2.3.5.1.2) CHARLES H. MCLAREN born 1860 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died February 15, 1888
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3) CLARA MCLAREN born in March 1862 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died 1943; married 1890 in North Dakota, Duncan Brownlee [son of David C. & Elizabeth (Standley) Brownlee] born April 16, 1858 Linn, Bucklin, MO and died 1919 Mapleton ND. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.1) OLIVE BROWNLEE born April 1, 1891 Mapleton, Cass, ND and died January 23, 1969 Fargo, Cass, ND; buried there Riverside Cemetery (cemetery photo)
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.2) WILLIAM B. BROWNLEE born July 26, 1894 Mapleton, Cass, ND and died 1974
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.3) HAZEL BROWNLEE born July 18, 1896 Mapleton, Cass, ND and died June 1, 1975; married January 19, 1924 in Fargo ND, Lawrence Franklin Dieterich [son of Franklin Lewis & Mary Jane (Smith) Dieterich] born May 20, 1896 Sandwich IL and died February 25, 1973 Fargo; both buried Memory Gardens, Valley City, Barnes, ND; and born to them 5 kids, 3 of which were:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.3.1) MARY LOU DIETERICH married 1st George C. Jones; married 2d Kenneth F. Foland; child with each marriage
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.3.2) FRANKLIN LAURENCE DIETERICH married a Miss Lamfers and they had a child
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.3.3) GENEVIEVE ANN DIETERICH married Harold Leslie Pedersen and they had 2 kids
(1.1.2.3.5.1.3.4) GLENN F. BROWNLEE born October 18, 1898 Mapleton, Cass, ND
(1.1.2.3.5.1.4) JAMES EDWARD MCLAREN born September 16, 1863 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died December 5, 1932 Mapleton, Cass, ND; buried Riverside Cemetery, Fargo
(1.1.2.3.5.1.5) MARY CATHERINE MCLAREN born 1864 Highgate, Kent, Ontario
(1.1.2.3.5.1.6) GEORGE WILLIAM MCLAREN born March 12, 1866 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died November 17, 1906
(1.1.2.3.5.1.7) RACHEL MCLAREN born in June 1868 Highgate, Kent County, Ontario and died Fargo ND; married, as his 2d wife, Conrad Krafthefer (John) born 1858 Amenia, Cass, ND or Highgate, Kent, Ontario.
(1.1.2.3.5.1.8) THOMAS MICHAEL MCLAREN born May 24, 1870 Highgate, Kent Co, Ontario and died December 14, 1903 Fargo; buried Mapleton ND; married in Fargo ND Maude Hodges and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.8.1) ALICE MAE MCLAREN married Adolph Kramer and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.8.1.1) ROBERT KRAMER married, name unk, and born to them was:
(1.1.2.3.5.1.8.1.1.1) LAURA KRAMER married Auddie Cox and born to them was 1 child
(1.1.2.3.5.1.9) HARRY JOSEPH MCLAREN born March 17, 1872 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died May 7, 1956 Fargo ND; buried Mapleton ND
(1.1.2.3.5.1.10) IDA AMY MCLAREN born 1873 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died in Los Angeles CA
(1.1.2.3.5.1.11) FRANKLIN B. MCLAREN born 1875 Highgate, Kent, Ontario and died in Seattle WA
(1.1.2.3.5.1.12) JOHN ROBERT MCLAREN born 1876 Highgate, Kent, Ontario
(1.1.2.3.5.1.13) MAGDELINE MCLAREN born 1878 Highgate, Kent, Ontario
(1.1.2.3.5.1.14) MAUDIE MCLAREN born 1880 Highgate, Kent, Ontario
(1.1.3) JONATHAN FERRIS born at Eastchester, July 15, 1732 and died at Peekskill August 26th, 1798; buried at Old St. Peter's Cemetery, Peekskill; served as Sergeant of Associated Exempts under Captain Joseph Osburn 1780. After the War, he bought a tract of land near Peekskill NY and settled there; married 1st April 29, 1757 Rachel Dean born July 21, 1735 and died May 6, 1779 [dau of Nicholas & Deborah]; married 2d February 12, 1781 Elizabeth (Betsey) Miller. Jonathan was a learned man and left a valuable library of several volumes; a blacksmith by trade; 1788, at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Peekskill, formed a class, of which he was the leader and the class met at his home, which was in 1886, the property of Henry Ward Beecher. Jonthan's Will:
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN:
I, JONATHAN FERRIS, of the Town of Cortlandt, in the County of Westchester, and State of New York, being in a poor state of health, but of a perfect mind, and memory blessed be God therefore, do this day make and publish this my Last Will and Testament, in the manner and form following, that is to say:
Imprimis: I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body to the Earth from whence it came, to be decently buried in hope of a joyful resurrection this the merits of my Savior Jesus Christ and as for that world estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with, I dispose thereof in the manner and form as followeth:
First. - I give to my wife Elizabeth five shillings.
Item. - I give unto eldest son Joseph Ferris, one equal third of all the farm of land where I now live on which I purchased of David Runnold, containing about one hundred and five acres unto him the said Joseph Ferris, to his heirs and assigns forever, and I also give unto him the said Joseph Ferris, his heirs and assigns two silver table spoons.
I, Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my three grand-sons namely, Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris, and Caleb D. Ferris, sons of Caleb D. Ferris, deceased, one other third equal part of all the farm lands and improvements where I now live on which I purchased of David Runnolds unto the said Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris, Caleb D. Ferris, to be equally divided to them their heirs and assigns forever.
I, IMPRIMIS. - I give unto my son Joshua Ferris, the one other third part of the farm of land where I now live on containing about one hundred and five acres of land unto him the said Joshua Ferris to his heirs and assigns forever. And I also give unto my son Joshua Ferris, two silver tablespoons.
I, IMPRIMIS. - I give unto my son Benjamin Ferris, about forty acres of land which I purchased of the Kronkhyt and Elijah Drake, unto him the said Benjamin Ferris to his heirs and assigns forever, agreeable to a deed of gift which I gave him reference being to the county records will more and at apear.
I, IMPRIMIS. - I give unto my son Jonathan Ferris forty-nine acres and one-half of land and buildings which were purchased of Gretia Lent, bounded on the west of the lands of Hannah Montross, on the south on the land of Abraham Montross and others; on the east on the lands of Augustus Taylor's and on the north on the Crombpond road unto him the said Jonathan his heirs and assigns forever, agreeable to a deed of gift reference being had to be the county records will more and fully, and at large appear, and also I give unto my son Jonathan Ferris, fifty acres of land lying and being in Cortlandt Town in lot No. six which were purchased of John Watts, Esq., of the City of New York unto him the said Jonathan Ferris to his heirs and assigns forever, I also give unto my son Jonathan Ferris his heirs and assigns one cow, and one yearling mare colt, two yearling steers, five sheep and two silver table spoons, and four volumes of Blackstone's Commentaries to him the said Jonathan Ferris his heirs and assigns. I give unto my son Peter Ferris five shillings.
I, IMPRIMIS. - I, ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Sarah the wife of Richard Curry, five shillings she having already had her portion.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Susannah, the wife of Smith Jones five shillings to her heirs and assigns.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Deborah the wife of Benjamin Drake five shillings to her heirs and assigns.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Phebe the wife of Henry Lounsberry five shillings.
ITEM. - Unto my grand-son Caleb Drake, son of Benjamin Drake fifth pounds to be paid unto him his heirs and assigns by my executors when he shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years.
ITEM. - I give unto my grand-daughter Rachel Jones daughter of Smith Jones fifty pounds to be paid her heirs or assigns by my executors when she shall arrive to the age of twenty, or marry, or that may first happen.
I.I. IMPRIMIS. - I give unto my grand-son, Benjamin Lounsberry son of Henry Lounsberry one hundred and twenty-five dollars, to be paid him his heirs or assigns by my executors when he shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Elizabeth one cupboard which were brought from Bedford last to her heirs.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Rebecca two hundred and fifty dollars to be paid her by my executors when she shall arrive at the age of twenty or marry or that, which may first happen.
ITEM. - I give unto my daughter Phaime Ferris three hundred and seventy-five dollars to be raised out and from my moveable estate by my executors and paid to her heirs or assigns when she shall arrive at the age of twenty, or marry, or that which may first happen.
I give and bequeath all the remainder of my real and personal estate that I have not given away in the following (to wit) one-fifth part unto my son Joseph Ferris, and one-fifth part to my three grand-sons, viz: Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris, and Caleb Ferris, sons of Caleb D. Ferris deceased, and one other fifth part to my son Joshua Ferris, one-fifth part unto my son Benjamin Ferris, and the one other fifth part to my son Jonathan Ferris and to their heirs severally and to their assigns forever and my will is that my executors take the charge of all the land which is in lot No. six for the use of firewood for the use of the said farm about said dividing the term of eleven years notwithstanding, and I do constitute and appoint my son Benjamin Ferris, Benjamin Ward and Samuel Fields, to be my executors to this my will and testament with full power and authority to dispose of my moveable estate agreeable to the intent thereof and I do dis-annul all former wills made or done by me.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I, the Jonathan Ferris, have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this twenty-third day of February, in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight.
JONATHAN FERRIS
Signed and sealed in presence of us, William Lent, James Lent, John Lent.
Born to Jonathan and Rachel and Jonathan and Elizabeth were (not in birth sequence):
(1.1.3.1) JOSEPH FERRIS born Peekskill (Courtland) NY November 15, 1757 (first born) and died there November 23, 1841; received one-third of his father's farm; married December 25, 1786 Lydia Seymour [dau. of William] born February 27, 1763 Norwalk CT and died September 25, 1837 Peekskill NY. Joseph lived for a while in New Brunswick (Frenchtown), Canada. Born to Joseph and Lydia were:
(1.1.3.1.1) JOSIAH SEYMOUR FERRIS born April 19, 1788 St. John, New Brunswick and died February 17, 1882 Westfield NJ; married in Peekskill, Elizabeth Royce born February 13, 1793 and died February 18, 1865. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.1) ANGELINE BOTTS FERRIS married Robert H. Browne
(1.1.3.1.1.2) MARY FERRIS married Euphratus Hurst
(1.1.3.1.1.3) JAMES ROYCE FERRIS (Photos) [in some sources he is listed as James Rogers Ferris, but considering his mother's maiden name, one can make the sound argument that Royce is probably correct. Family believes below obit is wrong – middle name Royce.] born February 19, 1818 Westfield NJ (?) and died there October 26, 1908; married March 3, 1847 Harriet Eliza Hawkins [dau of Charles & Elizabeth (Gardiner) Hawkins] born August 31, 1824 NJ and died August 26, 1914.
The Union County Standard
, October 30, 1908: James Randolph Ferris, one of Westfield’s oldest and most respected citizens, died at his hom on Prospect Street, Monday afternoon. Mr. Ferris had been confined to his bed since last April. Ten years ago he had had a stroke of apoplexy from which he never fully recovered, and since that time he has taken but little part in active work. He died very peacefully. The members of his family were at his bedside when the end came. James Randolph Ferris was born at Peekskill, New York February 19, 1818, at what is known as the old Henry Ward Beecher farm, which was also the homestead of his father and grandfather. He received his education in the schools of his native town, and early in life entered the mercantile business. During the war he engaged in the men’s furnishing business in Nashville, Tennessee, with great success. Returning North he established himself in business in New York City, where he gained the reputation of being one of the most accurate and capable rating agency experts in the business. Fifty years ago, Mr. Ferris came to Westfield to spend his summers, and he like the country so well that he bought property on Broad Street, east of the present site of the First M.E. Church. The land comprised a large farm and extended north to Dudley Avenue. Here Mr. Ferris built a handsome home, which has since been removed to face Prospect Street. Mr. was always one of Westfield’s most active nd patriotic citizens. He was a life long Republican, and although he never held office, he took a leading part in the councils of his party and was a liberal contributor to the party cause. In the early days of Westfield there was no public meeting place, and Mr. Ferris lead the enterprise which resulted in the building of Aeolian Hall, afterwards known as Arcanum Hall, which was located at the corner of Broad and Prospect Streets, and was totally destroyed by fire many years ago. He was also one of the prime movers in the organization of Fairview Cemetery Association, and one of the first members of the Board of trustees of that association. He likewise took an active part in the development of the Westfield public schools. Mr. Ferris was a devoutly religious man, and it was to this work that he gave his best efforts. Born in the Methodist faith, he became actively identified with the local denomination upon his coming to Westfield. He was a trustee of the church for fifty years, and superintendent of the Sunday school for a number of years being succeeded in that office by the late Robert Rutherford Sinclair, his personal friend. Mr. Ferris was a liberal contributor to all religious enterprises particularly those promoted by his own denomination. The Methodist Church still has the record of the services he rendered, and his name is to be found on the roll of honorary trustees. Mr. Ferris represented the best of our American citizenship, and will long be remembered as one of the town’s exemplary citizens. He is survived by a widow and two daughters, Mrs. Edgar R. Pearsall, of Union Place, and Miss Ella Ferris. His children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren live to pay tribute to the ideals of citizenship and fatherhood which he exemplified in his home. At the special request of Mr. Ferris, the funeral services were private from his late residence, Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock, the Rev. Dr. Addison W. Hayes, pastor the First Methodist Episcopal Church, officiating. The pall bearers were his three grandsons, Ferris, James and Chester Pearsall; his son-in-law Edgar Pearsall, his nephew Joseph Ferris and William S. Hurst. The interment was at Fairview, yesterday morning.The Union County Standard, August 28, 1914: Mrs. Harriet E. Ferris, widow of James R. Ferris, died suddenly at her home, 129 Prospect street, on Tuesday morning at 5:30, after a severe attack of acute indigestion which she endured for an hour and a half. Mrs. Ferris would have been 90 years old next Monday if she had lived. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. F. Pearsall and Miss Ella Ferris, nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Mrs. Ferris was born in New York, August 31, 1824 and had been a resident of this town for fifty-six years. Her husband died about six years ago. Mrs. Ferris had resided here since the town was a farming district., the Ferris family owning much of the land along what is now known as Prospect street, from Broad street to Dudley avenue, the upper part of Prospect street and Ferris place, having been opened by them. For many years Mrs. Ferris was a member of the First Methodist Church and was one of the most prominent workers. She was for over forty years president of the Ladies Aid Society of that church. She was also active in missionary and charitable lines and her effective work in the organizations with which she was affiliated is well remembered by the older residents of the town. She was one of the charter members of the older circulating library and was later a trustee of the Westfield Public Library. Mrs. Ferris was always active in movements for the welfare of the town and only relinquished her work when rheumatism affected her activity. She had all her faculties until the last, was a diligent reader and bright conversationalist, keeping in close touch with National and State and local events and was deeply interested in the European War. Her death removes one of the oldest residents of the town and a noted figure from church and literary work. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 and will be conducted by Rev. G. Franklin Ream, of the First Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Dr. C. M. Anderson, of Plainfield, a former pastor of Mrs. Ferris. Interment will be made in Fairview Cemetery.
Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1) MARY PALMER FERRIS born June 20, 1856 Westfield NJ and died February 8, 1949; married October 27, 1881 Edgar Randolph Pearsall [son of Phineas Carman & Catherine Ann (Morgan) Pearsall] born November 3, 1854 and died May 1, 1913; both buried in the Ferris Plots, Fairview Cemetery, Westfield NJ (photo of cemetery). A grandson of Mary’s recalls her telling how she was in Nashville TN in 1864 at age 8 seeing the "defeated confederate soldiers straggling into town". Her father ran a Union army store in Nashville.
Obituary: "NEWSPAPER MAN PASSES AWAY
Edgar R. Pearsall, Old Time Resident Succumbs After a Short Illness
Large Church Funeral
Edgar Randolph Pearsall passed away at his home on Ferris Place last Thursday morning, after an illness of three weeks' duration. Mr. Pearsall had been a resident of this town for the past thirty-two years, and was well known as a journalist and military man. He was the founder of the Union County Standard, and all his life had been identified with newspaper work. Mr. Pearsall was born in Brooklyn on November 3, 1854, he spent his early life in that city until he moved to Westfield. Mr. Pearsall served as bill clerk in the Assembly when Charles N. Coddling was one of the representatives from Union county. He was an exempt fireman, being one of the original members of the Westfield Hook and Ladder Company. He was also a member of Fireside Council, Royal Arcanum, and of the Immediate Aid. For many years the deceased was prominent in military affairs. He was connected with the National Guard for eighteen years, enlisting in Company C, of Elizabeth, when that organization was known as the Phil Kearny Guard, under command of Major DeHart. Later Mr. Pearsall joined Company K, of Plainfield, and after serving as a private, was promoted to the rank of corporal. Later he became sergeant, and three years ago was commissioned second lieutenant. He held this rank until his commission expired last February. For several years he had charge of the Boys' Brigade of Westfield. Mr. Pearsall leaves a widow, three sons, Ferris R. and Chester B. Pearsall of Westfield, and James F. Pearsall of Melrose, Fla. He also leaves six daughters, the Misses Harriet, Helen, Virginia, Eleanor and Catherine Pearsall of Westfield, and Miss Ethel Pearsall, of Jacksonville, Fla.
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon in the First M.E. church, the Rev. A.W. Hayes, of Madison, and the Rev. Dr. C.M. Anderson, of Plainfield, former pastors of the church, officiating. The service was largely attended, and included delegations from the fire department, Royal Arcanum and State militia, with which the deceased was closely identified for many years. The bearers were Ferris and Chester Pearsall, sons of Mr. Pearsall, and C.E. Pearsall, L.M. Pearsall, J.H. Pearsall, and R.C. Pearsall, nephews of Mr. Pearsall. Interment took place in the family plot in Fairview Cemetery."
Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1) FERRIS RANDOLPH PEARSALL born August 24, 1882 and died 1935/38; married Jessie Millicent Davidson born September 10, 1885 and died January 1955; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.1) MILLICENT PEARSALL born September 26, 1908 and died 1982; married 1st John Bell Clayton, Jr., and 2d Daniel Boone Reed, a native Alaskan and they lived on Kodiak Island. Born to Millicent and John was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.1.1) JOHN BELL CLAYTON III married 1955 Joan Pletch and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1) BRUCE CLAYTON
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.2) JOHN BELL CLAYTON IV
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.3) MARK CLAYTON
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2) JEAN PEARSALL born December 2, 1912 and died February 15, 2004; married Robert Nietzel Buck (Photo) born January 29, 1914 Elizabeth NJ; pilot for TWA 1937-74; author of numerous books; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Buck_(aviator); and born to them were:
February 19, 2004
Jean Pearsall Buck passed away peacefully on February 15, 2004 surrounded by family. She had recently moved to Woodridge Nursing home in Berlin, Vermont after a two year battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in Westfield, New Jersey on December 2, 1912. Her mother was Jessie Davidson Pearsall and her father, editor of The Standard newspaper of Westfield, Ferris Randolph Pearsall. Jean Pearsall, a shy and glamorous young woman, was a model at both Bonwit Teller and Bergdoff Goodman before her marriage to pilot Robert Buck. They wed on February 21, 1938, and she became a world traveler. In an era when hardly anyone had been on an airplane, she joined him first in national and then international travels. Paris was a favored destination. Her respectful attractive manner was befriending to all who met her. Children especially were drawn to her gentle, kind words. She devoted her life to family and her passion for gardening and conservation. Her seemingly innocent manner hid a tough woman who threw dirt, chucked rocks, sowed seeds, all in a manner that would exhaust and pale a teenager. Her home was replete with stunning gardens and plants, the result of her extensive self studies and observations from visits and investigations of many European and Eastern gardens during her wide travels. In her youth she marched in the first NRA (National Recovery Act, a program of President Roosevelt) parade in New York City, and on another occasion walked across the George Washington Bridge on its opening day. She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Ferris Buck Urbanowski of N. Fayston, and son, Robert O. Buck, of Waterbury Center, as well as three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, five step-grandchildren and one step-great-grandson.Services are private and will be held in the spring among the host of daffodils she planted around her home in North Fayston. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Mad River Valley Health Center Capital Campaign, P.O. Box 990, Waitsfield, Vermont 05673, or Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2.1) FERRIS BUCK (Photo) born November 15, 1940; she married 1st Frank Urbanowski; 2d Ned Kelley. She received her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Antioch New England, 1982, and had a psychotherapy practice in Peterborough NH unil 1994 where she worked with individuals, couples and families; teaches, lectures and gives workshops in a variety of settings, nationally and internationally - - see www.ferrisurb.org/bio.html;
Although childbirth educators may not all have known her by name, the lovely redhead who was the star childbirth educator in the 1970s film The Story of Eric was a familiar face. After viewing the film numerous times in our classes, early childbirth educators all felt that we knew her. Ferris Urbanowski was an early crusader for the Lamaze method of childbirth preparation in California in the 1960s. She worked to convince physicians in the Los Angeles area of the merits of the method, to establish classes for expectant parents, and to start a chapter of ASPO (now, Lamaze International, Inc.) in Los Angeles. Her book about yoga illustrated how additional methods of relaxation could benefit pregnant women. Today, Urbanowski attributes her past involvement in childbirth education to her current professional role as a teacher and counselor in the field of stress reduction at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1595065
Born to Ferris and Mr. Urbanowski were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2.1.1) ALEXANDRA URBANOWSKI married John McCluggage;
Believe this is same lady: Alexandra Urbanowski joins the Women’s Fund of New Hampshire with 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit management. After growing up in New Ipswich and graduating from Smith College, Alexandra moved to California where she spent 12 years as managing director of a nonprofit professional theatre company, a role which included raising funds for a new performing arts facility, increasing annual contributed revenue from a wide range of sources, and partnering with funders to expand the company’s programming. More recently Alexandra served as Chief Operating Officer of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, an organization promoting civic engagement and philathropy throughout that region. Her work there included fundraising, event planning, general management, and support for a number of board committees and activities. Alexandra has experience in development as both a volunteer and a professional and is an alum of Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program in nonprofit management. She returned to New Hampshire in 2006 and currently lives in Portsmouth. (Photo) – See ‘Net
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2.1.2) TASHA URBANOWSKI
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2.2) ROBERT ORION BUCK born June 5, 1949; is this the same Robert O Buck, member of Soaring Society of America?; married Holly {maiden name unk} and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.2.2.1) CHRISTIAN ORION BUCK born September 24, 1990
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.1.3) FERRIS RANDOLPH PEARSALL, JR born September 29, 1915 and died February 28, 1993
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2) ETHEL PEARSALL born December 29, 1883 and died January 2, 1935; married c1912 Mason Crebs Deaver born August 4, 1885 and died November 1949; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1) MASON CLAIBORNE DEAVER born October 22, 1919; married 1st Maruma Rose; married 2d Mary Virginia Emmerling born December 10, 1925 Nashville TN; married 3d November 26, 1988 at Bergstrom AFB TX, Lova Heinbach born March 26, 1926 and died March 6, 1993. Born to Mason and Maruma were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.1) MASON CLAIBORNE DEAVER, JR., born June 5, 1956; married Dawn {maiden name unk} and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.1.1) KAYLA DEAVER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.1.2) CHRISTOPHER DEAVER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.2) ROSS RANDOLPH DEAVER born August 28, 1960; married Faith {maiden name unk} and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.2.1) ZACHARY DEAVER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.2.2) TYLER DEAVER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.2.3) TREVOR DEAVER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.2.4) ANDREW PAYTON DEAVER
Born to Mason and his second wife, Mary, was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.2.1.3) BRYAN MASON DEAVER born August 24, 1964
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3) JAMES FERRIS PEARSALL born July 9, 1885 and died June 1972 Lebanon, Hunterdon, NJ; married Antoinette (Nettie) {maiden name unk} (1886-1974) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.1) JAMES FERRIS PEARSALL JR born 1914 FL; married Virginia Stocker – is this JAMES FERRIS PEARSALL born April 17, 1913 and died March 26, 1992; U.S. Military Academy 1937; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.1.1) BARBARA PEARSALL married Angus Muir and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.1.1.1) CAMERON MUIR married Susan Bond
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.1.1.2) HEATHER MUIR married David Sutton
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.1.1.3) LESLIE MUIR married Jason DeMuth
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2) JANET F PEARSALL born 1922 NJ; married Harry Miller and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.1) BRUCE MILLER married Susan Buchanan and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.1.1) GENEVA MILLER married Richard Quattrock – in 2007, a Mr & Mrs Richard Quattrock presented the Best Advanced Showmanship Award at the Hunterdon County 4-H Invitational Sheep Show – same folks?
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.1.2) JAMES MILLER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.2) PAT MILLER married Barry C Brown, DVM - same guy who lives Pittsford NY; Class of 1971 U of Penn School of Veterinary Medicine?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.2.1) MEGAN BROWN married Josh Schlageter – is this the "tattoo artist" found the Web?
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.3.2.2.2) STACEY BROWN married Jonathan {surname unk}
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.4) HARRIET WHEELOCK PEARSALL born January 27, 1887 and died 1923
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5) CHESTER BURDICK PEARSALL born August 26, 1888 Westfield, Union, NJ and died January 21, 1983 Litchfield CT; married May 17, 1919 Roxana Mabel Pratt born January 18, 1893 Steelton PA and died January 19, 1985 Litchfield CT. Thanks to Edgar P. Leggett, we have this note from Chester to his sisters: To My Sisters - Katharine, Helen, Virginia, Eleanor. At the turn of the century, 1900, I was twelve years of age and aware of responsibilities as become the 5th child in a family of 9. Our home was unpretentious, yet adequate for our needs. My daily chores included cleaning of lamp chimneys, trimming the wicks, and keeping kerosene in the several lamps. We had no gas or electricity. I also was expected to scuttle coal from the lean-to in back of the kitchen to the sizable kitchen range, which used "pea" coal, and the upstairs hall stove, a "nut" burning Frank-lin, which would supply some heat upstairs for winter days when the hall was dressing room for most of us. 'There was no central heating, but we had a fireplace in the living room, put to good use; also a fireplace in the dining room, but it was more or less blocked off and was rarely used. The kitchen coal range provided heat for the adjacent dining room. We three boys, Ferris, James and I, occupied a largish bedroom above the dining room. Jim and I had the double bed with a mattress that sagged and gave us considerable trouble at night keeping one another on side. Older brother Ferris had his own iron frame bed. Water for bathing had to be brought up from the kitchen; hot water from the big range. We all kept decently clean, using up-stairs pans or the washtub. Saturday was bath day. We took turns of course, and there was naturally considerable to-do about it, to cleanse us all. Much later a bathroom was installed; also a central heating plant supplying heat as needed throughout and wonderful hot water from the spigot. A contribution to the improvement in the homestead occurred in 1906 or 1907 for which I take credit. Mother sorely needed better kitchen facilities. The kitchen was two or three steps down from dining room and the floor was old and difficult if not impossible to keep clean. Also, the lean-to shed which housed the coal bins was ram-shackle. I drew up a plan for remodeling the kitchen and dispensing with the out-shed. In due time it was completed, including town water. I don't recall whether the old kitchen coal range was abandoned at that time in favor of an electric range, but I believe so. The above recollections are of 112 Ferris Place, formerly Union Place, Westfield. Now that I, Chester, am the oldest of the Edgar Pearsall tribe, events I may recall before 1900 antedate my sisters. I hope to have pep enough to recount events prior to 1900, when our home was with Grandmother and Grandfather Ferris on Broad Street. But that's another story. I'm sending this recollection to Helen to peruse and perhaps amend. Helen, please pass it on to Katherine, and then to Virginia, and to Eleanor. Whether the younger generation is interested in "olden times" is a question. We know a great deal about our ancestors, back many generations, but our own Grandmother Pearsall whom I so well remember, has left no trace of her parentage. Presumably she was a "Morgan", yet if not mistaken, I hazily recall someone telling me that she was a VanDerhoeft, or some such Dutch ancestry. In any event, I recall her as one of the finest of Christian characters, on a par with our own Mother. Whatever betides us, we can and will be proud of our ancestry, both Ferris and Pearsall lineage. I have not attempted to recount the many incidents that all five of us will recall more or less vividly. Perhaps one of my sisters will do this. One reason for this recording is to impress upon me, and all four of my sisters, plus their children, the change, for better or worse, after seventy-odd years in way of life. And it roils me to hear and read about the critical attitude of much of our citizenry, complaining about this and that, from our President and on down to the garbage collection. This generation is just spoiled-rotten spoiled-myself not excluded. Folks have been rudely awakened to the fact that other countries than dear old U.S.A. have their "druthers" - and money, even the dollar, won't buy everything. It's just as well that "Americans" must come to accept the inevitable. If we're sound in mind we will profit by it. As a 6 to 8 year old, I recall that men and. women, mostly from Europe, came to America with precious little except willing-ness and ability to work for wages; all to their credit. It paid off - after a generation or two, and for the most part they have become our esteemed citizens and neighbors. Our democracy has made this possible. I think all should realize and acknowledge it without 'beefing", especially those who have been aided so magnificently by opportunities America has offered. I trust you will accept this memorabilia in the spirit written, and add a contribution. - Thanks Chester and Edgar. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1) MASON PRATT PEARSALL (Photo) born March 9, 1921 Rochester, Monroe, NY and died September 30, 2001 Houston TX; married March 30, 1946 Winifred Nevada Tilley born March 15, 1923 Evanston IL; 2006 she resides in PA near her son John;
MASON PRATT PEARSALL, SR., age 80, died on Sunday, September 30, 2001. The son of Chester Burdick and Roxana Pratt Pearsall, he was born on March 9, 1921 in Rochester, New York, where he grew up and graduated High School in 1939. As a young man he was interested in Boy Scouts (Eagle Scout), sailing, ham radio, playing the trumpet (jazz) and running cross-country and the mile on the school track teams. He attended Lehigh University from 1939 to January, 1943, receiving a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering. His six children were born between 1947 and 1960. After college, he went to work for the Naugatuck Chemical Co. in Connecticut helping develop a synthetic rubber manufacturing process as part of the war effort. He worked for several small chemical manufacturing companies in Connecticut and Maryland before establishing the Clinton Chemical Co. in Clinton, New Jersey in 1953 to produce anhydrous aluminum chloride, an industrial catalyst. This business, started part time while he supported his family with consulting work in New York, later became Pearsall Chemical Co. He ran the company for 27 years, eventually becoming the largest U.S. producer of aluminum chloride, as well as a significant factor in several other specialty chemical businesses. In 1980, the business was sold to Witco Corp. His hobbies as an adult included golf and tennis, and later running. He completed several marathons, including the Houston and Boston marathons in 1978. He had a life-long interest in airplanes, earning a private pilot license in the early fifties and later adding instrument and multi-engine ratings. He owned and operated more than a dozen different airplanes, which he used for business and personal travel and eventually accumulated more than 4,000 hours flying time. After retirement, he became interested in soaring and obtained a glider rating. In his late sixties, he acquired two different aerobatic airplanes and began participating in aerobatic competitions. From the late nineteen sixties till the late nineteen eighties, he owned a number of boats, mostly sailboats. His main interest was cruising; however, he did become interested in racing for one or two seasons, and (around 1971) captured first in class in the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit in a 41 foot C&C sloop. After retirement in 1980, he lived on several different boats and cruised the waters of New England, Southern California, Hawaii, Baja and the Gulf of California, through the Panama Canal into the Caribbean, the Windward and Leeward Islands, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda. In 1996, he and his wife, Shirley, moved to Belize, where they built a bungalow on the coast near Corazol. They lived there until returning to Houston this spring for medical treatment. He was a quiet man. He was generally modest in success. He had many plans and projects, and rarely complained or became cynical or bitter when met with misfortune. Mason is survived by his wife, Shirley Pearsall; daughters, Holly Kilpatrick of East Bangor, PA and Deborah Pearsall of Mt. Bethel, PA; sons, Richard Pearsall, Mason Pearsall, Jr., James Pearsall, all of Houston, and John Pearsall of Easton, PA; 12 grandchildren; one great grandson; sisters, Molly Pearsall Dickson and Alice Pearsall Tilley; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 5 P.M. until 7 P.M. on Friday, October 5, 2001 in the Drawing Room of The Settegast-Kopf Co. Funeral Directors, 3320 Kirby Drive. A funeral service will be held in Point Comfort, TX at 2 P.M. on Saturday, October 6, 2001 at Point Comfort Church of Christ, 808 Lamar. Interment will follow in Port Lavaca in Greenlawn Gardens.
and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.1) HOLLY FERRIS PEARSALL born June 22, 1947 Winsted CT; married 1st November 1, 1973 at Fort Knox KY Calvin Marcus Moore (US Army Ret) born January 30, 1940 Little Rock AR and died December 10, 2004 Oklahoma City OK – divorced 1981; married 2d September 5, 1985 at Easton PA, Merton Robert Kilpatrick Jr born June 10, 1961 Easton, Northampton, PA; Holly has provided loads of updated info and the wonderful photos – thanks Holly!!!; Holly is a database administrator and she and Mert have a pottery shop – see www.stonecropstudio.com; and born to her and Calvin were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.1.1) ADRIENNE ROXANNE MOORE born September 27, 1975 Nurnberg, Bavaria, Germany; married John Rogove; and born to her was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.1.1.1) MICAH SILAS MOORE
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.1.2) CALVIN MARCUS MOORE JR born February 9, 1978 Fort Ord CA;
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.2) MASON PRATT PEARSALL JR born June 7, 1950 Elkton MD; manages a commercial plumbing company and resides Houston; married 1985 Patricia Jones born July 19, 1951; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.2.1) KIMBERLY KAY PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.2.2) KELLIE ANN PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.3) JOHN TILLEY PEARSALL born November 29, 1951 Elkton MD; employed by IBM; married January 20, 1981 at Easton PA, Margie Hahn born September 8, 1952 Pen Argyl PA; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.3.1) MICHAEL LAWRENCE PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.3.2) ALLISON LEIGH PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.4) JAMES MILTON PEARSALL born April 7, 1957 Flemington, Hunterdon, NJ; Jim and brother Dick have a small business, a blower manufacturing company in Houston; married 1992 at Houston, Annette Marie Pearsall born December 31, 1961 Houston TX; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.4.1) ALEXANDER JAMES PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.4.2) ANDREW MICHAEL PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.4.3) MICHAEL RYAN PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.4.4) MATTHEW CHRISTIAN PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.5) DEBORAH CRANE PEARSALL, DVM, born August 13, 1958 Easton, Northampton, PA
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.6) RICHARD ALEXANDER PEARSALL born August 15, 1960 Easton PA; Dick and brother Jim have a small business, a blower manufacturing company in Houston; married c1986 at Houston TX, Charlotte Stewart born March 12, 1959; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.6.1) CATHERINE HOLLY PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.6.2) ANNA STEWART PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.1.6.3) JENNY ELIZABETH PEARSALL
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2) MARY FERRIS PEARSALL born October 18, 1923 Rochester, Monroe, NY; married Robert Bruce Dickson born October 15, 1919 and died January 13, 1995 Salisbury, Addison, VT;
http://www.stonecropstudio.com/reunion1.htm - http://www.geocities.com/holly_kilpatrick/
see these sites for wonderful photographs of this family.
and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.1) NANCY PEARCE DICKSON born October 21, 1957; married Louis Giles Gaudreau born February 15, 1956; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.1.1) THOMAS EUGENE GAUDREAU
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.1.2) LYNN CARMEN GAUDREAU
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.1.3) MARK HENRY GAUDREAU
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.1.4) MARY ANN GAUDREAU
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.2) HOLLY PEARSALL DICKSON born January 18, 1959; married James Homer Ferguson born April 30, 1956 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.2.1) LAURA ANN FERGUSON
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.2.2) SAMUEL RICHARD FERGUSON
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.2.3) MATTHEW MICHAEL FERGUSON (twin)
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.2.4) TIMOTHY JAMES FERGUSON (twin)
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.2.3) ANN THOMAS DICKSON born March 25, 1961; married July 27, 1991 Richard Matthew Chalmers
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3) ALICE CRANE PEARSALL born November 2, 1924 Rochester, Monroe, NY and died January 15, 2006 Rockport ME; married August 31, 1951 David Brown Tilley born October 30, 1928 Evanston IL and died April 3, 1989 Woodstock VT; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.1) DAVID BROWN TILLEY JR born October 15, 1953; married Shirleen Renee Whitman born March 18, 1951; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.1.1) ADAM FORRES TILLEY
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.1.2) ZION DAVID TILLEY married June 3, 2005 at Oakland Mormon Temple, Oakland CA, Melissa Termer
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.1.3) SKYE TAMAR TILLEY
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.2) FERRIS PEARSALL TILLEY born March 11, 1957; married Steven Phillip A Donoso born February 28, 1957; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.2.1) ALEC REMIGIO DONOSO
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.5.3.2.2) EVAN DIEGO DONOSO
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6) KATHARINE MORGAN PEARSALL born October 27, 1892 Westfield NJ and died there June 1979; married November 1918 at 112 Ferris Place, Westfield, Lindley Hoag Leggett, Jr. M.D., [son of Lindley Hoag & Frances G (Birdsell) Leggett] born December 4, 1894 Brooklyn NY and died July 22, 1959 Pemaquid Point ME; graduated from Westfield High School, continued his studies for the practice of medicine at NY Homeopathic College and Flower Hospital, NYC; both buried Pearsall plot at the Fairview Cemetery, Westfield; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1) LINDLEY HOAG LEGGETT III born April 12, 1921 Elizabeth NJ and died October 12, 1995 Bethel VT, flew his airplane into a mountain near the Appalachian Trail; married March 18, 1944 at Westfield NJ, Joan McCarthy born July 22, 1923 and died October 1995 Killington VT. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1.1) LINDLEY HOAG LEGGETT IV born April 27, 1946 Plainfield NJ; married Judy Plessel born September 3, 1946; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1.1.1) ERIC MICHAEL LEGGETT born July 29, 1979
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1.2) DAVID ALLEN LEGGETT born June 17, 1955; married in Mountainside NJ, Robin Marie Koechlin born October 28, 1955; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1.2.1) KRISTIN MARIE LEGGETT
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.1.2.2) JENNIFER LYNN LEGGETT
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.2) EDGAR PEARSALL LEGGETT born July 4, 1926 Elizabeth, Union, NJ - Edgar is the provider of the updated information on this twig - thanks, Edgar.
