Meredith Furlong1

Family
Father*John Furlong1
Mother*Jean Emmerson1
(Sister) Will3 July 1814Meredith's brother, Robert Furlong, was in a low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, when he left a will dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee. His will first gave and bequeathed his soul unto God, whom he described as the author of his existence and his Redeemer, and his body to the dust from whence it was taken, wishing his Executors, named later in the will, to have him buried as they thought proper. Secondly, he desired his Carpenters tools and his horses to be sold as his Executors thought proper and that they then discharge all the just debts he may have left unsettled.

Thirdly, he desired the balance of his property, after the payment of his debts, to be equally divided between his brothers, Hubbard Furlong, John Furlong, James Furlong, Samuel Furlong, Martin Furlong and Hudson Furlong, and sisters, Susanna Furlong, Meredith Furlong and Anky Wheeler, all of whom were named in his will, and also desired that Amy Emmerson, Henry Emmerson, Eliza Emmerson, Mahala Emmerson and Jesse Emmerson, the five children and heirs of his deceased sister, Elizabeth Emmerson, each one to receive an equal part of their mother's portion of his estate.

His will appointed his brothers, Martin and Samuel Furlong, his Executors, and Robert signed and sealed his will with his X mark in the presence of witnesses, John McGee and Thomas Douglas.1 

Citations

  1. [S2257] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Robert Furlong dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee, referencing Smith County Original Wills, 1803-1896, image# 152-153 of 430. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008.

Robert Furlong1

d. August 1814
Family
Father*John Furlong1
Mother*Jean Emmerson1
Will*3 July 1814He was in a low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, when he prepared his Last Will and Testament dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee. His will first gave and bequeathed his soul unto God, whom he described as the author of his existence and his Redeemer, and his body to the dust from whence it was taken, wishing his Executors, named later in the will, to have him buried as they thought proper. Secondly, he desired his Carpenters tools and his horses to be sold as his Executors thought proper and that they then discharge all the just debts he may have left unsettled.

Thirdly, he desired the balance of his property, after the payment of his debts, to be equally divided between his brothers, Hubbard Furlong, John Furlong, James Furlong, Samuel Furlong, Martin Furlong and Hudson Furlong, and sisters, Susanna Furlong, Meredith Furlong and Anky Wheeler, all of whom were named in his will, and also desired that Amy Emmerson, Henry Emmerson, Eliza Emmerson, Mahala Emmerson and Jesse Emmerson, the five children and heirs of his deceased sister, Elizabeth Emmerson, each one to receive an equal part of their mother's portion of his estate.

His will appointed his brothers, Martin and Samuel Furlong, his Executors, and Robert signed and sealed his will with his X mark in the presence of witnesses, John McGee and Thomas Douglas.1 
Death*August 1814He died in July or August 1814, before the August Term of Probate Court when his will was proved in Smith County, Tennessee.1 

Citations

  1. [S2257] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Robert Furlong dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee, referencing Smith County Original Wills, 1803-1896, image# 152-153 of 430. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008.

Samuel Furlong1

Family
Father*John Furlong2,3,4
Mother*Jean Emmerson2,3,4
(Brother) Will3 July 1814Samuel's brother, Robert Furlong, was in a low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, when he left a will dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee. His will first gave and bequeathed his soul unto God, whom he described as the author of his existence and his Redeemer, and his body to the dust from whence it was taken, wishing his Executors, named later in the will, to have him buried as they thought proper. Secondly, he desired his Carpenters tools and his horses to be sold as his Executors thought proper and that they then discharge all the just debts he may have left unsettled.

Thirdly, he desired the balance of his property, after the payment of his debts, to be equally divided between his brothers, Hubbard Furlong, John Furlong, James Furlong, Samuel Furlong, Martin Furlong and Hudson Furlong, and sisters, Susanna Furlong, Meredith Furlong and Anky Wheeler, all of whom were named in his will, and also desired that Amy Emmerson, Henry Emmerson, Eliza Emmerson, Mahala Emmerson and Jesse Emmerson, the five children and heirs of his deceased sister, Elizabeth Emmerson, each one to receive an equal part of their mother's portion of his estate.

His will appointed his brothers, Martin and Samuel Furlong, his Executors, and Robert signed and sealed his will with his X mark in the presence of witnesses, John McGee and Thomas Douglas.2 

Citations

  1. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage bond and license issued to Samuel Furlong and Reuben Kinslow in the amount of £50, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage to be solemnized between Samuel Furlong and Elizabeth Wheeler, citing FHL Film# 209751, Digital# 5552448, image# 638 of 1183. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.
  2. [S2257] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Robert Furlong dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee, referencing Smith County Original Wills, 1803-1896, image# 152-153 of 430. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008.
  3. [S2254] Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, birth and baptism of Hubbard Furlong, son of John Furlong and Jean Emmerson, born on 13 June 1768 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States and baptized on 20 August 1768 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, British Colonial America, referencing Book# 975.5455 V2d, citing "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-BDK: 28 January 2020), Hubbard Furlong, 1768. Hereinafter cited as Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917.
  4. [S2236] Reverend William Douglas, The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797 : an index of Goochland wills, notes on the French-Huguenot refugees who lived in Manakin-town, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones. (Richmond, Virginia: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, 1928), page 197. Hereinafter cited as The Douglas Register : being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750 to 1797.

Samuel Furlong1

b. 1805
Family
Father-Probable*Hubbard Furlong2,3,4,5 b. 13 Jun 1768
Mother-Probable*Martha Armstrong4,3,2,5
Birth*1805Samuel Furlong was born about 1805 in Tennessee.1 
Marriage Bond*18 April 1826A marriage bond was issued to Samuel Furlong and Reuben Kinslow in Barren County, Kentucky, on 18 April 1826, obligating them to the sum of £50 on the condition of the intended marriage shortly to be solemnized between Samuel Furlong and Betsy Wheeler.6 
Marriage18 April 1826The same day their license was issued, he married second, as her second husband, Betsy Wheeler, daughter of Henry Emmerson Sr., on 18 April 1826 in Barren County, Kentucky.7 
Census US 1850*20 August 1850Samuel and Elizabeth Furlong were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 20 August 1850 in Barren County, Kentucky. Samuel was 45 years of age and a farmer, and Elizabeth was 67 years of age. Neither was able to read or write. Enumerated in the next previous household, on the same census page, was the family of Elizabeth's daughter and son-in-law, Deliah and John Matthews, and on the next census page, two households away from Elizabeth and Samuel, was the family of Elizabeth's brother-in-law, Micajah Wheeler, and his wife, Hannah (Furlong) Wheeler.

We find ourselves confused, and wonder about Samuel, who was 22 years younger than Elizabeth. Was he the same Samuel Furlong she married in 1826? Was he a brother of Elizabeth's sister-in law, Hannah Furlong Wheeler, who was enumerated two households away? If so, Samuel was the son of Martha and Hubbard Furlong.

Please... If anyone reading this can lead us to the answers regarding Samuel's identity, please let us know...1 
(Husband) Death15 February 1853Samuel became a widower when Elizabeth (Emerson) Wheeler Furlong died on 15 February 1853 at about age 70.8 

