Showing posts with label Woolston. Show all posts
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Friday, February 10, 2012

On This Day : February 10

1590 - John STANLEY married Susan LANCOCKE in Ashford, Kent, England.  John was the son of Peter STANLEY and Joane MASTERSON.  They were my 12x great-grandparents.


1625 - Joanna NEWBOLD died in Yorkshire, England.  Joanna was the daughter of Matthew SYMS.  Joanna was my 10x great-grandmother.


1655 - Thomas BOWATER born in Bromsgrove, Worchester, England.  Thomas was the son of John BOWATER and Ann ________.  Thomas was my 9x great-grandfather.


1691 - Elizabeth SPOFFORD died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SCOTT and Elizabeth STRUTT.  Elizabeth was my 10x great-grandmother.


1700 - Esther BROUGHTON born.  Esther was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1706 - Elizabeth WITTER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFT.


1709 - Robert WILLSON died in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Stephen WILLSON and Sarah BAKER.  Robert was my 10x great-grandfather. 


1711 - George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1727 - John WRIGHT born in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  John was 7x great-grandfather.


1732 - Eber CRANDALL married Mary LONG.  Eber was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Patience LAMPHERE.


1742 - Abraham LEMASTER born in Charles County, Maryland.  Abraham was the son of Abraham LEMASTER and Martha KERRICK.


1757 - George POTTER born.  George was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1758 - Catlett MADISON born.  Catlett was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.


1788 - Josiah PIERCE died.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1799 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1800 - William J. JACOBS born in Fleming County, Kentucky.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1802 - Alma PIERCE born.  Alma was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1803 - Mary HILLIER married Joseph BURR in Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1813 - William B. JACOBS born in Adams County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1815 - Jeremiah H. WOOLSTON died.  Jeremiah was the son of Michael WOOLSTON and Charlotte HAINES.


1817 - Hannah PIERCE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1825 - Eliza PIERCE married William PEPPER.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1829 - Minerva P. PIERCE married Jethro HATCH.  Minerva was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1835 - Anna Maria Ilsben Katherina KAHRE born in Kummersdingen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1850 - Martha Ann CROCKETT married David ABERNATHY in Owen County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1851 - Ephraim C. BECKETT died.  Ephraim was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1858 - George W. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  George was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1863 - William B. LEE born.  William was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1868 - Sallie L. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Sallie was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1872 - Nancy J. SWAFFORD married James P. SCROGGINS in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Millie HALL.


1892 - John Brown MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1897 - Hester Ann LEE married William WOOD Jr.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1915 - Robert D. LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.


1933 - Luman Cooper LeMASTERS died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.  Luman was my great-grandfather.


1961 - Cora Della JACKLEY died. Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.





Tuesday, February 07, 2012

On This Day : February 7

1679 - Sarah WITTER born.  Sarah was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1710 - Mary PHILLIPS born.  Mary was the daughter of Bartholomew PHILLIPS and Mary CRANDALL.


1715 - Esther PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Esther was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1724 - Benjamin HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Benjamin was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.


1760 - Oliver BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Oliver was the son of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1765 - Mary Ann BYERS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1769 - Thomas FESSENDEN married Elizabeth KENDALL.  Thomas was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.


1776 - Ann ALLEN married Amos COMER. Ann was the daughter of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.


1781 - Joseph MILLS married Hannah MARIS in North Carolina.  Joseph was the son of John MILLS and Mary BEALS.


1802 - Ruth BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1805 - Eliza PIERCE born.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1813 - Hannah WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.  Hannah was my 5x great-grandmother.


1819 - William WARDLAW died in Brownsburg, Virginia.  William was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.


1823 - Jackson Conrad CROCKETT born in Owen County, Indiana.  Jackson was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1831 - James H. PEFLEY born in Virginia.  James was the son of Solomon PEFLEY and Frances ROOF.


1833 - David RINEHART married Rebecca ADNEY in Preble County, Ohio.  David was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.


