Notes

[NI0005] Robert Harrold was a "regular guy". From all accounts he worked hard, and did what was right for his family, friends, and country.

He was a fine athlete. In high school he played football, basketball, and was on the track team. Some say he could have played in college or the professional leagues.

World War II called him to France. In the war, he received a Bronze Star for his acts of courage. He put his life on the line for the men he fought beside, and for his country. When he returned from Europe he worked for the Sugar Creek Creamery as a salesman.

Robert's life was cut short in 1949. He died within a week from Polio.

Just a "regular guy"? Probably not. Robert lived so much life in such a short time: from Vermilion County, Illinois to the frontlines of World War II. Robert did what he could for those around him, and his death at the age of 32 from Polio surely left his friends and family asking, "why?"

[NI0006] met Don Pedersen on St. Patricks Day

[NI0008] Frank Harrold, a lifelong resident of Vermilion County and former Ridgefarm merchant, died at 5:30 a.m. Friday in Lake View Hospital where he had been a patient the past week. Mr. Harrold suffered a stroke nine years ago and since had been confined to his home at 103 West Harrison Street.

Mr. Harrold formerly operated a general dry goods store in Ridgefarm. The family moved to Danville about 12 years ago.

The son of Marion and Louise Harrold, he was born March 21, 1876 in Ridgefarm.

In 1903 he was married to Grace Rees, who survives together with three daughters, Mrs. George Clements, 213 E. Winter Ave., Mrs. Margaret Brady, and Mrs. Betty Wilson of Los Angeles, and a son, Sgt. Robert Harrold with the Army in France. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Edith Hammond of Long Beach, California, a brother, Herbert Harrold of Chicago, and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at First Methodist Church in Ridgefarm, the time to be announced. The Rev. John W. R. Sumwalt, D.D., pastor of St. James Methodist Church of Danville, will officiate.

The body is at the Brewer Funeral Home in Ridgefarm and will be brought here Saturday to Calahan Funeral Home to remain until the time of the services. Further arrangements are incomplete pending arrival of the relatives.

(Obituary for Frank Harrold)

[NI0009] In the city of Danville, Ill, you will find a history of the only settlers of Ver. Co. These records are preserved in the city library where my insatiable curiosity led me to uncover the astonishing fact that my demise had occured at the time of my birth.
There it was in black & whte, Thomas C. Rees, his wife Jane, three sons and an infant daughter, deceased. I pinched myself to see if I was dreaming could it be that for [86] years I had been circulating among a and of angels instead of down to earth people. I decided that somewhere along the road there had been a terrible mistake for here at the age of 86 I was still going strong and very much alive.
I commenced (began) bxxxxx to mxxx some of the events of my long life which came before me vividly as I proceeded. It was no effort to remember the former sxxx xxx xx, my father's xxxx home, the grounds so famous for the many varities of fruit trees and the shady back yard with the big swing.
When I was old enough to go to school my teacher was always supplied with apples as my father had bins of all kins of them stored in the cellar which was dug at a short distance from the house and which kept them from freezing thru the long cold winters xxxx. A portion of the back yard was divided into rooms and served as my play house. It was religiously swept daily and furniture was of my own construction with bricks and wood.
Many happy hrs were spent here and under the grape harbor with my kittens. [which I insisted on dressing] My father, who was a cabinent maker, supplied me with a doll buggy whose wheels were the round wooden xxxx cut from the fancy brackets of that day. I insisted on dressing my kittens up and taking them for a ride in the little buggy but they struggled for release so that my mother instinct had to be content to hold them in my arms & eat grapes.
A real thrill to me as a little girl was a ride in the country in the cool fo the day. Father would hitch up the horses to the spring wagon and with a lunch we would drive past the farms with the many animals in the fields. I loved animals and the little baby colt across our back fence was assured of a drink of water every day from my little tin cup. I will never forget my happy childhood days so full of healthful activity and contentment.
My toys were usually of [my] the home made type as [we] my father was not rich in material thins but I realize now I had things money could not buy.
Every Sunday found me sitting with my father & mother in the little Friends church [on] situtated but a short distance from our home. However the S.S. (Sunday School) was my favorite part of the church for there I enjoyed the colored charts and stories about the Bible along with the other children of my age.
The years passed and [I lxxxed] finally I was old enough to start to school. I loved it from the start but I'm afraid my shielded life at home had not prepared me for rough times ahead.
[The children] In our little town the children who lived on Smoky Row had come up the hard way and were well trained in the art of combat.
My heart had been broked several times especially when the beautiful silk ribbon ties on my new red toboggan leaving big holes in the yxxx and leaving it unfit to wear. Also the time whn a girl much larger than I ripped the pleatings from my little wool princess. [My sister had] so they hung down to the ground. I had to tried to keep out of their way for I knew I was no match for them however I am afraid the desire for revenge kept alive in my hear so when about 10 years of age after an especially disturbing incident I felt I had been down trodden long enough, I felt I was old enough to put up a good fight myself.
After school was out I waited on the corner for the girl to show her I was a good fighter too, but [my] the enemy got in a few good licks which blacked one of my eyes and also ruffled me up a bit so I left the scene leaving behind my new geography which I never saw again. Needles to say I had learned my lesson.
[I think I knew very early in my school life what I wanted to do when I grew up for most of my time was spent teaching school. my xxxx dolls were my pupils each one having its own note books made by the teacher and each lesson carefully written by me.
I think I knew what I wanted to be...

(Handwritten by Grace, and transcribed by her grandson Robert F. Harrold II)

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June 1972 - obituary for Grace E. Rees Harrold

Grace Rees Harrold, 92, descendant of a pioneer Ridgefarm family, died in Presbyterian hospital, Whittier, Calif., Tuesday, June 6, 1972, 10:30 am., where she had broken a hip ten days ago.

Born July 24, 1879 in Ridgefarm, she was the daughter of Clarkson and Jane Mendenhall Rees, whose families had settled in Vermilion County in 1830. She married Frank Harrold, May 31, 1903. He preceded her in death in 1945.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Mariam Clements, Hoopeston; Mrs. Margaret Brady, Huntington Harbor, California; Mrs. Betty Wilson, Santa Fe Springs, California; nine grand-children and seven great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Harrold graduated from Ridgefarm high school 77 years ago and at the time of her death was one of the oldest living graduates. She attended alumni association meetings here until three years ago and was an honorary president of the association.

She taught school in Vermilion County after her marriage while she and her husband also operated a store in Ridgefarm for many years.

After her husband's death, Mrs. Harrold moved to Danville and worked at Block and Kuhl as well as the Parisian. She moved to Whittier 17 years ago.

At the age of 85, a book entitled "A Journey Through The New Testament" which she authored, was published.

She was a member of the First United Methodist church of Whittier, and attended regulary until the last year.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Hamilton Funeral home, Hoopeston,. Burial will be in Crown Hill cemetary, Ridgefarm.

[NI0021] He moved to New Mexico from Colorado in the late 1800s. He was considered a pioneer in New Mexico. He worked hard all of his life, but always had time for his family. He raised all of his children in an environment of love and affection without alcohol or violence. He became a Baptist after he married Cynthia. She was better known as Irene.

One of the ironies of his life - He worked many years in Logan, and was instrumental in the building of Ute dam which was at the convergence of Canadian River and Ute creek. The dam was built, but soon after it was built he drowned in it.

The dam was strictly built as a recreational lake. - Hazel M. Kelley

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From the Enchantment (a Quay County, New Mexico Newspaper), August, 1978, page 4:

IF SIM MCFARLAND were living today, you would probably find him inside the McFarland Brothers Bank at Logan, New Mexico. He spent more than two-thirds of his long life looking after this banking business which he and his brother, Fred, establishd here in 1904. If he were not too occupied he could tell you how he became a banker, and why he promoted Logan's Ute Dam.

But he might be busily composing a letter inside the red sandstone building which has housed the banking firm for more than 70 years. His typewriter would be an old Oliver machine with a wornout keyboard.

"When my typewriter wore out several years ago, I couldn't get another one like it," he once explained. "Finally, I found this one at a junk dealer's place during the depression days of the Dust Bowl. He wanted two dollars and a half for it, so I bought it."

After Mr. Sim reparied and adjusted the typewriter he used it for another 25 years. Wastefulness and welfare bothered him. "Some of us have to produce," was the philosophy which he firmly typed in a letter concerning government doles.

McFarland always intended to be a producer, but he didn't really intend to be a banker. That came through various steps.

BORN IN ILLINOIS, February 26, 1875, he was Robert Simeon McFarland whose father had been born in Scotland. Simeon's family moved to Colorado while he was yet a baby, bringing him and his small, older sister. Here, near La Junta, the third child, Fred, was born. A few months later in 1878, the father died. When young Sim's mother married John Ritter, the family moved to La Veta. Eventually, there were eight Ritter children also.

Sim loved and respected his Papa Ritter so much that he worked with him and stayed near Colorado until he was 19. Then he came to New Mexico "on a little gray hourse with $23 in my pocket." He went to work on a ranch near Nara Visa, for Coots and Ritter (his step-uncle) for $30 a month and his board.

Out of his wages, Sim was able to save enough money to do some profitable cattle trading. By the time he reached age 24, the cowboy-trader decided that he needed more education. Consequently, with a thousand dollars cash, he resigned from his ranching job to go to Kansas City where he enrolled in business college for nine months. He signed up for the regular course which included a class in banking.

"I HAD NO THOUGHT of ever using banking knowledge," he said, although he applied himself to all the instruction offered.

Besides the buisness information, the tall, slim erstwhile wrangle found another attraction at the college. Her name was Cynthia Irene Brayton from Logan, Iowa.

But when his term of study ended, Sim McFarland returned to Nara Visa, still single, broke and jobless. He always said, however, that his education paid off, for soon he got a job with the New Mexico Sanitary Board as a cattle inspector at $75 a month. In this position, he rode over the open range getting better acquainted with "all these fine people," often eating beans and potatoes with them, and occasionally buying some of their livestock. In later years, McFarland counted 35 years spent in the saddle.

In 1902 he became more sedentary when he and Fred filed on each side of the railroad track at Nara Visa. here, they formed a partnership and opened a box-car-sized store in which they installed a safe for their money. Soon, they began in the service of keeping their customers' money in the safe also, and paying it out when written orders came in. The crude checks, scrawled with a lead pencil on scraps of envelopes or brown paper sacks, were always honored because the McFarlands were familiar with every signature.

ALTHOUGH BUSINESS was good, Sim kept remembering the opinion of M. Bishop, the superintendent of the gang that had built the railroad bridge across the Canadian River 25 miles southwest where the little town of Logan had developed. Bishop said that in order for a town to amount to anything it had to be located on a water course. Logan had that advantage.

The McFarland brothers decided to move their enterprises there, where they continued their money exchange service. This quickly became so important that they opened the private McFarland Brothers Bank in 1904. Now, Sim McFarland was a banker, almost 30 years old, and still a bachelor.

Fred was married, but Sim was still thinking about the girl he had met in Kansas City. Suddenly, he concluded that he would visit the World's Fair in St. Louis, and make a special side trip to see Miss Brayton in Iowa.

That was a successful call, for the following year the fair lady became Mrs. Sim McFarland, in her home town, June 20, 1905. After the honeymoon, Sim brought his bride to Logan, New Mexico where they made their home all the rest of their lives. There may have beem some qualms that first year when Mrs. McFarland had to wait for her husband to haul their drinking water home in a wooden barrel. But together they overcame the inconveniences, and extended their interests to the community. She wanted a church for the Sunday School which was meeting in the railroad depot. He was ready to help. When they aided the organization of the First Baptist Church of Logan, the McFarlands became charter - and life-long - members.

He became a school director who promoted a new building in 1910. Between banking duties, Sim discussed ways to develop the water course with depositors and county officials. A dam across the river to create a recreation lake seemed to be the answer. Still, it didn't develop.

The McFarland brothers continued their banking business, lending money and guarding checking accounts. As the business grew, it appeared to be so well funded that in the early1920's, a couple of hold-up men entered the bank and demanded money. The robbers forced bank' President Sim, his sister-in-law Mrs. Fred McFarland, and others who were present, into the vault, and slammed the door which they tried to lock. Then they scooped up bills and heavy silver coins, and left town in a stripped-down Model T Ford.

MEANWHILE, THE president yelled and hollered inside the vault, trying to attract attention and help. Then he leaned against the heavy door and shoved mightily. Slowly, the door swung open. McFarland, intent on catching the thieves, grabbed a gun which was inside the bank, and ran into the street. He located a fellow with a car who was willing to follow the cloud of dust that rose up from the dirt road leading northward. Sim climbed in and directed the driver.

