Samuel Morse1

b. 12 May 1661, d. 2 May 1704
Family
Father*Daniel Morse1 b. 1613, d. 5 Jun 1688
Mother*Lydia Fisher1 b. 1620, d. 29 Jan 1690
Birth*12 May 1661Samuel Morse was born on 12 May 1661 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2,3 
Marriage*before 1687He married Deborah __?__ before 1687 in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).4,5 
Death*2 May 1704He died on 2 May 1704 in Sherborn at age 42.6,7 

Family

 Deborah __?__ d. 5 Oct 1719
Child 1.Eleazer Morse4 b. 22 Oct 1688

Citations

  1. [S1376] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, available online and searchable at www.ancestry.com. Digitized copy includes page 9, which is missing from other digitized copies viewed. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Second Generation, pages 5-11. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
  2. [S1376] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss, Samuel Morse, Second Generation, pages 5-11, the date written as "12, 3, 1661" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  3. [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss : being a revision of the "Memorial of the Morses" published by Rev. Abner Morse in 1850, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Samuel Morse (1587-1654) immigrated to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1635. Anthony Morse (1618-1686) and his brother, William Morse (1614-1683), immigrated to Newbury, Massachusetts. Joseph Morse (d.1646) immigrated to Ipswich, Massachusetts. John Moss (1603 or 4-1707) immigrated to New Haven, Connecticut. All emigrated from England. Includes indexes. (Cloverdale, Oregon: Morse Society, 1982), Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25, the date written as "12, 3, 1661" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March. Hereinafter cited as Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss.
  4. [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss, Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 521. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S504] Compiled by J. Howard Morse and Emily W. Leavitt, Morse Genealogy : comprising the descendants of Samuel, Anthony, William and Joseph Morse and John Moss, Samuel Morse, Third Generation, pages 12-25, the date reported as 2 March 1704, before converting the calendar of that time.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Sherborn Deaths, Volume 1, page 216. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Dorothy Mortimore1

Family
Marriage*5 April 1624She married Richard Tayer, son of Richard Tayer, on 5 April 1624 in Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.2 
Burial*17 January 1640/41She was buried on 17 January 1640/41 at the Thornbury, Gloucestershire, just a month after giving birth to her eighth child.3 

Family

 Richard Thayer b. 5 Apr 1601
Children 1.Jael Thayer+4 b. 2 Jun 1633, d. 10 Mar 1701
 2.Deborah Thayer4 b. 27 Mar 1634, d. 31 May 1662
 3.Nathaniel Thayer+ b. 11 Apr 1639, d. 28 Mar 1728

Citations

  1. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) Family Entries in the Parish Registry of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 60, (July 1906). Hereinafter cited as "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR."
  2. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 287.
  3. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 288.
  4. [S458] Walter Faxon, Edward Henry Whorf and introduction and notes by Henry Ernest Woods, "Tayer (Thayer) in Thornbury Parish Records - NEHGR", page 286.

Arabelle Morton1

b. December 1875, d. 1 July 1937
Family
Father*Thomas Morton2 b. 1842
Mother*Mary Corle2 b. 1840
Birth*December 1875Arabelle Morton was born in December 1875 in Indiana.2,3,4 
Name VariationShe was called Belle.2 
Marriage*23 February 1893She married first, as his second wife, Thomas J. Steed, son of Jesse Steed and Sarah Shinaberry, on 23 February 1893 in Indiana.1 
Census US 1900*10 June 1900Arabelle and Thomas J. Steed were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 10 June 1900 at 2423 South McClure Street, Center, Grant County, Indiana. Thomas was 36 years of age, worked as a Day Laborer, and had been unemployed for 2 months, and Arabelle was 24 years of age. They were both able to read, write and speak English, owned their house free of mortgage, had been married for 7 years, and Arabelle had given birth to three children, all of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. Hazel M., Gracie and Jesse were ages 6, 5 and 3 years, respectively.3 
Divorce Filing22 April 1913Belle filed for divorce from Thomas Steed on the grounds of intoxication, cruel treatment and failure to provide on 22 April 1913 in Superior Court, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. According to her complaint, they married on February 23, 1893, and separated about six weeks before her filing. Belle asked for custody of their three children. The complaint alleged that Steed would come home intoxicated and curse and abuse his wife, that on March 16, 1913, he struck and beat her, tore her clothing and threatened to shoot her.5 
Divorce Granted*29 April 1913Belle was granted a divorce from Thomas Steed on 29 April 1913 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. The Muncie Evening Press published an account of the hearing under the headline, "Mrs. Steed is Given Divorce", reporting that Belle Steed told Judge Van Atta in Superior Court that she had endured sixteen years of habitual intoxication and cruel treatment at the hands of her husband, Thomas Steed. She reported that on the occasion of their separation, on March 16, 1913, he had come home intoxicated, was angry, and struck and beat her and tore the dress from her body. She reported that he had been arrested several times for intoxication and that she had to provide food and clothing for her family. She stated she had resided in Muncie for four years, moving from Marion, and Judge Van Atta granted her a divorce and custody of the couple's three minor children. Thomas Steed was not present in court and an attachment was issued for him Tuesday morning but he could not be found.6 
(Former Wife) Death19 June 1917Her former husband, Thomas J. Steed, committed suicide on 19 June 1917 at the County Jail, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at age 53. Newspapers in both Fort Wayne, and Lima, Ohio, reported the disturbing details of events leading up to his death.7,8 
Marriage*29 April 1925She married second, as his third wife, George William Thomas, son of Richard A. Thomas and Margaret Carson, on 29 April 1925 in Grant County, Indiana.9 
Death*1 July 1937She died on 1 July 1937 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, at age 6110 
Burial* and was buried in Anderson Memorial Park, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana.10 

Family 1

 Thomas J. Steed b. 28 Jul 1863, d. 19 Jun 1917
Children 1.Hazel M. Steed11 b. 4 Oct 1893, d. 4 Sep 1983
 2.Grace Marie Steed12 b. 31 Dec 1894, d. 1967
 3.Jesse Steed3 b. Nov 1896

