Will M. Northrup1,2

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Descendants of John Bolton and Zilpah Peirce
Marriage*He married Myrtle Gertrude Conger, daughter of Silas Wright Conger and Emma Nancy Hacker Conger.1 

Family

 Myrtle Gertrude Conger b. 14 Jul 1867

Citations

  1. [S9] Compiled by Mary Lou Heaton Skinner Ross, transcribed from the original Conger Volumes published by Helen Maxine Cromwell in 1973, "Notes Taken From: The Conger Family of America", compiled on 10 Aug 1982 (Issaquah, Washington 98029). Hereinafter cited as "Conger Family Outline."
  2. [S133] Maxine Crowell Leonard, The Conger Family of America, Volumes I and II (Janesville, Iowa 50647: Larry and Maxine Leonard, 1972), Volume I, page 469. Hereinafter cited as Conger Family of America.

Abijah Norton1

b. 26 February 1749, d. 1805
Family
Birth*26 February 1749Abijah Norton was born on 26 February 1749 in Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut,2 
Baptism26 March 1749 and was baptized on 26 March 1749 in Torrington, Litchfield County.3 
Marriage*He married Lucy Cook, daughter of Walter Cook and Rowena __?__.1 
Death*1805He died in 1805, probably in Ontario County, New York, at about age 56.4 
(Deceased) Probate14 November 1805 On 14 November 1805, administration of the estate of Abijah Norton, who had died intestate, was granted jointly to his widow, Lucy (Cook) Norton, as Administratrix, and to John Russell Jr., their son-in-law, as Administrator.4 

Family

 Lucy Cook b. 23 Nov 1752
Child 1.Lydia Norton+1,4 b. 28 Mar 1777, d. 4 Oct 1876

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, Lydia (Norton) Slocum, Memorial# 38604410. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2680] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Abijah Norton on 26 February 1749, in Goshen, Connecticut, USA, son of Samuell, referencing Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Volumes 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 14, citing Goshen Vital Records 1739-1854, Volume 1, page 260. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).
  3. [S2683] Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of Abijah Norton, son of Samuel Norton, on 26 March 1749 in Torrington, Connecticut, USA. Hereinafter cited as Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920.
  4. [S2605] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the probate of the estate of Abijah Norton of Easton, Ontario County, New York, who died intestate, his widow, Lucy Norton, appointed Administratrix, and his son-in-law, John Russell, junior, appointed Administrator of his estate on 14 November 18of, referencing Ontario County, Record of Wills, Volume 0001-0005, 1795-1814, page 153, image# 192 of 744. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999.

David E. Norton1,2

b. 28 September 1818, d. 22 May 1908
Family
Birth*28 September 1818David E. Norton was born on 28 September 1818.2 
Name VariationHis full name was David Elon Norton.2,1 
Marriage*7 December 1843He married Susannah M. White on 7 December 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.2,3,1 
(Husband) Death21 May 1881David became a widower when Susanna (White) Norton died on 21 May 1881 at age 62.3 
(Father-in-Law) Census US 1900June 1900David was enumerated on the 1900 census taken in June 1900 in the household of his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Joseph H. Standeven, in Ward 3, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He was 81 years of age and a widower.4 
Death*22 May 1908He died on 22 May 1908 at age 892 
Burial* and was buried in Hobart Rose Cemetery, Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma.2 

Family

 Susannah M. White b. 13 Mar 1819, d. 21 May 1881
Child 1.Susan L. Norton+2,5 b. Mar 1854, d. 1 Jun 1923

Citations

  1. [S2419] Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839-1845, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of David E. Norton and Susannah M. White on 7 December 1843 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839-1845.
  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, David Elon Norton, Memorial# 23871641. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susannah (White) Norton, Memorial# 24057688.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Susan Standeven, Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 923; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240923. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Lucinda (Norton) Standeven, Memorial# 82338698.

Edward Norton1

Family

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Norton1

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.

Elizabeth Norton1

Family
Marriage*6 October 1715She married John Quincy on 6 October 1715 in Hingham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 John Quincy
Child 1.Lucy Quincy1 b. 1 Dec 1729, d. 30 Oct 1785

Citations

  1. [S1011] Larkin T. Tufts and Edward C. Booth M.D., "Tufts Genealogy -- Earlier Generations", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 51, pages 299-305 (July 1897). Hereinafter cited as "Tufts Genealogy."
  2. [S1012] Hingham, MA: Vital Records, 1639-1844, online at www.americanancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Hingham Vital Records, 1639-1844.

Elizabeth Norton1

Family
Father*Edward Norton1
Marriage*10 January 1770She married, as his second wife, William Beeson, son of Benjamin Beeson and Elizabeth Hunter, on 10 January 1770 at a New Garden Meeting of Friends, Guilford County, North Carolina.1 

Family

 William Beeson b. 11 Nov 1743

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.

Lydia Norton1

b. 28 March 1777, d. 4 October 1876
Family
Father*Abijah Norton1,2 b. 26 Feb 1749, d. 1805
Mother*Lucy Cook1,2 b. 23 Nov 1752
Birth*28 March 1777Lydia Norton was probably born on 28 March 1777 in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.3,4,5 
Marriage*22 February 1798She married first John Russell Jr., son of John Russell and Hannah Smith, probably on 22 February 1798 in Massachusetts. We suspect their marriage was in 1798, as reported in the newspaper article of 1876, as opposed to in 1794, as reported in the article of 1883, for two reasons: First, as reported in 1876, her age at marriage was stated as 21 years and, their first child was born in 1799; and second, if married in 1794, as reported in the 1883 article, Lydia would have been 16 years old and their first child born five years later.6,7,1,8,2 
Relocation*1801 In the early spring of 1801, Lydia and John moved with their baby daughter and other members of their extended family, which likely included their parents, and settled in Gorham, Ontario County, New York, making the journey on sleds drawn by oxen.7,6,2,9,10 
Census US 1810*6 August 1810Her husband, John Russell Jr., was enumerated as the head of his household on the 1810 census taken on 6 August 1810 in Gorham, Ontario County, New York. His household consisted of seven individuals: 3 males under the age of 10 years, 1 male between the ages of 26 thru 44 years, 2 females under the age of 10 years, and 1 female between the ages of 26 thru 44 years. We suspect the family included John Russell, his wife Lydia, and their children: Rowena, age 11 and recorded as under 10, Norton, about 9 years, William, age 6, and Cynthia, age 5. Their fifth child, a male under the age of 10 years, would have been James Russell who, as reported in Lydia's 1876 "Memorial", died in the tenth year of his age. John's father, John Russell, was also enumerated in 1810 with John's mother and, probably, a brother, on the same census page.11,12,13 
(Wife) Death27 August 1814Lydia became a widow with five young children when John Russell Jr. died on 27 August 1814 at age 40.14,15,8 
Probate*23 November 1814 On 23 November 1814, in Steuben County, New York, Lydia was appointed Administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, John Russell Jr., who had died intestate.8 
Marriage*She married second James Chase probably in New York. They had both been married before and each had children. Lydia had four surviving children in 1820. From what we can surmise about James and Lydia's household from the 1820 census, most, if not all, of their unmarried children were living with them. James and Lydia were both over 45 years of age in 1820, and there were thirteen additional members of the Chase household, seven of whom were under the age of 10 years.16,17,18 
Census US 18207 August 1820Her husband, James Chase, was enumerated as the head of his household on the 1820 census taken on 7 August 1820 in Henrietta, Ontario County, New York. In addition to himself, James's household included his wife, Lydia, the couple's baby daughter, Lydia Mary Chase, his wife's three unmarried children from her first marriage to John Russell, Norton and William and Cynthia Russell, and James's children from his previous marriage, whose names we don't know. In total, their household consisted of fifteen free white individuals; four males under the age of 10 years, two males between the ages of 10 thru 15 years, two males between the ages of 16 thru 18 years, one male between the ages of 19 thru 25 years, one male 45 years and over, who was very likely James, three females under the age of 10 years, one female between the ages of 16 thru 25 years, and one female 45 years and older, who was very likely Lydia. So... Not counting their parents, James and Lydia, there were nine other males and four other females in the Russell-Chase 1820 household.

