Ezekiel Cooper Chew (b. January 17, 1822)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 3rd-great grandfather, Ezekiel Cooper Chew.

Ezekiel was born January 17, 1822 in Gloucester Co., NJ, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (West) Chew. Ezekiel married December 29, 1842 in New Jersey to Caroline Bishop Woolston, daughter of Abel B. and Rachel (Woolston) Woolston. Caroline was born February 6, 1826 in Vincentown, Burlington Co., NJ and died February 27, 1879 in Rossburg, Stark Co., OH. Ezekiel married secondly to Mrs. Laura Skaggs between 1879-1882. Laura was born in Ohio and died in Jay Co., IN. Ezekiel married thirdly to Mary Jane Riddle. Mary was born December 28, 1845 in St. Joseph's Co., IN, and died in 1921. Ezekiel died August 27, 1888 in St. Joseph's Co., IN.

Ezekiel was a medical doctor who graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He practiced medicine in Indiana and Ohio; living in Jay Co., IN., Darke Co., OH, Montgomery Co., OH, and St. Joseph's Co., IN.

Children of Ezekiel Cooper and Caroline Bishop (Woolston) Chew are as follows :
i. Abel Woolston Chew b. November 11, 1843 Gloucester Co., NJ, d. January 9, 1903, m. Salome H. Holdeman
ii. Nathaniel Derby Chew b. April 17, 1845 New Jersey, d. after 1920 census m. Margaret H. Heistand
iii. Mary Keziah Chew b. February 13, 1847 Burlington Co., NJ, d. February 22, 1927 Jay Co., IN., m. Luman Walker Lemasters Jr.
iv. James Chew b. ca. 1848 Indiana, d. ca. 1852
v. Millard F. Chew b. February 1850 Ohio, d. June 4, 1851
vi. Sarah Fidelia Chew b. 1852 Camden Co., NJ d. 1935 m. David Eley
vii. Samuel W. Chew b. March 3, 1852, d. Mary 4, 1852
viii. Caroline Bishop Chew b. April 11, 1854 Delisle, OH, d. October 1, 1920, m. Fred E. Whitacre
ix. Ezekiel Cooper Chew b. January 1856 Ohio, d. after 1920 census, m. Minnie J. Safford
x. William Anderson Chew b. April 4, 1858 Darke Co., OH, d. January 6, 1914 Jay Co., IN, m. Emma Susan Straight
xi. Charles Alexander West Chew b. April 18, 1860 Darke Co., OH, d. July 16, 1925, m. Rebecca Shumaker
x. Horace Virgil Chew b. February 1865 Ohio, m. Esther V. Abel
xi. Donovan R. Chew b. August 20, 1869 Ohio, d. after 1920 census, m. Bertha A. Adams
xii. Jesse Chew

Children of Ezekiel Cooper and Laura (_____) (Skaggs) Chew are as follows :
i. Edis Playfair Chew b. June 1882 Indiana

Children of Ezekiel Cooper and Mary Jane (Riddle) Chew are as follows :
i. Wiley Riddle Chew b. June 18, 1888 Ohio, d. August 6, 1959, m. Dora Belle Lamb

I descend from Ezekiel Cooper and Caroline Bishop (Woolston) Chew through their daughter, Mary Keziah, as follows :
Ezekiel Cooper Chew and Caroline Bishop Woolston
Mary Keziah Chew and Luman Walker Lemasters Jr.
Luman Cooper LeMasters and Barbara Isabelle Wehrly (my great-grandparents)

Martha Taylor (b. January 17, 1701/02)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th-great grandmother, Martha Taylor.

Martha was born January 17, 1701/02 in Virginia (probably Orange Co.), the daughter of James and Martha (Thompson) Taylor. Martha was married circa 1722 to Thomas Chew, son of Larkin and Hannah (Roy) Chew. Thomas was born circa 1700 Virginia and died in 1782.

Martha comes from the Taylor family that includes President Zachary Taylor.

Known children of Thomas and Martha (Taylor) Chew are as follows :
i. Joseph Chew b. 1725 Virginia, d. ca. 1800 Canada m. Grace Deshon
ii. Larkin Chew b. 1727 Virginia, d. 1796 Virginia
iii. Frances Chew b. 1730 Virginia, d. 1784 m. Henry Downs
iv. Hannah Chew b. ca. 1731 Virginia
v. Thomas Chew b. ca. 1733 Virginia
vi. Coleby Chew b. ca. 1735 Virginia, d. 1758 Fort Duquense, PA
vii. Elizabeth Chew b. ca. 1737 Virginia
viii. Alice Chew b. ca. 1739 Virginia, d. 1796 m. Zachary Taylor
ix. Mildred Chew b. ca. 1741 Virginia, m. James Coleman
x. Samuel Chew b. ca. 1743 Virginia, d. March 1778 Connecticut, m. Lucy Miller
xi. James Chew b. 1745 Virginia, d. ca. 1783 Virginia, m. Mary Caldwell

I descend from Thomas and Martha (Taylor) Chew through their son, James, as follows :
Martha Taylor and Thomas Chew
James Chew and Mary Caldwell
Andrew Chew and Ann Barthos
Elizabeth Chew and Nathan C. Beals
John T. Beals and Mary Davis
Nathan Thomas Beals and Elizabeth Caroline Poe
Pearl May Beals and Charles Wilson Lambertson
Clemon Beals Lambertson and June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

Andrew Frank Haley Family - Jay Co., IN

Today I sourced in my family file the data from the 1900-1920 U.S. census for the Andrew Frank Haley family in Jay Co., IN. Known alternatively as 'Frank A. Haley', he was my paternal great-granduncle. He was the son of George Washington and Mary Jane (Sherrick) Haley.

Andrew Frank HALEY b. March 4, 1864 Ashland Co., OH., d. after 1920 census, m. November 3, 1887 Jay Co., IN., to Emma C. LEONHARD, daughter of John P. and Christina (________) LEONHARD. Emma b. February 8, 1865 Noble Twp., Jay Co., IN., d. after 1920 census.

Children of Andrew Frank and Emma C. (Leonhard) Haley :
i. Clarence O. Haley b. August 23, 1890 Jay Co., IN., d. after 1920 census (living Chicago, IL)
ii. Edna A. Haley b. July 1897 Jay Co., IN., d. after 1920 census