Family 2

 George William Thomas b. 26 Jan 1868, d. 5 Jul 1947

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Thomas Steed and Arabel Morton on 23 February 1893 in Indiana, United States, citing page 266 and referencing FHL Film# 001654842. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Mary Morton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 285; Page: 628b; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Arabelle Steed, Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 373; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0029, Thomas's age recorded as 36, and his date of birth reported as July of 1863. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [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, Ara Belle Thomas, Memorial# 74570876, reporting her date of birth as 25 December 1874. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  5. [S2656] Belle (Morton) Steed vs. Thomas Steed, Divorce Filed, 1913 in Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Muncie Evening Press, (Muncie, Indiana), Tuesday, April 22, 1913, Page 7, (Downloaded on Jul 31, 2024), reporting that Belle Steed of 820 South Shipley Street, Tuesday afternoon in the Delaware County Superior Court, filed suit for a divorce from Thomas Steed on the grounds of intoxication, cruel treatment and failure to provide; they married on February 23, 1893, and separated about six weeks before; Mrs. Steed asks custody of three children; alleges that Steed would come home intoxicated and curse and abuse his wife, that on March 16, 1913, he struck and beat her, tore her clothing and threatened to shoot her. Hereinafter cited as Belle (Morton) Steed vs. Thomas Steed, Divorce Filed, 1913 in Indiana.
  6. [S2655] Belle (Morton) Steed vs. Thomas Steed, Divorce Granted, 1913 in Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Muncie Evening Press, (Muncie, Indiana), Tuesday, April 29, 1913, Page 8, (Downloaded on August 2, 2024), under the headline, "Mrs. Steed is Given Divorce", reporting that Belle Steed told Judge Van Atta in Superior Court that she had endured sixteen years of habitual intoxication and cruel treatment at the hands of her husband, Thomas Steed; she reported that on the occasion of their separation, on March 16, 1913, he had come home intoxicated, was angry, and struck and beat her and tore the dress from her body; she reported that he had been arrested several times for intoxication and that she had to provide food and clothing for her family; she stated she had resided in Muncie for four years, moving from Marion; Judge Van Atta granted her a divorce and custody of the couple's three minor children; Thomas Steed was not present in court and an attachment was issued for him Tuesday morning but he could not be found. Hereinafter cited as Belle (Morton) Steed vs. Thomas Steed, Divorce Granted, 1913 in Indiana.
  7. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 19 June 1917 in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, of Thomas J Steed, age 46, Married, born about 1871, cause of death, as recorded by the Allen County Coroner following an inquest, was "suicide by hanging", burial planned for Lima, Ohio, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1917; Roll: 02. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  8. [S2657] Thomas J. Steed, His Fractured Skull, Suicide and Exoneration, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Fort Wayne Daily News, (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Tuesday, June 19, 1917, Page 1 and continued on page 16, (Downloaded on August 3, 2024), under the headlines, "Demented Prisoner Kills Self at Jail"; "Thomas J. Steed Hangs Himself With A Piece of Blanket"; "Suspected Of Crime"; "May Have Been Connected With Criminal Assault Case at Wapakoneta Saturday", reporting the details of his behavior, arrest, suspicions and death

    The Fort Wayne News, (Fort Wayne, Indiana), Wednesday, June 20, 1917, Page 6, (Downloaded on August 3, 2024), under the headlines, "NOT STEED", followed by, "Insane Man Who Hanged Self Not Wanted For Criminal Assault at Lima", reporting that Police authorities at Lima, Ohio and Muncie, the former home of Thomas J. Steed, the demented man who hanged himself at the jail yesterday, believe that the man had no connection with the criminal assault at Wapakoneta Saturday, as was first suspected; that letters received by Sheriff Gillie, reported that Steed was injured in a street car accident several weeks before and sustained a fractured skull at that time and which caused him to become demented; determined that the assault victim erred in her original judgment and additional information received dispelled all suspicion from Steed. Hereinafter cited as Thomas J. Steed, His Fractured Skull, Suicide and Exoneration.
  9. [S2630] Web: Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Ara Belle Steed and George William Thomas on 29 April 1925 in Grant County, Indiana, USA, referencing Marion Public Library; Marion, Indiana, USA; Genealogy Database. Hereinafter cited as Web: Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Marriage Index, 1831-2008.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Ara Belle Thomas, Memorial# 74570876.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hazel M (Steed) Dull, Memorial# 71154296.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Grace Marie (Steed) Osborne, Memorial# 71154595.

Mary Morton1

b. 18 October 1814, d. 17 July 1895
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*Thomas Morton1
Mother*Mary Cree1
Birth*18 October 1814Mary Morton was born on 18 October 1814 in Washington County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Marriage*25 December 1833She married Henry Buckingham, son of Isaac Buckingham and Hannah Heaton, on 25 December 1833.1 
Death*17 July 1895She died on 17 July 1895 in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at age 801,2 
Burial* and was buried in Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Jefferson, Greene County.2,1 

Family

 Henry Buckingham b. 19 Dec 1809, d. 11 May 1891

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 291-292. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.
  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, Mary (Morton) Buckingham, Memorial# 24201933. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Remember Morton1

Family
Marriage*She married first Abraham Jackson.1 

Family

 Abraham Jackson
Child 1.Lydia Jackson+1 b. 1658

Citations

  1. [S859] The town of Hingham, compiler, History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint in one volume of the last two volumes of the History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, originally published in three volumes in four parts by the town in 1893. Includes separate indexes for surnames, places, and miscellaneous at the end of Volume 3. Contents: Volume 1, Parts 1-2. Historical --Volume 2. Genealogical -- Volume 3. Genealogical. (Hingham, Massachusetts: Published by the town, 1893), Volume II, Leavitt, pages 428-439. Hereinafter cited as History of Hingham, Massachusetts.

Thomas Morton1

Family
Marriage*He married Mary Cree.1 

Family

 Mary Cree
Child 1.Mary Morton1 b. 18 Oct 1814, d. 17 Jul 1895

Citations

  1. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), pages 291-292. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Thomas Morton1

b. 1842
Family
Birth*1842Thomas Morton was born about 1842 in Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*31 July 1865He married Mary Corle on 31 July 1865 in Randolph County, Indiana.1,2 

Family

 Mary Corle b. 1840
Child 1.Arabelle Morton+1 b. Dec 1875, d. 1 Jul 1937

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Mary Morton, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 285; Page: 628b; Enumeration District: 200. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 31 July 1865 in Randolph County, of Thomas Morton and Mary Corle, referencing Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Randolph County Indiana; marriage Record 1865-1870 Compiled By Margaret Snyder; Page: 30. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.

