Maritje Ryerson1,2,3

b. before 19 July 1699, d. 11 April 1774
FatherJoris Ryerson b. b 19 Sep 1666, d. 1749
MotherAnneken Schouten b. b 17 Mar 1665/66, d. 17 May 1743
Name Variation Maritje Ryerson was also known as Mary Ryerson.4 
BaptismMaritje was baptized on 29 July 1696 at Reformed Dutch Church, New York, New York County, New York.5 
BaptismMaritje was baptized on 19 July 1699 at Dutch Reformed Church in New York, New York County, New York.2,6 
Birth-AltShe has also been reported to have been born on 19 July 1699 at New York, New York County, New York.1 
Birth*She was born before 19 July 1699, daughter of Joris Ryerson and Anneken Schouten, at Paquania, Passaic County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Maritje Ryerson married John Reading, son of John Reading and Elizabeth [--?--], on 30 November 1720.5,7,8 
(Heir) WillIn Joris Ryerson's will dated 21 July 1744 at Bergen County, New Jersey, Mary Reading was named as an heir.9 
(Heir) WillIn John Reading's will dated 1 October 1767 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Mary Reading was named as an heir.10 
Death*Mary Reading died on 11 April 1774 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,6,11 
Burial*Mary Reading was buried after 11 April 1774 at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery located in Ringoes, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.12,11 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Mary Reading / wife of; John Reading / Died April 17, 1774 / Aged 78 years
11,12 

Family

John Reading b. 6 Jun 1686, d. 5 Nov 1767
Marriage*She married John Reading, son of John Reading and Elizabeth [--?--], on 30 November 1720.5,7,8 
Children
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S55] Albert Winslow Ryerson, The Ryerson Genealogy ((Chicago, Illinois, Privately printed for Edward L. Ryerson, 1916), copy in possession of author), page 15.
  2. [S279] Phyllis A. and Thomas A. Ryerson Ryerse, The Ryerse-Ryerson Family, 1574-1994 ((Private Publication, 1994)), page 20.
  3. [S295] Jo White Linn, Ancestry of Moore/Rowan Families (New Orleans, Louisiana: privately published, 1995), page 123.
  4. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), page 411.
  5. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 39.
  6. [S295] Jo White Linn, Ancestry of Moore/Rowan Families (New Orleans, Louisiana: privately published, 1995), pages 123, 149.
  7. [S5] Hiram E. Deats, compiler, Genealogies of Pennsylvania Families, Vol. III (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982), page 777.
  8. [S50] Joseph W. Beatty Ph. D., "English Ancestry of the Reading Family of New Jersey," The American Genealogist, volume 39 (1963): page 141.
  9. [S144] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXX, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. II, 1730 - 1750 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1918), page 410.
  10. [S153] A. Van Doren Honeyman, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXIII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. IV, 1761 - 1770 (Sommerville, New Jersey: The Unionist-Gazette Association, Printers, 1928), page 343.
  11. [S542] Hiram E. Deats, Tombstone Inscriptions from Hunterdon County Cemeteries (n.pub.), page 39.
  12. [S637] James McCarthy, Tombstone Inscriptions from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, May 2001 (n.pub.).

Nancy Reading1

d. before 10 November 1806
FatherJoseph Reading b. 23 Nov 1728, d. 15 Nov 1806
MotherAmy Polly Pierson b. c 1730
Marriage*Nancy Reading married an unknown person.  
Death*Nancy Reading died before 10 November 1806.2 

Family
Child
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 51.
  2. [S72] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XL, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. XI, 1806 - 1809 (Trenton, New Jersey: MacCrellish & Quigley Co., Printers, 1947), 275.

Fincher Helens1

Marriage*Fincher Helens married Sarah Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Amy Polly Pierson. 
Name Variation Fincher Helens was also known as Fincher Helms.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S72] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XL, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. XI, 1806 - 1809 (Trenton, New Jersey: MacCrellish & Quigley Co., Printers, 1947), 275.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 50.

Joseph Reading1

d. 1860
FatherWilliam Reading b. c 1754, d. Apr 1788
MotherAnn Emley b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847
Birth*Joseph Reading was born, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*Joseph Reading married Nancy Doyle. 
Death*Joseph Reading died in 1860.1 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.

Nancy Doyle1

Marriage*Nancy Doyle married Joseph Reading, son of William Reading and Ann Emley. 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 62.

Asher Reading1,2,3,4,5

b. 19 October 1784, d. 14 January 1864
FatherWilliam Reading b. c 1754, d. Apr 1788
MotherAnn Emley b. 4 Apr 1757, d. 17 Apr 1847
Birth*Asher Reading was born on 19 October 1784, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,4 
Marriage*Asher Reading married Margaret Wolverton, daughter of John Wolverton and Rachel Quinby, on 12 March 1808 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,6,4 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1830On 1 June 1830, Asher is listed as Ann Reading's neighbor on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
CensusUS1830*Asher is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male age five to ten years old, 2 free white males age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age forty to fifty years old, 2 free white females under five years old, 1 free white female age five to ten years old, 1 free white female age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old and 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old.8 
CensusUS1840*Asher is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age fifty to sixty years old, 2 free white females age ten to fifteen years old, 2 free white females age fifteen to twenty years old and 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old. Three people in the family were engaged in agriculture.9 
CensusUS1850*Asher Reading (age 64) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Margaret Reading (age 60) is listed as a member of the household. Eliza Warford (age 30) is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.10 
CensusUS1860*Asher Reading (age 73) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Margaret Reading (age 67), Asa Cronce (age 39) and Margaret Cronce (age 33) are listed as members of the household. Eliza Warfard (age 45), a servant, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $232,000 and a personal estate worth $1500. His occupation is listed as farmer.11 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1860On 20 August 1860, Asher is listed as Mahala Reading (age 43)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.12 
Death*Asher Reading died on 14 January 1864 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 79.13 
Death-AltHe has also been reported to have died 18 January 1864 Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6 
Burial*Asher Reading was buried after 19 January 1864 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.14 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Asher Reading / died / Jan. 19, 1864. / Aged 78 years 3 mo's / & 18 days.
14 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.14

Family

Margaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Marriage*He married Margaret Wolverton, daughter of John Wolverton and Rachel Quinby, on 12 March 1808 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,6,4 
Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Asher Reading-Peggy Woolverton, married 12 Mar 1808; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 605; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Woolverton entry, 12 Mar 1808, page 143.
  3. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 62.
  4. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), page 32.
  5. [S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), page 372.
  6. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 74.
  7. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 317; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Anna Reading.
  8. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 317; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Asher Reading.
  9. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 369; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Asher Reading,.
  10. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 120A, dwelling 239, family 277, Asher Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  11. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 391, dwelling 398, family 453, Asher Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  12. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 391, dwelling 399, family 454, Mahala Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  13. [S361] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Vol. S., Marriages and Deaths, 1848 - 1867 (n.pub.), page 461.
  14. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery ((Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Asher Reading marker; photographed 18 Jun 2005 by Duke Thatcher.
  15. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Samuel W. Reading-Lareine C. Kline, married 15 Jan 1859; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 123; Hunterdon County Clerk.

Margaret Wolverton1,2,3

b. 14 March 1788, d. 26 March 1883
FatherJohn Wolverton b. 5 Sep 1755, d. 10 Dec 1837
MotherRachel Quinby b. 11 May 1753, d. 17 Jan 1842
Birth*Margaret Wolverton was born on 14 March 1788, daughter of John Wolverton and Rachel Quinby, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*Margaret Wolverton married Asher Reading, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, on 12 March 1808 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,5,1,3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Margaret Reading (age 60) is listed as a member of the household of Asher Reading (age 64) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.6 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Margaret Reading (age 67) is listed as a member of the household of Asher Reading (age 73) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.7 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Margaret Reading (age 82) is listed as a member of the household of Asa Cronce (age 50) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. She owned real estate worth $3000.8 
(ParentInLaw) CensusUS1880Margaret Reading (age 93) is listed as the mother-in-law of Asa Cronce (age 60) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.9 
Death*Margaret Reading died on 26 March 1883 at age 95.3,10 
Burial*Margaret Reading was buried after 26 March 1883 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.10 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Margaret Wolverton, / Widow of / Asher Reading / died March 26th 1883, / aged 95 years / & 9 days.
10 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.10

Family

Asher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
Marriage*She married Asher Reading, son of William Reading and Ann Emley, on 12 March 1808 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,5,1,3 
Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 74.
  2. [S287] James P., compiler Snell, History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey ((Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Everts & Peck, 1881)), page 372.
  3. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), page 32.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Asher Reading-Peggy Woolverton, married 12 Mar 1808; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 605; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S202] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 1, 1795 - 1812 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), Reading-Woolverton entry, 12 Mar 1808, page 143.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 120A, dwelling 239, family 277, Asher Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 391, dwelling 398, family 453, Asher Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  8. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 151A, dwelling 310, family 335, Asa Cronce; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  9. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 29B, dwelling 232, family 238, Asa Cronce, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  10. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery ((Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Margaret Reading marker; photographed 18 Jun 2005 by Duke Thatcher.
  11. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Samuel W. Reading-Lareine C. Kline, married 15 Jan 1859; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 123; Hunterdon County Clerk.

