William Reading1,2,3,4,5

b. 6 April 1808, d. 20 September 1858
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*William Reading was born on 6 April 1808, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,7,8 
Marriage*William Reading married Mahala Rittenhouse, daughter of Jonathan Rittenhouse and Delilah Bray, on 15 September 1838 at Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,9,10,11 
CensusUS1840*William 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 under five years old, 1 free white male age ten to fifteen years old, 1 free white male age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old, 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old and 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old. One person in the family was engaged in agriculture.4 
CensusUS1850*William Reading (age 42) 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. Mahala Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $3500. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
Death*William Reading died on 20 September 1858 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 50.12,8 
Burial*William Reading was buried after 20 September 1858 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.8 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Our Father / William Reading / d. Sept 20 1858 aged 50 years / “Meet me in Heaven”
8 
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 Wm. Reading-Mahalah Rittenhouse, married 15 Sep 1838; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 508; 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, 74.
  3. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), 142.
  4. [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, William Reading,.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 118A, dwelling 205, family 239, William Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  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, 97.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 118A, dwelling 205, family 239, William Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453. He is listed as being 42 years old in 1850.
  8. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, William Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395919.
  9. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 142.
  10. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 19 Sep 1838, Vol 1, No. 3.
  11. [S1652] Olive Barrick Rowland, An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey : with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller, and Fox connections, and some record of the Barrick and Shepherd families (Richmond: Garrett & Massie, 1935), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : 18 Aug 2006., 57.
  12. [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 97.

Joseph Reading1,2,3,4

b. 22 February 1811, d. 17 July 1880
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*Joseph Reading was born on 22 February 1811, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Marriage*Joseph Reading married Mary Rodman, daughter of Joseph Rodman and Sarah H. Nailor, on 15 May 1834.5 
CensusUS1840*Joseph 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 2 free white males under five 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, 1 free white female age five to ten years old and 1 free white female age thirty to forty years old. Two people in the family were engaged in agriculture.2 
CensusUS1850*Joseph Reading (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. Sarah Rodman (age 64) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $3000. His occupation is listed as farmer.3 
Marriage*Joseph Reading married Ellen Anderson Reading, daughter of Samuel Ryerson Reading and Ellen Anderson, on 29 October 1857.6 
CensusUS1860*Joseph Reading (age 49) is listed as the head of a household living alone on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. His occupation is listed as farmer.4 
(Neighbor2) CensusUS1860On 10 August 1860, Joseph is listed as John Hartpence (age 57)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
Death*Joseph Reading died on 17 July 1880 at Somerset County, Maryland, at age 69.5 
Last Edited11 Aug 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, page 74.
  2. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 374; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Joseph Reading,.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 121B, dwelling 260, family 295, Joseph Reading; 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 365, dwelling 210, family 227, Joseph Reading; 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 98.
  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 64.
  7. [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.

Lucy Emley Reading1,2

b. 28 June 1813, d. 18 January 1863
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*Lucy Emley Reading was born on 28 June 1813, daughter of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Lucy Emley Reading married Jonathan Thomas Comly, son of Joshua Comly and Amelia Vansant, on 25 February 1835 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,3 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Lucy E. Comley (age 37) is listed as a member of the household of Jonathan T. Comley (age 39) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.5 
Death*Lucy Emley Reading died on 18 January 1863 at Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at age 49.3 
Last Edited30 Jan 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, 74.
  2. [S1065] Anonymous, Book of Biographies; Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Buck County, Penna. ((Buffalo, NY, Biographical Publishing Co., 1899)), p. 255.
  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, 99.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Thomas Comely-Lucy Reading, married 25 Feb 1835; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 699; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Hopewell, page 127A, dwelling 578, family 623, Jonathan T. Comley; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.

George Jackson Reading1,2,3

b. 23 November 1815, d. 13 November 1885
FatherElisha Emley Reading b. 22 Jan 1776, d. 18 Aug 1824
MotherAnn Reading b. 10 May 1785, d. 28 Mar 1843
Birth*George Jackson Reading was born on 23 November 1815, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4 
Marriage*George Jackson Reading married Eliza Case Swallow, daughter of Benjamin Swallow and Susan Ent, on 30 December 1837 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,3,4 
CensusUS1850*George J. Reading (age 34) 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. Eliza Reading (age 33) is listed as a member of the household. His occupation is listed as carpenter.5 
CensusUS1860*George J. Reading (age 43) 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. Eliza Reading (age 43) is listed as a member of the household. He owned a personal estate worth $300. His occupation is listed as labourer.6 
CensusUS1870*Jackson J. Reading (age 55) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Sergeantsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Eliza C. Reading (age 53) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $1150 and a personal estate worth $300. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
CensusUS1880*George J. Reading (age 60) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Raven Rock, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Eliza C. Reading (age 63) is listed as a member of the household. His occupation is listed as work on R. R.8 
Death*George Jackson Reading died on 13 November 1885 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 69.9,4,10 
Burial*George Jackson Reading was buried after 13 November 1885 at Sandy Ridge Cemetery located in Sandy Ridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.10 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
George J. Reading / 1814 - 1885
11 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.11
Obituary*His obituary was published 17 November 1885 in the "Hunterdon County Democrat" (, New Jersey),9 
Obit-Text*The following is a transcription of that obituary:
Jackson G. Reading, a well known old resident of Lambertville, was struck by a freight train and almost instantly killed on the Belvidere Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, above Bools' Island, about eight o'clock last Friday morning. Mr. Reading, who was a mechanical engineer on the road, was walking the track at the time of the accident. He was 72 years of age and the father of Thomas C. Reading, the conductor killed in the wreck at Milford, in October 1877.
9 
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 George Jackson Reading-Elvia Case Swallow, married 30 Dec 1837; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 467; 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 74.
  3. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 133.
  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 99.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 121A, dwelling 251, family 289, George J. Reading; 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, Delaware, page 397, dwelling 447, family 502, George J. Reading; 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, Delaware, page 149A, dwelling 280, family 296, Jackson J. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  8. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Raven Rock, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 32C, dwelling 277, family 284, George J. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  9. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 17 Nov 1885, Vol. 48, No. 14.
  10. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, George J. Reading entry, added 2 Feb 2008 by Frederich Otto, Find A Grave memorial #24328873.
  11. [S1672] Sandy Ridge Cemetery (Sandy Ridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), George J. Reading marker; photographed 2 Feb 2008 by Frederich Otto.

