Notes

[NI0001]

[NI0003] BROOKS-VANDERWIELEN
Mrs Cecil Vanderwielen was Miss Phyllis Brooks, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram F Brooks, of Stockwell, before her marriage to Mr Vanderwielen in the Christian Reformed church, of Lafayette. Mr Vanderwielen's parents, Mr and Mrs Charles Vanderwielen Sr, reside at 1926 Greenbush street. A graduate of Stockwell High School; Mrs Vanderwielen is employed as a teller at the Lafayette National Bank. Her bridegroom, who was graduated from Jefferson High School and attend Purdue is employed by the National Homes Corporation.

[NI0004] Was 12 pounds at birth, the largest baby born at Home Hospital at that time. Was also among the first to be baptized in the new Christian Reformed Church in Lafayette, Indiana

[NI0007] Lived most of her life in Stockwell, Indiana.

"Loma Maude Pearson, born 23 June 1897 in Butler, Indiana, Decalb County, died 17 May 1979 in Lafayette, Indiana."

Hiram Brooks was employed by the railraod for 47 years. He met Loma Pearson at Butler, Indiana. They were married in Coldwater, NI., and made their first home with Mrs. Amanda Pearson, Loma's mother. Due to a misunderstanding between her mother, and her brother, Earnest, Loma and hi deided to leave. They movfed to Stockwell, IN., and lived with Hirams's parents at the Stockwell Restarant. Hi Acquired a job with the Big Four Railroad, a division of the New Your Central. Their first son Robert Ellsworth was born wile they were living with Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, in Stockwell. Since Hi was extra help on the RR, we would get bumped, and they would be compelled to move, therefore they lived in many places. They lived at Clymers, IN., for a while, until a job opened up at Lafayette, IN., where Hiram worked the Junction. While they were in Lafayette, they lived on the 'plank road', now known as Wabash Avenue. Their second son, Donald Eugene, was born there. Hiram was bumped again and they moved to Clarks Hill. Their first daughter was born in Clarks Hill. The weather was so bad that the Doctor from Stockwell had to take his horse and wagaon acoording to the Lafayette Newspaper, the temperature dropped 51 degrees overnight. Loma wanted to call her little girl Dorthy Louise, but Hi wanted to name her Thelma Louise. Their time in Clarks Hill was short lived and they were forced to move again, this time it was to Gardner, Ill. Loma always said that Gardner was the windiest town she had ever lived in. The ditches over flooded whil they were there and Loma took her little girl a boat ride in a wash tub. It wasn't long until the had to move again. This time it was back to Stockwell. Phyllis. their second daughter was born on Attica Street, and James, their fourth son, was born on Monroe Street in Stockwell. Hiram had a swing trick this time; he had to work three different towers at different times. One swint was Altamount, Clarks Hill and Rex. Another was Clarks Hill, Hazelrigg and Rex. -by Thelma Brooks Morgan.

[NI0011] Was born in Stockwell. A retired telegrapher for the New York Central Railroad. He was a member of the Masonic Anchor Lodge 693 at Stockwell.

Obituary: Hiram Francis Brooks, 74, of Stockwell, died at his home at 1pm Monday. He had been in failing health for 10 years. He was born in Stockwell and was a retired telegraph operator for the New York Central Railway. In 1916 at Coldwater, Michigan he was married to Loma Maude Pearson. He was a member of the Masonic Anchor Lodge 693 at Stockwell. Surviving with the widow are two daughters, Mrs. Gerald Morgan and Mrs. Cecil Vanderwielen of Indianapolis; three sons, Robert E. and Donald E Brooks both of Lafayette and James Brooks of Stockwell, and one brother, Clark Brooks of Jupiter Florida. Funeral Services at 2pm Wednesday at Dickerson Funeral Home, Rev. Amos McGinnis officiating; internment at Concord Cemetary. 15 randchildren and 2 great-grandchildren survive. (From the Lafayette Journal and Courier dated 22 August 1967)

[NI0012] In 1909 he listed his occupation as "driver" in the Lafayette Directory.

In 1910 was living with parents and family in Lafayette. Listed his occupation as grocery delivery boy.

Was about 6'2" tall although his mother was only 4'9" tall. In 1913 he listed his occupation as a clerk with the grocery of Torrenga and Dykhuzien. Later, in 1924 the grocery became Torrenga and Vanderwielen Grocery as he entered into business with Menno Torrenga and his brother Peter, who at the time, were his cousins by marriage to Rebecca Torrenga. Finally, during the depression the firm became the Weigh Low Grocery and eventually failed. Even at this death in 1966, he kept receipts of those individuals who still owed him money during the depression. The grocery stood where the current post office is in Lafayette, In. Later in life, he delivered candy for the Smith Candy Company. Suffered from resperatory problems. Toward the end of his life he spent time watching the Chicago Cubs on TV.

[NI0013] In 1920 Census, her sisters, Clara and Ester lived with her and Charles on Morton Street in Lafayette, Indiana.

[NI0014] Description: His name at birth was Jan Klazes van der Wielen

John had 7 brothers and 1 sister. John's Youngest brother Sijbe Klazes is the great grandfather of Petra van der Wielen of Austria who contributed this information. John and Margaret emmigrated to the US on their honeymoon in 1889.

His address as of October 19th, 1939, just before his death was 1133 N. 17th street in Lafayette, Indiana. He lists his occupation at that time as Janitor. This was on the petition for naturalization for Katherine Plantenga just after the death of William Plantenga

IN 1909 he lists his address as 1701 Pierce Street and his occupation as Peddler. In 1924 his address was 1133 N . 17th street. His occupation during this time was oil delivery. This information is from Lafayette Directories of the time. Interestingly, he is not listed as living in Lafayette prior 1909, although it is possible.

In 1910 Census was living in Tippecanoe County, IN. He listed his occupation as a Peddler of Coal and Oil.

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 25 juli 1864, blad nr. 38
Jan van der Wielen, geboren 22 juli 1864 zoon van Klaas Heeres van der Wielen en Johanneske Jans Meyer

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1889
Man: Jan van der Wielen
Vrouw: Grietje Hanstra Datum: 4 mei 1889 Akte nr. 24
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Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Vanderwielen Jan

Family Status: Head of household
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Amsterdam
Destination: USA
Date of Arrival: 5/24/1889
City of Birth Netherlands
Microfilm Roll: 533
Ship Manifest Number: 659

[NI0015] Birth name was Grietje Hanstra

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1889
Man: Jan van der Wielen
Vrouw: Grietje Hanstra Datum: 4 mei 1889 Akte nr. 24

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 23 april 1869, blad nr. 22
Grietje Hanstra, geboren 21 april 1869
dochter van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Hanstra Grietje

Family Status: Wife
Age: 20
Sex: Female
Occupation: Unknown
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Amsterdam
Destination: USA
Date of Arrival: 5/24/1889
City of Birth Netherlands
Microfilm Roll: 533
Ship Manifest Number: 659

[NI0017] Description: From Amsterdam via Rotterdam on the Vessel Rotterdam.

John Torrenga was living on a farm with his family in 1919 near West Point. It was owned by John W. Gay. (183 acres). Rebecca Torrenga Vanderwielen had commented to Phyllis Brooks Vanderwielen that John was not really a Torrenga. The date of his birth and the emmigration of his Mother may indicate this, but Foske could have married Albert in Holland and he simply emmigrated before her, which happened often.

Some records show his birth as 1867, but in the 1900 census he lists 1866.

In 1880, his birth place is listed as Holland in 1866/7.

In 1920 Census he is 52 years old. He lives in Wayne TWP, Tippecanoe County, Indiana with his wife Celia, aged 51, son Leroy aged 10, daughter Alberta Rhoda aged 23 and Stewart Rhoda, grandson, aged 3. He is a farmer.

In 1900 Census, he lists his Wife Cecila, children Florence, Rebecca, Alberta, Clara and one just born. He states he has two Servants, John born in Indiana and aged 13 (a farm hand) and Gertie Burkenpaus or Burkenpas born in Holland and aged 16.

[NI0021] In 1910 was a servant in the house of an Osterling Family. George Koning was also working there as a hired hand.

[NI0026] Derk was an Elder in the Old Holland Reformed Church in 1888. The church was built at a cost of $3000 and was located at 102 Hartford in Lafayette, Indiana. It could seat 150 and was built in 1866.

In 1880 listed his last name as Tanco. Apparently all brothers did. Only one son of Abel kept name.

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Torringa, Derk
Occupation: Daglooner - day laborer (male)
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Religion: Ned Hervormd, Hervormd--dutch
Reformed
Social Class: Less well to do
Assessed for Taxes: No
Tax Assessment Classification: Unknown
Women in Household: 1
Children in Household: 1
Servants in Household: Unknown
Reason for Emmigration: Economic Improvement
Destination: New York
Year: 1866
Province: Groningen
Municipality: Eenrum

Death Record Source: Source Location: City Health Office, Lafayette
Source Notes: The source of this record is the book CH-8L on page 56 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

[NI0029] At the time of the Napolean Decree, there lived about 20 families named Deelstra. My family was in Grouw. Perhaps this is the family:

Aangenomen familienaam 1811
Deelstra, Herre Lieuwes, Grouw

k. Antje 22 te Stiens, Akke 40, Lieuwe 30 te Leeuwarden

kk. Jan 8, Minte 6, Harmke 4, Herre 2, (v. Lieuwe) Mairie Grouw, fol. 63

This information contradicts the family information that Antje Deeres Deelstra was born in 1767 and would put her birth at about 1789. However, she married Ritske van der Wielen in 1797, which makes her too young. However it does make her more of child bearing age in 1811, with the birth of Herre VDW. There is a chance that the Antje above is not the Antje of my family. The family data does indicate she was from Grouw. One therory is that the above listing of her age is incorrect. Notice that the ages are not in chronological order. Perhaps the 22 behind her name should have been 42. That would put her birth at about 1768-9, which matches the death records found below. That theory contradicts the patronomic naming patter. If she was the oldest, she would have the female verson of Lieuwe, which her brother has.

Overlijdens regio 8: midden Friesland
Overlijdensakte Idaarderadeel (mairie Grouw), 1815
Aangiftedatum 18 mei 1815, blad nr. 8
Herre Lieuwes Deelstra, overleden 18 mei 1815, oud 74 jaar, gehuwd

[NI0030] Listed her last name as Tanco on birth record of daughter Jennie, but Torrenga on birth of Mildred 10 years later.

[NI0031] Klaas and Rebecca had 9 children. From facts found in the 1900 census, it would appear that after the death of Klaas, her minor children were placed as servant and laborers in the homes of others. Perhaps Rebecca couldn't care for them.

[NI0034] He arrived in New York on the 27th of January (?) of 1854 (?) If so, this was probably the port of emmigration and date for the family's emmigration.

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in 1870 Indiana, Wayne Township, Tippecanoe County census he is found:

Vanderkleed, Kaas 29 Farmer net worth $200
Reb F 21 Keeping House
Celia F 2
James M 8/12

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In 1880 census his last name is mistakenly spelled van der cleet. In addition to his children he lists Maggie Alderts (his sister-in law aged 19) and Fred Ardapple aged 16, who works on his farm as dependents. Maggie was the child of Sitske De Bildt Alderts who died in 1871.

[NI0035] Found in 1900 census with family. Listed occupation as Farmer. Had 0 years of schooling. Rented his home. Had two boarders: (?) Jessis Sunderland and William Bush

[NI0039] Found in 1900 as a Servant in another's home. She was 21 at that time.

[NI0040] Found in 1900 census as a domestic servant, aged 19.

[NI0041] Was found in 1900 census living with Albert Jones family as a Farm Laborer. Indicated 4 years of schooling.

[NI0042] Found in the 1910 Census living in Iowa as a Boarder. She was a Stenographer.

[NI0043] Description: in the Greenbush Cemetary near 16th street.

The last of 10 children
Found to be spelled 'Sytske' in dutch archives

Sijtske and Jurjen Willems de John were married in Holland and emmigrated to the US in 1847. They were from Friesland. Sitjke came with her older sister Froukje and her husband Sijds Teunis Crap. Sitjke and Jurgen had two small children.

It is said that Sijtske broke down and cried when she picked up her baby from the crib to start the journey realizing that she would never return.

The trip took 84 days by sailboat. and then 3 more weeks by boat thru the canal.

Willie, the youngest of the children passed away during the trip. Sijtske couldnt bear to allow the baby to be buried at sea so she wrapped it in it's blanket, smuggled it ashore and buried it on Ellis Island. The identity of the other child is unknown.

After the death of Jurgen (date unknown), she remarried Peter E. Alderts sometime before 1853.