Charles Sergeant1,2,3

b. 30 March 1760, d. 14 April 1833
FatherJoseph Sergeant b. c 1735, d. 1807
MotherMarie Loman b. c 1735, d. b 1815
Birth*Charles Sergeant was born on 30 March 1760, son of Joseph Sergeant and Marie Loman, at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,5 
Marriage*Charles Sergeant married Sarah Green, daughter of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Waterhouse, on 21 June 1788.5 
(Executor) WillIn Samuel Green's will dated 28 January 1797 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Charles Sergeant was named as executor; 1797, Jan. 28. Green, Samuel, of Amwell Twsp., Hunterdon Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Elizabeth, £360; also 2 feather beds and bedsteads, case of drawers, 1 drop leaf table and arm chair; also privilege of house and provisions to be furnished by son Richard. Son, Richard, £10 for birthright and home plantation bounding upon Isaac Rittinghouse, Lott Rittinghouse, Tunis Case, Jacob Housel, William Marsh and John Woolverton (164 acres); also grain in ground, 1 wagon, 2 ploughs, 2 horses and harness and meat in store. Daughter, Marcey Green, £50; also 1 saddle horse and bridle, 1 bed, chest and little wheel. Lot of land bounding on John Stogton [Stockton], John Howell and John Hann to be sold. Grandson, Jonathan Hoagland, £10, when 21. Grandson, Samuel Hoagland, £10 when 21. Grandson, Green Sargant [Sergeant], £10 when 21. Residue to be divided between my 3 surviving daughters (unnamed). Executors - son, Richard, and Charles Sargant [Sergeant] and John Hoagland. Witnesses - Nathaniel Stout, David Stout, George Duckworth. Proved April 24, 1799.
Lib. 38, p. 464
File 874J.6 
CensusUS1830*Charles, enumerated as Charles Sergent, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1830. The family consisted of 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age sixty to seventy years old, 1 free white female age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old and 1 free white female age sixty to seventy years old.7
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1830On 1 June 1830, Charles is listed as Cornelius Lake's neighbor on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.8 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1830On 1 June 1830, Charles is listed as Richard Green Sergeant's neighbor on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.9 
Death-AltCharles Sergeant has also been reported to have died 14 March 1833 Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.10 
Death*Charles Sergeant died on 14 April 1833 at age 73.11,5 
Burial*Charles Sergeant was buried after 14 April 1833 at Pine Hill Burial Ground located in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.11 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Sacred / to the memory of / Charles Sergeant / who departed this life / 14th day of April / A. D. 1833 / in the 74th year of his / age
12 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.12

Family

Sarah Green b. 26 Mar 1776, d. 27 Mar 1835
Marriage*He married Sarah Green, daughter of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Waterhouse, on 21 June 1788.5 
Children
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S371] Helen Encke Orton Benson, The Samuel Green Family of Northwest New Jersey ((San Diego, CA, 1972)), page 12.
  3. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), page 32.
  4. [S21] Carmack Waterhouse, Certain Topics on the Ingham, Waterhouse and Allied Families (108 Orange Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: n.pub., 1974), Copied on October, 1999., page 178.
  5. [S99] Richard North, Letter from Richard North to James McCarthy (n.pub.).
  6. [S131] Elmer T. Hutchinson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey; First Series, Volume XXXVII, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Administration, Etc., Vol. IX, 1796 - 1800 (Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Law Journal, Printers, 1944), 148.
  7. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 315; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Charles Sergent.
  8. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 315; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Cornelius Lake.
  9. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 315; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Greene Sergent.
  10. [S21] Carmack Waterhouse, Certain Topics on the Ingham, Waterhouse and Allied Families (108 Orange Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: n.pub., 1974), Copied on October, 1999., 178.
  11. [S481] Anna S. La Rue, Unpublished Family Cemetery Inscriptions, Pine Hill Cemetery (Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 1967), Charles Sergeant entry, 14 Apr 1833.
  12. [S1672] Pine Hill Burial Ground ((Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Charles Sergeant marker; photographed 27 May 2007 by Helen Maliszewski.

Sarah Green1,2,3,4

b. 26 March 1776, d. 27 March 1835
FatherSamuel Green b. 1746, d. 1804
MotherElizabeth Waterhouse b. 9 Dec 1742, d. 1806
Birth*Sarah Green was born on 26 March 1776, daughter of Samuel Green and Elizabeth Waterhouse.5 
Marriage*Sarah Green married Charles Sergeant, son of Joseph Sergeant and Marie Loman, on 21 June 1788.5 
Death*Sarah Sergeant died on 27 March 1835 at age 59.6,5,4 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Sacred / to the memory of / Sarah Sergean / Widow of / Charles Sergeant / who departed this life / 27th day of March / A. D. 1835 / aged 69 years and 1 day
7 
Burial*Sarah Sergeant was buried after 27 March 1835 at Pine Hill Burial Ground located in Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey,4 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.7

Family

Charles Sergeant b. 30 Mar 1760, d. 14 Apr 1833
Children
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 75.
  2. [S371] Helen Encke Orton Benson, The Samuel Green Family of Northwest New Jersey ((San Diego, CA, 1972)), 12.
  3. [S965] Emma Ten Broeck Runk, The Woolvertons, Early Legal Records of the Family in New Jersey (Philadephia, Pennsylvania: Press of Harris and Partridge, Inc., 1932), p. 32.
  4. [S481] Anna S. La Rue, Unpublished Family Cemetery Inscriptions, Pine Hill Cemetery (Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 1967), Sarah Sergeant entry, 14 Apr 1833.
  5. [S99] Richard North, Letter from Richard North to James McCarthy (n.pub.).
  6. [S21] Carmack Waterhouse, Certain Topics on the Ingham, Waterhouse and Allied Families (108 Orange Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee: n.pub., 1974), Copied on October, 1999., 178.
  7. [S1672] Pine Hill Burial Ground ((Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Sarah Sergeant marker; photographed 27 May 2007 by Helen Maliszewski.

Charles Sergeant Reading1

b. 11 July 1814, d. 5 June 1890
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Charles Sergeant Reading was born on 11 July 1814, son of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*Charles Sergeant Reading married Hannah Sergeant Reading, daughter of John Reading and Martha Sergeant, on 20 July 1839 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,4,5,2 
Marriage*Charles Sergeant Reading married Rebecca E. Young, daughter of Leticia [--?--], on 16 July 1846.2 
CensusUS1850*Charles Reading (age 36) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Rebecca E. Reading (age 26), Elizabeth Reading (age 10), Harriet S. Reading (age 9), William A. Reading (age 6), Alfred Reading (age 3), Charles E. Reading (age 8 months) and Harriet S. W. Young (age 17) are listed as members of the household. Eleas Disborough (age 18) is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
CensusUS1860*Charles Reading (age 47) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Rebecca Reading (age 37), William A. Reading (age 17), Alfred Reading (age 13), Charles E. Reading (age 10), James A. Reading (age 8), Letiticia Reading (age 5), Terrilla Reading (age 3), Joseph L. Reading (age 9 months) and Phebe L. Young (age 30) are listed as members of the household. He owned a personal estate worth $1425. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1860On 10 August 1860, Charles is listed as John Hartpence (age 57)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.8 
CensusUS1870*Charles Reading (age 55) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Baptisttown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Rebecca Reading (age 45), Anderson Reading (age 26), Alfred Reading (age 22), Charles Reading Jr. (age 20), Atwood Reading (age 19), Letecia Reading (age 15), Trillia Reading (age 13), Lambert J. Reading (age 10), Lena May Reading (age 8) and Letecia Young (age 83) are listed as members of the household. He owned real estate worth $6000 and a personal estate worth $1000. His occupation is listed as farmer.9 
CensusUS1880*Charles S. Reading (age 65) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of West Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Rebecca Reading (age 56), Terrilla P. Miller (age 23), Joseph L. Reading (age 20), Ida M. Reading (age 18) and Mariel E. Miller (age 3) are listed as members of the household. His occupation is listed as farmer.10 
Death*Charles Sergeant Reading died on 5 June 1890 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 75.2 

Family 1

Hannah Sergeant Reading b. 4 Jun 1819, d. 2 Mar 1845
Marriage*He married Hannah Sergeant Reading, daughter of John Reading and Martha Sergeant, on 20 July 1839 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,4,5,2 
Children

Family 2

Rebecca E. Young b. bt 1824 - 1825
Marriage*Charles Sergeant Reading married Rebecca E. Young, daughter of Leticia [--?--], on 16 July 1846.2 
Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, pages 75, 77.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 102.
  3. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Charles Reading-Hannah Reading, married 20 Jul 1839; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 336; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  4. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 6 Aug 1839, Vol 1, No. 49.
  5. [S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 4, Page 198.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 126B, dwelling 337, family 374, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 364, dwelling 208, family 225, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 365, dwelling 209, family 226, John Hartpence; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 696.
  9. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 212A, dwelling 22, family 23, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  10. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, West Amwell, Enumeration District (ED) 76, sheet 192C, dwelling 27, family 29, Charles S. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Hannah Sergeant Reading1

b. 4 June 1819, d. 2 March 1845
FatherJohn Reading b. 8 Oct 1789, d. 12 Nov 1871
MotherMartha Sergeant b. 2 Jun 1790, d. 25 Apr 1883
Birth*Hannah Sergeant Reading was born on 4 June 1819, daughter of John Reading and Martha Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*Hannah Sergeant Reading married Charles Sergeant Reading, son of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 20 July 1839 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,4,5,6 
Burial*Hannah Sergeant Reading was buried after 2 March 1845 at Johnson Family Cemetery located in Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
Death*Hannah Sergeant Reading died on 2 March 1845 at Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey, at age 25.8,9 

Family

Charles Sergeant Reading b. 11 Jul 1814, d. 5 Jun 1890
Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 77, 102.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 77.
  3. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Charles Reading-Hannah Reading, married 20 Jul 1839; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 336; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  4. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 6 Aug 1839, Vol 1, No. 49.
  5. [S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Volume 4, Page 198.
  6. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 102.
  7. [S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966).
  8. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 102.
  9. [S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966): Recorded 27 Feb 2002.

Rebecca E. Young1

b. between 1824 and 1825
MotherLeticia [--?--] b. 1807
Birth*Rebecca E. Young was born between 1824 and 1825, daughter of Leticia [--?--], at New Jersey.2,3,4,5 
Marriage*Rebecca E. Young married Charles Sergeant Reading, son of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 16 July 1846.1 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Rebecca E. Reading (age 26) is listed as a member of the household of Charles Reading (age 36) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.6 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Rebecca Reading (age 37) is listed as a member of the household of Charles Reading (age 47) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.7 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Rebecca Reading (age 45) is listed as a member of the household of Charles Reading (age 55) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Baptisttown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.8 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Rebecca Reading (age 56) is listed as the wife of Charles S. Reading (age 65) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of West Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.9 

Family

Charles Sergeant Reading b. 11 Jul 1814, d. 5 Jun 1890
Children
Last Edited13 Mar 2009

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 102.
  2. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 126B, dwelling 337, family 374, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. She is listed as being 26 years old in 1850.
  3. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 364, dwelling 208, family 225, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695. She is listed as being 37 years old in 1860.
  4. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 212A, dwelling 22, family 23, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869. She is listed as being 45 years old in 1870.
  5. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, West Amwell, Enumeration District (ED) 76, sheet 192C, dwelling 27, family 29, Charles S. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787. She is listed as being 56 years old in 1880.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 126B, dwelling 337, family 374, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 364, dwelling 208, family 225, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  8. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Kingwood, page 212A, dwelling 22, family 23, Charles Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  9. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, West Amwell, Enumeration District (ED) 76, sheet 192C, dwelling 27, family 29, Charles S. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Sarah Sergeant Reading1,2

b. 17 September 1819, d. 6 March 1884
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Sarah Sergeant Reading was born on 17 September 1819, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Sarah Sergeant Reading married Ogden Robinson on 16 October 1837.3 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Sarah S. Robinson (age 31) is listed as a member of the household of Ogden Robinson (age 36) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Sarah S. Robinson (age 40) is listed as a member of the household of Ogden Robinson (age 48) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.5 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Sarah S. Roberson (age 50) is listed as a member of the household of Ogden Roberson (age 57) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.6 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Sarah Roberson (age 60) is listed as the wife of Ogden Robinson (age 48) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.7 
Death*Sarah Sergeant Robinson died on 6 March 1884 at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 64. Sarah's cause of death was double pneumonia.3,8 
Last Edited10 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 6.
  3. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 104.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Raritan, page 79A, dwelling 447, family 495, Ogden Robinson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Flemington, page 273, dwelling 536, family 571, Ogden Robinson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  6. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 283B, dwelling 43, family 51, Ogden Roberson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 870.
  7. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, Enumeration District (ED) 72, sheet 117A, dwelling 95, family 112, Ogden Roberson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  8. [S370] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon to Warren Counties, New Jersey, Vol. 15, Deaths, 1883 - 1884 (n.pub.), page 12.

