Wright Family Bible Record, Brown County, Ohio

Received these copies of seven pages from the Brown County Genealogical Society, Georgetown, Ohio of a family Bible that contained information about my Wright family, particularly George Wright (1780-1853).  According to the note attached to the copies, the Bible is owned by Charles Henderson of Locust Ridge, Ohio.  I do not know how Mr. Henderson fits into my Wright family.

This first page has the typewritten note on the side "Bible owned by Charles Henderson of Locust Ridge, Ohio".

PARENT'S RECORD

FATHER

George Wright born July 31, 1780

MOTHER

Elisabeth Wright born June 16, 1781

There is another name written under Elisabeth, "U.C. Malott departed this Life the 13th day of Feb. 1902"

George Wright (1780-1853) is my maternal 5th-great grandfather.  His wife was Elizabeth Robins (1781-1857).  Their dates of birth in my database match this Bible record, though my sources were family group sheets that may have been derived from this particular Bible record. I do not know who the U.C. Malott is, though it is obviously from a different handwriting.  I did find a FindAGrave record for a Uriah C. Malott (1821-1902). 

 BIRTHS

 William R. Hall born Dec. 24, 1817

Susannah Wright born May 21, 1819

John Wright born Nov. 7, 1814

Samuel P. Wright born Sept. 22, 1816

Sarah Wright born Nov. 22, 1821

Asenath Wright born June 25, 1825

William R. Hall is William Riley Hall, the husband of Susannah Wright, daughter of George & Elizabeth (Robins) Wright.  The other Wright's listed : John, Samuel P., Sarah and Asenath are all children of George & Elizabeth.  One known child is not listed, that being Rebecca A., born circa 1826.  These birth dates match my database, except for John's birth, which I had as November 4, 1814.  Again, my dates come from family group sheets that may have been compiled from these Bible records, sort of a circular reference.

 MARRIAGES

William R. Hall and Elisabeth Susannah Wright was united in Wedlock Oct. 29th 1840

Sidney Ogden and Susannah Hall was united in wedlock Oct 2, 1857 

This is the marriage record of William Riley Hall and Susannah Wright (daughter of George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright.  They were married in Brown County, Ohio.  William died May 22, 1855, and Susannah remarried to Sidney Ogden on October 2, 1857 in Brown County, Ohio.  This makes me believe that the Bible was passed down through Susannah's heirs.

 This fourth page from the Genealogical Society is actually the same as the first page, notating the births of George and Elizabeth Wright.  However, at the top of the page, someone has written "This is George Wright b. 1780 s/o John & Sarah Fleming.  George is a brother to Joseph b. 1798".   I have George as being the son of John and Sarah (Fleming) Wright as well, with a brother Joseph, b. 1798.  However, I've yet to find a record anywhere that gives Sarah's maiden name.  I believe that this record from the society may be where the Fleming name has come into the record.

The fifth page from the society is actually the same as the second page above, containing the birth records.  On this page, someone has written the names of the family members below, apparently an attempt to make them easier to read.

William P. Hall

Susannah Wright

John Wright

Samuel P. Wright

Sarah Wright

Asenath Wright

 

 

 

The sixth page from the society was the marriages, which was a duplicate of the third page above, showing the two marriages of Susannah Wright, the first to William R. Hall, the second to Sidney Ogden.

 The seventh page from the society contains the listings of the deaths in the family.

DEATHS

George Wright deceased August 15, 1853

Elizabeth Wright deceased Nov.  23, 1857

Sarah Hendrixson deceased Feb 9, 1858

This is the death mention for my 5th-great grandparents, George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright.  The dates match what I have in my database, though the date for Elizabeth I had November 22nd.  The Sarah Hendrixson is their daughter, Sarah Wright (b. 1820) who married Allen Hendrixson in 1839 in Brown County, Ohio.

It would appear that what the Brown County Genealogical Society has provided are copies from a multi-generational family Bible.  Likely one of George and Elizabeth (Robins) Wright's children possessed this Bible and then it passed on to other members of the family.  The birth and death dates are recorded for George and Elizabeth, as well as the births of five of their six children, the death of one and the marriage record of another.  My guess is that it was used by Susannah (Wright) Hall Odgen, since both of her marriages are recorded.