Mahala Rittenhouse1,2,3

b. 9 June 1816, d. 1 September 1893
FatherJonathan Rittenhouse3 b. 25 Feb 1770, d. 16 Feb 1846
MotherDelilah Bray b. 1 Feb 1777, d. 3 Dec 1857
Birth*Mahala Rittenhouse was born on 9 June 1816, daughter of Jonathan Rittenhouse and Delilah Bray, at New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*Mahala Rittenhouse married William Reading, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, on 15 September 1838 at Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,1,5,3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Mahala Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household of William Reading (age 42) 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 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1860On 20 August 1860, Mahala is listed as Asher Reading (age 73)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
CensusUS1860*Mahala Reading (age 43) 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. Jepa Woodhull (age 33), a farmer, was also listed in the same household.8 
CensusUS1880*Mahala Reading (age 58) is listed as the mother of William H. Reading on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. She is listed as either a widow or divorced.9 
Death*Mahala Rittenhouse died on 1 September 1893 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 77.2,3 
Last Edited4 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 142.
  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 97.
  3. [S1652] Olive Barrick Rowland, An ancestral chart and handbook : genealogical notes of the Sutton and Rittenhouse families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey : with Mattison, Bonham, Fuller, and Fox connections, and some record of the Barrick and Shepherd families (Richmond: Garrett & Massie, 1935), digital image, HeritageQuest Online, Family and Local History, http://persi.heritagequestonline.com : 18 Aug 2006., 57.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Wm. Reading-Mahalah Rittenhouse, married 15 Sep 1838; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 508; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 19 Sep 1838, Vol 1, No. 3.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 118A, dwelling 205, family 239, William 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. [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.
  9. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, Enumeration District (ED) 66, sheet 28D, dwelling 208, family 212, William H. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Mary Rodman1

b. 9 January 1803, d. 4 January 1848
FatherJoseph Rodman
MotherSarah H. Nailor b. 1786
Birth*Mary Rodman was born on 9 January 1803, daughter of Joseph Rodman and Sarah H. Nailor.2 
Birth-AltMary Rodman has also been reported to have been born on 8 February 1803.3 
Marriage*She married Joseph Reading, son of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, on 15 May 1834.2 
Death*Mary Reading died on 4 January 1848 at age 44.2,3 
Burial*Mary Reading was buried after 4 January 1848 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Mary / wife of Joseph Reading / b. Feb 8 / 1803 - d. Jan 4, 1848
3 
Last Edited13 Jul 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 74.
  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 98.
  3. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Mary Rodman Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395847.

Susan Reading1,2,3

b. 1805, d. 20 September 1853
FatherPierson Reading b. c 1780, d. 26 Aug 1847
MotherMary Opdyke b. 24 Sep 1781, d. 16 Apr 1864
Birth*Susan Reading was born in 1805, daughter of Pierson Reading and Mary Opdyke, at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
Birth-AltSusan Reading has also been reported to have been born in 1810 at New Jersey.4 
Marriage*She married Roberson Rockhill, son of John Clayton Rockhill and Gaynor Potts, on 9 October 1827.3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Susan Rockhill (age 40) is listed as a member of the household of Roberson Rockhill (age 55) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.4 
Death*Susan Reading died on 20 September 1853.2 
Burial*Susan Reading was buried after 20 September 1853 at Friends Graveyard located in Quakertown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Last Edited3 Aug 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 65.
  2. [S540] Unknown author, Friends' (Quaker) Graveyard, Quakertown, Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
     (http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/friends.htm).
  3. [S1064] Kate Hamilton Osborne, Susan Stroud Roberson and Caroline Francis Stroud, An historical and genealogical account of Andrew Robeson of Scotland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and of his descendants from 1653 to 1916 (Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott, 1916), digital image, Google, Google Book Search, http://books.google.com/books?id=7SxWAAAAMAAJ : accessed 2 Aug 2009, page 149.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Bethlehem township, page 234B, dwelling 435, family 435, Roberson Rockhill; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.

Jonathan Thomas Comly1,2

b. 26 February 1811, d. 21 August 1865
FatherJoshua Comly
MotherAmelia Vansant
Birth*Jonathan Thomas Comly was born on 26 February 1811, son of Joshua Comly and Amelia Vansant, at Philadelphia, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*Jonathan Thomas Comly married Lucy Emley Reading, daughter of Elisha Emley Reading and Ann Reading, on 25 February 1835 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,1 
CensusUS1850*Jonathan T. Comley (age 39) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Lucy E. Comley (age 37) are listed as members of the household. Anna T. P. Reading (age 40), Leviah A. Appleton (age 14), Wilren Appleton (age 21), a laborer, Kerr Hamilton (age 40), a laborer, and Charles Gallagher (age 18), a miller, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $20,000. His occupation is listed as flour merchant.4 
Death*Jonathan Thomas Comly died on 21 August 1865 at Morrisville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, at age 54.1 
Last Edited30 Jan 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, 99.
  2. [S1065] Anonymous, Book of Biographies; Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Buck County, Penna. ((Buffalo, NY, Biographical Publishing Co., 1899)), p. 255.
  3. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Thomas Comely-Lucy Reading, married 25 Feb 1835; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 699; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Hopewell, page 127A, dwelling 578, family 623, Jonathan T. Comley; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.