After several miles the pursuit car sputtered and quit running at a farmer's gate. The determined banker borrowed a saddle horse from the farmer and continued the chase alone.

"l.didn't intend for them to get away," he explained afterward.

Some miles ahead, the hold-up men reached a creek where they stopped to bury their loot in the sandy bank.

Back in Logan, Fred's wife had alerted officers to the north by telephone. Before the day was over, the temporarily rich bandits found themselves confronted by a sheriff in front and a demanding horseman in the rear. They surrendered.

The cash was recovered. Later they were tried and convicted.

In succeeding months, the McFarland Brothers Bank progressed so that it became a state bank in 1924. After another 20 years of bank work, brother Fred died. Sim kept on, operating the bank as a family concern. He often talked about the benefits a dam would bring to the town of Logan and the surrounding area. He sat at his trusty typewriter to compose dozens of letters to influential people.

AS THE YEARS advanced, Sim's son Robert assumed many of the banking duties, but the president still liked to open the front door every mornning to greet the customers and mention the need for a dam.

Farther upstream, Conchas Dam had been erected on the Canadian. But a dam below the mouth of Ute Creek after it poured into the Canadian, would catch a lot of water for fishing, boating and skiing. Finally, the possibility of that dam became a certainty.

In 1962, Sim McFarland, now slightly stooped, stood beside Governor Edwin L. Mechem, who is presently a federal judge, while the governor broke the ground for Ute Dam with a gold-plated shovel. Then the bank president received the shovel as a gift of recognition for his many years of effort and promotion of this project.

Mr. Sim was there again for the dedication of the dam in 1963, located about two miles west of Logan. During the next two years, McFarland saw the lake develop, the visitors come, and the town improve. He watched the start of a housing growth around the lake shores. And he still checked the bank.

In June of 1965, Mr. and Mrs. Sim McFarland celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their home in Logan. Five of their six children were living to pay homage to their parents. One of them, Robert, who was active in the bank at that time, is presently Logan's retired banker.

A FEW DAYS AFTER the happy anniversary occasion, the spry couple took a friend out to the reservoir behind Ute Dam to enjoy the scene. Here they got out of the car to look at the lake which Mr. Sim had helped to create. Without warning, the car started its tragic movement toward the embankment. The banker tried desperately to stop it, but the momentum of the vehicle took Mr. Sim with it over the edge into deep water, where he drowned. He was 90 years old.

Mrs. McFarland's death came a year later.

Today, you can walk into the McFarland Brothers Bank and see the pictures of the founders with their wives: Mr. and Mrs. Fred McFarland, and Mr. and Mrs. Sim McFarland.

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From Mary Grooms Clark's book, "A Mark of Time":

"One of the earliest and most prominent families that came to Logan was the McFarland family. Sim McFarland rode into New Mexico on horseback in 1894, arriving at the Kim Ritter Ranch, located on the Canadian River. Accepting work as a cowpuncher for his uncle, Sim later worked for numerous ranches, among these was the well-known Howery Cattle Company, headquartered at Tana, located twenty-three miles southeast of Logan, New Mexico.

Sim often remarked that when he arrived in the territory all that he had with him was a bedroll and a about all he had in it was a plug of tobacco. ----------------

In 1895, Fred McFarland followed his brother to New Mexico and also took a job with the Howery Cattle Company. The two brothers saved their $30 a month and in 1902 they filed on what was later to be the Nara Visa town site. -------------- They purchased a mercantile store from a Little Dutchman for three hundred dollars and formed a partnership. Fred managed the store while Sim worked for wages.------

In the mercantile is where the McFarland's got their start in the banking business. Cowboys in the area knew the brothers and begin bringing their cash to them, not wanting to carry it in their bedrolls. The situation grew and some form of bookkeeping had to be worked out. ------------

In 1904, Sim and Fred McFarland went into official banking business with the building of the McFarland Brothers Bank in Logan, New Mexico. The bank was built on contract for $1,000."

[NI0023] BRAYTON - William BRAYTON of Logan, one of the early settlers of Harrison County, was born in
Rock Island, Illinois, September 15, 1838. He is the son of Stephen and Catherine (COLEMAN)
BRAYTON. The father was born in Lower Canada, and the mother in Pennsylvania. The father died in
Rock Island County, Illinois, in 1882, at the age of seventy-five years. He settled in the above county
in 1834. The mother still (in 1891) survives and is seventy-eight years of age. They were farmers
throughout their days, and reared a family of eleven children, as follows: Mary J., widow of B.F.
BROWN, a resident of Dallas County, Iowa; Joseph, deceased, was in Company H, Forty-fifth Illinois
Infantry, and died while in the service of his country; Stephen, a resident of Illinois, was in Company
H, Forty-fifth Illinois Infantry, and lost his right arm at the siege of Vicksburg; William, our subject;
Coleman, a resident of Illinois, served three month's service in the Civil War; Gideon F., a resident of
Persia, Harrison County, Iowa, served in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry
for three years; Lucy A., deceased, wife of B.F. BROWN; Elizabeth, wife of James SEDAM, of Rock
Island, Illinois; John, a resident of Nebraska, and two children who died in early childhood.
William, our subject, was reared in Rock Island County, Ill., amid the scenes of farm-life, and educated
in the public schools. At the age of twenty-one he commenced to do for himself. For ten summers in
succession he broke prairie, before and after he was of age. August 11, 1862, when the mutterings of
the great conflict -- the Civil War -- were heard and men were being offered by the hundreds of
thousands, our subject enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and
served until August 12, 1865. After his discharge he returned to his old home in Illinois, and in
September of the same year, he engaged in the Government employ, in the telegraph service, and
was sent to Arkansas, and remained at this until April 1866, and then went to Kansas and spent a year
at various pursuits, spent the following winter in Illinois, and in March, 1868, came to Harrison
County, Iowa, crossing the Mississippi River on the fourth day of that month, on the ice, with wagon
and team, making the entire trip by wagon. For two years he rented a farm, and engaged at breaking
prairie. His first crop of wheat was taken by the grasshoppers, which was rather discouraging to a
new beginner in a new country, but he kept pressing onward toward success. After having been in
the country a little over one year, in July, 1869, his father-in-law gave him a deed to sixty acres of
prairie and timber land, and he purchased a tract of forty acres of slightly improved land, located on
section 7, of Jefferson Township, and October 15, of that year he moved his family, consisting of
himself and wife, to his new home, where they lived and labored until 1891, with the exception of two
years, 1882-83, when they lived with the father of our subject's wife (Henry REEL). Mr. BRAYTON kept
adding to his landed estate from time to time, until he owned two hundred and sixteen acres. They
first commenced house keeping in a shanty fourteen feet square and one story high, which served
them four years, at which time they erected a more commodious abode. And again in 1881, they
erected a fine two-story brick farm house, which now graces the farm.
Our subject made valuable improvements upon this land, and put in a fine system of water-works for
stock purposes. He has always devoted himself to farming and stock-raising, and MArch 2, 1891,
having sold his farm, moved to the old homestead farm belonging to the late Henry REEL, who was
his wife's father. This place adjoins the northwest corner of the corporation of Logan. The same
consists of fifty-one acres, which he purchased and is now improving, having made an addition to
the residence, and has contructed a system of water-works for domestic and stock purposes. August
22, 1891, he purchased the livery barn of G.O. CURTIS, of Logan.
Our subject was united in marriage December 27, 1868, to Lydia REEL, the only surviving child of
pioneers Henry and Catherine REEL, whose sketch appears in this work. Mrs. BRAYTON was born
May 31, 1841, in Putnam County, Indiana, and came to Iowa with her parents early in the 1850's. Mr.
and Mrs. BRAYTON are the parents of eight children -- a daughter who died in infancy; and Effie C.,
born August 31, 1870; Henrietta E, June 14, 1872; John B., December 4, 1873, died April 25, 1874;
Martha J., Jauary 14, 1875; Cynthia I., January 8, 1877; William P., March 31, 1878; and Mary A.,
August 8, 1880.
Our subject and his wife are members of the Regular Predestinarian Baptist Church. Politically, Mr.
BRAYTON is a radical Republican.
Source: 1891 History of Harrison County Iowa.

[NI0024] Lydia Reel left Putnam County, Indiana with her father, mother, three brothers, and three sisters for a home in the West. Early in September, 1853 they headed out, and in October landed in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In March, 1854, they came to Harrison County, Iowa, and located where Logan would eventually be.

All her life she was much interested in education, being instrumental in locating the city school, and in organizing the city library.

For two years, later in life, she (and her husband William Brayton) lived in New Mexico.

She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church. She was a faithful member attending church as long as her health would permit. Later in life she hosted church services in her own home.

She was a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, being a past president of the organization.

She was an earnest and patriotic worker, often expressing her love for our flag and for what it represents. She was much interested in child welfare work and gave liberally to the Christian Home of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and other institutions of like character.

She is buried by her husband William in Logan, Iowa.

[NI0025] 1850 Indiana census (Putnam County) shows his occupation as "Cabinet Maker", and his real estate value as $6000

1860 Iowa Census (Harrison County) shows Henry's real-estate value at $12,000. The same census shows his personal estate with a value of $1,000.

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"Henry Reel, early proprietor of the town of Logan, secured the establishment of a postoffice in December, 1867." - The Logan Observer, Thursday, May 5, 1938

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REEL - Henry REEL (deceased), better known to the people of Logan as "Uncle Henry REEL," was the founder of the town of Logan, and named the same in honor of one of the chieftains of the Civil War - General John A. LOGAN.

Mr. REEL departed this life March 5, 1890.

No more truly praiseworthy name can be mentioned in connection with the history of Logan than the one heading this sketch. He was of the old-fashioned back woods stripe of pioneers. He loved the life of a frontiersmen, and wanted to be numbered with this class throughout his days. But advanced civilized life and progress got ahead of him when he came to Harrison County, at least not many years later.

Mr. REEL was born March 16, 1803, in Montgomery County, Virginia. In 1822, he in company with his brother John REEL, removed from Dayton, Ohio, to Putname County, Indiana,which section was then a wilderness indeed. There the two brothers erected the first saw and grist mill in the community, doing the most of the millwright work from wood fashioned by their own hands.

They had to go on foot to Lawrenceburg, on the Ohio River, a distance of one hundred and thirty-five miles, to market. They usually had an axe strapped to their backs, for the purpose of building camp-fires and contructing rude "floats" or rafts, by which they were enabled to cross streams too deep and angry to wade. But when the iron rails of the first railway penetrated the forests of his farm land, "Uncle Henry" could no longer endure his Indiana home, hence emigrated West, and finally settled where Logan now stands.

He procured the lands hereabouts, together with a mill site where the Roller Mills are now situated. He came in the autumn of 1852 and built his log cabin, and not many months after had a sawmill and "corn cracker" in operation.

The space allotted to any one man's sketch is all to short to embrace the many deeds of pioneer hardships and genuine manhhod which went toward making up this man's eventful life. His later history is woven in and records with that of the city of Logan and the county of Harrison.

Among the special features of this old pioneer's life, may be mentioned his unyielding integrity and uprightness; his religious convictions; his loyalty to the Union of States, offering on the altar of his country as he did, three sons, who perished by reason of the Rebellion. He was a life-long walker, always preferring to walk, ather than to ride in any sort of conveyance. Not unfrequently would he walk from Logan to Council Bluffs, when teams were all along the way.

He was a member of the Predestinarian Baptist Church, and erected a church building at Logan
for that denomination, at his own expense. He held large landed interests, milling interests, town site interests, and at one time owned the only newspaper at Logan.

At the time of his death the remnant of his family consisted of his wife and one daughter, Mrs. William BRAYTON, of Logan. Mr. REEL's first wife was Catherine STARR, who bore him seven children. Thus one by one the scythe of time mows from the face of earth her children, and they sink to sleep in the bosom of that mother earth whose embrace shall at last envelop all mankind.

Source: 1891 History of Harrison County.

[NI0030] The 1920 Oklahoma census lists his occupation as, "Farmer / General Farm".

From the Obituary of James Odus Kelley:

"The Rev. James Odus Kelley, a Baptist pastor and a farmer here for 50 years, died at 2:40 pm., Saturday at his home, 1105 Ash, after being seriously ill for several months.

Kelley, a native of Amity, Arkansas, was born September 22, 1884. He came to the Duncan area in 1907 and preached here most of his life.

He had served as pastor of the Plato Mission, now Plato Baptist Church, and several other community organizations. He retired about 10 years ago."

[NI0031] Mattie wrote the following poem in memory of her husband James Odus Kelley,
after he passed away. It is touching for many reasons, and shows a great insight
into Mr. Kelley.

