JUDGE WILLIAM EASSON. No better citizens have come to Christian County, Missouri, than those who emigrated from bonnie Scotland, and who brought as their inheritance from Highland ancestry the traits of character and life which has ever distinguished the race. Among these we find Judge William Easson, who was born six miles from Sterling, Scotland, […]
Bernhard Teichgraeber is now sole proprietor of the City Mill and Elevator Company at Emporia. Any institution whose wheels have been turning and whose machinery had been grinding out a useful product for daily consumption during a period of thirty years or more had more than ordinary interest and associations. This is particularly true of
Dudley Todd6, (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) was born in Conn., moved to Middletown, Delaware County, N. Y., in 1802 with his parents. He taught school. Married(???). Children: 757. Abigail. 758. Jane. 759. Sarah. 760. Joseph.
The Stitgen family comprises most of the book, and starts with Theodor and Barbare (Wollgrafs) Stutgen (the family would variously spell their name as Stutgen, Stuttgen, Stuettgen, and Stitgen.) Theodore Stitgen, grandson of Theodor Stutgen would immigrate to Richfield, Wisconsin about 1850 and eventually settled in Hillsboro, Oregon.
The Doane family starts with Christina Barnet from Annandale Scotland, who’s husband _____ Doane, died while in Scotland. She settled in Waunakee Wisconsin in 1853, with her twin sons, Andrew and Peter. The progenitor of the Rapp family, Peter and Susan (Marsh) Rapp, started in Pennsylvania and moved their family to Dane Township, Wisconsin in 1848. The Steele family starts with Robert and Nancy (Dunshee) Steele of Armagh County, Northern Ireland, who met on the voyage to America in 1801. They settled near Bovina, Delaware County, New York. The Newman family starts with John and Mary Newman of Polajewo Poland. They immigrated to America together in 1853 and settled in Madison, Wisconsin.
A. Sidney Chase. Quite recently, by his own choice, Mr. Chase terminated an official career which had been continuous for twenty-four years in the office of probate judge of Ellsworth County. It was a long and honorable service and when considered in connection with Judge Chase’s well known integrity of character and other successful aceomplishments
Hiram Todd7, (Isaac6, Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) living in 1907, in Arkville, Delaware County, N. Y. He died about 1912. Child: *1431. John B.
McKeen, D. W. physician and surgeon, located in Russell, Kan., in December, 1878, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. He was born in Ackworth, N. H., in 1852; began the study of medicine at the age of twenty-one; he was educated at the Kimbal. Union Academy of Meridan, N. H., graduating in
Augustus H. Todd8, (Burr7, Isaac6, Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born April 11, 1863, married Sarah, daughter of Nelson and Melissa Beardsley, of Kelley’s Corners, Delaware County, N. Y. In Biographical Review, published in 1895, article of Augustus H. Todd, the leading men of Delaware County, N. Y., there is a very ridiculous fable about
Lyman Todd6, (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 15, 1787, in Conn., died Dec. 4, 1866 and was buried in the Clovesville, cemetery, N. Y., married Mary Craft. He moved to Delaware County, N. Y., in 1802 with the rest of the family. He was school inspector in 1813, and assessor in 1825. Children:
John Todd6, (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) was born in Conn., moved to Middletown, Delaware County, N. Y., in 1802, with the rest of the family. He married(???). Children: 755. Hiram. 756. Mary.
One of the oldest pioneers of Malheur County and a man of excellent capabilities, being possessed of practical ability and judgment, and a keen discrimination that have made him a very successful business man and one of the leaders in the realm of finance in this section, the subject of this article is abundantly worthy
Isaac Todd6, (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born 1807 in Middletown, Delaware County, N. Y., died June 23, 1880, married Fannie, daughter of Samuel S. and Hester (Robinson) Bouton, who was born Sept. 1, 1805, died July 19, 1878. They are buried in Clovesville, N. Y. He was the owner of 136 acres of land
At the residence of his son, C. F. [Charles Forrest] Olin, in the town of Washington, on Dec. 1, 1900, occurred the death of John Turner Olin at the age of 63 years, 10 months and 2 days. The deceased had suffered for some months from a complication of disease, an apoplectic stroke being the
Darling Todd6, (Samuel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept. 27, 1804, in Middletown, Delaware County, N. Y., married Sally Rogers, who was born May 24, 1811, in Shandaken, Ulster County, N. Y., died April 8, 1889. Children: *786. Margaret, b. Jan. 1, 1833. 787. Clarissa, b. Feb. 26, 1844. 788. Daniel, b. Jan. 21, 1847.
William Elliott Barnhart, who has lived in Kansas City, Kansas, since 1887, has held many large responsibilities in connection with transportation lines, both urban and general railway companies, and has also regulated his private affairs so as to give time for much public service to his home city. His personal career has been one of
Samuel Todd5, (Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Nov. 19, 1756, in Plymouth, Conn., died March 18, 1852, in New York State and was buried in the Cloveville cemetery, married first in 1779, Mary, daughter of Capt. John and Lois (Brockett) Dudley of Wallingford, Conn., who was born in 1759, died July 11, 1841. The inscription
HON. JAMES P. STEWART. – In a notice of the Honorable James P. Stewart by the local press, when his name was presented for the suffrages of his fellow-citizens for a seat in the legislature of Washington Territory, it was most truthfully said: “he is a man of affairs, – a big, bronzed, broad-shouldered man,
AMASA J. PARKER, JR. FOREMOST among Albanians who in various ways have devoted their time and best energies to the advancement of the public interests of the city and state, stands the name of Amasa J. Parker, Jr. Born on the 6th day of May, 1843, in the beautiful village of Delhi, Delaware county, N.
Dr. Francis Merriman Barnes, Jr., a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and prominently known as a neuropsychiatrist of St. Louis, was born in Middletown, New York, August 20, 1881, a son of Francis Merriman and Mary Drusilla (Reynolds) Barnes. The father, a native of Pennsylvania and a representative of one of the old families
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HON. PETER G. STEWART. – Peter Grant Stewart was born on the 6th of September, 1809, in Stanford, Delaware County, New York. When eight years of age he moved to Jefferson, Scohane County, where he received a common-school education, and learned the trade of a watchmaker. He followed the occupation of watchmaker and jeweler in