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.3) KATHARINE MORGAN LEGGETT born August 7, 1930; married December 1, 1951 in Westfield NJ, John Finney Downham (U of Delaware, Class of 1951?); contibutors to the Delaware Art Museum?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.3.1) JOHN FINNEY DOWNHAM, JR married Maggie {mnu) and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.3.1.1) MATTHEW CHASE DOWNHAM
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.6.3.2) THOMAS WEST DOWNHAM
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.7) HELEN PEARSALL born September 20, 1896 and died March 14, 1993 Westfield NJ
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8) VIRGINIA LEE PEARSALL born January 11, 1898 Westfield, Union, NJ and died May 3, 1993 Haddonfield, Camden, NJ; married Alfred Maynard Picker (1901-1953). Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1) VIRIGINIA LEE PICKER born August 8, 1933; married December 29, 1956 at Haddonfield NJ, Robert Bryon Webb born April 27, 1931; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.1) BRUCE ALAN WEBB born October 9, 1959 Philadelphia PA; married Ming Hua Change born May 12, 1964 Taipei, Taiwan; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.1.1) TIMOTHY TING-YUE WEBB
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.2) KAREN LEE WEBB born September 5, 1961 Philadelphia PA; married Robert Leslie Evans III born July 30, 1962; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.2.1) ELISABETH EVANS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.2.2) MEGAN AMBERLIE EVANS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.2.3) LAURA EVANS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.2.4) ANDREW CHRISTOPHER EVANS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.3) LINDA CATHERINE WEBB born May 18, 1964 Philadelphia PA; married July 8, 1989 at MIT Chapel, Boston MA, Stephen Alan Kukolich born July 3, 1963 Boston; are they both graduates of MIT, Class of 1986?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.3.1) STEPHANIE CATHERINE KUKOLICH
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.3.2) PETER DAVID KUKOLICH
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.1.4) JOANNE CAROL WEBB born July 26, 1967 Philadelphia PA; married May 9, 1998 Harry Dodd Barnum
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2) JOAN ALICE PICKER born May 31, 1935 Buffalo NY; married October 14, 1961 in Haddonfield NJ, Branch Victor Heller born August 10, 1935 Bryn Mawr PA and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.1) BETH VIRGINIA HELLER born November 30, 1962 Bryn Mawr PA; married November 14, 1992 at Wilmington DE, Stephen Hosmer Torrance born November 16, 1956; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.1.1) ABIGAIL PEARSALL TORRANCE
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.1.2) KATHERINE GAGER TORRANCE
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.1.3) GRACE FERRIS TORRANCE
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.2) GREGORY BUCHWALD HELLER born June 4, 1964; married August 17, 1997 at Ann Arbor MI, Heidi Jane Weston born July 4, 1964; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.2.1) HANNAH PEARSALL HELLER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.2.2) BENJAMIN GREGORY HELLER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.3) SUSAN JOAN HELLER born July 1, 1966; married September 22, 1990 in Wilmington DE, Douglas Lloyd Smith born October 26, 1961 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.3.1) CODY DAVISON SMITH
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.8.2.3.2) STEPHANIE MORGAN SMITH
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9) ELEANOR CARMAN PEARSALL born February 12, 1900 at 112 Ferris Place, Westfield NJ and died October 27, 1982 Hendersonville SC; married September 17, 1925 at 112 Ferris Place, Westfield NJ, J. Howard Shoemaker, Jr., born December 1, 1899 Camdon NJ and died January 11, 1975 Hendersonville SC; is this the same guy who was the 1918 National Amateur Pocket Billard champion and was champion for at least 8 years?; Eleanor was born in the back room off the living room at 112 Ferris Place; the only child born at 112 Ferris Place; rest of her siblings were born across Ferris Place in the corner house; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.1) J. HOWARD SHOEMAKER III born June 18, 1927 Jamaica NY; married Louise Purring [1999-resides San Carlos CA]; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.1.1) J. HOWARD SHOEMAKER IV
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.1.2) FERN ALLISON SHOEMAKER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.1.3) ELEANOR SHOEMAKER
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.2) WILLIAM ROYCE SHOEMAKER born January 6, 1931 Jamaica Hospital, Queens Co NY and died March 15, 2006 Charlotte NC; he met first, Lynn Allison Meadwell born June 24, 1948 Bluefield WVA; married October 3, 1963 Barbara Meredith Demarest born November 5, 1939 Houston TX.
CHARLOTTE- Mr. William Royce Shoemaker, 75, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at Presbyterian Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 2701 Park Road, Charlotte, officiated by the Rev. David B. Hodges and the Rev. Dr. W. Carter Lofton. He was born on Jan. 6, 1931, in Jamaica, N.Y., to the late Mr. J. Howard Shoemaker Jr., and Eleanor Carmen Pearsall Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker was employed with Lucent Technologies (formally Western Electric) for 39 years. He graduated from Western Maryland College in 1953, with a B.A. in economics and a minor in sociology. He served in the Army from 1953 through 1957 at Fort Bliss/White Sands Proving Ground. He was active in the Jaycees, Masons, National Historical Railway Society, Northern Carolina Transportation Museum, Guilford County Citizens and Long Range County Planning Committee. His hobbies included both model trains and historic preservation of trains, which held great interest to him. He was a very patriotic, civic minded individual who loved music, particularly the organ. Mr. Shoemaker overcame many obstacles resulting from a severe brain stem stroke in June, 2001, with grace, vigor and courage. His family was paramount to him. Mr. Shoemaker is survived by his daughter, Karen Shoemaker Francis and her husband, Dwight; his former wife and very good friend, Barbara D. Shoemaker; brother J. Howard Shoemaker Jr.; and grandchildren, Meredith Pearsall Francis, Luke Christopher Francis and Philip Andrew Francis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the National Stroke Association, 9707 East Easter Lane, Englewood, CO 80112. 1-800-787-6537.
Courtesy of Holly Ferris (Pearsall) Kilpatrick, East Bangor, PA
Born to William and Barbara was:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.2.1) KAREN MEREDITH SHOEMAKER born October 17, 1968 Mineola NY; married September 21, 1991 at High Point NC, Dwight Richard Francis born October 17, 1964 Mt. Airy NC; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.2.1.1) MEREDITH PEARSALL FRANCIS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.2.1.2) LUKE CHRISTOPHER FRANCIS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.1.9.2.1.3) PHILIP ANDREW FRANCIS
(1.1.3.1.1.3.2) HATTIE F. FERRIS born September 6, 1853 Westfield NJ and died March 27, 1860
(1.1.3.1.1.3.3) ELLA L. F. FERRIS born July 3, 1859
(1.1.3.1.1.4) LYDIA FERRIS
(1.1.3.1.1.5) ELIZA FERRIS born April 7, 1824/5; married October 22, 1843 James Currey (1814-1891) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.5.1) JOSIAH SEYMOUR CURREY
(1.1.3.1.1.5.2) EDWARD COKE CURREY
(1.1.3.1.1.5.3) FRANCIS ELIZABETH CURREY – is this Frances Elizabeth Currey born Juy 23, 1849 and died 1956 KS; married a John LeFevre Miller?
(1.1.3.1.1.5.4) ANNA MULBERRRY CURREY born San Francisco CA; married Anson Liswell Marcy, M.D; Anna's DAR # is 51624; and born to them was (may be more):
(1.1.3.1.1.5.4.1) MABEL MARCY born Sioux Falls IA; married George Richards Townsend
(1.1.3.1.1.5.5) MARY SHERMAN CURREY
(1.1.3.1.1.5.6) ARTHUR LINCOLN CURREY
(1.1.3.1.1.6) JOSIAH SEYMOUR FERRIS, JR., born November 15, 1829 Peekskill NY and died October 21, 1871 Albion MI; married May 9, 1854 in New York City, Mary Elizabeth Kellogg [dau of Joseph Warner & Rachel Ann (Jacques) Kellogg] born December 12, 1831 and died 1870 NY. He was in the men's furnishing business in Brooklyn; was a Methodist and a Republican. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.1.6.1) JOSEPH SEYMOUR FERRIS born December (February) 22, 1855 New York City; married December 11, 1879 Mary Ester Hanford (Sanford?) – January 23, 1912 died after a short illness. Funeral services from his late residence, 111 Embrce Crescent, Westfield NJ January 25th. Internment at Greenwood – same guy?
(1.1.3.1.1.6.2) EMMA FERRIS born August 28, 1859 New York City and died November 3, 1860
(1.1.3.1.1.6.3) HARRY FERRIS born January 16, 1861 New York City
(1.1.3.1.1.6.4) MILTON FERRIS born January 11, 1869 New York City and died May 14, 1870
(1.1.3.1.2) MARY FERRIS born May 10, 1790 St. John, New Brunswick; married in Peekskill, Dr. A Summerbell [A Miss Mary Ferris married, March 31, 1810, James Somerbell, both of Peekskill NY – appear to be same folks] Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.1) ANN MATILDA SUMMERBELL married a Dr. Hitchcock
(1.1.3.1.2.2) JOSEPH SUMMERBELL, Clergy, Doctor of Divinity
(1.1.3.1.2.3) BENJAMIN FERRIS SUMMERBELL born September 13/19, 1819 Peekskill (Shrub Oak of Yorktown), Westchester, NY and died November 12, 1895 Lackawanna Co PA; Clergy, Doctor of Divinity; served churches in Naples, Ontario, NY; Greece, Monroe, NY 1849-50; Rensselaer Co NY 1852; Swansea Christian Church, Swansea, Bristol, MA 1857-c1860; Randolph VT 1860-c1862; Pawtuxt Street Christian Church, Providence RI 1862-65; Mildord, Ostego, NYK 1870; Frenchtown, Hunterdon, NJ 1874-877; retired to Lackawanna Co PA where he ran a general store; married March 13, 1847 Elizabeth Martin [dau of Jonathan & Lydia (Read) Martin] born October 23, 1825 Warren Co NJ and died October 28, 1890 Lackawanna Co PA; both buried Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst PA; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1) MARTYN SUMMERBELL born December 20, 1847 Naples, Ontario, NY and died September 12, 1939 Yates Co NY; PhD, D.D; served Christian Church of the Evangel, Greenport (now Brooklyn), Kings, NY 1866-80; First Christian Church located on Franklin St in Fall River, Bristol, MA 1880-1888; Main Street Free Baptist Church, Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME; associated with Bates College 1888-98; President Starkey Seminary and College, later the Palmer Institute, Lakemont Academy after 1936, closed 1975, Starkey, Yates, NY; retired 1935; author 1916 Manhood In Its American Type; married May 28, 1872 in Brookyn NY, Elizabeth Palmer Corwith/Corwin; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1) FERRIS A SUMMERBELL born September 23, 1878 Brooklyn, Kings, NY and died March 2, 1951 Fallon NV; cremated and ashes buried in the Masonic Section of the Fallon Cemetery, Fallon NV (Photo); lived in Brooklyn in 1888 when his father accepted the position as head of Bates College in Lewiston ME; the family remained there until 1898 when Martyn Summerbell accepted the position as head of Starkey Seminary (later Lakemont Academy) in the Village of Lakemont, Town of Starkey NY; attended Bates College; did his medical studies in Kansas City MO and at the U of Maryland where he received his M.D., 1905; physican in Nahma, Delta, MI 1910; married October 1, 1912 in Omro WI, Josephine King who died in the early 1920s; they settled in Nahma where Ferris remained until 1930 when he moved to Fallon, Churchill, NV; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.1) MARTYN K SUMMERBELL born September 24, 1914 Nahma, Delta, MI and died July 1, 1991 Sparks, Washoe, NV; buried Masonic Section, Fallon Cemetery, Fallon NV; married January 1, 1939 in Minden, Douglas, NV Ruth Lucille Hutchinson born March 26, 1922 Spruce Mountain, Elko, NV; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.1.1) MARTYN SUMMERBELL
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.1.2) SUSAN SUMMERBELL
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.1.3) MICHAEL SUMMERBELL
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.1.4) STEPHEN SUMMERBELL – is this Stephen Pearman Summerbell born March 11, 1948 Fallon NV?
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.2) RICHARD CORWITH SUMMERBELL born November 2, 1916 Nahme, Delta, MI and died April 24, 1988; resided in Colusa CA at the time of his death; married 1941/44 Wanda {maiden name unk} who died Chico CA 2001 age 80y; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.2.1) BETTY JO SUMMERBELL married a Mr. Fitzgerald
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.2.2) RAE SUMMERBELL married a Mr Keel
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.3) JEAN ELIZABETH SUMMERBELL born May 11, 1919 Nahme, Delta, MI and died October 19, 2003; resided LaQuinta, Riverside, CA at the time of her death; married August 5, 1944 in Pasadena CA, Martin H Erck, Lieutenant, Army Air Force Intelligence Service; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.3.1) RANDY ERCK
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.3.2) STANLEY ERCK
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.4) MARGARET FLORA SUMMERBELL (Peggy) (twin) born December 30, 1920 Nahme, Delta, MI and died November 11, 1994 Placer Co CA; buried Masonic Section, Fallon Cemetery, Fallon NV; married 1st 1944 Robert Groff; 2d a Mr Scott; and born to her and Robert were (or is it Goff?):
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.4.1) RONNIE GROFF
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.4.2) JERRY GROFF
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.4.3) CHRIS GROFF
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.4.4) BOBBIE GROFF
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.1.5) PATRICIA SUMMERBELL (Pat) (twin) born December 30, 1920 Nahme, Delta, MI and died July 25, 1994 Riverside Co CA; married a Mr White
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.2) RAY SUMMERBELL – female – married Frederick J Chase
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.3) FLORA SUMMERBELL married S M Pearman
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.4) GRACE SUMMERBELL married Carl S Coffin
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.5) LAURA A SUMMERBELL
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.6) EDITH SUMMERBELL married Richard S Long
(1.1.3.1.2.3.1.7) SIDNEY F SUMMERBELL
(1.1.3.1.2.3.2) MARY SUMMERBELL (May) born December 22, 1849 Greece, Monroe, NY and died November 18, 1877 NYC; married October 15, 1874 in Frenchtown NJ, William Albro Hawkins
(1.1.3.1.2.3.3) LYDIA FRANCES SUMMERBELL born March 13, 1857 Swansea, Bristol, MA and died February 16, 1928; married August 16, 1882 in Moscow PA, Seldon S Yeager born September 1854 PA
(1.1.3.1.2.4) A SON
(1.1.3.1.3) JOSEPH CHARLES FERRIS born September 6, 1792 St. John, New Brunswick and died September 18, 1877 Summit Township, Crawford Co PA; married June 5, 1825 at Peekskill, Eliza Robbins (1796-1888) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.3.1) JOSEPH FERRIS (1824-)
(1.1.3.1.3.2) MARY ANN FERRIS (1826-) married Henry Fearing and they resided in Davenport IA. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.3.2.1) MARY (LYDIA) FEARING
(1.1.3.1.3.2.2) LILLIAN BLANCHE FEARING (Lillien) (Photo) born November 27, 1863 Davenport IA and died 1901; educated Iowa College, Vinton IA graduating 1884; 1888 moved to Chicago and entered the Union College of Law graduating spring 1890 the only woman in her class; practiced law in Chicago; author of 2 volumes of verse entitled The Sleeping World, and other Poems, 1887 and In the City by the Lake, 1892; stricken blind at age 8; age 12, she recovered her eyesight, but 4 years later a serious illness blinded her permanently; with her Mother's aid, she became an author and prominent lawyer in Chicago
(1.1.3.1.3.3) WILLIAM FERRIS (1828-)
(1.1.3.1.3.4) JAMES FERRIS (1831-) later moved to Cheyenne WY
(1.1.3.1.3.5) LYDIA A. FERRIS (1838-) married W.D. Haworth; resided Meadville PA
(1.1.3.1.3.6) BENJAMIN FERRIS born 1840 and died February 26, 1864 (Jim - wonder if he died in the Civil War)
(1.1.3.1.4) LYDIA AMELIA FERRIS born July 4, 1794 St. John, New Brunswick and died December 3, 1873 Brooklyn NY of an infected tooth; buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, NY; married 1818 at Peekskill, Thomas Joseph Blakeney (Photo) [eldest of 7 sons of Thomas & Catherine (Mildeberger) Blakeney] born January 12, 1796 New York City, near Trinity Church, and died November 7, 1877 Brooklyn NY; buried in Trinity Church NY (Greenwood where a single stone marks the place of his burial and that of his wife). He was a Methodist Episcopal - converted to Christianity in the John Street Methodist Episcopal Church, when he was 18 years old. Thomas was a Gold Pen manufacturer as were his son sons Joseph and Edward. Thomas purchased five acres of land in Cortlandt Town on the Crumpound Road, from his father-in-law, Joseph Ferris, but in 1836, he, with his wife, sold it to James Brown. It was on the east side of the Ferris farm. After the death of her parents they went to live in the old Ferris homestead, which later became the property of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. Thomas was an active worker in the cause of temperance while at Peekskill; he never used tobacco or alcohol; never known to use slang word or swear. Lydia converted to Methodism {from Episcopal} when she married Thomas.
Frost, Josephine C. Ancestors of Benjamin Ferris Blakeney and his Wife Stella Peronne Sabin. N.p., 1926.
Call Number: R929.2 qB64
Thomas Joseph Blakeney, my father, born in the vicinity of Trinity Church, New York City, in 1796, and was the eldest of the seven sons of Thomas Blakeney and Catherine Milderberger. I often think of New York as it was then and is now. In our later generations when the children would complain of the cold, father would say "Cold? why, when I was a boy I used to go a long distance for fire, when the cold would freeze the door knobs to my hands." My father was converted to Christianity in the John Street Methodist Episcopal Church when 18 years of age. That old landmark still stands, a relic of the religious zeal and steadfast devotion of those whose Christian traits of character and example will never be forgotten. It was while he was leading a Methodist Conference Meeting in Peekskill, N. Y., that my mother first met him, and I have heard her remark that the religious fervor in one so young helped win her love and admiration. In the year 1818, at the age of 22 years, Thomas Blakeney was married to Lydia Amelia Ferris of Peekskill, N. Y., and together they lived a life consecrated to the religion they professed. Nine children, all born in Peekskill-on-the-Hudson, were the fruits of their union, and of these I will speak later. My father, Thomas J. Blakeney, was an active worker in the cause of temperance while at Peekskill. He never used tobacco or alcoholic drinks, never was known to use a slang word or to swear. He always cherished a firm trust in God, and yet sweeping financial reverses was his experience, which changed his home from Peekskill to New York, to again enter life's maelstrom. My mother, Lydia Amelia Ferris, was a convert to Methodism when she married my father. The Ferris family were Episcopalians and my mother was confirmed in the church in her early life. "None knew her but to love her, none named her but to praise." Faith, Hope and Charity were the three graces that seemed to surround her daily life. "Willing to go or willing to stay" was her repeated expression during severe illness. Always a student of the Bible, she courted argument with a modest retiring nature that always won her respect. She was buried from First Place Church in Brooklyn and her pastor, Rev. A. S. Hunt, officiating, took as his text 1st Corinthians, 15 Chap. 57th verse, "But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.1) WILLIAM EDWARD BLAKENEY, D.D.S., born December 28, 1820, Peekskill-on-the Hudson and died June 3, 1903, Kensico NY; buried there; married 1st December 12, 1841 Sarah Jane Whitney [dau of Amos & Rosetta (Lewis) Whitney] born December 24, 1819 Yorktown NY; buried in Yorktown NY; and 2d Mrs. Emma Chaffey, of Warren OH. He and Sarah settled in NYC 1845, where for 7 years he continued to practice his profession. His vein of humor was inexhaustible and he was never at a loss for something amusing, not only to himself but to those around him; his artistic dental labors up to within a few weeks of his death. His books on dentistry, his invention and contributions to the press, made him a leader in his profession. He was the editor of the True American, a weekly paper, which started in 1852, as the organ of the "Know Nothing Party"; also editor of the Mercantile Guide and Family Journal; edited a paper in NY called the "New York Dutchman". He was one of the first to contribute continued stories to the "New York Ledger". William and Sarah left NY in 1870 and settled on a farm in Franklin Park NJ and in December 1873 moved to Caldwell NJ where they were living in 1874. Born to William and Sarah were:
(1.1.3.1.4.1.1) SETH WHITNEY BLAKENEY (-1874) married Blanche Ketcham and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.1.1.1) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BLAKENEY
(1.1.3.1.4.1.2) SARAH ELIZABETH BLAKENEY born August 1849; married December 1875 in Franklin Park NJ, Robert P. Nevius – Robert enlisted in Brooklyn December 26, 1863 for service in the US Marine Corps and served on the USS Grand Gulf from July 1864 – July 1865 when he was transferred to the USS Potomac and served on that vessel in the West Gulf Squadron until 1867 and was then honorably discharged at Philadelphia December 26, 1867. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.1.2.1) CHARLES B. NEVIUS born December 30, 1876; married Edith N. Norman of East Orange NJ
(1.1.3.1.4.1.2.2) ROBERT H. NEVIUS born January 19, 1883
(1.1.3.1.4.1.2.3) ROSETTA W. NEVIUS born June 19, 1884
(1.1.3.1.4.1.2.4) MATTIE V. NEVIUS born December 16, 1885; married Samuel Higgins, of Franklin Park NJ.
(1.1.3.1.4.2) MARY CATHERINE BLAKENEY born November 3, 1822 Peekskill-on-the-Hudson NY and died November 21, 1901 Nyack NY; married c1844 in NY, Martin G. Knapp, of Haverstraw, born February 9, 1816 Rockland Co NY and died 1894 Nyack NY. She was the devoted, self-sacrificing mother. Martin was a shoemaker and the Town Clerk in 1860, of Nyack NY. He was a man of extraordinary brilliancy as a scholar and writer. His contributions to the press in both prose and verse, over the nom de plume, "Samson Broadaxe" have been accorded a high place in contemporaneous literature. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.1) JAMES HENRY KNAPP born July 7, 1847 Clarkstown NY
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2) HORACE GREELEY KNAPP born August 29, 1849 and died December 14, 1921 at Nyack NY; married 1st November 16, 1882, Ella J. Onderdonk, of Nyack NY born 1855; married 2d June 28, 1882 Elizabeth 'Lizzie' May Young. Born to Horace and Ella were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.1) BEATRICE KNAPP (twin) (1879-)
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.2) GRACE KNAPP (twin) (1879-)
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.3) MARY JANE KNAPP born November 16, 1882
Born to Horace and his second wife, Elizabeth, were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.4) FLORENCE MAY KNAPP born apparently in or after 1888
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.5) HORACE GREELEY KNAPP, JR., died young
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.6) CLARENCE G. KNAPP (1893-) married January 16, 1928 Katherine Drinkwater born 1882 Greenwich - this was the third marriage for both. He achieved well earned eminence as an architect and a writer of both verse and prose, as well as a public speaker; prominent in the International Order of Good Templars, being Deputy Grand Chief Templar of the state
(1.1.3.1.4.2.2.7) MAY KNAPP
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3) ARABELLA KNAPP born May 5, 1851; married Henry Harrison and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.1) WILLIAM HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.2) HENRY HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.3) HARVEY HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.4) HARRIET HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.5) MARIA HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.3.6) FLORENCE HARRISON
(1.1.3.1.4.2.4) CHARLES E. KNAPP born February 10, 1854; married Eveline Wyman
(1.1.3.1.4.2.5) ALICE M. KNAPP born March 16, 1856 (1857); married Edward Walker and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.5.1) EDWARD WALKER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.5.2) HORACE KNAPP WALKER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.5.3) FRANCES WALKER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.5.4) ZELDA WALKER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.6) ALFRED CONKLIN KNAPP born March 12, 1860 NY; married Minetta McCord and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.6.1) GRACE KNAPP
(1.1.3.1.4.2.6.2) HAZEL KNAPP
(1.1.3.1.4.2.7) SARAH KNAPP (1861-) [not listed by some]
(1.1.3.1.4.2.8) MARY KNAPP (1863-) [not listed by some]
(1.1.3.1.4.2.9) WASHINGTON IRVING KNAPP born September 23, 1845 [first born]
(1.1.3.1.4.2.10) STELLA KNAPP born April 11, 1858 Brooklyn NY and died there 1861; buried Haverstraw NY
(1.1.3.1.4.2.11) EMMA WELLS KNAPP born June 7, 1862; married 1st Henry Gesner; and 2d Joseph R. Hadfield; and born to Emma and Henry were:
(1.1.3.1.4.2.11.1) HENRY GESNER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.11.2) WILLIAM GESNER
(1.1.3.1.4.2.11.3) RAYMOND GESNER
(1.1.3.1.4.3) ELIZA B. BLAKENEY born January 5, 1824 Peekskill and died in February 1908; married James Henry Carter born Boston and died age 38y, suddenly of heart disease. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.3.1) WASHINGTON IRVING CARTER died of pneumonia Denver CO age 38y
(1.1.3.1.4.4) ANNA POST BLAKENEY {namesake of Anna Post Ferris-Gildersleeve}born December 3, 1827 Peekskill NY and died March 28, 1912 St. Louis MO; married April 18, 1855 in Brooklyn NY, Joseph Flavius Adams, M.D., born February 22, 1822 Kingston, Jamaica (Cuba) and died April 23, 1861. Anna was a sweet, attractive woman with a pug nose and very light blue eyes. Widowed young and full of ambition for the future of her son, she secured a government position at the U.S. Patent & Architectural Office, in Washington, D.C. Twenty-four years on crutches, she accomplished with her drawing instruments what made her a marvel. She ended her days in a Home for the Friendless, alone. Dr. Adams was an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor, but at one point gave the practice up to publish a newspaper, the Masonic Register and Review; at the time of his death he was a 32d degree Mason. He was a man of much learning and marked ability. He studied chemistry seven years before going into the dissecting room, and he always remarked about how much study it took to make an M.D. in England. They resided on Abingdon Square, Westside. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1) ARTHUR WELLINGTON ADAMS, M.D., born June 21, 1856 Brooklyn NY and died December 19, 1898, St. Louis MO, of double pneumonia; buried Bellefontaine Cemetery; married March 5, 1884 in St. Louis, Suzanne Slayback [dau. of Colonel Alonzo & Alice (Waddell) Slayback] born 1860 and died September 16, 1935; buried with Arthur (cemetery and headstone photo). Dr. Adams 'was a genius born way before this time'; graduate of Medical School, Georgetown University 1876; had curly hair, light-colored eyes, and a cleft in his chin and was very handsome and charismatic; invented important electrical equipment for use in medicine: the otoscope; laryngoscope; and many cauterizing tools, but suffered from patent infringement. He owned Adams Electric Company in St. Louis. {See a biography of Dr. Adams, written by Thomas Bullard, 1988, in the Chicago Transit Authority Library.} Suzanne born six months after the Pony Express Rider left St. Joseph MO; her parents being present when the historic rider left for Sacramento CA. Suzanne spent at least the first six years of her life living with her grandparents, William Bradford & Susan C. (Byram) Waddell)[this William Waddell was partners with Russell, Majors & Waddell and owned the Overland Express, Pikes Peak and Overland Stage that went to Denver and the famous Pony Express] as her mother spent the duration of the Civil War in banishment for having crossed the southern lines to be with her husband and nurse him through typhoid fever and had to wait out the duration of the War before she could return. Colonel Slayback was the commander of the Missouri Cavalry Battalion in General Shelby's Division and as described by General Shelby, "Colonel Slayback won for himself a name and reputation for daring and gallantry that has no superior". Colonel Slayback chose exile in Mexico, with General Shelby, rather than live under Northern rule. Alonzo eventually returned home, but while in Mexico he wrote many poems to his wife. Alonzo was an attorney and had a practice in St. Louis - in 1882 (he had red hair and a fiery temper), he went to the office of the St. Louis Post Dispatch to take it up with the managing editor the fact that he printed lies in the newspaper owned by none other than Joseph Pulitzer and the Editor (Cockerill), shot Alonzo dead. Nothing was ever done to Cockerill and he lied and claimed it was self-defense. The controversy over that death still rages today, especially within this family. Suzanne's mother turned the house into a two family dwelling sometime after Alonzo was murdered. The story goes that she rented out half of the house to Dr. Adams and his widowed mother, and that is how Suzanne came to know her future husband. Suzanne was the first Queen of the Veiled Prophets Ball in St. Louis MO. Like her mother before her, she was left with six small children to raise and at one point had to put four of them in an orphanage because she couldn't care for all of them. Even though two of her daughters spent time in an orphanage they revered their heritage and studied long hours to discover many ancestors. Dorothy and Marie were the true genealogists of the family. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.1) ALICE ANITA ADAMS born August 14, 1885 St. Louis MO and died December 12, 1959 Napa County CA; buried Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington MO (cemetery photo); married 1903 at St. Louis MO, William Somerville Pullis. Alice made hats for Hollywood stars.
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.2) ARTHUR WELLINGTON ADAMS, Jr., born and died August 1886 age 3d; buried Macpelah Cemetery, Lexington MO
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.3) SUZANNE ADAMS born November 7, 1888 St. Louis MO and died July 9, 1958 DeLand, Volusia, FL; married September 1907 at St. Louis, William A. Hart, a chemist; 1920, they were living in the Hamilton Hotel, St. Louis. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.3.1) SUSANNE HART born c1908, probably died young as she was not listed in the family genealogy
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.3.2) WILLIAM B. HART born April 23, 1909; married c1932 Elizabeth Leonard
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.3.3) EDWARD HART born March 31, 1916
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4) DOROTHY GRACE ADAMS born December 5, 1890 St. Louis MO and died July 4, 1977 Houston TX; married September 1913 George Reynard Bartling (1892-1977), an architect; both buried Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington MO. Dorothy spent the better part of her life doing the family genealogy and was the inspiration for Deanna Adams Holm to continue the work. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.1) GEORGE REYNARD BARTLING Jr (1915-) (died prior to his brother Ted) married March 24, 1944 Rosemary Gerity and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.1.1) GARY BRADFORD BARTLING born June 1945
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.1.2) BARBARA ANN BARTLING born May 1948
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.1.3) LINDA BARTLING born July 1949
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2) THEODORE CHARLES BARTLING (Ted) born February 19, 1922 St Louis MO and died July 5, 1997 Houston TX; USAF Vet 1942-45; Ohio St U, B.S., Geology; he started his career with Pittsburg Plate Glass Co in Ford City PA; became division manager for W.C. McBride, Inc in Tulsa OK; in 1954 he was one of the founders of the Apache Corp and later became president of Apache Oil Co; first president of the Oil Investment Institute; in 1968 he became president of Ada Oil Co; in 1971 he formed Bartling Oil Co (Austin TX) where he served as CEO; he was a Certified Petroleum Geologist; a member of the River Oaks Country Club, The Petroleum Club, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, SIPES, and Grace Presbyterian Church; met his future wife in the library on campus on OSU and they married June 4, 1947 in TX, Phyllis McGinness; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.1) ERIC CHARLES BARTLING born February 9, 1948 and died July 4, 1980
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.2) PAMELA BARTLING born September 26, 1950; married a Mr. Byers and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.2.1) JADEY BYERS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.2.2) ANNIE BYERS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.3) THEODORE ADAMS BARTLING born June 1954; and born to him and his unk wife was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.2.3.1) THEODORE ADAMS BARTLING, Jr
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.3) JOHN BYRAM BARTLING (1928-) married December 23, 1950 Barbara Browning and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.3.1) STEPHEN DALE BARTLING born December 16, 1951
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.4.3.2) HEATHER BARTLING born December 19, 1953
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5) BLAKENEY SLAYBACK ADAMS born August 11, 1892 St. Louis MO and died there November 27, 1957; buried Memorial Park Cemetery; married March 29, 1916 in St. Louis, Mollie Ann Bennett [dau. of William & Alta (Piper) Bennett]. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1) ANITA ALICE ADAMS born January 29, 1917 St. Louis MO; married March 27, 1935 at St. Louis, Harry James Hobaugh [son of Harry & Rose (Kretchek) Hobaugh]; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1) HARRY JAMES HOBAUGH, Jr., born 1933 St. Louis MO; married 1st in California, Marilyn Clavo; 2d Rosemary {maiden name unk.}; and born to Harry and Marilyn were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.1) JOSEPH HOBAUGH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.2) STEVEN HOBAUGH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.3) RANDY HOBAUGH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.4) LAURIE HOBAUGH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.5) LISA HOBAUGH
Born to Harry and his second wife, Rosemary, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.1.6) SUZANNE HOBAUGH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2) DAVID EDWARD HOBAUGH born January 25, 1939; married October 19, 1958 at Vallejo CA, Sandra Lee Clavo and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.1) RHONDA LEE HOBAUGH born September 26, 1959; married Steven Ray Brown and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.1.1) STEPHANIE BROWN (1983-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.1.2) BRIAN BROWN (1985-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.1.3) BRANDON BROWN (1987-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.2) EDWARD RONALD HOBAUGH born November 21, 1960; married Lynn {maiden name unk}, who bought with her to this marriage, two children, William and John. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.2.1) JUSTIN EDWARD HOBAUGH (1995-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.3) GARY DAVID HOBAUGH born May 7, 1962
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.4) DENISE CAROL HOBAUGH born November 21, 1963; married May 6, 1989 Douglas Joseph Herich and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.4.1) MATTHEW JOSEPH HERICH (1991-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.2.4.2) SEAN DAVID HERICH (1993-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3) ANITA MARIE HOBAUGH born November 23, 1941 St. Louis; married June 7, 1963 at Los Angeles CA, Harvey Karl Lynn and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.1) HARVEY KARL LYNN, Jr., born March 13, 1964 Provo UT
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.2) JASON GEOFFREY LYNN born July 8, 1965 Inglewood CA; married January 23, 1988 at Salt Lake City UT, Patricia del Carmen Liberon Lopez and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.2.1) MELANIE ISABEL LYNN born August 29, 1989
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.2.2) NICOLAS KARL LYNN born July 28, 1993
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.2.3) CAROLINE SOPHIA LYNN (1996-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.3) BRADFORD SERGEI LYNN born October 14, 1967 Orange CA; married May 18, 1991 at Los Angeles CA, Emily Jean Christensen and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.3.1) HALEY MARIE LYNN born July 20, 1993
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.3.2) HANNAH NICOLE LYNN (1996-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.3.3) ERIC MATTHEW LYNN born June 17, 1997 UT
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.4) KIMBERLY MARIE LYNN born December 16, 1968 Westminister CA; married 1st June 6, 1987 at Villa Park CA, Troy Harold Pomeroy; and 2d 1997 Randy Warren Jackson; and born to Kimberly and Troy were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.4.1) TYSON ROBERT POMEROY born November 1, 1987
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.4.2) BREE ANN POMEROY born March 20, 1990
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.4.3) TREY KARL POMEROY born May, 1992 and died 1993
Born to Kimberly and her second husband, Randy, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.4.4) CHILD JACKSON (1997-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.5) NATHAN HOBAUGH LYNN born May 15, 1978
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.3.6) GARRETT JAMES LYNN born December 19, 1979
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4) MOLLIE ROSE HOBAUGH born June 19, 1943 Vallejo, Solano, CA and died June 5, 2000 in a freak accident when a tree fell on her, and her granddaughter, Mollie, at a picnic and birthday party in Utah; married September 29, 1959 at Reno NV, Norman Allen Sorensen. From The Daily Herald, June 8, 2000: "Mollie Rose Hobaugh Sorensen born June 19, 1943, to Harry and Anita Hobaugh in Vallejo, California. She married Norman Allen Sorensen on June 26, 1959. Together they have raised 11 children. Mollie’s life was her family. She was a wonderful wife and incredible mom. She created a circle of love that knew no bounds. She taught her family to view life as a gift and to add a measure of grace to this world. She inspired and motivated by her example. She encouraged her children to ‘let others know what you stand for and what you won’t stand for.’ She had a passion for learning and discovery. Mollie was a powerful teacher. She saw incredible potential in others and helped them realize it through her encouragement and love. She touched hearts and illuminated minds by sharing herself. Mollie embraced life fully. She was a friend, author, teacher, student, and involved in the community. She loved hiking, stimulating conversation, new ideas, and nurturing relationships. Mollie leaves behind her husband, Norman; her children, Donnie, Norman Ray, Signe, Adam, Aaron, Shiloh, Anna, Jennifer, Micah, Mary, and Jessica; brothers Harry and David; and sisters Anita and Marilyn; 26 grandchildren, and countless friends." Funeral services and internment in Orem UT.
Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1) DONALD ALLEN SORENSEN born May 9, 1960; married Rosanna Angle and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1.1) JEREMIAH SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1.2) TAYLOR SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1.3) AARON SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1.4) FRANCIS SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.1.5) MOLLIE ROSE SORENSEN From The Daily Herald, June 8, 2000: "Our beloved Mollie Rose Sorensen, age 6, died on June 5, 2000. She and her grandmother Mollie returned to their Father in Heaven together. Together, they shared the same name, a belief in Christ, a zest for life, and a deep love for each other. Mollie was born April 21, 1994 in Orem UT to Donald and Rosana Sorensen. Mollie couldn’t get enough out of each day. She liked to be doing. She didn’t walk, she danced through life on tiptoes. Our Mollie was a warm hearted and generous free spirit. She liked school, books, playing with friends, swimming, and dressing up, and riding her bike. She loved her family, she wanted to hug and be held. She was much loved and will be greatly missed. Mollie leaves behind her mother Rosana Marie and father Donald Allen; her three brothers, Jeremiah, Taylor, and Aaron; her two sisters, Frances and Sarah; her grandmother and grandfather, Marjorie and William Angle; her grandfather Norman Sorensen; 18 aunts, uncles and 22 cousins." Funeral services and internment in Orem UT.
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2) NORMAN RAY SORENSEN born August 8, 1962; married 1st Lynette {maiden name unk}; and 2d Ingrid {mnu}. Born to Norman and Lynn were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2.1) JONATHAN SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2.2) ERICA SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2.3) KATIE SORENSEN
Born to Norman and his second wife, Ingrid, were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2.4) AMBER SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.2.5) SHANNON SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.3) SIGNE SUZANNE SORENSEN born March 14, 1964; married Todd Knapp, M. D.,; believe this is the correct guy – graduated from the U of Utah School of Medicine graduating the top of his class; trained in Radiology and Internal Medicine before completing a Dermatology residencey at the Medical University of South Carolina where he was Chief Resident; practices Dermatology in Springfield OR (Photo); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.3.1) BRANDON KNAPP
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.3.2) ALYSSA KNAPP (1995-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.3.3) RYAN KNAPP born August 5, 1997 SC; birth weight was 9 pounds 1 ounce, the same weight as Ruby Jean Holm. Ryan was delivered at home by his father.
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.4) ADAM LEROY JAMES SORENSEN born December 19, 1965; married Danielle {mnu}
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.5) AARON DAVID SORENSEN born June 10, 1968; married Kaia Alicia Vincent
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.6) SHILOH HOBAUGH SORENSEN born September 12, 1970; married Nicole {maiden name unk} and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.6.1) JUSTIN SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.6.2) STEPHANIE RENEE SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.6.3) LAUREN ASHLEY SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.7) ANNA MARIE SORENSEN born January 26, 1974
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.8) JENNIFER ROSE SORENSEN born March 11, 1976
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.9) MICAH SORENSEN born July 30, 1978
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.10) MARY SORENSEN
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.4.11) JESSICA SORENSEN (1985-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5) MARILYN SUZANNE HOBAUGH born July 17, 1947 Vallejo CA; married September 6, 1969 at Vallejo CA, Ray William Sowards (lawyer in Calif?); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.1) JARED VAUGHN SOWARDS born September 16, 1973
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.2) BENJAMIN SOWARDS born October 3, 1975
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.3) RACHEL HEATHER SOWARDS born April 18, 1977
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.4) EMILY MARIE SOWARDS born September 23, 1978
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.5) NICHOLAS LORIN SOWARDS born June 19, 1979
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.1.5.6) JULIA ANN SOWARDS born February 6, 1984
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2) BLAKENEY WELLINGTON ADAMS born January 3, 1919 St. Louis MO; married July 6, 1936 Martha Evelyn Hyatt and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1) BLAKENEY ANDREWS ADAMS born July 10, 1937; married 1st Peggy Hammonds; and 2d Karen Vent; and born to Blakeney and Peggy were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.1) CHRISTINA SUE ADAMS married, name unk and born to them were 2 children
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.2) BLAKENEY SCOTT ADAMS married, name unk and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.2.1) STACEY MARIE ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.2.2) BLAKENEY ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.2.3) UNKNOWN ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.3) SABRINA DAWN ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.1.4) DIRK WELLINGTON ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2) CHERIE MARTHA ADAMS born July 18, 1938; married Eugene Kottmeyer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.1) CHERIE GAY KOTTMEYER
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.2) JENNIFER JEAN KOTTMEYER married George Edwards and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.2.1) CLAYTON ANDREW EDWARDS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.2.2) BRITTANY EDWARDS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.3) ANDREW KOTTMEYER died age 22y
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.4) ASHLY ANN KOTTMEYER married Randy Ritzheimer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.4.1) SHELDEN RITZHEIMER
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.4.2) REID ANTHONY RITZHEIMER
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.5) DAMA LEE KOTTMEYER married Dean Mueller
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.2.6) CLAUDINE KOTTMEYER
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.3) BRADFORD PAUL ADAMS born February 27, 1942; married 1st Sharon {maiden name unk}; and 2d Sandy {maiden name unk}
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.4) TIMOTHY SCOTT ADAMS born June 9, 1946; married 1st Cindy Chow; and 2d Cindy Netszer; and born to Timothy and the first Cindy, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.4.1) LANCE SCOTT ADAMS
Born to Timothy and the second Cindy was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.4.2) HANNAH ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.5) MAUREEN JANE ADAMS born February 6, 1951; married Larry Wayne King and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.5.1) BRIAN SULLIVAN KING married Sellema {mnu}
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.5.2) ARIAN CHRISTOPHER KING
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.5.3) JASON EMERY KING
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.5.4) HILLARY NICHOLE KING
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6) MARTHA JEAN ADAMS born July 16, 1952; married Paul Vincent Westbrook and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.1) AMY REBECCA WESTBROOK married Scott Kelly and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.1.1) MORGAN KELLY
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.2) PHILLIP ANDREW WESTBROOK
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.3) MOLLIE ANN WESTBROOK
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.4) LEA MARIE WESTBROOK
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.5) EVIE LUCILLE WESTBROOK
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.6.6) JESSIE PAUL WESTBROOK
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.7) ELIZABETH ANN ADAMS born August 9, 1954; married Ali Nowrouzi and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.7.1) MIKHILE NOWROUZI
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.7.2) MERIAM ELIZABETH NOWROUZI
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.7.3) CAMRON ALI NOWROUZI
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.8) LAURA BEAU ADAMS born December 23, 1959; married Michael Bergee and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.8.1) DAVID SAMUEL BERGEE
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.9) SARAH RENE ADAMS born December 30, 1961; married 1st (Chuck) Charles Trumpet; and 2d Jeffery Pence; and born to Sarah and Chuck was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.9.1) JOEL TRUMPET
Born to Sarah and her second husband, Jeffery, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.2.9.2) SOPHIFA NICHOLE PENCE
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3) BRADFORD SLAYBACK ADAMS born July 5, 1920 St. Louis MO; married January 5, 1950 Evelyn Louise Anderson and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.1) BRADFORD ADAMS (1950-1987)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.2) TERRY ADAMS married lady's name unk but born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.2.1) UNKNOWN ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.3) VIRGINIA ADAMS married Richard Mollison and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.3.1) CARRIE LYNN MOLLISON
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.3.3.2) RYAN MOLLISON
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4) ARTHUR WELLINGTON ADAMS born August 19, 1922 St. Louis and died there January 19, 1994; married May 19, 1955 Blanche Yvonne Dowd and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.1) DEVORAH MARLENE ADAMS born July 23, 1957; married Jerry Clements and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.1.1) JEREMY CLEMENTS born October 11, 1978
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.1.2) MATTHEW ALLEN CLEMENTS born August 3, 1985
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.1.3) CASSANDRA YVONNE CLEMENTS born November 23, 1990
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.2) ELLEN MARIE ADAMS born September 14, 1958; married 1st Richard Ball; and 2d Douglas Ratford; and born to Ellen and Richard was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.2.1) JENNIFER BALL
Born to Ellen and her second husband, Douglas, were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.2.2) DOUGLAS RATFORD
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.2.3) HEATHER RATFORD
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.3) MARK WELLINGTON ADAMS born January 5, 1962; married Michelle Carter and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.3.1) ASHLEY ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.2.2) MARK WELLINGTON ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.4.4) MILTON ARTHUR ADAMS born January 5, 1962; married Carol Merle
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.5) WILLIAM LINCOLN ADAMS born February 3, 1923 St. Louis MO; married July 26, 1946 at St. Louis, Helen Ruth Harris and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.5.1) WILLIAM LINCOLN ADAMS, Jr., (1947-) married lady's name unk but born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.5.1.1) UNKNOWN ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.5.2) LINDA ELAINE ADAMS (1955-) married gentleman's name unk but born to them were 2 kids
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.5.3) JOHN SCOTT ADAMS (1957-) married lady's name unk and they had 3 kids
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6) SUZANNE ADAMS born March 20, 1925 St. Louis MO and died September 23, 1994 Cahokia, St. Clair, IL; married January 17, 1942 at St. Louis, Clyde Edward Foland and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.1) CLYDE EDWARD FOLAND, Jr., born March 6, 1943; married Nancy Stringer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.1.1) MICHELLE FOLAND (1965-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.1.2) MELISSA FOLAND
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.1.3) CRAIG FOLAND
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2) SHARON FOLAND (1949-) married 1966 James Varady and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.1) STEVE WAYNE VARADY (1967-) married lady's name unk and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.1.1) CHRISTOPHER VARADY
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.1.2) NICHOLAS VARADY
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.1.3) MARY VARADY born September 1995
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.2) JONATHAN VARADY
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.2.3) ROBERT VARADY
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.6.3) GARY FOLAND (1951-) married Mary {maiden name unk}
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7) MOLLIE THEODOSIA ADAMS (Mary Rose) born August 2, 1926 St. Louis; married May 22, 1948 Gerald Leman Long and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.1) SUZANNE LONG born February 23, 1949; married Parvis Mostafarviar and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.1.1) MARIAM SADAT MOSTAFARVIAR born October 1982
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.2) STEVEN JOSEPH LONG (1952-) married 1971 Donna Brown and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.2.1) TIMOTHY LONG
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.2.2) KAREN LONG
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.3) BRIAN PATRICK LONG (1956-) married Vicky {maiden name unk} and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.3.1) SCOTT GERALD LONG
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.3.2) ANDREW LONG
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.3.3) BENJAMIN LONG
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.4) JOAN KATHLEEN LONG (1960-) married Kevin Stoner and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.4.1) SHANE STONER
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.5) PATRICIA ANITA LONG (1961-) married David Balkenbush; did they have a home in Dellwood MO?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.5.1) MOLLY ROSE BALKENBUSH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.5.2) EMMA BALKENBUSH
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.7.6) CAROL CHRISTINE LONG (1967-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8) THOMAS LOUIS ADAMS born December 29, 1927 St. Louis; married March 10, 1947 at St. Louis, Helen Louise Warren [dau. of Robert & Dorothy (Lawhorn) Warren] and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1) SHIRLEY LOUISE ADAMS born September 13, 1947; married 1st December 14, 1963 Alonzo Vernon Butler; and 2d December 16, 1965 at South Gate, Los Angeles CA, Michael Theodore McKenzie; and born to Shirley and Alonzo was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.1) RICHARD THOMAS BUTLER born July 11, 1964; married February 1984 Candace Simon and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.1.1) CHRISTOPHER THOMAS BUTLER born August 6, 1984
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.1.2) ALEX TYLER BUTLER born November 10, 1988
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.1.3) JOSEPH TIMOTHY BUTLER born April 30, 1991
Born to Shirley and her second husband, Michael, were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.2) DIANA CATHERINE MCKENZIE born November 30, 1966; and born to Diana and Kevin Shoemaker was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.2.1) LINDA MICHELLE SHOEMAKER born September 26, 1986; and born to Linda and adopted by her was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.2.1.1) LINDA MICHELLE MEYER
Diana married, July 29, 1989, Benjamin Joseph Meyer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.2.2) MARY PATRICIA MEYER born February 10, 1991
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.2.3) CATHERINE LYNN MEYER born February 29, 1996
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.3) PATRICIA ANN MCKENZIE born December 8, 1969; and born to Patricia and Kenneth Allen Warren was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.3.1) RACHEL DIANE WARREN born December 2, 1989
Patricia married, June 7, 1985, John Gerald Smith and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.1.3.2) COREY PATRICK SMITH born October 10, 1985
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.2) KATHY JANE ADAMS born February 3, 1949; married June 10, 1967 at St. Louis MO, Raymuth Coyt Norris and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.2.1) RAYMUTH COYT NORRIS born April 7, 1972
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.2.2) DAVID WAYNE NORRIS born July 31, 1975
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3) THOMAS ADAMS born June 22, 1951 St. Louis and died November 29, 1996 Rolla MO; married November 1969 at St. Louis MO, Nancy {maiden name unk}. Born to Thomas and Nancy were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.1) THOMAS JEAN ADAMS born March 4, 1970; married lady's name unk and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.1.1) AMANDA ADAMS
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.2) MICHAEL LEWIS ADAMS born August 31, 1971; married lady's name unk and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.2.1) PAISHA ADAMS
Born to Thomas and Roberta Rainey was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.3) LISA HELEN ADAMS born November 22, 1981
Born to Thomas and Patricia Ramsey were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.4) JOHN THOMAS ADAMS born November 1, 1987
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.3.5) LYNN MARIE ADAMS born August 31, 1991
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.4) CAROLYN MARIE ADAMS born January 26, 1956 St. Louis MO; married January 6, 1977 at St. Louis, Lynn Jackson Root and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.4.1) TAMARA LYNN ROOT born May 27, 1977
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.5.8.4.2) MELISSA KAY ROOT born March 29, 1982
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.6) MARIE DUPUY ADAMS born November 27, 1894 St. Louis MO and died September 25, 1940 Washington DC; buried there Rock Creek Cemetery (cemetery photo); married May 25, 1918 in St. Louis, Maximilian Hugh vonPagenhardt [son of Robert & Alexandria (Ysembourg-Budingen-Waechtersbach) vonPagenhardt]. Maximilian was titled in Germany and so they wanted him to leave America and return to fight in WWII, in order to retain his Baron title. He never did and gave up using the von before Pagenhardt. Marie was a genealogist and wrote a book, in long hand. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.6.1) ROBERT VONPAGENHARDT born August 21, 1923 St. Louis MO
The Monterey County Herald, October 7, 1998 Obituaries. "Local Foreign Policy Expert dies at age 75. Robert von Pagenhardt, a retired professor at the Defense Resources Management Institute in Monterey and one-time aide to the first secretary-general of the United Nations, died of cancer Monday at Monterey Convalescent Hospital. He was 75. Born August 21, 1923 in St. Louis, Dr. von Pagenhardt lived in Carmel Valley the past 30 years. Dr. von Pagenhardt served as interim president of the Monterey Institute of International Studies in 1977 and was on the institute’s board of directors from 1976 to 1980. ‘He contributed to the Monterey Institute during some very difficult years,’ said Kathi Wojtkowski, executive assistant to the school’s president. A graduate of the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown U., Dr. von Pagenhardt’s primary interests were national and international security management, futures research, strategic planning and science policy. ‘He had an unbelievable knowledge of history and its applications to today’s society and needs,’ said his friend, Hugh Barton of Carmel Valley. He was a life member of the American Foreign Service Association and Sons of the American Revolution. His many memberships also included the United Nations Association and the World Federation of Future Studies. Dr. von Pagenhardt served in the Army during WWII and was chief noncommissioned officer for civil affairs in the Philippines at the war’s end. He studied at Stanford U., earning a doctorate in political science and history in 1970, and also at the universities of Bordeaux and Paris. Before joining the American Foreign Service in 1956, Dr. von Pagenhardt interned as a staff aide to U.N. Secretary-General Trygve Lie. Prior to coming to teach in Monterey in 1967, Dr. von Pagenhardt held several posts with UN groups and US overseas missions. He was an economic and consular officer in the US embassy in Pakistan from 1959 to 1961 and served with the US mission in NATO from 1962 to 1967. Dr. von Pagenhardt retired in 1996, but continued to work at the Naval Post-graduate School and Defense Resources Management Institute as a professor emeritus. He also was executive secretary of the Higher Education Association of the Monterey Bay. He belonged to St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, the Old Capital Club, and Rotary International. He was co-author of a 1992 book entitled: To Unite our Strength: Enhancing the United Nations Peace and Security System. He served on the board of directors of the Monterey Peninsula Salvation Army for the past 15 years. A dedicated sailor, he was a former commodore of the Monterey Peninsula Yacht Club and enjoyed swimming and skiing. He is survived by his wife, Heidi von Pagenhardt of Carmel Valley; his stepsons, Christian Fischbacher and Chasper Fischbacher of Switzerland; his daughters, Alexandra McNamee of Taunten, Maine and Tania Bates of Carmel; his step-daughter, Joy Fischbacher Law of Hollister; five grand children and five step-grandchildren. His children were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.6.1.1) ALEXANDRIA VONPAGENHARDT
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.6.1.2) TANYA VANPAGENHARDT (c1949-) married Seth Bates and born to them were two children: Heidi and Seth.
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7) ARTHUR WELLINGTON ADAMS II born August 18, 1898 St. Louis MO and died May 26, 1968 Los Gatos, Santa Clara, CA; buried Skylawn Memorial Park. Arthur was just six months old when his Dad died, so when he was growing up, relatives watched him a lot because his mother had to go to work to support the family. In his early 20's, he life with his sister, Marie. He trained, in school, to be a draftsman (mechanical engineer) and that was his profession for his whole life. He traveled all over the US from job to job, mostly with big oil companies designing refineries. In his later years, he worked for companies like Bechtel and Kaiser. His detailing was detailed, precise and almost like looking at a piece of art in its complexity. He married 1st in 1920 at St. Louis, Elizabeth Robertson; married 2d in 1925 at St. Louis, Ruth Gross; and 3d April 12, 1937 in Tulsa OK, Shirley Arvada Dillon (born Bernice Arvada Dillon – later changed her name) [dau. of Charles & Edith (Beckelhimer) Dillon] born February 14, 1918 Willis Branch, Fayette, WVA and died April 12, 1967 Duluth, St. Louis, MN; buried Luthern Church Cemetery, St. Louis Co MN - divorced 1940. After they divorced, Shirley worked in a steel plant during WWII; she was one of the 'Rosie the Riveters'; managed Arnett’s Ice Cream Store, Colonial Heights VA; did waitressing at the Glass Block Department Store, Duluth MN and was they best they had, some have been know to wait in line 30 minutes just for her; graduated upstairs to the Ladies Wear Department; took over Cashiering in the same department and stayed there for several years and also did some modeling for the store. Shirley and her new husband bought a place in the country about 25 miles from Duluth MN. They remodeled the whole house and her vegetable and flower gardens were beautiful. Through the years she was always sewing, from clothes, to fine needlepoint, embroidery, crocheting, knitting to quilting which won her awards at the fair. All of this beauty was with a crippled right hand from a bad burn as a child. Born to Arthur and Elizabeth was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.1) RICHARD ADAMS (c1921-)
Born to Arthur and his second wife, Ruth, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.2) ARTHUR WELLINGTON ADAMS, Jr., born June 26, 1928 St. Louis MO; married 1st 1953 at San Diego CA, Beatrice Huber; and 2d 1980 Frances Holder; and born to Arthur and Beatrice were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.2.1) BRADFORD CHARLES ADAMS (1956-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.2.2) BLAKENEY JOHN ADAMS (1958-)
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.2.3) LONNIE CATHERINE ADAMS (1960-)
Born to Arthur and his third wife, Shirley, was:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3) DEANNA JEAN ADAMS born March 26, 1937 Tulsa OK; married January 29, 1955 at Duluth MN, Charles Theron Holm [son of Edwin & Ruth (Erickson) Holm] [Deanna is the provider of this twig of the Tree - thanks, Deanna, for sharing this with us.] Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.1) MARK EDWIN HOLM born February 27, 1956 Duluth, St. Louis, MN; married May 19, 1979 at Carson City NV, Linda Joanne Lightfoot and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.1.1) JENNIFER LYNN HOLM born August 10, 1984 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.1.2) CHRISTINA MAE HOLM born May 9, 1991 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.2) ERIC CAMPBELL HOLM born September 13, 1962 San Francisco CA; married September 8, 1984 at Reno NV, Sarah Joann Grider [dau of Marion & Bobbie (Ellington) Grider]; Sarah has red hair, which is naturally curly and falls in ringlets, and her mother says that when she born that she looked just like a red lollie-pop and she was called 'Lollie' and that name has stuck with her. Sarah is no nonsense, get it done type of person. She has taken over the management of the hog operation and shows pigs at the fairs; involved in 4-H as the Swine Leader. She is a very helpful person and there is nothing she would not do for a friend or a child in need. Eric has been involved in raising hogs for several years and has been very successful in the purebred show circuit. Eric and his family live with his parents and raise their livestock there. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.2.1) AMANDA ERIN HOLM born December 31, 1985 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA
(1.1.3.1.4.4.1.7.3.2.2) RUBY JEAN HOLM born December 21, 1991 Santa Rosa, Sonoma, CA
(1.1.3.1.4.5) SARAH BLAKENEY born March 3, 1833 Peekskill and died there January 11, 1834; buried Methodist Church graveyard. Her remains, along with all others, to include Ferris’, were removed and transferred to Yorktown NY.
(1.1.3.1.4.6) THOMAS JOSEPH BLAKENEY, Jr., D.D.S., (Photos) born (November 3, 1835) January 5, 1830 Peekskill NY and died c1906 (July 17, 1907); early training was at Peekskill Academy, of which is father was founder; moved to NYC and entered the office of Dr. John Howe as a dental student in December 1855; sailed to California via Nicaragua reaching San Francisco on steam Uncle Sam January 1856; went to Sacramento where he was one of the most successful dentists; assisted in the first organization of the Republican Party on the Pacific Coast March 8, 1856; chairman of the Sacramento County Republican Central Committee during the Lincoln campaign; was in Washington at the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln March 4, 1861; was authorized by Senator Baker with Frank Lemon and Rodney Mathewson to recruit a regiment called "First U.S. Volunteers of California; the men were enlisted and quartered in Port Schuyler NY; appointed Major of the First Cavalry California Volunteers and reported for duty to General Carlton commanding the Department of New Mexico. During this time he made several successful campaigns against the Navajo and Apache Indians, which were hostile tribes; at the end of the Indian Wars, he returned to Sacramento. Letter from the War Department, The Adjutant General’s Office, Washington, December 2, 1925: "….. the records show that Thomas J. Blakeney was enrolled June 1, 1861 at New York, NY, and was mustered into service June 28, 1861, at Fort Schuyler NY., as 2d Lieutenant of Company K., 1st California Volunteer Infantry, to serve3 years. He was honorably discharged to date from October 6, 1861, by reason of his promotion to 1st Lieutenant. He was mustered into service October 7, 1861, and transferred to Company P., 1st California Infantry, which regiment in November or December 1861 became the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry. In July 1862, Company P was broken up and Lieutenant Blakeney was transferred to Company D of that regiment, and was honorably discharged April 10, 1863, on tender of resignation to accept promotion. He is considered by the War Department as commissioned to the grade of Captain in Company D., 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, to take effect from February 19, 1863. He was mustered into service July 2, 1863, as Major of the 1st California Volunteer Cavalry and was honorably mustered out November 18, 1864, at Las Cruces, New Mexico as Major." He was appointed Assessor of the Fourth Internal Revenue District and filled that position for 4 years; went to San Francisco and went into the merchantile business; president of the "Veteran’s Corps"; organized the Grand Army of the Republic in the spring 1867; married Mary Naomi Miller [dau. of Banker Henry & Nancy (Robinson) Miller] born 1847 Milwaukee WI and died November 15, 1910 – apparently divorced as Mary was remarried by 1892; and born born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.6.1) MAE BLAKENEY (Photos) born February 17, 1870 and died June 17, 1947; married March 21, 1896, as his 2d wife, Edward McNeill Moore (furniture designer) [son of Bartholomew Philip & Ann Francis (Wood) Moore] born August 6, 1856 and died November 14, 1930; resided in San Francisco until they were forced to leave their home during the huge fire which followed the 19096 earthquake; resided in Santa Cruz and Ben Lomond; divorced 1911; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.6.1.1) CARLETON MOORE
(1.1.3.1.4.6.1.2) MARJORIE MOORE
(1.1.3.1.4.6.1.3) KATHLEEN MOORE
(1.1.3.1.4.6.2) HENRY FERRIS BLAKENEY (Harry) (Photos) born 1874 San Francisco CA and died August 27, 1897 Chicago IL; graduated from UC Berkeley 1896; very athletic and participated in sports while at college; his step-father, Edward Carter Dyer, made Harry manager of the Windermere hotel in Chicago upon Harry’s graduation from college; an avid swimmer, he was in the habit of swimming in Lake Michigan every day during the summer; drown while swimming
(1.1.3.1.4.6.3) BENJAMIN BLAKENEY (Benji) (Photos) born February 21, 1872 San Francisco CA and died April 28, 1928 Fresno CA; laborer, single
(1.1.3.1.4.7) LYDIA AMEILA BLAKENEY born August 6, 1835 Peekskill; married 1855 Alexander Henry Coulter, of NYC, where they lived a good portion of their married life, and then removed to Brooklyn; Alexander born 1828 NYC and died June 19, 1902 Brooklyn; both buried Greenwood. Alexander was a devotee to Free Masonry, have been elected 12 consecutive times as Worshipful Master of the George Washington Lodge No. 1, of NYC. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.7.1) ALEXANDER H. COULTER born Brooklyn NY; married a Miss Benedict
(1.1.3.1.4.7.2) LYDIA AMELIA COULTER died 1903 Brooklyn NY; buried Green-Wood Cemetery
(1.1.3.1.4.7.3) CHARLES BLAKENEY COULTER was a bachelor and a lawyer
(1.1.3.1.4.7.4) WASHINGTON IRVING COULTER died in infancy, Brooklyn; buried Green-Wood Cemetery.