How the Malott name is connected to the family and how the Charles Henderson who now possesses the Bible is related will be a mystery for another day.

 

 

 

On This Day : November 20

1660 - Abigail PIERCE born.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1662 - Hannah BASCOM married William JANES.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BASCOM.  Hannah was my 10x-great grandmother.

1717 - Jonathan HARROLD born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Jonathan was the son of Richard HARROLD and Mary Ann BEALS.

1717 - Sarah WITTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.

1732 - Jonathan MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Jonathan was the son of John MAXSON and Mary MOSHER.

1752 - George Frederick PENCE born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  George was the son of Jacob PENCE and Barbara ________. George was Eileen's 5x great-grandfather.

1767 - Sarah PIERCE born.  Sarah was the daughter of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1772 - Elizabeth FIELD died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SPOFFORD and Bethiah HAZELTINE.  Elizabeth was my 7x-great grandmother.

1772 - Michael JACOBS born.  Michael was the son of Johann Michael JACOBS and Maria Catherine CHERDRON.  Michael was my 5x-great grandfather.

1777 - Experience DAVIS married Hezekiah WEST.  Experience was the daughter of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1777 - Thomas DAVIS married Polly WEST.  Thomas was the son of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.

1779 - Rachel HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1798 - Robert Haines WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.

1807 - Margaret KIMMER born.  Margaret was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.

1815 - Delila SILLS was born Champaign County, Ohio.  Delila was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.

1835 - Barbara Helen HALEY born in Goshen, Hardin County, Ohio.  Barbara was the daughter in George J. HALEY and Rachel H. GARY.

1845 - Anna Marie Ilsbein KAHRE born in Tengern, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.

1855 - Joel PHILBRICK married Carrie E. BROWN.  Joel was the son of Joel PHILBRICK and Sally FOX.

1870 - Sarah Elnora LeMASTERS born in Jay County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of William Wesley LeMASTERS and Milinda Margaret HALFHILL.

1881 - Willie DAVIS born.  Willie was the son of Reuben H. DAVIS and Sarah McCLOY.

1887 - Rebecca HALL died in Des Moines, Iowa.  Rebecca was the daughter of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.

1891 - Ulysses Grant LeMASTERS married Lizzie FLOYD.  Ulysses was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1902 - Imo C. CHEW born in Jay County, Indiana.  Imo was the daughter of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.

1909 - Isaac S. POE died in Norton, Norton County, Kansas.  Isaac was the son of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.  Isaac was my 4x-great grandfather.

1910 - Charles Valentine SWAFFORD married Ulva WRAY.  Charles was the son of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Belle MARSH.

1910 - George Walker YAEGER born in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana.  George was the son of John Henry YAEGER and Bertha Fidelia LeMASTERS.

1932 - Frances ELLIOTT died in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.  Frances was the daughter of Elijah W. CHEW and Sarah MILLER.

1936 - Pleasant MILLS died in Mooresville, Indiana.  Pleasant was the son of Aaron MILLS and Catherine FARMER.

1966 - Anna Margaret NICHOLS died in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.

2009 - Vicki Lynn SEAMANS died in Florida.  Vicki was the daughter of Robert Earl WALSH and Ruby Jane LAMBERTSON.

On This Day : October 29

1652 - Daniel EDGE born.  Daniel was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1652 - Joseph EDGE born.  Joseph was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1664 - Anton SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Anton was the son of Hans SCHWARTZ and Catherina ________.  Anton was my 10x-great grandfather.

1678 - John BROUGHTON married Elizabeth WOODRUFF.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1750 - Cornelius SUTTON born in New Jersey.  Cornelius was the son of Amos SUTTON and Jane CLAWSON.  Cornelius was my 5x-great grandfather.

1776 - Anna Catherine Louisa KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1797 - Susanna MAXSON married John PEABODY.  Susanna was the daughter of John MAXSON and Darcis NILES.

1813 - Lydia TYSON died.  Lydia was the daughter of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.

1827 - Elizabeth SHAW born in Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SHAW and Mary HECK.  Elizabeth was my 3x-great grandmother.

1834 - Lydia MILLER married Jacob M. PETRY.  Lydia was the daughter of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1840 - Susanna WRIGHT married William Riley HALL in Brown County, Ohio.  Susanna was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.

