Olive Malissa Knapp

F, b. 5 August 1855, d. 4 December 1937
FatherEdward Willard Knapp b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 25 Jul 1901
MotherMalissa Charlotte Otto b. 22 Jul 1825, d. 1 Feb 1912
Last Edited7 Oct 2001
Birth*Olive Malissa Knapp was born on 5 August 1855 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2,3 
Married Name As of 1 January 1874,her married name was Smith. 
Marriage*She married Abraham Smith, son of John Smith and Sarah Winegar, on 1 January 1874 at Macedonia Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2 
Census*Olive Malissa Knapp appeared on the census of 26 June 1880 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 122D, husband's occupation painter, three children.4 
CensusShe appeared on the census of 22 June 1900 at Carson Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, ED 122, Sheet 512, husband's occupation farmer, renting, married 25 years, 10 children, 9 living, 7 at home.5 
Residence*She lived on 8 February 1912 at Nebraska.6 
Death*She died on 4 December 1937 at Wyoming at age 82.7 

Family

Abraham Smith b. 29 Jun 1849
Children

Citations

  1. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  2. [S93] O.L. Baskin & Co., History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, page 106.
  3. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  6. [S261] Beloit Gazette, 8 February 1912.
  7. [S145] Donald Edward Knapp, "Ancestral File of E.W. Knapp", Ancestral File, AFN: 46K2-TV.

Edwin Jasper Knapp

M, b. 18 March 1858, d. 25 June 1940
FatherEdward Willard Knapp b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 25 Jul 1901
MotherMalissa Charlotte Otto b. 22 Jul 1825, d. 1 Feb 1912
Last Edited7 Oct 2001
Birth*Edwin Jasper Knapp was born on 18 March 1858 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2 
Marriage*He married Linnia (?) circa 1886.3 
Census*Edwin Jasper Knapp appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 at Omaha, Cass, Nebraska, ED 59, Sheet 12, occupation foreman at St. Cox (?) Co., renting married 14 years, two children, both at home.3 
Residence*He lived on 8 February 1912 at Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.4 
Death*He died on 25 June 1940 at Los Angeles, California, at age 82.5 

Family

Linnia (?) b. Jul 1868
Children

Citations

  1. [S145] Donald Edward Knapp, "Ancestral File of E.W. Knapp", Ancestral File, AFN: 46K2-V2.
  2. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  4. [S261] Beloit Gazette, 8 February 1912.
  5. [S230] California Vital Statistics.

Frank Elmer Knapp

M, b. 26 October 1860, d. 1930
FatherEdward Willard Knapp b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 25 Jul 1901
MotherMalissa Charlotte Otto b. 22 Jul 1825, d. 1 Feb 1912
Last Edited7 Oct 2001
Birth*Frank Elmer Knapp was born on 26 October 1860 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1880 at Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, page 112C, occupation farm laborer, single, living with parents.3 
Marriage*He married Melida Seeley, daughter of Adam V. Seeley and Emmilene (?), on 15 August 1882 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.4,5 
Residence*Frank Elmer Knapp lived on 8 February 1912 at Maxwell, Lincoln, Nebraska.6 
Death*He died in 1930.1 

Family

Melida Seeley b. 1863

Citations

  1. [S145] Donald Edward Knapp, "Ancestral File of E.W. Knapp", Ancestral File, AFN: 46K2-W7.
  2. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  4. [S106] Botna Valley Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Marriages-IGS.
  5. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  6. [S261] Beloit Gazette, 8 February 1912.

Janie Marie Knapp

F, b. 26 November 1863, d. 31 December 1870
FatherEdward Willard Knapp b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 25 Jul 1901
MotherMalissa Charlotte Otto b. 22 Jul 1825, d. 1 Feb 1912
Last Edited18 May 2001
Birth*Janie Marie Knapp was born on 26 November 1863 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1 
Death*She died on 31 December 1870 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, at age 7; buried in the Mormon Cemetery.2 

Citations

  1. [S145] Donald Edward Knapp, "Ancestral File of E.W. Knapp", Ancestral File, AFN: 26K2-XD.
  2. [S29] Botna County Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County Cemeteries, Mormon Cemetery.

Florence Belle Knapp

F, b. 29 June 1866, d. 21 January 1939
FatherEdward Willard Knapp b. 3 Jun 1823, d. 25 Jul 1901
MotherMalissa Charlotte Otto b. 22 Jul 1825, d. 1 Feb 1912
Last Edited7 Oct 2001
Birth*Florence Belle Knapp was born on 29 June 1866 at Macedonia Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2 
Census*She appeared on the census of 1880 at Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, page 112C, single, living with parents.3 
Married Name As of circa 1883,her married name was Grout.4 
Marriage*She married Orvis Grout circa 1883 at Kansas.4 
(Witness) CensusFlorence Belle Knapp appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas, in the household of Orvis Grout; ED 76, Sheet 1, occupation farmer, renting, married 17 years, 4 children, 4 living at home, lived next door to E.W. and M.C. Otto.4 
Residence*Florence Belle Knapp lived on 8 February 1912 at Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas; married name was Mrs. O.W. Grout.5 
Death*She died on 21 January 1939 at age 72.1 

Family

Orvis Grout b. Nov 1858

Citations

  1. [S145] Donald Edward Knapp, "Ancestral File of E.W. Knapp", Ancestral File, AFN: 46K2-ZK.
  2. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  5. [S261] Beloit Gazette, 8 February 1912.

George Burkham Otto

M, b. 6 May 1831, d. 24 December 1910
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited14 Dec 2002
Birth*George Burkham Otto was born on 6 May 1831 at Keating Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania.1,2 
Moved*He moved to Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in 1837.1 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 9 July 1850 at Genoa Twp., Delaware, Ohio, page 124, occupation blacksmith, temporarily living with James Ranney family, probably learning his trade.3 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.3 
MovedGeorge Burkham Otto moved to Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in 1851.1 
Marriage*He married Sarah J. Pritchett, daughter of John W. Pritchett and Lucinda Traynor, on 9 August 1859 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.4 
CensusGeorge Burkham Otto appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 416, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $150, one child.5 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 1870 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 162, occupation blacksmith, real estate valued at $800, four children living t home.6 
Census*He appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 119, ED 185, Sheet 1, occupation blacksmith, six children living at home.7 
(Witness) BioG. B. Otto, blacksmith and farmer, P.O. Wheeler's Grove, born in Pennsylvania, May 1831, son of James and Mehetabel (Field) Otto; he, a farmer, born in Pennsylvania in 1796, died in Iowa in 1869; she, born in Delaware in 1803, died in Iowa in 1880. They had eleven children, eight of whom are living. Subject received a common-school education; commenced life as a blacksmith, and married, in this county, in 1859, Sarah J. Pritchett, born in Tennessee in 1841, daughter of John W. and Lucinda (Traynor) Pritchett; he died in 1845 and she in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Otto have had nine children, viz: John W., Harriet E. (dead), Rebecca J., Iva E. and Eva I. (twins), James B. (dead), Orpha A., Effie (dead) and Olive L. Subject is a Democrat; moved with his parents from Pennsylvania to Ohio in 1837, then to this county in 1851; about 1855, he bought forty acres of land at $8 per acre, and now had eighty acres valued at about $25 per acre; there is a small orchard and other small fruits on the place.1 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 6 July 1900 at Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska, ED 21, Sheet 10, occupation retired farmer, owned property, married 41 years, 9 children, 6 living, none at home.8 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 at Petersburg (Oakland Precinct), Boone, Nebraska, ED 22, Sheet 2B, occupation farmer (leased land to others), married 51 years, 9 children, 6 living, one daughter at home.8 
Death*He died on 24 December 1910 at Boone, Nebraska, at age 79; buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Petersburg.2 

