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Descendants of Robert Greene

Generation No. 1

        1. Robert⁵ Greene (Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹ was born 1580 in Gillingham, Dorcetshire, England¹, and died 1600 in Gillingham, Dorcetshire, England¹.

Child of Robert Greene is:

+      2                 i.    John⁶ Greene, born 1606 in Gillingham, Dorcetshire, England; died 1695 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

Generation No. 2

        2. John⁶ Greene (Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹ was born 1606 in Gillingham, Dorcetshire, England¹, and died 1695 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA¹. He married Joan Beggarly¹ 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA¹. She was born 1620 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA¹, and died 1692 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹.

Notes for John Greene:

A must see web page on this family http://www. hal-pc. org/~wmewrght/green. html This material is quoted from Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families by William E. Wright, pages 118-120. Footnotes and references have been eliminated. Copyright 1993 by William E. Wright. Used by permission of author. For more information on this book. This link will take you to a summary of what eleven different authors have to say about John Greene of Quidnessett. The identity of John Greene, Jr., son of John Greene of Quidnesset. is disputed. I have written a page setting forth the positions and arguments of various writers. JOHN1 GREENE is known as John Greene of Quidnesset to distinguish him from another contemporary John Greene. The other John Greene, known as John Greene the surgeon or John Greene of Warwick, was the ancestor of General Nathanael Greene (See Family # PR37), famous in American history as Washington's second in command during the War for Independence. A third John Greene is also alleged to have settled in Rhode Island. This is John Greene of Newport. However, Louise Prosser Bates concluded that John Greene of Newport was the same person as John Greene of Quidnesset. Mrs. Bates did identify a probable third immigrant John Greene who is discussed in footnote on page *. Lora S. La Mance claims that John Greene of Quidnesset was related to John Greene the surgeon and that they are both descended from the Gillingham Greenes in England. Subsequent researchers have taken the view that the relationship of the two John Greenes has not been proven and that the ancestry of John Greene of Quidnesset is unknown. The compiler accepts the interpretation of these later researchers that there were only two John Greenes that settled in Rhode Island before 1650 and that the alleged English ancestry of John Greene of Quidnesset has not been established. John Greene died between 24 Mar 1681/2 and 25 Sep 1685. The latter date is the date of a deed from Joseph Clark of Newport to Francis Brinley which makes reference to land which was formerly in possession of "John Greene, Sr. of Narragansett, now deceased. " The time of John Greene's settlement in Rhode Island can not be determined exactly. He testified in 1679 that "forty years and more" earlier he lived with Richard Smith who first began "a settlement in the Narragansett. " A week later in a petition to the king, he stated that he and Richard Smith had settled in the Narragansett forty-two years earlier, where there were no English within twenty miles. These two statements would place the time of his settlement between one and three years after Roger Williams' settlement at Providence in 1636. We know that John Greene was in Rhode Island by 1647 because he is named in deed dated 1647 from David and Edward Greenman. But an earlier date than 1647 is probably correct since he also stated in his 1679 testimony that he "did improve land and mow meadows several years before Warwick was settled by any English man. " Since Warwick was settled in 1642, this would place the probable time of his settlement between 1637 and 1642. Therefore, about 1639 John Greene worked for Richard Smith at an Indian trading post in the wilderness of the Narragansett. This area was called Aquidnesset by the Indians which was shortened to Quidnesset by the colonists. Hence, he is known as John Greene of Quidnesset. According to Roger Williams, Richard Smith had left England "for conscience' sake"; and it is not difficult to imagine that both he and John Greene came to Rhode Island to extricate themselves from the religious yokes placed on the colonists in the Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies. John Greene was probably unmarried at the time he settled in Rhode Island since his oldest son was not born until about 1643. Nothing is known of the wife of John Greene, except that on 24 March 1682 Joan Greene joined her husband John in deeds transferring a hundred and twenty acres of land to their son, Daniel Greene, and sixty acres to their son, James Greene, on condition that they each pay 30s a year as long as either their father or mother was alive. We do not know if she was his only wife and the mother of all of his children, or if she were a later wife. Two or more marriages were quite common at the time because of an early death of a prior spouse. The Narragansett country in which Richard Smith and John Greene were the first settlers was the subject of a controversy between the colonies of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut as to which colony had jurisdiction. Rhode Island claimed the Narragansett country, but Connecticut and Massachusetts did likewise. Connecticut made its claim in 1663 and did not fully relinquish it until 1741. Massachusetts was less forceful in their claim basing it on various requests for assistance made by residents in the Narragansett. These requests included those by the residents of Warwick when they were quarreling with the town of Providence and request for aid during King Philip's War. John Greene and Richard Smith at one point threw in their lot with Connecticut probably because the Rhode Island Assembly had sought to void any purchase of land from the Indians without permission of the Assembly. The result was that John Greene was arrested on 11 May 1664. In court John Greene tactlessly spoke his mind offending the court and was forced to retract his statement. He then revised his position and requested that the court pardon his "offense in adhering to the government of Connecticut. " This pardon was granted and he was permitted to return home. In 1679, John Greene participated in a petition to the King seeking to resolve the jurisdictional disputes between Connecticut and Rhode Island over the Narragansett region. John Greene participated in several major land purchases, including the purchase of Fone's Neck which became East Greenwich where he later moved and the island of Conanicut, now called Jamestown. Identifying John Greene, Jr. Son of John Greene of Quidnesset Copyright 1998 by Wm. E. Wright - Send comments and questions by e-mail: wmewrght(at)hal-pc. org. John O. Austin in Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island and other writers identify John Greene, Jr., son of John Greene of Quidnesset as the John Greene who married Abigail and died in Oct. 1729. In his will proved in Warwick, he gives his age as being in his 79th year or there abouts (Austin, p 86; Beaman, RIGR, III:282). That places his birth ca 1651. The will is recorded in Vol. 1, pp 301-303 of Warwick wills. Both Austin and Beaman examined the original independently and there is no major difference in their abstracts, other than the surname of daughter Hannah. Austin calls her "Hannah Andrew" and Beaman calls her "Hannah Aldro. " Neither report a son Andrew as reported by Walter and Ella Greene (A Greene Family History, 1981) and Huling (Narragansett Historical Register, II:137-144, 1651-176, 253-264; III:20-33, 320). Louise Prosser Bates in articles published in Rhode Island Historical Collections, XI:69-78,117-121; XII:15-26 identifies John Greene with wife Mary Jefferay as the son of John of Quidnesset. Austin calls this John Greene, "John Greene of Newport. " The descendants of John and Abigail are many and they, quite naturally, would like to establish their ancestry. Generally they follow that given by Austin and others, that John, who married Abigail, was the son of John of Quidnesset. What are the arguments in support of each position. Date of Birth Austin and Huling list the birth date of John Greene, Jr. as 6 June 1651. This is the same date of birth as that given to a John Greene, son of John and Anne (Almy) Greene and grandson of John Greene, surgeon, of Warwick (Clarke, The Greens of Rhode Island, pp 62,71). Arnold (Rhode Island Vital Records) lists this birth date for John Greene, son of John and Ann, in the vital records of Warwick. LaMance (The Greene Family and Its Branches, 1904, p 74) says that he was born in 1645 and that the 16 June 1651 birth date usually assigned to him really belongs to John3 of the John Greene, surgeon line (as reported by Clarke). The reason LaMance gives for the 1645 birth date is that he owned land with his father in 1666. There was some squabble about the land and John, Jr. and his brother spent some time in New York. She reports that when he moved to East Greenwich in 168_ he was called "Lieutenant John Greene of New York. " In order to own land in 1666, he would have had to be 21 years old. Hence the 1645 birth date. This 1645 birth date conflicts with his age as given in his 1729 will, but then ages reported by elderly persons at the time have proved notoriously inaccurate. Usually, however, their ages are overstated, not understated. John Greene does state in his will that he was in his "79th years or there abouts. " So he was unsure of his age. Bates says that Lieut. John Greene of Newport was born probably about 1640. She probably reached this conclusion because his wife was born in 1642. Analyzing the likely birth dates of the three John Greenes: John3 Greene, grandson of John Greene, surgeon, of Warwick, b 6 June 1651. John Greene, wife Abigail, died 1729, b ca 1651 (possibly as early as 1645 per LaMance). John Greene, wife Mary Jefferay, b ca 1640 (possibly as late as 1645 if this is the son in the 1666 "John Greene and Son" discussed below). John Greene and Son in 1666 Huling reports about this 1666 land entry. "In 1666 the proprietors of the northern part of Quidnesset neck made a division of their lands, previously, so far as appears, unsurveyed. On a plat which purports to indicate the boundaries of each piece of property in that region in that year, a tract of one hundred and fifty-one acres is assigned to 'John Greene and Son. '. . . Previous to 1800 the whole of this property had been purchased from Greene's descendants by the Allen's, in which latter family nearly all of it is now owned. " Note, the plat says that the land is owned by John Greene and Son, but the son is not named. In March 1681-2, John Greene and his wife Joan conveyed to their son, Daniel Greene, one hundred and twenty acres bordering on Allen's Harbor,3/4 the farm now owned by Mr. Joseph Allen,3/4 and also to their son, James Greene, sixty acres adjoining across the brook to the northward, the consideration in each case being the same, viz., the annual payment of thirty shillings as long as the father or mother should live. At this time the land next north of James Greene's estate was owned by a John Greene, presumably the son of the elder John, who three years later was a resident of East Greenwich. In Feb. 1682 John Greenman acknowledged, for himself and his brother David, the deed he had given Greene to land in Newport in 1647. Analyzing this information: In 1666 the son in "John Greene and Son" is not named. John Greene of Quidnessett with wife Joan convey this land in Quidnesset to sons Daniel and James in 1681/2. A neighboring landowner is another John Greene. Austin says this neighboring landowner is John Greene, the son of John Greene of Quidnesset. John Greene of Newport and John Greene of Narragansett Bates notes that Richard Smith of Narragansett and John Greene of Newport each bought one-fortieth of the islands of Conanicut and Dutch. John Greene was said to have been the first man who improved his land there. The land was purchased 17 Apr 1657. In Jan. 1661, Greene sold his land. Austin says this is John Greene of Newport, husband of Mary Jefferay. On 25 Sep 1685, the adjoining landowner sold his land which was bounded by land formerly in possession of "John Greene, Sr., of Narragansett, now deceased. " These transactions identify John Greene of Newport and John Greene of Narragansett (Quidnesset) as the same person according to Bates. The 25 Sep 1685 deed also indicates that John Greene of Quidnesset was deceased by that time. Analysis: Bates conclusion appears logical. Quidnessett is a part of the Narragansett. John Greene of Quidnessett lived in Newport some of the time in the 1640-1650s. So he could have been known as John Greene of Newport, John Greene of Quidenssett, and John Greene of Narragansett. But the later references in the 1680s to John Greene of Newport would be a different person. Bates also did not say that the John Greene of Newport who married Mary Jefferay is the same person as John Greene of Quidnesset. Oath of loyalty Bates notes that in May 1671 John Greene and his sons, Henry Greene and Daniel Greene, took the oath of loyalty to Rhode Island. Where was John Greene, Jr. and his other brothers? Questions and analysis: The absence of Edward and John might support LaMance's idea that John and Edward were in New York at this time. Benjamin, Robert and James were too young to take the oath. If John was born later than May 1650 (as the 1729 will of John with wife Abigail suggests), he also would be too young. Fones Purchase 1 Jan. 1672, John Greene of Quidnissitt was one of the men engaged in the Fones' purchase, which was confirmed to the twenty-four partners in 1677. This land was the genesis of the town of East Greenwich in 1677. John Greene and John Greene, Jr. signed a letter with John Fones and others on 27 July 1679 regarding this land purchase. John Greene, sr., drew the ninth house lot and the third ninety acre farm. Edward Greene sold these to George Vaughn in deeds stating that they descended to him by will of his father, John Greene, deceased. Bates goes on to say that John Greene, Jr., called at the time Lieut. John Greene of Newport, had a special meeting of the townsmen of East Greenwich called, 14 May 1685, when as a Fones purchaser he was recognized as a townsman and was allowed to draw his town lot and farm. He drew the sixth town lot and the nineteenth farm. Austin also states that "Lieutenant John Greene of Newport" was admitted a freeman of East Greenwich and was granted 100 acres. Austin says this Lieutenant John Greene of Newport is the one who married Mary Jefferay. (Note, this is the transaction to which LaMance says he is described as "Lieutenant John Greene of New York. " Huling also mentions that "Lieut. John Greene, of New York," was admitted a freeman in East Greenwich 14 May 1685, "concerning whose origin nothing more is known, but who may have been the partner of Fones in the above purchase. " A review of East Greenwich deeds and records might clarify whether this is "New York" or "Newport. ") Per Bates, on 1 May 1690, John Greene of Newport sold to Giles Peirce the ten acre house lot that Lieut. John Greene of Newport had drawn in 1685. Lieut. John Greene of Newport's farm lot was sold 13 Feb 1707/8 by Thomas Langford and wife Sarah of East Greenwich to Zachariah Jenkins of Barnstable. No deed has been found that explains how this farm came into the possession of Thomas Langford. A Thomas Langford was one of the beneficiaries named in the will of John Greene of Newport. This will dated 4 Sep 1694 is recorded in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. Bates says that Lieut. John Greene of Newport, was born probably about 1640. He married Mary Jefferay, daughter of William and Mary (Gould) Jefferay of Newport. Lieutenant John died suddenly at Seekonk, Massachusetts, USA, 4 Sep 1694. He was admitted a freeman of Newport in 1668. Analysis: Even though John Greene, Jr. was one of the original Fones purchasers and signer of the 1679 letter, he was not a resident and hence may have been ineligible to draw his town lot and farm. Where was he? Wandering around New York as LaMance says or in Newport? Huling probably read the East Greenwich records and read "Lieut. John Greene of New York. " Austin read the same record as "Lieutenant John Greene of Newport. LaMance claims to have researched many original records. Bates probably also read the original record and read "Lieut. John Greene of Newport. " We have an obvious conflict and an important one that demands that anyone trying to identify this Lieut. John Greene also read the original record and make his own determination of whether it says "New York" or "Newport. " However, Bates subsequent evidence when the property was later sold supports her reading of "Newport. " John Greene of Newport On 26 Oct 1670 John Greene(, Jr. of Newport) and Edward Greenman petitioned the General Assembly that the estate of Thomas Flounders, lately executed for the murder of Walter House at Kingstown, after the expenses for the execution were paid might go to his late wife Sarah (Greene) and her child. Lieutenant John Greene of Newport is mentioned in the Newport town records in 1679, 1681, 1682/3, 1683 and 1684. On 14 May 1685, Lieutenant John Greene of Newport drew house lot and farm in East Greenwich. In 1686/7 he is back in the Newport records. 21 May 1690 he sells his town lot in East Greenwich and disappears from Rhode Island records. He died at Seekonk, Massachusetts 3 Sep 1694 and his will is proved in Taunton. Analysis: John Greene does not appear to have remained in East Greenwich very long. Austin says that "he never have settled at East Greenwich probably, but doubtless disposed of his land there, as did so many other Newport owners. " He may have been a resident 14 May 1685 when he was made a townman or freeman of East Greenwich. But he appears to have been back in Newport in 1686/8 (approximately 18 months later). The other possibility is that he never left Newport and John Greene of New York drew the house and lot in East Greenwich in 1685. John and Abigail Greene Arnold (Vital Records of Rhode Island) lists the birth of John and Abigail Greene's three oldest children: James, John, and Jane, in the Birth Certificates of East Greenwich between 1685 and 1690. But this is the same period that Lieutenant John Greene of Newport is being reported in the Newport records. Walter and Ella Greene report that John Greene leased land in East Greenwich from David Shippee in 1685. Is this the same person as Lieutenant John Greene of Newport? Analysis: At first blush the Birth Certificates of John and Abigail Greene's three oldest children in East Greenwich seem to indicate that they were residents from 1685 to 1690/1. However, the early birth entries were usually entered in batches, not sequentially. Arnold does not indicate when these entries were made, but they appear on one page of the record (1-10). If they were entered in a batch (all at one time), then the entry must have been made in 1690/1 or later. If this is the case, then we can only postulate residence in East Greenwich at the time of entry in 1690/1, not between 1685 and 1690/1 and the possibility of residence earlier. Unless the entry specifically says the children were all born in East Greenwich, the mere recording of their births in East Greenwich is not proof of the place of their birth. Oftentimes, in the early Rhode Island records when families moved they might have recorded the births of children with the clerk in the new town where they lived, even though the children were born elsewhere. Again, reference to the original record needs to be made to determine when these entries were made. Walter and Ella Greene do not indicate if there is any identifying terms used to indicate which John Greene leased this land. Perhaps, both two different John Greene's were living in East Greenwich at this time: Lieut. John Greene of Newport and another John Greene (perhaps the one who married Abigail). The original record needs to be read for clues to identify this John Greene, lessee. Qualifications of Bates Walter and Ella Greene have this to say about Bates. She "searched original records in Rhode Island and had access to extensive notes of George Sears Greene. The library of the Rhode Island Historical Society at Providence has on file her scrapbooks (over a hundred bound volumes) in which she pasted copies of documents, letters, and miscellaneous genealogical data. Every name in these many volumes has been carefully indexed on cards which are filed alphabetically. One must conclude she was a thorough and systematic searcher. Using the records of land transactions to prove her arguments, Bates contends that the man referred to as John Greene of Kingstown (Quidnessett) and the man referred to as John Greene of Newport were one and the same person. " Analysis: This description by Walter and Ella Greene suggests that Mrs. Bates' conclusions need to be carefully considered. In fact, Walter and Ella Greene write, "I believe this bears further investigation by those whose family lines are directly affected. " Other information for Greene family researchers: Summary of information from many sources about John Greene of Quidnesse The family of John Greene of Quidnesset from my book, Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families. Advertising circular for Lora LaMance's The Greene Family and Its Branches.

