Field, Wagoner, Hoover & Curtis Genealogy

Nancy Kinnaman

F, b. circa 1777

Last Edited

23 Apr 2012

Birth*

Nancy Kinnaman was born circa 1777 at Warren, North Carolina; daughter of Philemon Kinnemon.

Marriage*

She married Samuel J. Kinnaman, son of John Thomas Kinnamon and Elenor Thompson, on 2 October 1799 at Warren, North Carolina.^1,2

(Witness) Census

Nancy Kinnaman appeared on the census of 1800 Guilford, North Carolina, in the household of Samuel J. Kinnaman; page 989, 1 male under 10, 1 male and 1 female 16-25.³

(Witness) Census

Nancy Kinnaman appeared on the census of 1810 Yadkin District, Stokes, North Carolina, in the household of Samuel J. Kinnaman; page 487, 2 males and 3 females under 10, 1 male and 1 female 26-44.⁴

Census*

Nancy Kinnaman appeared on the census of 1820 at Jackson Twp., Miami, Ohio, page 122, 3 males under 10, 1 male and 2 females 10-15, 2 females 16-25, 1 male 18-25, 1 female 26-44.⁵

Family

Samuel J. Kinnaman b. 1776, d. 1818

Children

Thomas Kinnaman+ b. 2 Aug 1800, d. 29 Mar 1877
Sarah (Sallie) Kinnaman+⁶ b. 16 Jun 1804
Samuel B. Kinnaman+^7,8 b. 1814
Walter Kinnaman+⁹ b. 1818

Citations

[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.
[S32] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Sealed Ancestral File, Batch 8505003, source 1395955, also film no. 1760792.
[S1] Census of Population 1800.
[S1] Census of Population 1810.
[S1] Census of Population 1820.
[S541] Thomas B. Helm, History of Cass County, Indiana.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S618] Lester B. Kinnamon, The Kinnamon Family in America, page 199.
[S618] Lester B. Kinnamon, The Kinnamon Family in America, page 200.

John Thomas Kinnamon¹

M, b. 15 January 1747, d. 4 January 1831

Last Edited

4 Nov 2006

Birth*

John Thomas Kinnamon was born on 15 January 1747 at Talbot, Maryland; Talbot most likely.^2,1

Marriage*

He married Elenor Thompson between 1770 and 1775 at Maryland.²

Census*

John Thomas Kinnamon appeared on the census of 1800 at Salisbury District, Stokes, North Carolina, page 603, 2 males under 10, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves and 1 other free person.³

Census

He appeared on the census of 1810 at Salem District, Stokes, North Carolina, page 581, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves.⁴

Census

He appeared on the census of 1820 at Stokes, North Carolina, page 353, 1 female under 10, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves.⁵

Census

He appeared on the census of 1830 at Stokes, North Carolina, page 277, 1 female 15-19, 1 male 50-59, 1 male and 1 female 70-79.⁵

Death*

He died on 4 January 1831 at Winston Salem, Stokes, North Carolina, at age 83; buried at Waughtown Cemetery.^6,2

Family

Elenor Thompson b. c 1759, d. 1843

Child

Samuel J. Kinnaman+ b. 1776, d. 1818

Citations

[S618] Lester B. Kinnamon, The Kinnamon Family in America, page 189.
[S749] Grace Kiesling, "Grace Kiesling", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1800.
[S1] Census of Population 1810.
[S1] Census of Population 1820.
[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.

Elenor Thompson

F, b. circa 1759, d. 1843

Last Edited

2 Nov 2006

Birth*

Elenor Thompson was born circa 1759 at Ireland; thought to be Ireland.¹

Married Name

As of between 1770 and 1775,her married name was Kinnamon.²

Marriage*

She married John Thomas Kinnamon between 1770 and 1775 at Maryland.²

(Witness) Census

Elenor Thompson appeared on the census of 1800 Salisbury District, Stokes, North Carolina, in the household of John Thomas Kinnamon; page 603, 2 males under 10, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves and 1 other free person.³

(Witness) Census

Elenor Thompson appeared on the census of 1810 Salem District, Stokes, North Carolina, in the household of John Thomas Kinnamon; page 581, 2 males 10-15, 2 males 16-25, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves.⁴

(Witness) Census

Elenor Thompson appeared on the census of 1820 Stokes, North Carolina, in the household of John Thomas Kinnamon; page 353, 1 female under 10, 1 male and 1 female over 45, 2 slaves.⁵

(Witness) Census

Elenor Thompson appeared on the census of 1830 Stokes, North Carolina, in the household of John Thomas Kinnamon; page 277, 1 female 15-19, 1 male 50-59, 1 male and 1 female 70-79.⁵

Census*

Elenor Thompson appeared on the census of 1840 at Deep River District, Stokes, North Carolina, page 157, 1 female 80-90, living alone, neighbor families were Tucker and Ledford.⁶

Death*

She died in 1843 at Winston Salem, Stokes, North Carolina.¹

Family

John Thomas Kinnamon b. 15 Jan 1747, d. 4 Jan 1831

Child

Samuel J. Kinnaman+ b. 1776, d. 1818

Citations

[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.
[S749] Grace Kiesling, "Grace Kiesling", Ancestral File.
[S1] Census of Population 1800.
[S1] Census of Population 1810.
[S1] Census of Population 1820.
[S1] Census of Population 1840.

William Bennett Jr.

M, b. 1780, d. 6 July 1837

Father

William Bennett Sr. b. 19 Apr 1742, d. 15 Sep 1828

Mother

Adria Ann Brittan b. bt 1746 - 1758, d. 15 Mar 1840

Last Edited

14 Jan 2004

Birth*

William Bennett Jr. was born in 1780 at Westmoreland, Pennsylvania.

Marriage*

He married Mary Good on 11 August 1802 at Pennsylvania.¹

Death*

William Bennett Jr. died on 6 July 1837 at Montgomery, Ohio.¹

Family

Mary Good b. 1782

Child

Elizabeth Bennett+ b. 27 Nov 1806, d. 12 Jul 1888

Citations

[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.

Mary Good

F, b. 1782

Last Edited

9 Apr 2000

Birth*

Mary Good was born in 1782 at Pennsylvania.¹

Married Name

As of 11 August 1802,her married name was Bennett.

Marriage*

She married William Bennett Jr., son of William Bennett Sr. and Adria Ann Brittan, on 11 August 1802 at Pennsylvania.¹

Family

William Bennett Jr. b. 1780, d. 6 Jul 1837

Child

Elizabeth Bennett+ b. 27 Nov 1806, d. 12 Jul 1888

Citations

[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.

William Bennett Sr.

M, b. 19 April 1742, d. 15 September 1828

Last Edited

24 Jan 2004

Birth*

William Bennett Sr. was born on 19 April 1742 at France.¹

Marriage*

He married Adria Ann Brittan between 1779 and 1782 at Monmouth, New Jersey.

Death*

William Bennett Sr. died on 15 September 1828 at Mason, Warren, Ohio, at age 86; buried at the Rosehill Cemetery.¹

Family

Adria Ann Brittan b. bt 1746 - 1758, d. 15 Mar 1840

Child

William Bennett Jr.+ b. 1780, d. 6 Jul 1837

Citations

[S748] La FAwn Anderson, John Bennett, Lee Drew, Ron Tucker Dewey Bennet, "Ancestral File of William Bennett and Adria Ann Britton", Ancestral File.

Adria Ann Brittan

F, b. between 1746 and 1758, d. 15 March 1840

Last Edited

24 Jan 2004

Birth*

Adria Ann Brittan was born between 1746 and 1758 at Holland.¹

Married Name

As of between 1779 and 1782,her married name was Bennett.

Marriage*

She married William Bennett Sr. between 1779 and 1782 at Monmouth, New Jersey.

Death*

Adria Ann Brittan died on 15 March 1840 at Mason, Warren, Ohio; buried at the Rosehill Cemetery, Mason, Warren, Ohio.¹

Family

William Bennett Sr. b. 19 Apr 1742, d. 15 Sep 1828

Child

William Bennett Jr.+ b. 1780, d. 6 Jul 1837

Citations

[S748] La FAwn Anderson, John Bennett, Lee Drew, Ron Tucker Dewey Bennet, "Ancestral File of William Bennett and Adria Ann Britton", Ancestral File.

