The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc. -- John M. Gwin, Mar 2009

The reformatting of the name font and census data for this page has NOT been completed. --John M. Gwin, Aug 2011

Born, respectively, in Tennessee and Kentucky, Richard Walton Gwin and Nancy Elizabeth (nee Watkins) Gwin also lived in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas. They lived their last years in southeast Kansas on their farm in the Sycamore Valley between Neodesha (pronounced /nee-OH-deh-SHAY/) and Independence. The town of Sycamore lies ten miles south of Neodesha in Montgomery County. They are buried in the Neodesha City Cemetery. Neodesha is in south Wilson Co., 23 miles due north of the seat of Montgomery Co, Independence.

This picture was identified in my mother's album as
Richard Gwin and Nancy Watkins
--- Cordelia Conner "Cordi" Fischer ---

To find their graves, ask anyone in town how to get to the cemetery. Upon arriving, find this thirty-foot- high statue of a Union soldier facing north (left photo). A short road leads north from the statue and tees into another going east and west (center photo). Just across this second road are the Richard Gwin plot and the Silas Gwin plot. Down the second road (to the east) is a third plot, that of Richard's grandson, Albert Wells.

Albert's family plot is marked with a huge block of granite with the name WELLS as the only inscription. Smaller stones in front and beside it mark the five individual graves there. The large stone is visible from the statue and appears (in the right photo) to be just in front of the cannon's muzzle, though it is actually a hundred yards ENE of it.

Richard's and Nancy's plot (photo, right) contains markers for the following five graves:

1-2. Their own monument (see photos, far right)
3. Daughter-in-law Mary Elizabeth Gwin, w/o Richard W. Gwin, Jr.;
4. Grandson Earl W. Gwin, s/o Richard Jr. and Mary; and
5. Son-in-law Ezra T. Wells, h/o Eliza Louisa Gwin;

more individual photos appear at those links. Visible in the distance is the large white marker of the Albert Wells family plot

North side of
monument's
inscription:

R. W. GWIN, SEN.
DIED
JAN. 7, 1885
AGED
80 YS, 11 MS
6 DS

South side of
monument's
inscription:

NANCY
WIFE OF
R. W. GWIN
DIED
JULY 6, 1885
AGED
78 YS. 3 MS.
21 DS.

PART 1: An Outline
of the Known Family

21.00--Richard Gwin m. Sarah Chesley

24.01--Mary Gwin, m. Gideon Bear
24.02--Elizabeth Gwin, d. 1826; m. never
24.03--William Watkins Gwin, m. Catherine Bush {PHOTOS}
24.04--Jane Gwin, m. Jehu William Haigler
24.05--Sarah Gwin, m. Enoch Haigler
24.06--Martha Gwin, m. William W. Snyder
24.07--John H. Gwin, m. Mary Jane Thompson
24.08--Eliza Louisa Gwin, m1. Henry Lane, m2. Ezra T. Wells {PHOTOS}
24.09--Nancy Gwin, d. 1843; m. never
24.10--Elizabeth Gwin, m1. Moses Adams; m2. William S. Bartholomew
24.11--Marguerette Gwin, m1. Ephraim Moore; m2. John Dillon; m3. Dr. Benjamin F. Parker
24.12--Caroline Chamberlain Gwin, m. John H. Dunn
24.13--Anna Bear Gwin, m. William Beck Freeman {PHOTOS}
24.14--Richard W. Gwin, (Jr.?), m. Mary E. (nee unk.) {PHOTOS}
24.15--Martin Van Buren Gwin, m1. Mary C. Butcher; m2. Isabella (nee unk.)
24.16--Silas Walton Gwin, m. Cora A. (nee unk.) {PHOTOS}

Here's what we know (and/or believe) about
the Family of Richard Walton Gwin and Nancy Elizabeth Watkins

23.08--Richard Walton Gwin, b. 30 Jan 1804 [John Gwin Note: Cordelia Fischer has 12 Jan 1804; his gravestone says, "Died Jan. 7, 1885, Aged 80 yrs., 11 mo., 6 da."; but my calculations (from the gravestone) came up with Feb. 1, 1804.] in Tennessee [what was all but certain Crowson's Cove, Sevier Co., TN]; d. 7 Jan 1885 near Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS; bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; m. by his father, Isham Gwin (Minister of the Gospel), 12 Apr 1824 [John Gwin Note: Cordelia Fischer has 10 Apr 1824] in Harrison Co., IN, to Nancy Elizabeth Watkins (b. 15 Mar 1807; [John Gwin Note: Cordelia Fischer also has 15 Mar 1807; NEW's gravestone says, "Died Jul. 6, 1885, Aged 78 ys., 3 ms., 21 ds."; my calculations (from the gravestone) concur] in KY, d/o parents both b. in MD (see Merle Turnipseed's data following); d. 6 Jul 1885 in Montgomery Co., KS); fifteen ch.; [Jim Wall Note: Merle Turnipseed reports that Nancy is d/o John Watkins {b. 6 Mar 1778; d. 17 Jul 1854} and Mary Swarens {b. 1782; d. 1864}];

[listed as R. W. Gwin, age 52, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]
[listed as R. W. Gwin, 61, and b. TN, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and Moses and Elizabeth Adams]

[listed as Nancy Gwin, age 49, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]
[listed as Nancy Gwin, 58, and b. KY, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and Moses and Elizabeth Adams]

John Watkins & Mary Swearens children were:

William "Billy Grey" Watkins Sr. m. Jane Denton
Nancy Watkins m. Dick Gwin
Betsy Watkins m. Isaac Miles
Sarah Watkins m. Daniel Miles
Silas M. Watkins m. Mariah Ogden
Polly Watkins m. George Dorrell
John Swarens Watkins m. Mary Ann Conover Bell
Warren Cash Watkins m. Hannah A. Sheppard
Isaac Miles Watkins m. Eliza J. Armstrong

Hope this information helps you. Contact me if I can be of more help to you. My email is BHJS@casscomm.com
Barbara

[John M. Gwin Note: In July 2006, Cousin Cordelia Fisher sent me photocopies of the news item and obituaries I have transcribed here in this purple, all of which appeared in the Neodesha Register, Neodesha, Kansas. The last item was dated Friday, July 10, 1885. An unrelated legal notice on the same page as the R. W. Gwin obituary was dated Neodesha, Kan., Jan. 15, 1885. See more from Cordelia below.]
Mrs. E. T. Wells has been called twice of late to the bedside of her aged father, R. W. Gwin, living near Independence, who is not expected to live. He is 82 years of age. [Cordelia Fischer Note: This is Eliza T. Gwin, wife of Ezra T. Wells.]
R. W. Gwinn (sic), father of Mrs. E. T. Wells, was buried in the Neodesha cemetery last Friday. He was a resident of Sycamore Valley and was aged 82 years. He had been a pioneer in the settlement of four territories, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Kansas, and was the father of fifteen children, fourteen of whom are living; his wife, whom he had lived with 63 years, is still living but was too much prostrated by the death of her companion to be able to attend the burial. The old pioneers are passing away and will soon live only in the memories of their children.

E. T. Wells received on last Monday a dispatch from Kansas City telling of the death of his motherinlaw, Mrs. Nancy Gwinn (sic), in that city. Mrs. Wells, who has been absent for some time, was with her mother at the time of her death. It has been but a short time since we chronicled the death of Mr. Gwinn (sic), husband of the deceased. May peace and salvation be there.

from the Friday, July 10, 1885 Neodesha Register

[John M. Gwin Note: Cordelia also sent me a photocopy of a typed transcription (of what appears to me to be page 82) of a "Marriage Register, cont." which is labeled in someone's hand, "Harrison Co., IN, Marriages, 1817-32". I have transcribed here the last entry on this page.]
Richard W. Gwin and
Nancy Watkins April 12, 1824, Consent of father
According to license issued the 12th day of April 1824 I joined together in the holy state of matrimony on the 13th day of the month my son Richard Gwinn and Nancy Watkins the daughter of John Watkins. Given under my hand this 14th day of May 1824. Isom Gwinn M. G.
[John M. Gwin Note: Cordelia also sent me a photocopy of a Mar. 5, 1992, typed letter sent to her from a Terry Harper of the Loran Fawcett Funeral Home, 704 Indiana, Neodesha, Kansas 66757, the text of which I transcribe here.]
Mar. 5, 1992 Ms. Cordelia Fischer
5495 Paseo
Tortuga, Calif. 92687
Dear Ms. Fischer:

The information I obtained from cemetery records is as follows:

R. W. Gwin, Sr.
Age: 80-11-6
Died: 1/7/1885 Nancy Gwin (Wife of R. W.)
Age: 78-3-21
Died: 7/6/1885 Mary E. Gwin
Born: 1848
Died: 1931 Earl Gwin:
Age: 1 yr., 6 mo.
Died: 1/15/1881
(Son of Mary)

These people were buried on the north half of a lot that had a large, family monument in the middle of the lot. The name on the stone was Wells.
An E. T. Wells was buried there. (10/17/1883 - 7/3/1904) The lot was bordered by a concrete bordering with the name of Gwin on it. I don't know if the Wells were related.

Sincerely,
Terry Harper
Terry Harper

From: Anna Pinter
Date: October 20, 2010
To: J Gwin <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>
Subject: Anna Pinter's Watkins line

If you do not have info on Watkins I can send. I also have researchers on Watkins that I communicate with regularly.

I have some Gatewood connections.

Anna K. Pinter's Line

20.00--James Watkins m. Mary Jones

21.00--Samuel Watkins m. Mary McClure

22.00--William Watkins m. Mary B. Atteberry

23.00--Anna's ggg-grandparent

24.00--Anna's gg-grandparent

25.00--Anna's g-grandparent

26.00--Anna's grandparent

27.00--Anna's parent

28.00--Anna Keeney Pinter

22.00--John Watkins m. Mary Swarens/Swearens

23.00--Nancy Elizabeth Watkins (Anna's 1st cousin 5 x removed) m. Richard W. Gwin

23.00--John Swarens Watkins m. Mary Ann Conover Bell

John M. Gwin's Line

22.00--Isham/Isom Gwin m. Mary Canterbury

23.04--John Gwin m. Jane "Jenny" Walker

24.03--William Gwin m. Roseanne "Roe" Carlisle Jones Wilson

25.02--William Sutton Gwin m. Ida Eliza Basset

26.02--James Basset Gwin m. Adrian "Ada" Belle Vardaman

27.04--Adrian Sutton Gwin m. Dorothy Lee Keeney

28.01--John M. Gwin m. Sharon Lynn Hamrick

23.08--Richard W. Gwin (John Gwin's ggg-granduncle) m. Nancy Elizabeth Watkins

So Anna's 1st cousin-in-law five times removed, Richard Watson Gwin, is my ggg-granduncle, and my ggg-grandaunt-in-law, Nancy Elizabeth Watkins Gwin, is Anna's first cousin five times removed.

My Watkins line(3) is a son of Samuel Watkins and Mary McClure.
My line William Watkins married Mary B. Atteberry
His brother is the John Watkins who married Mary Swarens.

I think I put in each generation.

Anna

Some Census Data
for Richard Walton and Nancy Watkins Gwin

From the 30 Sep 1850 Census of the 20 Division, Washington Co., Iowa
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
663/663	Richard W. Guinn	m	46	[1804]	TN	2000	farmer
	Nancy Guinn	f	43	[1807]	KY
	Marthy Guinn		17	[1833]	IL			Martha--"Marthy"--is the oldest child still at home in Sep of 1850. She will marry a neighbor, William Snyder, who is living in residence 622. The four oldest children have each married and/or are living elsewhere: 1. Mary and Gideon Bear are living next door (res. 662); 2. William is still single and unaccounted-for, but his soon-to-be bride, Catherine Bush, is living with her parents four doors away (res. 659); 3. Jane and Jehu Haigler are unaccounted-for but probably nearby; and 4. Sarah and Enoch Haigler are three doors from them (res. 660). (Res. 661 is the home of William and Elizabeth Haigler, in their late 60's, who are probably Enoch's and Jehu's parents.)
	John Guinn		15	[1835]	IL		farmer	This is John H. Gwin
	Eliza Guinn		13	[1837]	IA			This is Eliza Gwin
	Elizabeth Guinn		10	[1840]	IA			This is Elizabeth Gwin
	Margarett Guinn		8	[1842]	IA			This is Margaret Gwin
	Carotrine Guinn		6	[1844]	IA			This is Caroline C. Gwin
	Hanah Guinn		5	[1845]	IA			This is Anna Bear Gwin
	Richard W. Guinn		4	[1846]	IA			This is Richard W. Gwin, Jr.
	Martin P. Guinn		2	[1848]	IA			This is Martin V. Gwin
	Silss W. Guinn		1/2	[1850]	IA			This is Silas W. Gwin

From the 1856 Iowa State Census of English River Twnp., Washington Co., Iowa
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	Yrs. Md.	Yrs. IA resident	Militia member	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
68/71	R. W. Gwin	m	52		IL!!!		20	no	farmer	Here is the family again, six years later.
	Nancy Gwin	f	49		IL!!!		20
	Margaret Gwin	f	14		IA
	Caroline Gwin	f	12		IA
	Anna Gwin	f	10		IA
	Richard Gwin	m	8		IA
	Martin Gwin	m	7		IA
	Silas W. Gwin	m	6		IA

From the 28 Jun 1860 Census of Stanton, Lykens Co., Kansas Terr.
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
61/58	Richard W. Gwin	m	57	[1803]	TN	3500	1800	farmer	Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Ginn"--that's why we couldn't find them!
	Nancy Gwin	f	54	[1806]	KY
	Caroline Gwin	f	16	[1844]	IA
	Anna Gwin	f	14	[1846]	IA
	Richard Gwin	m	13	[1847]	IA
	Martin Gwin	m	11	[1849]	IA
	Walton Gwin	m	10	[1850]	IA				This tells us Silas' middle name.
	Ezra Wells	m	27	[1833]	OH			shoemaker	Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Nells". They were "married within the year".
	Eliza Wells	f	23	[1837]	IA				They were "married within the year".
62/59	John H. Gwin	m	25	[1835]	IL			farmer	They were "married within the year" and living next door to his parents.
	Mary J. Gwin	f	25	[1835]	OH				They were "married within the year". Her name looks here to be "May J."; however, since we've been told her name was Mary, and since this census taker does err, we'll go with "Mary".

From the 8 May 1865 Census of Stanton, Miami Co., KS
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
44/44	Moses Adams	m	32	1834	OH		446	farmer
	Elizabeth Adams	f	24	1841	IA			keeping house	Here are Elizabeth and her family living next door to her brother and in a close-knit community with her parents and several other siblings.
	J. K. Adams	m	8	1857	IA
	R.W. Adams	m	5	1860	IA				No doubt this will turn out to be another Richard Walton, named for his grandfather.
	Nancy Drake	f	8	1857	KS				We're not sure who Nancy Drake is, but another Drake child, age 5 shows up at a neighbor's a couple of houses further (46/46).
45/45	J. H. Gwin	m	30	1835	IL	1250	1100	farmer	This is John H. Gwin, son of Richard and Nancy Gwin, brother of Elizabeth.
	M. J. Gwin	f	30	1835	OH			housekeeper	Mary Jane Gwin (nee Thompson) is John's wife.
	Luticia Gwin	f	3	1862	KS
	Elzano Gwin	f	2	1863	KS
	Rosealto Gwin	f	4mo.	Jan 1865	KS
47/47	R. W. Gwin	m	61	1804	TN	3600	3500		These are Richard and Nancy themselves and their three youngest kids, all sons.
	Nancy Gwin	f	58	1807	KY			housekeeper
	R. M. Gwin	m	18	1847	IA			farmer	All along we've believed this to be Richard W. Gwin, Jr.--surely the middle initial M is an error.
	Martin Gwin	m	16	1849	IA				Martin V. Gwin
	S. W. Gwin	m	14	1851	IA				Silas Walton Gwin
39/39	J. H. Dunn	m	29	1836	IN	800	700	farmer
	Caroline Dunn	f	21	1844	IA			housekeeper	This is Caroline C. Gwin Dunn, daughter of Richard and Nancy Gwin, sister of Elizabeth.
	S. E. E. Dunn	f	9	1856	AR				Could this be John Dunn's daughter by an earlier marriage?
34/34	Jahu Hagler	m	47	1818	VA		2000	farmer	This is Jehu Haigler who is buried in Ottawa, KS
	Jane Hagler	f	36	1829	IL			housekeeper	This is Jane Gwin Haigler, daughter of Richard and Nancy Gwin, sister of Elizabeth.
	M. C. Hagler	f	17	1848	IA			housekeeper	This is Mary Catherine Haigler.
	N. A. Hagler	f	14	1851	IA				This is Nancy Ann Haigler.
	W. G. Hagler	m	11	1854	IA				This is William Gwin Haigler.
	J. C. F. T. Hagler	m	10	1855	IA				This is J. Charles Foster T. Haigler.
	J. E. Love	m	24	1841	MO		500	farmer
	R. A. Love	m	27	1838	TN			farmer

From the 1870 Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

Age

Est DOB
fr. age

POB

$Real
Prop.

$Pers.
Prop.

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

140/140

Richard W. Gwin

head

[1804]

7000

1600

farmer

Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Ginn"--that's why we couldn't find them!

Nancy Gwin

wife

[1807]

Silas W. Gwin

son

[1850]

*1880 Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS*
Res/Fam	*Name*	*Relat.* *to HOH*	*Age*	*Est. DOB*	*POB*	*F's* *POB*	*M's* *POB*	*Jim Wall Comments*	*John M. Gwin Comments*
	Richard W. Gwin	self	76	ca. 1804	TN	VA	VA		This data was found on the 1880 Census Online. Richard's POB almost has to be on the 249-acre farm of his father, Isom Gwin, in Crowson's Cove, Sevier Co., TN. This also verifies that his parents, Isom Gwin and Mary Canterbury Gwin, were born in Virginia.
	Nancy Gwin	wife	73	ca. 1807	KY	MD	MD	My book on *Harrison County, Indiana* marriages shows the following: 4/12/1824? Richard W. Gwinn, c. of f. Isom Gwinn and Nancy Watkins, f. John Watkins by Isom Gwinn. (Richard W. Gwinn and Nancy Watkins were married in Harrison Co., IN, 12 April 1824; Isom Gwinn gave consent for his son to marry; consent of John Watkins, father of Nancy, was given by Isom Gwinn.)	This data was found on the 1880 Census Online. Cousin Cordelia reports that Richard and Nancy were married by his father, Isom Gwin, a "Minister of the Gospel."

Meet Richard's and Nancy's sixteen children
and all of the spouses of the fourteen who survived childhood:

24.01--Mary Gwin, m. Gideon Bear
24.02--Elizabeth Gwin, m. never
24.03--William Watkins Gwin, m. Catherine Bush (earlier and erroneously thought to be Rush--see below) {PHOTOS}
24.04--Jane Gwin, m. Jehu William Haigler
24.05--Sarah Gwin, m. Enoch Haigler
24.06--Martha Gwin, m. William W. Snyder
24.07--John H. Gwin, m. Mary J. (Thompson)
24.08--Eliza Louisa Gwin, m. Ezra T. Wells
24.09--Nancy Gwin, d. 1843; m. never
24.10--Elizabeth Gwin, m. Moses Adams
24.11--Marguerette Gwin, m1. ; m2. ; m3.
24.12--Caroline C. Gwin, m. John H. Dunn
24.13--Anna Bear Gwin, m. William Beck Freeman {PHOTOS}
24.14--Richard W. Gwin, (Jr.), m. Mary E. (nee unk.) {PHOTOS}
24.15--Martin V. Gwin, m1. Mary C. Butcher; m2. Isabella (nee unk.)
24.16--Silas Walton Gwin, m. Cora A. (nee unk.) {PHOTOS}

Here's how I'm related to this family:
*John McDonald Gwin's Line*	--	*Relationship*	--	*Lines of Richard W. Gwin's Descendants*
Isham Gwin m. Mary Canterbury		*parents*		Isham Gwin m. Mary Canterbury
John Gwin, b. 1792, m. 1812 to Jane Walker		*siblings*		Richard W. Gwin, b. 1804, m. 1824 to Nancy E. Watkins
William Gwin m. Roseanne Carlisle Jones Wilson		*1st Cousins*		Richard's and Nancy's fifteen children (above)
William Sutton Gwin m. Ida Eliza Basset		*2nd Cousins*		Richard's and Nancy's grandchildren
James Basset Gwin I m. Adrian Bell Vardaman		*3rd Cousins*		Richard's and Nancy's g-grandchildren
Adrian Sutton Gwin m. Dorothy Lee Keeney		*4th Cousins*		Richard's and Nancy's gg-grandchildren (e.g., Cordelia Conner Fischer)
John McDonald Gwin m. Sharon Lynn Hamrick		*5th Cousins*		Richard's & Nancy's ggg-gch (e.g., Veda Thomas Ballard and Victor L. Klopfenstein,)
Jeremy (m. Kara), Charity (m. Beau), & Sarah (m. Jason)		*6th Cousins*		Richard's and Nancy's gggg-grandchildren (e.g., Beth Ann Carlson Geltz)

And now here are the 16 again in more detail...

24.01--Mary Gwin, b. 13 Feb 1825 in Harrison Co., IN; d. 28 Nov 1893 in Richmond, Washington Co., IA; bd. Richmond Protestant Cemetery; m. (BACG:12 Sep 1841) to Gideon Bear (b. 7 Aug 1810 (BACG: 8 Aug 1810) in Lehigh Co., PA; d. 1 Dec 1884 in Richmond, Washington Co., IA; bd. Richmond Protestant Cem.); 14 ch. [John M. Gwin Note: My fifth cousin once removed Beth Ann Carlson Geltz (BACG) is the source of all the following data in this color blue. As you can see in this paragraph, she has Gideon's d.o.b. as 8 Aug 1810 and their marriage date as 12 Sep 1841. I gleaned all this blue data from her great page at http://koalitygenealogy.tripod.com/id23.html. Thanks for posting this, Cousin Beth!]

25.01--Charles E. Bear
25.02--William Bear
25.03--Elizabeth Bear
25.04--Jane Bear
25.05--Samuel H. Bear
25.06--Margaret A. Bear
25.07--Richard G. Bear
25.08--Nancy E. Bear
25.09--Wilbur J. Bear
25.10--Clara Sideen Bear
25.11--Mary Alice Baer
25.12--Martha J. "Mattie" Bear
25.13--Winna Bear

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created and are creating separate pages for some of their children and have moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for Gideon and Mary Gwin Bear is now located at: http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES/BearGideonMaryGwin.htm

24.02--Elizabeth Gwin, b. 7 Nov 1826; d. 10 Nov 1826 at the age of 2 1/2 days. They named their 8th daughter Elizabeth as well.

24.03--William Watkins Gwin, b. 29 Sep 1827 in Harrison Co., IN; d. 17 Oct 1907; m. 2 Nov 1851 in Washington Co., IA, to Catherine Bush (5 Aug 1833 in Fayette Co., OH, d/o Absalom Bush and Violet Arnold; d. 8 Oct 1914; bd. Keota Cem., Keota, IA); (see biographical notes, below, which state that this couple had 6 ch., 3 boys and three girls)

[age 43 in the 1870 census of English River Twnp., Washington Co., IA]

[age 37 in the 1870 census of English River Twnp., Washington Co., IA]

[John M. Gwin Note: Another precinct heard from! In March 2006 these cousins, Victor Klopfenstein and his wife Patricia, found us and are adding to William W.'s and Catherine's line in this gold color. Victor and I are of the same generation, making us 5th cousins to each other. Family may call at 319-377-5502.]

25.01--Nathan Alvin Gwin,
25.02--Nancy Violet Gwin m. E. S. Fesler
25.03--Ella May Gwin, m. Frederick Bartholomew
25.04--Willard Darius Gwin m. Lavina (nee unk.)
25.05--Nora Alice Gwin m. Edgar Heigho
25.06--Lillie Belle Gwin m. Edward Wright
25.07--Orley Bush Gwin m. unk.
25.08--(son) Gwin, d. as infant; birth order unk.;
25.09--(son) Gwin, d. as infant; birth order unk.;
25.10--(son) Gwin, d. as infant; birth order unk.;

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages.
The page for William and Catherine Gwin is now located at
http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES /Gwin/GwinWmWCathBush.htm.

24.04--Jane Gwin, [John M. Gwin Note: Data in this purple contributed by Cousin Cordelia Fischer (see HAIGLER Notes immediately below).] b. 27 Mar 1830; d. 1919 at Burlington KS; m. 30 May 1847 in Washington Co., IA, by Cyrus Cox, J.P., to Jehu William Haigler (brother of Enoch Haigler; b. 22 Feb 1822 in Pendleton Co., VA--now WV; d. 1908, Ottawa, KS);

25.01--Mary Catherine Haigler m. John Rice
25.02--Martha J. Haigler, b. ca. 1850; d. young
25.03--Nancy Ann Haigler m. Benjamin L. Gould
25.04--William Gwin Haigler, m. Caroline Hemmann;
m2. Mahala Arminda (York) Burress
25.05--Charles Foster Haigler m. Margaret Josephine McGuire

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for Jehu and Jane Haigler is now located at http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES /Gwin/HaiglerGwinConnection.htm

24.05--Sarah Ann Gwin [John M. Gwin Note: Data in this purple contributed by Cousin Cordelia Fischer (see HAIGLER Notes immediately above).] b. 23 Aug 1831, Louisa Co., IL (1900 census says parents were b. TN and KS); d. 2 Mar 1926 at Independence, Elk Co., KS; bd. Greenlawn Cem., Elk Co., KS; m. 24 Oct 1847 (he was 23; she was 16) in Washington Co., IA, by Horace Wilson, J.P., to Enoch Haigler (brother of Jehu Haigler, parents both b. VT; b. 5 Apr 1824 in Pendleton Co., VA--now WV; d. 1908, Ottawa, KS; bd. Greenlawn Cem., Elk Co., KS)

25.01--William Haigler, b. unk.; d. young;
25.02--LaFayette Haigler m. Ruthany Myrtle Tabor
25.03--Mary Hannah Haigler, m. John Emmitt Stiles
25.04--Nancy Belle Haigler m. William J. Tabor
25.05--Smiley Baumon Haigler m. Mary L. Rule
25.06--Erastus Marsh Haigler m. Hannah M. Lee
25.07--Minnie Laura Haigler m. J. C. Hines
25.08--Clara Josephine Haigler m. John W. Binkley
25.09--Isabelle? Haigler

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for Enoch and Sarah G. Haigler is now located at http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES /Gwin/HaiglerGwinConnection.htm

24.06--Martha Gwin, b. 27 Mar 1834 in Menard Co., IL; d. after 1903; bd. unk.; m. 9 Dec 1852 in IN to William W. Snyder (b. 14 Mar 1831 in Monongalia Co., VA [now WV], s/o Jeremiah and Anna [Rich] Snyder, both b. VA); William (and Martha) was "a progressive farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section 34, English Ri ver Township";

25.01--Ida E. Snyder, m. A. M. Turner, a farmer in Potter Co., Dakota Terr.;

25.02--Charles F. Snyder, a farmer in Potter Co., Dakota Terr.;

25.03--Anna Snyder, m. S. A. Rodgers, a farmer in Potter Co., Dakota Terr.;

25.04--Eva Snyder, at home, preparing herself for a teacher;

25.05--Adella Snyder, at home.

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for Will & Martha G. Snyder is now at http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES /Gwin/snyderwmmarthagwin.htm.

24.07--John H. Gwin, b. Nov 1835, [listed as John H. Gwin, age 21, in 1856 Iowa state census of Washington Co.]; [JMG Note: Cousin S. Parr says 1836] in IL, [s/o unnamed father b. in TN and unnamed mother b. in KY]; m. Mary J. Thompson (maiden name almost confirmed, b. ca. 1835 [JMG Note: Cousin S. Parr says 1836] in OH, d/o unnamed father b. IRELAND, and unnamed mother b. PA); 8 ch. bef. the1880 Census of Shawnee, Johnson Co., KS); 8 known ch.;

25.01--Luticia Gwin, m. William M. Titus,
25.02--Elzana Gwin, b. ca. 1864 in KS; (f)
25.03--Lillian Gwin, b. ca. 1866 in KS; (f)
25.04--Lauretta Gwin, b. ca. 1867 in KS; (f)
25.05--Chloe Gwin, b. ca. 1869 in KS; (f)
25.06--Walton Gwin, b. ca. 1871 in KS; (m)
25.07--Mead Gwin, b. ca. 1874 in KS; (m)
25.08--Mary J. Gwin, b. ca. 1879 in KS;

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for John H. & Mary J. Gwin is now at http://www.gwingenealogy.net/GENEALOGY/SURNAMES /Gwin/GwinJohnHMaryJ.htm.

24.08--Eliza (M.?) Louisa Gwin, b. Apr 1838 in IA; d. aft. 1910; bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS; m1. bef. 1860, according to Orley Bush Gwin's Notes, to Henry Lane (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); div.; m2. ca. 1859-60 [per 1860 census, below] to Ezra T. Wells (b. 17 Oct 1834 [but gravestone says 1833] in OH; d. 30 Jul 1904; bd. City Cem., Neodesha, Wilson Co., KS); two ch., according to her testimony in the 1910 census, both of whom were still living;

25.01--John Gwin Lane, m. Emma Iowa Mumford,
25.02--Albert Wells, m. Mary L. (nee unk.)