Family

 Elizabeth Emerson b. 1783, d. 15 Feb 1853

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Elizabeth Furlong, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 1, Barren, Kentucky; Roll: 191; Page: 343b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2059] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Fountain Furlong on 6 April 1853 in Kentucky, USA, married, farmer, born about 1813 in Tennessee to Hubbard and Martha Furlong, citing Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1910, Film# 994033: Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965.
  3. [S2253] Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, death on 15 December 1857 in Barren County, Kentucky, of Hannah Wheeler, married, about age 42, cause not known, born in Tennessee, daughter of Hubbard Furlong, citing FHL Film# 216816, Digital# 4003312, image# 236 of 529. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970.
  4. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage bond and license issued on 30 January 1837 in Barren County, Kentucky, to Micajah Wheeler and John Matthews in the amount of £50, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage to be solemnized between Micajah Wheeler and Hannah Furlong, her mother, Martha Furlong signing her consent for Micajah Wheeler to marry her daughter, citing FHL Film# 209753, Digital# 5552450, image# 648 of 1020. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954.
  5. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada).
  6. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online at www.familysearch.org, marriage bond and license issued to Samuel Furlong and Reuben Kinslow in the amount of £50, the condition of the obligation being the intended marriage to be solemnized between Samuel Furlong and Elizabeth Wheeler, citing FHL Film# 209751, Digital# 5552448, image# 638 of 1183.
  7. [S2231] Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954, online at www.familysearch.org, marriage of Samuel Furlong and Elizabeth Wheeler on 18 April 1826 in Barren County, Kentucky, citing FHL Film# 209767, Digital# 5552462, image# 50 of 346.
  8. [S2261] Dennis Wheeler, The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett : of Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky whose descendants came to Missouri : with a genealogy of the grandfather of William Wheeler, Micajah Wheeler of Albemarle County, Virginia, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Compiled with the assistance of Irvin Wheeler and Ruth La June Standiford Wheeler. Micajah Wheeler (ca. 1725-1809) was possibly born in England and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia with his wife, Sarah. His descendant, William Wheeler, was born between 1776 and 1784. He married Nancy Puckett in 1804 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died ca. 1836 in Barren County, Kentucky and his wife died after 1860 in Lincoln County, Missouri. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, and elsewhere. Includes index. (Jackson, Missouri: D. Wheeler, 1996), Chapter III, Descendants of Micajah Wheeler, Third Generation, 21. John Wheeler, page 30. Hereinafter cited as The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett.

Susanna Furlong1

Family
Father*John Furlong1
Mother*Jean Emmerson1
(Sister) Will3 July 1814Susanna's brother, Robert Furlong, was in a low state of health, but of perfect mind and memory, when he left a will dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee. His will first gave and bequeathed his soul unto God, whom he described as the author of his existence and his Redeemer, and his body to the dust from whence it was taken, wishing his Executors, named later in the will, to have him buried as they thought proper. Secondly, he desired his Carpenters tools and his horses to be sold as his Executors thought proper and that they then discharge all the just debts he may have left unsettled.

Thirdly, he desired the balance of his property, after the payment of his debts, to be equally divided between his brothers, Hubbard Furlong, John Furlong, James Furlong, Samuel Furlong, Martin Furlong and Hudson Furlong, and sisters, Susanna Furlong, Meredith Furlong and Anky Wheeler, all of whom were named in his will, and also desired that Amy Emmerson, Henry Emmerson, Eliza Emmerson, Mahala Emmerson and Jesse Emmerson, the five children and heirs of his deceased sister, Elizabeth Emmerson, each one to receive an equal part of their mother's portion of his estate.

His will appointed his brothers, Martin and Samuel Furlong, his Executors, and Robert signed and sealed his will with his X mark in the presence of witnesses, John McGee and Thomas Douglas.1 

Citations

  1. [S2257] Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, will of Robert Furlong dated 3 July 1814 in Smith County, Tennessee, referencing Smith County Original Wills, 1803-1896, image# 152-153 of 430. Hereinafter cited as Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008.

Susannah Furner1,2

d. after 11 January 1620/21
Family
Father*_____ Furner2
Mother*Isabel __?__2
Birth*Susannah Furner was born in England.2 
Marriagebefore 1587She married James Chilton, son of Lyonell Chylton, before 1587.2,1 
(Adult Female) Mayflower Passenger9 November 1620Susanna (Furner) Chilton was probably in her early 60s when she sailed with her husband James and daughter Mary onboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. Her daughter Mary has traditionally been given the honor of being the first female to step ashore at Plymouth Rock, however no historical documentation for this tradition has ever been found. When the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6 Sep 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers, including three pregnant women. During the voyage one baby, Oceanus Hopkins, was born making a total of 103 passengers. Three days before land was sighted, passenger William Button died, so when the Mayflower arrived there were again 102 passengers. A full list of the passengers may be accessed by clicking on the PDF icon at the end of this section and those included in this project so far include adult males John Alden, Francis Cooke and James Chilton, adult females Susanna (Furner) Chilton, young male John Cooke, and young females Priscilla Mullins and Mary Chilton.

During the weeks ahead, while everyone still "lived" on the ship, the men explored the area looking for a place to build their settlement. Another baby, Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, son of William and Susannah, was born in America onboard the Mayflower on 20 Nov, the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. The White's servant, Edward Thompson, died on 4 Dec, followed shortly by 7 year old Jasper More, one of the four illegitimate children placed on the Mayflower in the care of the William Brewster family by their mother's humiliated husband. Two of the other More children died as well. And, tragically, Dorothy May Bradford, William Bradford's wife, slipped over the side of the anchored Mayflower and drowned. In early December the group decided to move the ship and look somewhere else for a settlement location. The ship and its passengers left Provincetown Harbor on 15 Dec. Two days later on 17 Dec, the Mayflower dropped anchor at Plymouth Harbor and on 21 Dec the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. The weather, however, was so terrible they could not begin work on shore for several days. In the meantime, the Mayflower had become a hospital ship, the passengers suffering from colds, coughs, fevers and scurvy. James Chilton had died even before the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor. Richard Britteridge passed away the day the ship arrived, and two days later Solomon Prower, the stepson of Christopher Martin, the ship's designated "governor", died. The following day Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son.

By the end of January 1621, enough of the settlement had been built to begin unloading provisions from the Mayflower, however the emigrants' ordeal was far from over. With two and sometimes three people dying a day during February and March, almost everyone had lost a loved one. Christopher Martin died in early January, his wife Mary soon after. The Rigsdale, Tinker and Turner families were completely wiped out, followed by Susannah Chilton whose husband James had died while the ship was at Provincetown Harbor. The Chilton's 13 year old daughter Mary had become an orphan. Also orphaned that first winter were 17 year old Joseph Rogers, 12 year old Samuel Fuller, 18 year old John Crackston, 17 year old Priscilla Mullins and 13 year old Elizabeth Tilley, who also lost her aunt and uncle, Edward and Ann Tilley. By mid-March, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Francis Eaton and Isaac Allerton, who had three children between the ages of eight and four, had all become widowers. When William White died, his widow Susannah was left with their newborn son Peregrine and 5 year old Resolved. Susannah was the plantation's only surviving widow. By that first spring, 52 of the 102 who had originally arrived at Provincetown were dead. Half, however, survived. And, miraculously, the families of William Brewster, Francis Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and John Billington were completely untouched by all the disease. The remaining "Pilgrims" worked, prayed and fought together and their settlement of Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth Colony had begun.3,4,5
(Wife) Death18 December 1620Susanna became a widow when James Chilton died aboard the Mayflower in Cape Cod Harbor on 18 December 1620 at about age 64.2 
Death*after 11 January 1620/21She died shortly after 11 January 1620/21 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony.2 

Family

 James Chilton b. b 1556, d. 18 Dec 1620
Children 1.Isabella Chilton+2 b. 15 Jan 1586/87
 2.Mary Chilton+1 b. 31 May 1607, d. b 1 May 1679

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Winslow, pages 409-412. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 1, James Chilton, page 3. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).
  3. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  4. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York, New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2006), Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter, pages 78-92. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower: A Story.
  5. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.

_____ Furner1

Family
Marriage*He married Isabel __?__.1 

Family

 Isabel __?__
Child 1.Susannah Furner+1 d. a 11 Jan 1620/21

Citations

  1. [S896] Revised by Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 15, James Chilton and Richard More. Note: Volume 2, Parts I and II (1975), Chilton and More, were revised and replaced in 1997 by this Volume 15, Chilton and More. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1997), Person# 1, James Chilton, page 3. Hereinafter cited as James Chilton and Richard More of the Mayflower (Five).