Jacob Short

M, b. 1809, d. 1854

Father

Gillett G. Short

Mother

Mary Prettyman

Last Edited

15 Feb 2016

Birth*

Jacob Short was born in 1809 at Delaware.

Marriage*

He married Ann Pride, daughter of Wooly Pride, on 19 March 1836 at Sussex, Delaware.¹

Census*

Jacob Short appeared on the census of 22 August 1850 at District No. 10, Carroll, Indiana, page 347b, occupation carpenter, renting, 4 children and the family of John McGee, recorded as "Shirt."²

Death*

He died in 1854 at Lockport, Carroll, Indiana.

Note*

Jacob C. Short's name appeared on the list of letters held at the Logansport Post Office on January 31, 1851, published in the Logansport Democratic Pharos of 1 February 1854. Listed as Jacob Short in the Pharos of 16 Novmber 1853.

Family

Ann Pride b. 1818, d. 22 Jun 1886

Children

Maria (Mariah, Marie) C. Short² b. 29 Jan 1837, d. 23 Dec 1901
Mary Short+² b. Dec 1838, d. 20 Oct 1914
Lucy Ann Short+³ b. 5 May 1844, d. 10 May 1915
Emily J. (Emma) Short⁴ b. 1849

Citations

[S554] Liahona Research (Family History Library), Mid-Atlantic States Marriage Records, Family History Library, microfilm reference number 0006421.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S541] Thomas B. Helm, History of Cass County, Indiana, page 612.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.

Ann Pride

F, b. 1818, d. 22 June 1886

Father

Wooly Pride

Last Edited

15 Feb 2016

Birth*

Ann Pride was born in 1818 at Sussex, Delaware.

Married Name

As of 19 March 1836,her married name was Short.

Marriage*

She married Jacob Short, son of Gillett G. Short and Mary Prettyman, on 19 March 1836 at Sussex, Delaware.¹

(Witness) Census

Ann Pride appeared on the census of 22 August 1850 District No. 10, Carroll, Indiana, in the household of Jacob Short; page 347b, occupation carpenter, renting, 4 children and the family of John McGee, recorded as "Shirt."²

Married Name

As of 31 July 1856,her married name was Kessler.^3,4

Marriage*

Ann Pride married John G. Kessler on 31 July 1856 at Carroll, Indiana.^3,4

(Witness) Census

Ann Pride appeared on the census of 13 June 1860 Lockport, Carroll, Indiana, in the household of John G. Kessler; page 22, occupation druggist, real estate valued at $1,800, 6 children by first marriage, 1 by second, and step-daughter, Lucy Short.³

(Witness) Census

Ann Pride appeared on the census of 5 July 1870 Delphi, Carroll, Indiana, in the household of John G. Kessler; page 494, occupation laborer, 3 children at home; 2 from prior marriage; his real estate valued at $4,000, Ann's apparently at $2,000.⁵

(Witness) Census

Ann Pride appeared on the census of 1880 Delphi, Carroll, Indiana, in the household of John G. Kessler; page 88C, occupation laborer, 2 children at home.⁶

Death*

Ann Pride died on 22 June 1886 at Logansport, Cass, Indiana; from typhoid fever, buried at the Delphi Cemetery, Delphi, IN, Woll & Parker of Logansport, funeral director, residence was 12th Street, Logansport, age 67, married, no other information.⁷

Family 1

Jacob Short b. 1809, d. 1854

Children

Maria (Mariah, Marie) C. Short² b. 29 Jan 1837, d. 23 Dec 1901
Mary Short+² b. Dec 1838, d. 20 Oct 1914
Lucy Ann Short+⁸ b. 5 May 1844, d. 10 May 1915
Emily J. (Emma) Short³ b. 1849

Family 2

John G. Kessler b. 1821

Child

Julia Kessler³ b. 1857

Citations

[S554] Liahona Research (Family History Library), Mid-Atlantic States Marriage Records, Family History Library, microfilm reference number 0006421.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S240] Works Progress Administration, Indiana Marriages 1845-1920, Book 4, page 100.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S431] Unknown compiler, Cass County, Indiana Death Records, Book Ch-1, page 39.
[S541] Thomas B. Helm, History of Cass County, Indiana, page 612.

Gillett G. Short

Last Edited

6 Oct 2001

Marriage*

Gillett G. Short married Mary Prettyman.

Family

Mary Prettyman

Child

Jacob Short+ b. 1809, d. 1854

Mary Prettyman

Last Edited

6 Oct 2001

Married Name

Her married name was Short.

Marriage*

Mary Prettyman married Gillett G. Short.

Family

Gillett G. Short

Child

Jacob Short+ b. 1809, d. 1854

Wooly Pride

Last Edited

6 Oct 2001

Family

Child

Ann Pride+ b. 1818, d. 22 Jun 1886

John Mast Sr.

M, b. between 1725 and 1740, d. 1800

Last Edited

30 Oct 2012

Birth*

John Mast Sr. was born between 1725 and 1740 at Switzerland; Mast Family History says 1740, but that appears to late.¹

Immigration*

He immigrated on 3 November 1750 to Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; from Rotterdam, on the ship Brotherhood, with his brother (Bishop) Jacob Mast and four sisters, in the care of their uncle Johannes Mast.²

Marriage*

He married Catherine Barbara Harman (Unconfirmed) circa 1755; based solely on children's estimated dates of birth.

(Witness) Bio

John Mast, Sr. was Amish when he immigrated to America in 1758 on the ship Brotherhood. He came with his uncle Johannes Mast and brother Jacob Mast and four sisters, two of whom wer Anna and Magdelena. Anna married John Yoder and Magdelena married Michael Troyer, Jacob Mast married Magdelena Holly. (Source: Amish & Mennoite Genealogies; Gingrich & Kreider).

John Mast, Sr. eventually settled in Randolph County, North Carolina from where his son John and daughters Elizabeth, Nancy, Susannah and Hannah migrated to the Northwest Territory with their spouse on September 10, 1801 along with other families.

In 1779 Tax List of Randolph County, North Carolina, Andrew Fouts and his brother, Jacob Fouts along with John Mast, Frederick Waymire and Andrew Hoover (Jr.) are shown on the "List of William Cole" as refusing to "Take the Oath of Allegiance or to give an Inventory of Taxables," indicating they were at the time Quakers.

Frederick Waymire was a contemporary of John Mast, Sr., born about 1749. Andrew Hoover, "Jr." was also a contemporary, born 1752 and husband of Frederick Waymire's sister Elizabeth. Andrew and Jacob Fouts (Pfouts) were brothers. Jacob married Eleanor Malinda Waymire, another sister of Frederick Waymire. Frederick Waymire, Andrew Hoover, Jacob Pfouts each migrated to Ohio, residing in Miami or Montgomery Counties, as dis John Mast's son John Mast, Jr. and four of his sisters.

Another Source:

"John Mast, Sr. was born in Switzerland in 1740 and died in Randolph Co., N.C. in 1800. Orphaned John, brother, Jacob Mast, and 4 sisters immigrated to the Schuykill River in Pennsylvania under the care of their uncle, Johannes Mast" on the ship Botherhood, John Thompson, Captain which arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam on Nov. 3, 1750. This account from a 2nd hand history, although the best info we have, has not yet been supported by first hand records. Supposedly the only copy of the passengers from this ship's arrival included 119 persons out of the 300 who were on board, and no Masts are on it to verify the data above.

If his wife was born in 1725 or 1733 as now suspected by me, then his birthdate is likely to be earlier than the 1740 date often given also. I am making this assumption until I find first hand information otherwise. Around 1760 they moved into the Conestoga Valley (in Lancaster Co.?) of Pennsylvania due to Indian uprisings. It is here that his brother Jacob Mast became a Bishop of the Mennonite Church. Although Jacob is usually listed as the older brother, there is no first hand evidence of this. Brother John married and had several children before Jacob began having children and could easily be the older brother.