"Odus"

My dearest companion on earth has gone
His voice may be stilled,
And there's a vacant chair in this home
Which never can be filled.

He gave his life for others
As he labored on day by day,
Trying to soothe the aching brow
Of one sick across the way.

The night was never too dark
And the day never too bad,
For him to go see some one
Who was sick, suffering and sad.

His good life has been a great inspiration to me
As he helped so many others.
He never forgot his home
And never neglected his duties to me.

Some day I will meet him in Heaven.
What a happy day that will be,
When we meet at the throne of Jesus
Where we will live through all eternity.

- Mattie

[NI0032] Born in Georgia, James lived in Arkansas before he settled around Marlow, Oklahoma. In Oklahoma he planted probably close to 150 acres of farm land. He was a farmer, Baptist preacher, and could read & write.

James was described by his half-brother William J. Kelley, "Jim is a fine preacher and the strongest kind of Baptist.", in a letter to their sister Martha.

[NI0034] James was farmer and a "self made" Baptist preacher. No formal education, but began preaching around 1890 (served the Sycamore Baptist Church as pastor from 1899-1926). He celebrated the marriage and funeral rites of many of his family members. James kept a diary for a couple years around 1890 - put down something everyday. Depended on farming for a living and grew cotton, corn, potatoes and pretty much all their own food. James did not have electricity, nor indoor toilet for his family. For water they used an open well - used a bucket and pulley. No telephone. Just "country life".

His house "never had a paintbrush on it". The house had an open hall down the middle with two rooms on each side of the hall.

According to his son John, James Hamilton Smart was, "A good man. He came along at a time when most of the farmers did not try to make alot of money. They wanted to provide for their family. The Lord was really leading him in the field of preaching - he farmed so that his family would have something to eat. He was gone each weekend because at the time preachers did not really have set churches they preached in.

James Smart had black hair...

[NI0035] Had a spinning wheel. Spun cotton and thread. Crocheted socks. Used cotton for making quilts.

[NI0036] We have been unable to learn much about our ancestor Thomas Smart. We think he was born in Alabama or Tennessee, ca 1812-14. Through oral family history he and his sister, Elizabeth came to Arkansas to care for the minor children of his deceased brother, William Smart.

NOTE: Census records of 1850 show Thomas was born in Alabama and Elizabeth in Tennessee.

After arriving in Clark County in 1848, Thomas Smart, William's brother, married Rachel Crow on 14 December 1848. William's sister, Elizabeth Smart, married Rachel Crow's brother, William Crow, on 12 October, 1848. Both rites of matrimony were performed by the Crow siblings' brother-in-law, Abraham L. Weir, a Methodist Episcopal Church South minister, and the husband of their sister, Amanda Crow Weir. Amanda, Rachel, and William Crow's parents were Walter Crow and Margaret Hutchinson Crow of Okolona.

Thomas and Rachel Smart, in addition to being responsible for his brother's children, raised a large family of their own. Their children were: William Grover, Margaret Euphrates; Sarah Elizabeth; Mary Ellen; John Hampton; Talith Ann; Amanda Paralee; Thomas and Rachel Alice (twins); James Hamilton; and Harriet Alabama "Bama".

Thomas was a farmer in Clark County from 1848 until his death (the 1860 Arkansas Census shows his real estate valued at $3,000). His daughter Rachel Alice told how he made the family cross the street in Gurdon to avoid walking past some painted ladies, and each night after the dishes were done, the family gathered to listen to readings from the Bible. Indians would peek from behind trees at the family as they performed their chores.

[NI0037] The 1880 census shows that she was no longer part of the family. It also shows that her children's mother (ie herself) was born in Mississippi. Hmmm...

[NI0040] He and his wife, Ann, had many children, but his eldest son was killed in Tennessee by Indians. He applied for a Revolutionary War pension and stated that he was in Captain David Stinson's company, the 8th regiment of the Virginia line as a private. Because of a loss of his records, he never got that pension, but in 1971 the Arkadelphia Chapter of the DAR placed a memorial marker honoring him in section 7-8-22 at the intersection of Hwy 26(Old Military Road) and the Christian Campground(Bobo Road).

Shot in hip at Battle of Brandywine, 4th VA Regiment of Foot.

On 27 June 1806, Benjamin Crow, swore a statement on the claim
of Curtis Morris. This is in regard to Morris' claim on land at the
Bellevue settlement, Washington County, Missouri. Morris must have
settled here, when the area was still the Missouri Territory.

Benjamin Crow and his son, Walter, are mentioned in a number of
these depositions regarding the claims of citizens about their land
located in Missouri. Some of these claims place them there in the
early 1800's. Several family members are quoted in these "claims -
some giving relationships, and others adding confusion to
the relation.

Benjamin Crow did render service to the American fight for
Independence. He served as a private in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in
1777 and was at Valley Forge in May 1778. Later he was with the 4th
Virginia Regiment in Captain John Steed's Company at Ramapoo in
October 1779 and Morristown in December 1779. He was promoted to
Corporal and then to Sergeant during his three years service.

Benjamin Crow was born about 1756/57 in Rockingham County,
Virginia. Rockingham later became part of Augusta County. He died
in Clark County, Arkansas, after 1830.

[NI0042] The immigrant ancestor, WALTER CROW, is first mentioned in the book, Settlers By The Long Grey Trail. An early deed is dated 21June 1764, from George and William Skilleren to Walter Crow, for 343 acres on Linville's Creek on both sides of the Irish Road. (Chalkley, Vol. II, pp 46-47).

A deed, dated 22 March 1765, shows that Walter Crow purchased land from Alexander Heron (Herring) and his wife, Abigail, for 25 Pounds, 200 acres on South Fork of Linville's Creek at the corner of Samuel Harrison's land. (Deed Book 11, p 853, Augusta County Deed Books).

On 9 April 1764, Walter Crow witnessed a deed (recorded in Deed Book 11, p 647) from Samuel Harrison to Daniel Smith. Walter is also mentioned in the returns of 1768 of processioners Jeremiah Harrison and Robert Cravens. (Augusta Parish Vestry Book, p 444).

At court in Rockingham County, on 28 August 1782, Benjamin Crow, swore that he had a rifle gun, powder horn, shot pouch and knife taken from him when a continental soldier in the year 1777 and put into the magazine for which he received a certificate while he lived with Walter Crow. Walter came into court and made oath that he had lost the said certificates and never received any value for the same.

During the September 1782 court, Walter Crow made oath that upon 'this journey to Richmond, he was robbed of one bond of 10 Pounds Specie, Date November 6, 1773 to be paid the 6th May 1774, the bond upon Adam Walker and John North, securities, and one Bond of 15 pounds specie, upon Phillip Bleaten and Leddy Dickson, security, June 1776, to be paid in 1 October 1776, and one note of hand upon Joseph Pue of L 1.18.6 Specie.

Walter Crow was born 25 Aug 1717, in Sassafras, Cecil, MD, the son of John Crow and Martha Newman. About 1747, he was married to Ann Miller. She was the daughter of John Miller and Sarah Hadley. Ann was born 26 Apr 1720, in Christchurch, Middlesex Co., VA. She died 4 May 1811, Mercer, Mercer Co., KY.

A fee of 70 cents was paid to the county office by W. Roalston and H. J. Gambrill to record the will of Walter Crow, which is abstracted as follows I, Walter Crow, of Rockingham County. To wife, Ann. To eight children, viz: Mary Harnsberry, James, John, William, Benjamin, Jacob Crow, Nancy Gregg and Rachel Harnett. Will is signed 6 August 1789. Proved in court 28 September 1789, Rockingham County.

Walter Crow performed Patriotic Service during the American Revolution.

[NI0045] Mr. Brayton was an early settler at Scipio Township, La Porte County, IN, in 1831. He voted in the first county election on April 9, 1832. He also voted in the first presidential election in that county. He was elected as one of the first petit jurors in the county. In 1836, Mr. Brayton moved his family to Buffalo Prairie Township, Rock Island County, IL. And there, he bought 160 acres of land and became a member of a local Baptist church.

He & son Stephen resided on sec 17, Buffalo Prarie twp.
- IL land records Rock Island, IL (4)
- Biographical Record of Rock Island Co, IL, S. J. Clarke Pub Co., Chicago, 1897.

[NI0047] In the fall of 1816, he moved his family from Lower, Canada and settled in Oxford Township, Huron County, OH where he was listed as a farmer in the 1820 census. During 1822 he lived at Margaretta, Huron Co, Ohio, then moved to Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio. The 1830 Census lists him as a farmer at York Township, Sandusky Co, Ohio. He then moved again to La Porte County, IN where he was a deacon of the Dorr Village Baptist Church. He and his wife, Ruth (his first cousin), had 8 children.
In June of 1833 he settled in the southwestern part of Dorr Prarie, on Hog Creek, La Porte County, Indiana and was recorded there by the 1840 Census. He later moved to Rock Island Co, Illinois. - Brayton Family History

[NI0049] LDS also gives birth as 7/15/1759, which would make him closer to his wife's age. Perhaps Joseph of 1747 died young.

[NI0051] Born in Portsmouth, RI, Gideon moved his family to Clarendon, Rutland County, VT after he and his brother, Thomas inherited their father's property and land. On March 26, 1778, the U.S. Government ordered the land of Gideon Brayton to be confiscated for "notorious treasonable acts". Gideon was a Tory, and was considered an enemy. The irony of this situation is that his son, Matthew, was a private in the NY State militia.

Brayton Family History: Westfield renamed Fort Ann in 1808. Gideon disposed of his property at East
Greenwich and migrated with some of his family to Dutchess Co, in NY, and then to Clarendon, VT. Gideon, Thomas and Joseph Brayton are listed as owners of estates at Clarendon, VT which were ordered confiscated because of their "Notorious Treasonable Acts Committed against this and the United States of America" in 1778. A Court of Confiscation was appointed on 3/26/1778. On 4/23/1778 the Court of Confiscation declared that Gideon Brayton, of Clarendon, VT, together with 138 other Tories, in Vermont, were guilty of "Notorious Treasonable acts". On 4/10/1778, almost two weeks before the decision, the property of Gideon Brayton was sold at "Publick Vandue" (auction).

[NI0053] Will dated 3/11/1728, proved 4/19/1728. Exs. wife Mary and son Thomas. To son Thomas, all lands and housing in Portsmouth (with exception of right in Hunting Swamp), he paying my wife Mary L20, per year when he is of age, during her widowhood. If Thomas die, his part to go to my sons Gideon and Francis, but till Thomas is 21 the profits of Portsmouth estate to go toward finishing house in East Greenwich where I now live. To son Gideon at 21, farm where I dwell, with housing, &c. To son Francis, a farm. To daughters Mary and Hannah Brayton, land in Coweset; which father-in-law Gideon Freeborn gave
wife Mary in his will. To wife, the best room in house allowed for her use by son Gideon, and suitable attendance while widow, and firewood furnished. To son Thomas, negro boy Pero. To daughter Mary, negro girl Jude. To wife, negro woman Betty, and to her all the rest of lands, and right in sloop "Elizabeth & Mary," &c. Rest of personal to wife and children. Inventory, L934, 5s. 6d., viz: wearing apparel L15, 1s., books L2, 5 silver spoons, 4 silver cups, pewter, money scales, warming pan, negroes, Cuffe L76, Betty L60, Jude L40, Pompo L10, 1 pair oxen, 1 cow, 1 heifer, 2 steers, 1 horse, 1 mare, 20 gallons rum, 97 lbs. logwood, 1/4 sloop "Mary & Elizabeth " L118, 6s.- quoted from Microfilm 84/8004 (C) from Library of Congress, Brayton, Descendents of Francis and Mary Brayton, of Portsmouth, RI, 2/14/[18]85. Deputy 1719-21; East Greenwich, Deputy 1725-27 - same microfilm.

[NI0055] Will dated 1/6/1715, proved 2/10/1718. Exs. wife Mary and son Francis. Overseers, Jacob Mott, William Anthony and Preserved Fish. To wife, use of all housing and lands in Portsmouth while widow. To son Thomas and male heirs, land where son lives, &c., he allowing my son Benjamin liberty to cut two loads of hay yearly for ten years after death of my wife. To son Francis Brayton, all my homestead where I dwell, he paying in my son Benjamin, sum of L50. To son Benjamin, several pieces of land, 120 acres, 100 acres, 50 acres, 40 acres, &c., all in Tiverton. To daughter Mary Brayton, house lot of 9 acres in Tiverton, feather bed, &c., and L60. To daughter Mehitable Brayton, a feather bed and L100. To sons Thomas, Francis and Benjamin, a feather bed each. To wife Mary, rest of movables. To two daughters, one cow between them while unmarried. Inventory, L817, 16s, 10d., viz: wearing apparel, cane, gloves, pocket knife and razor L22, silver money L151, 16s, plate L1, 9s., pewter, warming pan, books L1, gun, 4 spinning wheels, beds, apples and cider L5, 10s., cider mill, 2 pair oxen, 7 cows, a bull, 2 calves, 3 horsekind, 50 sheep, service in an Indian boy and girl L25, &c. - quoted from Microfilm 84/8004 (C) from
Library of Congress, Brayton, Descendents of Francis and Mary Brayton, of Portsmouth, RI, 2/14/[18]85.

