Rose J. Russell1

b. September 1884
Family
Father*Samuel Stewart Russell1 b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1911
Mother*Margaret Francis McDaniel1 b. Sep 1846, d. 2 Sep 1902
Birth*September 1884Rose J. Russell was born in September 1884 in Iowa.1 

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel S. and Frances Russell, Year: 1900; Census Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 448; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240448. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.

Rowena Russell1

b. 25 May 1799, d. 29 March 1876
Family
Father*John Russell Jr.1 b. 11 May 1774, d. 27 Aug 1814
Mother*Lydia Norton1 b. 28 Mar 1777, d. 4 Oct 1876
Birth*25 May 1799Rowena Russell was born on 25 May 1799 in Madison County, New York.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18106 August 1810Her father, 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.2,3,4 
Marriage*She married George Foster Swarthout, son of Anthony Swarthout Jr. and Elizabeth Lockwood.5,1 
(Eldest Daughter) Relocation1828Her sister Cynthia and and her husband, William McPherson, moved to Ohio after their marriage, and in 1828 paid a visit to Rowena and Cynthia's mother in New York. During their visit, Cynthia and her husband persuaded her mother, 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 sister Cynthia, Rowena's brother, Norton, had also married and settled in Sandusky County. Thus encouraged, her mother and her two unmarried children, William Russell and Lydia Mary Chase, made the move west together, traveling to Ohio with the McPhersons. Rowena remained settled in New York with her husband and children.6,7 
(Wife) Death13 July 1853Rowena became a widow when George Foster Swarthout died on 13 July 1853 at age 56.5 
(Aunt) Death22 July 1864Her nephew, General James B. McPherson, was killed in the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July 1864 at age 35.8 
(Aunt) 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.8,9
(Aunt) Biographical InfoHer nephew, General James B. McPherson, eldest son of her sister, Cynthia, had succeeded and excelled throughout his life, ultimately becoming famous. Biographical information, written by William Bjornstad, is included on General McPherson's Find a Grave Memorial page, and with help from Wikipedia, some of the things we've learned about his life and death follow:

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

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

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

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

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

On July 17, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had become frustrated with General Johnston's strategy of maneuver and retreat, replaced him with Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, a boyhood friend and West Point classmate of McPherson. With the Union armies closing in on Atlanta, on July 20, 1864, Hood first attacked George Henry Thomas's Army of the Cumberland at Peachtree Creek, north of Atlanta, hoping to drive Thomas back before other forces could come to his aid. The attack failed. Then Hood's cavalry reported that the left flank of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, was unprotected. Hood visualized a glorious replay of Jackson's famous flank attack at Chancellorsville and ordered a new attack. McPherson had advanced his troops into Decatur, Georgia, and from there they moved onto high ground on Bald Hill overlooking Atlanta. Sherman believed that the Confederates had been defeated and were evacuating; however, McPherson rightly believed that they were moving to attack the Union from the left and rear. On July 22, 1864, however, while they were discussing this new development, four Confederate divisions under Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee flanked attached Union Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge's 16th Corps. While McPherson was riding his horse to the sound of guns to warn his old 17th Corps, with only his orderly as an escort, a line of Confederate skirmishers appeared, yelling "Halt!". McPherson raised his hand to his head as if to remove his hat, but suddenly wheeled his horse, attempting to escape. The Confederates opened fire and mortally wounded McPherson in the back. When the Confederate troops approached and asked his orderly who the downed officer was, the aide replied "Sir, it is General McPherson. You have killed the best man in our army."8,10,11
 
Death*29 March 1876Rowena died on 29 March 1876 in Milo, Yates County, New York, at age 761 
Burial* and was buried near her husband in the Second Milo Cemetery, Milo.1,5 

Family

 George Foster Swarthout b. 28 Oct 1796, d. 13 Jul 1853
Child 1.Seymour Swarthout12,1 b. 12 Oct 1819

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, Rowena (Russell) Swarthout, Memorial# 126110431. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [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.
  3. [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 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. Hereinafter cited as October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum.
  4. [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.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, George Foster Swarthout, Memorial# 126110426.
  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 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. 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 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.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Birdseye McPherson, Memorial# 4423.
  9. [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.
  10. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 10 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McPherson
  11. [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.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Seymour Swarthout, Memorial# 126110432.

Sampson Russell1

b. 6 May 1860
Family
Father*Samuel Stewart Russell1,2 b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1911
Mother*Mary Ann Little1,2 b. 1833
Birth*6 May 1860Sampson Russell was born on 6 May 1860 in Monroe County, Iowa.1,2 
(Son) Census US 18603 August 1860Sampson was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in the household of his parents in Wayne, Monroe County, Iowa. He was one month old.1 
Name VariationHis full name was Sampson Samuel Russell, and Sampson was the name of his Great Grandfather, Sampson Stewart.2 
(Son) Census US 187021 July 1870Sampson was enumerated as "Samuel" on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in the household of his widowed father in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa. He was 10 years old, at home, and had attended school within the census year.3 

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, Sampson Samuel Russell, Memorial# 122986214. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [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.