1837 - Nancy PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Stephen PETRY.


1845 - Sarah EARLY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Rev. Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1861 - Sarah Mahala CROCKETT born.  Sarah was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1882 - Clara LeMASTERS married Frank Carlos BUTLER in Jasper County, Missouri.  Clara was the daughter of Isaac LEMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.


1895 - James Harvey BRADLEY born.  James was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Louisa SWAFFORD.


1897 - Edna Muriel PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  Edna was the daughter of William Francis PIERCE and Clara PENISTEN.  Edna was my great-grandmother.


1899 - Rosa Ellen SWAFFORD married Elias Jasper SETTLE in Ray County, Missouri.  Rosa was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1903 - Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD married Emma Jane DIXON.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1911 - Mary Wilhelmina MEINHOLTZ born.  Mary was the daughter of Henry MEINHOLTZ and Edith Mabel LeMASTERS.


1916 - Harry H. KIRK married Lucy M. HARDEN in Madison County, Indiana.  Harry was the son of William Frank KIRK and Mary WRIGHT.


2005 - Mary Isabelle HUMMEL died in Union City, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of Clarence Harrison LeMASTER and Ferry Mae BICKEL.

Monday, February 06, 2012

On This Day : February 6

1614 - Barbara KUPFERSCHMID born.  Barbara was the daughter of Alex. KUPFERSCHMID and Verena BRUDELI.  Barbara was my 9x great-grandmother.


1686 - Abigail REED born.  Abigail was the daughter of George REED and Abigail PIERCE.


1688 - Esther STEBBINS born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Esther was the daughter of Benoni STEBBINS and Mary BROUGHTON.


1688 - Joseph STEBBINS born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Joseph was the son of Benoni STEBBINS and Mary BROUGHTON.


1706 - Abigail WITTER married John FREEMAN.  Abigail was the daughter of Josiah WITTER and Sarah CRANDALL.


1751 - Anthony CHAMNESS born in Orange County, North Carolina.  Anthony was the son of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE.


1802 - Martha HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Martha was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1812 - William Earl ANDERSON born in Lewis County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.


1823 - George Washington KING born in Hamilton County, Ohio.  George was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1826 - Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON born in Vincentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Caroline was the daughter of Abel B. WOOLSTON and Rachel WOOLSTON.  Caroline was my 3x great-grandmother.


1827 - Isaac Easterly SWAFFORD born.  Isaac was the son of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.


1865 - Mary Leonard CHEW born in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Jesse Leonard CHEW and Susannah Tatem WOOD.


1872 - Martha SWAFFORD married Milton Cicero DAVIS.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Millie HALL.


1896 - Fred DAMM born in Indiana.  Fred was the son of Frederick Henry DAMM and Wilhelmina SCHNEIDER.


1902 - Albert Louis METZNER born in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  Albert was the son of Louis Napoleon METZNER and Elizabeth REITER.


1911 - Oliver SWAFFORD married Cordelia HUMBARD. Oliver was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Meda LILES.


1913 - Aaron Elmer BRADLEY married Dora May DENNING.  Aaron was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Lavonia SWAFFORD.


1930 - Barbara Isabel LeMASTERS died in Union City, Randolph County, Indiana.  Barbara was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.  Barbara was my great-grandmother.


1933 - Amanda M. MILLER died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  Amanda was the daughter of Edward BRATTON and Elizabeth J. WRIGHT.


1934 - Thaddeus Warsaw MAXON died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.  Thaddeus was the son of William MAXON and Delilah BOWLAND.


2002 - Charles W. IVEY died in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.  Charles was the son of Samuel H. IVEY and Emma E. CARTER.



Monday, January 23, 2012

On This Day : January 23

1553: Richard MASTERSON died in Ashford, Kent, England.  He was my 14x great-grandfather.


1728: Ann DAVIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.