Her tombstone is located in Greenbush Cemetary inscribed:

"In the Memory of S.S. de Bildt, widow of the late P.E. Alderts
Born January 17, 1819
Died October 14, 1879
To those who for her loss are grieved
This consolation given
She is from a world of strife relieved
And is resting safe in heaven"

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Found in 1870 Census:

Randolph Township, Tippecanoe County, IN

Peter Alderts 51 M Farmer net worth $800
Sarah 51 F Keeping house
John 16 F works on farm
Drewes 14 M works on farm
Angeline 12 F at Home
Margaret 10 F at Home

[NI0044] Geboorten regio 10: noordwest Friesland
Geboorteakte Het Bildt
Aangiftedatum 1 januari 1821, blad nr. 1
Jurjen de Jong, geboren 30 december 1820 zoon van
Willem Jurjens de Jong en Sijke Gosses

I believe he is listed as Jeremiah DeYoung in the 1850 Census of Indiana, Tippecanoe County, Fairfield Township. Page #: 124. He is a farmer. The census lists his wife as S. (Sitske or Sarah DeBildt I assume). A child born in Indiana is listed as B???? Which might be Becky or Rebecca.

Also listed is another 10 year old born in Holland. Its hard to read but looks like Ash Chute.

Emmigration:

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s

Dejong, Jurgen Willems

Occupation: Gaardenier-market gardener
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Religion: Gereformeerd--reformed
Social Class: Less well to do
Assessed for Taxes: No
Tax Assessment Classification: Unknown
Women in Household: 1
Children in Household: 1
Servants in Household: Unknown
Reason for Emmigration: Economic Improvement
Destination: Lafeyette, Ind.
Year: 1847
Province: Friesland
Municipality: Het Bildt

[NI0045] actual give name appears to be Willem Jurjens de Jong

Overlijdens regio 10: noordwest Friesland
Overlijdensakte Het Bildt, 1844
Aangiftedatum 8 juni 1844, akte nr. 77
Willem Jurjens de Jong, overleden 6 juni 1844, oud 65
jaar, gehuwd

[NI0046] Overlijdens regio 10: noordwest Friesland
Overlijdensakte Het Bildt, 1846
Aangiftedatum 3 september 1846, akte nr. 137
Sijke Gosses, overleden 3 september 1846, oud 68 jaar,
weduwe

[NI0047] It seems he took his mothers maiden name for his first name, his fathers name for his second name and the de Bildt comes from the comunity of de Bildt.

[NI0048] also referred to as Baukje in dutch archives

[NI0050] Birth from familysearh.org

[NI0053] Retired as a US postal Carrier
Later Ran the Victorian Bay Resort in Monticello, Indiana

[NI0055] Handle bar mustache, never worried about anything. Just like his son, Les. Lived the last years of his life in Lafayette, IN.

[NI0056] Her maiden name was also Edwards.

[NI0058] Married a Stout

[NI0066] Kidney Disease

[NI0067] Baby

[NI0069] Baby

[NI0070] Baby

[NI0071] In 1919 he listed his occupation and the occupation of his father William (Wopka) as Farmers on his application for marriage to Ella Hockema

[NI0072] States he is 5' 7" tall and 170 pounds. Blue Eyes, Grey Hair in 1936. Apparently came to Lafayette, Indiana in 1889 then to Chicago and returning to Lafayette in August 1894. Wopka states in his declaration for naturalization that his real last name was PLANTINGA.

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Plantenga Wopke G
Family Status: Head of household
Age: 25
Sex: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Amsterdam
Vessel: Amsterdam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 12/25/1889
City of Birth Netherlands
Microfilm Roll: 542
Ship Manifest Number: 1685A

[NI0073] Description: less than 2 weeks after the death of her husband

Came to US on October 19, 1889 on the ship Rotterdam Via New York. This conficts with Wopka's account.. John Vanderwielen of 1122 N. 17th Street in Lafayette, a Janitor, witnessed Katherine's petition for naturalization.

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Hamstra???
(I'm sure this is her, should have been female)
Family Status: Head of household
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Occupation: Workman
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Rotterdam
Destination: Lafayette In
Date of Arrival: 10/19/1889
City of Birth Netherlands
Microfilm Roll: 540
Ship Manifest Number: 1436

[NI0075] Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1893
Aangiftedatum 13 oktober 1893, akte nr. 149
Cornelis van der Wielen, overleden 13 oktober 1893, oud 95 jaar, weduwnaar

[NI0077] Hockema is not a real dutch last name. It is derived from Hoekema and was apparently americanized. Proof of this the discovery of her father's marriage license in Holland dated 5/13/1882

[NI0078] Actually the last name, according to dutch archives is Hoekema

Found in 1900 Census living in Wayne Township, Lafayette, Indiana with wife Elizabeth and Chilren Jennie, Charley, John, Frank, Andy, Johanna, Minnie and Alice (Ella).

Died in the Farmers Institute Near Lafayette, IN.

During Emmigration, one child died at Sea. Two other children born in the US also died. Had 12 total Children.

Was a pastor as found on the wedding certificate of his son John

[NI0079] Description: of Cancer.

of Cancer at age 52

Actually, the last name is BOS according to dutch archives. She was only 52 upon her death.

[NI0080] John Pearson had been husking corn in the forenoon on Friday, November 7th, going home at about 10am with a headache, and died suddenly at 6pm the same day. He united with the Presbyterian Church when young at Loost Cree, OH. The funeral was at Zion UB Church, and conducted by Rev O.L. Richart. Mr. Perason lived in Defiance County, moving to DeKalk Co., Indiana about 1891.

Found 1900 Census
Not Found 1910 Census

Buried: Lost Creek Cemetary SW of Ney, Ohio about 5miles.

Lost Creek
Definance County, Ohio
TownShip: Farmer
Section 29
at NE corner of Blosser Rd. and St. Rt. 2
LAT LON: 412119N 0844012W
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 41.3553, Longitude: -84.67

John Pearson and Amanda Shanklin probably knew each other as children as they both grew up on Milford Township as children of Farmers and lived near each other, as was discoverd in the 1880 census of Defiance County, Ohio pages 204b and 207a.

[NI0081] Died at age 81. A member of the 1st church of the Nazarene.

"Mrs. Amanda Susan Pearce dead at age 81 years. Resident of near Waterloo passes away at the home of her daughter in Elkhart, funeral at Butler. Mrs. Amanda Susan Pearce, 81 years of age, of near Waterloo, widow of the late Charles Pearce died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Burer of Elkhart at 1:35 sunday morning of complications. Mrs. Pearce had been in aling health for several years and had been bedfast for the past 5 weeks. Mrs. Pearce had lived near Waterloo for the past 14 years and since 1947 she had spent the winter months with the daughter and family in Elkhart, returning to her home in the summer. The deceased was born in Wayne County, Ohio, on 25 Aug 1870, the daughter of the late James and Martha Shanklin. She was united in marriage to John Francis Pearson on 5 Apr 1888. Mr. Pearson died in Troy, Indiana Nov 9, 1913. ON June 14, 1921, the widow married Clarke Pearce in Auburn. Mr. Pearce died in 1935 in Edgerton, Michigan. Five daughters and three sons were born to Mr and Mrs. Pearson. Three sons and one daughter preceeded her in death..... She was a member of the First Christian Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in the Lost Creek Cemetery, near Ney, Ohio."

[NI0082] Also seen as Pearson

1880 Census Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John S. PEARSON Self M Male W 63 NH Farmer NH NH
Betsy A. PEARSON Wife M Female W 61 NH Keeping House NH NH
John F. PEARSON Son S Male W 16 OH Farm Laborer NH NH
Alvira O. PEARSON Cousin S Female W 37 OH NH NJ

Source Information:
Census Place Milford (township), Defiance, Ohio
Family History Library Film 1255011
NA Film Number T9-1011
Page Number 207A

[NI0083] Found Spelled Betsey.

[NI0084] Johanna was his 2nd of 4 wives.

From History of Cornish, NH:

2. FRANCIS7 COBB (Francis6, Ebenezer5-4-3, John2, Henry1) b. March 20, 1789; m. first, Feb. 7, 1814, Elizabeth W. Lucy of Cornish, who d. Dec. 13, 1814, with her two infant children; m. second, Sept. 26, 1815, Joanna Coburn of Cornish. who d. May 19, 1820, aged 38; m. third, March 7, 1821, Mrs. Betsey (Bruce) Bugbee, who d. March 6, 1832; m. fourth. Dec. 27. 1832, Jedidah Burnap of Cornish, dau. of Dea. Elijah and Naomi Burnap. She d. Feb. 28. 1862. He d. April 12. 1856, aged 66 years. Children. all b. in Cornish:

i. and ii. Twins by Elizabeth W. Lucy; d. Dec. 13. 1814.

Children by Joanna Coburn:

iii. CHESTER, b. May 6. 1816; m. Feb. 23, 1844, Juliette Fairbanks. Res. in Homer, N. Y. Three children. He d. April 4, 1859. She d. May 25, 1896.
iv. BETSEY AMELIA. b. Jan. 15. 1819: m. Oct. 4. 1843, John S. Persons. Three children. She d. Feb. 2, 1886.

Child by Betsey (Bruce) Bugbee:

3. v. EDMUND HOOKER, b. Nov. 25, 1822.

Children by Jedidah Burnap:

vi. ORSON W., b. Dec. 5,1836;d. March 10, 1835.
vii. MINERVA P., b. April 22, 1836. Res.. West Lebanon. Unm.

[NI0085] Was Francis 2nd wife. He had 4.

[NI0086] Francis was born in Plymouth, Mass. He went to sea at the age of 14, but returned home in time to enlist as a soldier in the war of the revolution, in which he served to the end. Soon after the close of the war, he and his brother Ebenezer went to Cornish, N.H., probably about 1784. his property consisted of the clothes he wore and his axe, and probably a few shillings in money. He bought a farm, about one mile northwest of Cornish Flat. He had 7 children.

More from the History of Cornish, NH:

Cobb, Francis
Released 09 June 2003
History of the Town of Cornish, Sullivan County, New Hampshire

This family can easily be traced back 300 years to Henry Cobb1, b. 1586 in the County of Rent. Eng. He came to America in 1629 and was a prominent man in Barnstable, Mass., where he lived and d. He left sixteen children. His eldest son, John2, b. June 7, 1632, in Plymouth, Mass., had eight children. His fourth son. Ebenezer3, b. Aug. 9, 1671, had a family of twelve children, b. in Kingston and Middleboro. Mass. The eldest son, Ebenezer4, was b. in Kingston in a house still standing (1900). Lived 107 years and 8 months, living in three centuries, having been b. in 1694. and dying in 1801. He had eleven children. His eldest son, also named Ebenezer5 was parent of seventeen children. Of this family two brothers, Francis6 and Ebenezer6, both b. in Plympton, Mass., came to Cornish about 1754. Francis had served as a soldier in the War of the Revolution to its close. They bought a tract of land of Esq. Daniel Chase, whereon they settled and spent the remainder of their lives.

They divided the land between themselves. and the farms still bear their names. It was then chiefly a tract of wild woodland, but they cleared a portion, and raised wheat, paying for the land in one year. The yield is said to have been 70 bu. to the acre.

1. FRANCIS6 COBB (Ebenezer5-4-3, John2, Henry1) b. Nov. 2, 1753; m. July 28, 1784, Phoebe Hobbs, b. Oct. 1, 1762. and d. Feb. 16, 1853, aged 92. He d. Feb. 5, 1845, aged 92. Children, all b. in Cornish:

i. JERUSHA, b. June 30, 1785; m. Feb. 15, 1809, David Huggins; had -children. She d. July 26, 1822.
ii. SILAS, b. June 25, 1756; d. March 14, 1835.
2. iii. FRANCIS, b. March 20, 1789.
iv. PHOEBE, b. Jan. 5, 1791; m. March 30, 1814, Ira Johnson. Three children:

1. 1. Orren, b. June 17. 1815, and d. Aug. 10, 1897, in Lebanon.
2. 2. Clarissa, b. Oct. 18, 1816; m. first, in 1839, James M. Beers, had five children; m. second, Aug. 21, 1855, Amasa Davis, one child. She d. March 16, 1897.
3. 3. Ira, Jr., b. March 18, 1823. Was a soldier in the Civil War and d. in the service. Phoebe d. Dec. 5, 1873.

v. JOEL, b. Dec. 25,1794; m. -, Betsey Wright, five children. Jerusha Amarilla, Phoebe, and two that d. in infancy. He d. Dec. 25, 1859, in Canada.
vi. MINERVA, b. Aug. 8, 1799; m. Oct. 31, 1819. Samuel Ide of Coventry, Vt. She d. Aug. 22, 1826.
vii. CALVIN CUSHMAN b. Dec. 12,1804; m. June 3, 1838, Sophia Mariette Hall, dau. of Moody and Lois (Huntington) Hall, b. Sept. 18, 1806, and d. Jan. 13, 1883. Res. mainly in Homer, N. Y. Had four children. He d. Jan. 25, 1883.

[NI0087] Also seen as Hobbs

[NI0088] Description: Lyphoid Fever aged 56Y 5mo 9d

Had 13 children. Was a civil war veteran. He was in Co. 2nd Batt. US INF., for 3 years at the age of 18 years at Chattanooga. James partcipated in General Shermans George Campaign, in action at Pea Ridge, Corinth, Hoover's Gap and Mission Ridge.

