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- [S537] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;), Database online. Is this she?.
Record for Susan Leonard McMaster
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) about Susan Leonard McMaster
Name: Susan Leonard McMaster
Birth Date: 1820
Volume: 115
Page Number: 148
Reference: McMaster Fam:64
Source Information: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
Description: This database contains millions of records of people whose names have appeared in printed genealogical records and family histories. With data from sources largely from the last century, each entry contains the person's complete name, the year of the biography's publication, the person's state of birth (if known), abbreviated biographical data, and the book and page number of the original reference.
- [S669] census 1855 USA NYS, Joseph F Williams in the New York, State Census, 1855.
Record for Joseph F Williams (29) facts
Record for Joseph F Williams (8) facts ........... (29)
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Joseph F Williams in the New York, State Census, 1855
date: 30 June 1855
M.F. Whetternod?
Name: Joseph T Williams
Birth: abt 1819
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Relation: Head
Res: Jasper, Steuben, NY
8 years
House: 265
Line: 23
Sheet: 33
Household
Joseph F Williams 36 Head Tioga Co 8 yrs resident farmer
Susan M Williams 36 wife Tioga Co 8 yrs resident
Henry F Williams 8 son Tioga Co 8 yrs
Philemon F. Williams 7 son 7 yrs
Nancy E Williams 3 daughter 7 yrs
Roxy L Williams 1 daughter 1 yr
Source Information
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.
New York State Archives
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Joseph F Williams in the New York, State Census, 1855
date: 30 June 1855
M.F. Whetternod?
Name: Joseph T Williams
Birth: abt 1819
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Relation: Head
Res: Jasper, Steuben, NY
8 years
House: 265
Line: 23
Sheet: 33
Household
Joseph F Williams 36 Head Tioga Co 8 yrs resident farmer
Susan M Williams 36… |
- [S733] Public Member Trees, a new rotation 20130407, Database online.
Record for Susan Mariah McMasters
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- [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), MacMASTERS WILLIAMS, Mariah.
Record for Maria Williams (9) facts
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Maria Williams
Birth: 1820
Death: 1874
Probably the 1st wife of Joseph T. Williams and mother of his 7 children.
Transcribed from the records of The Potter County Historical Society.
Updated with contributions from their users.
Family links:
Spouse: Joseph T. Williams (1819 - 1899)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Raymond Cemetery
Raymond, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA
Created by: Rich Fedoush
Record added: Jun 27, 2014
Find A Grave Memorial# 131948199
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Cemetery- Raymond Corners Maria Williams
Birth: 1820
Death: 1874
Probably the 1st wife of Joseph T. Williams and mother of his 7 children.
Transcribed from the records of The Potter County Historical Society.
Updated with contributions from their users.
Family links:
Spouse: Joseph T. Williams (1819 - 1899)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Raymond… |
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headstone- Raymond Corners- Maria Williams Maria Williams
Birth: 1820
Death: 1874
Probably the 1st wife of Joseph T. Williams and mother of his 7 children.
Transcribed from the records of The Potter County Historical Society.
Updated with contributions from their users.
Family links:
Spouse: Joseph T. Williams (1819 - 1899)*
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Burial: Raymond… |
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headstone- Raymond Corners- Maria Williams1 Maria Williams
Birth: 1820
Death: 1874
Probably the 1st wife of Joseph T. Williams and mother of his 7 children.
Transcribed from the records of The Potter County Historical Society.
Updated with contributions from their users.
Family links:
Spouse: Joseph T. Williams (1819 - 1899)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial: Raymond… |
- [S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Williams, Chas Edsel - Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 102501-105500.