Ogden Robinson1,2,3,4

b. 26 July 1812, d. 25 April 1888
Birth*Ogden Robinson was born on 26 July 1812 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5,6 
Marriage*He married Sarah Sergeant Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 16 October 1837.5 
CensusUS1840*Ogden is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female under five years old and 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old. Three people in the family were engaged in agriculture.2 
CensusUS1850*Ogden Robinson (age 36) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Sarah S. Robinson (age 31), Josephene L. Robinson (age 11), Winifield S. Robinson (age 7) and Emery H. Robinson (age 2) are listed as members of the household. Joseph F. Higgins (age 27), a drugest [sic], Henry S. Price (age 25), a harnessmaker, and James Young (age 20), a carpenter, are also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as laborer.3 
CensusUS1860*Ogden Robinson (age 48) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Sarah S. Robinson (age 40), Josephene L. W. Robinson (age 20), Winifield S. Robinson (age 17), Emery H. Robinson (age 12), Victoria H. Robinson (age 9) and Sanford Robinson (age 5) are listed as members of the household. He owned real estate worth $1500 and a personal estate worth $330. His occupation is listed as day laborer.4 
CensusUS1870*Ogden Roberson (age 57) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Sarah S. Roberson (age 50), Sanaford Roberson (age 14), Joseph R. Potts (age 29) and Victoria H. Potts (age 19) are listed as members of the household. He owned real estate worth $4000 and a personal estate worth $700. His occupation is listed as express carrier.7 
CensusUS1880*Ogden Robinson (age 48) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Sarah Roberson (age 60) is listed as a member of the household. His occupation is listed as coal merchant.8 
Death*Ogden Robinson died on 25 April 1888 at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 75.5,9 
Last Edited10 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 372; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Ogden Robinson.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Raritan, page 79A, dwelling 447, family 495, Ogden Robinson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Flemington, page 273, dwelling 536, family 571, Ogden Robinson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  5. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 104.
  6. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 82.
  7. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 283B, dwelling 43, family 51, Ogden Roberson; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 870.
  8. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, Enumeration District (ED) 72, sheet 117A, dwelling 95, family 112, Ogden Roberson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  9. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), pages 6, 82.

Permlia Reading1

b. 6 August 1822
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Permlia Reading was born on 6 August 1822, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*Permlia Reading married Edward Knowles on 26 March 1842 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Pamelia Knowles (age 27) is listed as a member of the household of Edward Knowles (age 39) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Permelia Knowles (age 38) is listed as a member of the household of Edward Knowles (age 50) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.5 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Permelia Knowles (age 48) is listed as a member of the household of Edward Knowles (age 60) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. 
(Parent) CensusUS1880Permelia Knowles (age 59) is listed as the mother of William Knowles (age 33) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Stockton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.6 

Family

Edward Knowles b. bt 1810 - 1811
Children
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Edward Knowles-Permlia Reading, married 26 Mar 1842; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 710; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  3. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 157A, dwelling 393, family 442, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869. She is listed as being 48 years old in 1870.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 120A, dwelling 231, family 269, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 367, dwelling 222, family 250, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  6. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Stockton, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 20D, dwelling 37, family 37, William Knowles, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Edward Knowles1,2,3,4,5,6

b. between 1810 and 1811
Birth*Edward Knowles was born between 1810 and 1811 at Pennsylvania.7,8,9 
Birth-AltHe has also been reported to have been born in 1811 at New Jersey.3 
Marriage*He married Permlia Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 26 March 1842 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
CensusUS1850*Edward Knowles (age 39) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Pamelia Knowles (age 27), Jonathan Knowles (age 4) and William Knowles (age 2) are listed as members of the household. His occupation is listed as carpenter.3 
CensusUS1860*Edward Knowles (age 50) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Permelia Knowles (age 38), Jonathan Knowles (age 4), William R. Knowles (age 13), Chas. Knowles (age 10) and Henry Knowles (age 8) are listed as members of the household. He owned a personal estate worth $200. His occupation is listed as carpenter.4 
CensusUS1870*Edward Knowles (age 60) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Permelia Knowles (age 48), William Knowles (age 23) and Henry Knowles (age 18) are listed as members of the household. He owned a personal estate worth $200. His occupation is listed as plow maker. 
(Parent) CensusUS1880Edward Knowles (age 69) is listed as the father of William Knowles (age 33) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Stockton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. His occupation is listed as plough maker and was unemployed for 5 months during the census year.6 

Family

Permlia Reading b. 6 Aug 1822
Marriage*Edward Knowles married Permlia Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 26 March 1842 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
Children
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Edward Knowles-Permlia Reading, married 26 Mar 1842; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 710; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 120A, dwelling 231, family 269, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 367, dwelling 222, family 250, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 157A, dwelling 393, family 442, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  6. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Stockton, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 20D, dwelling 37, family 37, William Knowles, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  7. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 367, dwelling 222, family 250, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695. He is listed as being 50 years old in 1860.
  8. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 157A, dwelling 393, family 442, Edward Knowles; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869. He is listed as being 60 years old in 1870.
  9. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Stockton, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 20D, dwelling 37, family 37, William Knowles, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787. He is listed as being 69 years old in 1880.

Emma Sergeant Reading1

b. 22 June 1825, d. 26 December 1887
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Emma Sergeant Reading was born on 22 June 1825, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*Emma Sergeant Reading married Nathaniel Higgins on 1 November 1845 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3,1 
Marriage*Emma Sergeant Reading married Asher Hill, son of Sarah Hill, on 5 January 1850 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,1 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Emma S. Hill (age 24) is listed as a member of the household of Asher Hill (age 52) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.5 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Emma S. Hill (age 35) is listed as a member of the household of Asher Hill (age 60) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.6 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Emily S. Hill (age 45) is listed as a member of the household of Asher Hill (age 74) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.7 
CensusUS1880*Emma S. Hill (age 55) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Mary Rodlbock (age 15), a servant, is also listed in the same household. She is listed as either a widow or divorced.8 
Marriage*She married William W. Conover on 16 October 1884.1 
Death*Emma Sergeant Conover died on 26 December 1887 at Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 62.1 
Burial*Emma Sergeant Conover was buried after 26 December 1887 at Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery located in Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.9 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Emma S. Reading / Widow of / Asher Hill, / & wife of William W. Conover / born June 22, 1825. / died Dec 26, 1887.
9 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.10
Last Edited4 Mar 2012

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), volume 3, page 221.
  3. [S210] Ancestry.com, New Jersey Marriages, 1684 - 1850 ((On-line database: <http://www.ancestry.com>, Vital & Church Records -> New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1850, 2000)).
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Asher Hill-Emma S. Higgins, married 5 Jan 1850; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 230; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Raritan, page 61A, dwelling 207, family 229, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  6. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 257, dwelling 422, family 442, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  7. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 325A, dwelling 715, family 752, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 870.
  8. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, Enumeration District (ED) 73, sheet 150B, dwelling 312, family 331, Emma S. Hill, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  9. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Emma S. Reading Conover entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial # 9394718.
  10. [S1672] Flemington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Emma S. Reading Conover marker; photographed 2 Aug 2010 by Wayne Irons.

Nathaniel Higgins1

Marriage*Nathaniel Higgins married Emma Sergeant Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 1 November 1845 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3,4 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 75.
  2. [S87] Hunterdon County Democrat, Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Marriage Records of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, 1795-1875. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), volume 3, page 221.
  3. [S210] Ancestry.com, New Jersey Marriages, 1684 - 1850 ((On-line database: <http://www.ancestry.com>, Vital & Church Records -> New Jersey Marriages, 1684-1850, 2000)).
  4. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.

Asher Hill1,2,3,4

b. 1798
MotherSarah Hill b. 1762
Birth*Asher Hill was born in 1798, son of Sarah Hill, at New Jersey.3,4 
Marriage*Asher Hill married Emma Sergeant Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 5 January 1850 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
CensusUS1850*Asher Hill (age 52) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Emma S. Hill (age 24) are listed as members of the household. Charles Voohees (age 15), a laborer, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $12,000. His occupation is listed as farmer.3 
CensusUS1860*Asher Hill (age 60) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Emma S. Hill (age 35) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $6000 and a personal estate worth $2000. His occupation is listed as farmer.4 
CensusUS1870*Asher Hill (age 74) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Emily S. Hill (age 45) is listed as a member of the household. Joseph Allen (age 15), a farm laborer, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $8000 and a personal estate worth $3500. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1870On 8 August 1870, Asher is listed as Gershom Sergeant (age 65)'s neighbor on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Flemington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6 
Last Edited30 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Asher Hill-Emma S. Higgins, married 5 Jan 1850; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 230; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Raritan, page 61A, dwelling 207, family 229, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 257, dwelling 422, family 442, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 325A, dwelling 715, family 752, Asher Hill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 870.
  6. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raritan, page 325A, dwelling 714, family 751, Gershom Sergeant; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 870.

William W. Conover1

Marriage*William W. Conover married Emma Sergeant Hill, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, on 16 October 1884.2 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 75.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.