(1.1.3.1.4.7.5) ARTHUR COULTER
(1.1.3.1.4.7.6) EMMA FERRIS COULTER died at the age of 11 years, Brooklyn; buried Green-Wood Cemetery
(1.1.3.1.4.8) BENJAMIN FERRIS BLAKENEY (Photo) born 1837 Peekskill NY and died suddenly, in 1876, San Francisco CA, which place he had gone to prepare a permanent home for his wife and family; buried in the Laurel Hill Cemetery (Defunct, remains where relocated to various cemeteries?). When Benjamin was a young man, he belonged to a Brooklyn debating society and a young man’s literary association, who gave much of their time to forma and informal argument. He also wrote frequently for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, and a book having many of his poems, in his handwriting, was owned by his daughter. When the Civil War broke out, he was unable to enlist because of ill health and later an attack of inflammatory rheumatism left his heart permanently affected. He was for some time in the insurance business, but later went in partnership with his father-in-law, in the gold pen business. His inventions showed that singular versatility of mind, which few men possess. He discovered the process of using hydraulic pressure on paper to make papier mach containers. This idea he gave to the Chicago Board of Trade, thus enabling him to spend all his spare time and money on the perfection of a process by which erydium could be molded and applied to instruments and tools having very fine points, making them more durable. When success in this project seemed very near, his ill health and death prevented its culmination. His interest in literature lasted during his life, and at times he entertained his friends by giving whole scenes from the plays of Shakespeare. He married, April 29, 1862, Brooklyn NY, Stella Peronne Sabin [dau of Henry Warren & Lydia Ann (Northup) Sabin] who died January 16, 1908 Hackensack NJ at the home of her daughter, Adele; buried there. After Benjamin’s death, Stella moved with her younger children to her parent’s home. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.1) SABINE BLAKENEY born February 12, 1863 Baltimore MD and died April 26, 1866 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.3.1.4.8.2) LYDIA THOMAS BLAKENEY born July 26, 1865 Baltimore MD and died there, June 25, 1866
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3) LOUISE MARY BLAKENEY born October 4, 1867 Brooklyn NY [where her parents were residing on Sackett Street between Smith Street and Hoyt Street]; graduated from Brooklyn High School 1885; after a few months she secured a position in Public School No. 11 on Roosevelt Street, NYC. Here she taught until her marriage, September 16, 1891 to William John Fisher [son of William Barnes & Jane (Chambers) Fisher] born April 24, 1859 Liverpool, England and died October 3, 1924 Hackensack NJ. Upon her marriage, they moved to Hackensack NJ, taking a house on Passaic Street. After joining Christ Church (Episcopal), she became a member of the Guild of the Parish, the Guild of the Good Shepherd, and the Hackensack Hospital Association. During the Spanish-American War she worked on the Red Cross Committee, and until the birth of her daughter Elizabeth, was an active member in church and hospital organizations. In 1898, they built a new home on Clinton Place. During WWI she worked with Mrs. David St. John’s Red Cross Committee, making bandages and dressings for the Allied troops. When the US declared war she worked with Red Cross Unit No. 8. With the entire class she took the examination for instructress in surgical dressings, and was appointed an Inspectress. For 2 years she was vice president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of Harry B. Doremus Post, American Legion, with which body she served on the Hospital committee. On the death of William she moved from Hackensack to Maywood. She was a member of the Women’s Missionary Club; a charter member of the Women’s club of Hackensack, and a member of the Hackensack Golf Club and Hackensack Dramatic Club and other organizations. William was about 7 years old when his parents come to the US and settled in Brooklyn. He found it necessary to leave school when very young and go to work, but being naturally of a studious nature he continued his studies by attending night school. After holding several positions he became an accountant with Thompson & Bedford Company, dealers in lubricating oils, which firm later was absorbed by the Standard Oil Company, when Mr. Thompson retired, but Mr. E. T. Bedford soon became one of the important members of the original Standard Oil group and finding it necessary to have a person of undoubted integrity to handle his personal finances, he selected William, who held that position until his death. In 1912, E. T. Bedford retired from active participation in the affairs of the Standard Oil Co., to devote his time and energy to the management of the Corn Products Co., of which he was President, and at his request, William resigned his position and became Assistant Treasurer of the Corn Products Co., his principal duties being, however, the care of Mr. Bedford’s personal finances. William became a member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee of the People’s Trust & Guaranty Co., of Hackensack NJ and a member of the Board of Directors of the North River Insurance Co., of NYC. He resided in Brooklyn until 1891, when, with his mother and brother, he removed to Hackensack NJ, where he made his permanent home. While in Brooklyn, he was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and on his removal to Hackensack, he joined Christ Church, where he served on the vestry and as Junior Warden, and at the time of his death was Senior Warden and Treasurer, which positions he had held for a number of years. While he was of a retiring and reserved disposition, he made hosts of friends and was always ready to do an act of kindness or help in any undertaking for the benefit of the church or the community. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3.1) DOROTHY FISHER born March 24, 1893 at her parent’s home on Passaic Street, Hackensack NJ; graduated from the Hackensack High School with the class of 1912. After two years of study at the Art Student’s League in New York, she went to Goucher College, Baltimore MD, where she became interested in social work. She taught at the Paret Memorial Mission (Episcopal) and at the College Settlement at Locust Point, and also in a mission for the Chinese. She was sent as a delegate to the YWCA convention at Eaglesmere PA and was chairman of social services in her senior year at college. She enlisted as a canteen worker with the YMCA in August 1918, working in the Lederle Antitoxin Laboratory until called upon for service in December. She sailed for England December 31, 1918 and worked in canteens in Knotty Ash Camp, Liverpool and at Gievres, France. She was discharged from this service September 1919. For some time following the war, she gave her services to the Navy Club of NYC. She married, October 21, 1922 Leigh Kent Lydecker, of Maywood NJ [son of Charles Edward & Ella (Voorhis) Lydecker] born October 31, 1882 Greenwich CT and died February 11, 1969. Leigh spent his early life in Maywood NJ where he attended public and private schools. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a M.E., 1902. He then entered NYU, School of Law, from which he graduated, LL.B, 1904. He was admitted to the NY bar, 1904 and practiced law in NYC until his retirement in 1965. Like his father, whose practice he assumed in 1920, Leigh specialized in estate administration and trust work. In 1901 he enlisted in Company H 7th Regiment, National Guard of New York (as did his father), attained the rank of corporal while on active duty 1904-08. In 1916 he enlisted in the Depot Battalion of the 7th Regiment and was discharged in May 1917, entering the first Officer’s Training Camp at Fort Meyer VA. He was commissioned First Lieutenant, Field Artillery, Officer’s Reserve Corps, August 1917 and was assigned to the 315th Field Artillery, 80th Division. A month later he was assigned to the 149th Field Artillery, 42d (Rainbow) Division, serving with this regiment in France on the Lorraine and Champagne fronts. He was promoted to Captain in July 1918 and reassigned to Field Artillery Brigade Firing Center, Anniston AL where he supervised instruction for two artillery brigades. He assisted in laying out Fort Bragg NC and was discharged December 23, 1918. He was commissioned Major of Field Artillery, February 19, 1919 and assigned as the executive officer, 153d Field Artillery Brigade, 78th Division, Organized Reserved.In 1928 he was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to the 307th Regiment Field Artillery which drilled many summers at Pine Camp NY. He was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church of Maywood NJ and a vestryman and warden of the Church of Christ (Episcopal), Hackensack. In addition, he was a regular participant in Newark Diocesan conventions and committees; also a trustee for the Hackensack YMCA/YWMC for 35 years; actively involved in Phi Delta Phi, and Phi Gamma Delta legal fraternities, Holland Society, Army Navy Club, and New York County Lawyers Association. Other notable positions were the presidence of the Alex Corporation and several times Mayor of Maywood NJ. Regularly on the 4th of July, he mounted a large white horse and wearing his military uniform, led the celebratory town parade. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3.1.1) LOUISE LYDECKER
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3.1.2) LEIGH KENT LYDECKER, JR., born April 2, 1925
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3.2) HENRY SABINE FISHER born September 12, 1894 Hackensack NJ; graduated from Hackensack H.S. 1913 where he played football for 2 years; graduated from Cornell U., B.S., 1917. During college he was active in football, rowing, tennis and the manager of the University Orchestra; April 1917 he enlisted as a Private in Company K 7th Regiment, National Guard New York, but was transferred to Company M 165th Infantry, 42d Division. He served in France as a Corporal and Sergeant from November 1917 until October 1918, when he was sent to Officer’s Training School at La Valbonne (Aisne) France. The regiment saw service on the Lorraine and Champagne fronts before they took part in the Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives. Corporal Fisher was gassed at Rogue Bouquet March 1918, and spent a month in the hospital at Contrexiville before returning to the regiment. In May 1919 he was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Infantry at St. Aignan, France. He returned to the US in July 1919 and was discharged at Camp Dix NJ on July 11th. He was a sales manager with Capes-Viscose, Inc., a Delaware Corporation; unmarried and resided with his mother and sister in Maywood NJ
(1.1.3.1.4.8.3.3) ELIZABETH FISHER born January 27, 1908 Hackensack NJ
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4) ADELE SABIN BLAKENEY born December 3, 1869 Brooklyn NY; attended the Nostrand Avenue High School and then secured a position with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, which she resigned to be married and removed to Hackensack. When WWI was declared she took the Red Cross examinations for surgical dressings and having qualified, worked until the armistice as one of the directors of the Hackensack Chapter, Auxiliary No. 8. She was on the board of Managers of the House of the Holy Comforter in Orange, a volunteer worker for the Church Mission of Help, a member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Hackensack Hospital and the WMCA and chairman of the finance committee of the Day Nursery and chairman of the Garden Club. She married, October 5, 1893 in Brooklyn, Frederick Thomas Fisher [son of William Barnes & Jane (Chambers) Fisher] [brother of William John, above] born October 4, 1867, Brooklyn where he resided until 1901 when he moved to Hackensack. He left school at 12 years of age, taking a position with a firm of Wall Street brokers, with whom he remained 11 years. He then decided to go into a manufacturing business and after holding several positions, he was in 1901 given charge of the accounting and office management of the New York Glucose Company, which was then being organized by E. T. Bedford and some of his associates. He became Secretary of this company, and in 1906, when there was a consolidation of all the large glucose and starch manufacturers in the US, under the name of the Corn Products Refining Company, he became Secretary of that company and later Treasurer and a VP, also member of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee. Later became President of the International Trading Company, a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Fidelity International Trust Company of NY; of the Board of Directors of the United States Fire Insurance Company of NY; and of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the People’s Trust and Guaranty Company of Hackensack. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4.1) RUTH FISHER born December 13, 1896 Hackensack NJ; attended the Gateway private school in New Haven CT for 4 years, and upon her graduation, studied at the Parsons School of Fine and Applied Arts. After spending a year or two painting and designing gifts, she decided to go into business with a friend and start a gift shop. This work was interrupted by her marriage, February 18, 1922 in Hackensack, to Luther Locke Richardson [son of Thomas Franklin & Nellie (Simons) Richardson] born February 8, 1896, Clinton MA. He received a scholarship to Cornell, from Erasmus Hall, Brooklyn. Upon their marriage they resided a few months in Boston before they moved to Hackensack. WWI interrupted Luther’s attendance at college – he enlisted in the Navy and served 2 years abroad as a chief petty officer on a submarine chaser. During his enlistment he crossed the English Channel 59 times. Following his honorable discharge he returned and completed his course at Cornell, after which he took a position with the Texas Oil Company in St. Louis MO, but resigned and accepted an offer from the Beacon Oil Company in Boston. Removing to Hackensack, he went into the business of electrical supplies and radios, which seemed to have a good future, but he gave this up also to become a bond salesman. He was an interesting talker, which he happily combined with a gracious personality. She was known for her devotion to her family and friends; having the happy faculty of combining the practical temperament with the artistic. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4.1.1) THOMAS FRANKLIN RICHARDSON born December 31, 1923 Hackensack NJ
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4.2) GRACE FISHER born June 21, 1900 Hackensack NJ; attended the Gateway School at New Haven CT and upon her graduation went to Connecticut College in New Haven; engaged to Leonard Dankman Weil, of Chicago
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4.3) WILFRED BLAKENEY FISHER born March 5, 1902 Hackensack NJ and died December 5, 1902
(1.1.3.1.4.8.4.4) ROBERT SEYMOUR FISHER born October 13, 1907 Hackensack NJ; entered Princeton from Hun’s School, with the preferred list of boys. His interests were varied, and his time divided between golf and polo, both of which he played with enthusiasm and success.
(1.1.3.1.4.8.5) PERCY THOMAS BLAKENEY born December 24, 1871 Brooklyn NY and died January 15, 1879, stricken with scarlet fever
(1.1.3.1.4.8.6) ZAIDEE PERONNE BLAKENEY "Peronne" born March 24, 1876 St. Louis MO. After she graduated from the Girls’ High School in Brooklyn, she took a position in the actuarial department of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of NY, from which she resigned to be married. She married, April 29, 1905 in Brooklyn, Neil McLeod Whittaker [son of Alfred & Elizabeth (McLeod) Whittaker] born February 1, 1878, Brooklyn. He graduated from P.S. No. 35 when he was 13 years of age and entered the employ of H.K. Brewer & Co., stationers, of NYC. After several years he entered night school, and was able one 1-˝ years to pass the entrance exam and become a student of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia U. After his graduation he traveled 3 months in Europe and on his return opened an office in Brooklyn, where he practiced medicine for 10 years. He was in charge of the milk station financed by Nathan Strauss, which was the first in NYC and later opened a number of others in the city, assuming charge of one of them for 8 years. He was visiting physician to the children’s ward of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn, and gave his services at various times to the free clinics of the Brooklyn Hospital and the Long Island College Hospital. During WWI he worked on various drives and was untiring in giving his time and himself to the needy families of the soldiers at the front. During the infantile paralysis epidemic in Brooklyn, he worked days and nights as one of the appointed diagnosticians of that place. In 1924 he invented and patented a device known as Revira for cleaning and polishing the teeth. Despite suffering and ill health, added to the cares and responsibilities of a doctor’s wife, Peronne found time to devote to other people. At one time she took a tiny incubator baby into her home and kept her there, under the supervision of her husband, until she could have care that was not professional without endangering her life. At the same time she offered to take another child who was very ill, promising to return him home cured after 3 weeks treatment by her husband, but this offer was refused, the child’s family feeling that with her own baby and the incubator baby and only one nurse, that the added care would be too great, but as the child grew steadily worse, the offer was finally accepted and the promise made was fulfilled. During WWI she was slowly recovering from a very serious operation and was obliged to confine her work to knitting for the soldiers, of which she completed many articles for their warmth and comfort. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.8.6.1) VESTA PERONNE WHITTAKER born March 27, 1906 Brooklyn NY and died April 1, 1906
(1.1.3.1.4.8.6.2) WILLIAM HALLS WHITTAKER born March 31, 1907 Brooklyn NY; from the time he entered grammar school until his graduation, he was never late and stood at the head of his class, one year winning the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Medal for scholarship. During his high school life he conducted a column in the school paper and played in tennis tournaments, tennis and golf being his favorite sports; attended Rutgers College
(1.1.3.1.4.8.6.3) PERONNE WHITTAKER born August 13, 1908 Brooklyn NY; graduated from Hackensack High School as one of its honor pupils. She was VP of the Hackensack High School Athletic Association, member of the school tennis team and forward on the varsity basketball team, which won the league championship in 1924 – voted the best girl athlete of Hackensack High School 1925; during WWI, although only 8 years of age, she knitted many pairs of socks for the soldiers; June 1926, she graduated from the Dwight School in Englewood NJ
(1.1.3.1.4.8.6.4) NEIL MCLEOD WHITTAKER, JR., born and died May 4, 1913 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.3.1.4.9) EMILY FERRIS BLAKENEY "Emma" born November 1, 1842 Peekskill-on-the-Hudson NY and died after 1908; married 1st January 22, 1862 in NY, Milo Newton Wells [son of Thomas Stratton & Susan F. (Heath) Wells], of Chicago, born October 16, 1837 Waterbury VT and died January 10, 1876 at St. Louis MO, as a result of a severe cold; buried Bellefontaine Cemetery. Emily married 2d July 12, 1888 at the Trinity Church, New York City, Joseph Burr Bennett, M.D., who died July 23, 1904; buried in Cypress Hills. Emily, Milo, and his parents all moved to St. Louis to become the Western branch of the Gold Pen Manufacturing business. After Milo’s death, Emily returned to New York with the children. She wrote the portion of the Blakeney-Sabin Genealogy book that was about her mother, father, and siblings; she wrote it after 1908, when she was 66 years of age. Much of this info is from her work, so we have much to thank her for! Some of her comments: "In looking backward, I cannot forget to mention the pleasant week’s visit with my husband at my Uncle Charles Ferris’ home in Meadville PA – the wedding speech of congratulation at the hotel, with the big sleigh outside awaiting us, then the aunt, the different cousins at Meadville, the hospitable entertainment, the good old stories galore, until the clock would strike twelve, with the announcement to retire". "In past years my best-directed energies outside of my family have been in developing the faculties of children, in the infant department of Sunday Schools and Kindergartens. I received a course of kindergarten instruction in St. Louis in 1876". "I always thought, until late years, that my mother Lydia A. Ferris, born in the old homestead at Peekskill-on-Hudson. My maternal grandfather, Joseph Ferris married Lydia Seymour, of Norwalk CT, December 25, 1788, when 21 years of age, and with his father’s approval commenced life at St. John’s, New Brunswick, Canada. My mother was the eldest of seven children born there. When war was declared between France and England and Napoleon was fitting out a fleet to attack the Provinces, my grandfather had large and lucrative possessions there on the waterfront, and being a U.S. subject could claim no indemnity in case of destruction. He therefore sold his possessions at a great sacrifice and returned, with his seven children, to the old homestead at Peekskill-on-Hudson, where he born. After his return three more children were added to the seven". Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.9.1) FRANK NEWTON WELLS born November 18, 1862 Brooklyn NY; married February 11, 1884 Carrie Pattison [dau of Wilson & Eliza] (of Ossining NY) born December 21, 1863. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.4.9.1.1) FRANK NEWTON WELLS born Ossining NY
(1.1.3.1.4.9.1.2) HAZEL B. WELLS born Ossining NY
(1.1.3.1.4.9.1.3) HELEN B. WELLS born Ossining NY
(1.1.3.1.4.9.2) LILLIAN WELLS born December 12, 1871 Jersey City NJ and died May 10, 1893 Brooklyn NY
(1.1.3.1.5) BENJAMIN FERRIS born October (1)11, 1796 St. John, New Brunswick; studied to be a lawyer, but returned to the old home in Peekskill; a bachelor and drowned in the Mississippi River while touring in the West
(1.1.3.1.6) SARAH (SALLY) FERRIS born June 20, 1798 St. John, New Brunswick and died April 1, 1886; married in Peekskill NY, Jacob Lent and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.6.1) PHILENA LENT married a Mr. Post and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.6.1.1) LENA POST
(1.1.3.1.6.2) HARRIET LENT married a Mr. Reed of Purdy's Station NY
(1.1.3.1.6.3) LYDIA LENT married Benson Strang of Yorktown NY
(1.1.3.1.6.4) BENSON LENT resided in Somers NY; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.7) EDWARD SEYMOUR FERRIS born June 15, 1800 (1801) St. John, New Brunswick and died May 12, 1849/50 Panama Canal Zone, another victim of Charges Fever, on the way to the California goldfields; married 1826 Elizabeth Carpenter [dau of Thomas & Hannah (Husted) Carpenter] born 1803/4 and died March 21, 1887 New Rochelle, Westchester, NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1) MARION MOUNT FERRIS (MARY) born September 6, 1828 NY and died February 16, 1915; married 1851 in Peekskill NY, Charles W. Willson born July 1817 NY and died January 15, 1873; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1) ARTHUR L. WILLSON born December 19, 1853 NY and died June 22, 1907; married April 15, 1876 Matilda "Tillie" E. Wilson – unrelated – born February 22, 1858 and died September 7, 1924; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1) HARRIETT CARPENTER WILLSON "Hattie" born May 31, 1878 NYC and died April 1947 New Rochelle, Westchester County NY; married 1st c1898 in New Rochelle NY, Charles Henry Broas [son of Henry Clay & Mary Augusta (Morey) Broas] born January 17, 1872 NYC and died July 17, 1919 New Rochelle; both buried Woodlawn Cemetery in Yonkers. Hattie remarried 1928 Francis A. Fichtel. Hattie's DAR# is 113051. Born to Hattie and Charles were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1) DOROTHY WILLSON BROAS "Dot" born August 12, 1899 Bronx NY and died August 9, 1981 Annapolis MD; married June 12, 1923 in New Rochelle NY, John Norman McDowell [son of Rev. Thomas Rankin & Sophie Simmons (Pusey) McDowell] born in the Manse of the Upper Octarora Presbyterian Church in Parkesburg, Chester County PA, August 23, 1892 and died November 26, 1958 New London Township, Chester County PA. Dot graduated from Mt. Holyoke College, 1921. John graduated from Princeton 1917. He was a Lieutenant in a machine gun company during WWI and a paper company executive for the remainder of his working life. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1) DOROTHY ELIZABETH MCDOWELL "Dorrie" living in 2001; married Jack Warren Morris [son of James Monroe & Edna Blanche (Parker) Morris II] born August 26, 1924 Washington D.C. and died October 21, 1999 Glen Burnie MD; buried Arlington National Cemetery VA, Plot 30 0 857 RH; US Military Academy Class of 1946; US Army, Lieutenant Colonel; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.1) LESLIE CAROL MORRIS married Howard Fred Smith – no offspring.
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.2) ELIZABETH WILLSON MORRIS married Raines Cohen
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.3) ANN MORRIS born June 4, 1958 Germany and died there June 6, 1958; buried Arlington National Cemetery VA
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.4) NANCY MORRIS born and died March 29, 1960 Fort Bragg NC; buried Arlington National Cemetery VA
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.5) JOHN MCDOWELL MORRIS married Elizabeth Paige Terry; John is the provider of the updated info on this "twig" – Thanks John! Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.5.1) THOMAS RAND MORRIS
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.1.1.5.2) KATHERINE ELIZABETH MORRIS
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2) MARJORIE HATTIE BROAS "Bardie" born March 18, 1905 NYC and died October 1983 Sarasota FL; graduated from Mt. Holyoke College 1927 and married April 13, 1928 to John Clyde Lapp. "Jack" born April 13, 1907 Clarence NY and died October 26, 1990 Rochester NY; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1) MARY ELIZABETH LAPP living in 2001; married 1st John Hayland Hodgson born February 27, 1929 Boston MA and died July 11, 1960 Buffalo NY; married 2d Thomas Joseph Donovan born April 25, 1930 Buffalo NY and died May 1, 1995 Rochester NY; married 3d Edward Charles Morin born April 23, 1926 Hinsdale NH and died December 16, 1994 Fairport NY. Born to Mary and John were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.1) JOHN MCBARRON HODGSON married Dinah Lee Keeler (is this John McBarron Hodgson, M.D., Dartmouth College?); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.1.1) MATTHEW DAVID HODGSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.1.2) CHRISTOPHER AARON HODGSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.1.3) CAITLYN ELIZABETH HODGSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.2) DAVID CHARLES HODGSON married Laurie Ann Bukovac. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.2.1) JOHN JOSEPH HODGSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.2.2) ELEANOR ANN HOGDSON (Nora)
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.1.2.1.2.3) NICHOLAS BROAS HODGSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2) MARJORIE WILLSON born June 17, 1885; marred Latham Josephson Ovens born September 7, 1884 New Rochelle, Westchester, NY; when he signed up for the WWI draft, he lived in Westchester Co, 34y old, medium height, brown eyes, and black hair; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2.1) LATHAM OVENS "Bill" (c1906-)
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2.2) EDITH OVENS (c1910-) married Horace Wood
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2.3) MARJORIE OVENS (c1912-)
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2.4) KENNETH OVENS born August 12, 1918 and died May 1985 Manchester NH
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.2.5) DONALD OVENS born March 31, 1928 and died January 16, 1997 West Hollywood CA – unmarried
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.3) WILLIE WILLSON born about November 1878 NY
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.4) EDITH WILLSON born c1880-84 and died October 31, 1906
(1.1.3.1.7.1.1.5) ARTHUR MORRELL WILLSON
(1.1.3.1.7.1.2) WILLIAM WILLSON – never married – William and his sis Genevieve were living together in Brooklyn 1936
(1.1.3.1.7.1.3) GENEVIEVE WILLSON – never married
(1.1.3.1.7.2) ADELIA FERRIS (ADELAIDE) married Alphonso Bogert Schurman of Jersey City NJ
(1.1.3.1.7.3) SARA HUSTED FERRIS born October 30, 1831 Peekskill NY; married January 7, 1856 Darius V. Smith
(1.1.3.1.7.4) LUCY LANE FERRIS married, as his 2d wife, May 26, 1875 Rev. Thomas Hewlings Stockton, Jr., M.D., of Philadelphia [son of Rev. Thomas, Sr. & Anna (Roe) McCurdy] born May 26, 1839 at Mt. Holly NJ. Thomas, Sr. was the chaplain of the Senate in 1863 and he conducted the religious services at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery; before Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
(1.1.3.1.7.5) BENJAMIN CARPENTER FERRIS born July 16, 1834 NY and died there February 14, 1875; married June 29, 1859 Caroline A. Folk (Carrie) [dau of John Seward & Hellen Folk] born 1840 NY and died February 23, 1886 Brooklyn NY; buried there Green-Wood Cemetery (Cemetery Photo); and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.7.5.1) WILLIAM H. FERRIS
(1.1.3.1.7.6) JANE ELIZA FERRIS (JENNIE) married Daniel S. Bedell
(1.1.3.1.7.7) WILLIAM FERRIS
(1.1.3.1.7.8) LAURA MELVINA FERRIS married Rev. William D. Neese, a Methodist Episcopal minister, of Meadville PA
(1.1.3.1.7.9) EDWARD SEYMOUR FERRIS born June 2, 1850 NY; married 1st Emma Phillips, whom he divorced, and 2d Anna Barnes; and born to Ed and Emma were:
(1.1.3.1.7.9.1) LILLIAN FERRIS born c1876 NJ
(1.1.3.1.7.9.2) STOCKTON R. FERRIS born about December 1879 NJ
Born to Edward and his 2d wife, Anna, were [these kids are also listed under Dean Ferris – will leave in place for now – be aware!]:
(1.1.3.1.7.9.3) MARY ELIZABETH FERRIS born August 23, 1889 Peekskill, Westchester, NY [we have two Mary Elizabeth Ferris with same dob and pob –this one and the other is (1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1) – what are the odds – it would appear one is duplicated - the question is which one – will leave both in place for now – be aware!]
(1.1.3.1.7.9.4) ANNA THOMPSON FERRIS born September 8, 1891 Peekskill, Westchester, NY and died September 29, 1891
(1.1.3.1.7.9.5) VICTOR LEWIS FERRIS born September 19, 1892 Peekskill NY and died November 1965 NY
(1.1.3.1.7.9.6) ANNA ADELIA FERRIS born January 10, 1895 Peekskill NY
(1.1.3.1.8) JOHN FERRIS born September 20, 1802 at Peekskill NY, in the same house where his father was born and died there November 29, 1820; no offspring
(1.1.3.1.9) ANNE POST FERRIS born December 25, (1800) 1803/4 Peekskill NY and died September 28, 1897 New York City; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn; married 1826 at Charleston SC, Thomas Gildersleeve, M.D., [son of Finch & Mary (Seymour)] born South East, Putnam, NY 1797 and died December 30, 1874 New York City, where he was a practicing physician; graduated from Harvard and practiced medicine Monticello GA 1828. Being intensely Northern in his opinions, he was involved in the Palmetto War outbreak and was forced to flee in 1835 to the North with his young family. Anne and Thomas's mothers were the Seymour sisters of Norwalk CT. {Thanks to Fern Rogers for this information.} Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.9.1) LAURA POST GILDERSLEEVE married as his 1s wife, Burr Perry; lived and died at Green Farms CT. It is purported she sang with Jenny Lind in the Old Castle Garden in New York City.
(1.1.3.1.9.2) MARY ANN GILDERSLEEVE; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
(1.1.3.1.9.3) EMILY (EMMA) GILDERSLEEVE; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Emily was killed when a little girl in the Greenwich Street Public School disaster
(1.1.3.1.9.4) SEYMOUR GILDERSLEEVE died from wounds received at Malvern Hill VA, July 1, 1862; served with Company A, 40th New York Regiment; Civil War; buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
(1.1.3.1.9.5) FERRIS GILDERSLEEVE died young; buried in Greenwood Cemetery
(1.1.3.1.9.6) EDWARD GILDERSLEEVE died while on a whaling voyage
(1.1.3.1.10) WILLIAM BELDEN FERRIS born July 24/6, 1806/7 Peekskill, Westchester, NY and died there February 24, 1888; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill; married at Cortland Town, Westchester Co. on January 26, 1831, at the home of the bride's father, Marge (Mary) Forgee born January 31, 1812 Croton NY and died June 9(19?), 1880. He was elected one of the trustees of the village of Peekskill, 1845. Pre-Civil War, William had a store at Oscawana (Peekskill), which burned after the insurance had just expired, so he was ruined and went to live with his sister at Somers. He got on his feet again, and bought land on Watch Hill Road in Peekskill. At this site, he built a home that in 1975 was still standing. Mrs. Ferris received a pension as the result of her son David's death during the Civil War. The pension was transferred to William B., after his wife's death. Born to William and Marge were:
(1.1.3.1.10.1) CATHERINE FERRIS born September 20/28, 1832 Peekskill NY and died there February 20/28, 1840
(1.1.3.1.10.2) JAMES AUGUSTUS FERRIS born September 15, 1834 Peekskill NY and died April 15, 1915 Peekskill, Oscowanna-on-Hudson; buried in Cortlandtville Cemetery (Hillside Cemetery), Peekskill; married December 16, 1853 Catherine Sophia Clark born July 6, 1832 and died October 11 (or December 4), 1899; buried Hillside Cemetery; and born to James and Catherine were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.1) EVELYN FERRIS born February 6, 1856/8 Peekskill and died there December 14, 1925; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2) CYRUS EDWARD FERRIS born September 20, 1859 Peekskill and died 1935; married April 14/24, 1889 Mary Gordon Goodspeed born February 2, 1870 and died August 25, 1939. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1) EDNA STUART FERRIS born January 28, 1891/93 Asbury Park, Monmouth, NJ and died October 1, 1949 Little Silver, Monmouth, NJ; married Lyle Kinmouth White born February 1, 1895 Ashbury Park and died July 21, 1959 AZ. Born to them was an only child:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1) EVELYN MAE WHITE born December 26, 1917 Asbury Park, Monmouth, NJ and died February 13, 1991 Woodbine, Montgomery, MD; married April 5, 1941 James Wesley Birkhead born January 23, 1916 Owensboro, Daviess, KY and died June 6, 1993 Staunton VA; resided Gaithersburg MD – divorced – he remarried to Jean Ella Arthur - Obit: "Jean Ella Arthur Birkhead, age 84 of Lower Yard Road, Millboro, Virginia died Sunday September 15, 2002 at her residence. She was born in Shepherd’s Bush, England on June 26, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Rose Ella Allgar Arthur. Mrs. Birkhead worked for the ministry of Game and Inland Fisheries in England and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Millboro. She is survived by two daughters, Lind L. Pearson of Spanish Fork UT and Dr. Sheryl Lynn Birkhead of Gaithersburg MD; one son, James Lyle Birkhead of Bardstown KY; and four grandchildren. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. John Wesley Birkhead." Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.1) JAMES LYLE BIRKHEAD born August 17, 1942 Washington, D.C.; married November 21, 1974 Katherine Jane Phillips (Kathy) born February 4, 1943 Chicago IL. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.1.1) AMANDA JANE BIRKHEAD 'Mandie' born February 16, 1976
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.1.2) CYNTHIA SUZANNE BIRKHEAD 'Cyndi' born July 11, 1978
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.2) SHERYL LYNN BIRKHEAD born December 28, 1946 Washington, D.C.; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.3) LINDA LEE BIRKHEAD born January 13, 1952 Washington, D.C.; married June 15, 1974 at Woodfield MD, Scott Coleman Pearson born July 29, 1951 Berwyn, Cook, IL. Linda has provided updated information on this twig - thanks, Linda! Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.3.1) STEPHEN COLEMAN PEARSON born February 13, 1980 Shelby, Cleveland, NC
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.1.1.3.2) DEANNA CELESTE PEARSON born April 13, 1983 Spartanburg SC [Deanna is the provider of some of the information on this twig - thanks, Deanna!]
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.2) CATHERINE HAZEL FERRIS born October 6, 1893 Ashbury Park NJ and died June 13, 1950; married 1st Arthur Burdge; and 2d William G. Horner; no issue
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3) NELLY MAY FERRIS born October 12, 1896 Neptune NJ and died there August 8, 1974; married 1st John Francis Abel; and 2d Eugene Ernest Walters born November 24, 1900 and died September 29, 1986. Born to Nellie and James were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1) JOHN FRANCIS ABEL, JR. born March 5, 1923 Asbury Park NJ and died July 11, 2003; buried Rock Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall, AL (Photo); moved from Ashbury Park to Guntersville AL; married Grace M Geschke born June 24, 1925; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1.1) JOHN FRANCIS ABEL III born June 3, 1945
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1.2) DAVID LYLE ABEL born September 7, 1948
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1.3) BONNIE JOY ABEL born July 30, 1950; married a Mr Walker; reside Charleston TN
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1.4) DOUGLAS ALLEN ABEL (1958-)
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.1.5) AARON CHRISTOPHER ABEL
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.2) EDWARD FERRIS ABEL born March 5, 1925 and died August 7, 1985; buried Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside CA (Photo); Tech-5, US Army
Born to Nellie and her second husband was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.3) NELLY JEAN WALTERS born February 27, 1933; Library Media Specialist; taught K through college, retired after 27y; married 1st February 1, 1953 Dean Baylor Jeanblanc – divorced 1980; 2d October 10, 1987 Frank Salvatore Dapice; reside Utica NY; and born to Nelly and Dean were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.3.1) DEBORAH LYNN JEANBLANC born April 15, 1955 Mendota IL
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.3.2) WILLIAM DEAN JEANBLANC born May 13, 1957 Neptune NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.3.3.3) WESLEY JEANBLANC born January 19, 1960 New Brunswick NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.4) GRACE CLARK FERRIS born July 15, 1901 Asbury Park NJ; married Ira Lane White (Jim - related to Lyle K. White above?) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.4.1) MARYLN MAE WHITE born May 15, 1933 (1924?); married Louis Taylor and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.4.1.1) BARBARA LYNN TAYLOR born March 15, 1952
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.4.1.2) LOUIS LANE TAYLOR born April 29, 1957
(1.1.3.1.10.2.2.4.2) SHIRLEY WHITE died age 1y
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3) EZRA CLARK FERRIS born August 16, 1861 and died February 27, 1947 Croton-on-Hudson NY; was an undertaker in Croton-on-Hudson near Peekskill; married April 30, 1885 Annie Freeborn (1885-1924) and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1) MILDRED FREEBORN FERRIS born December 11, 1888 Croton-on-Hudson and died May 14, 1956 Los Angeles CA; married August 26, 1926 Clark Morton Dean of St. Paul MI and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1.1) SUE ANN DEAN born December 19, 1926/7 (June 5, 1927) Hollywood CA; married June 17, 1948 Norman Thomas Stout of St. Paul MI, born October 19, 1926 Hollywood CA and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1.1.1) DEAN THOMAS STOUT born May 8, 1953 Orange NJ; graduate Whittier Law School 1977 LLD; married July 1, 1977 Vicky Jean Malone born April 9, 1952 Utica NY
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1.1.2) CYNTHIA ANN STOUT born March 22, 1957 Hollywood CA; married June 28, 1978(?) Atlee Burpee IV
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1.1.3) JEFFREY THOMAS STOUT born May 28, 1964; adopted
(1.1.3.1.10.2.3.1.1.4) ELIA ANN STOUT born December 6, 1965; adopted
(1.1.3.1.10.2.4) DAVID LINCOLN FERRIS (Photo) born on the Ferris Farm outside of Peekskill NY, December 31, 1864 and died June 9, 1947 Rochester NY. [Ferris Farm of which Watch Hill Farm was once a part, originally was part of a patent which ran from the Hudson River through Furnance Woods plots. One of these 110-acre plots was the joint property in the late 1700's and early 1800's of two brothers-in-law, John Goetchius and David Ferris. Owing to a misunderstanding between them, they divided the property into two farms of 55 acres each. David Ferris kept that which was in the 1970's, Watch Hill Farm and John Goetchius’, which was in the 1970's, the Herbert Ferris Farm.] David received a B.A. from Hobart College, Geneva NY, 1888; M.A., 1891.He spent a year at Oxford earning a diploma in Theology and also was on the rowing crew. He was ordained at Priestin Lambeth Palace Chapel in London. He graduated from Berkely Divinity School, Middletown, Conn., 1893. Following the example of his father, he entered the ministry of the Episcopal Church with his first ministry in Lockport NY where he remained for ten years, after which he became rector in LeRoy NY. Following special training in hospital work he became Senior Protestant Chaplain at Bellevue Hospital, New York City, where he remained for 21 years. On October 24, 1893, he married Mary Eversley Stuart (of Norwalk CT) born October 13, 1866 and died February 28, 1943. David was rector of St. Matthew's Church, Horsehead NY and St. John's Church, Big Flats NY 1893-96; senior curate St. John's Church, Stamford, Conn., 1896-1900; associate rector Calvary Church, Pittsburgh PA, 1900-12; rector Christ Church, Rochester NY starting in 1912. David received his D.D. in 1921 and a L.H.D. from St. Stephen's in 1921; bishop 1924-38; trustee Hobart College and General Theological Seminary, Berkeley Divinity School. Born to David and Mary was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.4.1) EVERSLEY STUART FERRIS born March 2, 1900 Stamford CT; married June 21, 1934 Martha Boynton born April 17, 1904 Genesco NY; and born to Eversley and Martha was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.4.1.1) RICHARD BOYNTON FERRIS born January 10, 1938; adopted; married April 19, 1959 Delores Liberti born May 1, 1934; resided Kerrville TX and had 3 kids
(1.1.3.1.10.2.5) MARY EMILY FERRIS born December 2, 1868 Peekskill and died April 20, 1915; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6) JAMES HERBERT FERRIS born June 21, 1877 Peekskill and died there February 20, 1961; a farmer and resided on the family farm on Watchill Road, Peekskill; served as Town Clerk of Cortland 1940-60; married 1st Phoebe Tuttle who died July 15, 1937; and 2d Karen Johnson. Born to James and Phoebe were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.1) FRANCES LOUISE FERRIS born February 2, 1901(1906?) Peekskill; married Jacob Druschen (1900-1965) and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.1.1) DONALD FERRIS DRUSCHEN born September 16, 1936 Peekskill and died there July 15, 1937
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.2) RAYMOND TUTTLE FERRIS born April 14, 1913 on the Ferris Family Farm near Peekskill and died November 10, 1974 at Toledo OH; graduate of the Hobart College, Geneva NY; entered the ministry of the Episcopal Church; also graduated from the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Cambridge, Mass. He was ordained by his uncle, Bishop David L. Ferris. He was Rector at Mount Morris NY and then went as a missionary to the Panama Canal Zone, become Dean of the Cathedral in Ancon CZ for ten years. He also served parishes in Nashville TN, Bronxville NY and Toledo OH. He married May 1, 1946 Mary Kate Dicey born October 28, 1911 Montgomery AL and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.2.1) MARGARET FRANCES FERRIS born April 22, 1946/7 Ancon, Panama Canal Zone; married September 20, 1969 Thomas Capehart Harney and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.2.1.1) CATHERINE FERRIS HARNEY born February 21, 1977
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.2.1.2) ALISON LOUISE HARNEY born February 28, 1979
(1.1.3.1.10.2.6.2.2) CATHERINE LOUISE FERRIS born May 5, 1952 Ancon, PCZ; attended Skidmore College receiving B.A. 1974 and M.A. 1975; married September 17, 1980 Percy Preston Jr.