In the next household on the same census page, John Chase Jr., whom we believe was the elder James's son, was enumerated. James junior's household consisted of one male between the ages of 26 and 44 years, who would have been James Jr., one female between the ages of 16 thru 25 years, whom we suspect was his wife, and one female under the age of 10 years, who was likely their daughter. And, we should also note that Lydia's elder daughter, Rowena (Russell) Swarthout, was probably not included in her mother and stepfather's household because she had married before 1820 and was living with her husband and young son in Seneca County, New York.17,19 
(Wife) DeathLydia became a widow for the second time when James Chase died19 
Residence* and, for a time, continued to live with her children in Steuben and Ontario counties in New York.20,21 
Relocation*1828Her daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and William McPherson, who had moved to Ohio after their marriage, paid a visit to Lydia in New York in 1828. During their visit, they persuaded Lydia, now twice a widow, to return with them to their Ohio home in Sandusky County, and to make their house her home. In addition to her daughter, Lydia's elder son, Norton Russell, had also married and settled in Sandusky County. Thus encouraged, Lydia and her two unmarried children, William Russell and Lydia Mary Chase, made the move west together, traveling to Ohio with the McPhersons. Her eldest daughter, Rowena (Russell) Swarthout, remained settled in New York with her husband and children.20,21 
Occupation* In Ohio, Lydia taught school in a little log building that stood within a very few feet of where the McPherson statue now marks the grave of her famous grandson, General James B. McPherson. She taught there and in one other district until she married her third husband on Christmas Eve of 1839.22,23 
Marriage*24 December 1839She married third, as his second wife, Isaac Slocum, son of Jonathan Slocum and Ruth Tripp, on 24 December 1839 in Sandusky County, Ohio.1,24,25,26 
(Mother-in-Law) Illness1841Her son-in-law, William Russell McPherson, had a history of mental illness and by 1841 had become unable to work.27 
(Grandmother) OccupationBecause of his father’s illness and inability to work, Lydia's grandson, Jimmy, who was 13 years old, took a job at a store to help support the family.27 
(Mother-in-Law) Death16 September 1847Her daughter Cynthia's husband, William Russell McPherson, died on 16 September 1847 at age 51.28 
(Grandmother) Education1849 In 1849, her grandson, James Birdseye McPherson, received an appointment to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, Orange County, New York.27 
(Wife) Death26 August 1858Lydia became a widow for the third time when Isaac Slocum died on 26 August 1858 at age 83.24 
Research Notes* The Find a Grave memorial page for her daughter, Lydia Mary (Chase) Beach, reported that the daughter had married a second time to Isaac Slocum, although it was the mother, Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase, who twice widowed, married Isaac Slocum as her third husband on 24 December 1839.18,1,24,25,26 
(Grandmother) Death22 July 1864Her grandson, General James B. McPherson, was killed in the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July 1864 at age 35.27 
(Grandmother) Burial29 July 1864 His body was sent by train back to his home in Clyde, Ohio, and he was buried exactly one week later, on 29 July 1864, in Section 1, Lot 161, Space 4, of what is now known as McPherson Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. The cemetery was originally named Evergreen Cemetery, and was renamed McPherson Cemetery on December 15, 1868. A monument in McPherson's honor was erected there on 22 July 1881, and there are other monuments and places in the United States also named in his memory. A bronze and concrete monument was erected in October 1876 at McPherson Square in Washington DC, and both the city and county of McPherson, Kansas were named in his memory.27,29
(Grandmother) Biographical InfoHer grandson, General James B. McPherson, was a part of her life from the moment of his birth, and she was very proud of the fact that she had taught him "his letters" as his teacher during his earliest school years. That he succeeded and excelled throughout his life, and ultimately became famous, was not a surprise. Biographical information, written by William Bjornstad, is included on General McPherson's Find a Grave Memorial page, and with help from Wikipedia, some of the things we've learned about his life and death follow:

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

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

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

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

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

On July 17, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had become frustrated with General Johnston's strategy of maneuver and retreat, replaced him with Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, a boyhood friend and West Point classmate of McPherson. With the Union armies closing in on Atlanta, on July 20, 1864, Hood first attacked George Henry Thomas's Army of the Cumberland at Peachtree Creek, north of Atlanta, hoping to drive Thomas back before other forces could come to his aid. The attack failed. Then Hood's cavalry reported that the left flank of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, was unprotected. Hood visualized a glorious replay of Jackson's famous flank attack at Chancellorsville and ordered a new attack. McPherson had advanced his troops into Decatur, Georgia, and from there they moved onto high ground on Bald Hill overlooking Atlanta. Sherman believed that the Confederates had been defeated and were evacuating; however, McPherson rightly believed that they were moving to attack the Union from the left and rear. On July 22, 1864, however, while they were discussing this new development, four Confederate divisions under Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee flanked attached Union Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge's 16th Corps. While McPherson was riding his horse to the sound of guns to warn his old 17th Corps, with only his orderly as an escort, a line of Confederate skirmishers appeared, yelling "Halt!". McPherson raised his hand to his head as if to remove his hat, but suddenly wheeled his horse, attempting to escape. The Confederates opened fire and mortally wounded McPherson in the back. When the Confederate troops approached and asked his orderly who the downed officer was, the aide replied "Sir, it is General McPherson. You have killed the best man in our army."27,30,31
 
Attributes*3 August 1864When Lydia read the statement published in the papers following the death of her grandson, that General Grant wept on hearing of the death of McPherson, she was alone at the house of her daughter. Without waiting to consult with anyone, she at once resolved to write General Grant a letter. She did so, and the General promptly replied. She wrote:

“Clyde, Ohio, August 3, 1864

“To General Grant:---

“Dear Sir--- I hope you will pardon me for troubling you with the perusal of these few lines from the trembling hands of the aging grandma of our beloved General James B. McPherson who fell in battle. When it was announced at his funeral, from the public print, that when General Grant heard of his death, he went into his tent and wept like a child, my heart went out in thanks to you for the interest you manifested in him while he was with you. I have watched his progress from infancy up. In childhood he was obedient and kind ; in manhood, interesting, noble and persevering, looking to the wants of others. Since he entered the war, others can appreciate his worth more than I can. When it was announced to us by telegraph that our loved one had fallen, our hearts were almost rent asunder ; but when we heard the Commander-in-Chief could weep with us too, we felt, sir, that you have been as a father to him, and this whole nation is mourning his early death. I wish to inform you that his remains were conducted by a kind guard to the very parlor when he spent a cheerful evening in 1861 with his widowed mother, two brothers, an only sister and his aged grandmother, who is now trying to write. In the morning he took his leave at six o’clock, little dreaming he should fall by a ball from the enemy. His funeral services were attended in his mother’s orchard where his youthful feet had often pressed the soil to gather the fallen fruit ; and his remains are resting in the silent grave scarce half a mile from the place of his birth. His grave is on an eminence but a few rods from where the funeral services were attended, and near the grave of his father.

“The grave, no doubt, will be marked so that passersby will often stop and drop a tear over the dear departed. And now, dear friend, a few lines from you would be gratefully received by the afflicted friends. I pray that the God of battles may be with you, and go forth with your arms till rebellion shall cease, the Union be restored, and the old flag wave over our entire land.

“With much respect, I remain your friend,

LYDIA SLOCUM,

“Aged eighty-seven years and four-months.”.32
 
Attributes10 August 1864Lydia received a response to her letter from General Grant dated 10 August 1864. He wrote:

“Head-Quarters, Armies of the U. States, City Point, Virginia, August 10, 1864

“Mrs. Lydia Slocum:---

“My Dear Madam--- Your very welcome letter of the 3d instant has reached me. I am glad to know that the relatives of the lamented Major-General McPherson are aware of the more than friendship existing between him and myself. A nation grieves at the loss of one so dear to a nation’s cause. It is a selfish grief, because the nation had more to expect from him than from almost any one living. I join in this selfish grief, and add the grief of personal love for the departed. He formed, for some time, one of my military family. I knew him well ; to know him was to love. It may be some consolation to you, his aged grandmother, to know that every officer and every soldier who served under your grandson felt the highest reverence for his patriotism, his zeal, his great, almost unequaled ability, his amiability, and all the manly virtues that can adorn a commander. Your bereavement is great but cannot exceed mine.

