Notes: Darlene's Family Genealogy

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9951	The first certain information which we have about the early life of Timothy Williamson is contained in a deposition before John Alden, Assistant, in 1668, wherein he, "timothy Williamson, aged 47 years or thereabout testifyeth" that he came "to Marshfield about 26 years ago in the suite of the Reverend Edward Bulkeley of Woodhill (now Odell) Bedfordshire England." This would show that he first appeared in Marshfield about 1642, but whence he came has not been ascertained. The parish registers of Woodhill (Oledd) contain no references to anyone named Williamson, and this patronymic is so frequently encountered throughout Great Britain as to render further search for Timothy's ancestry hopeless without some clue. On 24 June 1643 his name is given among the freemen of Marshfield, and on 24 June 1649 Luke Lillie, at a town meeting held "at Robert Wattermanes acknoledged to hae sould to Tymothie Williamson all his upland formely graunted to him by the freemen of this Township & Also the meddow granted to him ye lieth with that pt graunted to john King & Thomas Chilingeworth for and in consideration of ye sum-----. At the same time William Hales sold to timothy Williamson all his upland meadow formerly granted him by the freemen of this township in consideration of---)". At the meeting of the Court at Plymouth on 6 Feb. 1654 the signature of Timothy Williamson who had served on the jury, is given as "Timothy Williams. His mark." It seems singular that he should have been unable to write his name, as the inventory of his estate shows him to have owned books, a fact from which one would infer that he was not illiterate. On 8 June 1655 Timothy Williamson was appointed surveyor of highways for Marshfield, and 3 June 1656 he was further appointed constable, and also stood propounded to take up his freedom and was admitted. he was sworn at the Court of 3 June 1657....... ...On the outbreak of trouble with the Indians, which culminated in King Philip's War, masters of garrisons were appointed in Marshfield in 1676, "and Mr Nath. Thomas and Timothy Williamson are to deliver the ammunition to the respective masters of garrisons." And thus, when the call came to the men of Marshfield on 20 June 1676 to bear arms against the hostile red men, Timothy Williamson executed his will and made ready to go. It is not known on what day he was killed, but presumably he fell on the last day of july or on one of the first days of Augyst, perhaps in one of the skirmishes at Bridgewater. He was buried 6 Aug 1676, in what is now called the Cedar Grove Cemetery, at Marshfield, but the exact spot is unknown.	WILLIAMSON, Timothy (I61952)
9952	The first child ever born in the White House.	CLEVELAND, Esther (I11942)
9953	The first direct mention of Andrew Warne in America is an entry in the town records of Cambridge, Mass., then known as "Newtowne'. On January 7th, 1632/3, there are recorded several votes regarding the erection of houses in the town and the division of the pale or fence to enclose the common, with the number of rods each settler was to build. This was the first entry made in the records of the tow, except for a single item on December 24th calling a monthly meeting. Forty-two names were given in two columns, and the eleventh line in the first column reads: "Andrew Warner, 20 Rods" Twenty-four of the forty-two settlers built less than ten rods each, while only eleven built as much as twenty rods. This would indicate that Andrew Warner was already a resident of Cambridge and was among the more prominent and wealthy members of the new colony. Among the other names was that of John Steel, who afterwards married Mary, the oldest daughter of Andrew Warner. The same record shows that on November 4th, 1633, Andrew Warner received one "Acker" of land in an award of "Lotts for Cowyards." In January 1634, he bought one piece of "swampe ground by the 'ould feild'" and a little later another piece of three acres in the division of planting ground in the Neck. On February 3d, 1634, Andrew Warner was appointed on a committee of five to survey the Towne lands and enter them in a book. The constable was head of the committee and 'itt is further ordered that these 5 men meet every first Monday in the month at the Constables house...at the Ringing of the bell." In April 1634, a law was passed by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony, requiring the inhabitants of each town to choose four or more men who, with the constable of the town, should make a record or survey of the lands of each of the inhabitants and send a report of the same to the colonial officials. Andrew Warner was chosen by the inhabitants of Cambridge or Newtowne as one of the four to act for that town. On May 14th, 1634, Andrew Warner was made a freeman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. On November 23d, 1635, Andrew Warner was the third of nine persons "Chossen to order bussines of the whole Towne for the year following and untell new bee Chossen in their rooms,...wch nyne are to haue the power of the whole Towne as those formerly Chossen hadd." This record shows that "commission government" is not altogether a modern invention, but was practiced in the early New England colonies. The above records show that as early as 1632-3 Andrew Warner was residing in America and was a member of the Cambridge colony. He was born about 1595, so he was at this time thirty-seven years old--in the full vigor of early manhood. the reason for his removal to American we can only know by inference. It was during the reign of Queen Elizabeth that Protestantism was restored to England, and it was also during her reign that Puritanism appeared. Towards the close of her life, the persecutions of the Puritans, who were non-conformists to the established church, became severe, and under her successor, James I, matters became decidedly worse for them both in civil and religious affairs. In 1625, Charles I ascended the throne of England. He at once assumed all the power of Church and State and commenced a pitiless warfare against Puritanism. His chief instrument for that purpose was the infamous Archbishop Laud. The ministers of that religion were driven from their livings, or into exile, and the laymen were tortured and forced from their homes. Thousands of the best blood in old England sought a home or refuge in the new world. Among those who dared to oppose this policy was the brilliant preacher, Rev. Thomas Hooker. He was "silenced" as a minister of the church by Bishop Laud in 1626, but he continued to speak as a "lecturer" in Chelmsford, Essex County, until 1629, when the persecution became so strong that he left Chelmsford and the following year fled to Holland. Hooker had a powerful influence in all that part of England where he lived, and after his escape to Holland, a large number of his followers emigrated to America. These were known as the "Hooker Company" and also as the "Braintree Company" from Braintree, which was the chief town in that part of Essex County from which they came. In 1633 Mr. Hooker left Holland and came to America, where he arrived September 4th 1633, on the Griffin, to become the pastor of the church at Cambridge, made up very largely of his former followers. John Warner, the father of Andrew, moved to hatfield Broad Oak in Essex County, England, in 1609, where he lived until the time of his death in 1614. Hatfield is only twenty miles from Braintree, and only sixteen miles from Chelmsford where Hooker lectured from 1626-29. Andrew Warner must have lived in or near Hatfield at this time, for in 1627 his mother died at Hatfield and Andrew was the executor of her estate. We see, therefore, that