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HARRIET CHAPIN_FIELDING
1903

TO MY DEAR MOTHER

IRENE AI.DEN ROOT

THIS BOOK IS LOVINGIiT INSCRIBED

Sweet Pilgrim, lingering on the height

That marks the Border-Land,
See what a cloud of witnesses

Answers thy beckoning hand!
From the dim shadows of the past

Come shapes of long ago.
While children's children upward throng

From pleasant vales below.
To wait attendant on thy smile,

Or bear them, back to earth,
A message from thy loving heart —

The secret of thy worth.

God's benison upon thee, dear!

May joys with years .increase;
May we, like thee, attain at last,

That crowning height of Peace.

INTRODUCTION.

An ALDEN memorial with no mention of the voyage of the "May-
flower," the landing of the Pilgrims, or the trials of the Plymouth
colony, may seem an unusual departure from the common rule ; but with
so much available literature extant concerning those interesting and
historic events, to treat of them here, even in part, would be but to
thresh over the harvests of others. With the exception, therefore, of
such data as seemed necessary to establish the full line of succession, the
scope of this small work has been confined to new fields of research lying
along a single tributary of the main stream of Alden genealog)^

Following the line of descent from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
down through their second son, Joseph, we find in the sixth generation,
one Isaac Alden (1755-1822), who m.arried Irene Smith (1757-1834),
with whom this history virtually begins ; for but the briefest reference
to this branch of the family is to be found in any of the hitherto pub-
lished records or genealogies. And it is a matter of some surprise how-
little seems to have been known by former writers of the large following
of these pioneers who, more than a hundred years ago, set their
faces toward the great Northwest, or of the subsequent pilgrimages of
their descendants, extended South and West, even to the farthest
borders of our national possessions. It is this lack of information re-
garding them that has made it seem of no small importance that their
history should be secured before the irretrievable loss of those more
perishable records stored, now, only in the minds of those who, con-
stituting the living links between past and present, are fast passing
beyond our reach.

The data herein collated have been obtained, for the most part at
first hand, from authentic documents, trustworthy traditions — the rem-
iniscences of those who, so to speak, have touched hands across six
generations — autograph letters, and, notably, the old Family Bible of
Isaac Alden and his wife, which, surviving wars, removals, and many
another chance of time and circumstance, still ofiers the almost unbroken
register of themselves and their eleven children.

Longevity is a pronounced and well-recognized characteristic of the
Alden family, not entirely due, it would seem, to any exceptional phys-
ical vigor, but rather to some survival of that moral force its earlier
representatives derived from a serener trend of thought and simpler
habits of life. Although the Isaac Alden of this sketch failed to round
out the full measure of his forbears' years, yet the inheritance of length
of days is conspicuously shown among his descendants, some of whom
have passed the four-score mark.

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As a rule, too, the Aldens have been incHned, preferably, to peaceful
pursuits. One writer speaks of them as "bookish, and given to teach-
ing and preaching." The list might well be extended to include farm-
ing and milling, to judge from the multiplied instances of those occupa-
tions encountered in this work. But wherever found, or however
employed, it is gratifying to note that they are generally distinguished
by industry, frugality, temperance and honesty.

No effort has been made to trace their lineage beyond the seas, for,
as true Americans, it should matter little to them whether they come of
so-called "noble birth" — as some maintain — or not, for certain it is,
the young pilgrim cooper of Southampton, the virtual founder of their
family, neither bore nor yet bequeathed prouder title than that of
"gentle manners."

A separate and distinguishmg number has been given each descend-
ant of the Alden line recorded here ; and to avoid confusion, since names
are oft repeated, the descent is further indicated, in the later generations,
to correspond with the several children of Isaac Alden, as follows : (of
Philander) ; (of Philomela) ; etc.

A more extended personal acquaintance might have secured much
additional history ; and, no doubt, a too excessive modesty or imperfect
appreciation of its value to posterity, has also denied these pages many
another interesting sketch or anecdote, as well as fuller individual notice.
The material received, however, has been set forth as accurately and im-
partially as possible.

To all whose kindly help and pleasant memories have made this
record possible, most grateful thanks are here expressed. Though the
result seem small compared with time and effort given, yet it has been,
throughout, a work of love that brought its recompense at every step
in an awakened interest and friendly intercourse. To some abler pen of
the future is confided the pleasant duty of extension and improvement.

These simple annals show no high, illustrious names ; but close ac-
quaintance here commemorates, with pride, the homely virtues that
have marked their days : — true piety ; integrity of purpose and of deed ;
courage to meet the hard vicissitudes of life as well as brave the dangers
of the wilderness ; deep love of country and of home ; an open-hearted
hospitality ; a generous sharing of their substance with the poor — for
such, perchance. Fame holds no sculptured niche, nor flaunting Heraldry
emblazoned shield ; yet worthy, they, to be "ensamples" for the chil-
dren of tomorrow and today, for whom a reverent hand has gathered
up some broken threads and wrought therefrom the single strand that
spans, complete, three centuries of their history. H. C. F.

December, 1903.

THE

ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS

ISAAC ALDEN AND IRENE SMITH, HIS WIFE.

(1599- I 903)

JOHN ALDEN, the ancestor of the Alden family of America, as
we learn from the early records, was born in England in 1599, and came
to Plymouth in the "Mayflower," in the year 1620. He was not one
of the Leyden Church pilgrims who first embarked on the "Speedwell"
at Delft Haven, for they first made his acquaintance at Southampton,
where they had stopped to meet the provision vessel from London.
Their ship's carpenter had been taken ill, and young Alden hearing of
the circumstance from some of the crew, decided to apply for the posi-
tion. Although a cooper by trade, he was considered proficient enough
at handling tools for a ship's carpenter, was added to the crew,
and, finally, to the ship's company. When he arrived at Plymouth,
"being a hopeful young man," as Gov. Bradford states, "was much
desired, but left to his own liking to go or stay, but he stayed and
married here." He was married, about 1621, to Priscilla Mullins,
daughter of William Mullins, of Plymouth.

He was one, and probably the youngest, of those who signed the im-
mortal compact of civil government in the cabin of the "Mayflower,"
then at anchor in the harbor of Provincetown, November 15, 1620.
President John Adams, one of his descendants, claimed for him the
honor of being the first to set foot on the rock at Plymouth. Eleven
children were born to John Alden and his wife, but authorities differ
widely as to the time and order of their birth. The following list is
based upon the latest known research :

CHILDREN :

I. John, mariner, of Boston, was born in Plymouth in 1622;
admitted freeman in 1648, and, about 1659, removed from
Duxbury to Boston. During the witchcraft delusion in 1692,
he was accused and taken to Salem for examination, where

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he acquitted himself admirably. He was nevertheless im-
prisoned for some time, but finally escaped and went to Dux-
bur)'. He died March ii, 1702. He was married April i,
1660, to Elizabeth Everell, widow of Abiel Everell, and
daughter of William Phillips, of Watertown and Saco.

2. Joseph, born 1624, died February 8, 1697. (See Second Genera-

tion, for further history.)

3. Elizabeth, born about 1625, and died at Little Compton, R.

I., May 31, 1717. She married William Paybody , of Duxbury ,
who died December 13, 1707. In the Boston News Letter
of June 17, 1717, the following paragraph appeared: "This
morning died, here, Elizabeth Paybody in the 93rd year of
her age. She was a datighter of John Alden, Esq., and
Priscilla, his wife, daughter of Mr. William Mullins. This
John Alden and Priscilla Mullins were married at Plymouth,
where their daughter Elizabeth was born. She was exemplary,
virtuous and pious, and her memory is blessed. Her grand-
daughter Bradford is a grandmother." She was the mother
of thirteen children.

4. Jonathan, (Capt.), was born about 1632. He was buried

"under arms," February 17, 1697. He married Abigail,
daughter of Benj. Hallett, Esq., of Barnstable. She died
August 17, 1725, aged 81 5^ears. They had four children.

5. Sarah, married Alexander Standish, son of Capt. Miles Standish.

They had seven children.

6. Ruth, died October 12, 1674. She married February 3, 1657,

John Bass, of Braintree.

7. Mary, was living in 1688, and died before 1699, when her hus-

band married a second wife. She married before 1667,
Thomas Delano (De la Noye), of Duxbury. They had one
child.

8. David, died May 20, 17 19. He married Mary Southworth,

daughter of Constant Southworth (eldest son of Alice South-
worth, widow, who married Gov. Bradford).

9. Rebecca, is mentioned in the Colonial Records as of marriage-

able age in 1661.

10. Zachariah. Ann Alden married Josiah Snell, December 2,

1699. Mitchell says she was a daughter of Zachariah Alden,
who was the progenitor of William Cullen Bryant.

11. Priscilla, married Samuel Cheeseborough, in 1699.

SECOND GENERATION.

(2.) JOSEPH ALDEN, second son of John Alden and Priscilla
Mullins, was born in 1624, and died February 8, 1697. He married
Mary, daughter of Moses Simmons, Esq., who came over in the "For-
tune." He was one of the original settlers of Bridgewater, and a

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farmer by occupation. The first improvements in Bridgewater were
begun in 1654, in what is called the West Parish, which, for a time, was
known by the name of Duxbury Plantation. The Sachem who deeded
this township went with the purchasers upon a certain hill in the East
Parish, and made his conveyance in this manner, mentioning the con-
siderations : "I give you all the land South seven miles ; all the land
North seven miles ; all the land West seven miles ; and all the land
East to where the white man lives."

children :

12. Isaac.

13. Joseph, born 1667; died December 22, 1747.

14. John.

15. Elizabeth.

16. Mary.

THIRD GENERATION.

(13.) Deacon JOSEPH ALDEN, farmer, of Bridgewater, second
son of Joseph Alden, (2), was born in 1667, and died December 22,
1747, in the 80th year of his age. He married, in 1690, Hannah Dun-
ham, a native of Middleborough, and daughter of Daniel Dunham.
She died January 14, 1743, in the 78th year of her age.

CHILDREN :

17. Daniel, born January 29, 1691; died at his seat in Stafford,

at the age of 80 years.

18. Joseph, born August 26, 1693; died December 9, 1695.

19. Eleazer, born September 27, 1694; died on his farm near

Pine Hill, South Bridgewater, January 30, 1773.

20. Hannah, born February, 1696; died in the 8ist year of her

age. She married Mark Lathrop, of Easton.

21. Mary, born April 10, 1699; died at the age of 80 years. She

married Timothy Edson, of Stafford.

22. Joseph 2nd, born September 5, 1700; died October 5, 1700.

23. Jonathan, born December 3, 1703; died November 10, 1704.

24. Samuel, born August 20, 1705; died on his farm at Titiquot,

at the age of 80 years.

25. Mehetable, born October 18, 1707; died at the age of 30 years.

She married Barnabas Eaton, of Middleborough.

26. Seth, born July 6, 17 10. He inherited and occupied the farm

of his father, and died at the age of 7 5 years.

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FOURTH GENERATION.

( 19.) ELEAZER ALDEN, of Bridgewater, second son of Deacon
Joseph Alden, (13), was born September 27, 1694, and died January 30,
1773. He married, in 1720, Martha, daughter of Joseph Shaw, and
sister of Rev. John Shaw. She was born in 1700, and died at the age
of 69 years.

CHILDREN :

27. Jonathan, born 1721 ; died at the age of 84 years. He married

Experience Howard, who died December 1809, in the 91st
year of her age.

28. ELE.A.ZER, born 1723; died at Bridgewater, at the age of 80

years. He married Sarah Whitman.

29. Abraham, born 1725; died 1727.

30. David, born 1727 ; died at Ashfield, Mass., at the age of 80 years.

31. Joshua, born 1729; died at the age of 80 years. He married

Mary Carver, whose first husband was Seth Alden, son of
Capt. Seth. Alden, (26). She died December 2, 181 1, aged
63 years.

32. Caleb, born 1731; died 1733.

33. Ezra, born 1734.

34. Timothy, born 1736.

FIFTH GENERATION.

(30.) DAVID ALDEN, of Ashfield, Mass., fourth son of Eleazer
Alden ( 19), was born in 1727, and died in 1807. He married his cousin,
Lucy Thomas.

35
36
37
38
39

CHILDREN :

Isaac, born May 5, 1755; died March 5, 1822.

David.

John.

Lydia.

Enoch.

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SIXTH GENERATION.

(35.) ISAAC ALDEN, eldest son of David Alden, (30), was born
at Ashfield, Mass., May 5, 1755. He married, May 18, 1780, Irene
Smith, of Ashfield, who was born July 4, 1757. A former record briefly
refers to him as a magistrate, but there is little or no accurate knowl-
edge of his life previous to his removal, in 1794, from Ashfield to a
small settlement in Oneida Co., N. Y., then known as the town of
Western. And whatever may have been his mental endowments or
judicial attainments, it is certain that the hard conditions that con-
fronted him in this new home, made it necessary for him to work out
the problem of existence for himself and family in sweat and brawn ;
for uncultivated nature there offered him but the barest essentials of life,
and to make even these available, shelter must be provided, crops sown
and gathered, forests levelled, and mills erected for the manufacture of
lumber, the grinding of grain, and the carding of wool for the household
loom.

At the time of their removal from Ashfield, six children had been
born to Isaac Alden and his wife, two of whom, Fanny and Jacob, died
in infancy. Three children were born in Oneida Co.

That portion of the State to which he removed was, at the time, all
called Oneida Co. Afterwards, Oswego and Jefferson counties were
taken off and the Fifth Township, now in Oswego Co., was named
Williamstown. In the year 1800, Isaac Alden moved with his family
to Williamstown, and there built a saw-mill on a stream called Mill
Brook. The house he also built there, and which was his home for some
years, was constructed of rough logs, rolled up and laid without chink-
ing or mortar, and had neither upper nor lower flooring. The barn
joined the house, except for a threshing floor between, and all under one
roof. The fireplace, which must have constituted the principal feature
of this primitive dwelling, was sufficiently ample to accommodate logs
twenty-five and thirty inches through. These logs were drawn by a
horse to the barn portion of the structure, then rolled through the wide
door to place.

Philo, the youngest child, was an infant at the time, and for him
the father fashioned a cradle by splitting a hollow basswood log, cut-
ting it the required length, and blocking into it two rude rockers.

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There were two or three other famihes that moved to Wilhanistown
about the time that Isaac Alden did, and these constituted the first set-
tlers of Oswego Co. His nearest neighbor lived four miles distant.
A few years later he built other mills on Fish Creek, which locality after-
wards became the business portion of the town. But life there at that
early period was the same old story of struggle and privation that his
New England forbears had known, and which so many of his descend-
ants were yet to experience in other undeveloped sections of the country.
And this toilsome life with its hard conditions must have continued for
man}'- years, for we learn of farming and milling enterprises, and of
logging ventures undertaken to secure part of the growing traffic af-
forded by the wide stretches of forest, the convenient streams and the
close-bordering lake. In this hand to hand conflict with nature the
elder children were, necessarily, bound to assist; and so great was the
need of their help in order to meet the daily requirements of a large
family, and so scant the opportunities for self-improvement, that what-
ever of education most of them received, was through irregular and im-
perfect home methods, or what they were able to acquire in later life,
when self support offered the long delayed but still appreciated ad-
vantages.

That the restraints and narrow conditions that thus shut them in
from the wider fields of activity must have proved irritating and irk-
some to the more restless spirits among them, is matter of small wonder.
One by one they began to break away from their moorings. Philomela,
the only living daughter, was early married to Dr. Joel Rathbun, of
Camden, N. Y. ; Isaac, Jr., found his way to the Mississippi, thence to
the Gulf, and finally settled in Louisiana ; Joshua ran away to sea ; Pliny,
more domestic, married and settled on a farm ; Richard sought employ-
ment as an apprentice. But the first real affliction the household knew
was the tragic death by drowning of the eldest son. Philander, soon
to be followed, however, by the cruel and enforced separation from the
husband and father.

In the year 1811, just before the outbreak of the war with Great
Britain, Isaac Alden left his home at Williamstown, to make a trip
down the St. Lawrence River with a cargo of lumber. Lender what un-
fortunate circumstances he fell into the hands of the enemies of his
country, is not known ; but somewhere on that expedition he Avas cap-
tured by British soldiers and imprisoned ; and because of his refusal to
swear allegiance to the king, was eventually deported to England, from
which exile he did not return until 1820, nine years after. The absolute
knowledge we have of the harsh treatment and cruel suft'erings inflicted
upon other prisoners similarly situated at that time, enables us, with

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some degree of certainty, to fill in the probable record of this unhappy
experience, although we possess no positive account of the same. Nor
is it known whether his prolonged absence was due to ill health, or to
difficulties encountered in the matter of exchange ; but he survived his
return only a short time and died at the home of his son, Richard, in
Warren, Pa., March 5, 1822.

To have met his country's foes in open conflict might have entitled
Isaac Alden to greater distinction ; but to have accepted captivity and
banishment rather than forswear allegiance to that country, reveals as
true a spirit of loyalty and heroism.

To Isaac Alden and his wife eleven children were born, some of
whom attained an advanced age.

Irene Smith Alden died at the home of her son, Richard, in Warren,
Pa., March 14, 1834. Her life and ancestry are further treated of in
another part of this volume (see Page 125).

CHILDREN :

40. Philander, born January 31, 1782; died July 28, 1810.

41. Philomela, born December 10, 1783; died June (or July), 1861.

42. JOSHUA, born June 10, 1785; died November 2, 1846.

43. Pliny, born March 28, 1787; died November 14, 1834.

44. Isaac II, born February 19, 1789; died about 1870.

45. Fanny, born April 2, 1791 ; died April 4, 1791.

46. Jacob, born January 27, 1792; died January 27, 1792.

47. Hiram, born October 28, 1792; died November 26, 1838.

48. Richard, born May 19, 179s; died May 2, 1883.

49. Enoch, born December 9, 1797; died June 27, 1833.

50. Philo, born July 3, 1800; died November 6, 1866.

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SEVENTH GENERATION.

(40.) PHILANDER ALDEN, eldest son of Isaac Alden, (35),
was born at Ashfield, Mass., January 31, 1782, and removed with his
parents to Western, N. Y., in 1794. He married, December 10, 1804,
Betsey Hall, who was born at Pownal, Vt., October 8, 1779, and settled
at, or near Williamstown. He was undoubtedly associated with his
father in the milling and lumbering business, for it was while engaged
in a logging enterprise on Lake Ontario that the accident occurred that
terminated his life July 28, 1810.

The story of this sad event is thus briefly related by the youngest
son of his brother Pliny, who was the last to see him alive :

"He and my father were lumbering on the lake when a storm came
up, and uncle Philander wanted my father to go with him in a sail boat
to some other point on the lake, for the business was pressing. My
father was afraid and would not go ; but uncle took their little sail boat,
hoisted the sail, was blown out onto the lake and never seen again.
This my mother used to tell me."

Of the widow of Philander Alden little information can be obtained ;
but in an incomplete record handed down by her daughter Philomela,
it is stated that her father was at the battle of Bennington, Vt., and that
an uncle was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. If
this latter statement be correct, she was of the family of Lyman Hall,
of Georgia, who was born in Connecticut. She was buried at Fredonia,
N. Y.

CHILDREN :

51. Harriet Hall, born October 17, 1806; died July 14, 1876.

52. Philander L., born April 18, 1808; died in 1859.

53. Philomela, born June 19, 1809; died February 10, 1898.

(41.) PHILOMELA ALDEN, eldest daughter of Isaac Alden,
(35), was born at Ashfield, Mass., December 10, 1783. She removed
with her parents to Western, N. Y., in 1794, and thence to Williamstown,
in 1800, where she was married, August 22, 1802, to Dr. Joel Rathbun
(the earlier records also spell the name Rathbon and Rathbone), of

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Camden, N. Y. She continued to reside at Camden for some years after
her husband's death, and the old homestead they built there is still in
the possession of, and occupied by some of their descendants.