[NI0057] Very little is known about this man, but many feel he came from England. One fact is known: he is considered the American progenitor of the entire Brayton line. All across Rhode Island, there are towns which were once named after him or his offspring.

Progenitor for the Rhode Island Brayton lineage. No one has been able to prove where he came from, although many suspect he came from England. The first record he left was in a town meeting in Portsmouth on November 28, 1643. The record states that Francis "was received as an inhabitant, gave his engagement unto the government and propounded for a lot of land." Much of the information on the Brayton line until about 1800 comes from "Brayton Family History," Volumes 1 & 2, Clifford Ross Brayton, Jr., 1978 & 1982, Rochester, New York 14612 LCC 78-73857. Brayton gives the history of Francis and his descendents. ID numbers given here in the form of Brayton #n correspond to the ID numbers in Brayton's book. Will dated 10/17/1690, proved 9/5/1692 Exx. wife Mary. Overseers, friends George Brownell, John Borden and John Anthony. To wife, use and profit of all land I bought of Stephen Burton and housing thereon in Portsmouth, and she to have use of all movables and real estate, goods, cattle, chattels, &c. and if needful she may dispose of any part for comfortable maintenance. To eldest son Francis, all wearing appearel and confirmation of lands already given. To 2d son Stephen, confirmation of lands already given, and 5s. At death of wife the land bought of Stephen Burton, about 4 acres, and housing, to go to eldest son Francis he paying legacies. To eldest daughter Martha Pearce, 5s. To daughter Elizabeth Bourne, L2. To daughter Sarah Gatchel, L2. To grandson Francis, son of Francis, L2. To grandson Preserved, son of Stephen, L2. To grandson Francis Pearce, L2. To granddaughter Mary, wife of James Tallman, L2. At death of wife, movables (with some exceptions) to be divided to children and grandchildren, viz: sons Francis and Stephen, daughters Elizabeth Bourne and Sarah Gatchell, and my grandson Francis Pearce, and granddaughter Mary, wife of James Tallman. - quoted from Microfilm 84/8004 (C) from Library of Congress, Brayton, Descendents of Francis and Mary Brayton, of Portsmouth, RI, 2/14/[18]85. LDS gives name as Franas, gives father's name as Francis I; AFN: 18VB-DMM, born in England.

[NI0061] Silk Merchant

[NI0064] "Richard Nichols/son of Richard Nichols of E. Greenwich, RI/d. in 1720 age 72/ wife Phebe/ wp 25 Mar 1727 Warwick." NICHOLS FAMILY, NICHOLS GENEALOGY FROM 1648 TO 1952 WITH ORIGINS OF THE NAME by Agusta S. Nichols

[NI0067] Died of cancer. Had a twin brother Edward (not identical).
was a resident of Danville for 19 years til his death
mass was at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Danville
buried Greenwood Cemetary in Danville (family plot)

The Sweeney's and Hilliards did not like him.
Because they felt that Thomas Turner forced Mary Hilliard to marry him -
Mary went to visit her sister Kate, probably got pregnant by Thomas E. Turner
family not too happy

was a master mechanic
worked on "Stanley Steamer" autos

[NI0068] Was beautiful - (Mary E. Turner) when she died, the family asked if they could keep
her around for a couple days

birthdate also given as 9-23-1894 (Neva D. Hilliard)

Never cared that the Hilliards and Sweeneys did not visit.
After her and her second husband Casper Fulcher had some money, the family started to visit.
Had a beautiful disposition.

Buried in Sunset Memorial Mausoleum in Danville

[NI0069] Notes

Thomas was the son of John and Susannah (Dillon) Reese. He was a
carpenter.

Sources

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059

History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0070] 1850 Illinois Census, Vermilion County, Page 359 lists her birthdate as about 1833.

Sources

History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

1850 US Census Illinois

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0071] came from Kentucky
settled in Illinois
was a Mechanic worker

[NI0073] Farmer (listed as occupation on 1880 Federal Census, death certificate)
According to Mary Esther Turner, the Hilliards and Sweeneys were, "huge"
Had a beard with a moustache that fell down on the sides (photos show this to be true!).
Birthdate also shown as 11-14-1858 (Hilliard, Billie)
Buried at Cariens Cemetary, Wayne County, Illinois
He spent his entire life near the place of his birth.
member of the Johnsonville Lodge No. 713, A.F. & A.M.


Died at the home of his daughter Kate's house, Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois at 8:00 PM from a stroke. His usual place of residence was in Johnsonville, Wayne County, Illinois. He was a member of Rock Branch General Baptist Church, but his funeral took place at the home of his son Sam. James was buried at Cariens Cemetary in Wayne County, he was 70 years, 2 months and 1 day old at the time of his death.

[NI0074] aka Jane Anders Sweeney (Hilliard, Neva)
death possibly d 29 Mar 1932 (Brumleve, Dorothy)

[NI0075] Sources

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059

History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

Sy E. Mendenhall, 1670 Blackland Road, Oil Trough, AR 72564

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

[NI0076] Sources:
The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059
History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

Sy E. Mendenhall, 1670 Blackland Road, Oil Trough, AR 72564

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

[NI0077] Sources

History, Correspondence and Pedigrees of the Mendenhalls of England and
the United States, William Mendenhall, 1865

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0078] Sources
History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879
1850 US Census Illinois

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

Sy E. Mendenhall, 1670 Blackland Road, Oil Trough, AR 72564

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

[NI0079]

Sources

History, Correspondence and Pedigrees of the Mendenhalls of England and
the United States, William Mendenhall, 1865

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059

Mendenhall Family, Nellie E. Evans, Route #1, Sheridan, IN 46069,
LDS film #1572051

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

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Also have date born as July 30, 1774 ****
Notes (from web at:http://www.gendex.com/~guest/69751/JohnBrattain/D0003/G0000005.html#I6353)
Millingas genealogy [Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts, Sr., Rev., History of the Families Millingas and Millanges of Saxony and Normandy, comprising Genealogies and Biographies of their Posterity Surnamed Milliken, Millikin, Millikan, Millican, Milligan, Mulliken and Mullikin, A.D. 800 - A.D. 1907, published by the author, 1907] says he married Charity Mendenhall and lived at Lost Creek, Jefferson Co. TN. Is this a confusion with the Aaron Mills who married Charity Mendenhall, dau. of Mordecai Mendenhall and Charity Beeson, or another Charity? There are several contemporaneous Charity Mendenhalls.

[NI0081] Notes

Richard was part of a scouting party led by James Boone, brother of
Daniel, which was ambushed by Indians near Crab Orchard, KY. During the
American Revolution Daniel Boone made arrangements to sell what property that
he could not move with him and persuaded some of his wife's family, the Bryans,
to join him on a trip to claim new land in Kentucky. He was joined by his
brother, Squire, Squire's wife, Jane, and their three children, along with
Benjamin Cutbeard and his wife, who was a niece of Daniel's. Making a total of
five or six families, along with about 40 men who each had a horse or two to
help carry all the supplies. Among these 40 men were John and Richard
Mendenhall. Richard was 36 years of age. John Mendenhall, 25, was a first
cousins to Richard.

The party left the Yadkin on 25 Sep 1773. Travel was slow as the trail was
only wide enough for the pack horses, walking single file, and all who were
able-bodied had to walk. When they reached Wolf Hills, now Abingdon, VA, Daniel
sent his seventeen year old son, James, along with John and Richard Mendenhall
to go to Castle Woods, which was off the trail to the north about 25 miles.
They were to pick up supplies and meet the main party further west. The main
party would follow the old wilderness trail, through Moccasin Gap, over Wallens
Ridge at a point about 10 miles east of the Cumberland Gap, where they would
make camp and leave the women and children to rest until James and the
Mendenhall party overtook them. They feared that if the Indians would attack it
would be in that area and for protection they wanted the party to be
altogether.

Upon arriving at Captain Russell's home, on the Clinch River, Henry Russell,
the seventeen year old son of Captain Russell, a man by the name of Isaac
Crabtree and two Negro slaves named Charles and Adam, joined James Boone and
Richard and John Mendenhall to help out with the supplies and farm tools.
Captain Russell himself said he must follow along later as he had some
necessary work to do at home before leaving. He would join David Gass who lived
eight miles down the Clinch River.

James Boone and the Mendenhall party set out on 8 Oct 1773, following the
old Fincastle Trail down past David Gass's place and crossed Clinch River at
Hunters Ford, now Dungannon. From that point they passed through Rye Cove and
took the Wilderness Trail over Powell Mountain to the head waters of Wallens
Creek.

James and his companions could see signs, probably made by his father's
party; he knew that the place of rendezvous was but a few miles ahead. However,
darkness overtook them and fearing they might lose their way, went into camp
the evening of 9 Oct.

They built a fire and ate a scanty meal. Then, lying down beside the fire,
they tried to sleep. Although weary from the long hard walk, they couldn't
sleep for the incessant howling of wolves evidently disturbed by the fire
light. The Mendenhalls were so alarmed at the weird howling that they walked up
and down, listening and making no effort to conceal their fear. Isaac Crabtree,
although he also may have been afraid, joked about the howling.

The fire died down and its light dimmed. The howling reached further and
further into the forest. Little by little day dawned. The men sat up,
stretched, listening. For a while there was no sound but the whimper of the
waters of Wallens Creek and the eerie whisper of the wind in the trees.

But, suddenly, the calm was broken by the war whoop of Indians who rushed up
with knife blades raised and guns cracking. A man by the name of Drake and one
of the Mendenhalls were killed out right, the other Mendenhall crept off
mortally wounded. Henry Russell was shot through the hips and brought down.
Then an Indian attacked him with a hunting knife and began to stab him. He
grabbed the knife blade with his bare hands, trying to protect himself, but he
failed. Soon he lay dead. Yet, the Indians shot arrows into his body.

James was immediately attacked by a big Indian who he knew to be Big Jim, a
Shawnee, who had roamed the Yadkin Country and had pretended to be a friend of
his father. Big Jim seemed to delight in whacking James with a knife and
pounding him with a tomahawk. Instead of killing the boy instantly, the big
Indian prolonged the torture. The Negro, Adam, who had escaped to a pile of
driftwood heard James cry out.

Big Jim was intent upon making death come with all the torture possible, and
he continued to whack away with his knife. James, like Henry Russell, grabbed
onto the blade until his hands were cut to shreds. Even after death the
slashing went on until the bodies were horribly mutilated. Then, leaving a war
club on the scene, the Indians slunk away into the forest. The dead had not
been scalped. The Indians would not bring a white scalp into their towns in
time of peace.

All in the party were killed save Isaac Crabtree and the two Negroes slaves,
Adam and Charles. Adam, after watching the massacre from the driftwood, ran
into the woods, tried to find his way back to Castle Woods but got lost and
wandered alone several days before finding his way out.

Charles was taken prisoner and forced to travel with his captors. About
forty miles from the scene of attack, two Indians quarrelled over possession of
him, each wanting to take him North to sell him. Unable to settle the dispute,
the leader of the party slew Charles with a tomahawk, and then the disputants
ceased to argue.

Sources

History, Correspondence and Pedigrees of the Mendenhalls of England and
the United States, William Mendenhall, 1865

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

Wally Garchow, 6228 Manitoba Avenue, Sacramento CA 95841-2016,
(916) 331-9910, wally@calweb.com

Leo E. Rasor, 11550 W. Panther Creek Road, Bradford OH 45308-9403

John Kieffer, jvmusik@primenet.com

[NI0082] Sources
The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059
Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

Wally Garchow, 6228 Manitoba Avenue, Sacramento CA 95841-2016,
(916) 331-9910, wally@calweb.com

[NI0083] OCCU Blacksmith

SOUR Louise Hutchinson

Lived under New Garden MM, NC until Deep River MM was set up in 1778. Removed
to Miami Meeting, OH by certificate dated at Lost Creek Meeting, TN
26 Jan 1805. Later removed to Ceasar's Creek, OH then to White Water
Meeting, IN by certificated dated 29 Apr 1819.