Came to Defiance County, Ohio in 1883 (ref:Laura's obituary)

Found as a Farmer in 1880 Census with Family in Milford, Defiance County, Ohio. So Obituary was wrong.


1880:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James SHANKLIN Self M Male W 36 OH Farmer VA OH
Martha SHANKLIN Wife M Female W 33 OH Keeping House PA PA
Sherman SHANKLIN Son S Male W 13 OH At Home OH OH
Mary E. SHANKLIN Dau S Female W 11 OH At Home OH OH
Susan A. SHANKLIN Dau S Female W 9 OH OH OH
Laura M. SHANKLIN Dau S Female W 7 OH OH OH
Cora B. SHANKLIN Dau S Female W 6 OH OH OH
Sylvester SHANKLIN Son S Male W 4 OH OH OH
Alexander SHANKLIN Son S Male W 3 OH OH OH
Charles M. SHANKLIN Son S Male W 7M OH OH OH

[NI0089] Description: Hicksville, Ohio Forrest Lawn Cemetary 64Y 2m 24d

Found in Defiance County, Milford Township in 1910. Lists Pennsylvania as the birthplace of both of her parents. Says she was born in Ohio. Living with daughters, Loma (or Laura) M. and May. Says she had 11 children, 11 of whom are living in 1910.

[NI0090] Listed age at 54 in 1880 census.

[NI0092] The Shanklins are said to have come from the village of that name in the Isle of Wright, England. Three brothers crossed the sea about 1750, William settling a while in Rockingham, one remaining in Pennsylvania, and one going into the southwest of Virginia. The third was probably Robert of whom there is a mention in Rockingham during the revolutionary period.

In 1880, Alexander, aged 65 lists the birthplace of his parents as England. He was born in Virginia.

[NI0093] Alexander's 2nd wife.

She is listed as being 75 in the 1880 Census which doesnt make sense.

Alexander SHANKLIN Self M Male W 65 VA Farmer ENG ENG
Mary SHANKLIN Wife M Female W 75 OH Keeping House OH OH
Hattie SHANKLIN Dau S Female W 37 OH Keeping House VA OH
Alexander SHANKLIN Son S Male W 22 OH Farm Hand VA OH
Austin SHANKLIN Son S Male W 18 OH Farm Hand VA OH

[NI0094] A Revolutionary Soldier

[NI0095] Also seen as Betts

[NI0097] Found in 1880 Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Catharine LEISY Self W Female W 80 PA PA PA
Keziah LEISY Dau S Female W 48 OH Keeping House PA PA
Henry LEISY Son D Male W 40 OH Works In Saw Mill PA PA
Josiah LEISY GSon S Male W 25 OH Works In Saw Mill PA PA

[NI0100] Description: of a stroke

Had 3 children. Spent most of his life in Stockwell primarily in the Restaurant Business. He was a member of the masonic lodge and a 32nd degree mason. Also a member of the methodist church. Other son was named Clark.

Found living in Parke County, Florida township with Nora and Hiram in 1910. Listed his occupation as Agent at a Depot (train?) Indicates his father was born in Missouri and his mother in Ohio.

"Stockwell-September 13 - Ellsworth Brooks, 74 died at noon today at the home hospital after a years illness. Born near little Jeff, Indiana, he was a son of Hiram Brooks. Most of his life was spent here, where for many years he was in the restaurant business. He married Nora Cosby on June 23, 1889, who preceeded him in death. He was a member of the masonic lodge and 32nd degree mason; also a member of the Methodist Church. He leaves two sons, Hiram of this place and Clark of Dearborn, Michigan. Friends may call at the residence Sunday afternoon. Services Monday at 2pm from the Methodist Church. Rev. G.V. Roush officiating. Burial Johnson Cemetary. Dickerson Funeral Home in charge"

[NI0101] Description: Consumption

Born near Kirkpatrick in Lauramie township.

"Stockwell Dec 27 (special). Ill 2 years now, Mrs. Nora Brooks, wife of Ellsworth Brooks, died at 12:30 this afternoon at the family home here. She was born in Lauramie Township, near Kirkpatrick April 2, 1866 a daughter of Francis M. and Sarah A. Cosby. June 23, 1889, she married Mr. Brooks. Surviving are the husband, two sons, Clark of Detroit, Mi. and Hiram of Stockwell., her aged mother, 91 years old, and a brother, Stanford Cosby, both of Stockwell. The body was removed to the Dickerson Funeral Home and will be returned Sunday Morning to the family residence, where the funeral will be held at 1:30, Reverend C.V. Roush will officiate and internment will be in Johnson Cemetary."

[NI0102] Had 2 children. Civil War Veteran. Was a long time restaurant owner. Also a shoe cobbler later in life.

IN 1880 Census, list his mother and father's birth place as Missouri.

In 1870 Lists his birth place as Indiana. Wife born in Ohio.

In 1910, he lists his occupation as lunch room restauranter in Lauramie Township. He has grandson Clarke living with him and his wife in Stockwell.

Ellsworth must have been his only son, as the 1910 cenus lists only 1 child and 1 living child as theirs.

By 1920 Census, Hiram aged 78 and Ann aged 76 lived next door to son Ellsworth, aged 52 and his wife Nora aged 58 and her mother Sarah Cosby, aged 75. Occupation: Shoe Cobbler - Owns Shop.

"Hiram Brooks Aged Restaurant Man of Stockwell"

Hiram Brooks aged 83, a veteran of the Civil War and long a restaurant man at Stockwell, Indiana died at the family home here Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. His health had been poor for some time and several days ago he contracted the illness which brought on his death."

THE DEATH OF HIRAM BROOKS, SR.
Aged Restaurant man of Stockwell expires. Hiram Brooks, 83, a veteran of the Civil war, and long a restaurant man of Stockwell, died at the family home here Tuesday evening at 6 o’clock. His health had been poor for some time, and several days ago he contracted the illness which brought on his death. Mr. Brooks was born August 26, 1842, on a farm near Clarks Hill, and, accordingly, was one of the oldest native sons of Tippecanoe co. During the Civil war he saw service with the 63rd Indiana Volunteers, Company I. He had been in business for many years, and had come to be widely known and highly respected. Surviving are the widow, a son, Ellsworth, who is now conducting the restaurant formerly operated by his father; two grandsons and five great-grandchildren, and two half-brothers, Jess Ryan, of Chicago, and Alfred Ryan of Frankfort. Funeral services will be held at the family home Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Richard Pengilly, of the Stockwell M.E. church, in charge; burial Johnson cemetery.

[NI0103] Was an invalid for 3 years prior to her death. Came to Stockwell in 1872. Was called 'fat grandma'. Born in Ohio, appears her family emmigrated to Indiana before 1868. She stayed, family then moved to Danville, Ill.

"Stockwell 1926 - Mrs. Ann D. Brooks of Stockwell, one of the oldest residents of Lauramie Township died suddenly at 8:00 Saturday Night at her home. She had been an invalid for three years, but her demise was unexpected. Mrs. Brooks was born at New Burlington, Ohio August 22, 1846 and came to Stockwell in 1872. She had since resided there. Her husband died March 2, 1926. Surviving is a son Ellsworth Brooks, residing at home, and two grandsons, Hiram Brooks of Stockwell and Clark Brooks of Detroit, Michigan, together with 5 great grand children. Funeral services will be conducted at home at 2:00 Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Pengilly, pastor of the M.E. Church will officiate and burial will be in the Johnson Cemetery."

[NI0104] From Thelma Brooks Morgan:

Many stories have been told about the family of John Brooks, my g-g-grandfather. The most important one told was about his adventure as a Captain on a river boat. Not only the Captain of the river boat, but he was also a Pugilist, or boxer, and gave exhibitions aboard the river boat. There was a letter written to a relative, Mrs Konapack, that stated these facts. Mrs Konapack was the genealogist for the Anderson family. She joined the DAR thru our Anderson relative.

His great-grandson made the following statement: "John died in Indiana before his father and was buried just inside the gate of the Jefferson Cemetery, in Clinton county, Indiana." Jefferson, called Little Jeff, was only about four miles from their home and only had one cemetery about two miles north of town. The grave of his wife Priscilla, who after John's death, married Jess Ryan, march 11, 1849, in Clinton county, Indiana, can be found inside the gate at the Jefferson Cemetery, next to her second husband, Jess Ryan, but there is no sign of a grave or stone for John Brooks, her first husband.

In the estate record of Robert Brooks, the father of John, it states that John was deceased, and listed his children, Margery, James, Hiram and Thomas. It gave the guardian as John E. Loveless, March 16, 1849.

The Cemetery records were destroyed in a house fire, therefore, we could not find a burial record. The Ryan home was at Jefferson, where their children, Alice, Albert, Miranda, Joseph, Ida, and Jesse Ryan, half-brothers and sisters of Margaret, James, Thomas and Hiram Brooks, spent their childhood.

[NI0105] Remarried to Jesse Ryan after the death of John.

On March 11, 1849, in Clinton County, In., Priscilla House Anderson Brooks, the widow of John Brooks, married Jesse Ryan. Jesse & priscilla had the following children; Alice, Alfred, Clarenda, Jesse, Josephine, and Ida.
John Brooks and Priscilla had Marjorie, Hiram, James & Thomas Brooks.

[NI0106] His obituary can be found in the Methodist Advocate - Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Indiana. It states his birth date as November 8, 1790, Fredrick county, Va. Robert Brooks settled in Clinton county, Indiana, about 1828, and purchased land along the county line, part of it in Lauramie township, Tippecanoe county, Indiana. The Brooks family were respected citizens, and members of the Methodist church. Mr. Brooks died at his home when about sixty years of age. When Mr. Robert Brooks died, his farm was purchased by William Bell and his brother George Bell. When William Bell died the land was left to William and Sarah Brooks Bell's children.

[NI0107] Had 12 Children.

Stone reads: d. June 21, 1847, age 66y8m

[NI0108] According to GENEALOGY of the Anderson Family:

Letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson

... Continued from the entry of Thomas Anderson...
My father was James Anderson, second son of Capt. Thomas Anderson. He was born February 17th 1768, where his father was born, on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Va. He died October 24th, 1844. He entered the Cavalry service as a Second Lieutenant, or more properly speaking, Ensign; aided in putting down the Whisky Insurrection, and afterwards served under Gen. Anthony Wayne, until his (Wayne's) death, in December, 1796. He was a gallant and meritorious officer, and for meritorious service and gallantry was made a Captain.

I have seen his three commissions, that of Ensign, Lieutenant, and Captain. He was a member of the church of his ancestors until he settled in Ohio, and then became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church simply because there was no Episcopal Church in his neighborhood. He removed to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1806 and settled on his farm there on the 7th day of April the same year.

He was united in marriage in Virginia to Miss Priscilla House, by whom he had eleven children, ten of whom grew up and married. They were Levi Henshaw, Thomas Jefferson, John and Mahala (born on the old place in Virginia) and Elizabeth, James Madison, Ruth, Rebecca, Hiram and Priscilla, born in Ohio.

My mother (Priscilla House), the wife of Capt. James Anderson, died on the 7th day of August, 1847, seventy years of age. My father was an upright citizen and a soldier of undaunted courage.

... Continued in the entry of John Anderson ...

According to GENEALOGY of the Anderson Family:

the last paragraph of the above letter adds:
My father was a mathematician and engineer, and in addition to his other military duties he superintended the construction of most of Wayne's forts.

Research Notes:
The dates and spouse of James Madison Anderson are taken from the DAR Lineage book entries for Mrs Edith Johnson Miner Deaver and Mrs. Lillian O. Van Schaick Miner. The name of Thomas Jefferson Anderson's wife is taken from the DAR Lineage Book entry for Mrs. Mary Princess Anderson Orton.

The IGI gives Thomas Jefferson Anderson b. 2 Apr 1801

From Thelma Brooks:



James and Priscilla, were the parents of eleven children. Ten of whom grew to be men and women. Several of his children settled in Clinton county, Indiana, so James decided to join them. He sold his property in Ohio, and moved to Indiana several years before his death, which occurred October 24, 1844. His main occupation was divided between agriculture and surveying. He was also noted for his active and timely labors in behalf of needy pioneers, for his earnest support of religion, and of the Whig party. Captain James Anderson had one son, Rev. H. H. Anderson, and one son-in-law Rev, Alfred N. Cave (a chaplain), and seventeen grandchildren in our service during the Great Rebellion. (Civil War)

He moved to Clinton County Indiana, Washington Township in the fall of 1834 or early in 1835. Their graves are side by side in the old Abbott Cementary in Clinton County, Indiana.

[NI0109] Description: Abbott Cemetary near Fickle, Indiana

The House family had large land holdings which were still in the hands of their descendants around 1900. Priscilla married James Anderson in 1798, moved to Ohio after having four of her eleven children, and moved once more in her late years to Clinton County, Indiana. Her grandson James House Anderson, who can be assumed to have known his grandparents., reported her union with James as an ideal marriage. Her husband, James, in his last year told her to go back to Ohio after he died and live with their son Thomas Jefferson Anderson. There are no records concerning whether she returned, but her death was in Clinton county, Indiana.

