Peter Anderson1

b. 21 November 1878, d. 11 July 1926
Family
Father*N. A. Anderson1
Mother*Annie Rasmussen1
Birth*21 November 1878Peter Anderson was born on 21 November 1878 in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah.1,2,3 
Marriage*26 January 1925He married, as her fourth husband, Della M. Smith, daughter of William Estes and Sarah Ann Matthews, on 26 January 1925 at the Court House in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana. They were married by a District Judge who probably didn't know he was marrying a bigamist. Peter was 45 years of age and had not been married before, and Della was recorded as 40 years of age and recorded as divorced, although she was still married to Charles Smith.1,2 
(New Husband) Bigamy27 January 1925His wife Della became a bigamist when she married him because she was still married to Charles B. Smith at the time. We wonder if Peter knew that.2,1,4,5,6 
Death*11 July 1926He died of phthisis pulmonalis (tuberculosis) on 11 July 1926 at Murray Hospital, Butte, Silver Bow County, at age 47.3 

Family

 Della M. Estes b. 29 May 1883

Citations

  1. [S2094] Montana U.S. County Marriage Records, 1865-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 January 1925 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA of Della M Smith, age 40, daughter of William Estes and Sara Matthews Estes, married Peter Anderson, age 45, son of N.A. Anderson and Annie Rasmussen, referencing Film# 001939679, DGS# 004351389. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1993.
  2. [S2145] Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 January 1925 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA, of Peter Anderson, age 45, not previously married, born about 1880 in Richfield, Utah, son of N. A. Anderson and Annie Anderson, married Della M. Smith, age 40, divorcee, born in "Canlon", Missouri, daughter of William Estes and Sara Matthews, citing Certificate# A 16214, Montana State Historical Society, Helena, Montana, Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987.
  3. [S2095] Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Peter Anderson, age 47, miner, married to Della Anderson, parents not known, born on 21 November 1878 in Richfield Utah, died of phthisis pulmonalis on 11 July 1926 in Murray Hospital, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA, informant Mrs. Della M. Anderson, burial or cremation at Mountain View, citing certificate# 4598, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Helena, Montana, Montana Death Records. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018.
  4. [S2151] Montana, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1865-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce of Charles B. Smith vs. Della M. Smith, filed first on 2 November 1921 and second on 17 March 1923, in Flathead County, Montana, USA, marriage year reported as 1916, citing Case# 5600, images 284-333 of 1259. Hereinafter cited as Montana, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1865-1950.
  5. [S2151] Montana, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1865-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce of Charles B. Smith vs. Della M. Smith, filed for the third time on 08 October 1924, in Flathead County, Montana, USA, marriage year reported as 1916, citing Case# 6445, images 1605-1619 of 1782.
  6. [S2151] Montana, U.S., County Divorce Records, 1865-1950, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce of Charles B. Smith vs. Della M. Smith, filed for the fourth time on 11 March 1925, in Flathead County, Montana, USA, marriage year reported as 1916, citing Case# 6525, images 379-395 of 637.

Peter Anderson1

b. September 1844
Family
Birth*September 1844Peter Anderson was born in September 1844 in Canada.2 
Marriage*10 July 1881He married Mary Lockhart on 10 July 1881 in LeRoy, Osceola County, Michigan.1,3 
Divorce*1 October 1898Peter Anderson and Mary Lockhart were divorced on 1 October 1898 in Wexford County, Michigan.3 
Census US 1900*28 June 1900Peter Anderson was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 28 June 1900 in Rose Lake, Osceola County, Michigan. He was 55 years of age, divorced, and his occupation was farmer. He had immigrated from Canada in 1865, rented his farm and was able to read, write and to speak English. His three children were enumerated with him in 1900. John A. was 14 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school for three months of the census year; Jessie E. was age 12 years and had attended school for eight months of the census yea; and George Hl was 11 years old, able to read, write and to speak English, and had attended school for seven months of the census year.2 

Family

 Mary Lockhart b. 28 Nov 1865
Child 1.John A. Anderson1,2 b. 29 Jun 1885, d. 20 Apr 1976

Citations

  1. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Alice Hartley of Dighton, Michigan, age 19, born in Michigan, daughter of Marion Hartley and Martha Grove, and John Anderson of Rose Lake Township, age 22, born in Michigan, son of Peter Anderson and Mary Lockhart, married on 26 April 1908 in Tustin, Osceola, Michigan, USA, record# 51, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 96, "1908 Lapeer-1908 Schoolcraft". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Peter Anderson, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rose Lake, Osceola, Michigan; Roll: 737; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0145. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S2224] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, divorce decree of Absolute granted on 1 October 1898 in Wexford County, Michigan, USA, to Mary F Anderson vs. Peter Anderson, on grounds of Cruelty and Non Support, not contested, married on 10 July 1881 in LeRoy, Michigan, number of children 3, referencing Docket# , Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan, Michigan. Divorce records. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952.