By the removal to Louisiana of so many of her family, she was finally
induced to follow. This occurred about i835-'40, though the exact date
has not been ascertained. The new home and the old were widely dis-
tant from each other, and the facilities for travel and intercourse difficult
and limited. This made letter writing cursory and infrequent.

She returned North for her first visit in 1854. Several letters writ-
ten by her, subsequent to this event and extending up to i860, are still
preserved. In them she gives brief but graphic descriptions of her
journeys ; retails pleasant items of home gossip ; tells of the visits made
from one family to another ; the birth of their children, and the occupa-
tions of those with whom she might be staying ; and so furnishes much
of the outline of her own life and theirs.

Although the later of these years were troublous ones for the nation,
when even men's stouter hearts were failing them for fear at the
threatened peril of disruption, with rare tact and tender solicitude, she
guides the expression of her own thoughts and feelings to the safe
middle ground of mutual affection and common interest, with the evi-
dent intent and desire to hold the hearts of her children, both North
and South, within the close circle of her mother-love, while covering
all with the mantle of a noble Christian charity.

"We are all liable to err," she says, "and what we know not now,
we shall know hereafter."

In the summer of i860, accompanied by her daughter Philomela,
she made her last visit to the old home in Camden ; and the last known
letter penned by her hand bears date November 5, of that year, written
soon after her return to the home of her son Joel, who was then living
in Madison Parish, La. She writes of her trip down the Mississippi,
refers to the friends and early associates just left, recounts incidents of
the several visits en route, and says :

"My health is very good. I have a room here with a fire all to
myself, where I sit and think of the absent friends so kind and pleasant
to me. I really live my visit over again. I shall have enough to think
of for a long time to come, and to reflect on the goodness of God in
permitting me to take such a long journey, and in preserving my health
to such an advanced age. May my remaining days be spent in His
service and praise."

She sends thanks for the gift of a Testament, which, she says, "I
appreciate the most of anything you could have given me. It fills in
the lonely hours, and gives me instruction when I am in doubt what to
do or what course to take. Or, when I am in trouble, it shows me that

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patience and resignation are my duty, knowing that God appoints all
things for us, whether prosperous or afflictive."

Peace, rolling back the gloomy curtain that Civil War let down be-
tween the old home and the new, reveals no fairer picture of the past
than that cheerful fire, before which sits a loving mother, trustful,
prayerful and content, dreaming of the past and hoping for the day
when unity should once again prevail.

She died at the home of her son Joel, in June or July, 1861.

Dr. Joel Rathbun, the husband of Philomela Alden, was born August
20, 1779, and at the time of their marriage was already a practising
physician of repute in his community. He also served as a surgeon in
the United States army during the war of 181 2.

In the family burial plot at Camden, there has been erected a monu-
ment which bears this noble inscription :

"In Memory of

DR. JOEL RATHBUN,

who died August 23, 1820, aged 41 years.

As a physician he was able and skillful, possess-
ing, during 18 years of extensive practice, the
deserved confidence of the community.

He was an active and liberal patron of religious
institutions, a friend of order, and a peacemaker.

Being among the early settlers of Camden, he

contributed much to its prosperity.

In life respected and beloved, and in death no
less lamented.

By this event the poor have lost a benefactor, and

the tears of his widow and orphans attest how

kindly he fulfilled the office of father and husband."

Nine children were born to Philomela and Dr. Rathbun, Joel several
months after the father's death.

CHILDREN :

54. Levant, born June 26, 1803; died September 18, 1869.

55. Selden, born July 18, 1896; died about 1830.

56. Alden, born October 24, 1808; died June 10, 1888.

57. Philander, born December 10, 1810; died 1842.

58. Lysander, born June 11, 1813; died November 7, 1862.

59. DoRLiSKA, born August 22, 181 5; died January 23, 1887.

60. Philomela, born December 15, 18 17;

61. Joshua, born October 5, 1819; died in infancy.

62. Joel, born January 21, i82i;died January 15, 1879.

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(42.) JOSHUA ALDEN, second son of Isaac Alden, (35), was
born at Aslifield, Mass., June 10, 1785, and removed with his parents
to Western, N. Y., in 1794.

His was one of the more restless spirits among the children of his
father's family, and his venturesome nature fretted against the tame
existence of the woodsman and millwright of a frontier wilderness.
The irresistible voice of the sea sounding, it may be, through many
generations of the past, called louder than hum-drum duty, and at the
age of fifteen, availing himself of some opportune occasion — the sail-
ing of a lumber-laden schooner, or other chance inducement of the con-
veniently near lake — he ran away to sea and shipped "before the mast."

After several years of the hardships and limited ventures of a coast-
ing vessel, he finally arrived at the port of New York with his sea-
faring ardor still unabated, and there reshipped for a cruise to the West
Indies. This voyage was eventually extended to England.

While walking the streets of Liverpool one day, he was seized by
a "press-gang," hurried aboard a British man-o'-war, and compelled for
a long time to do duty under a foreign flag — a grievance so persistently
engaged in at that time against American seamen, as to precipitate the
war that soon after ensued between the two countries.

This enforced service of Joshua Alden's was mostly in Mediter-
ranean waters, but he was also with the fleet that lay off Corunna, Spain,
for the purpose of re-embarking the British forces after the defeat and
death of Sir John Moore.

Though oppressive and reluctant, this service offered some com-
pensating features, for he witnessed many of the maneuvres of the
world's then greatest naval forces, saw the distinguished Commander
Nelson, and made acquaintance with new places, peoples and customs.

But it was hardly to be expected that a patriotic American boy, with
mind doubtless fired by the renowned examples of naval valor of his own
country, should regard with any degree of satisfaction this compulsory
service. How to escape was the thought ever uppermost in his mind.
The long awaited opportunity at last presented itself while the fleet
lay off the coast of Spain, but its successful accomplishment involved
a feat possible only to one possessed of great physical strength and
unusual powers of endurance, namely, the swimming of five or six
miles to a Spanish ship. He was treated with great kindness by the
Spaniards who picked him up, instructed in their language, and given
the opportunity to reship on one of their vessels to Chili, then a Spanish
colony.

Arrived at Chili, he continued to follow the fortunes of the sea for
many years, and became, himself, captain of a ship, with headquarters

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at Valparaiso. In recounting his memories of foreign lands, he always
spoke of that city as possessing the most delightful climate he had ever
known.

After attaining the age of some forty years he decided to give up his
roving sea life and return to the home he had left as a boy. Like a res-
toration from the dead was the home-coming of this son and brother.
For several years he resided at Ashville, N. Y., where he married,
November 15, 1827, Louisa Fletcher, who was born at Worcester,
Mass., November 15, 1798, and died May 24, 1880. About the year
1835, he removed with his family to Claiborne Parish, La., where he
engaged in business with his brothers. In 1846 he removed to Bristol,
111., where he died November 2nd of that year.

In writing of her father, his only surviving child and last descend-
ant, says:

"My father was not much of a talker, and I was not old enough
when he died to know how to draw out the history of his life that I now
wish I had. He had an intellectual turn of mind, had read a great deal
and read intelligently. I can say that, as a child, I never went to him
with a question to which he could not give me an intelligent reply if
not a complete answer."

CHILDREN :

63. Mary Jane, born August 24, 1828; died, July 15, 1846.

64. Emma Frances, born July 11, 1830.

65. Isaac Fletcher, born April 14, 1832; died July 21, 1840.

66. Lucy Ann, born September 2, 1837; died July 18, 1843.

67. Ellen Cornelia, born June 6, 1839; died June 6, 1840.

(43.) PLINY ALDEN, third son of Isaac Alden, (35), was born
at Ashfield, Mass., March 28, 1787, and removed with his parents to
Western, N. Y., in 1794. He married, March 27, 1812, Anna Upson, of
Litchfield, Conn. After his marriage he settled, first, on a farm in
Williamstown, removing later to Floyd, Oneida Co., where he continued
to reside until his death, November 14, 1834.

He was a powerfully built man, with a constitution that should easily
have carried him to the best years of his ancestors, had he not been ex-
posed for an entire day to a cold, drenching November storm, from
the effects of which he died twenty-four hours after. He was a thinker
and a great reader ; his ambition being not so much to make money as
to know about things and men, and to provide books for his children
at a time when books were scarce and difficult to obtain.

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In the war of 181 2, when Sackett's Harbor was threatened by the
British forces, he was called out with other militiamen for its defence,
though during this service no engagement occurred.

He had a bass voice of great power and compass, regarding which
it is related that once, upon the occasion of a Fourth of July celebration,
when the firing of an anvil constituted the chief attraction of the day,
a fellow townsman, who lived a mile or more distant from the scene,
being asked if he had heard the report of the cannon, replied :

"No; but I heard Pliny Alden laugh, easily enough!"

When a young man, Pliny was at one time employed to run a saw-
mill near Sackett's Harbor, owned by a Mr. Hopkins. Alone at his
work one night, his foot became caught in the floor planks just in front
of the carriage which was approaching him, and which, unchecked,
would have torn his foot off. He could neither extricate himself nor
reach the lever to shut down the mill. Just at this perilous moment,
Mr. Hopkins, who lived a mile away, arrived at the mill, hurriedly shut
off the water and released him. His presence there at that opportune
moment was due to a dream his wife had had that Pliny Alden was in
danger. At first he refused to go to the mill just to verify what he
considered a fancy ; but upon a repetition of the dream, finally yielded
to her entreaties and reached the mill barely in time to rescue his un-
fortunate employee.

Anna Upson, the wife of Pliny Alden, came of distinguished and
patriotic ancestry. Her father, Deacon Ashbel Upson, was born in
the same house in Litchfield, Conn., where his ancestors had lived for
more than a hundred years. He served in the war of the Revolution.
Her mother was the daughter of Lieut. Levi Munson, who also served
in the Revolutionary army, was with Ethan Allen in his attack on
Montreal, and was taken prisoner with him and carried to Falmouth,
England, where for months they were confined in a prison ship until
exchanged. Lieut. Munson was also with Washington at Valley Forge,
and at the taking of Stony Point.

Anna Upson Alden was born February 26, 1787, and died April
2, 1862.

CHILDREN :

68. Isaac, born January 8, 1813; died February 7, 1891.

69. Fanny, born February 8, 1815; died in infancy.

70. Henry, born August 16, 1817; died August 31, 1825.

71. Nancy Irene, born January 22, 1822.

72. Mary Alma, born August 12, 1825.

73. Philomela, born November 7, 1826; died December 11, 1890.

74. Joshua, died in infancy.

75. Lyman Pliny, born September 18, 1831.

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(44.) ISAAC ALDEN II, fourth son of Isaac Alden, (35), was
born at Ashficld, Mass., February 19, 1789, and removed with his
parents to Western, N. Y., in 1794. When quite a young man he left
home and found his way to the Mississippi River, thence to New
Orleans, afterward removing to northwestern Louisiana, to what was
then the extensive Claiborne Parish, from which tract the parishes of
Webster, Bossier and Bienville have since been made. Her£ he be-
came the owner of a large plantation. But his whereabouts must long
have been a matter of uncertainty, for in the old Family Bible it is re-
corded of him : "Isaac Alden, Jun'r, supposed to have died in the army
in the spring of 1808, at New Orleans." This entry is then crossed out,
and the following added: "Isaac Alden not dead, but returned from
Natchitoches, June, 1821."

After a residence of many years in the South, he finally returned to
his old home for a visit. His father, meanwhile, had died, and his
widowed mother was living in Warren, Pa., with her son Richard. By
his glowing descriptions of a country where the conditions of life seemed
easier, he persuaded her to return with him, and she made her home in
Louisiana until about the year i833-'34.

Isaac Alden was married, April 27, 1834, to Sallie Henderson, of
Tennessee, of whom nothing further can be learned except the record
of her death in the old Bible which reads : "Sallie Alden died August
24, 1848."

He is described by those who once knew him, as a most interesting
man, greatly beloved, not only by his family, but by all who were brought
under the influence of his genial, hospitable nature. He died about the
year 1870, and has no living descendants; nor is the order of birth of
the three children born to him, accurately known.

CHILDREN :

76. Infant daughter.

77. John, died June 4, 1848.

78. Isaac III, died in November, 1862.

(45.) FANNY ALDEN, second daughter of Isaac Alden, (35),
was born at Ashfield, Mass., April 2, 1791, and died in infancy.

(46.) JACOB ALDEN, fifth son of Isaac Alden, (35), was born
at Ashfield, Mass., January 27, 1792, and died in infancy.

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(47.) Dr. HIRAM ALDEN, sixth son of Isaac Alden, (35), was
born at Ashfield, Mass., October 28, 1792, and was the youngest member
of the family at the time of the removal to Western, N. Y., in 1794.
When but a lad he began the study of medicine with his brother-in-law,
Dr. Rathbun, at Camden, and completed his course of instruction at
Cincinnati, Ohio. He first entered upon the practice of his profession
in the small village of Ashville, N. Y. He married, January 28, 181 6,
Melita Huntley, of Rome, N. Y. Six children were born to them there,
and one, Maria, died. About the year 1828, Dr. Alden removed with
his family to Ripley, N. Y., where he continued his practice for several
years. Three children were born at this place.

Attracted by the inducements offered settlers by the territorial gov-
ernment of Michigan, he decided to make another change, and one that
seemed to give better promise for the future of his large and growing
family. The new exodus was made in 1834, and in true pioneer fashion,
the "prairie schooner," or mover's wagon of that day, conveying family
and household g'oods the entire journey of more than three hundred
miles to a small inland settlement in the Southern peninsula of Michi-
gan, called "Chuksinewabish/' or Coldwater, by the still remaining
Pottawatomie Indians. Of this journey the older children retain vivid
recollections and relate many pleasant incidents.

At Coldwater Dr. Alden selected and patented 80 acres of choice
timber and farming land, the title to which has changed hands but once
in the interim of nearly seventy years. Two children were born at
Coldwater. It was his intention to combine agricultural pursuits with
the practice of his profession, but his scholarly attainments and fine
executive qualities were soon recognized, and required to help shape
the destinies of a new State. For three years, 1835, '36 and '37, he
served as a member of the legislature of Michigan, and during his last
term acted as Speaker of the House.

The projected interests of the Michigan Central Railroad then en-
listed his services, and it was while engaged as Commissioner for that
organization that he contracted the fever that ended his life and career
at Detroit, November 26, 1838.

Most of the descendants of Dr. Alden were born at Coldwater, and
many of them, present or absent, still call the place "home."

Melita Huntley Alden was born October 26, 1798, and came of a
good New England family, best known through the literary attainments
of her relative, Lydia Huntley Sigourney, author and poet. She pos-
sessed a strong and decisive character, but beneath a quiet, dignified
exterior, carried a warm and tender heart, and large charity of thought.
One of her children, of whom six still survive her, says :

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"She had a sweet and amiable disposition ; was kind and indulgent,
but always insisted upon strict obedience and a reverence for parents
and parental authority. She would quickly check any of us with a
sharp reprimand, if we manifested or indulged a disposition to criticise
the short-comings of others. Her motto : 'Say all the good you can,
and never speak ill of others for the sake of gossip/ is a lesson re-
membered to this day whenever the impulse occurs to say unkind things."
And this beautiful tribute comes from one already past the four-score
mark!

Melita Huntley Alden married, second, Joel Redway, of Centerville,
Mich., at whose home she died, September 5, 1849.

CHILDREN :

79. Matilda, born December 26, 1816; died 1847.

80. Hiram Rathbun, born November 15, 1818; died May 13, 1863.

81. Maria, born December 28, 1820; died March 22, 1823.

82. Irene, born June 26, 1822.

83. Eliza Mary, born April 9, 1824.

84. Alma, born June 5, 1826; died May 8, 1895.

85. Isaac Reuben, born February 22, 1828.

86. Philander, born October 15, 1830.

87. Wyllis, born October 22, 1832.

88. Elizabeth, died in infancy.

89. Harriet, born January 28, 1835.

(48.) RICHARD ALDEN, seventh son of Isaac Alden, (35), was
born at Western, N. Y., May 19, 1795. In an old blank book, now in the
possession of his family, he tells the story of his early life as follows :

"My parents moved from Ashfield, Mass., to the town of Western,
Oneida Co., N. Y., about A.D. 1794. I was born in the same town.
My father moved about 1800 to Williamstown, now in Oswego Co., and
there built mills. The nearest house at that time was four miles. My
chances for schooling while young were very poor ; the most I ever had
I obtained after I got to doing business for myself. I did not live at my
father's much after I was twelve years old. At the age of seventeen I
went to learn the clothier's and carding trade in the town of Camden,
Oneida Co., N. Y. Being ill-treated by my master, I left him in 181 5,
and went to Cayuga and worked at my trade for two years as a journey-
man. I then returned to Camden and rented an establishment for three
years. Before the first year was up the property changed owners with-

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out any reserve or regard to my contract, which caused me much trouble.
I finally gave up the contract and rented another establishment on the
same dam for three years. My mother kept house for me. My father
had gone down the St. Lawrence with lumber, in 181 1, previous to the
war with Great Britain, and was taken prisoner (because he would not
swear allegiance to the king), and did not return until A.D. 1820. In
May, 1821, I moved to Warren Co., Pa., and built a fulling mill. My
mother kept house for me in the shop overhead. My father died in
March, 1822."

There are still many blank pages in the old book that one wishes had
been filled by a microscopic pen with further reminiscences of those
early days. The fragments of history that it does contain are inter-
spersed with the debits and credits of a small business, various house-
hold recipes, remedial compounds, a brief record of his marriage, the
birth of his children, reports of prayer meetings, and other memoranda
of a private or business nature.

In 1826, Richard Alden removed to Pine Grove (or Russellburg),
Pa., and the following year, January 27, 1827, he married Betsey
Newman, of Otsego, N. Y. His mother and other members of the
family having located in the South, he was also persuaded to remove to
Louisiana. He remained there, however, but a year, returning to Penn-
sylvania and settling in Warren, that State, where he continued to reside
until his death. May 2, 1883, at the ripe age of 88 years. During his resi-
dence in Warren, he held the office of Justice of the Peace for the three
consecutive terms of five years each, preceding his decease. He was uni-
versally respected and revered in his community as a man of unblemished
reputation. A published tribute to his memory says :

"He was a Christian from principle rather than convenience. All
his acts were marked by the strict law of justice and fidelity. Although
his later life was spent in comparative quiet, it was sublime. He had
that peace of mind known only to the truly good."

His pastor wrote of him :

"For fifty years he was a Christian of the truest and purest type.
In 1840 he was appointed class-leader, which position he retained until
death. For twenty years he was Superintendent of the Sabbath School,
also filling the positions of trustee and steward. So deeply did he
comprehend the spirit of his Master, that all who knew him were im-
pressed with the purity and power of his life. To such a man death was
but the stepping-stone from toil to rest. During his last illness he was
not able to speak, but a Christian life reaching over fifty years declared
far more than any utterance upon a death-bed possibly could. He
seemed happy to the very last, the vision of his faith at times appearing
like a revelation, as, with a smile on his face, he would beckon with his

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hand to the Watcher at the Beautiful Gate." In the church to which
he belonged he was always known as "Father Alden."

To the plodder, the care-laden youth and man, the one to whom it
falls to look out for the parents, and who sees the horizon of ambition
bound by the narrow round of daily duties faithfully performed, his own
career may seem colorless and tame ; but from the view point of today,
the life of Richard Alden, far from being* so, shines with the light of
patriarchal excellence.