Please Note: Due to the growing size of this page for Richard W. Gwin and Nancy W. Gwin, we have created separate pages for some of their children and moved the contents of their respective sections to those new pages. The page for Ezra T. Wells & Eliza Gwin Lane Wells is now at ...

24.09--Nancy Gwin, b. 8 Sep 1838, according to Orley Bush Gwin's Notes; d. Sep 1843, age 5 years; m. never; no ch.

In Memoriam

N A N C Y G W I N
(8 Sep 1838 -- Sep 1843)

Ninthborn Child of
Richard W. and Nancy E. W. Gwin

Middle Child of Fourteen Others Who Survived Infancy

The younger seven could not remember her

but through the memories of their parents and the older seven,

none of whom could ever forget her.

Elizabeth Gwin married twice: 1) Moses Adams, he died 2) Wm. Bartholomew . 1906, they were living in Washington, Iowa.
24.10--Elizabeth Gwin, b. ca. 1839-40 (HOWCIV2 says 20 Apr 1845 in Flint Hills--now Burlington, IA); d. aft. 1906; bd. unk.; m1. Moses Adams (b. ca. 1833-34 in OH/DE/DE; d. btw. 1885 and 1906; bd. unk.); 3 known ch.; m2. William S. Bartholomew (HOWCIV2 says b. 7 Mar 1832 in Washington Co., NY; d. unk.; bd. unk.; they were living in Washington, IA, in 1906, according to the Orley Bush Gwin Notes sent by Sharon Gwin Day)

[listed as ... age 10 in 1850 census];
[listed as Elizabeth Adams, 24, and b. IA, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and R. W. and Nancy Gwin]
[listed as Elizabeth Adams, wife, 39, IA/TN/TN, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of English River Twp, Washington Co., IA]

Burrell, Howard A., History of Washington Co., IA, Vol. 2 ; (Google Books); pp. 359-360

[listed as ... age 22 in the 1856 Iowa State census of Jackson, English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]; [listed as Luticia Gwin, 3, and b. KS, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. betw. Moses and Elizabeth Adams and R. W. and Nancy Gwin]
[listed as Moses Adams, 32, and b. OH, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and R. W. and Nancy Gwin]
[listed as Moses Adams, farmer, 46, OH/DE/DE, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of English River Twp, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as ... age 54 in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State census of Keokuk, English Riv. Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as William S. Bartholomew, 63, b. in NY, in the 1895 Iowa State Census of Washington Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as William S. Bartholomew, 68 and widowed, b. Mar 1832 in NY, in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Washington Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[Sharon Rae Gwin Day-Marts Note: Some data on William Bartholomew are from the handwritten notes of Orley Bush Gwin, my g-grandfather.];
[John M. Gwin Note: Other are taken from the book History of Washington County, Iowa, Vol. 2, excerpted immediately below.]

William S. Bartholomew

[John M. Gwin Notes: Following is the text of the Bartholomew bio presented in Burrell's History of Washington Co., IA, as highlighted by me:

items highlighted in this red agree with other known historical documents;
items highlighted and italicized in this magenta DISAGREE with other historical documents; while items highlighted in black have not been seen up til now and may or may not be true.]

Text of History of Washington County, Vol. 2	John M. Gwin Comments
Nature seems to have inended that man shall enjoy a season of rest in the evening of life. In his younger years he is full of hope, energy, and ambition, and later his activities are guided by the wisdom and experience which his former years have brought. If his labors are well directed, he can attain the competence that will enable him in the evening of life to rest from former labor. Such has been the record of William S. Bartholomew, now a retired farmer of Washington, who for twenty-two years has made his home in this city although he did not dispose of his farm property consisting of three hundred and twenty-threee acres of land, until about five years ago. Since 1845 he has made his home in Washington County, Iowa.
For his second wife, Mr. Bartholomew chose Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, the widow of Moses Adams and a daughter of Richard W. and Nancy (Wadkinks) Gwin. She was born April 20, 1845, in a little town then called Flint Hills, but now Burlington, Iowa. Her father was a native of Chester, England, and a son of William Gwin, who was likewise born in Chester. Coming to America, he spent his last days in Tennessee. He at one time owned a number of slaves while living in the south, but, becoming convinced that the practice of slavery was wrong, he gave his bondsmen their freedom.	Wadkinks = Watkins Richard W. Gwin was born in east TN; it was Richard's grandpa or GREAT-grandpa who was from Europe. Isham was b. in VA. William = Isham Isham spent his last days in Orange Co., IN, not TN.
His wife bore the maiden name of Arteberry.	Arteberry = Canterbury
Their son, Richard W. Gwin, came to America when he was fourteen years of age and was graduated from the college at Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to his marriage he removed to Orange Co., Indiana, and subsequently became a resident of Sangamon County, Illinois, whence he went to Des Moines County, Iowa, and arrived in Washington County in 1846. Iowa was still under territorial government at that time, and many sections of the state were entirely unsettled and unimproved. Mr. Gwin entered a large tract of land upon which he resided until 1856, when he removed to Kansas, being a resident of that state during the troublous times which preceded the Civil War when the territory was a point of contest between the pro-slavery and antislavery parties. Mr. Gwin was a personal friend of John Brown, the noted abolitionist.	Richard W. Gwin was b. in what is now the Wear Valley, Sevier Co., TN, in 1804, to Isham and Mary (Canterbury) Gwin. I've not seen any indication that he ever left the area to attend college anywhere. When his parents and other family and neighbors moved to IN btw. 1817 and 1819, he went with them. The data in this bio must have come from someone (Elizabeth?) who did not have a clear understanding of her parents' history. This paragraph's timeline seems correct. Whether or not Richard W. Gwin knew John Brown is anyone's guess. It certainly could have been true. I don't think that there is any attempt in this bio to embellish the truth, but it is clear that some things did tend to get mixed up between what actually happened and Elizabeth's understanding of what she heard growing up.
He married Nancy Wadkinks, a daughter of John Wadkinks, who was a native of Holland and, on coming to America, settled in Grayson County, Kentucky. He was a farmer and a country minister of the Hardshell Baptist church. His wife was Anna Bronk, who was also born in Holland. Their daughter, Nancy, became the wife of Richard Gwin, and among their children was Mrs. Bartholomew. The father died at Independence, Kansas, in 1878 at the age of eighty-two years, while the mother passed away in 1879 at the age of eighty-one years. They were the parents of sixteen children, of whom the following are living: Jane, Sarah, Eliza, John, Elizabeth, Caroline, Richard, Anna, Martin Van Buren, and Walter. By her former marriage Mrs. Bartholomew had three children: John K., married Augusta Koogler and died leaving two children--Willa May and Albert W.; Richard W., a resident of Casper, Wyoming, married Frances E. Kesler, and they have one child, Hazel/ Matta is the wife of Grant Hampton, living near Oskaloosa, Iowa, and the have one daughter, Mary D.	1878 = 1885 (see grave photo at top) Anna Bronk = Mary Swearens Nancy E. Watkins' gravestone says, "Died Jul. 6, 1885, Aged 78 ys., 3 ms., 21 ds."
...	There is more to this bio than I have copied; if interested, please visit the Google Books page

25.01--John K. Adams, b. ca. 1856 in IA; d. after the birth of Albert W.; bd. unk.; m. Augusta Koogler; two ch.

[age 4 in 14 Jul 1860 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA];
[listed as J. K. Adams, 8, and b. IA, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and R. W. and Nancy Gwin]
[age 13 in the 20 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS];
[listed as John K. Adams, son, 23, IA, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of English River Twp, Washington Co., IA];

26.01--Willa May Adams, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; reported in History of Washington Co., IA, Vol. 2, (Google Books) pp. 359-360

26.02--Albert W. Adams, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; reported in History of Washington Co., IA, Vol. 2, (Google Books) pp. 359-360

25.02--Richard W. "Walter" Adams, b. ca. Mar 1860 in IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Frances Ella Kesler (b. ca. 1860 in IA/VA/WV; d. unk. but aft. 1920; bd. unk.); div.; at least one ch.

[listed as ... age 4 mo. in 14 Jul 1860 census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA];
[listed as R. W. Adams, 5, and b. IA, in the 8 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. beside John H. and Mary Jane Gwin and R. W. and Nancy Gwin]
[listed as ... age 10 in the 20 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS];
[listed as Walter Adams, son, 20, IA/OH/IA, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of English River Twp, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Richard W. Adams, age 50, keeper of a rooming house, m. 18 yrs., b. IA/OH/MO, in the 29 Apr 1910 census of Casper, Natrona Co., WY];

[listed as Ella F. Adams, age 50, m2. for 18 yrs., 2 of 2 ch. lvg., b. IA/VA/VA, in the 29 Apr 1910 census of Casper, Natrona Co., WY];
[listed as Ella Adams, age 60, b. IA/VA/WV, in the 12 Jan 1920 census of Casper, Natrona Co., WY];

26.01--Hazel N. Adams, b. ca. 1895 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; reported in History of Washington Co., IA, Vol. 2, (Google Books) pp. 359-360

[listed as Hazel N. Adams, age 15, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 29 Apr 1910 census of Casper, Natrona Co., WY];
[listed as Hazel Adams, age 25, single, b. IA/IA/IA, in the 12 Jan 1920 census of Casper, Natrona Co., WY];

25.03--Martha "Mattie" or "Matta" Adams, b. ca. Dec 1869 in KS; d. aft. 1 Jan 1885; bd. unk.; m. Grant Hampton (b. Nov 1868 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); were living near Oskaloosa, IA, after 1900; at least one ch.

[listed as ... age 8 mo. in the 20 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS];
[listed as ... age 16 in the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Keokuk, English River Twp., Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Mattie Adams, daughter. 10, KS/OH/IA, in the 16 Jun 1880 census of English River Twp, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Mattie Hampton, age 28 and b. Oct 1871, wife of Grant, in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Washington Twp., What Cheer Town, Keokuk Co., IA]

[listed as Grant Hampton, switchman, age 31 and b. Nov 1868 in IA/IA/IA, in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Washington Twp., What Cheer Town, Keokuk Co., IA]

26.01--Mary D. (prob. Dorothy) "Dot" Hampton, b. Nov 1895 in IA/IA/IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.; reported in History of Washington Co., IA, Vol. 2, (Google Books) pp. 359-360

[listed as Dot, age 4 and b. Nov 1895, in the 13 Jun 1900 census of Washington Twp., What Cheer Town, Keokuk Co., IA]

From: "Mike Walker" <walk5755@bellsouth.net>
Date: December 8, 2007
To: "John Gwin" <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>, <JAMESTWALL@aol.com>
Subject: History of Washington County, Iowa

This is a pretty good read, and it mentions the Gwins and Bears that were in the county early on. (Start on about page 294)

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/historical/LightOn/1880wash_1.htm

"Between the years 1840 and 1846 there was a heavy immigration into the north part of the county. There was probably a larger per cent of increase in that section during that period than in any other part of the county.

"William M. Gwin, who settled in the vicinity of Richmond in 1843, still resides on his original claim. He has probably lived in the State longer than any other inhabitant of the county, he having come to Des Moines county in 1835. Mrs. Mary Bear, Mrs. Martha Snyder and Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, sisters of Mr. Gwin, are also very early settlers, they having come to the county about the same time. Absalom Bush settled on a claim one mile west of Richmond in the year 1846; he says there were but three houses in the town at that time."

Cheers!
Cousin Mike in SC

[John M. Gwin Note: Thanks, Mike! We had next to nothing on Richard W. Gwin's daughter Elizabeth before today! Your e.mail gave us her married name and enabled us to find her and her family in 1860 and other censuses! Way to go! :-) And now in 2010 we found Volume 2 of this book scanned in its entirety at GoogleBooks.com and were able to find bios on several of Elizabeth's other siblings!]

From the 1856 Iowa State Census of Jackson, English River Twp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	Yrs.In IA	Native Voter	Militia	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
33/33	Moses Adams	m	22	1834	OH	1	yes	yes	farmer
	Elizabeth Adams	f	17	1839	IA	17				This is Richard's and Nancy's ninthborn. After we found her (in the 1860 census) and verified her to be the daughter of Richard and Nancy, we found Moses and her here as well.

From the 14 Jul 1860 Census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
613/603	Moses Adams	m	27	1833	OH	--	298	farmer
	Elizabeth Adams	f	20	1840	IA				This is Elizabeth Gwin (Mrs. Moses Adams), the daughter of Richard W. Gwin and Nancy E. Watkins, as confirmed by (1) the quote from the History of Washington County, Iowa, sent in by Cousin Mike Walker--see above, (2) her age, (3) their place of residence, and (4) the given names of her secondborn son.
	John R. Adams	m	4	1856	IA				Now we have two more males to follow through the census maze!
	Richard W. Adams	m	4mo.	Mar 1860	IA

From the 6-8 May 1865 Kansas State Census of Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
44/44	Moses Adams	m	32	1834	OH		446	farmer
	Elizabeth Adams	f	24	1841	IA			keeping house	Here are Elizabeth and her family living next door to her brother and in a close-knit community with her parents and several other siblings.
	J. K. Adams	m	8	1857	IA
	R.W. Adams	m	5	1860	IA
	Nancy Drake	f	8	1857	KS				We're not sure who Nancy Drake is, but another Drake child, age 5 shows up at a neighbor's a couple of houses further (46/46).
45/45	J. H. Gwin	m	30	1835	IL	1250	1100	farmer	This is John H. Gwin, son of Richard and Nancy Gwin, brother of Elizabeth.
	M. J. Gwin	f	30	1835	OH			housekeeper	Mary Jane Gwin (nee Thompson) is John's wife.
	Luticia Gwin	f	3	1862	KS
	Elzano Gwin	f	2	1863	KS
	Rosealto Gwin	f	4mo.	Jan 1865	KS
47/47	R. W. Gwin	m	61	1804	TN	3600	3500		These are Richard and Nancy themselves and their three youngest kids, all sons.
	Nancy Gwin	f	58	1807	KY			housekeeper
	R. M. Gwin	m	18	1847	IA			farmer	All along we've believed this to be Richard W. Gwin, Jr.--surely the middle initial M is an error.
	Martin Gwin	m	16	1849	IA				Martin V. Gwin
	S. W. Gwin	m	14	1851	IA				Silas Walton Gwin
39/39	J. H. Dunn	m	29	1836	IN	800	700	farmer
	Caroline Dunn	f	21	1844	IA			housekeeper	This is Caroline Chamberlain Gwin Dunn, daughter of Richard and Nancy Gwin, sister of Elizabeth.
	S. E. E. Dunn	f	9	1856	AR				Could this be John Dunn's daughter by an earlier marriage?
34/34	Jahu Hagler	m	47	1818	VA		2000	farmer	This is Jehu Haigler who is buried in Ottawa, KS
	Jane Hagler	f	36	1829	IL			housekeeper	This is Jane Gwin Haigler, daughter of Richard and Nancy Gwin, sister of Elizabeth.
	M. C. Hagler	f	17	1848	IA			housekeeper	This is Mary Catherine Haigler.
	N. A. Hagler	f	14	1851	IA				This is Nancy Ann Haigler.
	W. G. Hagler	m	11	1854	IA				This is William Gwin Haigler.
	J. C. F. T. Hagler	m	10	1855	IA				This is J. Charles Foster T. Haigler.
	J. E. Love	m	24	1841	MO		500	farmer
	R. A. Love	m	27	1838	TN			farmer

From the 20 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
115/115	Moses Adams	wm	36	1834	OH	250	400	farmer
	Elizabeth Adams	wf	29	1841	IA			keeping house
	John K. Adams	wm	13	1857	IA				OK, this gives us John's Middle initial as K.
	Walter Adams	wm	10	1860	IA				Probably this is Walton rather than Walter and an error on the census taker's part.
	Martha Adams	wf	8mo.	Dec 1869	KS

From the 16 Jun 1880 Census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	Relat 2HoH	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
115/115	Moses Adams	wm	46	1834	head	OH	250	400	farmer	How about that. Moses moved his family to Kansas--perhaps to allow his wife to follow her family, then moved them back to the same town in Iowa!
	Elizabeth Adams	wf	39	1841	wife	IA			keeping house
	John K. Adams	wm	23	1857	son	IA				John's not yet married, still living at home.
	Walter Adams	wm	20	1860	son	IA				Probably this is Walton rather than Walter and an error on the census taker's part, assuming he was named after the maternal grandfather.
	Mattie Adams	wf	10	1860	daughter	KS

From the 1 Jan 1885 Iowa State Census of Keokuk, English River Twp., Washington Co., IA

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex/ MStat	Age	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
Washington St. 109/105	Moses Adams	w/m/m	54	Ohio	Boarding House	The Adams family seemed to be doing well, as there were quite a few boarders staying with them at the time.
	Elizabeth Adams	w/f/m	47	Louisa Co., IA	Boarding House
	Mattie Adams	w/f/s	16	Kansas	keeping house

24.11--Margaret Marshall Gwin, b. 17 Apr 1842 in IA; d. aft. 1906; bd. unk.; m1. Ephraim Moore (b. unk.; d. 1878; bd. unk.); m2. John Dillon (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); m3. ca. 1898 (md. 12 yrs. in 1910 census) to Dr. Benjamin F. Parker (b. ca. 1834; Orley Bush Gwin's Notes say that in 1906 they were living in Independence, MO); two of two ch. reported as lvg. in 1910;

[Margaret, age 8 in 1850 census];
[Margaret, age 16 in 1856 Iowa State census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Margaret G. Parker, age 50 and b. IA/TN/KY, in the 18 Apr 1910 census of Blue Twp., Independence, Jackson Co., MO]
[listed as Margaret Parker, widowed mother-in-law, 68, b. IA/VA/KY, in the 9 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Jackson Co., MO, lvg. w/her dau. Isabelle]

[listed as Benjamin F. Parker, age 76 and b. IL/GA/IL, in the 18 Apr 1910 census of Blue Twp., Independence, Jackson Co., MO]

[Sharon Rae Gwin Day-Marts Note: This data is from the handwritten notes of Orley Bush Gwin, my g-grandfather: Margaret Marshall Gwin - born April 17, 1842. She married Ephraim Moore and he abandoned her. She divorced him and married John Dillan (Dillon). On John's death she married a Dr. Parker, and in 1906 they were living in Independence, Mo.]

[John M. Gwin Note: Cousin Sharon Rae Gwin Day-Marts writes that her gg-grandfather, Orley Bush Gwin, recorded that Ephraim abandoned Margaret after which she divorced him. This does not agree at all with the biographical account transcribed below, and I think Cousin Orley must have unknowingly switched Mr. Moore with Mr. Dillon. However, like Cousin Orley's notes, the biographical account has several obvious errors in it, so we may need to take things with a grain of salt for a while here until the whole truth is discovered! :-)]

25.01--Harry G. Moore, b. 28 Oct 1860 in IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. 20 Nov 1888 to Minnie B. Kerr (b. 1864 in English River Twp., Washington Co., IA, to W. E. "Squire" Kerr and Violet Bush); at least one ch.

[listed as Harry G. Moore, bank cashier, age 38 and b. Oct 1861 in KS/OH/IA, in the Jun 1900 census of Wellman, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Harry G. Moore, bank cashier, age 48 and b. KS/OH/IA, in the 18 May 1910 census of Wellman Lime Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

[listed as Minnie B. Moore, age 35 and b. Sep 1864 in IA/OH/OH, in the Jun 1900 census of Wellman, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Minnie (L.?) Moore, age 44 and b. IA/OH/ILLGBl., in the 18 May 1910 census of Wellman Lime Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

26.01--Myrtle A. Moore, b. Sep 1890 in IA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Myrtle A. Moore, age 10 and b. Sep 1889 in IA/KS/IA, in the Jun 1900 census of Wellman, Washington Co., IA];
[listed as Myrtle A. Moore, age 44 and b. IA/KS/IA, in the 18 May 1910 census of Wellman Lime Creek Twp., Washington Co., IA]

25.02--Isabel Moore, b. Aug 1865 in KS/; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. ca. 1890 (md. 10 yrs. in 1900 census) Richard W. Barger, "prominent Chicago attorney" (b. Nov 1850 in IL/KY/TN; d. unk.; bd. unk.); no known ch.

[listed as Isabel M. Barger, age 34 and b. Aug 1865 in KS/IA/OH, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook Co., IL]
[listed as Isabelle M. Barger, 44 (sic), b. KS/IA/IA, in the 9 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Jackson Co., MO, her widowed mother lvg. w/them]

[listed as Richard W. Barger, age 49 and b. Nov 1850 in IL/KY/TN, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Hyde Park, Chicago, Cook Co., IL]
[listed as Richard W. Barger, lawyer with his own office, 68, b. IL/VA/KY, in the 9 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Jackson Co., MO, his widowed m-i-l lvg. w/them]

Harry G. Moore

Harry G. Moore, founder and promoter of the Wellman Savings Bank, and a prominent representative of financial interests in Washington County, has, in an active and useful life fraught with success, manifested much of the spirit of the initiative. He has quickly recognized opportunities and moreover, has displayed ability in coordinating forces whereby practical results have been achieved and business enterprise has been advanced.

Mr. Moore is a native of Leavenworth, Kansas, born October 28, 1860. His father, Ephraim Moore, was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and was of German descent. He learned and followed the carpenter's trade, being thus identified with building interests in Iowa in early manhood. He had come to this state in his childhhod days with a brother, settling in Burlington, and it was there that he acquainted himself with carpentering. He afterward spent ten years in the mines of California and was quite successful in his search for gold on the Pacific coast.

Returning by way of New York, he again made his way westward to Burlington, where he remained until 1858, when he went to Kansas, where he met and married Miss Margaret Gwin. For a number of years he continued a resident of the Sunflower State, but in 1875 returned to Burlington, where he spent his remaining days. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and an active worker for its growth and upbuilding. In his fraternal relations he was a Mason and in his political views was an earnest republican. He held minor civil offices and was a member of the border militia at Leavenworth at the time of the Civil War. His life was one of activity, and his enterprise and determination were the salient features in the success which he enjoyed. He died in Burlington in 1878 at the age of fifty years.

His wife was born in Washington County, Iowa, in April 1845, and is a daughter of Richard Gwin, a native of England, who came to the United States when a young man and first settled in Virginia. Subequently he became a resident of Tennessee. He married Miss Nancy Watkins, of English descent, who lived in Kentucky at the time of her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Gwin, removing to Iowa in 1840, settled in Washington County, their home being in English River Township. He entered a tract of land there from the government and although not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made thereon at the time, he transferred the wild land into productive fields and resided there for eighteen years. He then went to Kansas, where he spent his remaining days. He and his wife were among the earliest settlers of Washington County and of the state were closey connected with the substantial development of southeastern Iowa. Their daughter Margaret became the wife of Ephraim Moore, and they traveled life's journey together until separated by his death in 1878. There were two children of that marriage: Harry G. and Isabel, now the wife of R. W. Barger, one of Chicago's prominent attorneys. Since the death of her first husband, Mrs. Moore has become the wife of Dr. B. F. Parker, to whom she gave her hand in 1892. They now reside in Independence, Missouri.

In the public schools of Olathe, Kansas, Harry G. Moore acquired his early education and continued his studies in the public schools and in the business college in Burlington. He afterward spent two years in the State University and for one year engaged in teaching school. During the periods of vacation he learned and followed the upholsterer's trade in Burlington, working in that line for some time in Burlington and in Des Moines. In 1885, however, he entered into active relations with the banking business, becoming connected with the Merchants National Bank of Des Moines in the capacity of clerk. His close application and the ability with which he discharged his duties won him promotion from time to time until he became assistant of that institution.

On the 1st of April, 1888, he arrived in Wellman, where he established a private bank, which was designated as the Wellman Bank, and which had a continuous existence until September 1889. He has organized a savings bank with a capital of ten thousand dollars and is still engaged in the banking business as cashier of the Wellman Savings Bank He has had almost a quarter of a century's experience in this field of labor and ranks with the leading financiers of the county, having intimate and comprehensive knowledge of the best methods of carrying on the business and supervising the interests of the depositors, while at the same time he wins success for the stockholders. In addition to his other business interests, he is connected with the Wellman Telephone Exchange, of which he is the president, and he owns three hundred acres of valuable land in Lime Creek Township.

On November 20, 1888, Mr. Moore was united in marriage to Miss Minnie B. Kerr, who was born in English River Township, Washington County, in 1864. She is a daughter of W. E. and Violet (Bush) Kerr. Her father, well known as Squire Kerr, is one of Washington's most prominent citizens. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Moore has been born one child, Myrtle, whose birth occurred in September 1890. She is a graduate of the Wellman High School of the class of 1907, and afterward pursued a year's course in St. Katherine's School for Young Ladies at Davenport, while for the past year she has been a student in Oberlin College of Ohio. She has decided talent for music, which she is cultivating.

In his fraternal relation, Mr. Moore is a Knight of Pythias, while politically he is connected with the Republican Party and religiously with the Baptist Church, being one of the trustees of the last named organization. His interest in community affairs has been far-reaching and beneficial. For about twenty years he has been president of the school board, and the cause of education has found in him a stalwart champion. He was mayor of Wellman for several terms, during which period his championship of various measures proved of decided benefit to the city. He is a strong advocate of reform and progress, at all times exerting his official prerogatives for the public good, and he is now a member of the town council. He has always taken a deep interest in political affairs and in everything relative to the city's upbuilding and is now chariman of the finance and water commissions. He was chairman of the county republican committee for some years and in the connection displayed excellent powers as a manager. He is president of the Wellman Commercial Club and in social relations, his position is an enviable one. Energetic, prompt, and notably reliable, he has placed his dependence upon the substantial qualities of unfaltering industry and determination in the acquirement of success and in control of public affairs. Faultless in honor, fearless in conduct, and stainless in reputation, his record is one which reflects credit upon the history of his adopted county.

From A History of Washington County, Iowa, from the first white..., Volume 2, p. 466-468

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From the 1856 Iowa State Census of English River, Washington Co., IA

Res/Fam
Name
Age
Race/Sex
Marr.
Status
Yrs.Res.
in state
POB
Occ.
Other Data
John M. Gwin Comments

68/71
R. W. Gwin
52
wm
m
20
IL
farmer

This enumerator must not have communicated very well, because Richard and Nancy both said they were born in Illinois. The truth is that they had MOVED to Iowa FROM Illinois, but he was born in Tennessee, and she was born in Kentucky.

Nancy Gwin 49
wf
m
20
IL

Margaret Gwin 14
wf

14
IA

Caroline Gwin 12
wf

12
IA

Anna Gwin 10
wf

10
IA

Richard Gwin 8
wm

8
IA

Martin Gwin 7
wm

7
IA

Silas W. Gwin 6
wm

6
IA

66/69
Gideon Bear
45
wm

17
PA
farmer

Mary Bear 31
wf

19
IL

William Bear 13
wm

13
IA

Elizabeth Bear 11
wf

11
IA

Samuel Bear 8
wm

8
IA

Margaret Bear 7
wf

7
IA

Richard Bear 5
wm

5
IA

Nancy Bear 2
wf

2
IA

Gideon Bear 1
wm

1
IA

24.12--Caroline Chamberlain "Carrie" "CeCe" Gwin, b. ca. 1844 in IA; d. aft. 1860 [and probably after 1920]; bd. Paola Cem., Paola, Miami Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 34915711; m. John H. Dunn (b. ca. 1835 in IN; d. 1923; bd. Paola Cem., Paola, Miami Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 34915701); [probably at least 3 ch.]

[age 6 in 1850 census];
[CCG age 12 in the 1856 Iowa State census of English River Twp., Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Caroline Dunn, 21 and b. IA, in the 6 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. five doors fr. her brother, John H. Gwin, and 7 doors fr. her parents]

[listed as J. H. Dunn, 29 and b. IA, in the 6 May 1865 census of Stanton P. O., Stanton Twp., Miami Co., KS, and lvg. five doors fr. Caroline's brother, John H. Gwin, and 7 doors fr. her parents]

[Sharon Rae Gwin Day-Marts Note: The data on the handwritten notes of Orley Bush Gwin, my g-grandfather, for Caroline Gwin's middle name might have been Chamberlain -- I can read the hamberlain quite clearly, but the first letter is hard to read, could easily be a C. John Gwin Addendum: And since the 1870 census reports her middle initial as "C.", I'd say that pretty much seals it up!]

A
B

C

D

Photos, l-r:
A--The large marker of the Dunn family plot at Paola City Cem., Paola, KS (behind it and to its right is the stone of Henry and Gladys Saunier with no dates, and to its left is the shadow of the Joyce stone, last picture following); Gladys Saunier is the daughter of John and CeeCee Dunn, and Henry, her widower, returned to Stark Co., OH, after she died;
B--this small marker is set beside and to the left of the Dunn marker and reads "Father, J. H. Dunn, 1835-1923";
C--next is the small marker of Caroline Gwin Dunn which simply states "Mother" (however, I saw the name "C. C. Dunn" in the office copy of the cemetery directory that led me to this plot, and I'm sure this is her grave);
D--finally is the stone for Alvin W. Joyce (9 Feb 1873 - 1 May 1933) and his wife Maude (8 Dec 1871 - 17 Jan 1957), the latter of whom I'm now convinced is the youngest daughter of John and Caroline.

