John Stanley (b. March 9, 1571/72)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 12th-great grandfather, John Stanley.

John was born March 9, 1571/72 in Ashford, Kent, England, the son of Peter and Joane (Masterson) Stanley. John married February 10, 1589/90 in Ashford, Kent, England to Susan Lancocke. Susan was born 1574 in Ashford, Kent, England and died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England. John died September 10, 1619 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Known children of John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanely are as follows :
i. Christopher Stanley b. 1603 England, d. March 27, 1646 Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA., m. Susannah ________

I descend from John and Susan (Lancocke) Stanley through their son, Christopher, as follows :
John Stanley and Susan Lancocke
Christopher Stanley and Susannah ________
Mary Stanley and Zechariah Field
Zechariah Field and Susan Webb
John Field and Mary Bennett
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Joshua Hadley (b. March 6, 1702/03)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandfather, Joshua Hadley.

Joshua was born March 6, 1702/03 in Kings Co., Ireland, the son of Simon and Ruth (_______) Hadley. Joshua married in 1735 to Patience Brown, daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Royales) Brown. Patience was born 1712-5mo-25d and died 1783-5mo-23d in Chatham Co., NC. Joshua died circa 1760 in Chatham Co., NC.

They were members of the Society of Friends (Quaker) church, and some of my dates may not reflect accurately the Quaker dating system.

Known children of Joshua and Patience (Brown) Hadley are as follows :
i. Simon Hadley b. March 5, 1736/37
ii. Mary Hadley b. 1739-1mo-30d Newcastle, PA., d. 1810-10mo-31d, Orange Co., NC., m. Benjamin Piggott.
iii. Jeremiah Hadley b. 1741-1mo-7d, m. Mary ________
iv. Joshua Hadley b. 1743-5mo-23d Newcastle, PA., m. Ruth Lindley
v. Deborah Hadley b. December 29, 1747, m. ________ Little
vi. Hannah Hadley b. 1749-2mo-26d Augusta Co., VA., m. Jesse Johnson
vii. Catherine Hadley b. September 24, 1752
viii. Lydia Hadley b. 1756-11mo-24d Orange Co., NC., m. Samuel Holladay

I descend from Joshua and Patience (Brown) Hadley through their daughter, Mary, as follows:
Joshua Hadley and Patience Brown
Mary Hadley and Benjamin Piggott
Hannah Piggott and Charles Davis
John W. Davis and Mary Barker
Mary Davis and John T. Beals
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

John Woolston (b. March 6, 1662/63)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 8th-great grandfather, John Woolston.

John was born March 6, 1662/63 in Northamptonshire, England. He married December 6, 1683 in Burlington Co., NJ. to Lettice Newbold, daughter of Michael and Anne (Clayton) Newbold. Lettice was born October 14, 1659 in Yorkshire, England and died before 1709 in Burlington Co., NJ. John died 1713 in Northampton, Burlington Co., NJ.

Known children of John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston are as follows :
i. Samuel Woolston b. 1687 Burlington Co., NJ., d. bef. June 13, 1761 Burlington Co., NJ., m. Susanna Budd
ii. John Woolston b. 1686 Burlington Co., NJ., m. Hannah Tencher

I descend from John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston through their son Samuel, as follows :
John Woolston and Lettice Newbold
Samuel Woolston and Susanna Budd
Samuel Woolston and Cyllania Woolston
Lettice Woolston and Abel Briggs
Beulah Briggs and John Woolston
Abel B. Woolston and Rachel Woolston
Caroline Bishop Woolston and Ezekiel Cooper Chew
Mary Keziah Chew and Luman Walker Lemasters
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)

I descend from John and Lettice (Newbold) Woolston through their son John, as follows :
John Woolston and Lettice Newbold
John Woolston and Hannah Tencher
Cornwell Woolston and Hannah Aaronsen
John Woolston and Beulah Briggs

Benjamin King family - Madison Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the census records for the Benjamin King family in the 1900-1920 census of Orestes, Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN. Benjamin was my maternal 2nd-great granduncle, the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shaw) King.

Benjamin was a factory worker, listed in various records as either working at a tile factory or tin plate factory. Later in life he was a worker at a glass factory. He owned his home free of mortgage and lived on First Street in the town of Orestes. In the 1910 census, wife Elizabeth is listed as the mother of six children, all of whom were still living.