Betsey Newman (in the old Bible the name is spelled Numan) Alden
was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., September 26, 1801. She was a re-
markable woman in many respects, always keeping in touch with the
current events of the day, even in her old age. She read her favorite
newspaper, the New York Tribune, up to within three days of her
death. Her grand-daughter, writing of her, says :

"She was a sweet old lady, small, and always dainty in appearance,
and most skillful with her needle. She spent many a day sewing and
knitting and planning for the needy. Although ambitious by nature,
she and her devoted husband made many sacrifices for the church they
loved so well. She was well posted in all its affairs and a liberal sup-
porter of its benevolences. She was a great lover of her country, and
kept herself well informed as to all that affected its prosperity."

Another says : "It was refreshing to sit beside this saint of God,
and talk with her about the affairs of the church and the world at large.
She had been long looking for the closing of her earthly life, and when
it came was full ready and glad to be released from the mortal and
clothed upon with immortality."

She survived her husband eleven years, and died at Warren, April
II, 1894, at the advanced age of nearly 93 years.

CHILDREN :

90. Elizabeth Irene, born May 15, 1829; died November 10, 1833.

91. Isaac Simeon, born October 16, 1831; died July 20, 1896. .

92. Laurinda Amelia, born October 25, 1834; died September 6,

1851.

93. Bishop Richard, born March 27, 1837; died June 18, 1852.

(49.) ENOCH ALDEN, eighth son of Isaac Alden, (35), was
born at Western, N. Y., December 9, 1797. Little information has been
obtained respecting his early life. He married Mary Webb, January

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18, 1819, and subsequently removed to Claiborne Parish, La. In the
year 1833 yellow fever prevailed in that district, and both Enoch Alden
and his wife fell victims to the dread scourge, dying within three days
of each other. The entry in the old Bible is as follows : "Enoch Alden
died June 27, 1833," and "Polly Alden died June 30, 1833."

Three children were born to them who, after their parents' death,
were cared for by their uncle, Isaac Alden II, but no information has
been obtained regarding the dates of their birth or death. Inside the
cover of the old Family Bibje, however, a childish hand has written these
names : "Laurella Alden" and "Joshua E. Alden," which it is con-
fidently assumed were those of the two older children.

CHILDREN :

94. A daughter (Laupella?), who died in youth.

95. Joshua E., accidentally killed.

96. William.

(50.) PHILO ALDEN, ninth son of Isaac Alden, (35), was born
at Western, N. Y., July 3, 1800. He learned the carpenter's trade in
his youth, and became a master workman. He removed to New York
City, where he continued to work at his trade for some time, and where
he married Margaret Ellen Riemer, April 15, 1827. From New York he
went to Pennsylvania, thence to New Orleans, where, also, for a while,
he worked at his trade. About the year 1832 he removed to Claiborne
Parish, La., which place was thereafter his home. Here his inherited
predilection for milling found wide opportunity in the enormous cypress
swamps of that section, and he engaged in this business for some years
with material success and profit. He was also Deputy Sheriff of that
extensive and then undivided Parish, and in the discharge of his official
duties was often obliged to make trips of one hundred miles or more.

In 1843 he built a saw-mill in the western part of Bossier Parish. In
1850 he caught the gold-fever, and with two of his brothers-in-law em-
barked for California April 2nd, of that year. After experiencing many
hardships and privations, and failing to find the anticipated fortune, he
returned home in 1852, and went to work again at his trade of carpenter.
In 1857 he was elected to the office of High Sheriff of Bossier Parish,
which office he held until his accidental death, from being thrown from
his saddle, at his home in Bellevue, La., November 6, 1866.

He was a charter member of the first Masonic organization of north-
western Louisiana, and master of the Lodge to which he belonged. A

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man of generous impulses, and honest, himself, he thought others so to
an extent that often resulted in serious financial loss. Genial, fun-
loving and kind, he always looked on the bright side of life, and re-
peated reverses and disappointments failed to disturb his natural cheer-
fulness of spirit. He attained no little popularity in the community
where he lived, and possessed the enviable quality of keeping friends as
well as winning them.

Margaret Ellen Riemer Alden was born in New York City, July
23, 1808. After the death of her husband she removed to Arkansas, and
died at the home of her eldest son, George, July 29, 1868.

CHILDREN :

97. Elizabeth Ellen, born March 2, 1828; died March 11, 1855.

98. Margaret Emeline, born January 23, 1830; died July 24,

1890.

99. George Richard, born July 23, 1833.

100. RiNALDO, born January 22, 1836; fell at Missionary Ridge,

loi. Mary Jane, born March 4, 1838.

102. Irene, born August 10, 1841.

103. Pauline ist, born May, 1842; died December 18, 1844.

104. Pauline 2nd, born April 8, 1845; died December i, 1888.

105. Philo, born January 26, 1848.

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EIGHTH GENERATION.

(51.) HARRIET HALL ALDEN, eldest daughter of Philander

Alden, (40), was born at Williamstown, N. Y., October 17, 1806, and

died at Erie, Pa., July 14, 1876. In her early life she taught school

at Ripley, N. Y., and at Meadville, Pa. She was married, February 15,

1837, to John Bell Dinsmore, who was born at Wyndham, N. H., August

15, 1 87 1. The record of her birth is recorded in her family Bible in her

own handwriting.

CHILDREN :

106. John Bell, born March 15, 1838.

107. Henry, born September 3, 1839; died Septemper 5, 1839.

108. George Washington Patterson, born August 30, 1840.

109. Elizabeth Alden, born March 12, 1843.

no. Susan Bell, born July 16, 1845 ; died January 25, 1863.
III. James, born December 26, 1848.

(52.) PHILANDER L. ALDEN, son of Philander Alden, (40),
was born at Williamstown, N. Y., April 18, 1808 (one record gives the
year 1807, which is an obvious error, for his sisters' birth dates are
known to be correct). He ran away to sea at an early age, and finally
emigrated to Mexico in 1826. He was at one time a master of a whaling
vessel that was wrecked off the coast of California. For a while he was
engaged in business in California and in the employ of the New Al-
maden Quicksilver Mining Co., a former Superintendent of which
writes of him as follows :

'T have a very distinct and pleasant recollection of Mr. Alden. I was
in the employ of the Company as engineer, directing the operations of
the mine from 1850 to 1856. I found Mr. Alden there, and understood
from himself and others that he had a family in Mexico. He returned
to Mexico very soon after I met him, and I have never heard a word
from him since."

It is remembered by relatives now living, that he came East, around
the Horn, during the early fall of 1840, to purchase mining machinery,
and the Superintendent above quoted further states :

'T am sure that when he came East to purchase machinery it must
have been for a company in Mexico."

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In an old book that belonged to his sister Philomela, it is recorded
that he died in Mexico, in the fall of 1859, "Commanding Colonel in
the army at that time engaged in securing the independence of that
country."

For some time he corresponded at irregular intervals with his eldest
sister. It is recalled by members of her family that in his letters he

stated that he had married a Spanish lady named Isabel , and

that he had three children. In writing home he was in the habit of
signing his name, "Fernando." It is assumed that this change was in
deference to his Spanish relations.

In view of such information as has been received, it is considered
only just that the children mentioned should be accorded their proper
places and numbers.

CHILDREN :

112

113-
114.

(53.) PHILOMELA ALDEN, second daughter of Philander
Alden, (40), was born at Rome, N. Y., June 19, 1809, and died at Buf-
falo, N. Y., February 10, 1898. She was married at Ripley, N. Y., May
6, 1832, to Rev. Adrian Foote, a Baptist clergyman. Her ancestors seem
to have been almost equally divided between Presbyterian and Baptist
in regard to their religious persuasions, but she finally came to embrace
the faith of the Baptist church. After her marriage she experienced
the many and varied vicissitudes incident to the wife of one whose call-
ing and duties necessitated frequent and uncertain change of residence ;
yet, withal, she was ever the devoted and careful mother and housewife,
as well as the earnest supporter of her husband's work and efforts. She
died at the age of 89 years. For the last twenty years of her life she
was entirely blind. In speaking of this affliction, a daughter says :
"In all that time of trial I never heard her utter one impatient word ;
nor did she seem to feel but that it was all for her good. Her patient
sweet face comes before me now, with the beautiful white hair that set
it in like a frame of silver. She was most of the time cheerful, and
ready to help in any way she could. She was a very interesting con-
versationalist, and had always been a great reader, remembering so much
that her conversation was especially entertaining to the young. I can
never estimate the help she was to my children. She could repeat
chapters of the Bible learned when she was, herself, a child ; and after
our father became so old that he could not read, she would recite the

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Scriptures to him. It was a common thing for us all, if we wished to
learn a text or where it could be found, to go to mother. Her death
was like her life, quiet and peaceful. She breathed her life out with a
smile on her face, and I am sure she caught a glimpse of the beautiful
Beyond, for at the last her eyes opened with such a look of joy, I can
never forget it."

Rev. Adrian Foote, a man of rare attainments and great ability, was
born at Pittsfield, Mass., April 2, 1787;, and died at Rochester, Ind.,
July 29, 1886, being nearly one hundred years of age, and the oldest
Baptist clergyman in this country. His father served as a surgeon on
board a privateer, during the Revolutionary war, afterwards continuing
the practice of his profession until his death in 1820. His mother was
Isabella Henry, of Blanchford, Mass., a woman of fine qualities and
great intelligence. They removed to a forest settlement in Chenango
Co., N. Y., when Adrian was six years old. He was the second in a
family of twelve children. He came of a studious and thoughtful an-
cestry, and early imbibed a knowledge of the heavy religious doctrines
of that day by listening to the frequent theological discussions and
arguments of his elders while he sat in his favorite seat on his mother's
loom. His father was a strict disciplinarian of the old school, and his
youth was one of serious toil and hard-earned instruction. But he
seemed always to have had a great desire for knowledge and the culture
of schools. As he advanced to manhood he became competent to teach,
and like most dwellers in isolated communities, made it his business to
understand various kinds of handcraft, becoming especially proficient as
a carpenter. His religious opinions at this time, however, were very
unsettled, but there came the time when, with an awakened conscience,
he deliberately made up his mind to a religious life, one that had not
offered him, hitherto, a single attraction, in which determination he
persevered in spite of many signal and unhappy failures. At the age
of thirty years he was baptized, and the same year ordained and called
to a pastorate. From this time on, his long and memorable life was
devoted almost exclusively to the ministry. In many parishes and
several States he labored untiringly for the cause of religion. Hard-
ships and privations — and they were many and severe — only seemed to
strengthen his zeal and increase his ardor. The religious awakening
and moral advancement of many communities were directly traceable
to his efforts and instruction. A loyal patriot, he not only gave of his
own in support of the Government during the Civil war, but main-
tained its cause in word and deed, often suffering reproach and ignominy
by reason of his pronounced views and emphatic utterances. When past
his 70th year, feeling keenly the need for a settled abode in his declin-

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ing years, he decided to make a home in the farther West, in a new
wilderness and upon uncultivated land, no small part of its establish-
ment being- the work of his own hands, and here his closing years were
passed. It may be noticed, in passing, that one of his earliest converts
was his wife's cousin, the Rev. Levant Rathbun, himself a preacher of
repute.

CHILDREN :

115. Adrian Van Horn, born February 8, 18,33.

116. Elizabeth Isabella, born November 25, 1834; died June 19,

1885.

117. Sarah Harriett, born July 19, 1836; died January 10, 1855.

118. Maryetta, born February 22, 1839.

119. Minerva Gabriella, born May 24, 1846.

(54.) Rev. LEVANT RATHBUN, eldest son of Philander Alden
Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., June 26, 1803. He was a
Baptist clergyman of great energy and usefulness in the early days of
Chautauqua Co., N. Y. He was twice married ; first in 1826, to Laura
Brainard Comstock, who was born November 7, 1806, and died August
24, 1845 ; ^"d second, in August, 1846, to Mrs. Sarah Ann Paden, who
was born May 30, 1814, and died January 24, 1895. From numerous
testimonials to his work and worth, the following extracts have been
selected :

"To say that he was a good man is too weak a phrase to express his
moral worth : he was a good man but he was more. His was a
character that bore in every part the impress of an intense positive-
ness. Few have labored under more disheartening embarrassments, and
fewer still, have risen so entirely above them, and accomplished so
much for the Master and His cause. His father dying when he was a
mere lad, he was forced to rely wholly upon himself to carve out his
future and to shape his course in life. At the age of seventeen he
emigrated to Pine Grove, or Russellburg, Pa., and amid its wilds com-
menced life for himself. There, living alone in his rude cabin, he
cleared himself a farm, displaying those traits of diligent and energetic
industry so eminently characteristic of him through life. On the 20th
of January, 1826, he was united in marriage to Laura Brainard Com-
stock, whose image and love enlivened his wilderness and shed the glow
of hope over the solitude of his cabin home. To them five children
were born."

"Who in Chautauqua Co., can forget that grand old Christian hero,
Levant Rathbun? No man so well deserves kind remembrance and a

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conspicuous, loving place in its history as he. For more than thirty
years he rode over the hills of the County in sunshine and storm, in sick-
ness and health, early and late, toiling for the highest and noblest of its
interests. Almost every road and house in all that region of country
was familiar to him. Where is the house of w^orship or the school-
house whose walls have not echoed to the sound of his voice? Duty
was plain. No man in those parts ever labored with superior zeal.
Over 600 converts were baptized by him. His pastorates were brief
but eminently successful. This success was won, not by high endow-
ments in secular learning — to those he never made any pretensions —
yet he possessed in large measure, those other qualities indispensable to
a minister, strong native powers of intellect ; a retentive memory ; quick
penetrating discernment; just and rapid induction; and a lively, glow-
ing imagination. These powers, directed by a large and warm heart,
rendered him a worker that needed not to be ashamed, and enabled him
'rightly to divide the word of life.' To please God, and not man, to
preach Christ, and not himself, was ever his aim. No form of vice,
injustice or wrong, however popular, escaped his scathing denuncia-
tion ; no enterprise of reform upon which he thought the Master's favor
rested, however unpopular, but won his zealous and earnest advocacy."

To Laura Brainard Comstock, was due much of the success he ob-
tained as a minister in his early days of trial and privation, for it was
she who gave the needed stimulus to his faith, and the assistance and
encouragement he sorely needed in the establishment of home and call-
ing. She was not strong in health at any time, but possessed a good
deal of executive ability in the management of their household affairs.
Gentle, amiable, holding herself ever at the service of others, she ac-
cepted and sustained her husband's decision to take up the work of a
pioneer minister without objection or murmur, althoug'h it involved
their leaving the farm they had struggled so hard to obtain, as well as
the home where their first children were born, and where, by frugality
and industry, they had begun to collect some of the comforts of life.
Thenceforth, until her early death, she continued to follow his un-
certain fortunes while he was engaged in building up the Baptist
churches of Chautauqua County.

Sarah Ann Paden, the second wife of Rev. Levant Rathbun, was
born at Black Rock, N. Y., May 30, 1814. She became a Christian at
the age of twelve years, and united with the Baptist church, being bap-
tized at the foot of Niagara Falls. For twenty-five years she zealously
and efficiently served with her husband the interests of the church, and
for twenty-four years after his death she ardently continued the work.
With a large family and small stipend of salary, she yet interested her-

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self in every organization to which he belonged, assuming, at the same
time, more than her share of the home duties that he mig'ht be free to go
on with the larger work.

children :

(By Laura.)

120. DoRLiSKA, born March 15, 1827; died September 22, 1903.

121. Theron Joel, born May 7, 1829; died Jvdy 3, 1853.

122. Andrew Jackson, born November 7, 1831; died August 4,

1853-

123. Byron W., born October 28, 1835; died November 13, 1902.

124. Milton, born September 10, 1838.

(By Sarah Ann.)

125. WiLBERFORCE, bom May 4, 1849.

126. Laura, born August 19, 1850.

127. James Lytle, born August 16, 1852; died July 25, 1857.

128. Charles, born October 21, 1853.

129. Willie, born August, 1855 ; died September 7, 1857.

(55.) SELDEN RaTHBUN, second son of Philomela Alden
Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., July 18, 1806. He went
South about the year 1830, and died in Mississippi. He was unmarried.
No further information has been obtained regarding him.

(56.) ALDEN RATHBUN, third son of Philomela Alden Rath-
bun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., October 24, 1808. He was
married, September 14, 1831, to Rosanna Dunbar, of Camden, who was
born December 13, 1809, and died December 23, 1877. Their home
was always in Camden, and Alden Rathbun died there June 10, 1888.

CHILDREN :

130. Frances Maria, born September 12, 1832; died May 27, 1869,

131. Edwin Dunbar, born Avigust 21, 1834; died October 8, 1901.

132. Joel E., born August 7, 1836.

133. D. Henry, born February 8, 1839; died October 12, 1843.

134. Dorliska Hernando, born April 10, 1841.

135. Henry A., born September 28, 1843.

136. Theodore Frelinghuysen, born October 7, 1845 ; died Febru-

ary 21, 1896.

137. Matilda, born August 21, 1848.

( 57. ) PHILANDER RATHBUN, fourth son of Philomela Alden
Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., December 10, 1810. He
died unmarried about the year 1842.

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(58.) LYSANDER RATHBUN, fifth son of Philomela Alden
Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., June 11, 1813. He re-
moved South about the year 1840, and died at Holly Springs, Miss.,
November 2, 1862. He married, first, Ruth Ann Lower, who was
born in New York, May 23, 1826, and died September 23, 185 1 ; and,
second, Mary M. King, who was born in 1832, and died April 12, i860.

CHILDREN :

138. Philander Alden, born February, 1842; died December,

1864.

139. Morris, born July i, 1843; d^^*i February 14, 1889.

140. Frank, born February 9, 1853; died February 10, 1880.

(59.) DORLISKA RATHBUN, eldest daughter of Philomela
Alden Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., August 2.2, 181 5.
She removed to Louisiana, and was married, in 1837, to Luther Easton
Pratt, who was born in Vermont in 181 5. She died at New Orleans,
La., January 23, 1887.

CHILDREN :

141. Edward Eugene, born November 4, 1838; died September 9,

1861.

142. Frances Almedia, born July, 1840; died December, 1882.

143. Clarence Byron, born October 25, 1842; died December 26,

1869.

144. Daniel Webster, born June 19, 1845.

145. William Custis, born, 1848; died, 1850.

146. Helen Ophelia, born April 14, 1850; died, 18S6.

147. Laura Belle, born February 14, 1852.

148. Alice Amarintha, born June 4, 1854.

(60.) PHILOMELA RATHBUN, second daug-hter of Philomela
Alden Rathbun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., December 15, 1817.
She removed to Louisiana, where she was married, in 1853, to S. P.
Day, whom she still survives. She is the oldest living descendant of
Isaac Alden and Irene Smith, his wife, and resides at Minden, La.

(61.) JOSHUA RATHBUN, sixth son of Philomela Alden Rath-
bun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., October 5, 1819. He died in
infancy.

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(62.) JOEL RATHBUN, seventh son of Philomela Alden Rath-
bun, (41), was born at Camden, N. Y., January 21, 1821, and died at
Poplar Grove, Ark., January 15, 1879. For some years he resided at
Dallas, Madison Parish, La., where he owned a large property known
as the Big Mound Plantation. It was at this place that his mother died
in 1861. The breaking of the levees sometime in the '60s so devastated
this property that he was forced to abandon it, and he subsequently re-
moved to Arkansas. He was married, and it is understood that he had
several children, but no record has been obtained of them with the ex-
ception of the birth of one.

CHILD :
149. Son, born about October i, 1856.

(63.) MARY JANE ALDEN, eldest daughter of Joshua Alden,
(42), was born at Ashville, N. Y., August 24, 1828, and died in Louisi-
ana, July 15, 1846.