“Yours truly,

“U. S. Grant”.32
 
Death*4 October 1876She died on 4 October 1876 at the home of her only surviving son, Norton Russell, in Clyde, Sandusky County, at the age of ninety-nine years, six months and seven days. Lydia's only surviving daughter, Lydia Mary (Chase) Beach, was also with their mother at her passing.1,33 
Burial*She was buried in Strongs Ridge Cemetery, Strongs Ridge, Huron County, Ohio.1 
Obituary14 October 1876By all accounts, Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum was a remarkable woman. Her obituary, published under the title of "Memorial" on 14 October 1876, was beautifully written and reported many of the significant facts of her life, including an accounting of all six of her children, including the four who had predeceased her. She had been left a widow for the second time in the early 1820s at about 45 years of age, and was left with six surviving children. Five of the children were from her first marriage with John Russel, and their names in 1876 were reported as: Mrs. Rowena Swarthout, who had died the previous Spring at her home in Penn Yan, New York; Norton Russell of Clyde, Ohio; Judge William S. Russell, also of Clyde, who had died two years ago the previous Spring; Cynthia McPherson, also of Clyde, who was a widow and the mother of General James B. McPherson; and James Russell who had died in the tenth year of his age. Lydia's sixth child, Mrs. Lydia Beach of Pineville, Illinois, who was also a widow, was her only child from her second marriage with James Chase, and was present at her mother's death and funeral, as was Norton Russell, their mother's only surviving son.

Lydia Slocum's third husband, Isaac Slocum, had died in 1858 and Lydia, at the time of her death, had been a widow for eighteen years. In addition to reviewing the important people in her life, which included her famous grandson, General James B. McPherson, her "Memorial" presented a clear picture of her character. It explained that her life of trial and affliction had been marked with "prudence and moderation, and an unusual amount of good sense." We share, almost verbatim from the article, that she was a woman of fixed purpose and fortitude, always braving the counter currents of life with hopefulness; that others may have lived as many years, and it may have been the same years, but few have been able to take so intelligent a view; that she was endowed with much more than an ordinary capacity of intellect, of sound judgment, keen perception and wise action; and that her amenability of temper, and social power, her frankness and transparency in all she said and did, made her a most desirable friend and companion. It reported that her natural sight and hearing failed her; that the word of God was precious to her, food to her soul and comfort to her heart; that although she must have been gloomy and sad in her deafness and blindness, she was cheerful and hopeful of the great future of God’s children; and that notwithstanding the loss of sight and hearing, she had retained her wonderful vigor till within two weeks of her death.34 
Newspaper Item*14 October 1876 On 14 October 1876, on the same page as her "Memorial", the newspaper published a "Card of Thanks" from her son, Norton Russell, which read:

“I wish to return heartfelt thanks to the many friends for their kindness during the last illness of my mother, Mrs. Lydia Slocum. It will be long remembered, and I hope as opportunity offers, to show more fully how much I appreciate it.

“Norton Russel”.35 

Family 1

 John Russell Jr. b. 11 May 1774, d. 27 Aug 1814
Children 1.Rowena Russell+36 b. 25 May 1799, d. 29 Mar 1876
 2.Norton Russell37 b. 1801, d. 1899
 3.William Russell38 b. 28 Oct 1803, d. 28 Apr 1874
 4.Cynthia Russell+39,1 b. 11 Sep 1805, d. 6 May 1883
 5.James Russell12 b. b 1810, d. b 1820

Family 2

 James Chase
Child 1.Lydia Mary Chase18,16 b. 27 Aug 1818, d. 19 Mar 1906

Family 3

 Isaac Slocum b. 4 Mar 1775, d. 26 Aug 1858

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, Lydia (Norton) Slocum, Memorial# 38604410. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S2605] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the probate of the estate of Abijah Norton of Easton, Ontario County, New York, who died intestate, his widow, Lucy Norton, appointed Administratrix, and his son-in-law, John Russell, junior, appointed Administrator of his estate on 14 November 18of, referencing Ontario County, Record of Wills, Volume 0001-0005, 1795-1814, page 153, image# 192 of 744. Hereinafter cited as New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia (Norton) Slocum, Memorial# 38604410, recording her birth as 28 November 1777 in Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
  4. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, Slocumbs and Slocombs of America, genealogical and biographical, embracing eleven generations of the first-named family from 1637 to 1881 : with their alliances and the descendants in the female lines so far as ascertained. Also the etymology of those surnames, an account of some researches in England concerning their ancestors who bore the parent surname, Slocombe, Etc., downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Syracuse, New York: Charles E. Slocum, 1882), #243, Major Isaac Slocum, pages 223-225, reporting her birth as 28 March 1777 in Richmond, Massachusetts. Hereinafter cited as A short history of the Slocums.
  5. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting under the title, “Memorial”, that Mrs. Lydia Slocum, whose maiden name was Lydia Norton, was born in New Caanan, Massachusetts on March 28, 1777. Hereinafter cited as October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum.
  6. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that she married John Russel in Massachusetts on 22 February 1794 and that they moved to Steuben County, New York, in the early spring of 1801, making the journey on sleds drawn by oxen. Hereinafter cited as Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother.
  7. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that at age 21 she married John Russell, and that about two years after, in 1801, moved with her family in a sled drawn by a yoke of oxen to the state of New York, and settled in the town of "Graham", Ontario County.
  8. [S2605] New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, online at www.ancestry.com, regarding the probate of the estate of John Russell of Wayne, Steuben County, New York, who died intestate, his widow, Lydia Russell, appointed Administratrix of his estate on 23 November 1814, referencing Steuben County, Wills, Vol 0001-0002, 1800-1829, page 219, image# 345 of 493.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Russell, Memorial# 44564473.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hannah (Smith) Russell, Memorial# 117903560.
  11. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Russell Jr., Year: 1810; Census Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York; Roll: 33; Page: 752; Image: Nym252_33-0198; FHL Roll: 0181387. Hereinafter cited as 1810 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that her husband, John Russell, died in 1813 leaving her a widow with five children, Rowena, Norton, William, Cynthia; and James Russell who died in the tenth year of his age.
  13. [S165] 1810 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John Russell, Year: 1810; Census Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York; Roll: 33; Page: 752; Image: Nym252_33-0198; FHL Roll: 0181387.
  14. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that John Russell died on 27 August 1814.
  15. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that John Russell died in 1813, leaving her a widow with five children whose names in 1876 were Mrs, Rowena Swarthout, who died the previous Spring at her home in Penn Yan, New York; Norton Russell of Clyde, Ohio; Judge William S. Russell, also of Clyde, who died two years ago last Spring; and the widow, Cynthia McPherson, mother of General McPherson, also of Clyde, Ohio; and James Russell who died in the tenth year of his age.
  16. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that a few years of the death of John Russell, Lydia married James Chase by whom she had one daughter, Mrs. Lydia Beach of Pineville, Illinois, whom was present at her death and funeral.
  17. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of James Chase as the head of his household on the Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Henrietta, Ontario, New York; Page: 170; NARA Roll: M33_62; Image: 96. Hereinafter cited as 1820 United States Federal Census.
  18. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lydia Mary (Chase) Beach, Memorial# 22075504.
  19. [S468] 1820 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, enumeration of James Chase Junior as the head of his household on the Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Henrietta, Ontario, New York; Page: 170; NARA Roll: M33_62; Image: 96.
  20. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that Lydia lived in Steuben and Ontario counties in New York until 1828, when she moved to Ohio, with her daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and William McPherson, who had married in 1828 and lived in Sandusky County, Ohio.
  21. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that Lydia, again left a widow, moved to Clyde, Ohio in the fall of 1828 and lived with her children, who had preceded her there, until 1840 when she married Isaac Slocum of Bellevue.
  22. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that Lydia, in her early years of residence in Sandusky County, had taught the public school in a log building standing on the height of what became the Clyde cemetery, and but a very few feet from where the remains of the honest and much lamented General James B. McPherson rests, and where he learned of his Grandma his letters; that she taught there or in the vicinity between the years of 1828 and 1835.
  23. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that Lydia taught school in Ohio in a little log building that stood within a very few feet of where the McPherson statue now marks the grave of the slain soldier; that it was in this log house that “little Jimmy” received his first school instruction, with his grandma for teacher; commencing at the age of four years, and being carried there in bad weather on the back of his father; that she taught there and in one other district at intervals until her marriage to Isaac Slocum on 24 December 1839.
  24. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maj Isaac Slocum Sr., Memorial# 38604457.
  25. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Isaac Slocum and Lydia Chase on 24 December 1839 in Sandusky County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000506617. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  26. [S2678] Charles Elihu Slocum, A short history of the Slocums, #243, Major Isaac Slocum, pages 223-225.
  27. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Birdseye McPherson, Memorial# 4423.
  28. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Russell McPherson, Memorial# 112229454.
  29. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 17 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McPherson_Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  30. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 10 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McPherson
  31. [S2682] Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting within the article that it was in her little log school house that Lydia Slocum's grandson, "Little Jimmy" McPherson, received his first school instruction, with his grandma for teacher; commencing at the age of four years, and being carried there in bad weather on the back of his father.
  32. [S2685] Lydia Slocum's 3 August 1864 Letter to General Ulysses S. Grant, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Enterprise, (Clyde, Ohio), Thursday, March 1, 1883, Page 3, (Downloaded on Sep 13, 2024), reporting that when Mrs. Slocum read the statement published in the papers at the time, that General Grant wept on hearing of the death of McPherson, she was alone at the house of her daughter. Without waiting to consult with anyone she at once resolved to write General Grant a letter. She did so, and the General promptly replied. Both letters were printed. Hereinafter cited as Lydia Slocum's 3 August 1864 Letter to General Ulysses S. Grant.
  33. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), reporting that since the loss of her last husband, she lived with Cynthia McPherson or Judge Russell until two years ago last Spring when she removed to the residence of Norton Russell, where, on October 4, 1876, she died at the advanced age of ninety-nine years, six months and seven days; and that her daughter Mrs. Lydia Beach of Pineville, Illinois was also present at her mother's death.
  34. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), under the title, “Memorial”, flows a beautiful tribute to the very full life of Mrs. Lydia Slocum; it includes an brief accounting of her six children as well as a descriptive understanding of her character; we found it a delight to read, and have shared here only small pieces of the full article.
  35. [S2687] October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum, online at www.newspapers.com, The Clyde Sentinel, (Clyde, Ohio), Saturday, October 14, 1876, Page 8, (Downloaded on September 18, 2024), under the title, "Card of Thanks" and signed by Norton Russel.
  36. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Rowena (Russell) Swarthout, Memorial# 126110431.
  37. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Norton Russell, Memorial# 46168445.
  38. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Russell, Memorial# 71140156.
  39. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Cynthia (Russell) McPherson, Memorial# 112229397.

