Josiah V. Thompson Uniontown, Pa Family Record Book No 16
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John Thompson born 1695 ob 1783 married Mary Wilson [children] Thomas Thompson, 1721 1782, married Martha Finley, my gggparents John Thompson 1722 1777 William Thompson, born 1757 died 1838 married Jane McFarlane Andrew McFarlane Thompson, B Nov 21, 1789 ob Aug 4, 1857 aged 67 yrs 8 mos & 13 days abt half a mile from here. Married Mary Elliott fr Indiana. Came to Iowa in 1847 fr Ind & family came in 1848. Ellen Thompson, ob, married Ben Coffeen Mary Coffeen, married Morrison, living Jane Coffeen, married Chas B. Miller, living at Davenport, Iowa Andrew Coffeen, living at Granger, Iowa Harry Coffeen, ob. married. John Thompson, B Jany 8, ob. married Margaret Jane Elliott, ob. daughter of Robert Elliott & wife Jane McFarland Scroggs oldest daughter of Moses Scroggs & Margaret Thompson. Oldest child. Both died at Chariton, Lucas Co, Iowa. Mary Thompson, ob June 8, 1876 aged 5 yrs Sammy G. Thompson, ob Apr 12, 1883 aged 9 yrs Jane McFarland Thompson, B Mch 7, 1831 ob June 22, 1910 married Nov 24, 1866 James J. Smith b Sept 11, 1833 ob May 27, 1892 near Ankeny, Iowa & he died in Monon Co, Iowa. Both buried at Turin, Iowa see B 20 P 595. Ida Smith, ob married Cy Wood [looks like CyGood] & live near Ankeny, Iowa Willie Smith, married, lives near Ankeny Iowa, See book 20 p 595 Samuel G. Thompson, B Oct 9, 1846 ob Aug 4, 1863 aged 16 yrs 9 mos 27 days when entering young manhood, unmarried. James Thompson, B Aug 12, 1842 ob Oct 17, 1885 youngest, married Feby 29, 1872 Jessie I. Miller B Feby 28, 1841 ob Oct 20, 1883 daughter of Mark Miller & wife Abbie A. _____. Had 3 children all born in Des Moines, Iowa. Abbie Thompson, B Jany 27, 1873 married May 23, 1898 to Oliver P. Herrold B Mch 25, 1876. Both living at 3330 University Ave West Des Moines. He is in R.E. business. Have 3 children. He a son of Henry [Herrold] & wife Jane Hyland. Arthur Thompson Herrold, b Apr 27, 1899 [page 53 shows:] married July 14, 1923 to Clara Bonnickson B Mch 24, 1896, daughter of Nels Bonnickson & wife Elsina Nicolena Rasmussen. Both living near Altoona Iowa & has a chicken & hog farm. One child born here. Marjori [sic] Ann Herrold B Aug 19, 1924. Dora Alma Herrold, B Aug 18, 1901 [page 53 shows:] at home single, stenographer in Iowa Loan & Trust Bank R.E. Dept. Herbert Miller Herrold, B Feby 25, 1906 [page 53 shows:] married July 13, 1924 to Florence Ellen Ewing B Jany 5, 1905 daughter of Frank Ewing & wife Lulu Power. No issue. Both living at Douglas Ave & 70th St where he drives a truck. Donald Ewing Herrold [added later] B Apr 7, 1926. Robert Thompson [son of Andrew McFarland Thompson B 1789] ob Oct 1901. Married 1 Sue Buckner a Kilgore relative. Married 2 Belle Carter. No issue. Divorced fr 1st wife. He died in Dallas Co, Iowa. James Thompson, [son of William b 1757] ob. married to Isabella Kilgore sister of Saml M. Kilgore who married his sister. Jennie Thompson (twin) ob, Married to a Shelby & lived at Eugene, Ind. She had 2 daughters who were missionaries. Mary Thompson (twin) ob, died unmarried in Indiana. She & John lived together. Margaret Thompson B Aug 23, 1786 ob Apr 1858 married Dec 10, 1807 to Moses Scroggs born Jany 22, 1780 ob Nov 1838 in Penna & is probably buried at Big Spring Pres g.y. He was son of Alex Scroggs & his 2d wife Rachel Ireland. She died in Des Moines, Iowa & is buried in Woodland Cem here. Moses & Margaret Scroggs & ten children were born in Cumberland Co, Pa. The father & three children died & laid to rest in Newville Cem Cumb. Co, Pa. the mother & five children came to Des Moines, Iowa in 1850. All have passed to a better world, laid to rest in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. The