25.01--Gladys M. Dunn, b. Jul 1865 in KS/IL/IA; d. betw. 1920 and 1930; bd. in Paola Cem., Paola, KS, right behind and to the right of the graves of J. H. and CeeCee Dunn (see photo); m. Henry C. Saunier

[listed as Gladys Saunier, 34, b. Jul 1865 in KS/IL/GA (sic), m. 9 yrs. w/0 of 0 ch. lvg., in the 19 Jun 1900 census of N. 3rd St., DeSoto, Jefferson Co., KS]
[listed as Gladys Saunier, 44, b. KS/IL/IA, m1. 18 yrs. w/0 of 0 ch. lvg, in the 25 Apr 1910 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Gladys Saunier, 54, b. KS/IL/IA, in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]

[listed as H. C. Saunier, 35, wood machinist, b. Jan 1865 in KS/Switzerland/France, m. 9 yrs., in the 19 Jun 1900 census of N. 3rd St., DeSoto, Jefferson Co., KS]
[listed as H. C. Saunier, 46, b. KS/Switzerland/France?, m1. 18 yrs., in the 25 Apr 1910 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Henry C. Saunier, 56, b. OH/Switzerland/OH, in the 27 Jan 1920 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Henry Saunier, 71, wd., b. OH/Switzerland/OH, in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Sugar Creek, Stark Co., OH]

25.02--Evaline Dunn, b. ca. 1868;

25.03--Maude M. Dunn, b. ca. 1870 (8 Dec 1871); d. 17 Jan 1957; bd. Paola Cem., Paola, Miami Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 34915320--right behind and to the left of the graves of J. H. and CeeCee Dunn (see photo); m. ca. 1897 to Alvin W. Joyce (b. 9 Feb 1873; d. 1 May 1933; bd. Paola Cem., Paola, Miami Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 34915300); no ch.

[listed as Maud Joyce, 35, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Maud Joyce, 38, b. KS/IL/IA, m1. 13 yrs. w/0 of 0 ch. lvg, in the 3 May 1910 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Maude Joyce, 47, b. KS/IL/IA, in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS, and lvg. 4 doors from her parents, John and Cece]

[listed as A. W. Joyce, 31, in the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Alvin Joyce, 36, b. KS/IL/IL, m1. 13 yrs., in the 3 May 1910 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Alvin W. Joyce, 45, b. KS/OH/OH, in the 17 Jan 1920 census of Paola, Miami Co., KS, and lvg. 4 doors from his in-laws, John and Cece]

From the 30 Sep 1850 Census of the 20 Division, Washington Co., Iowa
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
663/663	Richard W. Guinn	m	46	[1804]	TN	2000	farmer	Whew! This census taker couldn't write for a lick, bless his heart! But I thank God for his volunteer spirit to work this census.
	Nancy Guinn	f	43	[1807]	KY
	Marthy Guinn	f	17		IL
	John Guinn	m	15		IL
	Eliza Guinn	f	13		IA
	Elizabeth Guinn	f	10		IA
	Margarett Guinn	f	8		IA
	Carotrine Guinn	f	6		IA			This is our Caroline C. Gwin.
	Hanah Guinn	f	5		IA			This is Anna Bear Gwin.
	Richard W. Guinn	m	4		IA			This is Richard W. Gwin, Jr.
	Martin P. Guinn	m	2		IA			This is Martin V. Gwin.
	Silss W.	m	1/2		IA			This is Silas Walton Gwin.

From the 28 Jun 1860 Census of Stanton, Lykens Co., Kansas

Res/Fam
Name
Sex Age
Est DOB
fr. age
POB
$Real
Prop.
$Pers.
Prop.
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

61/58
Richard W. Gwin
m
57
[1803] TN
3500
1800
farmer
Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Ginn"--that's why we couldn't find them!

Nancy Gwin

54
[1806] KY

Caroline Gwin

16
[1844] IA

Anna Gwin
14
[1846] IA

Richard Gwin
13
[1847] IA

Martin Gwin
11
[1849] IA

Walton Gwin
10
[1850] IA

This tells us Silas' middle name.

Ezra Wells

27
[1833] OH

shoemaker
Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Nells". They were "married within the year".

Eliza Wells

23
[1837] IA

They were "married within the year".

John H. Gwin

25
[1835] IL

farmer
They were "married within the year".

Mary J. Gwin

25
[1835] OH

They were "married within the year". Her name looks here to be "May J."; however, since we've been told her name was Mary, and since this census taker does err, we'll go with "Mary".

From the 22 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
Est DOB
fr. age
POB
$Real
Prop.
$Pers.
Prop.
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

140/140
Richard W. Gwin
head
w
m
66
[1804]
TN
7000
1600
farmer

Nancy Gwin
wife
w
f
63
[1807] KY

Silas W. Gwin
son
w
m
20
[1850] IA

141/141
Martin Gwin
head
w
m
21
[1849]

Here are Martin and his family, living next-door to his parents!

Mary C. Gwin
wife
w
f
20
[1850] MO

This is the former Mary C. (probably Carrie) Butcher.

Dora Gwin
dau
w
f
1
[1869] KS

Leonadus P. Gwin
son
w
m
2mo.
[May 1870] KS

Martha Butcher
[blank]
w
f
64
[1806] MO

She must be Martin's mother-in-law, so this gives us Mary's maiden name.

143/143
John H. Dunn
head
w
m
35
[1835] IN
2000
1350
farmer

Caroline C. Dunn
wife
w
f
26
[1844] IA

BINGO! On a hunch that Caroline, last seen at age 16 living at home, would be married and living near her parents, I did an Ancestry.com search of the 1870 census of Stanton/Miami/Kansas for any female by the first name of Caroline. There were only three, and this one is

(1) ten years older than our Caroline was in 1860,
(2) b. in Iowa, and
(3) living only 3 doors from her parents and 2 from her brother! Further, according to the 1880 census, she is
(4) the daughter of parents born in Tennessee and Kentucky, respectively!

No, this doesn't prove she's our Caroline, but I am personally convinced this is she. If so, then we know her middle initial and the names and dates of birth of three of her children.

Gladis Dunn
dau
w
f
5
[1865] KS

Evaline Dunn
dau
w
f
3
[1868] KS

Manda Dunn
dau
w
f
6mo.
[Jan 1870] KS

I went back and looked at this name after seeing Maude clearly in the later censuses, and this could easily be--and probably is--Maude as well.

From the 1875 Kansas State Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
Est. DOB fr. age
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

106/116
John H. Dunn

w
m
39
[1846] IN

farmer

Caroline Dunn
w
f
32
[1853] IA

housewife

Gladys Dunn
w
f
10
[1875] KS

Evelene Dunn
w
f
7
[1878] KS

Maud Dunn
w
f
5
[1880] KS

From the census taker's beautiful handwriting, this is clearly Maud, not Mand.

From the 12 Jun 1880 Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
Est. DOB fr. age
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

131/131
John H. Dunn
self
w
m
45
[1835]
IN
NJ
KY
farmer

Caroline C. Dunn
wife
w
f
37
[1843]
IA
TN
KY

This is clearly the same Caroline as was found in 1870. Further, her father's POB is Tennessee and her mother's Kentucky! What more evidence do we need? I'm convinced this is she! :-)

Gladys Dunn dau
w
f
14
[1866] KS
IN
IA

Eva L. Dunn dau
w
f
12
[1868] KS
IN
IA

From the last census, I'm guessing that her name is Eva Lynn--or at least pronounced that way.

Maud M. Dunn dau
w
f
10
[1870] KS
IN
IA

In 1870 her name was clearly "Manda". I believe her name must be Amanda M. Dunn. But a Maud Joyce

Edgar H. Dunn son
w
m
1
[1879] KS
IN
IA

Edgar's age leaves a large gap between himself and his closest sibling, suggesting there may have been multiple deaths/miscarriages. That Edgar is not found in 1900 or later suggests that he, too, may have succumbed.

From the 1885 Kansas State Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam
Name
Sex Age
Est. DOB fr. age
POB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

5/5
J. H. Dunn
m
49
[1836] IN
farmer

C. C. Dunn f
40
[1845] IA

G. M. Dunn f
20
[1865] KS

This gives us Gladys' middle initial: M.

E. V. Dunn f
16
[1869] KS

Mud Dunn f
14
[1871] KS

Note the phoneticization of Maud as Mud. This settles it for sure.

Jams Allen
m
14
[1871] KS

This name must be James Allen, but who is he?

From the 1895 Kansas State Census of Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Race
Sex Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
Where fr
to KS
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

17/20
J. H. Dunn
w
m
59
m
IL
IL
Farmer

Mrs. C. C. Dunn
w
f
47
m
IA
IA
house keeper

Maud Dunn
w
f
21
s
KS

dressmaker
Here is Maude, still single. Let's see if we can find her married in 1900.

From the 27 Jun 1900 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
DOB
Yrs.
Md.
#Ch./
#Lvg.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

Hickory/145/153
John H. Dunn
head
w
m
64
Sep 1835
36

IN
NJ
KY
farmer
Hoping beyond hope to find a Gladys, Eva, or Maude of the right age and married to someone in Paola in the 1900 census, I search all the other 32 pages of it but to no avail.

Caroline Dunn
wife
w
f
55
Jan 1845
36
3/3
IA
TN
KY

Aha! Caroline reports here that she only had three kids, all of whom are still alive. This may mean that Edgar H. was not their child at all; however, it could also mean that she does not care to report/admit/talk about the deaths of other children. An Edgar, age 1, was present in the home in 1880, whom they reported to be their son.

Andrew Joyce
boarder
w
m
17
Jan 1883

KS
OH
OH
deliveryman
This is a single man. In May 2008, I traveled to east Kansas and found the graves of John H. and C. C. Gwin Dunn at Paola. Located directly behind these graves are the graves of a family by the name of Alvin and Maude Joyce! Could Maude be the youngest daughter of the Dunns and this Andrew the younger brother of Alvin?

From the 13 Jun 1900 Census of Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Age
DOB
Marr.Stat./
Yrs.Md.
#Ch./
#Lvg.
POB
S/F/M
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

---/81/82
Alvin Joyce
head
wm
26
Feb 1874
m/3
0/0
KS/OH/OH
Farmer
This census data, compared to the 1870 census (and especially the cemetery photo of the Alvin and Maude Joyce graves in the plot right behind John and Carolyn's) has me totally convinced that this is our Alvin...

Maud Joyce
wife
wf
27
Dec 1872
m/3

KS/IN/IA

...and this is our Carolyn. Everything fits except the YOB (both seem to want to be a year younger than they really are).

John W. Windsor
servant
wm
42
Mar 1858
s

MO/VA/KY

Tillie Hall
servant
wf
15
Dec 1884
s

MO/MO/MO

From the 1905 Kansas State Census of Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

House or Farm
Owned or Rented
Mortgaged or Free
Name
Race
Sex Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
Where fr
to KS
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

House owned free
J. H. Dunn
w
m
69
m
IL
IL
Farmer

Mrs. C. C. Dunn
w
f
63
m
IA
IA
house keeper

Mrs. L. M. Lyon
w
f
56
s
NY
NY

From the 2 May 1910 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
Marr.
Stat.
Yrs.
Md.
#Ch./
#Lvg.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

College St./289/294
John H. Dunn
head
w
m
73
m1
47

IN
NJ
KY
farmer

Carrie C. Dunn
wife
w
f
65
m1
47
5/3
IA
TN
KY

Ah. Now Carrie confesses that she did indeed bear five children, only three of whom survived. At least we know who those three are--perhaps we can find them the same way we found Carrie herself.

From the 3 May 1910 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Age
Marr.
Stat.
Yrs.
Md.
#Ch./
#Lvg.
POB
S/F/M
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

East Kaskuckee St./
299/304
Alvin Joyce
head
wm
36
m1
13

KS/OH/OH
farmer

Maud Joyce
wife
wf
38
m1
13
0/0
KS/IL/IA
seamstress

From the 1915 Kansas State Census of Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Race
Sex Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
Where fr
to KS
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

5/5
J. H. Dunn
w
m
79
m
IL
IL
Retired farmer

Mrs. C. C. Dunn
w
f
68
m
IA
IA
house keeper

3/3
A. W. Joyce
w
m
41
m
PA
MO
Stock Dealer
This will be Alvin W. Joyce according to the grave photo above.

Maud Joyce
w
f
42
m
KS

I'm convinced that this is the former Maude Dunn, daughter of John and Caroline.

From the 17 Jan 1920 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex Age
Marr.
Stat.
Can
Read
Can
Write
POB
S/F/M
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

401 College St./146/157
John H. Dunn
head
w
m
45
m
yes
yes IN/NJ/KY
none

Cece Dunn
wife
w
f
47
m
yes yes IA/TN/KY
none

From the 17 Jan 1920 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Age
Marr.
Stat.
Can
Read
Can
Write
POB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

802 Kaskaskia St./
150/161
Alvin W. Joyce
head
wm
85
m
yes
yes KS/OH/OH farmer
Here they are in 1920 four houses away from her parents, John and Cece Dunn

Maude Joyce
wife
wf
74
m
yes yes KS/IL/IA none

From the 1930 Census of 4th Ward, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas

StreetRes/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Age
Marr.
Stat.
Yrs.
Md.
#Ch./
#Lvg.
POB
S/F/M
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

402 East Wea/
261/298
Anna Elliott
head
wf
60
s

KS/Ireland/
Northern England
none

Gladys Saunier
lodger
wf
50
wd

KS/IL/IA
none
This is the lady, now the widow of Henry Saunier, whom we believe is likely the former Gladys Dunn.

24.13--Anna "Annie" Bear Gwin, b. 26 Oct 1845, English River, Washington Co., IA; d. 13 Feb 1921, Wynona, O. Co., OK; bd. Highland Cem., Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 72933891, 1050 E. 15th St., Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS; m1. 30 Oct 1870 in Fayette Co., IL, for almost 50 years, to William Beck Freeman (b. 4 Jan 1839 in Oconee, Shelby Co., IL; d. 26 Feb 1917 in Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS; bd. Highland Cem., Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 72933891); at least seven ch. by WBF; m2. for two years to Benjamin L. Gould (b. ca. 1843 in IL/PA/IN; d. in Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS; bd. unk.); no ch. by BLG of 7 total;

[listed as Hanna Guinn, age 5 in the 30 Sep 1850 census of the 20 Division, Washington Co., IA]
[listed as Anna B. Freeman, 54, b. Oct 1845 in IA/TN/TN (sic), md. 36 yrs. w/3 of 7 ch. lvg., in the 15 Jun 1900 census of Ohio Township, Franklin Co., KS];
[listed as Anna B. Freeman, 64, md. 47 yrs. w/4 of 7 ch. lvg., b. in IA/TN/KY, in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS];
[listed as Anna B. F. Gould, 74, b. in IA/TN/KY, in the 12 Jan 1920 census of Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS];

[listed as William B. Freeman, 61, b. Jan 1839 in IL/TN/IN, md. 36 yrs., in the 15 Jun 1900 census of Ohio Township, Franklin Co., KS];
[listed as William B. Freeman, house carpenter, 71, md. 47 yrs., b. in IL/TN/IN, in the 21 Apr 1910 census of Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS];

[listed as Benjamin L. Gould, 67, b. in IL/PA/IN, in the 15 Apr 1910 census of Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS, and lvg. w/his 2nd wife (of 40 years w/5 of 5 ch. lvg.), Nancy A. {HAIGLER} Gould];
[listed as Benjamin L. Gould, 77, b. in IL/OH/IN, in the 12 Jan 1920 census of Ottawa, Franklin Co., KS];

William Beck Freeman From the Cordelia Fischer collection	FREEMAN WILLIAM B. JAN. 4, 1839 FEB. 26, 1917 ANNA B. HIS WIFE OCT. 26, 1845 FEB 13, 1921	Anna Bear Gwin Freeman From the Cordelia Fischer collection	Anna Bear Gwin Freeman From the Cordelia Fischer collection
William was baptized along with his son in the Methodist Church on April 17 1875, Ottawa Kansas. He was initiated and entered apprentice to the Equity Lodge No 131 A.F. & A.M. on July 3 1877. He was raised to sublime degree of a Master Mason. William and his wife Anna were married at 12 noon Feb 1, 1863, in a log cabin 1 and 1/2 miles northwest of Old Stanton, Miami Co., KS. He was a scout under General Sheriden in 1861. In 1997 the cabin still stands and is located at 1146 Cedar St., Ottawa, KS. Anna Bear is buried alongside her husband in Highland Cemetery. It was difficult to find until we found out that she had remarried. She married Benjamin Gould Sept 13, 1919. This was the husband of her deceased niece, Nancy Ann Haigler Gould. Photos of William and Anna, along with these bios, are shared by Cousin Cordelia Fischer on her Findagrave memorials.

25.01--Thomas R. Freeman, b. ca. 1864; d. aft. 1920; m. Mary L. (nee unk., b. ca. 1864; d. aft. 1920); 1 ch.

26.01--Deane R. Freeman, b. ca. 1888-1893 in KS; d. aft. 1930; m. Alida B. (nee unk., b. ca. 1880; d. unk.); unk. ch.

[age 17 in the 1910 census, below, but age 42 in 1930, below,]

[age 50 in 1930, below,]

25.02--Francello Freeman, b. ca. 1871; d. betw. 1910 and 1920; m. ca. 1892 to Fannie E. (nee unk., b. ca. 1875; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 1 ch.

[age 38 in the 1910 census]

[age 35 in the 1910 census]

26.01--DeVyr Freeman, b. ca. 1893 in KS; d. aft. 1930; m. unk.; 1 ch.

[age 17 in the 1910 census]

27.01--Edith Freeman, b. ca. Jan 1926 in FL;

[age 4 yr., 4 mo. in the Apr 1910 census of Dade Co., FL]

25.03--El Nora Freeman, b. 23 Nov 1873, Fontana, Miami Co., KS; d. 6 Mar 1928, Los Angeles, LA Co., CA; bd. Inglewood Park Cem., Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., CA--Find A Grave Memorial# 72895087; m. 20 Sep 1888 in Fontana, Miami Co., KS, to John Birdett "Bert" Symonds (b. 24 Jul 1869, Xenia, Clay Co., IL; d. 21 Nov 1947, San Bernardino, CA; bd. Cremated, Ashes scattered--Find A Grave Memorial# 72894811); 2 ch.

[listed as Nora E. Symonds, age 26, in the 2 Jun 1900 census of Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Elnora Symonds, age 31, in the 25 Apr 1910 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO]

[listed as Bert Symonds, age 30, in the 2 Jun 1900 census of Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as John Symonds, age 40, in the 25 Apr 1910 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO]

26.01--Clara D. Symonds b. Jan 1889; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Clara D. Symonds, age 10, in the 2 Jun 1900 census of Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS]

26.02--Agnes Symonds b. 4 Oct 1899 in Ossawatamie, KS; d. 11 Dec 1989, Redding, Shasta Co., CA; m. 28 Jun 1924 in Kansas City, MO, to Lawrence "Larry" Jennings Conner, Sr., (b. 8 Jan 1898 in Waynesville, P., MO; d. 23 Oct 1989 in Redding, Shasta Co., CA)

[listed as Agnes Symonds, age 9 mos., in the 2 Jun 1900 census of Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS]
[listed as Agnes Symonds, age 10, in the 25 Apr 1910 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO]

27.01--Arline Conner, b. ca. Sep 1925; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 4yr 7mo in the 5 Apr 1930 census of Inglewood, L.A. Co., CA]

27.02--Madeline Conner, b. ca. May 1928; d. unk.; m. Mr. Hickey (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[age 1yr 11mo in the 5 Apr 1930 census of Inglewood, L.A. Co., CA]

27.03--Lawrence "Larry" Jennings Conner, Jr., b. ca. 1932; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.04--Conner, b. aft. 1930 census; d. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

27.05--Cordelia "Cordi" Conner, CONTRIBUTOR, b. ca. 1938; m. 2 Sep 1956 in Yuma, Yuma Co., AZ, to Henry Hugh "Hank" Fischer (b. unk.); [John M. Gwin Note: Items in this purple are from Cordi--see more from Cordi all over this page. Cordi and I are 4th cousins once removed to each other, and her kids and I are 5th cousins.]

28.01--Fischer, [PRIVATE]
28.02--Fischer, [PRIVATE]
28.03--Fischer, [PRIVATE]
28.04--Fischer, dau., b. aft. 1956; d. in Jan 2006

Hank and Cordi Fischer, 2010

l-r: Conner siblings Cordi Fischer,
Larry Conner, and Madeline Hickey
at a gathering in 2009

25.04--Jason E. Freeman, b. 18 Sep 1879; d. 4 Aug 1945 in Los Angeles; m1. Josie (nee unk., b. Oct 1880; d. unk.; bd. unk.); div. betw. 1900 and 1920; unk. ch.; m2. Minnie (nee unk., b. ca. 1880; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[listed as Jason E. Freeman, 20, b. Sep 1879 in KS/IL/IA, in 15 Jun 1900 census of Ohio Township, Franklin Co., KS];
[age 40 in 9 Jan 1920 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO]

[listed as Josie Freeman, 19, b. Oct 1880 in MO/KY/KY, in 15 Jun 1900 census of Ohio Township, Franklin Co., KS];

California Death Index, 1940-1997	Data about Jason E. Freeman	John M. Gwin Comments
Name:	Jason E. Freeman
Social Security #:	709-09-9957
Sex:	MALE
Birth Date:	18 Sep 1879	This corresponds with his report in the 1900 census.
Birthplace:	Kansas
Death Date:	4 Aug 1945	Well, we didn't know this before, and we're glad to add it to his profile in the outline above.
Death Place:	Los Angeles
Mother's Maiden Name:	Hank	Oh, absolutely not. Her maiden name is GWIN, of course. I wonder where in the world they got this misinformation.
Father's surname	Freeman

From the 1 Mar 1875 Kansas State Census of Fontana, Osage Twp., Miami Co.
Res/Fam	Name	Sex	Age	POB	Occ./ $PersProp.	John M. Gwin Comments
20/23	W. B. Freeman	m	35	IL	druggist/$8000
	Anna Freeman	f	40	IA		Daughter of Richard W. and Nancy W. Gwin.
	Thos. R. Freeman	m	10	KS
	F. C. Freeman	m	4	KS
	Elnora Freeman	f	1	KS

From the Jun 1880 census of Liberty Township, Linn Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Marr. Stat.	Age	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
145/151	Wm. B. Freeman	head	wm	m	40	IL/TN/TN	farmer
	Annie Freeman	wife	wf	m	33	IA/TN/KY	keeps house	Daughter of Richard W. and Nancy W. Gwin.
	Thomas Freeman	son	wm	s	16	KS/IL/IA	works on farm	Cousin Cordi sent the childhood picture of Thomas and his parents and sisters--it appears at the bottom of this page.
	Francello Freeman	son	wm	s	9	KS/IL/IA	in school	Oh, good--this is the Cello Freeman whose portrait also appears below!
	Illinoiy Freeman	daughter	wf	s	6	KS/IL/IA		This is El Nora (probably pronounced "IlNorrie" and heard as "Illinois"). Wow!
	Jason E. Freeman	son	wm	s	9mo.	KS/IL/IA		The extra column says he was b. in Sept.--that would be Sep 1879. This is the Jason E. Freeman whose genealogical summary appears at the bottom of the page--in his hand.
	Cristopher Brand	[blank]	wm	s	37	Prussia/ Prussia/ Prussia	farmer

From the 1 Mar 1885 Kansas State Census of Fontana, Miami Co.

Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Marr. Stat.	Age	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
4/21	W. B. Freeman	wm	m	46	Shelby Co., IL	merchant	Evidetnly the census taker recorded the county of birth as well, and another person scratched them out later; however, I think it's good confirmation, so I left it.
	Anna Freeman	wf	m	40	Washington Co., IA		Daughter of Richard W. and Nancy W. Gwin.
	F. C. Freeman	wm	s	15	Miami Co., KS		Oh, good--this is the Cello Freeman whose portrait also appears below!
	Elnora Freeman	wf	s	11	Miami Co., KS		This is El Nora (probably pronounced "IlNorrie" and heard as "Illinois"). Wow!
	Jason Freeman	wm	s	5	Linn Co., KS		The extra column says he was b. in Sept.--that would be Sep 1879. This is the Jason E. Freeman whose genealogical summary appears at the bottom of the page--in his hand.

From the 15 Jun 1900 census of Ohio Township, Franklin Co., KS

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Yrs. Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
91/93	William B. Freeman	head	wm	61	Jan 1839	36		IL/TN/IN	farmer
	Anna B. Freeman	wife	wf	54	Oct 1845	36	7/3	IA/TN/TN
	Jason E. Freeman	son	wm	20	Sep 1879	0		KS/IL/IA	farmer
	Josie Freeman	d-in-law	wf	19	Oct 1880	0		MO/KY/KY		This is our first introduction to Jason's newlywed wife Josie, whose maiden name is still unknown. Perhaps we'll learn more as we investigate later censuses.

From the 2 Jun 1900 census of Osawatomie, Miami Co., KS

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Marr. Stat./ Yrs.Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
Parker Ave./ 38/38	Bert Symonds	head	wm	30	Jul 1869	m, 11		IL/NY/IA	printer	John Bert says here that his mom was born in Iowa; ten years later he'll say she was born in Ohio. Did the census take just hear him wrong? If so, which time?
	Nora E. Symonds	wife	wf	26	Nov 1873	m, 11	2/2	KS/IL/IA
	Clara D. Symonds	daughter	wf	10	Jan 1889	s		KS/IL/KS	at school
	Agnes Symonds	daughter	wf	9mo	Oct 1899	s		KS/IL/KS

From the 1905 Kansas State Census

Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
45/46	Jason E. Freeman	wm	25	KS/KS	mail clerk
	Minnie Freeman	wf	25	KS/KS	housekeeper	Evidently (from Minnie's POB), Josie (POB MO) and Jason divorced or Josie died, and this is now his second wife, Minnie.

From the 21 Apr 1910 census of Ottawa City, Franklin Co., KS

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Yrs. Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
91/93	William B. Freeman	head	wm	71	Jan 1839	m2/47		IL/TN/IN	House carpenter	He has changed occupations! And this is his second marriage, but the first could not have lasted long.
	Anna B. Freeman	wife	wf	64	Oct 1845	m1/47	7/4	IA/TN/KY	none	She now claims (correctly) that her mother's POB is KY. She also says four of her seven kids survived, not three.

From the 18 Apr 1910 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Yrs. Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
3736/ 68/68	Thos. R. Freeman	head	wm	45		m1, 24		KS/IL/IA	electrician, cracker factory	I have no doubt this is the oldest surviving son of Anna and William.
	Mary L. Freeman	wife	wf	45		m1, 24	1/1	KY/KY/KY		Mary's testimony here is that Deane is an only child.
	D. Ret Freeman	son	wm	22		s		KS/KS/KY	electrician	This is Deane R. Freeman, as later censuses show.

From the 25 Apr 1910 census of Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Yrs. Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1616/146/146	Fran Celle Freeman	head	wm	38		m1/18		KS/IL/IA	manager, insurance co.	I have no doubt this is the second son of Anna and William.
	Fannie E. Freeman	wife	wf	35		m1/18	1/1	KS/OH/IL	home	Fannie's testimony here is that DeVyr is an only child.
	De Vyr Freeman	son	wm	17		s		KS/KS/KS	home	Devier?

From the 25 Apr 1910 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat. Yrs.Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1621 Camp__r St./ illegible/illegible	John Symonds	head	wm	40	m1/20		IL/NY/OH	insurance agent
	Elnora Symonds	wife	wf	31	m1/20	2/2	KS/IL/IN	none	I have no doubt that this is the thirdborn child of Anna and William.
	Agnes Symonds	daughter	wf	10	s		KS/IL/KS	none

From the 9 Jan 1920 census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO
Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
132/ 132/133	Jason Freeman	lodger	wm	40	Div.	KS/IL/IA	clerk, Ford Motor Works	Although I couldn't find him in the 1910 census, I'm fairly confident that this is our Jason E. Freeman (b. KS), son of William (b. IL) and Anna (b. IA). I guess things didn't work out between him and Josie. I wonder if they had any kids.

From the 5 Jan 1920 census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	Md.	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1207 W. 2nd St.,/ 79/111	Thomas Freeman	head	wm	55		m		KS/KS (sic) IA	bank teller	I have no doubt this is the oldest surviving son of Anna and William, though he did mess up on William's POB...
	Mary L. Freeman	wife	wf	55		m	1/1	KY/KY/KY	none
	Dean R. Freeman	son	wm	32		s		KS/KS/KY	electrician

From the 3 Jan 1920 census of Miami, Dade Co., FL

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
738/ 33/36	Fannie E. Freeman	wife	wf	45	wid	KS/OH/IL	none	So Francello has died somewhere between 1910 and 1920...
	DeVyr Freeman	son	wm	26	s	KS/KS/KS	house carpenter	...and DeVyr has stayed with his mother to support her.

From the 7 Apr 1930 census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
4920 7th St./ 67/70	Deane R. Freeman	head	wm	42	m	KS/KS/KY	Insurance agent	Finally Dean marries--and not only to an older woman, but also to a recent immigrant and naturalized citizen from Holland.
	Alida B. Freeman	wife	wf	50	m	Holland/ Holland/ Holland	Insurance agent	Additional columns in the census show that Alida immigrated in 1881(1888?), is now a naturalized citizen, and speaks not Dutch but "Hollandish". :-)

From the 10 Apr 1930 census of Miami, Dade Co., FL

Street/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
738/ 33/36	Fannie E. Freeman	head	wf	55	Wid	KS/OH/IL	none
	DeVyr Freeman	son	wm	37	Wid	KS/KS/KS	construction carpenter
	Edith Freeman	daughter	wf	4 yr., 4 mo.	S	FL/KS/NY	none	While it's not clear whether Edith is the daughter or granddaughter of Fannie, it is more likely that she is her granddaughter, since DeVyr is now widowed as well as Fannie. I imagine the only error here is that of the census taker in calling Edith the daughter, not granddaughter, of Fannie. Regardless, if she's still alive, she's 82 years old this year, 2008.