Nancy Reading1,2

b. 24 December 1809, d. 12 November 1876
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Nancy Reading was born on 24 December 1809, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,2 
Marriage*Nancy Reading married John Golden, son of Isaac Golden, on 3 February 1831 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,3,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Nancy Golden (age 35) is listed as a member of the household of John Golden (age 47) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Nancy Golden (age 51) is listed as a member of the household of John Golden (age 57) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.5 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Nancy Golden (age 60) is listed as a member of the household of John Golden (age 67) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.6 
Death*Nancy Reading died on 12 November 1876 at Franklin County, Indiana, at age 66.3,2 
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 John Golden-Nancy Reading, married 3 Feb 1831; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 524; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [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 38.
  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 99.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, White Water, page 384A, dwelling 53, family 53, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 146.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, White Water, page 151, dwelling 1054, family 1032, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 259.
  6. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, Whitewater, page 474A, dwelling 19, family 18, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 315.

John Wolverton Reading1,2,3

b. 17 August 1812, d. 19 October 1898
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*John Wolverton Reading was born on 17 August 1812, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,3,5 
Marriage*John Wolverton Reading married Lucinda Gordon, daughter of John Gordon and Sarah Fulper, on 21 September 1839 at Presbyterian Church in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,4,2,3 
CensusUS1850*John W. Reading (age 37) 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. Lucinda Reading (age 31) is listed as a member of the household. Edward Myers (age 25), a farmer, is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
CensusUS1860*John 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. Lucinda Reading (age 43) is listed as a member of the household. Jessie Smith (age 21), a labourer, is also listed in the same household. He owned personal estate worth $3000. His occupation is listed as farmer.8 
(Neighbor1) CensusUS1860On 9 August 1860, John is listed as John Gordon (age 74)'s neighbor on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.9 
CensusUS1870*John W. Reading (age 57) 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. Lucinda Reading (age 53) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $6250 and a personal estate worth $1000. His occupation is listed as farmer.10 
CensusUS1880*John W. Reading (age 67) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Lucinda Reading (age 64) is listed as a member of the household. Annie Britton (age 27), a servant, is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.11 
Death*John Wolverton Reading died on 19 October 1898 at Sergeantsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 86.12,5 
Burial*John Wolverton Reading was buried after 19 October 1898 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. his tombstone is inscribed
     John W. Reading / Aug. 17, 1812 / Oct. 19, 1898.5
 
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. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 169.
  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 38.
  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 100.
  5. [S659] John W. Reading tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
  6. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for John W. Reading-Lucinda Gordon, married 21 Sep 1839; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 518; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 119B, dwelling 225, family 262, John W. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 362, dwelling 190, family 206, John Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  9. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 362, dwelling 189, family 205, John Gordon; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  10. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 147A, dwelling 250, family 264, John W. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  11. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, Enumeration District (ED) 65, sheet 17B, dwelling 346, family 375, John W. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  12. [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), pagae 38.