(64.) EMMA FRANCES ALDEN, second daughter of Joshua
Alden, (42), was born at Ashville, N. Y., July 11, 1830. She was
married, October 13, 1883, to Abel Russel Proctor, who was born at
Weston, Mass., July 29, 1821, and died at Arlington, Mass., July 7, 1889.
To the deep interest she holds in maintaining the honorable reputation
of her descent is due much of the history here recorded. She resides
at Fredonia, N. Y.

(65.) ISAAC FLETCHER ALDEN, son of Joshua Alden, (42),
was born at Ashville, N. Y., April 14, 1832, and died in Louisiana, July
21, 1840.

(66.) LUCY ANN ALDEN, third daugliter of Joshua Alden,
(42), was bom in Claiborne Parish, La., September 2, 1837, and died
there July 18, 1843.

(67.) ELLEN CORNELIA ALDEN, fourth daughter of Joshua
Alden, (42), was born in Claiborne Parish, La., June 6, 1839, and died
there June 6, 1840.

(68.) ISAAC ALDEN, eldest son of Pliny Alden, (43), was born
at Williamstown, N. Y., January 8, 1813. He married, March 18, 1845,

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Mary Hopkins, who was born at Groton, N. Y., November 11, 1819,
and who still survives him. He was reared on a farm in Oneida Co., N.
Y., where, at an early age, he acquired a fondness for rural pursuits and
forest life that he never lost, though circumstances later directed him to
another calling. At the age of 18 years he stood six feet two inches
high, was well proportioned and, like his father, powerfully built. A
favorite amusement of his, at that age, was to chop down big trees just
to see them fall and to hear them crash. A description of an ex-
perience he had about this time, illustrates so well his natural pluck and
determination, readiness of resource and self-control, and affords so
clear an idea of the difficulties of travel, and ignorance of the great
distances in the Northwest at that time, that it is quoted at length :

"Having obtained his father's consent to seek his own fortune, he
first found employment on a farm near Rome, N. Y., where his ability
and faithfulness soon led to his appointment as overseer. There was at
this time at Rome a United States Arsenal, Capt. Mallory in charge.
An order having been received from Maj. Whistler, commanding the
Fort at Mackinac Island, for a ton of powder and a supply of soldiers'
clothing, young Alden's employer was solicited to take the contract for
delivering these goods. An agreement was effected for the sum of
$25;o, and Isaac, himself, engaged to transport them to Mackinac.

"Whatever may have been Capt. Mallory 's qualifications as a war-
rior, he evidently knew little of the geography of that part of the country,
for, incredible as it may seem, he assured Isaac that he would not only
find good roads to Lewiston, but, also, from Lewiston to Detroit, through
Canada ; that the distance from Detroit was about 60 miles ; but that,
as the country was rather thinly populated, he might possibly have to
camp out one or two nights. The young man was to receive for his
services, in addition to his full pay of $10 per month, and expenses paid,
an additional allowance of 3c. per day with which to purchase a pint
of cider; but it was expressly stipulated that he should purchase only
one meal a day, his other needs to be supplied from such food as he could
carry with him. He was allowed to take his gun and dog. As it Avas
now the middle of December, 1833, and the sleighing good, it was
thought advisable to get as early a start as possible. A long sleigh was
procured in which was placed a large covered box provided with a lock,
in which were stored the kegs of powder, clothing, food, blankets, etc.
High stock collars were then the fashion, and inside the lining of the one
he wore he fastened the money for his expenses.

"It was a bitter cold Monday morning when he started on his journey,
with deep snow covering all the Mohawk Valley. Travelling North for
a day or so, as he had been advised, he finally struck the ridge road run-

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ning parallel to Lake Ontario. By Saturday he had only reached Pen-
field, where he spent the Sabbath. But that day a rain and thaw set in,
and most of the snow having melted, he found it impossible to proceed
with the sleigh. With the determination and persistence so character-
istic of him, he sought out a farmer, told his story, showed his papers,
and, satisfying him of his integrity, struck a bargain for a wagon, agree-
ing to pay 25c. a day for its use until it was returned, which he thought
would be in about a month. Box and supplies transferred, he proceeded
on his way. Reaching Lewiston the following Friday, he stopped over
night on the American side of the border, although he had been assured
by Capt. Mallory that he would find no trouble in crossing Canada with
his supplies. His naturally cautious disposition, however, led him to
make inquiries before attempting to do so. He learned from the Cus-
tom's officials there that such goods, being contraband, would be con-
fiscated and he arrested if he took them across the border. Thus was
left to him only one course to pursue, namely, to try to reach Detroit by
the road running along the South shore of Lake Erie. He reached
Buffalo early the following Sunday morning. A hard Northwest gale
raged all that day ; and finding that the wind had blown the ice to a
height of fifteen feet in places along the shore road, when he resumed
his journey he was obliged to make a detour of some thirty miles to avoid
it. The mud was so deep he could make but a few miles a day, and to
cheer the lonely stretches, he made the wilderness echo with his deep bass
voice and religious hymns. One day he felt unusually confident and
encouraged. The air was balmy and progress steadily improving, and
he poured forth his satisfaction in a volume of sound, to the tune of
Uxbridge :

'At anchor laid, remote from home,

Toiling I cry, Sweet Spirit, come !

Celestial breeze, no longer stay.

But swell my sails and speed my way.'

"Alas, for human hopes and expectations ! Passing, at the moment,
an unusually deep hole, the front axle of the wagon broke with a crash,
and load and all fell into the slush and mud. Again he drew upon his
reserve of energy and good nature. Depositing his powder, keg by keg,
with his other goods by the roadside, and leaving his dog on guard, he
propped up the wagon and dragged it through four miles of mud to
the nearest blacksmith's shop. By reason of this delay he made but little
progress, reaching Conneaut, Ohio, the following Saturday evening.
The next week he did better, and spent the Sabbath at Oberlin. From
there on the roads began to improve, the dreaded Black Swamp country
having frozen over solidly. He crossed the Maumee River on the ice

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at Perrysburg and, turning Northward, encountered no more mishaps,
and in g'ood time reached Detroit. Here he made inquiries as to the best
road to Mackinac, and was astounded to learn that his destination was
still some three hundred miles distant ; the country between, for almost
the entire distance, a dense pathless wilderness of forest; and that
there was nothing for him to do but to wait for Spring, and then proceed
by water. Here, indeed, was an obstacle not to be immediately over-
come ; but he made the best of the situation. He stored his powder
and clothing at the Fort, and, in order to reduce the expenses his em-
ployer must necessarily incur, went to work with his team by the day at
such jobs as he could lind, during the rest of the winter.

"On the loth of April, 1834, the schooner Austerlitz sailed from
Detroit for Chicago. He sold his team and wagon, and embarked with
his supplies on board this vessel for Mackinac. The channel was
tortuous, head winds prevailed, and it took him two weeks to accomplish
the journey. Maj. Whistler, who receipted for the goods, although
he laughed long and heartily over the recital of his experience, com-
plimented the young man upon his judgment and perseverance. Hav-
ing to wait at Mackinac for two weeks longer for the return of the vessel,
with his habitual industry he went to work there, also, for 50c. a day and
his board. He reached Detroit on his return. May 12th; and a few
days later, with his dog who had been his faithful friend and companion
all the way, took boat for BufTalo, going thence by canal to Rome, stop-
ping only long enough at Penfield, to pay for his wagon. As the total
expenses of his trip, covering over five months, were but $75, including
99 cents for thirty-three pints of cider, his settlement with his employer
was eminently satisfactory."

This was the beginning of his individual career. He was so cap-
tivated with the outlook in Michigan, that he returned there the follow-
ing fall, going, first, to Pontiac, and afterwards to Coldwater, where
he located and became a successful and prosperous miller, and where
he continued to reside until his death, February 7, 1891, honored and
respected by all who knew him, for his industry, honesty and practical
common sense.

Referring to his life, his younger brother says : "It took many genera-
tions of honest, conscientious, faithful ancestors to produce such a man.
They cannot be made in one g'eneration, as I have found in my more than
27 years of constant work among the children of degenerate parents."

Mary Hopkins Alden resides at Coldwater. She is a venerable
"Mother in Israel," a person of still vigorous intellect and, withal, of a
strong and finely marked character.

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CHILDREN :

150. Marian, born July 23, 1846; died June 13, 1890.

151. Willis, born August 11, 1856.

152. Anna, born Januar}'' 23, 1859; died September 16, 1898.

(69.) FANNY ALDEN, eldest daughter of Pliny Alden, (43),
was born at Williamstown, N. Y., February 8, 181 5, and died in infancy.

(70.) HENRY ALDEN, second son of Pliny Alden, (43), was
born at Williamstown, N. Y., August 16, 1817, and died August 31,
1825.

(71.) NANCY IRENE ALDEN, second daughter of Pliny Alden,
(43), was born at Williamstown, N. Y., January 22, 1822. She was
married, October 16, 1856, to Horace Hill, farmer, who was born at
Marcy, N. Y., May 13, 1825. They reside near Coldwater, Mich.,
upon the farm that their industry and frugality have secured for the
peace and comfort of their declining years, respected by all who know
them and are witness to the constant evidence of their consistent
Christian lives.

(72). MARY ALMA ALDEN, third daughter of Pliny Alden,
(43), was born at Williamstown, N. Y., August 12, 1825. She was
married, May 7, 1846, to Horace French, who was born at Troy, N. H.,
May 30, 1819, and died March 29, 1896. She resides at Rome, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

153. Anna, born July 28, 1851; died May 19, 1886.

154. Mary E., born February 20, 1853; ^i^d August 12, 1853.

155. Lyman Azotus, born November 5, 1855.

156. Henry Brooks, born July i, i860.

157. Charles, born August 9, 1862.

158. Mary Genevieve, born November 9, 1867; died December 5,

1894.

(73.) PHILOMELA ALDEN, fourth daughter of Pliny Alden,
(43), was born at Williamstown, N. Y., November 7, 1826. She was
married, May 10, i860, to Allen Cook, farmer, of Coldwater, who was
born at Tonawanda, Pa., January 14, 1808, and died July 30, 1888.

Philomela died December 11, 1890.

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(74.) JOSHUA ALDEN, third son of Pliny Alden, (43), was
born at Williamstown, N. Y., and died in infancy.

(75.) LYMAN PLINY ALDEN, fourth son of Pliny Alden,
(43), was born at Floyd, N. Y., September 18, 1831. From 1834 until
1846 he lived at Camden, N. Y., then removed to Quincy, 111., where,
by his own unaided efforts, he prepared for college, and in 1849 ^""
tered Marietta Colleg'e, Ohio, graduating in 1853 ^^ ^^^ classical de-
partment, carrying off the honor of Latin Oration in his junior year, and
of Greek Oration at his graduation. He commenced the study of
Theology, but on account of feeble eyesight, gave up his studies and
engaged in farming and teaching from 1856 to 1863. He married,
April 20, 1863, Lena P. Kidder, of Geneseo, 111., who is still living,
and who was born at Stratton, Vt., August 8, 1838. After his
marriage he removed to Quincy, Mich., where for twelve years he was
engaged in a manufacturing and mercantile business. In June, 1875,
he was requested by the Board of Control of the Michigan State Public
School for Dependent Children, located at Coldwater, Mich., to become
the Superintendent of that institution. He accepted and remained there
for eig'ht years, during which time the school took the only medal and
diploma awarded by the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition to any
child's institution. All over Europe and this country this has had the
reputation of being the model child's institution of the world. In
January, 1884, he was invited to go to Terre Haute, Ind., and organize,
equip and manage the Rose Orphan Home, an institution richly en-
dowed by the late Chauncey Rose, where he has remained for the past
nineteen years. He has written many things for publication, among
them four papers for the National Conference of Charities, which have
attracted much attention. He is on the Official Board of the Congrega-
tional Church of Terre Haute ; a member of the Vigo County Board of
Children's Guardians ; Vice-President of the Charity Organization So-
ciety ; and is and has been a director in various business organizations.*

CHILDREN :

159. Lena Eva, born April 28, 1866.

160. Ernest Gallaher, born June 21, i86q.

161. Jessie Seward, born November 24, 1870.

(76.) A DAUGHTER of Isaac Alden II, (44), who was born in
Claiborne Parish, La., and died in infancy.

*Lyman Pliny Alden died at Terre Haute, Ind., January 3, 1904.

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{y-j.) JOHN ALDEN, son of Isaac Alden II, (44), was
born in Claiborne Parish, La. He is the only one of his father's chil-
dren whose name is recorded in the old Bible, where the date of his
death only, June 4, 1848, is given.

(78.) ISAAC ALDEN III, son of Isaac Alden II, (44), was
born in Claiborne Parish, La. He was in the Confederate Service, Co.
A, 19th Regt., La. Inf'y, and died at Camp Moore, of measles, in
November, 1862. His cousin, George R. Alden, who was with him at
the time of his death, speaks of him as "a most excellent young man."

(79.) MATILDA ALDEN, eldest daug-hter of Dr. Hiram Alden,
(47), was born at Ashville, N. Y., December 16, 1816, and removed to
Coldwater, Mich., with her parents in 1834, where she was married,
March 5, 1835, to Alonzo Waterman, who was born in 1809, and died
July 29, 1877. Matilda died in 1847.

CHILDREN :

162. Mary, born January 23, 1836; died December 13, 1893.

163. Alma, born November 13, 1840.

(80.) HIRAM RATHBUN ALDEN, eldest son of Dr. Hiram
Alden, (47), was born at Ashville, N. Y., November 15, 1818, and re-
moved with his parents to Coldwater, Mich., in 1834. His father's
early death left him the virtual head of a large family. For several
years he assumed the management of the farm as well as the care and
support of his widowed mother and the younger children; but failing
health necessitating a change of climate, the farm was eventually sold.
After a long sea voyage and extended sojourn in the South he re-
covered measurably, and upon his return to Coldwater was appointed
County Treasurer, which position he filled acceptably for some years.
He was married, December 24, 1846, to Harriet Davis, who was born
August 26, 1823. He afterwards engaged in the flour-milling business,
but a recurrence of his malady decided him to seek the milder climate
of California. He sailed from New York City with his family, late in
the year 1862. A severe storm encountered off Cape Horn made it
necessary for all hands to help work the ship ; this so impaired his feeble
strength that he survived his arrival in California but a short time. He
died at Santa Clara, May 13, 1863. He was ever a devoted son and

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brother ; and of so winning and lovable a disposition as to gain the
respect and affection of all who knew him.

Harriet Davis Alden later removed to Ashland, Oregon, where she
died May 17, 1893.

CHILDREN :

164. Hiram Rathbun, born August 27, 1852.

165. Byron W., born January 15, 1857.

(81.) MARIA Ai^DEN, second daughter of Dr. Hiram Alden,
(47), was born at Ashville, N. Y., December 28, 1820, and died at that
place, March 22, 1823.

(82.) IRENE ALDEN, third daughter of Dr. Hiram Alden, (47),
was born at Ashville, N. Y., June 26, 1822, and removed with her
parents to Coldwater, Mich., in 1834. Upon her, as upon her elder
brother, fell cares and responsibilities unsuited to her years ; but the
tenderness of heart and sweetness of soul which even then characterized
her life, responded nobly to each filial duty and yielded rich fruit, not
only in the promised "length of days," but in the continued love and
affection of those committed to her early charge. She was married,
January 14. 1841, to Roland Root, of Coldwater, then a merchant, and
nine children were born to them. From the days of the wilderness
until now, she has made Coldwater her home, has helped to make its
history, and from a small hamlet numbering scarce a hundred souls,
where the early pioneers, supplanting the native Indians by grant and
purchase, had yet to fight the deadlier foes of fever and privation, has
seen the place grow to a thriving centre of industry and trade. She is
a member of the Baptist Church, and a consistent Christian in word and
deed. Although beloved and revered by successive generations of
friends and neighbors, her rarest qualities are best known to the "inner
circle" of her heart and home. Eight of her children are living, and
in an ever constant interest in their welfare and happiness, and the
quietude and peace that come from a well-spent life, she measures out
the twilig'ht years.

Hon. Roland Root was born at Skaneateles, N. Y., December 26,
1813. He removed to Michigan from Paynesville, Ohio, in 1835, and
at first engaged in trading with the Pottawatomie Indians there. He
afterwards became, successively, merchant, miller and farmer. A man
of fine intelligence and scholarly tastes, he did much to advance the edu-

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cational interests of Coldwater, and it was ever his aim, no matter how
great the inconvenience to himself, to secure for his children the best
instruction possible. He was always actively interested in all public
measures and their improvement ; was a member of the State legis-
lature, a local magistrate, and frequently served on the Grand Jury of
the State.

At the outbreak of the Civil war, he literally "left the ploug^h in
the furrow," enlisted as a private in Co. A, First Regt., Michigan
Artillery, was promoted through successive grades to ist Lieut., and
saw active service in West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama.
He died at Coldwater, August ii, 1885. In the half-conscious con-
dition of his last hours, the booming of the cannon, on the occasion of
the funeral of Gen. Grant, seemed to recall his army days, for with each
measured report he would call out the orders to his men, most of whom
had already preceded him to the Other Shore.

CHILDREN :

166. AuRELiA Melita, bom March 28, 1843.

167. Martha. Matilda, born November 23, 1844.

168. Harriet Chapin, born January 20, 1847.

169. Edward, born September 14, 1849; died April 12, 1850.

170. Edward Roland, born April 17, 1851.

171. Flora, born February 16, 1854.

172. Jean Fisk, born August 3, 1856.

173. Fred Hamilton, born March 16, i860.

174. Elizabeth Jessie, born May 31, 1864.

(83.) ELIZA MARY ALDEN, fourth daughter of Dr. Hiram
Alden, (47), was born at Ashville, N. Y., April 9, 1824, and removed
with her parents to Coldwater in 1834. She was married, March 4,
1840, to Harvey Haynes, farmer, of Coldwater, and has resided con-
tinuously, since then, in the home to which she went as a bride. The
influence of her generous nature and estimable character, as well as of
her Christian life, has been sensibly felt and appreciated in the com-
munity of which she has been so long a member. She belongs to the
Baptist Church of Coldwater.

Hon. Harvey Haynes was born at New Paltz, Ulster Co., N. Y.,
January 24, 181 7, and died Mkrch 3, 1903, at his home in Coldwater.
He came to Michigan with his parents in the year 1836, and settled at
Coldwater where they purchased some 2,000 acres of land. Shortly
after their arrival there, the father died, and the principal care and
management of this large undertaking devolved upon Harvey, then a
youth of but 19 years of ag^e. Alone and among strangers the widow

IRENE ALDESr ROOT

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and son fought the battle of life for a while, then returned to Penfield,
N. Y., where he entered the Academy there, completed its course of
study, and began teaching. In the Spring of 1838 he returned to Cold-
water and commenced farming on some of the abandoned acres of his
father which, meanwhile, had fallen to him. He and his young wife
took up the pioneer life on this farm, and shared together its labors and
fortunes for sixty-three years. He cast his first vote for William Henry
Harrison, and remained a Whig in politics until after the organization
of the Republican party, with which he was ever after affiliated. He
was Assessor and Supervisor of his township for 13 years; Justice of
the Peace ; Drain Commissioner for 5 years ; and Superintendent of
Schools for 4 years. He was twice elected to the Legislature of his
State, and twice appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal. His fidelity to all
public trusts and his many sterling qualities were appreciated and re-
cognized by his friends, neighbors and fellow citizens.