Samuel Stewart Russell1

b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 February 1911
Family
Father*Alexander Russell2 b. 1780
Mother*Catherine Stewart2 b. 1787
Birth*29 May 1826Samuel Stewart Russell was born on 29 May 1826 in Guilford County, North Carolina.1 
Name VariationHe was called Sam.1 
Marriage*6 February 1850He married first Mary Ann Gleason on 6 February 1850 in Boone County, Missouri. They were married by W. R. Wigginton, a minister of the Baptist Church.1,3 
Census US 1850*11 September 1850Mary and Samuel Russell were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 11 September 1850 in District 8, Boone County, Missouri. Samuel was 21 years of age, able to read and write, and a farmer; and Mary was age 20, and not able to read or write. They had been married for seven months, and we note that Samuel's second wife, Mary Ann Little, was enumerated with her parents and siblings four households above the Russell's on the same census page.4 
(Husband) DeathSamuel became a widower when Mary Ann (Gleason) Russell died in her very early 20s, leaving him with no children.5 
Marriage*6 January 1853He married second Mary Ann Little, daughter of Jefferson Little and Sarah McGuire, on 6 January 1853 in Monroe County, Iowa.1,5 
Census US 1860*3 August 1860Mary Ann and Samuel Russell were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in Wayne, Monroe County, Iowa. Samuel was 34 years of age and a laborer, with a personal estate valued at $650, and Mary Ann was 27 years of age and doing domestic work. Neither of them was able to read or write. The couple's six children were enumerated with them in 1860. Sarah, Newton and Emaline were ages 6, 5, and 4 years, respectively; Alexander was 3 years old; Amanda was one year old; and baby Sampson was one month old. Samuel's parents, Catherine and Alexander Russell, with Samuel's sister, Lucinda Russell, were enumerated in the next household, above Samuel and Mary Ann, on the same census page.6 
(Husband) DeathSamuel became a widower for the second time when Mary Ann (Little) Russell died before the 1870 census was taken in July 1870. She was probably in her early 30s, and left Samuel with six young children.7 
Census US 1870*21 July 1870Samuel Russell was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa. He was 45 years of age and a farmer with real estate valued at $480 and a personal estate valued at $878. He appears to have been widowed, and all six of his children were enumerated with him in 1870. Sarah was 16 years old, was keeping house, and had attended school within the census year; Newton was 15 years old, at home, and not able to write; Emaline was 14 years old, at home, and had attended school within the census year; Alexander was 12 years old, at home, unable to write, and had attended school within the census year; and Amanda and Sampson, who was enumerated as "Samuel", were ages 11 and 10 years, respectively, at home, and had attended school within the census year. The children's aunt, Lucinda Russell, their father's sister, was also enumerated in the Russel household in 1870. Lucinda was recorded as 56 years of age.7 
Marriage*16 May 1871He married third Margaret Francis McDaniel on 16 May 1871 in Mills County, Iowa.2,1 
(Husband) Death2 September 1902Sam became a widower for the third time when Margaret Francis (McDaniel) Russell died on 2 September 1902 at about age 56.2 
Death*4 February 1911He died on 4 February 1911 in Mills County, Iowa, at age 841 
Burial* and was buried with his third wife in Martin Chapel Cemetery, Pacific City, Mills County.1 

Family 1

 Mary Ann Gleason b. 1830

Family 2

 Mary Ann Little b. 1833
Children 1.Sarah J. Russell6 b. 1854
 2.Newton Russell6 b. 1855
 3.Emaline Russell6 b. 1856
 4.Alexander Russell+6,1 b. 15 Aug 1857, d. 3 Nov 1927
 5.Amanda Russell6 b. 1859
 6.Sampson Russell6,8 b. 6 May 1860