Frances Mosemiller1

b. 25 December 1871, d. 10 September 1907
Family
Birth*25 December 1871Frances Mosemiller was born on 25 December 1871 in Germany.1 
Marriage*6 July 1897She married Thomas J. Woods, son of Thomas Woods and Catherine Jane Casey, on 6 July 1897 in Saint Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Injury*18 October 1904Her husband, Thomas, was badly injured on Tuesday afternoon, 18 October 1904, when he was hit by the south bound train between New Maysville and Hawthorn, Pennsylvania. The newspaper reporting the accident expressed wonder that he was not killed. He worked as a boiler maker and was traveling to Verona on a pass which was punched at Falls Creek. How he got off the train was not known. He was not a drinking man, but was known to be a somnambulist or sleep walker. It was thought that he might have left the train while sleeping and sat down on the ties, where he was hit. He was taken to the Odell Hotel in New Bethlehem, where his wounds were dressed. He was expected to recover after a short time, minus two fingers.1,3 
(Wife) Death9 June 1906Frances became a widow when Thomas J. Woods died on 9 June 1906 at age 38. The sad story surrounding his death was published in The Pennsylvania Grit, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, 17 June 1906, on page 17, and was transcribed and included on the Find a Grave Memorial page for his wife, Frances (Mosemiller) Woods. We are very grateful to the people who shared the information.

From St. Marys: "Last Saturday the body of a man was found in the Clarina River in Mill Haven, three miles above Ridgway by an Italian laborer. The body was found lodged on a rock with head and feet in the water. The man was thought to have been dead a week owing to the decomposed state of the body. Nothing was found which would lead to his identification except that two fingers were off of the left hand and a key and chain found on his person. His hat and coat which contained a pass book were missing. As the body could not be identified, it was buried by the county authorities at Ridgway. From the description given of the man found, it was thought to be that of Thomas J. Woods, of St. Marys, and upon investigating it was found that the key and chain found on his person was his property. This morning the remains were dug up, and the body was identified by relatives. Mr. Woods had left St. Marys on May 19, nearly four weeks ago, and for the past two weeks his whereabouts were not known. He was aged 38 years, and is survived by a widow and four small children, who reside here. He was a boiler maker by trade and was employed as a boiler maker at the P. S. & M. R.R. shops. The remains were brought to St. Marys Saturday afternoon at 3:30 and interred in the Catholic cemetery."2,1 
Pregnancy*Frances was pregnant during the events of her husband's disappearance and tragic death. She gave birth to the couple's fifth child, and third son, one week after burying her husband.1,2,4 
Death*10 September 1907She died on 10 September 1907 in Saint Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania, at age 351 
Burial*13 September 1907 and was buried on 13 September 1907 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Saint Marys.1 

Family

 Thomas J. Woods b. 23 Dec 1867, d. 9 Jun 1906
Children 1.Catharine Woods1 b. Apr 1898
 2.Jerome Thomas Woods1,5 b. 10 Apr 1900
 3.Victor Joseph Woods6,1 b. 7 Aug 1902
 4.Margaret Woods1 b. 1905
 5.Thomas James Woods4,1 b. 23 Jun 1906, d. 26 Aug 1906

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, Frances (Mosemiller) Woods, Memorial# 236721155. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas J Woods, Memorial# 199619486.
  3. [S2508] Thomas Woods of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Hit By A Train in 1904, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The New Bethlehem Vindicator, (New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Friday, 21 October 1904, page 7, under the headline, "Hit By Train", reporting that Thomas Woods of St. Marys was hit by the south bound train between New Maysville and Hawthorn on Tuesday afternoon, 18 October 1904; badly injured; is a somnambulist or sleep walker and it is thought that he might have got off the train while sleeping and sat down on the ties, where he was hit; will recover in a short time, minus two fingers. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Woods of Saint Marys, Pennsylvania, Hit By Train in 1904.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas James Woods, Memorial# 236699577.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jerome Thomas “Jerry” Woods, Memorial# 33244933.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Victor Joseph Woods, Memorial# 69912291.

Anna Mosher1,2

b. 1805
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Birth*1805Anna Mosher was born about 1805 in New York.3 
Marriage*1827She married Joseph Gilman Heaton, son of William Heaton and Elizabeth McNeil, about 1827 in New York.1,3 
Census US 1850*17 September 1850Ann and Joseph G. Heaton, their surname spelled "Eaton" by the census taker, were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 17 September 1850 in Granby, Oswego County, New York. Joseph was 56 years of age and a laborer with real estate valued at $100, and Ann was 45 years of age. Their six unmarried children were enumerated with them in 1850. James, Charles and Calvin were ages 22, 20 and 18 years, respectively, and all were working as boatmen; Chauncy, Martha and Lafayette were ages 13, 10, and 7 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year. The couple's married daughter, Caroline, with her husband, Lawrence Churchill, and their three young children were enumerated nearby in 1850, in the last household at the bottom of the same census page.4,5 
Census State NY 1855*30 June 1855Ann Heaton was enumerated on the 1855 New York state census taken on 30 June 1855 in Granby, Oswego County, New York. She was 50 years of age and her role in the household was "wife", although her husband was not with her and the "married" box was not checked. Six of her children, and one daughter-in-law, were enumerated with her in 1855. Charles, Calvin and Chauncey were ages 23, 21 and 17 years, respectively, and Martha Ann and Lafayette were ages 15 and 12 years, respectively. Anna's eldest son, James, was 26 years of age and married. His wife, Esther A., was 15 years old. The family had resided in Granby for seventeen years. Anna's daughter, Caroline, with her husband, Lawrence Churchill, and their six young children, were enumerated in the first household before the Heatons on the same census page. The two youngest Churchill daughters were twins, and all of the children had been born in Oswego County. Their father, Lawrence, had lived in Granby for fifteen years.6,7 
(Mother) Census US 186018 July 1860Anna Heaton was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 18 July 1860 in the household of her son, Calvin, in Richland, Whitley County, Indiana. Anna was 55 years of age.8,9 

Family

 Joseph Gilman Heaton b. 6 Sep 1794, d. Aug 1869
Children 1.Caroline Heaton+10,11 b. 30 Jun 1820, d. 15 Sep 1906
 2.James Andrew Heaton+3 b. Oct 1829, d. 4 Sep 1903
 3.Charles H. Heaton3 b. 1832
 4.Calvin L. Heaton3 b. 1834
 5.Chauncey L. Heaton3 b. 1838, d. 24 Apr 1899
 6.Martha Ann Heaton+3 b. 30 May 1840, d. 28 Oct 1916
 7.Lafayette H. Heaton3 b. 8 Jul 1843

