Martha Rumford1

Father*John Rumford1 d. b 3 Feb 1738
Mother*Mary Scaife1 b. 10 Aug 1678, d. b 26 Dec 1737
Birth*Martha Rumford was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1726-1747 (Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 92, 222.

Miriam Rumford1

Father*John Rumford1 d. b 3 Feb 1738
Mother*Mary Scaife1 b. 10 Aug 1678, d. b 26 Dec 1737
Birth*Miriam Rumford was born in Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1726-1747 (Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 92, 222.

Rebecca Rumford1

b. 18 December 1703, d. before 26 December 1737
Father*John Rumford1 d. b 3 Feb 1738
Mother*Mary Scaife1 b. 10 Aug 1678, d. b 26 Dec 1737
Birth*18 December 1703Rebecca Rumford was born on 18 December 1703 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania,1 
Death*before 26 December 1737 and died before 26 December 1737, the date her father signed his will and she was not mentioned.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1726-1747 (Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 92, 222.

Sarah Rumford1

b. 25 March 1700
Father*John Rumford1 d. b 3 Feb 1738
Mother*Mary Scaife1 b. 10 Aug 1678, d. b 26 Dec 1737
Birth*25 March 1700Sarah Rumford was born on 25 March 1700 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1726-1747 (Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 92, 222.

Thomas Rumford1

Father*John Rumford1 d. b 3 Feb 1738
Mother*Mary Scaife1 b. 10 Aug 1678, d. b 26 Dec 1737
Birth*Thomas Rumford was born in Pennsylvania.1 

Citations

  1. [S1399] Heaton. A well-researched and partially documented work on the earliest Heaton immigrants to Pennsylvania, from Yorkshire, England, in 1682. Some of the information from the website is presented here in acknowledgement that not all of the early Heatons to America were "our" Heatons, and specifically to remind us of the reasons for the confusion expressed by our Heaton family researchers over the years as they tried to distinguish between the Lincolnshire John Heaton and the Yorkshire John Heaton, the two John Heatons of Loudon County, Virginia. Online at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~paxson/…, MJP Grundy (email: e-mail address); viewed on 7 July 2015, citing Abstracts of Philadelphia County Wills, 1726-1747 (Md.: Family Line Publications, 1995), 92, 222.

Albert J. Rundell1

b. 1891
Father*Hiram Rundell1 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott1 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*1891Albert J. Rundell was born about 1891 in Iowa.1 
(Son) Census US 191010 May 1910Albert J. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in the household of his parents in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was 19 years old, able to read and write, and worked for wages as a farm laborer on the family farm.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Dallas E. Rundell1,2

b. 1889
Father*Hiram Rundell3 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott3 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*1889Dallas E. Rundell was born about 1889 in Iowa.3 
(Son) Census US 191010 May 1910Dallas E. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in the household of his parents in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was 21 years of age, able to read and write, and worked for wages as a farm laborer on the family farm.3 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430, Dallas's name spelled Dallis and transcribed as "Dallie" by Ancestry. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Dallas E Rundle, age 23, born in Iowa, son of Hiram Rundle and Olive Scott, married Blanche M Kelsey, first marriage for each, on 15 July 1911 in Ringgold County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430.

Daniel S. Rundell1

b. 1901
Father*Hiram Rundell1 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott1 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*1901Daniel S. Rundell was born in 1901 in Iowa.1 
(Son) Census US 191010 May 1910Daniel S. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in the household of his parents in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was 12 years old and able to read and write.2 
(Son) Census US 19209 March 1920Daniel S. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken about 9 March 1920 in the household of his parents in Lotts Creek Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. He was 19 years old, and everyone in the household was able to read, write and speak English.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Olive Rundell, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lotts Creek, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T625_511; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Fannie L. Rundell1

b. 16 September 1879
Father*Hiram Rundell1,2 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott1,3 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*16 September 1879Fannie L. Rundell was born on 16 September 1879 in Ringgold County, Iowa.1 

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, Fannie L (Rundel) Pierce, Memorial# 132010943. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hiram Rundell, Memorial# 139695309.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Helen Olive “Ollie” (Scott) Rundell, Memorial# 139695251.