Andrew Warner was a member of the community in England which was so profoundly stirred by the teaching of Hooker and that he came to America at the same time as the large emigration of Hooker's followers. We also learn that later he followed Hooker to Hartford and was a deacon in his church. In view of all these facts, it seems altogether probable that Andrew Warner was one of Hooker's adherents while in England; that he left England to avoid persecution, and that he came to America to find that freedom in religious worship which was denied to him in his own country. It is interesting to note that Andrew Warner came to America near the beginning of that great tide of emigration which started in 1629. Up to that time Plymouth and Salem had been settled, but the total English population of New England was hardly more than eight hundred. In 1629 Charles I dissolved Parliament and began his crusade against all dissenting forms of religion. In April, 1630, Winthrop left for America, followed later in the year by seventeen ships and over one thousand people. By 1634 the annual emigration had increased to four thousand. In 1640 the Long Parliament met, and the power of the King was checked and the active flood of emigration ceased, but at this time he population of New England had increased to 26,000.	WARNER, Andrew (I59238)
9954	The first list of Sandwich settlers is dated 3 April 1637 (see "Annals of Sandwich," in Frederick Freeman, 'History of Cape Cod', 1858, Vol. 2, p. 15). No one of the Ellis name appears on it, but in the list of 1643 Jon Ellis' name is among those between the ages of 16 and 60 and able to bear arms. Therefore, we know that he was born not later than 1627 and it seems safe to assume that the date of his birth was not far from the year 1620. The next mention of his name shows that he was in rouble. At the court held on 20 Aug. 1644 he was accused of fornication, and the record shows that "A warrant was set forth to bring in the bodies of Jonathan ffish & Mary his wife; Nathaniell ffish; Jane, the wife of William Wood; Rose the wife of Joseph Holly; the wife of Richard Kerby; the wife of Michael Turner & Joanna Swyft, widdow, to give evidence in John Ellis and his wife's case." (Nathaniel B. Surtleff ed., 'Records of the colony of New Plymouth', vol. 2, pg. 75. 4 June 1645 "John Ellis of Sandwich...and his now wife...is censured to be whipt at publicke post and Elizabeth his wife to stand by whilst execucon of the sentence is pformed; which was accordingly done. And the said John Ellis for his long and tedious delayes occasioning much trouble and charge to the countrey, for that he would not confess the truth until the present, is fyned 5 li". It has often been observed that neither the colony nor the ecclesiastical courts of the period were apt to view with favor the possibility of a premature birth. In this instance the stubborn refusal of Ellis to admit guilt may have been based on some other argument. The prominence of the Freeman family may have played a part in the case. It would be interesting to read a transcript of the testimony presented by the young couple and their neighbors. Whatever may have been the merits of the case, it is clearly of interest genealogically speaking that the marriage almost certainly took place before 20 Aug. 1644 and that the first child by Elizabeth Freeman was born about that date. Yet the first recorded birth, that of "Benet Elles" (no parents listed), took place in 1648-1649.	ELLIS, Lieut. John (I20911)
9955	The first mention of Edward Bobet on record in this country is at Plymouth, where under date of 1643 we find his name among fifty-four others in a list of those between sixteen and sixty years of age, who are able to bear arms. From this we know tat he was over sixteen years of age at this date, and presumably barely that age since he does not appear in any earlier record of this nature. His next appearance is in the Plymouth Court records, the charge against him being an example of the strict discipline of those days: "At the Generall Court holden at Plymouth aforesaid, the sixt day of June 1649, xxx Presentments of the Gand Inquest. xxx Wee p-sent Edward Bobbit, of Taunton, for receuing pay for stollen wampon." Upon the margin of the same page, against the name of Edward Bobet, and opposite the charge is the official entry "Cleared." Novmber 19, 1652, Edward Bobet bought his first land.... We have now come to that time of terror and disaster to the settlers--the uprising of the Indians, known as King Phillip's War. It can easily be imagined how many anxious hours were passed by Edward and Sarah Bobet, so far removed from the garrison stockade, with their large family of children. Judging by the quantities of Indian relics found on his home farm it would seem that it was a peculiarly favorite haunt of the Indians before Bobet bought it. Finally their position became too dangerous to admit of further delay and being warned of the commencement of hostilities, onJune 25, 1675, they took refuge in the garrison at Taunton, leaving behind the home which had been the fruit of so much labor in the wilderness. We must depend upon tradition for the account of Edward Bobet's last hours. This tradition has been so faithfully handed down from generation to generation and seems so fully confirmed by his place of burial that there is no reason to disbelieve it. According to this tradition Bobet returned to his house to secure some necessary article - perhaps the cheese hoop, as the story says: he was accompanied by his dog in the thought that perhaps warning of prowling savages would be given by it. He secured the needed article and was on his way back to the fort when he became aware of his pursuit by Indians; he climbed a tree and was effectually hidden, but his faithful dog disclosed his presence and his life was the forfeit of his hazardous adventure. His grave is in a private yard, near Berkley Bridge, and is thought to be the spot where he was killed. The spot was maked by a bronze Memorial Tablet in 1911 -- its cost being defrayed by small contributions from is descendants, from all over the United States and Canada. When he failed to return to the fort the earching party probably buried his mutilated body where it was found and later the old headstone was place there, which is ow in Historical hall, it having been taken away from the gave in after yers and placed on a stone wall near by. This old stone reads: "Edward Bobbett Kld June, 1675." The place of his burial is well remembered by old residents of Berkley and can be located within a few feet.	BOBET, Edward (I103964)
9956	The first mention of him is found in the will of his grandfather, 1683, and in 1692 he appears at Pawtuxet, when he sold the property so given by will. He acted as one of the Proprietors after the death of his brother Joseph until 1706, when his nephew Joseph, attained legal age. A glance at the Town Records shows very clearly that he was a large land-owner and prominent in the affairs of the plantation. He was a blacksmith by trade, and had his homestead and shop in that part of the town known as "Duck Pond." He sold this property in 1720, and probably at this date removed to Westchester Count, though he still had landed interests at Musketa Cove as late as 1734. He died about 1735.	CARPENTER, William (I88130)