Before 1763, John Mast, Sr. drifted on foot from what is now Elverson located west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what appears to be the border of Chester Co., PA and Bucks Co. It was the home of his brother Jacob. He traveled through Virginia to what is now Randolph Co., NC. (C-205) In one account, he moved south because he and his brother had a falling out. In one published account, he and his family of wife and about 4 children migrated with the Beiler and Fisher families leaving Malvern, Chester Co., PA which is even closer to Philadelphia, PA to go to Watuaga Co., NC and then to Rowan County, NC. Malvern was not settled by Amish Mennonites (as opposed to just the Mennonites with whom they rarely associated) until 1768, so it is somewhat unlikely that this account is accurate due to the fact that John and several Fouts and Hoover families bought land on Feb. 17, 1763 in Rowan Co., NC. It became part of Guilford County, NC when Guilford Co. was formed and is currently a part of Randolph County, NC. John's sister, Magdalena moved to what became Randolph Co., North Carolina also in one account. However, I suspect this is not true, as in 1810 she appears to move to Holmes Co., Ohio with her son John from Somerset Co., PA. Their other three sisters are supposed to have died unmarried back in Berks Co., PA being buried near their brother, Jacob. C-270g, E)

John Mast, Sr. is often listed as a Revolutionary War soldier. This is based on the fact that John Mast Sr. with his son John Mast, Jr. (and David Mast) supposedly appear in the records of the Siege of Charleston in the 1797 Yearbook of the City of Charleston, SC on pg. 405. However, when the original records are checked the names are for a family of Mash's, not Masts. This makes sense that John Mast Sr. and relatives were not a part of the Revolutionary War because John Mast, along with Andrew Fouts, Jacob Fouts, Frederick Waymire and Andrew Hoover, are shown on the 1779 Randolph Co, NC tax list of William Cole as having refused to take the Oath of Allegiance because they were pacifists. The other families listed in this group were Quakers suggesting that Jacob Mast had similar feelings. (C-1058, 2251e, E)
John Mast Sr. and Barbara had 12 children, ten of whom came to Ohio, seven daughters and son's David, John and Jacob, about 1801. They settled in Miami and Montgomery counties. Many of their children attended Quaker meetings and married Quaker spouses although they were never official members of the Quaker church.
Many of the Harmans also settled in Ohio, but not in Miami Co. This info. is from Brien's Vol. I of Quaker Genealogies, a section entitled: The Mast Family. (C-205) Items in ( ) are added from other sources: HISTORY OF WATAUGA CO., NC, p.330. (C-270b) and info. from Mrs. McIntosh (C-270g) (*NOTE: The dates on this family group sheet should be taken as opinion only. They are often contradicted between sources, especially birthdates. Birth order of John and Barbara Mast's children has not been the same in any two records I've seen.) 11
http://www.ancestrees.com/pedigree/440.htm.³

NoteB*

On 8 September 1783, John Most, Sr., laborer, indicted for giving assistance and comfort to Michael Robins and Robert Turn, "then in open arms against the state."⁴

Death*

John Mast Sr. died in 1800 at Randolph, North Carolina.³

Family

Catherine Barbara Harman (Unconfirmed) b. bt 1725 - 1735

Children

Nancy Mast+ b. 1757, d. 1851
John Mast Jr.+⁵ b. 1762, d. 2 Sep 1832
Joseph Mast+⁶ b. 25 Mar 1764, d. 1835
Hannah Mast b. 1766
Mary Mast+ b. c 1768, d. 30 Dec 1806

Citations

[S868] C. Z. Mast, Mast Family History, page 666.
[S868] C. Z. Mast, Mast Family History, page 18.
[S832] Gary L. Schmermund, "Ancestral File - Stillwater Folks", Ancestral File.
[S891] "Randolph County G. S. Journal", Summer 1999, page 14 (CR 81.326.1 - Undated Criminal Actions, NC Archives).
[S54] Lindsay M. Brien, Miami County Ohio Cemeteries, West Branch Cemetery.
[S868] C. Z. Mast, Mast Family History, page 668.

Catherine Barbara Harman (Unconfirmed)¹

F, b. between 1725 and 1735

Last Edited

18 Sep 2009

Name Variation

As of between 1725 and 1735, Catherine Barbara Harman (Unconfirmed) was also known as Catherine Barbara Harmon.

Birth*

She was born between 1725 and 1735; estimated date of birth changed to be consistent with change in her husband's dob.

Marriage*

She married John Mast Sr. circa 1755; based solely on children's estimated dates of birth.

Married Name

As of circa 1756,her married name was Mast.

Family

John Mast Sr. b. bt 1725 - 1740, d. 1800

Children

Nancy Mast+ b. 1757, d. 1851
John Mast Jr.+² b. 1762, d. 2 Sep 1832
Joseph Mast+³ b. 25 Mar 1764, d. 1835
Hannah Mast b. 1766
Mary Mast+ b. c 1768, d. 30 Dec 1806

Citations

[S868] C. Z. Mast, Mast Family History, page 666.
[S54] Lindsay M. Brien, Miami County Ohio Cemeteries, West Branch Cemetery.
[S868] C. Z. Mast, Mast Family History, page 668.

Cutliffe Harmon

M, b. 1748, d. 1838

Father

George Harman b. c 1722, d. bt 1788 - 1789

Mother

Mary Margaret Martha Wiley b. bt 1720 - 1725, d. c 1789

Last Edited

4 Nov 2006

Marriage*

Cutliffe Harmon married Susan Fouts.

Birth*

Cutliffe Harmon was born in 1748 at Rowan, North Carolina.

NoteB*

On 22 September 1783, he entere 50 acres of land lying in Randolph County on the Uwharrie between George Harmon's Spring Br (John Merrel and McCollough's land lined out) land and running for compliment.¹

NoteB

On 20 October 1783, he entered 200 acres of land on the Uwharrie waters of John Merrel's Spring Br beginning at a white oak said Merrel's corner and running for compliment.²

Tax List*

He appeared on the personal property tax list of 1796 at Capt. Whittenton's District, Wilkes, North Carolina; 1 poll, 260.5 acres; Matthias also there; this is the same district where David Curtis, the Isaacks family, the Bairds and the Wards lived.³

Marriage*

He married Polly Paskel in 1817 at Ashe, North Carolina.⁴

Marriage*

Cutliffe Harmon married Mary Parky on 15 October 1825 at Ashe, North Carolina; witnessed by Abner Smith, Eli Harman, and Holland Curtis, bond by David Dugger.⁵

Death*

Cutliffe Harmon died in 1838 at Ashe, North Carolina.⁶

(Witness) Bio

Cutliff Harman was born in 1748 in Rowan Co., N.C. and died in 1838. His father, George Hermann (Harman) came with his six brothers to Pennsylvania from their native home near the Danube River in Germany. George then traveled into Maryland where he met and married Cutliff's mother, Mary Margaret Wiley. Together they journeyed down the Shenandoah Valley and finally into North Carolina where they settled in Rowan County. Cutliff first married Suzan Fouts. Suzan was born in 1751 in Rowan County and died July 18, 1817. She was the daughter of Theobald David Pfautz (Fouts) and Catrina Spangle and was of Swiss ancestry. The Harman and Fout families had been friends and neighbors for many years in both Pennsylvania and North Carolina, settling in the same counties. After Cutliff and Suzan's marriage, Cutliff was employed by Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersman, and a Col. Robertson to help trans-port goods from Yadkin Valley, N.C. to Sycamore Shoals near Elizabethton, Tennessee and from the mountains of western North Carolina to the State of Franklin (now eastern Tennessee). Col. Robertson was also involved in the purchase of several counties from the Cherokee Indians. On one particular trip, Cutliff passed through Wilkes Co., (later Ashe Co. and now Watauga Co.), N. C. He liked the area so well that he decided to move there, and he bought 522 acres of land from James Gwyn for 300 pounds. The land had been granted to James Gwyn for 50 shillings for every one hundred acres, and the original land grant was signed by Samuel Johnston, Governor of North Carolina on May 18, 1789. This land, (later known as the Harmon and John Mast lands), was transferred to Cutliff on Aug. 6, 1791. The country was then a territory to the Ohio River and was called the Washington. Cutliff went back to Rowan County and brought his wile and six children to what is now Cove Creek in Sugar Grove, N.C.
While Cutliff built their new home, he and his family took shelter beneath a huge rock at the mouth of Phillips Branch known as "Shupe's Rockhouse," getting its name from a Shupe family that once lived under it. Ac-cording to an old newspaper clipping, the rockhouse was a beautiful and lovely chamber midway in the face of a cliff 100 feet high. The shelter was entered by a descending stairway of three natural stone steps, and Cove Creek ran west almost to the base of the cliff and then turned directly south. This rockhouse has since been called the "Harmon Rockhouse," and the first white child born in the area was supposedly born there.
Cutliff's new neighbors were Benjamin Ward, Sr., a Revolutionary War veteran living on Watauga River, and Samuel Hix, a Tory seeking refuge in the Hix Settlement in Valle Crucis, N.C. Down through the generations, the descendants of these men have inter-married time and time again. Either Cutliff Harman or Samuel Hix was the first person to bring the "Jack Tales" to this area, learning them from the early pioneers of America with whom they had become acquainted, and perhaps adding their own German touches. Cutliff's second wife was Elizabeth Parker, widow of Christian Parker, whom he married in 1825. They had no children. Cutliff died at the age of ninety, and he and his wives are buried in the old Harmon Family cemetery on Cove Creek in Sugar Grove next to the land where their home once stood.