eldest daughter married in Indiana died in Ills. Members of United Presbyterian church. See pages 54 & 55. Susannah Thompson, ob, married Samuel Mather Kilgore. No issue. Leacy Thompson, ob married to a Mr Groenendike & lived at Eugene, Ind. John Thompson, ob unmarried lived with sister Mary. V16 Page 54 & V16 Page 55 [descendant chart] [Margaret Thompson married Moses Scroggs. See page 53 [children] Jane McFarland Scroggs B Feby 27, 1807 ob Feby 1849, married 1836 to Robt Elliott died 1872. Had six children. William Thompson Elliott, B 1837 ob Margaret Jane Elliott, B Sept 7, 1838 ob. married John Thompson her first cousin see page 52. Mary Thompson, ob Samuel Thompson ob 1884 Robert Elliott, ob married. Lived & died in Indiana, thinks in Vermilion Co, probably Eugene. Leacy Elliott Eunice Elliott Maggie Elliott George Elliott Alexander Elliott, ob d.y. John Elliott, ob d.y. Moses Elliott, ob d.y. Alexander Scroggs, B Jany 1, 1811 ob May 5, 1879 unmarried. He died on this sport. He was a farmer on 80 A here. Rachel Scroggs, B Dec 1, 1812 ob Mch 3, 1895 married Dec 4, 1856 to John Stewart Dean born Aug 9, 1797 & died Dec 21, 1872. He was born in Ross Co, O & is buried in Sims Cem, Des Moines, Iowa. She was his 2d wife & died here where she lived the last 16 yrs of his life. William Scroggs, b 1814 ob 1816 Susan Scroggs, B Sept 7, 1816 ob Nov 2, 1891 married May 5, 1842 in Providence R.I. to Robert Wheaton Waterman in Eugene, Indiana. He was born July 28, 1816 in Coventry, Kent Co, R.I., son of Caleb Waterman. They moved to Lafayette Indiana where he practiced medicine for many years & lost his health & in Oct 1871, moved to Des Moines, Iowa & died there of Paralysis Aug 17, 1879. She died in Marquette, Mich Nov 2, 1891 after a year's suffering from a broken limb & brought to Des Moines, Iowa & buried beside her husband in Woodland Cem. Both members of Baptist Church. They had nine children born the first four & the 7th in Eugene, Ind, The other four in Covington, Ind. 1. Margaret Thompson Waterman, B Mch 22, 1843 married Jany 20, 1870 to Dr J.M. Smith, B Aug 25, 1848 at Oakfield, Wis, son of William A. Smith & wife Martha Strong Watkins. He died Dec 26, 1914. She died Mch 22, 1917. Buried LaFayette, Ind.. His name was John Miller Smith. Fannie Amory Smith, B June 4, 18971 at LaFayette, Ind, married June 6, 1900 William Henry Test b Feby 1, 1871 at Richmond, Ind son of Wm Test & Emily Woodard, wife. Lives 518 B.S. Catalina Ave, Redondo Beach, Calif. No issue. He is a chemist. Interested in my success, think will want a book. Mabel Smith B Apr 1874 ob Sept 1880 aged 5 yrs. Born At LaFayette, Ind. Marion Smith, B Sept 3, 1882 Lives Calif. Redondo Beach. Single. Born at LaFayette, Ind. See book 20 p 581. 2. Moses Waterman, B July 25, 1844 ob Apr 15, 1903, married Feby 11, 1872 to Georgia Cutter B Nov 10, 1847 in Weston Mass & died Jany 22, 1894 in Marshalltown, Iowa daughter of Alpheus Cutter & wife Amelia Pratt. 3 children born, oldest & young born in Marshalltown. see page 49 bottom. Edith May Waterman Richard Weston Waterman, B Sept 23, 1875 born in Weston, Mass. Married Feby 25, 1907 to Ata [sic] Wilson who died July 1925. No issue. Harry Alpheus Waterman, B Dec 25, 1879 married Aug 12, 1903 Charlotte Whitten, born Jany 25, 1879. She died Dec 9, 1925 Martha Waterman, B Feby 7, 1907, single Lorraine Waterman, a girl B Sept 29, 1911. 