Hiram Rundell1

b. 1852, d. 10 January 1934
Birth*1852Hiram Rundell was born about 1852 in Illinois.1 
Marriage*1883He married Helen Olive Scott about 1883.2,1,3 
Census US 1910*10 May 1910Helen and Hiram Rundell were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. Hiram was 58 years of age and a general farmer, and Helen O. was 46 years of age. They were both able to read and write, rented their farm, had been married for 26 years, the first marriage for each, and Helen had given birth to eight children, six of whom were living. Five of their children, and three grandchildren, were enumerated with them in 1910. Their older sons, Dallas E. and Albert J., were ages 21 and 19 years, respectively, able to read and write, and worked for wages as farm laborers on the family farm; and Laura E. and Daniel S. were ages 14 and 12 years, respectively, and able to read and write. Their daughter, Losha Emanuel, who had married in 1905, was enumerated with her three children in her parents' household in 1910. Losha was 22 years of age, able to read and write, and was recorded as a widow, although her husband, Charles Emanuel, was alive and had been recorded as married a month earlier, in April 1910, when he was enumerated with his parents, Edna and John Emanuel, in Dawson County, Nebraska. Their children, John Emanuel, Alice J. Emanuel and Beulah Emanuel, ages 4 years, 3 years and eight months, respectively, were enumerated with their mother in the household of their maternal grandparents.4 
Census US 1920*9 March 1920Olive and Hiram Rundell were enumerated on the 1920 census taken about 9 March 1920 in Lotts Creek Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. Hiram was 73 years of age and a general farmer and employer, and Olive was 55 years of age. They rented their farm. Two of their unmarried children were enumerated with them. Laura E. was 20 years old and Daniel S. was age 19. Also residing with the couple in 1920 was a married daughter, Losha M., with her husband, Henry Fassler, and three children from Losha's previous marriage, Johnny Emanuel, Joey Emanuel and Beulah Emanuel. The couple's daughter, Losha, was 35 years of age, her husband, Henry, who had immigrated from Germany in 1897, was 38 years of age and worked for wages as a general farmer, likely for his father-in-law. Losha's children’s surname was spelled "Manieul" by the census taker, and transcribed as "Mariscal" by Ancestry. Johnny was 13 years old. Alice was recorded as Joey, although the census taker spelled her name as "Joe E." She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year. And the youngest, Beulah, was 9 years old and, like her sister, had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was able to read, write and speak English.5 
(Husband) Death1926Hiram became a widower when Helen Olive (Scott) Rundell died in 1926 at about age 62.2 
Death*10 January 1934He died on 10 January 1934 in Iowa at about age 821 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in F-10, Row 2, of Fairview Cemetery, Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa.1,2 

Family

Helen Olive Scott b. 1864, d. 1926
Children 1.Fannie L. Rundell6,1 b. 16 Sep 1879
 2.Losha May Rundell+1,7,3 b. 19 Jan 1883
 3.Dallas E. Rundell4 b. 1889
 4.Albert J. Rundell4 b. 1891
 5.Laura E. Rundell8 b. 1896
 6.Daniel S. Rundell5 b. 1901

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, Hiram Rundell, Memorial# 139695309. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Helen Olive “Ollie” (Scott) Rundell, Memorial# 139695251.
  3. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charles R Emanuel of Redding, Iowa, farm hand, age 20, born in Jewell County Kansas, son of John Emanuel and Edna Adamson, first marriage, consent given by his father, John Emanuel, married Lasha M Rundle of Redding, Iowa, age 20, born in Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa, daughter of Hiram Rundle and Ollie Scott, first marriage, married on 6 April 1905 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  4. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Olive Rundell, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lotts Creek, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T625_511; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Fannie L (Rundel) Pierce, Memorial# 132010943.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Losha May (Rundell) Fassler, Memorial# 124820303.
  8. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Laura Etta Rundel, age 25, her first marriage, born about 1896 in Ringgold County Iowa, daughter of Hiram Rundel and Olive H Scott, married Fred Houston, age 46, farmer, his second marriage, born about 1875 in Peoria County, Illinois, son of _____ Houston and Mary Currie, married on 3 July 1921 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922.

Laura E. Rundell1

b. 1896
Father*Hiram Rundell2 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott2 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*1896Laura E. Rundell was born about 1896 in Ringgold County, Iowa.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Laura Etta Rundell.2 
(Daughter) Census US 191010 May 1910Laura E. was enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in the household of her parents in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. She was 14 years old and able to read and write.3 
(Daughter) Census US 19209 March 1920Laura E. was enumerated on the 1920 census taken about 9 March 1920 in the household of her parents in Lotts Creek Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. She was 20 years old, and everyone in the household was able to read, write and speak English.1 

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Olive Rundell, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lotts Creek, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T625_511; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Laura Etta Rundel, age 25, her first marriage, born about 1896 in Ringgold County Iowa, daughter of Hiram Rundel and Olive H Scott, married Fred Houston, age 46, farmer, his second marriage, born about 1875 in Peoria County, Illinois, son of _____ Houston and Mary Currie, married on 3 July 1921 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  3. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Losha May Rundell1