Record for Charles Edsel Williams (13) factrs
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Charles Edsel Williams in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Charles Edsel Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76y 4m 23d
married
occupation: farmer
self-employ
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1860
Birth Place: Harrison Tws, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Nov 1936 07:00h
Death Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause: arterio-sclerosis 92a - 97
signed: Nathan W. Church MD
Ulysses
Father: Joseph T Williams
born: Jasper, NY
Mother: Myria Mac Master
born: Owego, NY
Spouse: Betsey Williams
inform: Mrs. Edsel Williams
Gold, PA
burial: Nov 19, 1936
Raymond Cemetery
Certificate Number: 105377
Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 102501-105500
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Charles Edsel Williams in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Charles Edsel Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76y 4m 23d
married
occupation: farmer
self-employ
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1860
Birth Place: Harrison Tws, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Nov 1936 07:00h
Death Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause: arterio-sclerosis 92a - 97
signed: Nathan W. Church MD
Ulysses
Father: Joseph T Williams
born: Jasper, NY
Mother: Myria Mac Master
born: Owego, NY
Spouse: Betsey Williams
inform: Mrs. Edsel Williams
Gold, PA
burial: Nov 19, 1936
Raymond Cemetery
Certificate Number: 105377
Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 102501-105500
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Charles Edsel Williams in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Charles Edsel Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 76y 4m 23d
married
occupation: farmer
self-employ
Birth Date: 25 Jun 1860
Birth Place: Harrison Tws, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Nov 1936 07:00h
Death Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania,… |
- [S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Williams, Geo E. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 060501-063500.
Record for George E Williams (13) facts
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George E Williams in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: George E Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80y 2m 27d
married
occ: retired farmer
Birth: 15 Mar 1856
Jarper New York
Death: 12 Jun 1936 00:45h
Kane, McKean, Penna 25 days
cause: Generalized arteriosclerosis, 15 yrs
95b- 97?
contr: Organic Heart Disease, 15 yrs
signed: Chas E. Clelland? MD
Kane, PA
Father: Joseph T Williams
born: Spencer, NY
Mother: Maria Mackmaster
born: Owego, NY
Spouse: Sarah Williams
inform: J.A. Knapp
421 Biddle St,
Kane, PA
burial: 15 June 1936
Ulysses, PA
Certificate Number: 60515
Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 060501-063500
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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George E Williams in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: George E Williams
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 80y 2m 27d
married
occ: retired farmer
Birth: 15 Mar 1856
Jarper New York
Death: 12 Jun 1936 00:45h
Kane, McKean, Penna 25 days
cause: Generalized arteriosclerosis, 15 yrs
95b- 97?
contr: Organic Heart Disease,… |
- [S520] census 1880 USA PA Potter Ulysses, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1166; Page: 566A; Enumeration District: 113 SNYDER, A.J. Wieder!!!.
Record for A. J. Snyder (22) facts
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Record for James J. Morley (5) facts .......... (57)
Record for Sarah J. Morley (5) facts .......... (62)
Record for W. R. Clark (36) facts ............. (98)
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Record for Alonzo E. Wright (12) facts .... (117)
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Record for Clarence Wright (5) facts ....... (132)
Record for Clarance Briggs (17) facts ...... (149)
Record for Sally Kibbe (18) facts ........... (167)
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Children (7)
Julian B. Snyder B: 1868
Charles Edsel Snyder B: 1877
Frederick Silas SNYDER B: 1879
Joseph William Snyder B: 1884
Daniel Lewis Snyder B: 1887
Eva May Snyder B: 1890
Doris Azelle Snyder Perry B: 1897
Andrew Jackson SNYDER
B:14 Sep 1837
D:23 Dec 1925 in Crandall Hill, Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy 'Elizabeth' WILLIAMS B: 20 Apr 1852 in Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Parents Daniel Lewis SNYDER 1811-1891
Mary Ann SHAY 1815-1883
A. J. Snyder in the 1880 United States Federal Census
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A. J. Snyder in the 1880 United States Federal Census
date: 15th Jun 1880
enum: Burton Lewis
Name: A. J. Snyder
Age: 42
Birth Date: Abt 1838
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 140
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Nancy E. Snyder
Father's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
W. R. Clark 40 Head NY __ __ blacksmith
Sarah E. Clark 34 wife PA __ __
Norman Clark 14 son PA NY PA helps in shop
Adia Clark 7 dau PA NY PA
Hulet C. Clark 4 son PA NY PA
Josephine Clark 3 dau PA NY PA
Nathanel Clark 1 son PA NY PA
Hastings Morley 37 Head PA NY NY Merchant
Alonzo E. Wright 37 Head NY NY NY farmer
Jane E. Wright 36 wife NY NY NY
Truman Wright 14 son NY NY NY farm laborer
Fredrick Wright 12 son NY NY NY farm laborer
Clarence Wright 2 son PA NY NY
Chester Morley 24 Head PA NY NY farmer
Jasper Morley 22 bro PA NY NY farmer
James J. Morley 18 bro PA NY NY farm laborer
Sarah J. Morley 16 sister PA NY NY house keeping
Susan Morley 55 mother NY PA PA keeping house
A. J. Snyder 42 Head PA NY NY __ farmer
Nancy E. Snyder 28 wife NY NY NY
Julian Snyder 10 son PA NY NY
Charles Snyder 2 son PA NY NY
Fred Snyder 8mo son PA NY NY
Clarance Briggs 30 Head PA PA NY farm laborer
Eva Briggs 26 wife IL PA PA keeping house
Effie Briggs 1 dau IL PA IL
James Kibbe 61 Head NY _ _ farmer
Sally Kibbe 61 wife NY NY _ keeping house
R. M. Clark 90 f-law NY RI RI infirm
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1166; Page: 566A; Enumeration District: 113
Name Birth Residence
S. Y. Acker Abt 1827 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Acker Abt 1832 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
S. F. Acker Abt 1863 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
G. G. Acker Abt 1865 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Blanche Acker Abt 1869 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hellen V. Acker Abt 1874 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
W. R. Clark Abt 1840 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah E. Clark Abt 1846 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Norman Clark Abt 1866 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Adia Clark Abt 1873 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hulet C. Clark Abt 1876 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Josephine Clark Abt 1877 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Nathanel Clark Abt 1879 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hastings Morley Abt 1843 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