Citations

  1. [S2122] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charles Hy Heaton, age 65, born in Morpeth, Ontario, son of Joseph G Heaton and Annie Moncher Heaton, married Nellie Nicholls, age 30, born in England, daughter of Joseph Prior and Annie Mead, on 19 September 1896 in Essex, Ontario, Canada, referencing Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Reel# 88. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1943.
  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, Lafayette Hamilton Heaton, Memorial# 93615790, reporting his mother's name as Anna Mosher. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 2, page 33. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph G. and Ann "Eaton", The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Granby, Oswego, New York; Roll: 576; Page: 23a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lawrence and Caroline Churchill, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Granby, Oswego, New York; Roll: 576; Pages: 23a-23b.
  6. [S2488] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Anna Heaton, wife, Granby, Oswego County, New York, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., State Census, 1855.
  7. [S2488] New York, U.S., State Census, 1855, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lawrence and Caroline Churchill, Granby, Oswego County, New York, New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855.
  8. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Calvin L. Heaton, 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: Richland, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 863; Family History Library Film: 803307. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Esther A. Heaton, 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: Richland, Whitley, Indiana; Roll: M653_307; Page: 863; Family History Library Film: 803307.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Caroline (Heaton) Churchel, Memorial# 31282587.
  11. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death on 15 September 1906 in Union Township, Whitley County, Indiana, USA, of Caroline Churchill, age 86, Widow of Lawrence Churchill, born 30 June 1820 to Joseph Heaton and Annie Mosher in New York, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1906; Roll: 15. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

Dorothy Ann Mosley1

b. 1851, d. 1901
Family
Birth*1851Dorothy Ann Mosley was born in 1851.1 
Name VariationShe was called Dolly.1 
Marriage*1876She married, as his first wife, Henry Bankston Salters in 1876.2,1 
Death*1901She died in 1901 in Stephens County, Texas, at about age 501,2 
Burial* and was buried in the North Section, Row 28, Plot 3, of Wayland Cemetery, Wayland, Stephens County.1,2 

Family

 Henry Bankston Salters b. 14 Aug 1856, d. 8 Feb 1939
Children 1.Lucille Salters3 b. 11 Dec 1890, d. 6 Feb 1957
 2.Laura Levinia Salters+1,4 b. 22 May 1893, d. 21 Apr 1976

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, Dorothy Ann “Dolly” (Mosley) Salters, Memorial# 122812867. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Henry Bankston Salters, Memorial# 91669931.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lucille Salters, Memorial# 119192697.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Laura Lavinia (Salters) Holt, Memorial# 70137357.

Martha Moulton1

b. circa 1666
Family
Birth*circa 1666Martha Moulton was born circa 1666.2 
Marriage*before 1688She married Humphrey Perkins before 1688 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.2 

Family

 Humphrey Perkins
Children 1.Abigail Perkins3,1 b. 7 Dec 1712
 2.Martha Perkins3,1 b. 7 Dec 1712

Citations

  1. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Southbridge, Massachusetts: Manning Leonard, 1896), #80., Ephraim Leonard (Joseph, Jacob, Solomon), pages 83-84. Hereinafter cited as Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 571. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S1139] Manning Leonard, Solomon Leonard, 1637, of Duxbury and Bridgewater, #3., John Leonard (Solomon), pages 37-38.

Martha J. Mountz1

b. 1842, d. 1 November 1925
Family
Birth*1842Martha J. Mountz was born in 1842.1 
Marriage*She married John Heckert.1,2 
(Wife) Death23 March 1921Martha became a widow when John Heckert died on 23 March 1921 at age 76.2 
Death*1 November 1925She died on 1 November 1925 at about age 831 
Burial* and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio.1 

Family

 John Heckert b. 23 Apr 1844, d. 23 Mar 1921
Child 1.Francis E. Heckert1,3,4 b. 5 Jul 1871, d. 27 Jan 1934

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha J (Mountz) Heckert, Memorial# 111297292. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Heckert, Memorial# 5738046.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Francis E “Frank” Heckert, Memorial# 111297276.
  4. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Francis Heckert on 5 July 1871 in Perry, Columbiana County, Ohio, parents, John Heckert and Martha "Wounts", referencing FHL Film# 906501. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.

Carrie Blanche Moye1

b. 21 August 1894
Family
Birth*21 August 1894Carrie Blanche Moye was born on 21 August 1894 in Wayne County, North Carolina.1 
Marriage*16 August 1911She married Albert L. Hertel Jr. on 16 August 1911 in Wayne County, North Carolina.1,2,3 

Family

 Albert L. Hertel b. 30 Aug 1881
Child 1.Albert W. Hertel1,4,5 b. 4 Oct 1912

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, Carrie Blanch (Moye) Hertel, Memorial# 110521490. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Albert Leonard Hertel, Memorial# 110521449.
  3. [S1589] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2011, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 16 August 1911 in Wayne County, North Carolina, USA, of Albert L Hertel Jr, age 28, born about 1883, and Carsie Blanche Moye, age 17. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2011.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Albert Williams Hertel, Memorial# 120697451.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Albert L. and Carrie B. Hertel, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1297; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 18. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.

Emma Moys1

b. 20 December 1839, d. 17 January 1887
Family
Birth*20 December 1839Emma Moys was born on 20 December 1839 in England.1 
Marriage*27 February 1859She married, as his first wife, Clark Henry Colvin on 27 February 1859 in Leavenworth County, Kansas.2,1,3,4 
Death*17 January 1887She died on 17 January 1887 in Whitman County, Washington, at age 471 
Burial* and was buried in Block 2, 2nd Addition, Lot 64, Grave 4, of Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Whitman County.1 

Family

 Clark Henry Colvin b. 31 Jan 1832, d. 19 Mar 1914
Child 1.Emma Sophy Colvin1,5,4 b. 15 Oct 1860, d. 5 Jul 1929

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, Emma (Moys) Colvin, Memorial# 5074627. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Clark Henry Colvin, Memorial# 5074813.
  3. [S2784] Kansas, U.S., Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Emma Moys and Clark Colvin on 27 February 1859 in Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States. Hereinafter cited as Kansas, U.S., Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Clark and Emma Colvin, (their surname recorded as "Calvin" by the census taker), Year: 1870; Census Place: Jackson, Lyon, Kansas; Roll: M593_438; Page: 253A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma Sophy (Colvin) Reed, Memorial# 71077284.