Margaret Norton1

Family
Marriage*2 April 1763She married Joseph Chamness on 2 April 1763 at a Cane Creek Meeting of Friends, Alamance County, North Carolina.1,2 

Family

 Joseph Chamness
Child 1.William Chamness1

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), pages 32-34. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Beeson - Beason Family.
  2. [S1424] U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, online at www.ancestry.com, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Alamance County, North Carolina, Minutes, Volume 1, 1751-1796. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935.

Susan L. Norton1,2

b. March 1854, d. 1 June 1923
Family
Father*David E. Norton3,2 b. 28 Sep 1818, d. 22 May 1908
Mother*Susannah M. White4,2 b. 13 Mar 1819, d. 21 May 1881
Birth*March 1854Susan L. Norton was born in March 1854 in Canada.1 
Name VariationHer full name was Susan Lucinda Norton.2 
Name VariationShe was called Susie.5 
Marriage*18 May 1876She married Joseph H. Standeven on 18 May 1876 in Boone County, Iowa.1,5 
Census US 1900*June 1900Susan and Joseph Standeven were enumerated on the 1900 census taken in June 1900 in Ward 3, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Joseph was 53 years of age and worked as an iron machinist, and Susan was 46 years of age and had been in the United States for 33 years. They owned their house free of mortgage, had been married for 24 years, and Susan had given birth to ten children, seven of whom were living. All seven of their surviving children were enumerated with them in 1900. Herbert was 21 years of age and attending college; Walter was 19 years old, at school, and had attended school for nine months of the census year; Josephine was age 17; Frank, Simpson and Edith were ages 14, 10 and 8 years, respectively, were all at school, and had attended school for nine months of the census year; and Laurence was 6 years old, at school, and had attended school for five months of the census year. Susan's widowed father, David E. Norton, who was 81 years of age, was also enumerated with the Standeven family in 1900. Everyone in their household, with the exception of young Laurence, was able to read and write, and everyone, including Laurence, was able to speak English.1 
(Wife) Death5 September 1906Susan became a widow when Joseph H. Standeven died at age 60 on Monday, 5 September 1906 at Omaha General Hospital, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, from injuries sustained the previous Saturday night while bathing at Manhattan beach at Lake Manawa in Iowa. He had dived from the big plank roller, alighting on his neck in shallow water. Help was near at hand and he was carried to the boat house where every effort to resuscitate him proved unsuccessful. He was taken to Omaha General Hospital late Saturday night in a semi-conscious condition where surgeons found one of his cervical vertebrae fractured, and stated Sunday, that chances for his survival were but one in one thousand. Monday afternoon, his attending physician informed his family there was no hope, and he died Monday night. He was reported to be 55 years of age, lived at 1505 Binney Street, Omaha, and had been a resident of Omaha for the last 30 years. He left a wife and five children, and had been employed at Larson Ice machine works.

The news article described the lake's "big plank roller that killed him" as a contrivance that had been constructed out of planks about 20 feet in length and joined together in a way that resembled a huge white barrel. "It has created much amusement for the bathers at Manawa in the past. It is presumed that Mr. Standeven must have missed his footing when he plunged from the roller."6,7 
Death*1 June 1923She died on 1 June 1923 at age 692 
Burial* and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.2 

Family

 Joseph H. Standeven b. Sep 1846, d. 5 Sep 1906
Children 1.Herbert Standeven1 b. Nov 1878
 2.Walter Standeven1 b. Jan 1881
 3.Josephine I. Standeven+1 b. Mar 1883
 4.Frank Standeven1 b. Aug 1885
 5.Simpson Standeven1 b. Dec 1889
 6.Edith Standeven1 b. Feb 1892
 7.Laurence Standeven1 b. Dec 1894

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Susan Standeven, Year: 1900; Census Place: Omaha Ward 3, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 923; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1240923. Hereinafter cited as 1900 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, Susan Lucinda (Norton) Standeven, Memorial# 82338698. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, David Elon Norton, Memorial# 23871641.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susannah (White) Norton, Memorial# 24057688.
  5. [S148] Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Susie L Norton and J H Standeven on 18 May 1876 in Boone County, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph H. Standeven, Memorial# 82336693.
  7. [S2418] Joseph H. Standeven Accidental 1906 Iowa Death and Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Hobart Daily Chief, (Hobart, Oklahoma), Thursday, 6 September 1906, page 1, accident and death of Joseph H. Standeven of 1505 Binney Street, Omaha, Nebraska, reported under headlines shouting "Bather Fatally Injured -- Joseph H. Standeven Meets with Accident at Manawa"; injuries sustained Saturday night while bathing at Manhattan beach at Lake Manawa; dived from the big plank roller alighting on his neck in shallow water, help was near at hand and he was carried to the boat house where every effort to resuscitate him proved unavailing; brought to Omaha General Hospital late Saturday night in semi-conscious condition where surgeons found one of his cervical vertebrae fractured and stated Sunday that chances for his survival were but one in one thousand, 55 years of age, resident of Omaha for last 30 years, wife and five children, employed at Larson Ice machine works; Monday afternoon attending physician informed family there was no hope and he died Monday night. (The contrivance that killed him was constructed out of planks about 20 feet in length joined together in a way that resembled a huge white barrel; it had always created much amusement for the bathers at Manawa in the past and it was presumed that Mr. Standeven must have missed his footing when he plunged from the roller). Hereinafter cited as Joseph H. Standeven Accidental 1906 Iowa Death and Obituary.