Family 3

 Margaret Francis McDaniel b. Sep 1846, d. 2 Sep 1902
Children 1.William Russell9 b. 1872
 2.Andrew J. Russell9 b. 1874
 3.John Ault Russell10 b. 5 Feb 1877, d. 30 Dec 1937
 4.Julia F. Russell9 b. 1879
 5.Rose J. Russell11 b. Sep 1884
 6.Loretta Catherine Russell12,1 b. 1 Dec 1886
 7.Alfred M. Russell11 b. Sep 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, Samuel Stewart “Sam” Russell, Memorial# 120203127. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Francis (McDaniel) Russell, Memorial# 134967136.
  3. [S1732] Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 February 1850 in Boone County, Missouri, USA, of Samuel Russell and Mary Gleason, referencing Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, MO, USA, Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Hereinafter cited as Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.
  4. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel and Mary Russell, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 8, Boone, Missouri; Roll: 392; Page: 367b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1508] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Samuel Russell and Mary Ann Little on 6 January 1853 in Monroe County, Iowa, citing FHL Film# 0980485, Reference ID: 2:3DPR6QT. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
  6. [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.
  7. [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.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sampson Samuel Russell, Memorial# 122986214.
  9. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel S. and Francis Russell, Year: 1880; Census Place: East Plattsmouth, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 356; Page: 280A; Enumeration District: 128. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  10. [S2342] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, death of John Ault Russell on 30 December 1937 in Pacific Junction, Mills County, Iowa, USA, age 60, single, born on 5 February 1877 in Pacific Junction, Plattville, Mills County, Iowa, son of Samuel S Russell, born in Monroe County, Virginia, and Margaret McDaniel, born in Missouri, informant Frances Sterr, Nebraska, burial in Martin Chapel, Pacific Junction, referencing State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952.
  11. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel S. and Frances Russell, Year: 1900; Census Place: Plattville, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 448; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0100; FHL microfilm: 1240448. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Loretta Catherine (Russell) Pfeffer, Memorial# 120825093.

Sarah Russell1

b. November 1896, d. June 1923
Family
Father*Alexander Russell1 b. 15 Aug 1857, d. 3 Nov 1927
Mother*Mary Ann Jones1 b. 8 Apr 1861, d. 24 Dec 1929
Birth*November 1896Sarah Russell was born in November 1896 in Nebraska.1 
(Daughter) Census US 190011 June 1900Sarah was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 11 June 1900 in the household of her parents in Bellevue Precinct, Sarpy County, Nebraska. She was 3 years old.1 
Marriage*12 April 1912She married, as his second wife, Charles Emanuel, son of John Emanuel and Edna Adamson, on 12 April 1912 in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska.2,3,4 
(Wife) Death3 December 1918Sarah became a widow when Charles Ray Emanuel died at age 33 on 3 December 1918 of an attack of the Spanish influenza, followed by pneumonia, at their home in Sumner, Dawson County, Nebraska.4 
Relocation*After the death of her husband, Sarah moved with her two young children, Della and Clarence Emanuel, to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, to be close to her sister, Bertha (Russell) Byers, and her family. Arrangements were made with Bertha's brother-in-law, her husband's brother, James O. Byers, who was a widower with a young daughter, Margarite, and lived nearby, for Sarah and her children to live in James's house. Unfortunately, we have not been able to identify James, or any members of his household, on the 1920 census.5,6,7,8 
(Widow) Residence According to today's (2022) map, James O. Byers's house at 3701 Spaulding Street, Omaha and Guy A. Byers's house at 3802 38th Street, Omaha, are one block away from each other, a distance of 407 feet, with an estimated walking time of one minute.8,7,5,6 
Residence*1921She was listed as Sarah Emanuel, widow of Charles, residing at 3701 Spaulding Street, Omaha, in the Omaha, Nebraska City Directory for 1920 and 1921.8,9 
Marriage*1921She married second, as his second wife, James O. Byers, son of Francis A. Byers and Sibyl DeWitt, in 1921 in Douglas County, Nebraska. They had both been widowed, and James was a brother of Guy A. Byers, who had married Sarah's sister, Bertha (Russell) Byers, in 1903.10,11,12 
Death*June 1923She died in June 1923 in Douglas County, Nebraska, at age 2613,14 
Burial*27 June 1923 and was buried on 27 June 1923 in Section: 12, Space: 3245, of Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County.14 

Family 1

 Charles Emanuel b. 19 Jul 1885, d. 3 Dec 1918
Children 1.Della M. Emanuel15,16 b. 1913
 2.Clarence Curtis Emanuel17 b. 26 Jun 1915