From the 5 Apr 1930 census of Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., CA

Street/Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	Occupation	POB S/F/M	John M. Gwin Comments
505 Spruce/ 111/112	Lawrence J. Conner	head	wm	31	m	trunk maker, trunk mfg.	AR/MO/MO
	Agnes Conner	wife	wf	29	m	none	KA/NE/KS
	Arline Conner	daughter	wf	4yr 7mo	s	none	MO/AR/KS
	Madeline Conner	daughter	wf	1 yr 11mo	s	none	MO/AR/KS

24.14--Richard W. Gwin, (Jr.?), b. Mar 1847 in IA; d. after Mar 1926 per the obituary for his sister Sarah Gwin Haigler (he was age 78 and reported as living in Jefferson [Montgomery Co.], KS); bd. unk., not seen in cem. in Neodosha, KS; m. Mary E. (nee unk., b. 1848; d. Sat., 19 Dec 1931, according to the newspaper obituary--see below; bd. in the Richard W. Gwin family plot, City Cem., Neodesha, KS); 3 ch. per 1900 census report

[listed as R. W. Gwinn, age 46 and b. IA, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Richard W. Guinn, age 53 and b. Mar 1847 in IA/TN/KY, m. 35 yrs, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Richard W. Gwin, age 63, m1. 44 yrs, and b. in IA/TN/KY, in the 28 Apr 1910 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Richard W. Gwin, age 72 and b. in IA/TN/KY, in 31 Jan 1920 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]

[listed as M. E. Gwinn, age 46 and b. OH, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Mary E. Guinn, age 51, m. 35 yrs. w/2 of 3 ch. lvg, and b. Jun 1848 in OH/MD/OH, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Mary E. Gwin, age 61, m1. 44 yrs w/2 of 3 ch. lvg., b. in OH/MD/OH, in the 28 Apr 1910 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Mary Gwin, age 71 and b. in OH/MD/OH, in 31 Jan 1920 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]

[John M. Gwin Note: In July 2006, Cousin Cordelia Fisher sent me a photocopy of a partial page of a newspaper (labeled in someone's hand as "The Neodesha Register, Thursday, Dec. 24, 1931") containing the obituary of Mrs. Richard Gwin, which I transcribe here. She is the wife of this 24.14--Richard W. Gwin, Jr. In 2008 I added the photo of her gravestone, which lies in the GWIN plot beside the stone of her son Earl W. Gwin.]

BODY BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL.

Mrs. Richard Gwin, 83, a resident of Montgomery county for more that 50 years, died Saturday morning at her home near Jefferson. She had been in failing health for some time but had been seriously ill for only the past two weeks. The husband and two children, Mrs. Cora Scott, Jefferson, and Mrs. Frank Wagner, Dearing, survive.
Mrs. Gwin was an aunt of Al. Wells of this city. Funeral services were held Monday and interment was made that afternoon in the family lot in Neodesha cemetery.

25.01--Earl W. Gwin, b. ca. Jul 1879; d. 15 Jan 1881, age 1 yr., 6 mos.; bd. Neodesha Cemetery in the Richard W. Gwin, Sr., plot;

[John M. Gwin Note: At first this child's existence was based only on Mary's 1900 census report that she bore three children, only two of whom survived; now we have this photo also.]

Earl's stone reads:

EARL W.
SON OF
R. W. & M.E.
GWIN
DIED
JAN 15, 1881
AGED
1 YR, 6MS

25.02--Ethel L. Gwin, b. ca. 1871; d. aft. 1910 census; bd. Fairview Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 5039084; m1. Cyrus O. Hey; at least 3 ch. of at least 5 total; m2. Francis D. "Frank" Wagner (b. Nov 1879, POB unk.; d. unk.; bd. Fairview Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 5039085); at least two ch. of at least 5 total

[listed as E. L. Hey, age 24 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Ethel L. Hey, age 29, m. 10 yrs. w/3 of 3 ch. lvg, and b. Mar 1871 in KS/IA/OH, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/her family at her parents' home]
[listed as Ethel Wagner, 39, b. KS/IA/OH, m2. 5 yrs. w/5 of 5 ch. lvg., in the 10 May 1910 census of Jefferson, Fawn Crk. Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Ethel L. Wagner, 48, b. KS/IA/OH, in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS]

[listed as C. O. Hey, age 28 and b. IL, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Cyrus O. Hey, age 34, m. 10 yrs., b. Sep 1865 in IL/OH/IL, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his family at his in-laws' home]

[listed as Frank Wagner, age 16 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his future in-laws]
[listed as Frank Wagner, farm hand, age 20, b. Nov 1879, POB unk./unk./unk., wrkg. and lvg. on the Richard W. Gwin farm in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Frank Wagner, 31, b. KS/IA/OH, m2. 5 yrs. w/5 of 5 ch. lvg., in the 10 May 1910 census of Jefferson, Fawn Crk. Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Frank Wagner, 44, b. KS/OH/USA, in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS]

26.01--Roy G. Hey, b. Aug 1890; d. 1970 (from gravestone); bd. Jefferson Cem., Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 85788884; m. Ethel A. (nee unk. [but perhaps MYLAS or MYERS, as a "Merie" Mylas, sister-in-law, is lvg. with them in the 1925 census, listed as Marie Myers in 1930], b. 1887; d. 1964; bd. Jefferson Cem., Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 85788843); at least 3 ch.

[listed as Roy Hey, age 4 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Roy G. Hey, grandson, age 9, b. Aug 1890 in KS/IL/KS, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his family at his grandparents' home]
[listed as Ray G. Hey, grandson, age 19, barber, b. in KS/IL/KS, in the 28 Apr 1910 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his grandparents, Richard and Mary Gwin]
[listed as Roy Hey, barber, age 25 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Roy G. Hay, age 29, b. KS/IL/KS, in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Roy Hey, age 34 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Roy G. Hey, oil refinery pumper, age 40, md. age 20 and b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

[listed as Ethel Hey, age 22 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Ethel A. Hay, age 32, b. KS/OH/IN, in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Ethle A. Hey, age 37 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Ethel Hey, age 42, md. age 22 and b. in KS/OH/IN, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

27.01--Everett U. Hey, b. 1911 (from gravestone) in KS; d. 1980 (from gravestone) in KS; bd. Restlawn Mem. Pk. Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 44943517; m. Jun 1930 to Nellie Ruth Fitzpatrick (b. 12 Feb 1912 [from obituary]; d. 26 Mar 2008 [from obituary]; bd. Restlawn Mem. Pk. Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 25564943); one known ch.

[listed as Evert Hey, age 4 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[age 8 in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Evert Hey, age 14 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Everett Hey, mixer in a {ILLEGIBLE}, age 18, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

Nellie's obituary copied from the excellent Findagrave.com Memorial #25564943 created by TiogaRose:

Published in Coffeyville, KS, March 27, 2008

Nellie Ruth Hey, 96, Coffeyville, Kansas, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at her home.

She was born on February 12, 1912 in Coffeyville, Kansas, the daughter of Robert French and Ada Pearl (Losh) Fitzpatrick.

She graduated from Washington High School, Coffeyville, KS and attended Coffeyville Community College for special interests.

She married Everett Hey in June of 1930.

Nellie enjoyed being a housewife, mother, and grandmother.

She was a lifetime member of Trinity United Methodist Church, served as Worthy Matron of Eastern Star, assisted the Salvation Auxiliary, a past member of Beta Sigma Phi, and participated in Judging Ceramic Art Shows.

She enjoyed the outdoors, traveling, golfing, fishing, hunting, and photography.

She is survived by her son, French L. Hey and wife, Klinell (Wells) Hey of Coffeyville, KS; grandchildren, Deborah L. (Hey) Black and husband, Brad, of Lynn Haven, FL, and Angela D. (Hey) Ulsaker and husband, Scott, of Kingfisher, OK; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Adam, and Daniel Black, and Reagan Ulsaker Mashaney, Danielle Ulsaker Moss and Seth Ulsaker; great-great-grandchildren, Abbey, Emily, Deanna, and Alyssa Black, and Austin, Abygale, and Maggie Mashaney, and Maddie Moss.

Services will be held March 29, 2008 at the Penwell-Gabel Ford-Wulf-Bruns Chapel, Coffeyville, Kansas. Burial will be at Penwell-Gabel's Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Coffeyville, Kansas.

The family suggests memorials to The Gideon's International or Coffeyville Community College Scholarship Fund; contributions may be left with the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline, Coffeyville, KS 67337.

Memorials may be given to Harry Hynes Hospice in care of the funeral home.

28.01--French Lynn Hey, b. 23 May 1931 at Coffeyville (from obit., below); d. 29 Oct 2010 in Coffeyville, KS (from obit., below); bd. Fairview Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 60903432; m. 30 Nov 1951 at Bartlesville, OK (from obit., below), to Helen Klinell Wells [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

From the obituary for French Hey found at his memorial at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home site

Coffeyville, KS, Friday, October 29, 2010

French Hey, 79, of Coffeyville passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 at his home.

He was born May 23, 1931, at Coffeyville to Everett U. and Nellie (Fitzpatrick) Hey. French grew up in and attended school in Coffeyville graduating from Field Kindley High School in 1949, and Coffeyville Community College in 1951.

French was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during the Korean War.

On November 30, 1951, he married Klinell Wells at Bartlesville, OK. Following their marriage they made their home in Hawaii for several years while French served in the U.S. Navy.

After he received has honorable discharge from the Navy they lived in Pittsburg while French attended Pittsburg State University where he graduated in 1957. While teaching school in Emporia, KS he attended Emporia State University receiving his Masters degree in 1963 and his Specialist degree in 1967. French was Assistant Superintendent in Hartford, CT, before returning to Kansas serving as Superintendent of U.S.D. #310 in Langdon, KS, and later at Kingman, KS where he worked until retiring in 1993. Following his retirement they returned to Coffeyville, where he worked for three years at Four County Mental Health as a Job Advisor case worker.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Coffeyville, Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity, Lions Club, Gideon’s, Coffeyville Community Foundation, Leadership Coffeyville, Promise Keepers, and the Salvation Army Advisory Board. He also served on the Montgomery County Commission, and U.S.D. #445 School Board.

French was a World Class Skeet Shooter placing 2^nd in the World Champion Skeet Shoot; and an accomplished woodworker and wood carver, showing his work at the National Ducks Unlimited Show.

Survivors include his wife, Klinell of the home; two daughters, Deborah Black of Panama City, FL, and Angela Ulsaker of Kingfisher, OK; a sister-in-law, Berta, Harrald of Caney; two granddaughters, Reagan Mashaney, and Danielle Moss; four grandsons, Seth Ulsaker, Brandon Black, Adam Black, and Daniel Black; and ten great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, and one grandson, Stefan Ulsaker.

Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Coffeyville with Rev. John Collins officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery with military honors conducted by V.F.W. Post #1022 and American Legion Post #20.

Friends may call on Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home in Coffeyville. The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family suggests memorials to The Gideon’s International or Coffeyville Community College Scholarship Fund; contributions may be left with the funeral home or mailed c/o David W. Barnes Funeral Home, 306 North Cline, Coffeyville, KS 67337.

29.01--Deborah L. Hey [PRIVATE], m. Brad Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.01--Brandon Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.01--Abbey Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.02--Emily Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.03--Deanna Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.04--Alyssa Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.02--Adam Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.03--Daniel Black [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

29.02--Angela D. "Angie" Hey [PRIVATE], m. Scott Ulsaker [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.01--Reagan Ulsaker [PRIVATE] m. Mr. Mashaney [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.01--Austin Mashaney [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.02--Abygale Mashaney [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.03--Maggie Mashaney [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.02--Danielle Ulsaker [PRIVATE] m. Mr. Moss [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

31.01--Maddie Moss [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

30.03--Seth Ulsaker [PRIVATE] (from Nellie's obit., above)

27.02--Edna Marie Hey, b. ca. 1914 in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Edna M. Hey, age 4 mos. and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[age 5? in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Merie Hey, age 11 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Edna M. Hey, age 15, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

27.03--Lee Roy Lynn Hey, son, b. ca. Apr. 1918 in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 22 mos. in the 10 Feb 1920 census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Lin Hey, age 7 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Lynn Hey, age 12, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

27.04--Genevieve Hey, b. ca. in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Genevia Hey, age 4 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Genevieve Hey, age 9, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

27.05--"Bethy" Ellen Hey, b. ca. in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Betty Hey, age 1 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1925 Kansas State Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Betty Ellen Hey, age 6, b. in KS/KS/KS, in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS]

26.02--Floyd M. Hey, b. Nov 1891 in Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Armella/Arnellia P. (nee unk.; b. ca. 1891; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 5 ch.

[listed as Floyd Hey, age 3 and b. KS, in the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]
[listed as Floyd M. Hey, grandson, age 8, b. Nov 1891 in KS/IL/KS, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his family at his grandparents' home]
[listed as Floyd M. Hey, 29, b. KS/unk./KS, in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Ochelata, Lincoln Twp., Washington Co., OK]
[Floyd, age 39 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK]

[listed as Arnellia P. Hey, 19, b. AR/unk./AR, in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Ochelata, Lincoln Twp., Washington Co., OK]
[Armella, age 39 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK]

Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 about Floyd M. Hay
Name:	Floyd M. Hay
Gender:	Male
Race:	White
Birth Date:	14 Nov 1891
Birth Place:	Sycamore, Montgomery, KS
Father's Name:	Cyrus O. Hay
Father's Age:	25
Father's Birth Place:	IL
Mother's Name:	Ethel Gwinn
Mother's Age:	20
Mother's Birth Place:	Kansas
FHL Film Number:	1404666

27.01--Frankie M. Hey, b. ca. Dec 1914 in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Frankie M. Hey, age 4 yr. 11 mos., b. KS/KS/KS, in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Ochelata, Lincoln Twp., Washington Co., OK]

27.02--Richard L. Hey, b. ca. 1917 in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as Richard L. Hey, age 3, b. KS/KS/KS, in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Ochelata, Lincoln Twp., Washington Co., OK]

27.03--L. Glenn Hey, b. ca. 1919 in OK; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[listed as L. Glenn Hey, age 1 yr. 4 mos., b. OK/KS/OK, in the 15 Jan 1920 census of Ochelata, -Lincoln Twp., Washington Co., OK]
[age 11 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK]

27.04--Charles Hey, b. ca. 1924 in KS; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK]

27.05--Norma I. Hey, b. ca. 1928 in OK; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 2 in the 3 Apr 1930 census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK]

26.03--Ernest G. Hey, b. 22 Jan 1897 (fr. gravestone); d. 26 May 1918 (fr. gravestone); bd. Fairview Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co., KS--Find A Grave Memorial# 74169443; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Ernest G. Hey, grandson, age 3, b. Jan 1897 in KS/IL/KS, in the 28 Jun 1900 census of Fawn Creek Twp., Montgomery Co., KS, and lvg. w/his family at his grandparents' home]

[From his stone's military inscriptions, it appears to me that Ernest died in combat in WW1: (crossed cannons with "U.S. C.A." (United States Corps of Artillery?); then, "11th Co C. A. C."; followed by, "Beneath the flag of my country I slumber in Peace; I have given my life for The world's greatest country." --John Gwin]

ELGH m2. "Frank" Wagner (b. Nov 1879; d. unk.--see Ethel's data above for more)

26.04--Francis D. Wagner, b. ca. 1909

26.05--Myron W. Wagner, b. 8 Jan 1909; d. 13 Jan 1965; bd. Fairview Cem., Coffeyville, Montgomery Co.,--Find A Grave Memorial# 5039086; m. Clara M. (nee unk.; b. 19 Nov 1911; d. unk.; bd. unk., though a stone for her is shared with Myron; unk. ch.

25.03--Cora A. Gwin, b. ca. 1873; d. aft. 1931(was present at her mother's funeral; bd. unk.; m. Mr. (William E.?) Scott; (perhaps three) ch.

[John M. Gwin Note: I have added the three girls below based entirely on my speculation that their mother is this same Cora Gwin as the Cora Scott in the 1900 census in which I found them. (see census document, below)]

[John M. Gwin Note: OHO! Here is some welcome input from a reader who says that this is indeed NOT our Cora! Listed in my Ancestry.com messages as SSR1961 on Mar 25 at 8:28 PM GMT, she states, "The Cora Gwin you have listed in Bourbon Co., KS, as being married to William E. Scott is actually the daughter of Elias Gwin and Sarah Rhoda Stroud. I'll be happy to send you obits of this family. They are buried in Evergreen Cem. in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., KS. Sandy Rylander" Thanks for this update, Sandy! :-) (see census document, below)]

26.01--Iva Scott, b. Jul 1892; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk ch.

[listed as Iva Scott, age 7 and b. Jul 1892, in the 21 Jun 1900 census of Pawnee Twp., Bourbon Co., KS]

26.02--Ida Scott, b. Jul 1895; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk ch.

[listed as Iva Scott, age 4 and b. Jul 1895, in the 21 Jun 1900 census of Pawnee Twp., Bourbon Co., KS]

26.03--Ina Scott, b. Jun 1898; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk ch.

[listed as Iva Scott, age 1 and b. Jun 1898, in the 21 Jun 1900 census of Pawnee Twp., Bourbon Co., KS]

Census Information
for Richard Jr. and Mary and their descendants

From the 21 Jul 1870 Census of Stanton Township, Miami Co., KS

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Marr.
Stat.
Age
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

123/123
Richard Gwin
head
wm
m
23
IA
TN
KY
farmer

Mary E. Gwin
wife
wf
m
22
OH
MD
OH

Mary reports in 1900/1910 that she has lost one child. As they were md. in 1865--five years earlier than this 1870 census--I imagine she has already had that child who is now deceased; therefore, I will place this child as the firstborn in the above outline.

From the 1 Mar 1875 Census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Marr. Stat.	Age	POB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
126/133	Richard Gwin	head	wm	m	27	IA	farmer
	Mary Gwin	wife	wf	m	26	OH	housekeeper
	Ethel Gwin	daughter	wf	s	4	KS
	Cora Gwin	daughter	wf	s	3	KS

From the 15 Jun 1880 Census of Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery Co., KS

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race/
Sex
Marr.
Stat.
Age
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

226/261
Richard Gwin
head
wm
m
33
IA
TN
KY
farmer

Mary E. Gwin
wife
wf
m
31
OH
MD
OH

Ethel L. Gwin
daughter
wf
s
9
KS
IA
OH

Cora A. Gwin
daughter
wf
s
7
KS
IA
OH

From the 1 Mar 1895 Kansas State Census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS

Res/Fam
Name
Race/
Sex
Where from
to Kans.
Age
POB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

174/179
R.W. Gwinn
wm
KS
48
IA
farmer
Here are Richard W. Gwin, Jr., and his wife Mary E., with their daughter Ethel and her family living with them.

M. E. Gwinn
wf
KS
46
OH

Frank Wagner
wm
KS
16
KS

This Frank Wagner will one day be Richard's son-in-law, as Cyrus will become an invalid, according to the 1900 census, (and evidently die?), then Ethel will marry Frank, according to Mary E.'s obituary (below).

174/180
C. O. Hey
wm
IL
28
IL
farmer
Cyrus O. Hey has married Richard's daughter, Ethel, and they have two boys: Roy and Floyd.

E. L. Hey
wf
KS
24
KS

Ethel's marriage to Cyrus must have occurred ca. 1895, judging by the age of her oldest.

Roy Hey
wm
KS
4
KS

Floyd Hey
wm
IA
3
KS

From the 28 Jun 1900 Census of Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery Co., KS

Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Race
Sex DOB Age
Marr.
Stat.
YoM
#o
Ch.
#Ch.
Lvg.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

287/289
Richard W. Guinn
head
w
m
Mar 1847
53
m
35

IA
TN
KY
farmer

Mary E. Gwin
wife
w
f
Jun 1848
51
m
35
3
2
OH
MD
OH

Ethel L. Hay
daughter
w
f
Mar 1871
29
m
10
3
3
KS
IA
OH

Roy G. Hay
grandson
w
m
Aug 1890
9
s

KS
IL
KS

Floyd M. Hay
grandson w
m
Nov 1891
8
s

KS
IL
KS

Ernest G. Hay
grandson w
m
Jan 1897
3
s

KS
IL
KS

Cyrus O. Hay
son-in-law
w
m
Sep 1865
34
m
10

IL
OH
IL
(invalid)

Frank Wagner
Farm hand
w
m
Nov 1879
20
s

unk.
unk.
unk.
Farm laborer
Very interesting! When Mary E. Gwin dies in 1931, 31 years from now, her obituary will list two surviving daughters: Mrs. Cora Scott of Jefferson and Mrs. Frank Wagner of Dearing! Evidently Cyrus Hay, listed here (one line above) as an invalid, will die from his condition, and this man NINE YEARS HER JUNIOR will take his place.

From the 21 Jun 1900 U. S. Census of Pawnee Twp., Bourbon Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	MS/ YoM	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
161/161	William E. Scott	head	wm	Sep 1868	31	m/10		KS/IL/IL	farmer
	Cora Scott	wife	wf	May 1871	29	m/10	3/3	KS/IL/KY		I believe this to be the daughter of Richard W. Gwin, Jr., and Mary E. Gwin. This is the only Cora Scott I've found so far whose data fit MOST of our Cora's description. I'll keep looking, however, especially since her father's POB is inconsistent with Richard's claim to have been b. in Indiana; she reports his POB as IL. Further, she lists her own age as 29, and our Cora would only be 27 (and what woman would lie about her age to make herself OLDER instead of younger? OK, now I've checked them all in this census, and this is still the closest fit I have. Next I'll try the Kansas censuses. OHO! Here is some welcome input from a reader who says that this is indeed NOT our Cora! Listed in my Ancestry.com messages as SSR1961 on Mar 25 at 8:28 PM GMT, she states, "The Cora Gwin you have listed in Bourbon Co., KS, as being married to William E. Scott is actually the daughter of Elias Gwin and Sarah Rhoda Stroud. I'll be happy to send you obits of this family. They are buried in Evergreen Cem. in Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., KS. Sandy Rylander" Thanks for this update, Sandy! :-)
	Iva Scott	dau	wf	Jul 1892	7	s
	Ida Scott	dau	wf	Jul 1895	4	s
	Ina Scott	dau	wf	Jun 1898	1	s
158/158	Len (Lew?) Gwin	head	wm	Jun 1876	23	m/5		KS/IL/IL	farmer	Well, this is interesting, since he's living three doors away, especially if the above Cora is ours. I'm not sure who this Gwin is, but we're going to look around for him.
	Mary B. Gwin	wife	wf	May 1874	26	m/5	2/1	OH/VA/OH
	Gertrude M. Gwin	dau	wf	Jan 1896	4	s		KS/KS/OH

From the 1 Mar 1905 Kansas State Census of Garland, Drywood Twp., Bourbon Co., KS

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	POB/toKS fr.where?	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
161/161	W. E. Scott	head	wm	37 32	KS	farmer
	Cora Scott	wife	wf	33	KS		Here they are again in 1905.
	Iva Scott	dau	wf	12
	Ida Scott	dau	wf	9
	Ina Scott	dau	wf	6
53/60	J. H. Gwin	head	wm	69	IL/IL	farmer	Well, this is also interesting!
	Elisa Gwin	wife	wf	69	IL/IL
	J. H. Joseph	dau	wf	15	KS/KS

From the 28 Apr 1910 Census of Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery Co., KS

Res/Fam

Name

Relat
2HoH

Race

Sex

Age

Marr.
Stat.

YoM

#of
Ch.

#Ch.
Lvg.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

207/220

Richard W. Gwin

head

farmer

Mary E. Gwin

wife

One would think that the deceased child of Richard and Mary must have been Ethel, since she is not in the picture here. But this child was already deceased in 1900 when Ethel was there. (We now know that the deceased child is Earl W. Gwin--see outline above.) Ethel must still be alive, then, (indeed, she is, as later census records attest) so perhaps grandson Roy G. is only there for a visit or perhaps to help his grandpa on the farm.

Roy G. Hey

grandson

barber

Roy G. Hay

From the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Fawn Creek Township, Montgomery Co., KS

Street/Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Sex
Race
Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
John M. Gwin Comments

FM/113/113
Richard W. Gwin
head
m
w
72
m
IA
TN
KY
This is Richard Watson Gwin, Jr.

Mary Gwin
wife
f
w
71
m
OH
MD
OH
And here is his wife, Nancy Elizabeth Watkins Gwin.

From the 10 Feb 1920 Census of Dearing, Montgomery Co., KS

Street/Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Sex
Race
Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
John M. Gwin Comments

200/201
Roy G. Hay
head
m
w
29
m
KS
IL
KS
This is Roy G. Hay (is his middle name Gwin?), s/o Ethel Gwin Hay, gs/o Richard W. Gwin, Jr., g-gs/o RW Gwin, Sr.; gg-gs/o Isham Gwin. He is my own 2nd cousin thrice removed.

Ethel A. Hay
wife
f
w
32
m
KS
OH
IN

Evertt V. Hay
son
m
w
8
s
KS
KS
KS
These children are my 3rd cousins twice removed.

In the 1930 census of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, an Everett V. Hay, 17, KS/KS/KS, is an inmate in a prison.

Marie Hay
daughter
f
w
5yr., 8mo.?
s
KS
KS
KS

Lee Roy Hay
son
m
w
22mo.
s
KS
KS
KS
It must be this son who is called Lynn in 1930.

Lemon St.
194/195
Frank Wagner
head
m
w
44
m
KS OH
USA

Ethel L. Wagner wife

w
48
m
KS IA
OH
This is Ethel Gwin, mother of Roy (living about 5 houses away), d/o Richard W. Gwin, Jr., and Mary E. Gwin, widow of Cyrus O. Hey, now wife of her former hired hand and mother of two more children.

Francis D. Wagner son

w
11
s
KS IA (sic!) OH (sic!)

Myron W. Wagner son

w
10
s
KS IA (sic!) OH (sic!)

From the 30 Apr 1930 Census of Dearing (Fawn Creek Twp.), Montgomery Co., KS

Street/Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Sex
Race
Age
Marr.
Stat.
Age
1stMd.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
Occ.
John M. Gwin Comments

(St. addr. blank)
44/44
Frank Wagner
head
m
w
51
m
26
KS
OH
USA
County Road laborer
Here is FrankWagner, first seen in the 1895 Kansas census living as a hired hand in the home of Richard Jr. and Mary!

Ethel Wagner wife
f
w
59
m
34
KS IA
OH
none
This is the former Ethel Hay, nee Gwin, who survived her mother (see 1931 obituary, below) as Mrs. Frank Wagner.

Miron Wagner son
m
w
21
s

KS KS
KS
State Hwy. Engineer
Miron/Myron is possibly a child of Frank's first marriage and no relation to me. ON THE OTHER HAND, he could easily be the product of what is indeed Frank's first marriage but Ethel's second!

Ralph Hatcliff
boarder
m
w
26
m
21
KS KS
KS
Pub. Sch. Tchr.

Hattie Hatcliff
boarder
f
w
25
m
20
KS NE
NE
Pub. Sch. Tchr.

From the 8 Apr 1930 Census of Coffeeville, Montgomery Co., KS

Street/Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Sex
Race
Age
Marr.
Stat.
POB
FPOB
MPOB
John M. Gwin Comments

815/117/130
Roy G. Hey
head
m
w
40
m
KS KS KS

Ethel Hey wife
f
w
42
m
KS OH
IN

Everett Hey son
m
w
18
s
KS KS KS These children are my 3rd cousins twice removed.

In the 1930 census of Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS, an Everett V. Hay, 17, KS/KS/KS, is an inmate in a prison. If it's the same person, then he must have been at the end of a short sentence, released, and counted twice.

Edna M. Hey daughter
f
w
15
s
KS KS KS

Lynn Hey son
m
w
12
s
KS KS KS It must be this son who is called Lee Roy in 1920.

Genevieve Hey daughter
f
w
9
s
KS KS KS

Bethy Ellen Hey daughter
f
w
6
s
KS KS KS

Marie Myers
sis-in-law
f
w
32
wid
KS OH
IN

From the 3 Apr 1930 Census of Ochelata, Huntington Co., OK

Street/Res/Fam
Name
Relat
to HoH
Sex
Race
Age
Marr.
Stat.
Occupation
POB
FPOB
MPOB
John M. Gwin Comments

__ Ochelata St./
68/69
Floyd M. Hay
head
m
w
39
m
Cafe manager KS
Indian Terr.
KS
Ancestry.com lists this family as "Hey". The copy is very difficult to read, and in the case of the given names of some of the children, I had to trust Ancestry's guess.

Armella Hay

wife
f
w
39
m

OK
OH
AR

Glenn Hay
son
m
w
11
s

OK
KS
Indian Terr.

Charles Hay
son
m
w
6
s

KS
KS
Indian Terr.

Norma I. Hay
daughter
f
w
2
s

OK
KS
Indian Terr.