Family

Sarah J. Pritchett b. 19 Aug 1841, d. 20 Sep 1927
Children

Citations

  1. [S93] O.L. Baskin & Co., History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, page 103.
  2. [S134] Otoe Chapter DAR & Nemaha Valley Museum, Boone County Cemeteries.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  9. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch 5005601, Source 1553348, Sheet 43.
  10. [S93] O.L. Baskin & Co., History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Sarah J. Pritchett

F, b. 19 August 1841, d. 20 September 1927
FatherJohn W. Pritchett1 d. 1845
MotherLucinda Traynor1 d. 1853
Last Edited7 Mar 2002
Birth*Sarah J. Pritchett was born on 19 August 1841 at Henry, Tennessee.2,1,3 
Married Name As of 1859,her married name was Otto. 
Marriage*She married George Burkham Otto, son of James Otto and Mehitabel Field, on 9 August 1859 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.4 
(Witness) CensusSarah J. Pritchett appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of George Burkham Otto; page 416, occupation farmer, real estate valued at $150, one child.5 
(Witness) CensusSarah J. Pritchett appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of George Burkham Otto; page 119, ED 185, Sheet 1, occupation blacksmith, six children living at home.6 
(Witness) CensusSarah J. Pritchett appeared on the census of 6 July 1900 Petersburg, Boone, Nebraska, in the household of George Burkham Otto; ED 21, Sheet 10, occupation retired farmer, owned property, married 41 years, 9 children, 6 living, none at home.7 
(Witness) CensusSarah J. Pritchett appeared on the census of 16 April 1910 Petersburg (Oakland Precinct), Boone, Nebraska, in the household of George Burkham Otto; ED 22, Sheet 2B, occupation farmer (leased land to others), married 51 years, 9 children, 6 living, one daughter at home.7 
Census*Sarah J. Pritchett appeared on the census of 30 January 1920 at Saunders, Nebraska, ED 161, Sheet 5, widowed, living with Hannah Seely.8 
Death*She died on 20 September 1927 at Boone, Nebraska, at age 86; buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Petersburg.3 

Family

George Burkham Otto b. 6 May 1831, d. 24 Dec 1910
Children

Citations

  1. [S93] O.L. Baskin & Co., History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
  2. [S32] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Sealed Ancestral File, Batch 5005601, Source 1553348.
  3. [S134] Otoe Chapter DAR & Nemaha Valley Museum, Boone County Cemeteries.
  4. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  9. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch 5005601, Source 1553348, Sheet 43.

Olive Harriet Otto

F, b. 10 June 1833, d. 18 November 1904
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited12 Dec 2004
Birth*Olive Harriet Otto was born on 10 June 1833 at Keating Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania.1,2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.3 
Married Name As of 11 December 1851,her married name was Terry.4 
Marriage LicenseOlive Harriet Otto and Parshall Adam (Percy) Terry IV obtained a marriage license on 11 December 1851 at Wheelers Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa.5 
MarriageOlive Harriet Otto married Parshall Adam (Percy) Terry IV, son of Jacob Terry and Catherine Braune, on 9 February 1856 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.6,7 
Divorce Filing*Olive Harriet Otto filed for divorce from an unknown person in 1859 at Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Percy took another wife on the trip to Salt Lake and a third wife after they arrived. In 1859, Olive left Percy and returned to her parents in Iowa with her three children.8 
Married Name As of 14 September 1862,her married name was Wheeler.9 
Marriage*She married Philander S. "Dutch" Wheeler, son of Salmon B. Wheeler, on 14 September 1862 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.9 
Census*Olive Harriet Otto appeared on the census of 6 June 1870 at Cass Twp., Cass, Iowa, page 70B, husband farming, four children from first marriage, three children from second marriage.10 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 6 June 1870 Cass Twp., Cass, Iowa, in the household of Philander S. "Dutch" Wheeler; page 70B, occupation farmer, three children plus four children from Olive's first marriage.10 
(Witness) CensusOlive Harriet Otto appeared on the census of 23 June 1880 Plattsmouth Precinct, Cass, Nebraska, in the household of Philander S. "Dutch" Wheeler; ED 262, Sheet 14, page 150B, occupation laborer, four children at home.11 
CensusOlive Harriet Otto appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 at Plattsmouth Precinct, Cass, Nebraska, ED 262, Sheet 14, page 150B, husband's occupation laborer, four children at home.11 
CensusShe appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 at Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, ED 54, Sheet 7, page 295, widowed, living with son Parshall and family.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 6 June 1900 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, in the household of Parshall Adam ("P.A.") Terry V; ED 54, Sheet 7, sheet 7A, widowed, renting, occupation teamster, living with mother Olive and three children.1 
Death*Olive Harriet Otto died on 18 November 1904 at Carson, Pottawattamie, Iowa, at age 71; of smallpox; was living with her son "Ad" Terry and E.T. Osler; buried in the Mormon Cemetery in Pottawattamie County.8,12,13 
ObitOlive Harriet's obituary was published in the Carson Critic (20 years later) on 20 November 1924:

A case of small pox is reported at Wheeler Grove, Mrs. Wheeler, the aged mother of Ad Terry being the victim. In view of her advanced age and enfeebled condition it is not thot (sic) that she can recover. The family occupy (sic) the old place so long the home of Mrs. Dorcas Osler, but now owned by her son, E.T. Osler, of this place. (20 November 1924)

Mrs. Wheeler, the aged lady who in our last issue was reported ill died on Thursday evening and was buried at the L. D. S. cemetery in Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was 72 years of age and was the widow of Philander, better known as "Dutch" Wheeler a well remembered pioneer resident of Grove township and from whose family the grove took its name. She was a sister of "Jap" and George Otto, two other well known names among the earlier residents. She leaves five children, James Terry and Mrs. Olive Baldwin, whose homes are in Kansas, and Ad Terry of this place, Dock and Charley Wheeler of Omaha and Mrs. Ella Stahl of Plattsmouth. (27 November 1924.)14 

Family 1

Parshall Adam (Percy) Terry IV b. 11 Dec 1829, d. 11 May 1911
Children

Family 2

Philander S. "Dutch" Wheeler b. 26 May 1843, d. 20 Jun 1897
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  2. [S258] The Knapps, "Ancestral File of the Knapp Family", Ancestral File.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 159.
  5. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages.
  6. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch A183374, Source 183374.
  7. [S219] Scott Cary, "Ancestral File of Scott Cary", Ancestral File.
  8. [S30] Orval F. Baldwin II, "Mormon Bride."
  9. [S106] Botna Valley Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Marriages-IGS.
  10. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  11. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  12. [S29] Botna County Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County Cemeteries.
  13. [S160] Carson Critic, abt 20 and 27 Nov. 1904.
  14. [S301] Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Carson Critic, 20 & 27 November 1924.
  15. [S1] Census of Population 1870, 1900.