1753: John WRIGHT married Hannah FESSENDEN in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1753: Petrus "Samuel" GROENENDYKE died in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Petrus was the son of Pieter GROENENDYKE and Marritie De La NOY.


1753: William TAYLOR born.  William was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1780: Betty LANGWORTHY born.  Betty was the daughter of John LANGWORTHY and Altania BABCOCK.


1787: William WRIGHT born.  William was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Catherine APPLEGATE.


1804: Sarah WOOLSTON born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1815: Adeline PIERCE born.  Adeline was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1816: Abigail GARFIELD died.  Abigail was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1819: Absalom HAWORTH born near Greenville, Tennessee.  Absalom was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1820: Alfred JACOBS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1825: Orange FISHER born.  Orange was the son of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.


1842: Isaac JESSOP died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Thomas JESSOP and Mary BEALS.


1844: Belinda HEGEMAN died.  Belinda was the daughter of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1845: Hannah Kuhl HIGGINS married John G. EWING in Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1845: Austin PEPPER born.  Austin was the son of William PEPPER and Eliza PIERCE.


1846: Michael JACOBS died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Michael was the son of Johan Michael JACOBS and Maria Catherine CHERDRON.  He was my 5x great-grandfather.


1897: Frances E. WRIGHT born in Madison County, Indiana.  Frances was the daughter of James WRIGHT and Clara B. HICKS.


1903: Rachel LEWIS died.  Rachel was the daughter of John ROSS and Phoebe HEATON.


1909: Carrie SWAFFORD married Frank CROWLEY in Daviess County, Missouri.  Carrie was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1943: Clara E. LAMBERTSON died in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Clara was the daughter of William COOK.  She was my 2x great-grandmother.


1976: Kenneth G. MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.


1991: Charles D. PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


2005: Sherman Stewart PEFLEY died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Sherman was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.  He was Eileen's grandfather.

Friday, January 13, 2012

On This Day : January 13

1747: Ruth MAXSON born.  Ruth was the daughter of John MAXSON and Martha PROSSER.


1766: Mary WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Cyllania WOOLSTON.


1769: George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of George TAYLOR and Sarah TALIAFERRO.


1772: Mary DOWNIE died.  Mary was the daughter of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1775: Jediah STOUT married Philina CHAMBERLAIN.  Jediah was the son of Freegift STOUT and Mary HIGGINS.


1814: John MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1818: Catherine JACOBS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.


1840: Mattie HATCH born.  Mattie was the daughter of Jethro HATCH and Minerva P. PIERCE.


1841: Almeda DAVIS born.  Almeda was the daughter of Ehud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1844: Mary Jane SHERRICK born in Ashland County, Ohio. Mary was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.  Mary was my 2x great-grandmother.


1850: Larkin M. SWAFFORD married Catherine Jane STILES in Monroe County, Indiana.  Larkin was the son of Larkin SWAFFORD and Nancy ________.


1851: Beverly CHEW died in New Orleans, Louisiana.  Beverly was the son of John CHEW and Ann FOX.


1855: William Solon KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of Thomas KING and Martha E. HAGGERTY.


1858: Arvilla BEVAN born.  Arvilla was the daughter of Stacy BEVAN and Sarah BEALS.


1866: Landon DAVIS born in Long Run, West Virginia.  Landon was the son of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1867: Levi W. PETRY married Susannah COFFMAN.  Levi was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.


1871: Jonathan MAXSON married Lorencie Honore HAVEN in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Jonathan was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1875: Alice Beryl MAXSON born in West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa.  Alice was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Lorencie Honore HAVEN.


1881: Emma E. WOODS born.  Emma was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1886: Aaron BALES died in Chautauqua County, Kansas.  Aaron was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1886: Helen F. WOODS born.  Helen was the daughter of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1893: John Aaron SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Jesse SWAFFORD and Dollie A. HALL.


1898: John HEATON died.  John was the son of Townsend HEATON and Nancy Jane HALE.