3. Mary Catharine Waterman, B Jany 17, 1846 ob Mch 31, 1853 4. Samuel Waterman, B Mch 27, 1847 ob Aug 4, 1853 5. Richard Waterman, B Nov 30, 1848 ob Apr 8, 1872, single 6. Caleb Waterman, B Apr 12, 1851 ob May 1, 1851 7. Helen Waterman, B Aug 15, 1852 ob July 18, 1853 8. Charles Waterman, B June 15, 1855 of Mch 11, 1862 9. Louis Minturn Cooke Waterman, B July 12, 1857 married Dec Anne Benton Fremont Owen born in Java, Wyoming Co, NY Oct 24, 1856 daughter of Q.H. Owen & wife Climena Ludden. She died Nov 11, 1919 in Dallas, Texas. See page 23 for his 4 married daughters. Had 7 children born the 4th, 5th & 6th at Wheaton, Ills. He is a chaplain of Baptist Hospital, Dallas Texas. Louis Roy Waterman, B Sept 19, 1881 ob Sept 30, 1882, aged 11 mos at Marshalltown, Iowa. Born at Chicago, Ills Albert Ray Waterman B Sept 19, 1881 ob July 28, 1882 [twin of Louis Roy. birth & death places the same] Bertha Climena Waterman, B Jany 21, 1884 at Huron S.Dak Elsie Adelia Waterman (twin) B Apr 20, 1888 Ethel Amelia Waterman (twin) B Apr 20, 1888 Jessie Viola Waterman B Aug 19, 1889 ob May 29, 1911 at Dallas, Texas Laura Margaret Waterman, B Apr 25, 1895 at Dubuque, Iowa. See page 23. Sarah Scroggs [dau of Moses & Margaret Thompson Scroggs] B Dec 23, 1818 ob 1828 Mary Scroggs, B Jany 20, 1821 ob Jany 6, 1906 on this spot, unmarried. William Thompson Scroggs, B Aug 9, 1923 ob Jany 24, 1893 married Sept 14, 1871 to Nancy Jane Copwan born Sept 8, 1837 in Wash Co, Pa 3 miles fr Canonsburg, Pa my informant of the day, daughter of Geo Washington Cowan & wife Juliet Harsha. Had 3 children born in this house. She said she came to Des Moines, Iowa 55 yrs ago. Juliet Elizabeth Scroggs, B Feby 26, 1873 at home unmarried. Teacher in Capital Park Schools, joint informant Maggie Belle Scroggs, B Apr 23, 1875 ob Mch 10, 1880 Jennie May, B Mch 16, 1879 at home unmarried joint informant, teacher. Margaret Scroggs, B Mch 9, 1826 ob Nov 1, 1899 in this house, unmarried. Elizabeth Leacy Scroggs, B Dec 21, 1828 ob 1839 in Penna V16 Page 56 Hotel Fort Des Moines, Room 727, Des Moines, Iowa Feby 27, 1926 Mr Henry A. Wallace came in at 6:30 PM & had dinner with me & after dinner, he came here to my room & left a little before 8 o'c from another appointment. He is son of the late Secy of Agriculture, Henry Cantwell Wallace & brought in his book of records of his ancestral lines from which I am assorting out what pertains to the Finley line from Martha Finley born June 1775, daughter of Clement 1735 1775. He says that George Ross, her grandson, who was a small man in Stature & who died at his son's in Omaha, Neb abt 2 yrs ago aged 84 or 85 yrs told him that the name of his Grandfather who married Martha Finley above was not Reynolds Ross, as he had often been told by his father, but was Randall Ross. H.A. said George Ross's father was President of Bethany College. He said in his several interviews with Geo Ross, first cousin of his grandfather, Rev Henry Wallace & which he always hailed with delight because of his great interest in such matters, he feels V16 Page 57 that he got all the dates & data that Ross had, but that he gave it to his sister, who is now abroad with their mother & it is locked up there & he can't get it until their return in June at which time he will let me have it. Because, however, of the little concern he gives to collateral lines, I feel I must get the name & address of the son in Omaha & see those records & must now too get the name of the son here in Des Moines who H.S.'s Uncle told me could not give me anything & get his own record if nothing more. H.A.'s record book is 33 x 23 lines of this book & is entitled: "Henry Agard Wallace and Ilo Browne Wallace" Their children, ancestors & collaterals I will now read over the mass of details it contains & put what I can in table form commencing on page 60 & copy other data here as I go along. June 1, 1926 3 AM, made all slips to here JVT V16 Page 58 Jany 19, 1927 10:26 PM at Oak Hill, a letter dated Sept 28, 1926 in answer to mine of June 3, 1926 says among other things that his sister