Hetty Clarice Otto

F, b. 7 March 1839, d. 27 March 1915
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited16 Aug 2002
Birth*Hetty Clarice Otto was born on 7 March 1839 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.1,2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.1 
Married Name As of 24 May 1860,her married name was Knapp.3 
Marriage*Hetty Clarice Otto married Philo Elmer (P.E.) Knapp, son of Ezra Knapp and Mary Ann Willard, on 24 May 1860 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.3,4 
(Witness) CensusHetty Clarice Otto appeared on the census of 13 July 1860 Macedonia Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Philo Elmer (P.E.) Knapp; page 413, farmer, renting, married no children, living in same house with Edwin H. Lambson family.5 
Census*Hetty Clarice Otto appeared on the census of 22 June 1870 at Walnut Creek Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 212, three children, husband farming.6 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 28 June 1880 Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, in the household of Philo Elmer (P.E.) Knapp; ED 263, Sheet 76, occupation laborer, five children.7 
Received*Hetty Clarice Otto was received from Wheelers Grove, Iowa on 28 January 1883 at Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska.8 
ReceivedShe was received from Plattsmouth, Nebraska on 20 June 1897 at Olive, Cheyenne, Nebraska.8 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 Highland Precinct, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, in the household of Philo Elmer (P.E.) Knapp; ED 163, Sheet 10, occupation farmer, renting, married 40 years, 6 children, 4 living, no children at home.9 
ReceivedHetty Clarice Otto was received From Olive, Nebraska on 6 March 1912 at Lamoni, Decatur, Nebraska.10 
Death*She died on 27 March 1915 at Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, at age 76; six children, four living at the time.11 
ObitHetty Clarice's obituary was published in the The Saints' Herald on 2 May 1917:
Hattie Clarice Knapp was born in Columbus, Ohio, March 7, 1839 and died in Lamoni Iowa, 27 march 1917. Her husband and two children precded her to the other side. Four children remain: Philip of Caldwell, Idaho, Richard of Baird, Nebraska, Mrs. Mary Reed of Sheridan, Wyoming, and Mrs. Margaret Kline of Lamoni, Iowa. There are also 28 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren as well as many friends to whom she has made herself dear by her many acts of kindness. Baptized in 1860, remaining faithful to the end. Interment in Rose Hill Cemeter, semon by F.A. Smith.12 

Family

Philo Elmer (P.E.) Knapp b. 18 Jul 1836, d. 4 Sep 1904
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  2. [S83] RLDS Library, This record says Meigs County, but Franklin seems more likely ., Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  3. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 159.
  4. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Film No. 2034530.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  8. [S122] RLDS Library, RLDS Church of Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
  9. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  10. [S123] RLDS Library, RLDS Church of Olive, Nebraska.
  11. [S95] "Saints Herald", May 2, 1917, page 431.
  12. [S95] "Saints Herald", 2 May 1917, page 431.
  13. [S1] Census of Population 1870, 1900.

Delilah E. Otto

F, b. 8 August 1841, d. 23 February 1922
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field1 b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited8 May 2002
Birth*Delilah E. Otto was born on 8 August 1841 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.2,3 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.4 
Married Name As of 5 December 1861,her married name was Roush.5 
Marriage*Delilah E. Otto married Phillip Roush, son of John Roush and Rebecca A. Rhoades, on 5 December 1861 at Wheeler's Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa.6 
(Witness) CensusDelilah E. Otto appeared on the census of 29 June 1880 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Phillip Roush; page 126B, occupation farmer, four children.7 
BaptismLDS*Delilah E. Otto was baptized in the LDS church on 18 August 1883 at Wheelers Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa; by Thomas Nutt.2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, in the household of Phillip Roush; ED 215, Sheet 1, living with Delilah, no children at home.8 
Death*Delilah E. Otto died on 23 February 1922 at Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, at age 80.3,9 

Family

Phillip Roush b. 1 Aug 1838, d. 24 Feb 1922
Children

Citations

  1. [S11] Clare Spence, "Clare Spence", Ancestral File.
  2. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  3. [S271] Plover Newspaper, abt 25 February 1922.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  5. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages.
  6. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 159.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  9. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File.

William Jasper Otto

M, b. 8 March 1845, d. 26 December 1895
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field1 b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited2 Dec 2001
Birth*William Jasper Otto was born on 8 March 1845 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.3 
Marriage*William Jasper Otto married Alice Connor, daughter of Thomas Connor and Elizabeth (?), on 25 December 1867 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa; date given in obituary is 1868.4,5 
CensusWilliam Jasper Otto appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 162, occupation farmer, farm valued at $1,000, married, no children, Mehitabel living with them.6 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 26 June 1880 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 123, occupation farmer, one child.7 
NoteB* On 15 August 1885 he was a resident of Wheeler's Grove, Pottawattamie County, Iowa and gave a deposition in support of E.W. Knapp's pension application.8 
Census*He appeared on the census of 1895 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, state census, living with Alice.9 
Death*He died on 26 December 1895 at Macedonia Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, at age 50.2 

Family

Alice Connor b. 13 Oct 1844, d. 21 Feb 1928

Citations

  1. [S11] Clare Spence, "Clare Spence", Ancestral File.
  2. [S28] Donald Edward Knapp & Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of James Otto", Ancestral File.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages.
  5. [S136] Carson Critic, 1 March 1928.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  8. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  9. [S1] Census of Population 1895.

Phillip Roush1

M, b. 1 August 1838, d. 24 February 1922
FatherJohn Roush2 b. 1801
MotherRebecca A. Rhoades2 b. 1804
Last Edited8 May 2002
Birth*Phillip Roush was born on 1 August 1838 at Highland, Ohio.1 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 29 August 1850 at Hamer Twp., Highland, Ohio, page 286, father's occupation farmer, 8 siblings at home.2 
Marriage*He married Delilah E. Otto, daughter of James Otto and Mehitabel Field, on 5 December 1861 at Wheeler's Grove, Pottawattamie, Iowa.3 
CensusPhillip Roush appeared on the census of 1870 at Macedonia Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 197, occupation farmer, owned land valued at $11,000, three children, James Knapp lived with them.4 
Census*He appeared on the census of 29 June 1880 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 126B, occupation farmer, four children.5 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 3 January 1920 at Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, ED 215, Sheet 1, living with Delilah, no children at home.6 
Death*He died on 24 February 1922 at Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa, at age 83.1 

Family

Delilah E. Otto b. 8 Aug 1841, d. 23 Feb 1922
Children

Citations

  1. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  3. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 159.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  7. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File, AFN: 123L-63L.
  8. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File, AFN: 1F0K-BWK.
  9. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File, AFN: 1F0G-WF6.
  10. [S144] Antoinette Pike Hamilton Wm. & Mary Ross, "Ancestral File of Phillip Roush", Ancestral File, AFN: 1F0G-WGD.

Charity Eliza Otto1

F, b. 16 August 1823, d. 10 December 1862
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited2 Aug 2004
Birth*Charity Eliza Otto was born on 16 August 1823 at Keating Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania.2,1 
Married Name As of circa 1845,her married name was Montgomery.2,1 
Marriage*She married Hugh Montgomery circa 1845 at Franklin, Ohio.2,1 
(Witness) CensusCharity Eliza Otto appeared on the census of 12 August 1850 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Hugh Montgomery; page 69, occupation farmer, owned farm, living near Field families, two children.2 
Census*Charity Eliza Otto appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 69, husband farming, owned farm, two children.2 
NoteB* There was a William Montgomery, age 3, living with the Robert Innis family in Clinton Twp. in the 1860 census (page 144.)3 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 12 July 1860 Silver Creek Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Hugh Montgomery; page 477, occupation farmer, renting, 4 children at home.4 
Death*Charity Eliza Otto died on 10 December 1862 at age 39.1 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 18 June 1870 Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, in the household of Hugh Montgomery; page 361, occupation farmer, renting, 3 children at home.5 

Family

Hugh Montgomery b. 1814
Children

Citations

  1. [S258] The Knapps, "Ancestral File of the Knapp Family", Ancestral File.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  4. [S163] Marion Arthur Field, Oregon Coroners Records.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1870.

Sarah Otto1

F, b. 7 September 1821, d. 2 May 1840
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited22 Dec 2001
Birth*Sarah Otto was born on 7 September 1821 at Keating Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania.2,1 
NoteB* Marriage record between Dolly Otto and John Seebert; does not appear to be an Otto relative.3 
Death*She died on 2 May 1840 at Franklin, Ohio, at age 18; probably, no death or burial record known.4,1 

Citations

  1. [S258] The Knapps, "Ancestral File of the Knapp Family", Ancestral File.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1830.
  3. [S34] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Microfilmed State and Local Records, Ohio Marriages, 1809-1840.
  4. [S93] O.L. Baskin & Co., History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa.