b. 19 January 1883
Father*Hiram Rundell2,3,1 b. 1852, d. 10 Jan 1934
Mother*Helen Olive Scott4,3,1 b. 1864, d. 1926
Birth*19 January 1883Losha May Rundell was born on 19 January 1883 in Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa.3,1 
Marriage*6 April 1905She married first Charles Emanuel, son of John Emanuel and Edna Adamson, on 6 April 1905 in Ringgold County, Iowa.1 
(Married Daughter) Census US 191010 May 1910Losha Emanuel, whose surname was recorded as "Manuel" by the census taker, was enumerated with her three children on the 1910 census taken on 9 and 10 May 1910 in the household of her parents in Rice, Ringgold County, Iowa. Losha was 22 years of age, able to read and write, and was recorded as a widow although her husband, Charles Emanuel, was alive and had been recorded as married a month earlier, in April 1910, when he was enumerated with his parents, Edna and John Emanuel, in Dawson County, Nebraska. Their children, John Emanuel, Alice J. Emanuel and Beulah Emanuel, ages 4 years, 3 years and eight months, respectively, were enumerated with their mother and maternal grandparents.5 
Divorce*Losha May (Rundell) Emanuel and Charles Ray Emanuel were separated by April 1910 and in the process of divorce, when they were enumerated with their respective parents, in different states, on the 1910 census. At that time, in April 1910, Charles was reported as married, and in May 1910, Losha was reported as widowed. When they actually divorced, we don't know. We do know they both remarried, Charles marrying a second time on 12 April 1912, and Losha on 19 September 1920.6,7,8 
Marriage*24 September 1919She married second Henry Fassler, son of Philipp J. Fassler and Louise J. Zipse, on 24 September 1919 in Ringgold County, Iowa.9 
(Married Daughter) Census US 19209 March 1920Losha M. was enumerated with her second husband and the three children from her previous marriage on the 1920 census taken about 9 March 1920 in the household of her parents in Lotts Creek Township, Ringgold County, Iowa. Losha was 35 years of age, her husband, Henry, who had immigrated from Germany in 1897, was 38 years of age and worked for wages as a general farmer, likely for his father-in-law. Losha's children’s surname was spelled "Manieul" by the census taker, and transcribed as "Mariscal" by Ancestry. Johnny was 13 years old. Alice was recorded as Joey, although the census taker spelled her name as "Joe E." She was 11 years old and had attended school within the census year. And, the youngest, Beulah, was 9 years old and, like her sister, had attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was able to read, write and speak English.10 
Census State IA 1925*1 January 1925Losha and Henry Fassler was listed on the 1925 Iowa State census taken on 1 January 1925 in Aurelia, Cherokee County, Iowa. Henry was 43 years of age, born in Germany, the son of Philipp Fassler and Louise Zipse, both born in Germany and married in Germany; and Losha was 38 years of age, born in Iowa, the daughter of Hiram Rundell and Ollie Rundell, both born in Iowa and married in Iowa. Two children were listed with the couple in 1925. Their daughter, Amelia, was 4 years old; and Beulah Emanuel, Losha's daughter from her first marriage, was 16 years old. Henry's brother, Adolph Fassler, was listed on the same census page.11 

Family 1

Charles Emanuel b. 19 Jul 1885, d. 3 Dec 1918
Children 1.John Morgan Emanuel12,3,13 b. 16 Aug 1906
 2.Alice J. Emanuel+14,3 b. 20 Apr 1908
 3.Beulah Emanuel15,3 b. 30 Sep 1909

Family 2

Henry Fassler b. Jun 1881
Child 1.Amelia Fassler16,3 b. 13 Jan 1920

Citations

  1. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charles R Emanuel of Redding, Iowa, farm hand, age 20, born in Jewell County Kansas, son of John Emanuel and Edna Adamson, first marriage, consent given by his father, John Emanuel, married Lasha M Rundle of Redding, Iowa, age 20, born in Redding, Ringgold County, Iowa, daughter of Hiram Rundle and Ollie Scott, first marriage, married on 6 April 1905 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  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, Hiram Rundell, Memorial# 139695309. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Losha May (Rundell) Fassler, Memorial# 124820303.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Helen Olive “Ollie” (Scott) Rundell, Memorial# 139695251.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Helen O. Rundell, (transcribed as "Kindel" and "Rissdel" by Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Rice, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 1374430. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Charles Emanuel in 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 8769, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Ahle-Eyno. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955.
  7. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Sarah Russell in 1912 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 8769, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Higg-Usse.
  8. [S2405] Charles Ray Emanuel 1918 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Gibbon Reporter, (Gibbon, Nebraska), Thursday, 5 December 1918, page 5, death on Tuesday, 3 December 1918, of Charles Ray Emanuel, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Emanuel of Gibbon, at his home in Sumner, of an attack of the influenza followed by pneumonia; born on 19 July 1885 in Omio, Jewel County, Kansas, married Miss Sarah Russell on 12 April 1912 in Lexington, Nebraska, survived by wife and two children, parents, five brothers and two sisters. Hereinafter cited as Charles Ray Emanuel 1918 Nebraska Obituary.
  9. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Losha M Rundel, age 24, born about 1895 in Ringgold County, Iowa, daughter of "High" Rundel, marriage number one, married Henry Fossler, age 27, born about 1892 in Ringgold County, Iowa, parents not given, marriage number one, married on 24 September 1919 in Ringgold, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Hiram and Olive Rundell, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lotts Creek, Ringgold, Iowa; Roll: T625_511; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 127. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S1448] Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry and Losha Fassler, Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Hereinafter cited as Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925.
  12. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for Johnny Morgan Emanuel, born on 16 August 1906 in Redding, Ringgold, Iowa, USA, son of Charles Emanuel and Lasha Mae Rundle, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  13. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Morgan Emanuel, Memorial# 93263053.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice J. (Emanuel) Adams, Memorial# 124784101.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Beulah Edna (Emanuel) Pedersen, Memorial# 78273135.
  16. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Amelia S. (Fassler) Davis, Memorial# 125596762.