1908: Jesse William COVEY married Myrtle May COVEY in Ray County, Missouri.  Jesse was the son of Andrew Woolsey COVEY and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1972: Sylvia Maxine HELLYER died in Platte County, Missouri.  Sylvia was the daughter of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.


1974: Robert Wayne BURNINE died in Richmond, Missouri.  Robert was the son of Cleatus Van BURNINE and Elsie Lee SWAFFORD.


1980: John Leland LeMASTER Sr. died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.



Thursday, January 12, 2012

On This Day : January 12

1680: Nicholas FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1718: Joseph CHASE died.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHASE and Elizabeth PHILBRICK.


1777: Daniel ADNEY born in Botetourt County, Virginia.  Daniel was the son of Thomas ADNEY and Elizabeth DUNN.


1792: Rebeckah RAINS born.  Rebeckah was the daughter of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.


1805: Janet WARDLOW married Joseph CALVIN in Clermont County, Ohio.  Janet was the daughter of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1834: Abel B. WOOLSTON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Abel was the son of John WOOLSTON and Beulah BRIGGS.  Abel was my 4x great-grandfather.


1843: Jackson Conrad CROCKETT married Clarinda GRIFFITHS in Monroe County, Indiana.  Jackson was the son of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1853: Elizabeth FLANAGAN married Thomas J. HENDRICKS in DeSoto, Louisiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.


1861: Anna HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Anna was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.


1867: Albert Duffey PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Albert was the son of Thomas Jefferson PEFLEY and Ruth Anne DUFFEY.  Albert was Eileen's great-grandfather.


1907: Arthur MILLER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.  Arthur was Corinne's great-grandfather.


1918: Wilbur Roscoe DECKER born in Springfield, Illinois.  Wilbur was the son of Peter W. DECKER and Pansy GILLILAND.


1936: Hulda Lucille MEINHOLTZ married Martin Daniel KLINGER.  Hulda was the daughter of Henry MEINHOLTZ and Edith Mabel LeMASTERS.



Saturday, November 19, 2011

Surname Saturday : Paternal Lines Recap

This post is a recap of Surname Saturday posts of my paternal lines.  Taking a six-generation view of my pedigree chart, these are the families that would be in my paternal line:


  • LEMASTERS Jay County, IN>Shelby County, OH>Mason County, VA>Charles County, MD>St. Mary's County, MD
  • YOUNG Pickaway County, OH>Shelby County, OH>Berkeley County, VA>Germany
  • CHEW Burlington County, NJ>Gloucester County, NJ>Flushing, NY>ENG
  • WOOLSTON Burlington County, NJ>ENG
  • WEHRLY Jay County, IN>Preble County, OH>York County, PA
  • PETRY York County, PA>GER
  • SMITH Cass County, MI>Clark County, OH>New Jersey
  • MAXSON Green County, OH>Monmouth County, NJ>Westerly, RI>ENG
  • HALEY Jay County, IN>Erie County, OH>Fairfield County, OH>SWITZ
  • GARY Fairfield County, OH
  • SHERRICK Ashland County, OH>York County, PA>Lancaster County, PA>SWITZ
  • JACOBS York County, PA>Lancaster County, PA
  • METZNER Jay County, IN>Licking County, OH>GER
  • YOUNG Jay County, IN>FRANCE
  • MOULTON Licking County, OH>Rutland County, VT>Hartford County, CT
  • PHILBRICK Licking County, OH>Massachusetts>Hillsborough County, NH



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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Wives of Dr. Ezekiel Cooper Chew: Caroline





Meet Dr. Ezekiel Cooper CHEW, my paternal 3rd-great grandfather.  I think my dad favors him a bit.  Dr. Chew and the Chew family has been one of my favorite lines to try to search, simply because there are so many of them and they seem to spread out far and wide.  But those stories can wait.  Today I'm going to talk about my attempt to flesh out the details on Dr. Chew's wives.