Minerva Jane Otto1,2

F, b. 27 March 1835, d. 10 November 1915
FatherJames Otto b. 4 Dec 1796, d. 3 Mar 1869
MotherMehitabel Field b. 2 Jul 1803, d. 17 May 1880
Last Edited14 Jun 2006
Birth*Minerva Jane Otto was born on 27 March 1835 at Keating Twp., McKean, Pennsylvania.2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 22 November 1850 Mifflin Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of James Otto; page 89, two sons and four daughters left at home, occupation farmer.3 
Married Name As of 9 April 1854,her married name was Lambson.4,5 
Marriage*Minerva Jane Otto married Edwin Harlow Lambson, son of Boaz Lambson and Polly Walworth, on 9 April 1854 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.5 
(Witness) CensusMinerva Jane Otto appeared on the census of 13 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Edwin Harlow Lambson; occupation farmer, renting, one child, living next to Philo E. and Nelly (hattie) C. Knapp.6 
BaptismLDS*Minerva Jane Otto was baptized in the LDS church on 22 October 1871 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa; by Howard S. Smith.2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 24 June 1880 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Edwin Harlow Lambson; ED 185, Sheet 1, occupation farmer, five children.7 
Received*Minerva Jane Otto was received from Wheelers Grove on 8 July 1883 at Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska.8 
ReceivedShe was received from Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 1899 at Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska.8 
Census*She appeared on the census of 8 June 1900 at Plattsmouth, Cass, Nebraska, ED 10, Sheet 6, page 94A, occupation farmer, owned land, son James (Otto) living with her; place of birth recorded as Michigan, which is incorrect.7 
NoteB* On 19 March 1902 she resided in Plattsmouth, Cass County Nebraska and gave an affidavit in support of Malissa C. Knapp's pension application.9 
Death*She died on 10 November 1915 at Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, at age 80; nine children, four living at the time.10 
ObitMinerva Jane's obituary was published in the Saints' Herald on 1 December 1915:
Minerva Jane Otto, born March 27, 1835, in Mercer County, Pennsylvania; died November 10, 1915 at Liberty Home, Lamoni, Iowa. Married Edwin H. Lambson April 9, 1854. To them were born 9 children, 5 of whom with the father have gone on before. Baptized October 22, 1871, by Howard S. Smith. Services on the 12th, prayer by Joseph Roberts, sermon by Rob't M. Elvin, from Psalm 49: 8, 9. There survive 2 sons, 2 daughters, 15 grandchildren, 8 great-children, 2 sisters. A mother in Israel hath gone to her rest and reward.11 

Family

Edwin Harlow Lambson b. 9 May 1831, d. 10 Sep 1888
Children

Citations

  1. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 159.
  2. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S32] International Genealogical Index (IGI) Sealed Ancestral File, Film No. 2034530.
  5. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, License issued 8 April 1854.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  8. [S122] RLDS Library, RLDS Church of Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
  9. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  10. [S95] "Saints Herald", December 1, 1915, page 1166.
  11. [S95] "Saints Herald", 1 December 1915, page 1166.
  12. [S112] H. Ray Lambson et. al., "Ancestral File of E.H. Lambson", Ancestral File.

Franklin Field

M, b. 27 June 1840, d. 9 January 1926
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited19 Aug 2016
Birth*Franklin Field was born on 27 June 1840 at Clinton, Franklin, Ohio.1,2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 69, occupation farmer, four children.3 
(Witness) CensusFranklin Field appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.4 
BaptismLDS*Franklin Field was baptized in the LDS church on 6 October 1862 at Galland's Grove, Shelby, Iowa; by Joseph Smith; confirmed by J. Smith and W.W. Blair; ordained as teacher.1 
Marriage*He married Almira Peckenpaugh, daughter of Lewis Peckenpaugh and Aurilla (Milly) Sellers, on 22 June 1875 at Pottawattamie, Iowa; by A.J. Field; Clare Spence's record is 18 June 1875, which could be the date of the license.1,5 
(Witness) CensusFranklin Field appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Center Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; ED 188, Sheet 7, occupation farmer, eight persons in household.6 
CensusFranklin Field appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 at Center Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 148C, occupation farmer, married, two children, living with A.J. and Milly.6 
Census*He appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at Raglan Twp., Harrison, Iowa, ED 78, Sheet 3, occupation day laborer, owned home, married 24 years, 6 children, 4 living.7 
NoteB* On 13 March 1902 he was a resident of Dow City, Crawford County, Iowa and gave an affidavit in support of Malissa C. Otto's pension application, noting that he had known her in the years before her marriage.8 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 27 January 1920 at Boyer Twp., Crawford, Iowa, ED 69, Sheet 1, occupation farmer, living with Almira, next to Jay and Ray.9 
Death*He died on 9 January 1926 at Magnolia, Harrison, Iowa, at age 85; buried in Dow City Cemetery.2 
ObitFranklin's obituary was published in the Oakland Acorn on 14 January 1926:

Aged Man Dies in Fall From Horse
Former Pioneer of Wheeler's Grove and Oakland Meets Accidental Death Near Woodbine
Franklin Field, a pioneer of the Wheeler's Grove neighborhood and later a resident near Oakland, met his death near Woodbine Saturday in a fall from a horse. Mr. Field was a brother of Mrs. Sophronia Beezley of this city.
He left his home in Magnolia Friday to put his horses in a stalk field near Woodbine, spending the night with an old friend. Within a few miles of Woodbine he stopped to inquire of a man the best road. The man directed him and was still looking when the horse Mr. Field was leading did not start up quick enough and Mr. Field toppled to the road. The man said he was at his side within a few minutes, but Field was dead. The doctor said his neck was broken in the fall.
Mr. Field was born in Franklin county, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1840, and moved with his parents to Wheeler's Grove, Iowa, in 1851, where he grew to manhood with the pioneers. He then moved to Big Grove, settling on part of what is now the Piles place. He was married to Almira Peckinpaw, in June, 1875. To this union were born six children, four boys and two girls: Mrs. Nora Burb [Burke] and Ray Field of Council Bluffs, Alice Spence of Dow City, and Jay of Magnolia. The wife and two eldest boys preceded him in death. Following the fatal accident the remains were taken to the home of his daughter at Dow City. Funeral services were held at the L.D.S. church, Rev. F. Fry officiating, and the body was laid beside that of his wife in the Dow City Cemetery.10 

Family

Almira Peckenpaugh b. 22 Aug 1848, d. 8 Sep 1922
Children

Citations

  1. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  2. [S137] Oakland Acorn, 14 Jan 1926, 1.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  5. [S611] Clare Helen (Shurie) Spence, "Descendants of Franklin Field", Ancestral File.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  8. [S244] "Military Records of E.W. Knapp."
  9. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  10. [S301] Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Oakland Acorn, 14 Jan 1926, p. 1.

Simeon Field

M, b. 1 January 1846, d. 8 December 1891
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited5 Apr 2002
Birth*Simeon Field was born on 1 January 1846 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois; (or Clinton Twp., Franklin County, Ohio.)1,2,3 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 69, occupation farmer, four children.4 
(Witness) CensusSimeon Field appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.5 
Milit-Beg*Simeon Field began military service on 6 October 1863 at Davenport, Scott, Iowa, Private, Company M, 9th Regiment Iowa Cavalry.3 
Description*He was described as at the time of enlistment, 5' 9" tall, dark complexion, hazel eyes and auburn hair, on 30 November 1863 at Davenport, Scott, Iowa.3 
Milit-End*He ended military service on 24 October 1865 at Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas.3 
Marriage*He married Eliza A. Aldrich on 27 May 1867 at Conway, Arkansas.6,2 
Census*Simeon Field appeared on the census of June 1880 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, page 362, ED 194, Sheet 53, occupation brick mason, two children.7 
Death*He died on 8 December 1891 at Woodbury, Iowa, at age 45.2,3 
Note* His application for pension due to service-related illnesses was approved; eventually, Eliza was able to receive widow's benefits.3 

Family

Eliza A. Aldrich b. 9 Mar 1842, d. 2 Dec 1935
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population.
  2. [S80] Janice R. Easterly, "Ancestral File of Janice Easterly", Ancestral File.
  3. [S92] "Military File of Simeon Field."
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  6. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Film Number 2034632.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  8. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Film No. 2034632.