Elvet L. Runyon1,2

b. 27 March 1877, d. 18 November 1951
Father*James A. Runyon1,3 b. 9 Feb 1853
Mother*Sarah H. Owen1,3 b. Mar 1852
Birth*27 March 1877Elvet L. Runyon was born on 27 March 1877 in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana.4,5,6 
Name VariationHis full name was Elvet Lee Runyon.6 
Marriage*19 March 1898He married first Dessie Ann Abel, daughter of Lillie B. Abel, on 19 March 1898 in Orange County, Indiana.7 
(Husband) Death18 May 1930Elvet became a widower when Dessie Ann (Abel) Runyon died on 18 May 1930 at age 50.7 
Marriage*27 August 1931He married second, as her second husband, Anna J. Charles, daughter of Wilber A. Charles and Rhoda Halbert, on 27 August 1931 in Orange County, Indiana.1 
Divorce*before 16 April 1940Elvet L. Runyon and Anna J. Runyon were divorced before 16 April 1940, the date they were both recorded as divorced on the 1940 census, both on the same census page in French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. They were enumerated separately, two households apart. Elvet was alone, although surrounded by family members, and Anna was with her mother and her three chldren.8,9 
Census US 1940*16 April 1940Elvet Runyon was enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 16 April 1940 on State Roads 150 and 56, east of Prospect, Rural, French Lick, Orange County, Indiana. He was divorced, 62 years of age, had completed his education through the 4th grade of elementary school, and worked as the operator of a filling station on his own account. He had worked 52 weeks in 1939, 60 hours the week before the census was taken, and had been at work the day before. He owned his house, which was on a farm and valued at $600, and had lived in the same house on April 1, 1935. Other members of his extended Runyon family were also enumerated near him on the same census page in 1940, and his former wife, Anna J. Runyon, and the couple's two children, were enumerated with Anna's mother two houses below Elvet's on the same census page.9,8 
Death*18 November 1951He died on 18 November 1951 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, at age 746 
Burial* and was buried with his first wife in Ames Chapel Cemetery, Paoli.6,7,10 

Family 1

Dessie Ann Abel b. 31 Jan 1880, d. 18 May 1930

Family 2

Anna J. Charles b. 7 Sep 1905, d. 4 Dec 2000

Citations

  1. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Anna Jones, age 26, born on 7 September 1905 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of W. A. Charles and Rhoda Holbert, and E L Runyon, age 54, born on 27 March 1877 in Lawrence County, Indiana, son of James A. Runyon and Sarah Owen, married on 27 August 1931 in Indiana, United States, citing page 545 and referencing FHL Film# 001426370. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.
  2. [S2628] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, online at www.ancestry.com, birth of Clarence Elbert Runyon on 5 October 1934 in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA, son of Elvet L Runyon and Anna Jane Charles, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Birth Certificates; Year: 1934; Roll: 017, citing Certificate# 42095, Roll# 40474_357189, Volume Range 81 - 85. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944.
  3. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 December 1874 in Orange County, of James A Runion and Sarah F Owen, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office, Paoli; Book: C- 6; Page: 313. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Albert and Sarah Runyon, (their surname spelled "Runion" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 163a; Enumeration District: 020. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elvet E. and Dessie A. Runyon, Year: 1900; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Elvet Lee Runyon, Memorial# 89668277. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Dessie Ann (Abel) Runyon, Memorial# 84884790.
  8. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Rhoda Charles, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.
  9. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elvet Runyon, Year: 1940; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 59-3.
  10. [S1571] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Elvet Runyon, age 74, divorced, farmer, died on 18 November 1951 in Rural, Orange County, Indiana, USA, born on 7 March 1877 in Indiana, son of Albert Runyon and Sarah Owens, Date Registered 1951, informant Harvey Runyon, Paoli, Indiana, referencing Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1951; Roll: 11. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017.

James A. Runyon1

b. 9 February 1853
Birth*9 February 1853James A. Runyon was born on 9 February 1853 in Kentucky.2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was James Albert Runyon3 
Name Variation and he was also called Albert.4 
Marriage*10 December 1874He married Sarah H. Owen on 10 December 1874 in Orange County, Indiana.1 

Family

Sarah H. Owen b. Mar 1852
Child 1.Elvet L. Runyon5,1 b. 27 Mar 1877, d. 18 Nov 1951

Citations

  1. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 10 December 1874 in Orange County, of James A Runion and Sarah F Owen, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Orange County, Indiana; index to Marriage Record 1826-1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Location County Clerk's Office, Paoli; Book: C- 6; Page: 313. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James A. and Sarah H. Runyon, Year: 1900; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 396; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 0094. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  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 Albert Runyon, Memorial# 89667161. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Albert and Sarah Runyon, (their surname spelled "Runion" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Orangeville, Orange, Indiana; Roll: 302; Page: 163a; Enumeration District: 020. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Anna Jones, age 26, born on 7 September 1905 in Orange County, Indiana, daughter of W. A. Charles and Rhoda Holbert, and E L Runyon, age 54, born on 27 March 1877 in Lawrence County, Indiana, son of James A. Runyon and Sarah Owen, married on 27 August 1931 in Indiana, United States, citing page 545 and referencing FHL Film# 001426370. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Sarah C. Rupe1