Theresa Reading1

b. 8 January 1828
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Theresa Reading was born on 8 January 1828, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*Theresa Reading married Amos Golden in 1851.3 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Therese Golden (age 32) is listed as a member of the household of an unknown person on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Theresa Golden (age 42) is listed as a member of the household of Amos Golden (age 48) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.5 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Theresa Golden (age 53) is listed as the wife of Amos Golden (age 58) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.6 
(Spouse) CensusUS1900Theresa Golden (age 72) is listed as the wife of Amos Golden (age 78) on the 1900 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1900. She had 4 children and 4 of them are still living.7 

Family

Amos Golden b. Oct 1821, d. 5 Jul 1911
Children
Last Edited7 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338. She is listed as being born in Jan 1828.
  3. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338. According to the census, they have been married for 49 years.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 715, dwelling 3718, family 3508, Paul Gotth; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 222.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 128B, dwelling 218, family 217, Amos Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 273.
  6. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 240, sheet 245C, dwelling 12, family 12, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 245.
  7. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338.
  8. [S1730] Illinois, death certificate, entry for Eva Golden Ashdown, 09 Jun 1933; database, FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 Aug 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1674527. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Amos Golden1,2,3,4,5

b. October 1821, d. 5 July 1911
Birth*Amos Golden was born in October 1821 at New Jersey.6,7,8,9 
Marriage*He married Theresa Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, in 1851.10 
CensusUS1860*Amos Golden (age 39) is listed as a member of the household of Paul Gotth on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. He owned real estate worth $1600 and a personal estate worth $400. His occupation is listed as farmer.2 
CensusUS1870*Amos Golden (age 48) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Theresa Golden (age 42), William Golden (age 18), Eva Golden (age 15), Levi Golden (age 12), Judson Golden (age 6), Maria Golden (age 4) and Joseph Golden (age 2) are listed as members of the household. He owned real estate worth $2000 and a personal estate worth $400. His occupation is listed as farmer.3 
CensusUS1880*Amos Golden (age 58) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Theresa Golden (age 53), Charles J. Golden (age 16) and William R. Golden are listed as members of the household. His occupation is listed as farmer.4 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1880On 3 June 1880, Amos is listed as William Golden (age 28)'s neighbor on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois.11 
CensusUS1900*Amos Golden (age 78) is listed as the head of a family on the 1900 U. S. Federal Population Census of Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1900. Theresa Golden (age 72), Charles J. Golden (age 36) and Ada Golden (age 32) are listed as members of the household. He owns his own home. His occupation is listed as landlord.5 
Will*Amos left a will dated 6 June 1908 at Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois.12
Death*Amos Golden died on 5 July 1911 at Coe, Rock Island County, Illinois, at age 89.12 

Family

Theresa Reading b. 8 Jan 1828
Marriage*He married Theresa Reading, daughter of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, in 1851.10 
Children
Last Edited19 Mar 2011

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 75.
  2. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 715, dwelling 3718, family 3508, Paul Gotth; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 222.
  3. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 128B, dwelling 218, family 217, Amos Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 273.
  4. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 240, sheet 245C, dwelling 12, family 12, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 245.
  5. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338.
  6. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 715, dwelling 3718, family 3508, Paul Gotth; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 222. He is listed as being 39 years old in 1860.
  7. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, page 128B, dwelling 218, family 217, Amos Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 273. He is listed as being 48 years old in 1870.
  8. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 240, sheet 245C, dwelling 12, family 12, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 245. He is listed as being 58 years old in 1880.
  9. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338. He is listed as being born in Oct 1821.
  10. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 88, sheet 8A, dwelling 149, family 145, Amos Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 338. According to the census, they have been married for 49 years.
  11. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Rock Island County, Illinois, population schedule, Coe, Enumeration District (ED) 240, sheet 245C, dwelling 13, family 13, William Golden, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 245.
  12. [S1742] Amos Golden will (6 Jun 1908), Rock Island, Illinois, Wills M, FamilySearch, unknown repository address.
  13. [S1730] Illinois, death certificate, entry for Eva Golden Ashdown, 09 Jun 1933; database, FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 Aug 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1674527. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Asher Reading1

b. 23 September 1830
FatherWilliam Reading b. 20 Feb 1787, d. 22 Apr 1831
MotherElizabeth Sergeant b. 8 Jan 1793, d. 18 Feb 1873
Birth*Asher Reading was born on 23 September 1830, son of William Reading and Elizabeth Sergeant, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Last Edited7 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 75.

John Wesley Reading1,2,3

b. 20 September 1844, d. 17 February 1920
FatherJoseph Reading b. 16 Aug 1817, d. 6 Feb 1887
MotherSara Fox b. 8 Jan 1819, d. 25 Aug 1869
Birth*John Wesley Reading was born on 20 September 1844, son of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850John W. Reading (age 4) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Reading (age 33) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.5
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860John W. Reading (age 14) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Reading (age 42) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of West Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. He is also reported to have attended school within the year.6
City DirectoryJohn was listed in the Chicago city directories:
     Year     Entry
     1865     Reader John W., lab., r. Elston rd., nr. nw. c. W. Clybourn pl7
     1868     Reading John, (Reading & Valiquet), r. 539 Elston rd8
     1868     Reading & Valiquet (John Reading & Maxim Valiquet), grocers, 249 Hubbard9
     1872     Reading John W. blksmith, r. 573 Elston av10
     1873     Reading John, blksmith, r. 539 Elston av11
     1874     Reading J. N. blacksmith, N. Chicago Rolling Mill Co12
     1875     Reading John W. blksmith. N. Chicago roll. Mill13
     1877     Reading John W. helper, house 86 Wabansia av14
     1878     Reading John, lab. 57 Edgar15
     1879     Reading John W. blksmth. house 133 Armitage av16
     1880     Reading John W. blksmth, house nr Armitage av. nr. N. Wood17
     1884     Reading John W. blksmth. house 36 Homer18
     1885     Reading John W. blksmth, house 15 Homer19
     1886     Reading John W. blksmth, h. 15 Homer20
     1890     Reading John W. molder, h. 28 W. Division21. 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870John Lading (age 22) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Lading (age 55) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. He is reported to be a citizen of the United States. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.22
Marriage*John Wesley Reading married Dorothy Rose Fletcher, daughter of Julius Edward Fletcher and Elizabeth Calpernia Brown, on 22 March 1871 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.4,23 
Marriage LicenseJohn W. Reading (age 31) and Nellie Fletcher (age 20) obtained a marriage license on 30 October 1877 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.24
Marriage*John Wesley Reading married Helen Malinda Eve Fletcher, daughter of Julius Edward Fletcher and Elizabeth Calpernia Brown, on 30 October 1877 at North Star Baptist Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.24 
OccupationJohn's occupation was a blacksmith.25,26 
ResidenceHe resided at 133 Armitage, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on 30 December 1879.25,26 
(Parent-Occupation) BirthHis occupation was reported as blacksmith at N. C. R. Mill when Eva M. Reading was born on 30 December 1879.27,28,29
(Parent-Occupation) BirthHis occupation was reported as blacksmith at N. C. R. Mill when Ivy Reading was born on 30 December 1879.27,25,30,31,32,33,34
CensusUS1880*John W. Redding (age 35) is listed as the head of a family residing at 133 Armitage on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Nelly Redding (age 20), Calpernia Redding (age 2), Eva Redding (age 5 months) and Iva Redding (age 5 months) are listed as members of the household. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.35 
(Parent-Occupation) BirthHis occupation was reported as blacksmith when Hellen Rosetta Reading was born on 20 January 1882.36,4,37
(Child1) Obituary On 9 February 1887 John, listed as John W. Reading, was identified as the son of Joseph Reading in his obituary printed in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois).38 
CensusUS1920*John W. Reading (age 76) is listed as a lodger in a hotel, residing at 32 South Des Plaines Street, on the 1920 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jan 1920. He is listed as being retired.39 
Death*John Wesley Reading died on 17 February 1920 at the Cook County Hospital located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 75. John's cause of death was pneumonia.40
Burial*John Wesley Reading was buried on 12 March 1920 at Elmwood Cemetery located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.40 

Family 1

Dorothy Rose Fletcher b. 24 Mar 1857, d. 15 Mar 1947
Marriage*He married Dorothy Rose Fletcher, daughter of Julius Edward Fletcher and Elizabeth Calpernia Brown, on 22 March 1871 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.4,23 
Child

Family 2

Helen Malinda Eve Fletcher b. 14 Jul 1859, d. 21 Sep 1925
Marriage LicenseJohn W. Reading (age 31) and Nellie Fletcher (age 20) obtained a marriage license on 30 October 1877 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.24
Marriage*John Wesley Reading married Helen Malinda Eve Fletcher, daughter of Julius Edward Fletcher and Elizabeth Calpernia Brown, on 30 October 1877 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.24 
Children
Last Edited8 Sep 2013