1840 - Melinda JACOBS married Henry S. KIMBALL in Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1848 - Mary HEATON married Bennett KRATZER in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1851 - Mary Elizabeth HALL born.  Mary was the daughter of Joshua HALL and Rebecca CAMPBELL.

1873 - Elizabeth Rachel GEGENHEIMER born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.

1883 - Townsend W. HEATON born.  Townsend was the son of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1900 - Elleiny LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Elleiny was the daughter of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1900 - Everet B. LEWIS died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Everet was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1908 - Robert C. WEHRLY born in Ridgeville, Randolph County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of John William WEHRLY and Esther L. WHITE.

1920 - Louisa WARDLOW died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Louisa was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1945 - Patricia Lou LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Patricia was the daughter of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

On This Day : April 23

1688 - Robert WRIGHT born in Logie, Perth, Scotland.  Robert was my 8x-great grandfather.


1672 - Edward JOHNSON died in Canterbury, Kent, England.  Edward was my 10x-great grandfather.


1717 - Joseph HAINES born.  Joseph was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.


1764 - Elias BURDICK married Elizabeth COTTRELL.  Elias was the son of Thomas BURDICK and Dorothy MAXSON.


1796 - John KEENEY born.  John was the son of John S. KEENEY and Magdalena PETRY.


1803 - Remembrance LIPPENCOTT born.  Remembrance was the son of Samuel LIPPENCOTT and Amy MAXSON.


1805 - Mary NESBIT married Alexander MARTIN.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.


1805 - Isaac HILLIER died.  Isaac was the son of Edward HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1808 - Cornelius DAVIS born.  Cornelius was the son of Joseph S. DAVIS and Hannah SUTTON.


1816 - Anna WARDLOW born in Brown County, Ohio.  Anna was the daughter of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.  She was my 4x-great grandmother.


1828 - James Augusts McPHEETERS married Maria DUNBAR.  James was the son of James Moore McPHEETERS and Elizabeth COALTER.


1843 - William Henry HALL born.  William was the son of Joshua HALL and Rebecca CAMPBELL.


1845 - John CANADAY died.  John was the son of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.


1855 - John Xavier RIEBER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  John was the son of Petrus Theodore RIEBER and Elizabeth SCHUHMACHER.


1870 - Morris K. CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Morris was the son of Abel Woolston CHEW and Salome H. HOLDEMAN.


1902 - Prince Albert CUMMINGS married Hasey May REYNOLDS in Dyer County, Tennessee.  Prince was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.


1912 - John Hunt BABCOCK died.  John was the son of Jacob BABCOCK and Lydia MAXSON.


1930 - Melville WARDLOW died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Melville was the son of Levi WARDLOW and Nancy Ann WRIGHT.


1966 - Isaiah W. DUFFEY died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Isaiah was the son of Isaac Fremont DUFFEY and Della BENJAMIN.

On This Day : March 19

1627 - John WOODBURY married Agnes NAPPER in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of John WOODBURY and ________.  Agnes was the daughter of Thomas NAPPER and ________.  They were my 11x great-grandparents.


1706 - Samuel WILLSON born in Chesterton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Hester OVERTON.  Samuel was my 8x great-grandfather.


1743 - Amy ALLEN married Phillip WARD.  Amy was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1770 - Temperance HALL married Daniel BURDICK in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. Temperance was the daughter of Benjamin HALL and Penelope PALMITTER.


1772 - Ernst Heinrich KAHRE born in Kummersdingsen, Westphalia.  Ernst was the son of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.


1775 - Rachel CHAMNESS died.  Rachel was the daughter of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.


1781 - Abigail HEATON married Abraham LAKE.  Abigail was the daughter of Samuel HEATON and ________.


1800 - Caleb BALES married Ann SMITH.  Caleb was the son of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.


1836 - Keziah DAVIS born.  Keziah was the daughter of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1856 - Silas Dunbar YOUNG married Mary Jane MUNCH.  Silas was the son of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1858 - Phebe GREGG died in Knox County, Illinois.  Phebe was the daughter of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.


1908 - William Everett GILLILAND married Maude Nell ARTHUR in Monroe County, Indiana.  William was the son of Robert Farrell GILLILAND and Mary Ellen SWAFFORD.