A. J. Gurnsey Abt 1852 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachel Gurnsey Abt 1855 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Alonzo E. Wright Abt 1843 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane E. Wright Abt 1844 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Truman Wright Abt 1866 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Fredrick Wright Abt 1868 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Clarence Wright Abt 1878 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
S. W. Hopkins Abt 1831 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Malissa A. Hopkins Abt 1832 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jerome Hopkins Abt 1857 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sibyl A. Hopkins Abt 1860 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Ralf E. Hopkins Abt 1862 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
E. A. Hopkins Abt 1825 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Horrace Hopkins Abt 1855 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester Morley Abt 1856 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jasper Morley Abt 1858 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James J. Morley Abt 1862 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah J. Morley Abt 1864 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Susan Morley Abt 1825 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
A. J. Snyder Abt 1838 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy E. Snyder Abt 1852 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Julian Snyder Abt 1870 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Snyder Abt 1878 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
F. Snyder Sep Abt 1879 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles M. Purdy Abt 1852 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Flora Purdy Abt 1857 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Ida M. Purdy Abt 1876 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James Purdy Sep Abt 1879 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Asoph Byam Abt 1834 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Eliza A. Byam Abt 1831 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Clarance Briggs Abt 1850 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Eva Briggs Abt 1854 Illinois 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Effie Briggs Abt 1879 Illinois 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James Kibbe Abt 1819 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sally Kibbe Abt 1819 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
R. M. Clark Abt 1790 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Record for Hastings Morley (7) facts
Hastings Morley in the 1880 United States Federal Census
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date: 15th Jun 1880
enum: Burton Lewis
Name: Hastings Morley
Age: 37
Birth Date: Abt 1843
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1880: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling Number: 134
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Merchant
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Hastings Morley 37 Head PA NY NY Merhant
Source Citation
Year: 1880; Census Place: Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1166; Page: 566A; Enumeration District: 113
Name Birth Residence
S. Y. Acker Abt 1827 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Acker Abt 1832 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
S. F. Acker Abt 1863 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
G. G. Acker Abt 1865 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Blanche Acker Abt 1869 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hellen V. Acker Abt 1874 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
W. R. Clark Abt 1840 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah E. Clark Abt 1846 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Norman Clark Abt 1866 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Adia Clark Abt 1873 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hulet C. Clark Abt 1876 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Josephine Clark Abt 1877 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Nathanel Clark Abt 1879 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Hastings Morley Abt 1843 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
A. J. Gurnsey Abt 1852 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Rachel Gurnsey Abt 1855 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Alonzo E. Wright Abt 1843 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane E. Wright Abt 1844 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Truman Wright Abt 1866 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Fredrick Wright Abt 1868 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Clarence Wright Abt 1878 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
S. W. Hopkins Abt 1831 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Malissa A. Hopkins Abt 1832 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jerome Hopkins Abt 1857 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sibyl A. Hopkins Abt 1860 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Ralf E. Hopkins Abt 1862 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
E. A. Hopkins Abt 1825 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Horrace Hopkins Abt 1855 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester Morley Abt 1856 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Jasper Morley Abt 1858 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James J. Morley Abt 1862 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah J. Morley Abt 1864 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Susan Morley Abt 1825 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
A. J. Snyder Abt 1838 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy E. Snyder Abt 1852 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Julian Snyder Abt 1870 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Snyder Abt 1878 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
F. Snyder Sep Abt 1879 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles M. Purdy Abt 1852 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Flora Purdy Abt 1857 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Ida M. Purdy Abt 1876 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James Purdy Sep Abt 1879 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Asoph Byam Abt 1834 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Eliza A. Byam Abt 1831 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Clarance Briggs Abt 1850 Pennsylvania 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Eva Briggs Abt 1854 Illinois 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Effie Briggs Abt 1879 Illinois 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
James Kibbe Abt 1819 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Sally Kibbe Abt 1819 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
R. M. Clark Abt 1790 New York 1880 Ulysses, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
Source Information
Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.
Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Children (7)
Julian B. Snyder B: 1868
Charles Edsel Snyder B: 1877
Frederick Silas SNYDER B: 1879
Joseph William Snyder B: 1884
Daniel Lewis Snyder B: 1887
Eva May Snyder B: 1890
Doris Azelle Snyder Perry B: 1897
Andrew Jackson SNYDER
B:14 Sep 1837
D:23 Dec 1925 in Crandall Hill, Hebron, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
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- [S1280] census 1850 USA NY Steuben, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Steuben, New York; Roll: M432_599; Page: 289B; Image: 112 WILLIAMS, Jos.
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Joseph Williams in the 1850 United States Federal Census
date: 01 Oct 1850
W.S. Gile??
Name: Joseph Williams
Age: 30
Birth: abt 1820
New York
Home Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family: 1430
Household
Joseph Williams 30 NY farmer
Mariah Williams 32 NY
Henry Williams 4 NY
James Williams 2 NY
Isaac T Williams 8 NY
no Philemon??? b 29 Apr 1849
Source Citation
Year: 1850; Census Place: Jasper, Steuben, New York; Roll: M432_599; Page: 289B; Image: 112
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Name: Mariah Williams
Age: 32
Birth: abt 1818
New York
Home: Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Family Nr: 1430
Name: Henry Williams
Age: 4
Birth: abt 1846
New York
Home: Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1430
Name: James Williams
Age: 2
Birth: abt 1848
New York
Home: Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1430
Name: Isaac T Williams
Age: 8
Birth: abt 1842
New York
Home: Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1430
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Joseph Williams in the 1850 United States Federal Census
date: 01 Oct 1850
W.S. Gile??
Name: Joseph Williams
Age: 30
Birth: abt 1820
New York
Home Jasper, Steuben, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family: 1430
Household
Joseph Williams 30 NY farmer
Mariah Williams 32 NY
Henry Williams 4 NY
James Williams 2 NY
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- [S516] census 1880 USA PA, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Letonia, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1198; Page: 190c; Enumeration District: 152.
Record for Philomen F. Williams (11) facts
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Philomen F. Williams
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
date 2nd June 1880
A.S. Bodine
Name Philomen F. Williams
Age 29
Birth Abt 1851 New York
Home Letonia Elk Twp, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling 10
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Self (Head)
Status Married
Spouse Mary Williams
Mother's Birth New York
Occ Laborer
Neighbors
Household
Philomen F. Williams 29 Self (Head)
Mary Williams 23 Wife
Edsal Williams 19 Brother
Year: 1880; Census Place: Letonia, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1198; Page: 190c; Enumeration District: 152
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Philomen F. Williams
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
date 2nd June 1880
A.S. Bodine
Name Philomen F. Williams
Age 29
Birth Abt 1851 New York
Home Letonia Elk Twp, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
Dwelling 10
Race White
Gender Male
Relation Self (Head)
Status Married
Spouse Mary Williams
Mother's Birth New… |
- [S401] census 1860 USA NY, (Name: www.ancestry.com;), year: 1860 USA NY Tioga Spencer no original, yet Susan McMaster.
Record for Susan McMaster
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New York Census, 1790-1890 about Susan McMaster
Name: Susan McMaster
State: NY
County: Tioga County
Township: Spencer
Year: 1860
Record: Federal Population Schedule
Page: 653
Database: NY 1860 Federal Census Index
Source Information: Jackson, Ronald V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. New York Census, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.