Family 2

 James O. Byers b. 28 Mar 1885, d. Jan 1955

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.
  5. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Guy A Byers, carpenter, residing at 3802 North 38th, Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1911. Hereinafter cited as U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995.
  6. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Guy A Byers, carpenter, residing at 3802 North 38th, Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1921.
  7. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for James Byers, his abbreviated given name misspelled as "Jos", carpenter, at 3701 Spaulding, Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1920.
  8. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Sarah Emanuel, widow of Charles Emanuel, residing at 3701 Spaulding, Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1920.
  9. [S1891] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, online at www.ancestry.com, listing for Sarah Emanuel, widow of Charles Emanuel, residing at 3701 Spaulding, Omaha, Nebraska, USA in the Omaha, Nebraska, City Directory, 1921.
  10. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Sarah Emanuel in 1921 in Douglas, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 5537, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Ahle-Eyno.
  11. [S2369] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, 1909-1955, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James O Byers in 1921 in Douglas, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 5537, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Abro-Hurr.
  12. [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.
  13. [S2415] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Sarah Byers in 1923 in Douglas County, Nebraska, USA, citing Certificate# 6290 and referencing Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Death Index, 1956-1968. Hereinafter cited as Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, 1904-1968.
  14. [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 Byers, Memorial# 162436643. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  15. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Della M. (Emanuel) Stout, Memorial# 146556054.
  16. [S1700] Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Della Emanuel, age 22 on next birthday, born in Gibbon Nebraska, daughter of Charles Emanuel and Sarah Russell, her first marriage, residing in Omaha, Nebraska, married Ralph Stout, carpenter, age 35 on next birthday, born in Brock, Nebraska, son of Chester Stout and Mary Bell Hull, his second marriage, residing in Omaha, Nebraska, married on 11 July 1935 in Glenwood, Iowa, USA, referencing Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines, Iowa, Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937. Hereinafter cited as Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1949.
  17. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Clarence Curtis Emanuel of Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, USA, age 25, born on 26 June 1915 at St Joe, Missouri, USA, registered on 16 October 1940 in Cozad, Dawson, Nebraska, USA, describing him as 5 2 in height, weighing 132, Freckled complexion, Brown eyes and Brown hair, next of kin, person who would always know his address, Mrs. Edna Whistler, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 28. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Sarah J. Russell1

b. 1854
Family
Father*Samuel Stewart Russell1 b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1911
Mother*Mary Ann Little1 b. 1833
Birth*1854Sarah J. Russell was born about 1854 in Iowa.1 
(Daughter) Census US 18603 August 1860Sarah J. was enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 3 August 1860 in the household of her parents in Wayne, Monroe County, Iowa. She was 6 years old.1 
(Daughter) Census US 187021 July 1870Sarah was enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 21 July 1870 in the household of her widowed father in Plattville, Mills County, Iowa. She was 16 years old, was keeping house, and had attended school within the census year.2 

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. [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.

William Russell1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*He married Charlotte Luce, daughter of Samuel Luce and Mary Heaton, probably in Greene County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Charlotte Luce

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 7, page 243. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

William Russell1

Family
Marriage*He married Martha __?__ in England and after immigrating to America, their marriage was recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Family

 Martha __?__
Child 1.Martha Russell+1 b. 1647, d. 2 Mar 1683/84

Citations

  1. [S1372] Lillian May Wilson and John Barber White, The Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown, Mass., 1607-1909, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Thomas Gleason (1607-1686) married Susanna Page, and emigrated before 1642 from England to Watertown, Massachusetts, moving about 1654/1655 to Cambridge, and in 1658 to Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Gleason name was spelled "Leeson" in early records. Includes indexes. (Haverhill, Massachusetts: Press of the Nichols Print, 1909), pages 24-26. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of Thomas Gleason of Watertown.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Cambridge Marriages, Volume 2, page 342. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

William Russell1

b. 1872
Family
Father*Samuel Stewart Russell1 b. 29 May 1826, d. 4 Feb 1911
Mother*Margaret Francis McDaniel1 b. Sep 1846, d. 2 Sep 1902
Birth*1872William Russell was born about 1872 in Iowa.1 

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Samuel S. and Francis Russell, Year: 1880; Census Place: East Plattsmouth, Mills, Iowa; Roll: 356; Page: 280A; Enumeration District: 128. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.

William Russell1

b. 28 October 1803, d. 28 April 1874
Family
Father*John Russell Jr.1 b. 11 May 1774, d. 27 Aug 1814
Mother*Lydia Norton1 b. 28 Mar 1777, d. 4 Oct 1876
Birth*28 October 1803William Russell was born on 28 October 1803, probably in New York.1 
(Son) Census US 18106 August 1810His father, 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.2,3,4 
(Stepson) Census US 18207 August 1820His stepfather, James Chase, was enumerated as the head of their household on the 1820 census taken on 7 August 1820 in Henrietta, Ontario County, New York. William was 16 years old. In addition to his mother and stepfather, their household included his new baby half-sister, Lydia Mary Chase, William and the two other unmarried children from his mother's first marriage to William's father, John Russell, and his stepsiblings from his stepfather's previous marriage. In total, their household consisted of fifteen people.5,6 
(Younger Son) Relocation1828His sister Cynthia and her husband, William McPherson, moved to Ohio after their marriage, and in 1828 paid a visit to Cynthia and William's mother in New York. During their visit, Cynthia and her husband persuaded her mother, 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 his sister Cynthia, his brother Norton had also married and settled in Sandusky County. Thus encouraged, his mother and her two unmarried children, William and his sister, Lydia Mary Chase, made the move west together, traveling to Ohio with the McPhersons. His eldest sister, Rowena (Russell) Swarthout, remained settled in New York with her husband and children.7,8 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth Beach.9,1 
(Husband) Death12 December 1852William became a widower when Elizabeth (Beach) Russell died on 12 December 1852 at age 43.9 
(Uncle) Death22 July 1864His nephew, General James B. McPherson, was killed in the Battle of Atlanta on 22 July 1864 at age 35.10 
(Uncle) 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.10,11
(Uncle) Biographical InfoHis nephew, General James B. McPherson, eldest son of his sister, Cynthia, had succeeded and excelled throughout his life, ultimately becoming famous. Biographical information, written by William Bjornstad, is included on General McPherson's Find a Grave Memorial page, and with help from Wikipedia, some of the things we've learned about his life and death follow:

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

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

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

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

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

On July 17, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who had become frustrated with General Johnston's strategy of maneuver and retreat, replaced him with Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood, a boyhood friend and West Point classmate of McPherson. With the Union armies closing in on Atlanta, on July 20, 1864, Hood first attacked George Henry Thomas's Army of the Cumberland at Peachtree Creek, north of Atlanta, hoping to drive Thomas back before other forces could come to his aid. The attack failed. Then Hood's cavalry reported that the left flank of McPherson's Army of the Tennessee, east of Atlanta, was unprotected. Hood visualized a glorious replay of Jackson's famous flank attack at Chancellorsville and ordered a new attack. McPherson had advanced his troops into Decatur, Georgia, and from there they moved onto high ground on Bald Hill overlooking Atlanta. Sherman believed that the Confederates had been defeated and were evacuating; however, McPherson rightly believed that they were moving to attack the Union from the left and rear. On July 22, 1864, however, while they were discussing this new development, four Confederate divisions under Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee flanked attached Union Maj. Gen. Grenville Dodge's 16th Corps. While McPherson was riding his horse to the sound of guns to warn his old 17th Corps, with only his orderly as an escort, a line of Confederate skirmishers appeared, yelling "Halt!". McPherson raised his hand to his head as if to remove his hat, but suddenly wheeled his horse, attempting to escape. The Confederates opened fire and mortally wounded McPherson in the back. When the Confederate troops approached and asked his orderly who the downed officer was, the aide replied "Sir, it is General McPherson. You have killed the best man in our army."10,12,13
 
Death*28 April 1874William died on 28 April 1874 in Sandusky County, Ohio, at age 701 
Burial* and was buried with his wife in Row 4 of Ellsworth Cemetery, Clyde, Sandusky County.1,9 

Family

 Elizabeth Beach b. 16 May 1809, d. 12 Dec 1852

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Russell, Memorial# 71140156. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [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.
  3. [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 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. Hereinafter cited as October 1876 Memorial for Lydia (Norton) Russell Chase Slocum.
  4. [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.
  5. [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.
  6. [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.
  7. [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 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. Hereinafter cited as Lydia Slocum: General McPherson's Grandmother.
  8. [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.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Elizabeth (Beach) Russell, Memorial# 71140359.
  10. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Birdseye McPherson, Memorial# 4423.
  11. [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.
  12. [S225] Wikipedia Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, viewed on 10 September 2024 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_B._McPherson
  13. [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.

Andrew Ruth1

b. January 1876
Family
Birth*January 1876Andrew Ruth was born in January 1876 in Arkansas.1 
Name VariationHe was called Andy.2 
Marriage*14 February 1900He married, as her first husband, Eva May Massey, daughter of Francis M. Massey and Mary A. Cain, on 14 February 1900 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.2 

Family

 Eva May Massey b. Jan 1874, d. 20 Dec 1958

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Andrew and Eva L. Ruth, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: 365; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0016. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1566] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Eva Massey and Andy Ruth on 14 February 1900 in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, United States, citing page 246 and referencing FHL Film# 001434557. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001.

Mary Rutherford1

b. 1781, d. 1839
Family
Birth*1781Mary Rutherford was born in 1781.2 
Marriage*6 November 1800She married William Stockdale on 6 November 1800 in the Presbyterian Church, Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1,3,2,4 
(Wife) Death3 July 1822Mary became a widow when William Stockdale died on 3 July 1822.3 
Death*1839She died in 1839 in Bucks County at about age 582 
Burial* and was buried in Harding Graveyard, Feasterville, Bucks County.2 

Family

 William Stockdale d. 3 Jul 1822
Child 1.Elizabeth Stockdale+1 b. 1801, d. 7 May 1874

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 18, page 652. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary (Rutherford) Stockdale, Memorial# 34765167. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Stockdale, Memorial# 34765118.
  4. [S1609] Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William "Stogden" and Mary "Ruthford" on 6 November 1800 in Churchville, Bucks, Pennsylvania, from records of the Presbyterian Church at Churchville, 1738-1810, page 507. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821.