[NI0110] 1860 Ohio Census lists him as a farmer with net value $500 and born in Ohio.

A civil war veteran.
civil war number #1889621

Found living in Danville, Ill in 1880 Census. Listed as Lavin Hurley.

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Lavin HURLEY Self M Male W 58 OH Butcher OH OH
Elizabeth HURLEY Wife M Female W 56 OH Keeping House OH OH
Issac L. HURLEY Son S Male W 25 OH Blacksmith OH OH
Ida HURLEY Dau S Female W 12 IN OH OH
Emma ALOUGH GDau S Female W 3 IL IL OH

Story:

LEVIN HURLEY: Is a native of Ohio, born March 20, 1822, was a son of LEVIN and SUSANNA (BURT) HURLEY, long ago deceased. His wife, whom he married in Clinton county, O., in 1842, is ELIZABETH, daughter of DAVID and POLLY ERVIN, long ago deceased; his wife was born in Clinton Co., O., April 20, 1824. By this marriage there are eleven children, born in the order here given: HARRISON dec., ANN, WILLIAM, MARY dec., ALEXANDER dec., JOHN, ISAAC, MALINDA, BELLE dec., JOSEPHINE dec., and IDA dec. Comrade HURLEY was employed in farming when he entered the Federal army August, 1862, from Clinton county, Ind., at the age of 40 years; he was enrolled as a private in Co. A, 20th Ind. V. I., 1st Brig., 3d Div., 2d A. C. In 1863 he was wounded in right hand at Chancellorsville; he entered Douglas hospital, Washington, D. C.; he remained there one year, having been detailed as nurse when able; he was furloughed for thirty days and returned to his command in front of Petersburg in fall of 1864. In 1863 he was sent to New York with his Regt. to suppress the draft riots then occurring in that city. The following are his battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Kelleys Ford, Fredericksburg 1st and 2d, front of Petersburg, Gettysburg, Burksville and numerous skirmishes; he was granted an honorable discharge May, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind. His oldest son, HARRISON served in 11th Ind. Cav., took sick and died during service; his son-in-1aw, H. BROOKS, served in an Ind. Regt. His wife's half-brother, CORNELIUS COTTERAL served in 12th O. V. I., was taken prisoner and held in Libby 18 months. Comrade HURLEY belongs to Carroll Post, he is a disabled soldier and his address is Stockwell, Ind.

Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, Vol. II (New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1896) p. 1200.

[NI0111] Found living in Danville, Ill in 1880 Census

THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH HURLEY
Mrs. Elizabeth Hurley, widow of Leven Hurley, died at 8:45 o’clock this morning at the Soldiers’ home after a lingering illness. She was born in Clinton county, Ohio, April 20, 1824. She has been a resident of Tippecanoe county for a number of years. She was admitted to the home last July from this county. She leaves two daughters, both living in Stockwell. The body will be taken to Stockwell to-morrow and the funeral will be held at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Brooks.

NOTE: Mrs Elizabeth Hurley, aged 83, who makes her home with her daughter, Mrs Anna Brooks, entertained at a dinner during the holidays her sons, William Hurley and wife, John Hurley and wife, of Crawfordsville, Isaac Hurley and wife, of Danville, Illinois, her daughters Mrs Hiram Brooks and Lennie Gapen, of Stockwell, her grandchildren, George Shanklin and wife of Crawfordsville, Edward Hurley and wife of Danville, M B Platt, wife and daughter of Lafayette, Jesse A Baer, wife and children, 23 in number. It was the first time she had had her entire family at a reunion dinner for over thirty years. A pleasant time was spent and all vied with the other in doing honor to the aged mother, grandmother and great grandmother. (Lafayette Morning Journal, Friday, November 4, 1907)

[NI0113] Also seen as Birt

Found living with daughter Nancy McDonald in 1860 Census in New Burlington, Ohio. Lists her birth as Virginia.

[NI0114] Also seen as Erwin

[NI0116] He had red curly hair.

[NI0117] Sarah Anne Cosby was the daughter of James and Mary Johnson Cartmill. She married Francis Marian Cosby, January 10, 1861, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She was the mother of four children, James Riley, Ira Lewis, Nora and Santford Marian Cosby.

OBITUARY FOR SARAH ANN CARTMILL COSBY - Mrs. Sarah Cosby, 92, widow of Francis Cosby, died at her home in Stockwell, Saturday night at 7:00. She had been sick for five years. Born in Putman County, April 11, 1844, she was the daughter of James and Mary Johnson Cartmill and was married to Francis Cosby on January 10, 1861. She was a member of the Stockwell Methodist church. Surviving is a son Sanford, of Lauramie township, seven grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. The body was taken to the Baker Funeral Home in Dayton and will be returned to the family home here. Friends may call after Monday noon. Burial will be in the Johsnon Cemetery near Stockwell. (Lafayette Journal Courier, July 1939)

[NI0118] Was also married to Sara Van Horne

Grave Stone Inscription:

"JAMES COSBY
Died July 26, 1861.
AGED 63 yrs., 10 ms.
& 2 dys."

[NI0119] Born in ohio by declaration of Frances on 1880 Census.

Burial stone reads:
"ELIZABETH
Wife of
JAMES COSBY
Died Mar. 22, 1847.
Aged 38 yrs., 11 ms.
& 25 ds."

NOTE: Her Stone was destroyed by lightning in 1976. Her parents are Alexander & Polly. Born in Ky. - Thelma Brooks.

[NI0120] Also seen as Cartmill, Cartmell.

Left Coshocton County Ohio around 1839 for Indiana. May have traveled with Brother James to Parke County before coming to Tippecanoe County.

James and Mary Cartmill (Cartmel) were pioneers, having come to Indiana, from Ohio. The settled in Putman, County, then moved to Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County,locating on Lauramie Creek. They first rented land, but later bought a farm of eighty-five acres, about four miles south-west of Stockwell, Indiana. They had 10 children.

[NI0121] Some records state that Mary Ann Johnson was wife of James Cartmill, and that they were married in Ohio. Marriage record stated her name was Mary Ann Creek, but she could have been a first wife. (Ref; Past and Present, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, page 997-999)

[NI0126] Had 3 wives.

[NI0137] Descendant of William the Conqueror

[NI0151] Was a Lafayette, Indiana Policeman and a veteran of World War 2.

THE DEATH OF ROBERT ELLSOWRTH BROOKS
July 20, 1988 - Robert E. Brooks, 71, who aided in the search for aviatrix Amelia Earhart who disappeared while flying across the Pacific Ocean in 1937, died unexpectedly at 2 P.M. Wednesday in his home at 2612 Oxford St., apparently of a heart attack. He had been in failing health for the past three years. Mr. Brooks served in the Navy during World War II in the South Pacific and was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Lamson, when Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan were reported missing. The Lamson and six other American ships and parties from several other nations searched the Pacific from San Diego to Hawaii for the missing fliers. He served in the Navy from 1936 until 1940, and in 1942 re-listed. He served until 1947.

Mr. Brooks was a detective when he retired in 1967 from the Lafayette Police Department. Born March 30, 1917, in Stockwell, he was reared there and had lived in this area all of his life. He was married Feb. 7, 1953, in Lafayette to Irene Ross, who formerly was a waitress at Sarge Biltz restaurant. She survives. Mr. Brooks was a member of American Legion Post 11; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1154; Fraternal Order of Police, Arman Lodge 49; American Association of Retired Persons; and was on the Lafayette Police Department pistol team for many years. Surviving with his wife are a daughter, Mrs. Roger (Diana) Miers of Fort Myers, Fla.; one son, Ronald Brooks of Fresno, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma L. Morgan of Stockwell and Mrs. Cecil (Phyllis) Vanderwielen of Longboat Key, Fla.; and a brother, Donald E. Brooks of Lafayette. Three grandchildren survive. A brother, James Brooks, died in 1985. Interment at Concord Cemetery.

BROUHARD-BROOKS WEDDING
In a ceremony Saturday afternoon at 3:00, Miss Irene Dorothy Brouhard, of 818 North Tenth Street, became the bride of Robert E. Brooks of 126 North Sixth Street. Rev. Earl Heimberger read the marriage vows in Congress Street Methodist Church. Mrs Brooks is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Drake, of Chicago, and her husband's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Brooks, of Stockwell. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Delez attended the couple. The wedding guests were entertained at a reception at 522 South Thirty-First Street. Assisting were the bridegrooms brother, Donald Brooks, and Mrs. Brooks; and the bridegrooms sister, Mrs. Cecil Vanderwielen and Mr. Vanderwielen. The bride attended Wheatfield High School, Wheatfield, and is employed by Duncan Electric Company. Mr. Brooks, who attended Stockwell High School, is a member of the Lafayette Police Department. The couple is residing at 522 South Thirty-First Street.

[NI0152] A retired electrician.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Brooks of 3146 Elmwood Avenue well celebrate their 50th anniversary November 28, 1992. Their children will host an open house at their son, Kenneth Brooks of 5335 US 52 South. Mr. Brooks, a retired electrician, and 'Sally' Ruth Bray, who is retired from Jewel, were married November 29, 1942, in Stockwell. They have two other sons, Tony Brooks and Randy Brooks, both of Lafayette. They also have seven grandchildren.

[NI0153] THELMA LOUISE BROOKS:
Bussiness: 1948, Opened 'Thelmas Beauty Shop' at Stockwell, Indiana
Education #2: 1948, Graduated from Huffor Beauty School, at Frankfort, Indiana
Employer #1: 1944, Found work at the ALCOA plat in Lafayette, Indiana
Employer #2: 1950, Started to work for Duncan Metor, Lafayette, Indiana
Graduation: 1941, Graduated from Stockwell High School, Stockwell, Indiana
Military discharge: 1946, Recieved discharge at New Bern, N.C., from the MCWR.
Military:: 1945, Joined the Marine Corp. MCWR, for the duration of War.
Residence #1: 1946, Residence was at Detroit, Michigan
Residence #1-2: September 1946, Moved to Stockwell, Indiana
Residence #2: 1956, Mr. Morgan leased the 'Oaks Truck Stop', on St Rd. 52, N., of Lafayette, Indiana
Residence #3: 1957, Living on Wisbar Ranch, Whitmore, California
Residence #4: 1958, Return to Stockwell, Indiana

Marine Private Thelma Louise Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Brooks, Stockwell, had completed recruit training in the women's reserve schools at Camp Lejeune, NC. She has been assigned to duty at the Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, NC. (1945)

[NI0154] Was an Electrician. Lived his entire life in Stockwell.

THE DEATH OF JAMES BROOKS
July 7, 1985 - James R. Brooks, 51, former Stockwell fire chief and a retired electrician, died at 9:45 A.M. Sunday in his home in Stockwell. He had been in failing health two years. Born Feb. 26, 1934, in Stockwell, he was a life resident of Tippecanoe county. He graduated from Stockwell High School and was employed at Johnson Control Co. in Indianapolis until 1983 when he retired due to his illness. Mr. Brooks was a member of Stockwell United Methodist Church; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 668; and Miller lodge, F&AM 268. He was active in Stockwell Volunteer Fire Department for 20 years and was fire chief when the new fire station was built. His marriage was June 25 1955, in Stockwell, to Alice M. Hollcraft, and she survives. Also surviving are six daughters, Mrs. William (Carma) Emerick of West Lafayette, Mrs. Larry (Terri) Virgin, Mrs. Mark(Sandy) Pierson, both of Stockwell; Pam Brooks of Lafayette, and twins, Amy and Angie Brooks, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Morgan of Stockwell and Mrs. Cecil (Phyllis) Vanderwielen of Longboat Key, Fla.; and two brothers, Robert and Donald Brooks, both of Lafayette. Surviving are 5 grandchildren. Interment at Concord Cemetery.

HOLLCRAFT-BROOKS WEDDING
Alice Mae Hollcraft, to James R. Brooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Brooks, of Stockwell. Rev. Victor Ramsey officiated at the ceremony. The bride wore a street-length dress of pale blue nylon with lace trim, with a corsage of pink roses. Mis Marqueti Gibson, was maid of honor, in royal blue nylon with white trim and a corsage of pink roses. William Buckles, the brides cousin, was best man. Following the ceremony a reception was held in the home of the brides parents. Mrs. Brooks graduated from the Stockwell High School, and is employed at Loeb's department store. Her husband is also a graduate of Stockwell and is employed as an electrician. The couple will make their home at Hoosier Haven Trailer court.

[NI0156] Thomas Brooks Born ABT: 1751 Died: Dec. 1804 in Wythe County, VA. Married: Margaret Beamon on Jan 29,1771 in Middlesex County, VA at Christ Church Parish, VA. She died after Nov. 11, 1804 in Wythe County, VA. {Marriage is listed in the 1652-1812 VA. marriages directory.} Thomas and Margaret also listed under the 1800 County tax list in Finecastle County, VA.
Thomas' will was recorded 11/4/1804 in Wythe County, VA.
Probated: 2/5/1805
His father was {Thomas?} Brooks, not sure of his first name, but his wife was Mary Brooks. Mary Brooks left a will in Frederick County, VA., which named their children, Thomas being one of them listed. He was named executor of her will.