Description: This database contains indexes to the New York (U.S.A.) portions of the 1810-1870 U.S. Federal Censuses as well as indexes to 1815 Port Arrivals, the 1840 Pensioners List, the 1890 Veteran's Schedules and other early censuses. Information contained in these indexes includes name, state, county, township, age at time of record, year of record, name of record set, and other source information.
- [S501] census 1860 USA PA Potter, Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1177; Page: 103; Image: 107; Family History Library Film: 805177 WILLIAMS.
Record for Joseph T Williams (12) facts
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1860 United States Federal Census about Joseph T Williams
date: 28th June 1860
enum: Miles White
Name: Joseph T Williams
Age: 43
Birth ca 1817 New York
Home Harrison Valley, Potter, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
PO: Harrison Valley
Household:
Name Age
Joseph T Williams 43 NY
Susan M Williams 40 NY
Henry P Williams 13 NY
Philemon P Williams 12 NY
Nancy E Williams 8 NY
Roxey L Williams 5 NY
George E Williams 4 NY
Luther A Williams 2 PA
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Harrison, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1177; Page: 103; Image: 107; Family History Library Film: 805177.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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census 1860 USA PA Potter 1860 United States Federal Census about Joseph T Williams
date: 28th June 1860
Miles White
Name: Joseph T Williams
Age: 43
Birth ca 1817 New York
Home Harrison Valley, Potter, PA
Gender: Male
PO: Harrison Valley
Household:
Name Age
Joseph T Williams 43 NY
Susan M Williams 40 NY
Henry P Williams 13 NY
Philemon P Williams 12 NY
Nancy E… |
- [S526] census 1870 USA PA Potter, (Name: ancestry.com;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1446; Page: 481A; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 552945.
Record for Joseph Williams (10) facts
Record for Silas Danils (5) facts
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1870 United States Federal Census about Joseph Williams
date: _?_ July 1870
JC Cavanaugh
Name: Joseph Williams
Age: 50
Birth: abt 1820
New York
Home: Bingham, Potter, PA
Gender: Male
PO: Ellisburg
Household
Silas Daniels 32
Roxy Daniele 15
Cory Daniele 9
Malinda Daniele 6
Rheuben Daniele 5
Joseph Williams 50 NY Head works on farm
Susan Williams 53 NY
George Williams 14 NY
Luther Williams 11 PA
Charles Williams 9 PA
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1446; Page: 481A; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 552945.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
Original data: •1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
•Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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Silas Daniels in the 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Silas Daniels
Age: 32
Birth : ab 1838 Pennsylvania
Dwelling: 166
Home: Bingham, Potter, PA
Race: White
Gender: Male
PO: Ellisburg
Occ: Farm Laborer
Personal Estate: 200
Household
Silas Daniels 32
Roxy Daniele 15
Cory Daniele 9
Malinda Daniele 6
Rheuben Daniele 5
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1870 United States Federal Census about Joseph Williams
date: _?_ July 1870
JC Cavanaugh
Name: Joseph Williams
Age: 50
Birth: abt 1820
New York
Home: Bingham, Potter, PA
Gender: Male
PO: Ellisburg
Household
Silas Daniels 32
Roxy Daniele 15
Cory Daniele 9
Malinda Daniele 6
Rheuben Daniele 5
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- [S1310] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, Williams, Phileman "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 15 May 2016, 03:25), entry for Phileman Filer Williams(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LHPF-2T7); contributed by various users. PersonID LHPF-2T7.
Phileman Filer Williams
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Phileman Filer Williams LHPF-2T7
birth: 29 April 1849
death: 25 June 1904, Dalton, Livingston, New York
father: Joseph Thomas WILLIAMS KLGP-3SN
mother: Susan Mariah MACMASTERS KFK2-CSL
Martha GARDNER 1832-1896 • KVVQ-WCT
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Phileman Filer Williams LHPF-2T7
birth: 29 April 1849
death: 25 June 1904, Dalton, Livingston, New York
father: Joseph Thomas WILLIAMS KLGP-3SN
mother: Susan Mariah MACMASTERS KFK2-CSL
Martha GARDNER 1832-1896 • KVVQ-WCT
- [S866] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Roxey L Daniels in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963.