Richard G. Anderson1

b. 17 June 1806, d. 20 July 1887
Family
Birth*17 June 1806Richard G. Anderson was born on 17 June 1806 in Albemarle County, Virginia.2 
Marriage*He married Susan Ann Yates.3,2 
Death*20 July 1887He died on 20 July 1887 in North Garden, Albemarle County, Virginia, at age 812 
Burial* and was buried in Sutherland-Anderson Cemetery, Crossroads, Albemarle County.2 

Family

 Susan Ann Yates b. 24 Feb 1817, d. 19 Jan 1888
Child 1.Elizabeth Anderson+1 b. 12 Nov 1837, d. 9 Mar 1907

Citations

  1. [S2234] Reverend Edgar Woods, Albemarle County in Virginia, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company, Printers: Edgar Woods, 1901), Sutherland, pages 323-324. Hereinafter cited as Albemarle County in Virginia.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Richard G. Anderson, Memorial# 183458826. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Ann (Yates) Anderson, Memorial# 183458871.

Sarah Anderson1

Family
Marriage*She married John Wyant.1 

Family

 John Wyant
Child 1.James A. Wyant1 b. 24 Apr 1834, d. 12 Mar 1914

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James Wyant, son of John Wyant and Sarah Anderson, and Nancy E. Garland, daughter of Thomas Jones and Mary Curtis, on 26 August 1895 in Knox County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 434836. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.

Sarah E. Anderson1

b. 14 February 1854, d. 24 January 1909
Family
Father*Henry B. Anderson2,1 b. 1823, d. 8 Oct 1893
Mother*Tabitha Nash3,1 b. 15 Apr 1822, d. 7 May 1897
Birth*14 February 1854Sarah E. Anderson was born on 14 February 1854 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
Marriage*5 April 1871She married William H. King, son of John B. King and Margaret Ann Newton, on 5 April 1871 in Crawford County, Indiana.1,4 
Census US 1880*24 June 1880Sarah and William H. King were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. William was 29 years of age and a farmer, and Sarah was 26 years of age and keeping house. William was able to both read and write and Sarah was only able to read. Their two sons were enumerated with them in 1880. Young William H. was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year, and John B. was 3 years old.

The family of William's sister and brother-in-law, William and Mary Jane (King) Anderson, was enumerated in the next household on the same census page, and two families of cousins were listed in the two immediate households before William's on the same census page. Next to William and Sarah, and above them on the page, were James and Emily (King) Montgomery, who was William's 2nd cousin. And, heading the list of enumerated relatives on the page, was the household of Jesse and Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, who was a 1st cousin to William. Jesse Montgomery's first wife, Nancy Ann (King) Montgomery, who was James Montgomery's mother, was also a 1st cousin to William.5,6,7,8 
Death*24 January 1909She died on 24 January 1909 in Owensville, Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana, at age 54.1 

Family

 William H. King b. 4 Feb 1852, d. 25 Mar 1922
Children 1.William H. King5 b. 1872
 2.John B. King5 b. 1877

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB5R-H8Y. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWVP-LRW
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB5R-42K
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9N4T-TNJ
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.

William B. Anderson1

b. 15 April 1832
Family
Birth*15 April 1832William B. Anderson was born on 15 April 1832 in Botetourt County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*3 October 1850He married Julia M. Lynch on 3 October 1850 in Washington County, Arkansas.2,1,3 

Family

 Julia M. Lynch b. 6 Oct 1832
Child 1.James B. Anderson+1,4 b. 25 Jul 1859, d. 18 Aug 1905

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William B. Anderson, Memorial# 120667793. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Julia M. (Lynch) Anderson, Memorial# 106882545.
  3. [S2987] Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1779-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 3 October 1850 of W. B. Anderson and Julia M. Lynch in Washington County, Arkansas. Hereinafter cited as Arkansas, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1779-1850.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James B. Anderson, Memorial# 106882546.

William F. Anderson1

b. 16 August 1846, d. 16 February 1911
Family
Father*Henry B. Anderson1,2 b. 1823, d. 8 Oct 1893
Mother*Tabitha Nash1,3 b. 15 Apr 1822, d. 7 May 1897
Birth*16 August 1846William F. Anderson was born on 16 August 1846 in Crawford County, Indiana.1 
Name VariationHis full name was William Fredrick Anderson.1 
Marriage*17 March 1870He married Mary Jane King, daughter of John B. King and Margaret Ann Newton, on 17 March 1870 in Crawford County, Indiana.4,1 
Census US 1880*24 June 1880Mary J. and William F. Anderson were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 24 June 1880 in Johnson, Crawford County, Indiana. William was 28 years of age and a farmer who, on the day the census was taken, was sick with an intermittent fever, and Mary Jane was 24 years of age and keeping house. Mary was able to both read and write, while William was able to neither read nor write. Their two children were enumerated with them in 1880. Margaret was 8 years old, and Henry L. was age 5. Both of the children had attended school within the census year.