[NI0157] Revolutionary War Veteran.

The marriage record of Joseph Leisey and Sophia Schneider states "Joseph Leisig, son of deceased George Leisig, and Sophia, daughter of George Schnieder, September 19, 1784"

[NI0159] Found Hans George Lyssey to have emmigrated in 1753. CD emmigrants1538-1940 #354. His age was not listed.

Foreigners imported in the Ship Peggy, Capt. James Abercrombie, From Rotterdam. Qualified 25th Sept. 1753

[NI0161] Came From England in 1629 aboard the ship Anne. He was married twice, each wife producing 8 children.

[NI0162] Captain in the revolutionary war.

Letter from John Anderson to James H. Anderson

... Continued from the entry of William Anderson ...
Thomas Anderson, his son, was born in 1733, and died in 1808. He often aided in thwarting the Indians, and in resisting their forays. He fought during the entire Revolution, as an officer, either on the frontier against the Indians, or farther east against the British.

He was at Yorktown, in command of his Company under Washington, at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis. His highest rank during the Revolution was Captain. He never knew fear, and in fighting the Indians ran some great risks, and made many narrow escapes. I have a distinct recollection of his appearance. He looked like my brother, Thomas James, your father. He was a member of the same church as his father; was an honest man and a good citizen, and like all the family, of whom I have any account, always paid his just debts. He was a true patriot, and had he been more ambitious might have risen higher during the Revolution.

His wife was a Miss Bruce, of Virginia, by whom he had seven sons and four daughters. The sons were William, James, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Abner, and George. The daughters were Margaret, Rachel, Elizabeth, and Nancy.

William and Joseph died (soldiers) in the war of 1812. Joseph was a single man, William left a wife, three sons and one daughter. William's sons were Hiram Joseph, and William. The daughter became the wife of my brother Levi.

John married and settled in southern Indiana, when I was a mere boy, and reared a family of children. Jonathan and Abner never married. George died in his youth. Margaret married Joseph Critchfield, at the old homestead in Virginia; Rachel married William Eagle, who afterward settled in Wayne County, Ohio. Elizabeth married Thomas Eagle, nephew of William Eagle, and they settled in the neighborhood. Nancy never married.

... Continued in the entry of James Anderson ...

According to Iona Burrows Jones:

Thomas sold Anderson's Bottom in 1806 and moved the family to Ohio.

Mary's first name and Thomas place of death from DAR Lineage Book entries.

From notes of Thelma Brooks:

He died 5 months after the family arrived in Ohio, in September, and is buried in Fairfield County, Ohio. (See DAR Patriot Index, page 15, Patriotic Service Virginia.)

His sons William, Joseph, and Abner, took up arms against Great Britain in 1812.Joseph died in service at Upper Sandusky, Ohio of Camp Fever. William was in Battle of Lake Erie, lay sick a while at Put-in-Bay, after the invasion of Canada, died at Malden, or Fort Malden

[NI0163] WILLIAM ANDERSON of Scotland, descended from a family of considerable prominence, born in the Highlands in 1693, implicated in the rising of 1715 in behalf of the Pretender, Prince James, son of James11, fled in disguise, after the cruel suppression of this incipient rebellion, through England to Virginia, where British loyalist of his views ever found a warm welcome. He bought real property in Maryland, and in Virginia. He owned in 1738, and prior thereto, several plantations in the Conegochiege Manor, in Prince George County, Maryland, one of which called "Anderson Delight." Plat of estate made October 24, 1739. In the eighteenth century it was taken to Virginia; thence in 1806 to Ohio; thence to Indiana; thence to Linn County, Mo., thence in 1876 to James H. Anderson.

It was soon after coming to the country, that a rich and beautiful valley far up the Potomac, on the North Branch, attracted his notice, and on it he encamped and built a hunting lodge. This valley has ever since been known as "The Anderson Bottom." When Hampshire County, Virginia was erected, it embraced the Anderson Bottom which was only five miles from Fort Cumberland, constructed in 1754. When William Anderson came to this part of Virginia, it was a wild region, a wilderness, and its inhabitants were mostly Indian savages. William Anderson died on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Virginia in 1794, at the great age of 104 years. (Ref: Life and Letters of Judge Thomas J. Anderson and Wife, by James H. Anderson, President of the Old Northwest Genealogical Society - Printed by J. Herr - 1904.)

William farmed the land and tried to live in harmony with the Indians but was known to fight fiercely when necessary. He was a frontier soldier who attained the title of Colonel. In spite of his advancing years he recruited a company of soldiers (Militia), including his son Thomas, and joined General Braddock's army to fight in the disastrous English defeat at Fort Dusquene (now Pittsburgh). According to his grandson, John Anderson, he was in the thick of the fighting. William was also known to spend as much time as possible hunting and fishing.

William Anderson died on the Anderson Bottom, in Hampshire County, Va., in 1797, at the great age of 104. He was hale, hearty and out in the fields hunting regularly until after he was 80 years. He was in his late 90's before he needed glasses to read, and had a full head of hair and his own teeth when he died. He was supposed to still have possessed some of his gold, but it was either hidden too well or gone according to his grandson James who had once seen it. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was he father of four children, two sons and two daughters.

William and his (first) wife Rachel, conveyed 100 acres of good land on New Creek, in Hampshire county, to John Baker, Nov 9, 17172. William and his (second) wife Margaret conveyed Sept 17, 1787, to James Malloy, 327 acres of choice land, situate on Gibbons and Crooked run, in said county. William conveyed by deed of gift, May 18, 1791, to his son Thomas, 187 acres of the Anderson Bottom farm, also other lands adjoining it, and 50 acres lying in Maryland. William and his wife Margaret, conveyed July 22, 1797, to Thomas Anderson, 206 acres of choice land on Gibbons and Crooked run, in said county. Thomas Anderson and Sarah his wife, conveyed Nov 22, 1802, said 206 acres to Martin Shaffer. Thomas Anderson conveyed April 16, 1802, by deed of gift, 93 acres of the Anderson Bottom to his son James. Thomas Anderson conveyed Feb 16, 1806, to Danile Collins, all the Anderson Bottom land except said 93 acres. James Anderson and Priscilla his wife, conveyed Feb 26, 1806, to Daniel Collins said 93 acres. The deeds of conveyance of said real estate, except the Maryland property, are all of record in Romney, Hampshire county, W. Va. William Anderson obtained the most of his Virginia real estate from Lord Fairfax.

MILITARY SERVICE:
William Andersons name appears twice in a list of persons who furnished supplies for Continental purposes under the Commissioners of Provision Law, certified at a court held for Hampshire County, Virginia, the 15th day of May, 1782. This list was taken from a manuscript in the Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, and was copied by Miss Anne Waller Reddy, Secretary of Old Dominion Chapter, DAR, Richmond, Virginia. It was printed in DAR Magazine, August 1929, page 481.

Other Ref: "Life and Letters of Judge T J Anderson and Wife", J H Anderson.
National Numbers: 141769, 271 and 235708, 268; 295095.
DAR Magazine, August 1929, page 481,, V63.

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From a family of considerable prominence. Implicated in the rising in 1715 in behalf of the Pretender, Prince James, sone of James II, fled in disguise after the cruel rebellion, through England to Virginia, where British Loyalists of his views provided a warm welcome.

Letter from John Anderson to James H.
Anderson of Columbus, Ohio.
Marion, Ohio, Oct. 26, 1886.

Mr. J. H. Anderson, Columbus, Ohio.

My Dear Nephew:--

I now undertake to give you some account of my ancestors. My Great-grandfather, William Anderson, was born in Scotland, in the year 1693 and died in Virginia in 1797. He was a friend of the Stuart dynasty, and joined the standard of Prince James, the Pretender, (as he was styled by some) son of James II, the deposed King of England.

After the rising in 1715, he fled into England where he tarried awhile, and then made his way in disguise, I am told, to Virginia, where he had relatives. He went up the Potomac river till he came to a beautiful and fertile valley, or bottom, on the North Branch, and here he decided to settle. It has ever since been called the Anderson Bottom, and was afterward included within the boundaries of Hampshire County, Virginia. That was then a wild region, inhabited mainly by Indians, but there were a few French, and probably a few British subjects west of William Anderson's new home.

He was strong and brave, and helped to protect the frontier settlements from murderous Indian foes. In "Braddock's defeat" (Braddock's engagement with the French and Indians near Fort Duquense) though beaten he fought bravely.

He was the father of four children, two boys and two girls. One of his sons, William, was killed by the Indians in the mountains near home. One of his daughters married Captain William Henshaw, of Berkley County, Virginia, whose plantation was near Bunker Hill, on Mill Creek.

I have forgotten the name of the husband of the other daughter, although I have often heard it. (In a subsequent letter he says her name was Sarah and that she married a Mr. Wilkins.)

As he, William Anderson, was 104 years old at the time of his death he was a little childish, but at 80 he was as strong and active as ever. He brought a large amount of gold from Scotland, or it was afterward sent to him, and he was known to possess a great deal when he died, but after his death it could never be found.

My father often saw it and believed it had been stolen during his last sickness or put away by him with too much care. He was opposed to the marriage of his daughter to Capt. Henshaw on account of his poverty; but the Captain afterward inherited a fine English fortune--he was an Englishman by birth--and became wealthy and prominent.

I have forgotten the name of William Anderson's first wife--the mother of his children. The name of his second wife was Barnett, to whom he was married at the age of 80. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

... Continued in the entry of Thomas Anderson ...

According to Iona Burrows Jones:

William Anderson came to Virginia in 1739, or at least by that date he own several plantations in Virginia and Maryland. One was "Anderson's Delight" and another "Anderson's Bottom". Andersonson's Delight was near Washington, DC.

--more-

In the name of God Amen, I William Anderson of Hampshire County and State of Virginia Farmer, being very weak in body, but of perfect mind memory and understanding and mindful of my Mortality do this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Eighty six, make and publish this my last will and testament [illegible] following. First I resign my Soul into the hands of Almighty God, hoping and believing a remission of my Sins by the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ. And my Body I commit to the Earth and desire to be decently and privately Buried at the discretion of of my Executor and my Worldly Estate I give and devest as follows -
First, I give and bequeath to my Dear beloved wife all my moveable or Personal Estate _ Consisting of one Horse cows, Calves and Hogs, to her and for her own proper use forever _ also all my household furniture to her for ever, also I give and bequeath to her for and during her Natural Life my now dwelling house, out houses and all other appurtenances thereunto belonging One fourth of the orchard and its profits, my Lower Meadow and one field adjoining my upper meadow containing ten acres of tillable land to and for her own use during her Natural Life_

Next I give and bequeath to my five Daughters, namely Nancy, Rachel, Sarah, Catherine and Hannah, Each One Shilling Sterling. And Lastly I Constitute, Ordain, make and appoint My Only Son Thomas Anderson my Sole Executor of this my Last Will and Testament all and Singular my Lands Messuages and Tenements by him to be possessed and my [illegible] before him [illegible] revoke and dissanull all and every other testaments, wills, legacies and Bequests whatsoever by me in any ways before willed or bequeathed Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal the day and Year written

declared by the Testator as and for his last will and Testament in the presence of us who at his request in his presence and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our names as witness thereto -
Evan Gwynns
Henry Hains
Arthur do Ohara

At a Court held for Hampshire County the 9th day of April 1794, This last will and Testament of William Anderson deceased was proved by the oath of Arthur OHarra one of the witnesses thereto and on the motion of Thomas Anderson the Executor therein named certificate is granted him for obtaining aprobate thereof in due form he having taken the oath of an executor and together with Arthur Oharra and John House his Securities entered into and Acknowledged a Bond in the penalty of three hundred pounds Conditioned as the Law directs And at a Court held for the said County the 11th day of June [then nigh] following the said will was further proved by the oath of Evan Gwynne another Witness thereto and is ordered to be recorded .

"William Anderson was born in the highlands of Scotland in 1693, implicated in the rising of 1715 in behalf of the Pretender, Prince James, som of James II, fled in disguise, after the cruel suppression of this inceipient rebellion, thru England to Virginia, where British loyalists of his view provided a warm welcome. It was not long after his arrival he recieved remittances which which he brought real property in Maryland and Virginia." - more in the book "Life and Letters of Thomas Jefferson Anderson and Wife"

[NI0168] He was most likely the Johanne Roer who landed at Philadelphia in the ship "The Mortonhouse" on 24 August 1728.

He bought a farm on the Conestoga Creek, 8 Oct 1763

[NI0170] MARRIAGES BY REV. JOHN LINN, CENTRE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SHERMANS VALLEY,
PERRY (THEN CUMBERLAND) COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA

United congregations consisting of Centre & Upper (Blain).
Copy of original record at The Perry Historians
Contributed by Vi P. Limric

Unless otherwise stated names given are usually part of the Centre
Presbyterian Church Congregation.