Benjamin Zellen KING b. October 15, 1871 Madison Co., IN., d. November 30, 1956 Madison Co., IN, m. August 5, 1893 Madison Co., IN to Elizabeth Ann SCHELL, daughter of George and Elizabeth (________) SHELL. Elizabeth b. February 22, 1873 Madison Co., IN, d. October 13, 1948 Madison Co., IN.

Children of Benjamin Zellen and Elizabeth Ann (Shell) King are as follows :
i. Georgie Elizabeth King
ii. Hazel Lucille King
iii. Ruby Virginia King
iv. Mabel Mae King
v. Harry Daniel King
vi. Zelma Valentine King

Lydia Bacon (b. March 6, 1655/56)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandmother, Lydia Bacon.

Lydia was born March 6, 1655/56 in Newton, Suffolk Co., MA, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Reade) Bacon. Lydia married December 9, 1680 to Samuel Pierce, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce. Samuel was born April 7, 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex Co.,MA and died July 5, 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Lydia died December 5, 1717 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA.

Known children of Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce are as follows :
i. Samuel Pierce b. November 25, 1681 Middlesex Co., MA., d. January 26,1774 Windham Co., CT., m. Abigail Johnson
ii. Lydia Pierce b. May 25, 1683 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Timothy Snow
iii. Joseph Pierce b. March 28, 1685 Middlesex Co., MA
iv. Isaac Pierce b. March 22, 1686/87 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Grace Tucker
v. Abigail Pierce b. February 27, 1688/89 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Peter Waite
vi. Sarah Pierce b. June 22, 1691 Middlesex Co., MA., d. August 16, 1717 m. Peter Waite
vii. Ruth Pierce b. February 14, 1692/93 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Abraham Hill
viii. Tabitha Pierce b. August 28, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA., d. September 30, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA.
ix. Tabitha Pierce b. March 10, 1699/00 Middlesex Co., MA.

I descend from Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Lydia Bacon and Samuel Pierce
Samuel Pierce and Abigail Johnson
Seth Pierce and Elizabeth Nye
Seth Pierce and Bethiah Field
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright

Elizabeth Cole (b. March 5, 1607/08)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 10th-great grandmother, Elizabeth Cole.

Elizabeth was born March 5, 1607/08 probably in England. Elizabeth married May 6, 1635 to Thomas Pierce, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (________) Pierce. Thomas was born 1608 in England and died November 6, 1683 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Elizabeth died March 5, 1687/88.

Known children of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce are as follows :
i. Abigail Pierce b. August 16, 1639
ii. John Pierce b. May 7, 1643, d. 1720, m. Deborah Convers
iii. Thomas Pierce b. June 21, 1645, d. December 8, 1717 Woburn, MA, m. Eliza ________
iv. Elizabeth Pierce b. December 25, 1646, m. Thomas Whittemore
v. Joseph Pierce b. September 22, 1648, d. February 27, 1648/49
vi. Joseph Pierce b. August 13, 1649, d. 1716, m. Mary Richardson
vii. Stephen Pierce b. July 16, 1651 Woburn, MA, d. June 10, 1733, m. Tabitha Parker
viii. Samuel Pierce b. February 20, 1653/54, d. October 27, 1655
ix. Samuel Pierce b. April 7, 1656 Woburn, MA, d. July 5, 1721 Woburn, MA, m. Lydia Bacon
x. William Pierce b. March 7, 1657/58 Woburn, MA, d. August 22, 1720, m. Abigail Warrin
xi. James Pierce b. May 7, 1659 Woburn, MA, d. January 20, 1741/42, m. Elizabeth Kendall
xii. Abigail Pierce b. November 20, 1660, d. September 7, 1719, m. George Reed
xiii. Benjamin Pierce d. September 25, 1739 Woburn, MA., m. Mary Reed

I descend from Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Elizabeth Cole and Thomas Pierce
Samuel Pierce and Lydia Bacon
Samuel Pierce and Abigail Johnson
Seth Pierce and Elizabeth Nye
Seth Pierce and Bethiah Field
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

NARA Fees - Pension Records

This email came to me through one of my lists. Believe me, I went to NARA and commented. It wasn't that long ago that the fees went from $15 to $37 for a pension record, now this proposal. Let's hope it's defeated.