Clara M. Mudd1,2,3

b. 20 July 1910, d. 7 March 1994
Family
Father*George T. Mudd4 b. 2 Feb 1877, d. 23 Dec 1957
Mother*Angella A. Horrell4 b. 1879, d. 1963
Birth*20 July 1910Clara M. Mudd was born on 20 July 1910 in Kentucky.1,3 
Name VariationHer full name was Clara Margaret Mudd.5 
Marriage*1930She married John Edwin Montgomery Sr., son of Oscar George Montgomery and Anna O'Rourke, about 1930. He was 21 years of age when they married and she was age 19.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Census US 193010 April 1930Clara M. Montgomery was enumerated with her husband on the 1930 census taken on 10 April 1930 in the household of her husband's parents, Anna O. and Oscar G. Montgomery, at 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Clara was 19 years old, and had been age 19 when she married. Edwin was 22 years of age, had been age 21 when they married. He worked as a clerk for a railroad company.1 
(Daughter-in-Law) Death1 May 1932 On 1 May 1932, when Clara's husband was 23 years old, his father was murdered. He was 46 years of age.6 
(Daughter-in-Law) Arrest2 May 1932John Kinslow was arrested on 2 May 1932 for the murder of Clara's father-in-law, who had been stabbed to death the day before.6 
(Daughter-in-Law) MurderHer father-in-law's murder was a major story in the Louisville newspapers for several months. The front page of The Courier-Journal on Monday, 2 May 1932 shouted news of the killing with a series of cascading headlines over the details of the event. Our transcriptions of that first story, and three later ones, follow:


The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1

Foreman Found Stabbed Fatally

Police Learn of Quarrel; Man Sought

Woman Finds Body in Home, on Bed Beside Her Sleeping Husband

Five Inch Blade Used

Oscar Montgomery, Factory Employee, Killed at House of Fellow Worker


Stabbed twice in the throat with a kitchen knife, Oscar G. Montgomery, 49 years old, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, a factory foreman, was found dead at 7:30 o’clock Sunday night at the home of Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street. Geiger and Montgomery were fellow employees.

After an investigation, detectives flashed teletype orders for the arrest of John Kinslow, Geiger’s brother-in-law. Kinslow, who lives at the Geiger home, was not there when the body was found. The teletype bulletin specified that Kinslow was wanted on a murder charge. He and Montgomery had quarreled, the detectives learned.

Woman Finds Body

Gieger was asleep when Montgomery’s body was found by Mrs. Gieger on her return from a visit in the neighborhood. Her husband was on the bed where the body was lying.

Failing in an attempt to waken Geiger, Mrs. Geiger drove to the home of some friends, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and asked for help. Mr. Perkins was thought to be at the home of Frank Pousardien, 545 Wainwright Street. Mrs. Perkins went there with Mrs. Geiger. Mr. Perkins was not there, but Mr. and Mrs. Pousardien and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Phelps, 1013 South Floyd Street, who were visiting the Pousardiens, accompanied Mrs. Geiger to her home.

Mr. Phelps awakened Geiger. Police were told he exclaimed, “My God, what has happened?” and then collapsed. He was soon revived.

Pair Quarreled, Claim

The detectives established that Kinslow had spoken harshly to his sister, Mrs. Maggie (Kinslow) Geiger, Sunday afternoon in the presence of Montgomery who reprimanded him. Geiger told the police he did not attach any importance to the quarrel.

Geiger, who had been in Appleton, Wisconsin settling the estate of his father, and who had returned by motor, was tired and sleepy from the trip, and had gone to sleep, he said. He admitted he had had some liquor. No charge was placed against him.

Montgomery’s widow, Mrs. Anna Montgomery said her husband had taken her and their two sons, Charles Montgomery and Gerald Montgomery, for an automobile drive Sunday afternoon but Mr. Montgomery seemed to have been drinking. Mrs. Montgomery took the children and left the car.

Near Montgomery’s left shoulder was the knife believed to have been used to inflict the wounds. It is a kitchen knife with a blade about five inches long.

Jugular Vein Cut

Dr. Roy L. Carter, Coroner, said one of the stab wounds severed the jugular vein.

Montgomery was a native of Jasper, Indiana. Besides his wife and two sons, he is survived by another son, Edwin Montgomery, and three daughters, Miss Dorothy Montgomery, Miss Esther Montgomery, and Mrs. Mildred Jenne.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1

Alleged Knife Killer is Nabbed

Prisoner is Returned to Louisville

Kinslow is Silent After He is Brought Here by Detectives

Accused of Murder

Arrested in Glasgow in Slaying of Oscar Montgomery


John Kinslow, 34 years old, who lives near Glasgow, Kentucky, was arrested on the street in Glasgow at Monday afternoon 4:30 o’clock at the request of Louisville police, who believe he killed Oscar Montgomery, 49-year-old foundry foreman, by cutting his jugular vein with a butcher knife at 1815 South Third Street Sunday. When apprehended, Kinslow refused to say anything, according to W. T. Bransetter, Barren County Deputy Sheriff.

Kinslow was returned to Louisville at 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning. He was questioned, but would say anything except. “I don’t know” or “I don’t remember.” He was returned in custody of Detective Sergeants Charles Hazel, Charles Brown and Elmer Smith, the latter secretary of the detective department.

A charge of murder was registered against Kinslow. Sergeant Hazel signed the warrant preferring the charge. The detective listed as evidence $2.29 of $4 in Kinslow’s possession. The amount listed as evidence was allegedly taken from the slain man.

The man arrested had left the Geiger home when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery slain. Her husband was asleep in the same bed. Geiger, who had been to Appleton, Wisconsin to settle the estate of his father, was exhausted from the drive and had been drinking, and efforts of Mrs. Geiger to awaken him were futile. Mrs. Geiger started out to obtain help.

Mrs. Geiger said that Kinslow, who is her brother, was at the residence shortly before Montgomery came in. Geiger was asleep and the other two men talked for a while she said. Montgomery had been drinking and when Kinslow spoke gruffly to Mrs. Geiger, Montgomery rebuked him and an argument followed, the police were told.

When Mrs. Geiger left for the home of Mr. Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, her brother walked out, followed by Montgomery, she related.

It was about two and a half hours later when Mrs. Geiger returned and found Montgomery stabbed.

Funeral services for Montgomery will be held at 8:30 o’clock Wednesday morning at his residence, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, and at 9 o’clock at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Louis Cemetery.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3

Kinslow Trial Resumes Today

Sister of Defendant in Fatal Stabbing Testifies for Commonwealth


Trial of John Kinslow, 42 years old, Glasgow, Kentucky, on a charge of murder will be resumed in the Criminal Court Tuesday. The indictment on which he is being charged alleges he stabbed Oscar G. Montgomery, 49, of 2338 Lansdowne Avenue, to death at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street, May 1.

Testifying for the Commonwealth Monday, the first day of the trial, Mrs. Gieger, who is Kinslow’s sister, said he had been visiting her home for three weeks before the tragedy and had acted so strange she believed his mind was affected. She related that Montgomery came to the house the morning of the stabbing and aroused her brother’s resentment by interceding for her when her brother spoke gruffly to her.

She left home after cautioning her brother not to say anything to Montgomery because Montgomery was drunk, she said, adding that she left the house and when she returned in the afternoon she found Montgomery in bed dead, a butcher knife at his side, and her husband in bed with him asleep.

Kinslow, who had disappeared, was arrested in Glasgow several days later although he denied knowledge of the crime, and said he had been drinking. He is represented by attorneys Frank E. Daugherty and Thomas Gardner.