Carl Furnice1,2

b. 15 September 1884, d. 3 May 1922
Family
Father*John W. Furnice3 b. 25 Dec 1851, d. 7 Jan 1939
Mother*Nancy B. Wright3 b. Feb 1848, d. 1914
Birth*15 September 1884Carl Furnice was born on 15 September 1884 in Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois.4,5 
Name VariationHis full name was Jay Carl Furnice.5 
Marriage*29 March 1910He married Pearl M. Timmons, daughter of Richard M. Timmons and Mary Ann Reedy, on 29 March 1910 in Buffalo County, Nebraska.1,2,5 
Illness*1919 In 1919, Carl became ill with the flu, which then developed into tuberculosis. In the Spring of 1919, he went to New Mexico hoping it would benefit his health and, later that year, without the results he had hoped for, he returned to Nebraska.5 
(Son-in-Law) Census US 192014 January 1920Carl was enumerated with his wife and children on the 1920 census taken on 13 and 14 January 1920 in the household of his wife's widowed mother, Mary A. Timmons, on Harrison Street, Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska. Carl was 35 years of age and, because of his illness, was unable to work. His wife, Pearl, was 30 years of age and worked for wages as a waitress in a restaurant. Their marriage was the first marriage for each of them, and they both were able to read and write. Their two children, Harold P. and Russell Furnice, were ages 8 and 7 years, respectively, and had both attended school within the census year.4,5 
Hospitalization*He was hospitalized shortly after his return from New Mexico at the Nebraska State Hospital for Tuberculosis, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska,5 
Death*3 May 1922 and remained there until his death on 3 May 1922 at age 37.5 
Burial*He was buried in Division B, Block 35, Lot 4, Space 1, with his infant son, Francis Wayne, at the foot of the space, in Greenwood Cemetery, Lexington, Dawson County, Nebraska.5,6,7 

Family

 Pearl M. Timmons b. Jun 1889

Citations

  1. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Carl Furnice in 1910 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 780, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Ahre-Rona. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
  2. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Pearl M Timmons in 1910 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 780, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Tahn-Tyre.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. and Nancy Furnice, (their surname spelled "Furnis" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 302; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Mary A. Timmons, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lexington, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 115. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Gothenburg Times, (Gothenburg, Nebraska), Wednesday, 17 May 1922, page 9, under the title, "Carl Furnice", reporting that Jay Carl Furnice was born at Astoria, Illinois on September 15, 1884; at age 20 he left Illinois and relocated to Arapahoe, Nebraska where he accepted a position with the Arapahoe Public Mirror and since that time he had been an active printer and newspaper man, until three years before his death when he contracted tuberculosis from the flu; in the Spring of 1919, he went to New Mexico for the benefit of his health; not being benefitted, he returned to Nebraska that same year and entered the state hospital at Kearney on December 26 where he remained until he died on May 3, 1922 at the age of 37 years, 7 months and 3 days; on March 29, 1910 he was united in marriage to Pearl M. Timmons of Lexington; three children, one, Francis Wayne, dying in infancy; survived by wife and two sons, Harold Dale and Carl Russell, his father, four brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends; Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  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, Carl J. Furnice, Memorial# 69212845. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Francis Wayne Furnice, Memorial# 69738088.

John W. Furnice1

b. 25 December 1851, d. 7 January 1939
Family
Birth*25 December 1851John W. Furnice was born on 25 December 1851 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio.1,2 
Marriage*7 March 1875He married Nancy B. Wright on 7 March 1875 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois.2,1,3,4 
(Husband) Death1914John became a widower when Nancy B. (Wright) Furnice died in 1914 at about age 66.2 
Religion*He was a member of the Quaker Church.2 
Death*7 January 1939He died on 7 January 1939 at his home, seven miles northwest of West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, at age 872 
Burial* and was buried in New Liberty Cemetery, Howell County.2 

Family

 Nancy B. Wright b. Feb 1848, d. 1914
Child 1.Carl Furnice1 b. 15 Sep 1884, d. 3 May 1922

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John W. and Nancy Furnice, (their surname spelled "Furnis" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois; Roll: 302; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0001. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Journal-Gazette, (West Plains, Missouri), Thursday, January 12, 1939, page 4, under the title, "John Furnace, 87", reporting his death on Saturday night at his home 7 miles northwest of West Plains; buried in New Liberty Cemetery, west of Olden; because of beliefs of the Quaker Church, of which he was a member, no funeral service was held; born in Woodsfield, Ohio, on Christmas Day, 1851; moved to Astoria, Illinois in 1873; married Nancy B. Wright in Astoria and lived there until her death in 1914, when he moved to West Plains; made his home on the farm in West Plains since; survived by sons, U. G. Furnace of West Plains and Ellsworth Furnace of Astoria, a sister, Mrs. Delora Decker, and a brother, T. M. Furnace, both of Astoria, six grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  3. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John W Furnace and Nancy B Rice on 7 March 1875 in Schuyler County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 7 March 1875 in Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA, of Nancy B. Rice and John W. Furnace, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.

Elizabeth Fussell1

Family
Marriage*She married Jonathan Adams.2 

Family

 Jonathan Adams
Child 1.Sarah Adams1 b. 6 Dec 1667, d. 17 May 1758

Citations

  1. [S1291] William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886 : with genealogies of the families that held real estate or made any considerable stay in the town during the first century, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Geo. H. Ellis, 1887), Jonathan Adams, page 288. Hereinafter cited as History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886.
  2. [S1291] William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield, Massachusetts 1650-1886, Jonathan Adams, page 288, suggesting that, in all probability, Elizabeth's maiden name was "Fussell."

John Fye1

b. 1855, d. 18 February 1944
Family
Birth*1855John Fye was born about 1855.1 
Marriage*1882He married Wilhelmina Lotz about 1882.2,3 
(Husband) Death28 May 1919John became a widower when Wilhelmina (Lotz) Fye died on 28 May 1919 at age 57.2 
Death*18 February 1944He died on 18 February 1944 at about age 891 
Burial* and was buried with his wife, in the John Fye family plot, in Sunnyside Cemetery, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.1,2 

Family

 Wilhelmina Lotz b. 20 Oct 1861, d. 28 May 1919
Child 1.Lydia C. Fye1 b. May 1887, d. 28 Aug 1962

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, John Fye, Memorial# 97764086. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilhelmina "Hermina" (Lotz) Fye, Memorial# 97764071.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Minnie Fye, Year: 1900; Census Place: Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: 1822; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241822, they had been married in 1882 and been married for 36 years. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Lydia C. Fye1

b. May 1887, d. 28 August 1962
Family
Father*John Fye2 b. 1855, d. 18 Feb 1944
Mother*Wilhelmina Lotz3 b. 20 Oct 1861, d. 28 May 1919
Birth*May 1887Lydia C. Fye was born in May 1887 in Wisconsin.4 
Marriage*26 April 1911She married, as his second wife, Albert R. Baer, son of Isaac R. Baer and Mary Clason, on 26 April 1911 in Marathon County, Wisconsin.1,5 
(Wife) Death23 October 1931Lydia became a widow when Albert R. Baer died on 23 October 1931 at age 71.6 
Death*28 August 1962She died on 28 August 1962 at age 757 
Burial* and was buried with her parents in the John Fye family plot in Sunnyside Cemetery, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.7,2,3 

Family

 Albert R. Baer b. 17 Nov 1859, d. 23 Oct 1931

Citations

  1. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 April 1911 in Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA, of Albert R Baer and Lydia Fye, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, Wisconsin; WI Marriage Records 1907-1939. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  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, John Fye, Memorial# 97764086. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Wilhelmina "Hermina" (Lotz) Fye, Memorial# 97764071.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Minnie Fye, Year: 1900; Census Place: Menomonee, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: 1822; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0127; FHL microfilm: 1241822. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Albert R. and Lydia C. Baer, Year: 1920; Census Place: Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_2020; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 177. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Albert Baer, Memorial# 22368183.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia Baer, Memorial# 91946183.

Henry Gabert1

b. 27 February 1818, d. 5 May 1884
Family
Name Spellings*There were Several variations in the spelling of the Gabert surname found in our research, for example Gabirt, Grobert, Gebert, Gebhard and Gebbirt.2,1,3 
Birth*27 February 1818Henry Gabert was born in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, as early as 27 February 1818, as reported on his Find a Grave memorial page, or about 1824 as reported on the 1860 census.1,4 
Marriage*19 February 1855He married, as her first husband, Anna M. Pomerenker on 19 February 1855 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.1,2 
Death*5 May 1884He died on 5 May 1884 in Ahnapee, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin,3 
Burial* and was buried as Henry Gabirt in Brockhausen Cemetery, Forestville, Door County, Wisconsin.3 

Family

 Anna M. Pomerenker b. 17 Jan 1833
Child 1.Lizzy Gabert+1 b. 1855

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Ann Gabert, (their surname recorded as "Grobert" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Manitowoc Ward 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1418; Page: 613; Family History Library Film: 805418. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 February 1855 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, of Henrich Gebert and Anna Pommering, referencing Manitowoc, Volume 3, Box# 332329, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  3. [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, Henry Gabirt, Memorial# 52346634. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Gabirt, Memorial# 52346634; recording his date of birth as 27 February 1818.