Dr. Chew's first wife was my 3rd-great grandmother, Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.  Caroline was born February 6, 1826 in Vincentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, the daughter of Abel B. and Rachel (WOOLSTON) WOOLSTON. The Woolston family was an old Quaker family, much like the Chew family, who had become Methodists after the Revolutionary War.  Caroline had two sisters, Beulah and Sarah, who were well-known missionaries in China.  I am fortunate enough to have a picture of Caroline :




Ezekiel and Caroline had several children: I have 14 named children in my database, which still needs some cleaning up of dates, etc.   The family bible surfaced back in 2002, but I was unable to obtain it.  A transcription of sorts does exist on a message board posting.


Ezekiel and Caroline were married December 29, 1842 in New Jersey, according to the Genealogy of the Chew Family by Robert L. Chew.  The marriage took place in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Here is a snippet from the Gloucester County Historical Society showing the record:


Source: Marriage record database, Gloucester County New Jersey Historical Society, www.gloucestercountyhistoricalsociety.org, accessed 18 November 2010.


I am not a member of the society, so I couldn't pull up the full record.  I was unable to locate this marriage in the Ancestry.com database of New Jersey marriages.  However, the FamilySearch.org beta site had the following:



Groom's NameEzekiel C. Chew
Groom's Birth Date
Groom's Birthplace
Groom's Age
Bride's NameCarolina B. Woolston
Bride's Birth Date
Bride's Birthplace
Bride's Age
Marriage Date29 Dec 1842
Marriage PlaceWoodbury, New Jersey
Groom's Father's Name
Groom's Mother's Name
Bride's Father's Name
Bride's Mother's Name
Groom's Race
Groom's Marital Status
Groom's Previous Wife's Name
Bride's Race
Bride's Marital Status
Bride's Previous Husband's Name
Indexing Project (Batch) NumberM01430-5
System OriginNew Jersey-EASy
Source Film Number1001853
Reference Number




After their marriage, Ezekiel and Caroline lived in Blackwood, New Jersey where  Ezekiel was the town doctor.  They moved to Montgomery County, Ohio before 1850, as the family was enumerated their in the 1850 cenus in Jackson Township.  Living with them in the household, was Ezekiel's father, Nathaniel, a preacher.



 Source: Ezekiel Chew household, 1850 Census, Jackson Twp., Mongtomery County, Ohio, dwelling 901, family 901, Ancestry.com [database on-line]

Caroline is enumerated as Cordelia in this census record for some reason.  Her age is listed as 24 years, born in New Jersey.  The children listed are Abel, age 6 born New Jersey; Nathaniel, age 5 born New Jersey; Mary, age 3 born New Jersey; James age 2 born Iowa; Milford age 3 months born Ohio.  Also listed in the household was Ezekiel's father, Nathaniel Chew, age 64, occupation Preacher, born New Jersey.


From this reading sometime between 1847 and 1848 the family was in Iowa, where son James was born.  There were other members of the Chew family known to be located in Mahaska County, Iowa at this time.


According to the 1922 history of Jay County, Indiana, by 1855 Dr. Chew was residing in Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio and by 1857 the family was in Ft. Jefferson, Darke County, Ohio.  The next census of 1860 finds the family in Neave Township, Darke County, Ohio.



Source: Zeechel Chew household, 1860 census, Neave Twp., Darke County, Ohio, dwelling 1166, family 1128, Ancestry.com [database on-line]

Caroline was enumerated in this census as being aged 34, born in New Jersey. The children listed were A.W. [Abel Woolston], aged 17 born New Jersey; Nathaniel aged 15 born New Jersey; Mary aged 13 born New Jersey; Sarah aged 8 born New Jersey; Caroline aged 6 born New Jersey; William aged 2 born Ohio; and Zeechel [Ezekiel] aged 1 born Ohio.  Again, father-in-law Nathaniel Chew, 74 year old minister, born in New Jersey, was living with the family.