Mr. Geiger, also a witness for the Commonwealth, gave little information about the stabbing. He said he was drunk at the time and knew of “no trouble between Kinslow and Montgomery.” The prosecution is being handled by Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan.
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The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3

John Kinslow Gets Life Term for Slaying of Louisville Man

Knife Murder Jury Out for One Hour; Defense Announces Plan to Appeal


A life sentence in the penitentiary was voted by a jury in the Criminal Court at 5:45 o’clock Tuesday afternoon for John Kinslow, Glasgow, Kentucky, for the murder of Oscar G. Montgomery, 2338 Lansdowne Avenue. The verdict was reached after the jury had deliberated for an hour and five minutes.

Announcing that he was “very much surprised” by the verdict, Frank E. Daugherty, attorney for Kinslow, at once presented an oral motion for a new trial and announced that he will put the motion into writing. If the plea is not granted Mr. Daugherty will appeal the verdict, he announced.

Kinslow was accused of cutting Montgomery’s throat May 1 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Geiger, 1815 South Third Street.

In summarizing the case for the Commonwealth, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles W. Logan reviewed the evidence which he contended proved Kinslow guilty of the killing.

Closing arguments for the defense, presented by Mr. Daugherty, contended that the Commonwealth had failed to connect Kinslow with Montgomery’s death. Mr. Daugherty also pointed to testimony introduced by the defense in an effort to show that Kinslow was of unsound mind.

The testimony regarding Kinslow’s mental condition was given by his sister, Lallah G. (Kinslow) Ellis, identified as Mrs. W. E. Ellis, Dr. M. E. Loftus, Eugene Wooten and Nat Brady, all of Glasgow. Each asserted that Kinslow was irresponsible and subject to wild delusions.

They were preceded on the witness stand by Kinslow, himself, who stated that he couldn’t even remember meeting Montgomery that day. He recalled little of what happened, he said, except that he left the Geiger home about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon and hitch-hiked to Glasgow where he arrived the next day.

His testimony followed Judge Alfred T. Burgevin’s refusal to give preemptory instructions for a verdict of not guilty. Mr. Daugherty argued in favor of the motion approximately fifteen minutes, after testimony for the Commonwealth was completed with statements of Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins, 659 Atwood Street, and Mrs. R. W. Dupree, 1810 South Third Street. They said they saw Kinslow arguing in Geiger’s yard with a man resembling Montgomery May 1, and that they saw him later try to enter the house.

That night Mrs. Geiger found her husband asleep in bed with Montgomery, whose throat had been cut. A butcher knife was at Montgomery’s side
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(Wife) Death17 November 1989Clara became a widow when John Edwin Montgomery Sr. died on 17 November 1989 at age 81.7,2 
Death*7 March 1994She died on 7 March 1994 at age 833 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 23A, Plot 16, of Calvary Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.3,7 

Family

 John Edwin Montgomery Sr. b. 29 Oct 1908, d. 17 Nov 1989

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Oscar G. and Anna O. Montgomery, Year: 1930; Census Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0038; FHL microfilm: 2340489. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, obituary for John E. "Ed" Montgomery, age 81, died Friday, 17 November 1989 at Christopher East Healthcare Facility, born about 1908, survived by wife, the former Clara Mudd, and children and grandchildren, citing The Courier-Journal, published on 19 November 1989, in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  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, Clara (Mudd) Montgomery, Memorial# 207196761. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George T. and Angela Mudd, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 114. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of John Edwin Montgomery of Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA, age 31, born on 28 October 1908 at Louisville, Kentucky, registered on 16 October 1940 in Kentucky, USA, describing him as 5 10 in height, weighing 148, Light complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, other members of his household included Clara Margaret Montgomery, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 447. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  6. [S2226] Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Monday, 2 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 3 May 1932, page 1; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Tuesday, 27 September 1932, page 3; The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, Wednesday, 28 September 1932, pages 1 and 3. Hereinafter cited as Newspaper Stories Regarding the 1932 Murder of Oscar G. Montgomery in Louisville, Kentucky.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Edwin Montgomery Sr., Memorial# 207196488.

George T. Mudd1

b. 2 February 1877, d. 23 December 1957
Family
Birth*2 February 1877George T. Mudd was born on 2 February 1877 in Grayson County, Kentucky.1,2 
Name VariationHis full name was George Todd Mudd.2 
Name VariationHe was called Todd.3 
Marriage*1 November 1899He married Angella A. Horrell on 1 November 1899 in Grayson County, Kentucky. Todd was 22 years of age and Angella was age 20.1,3 
Death*23 December 1957He died on 23 December 1957 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, at age 802 
Burial* and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Louisville.2 

Family

 Angella A. Horrell b. 1879, d. 1963
Child 1.Clara M. Mudd1 b. 20 Jul 1910, d. 7 Mar 1994

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of George T. and Angela Mudd, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky; Roll: T625_593; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 114. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  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, George Todd Mudd, Memorial# 49671391. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 1 November 1899 in Grayson County, Kentucky, USA, of Todd Mudd, age 22, born about 1877, and Angella A. Harrell, age 20, born about 1879, citing FHL Film# 000588028. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.

Charles Louis Mueller1

b. 16 July 1905, d. 17 July 2002
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Louis Mueller1
Mother*Anna Howe1
Birth*16 July 1905Charles Louis Mueller was born on 16 July 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri.1 
Marriage*18 January 1930He married Lora May Herlinger, daughter of John Cornelius Herlinger and Rocceana Heaton, on 18 January 1930.1,2 
(Husband) Death17 October 1987Charles became a widower when Lora May (Herlinger) Mueller died on 17 October 1987 at age 77.2 
Death*17 July 2002He died on 17 July 2002 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, at age 971 
Burial* and was buried in Mount Olivet Presbyterian Cemetery, Vandalia, Audrain County, Missouri.1 

Family

 Lora May Herlinger b. 7 Jul 1910, d. 17 Oct 1987

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, Charles Louis Mueller, Memorial# 93727722. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lora May (Herlinger) Mueller, Memorial# 93727580.

Louis Mueller1

Family
Marriage*He married Anna Howe.1 

Family

 Anna Howe
Child 1.Charles Louis Mueller1 b. 16 Jul 1905, d. 17 Jul 2002

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, Charles Louis Mueller, Memorial# 93727722. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Dicy Mullen1

Family
Marriage*1824She married, as his third wife, Edward Beeson, son of Benjamin Beeson and Elizabeth Hunter, about 1824.1 

Family

 Edward Beeson b. 1 Jan 1757, d. 16 Jan 1837

Citations

  1. [S1510] Henry Hart Beeson, A Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Edward Beeson immigrated to America in 1682 or 1684 from Stoke, Lancaster, England and settled in New Castle, Delaware. He married Rachel Pennington and they had four children. He married Elizabeth and they had two children. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Delaware, Ohio, Indiana, Alabama and Texas. Includes index. (Houston, Texas: H.H. Beeson, 1968), page 17. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.