5 Jul, James Goudy of Rye Twp. and Catherine Pollock of
Tyrone Twp.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~paperry/linnmarr.htm

[NI0176] Mayflower passenger. He first married 1624-5 to a widow Martha Ford who came in the "Fortune" in 1621 and died between 1627-1631 then married Mary Unk between 1627-1631. He was a mayflower Planter. During his short life of 13 years in Plymouth, Peter was a useful citizen and had business dealings with most everybody in the colony, as his estate inventory cleary shows. A Carpenter and builder, he was in great demand. His untimely death was a blow to everyone.

Peter Browne was one of the unmarried men who came to seek his fortune. He married Martha, widow of William Ford, who arrived aboard the Fortune in November, 1621.Very little is known about Mayflower passenger Peter Brown. He married twice in Plymouth; first the widow, Martha (_____) Ford and second, Mary (_____). He had two children by each wife and died in 1633. His brother, John, also emigrated to Plymouth Colony and lived in Duxbury for many years.

Martha (Ford ) Brown came over on the Fortune with her husband and two children. She had a son born shortly after her arrival, who died soon She had two children by Peter Brown and died by 1630.

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

Nothing is known about the ancestry of Peter Browne. The royal lineage that
has been published is totally without basis, and no documentary evidence has
ever been presented to show who the parents of Peter Browne actually were.

It has been suggested that Peter Browne may have come from Great
Burstead, Billericay, Essex, but that claim is simply based on the fact that
there was a Peter Brown taxed there in 1624, and since names tend to run in
families maybe he was somehow related. No evidence has ever been shown
to suggest the two are related, however.

Peter Browne is known to have had a brother John, who came to Plymouth
and took up residence in Duxbury.

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

William Bradford wrote in his "increasings and decreasings" section of his
journal the following about Peter Browne: "Peter Browne married twice. By his
first wife he had two children who are living and both of them married; and the
one of them hath two children. By his second wife he had two more. He died
about sixteen years since."

Peter Browne and John Goodman are mentioned in a strange incident
recorded in Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. While out
gathering thatch for the houses the Pilgrims were building the first winter,
Peter and John got lost in the woods when their mastiff chased after a deer
and they followed. They spent the night in a tree, thinking they had heard a
lion in the forest, and the next day walked a long time until they climbed a high
hill and were able to spot Plymouth Harbor and get oriented.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION:

Peter Browne of the Mayflower did not have any male children. If he had any
sons living in 1633, they would have been mentioned in the settlement of his
estate. Instead, he gives all his land to his daughters. Several books and
other sources have incorrectly given Peter Browne sons, the most common
mistake being the claim that Peter Brown of Windsor, Connecticut was a son.

SOURCES:

1. Mayflower Families for Five Generations: Peter Browne, by Robert S.
Wakefield, vol. 7, General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1992.

2. Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691, by Eugene Aubrey
Stratton, Salt Lake City 1986.

3. Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, by William
Bradford and Edward Winslow, 1622.

4. The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, by Charles
Edward Banks, 1929.

[NI0190] REF CAG7. Francis Cooke was the 17th signer of the Mayflower Compact.
Famous descendants: President George Herbert Walker BUSH.

Francis Cooke

BORN: c1583, England

DIED: 7 April 1663, Plymouth

MARRIED: Hester Mahieu, int. 4 July 1603, Leyden, Holland, daughter of
Jennie le Mahieu (mother) of Canturbury, England

Presidential Descendent:

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Sara Delano, Warren Delano, Deborah Church,
Deborah Perry, Samuel Perry, Ebenezer Perry, Esther Taber, Esther
Cooke, JOHN COOKE, FRANCIS COOKE)

George Bush (Prescott Bush, Flora Sheldon, Mary Butler, Courtland Butler,
Samuel Butler, Sarah Herrick, Silence Kingsley, Samuel Kingsley, Mary
Washburn, Elizabeth Mitchell, Jane Cooke, FRANCIS COOKE)

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

The ancestry of Francis Cooke is not known. Several ficticious ancestries
have been presented, some clearly hoaxes (one can be found in "New Light
on the Pilgrim Story", chapter 6. For a discussion of why this is a hoax, see
English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers, by Charles Banks.

There is conflicting evidence about the birth of Francis Cooke. A note
scribbled in Bradford's Journal says Francis Cooke died above the age of
80, meaning he was born before 1583. However, in August 1643, he was in a
list of men of Plymouth between the age of 16 and 60 allowed to bear arms.
This means he was born after 1583. Also, he was married in Leyden in 1603,
so he probably would have been at least 21 at the time. This means a birth
before 1583. The fact that all these records seem to conflict suggests that
Francis Cook was probably born in 1583.

Charles Banks mentions a Francis Cooke baptized on 6 April 1572, in
Biddenden, Kent, England, son of Thomas. However, this person is about ten
years too old for the Francis of the Mayflower. Cooke had been living in
Holland about eight years before the arrival of John Robinson and the rest of
the Pilgrims. His wife Hester was from Canterbury, England, so perhaps that
is where he is from as well.

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

William Bradford recorded his list of passengers that came over in the
Mayflower: "Francis Cooke and his son John, but his wife and other children
came afterwards". Later in 1651, he writes "Francis Cooke is still living, a
very old man, and hath seen his children's children have children. After his
wife came over with other of his children; he hath three still living by her, all
married and have five children, so their increase is eight. And his son John
which came over with him is married, and hath four children living."

Francis and Hester (Mahieu) Cooke had lived in Leyden as early as 1603,
about five years before the Pilgrims fled there from England. In 1606, they left
Leyden to live at Norwich, England where they joined a French Walloon
church; however, they did not stay long in England--probably because of
religious persecution--and by 1607 were back in Leyden as members of the
French Walloon church there.



SOURCES:

1. Mayflower Families in Progress: Francis Cooke for Four Generations, by
Robert S. Wakefield, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 3rd edition,
1994.

2. Mayflower Descendant, 8:48-50, "The Mayflower Marriage Records at
Leyden and Amsterdam: Francis Cooke".

3. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 107:61,
143:195-199 (records of the Cooke and Mahieu families in Holland and
England).

[NI0191] REF CAG7. She came to America on the "Anne" in 1623.
She was a Walloon and Huguenot.
REF NEHGR107:61. She is the daughter of Jennie of Jeanne le Mahieu
who was possibly married to Jean le Mahieu of Coulon near Calais.
d. 1666-1675

[NI0192] Mayflower Passenger

REF Mayflower2. He was a Mayflower Pilgrim.
b. c. 1580, Eng.
bp. 29 Oct 1581, Wortley, Parish of Wotton Underedge, Gloucester, Eng.
d. BEF 17 Jul 1644, Plymouth, MA

BAPTIZED: possibly 29 October 1581, Wotten-under-Edge, Gloucester,
England, son of Stephen Hopkins. [See The American Genealogist
39:95-97 for more information].

DIED: between 6 June and 17 July 1644, Plymouth

MARRIED: (1) bef. 1609, name unknown. [There is no evidence her name
was Constance Dudley as often claimed]

(2) Elizabeth Fisher, 19 February 1617/18, Whitechappel, London, England


ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

Stephen Hopkins was probably the Stephen Hopkins baptized on 29 October
1581 in Wotten-under-Edge, Gloucester, England, the son of Stephen
Hopkins. Little else is known about his ancestry. There is no evidence that
his first wife was named Constance Dudley, despite the often-published
claim.

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

Stephen Hopkins was one of only a few passengers on the Mayflower to have
made a prior trip to America. He came in 1609 on the Sea Venture headed
for Jamestown, Virginia. But instead, they were marooned on an island,
where the 150 passengers were stranded for nine months. Hopkins led an
uprising ,challenging the governor's authority, and was sentenced to death.
But he begged and moaned about the ruin of his wife, and so was pardoned.
The company built two vessels and escaped the island. After spending two
years in Jamestown, Hopkins returned to England.

Stephen Hopkins brought with him on the Mayflower his wife Elizabeth,
children Giles and Constance by his first marriage, and Damaris by his
second marriage. A son Oceanus was born while the Mayflower was at sea.
Stephen participated in the early exploring missions and was an
"ambassador" along with Myles Standish for early Indian relations.

In 1636, Hopkins was fined for the battery of John Tisdale, in 1637 he was
found guilty of allowing men to drink on a Sunday at his house, and in 1638 he
was fined for not dealing fairly with an apprentice-girl, Dorothy Temple. He
was also charged with several other minor crimes, including selling glass at
too high a price, selling illegal intoxicants, and allowing men to get drunk at
his house. However, this in no way indicated he was disloyal to the Colony--in
fact he was a prominent member, Assistant governor from about 1633 until
1636, and he volunteered to fight in the Pequot War of 1637.

1607: Mutiny. Sentenced to death, but sentence commuted on behalf of his
wife and children.

1636: Assault and Battery of John Tisdale, fined £5. 40s.

1637: Disorderly Conduct: Allowing drinking and scuffleboard in his house
on a Sunday, allowing servants to get drunk.

1638: Disorderly Conduct: Allowing three friends to get drunk at his house

1638: Price Fixing: Selling beer and nutmeg above the accepted price limit

1638: Breach of Contract: Failing to properly provide for his servant
Dorothy Temple per his contract.

1639: Illegal Sale of Alcohol without a License

[NI0195] REF CAG6 13th signer of the Mayflower Compact.
REF SEM John Howland fell overboard on the trip over on the
Mayflower, but was rescued. He was Governor John Carver's
servant. In those days, a servant was a person who was bound to
a certain master for a definite term, as distinct from a person
who worked for day wages.
Famous descendants: President George Herbert Walker BUSH.

b. BEF 1593
d. 23 Feb 1672-3, Plymouth, MA


MARRIED: Elizabeth Tilley, daughter of John and Joan (Hurst)(Rogers) Tilley
of the Mayflower, bef. 1625

Presidential Descendant:

George Bush (Prescott Bush, Flora Sheldon, Mary Butler, Elizabeth Pierce,
Betsy Wheeler, Sarah Horton, Joanna Wood, Jabez Wood, Hannah Nelson,
Hope Huckins, Hope Chipman, Hope Howland, JOHN HOWLAND)

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

The ancestry of John Howland is discussed in John Howland of the
Mayflower through Desire Howland for Five Generations", Vol. 1, by
Elizabeth Pearson White, available from Picton Press of Rockport, Maine, or
through the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. John Howland is the
son of Henry Howland and Margaret (----) of Fenstanton, Huntingdon,
England. Henry died on 17 May 1635 in Fenstanton, and Margaret was
buried on 31 July 1629. Besides son John, who came on the Mayflower, they
also had Humphrey, Arthur, Henry, George, and Margaret. Henry came to
Plymouth sometime before 1633, and Arthur came sometime before 1640.
For information on Arthur Howland, see NGSQ 71:84+.

John Howland is an ancestor to President George Bush, and to First Lady
Edith (Carrow) Roosevelt (Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt). President Richard
Nixon and Vice President Gerald Ford are descendants of John Howland's
brother Henry.

Will of John Howland
Will of Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland



BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

John Howland came on the Mayflower as a servant to John Carver. He is
best remembered for having fallen off the Mayflower during a mighty storm, as
recorded by Bradford:

"In sundry of these storms the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as
they could not bear a know of sail, but were forced to hull for divers days
together. And in one of them, as they thus lay at hull in a mighty storm, a lusty
young man called John Howland, coming upon some occasion above the
gratings was, with a seele of the ship, thrown into the sea; but it pleased God
that he caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard and ran out
at length. Yet he held his hold (though he was sundry fathoms under water) till
he was hauled up by the same rope to the brim of the water, and then with
boat hook and other means got into the ship again and his life saved. And
though he was something ill with it, yet he lived many years after and became
a profitable member both in church and commonwealth."

John Howland's wife was Elizabeth Tilley, the daughter of John Tilley and
Joan (Hurst) Rogers (all were Mayflower passengers). Elizabeth (Tilley)
Howland died on 21 December 1687, in Swansea, Massachusetts.



SOURCES:

(1). Elizabeth Pearson White, John Howland of the Mayflower through
Desire Howland for Five Generations, vol. 1

(2). Susan Roser, Mayflower Increasings and Decreasings, (2nd ed)

(3). Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Plymouth Colony, Its History and Its People,
1620-1691, Salt Lake City, 1984

(4). Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, written c1630-1651

(5). Mayflower Descendant, 41:1-8, "The Mayflower Descents of President
George Herbert Walker Bush, First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, and Vice
President James Danforth Quayle", by Gary Boyd Roberts.