9957	The first mention of him is in 1713, when in the "Friends' minutes" it is recorded that "John Carpenter son of Joseph Carpenter deceased and Ana his wife, declares his intention of marring Martha, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Prior) Feake." They were married June 12, 1713. She was born on 27d., 8m., 1688. He was a sadler by trade, and although owning a half share in lot No. 4, yet seems never to have resided there. On October 20, 1715, for the sum of L129 he bought of his nephew Joseph Carpenter, 3d, the old homestead of his father, which in this deed is described as "One certain tract of land and meadow, situate and lying in Musketo Cove butted and bounded as follows: A certain lott where now my dwelling house is, bounded on ye south side ye highway or street that leads westward through ye place, and on ye west by Joseph Coles land, and on ye eats by a lane that leads to ye Creek, and on ye north side ye highway that lyeth on ye north side ye Creek." Here he lived probably until his death, or at least until June 4, 1759, when he sells this property to "his well beloved son, Jacob," of red Springs, cordwainner, he having in a former deed of date November 24, 1751, given Jacob this Red Spring (Lot No. 4) farm. He probably died about 1760.	CARPENTER, John (I88128)
9958	The first mention of the surname Prescott is found in Thomas Rymer's Foedera--Magistro Waltero de Prestecote, the Latin for Walter Prescott. Although the direct lineage of the American Prescotts has not been traced further back than the reign of Elizabeth, it is evident that the family fro an early date lived at the town of Prescott, already mentioned. James Prescott, of Standish, Lancashire, England, a descendant of the Lancashire family, was the progenitor. He was required by order of Queen Elizabeth, dated August 1564, to keep in readiness horsemen and armor. he married a daughter of Roger Standish, Esq. of Standish, and sister of Ralph Standish...	PRESCOTT, James (I45431)
9959	The first mention of William Ward, and his being in America, that I have been able to find, was in 1639. In that year, according to the records of Sudbury, the proprietors of that plantation made three divisions of their lands; the first in 639, the second and third, in 1640 - it appears of record, that WilliamWard shared in each of these divisions; then having a second wife and several children. Tradition, transmitted from his early descendants, says he came from Yorkshire or Derbyshire in England. Investigations have recently been made inEngland to ascertain his paternity, but without any satisfactory result. They are still being made for that purpose, and to learn the names of his wives and births of his children, who came here with him. Yet, as considerable time may elapse before the final result can be obtained, and when obtained, may not be conclusive, it is deemed not advisable to delay this publication for information from abroad to the disappointment at hime, of many of his descendants, who are impatient by reason of their advanced age, to be informed of their ancestry, at least in America, before they go hence. Information already received, renders it improbable that he came from Yorkshire, although it is quite certain, that his early ancestors were of that place. Seven hundred and ten distinguished persons, each bearing but one name, accompanied William, the Conqueror, from Normandy to the conquest of England in 1066; a record of all of whose names is yet preserved. Among the number, was "Ward, one of the noble Captains." This is the earliest period in which the name is found in English history, and the first which appears there with an additional name was William de la Ward, residing in Chester, in 1175....... The Wards of Yorkshire spread into the adjoining counties of England; those of Durham, whence it may be, came William Ward, afterwards of Sudbury, were descendants of Yorkshire Wards - the ams anciently belonging to the family here, were Azure, a cross baton, or Crest, wolfs head erased - and such were those of the Durham Wards. William Ward was made freeman in 1643; represented Sudbury in the General Court in 1644, and was several years Chairman of the selectman, as he was in 1660, when he removed from that town..... William Ward, in common with others, endured great hardships and sustained great losses by Indian hostilities more especially in the time of King Phillip's war in 1675-6, when his buildings were fired, his cattle destroyed, and one of his sons slain by the enemy. He died at Marlborough, Aug. 10, 1687; the record there does not state his age - a knowledge of which would greatly facilitate the discovery of his parentage by identifying him from others of the name of William, who, as appears by records from England, were born within a few years of each other - his age is supposed to have been eighty five or ninety; probably it was the later. His Will bears date "the sixth of April in the year of our Lord Christ, on thousand six hundred and eighty-six;" wherein he says, "enjoying through God's mercy the entireness of my understanding; but by reason of my great age and the infirmaties thereof, being sensible of approaching death, do make this my last will," &c. - appoints his "loving wife, Elizabeth, sole executrix;" gives liberally to her, and requests his "sons, John Ward, Increase Ward, and son-in-law, Abraham Williams, to be helpful to his wife, as occasion may require; - gives "to all my own children, viz. all my sons and daughters, which I have by my former wife, and all that I have surviving by my present wife." He also gave legacies to his grand children and to their mothers, children and widows of his "sons, Richard and Eleazer, deceased." He had fourteen children; and as he gave to all the children by his former wife, and to the surviving by his then wife, it is presumed all of them by the first wife were living at the date of his Will; and that Richard, his fourth child, who died in 1666, at the age of thirty-one years, was by his last wife - hence he must have married a second time, some years before he left England. His widow, when past her seventy-fourth year, made several journies to Boston, as appears by the Probate records there, before she effected a settlement of his estate with the exorbitant and tyrannical Andros, Governor, Judge of Probate, &c. Considering the distance she resided from Boston, exceeding thirty miles, much of the way a wilderness frequented by lurking savages, a bridle way her road, and on which one of her sons had been a few years before shot down by the enemy at noon day, she must have been a person of great fortitude, and possessed of physical power in an eminent degree. She died at Marlborough, where, some years since, her gave stone was standing, on which was an inscription as follows: "Here lyes the body of Elizabeth Ward, the servant of the Lord - deceased in 87 year of her age, Dec. ye 9, in the year of our Lord 1700."	WARD, William (I65957)
9960	The first of the American Grinnells, Matthew, who is found at Newport, Rhode Island, as early as 1638, was a French Huguenot of noble birth, as shown by the history of the family of Pierre Grenelle, born about 1480, which has been published in Paris. This work, compiled by M. De la Ramee, director of the Heraldic and Biographic Institute of France, and a number of different learned societies, forms a part of the "Authentic Collection of Genealogical Histories of Noble and Title Families of France." The book contains copies of numerous birth and marriage certificates, extracts from wills, deeds, etc., to prove all facts, step by step. According to this work, the family of Grenelle originated in the Duchy of Bourgogne, where its members have occupied positions of importance, and where they were Lords of Pimont and La Grange-Gourmond. Matthew was the only one to came to America. the others remained Catholics, and their descendants, it is said, are still to be found in the Province of Bourgogne.	GRINNELL, Matthew (I26221)
9961	The first Pathmaster of District 8 was GEORGE ROOT who settled in Chazy in 1800. He was an excellent fifer. His wife was Caroline, a daughter of Elisha Ransom. By 1829 he was living near Malone with his sons Hiram and Ransom Root. ELIJAH and SILAS ROOT were here in 1802, but nothing more is known of them.	ROOT, George (I47257)