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 103.
  2. [S961] Clerk of Cook County, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1912 (n.pub.), Ivy Reading entry, p. 119, no. 10617.
  3. [S961] Clerk of Cook County, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1912 (n.pub.), Eva Reading entry, p. 119, no. 10618.
  4. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 117.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 222B, dwelling 308, family 360, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.
  6. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, West Chicago, page 583, dwelling 1233, family 1187, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 169.
  7. [S276] James T., compiler Hair, J. C. W. Bailey & Co's Chicago City Directory, For the Year 1865--6 ((164 Clark Street, Chicago, IL, John C. W. Bailey, Publisher, 1865)), page 529.
  8. [S610] Unknown author, Bailey & Edwards' Chicago Directory, 1868 ((73 Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, Edwards & Co. Publishers, 1868)), page 740.
  9. [S610] Unknown author, Bailey & Edwards' Chicago Directory, 1868 ((73 Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL, Edwards & Co. Publishers, 1868)), page 741.
  10. [S399] Richard, publisher Edwards, Edwards' Fifteenth Annual Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions, Incorporated Companies, and Manufacturing Establishments of the City of Chicago for 1872 ((Chicago, IL, Richard Edwards, Publisher, 65 Exchange Bldg. Clark, Cor. Washington, 1870)), page 774.
  11. [S625] Edwards' Sixteenth Annual Directory for the City of Chicago for 1873 (148 Clark Street, Chicago, IL: Richard Edwards, 1873), page 788.
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  13. [S642] Loyd and Company Donnelly, The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1875-6 ((Donnelly, Loyd and Company, Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, Illinois, The Chicago Directory Company, 1875)), page 826.
  14. [S666] Thomas, compiler Hutchinson, The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1877-8 ((Donnelley, Loyd and Company, The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois, 1877)), page 839.
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  17. [S381] Thomas, compiler Hutchinson, The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1880 ((Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, Illinois, The Chicago Directory Company, 1880)), page 924.
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  20. [S386] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1886 (Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1886), page 1224.
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  22. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 840A, dwelling 3022, family 4366, Joseph Lading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208.
  23. [S576] Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 ((Springfield, Illinois, Illinois State Archives, 2002), Online databse <http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives>).
  24. [S1633] Illinois, Cook County, marriage license, John W. Reading-Nellie Fletcher certificate no. 33079, 30 Oct 1877; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Marriage Licenses, 1871-1920, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 12 Aug 2009). FHL microfilm no. 1030102, image no. 802. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  25. [S961] Clerk of Cook County, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1912 (n.pub.), Ivy. Reading entry, p. 119, no. 10617.
  26. [S961] Clerk of Cook County, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1912 (n.pub.), Eva. Reading entry, p. 119, no. 10618.
  27. [S1126] Illinois, Cook County, birth certificate, Ivy and Eva Reading certificate no. 10618, 30 Dec 1879; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 8 Feb 2009). FHL microfilm no. 1287805, image no. 1003. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  28. [S961] Clerk of Cook County, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1912 (n.pub.), Eva M. Reading entry, p. 119, no. 10618.
  29. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 495, sheet 5A, dwelling 47, family 69, Henry Bolander, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 265. She is listed as being born in Dec 1879.
  30. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Brookings County, South Dakota, population schedule, Aurora, Enumeration District (ED) 33, sheet 6A, dwelling 103, family 104, William Lebrand, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 1546. She is listed as being born in Dec 1878.
  31. [S358] 1910 U. S. census, Ransom County, North Dakota, population schedule, Aliceton, Enumeration District (ED) 165, sheet 9A, dwelling 158, family 159, William Lillibrand, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2005), citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 1146. She is listed as being 30 years old in 1910.
  32. [S603] 1920 U. S. census, Umatilla County, Oregon, population schedule, Milton, Enumeration District (ED) 149, sheet 3A, dwelling 65, family 68, William Leibrand, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2004), citing National Archives microfilm publication T625, roll 1504. She is listed as being 40 years old in 1920.
  33. [S914] 1930 U. S. census, Umatilla County, Oregon, population schedule, Milton, Enumeration District (ED) 30-13, sheet 5B, dwelling 132, family 137, William Leibbrand, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2005), citing National Archives microfilm publication T626, roll 1956. She is listed as being 50 years old in 1930.
  34. [S1859] 1940 U. S. census, Umatilla County, Oregon, population schedule, Milton, Enumeration District (ED) 30-6, sheet 5B, household 119, William Leibbrand, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627. She is listed as being 60 years old in 1940 and was born in Illinois.
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  40. [S1682] Illinois, Cook County, death certificate, John Reading certificate no. 11712, 17 Feb 1920; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Death Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 2 May 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1309234, image no. 1235. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  41. [S1730] Illinois, death certificate, entry for Eva M. Wolcott, 03 Mar 1916; database, FamilySearch, Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 20 Aug 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1531029. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  42. [S1854] Ohio, Franklin, marriage license, Rollo Irving Grau-Lillian May Reading certificate no. 21113, 30 Jun 1909; digital images, FamilySearch, Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (http://familysearch.org : accessed 3 Mar 2011). FHL microfilm no. 1854959, image no. 298. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dorothy Rose Fletcher1

b. 24 March 1857, d. 15 March 1947
FatherJulius Edward Fletcher2 b. 8 Jun 1830, d. 12 Aug 1887
MotherElizabeth Calpernia Brown b. 18 Sep 1836, d. 19 Jun 1907
Birth*Dorothy Rose Fletcher was born on 24 March 1857, daughter of Julius Edward Fletcher and Elizabeth Calpernia Brown, at Niles, Berrien County, Michigan.2,3,4,5,6,7 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Suritta I. Fletcher (age 3) is listed as a member of the household of Julius Fletcher (age 30) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Niles, Berrien County, Michigan. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.8 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Rosa Fletcher (age 14) is listed as a member of the household of Julius E. Fletcher (age 40) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.9 
Marriage*Dorothy Rose Fletcher married John Wesley Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, on 22 March 1871 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.1,10 
CensusUS1880*Rosa Reading (age 23) is listed in the household of Georgia Kane (age 3), residing at 56 South Carpenter Street, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Her occupation is listed as seamstress.11 
Marriage LicenseMrs. Dorathea R. J. Reading (age 24) and William P. McCabe (age 37) obtained a marriage license on 20 August 1881 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.12
Marriage*Dorothy Rose Reading married William P. McCabe on 6 September 1881 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.12,13 
(Spouse) CensusUS1900Rose McKay (age 43) is listed as the wife of Wm. R. McKay (age 56), residing at 656 Fulton Street, on the 1900 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1900.14 
(Spouse) Obituary On 4 January 1903 Dorothy, listed as Rose McCabe, nee Fletcher, was identified as the spouse of William P. McCabe in his obituary printed in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois).15 
Marriage License*Mrs. Dorothea R. McCabe (age 57) and William A. Stebbins (age 57) obtained a marriage license on 3 March 1915 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.16
Marriage*Dorothy Rose McCabe married William A. Stebbins on 23 March 1915 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.16 
Residence*She resided at 834 North Austin Boulevard, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, on 1 April 1935.17 
(Spouse) CensusUS1940Rose Stebbins (age 82) is listed as the wife of William A. Stebbins (age 82), residing at 834 North Austin Boulevard, on the 1940 U. S. Federal Population Census of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Apr 1940. Her highest level of school completed was 6 years of elementary school.17 
(Spouse) Obituary On 20 September 1940 Dorothy, listed as Rose Stebbins, was identified as the spouse of William A. Stebbins in his obituary printed in the Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.18 
Death*Dorothy Rose Stebbins died on 15 March 1947 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 89.2,19 
Obituary*Her obituary was published 17 March 1947 in the Chicago, Cook County, Illinois,19 
Obit-Text*The following is a transcription of that obituary:
Rose Stebbins, March 15, wife of the late William A. Stebbins, mother of the late Robert E. Reading, grandmother of Clyde W. Reading of Park Ridge and Mrs. R. J Ayres of Beverly Hills, Cal, great-grandmother of Mrs. H. H. Lauter of Hollywood, Cal., Ensign J. E. Ayres, U. S. N., and Edward C. Reading of Park Ridge, Ill., sister of Mrs. Flora Blanchard. Services Wednesday, March 19, at 2:30 p. m., at chapel, 124-126 Madison street, Oak Park, at Lombard avenue. Interment Rosehill. Eastern Star services by Jephthah chapter, No. 340, O. E. S. Past worthy matron and past high priestess of Kilwinning conclave, No. 43, True Kindred.
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Burial*Dorothy Rose Stebbins was buried on 19 March 1947 at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.2,19 

Family

John Wesley Reading b. 20 Sep 1844, d. 17 Feb 1920
Marriage*She married John Wesley Reading, son of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, on 22 March 1871 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.1,10 
Child
Last Edited11 Jun 2015

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 117.
  2. [S1717] Chicago, Illinois, death certificate, entry for D. Rose McCabe Stebbins, 15 Mar 1947; database, FamilySearch.org Record Search, Chicago, Illinois Death Certificates 1916-1945, (http://pilot.familysearch.org : accessed 19 Nov 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1991630. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Berrien County, Michigan, population schedule, Niles, page 314, dwelling 575, family 575, Julius Fletcher; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 537. She is listed as being being 3 years old in 1860.
  4. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 843A, dwelling 3060, family 4415, Julius E. Fletcher; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208. She is listed as being being 14 years old in 1870.
  5. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 98, sheet 363D, dwelling 253, family 573, Georgia Kane, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 192. She is listed as being 23 years old in 18800.
  6. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 415, sheet 4B, dwelling 47, family 81, Wm. R. McKay, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 261. She is listed as being born in Mar 1857.
  7. [S1859] 1940 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Oak Park, Enumeration District (ED) 16-351, sheet 5A, household 106, William A. Stebbins, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2014), citing National Archives microfilm publication T627. She is listed as being 82 years old in 1940 and was born in Michigan.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Berrien County, Michigan, population schedule, Niles, page 314, dwelling 575, family 575, Julius Fletcher; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 537.
  9. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 843A, dwelling 3060, family 4415, Julius E. Fletcher; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208.
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  12. [S1633] Illinois, Cook County, marriage license, William P. McCabe-Dorathea R. J. Reading certificate no. 55217, 06 Sep 1881; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Marriage Licenses, 1871-1920, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 19 Nov 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1030119, image no. 9. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  13. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 415, sheet 4B, dwelling 47, family 81, Wm. R. McKay, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 261. According to the census, they have been married for 19 years.
  14. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 415, sheet 4B, dwelling 47, family 81, Wm. R. McKay, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 261.
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Elisha Lawrence1,2,3

b. 17 February 1665/66, d. 27 May 1724
FatherWilliam Lawrence b. c 1630, d. b 22 May 1704
MotherElizabeth [--?--]
Biography*A biographical sketch of Elisha Lawrence was written in the "Old Times in Old Monmouth".
     The first Lawrence who settled within the limits of Old Monmouth, whose name the writer has met with, was Elisha, a son of William. Elisha commenced business as a merchant, in the latter part of the seventeenth century, at Cheesequakes, on the south side of the Raritan, but his store having been pillaged by the crew of a French privateer, he removed to Upper Freehold then a wilderness. He represented the county in the provincial Assemble in 1708-9. His residence was called Chestnut Grove. He was born in 1666, and died May 27th, 1724.4 
Birth*He was born on 17 February 1665/66, son of William Lawrence and Elizabeth [--?--], at Middleburg, Long Island, Queens County, New York.1,5 
Patent* On 12 May 1688,a patent was issued to Elisha Lawrence at Middletown, East Jersey, Province of New Jersey. The following is an abstract of that patent:
for two hammocks of land at Shoal Harbour, Monmouth Co., 20 acres, S. upland, W. William Comptone, N. the sage meadow, S. E. grantee
6 
Marriage*He married Lucy Stout, daughter of Richard Stout Jr. and Frances West, on 12 January 1691/92 at Monmouth County, New Jersey.7 
(Heir & Executor) WillIn William Lawrence's will dated 3 December 1701 at Middletown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Elisha Lawrence was named as executor and as an heir. 
Will*Elisha left a will dated 14 April 1722 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey.8 
Will-Abstract*His will is abstracted as follows:
WILL of ELISHA LAWRENCE, of the Township of freehold, Mon. Co., yeoman, “Being verry Sick and weake in body.” Dated Apr. 14, 1722. Proved by dep. of Robert Embly and Alse Embly, two of ye evidences, who saw the other evidence sign; before Michael Kearny, Surr., ffreehold, May 27, 1724.