[NI0197] Her name is given as Margaret or Alice Aires.
b. 1567
d. 1629

[NI0198] John Billington

Presidential Descendent:

James A. Garfield (Eliza Ballou, Mehitable Ingalls, Sybil Carpenter, Jotham
Carpenter, Desire Martin, Mercy Billington, FRANCIS BILLINGTON, JOHN
BILLINGTON)

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

The only clue to the ancestry of John Billington is a lease of 29 acres of land
from the English Crown to a gentleman, Francis Longland, and two heirs of
his choice. He chose Francis Billington, son of John, and Francis Newton, son
of Robert Newton. This suggests they were probably related somehow,
perhaps Francis was a nephew or cousin. In 1650, a survey of the land stated
that Francis Longland was still living in Welby, Lincolnshire, England, aged
70, and that Francis Newton was living in Swayfield, Lincolnshire, England,
and that Francis Billington was living in New England, aged about 40.



BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

John Billington came on the Mayflower with his wife Elinor and children John
and Francis. The Billingtons are recorded as a contentious family. Young
Francis Billington nearly blew up the Mayflower while it was sitting in
Provincetown Harbor. He shot off a gun near an open barrel of gun powder
inside the Mayflower's cabin. John Billington the elder was charged with
contempt when he bad-mouthed and insulted Myles Standish, and was
sentenced to have his neck and heels tied together, but he humbled himself
and was forgiven. Soon after arrival, John Billington the younger lost himself in
the woods, and was taken by the Nauset Indians, with whom he lived for about
a month before he was returned.

In 1624, John Billington the Elder was implicated in the Oldham-Lyford
scandal, in which blasphemous letters were secretly being written and sent to
England trying to undermine the Plymouth Colony. However, Billington
claimed he was framed, and there was not enough evidence to show he was
a party to the scandal. In 1630, John Billington the Elder was tried and
executed for the murder of John Newcomen, whom Billington had shot with a
musket over a former quarrel. He was found guilty by a grand and petty jury,
"by plain and notorious evidence", and became the first Englishman to be
hanged in the Americas.



SOURCES:

1. Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Edward Winslow and
John Billington, volume 5, by Harriet Hodge.

2. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 124:116+

3. Plymouth Colony: Its History and Its People, 1620-1691, by Eugene
Aubrey Stratton, 1986

4. Mourt's Relation: A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, by William
Bradford and Edward Winslow, London, 1622.

5. Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, written cir 1630-1654.

[NI0201] BAPTIZED: 19 December 1571, Henlow, Bedford, England, son of Robert
and Elizabeth (---) Tilley.

DIED: the first winter, between January and March, 1620/1, Plymouth

MARRIED: Joan (Hurst) Rogers, 20 September 1596, Henlow, Bedford,
England, widow of Thomas Rogers (no relation to Thomas Rogers of the
Mayflower), and daughter of William and Rose (---) Hurst.

*Note. Joan (Hurst) Rogers had a daughter Joan Rogers by her first
marriage, bp. 26 May 1594, Henlow, Bedford, England. No further record of
Joan has been found, however.

ANCESTRAL SUMMARY:

John Tilley, his wife Joan (Hurst) Rogers, and daughter Elizabeth came on the
Mayflower. John and Joan died the first winter, but Elizabeth lived, married
John Howland, and had eleven children. John's brother Edward Tilley came
with wife Ann Cooper on the Mayflower as well.

John Tilley did not marry Prijntgen (Elizabeth) van der Velde in Holland. That
was easily disproved in Mayflower Descendant 10:66-67, and by the
subsequent identification of Joan (Hurst) Rogers. Also note that the article in
the Mayflower Quarterly 49:16+ entitled "John Tilley Jr, 1599-1636" presents
a theory as to what happened to John Tilley's son John, but the article has
been criticized as presenting no proof but just speculations (Wakefield in MD
43:76; Stratton p. 362).

John's wife Joan is the daughter of William Hurst and Rose (---). William was
born c1530, and died before 1571. He lived in Henlow, Bedford, England.
Joan Hurst was baptized in Henlow, Bedford, England on 13 March 1567/8.
She married first Thomas Rogers (no known relation to Thomas Rogers of the
Mayflower), and second John Tilley.

The known ancestry of John Tilley is as follows (from The American
Genealogist 52:198-208):

Henry Tilley, b. c1465, d. 1520 === Johan (---)

Thomas Tilley, b. c1490, d. 1556 === Margaret (---)

William Tilley, b. c1515, d. Jan. 1578/9 === Agnes (---)

Robert Tilley, b. c1540, d. Feb. 1612/3 === Elizabeth (---)

John Tilley, Mayflower passenger



BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

John Tilley came on the Mayflower with his wife Joan and daughter Elizabeth.
John's brother Edward Tilley also came on the Mayflower.



SOURCES:

1. The American Genealogist 52:198-208, "English Ancestry of Seven
Mayflower Passengers: Tilley, Sampson, and Cooper", by Robert Leigh Ward

2. Mayflower Descendant 10:66-67, "Jan Tellij of Leyden was Not John Tilley
of the Mayflower", by George E. Bowman.

3. Elizabeth Pearson White, John Howland of the Mayflower through Desire
Howland for Five Generations, vol. 1

4. The American Genealogist 60:171+, "Further Traces of John Tilley", by
Robert Leigh Ward

5. Plymouth Colony: Its History and Its People, 1620-1691, by Eugene
Aubrey Stratton, 1986.

[NI0203] REF PlymouthCH. Arrived at Plymouth in 1635 with his mother and
brother. Age 11.
b. c. 1624, Eng.
r. 1635, Plymouth, MA
r. 1670, Bridgewater, MA
d. AFT 19 Aug 1700

Father: John Washburn Sr.

Mother: Margery Moore (about 1588-____)

Spouse: Elizabeth Irish (____-____)

Children: Elizabeth (Washburn) Amory (____-after 1714), John Washburn (about 1672-1750), Margery
(Washburn) Leonard (about 1678-1716) and Mary (Washburn) Pratt (____-before 1725)

Notes: Philip Washburn came to Boston with his mother and brother in "midsummer" 1635 on the Elizabeth
and Anne.

Philip's son John Washburn had several children, and therefore certain Washburns in America may be
descended from John. He married first Lydia Billington, a descendant of Mayflower passenger John Billington,
and Lydia was the mother of all of John's children.

[NI0205] Father: John Washburn

Mother: Martha ________

Spouse: Margery Moore (about 1588-____)

Children: John Washburn Jr. and Philip Washburn

Notes: John Washburn Sr. came to America before 2 January 1632/1933. (His wife and children came in
1635.) John Sr. and his family migrated to Duxbury before 1643, and he purchased a palisaded home there
called "Eagle's Nest." John Sr. and his family moved to Bridgewater after 26 May 1666.

Margery Moore was the daughter of Robert Moore and Ellen (Taylor) Moore.

Sources: Stratton and Mitchell

[NI0206] Margery Moore was the daughter of Robert Moore and Ellen (Taylor) Moore.

[NI0214] REF Mayflower2. She came to Plymouth on the "Anne" in 1623.
b. c. 1607, Eng.
d. c. 1684, Middleboro, MA

[NI0216] BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY:

William Bradford, c1650, wrote in his passenger list of the Mayflower: "Mr.
Isaac Allerton and Mary his wife, with three children, Bartholomew,
Remember, and Mary. And a servant boy John Hooke." He later wrote "Mr.
Allerton his wife died with the first, and his servant John Hooke. His son Bartle
is married in England but I know not how many children he hath. His daughter
Remember is married at Salem and hath three or four children living. And his
daughter Mary is married here and hath four children. Himself married again
with the daughter of Mr. Brewster and hath one son living by her, but she is
long since dead. And he is married again and hath left this place long ago. So
I account his increase to be eight, besides his sons in England." On
September 26, 1636 Isaac made a deposition in Boston stating he was aged
about 53 years.

Isaac Allerton has a relatively small number of descendants compared to
other Mayflower passengers, but is an ancestor to Presidents Zachary Taylor
and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[NI0220] Klaas and his sister both married Meijers (Meyers). Could've been brother and sister.

Geboorteakte Het Bildt
Aangiftedatum 15 augustus 1835, akte nr. 99
Klaas van der Wielen, geboren 13 augustus 1835 zoon van Heere Ritskes van der Wielen en Grietje Klazes Olijnsma

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1862
Man: Klaas Heeres van der Wielen Vrouw:
Johanneske Jans Meyer Datum: 16 oktober 1862 Akte nr. 64

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1917
Aangiftedatum 21 mei 1917, akte nr. 64
Klaas van der Wielen, overleden 20 mei 1917, oud 81 jaar, gehuwd

[NI0221] Also found Meyer in dutch archivex

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1862
Man: Klaas Heeres van der Wielen Vrouw:
Johanneske Jans Meyer Datum: 16 oktober 1862 Akte nr. 64

Johanneske Meyer, geboren 29 oktober 1842 dochter van Jan Harts Meyer en Sybke Metskes van der Leest

[NI0222] Jans was deceased prior the marriage of his daughter Johanneske per her marriage certificate.

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1852 Aangiftedatum 3 december 1852, blad nr. 33
Jan Harts Meyer, overleden 2 december 1852, oud 41 jaar, gehuwd

jan died at only 41 years old

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1833
Man: Jan Harts Meyer
Vrouw: Siebke Metskes van der Leest Datum: 22 mei 1833 Akte nr. 26

[NI0223] Geboorten regio 3: noordoost Friesland
Geboorteakte Ferwerderadeel (mairie Hallum)
Aangiftedatum 18 mei 1812, blad nr.
Siebke van der Leest, geboren 18 mei 1812 dochter van Metske Siebes van der Leest en Tryntje Jacobs Kingma

[NI0224] Family records indicate that Herre Ritskes (1811-1892) had 12 children. The first 7, including Klaas Herres, were with his wife of Grietje Klazes Olijnsma (1808-1848). The next 4 were with his second wife, Geesk Hanses Friesma (1826-1862). He fathered children begin at age 22 and continuing until he was 54.

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1833
Man: Heere Ritskes van der Wielen Vrouw:
Grietje Klazes Olijnsma Datum: 27 februari 1833 Akte nr. 5

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1892
Aangiftedatum 4 april 1892, akte nr. 75
Heere van der Wielen, overleden 3 april 1892, oud 81 jaar, gehuwd

Huwelijksakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1851
Man: Heere Ritskes van der Wielen
Vrouw: Geeske Hanses Friesema Datum: 5 juni 1851 Akte nr. 43

Un-named female. Levenloss kind means 'lifeless orphan'...probably still born:

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1862
Aangiftedatum 5 december 1862, blad nr. 42
Levenloos kind, geboren 5 december 1862 dochter van Klaas Heres van der Wielen en Johanna Jans Meyer

[NI0227] Overlijdensakte Ferwerderadeel, 1847
Aangiftedatum 23 september 1847, blad nr. 51
Aaltje Arjens Heidanus, overleden 22 september 1847, oud 66 jaar, gehuwd

[NI0228] Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel (mairie Stiens),1815
Aangiftedatum 30 december 1815, akte nr. 31
Ritske Cornelus van der Wielen, overleden 29 december 1815, oud 45 jaar, gehuwd

DTBL regio 8: midden Friesland
Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Stiens, 1797
DTB nr: 477, 1619 - 1811
Vermelding: Bevestiging huwelijk van 16 juli 1797, Stiens
Man: Ritske Cornelis, Stiens
Vrouw: Antje Heeres, Stiens
Gestandaardiseerde namen: RITSKE KORNELIS en ANTJE HERES

[NI0229] Overlijdens regio 8: midden Friesland
Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1854
Aangiftedatum 14 november 1854, blad nr. 31
Antje Herres Deelstra, overleden 13 november 1854, oud 87 jaar, weduwe

[NI0230] Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 11 juli 1882, akte nr. 160
Sybe van der Wielen, geboren 10 juli 1882 zoon van Klaas Herres van der Wielen en Johanneske Jan Meyer

[NI0234] Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 27 juli 1868, blad nr. 38
Arjen van der Wielen, geboren 24 juli 1868 zoon van Klaas Herres van der Wielen en Johanneske Jans Meyer

[NI0236] Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1898
Aangiftedatum 2 juni 1898, akte nr. 73
Freerkje Ritskes van der Wielen, overleden 1 juni 1898, oud 93 jaar, weduwe
Leeuwarderadeel, dopen, geboortejaar 1804, doopjaar 1805
Dopeling: Freerkje
Geboren op 19 december 1804
Gedoopt op 3 februari 1805 in Stiens
Dochter van Ritske Cornelis en Antje Heeres

Gestandaardiseerde namen (voornaam en patroniem):
Dopeling : FREERKJE
Vader : RITSKE KORNELIS
Moeder : ANTJE HERES

Bron:
Collectie Doop-, Trouw-, Begraaf- en Lidmaatboeken (DTBL)
Herv. gem. Stiens, doop 1619-1811
Inventarisnr. : 476
Op microfiche beschikbaar op studiezaal Tresoar

Wijzigingsdatum: 16-1-2006

[NI0238] She died the same day as her step son, Hans Herres van der Wielen. This appears to be incorrect as her last daughter was born in 1865.