24.15--Martin V. [believed to be Van Buren] Gwin, b. 1847 in IA; d. aft. 1920--one contributor, Marge, states he died 1 Jan 1926 in Fulton Co., AR; bd. at Camp Cem., 5.2 mi. NE of Salem, Fulton Co., AR, plot A10T7--served in Co. F, 14th Kansas Cavalry; m. Mary Carrie Butcher (b. ca. 1850; d. aft. 1880; bd. unk.); at least four ch.; m2. Isabelle (nee unk., b. 15 Aug 1852; perhaps m1. to Mr. Thornburgh; d. 1 Jan 1826; bd. beside her husband at Camp Cem., 5.2 mi. NE of Salem, Fulton Co., AR, plot A10T8

[John M. Gwin Note: Burial and service data taken from Gene Simpson's submission to Rootsweb, reportedly from The Cemeteries of Fulton County, reportedly from tombstone]
[John M. Gwin Note: Birth, death, and burial data taken from Gene Simpson's submission to Rootsweb, reportedly from The Cemeteries of Fulton County, reportedly from tombstone]; perhaps 1 son, Thomas, by Mr. Thornburgh);

[age 2 in Sep 1850];
[age 21 in the 1870 census of Stanton, Miami Co., KS];
[age 30 in the 12 Jun 1880 Census of North Fork Twnshp, Barton Co., MO];
[age 53 in the 6 Jun 1900 Census of South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., AR];
[age 63 in the 28 Apr 1910 Census of South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., AR];
[age 73 in the 18 Feb 1920 Census of South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., AR]

[age 20 in the 1870 census of Stanton, Miami Co., KS];
[age 30 in the 10 Jun 1880 census of Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS]

25.01--Dora Gwin, b. ca. 1869;

[age 1 in the 1870 census of Stanton, Miami Co., KS];
[age 10 in the 10 Jun 1880 census of Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS]

25.02--Leonadus P. Gwin, b. 1870; d. unk., but prob. bef. the 1880 census; bd. unk.; m. prob. never;

[age 2 mo. in the 1870 census of Stanton, Miami Co., KS]

25.03--Parley (Paralee?) Gwin, b. ca. 1875;

[age 5 in the 12 Jun 1880 Census of North Fork Twnshp, Barton Co., MO]

25.04--Effie Gwin, b. ca. 1878 in Boone Co., MO; d. unk., but possibly bef. the 1900 census; bd. unk.; m. 16 Jan 1895 in East Clallam, WA, to Joseph B./P. Fallihee (b. ca. 1870 in St. Paul, MN; a railroad telegrapher); unk. ch.

[most vital statistics taken from marriage certificate, right],
[age 2 in the 10 Jun 1880 census of Arkansas City, Cowley Co., KS]

[most vital statistics taken from marriage certificate, right, and from census documents]
[age 49 in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

[JBF m2. ca. 1903 to Ellen "Nellie" (nee unk., b. ca. 1883 in PA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 3 ch.:]

[26.01--Joseph P. Fallihee, b. ca. 1906 in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. ch.]

[age 4 in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Antioch, Contra Costa Co., CA];
[age 14 in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA];
[age 25 and divorced in the 21 Apr 1930 census of Seattle, King Co., WA, where he reports that his mother was b. in Missouri (where Effie was born, not PA where Ellen was born!)]

[26.02--Anna "Annie" Gladys Fallihee, b. ca. 1906 in CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Carl E. Fryer; unk. ch.]

[age 2 in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Antioch, Contra Costa Co., CA];
[age 11 in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

[27.00--Elwood B. Fryer m. Eunice Ruth Klatt]

[28.00--Ms. Fryer, Daniel's mother, m. Mr. Nietz]

[29.00--Daniel Nietz [John M. Gwin Note: On 26 Nov 2007 we heard from this cousin who sent and is sending all the data in this purple color--and the marriage return for Effie Gwin! Welcome aboard, Cousin Daniel!]]

Transcript of Return:

JOSEPH P. FALLIKEYHEE & EFFIE GWINN

MARRIAGE RETURN

Date of License: 11th January 1895
Groom: Joseph P. Fallihey [sic--Fallihee]
Age last Birthday: 25
Color: White
Residence: East Clallam Wash
Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota
Occupation: Telegraph Operator
Father's name: P. Fallihey [sic--Fallihee]
Mother's maiden name: Annie Cramsie
Bride's name: Effie Gwinn
Maiden name if widow:__________
Age last birthday: 17
Color: White
No. of Bride's Marriages ________
Residence: East Clallam Wash
Birthplace: Boone Co., Missouri
Occupation: none
Father's name: Martin B. Gwinn
Mother's maiden name: Carrie Butcher
Date of Marriage: 16th January 1895
Place of Marriage: East Clallam
By Whom and Official Station: Patrick Fay C.C.
Witnesses' Names, Residences:

No. 1: F.W. David, East Clallam
No. 2: Fred P. Kellogg, East Clallam

[JMG Note: Items above in red are highlighted by me for the purpose of comparison with the data in purple at left and with other--especially 1910 census--documents.]

[26.03--Katherine Fallihee, b. ca. Apr 1909 in CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.]

[age 12 mos. in the 19 Apr 1910 census of Antioch, Contra Costa Co., CA];
[age 10 in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

[26.04--Thomas E. Fallihee, b. ca. 1915 in CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.]

[age 5 in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

[26.05--Irene Fallihee, b. ca. Mar 1916 in CA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.]

[age 3 yrs., 10 mos. in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

[26.06--Ellen Fallihee, b. ca. Dec 1919 in WA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.]

[age 1 mo. in the 23 Jan 1920 census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA]

Here's a posting from a Rootsweb board. I've responded to and hope to hear from this person (but haven't yet...):

Butchers and Gwin	Posted on: 10 Mar 2007, by joytou
Surnames > Butcher
Looking for information on Mary Butcher Gwin b. abt 1850 married to Martin Gwin in Kansas. Children Dora Gwin and Leonadus P. Gwin. Mary's father was B. Butcher from Mo. moved to Franklin Co, Kansas abt 1865. Mary and Martin are believed to be in Fulton Co. Ark by 1880. Any help on this line would be appreciated.
Surnames: Butcher - Gwin

William Benton and Martin V. B. Guinn/Gwin/ etc.

PeggyGuinnBowen

Posted: 14 Jun 2006

Classification: Query

Is anybody connected with William Benton Guinn and Martin Van Buren Guinn? They were both seven years old, apparently twins, on the 1850 census in Platte Co. MO. I can't find them after that. I'm trying to determine if this Martin was my ancestor.

Some Related Census Data

From the 1870 Census of Stanton, Miami Co., Kansas

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Age	Est DOB fr. age	POB	$Real Prop.	$Pers. Prop.	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
140/140	Richard W. Gwin	head	w	m	66	[1804]	TN	7000	1600	farmer	Ancestry.com has mistranscribed their last name as "Ginn"--that's why we couldn't find them!
	Nancy Gwin	wife	w	f	63	[1807]	KY
	Silas W. Gwin	son	w	m	20	[1850]	IA
141/141	Martin Gwin	head	w	m	21	[1849]					Here is Martin and his family, living next-door to his parents!
	Mary C. Gwin	wife	w	f	20	[1850]	MO				This is Mary Carrie Butcher Gwin.
	Dora Gwin	dau	w	f	1	[1869]	KS
	Leonadus P. Gwin	son	w	m	2mo.	[1870]	KS
	Martha Butcher	[blank]	w	f	64	[1806]	MO				She must be the mother-in-law, so this gives us Mary C.'s maiden name.
143/143	John H. Dunn	head	w	m	35	[1835]	IN	2000	1350	farmer
	Caroline C. Dunn	wife	w	f	26	[1844]	IA				BINGO! On a hunch that Caroline, last seen at age 16 living at home, would be married and living near her parents, I did an Ancestry.com search of the 1870 census of Stanton/Miami/Kansas for any female by the first name of Caroline. There were only three, and this one is (1) exactly ten years older than our Caroline was in 1860, (2) b. in Iowa, and (3) living 3 doors from her parents and 2 from her brother! Further, (4) in 1880 she gives her parents' POB as TN and KY, respectively! Maybe this doesn't prove she's our Caroline, but I am personally convinced this is she.
	Gladis Dunn	dau	w	f	5	[1865]	KS
	Evaline Dunn	dau	w	f	3	[1868]	KS
	Manda Dunn	dau	w	f	6mo.	[1870]	KS				Other census info looks like "Maud"

From the 12 Jun 1880 Census of North Fork Twp., Barton Co., Missouri

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Age	POB	FPOB	MPOB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
100/100	Weed, C. H.	[blank]	w	m	29	NY	NY	NY	sawyer
	--Matilda	wife	w	f	16	IL	TN	IL	keeping house
	--Cattie	daughter	w	f	3	MO	NY	PA
	Guinn, M. V.	[blank]	w	M	30	IA	[blank]	[blank]	laborer	I'm more and more convinced that this M. V. is our Martin V. Gwin, son of Richard W. and Nancy Gwin. Even though his age is 2-3 years off, and the places of birth of his parents are unfortunately left blank, Barton Co., MO, is right across the state line from Crawford Co., KS--fairly near Richard W.'s farm. Most convincing, however, is our finding of a widow, Isabelle Thornburgh, 27, and her son Thomas, 7, living right here in Barton Co., MO! Our Martin V. won't marry Isabelle, his second wife, for some two more years, so this "Parley" (Paralee?) could be a daughter by Mary Butcher, his first wife, once thought to be deceased, now known to be living in Arkansas City, Kansas, in Cowley Co., some 100+ miles to the west of Crawford Co. However, Parley's POB is listed as Arkansas, and her father's POB is listed as Iowa--consistent with M. V. being her father, but meaning that she would've been born in Arkansas, then moved to Missouri.
	Guinn, Parley		W	M	5	AR	IA	[blank]	at school	If this is a daughter, and she looks to be (but the "Relation to HoH" column is unfortunately blank), the whole family would've been living in Arkansas when she was born. When the family split up, she and Martin could have gone one way (to Barton Co., MO) while Mary went the other (to Cowley Co., KS) with Dora and Effie. Where Leonadus went is anyone's guess, but since he is with neither in 1880, he is likely deceased. Could Parley's name be Paralee? How many children did Martin have? So far, we have Dora, Leonodus, Parley, and Effie.

From the 10 Jun 1880 Census of Arkansas City, Cowley Co., Kansas

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB	FPOB	MPOB	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
2nd Street/ 207/238	Mary Gwin	head	w	f	30	m	MO	MO	KY	laundress	Aha. This is Martin's first wife, Mary Butcher, and two of their daughters. She lists her marital status as married, but Martin and she are clearly separated in 1880, she being here and he being in Barton Co., MO.
	Dora Gwin	daughter	w	f	10	s	MO	MO	MO	at home
	Effie Gwin	daughter	w	f	2	s	KS	MO	MO	at home	Effie! Here she is! Daniel Nietz was right! She was b. ca. 1878, which will make her ca. age 22 in 1900, the next available census.

From the 6 Jun 1900 Census of South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., Arkansas

Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

DOB

Age

Marr.
Stat.

YoM

#o
Ch.

#Ch.
Lvg.

POB

FPOB

MPOB

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

48/48

Gwin, Martin V.

head

Dec 1846

52? 53?
(illegible)

farmer

The POB of his parents pretty much nails this down, as far as I'm concerned, as the son of Richard W. Gwin. Their "Years of Marriage" being 19, that sets their marriage at ca. 1881. The record of his age has been written over several times and is not legible, but based on the 1910 and 1920 censuses, it must be 52 or 53.

--- Isabel

wife [#2]

Aug 1852

Bash, Leon

Boarder

May 1888

farm laborer

Kirby Thomas

Boarder

Dec 1878

farm laborer

From the 13 Jun 1900 Census of SE Part 32 south Range 12 west East Clallam Prct., Clallam Co., WA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	DOB	Age	Marr. Stat.	YoM	#Ch./ #Lvg	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
28/30	Joseph T. Fallihe	head	wm	Oct 1869	30	m	5		MN/Ireland/PA	tel'ph operator	This is Joseph Fallihee, husband of Effie. We found this census after we found and had studied the1910 census. The 1910
	Effie	wife	wf	Dec 1878	21	m	5	1/1	CO/MO/MO		And while Effie says here that she was b. in Colorado and that her parents were born in Missouri...
	Annie G.	daughter	wf	Oct 1896	3	s			WA/MN/CO		...the POB is moot at this point, for it is very clear here that ANNIE is definitely EFFIE'S daughter!

From the 11 Jun 1900 Census of Ogden, Weber Co., UT

Res/Fam

Name

Relat
to HoH

Race

Sex

DOB

Age

Marr.
Stat.

YoM

#Ch./
#Lvg

POB
S/F/M

Occ.

John M. Gwin Comments

1030 25th/
356/362

A. L. Fryer

head

Jul 1870

PA/England/Scotland

Confectioner

Nellie G. Fryer

wife

Nov 1876

2/2

UT/Holland/UT

Beatrice E. Fryer

daughter

Apr 1895

UT/PA/UT

Elwood Fryer

son

May 1896

UT/PA/UT

This seems to me to be the Carl Elwood Fryer, b. May 1896 in UT, who will marry Anna Gladys Fallihee and have Elwood B. Fryer. I found this census data on Ancestry.com.

From the 28 Apr 1910 Census of South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., Arkansas

Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	YoM	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
168/170	Gwin, Martin V.	head	Wm	63	m2	28		IA/TN/KY	farmer	The POB of his parents pretty much nails this down, as far as I'm concerned, as the son of Richard W. Gwin. Their "Years of Marriage" being 28, that sets their marriage at ca. 1882.
	Gwin, Isabel	wife [#2]	Wf	58	m2	28	1/1	IL/IL/IL		This is the second marriage for both Martin and Isabell. Isabell has had only one child who is still alive and would be a stepson or stepdaughter to Martin.

From the 19 Apr 1910 Census of Antioch, 8th Twp., Contra Costa Co., CA
[JMG Note: Antioch is some 33 miles east of Richmond]

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat 2HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Marr. Stat.	YoM	#Ch./ #Lvg.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
704 Emerson St./ 52/52	Joseph Fallihee	head	wm	39	m1(m2?)	7		MN/Ireland/PhiladelphiaPA	RR telegraph operator	Everything matches up with his marriage certificate (above) to prove that this is the former husband of Effie Gwin (Mrs. Joseph Fallihee), with the possible exception of his number of marriages. One can track his migration through the first marriage certificate (above) and the places of birth of his children here: Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, and California.
	Nellie Fallihee	wife	wf	27	m2	7	3/3	PA/PA/PA		This Nellie (nee unk.) is obviously the second wife of Joseph, the first being Effie Gwin, of course. Effie would never have told the enumerator that she and her parents were from Pennsylvania.
	Joseph Fallihee	son	wm	4	s			OR/MN/PA		I believe this Joseph and his sister Katherine to be children of Joseph and NELLIE and ANNIE to be their half-sister, daughter of Joseph and EFFIE (see my speculation below).
	Annie Fallihee	daughter	wf	2	s			CA/MN/PA		I believe this to be Anna "Annie" Gladys Fallihee who will marry Carl Elwood Fryer and become Daniel Nietz's great-grandmother. However, there are some inaccuracies reported here. Either the enumerator incorrectly assumed that Annie is Nellie's child or Nellie lied outright to him, for Annie is NOT her child and is indeed the child of Joseph by his first wife, Effie Gwin, as proven by her presence in the 1900 census. Further, her age reported here is incorrect, as onre can see when comparing her age in 1900 to hers in 1910. Here's what I SPECULATE happened: The enumerator arrived at the Fallihee home during the daytime hours when Joseph was at work and the older kids were at school. Further, he was taking notes in a notebook, planning to transcribe them into the official census report that evening. Nellie gave him the information as accurately as she could, but the enumerator failed to ask if any of the children were by a former marriage. Later, when he was trying to transcribe his notes, he realized that Annie's age could not be 12 if Joseph and Nellie had only been married 7 years, so he assumed her age to be two and recorded it so, further listing Annie's mother's POB as PA.
	Catherin Fallihee	daughter	wf	12mos.	s			CA/MN/PA
	James Fallihee	brother	wm	42	s			MN/Ireland/PA	paper salesman
	Annie M. Fallihee	mother	wf	82	wd		9/3	PA/Ireland/Ireland	none

From the 18 Feb 1920 Census of Salem Rd., South Fork Twp., Fulton Co., AR

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Sex	Race	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB	FPOB	MPOB	John M. Gwin Comments
66/66	Gwin, Martin V.	head	M	W	73	M	IA	TN	KY	The POB of his parents pretty much nails this person down, as far as I'm concerned, as the son of Richard W. Gwin.
	--- Isabell	wife [#2]	F	W	67	M	IL	IL	IL	Isabell is 67 here, which means that she would've been about 38 or 39 when she married Martin in about 1881 or 1882. It is very possible, then, that she may have have a child or children by him. It is perhaps more probable that she may have had at least one child, Thomas, by a previous marriage (see below).
	Thorngleurch? Thornyburch? Prob. Thornburgh Jay? Joy? Jon? Joe?	grandson	M	W	20	S	MO	MO	AR	It now appears that the second of the above scenarios is correct. In the 8 Jun 1880 census of Ozark Township, Barton Co., MO, I found the widow Isabelle Thornburgh, 27, and her son Thomas, 7, living as housekeeper and boarder, respectively, in the home of a widower with three small children. I'm betting this grandson is the son of this Thomas and therefore a "step-grandson" of Martin.

From the 23 Jan 1920 Census of Mineral Pct., Lewis Co., WA

Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race	Sex	Est. DOB	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
185/188	J. P. Fallihee	head	w	m	1871	49	m	MN/Ireland/PA	Railroad telegrapher
	Ellen Fallihee	wife	w	f	1880	40	m	PA/WI/WI	none	This must be Effie Gwin, d/o Martin V. Gwin and Mary C. Butcher. I assume now that Effie is a nickname for Ellen. She is my second cousin thrice removed. HOWEVER, if this Ellen is our Effie, she certainly was not born in Pennsylvania, nor were her parents born in Wisconsin! THEREFORE, for now, we must assume that (1) either this Ellen is a second wife and that Effie was the first, or (2) this is the wrong family.
	Joseph P. Fallihee	son	w	m	1906	14	s	OR/MN/PA	none
	Annie Fallihee	daughter	w	f	1909	11	s	CA/MN/PA	none
	Katherine Fallihee	daughter	w	f	1910	10	s	CA/MN/PA	none
	Thomas E. Fallihee	son	w	m	1915	5	s	CA/MN/PA	none
	Irene Fallihee	daughter	w	f	Mar 1916	3 and 10mo	s	CA/MN/PA	none
	Ellen Fallihee	daughter	w	f	Dec 1919	1 mo	s	CA/MN/PA	none

From the 3 Jan 1920 Census of Seattle, King Co., WA

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Sex	Race	Age	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
1747/ 12/39	Andrew L. Fryer	head	m	w	51	m	PA/MD/CT	Grocery Merchant
	Nellie G. Fryer	wife	f	w	43	m	UT/Holland/CT
	Beatrice Fryer	daughter	f	w	23	s	UT/PA/UT
	Elwood Fryer	son	m	w	22	s	UT/PA/UT		This must be Carl Elwood Fryer, b. ca. 1898 in UT
	Elwood Fryer	grandson	m	w	5	s	WA/UT/MN		This is Daniel's grandfather, Elwood B. Fryer, possibly my fourth cousin once removed.

[age 30 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS];
[age 50 in 13 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS--farmer, IA/TN/KY]

[age 25 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS];
[already deceased in 13 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS: Silas is widowed]
[data per 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS]


G W I N At Rest
CORA A. Wife of S. W. GWIN AUG. 14, 1855 AUG. 13, 1899	S. W. GWIN MAY 3, 1850 NOV. 19, 1913

25.01--Nellie Gwin, b. Jan 1874; age 6 in 1880);

[age 6 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS];
[age 26 in 13 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS]

25.02--Etta "Ettie" Gwin, b. Apr 1875; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. while living in the town of Larimer, KS, 12 May 1897, at the home of I. B. Prather, pastor of the N. B. Church, in Montgomery Co., KS, by Rev. Prather, to John J. Engelken of Crane KS (b. Feb 1868 in Germany; d. betw. 1925 and the 8 Apr 1830 census); [marriage data taken from Marriage License Record found at the Library at Independence, KS, in June 2010]; 3 ch. as of 22 Apr 1910;

[age 32 in 23 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[per 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 52 in 6 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS];
[he is deceased bef. the 8 Apr 1930 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS];

[a John J. Engleken, single, b. Germany (parents also b. Germany) is a hotel clerk, age 66 in 26 Apr 1930 census of Port Ludlow, Jefferson Co., WA]

[age 5 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS];
[age 25 in 23 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 45 in 6 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 54 in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]

[John M. Gwin Note: In April 2010 we heard from Roger Engelken of Colorado, who sent the following information on John Engelken:

John Engelken was born Johann Engelken on February 21, 1868, in Apensen, Germany, to Friedrich Engelken and Catharina Boesch. John immigrated with his uncle and aunt (my g-g-grandparents, Peter Engelken and Margareta Oelers) and their children, leaving Hamburg on January 28, 1885, settling in Montgomery Co., KS, in 1887. The Marie Engelken and Elsie Engelken you make note of in the 1920 Census are two daughters of Hinrich Engelken, my great-grandfather and the son of Peter and Margaret Engelken listed above. Their ages are correct. All of the Engelkens in Montgomery Co., KS, are related and therefore related to me. Our family has always wondered what happened to John Engelken and family. My g-grandfather left there in 1920 with his family for Oklahoma, though two sisters and a brother stayed there, with another sister moving to Ontario and the other sister to California. I've narrowed John's death to between 1925 and 1930, as he is in the state census of 1925, but only his widow is listed on the 1930 census. We've never figured out the names of their children, they are so vastly different than any other in the family. Let me know if you need or want any other information.]

Special thanks to Ms. Cheryl Behrend who added Cora's obituaries to Findagrave.com on Sep 23, 2007, Find A Grave Memorial# 21717850. Ms. Behrend reports that these obituaries were first published in the Register, a weekly paper in Neodesha, Wilson Co., Kansas, on Friday, 18 Aug 1900 - p. 3, cols. 2, 5; and the Wilson County Sun, Neodesha, Kansas, on Friday, 18 Aug 1899 - p. 5, col. 4, respectively.

MRS. CORA GWIN, of Radical, Montgomery county, died in Independence, where she had been taken for treatment Sunday morning at 8:20, and the body was brought to this place Sunday evening. Mrs. Gwin was the wife of S. W. Gwin, who is a brother of Mrs. E. T. Wells of this city, and the funeral occurred from her home Monday at 1 p.m., conducted by Dr. T. B. Woodard. Interment was made in Neodesha cemetery. Deceased was 44 years old on the day of her burial and leaves four children.

---<>---

A. L. Wells was called to Independence Saturday night by a telegram announcing the serious illness of his aunt, Mrs. S. W. Gwin, of near Radical City, who was there being treated for dropsy. She died Sunday morning at 9 o'clock and the body was brought here Sunday night, and after services at the residence of E. T. Wells at 11 a.m. Monday conducted by Rev. Dr. Woodard, was buried in the City cemetery. The husband of the deceased is a brother of Mrs. E. T. Wells.

Mr. and Mrs. Gwin lived near Benedict until a few years ago when they sold their farm there and moved onto the Gwin estate two miles north of Radical City. Mrs. Gwin was 44 years old on the day of her death. [Sic--should be day of her burial.] Her maiden name was Orendorff. Mrs. R. E. Orendorff, mother of the deceased; Guy Orendorff, her brother; Lee Prunty; Mrs. B. F. Carter; Lon Prunty; Rafe Prunty; and Mrs. F. H. Burnett, all of Benedict, attended the funeral. R. W. Gwin and wife, of Jefferson, Montgomery county, were also here to attend the funeral.

26.01--Fairy T. (or F.) Engelken⁶, b. Aug 1898; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 in 23 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 11 in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[does not appear in 1920 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS, and is assumed married and living elsewhere]

26.02--Lois F. Engelken⁷, b. Nov 1899; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 7 mo. in 23 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 10 in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[does not appear in 1920 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS, and is assumed married and living elsewhere]

26.03--Ardis V. Engelken⁸, b. ca. 1907; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Howard Burns⁹ (b. ca. 1907; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

[age 3 in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 13 in 6 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS];

[age 23 in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]
[age 23 in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]

[John M. Gwin Note: In a search of the entire January 1920 Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS, two more Englekens were found working as servants in the homes of others. As there are no other Engleken families in town, I at first suspected that these two were Fairy T. and Lois F. themselves, whom I thought may have given false ages to the census taker. But in April 2010 we heard from Roger Engleken that such is not the case; these are the daughters of Hinrich Engelken, Roger's gg-grandfather and first cousins once removed to Fairy and Lois.

Marie Engleken, 17, is at 601 N. Pennsylvania Ave in the home of Ernest (and Mary) Sewell, a bank cashier; and

Elsie Engleken, 16, is next door at 605 N. Pennsylvania Ave in the home of Clement (and Cora) Kimball, a hardware merchant.]

25.03--Lon Gwin, b. Mar 1877; d. ca. Nov 1918; bd. unk.; md. Katherine (nee unk., b. ca. 1890); 5 ch.

[age 3 in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS];
[age 23 in 13 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as "Son" by ancestry.com, age 38 (but prob. 33) in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[listed as Lon, a minister, age 36, in the 1915 Kansas State Census of Greeley, Anderson Co., KS]

[listed as Katherine, age 25, in the 1915 Kansas State Census of Greeley, Anderson Co., KS]

[JMG Note: Thanks to Teresa Lindquist, from whose site the map and caption to the right are taken: skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/anderson/index_old.html.

Located near the county's ne corner as shown in this 1895 map, Greeley is where Lon and Katherine were living in Lon's last census (1915) and may be where he's buried.]

Anderson Co. is one of the original counties of Kansas. On 24 May 1854 Kansas officially became a territory and was opened to settlement. Anderson Co. was formally organized on 7 Jan 1856, and Garnett became the county seat on 5 Apr 1859. Greeley, the first town in Anderson Co. and shown here in the NE corner of the county, was surveyed and laid out in April of 1857. Anderson Co. is bordered by Franklin Co. on the north, Allen Co. to the south, Coffey Co. to the west, and Linn Co. to the east.

26.01--Floyd Lee Gwin, b. ca. 1913; d. unk.; bd. unk.--but see box, below; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 2 in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Greeley, Anderson Co., KS];
[age 7 in the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Sycamore, Mongomery Co., KS]

Floyd Lee Gwin
Birth: Sep. 12, 1912; Death: Apr. 26, 1945
Note: Marker lost to time. Location from old survey.
Burial: IOOF Cemetery Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA, USA Plot: West Lawn
Created by: john haines Record added: Oct 01, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42602745

26.02--Alice E. Gwin, b. ca. Jul 1914; d. unk.; bd. unk.; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 8 mos. in the 1 Mar 1915 Kansas State Census of Greeley, Anderson Co., KS];
[age 5 in the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Sycamore, Mongomery Co., KS]

26.03--Lois B. Gwin, b. ca. Apr. 1916; d. unk.; bd. unk.; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 3yrs., 8mos. in the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Sycamore, Mongomery Co., KS]

26.04--John W. Gwin, b. ca. Jan 1918; d. unk.; bd. unk.; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 24mos. in the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Sycamore, Mongomery Co., KS]

26.05--William E. Gwin, b. ca. Jul 1919; d. unk.; bd. unk.; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 6mos. in the 31 Jan 1920 Census of Sycamore, Mongomery Co., KS]

25.04--Ona Gwin, b. aft. 1880?; d. unk.; bd. beside his father Silas Walton Gwin; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[does not appear in 11 Jun 1880 census of Guilford Twp., Wilson Co., KS, and is assumed not yet born];
[does not appear in 1900 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS, and is assumed deceased at a very early age]

[age 13 in 13 Jun 1900 census of Sycamore Twp., Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 24 in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS, where he is living with his sister Etta, brother-in-law John, and daughter Audra]

26.01--Audra A. Gwin, b. ca. Jun 1908; d. unk.; bd. unk.; md. unk.; unk. ch.

[age 1 and 10/12 in 22 Apr 1910 census of Sycamore, Montgomery Co., KS];
[age 12 in 6 Jan 1920 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS (still living with Aunt Etta and Uncle John Engelken)];
[age 21 in the 8 Apr 1930 census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS]

Summary of Census data for Silas W. Gwin:

From the 1880 Census of Guilford, Wilson Co., Kansas

PART 2:
More Good Documentation
from Cousins and Others

The following is taken from
Portrait and Biographical Album
of
Washington County, Iowa
published in
1887
and transcribed to a Rootsweb page at
http://freepages.books.rootsweb.com/~cooverfamily/album_77.html#bush

ABSALOM BUSH, retired farmer, resides at Kalona. He was born in Fayette County, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1813, and is the son of Leonard and Catherine (Powers) Bush. His father was born in Pendleton County, Va., of German ancestry. He was a farmer and a natural mechanic, and was also a carpenter, manufacturing looms and spinning-wheels, and various other household articles. He was a master in the use of tools, and could make anything that he was requested to, and no man could do finer work. He was married in Virginia to Miss Catherine Powers, who was his companion and helpmeet until death. She was born in Hardy County, Va., and was the daughter of a Dunkard minister. Her family were also of German origin.

The family, consisting of the parents and three children, removed to Ross County, Ohio, on the north fork of the Paint River, where they staid [stayed] two years, and then removed to the farm in Fayette County. This farm was a wild, umimproved place in a wilderness. Their log house was built

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without a floor, and after the family were moved the first work of Mr. Bush was to grub the stubs and roots out of the room, and to level off a floor. He and his wife improved the farm and reared a family of eleven children. Mr. Bush died at the age of seventy years, his wife surviving him and dying at the age of seventy-four.