b. 15 December 1834, d. 15 November 1912
Birth*15 December 1834Sarah C. Rupe was born on 15 December 1834 in Lafayette County, Missouri.2 
Name VariationHer full name was Sarah Cordelia Rupe.2 
Marriage*2 July 1851She married Shelby W. Helm on 2 July 1851 in El Dorado County, California.2,3,1 
Census US 1860*25 June 1860Sarah C. and S. W. Helm were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 25 June 1860 in Russian River, Sonoma County, California. Shelby was 31 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $400, and Sarah was 24 years of age. Three children were enumerated with the couple in 1860. Susan E. and Mary Mrgarita were ages 8 and 2 years, respectively, and Richard R. was two months old. Also enumerated with the family in 1860 was James Kellum, who had been born in New Jersey, was 35 years old, worked as a roving hunter, and had a personal estate valued at $50.4 
Draft Registration*1 July 1863When her husband completed his Civil War Draft Registration as of 1 July 1863, they were living in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California. He was working as a teamster, and had previously served in the Mexican War.5 
Census US 1870*1 June 1870Sarah C. and S. W. Helm were enumerated on the 1870 census taken as of 1 June 1870 in Upper Lake, Lake County, California. Shelby was 41 years of age and a farmer with a personal estate valued at $200, and Sarah was 35 years of age and keeping house. Six children were enumerated with them in 1870. Mary was 12 years old; Newton, whose name looks more like "Milton", was 9 years old; Melissa was age 8; Emma H., who was recorded as Anna H., was 6 years old; Ed L. was age 3; and baby Lucy, who was recorded as "Louisa", was nine months old. We note that the census taker's handwriting was very difficult for us to read, and the Helm surname was transcribed by Ancestry as "Helen."6 
Census US 1880*11 June 1880Sarah C. and Weeden S. Helm were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 11 June 1880 in Gravelly Valley, Lake County, California. Calling himself Weeden, Shelby was 51 years of age and a farmer, and Sarah was 44 years of age and keeping house. Five children were enumerated with them in 1880, and all of them had attended school within the census year. Emma H. and Edward S. were ages 15 and 13 years, respectively; Lucy E. and Eva E. were ages 10 and 8 years, respectively; and young Charles H., who had a broken thigh bone, was 6 years old.7 
Census State WA 1885*1885Sarah C. and Shelby W. Helm were listed with only their initials on the 1885 Washington State and Territorial census in Whitman County, Washington. S. W. was 55 years of age and a farmer, and S. C. was age 50. Their three youngest children were listed with them. Lucy, Eva and Charles were ages 15, 13 and 11 years, respectively.8 
(Wife) Death9 June 1886Sarah became a widow when Shelby Weeden Helm died on 9 June 1886 at age 57.3 
Census State WA 1887*1887Sarah C. Helm was listed with four of her children on the 1887 Washington State and Territorial census taken in Whitman County, Washington. She was recorded as 50 years of age and married, although she had been widowed the year before. Her son, Newton, who was listed as N. P. Helm, was 26 years of age; Lucy and Eva were ages 18 and 16 years, respectively; and Charlie was 13 years old.9 
Death*15 November 1912She died on 15 November 1912 in Emmet, Gem County, Idaho, at age 772 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in Section 2, Lot 46 of Saint John Cemetery, Saint John, Whitman County, Washington.2,3 

Family

Shelby W. Helm b. 9 Jan 1829, d. 9 Jun 1886
Children 1.Susan E. Helm10,2 b. 25 May 1852
 2.Mary Margarita Helm6 b. 1858
 3.Richard R. Helm4 b. Mar 1860
 4.Newton P. Helm+2,9,6 b. Apr 1861, d. 27 Jun 1935
 5.Melissa Helm6,11,2 b. 24 Jul 1862
 6.Emma H. Helm6,12,2 b. 21 Jun 1864
 7.Edward S. Helm6 b. 1867
 8.Lucy E. Helm13 b. Aug 1869
 9.Eva E. Helm14,2 b. 25 Sep 1871
 10.Charles H. Helm7 b. 1874

Citations

  1. [S2193] Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 2 July 1851 in El Dorado County, California of S W Helm of El Dorado, and Sarah C Rupe of El Dorado, license obtained in El Dorado, California, USA, referencing Volume A, page 1. Hereinafter cited as Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2016.
  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, Sarah Cordelia (Rupe) Helm, Memorial# 120453507. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elder Shelby Weeden Helm, Memorial# 56975902.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. W. and Sarah C. Helm, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Russian River, Sonoma, California; Roll: M653_69; Page: 429; Family History Library Film: 803069. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1588] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Shelby W Helm, born about 1829 in Missouri, was 34 years of age on 1 July 1863, Married, teamster, had served in the Mexican War, resided in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, Northern Congressional District, Class 1, citing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865 (Civil War Union Draft Records); NAI: 4213514; Archive Volume Number: 5 of 7. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. W. and Sarah C. Helm, (the census taker's handwriting very difficult to read, and their surname transcribed by Ancestry as "Helen"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Upper Lake, Lake, California; Roll: M593_73; Pages: 410B-411A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Household of Weeden S. and Sarah C. Helm, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gravelly Valley, Lake, California; Roll: 66; Page: 63c; Enumeration District: 052. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  8. [S2993] Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892, online at www.ancestry.com, household for 1885 of S. W. and S. C. Helm, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Hereinafter cited as Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892.
  9. [S2993] Washington, U.S., State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892, online at www.ancestry.com, household for 1887 of Sarah C. Helm, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Susan Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Helm) Scott, Memorial# 128303323.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Malissa Janet “Jane” (Helm) Hudson, Memorial# 53280385.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Emma Harriett (Helm) McCoy, Memorial# 66311914.
  13. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of S. W. and Sarah C. Helm, (the census taker's handwriting very difficult to read, and their surname was transcribed by Ancestry as "Helen"), Year: 1870; Census Place: Upper Lake, Lake, California; Roll: M593_73; Pages: 410B-411A.
  14. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eva Ester (Helm) Wright, Memorial# 45748463.