Lizzy Gabert1,2

b. 1855
Family
Father*Henry Gabert3 b. 27 Feb 1818, d. 5 May 1884
Mother*Anna M. Pomerenker3 b. 17 Jan 1833
Name Spellings*There were Several variations in the spelling of the Gabert surname found in our research, for example Gabirt, Grobert, Gebert, Gebhard and Gebbirt.4,3,5 
Birth*1855Lizzy Gabert was born about 1855 in Wisconsin.2 
Name VariationHer name at birth was Louisa.3 
Marriage*15 August 1875She married Michael Hogan, son of Patrick Hogan and Honora Sheehan, on 15 August 1875 in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.1,2 
Census US 1880*1 June 1880Lizzy and Michael Hogan were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 1 June 1880 in Mayville, Clark County, Wisconsin. Michael was 28 years of age and worked in a saw mill, and "Lizze" was 25 years of age and keeping house. Their two daughters, Carrie and Ida, were ages 4 and 2 years, respectively. Michael's mother, Honora Hogan was enumerated as the only occupant in the first household, on the same census page, as Michael's, She was 52 years of age and recorded as divorced.2 

Family

 Michael Hogan b. 8 Jun 1851
Children 1.Carrie E. Hogan+2 b. 24 May 1876, d. 29 Dec 1963
 2.Ida Hogan2 b. Nov 1878
 3._____ Hogan6 b. 26 Nov 1880

Citations

  1. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 August 1875 in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, of Michael Hogan of Pierce County, Wisconsin, laborer, son of Patrick and "Johanna" Hogan, and Lizzy Gabirt, daughter of Henry and Anna Gabert, referencing Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Michael and "Lizze" Hogan, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mayville, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 1419; Page: 407b; Enumeration District: 166. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Ann Gabert, (their surname recorded as "Grobert" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Manitowoc Ward 3, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1418; Page: 613; Family History Library Film: 805418. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2297] Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2015, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 19 February 1855 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, of Henrich Gebert and Anna Pommering, referencing Manitowoc, Volume 3, Box# 332329, Wisconsin Historical Society; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Marriage Records Pre-1907.
  5. [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, Henry Gabirt, Memorial# 52346634. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S2974] Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1924, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of unnamed female child, _____ Hogan, on 26 November 1880 in Mayville, Wisconsin, daughter of Michael Hogan and Liza Gabert, referencing Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, WI, USA; Wisconsin Birth Records, Pre-1907. Hereinafter cited as Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1924.

William Gaddis1

Family
Marriage*He married Priscilla Bowen, daughter of Henry Bowen Sr., probably in Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Priscilla Bowen

Citations

  1. [S1388] Jamie Ault Grady, Bowens of Virginia and Tennessee : Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Bowen of Welsh descent, married Lily McIlhaney in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They moved to Augusta County, Virginia during or before 1740. He died in 1760/61. Includes Ault, Boren, Godwin, Porter, Wills, Wilson and related families. In 2 Volumes; includes index. (Knoxville, Tennessee: microcopy of typed manuscript, Volume 1 in 1969; Volume 2 in 1976), Volume 2, page 174. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney.

Philip Gafney1

b. 1797
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Gerrard of Ardbraccan, County Meath
Birth*1797Philip Gafney was born about 1797.1 
Marriage*He married _____ Gerrard, daughter of William Gerrard and Jane __?__.1 
(Son-in-Law) Census Ireland 18211821Philip was enumerated on the 1821 census in Ardbraccan, County Meath, in the household of his wife's parents, Jane and William Gerrard. He was 24 years of age and worked as a linen weaver. John Gafney, who was 12 years old, was with him.2 

Family

 _____ Gerrard b. 1797

Citations

  1. [S1552] 1821 - 1851 Ireland Census Record Set, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, household of William Gerrard, 1821, townland of Ardbraccan, parish of Ardbraccan, county of Meath. Hereinafter cited as 1821 - 1851 Ireland Census Record Set.
  2. [S1552] 1821 - 1851 Ireland Census Record Set, online at www.findmypast.com, household of William Gerrard, 1821, townland of Ardbraccan, parish of Ardbraccan, county of Meath; their surname was transcribed as "Genard.'

Abraham Lincoln Gage1

b. 27 January 1837, d. 14 October 1905
Family
Birth*27 January 1837Abraham Lincoln Gage was born on 27 January 1837 in Queen City, Schuyler County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*22 February 1859He married Elizabeth M. Metzger, daughter of Lawrence Metzger and Elizabeth Ann Smith, on 22 February 1859.1,2 
Death*14 October 1905He died on 14 October 1905 in Gentry County, Missouri, at age 68.1 
Burial*He was buried in Greenridge Cemetery, Gentry County.1 

Family

 Elizabeth M. Metzger b. 27 Jul 1835, d. 5 Jan 1909
Child 1.John Franklin Gage1,3 b. 4 Aug 1869, d. 25 Jun 1953

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, Abraham Lincoln Gage, Memorial# 47342239. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth M (Metzger) Gage, Memorial# 47342267.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Franklin Gage, Memorial# 41238191.

Asa Gage1

b. 22 July 1758, d. 26 January 1837
Family
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Daniel Gage2
Mother*Priscilla Jones2
Birth*22 July 1758Asa Gage was born on 22 July 1758 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3,4,2 
Marriage*8 March 1781He married Mary Bolton, daughter of William Bolton and Mary __?__, on 8 March 1781 in Shirley, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,5,6,7 
Death*26 January 1837He died on 26 January 1837 in Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York, at age 788,2 
Burial* and was buried in Smith Mills Cemetery, Smith Mills (Hanover), Chautauqua County.8,2 

Family

 Mary Bolton b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Children 1.Asa Gage Jr.+9,2 b. 4 Jul 1782, d. 6 Jan 1849
 2.Joel Gage1 b. 1 Jul 1783
 3.Eunice Gage1 b. 11 Aug 1784
 4.Betsey Gage1 b. 26 Feb 1786
 5.Jones Gage1 b. 4 Mar 1787
 6.Sarah Gage1 b. 12 Sep 1788, d. 7 Jun 1817
 7.Reuben Gage1 b. 25 Aug 1790
 8.Isaac Gage1 b. 15 Apr 1793
 9.Mary Gage1 b. 9 Apr 1794
 10.Clarissa Gage1 b. 7 Apr 1797
 11.Parker Gage1 b. 5 Apr 1799
 12.Sullivan Gage1 b. 16 Apr 1801
 13.Nelson Gage1 b. 13 Mar 1803

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.
  2. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, compiler, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York (Jamestown, New York: The Jamestown Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution, 1981), Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166. Hereinafter cited as Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York.
  3. [S2597] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Asa Gage on 22 July 1758 in Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, son of Daniel Gage and Priscilla Gage, referencing New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850.
  4. [S2596] Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants, #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23, reporting his year of birth as 1756 or 1758.
  5. [S2598] Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, 1640-1849, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Bolton and Asa Gage of Hubbardston on 8 March 1781 in Shirley, Massachusetts, USA, referencing Registers of Births, Etc. -- Shirley, Mass. [From Old Catalog], Genealogy, Contributor: The Library of Congress; Publisher: Boston, Mass.: the New England Historic Genealogical Society At the Charge of the Eddy Town-Record Fund; Date: 1918; URL: https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofsh02shir. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts, U.S., Vital Records, 1640-1849.
  6. [S2599] Ethel Stanwood Bolton, Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex, with some Genealogical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: George Emery Littlefield, 1914), Bolton, pages 324-327. Hereinafter cited as Shirley Uplands and Intervales : Annals of a Border Town of Old Middlesex.
  7. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York, Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166, reporting the marriage of Asa Gage and Mary Bolton on 3 March 1781, and also stating incorrectly that Mary Bolton was of Bolton, Connecticut.
  8. [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, Asa Gage, Memorial# 39846859. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  9. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Birth of Asa Gage on 4 July 1782 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA, son of Asa Gage. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Asa Gage Jr.1,2