CHILDREN :

175. Hiram Aiden, born January 28, 1842; died October 15, 1889.

176. Melita Abigail, born January 26, 1844; died February 19,

1879-

177. Alma, born November 15, 1846.

178. Lev[, born June 30, 1850.

179. John, born October 27, 1853; died August 11, 1858.

180. Ida, born August 19, 1856; died March 9, 1879.

181. Eva, born December 22, 1858.

182. Harry, born June 13, 1861.

183. Sallie Moore, born November 27, 1867; died June 30, 1869.

(84.) ALMA ALDEN, fifth daughter of Dr. Hiram Alden, (47),
was born at Ashville, N. Y., June 5, 1826, and removed with her parents
to Coldwater, Mich., in 1834. She was married, first, to Henry C.
Lewis, merchant and banker, of Coldwater, who was born May 26,
1819, and died August 4, 1884. Abundant means and opportunities for
travel, abroad and in their own country, enabled them to add much to
the attractions of home and city by an extensive collection of books,
curios and works of art, the considerate and generous exhibition of
which long afforded the public a means of culture rarely found outside
of large centres. By bequest, provision was made by them for the
Baptist Sunday-school of their city, in which both were personally in-
terested during their lives, for the Young Men's Christian Association
and the Public Library of Coldwater ; while the State University at Ann
Arbor, Mich., has been enriched by the gift of their large galleries of
paintings and sculpture.

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Alma Alden Lewis married, second, David B. Dennis, banker, of
Coldwater, who was born June 12, 1818, and died April 11, 1902. She
died May 8, 1895. A woman of gentle nature, greatly beloved, with a
whole-souled spirit of hospitality that opened the doors of her beautiful
home as cordially to the humblest acquaintance as to the most dis-
tinguished guest, her memory will long be revered by all who were
privileg'ed to know her. Although she had no children of her own, a
multitude of those who shared her love and benefits, "arise up and call
her blessed."

(85.) ISAAC REUBEN ALDEN, second son of Dr. Hiram Al-
den, (47), was born at Ripley, N. Y., February 22, 1828, and removed to
Coldwater, Mich., with his parents in 1834, where he resided until 1857-
'58, when he emigrated to Denver, Col. In 1863 he removed to Helena,
Montana, where for many years he was associated with the growing
interests of that frontier town, and wdiere he held, also, an important
position in connection with the Territorial Court. He married, Febru-
ary 14, 1864, Frances J. Lanthaume, of Helena, who was born January

5, 1851-

About the year 1889 he removed with his family to California, where
he now resides, at Oakland. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, and is held
in high esteem not only by the order to which he belongs, but by all who
are acquainted with his scholarly tastes and integrity of character.

CHILDREN :

184. Alma Priscilla, born December 4, 1868.

185. Daniel Webster, born May 6, 1870; died May 11, 1901.

(86.) PHILANDER ALDEN, third son of Dr. Hiram Alden,
(47), was born at Ripley, N. Y., October 15, 1830, and removed with
his parents to Coldwater in 1834. Like many others of this branch of
the Alden family, liis predilection for milling was early shown, and for
some years he was engaged in that business at Coldwater. He married,
April 6, 1856, Jane Mason, of Coldwater, who was born November 15,
1833. He later removed with his family to Jackson, Mich., where he
was long connected with the management of the State Prison at that
place. He recently returned to Coldwater where he at present holds
a position with a Shoe Manufacturing Company.

CHILDREN :

186. Shelby L., born October 6, 1859.

187. Prescott M., born May 31, 1862.

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(87.) Rev. WYLLIS ALDEN, fourth son of Dr. Hiram Alden,
(47), was born at Ripley, N. Y., October 22, 1832, and removed with
his parents to Coldwater, Mich., in 1834.

It needed but the exciting stimulus of the g'old discoveries of 1849-
'50, to arouse in him the latent spirit of adventure that seems to be an
Alden heritage, and, a lad of 18, he joined one of the early caravans
that made the overland journey to Oregon, where for many years he
was engaged in mining. Impressed by the lack of religious opportu-
nities among the miners in that outlying region, he returned East in
i869-'70, and took up a course in Theology which, later, enabled him to
do some service in that neglected missionary field. He married, August
I, 1894, Alice Bennett, of Vacaville, Cal., who was born May 24, i860,
and died July i, 1895. He resides at Selma, Oregon.

By request, he has furnished the following sketch, which is quoted
at length, as illustrative of a phase of history now fast passing from
memory and personal knowledge :

"On the 3rd day of April, 185 1, I started on the overland journey to
Oregon. The first days were devoid of special interest or incident. We
arrived in Chicago about the middle of the month, and there met with our
first mishap, the miring of four horses and a wagon on State Street,
in front of the hotel. The whole country around the city was covered
with water. From Chicago our route led to Galena, Fort Dennison and
Iowa City, over vast prairies without population, save here and there
a solitary settler or a small village. From the last named place we
went to Kansasville, on the Missouri River, at that time the outpost of
civilization. While there, we laid in our supplies for the long trip across
the plains. Before we left, a young man of the party accidently shot
himself, dying the following day, which gave the first note of sorrow to
our undertaking. On the 25th of May we crossed the Missouri River,
and cut loose from the 'East,' seeing no white man thereafter, for many
weeks. We soon arrived at the place where the Mormons made their
first halt after being driven out of Nauvoo, which place was called by
them 'Winter Quarters.' Thence we travelled to the Elkhorn River,
where we found ourselves water-bound for some two weeks. With all
my experience in that Western country, I do not think I ever saw such
a down-pour of rain, or such thunder and lightning as we encountered
there. Being now in the Pawnee Indian country, we were obliged to
stand guard every night, to keep our horses from being stampeded, and
it was not the most agreeable thing in that mud and rain. The lightning
was so vivid that we could see the whole country at night, plainly, but
the darkness that followed each flash was such as could be felt. We
succeeded in crossing the river after a while, and then travelled on to
the Loup Fork of the Platte River. At this point we found ourselves

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in company with another train of emigrants bound for Cahfornia, and,
together, had some 40 wagons. Ours was a horse train, and theirs a
cattle train. The cattle forded the Loup River all right, but the first
attempt our party made to cross the ford, horses and wagons mired, and
we were obliged to unload each wagon, pull it back out of the quick-
sands, reload all our dunnage onto a water-tight wagon, ferry it over,
then cross over with our horses and empty wagons. We saw a good
many Indians, but they were peaceable at this time, and gave us no
trouble. The rivers in this part of the country are very peculiar, es-
pecially the Loup and Platte, being mostly continually-moving bodies of
quicksands, treacherous and dangerous. At Fort Laramie, however,
this condition ceases, and the water is clear and pure.

"From the Loup Fork we travelled to Shell Creek, where we found a
small train of emigrants on its West bank, which had been coralled by
the Indians w4io would not permit them to proceed on their way. Across
the stream a rude bridge of split log's had been placed, but the swift
current had washed off the puncheons, and the Indians prevented the
train men from replacing them, and they had to slide their wagons over
on the stringers, and camp on the East side of the river. The emigrants
were so badly scared that they could not cook a meal, for, at every at-
tempt, the red-skins would seize their food and eat it themselves. They
sent a messenger to meet our train and urge us to hurry to their relief.
When we reached the East bank the Indians attempted the same ob-
stinate measures with us. They came over the Platte by scores, and
lined up on the West bank with bows and arrows in hand, but under a
strong guard our men were able to repair the bridge and cross both
parties over. Our united show of strength now effected a clear road,
and that was the last we saw of the Pawnees. For a long distance the
trail crossed a wide, open plain, devoid of timber save for an occasional
strip of cotton-wood or willows along the streams, or sage brush back
on the Bluffs. Game was plenty ; buffalo, antelope, and in the Platte
bottoms, elk also, were found. By a little effort we could secure all the
fresh meat we wanted to help out with our hard-tack and bacon. Along
the Platte are many wonderful bluffs, formed from a soft red sand-
stone, which look like ancient castles. I remember, particularly, Court
House Bluff and Scott's Bluff. On the South side of the river we saw
a notable landmark called Chimney Rock, which was visible to us for
eight or ten days. It stood on a high hill and, as nearly as we could
judge, towered to a height of some 200 or 300 feet. We travelled
abreast of it for four or five days, but it never seemed to change position,
though we were making good progress. The clearness of the atmos-
phere in that part of the country made objects at a long distance seem
strangely near.

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"We reached Fort Laramie on the 3rd of July, and camped on the
opposite bank. The Fort stands on a point of land formed by the
junction of the Platte and Laramie rivers. We went over to watch the
Artillery drill, and amused ourselves watching some prisoners try to
bathe in the river, with ball and chain attached to their ankles. On
the Fourth of July, while the National salute was being fired from the
guns of the Fort, we took up our journey to the Sweetwater, another
tributary of the Platte. The river is so called because its waters are
pure and wholesome, while all along the Platte valley the streams
are strongly impregnated with alkali. Just below Independence Rock
we saw several alkali lakes covering acres of ground, which were as
white as snow. To walk over them was like walking on ice in winter.
Digging through the crust for about a foot, we found the deposit to be
a solid bed of saleratus under which the water looked like strong lye
leached from wood ashes. We took a lot of the mineral and used it
in making our bread. It was fairly good, only stronger than the
saleratus of commerce.

"Going up the Sweetwater, we passed a queer canyon called the
Devil's Gate, where the river had cut a channel through the solid rock.
The walls were very high and so straight that they seemed to hang
over, while the road at the foot passed along an almost level grade.
It was a wild and gruesome place. At the upper crossing of the Sweet-
water we camped, and spent some time examining Independence Rock.
It is a great mass of granite, and looks as though it might be a giant
boulder that some Titan of the past had hurled from the Rockies to
the plain. It was decorated (?) with hundreds of names of emigrants,
painted on with tar. We were now nearing the Rockies with the Wind
River Mountains looming up in the distance like a white cloud, which
we, indeed, took them to be at first, having never before seen snow
covered mountains. After leaving the valley of the Sweetwater, we
began to bend our course to the South Pass of the Rockies, here the
backbone of the continent. At Pacific Springs we stood on the summit
where the streams divided, some to flow East to the Missouri River,
others to the Snake River and the Pacific Ocean. Here we were in the
Territory of Oregon, but still many miles from our destination. Since
that time, this great Territory has been divided up, several other States
and Territories each getting a slice. Now the descent to the Pacific
Ocean began. We soon reached the point where the trail forked, the
right hand to Snake River and old Fort Hall, and the left, by way of
Salt Lake to California. As the first crossed a desert 50 miles wide,
without grass or water, while the California route gave better promise of
sustenance for us and our animals, we chose this as far as the Morman

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ferries on Green River. At these ferries they wanted $io a wagon to
cross us over, stating that there was no other ford on the river. As we
did not Hke to pay svich and exorbitant price to cross a small creek, we
prospected up stream a short distance and crossed without difficulty,
then turned north again to recover the Oregon trail, and found food,
feed and camping ground all the way. We travelled without incident
through the Bear River country to Soda Springs, finding only rough
mountain scenery. The waters at Soda Springs are the best I ever
tasted. There are many of these springs of different temperatures,
from hot to very cold. One was called the Steamboat Spring, as it gave
out a sound like escaping steam. Here we crossed into the Snake
River country and travelled down the south bank of that tortuous
stream to the beautiful Grand River valley which lies at the foot of
the Blue Mountains. One night while following the Snake River, we
camped in a sag'e-brush thicker, and, lounging around enjoying the
pleasant evening after a warm day's jovirney, we heard a peculiar
buzzing sound here, there and everywhere about us. Investigation
showed that we had located in the midst of a colony of rattlesnakes.
We promptly took to the wagons for the rest of the night.

"At Salmon Falls, on the Snake River, we ate our first salmon. We
were hailed by an Indian across the river, who wanted to 'trade.' We
stopped, when he at once took to the water and swam over to us with
two fish which he gladly exchanged for some trinkets and cast off
clothing. The fish were so large that after tying them by the gills and
slinging them across a horse, the tails reached the ground. They fur-
nished us food for that day and the next.

"We again forded the river at the American Falls, crossing over to
the North, or Boise River valley. The current here was so swift and
strong it caused us much trouble with the horses. From Fort Boise
we crossed into the Umatilla Valley, where we were so fortunate as to
obtain green peas and new potatoes from some Indians who had taken
to raising garden stuff for the emigrants. These were greatly enjoyed
as we had been a long time without vegetables. From here our course
was to the Dalles of the Columbia River, where we found the first town
since leaving Kansasville nearly three months before. This was a small
village and the only one on the trail east of the Cascade IMountains.
It was a welcome stop for us as our supplies were about exhausted.
From the Dalles we started across the Cascade range for the Willamette
Valley, the anticipated end of our journey. For many days we had
Mt. Hood in sight, looming up in sublime majesty, and it was like a
beacon to us, for we knew it looked down upon the beautiful valley
we had been seeking so long. At last we camped at its foot, which,

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there, seemed not far from the eternal snows with which its head is
crowned.

"We descended into the valley without delay and reached Oregon
Citv, our destination, just five months and three days from the time we
started from Michigan."

(88.) ELIZABETH ALDEN, sixth daughter of Dr. Hiram
Alden, (47), was born at Coldwater, Mich., and died in infancy.

(89. ) HARRIET ALDEN, seventh daughter of Dr. Hiram Alden,
(47), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January 28, 1835. She was
married, December 10, 185 1, to John Sullivan Lewis, of Jonesville,
Mich., at which place they still reside. A quiet, gentle, cheerful
woman, charitable and beneficent, she embodies in life and character
the noblest traits of a Christian wife and mother.

John Sullivan Lewis was born at Farmington, Conn., September 28,
1825. He removed to Detroit, Mich., in 1845, afterwards settling in
Jonesville. In the Spring of 1849 ^^ formed one of a company of
twelve gold-seekers, called the "Fayette Rovers," who made the over-
land journey to California. He returned East in 185 1, and engaged in
the hardware business in Jonesville, continuing in the same for 45
years. He has always been actively interested in the advancement of
public measures and the promotion of the various manufacturing in-
dustries of the place which has so long been his home.

CHILDREN :

188. Annie, born May 26, 1853.

189. Herbert Aiden, born June 2, 1855.

190. Belle, born January 29, 1859 ; died March 27, 190 1.

191. Fred Huntley, born May 12, 1864.

192. John Sullivan, Jr., born May 4, 1874.

(90.) ELIZABETH IRENE ALDEN, eldest daughter of Richard
Alden, (48), was born at Russellburg, Pa., May 15, 1829, and died
November 10, 1833.

(91.) ISAAC SIMEON ALDEN, eldest son of Richard Alden,
(48), was born at Russellburg, Pa., October 16, 1831. He read law
and was admitted to the Warren Co. bar June 8, 1854, and elected
District Attorney in 1855. He was married, March 22, 1857, to

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Katherine King', of Panama, N. Y., who was born December ii, 1832,
and who still survives him, residing at Warren, Pa. In 1862 he was
appointed Revenue Collector, and in 1874, Bank Examiner, filling these
offices with ability and fidelity. As Postmaster of Warren, under Pres-
ident Garfield, he was equally faithful and successful. He was Mce-
Pres't of the First National Bank of Warren ; Trustee of the Warren
Academy; and Treasurer of the Warren and Chautauqua Gas Co.
At the time of his death he was serving his second term on the Town
Council. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

From numerous testimonials to his worth and character, we quote
the following:

"It is a cause for regret that ill-health has necessitated the resigna-
tion of that efficient member of the Borough Council, from the ist Ward,
I. S. Alden. He has served this Borough not only as a member of its gov-
erning body, but in a capacity whose service has been not only valuable
to that body, but also to the people, because of his ability as a financier
of a high order ; and his advice and judgment on all matters pertaining
to the finances of the Borough were valuable in the deliberations of those
entrusted with the important duty of directing its affairs. Mr. Alden
has always kept a close watch upon the Borough Treasury, and when
an appropriation was to be made, his official associates usually consulted
him, because they had learned to regard his judgment as most reliable.
He has been true and faithful to the people's interests, and this ac-
knowledgment is but his just due.

"He was a man of few words, but what he had to say on any sub-
ject was always to the point. In principle he was a Republican, but
in politics, fearless and independent, and he never hesitated to take
this stand on any public question. Socially, he was genial, and in
disposition cheerful. Pie disliked public display of a personal nature,
and attended to his duties in a quiet, retired way.

"Being the soul of honor, himself, he saw only the good qualities
of men, seldom spoke of their faults, and had faith in them when others
doubted. Honor, integrity, justice, and a desire to befriend his fellow-
men, were the distinguishing qualities of his noble mind."

He died at Warren, July 20, 1896.

child:
193. LoRA Elene, bom January i, 1858.

(92.) LAURINDA AMELIA ALDEN, second daughter of
Richard Alden, (48), was born at Russellburg, Pa., October 25, 1834,
and died September 6, 1851.

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(93.) BISHOP RICHARD ALDEN, second son of Richard
Alden, (48), was born at Russellbiirg, Pa., March 27, 1837, and died
June 18, 1852.

(94.) A DAUGHTER of Enoch Alden, (49), who died young,
and the dates of whose birth and death are unknown, but whose name is
supposed to have been LAURELLA.

(95.) JOSHUA E. ALDEN, son of Enoch Alden, (49), was born
in Claiborne Parish, La., and was accidentally killed by the explosion
of a steamboat. Dates of birth and death unknown.

(96.) WILLIAM ALDEN, son of Enoch Alden, (49), was born
in Claiborne Parish, La. He was in the Confederate service, and after
the close of the Civil war removed to Gonzales Co., Texas. No further
information has been obtained concerning him, or his possible descend-
ants, although diligent inquiry has been made.

(97.) ELIZABETH ELLEN ALDEN, eldest daughter of Philo
Alden, (50), was born in New York City, March 2, 1828. She was
married, December 8, 1845, to Lucien Bonaparte Mallory, who was born
in Barren Co., Kentucky, December 18, 1820, and died in Benton Co.,
Ark., January 29, 1898. She died March 11, 1855.

child:
194. Ella Moore, born December 2, 1852.

(98.) MARGARET EMELINE ALDEN, second daughter of
Philo Alden, (50), was born in Pennsylvania, June 23, 1830. She was
married, first, April 17, 1849. to Joseph Davis Long Crowly, who
was born in Bossier Parish, La. ; and second, June 24, 1861, to Lucien
Bonaparte Mallory, who was born December 18, 1820, and died January
29, 1898. She died July 24, 1890.

CHILDREN :

(By Crowly)

195. Spofford, bom December 8, 1850.

196. Robert Rinaldo, born July 15, 1857.

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(By Mallory)
197. Beulah Benton, bom February 2, 1866.

(99.) GEORGE RICHARD ALDEN, eldest son of Philo Alden,
(50), was born in Claiborne Parish, La., July 23, 1833. He was mar-
ried, January 10, 1866, to Irene Young, who was born in Alabama,
April I, 1848.