[NI0239] Tjeerd is assumed to be the father of Henry but is only substantiated the Dutch naming convention and the date of this marriage to Jantje

[NI0240] Assumed to be the Mother of Henry by the coincidence of her middle name (Hendriks) and the name of the father which follows the dutch naming convention.

[NI0241] An assumption is made that Wybren is the Father of Tjeerd. The Dutch naming convention, the date of their marriage, is an indication of this.

[NI0242] It is assumed that Minke is the Mother of Tjeerd, supported by the Dutch naming convention combining the first name of the father, the middle name of the mother when naming the son. Notice the marriage date of Minke and Wybren and how their apparent son and his wife were married 30 years later to the day

[NI0243] Description: was a widower upon his death

It is assumed that Hendrik was the father of Jantje by virtue of the Dutch naming convention and aging when compared to Jantje

[NI0244] Description: was a widower at the time of his death

Was 92 at death. It is assumed he is the Father of Hendrik by virtue of the Dutch naming convention and the age comparisons. Both live a long life.

[NI0248] Vice President of Purdue University

[NI0249] a Painter at Purdue. Lived on N. 9th Street in Lafayette, IN

[NI0252] Never Married.

[NI0258] Source Civil register - Marriage (Mother groom)
Archive location Groninger Archieven

General Municipality: Adorp
Type of record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 3
Registration date: 11-04-1889
Bridegroom Wolter Koning
Place of birth: Groningen
Bride Catrina Dijkstra
Place of birth: Amersfoort
Father bridegroom Hindrik Koning
Mother bridegroom Annegien Beukema
Father bride Hindrik Dijkstra
Mother bride Maria Friedricke van Heeck
Additional information bruidegom 31 jaar; bruid 35 jaar

[NI0259] Catrina was originally born as Catrina van Heeck out of wedlock and later took the name of Dijkstra.

Detail result:
Source Civil register - Birth (Mother)
Archive location Het Utrechts Archief

General Number of finding aid: 481
Item number: 538
Municipality: Amersfoort
Type of record: Geboorteakte
Record number: 55
Registration date: 20-02-1854
Child Catrina van Heek
Gender: V
Date of birth: 19-02-1854
Place of birth: Amersfoort
Mother Maria Friedrika van Heeck
Additional information Knd erk. bij huw. ouders A'frt d.d. 17-12-1856 naam mdr in akte gewijzigd

[NI0260] Detail result:
Source Civil register - Marriage (Bride)
Archive location Groninger Archieven

General Municipality: Zuidhorn
Type of record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 3
Registration date: 19-02-1852
Bridegroom Hindrik Koning
Place of birth: Middelbert gem Noorddijk
Bride Annegien Beukema
Place of birth: Niehove gem Oldehove
Father bridegroom Hindrik Tonnis Koning
Mother bridegroom Jantje Elles
Father bride Wolter Klaassens Beukema
Mother bride Geertje Hendriks Steendam
Additional information bruidegom 38 jaar; bruid 25 jaar; weduwnaar van Geessien Bartelds Evenhuis

[NI0262] Detail result:
Source Civil register - Death (Deceased)
Archive location Groninger Archieven

General Municipality: Adorp
Type of record: overlijden
Record number: 6
Registration date: 19-03-1874
Deceased Hendrik Jans Dijkstra
Gender: M
Date of death: 24-01-1874
Age: 50
Place of death: Groningen
Father Jan Hendriks Dijkstra
Mother Margaretha Jans Lodewijks
Partner Maria Frederika van Heeck
Relationship: echtgenoot
Additional information elders overleden; geboortepl: Aduard; beroep overl.: daglooner; beroep vader: landbouwer

[NI0264] Source Civil register - Marriage (Father bride)
Archive location Groninger Archieven
General Municipality: Groningen
Type of record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 201
Registration date: 20-07-1870
Bridegroom Hendrik Zielstra
Date of birth: 23-06-1846
Place of birth: Groningen
Bride Janna Koorenhof
Date of birth: 26-07-1844
Place of birth: Groningen
Father bridegroom Thomas Harms Zielstra
Mother bridegroom Geertje Kuipers
Father bride Gerrit Koorenhof
Mother bride Anna van der Vuurst
Additional information bruidegom 24 jaar; bruid 25 jaar; wettiging 1 kind

[NI0265] Source Civil register - Marriage (Father bride)
Archive location Groninger Archieven
General Municipality: Groningen
Type of record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 201
Registration date: 20-07-1870
Bridegroom Hendrik Zielstra
Date of birth: 23-06-1846
Place of birth: Groningen
Bride Janna Koorenhof
Date of birth: 26-07-1844
Place of birth: Groningen
Father bridegroom Thomas Harms Zielstra
Mother bridegroom Geertje Kuipers
Father bride Gerrit Koorenhof
Mother bride Anna van der Vuurst
Additional information bruidegom 24 jaar; bruid 25 jaar; wettiging 1 kind

[NI0272] Detail result:
Source Civil register - Marriage (Groom)
Archive location Groninger Archieven
General Municipality: Groningen
Type of record: Huwelijksakte
Record number: 104
Registration date: 04-08-1831
Bridegroom Gerrit Koorenhof
Date of birth: 12-06-1807
Place of birth: (Groningen)
Bride Anna van der Vuurst
Date of birth: 23-03-1808
Place of birth: (Groningen)
Father bridegroom Izak Koorenhof
Mother bridegroom Ida van Dam
Father bride Henderikus van der Vuurst
Mother bride Joanna Nagelgast
Additional information bruidegom 24 jaar; bruid 23 jaar

[NI0276] Also seen as Hindericus

[NI0289] Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 31 januari 1845, blad nr. 11
Antje van der Wielen, geboren 29 januari 1845 dochter van Herre Ritskes van der Wielen en Grietje Klazes Olijnsma

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1929
Aangiftedatum 5 maart 1929, akte nr. 28
Antje van der Wielen, overleden 3 maart 1929, oud 84 jaar, weduwe

[NI0290] Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s

Alderts, Pieter Eppes

Family Status: Single individual or single
parent
Age: 35
Sex: Male
Occupation: Unknown, blank, illegible
Ship Accommodations: Unknown
Port of Embarkation: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Port of Arrival: New York
Vessel: Cathrine
Destination: U.S.A. (no specific place stated)
Date of Arrival: 5/21/50
Last Residence: Unknown
Microfilm Roll: M-237 New York
Reel: 88

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found in 1870 Indiana Census (See DeBildt notes)

[NI0291] Willie was apparently the child that died aboard ship during immigration.

[NI0292] Found a marriage of him dated 11/13/1884

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 14 juli 1851, blad nr. 62
Hans van der Wielen, geboren 12 juli 1851 zoon van Heere Ritskes van der Wielen en Geeske Hanses Friesema

[NI0293] Was never married. Died of a broken back after falling out of a tree on Christmas day 1916. He was aged 25 at death.

In 1910, was living with father and mother, aged 18, listing occupation as Driver for a Garage.

[NI0298] his name is found on the marriage certificate of his daughter.

Klaas Hanstra's Children:

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 23 april 1869, blad nr. 22
Grietje Hanstra, geboren 21 april 1869
dochter van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 2 maart 1877, blad nr. 13
Jantje Hanstra, geboren 1 maart 1877
dochter van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 17 april 1872, blad nr. 20
Trijntje Hanstra, geboren 15 april 1872
dochter van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 24 augustus 1866, blad nr. 41
Taeke Hanstra, geboren 24 augustus 1866
zoon van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 5 juli 1881, akte nr. 169
Tjitske Hanstra, geboren 3 juli 1881
dochter van Klaas Taekes Hanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Ellis Island Immigration Record:

First Name: Klaas
Last Name: Haanstra
Ethnicity: Holland
Last Place of Residence:
Date of Arrival: June 14, 1893
Age at Arrival: 56y Gender: M Marital Status:
Ship of Travel: Spaarndam
Port of Departure: Rotterdam
Manifest Line Number: 0312




Petitioned the Court for Naturalization in 1898. See Tippecanoe County Circuit Court Vol. 83 page 212 dated 1898.

He was found in 1900 Census living in Fairfield Township, Lafayette, Indiana. His occupation was listed as day laborer. Aged 71. Living with wife, Girtie. Lived either with or next door to Richard Bergsma and his daughter, Jessie Hanstra. Could no speak English.

In 1910 listed as a Naturalized Citizen speaking English.

Emmigration of family:

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s

Haanstra Klaas

Family Status: Head of household
Age: 56
Sex: Male
Occupation: Laborer
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Spaarndam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 6/14/1893
City of Birth Holland
Microfilm Roll: 611
Ship Manifest Number: 880

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Elskamp Geike

Family Status: Wife
Age: 55
Sex: Female
Occupation: Unknown
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Spaarndam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 6/14/1893
City of Birth Holland
Microfilm Roll: 611
Ship Manifest Number: 880

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Haanstra Pietje

Family Status: Daughter
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Occupation: Servant
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Spaarndam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 6/14/1893
City of Birth Holland
Microfilm Roll: 611
Ship Manifest Number: 880

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Haanstra Tjeke

Family Status: Daughter
Age: 11
Sex: Female
Occupation: Servant
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Spaarndam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 6/14/1893
City of Birth Holland
Microfilm Roll: 611
Ship Manifest Number: 880

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[NI0300] Trouwregister Hervormde gemeente Kollum, 1764
DTB nr: 450, 1718 - 1811
Vermelding: Bevestiging huwelijk van 29 april 1764, Kollum
Man: Kornelis Melcherts, Kollum
Vrouw: Freekje Wopkes, Kollum

Gestandaardiseerde namen: KORNELIS MELCHERTS en FREERKJE
WOPKES

[NI0301] STILLBORN CHILD:

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1865
Aangiftedatum 30 augustus 1865, blad nr. 36
Levenloos kind, geboren 28 augustus 1865
dochter van Klaas Taekes Haanstra en Geiske Pieters IJskamp

Geboorten regio 10: noordwest Friesland
Geboorteakte Het Bildt
Aangiftedatum 23 april 1838, akte nr. 80
Geiske IJskamp, geboren 22 april 1838 dochter van Pieter Jurjens IJskamp en Grietje Willems Vellinga

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s
Elskamp Geike (correct, was misspelled in ships records)
Family Status: Wife
Age: 55
Sex: Female
Occupation: Unknown
Status: Permanant sojourn
Ship Accommodations: Steerage
Port of Embarkation: Rotterdam
Vessel: Spaarndam
Destination: Roseland Il
Date of Arrival: 6/14/1893
City of Birth Holland
Microfilm Roll: 611
Ship Manifest Number: 880

1900 Census:

Immigration Records: Dutch in America, 1800s

Hamstra, Gertie

City: Tippecanoe County
Township: Lafayette City Ward 7
Enumeration District: 13
Address: 1209 N. 15th St
Census Household Number: 105
Census Family Number: 106
Family Relationship: Wife
Sex: Female
Year of Birth: 38
Age: 62
Maritial Status: Married
Years Married: 36
Childern Born: 7
Children Living: 6
Birthplace: Holland, Netherlands
Father's Birthplace: Holland, Netherlands
Mother's Birthplace: Holland, Netherlands
Immigration Year: 93
Citizen: Unknown
Occupation: Unknown
Months Attended School in Last Year: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: No
Can Speak English: No
Property Owned or Rented: Unknown
Property Free or Mortgaged: Unknown

[NI0302] Taeke Hanstra's Children:

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 9 maart 1822, blad nr. 21
Jan Haanstra, geboren 8 maart 1822
zoon van Taeke Jans Haanstra en Trijntje Wybes van der Plaats

Geboorteakte Leeuwarderadeel
Aangiftedatum 3 juni 1828, blad nr. 47
Klaas Haanstra, geboren 2 juni 1828
zoon van Taeke Jans Haanstra en Trijntje Wybes van der Plaats

Overlijdensakte Leeuwarderadeel, 1855
Aangiftedatum 18 juni 1855, blad nr. 21
Taeke Jans Haanstra, overleden 15 juni 1855, oud 61 jaar, gehuwd

[NI0305] Ruth M. Vanderveen, 80

Ruth M. Vanderwielen Vanderveen, 80, of Lafayette, died at 11:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at her residence.

Born Jan. 23, 1925, in Lafayette, she was a graduate of Jefferson High School and a life resident.

She married William G. Vanderveen on June 8, 1946, in Lafayette, and he preceded her in death on June 13, 1982.

Mrs. Vanderveen worked for Drs. Y.B. Hall and Jack Mollenkopf from 1972 until her retirement in 1989. She had also worked at Retail Clerks prior to her marriage.

She was a life member of Lafayette Christian Reformed Church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Phi Beta Psi Sorority, Christian School Ladies Aid Fellowship and the Club and Coffee Break Bible Class.

Mrs. Vanderveen enjoyed golf, needlework and crafting.

Surviving are two sons, Tim Vanderveen (wife: Linda) of Poway, Calif., R. Pete Vanderveen of Pasadena, Calif.; a daughter, Becky DiFabio (husband: Flip) of Lafayet