Notes for Joan Beggarly:

John Osborne Austin, The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island, (Albany, New York, USA: 1887), reprinted Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 1969, pp 86-87. Wife: Joan Children: John, b 6 [sic] June 1651; d 6 Oct 1729; m Abigail. James, b 1655; d 1728; m(1) Elizabeth, m(2) Ann. Daniel, d 1730; m 16 July 1689 Rebecca Barrow Edward, m Mary Tibbitts Benjamin, d 1719; m Humility Coggeshall His oath 21 July 1679 said "that forty years and more ago, Mr. Richard Smith, that I then lived with, did first begin and make a settlement in the Narragansett,. . . " 24 March 1682 he deeds land to son Daniel and son James. 13 May 1692 his will is alluded to in a deed of his son Edward. On page 88 Austin gives the birth date of John Greene (son of John and Ann (Almy) Greene and grandson of John and Joan (Tattershall) Greene as 6 Nov. 1651. Lora S. LaMance, The Greene Family and Its Branches, (New York: Mayflower Publishing Company, 1904), pp 65ff. Wife: a young widow, Mrs. Joan Beggarly. Her name given by Governor Winthrop of Massachusetts. Children: Captain Edward, b ca 1643. Lieut. John. LaMance says that the 16 [sic] June 1651 birth date is that of Lieut. John Greene of Warwick. He is the son in tracts of land held by "John Greene and Son. " LaMance says, "He must have been near man's estate, in 1664, when in official records John of Quidnessett is styled John Greene, Senior. " [However, note that at that time the designations "Senior" and "Junior" did not necessarily refer to father/son, but could also mean two men in the same community with the same name: Senior referring to the older of the two, and Junior to the younger. (See NEHGR, 115:96 for discussion of Samuel Perry Sr. and Samuel Perry Junr. in Sandwich. Also see the discussion of Thomas Greene, Jun. and Thomas Greene, voting 24 May 1788 in Charlestown, RI, on page 149 of Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families, by William E. Wright. ] Daniel engaged as R. I. freeman the same day with his father and brother Henry. Henry engaged as R. I. freeman the same day with his father and brother Daniel. He went to New Jersey, USA. A daughter is probably next. Robert b in 1653 (freeman in 1674). He is supposed to have gone to New Jersey, USA also. James b 1655 according to Huling. Benjamin supposed to be the youngest. Almost certainly a daughter Enfield. Probably a Welthian also. Louise Brownell Clarke, The Greenes of Rhode Island, (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903), pp 52-62. John Greene, b 6 [sic] June 1651, d unm. He is given as the son of Major John and Anne (Almy) Greene, Jr. and the grandson of John and Joanne (Tattershall) Greene the surgeon of Warwick. Walter and Ella Greene, A Greene Family History, (Schenectady, New York, USA: Walter Anson Greene, 1981). Page 1: John Greene of Quidnessett (or Kingstown) may have resided at or near London, possibly at Enfield (he names a daughter Enfield). He is known to have been associated with Richard Smith at a trading post in Quidnessett as early as 1637. Page 1: John Greene of Newport has been considered to be a separate line. In 1918, Louise Prosser Bates, after an extensive search of land and vital records, published in a paper entitled, "The Real Story," her conclusions that John Greene of Newport and John Greene of Quidnessett were one and the same person. This premise appears to be substantiated by the work of Norma Greene, who researched the Greene family which settled in Monmouth, N. J. I believe this bears further investigation by those whose family lines are directly affected. Page 11: Parish records in Gillingham [England] do not begin until 1560. The Parish records of births, marriages, and deaths, plus the copies of wills, reveal family connections. They document that Surgeon John Greene of Salisbury was the grandson of Richard Greene, of Bowridge Hill; further, that this John Greene married Joan Tattershall and by her had children in England. Page 12: In 1964, at the time we published our first Greene family history, "The Greene Family of St. Albans, Vermont," we were fairly confident in the assertion that John Greene of Quidnessett also was a descendant of the Knightly Family of Greene. In retracing the authority for this assumption in various family histories, it becomes apparent that all of them stem from one source, the book authored by Lora LaMance. . . . One can only wish that she had printed the specific documentation - or train of circumstantial evidence - which led her to the assumption that John Greene of Quidnessett was a descendant of Robert Greene, gentleman, of Bowridge Hill. So far as I have been able to ascertain there exist no letters, journal entries, or other documents to verify this claim. Other researchers tracing the line of John Greene of Quidnessett have presented other traditions about this man which, unfortunately, are not compatible one with the other. The result is a number of different pieces of a puzzle which do not fit together properly to produce a clear picture. Pages 27-29: Governor Winthrop's account from which "Beggarly," the name of John Greene's wife is derived is quoted. Walter and Ella Greene comment: "The preceding narration mentions 'one Greene who married the wife of one Beggarly. ' She was also known as Alice Daniell, which caused confusion among earlier genealogists who stated that the second wife of John Greene of Warwick was Alice Daniell and that Mrs. Beggarly therefore must have been the wife of John Greene of Quidnessett - impossible for there was just one such person. " William B. Trask in New England Historical and Genealogical Register, XXXV:318-320 identifies Mrs. Daniell as Mrs. Beggarly and as wife of John Greene of Warwick. Page 32: John Greene, b 5 [sic] June 1651; d betw 1681-6; s. p. He was the son of John and Anne (Almy) Greene and the grandson of John and Joanne (Tattershall) Greene, surgeon, of Warwick. Pages 43ff. : John Greene of Quidnessett. Beyond. . . [the affidavit executed by John Greene of Q], little is known for certain but much has been speculated. There is no certainty as to when or from where he sailed for New England. The identity of his wife is known only through his will, which mentions only her given name, Joan; the text of the will itself has not been found. . . Whether Joan was his first and only wife is not known. Whether she was the mother of all of his children is not known; although there are records which justify the assumption that she was the mother of at least the three youngest children. Was John Greene of Quidnessett and the man referred to as John Greene of Newport one and the same person? LaMance, in 1904, wrote "no" and her book has been used as the authority by many of the later writers about his family. On the other hand, in 1918, Louise Prosser Bates wrote "yes" and presented compelling arguments based upon land records to substantiate her claim. When the activities and children attributed to John Greene of Quidnessett are combined with those attributed to John Greene of Newport, (as shown in Austin) there appear to be no conflicts; they do merge into one picture. (Page 44). In the search for the ancestors of John Greene of Quidnessett, perhaps the most disturbing tradition is that which suggests his true name may have been Clark and that he may not have been a Greene at all! This tradition is associated with John of Coventry, Rhode Island, who married Abigail Wardwell. Two genealogies connect the tradition with John Greene of Quidnessett in the belief that John of Coventry was his son. (Page 45). . . . when reference was made to "Clark Greene families" these were references to families in which the father had been named Clark because of contact with contemporary families with the surname Clark rather than in memory of a vague tradition of a fugitive ancestor. (Page 46). Lora LaMance wrote that John Greene had fled England to escape the wrath of Henry VII. In her account the surname Clarke is assumed as an alias, and the true surname is Greene. She recounts a fascinating tale. I shall not reproduce it here as it is long in the telling and short on facts which can be substantiated. It can be found on pages 34-5 of her book. (Page 46). After examining the various traditions, I regretfully conclude that nothing positively is known of the parentage and previous history of John Greene of Quidnessett, prior to 1636. (Page 47). Combining the information from several genealogies, it appears that there were ten children (Pages 52-59): Edward, the eldest son, b ca 1643; m Mary Tibbetts. Daniel, b ca 1647; m 16 June 1689 Rebecca Barrow at Newport. Henry, b bef 1650; d ca 1694; m 20 Oct 1670 Sarah Greenman. . John. There are conflicting dates and facts surrounding the John Greenes of the second and third generations, which give rise to the speculations that indeed there may be a third immigrant line which never has been successfully traced. For example, there is a record of Mary Jefferay (born in 1642 who married "John Green of N. " This couple has no place in the genealogical charts of either John Greene of Warwick or John Greene of Quidnessett. . . . He is recorded as owning land with his father, in 1666, in Quidnessett (again the 1651 birth date becomes illogical). He married about or before 1685. Some records give his wife's name as Abigail D ____. However, it is generally agreed that she was Abigail Wardwell. . . In 1685. . . as John Greene, Jr., he was awarded land as a partner in the Fones Purchase. . . He remained in East Greenwich until 1690. . . . About 1690, he removed to Coventry where he had purchased a large tract of forest land. . . . He died 6 Oct. 1729, and was buried in the Old Field Cemetery, which he had set aside on his land as a family burying ground. Robert, b 1653. Some say he went to New Jersey, USA. Henry Lewis Greene says he went to Virginia. James, b at Newport in 1655; prob m(1) Elizabeth Jenkins before 1696; m(2) Ann. Benjamin, b 1655; d 1720; m Humility Coggeshall. [Walter and Ella Greene are in error in stating that a granddaughter Mary4 (dau of John3) married John Eldred. See page 123 of Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families for the Mary Greene who did for marry John Eldred. ] Sarah m Thomas Founders. Enfield, daughter of whom I have no record. Welthian, prob the Welthian Greene who married Thomas Fry in East Greenwich on 1 Feb 1688. Ray Greene Huling, Narragansett Historical Register, Vol II and III. (1883-1884). He wrote of three John Greenes: John of Warwick, John of Quidnesset Neck in of the town of North Kingstown, and John of Newport. In 1666 the proprietors of the northern part of Quidnesset neck made a division of their lands, previously, so far as appears, unsurveyed. On a plat which purports to indicate the boundaries of each piece of property in that region in that year, a tract of one hundred and fifty-one acres is assigned to "John Greene and Son. " [This does not give the name of the "son" and if John (Jr. ) was born in 1651, the son mentioned here would seem to be a son older than John (Jr. )] On 1 Jan 1671-2, a John Greene with John Fones,. . ., bought of the Indians a large tract since known as the Devil's Foot or Fones's Purchase;. . . From the fact that all these original purchasers were Quidnesset men, excepting Fones, who lived some three miles west in Narragansett, it may be fairly inferred that their fellow proprietor, John Greene, was the Quidnesset John. As an argument to the contrary, there is a record in East Greenwich, of the admission as a freeman in the same year, 1685, and on the same day, Mary 14, as Capt. John Fones, of a Lieut. John Greene, of New York, concerning whose origin nothing more is known, but who may have been the partner of Fones in the above purchase. In March 1681-2. . . the land next north of James Greene's estate [on Allen's Harbor] was owned by a John Greene, presumably the son of the elder John, who three years later was a resident of East Greenwich. His wife, in 1682, was named Joan. . . neither her parentage nor any dates of birth, marriage or death have survived. He lists the following children: John, b 16 [sic] June 1651; d 6 Oct 1721; m Abigail D. James, d prob 1728; m probably (1) Elizabeth, (2) Ann. Daniel, d 1730; m Rebecca Barrow. Edward, (prob); m Mary Tibbits. Benjamin, (prob), d 1718-9; m Humility. There were in this region, in 1671, a Henry Greene, who afterward removed to "New Garsay," and in 1674, a Samuel Greene. Their relation to the above family is not apparent. Louise Prosser Bates, "John Greene of Newport and Narragansett" from Rhode Island Historical Society Collections, Vol XI and XII, reprinted Genealogies of Rhode Island Families From Rhode Island Periodicals, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983), Vol I, p 432-456. She concludes that John Greene of Newport and John Greene of Quidnessett are the same person. This is based on deeds referring at one time to John Greene of Newport and to the same person later as John Greene, sr., of Narragansett. [But note also that many of the references given by Austin to John Greene of Newport, Mrs. Bates attributes to Lieut. John2 Greene of Newport, who she says is the son of John Greene of Quidnessett. ] John Greene and John Greene, Jr. were among the signers of a letter on 27 June 1679 written with respect to the Fones' Purchase. Edward Greene sold both lots belonging to John Greene, sr. and in the deeds states that they descended to him by will of his father, John Greene, deceased (East Greenwich Deeds. John Greene, Jr., called at the time Lieut. John Greene of Newport, had a special meeting of the townsmen of East Greenwich called, May 14, 1685, when as a Fones purchaser he was recognized as a townsman and was allowed to draw his lot and farm. May 1, 1690, John Greene of Newport sold the ten acre lot acquired above. John Greene of Quidnessett died before 25 Sep 1685. His children: Lieut. John Greene of Newport, prob b ca 1640; d suddenly 4 Sep 1694 at Seekonk, Massachusetts, USA m Mary Jefferay. His will, dated 4 Sep 1694, is recorded in the probate records at Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, Vol I p 103, and he calls himself John Green of Newport and mentions his wife Mary. Henry Greene of Quidnisset and "New Gearsey. " Daniel Greene of Quidnisset. James Greene of Quidnisset. Benjamin Greene of Quidnisset. Sarah Greene, m ca 1668 Thomas Flounders. Myron W. Greene, "Jabez Greene and His Descendants," Narragansett Historical Register, Vol. IX (1891), pp 41-59. There were among the early settlers of Rhode Island three families who bore precisely the same name, John Greene, and so far as is known unrelated by birth to each other: John of Newport; John of Warwick, and John of Quidnesset Neck, in the town of North Kingstown. [This reads very much like a repetition of what Ray Huling Greene had previously written in Narragansett Historical Register. ] John Greene of Quidnessett, d betw 1682 and (prob) 1696; m Joan, who died later than 1682. Children: John, b 6 [sic] June 1651; d 6 Oct 1729; m Abigail D____. He was in East Greenwich 1685 to 1690 and later moved to Warwick. James, d prob 1728; m prob 1st Elizabeth; m(2) Ann. Daniel d 1730; m Rebecca Barrow. Edward, prob m Mary Tibbetts. Benjamin, prob d 1718-9; m Humility. Mary Shaw Green, The History of Levi Greene of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Michigan and His Descendants, (Adrian, Michigan, Adrian College Press, 1944). From her Introduction she referred readers to LaMance for the early Greene history and began the genealogy with Timothy4 Greene, son of John3, son of John2 and Abigail Greene. Frank L. Greene, Descendants of Joseph Greene, of Westerly, R. I., (Albany, N. Y. : Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, 1894. He uses Ray Greene Huling as his source for the first generation. . William Bertram Greene, The Greenes on the East Branch of the DuPage their Forebears and Descendents [sic], 1966. He traces a line from John Greene of Quidnessett's son, Benjamin. He repeats the ancestry of John Greene of Quidnessett as given by LaMance. Children of John Greene of Quidnessett: Edward John Daniel Henry Daughters Robert James Benjamin L. Effingham De Forest and Anne Lawrence De Forest, James Cox Brady and His Ancestry, (New York: The De Forest Publishing Company, 1933), pp 210-214. John Greene of Kingstown, Rhode Island, was settled there at a trading post built by Richard Smith, before 1639. Nothing is known of his earlier history and antecedents, and there is no known connection between him and the two other John Greenes who curiously enough, were also early settlers in Rhode Island. . . . There is a tradition that John Greene, on leaving England, had changed his name from Clarke to Greene supposedly on account of religious difficulties. . . . Nothing is known of the wife of John Greene, except that on 24 March 1682, when he transferred a hundred and twenty acres of land to his son, Daniel Greene and sixty acres to his son, James Green, on condition that they each pay 30s a year as long as either their father or mother was alive, she signed herself Joan Greene. Children: John, b 6 [sic] June 1651; d 6 Oct 1729; m about or before 1685 Abigail D ___. He lived at Kingstown and East Greenwich, and that part of Warwick which was later set off as Coventry. James, b 1655; m(1) Elizabeth; m(2) Ann. He lived at North Kingstown. Daniel, m 16 July 1689 Rebecca Barrows, perhaps his second wife. He lived at North Kingstown. Edward, m Mary Tibbitts. He lived at North Kingsgtown. Benjamin, b ca 1655; d after March 1719; m ca 1687 Humility Coggeshall. The De Forests made the same error that Walter and Ella Greene made with respect to the Mary Greene who married John Eldred. See page 123 of Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families for the Mary Greene who married John Eldred. My conclusions: The ancestry of John Greene of Quidnessett is unknown. Most of the information written is derived from the article written by Ray Greene Huling in 1883 or the book written by Lora S. LaMance in 1904. I find the arguments put forth by Mary Prosser Bates as persuasive regarding the identity of John Greene of Newport and Lieut. John Greene, Jr. of Newport. Walter and Ella Greene say that Mrs. Bates' discussion bears further investigation, but they continue to show the John Greene who married Abigail Wardwell as the son of John Greene of Quidnessett. Walter and Ella Greene do not put forth any discussion to refute Mrs. Bates conclusions. Therefore, I conclude that the ancestry of John Greene who married Abigail Wardwell is in doubt and John Greene of Quidnessett may not be his father. Note, however, part of Mrs. Bates' argument is that Lieut. John Greene admitted a freeman in East Greenwich in 1685 is said to be "of Newport. " Prof. Huling said he was "of New York. " I believe that Walter and Ella Greene present arguments that correctly identify the John Greene who married the widow Beggarly as John Greene, surgeon, of Warwick. We do not know the surname of Joan, the wife of John Greene of Quidnessett. The lists of the children of John Greene of Quidnessett range from five to ten. Austin gives a list of five sons and these are probably the ones about which the most certainty exists (except for the correct identity of John2). Walter and Ella Greene list ten, seemingly not wanting to leave any possibilities out. I list eight in my book, Ancestors and Descendants of William Browning Greene and Mary Hoxsie Lewis with Allied Families. Beside the five listed by Austin, I have added Sarah, Henry and Robert. If you have stuck with me this long on this page, you may be interested in reading what I wrote in my book about John Greene of Quidnessett. I include this page without noting my references or footnotes. They are, however, based for the most part on the information summarized above. The identity of John Greene, Jr., son of John Greene of Quidnesset. is disputed. I have written a page setting forth the positions and arguments of various writers.

Children of John Greene and Joan Beggarly are:

        3                 i.    Enfield⁷ Greene¹.

        4                ii.    Welthian Greene¹.

        5               iii.    Edward Greene², born 1643 He married Mary Tibbetts²

+      6               iv.    John Robert Greene, born 06 Jun 1651 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA; died 06 Oct 1729 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

        7                v.    Daniel Greene², born 1647; died Bet. 1729 - 1730 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. He married Rebecca Barrow² 16 Jul 1689 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA

        8               vi.    Henry Greene³, born Bef. 1650 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA⁴; died 1694⁴. He married Sarah Greenman⁴ Bef. 20 Oct 1670 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA⁴

More about Henry Greene:

Property: about 1680, 280 Arces, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA⁴

        9              vii.    Robert Greene⁴, born 1653

Notes for Robert Greene:

He was admitted a freeman in 1674 and may have moved to either New Jersey, USA or Virginia. He is not mentioned by Bates.

        10           viii.    James Greene⁵, born 1655⁶ He married (1) Elizabeth Jenkins⁶ He married (2) Ann⁶

        11             ix.    Benjamin Greene⁶, born 1665 He married Humility Coggeshall⁶

        12              x.    Sarah Greene⁷, born 1668 She married Thomas Founders⁸; died 26 Oct 1670.

Notes for Thomas Founders:

In an argument over "some language," Thomas hit Walter House, causing his death. Narragansett Historical Register says, "The place where Thomas Flounders (or Flanders) killed Walter House is believed to have been between Thomas Holloway's house and Jeremiah Carpenter's on the north side of the road and a little east of the town house. It is far more likely to have taken place somewhere between Richard Smith's house and the Devil's Foot. " He was tried for murder and hung on 26 Oct 1670. They had one child.

Generation No. 3

        6. John Robert⁷ Greene (John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁹ was born 06 Jun 1651 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA⁹, and died 06 Oct 1729 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA⁹. He married Abigail D. Wardwell⁹ 1684 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA⁹, daughter of Uzel Warwell and Mary Kinsman. She was born 27 Oct 1665 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA⁹, and died 19 Oct 1739 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA⁹.

Notes for John Robert Greene:

John. There are conflicting dates and facts surrounding the John Greenes of the second and third generations, which give rise to the speculations that indeed there may be a third immigrant line which never has been successfully traced. For example, there is a record of Mary Jefferay (born in 1642 who married "John Green of N. " This couple has no place in the genealogical charts of either John Greene of Warwick or John Greene of Quidnessett. . . . He is recorded as owning land with his father, in 1666, in Quidnessett (again the 1651 birth date becomes illogical). He married about or before 1685. Some records give his wife's name as Abigail D ____. However, it is generally agreed that she was Abigail Wardwell. . . In 1685. . . as John Greene, Jr., he was awarded land as a partner in the Fones Purchase. . . He remained in East Greenwich until 1690. . . . About 1690, he removed to Coventry where he had purchased a large tract of forest land. . . . He died 6 Oct. 1729, and was buried in the Old Field Cemetery, which he had set aside on his land as a family burying ground. His will made Oct. 2, 1729, was proved Oct. 21, of the same year.

More about John Robert Greene:

Burial: Old Field Cemetery, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Children of John Greene and Abigail Wardwell are:

        13               i.    James⁸ Greene⁹.

        14              ii.    Jane Greene⁹.

        15             iii.    Usal Greene⁹.

        16             iv.    Ebenezer Greene⁹.

        17              v.    Robert Greene⁹.

        18             vi.    William Greene⁹.

        19            vii.    Enfield Greene⁹.

        20           viii.    Mary Greene⁹.

        21             ix.    Hannah Greene⁹.

        22              x.    Andrew Greene⁹.

+      23             xi.    John Greene, born 09 Apr 1688 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA; died 15 Mar 1756 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Generation No. 4

        23. John⁸ Greene (John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁹ was born 09 Apr 1688 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹⁰, and died 15 Mar 1756 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹¹. He married Ann Nancy Hill¹¹ 30 Nov 1713 in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹², daughter of Henry Hill. She was born 1690 in Rhode Island, USA.

Notes for John Greene:

All of his children were by his first wife. He lived in West Greenwich, where he is recorded as giving farms (lots numbered 44 and 45 of the second division) to his sons, Silas and John. He died probably in 1756, for his will, made Aug. 28, 1754, was not proved until Nov. 6, 1756. The inventory of personal property returned was £3212, 5s. 7 d. : Greene, Myron Wesley, Jabez Greene And His Descendants, Reprinted from the Naragansett Historical Register, January, 1891, P. 2-3. Rhode Island Births, 1636-1930 Needs to be checked out. Name: John Greene Parent 1: John Greene Parent 2: Hannah Greenleaf Birth Date: 09 Apr 1688 Ann Greene John Greene Ann Greene 01 Dec 1714 Enford Greene John Greene Ann Greene 31 Mar 1716 Silas Greene John Greene Ann Greene 29 Sep 1717 Mary Greene John Greene Ann Greene 31 Jan 1718-9 Elizabeth Greene John Greene Ann Greene 23 Sep 1720 John Greene John Greene Ann Greene 31 May 1722 Margaret Greene John Greene Ann Greene 27 Jan 1723-4 Timothy Greene John Greene Ann Greene 14 Jun 1725 Samuel Greene John Greene Ann Greene 29 May 1727 Esther Greene John Greene Ann Greene 17 Jul 1729

Child of John Greene and Ann Hill is:

+      24               i.    Timothy⁹ Greene, born 14 Jul 1725 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA; died 1780 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Generation No. 5

        24. Timothy⁹ Greene (John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹³ was born 14 Jul 1725 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA^14,15, and died 1780 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. He married Silence Rowland Burlingame¹⁶ 22 Sep 1751 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA. She was born 1727 in Rhode Island, USA¹⁶, and died about 1813 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹⁷.