b. 4 July 1782, d. 6 January 1849
Family
Relationship2nd great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1,2 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1,2 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
(Brother-in-Law) Vocation1880In the last decade of his life, beginning about 1880, Grove L. Heaton, who was the son of Asa's brother-in-law's brother, Luther Heaton, wrote at least twenty stories about the pioneer days in Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York. His articles were published in the Fredonia Censor and Silver Creek News in 1884 and later. They were transcribed by Douglas Shepard in 2014, and we found them at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/Hanover_Heaton_Stories.htm on the Chautauqua County GenWeb site. Also included are Heaton's letter explaining his involvement in the Underground Railroad and background information regarding Heaton, his family, and the various publications which contained his writings. People featured in his stories who are also in our Heaton Project include the author's father, Luther Heaton, his uncles, Gilman Heaton, Cyrus Heaton and Nehemiah Heaton and Nehemiah's brother-in-law, Asa Gage Jr.3,4,5,6,7 
Birth*4 July 1782Asa Gage Jr. was born on 4 July 1782 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,8,2 
Marriage*31 July 1808He married Nancy Brace on 31 July 1808 in Winfield, Herkimer County, New York.2 
(Brother-in-Law) DeathDecember 1815 In December 1815, his brother-in-law, Nehemiah Heaton, who was about 30 years of age, drowned in Lake Erie near Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He had been rowing to Buffalo to pay for his mill machinery. The Chautauqua County, New York source reported his death in the Spring of 1816 and his Find a Grave memorial reported it in December 1815. The published writings of Nehemiah's nephew, Grove L. Heaton, contained the sad story of Nehemiah's tragic death. Douglas Shepard's transcription of that portion of Grove's article follows:

"Up to that time the winter had been very open, and there had no ice formed in the lake. Heaton took his man, John Johnson, and another young man by the name of Williams, whom he also had in his employ, and with a yawl-boat started for Buffalo. They left the mouth of Silver Creek soon as it was light enough for them to see clearly, expecting, if they had good weather, to reach Buffalo by nightfall. Johnson and Williams each applied themselves to rowing the boat, while Heaton sat in the stern steering. About an hour after leaving, and when about off the mouth of Cattaraugus Creek there came up one of those sudden windstorms accompanied with snow, that this climate is noted for. The first gust of wind took Heaton’s hat into the lake, and on his making a sudden spring to recover it, he lost his balance and went into the lake head foremost. When he arose to the surface, he was out of reach of the boat or anything to assist himself with.

"He probably realized his situation, and sung out to the men in the boat to throw him an oar. In the excitement of the moment both men threw their oars, neither of which came within Mr. Heaton’s reach. After throwing both oars, the men were left in the boat perfectly powerless to assist their employer, who in a short time disappeared beneath the angry waves. Mr. Heaton was an expert swimmer, but being encumbered with a heavy overcoat with a large cape, or series of capes, such as they wore in those days, and the water being very cold, he was only able to support himself above water a short time. The wind and snow was increasing fearfully, and the men, Johnson and Williams, were in the boat entirely helpless and at the mercy of the waves. The boat drifted to the shore, reaching the beach about a mile below Cattaraugus Creek. The men were enabled to land with no further injury to themselves than a thorough wetting. Their lot was very different from that of their employer. He who had left his home in the prime of manhood, so full of life, and hope, and [?] was then a lifeless corpse at the bottom of Lake Erie. The two men returned home the same evening, and when the sad intelligencewas spread among the community it cast a great gloom over them all.

"Although Mr. Heaton had been a resident here but about a year, he had become generally known through this section of the county, and was looked upon as one of the most enterprising and valuable citizens in the county. The friends immediately offered a reward for the recovery of the body, but it was not until the first week in June following, when a party of four of the Indians from the Cattaraugus reservation, who had assisted in building the dam, were on their way to the mouth of Eighteen-mile Creek on a fishing expedition, while walking along the beach, a short distance from above Sturgeon Point, they discovered the body partly covered in the sand. They recognized the body at once; and, while two of them came here to notify the friends, the other two remained watching the body until their companions with others returned.

"What speaks well for the honesty of the Indians, Mr. H. was on his way to Buffalo to settle up for the machinery and supplies they had purchased through the past summer for their mills, and had a large sum of money, which was in bank-bills, with him. The money was in a package in the breast pocket of the inside coat. When the friends reached the body, they found the coats—both coats—snugly buttoned as they were at the time he was drowned, and the money had not been disturbed. The coats had burst open along the back by the bloating of the body.

Two days before the finding of the remains of Mr. H., his wife died, but had not yet been interred. The funerals of the two were held at the same time, and their remains lay side by side in Hanover Center cemetery".

Asa Gage Jr. was also a native of Jamaica, Vermont, but had left there ten years before his brother-in-law, Nehemiah, and his brother, Isaac Gage, and settled in West Winfield, Herkimer County, New York. After receiving the news of the drowning of Nehemiah Heaton, he decided to relocate with his family to Hanover.4,9,10,11 
Relocation*1816 In 1816, Asa and Nancy arrived in Fayette, as the village of Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, was then called. Their home was the first plank house in the settlement.2 
Occupation*He was the village's first blacksmith and hand-forged most of the nails, bolts, hinges, locks, and other hardware used in the first houses in the village.2 
(Brother) Death7 June 1817His sister, Sally (Gage) Heaton, died on 7 June 1817, shortly after being appointed the Administratrix for the estate of her husband, Nehemiah Heaton, who had died intestate.12,2,13 
Probate*12 June 1817His sister, Sally (Gage) Heaton, died shortly after being appointed as the Administratrix for the estate of her husband, Nehemiah Heaton, and the Probate Court in Chautauqua County, New York, on 12 June 1817, appointed Asa, and Nehemiah's brother, Cyrus Heaton, as co-Administrators of Nehemiah’s estate.13 
(Brother-in-Law) OccupationJune 1825 By June 1825, thinking he could be more prosperous as a merchant than in the wagon and carriage business, Asa's brother-in-law's brother, Luther Heaton, opened the first grocery store in the town of Hanover. Its location was almost directly across the street from where the big black walnut tree, which had blown down in April 1822, lay upon the ground. The published writings of Luther's son, Grove L. Heaton, contained a fascinating story of the multiple lives of that famous black walnut tree. Transcriber, Douglas H. Shepard, in his 2014 "Background Information", noted that, "one of the notable aspects of Grove Heaton’s earlier writings was his formal style, always referring to himself with the editorial “we,” and when writing about his father, always referring to him distantly as “Mr. Heaton" or "Mr. H." We also note that in Grove's article about the tree, his father, Luther Heaton, has a starring role, and two of his father's older brothers, Nehemiah and Gilman, are also mentioned, although Gilman's name is spelled "Gilham". Nehemiah's brother-in-law, Asa Gage Jr., is also mentioned. Shepard's transcription of that portion of Grove's article about the famous tree follows:

"We must also diverge from our biography of Mr. Heaton and give a history of the Big Black Walnut Tree, which was without doubt by far the largest tree that has ever been found east of the Rocky Mountains. Young’s History of Chautauqua Co. underrates this tree as to size. A section of thirteen feet of this tree was cut off and after the bark was taken from it was measured with a cord or small rope and found to be 31 feet in circumference, and after all the decayed wood was hewn and cut away it left a shell of very uniform thickness of about four inches and it was over 10 feet in diameter. This tree grew partly in the highway, or rather when the highway was surveyed the line took in about one-half the tree, the other half standing on the Fayette mill property.

"When the administrators of Nehemiah Heaton’s estate and Mr. Thomas Kidder sold the Fayette mill property to Platt and Levi Rogers they reserved all their rights and interest in the big black walnut with the privilege of its standing or if it fell down remaining until they were ready to remove it. Very soon after Mr. Heaton got his grocery store under way, he conceived the idea of utilizing a portion of this tree as an annex to his grocery. Up to that time the tree lay just as it fell when blown down some three years previous. There had not been a move made to improve it or remove it as far as any one knew any talk about it. Luther Heaton obtained from Mr. Kidder and the administrators the right and privilege of cutting off a portion of it and using it as previously stated. If at any time they had an opportunity of disposing of it at a suitable price he was to surrender it by their paying him the expense of his improvements after deducting a reasonable compensation for rent [?]