1892 - Catherine KANAGY died.  Catherine was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1896 - Carl MILLER born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Carl was the son of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.


1897 - Samuel S. LAMBERTSON married Ida M. STONE in Tipton County, Indiana.  Samuel was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1900 - Dorothy Dot LeMASTER born in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Dorothy was the daughter of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1908 - Bessie Elizabeth McLANE married William Francis McOWEN.  Bessie was the daughter of John McLANE and Emma Isabelle DINSMORE.


1913 - Christopher SILLS died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Christopher was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.  Christopher was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1914 - Abraham Leander SHERRICK married Elsie V. CROSS in Lima, Allen County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.


1941 - Elizabeth Cassandra PHILLIPS died in Oakland, California.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1950 - Patsey PEEPLES died in Marshall County, Indiana.  Patsey was the daughter of Daniel FISHER and Susanna REEVES.  Patsey was Eileen's 3x great-grandmother.


1979 - Hallie Marie MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Marie was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.  Marie was Corinne's great-grandmother.

Susanna (Wright) Hall Odgen (b.1819 OH)

Sidney Ogden household, 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, Buford P.O., dwelling 712, family 710; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 987.

William Hall household, 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, District 178, dwelling 305, family 305; National Archives micropublication M432, roll 694.

Correspondence will a researcher of the HALL family of Highland County, Ohio has led me to research more about Susanna (WRIGHT) HALL OGDEN, daughter of George and Elizabeth (ROBINS) WRIGHT.  She was the younger sister of my maternal 4x great-grandfather, John WRIGHT.

Susanna was born May 21, 1819 in Brown County, Ohio^1,2.  On October 29, 1840 in Brown County, Ohio, she married William Riley HALL^1,2,3, son of Patrick and Mary (REESE) HALL.

On September 13, 1850, William and Susanna were enumerated in Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio⁴.  William's occupation was that of a farmer with real estate valued at $ 1000.  He was aged 32 and born in Ohio. Wife Susanna was listed as aged 31, also born in Ohio.  Living in the household with them is an unidentified Edmund Hesler, age 4, born in Ohio.

Susanna and William were living next door to William's brother, John Reese Hall and his wife Lucrieta.  The Alexander Bratten family was their other neighbor.


William died May 22, 1855 and is buried in the Hall cemetery, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio³.  Susanna married secondly to Sidney Ogden.


On June 25, 1860, Sidney and Susan were enumerated in Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio⁵.  Sidney's occupation was that of a farmer with real estate valued at $ 1800 and a personal estate valued at $ 285.  He was aged 46 and born in New York.  Wife Susan was listed as age 41, born in Ohio.  Living in the household were two children of Sidney's first marriage, Samantha, aged 15 and John, aged 8, both born in Ohio.  Also in the household were a servant, Elizabeth Hutchens [?] and a farm laborer, John Webber [?].  Both of their names were very hard to read.

Living next door to them was a Samuel and Rebecca WARDLOW and a widowed Mary HALL.  Not sure of the relationships, but the Wright and Wardlow families were known to be related in Brown County.


On June 8, 1870, Sidney and Susan were enumerated in Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio⁶.  Sidney's occupation was listed as a farmer with real estate valued at $ 1080 and a personal estate valued at $ 261.  He was aged 56 and born in New York.  Wife Susan was listed as age 51, born in Ohio.  


On June 10, 1880, Sidney and Susan were enumerated in Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio⁷.  Sidney's occupation was listed as blacksmith.  He was born in New York and both of his parents were as well.  Wife Susan was listed as age 61, born in Ohio with both parents born in Pennsylvania.


To date I have not yet discovered the dates of death or burial place of Sidney and Susan.

Sources:

1. Bodkin, Terry, (tb@jps.net) , email of 6 November 2000.

2. Stevenson, Jan, "George Wright-Elizabeth Robbins family group sheet" Compiled September 9, 1987. Available from E211 Rasor Road, Belfair, Washington, USA 98528.

3. William Riley Hall memorial page, online [http:///www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69358900].  Accessed 17 March 2012.