Notes for Timothy Greene:

Chapter 1 The History of Levi Greene and his Descendants by Mary Shaw Green. Little is known of the early life of Elder Timothy Green. He was born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, June 14, 1725. He probably spent his early days on his father's large farm in West Greenwich. September 1, 1763, he was ordained as pastor of the famous Maple Root Six Principle Baptist Church, being the first pastor and continuing his work until 1770. This Church of Coventry is situated about two miles west of the village of Washington and about one and one third miles from the Old Field Cemetery at the foot of Harkney Hill on the old farm of Lieutenant John Greene*, where several generations of Greene's lie sleeping. His fame as a pastor continues to this day. (1955) He was married by Rev. James Colvin to Mrs. Silence (Rowland) Burlingame of Scituate, Massachusetts, in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, on September 22, 1751. He resided mostly in Coventry. In 1770 he moved to the westward, probably to Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts, where we find record of his living in 1775. He died about 1780. In a letter written by Jonathan and Molly (Greene) Joice September 3, 1813, from Middleburg, New York, to Levi and Asenath (Robinson) Greene at Scipio, New York, they say: "Old Mother Greene was alive last spring and lived with Pealeg. She is almost helpless. " This is Timothy's wife and is the nearest knowledge we have to the time of her death. *Silence (Rowland) Burlingame-Greene was said to have been of noble birth and to have had much property of which she was deprived. She was said to have owned at one time nearly all of Marblehead, Massachusetts. *See "American Ancestry," Vol. 5 Page 91. HISTORICAL CEMETERY #CY049 SMALL MAPLE ROOT CEMETERY COVENTRY RI Location: 0 ft west of HILL FARM RD at TEL pole # 108 500 burials with 373 inscriptions from 1831 to 1993. 135 ft x 360 ft in excellent condition enclosed with a metal fence; sign in good condition. Owner: Maple Root Baptist Church, 1625 Hill Farm Rd, Coventry, RI 02816 (401) 397-7402 NOTE: At the corner of Hill Farm and Harkney Hill Roads, bordered by a metal fence along Hill Farm Road on the east and by the Maple Root Baptist Church parking lot on the south. The cemetery is open on the west and north. A few stones broken, but otherwise no signs of vandalism. Two plots are overgrown with weeds, but the cemetery is otherwise well cared for. The gravestones in sect A #9-19 were moved here from West Warwick at Centerville beside the Railroad tracks. Arnold visited on October 13, 1905, Vol. 6, Book H, page 875, "The new cemetery at Maple Root is Northwest from Meeting House, yard much neglected. " This cemetery has been recorded and checked.

More about Timothy Greene:

Occupation: Bet. 1763 - 1770, First Pastor, Maple Root Six Principle Baptist Church

Ordination: 01 Sep 1763, Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Notes for Silence Rowland Burlingame:

She may have been a young widow when she married Elder Timothy. Source: "The Greene Family and Its Branches", by Lora S. La Mance, Mayflower Publishing Company, Floral Park, New York, USA, 1904, p 88; Myron Wesley Greene, "Jabez Greene and His Descendants," Narragansett Historical Register, Vol. IX (1891), pp 41-59e; Ray Greene Huling, Narragansett Historical Register, Vol II and III. (1883-1884); Greene Marriages in RI, p 36; Gary Olin, nogolin(at)prodigy. net e-mail dated 27 Mar 1999; FamilySearch™ Ancestral File v4. 19 http://www. rootsweb. com/~nychenan/burlngmc. htm related to her?

Children of Timothy Greene and Silence Burlingame are:

        25               i.    Peleg¹⁰ Greene¹⁸, born 15 Apr 1752 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA¹⁹ He married Freelove Crawford 18 Apr 1779 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; born about 1756 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Notes for Peleg Greene:

His mother was living with him in the spring of 1813.

        26              ii.    Enfield Greene²⁰, born 15 May 1754 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA²¹

Notes for Enfield Greene:

Is this him? Greene, Enfield Township: Coventry County: Kent State: Rhode Island Year: 1800 Roll: M32_45 Page: 47 Image: 77

        27             iii.    Huldah Greene²², born 21 Dec 1757 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA²³ She married Caleb Wood 1789

Notes for Huldah Greene:

Hello: According to RI Vital rec ords, Huldah Greene, dau of Timothy Greene and Silence Rowland Burlingame,b. 1757, married Caleb Wood of Kent Co., RI. in 1789. In the "History of Lanesborough, MA", there is a marriage for Huldah Greene to Samuel Baker in 1782. My 5th great grandmother, Silence Greene Martin, had a sister, Huldah Greene. These girls were the daughters of Rev. Timothy Greene and Silence Rowland Burlingame. According to the "History of Levi Greene" by Mary Shaw Green, Timothy removed from RI to Lanesborough ca 1775. Levi is the brother of the two girls. In my possession is a deed for land in Oxford Co., Ontario , the owner of which is Samuel Baker and his wife Huldah. The Martins and the Bakers migrated to Ontario in 1799. Can anyone clear up this mystery for me? I have yet to find a date of death for Caleb Wood? Could the date of the marriage to Caleb Wood be 1779 instead of 1789? Any assistance with this problem is greatly appreciated. Thank you. MFinn90885( at )aol. com

        28             iv.    Levi Greene²⁴, born 06 Jun 1759 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA²⁵

Notes for Levi Greene:

"According to "The History of Levi Greene" by Mary Shaw Green, parents of Silence et al, Timothy Greene and Silence Rowland, moved to Lanesborough, Berkshire, Ma. ca 1770. In the book, Miss Green gives Silence Greene as married to a man named -MARTIN.

        29              v.    Mary Greene²⁶, born 05 May 1760 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA²⁷

+      30             vi.    Silence Greene, born 14 Apr 1762 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA; died 29 May 1811 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        31            vii.    Rowland Greene²⁸, born 12 Apr 1766 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA²⁹

        32           viii.    Elizabeth Greene³⁰, born 09 May 1768 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA³¹

Generation No. 6

        30. Silence¹⁰ Greene (Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)^32,33 was born 14 Apr 1762 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA³⁴, and died 29 May 1811 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She married Samuel Martin 1779 in USA. He was born 1759 in Vermont, USA, and died 28 Aug 1832 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Silence Greene:

"According to "The History of Levi Greene" by Mary Shaw Green, parents of Silence et al, Timothy Greene and Silence Rowland, moved to Lanesborough, Berkshire, Ma. ca 1770. In the book, Miss Green gives Silence Greene as married to a man named -MARTIN.

More about Silence Greene:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Notes for Samuel Martin:

Samuel is found on the 1790 Census for Rensselaerville, Albany Co. with his brothers-in-law, Levi Greene and Samuel Baker 107 Martin Samuel 1 4 2 March 22, 1798 - Thomas Hornor was appointed Captain of the Norfolk Militia. (Oxford and Norfolk at that time were joined. ) The first two recorded settlers arrived in Blenheim Township; John Galbraith on lot 2 and Samuel Martin on lot 8 on Governors Road. Rec'd 200 acre Crown Land grant on Concession 1, Lot 24, Burford, Ontario in 1800. Needs to be checked out: Samuel MARTIN Birth Date: 1757 Birthplace: Rhode Island Volume: 111 Page Number: 164 Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. ( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N. E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index. ): 27 Jun 1904, 6180

More about Samuel Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1790, Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, USA

Immigration: 1796, USA to Canada

Children of Silence Greene and Samuel Martin are:

+      33               i.    Earl¹¹ Martin, born 12 Mar 1784 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA; died 01 Aug 1837 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      34              ii.    Eunice Martin, born 1785 in USA; died Aug 1875 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

        35             iii.    Silas Martin, born 1783 in Massachusetts, USA³⁵; died Unknown in Whiteside, Illinois, USA³⁶. He married Sally Porter 14 Feb 1808 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁷; died Bef. 1850 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA³⁸.

Notes for Silas Martin:

14 Feb 1808. Silas Martin and Sally Porter of Blenheim, by Thomas Horner, JP. Witnesses- Samuel Martin, Artemas Rogers, James Smiley. Is this him on the 1850 census with a family of Porter's Silas Martin Age: 67 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1783 Birth Place: Massachusetts Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 37, Whiteside, Illinois 1840 Silas Martin County: Whiteside State: Illinois

More about Silas Martin:

Census 1: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 258.

Census 2: 1840, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 73; Page: 324.³⁹

+      36             iv.    Calvin Martin, born 1787 in USA; died 05 Mar 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        37              v.    Elial Martin, born 1787 in USA; died 05 Apr 1873 in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He married Mary Doyl; born 1793 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁰; died Aft. 1871.

More about Elial Martin:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH ( 014 ) Sub-district: Blenheim ( G ) Division: 1 Page: 46 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada⁴¹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 55 Line: 38 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁴²

More about Mary Doyl:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH ( 014 ) Sub-district: Blenheim ( G ) Division: 1 Page: 46 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 55 Line: 38 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁴²

        38             vi.    Lydia Martin, born 1790 in USA; died Unknown in Ontario, Canada⁴³. She married William Lewis; died Unknown in Ontario, Canada⁴³.

+      39            vii.    Martha Matilda Martin, born 1792 in Utica, Herkimer, New York, USA; died 24 Nov 1874 in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, USA.

+      40           viii.    Francis Martin, born 1796 in Vermont, USA; died 13 Mar 1869 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        41             ix.    George Martin, born 1798 in USA; died 14 Jul 1870 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁴.

More about George Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        42              x.    Solomon Martin, born 1798 in USA; died 15 Feb 1809 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁵.

More about Solomon Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶

+      43             xi.    Reuben Martin, born 1802 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Generation No. 7

        33. Earl¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁴⁷ was born 12 Mar 1784 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA⁴⁸, and died 01 Aug 1837 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He married Zerviah Hyde⁴⁹ 25 Oct 1803 in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA, daughter of Daniel Hyde and Mary Hyde. She was born 24 Aug 1784 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA⁵⁰, and died 31 Jan 1858 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Earl Martin:

Blenhein Township Minute Book 1822-1844 Blenheim Township Oxford County. This town book was rescued from the refuse heap near Richwood, Ontario, Canada, in about 1950, by James Forest of Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. It was kept by Mrs. Wilfred Williamson, formerly historical coordinator for the Princeton-Woodbury Women's Institute, for many years. This book was donated to the Provincial Archives of Ontario in 1973 for safe keeping. A photographic copy is available in the Princeton Public Library. The editor has a hand written transcription of the contents of the book. The book contains the minutes of the town meetings from 1822 to 1844 including lists of the town and parish officers chosen for each year. Also recorded were the town laws voted on and fines received and monies spent on roads. Eighty nine ear marks of sundry inhabitants of the Township of Blenheim for Horned Cattle, Hogs and Sheep. etc. were also recorded. The first recorded town meeting was legally notified and held at Princeton in the old school house on Dundas Street, on the first Monday in January eighteen hundred and twenty two with the following persons being chosen to serve as Town and Parish officers for the year: Town Clerk, Jacob Goble; Assessors, Henry Slawson and Abell Mudge; Collector, Donald McIntyre; Pound Keepers, William Swarts and Benjamin Bailey; Town Wardens, Earl Martin and Silas Martin; Overseers of Highways, Silas Martin, Elial Martin, Ebenezer Boss and James Pelton. Succeeding town meetings were held once a year on the first Monday of January. Is this him, 7 Dec 1831. Solomon Burch of Mount Pleasant in the Gore District, bachelor, and Polly Slack of Oakland, London District, spinster. Witnesses- Earl D. Martin, Silie Nellis. Marriages by John Bryning Presbyterian 13 Feb 1832. Benjamin Steveson and Catharine Graham, both of Dumfries. Witnesses- Earl Martin, H'y Daniels, Elam Eaton. Another Earl? 30 May 1833. Earl Martin and Eve Cam, both of Oxford. Witnesses- David Smiley, Silas Martin. Minister Early London District.

More about Earl Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Immigration: 1810, USA to Canada

Notes for Zerviah Hyde:

My ancestors, Zerviah Hyde Martin and her husband Earl Martin and their children are listed in the "Hyde genealogy" by Reuben Hyde Walworth. Is it reasonable to put much credence in this document? Dr. Walworth was a contemporary of Zerviah Hyde. I have used the material to locate my ancestors in Bainbridge, New York, USA and Oxford, Ontario It is very difficult to find original records to verify births, deaths, and marriages. Thank you. MFinn90885(at)aol. com

More about Zerviah Hyde:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵¹

Children of Earl Martin and Zerviah Hyde are:

        44               i.    Hiram¹² Martin, born 1804

Notes for Hiram Martin:

Can't find anything on him it was rumored that he died young. . . not in Hyde book. Is this him? Hiram MARTIN Self M Male W 76 CT Farm Labor CT CT Catharine MARTIN Wife M Female W 81 CT Keep House CT CT 1880 Census Place Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut FHL Film 1254103 NA Film Number T9-0103 Page Number 20B

+      45              ii.    Walter Hyde Martin, born 12 Feb 1806 in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA; died 30 Jul 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        46             iii.    Amanda Malvina Martin⁵², born 03 Apr 1808; died 05 Jan 1843 in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, USA. She married Hiram Graham⁵² 19 Dec 1825; born 1802 in Canada

More about Amanda Malvina Martin:

Census: 1840, Plainfield Precinct, Will, Illinois; Roll: 73; Page: 336.⁵³

More about Hiram Graham:

Census 1: 1850, Plainfield, Will, Illinois; Roll: M432_133; Page: 29; Image: 59.⁵⁴

Census 2: 1840, Plainfield Precinct, Will, Illinois; Roll: 73; Page: 336.⁵⁵

Occupation 1: 1829, Serve as Overseers of Highways or Pathmasters, Blenheim Township, 2nd concession⁵⁶

Occupation 2: 1832, Serve as Overseers of Highways or Pathmasters, Blenheim Township, for the East Town line⁵⁶

Occupation 3: 1835, Serve as Overseers of Highways or Pathmasters, Blenheim Township, Division 8⁵⁶

+      47             iv.    Elam Eaton Martin, born 03 Apr 1815 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1902 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      48              v.    Daniel Hyde Martin, born 1820 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      49             vi.    Mary Ann Martin, born 18 Oct 1820 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1897 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      50            vii.    Joseph R. Martin, born 22 Apr 1823 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada; died 06 Nov 1908 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        34. Eunice¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 1785 in USA⁵⁷, and died Aug 1875 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. She married James Smiley 27 Dec 1801 in London District, Ontario, Canada⁵⁸. He died Bef. 1851⁵⁹.

Notes for Eunice Martin:

1801 March 22 Thomas HORNOR (Horner?), Blenheim, to Olive BAKER, Burford. Wit: Samuel Baker, Henry Bostwick, David Parmer, Mary Graham, Thomas Watson, Eunice Martin, Vashly Paroner, James Smiley. Part of Page 372 BRANT, ONTARIO TOWNSHIP HISTORIES In those days, magistrates often undertook one of the most pleasant duties of ministers of religion, in solemnizing marriage. Many stories are told of Mr. Horner's genial good humour when called in to act as High Priest of Hymen. The first marriage solemnized by him was that of James Smiley and Eunice Martin, in 1801. Mrs. Smiley lived to the venerable age of ninety-two, having died at her home in Brantford, in August 1875. This township seems exceptionally favourable to longevity.

More about Eunice Martin:

Census 1: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada⁶⁰

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Burford Sub-District Number: 7 Page: 23 Line: 30 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A⁶¹

Child of Eunice Martin and James Smiley is:

+      51               i.    Robinson¹² Smiley, born 1817 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada; died 01 Apr 1896 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

        36. Calvin¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 1787 in USA⁶², and died 05 Mar 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁶³. He married Sarah Dean⁶⁴ 19 Jan 1812 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁶⁵. She was born 1790 in Ontario, Canada⁶⁶, and died 30 Oct 1870 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada^67,68.

Notes for Calvin Martin:

Martin, Calvin, Death appeared in Woodstock Weekly Review, 5 Mar 1875, page 5, column 2 O MARTIN, Calvin | listed in an 1812 assessment roll for “Oxford upon the Thames” (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships) with 116 acres uncultivated, 1 acre cultivated and with one horse, 2 oxen and one cow as livestock (apparently also listed in 1816) | Shenston (1852), page 143 MARTIN, Calvin | collector for “Oxford upon the Thames” (now known as West, East and North Oxford Townships), 1817 as well as 1819 to 1824 | Shenston (1852), page 141 MARTIN, Calvin | listed in an 1824 assessment roll for West Oxford Township at Conc. 3, Lot 6 with 200 acres uncultivated and 25 acres cultivated [NOTE: some individuals appearing in this assessment may have actually resided in present day East Oxford or North Oxford Townships, which detached from “Oxford upon the Thames” during the early 1820s and in Jan. 1842 respectively] | Shenston (1852), page 147 MARTIN, Calvin | a Lieutenant in Oxford Militia, 1824 | Shenston (1852), page 106 MARTIN, Calvin | purchased Conc. 1/2, Lot 20 North Oxford Township, Jan. 1830 | Shenston (1852), page 158 MARTIN, Calvin | a Justice of the Peace for District of Brock, Feb. 1840 to at least Sep. 1849 | Shenston (1852), pp. 87, 88

More about Calvin Martin:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD SOUTH ( 013 ) Sub-district: Oxford West ( E ) Division: 1 Page: 17 Microfilm reel: C-9911 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada⁶⁹

Census 2: 1851, Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Oxford West Sub-District Number: 260 Page: 33 Line: 20 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁷⁰

More about Sarah Dean:

Census: 1851, Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Oxford West Sub-District Number: 260 Page: 33 Line: 20 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁷⁰

Children of Calvin Martin and Sarah Dean are:

+      52               i.    Cynthia¹² Martin, born 1813 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

        53              ii.    Hamilton Martin⁷¹, born about 1815 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        54             iii.    Eliza Martin⁷¹, born about 1815 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada She married Samual Wilson⁷¹ 31 Jan 1833⁷¹

        55             iv.    Chauncey D Martin⁷¹, born about 1815 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1885 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁷². He married Letitia King⁷³ 26 Dec 1833 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁷⁴; died Unknown in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁷⁵.

More about Chauncey D Martin:

Cause of Death: General Disability

+      56              v.    Earl D Martin, born 02 Oct 1810 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Sep 1895 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada.

        39. Martha Matilda¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 1792 in Utica, Herkimer, New York, USA⁷⁶, and died 24 Nov 1874 in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, USA. She married Andrew Nellis 07 Jan 1810 in Ontario, Canada. He was born 16 Feb 1786 in German Flats, Montgomery, New York, USA⁷⁶, and died 03 Oct 1881 in Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan, USA.

More about Martha Matilda Martin:

Census 1: 1851, Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 19 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A⁷⁶

Census 2: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.⁷⁷

Notes for Andrew Nellis:

Andrew Nellis was a fifth generation descendant of Palatine immigrants who had come to the U.S. in the early 1700's. Genealogists interested in the history of the NELLIS / NELLES family are referred to "NELLIS - NELLES Immigrants from the Palatinate 1710," published by the Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County (NY) Historical Society

More about Andrew Nellis:

Census 1: 1851, Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 19 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A⁷⁸

Census 2: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.⁷⁹

Census 3: 1880, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: T9_598; Family History Film: 1254598; Page: 446.3000; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0423.⁸⁰

Property: 1858, MI Newaygo 5/1/1858 Ionia 16133 MI2850__.035

Children of Martha Martin and Andrew Nellis are:

+      57               i.    James¹² Nellis, born 1824 in Brant, Ontario, Canada; died Unknown in Michigan, USA.