rtd again three weeks ago & he has gone over her records, but does not believe she has anything more than I have. He says however that there were three brothers by the name of Ross who came to this country from the North of Ireland during the 18th century viz: William who went to Kentucky, Thomas who went to Ohio, & Randall who settled for a time in Eastern Penna & later in Western Penna. This Randall Ross, who was the grandfather of my grandfather Henry Wallace (I omitted to say the this letter is from Henry Agard Wallace of Des Moines, Iowa) married Martha Finley (see page 60). My grandfather in his autobiography published under the name of "Uncle Henrys own Story" (see if can get a copy) on page 124 & 25 some recollections of his gf Randall Ross & his wife. Both from what my gf says & from what George Ross, another grandson of Randall Ross told me a number of years ago, I would judge that the Finleys were rather lively people. Geo Ross used to tell me that the Finleys were rather small & lively & dark while the Ross's were larger & fairer & slower going. V16 Page 59 He says he understands that Hanna's "Ohio Valley Genealogies" on page 36 (which see) gives correctly the names of the children of Randall Ross together with the dates of their birth. He says the only ones of the Ross family he knows now are grandchildren of Andrew Finley Ross who was born June 4, 1813 the father of George Ross. He says he was one of the youngest children of Randall Ross, was a Prof of Latin & Greek & believed he was at one time Pres of a small college at Oskaloosa, Iowa & was also Pres of Bethany College, WVA. He says one of his grandchildren lives in Des Moines & one in Omaha, Neb. See Page 65 where Miss Josephine M. Wallace said Will C. Ross moved from Omaha, Neb to Round Up Montana. I wrote him there & have an answer but have not come to it yet. V16 Page 60 [fermata mark appears here] [descendant chart] Michael Finley & Anne O'Neill came to Phila, Pa Sept 28, 1734 [Their son] John Finley, born 1713 oldest child, married Martha Barclay [Their son] Clement Finley born Mch 1735 died Aug 11, 1775 in South Huntingdon Tp, Westnd Co, Pa, married Jany 12, 1761 to Elizabeth Carnahan, sister of John Carnahan see page 492 Harrison Co, O genealogies. Had two daughters & one son. [children] Elizabeth Finley John Finley Martha Finley, born June 12, 1775, he has penciled "near Bedford, Pa". Married 1793 to Randall Ross born Apr 2, 1755 near Doublin [best guess] Co, Derry Ireland & came to Chester Co, Pa ob Feby 11, 1847, a farmer near West Newton, Pa. Had 6 sons & 4 daughters. Martha Ross, Born Mch 12, 1811 who I believe was 7th child, ob Mch 9, 1876 of pneumonia at Davenport, Iowa. She was of average size, neither fleshy nor thin, black hair, gray in her old age & a blueish gim eye. Like her family, she had a droll sense of humor & naturally looked on the bright side of things & was an excellent helpmeet & lived most happily, was very much hurt by her husband's death downing a magnificent Elm tree in their meadow he was draining, was very devout, attended church herself, saw too that the family did & drilled them in the catechisms. She ruled her children. Married Apr 28, 1835 John Wallace born Mch 19, 1805 near Kilrea, Co Antrim Ireland & died at Davenport, Iowa Jany 4, 1872. He was the son of Henry Wallace & his wife Elizabeth (Betty) McHenry. He came to the U.S. about 1823. He was a farmer & lived most of his life on his farm in South Huntingdon, Tp, Westnd Co, Pa. He was 6 ft tall weighed 180 lbs, large boned, black hair, heavy lips & steely blue gray eyes. Was an out spoken Christian & a good safe advisor. They had 9 children born in South Huntingdon Tp, Westnd Co, Pa. Married by Rev Mungo Dick. Henry Wallace, B