(1.1.3.1.10.3) JOSEPH HENRY FERRIS born September 14, 1836 Peekskill and died there June 5, 1837
(1.1.3.1.10.4) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FERRIS born September 6, 1837 Peekskill and died there July 20, 1911; buried there Hillside Cemetery; a gunsmith. [Jim - speculation - there was a B. F. Ferris, as one of the Madison County NY delegates to a Railroad Convention - Pursuant to the call of the Chairman of the General Committee appointed at Delhi, October 4, 1865, a convention of delegates from the various counties interested in the proposed railroad from New York to Oswego over the midland route, assembled at the St. Nicholas Hotel, in the City of New York, on Wednesday, December 13, 1865, at 12 m.]; married 1st Susan Chase (1842-1893); and 2d February 24, 1895 Marian Stevens. Born the Benjamin and Susan were:
(1.1.3.1.10.4.1) HETTIE FERRIS (Nettie?) married a Mr. Shepler
(1.1.3.1.10.4.2) ALSAMORE or ELLSWORTH FERRIS; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.10.5) DAVID F. FERRIS born June 24, 1841 Peekskill; according to a General Affidavit contained in pension papers, prior to enlisting, David worked his father's place, at Peekskill, "about 20 acres of rough land" for three or four years supporting himself and his parents out of the produce he raised upon the place. In addition, for the two winters prior to enlisting, David taught school and the money he earned went for the support of the Family. David's father, William B., was of feeble health, resulting from Inflammatory Rheumatism, which he had for at least thirty years and during that time was unable to work his land. He was 5'9" tall with blue eyes and black hair. David had just graduated from Albany State Normal School when he enlisted at Albany NY on the 14th day of August, 1862 as a Private in Company C. of the 44th Regiment of New York Volunteers, afterwards transferring to the 146th Regiment New York Volunteers, from which on October 7, 1864, he was transferred to the Battalion Sharpshooters of the 140th Regiment New York Volunteers.. Sergeant David F. Ferris was killed by a minnie ball in the right groin on March 31, 1865 in the Battle of Five Forks (Battle of White Oak Road), VA. David died within a few hours and was buried at that site.[Another source says there is a tombstone at Hillside Cemetery for David; "a true soldier and a faithful friend, beloved brother and son. His remains may have been moved and buried besides his parents.] The pension papers contain a General Affidavit from George W. Cozine, who served with David and assisted in David's burial. David never married.
(1.1.3.1.10.6)EMILY FERRIS born April 12, 1844 Peekskill (Somers NY); unmarried (?) [There is an Emily (Ferris) Haley (1844-1910) buried at the Cold Spring Cemetery.]
(1.1.3.1.10.7) SARAH FRANCES FERRIS born June (14?) 29, 1846 Peekskill and died in 1925/6 age 79; married 1898 John H. Buckbee and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.7.1 EMILY BUCKBEE; unmarried
(1.1.3.1.10.8) CHARLES SANTFORD (SANFORD) FERRIS born September 14, 1848 Peekskill NY and died June 5, 1928 Ocean Grove NJ; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill; born and raised on a farm in Peekskill; at the turn of the century he was residing at Willimantic CT where he had a small farm with several cows. With a horse drawn wagon he would deliver milk, dipping it our from 10 gallon containers into the customers containers. After the death of Gertrude in 1911, he moved to Ocean Grove to reside with his son, Ira. At Ocean Grove, he was in the house painting business and also served on the Police Force. He was a member of the Eagle Hook and Ladder Company. Charles married Gertrude Melissa Lounsbury [dau of William Henry & Melinda (Bloomer) Lounsbury] born August 19, 1853, Mt. Airy NY and died December 28, 1911, Willimantic CT (55y 4m; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill). Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.1) WILLIAM G. FERRIS born February 8, 1874 Peekskill NY and died there October 14, 1875; buried there Hillside Cemetery
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2) IRA SANTFORD (SANFORD) FERRIS born August 8, 1875 Peekskill NY and died Ocean Grove NJ March 29, 1938; born and raised on the family farm at Peekskill and as a young man moved to Ocean Grove, where he married, in 1896, May Belle Swan born May 6, 1873 at New Castle, Delaware and died July 24, 1943 at Ocean Grove NJ. May, as a young girl, was afflicted with polio, which affected her right foot causing her to walk with a pronounced limp all her life. This impediment never diminished her winsome spirit nor her ability to live life to its fullest. She was a brilliant student, good wife, a great homemaker, and a wonderful mother. After the turn of century he lived in Philadelphia, returning to Ocean Grove prior to 1914. He established a painting and interior decorating business in the adjoining community of Asbury Park. During the summer of 1915, he had in his employ 105 house painters and 30 paperhangers and redecorated "Shadowlawn" at Elberon NJ, which served as the Summer White House for President Woodrow Wilson. Ira was a member of the B.P.O.E. and L.O.O.F. The Ferris home was at 82 Mt. Tabor Way, Ocean Grove. Born to Ira and May were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1) CHARLES SWAN FERRIS born August 9, 1897 Ocean Grove NJ and died June 3, 1959 Belmar NJ; buried Glendola Cemetery NJ; married October 3, 1916 Bertha Ray Gant (Grant?) born October 1, 1898 Cedar Bridge NJ and died October 29, 1974 Belmar NJ. Born to Charles and Bertha were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.1) ROBERT LESLIE FERRIS born December 9, 1917/8 Ocean Grove NJ and died June 27, 1977 Neptune NJ; married 1st October 3, 1941 Madeline Margaret Conforto (Comforto?); and 2d March 21, 1964 Marguerite Sarah Hall (Miller) born January 12, 1931 Wall Township NJ. Born to Robert and Marguerite were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.1.1) CHARLES LESLIE FERRIS born November 24, 1963 Neptune NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.1.2) BARBARA ANN FERRIS born February 24, 1969 Neptune NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2) RICHARD SWAN FERRIS born January 14, 1920 Bradley Beach NJ and died July 28, 1985 Belmar NJ; an electrician by trade in Bradley Beach NJ; married July 3, 1944 Blanch Smith (Perez) born October 18, 1920 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2.1) KAREN CARTER FERRIS born July 26, 1948 Neptune NJ; married 1st June 23, 1969 Edward Feltus; and 2d January 1974 Bruce Allen Rupprecht; and born to Karen and Bruce were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2.1.1) CHRISTOPHER ALLEN RUPPRECHT born July 31, 1976 Neptune NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2.1.2) MELISSA ANN RUPPRECHT born February 2, 1978 Neptune NJ
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2.2) PAMELA DAWN FERRIS born November 18, 1953 Neptune NJ; married November 30, 1974 Salvatore Joseph Ali Jr born November 11, 1952 Neptune NJ; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.1.2.2.1) SALVATORE JOSEPH ALI, JR., born September 19, 1979
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2) IRA SANTFORD (SANFORD) FERRIS JR. born March 11, 1905 Ocean Grove NJ; 1995 was of Lancaster PA; married 1st Dorothy Evelyn Beck (Peck?) born April 2, 1904 Philadelphia and died April 13, 1971 Lancaster PA; and 2d Helen (Wicker) Nolty born August 3, 1915 Lancaster PA. Born to the Ira and Dorothy was:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2.1) IRA SANTFORD (SANFORD) FERRIS III born March 8, 1933 Asbury Park NJ; married August 19, 1958 Susan Urich born February 1, 1938 Lancaster PA; and born to Ira and Susan were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2.1.1)ANNETTE SUSAN FERRIS born May 17, 1960 Lancaster PA; married 1978 Andrew Green
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2.1.2) IRA SANTFORD FERRIS IV born October 22, 1961 Lancaster PA
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2.1.3) JOHN SCOTT FERRIS born March 13, 1966 Lancaster PA
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.2.1.4) TIMOTHY STEVEN FERRIS born January 30, 1970 Lancaster PA
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.3) MARGARET SUTTON FERRIS born December 13, 1910 Philadelphia PA and apparently died before 1995; married October 21, 1931 Alfred Byron Carver born September 26, 1902; resided Charleston WVA. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.3.1) BEATRICE LYNN CARVER born January 18, 1943 Charleston WVA; married December 28, 1974 Ronald Manthe born August 2, 1935 Arlington WI
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.4) JAMES SWAN FERRIS (Photograph) born September 29, 1914 Ocean Grove NJ and died July 19, 1995 Chula Vista, San Diego, CA; born and raised in Ocean Grove; a member of E.H. Stokes Volunteer Fire Company and of the St. Paul's Methodist Church; graduate of Neptune High School, class of 1933; employed by Ford Motor Company of Bayonne NJ prior to entering college 1936. Through various jobs such as "waiting tables", "firing furnaces" and chauffeuring Dr. Soper, President of the University, he earned his expenses and graduated with a B.A. from Ohio Weslyan U, 1940; received a scholarship to Garrett Biblical Institute on the campus of Northwestern U. at Evanston IL, receiving his degree 1943. During his senior year, he served as pastor to the Methodist churches at Broadlands and Longview IL. He was ordained by Bishop Waldorph upon graduation and entered the U.S. Navy as a Chaplain. Chaplain Ferris served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. U.S. Navy Chaplain (Captain) James S. Ferris retired from the Navy in 1974 after serving thirty-two years of active Naval service; author of the 5-Volume work on the Ferris Family from which much of this compilation is from; for 17 years after his retirement, he served on the staff of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego, as a visitation minister. James married June 24, 1948 Martha Elizabeth 'Motsie' Yocum (Connor) born May 23, 1918 Baltimore MD; she received a B.A. from Western Maryland U. 1939. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.4.1) GWENOLYN ANN FERRIS born March 9, 1954 Naples, Italy and currently resides Olympia WA; received her B.A. from Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo [Jim - one of my favorite towns.] 1976; married March 19, 1977 Christopher Allan Haynes born May 16, 1953 Sierra Madre CA; Christopher received his B.S. from Cal Poly SLO 1976. Born to Gwen and Chris was:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.4.1.1) JUSTIN TYLER HAYNES born June 16, 1983 Tacoma WA
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.4.2) JEFFREY THOMAS FERRIS born November 1, 1955 Naples, Italy; married November 21, 1980 Elizabeth (Graham) (Schmaling) Lanier born June 25, 1949 Bridgeport CT; resides Boston MA. Born to Jeffrey and Elizabeth was:
(1.1.3.1.10.8.2.4.2.1) REBECCA SWAN FERRIS born July 6, 1981 Boston MA
(1.1.3.1.10.8.3) SIDNEY L. FERRIS born August 2, 1878 Peekskill NY and died there February 21, 1879; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill
(1.1.3.1.10.8.4) ERNEST D. FERRIS born 1880 Peekskill and died there September 9, 1888; buried there Hillside Cemetery
(1.1.3.1.10.9) PHILENA L. FERRIS born November 22, 1850/51 Peekskill NY and died there September 16, 1863
(1.1.3.2) CALEB DEAN FERRIS; born August 14, 1761 Peekskill NY (3d born) and died September 11, 1795 Kortright NY (if the dates below are correct, the 1795 death date is incorrect) ("He was supervisor of the town in 1794, when he died, and the vacancy was filled September 15th by a special election: - confusion abounds). Caleb married [one source has, first Bettsy..., and second,] [Chaplain Ferris has his only wife Elizabeth] Elizabeth Lent (1768-1844). He sold his farm in Peekskill, on the Hudson. He settled and farmed, what is now known as "Ferris Mountain" or McNurdy Hill, in Kortright, Otsego County NY; purportedly built the first frame house in Kortright; was an overseer of the poor and one of twelve pathmasters of Kortright. He was Constable in 1787; Town Clerk 1790-92; Supervisor, 1795, 1797-98, 1800-03, and 1805. He was appointed to carry a petition to the New York State Legislature, setting forth grievances of the town; one of the first trustees of the Presbyterian Church, Kortright. When he died, John Jacobs and Peter Ferris bought the farm from his widow. Caleb's sons Jonathan, David and Caleb were given one-third of their grandfather's farm. Born to Caleb and Elizabeth were:
(1.1.3.2.1) JONATHAN FERRIS (Jonathan Lent?) born October 27, 1790 Cortlandt and died November 15, 1862/63; married Nancy Lent (Jim - related to her mother-in-law?) who died November13, 1831 age 37y (see tombstone photo); buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1) GEORGE CARLTON FERRIS (or CARLTON B.) born January 17/18, 1817/18, Cortlandt, Westchester, NY; married Elizabeth C. Peterson born May 27, 1826 and died August 5, 1895. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.1) NANCY FERRIS born February 24, 1847; married James K. Chase
(1.1.3.2.1.1.2) JONATHAN FERRIS born July 2, 1850; married Bengephine (Phene) Hays
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3) SARAH FERRIS born March 21, 1853 Peekskill NY and died there October 22, 1929; married June 29, 1868 Theodore Bradley [son of Dennis & Sara (Fowler) Bradley] born May 25, 1846 Peekskill and died there December 27, 1908, buried Cortland Cemetery. Theodore enlisted in Company I, 59th NY Volunteers Infantry December 1, 1861 (15 years of age); was mustered December 17th and transferred to Company D., June 25, 1863; re-enlisted for three years on December 22, 1863; wounded May 25, 1864; captured near Petersburg VA, June 22, 1864 and imprisoned at Libby Prison, Danville VA, Andersonville GA; paroled and was honorably discharged on August 21, 1865. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.1) ELIZABETH BRADLEY born August 8, 1869 and died December 21, 1931; married November 14, 1897 Charles Partington (1872-1954) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.1.1) ALICE PARTINGTON born July 7, 1899; married September 4, 1930 in Cold Spring NY, Haverly Lowry born January 4, 1905 and died January 1973
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.1.2) THEODORE PARTINGTON born December 16, 1912 and died July 26, 1935; married June 12, 1926 Katherine Jung and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.1.2.1) DORRIS PARTINGTON born August 29, 1932; married Roy Chamberlin
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2) GEORGE BRADLEY born September 6, 1871 and died January 6, 1940; married May 21, 1894 Jennie Banker who died March 28, 1946 Scotmoor FL. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1) MYRON BRADLEY (Myron G) born July 27, 1896; married 1st Mary Milton; 2d Ethel E Powell; and born to Myron and Mary were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1.1) LESLIE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1.2) RICHARD BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1.3) ROBERT BRADLEY
Born to Myron and Ethel were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1.4) GEORGE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.1.5) HOWARD BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2) ERNEST BRADLEY born August 24, 1897; married 1st Jennie Vapnike; 2d Catherine Milton; and born to Ernest and Jennie were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.1) FLORANCE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.2) FRANKLYN BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.3) ALBERT BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.4) RUTH BRADLEY
Born to Ernest and his second wife, Catherine, were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.4.1) JUNE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.4.2) CLARENCE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.2.4.3) EARNESTINE BRADLEY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3) HELLEN BRADLEY born September 24, 1899; married John Garey; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.1) HELLEN FRANCIS GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.2) JOHN GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.3) JOSEPH GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.4) BETTY GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.5) MOLLY GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.6) THOMAS GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.7) ROBERT GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.8) SHIRLY GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.9) DANIEL GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.3.10) KATHLENE GAREY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4) ALISA BRADLEY born October 22, 1901; married Robert Clinton and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.1) LEVERENA CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.2) CATHERINE CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.3) ROBERT CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.4) ETHEL CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.5) CAROL CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.2.4.6) LAWRENCE CLINTON
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.3) CHARLES D. BRADLEY born July 29, 1873 and died October 19, 1897
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.4) BERTHA BRADLEY born September 25, 1875 and died September 9, 1956; married May 1898 Herman Travis born c1873 and died April 18, 1951. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.4.1) CHARLES TRAVIS born February 17, 1899 and died 1964; married June 1926 Caroline Jung (1905-1959) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.4.1.1) JUNE TRAVIS born August 13, 1930
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.4.1.2) JOHN TRAVIS born April 22, 1936
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.5) THEODORE BRADLEY born January 6, 1878 and died December 28, 1953; married 1st February 25, 1901 Mary E. Lent born June 29, 1867 and died June 12, 1941; married 2d February 1943 Eva Anderson
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.6) JENNIE BRADLEY born September 4, 1880 and died May 30, 1904
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.7) BENJAMIN BRADLEY born August 7, 1884 and died October 21, 1893
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8) FRED CYRUS BRADLEY born July 31, 1887 Peekskill NY and died there September 12, 1958; married April 30, 1908 Anna Cecilia Reynolds born December 6, 1891 Peekskill and died there January 1, 1956. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1) FREDERICK C. BRADLEY born February 15, 1909 and died October 17, 1974; married July 19, 1936 at Coldspring NY, Mary Touhey born June 23, 1916 New York City and died February 7, 1993. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1) ANNALOUISE M. BRADLEY born March 3, 1937 Coldspring NY; married October 1, 1955 Michael Joseph Drugan, Jr., and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.1) CINDY DRUGAN born December 10, 1956; married Daniel Throneburg and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.1.1) DANIEL CLEMENT THRONEBURG born July 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.2) CAROLYN DRUGAN born December 3, 1957; married Larry Corum and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.2.1) LYNN TRESSIE CORUM born October 8, 1987
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.2.2) BRADLEY RAY CORUM born January 5, 1991
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.1.1.3) JOEY DRUGAN born September 23, 1960
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.2) SARA VERONICA BRADLEY born April 2, 1911; married September 1, 1934 Peter Bernard Rubino born January 24, 1909 and died June 24, 1948 Brooklyn NY; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.8.2.1) MARYANN RUBINO born May 23, 1936 New York City; married September 9, 1956 Vincent McCarthy born June 9, 1933; they adopted John and Marie Teresa
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.9) JOHN ARTHUR BRADLEY born February 7, 1890 and died October 13, 1953; married September 4, 1930 Madeline Elkins
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10) JAMES HERBERT BRADLEY born January 6, 1893 Peekskill NY and died there September 29, 1954; moulder by occupation; WWI Veteran who served in France; married October 8, 1922 at Peekskill NY, Marion Augusta Arndt born May 1, 1901 Peekskill NY and died December 28, 1922. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1) BARBARA MARIE BRADLEY born February 1, 1934 Peekskill NY; married October 21, 1956 in Peekskill, James Edmond (Emmons) O'Connell [son of Ronald & Alice (Melody) O'Connell] born November 15, 1934 White Plains NY. James is the provider of this twig of the tree - thanks James for the info! Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1.1) JAMES HERBERT O’CONNELL born August 13, 1959 Coldspring NY; married June 15, 1985 in East Brunswick NY, Debra Ann Linke born February 18, 1960 Jersey City NJ - divorced 1997; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1.1.1) BRANDON KRISTOPHER O’CONNELL born July 26, 1986 Bethlehem PA
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1.1.2) DARYL SCOTT O’CONNELL born July 3, 1987 Bethlehem PA
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1.1.3) MEGAN LYNN O’CONNELL born May 16, 1991
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.10.1.2) RICHARD ALLAN O’CONNELL born October 5, 1965 Coldspring NY
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11) EDWARD W. BRADLEY born March 19, 1896 Peekskill NY and died May 6, 1967; WWI Army Veteran, Corporal; married August 26, 1922 Ella Maude Curry born July 27, 1900 Croton-on-Hudson NY and died April 9, 1982. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1) ROBERT BRADLEY born July 14, 1923; married April 25, 1947 Leona Kingsley born April 28, 1927 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.1) ROBERT EDWARD BRADLEY born December 13, 1948; married Margaret Bradley - divorced. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.1.1) KAREN BRADLEY born January 17, 1974
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.1.2) ROBERT BRADLEY born June 10, 1976
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.2) CHARLES DAVID BRADLEY born September 15, 1949; Vietnam veteran 1969-72; married 1st Debra Dew - divorced; married 2d January 26, 1985 Lisa Tarchine born September 9, 1961. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.2.1) JASON BRADLEY born February 1, 1976
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.2.2) STEPHANIE BRADLEY born October 20, 1985
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.2.3) CHARLES D. BRADLEY born December 31, 1989
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3) DONALD BRADLEY born January 13, 1951’ married Cathy Bauer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3.1) DAWN BRADLEY born July 2, 1972; married Louis Schiavo and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3.1.1) BRIANA SCHIAVO
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3.1.2) NICOLAS SCHIAVO
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3.1.3) KATLYN SCHIAVO
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.3.2) DONALD BRADLEY born June 27, 1975
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.4) EDWARD WILLIAM BRADLEY born August 19, 1952; married 1975 Terry Ficarra and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.4.1) MICHELLE BRADLEY (1976-)
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.4.2) EDWARD BRADLEY (1978-)
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.5) RICK BRADLEY born July 3, 1959; married November 24, 1982 Kathy Tarchine born January 28, 1963; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.5.1) JENNIFER BRADLEY born April 22, 1983
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.1.5.2) NICOLE BRADLEY born February 24, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.2) VIRGINIA BRADLEY born January 16, 1925 Duluth MN; married c1947 Robert Maas and they adopted Bradley and Pamela
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3) DOUGLAS BRADLEY born June 22, 1929; married December 2, 1949 Marjorie M. Adams and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.1) DOUGLAS JAMES BRADLEY born February 5, 1951; married July 14, 1979 Debra Bernhardt and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.1.1) WILLIAM BRADLEY born September 4, 1983
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.1.2) BENJAMIN BRADLEY born December 28, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.2) KATHLEEN LOIS BRADLEY born July 21, 1956; married April 12, 1975 Pasquale Laviano and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.2.1) PATRICIA MARIE LAVIANO born April 7, 1976
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.2.2) DOMENICK LAVIANO born September 11, 1977
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.2.3) DOUGLAS J. LAVIANO born June 27, 1979
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.3) BERNADETTE PATRICIA BRADLEY born December 13, 1959; married November 19, 1983 Gary Estes and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.3.1) ALYSEE ESTES born March 28, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.3.2) JOSHAU ESTES born November 8, 1994
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.3.3) ADAM ESTES born April 26, 1997
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.4) THOMAS PATRICK BRADLEY born February 1, 1961
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.5) PATRICIA ELLEN BRADLEY born February 14, 1963; married 1st April 1981 Ronald Minor; married 2d April 24, 1994 Gerard James; and born to Patricia and Ronald were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.5.1) RONALD MINOR born April, 1981
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.5.2) JEREMY MINOR born June 22, 1983
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.3.5.3) CHRISTOPHER MINOR born September 5, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4) DAVID BRADLEY born February 23, 1934; married March 6, 1954 Eileen Adams and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.1) EILEEN MARY BRADLEY born December 1, 1954; married 1st Robert Chipman - divorced; married 2d Gregory Hughes; and born to Eileen and Robert were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.1.1) SUZANNE CHIPMAN born December 22, 1975
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.1.2) CHRIS CHIPMAN born June 21, 1977
Born to Eileen and her second husband, Gregory, was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.1.3) AMY HUGHES born February 5, 1979
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.2) AMY LYNN BRADLEY born November 27, 1959; married October 13, 1990 Michael Mueller (1959-); and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.2.1) AUBREY MUELLER born September 26, 1995
(1.1.3.2.1.1.3.11.4.3) DANIEL DAVID BRADLEY born July 31, 1961
(1.1.3.2.1.1.4) BENJAMIN D. FERRIS (Benjamin Dean?) born March 9, 1856 and died May 28, 1960 (or May 24, 1900 age 44 y 2m) Peekskill; buried Hillside Cemetery; married Lottie Hays (Jim - related to Phene Hays?)
(1.1.3.2.1.1.5) PETER FERRIS born July 15, 1859; married Kate Blakely
(1.1.3.2.1.1.6) JENNIE FERRIS born March 11, 1862; married David O'Dell
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7) DEAN FERRIS born September 30, 1866 and died July 6, 1935; married 1888 Ella Thompson born November 20, 1870/1 Brooklyn NY and died March 31, 1953. Dean was educated in the public schools and in the Pennsylvania State College, spending two years in the latter institution. Leaving school at the age of seventeen, he went into the greenhouse business. He acted as correspondent for several agricultural papers, and for a number of years, was a crop reporter for the U.S. Government. He was a member of the Cortlandt Lodge, No. 34, Free and Accepted Masons, of Peekskill, New York; Thirty-second Degree Mason; member of the Lodge No. 744, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Peekskill; and past master of Cortlandt Grange, No. 889; member of the Columbia Hose Company No. 1; director of the Westchester and Putnam Counties Fire Relief Association; a member of the St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church of Peekskill. "1986-Early in 1885, a young couple by the name of Dean and Ella Ferris bought a large tract of land at the corner of Maple Avenue, extending down to include what is now Montross Avenue and Ferris Street. They bought the land from Chauncey M. Depew, State Senator. This was a very bold, courageous step for such a young couple because they had very little capital, and knew that they would have to work very, very hard to pay off the mortgage, which Depew agreed to hold for them. However, they were accustomed to hard work having been brought up on large farms in the Town of Cortlandt, in the Watch Hill and Maple Avenue sections of the town. So they built a large farmhouse on the extreme end of the land facing on Maple Avenue and used all the rest of the beautiful flat lands for a truck farm. They grew vegetables, every kind of vegetable there is, and trucked them into the City to be sold. Dean Ferris even made horseradish, bottled it and sold it after receiving a patent from the Government. They worked very hard on the land and as the children came along (11 in all) they, too, helped with the work and the truck farm was very successful. At about that time (the early 1900s) there were many estates in Peekskill and vicinity, which had their own greenhouses or conservatories. It was very fashionable in the 1890s to have your own conservatory and grow your own flowers and plants. One of these estates was the Canfield Estate on East Main St. (former Harriet Beecher Stowe Homestead), which was St. Peter’s School in later years, now being used for the building of new homes. St. Mary’s Convent was another large Institution, which had several large greenhouses. Several of these owners decided that they would like to tear down the greenhouses, as time went on, because they were too expensive to keep up. Consequently, they contacted Dean Ferris and offered him their greenhouses if he would tear them down and take them away. Dean, being a very ambitious and far-seeing young man, accepted their offer and he and several of his sons tore down the greenhouses and conservatories and reconstructed them on their property on Maple Avenue so that they could grow vegetables in the wintertime. Gradually, they began to plant some flowers along with the vegetables and soon people were coming to the new greenhouses to buy flowers. They were asked to make up funeral pieces and wedding bouquest as well. That is how Dean Ferris started in the floral business. Gradually, they bcame so busy with the flowers that they had to discontinue the truck farm and they gave that land to the Village, which became the upper end of Depew Park, which is now Ferris Street, named for the family. At about that time, 1917, the Village of Peekskill decided to widen Maple Avenue and they needed some of the land on which the old farmhouse stood, so Dean tore down the old house and built the present home on the property next to his store where the present Ferris Family lives. The family worked very hard at the floral business, the children sometimes delivering geranius, etc., on their way to Drum Hill School, and during the Depression of the early 1930s it was very hard to make a living selling flowers (a non-necessity) but they hung on and came through the Depression just fine. At that time, they also opened a Lawn Mower shop on the premises and this developed into quite a lucrative business. Dean’s eldest son, Victor, continued to run the business after his father died at age 65 of a sudden heart attack which occurred in the shop while he was making a funeral piece. Two of Dean’s sons had served in WWI and one son, Lee, was killed in WWII; his grandson, Victor, also served in WWII. Born to them were [some of these kids are also listed under Edward Seymour Ferris – be aware!]:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1) MARY ELIZABETH FERRIS [we have two Mary Elizabeth Ferris with same dob and pob –this one and the other is (1.1.3.1.7.9.3) – what are the odds – it would appear one is duplicated - the question is which one – will leave both in place for now – be aware! A Mary E. Ferris b Aug 1889 is listed as a dau of Dean Ferris in the 1900 census] born August 23, 1889 Peekskill NY and died 1969; married July 10, 1915/6 Charles Onasch born June 3, 1876 and died September 14, 1959. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1.1) CHARLES F. ONASCH (Charles Ferris?) born August 28, 1919; married January 20, 1944 Elin Feldhusen born August 13, 1919 and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1.1.1) KAREL DIANE ONASCH born February 2, 1945; married 1st May 5, 1967 John Hawthorne born April 23, 1947; married 2d June 17, 1973 Charles Martin born December 19, 1949; and born to Karel and John were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1.1.1.1) CHRISTINE HAWTHORNE born December 16(28), 1967
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.1.1.1.2) JENNIFER HAWTHORNE born May 23, 1972
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.2) ANNA T.(THOMPSON?) (D.)FERRIS born September 8, 1891 Peekskill NY and died in infancy
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3) VICTOR LEWIS FERRIS born September 19, 1892 Peekskill NY and died November 14, 1965; married, May 19, 1918 Ethel Lockwood born March 31, 1891 and died August 29, 1964. Victor continued to run the family business until he died at age 72; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3.1) VICTOR LEWIS FERRIS, JR. born July 18, 1920 and died Peekskill October 29, 1978; Victor was a Florist and continued the family business until his sudden death. During his lifetime, he had a nursery and landscaping business on the property and did the landscaping of many of the large developments such as Waterbury Manor, Strawberry Hill Estates, and Emory Hill Gardens; also constructed the large wholesale greenhouses on Lockwood Road, Putnam Valley; married February 9, 1947 Emily Cruger born April l7, 1916. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3.1.1) JONATHAN LEE FERRIS born March 29, 1948; continued to manage the family business – 4 generations on the same location for 100 years; married, March 5, 1972 Lauretta Jones born March 26, 1948 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3.1.1.1) KAREN JOY FERRIS born December 14, 1975
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3.1.1.2) ELLEN LOUISE FERRIS born March 13, 1977
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.3.1.1.3) TWO BOYS FERRIS
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.4) ANNA ADELE (ADERE) FERRIS born January 10, 1895 Peekskill NY and died October 11, 1970
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.5) PAUL PETERSON FERRIS born March 3, 1897 Peekskill and died November 14, 1956; married 1st Henrietta {maiden name unk}; 2d January 31, 1954 Helen Holthaus. Born to Paul and one of his wives was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.5.1) HENRIETTA FERRIS
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.6) THEODORE R. FERRIS (Theodore Roosevelt?) born July 2, 1899 Peekskill NY and died January 4, 1949; unmarried
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.7) ELLA FERRIS born February 22, 1902 Peekskill NY and died June 2, 1977; married November 26, 1938 William Conklin born March 26, 1901
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.8) JENNIE EDNA FERRIS born April 5, 1905 Peekskill NY; married May 21, 1937 James R. Ingersoll born August 9, 1917 and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.8.1) ROBERT INGERSOLL born November 1, 1943
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.9) LOTTIE FERRIS born December 23, 1907 Peekskill NY and died January 14, 1945; married 1931 William Miller born January 1, 1910/11 and died February 26, 1996. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.9.1) DAVID FERRIS MILLER born April (March) 27, 1933; married May 16, 1954 Diane Mott born January 4, 1934; is he the landscape architect in Croton-on-Hudson NY?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.9.1.1) DOREEN MILLER born June 18, 1957
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.9.1.2) DEAN MILLER born January 15, 1959
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.9.1.3) DEANNE MILLER born July 24, 1960
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.10) LEON FERRIS born October 5, 1910 Peekskill NY and died in infancy
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11) EDWARD CARLTON FERRIS born October 12, 1911 Peekskill NY and died April 12, 1991; a Village Trustee of Buchanan, where he lived; married September 28, 1934 Guinevere Bogardus born January 17, 1916 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1) NANCY ANNE FERRIS born October 17, 1935; married April 15, 1956 Paul Heineman born July 10, 1935 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.1) DARCIE JANE HEINEMAN born October 13, 1962; married September 2, 1990 Richard Gallo and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.1.1) KAITLIN GALLO born August 17, 1991
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.1.2) KIMBERLY GALLO born March 30, 1994
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.2) HONORE HEINEMAN born October 13, 1966; married June 27, 1992 Shane Adams and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.2.1) MASON HOIR ADAMS born August 20, 1993
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.1.2.2) LUKE MORGAN ADAMS born July 6, 1995
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.2) EDWARD DEAN FERRIS born April 20, 1938; married November 11/28, 1959 Judith Neff born January 25, 1940 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.2.1) CHRISTOPHER DEAN FERRIS born September 25, 1964
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.2.2) JENNIFER JUNE FERRIS born August 31, 1968
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.3) JON CARLTON FERRIS born August 21, 1946; married 1st December 31, 1969 Carla Hynds (Nynds) born April 7, 1947/48; married 2d July 11, 1993 Mary Brownlee; and born to Jon and Carla were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.3.1) JASON LINDSEY FERRIS born October 8, 1970
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.3.2) BENJAMIN SCOTT FERRIS born March 30, 1974
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4) ADRIENNE ELLEN FERRIS born April 8, 1953; married October 17, 1917 Bruce Foster born December 19, 1954 - divorced 1976; married 2d June 5, 1982 Mark Pietras; and born to Adrienne and Bruce was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4.1) SABRINE (SABRINO) LEE FOSTER born February 12, 1975; married October 27, 1995 Arthur Espesito and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4.1.1) MICHAEL ANTHONY ESPESITO born March 9, 1996
Born to Adrienne and her second husband, Mark, were:
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4.2) MICHAEL ADRIAN FRANCES PIETRAS born March 4, 1983
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4.3) MATHEW EDWARD PIETRAS born January 20, 1985
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.4.4) TIMOTHY CARTLON PIETRAS born December 2, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.11.5) GUINEVERE ELAINE FERRIS born September 18, 1958; married May 1981 Patrick Devin - divorced 1993
(1.1.3.2.1.1.7.12) LEE STORMS FERRIS born February 6, 1915 and died December 2, 1944 (Jim - WWII?)