"Mr. Heaton employed Mr. Hezekiah Fisk, the father of Mr. Russel Fisk, now residing in Forestville, to superintend the cutting of the tree and making all necessary improvements. When this section was cut off free from the roots and the other portion of the body, it required four yokes of oxen and the assistance of about a dozen oxen (?) to roll it out into the street where it could be conveniently worked around. It was after this was accomplished that the bark was taken off and the decayed wood was hewn and cut away. This required the services of three or four men 4 or 5 days and when completed Mr. Gilham Heaton, “another member of the brotherhood of Heatons” who just then rode up on horseback got off his horse and led the animal through the shell, then mounted the horse and rode him through by laying his head down along side the horse's neck. It was said the horse was quite a large one.

"The next operation was to cut a doorway through. This was done by sawing or cutting out a strip thirty inches wide and eight feet high. When the shell was up this door was hung with some strap hinges made by Asa Gage from large bar iron and firmly bolted with three-fourth inch bolts running through the wood. This shell was found to be knotty and curly, almost as hard as lignum vitae. When these improvements were complete the shell was rolled across the street to a spot that had been prepared for it alongside the grocery building and placed up on end with the door fronting the street. This again required the assistance of about the same number of men that it would to raise a large barn.

"After it was in position the next move was to put on a roof and put down a floor. Mr. Heaton also had a seat put inside commencing at one side of the door and running around to the other side which gave a seating capacity of the entire shell except the doorway. It has been stated that twenty full grown persons were comfortably seated in this shell at one time. Mr. H. had a round table made which was some four feet across the top and placed in the center of the shell. At that early period it was the custom for nearly all merchants and grocery keepers as well as taverns and inns to sell liquor and Mr. H. among the others practiced that, but during the time he was running this grocery an incident occurred which we shall speak of hereafter that caused him to become one of the most ultra total abstinence men of that or any other age.

"Mr. Heaton kept several bottles of liquor, a pitcher of water, crackers and cheese and other edibles on the round table. At that time there were large numbers daily of foot travelers, many times as high as twenty to twenty-five, also large numbers of teams, people moving west, nearly all of whom gave the big black walnut tree a call and took a drink or sat down and rested from their long walk. From this it acquired the title of a grocery being kept in a tree.

"Mr. H. had not had the tree in occupancy but a short time before it was whispered that others aspired to become its owners. It was also stated that the highway commissioners laid claim to it or a portion of it. Finally two people, one by the name of Roberts, residing near Fredonia, the other Stearns, residing in Hanover, purchased the interest of the town in the shell for a nominal sum and were about to take legal steps to gain possession of it when the other parties interested thought advisable to avoid a long and perhaps expensive litigation and disposed of their interest to the other parties. But Mr. Heaton was a loser in the operation of nearly the whole amount of the expense he had been at in fitting it up. Had not Mr. H. taken the matter in hand and had that portion of the tree cut off and fitted up it is probable that it would have remained where it lay until it was burned up to get it out the way as was done with a large portion of the remainder.

"Mr. Heaton gave the purchasers of the tree possession of it the first week of September 1825. They immediately set themselves to work to get it to Buffalo. They arranged with (one informant was not quite sure but felt positive) Walter Smith, a merchant of Dunkirk, who was the owner of a small schooner known as the Dunkirk Packet, to tow the shell to Buffalo. The size prohibited it from being taken on board any vessel on the lake at that time. The new owner employed Mr. Hezekiah Fisk to superintend taking the shell to the lake and launching it. Mr. Fisk had a sort of carriage of trucks constructed by sawing off the ends of the largest sugar maple logs he could find. These were eight or ten inches through. They were trimmed into truck wheels with axles long enough so the shell could lay between the wheels. This truck was complete and the shell loaded upon it ready to be started on a Saturday noon.

"The schooner in the meantime had come from Dunkirk and lay off the mouth of Silver Creek at anchor waiting. They hitched two strings of five yoke of oxen in each to the trucks and in the first start the reach gave way and the forward trucks pulled from under the load. This required rolling off the shell and repairing the trucks which took until late Saturday night. Very early on Sunday morning they made a new start and this time were more successful. They hauled it down through Main street of this village. The writer, although then a young boy of five years of age, remembers well of being called up early that Sunday morning to take a last look of the big black walnut, as it passed his father’s residence. They crossed Silver Creek at what is now known as Howard Street Crossing (that was long previous to the opening of Dunkirk street) then down through Newbury street to the lake where it was launched into Lake Erie and the vessel succeeded in making fast to it and got under way the same afternoon.

"They were fortunate in having good weather and reached Buffalo the next a.m. The proprietors had a rough board shanty erected near where Pratt & Co’s Hardware store is now situated, and as soon as they could do so they got their White Elephant (for such it proved to be to them) on shore and inside the shanty ready for exhibition. Up to this time their expenses had been far greater than they anticipated and it was said their funds ran short before their tree was taken on shore and they were compelled to borrow and pledge their property for security. It was not long after they were ready for exhibition before bad wet weather came on which continued nearly all that fall and their receipts did but little more than meet their daily expenses.

"Our informant was unable to state positively but was of the opinion that late in the fall the owners abandoned the tree and let it go into the hands of the parties from whom they borrowed money. This much is certain, the next Spring the tree had new owners who as soon as the canal opened made preparations to take it to New York. When they came to take measurement they found they would be unable to get it into an open canal boat even and have it pass under many of the bridges between Buffalo and Albany; they were compelled to resort to sawing it longitudinally into two parts and placing them into an open boat. On arrival at New York they were taken out and set up in a rough board shanty in the vicinity of where the City Hall now stands. The two parts were held together by strips of bar iron riveted or bolted through the timber. They were put together quite neatly so that a person that did not know would not imagine that they ever were separate parts.

"The proprietors had some other minor attractions but the tree itself drew immense crowds and the receipts in New York were as much greater than expected as they were less in Buffalo. It soon became the great attraction of the city and was visited by not only all the prominent officials of the city but by the Governor and other prominent men of the state. It was sold three times during its stay in New York. The proprietors of the museum paying $1,500 for it and in the winter or late in the fall of 1827 sold it for $2,000 to go to London. It was exhibited at four or five different points in London during the first three years it was there but was finally purchased by a museum company, who were compelled to take out a part of the wall or side of their building in order to get it inside and there it remained until the building with the tree in it was destroyed by fire some 20 or 25 years ago, which was the end of the Big Black Walnut from the town of Hanover."3,5 
Children* They were the parents of nine or ten children.2 
Death*6 January 1849He died on 6 January 1849 in Silver Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, at age 662 
Burial* and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Silver Creek.2 

Family

 Nancy Brace b. 22 Jun 1788, d. 21 Apr 1855
Child 1.Persis B. Gage+14 b. 7 Feb 1814, d. 7 Aug 1878