Gives: “to my loueing wife lucy Lawrence the ufe of all my Moueable Eftate (except Such parte yr of as will be “Required to Pay my Juft debts & Such parte as is otherwifeDispofed of in ys my laft will ....) to poffefs .... “ye Same to her owne ufe as long as she Remains my widdow, & alfo ye ufe of my whole plantation houf Barne & all “buildings & Improvements till my son Elifha lawrence come to .. twenty-one years & afterwards ye ufe of half my “plantation & medow, being that parte given my son John lawrence untill he come to .... Twenty-one years, “provided fhe Remain my widdow fo long, but if fhe ftill Remain a widow after my fon John Do Come to ye age afforsaid “then .... she fhall haue ye ufe of half yt parte of my said plantation herein given my afforsaid Son Elifha As long “as she Remains my widdow, And yt Dureing the whole time of her Being my widdow after my fon Elifhaes comeing to age “as afforsaid fhe fhall haue ye ufe of one half of My Dwelling houfe Barne & Orchard ...”; “to my Son Elifha lawrence “all the lower parte of my plantation Beginning at ye Mouth of Buckhold Brook where it Empties it Self into Doctors “Creek, thence vp the Said buckhold brook till it come opofsit to ye Mouth of a Small gully being ye firft gully Aboue my “Orchard yt Runs out of my land Into Said buckhold brook thenc up to ye Head of ye moft Southerly branch of ye Said “small gully .... to ye line of land formerly Robert Burnetts so as to Devide my whole plantation into two Eaquill “parts .... along the said Robert Burnetts line to ye Mouth of a Ditch by the Said Doctor's Creek .... “leaueing out a large Coue of Medow of about Tenn acrees .... To Haue .... Said tract of land & all ye “buildings & Improuements .... unto him ye said Elifha lawrence his heirs ....” “To my son Joseph “Lawrence the Sum of Three hundred pounds Being In bonds, viz. one Bond from Capt Richard Saltar for Two Hundred “pounds, payable In June .... one thoufand Seuen hundred & Twenty three, & ye Other bond Due from John “Saltar being for one hundred pounds & it is my will that my exers .... as foon as ye faid three hundred pounds “can conveniently be gathered In Do dispose of ye same to purchafe land for a plantation for my said Son Joseph & Do “fequre ye Same In ye Name & for ye Sole .... ufe .... of my faid fon Joseph his heirs ....” “But if it should fo hapen that ye faid three hundred pounds or any parte .... cannot be gathered in Or conveniently “or advantageoufly laid out for land .... before my son Joseph be of .... Twenty-one years, “then .... all ye money or bonds afforfaid be putt into his hands to be Receiued .... & held to ye Sole “.... ufe of my Said fon Joseph, his excrs ....”; “to my Son John lawrence the vper Moity of my Said “plantation Bounded Northerly by James Coxes land wefterly by Robert Burnets line, Southerly by the Devifsion line “between ys & my Son Elifhaes land .... Easterly by buckhold brook also ye coue of Medow upon Doctors Creek “excluded out of yt parte of my fon Elifha as afforsaid containing .... about Tenn acrees & is Included betwene a “dich & Doctors Creek To haue .... to him ye Said John lawrence his heirs .... to the only ufe .... “of .... Said John lawrence his heirs .... But if he Dye before he comes to .... Twenty-one “years without Ifsue of his body lawfully begotton than .... ye Said land .... fhall be Equilly Devided “betweene my afforfaid two fons Elifha & Joseph .... yr heirs .... & to ye only ufe .... of “Elifha & Joseph their heirs ....”; “to my Daughter Elifabeth Saltar & my Son In law John Saltar a Tract of land “about One hundred and thirty acres lying vpon ye vper End of ye neck of land whereon ye Said John Saltar Now liues “Includeing ye farms formerly Richard leans [?] & yt whereon thomas Jewell liued & Mortgaged to me by said John Saltar “& .... that my Exers .... Do within fiue Months after my Deceafe confirme ye Said land to the Said “Elifabeth Saltar & John Saltar their heirs .... by Deed of Conveyance ....”; “to My Daughter Sarah “Imlay & my fon In law John Imlay one bond for ye payment of twenty pounds Due to me from Said John Imlay & I “.... order my Exers to Deliuer ye Said Bond to ye Sarah or John Imlay In one Months after my Deceafe “....”; “to my Daughter Hannah Saltar, one Bond for Twenty pounds Due to me from Jacob Large to be Recouered “by ye Said Hannah or her hufband Richard Saltar for ye ufe of ye Said Hannah & Richard, their Exers ....”; “to “my Daughter Rebeckah Lawrence, the Sum of Seuenty fiue pounds to be paid to her by my exers In Eighteen months “after my Deceafe. But in cafe fhe fhould Dye before the expiration of ye Said Eighteen months than .... the “same be at ye same time paid Eaquilly Betweene my afforfaid two Daughters farah Imlay & Hannah Salter ....”

Appoints “my .... loueing wife lucy lawrence, and my .... fon Elifha lawrence & my brother James lawrence Executors ....”

Wits.: ELISHA LAWRENCE
Robert Imlay
Thomas Saltar
Alse Imlay

Oath of Executors, Lucy Lawrence and Elifha Lawrence; before Michael Kearny, Surr., ffreehold, May 27, 1724.

“Recorded Lib. A., foll. 293 to 296.”
8 
Codicil*Elisha Lawrence wrote a codicil to his will on 15 March 1722/23 at Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. “Whereas Thofe tw[o] bonds giuen .... to my Son Jofeph Lawrence by my Laft Will .... hereunto “annexed Is already Difpofed of by me fince the date of my .... will & .... In Lew and Confideration “whereof I Giue .... to My .... Son Jofeph My plantation Laying In Crofweeks bounded fouth Eafterly “and South wefterly by Ebenezar Saltars Land & partly by Elias Holmans Land North wefterly by James Coxes & Robt “Lawrences Land on Buckhold Brook And North Eafterly by Mofes Robins Land To haue .... the Said .... “Land and A Tract of Medow of ten acres Laying Square, by Dan1 Robins In the great medow bound Northerly by Said “Dan1 Robins and on all other fides by James Coxes Land To .... Jofeph Lawrence his heirs ....”; “one “Sixteenth part of the Sloop Mercury which I bought of Thomas Hunlock the feuenth day of october Laft as by the bill “of Conueyance may apear ....”; “to my Daughter Rebeca the aditionall Sum of twenty fiue pounds to be paid by “My Execrs within Eighteene Months after my Deceas ....”; “to my Daughter Hannah Saltar & My Son in Law “Richd Saltar the Sum of twenty-fiue pounds within Eighteene months after my Defeas ....”; “whereas by the “within will Dated the 14 of Ap1 1722 I haue giuen the one moity of the Tract of Land I Now Liue on to My fon Elifha “Lawrence and the other Moity .... to my fon John Lawrence .... that my fon Elifha fhould haue the “Lower part .... Joyning to Docr Creek and my fon John that .... adjoyning to James Coxes Land and “whereas fince the date of my .... will att the Requeft of my Son Elifha I haue giuen him a deede of fale for one “hundred and fifty Acres of that Land which In my .... will I gaue to my fon John.... Therefore now “.... I do by this .... Codifall to my .... will .... giue .... to My fon John his “heirs .... All that Moity or half part adjoyning to Docr Creek .... which by the will I formerly gaue to “my fon Elifha and the vper part adjoyning to James Cox I gue to my fon Elifha his heirs .... butt my will farther “is that My Eldeft fon Elifha shall att his owne Election after my Deceas and before my fon John be of age Chufe which “of the two moitys or half parts he will haue for himfelf prouided that my said Son Elifha Do make an ample Relece to “my said fon John his heirs .... of that hundred and fifty acres which I have alredy giuen him by deede of “fale ....”

Wits.: ELISHA LAWRENCE
Daniel Hendrick
Petter Imlay Juner
Zebulun Cleayton Junier

“March ye

Proved by dep. of Daniel Hendrick and Ebenezar Saltar, two of ye evidences; before Michael Kearny, Surr., ffreehold, May 27, 1724.9 
Inventory*The inventory of his estate was taken on 2 May 1724 at Monmouth County, New Jersey, by Richd Saltar and Zebulun Cleayton.
     Items of Interest:                         œ s d
“By purs and apparrill                    46--03--00
“By New Linnin                         28--00--00
“By a peece of New Cloth                    08--00--00
“by books & other old things ...               2--00--00
“by plate                              30--00--00
“by 40 Gamons [?] 2 Bibles & other books          7--00--00
“by Sheets puter and more ould Stuff               15--00--00
“by 3 Negros                         150--00--00
“by 2 white Seruants                    21--03--04
“by a thoufand foot of Cedar boards               2--10--00
“by ... & ould Lumber in the Matt [Malt?] hous     1--10--00
Household goods, cattle, quantities of linen etc.     (???)
     
     Total œ                         775--08--04

[On back of this paper: “to be Left at Ja: Valletes [?].10 in Allens town.”] 
Death*Elisha Lawrence died on 27 May 1724 at Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey, at age 58.11,12,13 
Death-AltHe has also been reported to have died 25 April 1724.14 
Burial*Elisha Lawrence was buried in 1724 at Yellow Meeting House Cemetery located in Red Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey.15 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Elifh& / Lawrence / 1724
15 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.15 

Family

Lucy Stout b. 1675, d. a 1724
Marriage*He married Lucy Stout, daughter of Richard Stout Jr. and Frances West, on 12 January 1691/92 at Monmouth County, New Jersey.7 
Children
Last Edited30 Mar 2010