The family of Mary Jane's brother and sister-in-law, Sarah and William H. King, was enumerated in the first previous household on the same census page, and two families of cousins were listed in the two immediate households before William's. Next to William and Sarah, and above them on the page, were James and Emily (King) Montgomery, who was Mary Jane's 2nd cousin. And, heading the list of enumerated relatives on the page, was the household of Jesse and Arpa Evalyn (King) Montgomery, who was a 1st cousin to Mary Jane. Jesse Montgomery's first wife, Nancy Ann (King) Montgomery, who was James Montgomery's mother, was also a 1st cousin to Mary Jane.5,6,7,8 
Death*16 February 1911He died on 16 February 1911 in Crawford County, Indiana, at age 64.1 

Family

 Mary Jane King b. 25 Nov 1854, d. 11 Mar 1925
Children 1.Margaret Anderson5 b. 1872
 2.Henry L. Anderson5 b. 1875

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1M9-X7S. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  2. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWVP-LRW
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LB5R-42K
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1M9-BF6
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Mary J. Anderson, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Sarah King, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Emily Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.
  8. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Jesse and Arpy Montgomery, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Crawford, Indiana; Roll: 271; Page: 351B; Enumeration District: 027.

George Anderton1

Family

Family
Child 1.Maria Elizabeth Anderton+1 b. 22 Jun 1853, d. 10 Jan 1939

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Edwin Gordon, Memorial# 176615437. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Maria Elizabeth Anderton1,2

b. 22 June 1853, d. 10 January 1939
Family
Father*George Anderton3
Birth*22 June 1853Maria Elizabeth Anderton was born on 22 June 1853 in England.2 
Marriage*3 March 1872She married William Edwin Gordon, son of William Gordon and Mariah Berry, on 3 March 1872 in Morgan County, Illinois.4,1,2,3 
(Wife) Death22 October 1929Maria became a widow when William Edwin Gordon died on 22 October 1929 at age 79.3 
Death*10 January 1939She died on 10 January 1939 in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois, at age 852 
Burial* and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville.2 

Family

 William Edwin Gordon b. 22 Jun 1850, d. 22 Oct 1929
Child 1.Sallie Elsie Gordon1,2 b. 21 Nov 1876, d. 11 Mar 1969

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sallie Elsie (Gordon) Heaton, Memorial# 176576986. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maria Elizabeth (Anderton) Gordon, Memorial# 176615594.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Edwin Gordon, Memorial# 176615437.
  4. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, William E. Gordon and Maria E. Anderton, Morgan County, 3 March 1872. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

Benjamin Andres1,2

b. 2 September 1836, d. 20 April 1900
Family
Birth*2 September 1836Benjamin Andres was born on 2 September 1836.2 
Marriage*He married Amanda Greisemer.1 
Death*20 April 1900He died on 20 April 1900 at age 632 
Burial* and was buried in Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.2 

Family

 Amanda Greisemer b. 5 Aug 1836, d. 29 Dec 1920
Child 1.Mary E. Andres1 b. 29 Jan 1863, d. 7 Jul 1946

Citations

  1. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary E Wiser of 3101 North 16th, Philadelphia, certificate# 65566, age 83, widow of Owen J., born on 29 January 1863 in Pennsylvania, died on 7 July 1946 at Temple Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Ben "Andrews" and Amanda Greisemer, burial 11 July 1946 in Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Benjamin Andres, Memorial# 60383553. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Mary E. Andres1

b. 29 January 1863, d. 7 July 1946
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Benjamin Andres2 b. 2 Sep 1836, d. 20 Apr 1900
Mother*Amanda Greisemer2 b. 5 Aug 1836, d. 29 Dec 1920
Birth*29 January 1863Mary E. Andres was born on 29 January 1863 in Pennsylvania.2 
Marriage*20 December 1913She married, as his second wife, Owen J. Wiser, son of Thomas M. Wiser and Eliza Heaton, on 20 December 1913 in Trinity Reformed Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1 
Census US 1920*13 January 1920Mary E. and Owen J. Wiser were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 13 January 1920 at 3101 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Owen was 57 years of age and had his own business as a furniture dealer, and Mary was 55 years of age. They owned their home free of mortgage. Residing with the couple in 1920 was Mary's mother, Amanda (Greisemer) Andres, who was 83 years of age and a widow.3 
(Wife) Death4 May 1931Mary became a widow when Owen J. Wiser died on 4 May 1931 at age 68.4 
Death*7 July 1946She died on 7 July 1946 at Temple Hospital Temple Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at age 835 
Burial*11 July 1946 and was buried on 11 July 1946 in Spinnerstown, Lehigh County, and memorialized with her maiden name as the daughter of Benjamin and Amanda Andres in Trinity Great Swamp UCC Cemetery, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.6 

Family

 Owen Jacob Wiser b. 13 Jun 1862, d. 4 May 1931

Citations

  1. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; marriage of Owen J Wiser and Mary E Andres on 20 December 1913 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at Trinity Reformed Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  2. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary E Wiser of 3101 North 16th, Philadelphia, certificate# 65566, age 83, widow of Owen J., born on 29 January 1863 in Pennsylvania, died on 7 July 1946 at Temple Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Ben "Andrews" and Amanda Greisemer, burial 11 July 1946 in Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  3. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Owen J. and Mary E. Wiser, Philadelphia Ward 38, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1636; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 1346. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Owen J Wiser of 3101 North 16th, Philadelphia, certificate# 48176, age 68, married to Mary E., born on 13 Jun in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, died on 4 May 1931 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Thomas Wiser and Elizabeth Heaton, informant Owen Wiser of 4319 North 7th, Philadelphia, burial on 7 May 1931 in Doylestown Cemetery.
  5. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary E Wiser of 3101 North 16th, Philadelphia, certificate# 65566, age 83, widow of Owen J., born on 29 January 1863 in Pennsylvania, died on 7 July 1946 at Temple Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Ben "Andrews" and Amanda Greisemer, burial 11 July 1946 in Spinnerstown, Pennsylvania.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E Andres, Memorial# 60383526. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Benjamin Andrew1

