Susan Woodson1

Family
Marriage*She married Anderson Brown.1 

Family

 Anderson Brown
Child 1.Demaris P. Brown+1 b. 1823

Citations

  1. [S2261] Dennis Wheeler, The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett : of Albemarle County, Virginia and Barren County, Kentucky whose descendants came to Missouri : with a genealogy of the grandfather of William Wheeler, Micajah Wheeler of Albemarle County, Virginia, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Compiled with the assistance of Irvin Wheeler and Ruth La June Standiford Wheeler. Micajah Wheeler (ca. 1725-1809) was possibly born in England and lived in Albemarle County, Virginia with his wife, Sarah. His descendant, William Wheeler, was born between 1776 and 1784. He married Nancy Puckett in 1804 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died ca. 1836 in Barren County, Kentucky and his wife died after 1860 in Lincoln County, Missouri. Descendants lived in Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, and elsewhere. Includes index. (Jackson, Missouri: D. Wheeler, 1996), Chapter III, Descendants of Micajah Wheeler, Third Generation, 31. Benjamin Wheeler, page 32. Hereinafter cited as The life and times of William Wheeler & Nancy Puckett.

Susan Woodson1

Family
Father*John Woodson1
Marriage*She married Micajah Wheeler, son of Benjamin Wheeler.1 

Family

 Micajah Wheeler d. 1832
Children 1.John Wheeler1
 2.Robert Wheeler1
 3.Susannah Wheeler1
 4.Mary Wheeler1

Citations

  1. [S2234] Reverend Edgar Woods, Albemarle County in Virginia, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company, Printers: Edgar Woods, 1901), Wheeler, pages 342-343. Hereinafter cited as Albemarle County in Virginia.

Anna Lucretia Woodward1

b. 9 September 1834, d. 20 November 1894
Family
Father*William Woodward1
Mother*Hannah Ward1
Birth*9 September 1834Anna Lucretia Woodward was born on 9 September 1834 in East Marlborough, Chester County, Pennsylvania.1 
Marriage*5 May 1854She married Hannum Baldwin on 5 May 1854 in East Marlborough, Chester County.1 
Death*20 November 1894She died on 20 November 1894 in Coatesville, Chester County, at age 601,2 
Burial* and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, South Coatesville, Chester County.1,2 

Family

 Hannum Baldwin b. 20 Jun 1834, d. 19 Aug 1916
Child 1.Hannah B. Baldwin+1 b. 2 Jun 1855

Citations

  1. [S1910] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, online at www.ancestry.com, Genealogy of the Hannum family : descended from John and Margery Hannum, settlers in Chester County, pages 231-232, images 237-238, #1895, Hannum. Hereinafter cited as North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Anna Lucretia (Woodward) Baldwin, Memorial# 82911789. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.

Bridget Woodward1

d. 1 January 1746/47
Family
Marriage*10 June 1690She married first Israel Cheever, son of Daniel Cheever and Esther __?__, on 10 June 1690.1 
(Wife) Deathbefore 1720Bridget became a widow when Israel Cheever died before 1720.2 
Marriage*22 November 1720She married second, as his second wife, Daniel Hawes of Wrentham, son of Edward Hawes and Eliony Lumber, on 22 November 1720 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,3 
Estate*Soon after their father's death, and their mother's remarriage to Daniel Hawes, the family's homestead in Cambridge was sold by the Cheever brothers Daniel of Concord, William of Cambridge, James of Wrentham and John of Roxbury.2 
(Wife) Death16 March 1737/38Bridget became a widow for the second time when Daniel Hawes died on 16 March 1737/38.4,5 
Marriage*24 April 1739She married third, as his second wife, William Mann, son of Reverend Samuel Mann and Esther Ware, on 24 April 1739 in Wrentham.1,6 
Death*1 January 1746/47She died on 1 January 1746/47 in Wrentham.1,7 

Family 1

 Israel Cheever b. 26 Jan 1661/62, d. b 1720
Children 1.Daniel Cheever2
 2.William Cheever2
 3.Esther Cheever2
 4.James Cheever2 b. 19 Mar 1698/99
 5.John Cheever2 b. 25 Aug 1702

Family 2

 Daniel Hawes b. 10 Feb 1652/53, d. 16 Mar 1737/38

Family 3

 William Mann b. 1 May 1679, d. 22 Mar 1765

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Two, pages 9-13. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S1245] Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: H.O. Houghton and Company, 1877), page 509. Hereinafter cited as History of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Cambridge Marriages, Volume 2, page 189. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  4. [S1248] Eklon Wilson Gay and Christopher Challender Child, "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay", New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 164, pages 114-120 (April 2010). This thoroughly researched and completely sourced article is excellent as it examines and proves that Joanna Hooker was the wife of both John Borden and John Gay. Hereinafter cited as "Joanna Hooker, wife of John Borden and John Gay."
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 461, in his 86th year.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 336.
  7. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 471.

Edward Woodward1

b. 28 December 1707, d. 1746
Family
Father*Edward Woodward2 d. 1754
Mother*Abigail Edge2 d. 27 Nov 1716
Birth*28 December 1707Edward Woodward was born on 28 December 1707, probably at Middletown, Chester County, Pennsylvania.3 
Marriage*21 March 1733/34He married, as her first husband, Sarah Sharpless, daughter of James Sharpless and Mary Lewis, on 21 March 1733/34 at the Providence Meeting in Providence, Chester County.1,4 
Death*1746He died in 1746, probably in Middletown, Chester County.2 

Family

 Sarah Sharpless b. 27 Mar 1710, d. c 1800

Citations

  1. [S1409] J. Smith Futhey and Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Sharpless, pages 722-724. Hereinafter cited as History of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 160-161. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "10 mo. 28, 1707" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was December, not October.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "1 mo. 21, 1733-4" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was March, not January.

Edward Woodward1

d. 1754
Family
Marriage*24 May 1705He married first Abigail Edge, daughter of John Edge and Jane __?__, on 24 May 1705 in Chester County.2 
(Husband) Death27 November 1716Edward became a widower when Abigail (Edge) Woodward died on 27 November 1716.3 
Marriage*23 May 1722He married second, as her second husband, Alice (Smedley) Allen, widow, daughter of George Smedley and Sarah Kitchen, on 23 May 1722 in Chester County.4 
Relocation*1734Alice and Edward Woodward moved about 1734 to Newtown, Chester County.1 
(Husband) Deathbefore 15 June 1743Edward became a widower for the second time when Alice (Smedley) Allen Woodward died.1 
Marriage*15 June 1743He married third, as her second husband, Elizabeth (Jarman) Taylor, daughter of John Jarman and Margaret __?__, on 15 June 1743 in Newtown, Chester County.5,6 
Death*1754He died in 1754 in Newtown, Chester County.1 

Family 1

 Abigail Edge d. 27 Nov 1716
Child 1.Edward Woodward1 b. 28 Dec 1707, d. 1746

Family 2

 Alice Smedley d. b 15 Jun 1743

Family 3

 Elizabeth Jarman b. 16 Nov 1690

Citations

  1. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, descended from John and Jane Sharples, settlers near Chester, Pennsylvania, 1682 : together with some account of the English ancestry of the family, including the results of researches by Henry Fishwick, and the late Joseph Lemuel Chester, and a full report of the bi-centennial reunion of 1882, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. John Sharples (d.1685) married Jane Moor and, as Quakers, the family emigrated in 1682 from England to Chester County, Pennsylvania. Descendants (spelling the surname Sharpless) and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere. Includes ancestry in England to the 1200s A.D. Includes index. (Washington DC: Photoduplication Service, 1968 ( a microreproduction of the original published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the family, under the auspices of the Bi-centennial committee, in 1887), , pages 160-161. Hereinafter cited as Genealogy of the Sharpless Family.
  2. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "3 mo. 24, 1705" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  3. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "9 mo. 27, 1716" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was November, not September.
  4. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "3 mo. 23, 1722" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was May, not March.
  5. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 160-161, the date written as "4 mo. 15, 1743" which, under the Gregorian calendar of that period, was June, not April.
  6. [S1416] Gilbert Cope, Henry Fishwick and Joseph Lemuel Chester, Genealogy of the Sharpless Family, pages 163-165.