Citations

  1. [S89] My Lawrence Family Ancestral Line, online http://members.cox.net/mountgen/lawrence.html : accessed 2001.
  2. [S244] Frederick W. Ricord and Wm. Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume X, Administration of Governor William Franklin, 1767 - 1776 (Newark, New Jersey: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1886), page 302.
  3. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), page 7.
  4. [S138] Edwin and George C. Beekman Salter, Old Times in Old Monmouth ((Freehold, New Jersey, Originally published in the Monmouth Democrat)), page 150.
  5. [S114] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. III ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), page 401.
  6. [S248] William Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXI, Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703 (269 Main St., Paterson, New Jersey: The Press Printing and Publishing Co., 1899), p. 119.
  7. [S188] Herald F. Stout, Stout and Allied Families, Volume One (Dover, Ohio: The Eagle Press, 1951), 7.
  8. [S719] John E. M.D. Stillwell, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany, Volume VI, Unrecorded Wills and Inventories, Monmouth County, New Jersey ((811 Orleans Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shrewsbury Historical Society, 1975)), p. 137-138.
  9. [S719] John E. M.D. Stillwell, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany, Volume VI, Unrecorded Wills and Inventories, Monmouth County, New Jersey ((811 Orleans Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shrewsbury Historical Society, 1975)), p. 138-139.
  10. [S719] John E. M.D. Stillwell, Historical And Genealogical Miscellany, Volume VI, Unrecorded Wills and Inventories, Monmouth County, New Jersey ((811 Orleans Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, Shrewsbury Historical Society, 1975)), p. 46.
  11. [S138] Edwin and George C. Beekman Salter, Old Times in Old Monmouth ((Freehold, New Jersey, Originally published in the Monmouth Democrat)), 150.
  12. [S129] William, Editor Nelson, New Jersey Biographical and Genealogical Notes from the Volumes of the New Jersey Archives ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1973)), 156.
  13. [S244] Frederick W. Ricord and Wm. Nelson, editor, Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume X, Administration of Governor William Franklin, 1767 - 1776 (Newark, New Jersey: Daily Advertiser Printing House, 1886), 302.
  14. [S114] John E., M. D. Stillwell, Historical and Genealogical Miscellany; Early Settlers of New Jersey and Their Descendants; Vol. III ((Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1970)), 401.
  15. [S1672] Yellow Meeting House Cemetery ((Red Valley, Monmouth County, New Jersey)), Elisha Lawrence marker; photographed 26 Mar 2007 by Jack Mount.
  16. [S1363] David Hoffman, "Elisha and Lucia LAWRENCE family Bible," e-mail message from David Hoffman (e-mail address) to e-mail address, 01 Jul 2006, Bible #4829 in the New Jesery Genealogical Society collection housed at Rutgers University.

Mary Jane Reading1,2

b. 27 June 1848, d. 27 March 1893
FatherJoseph Reading b. 16 Aug 1817, d. 6 Feb 1887
MotherSara Fox b. 8 Jan 1819, d. 25 Aug 1869
Birth*Mary Jane Reading was born on 27 June 1848, daughter of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.1,2 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Mary J. Reading (age 2) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Reading (age 33) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Mary J. Reading (age 12) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Reading (age 42) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of West Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. She is also reported to have attended school within the year.4
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Jenny Lading (age 20) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph Lading (age 55) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.5
Marriage*Mary Jane Reading married John Thomas Bairnson, son of Thomas Bairnson and Ann Turnbull, on 20 July 1871.6 
City Directory*Mary was listed in the Chicago city directories:
     Year     Entry
     1873     Bairnson Mary, teacher, r. Ashland av. se. cor. North av7
     1876     Bairnson Mary Miss, teacher, h. 770 N. Ashland av8
     1877     Bairnson Mary Mrs., teacher, h. 770 N. Ashland av9
     1879     Bairnson Mary J. Mrs. teacher, house 33 Bauwans10
     1883     Bairnson Mary J. R. teacher, 562 W. Superior11
     1884     Bairnson Mary J. R. teacher, house 419 Dudley12. 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Mary Bairnson (age 31) is listed as the wife of J. T. Bairnson (age 36), residing at 33 Bauwans Street, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.13 
(Parent-Address) BirthJohn and Mary lived at 33 Bauwans Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois when William Reading Bairnson was born on 23 December 1881.2,14,15
(Child4) Obituary On 9 February 1887 Mary, listed as Mrs. M. J. Bairnson, was identified as the daughter of Joseph Reading in his obituary printed in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois).16 
Death*Mary Jane Bairnson died on 27 March 1893 at 987 Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 44. Mary's cause of death was apoplexy of brain and heart.17,18,1
Obituary*Her obituary was published 28 March 1893 in the Chicago, Cook County, Illinois,19 
Obit-Text*The following is a transcription of that obituary:
Monday, March 27, Mary J., wife of John T. Bairnson, aged 44 years. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p. m. by carriages to Rosehill.
19 
Burial*Mary Jane Bairnson was buried on 29 March 1893 at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.18,19,17 

Family

John Thomas Bairnson b. 26 Feb 1843, d. 22 Nov 1921
Marriage*She married John Thomas Bairnson, son of Thomas Bairnson and Ann Turnbull, on 20 July 1871.6 
Children
Last Edited29 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 103.
  2. [S1126] Illinois, Cook County, birth certificate, William Reading Bairnson certificate no. 16637, 23 Dec 1881; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 8 Feb 2009). FHL microfilm no. 1287819, image no. 1376. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 222B, dwelling 308, family 360, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.
  4. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, West Chicago, page 583, dwelling 1233, family 1187, Joseph Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 169.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 840A, dwelling 3022, family 4366, Joseph Lading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208.
  6. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 103.
  7. [S625] Edwards' Sixteenth Annual Directory for the City of Chicago for 1873 (148 Clark Street, Chicago, IL: Richard Edwards, 1873), page 151.
  8. [S664] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876-7 (The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1876), page 141.
  9. [S666] Thomas, compiler Hutchinson, The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1877-8 ((Donnelley, Loyd and Company, The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois, 1877)), page 141.
  10. [S708] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1879 (The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd, 1879), page 142.
  11. [S712] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1883 (Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1883), page 149.
  12. [S717] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1884 (Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1883), page 152.
  13. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 151, sheet 479D, dwelling 207, family 330, J. T. Bairnson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 196.
  14. [S1281] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Nov 2005), card for William Reading Bairnson, no. [no number assigned], Chicago Draft Board 46; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, imaged from Family History Library film roll 1503826.
  15. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 838, sheet 7B, dwelling 72, family 131, John T. Bairnson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 279. He is listed as being born in Dec 1881.
  16. [S1298] "Joseph Reading obituary," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 9 Feb 1887, page 8; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=693381322&sid=4&Fmt=1&clientId=57820&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 1 Nov 2005).
  17. [S1682] Illinois, Cook County, death certificate, Mary Jane Bairnson certificate no. 1153, 27 Mar 1893; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Death Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 1 May 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1030979, image no. 762. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  18. [S892] Mary Jane Bairnson cemetery burial record, section I, lot 87, int. no. 35012, Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, 5800 North Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, shows age 45.
  19. [S1161] "Mary J. Bairnson death notice," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 28 Mar 1893, page 6; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=432462682&sid=1&Fmt=1&clientId=57820&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 1 Apr 2005).

John Thomas Bairnson1,2,3

b. 26 February 1843, d. 22 November 1921
FatherThomas Bairnson b. bt 1817 - 1819, d. 30 Jun 1890
MotherAnn Turnbull b. 11 Oct 1817, d. 31 Dec 1900
Birth*John Thomas Bairnson was born on 26 February 1843, son of Thomas Bairnson and Ann Turnbull, at London, Middlesex, England.4,1,5 
Birth-AltJohn Thomas Bairnson has also been reported to have been born in 1843 at Stepney, London, Middlesex, England.3 
Birth-AltHe has also been reported to have been born in 1843 at Wapping, Middlesex, England.6 
Immigration*John Thomas immigrated in 1849, having departed from England.7 
(Son) CensusUK1851He appeared on the 1851 England Census of St. Paul, Shadwell, England, at 26 Strathmore Terrace, enumerated on 31 March 1851 in the household of his parents, Thomas and Ann Bairnson. He is reported to be 8 years old at the time of the census. He is also reported to have attended school.6 
Milit-Beg*John Thomas Bairnson began military service from 1862 to 1865 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Enlisted as a Private on 07 August 1862
Enlisted in Company E, 72nd Infantry Regiment Illinois on 21 August 1862
Mustered out on 29 May 1865.8 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870John Baierman (age 25) is listed as a member of the household of Thos. Baierman (age 53) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. His occupation is listed as engineer.9 
Marriage*John Thomas Bairnson married Mary Jane Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, on 20 July 1871.4 
City Directory*John was listed in the Chicago city directories:
     Year     Entry
     1873     Bairnson John T. engineer, r. 673 N. Ashland av10
     1874     Bairnson John T. John T. Bairnson & Co. r. 673 N. Ashland av11
     1874     Bairnson J. T. & Co. John T. Bairnson and Joseph Reading, meat market, 492 Elston av11
     1875     Bairnson John T. engineer, r. 673 N. Ashland av12
     1876     Bairnson John T. engineer, h. 770 N. Ashland av13
     1879     Bairnson John T. engineer, house 33 Bauwans14
     1884     Bairnson John T. engineer, house 419 Dudley15
     1900     Bairnson John T engineer h 1029 Kimball av16
     1909     Bairnson John h 135 Palmer sq17
     1912     Bairnson John L real est h 1117 Dearborn av18. 
CensusUS1880*J. T. Bairnson (age 36) is listed as the head of a family residing at 33 Bauwans Street on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Mary Bairnson (age 31) and Thomas Bairnson (age 2) are listed as members of the household. Anna Rasmussen (age 16), a servant, is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as engineer.19 
Occupation*John's occupation was a engineer.1 
(Parent-Address) BirthHe lived at 33 Bauwans Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois and his occupation was engineer when William Reading Bairnson was born on 23 December 1881.1,20,21
Voter Registration*John appeared on the voter registration list of 1888 while living at 987 Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. His residence was located in Congressional District 4, Ward 15, Precinct 7. According to the registration, he has lived in the precinct for 1 year, Cook County for 35 years and Illinois for 35 years.22 
Voter RegistrationJohn appeared on the voter registration list of 1892 while living at 987 Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. His residence was located in Congressional District 4, Ward 15, Precinct 11. According to the registration, he has lived in the precinct for 5 years, Cook County for 30 years and Illinois for 30 years.23 
(Spouse) Obituary On 28 March 1893 John, listed as John T. Bairnson, was identified as the spouse of Mary Jane Bairnson in her obituary printed in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois).24 
CensusUS1900*John T. Bairnson (age 57) is listed as the head of a family residing at 1029 Kimball Avenue on the 1900 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1900. Thomas Bairnson (age 22) and William Bairnson (age 18) are listed as members of the household. He rents his house. His occupation is listed as engineer. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States. [He is listed as being married, even though his wife is dead.]7 
ImmigrationJohn Thomas immigrated in 1903, having departed from England.25 
CensusUS1910*John T. Bairnson (age 68) is listed as a lodger in the household of Annie Young (age 51), residing at 1117 Dearborn Avenue, on the 1910 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 15 Apr 1910. His occupation is listed as real estate working on his own account. He is listed as a widower. He is a naturalized citizen of the United States.25 
CensusUS1920*John T. Bairnson (age 78) is listed as an inmate in the National Military Home, on the 1920 U. S. Federal Population Census of Malibu, Los Angeles County, California. The official date for this census was 1 Jan 1920.26 
Death*John Thomas Bairnson died on 22 November 1921 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 78.27 