Sources

Genealogy of the Beeson-Beason Family, Henry Hart Beeson, 1968

Wally Garchow, 6228 Manitoba Avenue, Sacramento CA 95841-2016,
(916) 331-9910, wally@calweb.com

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

[NI0085] OCCU Blacksmith/Farmer

SOUR Jean Evans

REFN 384

Was a farmer. According to Jean Evans - he was born at New Garden, NC.
Mordecai and Charity moved from New Garden, NC to Hopewell, VA by certificate
dated 27 Sep 1736. They remained there until 1751 when they moved to Cane
Creek Meeting, Guilford, NC by certificate dated 6 Mar 1751. His will is
recorded in Guilford, NC. Received a photo of the grave marker for Mordecai
and Charity Mendenhall from Leo Rasor and
have put it my files. It notes "Quaker Pioneers of the Piedmont." Mordecai
Mendenhall rendered material aid and supplies for the militia during the
Revolutionary War.

Leo Rasor has supplied me with a lot of documentation regarding Mordecai
Mendenhall, including a copy of his marriage announcement to Charity
Beeson. Witnesses included: Thomas McClun, William Evans, Hattill Varman,
Allice Gibson, Mary Ashton, John Mendenhall Sr, Richard Beeson, Susanna
Mendenhall, Rachel Beeson, among others.


Notes

Mordecai moved to Frederick County, VA in Sep 1736 shortly after marrying
Charity. In 1751 they moved to New Garden, NC, then to Deep River and finally
Springfield. He acquired hundreds of acres of land along Deep River. During the
Revolutionary War, Mordecai furnished quarters, food and horses for the
American Army and his home was used as a temporary hospital for the wounded.

Sources

Charity G. Monroe, 4315 W. Lora Ann Lane, Peoria, IL 61615

Dr. George E. Mendenhall, 1510 Cedar Bend Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2305

Morgan L. Jones, RR4, Box 209, Brevard, NC 28712, (704) 884-3860

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

Brenda Beattie, 221 N. Melendres, Las Cruces NM 88005, (505) 523-4481
bsbeattie@aol.com

[NI0086] A letter from Charity to her sister Phebe:

Loving Sister,

This is to let thee know that we have Received three letters from ye
and three presents therein I sent the(e) no letters; I had not freedom
Last winter was a year, I had a long time of sickness which brought me
very low in body, and mind and now I am troubled with short breath so
that I think I am going home softly. I thought it would Trouble Thee
more to let thee know my condition Then send no letters.

I goes to meeting sometimes; we have a meting every other fifth day at
our house, my husband grose weakly; the Lord who Lited our candled hath
not put them out. Our children Remember their loves to you all. I have
sente two presents to the(e) as a toacon of Love and youenity. We donte
know that thear heath bene any mischip done in the government as yet by
the Indins, but dont know how soon thear may be for some is doubtfull
thear my be before the truble some times be over. I desire the(e) to
remember oure kind Loves to all oure neare Relations and friends. We
under Stand that oure brother John Grubb is desesed, but we have no
Cartunty of it. I desire thee to let me know what is become of Peter
Grubb's widow. Remember my Love to brother Henry Grubb in particular.
So we ad no more at present but Remembering our kind Loves to thee and
thy family the 28th of ye fifth month, 1758.

Richard Beeson
Charity Beeson

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The reply letter from Phebe:

Loving Brother and Sister;

I received Your Letter this day, Dated ye 5th Month 1758, in which I had Great
statisfaction to hear of You, Except that Impediment and Stopage in my Sister's
Breath and my Brother's Weakness for which I am Ready to Sympathise With, Still hoping
that Light, the Grace of God, may be your instructor Until it may Please Him to Call us
Unto Himself Which is my Desire Both for you and myself, it Gives me Great Satisfaction
to hear of your Keeping to meeting knowing by Experience the Benefit of Waiting Upon
the Lord of help in this time of trouble. I have at this time no Child at home But
I Acknowledge for myself on the Behalf of my children the Love My cousins has Remembered
to us. The Present you have sent to me I Acknowledge and hope to keep as a Sure token of
friendship. My desire is that you may be Still kept from the Merciless hand of the Enemy
[Indians] and Above the fear of them by trusting in the god of all strength. We have
frequently heard of their doing Mischief in the Province.

According to Your desire I shall Let our Relations Know the Contents of your Letter as soon
as Possible; the time being so short I have not as yet had no Opportunity But I shall be Carefull.
Brother John Grubb is Certainly Deceased this Life he Died with the Gravel and Was decently
Buried at Chichester in Friends Buring Ground, the Corps Accompanied by Brothers Emanuel,
Samuel, Nathaniel and my self, With a great Company of Others. Brother John has set his two
oldest Negroes free and the Rest to be set free at twenty five Years of age. Sister Hannah
Grubb Lives at Wilmington & among her Children. I saw her Lately. She lives Exceeding Well
full and Plenty. My Children and family is at Present in health as Usual and their families.
My son Nathaniel and Isaac is out at Work at the mason trade. Joseph is at John Wall's.
John Wall, my son in Law has a daughter about nine months old and Calls Her Name Charity.

Our Brothers is all in Good health Except our Living and Beloved Brother Samuel; he is at this
time in Kingwood in Hunterton County in West Jersey or Was there Lately to be Cured of a Cancer
in his Under lip which is Very Painfull. Brother Richard, I have heard Lately of Joseph Gregg
and his family they are all in Reasonable Good health. I have heard nothing to the Contray
from thy Cousins by the River. So I Conclude Still Remembering that Love and Unity Which ought
to subsist among Brethern and Sisters in the fellowship of truth.

Please to Remember my Love to My Children and Grand Children by My Late husband and to William
Cox and his Wife Rachel Wright, With all Other Enquiring friend. Do no Neglect Writing to me
as often as Possible and the Circumstance of Your Affairs and Condition if you please, Concerning
these Troubelsome times.

This from your sister Phebe Hadly."

(originally published in "The Grubb Family", Gilbert Cope, 1893)

[NI0090] Lived at East Calne, Chester, PA until 1731. Moved to Lancaster,
PA. In 1747 moved to Frederick, VA and were members of Hopewell MM.
Came to America with William Penn in 1683. Documentation from Earl Peirce -
Info on dates is from the Concord Friends Meeting Records, Concordsville,
Chester, PA from the Family History Library at Salt Lake City, UT
film #432,022.

Sources

Macy Genealogy 1635-1868, Silvanus Macy, 1868

The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059

[NI0092] One of the first Mendenhalls to cross the Atlantic. Came with William Penn on
'The Welcome' in 1682 from the town of Deal, Sussex, England. The Commander
of the 300 ton ship was Robert Greenaway. See further info in 'Mendenhall
Ancestry' by Aaron B Mendenhall in file, copy courtesy of Earl Peirce.
According to Gale Honeyman *P* he was an original shareholder in the Concord
Mill in PA. In 1697 he and his wife gave to the Society
of Friends the site of the Concord Meeting House and the burial grounds.
Documentation from Earl Harvey Peirce lists Sources of Info as: 1.) Archives
FGR & TIB, FH Library, SLC, UT. 2.) Archives FGR shows Futhey & Cope,
History of Chester, Pennsylvania, D.A.R. Magazine, Vol 60 p 220, Compendium of
American Genealogy, Vol 5 Boston transcript. 3.) Algie Newlin, The Newlin
Family, 1965 FHL Call # 929.273 N461 5n.

Further info from Earl Peirce: Prosperity and Progress, Concord Township,
Pennsylvania, 1618-1983 Vol 1, The Colonial Legacy, by Robert P. Case PhD re:
early landowners. John Mendenhall acquired 300 acres in Concord, shortly after
arriving from England in 1683. The last parcel was sold in 1713. See further
info in the Mendenhall folder. Some evidence indicates he may have been part
owner, with William Brinton Jr, of the "Concord Mill". This mill was assessed
10 pounds in 1694. Was one of 5 mills in Chester County. He was the first
recorded individual to purchase land in Concord. He received a deed
from William Penn on 6 Feb 1683 for 300 acres.


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Notes

John bought 300 acres from William Penn on 14 Sep 1681 while still in
England, costing 6 lb. per 500 acres. On 6 Feb 1683 Penn requested a survey for
this land, which was laid out in Concord Township, John being the first
recorded purchaser of land in Concord. His patent is dated 27 Jun 1684.

It was probably in the autumn of 1682 that John made the voyage to PA. There
seems to be no record of the ship on which he made passage. It is likely that
it sailed from the port of Bristol. It is probable that he was accompanied by
his sister, Mary and his younger brother, Benjamin. He came to Concord township
in what was then Chester County, PA.

The Chester County court was held at the town of Chester on 17 Apr 1683. The
court records indicate that John Mynall was a juror, and at the same court John
Mendinhall was appointed constable for Concord, Liberty township.

A note written 6 Jul 1683 to J. Harding has been preserved saying:

If thou knowest any such man as John Minall, tell him he may expect a small
truss of cloth by ye shipp Francis & Mary, also a truss of goods by ye same
shipp for Jno. Kingman, both under ye charge Jno. Burns for delivery and of him
they must enquire for it when the said shipp comes. (Signed) John Hitchcock.

John Hitchcock of Bristol, England had close contact with the Mendenhall
family. In Concord Township, John was a close associate of John Harding. A
record of a somewhat later court session of the Chester County court indicates
that John Mendenhall and John Harding were accused of selling whiskey to the
Indians. It is possible that these young men might have done this as a means of
ensuring that the Indians would not steal their hogs.

John sold 100 acres of his tract to his brother-in-law, Thomas Martin on 27
Nov 1686. John placed the remainder of this tract in a trust for his three
young sons on 8 Mar 1692. John continued to enjoy the use of the property until
the sons reached their majority and did not prevent him from donating land for
the new Concord Meeting House, stables and graveyard on 13 Dec 1697.

John bought 250 acres in Concord Township from John Harding (who bought the
land from William Penn in England in September, 1681) which was surveyed to
Harding on 13 Feb 1683. John's patent is dated 26 Jun 1684. John assigned these
250 acres to his brother, Benjamin, in Jun 1686.

John was an original shareholder in the Concord Mill, one of five mills in
Chester County.

The deed by which John tranferred land to the Concord Monthly Meeting of the
Quakers follows:

Know all men by these presents that John Mendenhall of the township of
Concord in the County of Chester, yeoman, for the consideration of five
shillings amount money of Pennsylvania to him paid by Nicholas Newlin, Nicholas
Pyle both of the said Township, yeoman, George Pearce of the Township of
Thornbury in the said County, yeoman, and Peter Dix of Birmingham in the County
aforesaid, yeoman, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath given,
granted, aliened, released, enscrolled and confirmed and by these presents doth
give, grant, alien, release, enscroll and confirm unto the said Nicholas
Newlin, Nicholas Pyle, George Pearce and Peter Dix all that piece of land
situate and being in the said township of Concord beginning at a corner marked
stake thence north north east twenty-six perches by the said John Mendenhall's
fence to a corner marked stake thence west north west eight perches and eleven
feet to a corner marked stake then south south west twenty six perches to a
corner marked stake standing by Birmingham Road thence by the said road, east
south east eight perches and eleven feet to the place of beginning together
with all the messuages, buildings and improvements to the said piece of ground
belonging and all the estate rights, title and property of him, the said John
Mendenhall, of, in and to the same and the previous ___ rents and profits
thereof to have and hold the said messuages, piece of land and all other the
premises hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the said Nicholas Newlin,
Nicholas Pyle, George Pearce and Peter Dix and their heirs forever to the uses,
intents, and services hereinafter mentioned and declared and to no other use,
intent or purpose whatsoever that is to say the said messuages lately erected
upon the said piece of ground to be and remain for a meeting house for the use
and services of the People of God called Quakers the other building now also
erected upon the said piece of land shall be for a stable for the service of
the said people as also all the said piece of land hereby granted shall
likewise be and remain for the use of the said people to bury their dead upon
said part or parts thereof and for such other uses as they shall see proper,
paying unto the said John Mendenhall and his heirs one pepper corn yearly
forever if lawfully demanded provided always and it is the true intent and
meaning of these presents and of all the parties hereunto that nothing the said
Nicholas Newlin, Nicholas Pyle, George Pearce and Peter Dix nor any of them,
nor any other person or persons who shall be declared by the members of the
monthly meeting of the said people called Concord Meeting and belonging to the
said Meeting House for the time being to be out of unity with them shall be
capable to execute this trust or stand seized of the premises to the said uses
nor have any right or interest in the said meeting house, stable and piece of
ground and other premises, nor any part thereof while they shall so remain and
that in all such cases as also when any of the above named trustees or any
other succeeding them in the said trust, shall happen to depart this life then
it shall and may be lawful to and for Friends in their said Monthly Meeting as
often as occasion shall require to make choice of others to manage the
aforesaid trust instead of such as shall to fall away or be deceased and the
said John Mendenhall for himself, his heirs and Executors doth covenant and
grant to and with the said Nicholas Newlin, Nicholas Pyle, George Pearce and
Peter Dix, their heirs and successors in the said trust by these presents that
the said messuages, piece of ground and other the premises hereby granted with
the appurtenances shall be and remain unto the said people of God called
Quakers forever for the uses and under the restrictions herein before mentioned
or intended, freely acquitted and discharged of and from all claims, title
troubles and encumbrances whatsoever had or done or which hereafter may be had,
suffered or committed by him, the said John or his heirs or by heirs their
means privily or procurement. In writing whereof he hath hereunto set his hand
and seal the thirteenth day of December, anno Domini, 1697.