Kensyl Reading1,2,3,4,5

b. 3 May 1815, d. 30 July 1900
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Kensyl Reading was born on 3 May 1815, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,7,4,8 
Milit-Beg*Kensyl Reading began military service 2nd Regiment, Dragoon U. S., Indian War.9 
Marriage*He married Hannah Risler, daughter of John Risler and Eremina Dalrymple, on 4 July 1840 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,5,3,6,4 
CensusUS1850*Kensel Reading (age 35) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of District Number 4, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Hannah Reading (age 28) is listed as a member of the household. David Maynard (age 22), a labourer, is also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.10 
CensusIowaKensyl appeared on the (an unknown value) of 1854 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa,
     The family consisted of 3 males and 4 females. One person was a voter, a member of the militia and an alien.11 
CensusIowa*Kensil Reading (age 40) is listed as the head of a household on the 1856 Iowa State Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. Hannah Reading (age 33) is listed as a member of the household. He has been a resident of the state [Iowa] for 12 years and is a native voter. He is a member of the militia and an owner of land.8 
NewspaperArticle*Kensyl is mentioned in the newspaper article"Large Hogs" published 5 January 1860 in the "The Daily Gazette" (Davenport, Iowa).
     Yesterday Mr. V. R. ROWE purchased of Mr. Kinsel Reading, of this township, two hogs, one of which weighed 559 and the other 317 pounds. We think Mr. Reading can certainly take the "hat" as having raised the largest hog ever raised in the county. 
CensusUS1860*Kensyl Reading (age 45) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Hannah Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $10,000 and a personal estate worth $3000. His occupation is listed as farmer.12 
CensusUS1870*Cardwell Reading (age 55) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Hannah Reading (age 48) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $12,000 and a personal estate worth $1500. His occupation is listed as farmer.13 
CensusUS1880*Kensyl Reading (age 65) is listed as the head of a family residing at 658 Charlotte Street on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Hannah Reading (age 58) is listed as a member of the household. His occupation is listed as retired farmer.14 
Biography*A biographical sketch of Kensyl Reading was written in the "History of Scott County, Iowa" in 1882.
     Kensyl Reading, son of Asher and Margaret (Wolverton) Reading, was born May 3, 1815, in Huntington Co., N. J. His parents were both natives of the same State. His father was a farmer, and died in 1864. His mother yet resides on the old homestead at the advanced age of 96. Kensyl was educated in the common schools of his native county, and assisted his father on the farm until 18 years of age, when he began working at the carpenter's trade in _____________, where he remained one year, after which he went to Cincinnati, O., and from there to Niles, Mich., remaining about one year in each place, working at his trade. He then, in 1836, went to New York, and in July of that year enlisted in the Second Regiment, U. S. Dragoons. He was in the recruiting service until December, 1836, when he was sent south with his regiment, remaining there till the expiration of his term of enlistment, which was for three years. He was mustered out as orderly sergeant. Returning to New Jersey, he engaged in farming until 1844. In 1841 he united in marriage with Hannah Risler, also a native of Huntington Co., N. J., who was born in 1822. In the spring of 1844 Mr. and Mrs. Reading moved to Scott County, had purchased a farm of 120 acres of land, three and a half miles northeast of the city of Davenport. Five children were born unto them, four of whom are now living - Augustus, Margaret, now Mrs. Brewer; Adeline, now Mrs. M. H. Hurd; John. The deceased one was named Ella. Mr. Reading has never served on a jury, never had a law-suit, and was never a witness in any suit in his life. In politics he was originally a Democrat, but on the organization of the Republican party, he united his fortunes with it and has since been an earnest advocate of its principles. He is a member of the M. E. church.15 
CensusKensyl appeared on the U. S. federal census dated 27 May 1895 while residing at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The details are:
     READING, K., 80, m, single, [unable to read occupation], born in [unable to read], Methodist, entitled to vote at general elections, 2nd Regiment, Dragoon U. S., Indian War.9 
Religion*He was Methodist.9 
CensusUS1900*Kensyl Reading (age 85) is listed as the head of a family residing at 113 Oneida Avenue on the 1900 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1900. He owns his own home. He is listed as a widower. He was unemployed for 12 months during the year.16 
City Directory*Kensyl was listed in the 1900 Davenport city directory as "READING, Kensyl, r 113 Oneida av".17 
Residence*He resided at 113 Oneida Avenue, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, on 30 July 1900.18 
Death*Kensyl Reading died on 30 July 1900 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at age 85. Kensyl's cause of death was atrophy of the liver.18,4 
Burial*Kensyl Reading was buried after 30 July 1900 at Oakdale Cemetery located in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.18 
ProbateHis estate was probated on 11 September 1900 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.19 
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 Kensyl Reading-Hannah Risler, married 4 Jul 1840; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 336; 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 74.
  3. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 165.
  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 38.
  5. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 15 Jul 1840, Vol. II, No. 46, Whole No. 98.
  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 100.
  7. [S852] Posted by Deborah Gerischer <, e-mail address> and on 22 Mar 2000 to the Ancestry.com message board, History of Scott County, Iowa ((Chicago, IL, Interstate Publishing Co., 1882)).
  8. [S1765] 1856 Iowa state census, Scott County, Davenport, population schedule, page 48; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2011), citing State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest, roll IA_54, Kensil Reading.
  9. [S618] Unknown author, 1895 State Census, Scott County, Vol. 394 (n.pub.), K. Reading household, 1895 Iowa census, Scott.
  10. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, District Number 4, page 228A, dwelling 850, family 893, Kensel Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 188.
  11. [S1766] 1854 Iowa state census, Scott County, Davenport, population schedule, page 37; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2011), citing State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest, roll IA_121, Kensyl Reading.
  12. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, page 450, dwelling 2594, family 2511, Kensyl Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 340.
  13. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, page 131A, dwelling 556, family 561, Cardwell Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 418.
  14. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, Enumeration District (ED) 280, sheet 670A, dwelling 201, family 211, Kensyl Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 364.
  15. [S852] Posted by Deborah Gerischer <, e-mail address> and on 22 Mar 2000 to the Ancestry.com message board, History of Scott County, Iowa ((Chicago, IL, Interstate Publishing Co., 1882)), Recorded 13 Mar 2003.
  16. [S311] 1900 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, Enumeration District (ED) 136, sheet 10B, dwelling 195, family 223, Kensyl Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Jul 2008), citing National Archives microfilm publication T623, roll 458.
  17. [S670] Davenport Times, The Times 20th Century Directory ((Davenport, Iowa, Davenport Times, Friday, March 27, 1900)), Recorded 30 Jul 2002.
  18. [S848] Unknown author, Register of Deaths, Scott County, Iowa, 1895-1911, Vol. 2 (n.pub.), page 215.
  19. [S974] Davenport Times, Davenport Times (n.pub.), Davenport Times. Wednesday, Sept 12, 1900.

Mary Reading1,2

b. 1 September 1817, d. 30 June 1848
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Mary Reading was born on 1 September 1817, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton.1,2 
Marriage*Mary Reading married Aaron H. Cooke on 30 April 1834.1 
Marriage-AltMary Reading has also been reported to have married Aaron H. Cooke on 30 April 1836.2 
Death*Mary Reading died on 30 June 1848 at Illinois at age 30.3,4 
Last Edited21 Jun 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, 74.
  2. [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. 38.
  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 74.
  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 38.

Sarah Wolverton Reading1,2

b. 5 June 1820
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth-AltSarah Wolverton Reading has also been reported to have been born on 5 June 1819.2 
Birth*She was born on 5 June 1820, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Sarah Wolverton Reading married Joseph Reading Opdyke, son of George Opdyke Jr. and Amy Reading, on 30 August 1838.3,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Sarah Opdycke (age 30) is listed as a member of the household of Joseph R. Opdycke (age 35) 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 
Last Edited21 Jun 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, page 74.
  2. [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 39.
  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 101.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 117B, dwelling 199, family 232, Joseph R. Opdycke; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.

Samuel Wolverton Reading1,2,3

b. 18 September 1822, d. 27 March 1873
FatherAsher Reading4 b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton4 b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Samuel Wolverton Reading was born on 18 September 1822, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Birth-AltSamuel Wolverton Reading has also been reported to have been born on 18 September 1823 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*He married Catharine F. Bodine, daughter of Benjamin Bodine and Catharine Ent, on 26 February 1845.5,2 
CensusUS1850*Samuel W. Reading (age 27) 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. Catherine Reading (age 23) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $8400. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
Marriage*Samuel Wolverton Reading married Lareine C. Kline on 15 January 1859 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,7,5,2 
CensusUS1860*Samuel Reading (age 36) 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. Largine Reading (age 23) is listed as a member of the household. Martha Reading (age 13) is also listed in the same household. He owned a personal estate worth $1000. His occupation is listed as farmer.8 
CensusUS1870*Samuel Reading (age 45) 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. Lareine Reading (age 35) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $7000 and a personal estate worth $2000. His occupation is listed as farmer.9 
Death*Samuel Wolverton Reading died on 27 March 1873 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 50.5,2,10,11 
Burial*Samuel Wolverton Reading was buried after 27 November 1873 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.12,11 
Tombstone-Text*His tombstone is inscribed with:
Samuel W. Reading / died / March 27, 1873, / Aged / 49 Yrs 5 Mo. & 12 Ds
13 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.13
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. [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 39.
  3. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 48.
  4. [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.
  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 101.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 117B, dwelling 200, family 233, Samuel W. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  7. [S985] Unknown author, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Marriages, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Reading-Kline entry, 15 Jan 1859, volume 4, page 27.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 390, dwelling 396, family 451, Samuel Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  9. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 151A, dwelling 312, family 337, Samuel Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  10. [S659] Samuel Reading tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
  11. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Samuel Wolverton Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395645.
  12. [S659] Samuel W. Reading tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
  13. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Samuel W. Reading marker; photographed 30 May 2011 by marcoso [e-mail address].