"I remained in Claiborne Parish," he says, "until 1843, when father
removed to Bossier Parish to a place on or near the Red River, about
25 miles above Shreveport, which town was then only a small steam-
boat landing. The Great Raft was all above Shreveport at that time,
and the head of navigation. To say that we there found the hunter's
paradise, would be to put it mildly. There were deer, bear, wolves
and alligators in abundance; and as for fish, it would be almost in-
credible what I could say of them. Father built a saw-mill on Cypress
Creek, so called because of the enormous growth of cypress timber there,
and in and about that old mill I passed my happiest days. We ran the
mill night and day, and could cut about 2,000 feet of lumber in 24
hours. This made us a good living, which was all the old pioneers
seemed to want in those days. This continued until 1850, when father
went to California, which was an unfortunate venture for his family.
I was left at the head of affairs until his return, when he had to go to
work again at his trade. He was a master workman, and I soon
learned under his instruction to be a good carpenter. We worked
together until 1856, when I had an offer to take charge of all the
carpenters on the several Pickett plantations on the Red River, in which
occupation I remained until 1861. In the fall of that year I enlisted
in Co. A, of the 19th Louisiana Reg't, C. S. A. We went from home
to Camp Moore for military instruction, and from there to New Or-
leans. From this place we were soon hurried forward to Fort Donald-
son, but on reaching Corinth, Miss., learned that the Fort had fallen.
We were put off there, and were among the first troops to arrive at the
place. I was in the battle of Corinth both days, the 6th and 7th of
April, where I was severely wounded. I hope none of my descendants
may ever have to witness the awful sights I saw there. Later I was
discharged for disability ; but as soon as I was able to be about again, I
was placed in the Commissary Dep't at Rocky Mount, La., to collect
the 10 per cent, tithe from the farmers to supply the army. I remained
there until the surrender. T there met and, in 1866, married Irene
Young, and went to the Red River to oversee the Butler plantations, but
did not remain in this position long. I then removed from my native

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State to Northwestern Arkansas, where I have since resided." Refer-
ring to the Great Raft in the Mississippi River, he further says :

"It used to be marked on our maps when I went to school. At
the time uncle Isaac went to that country (probably about 1806 or '07),
it was said to be 50 miles long. It extended from the outlet of Lake
Bisteneau to Fulton, Ark. It was composed of big trees, brush and
all kinds of timber that once grew on the river banks, all jammed in so
tight that it turned the channel of the river around through Caddo
Lake. It was in this lake that my mother's brother, George Riemer,
was drowned. He was a steamboat man and used to run steamboats
up Lake Bisteneau, in the '40s. Early in the century the Government
sent Capt. Shreves, after whom Shreveport was named, to break up this
raft. Many attempts were made, but they all failed. As a boy I
used to sit on the banks of the river and watch the steamers break
their great ropes on it. There were trees growing in the water, it had
been there so long. Since the war, however, it has all been pulled out."

After his removal to Arkansas, George Alden engaged in farming
in Benton Co., where he still resides. He served as a magistrate of
that County for seven years. He is a member of the Missionary
Baptist Church.

CHILDREN :

198. MoLLiE, born October 23, 1866.

199. Pauline, bom December 23, 1868.

200. Emeline, bom September 6, 1870.

(100.) RINALDO ALDEN, second son of Philo Alden, (50), was
born in Claiborne Parish, La., January 23, 1836. He was in the Con-
federate service, and fell at the battle of Missionary Ridge.

(loi.) MARY JANE ALDEN, third daughter of Philo Alden,
(50), was bom in Claiborne Parish, La., March 4, 1838. She was
married, November 17, 1853, to Alexander McQueen Rogers, who was
born in North Carolina, February 20, 1824, and died May 28, 1886.
She resides in Benton Co., Ark.

CHILDREN :

201. Maggie Rachel, born October3o, 1854; died November 18, 1886.

202. Parmenio Austin, bom August 31, 1857.

203. RoxANNA Beatrice, bom September 29, 1861.

204. Sterling McQueen, born September 8, 1865.

205. Iddie, bom October 25, 1868; died July 5, 1886.

206. Dell Ellen, bom August 10, 1871; died September 16, 1896.

207. Philo Alden, bom November 13, 1873.

208. Roland Lanier, bom September 29, 1879.

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(102.) IRENE ALDEN, fourth daughter of Philo Alden, (50),
was born in Claiborne Parish, La., August 10, 1841. She was married,
November 22, 1865, to Edward Brown Fuqua, who was born in Vir-
ginia, March 25, 181 5, and died in Texas, May 28, 1903. She resides
at Raywood, Texas.

CHILDREN :

209. Mattie Bird, born February 23, 1868.

210. Jessie Olivia, bom February 9, 1870.

211. Edward Brown, born July 19, 1876.

(103.) PAULINE ALDEN ist, fifth daughter of Philo Alden,
(50), was born in Claiborne Parish, La., May, 1842, and died December
18, 1844.

(104.) PAULINE ALDEN 2nd, sixth daughter of Philo Alden,
(50), was born in Bossier Parish, La., April 8, 1845, ^"d died at Ben-
tonville. Ark., December i, 1888. She was married, January, 1874,
to Thomas Knott Burns, who was born in Tennessee, April 11, 1836,
and died at Bentonville, Ark., April 23, 1879.

CHILDREN :

212. Robert, bom September 8, 1874.

213. Edwin Earl, bom August 20, 1876.

214. Thomas Knott, born August 10, 1879.

(105.) Dr. PHILO ALDEN, third son of Philo Alden, (50) , was
born in Bossier Parish, La., January 26, 1848. He married, October
7, 1875, Mary Ida McAndrew, who was born in Lawrence Co., Mis-
souri, April 6, 1856. He is a physician in active practice in Benton
Co., Ark., where he resides, and, also, the head of the firm of P. Alden
& Sons, Roller Mills, at Osage Mills, Ark.

CHILDREN :

215. Philander, bom October, 1876; died May 9, 1891.

216. Melinda Ellen, bom May 2, 1878.

217. Rathbun, bom November 25, 1880.

218. Lizzie Pauline, bom August 5, 1882; died September 6, 1883.

219. Irene, bom October 25, 1884.

220. Perry, bom July 7, 1886.

221. Emeline, born March 5, 1888.

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NINTH GENERATION.

(106.) JOHN BELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), eldest son
of Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore, (51), was born at Ripley, N. Y.,
March 15, 1838. He was married at Ashville, N. Y., April 12, 1865,
to Helen M. Matteson, who was born at Harmony, N. Y., March 20,
1844. He was brought up on a farm and had common school ad-
vantages. He removed to Kansas in 1859, ^^^ to Saline, Mo., in
December of the same year, where he remained until the breaking out
of the Civil war, when he returned to the State of New York, and
enlisted, July, 1861, as a private in Co. I, 9th Regt., N. Y. V. Cavalry.
He served in the army of the Potomac and of Northern Virginia as
Corporal, Sergeant, and 2nd Lieut. He was honorably discharged
October 20, 1864. He afterwards spent one year on a farm, then
engaged in mercantile pursuits at Ashville, N. Y., for six years. He
removed to Clay Co., Neb., in May, 1872, and settled on a home-
stead which he opened up and improved. He was appointed County
Commissioner in April, 1873, for an unexpired term ; was elected Sheriflf
in the fall of 1873 ; County Clerk in the fall of 1875 ; State Senator in
the fall of 1880, and President pro tem, of the Senate, session of 1881.
As one of the firm of Grimes & Dinsmore, he opened the first bank
in Clay Co., Neb. The firm title was afterwards changed to J. B.
Dinsmore & Co., Mr. Grimes retiring. The bank was converted into
a National Bank in April, 1887. He was elected its first President and
has served in such capacity, continuously, to the present time. He has
served 26 years as a member of the State Board of Agriculture, four
years as its President, and has filled several of the important offices in
the Masonic grand bodies. He resides at Sutton, Nebraska.

(107.) HENRY DINSMORE, (of Philander), second son of
Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore, (51), was born at Ripley, N. Y.,
September 3, 1839, ^"^ died September 5, 1839.

(108.) GEORGE WASHINGTON PATTERSON DINS-
MORE, (of Philander), third son of Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore,

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(51), was born at Ripley, N. Y., August 30, 1840. He was
brought up on a farm, and after leaving school studied law. He
went to Minnesota in 1864, removing thence to Pacific Junction, Iowa,
where he engaged in a mercantile business. He married, December 19,
1878, Emma Dorcas Sherman, who was born in Columbia Co., Wis.,
February 11, 1853. He removed to Custer Co., S. Dakota, where he
remained for some years, then, in 1894, settled upon a farm in West
Plains, Mo., where he now resides.

CHILDREN :

222. Wayne, bom December 22, 1879.

223. Ralph, bom May 15, 1S81.

224. Madge, bom August i, 1883.

225. John Bell, born June q, 1885.

226. Alden, born December 17, 1894.

(109.) ELIZABETH ALDEN DINSMORE, (of Philander),
eldest daughter of Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore, (51), was born at
Ripley, N. Y., March 12, 1843. She was married, February 8, 1875,
to Silas Spencer Goodrich, who was born at Ripley, May 30, 1844, and
died at Erie, Pa., November 13, 1878. She resides at Sutton, Nebraska.

CHILDREN

227. Mary Marvin, born October i, 1876.

228. Helen Gertrude, bom Jvily 5, 1878; died April 18, 1879.

(no.) SUSAN BELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), second
daughter of Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore, (51), was born at Ripley,
N. Y., July 16, 1845, '^"'^ <^ied January 25, 1863.

(ill.) JAMES DINSMORE, (of Philander), fourth son of Har-
riet Hall Alden Dinsmore, (51), was born at Ripley, N. Y., December
26, 1848. He was broug-ht up on a farm and received common school
advantages. He emigrated to Nebraska in 1870, and settled on a home-
stead in Thayer Co., later removing to Eugene, Oregon, where he now
resides. He married, September 10, 1873, Jane Fell, who was born at
Frenchtown, Bradford Co., Pa., August 18, 1844.

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CHILDREN

229. Harriet Alden, born May 19, 1876.

230. Susan Bell, born December 15, 1878.

231. Sallie Marvin, born April 22, 1880.

232. John Bell, bom January 16, 1883.

233. Hugh Fell, born July 28, 1885.

(112), (113), (114). THREE CHILDREN of Philander L.
Alden, (52).

(115.) ADRIAN VAN HORN FOOTE, (of Philander), eldest
child and only son of Philomela Alden Foote, (53), was born at Mead-
ville, Pa., February 8, 1833. He married, May 26, 1861, Julia Ann
Thornton, who was born at Indianapolis, Ind., November 26, 1840.
He removed to Indiana when a young man, and engaged in farming and
the labor of making a home for his aged parents. This filial duty he
had accomplished when the Civil war broke out. As soon as he felt
that he could leave home he joined the volunteer service of the Govern-
ment, enlisting, October, 1862, in the 73rd Indiana Reg't, Co. F, which
was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, 20th Army Corps.

In January, 1863, he participated in the battle of Stone River.
"We waded that river four times," he says, "with the water up to our
arms. Some of the boys were so exhausted that they went to sleep on
the further side, and were left there both times when we returned."
In February of the same year, his regiment and two others were formed
into a brigade and sent upon a raid into Georgia for the purpose of de-
stroying the powder works located at Rome. As a mounted force they
broke loose from the Federal lines at Tuscumbia, riding night and day,
and stopping only long enough to feed their animals, while hotly pur-
sued by the forces under Gen. Forrest. After frequent skirmishes they
were finally captured, but not until they had succeeded in burning the
Cumberland Iron Works. Adrian Foote was a prisoner for several
months, but honestly testifies : "I was well treated."

In a subsequent engagement he was severely wounded through the
left lung, left as mortally wounded on the battle-field, and long mourned
as dead by his relatives and companions. Of this experience he says :

"The night before I was wounded I was ordered to take five men of
my Company and go at midnight for forage. We found a corn crib
and smoke house and had just filled our sacks, when up came a squad
of the enemy for the same purpose. We could hear them talk and they

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knew we were there, but we let each other alone. They followed us,
however, back to camp. We fed our horses, ate some shelled corn and
raw meat, and tried to go to sleep, but it was not for long-, for, as day
broke, they began firing, and in the severe engagement that followed
I was seriously hurt. I lay on the ground where I fell, w^th three other
wounded men, for six days and nights before being removed. Then
an old Unionist in the mountains sent his negro boy and an ox team
to take us to his home. Imagine that ride down the rough mountain
side with my fly-blown wound ! But I got over it, and" — with the
patriotic ardor that still animates his' heart and utterance, he adds, — 'T
am not sorry for my part in that struggle, for it is a legacy for my chil-
dren and grandchildren.

Julia Ann Thornton Foote comes of good Revolutionary stock.
Her grandfather and his three brothers (own cousins to President Van
Buren), were all soldiers in the struggle for Independence. But this
is the least of her personal claims to considerate remembrance. Hers
was one of the stout and patriotic hearts that not only made the re-
quired sacrifice for her country's sake, and cheerfully took up the
heavy burden laid upon her as wife and mother during her soldier
husband's absence, but later helped him to face the hard strug'gle for
existence when he returned empty-handed and broken to begin anew the
life of a private citizen. They reside at Knox, Stark Co., Ind.

CHILDREN :

234. William Adrian, born May 15, 1862.

235. Elmer Ellsworth, bom August 11, 1865.

236. Philander Alden, bom March 24, 1867; died August 25,

1882.

237. Laura Jane, bom February 25, 1869; died December 20, 18S4.

238. Minerva Anna, born April 13, 187 1.

239. Albert, bom April 3, 1873; died December 2, 1875.

240. Ella, bom February 22, 1876.

241. Jesse, born November 14, 1877.

242. Eber, born November 3, 1879.

243. Nora, bom April 11, 1881; died December 13, 1889.

244. Alden, bom May 28, 1883.

(116.) ELIZABETH ISABELLA FOOTE, (of Philander),
eldest daughter of Philomela Alden Foote, (53), was born at Farmers-
ville, N. Y., November 25, 1834. She was married, January 18, 1855,
in La Porte, Ind., to Dr. Benjamin Grover, and died at Yakima,
Wash'n, June 19, 1885. She was a woman of fine mental endowment,
and, for some time, a writer for several important magazines and
periodicals.

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CHILDREN

245. EuDORUS, born March 27, 1858.

246. Sarah Harriet, born 1864; died Ma5^ 1885.

247. James Garfield, born August 12, 1868.

248. Herbert Everts, born May 21, 1872.

(117.) SARAH HARRIETT FOOTE, (of Philander), second
daughter of Philomela Alden Foote, (53), was born at Farmersville,
N. Y., July 19, 1836, and died at La Porte, Ind., January 10, 1855.

(118.) MARYETTA FOOTE, (of Philander) , third daughter of
Philomela Alden Foote, (53), was born at Ellicottville, N. Y.,
February 22, 1839. She was married, at Rochester, Ind., December 4,
1868, to John Augustus Bumstead, farmer, who was born at Union
Hills, Ind., June 14, 1838. They reside at Lincoln, Nebraska.

CHILDREN :

249. Arthur Bolles, born December 19, 1864; died April 19, 1901.

250. Lucia Eudora, born August 4, 1866; died April 23, 1867.

251. Lucius Augustus, bom May i, 1869.

252. Ida Eliz.\beth, born August 2, 1871; died July 15, 1873.

(119.) MINERVA GABRIELLA FOOTE, (of Philander),
fourth daughter of Philomela Alden Foote, (53), was born at Rome,
Ohio, May 24, 1846. She was married, in Marchmont, Ind., Jmie 6,
1867, to Robert Gould, photographer, who was born in Sharon, Mass.,
October 14, 1831. She resides in Lincoln, Nebraska.

CHILDREN :

253. Edwin Robert, born September 28, 1868.

254. Clara Belle, bom September 14, 1870.

255. Ada May, born October 27, 1873.

256. Arthur Foote, born March 8, 1879.

257. WiNNiFRED Etta, bora October 5, 1885.

(120.) DORLISKA RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest daugh-
ter of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., March
15, 1827, and died at Fredonia, N. Y., September 22, 1903.

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In her vigorous personality, strong character and cheerful enthusi-
asm she greatly resembled her father. The hard work of life came
early upon her, as she was married in her i8th year, and her mother
dying the year following, she, the only daughter and eldest child, took
upon herself in a large way, the motherly care of her four younger
brothers ; and the feeling with which they learned to regard her always
partook of the respect due a mother as well as the affection she won as
a sister. She also took charg^e of the little son of her eldest brother
who died when the child was very young, and always spoke of him as
"My Charley," not only to distinguish him from others of the name but
as an expression of her motherly interest in him.

She was married, August 21, 1844, to Adoriam Judson Manley,
who was born at Panama, N. Y., January 8, 1823, and died August 2,
1889. Her eldest daughter died at an early age leaving her childless
until much later in life, when another was given to become the solace and
comfort of her declining years.

She was always eager for knowledge. Though denied many school
advantages in childhood, she developed a naturally fine intelligence by
extensive reading and study in after years ; and was one of those who
took the first course of instruction instituted at the Chautauqua As-
sembly, graduating with the first class. One closely allied by ties of
kinship and affection says of her :

"She had so transparent a character she could not be otherwise than
sincere. She was a woman without guile."

It was mainly due to her unfailing interest in family associations,
her retentive memory, preservation of old letters and extended knowl-
edge of the relationship existing between the widely scattered members
of the Rathbun family, that their history has been so fully presented.

CHILDREN :

258. Laura Adelaide, born March 13, 1846; died July 2, 1855.

259. Jessie, born November 12, 1870.

(i2r.) THERON JOEL RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., May
7, 1829. He married, November i, 1850, Mary Lewis, and died July
3. 1853.

child:

260. Charles Lewis, born July 24, 1851.

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(122.) ANDREW JACKSON RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
second son of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa.,
November 7, 1831, and died at Vicksbtirg, Miss., of yellow fever,
August 4, 1853.

(123.) Dr. BYRON W. RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third son
of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., October
28, 1835. He obtained his early education in the public schools of
his native town. At the age of 12 years he left home and worked on
a farm for two years, then removed to Erie, Pa., where, at first, he
entered a printing office. In 185 1 he began the study of dentistry, but
continued his work as a compositor, at night, to earn the means for
self-support. In 1856 he entered upon the practice of his profession
at Milford, N. Y., then removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where he remained
in continuous practice until his death, or, in all, 40 years.

From a published tribute to Dr. Rathbun, we give the following:

"He was a zealous and active worker in Dental societies, and as-
sisted in the organization of the Lake Erie Dental Association and the
Dental Society of New York, in both of which he was an earnest and
influential member. As the result of special effort and agitation on the
part of Dr. Rathbun with reference to a uniform system of dental edu-
cation and legal distinction, was the splendidly organized Dental So-
ciety of New York and its District Societies, and the following of this
plan by other States and societies. He became a charter member of the
8th Dist. Dental Society of New York, holding its offices of Treasurer,
Vice-President, President and Censor. In 1870 he was elected a dele-
gate to the Dental Soci«:ty of the State of New York. In the same year
he passed the examination and received the degree of M.D.S. He be-
came a permanent member of the Society in 1878 and held the office
of its Vice-President in i886-'87.

"In all his professional relations he was a man of exemplary charac-
ter and unusual ability, but of great modesty. He was unobtrusively
interested in public affairs ; and in all his various positions discharged
their duties with rare fidelity and conspicuous ability."

He was a devoted member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Dun-
kirk, and one of its Vestrymen for many years. He was also a Mason
of high order, being Post Commander of Dunkirk Commandery No. 40,
in which organization and other Masonic bodies he was held in high
esteem.

He was married, December 28, 1865, to Thirza A. Jillson, who was
born June 9, 1843, and died October 11, 1898.

He died at Dunkirk, November 13, 1902.

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CHILDREN :

261. Chauncey Manley, born May 28, 1867.

262. Mary Jillson, bom March 28, 1877.

263. Jean Alden, bom January 27, 1882.

(124.) MILTON RATHBUN, (of Philomela), fourth son of
Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., September 10,
1838. He resides at Fredonia, N. Y.

(125.) WILBERFORCE RATHBUN, (of Philomela), fifth son
of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., May 14,
1849. Hs married, first, September, 1874, Ella F. Churchill, who
died July, 1880; and, second, November, 1884, Axalina Hagberg.

CHILDREN :

(By Ella.)

264. Daisy L., born August 15, 1878.

(By Axalina.)

265. Paden Wilbur, born October, 1885.

266. Myrtle Sarah, born July 13, 1888.

267. Erick Levant, born February i, 1890.

(126.) LAURA EMMA RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa.,
August 19, 1850. She was married, September 13, 1871, to Charles
A. Davis, merchant, who was born July 3, 1849. They reside at
Panama, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

268. Leroy Rathbun, born Septemper 2. 1872.

269. Infant Son, bom September 13, 1875; died February i, 1876.

270. Laura Leone, bom June 9, 1877; died December i, 1878.

271. Sarah Florence, bom November 25, 1879; died October 19,

1882.