Susannah Norwood1

Family
Marriage*She married Joseph Duncan.1 

Family

 Joseph Duncan
Child 1.Andrew Jackson Duncan+1 b. 23 Sep 1825, d. 18 May 1911

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, Andrew Jackson Duncan, Memorial# 52576277. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Emily Mary Notcutt1

b. 1849
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty1 b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1849Emily Mary Notcutt was born about 1849 in Fakenham, Norfolk County, England.1 
(Daughter) Census England 18617 April 1861Emily was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of her parents in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. She was 12 years old and a scholar.1 

Citations

  1. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

Ernest John Notcutt1

b. 1858
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty1 b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1858Ernest John Notcutt was born about 1858 in Lettings, Northamptonshire, England.1 
(Son) Census England 18617 April 1861Ernest was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of his parents in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He was 3 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

Esther A. Notcutt1

b. 1855
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty1 b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1855Esther A. Notcutt was born about 1855 in Lettings, Northamptonshire, England.1 
(Daughter) Census England 18617 April 1861Esther was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of her parents in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. She was 6 years old.1 

Citations

  1. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

George Notcutt1

b. 31 March 1821
Family
Father*William Notcutt1 b. 20 Jul 1789, d. 26 Jan 1858
Mother*Elizabeth Hannah Talbot1 b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 8 Nov 1854
Birth*31 March 1821George Notcutt was born on 31 March 1821 in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England.1 

Citations

  1. [S1998] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, registrations dated 4 January 1836 of the births at Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, of William Lowndes Notcutt, born 19 April 1819, George Notcutt, born 31 March 1821, John Talbot Notcutt, born 30 July 1823, and Mary Notcutt, born 20 July 1825, children of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Talbot, citing Piece 4665-1: Dr Williams' Library Registry, Birth Certificates, 1824-1827; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4665_1. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

Henry Clement Notcutt1

b. 1865, d. 1935
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt2 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1865Henry Clement Notcutt was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, probably in the First Quarter of 1865.3,4,5 
(Son) Death15 September 1868Henry was 3 years old when his father died on 15 September 1868 at age 49.6 
Census England 1871*2 April 1871Henry Clement Notcutt was enumerated on the 1871 census taken as of the night of 2 April 1871 in the household of Fanny M. Norris on Georges Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. He was 6 years old and a scholar, possibly attending the Preparatory Boys School where Fanny Norris was a teacher. She was 20 years old and identified Henry as her nephew. Henry's mother was enumerated that year in Yorkshire, England as a visitor in the household of Charlotte E. Rose.7 
Relationship Note*Henry Clement Notcutt, in the 1871 England Census, was recorded as being the nephew of Fanny M. Norris. We've not yet been able, though, to verify the relationship.7 
(Son) Marriage1872Henry was 7 years old when his mother married a second time to Thomas Michael in 1872 in West Riding, Yorkshire, England.8 
(Stepson) Census England 18813 April 1881Henry C. was enumerated on the 1881 census taken as of the night of 3 April 1881 in the household of his mother and stepfather, Sarah and Thomas Michael, at 27 Hampden Place, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was 16 years old and a pupil teacher, which may have meant he was a tutor.9 
Census England 1891*5 April 1891Henry Clement Notcutt was enumerated as head of his household on the 1891 census taken as of the night of 5 April 1891 at 38 Harbut Road, London, Battersea, England. He was single, 26 years of age and a teacher. His mother and stepfather, Sarah and Thomas Michael lived with him in 1891. Thomas was 63 years of age and a retired Baptist Minister, and Sarah was 65 years of age. Two others were also enumerated in Henry's household in 1891. Charles Walter Freeman was a boarder, 18 years old and working as a banker's clerk, and Jessie Abery was 17 years old and a domestic servant.10 
Residence*1894Henry was listed at 38 Harbut Road, London, Battersea, in the Electoral Register of 1894.11 
Marriage*4 July 1904He married Lilian Mary Louise Healey, daughter of David George Healey and Louisa Jane Terrill, on 4 July 1904 in the Church of St. Cyprian, Kimberley, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.12,13,5 
Education*1922Henry was educated at the University of London, London, England. receiving his B.A. degree with Honours in 1893 and his Ph.D. and Life Member of Convocation Award in 1922.14 
Occupational Travel*11 January 1926Lillian and Henry Clement Notcutt, with their sons, arrived in Southampton, Hampshire, England, on 11 January 1926, having departed from Durban or Capetown, South Africa on the ship Windsor Castle. Henry was 60 years of age and a university professor at Bedford College, Regents Park, London S.W., and Lilian was 42 years of age. Their sons, ages 17 and 16, respectively, were both students.1 
Death*1935He died in 1935 in Cape Province, South Africa, at about age 70.15,4,3 

Family

 Lilian Mary Louise Healey b. 8 Nov 1883

Citations

  1. [S1811] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, online at www.ancestry.com, Henry Clement Notcutt, age 60, with his wife Lilian Mary L., and sons arrived in Southampton, England on 11 January 1926, having departed from Durban, South Africa on the ship Windsor Castle, citing The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England, Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors, Class: BT26, Piece: 825, we note that the Ancestry source information indicates they sailed from Durban, however the ship's manifest recorded their port of embarkation as Capetown. Hereinafter cited as UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960.
  2. [S1528] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of William Lowndes Notcutt, child of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Notcutt, born on 19 April 1819 and baptised on 27 May 1819 at Ashley and Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England (Independent), referencing FHL Film# 0825336 (RG4 889). Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  3. [S507] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index: 1837-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Henry Clement Notcutt was registered in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in Q1 1865, referencing Volume: 6a, Page: 405. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales Birth Index, 1837-1915.
  4. [S1991] South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005, online at www.ancestry.com, Marriage on 4 July 1904 of Henry Clement Notcutt, occupation Professor of English, born Cheltenham, son of William Lowndes Notcutt and __?__ Notcutt, married Lilian Healey, noting he came to South Africa in 1895, and was educated in Halifax and University of London, referencing Residence Year: 1929, and stating the original data was obtained from various sources from across South Africa. Hereinafter cited as South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005.
  5. [S1811] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, online at www.ancestry.com, Henry Clement Notcutt, age 60, with his wife Lilian Mary L., and sons Bernard and Geoffrey, arrived in Southampton, England on 11 January 1926, having departed from Durban, South Africa on the ship Windsor Castle, citing The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England, Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors, Class: BT26, Piece: 825, we note that the Ancestry source information indicates they sailed from Durban, however the ship's manifest recorded their port of embarkation as Capetown.
  6. [S1994] William Lowndes Notcutt 1868 Death Notice, online at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk, The Bristol Mercury, Bristol, England, Saturday, 26 September 1868, page 8, "DEATHS", at Cheltenham on 15 September, Mr. William L. Notcutt, for some years conductor of the Natural Science Classes in the above said town. Hereinafter cited as William Lowndes Notcutt 1868 Death Notice.
  7. [S1535] 1871 England Census, online at www.ancestry.co.uk, household of Fanny M Norris, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, Enumeration District: 11, citing 1871 England Census, The National Archives, Kew, London, England, 1871 England Census, Class: RG10, Piece: 1481, Folio: 130, Page: 28, GSI Roll: 828792. Hereinafter cited as 1871 England Census.
  8. [S508] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Sarah Notcutt and Thomas Michael was registered in Q2 1872 in the Registration District of Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, citing Volume : 9b, Page: 329. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
  9. [S506] 1881 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas and Sarah Michael, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, Enumeration District: 15, citing 1881 England Census, Class: RG11, Piece: 4400, Folio: 148, Page: 13, GSI Roll: 1342051. Hereinafter cited as 1881 England Census.
  10. [S174] 1891 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry Clement Notcutt, transcribed by Ancestry as "Nobert", Battersea, London, England, Enumeration District: 39, citing The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 435; Folio: 151; Page: 21; GSU roll: 6095545. Hereinafter cited as 1891 England Census.
  11. [S1990] London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, listed as Henry "Clemen" Notcutt in 1894 at 38 Harbut road, Battersea, Wandsworth, England, citing the Electoral Registers at the London Metropolitan Archives, London, England. Hereinafter cited as London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965.
  12. [S1991] South Africa, Biographical Index, 1825-2005, online at www.ancestry.com, Marriage on 4 July 1904 of Henry Clement Notcutt, occupation Professor of English, born Cheltenham, son of William Lowndes Notcutt and _____ Notcutt, married Lilian Healey, noting he came to South Africa in 1895, and was educated in Halifax and University of London, referencing Residence Year: 1929, and stating the original data was obtained from various sources from across South Africa.
  13. [S1992] South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Lilian Mary Louise Healey, age 20, Spinster (Single (Female)), on 4 July 1904 at Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, to Henry Clement Norcutt, citing Entry# 1193, Kimberley: St Cyprians Banns and Marriages, 1873-1964, Anglican Church Archives Wits. Hereinafter cited as South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007.
  14. [S1989] UK, University of London Student Records, 1836-1945, online at www.ancestry.com, Henry C Notcutt was listed as an 1893 graduate of the University of London, London, England, citing University of London Student Records 1836-1936 in the Senate House Library, graduating with his B.A., with Honours, in 1893, and with his Ph.D., as a Life Member of Convocation, in 1922, page 799, citing the "Graduate List until 30 June 1930, except deceased, 1930-1931". Hereinafter cited as UK, University of London Student Records, 1836-1945.
  15. [S1988] Cape Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1834-1956, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Henry Clement Notcutt in 1935, citing Cape Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1834-1956, records of the Master's Office / Orphan Chamber, Cape Town (MOOC), Cape Town Archives Repository, Volume: 6/9/4631, Reference: 46380. Hereinafter cited as Cape Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1834-1956.