Elizabeth Woodward1

Family
Father*Richard Woodward1
Mother*Deborah Stanfield1
Marriage*1733She married first, as his second wife, Thomas Thornbury, son of Edward Thornbrough, about 1733. The Putman source identified, incorrectly we believe, his second wife as Sarah Woodward, daughter of John and Mary (___?___) Woodward.2,3 
(Wife) Death1742Elizabeth became a widow when Thomas Thornbury died in 1742.1 
Marriage*She married second John Young.1 

Family 1

 Thomas Thornbury b. c 1700, d. 1742

Family 2

 John Young

Citations

  1. [S1518] Herbert C. Standing, The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America. Typed manuscript, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041: Herbert C. Standing, June 1976), page 11. Hereinafter cited as The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America.
  2. [S1518] Herbert C. Standing, The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America, page 11, identifying her as Elizabeth Woodward, daughter of Richard and Deborah (Stanfield) Woodward.
  3. [S1516] The Thornburgh Family, online at http://www.billputnam.comthornburgh.pdf, identifying her as Sarah Woodward, daughter of John and Mary (___?___) Woodward. Hereinafter cited as The Thornburgh Family.

Elkanah Woodward1

Family
Marriage*10 April 1776He married Anna Field of Raynham, daughter of Zebulon Field and Anne Williams, after their Intention of Marriage was recorded in Norton, Bristol County, on 10 April 1776.1,2 

Family

 Anna Field

Citations

  1. [S1190] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Field Genealogy: being the record of all the Field family in America, whose ancestors were in this country prior to 1700, Volume 1, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Chicago, Illinois: Hammond Press, W.B. Conkey Company, 1901), pages 235-238. Hereinafter cited as Field Genealogy, Volume 1.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Norton Marriages, Volume 1, page 231. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Frances Woodward1

d. circa 1659
Family
Father*Hezekiah Woodward1
Marriage*circa 1657She married, as his second wife, Reverend John Oxenbridge circa 1657 in England.1 
Death*circa 1659She died circa 1659.2 

Family

 Reverend John Oxenbridge b. 30 Jan 1609, d. c 1674
Child 1.Theodora Oxenbridge+1 d. 18 Nov 1697

Citations

  1. [S1208] William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In 4 volumes, with a surname index in Volume 4; downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), Thacher, Volume IV, pages 1941-1942. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 549. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Hezekiah Woodward1

Family

Family
Child 1.Frances Woodward+1 d. c 1659

Citations

  1. [S1208] William Richard Cutter, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. In 4 volumes, with a surname index in Volume 4; downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1908), Thacher, Volume IV, pages 1941-1942. Hereinafter cited as Memoirs of the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.

Jane Woodward1

Family
Marriage*4 December 1603She married, as his second wife, William Williams on 4 December 1603 in England.1 
Burial*2 February 1614She was buried on 2 February 1614 in England.1 

Family

 William Williams
Children 1.Samuel Williams1
 2.Elizabeth Williams1
 3.Richard Williams+1 b. 28 Jan 1607, d. bt 22 Dec 1688 - 15 Sep 1693
 4.Jane Williams1

Citations

  1. [S1192] Winifred Lovering Holman, "English Ancestry of Richard Williams and his wife Frances (Deighton) Williams", viewed and printed from NEHGS online at www.americanancestors.org, The American Genealogist and New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes 9 and 10 (1932-1933): Volume 9, page 138. Hereinafter cited as "Richard Williams and Frances Deighton."

John Woodward1

(Applicant) Religion29 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with eight others which included George Briggs Cox, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Lydia Sweetser, Sally Lovis, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer and Venus Sylvester, applied for membership in the Second Baptist Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, at a Friday evening meeting on 29 March 1805. The applicants spoke "with regard to works of grace upon their souls and after a candid and full examination, they were unanimously received into the fellowship as Candidates for baptism."2 
(Member) Religion31 March 1805Zilpah Bolton and Nathaniel Everett, along with several others including Thomas Ditson, John Hayden, George Briggs Cox, Simeon Blanchard, Francis Green, Peter Vallett, John Woodward, Mary Marnson, Ruth Thayer, Venus Sylvester, Kezia Booth, Lydia Leeds, Botsey Jones, Versan Adams, Zebudah Hayden, Martha Farrar, Betsey Mirth Horton, Catherine Thayer, Lydia Sweetser and Sally Lovis, were baptized and became members of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, on Sunday, 31 March 1805. In the baptismal records, the men and women were listed separately.3,4,5 

Citations

  1. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
  2. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 114.
  3. [S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
  4. [S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
  5. [S494] Boston MA: Church Records, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Boston MA: Church Records.

Rebecca Woodward1

Family
Marriage*11 December 1666She married Thomas Fisher, son of Thomas Fisher, on 11 December 1666 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,2 

Family

 Thomas Fisher
Child 1.Elizabeth Fisher+3 b. 9 Apr 1670

Citations

  1. [S1289] Mary Lovering Holman, The Scott Genealogy, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: H.G. Scott, 1919), Fisher, pages 198-199. Hereinafter cited as Scott Genealogy.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 10. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 12.

Richard Woodward1

Family
Marriage*He married Deborah Stanfield.1 

Family

 Deborah Stanfield
Child 1.Elizabeth Woodward1

Citations

  1. [S1518] Herbert C. Standing, The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America. Typed manuscript, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania 19041: Herbert C. Standing, June 1976), page 11. Hereinafter cited as The Quaker Family of Thornbrough of Northern Ireland and Colonial America.

William Woodward1

Family
Marriage*He married Hannah Ward.1 

Family

 Hannah Ward
Child 1.Anna Lucretia Woodward+1 b. 9 Sep 1834, d. 20 Nov 1894

Citations

  1. [S1910] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, online at www.ancestry.com, Genealogy of the Hannum family : descended from John and Margery Hannum, settlers in Chester County, pages 231-232, images 237-238, #1895, Hannum. Hereinafter cited as North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000.

Eleanora A. Woodworth1

b. 9 October 1842
Family
Father*John H. Woodworth1,2,3,4 b. 29 Oct 1810, d. 16 Sep 1893
Mother*Mary Marshall3,1,4 b. 1810
Birth*9 October 1842Eleanora A. Woodworth was born on 9 October 1842 in Lima, Adams County, Illinois.1,4 
(Daughter) Census US 185015 October 1850Eleanora and four siblings were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 October 1850 in the household of their parents in Hancock County, Illinois. Eleanora was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
(Daughter) DeathHer mother died while Eleanora was still a young teenager.5,2,6 

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Eleanora A. (Woodworth) Walker, Memorial# 117201495. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Harding Woodworth, Memorial# 224781102.
  3. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Mary Woodworth, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 319b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, entry for Eleanora Walker of Dallas City, Hancock, Illinois, age 79, Housewife, wife of T. H. B. Walker, born on 9 October 1842 in Lima, Adams, Illinois, daughter of John Woodworth, born in Pennsylvania, and Mary Marshall, born in Kentucky, died on 21 October 1921 in Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois, burial in Tull Cemetery, citing FHL Film# 1570827. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann (Whitaker) Woodworth, Memorial# 250947015.
  6. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John H Woodworth and Martha Tull on 11 October 1859 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.