Jacob Rush1

ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Ruth Heaton, daughter of Isaac Heaton and Susannah Bell.1 

Family

Ruth Heaton b. 1796

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 6, pages 184-185. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Lewis S. Rush1

b. 1829
Birth*1829Lewis S. Rush was born about 1829 in Pennsylvania.2 
Marriage*He married Rebecca D. Sutch, daughter of John Sutch and Ann Bowers.1 
Census US 1880*9 June 1880Rebecca and Lewis S. Rush were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 9 June 1880 on the west side of Warnock Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Lewis was 51 years of age and working as a clerk, and Rebecca was 52 years of age and keeping house. Residing with the couple in 1880 was Elmira Hoey, age 69, who worked as a housekeeper.2 
(Husband) Death17 July 1882Lewis became a widower when Rebecca B. (Sutch) Rush died on 17 July 1882 at age 53.1 

Family

Rebecca D. Sutch b. 24 Apr 1829, d. 17 Jul 1882

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, Rebecca D (Sutch) Rush, Memorial# 69143450. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Lewis S. and Rebecca D. Rush, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1180; Page: 368D; Enumeration District: 410. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

Mary A. Rush1

b. 4 August 1863, d. 23 May 1888
Father*Peter Rush2 b. 19 Nov 1823, d. 30 Jan 1866
Mother*Elsie Williams3 b. 1825, d. 25 Mar 1915
Birth*4 August 1863Mary A. Rush was born on 4 August 1863.1 
(Daughter) Death30 January 1866When Mary was 2 years old, her father died on 30 January 1866 at age 42, leaving Mary's mother with several young children.2 
(Daughter) Marriage29 June 1867Six months after her father's death, her mother married a second time, on 29 June 1867, to Benton Lockhard who had not been married before.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*27 July 1884She married, as his first wife, George Reed, son of Charles Mitchell Reed Jr. and Eliza Jane Clark, on 27 July 1884 in Kosciusko County, Indiana.1,8,9 
Death*23 May 1888 On 23 May 1888, at age 24, Mary Reed committed suicide after first murdering her baby daughter, Bertha, who was fifteen months old. Her other daughter, Maude Mae, who was 2 years old, was not harmed. The terrible double tragedy occurred that morning at her home near Nappanee, Elkhart County, Indiana, after her husband, George Reed, had left to work in a clearing on their farm a short distance from the house. He returned an hour later to discover the horrible situation. A transcription of a report of the incident, with more details, was published by the Goshen Weekly News and is on Mary's Find-a-Grave Memorial page.1 
Burial*She and little Bertha were buried in Union Center Cemetery, Nappanee.10,1 

Family

George Reed b. Aug 1865, d. 16 Dec 1930
Children 1.Maude Mae Reed11 b. 17 Dec 1885, d. 10 Feb 1923
 2.Bertha J. Reed10 b. 17 Feb 1887, d. 23 May 1888

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, Mary A (Rush) Reed, Memorial# 52195964. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Peter Rush, Memorial# 6408533171077422.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie (Williams) Lockard, Memorial# 150843258.
  4. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 29 June 1867 in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA, of Elsie Rush and Benton Lockard, referencing the Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Elkhart County Indiana; index to Marriage Records 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Volume Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Goshen; Book: 3; Page: 39. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benton and Elsie Lockard, Year: 1900; Census Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: 369; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 0019; Benton recorded as age 63 and his date of birth as June 1836, and Elsie recorded as age 72 and her date of birth as August 1827. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie (Williams) Lockard, Memorial# 150843258, her date of birth recorded as 1825.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Pvt Benton Lockard, Memorial# 2862944, his date of birth recorded as 1842.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Reed, Memorial# 71077422.
  9. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 27 July 1884 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA, of George Reed and Mary Rush, referencing the Works Progress Administration, Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940, Kosciusko County Indiana, marriages 1846-1891 Brides Compiled By Ruth M Slevin 1972, Book G, Page 300.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Bertha J Reed, Memorial# 52195973.
  11. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Maude Mae (Reed) Middleton, Memorial# 46529952.

Peter Rush1,2

b. 19 November 1823, d. 30 January 1866
Birth*19 November 1823Peter Rush was born, as calculated from his age at death, about 19 November 1823.3 
Marriage*15 November 1849He married, as her first husband, Elsie Williams on 15 November 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana.4,1,5 
Death*30 January 1866He died on 30 January 1866 at age 42, leaving his wife with several young children1 
Burial* and was buried in Baintertown Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana.1 

Family

Elsie Williams b. 1825, d. 25 Mar 1915
Child 1.Mary A. Rush+1 b. 4 Aug 1863, d. 23 May 1888

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, Peter Rush, Memorial# 6408533171077422. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary A (Rush) Reed, Memorial# 52195964.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Peter Rush, Memorial# 6408533171077422, died 30 January 1866 at age 42 years, 2 months and 11 days.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elsie (Williams) Lockard, Memorial# 150843258.
  5. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 15 November 1849 in Elkhart County, Indiana, USA of Peter Rush and Elsea Williams. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.