Record for Roxey L Daniels (11) facts
Roxey L Daniels in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 Name: Roxey L Daniels [Roxey L Williams] Gender: Female Race: White Age: 57y 3m 9d Birth Date: 11 Jul 1854 Birth Place: New York Death Date: 20 Oct 1911, 03:00h Death Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA cause of death: Cancer of Breast treated: 1907-20 Oct 1911 last seen by doctor: 01 Oct 1911 Father: Joseph Williams birthplace: N.Y. Mother: Mariah McMaster birthplace: N.Y. Certificate Number: 94489 coroner: N.W. Church, MD address: Ulysses, PA informant: Barney Daniels address: West Bingham, PA burial: 22 Oct 1911 Ulysses Cemetery undertaker: B.S. Drake Ulysses
Roxey L Daniels in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Roxey L Daniels
[Roxey L Williams]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57y 3m 9d
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1854
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 20 Oct 1911, 03:00h
Death Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause of death: Cancer of Breast
treated: 1907-20 Oct 1911
last seen by doctor: 01 Oct 1911
Father: Joseph Williams
birthplace: N.Y.
Mother: Mariah McMaster
birthplace: N.Y.
Certificate Number: 94489
coroner: N.W. Church, MD
address: Ulysses, PA
informant: Barney Daniels
address: West Bingham, PA
burial: 22 Oct 1911
Ulysses Cemetery
undertaker: B.S. Drake
Ulysses
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1944 Roxey L Daniels in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name: Roxey L Daniels
[Roxey L Williams]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 57y 3m 9d
Birth Date: 11 Jul 1854
Birth Place: New York
Death Date: 20 Oct 1911, 03:00h
Death Place: Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause of death: Cancer of Breast
treated: 1907-20 Oct 1911
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- [S292] newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-.
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Once upon a time in Potter Couinty: Chester Edsil Williams and Betsy Lucinda Rogers newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-, ... Francis Louis Truax, No record exists indicating whether they went alone, or even if their families knew of their intentions. Granddaughter Marie Morley Truax remember that Betsy told her the trip took all day.
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- [S292] newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-, 1888-12-25. "Once Upon a Time".
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newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-, ... Francis Louis Truax, No record exists indicating whether they went alone, or even if their families knew of their intentions. Granddaughter Marie Morley Truax remember that Betsy told her the trip took all day.
The Bridal Book: Once Upon a Time in Potter County, published in the Potter Leader Enterprise, ca. 1988-
Charles Edsil Williams and Betsy Lucinda Rogers drove to Shongo, NY in a horse-drawn sleigh on Christmas Day, 1888, and got married.
No record exists indicating whether they went alone, or even if their families knew of their intentions. Granddaughter Marie Morley Truax remembers that Betsy told her the trip took all day.
The two did have a picture taken, dressed iin their "Sunday-go-to-meetin' best." Edsil (as he was known) was handsome and neat in his 3-piece suit, but at 28, his hands already showed the effects of years of hard work.
Betsy was just 18; very pretty, with hair piled high on her head. Her smile is slightly uncertain, but her hand rests firmly on her new husband's shoulder. The union they began that Christmas a century ago grew strong and true and lasted nearly 48 years, ending only with Edsil's death.
Charles Edsil Williams was born on Monday, June 25, 1860, in Harrison Vaeeley, the youngest son of Joseph T. and Susan Mariah MacMasters Williams.
When he was 14, his mother died. His father soon remarried, to a woman named Martha Gardner.
The new Mrs. Williams and her youngest stepson soon locked horns, and Edsil left home. He lived with his brother Philemon for a while, worked in the woods, farmed, did whatever was necessary to make a living.
Jim Morley remembers hearing his grandfather Edsil tell the following story about his youth.
Cure for Sleepwalking-
It seems Edsil was a sleepwalker, a habit which was, at the very least, an embarassing one to have in a camp full of burly lumberjacks. He surprised them by asking to sleep in a top bunk. They couldn't understand why he wanted to be so far from the floor when he began his nightly stroll. However, the young man knew what he was about.
The ceilings in those hastily built bunkhouses were extremely low, so when Edsil started to get out of bed in his sleep-- he smacked his head hard on a rafter. It didn't take too many bruises on his skull to cure him of his embarassing habit.
Betsy liked to tell this story about her own early years.
When she was 10 years old, she was "hired out" to George and Sarah Williams to help with their new baby girl, Mable.