Newton Field

M, b. 10 September 1850
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited2 Mar 2005
Birth*Newton Field was born on 10 September 1850 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio.1,2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.1 
(Witness) CensusNewton Field appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.3 
Note* Left home at age 19, last known residence Sun Valley Oregon.2 

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  2. [S80] Janice R. Easterly, "Ancestral File of Janice Easterly", Ancestral File.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1870.

Mary Etta Field

F, b. 9 September 1853, d. 12 January 1929
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited16 Feb 2003
Birth*Mary Etta Field was born on 9 September 1853 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2,3 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.1 
(Witness) CensusMary Etta Field appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.4 
Married Name As of 9 October 1886,her married name was Ingersoll.5 
Marriage*Mary Etta Field married Millard Fillmore Ingersoll, son of Daniel Ingersoll and Sarah Ann Berry, on 9 October 1886 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.5 
(Witness) CensusMary Etta Field appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Millard Fillmore Ingersoll; ED 140, Sheet 12, renting, occupation telephone lineman, married 13 years, four children.6 
(Witness) CensusMary Etta Field appeared on the census of 14 May 1910 Hillrose, Precinct 11, Morgan, Colorado, in the household of Millard Fillmore Ingersoll; ED 251, sheet 10B, occupation farm laborer, renting, married 23 years, 4 children, 3 living, Granddaughter Margaret Newton living with them, Robert next door.7 
(Witness) CensusMary Etta Field appeared on the census of 10 March 1920 Precint 8 Platte, Washington, Colorado, in the household of Millard Fillmore Ingersoll; ED 219, Sheet 12, occupation farmer, one granddaughter living with them.8 
Death*Mary Etta Field died on 12 January 1929 at Akron, Washington, Colorado, at age 75.3 
ObitMary Etta's obituary was published in the Oakland Acorn on 24 January 1929:

Oakland Woman Dies in Colorado.

Mary Etta Field was born at Wheeler's Grove, Ia., Sept. 9, 1853, died Jan. 12, 1929 at Otis, Colorado. When a child of 14 her mother died and left her to help her father to care for the six children at home. Here she grew to womanhood, respected and loved. At the age of 20 she united with the church and lived a faithful christian life.

In 1886 she was united in married to Millard Ingersoll of Oakland. To this union four children were born. The husband died May 24, 1922. In 1905 the family moved to Brush, Colo. Besides the children she leaves to mourn 15 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, two brothers--Amost Field and Nelson Field of Kansas City--and one sister, Mrs. Sophronia Beezley of Oakland.9 

Family

Millard Fillmore Ingersoll b. 10 Mar 1858, d. 5 May 1923
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  2. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch 861803, Source 1396189 shows 9 Sep 1858 at Red Oak, Montgomery Co., Iowa - resolve inconsistency.
  3. [S80] Janice R. Easterly, "Ancestral File of Janice Easterly", Ancestral File.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  5. [S106] Botna Valley Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Marriages-IGS.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1910.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  9. [S301] Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Oakland Acorn, 24 January 1929.

Nancy Ann Field

F, b. 4 March 1857, d. 24 August 1914
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited14 Sep 2017
Birth*Nancy Ann Field was born on 4 March 1857 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2,3 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.1 
(Witness) CensusNancy Ann Field appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.4 
Married Name As of 4 June 1886,her married name was Beezley.2,5 
Marriage*Nancy Ann Field married William Marian Beezley, son of Paul Beezley and Eleanor Jane Lewis, on 4 June 1886 at Pottawattamie, Iowa; Wm M. Beezley and Nannie Fields.5,6 
(Witness) CensusNancy Ann Field appeared on the census of 1 June 1900 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of William Marian Beezley; ED 135, Sheet 2, occupation laundryman, married 14 years, four children, all living.5 
(Witness) CensusNancy Ann Field appeared on the census of 25 April 1910 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of William Marian Beezley; ED 139, sheet 10B, occupation laborer-hardware store, owned home, married 23 years, 6 children, 4 living, note they appear in Iowa and Wyoming censuses.7 
(Witness) CensusNancy Ann Field appeared on the census of 6 May 1910 Election District 4, Weston, Wyoming, in the household of William Marian Beezley; ED 141, Sheet 12, occupation farmer, owned farm, four children.8 
Death*Nancy Ann Field died on 24 August 1914 at Weston, Wyoming, at age 57; buried at the Upton Cemetery, per telephone conversation with caretaker.2,3 

Family 1

Lintsford J. Carpenter b. 12 Dec 1855, d. 20 Apr 1916
Child

Family 2

William Marian Beezley b. 1 Mar 1860, d. 14 May 1942
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  2. [S80] Janice R. Easterly, "Ancestral File of Janice Easterly", Ancestral File.
  3. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Greenwood, Weston, Wyoming.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  6. [S444] Pottawattamie County Marriage Recordings: recorded at Avoca, page 53A PCGS files.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1910.

Salena Field

F, b. 24 January 1859, d. 11 February 1918
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited16 Feb 2003
Birth*Salena Field was born on 24 January 1859 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1,2 
(Witness) CensusShe appeared on the census of 14 July 1860 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 417, occupation farmer, land valued at $2,000, eight children.1 
(Witness) CensusSalena Field appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.3 
Census*Salena Field appeared on the census of 1885 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.4 
Married Name As of 12 February 1890,her married name was Woodward.5 
Marriage*She married Charles Henry Woodward, son of Charles E. Woodward, on 12 February 1890 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.5 
(Witness) CensusSalena Field appeared on the census of 19 April 1910 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Charles Henry Woodward; ED 140, sheet 7B, occupation laborer-odd jobs, owned home, married 20 years, 3 children, 3 living, Charlotte had a job wrapping candies.6 
Death*Salena Field died on 11 February 1918 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, at age 59; buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery.2,7 

Family

Charles Henry Woodward b. Apr 1859, d. 17 Aug 1932
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  2. [S132] Pottawattamie County Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County Iowa Death Records.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1885 iowa State Census.
  5. [S106] Botna Valley Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Marriages-IGS.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1910.
  7. [S29] Botna County Genealogical Society, Pottawattamie County Cemeteries.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1900.

Aurilla (Milly) Sellers

F, b. 19 May 1826, d. 1 June 1910
FatherThomas Sellers b. 9 Aug 1800, d. 10 Jan 1883
MotherDiadama Curtis1 d. c 1843
Last Edited16 Aug 2004
Birth*Aurilla (Milly) Sellers was born on 19 May 1826 at Leavenworth, Crawford, Indiana.1 
Married Name As of 29 August 1847,her married name was Peckenpaugh.2 
Marriage*She married Lewis Peckenpaugh, son of Henry Peckenpaugh and Frances Parker, on 29 August 1847 at Crawford, Indiana.2,3 
(Witness) CensusAurilla (Milly) Sellers appeared on the census of 4 September 1850 No Township, Warren, Illinois, in the household of Lewis Peckenpaugh; page 22, occupation carpenter, renting, 1 child.4 
BaptismLDS*Aurilla (Milly) Sellers was baptized in the LDS church on 1 August 1859 at Union, Harrison, Iowa; by W.H. Blair.1 
Census*She appeared on the census of 12 July 1860 at Union Twp., Harrison, Iowa, pages 828-829, widowed, renting, 5 children ages 3-11.5 
Married Name As of 13 April 1867,her married name was Field. 
Marriage*She married Arminius John (A.J.) Field, son of John Field and Sarah Elizabeth Tucker, on 13 April 1867 at Pottawattamie, Iowa.6 
(Witness) CensusAurilla (Milly) Sellers appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.7 
(Witness) CensusAurilla (Milly) Sellers appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Center Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; ED 188, Sheet 7, occupation farmer, eight persons in household.8 
Received*Aurilla (Milly) Sellers was received in February 1900 at Dow City, Crawford, Iowa.1 
Death*She died on 1 June 1910 at Dow City, Crawford, Iowa, at age 84.9 
ObitAurilla (Milly)'s obituary was published in the Saints' Herald on July 1910:
Aurillia Field was born May 19, 1826 at Leavenworth, Indiana, and died at Dow City, Iowa, June 1, 1910. She was married to Lewis Peckenpaugh August 29, 1847. Five children were born to them, three of whom are still living. Her husband died December 8, 1856. She was married again to Mr. A.J. Field in 1867. Two children were born to them, one of whom survives her. She was baptized August, 1857 by Bro. W.W. Blair. Funeral in charge of Elder A. Jackson, sermon by J. L. Butterworth.10 