Cutliff and Suzan Fouts Harman had ten children:
(1)     Mathias Harman (ca. 1774-1856) married Mary - . They moved to Washington Co., Indiana around 1812 and had seven children: Ninevah, Cutliff, Levi, Andrew, Eli, George, and Mary (Sypes).
(2)     Mary Harman (ca. 1775-1855) married Bedent E. Baird. They had seven children: Delilah, Franklin, Alexander, Euclid, Blodgett, Palmer, and Rittenhouse.
(3)     Catherine Harman (ca. 1780-?) married Benjamin Ward, Jr. They hid two children: Duke and Bill.
(4)     Nancy Harman (ca. 1781/1782-?) married Thomas Curtis. They had ten children: Holland, Noah, David. Clarissa (Webb), Susan (Webb), Malissa (Farthing-Johnson), Jane (Mast), Mylinda (Gragg), Rachel (Pennell), and Nancy (Whittington).
(5)     Elizabeth Harman (ca. 1782-?) married Duke Ward. They had at least six children: Amos, McCaleb, Dan, Avery, Ben, and Valentine.
(6)     Andrew Harman (Feb. 5, 1789 - Mar. 16, 1814) married Sabra Hicks. They had four children: Council, Goulder, Mathias, and Rachel.
(7)     Susan Harman (Mar. 5, 1791 - July 15, 1868) married John Mast. They had fourteen children: Nancy (Farthing), David, Noah, Eli, Leason, Elizabeth (Shull), Mary (Wilson-Church), Charlotte (Horton), Malinda (Gragg), Caroline (Mast), Emeline (Taylor), Joseph, John, and Finley.
(8)     Eli Harman (Apr. 5, 1793 - June 30, 1828) married the widow Rhoda Dugger Dyer. They had six children: Maiden, David, Susan (Hately), Rev. Drewey Calvin, Wiley, and Emily (Whittington).
Rachel Harman (ca. 1796-?) married Howard Davis. They had three children: Milton, Calhoun, and Susan.
(10) Rebecca Harman (June 20, 1798 - Apr. 5, 1864) married Francis (Frank) Adams. They moved to Washington Co., Indiana around 1817 and then moved to Taylorsville, Illinois around 1820. They had eleven children: Leason, John, Irvin, Sida (Peters), Nancy (Hoover), Marston Gavin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Isaac Newton, Mary Jane (Hufford), Elmina (Smith), and Elizabeth (Auxier).
Cutliff Harman had a total of ten children and at least seventy grandchildren. Today he has over 13,000 descendants and a large portion of them still live in Watauga County, including all of the Harmons, Wards, Bairds, and Masts.
Sources. Excerpted from The Harmon Family, 1670 1984; The Genealogy of Cutliff Harman and his Descendants by Terry L. Harman.⁷

Family 1

Susan Fouts

Family 2

Child

Nancy Harmon+ b. 1784, d. 31 Jul 1856

Family 3

Polly Paskel b. bt 1750 - 1770

Family 4

Mary Parky b. bt 1750 - 1760

Citations

[S918] Hager & Pruitt Grigg, Randolph County North Carolina Land Entries, page 2, Book A, page 10.
[S918] Hager & Pruitt Grigg, Randolph County North Carolina Land Entries, page 2, Book A, page 16.
[S933] Wilkes County Genealogical Society, Wilkes County Tax Lists, 1986.
[S830] North Carolina Works Progress Administration, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868, unrecorded, found in Ashe County court house.
[S830] North Carolina Works Progress Administration, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868.
[S922] Mrs. W.O. Absher and Curtis Information by Helen B. Bell, Heritage of Wilkes County, Volume I, pages 94-95.
[S947] Heritage of Watauga County Book Committee, The Heritage of Watauga County, Volume I, pages 94-95.

Susan Fouts¹

Last Edited

13 Aug 2005

Married Name

Her married name was Harman.

Marriage*

Susan Fouts married Cutliffe Harmon, son of George Harman and Mary Margaret Martha Wiley.

Family

Cutliffe Harmon b. 1748, d. 1838

Citations

[S934] John Preston Arthur, Watauga County History, Volume I, pages 94-95.

George Harman

M, b. circa 1722, d. between 1788 and 1789

Last Edited

5 Nov 2006

Birth*

George Harman was born circa 1722 at Mittel Franken (Danube?), Rupprecht Stegen, Bavaria, Germany.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Mary Margaret Martha Wiley in December 1744 at Maryland.^1,2

Death*

George Harman died between 1788 and 1789 at Randolph, North Carolina.^1,2

Family

Mary Margaret Martha Wiley b. bt 1720 - 1725, d. c 1789

Child

Cutliffe Harmon+ b. 1748, d. 1838

Citations

[S870] Sylvia Baird, "Ancestral File of Sylvia Baird", Ancestral File.
[S871] Lisa Anderson & Shirley Lineback, "Ancestral File-Harman Family", Ancestral File.

William Huff

Last Edited

2 Dec 2001

Marriage*

William Huff married Leota Margaret Bailey, daughter of William Bailey and Mahala Knight, on 2 April 1906 at Fulton, Indiana.¹

Divorce*

William Huff and Leota Margaret Bailey were divorced in December 1906 at Rochester, Fulton, Indiana; per Leota's application for marriage to Horace Lunsford.

Family

Leota Margaret Bailey b. 14 Sep 1857, d. 30 Jul 1933

Citations

[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, H - 162.

Horace G. Lunsford

M, d. 27 February 1913

Last Edited

1 Sep 2004

Marriage*

Horace G. Lunsford married Emeline Kirkendall on 18 August 1909 at Fulton, Indiana.¹

Marriage*

Horace G. Lunsford married Leota Margaret Bailey, daughter of William Bailey and Mahala Knight, on 31 October 1912 at Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.²

Death*

Horace G. Lunsford died on 27 February 1913 at Monterey, Pulaski, Indiana; resident of Rochester, was visiting his daughter, where he had a heart attack, buried at Moon Cemetery.³

Family 1

Emeline Kirkendall b. Aug 1849, d. 25 Mar 1912

Family 2

Leota Margaret Bailey b. 14 Sep 1857, d. 30 Jul 1933

Citations

[S158] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages--Tombaugh, Book I, page 198.
[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, I - 441.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Thursday, February 27, 1913.