9962	The first record found of Job Judkins is in Boston, Mass. in 1637, where he was a sawyer and a property owner (Pioneers of Massachusetts by Pope). Family tradition has it that he and two brothers emigrated from Scotland. Loren Judkins, a descendant, has sated that Job was born in West Glasgow, Scotland in 1606, the son of Joel born 9 Aug. 1579, and grandson of Samuel born 10 May 1556, and that he came to Massachusetts Bay Colon in 1628, having married Sarah Dudley. No records have been found thus far to confirm this. Drake, in his "History and Antiquities of Boston, 1630-1770" states that on 27 Sep. 1641 Job was granted a lot for five heads at the Mount "als" Braintry. Appendix 1, containing the Book of Possessions of the Town of Boston, 1653-54, records: "Job Judkins - house and garden, Robert Hull, s.; Elizabeth Purton, N.; the street, w.; Gamiel Waite, e.". This property, which old Boston maps show was owned by Job as early as 1639, marked lot 96, faced the High Street, now Washington Street, and was the second lot from the left from the present Summer Street. It is now occupied by the Jordan Marsh store. In 1666 his property still bounded that of Robert Hull on the north (15 N.E.Hist. and Gen. Reg. 323). The 1650-52 inventory of the estate of Robert Button included a debt received from Job (8 Reg. 59). An inventory dated 1657-59 of the debts to Stabbins, a victualler, listed Job "of Suffolk County" (32 Reg. 319), and the 1659-60 inventory of the estate of M. Munnings of Dorchester, Mass. included a debt to Job (10 Reg. 177). Thomas Judkins of Gloucester, Mass., who married 25 Nov. 1665 widow Anna Howard and died 23 Feb. 1695 se 66 years (Gloucester VR and Savage's Gen. Dict.) is probably not of the same family. The name is not found in the descendants of Job at this period. Thomas undoubtedly came from the English Northamptonshire family in which the four ancestors directly preceding Thomas Judkins of Heyford, born about 1600, bore this name (Metcalfe's Visitations of Northamptonshire). Job married Sarah ---. She joined the First Church of Boston 8 Aug. 1641 and died 26 Nov. 1657 (9 Boston Rec. Comm. report 61). No record has been found of Job's death, probably after 1666.	JUDKINS, Job (I77230)
9963	The first record of Anthony Snow in New England is his 7 May 1638 request for three acres of land. He is in the 1643 list of Plymouth men able to bear arms. Anthony Snow became a Freeman 5 June 1651. On 13 July 1649 Thomas Prence sold land in Marshfield to Richard Church of Nawcet and Anthony Snow of Marshfield. The will of Anthony Snow of Marshfield dated 28 Dec. 1685, codicil dates 8 Aug. 1692, sworn 3 Jan. 1692/3...	SNOW, Anthony (I53653)
9964	The first town meeting of Windham was held June 11, 1692, when Joshua Ripley was appointed town clerk; he was also town treasurer. "He was a man widely known and respected, as of sterling sense and judgement; he was one of the first justices of the peace in Connecticut, and was appointed May, 1698, when that office was first instituted; was the first representative sent by Windham to the General Assembly, appearing there May, 1699." He was also one of the seven pillars or counsellors, and justice of the quorum in 1726. His wife was "a noble and useful woman, remarkable not only for intelligence and accomplishments, but for her skill in the art of healing. She was the first, and for a long time the only physician in the settlement, and it is said that the first male physician, Dr. Richard Huntington, received much of his medical knowledge from her."	RIPLEY, Joshua (I46797)
9965	The Fitchbury Sentinel, Fitchbury, Massachusetts Dec 7, 1899 Mrs. Arvilla, widow of the late Apollos Griswold, died, November 30, aged 84 years at the home of her son, J.W. Griswold in North Ashburnham. Deceased had been sick for some time. Funeral service were held Saturday and the burial was in the old Cemetery.	WETHERBEE, Arvilla (I60547)
9966	The following death notices were added by request of Jeffrey Bryant. The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., August 13, 1903, page 5 The 55th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Davenport, the parents of Frank Davenport, was celebrated last Sunday, August 9, 1903, at the Barrett ranch, by a surprise party given by Grandma Davenport's children, Frank, Will Mark, Warren and one daughter, Mrs. Eudora Short. Mrs. Davenport's sons presented her with a gold watch and chain, and her daughter gave a beautiful gold ring. There were 40 grand and great-grandchildren present. She has 50 grandchildren living, and 10 great-grandchildren. It was also Mrs. Davenport's 75th birthday, and she seemed as bright and full of life as a girl of 14. Mrs. Davenport crossed the planes to Utah in 1851. --------------------------------- Hood River Glacier Aged Lady Dies The remains of Mrs. Clarissa Davenport were brought from Portland, where she had died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Udora Short, and laid to rest here last Saturday. At the time of her death Mrs. Davenport had entered her eighty second year. She was born in Freetown, Mass., August 10, 1828. On August 10, 1848, she was married to Edward Davenport. In 1852 they crossed the plains and came to Utah where they resided till nine years ago, when they came to Oregon. Mr. Davenport died June 27, 1904. Mrs. Davenport leaves surviving her forty-seven great grandchildren, fifty-seven grandchildren and seven children. Five of the surviving children are residents of Oregon. F. Davenport, Jr., one of the surviving grandchildren, is a resident of Hood River. -- The Hood River News, January 18, 1911 DIED Mrs. Clarissa Davenport Mrs. Clarissa Davenport, mother of Frank Davenport, Sr., died in Portland, Wednesday, January 11. The body of Mrs. Davenport, accompanied by her son and family was brought home Saturday and buried in Idlewilde Cemetery. ------------ Clarissa Danforth Crapo was born August 10, 1928 at Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts to Joseph George Crapo and Mary Hicks Collins. She married on August 10, 1848 at New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts to Edward Wilcox Davenport. Clarissa died January 11, 1911 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon and is buried at Idelwilde Cemetery; Hood River, Oregon. Edward and Clarissa were the parents of Joseph Smith Crapo; Jeremiah Franklin; John Edward; James Albert; William Edwin; Mary Alice; Marcus Morton; Agnes Eudora; Charles; and Warren Ellis Davenport.	CRAPO, Clarissa Danforth (I13626)
9967	The following evidence supports the identification of Samuel Smith, the 1634 immigrant, as the son of John and Mary (Gardiner) Smith. The 1634 passenger list shows Samuel as aged 32, which agrees with his baptismal date. He was baptized in Burstall, Suffolk, near Whatfield (where he married in 1624) and where his older children were baptized (Whatfield and Hadleigh). He was named in the wills of his grandmother Gardiner in 1615 and his father in 1618. Because he had immigrated to New England in 1634, he was not named with his brothers in 1635 will of their aunt Elizabeth (Gardiner ) Hayward. Samuel and Elizabeth named a son Philip, presumable either for his brother or her father (or both). Four of Samuel and Elizabeth's six grown children named a child Nathaniel, perhaps for his brother Nathaniel.	SMITH, Lieut. Samuel (I53568)