John Talbot Notcutt1

b. 30 July 1823
Family
Father*William Notcutt1 b. 20 Jul 1789, d. 26 Jan 1858
Mother*Elizabeth Hannah Talbot1 b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 8 Nov 1854
Birth*30 July 1823John Talbot Notcutt was born on 30 July 1823 in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England.1 

Citations

  1. [S1998] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, registrations dated 4 January 1836 of the births at Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, of William Lowndes Notcutt, born 19 April 1819, George Notcutt, born 31 March 1821, John Talbot Notcutt, born 30 July 1823, and Mary Notcutt, born 20 July 1825, children of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Talbot, citing Piece 4665-1: Dr Williams' Library Registry, Birth Certificates, 1824-1827; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4665_1. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

Mary Notcutt1

b. 20 July 1825
Family
Father*William Notcutt1 b. 20 Jul 1789, d. 26 Jan 1858
Mother*Elizabeth Hannah Talbot1 b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 8 Nov 1854
Birth*20 July 1825Mary Notcutt was born on 20 July 1825 in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England.1 

Citations

  1. [S1998] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, registrations dated 4 January 1836 of the births at Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, of William Lowndes Notcutt, born 19 April 1819, George Notcutt, born 31 March 1821, John Talbot Notcutt, born 30 July 1823, and Mary Notcutt, born 20 July 1825, children of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Talbot, citing Piece 4665-1: Dr Williams' Library Registry, Birth Certificates, 1824-1827; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4665_1. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

Sarah Elizabeth Notcutt1

b. 1847
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty1 b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1847Sarah Elizabeth Notcutt was born about 1847 in Fakenham, Norfolk County, England.1 
(Daughter) Census England 18617 April 1861Sarah was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of her parents in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. She was 14 years old and a scholar.1 

Citations

  1. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

William Notcutt1

b. 20 July 1789, d. 26 January 1858
Family
Birth*20 July 1789William Notcutt was born on 20 July 1789 in Deptford, London, Lewisham, England.2 
Marriage*16 June 1814He married Elizabeth Hannah Talbot, daughter of John Talbot and Susannah __?__, on 16 June 1814 in Weston by Welland, Northamptonshire, England.1,3 
(Husband) Death8 November 1854William became a widower when Elizabeth Hannah (Talbott) Notcutt died on 8 November 1854 at age 60.4 
Death*26 January 1858He died on 26 January 1858 in Ipswich, Suffolk County, at age 685,2 
Burial and was buried at Christ Church, Ipswich, Ipswich Borough.2 
Probate*9 February 1858The will of the Reverend William Notcutt, late of Ipswich, Suffolk County, Dissenting Minister, deceased, who died 26 January 1858 at Ipswich, was proved at Ipswich on 9 February 1858 by oaths of William Lowndes Notcutt of Kettering, Northamptonshire, chemist and druggist, the son, and Henry Harmer Tubbs of Manchester, bookseller, the Executors. The value of his effects was estimated to be under £8,000.5 

Family

 Elizabeth Hannah Talbot b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 8 Nov 1854
Children 1.William Lowndes Notcutt+1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
 2.George Notcutt6 b. 31 Mar 1821
 3.John Talbot Notcutt6 b. 30 Jul 1823
 4.Mary Notcutt6 b. 20 Jul 1825

Citations

  1. [S1713] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of William Lowndes Notcutt, child of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Notcutt, born on 19 April 1819 and baptised on 27 May 1819 at Ashley and Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England (Independent), referencing FHL Film# 0825336 (RG4 889). Hereinafter cited as England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
  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, Rev William Notcutt, Memorial# 162933169. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1996] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Talbott on 16 June 1814 at Weston-By-Welland, Northampton, England, citing FHL Film# 2000022, item 4. Hereinafter cited as England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth Hannah (Talbot) Nottcutt, Memorial# 181764747.
  5. [S1528] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, probate dated 9 February 1858 at the Probate Registry in Ipswich of Reverend William Notcutt, died 26 January 1858 in Suffolk, England. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  6. [S1998] England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970, online at www.ancestry.com, registrations dated 4 January 1836 of the births at Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, of William Lowndes Notcutt, born 19 April 1819, George Notcutt, born 31 March 1821, John Talbot Notcutt, born 30 July 1823, and Mary Notcutt, born 20 July 1825, children of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Talbot, citing Piece 4665-1: Dr Williams' Library Registry, Birth Certificates, 1824-1827; The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4665_1. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970.

William Ebenezer Notcutt1

b. 1850
Family
Father*William Lowndes Notcutt1 b. 19 Apr 1819, d. 15 Sep 1868
Mother*Sarah Varty1 b. 17 Jun 1825
Birth*1850William Ebenezer Notcutt was born about 1850 in Fakenham, Norfolk County, England.1 
(Son) Census England 18617 April 1861William was enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in the household of his parents in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. He was 11 years old and a scholar.1 

Citations

  1. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.

William Lowndes Notcutt1

b. 19 April 1819, d. 15 September 1868
Family
Father*William Notcutt2 b. 20 Jul 1789, d. 26 Jan 1858
Mother*Elizabeth Hannah Talbot2 b. 29 Dec 1793, d. 8 Nov 1854
Birth*19 April 1819William Lowndes Notcutt was born on 19 April 1819 in Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England,3,2 
Baptism27 May 1819 and was baptized on 27 May 1819 in the Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish, Wilbarston, Northamptonshire.3,2 
Marriage*1846He married, as her first husband, Sarah Varty, daughter of John Varty and Sarah Whitfield, and their marriage was registered in the First Quarter of 1846 in Fareham, Hampshire, England.4 
(Son) Probate9 February 1858The will of William's father, the Reverend William Notcutt, late of Ipswich, Suffolk County, Dissenting Minister, deceased, who died 26 January 1858 at Ipswich, was proved at Ipswich on 9 February 1858. William Lowndes Notcutt, his son, of Kettering, Northamptonshire, chemist and druggist, and Henry Harmer Tubbs of Manchester, bookseller, were appointed Executors. The value of his father's effects was estimated to be under £8,000.5 
Census England 1861*7 April 1861Sarah and William Lowndes Notcutt were enumerated on the 1861 census taken as of the night of 7 April 1861 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. William was 41 years of age and a chemist and druggist, and Sarah was 35 years of age. Five children were enumerated with their parents in 1861. Sarah Elizabeth was age 14, Emily Mary was 12, William Ebenezer was 11, Esther A. was 6, and Ernest John was 3 years old. Sarah Elizabeth, Emily Mary, and William Ebenezer were all scholars. Also residing with the Notcutt family in 1861 were two housemaids, Eliza Elliott and Phoebe Newman, ages 24 and 19, respectively, and both born in England.6 
Death*15 September 1868He died on 15 September 1868 in Cheltenham at age 49.7 