(Signed) John Mendenhall

Sources

Macy Genealogy 1635-1868, Silvanus Macy, 1868

The Newlin Family, Ancestors and Descendants, Algie I. Newlin, 1965,
Box 8345, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC 27410

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

[NI0097] Notes

Two sons and a daughter of Thomas emigrated to America; Benjamin, John,
and Mary. They landed at Philadelphia in the fall of 1682. Benjamin and John
purchased two thousand acres of land from William Penn for the sum of three
pounds per hundred acres and a tax of ten shillings a year to England on every
one hundred acres. The land was located on both sides of the Brandywine River
in Chester County, PA. Later it was divided into farms and occupied by a number
of the descending families. It has all passed out of the family name, except
Springdale Farm which is located among the hills and fertile fields of
southeastern Pennsylvania, close to the beautiful historic Brandywine where
Washington and Lafayette played an important part during the Revolutionary War.
Another son, Moses and his older sister Margery and her husband, Thomas Martin
and their four young daughters, arrived on the ship, Unicorn, from Bristol,
England on 16 Dec 1685.

As the Mendenhalls were Quakers or members of the Society of Friends, of
high standing, they were opposed to war, refused to bear arms and were not
active participants in the Revolutionary nor Civil Wars. However, they often
provided medical care for the wounded of the battles and some of the
Mendenhalls used their teams to haul cannon and supplies at the Battle of
Brandywine which was fought upon and around the original Mendenhall farm. Some
of them were cast out of the Friends Meeting at Kennett, PA, for their
activities in the revolution, helping Generals Washington and LaFayette.

Thomas' will, dated 2 Jun 1682, was proved in Perogative Court of Canterbury
at Somerset House, London, England, 17 Nov 1682.

Sources

Charity G. Monroe, 4315 W. Lora Ann Lane, Peoria, IL 61615

Carol Mendenhall Duffy, 8190 13th Street #308, Westminster CA 92683-1965

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

[NI0098]
Sources

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

[NI0100] Notes

Thomas was a farmer. An inventory of his estate following his death showed
that his household goods, crops and stock were worth 41 pounds, 15 shillings
and 6 pence.

Sources

History, Correspondence and Pedigrees of the Mendenhalls of England and
the United States, William Mendenhall, 1865

Carol Mendenhall Duffy, 8190 13th Street #308, Westminster CA 92683-1965

Sue Shreve, 5 Anderson Court, West Bay Shore, L.I., NY 11706-7701
(516) 665-7693

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

[NI0102] Notes

John was a self-styled ambassador to India, appointed by the East India
Company in 1599; he claimed to be the representative of Queen Elizabeth I. In
addition to his child born in England, he had two illegitimate children by a
Persian woman. A son and daughter were still living with their mother in Persia
at the time of John's death. John left London 12 Feb 1599 in the "Hector" with
Richard Parsons as its master. On 27 Apr they arrived at Zante where John hired
a "saettia" and went to Izmir, Turkey and on to Constantinople, arriving 29 Oct
1599. He stayed in Constantinople for six months, resuming his journey and
arriving at Aleppo 24 May 1600. He left Aleppo and arrived at Bir at the edge
of the Euphrates River with about 600 people. According to the East India
Company records, John made a second trip to India early in 1614. It was on this
trip that he fell ill and died. His body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery.

Sources

Sue Shreve, 5 Anderson Court, West Bay Shore, L.I., NY 11706-7701
(516) 665-7693

Mendenhalls, Stubbs, Brewers and Singletons, Gary Singleton, 1983

The Mendenhall Family, Thomas A. Valentine, 485 Ramsdale Drive, Roswell GA
30075, (404) 992-3581, 1994

[NI0104] Notes

John was knighted and thus had the title of 'Sir.'

Sources

Cheryl Mendenhall, 9622 177th Avenue SE, Snohomish WA 98290,
mcgee@accessone.com

Edward L. Davis, 6017 Ponderosa NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, (505) 881-7036

[NI0107] Edward Beeson and his wife, Rachel, came into the colonies by way of a
land grant from William Penn, a Quaker. It is not known if they were
Quakers. However, it is known that they lived in Chester Co., PA.

[NI0109] John Grubb with William Penn, Richard Buffington, and others, 3 Mar 1676, signed the Plan of Government for the Province of West Jersey and came to America in 1677 where he became a prominent pioneer as a legislator, magistrate, farmer, and leather manufacturer. He is buried in St. Martin Churchyard in Marcus Hook, PA. Frances Vane Grubb then married her husband's friend, Richard Buffington.

The Grubb family was first represented in John Grubb. There is still in existence a letter written to his uncle by King Charles I, in Nov. 1642, with the Royal Seal appended, asking for a loan "To aid the King in defending the Realm and the Church against his enemies." This letter was addressed to "Our truly and well-beloved John Grubb, Esq." Lord John Grubb's family are interred in the old manor churchyard on his estate in England, and on it were many Memorial Tablets bearing epitaphs in Latin and having the
family Arms and Crest. This family is descended from people who distinguished themselves as early as the tenth century.

John Grubb, the first of the family on these shores, was a son of John and helen Grubb. At the age of 25 years, he came to America to mend his fortunes, which had been impaired by the support he gave to the Royal Cause. Sailing from London in the ship "KENT" in 1677, he arrived at Burlington, West Jersey, and received 340 acres of land on Chester Creek. As early as 1682, Grubb's Landing, Brandywine Hundred, DE was known to fame. John Grubb became possessor of a tract of land 600 acres in extent as made one of the Colonial Justices in 1693 and was twice elected to the colonial assembly.

The historian's say of him, "He came from that stock of men second to none on the face of the earth--The English Country Gentleman." At Grubb's Landing, he erected a tannery, and was the first manufacturer of leather in Penn's Province. In 1703, he left Grubb's Landing and located in Marcus Hook, PA where he invested heavily in land. he was an extensive land owner in both PA and DE. Like his ancestors, he was a devout supporter of the Church of England.


From WFT:
John Grubb, with his wife Frances, was a resident of Upland as early as 1679, but does not appear to have been settled there as early as 1677. In 1679, jointly with Richard Buffington, he purchased 300 acres of land on the southwest side of Chester Creek above Cheater, and may have resided there some time. His occupation was that of a tanner. His children were Emanuel, John, Joseph, Henry, Samuel, Nataniel, Peter, Charity, and Phebe, all of whom were living at the time of his death in 1708. His daughter
Chariety was married to Richard Beeson prior to his death. He does not appear to have been a Quaker, probably was an Episcopalian. His age was about 60 years.

Samuel Grubb settled in East Bradford on the farm now of William Gibbons. Nataniel married Ann Moore and settled in Willistown. He was a member of Assembly, trustte of the loan office, etc. Peter Grubb went to what is now Lebanon County, where he was a prominet ironmaster. Phebe married Richard Buffington Jr., and Simon Hadly

[NI0110] She was the oldest child of Sir Henry Vane the Younger and became a Quaker after her first husband's, Edward Kewkewich, death. It was her money that enabled her second husband, John Grubb, to purchase land in America.

[NI0113] Isaac Pennington (1617-1679) was an expert in inward experience. He was a
man who knew the true meaning of mysticism. He was a Quaker whose life and
writings reflect the certainty, conviction, and commitment of a disciple of Christ.

Pennington was born into a prominent Puritan family; his father was once Lord
Mayor of London. His education was of the best for that period; his style of
writing reflects his wide acquaintance with literature and his absorption of the
flavor and beauty of the finest writers.

In 1658 Pennington and his wife joined the Quaker movement and devoted all
their talents to this renaissance of first-century Christianity. With George Fox,
Robert Barclay, James Naylor, William Penn, and others they helped to make
Quakerism a powerful force In the England of their day.

Pennington's greatest contribution was through his public ministry, through his
remarkable letters, and through his many publications. Robert Barclay was the
scholarly, logical protagonist of Quakerism; Pennington the literary, mystical
interpreter of the new movement. Eleven years of imprisonment was a price he
paid for his faith, but nothing daunted his devotion to Truth.

Across the years Pennington still speaks to our condition even though the quaint
phraseology of the 17th century may seem a bit strange to our ears.

ON HIS CONVERSION...

"…at last (when my nature was almost spent, and the pit of despair was even
closing its mouth upon me) mercy sprang, and deliverance came, and the Lord
my God owned me, and sealed his love unto me, and light sprang within me,
which made not only the Scriptures, but the very outward creatures glorious in
my eye, so that everything was sweet and pleasant and lightsome round about
me."

'Well, then, how came this about?' will some say. Why thus. The Lord opened
my spirit, the Lord gave me the certain and sensible feeling of the pure seed,
which had been with me from the beginning; the Lord caused his holy power to
fall upon me, and gave me such an inward demonstration and feeling of the seed
of life, that I cried out in my spirit, This is`he, this is he, This is he; there is not
another, there never was another. He was always near me, though I knew him
not. . . . oh! that I might now be joined to him and he alone might live in me."

"I gave up to be instructed, exercised, and led by him, in the waiting for and
reeling of his holy seed, that all might be wrought out of me which could not live
with the seed."

ON HIS COMPULSION TO TESTIFY...

"Now thus having met with the true way. . . . I cannot be silent (true love and
pure life stirring in me and moving me), but am necessitated to testify of it to
others; and this is it: to retire inwardly, arid wait to feel some what of the Lord,
somewhat of his holy spirit and power, discovering and drawing from that which
is contrary to him, and into his holy nature and heavenly image."

ON RELIGION…

"The main thing in religion is to receive a principle of life from God, whereby the
mind may be changed, and the heart made able to understand the mysteries of
his kingdom, and to see and walk in the way of life; and this is the travail of the
souls of the righteous, that they may abide, grow up, and walk with the Lord in
this principle; and that others also, who breathe after him, may be gathered into,
and feel the virtue of, the same principle."

"The beginning of this religion, of this power and holy inward covenant, is sweet;
but the pure progress and going on of it much more pleasant, as the Lord gives
to feel the growth and sweet living freshness of it; not withstanding the
temptations, tears, troubles, trials, oppositions, and great dangers, both within
and without..."

ON THE GOSPEL STATE...

"The gospel state is a state of substance, a state of enjoying the life, a state of
feeling the presence and power of the Lord in his pure holy spirit, a state of
binding up, a state of healing, a state of knowing the Lord and walking with him
in the light of his own spirit. It begins in a sweet, powerful touch of life, and there
is a growth in the life (in the power, in the divine virtue, in the rest, peace, and
satisfaction of the soul in God) to be administered and waited for daily. Now art
thou here, in the living power, in the divine life, joined to the spring of life,
drawing water of life out of the well of life with joy? Or art thou dry, dead,
barren, sapless, or at best but unsatisfied mourning after what thou wantest?"

ON CHRIST ...

"Christ is a perfect physician, and is able to work a perfect cure on the heart
that believeth in him, and waiteth upon him. Yea, he came to destroy the works
of the devil, to cleanse man's mind of the darkness and power of Satan, and to
fill it with the life and power of truth; and he sent forth a ministry not only for the
beginning but for the perfection of the work; yea, his sword in the mouth and
heart is powerful, sharper than a two-edged sword, and he can cast out the
strong man, and cut down all that is corrupt and contrary to himself, and break
down every stronghold in the mind, and spoil all the goods of the enemy."

"Christ is the minister of the true sanctuary, which God hath pitched, and not
man. There is a city whose builder and maker is God. The foundation stone, the
cornerstone, the top stone of this city or building is Christ, He, therefore, that
would know Christ, and be built upon Christ, must find a holy thing revealed in
his heart, and his soul built thereon by him alone can raise this building, who can
rear up the tabernacle that hath long been fallen down. Who can build up the old
waste places, and restore the paths for the ransomed and he deemed of the
Lord to walk and travel is."