Mch 19, 1836 ob Feby 22, 1916 at Des Moines, Iowa. Married Sept 10, 18963 by Rev Benj Waddle to Nannie Ann Cantwell at Kenton, O. She was born at Mansfield, O Nov 30, 1879 & died at Des Moines, Iowa of diabetes on Apr 19, 1909, daughter of James Cantwell & his wife Sarah S. Ferguson. Had 7 children, 4 boys & 3 girls. The first three born at Rock Island, Ills, the next two at Davenport, Iowa & the next at Morning Sun, Iowa & the last one at Winterset, Iowa. See next page 61. Elizabeth Jane Wallace, B Nov 29, 1837 ob Feby 29, 1868, unmarried. Ross Wallace, B Nov 12, 1839 ob Aug 20, 1868, unmarried. James Finley Wallace, B May 15, 1842 ob May 12, 1864 unmarried. Martha Wallace, B Jany 31, 1845 ob Mch 9, 1876, unmarried. Margaret Ann Wallace, B July 23, 1847 ob Mch 12, 1875 married May 13, 1875 to John W. Thompson at Davenport, Iowa by Rev Henry Wallace. Daniel Wallace, B Feby 26, 1850 ob Dec 9, 1871, unmarried. Mary Wallace, B Nov 16, 1852 ob Sept 8, 1854 John Elder Wallace, B Sept 12, 1885 ob Oct 24, 1876 unmarried. V16 Page 61 [descendant chart] Rev Henry Wallace was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa see page 60 in 1859. In 1860 entered the Allegheny U.P. Theological Sem & in 1861 entered the Theo Sem at Monmouth, Ill licensed to preach in 1862, was with Grant's army at Siege of Petersburgh & in pursuit of Lee. Beginning with 1865, preached at Rock Island, Ills & at Davenport, Iowa until 1871 & by reason of poor health went to Morning Sun, Iowa & by reason of continued poor health & the Doctor's advice he resigned the ministry in 1877, being infected with tuberculosis from which 7 of his brothers & sisters had died. He went to Winterset, Iowa & took up farming & after 5 yrs in the open, he was completely cured of tuberculosis. He commenced working for the newspapers, championing the cause of the farmer & after various vicissitudes, he & his two sons, Henry C. & John P. on Feby 15, 1895 launched Wallace's Farmer with him as editor & which each week he printed a S.S. lesson that by reason of its excellence, was universally used in the middle west. Many honors came his way. [children] Mary Wallace, ob aged 3 mos Henry Cantwell Wallace, B May 11, 1866 ob Oct 25, 1924 married Nov 24, 1887 at Muscatine, Iowa to Carrie May Brodhead born June 22, 1867 NY City, daughter of John Avery Brodhead & wife Mary Ann Matilda White. Have 3 girls & 3 boys, born 1st two on a farm near Orient, Iowa 3d at Ames Iowa & last 3 at Des Moines. See page 62. Josephine Martha Wallace, B Nov 21, 1867 unmarried. Lives at No 1808 Ingersoll St Des Moines, Iowa. My informant of the afternoon. Photographer Harriet Estella Wallace, B Aug 30, 1869 married May 24, 1888 to Newton B Ashby B July 7, 1856 son of Wm H. Ashby & wife Margaretta Boyer. Live 3209 Beaver Ave, Des Moines. He is poultry & household editor of Wallaces Farmer. Have 5 children 1st born in Des Moines, Iowa 2d at Cedar Rapids, Iowa 3d at Dublin, Ireland & 4th & 5th on farm near Des Moines, Iowa. He was born on a farm near Parkersburg, Ind. William Wallace Ashby, B Aug 23, 1890 married Aug 21, 1917 to Mary Little born Apr 27, 1894 daughter of Riley McMillen Little & wife Nancy Maria Chamberlin P.O. Meadowland, Minn. See B 23 p 293 Mary Harriet Ashby, B Mch 25, 1919 Wallace Little Ashby, B June 14, 1920 William Clark Ashby, B July 6, 1922 Nancy C. Ashby, B Nov 3, 1924 Martha Josephine Ashby, B Jany 3, 1927 Helen Ashby B July 10, 1892, married June 1920 to James G. Simmons. Live Boston, Mass Nannette Ashby, B Oct 23, 1898 at home single, high school teacher. Bruce Ashby, B July 19, 1901 Washington D.C. Publicity Work with U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Genevieve Ashby, B Aug 10, 1904, at home, single John Paul Wallace [son