+      58              ii.    Chauncey N. Nellis, born 23 Dec 1830 in Mount Pleasant, Brant, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1912 in Kent, Michigan, USA.

        59             iii.    Julie Anne Nellis⁸¹, born 1839 in Brant, Ontario, Canada

More about Julie Anne Nellis:

Census: 1851, Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 19 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A⁸¹

        40. Francis¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 1796 in Vermont, USA⁸¹, and died 13 Mar 1869 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She married John Graham 1816 in Ontario, Canada. He was born 1786 in Vermont, USA⁸¹, and died 14 May 1866 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

More about Francis Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁸¹

Notes for John Graham:

Graham family information taken from the John Graham Family Bible; May Bell Emiston has the bible.

More about John Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁸¹

Children of Francis Martin and John Graham are:

+      60               i.    Eunice¹² Graham, born 20 Oct 1819 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1857 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

+      61              ii.    Allen Graham, born 22 Feb 1819 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1903.

+      62             iii.    John Graham, born 01 Apr 1821 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 03 Jan 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      63             iv.    Jane Graham, born 20 Apr 1824 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1888 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

        64              v.    Adam Graham, born 27 Sep 1826 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1851. He married Nancy Jane Brown 01 Jan 1849

+      65             vi.    Eliza Graham, born 08 Nov 1826 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1911 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      66            vii.    Alexander Graham, born 12 Apr 1831 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 04 Aug 1853 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      67           viii.    William Graham, born 24 Dec 1833 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1896 in Michigan, USA.

        68             ix.    James Graham, born 21 Apr 1835 in Burford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1867 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He married Sarah L. Ogdon 1860 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; born 1838 in New Brunswick, Canada

More about James Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁸¹

        69              x.    Maryan Graham, born 30 Sep 1837 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada She married James Macock 1853

More about Maryan Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁸¹

+      70             xi.    Hugh Graham, born 07 Aug 1844 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 07 Jan 1916 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA.

        43. Reuben¹¹ Martin (Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 1802 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁸², and died 17 Apr 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁸³. He married Matilda in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁸⁴. She was born 1809 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada^85,86, and died 28 Nov 1883 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁸⁷.

Notes for Reuben Martin:

Also on 1881 census with family Ada MARTIN Female American 21 Ontario Baptist Mary MCNAMES W Female Nova Scotian 54 Nova Scotia Baptist

More about Reuben Martin:

Cause of Death: Paralysis

Census 1: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Oxford West Sub-District Number: 260 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁸⁸

Census 2: 1871, Oxford South Residence Location: Oxford West Ethnic Origin: English Religion: Baptist Occupation: Gent Division: 1 Microfilm Roll: C-9911 Page: 13⁸⁹

Census 3: 1881, Oxford West, Oxford South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 29 Household Number 166⁹⁰

More about Matilda:

Census 1: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Oxford West Sub-District Number: 260 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁹¹

Census 2: 1881, Oxford West, Oxford South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 29 Household Number 166⁹²

Child of Reuben Martin and Matilda is:

        71               i.    Matilda Eliza¹² Martin, born 1860 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada She married Francis William Wilson⁹³ 04 May 1881 in Kent, Ontario, Canada⁹⁴; born 1859 in Harwich, Ontario, Canada

Notes for Matilda Eliza Martin:

Is this a daughter, born when Matilda was in her 60? Matilda Eliza Martin Birth Place: ON Age: 20 Father Name: Reuben Martin Mother Name: Mary Jane Martin Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Spouse Name: Francis William Wilson Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Place: Harwich Ontario Spouse Father Name: Robert Wilson Spouse Mother Name : Isabella Wilson Marriage Date: 4 May 1881 Marriage Place: Kent Marriage County: Kent

Generation No. 8

        45. Walter Hyde¹² Martin (Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁹⁵ was born 12 Feb 1806 in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA, and died 30 Jul 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁹⁶. He married Ann Elizabeth Dakin⁹⁷ 12 Oct 1830 in Columbia, New York, USA⁹⁸, daughter of Abraham Dakin and Elizabeth. She was born 08 Oct 1809 in Nova Scotia, Canada^99,100, and died 01 Aug 1861 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁰¹.

Notes for Walter Hyde Martin:

EARS MARKS 1822-1859-Blenheim Township Oxford County Ear Marks of sundry inhabitants of Blenheim Township for Horned Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep, etc. One of the more interesting aspects of this Town Book is the list of ear marks used for the identification of animals. The various marks used include square cropping of the ear, slits, swallow forks, half penny notches, holes, half crops, and slanting crops in various combinations on both left and right ears of the animal. This seems to be a rather novel way of branding animals, and not too many records exist of this type. One might wonder which would be more painful to the animal, branding with a hot iron or having notches and holes cut in its ear. The first mark recorded was on June 5, 1822 for the animals of Denton Burns, the last mark recorded was for the animals of James Rochester on May 20, 1859. There are 89 marks recorded. Walter Martin's mark, a square crop of the right ear with a hole in the same ear. Recorded June 4, 1832. Source: Blenheim Township Minute Book 1822-1859. Is this him on the 1881 Census? Walter MARTIN W Male English 75 USA Church of England Parkdale, York West, Ontario FHL Film 1375884 NA Film Number C-13248 District 136 Sub-district C Page Number 25 Household Number 111

More about Walter Hyde Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁰²

More about Ann Elizabeth Dakin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁰²

Children of Walter Martin and Ann Dakin are:

+      72               i.    Abraham Dakin¹³ Martin, born 1834 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1900 in 132 Hughson St. N., Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

        73              ii.    Alfred W. Martin¹⁰³, born 1834 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁰⁴

More about Alfred W. Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁰⁴

        74             iii.    Sophie Martin¹⁰⁵, born 1837 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁰⁶

More about Sophie Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁰⁶

        75             iv.    Elizabeth E. Martin¹⁰⁷, born 1839 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁰⁸

More about Elizabeth E. Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A

+      76              v.    Lycurgus F Martin, born Jun 1841 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died Unknown in Minnesota, USA.

        77             vi.    Chester T. Martin¹⁰⁹, born 1842 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹⁰

More about Chester T. Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹¹⁰

        78            vii.    Jirah L. Martin¹¹¹, born 1847 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹²

More about Jirah L. Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹¹²

        47. Elam Eaton¹² Martin (Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹¹³ was born 03 Apr 1815 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹⁴, and died 16 Mar 1902 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹⁵. He married Eliza Jane Lester¹¹⁶ 16 Feb 1842 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹⁷, daughter of Murray Lester and Ruth Dean. She was born 1826 in Ontario, Canada, and died 05 Apr 1880 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹¹⁸.

Notes for Elam Eaton Martin:

Name: Martin, Elam E. Cemetery: Princeton (Old Section only) County: Oxford Township: Blenheim Reference: OX-15 Death Notice Source Newspaper: Ingersoll Chronicle & Canadian Dairyman Thursday, March 20, 1902 Page: 1, Col: 4 Text of Notice: Name: Martin, Elam Martin - Hyde - Lester Martin, Elam E., (1814 - 16 Mar 1902) Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 18 Mar 1902, page 3, column 4 see also: 19 Mar 1902, page 2, column 3 MaryLou Finn Thu Dec 3 10:15:37 1998 Searching for descendants of Daniel and Mary Hyde who were born in 1750s in Lebanon or Norwich, Ct. The Hyde's are buried in North Afton Cemetery. Their dau. Zerviah married Earl Martin of Middleburg, Schoharie County Searching for Samuel, the father of Earl Martin, in Chenango County ca. 1799. Murray Lester, possibly Madison, was the father of Eliz Jane Lester who married Earl's son Elam Eaton Martin. Wish to correspond with anyone tracing the Hyde's, in hopes of finding family records I have not located. MFinn90885 at aol. com Marriages by Abnel Mathews Minister London District Marriage 13 Feb 1832. Benjamin Steveson and Catharine Graham, both of Dumfriesshire. Witnesses- Earl Martin, H'y Daniels, Elam Eaton. vol 18 pg 352 (Brant County): Daniel Everett COOK, 26, carpenter, East Zorra, Brantford, s/o James & Sarah, married Eliza SIMPSON, 20, Brantford, same, d/o George & Mary Jane, witn: Elam MARTIN of Princeton Ont & George SIMPSON of Brantford, 5 Aug 1872 at Brantford

More about Elam Eaton Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Acute Indigestion & Heart Failure 24 hours

Census 1: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375904 NAC C-13268 Dist 166 SubDist G. Div 1 Page 54 Family 302 Copy in Family Binder¹¹⁹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹²⁰

Census 3: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹²¹

Census 4: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ¹²²

Medical Information: Dr. C. R. Staples. (Oxford Co) 019574-02

Occupation 1: 1871, Farmer¹²³

Occupation 2: 1881, Farmer¹²⁴

Occupation 3: 1901, R Farmer (Retired)¹²⁵

Origin 1: 1871, Scottish¹²⁶

Origin 2: 1881, English¹²⁷

Property: Con. 1 Lot 7, Oxford County

Religion 1: 1871, Quaker/Friends ¹²⁸

Religion 2: 1881, Quaker¹²⁹

Residence: Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹³⁰

Will: Copy in Family Binder

Notes for Eliza Jane Lester:

Eliza Jane was adopted - it is suspected that she was of the Dean family and Murray and Ruth were her uncle and aunt. Can not find Death Certificate. Name: Martin, Eliza Jane Cemetery: Princeton (Old Section only) County: Oxford Township: Blenheim Reference: OX-15 Can not find Death Certificate.

More about Eliza Jane Lester:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹³¹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹³²

Children of Elam Martin and Eliza Lester are:

        79               i.    Robert Barkley¹³ Martin¹³³, born 1842 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹³⁴; died 28 May 1885 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Robert Barkley Martin:

It is reported that he never married. Robert and Murray were mutes who were very talented musically. The would stay in the back room when company came. Neither could read or write. Can not find Death Certificate. Sorry to say that since the stones were transcribed in 1984 this stone must have fallen over. It is the one you want with Robert & Murray. It is lying face down with the writing in the dirt. I have seen this happen before and when the family picked it up they found that the dirt had kept the weathering from fading the writing. Robert Backley was most likely named after Robert Barclay, the first and greatest of Quaker theologians, systematized the charismatic message of George Fox. Barclay's most recent biographer, D. Elton Trueblood, asserts that Barclay "saved the Quaker movement from extinction by giving Fox's preaching an intellectual form, capable of rational defense. " (1) Barclay’s best-known work, The Apology for the True Christian Divinity expressed the early Quaker theological consensus of Friends’ beliefs as Barclay heard it preached by Fox and by other Friends. Dean Freiday considers the Apology to be a thinking through of Barclay’s own religious journey, from the strict Calvinism of his youth, through the Roman Catholicism of his education in Paris, to his Quaker convincement. (2)

More about Robert Barkley Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375904 NAC C-13268 Dist 166 SubDist G. Div 1 Page 54 Family 302 Copy in Family Binder¹³⁵

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹³⁶

Occupation: 1871, Farmer¹³⁷

Religion: 1881, Quaker¹³⁸

+      80              ii.    Jr. Elam Martin, born 1845 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 06 Feb 1895 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        81             iii.    Murray E. Martin¹³⁹, born 1851 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁴⁰; died 16 Dec 1880 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Murray E. Martin:

It is reported that he never married. Can not find Death Certificate.

More about Murray E. Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁴⁰

Ordination: 1871, Farmer

+      82             iv.    Luella Martin, born 24 Mar 1856 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 07 May 1898 in Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA.

+      83              v.    Nettie Ellen Martin, born 01 Apr 1863 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died Oct 1935 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        48. Daniel Hyde¹² Martin (Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹⁴¹ was born 1820 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁴², and died 25 May 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada^143,144. He married Charlotte Augusta Burns¹⁴⁵ 21 Feb 1841 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁴⁶, daughter of Denton Burns and Elizabeth. She was born 27 Oct 1827 in Ontario, Canada¹⁴⁷, and died 16 Apr 1904 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁴⁸.

Notes for Daniel Hyde Martin:

EARS MARKS 1822-1859 Blenheim Township Oxford County Ear Marks of sundry inhabitants of Blenheim Township for Horned Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep, etc. One of the more interesting aspects of this Town Book is the list of ear marks used for the identification of animals. The various marks used include square cropping of the ear, slits, swallow forks, half penny notches, holes, half crops, and slanting crops in various combinations on both left and right ears of the animal. This seems to be a rather novel way of branding animals, and not too many records exist of this type. One might wonder which would be more painful to the animal, branding with a hot iron or having notches and holes cut in its ear. The first mark recorded was on June 5, 1822 for the animals of Denton Burns, the last mark recorded was for the animals of James Rochester on May 20, 1859. There are 89 marks recorded. Daniel Martin's mark, a square crop of the left ear. Recorded Jan. 10, 1840. Source: Blenheim Township Minute Book 1822-1859. Martin, Daniel Hyde, (Died on 25 May 1881) Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 3 Jun 1881, page 5, column 4

More about Daniel Hyde Martin:

Cause of Death: Gangrene of Foot

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁴⁹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 101 Line: 26 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁵⁰

Occupation: 1871, Farmer¹⁵¹

Origin: 1871, English¹⁵¹

Religion: 1871, Church of England¹⁵¹

Notes for Charlotte Augusta Burns:

Is she the sister of Dowie Burns that married Mary Ann Martin. Daniel's sister?

More about Charlotte Augusta Burns:

Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, died suddenly

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁵¹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 101 Line: 26 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁵²

Census 3: 1901, Ontario District: Brant (South/Sud) District Number: 46 Sub-District: Paris (Town/Ville) Sub-District Number: D-2 Family Number: 80 Page: 7¹⁵³

Medical Information: Information supplied by John F Martin her son

Origin: 1871, English¹⁵⁴

Religion: 1871, Church of England¹⁵⁴

Children of Daniel Martin and Charlotte Burns are:

+      84               i.    Edwin Earl¹³ Martin, born 21 Apr 1847 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 11 May 1922 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        85              ii.    Charles D. Martin¹⁵⁵, born 1851 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁵⁶

More about Charles D. Martin:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁵⁶

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 101 Line: 26 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A¹⁵⁷

        86             iii.    Daniel E. Martin, born 1854 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁵⁸

Notes for Daniel E. Martin:

Is this him Daniel Martin Death Date: 23 Dec 1916 Death Location: Oxford Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Birth Location: Canada

More about Daniel E. Martin:

Census: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁵⁸

        87             iv.    Elizabeth Martin, born 1857 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁵⁸; died Unknown in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. She married Charles Wilkinson Miller¹⁵⁹ 27 Mar 1878; born 1855 in Sussex, England

More about Elizabeth Martin:

Census: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁶⁰

Residence: 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA¹⁶¹

        88              v.    Charlotte Augusta Martin, born 05 Jul 1858 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁶²; died 09 Jul 1924 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada¹⁶³. She married John Alfred Chase¹⁶⁴ 18 Nov 1891 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada¹⁶⁵; born 24 Jun 1826 in England^166,167; died 24 Mar 1907 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

More about Charlotte Augusta Martin:

Cause of Death: Angina Pectoris, Myocarditis

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada¹⁶⁸

Census 2: 1901, Ontario District: Brant (South/Sud) District Number: 46 Sub-District: Paris (Town/Ville) Sub-District Number: D-2 Family Number: 80 Page: 7

More about John Alfred Chase:

Cause of Death: Senile

Census: 1901, Ontario District: Brant (South/Sud) District Number: 46 Sub-District: Paris (Town/Ville) Sub-District Number: D-2 Family Number: 80 Page: 7¹⁶⁹

+      89             vi.    John Frederick Martin, born 23 Feb 1862 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        49. Mary Ann¹² Martin (Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹⁷⁰ was born 18 Oct 1820 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 17 Jul 1897 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁷¹. She married Dowie D. Burns¹⁷² 31 Oct 1839 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada¹⁷³, son of Denton Burns and Elizabeth. He was born 1817 in Nova Scotia, Canada¹⁷⁴, and died 01 Apr 1893 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁷⁵.

More about Mary Ann Martin:

Cause of Death: Apoplexy

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A¹⁷⁶

More about Dowie D. Burns:

Cause of Death: Gangrene in leg, 4 months

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A¹⁷⁶

Children of Mary Martin and Dowie Burns are:

        90               i.    Marin R.¹³ Burns¹⁷⁷, born 1836 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁷⁸

More about Marin R. Burns:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A¹⁷⁹

+      91              ii.    Denton Erle Burns, born 28 May 1841 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1918 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

        92             iii.    Dow Burns¹⁸⁰, born 1843 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁸¹

Notes for Dow Burns:

Is this him? Burns, Dowe, (Died on 20 Jan 1901) Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 24 Jan 1901, page 7, column 4

More about Dow Burns:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A¹⁸²

        93             iv.    Walter Burns¹⁸³, born 1848 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁸⁴

More about Walter Burns:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A¹⁸⁵

        94              v.    John Burns, born 18 Jun 1854 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁸⁶; died 19 Jan 1919 in Lot 16 Con 4, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁸⁷.

More about John Burns:

Burial: Burford, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Heart Failure

Medical Information: Informant was Herman RADLOFF # 24457-19

        50. Joseph R.¹² Martin (Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)¹⁸⁸ was born 22 Apr 1823 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada¹⁸⁹, and died 06 Nov 1908 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁹⁰. He married (1) Marie Tew^191,192 21 Jan 1847 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada¹⁹³. She was born about 1827, and died Bef. 1893 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He married (2) Hariett McCall 29 Nov 1893 in Woodhouse, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada¹⁹⁴, daughter of Duncan McCall and Fanny. She was born 1831¹⁹⁵, and died Bef. 1901¹⁹⁶.

Notes for Joseph R. Martin:

Is a widow living with his son-in-law Chas Staples on the 31 March 1901 Census. Martin, Joseph, (1823 - 11 Nov 1908)Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 11 Nov 1908, page 1, column 4 see also: 12 Dec 1908, page 4, column 4

More about Joseph R. Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Old Age, Prostatic Disease

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4 ¹⁹⁷

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada¹⁹⁸

Census 3: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B. Division 6 Page Number 5 Household Number 21¹⁹⁹

Religion 1: 1901, Methodist²⁰⁰

Religion 2: 1881, C. Methodist²⁰¹

Will: 06 Mar 1902, Copy in Family Binder

More about Marie Tew:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B. Division 6 Page Number 5 Household Number 21²⁰¹

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Origin: 1881, English²⁰¹

Religion: 1881, C. Methodist²⁰¹

Children of Joseph Martin and Marie Tew are:

        95               i.    Ada¹³ Martin²⁰², born 15 Oct 1847 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁰³

More about Ada Martin:

Christening: 16 Aug 1858, Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Peter Ker²⁰³

        96              ii.    Arthur Martin²⁰⁴, born 26 Jun 1850 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁰⁵; died 04 Nov 1888 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁰⁶.

Notes for Arthur Martin:

Is this him on the 1901 Census? ON OXFORD (North/Nord) (#101) Subdistrict: Woodstock (City/Cité) f-13 Page 4 Martin Arthur M Employee S May 18 1850 50

More about Arthur Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁰⁶

Census 1: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B. Division 6 Page Number 5 Household Number 21²⁰⁷

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Christening: 16 Aug 1858, Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Peter Ker²⁰⁸

Religion: 1881, C. Methodist²⁰⁹

        97             iii.    Emily Mary Martin²¹⁰, born 10 Mar 1852 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²¹¹

Notes for Emily Mary Martin:

Hard to make out name on 1871 Census

More about Emily Mary Martin:

Census: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Christening: 16 Aug 1858, Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Peter Ker²¹¹

+      98             iv.    Zerviah Hyde Martin, born 15 Mar 1854 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada; died Feb 1944 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

        99              v.    Archibald Earl Martin²¹², born 28 Dec 1857 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²¹³; died 27 Oct 1864 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²¹⁴.

More about Archibald Earl Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Christening: 16 Aug 1858, Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Peter Ker

+      100           vi.    Letitia Martin, born 26 Jan 1862 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1938 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        51. Robinson¹² Smiley (Eunice¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²¹⁵ was born 1817 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada, and died 01 Apr 1896 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada²¹⁶. He married Betsy Ann Bass²¹⁷. She was born 1826 in England, and died Unknown in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²¹⁸.