"Christ bath plainly chalked out the path of his rest to every weary, panting soul,
which he that walketh in cannot miss of . . . the rest is at the end of it, nay, the
rest is in it; he that believeth entereth into the rest."

ON THE SEED OF GOD IN MAN...

"The seed of God is the word of God: the seed of the kingdom is the word of
the kingdom. It is a measure of the light and life, of the grace and truth, which is
why Jesus Christ, whereof in his is the fullness. It is a heavenly talent, or
manifestation of his spirit in the heart, which is given to man for him, in the virtue
and strength of Christ, to improve for God. This which God hath placed in man,
to witness for himself, and to guide man from evil unto good (in the pure
breathing, quickenings, and shinings of it) this is the seed, which is freely
bestowed on man, to spring up and remain in him, and to gather him out of
himself into itself."

"The pure, living, heavenly knowledge of the Father, and of his Son Christ
Jesus, is wrapped up in this seed."

"...he that is united to the seed, to the measure of grace and truth from Christ...is
united to God, and ingrafted into Christ; and as the seed is formed in him, Christ
is formed in him; and as he is formed and new-created in the seed, he is the
workmanship of God, formed and new created in Christ."

"What is the nature of the seed of God, or the seed of the kingdom?

It is of an immortal, incorruptible nature...

It is of a gathering nature...

It is of a purging, cleansing nature...

It is of a seasoning, leavening, sanctifying nature...

It is of an enriching nature...

It is of an improving, growing nature, of a nature that will grow and be
improved..."

ON PRAYER...

"Prayer is the breath of the living child to the Father of Life, in that spirit which
quickened it, which giveth it the right sense or its wants, and suitable cries
proportionate to its state, in the proper season thereof ... Prayer is wholly out of
the will of the creature; wholly out of the time of the creature; wholly cut of the
power of the creature; in the spirit of the Father, who is the fountain of life, and
giveth forth breathings of life to his child at his pleasure."

"Lord, take care of all thy children. Oh thou tender Father, consider what they
suffer for the testimony of thy truth and for thy name's thyself. Oh carry on thy
glorious work which thy own mighty arm hath begun and cut it short in
righteousness for thine Elect's sake, that it may be finished by thee, to thine own
everlasting praise."

ON HOLY OBEDIENCE...

"Give over thine own willing, give over thine own running, give over thine own
desiring to know or be anything, and sink down to the seed which God sews in
thy heart and let that he in thee, and grow in thee, and breathe in thee, and act in
thee, and thou shalt find by sweet experience that the Lord knows that and
loves and owns that, and will lead it to the inheritance of life, which is his
portion."

ON THE QUAKER MEETING...

"And this is the manner of their worship. They are to wait upon the Lord, to
meet in the silence of flesh, and to watch for the stirrings of his life, and the
breaking forth of his power amongst them. And in the breakings forth of that
power they may pray, speak, exhort, rebuke, sin, or mourn, and so on,
according as the spirit teaches, requires, and gives utterance. But if the spirit do
not require to speak, and give to utter, then everyone is to sit still in his place (in
his heavenly place I mean) feeling his own measure, feeding there-upon,
receiving there from (Into his spirit) what the Lord giveth. Now in this is
edifying, pure edifying, precious edifying; his soul who thus waits is hereby
particularly edified by the spirit of the Lord at every meeting. And then also
there is the life of the whole felt in every vessel that is turned to its measure;
insomuch as the warmth of life in each vessel doth not only warm the particular,
but they are like an heap of fresh and living coals, warming one another,
insomuch as a great strength, freshness, and vigor of life flows into all. And if
any be burthened, tempted, buffeted by Satan, bowed down, overborne,
languishing, afflicted, distressed, and so on, the estate of such is felt in spirit, and
secret cries, or open (as the Lord pleaseth), ascend up to the Lord for them,
and they many times find ease and relief, in a few words spoken, or without
words, if it be the season of their help and relief with the Lord."

"...we wait on the Lord, either to feel him in words, or in silence of spirit without
words, as he pleaseth."

ON HIS TESTAMENT OF FAITH…

"But some may desire to know what I have at last met with. I answer, I have
met with the seed. Understand that word and thou wilt be satisfied. I have met
with my God; I have met with my Savior; and he hath not been present with me
without his salvation; but I have felt the healings drop upon my soul from under
his wings. I have met with the true knowledge, the knowledge of life, the living
knowledge, the knowledge which is life; and this hath had the true virtue in it,
which my soul hath rejoiced in, In the presence of the Lord. I have met with the
seed's Father, and in the seed I have felt him my Father. There I have read his
nature, his love, his compassions, his tenderness, which have melted, overcome,
and changed my heart before him. I have met with the seed's faith, which hath
done and doth that which the faith of man can never do. I have met with the true
birth, with the birth which is heir of the kingdom, and inherits the kingdom. I
have met with the true spirit of prayer and supplication, wherein the Lord is
prevailed with, and which draws from him whatever the condition needs; the
soul always looking up to him in the will, and in the time and way which is
acceptable to him."

"(Belief in the light) brings peace, joy, and glory. . . . And this is the true peace,
and certain peace. . . . Here is joy, unspeakable joy, joy which the world cannot
see or touch, nor the powers of darkness come near to interrupt ... and this Joy
is full of glory, which glory increaseth daily more and more, by the daily sight
and feeling of the living virtue and power in Christ the light.

[NI0137] According to the City of Glasgow Council (Marriage Section - see source), James' name is listed as "James McFarlane".

James immigrated to the U.S. in 1851 from Scotland. He settled in Pennsylvania as a servant to a farmer, "Crow". He ran away twice because of the farmer's mean wife, and the second time he got to Coles County, IL where he met and married Julia Beatrice Watson.

Died of TB. Moved from Illinois to Colorado to try and cure his TB. Apparently had enough money to buy a little ranch.

Had red hair and was supposedly quite attractive.

[NI0138] Her father was a tall English merchant who died when she was quite young. She was raised by her German grandmother until she met James MacFarland. They moved to Pueblo, CO in 1875, then purchased a wagon and a team of horses and settled in Rye, CO. James died in 1878, and in 1880 she remarried to John Ritter. (Kelley, Hazel Grace (McFarland))

[NI0145] The following is from "Additions and Corrections to Austin's Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island Matthew Boomer", published in the American Genealogist, April, 1984.
- Before court (servant of Edmond Nedum/Needham in Lynn, MA) 5/9/1647 and 12/26/1649 for striking his master with a pitchfork and lying - author cites Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co, MA; Salem 1911; 1:133, 184.
- Moved to Newport RI by 1655. Appears in list of Freemen of Newport - author cites John R. Bartlett, Records of the Colony of RI and Providence Plantations in New England; Providence RI 1856 rpt. New York 1968; 1:300.
- House burned by Indians during the late war. On 2/26/1676 Henry Stevens stated that he sold the 10 acres to Matthew Boomer about 18 years ago - author cites RI Land Evidences (RILE), Volume 1, 1648-1696; Providence RI 1921, rpt Baltimore 1970; pp. 95, 96 - probably burnt after he moved to MA.
- Sold the 10 acres to George Browne of Newport on 2/26/1676.
- Frequently in RI and Plymouth Colony courts as member of Petty Jury on 10/24/1666, but usually as a defendant - author cites RI Court Records: Records of the Court of Trials of the Colony of Providence Plantations, 1662-1670 2 vols.; Providence, 1922.
- Was sued by Nicholas Easton for damages 10/21/1668, charged with committing a riot.
- Wife charged with committing a felony.
- Jury found not guilty in all cases.
- He seems to have moved back to MA by 1675; a record in New Plymouth states, on 6/1/1675 "John Arthur, Mathew Boomer and John Leyton being sumoned to the court to answare for theire residing in the govment without order, and not attending the publicke worship of God, liveing lonely and in a heathenish way from good societie, this Court ordereth that they for the future shall frequent the publicke worship of [God], and live otherwise orderly, or that they depart the govment." (Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, [Boston 1856, rpt. New York 1968].
- On 3/6/1676/7 Henry Brightman of Portsmouth sold one half of a lot lying on the east side of "Tanton River in the collony of New-Plymouth" to Matthew Boomer of Newport. Matthew sold the half lot to John Reade of Newport on 6/22/1677 - author cites RILE, pp. 121-122.
- Matthew and his son Matthew are on the 10/17/1688 tax list for Freetown, MA. The 6/25/1690 list gives only one Matthew Boomer - author cites Richard L. Bowen, Early Rehoboth , Rehoboth MA 1945, 1:86-88.
- On 1/5/1692, ack. 11/20/1694, "Matthew Bommer Sr. of Freetown sold to Matthew Bommer Jr. of Freetown one freeman's lot in Freetown where said Matthew Bommer Junr. now dweleth" - Bristol Co. LR 1:301. LDS gives father as Joshua, of Essex, born about 1578, married about 1609 in Essex. LDS shows Matthew's marriage and death in MA - could be right. Matthew moved from Lynn, MA to Newport, RI, then to Freetown, MA.

[NI0147] Source: Ancestral Lines Revised; Carl Boyer 3rd; Newhall, CA 1981. Name also spelled Freeborne. He lived at Batisfords Manor (also called Freebournes) in Witham until he sold it on 12/20/1633. It is said that Freebournes was built early in the 16th century & was reconstructed in 17th. It is now located on Newland Street. On 4/30/1634 he sailed on the Francis from Ipswitch, Suffolk to Boston with his wife, Mary 33, and children Mary 7, Sarah 2, and servant John Aldburg (or Albro) age 14. He gave his age as 40. Was freeman on 9/3/1634 when he may have been living in Roxbury, Massachussetts Bay, where Gideon may have been born. Later moved to Boston. On 3/7/1637/8 he and 18 others signed the Compact which incorporated Portsmouth, RI. Five days later he and eight of the other signers were formally banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony by the General Court. He helped survey Rhode Island in 1639, and was freeman in Portsmouth on 3/16/1641. He purchased a mill from James Sands and Samuel Wilbor in 1655 and it stayed in family until after 1800.

[NI0149] Ancestral Lines Revised; Carl Boyer 3rd; Newhall, CA 1981. Boyer indicates that Alexander may have been the father of William. Alexander Free\born was a surveyor of record in Witham (now the hamlet of Newland), Essex in 1651.

[NI0150] Served as a private in Brown's Company, Van Woert Regiment, New York State Troops, during the American Revolution
- Brayton Family History Vol 2.

[NI0151] Alburg(h) became part of Grand Isle County in 1802

[NI0153] Deceased

[NI0154] Died of lung cancer at the age of 47. Had black curly hair, known to be quite handsome. Lived in California for a time.

[NI0163] Came to Camden, Arkansas in 1947 to work for a wholesale grocery house. Was drafted and spent two years in WWII in the Navy - at the time working for an aluminum company in Arkansas. Saw "every island from Pearl Harbor to South Korea". Was not in active combat, the ship he was on just moved occupation troops from the states.

One time rode a horse 16 miles to Pearl's house and had to cross a river - about in 1932. That was right down thru the woods. John did not own a car til about 1939-40.

"How John Smart met his future wife Pearl":
In 1931 his dad was a preacher at a little church and Pearl lived about a mile from that church. One Sunday John's dad was sick and asked a "preacher-boy", "...if John will drive you, will you preach for me?"

Well, the "preacher boy" agreed and John and he headed out.

The "preacher boy" preached and after the service a young lady asked if they would like to come over for lunch. That lady was friend of Pearl.

After lunch the lady said let's drive to Prescott. The trio fooled around in Prescott and then said, the lady then said, "...let's go out to Mrs. Ridgell's (Pearl's mother), she always has something to eat..." So, they went out to Mrs. Ridgell's.

At Mrs. Ridgell's, the "preacher boy" said he wanted to "brush up" on his sermon and went in a room and did just that. The lady that drove them there said she saw some turnips and wanted to pull them. That left John and Pearl alone, and the rest is history!

[NI0169] Robert was born in 1908, the son of Sim and Cynthia Irene McFarland in a 2 room frame house on the west end of Martinez St. (Main St.), Logan, NM. A couple of years later the family moved to the country.

Robert enjoyed growing up on the ranch and especially enjoyed freighting cattle feed and other supplies to the ranch farther north in the sand hills. The wagon was drawn by a "four up" of little Jennette mules. It was lots of fun when not loaded to sit down in the bottom of the wagon and see how fast the mules could run. The wheel team had to be held back slightly, to keep the lead team from coming unhitched from the wagon.