of Rev Henry Wallace] B Apr 20, 1871 see pages 47 & 48 Ross Wallace B Feby 14, ob Nov 19, 1878 aged 4 yrs Daniel Alden Wallace, B Dec 23, 1878 married 1 June 6, 1903 to Adele Louisa Snyder. married 2 Dec 23, 1919 to Grace Viola at Omaha, Neb. Address the Farmer St Paul, Minn of which he is editor. V16 Page 62 & V16 Page 63 [descendant chart] [fermata mark appears here] Hon Henry Cantwell Wallace see page 61 secretary of Agriculture of the U.S. from Mch 4, 1921 until his death on Oct 25, 1924 [children] Henry Agard Wallace B Oct 7, 1888, my good hustling informant & maker of the record from which I am making these tables. Married May 20, 1914 at Des Moines, Iowa to Ilo Browne of Indianola, born Mch 10, 1888 at St Charles, Iowa, daughter of James Lythe Browne & wife Harriet Martha Lindsay. Have 3 children, all born in Des Moines, Iowa. Henry Browne Wallace, B Sept 18, 1915 Robert Browne Wallace, B July 13, 1918 Jean Browne Wallace, B June 30, 1920 Anna Belle Josephine Wallace, B Nov 8, 1891 married Apr 29, 1920 to Augus Daniel MacLay, B June 17, 1887 son of John MacLay & his wife Margaret MacDonald. He born at Lions Head, Ontario. Have 2 children born at Detroit, Mich where they did live at 2293 Calvert St Detroit Mich. Write to him c/o Detroit Edison Co Detroit, Mich. Wallace Daniel MacLay, B June 5, 1922 Angus Wallace MacLay, B Aug 1, 1924 John Brodhead Wallace, B Apr 1, 1894 married Aug 13, 1891 to Margaret Powell. Write to him c/o Harrison & Powell Furniture Co St Petersburg, Fla John Wallace Powell, [sic] B Aug 10, 1923 James Wilson Wallace, B Mch 10, 1896 married Sept 3, 1921 at Des Moines to Virginia Stubbs born July 17, 1895 at Omaha, Neb daughter of David J. Stubbs & wife. Have 2 children born in Des Moines where he is asst bus mgr of Wallace Farmer. David T. Stubbs wife was Charity Chapman. Ann Virginia Wallace, B Aug 31, 1922 James Wallace, B Feby 1926 Mary Olive Wallace, B May 8, 1898 address No 50 37th St Des Moines, Iowa, Married May 14, 1924 at Wash D.C. to Charles Bruggmann a Swiss in the Swiss Diplomatic Service, Paris, France & Berne, Switzerland. Ruth Elizabeth Wallace, B Nov 26, 1901 V16 Page 64 Pine Hill Cemetery 5 1/2 miles North of Des Moines, Iowa Feby 28, 1926 1:35 PM I drove out here with Juliet Elizabeth Scroggs & toward the North Corner of the cem found the following Thompson markers: 7. Andrew McFarlane Thompson ob Aug 4, 1857 aged 67 yrs 8 mos 13 days Samuel G., son of A & M Thompson B Oct 7, 1846 ob Aug 4, 1863 aged 16 yrs 9 mos 27 days Mary, daughter of J & M Thompson ob June 8, 1876 aged 5 yrs Samuel, son of J & M Thompson ob Apr 12, 1883 aged 9 yrs Andrew, son of J & J.I. Thompson ob Nov 24, 1883 aged 1 yr 11 mos 3 days Mary, daughter of J & J.O. Thompson ob Oct 23, 1883 aged 16 days James Thompson ob Oct 17, 1885 aged 43 yrs 2 mos 7 days Jennie I. wife of James Thompson ob Oct 1883, aged 39 yrs 7 mos 20 days. Leaving 2 PM
I came out on a street car & find Mrs Wallace very kind & distinguished looking. She had a big bible printed at Phila, Pa in 1860 by Wm Wm Harding in which her father, Rev Henry Wallace had written the dates of birth & death of his 7 bros & sisters & his won & sister Margaret Ann's marriage & which I entered in the table on page 60. She says the name of the son of George Ross in Omaha, Neb & the one who got his papers is Will C. Ross who is now living at Roundup, Montana where he recently moved to. His father died at his house on Feby 22, 1924 & Will C. got his father's records. John A. Ross, another son of Geo Ross is married & has two children. He is the youngest in the family. She said Miss Helen Lee at the Hist Society can give valuable information. Mrs Wallace thinks her mother had some Finley relatives. V16 Page 66 Says there are