Our subject, Absalom Bush, was reared on a farm and became an expert at tools under the instruction of his father. He was married, Oct. 7, 1832, to Violet, daughter of Levi and Violet (Figgins) Arnold. Mrs. Bush was born in Kentucky, but came to Ohio when very young. She was reared in Fayette County. Mr. and Mrs. Bush are the parents of twelve children, five boys and seven girls, three of whom died in childhood. The others are: Catherine, the wife of William Gwinn (sic), now residing in Keota, Iowa, and the mother of six children, three boys and three girls; Darius, next of birth, was a soldier of the late war, enlisting in Co. H, 7th Vol. Inf., July 11, 1861, on the second call for troops; he was killed in the first battle (Belmont) Grant fought, Nov. 14, 1861. His younger brother, Cyrus, was severely wounded in the same battle, by a gunshot wound in the shoulder. Mr. Bush went to Belmont and brought home his wounded son. His other son was then reported missing, but the father did not know the facts of his death until eight months later, when he learned from a returned prisoner that Darius was cut down by a rebel Colonel, his head being nearly severed from his body. The Union soldiers, seeing the act, shot the Colonel dead in his tracks. A still younger son, D. Ezra, was also a soldier, and was twice wounded, the last time severely (see sketch of Daniel Ezra Bush, below**.) The next youngest child was Elizabeth, who died at the age of eighteen years; Sarah was the wife of E. S. Marsh, and died July 25, 1887, leaving six children, four girls and two boys; Cyrus married Alice Brown, and has six children, three boys and three girls, and resides in English River Township; D. Ezra married Mary Coombs, and has four children, one girl and three boys, and also resides in English River Township; Mary, the wife of John P. Coffman, of the Baptist Church of Albion, Iowa, has six children, four girls and two boys; Leonard, a farmer of Cedar Township, this county, is married to Margaret Strabling, and has four sons and one daughter. The three who died in childhood were Anderson, aged eleven years, Louisa and Huldah. The last named was the youngest child.

Mr. Bush came to Washington County with his family in October, 1846. He bought the farm now owned by his son D. Ezra, on section 24, and continued farming until 1862, and then moved to the village of Kalona, where he has since resided. He has not been a seeker after office, but has served as Township Trustee, and in minor positions. In politics he was a Whig, and a life-long Abolitionist, and worked earnestly for the restriction of slavery. He became a member of the Republican party at its formation, and has been a stanch supporter of its principles ever since. Mr. Bush and wife and several of their children, are members of the Christian Church. They have now forty grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Mr. Bush is a man of sincere humane sentiments, has always been a champion of the weak and oppressed, and a fearless denouncer of tyranny and wrong. His patriotism was unbounded, and the sacrifice made by him in the loss of one son and the wounding of two others, attested his sincerity. He is a man of remarkable temperate habits; for forty years he has drunk no intoxicating liquors nor taken a dose of medicine.

**DANIEL EZRA BUSH is a farmer residing on section 24, township 77, range 7, English River Township, where he owns 247 acres of fine land, under a hight state of cultivation. He is a native of Tazewell County, Ohio, born Jan. 13, 1843, and is the son of Absalom and Violet (Arnold) Bush, the former a native of Fayette County, Ohio, and the latter of Kentucky, but who lived in Fayette County from childhood. The family were originally from Virginia.
When Daniel was but four years of age the family moved from Ohio to Washington County, Iowa, and located upon the farm now owned and occupied by him. Here he was reared, and received his education in the public schools. English River Township, at that time, was but thinly settled, and the wild land must be converted into farms, and in making the change every member of the family must do his part. In the work of the farm, supplemented by an attendance upon the public schools, young Daniel was engaged until August, 1862, when he enrolled his name as a member of Co. F, 30th Iowa Vol. Inf., and was appointed Corporal. As such he went into the field, and was with the regiment in the operations against Vicksburg, in the fall of 1862, and then with Sherman in in the battle of Haines' Bluff, on the Yazoo River, and at Arkansas Post. The regiment next participated in the siege of Vicksburg, and in one of the charges made upon the rebel works Mr. Bush received a gunshot wound in the right hand. In the Chattanooga campaign the regiment participated, and, under Hooker, it was engaged in the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. It was also in the battle of Resaca, and in various engagements in the Atlanta campaign. In all these battles and campaigns Mr. Bush was with his regiment, and in the battle of Jonesboro, Sept. 1, 1864, he was severely wounded in the right breast and shoulder, causing the dislocation of the arm at the shoulder, and the removal of four inches of bone of the arm. For months he lay in hospital, and by reason of the serious nature of his wounds, incapacitating him from further active service in the field, he received an honorable discharge and was mustered out Jan. 9, 1865.

Returning to his home in English River Township, for two years his life was held by a delicate thread. His strength then began slowly to return, and as he was able he resumed his work upon the farm, but it was not until fourteen years later that the ball was removed. The years of suffering that he endured was enough to break down many a less rugged man, but he bore the pain uncomplainingly, realizing that it was necessary that some sacrifice should be made that our country should be saved, the Union restored.

On the 1st day of September, 1875, Mr. Bush was united in marriage, in Jackson Township, Washington County, with Miss Mary Coombs, a native of Indiana, and daughter of W. A. and Mahal (Davis) Coombs. Four children have been born unto them: Daisy L., born in Ottumwa, Iowa, Dec. 11, 1877; Leroy E., born in Jackson Township, March 23, 1879; Carl A. born May 16, 1881; Louis Ellsworth, May 26, 1886.

Mr. Bush and family attend the Christian Church. Politically he is a Republican, with strong prohibition sentiments. A brave soldier and a patriotic man in war and peace, he is truly a representative citizen, not only of the township in which he lives, but of the county as well. As such he is respected by all. The farm upon which he lives is well cultivated and shows evidence of the worth and ability of its owner.

Rudolph Snider
Posted by: Samuel Snyder (ID *****4493)
Date: March 09, 2003 at 18:33:49
Post #4483 of 5285
I.       Rudolph Snider m. Corical Coblence- England
Children of Rudolph

A.       Rudolph m. Elizabeth Moreland from Liverpool

Children of Rudolph
1.       Michael Snider m. Susanna Baisefield
2.       George Snider m. Mary McClain
3.       Cassa Snider died June 1701 on ship from Liverpool to Philadelphia

II.       Michael Snider (Rudolph, Rudolph) m Susanna Baisefield

Children of Michael
1.       John Snider b. before 1742 m. Mary Bilchrest
2.       Unnamed Snider b. 1743
3.       George Snider b. 10/24/1744 Philadelphia, PA m. Catherine Lemley Wells

III.       George Snider (Michael, Rudolph, Rudolph) m. Catherine Lemley Wells

Children of George
1.       Michael Snider
2.       Elizabeth Snider
3.       William Snider
4.       Sarah Snider
5.       Catherine Snider
6.       John Snider
7.       Cassandra Snider
8.       Rudolph Snider
9.       Jeremiah Jack Snider b. 6/8/1786 Lookout Point, near Dunkard Creek, Monongalia County, VA. d. 4/24/1874 Kalona, Washington County, Iowa. m. Anna Rich 11/21/1809 daughter of Jacob Rich Jr. and Anna Craft. She was born 10/18/1790 Fayette County, PA. d. June 1860 Kalona, Washington County, Iowa

IV.       Jeremiah Jack Snider (George, Michael, Rudolph, Rudolph) m. Anna Rich

Children of Jeremiah Jack
1.       George Snider b. 9/17/1810 d. 4/21/1885 Kalona, Washington County, IA. He married Matilda Yost 5/10/1933. She was born 1/14/1815 and died 11/15/1900
2.       John Snider b. 1/29/1812 Monongalia County, WV d. 2/21/1885. He married Sarah Keeman.
3.       Abraham Snider b. 10/8/1813 d. 11/15/1899 in Mt. Morris, Greene County, PA. He married Mary Bowers.
4.       Rauleigh Snider b. 4/28/1815 d. 4/6/1891 in Monongalia County, WV.
5.       Michael Snider b. 12/9/1816 He married Keziah 9/14/1838.
6.       Cassander Snider b. 10/30/1819 Monongalia County, WV d. 1/2/1900 Kalona, Washington County, IA She married Clark Lemley 10/31/1842 in Monongalia County, WV. He was born about 1820 and died 3/13/1856 in Washington County, IA. She married George Hoag Aug. 1857. He died in the Civil War.
7.       Jeremiah Snider b. 6/6/1822 in Monongalia County, WV and died 4/12/1891 in Washington County, IA. He married Francis Minor 8/14/1843 in Monongalia, County, Daughter of Alexander P. Minor and Eva Brown. She was born 2/11/1823 in Monongalia County, WV and died 3/3/1893 in Washington County, IA.Monongalia County, WV died 12/21/1893 in Washington County, IA.
8.       Jacob Rich Snider b. 1/21/1824 in Monongalia County, WV and died 12/21/1893 in Washington County, IA. He married Mariah Isabell Thompson 5/21/1848 in Washington County, Washington, IA, daughter of James Thompson and Mary Landess. She was born 7/22/1831 and died 1902.
9.       Corbly Snider b. 7/18/1825 in Monongalia County, WV and died 1/23/1888 in Washington County, IA. He married Louisa Jane Simonton 11/1/1849 in Johnson County IA. She was born 3/14/1830 in Holidaysburg, PA and died6/6/1905.
10.       Samuel Lemley Snider b. 4/1/1827 in Monongalia County, WV and died 9/9/1905. He married Mary E. Lane 11/2/1852 in Washington, Washington County, Iowa, daughter of Reynolds Lane and Hannah Burroughs. She was born 5/23/1834 in Adair, IA and died 11/13/1907
11.       Elizabeth Snider b. June 21, 1829 in Monongalia County, WV and died 2/27/1916. She married George Figgins. He was born 1829 and died 1890.

12. William Willfoam Snider b. 3/4/1831 in Monongalia County, WV and 7/16/1896 in Washington, County, IA. He married Martha Gwin 12/9/1852 in Washington, Washington, County, IA, daughter of Rich Gwin and Nancy Watkins. She was born 3/27/1834 in Menard County, IL and died 6/11/1901 in English River Township, Washington County, IA.

V.        John (Jeremiah Jack, George, Michael, Rudolph, Rudolph) m. Sarah Keeman

Children of John
1.       Hugh Snider b. 1840
2.       Rolley James Snider b. April 1842, PA; d. 1922, Hundred, WV
3.       Katherine Snider b. 1843
4.       Julia Snider b. 1844
5.       Israel Snider b. January 1848, PA.
6.       Anne Snider b. 1849
7.       Hannah Jane Snider b. March 1850
8.       Leah Snider b. 1856, PA
9.       John E. Snyder b. 1858, PA d. 1933
10.       Mary A. Snider b. 1862, PA

VI.       Israel (John, Jeremiah Jack, George, Michael, Rudolph, Rudolph) m. Deliah Himelrick. She was born April 1852 in WV.

Children of Israel
1.       Elmer Snider b. April 1871, WV
2.       Rolla Jefferson Snider b. 4/26/1873 WV; d. 12/14/1948, Wetzel County,WV
3.       John M. Snider b. 1876, WV
4.       Aljurenon Snider b. 1877, WV
5.       Arley A. Snider b. April 3, 1880 d. May, 1963 m. Sarah Gump
6.       Earle H. Snider b. November 1882, WV
7.       Cora E. Snider b. March 1885
8.       Belva A. Snider b. June 1885, WV
9.       Harry L. Snider b. April 1887

VII.       Arley (Israel, John, Jeremiah Jack, George, Michael, Rudolph, Rudoph) m. Sarah Gump

Children of Arley
1.       Rex b. ? d. ?
2.       Okey b. 8/28/1904 d. Oct. 1972
3.       Ray Glen Snyder b. 1/2/1915 d. 1/23/1990 m. Dorothy Elizabeth Rodgers from Altoona, PA. b. 3/24/1919
4.       Bessie b. ? m. Warren Dunn

VIII.       Ray Glen (Arley, Israel, John, Jeremiah Jack, George, Michael, Rudolph, Rudolph) m. Dorothy E. Rodger.

Children of Ray
1.       Jerelyn Sue Snyder b. 7/15/1952 m. Richard Paul Jones

Children: Elizabeth Ann Jones, Samantha Jones, Richard Jones, and Andrew Jones

2.       David Ray Snyder b. 1/21/1955 m. Jewel Ayers from Pittsburgh, PA in 1986
3.       Samuel M. Snyder b. 5/19/1956 m. Jennifer Ann Guy 10/6/1978

Children: Jenna Ann Snyder b. 7/27/1984 and Leiren Ashton Snyder b. 3/10/1987

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/PublicLandSalesNameServlet?purchaserNumber=0363993
Detailed Information Purchaser: GWINN RICHARD W Residence of Purchaser: UNKNOWN Social Status:	Legal Description: Aliquot Parts or Lot: LOT8 Section Number: 16 Township: 04N Range: 02W Meridan: 4 County of Purchase: MCDONOUGH	Details of Sale: Acres: 80.00 Price per Acre: 1.25 Total Price: 100.00 Type of Sale: SC Date of Purchase: 08/05/1833 Volume: 817 Page: 06

Family Photograph Album
inherited and owned by
Cousin Cordelia Conner Fischer

Photo

Cordi Fisher Comments

John M. Gwin Comments

Say! I'm not sure who this is, but I'm pretty sure that's some version of the Medal of Honor he's wearing! And is this a wedding photo? Look at her flowers...

For comparison purposes, here is a copy of a U.S. Medal of Honor

From the sheet at the end of this page, this is the family of Thomas Richard Freeman, b. 4 Oct 1805 in KY (seated, rt.); son William Beck Freeman (and husband-to-be of Anna Bear Gwin) is seated, center, above the arrow.
According to the notes that accompanied this picture, Thomas was a minister, farmer, Mason, and veteran of the war with Mexico (USA Cavalry, 20th Illinois); m. 58 years to E. (Cobb) Willard (seated, left--b. 1808, Genev, IL); d. and bd. in Pana, IL; 4 sons, 2 dau;

This was in Mother's album as Richard Gwin and Nancy Watkins

Cordelia Conner Fischer standing next to the monument of Richard W. and Nancy Gwin

Small grave (bottom left) is son Ona.
This is my [i.e., Cousin Cordi's] husband, Hank Fischer.

pg.18
Lemberger Photographer
Pana, Ill.
no names

11.
C. B. Tracy Photographer
Pana, Ill.
no name

14.
pg.19
Buck Photographer
Paola, Kansas
no name

This couple's pictures arrived like this. I arranged them separately so they wouldn't be so wide on this page.

1.
Isham Gwin
It looks like the name on the back was erased; it looks like it was Richard Gwin.

2.
Page 4
Mary Lincoln
Could be Mary Likens. Name erased; looks like it was Watkins

4.
pg. 10

7.
Charles, 33 yrs
Addie, 29 yrs
Valerie, 10 yrs
Nora, 2 yrs.
Esther, 4 yrs
Hantze Family June 1899 to Mr. W. B. Freeman Family

F. J. Steinborn's Cor's Fond Du Lac Ave. and Center Sts., Milwaukee

8.
page 14
Sattler
28 Clinton Street
Waukesha, Wis

5.
Grand Central Studio over Post Office entrance on Broadway and on Clinton St., Waukesha, Wisconsin

6.
pg. 12
Paul Prescher
527,529,531 Chestnut St., Milwaukee

no names

10.
Page 16
C. B. Tracy
Pana, Ill.

18.
page 22
D. A. Loo??is
Photographer

"Richard Gwin"

Because of the pencilled inscription, "Richard Guinn", below the photo in the album (visible at left) this was earlier thought to be 24.14 above, Richard W. Gwin, Jr.; however, the family photo sent by Cousin Sallie Harper in Jan 2012 confirms that this is none other than Ezra T. Wells, husband of 24.08 Eliza Louise Gwin Lane Wells.

W. H. Martin
Photographer
Ottawa, Kansas

This says, "Sis of Anna Bear Gwin Freeman" -- we earlier thought that maybe it was Eliza and E. T. (Ezra) Wells

It is taken in Independence, KS, which is where the Wells spent many years, so I agreed that these were most likely Ezra and Eliza Wells. Could she be a younger Eliza and he be her first husband, Henry Lane?

The following material was copied from the excellent page located at
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arcemete/fulton/camp.htm.
See below for copyright information.

Arkansas Cemeteries
CAMP CEMETERY
FULTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS

From the book The Cemeteries of Fulton County
As surveyed by the Fulton County EHC Clubs
Submitted by Gene Simpson
Nov 01, 2003

This cemetery was put online just as it appears in our book.
Camp Cemetery is on Highway 9, 5.2 miles north of Salem at the United Methodist Church on the right side of the highway.