Family
Marriage*He married Louisa Newkirk.1 

Family

 Louisa Newkirk
Child 1.Martha Andrew+1 b. 2 Feb 1837, d. 17 Dec 1914

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Andrew) McPherson, Memorial# 112229433. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Martha Andrew1

b. 2 February 1837, d. 17 December 1914
Family
Father*Benjamin Andrew1
Mother*Louisa Newkirk1
Birth*2 February 1837Martha Andrew was born on 2 February 1837 in New York.1 
Marriage*She married William H. McPherson, son of William Russell McPherson and Cynthia Russell.2,1 
(Sister-in-Law) Death22 July 1864Her brother-in-law, General James B. McPherson, was killed in the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July 1864 at age 35.3 
(Sister-in-Law) Burial29 July 1864 His body was sent by train back to his home in Clyde, Ohio, and he was buried exactly one week later, on 29 July 1864, in Section 1, Lot 161, Space 4, of what is now known as McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. The cemetery was originally named Evergreen Cemetery, and was renamed McPherson Cemetery on December 15, 1868. A monument in McPherson's honor was erected there on 22 July 1881, and there are other monuments and places in the United States also named in his memory. A bronze and concrete monument was erected in October 1876 at McPherson Square in Washington DC, and both the city and county of McPherson, Kansas were named in his memory.3,4
(Sister-in-Law) Biographical InfoHer brother-in-law, General James B. McPherson, had succeeded and excelled throughout his life, ultimately becoming famous. Biographical information, written by William Bjornstad, is included on General McPherson's Find a Grave Memorial page, and with help from Wikipedia, some of the things we've learned about his life and death follow:

He was a Major General for the Union during the American Civil War, and served as the commander of the Army of Tennessee from March 1864 until his death in July of that year. He was the second-highest-ranking Union officer killed in action during the war.

He was the son of a farmer and at a young age worked on the family farm and in his father's blacksmith business. When his father, who had a history of mental illness, became unable to work, James, at age 13, took a job at a store to help support the family.

His maternal grandmother, Lydia Slocum, taught school in a little log building and it was in that log house that "little Jimmy", beginning at the age of four years, received his elementary school instruction with his grandma for his teacher. In bad weather, he was carried there on the back of his father. For his secondary, or high school education, Jimmy attended Norwalk Academy in Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. In 1849 he received an appointment to attend the US Military Academy at West Point, New York, and graduated at the top of his class in 1853 with a commission as a 2nd lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. He remained at West Point for a year, serving as an Assistant Professor of Practical Engineering, before receiving his first assignment to improve the New York Harbor in New York City, New York. In 1857 he was assigned to San Francisco, California to work on improving fortifications in the area.

After the outbreak of the American Civil War in April 1861, he requested a transfer to the Eastern U.S. and was assigned to Boston, Massachusetts for service in the Corps of Engineers as a captain. The following November he applied for a position on the staff of Major General Henry W. Halleck, the commander of the Department of Missouri, and was sent to St. Louis where he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and assigned as chief engineer on the staff of Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant. In 1862 he saw action at Fort Henry, the Battle of Fort Donelson, and the Battle of Shiloh, and in May of that year was promoted by Grant to the rank of brigadier general. In the fall of 1862, he commanded an infantry brigade during the campaigns around Corinth and Iuka, Mississippi, and his superior performance earned him a promotion to the rank of major general in October. The following December Grant's Army of the Tennessee was reorganized, and he received command of the 17th Corps and played a key part in Grant's Vicksburg, Mississippi campaign in late 1862 and 1863. In the course of the campaign, he actively participated in the Union victories in Mississippi at Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, and the Siege of Vicksburg. After Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863, he remained in Mississippi to conduct minor operations against Confederate forces there.

In March 1864 Grant made him commander of the Army of Tennessee and he moved with General William Tecumseh Sherman in his march through Georgia that began in May of that year. Confronted by Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's strong position at Rocky Face Ridge and Dalton, Georgia, Sherman dispatched him south to Snake Creek Gap and from this undefended gap, he was to strike at Resaca, Georgia, and sever the railroad which was supplying the Confederates to the north. On May 9, 1864, he became concerned that Johnston would move south and cut him off, and as a result withdrew to the gap and failed to take Resaca despite the fact the city was lightly defended. Sherman later blamed his cautiousness on May 9 for preventing a great Union victory at that time. On June 27, 1864, his forces took part in the defeat at Kennesaw Mountain.