Ned Ross & Frank A. Ross both sons of George here & Will. Will, Ned & John are married. Frank is single & lives at 4913 Underwood, Omaha, Neb. Ned married twice, first wife & child both died at its birth. He lives in Omaha. Leaving 4 PM Miss Scroggs said I.H. Carothers, father of J.L. is at 1006 West Grand St, Capital City, Corner College, that is just two blocks below here down 10th. Miss Scroggs & Mrs Herrold said to phone Andrew Coffeen at Granger which I did & he is coming in tomorrow. His daughter, Mrs Marshall Knox lives in the town. Her name is Kate. It is now 1 AM & I will get ready for bed as I wrote all night last night. V16 Page 67 At residence of Albert Jones No 1230 W 10th St Des Moines, Iowa Mch 1, 1926 10:10 AM Mrs Jones was Olive Greene daughter of Niles Burk Greene Jr & his wife Mattie Alma Perry & was born at Hillsboro, O Aug 10, 1888 and was married Nov 8, 1911 at Milwaukee, Wis to Albert Jones (listed in Tel here as Bert Jones) born Nov 30, 1881 at Des Moines, Iowa, son of Dr Albert Jones & his wife Mary Estelle Daugherty, both living here where he is an Insurance Examiner for the State of Iowa. Have had four children, the oldest born at Ft Wayne, Ind & the other three born here in Des Moines, Iowa. 1. Albert Niles Jones born Apr 27, 1913 & died Jany 8, 1919 2. Robert Keating Jones born Nov 28, 1919 3. Earl Daugherty Jones born Sept 29, 1922 4. Martha May Jones born May 6, 1924 Belong to St Lukes Episcopal Church & are Republicans. See book 15 p 567 & 431. May 24, 1926 recorded Book 15 p 567 JVT Leaving 10:22 AM As I was leaving, Mrs Jones who is a handsome young woman, says her grandfather Green [sic] married for his first wife, Caroline Brotherton who V16 Page 68 died when her grandfather? was 2 yrs old & he was taken by her brother Richard Brotherton who raised him & whose wife's name was Mary. Richard moved from Terre Haute, Ind to Kansas City, Mo where he died leaving one son "Dick" Richard, who is now dead, also had several children. She thinks Dick separated from his wife & went back to Terre Haute where she thinks he died. Caroline's birthday was same as my informant's Aug 10, & she had children: Walter Greene. Had several children Will Greene, Had one child Charles Greene, Had two daughters Sarah Greene, d.y. Niles Burk Greene These Uncles of hers all lived abt Terre Haute, Ind. She says her mother, Mattie Perry Greene lives at NO 1002 State St Ft Wayne, Ind. Left 10:35 AM
The Sheriff, Dr Park Alphonso Findley, is a short smooth faced, medium build of a man, with a strong determined face & an active hustling man. He says he spoke to his mother about me & she says to see Mrs Kate Arnold, Leon, Iowa 70 miles south of here as she has a lot of family records. He says she is a cousin of his father, John Bang Finley & a daughter of Dr Samuel Finley of Leon, Iowa & that her brother, Frank Finley now dead, had a daughter, Helen, Mrs Daley, also dead, who gathered a lot of records of the family. The sheriff's mother, Mrs John Bangs Finley lives at No 1025 W 22d St here where the telephone Drake 6099 W is in the name of her daughter Ricka Findley. He says his grandfather, Wm McKendree Finley, was raised down among the Osage or Wyandotte Indians Mission by his Uncle, Rev James B. Finley. Asking about the change of the spelling of the name, he said he remembers the sign over his father's office was "Finley", but when a boy, he commenced using V16 Page 70 [fermata mark appears here] a "d". He says the old bible records of his grandfather are boxed up at his mother's but he will see her this afternoon or evening & get them out & copy the record for me & give it to me if I will call at his office at 9 o'c in the morning. He gave me his own record as follows: Park Alphonso