ABNEY, HATTIE SUTHERLAND                   JUN 15, 1918 SEP 18, 1976 10CC14
ABNEY, HERSHELL SANFORD                   JUN 10, 1914 MAY 23, 1994 10CC15
ABNEY, NEWTON SANFRED                     APR 10, 1934 MAY 08, 1997 10CC13
ACKER                                                       10S5
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ADAMS, VIVIAN A.                         SEP 17, 1958 OCT 26, 1990 10AA30
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ALBRIGHT, C. E. “EDD”                     JAN 24, 1910 JAN 08, 1985 10G1
ALBRIGHT, CORA JANE STRAUSER                FEB 02, 1882 MAY 24, 1975 10DD10
ALBRIGHT, IDA EVALYN                      AUG 29, 1916 MAR 23, 1981 10G2
ALBRIGHT, MARY                          1885        1935        10N7
ALBRIGHT, W. PINK                        AUG 09, 1880 OCT 29, 1971 10N6
ALBRIGHT, WILLIAM T.                      MAR 21, 1925 AUG 25, 1967 10N8
ALLEN, ARCHIE L.                         SEP 24, 1889 FEB 12, 1934 10M11
ALLEN, MAUDE                            FEB 08, 1891 JUN 01, 1990 10M10
ANDERSON, L                                                   10G33
ARMSTEAD, CLYDE W.   PFC US MARINE CORP WW II   OCT 30, 1916 NOV 28, 1971 10G19
ARTHUR, E. J.                           DEC 22, 1845 OCT 15, 1920 10P3
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BAKER, ESTHER C.                         b. FEB 16, 1913           10T19
BAKER, HERMAN C.                         NOV 27, 1907 JUN 06, 1989 10T18
BANKS, ADALINE                                                 10II3
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BARNETT, MARY A.   WIFE OF J. A.             OCT 02, 1846 NOV 14, 1909 10GG9
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BAYLESS, DORA                           1872        1896        10U25
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BENTON, RICHARD   FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF 1854-56 1811        1872        10DD15
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BRANAM, J. ERWAN                         JUL 20, 1906 JUL 15, 1947 10J20
BRANAM, MARY C.                         b. MAR 15, 1912           10J21
BRIDGES, FANNIE E.                       AUG 09, 1892 JUL 28, 1970 10L9
BRIDGES, JOHN M.                         DEC 02, 1880 JUL 01, 1965 10L10
BROWN                                                       10A5
BURK, BLANCHE J.                         SEP 21, 1929 SEP 22, 1962 10H7
BURK, CLARENCE J. HUSB OF HATTIE US ARMY WW II NOV 09, 1894 AUG 14, 1980 10H10
BURK, CLARENCE J. JR.                     JUN 05, 1924 MAY 29, 1960 10H8
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BURK, HATTIE E.   WED CLARENCE NOV 13, 1921    SEP 21, 1897 NOV 15, 1972 10H9
BURK, HERBERT J. WED PATRICA OCT 11, 1941     OCT 28, 1922 JUL 10, 1998 10H11
BURK, PATRICA F. WIFE OF HERBERT            b. MAY 05, 1924           10H12
BURK, PATRICIA ANN   WED GERALD AUG 05, 1981    b. APR 12, 1949           10GG14
BURT, JOHN ALBERT     US ARMY WW II          1922        1982        10P14
BURT, JOSEPHINE                          MAR 22, 1923 AUG 29, 1991 10P13
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BUTLER, CURTIS RANDELL   PFC USA WWII         JAN 30, 1916 OCT 06, 1998 10B1
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BUTLER, JULIA ANN                        SEP 10, 1880 JUL 07, 1974 10I18
BUTLER, LAURA                           b. MAY 19, 1914           10B2
BUTLER, RUBIN ANDREW                      OCT 10, 1878 FEB 22, 1970 10I17
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COCHRAN, WILLIE                         MAR 18, 1907 MAR 28, 1907 10R10
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CUNNINGHAM, GRACE                        1894        1958        10DD4
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CURRY, ETHEL ADELLA                      NOV 17, 1912 OCT 30, 1917 10JJ4
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DAVIS, E. C. BABY                                   AUG 10, 1930 10BB1
DAVIS, ELMO L. USA WWII                   AUG 27, 1918 FEB 01, 1997 10J9
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DAVIS, MALCOM E.   CPL US ARMY WW II          AUG 07, 1913 MAR 21, 1990 10S18
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DAVIS, WILMA LOUISE                      1940        1945        10J11
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DAWSON, O.                                                    10Y1
DAWSON, OLIVER BEN    US ARMY KOREA          MAY 04, 1926 JUN 23, 1984 10X20
DAWSON, WILLIAM FRANKLIN                   OCT 23, 1922 APR 05, 1928 10FF3
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DEGROFF, PETER                          FEB 05, 1837 JUN 28, 1908 10O1
DILLARD, JOHN L.                         JAN 23, 1898 MAR 12, 1984 10G5
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DOBBS, CLOYD “TIGER” JAMES                 APR 20, 1926 DEC 17, 1979 10C21
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DOBBS, JESSE A. CO. A II4TH AMMO BAT WW II    NOV 28, 1894 AUG 31, 1953 10BB7
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EATON                                                       10R22
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EATON                                                       10R24
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FLINN, FLOYD J.    US ARMY WW II             1921        1989        10P16
FOGGER, ANASTACIA M.                      1980        1980        10AA29
FORD, ANNIE   WIFE OF J. C.                NOV 19, 1878 APR 14, 1915 10Q2
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FOREMAN, M                                                    10F20
FRANKLIN, NINA MARIE                      MAR 30, 1981 APR 05, 1981 10F16
FRANKS, TROY EUGENE   US ARMY WW II          APR 27, 1922 AUG 28, 1994 10AA31
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GARRETT, LANE JESS                                  MAR 04, 1995 10EE18
GEANS, EVELYN K.                         1915        1989        10O5
GEANS, WILLIAM E.   PVT US ARMY WW II         DEC 20, 1912 JUN 25, 1975 10O6
GILL, WILL                                        FEB 11, 1932 10O2
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GOLDQUIST, DOROTHY M.                     MAR 23, 1913 FEB 20, 1984 10M15
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HAAG, CLARA F. COUCH                      SEP 14, 1900 DEC 25, 1984 10H23
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HARDIN                                                       10A8
HARDIN                                                       10B13
HARDIN                                                       10B14
HARDIN                                                       10B15
HARDIN, BARBARA R.                       1884        1967        10H17
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HARDIN, JIMMY L. AGE 34                   1965        1999        10A6
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HARLOW, M.                                                    10G32
HARLOW, N.                                                    10G35
HARRIS, O.                                                    10I23
HARRIS, OTIS RAY   US MERCHANT MARINE WW II    SEP 20, 1927 JUN 11, 1994 10H24
HASKINS, HERBERT F.                      AUG 07, 1912 NOV 17, 1979 10U22
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HASKINS, OMER E.                         SEP 23, 1892 DEC 29, 1966 10U24
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HEALY                                                       10R35
HEALY                                                       10R36
HENDRIX, SARAH E. WIFE OF L. E.             1862        1885        10R25
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HIGGS, KATIE L.                         1898        1962        10P15
HOLLAND, RICHARD GENE                     MAR 31, 1904 JUN 07, 1975 10HH6
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HOLLOWAY                                                     10L20
HOLLOWAY                                                     10L23
HOLLOWAY                                                     10M27
HOLLOWAY                                                     10M31
HOLLOWAY, ENID MAE MC DONALD                MAY 03, 1921 AUG 04, 1987 10M29
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HOLLOWAY, JACK                          FEB 08, 1908 FEB 19, 1983 10L22
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HOLLOWAY, ROSS      HUSB OF GRACE            APR 24, 1906 JAN 22, 1985 10U11
HOLLOWAY, WILL USN WWII                   DEC 23, 1905 FEB 16, 1984 10M30
HOPKINS, ALIE                           NOV 17, 1855 NOV 29, 1915 10T3
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HORTON, SHELBY   WED DEC 3, 1911             1891        1975        10D4
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HOWERTON, URIAH M.                       SEP 19, 1862 AUG 04, 1888 10BB21
HUDDLE, J.                                                    10F25
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JOHNSON                                                      10AA32
JOHNSON                                                      10AA33
JOHNSON, ALBERT DONALD                    NOV 12, 1923 MAR 25, 1924 10GG7
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KELLER, RUBY D.                         1914        1919        10AA11
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KIRK, ESSIE D.                          1899        18??        10CC16
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KENIPE, ELI                            1847        1909        10II2
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LANGLE, ELIZA J.                         MAR 04, 1895 DEC 23, 1988 10JJ10
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MANES                                                       10F11
MANES                                                       10F12
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MANOR, HARLEY H.                         1896        1924        10JJ11
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MARTIN, BETTY ANN                        1868        1964        10II4
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MARTIN, HENRY C.                         SEP 30, 1902 DEC 23, 1921 10EE14
MARTIN, ISABELLE                         1824        1905        10II6
MARTIN, J. HOBSON                        DEC 28, 1899 AUG 06, 1967 10M5
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MARTIN, LUCILE                          NOV 19, 1909 FEB 29, 1996 10M6
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MARTIN, ROZELLA P.                       b. OCT 14, 1882           10JJ2
MARTIN, THOMAS L.                        1863        1932        10II5
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MASK, CORA                             JAN 12, 1920 JUL 15, 1935 10FF9
MASK, DOESHA LORENE    WIFE OF THURMAN        b. SEP 19, 1924           10BB23
MASK, EARNEST D.                         FEB 08, 1892 JAN 07, 1977 10I6
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MASK, EULA L.                           FEB 18, 1889 JUL 21, 1967 10I5
MASK, JOE J.        SFC VIETNAM             1943        1968        10BB24
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MASK, LOUISA B.                         JAN 20, 1883 DEC 04, 1943 10N10
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MASK, PLEZE H.                          FEB 23, 1898 NOV 19, 1974 10BB26
MASK, THURMAN J.   WED DOESHA OCT 31, 1942     JAN 17, 1923 JUL 01, 1990 10BB22
MASK, VIVIAN MARIE   WIFE OF KARL            SEP 03, 1943 SEP 23, 1978 10I14
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MASK, WILLIE HUGH                        JAN 30, 1933 JAN 06, 1985 10BB27
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MASSEY, MAXIE CARTER                      b. JUL 30, 1931           10X3
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MC CRACKEN, ETHEL A.                      1879        1953        10M25
McBRIDE, DORSEY LEE                      JAN 09, 1931 FEB 08, 1931 10Y10
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McBRIDE, URA JUNITA                      SEP 30, 1910 SEP 06, 1930 10CC1
McNAIR, CLEMATIS “LYNN” WIFE OF LEO          JAN 17,1877   MAY 26, 1972 10G3
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McNAIR, J. W.                           OCT 31, 1825 JUN 17, 1901 10Y20
McNAIR, JOE S.      HUSB OF TRESSIE          NOV 12, 1900 OCT 29, 1966 10H6
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McNAIR, TRESSIE E. WED JOE JAN 20, 1924       OCT 31, 1901 SEP 24, 1966 10H5
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MYERS, NORA E.                          1883        1921        10FF1
NEAL, DOSHA                            DEC 14, 1902 AUG 05, 1985 10E16
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PEACOCK                                                      10F5
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PHIPPS, LILLY MAE                        MAR 1941     AUG 1941     10FF2
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PORTER                                                       10I13
PORTER, JOHN D.                         1952        1958        10H14
PORTER, JOHN W.                         1901        1958        10H13
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POULSON, GEORGE WILLIAM US ARMY WW II        JUL 28, 1921 DEC 10, 1995 10Y5
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PRICE                                                       10N21
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REEVES, BABY                                                  10Q1
REEVES, DRUBY         CIVIL WAR                         JUN 15, 1928 10R7
REEVES, EURIEL E.    BABY                  JUL 20, 1922 OCT 03, 1922 10R5
REEVES, FANNIE                          DEC 27, 1919 AUG 11, 1929 10S1
REEVES, HENRY                           1905        1971        10R8
REEVES, IONA                            JAN 24, 1904 FEB 24, 1986 10J5
REEVES, JAMES R. HUSB OF OLLIE MAE   WW II    b. DEC 01, 1902           10Q4
REEVES, LEO                            NOV 20, 1892 OCT 28, 1976 10J6
REEVES, LEO JAMES   PVT US ARMY             DEC 09, 1926 JUL 08, 1993 10K1
REEVES, LEO JR.    US AIR FORCE KOREA        MAR 13, 1932 MAY 13, 1977 10J2
REEVES, KATHRYN M.                       b. AUG 15, 1937           10J1
REEVES, OLLIE MAE   WED JAN 04, 1924          OCT 06, 1902 APR 16, 1978 10Q3
REEVES, ROSIE                                                 10R6
REEVES, ROSZELLA                         SEP 24, 1922 AUG 20, 1929 10S2
REEVES, WILMA GENE                       1927        1928        10R1
REYNOLDS, HAROLD A.                      SEP 06, 1939 JUN 15, 1991 10F18
REYNOLDS, JOYCE F. WED OCT 21, 1961          b. OCT 07, 1943           10F17
REYNOLDS, VERA A. WED FEB 03, 1929          JUL 21, 1911 AUG 20, 1976 10E14
REYNOLDS, WILLIAM H.                      FEB 01, 1909 FEB 13, 1987 10E15
RICHARDSON, HATTIE G.                     OCT 12, 1898 NOV 14, 1984 10O8
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM F.                    JUN 08, 1903 NOV 02, 1972 10O9
ROBERTS, JOE                            SEP 26, 1926 SEP 24, 1980 10C20
ROBINS, VINCIE LEN                       1899        1941        10S7
ROMINE, DELORES W.                       b. DEC 07, 1916           10EE2
ROMINE, EVERETT T.                       MAR 07, 1917 APR 23, 1981 10EE1
ROMINE, PALMER                          DEC 30, 1907 SEP 19, 1979 10E5
ROMINE, VERDA                           b. MAY 28, 1918           10E4
ROSE, ANNE F.                           JUN 19, 1917 JUN 17, 1990 10E12
ROSE, SHULTZ “TIP”                       OCT 22, 1917 DEC 02, 1972 10E13
SALLEY, MINNIE                          JUN 18, 1908 OCT 13, 1991 10E6
SALLEY, NATHAN OTIS   SGT USA WWII           OCT 28, 1895 JUN 03, 1977 10E7
SCHMIDT, ALEX                           AUG 18, 1903 NOV 01, 1985 10E19
SCHMIDT, ANNA W.                         MAY 25, 1898 SEP 18, 1978 10E18
SEABERRY, GEORGE J.   US ARMY WWII           NOV 10, 1921 JUN 29, 1985 10II11
SEABERRY, ORINE                         b. OCT 29, 1927           10II10
SHEPERD                                                      10GG13
SHORT, OLGIA C.                         DEC 26, 1907 JUN 18, 1984 10I1
SHORT, OTHEL W.                         FEB 19, 1900 OCT 18, 1985 10I2
SIMPSON, MARTHA CORDELIA                   1878        1955        10AA28
SMALL, ELBERT F.                         APR 12, 1883 DEC 31, 1959 10C15
SMALL, MATTIE C.                         NOV 29, 1885 FEB 01, 1965 10C14
SMITH, C.C.                            1887        1977        10C13
SMITH, HARLAN LEWIS    US MARINE CORP KOREA    MAY 10, 1931 DEC 02, 1975 10V16
SMITH, LILLIAN                          1900        1977        10C12
SMITH, VICTOR L.                         JAN 12, 1946 JUN 24, 1995 10JJ7
SPENCER, EMMA W.                         1872        1936        10L1
SPENCER, HIRAM T.                        1869        1956        10L2
SPENCER, IRENE L.                        APR 23, 1918 JUN 10, 1983 10L4
SPENCER, PAUL R.   PFC USA WWII             MAR 11, 1905 JUN 22, 1975 10L3
SPOOR, LORA MARTIN                       APR 07, 1902 APR 18, 1977 10P11
STEPHENS, ANNIE                         AUG 02, 1891 OCT 07, 1933 10N14
STEPHENS, AUBREY   USA WWII                JUL 03, 1924 JUL 12, 1950 10M21
STEPHENS, BESSIE                         JAN 15, 1901 JAN 14, 1964 10N12
STEPHENS, HOGAN                         JAN 11, 1885 OCT 17, 1964 10N13
STEPHENS, J. P.    HUSB OF THEORA            SEP 23, 1914 OCT 28, 1997 10N16
STEPHENS, THEORA MARIE WED J. P. MAR 28, 1936 DEC 03, 1915 JUL 08, 1996 10N15
STERLING, ELMER A. PVT USA WWI             DEC 02, 1888 APR 04, 1974 10L16
STERLING, ETHEL L.                       APR 14, 1903 SEP 25, 1988 10L15
STERLING, FLOYD LEROY                     MAR 25, 1930 JUN 05, 1989 10L14
STERLING, LEONARD W.                      JAN 11, 1925 JUN 09, 1941 10L17
STONE, ALICE M.     WED JAMES JUL 23, 1966     b. JUN 28, 1929           10G21
STONE, JAMES OTHO   AS US NAVY WW II          APR 11, 1919 JUL 24, 1991 10G22
STRAUSER, AARON LEE                      1975        1975        10J16
STRAUSER, C.L.                          JAN 16, 1911 MAY 16, 1978 10J18
STRAUSER, EURNEST LEON                    JAN 09, 1958 DEC 30, 1989 10I20
STRAUSER, FRANK                         NOV 30, 1851 MAR 02, 1927 10DD6
STRAUSER, GEORGE W.                      AUG 24, 1879 MAY 04, 1919 10DD8
STRAUSER, GLEN                          APR 24, 1935 MAY 08, 1935 10II1
STRAUSER, JESSE F.                       DEC 16, 1912 DEC 23, 1959 10DD9
STRAUSER, JIM BOB                        AUG 03, 1941 AUG 26, 1974 10J13
STRAUSER, MARY M.                        JUL 05, 1860 AUG 05, 1945 10DD7
STRAUSER, MARY                          AUG 12, 1916 APR 27, 1987 10J19
STRAUSER, MICHAEL PAUL                    1975        1975        10J17
STRUM, ERNEST H.                         FEB 25, 1911 AUG 10, 1984 10S15
STRUM, VIVA                            OCT 17, 1930 AUG 19, 1994 10S16
SUTHERLAND, B. F. HUSB OF SARAH             OCT 29, 1842 MAY 28, 1909 10V5
SUTHERLAND, BETTY N.                      b. 1934                 10P21
SUTHERLAND, CARL FRANKLIN                  b. APR 18, 1914           10R33
SUTHERLAND, CLEVELAND T.                   MAR 27, 1889 AUG 22, 1964 10P20
SUTHERLAND, CORINE                       1899        1989        10P23
SUTHERLAND, D. W.                        1875        1948        10U3
SUTHERLAND, D.                                                 10F21
SUTHERLAND, D.                                                 10F23
SUTHERLAND, DAMON                        b. MAY 11, 1916           10C19
SUTHERLAND, DELLA                        APR 25, 1895 MAY 16, 1970 10I9
SUTHERLAND, DOYLA SHEA                    1951        1978        10P22
SUTHERLAND, EDITH P.                      b. JUL 01, 1928           10R28
SUTHERLAND, IDA J.                       OCT 03, 1875 JAN 22, 1962 10I7
SUTHERLAND, JAMES N.                      1877        1959        10P18
SUTHERLAND, JIM E.                       1898        1962        10P24
SUTHERLAND, JOHN DEE                      DEC 09, 1912 FEB 21, 1986 10W10
SUTHERLAND, JOHN F.                      JUN 20, 1875 AUG 29, 1948 10I8
SUTHERLAND, LULA                         SEP 05, 1877 APR 13, 1927 10U4
SUTHERLAND, LYDIA                        AUG 12, 1878 AUG 11, 1985 10V6
SUTHERLAND, MARY H.                      1884        1969        10P17
SUTHERLAND, N. C.                        NOV 16, 1854 FEB 14, 1894 10W5
SUTHERLAND, NANCY                        JUL 14, 1818 JUL 10, 1884 10V10
SUTHERLAND, NUBERN WESLEY                  JUL 15, 1889 JUL 27, 1969 10W9
SUTHERLAND, ODELL                        APR 13, 1896 JAN 24, 1984 10I10
SUTHERLAND, OLLIE MAE                     APR 10, 1917 DEC 06, 1977 10C18
SUTHERLAND, RODNEY T.                     APR 14, 1919 APR 11, 1998 10R29
SUTHERLAND, RUTH “FAULCONER”                b. NOV 04, 1920           10R32
SUTHERLAND, SAMUEL H.                     JAN 08, 1882 JUL 18, 1884 10V7
SUTHERLAND, SARAH SUSAN WIFE OF B. F.        MAR 20, 1849 JUN 06, 1925 10V4
SUTHERLAND, SIMMIE M.                     DEC 20, 1890 AUG 10, 1967 10P19
SUTHERLAND, SUSAN ALPHA   WIFE OF N. C.       APR 13, 1859 OCT 10, 1881 10W6
SUTHERLAND, T.                                                 10F22
SUTHERLAND, W. W.                        JUL 13, 1817 NOV 05, 1890 10V9
SWANDER, R. E.                          JAN 27, 1875 JAN 29, 1937 10T4
SWANDERS, AMANDA                         JUL 24, 1854 NOV 12, 1928 10T5
SWANDERS, WILLIAM                        MAR 21, 1841 MAY 15, 1914 10T6
SWOPE, ARMINTIE                         SEP 27, 1891 MAR 30, 1914 10AA8
SWOPE, BERNICE                          1913        1923        10AA3
SWOPE, DORA                            1888        1923        10AA4
SWOPE, FANNYE A.                         MAY 11, 1890 JUL 29, 1934 10C1
SWOPE, GEORGE M.                         1810        1897        10GG2
SWOPE, JAMES A.                         DEC 05, 1873 NOV 18, 1956 10AA9
SWOPE, JOHN W.                                                 10EE6
SWOPE, JOSEPH HENRY                      JAN 23, 1883 SEP 13, 1955 10C2
SWOPE, NANCY A.                                                10EE5
SWOPE, ORDRA WENDEL                      JUN 24, 1910 MAY 22, 1932 10HH3
SWOPE, SAM                             1880        1935        10AA5
TATE, WILLIAM F.    US ARMY WW II            JAN 07, 1919 SEP 21, 1996 10V17
TERRELL, J.                                                   10II11
THARP, ALLIE                            FEB 12, 1876 SEP 13, 1950 10N4
THARP, BOSS                            1927        1983        10N5
THARP, EVA                             NOV 12, 1886 DEC 18, 1943 10N3
THOMAS                                                       10R19
THOMAS                                                       10R20
THOMAS                                                       10T12
THOMAS                                                       10T13
THOMAS                                                       10T14
THOMAS, ADELIE C.                        1890        1968        10R15
THOMAS, GEORGE W.      108 YEARS OLD          1876        1984        10R16
THOMAS, LEONARD GEORGE US ARMY WW II         JUL 30, 1911 JUN 29, 1986 10R17
THOMAS, STELLA M.                        b. 1920                 10R13
THOMAS, SUSAN HARDY WED LEONARD G. OCT 16, 1937 OCT 18, 1911 APR 13, 1990 10R18
THOMAS, TED C.           WW II              1909        1969        10R14
THOMPSON, DONALD EDWIN                    OCT 25, 1915 APR 27, 1986 10U31
THOMPSON, JOE EDWARD                      FEB 20, 1924 JUN 10, 1989 10U21
THORNBURG, STELLA E. 1871-1918   10U27
THORNBURGH, DRUE 1875-1906        10S3
THORNBURCH, THOMAS A., NOV 11, 1872-DEC 16, 1933, 10S4
TODD, MARY ALEETA   WED DEC 23, 1939          b. OCT 20, 1924           10U32
TODD, ROY ANDREW   PFC US ARMY WW II          NOV 21, 1916 DEC 21, 1990 10U33
TUCKER, EVA                            1885        SEP 17, 1950 10FF11
TUCKER, JOHN                                       1931        10FF10
TURNER, COY                            1900        1985        10I22
TURNER, DEBBIE                          1961        1998        10K5
TURNER, FANNIE (MC NAIR)                   1904        1982        10I21
TURNER, FLORY                           JUN 14, 1883 MAY 01, 1965 10K3
TURNER, JESSIE RAY   WED JAN 01, 1906         SEP 15, 1875 APR 06, 1965 10K4
TURNER, JESSIE RAY JR                     NOV 12, 1911 DEC 15, 1939 10K2
VAUGHN, KENNETH E. WED AUG 23, 1944          JUN 23, 1925 MAR 09, 1997 10E10
VAUGHN, KENNETH E. JR                     NOV 05, 1955 FEB 28, 1975 10E11
VAUGHN, MELBA I. (CHESTNUT)                FEB 01, 1929 JAN 08, 1995 10E9
VINCENT, J.                                                   10F32
VINCENT, N.                                                   10F31
VINCENT, P.                                                   10F29
VINCENT, R.                                                   10F30
WATKINS, L.L.                           1893        1965        10L18
WATTS, MNNIE MAE                         1878        1914        10W2
WENDEL, CHARLES F.                       1869        1954        10HH1
WENDEL, HARRY W.                         APR 15, 1899 SEP 13, 1974 10HH4
WENDEL, LEOTA I.                         JUN 16, 1911 APR 19, 1992 10HH5
WENDEL, MARTHA A.                        1872        1953        10HH2
WHITTEN, JOYCE E. “MARTIN” WED NOV 5, 1965    b. MAR 05, 1944           10M2
WHITTEN, LARRY N. WED NOV 5, 1965           b. MAR 30, 1942           10M1
WIGGINS, M.                                                   10G37
WIGGINS, W.                                                   10G38
WOODRELL, BENJAMIN                       FEB 25, 1886 NOV 13, 1967 10BB2
WOODRELL, MATTIE                         DEC 25, 1892 MAR 19, 1979 10BB3
WRENFROW, BEALIE WED MAY 23, 1929           SEP 05, 1911 JUN 25, 1979 10F14
WRENFROW, VELMA   WED MAY 23, 1929           JUN 28, 1912 APR 19, 1991 10F15
WRIGHT, A.                                                    10F24
YOTTER, NANCY MAY   DAU OF PETE             AUG 15, 1928 AUG 25, 1928 10AA1

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Some Land Purchases by Richard W. Gwin, Missouri, 1856

Aliquot Parts

Sec./Block

Township

Range

Fract.
Section

Meridian

State

Counties

Survey #

W 1/2 SW

34/

39-N

7-E

5th PM

Ste. Genevieve

[none listed]

SENW

34/

39-N

7-E

5th PM

Ste. Genevieve

[none listed]

S 1/2 NE

34/

39-N

7-E

5th PM

Ste. Genevieve

[none listed]

S 1/2 NW

35/

39-N

7-E

5th PM

Ste. Genevieve

[none listed]

NENW

35/

39-N

7-E

5th PM

Ste. Genevieve

[none listed]

RANGE 7, SECTION 34

RANGE 7, SECTION 35

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. . . . .	. . 40 ac. . .	. . 40 ac. . .	. . 40 ac. . .
. . 40 ac. . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
. . 40 ac. . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .

. . . . .	. . ..40 ac. . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
. . 40 ac. . .	. . 40 ac. . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
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The 74 Known Grandchildren
of
Richard Walton Gwin
and
Nancy Elizabeth Watson Gwin
From the Collection of John M. Gwin

Children
GENERATION 24

Grandchildren
GENERATION 25

Grandchildren's DOB

John M. Gwin Comments

24.01--Mary Gwin, m. Gideon Bear

William Bear
Elizabeth Bear
Jane Bear
Samuel H. Bear
Margaret A. Bear
Richard G. Bear
Nancy E. Bear
Wilbur J. Bear
Clara Sideen Bear
Mary Alice Baer
Martha J. "Mattie" Bear
Charles E. Bear
Minora Winna Bear

1842
1844
1845
1847
1850
1852-3
1854
1855
1859
unk.
1863
1865?
1867

24.02--Elizabeth Gwin, d. 1826; m. never

NONE

24.03--William Watkins Gwin, m. Catherine Bush

Nathan Alvin Gwin
Nancy Violet Gwin
Ella May Gwin
Willard Darius Gwin
Nora Alice Gwin
Lillie Belle Gwin
Anderson Gwin
Smiley W. Gwin
(son) Gwin
Orley Bush Gwin

1855
1858
1862
1864
1866
unk.
unk.
unk.
unk.
1874

24.04--Jane Gwin, m. Jehu William Haigler

Mary Catherine Haigler
Martha J. Haigler
Nancy Ann Haigler
William Gwin Haigler
Charles Foster Haigler

24.05--Sarah Gwin, m. Enoch Haigler

William Haigler
LaFayette Haigler
Mary Hannah Haigler
Nancy Belle Haigler
Smiley Baumon Haigler
Erastus Marsh Haigler
Minnie Laura Haigler
Clara Josephine Haigler
Isabelle? Haigler

24.06--Martha Gwin, m. William W. Snyder

Ida E. Snyder
Charles F. Snyder
Anna Snyder
Eva Snyder
Adella Snyder

24.07--John H. Gwin, m. Mary J. Thompson

Luticia Gwin
Elzana Gwin
Lillian Gwin
Lauretta Gwin
Chloe Gwin
Walton Gwin
Mead Gwin
Mary J. Gwin

unk.
1864
1866
1867
1869
1871
1874
1879

24.08--Eliza Louisa Gwin, m1. Henry Lane, m2. Ezra T. Wells

John Gwin Lane
Albert L. Wells

24.09--Nancy Gwin, d. 1843; m. never

NONE

24.10--Elizabeth Gwin, m1. Moses Adams, m2. William S. Bartholomew

John K. Adams
Richard W. "Walter" Adams
Martha "Mattie" Adams

1856
1860
1869

24.11--Marguerette Gwin, m1. Ephraim Moore, m2. John Dillon, m3. Dr. Benj. F. Parker

UNKNOWN

24.12--Caroline Chamberlain Gwin, m. John H. Dunn

Gladys M. Dunn
Evaline Dunn
Maude M. Dunn

1865
1868
1870

24.13--Anna Bear Gwin, m. William Beck Freeman

Thomas R. Freeman
Francello Freeman
El Nora Freeman
Jason E. Freeman

1864
1871
1873
1879

24.14--Richard Walton/Ware Gwin, Jr., m. Mary E. (nee unk.)

Earl W. Gwin
Ethel L. Gwin
Cora A. Gwin

1879?
1871
1873

24.15--Martin V. [VAN BUREN?] Gwin, m1. Mary C. Butcher; m2. Isabella (nee unk.)

Dora Gwin
Leonadus P. Gwin
Parlee Gwin
Effie Gwin

1869
1870
1875
1878

24.16--Silas Walton Gwin, m1. Cora A. Orendorff m2. Hetty J. (nee unk.)

Nellie Gwin
Etta Gwin
Lon Gwin
Ona Gwin
Floyd Gwin

1874
1875
1877
1880
1887

TOTAL GRANDCHILDREN:

SPAN: some 38 years--ca. 1842 - 1880

Some Good Documentation from Jim Wall

2._--Isom Gwin, b. 1764; d. 1830; m. Mary Canterbury (b. 1770; d. 1850);

3._--Rich W. Gwin, b. 30 Jan 1804 in (probably Sevier Co.) TN; d. 7 Jan 1884; m. Nancy Watkins (b. 1805 in KY; d. 6 Jul 1884; d/o John Watkins {b. 6 Mar 1778; d. 17 Jul 1854} and Mary Swarens {b. 1782; d. 1864})

1880 Census of _______________________: Gideon Bear, self, married, male, white, 69, PA, farmer, PA, PA
Mary Bear, wife, married, female, W, 55, IN keeping house, TN, KY
Mattie Bear, Dau, S, F, W, 17, IA, keeping house, PA, IN
Winna Bear, Dau, S, F, W, 13, IA, At school, PA, IN
Adam Kye, other, S M, W, 27, NY, Ger, Ger

28 Jun 1860 Census of Stanton, Lykens Co., Kansas Territory

Res/Fam Given Name Surname Age Sex Occ. Value
Real Value
Personal POB Misc.
Data John Gwin Comments

61/58 Richard W. Gwin 57 M Farmer $3500 $1800 Tenn
This is Richard W. Gwin, Sr., not Jr. Jim Wall found Richard's family in the 1860 census in Nov 2005. It took so long because Ancestry.com had mistranscribed the name as Richard W. Ginn.

Nancy Gwin 54 F

Ky

Caroline Gwin 16

Iowa Attended school
within the year

Anna Gwin 14 F

Iowa Attended school
within the year

Richard Gwin 13 F
(sic)

Iowa Attended school
within the year This is Richard W. Gwin, Jr., listed in 1850 as Richard W. Gwin.

Martin Gwin 11 M

Iowa Attended school
within the year

Walton Gwin 10 M

Iowa Attended school
within the year This is Silas Walton Gwin, listed in 1850 as Silas W. and here as Walton.

Ezra Wells 27 M Shoemaker
15 Ohio Married
within the year This is Richard's and Nancy's newlywed son-in-law. He later becomes a Justice of the Peace, Jim says.

Eliza Wells 23 F

Iowa Married
within the year This is Richard's and Nancy's newlywed daughter.

62/59 John H. Gwin 25 M Farmer 300 250 Ill Married
within the year This is Richard's and Nancy's newlywed son. They are living next door.

May F. Gwin 25 F

Ohio Married
within the year This is Richard's and Nancy's newlywed daughter-in-law. We don't know her maiden name.

1880 Federal Census of Independence, Montgomery Co., KS

1880
U.S. Federal Census Record about
Richard W. Gwin 1880
U.S. Federal Census Record about
Nancy Gwin Comments:

Name: Richard W. Gwin
Age: 76
Estimated birth year: <1804>
Birthplace: Tennessee
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Home in 1880: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Spouse's name: Nancy Gwin
Father's birthplace: VA
Mother's birthplace: VA

Name: Nancy Gwin
Age: 73
Estimated birth year: <1807>
Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Housekeeper
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Home in 1880: Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Marital status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Spouse's name: Richard W. Gwin
Father's birthplace: MD
Mother's birthplace: MD
JMG: This is Richard W. Gwin, Sr., not Jr.
No children are living with Richard and Nancy in 1880

JTW: I found this historical document that contains information about our possible relative, Richard W. Guinn. It is interesting-- he served in an Ohio unit, but filed for pension in Kansas. Richard W. Gwin [Jr.], son of Richard W. and Nancy Gwin, was about 15 years old when the Civil War began. Could he have served? I think you will find this very interesting.
His Civil War pension card shows:
?
Guinn, Richard W.
?
[Company] L (or S?), 7[th] Ohio Cav.
?
Filed 1889 Feb 14
Class Invalid
Application No. 689790
Certificate No. 818716? [ JTW: He got a pension.]
State from which filed:? Kans.

JMG: Thanks for sending all this good stuff, Jim!

Yes, in my opinion, he could have served, though probably not from the beginning of the war but rather, say, 1863 or later, when he would've been old enough.

Cavalry horses needed care, and I imagine a young private in a cav. unit could have served as a "stable-hand", not actually having ridden, and still be listed as part of the unit.

Question: does the "Invalid" means he was an invalid as a result of his military service? Or do you think this means that his application was not valid?

From: JAMESTWALL@aol.com
Date: Sat Feb 26, 2005
Subject: Martha Gwin Snyder, d/o Richard W. Gwin and Nancy Watkins
Here is a biographical sketch of William W. Snyder, who married Martha Gwin. They lived in Washington County, Iowa. The piece indicates that Richard Gwin, Martha's father (son of Isom Gwin and Mary Canterberry), was born in Tennessee, and Nancy Watkins was born in Kentucky. Also, that Richard and Nancy Gwin died in Wilson County, Iowa in 1884.

My book on Harrison County, Indiana marriages shows the following:

4/12/1824 Richard W. Gwinn c. of f. Isom Gwinn, Nancy Watkins, f. John Watkins by Isom Gwinn

Jim

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM of Washington County, Iowa, containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, CHICAGO: ACME PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1887.

Page 628:

WILLIAM W. SNYDER, a progressive farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section 34, English River Township, was born in Monongalia County, Va. [now WV], March 14, 1831. He is the son of Jeremiah and Anna (Rich) Snyder, also natives of the Old Dominion, and the parents of twelve children, of which number nine are yet living:
George and John are deceased;
Abram is a resident of Greene County, Pa.;
Rollo, deceased;
Cassandra is the widow of George Hogg, who was killed in the army;
Jeremiah, Jr., is farming in Lime Creek Township, this county;
Jacob, a retired farmer, is residing in Iowa City;
Colby is farming extensively in Johnson County, Iowa;
Samuel, in Adair County;
Elizabeth is the wife of George Figgins, a farmer of English River Township, and
W. W., the subject of this sketch.

The father followed the occupation of a farmer in his native State until 1842, when, hearing of the opportunities offered in the far West, and believing it would be for the advantage of his large family of children, he concluded to emigrate. He first proceeded with his family to Wheeling, thence by boat to Keokuk, Iowa, and from there overland to English River Township. He entered 250 acres of land in sections 1 and 12, and commenced to open up a farm. As one of the pioneers of this county, he became well known by all old citizens, and was a man held in high favor. Although not connected with any church, Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were strong believers in the divinity of Christ and took an interest in all Church work. The mother died in 1860 and the father in 1873. Both rest in the old Snyder Cemetery, near which stood the Snyder Chapel. Many lessons of truth, charity and in-

Page 624

tegrity were presented in the lives of these good old people.

The early life of the subject of this sketch was passed on his father's farm and in attendance at the common schools until he reached the age of twenty, when he started out for himself, and began working for $8 per month. On the 9th of December, 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Martha Gwin, a native of Menard County, Ill., born March 27, 1834, and the daughter of Richard and Nancy (Watkins) Gwin, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Kentucky. They were married in Indiana, whence they removed first to Illinois at an early day and thence emigrated to Iowa, settling in Des Moines County in 1836, thus being among the pioneers of the State. The father died Jan. 7, 1884, and the mother July 6, 1884, in Wilson County, Kan. They were well-known and useful citizens in the different localities in which they lived.

Mr. And Mrs. Snyder became the parents of five children: Ida, the wife of A. M. Turner, a farmer in Potter County, Dak; Charles F., pursuing the same vocation there also; Anna, the wife of S. A. Rodgers, a farmer of the same locality; Eva, at home, preparing herself for a teacher; Adella, at home. Mr. And Mrs. Snyder have given all of their children good school advantages, and all are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, thus comprising a devoted Christian family.

After the marriage of our subject he continued to reside on the old homestead until 1869, when he purchased the farm where he now lives. When he first took possession it had only a small frame house on it, in which the family lived and worked happily together until 1882. The old house was then moved back to give place to a more modern and convenient dwelling. Mr. And Mrs. Snyder are now in the evening of life, some of their children growing up around them and some leaving home to seek their fortunes in a new country, as did their parents before them. They have witnessed many and great changes. Their farm, which at the time of purchase was unimproved, is now under a high state of cultivation and one of the most valuable in the township. They have seen the building of the church upon the hillside and the school-house in the valley, and have taken an active part in all religious, temperance and public affairs. During the past five years Mr. Snyder has turned his attention to the raising of high-grade stock, having on hand a number of superior Clydesdale horses, and a fine lot of Chester White hogs and Short-horn cattle. Politically, Mr. Snyder is a democrat and has held various township offices.

Mary J. GWINN Household ? ? Female ?

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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1835>?
? ? Birthplace OH?
? ? Age 45?
? ? Occupation Keeping House?
? ? Marital Status M <Married>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Wife?
? ? Father's Birthplace IRELAND?
? ? Mother's Birthplace PA?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 144D

Lutitia GWINN Household
? ? Female ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1863>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 17?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A

Elzana GWINN Household
? ? Female ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1864>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 16?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A ???

Lillian GWINN Household
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1866>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 14?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A ?

Lauretta GWINN Household
? ? Female ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1867>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 13?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A ??

? Chloe GWINN Household
? ? Female ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1869>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 11?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A

Walton GWINN Household
? ? Male ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1871>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 9?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Son?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A ?

? Mead GWINN Household
? ? Male ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1874>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 6?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Son?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson, Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A ?????

Mary J. GWINN Household
? ? Female ?
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? Other Information:
? ? Birth Year <1879>?
? ? Birthplace KS?
? ? Age 1?
? ? Occupation ?
? ? Marital Status S <Single>?
? ? Race W <White>?
? ? Head of Household John GWINN
? ? Relation Dau <Daughter>?
? ? Father's Birthplace IL?
? ? Mother's Birthplace OH?
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? Source Information:
? ? Census Place Shawnee, Johnson Co., Kansas?
? ? Family History Library Film 1254384
? ? NA Film Number T9-0384
? ? Page Number 145A
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Put into my (John M. Gwin's) format, the above appears thusly:

4._--John Gwinn, b. ca. 1835 in IL; m. Mary J. (nee unk., b. ca. 1835 in OH, d/o unk. father, b. IRELAND, and unk. mother, b. PA); 8 ch. bef. 1880 (i.e., bef. the1880 Census of Shawnee, Johnson Co., KS)

5.1--Lutitia Gwinn, b. ca. 1863 in KS;
5.2--Elzana Gwinn, b. ca. 1864 in KS;

5.3--Lillian Gwinn, b. ca. 1866 in KS;

5.4--Lauretta Gwinn, b. ca. 1867 in KS;

5.5--Chloe Gwinn, b. ca. 1869 in KS;

5.6--Walton Gwinn, b. ca. 1871 in KS;

5.7--Mead Gwinn, b. ca. 1874 in KS;

5.8--Mary J. Gwinn, b. ca. 1879 in KS;

From: JAMESTWALL@aol.com

Date: Sat Dec 10, 2005 09:30:11 AM US/Mountain
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Subject: FAMILY OF GIDEON BEAR & MARY GWIN BEAR, 1880

Household:
Gideon Bear, self, married, male, white, 69, PA, farmer, PA, PA
Mary Bear, wife, married, female, W, 55, IN keeping house, TN, KY
Mattie Bear, Dau, S, F, W, 17, IA, keeping house, PA, IN
Winna Bear, Dau, S, F, W, 13, IA, At school, PA, IN
Adam Kye, other, S M, W, 27, NY, Ger, Ger

Source Information:
Census Place: English River, Washington, Iowa
Family History Library Film: 1254368
NA Film Number: T9-0368
Page Number: 32B

Isom Guinn age 78 at death, city = west lafayette, IN; source of the record is Book S, p. 8, Indiana WPA

Kenny Gwin's gg-gpa Apr 1907, age 80, Shoals, Martin Co., IN,

Isom Gwin Oct 1819 Crawford Co., IN, m. Mary Likens

Isom Gwin m. Dixie Snowden March 1824, Orange Co.