Priscilla Mullins

b. between 1600 and 1602, d. after 1680
Family
Birth*between 1600 and 1602Priscilla Mullins was born between 1600 and 1602 in Dorking, Surrey County, England. 
(Young Female) Mayflower Passenger9 November 1620Priscilla Mullins was about 18 years of age when she sailed with her parents and younger brother onboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. 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.1,2,3
Marriage*12 May 1622She married John Alden on 12 May 1622 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 
Death*after 1680She died after 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 

Family

 John Alden b. c 1598, d. 22 Sep 1687
Children 1.Elizabeth Alden+ b. 1624/25, d. 31 May 1717
 2.John Alden4 b. c 1626, d. 14 Mar 1701/2
 3.Joseph Alden+4 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
 4.Rebecca Alden+ b. b 1649, d. a 13 Jun 1688

Citations

  1. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  2. [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.
  3. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.
  4. [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.

Ursula Mumby1

Family
Marriage*She married John Tenney in England.1 

Family

 John Tenney
Child 1.Elizabeth Tenney+1 b. 8 Aug 1610, d. 1685

Citations

  1. [S46] Dean Crawford Smith C.G. and Douglas Richardson, "English Ancestry of Nathaniel Heaton of Boston, Mass., and his Nephew, James Heaton of New Haven, Conn.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 152, pages 430-452, (October 1998): pages 451-452. Hereinafter cited as "Heaton, Nathaniel and James Ancestry."

Quency Mundorf1

Family
Marriage*26 August 1942He married, as her second husband, Phoebe (King) Spraggins, daughter of George W. King and Mary Anne Kendall, on 26 August 1942.1 

Family

 Phoebe M. King b. 1 Jan 1873, d. 19 Dec 1966

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, Phoebe May (King) Spraggins, Memorial# 29266384. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Ada L. Murphy1

b. September 1869
Family
Father*William F. Murphy1 b. 1829, d. 1893
Mother*Mary Jane Collins1 b. 10 Feb 1832, d. 1911
Birth*September 1869Ada L. Murphy was born in September 1869 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Ada Lorraine Murphy.2 
(Daughter) Census US 18708 June 1870Ada L. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in the household of her parents in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. She had been born the previous September, and was 8 months old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18808 June 1880Ada was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. She was 10 years old and at school.3 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  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, Mary Jane (Collins) Murphey, Memorial# 138290023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Andew J. Murphy1

b. 1845
Family
Father*John Murphy2 b. 1789, d. 1860
Mother*Mary Ann Fiddy2 b. 1808, d. Nov 1869
Birth*1845Andew J. Murphy was born about 1845 in Alabama.2 
Name VariationHis full name was Andrew Jackson Murphy.1,2 
Name VariationHe was called Jackson Murphy.2 
(Son) Census US 185018 December 1850Jackson was enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 18 December 1850 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 5 years old.2 
(Son) Census US 186014 June 1860Andew J. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 14 June 1860 in the household of his parents in Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama. He was 14 years old and was attending school.1 

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary A. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Page: 35. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Mary Murphy, Year: 1850; Census Place: Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama; Roll: 7; Page: 293a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Andrew Murphy1

Family
Occupation*He was a grocer and seed merchant in Dublin.1 

Family
Child 1.John Joseph Murphy+1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, marriage on 8 February 1875 of John Joseph Murphy of 74 Lower Camden Street, Dublin, full age, bachelor, M.D., son of Andrew Murphy, grocer and seed merchant, and Mary Elizabeth Harris of 14 Charlemont Mall, Dublin, full age, spinster, daughter of Daniel Harris, billiard table manufacturer, married at the Roman Catholic Chapel of Rathgar, Rathmines, Dublin, witnesses Thomas Keogh and Nannie Harris, both John Joseph and Mary Elizabeth signed their names to the marriage document, registered in the registration district of South Dublin, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.

Anna Murphy1

b. 1867, d. 11 March 1897
Family
Father*Isaac Murphy2 b. 1835
Mother*Elizabeth Dickerson2 b. 1838
(Family Member) Name SpellingsMany variations in the spelling of the Hurlbutt surname have been found in our research. Some include HULBURT, HURBBUTT, HARLBURT, HURLBULL, HULBERT, HURLBURTT and HURLBET.3,4,5,6,7,8,9 
Birth*1867Anna Murphy was born about 1867 in Delaware.10,11,1 
Name VariationShe was called Annie.11 
(Daughter) Census US 188015 June 1880Annie was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 15 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. She was 13 years old and had attended school within the census year.12 
Marriage*23 December 1887She married, as his fifth wife, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, son of Joseph B. Hurlbutt and Abigail Peirce, on 23 December 1887 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan.1 
Death*11 March 1897She died on 11 March 1897 in Berrien County, Michigan, at about age 30. The newspaper reporting her death told their readers that Mrs. William F. Hurlbutt, who had been ill for a long time, died that morning.13 
Burial*13 March 1897Her funeral was held on Saturday, 13 March 1897, and she was buried in Niles Township, in a cemetery about one half mile east of the camp ground.13 
(Deceased) Research Notes9 April 1903Her former husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, was interviewed by a Buchanan, Michigan newspaper for a feature article published by The Niles Daily Star, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, on 9 April 1903 under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives". (We note that Wiliam had married his seventh wife, Nellie (Daugherty) Vincent Hurlbutt, on 27 June 1901, two years before this interview.) In a light-hearted style, the article began by stating that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and was at that time living with his sixth wife in Buchanan. It stated that Wiliam F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who had, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god.

Hurlbutt was then but 56 years old. He was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866. He was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902.

He was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning his record. "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care. None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough. I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late. Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead.

" Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes. I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside.

"Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question. The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all.

"I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom."

The journalist wrote that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another.14 
(Deceased) Domestic Abuse2 June 1903 On 2 June 1903, a disturbing article was published in The Saginaw Courier-Herald of Saginaw, Michigan about Anna's former husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan, and his many wives. Under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", the newspaper, forwarding the story from Niles, Michigan on May 30, reported that the town of Buchanan, five miles to the west, was greatly aroused over the action of Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature. The story reported he had been married seven times, that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, Indiana while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home.

"Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely is, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night." The account reported that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments, and that the physicians in attendance had little hope for her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand. Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman saying, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me." He then turned his tongue on the others in the household, and the neighbors were attracted by the "racket. A miniature indignation meeting was held, the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet.