John H. Woodworth1

b. 29 October 1810, d. 16 September 1893
Family
Birth*29 October 1810John H. Woodworth was born on 29 October 1810, probably in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.2,3 
Name VariationHis full name was John Harding Woodworth.2 
Marriage*26 November 1835He married, as his first wife, Mary Marshall on 26 November 1835 in Pendleton County, Kentucky.4 
Census US 1850*15 October 1850Mary and John H. Woodworth were enumerated on the 1850 census taken on 15 October 1850 in Hancock County, Illinois. John was 40 years of age and a saddle and harness maker with real estate valued at $500, and Mary was also 40 years of age. Four children were enumerated with them in 1850. Martha, Hiram and Eleanora were ages 14, 11 and 8 years, respectively, and had all attended school within the census year. Young Robert B. was 2 years old. Two additional individuals were also recorded in the Woodworth household in 1850. Peter Hooperish was 27 years of age, had been born in Germany, and worked as a saddle and harness maker, and John Coleman was 17 years old, had been born in Kentucky and was working as an apprentice.5 
(Husband) DeathJohn became a widower when Mary (Marshall) Woodworth died while their youngest child was a young teenager.6,2,7 
Marriage*11 October 1859He married second, as her second husband, Martha (Whitaker) Tull on 11 October 1859 in Hancock County, Illinois.7,2,6 
(Husband) Death28 October 1869John became a widower for the second time when Martha Ann (Whitaker) Woodworth died on 28 October 1869 at age 41. His wife's death left John with their two young sons, Arthur St. Clair Woodworth, who was age 8, and George Dyer Woodworth, who was 4 years old when their mother died.6 
Marriage*27 March 1870He married Emma McGregger on 27 March 1870 in Hancock County, Illinois.8 
Census US 1880*3 June 1880Emma and John H. Woodworth were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois. John was 69 years of age and a farmer, and Emma was 33 years of age and keeping house. Four children, all recorded as "at home", were enumerated with them in 1880. The two eldest, Arthur and George D. were likely John's sons from his second marriage. Arthur was 18 years old and no longer attending school, and George was 14 years old had had attended school within the census year. The couple's daughters, Mary E. and Hattie, were ages 9 and 6 years, respectively, and had also both attended school within the census year.1 
Death*16 September 1893He died on 16 September 1893 in Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois, at age 82.2 

Family 1

 Mary Marshall b. 1810
Child 1.Eleanora A. Woodworth9,2,5,10 b. 9 Oct 1842

Family 2

 Martha Whitaker b. 8 Jan 1828, d. 28 Oct 1869

Family 3

 Emma McGregger b. 1847
Child 1.Mary E. Woodworth+1,11 b. 3 Nov 1871, d. 4 Oct 1950

Citations

  1. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Emma Woodworth, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 219a; Enumeration District: 076. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Harding Woodworth, Memorial# 224781102. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Emma Woodworth, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 219a; Enumeration District: 076; reporting his place of birth as Ohio.
  4. [S1739] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 November 1835 in Pendleton County, Kentucky, USA, of John H Woodworth and Mary Marshall, citing FHL Film# 000272800. Hereinafter cited as Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Mary Woodworth, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 109; Page: 319b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha Ann (Whitaker) Woodworth, Memorial# 250947015.
  7. [S1681] Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John H Woodworth and Martha Tull on 11 October 1859 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920.
  8. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John H Woodworth and Emma McGregger on 27 March 1870 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  9. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Eleanora A. (Woodworth) Walker, Memorial# 117201495.
  10. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, entry for Eleanora Walker of Dallas City, Hancock, Illinois, age 79, Housewife, wife of T. H. B. Walker, born on 9 October 1842 in Lima, Adams, Illinois, daughter of John Woodworth, born in Pennsylvania, and Mary Marshall, born in Kentucky, died on 21 October 1921 in Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois, burial in Tull Cemetery, citing FHL Film# 1570827. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
  11. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Emma Woodworth, age 19, born about 1871, daughter of John Woodworth and Emma Miller, and James G Phillips, age 24, born about 1866, son of John Phillips and Mary Fletcher, married on 15 March 1890 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records.

Mary E. Woodworth1,2

b. 3 November 1871, d. 4 October 1950
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Father*John H. Woodworth3,4 b. 29 Oct 1810, d. 16 Sep 1893
Mother*Emma McGregger3,4 b. 1847
(Family Member) Name SpellingsMany variations in the spelling of the Hurlbutt surname have been found in our research. Some include HULBURT, HURBBUTT, HARLBURT, HURLBULL, HULBERT, HURLBURTT and HURLBET.5,6,7,8,9,10,11 
Birth*3 November 1871Mary E. Woodworth was probably born on 3 November 1871 in Illinois.4,3,1,12 
Name VariationHer full name was Mary Emma Woodworth.4 
(Daughter) Census US 18803 June 1880Mary E., her sister, and two half-brothers were enumerated on the 1880 census taken on 3 June 1880 in the household of her parents in Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois. Mary was 9 years old and had attended school within the census year.3 
Marriage*15 March 1890She married, as her first husband, James G. Phillips, son of John Phillips and Mary E. Fletcher, on 15 March 1890 in Hancock County, Illinois.2,13,4 
Military Enlistment*14 August 1899She and her husband, James, had been married less than nine years and had two young children, ages 7 and 3 years, when James enlisted on 14 August 1899 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and served as a Private in Company F of the 35th U.S. Infantry in the Provisional Army.14 
Marriage License16 June 1900A marriage license was issued to Mary E. Phillips and Wiliam F. Hurlbutt in Berrien County, Michigan, on 16 June 1900. The application was submitted and signed only by Wiliam, and Mary was recorded as 38 years of age, while she was actually about age 29; she had been married once before and was divorced, had been born in Illinois, daughter of John Woodworth and her mother's maiden name was not known. She was at that time living with her sister in South Bend, Indiana. William was recorded as 52 years of age, while he was actually age 56, and his occupation was mason; he had been married four times before, had been born in Ohio, son of Joseph Hurlbutt and Abigail Pierce, and he lived in Buchanan, Michigan. We note that there are two copies of their license on different parts of the source. William's mother's maiden name is clearly Pierce on image# 611, while his father's name is Joseph B. on image# 1410 and Joseph L. on image# 611, which also has their surname recorded as "Hulburt."15,16 
Marriage*20 June 1900She married second, as his sixth wife, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, son of Joseph B. Hurlbutt and Abigail Peirce, on 20 June 1900 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. William's surname was recorded as "Hurlbull" on the transcription of the handwritten document, and his and Mary's ages were still reported as 52 and 38 years, respectively. Wiliam's mother's maiden name was transcribed as "Pure", and his 18-year-ild son, Albert, whose surname was recorded as "Harbutt" on the document, was a subscribing witness to the marriage.17,8,15 
Census US 1900*15 July 1900 On 15 July 1900, the date Wiliam F. Hurlbutt and Mary E. Phillips were enumerated on the 1900 census, they were already married. However, because the census that year had an as of date of 1 June 1900, they were required to respond to the census taker's questions as though it was June first, and not the middle of July. And, although Mary was living in South Bend, Indiana on the first of June, they were recorded together, as not yet married, in William's house on Front Street, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan. He was recorded as 52 years of age, a widower, and worked as a brick mason. He rented his house and reported being unemployed for eight months of the census year. His son, Albert, who was 19 years old, was enumerated with his father. Mary E. Phillips was 28 years of age, divorced, had no occupation listed, and was recorded as having given birth to four children, two of whom were living. Her daughter, Hazel, was 4 years old, and they were recorded as boarders in William's household. Everyone in the household except young Hazel, was able to read, write and to speak English.10 
Divorce*4 October 1900Mary separated from her husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, very soon after their marriage and returned to live in South Bend, Indiana. Less than four months after their marriage, on 4 October 1900, the Buchanan Record, Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, published a report from the Circuit Court that Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, through his attorney, had instituted divorce proceedings against his wife Mary Hurlbutt.18 
Military Discharge*2 May 1901Less than two years after his enlistment, her husband was discharged from his military service, on 2 May 1901, at the Presidio Army Base, San Francisco, California, for medical reasons due to chronic diarrhea and an irritable heart.14 
(Former Wife) Research Notes9 April 1903Her former husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, was interviewed by a Buchanan, Michigan newspaper for a feature article published by The Niles Daily Star, Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, on 9 April 1903 under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives". (We note that Wiliam had married his seventh wife, Nellie (Daugherty) Vincent Hurlbutt, on 27 June 1901, two years before this interview.) In a light-hearted style, the article began by stating that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and was at that time living with his sixth wife in Buchanan. It stated that Wiliam F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who had, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god.

Hurlbutt was then but 56 years old. He was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866. He was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902.

He was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning his record. "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care. None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough. I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late. Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead.

" Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes. I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside.

"Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question. The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all.

"I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom."

The journalist wrote that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another.19 
(Former Wife) Domestic Abuse2 June 1903 On 2 June 1903, a disturbing article was published in The Saginaw Courier-Herald of Saginaw, Michigan, about Mary's former husband, Wiliam F. Hurlbutt of Buchanan, Michigan, and his many wives. Mary, who was then living in South Bend, Indiana and had assumed her prior married name, was referenced in the article.. Under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", the newspaper, forwarding the story from Niles, Michigan on May 30, reported that the town of Buchanan, five miles to the west, was greatly aroused over the action of Wiliam F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature. The story reported he had been married seven times, that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, Indiana while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home.

"Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely is, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night." The account reported that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments, and that the physicians in attendance had little hope for her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand. Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman saying, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me." He then turned his tongue on the others in the household, and the neighbors were attracted by the "racket. A miniature indignation meeting was held, the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet.

The article went on to report that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time and that, strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity. One, then living in South Bend, Indiana, Mary E. Phillips, she having assumed her prior married name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him. Some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau, and he had married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor.20 
Illness*17 September 1906Her husband was admitted on 17 September 1906 to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Marion, Grant County, Indiana. On his Domestic History form prepared by the Home at his admission, James G. Phillips was described as 40 years of age, born at Cadwallader, Ohio, 5'7" in height with a dark complexion, blue eyes and brown hair. He was able to read and write, his religion was Protestant, and shoemaker was his occupation. After his discharge from the army, he had lived in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was married, and his nearest relative was his wife, Mary E. Phillips, 631 Sixth Street, Louisville, Kentucky.14 
Illness9 January 1907Her husband's discharge date from the Soldiers' Home in Marion, Grant County, Indiana, was recorded by the institution's administrators as 9 January 1907, less than four months after his admission. The reason for his discharge, according to the institution's records, was that he had been dropped from the rolls because he was absent without leave. Does that mean he had gone missing?14 
Marriage*1908She married third, as his second wife, John M. Heaton, son of James Andrew Heaton and Elizabeth L. Berry, about 1908 or in 1913.21,22 
Census US 1910*27 April 1910Mary E. and John M. Heaton were enumerated on the 1910 census taken on 27 April 1910 at 2232 Washington Avenue, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. John was 36 years of age and worked for wages for a sewing machine manufacturing company, and Elizabeth was 34 years of age. They rented their house, had been married for 2 years, the second marriage for each, and Elizabeth had given birth to three children, all of whom were living. Two of her children were enumerated with the couple in 1910. Hazel Phillips was 15 years old and had not attended school within the census year, and Kenneth Phillips was 8 years old and had attended school within the census year. Four boarders were also enumerated in the household in 1910. They were all men of varying ages, not currently married, and all worked for wages for the sewing machine manufacturing company. Everyone in the household was able to speak English, and with the exception of young Kenneth Phuillips, everyone in the household was able to read and write.21 
Census US 1920*6 January 1920Mary E. and John M. Heaton were enumerated on the 1920 census taken on 6 January 1920 at 1619 South Main Street, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.23 
(Wife) Death7 September 1928Mary became a widow when John Melvin Heaton died on 7 September 1928 at age 55.24,22 
Marriage*28 July 1929She married fourth, as his second wife, James W. McCrum, son of Robert J. McCrum and Caroline E. Weston, on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph County, Indiana.25 
Census US 1930*19 April 1930Mary and James McCrum were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 19 April 1930 at 314 Webber Street, Roseland, St. Joseph County, Indiana. They had also been enumerated two weeks earlier, on 3 April 1930, at 130 North Niles Avenue in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. In South Bend, they had rented their house for $30 per month, and in Roseland, they rented their house for $20 per month. The rest of the information provided to the different census takers remained much the same. James was 50 years of age and in both locations worked for wages as a painter in a plow factory. He had been 22 years of age when he married for the first time and 49 years of age when he married his current wife. Mary was 52 years of age, had been 16 years old when she married for the first time and 51 years of age when she married her current husband. Two children were enumerated with the couple in 1930. Mary's granddaughter, Marvella Mary Phillips, who the census taker in South Bend recorded as Martha Phillips, was 7 years old and had attended school within the census year. James's son, Earl, was 18 years old and had also attended school within the census year. Everyone in the household was able to read, write and to speak English.26,27 
(Mother) Census US 195022 April 1950Mary McCrum was enumerated on the 1950 census taken on 22 April 1950 in the household of her son and daughter-in-law, Eva J. and Kenneth G. Phillips, at 8401 Sylmar Avenue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. Mary was 77 years of age, not working, and was separated from her husband, James W. McCrum, who was enumerated in Indiana in the household of his son, Earl F. McCrum. James was 70 years of age and reported as widowed.28,29 
Death*4 October 1950She died on 4 October 1950 in Los Angeles County, California, at age 7830 
Burial* and was buried with her daughter in Plot F of Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County.30,31 
Obituary9 October 1950She died on 9 October 1950 in 8401 Sylmar Avenue, Van Nuys, Los Angeles County, at age 78.32 

Family 1

 James G. Phillips b. 1866, d. b 1923
Children 1.Walter John Phillips33 b. 16 Jan 1891
 2.James W. Phillips34 b. 1892
 3.Hazel N. Phillips+21,2 b. 19 Sep 1895, d. 20 May 1941
 4.Kenneth G. Phillips+21 b. 1902