On July 17, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had become frustrated with General Johnston's strategy of maneuver and retreat, replaced him with Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, a boyhood friend and West Point classmate of McPherson. With the Union armies closing in on Atlanta, on July 20, 1864, Hood first attacked George Henry Thomas's Army of the Cumberland at Peachtree Creek, north of Atlanta, hoping to drive Thomas back before other forces could come to his aid. The attack failed. Then Hood's cavalry reported that the left flank of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, was unprotected. Hood visualized a glorious replay of Jackson's famous flank attack at Chancellorsville and ordered a new attack. McPherson had advanced his troops into Decatur, Georgia, and from there they moved onto high ground on Bald Hill overlooking Atlanta. Sherman believed that the Confederates had been defeated and were evacuating; however, McPherson rightly believed that they were moving to attack the Union from the left and rear. On July 22, 1864, however, while they were discussing this new development, four Confederate divisions under Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee flanked attached Union Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge's 16th Corps. While McPherson was riding his horse to the sound of guns to warn his old 17th Corps, with only his orderly as an escort, a line of Confederate skirmishers appeared, yelling "Halt!". McPherson raised his hand to his head as if to remove his hat, but suddenly wheeled his horse, attempting to escape. The Confederates opened fire and mortally wounded McPherson in the back. When the Confederate troops approached and asked his orderly who the downed officer was, the aide replied "Sir, it is General McPherson. You have killed the best man in our army."3,5,6
 
(Wife) Death23 March 1871Martha became a widow with a young son when William H. McPherson died on 23 March 1871 at age 35. A Chicago newspaper, describing him as a prominent citizen of Clyde, reported that his skull had been cracked by a kick from a vicious horse, and that he lingered unconscious for about thirty hours before his death. The paper also noted that he was the youngest brother of the late Major General J. B. McPherson.2,7 
Death*17 December 1914She died on 17 December 1914 in Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, at age 771 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 1, Lot 161, Space 5, of McPherson Cemetery, Clyde.1,2 

Family

 William H. McPherson b. 5 Aug 1835, d. 23 Mar 1871
Child 1.James Russell McPherson8,1 b. 25 Oct 1863

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Andrew) McPherson, Memorial# 112229433. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William H “Billy” McPherson, Memorial# 112229471.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Birdseye McPherson, Memorial# 4423.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 17 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McPherson_Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 10 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McPherson
  6. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that it was in her little log school house that Lydia Slocum's grandson, "Little Jimmy" McPherson, received his first school instruction, with his grandma for teacher; commencing at the age of four years, and being carried there in bad weather on the back of his father. Hereinafter cited as Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother.
  7. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 3 April 1871, page 2, reporting the death on 22 March 1871 of William H. McPherson, a prominent citizen of Clyde, who had his skull cracked by a kick from a vicious horse; lingered unconscious for about thirty hours before he died; was the youngest brother of the late Major General J. B. McPherson. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Russell McPherson, Memorial# 112229422.

Abigail Andrews1

b. circa 1647, d. 25 November 1723
Family
Father*Henry Andrews2
Birth*circa 1647Abigail Andrews was born circa 1647, as calculated from her noted age at death.3  
Marriage*25 July 1667She married John Wadsworth, son of Christopher Wadsworth and Grace Cole, on 25 July 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.4,1 
(Wife) Death15 May 1700Abigail became a widow when Deacon John Wadsworth died on 15 May 1700.5,1 
Death*25 November 1723She died on 25 November 1723 in Duxbury at age 76.3,1 

Family

 John Wadsworth b. 1638, d. 15 May 1700
Child 1.Christopher Wadsworth+1 b. 1685

Citations

  1. [S1156] Horace Andrew Wadsworth, Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the Wadsworth Family in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Lawrence, Massachusetts: Eagle Steam Job Printing Rooms, 1883), page 202. Hereinafter cited as Wadsworth Family in America.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 769. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S1155] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), Deaths, page 430, noting her death "betwixt" the 24th and 25th days of November 1723 at age 76. Hereinafter cited as Duxbury, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  4. [S1155] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Duxbury, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Marriages, page 325.
  5. [S1155] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Duxbury, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, Deaths, page 432.

Christian Andrews1

b. 2 May 1757
Family
Father*William Andrews1,2
Mother*Mary Bass1,2 b. 10 Mar 1733/34
Birth*2 May 1757Christian Andrews was born on 2 May 1757 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism8 May 1757 and was baptized on 8 May 1757 at the Old South Church, Boston.2 

Citations

  1. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, City Document No. 43, page 290. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  2. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Records of the Old South Church in Boston, page 208.

Clara A. Andrews1

b. August 1856, d. 17 March 1901
Family
Birth*August 1856Clara A. Andrews was born in August 1856 in Illinois.1 
Marriage*27 November 1876She married, as his second wife, Hiram Dennis on 27 November 1876 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois.1,2 
(Wife) Death14 April 1899Clara became a widow when Hiram Dennis died on 14 April 1899 at age 79.2 
Death*17 March 1901She died on 17 March 1901 in Creston, Union County, Iowa, at age 441 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in the original section, Lot 32, Block 3, Space 1 & 2 of Villisca Cemetery, Villisca, Montgomery County, Iowa.1 

Family

 Hiram Dennis b. 1820, d. 14 Apr 1899

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Clara A. (Andrews) Dennis, Memorial# 5949782. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hiram Dennis, Memorial# 5949694.

Elizabeth Andrews1

Family
Marriage*She married Samuel Symonds.1 

Family

 Samuel Symonds
Child 1.Ruth Symonds+1 b. 24 Dec 1676, d. 26 Sep 1760

Citations

  1. [S1041] The Essex Antiquarian: Answers, online at www.americanancestors.org, 1899, Volume III, number 232, page 176. Hereinafter cited as Essex Antiquarian Answers.