(1.1.3.2.1.1.8) WRIGHT FERRIS born October 29, 1869 and died in infancy
(1.1.3.2.1.1.9) WRIGHT (SAMUEL) FERRIS born December 1, 1872 and died November 15, 1934; married Kate Miller
(1.1.3.2.1.2) ELIZABETH MARY FERRIS (1818-1891) married Samuel George
(1.1.3.2.1.3) BENJAMIN FERRIS married 1852 Caroline Wessells; a blacksmith
(1.1.3.2.1.4) PETER G. FERRIS born February 18/19, 1825 Cortlandt (Peekskill) and died March 6, 1897 Peekskill; a merchant in Peekskill; married 1st Jane Ward Ross; and 2d November 19, 1885 in Varick, Seneca, NY Mary Elisabeth Swartout [dau of Barnardus & Eliza Ann (Cooley) Swartout] born July 23, 1852 (Varick) Peekskill, Dutchess, NY
(1.1.3.2.1.5) HANNAH FERRIS (1828-) married September 23, 1846 Harrison Lent [son of David & Hester Ann (Clark)] born November 2, 1824 on the old homestead on Lafayette Ave., Cortlandt NY; he was involved in extensive real estate holdings; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.5.1) DAVID FRANCIS LENT born July 24, 1847 and died August 28, 1878
(1.1.3.2.1.5.2) ANNIE LENT born April 18, 1852; married June 2, 1855 Edward H. Ingersoll [son of Samuel & Sarah (Hart) Ingersoll] born 1855 Peekskill NY and died December 5, 1904. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.5.2.1) FANNIE INGERSOLL
(1.1.3.2.1.5.3) PHILENA LENT born March 12, 1854; married William D. Addicks
(1.1.3.2.1.5.4) CORNELIA LENT born September 20, 1856; married George W. Loder
(1.1.3.2.1.5.5) LIZZIE L. LENT born September 26, 1859; married as his 2d wife, Frederick E. Dyckman
(1.1.3.2.1.5.6) WELDON H. LENT born October 17, 1861 on Lafayette Ave., Cortlandt NY; a farmer; married 1902 Carrie F. Wood [dau of William H. & Delaphine (Ferris)]
(1.1.3.2.1.6) DAVID DEAN FERRIS (Rev.) born October 14, 1832 and died November 23, 1920, age 88y 7m; buried Hillside Cemetery; date of death is as per family Bible; a farmer and a Methodist Preacher; listed as 50y of age in the 1880 census, which questions the date of birth given here; listed as a farmer; married October 12, 1853 Mary Jane Travis born March 12, 1836 and died January 12, 1903 (January 15, 1903 age 55y 10m; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.1) ELIZABETH N. FERRIS born September 6, 1854 and died August 3, 1864
(1.1.3.2.1.6.2) CARRIE L. FERRIS born December 31, 1856 and died June 10, 1930; married a Mr. Reid – apparently before 1880 since she is not listed in the household of father during the 1880 census
(1.1.3.2.1.6.3) IRVING DEAN FERRIS born September 22, 1860 and died May 19, 1904 (May 17, 1904 age 43y 7m 27d; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill)
(1.1.3.2.1.6.4) MARY ISABELLE FERRIS born April 1863 and died May 18, 1920; married a Mr. Finch
(1.1.3.2.1.6.5) GEORGE T. FERRIS born January 25, 1866 and died October 4, 1932
(1.1.3.2.1.6.6) LIBBIE FERRIS born April 6, 1868 and died c1930
(1.1.3.2.1.6.7) ALDA FERRIS born October 22, 1871 and died October 8, 1889
(1.1.3.2.1.6.8) WALLACE FERRIS born August 19, 1873 and died February 14, 1877
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9) JOSEPH WALLACE LENT FERRIS born January 2, 1878 NY and died August 25, 1951 Croton-on-Hudson NY; married Margaret Elizabeth Wilson Thompson born July 27, 1872 Nyack NY and died June 8, 1954 Croton-on-Hudson NY. In 1920 census, Joseph listed as a railroad conductor. Margaret was listed 44y in the 1920 census, which questions the birth year given here, plus it has her birthplace as Scotland. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1) ALDA FERRIS born January 20, 1899 and died May 22, 1967; married Arthur Roberts who died August 7, 1963 Harmon-on-Hudson NY. Alda was living with her parents according to the 1920 census age 21y and listed as a teacher. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.1) WILLIAM ROBERTS married Rhoda Crooks and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.1.1) WILLIAM ROBERTS, Jr
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.1.2) KENNETH ROBERTS
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.1.3) ROBIN ROBERTS
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2) PEGGY ROBERTS married Richard Purdue and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.1) RICHARD PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.2) ANN PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.3) ANDREW PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.4) LYNN PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.5) GEORGE PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.1.2.6) PEGGY PURDUE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2) DAVID DEAN FERRIS born December 31, 1900 Peekskill NY and died May 15, 1969 Fort Lauderdale FL; married June 6, 1925 in Yonkers NY, Mary Madelyn Wise born January 25, 1900 Yonkers and died June 23, 1961 Albany NY. David was listed in the 1920 census as living with his parents age 19, and employed as a machinist with the railroad. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.1) MARGARET MARY FERRIS born June 10, 1926 Yonkers NY and died 1967 North Tarrytown NY; married September 19, 1953 in Ossining NY, Joseph Moore born December 29, 1929 and died 1975 Tarrytown NY. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.1.1) PATTI ANN MOORE born December 11, 1954
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.1.2) JOANN MOORE born March 3, 1956
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.1.3) LINDA MARY MOORE born August 2, 1965 North Tarrytown NY; married in North Tarrytown NY, Roger Lussier and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.1.3.1) JENNIFER ELIZABETH LUSSIER born July 11, 1986
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.2) MARY MADELYN FERRIS (D.A.R.) born November 4, 1927 Yonkers NY; married December 22, 1951 at Yonkers NY, Robert Frederick Klaffky born February 7, 1924 Huntington NY and died December 8, 1988 Columbus OH. Mary has provided this updated information – thanks Madelyn! Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.2.1) DAVID DEAN KLAFFKY born January 14, 1956 Huntington NY; married June 11, 1977 in Fort Lauderdale FL, Donna Patrick born January 16, 1957 Fort Lauderdale; resides Colorado Springs CO 2007; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.2.1.1) PAULA MARIE KLAFFKY born May 27, 1980 Colorado Springs CO
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.2.1.2) STEVEN ANDREW KLAFFKY born March 7, 1985 Colorado Springs CO
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.2.2.2) ROBERT FREDERICK KLAFFKY II (Photo) born May 3, 1960 Huntington NY; worked in the Ohio legislature in varying capacities for the Ohio Senate Republican Caucus 1981-84. He has served as a key advisor to numerous candidates for public office including Ohio statewide constitutional office holders, a significant number of state legislatures and many county and municipal officials throughout the state of Ohio. He was appointed in 2002 by the Speaker of the Ohio House to the Franklin Park Conservatory Board of Trustees; he is a former member of the Columbus Cable Television Commission, is a member of the Franklin County Republican Party Executive Committee and serves on numerous other community organization committees and is active in non-profit fundraising. He joined the firm of Van Meter, Ashbrook and Associates, Inc., in 1986 and 2007 is President of same; www.vanmeter-ashbrook.com/ohio_lobbyists/bob_klaffky.html
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.3) MARGARET FERRIS (1902-) married Walter Waite. Margaret is listed in the 1920 census as living with her parents, age 16y, which questions the previous listed birth years. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.3.1) SANDRA WAITE married 1st Richard Faunce; 2d Dan Udseth. Born to Sandra and Richard were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.3.1.1) JULIE FAUNCE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.3.1.2) JEFFREY FAUNCE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.3.2) DONALD WAITE
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.4) GEORGE FERRIS (1905-) married Rose Finnegan. George is listed in the 1920 census as living with his parents, age 14y. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.4.1) KAREN FERRIS
(1.1.3.2.1.6.9.4.2) JOAN FERRIS
(1.1.3.2.1.7) CAROLINE FERRIS born September 20, 1820 Peekskill NY and died March 14, 1894; married Joseph H. Lent [son of James & Anna (Kronkhuyt)] born September 30, 1812 Cortlandt NY and died at his residence March 7, 1894. They were married for 55 years and lived a quiet and happy life. Joseph joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of 19 years and lived in and for the church during the many years had elapsed giving liberally and freely of this worlds goods whenever duty called. His life, so quiet and simple, was an example of truth and honesty. Caroline was highly respected by all who knew her, and considered the embodiment of right and honest living. They were both buried in Hillside Cemetery. No offspring.
(1.1.3.2.2) DAVID LENT FERRIS (Captain) born August 25, 1792/3 Kortright NY and died December 21, 1854 Cortlandt NY. Captain Ferris was one of the picturesque personages who captained his own market boat between Oscawana-on-Hudson and New York City, back in the days when the Hudson was white with sails of market boats carrying produce into the City. Three of the sons carried on the market boat business and one of the trips to the metropolis, they were induced to take a chance on a lottery. They hit the jackpot, won a considerable sum of money and proceeded to build a new house across the road from the old one. After his retirement, the old Captain used to stand on the hill by his house with a spyglass and watch for the sloops of his sons to enter the Jemawisses Creek at Oscawana. Hence, Mr. Crosby Gaige, when he purchased the place, decided to call it 'Watch Hill'. He married Betsey Forgee (1798-1885) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.1) CALEB J. FERRIS (Caleb L?) born September 1, 1810/13 and died May 2, 1903/5; resided Crugers NY; a farmer and a Colonel; married 1st January 31, 1849 Jane C. O'Dell (1819-1894); and 2d Mary Jane Travis. Born to Caleb and Jane were:
(1.1.3.2.2.1.1) O’DELL FERRIS born December 25, 1849 Cortlandt NY and died February 26, 1851
(1.1.3.2.2.1.2) VESPER FERRIS born March 4, 1856 and died December 28, 1903, while swimming; unmarried
(1.1.3.2.2.2) ANGUS FORGEE FERRIS born December 8, 1817/8 and died January 26, (1898?) 1901; a boatman and resided Montrose NY; married January 8, 1850 Phoebe Travis and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1) CLINTON F. FERRIS born May 14, 1851 Peekskill NY and died there August 29, 1921; buried Assumption Cemetery, Courtlandy, Westchester, NY; a teacher and later a lawyer and resided Peekskill; married 1st 1870 Mary Karst; 2d 1878 Sally Ellis who died April 16, 1897; and 3d June 23, 1898 Mary Adelaide Donohue born March 25, 1879 and died January 30, 1961; buried with Clinton; and born to Clinton and his first wife, Mary, was:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.1) CHRISTIAN FERRIS who lived in Yonkers NY and took the name Karst rather than Ferris; listed here for information
Born to Clinton and his third wife, Mary, were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2) CLINTON SYLVESTER FERRIS born November 16, 1900 Montrose NY and died December 1, 1979 Fort Collins CO; married July 23, 1924 in Breuster NY, Ruth Davis born June 6, 1902 and died December 4, 1979. Clint created Jack Armstrong and other radio programs in Chicago, and was in advertising in New York for many years. He also bred Charolais cattle on his Wyoming ranch. There was a Clinton S. Ferris, class of 1922 Union College NY – same guy? Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1) CLINTON SYLVESTER FERRIS, JR. born August 13, 1933 Chicago IL; ‘Nick' is a mineral exploration geologist, Mineral Divison, Kerr-McGee, Casper WY; see ‘Net for articles written by this guy; Commander in the U. S. Coast Guard Reserve; scuba dive master; competitive rifle shooter; and author of books on the Model 1903 U. S. military rifle; married October 9, 1959 Mildred Kennedy, R.N., born June 9, 1933 Kerrobert, Sask., Canada; currently reside Arvada CO and Nick has provided the information for this twig of the Tree - thanks, Nick. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.1) BRIAN CLINTON FERRIS born July 8, 1961 Fort Collins CO; B.S. degree in General Agriculture, Colorado State U.; All-American volleyball player; raises Charolais cattle near Greeley CO; married February 11, 1995 Martha Ellenberger, D.V.M., born April 12, 1963. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.1.1) CLINT JAMES FERRIS born August 25, 1996
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.2) GARTH DAVIS FERRIS born June 30, 1963 Laramie WY; resides Chico CA and studies computer science
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.3) SHAULA ANN FERRIS born December 14, 1964 Laramie WY; degree in drafting from Casper College; teaches ice-skating; resides Glenrock WY; married 1987 Russell Caves and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.3.1) KERBY CAVES born February 18, 1988
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.1.3.2) KYLA CAVES born July 31, 1995
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.2.2) CHERYL ELIZABETH FERRIS born July 20, 1935 Chicago IL; Ph.D Animal Sciences from the University of Missouri; 1957 first female graduate from Colorado State U (CSU) in Animal Nutrition; 1964 first female faculty member employed in CSU College of Agriculture; retired 1997 as Professor of Animal Science, specializing in animal nutrition CSU; married August 15, 1957 Leonard Nockles born March 5, 1928; no offspring
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.3) OLIVE FERRIS born June 8, 1899 and died September 26, 1975; worked in New York City as a secretary for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; married Aubrey Hastings; no offspring
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.4) DONALD SUTHERLAND FERRIS born November 19, 1902 and died April 26, 1996 Fort Collins CO; worked in security for the U. S. Coast Guard at the Todd Ship Yard, Brooklyn NY during WWII, then for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, and then for the Peerless Camera Stores of New York City; never married
(1.1.3.2.2.2.1.5) LORETTA ELIZABETH FERRIS born March 13, 1907 and currently resides at the River Manor Care Center, Brooklyn NY; married Carl Brandt who mysteriously disappeared in the 1920s. Loretta worked at Standard Brands as a typist in New York City.
(1.1.3.2.2.2.2) NELLIE FRANCES FERRIS married Edward H. Frohner
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3) PHEBE JANE (JENNIE) FERRIS married David Tate (Tait?) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3.1) ETHEL FLORENCE TATE born December 10, 1881; married Dudley Moore
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3.2) NELLIE FERRIS TATE born November 10, 1883; married Howard Bradley Graves
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3.3) LILLIAN TATE (twin) born February 25, 1885; married Edward Ward Wanty – is this Edward Ward Wanty born April 20, 1881 New Brighton, son of Edward & Sarah Bonnetta (Ward) Wanty?
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3.4) WILLIAM HENRY TATE (twin) born February 25, 1885
(1.1.3.2.2.2.3.5) MARY CATHERINE TATE born November 5, 1888; married Arthur Knight
(1.1.3.2.2.3) CATHERINE FERRIS (AFN:G63G-Z4) born October 8, 1820 Cortland NY and died July 17, 1901 Montrose NY where she resided; married February 6, 1848 James Sage Chase, M.D., born July 30, 1823 Enfield Center NY and died there June 11, 1864 (AFN:G63G-XX) (Jim - wonder if he died from a wound in the Civil War?) Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.1) ANGUS FERRIS CHASE (AFN:G63H-08) born November (18) 28, 1848 Enfield Center NY and died September 13, 1938; married Sarah M. Decker (AFN:G63H-WW) (1848-); and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.1.1) GEORGE ACLY CHASE born August 23, 1878 Croton-on-Hudson NY; married Edna Roberts born June 15, 1884 Chichester, Ulster, NY; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.1.1.1) LAVERNE GEORGE CHASE born March 18, 1915 Shandaken, Ulster, NY; married October 30, 1936 in Chichester NY, Mildred May Wooley born May 12, 1918 Kent, Putnam, NY and they had a child
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2) NORMAN FRANKLIN CHASE (AFN:G63H-1F) born March 9, 1851 Crugers, Westchester, NY and died September 4, 1898 Montrose NY; married Margaret Ann Sloath (Sloat) (AFN:G63H-69) [dau of Philatus Raymond & Angelina (Odell) Sloat] born December 24, 1854 Montrose NY and died there March 26, 1934. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2.1) WILBUR CHASE born July 28, 1874 Montrose NY and died April 3, 1942 Chatham NY; married 1st November 14, 1894, (as her 1st or 2d husband) Edith Morey Lent [dau of Daniel J. & Catherine Isabella (Ryder) Lent] born July 16, 1875 Brooklyn NY and died February 13, 1960 Los Angeles CA; buried there Rosedale Cemetery; married 2d Ethel Ray (1893-); Wilbur and Ethel had 2 kids; born to Wilbur and Edith was:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2.1.1) IRVING EDGAR CHASE born January 12, 1896 Brooklyn NY [Calif death records has an Irving E. Chase born January 12, 1898 and dying June 1, 1963 Riverside Co CA, but his mother’s maiden name was Godine, so must not be same guy?]; married Olive Valentine Mackay and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2.1.1.1) IRVING EDGAR CHASE JR., married Gabrealla Randolph Hines and they had a child
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2.2) JAMES RAYMOND CHASE born October 27, 1876 Montrose NY; married Josephine Orne
(1.1.3.2.2.3.2.3) CATHERINE CHASE born July 18, 1878 Montrose NY; married December 23, 1900 in Manhattan NY, Jesse Irish born c1874 Peekskill NY
(1.1.3.2.2.3.3) HORACE M. CHASE (AFN:G63H-2L) (Horace N.) born c1853 at Montrose NY and died July 6, 1894; apparently unmarried.
(1.1.3.2.2.3.4) OSCAR V. CHASE (AFN:G63H-3R) born September 18, 1857 at Montrose NY and died July 2, 1925; married Mineva Sloath (AFN:G63H-BO) born c1860 (sister of Margaret Ann above)
(1.1.3.2.2.4) JAMES F. FERRIS (James Forgee?) born July 11, 1816 and died September 23, 1897; a boatman and later worked for the railroad; resided Montrose NY; married 1st Catherine Wright (Susan Ann E. Wright?); and 2d Adeline Wright (Jim - suppose they were sisters?) and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1) DAVID F. FERRIS, JR., born September 4, 1846 and died September 1928 Concord NH; a wheelwright and resided Peekskill; married Phoebe Ann Lounsbury [?dau of William Henry & Melinda (Bloomer) Lounsbury?] born October 10, 1851 and died March 5, 1905; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill NY; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.1) EDITH MARY FERRIS born October 26, 1872 Peekskill and died December 15, 1954 Concord NH; married Elmore Walker Webster (1870-1923); no issue
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2) ADA LOUNSBURY FERRIS (Asisia?) born April 11, 1874 Peekskill and died there February 10, 1939; married October 27, 1894 Arthur Weeks (1868-1930) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.1) WILLIAM ARTHUR WEEKS born May 26, 1896 and died March 9, 1959 Newport Beach CA; married April 23, 1921 Jessee Lee Shepherd; no issue
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.2) RUTH ELIZABETH WEEKS born May 13, 1901 Peekskill and died there October 23, 1907
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3) ARTHUR WEEKS born April 4, 1909 Peekskill; married June 5, 1932 Edna Marion Drew born June 9, 1932 Peekskill and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.1) ARTHUR DOUGLAS WEEKS born January 5, 1934 Peekskill; is he the same guy who was President of the Peekskill Rotary Club 1971-72?; married Nancy Lee Horton born June 9, 1932 Peekskill and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.1.1) JEFFREY DOUGLAS WEEKS born August 20, 1959
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.1.2) JOHN DAVID WEEKS born March 9, 1961
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.1.3) KAREN ANN WEEKS born February 21, 1966
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.1.4) ARTHUR DOUGLAS WEEKS, JR., born March 21, 1970
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.2) DAVID ALLAN WEEKS born September 14, 1937 Peekskill
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.3) ROBERT BRUCE WEEKS born August 8, 1944; married Corliss Bodly born September 14, 1937 and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.4.1.2.3.3.1) ALLAN EUGENE WEEKS born July 6, 1976
(1.1.3.2.2.5) WILLIAM SUTHERLAND FERRIS born March 11, 1828/9 and died December 25, 1910 Peekskill; boatman 1850; married Martha Jane Tuttle [dau of James & Jane (Travis) Tuttle] who died December 21, 1910, 4 days prior to William. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.5.1) BESSIE J. FERRIS (Betsey Jane?) born March 9, 1860; married Henry (Harry) B. Miller and born to them was:
(1.1.3.2.2.5.1.1) MARTHA J.(JANE?) MILLER (1881-) married Charles Hopkins
(1.1.3.2.2.6) MARY L. FERRIS born March 28, 1833 (1812?) and died February 11, 1908 (June 19, 1880?); married Philip Nickerson; no issue
(1.1.3.2.2.7) DAVID FERRIS (c1841-)
(1.1.3.2.3) CALEB DEAN FERRIS (Jr.) born Kortright, Delaware, NY and died July 1, 1843 Mt. Clemens MI age 40y 7d (headstone photo); married January 20, 1819 Hannah Knapp [dau of Joseph & Catherine (Strang) Knapp of Yorktown NY] born December 4, 1801 and died October 20, 1879 age 77y 10m 16d; both buried Sacrider (Sandstone) Cemetery, Calhoun Co MI; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.3.1) WASHINGTON K. FERRIS (Washington Knapp?) (c1820-) married 1st February 18, 1847 Prudence Sayre; buried Sandstone Cemetery, Calhoun Co MI; and 2d 1851 Catherine McClellan. He enlisted in Company E, 3d Infantry May 13, 1861 at Grand Rapids MI for 3 years. At the age of 41 years, he was discharged for disability, but re-entered the service in Company D, 3d Infantry at reorganization, as Captain, age 44, July 29, 1864. There is a Washington Ferris buried at the Riverside Cemetery, Barry County MI who died January 7, 1892 at age 72 years – might be this guy. One source has daughters named Viola, Ceola, and Mary – are these his daughters from either marriage or daughters brought to the 2d marriage? Same source has Washington as a saloon owner in the Arizona Territory 1870; 1883 he applied for Civil War pension and in 1890 he is back in Rutland, Barry, MI on the Veterans Schedule
(1.1.3.2.3.2) PHILLIP FERRIS born c1822 and died September 7, 1843; buried Sandstone Cemetery, Calhoun Co MI
(1.1.3.2.3.3) MARY J. FERRIS died in infancy – buried Sandstone Cemetery, Calhoun Co MI
(1.1.3.2.3.4) DEAN FERRIS (Chaplain Ferris states this is possibly -) CALEB DEAN FERRIS born June 26, 1834; his mother, Elizabeth, would have been 64 years old when he born – obviously conflicting information. Note: There is a Caleb D. Ferris buried at the Riverside Cemetery, Barry County MI who died March 21, 1905 at age 71 y – might be this guy. He married first, Rosa, last name unknown and second, Phebe Mead. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.2.3.4.1) FRANK E. FERRIS born Barry Co MI; married Elizabeth Hortense Lenze. There is a Frank D. Ferris buried at Riverside Cemetery, Barry Co MI who died December 13, 1952 at age 68 y. If this were the same one, his Dad, Dean, would have been 50 years old when Frank born. Maybe the Frank D. is a son of this Frank E., since there is also a Hortense Ferris buried in same cemetery who died October 17, 1876 at age 10 y. There is also a Lizzie Ferris buried in the same cemetery who died April 11, 1952 at age 66 y – might be from this same "twig".
(1.1.3.2.3.4.2) VOLNEY FERRIS
(1.1.3.3) JOSHUA FERRIS (JUDGE) born June 26, 1763 Peekskill NY (4th born) and died (March 26) April 20, 1848 Ithaca NY; served between 1778-83, (Lieutenant) services totaling 22 months, in the 3d Company of Militia of Westchester Co. NY in the regiment of Colonel Samuel Drake; 1798 he was elected Town Clerk of Catherine NY; one of three justices that made selection of officers for the Town of Catherine. The surveying of several sections of the Watkins and Flint purchase was done by him in connection with Thomas Pompelly in 1808. He must have removed to Spencer because he was Supervisor of the Town, 1801-03; Judge of Common Pleas and Justice 1816. He went from Spencer to Ithaca where he built a brick house on Green Street in 1836-37. In 1839 he was elected trustee of the Gospel and School posts and reelected each year, save one, until 1846. Joshua received the last one-third of his father's farm. Joshua married c1798, Eliza (Elizabeth) Pope Hathaway [dau of Thomas & Molly (Gilbert) Hathaway] born in 1765 (c1775) and died November 28, 1841. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1) ELIZA ANN FERRIS born 1799 (October 27, 1804) Spencer NY and died December 17, 1876 (1896) Ithaca NY; married January 19, 1826 in Spencer, Horace Mack born January 20, 1799 Cooperstown NY and died September 10, 1855; County Clerk 1849-51; member of assembly 1832; President of the Village of Ithaca 1851; Trustee 1839-40, 1845; Supervisor 1841; Director Bank of Ithaca and Tompkins County National Bank; member of first Fire Company in Ithaca 1823; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.1) JOSHUA F MACK born October 13, 1827 and died November 6, 1828
(1.1.3.3.1.2) SUSAN MARIA MACK born June 1, 1830; married Henry Fitch Hibbard
(1.1.3.3.1.3) HORACE MACK Jr born September 26, 1833; married Lucy Wheeler born March 7, 1838 Brattleboro VT; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.1) GEORGE WILLIAM MACK born February 13, 1860 Ithaca NY
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2) LAURA WHITE MACK born February 14, 1862 Ithaca NY and died 1920; married April 12, 1887 in Ithaca NY, Horace Sowers Kephart [son of Isaiah Lafayette & Mary Elizabeth Sowers (Sauers) Kephart – Son of American Revolution through his father’s line] born August/September 8, 1862 East Salem, Juniata, PA and died April 2, 1931 Bryson City, Swain, NC as a passenger in a Taxi; buried there; educated in public schools in Iowa; graduated Lebabon Valley College, Annville PA, A.B. 1879; A.M. 1882; post-graduate studies at Boston U 1880; Cornell U 1881-84; and Yale 1886-88; an assistant in the Cornell U Library 1880-84; traveled to Europe 1884-86; assistant in the Yale U Library 1886-90; and in 1890 elected librarian of the St Louis Mercantile Library, published naturalist and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.1) CORNELIA FERRIS KEPHART born August 10, 1888 New Haven CT; married Henry Carlton Moore and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.1.1) VIRGINIA MOORE
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.1.2) JEANETTE MOORE
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.1.3) SUSAN EVELYN MOORE
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.2) MARGARET KEPHART born April 28, 1890 New Haven CT (or Ithaca NY)
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.3) LEONARD MACK KEPHART (or Leonard Wheeler Kephart) born January 10, 1892 Ithaca, Tompkins, NY and died February 1988 Germantown, Montgomery, MD; married Frances Frazer and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.3.1) JANE KEPHART
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.3.2) GEORGE OVERTON KEPHART
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.3.3) BARBARA ANN KEPHART
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.4) LUCY WHEELER KEPHART born March 30, 1893 St Louis MO (or Ithaca NY) and died September 1988 Ithaca NY; married Karl Herman Fernow born October 12, 1893 and died March 1983 Ithaca; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.4.1) MARY ELIZABETH FERNOW
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.4.2) DAVID KEPHART FERNOW
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.5) GEORGE STEBBINS KEPHART born (July 26, 1895) December 30, 1893 St Louis MO and died March 1961 Silver Springs MD – family papers in the Archives of Cornell U Library – married Pauline L Maisch born May 26, 1899 and died June 1980 Silver Springs; not sure this is same guy, but a George S Kephart went to Maine after WWI and worked as a forester for 11 years. Campfires Rekindled is his memoir of logging in Maine in those years; also retired with 31y with the Bureau of Indian Affairs; there is also a letter on the ‘Net from a George S Kephart to his son Reverand Roy Kephart October 1970, Confession of a Frustrated Agnostic –says this George was a graduate of Cornell U, served in the Engineer Div during WWI, retiring in 1964 as Chief of Forestry, BIA; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.5.1) ROY FERRIS KEPHART – is this Rev Roy Kephart, rector of St Anne’s Episcopal Church, Damascus MD
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.6) BARBARA KEPHART born August 4, 1897 St Louis MO; married Royal Gould Bird; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.6.1) MARGARET BIRD
(1.1.3.3.1.3.2.6.2) LAURA MACK BIRD
(1.1.3.3.1.3.3) JULIA WHITON MACK born November 3, 1877
(1.1.3.3.1.4) ELIZA ANN MACK born March 3, 1836 and died June 13 1894 Ithaca NY unmarried
(1.1.3.3.1.5) MARY ELEANOR MACK born December 31, 1838; assistant Librarian of Cornell Free Library many years; living 1901 Ithaca NY; unmarried
(1.1.3.3.1.6) STEPHEN FERRIS MACK born July 10, 1841
(1.1.3.3.1.7) FRANCES LOUISA MACK born March 7, 1844 and died June 29, 1845
(1.1.3.3.1.8) EBENEZER MACK born December 6, 1848 and died September 5, 1851
(1.1.3.3.2) BENJAMIN GILBERT FERRIS born 1802 Ithaca NY and died there 1893; married May 26, 1830 at Ithaca, Cornelia Woodcock [dau of David & Mary (Baker) Woodcock] born c1809 Ithaca, Tompkins, NY and died there March 31, 1893; after Benjamin finished college, he entered the law office of David Woodcock, his future father-in-law; admitted to the bar, he began to practice and became District Attorney for Tompkins Co., 1840-45; he was a fireman in the local fire department starting in 1828; President of the Village of Ithaca 1841 and 1852; a member of the state legislature in 1851; and appointed Secretary of Utah Territory by President Fillmore 1853; Secretary of Utah Treasury; Author of History of Utah and the Mormons. From the book: Benjamin Ferris was called to the governorship of Utah Territory in 1852 by President Millard Fillmore. Prior to his being given this responsibility, Ferris had been a lawyer and local notable in Ithaca, New York. Cornelia accompanied her husband to Utah and later wrote her own book recounting her experiences in the west. Ferris first published his account of travels and experiences in the west in 1854. Two years later he revised and expanded this text of Utah and the Mormons. The 1856 edition was the last one published of his book and Ferris soon after slipped into obscurity. He is last mentioned as having been in the Ithaca area in 1855. Perhaps he died soon after that. Ferris' account of early Mormonism is a pedestrian presentation typical of the times. Despite his having lived among the Mormons in Utah for several months, he was unable to solicit from them much in the way of original and unique historical material on the rise and progress of the sect. He adopts the Spalding-Rigdon explanation for the origin of the Book of Mormon, adding little to the "Spalding theory," except for his labeling Rigdon a "religious Ishmaelite" -- a term other writers picked up and applied as well descriptive of Rigdon's pre-Mormon years. After a few years of law practice in New York City, he returned to Ithaca where he spent the remainder of his years.
(1.1.3.3.3) JOSHUA HATHAWAY FERRIS (1808-1885) resided Spencer NY; married Louisa Fisher (1810-1907) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.1) MARY ELIZA FERRIS (1833-1906) married Isaac Mosher Lott (1828-1905) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.1.1) EMMA L. LOTT (1852/3-1897) married Duane C. King (1853-1906)
(1.1.3.3.3.1.2) MARY ELIZABETH LOTT
(1.1.3.3.3.1.3) SUSAN ESTELLE LOTT
(1.1.3.3.3.2) MYRON D. FERRIS (Myron Benjamin?) born April 22, 1835 Spencer NY and died 1933; given the benefit of a good elementary education at Ithaca after which he was for several years clerk in mercantile stores at Owego and Elmira, but at length returned to Spencer and became a partner with C. J. Fisher; and from that time to 1884 he was in some direct manner identified with mercantile life in the village, though with various partners; 1886 he became connected with the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank and its assistant cashier; elected supervisor 1878-81; 1882 candidate for member of assembly but beaten by 27 votes; elected as a Democratic Assemblyman from Tioga Co 1883; married November 12, 1861 Hannah M. Cooper; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.2.1) NATHAN B. FERRIS born March 21/31, 1863 and died October 28, 1896
(1.1.3.3.3.2.2) STELLA FERRIS born December 17, 1865 Spencer NY; married in SC, David Coleman Durham of Greenville SC
(1.1.3.3.3.2.3) FRANK H. FERRIS (Frank Henry/F. Harry)) born September 12, 1869; graduate of Cornell; lawyer in Corning
(1.1.3.3.3.3) GEORGE H. FERRIS born December 26/28, 1838 and died October 9, 1882; married Mary Cornelia Fisher (1845-1914) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.3.1) LEONARD FERRIS born June 9, 1867 and died December 9, 1919; married Mary Vergason (1874-1925); no offspring
(1.1.3.3.3.3.2) GEORGIA CORNELIA FERRIS born July 28, 1870 and died December 9, 1890
(1.1.3.3.3.3.3) PHILIP FERRIS born September 3, 1877; married 1st Bessie Adams (1892-1918); and 2d Lydia Chapman (1895-1956); no offspring
(1.1.3.3.3.4) SUSAN CATHARINE FERRIS (1841-1918) married October 16, 1863 Marvin D. Fisher [son of Leonard] born March 16, 1842 Spencer NY and died 1917; he was educated in the district schools and at the age of 12y begain work in his father’s store; after his schooling was finished he acquired an interest in the business and continued in mercantile life in Spencer, a prosperous, progressive and successful manager; M.D. Fisher & Sons was known through southern central NYas the largest and best stocked general country store; in addition to his mercantile business, he farmed 700 acres and had a dairy of 40-50 cows; 1885 appointed postmaster; first president of the bank at Spencer and cashier; member of the school board, Masonic lodge and Presbyterian Church; and born to them were (first 2 kids not identified here died young):
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1) SARAH LOUISA FISHER born November 9, 1868 and died November 9, 1959; married George E. Jones (1863-1939) and born to them was:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1) MARVIN F. JONES, M.D., born March 10, 1889 and died 1952; Buffalo Medical School; 1949 President of The American Otological Society; married Jessie Hill born February 28, 1889; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.1) JAMES MCKERNON JONES born May 30, 1924; married Shelia M. Bateman born November 28, 1925; is this the same guy quoted in the book, The Courage of Common Men, Texans Remember World War II; was he a 1949 graduate of Syracuse U?; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.1.1) NANCY K. JONES born October 28, 1948
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.1.2) JAMES MCKERNON JONES, JR., born April 21, 1953
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.1.3) BARBARA J. JONES born August 1, 1961
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.2) BEATRICE C. JONES born April 14, 1928; married Richard L. Maus born March 1, 1926; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.2.1) RICHARD L. MAUS, JR., born September 12, 1955 – see ‘Net
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.2.2) STEVEN K. MAUS born August 14, 1957
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.2.3) SUZAN H. MAUS born August 23, 1959
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.3) ROBERT M. JONES born April 23, 1930; married Anne Ridley Beauchamp Hurt born August 20, 1934; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.3.1) JESSICA H. JONES born June 21, 1957
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.3.2) JOEL H. JONES born September 10, 1960
(1.1.3.3.3.4.1.1.3.3) ANNE R. JONES born February 11, 1962
(1.1.3.3.3.4.2) MYRON L. FISHER born August 11, 1870 and died April, 1948; in business with his father; married Ida Simmons (1874-1945); Boston Conservatory of Music; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.2.1) CONRAD S. FISHER (1903-1918)
(1.1.3.3.3.4.2.2) MARVIN L. FISHER born January 17, 1910; Colgate University; married Ethel Sinclair born February 4, 1909; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.2.2.1) JOAN FISHER born December 12, 1934; married Ray Cook
(1.1.3.3.3.4.2.2.2) MARVIN L. FISHER, JR., born December 31, 1936; married lady's name unk but born to them was an infant daughter who died 2 days after birth - A Marvin L. Fisher II was Chairman of the Board of the Tioga State Bank – this guy? A Robert M. Fisher was President and CEO of same bank – this family?
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3) HENRY HATHAWAY FISHER (Henry L) born March 16, 1873 and died April 19, 1948; in business with his father; married June 17, 1896 at Spencer NY, Ida Hallock (1872-1960); Boston Conservatory of Music; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3.1) ELINOR FISHER (1897-) married 1st L. Carroll Root (1867-1939); and 2d Frank Bartholomew (1885-1957); no offspring
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3.2) JEAN FISHER born February 1, 1906; married Harold F. Durham born December 25, 1899 and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3.2.1) NANCY ELINOR DURHAM born April 6, 1930; married Loran L. Lewis IV
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3.2.2) JOAN DURHAM born April 28, 1931; married Lawrence Bean
(1.1.3.3.3.4.3.2.3) THOMAS F. DURHAM born March 28, 1944; U. of Rochester
(1.1.3.3.3.4.4) A. MAX FISHER, M.D. born February 6, 1880 and died 1957; married Catherine Hull (1884-1940); Albany State College. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.3.4.4.1) KATHERINE L. FISHER born May 31, 1921; Geneseo State Teachers College; married Walter Mekos
(1.1.3.3.3.4.4.2) FERRIS FISHER born November 26, 1915; married Irene Heasley
(1.1.3.3.3.4.4.3) DURAND W. FISHER born September 5, 1919 and died July 2, 2003; last residence Sebring, Highlands, FL; U. of Illinois and Cornell U; married 1st Beatrice J. {mnu}(1918-1948); and 2d Enid Horton
(1.1.3.3.4) MYRON H. FERRIS (Myron Hathaway?) (1810-1888) (his ggg-granddaughter says she thinks it is Myron Holmes Ferris) there is a M. H. Ferris, who died at age 68y, buried at the Old Second Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, NY - don't know if this is the same guy, but would assume it is (on the other hand, according to the dates provided above by his ggg-granddaughter, then the 68y old is not this guy. In 1864-67, he was a landowner in Allegheny County NY; listed in the directory of Wellsville NY, 1874-75. He married Henrietta Augusta Langstaff (1818-1886) [there is a Henrietta Augusta Ferris, who died July 11, 1888 at 58 years, buried at the Old Second Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, NY - don't know if this is the same lady, but would assume it is.] (on the other hand, her ggg-granddaughter provided the above dates, so this would appear not to be the same woman); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.4.1) MYRON JOSHUA FERRIS born 1844 Elmira NY and died there date unk; was a lumber dealer there 1876; married April 26, 1871 Ella Catherine Noble born Muncy PA and born to them were:
(1.1.3.3.4.1.1) RICHARD BONNY FERRIS
(1.1.3.3.4.1.2) KENNETH NOBLE FERRIS married Faye Alice Bronson and born to them was:
(1.1.3.3.4.1.2.1) RICHARD NOBLE FERRIS
(1.1.3.3.4.1.3) CATHERYN FERRIS
(1.1.3.3.4.2) HENRIETTA LANGSTAFF FERRIS (Hattie) born 1847 Elmira NY and died March 12,1880 Brooklyn NY; married October 14, 1868 in Elmira, Captain Leonard Fisher Hepburn (1835-1900) (of NYC); and born to them was:
(1.1.3.3.4.2.1) WILLIAM WALLACE HEPBURN born February 24 February 1880 Brooklyn NY and died March 2, 1971 Pennington NJ; married Ethel Remington Morton (1883-1969); and born to them was (and maybe more):
(1.1.3.3.4.2.1.1) RUTH HEPBURN (1913-2005) married Charles Protheroe (1913-); and born to them was (and maybe more):
(1.1.3.3.4.2.1.1.1) LORRAINE PROTHEROE (1942-) – provided updated info – thanks Lorraine!!