Family 1

Lewis Peckenpaugh b. 6 Aug 1826, d. 6 Dec 1856
Children

Family 2

Arminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
Children

Citations

  1. [S83] RLDS Library, Records of the RLDS Church Wheeler's Grove.
  2. [S95] "Saints Herald."
  3. [S2295] Genealogy Division Indiana State Library, Indiana Marriages Through 1850.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  6. [S16] Tobias and Shultz Miller, Pottawattamie Co. Iowa Marriages, Page 27.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  9. [S95] "Saints Herald", Volume 57, 1910.
  10. [S95] "Saints Herald", Vol 57:651.

Amos Garrett Field1

M, b. 3 August 1860, d. 13 April 1938
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherSarah Ann Thompson b. 22 May 1820, d. 11 Nov 1866
Last Edited15 Feb 2003
Birth*Amos Garrett Field was born on 3 August 1860 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.2 
(Witness) CensusAmos Garrett Field appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Center Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; ED 188, Sheet 7, occupation farmer, eight persons in household.3 
Marriage*Amos Garrett Field married Susan C. Peterson, daughter of Joseph Harvey Peterson and Polly Ann Foster, on 7 July 1896.4 
Census*Amos Garrett Field appeared on the census of 21 June 1900 at Kedron Twp., Woodbury, Iowa, ED 153, Sheet 12, occupation farmer, owned farm, married 3 years, 1 child, 1 living - at odds with other information.5 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 20 January 1920 at White Swan Twp., Charles Mix, South Dakota, ED 53, Sheet 2, occupation sheep farmer, four children, also Polly A. Peterson, mother in law, age 59.6 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 24 April 1930 at White Swan Twp., Charles Mix, South Dakota, ED 31, sheet 9B, occupation farmer, owned farm, no radio, Polly Peterson, his mother-in-law was living with them.7 
Death*He died on 13 April 1938 at Lake Andes, Charles Mix, South Dakota, at age 77; buried at Pleasant Lawn Cemetery, Geddes, SD.1,8 

Family

Susan C. Peterson b. 7 Dec 1877, d. 26 Nov 1965
Children

Citations

  1. [S612] Hazel (Field) Kohl and Myrtle (McCarl) McMillan Clare Spence, "Descendants of Amos G. Field", Ancestral File.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  4. [S178] Susan (Peterson) Field entry, Birth Registration 603, Susan (Peterson) Field (13 December 1944).
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  8. [S608] Kay Mushitz, Chalres Mix County Cemetery Records, Pleasant Lawn Cemetery.

Nelson Curtis Field

M, b. 13 April 1868, d. 5 January 1936
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherAurilla (Milly) Sellers1 b. 19 May 1826, d. 1 Jun 1910
Last Edited20 Jul 2009
Birth*Nelson Curtis Field was born on 13 April 1868 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.2 
(Witness) CensusHe appeared on the census of 18 July 1870 Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; page 161, occupation farmer, seven children living at home.1 
(Witness) CensusNelson Curtis Field appeared on the census of 22 June 1880 Center Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa, in the household of Arminius John (A.J.) Field; ED 188, Sheet 7, occupation farmer, eight persons in household.3 
Marriage*Nelson Curtis Field married Jennie E. Buffington on 7 January 1890 at Glenwood, Mills, Iowa; Married: Field-Buffington-- A small circle of relatives and friends witnessed the marriage of Mr. N.C. Field and Miss Jennie Buffington, the charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Buffington. Last Sabbath morning just after the pastor of the M. E. Church had finished his morning discourse, he walked down the aisle and gently led the above named parties to the altar where the marriage was solemnized. The marriage reception was at the home of the bride's parents. It began at 1 o'clock and until about 3 the party were still eating.
No words can do justice to the fair bride. As a child, maiden and young lady she has always been a universal favorite. Her sweetness of disposition and charming manners are well known to her friends. Mr. Field is a gentleman well known and needs no introduction by us. He is every way worthy of the lovely wife he has won. Their future home will be in Ann Arbor, Mich., where Mr. Field his finishing his classical education.

Malvern Leader, 9 January 1890.4,5 
(Witness) ObitNelson Curtis Field witnessed the Obit of Jennie E. Buffington on 29 May 1890 at Malvern Leader, Malvern, Mills, Iowa, MALVERN-LEADER, May 29, 1890
FROM THE ALTER TO THE GRAVE. , On. the, 5th day of January 1890, in the beautiful little church 3 miles north of Glenwood a happy company witnessed the marriage of Mr. N. Field and Miss Jennie Buffington.

Sunday night, May 18, about 12 o'clock, without a moment's warning the bride of that beautiful marriage passed away in death. - ,

Jennie Buffington was born on her, father's farm. north of Glenwood, June21; 1869. 'Lived with her parents until she was married. She went with her husband to Ann Arbor Michigan, where he was attending the University and in a few weeks would have graduated. But in the stillness of the night the messenger ofdeath came in and took from his side his bride. Mrs. Field complained of a pain in lungs and back about 11 o'clock. She got up and drank some. water and went back to bed. Mr. Field went for the doctor and they arrived at the house in 20 minutes. The doctor was the end was near and another physician was called. The second doctor was there 10 minutes and all was over. Mrs. Field had passed beyond all help. Her disease was congestion of the lungs. Mrs. Field was a lovely Christian lady. She joined the West Liberty M.E, Church, Dec. 20, 1885. Was received into the same church in full connection Aug. 27,1887, by the Rev. J.W. Adair, who passed into glory just a few weeks ago. Mrs. Field has been faithful to the church and her God, and has gone to the Church Triumphant. The grief stricken husband has the deep sympathy of his many friends and may the God of his wife be his God, is the prayer of all that know him.