4. William Hall household, 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, District 178, dwelling 305, family 305, National Archives micropublication M432, roll 694.
5. Sidney Ogden household, 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, Buford P.O., dwelling 712, family 710, National Archives micropublication M653, roll 987.
6. Sidney Ogden household, 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, Nevin P.O., dwelling 149, family 151, National Archives micropublication 593, roll 1222.
7. Sidney Ogden household, 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Clay Township, Highland County, Ohio, USA, ED 39, SD 4, page 6, dwelling 50, family 53, National Archives micropublication T9, roll 1032.

Who Burned Down the Opera House?

According to the 1920 census of Victor, Teller County, Colorado, my paternal great granduncle, William Clifford LeMASTER was the proprietor of a theatre.  He was living as a lodger in the Francis P. Hall household.  His age was listed as 46 and marital status was given as divorced.  Also living with him was his son, Ralph, aged 17, who was working as an express driver.

Source: Francis P. Hall household, 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Victor, Teller County, Colorado, ED 238, SD 3, sheet 9, dwelling 192, family 207; Ancestry.com [database on-line].

This finding in the 1920 census jives with information given in the biographical sketch of William's father, Luman Walker LeMASTERS Jr., in Milton T. Jay's History of Jay County, Indiana, on page 197, where it states that William was the proprietor of a motion picture theater in Victor, Colorado.

Previously, William had been a bank cashier at banks in both Elyria, Ohio and Fort Collins, Colorado.  Sometime between 1910 and 1920, probably around the time of his divorce, he switched occupations.

Several weeks ago, I discovered the website Opera in Old Colorado, which had some information and photos of the old opera house in Victor, Colorado.  This opera house was the one being used to house the movie theater.  The opera house burned September 27, 1920, and the website stated that W.C. LeMaster had burned it down to obtain the insurance money.  Very interesting story, indeed!  

I immediately contacted the website's author, in order to obtain more information.  He was able to send me the following:

I have attached an item about the burning of the Victor Opera House from the Fort Collins Courier, Monday, Sept 27, 1920.  At the moment I cannot locate the source of the information about the owner burning the building to collect the insurance.  I will try to do so sometime next week when I can get into the library at CSU to search some newspapers of the time.  If you have access to microfilms of the Rocky Mountain News, you might look at some issues on and after September 27, 1920, to see if you can verify the information.

Cripple Creek has $100,000 fire in Big Opera House

CRIPPLE CREEK, Sept. 27 - The Victor Opera House, the largest structure in the Cripple Creek district, was destroyed by fire at noon today.  The building was valued at $100,000.  No one was in the opera house at the time.  The origin of the fire is a mystery.  The opera house was being used as a motion picture theatre.

Though intriguing, this tidbit didn't mention W.C. LeMaster by name, but it did confirm that the opera house was being used as a motion picture theatre.

The owner of the Opera in Old Colorado website did contact me this week with an update to the information :

I am unable to locate the source of the information about W. C. Le Master burning the Victor Opera House.  I believe it was from a university dissertation, but I cannot find a written record to verify it.  I have found a newspaper account from 1920 that give a different story (see attached).  I do not know which is the more accurate one, but as I do have a copy of the newspaper story, I have used some of the information from it for a modified version now on the website.

Fire raised its ugly head again in September 1920, when the Victor Opera House burned.  At the time, the opera house was said to be the largest structure in the Cripple Creek District and had played host to many famous performers.  Built at an original cost of $65,000, the building was a total loss estimated at $100,000.  The opera house's owner, E.H. Hall of Denver, was insured for no more than $6,500, which was not enough enough to replace even the impressive $7,000 organ.  The opera house was never rebuilt.

The website is now updated with this new information.  Jack Dempsey began his career in Victor and boxed at the opera house.  The search will continue for more information about this mysterious fire.

Another question: what is the relationship between E.H. Hall of Denver and the Francis P. Hall, in whose home William Clifford LeMaster was a boarder in 1920?

I have reached out to the Pikes Peak Library District to see if they have newspaper articles regarding the fire to clear up this mystery.

Family Milestones: September 22nd

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1816 in Adams County, Ohio.  Samuel was the son of George and Elizabeth (ROBINS) WRIGHT, and the younger brother of my John WRIGHT.  Samuel married April 17, 1845 to Rebecca Ruth HALL.  Rebecca's parentage is unknown.  Rebecca was born circa 1825 in Ohio.  They raised 6 children in Brown County, Ohio.  Samuel died February 1860 in Brown County, Ohio. Rebecca was still living at the time of the 1860 census in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.