9968	The following is quoted in the "Genealogical Record of the descendants of Thomas Brownell"; It has been stated the he (Jonathon) was married twice, and that he had three girls by his first wife and three boys by his second wife. I have been unable to find such records, but m satisfied he had these six children and may have had others. However, according to the "Taber Genealogy" Jonathan Brownell, son of George and Elizabeth (Devoll) was married to Elizabeth Taber, daughter of Joseph Taber and Elizabeth Spooner. I will be including both, Elizabeth Taber and Hannah Hiller as wives of Jonathan Brownell until further research show otherwise.	BROWNELL, Jonathan (I08577)
9969	The Fort Dodge Messenger Wednesday, May 8, 2013 LAKE CITY - Joseph Rowley, 56, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at his home. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City with burial in Cottonwood Cemetery, Lake City. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City. Joseph Dale Rowley was born on July 3, 1956 at Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge to Earl and Elva (Slawson) Rowley. He graduated from high school in 1974 and on April 8, 1978 he was united in marriage to Susann Faro at their home in Stratford. Joseph worked for 26 years at Electrolux in Webster City and was currently attending DMACC in Carroll where he made the President's List. Joseph is survived by his wife Susann of Lake City, children Amie (Nick) Eberle, Randy (Gina) Rowley, Lynn (Alex) Pascual, and Amanda Rowley (Chris Friedson), 11 grandchildren, brothers Tom, Don, Ron, and Steve Rowley, sister Roberta (Chris) Joandies, many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews, as well as many friends and college professors and classmates, and honorable grandson, Brandon Potts. He was preceded in death by his parents, and grandson Bael. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.lampefuneralhome.com.	ROWLEY, Joseph Dale (I105342)
9970	The friends of Andrew Johnston, a well known contractor of South Canonsburg, were shocked late yesterday afternoon to learn of Mr. Johnston's sudden death, which occurred in Wilkinsburg, where he had gone during the afternoon to transact business. Mr. Johnston fell dead on the street, heart disease being the cause of death. Mr. Johnston was walking along the street, when he suddenly sank to the pavement. Two men nearby rushed to him, but he was dead when they reached his side. The body was removed to an engine house nearby and a physician called. The doctor made an examination and pronounced the cause of death to be heart disease. It is believed that the effects of the heat was the cause of the attack which caused death. Mr. Johnston's identity was learned from papers on his person. The residence of W.M. Dickson, South Canonsburg was called up by telephone and Mrs. Dickson informed of the death. She then notified Mr. Johnston's family. Later the body was removed to the Pittsburgh morgue, where in the evening it was identified by his son, Harmen Johnston, and Arthur Hopper, a Canonsburg undertaker. The body was brought to Canonsburg on the midnight train and taken to the Johnston home, 407 South Central avenue. Mr. Johnston was aged seventy-three years, and had lived in Canonsburg for the past fourteen years. He was a native of Jefferson county, Pa. He leaves a wife, Lizzie T. (Gilkeson) Johnston, and one son, Harmen. Four brothers and two sisters also survive. Three brothers and a sister live at Rathnel, Pa. The other sister resides at Reynoldsville. Deceased was an active member of the Democratic party and took considerable interest in political matters. He belonged to the Baptist church. The funeral will be held from the Johnston home in South Central avenue at 3 p.m., Sabbath. Interment at Oak Spring. The Daily Notes (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) 6/17/1905 Posted on Find A Grave created by: Kelley Bean	JOHNSTON, Andrew Jackson (I32309)
9971	THE FULTON PATRIOT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1927 Slauson---Died suddenly, at his home in Lakewood, N.J., Feb. 24th, D.N. Slauson, aged 70 years. He is survived by one daughter, Miss Nina Slauson, teacher in the public schools of New York city; one nephew, B. L. Slauson; Mrs. George Snow, a niece, both of Fulton; Mrs. C.P. Wells and Mrs. Belle Tuller of Oswego, nieces. The remains were brought to Oswego Saturday and funeral services held at Riverside cemetery, where interment was made. Mr. Slauson was formerly a well known farmer on the Whitaker road and is well known in this vicinity. He held positions in Oswego and New York city later and recently located at Lakewood. Received by: Joe Chester Source: Fulton (NY) Patriot, Mar 2, 1927	SLAUSON, Dennis Nelson (I50418)
9972	The Gates Book, by Julius Kendal Gates.	Source (S03446)
9973	The Gazette, (Colorado Springs, CO) - June 17, 2001 CHARLES T. DAVIS Mr. Davis, 82, died June 3, 2001, in apache Junction, Ariz. He was a munitions operator for Hercules Powder, and he retired as a fire chief. He also served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Davis was born December 16, 1918, in Franklin N.J., to Charles A. Davis and Laura Talmadge, who are deceased. He was married in April 1942 to Leona Mae Sargent, who is deceased. He is survived by a brother, Edward, of Franklin; a daughter Barbara J., of Apache Junction; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Internment has been held at Shrine of Remembrance Mausoleum "Columbrarium of Roses," 1730 E. Fountain Blvd., ...	DAVIS, Charles T. (I15377)
9974	The Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT. 1764-1887? contains a brief biographical sketch of Nathaniel Reed and Susan Sweat (Susannah Swett), early settlers of Concord, VT (1). However, it states that one of their sons, Stephen, first married a Polly Chickering and that they had one daughter named Adelaide. No other information about their daughter was included. The same details appear in a subsequent Gazetteer (2). The current bio documents that Stephen Reed?s first marriage was actually to Polly Boynton of Thornton, NH, and that they had a daughter named Adaline, who married Harvey S. Gates of Concord, VT, and with whom she had seven children. The primary document pertaining to the identification of the first wife of Stephen Reed of Concord, VT is a Town Clerk record from Thornton, NH, which certifies that Stephen Reed of Concord, VT and Polly Boynton of Thornton, NH were published for marriage on October 4, 1832 (3). Furthermore, the set of records for the birth of Polly Boynton (4), her marriage to Stephen Reed (4,5), the birth of their only child Adaline in Concord on July 21, 1833 (5), and Polly?s subsequent death on July 25, 1833 (6) are internally consistent and provide a credible narrative. These records show that Polly gave birth in Concord about nine and one-half months after her marriage, and died soon after childbirth. The year of Polly?s birth, calculated from her age given at death as 1807 (6), is the same as the year of birth listed in the Boynton genealogy book. These and other records from the Boynton (4), Gates (5-8) and Reed (9) families each independently verify major elements of the family relationships. Both Boynton and Gates family records document that Stephen Reed married Polly Boynton. The birth of their daughter Adaline Boynton Reed is listed in the Gates genealogy book, and the Probate Estate File for Nathaniel Reed of Concord, VT clearly identifies Adaline as his granddaughter. U.S. Census records for NH and VT also support the above details and narrative. The 1810 and 1830 records for NH (10,11) are consistent with Polly Boynton being the child of Thomas Boynton and Lydia Davis of Thornton in Grafton County (4). The Census records for Grafton County in 1820 were lost, although Town Clerk records indicate that the Boynton family was still living in Thornton (12). The 1840 Census records for VT, which is the first Census after Polly?s death, are consistent