Jennie BUFFINGTON
Jennie died in childbirth along with twins. Date of death unknown.
The above note was taken from the notes of Charlotte Woodward Byrn, niece of Nelson C. Field. No other information regarding this fact has been found in any documents or other family history. - Jan Easterly. 
Census*Nelson Curtis Field appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Glenwood City, Mills, Iowa, ED 94, Sheet 11, widowed, living in a hotel operated by Henry Everingham, occupation publisher.6 
(Witness) BioNELSON CURTIS FIELD.
In the promotion and conservation of advancement in all the normal lines of human progress and civilization there is no factor which has exercised a more potent influence than the press, which is both the director and the mirror of public opinion. Glenwood has been signally favored in the character of its newspapers, which have been vital, enthusiastic and progressive, even aiming to advance the interests of this favored section of the Union, to aid in laying fast and sure the foundations of an enlightened commonwealth, to further the ends of justice and to uphold the banner of Iowa. In a compilation of this nature then it is clearly incumbent that due recognition be accorded the newspaper press of the state. One of the capable representatives of the press in Mills county is Nelson Curtis Field.
A native son of the Hawkeye state, he has always been closely identified with its interests and has labored earnestly for its welfare along many lines. He was born in Pottawattamie county, April 13, 1868, a sort of Arminius J. and Aurelia (Sellers) Field. His boyhood days were spent upon his father's farm, and while he worked in the fields in the summer months, aiding in plowing, planting and harvesting, in the winter season he improved the opportunities for education afforded by the common schools. Desirous of enjoying more advanced privilege, he continued farm work until he had earned money sufficient to enable him to enter school elsewhere. He matriculated in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and was graduated in the literary department with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, being the youngest member of the class of 1890, numbering one hundred and fifty graduates in the literary department. He afterward engaged in school-teaching for a year, and then turned his attention to journalistic work, in 1891 establishing the Mills County Tribune, of which he has since been the editor and proprietor, conducting the paper with continuous success up to the present time. He began the publication of this journal in connection with N. T. Bradway, who soon withdrew from the firm, however, being succeeded by F. M. Buffington, who retired from the business in 1895, leaving Mr. Field the sole owner. This journal is creditable to the city and county in which it is published, and is an excellent news organ and advertising medium. Its circulation is constantly increasing and its business affairs are in a prosperous condition.
Since the first year in which lie attended college Mr. Field has given his political support to the Democracy. Believing firmly in its principles, he strongly supports its doctrines and upholds its banner. He was made a candidate for state senator on the Democratic ticket in the senatorial district composed of Mills and Montgomery counties, but was defeated on account of the overwhelming Republican majority in the district. He began business about nine years ago with no capital, but through his paper and other judicious investments he has become one of the must successful citizens of the community and today owns seven fine farms, aggregating one thousand and fifteen acres, besides a large amount of town property which brings to him a good income. All that he has acquired is the reward of his well-directed labors guided by sound business judgment, and his life stands an exemplification of what may be accomplished through determined purpose.
Mr. Field is a member of the Congregational church. On the 7th of January, 1890, he was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Buffington, a member of one of the oldest and most influential families in Mills county, but their happy married life was of short duration, for Mrs. Field passed away in the following May. One of Mr. Field's contemporaries in the journalistic field has given us the following pen picture: "Mr. Field is an exceptionally bright and brainy young man, of scrupulously clean and temperate habits. He makes a success of whatever he undertakes. He is universally acknowledged to be one of the brightest and ablest newspaper men in the state, and now that he enters the political field, we predict for him a successful career." Another journalist said: "Mr. Field is a man of marked individuality, of strong purpose and remarkable energy."

Another major newspaper was started in Glenwood July 31, 1872, when C.W. Sherman established The Mills County Journal as a supporter of the liberal wing of the Democratic party. It enjoyed good financial success and for a while, put out a daily edition, a very ambitious undertaking in so small a community. In 1891 its name was changed to The Mills County Tribune and it then published two issues a week. It had a succession of editors and publishers. One of the most colorful, and successful, was Nelson Curtis "Nancy" Field, handsome, feisty writer who took over the paper the year that its name was changed from The Journal. Mr. Field published all of the news he could find, including the filing of divorce suits, and since in those days marriages were not dissolved unless there were adequate grounds, such suits often made lurid charges. Sometimes the litigants were offended by such publicity and for many years it was legendary that Editor Field occasionally had to dodge dissatisfied parties, some of whom came after him with a horse whip, a favorite non-lethal weapon of that day. But he prospered to an unusual extent, also having the sound judgement to marry a member of one of the county's most influential families, Miss Jennie Buffington, who, unfortunately, died only four months after their vows were solemnized.
History of Mills County, Iowa, 1985.4 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Brunswick, Chariton, Missouri, ED 30, sheet 12, living alone, renting, occupation landowner.7 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 4 April 1930 at Main Street, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, ED 13A, Sheet 9B, occupation manager-office building, real estate valued at $45,000, living alone in some sort of hotel, widowed.8 
ObitNelson Curtis's obituary was published in the Glenwood Opinion Tribune on January 1936:
Funeral Services Held for Founder of The Tribune
Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon, January 11, in the Myers funeral home in Glenwood for Nelson C. Field; who founded the Mills County Tribune, a Democratic newspaper, in Glenwood in 1891. He died January 5 in Fulton, MO., where he had lived alone many years.
Mr. Field was born April 13, 1868, and spent his early life on his father's farm in Pottawattamie County. He attended Simpson college and the University of Michigan. In 1890 he married Miss Jennie Buffington, daughter of a pioneer Mills county family. She died a few months later. After retiring from the newspaper business in Glenwood, Mr. Field became interested in the real estate business ;in Missouri and traveled extensively in this country and abroad. Mr. Field, as editor of the Mills county Tribune, was an outstanding character, fearlessly outspoken and firm in his beliefs.
Dr. Fred Long, pastor of the Glenwood Congregational church, of which Mr. Field was a member was in charge of the funeral services. Music was furnished by a quartette consisting of Mrs. M.J. Williams, Mrs. J.M Wyant, Mrs. Elmer Hartman, and Mrs. Ralph May, with Geneva Lawson at the piano. The pallbearers were Chris Wriedt, Frank Hill, Otto Bent, H.A. French, Will Daniel, and Claude Deupree. The body was laid to rest beside the grave of his wife on the family lot in the West Liberty Cemetery.
Glenwood Opinion Tribune, January 13, 1936

MALVERN, MILLS COUNTY, IOWA THURSDAY, JANUARY 16,1936-NEWS OF THE COUNTY SEAT
N.C. Field who founded the Glenwood Tribune some 40 years ago, and was probably one of the most brilliant editors of this section at that time, died at his home in Fulton, MO, Jan 5, where he had lived for a number of years. He was brought to Glenwood and funeral services held in the Congregational church Saturday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Fred W. Long, the pastor.
He was buried in the Glenwood cemetery by the side of his wife who died some 45 years ago, just a few years after their marriage.
Mr. Field made a success of his newspaper venture and leaving that he was interested in real estate and at one time was reported to be quite wealthy.9      
Death*He died on 5 January 1936 at Route 6, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, at age 67; occupation farmer, widowed, buried at West Liberty Cemetery in Iowa.2 

Family

Jennie E. Buffington b. 1869, d. 19 May 1890

Citations

  1. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  2. [S577] Missouri State Archives, Missouri Birth and Death Records Before 1910, death certificate.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  4. [S627] Lewis Publishing, Mills County, Iowa Biographical History, pages 475-476.
  5. [S628] Mills County Tribune and Malvern Leader, Various, Glenwood Opinion Tribune, 13 January 1936.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  7. [S1] Census of Population 1920.
  8. [S1] Census of Population 1930.
  9. [S628] Mills County Tribune and Malvern Leader, Various, Glenwood Opinion Tribune, 13 Jan 1936 and Malvern paper, 16 Jan 1936.

Elisha Walter Field

M, b. 11 December 1869, d. January 1870
FatherArminius John (A.J.) Field b. 27 Feb 1815, d. 5 Feb 1900
MotherAurilla (Milly) Sellers b. 19 May 1826, d. 1 Jun 1910
Last Edited3 Sep 2001
Birth*Elisha Walter Field was born on 11 December 1869 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1 
Death*He died in January 1870 at Grove Twp., Pottawattamie, Iowa.1 

Citations

  1. [S80] Janice R. Easterly, "Ancestral File of Janice Easterly", Ancestral File.

Justice of the Peace David Beers1,2

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Last Edited5 Oct 2001

Citations

  1. [S304] International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch no. 8611803, Source 1396189, sheet 79.
  2. [S7] Genealogical Records Committee, Early Marriage Bonds, Franklin, Ref. no. 3-217.

Justice of the Peace Torrance Gilmore1

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Last Edited6 Oct 2001
(Witness) MarriageJustice of the Peace Torrance Gilmore witnessed the marriage of Sophia Amy Hayes and Orrin Field on 4 June 1853 at Plymoth, Fairfield Twp., Washington, Ohio.1 

Citations

  1. [S4] Lennette Horton, "Lennette Horton", Ancestral File, Ancestral file. Source documents available.