Family

Mary Jane Reading b. 27 Jun 1848, d. 27 Mar 1893
Marriage*He married Mary Jane Reading, daughter of Joseph Reading and Sara Fox, on 20 July 1871.4 
Children
Last Edited23 Oct 2010

Citations

  1. [S1126] Illinois, Cook County, birth certificate, William Reading Bairnson certificate no. 16637, 23 Dec 1881; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 8 Feb 2009). FHL microfilm no. 1287819, image no. 1376. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, page 103.
  3. [S1062] FreeBMD, England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 ([database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), John Thomas Bairnson entry, June quarter, 1843, volume 2, page 481.
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  6. [S1284] 1851 England census, County Middlesex, PRO class number HO107, piece number 1550, enumeration district 2a, folio 167, page 62, schedule 236, Thomas Bairnson; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Nov 2005); from the National Archives, London, England.
  7. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 838, sheet 7B, dwelling 72, family 131, John T. Bairnson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 279.
  8. [S486] Unknown author, American Civil War Soldiers ((Provo, UT, Ancestry.com, online <http://www.ancesrtry.com>, 2001)), John T. Bairnson entry.
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  17. [S1011] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1909 (141 to 150 Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL: The Chicago Directory Company, 1909), page 214.
  18. [S969] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1912 (731 Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL: The Chicago City Directory Company, 1912), page 138.
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  20. [S1281] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Nov 2005), card for William Reading Bairnson, no. [no number assigned], Chicago Draft Board 46; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives microfilm publication M1509, imaged from Family History Library film roll 1503826.
  21. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 838, sheet 7B, dwelling 72, family 131, John T. Bairnson, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 279. He is listed as being born in Dec 1881.
  22. [S457] Record and Index of Persons Registered and of Poll Lists of Voters. City of Chicago, Northern District of Illinois, 1888, 123, entry for John F. Bairnson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Mar 2005), imaged from Illinois State Archives microfilm (25 rolls).
  23. [S459] Record and Index of Persons Registered and of Poll Lists of Voters. City of Chicago, Northern District of Illinois, 1892, 187, entry for John T. Bairnson; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 Mar 2005), imaged from Illinois State Archives microfilm (25 rolls).
  24. [S1161] "Mary J. Bairnson death notice," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 28 Mar 1893, page 6; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=432462682&sid=1&Fmt=1&clientId=57820&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 1 Apr 2005).
  25. [S358] 1910 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, Enumeration District (ED) 912, sheet 2A, dwelling 17, family 32, Annie E. Young, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2005), citing National Archives microfilm publication T624, roll 263.
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  27. [S1463] State of California, California Death Index, 1905-1929 (The Vitalsearch Company, LLC), John T. Bairnson entry (1921), state file number 43106.

Thomas Bairnson1,2,3

b. between 1817 and 1819, d. 30 June 1890
Birth*Thomas Bairnson was born between 1817 and 1819 at Scotland.3,4 
Marriage*He married Ann Turnbull in 1842 at Islington, London, Middlesex, England.2 
CensusUK1851*Thomas and Ann Bairnson appeared on the 1851 England Census of St. Paul, Shadwell, England, enumerated on 31 March 1851. They were living at 26 Strathmore Terrace. Their son, John Thomas, was listed as living with them. Thomas is reported to be 32 years old at the time of the census. Mary Gay, a 28 year old married female, was also reported as a visitor to their home.3 
Occupation*Thomas's occupation was a blacksmith.3 
CensusUS1870*Thos. Baierman (age 53) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Annie Baierman (age 51) and John Baierman (age 25) are listed as members of the household. He owned real estate worth $1600 and a personal estate worth $200. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.5 
City DirectoryThomas was listed in the Chicago city directories:
     Year     Entry
     1874     Bairnson Thomas, blacksmith, r. 669 N. Ashland av6
     1876     Bairnson Thomas, blksmith, h. 766 N. Ashland av7
     1877     Bairnson Thomas, blksmith, h. 766 N. Ashland av8
     1878     Bairnson Thomas, blksmith, h. 766 N. Ashland av9
     1879     Bairnson Thomas, blksmith, h. 766 N. Ashland av10. 
Death*Thomas Bairnson died on 30 June 1890.11 
Obituary*His obituary was published 2 July 1890 in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois),11 
Obit-Text*The following is a transcription of that obituary:
June 30, at Rogers Park, Thomas Bairnson, aged 75 years. Funeral from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. F. Morton, Wednesday, July 2, at 2 o’clock, by carriages to Rosehill.
11 
Burial*Thomas Bairnson was buried on 2 July 1890 at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.11 
(SpouseDeceased1) Obituary On 1 January 1901 Thomas was identified as the deceased spouse of Ann Bairnson in her obituary printed in the Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.12 

Family

Ann Turnbull b. 11 Oct 1817, d. 31 Dec 1900
Marriage*Thomas Bairnson married Ann Turnbull in 1842 at London, Middlesex.2 
Child
Last Edited27 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 103.
  2. [S1062] FreeBMD, England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 ([database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), Bairnson-Turnbull entry, June quarter, 1842, volume 3, page 166.
  3. [S1284] 1851 England census, County Middlesex, PRO class number HO107, piece number 1550, enumeration district 2a, folio 167, page 62, schedule 236, Thomas Bairnson; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Nov 2005); from the National Archives, London, England.
  4. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 824B, dwelling 2840, family 4133, Thos. Baierman; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208. He is listed as being 53 years old in 1870.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 824B, dwelling 2840, family 4133, Thos. Baierman; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208.
  6. [S656] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1874-5 (Lakeside Building, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1874), page 144.
  7. [S664] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1876-7 (The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Sts., Chicago, Illinois: The Chicago Directory Company, 1876), page 141.
  8. [S666] Thomas, compiler Hutchinson, The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1877-8 ((Donnelley, Loyd and Company, The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois, 1877)), page 141.
  9. [S707] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago 1878-9 (The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: Donnelley, Loyd and Company, 1878), page 142.
  10. [S708] The Lakeside Annual Directory of the City of Chicago, 1879 (The Lakeside Press, Clark and Adams Streets, Chicago, Illinois: Donnelley, Gassette & Loyd, 1879), page 142.
  11. [S1683] "Thomas Bairnson death notice," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 2 Jul 1890, page 3; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proxy-1.stdl.org/login?url=?did=430222562&sid=1&Fmt=1&clientId=29787&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 25 May 2010).
  12. [S1684] "Ann Bairnson death notice," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 1 Jan 1901, page 5; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=425598531&sid=1&Fmt=1&clientId=57820&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 25 May 2010).

Ann Turnbull1,2

b. 11 October 1817, d. 31 December 1900
Birth*Ann Turnbull was born on 11 October 1817 at St. George East, Middlesex, England.3,4,5 
Marriage*She married Thomas Bairnson in 1842 at Islington, London, Middlesex, England.2 
(Spouse) CensusUK1851Ann Bairnson appeared on the 1851 England Census of St. Paul, Shadwell, Middlesex, at 26 Strathmore Terrace, enumerated on 31 March 1851 in the household of her husband, Thomas Bairnson, She is reported to be 31 years old at the time of the census.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Annie Baierman (age 51) is listed as a member of the household of Thos. Baierman (age 53) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.6 
City Directory*Ann was listed in the Evanston city directories:
     Year     Entry
     1890     Bairnson Mrs A resides Jackson corner Grove7
     1890     Bairnson Mrs A resides Jackson corner Grove7
     1892     Bairnson Mrs A resides corner Jackson avenue and Grove7. 
Death*Ann Bairnson died on 31 December 1900 at 501 Estes Avenue, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 83. Ann's cause of death was pneumonia.3,8
Obituary*Her obituary was published 1 January 1901 in the "Chicago Daily Tribune" (Chicago, Illinois),8 
Obit-Text*The following is a transcription of that obituary:
Ann Bairnson entered into rest Monday, Dec. 31, 1900, age 83 years, pneumonia, widow of the late Thomas Bairnson. Funeral private at the residence of her only daughter, Mrs. J. F. Morton, 501 Estes av., Rogers Park, Chicago, on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1901, 2 p. m. Friends will kindly omit flowers.
8 
Burial*Ann Bairnson was buried after 31 December 1900 at Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum located in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.3 

Family

Thomas Bairnson b. bt 1817 - 1819, d. 30 Jun 1890
Marriage*She married Thomas Bairnson in 1842 at London, Middlesex.2 
Child
Last Edited27 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S35] Josiah Granville Leach, Genealogical and Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for private circulation by J. B. Lippincott Company, 1898), digital image, Google, Google Books, http://books.google.com/books?id=tEtMAAAAMAAJ : 14 Dec 2007, 103.
  2. [S1062] FreeBMD, England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983 ([database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), Bairnson-Turnbull entry, June quarter, 1842, volume 3, page 166.
  3. [S1682] Illinois, Cook County, death certificate, Ann Bairnson certificate no. 1994, 31 Dec 1900; digital images, FamilySearch, Illinois, Cook County Death Certificates 1878-1922, (http://familysearch.org : accessed 1 May 2010). FHL microfilm no. 1239654, image no. 650. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S1284] 1851 England census, County Middlesex, PRO class number HO107, piece number 1550, enumeration district 2a, folio 167, page 62, schedule 236, Thomas Bairnson; digital image by subscription, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 Nov 2005); from the National Archives, London, England.
  5. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 824B, dwelling 2840, family 4133, Thos. Baierman; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208. She is listed as being 51 years old in 1870.
  6. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, Chicago, page 824B, dwelling 2840, family 4133, Thos. Baierman; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 208.
  7. [S895] Unknown author, Evanston City Directories, 1890-93 (Ancestry.com. Evanston, Illinois Directories, 1890-93. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Evanston, IL, 1890. Evanston, IL: University Press Co., 1890; Evanston, IL, 1891. Evanston, IL: Evanston Press Co., 1891; Evanston, IL, 1892. Evanston, IL: Evanston Press Co., 1892; Evanston, IL, 1893. Evanston, IL: Evanston Press Co., 1893.).
  8. [S1684] "Ann Bairnson death notice," Chicago Daily Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 1 Jan 1901, page 5; digital image, ProQuest Historical Newspapers Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985) (http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=425598531&sid=1&Fmt=1&clientId=57820&RQT=309&VName=HNP : accessed 25 May 2010).