Susannah Rutherford1

b. 1754, d. 1795
Family
Birth*1754Susannah Rutherford was born about 1754.1 
Marriage*She married, as his second wife, Thomas Gillham Jr., son of Thomas Gillham and Margaret Gay Campbell.1,2 
Death*1795She died about 1795 in Virginia at about age 41.1 

Family

 Thomas Gillham Jr. b. 17 May 1749, d. 20 Nov 1828

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, Susannah (Rutherford) Gillham, Memorial# 194750178. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Lieut Thomas Gillham, Jr., Memorial# 9421521.

Theresa Rutherford1

b. 1840, d. 16 December 1896
Family
Birth*1840Theresa Rutherford was born in 1840.1 
Marriage*She married Isaac F. Sutch, son of John Sutch and Ann Bowers.1,2 
Death*16 December 1896She died on 16 December 1896 at about age 561 
Burial* and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1 

Family

 Isaac F. Sutch b. 22 Mar 1838, d. 15 Mar 1930

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, Teressa (Rutherford) Sutch, Memorial# 39058372. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Isaac F Sutch, Memorial# 139145227.

Charles Rutledge1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Hinds, including our Walters and Ralphs
Marriage*He married Ann Clarke, daughter of Ralph Clarke.1 
Residence*They lived in Belturbet, County Cavan.1 
(Mentioned) Estate and LandThe will of Ralph Clarke of Drumheel, dated 14 October 1797 and probated on 10 February 1798, bequeathed £10 a year for life, payable to her by his two daughters equally, to his natural daughter Charles Rutledge, wife to Charles Rutledge of Belturbel.1 

Family

 Ann Clarke

Citations

  1. [S1618] Crossle Genealogical Abstracts, online at Find My Past, www.findmypast.com, Prerogative will, Ralph Clarke, 1798, Drumheel, County Cavan, Ireland. Hereinafter cited as Crossle Genealogical Abstracts.

Margaret Rutledge1,2

b. 1833
Family
(Wife) Name SpellingsThe Hitchens/Hitchen family's surname found in our research, during the earlier years, was usually spelled Hitchens, then in the later years was more often spelled Hitchen.3,1,2,4 
Birth*1833Margaret Rutledge was born about 1833 in New York.1 
Marriage*24 March 1849She married James Hitchens on 24 March 1849 in Muskingum County, Ohio.1,2 
Census US 1880*5 June 1880Margaret and James Hitchens were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 5 June 1880 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio. James was 52 years of age and a laborer who had been unemployed for 3 months during the census year, and Margaret was 47 years of age and keeping house. Two sons and a daughter-in-law were enumerated with them in 1880. William was 24 years of age, married, worked as a laborer, and had been unemployed for 5 months during the census year. His wife, Sarah S., was 28 years of age and had no occupation recorded. The couple's younger son, Eli, was single, 21 years old, worked as a laborer, and was recorded as disabled. Everyone in the household was able to read, and all except Margaret were also able to write.1 

Family

 James Hitchens b. 1828
Children 1.William Hitchens+1 b. 20 Jan 1854, d. 10 Jan 1929
 2.Eli E. Hitchens1,5,6 b. 21 Feb 1859, d. 5 Jan 1926

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Margaret Hitchens, Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Marys, Auglaize, Ohio; Roll: 994; Page: 521D; Enumeration District: 013. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of James Hitchens and Margaret Rutledge on 24 March 1849 in Muskingum County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000865138. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  3. [S223] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at www.ancestry.com, draft registration card for Charles Robert Hitchen, age 19, born on 22 February 1899, residence in 1917-1918 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA, nearest relative his father, William Hutchin, of Greenville, Darke County, Ohio, registered on 12 September 1918 in Auglaize County, Ohio; his physical build was Medium, height was Short, hair was Dark Brown, eyes were Dark Brown, referencing U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Auglaize County, Ohio. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. [S2041] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, christening of Charley Hitchens on 28 September 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio, parents, William Hitchens and Zella Goodwin, referencing FHL Film# 0963053. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eli Hitchens, Memorial# 218007858. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Margaret Hitchens, Memorial# 93854655.

Charles L. Ryan1

Family
Marriage*17 November 1878He married, as her first husband, Sarah Jane Mollohan, daughter of Arthur Mollohan and Elizabeth Rogers, on 17 November 1878 in Braxton County, West Virginia.1,2 

Family

 Sarah Jane Mollohan b. 16 Jun 1856, d. 27 Nov 1935

Citations

  1. [S2559] Descendants of George Mollohan, compiled by Don Norman, online at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/mollohan1.htm, #136. Arthur Mollohan. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of George Mollohan.
  2. [S1387] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of S J Mollohan and C L Ryan in 1878 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Hereinafter cited as West Virginia Marriages Index 1785-1971.