Family Milestones: May 21st

My maternal 3rd-great granduncle, John Vorhees LAMBERTSON, married on this date in 1854 in Butler County, Ohio to Hannah HUDSON.  John was the son of John and Sarah A. (WILLSON) LAMBERTSON, and the older brother of my Carey W. LAMBERTSON.  Hannah's parentage is unknown.  John was born August 17, 1833 in Belvidere, Warren County, New Jersey.  Hannah was born circa 1832 in Indiana.  John was a wagonmaker and Civil War veteran of the 88th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  They had 1 daughter.  Hannah died between the 1870 census and 1882, when John remarried.  John died August 30, 1914 in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio.  He is buried in the Farmersville City Cemetery, Montgomery County, Ohio.


My maternal 4th-great grandaunt, Susannah WRIGHT, was born on this date in 1819 in Brown County, Ohio.  Susannah was the daughter of George and Elizabeth (ROBINS) WRIGHT, and the younger sister of my John WRIGHT.  Susannah married October 29, 1840 in Brown County, Ohio to William P. HALL.  She married secondly October 2, 1857 to Sidney OGDEN.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My paternal 5th-great granduncle, William R. HAINES, was born on this date in 1774 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  William was the son of Robert and Rachel (VENICOMB) HAINES, and the younger brother of my Hannah HAINES.  William married October 24, 1822 in Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey to Mary B. MULLEN, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (ATKINSON) MULLEN.  Mary was born January 4, 1794 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary died February 2, 1862 in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  William died June 10, 1825 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Family Milestones: April 17th

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT, married on this date in 1845 in Highland County, Ohio to Rebecca Ruth HALL.  Samuel was the son of George and Elizabeth (ROBINS) WRIGHT, and the younger brother of my John WRIGHT.  Samuel was born September 22, 1816 in Adams County, Ohio.  Rebecca was born circa 1825 in Ohio.  I do not have her parentage.  They raised a family of 6 children in Brown County, Ohio.  Samuel died February 1860 in Brown County, Ohio.  I do not have Rebecca's date of death.

My maternal 6th-great grandparents, Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD, were married on this date in 1767.  Seth was the son of Seth and Elizabeth (NYE) PIERCE.  Bethiah was the daughter of Bennett and Elizabeth (SPOFFORD) FIELD.  Seth was born September 12, 1744 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Bethiah was born April 8, 1746 in Stafford, Windham County, Connecticut.  They had 12 children.  Bethiah died September 18, 1807.  Seth died 1835 in Homer, Cortland County, New York.

My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Elizabeth DAVIS, was born on this date in 1717.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (MAXSON) DAVIS, and the older sister of my Thomas William DAVIS.  Elizabeth married to William BRAND.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for William.  They had 6 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal great-granduncle, Henry Leonard WEHRLY, was born on this date in 1875 in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY, and the younger brother of my Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.  Henry married August 23, 1896 to Mamie M. SALISBURY.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Mamie.  Henry died July 13, 1924.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, Nathaniel Derby CHEW, was born on this date in 1845 in New Jersey.  Nathaniel was the son of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper and Caroline Bishop (WOOLSTON) CHEW, and the older brother of my Mary Keziah CHEW.  Nathaniel married April 18, 1867 to Margaret H. HEISTAND.  Margaret was born May 1845 in Ohio.  I do not have her parentage.  They had 7 children.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 3rd-great grandaunt, Rebecca West CHEW, was born on this date in 1814.  Rebecca was the daughter of Rev. Nathaniel and Mary (WEST) CHEW, and the older sister of my Ezekiel Cooper CHEW.  Rebecca married December 29, 1831 to Charles LOCK.  I do not have dates of birth or death, nor parentage for Charles.  Rebecca died April 10, 1893.  Nothing further is known at this time. 

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Family Milestones: February 26th

My maternal 5th-great granduncle, John NOSLER, married on this date in 1830 in Owen County, Indiana to Mary PIRTLE.  John was the son of Conrad and Sarah (PAINS) NOSLER, and the older brother of my Mary Ann NOSLER.  I do not have dates of birth or death for Mary.  They had 3 children.  John died in 1836.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Michael GROENENDYKE, was married on this date in 1837 in Fayette County, Indiana to Anna HANKINS.  Michael was born May 25, 1815 in Dearborn County, Indiana, the son of James and Johannah (ANTONIDES) GROENENDYKE, and the older brother of my Elias GROENENDYKE.  Anna was born December 16, 1815 in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth (________) HANKINS.  They had 3 children.  Anna died April 10, 1898.  Michael died February 5, 1899.