Andrew J. Sewell

M, b. November 1876, d. 31 December 1952

Father

(?) Sewell d. c 1878

Mother

Mary Jane Woodcox¹ b. 17 Jan 1856, d. 17 Aug 1890

Last Edited

11 Mar 2003

Birth*

Andrew J. Sewell was born in November 1876 at Indiana.²

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Rochester Twp., Fulton, Indiana, in the household of Isaiah Spohn; ED 42, sheet 42, page 98B, occupation farmer, two children, living next door to parents.³

Marriage*

Andrew J. Sewell married Jessie Leota O'Daffer, daughter of Samuel Edward O'Daffer and Leota Margaret Bailey, on 13 August 1898 at Fulton, Indiana.⁴

Census*

Andrew J. Sewell appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, ED 41, Sheet 4, occupation farmer.²

Marriage*

He married Lenna Taylor between 1910 and 1930.⁵

Census

Andrew J. Sewell appeared on the census of 5 January 1920 at Keokuk, Clark, Iowa, ED 72, sheet 2B, occupation fitter-plumbing company, no children.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 9 April 1930 at Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, ED 13, sheet 12A, occupation pipefitter-gas, renting, no radio, no children.⁷

Residence*

He lived on 16 March 1944 at Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana.¹

Death*

He died on 31 December 1952 at Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, at age 76; date of burial at Moon Cemetery; date of death unknown.^8,9

Obit

Andrew J.'s obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 31 December 1952:

Funeral services for Andrew J. SEWELL, 75, former local resident who died at Keokuk, Iowa, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Zimmerman Brothers funeral home. The Rev. Charles SMITH of the Methodist church will officiate and burial will be in the Moon cemetery, south of Leiters Ford. Survivors are two daughters: Mrs. Sylvia TAFT, Berea, Ohio; Mrs. Grace COOPER, South Bend; a stepson, Ernest A. FIELDS, South Bend and a half-brother, Francis SPOHN, of this city.¹⁰

Note*

Gave children up for adoption when Jessie died. Stayed in touch with Sylvia in particular, also Grace. Lived in Iowa when he died.⁸

Family 1

Jessie Leota O'Daffer b. 6 Aug 1880, d. 28 Jul 1908

Children

Sylvia Marie Sewell+¹¹ b. 15 Jul 1899, d. 28 Jul 1959
Guy Edward Sewell¹¹ b. 15 Jul 1900
Hugh Russell Sewell¹¹ b. 18 Aug 1903, d. 1 Mar 1952
Grace Avon Sewell+¹¹ b. 18 Dec 1906, d. 27 Jul 1996

Family 2

Lenna Taylor b. 1873, d. 28 Apr 1930

Citations

[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Isaiah Spohn, 16 March 1944.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, F - 507.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Mrs. A.J. Sewell, 4 June 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S150] Interview, Jean Plonski, 1 June 2001.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Andrew J. Sewell, 31 December 1952.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, 26 December 1952.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.

Daisy Grace O'Daffer

F, b. 18 September 1878, d. 13 January 1950

Father

Samuel Edward O'Daffer¹ b. 16 Jun 1855, d. 18 Dec 1902

Mother

Leota Margaret Bailey b. 14 Sep 1857, d. 30 Jul 1933

Last Edited

18 Feb 2003

Birth*

Daisy Grace O'Daffer was born on 18 September 1878 at Union Twp., Fulton, Indiana.^2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 Union Twp., Fulton, Indiana, in the household of Samuel Edward O'Daffer; ED 43, Sheet 23, occupation farmer, one child.¹

Census

Daisy Grace O'Daffer appeared on the census of 14 June 1900 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, E. D. 946, Sheet 15, rooming, occupation typesetter.⁴

Census*

She appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois, ED 0351, visit 0191, living with Lillian Burns, occupation manager in a millinery.⁵

Married Name

As of 22 December 1914,her married name was Knowles.

Marriage*

She married Alfred Joseph Knowles, son of Jefferson R. Knowles and Martha P. (?), on 22 December 1914 at Fulton, Indiana.⁶

Census

Daisy Grace O'Daffer appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Stanton Avenue, ED 485, Sheet 7, renting, no occupation listed.⁷

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in the household of Alfred Joseph Knowles; Stanton Avenue, ED 485, Sheet 7, renting, occupation foreman in a steel mill.⁷

(Witness) Census

Daisy Grace O'Daffer appeared on the census of 16 April 1930 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in the household of Alfred Joseph Knowles; ED 235, sheet 29A, occupation foreman-steel mill, renting-$90 month, no radio, both are listed as age 45, married at age 31, which is inconsistent.⁸

(Witness) Death

Daisy Grace O'Daffer witnessed the death of Leota Margaret Bailey on 30 July 1933 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; at the home of her daughter Grace after an extended illness.^9,10

Death*

Daisy Grace O'Daffer died on 13 January 1950 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, at age 71; buried at Moon Cemetery, Fulton County, Indiana.^3,11,12

Family

Alfred Joseph Knowles b. Jun 1881, d. 13 Nov 1936

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1880 Indiana, Union Twp., Fulton Co., ED 43, Sheet23.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, J - 6.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Monday, July 31, 1933.
[S281] Leota Margaret O'Daffer, Certificate of Death, Leota Graffis.
[S125] Jean C. & Wendell Tombaugh, Fulton County Cemeteries, Vol. 3, page 124.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel.

Alfred Joseph Knowles^1,2

M, b. June 1881, d. 13 November 1936

Father

Jefferson R. Knowles b. May 1848, d. 22 Jun 1911

Mother

Martha P. (?)³ b. Jan 1842, d. bt 1901 - 1910

Last Edited

21 Nov 2006

Birth*

Alfred Joseph Knowles was born in June 1881 at Alabama; dob is 1885 using 1910 & 1930 censuses; 1882 using 1900 & 1920 censuses.⁴

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 Precinct 9, Butler, Alabama, in the household of Jefferson R. Knowles; ED 16, sheet 1A, occupation farmer, renting, married 28 years, 5 children, 5 living.³

Census

Alfred Joseph Knowles appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Joliet, Will, Illinois, ED 180, sheet 3A, occupation foreman-coke oven, single, boarding; his brother Alexander lived in the same house and was a superintendent at the coke oven.⁵

Marriage*

He married Daisy Grace O'Daffer, daughter of Samuel Edward O'Daffer and Leota Margaret Bailey, on 22 December 1914 at Fulton, Indiana.⁶

Census*

Alfred Joseph Knowles appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Stanton Avenue, ED 485, Sheet 7, renting, occupation foreman in a steel mill.⁷

Census

He appeared on the census of 16 April 1930 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, ED 235, sheet 29A, occupation foreman-steel mill, renting-$90 month, no radio, both are listed as age 45, married at age 31, which is inconsistent.⁸

Death*

He died on 13 November 1936 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, at age 55; buried at Moon Cemetery.^2,9,10

Note*

Survived by two brothers in Birmingham, Alabama and a sister, Mrs. Albert Simmons, of Deatsville, Alabama.¹¹

Obit

Alfred Joseph's obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 14 November 1936:

A funeral cortege for Alfred F. [J.] KNOWLES, 55, who passed away at his home in Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday, will leave the Zimmerman Bros. funeral home Sunday afternoon at 12:45 o'clock for the Moon cemetery, near Leiters Ford. Grave-side services will be conducted by Rev. T. L. STOVALL of the Methodist Church. Mr. Knowles, who had several relatives in this community, was the victim of a heart attack following a brief illness. Mr. Knowles had been a resident of Pittsburgh for the past ten years, moving to that city from Cleveland, where he spent the major portion of his life. In the year of 1913, he was united in marriage to Grace O'DAFFER. He was an employee of the Jones & Laufman Steel Co., in Pittsburgh. The deceased was a member of the Masonic Order and the Methodist Church of Pittsburgh. The survivors are two brothers, who reside in Birmingham, Ala; and a sister, Mrs. Albert SIMMONS, of Deatsville, Ala.⁹

Family

Daisy Grace O'Daffer b. 18 Sep 1878, d. 13 Jan 1950

Citations

[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910, 1920, 1930.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, J - 6.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, 14 November 1936.
[S125] Jean C. & Wendell Tombaugh, Fulton County Cemeteries, Vol. 3, page 124.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel.