with Adaline living with her Reed grandparents, Nathaniel and Susannah in Concord (13). This interpretation is supported by the Special Legacy that Adaline received in Nathaniel Reed?s Probate Estate. The 1850 Census, which occurred soon after Adaline?s marriage in Concord to Harvey S. Gates on July 27, 1850 (14-16), indicates that the couple was living in Concord, near Adaline?s grandparents (17) and her father (18). The 1860-1880 Census records for VT and NH document the move from Concord, VT to Keene and then to Troy, NH (19-21), and provide independent support for the names of Adaline?s seven children that are given in the Gates genealogy book. Their names were Albert C., Emma J., Bessie A., Flavilla E., Lillian G. (Genevieve), Mary G., and Harvey E. Gates. Various records from Troy, NH for Adaline, her husband, and her children also indicate that Adaline?s parents were Reed/Read and Boynton and that Adaline?s middle name was Boynton (8). Adaline died in Troy, NH on June 20, 1897. The middle name of a granddaughter, Helen, was Adaline. That Stephen Reed married twice, first to Polly Boynton (3), and second to Polly Hutchinson (22,23) is also clear. Besides the vital records for both marriages, the index for the Town Clerk records from Concord, VT specifies that the marriage to Polly Hutchinson was Stephen?s second, and the Reed gravestones at Grove Cemetery in St. Johnsbury also indicate the sequence of Stephen?s marriages (24-27). Aside from the error in the maiden name of Stephen Reed?s first wife as Chickering, the two Gazetteers support the above summary. For example, they correctly indicate that Stephen had two wives named Polly and that there was a single daughter from his first marriage. The name of this child as Adelaide is quite close to the actual name, and his second marriage was indeed to Polly Hutchinson. Vital records dated 1837 for Mary W. Chickering (28) from nearby St. Johnsbury, VT indicate that she died several years after Polly (Boynton) Reed. Both Pollys died in their late 20s as well. Possibly Polly W. Chickering also died as a consequence of childbirth and there was uncertainty, as recalled many years after the fact for the 1887 publication. Note Added in Proof: A photo of Adaline's half-brother, Nathaniel G. Reed (1839-1925) and family, was found in the records of one of Adaline's children. Sources 1. Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT. 1764-1887, by Hamilton Child, 1887, p. 6 & 229. 2. Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans Counties, by William Hartley Jeffrey, 1904, p. 135. 3. New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records 1636-1947, Grafton, Thornton, Town Records 1819-1834, vol. 2, p. 592 (image 299 of 398 in FHL record). 4. The Boynton Family, A Genealogy of the Descendants of William and John Boynton, Compiled by John Farnham Boynton and Caroline (Harriman) Boynton, 1897, p. 25. 5. Stephen Gates of Hingham and Lancaster Massachusetts and His Descendants, by Charles Otis Gates, 1898, p. 203 & p. 267. 6. Vermont Vital Records (Death), 1833, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Polly L Reed. 7. New Hampshire Death Records, 1897, Troy, Cheshire, Adaline B Gates. 8. Genealogy of Births, Marriages, Deaths in the Town of Troy, NH, Gay-Kimball Library. 9. Vermont Probate Files, 1859, Essex County Probate Estate Files, Nathaniel Reed. 10. United States Census, 1810, Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, p. 469, Thomas Baynton (Boynton). 11. United States Census, 1830, Thornton, Grafton, New Hampshire, p. 28, Thomas Boynton. 12. New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records 1636-1947, Grafton, Thornton, Town Records 1819-1834, vol. 2, p. 242 (image 122 of 398). 13. United States Census, 1840, Concord, Essex, Vermont, p. 164, Nathl Reed. 14. United States Census, 1850, Concord, Essex, Vermont, sheet 368, Adaline B Gates in household of Warner Williams. 15. Vermont, Vital Records (Birth), 1827, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Harvey Strong Gates. 16. Vermont, Vital Records (Marriage), 1850, Concord, Essex, Vermont, Harvey T Gates (Harvey S Gates). 17. United States Census, 1850, Concord, Essex, Vermont, sheet 368, Nathaniel Reed. 18. United States Census, 1850, Concord, Essex, Vermont, sheet 370, Stephen Reed. 19. United States Census, 1860, Concord, Essex, Vermont, p. 31, Harvey S Gates. 20. United States Census, 1870, Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, p. 133, Harry S Gates (Harvey S Gates). 21. United States Census, 1880, Troy, Cheshire, New Hampshire, p. 249, Harvey S Gates. 22. Vermont, Vital Records (Marriage), 1834, Stephen H Reed and Polly H Hutchinson. 23. Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005, Essex, Concord, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Town Records 1784-1856 (image 247 of 514). 24. Gravestone Research by Elizabeth (Reed) Stevens, as Described on John Swett of Newbury Website. 25. Gravestone image for Stephen Reed from Grove Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, died July 1, 1854, 44 years, 1 month, 19 days. 26. Gravestone image for Polly L wife of Stephen Reed from Grove Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, died July 25, 1833, 26 years, 1 month, 25 days. 27. Gravestone image for Polly H wife of Stephen Reed from Grove Cemetery, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, died February 29, 1872, 64 years, 11 months. 28. Vermont, Vital Records (Death), 1837, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Mary W Chickering. Posted on Find A Grave by julius	REED, Adaline Boynton (I97059)
9975	The Genealogical Registry of Norwalk, Conn at USGenWebProject - Fairfield County, Connecticut.	Source (S03447)
9976	The Genealogy of Desc. (in part) of Samuel Ladd of Haverhill Mass. by Franklin Ladd Bailey 1896.	Source (S03448)
9977	The Genealogy of the Benedicts in America by Henry Marvin Benedict.	Source (S03449)
9978	the Genealogy of the Benedicts in America: He was fifth justice of the peace, appointed May 1738, and first judge of the district, and held both offices until his death. He was a member of the Connecticut legislature for thirty-one sessions between May 1737 and Oct. 1766, inclusive. He was chosen Deacon, Sept. 19, 1770.	BENEDICT, Thomas (I05545)
9979	The Genealogy of the Benedicts of America": was a drummer 7th Co, Drake's (2d) Regt., 1777, in the Revolution. Received 600 acres of land in Homer, as a state gratuity for full term of service, 3 years. He came to Ridgefield from So. Salem, with his wife Amy (Seward?)	BENEDICT, Ambrose (I05187)
9980	The General Assembly of Connecticut made Timothy Cleveland an ensign of the Second Company of the Canterbury trainband in Oct. 1742. He was later a lieutenant in the same company, and was appointed captain in May 1745.	CLEVELAND, Capt. Timothy (I89139)
9981	The Georgia Bealls and Their Kinfolk.	Source (S03450)
9982	The German princess, Anne of Cleves, undertook an arranged marriage with Henry in January 1540. the King, however, refused to consummate the marriage, and the marriage was annulled in July. Described by Henry as the 'Mare of Flanders', Anne was dull, ugly, and spoke no English.	CLEVES, Anne Of (I12088)
9983	The Giles Memorial Genealogical Memoirs by John Adams Vinton.	Source (S03451)
9984	The Goodwins of Hartford Connecticut dtd 1891 by James Junius Goodwin.	Source (S03452)