It wasn't much fun on a cold winter morning to milk 6 or 8 cows by hand, but was an important part of the family living to seperate milk and ship the cream to market in 5 gallon cans.

Robert had 2 brothers, Reel and Quinten (who died in infancy), 3 sisters, Cynthia, Wilma, and Hazel.

He graduated from Logan High School in 1926. He worked for New Mexico Highway Department until the fall of 1930, then registered in the engineering department of New Mexico State University. After two years economic conditions forced him to leave college and look for a job. Later that year he returned to the rance to help his father with the livestock. Drought and depressed market prices forced the final liquidation of the cattle business in 1934.

On May 3, 1934 Robert married Ovene, the daughter of a homestead family near Gallegos, NM. Ovene's parents, Otha and Mary Osborn moved to Logan and operated a grocery store until after she graduated from high school. Ovene had 1 brother, Otha Jr, 1 sister Mary Jean.

Before marriage Ovene liked to help Robert work cattle. After marriage, her husband like to tell that he married her to keep from paying a cowpuncher $1.50 a day. Ovene was a top hand for 46 years.

(Robert and Ovene) both went to work in the McFarland Bros. Bank in 1943, she worked the insurance business, at the ranch and home.

(Robert and Ovene) bought the McFarland Bros. Bank in 1962, retaining Sim as President, and Cynthia Irene (as) Vice President as long as they lived.

Robert and Ovene had one child, Robert Jr.

Bobby was active in school, graduating from Logan. He was active in 4-H, feeding calves from the family registered herd, and showing them in the County and State Fairs.

After College, Bobby was President of the Bank for a couple of years before his death in 1975.

The family worked together at the Bank, the enjoyed loading into the Bronco 4-wheel drive pickup, going to the sandhill ranch to check cattle, fix windmills or wells.

They were reluctant to give up the ranch because of the extra benefits of exercise and recreation. They loved the country where "The wind drew the water and the Cow chopped the wood."

The sandhill ranch was sold in 1973.

The bank building was doubled in size in 1972 to make room for an improved vault with safe deposit boxes and general use.

The bank was sold in 1977 with the present owners (*note this was written sometime after 1982), Marguerite Poling and family operating a good family business.

Robert and Ovene sponsored the construction of the educational building at the First Baptist Church when they retired from business in 1977. Ovene was a member of First Baptist Church, Logan, Parent Teachers Association, and Bethel Chapter #15, order of the Eastern Star, of Tucumcari, NM.

A malignancy condition claimed her life in 1980.

Robert was a Deacon in the First Baptist Church, a thirty second degree Mason, and the first Mayor of Logan, serving from 1959 until his term expired in 1982. The community gave him surprise party when he retired.

The first trustees of the Village in addition to the Mayor were, Johnie Dugger, Mike Moralez, Joe Shollenbarger, and T.H. Smith. Ruby Smith was clerk, also serving without a salary.

Robert Married Ruby Smith in 1981. She has always been active in community activities, a member of First Baptist Church and Bethel Chapter #15, order of the Eastern Star of Tucumcari, NM. She has reorganized the McFarland family reunion, having it each summer at our "Hill Top Home" on highway 39 north side of Logan.

By -- Robert McFarland

[NI0178] died at less than a year old, about 1916

[NI0184] A rancher in New Mexico. Served with the US Army from 1905 to 1908 in the Phillipines. Was a member of Logan Lodge No. 38, AF & AM. For 18 years he was employed by the Bureau of Reclamation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[NI0190] adopted by the Kings

[NI0224] [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 18, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.111.5.27817.58]

Individual: Brehm, Frank
Social Security #: 505-30-6967
SS# issued in: Nebraska

Birth date: May 12, 1894
Death date: Mar 1985


Residence code: Nebraska

ZIP Code of last known residence: 68448
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Talmage, Nebraska

[NI0226] [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 M-Z, Ed. 5, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Dec 18, 1997, Internal Ref. #1.112.5.111104.181]

Individual: West, Mace
Social Security #: 507-42-2095
SS# issued in: Nebraska

Birth date: Nov 4, 1893
Death date: Feb 1986


Residence code: Nebraska

ZIP Code of last known residence: 68450
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:

Tecumseh, Nebraska

[NI0238] Alvin Rueter. Rueter received his B.A. from Dana with a major in English. He also has an M.Div. from
Capital Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, and an M.A. and a Ph.D., both in speech
communication, from the University of Minnesota.
Early in his career Rueter served as pastor to two California congregations, in Monterey Park and
Inglewood. In 1955 he became pastor at a Lutheran mission congregation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he found a culture he describes as "suspicious of a liturgical church."
To try to overcome this cultural bias, Rueter began a weekly church music broadcast, "hoping to establish common ground by the medium of traditional, vocal music."
In 1960 Rueter left Oklahoma to serve congregations first in Lincoln, Nebraska, and then in St. Paul,
Minnesota, but he also continued as host for the weekly half-hour broadcast that soon became known as "Sing for Joy." The program featured vocal music of the church related to the Lessons for the Day, with Rueter giving brief commentaries between selections on the relationship of the music to the readings.
In 1970 "Sing for Joy" was syndicated nationally; today it is broadcast on 276 stations in 41 states and seven other countries. From the beginning, Rueter's late wife, Beulah (Nielsen '44), worked closely with her husband on many aspects of the programming.
Rueter's career has also included teaching. From 1966-84, while serving a St. Paul congregation, he was an adjunct professor of homiletics (the art of writing and preaching sermons) at Luther Northwestern Seminary. Since 1979 he has conducted preaching workshops for pastors in many locations, including Dana, with the goal "of making good preaching better." In 1985 he became an assistant professor of homiletics and communication at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, teaching half-time in the graduate school of theology and half-time in the college. Since his retirement from St. John's in 1991 he has taught homiletics in the Permanent Deacon Formation Program of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Rueter has written four books, is writing another, and has published many articles and sermons. He has also prepared audio and video cassettes on preaching.
Two Rueter daughters are Dana graduates: Judith Brehm '67 and Christine Gilmore '71. Their other
children are Theodore, John, and Pauline, who is deceased.

[NI0240] Sources:
United States Certificate of Naturalization #7106184, April 14, 1955

[NI0241] Sources:
United States Certificate of Naturalization #7106183, April 14, 1955

[NI0251] According to the 1920 Louisiana census, Walter was the proprietor of a Meat Market in Alexandria, Rapides Parish.

[NI0253] William was a Ball, Louisiana native but spent the last 45 years of his life in Shreveport. He owned "Hill's Grocery Store" and "Hill's Hardware Store" in Shreveport. At the time of his death, he lived at 8912 Linwood, in Shreveport. William died in Schumpert Hospital after a lengthy illness (Acute pulmonary edema, caused by Arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease).

His tombstone shows his birthdate as July 28.

[NI0254] Clara was a lifelong resident of Shreveport, Louisiana. She attended Cedar Grove Methodist Church and was part owner of Hill's Hardware and Pet Shop. She is buried next to her husband, William Winn Hill, at Forest Park West Cemetary, Shreveport, Louisiana.

[NI0268] Died from complications due to Merrill Brayton Brown's birth.

[NI0286] Blacksmith.

[NI0307] William served as a 1st Sgt. in Capt. Wm. B. Hunt's Battalion of mountie volunteers in the war With the Florida Indians. He volunteered and was mustered into service at Claysville, Alabama on the 8th day of September 1836 and continued in active service until the 11th day of September 1837. He died on May 3, 1848.

A land grant was issued in the name of his minor children with his brother Thomas as guardian. Another land grant was issued to Thomas for 120 acres.

[NI0321] Marion Alexander Harrold was born in Green County, Tennessee, April 26, 1837. He died at his home in Ridgefarm, Illinois, December 26, 1906.

As a young boy, Marion mastered the trade of blacksmith, tought by his father, Uriah. (Uriah was a blacksmith.)

Marion spent the early part of his life near New Market, Tennessee. That is where he graduated college.

Marion's father died before the Civil War. Susannah (Marion's mother) took the family north (along with other Union supporters). The Harrold family arrived in Ridgefarm, Illinois in 1861.

Marion enlisted in the "Pioneer corps of the army" in 1864. Later he was assigned to the "blacksmith department". He served as a blacksmith in the Union army until the Civil War ended. It is ironic that Marion was located for a long time near his birthplace in Tennessee.

After the Civil War, Marion moved north again. In Ohio he met Mary Louisa McFarland. They were married at Jamestown, Ohio, November 15, 1869. Marion and Mary had five children: Mary, Harrison, Jennie, Charles and Frank. The three oldest children died in childhood. Marion's wife, Mary, died August, 1879.

January 13, 1881, Marion married Jane S. Smith. Marion and Jane had two children: Edith and Herbert.

Marion was a member of the Masonic Order. He joined the Russell Lodge No. 184 at Georgetown, Illinois, in the fall of 1861. When the Ridgefarm Lodge was instituted Marion was a charter member, and was its first Junior Warden. He was elected to the chapter at Danville, Illinois. On the day he was set to
take his degree, he joined the Union army.

According to the "Ridgefarm Republican" (January 3, 1907), Marion was a, "most highly respected citizen". He took an "active part" in the affairs of the village - in 1875 Marion was elected President of the Town Board.

Marion worked at his blacksmith trade until 1875. In 1875 he went into the "general merchandise business". Marion became involved in the "implement business" around 1885, and continued in that industry until his death.

Marion's entire building and stock were consumed by fire in 1902. However, he rebuilt immediately and continued with his business.

The "Ridgefarm Republican" said, "...above all other interests, Mr. Harrold placed his church, and his God. He was converted when he was 18 years of age during a series of meetings held in his home town ..." When the church burned he arranged for a new one. The "Ridgefarm Republican" reported, "...it was his great desire to it completed and to use his own expression, 'See souls born into the Kingdom within its walls.'"

[NI0323] Sources:
The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059
History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0324] Irish

Sources:
The Mendenhalls: A Genealogy, Henry Hart Beeson, 1969, LDS film #1318059
History of Vermilion County, Illinois, H. W. Beckwith, 1879

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0338] John Rueter was pastor at Peace Lutheran Church, Sterling, Colorado then moved to Wauneta, Nebraska. He began his ministry about 1914 in Earl Grey, Sask, Canada. After 4 years or so, he moved to Orange Grove, Texas for his wife's health. (The 1920 Texas census shows his address as 304 Nanis, Seguin, Guadalupe, Texas) He was there for a few years until his wife died in the Grace Lutheran Sanatorium, San Antonio, Texas. He served for a brief time as interim pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Seguin, Texas where he met Pauline Grenier. Before marrying, he and the 2 children (from the marriage to his first wife) moved to the Ozarks where he seems to have had something to do with a lumber mill. Then he married Pauline, and moved to Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Then he became pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Goodland, Kansas. About 1933-36 he served Grace Lutheran Church, Englewood, Colorado. Then he moved to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rosalie, Nebraska. About 1940 he came to American Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma. Around 1944 he became pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, Superior, Nebraska. His farewell service there was on June 29, 1952. That afternoon after the reception, he and Pauline were driving to his new parish near Wilber, Nebraska, when there was an accident with another car and he died.

Sources:
copy of a letter written by Alvin Charles Rueter to the Reverend Dennis A. Kastens, Pastor, 411 Chapel Dr. , Collinsville, Illinois 62234

Peace Lutheran - ask for Jennifer
1404 South 9th Avenue
Sterling, Colorado 80751
970-522-3408

[NI0351] The youngest daughter of Frank and Grace Rees Harrold, born (June 13, 1915) in Ridgefarm, Ill. In 1932, the family moved to Danville, Ill. Grace (Betty) married Sterling Wilson (son of Sherman and Winifred Carter Wilson) in 1937. In 1941 Sterling and Betty were transferred by E.I.Dupont to Richland, Washington and worked in an atomic bomb plant. They moved to Los Angeles in 1943 and worked for North American Aviation until the end of the war. Then, they moved to Santa Fe Springs, California were Betty still lives today (March 1998).

Betty became involved in community affairs and helped the city to incorporate. She was elected to the first City Counsel and retired March of 1997 after serving for 40 years. Betty was the first woman ever elected as Mayor for a city in Los Angeles County.

"She was the Mayor of Santa Fe Springs for many, many years. She was also the President of the International Sister Cities Program and even ran for the state Senate in California. She has received the President's (Eisenhower) Peace Award among other honors. She is now in her 80's but still quite active, just retired from city hall two years ago." - Jeanne Eisenhauer, July 31, 1999

[NI0354] Sources

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection at the Historical Society of
Pennsylvania, Locust Street, Philadelphia PA

[NI0355] Sources

A. Marshall Elliott, Mendenhall Collection