272. Edith Helen, bom January 6, 1884.

(127.) JAMES LYTLE RATHBUN, (of Philomela), sixth
son of Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa.,
August 16, 1852, and died July 25, 1857.

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(128.) CHARLES RATHBUN, (of Philomela), seventh son of
Rev. Levant Rathbun, (54), was bom at Pine Grove, Pa., October 21,
1853. He married Elizabeth Bell Kidder, who was born at Ellicott-
ville, N. Y., July 3, 1857. He studied dentistry with his brother, Dr.
Byron W. Rathbun, and began the practice of his profession at North
East, Pa., where he remained from 1876 to 1882, removing thence to
London, England, where he has since continued his practice with
marked success and ability. A desire for advancement to the highest
degree of efficiency, led him, at the age of 47 years, to enter St. Mary's
Hospital, London, as a student, where he took the complete curriculum
for the Dental degree of the English Royal College of Surgeons, and
this while carrying on at the same time his extensive business. He
graduated with honors where many failed who had had uninterrupted
opportunity for study. He was the first middle-aged man who had
ever passed this examination in its entirety while working at his pro-
fession.

He resides in Cavendish Square, London.

CHILD :
273. Elba, born June 23, 1884.

( 129. ) WILLIE RATHBUN, (of Philomela) , eighth son of Rev.
Levant Rathbun, (54), was born at Pine Grove, Pa., August, 1855,
and died September 7, 1857.

(130.) FRANCES MARIA RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., Sep-
tember 12, 1832. She was married, September 14, 1853, to Jacob C.
Rathbun, farmer, who was born at Springfield, N. Y., August 23, 1823,
and died August 14, 1874. He was the son of Benjamin Rathbun, a
nephew of Dr. Joel Rathbun, the grandfathers of Frances Maria and
Jacob C. having been brothers. Frances Maria died May 27, 1869.

CHILDREN :

274. William Alden, born August 19, 1865.

275. Joel Francis, bom May 10, 1869.

(131.) EDWIN DUNBAR RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., August 21,

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1834. His earlier years were passed on the old homestead farm. At
the age of 18 years he went to Toronto, Canada, where for some time
he was engaged in railroading. In 1863 he removed to La Porte, Ind.,
where he resided until his death. He was connected with railroad in-
terests there until 1867, when he engaged in the livery business until
1877, in which year he purchased an interest in a hardware firm. He
married, October 18, 1876, Adelaide Fox, of La Porte, who was born
August 13, 1841, and who survives him. He died October 8, 1901.

In public, as in private life, he won the esteem of all who knew him,
not only for his upright character, but for his genial manner and kind-
liness of heart. One writes of him:

"His home was his castle where he was always found after business
hours, a kindly man who made hosts of friends, and when you say of
him, 'a good man has gone and the world is better for his having lived,'
what more is there to add ? "

Adelaide Fox Rathbun resides at La Porte, Ind.

CHILDREN :

276. John Alden, born September 10, 1877.

277. Anna Adele, born May 29, 1880,

(132.) JOEL E. RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second son of
Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., August 7, 1836.
He remained on his father's farm until he became of age, when he
went to Toronto, Canada, and took a position as locomotive fireman
on the Northern R. R. of Canada, remaining there for five years. On
his return to the United States he entered the employ of the Lake
Shore and M. S. R. R., as locomotive engineer, which position he
filled for five years. He afterwards removed to Iowa and engaged in
the service of the Des Moines Valley R. R. for six years. In 1872 he
removed to La Porte, Ind., and entered into partnership with his
brother in the livery business. In 1885 this business was sold, and he
removed the following year to Watertown, Wis., where he has since
resided. He is an engineer of the Fast Passenger Service of the Chi-
cago, M. and St. P. R. R.

He married, at Keokuk, Iowa, Julia Lorza Graham, who was born
at Alleghany, Pa., February 20, 1844.

children :

278. Alden Edwin, born July 29, 1874; died September 10, 1784.

279. Edwin Joel, born March 29, 1876; died April 24, 1S85.

280. Clara Graham, born July 30, 1879; died October 28, 1879.

281. Jessie Graham, born July 24, 1880.

282. Francis James, born October 27, 1882.

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(133.) D. HENRY RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third son of
Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., February 8, 1839,
and died October 12, 1843.

(134.) DORLISKA HERNANDO RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
second daughter of Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y.,
April 10, 1841. She was married, September 27, 1865, to Elhanan
Abram Curtiss, railroad employee, who was born at Florence, N. Y.,
August 20, 1841. They reside at Camden, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

283. Jennie Maud, born March 14, 1867.

284. Elhanan Rathbun, born December 27, 1869.

(135.) HENRY A. RATHBUN, (of Philomela), fourth son of
Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., September 28,
1843. He married, March 19, 1875, Cora Snow, of Mexico, N. Y.,
who was born November 30, 1851. They reside at Camden, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

285. Frances, born June 15, 1884.

286. Clinton, bom March 24, 1891.

(136.) THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN RATHBUN, (of
Philomela), fifth son of Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden,
N. Y., October 7, 1845. He married, October 28, 1869, Almira Jenette
Secor, of Madison, Wis., who was born at Florence, N. Y., July 11,
1845. He died February 21, 1896. He was a locomotive engineer,
and at the time of his death, had been in the employ of the Chicago,
M. and St. P. R. R. for 23 years. He was a man of sterling qualities
and ever ready to help those in need. He belonged to several bene-
ficiary orders, among them the Royal Arcanum and the Ancient Order
of United Workmen.

His widow and children reside at Madison, Wis.

CHILDREN :

287. Joel William, born July 24, 1870; died October 29, 1874.

288. Frances Almira, born February 25, 1873; died November 22,

1874.

289. Rose Alden, bom October 18, 1875.

290. Robert bom June 11, 1878.

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(137.) MATILDA RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third daug-hter
of Alden Rathbun, (56), was born at Camden, N. Y., August 21, 1848.
She resides at Camden.

(138.) PHILANDER ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
eldest son of Lysander Rathbun, (58), was born in New York, Febru-
ary, 1842, and died December 1864.

(139.) MORRIS RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second son of
Lysander Rathbun, (58), was born in New York, July i, 1843. He
married, June 16, 1870, Lucy Hadley, who was born at Minden, La.,
September 19, 1852. He was a merchant, a self-made man, quiet, un-
assuming, and of fine integrity of character. He died at Holly Springs,
Miss., February 14, 1889. His widow resides at Minden, La.

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CHILDREN :

WiLLAMAE, born March 19, 1871.

Pierce Lysander, born December 22, 1872.

Leroy, born March 10, 1875.

Theron, born August 6, 1877; died July 1879.

Ruth, born May 6, 1879.

Camilla, born July 23, 1881; died September 29, 1886.

Alden, bom May 6, 1887.

Morris, born June 10, 1880.

(140.) FRANK RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third son of Ly-
sander Rathbun, (58), was born near Minden, La., February 9, 1853,
and died February 10, 1880. He married, January 15, 1874, Henrietta
Hillman, who was born near Fillmore, La., February 4, 1854, and after-
wards married Charles Burton, of Doyline, La.

CHILDREN :

299. WiLNA Franklin, born December 24, 1874.

300. James Joseph, born November 2, 1876.

301. Claude Elmo, born March 31. 1878.

302. Annie May, born April 4, 1880.

(141.) EDWARD EUGENE PRATT, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La.,
November 4, 1838, and died September 9, 1861.

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(142.) FRANCES ALMEDIA PRATT, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La.,
July, 1840, and died December, 1882. She was married, about 1867,
to Silas Goodrich, merchant, of Texas.

(143.) CLARENCE BYRON PRATT, (of Philomela), second
son of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La., October
25, 1842, and died December 26, 1869.

(144.) DANIEL WEBSTER PRATT, (of Philomela), third
son of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La., June
19, 1845. He resides at Minden, La.

(145.) WILLIAM CUSTIS PRATT, (of Philomela), fourth son
of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La., in 1848, and
died in 1850.

(146.) HELEN OPHELIA PRATT, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La.,
April 14, 1850. She was married, January 31, 1872, to John Chapel
Vance, farmer, of Alexandria, La., who was born at Greenwood, S. C.
She died at New Orleans, in 1886.

CHILDREN :

303. Nina, born November 21, 1872.

304. John Cal, born September 18, 1874; died November 6, 1902.

305. Clarence, born September 5, 1878.

306. Mary Fish, born December 12, 1879.

307. Theodosia Hamilton, born June 21, 1882.

308. Edward Alden, born June 21, 1882; died February, 1884.

309. Camille, born June 3, 1884.

310. Norwood, born June 3, 1884.

( 147. ) LAURA BELLE PRATT, (of Philomela) , third daughter
of Dorliska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Overton, La., February
14, 1852. She was married, May 4, 1875, to Dr. Thomas Jefferson
Vance, physician, of Minden, La., who was born at Clinton, S. C,
October 7, 1834. They reside at Minden.

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CHILDREN :

311. Birdie Belle, born May 24, 1876.

312. Thomas Jefferson, Jr., born February 24, 1878.

313. Kate Aubrey, born February 23, 1880.

314. Robert Farrow, born December 20, 1882; died June 20,

1889.

315. Lynn Watkins, born January 22, 1884.

316. Webster Pratt, born June 15, 1886.

(148.) ALICE AMARINTHA PRATT, (of Philomela), fourth
daughter of DorHska Rathbun Pratt, (59), was born at Homer, La.,
June 4, 1854. She was married, November 11, 1874, to William Alex-
ander Sugg, merchant, who was born in 1850. They reside at Minden,
La.

children :

317. Helen Pratt, born March, 1876; died June, 1876.

318. William Clarence, born June 19, 1877.

319. Douglas Maphs, born May 3, 1880.

320. Mary Belle, born August 22, 1884; died »September 26, 1885.

321. Nina Vance, born September 23, 1886.

322. Webster Pratt, born January 29, 1897.

(149.) RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son of Joel

Rathbun, (62), was born in Louisiana about October i, 1856.

(150.) MARIAN ALDEN HARRIS, (of Pliny), eldest daugh-
ter of Isaac Alden, (68), was born at Jonesville, Mich., July 23, 1846.
She was married, November 13, 1866, to David Sylvanus Harris,
miller, of Coldwater, Mich., who was born at Varick, Seneca Co., N.
Y., August 22, 1836. She died at Coldwater June 13, 1890.

children :

323. Alden, born October 12, 1869.

324. Fred H., born December 6, 1876.

(151.) WILLIS ALDEN, (of Pliny), son of Isaac Alden, (68),
was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 11, 1856. He married, July 21,

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1890, Emma Haskins, who was born at Savoy, N. Y., February 20, 1865.
He is engaged in the flour-milling business, and resides at Coldwater,
Mich.

CHILDREN :

325. John Haskins, bom April 21, 1891.

326. Ernest Edwin, bom October 16, 1892.

327. Harold Isaac, born May 22, 1898.

(152.) ANNA ALDEN, (of Pliny), second daughter of Isaac
Alden, (68), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January 23, 1859. She
was married, April 19, 1881, to Edwin James Sampson, who was born at
Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio, April 18, 1859. She died at Cleveland,
O., September 16, 1898.

child:

328. Walter Alden, bom February 2, 1882.

(153.) ANNA FRENCH, (of Pliny), eldest daughter of Mary
Alma Alden French, {72), was born at Floyd, N. Y., July 28, 1851.
She was married. May 15, 1885, to Charles A. Dalzell, and died at
Davenport, Iowa, May 19, 1886.

Charles A. Dalzell was born near Monmouth, 111., December 13,
1858. He resides at Portland, Oregon, where he is engaged in the grain
and milling business.

child :

329. Harold, bom May 6, 1886.

(154.) MARY E. FRENCH, (of Pliny), second daughter of
Mary Alma Alden French, {72), was born at Floyd, N. Y., February
20, 1853, and died August 12, 1853.

(155.) LYMAN AZOTUS FRENCH, (of Pliny), eldest son of
Mary Alma Alden French, (72), was born at Floyd, N. Y., November
5, 1855. He married, first, March 18, 1884, Lizzie C. Robbins, who
was born at Floyd, N. Y., July 1859, and died March 4, 1886; and,

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second, September i6, 1896, Emma H. Lig-ht, who was born October
14, 1871. He is a carpenter, and resides at Old Forge, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

(By Lizzie.)

330. Lester R., born December, 1885; died March 3, 1886.

(By Emma.)

331. Henrietta Irene, born September 14, 1897.

332. Alden Lyman, born July 12, 1899.
7,T,7,. Clyde Raymond, born June 22, 1903.

(156.) HENRY BROOKS FRENCH, (of Pliny), second son of
Mary Alma Alden French, (72), was born at Floyd, N. Y., July i,
i860. He married, October 30, 1889, Mattie Adelia Towsley, who
was born at Williamstown, N. Y., September 30, 1870. He is a dairy-
man and resides at Rome, N. Y.

children :

334. Erma Leone, born May 11, 1894.

335, Eva Mae, born March 17, 1898.

(157.) CHARLES FRENCH, (of Pliny), third son of Mary
Alma Alden French, {72), was born at Floyd, N. Y., August 9, 1862.
He resides at Rome, N. Y.

(158.) MARY GENEVIEVE FRENCH, (of Pliny), third
daughter of Mary Alma Alden French, (72), was born at Floyd, N.
Y., November 9, 1867, and died December 15, 1894.

(159.) LENA EVA ALDEN, (of Pliny), eldest daughter of
Lyman Pliny Alden, (75), was born at Quincy, Mich., April 29, 1866.

She is a pianiste, and graduated at the New England Conservatory
with highest honors. In 1892 she went to Europe for further instruc-
tion, and studied with Moszkowski and Raif, at Berlin, and, later, with
Virgil, of New York. She has a studio at Terre Haute, Ind.

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(160.) ERNEST GALLAHER ALDEN, (of Pliny), son of Ly-
man Pliny Alden, (75), was born at Quincy, Mich., June 21, 1869.
He is the purchasing agent of the Terre Haute Electric Co., and resides
at Terre Haute, Ind.

(161.) JESSIE SEWARD ALDEN, (of Pliny), second daugh-
ter of Lyman Pliny Alden, (75), was born at Quincy, Mich., November
24, 1870. She was married, November 2, 1893, to Rev. John E. Sulger,
Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, at Terre Haute, Ind., who
was born at Phila., Pa., October 9, 1861.

children:

336. Alden Harwood, born April 18, 1897.

337. Miriam Louise, born July 3, 1899.

(162.) MARY WATERMAN, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of
Matilda Alden Waterman, (79), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January
3, 1836, and died December 13, 1893. She was married, about 1856,
to Henry C. Fenn, farmer, of Coldwater, who was born March 13,
1828, and died March 31, 1888.

CHILDREN :

338. Della, born December 6, 1858.

339. James W., born November 3, i860.

340. Henry C, born April 16, 1867.

341. KiTTiE, born March 2, 1872.

(163.) ALMA WATERMAN, (of Hiram), second daughter of
Matilda Alden Waterman, (79), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
November 13, 1840. She was married, December 15, 1880, to Charles
McKinney, banker. They reside at Sioux Falls, So. Dakota.

(164.) Dr. HIRAM RATHBUN ALDEN, (of Hiram), eldest
son of Hiram Rathbun Alden, (80), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
August 2y, 1852. He removed with his parents to California, in 1863,
and afterwards located at Portland, Oregon, where he still resides. He
is a dentist, and has had a long and extensive practice.

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(165.) BYRON W. ALDEN, (of Hiram), second son of Hiram
Rathbun Alden, (80), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January 15, 1857.
He removed with his parents to California in 1863, where he has since
lived. He married, October 2, 1878, Anna Driscoll, who was born in
Wales, December 16, 1861. He is connected with the management of
the Stock Yards in Alameda Co., Cal., and resides at Emeryville, Cal.

CHILDREN :

342. Byron W., Jr., bom September 26, 1879.

343. John Rathbun, born July 14, 1881.

344. James Gillmore, born August 28, 1887.

345. Edwin Ferdinand, born March 8, 1890.

346. Daniel Lewis, born June 11, 1892.

347. Frances Irene, born April 22, 1895.

(166.) AURELIA MELITA ROOT, (of Hiram), eldest daugh-
ter of Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., March
28, 1843. She was married, March 10, 1870, to Francis Edward Hale,
who was born October 12, 1839, ^"^ died April 20, 1888. She resides
at Indianapolis, Ind.

Francis Edward Hale was of the family of the distinguished pa-
triot, Nathan Hale, and, himself, a man of rare culture, extreme refine-
ment ^oftaste and manner and a genial, companionable friend and
acquaintance. He served in the Federal army during part of the Civil
war, holding the rank of ist Lieut., Co. A, First Michigan Artillery.

CHILDREN :

348. Rolene, born July 12, 1871.

349. Harriet Force, born January 27, 1874.

350. Alexandra Matilda, born December i, 1877.

(167.) MARTHA MATILDA ROOT, (of Hiram), second
daughter of Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
November 23, 1844. She was married, June 30, 1869, to Sherman
Augustus Johnson. She resides at Palo Alto, California.

Sherman A. Johnson was born at Penfield, Ohio, August 7, 1840.
He was educated in the public schools of Sandusky, O., and had entered
upon a business career there when the Civil war broke out, but was
among the first of its citizens to volunteer for service. He enlisted.

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April 19, 1 86 1, in the 8th Reg't, Ohio Infantry, as a private. At the
expiration of the three months' service he re-enlisted as Orderly Ser-
geant, Co. G, 123rd Regt., O. V. I., and was soon after commissioned
a 2nd Lieut., and, later, ist Lieut., in the same regiment. He was
severely wounded at the first battle of Winchester, was taken prisoner,
with many others of the officers and men of his regiment, and confined
in Libby Prison. After his exchange, he returned to his regiment and
participated in its every engagement until September 19, 1864, when,
serving under the command of Gen. Sheridan, he received a gun-shot
wound through the left lung at the battle of Opequan Creek. By
reason of this disability he received his honorable discharge from the
army, January 18, 1865. He was subsequently identified with various
civil government interests ; was Chief of Division in the office of the
Secretary of the Treasury ; Collector of Customs at the Port of George-
town, D. C. ; and employed for several years in the Indian Service in
Oklahoma. He was a member of several patriotic and beneficiary
orders, including the Loyal Legion, the Union Soldier's Alliance, and
Columbia Commandery, K. T. As the direct result of his wound he
died at Washington, D. C, April 30, 1900. His country never knew a
more loyal patriot; nor the poor, the helpless and distressed a truer
friend.

child:

351. Henry Roland, born August i, 1880.

(168.) HARRIET CHAPIN ROOT, (of Hiram), third daugh-
ter of Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January
20, 1847. She was married, August 3, 1882, to William Stevens Field-
ing, who was born in New York City, December 22, 1841.

William S. Fielding was educated in the public schools of Brooklyn.
In 1859 he joined a party of emigrants destined for Pike's Peak, crossed
the State of Iowa, thence by way of Fort Kearney and the Platte River to
Auraria, now Denver City. After remaining there a short time he went
to New Mexico and through Texas to Matagorda, making the entire
trip on horseback and on foot. Arriving home early in 1861, he joined
the 7th Reg't, N. Y. State Militia, 4th Co., and on the 19th day of
April, 1 86 1, left for the seat of war, and served with his regiment dur-
ing that campaign. He has been extensively engaged in financial and
mining interests on the Pacific coast and in New York City. They
reside^ at East Orange, N. J.

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(169.) EDWARD ROOT, (of Hiram), eldest son of Irene Alden
Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., September 14, 1849, ^"^
died April 12, 1850.