9985	The graves of Joseph Cowles and his wife, Mindwell, are marked by stones in the Old Meeting House hIll Cemetery, Meriden. upon a monument in the Cemetery are the following inscriptions: "Erected by the Town of Meriden, 1857, in memory of the first settlers of the Town of Meriden who were buried within and near the enclosure, ad whose names are inscribed on this monument. The Meeting House in which they worshipped, and the first erected in the town, stood about fifty rods west of this monument." Among others the following names appear: Joseph Cowles, Nov. 30, 1760, aged 83; Mindwell Cowles, April 17, 1770, aged 89. The following extract if taken from "A Century of Meriden, : published in 1906: "The first of the Cowles family to live in Meriden was Joseph who came from Farmington and married Abigail, daughter of Samuel Royce on July 13, 1699. His father-in-law gave him a farm just south of Archer's corner in South Farms district, and in the year 1701, 107 acres up the hill on the old highway down which we fancy the good parson (Hall) descending after stopping, perhaps, to chat with some of the Cowles family, who were always prominent in church matters. It is difficult to believe that on the summit of this hill, called Ox Hill, there was once a colony of Cowleses and also Rices, for as far as the writer can discover, there is not the least remnant of the depression of a cellar to mark the site of a house anywhere in the vicinity, but there is no doubt that here they lived for several generations." Mr Cowles was a weaver by trade, one of the leading citizens of the ton, and a deacon of the church.	COWLES, Joseph (I12511)
9986	The Great Migration Begins, Vol. III: ORIGIN: Droitwich, Worcestershire MIGRATION: 1631 FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth REMOVES: Marshfield by 1643 OCCUPATION: Joiner FREEMAN: admitted 1 January 1632-33. In list of Plymouth Colony freemen of 7 March 1636/7. In Plymouth section of 1639 Plymouth Colony list of freemen, then erased and entered in Marshfield section of same list. In Marshfield section of 1658 and 29 May 1670 lists of Plymouth Colony freemen. EDUCATION: He signed his will. His inventory included "1 Bible and 7 other books" valued at 12s. OFFICES: Plymouth Colony Assessor, 27 March 1634 Deputy for Marshfield to Plymouth General Court 7 June 1642, 27 September 1642, 29 August 1643, 10 October 1643, 5 June 1644, 20 August 1644, 6 June 1649, 4 June 1650, 5 june 1651, 7 June 1652, 7 June 1653 Committee on laborers' wages 5 Jan 1635/36 Coroner's jury, 3 May 1653, 14 February 1654/5 Grand Jury, 7 Marc 1636/7, 5 june 1638, 6 June 1654 Committee on provisions for he governor, 3 June 1657 Petit jur, 7 June 1636, 4 October 1636 Plymouth member of colony commtee on highways, 5 March 1638/9 BIRTH: Baptized Droitwich, Worcester, 3 May 1599, son of Edward and Magdalen (Oliver) Winslow DEATH: Buried at Salem 13 September 1672 MARRIAGE: Plymouth in June 1634 "Elen Adames"; she was buried at Marshfield 5 December 1681, aged 83.	WINSLOW, Kenelm (I62307)
9987	The Great Migration: ORIGIN: London MIGRATION: 1635 on the ELIZABETH FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth REMOVES: Taunton by 1643, Rehoboth by 1647 RETURN TRIPS: England 1656 (probably), and return to new England by 1660 OCCUPATION: Baker (in England). Magistrate CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Morton speaks in general terms of John Brown's religious activities (Morton 171-72) FREEMAN: 5 January 1635/6. In lists of 7 March 1636/7 (as "gen.") and of 1639 (as Assistant)In Rehoboth section of 1658 list of Plymouth Colony freemen EDUCATION: His inventory included "a parcel of books" valued at L412s. His wife signed her will by mark. Her inventory included "a parcel of books" as one item in a group of items values at L712s. OFFICES: Plymouth Colony Assistant, Plymouth Council of War, Commissioner from Plymouth to the United Colonies..... BIRTH: By about 1591 based on estimated date of marriage DEATH: Rehoboth 10 April 1662 MARRIAGE: By about 1616 Dorothy (?). She died at Swansea 27 January 1673/4 and was buried there 29 January 1673/4 ("Mrs. Dororthy (sic) Brown the wife of Mr. John Brown Senior deceased the twenty seventh day of january 1673 being the ninety and eighth year of her age or thereabouts and was buried upon the 29 of January 1673" ASSOCIATIONS: On 17 April 1635, "Jo(hn) Browne," aged 40, was enrolled at London as a passenger for New England on the ELIZABETH (Hotten 68). On 15 April 1635, "James Walker 15 years & Sarra Walker 17 years servants to John Browne a baker & to one W(illia)m Brasey linendraper in Cheapside" were enrolled at London as passengers for New England on the ELIZABETH (Hotten61). The deed of 23 November 1655 tells us that John Brown of Rehoboth was uncle to the above James and Sarah Walker, which makes it likely that he was identical with the "Ho(h)n Browne a baker" who was in 1635 master of James Walker. Furthermore, since we known that John Brown of Rehoboth was not in New England until 1635, the probability is hight that the "Jo(h)n Browne", aged 40, who boarded the same ship with James and Sarah Walker on 17 April 1635 is the same man. If this identification is correct it would appear that John Brown travelled separately from his wife and children. James and Sarah Walker may have been children of the widow Walker who appeared at Rehoboth with her son Phillip Walker some years later (Early Rehoboth 3:26-27), which would make John Brown or his wife sibling to widow Walker or her husband.	BROWNE, John (I08520)
9988	The Hamilton Herald-News September 4, 2008 John Wesley Armstrong 54, of Hamilton, died Aug. 29, 2008 in his home after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Sept. 2, 2008, at Riley Funeral Home Chapel with Steve Darvin officiating. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery under the direction of Riley Funeral Home. Mr. Armstrong was born June 11, 1954 in Kountz, the son of Travis Armstong and Birty Faye Newton. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Wesley was an avid motorcycle rider. He enjoyed swimming at Parsleys Crossing and was a very simple easy going nice guy. He will be truly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother, his father, a sister Cathy Fellers and one best friend and brother-in-law John Fellers. Survivors include his two sons, Travis Armstrong of Breckenridge, J.J. Armstrong; four brothers, David Armstrong, Ernest Armstrong of Fort Worth, Richard Beaty and Brandon Beaty ; three sisters, Patricia Morris and Charlene Stockton, Connie Armstong and seven grandchildren, Travis, Jasmin, Mariah, Tristen, Stetson, Lane, Taylor. Riley Funeral Home Posted on Find A Grave Maintained by: Dee Winter Originally Created by: Elreeta Weathers	ARMSTRONG, John Wesley (I86621)
9989	The Hartford Day Spring, March 16, 1950 Leland Balfour Rites Planned Leland Balfour, 59, former local resident and father of Mrs. Hildreth Larsen of Hartford, died Tuesday morning following a heart attack at his home at Benton Harbor. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Calvin chapel. The Rev. Howard Blaning, pastor of the Congregational church of Benton Harbor, will officiate, with burial in Arlington Hill cemetery, Bangor. Surviving, besides Mrs. Larsen are four sons, Kenneth of Newark, N. J., Marshall of Coloma, Leland, Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Wendel of Benton Harbor. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Marian Smith of Bangor, and three brothers, Harrison of Watervliet, Grover of Kalamazoo and Arthur of Battle Creek. Balfour was born at Bangor, the son of Herbert and Vannie Balfour. His wife died 12 years ago. Obituary transcribed by K. Clinard. Son of Herbert & Vannie (Miles) Balfour (bio by: K. Clinard)	BALFOUR, Leland Stanford (I79682)