Jacob Bird1

M, b. 22 February 1815, d. 25 May 1886
FatherAlbertus Bird b. 1784, d. 12 Sep 1855
MotherRebecca Woolever1
Last Edited5 Jan 2012
Birth*Jacob Bird was born on 22 February 1815 at Northumberland, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*He married Kesiah Craig on 9 March 1836 at Knox, Ohio.1 
Moved*Jacob Bird moved to Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in 1849.2 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 1850 at Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 22, occupation farmer, land valued at $500, six children.3 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 19 July 1850 at Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 21, occupation farmer, land valued at $500, six children, Sunderland family living with them.3 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 21 August 1860 at Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 70, occupation farmer, land valued at $1,550/$1,636, 9 children.4 
CensusHe appeared on the census of 17 August 1870 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 47, occupation farmer, land valued at $4,800, 5 children at home.5 
Census*He appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, page 221, occupation farmer, two children at home.6 
Death*He died on 25 May 1886 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, at age 71; May 26 on tombstone.1,7,8 
(Witness) BioJACOB BIRD.

Jacob Bird has for more than half a century been a resident of Franklin county, whither he came in 1849, taking up his abode in Sharon township, where he purchased sixty?nine acres of land and began farming. He was born in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1815, his parents being Albertus and Rebecca (Woolever) Bird, who had a family of nine children.
The subject of this review spent his early life in his native county of Northumberland, and when a youth accompanied his parents to Knox county, Ohio, the family locating upon a farm, where he grew to manhood. After arriving at years of maturity he wedded Miss Kesiah Craig, who was born in that county December 3, 1817, their marriage being celebrated on the 9th of March, 1836 She is one of the oldest living of Ohio's native citizens. Her parents were both of Knox county. Her father, James Craig, was born in the Keystone state and came to Ohio when the Indians were yet numerous. He built a log cabin, which was the first home erected in Mt. Vernon. The journey from Pennsylvania had been made with a team and wagon, and he also brought with him a drove of sheep. He was a farmer by occupation, and in Knox county he entered large tracts of land, which he afterward developed and improved. There he made his home throughout his remaining days, taking an active part in reclaiming the wild country for purposes of civilization. He had been one of the founders of the Republic, for after the inauguration of the war of the Revolution he unhitched his horses from the plow where he was working in the fields and went at once to the seat of war, taking part in many engagements which resulted in winning independence for the American people. His wife, prior to her marriage, bore the name of Esther Ann Cavin. They became the parents of ten children, two of whom were born in Pennsylvania, and came with the parents to Ohio. Mrs. Bird, however, is now the only surviving member of the family.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bird continued to reside in Knox county for a number of years, and in 1849 came to Franklin county, securing a tract of wild land in the midst of the forest, where there were no roads and where the work of progress and improvement had not yet been begun. Mr. Bird at once erected a log cabin, into which he moved his family, then consisting of his wife and four children, namely: James, who died when five years of age; Phebe, who became tile wife of Walter Burwell; John; and Jemimah, wife of William Stevens, who is now in Indian Territory. After the arrival of the family in Franklin county the following children were born: David; Mary, who wedded Presley Field and is living in Abilene, Texas; Lavina, wife of Benjamin Spengler, of Columbus; Jacob, who died when eighteen months old; Nancy J., wife of John L. Ballinger, of Columbus; Chauncey, who resides in Goff, Kansas; William M., who is living on the old homestead; and Martha Ellen, widow of Silas Dague.
After coming to Franklin county, Mr. Bird engaged in the operation of a sawmill for a time, but later cleared his farm and made his home thereon throughout his remaining days. He was a member of the Methodist church and took a very active interest in religious work. As a citizen he was interested in everything pertaining to the welfare, promotion and progress of the community and heartily co-operated in all measures for the general good.
His death occurred May 26. 1886.
Source: A Centennial Biographical History of the City of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. (Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1901) pp. 686-687.9 

Family

Kesiah Craig b. 3 Dec 1817, d. 18 Mar 1908
Children

Citations

  1. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pp. 686-687.
  2. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, page 687.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  6. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  7. [S288] Franklin County Probate Court, Franklin County, Ohio Death Records, page 206.
  8. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Union, Franklin, Ohio.
  9. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pages 686-687.
  10. [S440] Knox County Genealogical Society, Knox County Cemetery Records, Bird Cemetery.
  11. [S1] Census of Population 1850-1860.
  12. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pae 687.
  13. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, ppl 686-687.

Kesiah Craig1

F, b. 3 December 1817, d. 18 March 1908
Last Edited5 Jan 2012
Birth*Kesiah Craig was born on 3 December 1817 at Knox, Ohio.1 
Married Name As of 9 March 1836,her married name was Bird.1 
Marriage*She married Jacob Bird, son of Albertus Bird and Rebecca Woolever, on 9 March 1836 at Knox, Ohio.1 
(Witness) CensusKesiah Craig appeared on the census of 21 August 1860 Sharon Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob Bird; page 70, occupation farmer, land valued at $1,550/$1,636, 9 children.2 
(Witness) CensusKesiah Craig appeared on the census of 17 August 1870 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob Bird; page 47, occupation farmer, land valued at $4,800, 5 children at home.3 
(Witness) CensusKesiah Craig appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, in the household of Jacob Bird; page 221, occupation farmer, two children at home.4 
Census*Kesiah Craig appeared on the census of 2 June 1900 at Clinton Twp., Franklin, Ohio, ED 11, Sheet 18, widowed, living with William on the old homestead.5,6 
Death*She died on 18 March 1908 at Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, at age 90; buried at Union Cemetery.1,7,8 
ObitKesiah's obituary was published in the Mt. Vernon Newspaper on 18 March 1908:
Keziah Bird died 18 March 1908, wife of Jacob Bird. "D. Franklin Co, resident there 58 years. Born Mt. Vernon, to Centerburg, mar 1836, widowed 1886. 13 children, 7 survive, 36 grandchildren, 39 G grandchildren & 2 GG grandchildren. Living children are Mrs Walter Burnell, William B, Bird, Mrs. Ben Spangler of Columbus. Mrs. William Stevens, & John Bird (Oklahoma) & Mrs. Fresbyfield of Texas.9 " 

Family

Jacob Bird b. 22 Feb 1815, d. 25 May 1886
Children

Citations

  1. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pp. 686-687.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1860.
  3. [S1] Census of Population 1870.
  4. [S1] Census of Population 1880.
  5. [S1] Census of Population 1900.
  6. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, page 687.
  7. [S439] Russell E. Peffers, Knox County Obituaries, page 43.
  8. [S1368] Find A Grave, Find A Grave.
  9. [S439] Russell E. Peffers, Knox County Obituaries.
  10. [S440] Knox County Genealogical Society, Knox County Cemetery Records, Bird Cemetery.
  11. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  12. [S1] Census of Population 1850-1860.
  13. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pae 687.
  14. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, ppl 686-687.

Albertus Bird

M, b. 1784, d. 12 September 1855
Last Edited28 Jul 2002
Marriage*Albertus Bird married Rebecca Woolever.1 
Marriage*Albertus Bird married Jemima Fullerton.2 
Birth*Albertus Bird was born in 1784 at New Jersey.2 
Death*He died on 12 September 1855 at Liberty Twp., Knox, Ohio; buried at the Bird Family Cemetery.3 

Family 1

Jemima Fullerton b. 1784, d. 10 Aug 1864

Family 2

Rebecca Woolever
Child

Citations

  1. [S12] Unknown author, Centennial History of Colmbus and Franklin County, pp. 686-687.
  2. [S1] Census of Population 1850.
  3. [S440] Knox County Genealogical Society, Knox County Cemetery Records, Bird Cemetery.