Guy C. Ryan1,2

b. 23 March 1878
Family
Father*William Ryan2,3 b. Oct 1848
Mother*Mary Jane Rish2,3,4 b. Jan 1851
Birth*23 March 1878Guy C. Ryan was born on 23 March 1878, probably in Mendon, Mercer County, Ohio.2,5,3 
Name VariationHis full name, originally, was Clifford Guy Ryan.5,3 
Marriage*1901He married first Bessie Viola Watters, daughter of John W. Watters and Charlotte F. Steed, in 1901 in Allen County, Ohio.6,1,2 

Family

 Bessie Viola Watters b. Apr 1885

Citations

  1. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Bessie Viola Ryan, age 25, born about 1883, daughter of John Watters and Lottie Steed, and Frank Raymond, age 36, born about 1872, son of Lorenzo H. Raymond and Sarah Ann Smith, married on 10 December 1908 in Van Wert County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 001015864. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  2. [S2050] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage in 1901 in Allen County, Ohio of Guy C Ryan, single, age 22 years, born about 1879 in Van Wert County, Ohio, son of William Ryan and Jane Rish, married Bessie V Watters, single, age 17 years, born about 1884 in St. Marys, Ohio, daughter of James Quinn and Charlotte Steed, viewed online on 4 August 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW2-J4C. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
  3. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Clifford Ryan, born on 23 March 1878 at Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, son of William Ryan and Mary J Rish, agency notes: December 1938: Name listed as CLIFFORD RYAN. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  4. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Mary J. Ryan, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lima Ward 4, Allen, Ohio; Roll: 1236; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0015. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S1768] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Clifford Guy Ryan of Allen County, Ohio, USA, born on 23 March 1878 in Mercer County, Ohio, USA, referencing The National Archives At St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, Group# 147. Hereinafter cited as U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Lottie Quinn, Year: 1900; Census Place: German, Allen, Ohio; Roll: 1236; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0004.

Josephine S. Ryan1,2

b. 1885
Family
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Birth*1885Josephine S. Ryan was born about 1885 in Massachusetts.1 
Marriage*20 February 1913She married Henry Lincoln Heaton, son of Samuel Washington Heaton and Margaret Campbell, on 20 February 1913 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California.2,1 
Census US 1920*15 January 1920Josephine and Henry Lincoln Heaton were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 15 January 1920 at 4114-B Monroe Street, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Henry was 44 years of age and worked as a real estate salesman, and Josephine was 35 and not working. The couple rented their home in 1920.1 

Family

 Henry Lincoln Heaton b. 13 Jul 1875, d. 24 Feb 1943

Citations

  1. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Henry L. and Josephine Heaton, Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_106; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 151. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1726] California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Henry L. Heaton and Josephine S. Ryan, Los Angeles County, 20 February 1913. Hereinafter cited as California, County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980.

William Ryan1

b. October 1848
Family
Birth*October 1848William Ryan was born in October 1848 in Ohio.2 
Marriage*12 September 1872He married Mary Jane Rish on 12 September 1872 in Logan County, Ohio.1,2,3 

Family

 Mary Jane Rish b. Jan 1851
Child 1.Guy C. Ryan1,4 b. 23 Mar 1878

Citations

  1. [S2050] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, marriage in 1901 in Allen County, Ohio of Guy C Ryan, single, age 22 years, born about 1879 in Van Wert County, Ohio, son of William Ryan and Jane Rish, married Bessie V Watters, single, age 17 years, born about 1884 in St. Marys, Ohio, daughter of James Quinn and Charlotte Steed, viewed online on 4 August 2024 at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW2-J4C. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
  2. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William H. and Mary J. Ryan, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lima Ward 4, Allen, Ohio; Roll: 1236; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0015. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Henry "Rine" and "Jennie" Rish on 12 September 1872 in Logan County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000534837. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  4. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Clifford Ryan, born on 23 March 1878 at Mendon, Mercer, Ohio, son of William Ryan and Mary J Rish, agency notes: December 1938: Name listed as CLIFFORD RYAN. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.

Mary Ryder1

Family
Marriage*2 June 1697She married Ebenezer Warren of Milton on 2 June 1697 in Milton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Ebenezer Warren
Child 1.Elizabeth Warren+1 b. 1 Jun 1704, d. a 1768

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Milton Marriages, Volume 1, page 192. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Ann Rye1

Family
Marriage*She married William Anger in England.1 

Family

 William Anger
Child 1.John Anger+1 b. 2 Apr 1576, d. b 18 Feb 1623/24

Citations

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

James Rynd1

Family
Marriage*He married Hester __?__.1 

Family

 Hester __?__

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1813; Film number 545087; Volume 663; Pages 573-575; Deed number 457689. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.