(1.1.3.3.4.3) AMELIA FERRIS [Speculation - there was an Amelia (Ferris) Christian (1845-1916) buried at the Cold Spring Cemetery.]
(1.1.3.3.4.4) BENJAMIN FERRIS died Philadelphia PA
(1.1.3.3.5) SUSAN M. FERRIS
(1.1.3.3.6) MARY P. FERRIS died in infancy
(1.1.3.4) BENJAMIN FERRIS (Photo) born November 9, 1771 Peekskill NY (8th born) and died February 19, 1832; a lawyer in New York City from 1808-1810 and was also Sheriff of New York County, 1811-13; (Sheriff of New York City 6 years) a member of the State Assembly 1806-08; married 1st April 15, 1797 Anna Post [dau of Henry & Elizabeth (Board) Post] died 1803; and married 2d 1808 (April 2, 1808) Anna Maria Schieffelin (1.7.2.1.5.4); [There is a question to the exact date of the second marriage; at the wedding in the old Walton Mansion on Hanover Square, New York City, there was a disturbance by a former suitor of the bride who attempted to enter the house.][It is said that Anna Maria's grandfather, Jacob, was an officer in the British Army.] Born to Benjamin and Anna Post Ferris were:
(1.1.3.4.1) HENRY POST FERRIS born September 14, 1798 and died July 26, 1881 Shrub Oak NY; baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church, New York City; married Caroline Bronson (1820-1868) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.4.1.1) HENRY POST FERRIS, JR., born August 14, 1839; married Charlotte Moore and born to them was (and maybe others):
(1.1.3.4.1.1.1) EUGENE FERRIS (1871-1932) married name unk and born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.1.1.1.1) MARY FERRIS (1903-1998) married John Thomas Dale and born to them was (and maybe others):
(1.1.3.4.1.1.1.1.1) JOHN DALE married name unk and born to them was (and maybe others):
(1.1.3.4.1.1.1.1.1.1) JOHN DALE JR – provider of this updated information – thanks John!
(1.1.3.4.1.2) WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON FERRIS born August 30, 1841; married Ella Vendenberg
(1.1.3.4.1.3) ELIZABETH ANNE FERRIS born October 13, 1844 and died May 1, 1914; married Gustave Brown (1847-1913). It is said that Gus was an itinerant worker who traveled around fixing watches; he would even deliver the Sunday paper to the wealthy summer people who lived around Lake Mohopac. It is said that Elizabeth routinely fed the area’s legendary "Leather Man", a character dressed head to toe in leather who lived in caves around what is now the Taconic State Parkway area. Born to them were 13 kids, 1 of which was:
(1.1.3.4.1.3.1) ALONZO WILLIAM BROWN born April 16, 1886 and died March 26, 1972; married Mary Smith Jones (1882-1961). He went into the hacking or taxi business in Peekskill. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.1.3.1.1) RENODA GWYNNE BROWN (Photos) born October 5, 1909 and died January 6, 2005; married Howard C. Hoffman (1908-1960) [In the 1970's, Renoda resided at 5 Belmont St., White Plains NY]
Treasuring Past Shapes An Historian's Future
An historical tour of Shrub Oak is exciting if your guide is White Plains historian Renoda Hoffman. Her descendants settled the area, building homes on Main Street, Stoney Street, Glen Road and James Street. Hoffman's main ancestors, descended from the Ferris family of Shrub Oak, started with Jeffrey Ferris who came over from England in 1632. John James, Hoffman's great-great grandfather, lived on the corner of Main and Stoney streets. Hoffman is not a shrinking violet. Deep down, she's tough and persevering, in spite of an aura of old world gentility. "I always wanted to be related to Jesse James," she said, not disappointed that John James was thought to be illegitimate.Her grandmother and grandfather, Elizabeth Ferris and Gustave Brown, lived on Stoney Street and Glen Road, where they raised 13 children, including her father, Alonzo. She noted her grandmother routinely fed the area's legendary "Leather Man," a character dressed head to toe in leather who lived in caves around what is now the Taconic State Parkway area. Her grandfather, Gus Brown, was an itinerant worker who traveled around fixing watches. He'd even deliver the Sunday paper to the wealthy summer people who lived around Lake Mahopac. In 1893, they presented a gift to Gus Brown - tickets, hotel reservation and enough money to visit the Columbian World's Fair in Chicago, an event he dreamed of attending, but never thought he could. Her aunt Lena (Helena Brown) born in a house on New Street. She married the superintendent of one of the iron factories in Peekskill, Harry S. Gwynne, related to the Vanderbilts. Owning a car was one thing when cars first came out, driving it was something else. Rules and regulations for moving vehicles, including a driver's license, were as yet unheard of circa 1910. Hoffman's uncle, Charlie James, forgot how to stop his brand new car, driving it into the garage and out the rear wall. Both James and Hoffman's father treasured this anecdote and repeated it often. Despite his brother-in-law's hapless automobile incident as a young man, Hoffman's father, Alonzo, went into the hacking or taxi business in Peekskill. He also took a week's job with Ajax, a strong man who was performing at the Peekskill Theatre, putting a board across his chest, then inviting six or seven people to stand on it. However, the main trick in the act was to keep a car from taking off. The strong man held ropes attached to the car like reins. To keep from being dragged off the stage, he was also tied with rope attached to a hook firmly anchored in the stage floor. "Dad would start the car, the momentum lifted the rear wheels off the floor, spinning, wildly, but the strong man was able to hold the car," Hoffman related, having heard the story from her father, although the event took place long before she born. "One day, my dad, hurrying to the theatre, had a flat tire. Not having time to change the tire and still get to the theatre on time, he kept on going. He drove onto the stage, but the trick was doomed. The rear wheels would not raise from the floor, and the car not only wanted to go forward, it did. The car and Ajax went flying off the stage." Born in Peekskill at their house on James Street, Renoda Brown was only 9 months old when her father moved the family to White Plains in 1920, although she returned to Peekskill and Shrub Oak every summer of her youth, visiting her large family. A quiet man, but a lot of fun, Alonzo now had a steady mob working for a clothier. Who would have dreamed that his daughter would become the historian for the City of White Plains in 1970? Channel 34 in White Plains has begun a series of Renoda Hoffman's historic photographs and commentary. "I like the idea of doing a television series on the changing face of White Plains," she said. "I have hundreds of photographs that people can enjoy while learning about White Plains as it used to be." "Round and About Broadway" was her first televised show, shown every Monday in December. Next, with the date to be announced, is "And Tehen Came the Galleria," recreating the City of White Plains before it underwent a massive facelift. The Galleria opened in August, 1980, part of the urban renewal project that cost $100 million. Encouraged by the success of her previous books, It Happened in White Plains, and Yesterday in White Plains, she'd even consider And Then Came the Galleria as the basis for a third book. "I'm looking for an angel who has $25,000 to help publish it," Hoffman commented. The author/historian came upon her new-found career in her later years. "I was just a housewife until 1960, happy and content with my family, never volunteering for things," she said. However, she did take a part-time job in 1947 to help out her neighbor who was principal of Purchase Elementary School. Working as a school secretary for a few hours a week for many years turned out to be her life saver.Married almost 23 years to Howard C. Hoffman, known as "Pete," an engineer with the City of White Plains, she recalled, "Pete was the talker - more socially adept. Through him, we knew a lot of people," she said. When he taught radio at night school (now kown as adult education), she took dressmaking. "We were very close; I was very shy and retiring. If I heard someone lecture to a group, my immediate thought was, 'I couldn't do that'." Aware that her husband was desperately ill in 1960, Hoffman revamped a viable future for maintaining their home and educating their son. To that end, she became a full-time school secretary at Purchase School, a job she held for 30 years, retiring in 1977. When Pete died in 1960, Hoffman was crushed by his death, soldiering on seemed to be the only way to assuage her grief. It was this job that led to her commitment to the history of White Plains. In 1961, Mary Andrews, a local photographer, presented a slide lecture at the school. Hoffman assisted by fitting slides into the projector, making sure each one was the right one for Andrews' commentary. After working with Andrews on several slide programs, Hoffman sensed a reawakening of her fascination for history. Subsequently, Andrews invited her to join the Westchester County Historical Society. Before long, Hoffman was invited to be a trustee. "I didn't know if I could do it!" she remembered, noting that Andrews told her to "Take it!" The Westchester County Historical Society was run by volunteers in the '60s, albeit professionals such as doctors, lawyers, teachers and college professors. Hoffman, who had never attended college, was an exception. However, they took her under their wing, teaching her the rudiments of running the county historical society and much about local history. She remembers being terrified at giving her first report, but mustered up the courage at a full board meeting, thanks to the encouragement of her fellow volunteers. In 1977, she became the society's first woman president in its 103rd year of existence, a post she held for three years, until 1980. She was asked, in 1964, to edit the society's quarterly publication, a popular booklet entitled, "The Historian," ordered by history buffs throughout the U.S. That meant "do the whole darn thing," Hoffman recalled. However, retired Army Colonel Louis Frohman, a local photographer and member of Westchester County Historical Society (WCHS), offered his help. Together, they put out two editions before he laid the project in her hands for the next 20 years. In 1984, Hoffman ended her tenure as editor of "The Historian," turning it over to younger volunteers because she was writing books, co-founding the White Plains Historical Society and restoring the interior of Washington's Headquarters, known as the Purdy House, at 60 Park Avenue, White Plains, mostly at her own expense. As editor of "The Historian," Hoffman became known to historians all over the United States for the integrity of the writing and the little known but relevant history she unearthed, according to fellow historians throughout Westchester County. During her stint as editor, Hoffman was appointed historian of White Plains. Her salary for the task, to which she was appointed in 1970 by then-Mayor Richard Hendey, was zero. She remembered Hendey as being less than supportive, telling her upon announcement of her appointment in 1970, "Now you run along and do whatever historians do." That included paying for everything herself, except stationery. Today she has a budget that cannot exceed $1,500. A city administrator telephoned her just as 1990 was coming to an end. "Renoda, you know they cut back on your budget!" he said. He was floored by the ire of this gentle lady who has learned how to defend the world of local history. According to Renoda, he was taken aback, and replied, "Hold it, take it easy! Renoda, we'll work on your budget!" What does a historian do? "History is our business," said Hoffman. "It's done in different ways. There are no rules for us." A historian does anything that would be connected to a city's history with a date on it, even a little memento, like an old-fashioned dance invitation. Hoffman is a great record keeper, using acid-free paper to mount newspaper articles, including obituaries in voluminous scrapbooks. Old newspapers like The Daily Argus, The Daily Reporter and The Daily Record supply priceless memorabilia for her scrapbooks, merging with current events in White Plains. Together, she said, they form a complete history that is supplemented by hundreds, maybe thousands, of slides she has taken of every block of the city. A card table in her living room has scissors, paste, newspapers neatly stacked and a scrapbook ready to be filled. The wonder is that she's up to date and ready to clip and paste tomorrow's news about people and events in White Plains. About five years ago, she got permission to store her records in a small space in the White Plains Library, including her assessment books for the village of White Plains dating back to the 1870s. They list everybody's name, address and what they paid in taxes. She also rescued a lot of things from the village court, old summonses, judges' summations or verdicts, and what the guilty had to pay. In addition, she found a huge file in the old civilian defense building that contained legal papers from the 1860s to the 1900s, past records from the city that were never catalogued, but are now safe. Hoffman has archives at White Plains Library and is trying to get an archivist to work on school records that go back to the last century. They contain dates, names, and addresses that are supplemented by high school yearbooks from 1898 to the 1930s. Hoffman has been able to write two books, hold the office of president of the Westchester County Historical Society and edit its publication "The Historian," and co-found the White Plains Historical Society while holding the office of White Plains historian. Proceeds from the sale of Yesterday in White Plains and It Happened in White Plains are donated to the historic Jacob Purdy House, owned by the City of White Plains. As vice-president of the White Plains Historical Society since 1984, Hoffman immediately put the complete restoration of the Purdy House on her agenda, regardless of the expense. Last year, General Washington's headquarters (1776 and 1778) at 60 Park Avenue, known as the Purdy House, was finally restored at a cost of more than $100,000 with $47,000 toward the restoration of the interior from the sale of Hoffman's first book, Yesterday in White Plains, and an additional $25,000 from IBM. The City of White Plains paid for the exterior restoration. Hoffman's books are sold at White Plains Public Library, but word-of-mouth creates an astounding number of sales. Book stores take 40% of all sales, while Hoffman's method assures that 100% of the proceeds from her book sales will go toward the estoration of Purdy House. Hoffman, it seems, cannot be filed and categorized like historical minutia - she's always looking toward tomorrow to learn something about yesterday. Source: Kathy Grantham, North County News, January 16 - 22, 1991
Dear Mr. Bailey, I recently had the wonderful opportunity to attend the funeral services of Renoda Hoffman in the most appropriate setting in White Plains, the historical Rural Cemetery. Surrounded by her family and all that loved her and respected her. It was nice of you to remember Renoda Hoffman and write an article about her on your Website as well as mention her today January 14, 2005 on your White Plains television show. You ask for suggestions in terms of what would be appropriate to name after her or to name a site after her in White Plains to commemorate Renoda Hoffman’s great historical contributions she herself has made to White Plains over her long illustrious life. How about for starters just remembering her and her great work and contributions she unconditionally gave to White Plains. White Plains indeed should remember her, honor her, respect her and create her memorial here in White Plains. An original memorial, a historical memorial and one her own. Despite the fact that I came to know her for a very short period of time back in 2003 through the White Plains Historical Society and Mr. Jack Harington at Purdy House, she is one remarkable individual that forever will be remembered and never forgotten. She left behind a living legacy, a body of work that embodied her and all that she touched. Let us all remember that as we move through the passage of time and change never to return she gave us the passage of time and change through her incredible vision to live through the change and preserve that historical change for each and every generation to come in time. Renoda Hoffman had a vision, a vision through an image, and image through a photograph a photograph through the passage of history. The history she lived, the history of White Plains. The History of Renoda Hoffman is White Plains. So the most appropriate place to name after Renoda Hoffman would have to be original unique and one of a kind. That name should be to name Renoda Hoffman Mrs. White Plains, a place she loved, a placed she preserved, and a place she lived in and passed in. Mrs. White Plains will forever live on as the legacy she so deservedly is honored for. A real special person in the hearts of all she touched. In Memory of Renoda Hoffman, Mrs. White Plains, you will always be remembered never forgotten.
Love,
Carl Albanese & Family
Note: A clock dedicated to Renoda was erected at the corner of Main Street and North Broadway, in Tibbits Park, White Plains NY (Photo).
Renoda Hoffman
Historian and Expert on White Plains
The way Renoda Hoffman saw it, the United States as we know it today all came down to the Battle of White Plains. "If we had lost in White Plains, if the British Army had managed to overrun Washington, what would have happened?" she asked during a re-enactment of the Revolutionary War battle in the fall of 2001, on its 225th anniversary. "We would have been under British rule." Skip to next paragraphThere was little Ms. Hoffman didn't know about White Plains history. She was the White Plains city historian for nearly 30 years. She wrote three books on the city: "It Happened in Old White Plains," "The Changing Face of White Plains" and "Yesterday in Old White Plains: A Picture History of a Vanished Era." All were published by the White Plains Historical Society. The picture history included photos of Main Street from 1887 and the White Plains Hotel, which was razed in 1907. "Like a frontier town, the street is dirt and there are hitching posts and horse blocks," reads one caption. Ms. Hoffman fought hard for historical preservation. She was instrumental in saving the Jacob Purdy House, for instance. In an article published in the Westchester Historical Society Bulletin, Ms. Hoffman asserted that the Purdy House had been used as George Washington's headquarters in 1776. At the time, not everyone agreed. The White Plains chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution believed Washington's headquarters had been in a small frame house on Virginia Road in North White Plains. After years of painstaking research and some controversy, historians in both camps agreed that it was likely that both homes had been used as headquarters. Feisty, not quick to back down and known for her sense of humor, Ms. Hoffman would show frustration when she sensed people did not fully appreciate the rich history of White Plains, said John Harrington, trustee of the historical society. But she never let up on her efforts, insisting that any profits from her books benefit the society. She was born in Peekskill, but her family moved to White Plains in 1909 when she was 6 months old; she lived there the rest of her life. She led an unsuccessful effort to keep the old White Plains courthouse from being razed to make way for the Galleria mall. She was also the first female president of the Westchester Historical Society and edited the society's magazine for 20 years. Renoda Hoffman died Jan. 6 at 95.
Born October 5, 1909, Renoda came to White Plains at nine months of age. Renoda Brown Hoffman’s ancestral tree is representative of Who’s Who in Colonial America...on her father’s side her family goes back to Jeffrey Ferris who came to America in 1632/33, and on her mother’s side, one uncle Thurston Horn sailed with William Kidd, venturing out of New York City Harbor in 1692 never to return. In fact, Jacob Purdy’s great granddaughter married Renoda’s ancestor James M. Ferris and they lived in the Purdy House.
Renoda grew up in a time of innocence when children skipped and laughed their way to the Ranch House on Saturday afternoons, free from the fears that plague us today, and whiled away the hours watching Tom Mix defeat villains and rescue maidens. Coming from a family that saw Black Tuesday and the long, sad years of the Great Depression, Renoda’s dreams of archaeological digs in far away deserts, succumbed to the reality of Hake’s Business School where, like other young women of the day, she studied typing and shorthand to become a secretary. Upon completing school, Renoda went to work for two attorneys, Monday through Saturday, for $10.00 week.
It was during these years that she met Howard C. Hoffman who worked for the City of White Plains. They were married in 1937 and had a son Richard. When her son was school aged, Renoda was encouraged by a friend to lend a helping hand a few mornings a week at the Purchase School. Mornings, turned to days, followed by years, and in 1979, she retired from the Purchase School, with 33 years of service. During that period, she was introduced to the Westchester Historical Society and soon became a very active member, serving as it’s first woman President for three years. She served as the Editor of their quarterly publication, "The Westchester Historian", for 20 years. All of her life, Renoda embraced history. First she studied the Civil War, and then later the Revolutionary Period. It was during that time that she discovered the wealth of history to be found in Westchester, and particularly in White Plains. It was during these years that Mayor Richard Hendey asked Renoda to take over the reins as White Plains City Historian. She often quoted Mayor Hendey when telling how she became Historian explaining that he told her that she should "...just go out and do whatever Historians do." It was with this charge that she began to amass the enormously rich and varied collection of artifacts, documents and photographs which would eventually become the foundation of the White Plains City Archives. Probably the most significant acquisition she made was an original map drawn by a soldier in 1776 during the Battle of White Plains.
Renoda was one of the founding members of the Battle of White Plains Monument Committee, which later became the White Plains Historical Society. She was also one of the key players in the movement to save the 1720 Jacob Purdy House from demolition during the Urban Renewal period. She was honored by the White Plains Historical Society with their first presentation of the Citizen Extraordinaire Award and by the Westchester County Historical Society with their Tomahawk Award.
During her time as Historian, Renoda Hoffman authored and published three books: "Yesterday In White Plains", "It Happened In Old White Plains", and "The Changing Face of White Plains." She also authored three booklets, "Historic Highlights of Westchester," "Throw Back" and "The Battle of White Plains." All monies generated from the books support the Jacob Purdy House and the Mission of the White Plains Historical Society.
From the moment that Mayor Hendey sent her forth with the charge of "doing whatever Historians do," Renoda never once looked back. The City of White Plains can never in words thank her for her unflagging spirit and depth of understanding of the importance of preserving history for future generations. Thanks can only come in the concrete form of continued commitment to conserving her legacy for future generations and continuing her charge to preserve the past, and capture the present for the future. Today we do not mourn her passing, but pay tribute not just to her 35 years as Historian, but we
pay tribute to the purity of her spirit, and the depth of her understanding, that "Past is Prologue."
But Renoda was ever so much more to the City than Historian...she was artist, preservationist, collector, activist and photographer. She took thousands of photos and slides of White Plans as it changed and grew through the decades. As time passes, her work becomes more and more valuable for capturing moments in time as a legacy for future generations. Over time she compiled a rich and varied array of historically significant materials, accomplished almost entirely through donations from concerned individuals and organizations. She also worked tirelessly to obtain a permanent place to house all these wonderful glimpses of past history, and succeeded in establishing the White Plains City Archives, now permanently named in her honor.
Renoda never did small things in a great way, but rather has done great things for our City and it's citizens, past, present and future. When asked once how she saw her work she stated, ".....nourished by those who have gone on before, we have fallen heir to the precious liberty won at such a terrible price. This, along with our great nation, was bequeathed to you and to me, to all Americans. This is our heritage."
Office of the City Clerk
City of White Plains
January 6, 2005
Born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.1.3.1.1.1) RICHARD C. HOFFMAN born November 15, 1941
(1.1.3.4.1.4) CAROLINE LOUISA FERRIS born October 3, 1847; married Ambrose Ganong
(1.1.3.4.1.5) ALIDA FERRIS born September 26, 1851 and died October 4, 1900; married John Turner
(1.1.3.4.2) ELIZA A. S. FERRIS born October 4, 1800 and died January 2, 1890; married October 25, 1817 in Harlem, NYC, Andrew McGown [son of Daniel & Catherina (Benson) McGown] died March 2, 1870; a Major in the War of 1812; a Judge of the City Courts. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.2.1) HENRY POST MCGOWN, Judge, one of the incorporators and trustees of the Harlem Savings Bank, NYC, 1863;
Presumably the same guy:
HENRY P. McGOWN was born and bred in Harlem; he joined Pocahontas Engine Company No. 49 on October 5, 1842, as private. Six months later he was made secretary, and the end of his first year of service found him foreman. The quarters of the company were n Fourth Avenue, between One hundred and Twenty-sixth and One-Hundred and Twenty-seventh Streets, where Engine No. 36 of the present Department is stationed. It was the glory of 49's boys that they were never "washed themselves" and frequently washed their rivals. Once when the frozen surface of a stream had to be cut to let down the suction pipe, Foremen McGown himself stood for hours up to his knees in the icy water, holding the pipe under. He would not take a man from the engine, as he wished to "wash" the machine just ahead. In racing to fire Hose 43 and Engine 35 were "Pocahontas's" chief opponents. One bitterly cold night the mansion of John a. Haven, at Fort Washginton, took fire. Mr. Haven was a commission merchant with an office at No. 7 Beaver Street. The alarm was carried from steeple to steeple, and 43 Hose and 49 engine started for the rescue. Scarcely could a foothold be obtained upon the frozen roads, and Beekman Hill was a glace of ice. Mr. Haven's house was on the river bank at the foot of a steep hill about four hundred feet long. The road into the merchant's grounds ran between two massive stone pillars. The Hose Company, which was slightly in advance of No. 49, dashed recklessly down this icy incline. In vain the men at the tongue strove to hold the carriage back. It shot like lightning down the hill, scattering the firemen right and left and running over one, named Wilson. He died from his injuries. Foreman McGown ordered his men to pass the ropes back under the engine, and hang on with all their might. They obeyed, and No. 49 passed between the pillars with but little damage. Mr. Haven's stately house was in flames from roof to cellar. His three young daughters had been rescued, but ran back to get some jewels. They had scarcely re-entered when the walls fell and buried them. At daybreak, believing that he could be of no further service, Foreman McGown directed his men to "take up." Then Mr. Audubon, son of the famous naturalist, approached and begged him to assist in exhuming the bodies of the three girls. The family particularly desired No. 49 to remain. The men, cold, stiffened, and weary though they were, consented, and the foreman grated Mr. Audubon's request. After the best breakfast obtainable, the sad task begun. Tools were improvised by some men, and others worked with their bare hands. Several hours passed before something white was seen beneath the blackened timbers. It was the skull of one of the girls, denuded of flesh and hair, and bleached by the terrible heat. The right hand had been burned away, and the head lay on the arm in the attitude of sleep. Within a radius of a few feet were the bodies of the other girls. It was after noon when No. 49 finally "took up." They had been at work eighteen hours.Mr. McGown studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1846. He is now justice of the Ninth District Court. He resigned from the Department May 4, 1857.
married Mary A Dailey and born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.2.1.1) MARIANNA MCGOWN
(1.1.3.4.2.1.2) HENRY POST MCGOWN Jr
(1.1.3.4.3.2) ELIZABETH ANN POST MCGOWN
Born to Benjamin and his second wife, Anna Maria Ferris were:
(1.1.3.4.3) EMILY MATILDA FERRIS born March 1810 NY and died January 1, 1892 NYC; married October 30, 1841 Edward Cowles Richards [son of James & Caroline (Cowles) Richards] born March 27, 1806 Morristown NJ [they resided in Morristown NJ] and died before 1880 NYC …and during the greater part of his life he resided in the city of New York, and for 25 years occupied a commanding position among the honorable and successful merchants and real estate owners of the great metropolis; in size, figure and general bearing, he greatly resembled his father; his kindness to those members of his family who presented a claim upon h is dympathies stands unrivalled; and this unwearied beneficence and prompty interference for their relief, and his liberal benefactions to other objects, entitle him to a distinguished place among those borne the name of Richards; no one of the race exceeded him in the patronage of our enterprise.
(1.1.3.4.4) LAURA MARY FERRIS born March 1812 and died October 28, 1899; married 1st Cornelius M. Gaul and 2d Redford A. Watkinson
(1.1.3.4.5) HANNAH MARIA FERRIS born September 8, 1814 and died March 14, 1881; married 1838 (1844?) Samuel Blois, M.D. and born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.5.1) EUGENE SAMUEL BLOIS (1845-1893); L.L.B., Columbia College 1867; married Lillian LaBarr
(1.1.3.4.5.2) ERNEST BLOIS
(1.1.3.4.5.3) EMILY MARIA BLOIS born March 17, 1851 and died March 5, 1910; married December 1, 1880 Henry Augustus de Bois, M.D., (1840-1897); Civil War Vet - He became the inspector of hospitals for the Army of the Potomac; medical inspector of the artillery reserve, and was twice brevetted by the President. He was also assistant medical inspector of the middle military division of Virginia on Sheridan's staff. Born to them were:
(1.1.2.3.5.3.1) ALFRED DU BOIS
(1.1.2.3.5.3.2) AUGUSTA W JAY DU BOIS
(1.1.2.3.5.3.3) MARY RUTHERFORD JAY DU BOIS
(1.1.3.4.5.3.4) HELEN JAY DU BOIS born September 8, 1881 and died September 20, 1911
(1.1.3.4.5.3.5) HENRY AUGUSTUS DU BOIS born December 22, 1882 San Rafael CA; married 1st November 25, 1909 in Lake Co CA, Beatrice Evelyn Van Fleet [dau of Mabry Burtis & Estella Isabella (Perry) Fleet] born October 31, 1890 Riverside CA – divorced 1933; married 2d June 11, 1934 in Modesto CA, Anna Matilda Carlson [dau of Carl August & Hannah (Anderson) Johanson] born April 3, 1880 San Mateo CA and died November 28, 1963
(1.1.3.4.5.3.6) ERNEST BLOIS DUBOIS born April 29, 1884 San Rafael CA; A.B. U. of Nebraska 1905; Iowa State College 1906-07; resided Santa Barbara CA; married 1st January 9, 1919 Helen Catherine Heberton born June 10, 1878 Philadelphia, PA; married 2d December 28, 1955 in Florence AZ, Mildred Edith Nelson born November 4, 1895 NE
(1.1.3.4.5.3.7) HANNAH LAWRENCE DU BOIS (1886-) married May , 1920 Milton Smith Davis born January 28, 1880
(1.1.3.4.5.3.8) EMILY DOROTHY DU BOIS born August 20, 1889 Rafael CA; married April 24, 1917 in Rafael, Clyde Leon Reed [son of Lawrence Washington & Mary Elizabeth (Schafer) Reed] born December 23, 1883 Carrollton IL
(1.1.3.4.6) BENJAMIN CLINTON FERRIS born 1817 and died in the Crimean War; unmarried
(1.1.3.4.7) CAROLINE EUDORA FERRIS born 1819 and died December 4, 1882; married Homer Morgan and born to them was:
(1.1.3.4.7.1) ALMA LOUISE MORGAN born January 1, 1855 NYC and died June 26, 1927 New London CT; buried Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn; married 1st September 21, 1877 in NYC, Colonel Clifford Clarence Coddington [son of Jonathan Inslee & Matilda Eliza (Palmer) Coddington] born May 17, 1840 NYC and died there February 28, 1892; buried there Woodlawn Cemetery; Colonel 2d Regiment NYNG; Captain US Volunteers in Civil War; commissioned 2d Lieutenant 51st NY Volunteer Regiment; wounded; resigned from Army due to broken health; studied law but never practiced; devoted his time looking after his estates and those of his family; Yale PhD; Alma married 2d May 24, 1894 in NYC, James Waites Fellows [son of Louis Strite & Emily (Schnell) Fellows] died January 9, 1899 NYC; 3d June 6, 1899 in NYC, Albert Edward Larner who died March 17, 1913; and born to Alma and Cliff were:
(1.1.3.4.7.1.1) ANDREW CODDINGTON – not listed in all sources
(1.1.3.4.7.1.2) ALMA LOUISE CODDINGTON born and died December 27, 1877 Yonkers, Westchester, NY
(1.1.3.4.7.1.3) LOUISE ALMA CODDINGTON born June 18, 1879 NYC and died April 25, 1939 Westerly, Washington, RI; buried Woodlawn Cemetery, NYC; married 1st March 31, 1904 Hiram Henry Guy Denio who died March 8, 1911; 2d October 4, 1915 Captain Henry Scadding Sullivan; and 3d Raymond Dousman Fisk
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4) CLARENCE HOMER MORGAN CODDINGTON born October 3, 1883 NYC and died February 18, 1968 Hyannis MA; lawyer; married March 6, 1909 in Nice, France Elizabeth Coddington [dau of Andrew Comstock & Matilda Elliott (Steart) Coddington] born April 21, 1883 Philadelphia PA and died August 3, 1968 Hyannis MA; both buried Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich MA; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.1) CLIFFORD CODDINGTON born December 13, 1909 Los Angeles CA and died May 29, 1989 Tenafly NJ; 1921-25 Trinity School, NYC: 1925-27 Philips Exeter Academy; employed by export department of General Motors; sale representative for American Airlines; married Winifred Gould (Photo) and they had 4 kids
Great Neck Record
, January 4, 2002: Winifred "Winnie" Dana Gould Coddington, 89, of Idaho Falls, died December 14, 2001 at Idaho Falls of a heart attack. Winnie was born in Flushing, to Winifred Dana Lanier Gould and Aubrey Van Wyck Gould on November 21, 1912. She lived in Great Neck for most of her life until 1998 when she moved to Idaho Falls to be close to her daughter Lani Landon. Winnie graduated from Buckley Country Day School in Roslyn and St. Catherine’s School in Richmond VA. She enjoyed spending her summers at Squam Lake (scene of On Golden Pon) in New Hampshire while growing up and later with her family. On July 1, 1939 Winnie married Clifford Coddington, of New York City and Cape Cod, at All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Great Neck. Cliff was a sales executive for American Airlines in New York City. She worked as a corporate receptionist in New York City, as an award winning Avon representative on Long Island, and most of all a devoted and loving mother to her four children. The family spent many happy days on the beaches of Long Island and traveling throughout the country. She was a very active community volunteer. She loved All Saint’s Church where she volunteered in numerous ways including fund raising throughout her 86 years living in Great Neck. She is survived by her four children: Stewart Gould Coddington of Great Neck; Katherine Dana Dolan of Lafayette CO; Clifford Van Wyck Coddington of NYC; and Winifred Lanier Landon of Idaho Falls ID; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, her brother Dr. Anthony Van Wyck Gould of Keene NH, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father Aubrey, her mother Winifred, and her husband Clifford. Winnie loved life, her family, and her friends and looked forward to each day as a new adventure. Throughout her life, she owned and cared for many animals. She leaves behind her beloved cat, Sam, who was her constant companion. A memorial service will be held January 5, 2002 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Idaho Falls. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Hancock NH. Donations may be made to "The Book of Memory" All Saint’s Church, 855 Middle Neck Road, Great Falls NY 11023Born to them were:
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.1.1) STEWART GOULD CODDINGTON, MS RN CDE, of Great Neck NY
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.1.2) KATHERINE DANA CODDINGTON married a Mr Dolan, of Lafayette CO
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.1.3) CLIFFORD VAN WYCK CODDINGTON of NYC
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.1.4) WINIFRED LANIER CODDINGTON married a Mr Landon, of Idaho Falls ID
(1.1.3.4.7.1.4.2) ANDREW COMSTOCK CODDINGTON born April 25, 1912 Englewood, Bergen, NJ; U of Virginia
(1.1.3.4.7.1.5) JAMES INSLEE CODDINGTON born September 8, 1886 NYC and died April 28, 1960 Tenafly NJ; Captain, USNR, active in Naval Intelligence in both WWI and WWII; B.A, Yale; LLB Columbia; lawyer and financier; elected to Connecticut House and Senate; Judge of Probate; corporate counsel of New Haven; married March 3, 1916 in NYC, Mable Harriet Joy Robertson [dau of Abram Heaton & Grazella Delaplaine (Ridgway) Robertson] born July 25, 1888 New Haven CT and died 1976; and they had 3 kids
(1.1.3.4.7.1.6) CAROLINE GLADYS CODDINGTON born August 4, 1890 West End NJ and died March 18, 1974 NYC; married November 23, 1921 in NYC Richard Morris Sulzer (1891-)
(1.1.3.4.7.2) ANNE TAYLOR MORGAN (1857-1899); died in the Windsor Hotel Fire NYC, March 17, 1899; 91 other persons also perished in this fire; unmarried.