Rachel Wolverton Reading1,2

b. 21 January 1826, d. 8 April 1910
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Rachel Wolverton Reading was born on 21 January 1826, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,2 
Marriage*Rachel Wolverton Reading married Emanuel Green, son of John Green and Prudence Jackson, on 23 May 1846 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,3,5 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Rachel W. Green (age 24) is listed as a member of the household of Manuel Green (age 25) 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 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Rachel Green (age 34) is listed as a member of the household of Manuel K. Green (age 36) 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 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Rachel W. Green (age 44) is listed as a member of the household of Manuel H. Green (age 46) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.8 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Rachel W. Green (age 54) is listed as the wife of Manuel Green (age 56) 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*Rachel Wolverton Green died on 8 April 1910 at age 84.2,5 
Burial*Rachel Wolverton Green was buried after 8 April 1910 at Frenchtown Cemetery located in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5 
Last Edited30 Jan 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. [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 39.
  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 102.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Manuel Green-Rachel Reading, married 23 May 1846; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 52; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Rachel W. Reading Green entry, added 6 May 2009 by DakotaRoseZ, Find A Grave memorial # 44837114.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 107A, dwelling 56, family 64, Manuel Green; 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 347, dwelling 69, family 76, Manuel K. Green; 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 133A, dwelling 27, family 28, Manuel H. Green; 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) 65, sheet 6C, dwelling 100, family 111, Manual Green, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Margaret F. Reading1,2

b. 5 April 1828, d. 22 September 1871
FatherAsher Reading b. 19 Oct 1784, d. 14 Jan 1864
MotherMargaret Wolverton b. 14 Mar 1788, d. 26 Mar 1883
Birth*Margaret F. Reading was born on 5 April 1828, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,2 
Marriage*Margaret F. Reading married Asa Cronce on 26 June 1847.3,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Margaret Cronce (age 23) is listed as a member of the household of Asa Cronce (age 30) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Margaret Cronce (age 33) 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 1860.5 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Margaret Cronce (age 42) 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 1870.6 
Death*Margaret F. Reading died on 22 September 1871 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 43.3,2 
Last Edited11 Nov 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 74.
  2. [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 39.
  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 102.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Franklin, page 90B, dwelling 77, family 82, Asa Cronce; 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 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.
  6. [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.

John Golden1,2,3,4

b. 16 June 1803, d. 9 September 1880
FatherIsaac Golden
Birth*John Golden was born on 16 June 1803, son of Isaac Golden, at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*John Golden married Nancy Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 3 February 1831 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,3 
CensusUS1850*John Golden (age 47) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Nancy Golden (age 35) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $5000. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
CensusUS1860*John Golden (age 57) is listed as the head of a household on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860. Nancy Golden (age 51) are listed as members of the household. Martha Sutton (age 20) and George Harris (age 23), a laborer, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $10,400 and a personal estate worth $2500. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
CensusUS1870*John Golden (age 67) is listed as the head of a family on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870. Nancy Golden (age 60) is listed as a member of the household. He owned real estate worth $12,000 and a personal estate worth $1700. His occupation is listed as farmer.4 
CensusUS1880*John Golden (age 76) is listed as the uncle of John Barnes (age 49) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of White Water, Franklin County, Indiana. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. His occupation is listed as farmer.7 
Death*John Golden died on 9 September 1880 at Indiana at age 77.2,3 
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 John Golden-Nancy Reading, married 3 Feb 1831; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 524; 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 99.
  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 38.
  4. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, Whitewater, page 474A, dwelling 19, family 18, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 315.
  5. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, White Water, page 384A, dwelling 53, family 53, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 146.
  6. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, White Water, page 151, dwelling 1054, family 1032, John Golden; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 259.
  7. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Franklin County, Indiana, population schedule, White Water, Enumeration District (ED) 90, sheet 435C, dwelling 86, family 90, John Barnes, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 278.

Lucinda Gordon1,2,3

b. 5 July 1817, d. 30 December 1897
FatherJohn Gordon b. bt 1786 - 1788
MotherSarah Fulper b. 1792
Birth*Lucinda Gordon was born on 5 July 1817, daughter of John Gordon and Sarah Fulper, at New Jersey.1,3,4,5 
Marriage*Lucinda Gordon married John Wolverton Reading, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 21 September 1839 at Presbyterian Church in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,1,2,3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Lucinda Reading (age 31) is listed as a member of the household of John W. Reading (age 37) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.7 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Lucinda Reading (age 43) is listed as a member of the household of John 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 1860.8 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Lucinda Reading (age 53) is listed as a member of the household of John W. Reading (age 57) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.9 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Lucinda Reading (age 64) is listed as the wife of John W. Reading (age 67) on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.10 
Death*Lucinda Reading died on 30 December 1897 at age 80.1,3,4,5 
Burial*Lucinda Reading was buried after 30 December 1897 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,5 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Lucinda Gordon / wife of / J. W. Reading / July 5, 1817 / Dec. 30, 1897
11,4 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.11
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 100.
  2. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 169.
  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 38.
  4. [S659] Lucinda Reading tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001.
  5. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Lucnida Gordon Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395820.
  6. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for John W. Reading-Lucinda Gordon, married 21 Sep 1839; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 518; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  7. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 119B, dwelling 225, family 262, John W. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  8. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 362, dwelling 190, family 206, John Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 695.
  9. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 147A, dwelling 250, family 264, John W. 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, Delaware, Enumeration District (ED) 65, sheet 17B, dwelling 346, family 375, John W. Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.
  11. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Lucinda Gordon Reading marker; photographed 11 May 2010 by TF Lyon.