Eunice Andrews1

b. 1824, d. 6 October 1871
Family
Birth*1824Eunice Andrews was born about 1824.2 
Marriage*4 March 1840She married Levi Curtis on 4 March 1840 in Whitley County, Indiana.3,1 
Death*6 October 1871She died on 6 October 1871 at age 472 
Burial* and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Larwill, Whitley County, Indiana.2 

Family

 Levi Curtis b. 1804, d. 15 Jun 1885
Child 1.Harriet Curtis1 b. 2 Feb 1845, d. 29 Dec 1909

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Harriet Elisa (Curtis) Heaton, Memorial# 192001212. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eunice Curtis, Memorial# 64221336.
  3. [S2283] Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 4 March 1840 in Whitley, Indiana, USA, of Levi Curtis and Eunice Andrews, referencing FHL Film# 1710719. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1802-1892.

Gideon Andrews1

b. circa 1773, d. 8 May 1847
Family
Birth*circa 1773Gideon Andrews was born, as calculated from his recorded age at death, circa 1773 and the record of his son Ruell's death stated his father was born in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*29 August 1794He married Olive Hooper, daughter of Nathaniel Hooper and Elizabeth Bryant, on 29 August 1794 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Both were recorded as residents of Taunton.1,3 
Census US 1800*He may have been the Gideon Andrews who appeared on the 1800 census in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Gideon's household consisted of 1 male age 26 thru 44, 1 female age 26thru 44, 2 males under the age of 10 and 1 female under the age of 10.4 
Court Action*9 January 1801A man named Gideon Andrews and described as a Stoughton labourer was sued in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, by John Morton of Middleborough, Gentleman, for repayment of a note dated 9 January 1801 in the amount of $15.75 with interest. Andrews defaulted, and received a judgment of $16.54 plus costs. Whether "our" Gideon was that Gideon has not been determined.5 
(Husband) Death2 January 1825Gideon became a widower when Olive (Hooper) Andrews died on 2 January 1825.6 
Marriage Intention*12 February 1825An intention of marriage for Gideon Andrews and Lucy Parminter was recorded on 12 February 1825 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.7 
MarriageHe probably married second Lucy Parminter very shortly after his first wife's death.7 
Census US 1830Gideon Andrews appeared on the 1830 census in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts. His household consisted of 1 male age 60 thru 69, 1 female age 40 to 49, 1 male under 5, and 1 female under 5.8 
Death*8 May 1847He died a pauper on 8 May 1847 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, at the age of 74.9,10,11 

Family 1

 Olive Hooper b. c 1773, d. 2 Jan 1825
Children 1.Ruel Andrews2 b. c Aug 1803, d. Mar 1883
 2.Uriel Andrews7 b. c 1804, d. 11 Mar 1823

Family 2

 Lucy Parminter

Citations

  1. [S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Fourth Generation, pages 19-32. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Hardwick Deaths, page 34. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 2, page 21 referencing C.R.4: citing a church record, Lakeville and Taunton Precinct Congregational Church. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S164] 1800 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gideon Andrews, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; Roll: 16; Page: 58; Image: 68; Family History Library Film: 205617. Hereinafter cited as 1800 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S669] Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Volume 11, page 191. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859 - NEHGS.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hardwick Deaths, page 277.
  7. [S1164] New England Historic and Genealogical Society, compiler, Winchendon (Massachusetts) Vital Records to the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society), Marriages, Part 2, page 96. Hereinafter cited as Winchendon Vital Records to 1849.
  8. [S16] 1830 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Gideon Andrews, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts; Page: 555; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 68; Family History Film: 0337926. Hereinafter cited as 1830 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Taunton Deaths, page 16.
  10. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Taunton, Volume 3, page 16.
  11. [S363] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Deaths in the town of Taunton, Volume 32, page 66, date indicated as about the 7th of May. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.

Henry Andrews1

Family

Family
Child 1.Abigail Andrews+1 b. c 1647, d. 25 Nov 1723

Citations

  1. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 769. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Captain James Andrews1

Citations

  1. [S796] Massachusetts State Archives, French and Indian War muster roll index cards, 1603-1779. Microfilm of cards at Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, Massachusetts: FHL Film# 2428118, Reference index card# 14418 for William Bolton of Halifax referencing Volume 96, page 536 of the Massachusetts Archives : Muster Rolls; on 51 microfilm reels, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as French and Indian War muster roll index 1603-1779.

Mary Andrews1

b. 3 June 1764
Family
Father*William Andrews1
Mother*Mary Bass1 b. 10 Mar 1733/34
Baptism8 May 1757 and was baptized on 8 May 1757 at the Old South Church, Boston.2 
Birth*3 June 1764Mary Andrews was born on 3 June 1764 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Records of the Old South Church in Boston, page 208. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.

Nancy Andrews1

Family
Marriage*She married Joseph Hall.1 

Family

 Joseph Hall
Child 1.Hannah Hall1 b. c 1756, d. 1829

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 350-354. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.