Citations

  1. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Birth of Asa Gage on 4 July 1782 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA, son of Asa Gage. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, compiler, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York (Jamestown, New York: The Jamestown Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution, 1981), Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166. Hereinafter cited as Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York.
  3. [S2609] Grove L. Heaton, "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover", online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…; contains articles by Grove L. Heaton on the early history of Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York published in the Fredonia Censor and Silver Creek News in 1884 and later. The articles were transcribed by Douglas Shepard who also wrote a substantial introduction. Copied and pasted into a Word document, so we could study it, the website page grew to 95 pages. Shepard's introduction follows:
    Grove L. Heaton (1820 – 1890) and his accounts of Early Hanover, New York By Douglas H. Shepard, 2014
    "In the last decade of his life, Grove L. Heaton wrote at least twenty stories about the pioneer days in early Hanover. Those stories are transcribed herein as FC 1 through FC 15, and as SCN1 through SCN5. Also included as FC16 is Heaton’s letter explaining his involvement in the Underground Railroad. The transcriptions are preceded by background information regarding Heaton, his family, and the various publications which featured his writings. In the transcriptions, most of Heaton’s spelling, punctuation, and syntax have been preserved. Where changes were required for clarity, they are noted by brackets. In many cases, paragraph separation has been added for readability"; Background Information by Douglas H. Shepard, 2014. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton.
  4. [S2609] "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton, online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…, FC3, The Fredonia Censor 20 February 1884, More Early History of the Town of Hanover.
  5. [S2609] "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton, online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…, FC6, The Fredonia Censor 19 March 1884, Early History of Hanover, Continued.
  6. [S2609] "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton, online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…, FC7, The Fredonia Censor 2 April 1884, Early History of Hanover, Continued.
  7. [S2609] "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton, online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…, The Fredonia Censor 17 March 1886, On The Underground Railroad.
  8. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.
  9. [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, Nehemiah Heaton, Memorial# 67688770, reporting his drowning death in December of 1815. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  10. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York, Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166, reporting Nehemiah's death by drowning in the spring of 1816.
  11. [S2607] Marion Thomas, "Once Upon A Time", online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/Once/Once1.htm. Hereinafter cited as "Once Upon A Time" by Marion Thomas.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Nehemiah Heaton, Memorial# 67688770.
  13. [S2605] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, probate for Nehemiah Heaton, Chautauqua County, New York, Letters of Administration, 1818-1829; Volume 001, 1845-1863, images 25 and 26 of 445. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999.
  14. [S2955] U.S., Family History Books, online at www.ancestry.com, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Chautauqua County, New York; Author: Dilley, Butler F., Chauncey G. Talcott, pages 308-309. images 300-301 of 722,. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Family History Books.

Betsey Gage1

b. 26 February 1786
Family
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*26 February 1786Betsey Gage was born on 26 February 1786.1 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.

Clarissa Gage1

b. 7 April 1797
Family
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*7 April 1797Clarissa Gage was born on 7 April 1797.1 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.

Daniel Gage1

Family
Marriage*1 January 1756He married Priscilla Jones of Mendon on 1 January 1756 in Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Priscilla Jones
Child 1.Asa Gage+1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837

Citations

  1. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, compiler, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York (Jamestown, New York: The Jamestown Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution, 1981), Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166. Hereinafter cited as Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Marriage of Daniel Gage and Priscilla Jones, both of Mendon, on 1 January 1756 in Milford, Massachusetts, USA. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Eunice Gage1

b. 11 August 1784
Family
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*11 August 1784Eunice Gage was born on 11 August 1784.1 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.

Isaac Gage1

b. 15 April 1793
Family
Relationship2nd great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*15 April 1793Isaac Gage was born on 15 April 1793.1 
(Brother-in-Law) RelocationDecember 1814Isaac was mentioned in the published writings of Grove L. Heaton in his report of the move of Nehemiah Heaton and his party which included his wife, Sally, and his brother-in-law, Isaac Gage, in December 1814, from Windham County, Vermont to Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York. Douglas Shepard's transcription of that portion of Grove's article follows:

"Nehemiah Heaton, Thomas Kidder, Elijah Holt and Isaac Gage left the town of Jamaica, county of Windham, State of Vermont, in the month of December, 1814, for the town of Hanover. All of these parties, except Isaac Gage, had families and brought them with them. Mr. Heaton also brought a young man by the name of John Johnson with him, who was engaged to work at a certain price per month for not a less period than one year. Elijah Holt had visited the town of Hanover the summer previous and then became acquainted with the water power now owned by Wilson and Joseph Andrus. On his return to Vermont, he gave such a glowing account of the country generally and this water power in particular that he induced Kidder (who was his brother-in-law) and Heaton to dispose of their farms and come to this county.

"Isaac Gage was a brother-in-law of Heaton’s, being a brother of his (Heaton’s) wife. Heaton and Kidder at once purchased the water power jointly, and Kidder articled the farm now owned by Joseph Andrus. Heaton was possessed of some $5,000, with which he decided to improve the water power and erect both grist and saw mills. Kidder was to be a joint owner in the operation. They employed all the help that could be obtained, among them quite a number of Indians from the Cattaraugus reservation, who at that time were willing to work when they felt [left?] some of their money at the end of the week. As much of the work had to be done in the water in constructing the dam, the Indians did better than white men would have been willing to do, notwithstanding the water was quite cold, it being the last of winter. The Indians did not object to work in it providing they were furnished with plenty of rations of whisky.

"Heaton & Kidder not only succeeded in getting their dam well advanced, but they also got all the timber on the ground for their mills before the breaking up of winter. With plenty of help, which they easily obtained as they paid cash for everything, they had their dam up and their buildings ready to be enclosed on the first day of June, 1815. A short time after this they had their saw mill running, cutting out lumber for the completion of their buildings. They purchased the two millstones, worked out of granite by Dickinson & Cleveland, which they intended to use for a while for grinding corn. They also purchased and utilized all other parts of the Dickinson & Cleveland mills that were of any advantage to them. They were compelled to go to Buffalo, which was then just getting started again from its conflagration cause by the British and Indians, for all the most important parts of their machinery and for a set of burr mill-stones, which they succeeded in obtaining after waiting more than two months for them to be drawn from Albany to Buffalo by teams. They were able to start their grist mill and grind wheat on the first day of December, a little less than a year from the day they started from Vermont –on the fourteenth day of December."2,3 
Residence*1825 He was listed as a resident in the 1825 town census of Hanover.4 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.
  2. [S2609] Grove L. Heaton, "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover", online at http://chautauqua.nygenweb.net/HISTORY/…; contains articles by Grove L. Heaton on the early history of Hanover, Chautauqua County, New York published in the Fredonia Censor and Silver Creek News in 1884 and later. The articles were transcribed by Douglas Shepard who also wrote a substantial introduction. Copied and pasted into a Word document, so we could study it, the website page grew to 95 pages. Shepard's introduction follows:
    Grove L. Heaton (1820 – 1890) and his accounts of Early Hanover, New York By Douglas H. Shepard, 2014
    "In the last decade of his life, Grove L. Heaton wrote at least twenty stories about the pioneer days in early Hanover. Those stories are transcribed herein as FC 1 through FC 15, and as SCN1 through SCN5. Also included as FC16 is Heaton’s letter explaining his involvement in the Underground Railroad. The transcriptions are preceded by background information regarding Heaton, his family, and the various publications which featured his writings. In the transcriptions, most of Heaton’s spelling, punctuation, and syntax have been preserved. Where changes were required for clarity, they are noted by brackets. In many cases, paragraph separation has been added for readability"; FC3, The Fredonia Censor 20 February 1884, More Early History of the Town of Hanover. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton's Writings About Early Hanover" by Grove L. Heaton.
  3. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, compiler, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York (Jamestown, New York: The Jamestown Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the America Revolution, 1981), Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166, reporting the date of their relocation from Vermont to Hanover as early 1815. Hereinafter cited as Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York.
  4. [S2604] Frederick Ward Kates, Patriot-Soldiers of 1775-1783 : The Veterans of the War for American Independence of Chautauqua County, New York, Asa Gage, Town of Hanover, Smith Mills Cemetery, pages 163-166.

Joel Gage1

b. 1 July 1783
Family
Relationship2nd great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*1 July 1783Joel Gage was born on 1 July 1783 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Birth of ______ Gage on 1 July 1783 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA, son of Asa Gage. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

John Franklin Gage1

b. 4 August 1869, d. 25 June 1953
Family
Father*Abraham Lincoln Gage2,1 b. 27 Jan 1837, d. 14 Oct 1905
Mother*Elizabeth M. Metzger3,1 b. 27 Jul 1835, d. 5 Jan 1909
Birth*4 August 1869John Franklin Gage was born on 4 August 1869 in Gentry County, Missouri.1 
Marriage*1 February 1891He married Julia A. Chapman, daughter of Thomas J. Chapman and Hannah R. Smith, on 1 February 1891 in Wilson Township, Gentry County. Julia's brother, William Edmond Chapman, would marry John's 1st cousin, Mary Frances Metzger, the following year.1,4,5 
(Uncle) Death18 November 1950John's wife's niece, Viola Irene Cooper, younger daughter of Julia's brother, Price Chapman, shot and killed her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper, during an argument on 18 November 1950 in their home near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Price's granddaughter, Dolores J. (Walker) Buck, and her husband, James A. Buck, who had been staying with the Coopers for about six weeks, witnessed the killing. Whitney Logan Cooper was 66 years of age.6,7,8,9 
(Uncle) Murder18 November 1950Coverage of Cooper's murder appeared in newspapers in Stanberry and Albany, Gentry County, Missouri, and as far south as Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, with much of the reporting overlapping with the same information, especially in Gentry County. We've selected two articles that, in spite of some duplicate information, appear to provide as much of the complete story as we've found. Our transcriptions of those two articles follow:


Springfield Leader and Press, Springfield, Missouri, Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11


Woman Faces Murder Charge
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Shoots Her Husband Following Argument


OSCEOLA. November 20 (Special) -- A 46-year old farm wife is being held in St. Clair County jail here today, accused of the gun slaying of her 58-year-old husband during a Saturday night argument in their home seven miles west of Collins.