Hannah Risler1,2,3,4,5

b. 4 April 1822, d. 28 February 1888
FatherJohn Risler
MotherEremina Dalrymple b. 1794
Birth*Hannah Risler was born on 4 April 1822, daughter of John Risler and Eremina Dalrymple, at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.6,7,8,9 
Marriage*Hannah Risler married Kensyl Reading, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 4 July 1840 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,5,3,8 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Hannah Reading (age 28) is listed as a member of the household of Kensel Reading (age 35) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of District Number 4, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.10 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusIowaHannah Reading (age 33) is listed as a member of the household of Kensil Reading (age 40) on the 1856 Iowa State Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. She has been a resident of the state [Iowa] for 12 years.9 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Hannah Reading (age 34) is listed as a member of the household of Kensyl Reading (age 45) on the 1860 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1860.11 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Hannah Reading (age 48) is listed as a member of the household of Cardwell Reading (age 55) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.12 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Hannah Reading (age 58) is listed as the wife of Kensyl Reading (age 65), residing at 658 Charlotte Street, on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880.13 
Residence*She resided at 1044 Chasloth, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, on 28 February 1888.6 
Death*Hannah Risler died on 28 February 1888 at Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, at age 65. Hannah's cause of death was malignant carcinoma tumor.6,7,14 
Burial*Hannah Risler was buried on 1 March 1888 at Oakdale Cemetery located in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. her tombstone is inscribed
     No. of Internment: 3033
Name: Hannah Reading
Born: N. Jersey
Died: Davenport
Married or Single: Married
Age: 66
Disease: Tumor
Time of Death: Feb. 28, 1888
Date of Internment: Mar. 1, 1888
Lot: 23
Section: 10.6,14,7
 
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 Kensyl Reading-Hannah Risler, married 4 Jul 1840; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 336; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  2. [S706] Dennis, compiler Sutton, Hunterdon County Democrat ((Flemington, New Jersey, Hunterdon County Democrat)), 15 Jul 1840, Vol. II, No. 46, Whole No. 98.
  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 100.
  4. [S852] Posted by Deborah Gerischer <, e-mail address> and on 22 Mar 2000 to the Ancestry.com message board, History of Scott County, Iowa ((Chicago, IL, Interstate Publishing Co., 1882)).
  5. [S204] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 3, 1829 - 1865 (Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey), page 165.
  6. [S483] Unknown author, Register of Deaths, Scott County, Iowa, 1880-1889, Vol. 1 (n.pub.).
  7. [S631] Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale Cemetery (Scott County, Iowa) Internment Books, Volumes 1-2 (n.pub.).
  8. [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 38.
  9. [S1765] 1856 Iowa state census, Scott County, Davenport, population schedule, page 48; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2011), citing State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest, roll IA_54, Kensil Reading.
  10. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, District Number 4, page 228A, dwelling 850, family 893, Kensel Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 188.
  11. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, page 450, dwelling 2594, family 2511, Kensyl Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 340.
  12. [S463] 1870 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, page 131A, dwelling 556, family 561, Cardwell Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 418.
  13. [S937] 1880 U. S. census, Scott County, Iowa, population schedule, Davenport, Enumeration District (ED) 280, sheet 670A, dwelling 201, family 211, Kensyl Reading, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 364.
  14. [S485] Unknown cd1 cemetery burial record, Ancestry.com Inc., 360 W 4800 N, Provo, Utah.

Aaron H. Cooke1

b. between 1770 and 1780, d. 23 August 1850
Name Variation Aaron H. Cooke was also known as Aaron H. Cook.2 
Birth*He was born between 1770 and 1780.3 
Marriage*He married Mary Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 30 April 1834.4 
Marriage-AltAaron H. Cooke has also been reported to have married Mary Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 30 April 1836.5 
CensusUS1840*Aaron, enumerated as Aaron Cook, is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. 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 twenty to thirty years old and 1 free white female age sixty to seventy years old. Two people in the family were engaged in agriculture.3 
Death*Aaron H. Cooke died on 23 August 1850.2 
Last Edited21 Jun 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, page 74.
  2. [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 38.
  3. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 313; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Aaron Cook.
  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, 74.
  5. [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. 38.

Catharine F. Bodine1,2

b. 23 June 1826, d. 11 January 1856
FatherBenjamin Bodine b. 1793
MotherCatharine Ent b. 1792
Birth*Catharine F. Bodine was born on 23 June 1826, daughter of Benjamin Bodine and Catharine Ent, at New Jersey.1,2 
Marriage*Catharine F. Bodine married Samuel Wolverton Reading, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 26 February 1845.1,2 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1850Catherine Reading (age 23) is listed as a member of the household of Samuel W. Reading (age 27) on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850.3 
Death*Catharine F. Reading died on 11 January 1856 at age 29.4,1,2 
Burial*Catharine F. Reading was buried after 11 January 1856 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. her tombstone is inscribed
     Catherine / wife of / Samuel W. Reading / Jan. 11, 1856 / In the 30th year of / her age / Blessed are they that die [---] / Lord.4
 
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 101.
  2. [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 39.
  3. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 117B, dwelling 200, family 233, Samuel W. Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 453.
  4. [S659] Catherine Reading tombstone, Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, recorded by author in May 2001, shows age 30.