Jane Ryne1

Family
Marriage*6 December 1830She married Andrew Tharp, son of Boaz Tharp and Airy Whitaker, on 6 December 1830 in Hancock County, Indiana.1 

Family

 Andrew Tharp b. 1805

Citations

  1. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 6 December 1830 in Hancock County, of Andrew Tharp and Jane Ryne, referencing Family History Library; Salt Lake City, Utah; Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892; Page: 1302724 - 1302725. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.

Elizabeth Sabin1

b. 1642, d. 1718
Family
Father*William Sabin1
Birth*1642Elizabeth Sabin was born in 1642.1 
Marriage*She married Robert Millard in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
(Wife) DeathElizabeth became a widow when Robert Millard died.1 
Marriage*1701She married second Samuel Hayward, son of William Hayward and Margery __?__, in 1701.1 
Death*1718She died in 1718 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family 1

 Robert Millard

Family 2

 Samuel Hayward

Citations

  1. [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 133-150; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.

William Sabin1

Family
Residence*William Sabin resided with his family in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 

Family
Child 1.Elizabeth Sabin1 b. 1642, d. 1718

Citations

  1. [S869] Marcus Taft Jones, Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history: descendants of William and Margery Hayward of Braintree, Massachusetts, 1648; earlier of Weymouth. Microfilm of typescript at the Rhode Island Historical Society in Providence, Rhode Island. Hayward genealogy 1648-1690: pages 133-150; FHL Film# 22344, Item 2, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Hayward-Howard genealogy and family history.

Claudius Sackett1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*4 December 1843He married Sarah Heaton, daughter of Jacob Bowen Heaton and Rachel Weaver, on 4 December 1843.1,2,3 

Family

 Sarah Heaton b. 22 Feb 1820

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 7, page 261. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , page 610. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1272] Howard L. Leckey, The Tenmile Country and its Pioneer Families. A Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (with surname index). (Apollo, Pennsylvania: Closson Press, August 1993), page 294. Hereinafter cited as The Tenmile Country.

Rebecca Sackett1

b. 1836
Family
Father*William Sackett2 b. 1806
Mother*Sarah __?__2 b. 1810
Birth*1836Rebecca Sackett was born about 1836 in Illinois.2,3 
Marriage*18 September 1850She married, as his second wife, Elias Dabbs on 18 September 1850 in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois.1,4 

Family

 Elias Dabbs b. 1820, d. 25 Apr 1876

Citations

  1. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Elias Dabbs and Rebecca Sackett on 18 September 1850 in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  2. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Sarah Sackett, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 8 Range 13, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 111; Page: 90a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Elias and Rebecca Dabbs, Year: 1860; Census Place: Otter Creek, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: M653_188; Page: 150; Family History Library Film: 803188. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S260] Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 18 September 1850 in Jersey County, Illinois, of Elias Dobbs and Rebecca Sackett, referencing Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, microfilm# 1317902. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1790-1860.

William Sackett1

b. 1806
Family
Birth*1806William Sackett was born about 1806.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah __?__.1 

Family

 Sarah __?__ b. 1810
Child 1.Rebecca Sackett1 b. 1836

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Sarah Sackett, Year: 1850; Census Place: Township 8 Range 13, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: 111; Page: 90a. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.

Catherine Saddler1

b. 1770, d. 8 August 1843
Family
Birth*1770Catherine Saddler was born about 1770 in Hopewell Center, York County, Pennsylvania.2 
Name-SpellingsThe SADDLER surname was also found in our research as Sadler.2,1 
Marriage*She married John Leib.1,3,2 
(Wife) Death26 July 1835Catherine became a widow when John Leib died on 26 July 1835 at about age 72.3 
Death*8 August 1843She died on 8 August 1843 in Winchester, Scott County, Illinois, at about age 732 
Burial* and was buried in Gillham Cemetery, Winchester.2 

Family

 John Leib b. 1763, d. 26 Jul 1835
Children 1.John Leib+2,4 b. 12 Feb 1786, d. 12 Feb 1845
 2.Eve Leib+5,2 b. 2 Mar 1798, d. 1875
 3.Polly Ann Leib+1 b. 30 Aug 1818, d. 3 Aug 1870

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, Polly Ann (Leib) Funk, Memorial# 5547870. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Catherine (Sadler) Leib, Memorial# 5575745.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Leib, Memorial# 5575735.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Leib, Memorial# 5572173.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eve (Leib) Funk, Memorial# 5093308.