Susanah Edna Rush1

Name VariationShe was called Edna.2 
Marriage*26 September 1820She married Jordan H. Simmons on 26 September 1820 in Allen County, Kentucky.1,3 

Family

Jordan H. Simmons b. 1797, d. 1880
Children 1.Nancy N. Simmons+1,4 b. 15 Sep 1822, d. 8 Jan 1916
 2.John G. Simmons5,1 b. 1828

Citations

  1. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/… .Caution: This is a beautifully presented collection of "Person Pages" containing a variety of information about specific ancestors submitted by individual contributors -- often, unfortunately, with no sources. If the information we have chosen to pass along here is accurate, we are extremely grateful to the contributor(s) who have shared it. Without documentation, however, we researchers are always forced to question the validity of information. We hope what we have selected to include was originally obtained from family Bible records, or other reliable sources, and is accurate. Although, even when we have found contributed information to be unreliable, inaccurate or incomplete, we consider the information useful as possible clues as we research, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVDC-QDD. Hereinafter cited as Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog.
  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, Nancy N. (Simmons) Britt, Memorial# 106968316. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZD6-2WP
  4. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ5T-DSD
  5. [S2244] Family Search Ancestry Discovery Blog, online at https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/…, viewed online at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K28Y-C8B

Andrew Marion Rusk1

b. 9 May 1874
Relationship6th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*9 May 1874Andrew Marion Rusk was born on 9 May 1874.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Benjamin Hugh Rusk1

b. 10 September 1872, d. 3 June 1873
Relationship6th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*10 September 1872Benjamin Hugh Rusk was born on 10 September 18721 
Death*3 June 1873 and died on 3 June 1873 at the age of 8 months and 23 days.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Catharine V. Rusk1,2

b. 24 December 1879
Relationship6th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk3 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton3 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*24 December 1879Catharine V. Rusk was born on 24 December 1879 in Jersey County, Illinois.3,4 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…, transcriber speculated "Katherine" or "Catherine" with middle name possibly "Viola" Rusk and stated Don Clarkson reported "Kathrine". Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Sarah A. Rusk, English, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 093; she was enumerated as "Catharine V. Rusk". Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Sarah A. Rusk, English, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 216; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 093.

Charles Roye Rusk1

b. 10 August 1890, d. 5 May 1902
Relationship6th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*10 August 1890Charles Roye Rusk was born on 10 August 18901 
Death*5 May 1902 and died on 5 May 1902 at age 11.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Dorothy Jane Rusk1

b. 5 April 1881
Relationship6th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*5 April 1881Dorothy Jane Rusk was born on 5 April 1881.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…, identifying her as a direct ancestor of Don Clarkson. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Effie Sabana Rusk1

b. 13 March 1888
Relationship6th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*13 March 1888Effie Sabana Rusk was born on 13 March 1888.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Julia Ann Rusk1

b. 13 July 1867
Relationship6th great-granddaughter of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*13 July 1867Julia Ann Rusk was born on 13 July 1867.1 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.

Thomas Jefferson Rusk1

b. 4 June 1848, d. 16 February 1923
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*4 June 1848Thomas Jefferson Rusk was born on 4 June 1848 in Illinois.1,2 
Marriage*11 June 1868He married Sarah Ann Heaton, daughter of Benjamin Heaton and Mary __?__, on 11 June 1868 in Jersey County, Illinois.1,3 
Death*16 February 1923He died on 16 February 1923 at age 74.1 

Family

Sarah Ann Heaton b. 22 Jun 1851
Children 1.Julia Ann Rusk1 b. 13 Jul 1867
 2.Benjamin Hugh Rusk1 b. 10 Sep 1872, d. 3 Jun 1873
 3.Andrew Marion Rusk1 b. 9 May 1874
 4.Catharine V. Rusk1 b. 24 Dec 1879
 5.Dorothy Jane Rusk4 b. 5 Apr 1881
 6.William Rusk1 b. 25 Aug 1885
 7.Effie Sabana Rusk1 b. 13 Mar 1888
 8.Charles Roye Rusk1 b. 10 Aug 1890, d. 5 May 1902

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Thomas J. and Sarah Rusk, Township 8 Range 13, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: M593_233; Page: 821A; Family History Library Film: 545732. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S266] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900, online at https://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp, recording the date of their marriage license as 11 June 1850, the same date as their marriage, and citing Volume A, page 163, in the county of Jersey. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900.
  4. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…, identifying her as a direct ancestor of Don Clarkson.

William Rusk1

b. 25 August 1885
Relationship6th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Thomas Jefferson Rusk1 b. 4 Jun 1848, d. 16 Feb 1923
Mother*Sarah Ann Heaton1 b. 22 Jun 1851
Birth*25 August 1885William Rusk was born on 25 August 1885.2 

Citations

  1. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, from copies of original Bible pages supplied by Don W. Clarkson in 1998 and typed as read by Glenda Frank Moser who originally shared the photos and her transcriptions with Ancestry.com on 31 August 2014. Don Clarkson was identified as a descendant of Sarah Ann Rusk and a link to Glenda's Ancestry tree was found online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions.
  2. [S1682] Heaton / Rusk Bible and Transcriptions, online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…, reporting the page was torn, eliminating his middle name and the last digit of the year.