9990	The Hartford Day Spring, March 9, 1938 Burns In Stove Blast Fatal To Edna Balfour Sad Rites Held Saturday For Hartford Fire Victim, Mother of Five Children Friends and neighbors gathered in deep sympathy Saturday afternoon at the funeral rites held at the Zuver & Calvin chapel for Mrs. Edna Balfour, 44, victim of a fire tragedy at the family home on Beeny Road early last Wednesday morning. The Rev. A. E. Murphy, pastor of the Federated church of which Mrs. Balfour was an active member, conducted the services and burial was in Arlington Hill cemetery at Bangor, the family having formerly been residents of that community. Mrs. Grace Gearing sang, with Mrs. Leatha Combes as accompanist. Casket bearers were C. E. Rittase, E. W. Ewald, Dan Lightner and Lee Harley, members of the Hartford township board of which the husband of the deceased, Township Treasurer Leland S. Balfour, is also a member, together with Arthur Dowd, Bruce M. Boyers, Warren Clark and Edward Bonning. The death of Mrs. Balfour occurred at Mercy hospital, Benton Harbor, early Wednesday evening, nine hours after she was fatally burned in a stove blast. Use of kerosene that had been used to wash out the crankcase of a car to kindle a fire in a heating stove resulted in the tragedy. Mr. Balfour was starting the fire. As he poured the oil on kindling that had already been ignited the can of oil blazed in his hands. His first impulse was to carry the flaming can out of doors, but that became impossible and he hurled it through a door into the kitchen where Mrs. Balfour was preparing breakfast. She was trapped in the small room which instantly became a mass of flames. Before hurling the can, Mr. Balfour shouted to others in the house to flee. Their daughter and a girl friend, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Darlington, who was staying with her, ran from the house. Believing that his wife had followed them, Mr. Balfour himself ran out of doors only to learn that his wife was still in the kitchen. Rushing back into the inferno he found her lying on the floor, overcome by the flames, and carried her out of the house. He was severely burned about the face, hands and arms in the rescue. Mrs. Balfour suffered burns that nearly covered her body, while her clothing was partly consumed by the flames. She was rushed to the Benton Harbor hospital by Dr. Evan Garrett. The physicians immediately despaired her life. The shock of the extensive burns, they feared, would prove fatal, and it di within a few hours, although every effort was made to ease her suffering and save her life. Mrs. Balfour told physicians at the hospital that had she not waited in the kitchen to pump a pail of water with which to fight the fire she would not have been burned. It was then that she was trapped by the flames, she said. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Crapo, Mrs. Balfour was born in Amherst Nebr., on May 9, 1893, but had long been a resident of Bangor and Hartford. She was an able assistant during the three years her husband has served as township treasurer. Outside of her home her major interest was in the work of the Federated church, where she was a member of the Loyal Daughters class, teacher of the intermediate class of girls in the church school, and chairman of the Dorcas circle of the Woman's Council. Besides her husband, she is survived by five children, Kenneth C., Marshall E., Leland S., Jr., Hildreth A., and Wendell Herbert, all of Hartford. She also leaves three sisters, Miss Edith Crapo, of Kalamazoo, Mrs. Laura Hunt of Lawrence and Mrs. Mabel Morehead of Bangor, and other relatives. The Balfour home, known as the Patrick Carney place just west of the village limits, was damaged before Hartford firemen cold extinguish the blaze. The flames had been partially checked by a small fire extinguisher before the department arrived, but the kitchen in which Mrs. Balfour was trapped was badly scorched, doors charred and other repairs made necessary.	CRAPO, Edna (I13670)
9991	The Hastings Reminder, November 4, 2003 Lloyd Mutschler, age 81, of Clarksville, passed away at Pennock Hospital on Thursday morning, Oct. 30, 2003. He was born in Campbell Township on Aug. 28, 1922 to Marion and Mary E. (Jackson) Mutschler. Lloyd was a lifelong resident of the Clarksville area where he was loved by his family and friends and was well known for his good sense of humor. Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn; sons, Marion and John; daughter, Joan; and brother, Lyle. He is survived by his children, Bliss (Telma) Mutschler and Lloyd (Robbie) Mutschler of Clarksville, Richard Mutschler and Judy (Leo) Parker of Saranac, Jackie (Dave) Kilbourn of Lowell, Elaine (Lloyd) Lake, Rose (Henry) Hopkins and Mary (Roger) Dukes of Stanton, Jill Rios of Lansing, Shirley (Erven) Brokaw of Fenwick, and Imogene (Dave) Salas of Coldwater; sister, Helen Strickland of Lake Odessa; sister-in-law, Janet Mutschler of Saranac; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There will be no funeral home visitation. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Clarksville. Burial will follow in Clarksville Cemetery. Arrangements by Koops Funeral Chapel, Clarksville.	MUTSCHLER, Lloyd G. (I75321)
9992	The Historical and Biographical Family Record kept by Wm Twelvetrees, Farmville Va Oct 1890, Source Medium: Book .	Source (S03454)
9993	The History of Northern Wisconsin (Marathon County, Wis.) 1881.	Source (S04319)
9994	The History of Ridgefield Connecticut - Births.	Source (S03883)
9995	The History of Ridgefield Connecticut - Marriages & Deaths.	Source (S03882)
9996	The History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass. lists the wife of Jared Elliot as being Elizabeth Smieton. Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut, vol. 1, list the wife of Jared Elliot as being Hannah Smithson. Not sure which is correct.	ELLIOT, Rev Jared (I20858)
9997	The History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties of Ohio, Source Medium: Book .	Source (S03456)
9998	The Hough-Harris Cemetery - CTGenWeb.	Source (S03457)
9999	The Hurt Family History copied from Rollin Hurt's notebook written in 1907, loaned to Ruby Taylor in 1962.	Source (S03458)
10000	The Iberia Sentinel, October 11, 1951 Relatives and friends were shocked when the sad news reached here that Charles R. Slawson of the Madden community died suddenly of a heart attack last Friday at a bus depot in Kansas City while getting ready to return home from a visit with relatives. Mr. Slawson was a well known_____ father having spent his entire life in the Madden community south of Iberia. He passed away at the age of 77 years. Funeral services were held in Iberia at the Methodist Church, of which he was a member, Sunday afternoon, the Rev. Bennet Holt officiating. A large crowd of sorrowing relatives were present to pay their last respects. Interment was made in the Madden Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under direction of Hedges Funeral Service of Iberia. Charles Robert Slawson, son of Joseph and Emma Slawson, was born Aug 10, 1874 and departed this life Oct. 4, 1951 at the age of 77 years, 1 month and 24 days. On Aug. 18, 1895, he was united in marriage to Phoebe Blyze and to this union ten children were born. Three passed away in infancy. His wife preceded him in death in April 1940. Since that time he had made his home with his children and in the Jobe Kinder home. In 1912 Mr. Slawson united with the Madden Methodist Church and remained true in this faith all his life. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Maggie Ferguson of Edwardsville, Ill., Mrs. Bessie Hancock of Crocker, Mrs. Blanche Alexander of Dixon; four sons, Sherman and Everett of Crocker, Melvin of Kansas City, Kans., and Glen of Iberia; five brothers, Wes of Iberia, Frank of Swedeborg, George of Bristow, Okla., Jim of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Claude of Louisberg, Kans.; one sister, Mrs. Mae Morrow of Iberia; 25 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends	SLAWSON, Charles Robert (I51015)