Family 2

 Wiliam F. Hurlbutt b. 22 Sep 1843, d. 16 Nov 1919

Family 3

 John M. Heaton b. 29 Jun 1873, d. 7 Sep 1928

Family 4

 James W. McCrum b. Mar 1880, d. 1964

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Mary E. Heaton, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Bend Ward 2, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T624_378; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1374391. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1456] Social Security (U.S.) Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online at www.ancestry.com, Social Security information for Hazel Naoma Phillips, born on 19 September 1895 at Dallas City, Illinois, daughter of James G Phillips and Mary E Woodworth, agency notes: Oct 1937: Name Listed As Hazel Naoma Phillips. Hereinafter cited as Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John H. and Emma Woodworth, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: 211; Page: 219a; Enumeration District: 076. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1701] Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary Emma Woodworth, age 19, born about 1871, daughter of John Woodworth and Emma Miller, and James G Phillips, age 24, born about 1866, son of John Phillips and Mary Fletcher, married on 15 March 1890 in Hancock County, Illinois, USA, referencing Various Illinois County Courthouses; Marriage Records; Collection Title: Marriage Records. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1800-1940.
  5. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Joseph and Abigail Hurlbutt, (their surname recorded as "Hulburt" by the census taker), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Morgan, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 165; Page: 119b. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Rosie E. Hurlbutt, (their surname transcribed as "Hurbbutt" by Ancestry), Year: 1870; Census Place: Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M593_668; Page: 222A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt, (his surname recorded as "Harlburt" by the census taker, Year: 1880; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 129c; Enumeration District: 005.
  8. [S3015] Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3FZ-ZLV : Sat Jul 06 17:05:52 UTC 2024). Entry for William F. "Hurlbull" and Joseph L., his father, and Abigail "Pure", his mother, married Mary E. Phillips, 20 Jun 1900 with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Michigan. Marriage Records 1899, 1900", image# 240 of 624, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D8SS-VYS. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 FHL.
  9. [S2050] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ5F-938 : Fri Mar 08 09:21:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Joseph B. "Hurlburtt" and Abigail Peirce, 1838, with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Medina. Marriage Records 1818–1841, Marriage Licenses 1838–1845, 1833–1838, Affidavits 1838–1845, 1833–1838", image#273 of 457, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-BPSP-HK. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
  10. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. Hurlbutt and Mary E. Phillips, (his surname recorded as "Hulbert" by the census taker), Year: 1900; Census Place: Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 702; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0062. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  11. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Roselma "Hurlbet" of Buchanan, maiden name was Snyder, age 25, born about 1848 in Buchanan, and George Alexander Howard of Niles Township, Michigan, age 35, born about 1838 in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana, married on 15 October 1873 in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, USA, record# 325, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 8, "1872 Tuscola-1873 Montcalm". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  12. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Woodworth) McCrum, Memorial# 158720804, reporting her date of birth as 3 November 1872. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  13. [S1823] Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 FHL, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGW-XZ8 : Fri Mar 08 21:59:00 UTC 2024), Entry for marriage of Mary Emma Woodworth of Pontoosuc, age 19, her first marriage, born about 1871 in Pontoosuc, Illinois, daughter of John Woodworth and Emma Miller and James Guin Phillips of Dallas City, age 24, shoemaker, his first marriage, born about 1866 in Cadwallader, Ohio, son of and John Phillips and Mary Fletcher, married on 15 March 1890 in Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois, referencing Marriage Certificates: Hancock. Marriage Certificates 1888–1891, marriage license# 9520 and citing online image# 817 0f 1746 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-VTSH-W8. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 FHL.
  14. [S1617] U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, online at www.ancestry.com, admission of James G Phillips, age 40, to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, born about 1866 in Cadwallader, Ohio, he enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio, and was discharged on 2 May 1901 at the Presidio, in San Francisco, California, served in Company F of the 35th U.S. Infantry, Provisional Army, his cause of discharge was a muster out of service due to chronic diarrhea and an irritable heart, when contracted was not stated; he was admitted to the Home in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA, Marion Branch, on 17 September1906, and was described as 5'7" in height, dark of complexion with blue eyes and brown hair; he was able to read and write, his religion was Protestant, and his occupation was shoemaker; his residence subsequent to his discharge was recorded as Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, he was married and is wife was recorded as Mary E. Phillips of 631 Sixth Street, Louisville, Kentucky; his discharge date from the Home was recorded as 9 January 1907, and the reason reported was that he had been dropped from the rolls because he was absent without leave; referencing The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749. Hereinafter cited as National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938.
  15. [S3014] Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941 FHL, online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKR-T8R : Sun Jul 07 01:37:07 UTC 2024). Entry for William F Hulburt and Joseph L, his father, and Abigail Pierce, his mother, married Mary E. Phillips, with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Berrien. Licenses 1899, 1899–1900, Marriage Certificates 1899", image# 611 of 1665, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-HQSN-7T. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941 FHL.
  16. [S3014] Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941 FHL, online at www.familysearch.org, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN24-4J4 : Sat Mar 09 14:58:56 UTC 2024). Entry for William F Hurlbutt and Joseph B Hurlbutt, his father, and Abigail "Piere", his mother, married Mary E. Woodworth, 16 June 1900 with information from the microcopy of the attached original document from "Berrien. Marriage Licenses 1899–1900, Affidavits 1899–1900", image# 1410 of 1675, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-HWSN-24
  17. [S2120] Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of Mary E Phillips, age 38, born about 1862, daughter of John Woodworth, married on 20 June 1900 in Berrien County, Michigan, USA to William F Hulburt, age 52, born about 1848, son of Joseph L. and Abigail Hulburt, referencing Film# 002240534. Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1822-1940.
  18. [S3029] Divorce of William F. Hurlbutt vs. Mary E. (Woodworth) Phillips Hurlbutt 1900 Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, Buchanan Record, (Buchanan, Michigan), Thursday, October 4, 1900, Page 8, (Downloaded on April 27, 2026), reporting from the Circuit Court that William F. Hurlbutt, by G. H. Bachelor, his attorney had instituted divorce proceedings against his wife, Mary Hurlbutt. Hereinafter cited as Divorce of William F. Hurlbutt vs. Mary E. (Woodworth) Phillips Hurlbutt 1900 Michigan.
  19. [S3020] Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Niles Daily Star, (Niles, Michigan), Thursday, April 9, 1903, Page 4, (Downloaded on May 2, 2026) from Buchanan, publishing a feature article under the headlines, "Marriage a Success" and "Views of Michigan Man Who Has Had Six Wives", from Buchanan on April 9, reporting that after having escaped the shot and shell of some of the fiercest battles of the civil war, a Michigan veteran came home only to have fired at him six effectual shafts from Cupid's bow, and is now living with his sixth wife in Buchanan; that William F. Hurlbutt is the name of the man who has, within a period of 34 years, capitulated a half dozen times to the little winged god; that Hurlbutt is now but 56 years old; that he was a month less than 14 years old when he went in the Union army and was first married the year after the close of the war, in 1866; that he was next married in 1870, and again in 1879, 1881 and 1902; that he was quoted as saying, "I believe in the wedded state," when spoken to concerning the record; "Children were born to me and I considered it my duty to keep them under a mother's care; "None of my wives came to me as a result of a long courtship, although I met my first wife while I was at home from the war on a furlough; "I do not believe in spending a long time in finding out whether I love a woman or whether she loves me; all that a man who really wants a wife who is well suited to him need do is to have a frank and serious talk before the marriage and before it is too late; "Little heart to heart conferences throw a flood of light ahead; "Have my marriages brought me happiness? An average amount, yes; I have always been a home man; I have tried to spend my evenings by my own fireside; "Which wife did I like best? You must not expect me to answer such a question; The memory of the dead is sacred; I loved them all; "I believe in taking the wife along wherever the husband goes; I have always found a deal of pleasure in that custom"; that one odd feature of Hurlbutt's married life is that he secured four of his wives from two families, taking two sisters, one after the other in one family and repeating the experience in another. Hereinafter cited as Views of Michigan Man (William F. Hurlbutt) Who Has Had Six Wives.
  20. [S3013] Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Saginaw Courier-Herald, (Saginaw, Michigan), Tuesday, June 2, 1903, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 26, 2026), under the titles, "Abused His Wife as She Lay Dying" and "Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt of Niles", reporting from Niles that Buchanan, five miles west, was greatly aroused over the action of William F. Hurlbutt, a mason by trade, a so-called portable matrimonial bureau by profession, and an alleged tyrant by nature; that he had been married seven times; that five of the women were dead, another was living in South Bend, while his present wife was lying at the point of death in the family home; Buchanan was stirred, as she rarely was, at the actions of Hurlbutt the other night; that his wife was lying on the couch, the victim of pneumonia, heart trouble, and a complication of other ailments; that the physicians in attendance almost despaired of her chances of recovery, placing them as one against a thousand; that Hurlbutt came home in the evening, under the influence of liquor, and started in to abuse the poor woman; that he said to her, "Why don't you die; you are a nuisance and expense to me"; that he then turned his tongue on all the household; that the neighbors were attracted by the "racket", and a miniature indignation meeting was held; that the marshal was sent for and he finally succeeded in restoring quiet; that Hurlbutt's varied matrimonial experiences had been the topic of household discussions in Buchanan for a long time; that strangely enough, his wives had died with striking regularity; that the one now living in South Bend, Mary Phillips, she having assumed her maiden name, was credited with saying that Hurlbutt would have sent her to her grave if she had continued to live with him; that some of Hurlbutt's matrimonial alliances had been brought about through the aid of a matrimonial bureau; that he married the woman who was then critically ill three months after the death of her predecessor. Hereinafter cited as Citizens Make Charges of Gross Cruelty Against W. F. Hurlbutt, 1903, Buchanan, Michigan.
  21. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Mary E. Heaton, Year: 1910; Census Place: South Bend Ward 2, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T624_378; Page: 6b; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1374391; reporting they had been married for 2 years.
  22. [S3009] Obituary of John Melvin Heaton, 1928 in Illinois, online at Historical Newspapers from 1700s-2000s, at www.newspapers.com, The Dallas City Review, (Dallas City, Illinois), Tuesday, September 11, 1928, Page 1, (Downloaded on April 12, 2026), under the title, "John M. Heaton Died at Pontoosuc Friday", reporting that John Melvin Heaton was born in Nappanee, Indiana, June 29, 1873; that he had been in failing health for a year, but his serious illness was of short duration, and he departed this life on September 7, 1928; that he was united in marriage to Mary Woodworth in 1913; that besides his wife, he left three stepchildren, two sisters and two brothers; that though a resident at Pontoosuc but a short time, Jack, as he was familiarly called, would be greatly missed by the many friends which he had made; that funeral services were conducted from the Pontoosuc Presbyterian church by the pastor of the Dallas City Christian church and that the Christian church Ladies’' quartette of Dallas City sang for the service; that interment was in Pontoosuc cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Obituary of John Melvin Heaton, 1928 in Illinois.
  23. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John M. and Mary E. Heaton, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 7, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_463; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 269. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  24. [S1727] Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, entry for John M. Heaton, age 55, Wood Worker, husband of Mary E. Heaton, born on 29 June 1873 in Indiana, son of James Heaton, born in New York, and Elizabeth Berry, born in Indiana, died on 7 September 1928 in Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois, a resident for three months, burial on 9 September 1928 in Pontoosuc, Hancock, Illinois, citing FHL Film# 1642726. Hereinafter cited as Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947.
  25. [S2649] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 28 July 1929 in St. Joseph, Indiana, USA of Mary E. Heaton and James W. Mc Crum. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012.
  26. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roseland, St Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340360. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  27. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Mary McCrum, Year: 1930; Census Place: South Bend, Saint Joseph, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 2340361.
  28. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Kenneth G. and Eva J. Phillips, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 27; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 66-52E. Hereinafter cited as 1950 United States Federal Census.
  29. [S2295] 1950 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Earl F. and Pauline McCrum, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 1617; Page: 37; Enumeration District: 71-77.
  30. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Frances (Woodworth) McCrum, Memorial# 158720804.
  31. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Hazel Naoma (Phillips) Zerba, Memorial# 158720807.
  32. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Van Nuys News and Valley Green Sheet, (Van Nuys, California), Monday, October 9, 1950, Page 7, (Downloaded on May 12, 2026), reporting that Mary Frances Crum, 78, of 8401 Sylmar Avenue, died October 4 at her home; that a native of Illinois, Mrs. Crum had lived in Van Nuys for 15 years; that she was survived by her husband, James W. and two sons Walter J. Phillips of Hawthorne and Kenneth G. Phillips, Van Nuys. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  33. [S3010] Hancock County (Illinois). County Clerk (Author), Illinois. County Court (Hancock County) (Added Author) and Illinois. State Board of Health (Added Author), "Birth certificates, death records, marriage records, applications for marriage licenses, 1829-1947", online from the Family History Library, www.familysearch.org; on 71 microfilm reels with digital access online. Includes birth certificates made by the State Board of Health. Certificates arranged by date of birth. Some material is not in chronological order. Also, specific items on film are sometimes out of order. When looking for a missing item look several frames before and after the place where the item should be (even though it might be declared missing on film). Includes full-name indexes. Microfilm of original records at the Hancock County courthouse, Carthage, Illinois, birth certificate for Walter John Phillips, born on 16 January 1891 in Pontoosuc, Hancock County, Illinois, son of James Guin Philips, age 25, shoemaker, born in _________, Ohio, and Mary E. Woodworth, age 19, housewife, born in Pontoosuc, Illinois, her first child, his birth certificate granted by a 2-page affidavit dated 14 July 1941 from his mother, Mary E. Woodworth Phillips McCrum of 929 9th Street, Los Angeles, California; referencing "Births: Hancock. Birth Certificates 1891", FHL Film# 004000364, Item 2, online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99KG-GB6, citing online images 38-39 of 529 and online at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99KG-GB6 images, 539-540 of 1030. Hereinafter cited as Birth certificates, death records, marriage records, applications for marriage licenses, 1829-1947.
  34. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Donald D. and Hazel M. Alwine, Year: 1920; Census Place: South Bend Ward 7, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: T625_463; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 269.