Finley born Jany 28, 1875 at Bloomfield, Iowa married Aug 2, 1909 to Miss Laura Wilson born Sept 16, 1888 at Bloomfield, Iowa, daughter of Homer Davis & his wife Kate A. Johnson who was adopted by Charles Wilson. No issue. Telephone book gives his residence as 1204 46th St Tel Drake 5516. He is a Republican & was elected Shff in Nov 1922 & took charge Jany 2, 1923 for two yrs & was re elected for another two year term in Nov 1924. I then went to the floor above to the Recorder's office & they were very unsatisfactory about information about their records, but said they would see what they could find about wills of George or Eliza Bailey & Jesse Fulton & let me know if I wd call tomorrow morning. See Book 11 p 409
PM Have called six Baileys & cannot get trace of any descendants of Geo Bailey & Eliza Gaddis descendants. Mrs Wm Bailey 725 Arthur St, Tel Walnut 4143 W says her husband's mother was a Jeffery & his people came here from Franklin, Indiana. Have also called several Fultons, but without getting any trace of Jesse's descendants. There are other Caruthers, Finleys, Jacks & Kilgores here but no Redburns or Rothermels, but my urgency to get on does not permit of my looking them up now. At 4 PM, I went to the "Wallace Farmer" office & saw H.A. Wallace again & gave him back his record book. He gave me the dates of birth & parentage of Newton B. Ashby & Virginia Stubbs & present addresses of Angus D. MacLay & John B. Wallace, all of which I have entered in place in the table at Pages 61 & 62. I bade him goodbye at 4:22 Pm & walked around 2 1/2 blocks to the Capital City Commercial College where a host of girls were coming out & saw again Ira H. Carothers V.Pt of the college who had given me his record in Oct, 1922. He is clerk of the Session of Rev Robt W. Thompson's U.P. V16 Page 72 Church & his son J.L. Carothers is Treas. He gave me the name of Russell L. Rankin Atty at Law, room 908 S&L Bldg, corner 5th & Walnut here Tel Market 1730 whose grandmother was a daughter of Andrew Carothers & sister of John Carothers, the father of Ira H., my informant. I bade Mr C. goodbye & coming to the hotel phoned Mr Rankin, but he had stepped out. Mr C. says he is much interested in getting the family records. I have phoned his office again just now 5:30 PM & they say he lives at 2838 Brattleboro, Ave where the telephone, Drake 5734 W is listed in name of C.E. Rankin, probably his father. They say he has a party on for tonight & I will phone him there 4:40 PM I have just phoned the residence, but Russell wasn't there, but I talked to his father, C.E. Rankin who says his mother was a sister of John Carothers, father of Ira H. & had seven children names of which etc he can give, but cannot give dates. He says his Rankins are from Indiana. If Russell comes in, he will have him call me here. Rev S.A. Fulton, native of Indiana Co, grandson of Silas Fulton, W&J graduate of 1895 class & pastor of 1st Pres Church here called in at abt 9 PM & stayed an hour. V16 Page 73 AT office of Russell Lowell Rankin room 908 S&L Building S.E. Corner 5th & Walnut Sts. Des Moines, Iowa Mch 2, 1926 8:45 AM Mr Rankin has made up a family table which I am copying commencing on next page. Mr Rankin says the town of Ellison where his mother was born was practically wiped out by a tornado. It was located near Smithsline, Ills. It is different place from Ellison Church. Leaving 10:15 PM Miss Mary H. Colwell, Carlisle, Pa writes Mr R on Dec 16, 1925 that Mary Hays Carothers age at death was 54 yrs. Also that the family bible of Mary Ann Carothers Fickes which she found at Cumminstown (Pa) gives her age as 39. V16 Page 74 & V16 Page 75 Download 2.12 Mb. Share with your friends:
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