Lareine C. Kline1

b. 26 March 1834, d. 8 August 1903
Birth*Lareine C. Kline was born on 26 March 1834 at New Jersey.2,3 
Marriage*She married Samuel Wolverton Reading, son of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 15 January 1859 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,4,2,3 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Largine Reading (age 23) is listed as a member of the household of Samuel Reading (age 36) 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 
(OneHouseholdMember) CensusUS1870Lareine Reading (age 35) is listed as a member of the household of Samuel Reading (age 45) on the 1870 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1870.6 
MarriageLareine C. Reading married Asa Cronce on 7 February 1877.7 
Marriage*Lareine C. Kline married Asa Cronce on 27 February 1877 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.8 
(Spouse) CensusUS1880Larenie Cronce (age 44) is listed as the wife 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*Lareine C. Cronce died on 8 August 1903 at age 69.3,10 
Burial*Lareine C. Reading was buried after 8 August 1903 at Rosemont Cemetery located in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.10 
Tombstone-Text*Her tombstone is inscribed with:
Larene C. Cline / wife of / Samuel W. Reading / Died Aug. 8, 1903 / Aged / 69 years 5 mos & 12 / days
11 
Tombstone-Img*CLICK ON THE CAMERA TO VIEW THE IMAGE.11
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 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.
  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 101.
  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 39.
  4. [S985] Unknown author, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Marriages, 1795-1875 (Hunterdon County Democrat. Flemington, NJ: Hunterdon House, 1986.), Reading-Kline entry, 15 Jan 1859, volume 4, page 27.
  5. [S430] 1860 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 390, dwelling 396, family 451, Samuel Reading; 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, Delaware, page 151A, dwelling 312, family 337, Samuel Reading; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010), citing National Archives microfilm publication M593, roll 869.
  7. [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.
  8. [S616] Frank E., compiler Burd, Hunterdon County Marriages, 1876 to 1900 ((Online, <http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/hcmarriage.html>, 2002)).
  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. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, L'Areine C. Cline Reading entry, added 1 Sep 2004 by Christine Brown, Find A Grave memorial #9395609.
  11. [S1672] Rosemont Cemetery (Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey), Larene C. Reading marker; photographed 30 May 2011 by marcoso [e-mail address].

Emanuel Green1,2

b. 9 December 1823, d. 5 April 1888
FatherJohn Green
MotherPrudence Jackson
Birth*Emanuel Green was born on 9 December 1823, son of John Green and Prudence Jackson, at Clinton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2,3 
Marriage*Emanuel Green married Rachel Wolverton Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 23 May 1846 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,1,5 
CensusUS1850*Manuel Green (age 25) 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. Rachel W. Green (age 24) is listed as a member of the household. John Green (age 19), a blacksmith, Rebecca Hartpence (age 16) and Chas. W. Woodruff (age 18), a blacksmith, are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $1300. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.6 
CensusUS1860*Manuel K. Green (age 36) 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. Rachel Green (age 34) is listed as a member of the household. Alexander Henderson (age 24), a J. [junior] blacksmith, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $3000 and a personal estate worth $600. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.7 
CensusUS1870*Manuel H. Green (age 46) 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. Rachel W. Green (age 44) is listed as a member of the household. R. Augustus (age 17), an apprentice blacksmith, is also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $3000 and a personal estate worth $4550. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.8 
CensusUS1880*Manuel Green (age 56) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Rachel W. Green (age 54) is listed as a member of the household. His occupation is listed as blacksmith.9 
Death*Emanuel Green died on 5 April 1888 at Headquarters, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 64.1 
Death-AltHe has also been reported to have died 5 April 1889 Headquarters, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2,3 
Burial*Emanuel Green was buried after 5 April 1889 at Frenchtown Cemetery located in Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Last Edited30 Jan 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 102.
  2. [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 39.
  3. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Manuel H. Green entry, added 6 May 2009 by DakotaRoseZ, Find A Grave memorial # 36790856.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Manuel Green-Rachel Reading, married 23 May 1846; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 52; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S1555] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com/, Rachel W. Reading Green entry, added 6 May 2009 by DakotaRoseZ, Find A Grave memorial # 44837114.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Delaware, page 107A, dwelling 56, family 64, Manuel Green; 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 347, dwelling 69, family 76, Manuel K. Green; 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 133A, dwelling 27, family 28, Manuel H. Green; 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) 65, sheet 6C, dwelling 100, family 111, Manual Green, digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed Mar 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 787.

Asa Cronce1,2,3

b. 17 July 1820, d. 19 April 1902
Birth*Asa Cronce was born on 17 July 1820 at Sergeantsville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,3 
Marriage*He married Margaret F. Reading, daughter of Asher Reading and Margaret Wolverton, on 26 June 1847.1,3 
CensusUS1850*Asa Cronce (age 30) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Franklin, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Margaret Cronce (age 23) is listed as a member of the household. Elizabeth Emery (age 16), Henry Quick (age 28), a labourer, and William Anderson (age 17), a labourer, are also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as wheelwright.4 
(HouseholdMember) CensusUS1860Asa Cronce (age 39) 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. He owned a personal estate worth $1370. His occupation is listed as farmer.5 
CensusUS1870*Asa Cronce (age 50) 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. Margaret Cronce (age 42) and Margaret Reading (age 82) are listed as members of the household. Eliza Johnson (age 19) and John Sandford (age 14) are also listed in the same household. He owned real estate worth $6800 and a personal estate worth $600. His occupation is listed as farmer.6 
MarriageAsa Cronce married Lareine C. Reading on 7 February 1877.1 
MarriageAsa Cronce married Lareine C. Kline on 27 February 1877 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.7 
CensusUS1880*Asa Cronce (age 60) is listed as the head of a family on the 1880 U. S. Federal Population Census of Delaware, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1880. Larenie Cronce (age 44) and Margaret Reading (age 93) are listed as members of the household. Jane Ent (age 18), a servant, and John Hartpence (age 40), a servant, are also listed in the same household. His occupation is listed as farmer.8 
Death*Asa Cronce died on 19 April 1902 at age 81.3 
Last Edited10 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 102.
  2. [S856] Jay Bee, Recollections of Baptistown ((Frenchtown, NJ, Hunterdon Independent, 1893 - 1897), http://www.raub-and-more.com/baptown), page 48.
  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 39.
  4. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, township of Franklin, page 90B, dwelling 77, family 82, Asa Cronce; 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 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.
  6. [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.
  7. [S616] Frank E., compiler Burd, Hunterdon County Marriages, 1876 to 1900 ((Online, <http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/hcmarriage.html>, 2002)).
  8. [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.

Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost1

b. 20 January 1756, d. 5 January 1835
Marriage*Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost married Jane Elizabeth Patry. 
Birth*Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost was born on 20 January 1756 at Geneva, Switzerland.1 
(JusticeOfThePeace) MarriageHe, a Justice of the Peace, performed the marriage of Richard Opdyke and Deborah Fox on 16 January 1808 at Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
CensusUS1830*Paul, enumerated as Paul H. M. Prevost, is listed as the head of a household on the 1830 U. S. Federal Population Census of Alexandria, 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, 1 free white male age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white male age fifty to sixty years old, 1 free white male age sixty to seventy years old, 1 free white male age seventy to eighty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old, 2 free colored males age ten to twenty-four years old and 1 free colored female under ten years old.3 
Death*Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost died on 5 January 1835 at Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 78.1 

Family

Jane Elizabeth Patry
Child
Last Edited23 Jul 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. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Richard Opdyke-Deborah Foxe, married 16 Jan 1808; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 166; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  3. [S516] 1830 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Alexandria, page 529; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M19, roll 83, Paul H. M. Prevost.

Jane Elizabeth Patry1

Marriage*Jane Elizabeth Patry married Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost. 

Family

Paul Henry Mallet-Prevost b. 20 Jan 1756, d. 5 Jan 1835
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, 75.

Amy Reading1,2,3

b. 2 March 1787, d. 3 September 1858
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Name Variation Amy Reading was also known as Anna Reading.4,5 
Birth*She was born on 2 March 1787, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1 
Marriage*Amy Reading married George Opdyke Jr., son of George Opdyke and Sophie Baker, on 23 September 1807 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.5,4,1,2 
CensusUS1840*Amy, enumerated as Amy Opdycke, 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, 2 free white males age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age fifteen to twenty years old, 3 free white females age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age fifty to sixty years old and 1 free white female age one hundred years or older. Three people in the family were employed in manufacture and trade.6 
Death*Amy Opdyke died on 3 September 1858 at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 71.1 

Family

George Opdyke Jr. b. 1775, d. 3 Dec 1831
Child
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, 63.
  2. [S720] Francis Bazley Lee, Genealogical and Personal Memorial of Mercer County New Jersey, Volume I ((New York, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907)), 371.
  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. 39.
  4. [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)), Opdycke-Reading entry, 23 Sep 1807, page 129.
  5. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for George Opdyke-Anna Reading, married 23 Sep 1807; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 90; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  6. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Delaware, page 367; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Amy Opdycke.

Sarah Reading1,2,3

b. 30 November 1791
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Birth*Sarah Reading was born on 30 November 1791, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.2 
Marriage*Sarah Reading married Charles Sargent on 12 August 1809 at Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3,1 
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Charles Sargent-Sarah Reading, married 12 Aug 1809; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 274; 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, 63.
  3. [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)), Sargent-Reading entry, 12 Aug 1809, page 171.

Hannah Reading1

b. 19 May 1794, d. 11 September 1854
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Marriage*Hannah Reading married Edmund Rittenhouse. 
Birth*Hannah Reading was born on 19 May 1794, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1,2 
BurialHannah Reading was buried after 11 September 1854 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. her tombstone is inscribed
     Originally known as the Reading Burying Ground.
. Johnson Family Cemetery.2 
Death*Hannah Reading died on 11 September 1854 at age 60.1,2 
Burial*Hannah Reading was buried after 11 September 1854 at Rosemont, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.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, 63.
  2. [S541] Anonymous, "The Johnson Family Cemetery," Hunterdon County Historical Society Newsletter, Volume 2, Number 3 (Winter, 1966): Recorded 27 Feb 2002.

Maria Reading1,2

b. 2 September 1797, d. 19 February 1869
FatherJoseph Reading b. 28 Jan 1760, d. 11 Mar 1810
MotherLucy Emley b. 1 Jan 1762, d. 5 Aug 1831
Birth*Maria Reading was born on 2 September 1797, daughter of Joseph Reading and Lucy Emley, at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.3 
Marriage*Maria Reading married Joseph West on 30 December 1815 at Hunterdon County, New Jersey.4,1,3 
CensusUS1840*Maria is listed as the head of a household on the 1840 U. S. Federal Population Census of Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1840. The family consisted of 1 free white male age five to ten years old, 1 free white male age fifteen to twenty years old, 2 free white males age twenty to thirty years old, 1 free white female age ten to fifteen years old and 1 free white female age forty to fifty years old. Three people in the family were employed in manufacture and trade.5 
CensusUS1850*Maria West (age 54) is listed as the head of a household on the 1850 U. S. Federal Population Census of Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. The official date for this census was 1 Jun 1850. Geraid Jones (age 30), a lawyer, Henry White (age 27), a bow maker, and William Rhoades (age 23), a painter, were also listed in the same household.6 
Death*Maria West died on 19 February 1869 at Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, at age 71.3 
Last Edited5 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S203] Hunterdon County Clerk, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Recorded Marriage Records, Vol. 2, 1812 - 1829 ((Hunterdon County, Court House, Clerks Office, State of New Jersey)), page 79.
  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 63.
  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 77.
  4. [S1850] "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 17 Nov 2011), entry for Joseph West-Marcia Reading, married 30 Dec 1815; citing Original marriage certificates and lists arranged in alphabetical order by person performing the marriage, 1795-1900, image no. 542; Hunterdon County Clerk.
  5. [S517] 1840 U. S. census, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, population schedule, Amwell, page 325; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 253, Maria West,.
  6. [S513] 1850 U. S. census, Mercer County, New Jersey, population schedule, Trenton, page 202B, dwelling 29, family 29, Maria West; digital image, Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2009), citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 454.