Family

 Sarah Varty b. 17 Jun 1825
Children 1.Sarah Elizabeth Notcutt6 b. 1847
 2.Emily Mary Notcutt6 b. 1849
 3.William Ebenezer Notcutt6 b. 1850
 4.Esther A. Notcutt6 b. 1855
 5.Ernest John Notcutt6 b. 1858
 6.Henry Clement Notcutt+1 b. 1865, d. 1935

Citations

  1. [S1528] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of William Lowndes Notcutt, child of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Notcutt, born on 19 April 1819 and baptised on 27 May 1819 at Ashley and Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England (Independent), referencing FHL Film# 0825336 (RG4 889). Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations).
  2. [S1713] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online at www.ancestry.com, baptism of William Lowndes Notcutt, child of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Notcutt, born on 19 April 1819 and baptised on 27 May 1819 at Ashley and Wilbarston, Northamptonshire, England (Independent), referencing FHL Film# 0825336 (RG4 889). Hereinafter cited as England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
  3. [S1995] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of William Lowndes Notcutt on 19 April 1819 in Wilbarston, Northampton, England, child of William Notcutt and Elizabeth Hannah Notcutt, christened in Wilbarston, Northampton, England in the Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980.
  4. [S508] England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Lowndes Notcutt and Sarah Varty was registered in Q1 1846 in the Registration District of Fareham, Hampshire, citing Volume : 7, Page: 121. Hereinafter cited as England & Wales Marriage Index, 1837-1915.
  5. [S1528] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), online at www.ancestry.com, probate dated 9 February 1858 at the Probate Registry in Ipswich of Reverend William Notcutt, died 26 January 1858 in Suffolk, England.
  6. [S1676] 1861 England Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Lowndes and Sarah Notcutt, Civil Parish: Cheltenham, Ecclesiastical Parish: St Mary, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, Enumeration District: 36, citing 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9, Piece: 1802, Folio: 104, Page: 4, GSI Roll: 542870. Hereinafter cited as 1861 England Census.
  7. [S1994] William Lowndes Notcutt 1868 Death Notice, online at www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk, The Bristol Mercury, Bristol, England, Saturday, 26 September 1868, page 8, "DEATHS", at Cheltenham on 15 September, Mr. William L. Notcutt, for some years conductor of the Natural Science Classes in the above said town. Hereinafter cited as William Lowndes Notcutt 1868 Death Notice.

Mary Nott1

Relationship Note*between 1818 and 1827There was no known marriage between Mary Nott and Edward Fowke, although they had three children together between 1818 and 1827.1 

Citations

  1. [S765] The Bell Family at Links - Genealogy, online at http://genealogy.links.org. Compiled by Camilla von Massenbach at e-mail address. Even though the database is a beta version and sourcing is incomplete, hard to find or absent, it provided some confirming information and new clues about the Bell family. Hereinafter cited as Bell Family at Links - Genealogy.

Paul Nowell1

Family
Marriage*25 June 1734He married Mary Nutting of Cambridge, daughter of Jonathan Nutting and Elizabeth __?__, on 25 June 1734 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 

Family

 Mary Nutting

Citations

  1. [S1245] Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: H.O. Houghton and Company, 1877), Nutting Family, pages 615-616. Hereinafter cited as History of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  2. [S1245] Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Nutting Family, pages 615-616, stating he was "of York."
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Newbury Marriages, Volume 2, page 354. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

James Ezekiel Nowells1

b. 1834, d. 1911
Family
Birth*1834James Ezekiel Nowells was born about 1834 in Holmes County, Ohio.1 
Marriage*1857He married Mary A. Kline about 1857.2,1 
Death*1911He died about 1911 in Bloomfield Township, LaGrange County, Indiana, at about age 771 
Burial* and was buried in a Plot called Big Old W in Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange, LaGrange County.1 

Family

 Mary A. Kline b. 1835, d. 1927
Child 1.Joseph L. Nowells3,1,4 b. 14 Oct 1862, d. 15 Aug 1942

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, James Ezekiel Nowells, Memorial# 33065218. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Kline) Nowells, Memorial# 33065241.
  3. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 March 1927 in Allen County, Indiana, USA, of Joseph L Nowells of Millersburg, Indiana, age 65, born on 14 October 1861 in Noble, Indiana, son of James Nowells and Mary Kline, and Cora A Timmons, age 50. born on 8 August 1876 in Wells County, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph L. Nowells, Memorial# 33064579.

Joseph L. Nowells1

b. 14 October 1862, d. 15 August 1942
Family
Father*James Ezekiel Nowells2,3,4 b. 1834, d. 1911
Mother*Mary A. Kline2,5,4 b. 1835, d. 1927
Birth*14 October 1862Joseph L. Nowells was born on 14 October 1862 in LaGrange County, Indiana.6 
Marriage*27 October 1887He married first Mary E. Westbrook, daughter of Daniel E. Westbrook and Susan Cortright, on 27 October 1887 in LaGrange County, Indiana.7 
(Husband) Death8 September 1916Joseph became a widower when Mary E. (Wesbrook) Nowells died on 8 September 1916 at age 60.8,9 
Marriage*26 October 1920He married second, as her second husband, Emma (Allen) Leverich, daughter of John T. Allen and Lydia A. Dillman, on 26 October 1920 in Grant County, Indiana.1 
Divorce Filing*12 February 1925After separating on 12 February 1925, Emma A. Nowells filed for divorce from Joseph L. Nowells in Superior Court, Grant County, Indiana. She alleged he had been cold and indifferent to her, had treated her with scorn and contempt in the presence of others and had ordered her to leave home.10 
Divorce Granted22 April 1925The divorce case of Emma A. Nowells vs. Joseph L. Nowells was heard on 22 April 1925 in Grant County, Indiana. Emma received her decree, and Joseph was ordered to pay costs.11 
Marriage*30 March 1927He married third, as her second husband, Cora A. Thompson, daughter of William H. Thompson and Mary B. Sark, on 30 March 1927 in Allen County, Indiana.2 
Death*15 August 1942He died on 15 August 1942 in Methodist Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, at age 796 
Burial* and was buried with his parents, his first wife, a brother and a niece in a plot called Big Old W in Greenwood Cemetery, LaGrange, LaGrange County, Indiana.4,12,13,14,15,16 

Family 1

 Mary E. Westbrook b. 12 Sep 1855, d. 8 Sep 1916

Family 2

 Emma Allen b. 3 Apr 1865, d. 3 Mar 1937

Family 3

 Cora A. Thompson b. 8 Aug 1875, d. 12 Dec 1962

Citations

  1. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 October 1920 in Grant County, of Emma Leverich and Joseph L. Nowells, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Grant County, Indiana; marriage Records Volume IV Book 18 (Jan 1910-Apr 1 Compiled By Grant County Genealogy Club; Book: 23; Page: 154. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  2. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 March 1927 in Allen County, Indiana, USA, of Joseph L Nowells of Millersburg, Indiana, age 65, born on 14 October 1861 in Noble, Indiana, son of James Nowells and Mary Kline, and Cora A Timmons, age 50. born on 8 August 1876 in Wells County, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  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, James Ezekiel Nowells, Memorial# 33065218. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Joseph L. Nowells, Memorial# 33064579.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Kline) Nowells, Memorial# 33065241.
  6. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Joseph L Nowells of 626 W. Jefferson, Fort Wayne, Indiana, age 79, married to Cora Nowells, died on 15 August 1942 in Methodist Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA, born on 14 October 1862 in LaGrange County, Date Registered 1942, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1942; Roll: 09. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.
  7. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Joseph L. Nowells and Mary E. Westbrook on 27 October 1887 in LaGrange County, Indiana, referencing FHL Film# 1871248, Reference ID page 379, item 2. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Westbrook) Nowells, Memorial# 33064571.
  9. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary E. Nowells, age 60, married to Joseph Nowells, died on 8 September 1916 in La Grange, LaGrange, Indiana, USA, born on 12 September 1855 in New York, daughter of Daniel Westbrook and Susan Cortright, Date Registered 1916, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1916; Roll: 11.
  10. [S2855] Emma A. Nowells vs. Joseph L. Nowells 1925 Divorce Filed, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Chronicle Tribune, (Marion, Indiana), Thursday, February 19, 1925, Page 6, (Downloaded on June 7, 2025), under title, "Wife Asks Divorce", reporting that Emma A. Nowells had filed suit for divorce from Joseph L. Nowells in Grant Superior Court, alleging he had been cold and indifferent to her, treated her with scorn and contempt in the presence of others and ordered her to leave home; that they were married 26 October 1920 and separated 12 February 1925. Hereinafter cited as Emma A. Nowells vs. Joseph L. Nowells 1925 Divorce Filed, Indiana.
  11. [S2856] Emma A. Nowells vs. Joseph L. Nowells 1925 Divorce Granted, Indiana, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Star Press, (Muncie, Indiana), Friday, April 24, 1925, Page 5, (Downloaded on June 7, 2025), dated 23 April from Van Buren, Indiana, reporting that the divorce case of Emma Nowells against Joseph H. Nowells was heard in court the day before and resulted in the plaintiff securing the decree, with the costs against the defendant. Hereinafter cited as Emma A. Nowells vs. Joseph L. Nowells 1925 Divorce Granted, Indiana.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Westbrook) Nowells, Memorial# 33064571, Joseph's first wife.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alva E. Nowells, Memorial# 33064542, Joseph's brother.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bessie (Nowells) Mohl, Memorial# 33064554, Alva's daughter.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Ezekiel Nowells, Memorial# 33065218, Joseph and Alva's father.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A. (Kline) Nowells, Memorial# 33065241, Joseph and Alva's mother.