On the NARA pension records price increase from $37 to $125, comments
to the proposed rule may be posted online by April 27, 2007.

Go to: http://www.regulations.gov In the search box, type "NARA Reproduction Fees."

The Proposed Rules and the Rules will come up. You can click on the text to read them.
Then click on the yellow emblem by the first line - Proposed Rules - and fill out your name, zip code, etc., and make your comment.

John W. Jones Family - Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the 1920 census record of the John W. Jones family in Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. John was married to my maternal 2nd-great aunt, Margaret Pierce.

John was a farmer who owned his own free of mortgage in 1920. The family appears with two children, Herman and Neal. There is a 10 year age gap between the two of them, I'm not sure if there were other children who may have died young.

John W. JONES b. ca. 1868 Indiana, d. after 1920 census, m. March 1, 1903 Madison Co., IN to Margaret PIERCE, daughter of Edmund G. & Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE. Margaret b. April 1873 Madison Co., IN, d. June 11, 1923 Madison Co., IN.

Known children of John W. and Margaret (Pierce) Jones are as follows :
a. Herman Jones b. ca. 1904 Indiana
b. Neal W. Jones b. August 14, 1914 Madison Co., IN.

John M. Johnson Family - Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the census data for the John M. Johnson family in the 1900-1920 census of Madison Co., IN. John & his family lived in Richland township. John married Martha Pierce, my maternal 2nd great grandaunt.

The 1900 census records that Martha was the mother of 6 children, only 5 who were living. I have yet to identify the 6th child. John was a farmer, and by the 1920 census, only their youngest son John was living with them, helping to run the farm. I have not yet tracked down all of the children in the census records.

John M. JOHNSON b. January 1864 Indiana, d. bet. 1920-1932 Madison Co., IN., m. August 4, 1889 Madison Co., IN to Martha PIERCE, daughter of Edmund G. and Catherine (GROENENDYKE) PIERCE. Martha b. November 16, 1868 Madison Co., IN., d. February 29, 1932 Madison Co., IN.

Known children of John M. and Martha (Pierce) Johnson are as follows :
a. Lawrence E. Johnson b. February 1891 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
b. Ruth E. Johnson b. September 1892 Indiana, m. ______ Montgomery
c. ________ Johnson b. bet. 1892-1896, d. before 1900 census
d. Cecil M. Johnson b. February 1896 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
e. Ollie M. Johnson b. December 1897 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
f. John C. Johnson b. October 1899 Indiana, d. after 1920 census

Ulrich Grundbacher (b. February 25, 1598/99)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 9th-great grandfather, Ulrich Grundbacher.

Ulrich was born February 25, 1598/99 in Switzerland. Ulrich married Christena Graber sometime before 1642. Christena was born November 17, 1603 in Switzerland, and died July 23, 1647 in Gmunden, Sumiswald, Switzerland.

Known children of Ulrich and Christena (Graber) Grundbacher are as follows :
i. Michael Grundbacher b. April 25, 1642 Switzerland, m. Anna Brand

I descend from Ulrich and Christena (Graber) Grundbacher through their son, Ulrich, as follows :
Ulrich Grundbacher and Christena Graber
Michael Grundbacher and Anna Brand
Barbara Grundbacher and Ulrich Schürch
Ulrich Scherch and Anna Swarr
David Shirk and Barbara Erb
David Sherrick and Eve _________
David Sherrick and Susan Jacobs
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great-grandparents)

Lawrence Jackson Family - Jay Co., IN

Today I finished sourcing the census records of the Lawrence Delbert Jackson family in the 1900-1920 census of Jay Co., IN. Lawrence married my paternal great-grandaunt, Minerva Prudence Wehrly.

Lawrence was a painter and mail carrier who lived in the 4th ward of Portland, IN. Lawrence and Minerva had 9 children, one of whom died young per 1900 census records. My notes say that they were married in October of 1885, probably in Jay County as well.

Lawrence Delbert JACKSON b. November 14, 1865 Indiana, d. February 23, 1929 Elkhart, IN, m. October 7, 1885 to Minerva Prudence WEHRLY, daughter of William P. and Olive Jane (SMITH) WEHRLY. Minerva b. July 25, 1867 Jay Co., IN, d. March 18, 1948 Los Angeles, CA.