(1.1.3.4.8) WILLIAM EDWARD FERRIS died age 5m
(1.1.3.4.9) JULIA ELIZABETH FERRIS born May 1823 and died October 1879; married Solomon B. Noble and born to them was:
Don’t know if this is the same Solomon B. Noble: Solomon Belden NOBLE, who died at the residence of his son, District Attorney, Daniel NOBLE, at 73 Remsen street, Astoria, and whose remains were cremated at Fresh Pond, L. I., last Wednesday, was for some years a resident of 64 Second place, this city. He born at Williamstown, Mass., and was graduated from Williams college in his 19th year in the class of '37. Mr. Noble was descended from old Puritan stock. His ancestor, Thomas NOBLE, came from England and settled in Westfield, Mass. in 1640. Mr. NOBEL'S grandfather graduated from Yale College before the revolution. He was a judge of the supreme court of Massachusetts and one of the founders of Williams College. Solomon B. NOBLE's father, Daniel NOBLE, also a lawyer, was a graduate of Williams College, member of the governor's council and at the time of his death candidate for Lieutenant governor. His memory is still held in grateful remembrance by the faculty of Williams, as it was due to his efforts and influence with the governor that Williams College was not consolidated with Amherst. His protrait hangs in the library at Williamstown. S. B. NOBEL'S mother was Esther Belden WOLCOTT of Wolcottville, Conn., a direct descendant of Oliver WOLCOTT, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
(1.1.3.4.9.1) CORA ANNA NOBLE (1845-1880) married James Nicoll and born to them were:
(1.1.3.4.9.1.1) EMILY NICOLL
(1.1.3.4.9.1.2) FANCHER NICOLL
(1.1.3.4.9.1.3) HOWARD NICOLL
(1.1.3.4.9.1.4) CRAIG NICOLL
(1.1.3.4.10) ADELAIDE FERRIS born 1825 and died June 6, 1904 New York City; married September 30, 1852 William Howland Pell (1833-1911) (1.4.7.3.1.5.2); see him for offspring
(1.1.3.4.11) ELLEN FERRIS born July 4, 1828 and died April 15, 1892; married Columbus Bement Rogers who made millions inventing some kind of a steam engine (nothing on the ‘Net). When their daughter, Ella, died in 1926, her three million dollar estate was challenged by 69 cousins who appeared from nowhere. Born to Ellen and Columbus were:
(1.1.3.4.11.1) ELLA ANITA ROGERS born 1854 and died January 9, 1926; unmarried
(1.1.3.4.11.2) EDITH JULIA ROGERS born 1857 and died July 17, 1913; married John Gellatly; no issue
(1.1.3.5) JONATHAN FERRIS (HONORABLE)(Called Judge) born Peekskill March 18, 1779 (11th born - the last child born to Rachel) and died September 6, 1838 Ithaca NY, while temporarily away from home on business; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill. He was a Captain in Colonel Carver's Regiment in the War of 1812 and County Judge of Westchester Co. in 1820. Jonathan married on February 13, 1800, Jane Owen (1782/3-1845); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.5.1) JESSE OWEN FERRIS born Peekskill December 18, 1800 and died Mt. Clemens MI December 18, 1891; married February 17, 1833 Jane Sidam Edgerly (1817-1890); both buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township. Macomb Co MI (cemetery photo); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.5.1.1) MARIAN AUGUSTA FERRIS (tombstone has name as Marion) born October 10, 1838 and died November 1932; buried Clinton Grove Cemetey, Clinton Grove Township, MI (tombstone photo); married October 20, 1859 Henry O Taylor, M.D. (1832-1876); he was one of several in establishing the original Bath House, Mount Clemens MI; subscriber to the establishment of the Clinton Grove Cemetery; sexton of that cemetery; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.5.1.1.1) HARRY FERRIS TAYLOR, M.D., born July 31, 1862 Mt Clemens MI and died 1921; buried Clinton Grove Cemetery MI; read medicine with his father; attended Detroit College of Medicine; Medical Director of the Original Bath House, a position he held for 12y; married December 19, 1886 Kittie Anna Avery born November 4, 1868 Detroit MI and died 1964; and they had 2 kids - see ‘Net on the Original Bath House in Mt Clemens
(1.1.3.5.1.2) MARTIN V.B. FERRIS (1834-1868) Note: Also listed in the (3) Joseph line – appears to be conflicting info on this line
(1.1.3.5.1.3) JAMES EDGERLY FERRIS – is the James Ferris who is buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township MI; buried January 12, 1904 age 60y
(1.1.3.5.1.4) JANE ELIZA FERRIS
(1.1.3.5.1.5) FRANK FERRIS – is this the Frank L Ferris who is buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township MI; buried January 24, 1931 age 49y – probably not as dates don’t line up
(1.1.3.5.2) MARY ANN FERRIS born Peekskill August 3, 1802 and died Brooklyn NY November 11, 1861; married April 18, 1821 Benjamin P. Benson and born to them was:
(1.1.3.5.2.1) EUGENE BENSON an artist who resided in Rome, Italy
(1.1.3.5.3) CHARLES HARRISON? (EDWARD?) FERRIS born Peekskill October 6, 1804 and died Chicago September 3, 1852; married February 13, 1838 Catharine Melissa Dussenburg (maybe with one s) (1820-1853 (83?). Born to them was:
(1.1.3.5.3.1) FRANCES M.(MELISSA?) FERRIS born Peekskill; married John Enoch Clark and they resided Geneva IL. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.5.3.1.1) CAROLINE FRANCES CLARK born Geneva IL; married William Linus Clark – is this the same guy who was Champion Paper’s first chemist?
(1.1.3.5.4) JOSEPH FERRIS born Peekskill February 21/2, 1807 and died there November 28, 1831; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.5) CALEB DEAN FERRIS born Peekskill February 14, 1809 and died Mt Clemens MI October 17, 1832; buried Clinton Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township MI age 23y
(1.1.3.5.6) SARAH FERRIS born Peekskill January 31, 1811 and (killed?) died there March 7, 1858 (1850?); married Thomas D.( or B. for Brown?) Cooper (1814-1865)
(1.1.3.5.7) HARRISON FERRIS born Peekskill March 15, 1815 (August 15, 1813?) and died there November 29, 1854; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.8) JANE ELIZA FERRIS born Peekskill August 19, 1815(16/7?) and died there May 17, 1841; married October 16, 1839 Alsop V.C.(H.?) Strang
(1.1.3.5.9) BENJAMIN FERRIS born Peekskill September 8, 1817 and died there April 9, 1826
(1.1.3.5.10) JONATHAN HENRY FERRIS born Peekskill May 5, 1820 and died there June 2, 1873 [Went by the name of Henry.]; buried Hillside Cemetery, Peekskill. Jonathan was one of nine original trustees for the Van Nest Reformed Dutch Church of Peekskill 1843; a lawyer; married Sarah A. Nelson (1821-1908); divorced August 9, 1856. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.5.10.1) CORNELIA FERRIS born July 15, 1843 Peekskill; married February 17, 1881 [as his second wife] Judge John Currey of San Francisco; Judge Currey was the twin brother of James Currey of Evanston IL who married Eliza Ferris
Solano: The Way it Was Sunday • October 23, 2005
Lawyer lured by gold, stayed to become top judge John Currey later had a Dixon ranch road as his name
By Sabine Goerke-Shrode
One name tied to early Solano County history is that of Judge John Currey. In our area, he made his name during the 1850s as a lawyer, working with many of the settlers in solving their legal issues surrounding the Mexican land grants and the ensuing settlement disputes. In later years, he owned a ranch in the Dixon area; Currey Road is named after him. John Moore Currey was born on Oct. 4, 1814, in Cortlandtown, Westchester County, N.Y. He and his twin brother, James, were the sons of Thomas and Rebecca Ward Currey. The couple had nine children altogether. Currey grew up in Peekskill on his father's farm. He was educated at the local district school, followed by the Peekskill Military Academy, the Amenia Seminary at Amenia, N.Y., the West Poultney Academy at West Poultney, Vt., and for a short period, Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn.
In 1839, he began a three-year study of law in the office of William Nelson. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1842 and immediately started practicing in Peekskill with partner Edward Wells. On Sept. 11, 1845, Currey married 27-year-old Cornelia Elizabeth Scott. Their first child, Montgomery Scott, was born July 17, 1846. News of the Gold Rush enticed John Currey to travel to San Francisco via Panama. He arrived on a steamer on Aug. 18, 1849. He spent a short time in the gold mines, but found the work too hard for him to bear. A stint in a timber project on the Sacramento River similarly proved unsuccessful. In addition, he became severely ill and had to return to San Francisco. After his recovery, he opened a law office with Richard V. Groat and James S. Carpenter. He quickly made a name for himself as a promising lawyer. In January 1851, President Fillmore nominated him for the office of United States District Judge in California. Currey's strong anti-slavery views led to his not being confirmed. In February, he returned to the East Coast to fetch his wife and son, returning on June 24, 1851. Their second child, Robert John, was born in California on Dec. 30, 1851. He was followed by Julia Augusta, born in Benicia on Dec. 20, 1853. Their last child, Charles, was born Aug. 23, 1855 and died in 1860. On his return in June 1851, Currey found that the San Francisco fires earlier that year had destroyed much of his office and scattered his clientele. Rather than rebuild his practice, Currey decided to move to the prospering town of Benicia. By that time, the disputes surrounding the Spanish and Mexican land grants offered much work for him.
In 1907, Judge Currey wrote a recollection of parts of his life which was republished in the Dixon Tribune Centennial Edition of Oct. 10, 1968. About his early years in Solano County, Judge Curry remarked: "I have been asked to give some account of things in Solano County, and the country round about in the early days of the settlement of this part of the State, by incoming immigrants of 1849 and a few years afterwards. "I came to Benicia in the Summer of 1851, driven out of San Francisco by the destruction of that year, which laid that city waste, and for a time suspended the work of the practice of my legal profession, which I had followed there from the Autumn of 1849. "Benicia then was an incorporated city of great expectations. It was the headquarters of the Pacific division of the United States Army. It was the depot for ships of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, where they could by fresh waters of the Suisun Bay become relieved of the barnacles that had accumulated on their bottoms, without great expense to that company. Then the steamship company had extensive shops, for the repair of their ships, and for that purpose employed an army of workmen. S. Clinton Hastings, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State, resided there. ..."Dr. William F. Peabody was the physician of the place. There my son, Robert J. Currey, now and for more than 30 years a farmer of Solano County, was born. In the year 1852, as I remember, Solomon Hydenfeldt, a justice of the Supreme Court, made Benicia his residence, and Hugh C. Morrison, who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, resided there with Justice Hydenfeldt."
At the time, Benicia was the county seat and, for a short time in 1853, also the capital for the State of California. The concentration of lawyers and judges helped Currey in establishing a professional network. The 1852 census lists the Currey family, albeit with a couple of small mysteries. The census names John Currey, aged 37, as a lawyer; his wife Cornelia, aged 31, although she was born Sept. 11, 1818, and thus was 34 years old. Their children are listed as Montgomery, age 6, and - interestingly - Charles J., age 1. Charles J. would not be born until 1855, the child mentioned here had to have been Robert J. Even more mysterious is the fact that the same family is listed again underneath the entry for "Currey" as another family named "Curry." The information is exactly the same, with the exception of that little "e" dropped in the last name.
For the next 10 years, Currey practiced law in Benicia. In his 1907 recollection, he gave a sketch of the people who came to California during that period: "The Seventh Judicial District, at that day (1852), consisted of the counties of Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, with Lake County, Sonoma, with Mendocino, and Marin. "Of the legal profession of these counties, there were many lawyers, a few of whom were of respectable learning and ability. These counties, except Lake and Mendocino, had large populations, made up mostly of young men and women, under the age of forty-five. There were those who had come to California during the Forties. There were only a few well-educated people among them, the greater proportion having no more than a common school education of early times, yet were fairly well-informed of the events of the times. Of the older men I remember a goodly number, of strong natural ability and excellent moral character. "The farmers who lived on their own farms were a substantial class of men. In those days all the younger men of the population were actively enterprising and generally law-abiding, except perhaps the squatters, mostly immigrants from the Western and Southwestern states. They were no respecters of Mexican land titles, which covered the best land of the county where located. They came in great numbers into the Counties of Contra Costa, Solano, Napa and Sonoma."
Currey became the foremost lawyer in our area to deal with the recurrent squatter problems in the courts. Among his clients were General Mariano Vallejo, Chief Solano, Jose Francisco Armijo and other well known early pioneers.
(1.1.3.5.10.2) JANE FERRIS born February 24, 1845 Peekskill; married November 8, 1865 Ezra P. Griswold of Peekskill
(1.1.3.5.10.3) JONATHAN HENRY FERRIS born February 24, 1847 Peekskill and died there April 2, 1849
(1.1.3.5.10.4) WILLIAM NELSON FERRIS born September 14, 1848 Peekskill
(1.1.3.5.10.5) SARAH M. FERRIS born September 15, 1851 Peekskill and died February 22, 1854
(1.1.3.5.10.6) FRANK FERRIS born March 21, 1853 Peekskill and died Detroit MI; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.10.7) ELIZABETH NELSON FERRIS born January 17, 1855 Peekskill and died Detroit; married April 17, 1880 in Peekskill, Rev. Ralph Evrville MacDuff (Photo); Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Flint, Genesee, MI 1902-10; he became prominently identified with the life of the community during his stay in Flint and accomplished much for his church and his city; they removed to Jackson MI where he devoted himself entirely to his literary work; died 1916 Flint; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.5.10.7.1) RALPH MACDUFF ???
(1.1.3.5.10.7.1.1) JOHN NELSON MACDUFF (Jack) – taught at Duke U for many years in the Engineering Department; Duke 1956, M.M.E., Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Sciences; 1965-66 ASME Design Engineering Division Chair; ashes scattered on Macduff Peak in the Oregon Cascades, named after him
(1.1.3.5.10.7.1.1.1) ROBERT MACDUFF, P.E. – engineer in Washington State
(1.1.3.5.10.7.1.1.1.1) TREVOR MACDUFF (Photo) is a teacher at Hanford High School, Richland WA; see ‘Net on this guy – provider of this info – thanks!
(1.1.3.5.10.7.2) NORMAN WALLACE MACDUFF born June 21, 1893
(1.1.3.5.11) JOHN FERRIS born Peekskill February 8, 1825 and died there an infant
(1.1.3.5.12) JOSHUA CURREY FERRIS born Peekskill February 12, 1826 and died there May 15, 1882; married February 13, 1851 Lydia M. Boynton [Loose notes in the Peekskill Library say Joshua died at Milwaukee and gives Lydia's maiden name as Byington.]; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.5.12.1) HENRY BOYNTON FERRIS born New York City December 5, 1851; married May 13, 1874 Belle Crary Buckland; no offspring
(1.1.3.5.12.2) JANE ELIZA FERRIS born Peekskill April 29, 1854; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.12.3) JOHN BOYNTON FERRIS born Peekskill March 15, 1856; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.12.4) MARY LOUISE FERRIS born Milwaukee WI (Buffalo NY?) August 22, 1865; married July 28, 1886 Frederick Staib
(1.1.3.5.12.5) CHARLES NELSON FERRIS born Buffalo NY January 20, 1869; unmarried
(1.1.3.5.12.6) ALLA GERTRUDE FERRIS born Buffalo NY June 20, 1873; married October 1889 Frederick Charles Wilkes and born to them was:
(1.1.3.5.12.6.1) HAROLD W. WILKES
(1.1.3.6) SARAH FERRIS born July 25, 1759 Peekskill (2d born) and died June 5, 1834 Cortlandtown NY; married c1776 (in Peekskill NY) Richard Curry (Currey) III [son of Richard & Elizabeth (Jones) Curry] born February 21, 1750 Adams Corner NY (Bedford, Westchester, NY) and died July 5, 1835 Cortlandtown, Westchester, NY. Richard was a farmer and served in the New York Militia, 1778-81, in Colonel Samuel Drake's Regiment. It is said that Sarah eloped with Richard - they both rode the same horse to the residence of the Rev. Silas Constant where they were made man and wife. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.6.1) ELIZABETH CURRY born September 18, 1777; married Nathaniel Stanley, M.D. born September 18, 1777 and died 1835; (questionable – what are the odds of them having the same date of birth); and born to them were:
(1.1.3.6.1.1) JOSEPH STANLEY
(1.1.3.6.1.2) THOMAS STANLEY
(1.1.3.6.1.3) SARAH FERRIS STANLEY born November 30, 1805 and died March 5, 1890; married Nathaniel Brown born October 7, 1802 and died September 21, 1849; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.6.1.3.1) WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON BROWN born August 3, 1840 Peekskill NY and died March 21, 1926; married Ella Chapman Smith [dau of Charles] born July 5, 1853 and died October 16, 1906; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.6.1.3.1.1) ELEANOR LAVINIA BROWN born August 15, 1891 South Norwalk CT and died April 6, 1966 Tarpon Springs MI (FL?); married January 1, 1916 John Ernest Hinkel [son of Louis John & Lodona (Ellis) Hinkel] born February 26, 1888 Baltimore MD and died August 28, 1983 Tarpon Springs FL; and they had 2 kids
(1.1.3.6.2) SARAH FERRIS CURRY married Nathaniel Brown – interesting with her niece marrying a guy by same name – makes one wonder if this might be a duplicate entry – see note at beginning of chapter
(1.1.3.6.3) CATHERINE M. CURRY
(1.1.3.6.4) JONES FERRIS CURRY, M.D.
(1.1.3.7) SUSANNAH FERRIS born October 3, 1765 Peekskill NY (5th born) and died 1848 (September 17, 1825?) before her father; married Smith William Jones (or William Smith Jones) (1758-1828) and born to them were:
(1.1.3.7.1) RACHEL JONES born June 22, 1786 NY and died December 2/3, 1873 Victoria, Knox, IL; buried there Victoria Cemetery; married March 30, 1806 Briggs Wilber born June 2, 1786 and born to them were (they had 13 kids – 7 living in 1886) (birth sequence unk):
(1.1.3.7.1.1) ROBERT WILBER married unk name and born to them was:
(1.1.3.7.1.1.1) HUGH E. WILBER born November 28, 1901 and died May 13, 1994; married Ruth {mnu} born September 19, 1908 and died September 6, 1983; both buried Victoria Cemetery, Victoria, Knox, IL – see headstone photo
(1.1.3.7.1.2) FERRIS WILBER born c1822 NY
(1.1.3.7.1.3) SUSAN WILBER born c1826 NY
(1.1.3.7.1.4) DEBORAH ANN WILBER born c1832 NY; married S. G. Spencer; 1873 resided Victoria, Knox, IL; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.7.1.4.1) RACHEL FRANCES SPENCER married a Mr. Lord [they resided in Galva IL] and born to them was:
(1.1.3.7.1.4.1.1) NAME UNKNOWN (Lord) married - name unk and born to them was:
(1.1.3.7.1.4.1.1.1) RACHEL LORD F married Dorsey Williams
(1.1.3.7.1.4.2) ELLA N SPENCER born April 1858 and died December 26, 1879; buried Victoria Cemetery, Knox Co IL – see headstone photo
(1.1.3.7.1.5) SALLY ANN WILBER born November 1808 and died July 21, 1889 probably Victoria IL; married Alexander Sornborger born March 1804 and died April 6, 1864 probably Victoria IL; both buried there Victoria Cemetery
(1.1.3.7.1.6) ELIZA WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.7) RACHEL WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.8) ROBINSON J WILBER born April 15, 1829 Otsego Co NY and died March 24, 1897 probably Knox Co IL; 1852-53, 1857-86 Victoria Township, Knox Co IL; 1853-57 California gold mining; married September 1859 in Knox Co IL, Almina Lyons [dau of David & Jane (Sornborger) Lyons] born April 21, 1842 Black Rock, Cayuga, NY and died September 7, 1919; both buried Victoria Cemetery, Victoria IL; and born to them were (all probably born Knox Co IL):
Of Victoria Township, is one of the leading agriculturists of Knox County, where his farm is located on section 11. He is the son of Briggs and Rachel (Jones) Wilber, and was born in Otsego County, N.Y. April 15, 1829. His parents were natives of New York and had a family of 13 children, six of whom are deceased. Those living are Sallie A. who became Mrs. Sornborger; Eliza, now Mrs. Fairchilds; Ferris, third child; Susan, now Mrs. Hoag; Rachel, who married a Mr. Snyder; Robinson J. the subject of this sketch, and Deborah A. at present Mrs. Spencer. The father of out subject followed the calling of a farmer until his demise, in 1831. His widow came west with her daughter, Mrs. Spencer, and located at Victoria, where her death occurred Dec.6, 1873. R. J. Wilber, of whom we write, remained at home until 21 years of age, in the meantime assisting in the farm duties and attending school. In 1852 he came to Illinois, making settlement in Victoria Township, where he engaged with Alexander Sornborger in the stock business. He crossed the plains to California in 1853, and on October 9 of that year arrived at a place called Hangtown; from there he went to Coloma, and thence to a place bearing the name of Dry Diggings, where for three years he was engaged in gold mining. In 1857 he returned to Victoria Township, where he engaged in breaking prairie the first year, and in the year following worked out by the month. For three years, until 1860, he rented land in Victoria Township, subsequently purchasing his present farm, which contains 80 acres, only half of which at that time was broken. He has improved his farm by erecting a comfortable residence and convenient and commodious barn. His place is well fenced and beautified by shade and ornamental trees. He has been extensively engaged in the raising of grain and stock, and is meeting with much success in his chosen vocation. Miss Almina Lyons, born in Block Rock, N.Y. April 21, 1842, and is the daughter of David and Jane (Sornborger) Lyons, was the lady chosen by R.J. Wilber to be his companion through life. The marriage ceremony was celebrated Sept 29, 1859. The parents of Mrs. Wilber came to Illinois in 1844, and located on section7, Victoria Township, at which place the father died two years later. His widow followed him to the land of the hereafter in 1852. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons numbered ten children, five of whom are deceased. Those living are Catherine, who became Mrs. Sansbury; David, Edward, Charles and Almina, wife of our subject. Our subject and wife have become the parents of four children, concerning whom we give the following: Willis became the husband of Sarah Lafferty, and to them have been born three children—Arthur, Charles, and Belle. The next in order of birth are Olive, Ferris J. and Earl. Mr. Wilber affiliates with the Greenback party. He has held the offices of Road Commissioner, School Director and Pathmaster, and is a prominent member of the I.O.O.F. We have in the life of this gentleman an excellent illustration of how many of the wealthy and influential men of Knox County began their business careers. Coming here without means, and surrounded by obstacles that would discourage the young men of today, we find Mr. Wilber has not only accumulated a good property and wielded and influence for the welfare and good of the community, but has won and retained the respect of all who know him. Source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Knox County, IL, published by the Chapman Brothers, page #772, typed by Kate Hagerty
(1.1.3.7.1.8.1) MARY L WILBER born February 1868 and died February 1869; buried Victoria Cemetery, Victoria, Knox, IL
(1.1.3.7.1.8.2) IDELL WILBER born after 1859 and died December 2, 1879; buried Victoria Cemetery, Victoria IL
(1.1.3.7.1.8.3) ROBERT J WILBER born after 1859 and died November 28, 1888; buried Victoria Cemetery, Knox Co IL
(1.1.3.7.1.8.4) WILLIS A WILBER married March 2, 1880 in Stark Co IL, Sarah Lafferty [dau of Edwin & Margaret (Johnson) Lafferty] born Knox Co IL; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.7.1.8.4.1) ARTHUR WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.8.4.2) SUSAN BELLE WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.8.4.3) CHARLES WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.8.5) OLIVE WILBER
(1.1.3.7.1.8.6) FERRIS J WILBER born July 10, 1868 and died March 22, 1942; married February 6, 1899 in Knox Co, Ruth Ella McIlravy [dau of Dr H.G. & Ruth] born October 26, 1865 and died May 25, 1940; both buried Victoria Cemetery, Knox Co IL – see headstone photo
(1.1.3.7.1.8.7) EARL WILBER
(1.1.3.7.2) JOSEPH JONES born July 22, 1788 and died May 4, 1789
(1.1.3.7.3) SARAH JONES born March 23, 1790 and died May 9, 1865; married November 11, 1809 name unk
(1.1.3.7.4) JOHN JONES born April 22, 1792 and died October 6, 1799
(1.1.3.7.5) BETSEY JONES born March 26, 1794 and died May 18, 1874
(1.1.3.7.6) SUSANNAH JONES born April 2, 1795 and died April 11, 1795
(1.1.3.7.7) PHOEBE JONES born October 8, 1796; married March 5, 1815 a Mr. Robinson
(1.1.3.7.8) SUSAN JONES born December 25, 1798 and died September 2, 1882; married March 10, 1852 name unk
(1.1.3.7.9) JOSHUA FERRIS JONES born February 13, 1801 and died June 23, 1868; married March 17, 1822 name unk
(1.1.3.7.10) DEBORAH A. JONES born December 5, 1802 and died March 10, 1803
(1.1.3.7.11) JOHN DEAN JONES born January 14, 1804 and died March 26, 1895; married July 25, 1849 name unk
(1.1.3.7.12) DEBORAH ANN JONES born April 29, 1806 and died June 1, 1866; married May 9, 1824 Charles Tripp
(1.1.3.7.13) WILLIAM W. JONES born July 4, 1808 (?) and died December 8, 1854
(1.1.3.8) DEBORAH FERRIS born December 3, 1767 Peekskill, Westchester, (Cortlandt Manor) NY (6th born) and died July 21, 1844 North Monroeville OH; married c1785 Benjamin Drake [son of Jeremiah & Martha (Deason) Drake] born April 18, 1766 Peekskill and died December 22, 1844 North Monroeville OH; buried there; 1832, resided in Oxford, Huron, OH. On his pension application Benjamin alleged that he volunteered in Peekskill NY in November, 1780 [which means he would have been 14 - not an unusual occurrence in the Rev. War.] and served at various times until the end of the War, with the New York Troops under Captain Ebenezer Boyd and Colonel Samuel Drake; served as a militia guard; was at Tarrytown when Major Andre was captured. He was placed on the pension roll, 1832 and is listed with the DAR. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.1) CALEB BENJAMIN DRAKE born July 25, 1786 Cherry Valley NY; married ?? Miss Buell
(1.1.3.8.2) SARAH DRAKE born February 23, 1788 Cherry Valley NY; married Dr. Amos S. Amsden
(1.1.3.8.3) CHARLES FERRIS DRAKE born January 16, 1790 Cherry Valley NY; Colonel in War of 1812; married July 13, 1820 in Ohio, Mary V. V. Livingston
(1.1.3.8.4) NANCY A. DRAKE born January 30, 1792; married 1st a Dr. Holmes; married 2d a Dr. Daniel Tilden; and born to Nancy and Daniel was:
(1.1.3.8.4.1) MYRON MILLS TILDEN
(1.1.3.8.5) NANCY FERRIS DRAKE (Deborah) born October 25, 1795 Oxford Township, Butler, OH and died April 18, 1876; married January 10, 1822 Shepard Patrick born December 18, 1788 Windsor CT/VT
(1.1.3.8.6) PHEBE DRAKE born and died March 23, 1797
(1.1.3.8.7) BENJAMIN FERRIS DRAKE born June 23, 1798 and died August 15, 1825; married December 19, 1820 Polly Ogden
(1.1.3.8.8) JOSHUA HATHAWAY DRAKE (Jonathan) born January 29, 1801 Spencer, Tioga, NY and died January 16, 1888 Chillicothe, Livingston, MO; buried there Grace Church; studied to become a doctor, but never practiced; went to CA for the Gold Rush; listed 1851 in Sacramento, J.H. Drake & Co, merchants; married April 4, 1830 in Lower Sandusky OH, Charlotte Gibbs [dau of Samuel Read & Debbie (Hanford) Gibbs] born March 6, 1807 Norwalk CT. Born to them were (apparently 8 children):
(1.1.3.8.8.1) ISABELLA DRAKE married William N. Norville and born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.8.1.1) FRANCES NORVILLE
(1.1.3.8.8.1.2) JOSEPHINE NORVILLE born Chillicothe MO
(1.1.3.8.8.1.3) CHARLOTTE NORVILLE born Chillicothe MO
(1.1.3.8.8.2) FRANK DRAKE born February 6, 1831 Norwalk, Huron, OH and died October 2, 1913 Ramona, San Diego, CA; buried Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego (photo); Secretary-Treasurer, Paragon Refining Company; married November 27, 1874 in Buffalo NY, Rozetta Haskins [dau of Abraham & Elizabeth (Slade) Haskins] born July 23, 1856 Genessee NY and died October 28, 1934 Mission Beach, San Diego, CA; buried with Frank; and born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.1) WALLACE FRANKLIN DRAKE born August 15, 1875 Buffalo, Erie, NY and died there September 3, 1875; buried there Forest Lawn Cemetery
(1.1.3.8.8.2.2) RUTHERFORD CENTENNIAL DRAKE born October 21, 1876 Buffalo, Erie, NY and died April 12, 1938 Ramona, San Diego, CA; buried Greenwood Cemetery, San Diego; turkey rancher, Drake Ranch
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3) LILLIAN MARY DRAKE born February 6, 1879 Edinboro, Erie, PA and died May 12, 1943 Bridgville, Sussex, DE; married December 1903 Toledo OH, Joseph Ferdinand Louis Uhl [son of Bernard Benedict & Elisabeth (Meibers) Uhl] born June 25, 1866 Glandorf, Putnam, OH and died December 26, 1935 Toledo. Joseph lived near New Washington OH on a dairy farm as a boy and he lost a leg when he was 8-10 years old; he was a furniture maker, a concert violinist and loved to dance. He was the leader of the Uhl Concert Band which played in Toledo. Lillian was a concert pianist. Born to them were (and probably others):
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.1) ROZETTA ELIZABETH UHL born May 15, 1904 Toledo, Lucas, OH and died June 27, 19** La Jolla, San Diego, CA; an Art Professor at U. of San Diego College for Women 1955-83; married September 5, 1935 in Toledo OH, Myron Theodore Hill born March 15, 1905 Toledo and died February 14, 1955 Hill Ranch, San Diego, CA; both buried Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, San Diego CA; USN WWII Vet who flew blimps and designed camouflage for east coast bases; Lieutenant Commander; architect and artist; is this the same Myron T. Hill, architect, who designed the first steel frame house built in Oberlin OH 1932 currently listed as a historical place in Ohio; did they have a son, Myron T Hill Jr, a lawyer in North Carolina;
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2) DOROTHY JOSEPHINE GERTRUDE UHL born January 17, 1911 Toledo OH and died April 19, 1997 Cupertino, Santa Clara, CA; medical technologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologists with a specialty in hematology); married June 14, 1937 in Toledo, Oliver Frederick Thomas Senn [son of Oliver Julius & Edna Mary (Erne) Senn] born May 4, 1910 Toledo and died January 23, 1993 Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; both buried Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, Los Altos CA (photo); he was an organic research chemist; graduated St John’s College; Masters in Chemistry from the U of Detroit and his PhD from the U of Michigan; invented the process still used to make saccharin; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.1) JOSEPH OLIVER THEODORE SENN born November 29, 1944 Philadelphia PA; married 1st Sandra Jean LeVan born March 10, 1944 Pensacola FL; married 2d Marilyn Elaine Pomp born October 24, 1944 Chicago Heights, Cook, IL; born to him and Sandra was:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.1.1) JULIE CHRISTINE SENN
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.2) SUZANNE FRANCES MARIE SENN born March 21, 1946 Toledo, Lucas, OH; married 1st Timothy Lee Moffat born June 22, 1946 San Jose CA; married 2d William Sterlling Thomas Pitt (Butch) born July 1, 1945 Culver City CA – she authored Pitt-Senn Family Book – see ‘Net; born to her and Timothy was:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.2.1) STEPHEN MCGILVRAY MOFFAT
Born to Suzanne and her 2d husband, Butch, were:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.2.2) ANNE ELIZABETH PITT
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.2.3) JOSEPH ROBERT PITT
(1.1.3.8.8.2.3.2.2.4) ALICE ROSE PITT
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4) CHARLOTTE ISABELLA DRAKE born June 13, 1886 Bradford, McKean, PA and died January 15, 1974 La Jolla, San Diego, CA; cremated and ashes in Cypress View Mauseoleum, San Diego; married November 21, 1914 Victor Peterson [son of Andrew & Sarah (Westlind) Peterson] born June 7, 1892 (Kansas or Texas) and died February 5, 1966 San Diego; cremated. In 1922 he was a butcher and in 1966 worked maintenance for Montgomery Ward. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4.1) FRANK JOSEPH PETERSON born December 25, 1922 San Diego CA and died September 30, 1963 New Zealand. Frank was a professional diver who worked diving all over the Pacific Ocean for Scripps Oceanographic Institute. He died of nitrogen narcosis (the bends) on the job for Scripps, diving off New Zealand. His ashes were returned home to Ramona CA and buried in the Ramona Cemetery. He married December 7, 1946 in Yuma AZ, Alice June Kunkler and born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4.1.1) PAMELA ANN PETERSON
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4.1.2) JENNIFER LYNN PETERSON
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4.1.3) VICTOR KARL PETERSON
(1.1.3.8.8.2.4.1.4) FRANK DRAKE PETERSON
(1.1.3.8.8.3) JAY DRAKE born June 16, 1842 Republic OH and died August 7, 1900 Linn Creek MO; married October 9, 1864 in Chillicothe MO, Mary Morgan [dau of William & Charlotte (Mills) Morgan] born September 20, 1841 Dresden OH and died January 16, 1919 Beaver KS; and born to them was:
(1.1.3.8.8.3.1) NANCY DRAKE born July 20, 1872 Chillcothe, Livingston, MO and died July 21, 1972 Sherman Oaks CA; buried San Diego
(1.1.3.8.9) GEORGE W. DRAKE born August 25, 1804 and died August 28, 1809
(1.1.3.8.10) GEORGE WASHINGTON DRAKE born January 25, 1807 and died July 1, 1839
(1.1.3.8.11) JAMES THEODORE DRAKE born October (9)17, 1809 Madison Co NY and died April 18, 1892 Ravannah, Mercer, MO; buried there; married November 10, 1831 in Tiffin, Erie, OH, Catharine Ann Sneath [dau of Richard D. & Catharine (Baugher) Sneath] born October 13, 1816, Fredericksburg, Sneath, MD and died February 7, 1907 Ravannah MO; buried there. Born to them were [birth sequence in question]:
(1.1.3.8.11.1) EMMA DRAKE born December 3, 1849 Tiffin OH {near Sandusky OH) and died November 21, 1918 (January 13, 1917) Ravenna OH; married April 1, 1867 (in Princeton MO) (William H) William J. McKinley born April 1, 1841 Middletown OH (April 1, 1842 Logan Co IL) and died February 22, 1904 Gsalt MO. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.11.1.1) ORIN S. MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.2) WILLIAM J. MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.3) CHARLEY MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.4) ROBERT D. MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.5) RALPH MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.6) EMMA MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.7) WADE K. MCKINLEY
(1.1.3.8.11.1.8) GRACE MCKINLEY born December 25, 1882 at Ravena MO and died May 13, 1967 Maryville MO; married May 23, 1906 Morris Allen Smith born August 25, 1878 Ravena MO and died May 13, 1932 Trenton MO. Born to them was:
(1.1.3.8.11.1.8.1) PAULINE SMITH married A.L. Biffle, Jr
(1.1.3.8.11.2) JEROME DRAKE born January 24, 1836 Sandusky, Erie, OH and died March (February) 12, 1920 Mercer Co MO; buried there; married October 4, 1865 in New Washington, Crawford, OH, Harriet Elizabeth Ervin (Hattie) [dau of William & Isabelle (Hopkins) Ervin] born November 29, 1844 New Washington OH and died December 17, 1926 Ravannah MO; buried there. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.11.2.1) ORLEY MILLER DRAKE born May 6, 1878 MO and died October 31, 1947; married August 8, 1900 in Ravannah MO, Nancy Viola Scott [dau of Thomas Beck & Laura Jane (Brown) Scott] born February 7 (April 29), 1882 Ravannah MO and died October(March) 29, 1965 Princeton MO. Born to them were:
(1.1.3.8.11.2.1.1) VIOLET LORRAINE DRAKE born August 9, 1903 Sullivan Co MO and died April 1, 1941 Elmhurst IL; married September 10, 1928 in Independence MO, Waldo Williams [son of William Benjamin & Elizabeth Ann (Baxter) Williams) born September 19, 1903 L