Samuel Noyes1

Family
Marriage*16 March 1747He married Mary Field, daughter of Richard Field and Susanna Waldo, on 16 March 1747 in Bridgewater.2,1 

Family

 Mary Field b. 5 Oct 1709

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 172-173. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 130. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Catherine Nugent1

b. circa 1768, d. 11 September 1824
Family
Father*Dominick Nugent1
Birth*circa 1768Catherine Nugent was born circa 1768.2 
Marriage*She married George Bell Esq., son of Walter Bell.3 
Death*11 September 1824She died on 11 September 1824 at Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland. The Enniskillen Chronicle of 16 Sep reported having great regret in mentioning the sudden death of Mrs. Bell, wife of George Bell, of Bellevue, near Enniskillen. Mrs. Bell had been at Bundoran for some time past with her family enjoying the benefit of sea bathing, and sat down to tea there on Saturday evening in perfect health, when she suddenly fell from her chair and expired. This unexpected calamity has plunged her afflicted family in deepest distress, and excited the sympathy of a respectable circle of friends and acquaintances. Her remains were met on Monday last by a large portion of the inhabitants of this town, and conveyed for interment to the family burying place at Rossorry.2 
Burial*13 September 1824She was buried on 13 September 1824 in Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland. Her parish burial record read: Catherine Bell, Killeveen, 13 September 1824, aged 56.2 

Family

 George Bell Esq. b. c 1762, d. 11 Feb 1827
Children 1.Henry Frederick Nugent Bell+3 b. 1792, d. 10 Oct 1822
 2.Major General Sir George Bell+1,4 b. 17 Mar 1794, d. 10 Jul 1877
 3.Thomas Bell3 b. c 1797, d. 13 Nov 1854
 4.Martha Bell3 b. c 1799
 5.William Bell+3 b. c 1800, d. 18 May 1883
 6.Mary Jane Bell+3 b. 1801, d. 17 Jul 1887
 7.Charlotte Bell+3 b. c 1803
 8.Catherine Bell3 b. c 1803, d. a 1818
 9.Alexander Charlton Bell3 b. c 1806, d. 18 Apr 1835
 10.Edmund Bell3 d. a 1818

Citations

  1. [S891] Leslie Stephen, editor, downloaded from Google Books, The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume IV, Beal-Biber, (London, England: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885), pages 157-158. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  2. [S766] Séamas MacAnnaidh, "Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen", This work is a combination of the reading and transcribing of gravestones, newspaper notices and microfilm. The gravestones were in the Old Rossorry Graveyard in Enniskillen and his graveyard project was unfinished at the time of his writing. Most of the newspaper notices were found in the Enniskillen Chronicle and Erne Packet, although some were also from the Enniskillen Impartial Reporter. Those he included were described simply as "relevant" to the families or individuals mentioned on the gravestones. The microfilm he used was (MIC 1/22) Church of Ireland burial register found at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen (County Fermanagh, Ireland), online at http://www.igp-web.com/IGPArchives/ire/fermanagh/cemeteries/…, downloaded on downloaded 4 Sep 2010. Hereinafter cited as Old Rossorry Graveyard, Enniskillen.
  3. [S765] The Bell Family at Links - Genealogy, online at http://genealogy.links.org. Compiled by Camilla von Massenbach at e-mail address. Even though the database is a beta version and sourcing is incomplete, hard to find or absent, it provided some confirming information and new clues about the Bell family. Hereinafter cited as Bell Family at Links - Genealogy.
  4. [S892] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, (21 is missing), and 22, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22.

Dominick Nugent1

Family

Family
Child 1.Catherine Nugent+1 b. c 1768, d. 11 Sep 1824

Citations

  1. [S891] Leslie Stephen, editor, downloaded from Google Books, The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume IV, Beal-Biber, (London, England: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1885), pages 157-158. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Irena Nulf1

b. 25 May 1871
Family
Father*Levi Leftridge Nulf1,2 b. 24 Oct 1844
Mother*Jane Earnhart1,3 b. 13 Dec 1849
Birth*25 May 1871Irena Nulf was born on 25 May 1871 in Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana.1 
Name VariationShe was called Rena.1 
Marriage*16 October 1912She married, as his second wife, Milton S. Miller, son of David B. Miller and Susan Smith, on 16 October 1912 in Indiana. One year after their marriage, Milton's niece, Florence Miller, married Rena's youngest brother, Levi Lawrence Nulf.1,4,5 

Family

 Milton Miller b. 24 Aug 1868

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, Irena “Rena” (Nulf) Miller, Memorial# 42212278. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Levi Leftridge Nulf, Memorial# 42212418.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Earnhart) Nulf, Memorial# 42212415.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Milton Sylvester Miller, Memorial# 42212272.
  5. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Milton S Miller of Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, age 44, born on 24 August 1868 in New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana, son of David Miller and Susan Smith, and Rena Nulf of Kimmell, Noble County, Indiana, age 41 born on 25 May 1871 in Sparta Township, Noble County, Indiana, daughter of Levi L. Nulf and Jane Earnhart, married on 16 October 1912 in Indiana, United States, citing page 136 and not referencing any FHL Film#. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Levi L. Nulf1

b. 3 March 1892
Family
Father*Levi Leftridge Nulf2,3 b. 24 Oct 1844
Mother*Jane Earnhart4,3 b. 13 Dec 1849
Birth*3 March 1892Levi L. Nulf was born on 3 March 1892 in Cromwell, Noble County, Indiana.1,3 
Name VariationHis full name was Levi Lawrence Nulf.3 
Marriage*14 October 1913He married Florence Miller, daughter of Samson Miller and Mary Ann Werner, on 14 October 1913 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. One year before their marriage, Florence's uncle, Milton S. Miller, had married Levi's eldest sister, Rena Nulf.5,3,6 

Family

 Florence Miller b. 29 Sep 1896

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Florence Miller of Elkhart, Indiana, age 17, born on 29 September 1896 in New Paris, Indiana, daughter of "Samuel" Miller and Mary "Warner", and Levi L Nulf of Cromwell, Indiana, age 21, born on 3 March 1892 in Noble County, Indiana, son of "Lafe" L. Nulf and Jane "Arehart", married on 14 October 1913 in Indiana, United States, citing page 338 and referencing FHL Film# 001845561. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  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, Levi Leftridge Nulf, Memorial# 42212418. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Levi Lawrence Nulf, Memorial# 42212417.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Earnhart) Nulf, Memorial# 42212415.
  5. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Florence Miller, age 17, born on 29 September 1896 in New Paris, Elkhart, Indiana, daughter of "Samuel" Miller and Mary "Warner", and Levi L Nulf, age 21, born on 3 March 1892 in Noble County, Indiana, son of "Lafe" L. Nulf and Jane "Archart", married on 14 October 1913 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, citing page 338 and referencing FHL Film# 001845561. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Florence Elizabeth (Miller) Nulf, Memorial# 42212412.