John Woolmore1

b. 1755, d. 2 December 1837
Birth*1755John Woolmore was born in 17552 
Christening4 May 1755 and was christened on 4 May 1755 at St. Mary Whitechapel, London, Stepney, England.3 
(Executor) WillJohn was one of three executors appointed by the will of Robert Burrowes Esq. of London who died in February 1819. Among other bequests and directives by Robert's last will and testament, he had directed the residue of his fortune to be laid out in lands as contiguous as practicable to Stradone in the county of Cavan, Ireland. In addition to John, Robert's will appointed his only son and heir, Thomas Burrowes of Stradone, and nephew Arnold Robinson Burrowes of Benarth, Wales, eldest son and heir of Robert's brother Thomas, his executors.1 
Probate*18 December 1819John was appointed executor of the estate of Robert Burrowes, and a notice appeared in the London Gazette on 18 December 1819 stating that pursuant to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made to a cause Woolmore against Burrowes, the creditors of Robert Burrowes, late of Bolton Street, Piccadilly, in the county of Middlesex, and of Heston, near Hounslow, in the same county, Esq. deceased (who died in or about the month of February 1819) are forthwith to come in and prove their debts to one of the Masters of the Court or, in default thereof, they will be excluded the benefit of the Decree John Woolmore.4 
Residence*1821He lived on Bruton Street, London, Mayfair, England, in 1821.1 
(Executor) Deed Memorial30 June 1821John, as an executor of Robert Burrowes' estate, was party to a Memorial Deed of lease and release dated 29 and 30 June 1821 regarding the conditions and release of the Hinds family's lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, County Cavan, made between Walter Hinds Esq. of the city of Dublin, eldest son and heir at law of Walter Hinds late of Bruce Hall Esq. in the county of Cavan deceased, and also administrator of the estate of his sister Martha Hinds, also deceased, of the first part, George Warner of College Green in the city of Dublin, his uncle and one of the aldermen of that city, and his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds of Blessington street in or near the city of Dublin, widow of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall, deceased, who were named as trustees and executors in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased, of the second part, George Hinds of the city of Dublin Esq., youngest son and one of the legatees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds of Bruce Hall deceased of the third part, Isaac Hinds of the city of Dublin, watchmaker, sole executor named in the last will and testament of his mother, Anne (Slator) Hinds, the elder, hereinafter which the said Anne Hinds the elder was the sole executrix named in the last will and testament of her son Alexander Hinds deceased, hereinafter also named Samuel Kennedy of Killeshandra in the county of Cavan, apothecary, and Elizabeth Kennedy otherwise Hinds his wife, and Anne McCluskey of the city of Dublin, widow and executrix of the last will and testament of Thomas Hinds late of the city of Dublin, gentleman deceased and which said Isaac Hinds, Alexander Hinds, Elizabeth Kennedy and Thomas Hinds were four of the children of Thomas Hinds the elder, thereinafter named of the fourth part, and Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore of Stradone House, County Cavan, Benarth, Wales and Bruton Street, London, respectively, of the fifth part.

The deed began by outlining the Hinds family's history with the lands, reciting first that Walter Hinds, formerly of Corrakane in the county of Cavan, was seized in fee of and in the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy previous to the year 1770, and that, being so seized, had conveyed the lands to his son Thomas Hinds as a child's portion in the marriage settlement agreement he made in August 1770 with Alexander Slator of Whitehill, County Longford, father of Thomas' wife Anne (Slator) Hinds. And reciting that, as a part of that agreement, after the death of Thomas, his widow Anne was to receive a jointure of £50 a year payable out of the lands. The agreement also directed that, after the death of Thomas, the lands should descend to his male issue and that, after the death of his widow Anne, her jointure should revert to the couple's male issue. The agreement also permitted Thomas, at any time he thought proper, to raise the sum of £1000 as a portion for each of his younger children, whether males or females.

The 1821 deed then recited that the marriage between Thomas Hinds and Anne Slator was duly had and solemnized and that Thomas entered into possession of the lands and remained seized thereof until the time of his death. It recited that he died in 1794 leaving Anne Hinds otherwise Slator his widow, also since deceased, and seven children of the marriage, namely Walter Hinds, his eldest son and heir at law, Alexander Hinds, his second son since deceased, Thomas Hinds, his third son since deceased, Isaac Hinds, Martha Warner, now the wife of George Warner, Elizabeth Kennedy and Mary Hinds. It recited that previous to his death, Thomas Hinds duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he left to his eldest son Walter the lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, and to each of his six younger children the sum of £1000. His will had appointed his wife Anne Hinds, his son-in-law George Warner, and his second son Alexander Hinds his executors.

The 1821 deed next recited that Thomas Hinds the younger was also dead, having first duly made his will whereof he appointed his wife Anne McCluskey his executrix, and that his second son Alexander Hinds was also dead but, previous to his death, had duly made and published his last will and testament by which he appointed his mother, Anne Hinds the elder, his sole executrix, and that Anne Hinds the elder was also deceased and that she had by her last will appointed her son Isaac Hinds her sole executor. The death of Mary Hinds, another of the children of Thomas and Anne Hinds the elder, was also recited, with the statement that her brother Isaac had obtained letters of administration for all of her properties.