Edsil, then 20, came to visit his brother's family and see his new niece.
Someone, in the age old fashion, asked him when he would "find a nice girl and settle down and have babies of his own." Always a tease, Edsil replied, "I'm waiting for Betsy to grow up." He may have been joking then, but 8 years later, he kept his promise.
Betsy Lucinda Rogers was born Oct. 30, 1870, near Gold, the 5th child of Calvin and Persis Lovinna Raymond Rogers. B the time she was 4 years old, she had begun to assume small responsibilities in the household. The first job she could remember was keeping the little bench that served as a washstand by the kitchen door scrubbed and the basin filled with clean water for her two older brothers and father when they came in from outside.
Betsy was proud of her heritage. Her great-grandfather Amos Raymond of Massachusetts fought in the Revolutionary War, and her grandfather Daniel Raymond was a veteran of the War of 1812. She was the offspring of pioneers, and she inherited their spunk and tenacity.
Signs Autograph Book--
On her 12th Christmas, Betsy was given a little authograph book. Adults staidly signed their formal names, such as "G.G. Acker, West Pike, PA" Her little brother Ray filled a page with a childish scrawl, and friends wrote infinite variations of the old standby: "Whereever you may be/Don't forget to remember me."
Her mother signed with a poetic admonition, "Strive to kep the golden rule/And be a good girl when out of school."
And on one page is simply: "C.E.Williams, Gold, Potter Co, PA"
There is no record of where Edsil and Betsy lived the 1st 2 months of their marriage. In February, 1889, Persis Rogers received a letter from her sister, Mrs. Spencer Preston of Michigan. "... David wrote that Bettie (as Betsy was sometimes called) was married Christmas and I know how badly you will hate to have her go for a great many reasons. But we didn't know how bad our Mother felt to have us go. We can only hope she will have a good Husband and home."
In March, 1889, Edsil and Betsy bought household goods from W.J.Grover in Newfield (see sidebar). It probably was at this time they went to Brookland to work for Mr. H.H.Dent.
Apparently Edsil and Betsy moved frequently during the early years, to wherever there was work. By 1896, they were living in Daniel Raymond's old homestead between Gold and Raymond. A baby was due to arrive in the late fall.
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Betsy's father, Calvin Rogers, kept a diary from July 1896 to April 1897, and from it we get a glimpse of what seems to have been a difficult pregnancy for Betsy.
In August, the Robers visited their daughter and found her so ill that they stayed with her all night. By the 19th of October, Betsy's mother Persis was getting nervous, according to Calvin's diary. "Pirt has been cleanin house and killin bugs all day!" On the 20th, she made a trip to Raymond in the morning with her daughter-in-law Neeley and then ironed all afternoon. "It's about time for Betsy," Calvin writes.
The fall harvest continued through the last days of October. Edsil was ill and needed help a day or two.
On Nov. 4, Edsil came for his mother-in-law. "Pirt has gone to Betsy's. She is sick. I am alone tonight. It's windy tonight."
On the 5th: "Pirt is to Edsil's. Betsy was sick. Wrayned all day."
On Nov. 6, Calvin's diary reads, "Helped D.W.Greene butcher his pig. It waid 170 LBs. Betsy had a girl baby this mornin. Wife got home." His sigh of relief is almost audible. His wife was home, and Mary Mariah Williams was present and accounted for. Shortly before Christmas, the little girl visited her grandparents for the 1st time.
There is no diary available for 1902, but it is safe to assume that Grandma Rogers was called into service again to help with the birth of Daisy Lovinna Williams, born Feb. 9, 1902. She was born in the house her father had built on land in Allegany Twp, near Gold, which he purchasted around 1900, close by his father-in-law's farm.
An itinerant artist happened by that summer and, in payment for one of Betsy's good suppers and a bed for the night, he made a pencil sketch of the Williams farm. It shows the house, a barn on the right, and a figure, supposed to be Mary, in the yard, surrounded by tree...
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Once upon a time in Potter Couinty: Chester Edsil Williams and Betsy Lucinda Rogers newspaper: Potter Leader Enterprise-, ... Francis Louis Truax, No record exists indicating whether they went alone, or even if their families knew of their intentions. Granddaughter Marie Morley Truax remember that Betsy told her the trip took all day.
The Bridal Book: Once Upon a Time in Potter County, published in the Potter Leader… |
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