Known children of Lawrence D. and Minerva P. (Wehrly) Jackson are as follows :
a. Vernon Guy Jackson b. January 31, 1886 Jay Co., IN, d. October 8, 1963, m. Elizabeth Isabell Seiss
b. William Donald Jackson b. May 1890 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
c. Arthur Franklin Jackson b. April 1892 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
d. ________ Jackson b. ca 1894 d. before 1900 census
e. Eva Osa Jackson b. April 1896 Ohio, d. after 1920 census
f. Oga Orilla Jackson b. February 1869 Indiana, d. after 1910 census
g. Willard Alvin Jackson b. ca. 1902 Indiana, d. after 1920 census
h. Ellison Wehrly Jackson b. ca. 1905 Indiana, d. after 1920 census
i. Lester Darwin Jackson b. ca. 1911 Indiana, d. after 1920 census

John William Wright (b. February 21, 1860)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 2nd-great grandfather, John William Wright.

John was born February 21, 1860 in Brown Co., OH., the son of Joseph W. and Rebecca Ann (Heaton) Wright. John married May 13, 1888 in Madison Co., IN to Ellen King, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shaw) King. Ellen was born August 24, 1868 in Frankton, Madison Co., IN., and died December 24, 1913 in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN. John died June 5, 1945 in Monroe Twp., Madison Co., IN. Both are buried in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Alexandria, Madison Co., IN.

Children of John William and Ellen (King) Wright are as follows :
i. Virgil Lee Wright b. July 6, 1894 Madison Co., IN., d. March 25, 1972 Madison Co., IN., m. Edna Muriel Pierce.
ii. Chester Arthur Wright b. October 18, 1896 Madison Co., IN., m. Erma Hayes

I descend from John and Ellen (King) Wright through their son, Virgil, as follows :
John William Wright and Ellen King
Virgil Lee Wright and Edna Muriel Pierce (my great-grandparents)

John Peter Saubel (b. February 21, 1758)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 5th-great grandfather, John Peter Saubel.

John Peter was born February 21, 1758 in the Saar Basin region of Germany, the son of Leonard Saubel. John Peter married to Barbara ________ before 1775. I know nothing about Barbara's birth and death dates at this time. John Peter died August 15, 1831 in York Co., PA.

John emigrated to America on the ship Minerva from Rotterdam, last from Portsmouth on October 13, 1769. Captain was Thomas Arnott.

John is said to have weighed over 400 pounds!

Known children of John Peter and Barbara (________) Saubel are as follows :
i. Christina Saubel b. ca. 1775, d. after 1870 Tuscarawas Co., OH., m. Heinrich Wehrly
ii. Jacob Saubel
iii. Catherine Saubel
iv. Annamary Saubel
v. Peter Saubel
vi. Henry Saubel
vii. John Saubel
viii. George Saubel

I descend from John Peter and Barbara (________) Saubel as follows :
John Peter Saubel and Barbara ________
Christina Saubel and Heinrich Wehrly
Johannes Wehrly and Barbara Petry
William P. Wehrly and Olive Jane Smith
Barbara Isabelle Wehrly and Luman Cooper LeMasters (my great-grandparents)

Lydia Fennel (b. February 21, 1796)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 4th-great grandmother, Lydia Fennel.

Lydia was born February 21, 1796 in Rutland Co., VT and married circa 1815 in Rutland Co., VT to Selah Moulton, son of John and Avis (Hurlbut) Moulton. Selah was born October 28, 1790 in Rutland Co., VT and died February 1848 in St. Albans, Licking Co., OH. Lydia died December 1869 in Licking Co., OH.

Known children of Selah and Lydia (Fennel) Moulton are as follows :
i. Julia Moulton b. January 21, 1818 Rutland Co., VT
ii. Albert Moulton b. May 10, 1819 Rutland Co., VT., d. May 18, 1864 California, m. Emeline Philbrick
iii. Edwin Wallace Moulton b. February 23, 1821 Rutland Co., VT, d. January 17, 1895 Marion Co., IA, m. Lucinda Sherman
iv. Sophia Polly Moulton b. February 27, 1823 Rutland Co., VT., d. December 7, 1907 Jay Co., IN., m. Lorenzo Sherman
v. Samuel Moulton b. May 15, 1825 Rutland Co., VT., d. December 4, 1832 Rutland Co., VT.
vi. Hariet N. Moulton b. March 4, 1827 Rutland Co., VT
vii. Edward F. Moulton b. September 17, 1829 Rutland Co., VT., d. February 23, 1876 Marion Co., IA., m. Ziltha Williams
viii. Charley Moulton b. November 12, 1832 Rutland Co., VT., d. after 1910, m. Charlotte C. ________
ix. Harvey Moulton b. July 25, 1835 Licking Co., OH