More about Robinson Smiley:

Cause of Death: Old Age

Census 1: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada²¹⁹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Burford Sub-District Number: 7 Page: 23 Line: 30 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A²²⁰

Census 3: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 61 Household Number 334²²¹

More about Betsy Ann Bass:

Census 1: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada²²²

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Burford Sub-District Number: 7 Page: 23 Line: 30 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A²²³

Census 3: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 61 Household Number 334²²⁴

Children of Robinson Smiley and Betsy Bass are:

+      101             i.    James¹³ Smiley, born 28 Oct 1852 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 06 Sep 1929 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada.

+      102            ii.    John Smiley, born 26 Aug 1857 in Lot Con. 1, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1918 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        103           iii.    Ada Elizabeth Smiley, born 1864 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²²⁵; died 02 Dec 1887 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²²⁵.

More about Ada Elizabeth Smiley:

Cause of Death: Consumption, 6 months

Census 1: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 2: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 61 Household Number 334²²⁶

        52. Cynthia¹² Martin (Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²²⁷ was born 1813 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA²²⁸. She married Charles Wright²²⁹ 31 Jan 1833 in Ontario, Canada^230,231, son of Preserved Wright and Jemima King. He was born 27 Apr 1806 in Rutland, Pawlet, Vermont, USA, and died 30 Oct 1875 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

More about Cynthia Martin:

Census: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²³²

Notes for Charles Wright:

Wright Connection

More about Charles Wright:

Census 1: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²³²

Census 2: 1860, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M653_237; Page: 837; Image: 212.²³³

Census 3: 1870, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 146; Image: 293.²³⁴

Children of Cynthia Martin and Charles Wright are:

        104             i.    Charlotte Parmelia¹³ Wright, born 09 Jul 1834 in Ontario, Canada; died Unknown²³⁵.

More about Charlotte Parmelia Wright:

Census: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²³⁶

        105            ii.    Alexander Hamilton Wright, born 17 Jun 1836 in Ontario, Canada²³⁷; died Unknown in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA²³⁸.

Notes for Alexander Hamilton Wright:

never marr.

More about Alexander Hamilton Wright:

Census 1: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²³⁹

Census 2: 1860, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M653_237; Page: 837; Image: 212.²⁴⁰

        106           iii.    Charles Phillips Wright, born 09 Jul 1838 in Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1858 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

Notes for Charles Phillips Wright:

never marr.

More about Charles Phillips Wright:

Census: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²⁴¹

        107           iv.    Emily Maria Wright, born 18 Sep 1840 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA; died 25 Feb 1871.

Notes for Emily Maria Wright:

Reportedly married twice; 3 children

More about Emily Maria Wright:

Census: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²⁴¹

+      108            v.    Cynthia Cornelia Wright, born 04 Nov 1842 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA

        109           vi.    Sarah Eliza Wright, born 25 May 1844 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA She married Wallace D. Johnson

Notes for Sarah Eliza Wright:

Reportedly 3 children

More about Sarah Eliza Wright:

Census: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.²⁴¹

+      110          vii.    John Wentworth Wright, born 23 Mar 1847 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA; died 05 Jul 1914 in McPherson, Kansas, USA.

        111         viii.    David Edwin Wright, born 12 Mar 1853 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA; died 08 Nov 1856.

        56. Earl D¹² Martin (Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²⁴² was born 02 Oct 1810 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁴², and died 24 Sep 1895 in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada²⁴³. He married Eva Karn²⁴⁴ 30 May 1833 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁴⁵. She was born 26 Apr 1813 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁴⁶, and died 17 May 1893 in West Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁴⁷.

More about Earl D Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁴⁸

More about Eva Karn:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁴⁸

Children of Earl Martin and Eva Karn are:

+      112             i.    Mary Catherine¹³ Martin, born 1833 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        113            ii.    Louisa Martin²⁴⁹, born 1835 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁵⁰

More about Louisa Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁵⁰

        114           iii.    Sarah Martin²⁵¹, born 1837 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁵²

More about Sarah Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁵²

+      115           iv.    Solon Chauncey Martin, born 1838 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        116            v.    Calista Martin²⁵³, born 1841 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁵⁴ She married Robert B. Smith²⁵⁵ 28 Dec 1864 in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁵⁶; born 1837 in Canada²⁵⁷

More about Calista Martin:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁵⁸

        57. James¹² Nellis (Martha Matilda¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²⁵⁹ was born 1824 in Brant, Ontario, Canada, and died Unknown in Michigan, USA²⁶⁰. He married Elizabeth D²⁶¹. She was born 1823 in Ontario, Canada, and died Unknown in Michigan, USA²⁶².

More about James Nellis:

Census 1: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.²⁶³

Census 2: 1880, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: T9_598; Family History Film: 1254598; Page: 446.3000; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0423.²⁶⁴

More about Elizabeth D:

Census 1: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.²⁶⁵

Census 2: 1880, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: T9_598; Family History Film: 1254598; Page: 446.3000; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0423.²⁶⁶

Children of James Nellis and Elizabeth D are:

        117             i.    James A¹³ Nellis²⁶⁷, born 1850 in Ontario, Canada²⁶⁷

Notes for James A Nellis:

Is this him on the 1900 census James M Nellis Home in 1900: Canton, Fulton, Illinois Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Birthplace: Canada Relationship to head-of-house: Head Canton, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: T623 302; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 12.

More about James A Nellis:

Census: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.

        118            ii.    Henrietta M Nellis²⁶⁷, born 1857 in Ontario, Canada²⁶⁷

More about Henrietta M Nellis:

Census: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.²⁶⁷

        119           iii.    Carrie M Nellis²⁶⁷, born 1867 in Michigan, USA²⁶⁷

More about Carrie M Nellis:

Census 1: 1870, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 77; Image: 153.²⁶⁷

Census 2: 1880, Ensley, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: T9_598; Family History Film: 1254598; Page: 446.3000; Enumeration District: 206; Image: 0423.²⁶⁸

        58. Chauncey N.¹² Nellis (Martha Matilda¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²⁶⁹ was born 23 Dec 1830 in Mount Pleasant, Brant, Ontario, Canada²⁷⁰, and died 29 Nov 1912 in Kent, Michigan, USA²⁷⁰. He married (1) Emily Melissa Gay²⁷⁰ 23 Jan 1861 in Barry, Michigan, USA²⁷⁰. She was born 07 Sep 1841 in Michigan, USA²⁷⁰, and died 07 Jan 1862 in Michigan, USA²⁷¹. He married (2) Elizabeth A. Matthews²⁷² Bef. 1867 in Kent, Michigan, USA²⁷³. She was born 02 Jun 1839 in Michigan, USA²⁷⁴, and died 17 Apr 1872 in Kent, Michigan, USA²⁷⁴.

Notes for Chauncey N. Nellis:

Chauncey Nellis was a very distant cousin of Susan E. Nelles who married Allen Butterfield (grandson of Melissa's uncle, John N. Butterfield) in 1900. Genealogists interested in the history of the NELLIS / NELLES family are referred to "NELLIS - NELLES Immigrants from the Palatinate 1710," published by the Nellis and Nelles Family Associations and the Herkimer County (NY) Historical Society. Chauncey Nellis was working for Melissa's uncle, John N. Butterfield in Walker Township, Kent County, Michigan, in 1860, the year before he and Melissa were married. Melissa was also living with her aunt and uncle at the time. Melissa was just 20 when she died in January of 1862, shortly after the birth of their daughter Ida. By about 1867, Chauncey had remarried. He and his second wife, Eliza, lived with 9-year-old Ida and 3-year-old Elizabeth Nellis in the village of Newaygo in Newaygo County, Michigan, USA in 1870. Eliza died in April of 1872 at the age of 32. In 1880, Chauncey was a widower and lived with his daughter Ida in Walker Township in Kent County, Michigan. Elizabeth, who would have been about 13 in 1880, was not listed as a member of his household.

More about Chauncey N. Nellis:

Census 1: 1851, Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 19 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A²⁷⁵

Census 2: 1860, Walker, Kent, Michigan; Roll: M653_550; Page: 0; Image: 519.²⁷⁶

Census 3: 1870, Newaygo, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 42; Image: 83.²⁷⁷

Census 4: 1880, Walker, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T9_587; Family History Film: 1254587; Page: 601.2000; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0482.²⁷⁸

Census 5: 1910, Albion Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_639; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 580.²⁷⁹

More about Emily Melissa Gay:

Census: 1870, Newaygo, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 42; Image: 83.²⁸⁰

Child of Chauncey Nellis and Emily Gay is:

+      120             i.    Ida Jane¹³ Nellis, born 1861 in Michigan, USA

Child of Chauncey Nellis and Elizabeth Matthews is:

        121             i.    Elizabeth¹³ Nellis²⁸¹, born 1867 in Michigan, USA²⁸¹; died Bef. 1880 in Michigan, USA²⁸¹.

Notes for Elizabeth Nellis:

Elizabeth, who would have been 13 years old at the time, does not appear in her father's household in the 1880 census for Walker Township, Kent County, Michigan

More about Elizabeth Nellis:

Census: 1870, Newaygo, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 42; Image: 83.²⁸²

        60. Eunice¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)²⁸³ was born 20 Oct 1819 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁸⁴, and died 20 Feb 1857 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁸⁵. She married John Chambers Cumming²⁸⁵ 1839 in Ontario, Canada²⁸⁵. He was born 02 Mar 1802 in Irish Sea, Down, Ireland²⁸⁵, and died 14 Dec 1886 in Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁸⁶.

More about Eunice Graham:

Burial: Ottawa Cemetery, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Census: 1850, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1009; Page: 249; Image: 24.²⁸⁷

Notes for John Chambers Cumming:

Passengers 1816 From Ireland to NY, Chambers Cumming, Thos. Cumming, Wm. Cumming, Sarah Cumming and Eliz. Ann Cumming--'Chambers' was b. 1802, too young to be father of the Tho, Wm, Sarah and Eliz. Ann; they may have been siblings Our Today's and Yesterdays by Andrew Taylor c1967 Page: History of N. Dumfries & Village of Ayr Text: Lits 3 brothrs: Hance, Chambers and Thomas Cumming; entry for Chambers:Dumfries, census taken Apr. 12, 1834: 3 family members: 1M 16+; 1F 16+; 1F -16; 35 acres improved land, hewed log house; 1 horse; 2 oxen; 1 cow, 2 head young cattle not rateable age; 8 swine; 12 acres of wheat

More about John Chambers Cumming:

Burial: Ottawa Cemetery, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Census 1: 1850, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1009; Page: 249; Image: 24.²⁸⁷

Census 2: 1870, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1743; Page: 203; Image: 121.²⁸⁸

Census 3: 1880, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1451; Family History Film: 1255451; Page: 39.1000; Enumeration District: 256; .²⁸⁹

Immigration: 1816, Ireland to New York, USA

Property: 1846, 128 acres, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

Children of Eunice Graham and John Cumming are:

        122             i.    George¹³ Cumming²⁹⁰.

        123            ii.    William Cumming²⁹⁰.

+      124           iii.    Thomas Cumming, born 27 Jan 1840 in South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada; died Jul 1888 in Fayette, Iowa, USA.

+      125           iv.    John Graham Dawson Cumming, born 09 Sep 1841 in Guelph, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; died 08 Jan 1933 in Ottawa, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

+      126            v.    Margaret Cumming, born 05 May 1844 in Brant, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1919 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

        127           vi.    Ellen Cumming²⁹⁰, born about 1845 in Brant, Ontario, Canada²⁹¹; died Bef. 1850²⁹².

+      128          vii.    Ann Eve Cumming, born 06 Mar 1846 in Brant, Ontario, Canada; died Unknown in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

+      129         viii.    Hance Boggs Cumming, born 29 Jun 1848 in Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA; died 23 Feb 1931 in North Prairie, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA.

        130           ix.    Eliza Jane Cumming²⁹³, born 26 Aug 1850 in Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁹³ She married Benjamin Miller²⁹³

More about Eliza Jane Cumming:

Census 1: 1870, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1743; Page: 203; Image: 121.²⁹⁴

Census 2: 1930, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: 2576; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 495.0.²⁹⁵

        131            x.    Eunice Cumming²⁹⁶, born Jan 1853 in Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁹⁶; died 27 May 1871 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁹⁶.

More about Eunice Cumming:

Census: 1870, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1743; Page: 203; Image: 121.²⁹⁷

        132           xi.    Mary A Cumming²⁹⁸, born 08 Nov 1856 in Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁹⁸; died 08 Jan 1859 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA²⁹⁸.

More about Mary A Cumming:

Burial: Ottawa Cemetery, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA

        61. Allen¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 22 Feb 1819 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 26 Sep 1903. He married Sarah Vanaten 14 Oct 1843. She was born 1826 in Ontario, Canada²⁹⁹.

Notes for Allen Graham:

Is this Allen and Sarah on the 1881 census? Rockwood, Lisgar, Manitoba Family History Library Film 1375919 NA Film Number C-13283 District 185 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 15 Household Number 65

More about Allen Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 23 Line: 33 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁹⁹

Notes for Sarah Vanaten:

A William Vanatten lived next door on the 1851 census. Is this her father?

More about Sarah Vanaten:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 23 Line: 33 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁹⁹

Children of Allen Graham and Sarah Vanaten are:

        133             i.    Lydia¹³ Graham²⁹⁹, born 1843 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada²⁹⁹

More about Lydia Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 23 Line: 33 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁹⁹

        134            ii.    Mary Graham²⁹⁹, born 1846 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

More about Mary Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 23 Line: 33 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A²⁹⁹

        135           iii.    Sybel Graham²⁹⁹, born 1848 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        136           iv.    Lucy Graham²⁹⁹, born 1850 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        137            v.    Martha Graham, born 1853 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        138           vi.    Herbert Graham, born 1855 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        139          vii.    Susan Graham, born 1858 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        140         viii.    Clara Graham, born 1861 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        141           ix.    Eva Graham, born 1863 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        142            x.    Norman Graham, born 1866 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        62. John¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 01 Apr 1821 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 03 Jan 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁰⁰. He married Mary Matilda Morrell 25 Oct 1846 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She was born Nov 1821 in New Brunswick, Canada, and died 25 Apr 1889 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁰⁰.

More about John Graham:

Burial: Richwood Cemetery

Cause of Death: Inflamation of Lungs

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 7 Line: 39 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁰¹

More about Mary Matilda Morrell:

Burial: Richwood Cemetery

Cause of Death: Bright's disease

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 7 Line: 39 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁰¹

Children of John Graham and Mary Morrell are:

        143             i.    Sarah¹³ Graham.

        144            ii.    Jonathan Graham³⁰¹, born 1847 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1914 in Sandusky, Michigan, USA.

More about Jonathan Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 7 Line: 39 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁰¹

        145           iii.    Thomas A. Graham³⁰¹, born 1849 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

More about Thomas A. Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 7 Line: 39 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁰¹

        146           iv.    Adeline Graham, born 1852 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        147            v.    George W. Graham, born 1855 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        148           vi.    Albert Graham, born 1857 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        149          vii.    Franklin Graham, born 1859 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        150         viii.    Samuel Graham, born 1860 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        151           ix.    Lavinia Jane Graham, born 1870 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        63. Jane¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 20 Apr 1824 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 30 Jun 1888 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA. She married Robert Middleton 17 Sep 1840 in Ontario, Canada. He was born 20 Jun 1818 in Norfolk, England, and died 11 Apr 1884 in Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

More about Jane Graham:

Burial: Farmers Creek Cemetery, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Census 1: 1880, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T9_589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 370.3000; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0747.³⁰²

Census 2: 1850, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M432_362; Page: 239; Image: 257.³⁰³

Census 3: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³⁰⁴

Census 4: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³⁰⁵

More about Robert Middleton:

Census 1: 1880, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T9_589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 370.3000; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0747.³⁰⁶

Census 2: 1850, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M432_362; Page: 239; Image: 257.³⁰⁷

Census 3: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³⁰⁸

Census 4: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³⁰⁹

Children of Jane Graham and Robert Middleton are:

+      152             i.    Susan¹³ Middleton, born 06 Sep 1842 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Dec 1899 in Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

        153            ii.    Rebecca Middleton³¹⁰, born 1845 in Ontario, Canada

More about Rebecca Middleton:

Census 1: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³¹⁰

Census 2: 1850, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M432_362; Page: 239; Image: 257.³¹¹

        154           iii.    John Middleton, born 1848 in Ontario, Canada

More about John Middleton:

Census 1: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³¹²

Census 2: 1850, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M432_362; Page: 239; Image: 257.³¹³

+      155           iv.    James Middleton, born 1853 in Michigan, USA

        156            v.    Henry Middleton, born 1855 in Michigan, USA

More about Henry Middleton:

Census 1: 1880, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T9_589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 370.3000; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0747.³¹⁴

Census 2: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³¹⁵

Census 3: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³¹⁶

        157           vi.    William Middleton³¹⁷, born 1858 in Michigan, USA

More about William Middleton:

Census 1: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³¹⁸

Census 2: 1860, Burtchville, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: M653_559; Page: 0; Image: 158.³¹⁹

        158          vii.    Fannie Middleton, born 18 Oct 1862 in Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, USA; died 26 Jul 1880 in Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan, USA.

More about Fannie Middleton:

Census: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³²⁰

        159         viii.    Elizabeth Betsey Middleton, born 1864 in Michigan, USA³²¹

More about Elizabeth Betsey Middleton:

Census 1: 1880, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T9_589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 370.3000; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0747.³²¹

Census 2: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³²²

        160           ix.    Charlotte Middleton³²², born 1867 in Michigan, USA

More about Charlotte Middleton:

Census: 1870, Ray, Macomb, Michigan; Roll: M593_688; Page: 40; Image: 471.³²²

        161            x.    Lottie Middleton, born 1870 in Michigan, USA³²³

More about Lottie Middleton:

Census: 1880, Metamora, Lapeer, Michigan; Roll: T9_589; Family History Film: 1254589; Page: 370.3000; Enumeration District: 177; Image: 0747.³²³

        65. Eliza¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 08 Nov 1826 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 16 Mar 1911 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³²⁴. She married Walter Edmiston 1846 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He was born 21 Apr 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland, and died 22 Jan 1908 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³²⁴.

Notes for Eliza Graham:

Eliza GRAHAM married Walter EDMISTON March 11th, 1847 {By BANNS}by a BAPTIST minister his name was Wm Beardsall at the home of John GRAHAM lot 16 in the 5th concession of Blenheim the home of the bride. I have checked the land records at Woodstock, and the earliest GRAHAM I can locate is John GRAHAM Jr. in 1865 it reads as follows No. 32194 B.& S. Jan 4th,1865: Registered date is Jan.44th, 1865 GRANTOR: James MAYCOCK & Wife / GRANTEE: John GRAHAM Jr. 50 acres N/W.-1/4 Subject to the payment of No.24715: The GRAHAMS owned other land on the 5th, Concession Lot 17 & Lot 19 & Lot 20 in the 4th, Concession of Blenheim. Brock district book of marriages reads as follows:1847 March 11th, Walter EDMONSTON to Eliza GRAHAM both of Blenheim Twp. at the house of John GRAHAM lot 16 concession 5 Blenheim TWP John GRAHAM Witness {BY BANNS} John GRAHAM Sr. was Eliza's father her mother was Frances Martin, they came from Vermont USA Eliza Graham was 18 years, 4 months, and 30 days old when she married Walter Edmiston on March 11, 1847. Eliza was 53 years, 6 months, and 27 days old when she was baptized into the Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church at Shower's Corners. Prior to that, she had been a Methodist. THE DAILY SENTINEL - REVIEW, TUESDAY, MARCH 21ST, 1911 Shower's Corners March 20th 1911, One of the old pioneers of Blenheim passed away on Thursday at 12 A.M., in the person of Mrs. Walter EDMISTON {Graham} at the advanced age of eighty five years. The deceased had been confined to bed only for a few days, although her health had been failing, quite rapidly for some time. Her husband predeceased her three years ago last Jan A family of eleven children were born to them, seven of whom still survive, five sons and two daughters, namely Mrs. Fred Vickert of Princeton, Mrs. Martin {Frances} in the north west {Saskatchewan, Canada} John and Andrew in Nebraska, USA, Alex in Kincardine, George at Detroit, and James on the homestead. The deceased was a loving wife and an exceptionally kind mother, her greatest interest centering in the welfare of her children. She was a good neighbor and had a kind heart for those around her who were in trouble of any kind. She was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church for many years. It could be said that she was a whole hearted Christian woman. The funeral took place on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 P.M. in the Princeton Cemetery. The services which were conducted by Rev. J. F. Clugstan, were attended by a large number of friends and Neighbors. The following were bearers Robert Mc Crow Thomas Wilson, Jas. Wilson, Edward Fair, John Cockburn, and B. Foe The casket was covered with beautiful flowers from members of the family who, with the exception of John and Andrew and Mrs. Martin were together for the funeral. Update May 10TH, 1994. SOURCE, Shirley Duncan [Edmiston] of Woodstock, Ontario FUNERAL CARD OF ELIZA GRAHAM: Reads as following. Died in Blenheim, on Thursday, March 16th., 1911. ELIZA GRAHAM beloved wife of the late Walter Edmiston. Aged 84 years, 3 months and 8 days. The funeral will take place from the residence of son, James Edmiston, on Saturday, March 18th, at 2:00 p.m. Interment at Princeton Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this invitation.