Edgar Ray O'Daffer

M, b. 8 July 1881, d. 10 July 1941

Father

Samuel Edward O'Daffer b. 16 Jun 1855, d. 18 Dec 1902

Mother

Leota Margaret Bailey b. 14 Sep 1857, d. 30 Jul 1933

Last Edited

20 May 2016

Birth*

Edgar Ray O'Daffer was born on 8 July 1881 at Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana.^1,2,3,4

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 Rochester, Fulton, Indiana, in the household of Samuel Edward O'Daffer; ED 41, Sheet 5, renting, occupation farmer.¹

Marriage*

Edgar Ray O'Daffer married Rosalind Viola Wagoner, daughter of John Abraham Wagoner and Sarah Fansher, on 28 November 1904.^5,6

Residence*

Edgar Ray O'Daffer lived on 29 July 1908 at Danville, Vermillion, Illinois.⁷

Census

He appeared on the census of 4 May 1910 at Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, ED 111, Sheet 10A, page 169, occupation farmer, renting, married 6 years, 1 child, father in law John Wagoner living with them.⁸

DraftWW1*

On 12 September 1918 Edgar Ray O'Daffer registered for the draft at Macy, Miami, Indiana; at the time, he was employed by himself as a farmer and signed his name "Odaffer".⁴

Census*

He appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 at Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, ED 134, Sheet 1, owned farm, occupation farmer.⁹

Census

He appeared on the census of 30 April 1930 at Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, ED 52-2, sheet 5B, occupation farmer, owned farm, radio, 2 children and Uncle Jim Wagoner at home.¹⁰

Marriage*

He married Bessie Dawson (Resler), daughter of Jonathan Dawson, on 25 April 1936 at Miami, Indiana.^2,11

Death*

Edgar Ray O'Daffer died on 10 July 1941 at Macy, Miami, Indiana, at age 60.^3,2

Obit

Edgar Ray's obituary was published in the Unknown Newspaper on circa 11 July 1941:

Roy O’Dather [sic], 60, succumbed at his home three and a half miles west of Macy at 10 o’clock Thursday morning. Death, due to complications, followed an illness of 15 months’ duration. Roy, the son of Edward and Leota O’Dather, was born July 8, 1881, near Kewanna. He had resided in the Macy community for the past 30 years. On November 15, 1904 [sic], he was united in marriage with Rosie Wagoner, who preceded him in death in 1934. In 1936, Mr. O’Dather was married to Mrs. Bessie Hurst in a ceremony solemnized on April 25^th.
Survivors are the wife; one son, Devane O’Dather, South Bend; daughter, Marily, at home; two step-sons, John Hurst Zanesville, Ohio; George Hurst, West Carrollton, Ohio; one step-daughter, Mrs. Edyth Snyder, Waukegan, Ill; one sister, Mrs. Grace Knowles, Pittsburgh, Penn; and six grandchildren. Remains are now at the Ditmire Funeral Home in Fulton and will be returned to the residence near Macy Friday. Funeral arrangements have not been made to date, but will be announced in an early issue.¹²

Family 1

Rosalind Viola Wagoner b. 4 Apr 1881, d. 3 Jan 1934

Children

Thurman Devane O'Daffer b. 29 May 1905, d. 5 Dec 1973
Jessie Marilyn O'Daffer+ b. 16 Oct 1922, d. 18 Mar 1989

Family 2

Bessie Dawson (Resler) b. 25 Jul 1881, d. 29 Sep 1955

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S36] Unknown short newspaper title.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.
[S758] Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards.
[S37] Rochester Sentinel, Jan 14, 1934.
[S40] Indiana Works Progress Administration, Miami Co. Indiana Marriages.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, Wednesday, July 29, 1908.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S39] Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh, Fulton County Marriages, 4 - 494.
[S2] Florence (Wagoner) Field, "Ancestral File of Florence Field", Ancestral File.

Rosalind Viola Wagoner

F, b. 4 April 1881, d. 3 January 1934

Father

John Abraham Wagoner b. 7 Apr 1839, d. 10 Jul 1910

Mother

Sarah Fansher b. 4 Sep 1843, d. 7 Oct 1908

Last Edited

2 Jun 2016

Birth*

Rosalind Viola Wagoner was born on 4 April 1881 at Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana; check 1880 vs. 1881.¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 19 June 1900 Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, in the household of John Abraham Wagoner and Sarah Fansher; ED 93, Sheet 7A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 38 years, 7 children all living, 5 children at home and granddaughter Gladys.²

Married Name

As of 28 November 1904,her married name was O'Daffer.

Marriage*

Rosalind Viola Wagoner married Edgar Ray O'Daffer, son of Samuel Edward O'Daffer and Leota Margaret Bailey, on 28 November 1904.^1,3

(Witness) Census

Rosalind Viola Wagoner appeared on the census of 4 May 1910 Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, in the household of Edgar Ray O'Daffer; ED 111, Sheet 10A, page 169, occupation farmer, renting, married 6 years, 1 child, father in law John Wagoner living with them.⁴

(Witness) Census

Rosalind Viola Wagoner appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, in the household of Edgar Ray O'Daffer; ED 134, Sheet 1, owned farm, occupation farmer.⁵

(Witness) Census

Rosalind Viola Wagoner appeared on the census of 30 April 1930 Allen Twp., Miami, Indiana, in the household of Edgar Ray O'Daffer; ED 52-2, sheet 5B, occupation farmer, owned farm, radio, 2 children and Uncle Jim Wagoner at home.⁶

Death*

Rosalind Viola Wagoner died on 3 January 1934 at Macy, Miami, Indiana, at age 52; from breast cancer, bried at Plainview Cemetery.^1,7,8

Obit

Rosalind Viola's obituary was published in the Rochester Sentinel on 15 January 1934:

Mrs. Rose O’DAFFER, aged 53, wife of Roy O’DAFFER, died at her home near Wagoner’s Station Sunday morning at 7:30 o’clock after a two year’s illness due to cancer. Mrs. O’Daffer died in the same house in which she was born. Her parents were John F. and Sarah (FANSHER) WAGONER. She was born on April 4, 1881. Mrs. O’Daffer was a member of the Christian Church at Macy of which organization she was an active member. She was married in this city on November 29, 1904.
Survivors are the husband, son DeVaine [O’DAFFER], South Bend, daughter Marilyn [O’DAFFER], at home, sister Mrs. Anna SHADEL, Wagoner’s Station and four brothers, William and Frank of near Wagoner’s Station, Samuel of Mishawaka and James of Muskogee, Oklahoma. The funeral services will be held from the Christian Church at Macy at 1:30 o’clock, Tuesday with the Rev. Ernest LAUGHLIN in charge. Burial will be made in the Plainview Cemetery at Macy.⁹

Family

Edgar Ray O'Daffer b. 8 Jul 1881, d. 10 Jul 1941

Children

Thurman Devane O'Daffer b. 29 May 1905, d. 5 Dec 1973
Jessie Marilyn O'Daffer+ b. 16 Oct 1922, d. 18 Mar 1989

Citations

[S37] Rochester Sentinel, Jan 14, 1934.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S40] Indiana Works Progress Administration, Miami Co. Indiana Marriages.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S1] Census of Population 1920.
[S1] Census of Population 1930.
[S42] Field/O'Daffer Family Bible.
[S2316] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011.
[S124] Rochester Sentinel, 15 January 1934.

Artemissa Field¹

F, b. 22 February 1825, d. 30 May 1886

Father

Walter Field b. 27 Jul 1797, d. 24 Aug 1877

Mother

Mary Ranney b. 15 Dec 1800, d. 26 Nov 1875

Last Edited

20 Mar 2016

Birth*

Artemissa Field was born on 22 February 1825 at Canaan Twp., Athens, Ohio.^2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1830 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 6, 1 male and 1 female under 5, 2 males and 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30, 1 male 30-40.⁴

(Witness) Census

Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 1840 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 187, 2 males under 5, 1 male and 1 female 5-10, 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 male and 1 female 40-50.⁵

Married Name

As of 7 September 1855,her married name was Fry.⁶

Marriage*

Artemissa Field married John Fry on 7 September 1855 at Franklin, Ohio.⁶

Census*

Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 21 August 1860 at Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 70, renting, three children.⁷

Census

She and John Fry appeared on the census of 21 August 1860 at Worthington, Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 70, occupation day laborer, renting, three children.⁷

Census

Artemissa Field and John Fry appeared on the census of 24 August 1870 at Milan Twp., Allen, Indiana, page 570, occupation farmer, real valued at $800, four children at home, a 32-year old farm hand from Baden named Ernest was also living with them.⁸

Census

Artemissa Field and John Fry appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 at Franklin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, ED 7, sheet 13, page 130A, occupation farmer, two children at home.²