The 1821 deed went on to recite that Walter Hinds, upon the death of his father Thomas, entered into possession of the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy and that by deeds of lease and release, followed by a deed of common recovery, both in 1795, had become seized in his demesne, as of fee, of and in the lands and premises of Gortnatrieve and Behy. And that being so thereof seized, he duly made and published his last will and testament whereby he gave and bequeathed to his wife Anne Hinds and his brother-in-law George Warner, as trustees, the said towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy. To hold the same unto the said George Warner and Anne Hinds and the survivor of them and the heirs of such survivor forever subject to his just debts and chargeables as therein mentioned upon trust to levy and pay out of said lands unto his widow Anne Hinds a sum of £50 and also one annuity of £100 in lieu of all dower and the will gave his son George Hinds the sum of £1500 payable as therein mentioned and to any other child he might have by his wife Anne the sum of £1000 provided however that if he should have such other child, his son George should only be paid a sum of £1000 instead of the legacy of £1500 and subject to such annuity and legacies the will directed his trustees should stand seized and possessed of such lands for and to the use of his eldest son Walter Hinds Esq., party to the indenture of release first herein mentioned, his heirs and assigns forever, and of his said will he appointed his wife Anne (Hinds) Hinds and George Warner executors and died leaving his widow Anne and three children, namely Walter Hinds Esq., his eldest son and heir at law, George Hinds, and Martha Hinds. And then also reciting the death of Martha Hinds intestate and unmarried and that Walter Hinds, her brother, had obtained letters of administration of her goods and chattels, and also reciting that the said George Warner in right of his wife Martha Warner, otherwise Hinds, the said Isaac Hinds in his own right, and also as executor of the said Alexander Hinds, and also as administrator of the said Mary Hinds, the said Anne McCluskey and executrix of Thomas Hinds Junior, and the said Samuel Kennedy and Elizabeth Kennedy his wife , parties to the said first mentioned indenture of release were under the marriage articles of the first day of August 1770 and the will of the said Thomas Hinds, entitled to what remained of the said sum of £1000, and which then amounted to a sum of £769,12s,6p, and that the said George Hinds was then entitled to the sum of £1500 for principal and interest on the sum of £1000 bequeathed to him by his father the said Walter Hinds, and that there was nothing due to Walter Hinds the younger as administrator of his sister Martha Hinds, of her legacy of £1000.

Finally, after reviewing all of the pertinent past history regarding the family and the lands, the 1821 deed recited that Robert Burrowes, late of Bolton Street in the county of Middlesex, England, deceased, by his last will and testament in writing, directed the residue of his fortune to be laid out in lands, as contiguous as practicable, to Stradone in the county of Cavan and he appointed Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore his executors. And further reciting that in order to discharge the several demands of Walter Hinds Esq., by and with the consent and approbation of his mother Anne (Hinds) Hinds, proposed to the executors of Robert Burrowes deceased, Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, to sell to them the lands and premises freed and discharged of the annuity of £100 to his mother Anne Hinds, and that Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore had agreed to such proposal. The deed next witnessed that, in consideration of the sum of £769,12s,6p to George Warner, Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, in hand well and truly paid by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, in full discharge of their several and respective demands against the lands and premises, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and of the further sum of £1500 by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Hinds well and truly paid, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged in full discharge of his, George Hinds', claims against the lands and premises, and of a further sum of £5009,1s,6p, being the residue of the purchase money by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore well and truly paid to Walter Hinds Esq. and his mother Anne Hinds, the receipt whereof was thereby acknowledged, and for and in consideration of the further sum of 10 shillings registered by Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore to George Warner and Anne Hinds, the trustees named in the last will and testament of Walter Hinds, the receipt thereof was also thereby acknowledged, they, Walter Hinds Esq., George Warner and Anne (Hinds) Hinds, by and with the consent and approbation of Isaac Hinds, Anne McCluskey and Samuel and Elizabeth Kennedy, and also of George Hinds, testified by their being parties to and executing the deed of release according to their several and respective interests did, and each and every of them did, thereby grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, and confirm unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore in their actual possession then by virtue of a bargain and sale to them thereof made by Walter Hinds Esq., his uncle George Warner and mother Anne Hinds therein recited, and to their heirs and assigns, all that and those the towns and lands of Gortnatrieve and Behy, or by whatever other names and descriptions they may be known or called by, situate, lying and being in the parish of Killeshandra, barony of Tullyhunco, county of Cavan, to hold unto Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns forever, to the use and behalf of Thomas Burrowes, Arnold Robinson Burrowes and John Woolmore, their heirs and assigns upon the trusts and to the uses expressed and declared in and by the will of Robert Burrowes. And Anne (Hinds) Hinds did thereby remise release exonerate and discharge the lands and premises from the annuity of £100 payable to her as aforesaid and the indenture also canceled covenants of good title of quiet possession and of further assurance and also a schedule of the tenants leases then in being. The deed was duly executed with signatures of all parties, witnessed by a variety of individuals, and registered on 01 October 1821.1 
Death*2 December 1837He died on 2 December 1837.2 

Citations

  1. [S588] Ireland Registry of Deeds, Transcripts of memorials of deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929; on 2687 FHL microfilms. Most are now digitized and available online at www.familysearch.org, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah: 1821; Film number 467074; Volume 765; Page 539; Deed number 519474. Hereinafter cited as Deeds, conveyances and wills, 1708-1929.
  2. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  3. [S1464] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, online at www.familysearch.org, referencing FHL# 94,693 and Film# 94,694. Hereinafter cited as England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
  4. [S1558] The London Gazette, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (London, England: The London Gazette), Number 17545, Saturday, December 18, 1819, page 2292. Hereinafter cited as The London Gazette.

Nancy Wooten1

b. 17 April 1830
Family
Birth*17 April 1830Nancy Wooten was born on 17 April 1830 in Ohio.1 
Marriage*8 December 1847She married John Gillenwater on 8 December 1847 in Scioto County, Ohio.1,2,3,4 

Family

 John Gillenwater b. 27 Aug 1822
Child 1.Alice Gillenwater3,5,1 b. 22 Oct 1872

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Nancy (Wooten) Gillenwater, Memorial# 157923218. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, John Gillenwater, Memorial# 46571679.
  3. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of John and Nancy Gillenwater, Year: 1880; Census Place: Waltz, Wabash, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 331b; Enumeration District: 188. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S1576] Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of John Gillinwater and Nancy "Woten" on 8 December 1847 in Scioto County, Ohio, USA, referencing FHL Film# 000292694. Hereinafter cited as Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice (Gillenwater) Overley, Memorial# 198268451.

Worcester1

(Slave) Will9 November 1776Worcester, a slave, was the first named beneficiary in the will of his owner, the Reverend Ebenezer Turell, dated 9 November 1776 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). Turell's will gave his "good servant" Worcester his freedom and discharged him from any demands of Turell's heirs or Executor on account of being a slave. The will ordered his Executor to reserve 50 pounds sterling to and for the use of Worcester, if he should be unable to report himself, and to be given to him at the discretion of the Executor.1 

Citations

  1. [S485] Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (886 microfilm reels of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Ebenezer Turell 1778 probate packet# 23046, FHL Film# 421543. Hereinafter cited as Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Mehitable Wormall1

Family
Marriage*19 February 1713/14She married Christopher Wadsworth, son of John Wadsworth and Abigail Andrews, on 19 February 1713/14 in Duxbury, Plymouth County.2,1,3 

Family

 Christopher Wadsworth b. 1685
Child 1.Christopher Wadsworth3,1 b. 12 January/February 1720, d. 4 Jun 1750

Citations

  1. [S1156] Horace Andrew Wadsworth, Two Hundred and Fifty Years of the Wadsworth Family in America, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Lawrence, Massachusetts: Eagle Steam Job Printing Rooms, 1883), page164. Hereinafter cited as Wadsworth Family in America.
  2. [S1155] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), Marriages, page 324. Hereinafter cited as Duxbury, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850.
  3. [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Person No. 850, Benjamin Snow, Part 3, pages 202-203. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).