More about Eliza Graham:

Burial: 18 Mar 1911, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Old Age and Paralytic Stoke

Census: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 94 Household Number 452³²⁵

Notes for Walter Edmiston:

Walter EDMISTON'S FUNERAL CARD Died in Blenheim on Wednesday evening, January 22nd, 1908, Age 88 years 9 months and one day. THE FUNERAL will take place from his late residence, lot 15- 5th con., on Saturday, January 25th at 1:30 p.m. to Princeton Cemetery. The Oxford County 1851 Census shows Walter as infidel and his wife Eliza Graham and their children James , John, Fanny , Janet, as Methodist: I am wondering if Walter and his mother and brothers had a falling out with the church in Scotland before coming to Canada. Walter was 21 years old when he came to Canada with his mother & brothers.Walter was married on Thur. March 11th, 1847 he was 27 years, 10 months, 18 days old when he married Eliza Graham, a daughter of John Graham Sr. of Blenheim TWP. The following taken from Myrtle Holmes London Free Press article. {A niece of Walter Edmiston}. Well over a hundred years ago the four Edmiston brothers Walter, James, John and Archibald, together with their mother, left the shores of their native Scotland to make themselves new homes across the sea. Stories of vast areas being given away and of wealth to be had for the taking, had caused much unrest among the hard working Scottish people, who saw in Canada the fulfillment of all their dreams. Influenced by such tales, these four young men, along with hundreds of others, determined to better their condition. After a rough voyage of six weeks the family reached Canada and made their way inland to the town of Paris, then but a village on the Grand River. Here they rented a house for their mother that should leave them free to go farther into the woods and select their homestead. On foot they made their way up the old Govenor's road to the village of Princeton. Leaving the road here, they trudged through the bush to what is now the fifth concession of Blenheim, but at that time had not been surveyed. They found three men, each with a large family, John Graham, Sam Foe and James Rapson, already settled there .Walter Edmiston decided on 50 acres adjoining Sam Foe's on the east. {By Mytle Homes as told by Thomas EDMISTON.} I, Glenn EDMISTON have a document that proves all three brothers owned that farm when they first came from Scotland, It reads as follows: MEMORIAL, to be registered pursuant to the statute in such case made and provided, of an INDENTURE dated the TWENTY SIXTH OF MAY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO and made between the PRINCIPAL MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF UPPER CANADA COLLEGE AND ROYAL GRAMMER SCHOOL, of the one part, and James EDMISTON / Archibald EDMISTON / Walter EDMISTON, and all the township of Blenheim in the County of Oxford, in that part of the Province of CANADA, Whereby the said PRINCIPAL, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF UPPER CANADA COLLEGE AND ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL aforesaid, for the consideration therein mentioned, did GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL, ALIEN, RELEASE, and CONFIRM, unto the said parties of the second part: Their heirs and assigns forever, all and Singular that certain parcel or tract of land, situated, lying and being in the township of Blenheim in the COUNTY of OXFORD in that part of the said PROVINCE of CANADA, containing by admeasurement ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND, BE THE SAME MORE OR LESS BEING COMPOSED OF THE WESTERLY HALF OF LOT NUMBER FIFTEEN IN THE FIFTH CONCESSION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF BLENHEIM THE LATE WALTER EDMISTON Walter Edmiston Sr. one of Blenheim's earliest Pioneers, and a resident of the township for more than sixty-five years died Wed. evening. Jan 22nd, at his late home Lot 15, concession 5, Blenheim. He had reached the ripe age of eighty eight, and when attacked with La-Grippe which developed into Pneumonia, his strength soon gave out. He was taken sick on Friday and died the following Wednesday. Deceased was born in the City of Glasgow Scotland, in 1819 where he spent his younger days as a Baker. In 1842 he in company with three brothers. Archibald, John and James also the latters wife and their mother, came to Canada. They landed at Québec and by the transportation of the time reached Paris where they made a short stay during which they chose the site of their future homes and farms in the forests of Blenheim . It was not until after many years of undauted labor, and untiring effort that they little by little and chip by chip hewed out their homes. With the cleaning of their land, they also did towards the opening and building of the roads and as time went on assisted towards building, although rude structures at first, but where their children might receive more modern as time went on, places some little training. Deceased was a staunch Liberal, and until a few years ago took an active part in the Municipal elections. In his younger days he also took a prominent part in the Blenheim Agricultural Society. He was a willing neighbor and charitable to those in need. In 1847 deceased married Eliza Graham who still survives him, being in her eighty-first year. There was a large family of which four are dead namely Allan and Walter both late of Detroit and Mary A. and Eliza J., who died sometime ago. Those surviving are James the eldest on the homestead. John & Andrew in Nebraska, USA, Alex of Palmerston. George of Detroit. Mrs. T. D. Martin, Toronto and Mrs. F. Vickert Princeton. The friends that gathered on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 25th, to pay their tribute to the departed, spoke the esteem in which deceased was held. The pall-Bearers were Robt. McGrow, Thos. Wilson, Jas Wilson Sr. John Cockburn, Wm. Cockburn and Edward Fair.

More about Walter Edmiston:

Burial: 25 Jan 1908, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Old Age

Census: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 94 Household Number 452³²⁵

Children of Eliza Graham and Walter Edmiston are:

+      162             i.    James Graham¹³ Edmiston, born 24 Oct 1846 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1936 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

+      163            ii.    John Edmiston, born 27 Oct 1847 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 02 Feb 1938 in Imperial, Chase, Nebraska, USA.

+      164           iii.    Frances Edmiston, born 16 Apr 1850 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 06 Apr 1935 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

+      165           iv.    Janet Edmiston, born 27 Dec 1852 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jan 1932 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        166            v.    Mary Ann Edmiston, born 09 Feb 1854 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1887 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Mary Ann Edmiston:

The following was taken from the Woodstock Library Sentinel-Review records. MISS M. A. EDMISTON The dark shadow of death has visited one of our families on the fifth concession, and removed from our midst one in the flush of youth, who looked forward to a life of usefulness. It is with great sorrow that we have to chronicle the death of Miss M. A. Edmiston who passed away from our midst on Friday afternoon. The deceased caught a severe cold a little over two years and a half ago and was confined to the house for nearly all that time since. Consumption set in and her spirit passed away without a struggle. The deceased was well known and will be universally regretted by a large circle of acquaintances, by whom she was greatly beloved. The funeral took place at 10:30 o'clock Sunday forenoon. The Rev. Mr. Beattie of Shower's Corners, preached an appropriate sermon in the Presbyterian church at Showers Corners, from I Peter V:10, which was listened to by a large and attentive audience, who then followed the corpse to its last resting place, Princeton Cemetery. The bereaved family have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in this affliction. Headstone inscription; SHALL WE NOT MEET IN THAT BRIGHT LAND, WHERE PARTING WORDS ARE NEVER SPOKEN; AND LOVE IS NOT A BRITTLE BAND SO LIGHTLY BROKEN!

More about Mary Ann Edmiston:

Burial: See Notes, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 94 Household Number 452³²⁵

+      167           vi.    Walter T. Edmiston, born 10 Aug 1856 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Nov 1906 in Drumbo, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        168          vii.    William Allen Edmiston, born 12 Jul 1859 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 07 Jul 1903 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. He married Jennie Rodgers 03 Jul 1885 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; born in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Notes for William Allen Edmiston:

A pleasant event celebrated at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James Rodgers on Tuesday last, the marriage of their daughter Jennie, to Mr. Allen EDMISTON 4th son of Walter EDMISTON, 5th Concession Of Blenheim. Rev. Little tied the knot, the bride was assisted by her sister Alice. The groom, by his brother Alexander. {Sentinel - Review July 3rd,1885.} He was a teacher, I've been told.

More about William Allen Edmiston:

Cause of Death: Tuberculosis

Census: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 94 Household Number 452³²⁵

        169         viii.    Eliza Jane Edmiston, born 08 Oct 1861 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1880 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Eliza Jane Edmiston:

Eliza Jane was the daughter of Walter and Eliza EDMISTON. Eliza Jan Died of T.B. At a very young age of 18 years 10 Months.{she was sick for about two years}.

+      170           ix.    Alexander Lincoln Edmiston, born 24 Oct 1863 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1937 in Palmerston, Ontario, Canada.

+      171            x.    Andrew Johnson Edmiston, born 09 May 1866 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 12 May 1939 in Gresham, York, Nebraska, USA.

+      172           xi.    George Archibald Edmiston, born 22 Oct 1868 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1938 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

        66. Alexander¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 12 Apr 1831 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 04 Aug 1853 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. He married Jane Blackley 1851. She was born 1834 in Ontario, Canada³²⁶.

More about Alexander Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 87 Line: 44 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³²⁶

More about Jane Blackley:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 87 Line: 44 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³²⁶

Child of Alexander Graham and Jane Blackley is:

+      173             i.    Alice¹³ Graham, born 26 Feb 1854 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        67. William¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 24 Dec 1833 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 1896 in Michigan, USA. He married Agnes Allison 1853. She was born 1833 in Scotland, and died Unknown in Michigan, USA.

Notes for William Graham:

Michigan, USA 1880 Census, Isabella, Gilmore, page 491C: Graham, William [Hugh's brother], age 46, Farmer; wife Agnes, age 46, born Scotland; James-13 born Can. and John-4, born Michigan, USA. Apparently living with them were: Graham, Adam [son of Wm. & Agnes], age 26, farm laborer; wife Sarah, age 24, born New York, USA; Frankie, age 1, b. Michigan, USA

More about William Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³²⁶

Children of William Graham and Agnes Allison are:

        174             i.    Adam¹³ Graham, born 1853

        175            ii.    Jane Graham, born 1857

        176           iii.    James Graham, born 1867; died 1931 in Gilmore, Michigan, USA.

        177           iv.    William Graham, born 1869

        70. Hugh¹² Graham (Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 07 Aug 1844 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 07 Jan 1916 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA. He married Louisa Tottle 15 Apr 1864 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada. She was born 17 Apr 1844 in Otherly, Sommerset, England.

More about Hugh Graham:

Census: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 91 Line: 15 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³²⁶

Notes for Louisa Tottle:

Louisa sailed to Canada with her parents at the age of four. They first lived in Paris, then moved to Blenheim Township when she was ten.

Marriage Notes for Hugh Graham and Louisa Tottle:

National Archives of Canada, Index to 1871 Census of Ontario: Hugh Graham, age 26, birthplace-Ontario, Religion-United Brethren, Origin-Scotch, occupation-Farmer Oxford North[014], Blenheim, page 12

Children of Hugh Graham and Louisa Tottle are:

        178             i.    Charles A.¹³ Graham, born Mar 1865 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1940 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA. He married Emily Cousins 1888; born 1863; died 1932 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA.

More about Charles A. Graham:

Burial: Gilmore Cemetery

More about Emily Cousins:

Burial: Gilmore Cemetery

        179            ii.    Frances A. Graham, born 1867 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Sep 1890 in Michigan, USA. She married James Herse

        180           iii.    Edna Jane Graham, born 1869 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1882 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        181           iv.    Joseph A. Graham, born Jul 1873 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 1935 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA. He married Lillian May Wolfer 1897 in Michigan, USA; born 1877 in Michigan, USA; died 1955 in Gilmore, Isabella, Michigan, USA.

More about Joseph A. Graham:

Burial: Gilmore Cemetery

More about Lillian May Wolfer:

Burial: Gilmore Cemetery

        182            v.    James F. Graham, born 1878 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada He married (1) Ada Heavenrich He married (2) Louise Reichwein

More about James F. Graham:

Residence: Bad Axe, Michigan, USA. Owned Graham Shoe Store

+      183           vi.    John L. Graham, born 06 Sep 1879 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1963 in Alameda, California, USA.

        184          vii.    Gertrude L. Graham, born Sep 1886 in Isabella, Michigan, USA She married Andrew Freeman

Generation No. 9

        72. Abraham Dakin¹³ Martin (Walter Hyde¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)³²⁷ was born 1834 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada³²⁸, and died 16 Jun 1900 in 132 Hughson St. N., Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada³²⁹. He married Sarah Jane Burkholder³³⁰ 25 Sep 1854 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³³⁰. She was born 23 Jan 1835 in Winona, Niagara, Ontario, Canada³³¹, and died 09 Apr 1921 in 132 Hughson St. N., Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada³³².

More about Abraham Dakin Martin:

Cause of Death: Senile comsumpson 3 or 4 years

Census 1: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³³³

Census 2: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³³⁴

Occupation: 1900, Clergyman³³⁵

Notes for Sarah Jane Burkholder:

Is this her on the 1851 Census? Name: Sarah Burkholder Gender: Female Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: Upper Canada Province: Canada West (Ontario) District: York County District Number: 42 Sub-District: Etobicoke Sub-District Number: 407 Page: 37 Line: 35 Roll: C_11761 Schedule: A

More about Sarah Jane Burkholder:

Burial: 11 Apr 1921, Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada³³⁵

Cause of Death: Myocarditis with arterio-sclerosis

Census 1: 1901, Ontario District: Hamilton (City/Cité) District Number: 69 Sub-District: Hamilton (City/Cité) Ward/Quartier No 6 Sub-District Number: F-3 Family Number: 127 Page: 14³³⁶

Census 2: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³³⁷

Census 3: 1911, Hamilton East District Number: 77 Sub-District: Ward six Sub-District Number: 8 Place of Habitation: 132HughsonN Page: 29³³⁸

Children of Abraham Martin and Sarah Burkholder are:

        185             i.    Ida¹⁴ Martin³³⁹, born 1857 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

More about Ida Martin:

Census: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³³⁹

Occupation: 1881, Music Teacher³³⁹

        186            ii.    Robert Martin³³⁹, born 1858 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

More about Robert Martin:

Census: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³³⁹

Occupation: 1881, Printer³³⁹

+      187           iii.    Herbert Alfred Martin, born 30 Mar 1859 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1925 in 145 Emerald St. South, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.

        188           iv.    Myrtle Martin³³⁹, born 1860 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada She married Lewis Mitchell 18 Jul 1881 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada³⁴⁰; born 1859 in Caledonia, Ontario, Canada

More about Myrtle Martin:

Census: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³⁴¹

Occupation: 1881, School Teacher

        189            v.    Frank Martin³⁴¹, born 1863 in Ontario, Canada

More about Frank Martin:

Census: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³⁴¹

Occupation: 1881, Printer³⁴¹

        190           vi.    Walker Martin³⁴¹, born 1863 in Ontario, Canada

More about Walker Martin:

Census: 1881, Ward 7, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375893 NA Film Number C-13257 District 149 Sub-district G Division 1 Page Number 22 Household Number 17³⁴¹

Occupation: 1881, Bookkeeper³⁴¹

        191          vii.    Ann Elizabeth Dakin Martin³⁴², born 04 Apr 1871 in Grimsby, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada³⁴³; died Bef. 1881 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada³⁴⁴.

        76. Lycurgus F¹³ Martin (Walter Hyde¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)³⁴⁵ was born Jun 1841 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁴⁶, and died Unknown in Minnesota, USA³⁴⁷. He married Flora F³⁴⁸. She was born Jul 1844 in Michigan, USA³⁴⁸.

More about Lycurgus F Martin:

Census 1: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 43 Line: 24 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁴⁹

Census 2: 1870, North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1721; Page: 64; Image: 128.³⁵⁰

Census 3: 1880, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T9_626; Family History Film: 1254626; Page: 369.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0466.³⁵¹

Census 4: 1900, Bellevue, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T623 776; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 95.³⁵²

Notes for Flora F:

Is this her MARTIN, FLORA FRANEIR certid# 1918-MN-022890 Date of Death: 03/03/1918 County of Death: HENNEPIN Minnesota Death Certificates, USA

More about Flora F:

Census 1: 1900, Bellevue, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T623 776; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 95.³⁵²

Census 2: 1870, North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1721; Page: 64; Image: 128.³⁵³

Census 3: 1880, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T9_626; Family History Film: 1254626; Page: 369.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0466.³⁵⁴

Children of Lycurgus Martin and Flora F are:

        192             i.    Alfred¹⁴ Martin³⁵⁵, born 1869 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA³⁵⁵

More about Alfred Martin:

Census 1: 1870, North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1721; Page: 64; Image: 128.³⁵⁵

Census 2: 1880, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T9_626; Family History Film: 1254626; Page: 369.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0466.³⁵⁶

+      193            ii.    Jira Kenneth Martin, born Oct 1871 in Minnesota, USA; died 06 Apr 1943 in Morrison, Minnesota, USA.

        194           iii.    Maude E Martin³⁵⁷, born Apr 1874 in Minnesota, USA³⁵⁷

More about Maude E Martin:

Census 1: 1900, Bellevue, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T623 776; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 95.³⁵⁷

Census 2: 1880, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T9_626; Family History Film: 1254626; Page: 369.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0466.³⁵⁸

Census 3: 1910, Minneapolis Ward 8, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T624_703; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 135; Image: 828.³⁵⁹

Census 4: Bet. 1910 - 1920, Minneapolis Ward 4, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll: T625_834; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 122.

Occupation: 1910, Teacher

        195           iv.    Blanch Martin³⁶⁰, born 1876 in Minnesota, USA³⁶⁰

More about Blanch Martin:

Census 1: 1880, Buckman, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T9_626; Family History Film: 1254626; Page: 369.3000; Enumeration District: 77; Image: 0466.

Census 2: 1900, Little Falls Ward 3, Morrison, Minnesota; Roll: T623 776; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 103.³⁶¹

Occupation: 1900, Teacher

        80. Jr. Elam¹³ Martin (Elam Eaton¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)³⁶² was born 1845 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁶³, and died 06 Feb 1895 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada^364,365. He married Mariah Thorn³⁶⁶ 11 Feb 1873 in Richwood, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁶⁷, daughter of Thomas Thorn and Martha Newsome. She was born 17 Aug 1847 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada³⁶⁸, and died 04 Dec 1920 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada³⁶⁹.

Notes for Jr. Elam Martin:

First name is spelt Elaus on 1881 Census. Martin, Elam Jr., (Died on 6 Feb 1895) Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 7 Feb 1895, page 4, column 1 This neighborhood was much shocked at the death of Mr. Elam Martin, Jr. which ad event took place on Wednesday at 2 am, after a short illness. Mr. Martin had a slight attack of La Grippe, but kept around as usual. On Tuesday of last week he drove over to Drumbo and on his return appeared to have taken fresh cold. The following he took to his bed and symptoms of typhoid fever manifested themselves, though it was not thought his life was in danger. However, on Tuesday afternoon he became worse and passed away in the night without a moment's warning. The funeral takes place on Friday. His aged father, his widow and family will have the sympathy of all in their many allocations <sp>. Percy Martin, his oldest son, only returned to Buffalo 1st Saturday after a short visit at the homestead.

More about Jr. Elam Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Typhus Fever, Pneumonia

Census 1: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G. Division 1 Page Number 54 Household Number 300³⁷⁰

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 13 Line: 1 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A³⁷¹

Occupation 1: 1871, Farmer³⁷²

Occupation 2: 1881, Farmer³⁷³

Property: 1861, Con. 1 Lot 7 Bleheim Township

Religion: 1881, Methodist Canada³⁷³

Notes for Mariah Thorn:

Name is spelt Maude on 1881 Census.