Capt. Isom Gwin m. Louiza Mosier, 25 Dec 1870

Edmond Gwin, father of Walton Gwin

Edmond Gwin father of Geo Holmes Gwin d. 1790

1860 census

Rich W. Gwin 57 1800 pers , Dau. Caroline 16

1830 census of Orange co IN, Isom Given, plus 2 children: 1 boy under 5, 1 girl under 15,

Property purch by __Gwin
sect 16 range 2 west, 8000 acres? should be 80!

Isom Denton d. in Civ War, bd. natl. cem. Indianapolis stone says Iron (drafted w/in a month of being drafted.) His Mom got a mother's pension, and her name was Fannie Minerva (nee Downs) Denton.

Another Daughter of Isom and Mary--Sarah m. a Huston--Wm H m. 28 Nov 1820; b. TN livg in hart Co. KY, Hammondsville Dist, living with her son and grandchildren 1870 census; living in the household are Robert Gaddis and wife amanda, 20, b. KY, Leticia 5, Thomas 2, idiotic woman wagonner, 30, cannot read or write.
Thom.

Jesse Blaine Gwin says there are many gwins who came from PA to IN

Wm Huston, 57, and Sarah, 44, b. TN, in Hart Co KY, 1850 census, has James _ , farmer, dau Nancy J. 17, Minerva, 16, Sarah A. 11, son John 5, Dau Amanda2,

Merle Turnipseed of Iowa is the source of the the Mary Gwin and Gideon Bear info--he descends from them. His phone no. is 319-653-3590, Washington, IA; email is: trisd@iowatelecon.net; deceased 2007

"If you plow the field, sometimes you can turn up something." (Jim Wall)

put my GedCom a transmission of genealogy data on Myfamily.com

To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com
From: JAMESTWALL@aol.com
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 17:47:02 EST
Subject: WILLIAM L. GWIN, SON OF RICHARD W. GWIN, SON OF ISAAM GWIN (PART 1 OF 4)

JOHN, I LOOKED THROUGH MY GWIN PAPERS AND FOUND THE REFERENCE TO ISOM GWIN (MY 4GGF) FREEING HIS SLAVES AND MOVING TO INDIANA. IT IS CONTAINED IN A GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF KEOKUK COUNTY, IOWA, THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1903., PAGES 264-267. IT WAS PROVIDED TO ME BY GWIN COUSIN MERLE E. TURNIPSEED, WASHINGTON, IOWA IN 1993.

IT IS VERY INTERESTING! IT SAYS THAT ISAAM GWIN WAS A NATIVE OF IRELAND--I NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE, AND SORT OF DOUBT IT IS TRUE. I DO KNOW THAT ISOM GWIN/ISHAM GUINN LIVED IN BOTETOURT & MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, VIRGINIA-- HE SERVED IN THE MILITIA IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND MARRIED MARY CANTERBERRY, DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. IT IS INTERESTING TO SEE HER NAME SHOWN AS "CANTEBERRY" IN THE IOWA COUNTY HISTORY.

ALSO INTERESTING ARE THE MANY MOVES MADE BY RICHARD W. GWIN, THE NAMING OF HIS WIFE NANCY WATKINS AND HER PARENTS, PLUS THE NAMING OF RICHARD AND NANCY'S 15 CHILDREN WITH DEATH DATES OF SOME OF THE CHILDREN.

IN ADDITION, THE LIFE OF ISOM AND MARY'S GRANDSON WILLIAM W. GWIN IS SPELLED OUT IN SUBSTANTIAL DETAIL.

I AM PROVIDING THE FOUR PAGES AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THIS E-MAIL. I WILL PROVIDE THE RECORDS OF ISOM GWIN'S (ISHAM GUINN'S) MILITARY SERVICE IN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY (VIRGINIA) MILITIA AND HIS LAND PURCHASE SEPARATELY.

BEST WISHES,
JIM

In December 2005Jim Wall sent me this biography of William W. Gwin from the book named below (red highlights mine).
The four-page entry was sent to him in 1993 by Gwin cousin Merle E. Turnipseed.

GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
of Keokuk County, Iowa
The Lewis Publishing Co., 1903 p. 264 WILLIAM W. GWIN. It is now our privilege and pleasure to trace the life of one of Keota's most honored citizen (sic) from the time his grandfather came to this county over a century ago, until the present, when the grandson after a successful life is spending his remaining days in peaceful contemplation of the past and hope of the future. Isaam Gwin, grandfather of William W. Gwin, was a native of Ireland (sic); his wife was Mary Canteberry (sic); he left the land of his birth when very young, and settled with his wife in Tennessee about the time it became a state. By trade he was a miller and by profession a Baptist preacher. Although a slave holder, the practice was abhorrent to his nature, and in 1820 he freed his slaves and moved to Indiana, that he might be in a state opposed to slavery, and in this state he died. He was the father of ten

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children, the father of our subject being the ninth child and the youngest son.
R. W. Gwin, the father of William W., and an early settler of Iowa, was born on his father's homestead in Tennessee on January 30, 1804, and there his boyhood was passed, and he received such educational advantages as were then to be had. He was not yet twenty years old when his father removed to the free state of Indiana. There he was married when twenty-one years of age and five years later moved to Illinois and occupied a farm of one hundred and sixty acres east of the Illinois river. In 1831, crossing the Illinois, he settled on another farm of one hundred and sixty acres and remained there about five years. His next move was across the Mississippi into Des Moines county, Iowa, where he lived for two years; then for five years he was in Louisa county, and in 1843 he bought, in Washington county, four hundred acres of land from the government, which he improved and cultivated until 1858. Then emigrating with part of his family to Kansas, he settled on five hundred acres of partly improved land, on which he built a house and made many improvements; about 1878 he moved further south to Montgomery county, Kansas, purchasing a fine farm and town property in Independence, and here in 1885 he ended his long and useful life. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Sons of Temperance. His wife was Nancy Watkins, born in 1807 in Kentucky, where she was reared and educated; her parents were John and Mary Watkins, who removed to Indiana about the same time Mr. Gwin's father did. Mr. and Mrs. Gwin were the parents of fifteen children, five boys and ten girls. One child died in 1843, and from then on until 1885 the family was unbroken by death. The children are as follows: Mary (deceased), William W., Jane, Sarah,

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Martha (deceased), John, Louisa, Nancy (died in 1843), Elizabeth, Marguerette, Caroline, Anna, Richard, Martin, and Walter.
     Our immediate subject, William W. Gwin, whose father and grandfather we have just sketched, was born in Indiana on September 29, 1827, and so was nine years old when his father crossed the Mississippi river into Iowa. And in 1858, when his faher removed to Kansas, he had already a fine farm on two hundred acres in Washington county. He had purchased his land from the government between the years 1847 and 1855 and had brought it into a fine state of cultivation. In 1885 Mr. Gwin moved to Keokuk county and bought a house and lot in Keota, and retired from active farming. For two years he was engineer in a flour mill, and it 1889 he engaged in the lumber business by buying out the old Hinkle lumber yard. This venture proved very successful, and later he took in S. S. Wright as partner; in 1895 he sold his interest to his partner, and has since lived retired, having well earned a rest and freedom from business cares.
     Mr. Gwin was married in 1851 to Catherine Rush, who was born in 1833 in Ohio, where she remained till she was thirteen years old; she is the daugher of Absalom Rush and Violet Arnold, who came to Iowa and settled on a farm in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Gwin were the parents of ten children, six boys and four girls; Joshua (deceased), Smiley (deceased), Ella May, Williard D., Nora A., Lillie, and Orley.
     Mr. Gwin is a charter member of Masonic Lodge, No. 96, at Richmond. He is a charter member of the Christian church at Keota, helped to build it, and among the first officers of the church he was chosen the first elder and the third trustee, and is now also president of the offical board. As a Republican, he has served as a member of

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the city council. His life spent in varied activity has reflected honor not only upon himself but upon those with whom he has lived.

More Excellent Communication

Following are Sharon Days's original emails from which the chart below was organized:

From: DizzieLDayataoldotcom
Date: April 19, 2010
To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com, DizzieLDay@aol.com
Subject: Just Discovered Isom/Isham Web Site - I am from this line

I have been researching all of my family lines for years off and on. My maiden name is Sharon Rae Gwin, born September 16th, 1950. My father was Walter Thomas Gwin, son of Walter Carter Gwin, son of Orley Bush Gwin. Orley Bush Gwin's parents were William Watkins Gwin and Catherine Bush (not Rush). William's father was Richard W. Gwin married to Nancy Watkins. Of course Richard's father was indeed Isom (Isham, Isam) Gwin married to Mary Canterbury. Mary was of Welsh decent, migrated to Scotland, and later to Ireland. His brother Moses might have changed his name because I really cannot find a direct Moses and Isam connection. This brother supposedly had a son named William who my family believed was Senator William M. Gwin of California. Somewhere around this time a daughter (Alice) born to either William or someone in the Moses line, changed the spelling to Gwynne and married Cornelius Vanderbilt.

This information came from a family tree done by Orley Bush Gwin and through conversations of my grandfather Walter Carter Gwin told to my grandmother--his wife, Monica Grell Gwin. The family tree and information states that Isam (as spelled on this chart) had a brother named Moses (Mosam, Mosom). They came from a family line in Ireland who came to Virginia in the 1700's. (exact date unknown). According to this family tree done probably in the early 1900's, Isam (Isom, Isham) had 7 children with Mary. As was the case back then, always more information on the sons than the daughters! His children, as documented by Great-grandfather Orley Bush Gwin, were: Isam, [Jr.], first son. Isam was reportedly very short; he became a ship builder in Mobile, Alabama. William, Isam's second son, was supposedly 6'1" tall, and that is all my g-grandfather knew about him! [John M. Gwin Note: This would be my ggg-granduncle, William, who married Beard.] John, the third son, was 6'3" tall, and that is all on him, too! [John M. Gwin Note: This would be my ggg-grandpa, John (1792-1877).] Richard Ward was the 4th son (this is my lineage) [John M. Gwin Note: Our other sources have his middle name as Walton.] and grandfather to Orley Bush Gwin (generator of this tree and information). Richard Ward was born on January 31, 1805, and died January 1885. He married Nancy Watkins, daughter of John and Polly Watkins. She was born March 15, 1807, and died July 1885. They were married April 15, 1824. The only other children of Isam's, as recorded by Orley Bush were: Mahala, who married a Henderson of Indiana [John M. Gwin Note: His name was Houston.]; Minerva, who married a Lincoln of Indiana, formerly of Kentucky [John M. Gwin Note: His name was Elijah Wright.]; and Mary, who married John Denton of Indiana [John M. Gwin Note: We have her as Elizabeth--probably Mary Elizabeth--who married David Denton.]. Orley does not mention the other two daughters (I do not know why). Richard Ward and Nancy Gwin had at least 16 children as documented by Orley Bush Gwin. Their thirdborn child, William Watkins Gwin, was born September 29, 1827, and died, according to Orley, on October 17, 1907 (all the internet family sites state the year as 1904). He married Catherine Bush on 11/2/1851. It is not clear if William and Catherine were divorced or not and if William might have been married twice. The only thing that Orley documented was his direct lineage. For some reason Orley wrote his mother's death date as 6/22/1865? I believe her actual death date was October 8, 1914. Her family history was told by her to her son, Orley, in 1906 and recorded then. Orley Bush Gwin was married twice, although the second marriage, was childless. He married Mary Loyd (Loid) who was born in 1880 and died in 1965. Orley Bush Gwin was born on April 19, 1873. Here is one of family skeleton's comes in to play. It is believed that Orley and Mary had two sons, Robert Loyd and Walter Carter, my grandfather. Orley and Mary divorced and Mary took off to Alaska, leaving her two sons with their father at ages 7 and 8. Mary evidently had a lover who fathered Robert. Orley became a very bitter and angry man, and my grandfather, Walter Carter Gwin, never forgave his mother. She did marry Albert Traeger. Years later she would return to my grandfather's home when she was in her 70's needing a place to live. My grandfather refused, and she ended up living in a trailer on the property of my Aunt Mary, daughter to Walter Carter Gwin. Walter Carter Gwin was born on April 13, 1901. He died in 1999-2000 ( I have the exact date, just not in front of me). He married Monica G. Grell in 1923. My grandmother died in 1998. They were married 75 years. Walter and Monica had four children: Mary, Walter Thomas (my father), Patricia and Susan (born in 1948, my aunt and only two years older than me). My father, Walter Thomas Gwin was born on July 23, 1927. He married Laura Arlene Brown (born April 3, 1924) on July 4,1947. I am the only child of Walter Thomas and Laura Arlene Gwin. So, I am the end of this line.

What I have never been able to determine for sure is Isam's (Isham, Isom). I believe my g-grandfather, Orley, that he had a brother whose given formal name was Mosam. Orley made no mention of who Isam's father was; doubt if he knew. I keep hoping that some document will surface establishing a clear link to Richard Gwin and who the heck is Moses!

But, I am almost certain that your John was the son of Isam and we are indeed related. Given the naming convention at the time, the names of his sons, Isam, William, John, and Richard, probably all came from their grandfathers and fathers.

Regards,
Sharon Rae Gwin Day

Orley does not mention the other two daughters (I do not know why). Richard Ward and Nancy Gwin had at least 16 children as documented by Orley Bush Gwin. Their thirdborn child, William Watkins Gwin, was born September 29, 1827, and died, according to Orley, on October 17, 1907 (All the internet family sites state the year as 1904). He married Catherine Bush on 11/2/1851. It is not clear if William and Catherine were divorced or not and if William might have been married twice. The only thing that Orley documented was his direct lineage. For some reason Orley wrote his mother's death date as 6/22/1865? I believe her actual death date was October 8, 1914. Her family history was told by her to her son, Orley, in 1906 and recorded then. Orley Bush Gwin was married twice, although the second marriage was childless. He married Mary Loyd (Loid) who was born in 1880 and died in 1965. Orley Bush Gwin was born on April 19, 1873. Here is one of family skeleton's comes in to play. It is believed that Orley and Mary had two sons, Robert Loyd and Walter Carter, my grandfather. Orley and Mary divorced and Mary took off to Alaska, leaving her two sons with their father at ages 7 and 8. Mary evidently had a lover with whom fathered Robert. Orley became a very bitter and angry man and my grandfather, Walter Carter Gwin, never forgave his mother. She did marry Albert Traeger. Years later she would return to my grandfather's home when she was in her 70's needing a place to live. My grandfather refused and she ended up living in a trailer on the property of my Aunt Mary, daughter to Walter Carter Gwin. Walter Carter Gwin was born on April 13, 1901. He died in 1999-2000 ( I have the exact date, just not in front of me). He married Monica G. Grell in 1923. My grandmother died in 1998. They were married 75 years. Walter and Monica had four children: Mary, Walter Thomas (my father), Patricia and Susan (born in 1948, my aunt and only two years older than me). My father, Walter Thomas Gwin was born on July 23, 1927. He married Laura Arlene Brown (born April 3, 1924) on July 4,1947. I am the only child of Walter Thomas and Laura Arlene Gwin. So, I am the end of this line.

What I have never been able to determine for sure is Isam's (Isham, Isom) . I believe my g-grandfather, Orley, that he had a brother whose given formal name was Mosam. Orley made no mention of who Isam's father was; doubt if he knew. I keep hoping that some document will sruface establishing a clear link to Richard Gwin and who the heck is Moses!

But, I am almost certain that your John was the son of Isam and we are indeed related. Given the naming convention at the time, the names of the his sons, Isam, William, John, and Richard, probably all came from their grandfathers and fathers.

Sharon

My maiden name is Sharon Rae Gwin, born September 16th, 1950. My father was Walter Thomas Gwin, son of Walter Carter Gwin, son of Orley Bush Gwin. Orley Bush Gwin's parents were William Watkins Gwin and Catherine Bush (not Rush). William's father was Richard W. Gwin married to Nancy Watkins. Of course Richard's father was indeed Isom (Isham, Isam) Gwin married to Mary Canterbury. Mary was of Welsh decent; her ancestors migrated to Scotland and later to Ireland. Isom's brother Moses might have changed his name, because I really cannot find a direct Moses and Isam connection. This brother supposedly had a son named William who my family believed was Senator William M. Gwin of California. Somewhere around this time a daughter (Alice) was born to either William or someone in the Moses line, and she changed the spelling to Gwynne and married Cornelius Vanderbilt. This information came from a family tree done by Orley Bush Gwin and through conversations of my grandfather Walter Carter Gwin told to my grandmother, his wife, Monica Grell Gwin. The family tree and information states that Isam (as spelled on this chart) had a brother named Moses (Mosam, Mosom). They came from a family line in Ireland who came to Virginia in the 1700's. (exact date unknown). According to this family tree done probably in the early 1900's, Isam (Isom, Isham) had 7 children with Mary. As was the case back then, always more information on the sons than the daughters! His children, as documented by my great-grandfather, Orley Bush Gwin, were (see first column in chart below):
Isham Gwin's 7 children, as documented by Sharon's great-grandfather, Orley Bush Gwin:	Isham Gwin's 11-12 known children, as documented by John M. Gwin's analysis:
Isam, first son. Isam was reportedly very short. He became a ship builder in Mobile, Alabama.	06--Isom Gwin II, b. unk.; m1. Mary Likens; m2. Betsy Snowden We know from his marriage records that this Isom II exists and married the two wives named here and in this order. We are not sure at all of his own birth order and place him here as number six solely because of the approximately nine-year gap between Virginia and Richard. But Orley Bush Gwin specifically lists him as the eldest son, which might place him in the perhaps three-year gap between Polly and Elizabeth, if not even before Polly.
William, second son was supposedly 6'1" tall, and that is all my g-grandfather knew about him!	03--William Gwin, b. ca. 1790; m. Susanna Beard
John, the third son, was 6'3" tall, and that is all on him, too!	04--John Gwin, b. 1792; m. Jane Walker
Richard Ward, was the 4th son (this is my--i.e., Sharon's--lineage) and grandfather to Orley Bush Gwin (generator of this tree and information). Richard Ward was born on January 31, 1805, and died January 1885. He married Nancy Watkins, daughter of John and Polly Watkins. She was born March 15, 1807, and died July 1885. They were married April 15, 1824.	08--Richard W. Gwin, b. 1804; m. Nancy Elizabeth Watkins
Mahala, who married a Henderson of Indiana;	11--Mahala C. Gwin, b. 1808; m. John B. Huston
Minerva, who married a Lincoln of Indiana, formerly of Kentucky;	12--Minerva Gwin, b. ca. 1809; m. Elijah Wright
Mary, who married John Denton of Indiana.	02--Elizabeth Gwin, b. 1788; m. David Denton
	05--Virginia Jane Gwin, b. 1795; m1. Mr. Tipton, m2. Benjamin Weathers
	10--Sarah Gwin, b. 1806; m. William M. Huston
	09--Nancy Gwin, b. ca. 1805; m. Squire Huston
	07--[Chesley R. Gwin, b. unk.; m. unk.] We know the absolute least about this son. We are not completely sure he even exists. But hints and unaccounted-for persons of this very significant name in certain censuses suggest he might be a child of Isham, and we place him here as number six solely because of the approximately nine-year gap between Virginia and Richard.

Here is the list of Richard Ward Gwin's and Nancy Watkins Gwin's 16 kids according to the chart Sharon sent me:

01--Mary Bear, b. 15 Feb 1825;
02--Elizabeth b. 7 Nov 1826; d. 10 Nov 1826;
03--William Watkins, b. 29 Sep 1829; d. 17 Oct 1907 or 1904; m. 11 Feb 1851 to Catherine Bush (b. unk.; d. unk.)
04--June, b. 27 Mar 1830;
05--Sarah Ann, b. 23 Aug 1831;
06--Martha Miles, b. 27 Ma 1833; d. bef. 1906;
07--John William Gwin, 27 Nov 1834;
08--Eliza, b. 6 Apr 1837
09--Nancy, b. 8 Sep 1838; d. Sep 1843
10--Elizabeth, b. 20 Apr 1840;
11--Margaret, b. 17 Apr 1842;
12--Caroline, b. 3 Jan 1844;
13--Anna Bear, b. 26 Oct 1845;
14--Richard Wesley, b. 22 Mar 1847;
15--Martin Portero, b. 7 Dec 1843; d. 1906;

16--Silas Walton, b. 3 may 1850; d. 1906;

From: "Mike Walker" <walk5755@bellsouth.net>
Date: December 8, 2007
To: "John Gwin" <jmcdgwin@zianet.com>, <JAMESTWALL@aol.com>
Subject: History of Washington County, Iowa

This is a pretty good read, and it mentions the Gwins and Bears that were in the county early on. (Start on about page 294)

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/historical/LightOn/1880wash_1.htm

William M. Gwin, who settled in the vicinity of Richmond in 1843, still resides on his original claim. He has probably lived in the State longer than any other inhabitant of the county, he having come to Des Moines county in 1835. Mrs. Mary Bear, Mrs. Martha Snyder, and Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, sisters of Mr. Gwin, are also very early settlers, they having come to the county about the same time. Absalom Bush settled on a claim one mile west of Richmond in the year 1846; he says there were but three houses in the town at that time.

Cheers!

Cousin Mike in SC

From: JAMESTWALL@aol.com Date: July 3, 2007 10:04:12 AM MDT To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com, walk5755@bellsouth.net Cc: JAMESTWALL@aol.com Subject: Martin V. Gwin, land purchase in Arkansas Is this one of the sons of Richard W. Gwin? Jim http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7667&path=Kansas+Territory.Lykins.Stanton.8&fn=Richard&ln=Ginn&st=r&pid=44198623&rc=&zp=75 Jim, indeed it is! John
Arkansas Land Records about Martin V. Gwin Name: Martin V Gwin Land Office: LITTLE ROCK Document Number: 10388 Total Acres: 160 Misc. Doc. Nr.: 20409 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: 31 Jul 1903 Mineral Rights Reserved: No Metes and Bounds: No Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392 Multiple Warrantee Names: No Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862 Multiple Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original Land Description: 1 NWNE 5TH PM No 20N 7W 23 2 E½NW 5TH PM No 20N 7W 23 3 NESW 5TH PM No 20N 7W 23	28 Jun 1860 census of 61/58 and 62/59, Stanton township, Lykens Co., KS, Richard W. Gwin, 57, m, farmer, $3500/1800, TN Nancy, 54, KY Caroline, 16, IA Anna, 14, IA Richard, 13, IA Martin, 11, IA Walton, 10, IA Ezra Wells, 27, Shoemaker, $00/15, OH Eliza, 23, IA John H. Gwin, 25, m farmer, $300/250, IL May J, 25, f, OH	From: jmcdgwin@zianet.com Date: July 24, 2007 3:10:09 PM MDT To: jmcdgwin@zianet.com Subject: RW Gwin in 1870 Stanton, Miami Co., KS 140/140, Richard W. Gwin, 66, $7000/1600, TN Nancy, 63, KY Silas W., 20, farmer, $00/300, IA 141/141, Martin Gwin21, Mary C, 20, MO Dora, 1, Kansas Leonadus P, 2/12, KS Martha Butcher, 64, MO (MUST be the mother-in-law) PLUS, 2 doors away from Martin is Caroline! 143/143, John H. Dunn, 35, farmer, $2000/1350, IND Caroline C. (Mrs. John H.) Dunn, 26, (would've been 16 in 1860, b. IA Gladis,5 Evaline, 3 Manda, 6/12,

Hi!
I'm still working on putting the Bear families together but now that I know you can "hear me", let me share with you my Thomas family in its present searching mode.

Johann Bernard Thomas
B-28 Apr 1757 Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany
M-year unknown to Maria Dorothea Holler B-23 Sep 1756
D-07 Mar 1838 both in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany
Johann died 13 Dec 1789 in FHG
Children:
1.Johann Kasper B-04 Aug 1785 FHG

Johann Kasper Thomas
B-O4 Aug 1785 Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany
M-10 May 1808 FHG to Anna Eva Billasch B-25 Aug 1784
D-4 Mar 1814 Both in FHG
Children:

1. Johann Kasper B-08 Apr 1809 Fauerbach, Hesse, Ger
2. Johann Philipp (seems odd spelling but document
shows it this way) B-20 Mar 1811 in FHG

Johann Philipp Thomas
B-20 Mar 1811 in Fauerbach, Hesse, Germany
M-09 Sep 1838 in FHG to Anna Eva Kammer B-22 Dec 1816 D-18 Sep 1864 in English River Twnsp., Washington, IA
D-22 Aug 1878 English River Twnsp., WA, IA
Children:

1.   Susanna Katharina B-25 Jun 1839 in FHG   M-25 Dec 1857 James Beadleston   English River Twnsp.,WA,IA D-19 Sep 1892 in ERTWI
2.   Elisabetha B-30 Oct 1840 in FHG M-21 Mar 1854 in ERTWI Wesley Ritchey. D-unknown
3.   Katharina B-08 Jun 1847 FHG M-29 Apr 1875 John Bitting in English River Twnsp.,WA,IA D-01 Dec 1900 in Pilotsburg, WA, IA
4.   Mary Marguerite B-15 Jun 1851 Petersburg, Grant, West Virginia M-Andrew Thomas Surber, Jr. 30 Jun 1875 Council Bluffs, IA.
5.   Henry B-23 Oct 1853 Petersburg but a census record says Hardy County, West Virginia M-2 Apr 1885 Martha Jane Bear in Washington County, IA on a farm belonging to one of her relatives (?). I have struggled to find their death places. Recently I found the family in McCook county, South Dakota on the 1900 census so I will begin to search there and will let you know if I am successful. I don't have any proof BUT since my family went to N.D. I searched in that area and found property purchased 07 Aug 1912 in Miles City, Montana by Henry Thomas.

Henry C.(?) Thomas and Martha Jane Bear

All children were born in Washinton County, IA. I'm uncertain which city except for my Grandfather Wilbur which on his marriage license claimed Kalona, WA.,IA
1. Everett G. B-Jun 1886 M-Hanna Felberg who was born in Woonsocket, S.D. in 1889.
2. Fred J. B-Nov 1887
3. Frank B-Jul 1889 Somewhere I have a photo of him with his wife taken in N.D. about 1918
4. Nellie B-Feb 1892
5. Henrietta B-Dec 1892
6. Wilbur Clough B-09 Apr 1894 More info below
7. Ralph B-Jan 1900 probably in S.D. where census was taken.

Wilbur Clough Thomas

B-09 Apr. 1894 Kalona, Wa., IA M-18 Jun 1915 in Miles City, Custer, Montana (see how Miles City might fit in?) to Josephine Bauman B-28 Aug 1895 in Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland. D-03 Jun 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah Wilbur died 10 Jun 1920 in Glendive, Montana. He was working on the RR and had an accident. He was taken to the RR hospital in Glendive where he contracted pneumonia and died. He was buried in Mandan, Morton, N.D. Josephine had three children and was pregnant with #4 at the time.

John, I'm exhausted. Can we finish this later? I've been sitting here for three hours to do this from all my notes. Would you please answer this e-mail carrying my above letter so that I can have a copy of it?

Thanks. My best wishes to your family.
Veda Thomas Ballard

From: "VICTOR KLOPFENSTEIN" v p klopfenstein at msn dotcom
Date: Thu Mar 23, 2006

Dear John,

What a thrill to discover your information online, to find the Gwin history past William W. and Catherine.
I have spent the last two days going through your entry on the Gwin family and fitting it into our family tree. My husband is a descendant from Ella May, daughter of William W. and Catherine Gwin. We have the "Gwin" rocker in our bedroom, which has been passed down through the family.
My husband, Victor Lee Klopfenstein, is son of Mariella Scott and Harold Klopfenstein.
Mariella is daughter of Nellie Bartholomew and Orva Scott.
Nellie is daughter of Ella May Gwin and Frederick Bartholomew.

The information that I have does have Catherine's last name as Bush, not Rush. I wondered if I had it wrong and thought I might look further at the Washington Co. and Keokuk Co. genealogy libraries. This evening I tried putting Absalom Bush family on the google.com search. Up came the Washington County Portrait and Biographical Album--1887. After scrolling down a ways, there was Absalom Bush. Also the obituary that I was able to obtain had the name as Bush.

If you wish a rundown on my info, let me know. Most of my information is from knowing the people involved and from obits.

Thank you for all the work you have done and for sharing it with everyone.

In friendship,
Patricia Soethout Klopfenstein

California Death Index, 1940-1997

From the obituary for French Hey found at his memorial at the David W. Barnes Funeral Home site

Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 about Floyd M. Hay

William Benton and Martin V. B. Guinn/Gwin/ etc.