Sarah Wormel1

Family
Marriage*8 January 1706/7She married Nehemiah Allen, son of Samuel Allen Sr. and Sarah Partridge, on 8 January 1706/7 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 

Family

 Nehemiah Allen b. 5 Jan 1680/81
Children 1.Alice Allen1 b. 8 Oct 1707
 2.Sarah Allen1 b. 27 Mar 1710
 3.Martha Allen+1 b. 17 Oct 1713
 4.Nehemiah Allen1 b. 8 Jul 1715
 5.Bethiah Allen1
 6.Lydia Allen1

Citations

  1. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Allen, pages 92-98. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume II, page 29. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Arthur J. Worrall1

b. August 1854, d. 24 August 1940
Family
Birth*August 1854Arthur J. Worrall was born in August 1854 in England.1,2,3,4 
Name VariationHis full name was Arthur John Worrall.2,3 
Marriage*1886He married Mary Jane Roy about 1886.2,1 
Census US 1900*9 June 1900Mary and Arthur J. Worrall were enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 9 June 1900 on Haines Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Arthur was 45 years of age, had immigrated in 1884, was naturalized, and worked as a wire roller. Mary was 38 years of age. They rented their home, had been married for 14 years, and Mary had given birth to nine children, eight of whom were living, and all were enumerated with their parents in 1900. Arthur G. was 13 years old; Blanche was 11; twin daughters, Mary and Grace, were 9 years old; Jason was 8; Rose was 6; Florence was 4; and Harry was one year old. All of the six oldest children were attending school nine months of the year.1 
(Husband) Death13 March 1922Arthur became a widower when Mary Jane (Roy) Worrall died on 13 March 1922 at age 60.4 
Death*24 August 1940He died suddenly on 24 August 1940 in Betterton, Kent County, Maryland, at age 87.3 

Family

 Mary Jane Roy b. 16 Feb 1862, d. 13 Mar 1922
Child 1.Blanche Worrall2 b. Jan 1889, d. 26 Oct 1941

Citations

  1. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur J. and Mary Worrall, Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0479; FHL microfilm: 1241463. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mrs. Blanche Benson of Hatboro, Philadelphia County, certificate# 85649, age 52, school teacher in public school, married to Paul H. Benson, born about 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died of a meningioma brain tumor on 26 October 1941 in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Arthur Worrall, born in England, and Mary Roy, born in New York, informant Paul H. Benson, Hatboro, burial on 29 October 1941 in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 26 August 1940, page 24, death suddenly on 24 August 1940 at Betterton, Maryland, of ARTHUR JOHN WORRAL, age 87, husband of the late Mary Jane Roy Worral, interment in Warwick, New York. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mary Worrall of 3606 Disston Street, Philadelphia, certificate# 26342, age 60, married, housework, born on 16 February 1862 in New York, died on 13 March 1922 of heart disease at her home in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Robert Roy and Hannah Bartholf, both born New York, informant A.G. Worrall, 3318 McKinley Street, Philadelphia, burial on 15 March 1922 in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Warwick, New York.

Blanche Worrall1,2,3

b. January 1889, d. 26 October 1941
Family
Father*Arthur J. Worrall4 b. Aug 1854, d. 24 Aug 1940
Mother*Mary Jane Roy4 b. 16 Feb 1862, d. 13 Mar 1922
Birth*January 1889Blanche Worrall was born in January 1889 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.5,4,2 
(Daughter) Census US 19009 June 1900Blanche was enumerated on the 1900 census taken on 9 June 1900 in the household of her parents on Haines Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. She was 11 years old and attending school nine months of the year.5 
Marriage*10 January 1920She married, as his first wife, Paul H. Benson, son of Enoch Benson and Minnie L. Fowler, on 10 January 1920 in Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 
Census US 1930*15 April 1930Blanche and Paul H. Benson were enumerated on the 1930 census taken on 15 April 1930 at 4619 Morris Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Paul's age was recorded as 48 years, although he was actually 44. He was a veteran of World War I and worked as a repair man for an electric battery company. Blanche was 39 years of age and worked as a teacher in a trade school. They had been married for nine years. They owned their house which was valued at $8,000, and also owned a radio set.6 
Census US 1940*23 April 1940Blanche and Paul H. Benson were enumerated on the 1940 census taken on 23 April 1940 in York Road on the east side of Atone Street, Warminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Paul's age was recorded as 52 years, although he was 54, and his birth place was incorrectly recorded as New Jersey, He was an unpaid family worker. He had completed his second year of high school. Blanche was 50 years of age, had completed her fourth year of college and was employed as a school teacher in a public school with income of $2,800. They owned their home which was valued at $3,500, and had lived in Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1935.7 
Death*26 October 1941She died of a meningioma brain tumor on 26 October 1941 in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, at age 524,2 
Burial* and was buried in Neshaminy Cemetery, Hartsville, Bucks County.2 

Family

 Paul H. Benson b. 9 Jun 1885, d. 7 Mar 1959

Citations

  1. [S1847] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, online at www.ancestry.com citing original data from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 546 and Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History; marriage of Paul H Benson and Blanche Worrall on 10 January 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, referencing Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, Reel# 1018. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Blanch W Benson, Memorial# 47559003. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Paul H Benson, Memorial# 47558994.
  4. [S1814] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1973, online at www.ancestry.com, death of Mrs. Blanche Benson of Hatboro, Philadelphia County, certificate# 85649, age 52, school teacher in public school, married to Paul H. Benson, born about 1889 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, died of a meningioma brain tumor on 26 October 1941 in Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, parents Arthur Worrall, born in England, and Mary Roy, born in New York, informant Paul H. Benson, Hatboro, burial on 29 October 1941 in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1972.
  5. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Arthur J. and Mary Worrall, Philadelphia Ward 22, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0479; FHL microfilm: 1241463. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Paul and Blanche Benson, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 0672; FHL microfilm: 2341840. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S1441] 1940 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Paul and Blanche Benson, Warminster, Bucks, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03447; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 9-87. Hereinafter cited as 1940 United States Federal Census.

John Worrel1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Marriage*26 November 1804He married Sarah Heaton, daughter of John Heaton and Sarah Warden, on 26 November 1804.1 

Family

 Sarah Heaton

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 5, pages 167-168. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.

Demas Worrell1

Family
Marriage*10 April 1798He married Alice Yerkes, daughter of John Yerkes and Alice McVaugh, on 10 April 1798.1 

Family

 Alice Yerkes b. 18 Jan 1763

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #5. John Yerkes, pages 14-15. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.

Eliza Worth1

Family
Marriage*9 August 1853She married Oliver P. Gwin on 9 August 1853 in Randolph County, Indiana.1,2 

Family

 Oliver P. Gwin
Child 1.Minnie M. Gwin1 b. 18 Oct 1867, d. 31 Oct 1934

Citations

  1. [S1570] Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 26 May 1929 in Daviess County, Indiana, of Minnie M. Heinbaugh (nee Minnie M. Gwin), age 62, widow, born on 18 October 1867 in Randolph County, Indiana, to Oliver P. Gwin and Eliza Worth, married James Montgomery, age 69, widowed, born on 30 April 1860 to Jesse Montgomery and _____ King, referencing FHL Film# 1939650, Volume 20, page 130. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
  2. [S1444] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 9 August 1853 in Randolph County, of Oliver Gwin and Elizabeth Worth, referencing Randolph County, Indiana. Hereinafter cited as Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941.

Hannah Worthen1

Family
ChartsDescendants of Nicholas Boulton, The Immigrant
Marriage*8 November 1835She married Micah Bolton, son of John Bolton and Margery Pratt, on 8 November 1835 in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1 

Family

 Micah Bolton b. 8 Nov 1788, d. b 23 Jun 1841

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.

Benjamin Worthington1

b. 1821
Family
Relationship4th great-grandson of Robert Heaton
ChartsDescendants of Robert Heaton of Yorkshire, The Immigrant
Father*Enos Worthington1 b. 1792, d. 28 Aug 1849
Mother*Sarah Heaton1 b. 8 Jul 1793, d. 25 Apr 1875
Birth*1821Benjamin Worthington was born about 1821 in Pennsylvania.1 
Census US 1850*9 August 1850Benjamin Worthington was enumerated with his mother, Sarah (Heaton) Worthington, on the 1850 census taken on 9 August 1850 in in Moreland, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Benjamin was 29 years old and worked as a laborer, and Sarah was 55 years of age.1 

Citations

  1. [S17] 1850 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of Benjamin Worthington, Moreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 808; Page: 156B. Hereinafter cited as 1850 United States Federal Census.