More about Mariah Thorn:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Myocardial Failure

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ³⁷⁴

Census 2: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G. Division 1 Page Number 54 Household Number 300³⁷⁵

Census 3: 1911, Ontario DISTRICT: Brantford District Number: 57 Sub-District: Ward 4 Sub-District Number: 25 Place of Habitation: 191 Chatham Page: 14³⁷⁶

Occupation: 1901, Farmer³⁷⁷

Religion: 1881, Methodist Canada³⁷⁸

Children of Elam Martin and Mariah Thorn are:

+      196             i.    Percy Thorn¹⁴ Martin, born 13 Jul 1873 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1931 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

        197            ii.    Ralph Sanford Martin, born 16 Mar 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁷⁹; died 1942 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁸⁰. He married Clara Pelton³⁸¹ 08 Sep 1903 in Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada³⁸²; born 13 Nov 1876 in Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada³⁸³

More about Ralph Sanford Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁸⁴

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ³⁸⁵

Census 2: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G. Division 1 Page Number 54 Household Number 300³⁸⁶

Census 3: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2³⁸⁷

Occupation: 1901, Farmer³⁸⁸

Religion: 1881, Methodist Canada³⁸⁹

More about Clara Pelton:

Census 1: 1901, ON OXFORD (South/Sud) (#102) Subdistrict: Burford a-1 Page 9³⁹⁰

Census 2: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2³⁹¹

Marriage Notes for Ralph Martin and Clara Pelton:

Martin, Ralph, and Pelton, Clara, Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 16 Sep 1903, page 2, column 2

        198           iii.    Lula Cecilia Martin, born 03 Jul 1880 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁹²; died 1972 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁹³.

Notes for Lula Cecilia Martin:

Looks like she never married, as she died with her birth name.

More about Lula Cecilia Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ³⁹⁴

Census 2: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375904 NA Film Number C-13268 District 166 Sub-district G. Division 1 Page Number 54 Household Number 300³⁹⁵

Census 3: 1911, Ontario DISTRICT: Brantford District Number: 57 Sub-District: Ward 4 Sub-District Number: 25 Place of Habitation: 191 Chatham Page: 14³⁹⁶

Religion: 1881, Methodist Canada³⁹⁷

        199           iv.    Earl Sanderson Martin, born 11 Jul 1883 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁹⁸; died 1958 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada³⁹⁹. He married Verda M. Preston⁴⁰⁰ 21 Sep 1910 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁴⁰¹; born 29 Nov 1883 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁰²; died 1968 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁰³.

More about Earl Sanderson Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴⁰⁴

Census 2: 1911, Ontario DISTRICT: Brantford District Number: 57 Sub-District: Ward 4 Sub-District Number: 23 Place of Habitation: 190 Park Ave Page: 9⁴⁰⁵

More about Verda M. Preston:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1901, ON PEEL (#103) Subdistrict: Brampton (Town/Ville) a-2 Page 2⁴⁰⁶

Census 2: 1911, Ontario DISTRICT: Brantford District Number: 57 Sub-District: Ward 4 Sub-District Number: 23 Place of Habitation: 190 Park Ave Page: 9⁴⁰⁷

        200            v.    Arthur Newsome Martin, born 10 Jul 1888 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁰⁸; died 1959 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁰⁹. He married Eliza Lucinda Adams⁴¹⁰ 23 Dec 1919 in Brant, Ontario, Canada⁴¹¹; born 17 Mar 1887 in Ontario, Canada⁴¹²; died 1971 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴¹³.

More about Arthur Newsome Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴¹⁴

Census 2: 1911, Ontario DISTRICT: Brantford District Number: 57 Sub-District: Ward 4 Sub-District Number: 25 Place of Habitation: 191 Chatham Page: 14⁴¹⁵

More about Eliza Lucinda Adams:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        82. Luella¹³ Martin (Elam Eaton¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁴¹⁶ was born 24 Mar 1856 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴¹⁷, and died 07 May 1898 in Milton-Freewater, Umatilla, Oregon, USA. She married (1) Edward Emerson Laughlen⁴¹⁸ 02 Nov 1880 in Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁴¹⁹, son of William Laughlen and Sarah Shannon. He was born 10 Oct 1861 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada⁴²⁰, and died 26 Jul 1881 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴²¹. She married (2) Corporal William Henderson Bailey⁴²² 31 Oct 1885 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴²³, son of James Bailey and Leslie Dunning. He was born 17 May 1846 in Bayham, Ontario, Canada, and died 30 Sep 1937 in Umatilla, Oregon, USA⁴²⁴.

Notes for Luella Martin:

The Milton Eagle, May 13, 1898, OBITUARY: Copy in Family Binder Died, at the home of Mr. A. Hopson, eight miles from this city, on Saturday, May 7, 1898, of Bright's disease of the kidneys, Mrs. Ella Martin Bailey, aged 42 years, one month and 13 days. Mrs. Ella Martin Bailey, the subject of this sketch, was the beloved wife of Mr. W. H. Bailey, of this city, and was temporarily visiting at the Hopson residence to try the effect of fresh county air on her health, when the end unexpectedly came. She returned home from the farm Wednesday before her death on a visit to her husband and children and seemed in unusual spirits and greatly improved in health. Later, however, alarming symptoms developed, and although two skilled physicians were called to minister to her ailments and stay, if possible, the hand of death, their efforts were of no avail and she passed peacefully away Saturday evening surrounded by her husband and children. Deceased was the daughter of Elam Martin, Princeton, Canada. She was married to William H. Bailey in October, 1886. Three children, a husband and an aged father mourn her loss. At the time of her death she was president of the Woman's Relief Corps of this city, an auxiliary of the G. A. R. She was a tireless worker in the cause of charity and religion and a large circle of friends and co-laborers that once received her aid and counsel will sadly miss her. A good Christian woman, a lover and dutiful wife and mother has been called to the great beyond. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Christian church, of which denomination deceased was a member, Elder C. F. Goode officiating. The remains were interred in the Old Odd Fellows Cemetery. The funeral procession was escorted to the Cemetery by Hercules Lodge, K. of P. and a division of Stone River Post, G. A. R. Members of the W. Roman Catholic performed the beautiful ritualistic offices for the dead of that order at the church at the conclusion of Elder Goode's sermon. A large concourse of sympathizing neighbors and friends attended the funeral service at the church, and accompanied the funeral cortege to the grave. Directions: Go east on SE 9th Avenue, cross bridge, follow road 0. 4 miles to Milton-Freewater Cemetery. N 45° 55' 58" W 118° 22' 37"

More about Luella Martin:

Burial: 08 May 1898, Milton-Freewater Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon, USA⁴²⁵

Cause of Death: Bright's disease of the Kidneys

Census: 1890, Milton and Cottonwood, Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: 77; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 15⁴²⁶

Religion: Methodist

Notes for Edward Emerson Laughlen:

It was reported by Dr. Edgerton Ross Laughlin that he was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, but this is untrue. The search goes on. Betty Burgess Sullivan states that she saw a picture on him once and he was tall and thin.

More about Edward Emerson Laughlen:

Cause of Death: Comsumption

Census: 1871, PERTH SOUTH (29) Sub-district: Blanchard (A) Division: 3 Page: 8 Microfilm reel: C-9938 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada⁴²⁷

Medical Information: Death certificate states: 'Where born: Blenheim. (incorret) Certified cause of death, and duration of illness: Consumption, 6 months. Physician: J. S. Baliver

Origin: 1871, Scottish⁴²⁷

Religion 1: 26 Jul 1881, Methodist⁴²⁸

Religion 2: 1871, Wesleyan Methodist⁴²⁹

More about Corporal William Henderson Bailey:

Burial: Milton-Freewater Cemetery, Umatilla, Oregon, USA⁴³⁰

Census 1: 1910, S MILTON PCT, UMATILLA, Oregon, USA Series: T624 Roll: 1289 Part: 2 Page: 207A⁴³¹

Census 2: 1880, Wales, St. Clair, Michigan FHL Film 1254605 NA Film Number T9-0605 Page Number 492C⁴³²

Census 3: 1890, Milton and Cottonwood, Umatilla, Oregon; Roll: 77; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 15⁴³³

Census 4: 1900, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA; Roll: T623 1352; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 114.⁴³⁴

Census 5: 1920, Precinct 11, Umatilla, Oregon, USA Roll: T625_1504 Page: 1 A ED: 150 Image: 0714⁴³⁵

Census 6: 1930, Milton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA; Roll: 1956; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 113. 0.⁴³⁶

Immigration: 1851, Canada to USA

Military service: Bet. Sep 1861 - 19 Jul 1865, Civil War, CD. 10th Michigan Infantry, Company G.^437,438         

Occupation: 1910, Painter, Owns Store⁴³⁹

Marriage Notes for Luella Martin and William Bailey:

8821-85 (Oxford County) William Henderson BAILEY, 40, widower, agent, Canada, St. Thomas, s/o James BAILEY & Leslie DUNNING, married Ellen Laughlin, 29, widow, Canada, Blenheim, d/o Elam Martin & Eliza Lester, witn: John SMILEY of Princeton & Eletta Martin of Burford, 31 1885 at Blenheim

Child of Luella Martin and Edward Laughlen is:

+      201             i.    Louella Emerson¹⁴ Laughlen, born 03 Sep 1881 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1960 in Gormley, Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Children of Luella Martin and William Bailey are:

+      202             i.    Wilbur H.¹⁴ Bailey, born 01 Apr 1889 in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, USA; died 04 Jan 1975 in Pierce, Washington, USA.

+      203            ii.    Ella Edna Bailey, born 15 Apr 1896 in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, USA; died 01 May 1979 in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, USA.

        83. Nettie Ellen¹³ Martin (Elam Eaton¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 01 Apr 1863 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁴⁰, and died Oct 1935 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁴¹. She married John Smiley 29 May 1886 in Norwich, Ontario, Canada⁴⁴², son of Robinson Smiley and Betsy Bass. He was born 26 Aug 1857 in Lot Con. 1, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁴³, and died 15 Aug 1918 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada^444,445.

Notes for Nettie Ellen Martin:

Was a witness to the following marriage. along with her daughter. 15995-09 (Oxford County): Arthur BUCK, 24, Farmer, of Gobles, s/o Henry BUCK, Farmer, & Sarah FULLICK, married Edith May WILLIAMSON, 23, of Princeton, d/o Frederick WILLIAMSON, Farmer, & Frances BURNS, witn: Ivy & Nettie SMILEY of Princeton, 2 June 1909 at Princeton

More about Nettie Ellen Martin:

Burial: Oct 1935, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375904 NAC C-13268 Dist 166 SubDist G. Div 1 Page 54 Family 302 Copy in Family Binder⁴⁴⁶

Census 2: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴⁴⁷

Census 3: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁴⁴⁸

Occupation: 1881, Servant⁴⁴⁹

Religion: 1881, Church of England⁴⁴⁹

Notes for John Smiley:

Smiley, John, Death appeared in Daily Sentinel-Review (Woodstock), 16 Aug 1918, page 5, column 6 see also: 22 Aug 1918, page 7, column 2

More about John Smiley:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Mycarditis

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴⁵⁰

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 3: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁴⁵¹

Occupation: 1901, Farm Labourer⁴⁵²

Marriage Notes for Nettie Martin and John Smiley:

Smiley, John, and Martin, Nettie L., (Married on 29 May 1886) Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 11 Jun 1886, page 4, column 5

Children of Nettie Martin and John Smiley are:

        204             i.    Myrtle June¹⁴ Smiley, born 20 Nov 1886 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁵³ She married Harry Vreeland Wright⁴⁵⁴ 08 Nov 1916 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada⁴⁵⁵; born 1884 in Binbrook, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada⁴⁵⁶

Notes for Myrtle June Smiley:

Kneal, Wilfred Emigh, and Smiley, Myrtle Olive, Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 14 Oct 1915, page 8, column 1. Is this her?

More about Myrtle June Smiley:

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴⁵⁷

Census 2: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁴⁵⁸

        205            ii.    Ivy Hyde Smiley, born 10 Nov 1889 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁵⁹; died 1938 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for Ivy Hyde Smiley:

Looks like she was not married as she is buried under Ivy Smiley

More about Ivy Hyde Smiley:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁴⁵⁹

+      206           iii.    Nettie Luella Smiley, born 29 Feb 1892 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        207           iv.    Bessie Lynd Smiley, born 1894 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Aug 1895 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶⁰.

Notes for Bessie Lynd Smiley:

Smiley, (infant daughter of John), (Died on 28 Aug 1895) Death appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 2 Sep 1895, page 2, column

More about Bessie Lynd Smiley:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Indigestion 3 weeks

Medical Information: infm – John SMILEY, farmer, Princeton, Oxford Co. 013383-95

        208            v.    Roy E. Smiley, born 16 Sep 1896 in Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶¹

More about Roy E. Smiley:

Census: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁴⁶²

        84. Edwin Earl¹³ Martin (Daniel Hyde¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁴⁶³ was born 21 Apr 1847 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶⁴, and died 11 May 1922 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶⁵. He married Margaret Augusta Henry^466,467 24 Oct 1877 in Wentworth, Ontario, Canada⁴⁶⁸, daughter of Isaac Henry and Penelope Lewis. She was born 08 Nov 1847 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁶⁹, and died 23 Aug 1910 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁷⁰.

Notes for Edwin Earl Martin:

Also living with family on the 1901 census is Martin John M. Lodger W. Apr 18 1840 60

More about Edwin Earl Martin:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada⁴⁷¹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 101 Line: 26 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁴⁷²

Census 3: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-2 Page 1⁴⁷³

Census 4: 1911, Ontario District: Oxford North District Number: 106 Sub-District: Blenheim Township, Canning Village Sub-District Number: 8 Page: 1⁴⁷⁴

Occupation: 1901, Farmer⁴⁷⁵

Religion: 1901, Church of England⁴⁷⁵

More about Margaret Augusta Henry:

Cause of Death: Malignant Growth, 1 year

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-2 Page 1⁴⁷⁵

Children of Edwin Martin and Margaret Henry are:

+      209             i.    Frederick Brock¹⁴ Martin, born 14 Oct 1878 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada

        210            ii.    Adelaide Etheleyn Martin, born 28 Jul 1881 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁷⁶ She married Arthur Wesley Smith 13 Dec 1910 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁷⁷; born Mar 1880 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁷⁸

More about Adelaide Etheleyn Martin:

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-2 Page 1⁴⁷⁹

Census 2: 1911, Wentworth District Number: 135 Sub-District: Saltfleet Sub-District Number: 44 Place of Habitation: Saltfleet Page: 18⁴⁸⁰

More about Arthur Wesley Smith:

Census: 1911, Wentworth District Number: 135 Sub-District: Saltfleet Sub-District Number: 44 Place of Habitation: Saltfleet Page: 18⁴⁸⁰

        211           iii.    Harold Martin, born 27 Feb 1884 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁸¹

More about Harold Martin:

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-2 Page 1⁴⁸¹

Census 2: 1911, Ontario District: Oxford North District Number: 106 Sub-District: Blenheim Township, Canning Village Sub-District Number: 8 Page: 1⁴⁸²

        89. John Frederick¹³ Martin (Daniel Hyde¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 23 Feb 1862 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁸³, and died Unknown⁴⁸⁴. He married Elizabeth Louisa Burns 11 Dec 1895 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁴⁸⁵, daughter of Charles Burns and Louisa Elizabeth. She was born 20 Feb 1868 in Ontario, Canada⁴⁸⁶.

More about John Frederick Martin:

Census 1: 1871, OXFORD NORTH (014) Sub-district: Blenheim (G. ) Division: 1 Page: 50 Microfilm reel: C-9913 Reference: RG31 Statistics Canada⁴⁸⁷

Census 2: 1901, Ontario District: Waterloo (North/Nord) District Number: 121 Sub-District: Waterloo Sub-District Number: D-3 Family Number: 119 Page: 12⁴⁸⁸

Census 3: 1911, Ontario District: Oxford North District Number: 106 Sub-District: Blenheim Township, Canning Village Sub-District Number: 8 Page: 1⁴⁸⁹

More about Elizabeth Louisa Burns:

Census 1: 1901, Ontario District: Waterloo (North/Nord) District Number: 121 Sub-District: Waterloo Sub-District Number: D-3 Family Number: 119 Page: 12⁴⁹⁰

Census 2: 1911, Ontario District: Oxford North District Number: 106 Sub-District: Blenheim Township, Canning Village Sub-District Number: 8 Page: 1⁴⁹¹

Child of John Martin and Elizabeth Burns is:

        212             i.    John S¹⁴ Martin⁴⁹², born 25 Oct 1896 in Ontario, Canada

More about John S Martin:

Census 1: 1901, Ontario District: Waterloo (North/Nord) District Number: 121 Sub-District: Waterloo Sub-District Number: D-3 Family Number: 119 Page: 12⁴⁹²

Census 2: 1911, Ontario District: Oxford North District Number: 106 Sub-District: Blenheim Township, Canning Village Sub-District Number: 8 Page: 1⁴⁹³

        91. Denton Erle¹³ Burns (Mary Ann¹² Martin, Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁴⁹⁴ was born 28 May 1841 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁹⁵, and died 12 Jan 1918 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁴⁹⁶. He married (1) Olive Elizabeth Horner⁴⁹⁷ 20 Mar 1878 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁹⁸, daughter of Henry Horner and Elizabeth. She was born 1849 in Burford, Ontario, Canada⁴⁹⁹, and died Bef. 1886⁵⁰⁰. He married (2) Hannah Maria Tew⁵⁰¹ 06 Jan 1886 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰¹, daughter of John Tew and Ann. She was born 16 Jul 1857 in Dumfries South, Brant County North, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰¹.

More about Denton Erle Burns:

Cause of Death: Fracture of Ribs and Puncture of Lung, 10 days

Census 1: 1901, Ontario District: Brant (South/Sud) District Number: 46 Sub-District: Brantford (West/Ouest) Sub-District Number: B-1 Family Number: 56 Page: 6⁵⁰²

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Brant County District Number: 2 Sub-District: Brantford Sub-District Number: 5 Page: 25 Line: 32 Roll: C_11713 Schedule: A⁵⁰³

Medical Information: Information supplied by Chifford Burns

More about Hannah Maria Tew:

Census: 1901, Ontario District: Brant (South/Sud) District Number: 46 Sub-District: Brantford (West/Ouest) Sub-District Number: B-1 Family Number: 56 Page: 6

Child of Denton Burns and Hannah Tew is:

        213             i.    Gordon A¹⁴ Burns, born Jun 1887 in Brant, Ontario, Canada

        98. Zerviah Hyde¹³ Martin (Joseph R.¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 15 Mar 1854 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰⁴, and died Feb 1944 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. She married Samuel Sowden 07 Feb 1883 in Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰⁵, son of Samuel Sowden and Elizabeth Simpson. He was born 21 Aug 1852 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵⁰⁶, and died 13 Dec 1920 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.

More about Zerviah Hyde Martin:

Census 1: 1901, ON NORFOLK (South/Sud) (#94) Subdistrict: Woodhouse i-2 Page 4 ⁵⁰⁶

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 3: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B. Division 6 Page Number 5 Household Number 21⁵⁰⁷

Christening: 16 Aug 1858, Wesleyan Methodist, Rev. Peter Ker⁵⁰⁸

Origin: 1901, Scottish⁵⁰⁹

Religion 1: 1901, Methodist⁵⁰⁹

Religion 2: 1881, C. Methodist⁵¹⁰

Notes for Samuel Sowden:

From: Marg Deans [mailto:deans2 at execulink. com] Sandra, I am researching the Sowden family and noticed your name attached to a query I'd done on Samuel Sowden, who lived in Paris - and built a cobblestone home. I have some info - which I will gladly share - but looking for more information on this family. My interest is two-fold. I'm the archives co-ordinator for the Paris Museum and Historical Society and am particularly interested in genealogy; and I'm writing a book on Paris people and places. Marg Deans Thanks so much for your reply! Actually it is your Samuel's father I'm researching. He was born in Scotland - a doctor at the least and likely a surgeon. He was listed as a doctor & surgeon here - but never actually practiced as far as we can tell and made his living as a druggist and stationer from a dispensary and shop in his home. He died in Scotland, leaving behind his wife and children here in Canada. I'm happy to share this info with you about Samuel Sr. if you would like it. Let me know and will send info to you when I have a few minutes to compile it.