I descend from Selah and Lydia (Fennel) Moulton through their son, Albert, as follows :
Lydia Fennel and Selah Moulton
Albert Moulton and Emeline Philbrick
Clara Moulton and John Adam Metzner
Cora Belle Metzner and Eli Weldon Haley (my great-grandparents)

John W. Cunningham family - 1900 Jay Co., IN

Today I sourced the census data for the John W. Cunningham family in the 1900 census of Madison Twp., Jay Co., IN. John Cunningham was my 1st cousin 3 times removed, the son of William E. and Rachel (Lemasters) Cunningham.

John was a school teacher, living in the town of Salamonia, and he and wife Leona had been married for 6 years. They had 3 children, only 2 of whom were living by the 1900 census.

John W.M. CUNNINGHAM b. April 26, 1868 Indiana, d. after 1900 census, m. Leona A. DRAKE. Leona b. December 1873 Indiana, d. after 1900 census.

Known children of John W.M. and Leona A. (Drake) Cunningham are as follows :
a. Delia V. Cunningham b. May 1897 Indiana
b. Russel J. Cunningham b. March 1899 Indiana
c. ________ Cunningham. d. before 1900 Indiana

Levi Petry Family - 1900 census Jay Co., IN

Today I sourced the data on the Levi W. Petry family in the 1900 census of Jay Co., IN. They were living in Madison Twp. in the town of Salamonia. Levi is my paternal 2nd cousin twice removed. Levi was the son of Charles and Susannah (Wehrly) Petry.

Levi's occupation was that of a carpenter, he and his wife Susannah had been married for 33 years, and they had 13 children - 7 of whom were still living by 1900.

Levi W. PETRY b. November 2, 1844 Preble Co., OH, d. August 18, 1930 Jay Co., IN., m. January 13, 1867 to Susannah COFFMAN, dau. of John and Margaret (WEIMER) COFFMAN. Susannah b. December 1846 Ohio, d. August 26, 1928 Jay Co., IN.

Known children of Levi W. and Susannah (Coffman) Petry are as follows :
a. Mary Estella Petry b. October 10, 1867 Jay Co., IN., d. October 5, 1900 Jay Co., IN.
b. John Elmer Petry b. February 4, 1869 Jay Co., IN., d. November 2, 1872 Jay Co., IN.
c. Lula Belle Petry b. May 24, 1870 Jay Co., IN., d. January 2, 1939, m. David Corle
d. Charles Francis Petry
e. Daisy Petry
f. Gracie C. Petry
g. Harriett Petry
h. ______ Petry
i. Sarah Agnes Petry
j. Susannah Gertrude Petry
k. Jesse C. Petry b. September 1881 Indiana
l. Blanche D. Petry b. September 1885 Indiana
m. Chauncy Orlo Petry b. September 1888 Indiana

Mark O. Jackley Family - 1930 Madison Co., IN

Today I sourced the census data for the Mark O. Jackley family in the 1930 census of Lafayette Twp., Madison Co., IN. Mark married Cora Della King on December 29, 1901 in Madison Co., IN.

Interestingly, the 1930 census asks if the family owns a radio, and this family did. Mark's occupation was listed as a farmer. In the previous household lived his son Lester and new wife, Mildred. Mark's oldest two children were not listed - perhaps living elsewhere in the county.

Mark O. JACKLEY b. ca. 1878 Indiana, d. October 12, 1953, m. December 29, 1901 Madison Co., IN. to Cora Della KING, daughter of David and Litha Ann (MAY) KING. Cora b. October 5, 1879 Frankton, Madison Co., IN., d. February 10, 1961.