The article went on to report that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time and that, strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity. One, then living in South Bend, Indiana, Mary E. Phillips, she having assumed her prior married name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him. Some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau, and he had married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor.15 

Family

 Wiliam F. Hurlbutt b. 22 Sep 1843, d. 16 Nov 1919
Child 1.Ray R. Hurlbutt16 b. 16 Apr 1895

Citations

  1. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Wm F Hurlbutt of Buchanan, age 40, mason, born in Ohio, son of J F Hurlbutt and Abigail Pierce, and Anna Murphy of Niles, age 25, born in Niles Township, daughter of Isaac Murphy, married on 23 December 1887 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA, record# 112, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 33, "1886 Wayne-1887 Iosco". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_664; Page: 265A; their daughter Anna was 4 years old. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Abigail Hurlbutt, (their surname recorded as "Hulburt" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 165; Page: 119b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Rosie E. Hurlbutt, (their surname transcribed as "Hurbbutt" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M593_668; Page: 222A.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt, (his surname recorded as "Harlburt" by the census taker, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 129c; Enumeration District: 005. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S3015] Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3FZ-ZLV : Sat Jul 06 17:05:52 UTC 2024). Entry for William F. "Hurlbull" and Joseph L., his father, and Abigail "Pure", his mother, married Mary E. Phillips, 20 Jun 1900 with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Michigan. Marriage Records 1899, 1900", image# 240 of 624, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8SS-VYS. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL.
  7. [S2050] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5F-938 : Fri Mar 08 09:21:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph B. "Hurlburtt" and Abigail Peirce, 1838, with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Medina. Marriage Records 1818–1841, Marriage Licenses 1838–1845, 1833–1838, Affidavits 1838–1845, 1833–1838", image#273 of 457, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BPSP-HK. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
  8. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt and Mary E. Phillips, (his surname recorded as "Hulbert" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0062. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Roselma "Hurlbet" of Buchanan, maiden name was Snyder, age 25, born about 1848 in Buchanan, and George Alexander Howard of Niles Township, Michigan, age 35, born about 1838 in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana, married on 15 October 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, record# 325, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 8, "1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm."
  10. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: M593_664; Page: 265A; their daughter Anna was 4 years old and her place of birth recorded as Delaware.
  11. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 243c; Enumeration District: 012; their daughter Annie was 13 years old and her year of birth estimated as 1867.
  12. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Isaac and Elizabeth Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 243c; Enumeration District: 012.
  13. [S3024] Mrs. William (Anna Murphy) Hurlbutt 1897 Death in Berrien County, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Buchanan Record, (Buchanan, Michigan), Thursday, March 11, 1897, Page 3, (Downloaded on May 2, 2026), reporting that Mrs. William F. Hurlbutt, who had been ill for a long time, died that morning; that the funeral would take place Saturday forenoon and the interment made in a cemetery in Niles township, about one half mile east of the camp ground. Hereinafter cited as Mrs. William (Anna Murphy) Hurlbutt 1897 Death in Berrien County, Michigan.
  14. [S3020] Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Niles Daily Star, (Niles, Michigan), Thursday, April 9, 1903, Page 4, (Downloaded on May 2, 2026) from Buchanan, publishing a feature article under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives", from Buchanan on April 9, reporting that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and is now living with his sixth wife in Buchanan; that William F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who has, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god; that Hurlbutt is now but 56 years old; that he was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866; that he was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902; that he was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning the record; "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care; "None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough; "I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late; "Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead; "Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes; I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside; "Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question; The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all; "I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom"; that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another. Hereinafter cited as Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives.
  15. [S3013] Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Saginaw Courier-Herald, (Saginaw, Michigan), Tuesday, June 2, 1903, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 26, 2026), under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", reporting from Niles that Buchanan, five miles west, was greatly aroused over the action of William F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature; that he had been married seven times; that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home; Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely was, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night; that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments; that the physicians in attendance almost despaired of her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand; that Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman; that he said to her, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me"; that he then turned his tongue on all the household; that the neighbors were attracted by the "racket", and a miniature indignation meeting was held; that the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet; that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time; that strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity; that the one now living in South Bend, Mary Phillips, she having assumed her maiden name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him; that some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau; that he married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor. Hereinafter cited as Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan.
  16. [S3021] Michigan, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Ray R Hurlbutt on 16 April 1895 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, son of William Hurlbutt and Anna Hurlbutt, referencing FHL Film# 945402. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1867-1911.

Arry Murphy1

b. 1873
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1873Arry Murphy was born about 1873 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Arry, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Arry was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Carrie Murphy1

b. 1869
Family
Father*William Murphy1 b. 1830
Mother*Cynthia Ann Lawrence1 b. 1836, d. 22 Apr 1879
Birth*1869Carrie Murphy was born about 1869 in Illinois.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Carrie, whose mother had died the year before, was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her widowed father in Otter Creek, Jersey County, Illinois. Carrie was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 107C; Enumeration District: 099. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Charles C. Murphy1

b. 1865
Family
Father*William F. Murphy1 b. 1829, d. 1893
Mother*Mary Jane Collins1 b. 10 Feb 1832, d. 1911
Birth*1865Charles C. Murphy was born about 1865 in Illinois.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Charles Collins Murphy.2 
(Son) Census US 18708 June 1870Charles C. was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in the household of his parents in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. He was 5 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 18808 June 1880Charles was enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in the household of his parents in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. He was 15 years old and at school.3 

Citations

  1. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  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, Mary Jane (Collins) Murphey, Memorial# 138290023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Charles John Murphy1

b. 30 July 1879
Family
Father*John Joseph Murphy1 b. 1840, d. 23 Jan 1909
Mother*Mary Elizabeth Harris1 b. 1852, d. 1 Jan 1888
Birth*30 July 1879Charles John Murphy was born on 30 July 1879 in his parents' home at 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland,1,2 
Baptism4 August 1879 and was baptized on 4 August 1879 in the Roman Catholic Church of St. Kevin, Harrington Street, Dublin.2 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, birth on 30 Jul 1879 of Charles John Murphy, son of John Joseph Murphy of 18 Harcourt Street, Dublin, physician, and Elizabeth (Harris) Murphy, registered on 16 August 1879 in the registration district of Dublin South, viewed online at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/…. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1748] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Charles John Murphy on 4 August 1879, age 0, born on 30 July 1879, baptised at the Roman Catholic Church on Harrington St, Dublin city, Dublin , Ireland, child of John Murphy and Elizabeth Harris of 18 Harcourt St, Parish Variants: Harrington Street, St. Kevin's, Diocese of Dublin. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915.