My paternal 5th-great grandparents, Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES were married on this date in 1795 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Samuel was born August 22, 1768 in Burlington County, New Jersey, the son of Samuel and Cyllania (WOOLSTON) WOOLSTON.  Hannah was born January 21, 1768 in Burlington County, New Jersey, the son of Robert and Rachel (VENICOMB) HAINES.  They had 10 children.  Samuel died November 3, 1813 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah died February 7, 1813 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

My maternal 4th-great granduncle, Levi WARDLAW, was born on this date in 1805 in Ohio.  Levi was the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (NESBIT) WARDLAW, and the older brother of my Anna WARDLOW.  Levi married on September 30, 1840 in Highland County, Ohio to Alba HALL.  Alba was born circa 1815 in Ohio.  They had 8 children.  Alba died December 26, 1891.  Levi died June 24, 1890 in Brown County, Ohio.

My paternal 2nd-great grandaunt, Mary LEMASTERS, was born on this date in 1849 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (YOUNG) LEMASTERS, and the younger sister of my Luman Cooper LEMASTERS.  Mary married August 4, 1893 in Jay County, Indiana to John PETRY.  John was born May 27, 1860 in Jay County, Indiana, the son of Charles and Susannah (WEHRLY) PETRY.  They had 2 children.  John died February 16, 1942.  Mary died December 28, 1929 in Jay County, Indiana.

William C. Lemaster family - Larimer & Teller Cos. Colorado

William Clifford LEMASTER and family appear in the 1910 census of Ft. Collins, Larimer Co., CO. William was my paternal great-granduncle, the son of Luman Walker and Mary Keziah (CHEW) LEMASTERS.

William's occupation was that of a bank cashier. He had been married for 17 years, and was born in Ohio. His wife, Lella, was listed as age 38, born in Indiana, and the mother of four children, all of whom were living in the 1910 census. The children were all attending school, except for young William C. Junior, who was only five years old.

By the 1920 census, William and Lella were divorced, and William was living with son Ralph as a lodger in the household of Francis P. HALL in Victor, Teller Co., CO. William's occupation at that time was a proprietor of a theatre, and Ralph was working as an express driver.

William Clifford LEMASTERS b. September 1, 1871 Darke Co., OH, d. July 26, 1922 Colorado, m. August 20, 1892 Jay Co., IN to Lella Edith LEWIS, daughter of Morgan B. and Hattie (________) LEWIS. Lella b. April 9, 1877 Jay Co., IN., d. April 1, 1943 Martinez, CA.

Children of William C. and Lella E. (LEWIS) LEMASTERS are as follows :
i. Gladys Armorel LEMASTERS b. October 28, 1893
ii. Lella Lewis LEMASTERS b. March 28, 1897
iii. Ralph Morgan LEMASTERS b. June 30, 1902
iv. William Clifford LEMASTERS b. August 22, 1904

Happy Anniversary : John Lambertson & Sarah A. Willson

Happy Anniversary to my maternal 4th great-grandparents, John Lambertson & Sarah A. Willson, married July 6, 1822 in Belvidere, Sussex Co. (now Warren Co.), NJ.

Known children of John & Sarah A. (Willson) Lambertson :

Elizabeth W. Lambertson m. Carey H. Gilliland
Wilson Jackson Lambertson died young
Carmon W. Lambertson m. Mary Jane Vanlue
George G. Lambertson m(1) Harriet Jones m(2) Adelaide Hall
John Vorhees Lambertson m(1) Hannah Hudson m(2) Annie E. Oliver m(3) Margaret Jane Demonet
Sarah Wilson Lambertson m. John Lyst
Nelson J. Lambertson m. Eliza Jane Johnson
Mary S. Lambertson m. Samuel Snively
Carey W. Lambertson m. Clara E. Cook
Ellen Lambertson m(1) ____ Sockey m(2) David L. Mengle