Known children of Mark O. and Cora Della (King) Jackley are as follows :
a. Cornelius Jackley b. October 10, 1902 Madison Co., IN
b. David Jackley b. October 15, 1903 Madison Co., IN
c. Lester L. Jackley b. February 2, 1907 Madison Co., IN., m. ca. 1929 Mildred L. ________
d. Hubert K. Jackley b. January 29, 1909 Madison Co., IN, d. after 1930
e. Cleta L. Jackley b. June 17, 1911 Madison Co., IN., d. after 1930
f. Alice C. Jackley b. April 14, 1914 Madison Co., IN., d. after 1930
g. Mark Jackley b. January 15, 1916 Madison Co., IN. d. after 1930
h. Henrietta Z. Jackley b. January 10, 1924 Madison Co., IN.

Mary Broughton (b. February 18, 1653/54)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandmother, Mary Broughton.

Mary was born February 8, 1653/54 either in England or in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, the daughter of John and Hannah (Bascom) Broughton. Mary married February 18, 1674/75 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA to James Bennett, son of Francis and Alice (________) Bennett. James was born February 14, 1651/52 in Tenterden, Kent, England and died August 2, 1689 in Northfield, Hampshire Co., MA. Mary died August 2, 1689 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., MA.

Known children of James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett are as follows :
i. Mary Bennett b. December 10, 1675 Northampton, MA m. John Field

I descend from James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett through their daughter, Mary as follows :
Mary Broughton and James Bennett
Mary Bennett and John Field
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

Nathan Thomas Beals (b. February 17, 1856)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 3rd-great grandfather, Nathan Thomas Beals.

Nathan was born February 17, 1856 in Westfield, Hamilton Co., IN., the son of John T. and Mary (Davis) Beals. Nathan married September 26, 1876 in Hamilton Co., IN to Elizabeth Caroline Poe, daughter of Isaac S. and Hannah (Mills) Poe. Elizabeth was born September 26, 1856 in Morgan Co., IN, and died September 1935 near Greentown, Howard Co., IN. Nathan died in 1915 - his father's obituary states that he was late of Leola, AR.

Children of Nathan Thomas and Elizabeth Caroline (Poe) Beals are as follows:
i. Pearl May Beals b. May 11, 1878 Hamilton Co., IN., d. August 3, 1970 Madison Co., IN., m. Charles Wilson Lambertson
ii. Nellie Myrtle Beals b. August 30, 1880 Richardson Co., NE., m. Albert Edward Stober
iii. Ethel Mabel Beals b. November 27, 1885 Richardson Co., NE., d. February 11, 1900 Hamilton Co., IN.

I descend from Nathan Thomas and Elizabeth Caroline (Poe) Beals through their daughter, Pearl, as follows :
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Peal May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Samuel Ivey Family - Marshall Co., KY & Lawrence Co., AR

Today I sourced the census data in the 1910 & 1920 census for Eileen's great-grandfather, Samuel Ivey. In 1910 the family is living in Marshall Co., KY and in 1920 they are across the Mississippi in Lawrence Co., AR. The last name is spelled Ivey in 1910 and Ivy in the 1920 record.

Samuel was a farmer in both census records - he and wife Emma Carter were married around 1896, probably in Kentucky. There is a tradition in Eileen's family of Cherokee Indian blood from this family line. The places of birth seem to indicate at least a possibility. In 1910, Samuel was born in Kentucky with his father born in Tennessee and mother born in Kentucky. By 1920, Samuel was born in Arkansas with his father born in Florida and mother born in Alabama. Likewise, in 1910 Emma was born in Arkansas with her father born in the United States and mother born in Kentucky. By 1920, Emma was born in Alabama with her father born in Alabama and mother born in Tennessee.

Known children of Samuel and Emma E. (Carter) Ivey are as follows :
i. [________] b. bet. 1898-1910; d. before 1910 census
ii. [________] b. bet. 1898-1910; d. before 1910 census
iii. Rebecca E. Ivey b. ca. 1898 Kentucky
iv. Pearl Ivey b. ca. 1900 Kentucky
v. Bessie Lee Ivey b. July 8, 1900 McCracken Co., KY, m. Patrick Cummings m(2) Tom Bosley
vi. Freddie W. Ivey b. ca. 1904 Kentucky
vii. Samuel A. Ivey b. ca. 1906 Kentucky
viii. Charles Ivey b. ca. 1912 Arkansas
ix. Lucy Ivey b. ca. 1916 Arkansas
x. Boyd Ivey b. ca. 1919 Arkansas
xi. Anna Ivey b. ca. 1919 Arkansas