Prosecuting attorney E. W. Mills said a second degree murder charge had been filed against Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband, Whitney Logan Cooper.

The charge was drawn against Mrs. Cooper, Mills said, after the woman signed a statement admitting the slaying.

An inquest has been scheduled for 2:00 p.m. tomorrow in the courthouse. Mills said Mrs. Cooper won’t be arraigned until after the inquest.
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According to Sheriff Logan Perry, the shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. Saturday after the Coopers and Mr. and Mrs. James Buck, (James A. Buck and Dolores J. (Walker) Buck), son-in-law and daughter of Mrs. Cooper, returned to their 80-acre hill farm after a drinking party in Humansville and nearby Collins.

Perry said the Coopers and Bucks drove to Humansville early Saturday evening and spent some time in a tavern there. They also stopped in Collins for more drinks, Mrs. Cooper told the sheriff.

Mrs. Cooper, authorities added, said her husband became jealous over a man she was talking to at one of the taverns.
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And after they returned to their farm home, Cooper allegedly threatened to kill his wife. Mrs. Cooper then related she ran into a bedroom to get her husband’s .38 caliber revolver. When Cooper, the woman said “came at her” threateningly she pulled the trigger. The bullet went through the left side of his chest and out his back. Cooper died instantly.

The Bucks, who had lived with the Coopers for the past six weeks, confirmed Mrs. Cooper’s account of the slaying.

Surviving Cooper, who had lived near Collins “for a couple of years”, Perry said, are a daughter, Mrs. Charlotte Lester, of Kansas City, and a sister.

Funeral arrangements are under direction of Goodrich of Osceola.
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The Albany Ledger, Albany, Missouri, Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1


Whit Cooper Was Buried Here Last Friday Afternoon
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Remains Brought to Albany for Interment Following Inquest
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Funeral services for Whitney Logan Cooper, a former citizen of this community, were held here last Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the Brooks Funeral Home. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. Lee Hughes, pastor of the Albany Methodist Church, and interment was in the Grandview cemetery.

The remains reached Albany last Thursday morning from Collins, Missouri, where Mr. Cooper had lived. The body was held there pending an inquest held on Tuesday of last week.

Mr. Cooper was shot in the chest at 11:15 o’clock on Saturday night, November 18. The shooting took place in his home and he was killed instantly. His wife, Mrs. Viola Irene Cooper, who formerly lived near Stanberry, gave herself up to St. Clair County authorities.

Members of the family knew little of the murder. Some of the relatives who were there for the funeral knew that Mrs. Cooper had surrendered but none of them knew the circumstances leading up to the fatal shooting. It was said that Mrs. Cooper refused to testify at the inquest.

Mr. Cooper will be remembered by many persons here. He had lived in this vicinity over a period of several years. He was associated with his brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck, who now lives in Denver, Colorado.

The two brothers had worked over a period of several years at the time the Cousins Lumber Company was in operation here. Whit Cooper had charge of the construction of the present Gentry County jail here and, as far as his brother knew, it was about his last construction work in this vicinity.

The following obituary was read at the funeral here last Friday:

Whitney Logan Cooper, the son of the late Coleman and Josephine Cooper, was born on December 12, 1883 in Appleton City, Missouri, and departed this life at his home near Collins, Missouri, on November 18, 1950. He was past 65 years of age.

He lived in and near Albany the early part of his life, leaving here about 25 years ago. Most of that time since he has lived in the southern part of Missouri.

He was converted when a young man at a revival at the old Gentryville church and was baptised, taking membership in the Baptist Church.

He is survived by his widow, by one daughter born to that marriage, by one brother, Walter V. Cooper, Charles E. Buck and Lewis Deloyd Buck of Denver, Colorado, and by two sisters, Ida, Merle, Gertrude, Thelma, Docia, Luella and Ethyl, wives of Leslie R. Griffith, Walter E. Smith, John Pleasant Warden, Thomas Arthur Johnson and Fred C. Cox, respectively, of Englewood, Colorado, and Maryville. There are other relatives and friends left to morn his tragic death.
____________.10,11
 
Death*25 June 1953He died on 25 June 1953 in Stanberry, Gentry County, at age 831 
Burial* and was buried in Jennings Cemetery, Alanthus Grove, Gentry County.1 

Family

 Julia A. Chapman b. 9 Oct 1872, d. 21 Nov 1959

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, John Franklin Gage, Memorial# 41238191. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Abraham Lincoln Gage, Memorial# 47342239.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth M (Metzger) Gage, Memorial# 47342267.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Julia Ann (Chapman) Gage, Memorial# 49575121.
  5. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 February 1891 in Wilson Township, Gentry County, Missouri, USA, of Julia A Chapman, over the age of 18 years, and John F Gage, over the age of 21 years, both residents of Gentry County, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  6. [S2178] Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 18 November 1950 in St. Clair County, Missouri, USA, of Whitney Logan Cooper, age 66, carpenter, building industry, married to Irene Cooper, born 12 December 1883 in Missouri to Coleman Cooper and Josephine Logan, autopsy, cause of death homicide in home, rural Collins, Washington Township, St. Clair County, gunshot wound, gun fired by Irene Cooper, informant Merle Smith, Maryville, burial on 24 November 1950 in Albany, referencing Missouri Office of the Secretary of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969, Certificate# 38190. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1971.
  7. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11, reporting the location of is death as seven miles west of Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  8. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1, reporting his place of death as near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Whitney Logan “Leck” Cooper, Memorial# 18233247, reporting his place of death as Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri.
  10. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, Springfield Leader and Press, (Springfield, Greene County, Missouri), Monday, 20 November 1950, page 11.
  11. [S2312] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1950 Murder of Whitney Logan Cooper near Collins, St. Clair County, Missouri, online at www.newspapers.com, The Albany Ledger, (Albany, Gentry County, Missouri), Thursday, 30 November 1950, page 1.

Jones Gage1

b. 4 March 1787
Family
Relationship2nd great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*4 March 1787Jones Gage was born on 4 March 1787 in Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress).1,2 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Birth of ______ Gage on 4 March 1787 in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, USA, son of Asa Gage. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.

Leander Gage1

b. 20 September 1791, d. 24 April 1842
Family
Birth*20 September 1791Leander Gage was born on 20 September 1791.1 
Marriage*7 October 1820He married Ann Sargent, daughter of Daniel Sargent and Hepzibah Atkins, on 7 October 1820 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine.1 
Death*24 April 1842He died on 24 April 1842 in Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, at age 50.1 

Family

 Ann Sargent b. 16 Jan 1794, d. 21 Jul 1876

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Mary Gage1

b. 9 April 1794
Family
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*9 April 1794Mary Gage was born on 9 April 1794.1 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.

Nelson Gage1

b. 13 March 1803
Family
Relationship2nd great-grandson of James Bolton
ChartsDescendants of William Bolton of Reading, The Immigrant
Father*Asa Gage1 b. 22 Jul 1758, d. 26 Jan 1837
Mother*Mary Bolton1 b. 11 Feb 1761, d. 3 Jan 1859
Birth*13 March 1803Nelson Gage was born on 13 March 1803.1 

Citations

  1. [S2596] Compiled, documented and edited by Clyde V. Gage, Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants : an Historical, Genealogical and Biographical Record as developed from sources explained herein, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. No copyright, no table of contents. (Worcester, New York: Gage, Clyde V., 1963), #6247, Asa Gage, pages 22-23. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Gage of Yarmouth, Mass. and His Descendants.