(Witness) Census

Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Albert Field; page 27, three daughters, wife and six others living with him.²

Residence*

Artemissa Field lived on 8 June 1880 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio; was "boarding" with the Albert Field family.²

Death*

She died on 30 May 1886 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, at age 61; buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Albert Field/Walter Sheppard Lot.⁹

Family

John Fry b. 12 Mar 1830, d. 13 Nov 1908

Children

Terissa A. Fry⁷ b. 1852
Jacob Walter Fry+⁷ b. 11 Feb 1856, d. 10 Aug 1938
Emma Florence Fry¹⁰ b. 15 Jul 1858, d. b 1860
Irene (Renie) M. Fry+⁷ b. 29 Oct 1859, d. 22 Aug 1955
Freddie A. Fry¹⁰ b. 18 Apr 1862, d. b 1870
John Calvin Fry+² b. 1 May 1865, d. 25 Jul 1944
Eddie W. Fry¹⁰ b. 21 Jun 1867, d. b 1870
Ernest J. Fry+² b. 26 Mar 1870, d. 28 Nov 1958
Minnie M. Fry¹⁰ b. 26 Nov 1872, d. b 1880

Citations

[S5] Williams Brothers, History of Franklin County, page 409.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1830.
[S1] Census of Population 1840.
[S34] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Microfilmed State and Local Records, Ohio Marriages, 1853-1862.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Interment No. 13378, Green Lawn, Lot No. 48, Section U (William Sheppard Lot).
[S2105] Rosalie Wertz, "Children of John Fry and Artemissa Field," e-mail to Al Field, 31 March 2012.

John Fry

M, b. 12 March 1830, d. 13 November 1908

Last Edited

24 Jun 2016

Birth*

John Fry was born on 12 March 1830 at Baden, Germany; Felix's death record says his middle initial was A.^1,2

Marriage*

He married Artemissa Field, daughter of Walter Field and Mary Ranney, on 7 September 1855 at Franklin, Ohio.³

Census*

John Fry and Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 21 August 1860 at Worthington, Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 70, occupation day laborer, renting, three children.⁴

Naturalization*

John Fry was naturalized on 22 August 1866 at LaSalle, Illinois; He applied in Columbus, Ohio on 7 October 1856 and had met the residency requirement of 5 years in the U.S. and 1 year in Illinois.

Census

He and Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 24 August 1870 at Milan Twp., Allen, Indiana, page 570, occupation farmer, real valued at $800, four children at home, a 32-year old farm hand from Baden named Ernest was also living with them.⁵

Census

John Fry and Artemissa Field appeared on the census of 10 June 1880 at Franklin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, ED 7, sheet 13, page 130A, occupation farmer, two children at home.¹

Marriage*

John Fry married Rosine Zimmerman in 1888 at Missouri.^6,2,7

Census*

John Fry and Rosine Zimmerman appeared on the census of 30 June 1900 at Loutre Twp., Montgomery, Missouri, ED 64, sheet16A, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 10 years, 3 children, 3 living.⁸

Death*

John Fry died on 13 November 1908 at Montgomery, Missouri, at age 78; buried in the Shellenhamer-Fry Cemetery near Jonesburg, on the Montgomery/Warren county line.²

Family 1

Artemissa Field b. 22 Feb 1825, d. 30 May 1886

Children

Terissa A. Fry⁴ b. 1852
Jacob Walter Fry+⁴ b. 11 Feb 1856, d. 10 Aug 1938
Emma Florence Fry⁹ b. 15 Jul 1858, d. b 1860
Irene (Renie) M. Fry+⁴ b. 29 Oct 1859, d. 22 Aug 1955
Freddie A. Fry⁹ b. 18 Apr 1862, d. b 1870
John Calvin Fry+¹ b. 1 May 1865, d. 25 Jul 1944
Eddie W. Fry⁹ b. 21 Jun 1867, d. b 1870
Ernest J. Fry+¹ b. 26 Mar 1870, d. 28 Nov 1958
Minnie M. Fry⁹ b. 26 Nov 1872, d. b 1880

Family 2

Rosine Zimmerman b. 27 Oct 1859, d. 2 Aug 1925

Children

William Robert Frye+⁶ b. 8 Apr 1889, d. 27 Apr 1955
Felix Valdine Frye+^6,2 b. 22 Nov 1891, d. 27 Nov 1956
Mamie Rosine Fry+^6,2 b. 4 Oct 1897, d. 17 Aug 1978
Avis B. Fry⁹ b. Jan 1898, d. 27 Dec 1898
Louise Lynn Fry+^6,2 b. 2 Nov 1901, d. 2 Sep 1971

Citations

[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S599] Letter, John A. Frye to Al Field, 24 Jan 2003 and 9 Feb 2003.
[S34] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Microfilmed State and Local Records, Ohio Marriages, 1853-1862.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S2106] Montgomery County, MO Leader, Various.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S2105] Rosalie Wertz, "Children of John Fry and Artemissa Field," e-mail to Al Field, 31 March 2012.

Elizabeth R. Field¹

F, b. 8 August 1820, d. 3 July 1905

Father

Walter Field b. 27 Jul 1797, d. 24 Aug 1877

Mother

Mary Ranney b. 15 Dec 1800, d. 26 Nov 1875

Last Edited

17 Feb 2013

Birth*

Elizabeth R. Field was born on 8 August 1820 at Canaan Twp., Athens, Ohio.^2,3,4

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 1830 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 6, 1 male and 1 female under 5, 2 males and 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30, 1 male 30-40.⁵

(Witness) Census

Elizabeth R. Field appeared on the census of 1840 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 187, 2 males under 5, 1 male and 1 female 5-10, 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 male and 1 female 40-50.⁶

(Witness) Census

Elizabeth R. Field appeared on the census of 16 October 1850 Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Robert Barnes; page 516/258B, occupation grocer, real estate valued at $2,000, 1 child, 1 boarder named James Barchet, a butcher, "Isabella Fields," age 30, b. PA, and Elizabeth Barnes, age 3.⁷

Married Name

As of 8 December 1850,her married name was Barnes.^8,9,10

Marriage*

Elizabeth R. Field married Robert Barnes on 8 December 1850 at Franklin, Ohio; by Reverend Babcock; marriage record not located.^8,9,10

Census*

Elizabeth R. Field appeared on the census of 23 June 1860 at Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, page 268, husband's occupation butcher, 5 children and stepson William, age 17.¹¹

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 23 June 1860 Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, in the household of Robert Barnes; page 168, occupation butcher, renting, 6 children at home.¹¹

Census

Elizabeth R. Field appeared on the census of 19 July 1870 at Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, page 602, husband's occupation butcher, real estate valued at $1,200, 5 children.¹²

Census

She appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, page 275B, no occupation, daughter"Nami" and grandson Ernest (age 2) living with her.¹³

Census

She appeared on the census of 17 June 1900 at Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, ED 42, sheet 12, page 336A, widowed, living alone, married 24 years, 7 children, 5 living, occupation seamstress, owned home.²

Death*

She died on 3 July 1905 at Wakeman Twp., Huron, Ohio, at age 84; buried at Wakeman Cemetery with her husband.^14,15

Family

Robert Barnes b. 1796, d. 4 Sep 1874

Children

Nimia (Naomi) L. Barnes^11,8 b. 1853
Morris P. Barnes^11,8 b. 1854
Benjamin Barnes+⁸ b. 8 Jul 1855, d. 2 Jul 1925
Robert Barnes+^11,8 b. 22 Nov 1857, d. 27 Jan 1939
Albert Barnes^12,8 b. 1860, d. b 1870
Ella (Alice) Barnes¹² b. 1864

Citations

[S5] Williams Brothers, History of Franklin County, pge 409.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S64] O.G.S. Huron County Chapter, Huron County Cemeteries, Wakeman Village Cemetery, Wakeman Twp.
[S823] Dr. F.E. Weeks, History of Wakeman Township, page 51.
[S1] Census of Population 1830.
[S1] Census of Population 1840.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S63] A.J. Baughman, History of Huron County.
[S64] O.G.S. Huron County Chapter, Huron County Cemeteries, Wakeman Village Cemetery, Wakeman Township.
[S801] "Military Records of Robert Barnes."
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S63] A.J. Baughman, History of Huron County, page II-276.
[S64] O.G.S. Huron County Chapter, Huron County Cemeteries.