Alexander Russell1

b. 15 August 1857, d. 3 November 1927
Father*Samuel Stewart Russell1,2 b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1911
Mother*Mary Ann Little1,2 b. 1833
Birth*15 August 1857Jefferson Alexander Russell was born on 15 August 1857 in Marionville, Lawrence County, Iowa.1,3,4 
Name VariationHis full name was Jefferson Alexander Russell and we have found his choice of name recorded a variety of ways, including as Alexander and Alex and once, from a third party, as John A. Russell. This man, Jefferson Alexander Russell, had a much younger brother named John Ault Russell, and both were at times identified as J. A. Russell. Even with the 20-year difference in their ages, their two names were sometimes confused.4 
Name VariationHe was called Alex.5 
(Son) Census US 18603 August 1860Alexander was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in the household of his parents in Wayne, Monroe County, Iowa. He was 3 years old.1 
(Son) Census US 187021 July 1870Alexander was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in the household of his widowed father in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa. He was 12 years old, at home, unable to write, and had attended school within the census year.6 
Marriage*1880He married Mary Ann Jones, daughter of Minitor Jones and Paralee Crow, in 1880 in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa.5,3,7,8 
Census US 1880*18 June 1880Mary Ann and Alex Russell were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 18 June 1880 in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa. Alex was 23 years of age, unable to read or write, and his work was farming; and Mary Ann was 19 years old and keeping house. Her parents, Parlie and Minitor Jones, were enumerated with her siblings in the next household above Mary Ann and Alex on the same census page.5 
Census US 1900*11 June 1900Mary and J. A. Russell were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 11 June 1900 in Bellevue Precinct, Sarpy County, Nebraska. Alexander was 42 years of age, unable to read or write, and worked as a day laborer, and Mary Ann was 39 years of age and was able to both read and write. They rented their house, had been married for 19 years, and Mary Ann had given birth to ten children, seven of whom were living and enumerated with their parents in 1900. Curtis and Bertha were ages 17 and 16 years, respectively, were able to read and write, and Curtis worked as a day laborer; Cora and Lottie were ages 11 and 10 years, respectively, were able to read and write, and had attended school for 9 months of the census year; Ella and Sarah were ages 8 and 3 years, respectively, and Francis was one year old.3 
(Bride's Father) Marriage30 June 1903Mary Ann and Alexander Russell's home in Lincoln County, Nebraska, was the location of the marriage between their daughter, Bertha, and Guy A. Byers on 30 June 1903. The marriage ceremony was performed by R. Randolph, Clergyman.9 
(Father) Census US 192014 January 1920Mary and Alex Russell were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 14 January 1920 in the household of their son and daughter-in-law, Ella and Curtis Russell, at 5832 South 20th Street, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Alex was 63 years of age, unable to read or write, and his occupation was recorded as "none"; and Mary was 61 years of age and able to both read and write.10 
Death*3 November 1927He died at age 70, on 3 November 1927, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mary Ellen and George H. Osborn, in Bayard, Morrill County, Nebraska,4 
Burial* and was buried in Bayard Cemetery, Bayard.4 

Family

Mary Ann Jones b. 8 Apr 1861, d. 24 Dec 1929
Children 1.Curtis Russell+3 b. Aug 1882, d. 1 Mar 1928
 2.Bertha Russell+3 b. Mar 1884
 3.Cora Russell3 b. Nov 1888
 4.Lottie Russell+3 b. Jul 1889, d. 12 Dec 1918
 5.Mary Ellen Russell3,7 b. 11 Aug 1891, d. 25 Aug 1970
 6.Sarah Russell+3 b. Nov 1896, d. Jun 1923
 7.Frances Russell3 b. Oct 1898

Citations

  1. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel S. and Mary A. Russell, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wayne, Monroe, Iowa; Roll: M653_336; Page: 424; Family History Library Film: 803336. Hereinafter cited as 1860 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, Samuel Stewart “Sam” Russell, Memorial# 120203127. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of J. A. and Mary A. Russell, (transcribed by Ancestry as "J H Ressel"), Year: 1900; Census Place: Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska; Roll: 939; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1240939. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S2404] Jefferson (John) Alexander Russell 1927 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Bayard Transcript, (Bayard, Nebraska), Thursday, 10 November 1927, page 1, reporting the death of Jefferson (J. A.) Russell on Thursday, 3 November, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Osborne, at age 70; born August 15 1857 in Marionville, Iowa; burial in Bayard Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Jefferson (John) Alexander Russell 1927 Nebraska Obituary.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Alex A. and Mary A. Russell, Year: 1880; Census Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 356; Page: 275C; Enumeration District: 128. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel Russell, Year: 1870; Census Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Roll: M593_411; Page: 72B. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S2403] Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, delayed certificate of birth for Mary Ellen Russell, born on 11 August 1891 in Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, USA, daughter of Alex Russell and Mary Ann Jones, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940.
  8. [S2402] Mary Ann (Jones) Russell 1929 Nebraska Obituary, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at https://www.myamericannurse.com/, The Bayard Transcript, (Bayard, Nebraska), Thursday, 26 December 1929, page 1, headline calling her a "Sweet Old Lady", she died on Tuesday, 24 December 1929 at Bayard, Nebraska, age 68; Mary Ann Jones, born in Mills County, Iowa on 8 April 1861, married Alexander Russell in 1880 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska; in 1904 moved to Gosper County; 10 children, 7 preceding their mother in death, 3 surviving are Mrs. Bertha Byers of Omaha, Mrs. George Osborne of Bayard and Mrs. Frances Harris of Duncan, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Mary Ann (Jones) Russell 1929 Nebraska Obituary.
  9. [S1824] Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 30 June 1903 in Lincoln County, Nebraska, USA, of Guy Byers of North Platte, Lincoln County, age 22, born in Iowa, son of Frank Byers and "Sybel" DeWitt, and Bertha Russell of North Platte, age 19, born in Iowa, daughter of Alex Russell and Mary Jones, married at the home of Alex Russell in Lincoln County, recorded in Lincoln County, referencing State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Curtis and Ella Russel, Year: 1920; Census Place: Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: T625_989; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 68. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.