Nathaniel Andrews1

Family
Marriage*16 June 1698He married Mary Mason, daughter of John Mason and Hannah Hawes, on 16 June 1698.1,2 

Family

 Mary Mason b. Sep 1677

Citations

  1. [S1259] George W. Mason, Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason, Litchfield, Connecticut, 1759-1858, and his wife Lucretia Webster, 1766-1853, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Waterbury, Connecticut: The Mattatuck Press, 1911), page 9. Hereinafter cited as Ancestors and Descendants of Elisha Mason.
  2. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.

Ruel Andrews1

b. circa August 1803, d. March 1883
Family
Father*Gideon Andrews1 b. c 1773, d. 8 May 1847
Mother*Olive Hooper1 b. c 1773, d. 2 Jan 1825
Birth*circa August 1803Ruel Andrews was born, as calculated from his recorded age at death, circa August 1803 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.2 
Marriage Intention*3 June 1827An intention of marriage for Ruel Andrews and Eliza Hale/Hall was recorded on 3 June 1827 in Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts.3 
Death*March 1883He died between the 4th and 7th of March 1883 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at the age of 79 years and 7 months. The town record of his death listed his parents' names as Gideon and Olive Hooper Andrews and their birth places as Taunton and Bridgewater, respectively. He was single and had worked as a laborer and the place of his birth appears to read "Norton, Connecticut."1 

Family

 Eliza Hale/Hall

Citations

  1. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Hardwick Deaths, page 34. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Hardwick Deaths, page 34, although his place of birth was recorded as Norton, Connecticut.
  3. [S1164] New England Historic and Genealogical Society, compiler, Winchendon (Massachusetts) Vital Records to the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society), Marriages, Part 2, page 96. Hereinafter cited as Winchendon Vital Records to 1849.

Sarah E. Andrews1

b. 27 March 1845, d. 20 May 1870
Family
Birth*27 March 1845Sarah E. Andrews was born on 27 March 1845.1 
Marriage*23 January 1866She married, as his first wife, Jacob J. Wallick on 23 January 1866 in Knox County, Illinois.1,2 
Death*20 May 1870She died on 20 May 1870 at the age of 25 years, 1 month, 23 days1 
Burial* and was buried in Knoxville Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Jacob J. Wallick b. 1841, d. 1905

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah E. Wallick, Memorial# 5473221. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 23 January 1866 in Knox, Illinois, USA, of Sarah E Andrews and Jacob Wallach, referencing various Illinois County Courthouses. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Uriel Andrews1

b. circa 1804, d. 11 March 1823
Family
Father-Probable*Gideon Andrews2 b. c 1773, d. 8 May 1847
Mother-Probable*Olive Hooper2 b. c 1773, d. 2 Jan 1825
Birth*circa 1804Uriel Andrews was born circa 1804. Based upon his name, age and location, we believe Uriel's parents were probably Gideon and Olive (Hooper) Andrews.1 
Death*11 March 1823He died on 11 March 1823 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, at age 19.1 

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Hardwick Deaths, page 277. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S1164] New England Historic and Genealogical Society, compiler, Winchendon (Massachusetts) Vital Records to the year 1849, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic and Genealogical Society), Marriages, Part 2, page 96. Hereinafter cited as Winchendon Vital Records to 1849.

William Andrews1

Family
Marriage*19 March 1755He married Mary Bass, daughter of Samuel Bass and Christian Turell, on 19 March 1755 in Boston.1 

Family

 Mary Bass b. 10 Mar 1733/34
Children 1.Christian Andrews2,3 b. 2 May 1757
 2.William Andrews4 b. 14 Mar 1761
 3.Mary Andrews5 b. 3 Jun 1764

Citations

  1. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 14. Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.
  2. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, City Document No. 43, page 290. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  3. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Records of the Old South Church in Boston, page 208.
  4. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, City Document No. 43, page 300.
  5. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