Frederick Field¹

M, b. 2 July 1824, d. 7 August 1884

Father

Walter Field b. 27 Jul 1797, d. 24 Aug 1877

Mother

Mary Ranney b. 15 Dec 1800, d. 26 Nov 1875

Last Edited

26 Mar 2004

Birth*

Frederick Field was born on 2 July 1824 at Canaan Twp., Athens, Ohio.²

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1830 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 6, 1 male and 1 female under 5, 2 males and 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-30, 1 male 30-40.³

(Witness) Census

Frederick Field appeared on the census of 1840 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 187, 2 males under 5, 1 male and 1 female 5-10, 1 male and 1 female 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 male and 1 female 40-50.⁴

(Witness) Census

Frederick Field appeared on the census of 18 July 1860 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 142, occupation farmer, land valued at $10,200, four children at home.⁵

(Witness) Census

Frederick Field appeared on the census of 17 August 1870 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 48, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $20,000, Mary, Frederick and Albert at home.⁶

(Witness) Census

Frederick Field appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Albert Field; page 27, three daughters, wife and six others living with him.⁷

Census*

Frederick Field appeared on the census of 18 June 1880 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 27, resided with Albert Field family, mentally disabled, never married.⁷

Death*

He died on 7 August 1884 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, at age 60; of "imbecile and chronic diarrhea," buried at Green Lawn Cemetery.⁸

Citations

[S5] Williams Brothers, History of Franklin County, page 409.
[S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1830.
[S1] Census of Population 1840.
[S1] Census of Population 1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S46] The Franklin County Genealogical Society, Franklin Co. Cemeteries, Greenlawn Cemetery, lot no. 48, section w, internment no. 7640.

Hellen Clarinda Field¹

F, b. 28 April 1843, d. 5 November 1911

Father

Walter Field b. 27 Jul 1797, d. 24 Aug 1877

Mother

Mary Ranney b. 15 Dec 1800, d. 26 Nov 1875

Last Edited

14 Dec 2002

Birth*

Hellen Clarinda Field was born on 28 April 1843 at Clinton, Franklin, Ohio.^2,3

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Walter Field; page 69, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,500, 5 children.⁴

Married Name

As of 2 November 1860,her married name was Huntley.

Marriage*

Hellen Clarinda Field married William Huntley, son of Elijah Huntley and Cynthia (?), on 2 November 1860 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.⁵

(Witness) Census

Hellen Clarinda Field appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 Otsego Twp., Steuben, Indiana, in the household of William Huntley; page 129, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 3 children at home.⁶

(Witness) Census

Hellen Clarinda Field appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 Bennett Precinct, Fillmore, Nebraska, in the household of William Huntley; ED 326, sheet 9, page 481A, occupation farmer, five children; Jennie Lee, a 23 year old school teacher from Iowa also living with them.⁷

Census*

Hellen Clarinda Field appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Delight Twp., Custer, Nebraska, ED 65, Sheet 3, married 40 years, husband farming, 5 children, 4 living.⁸

(Witness) Census

She appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 Delight Twp., Custer, Nebraska, in the household of William Huntley; ED 65, Sheet 3, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children, 4 living, none at home; both of William's parents born in New York.⁸

(Witness) Census

Hellen Clarinda Field appeared on the census of 20 May 1910 Bennett Twp., Fillmore, Nebraska, in the household of Elijah Floyd Huntley; ED 19, sheet 5B, occupation farmer, renting, marrried 18 years, 8 children 7 living, 7 at home, also Hellen.⁹

Death*

Hellen Clarinda Field died on 5 November 1911 at Nebraska at age 68; buried at Rose Hill Cemetery at Callaway.^10,3

Family

William Huntley b. 12 Apr 1839, d. 26 Sep 1907

Children

Elijah Floyd Huntley+¹⁰ b. 18 Dec 1862, d. 6 May 1944
William Melvin Huntley+¹⁰ b. 17 Dec 1863
McClintock Huntley⁷ b. 30 Jun 1865, d. 4 Feb 1882
Franklin Albert Huntley¹¹ b. 26 May 1871, d. 12 Feb 1872
Lodama Viola (Lucy) Huntley+¹⁰ b. 2 May 1872, d. 23 Apr 1941
James Francis Huntley+ b. 12 May 1878

Citations

[S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), 1850-1860.
[S1] Census of Population 1850-1910.
[S563] Custer County Historical Society, Custer County Nebraska cemeteries, Rose Hill Cemetery.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S34] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Microfilmed State and Local Records, Ohio Marriages 1853-1862.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S1] Census of Population 1910.
[S94] "Military File of William Huntley."
[S562] Virgil W. Huntley, John Huntley and Descendants, Vol. II, page 64.

William Huntley

M, b. 12 April 1839, d. 26 September 1907

Father

Elijah Huntley¹ b. c 1802

Mother

Cynthia (?) b. c 1801

Last Edited

14 Dec 2002

Birth*

William Huntley was born on 12 April 1839 at Coshocton, Coshocton, Ohio; (or 1838-1840.)²

(Witness) Census

He appeared on the census of 1840 East Union Twp., Coshocton, Ohio, in the household of Elijah Huntley; page 335, 1 male under 5, 2 females 5-9, 1 male and 2 females 10-14, 1 female 16-19, 1 male and 1 female 30-39.³

(Witness) Census

William Huntley appeared on the census of 9 September 1850 South Bloomfield, Morrow, Ohio, in the household of Elijah Huntley; page 519b, occupation carpenter, real estate valued at $100, 3 children at home; check adjacent family for daughters.⁴

Marriage*

William Huntley married Hellen Clarinda Field, daughter of Walter Field and Mary Ranney, on 2 November 1860 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.⁵

Milit-Beg*

William Huntley began military service on 9 August 1862 Company D, 95th Ohio Infantry; transferred 15 February 1864 to Signal Corps.²

Description*

He was described as at the time of enlistment as 5' 8 1/2" tall, dark complexion, black eyes, black hair, occupation farmer on 9 August 1862 at Franklin, Ohio.²

Illness*

He was ill with hospitalized with typhoid fever in July 1863 at Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi.²

Milit-End*

He ended military service on 24 June 1865 at Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky; Signal Corps, U.S. Army.²

Residence

He lived between 1870 and 1900 at Fillmore, Nebraska.²

Census

He appeared on the census of 15 August 1870 at Otsego Twp., Steuben, Indiana, page 129, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $1,500, 3 children at home.⁶

Census

He appeared on the census of 15 June 1880 at Bennett Precinct, Fillmore, Nebraska, ED 326, sheet 9, page 481A, occupation farmer, five children; Jennie Lee, a 23 year old school teacher from Iowa also living with them.⁷

Census*

He appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Delight Twp., Custer, Nebraska, ED 65, Sheet 3, occupation farmer, renting, 5 children, 4 living, none at home; both of William's parents born in New York.⁸

Residence*

He lived on 30 March 1907 at Callaway, Custer, Nebraska.²

Death*

He died on 26 September 1907 at Crawford, Dawes, Nebraska, at age 68.²

Family

Hellen Clarinda Field b. 28 Apr 1843, d. 5 Nov 1911

Children

Elijah Floyd Huntley+² b. 18 Dec 1862, d. 6 May 1944
William Melvin Huntley+² b. 17 Dec 1863
McClintock Huntley⁷ b. 30 Jun 1865, d. 4 Feb 1882
Franklin Albert Huntley⁹ b. 26 May 1871, d. 12 Feb 1872
Lodama Viola (Lucy) Huntley+² b. 2 May 1872, d. 23 Apr 1941
James Francis Huntley+² b. 12 May 1878

Citations

[S1] Census of Population.
[S94] "Military File of William Huntley."
[S1] Census of Population 1840.
[S1] Census of Population 1850.
[S34] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Microfilmed State and Local Records, Ohio Marriages 1853-1862.
[S1] Census of Population 1870.
[S1] Census of Population 1880.
[S1] Census of Population 1900.
[S562] Virgil W. Huntley, John Huntley and Descendants, Vol. II, page 64.