More about Samuel Sowden:

Census: 1901, ON NORFOLK (South/Sud) (#94) Subdistrict: Woodhouse i-2 Page 4⁵¹¹

Occupation: 1901, Farmer⁵¹¹

Origin: 1901, Scottish⁵¹¹

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵¹¹

Marriage Notes for Zerviah Martin and Samuel Sowden:

Sowden, Samuel, and Martin, Zerriah, (Married on 7 Feb 1883) Marriage appeared in Woodstock Sentinel, 16 Feb 1883, page 4, column 5

Children of Zerviah Martin and Samuel Sowden are:

        214             i.    Martin Elliott¹⁴ Sowden, born 21 Jan 1887 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada⁵¹¹; died 10 Feb 1962 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada⁵¹².

More about Martin Elliott Sowden:

Burial: Lynn Valley Cemetery, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Census: 1901, ON NORFOLK (South/Sud) (#94) Subdistrict: Woodhouse i-2 Page 4 ⁵¹³

Origin: 1901, Scottish⁵¹³

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵¹³

        215            ii.    Elizabeth C. Sowden, born 26 Feb 1889 in Ontario, Canada⁵¹³

More about Elizabeth C. Sowden:

Census: 1901, ON NORFOLK (South/Sud) (#94) Subdistrict: Woodhouse i-2 Page 4 ⁵¹³

Origin: 1901, Scottish⁵¹³

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵¹³

        216           iii.    Perry L. Sowden, born 07 Apr 1891 in Ontario, Canada⁵¹³

More about Perry L. Sowden:

Census: 1901, ON NORFOLK (South/Sud) (#94) Subdistrict: Woodhouse i-2 Page 4 ⁵¹³

Origin: 1901, Scottish⁵¹³

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵¹³

        100. Letitia¹³ Martin (Joseph R.¹², Earl¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁵¹³ was born 26 Jan 1862 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 1938 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵¹⁴. She married Dr. Charles R. Staples⁵¹⁵ 11 Jun 1888 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵¹⁶. He was born 23 Sep 1865 in Ontario, Canada⁵¹⁷, and died 1918 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵¹⁸.

Notes for Letitia Martin:

#001025-83 (Algoma Dist): John WITTY, 25, yeoman, Osprey, Barrie Island, s/o Burton WITTY & Lalome RUMBLE, married Mary Jane MARTIN, 17, Manvers, Gordon, d/o James MARTIN & Mary BACOMB?, witn: Alex MERRYLEES & Letitia MARTIN, 11 April 1883 at Gordon

More about Letitia Martin:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4⁵¹⁹

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 6 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 3: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario, Canada FHL Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B. Division 6 Page Number 5 Household Number 21⁵²⁰

Religion 1: 1901, Methodist⁵²¹

Religion 2: 1881, C. Methodist⁵²²

More about Dr. Charles R. Staples:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4 ⁵²³

Occupation: 1901, Doctor⁵²³

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵²³

Marriage Notes for Letitia Martin and Charles Staples:

Staples, Charles R. (M. D. ), and Martin, Letitia, (Married on 11 Jan 1888) Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 12 Jan 1888, page 2, column 3

Children of Letitia Martin and Charles Staples are:

        217             i.    Mary M.¹⁴ Staples⁵²³, born 03 Mar 1889 in Ontario, Canada⁵²³; died 1968 in Ontario, Canada⁵²⁴.

More about Mary M. Staples:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4 ⁵²⁵

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵²⁵

        218            ii.    Joseph S. Staples⁵²⁵, born 17 Feb 1891 in Ontario, Canada⁵²⁵

More about Joseph S. Staples:

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4 ⁵²⁵

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵²⁵

        219           iii.    Norma R. Staples⁵²⁵, born 11 Oct 1900 in Ontario, Canada

More about Norma R. Staples:

Census: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 4 ⁵²⁵

Religion: 1901, Methodist⁵²⁵

        101. James¹³ Smiley (Robinson¹², Eunice¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 28 Oct 1852 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵²⁵, and died 06 Sep 1929 in Paris, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵²⁶. He married Alena Thorn⁵²⁷ 28 Oct 1875 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵²⁸, daughter of Thomas Thorn and Martha Newsome. She was born 14 Sep 1855 in Ontario, Canada⁵²⁹, and died 22 Jun 1938 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵²⁹.

Notes for James Smiley:

6274-74 (Oxford County) Robert Hamilton CARROLL, 29, Farmer, Caradoc Middlesex, Strathroy, s/o Jane & Annie, married Elizabeth THORNE 28, Brantford, Richwood, d/o Thomas & Martha, witn: Alena THORNE of Richwood & James SMILEY of Burford, 4 Mar 1874 at Richwood Smiley, James, (Funeral on 9 Sep 1929) Funeral appeared in Daily Sentinel-Review (Woodstock), 12 Sep 1929, page 20, column 5 To Princeton cemetery; died in Paris

More about James Smiley:

Burial: 09 Sep 1929, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Apoplexy

Census 1: 1901, ON BRANT (South/Sud) (#46) Subdistrict: Paris (Town/Ville) d-5 Page 9⁵³⁰

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 3: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B Division 6 Page Number 10 Household Number 49⁵³¹

Notes for Alena Thorn:

6274-74 (Oxford County) Robert Hamilton CARROLL, 29, Farmer, Caradoc Middlesex, Strathroy, s/o Jane & Annie, married Elizabeth THORNE 28, Brantford, Richwood, d/o Thomas & Martha, witn: Alena THORNE of Richwood & James SMILEY of Burford, 4 Mar 1874 at Richwood

More about Alena Thorn:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵³²

Census 1: 1901, ON BRANT (South/Sud) (#46) Subdistrict: Paris (Town/Ville) d-5 Page 9⁵³³

Census 2: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B Division 6 Page Number 10 Household Number 49⁵³⁴

Children of James Smiley and Alena Thorn are:

        220             i.    Vena Gertrude¹⁴ Smiley⁵³⁵, born 15 Jul 1876 in Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵³⁶

Notes for Vena Gertrude Smiley:

Still unmarried 06 Sep 1929 when she gave information for father's death record

More about Vena Gertrude Smiley:

Census 1: 1901, ON BRANT (South/Sud) (#46) Subdistrict: Paris (Town/Ville) d-5 Page 9⁵³⁷

Census 2: 1881, Burford, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 NA Film Number C-13263 District 159 Sub-district B Division 6 Page Number 10 Household Number 49⁵³⁸

+      221            ii.    Arthur William Smiley, born 18 Sep 1878 in Brant, Ontario, Canada

        102. John¹³ Smiley (Robinson¹², Eunice¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 26 Aug 1857 in Lot Con. 1, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵³⁹, and died 15 Aug 1918 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada^540,541. He married Nettie Ellen Martin 29 May 1886 in Norwich, Ontario, Canada⁵⁴², daughter of Elam Martin and Eliza Lester. She was born 01 Apr 1863 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁴³, and died Oct 1935 in Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁴⁴.

Notes for John Smiley:

Smiley, John, Death appeared in Daily Sentinel-Review (Woodstock), 16 Aug 1918, page 5, column 6 see also: 22 Aug 1918, page 7, column 2

More about John Smiley:

Burial: 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Cause of Death: Mycarditis

Census 1: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁵⁴⁵

Census 2: 1871, BRANT S. or W. ( 015 ) Sub-district: Burford ( A ) Division: 1 Page: 30 Microfilm reel: C-9914 Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Census 3: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁵⁴⁶

Occupation: 1901, Farm Labourer⁵⁴⁷

Notes for Nettie Ellen Martin:

Was a witness to the following marriage. along with her daughter. 15995-09 (Oxford County): Arthur BUCK, 24, Farmer, of Gobles, s/o Henry BUCK, Farmer, & Sarah FULLICK, married Edith May WILLIAMSON, 23, of Princeton, d/o Frederick WILLIAMSON, Farmer, & Frances BURNS, witn: Ivy & Nettie SMILEY of Princeton, 2 June 1909 at Princeton

More about Nettie Ellen Martin:

Burial: Oct 1935, 686853 Governor's Road, Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Blenheim, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Census 1: 1881, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Source: FHL Film 1375904 NAC C-13268 Dist 166 SubDist G. Div 1 Page 54 Family 302 Copy in Family Binder⁵⁴⁸

Census 2: 1901, ON WENTWORTH & BRANT (North/Nord) (#127) Subdistrict: Blenheim c-1 Page 9 ⁵⁴⁹

Census 3: 1911, Ontario / Oxford North / 14 Blenheim Township / page 2⁵⁵⁰

Occupation: 1881, Servant⁵⁵¹

Religion: 1881, Church of England⁵⁵¹

Marriage Notes for John Smiley and Nettie Martin:

Smiley, John, and Martin, Nettie L., (Married on 29 May 1886) Marriage appeared in Sentinel Review (Woodstock), 11 Jun 1886, page 4, column 5

Children are listed above under (83) Nettie Ellen Martin.

        108. Cynthia Cornelia¹³ Wright (Cynthia¹² Martin, Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 04 Nov 1842 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA. She married George Havens about 1859 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA⁵⁵². He was born 1833 in New York, USA^553,554, and died Bef. 1880 in Prophetstown, Whiteside, Illinois, USA⁵⁵⁵.

Notes for Cynthia Cornelia Wright:

Reportedly 1 child

More about Cynthia Cornelia Wright:

Census 1: 1850, District 37, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M432_132; Page: 394; Image: 259.⁵⁵⁶

Census 2: 1860, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M653_237; Page: 838; Image: 213.⁵⁵⁷

Census 3: 1870, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 146; Image: 294.⁵⁵⁸

Census 4: 1880, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_258; Family History Film: 1254258; Page: 132.1000; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 0698.⁵⁵⁹

Census 5: 1900, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T623 352; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 159⁵⁶⁰

Census 6: 1910, Sterling Ward 5, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T624_331; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 145; Image: 991.⁵⁶¹

More about George Havens:

Census 1: 1860, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M653_237; Page: 838; Image: 213.⁵⁶²

Census 2: 1870, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 146; Image: 294.⁵⁶³

Child of Cynthia Wright and George Havens is:

        222             i.    Nellie C.¹⁴ Havens⁵⁶⁴, born Dec 1868 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA⁵⁶⁵

More about Nellie C. Havens:

Census 1: 1880, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T9_258; Family History Film: 1254258; Page: 132.1000; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 0698.⁵⁶⁶

Census 2: 1870, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M593_290; Page: 146; Image: 294.⁵⁶⁷

Census 3: 1900, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T623 352; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 159⁵⁶⁸

Census 4: 1910, Sterling Ward 5, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: T624_331; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 145; Image: 991.⁵⁶⁹

        110. John Wentworth¹³ Wright (Cynthia¹² Martin, Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹) was born 23 Mar 1847 in Whiteside, Illinois, USA, and died 05 Jul 1914 in McPherson, Kansas, USA. He married Mary Jane Jones 01 Mar 1870.

Notes for John Wentworth Wright:

Wright Connection

More about John Wentworth Wright:

Census: 1860, Hume, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: M653_237; Page: 837; Image: 212.⁵⁷⁰

Children of John Wright and Mary Jones are:

        223             i.    Mirtha Evangeline¹⁴ Wright, born 07 Dec 1873

Notes for Mirtha Evangeline Wright:

never marr.

+      224            ii.    Ralph Collier Wright, born 13 Nov 1875 in Salem, Oregon, USA

+      225           iii.    Charles Wentworth Wright, born 20 Nov 1877 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, USA

        226           iv.    Walter Laverne Wright, born 24 Nov 1887; died 06 Aug 1904.

        112. Mary Catherine¹³ Martin (Earl D¹², Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁵⁷¹ was born 1833 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁷². She married Daniel King Perry⁵⁷³ 16 Jan 1861 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁷⁴. He was born 1823 in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, and died 20 Oct 1882 in Perth, Ontario, Canada⁵⁷⁵.

More about Mary Catherine Martin:

Census 1: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁵⁷⁶

Census 2: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁷⁷

More about Daniel King Perry:

Cause of Death: Paralysis

Census: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁷⁷

Occupation: 1870, Inn Keeper⁵⁷⁸

Children of Mary Martin and Daniel Perry are:

        227             i.    Henrietta¹⁴ Perry⁵⁷⁹, born 1862 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁷⁹ She married Edwin Richardson⁵⁸⁰ 11 Sep 1882 in Perth, Ontario, Canada⁵⁸¹; born 1852 in England

More about Henrietta Perry:

Census: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁸²

        228            ii.    Frank L. Perry⁵⁸², born 1864 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁸²

Notes for Frank L. Perry:

Frank was the witness on Etta (Henrietta) wedding, informant on Daniel and Solon's death record

More about Frank L. Perry:

Census: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁸²

        229           iii.    Agnes Ellen Perry⁵⁸², born 21 Mar 1871 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁸³ She married Bogenreif⁵⁸⁴

More about Agnes Ellen Perry:

Census: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁸⁵

        230           iv.    Solon M. Perry⁵⁸⁵, born 1876 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁸⁵; died 04 Mar 1883 in Perth, Ontario, Canada⁵⁸⁶.

More about Solon M. Perry:

Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever

Census: 1881, Brantford West, Brant South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375899 District 159 Sub-district D Division 1 Page Number 8 Household Number 37⁵⁸⁷

        115. Solon Chauncey¹³ Martin (Earl D¹², Calvin¹¹, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁵⁸⁸ was born 1838 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada⁵⁸⁹. He married Catharine E. Smith⁵⁸⁹ 17 Sep 1862 in Halton, Ontario, Canada. She was born 1841 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁸⁹.

Notes for Solon Chauncey Martin:

Needs research as parents name on marriage record are in conflict

More about Solon Chauncey Martin:

Census 1: 1881, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario FHL Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district I Division 1 Page Number 26 Household Number 118⁵⁸⁹

Census 2: 1851, Canada West (Ontario) District: Oxford County District Number: 27 Sub-District: Blenheim Sub-District Number: 263 Page: 35 Line: 35 Roll: C_11745 Schedule: A⁵⁹⁰

More about Catharine E. Smith:

Census: 1881, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario FHL Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district I Division 1 Page Number 26 Household Number 118⁵⁹¹

Children of Solon Martin and Catharine Smith are:

        231             i.    Claude Harry¹⁴ Martin⁵⁹¹, born 1865 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁹¹

More about Claude Harry Martin:

Census: 1881, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario FHL Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district I Division 1 Page Number 26 Household Number 118⁵⁹¹

        232            ii.    Charles Calvin Martin⁵⁹¹, born 1869 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁹¹

More about Charles Calvin Martin:

Census: 1881, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario FHL Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district I Division 1 Page Number 26 Household Number 118⁵⁹¹

        233           iii.    Edith H. L. Martin⁵⁹¹, born 1872 in Ontario, Canada⁵⁹¹

More about Edith H. L. Martin:

Census: 1881, Oxford North, Oxford South, Ontario FHL Film 1375903 NA Film Number C-13267 District 165 Sub-district I Division 1 Page Number 26 Household Number 118⁵⁹¹

        120. Ida Jane¹³ Nellis (Chauncey N.¹², Martha Matilda¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁵⁹² was born 1861 in Michigan, USA. She married Dan O. Conners⁵⁹² about 1888⁵⁹². He was born 1866 in Ohio, USA⁵⁹³.

Notes for Ida Jane Nellis:

Ida was unmarried and lived with her widowed father, Chauncey Nellis, in Walker Township in Kent County, MI.

More about Ida Jane Nellis:

Census 1: 1870, Newaygo, Newaygo, Michigan; Roll: M593_693; Page: 42; Image: 83.⁵⁹⁴

Census 2: 1880, Walker, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T9_587; Family History Film: 1254587; Page: 601.2000; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 0482.⁵⁹⁵

Census 3: 1910, Albion Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_639; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 580.⁵⁹⁶

More about Dan O. Conners:

Census: 1910, Albion Ward 1, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_639; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 580.⁵⁹⁶

Child of Ida Nellis and Dan Conners is:

        234             i.    Bertha¹⁴ Conners⁵⁹⁷.

        124. Thomas¹³ Cumming (Eunice¹² Graham, Francis¹¹ Martin, Silence¹⁰ Greene, Timothy⁹, John⁸, John Robert⁷, John⁶, Robert⁵, Henry⁴, John³, Robert², John¹)⁵⁹⁸ was born 27 Jan 1840 in South Dumfries, Brant, Ontario, Canada⁵⁹⁸, and died Jul 1888 in Fayette, Iowa, USA⁵⁹⁹. He married Elizabeth Valien⁶⁰⁰ 05 Jul 1861 in Ottawa, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA⁶⁰⁰. She was born 17 Feb 1846 in Ottawa, Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA⁶⁰⁰, and died 14 Mar 1930 in Fayette, Iowa, USA⁶⁰⁰.

Notes for Thomas Cumming:

Fayette County, Iowa history Page: Chapter XXXVII, page 501+ Windsor Twp. Text: (regarding establishment of the post office in Hawkeye in 1869, with the late D.D.T. Hull as postmaster.) Thomas Cumming was the successor of D.D.T. Hull as postmaster, and held the office for several years before the town of hawkeye was founded. James Burrell, Peter Burger, J. a. Hull and thomas cumming had farm homes near the site chosen for the town, but not on t he original location." Title: Fayette County, Iowa history Page: Chapter XXXVII - page 503, Windsor Twp. Text: 'Early Settlers: ......Thomas Cumming was here in 1865, settling in Windsor at the close of the Civil War." He settled in Hawkeye. There has been much confusion between this Thomas, son of John Chambers Cumming and Eunice Graham and Thomas, son of Hance Cumming and Jane Gordon. Both these Thomas's (first cousins) came to Windsor Twp., Fayette Co, IA. Thomas, son of Hance came to Fayette County with his father about 1852, served in the Civil War and died at Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1863, during the Civil War and he was unmarried. Thomas, son of John and Eunice, served in the Civil War from Wisconsin, coming to Hawkeye, Windsor, Fayette Co, IA, AFTER the War ended in 1865, marrying Elizabeth Vallien. His descendants yet live in the Hawkeye area.

More about Thomas Cumming:

Burial: Windsor Cemetery, Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, USA⁶⁰¹

Census 1: 1850, Eagle, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M432_1009; Page: 249; Image: 24.⁶⁰²

Census 2: 1860, Ottawa, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1436; Page: 959; Image: 650.⁶⁰³

Census 3: 1880, Windsor, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T9_340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 248.4000; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 0097.⁶⁰⁴

Military service: Bet. 15 Aug 1862 - 23 Aug 1865, Company B, 28th Infantry Regiment Wisconsin, Corporal then Corporal⁶⁰⁵         

More about Elizabeth Valien:

Census 1: 1880, Windsor, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T9_340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 248.4000; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 0097.⁶⁰⁶

Census 2: 1900, Helena, Antrim, Michigan; Roll: T623 699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4.⁶⁰⁷

Children of Thomas Cumming and Elizabeth Valien are:

        235             i.    William¹⁴ Cumming⁶⁰⁸, born about 1862 in Wisconsin, USA⁶⁰⁸

More about William Cumming:

Census: 1880, Windsor, Fayette, Iowa; Roll: T9_340; Family History Film: 1254340; Page: 248.4000; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 0097.⁶⁰⁹

        236            ii.    Marion Cumming⁶¹⁰, born about 1865 in Wisconsin, USA⁶¹⁰; died Bef. 1937⁶¹⁰.

+      237           iii.    Charles A. Cumming, born 17 Mar 1867 in Fayette, Iowa, USA; died 1954 in Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, USA.

+      238           iv.    Hance Boggs Cumming, born 18 May 1869 in Fayette, Iowa, USA; died 02 Dec 1937 in Hawkeye, Fayette, Iowa, USA.

+      239            v.    Orlie Jane Cumming, born about 1874 in Fayette, Iowa, USA

+      240           vi.    Hulda E. Cumming, born 25 Jul 1874 in Fayette, Iowa, USA; died 24 Jan 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

        241          vii.    George M. Cumming⁶¹⁰, born Jun 1882 in Fayette, Iowa, USA^610,611; died Bef. 1937. He married May

More about George M. Cumming:

Census: 1900, Helena, Antrim, Michigan; Roll: T623 699; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 4.⁶¹²

        242         viii.    John William Cumming⁶¹³, born Bef. 1888 in Fayette, Iowa, USA⁶¹⁴ He married (1) Martha Olsen⁶¹⁵ He married (2) Anna Steele⁶¹⁵

        243           ix.    Louisa Cumming⁶¹⁵, born Bef. 1888 in Fayette, Iowa, USA⁶¹⁶

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