By this census, sons James (1848) and Millard F. (1850) were deceased, as well as another son Samuel W. (1852) not recorded in any census records.

If daughter Sarah's birthplace is correctly recorded, then the family would have moved back to New Jersey sometime around 1852-53 and then would have been back in Ohio by 1855 to be living in Farmersville.  Later census records for Sarah reflect a New Jersey birth, so the family must have gone back "home" to New Jersey for a time. Caroline's mother, Rachel WOOLSTON (1800-1851) died in Burlington County, New Jersey on September 11, 1851, so perhaps the family went back to New Jersey to help settle the estate.

Records for Ezekiel place him in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana in 1863-64.  In May 1863 he was assessed federal income tax as a lawyer in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  On June 24, 1863 he was again assessed federal tax as a lawyer in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  On January 24, 1864 he was assessed a tax as a physician in Lancaster [now Salamonia], Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.


The census of 1870, however, finds them living in New Madison, Twin Township, Darke County, Ohio.


Source: Ezekiel Chew household, 1870 census, Twin Twp., Darke County, Ohio, dwelling 128, family 127, Ancestry.com [database on-line].

Caroline was enumerated in this census as 44 years old, born in New Jersey and keeping house.  The children were Sarah age 17 born New Jersey; Carrie B. age 16 born Ohio; Cooper age 14 born Ohio; Willie A. age 12 born Ohio; Charles age 10 born Ohio; Horace age 5 born Ohio; and Dona age 1 born Ohio.

By the time of this census, son Jesse (1862) had been born and died; and the older children had began to marry and have families of their own.  Abel married Salome HOLDEMAN September 25, 1862 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio.  Nathaniel had married Margaret HEISTAND on April 18, 1867 in Darke County, Ohio.  Mary had married Luman LEMASTERS on October 2, 1864 in Versailles, Darke County, Ohio.

Catherine died on February 27, 1879 and is buried in the Webster Cemetery, Rossburg, Darke County, Ohio.  A memorial page has been created at the Find A Grave website.  

Caroline's sister, Sarah WOOLSTON, wrote her will dated September 29, 1879 which makes interesting mention of our Dr. Ezekiel Cooper Chew.  Fortunately, her estate would up going to the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Thanks to Google Books, I found Reports of cases decided in the Court of Chancery of the state of New Jersey, Volume 79.


In her will, Sarah, who had been a missionary in China, wrote  the following items:

Fourth: I give and bequeath to each one of the ten children of my deceased sister Caroline B. Chew, to them and their heirs, the sum of twenty-five dollars.  The shares of the younger children to remain in the hands of my executrix or executor until each one comes to the age of twenty-one years when it shall be paid to him with interest from the time of my decree.

Seventh: And I will and direct that the other half of all moneys belonging to my estate be divided into twelve equal parts, two of these parts shall be given  to my sister Rebecca Ann H. Deacon to her and her heirs, and the other ten parts shall be given to the ten children, to them and their heirs, of my deceased sister Caroline B. Chew.  And I do further will and direct that the shares of such of these children as are minors shall remain in the hands of my executor until each one is twenty-one years of age when it shall be paid to him with interest from the time of my decease.  And I do especially direct that my executor shall see that each one of these children receives his and her full part without any diminution whatever.

Eighth: In case the father, Ezekiel Cooper Chew, of the ten children of my deceased sister Caroline B. Chew, under any pretense whatsoever, claim any part or portion of the share or shares of any one or more of these children, then I do will and direct that they receive only twenty dollars each, and the remainder of these ten shares shall be given to the American Bible Society to be used in printing the Holy Scriptures in the Chinese language.

Apparently, Dr. Chew did not endear himself to his sister-in-law, Sarah, who was concerned that he might claim an interest in her estate.

Next, I will focus on Dr. Chew's second wife, Laura...