William Andrews1

b. 14 March 1761
Family
Father*William Andrews1
Mother*Mary Bass1 b. 10 Mar 1733/34
Birth*14 March 1761William Andrews was born on 14 March 1761 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism15 March 1761 and was baptized on 15 March 1761 at the Old South Church, Boston.2 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute2 March 1780 On 2 March 1780, Nathaniel Thayer, Cornelius Thayer, Samuel Bass, William Andrews, Deborah (Thayer) Whitworth, Hannah (Thayer) Abbott, Christian (Bass) Armstrong, Mary Thayer, Sarah (Thayer) White and Rebecca (Bass) Thomas Fowle, all of Boston and residual legatees resulting from the will of the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, submitted a document to the court addressing their concerns regarding the inequities between the value of silver and gold compared with the value of Continental currency, which had gone through several changes and devaluations during and after the Revolutionary War. In 1780, paper money in the new United States, called Continentals, was worth only about 1/40th of its face value. The document stated their understanding that Simon Tufts Esq. of Medford, as Executor to the last will and testament of Ebenezer Turell, late of Medford, Clerk, was entitled by the will to a legacy of £20, and was by virtue of his Executorship in possession of a sum of silver and gold coin, which according to a law of Massachusetts for regulating the value of silver and god coin, amounted to £503, 15s, 6p. Their petition went on to state that a dispute had arisen between the Executor Simon and several of the legatees regarding whether their legacies ought to be paid in silver and gold or in the present currency of the state. The petition's subscribers recommended that the Executor pay them 2/3 of their legacies in silver and gold, after deducting 1/2 of his own legacy, and that the Executor's other half be paid to himself in paper money. The petition went on to recommend that the £150 allowed the Executor for all his services in settling the estate be paid in paper money. The petition's subscribers, all residual legatees as the children, or their heirs, of Lydia (Turell) Thayer and Christian (Turell) Bass, both of whom were deceased sisters of the late Reverend Turell, agreed to be obligated to the court for the sum of £100,000 in lawful money of the state as protection for the Executor. Their document stated that in the case any debts owed to the estate were recovered which would increase the assets owed to the Executor, they would refund their prorated parts of those debts on the condition that their obligation of £100,000 to the court be voided and of no effect. Their petition concluded with the statement that should they fail to keep their agreement, their obligation would remain in full force and effect.3 
(Residual Legatee) Massachusetts Money The pound was the currency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and its colonial predecessors until 1793. Like the British pound sterling of that era, the Massachusetts pound was subdivided into 20 shillings, each of 12 pence, but the Massachusetts and British pounds were not equivalent in value. British and other foreign coins were widely circulated in Massachusetts, supplemented by locally-produced coins between about 1652 and 1682 and by local paper money from 1690.

The paper money issued in colonial Massachusetts was denominated in pounds, shillings, and pence. Initially, six shillings were equal to one Spanish dollar. After years of high inflation, in 1749 Massachusetts withdrew its paper money from circulation and returned to money in the form of coin.

After the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, the Continental Congress began issuing paper money known as Continental currency, or Continentals. Continental currency was denominated in dollars from 1/6 of a dollar to $80, including many odd denominations in between. During the Revolution, Congress issued $241,552,780 in Continental currency.

Continental currency depreciated badly during the war, giving rise to the famous phrase "not worth a continental". Several factors contributed to the declining value. Monetary policy was not coordinated between Congress and the states which, like Massachusetts, continued to issue too many bills of credit not backed by tangible assets. Congress and the states lacked the will or the means to retire the bills from circulation through taxation or the sale of bonds. Another problem was that the British successfully waged economic warfare by counterfeiting Continentals on a large scale.

By the end of 1778, Continentals retained from 1/5 to 1/7 of their face value. By 1780, the bills were worth 1/40th of face value. Congress attempted to reform the currency by removing the old bills from circulation and issuing new ones, without success. By May 1781, Continentals had become so worthless that they ceased to circulate as money. Benjamin Franklin noted that the depreciation of the currency had, in effect, acted as a tax to pay for the war. In the 1790s, after the ratification of the United States Constitution, Continentals could be exchanged for treasury bonds at 1% of face value. The Massachusetts state currency depreciated greatly and was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 1793.

The painful experience of the runaway inflation and collapse of the Continental dollar prompted the delegates to the Constitutional Convention to include the gold and silver clause into the United States Constitution so that the individual states could not issue bills of credit, or "make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts." This restriction of bills of credit was extended to the Federal Government, as the power to "emit bills" from the Articles of Confederation was abolished, leaving Congress with the power "to borrow money on credit."4,5 
(Residual Legatee) Probate Dispute9 March 1780During the course of the Turell probate, Simon Tufts Esq., Executor, submitted itemized reports to the court accounting for his payments to beneficiaries and the expenses he incurred on estate business. On 9 March 1780, the Executor listed cash paid in the amount of £329, 3s, 8p to the residuary legatees.3 

Citations

  1. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, City Document No. 43, page 300. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, 1700-1800.
  2. [S745] Boston Births, 1700-1800, online at www.NewEnglandAncestors.org, Records of the Old South Church in Boston, page 211.
  3. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
  4. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_pound. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  5. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_American_currency

John Anger1

b. 2 April 1576, d. before 18 February 1623/24
Family
Father*William Anger1
Mother*Ann Rye1
Baptism*2 April 1576John Anger was baptized on 2 April 1576 in Dedham, Essex County, England.1 
Marriage*5 May 1601He married Ann Sherman, daughter of Edmund Sherman and Ann Pellett, on 5 May 1601 in Dedham.1 
Name VariationThe children of John and Ann ANGER adopted the spelling "Angier" as did some of their relatives.1 
Will*19 January 1623/24John wrote a lengthy will dated 19 January 1623/24 in Dedham1 
Death*before 18 February 1623/24 and died before 18 February 1623/24, when his will was proved.1 

Family

 Ann Sherman b. 7 Mar 1581, d. b 16 Dec 1625
Child 1.William Anger1

Citations

  1. [S1327] Michael Johnson Wood, "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex, and their Wives", New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Note: This article, in 6 Parts, spans six issues of the Register. It is thoroughly researched and fully sourced, and includes a wealth of knowledge on the Shermans and their extended families. Only a very small amount of the information available in Mr. Wood's article is included in this researcher's website project. Volumes 166 - 168 (October 2012 - January 2014): Part 6: The Family of Edmund Sherman, Volume 168, pages 16-33. Hereinafter cited as "The Earliest Shermans of Dedham, Essex."