(170.) EDWARD ROLAND ROOT, (of Hiram), second son of
Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., April 17, 1851.
He married, September 25, 1874, Alice Southworth, who was born at
Coldwater, Mich., November 13, 1852. He was educated in the public
schools of his native place until 14 years of age, when he received
from the Congressman of his District an appointment to the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He successfully passed the various examina-
tions, and was mustered into the United States Navy, as a Midshipman,
September 25, 1865. He remained at the Academy for two years, when
failing health compelled him to resign a much desired and most con-
genial career. He returned home in June, 1867, and engaged in out-
of-door pursuits until his health was restored. In April, 1868, he was
appointed Delivery Clerk of the Coldwater Post-office, and advanced
to Assistant, July, 1870, which position he held until February, 1882,
when he was commissioned as Postmaster, by President Arthur, and
held this office for four years, or until April, 1886, thus making 18
years' of continuous Post-office service. In 1885, he made an extended
tour to the Pacific coast with a view to change of residence, but finally
returned to Coldwater and engaged in a mercantile business until 1888.
In October of that year he accepted the position of Secretary of the
Coldwater Gas Light Co., which place he retained until 1889. He then
purchased a Cigar Box factory, and for 10 years successfully continued
that manufacturing enterprise. In the summer of 1899 he was sent by
the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Michigan, to Canada,
to examine into the condition of some of the leading Insurance com-
panies of the Dominion. In 1891 he was appointed by the Mayor of
the City of Coldwater as a member of the Board of Water Works and
Electric Lights, of that city, and elected its first President, which posi-
tion he held for seven years, giving, gratuitously, a great deal of time
and energy to the work of installation and management of this municipal
plant. In 1900 he was elected Secretary of the Mich. Portland Cement
Co., of Coldwater, and, upon the reorganization of the Co., in 1902,
was made its Secretary and Treasurer, which position he now holds.
He has always been actively interested in all measures of local re-
form, and takes great pride in military afifairs, having been larg^ely in-
strumental in 1871 in organizing the Coldwater Light Guard, which
was mustered into the Mich. National Guard that year as Co. A, 2nd
Reg't, which assignment it has held for 32 years, except during the

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Spanish war when it served as Co. A, of the 32nd Mich. Infantry. He
was a member of the company for many years, serving in all the grades
from private to captain, and is still a member of its Veteran corps and of
its Board of Directors.. He is a member of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church, of Coldwater, and for 13 years has served as Vestryman, and
Treasurer of the Vestry. He enjoys the confidence and esteem of a
large circle of friends and acquaintances, not only for his well-known
integrity and uniform courtesy, but equally so, by reason of large
sympathy, lovableness of nature, and a manly. Christian character
maintained "even from his youth up."

Alice Southworth Root is a lineal descendant of that Alice South-
worth (formerly Alice Carpenter, of Wrentham, England), widow of
Edward Southworth, who came to America in "The Anne," or "Little
James," in August, 1623, and subsequently married Gov. Bradford of
the Plymouth Colony ; and to whom was allotted, in the apportionment
of land at Plymouth, the "one acre of ground" in the plot "that goeth
in with a corner by the Pond." By her marriage with Edward Roland
Root the Alden and Southworth families are again united, in this line,
after a lapse of many generations, for Mary Southworth, daughter of
Constant Southworth and grand-daughter of the first Alice South-
worth, married David Alden, the fourth son of John Alden ist. Of
the Southworth antecedents, Goodwin's "Pilgrim Republic" says:
"Alice Southworth had two sons, Constant and Thomas, whom, on
coming to America, she left, probably for education, with their father's
relatives. Constant came over in 1628, and Thomas soon after.
Thomas was born in 1616, Constant earlier."

CHILDREN :

352. Edith Irene, born August 8, 1875.

353. RoLENE Altai, born June 24, 1882.

354. Flora Elizabeth, born October i, 1884.

(171.) FLORA ROOT, (of Hiram), fourth daughter of Irene
Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., February 16, 1854.
She was married, June 26, 1889, to Dr. Thomas Jefferson Turner,
Medical Director, U. S. N., who was born in Phila., Pa., September 21,
1829, and died at Mackinac Island, August 20, 1901. She resides at
Coldwater.

Dr. Turner was a man of profound intelligence and rare attain-
ments, an erudite scholar, and a physician and surgeon of distinguished
skill and ability, as well as a recognized authority on all matters per-

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taining to hygiene and sanitation. He graduated at the Phila. High
School in 1848, and held diplomas of the Pa. Medical College,
degree of M.D., 185 1 ; degrees of Philosophy and Master of Arts, 1853 ;
Fellow of the Academy of Natural Science, Phila., 1854; Member of the
American Public Health Asso'n, and a Companion of the Naval Order
of the U. S., New York Commandery. He entered the U. S. Navy as
an Ass't Surgeon, December 16, 1853, being appointed from Pa., and
continued in this branch of the public service until his death, having
been promoted through every successive grade to, and including that of
Medical Director. He was attached to many different squadrons, and
much of his service was performed at sea ; but he also performed im-
portant special duty at various times as Medical Inspector, Sec'y of the
National Board of Health, Member of the Medical Retiring Board, and
Sup't in charge of the Museum of Hygiene at Washington, D. C.
During the Civil war he was Fleet Surgeon with Farragut at the battle
of Mobile Bay. As an officer of the Navy he had visited nearly every
country in the world, and the fund of knowledge gained in so wide a
field of observation, made him a most interesting and instructive com-
panion. In the course of his long and distinguished career he received
many testimonials to his efficiency and ability, but none that reflected
more credit upon himself and the country he served, than the special
volunteer duty he performed while attached to the European squadron
in 1870, when he assumed charge of the temporary small-pox hospital
established on the coast of Holland, where for weeks, alone and unaided,
as nurse, physician, cook and attendant, he cared for the 69 afflicted
sailors of the U. S. S. "Franklin," until the diesase was stamped out.
The generous and heartfelt acknowledgements of the Navy Department,
and of his superior and fellow officers, speak volumes in praise of this
heroic and self-sacrificing act.

After his retirement, in 1891, he made Cold water his home, and
there continued an energetic work in behalf of local and State health
measures ; and to the interests of sanitation, the improvement of health
laws and vital statistics, he brought the full benefit of his ripe judgment
and extensive knowledg^e, as well as the same earnestness of purpose
that characterized his more conspicuous career.

(172.) JEAN FISK ROOT, (of Hiram), fifth daughter of Irene
Alden Root, (82), was born at Cold water, Mich., August 3, 1856. She
was married, January 12, 1887, to Charles Augustus Nimocks, who
was born at Jonesville, Mich., October 16, 1842. They reside at Minne-
apolis, Minn.

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Charles A. Nimocks' ancestors came to this country during the
Revolutionary war. His grandfather, Roland Nimocks, was a soldier
in the war of 1812. His father, Richard Nimocks, removed to Mich.
in 1839. Charles was the second of eight children. He was educated
and prepared for college in the public schools of his native place, but
the Civil war breaking out, he gave up his intended scholastic career
and enlisted as a private soldier in the 7th Reg't, Mich. Infantry. He
took an active part in all the battles of the army of the Potomac, from
1 86 1 to October 1864. He was severely wounded in the famous
"Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg; was afterwards promoted for merit-
orious service, and held the positions of Corporal, Hospital Steward,
2nd Lieut., ist Lieut., Adjutant and Captain. Returning to Mich, in
1864, he engaged in the Book and Stationery business at Hillsdale.
He removed to Minneapolis, in October 1871, where he published the
"Evening Journal." He was the first to propose the magnificent Park
system of that city, and served as a member of the Park Commission.
In September, 1885, he removed to Detroit, Mich., and published the
Detroit "Post and Tribune" for two years. Returning to Minneapolis
he again engaged in the newspaper business as publisher and manager.
As the founder of the Snow Collection Agency, he has devoted much
time and attention to the equalization of taxes, and the re-imbursement
to tax-payers of over-paid moneys. He has recently served a term as
Deputy U. S. Marshal.

CHILD :

355. Edna Irene, born March 3, 1889.

(173.) FRED HAMILTON ROOT, (of Hiram), third son of
Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., March 16, i860.
He was educated in the public schools of Coldwater. After leaving
school he went to work in a Sash and Door factory, and has ever since
followed the trade of wood-worker, carpenter and builder. He re-
moved to California in 1885, where he worked at his trade in Los
Angeles and San Francisco for several years. He returned to Cold-
water in 1893, and married there, August 10, 1899, Minnie Brecken-
ridge, who was born October 6, 1875, and died February 17, 1901. He
removed to Detroit, Mich., in 1902, where he still resides.

CHILD :

356. Roland Breckenridge, born February 12, 1901.

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(174.) ELIZABETH JESSIE ROOT, (of Hiram), sixth daugh-
ter of Irene Alden Root, (82), was born at Coldwater, Mich., May 31,
1864. She was married, May i, 1894, to Isaac Cook Speers, who was
born at Marshalltown, Iowa, March 15, 1867. They reside at ]Minne-
apolis, Minn.

Isaac Cook Speers, through the maternal Hne, is descended from Col.
Edward Cook, a distinguished patriot of the Revolution, and a personal
friend of Washington and Lafayette, both of whom visited at the old
Cook homestead, still standing at Cookstown, Pa. He undertook to
win his own way in life at a very early age. He learned telegraphy
when but 13 years old, and became an expert of unusual capacity. He
followed this business for 13 years, working mostly for the Chicago
Board of Trade and, on account of his great rapidity as a telegrapher,
was frequently sent over the country to report Conventions and other
important convocations. In 1893 he was tendered the management of
the Odeon Theatre at Marshalltown, which undertaking he conducted
for seven years with signal success and credit. His recognized ability
in this line led to his subsequent employment as manager of a theatre
in Minneapolis, where by means of unusual tact, perseverance and in-
dustry, he has done much to elevate the tone of theatrical management.

CHILDREN :

357. Roland Root, bom October 16, 1895.

358. James Morton, bom April 16, 1897.

(175.) HIRAM ALDEN HAYNES, (of Hiram), eldest son of
Eliza Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., January
28, 1842. He married, about 1865, Emma Lester, of Coldwater, who
was born June 23, 1840. He died at Oakland, California, October
15, 1889.

CHILDREN :

359. Mary, born July 23, 1866.

360. Jessie, born Aut^ust 9, 1870.

361. Mabel, born August 22, 1874.

(176.) MELITA ABIGAIL HAYNES, (of Hiram), eldest
daughter of Eliza Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater,
Mich., January 26, 1844, and died February 19, 1879.

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(177.) ALMA HAYNES, (of Hiram), second daughter of Eliza
Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., November
15, 1846. She was married, November 15, 1866, to Frank Fayette
Humphrey, who was born at Lima, N. Y., August 30, 1843, ^^^ died
at Detroit, Mich., March 2, 1902. She resides at Detroit.

Frank F. Humphrey removed with his parents to Saline, Mich., in
1849, where he was educated, and where he subsequently engaged in
the occupation of farmer until 1880, when he removed to Detroit and
entered a manufacturing firm. He was a consistent and devoted
Christian and has left to his family and friends the memory of a quiet,
loving, unostentatious life.

CHILDREN :

362. Bernice, born July 18, 187 1.

363. Edwin Haynes, born November 17, 1873.

364. Robert Gregory, born May i, 1878.

(178.) LEVI HAYNES, (of Hiram), second son of Eliza Mary
Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., June 30, 1850. He
married, March 5, 1873, Martha Williamson, who was born in England,
December 6, 185 1. He is a farmer and resides on the old homestead
farm at Coldwater.

children :

365
366

367
368

369

Catherine Elizabeth, born January 3, 1874.
M. Harvey, born July 23, 1875.
Philip Williamson, born Jvme 13, 1882.
Priscilla Alden, born November 4, 1889.
John George, born August 16, i8gi.

(179.) JOHN HAYNES, (of Hiram), third son of Eliza Mary
Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., October 2y, 1853,
and died August 11, 1858.

(180.) IDA HAYNES, (of Hiram), third daughter of Eliza Mary
Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 11, 1856,
and died March 9, 1879.

(181.) EVA HAYNES, (of Hiram), fourth daughter of Eliza
Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., December

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22, 1858. She was married, April 3, 1883, to Edward Johnson Snover,
who was born at Romeo, Mich., March 4, 1856. They reside at Detroit.
Edward J. Snover prepared for college in the public schools of his
native place, then entered the University of Michigan, from which he
graduated, in 1879, in the Civil Engineering Course. Since leaving
school he has been engaged in a mercantile business in Detroit.

CHILDREN :

370. Helen, born February 18, 1885,

371. Alice, born May 4, 1889.

(182.) HARRY HAYNES, (of Hiram), fourth son of Eliza
Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich., June 13,
1861. He married, December 2, 1885, Ruth Ann Haynes, of Muncie,
Ind. For some time he followed the occupation of farmer, but owing
to impaired health, recently removed to Traverse City, Mich., where he
is engaged in the Insurance business.

(183.) SALLIE MOORE HAYNES, (of Hiram), fifth daughter
of Eliza Mary Alden Haynes, (83), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
November 27, 1867, and died June 30, 1869.

(184.) ALMA PRISCILLA ALDEN, (of Hiram), daughter of
Isaac Reuben Alden, (85), was born at Helena, Montana, December 4,
1868. She removed with her parents to California, about 1889, and
resides at Oakland, that State.

(185.) DANIEL WEBSTER ALDEN, (of Hiram), son of Isaac
Reuben Alden, (85), was born at Helena, Montana, May 6, 1870, and
died at Oakland, California, May 11, 1901. He married, August 19,
1893, Dawn Prcscott, of California, who was born January 7, 1869.

(186.) SHELBY L. ALDEN, (of Hiram), eldest son of Philander
Alden, (86), was born at Coldwater, Mich., October 6, 1859. He
married, August 4, 1882, Flattie McConell, who was born August, 1862.
They reside at Ionia, Mich.

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(187.) PRESCOTT M. ALDEN, (of Hiram), second son of
Philander Alden, (86), was born at Coldwater, Mich., May 31, 1862.
He married, March 17, 1887, Aura Parker, who was born February 22,
1861. They reside at Burlington, Vt.

(188.) ANNIE LEWIS, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of Harriet
Alden Lewis, (89), was born at Jonesville, Mich., May 26, 1853. She
was married, April 30, 1890, to Dr. James M. Long, who was born in
the city of New York, November 14, 1828. She resides at Jonesville.

Dr. Long graduated from the Medical College at Woodstock, Vt.,
in 1850. He first located in the practice of his profession, in New York
City, matriculated in the Medical University of that city, and also be-
came a private pupil of Dr. Valentine Mott. He removed to Coldwater,
in 1 861, where he continued in active practice until his death, February
24, 1902.

(189.) HERBERT ALDEN LEWIS, (of Hiram), eldest son of
Harriet Alden Lewis, (89), was born at Jonesville, Mich., June 2, 1855.
He married, October 5, 1876, Mary McCall, who was born September
4, 1856, and died February 10, 1903. He resides at Detroit, Mich.

CHILDREN

372. Russell Edward, born September 4, 1877.

373. Harriet K., born July 16, 1883.

(190.) BELLE LEWIS, (of Hiram), second daughter of Harriet
Alden Lewis, (89), was born at Jonesville, Mich., January 29, 1859,
and died March 27, 1901. She was married, October 17, 1878, to
Dexter M. Baker, who was born February 28, 1859.

CHILDREN :

374. Annie Lewis, born July 25, 1879.

375. Flora Elizabeth, born August 19, 1881.

(191.) FRED HUNTLEY LEWIS, (of Hiram), second son of
Harriet Alden Lewis, (89), was born at Jonesville, Mich., May 12,

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1864. He removed to California about the year 1888, where he has
since resided, extensively engaged in the fruit-shipping industry. He
married, November, 1890, Lillian Warren, of Jonesville, who was born
July 15, 1865. At present he holds the position of Postmaster at
Vacaville, Cal.

(192.) JOHN SULLIVAN LEWIS, JR., (of Hiram), third son
of Harriet Alden Lewis, (89), was born at Jonesville, Mich., May 4,
1874. He is an electrician and a graduate of the University of Mich-
igan. At the breaking out of the Spanish-American war he enlisted
in the Navy for service in the Philippines. He was first assigned to
the U. S. S. "Charleston," and was on duty in the dynamo room of
that ill-fated vessel when she struck the rocks, and afterwards sank,
off the coast of Luzon. He subsequently served on the U. S. S.
"Oregon," the "Baltimore," and the flag-ship "Brooklyn." Upon the
expiration of his three years' term of service, the "Brooklyn" was
ordered to Australia. There being no available electrician to take his
place, he served an extra six months on that vessel under the trying
conditions of his occupation and a tropical climate. His tour of duty
also took him to China and Japan. After his return, he engaged in
electrical work at Jonesville, where he now resides.

(193.) LORA ELENE ALDEN, (of Richard), daughter of Isaac
Simeon Alden, (91), was born at Warren Pa., January i, 1858. To
her courtesy and interest, and careful preservation of old records, is
due much of the information obtained respecting' the earlier history of
the family. She resides at Warren, Pa., with her mother.

(194.) ELLA MOORE MALLORY, (of Philo), daughter of
Elizabeth Ellen Alden Mallory, (97), was born in Bossier Parish, La.,
December 2, 1852. She was married, December, 1872, to James Bailey
Whitlock, farmer, who was born in Hart Co., Kentucky, in 1843, ^^^
died at Bentonville, Ark., May 7, 1898. She resides at Bentonville.

CHILDREN :

376. Elizabeth, born October 23, 1853.

377. Freddie, born January 8, 1875; died August 10, 1876.

378. WiLMER Wellington, born August 16, 1877.

379. James Bailey, born January 3, 1880.

380. May, born March 8, 1883.

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(195.) SPOFFORD CROWLY, (of Philo), eldest son of Mar-
garet Emeline Alden Crowly, (98), was born in Bossier Parish, La.,
December 8, 1850. He married, November, 1879, Nannie Whitlock,
who was born in Missouri, May 8, 1846. He is a farmer, and resides at
Vaughn, Ark.

(196.) ROBERT RINALDO CROWLY, (of Philo), second son
of Margaret Emeline Alden Crowly, (98), was born in Bossier Parish,
La., July 15, 1857. He married, October 5, 1890, Sallie M. Donahoe,
who was born April 5, 1863. He is a farmer, and resides at Union
City, Oklahoma Ter'y.

CHILDREN :

381
382

383
384
385

Edna Grace, born December i, 1892.
Hugh Alden, born January 31, 1895.
Mary Irene, bom January 19, 1897.
Spofford Dale, born May 14, 1899.
Robert Earle, born September 15, 1902,

(197.) BEULAH BENTON MALLORY, (of Philo), daughter
of Margaret Emeline Alden Mallory, (98), was born in Caddo Parish,
La., February 2, 1866. She was married, May 30, 1886, to James C.
Tune, druggist, of San Antonio, Texas, who was born in Bedford Co.,
Pa., December 22, 1855.

CHILD :
386. Guy, bom December 24, 1888.

( 198.) MOLLIE ALDEN, (of Philo), eldest daughter of George
Richard Alden, (99), was born in Bossier Parish, La., October 23,
1866. She was married, September 8, 1889, to Edward Marion Bagby,
who was born in Cherokee Co., Ga., May 8, 1868. He is a farmer, and
resides at Gravette, Ark.

CHILDREN :

387
388

389
390
391
392

RiEMER, bom November 4, 1890.

Earl Edwin, bom December 9, 1891.

Grover Cleveland, born January 9, 1893.

Minnie, born April 17, 1894.

Verba, born April 25, 1896.

Perry Ernest, born September 15, 1901.

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(199.) PAULINE ALDEN, (of Philo), second daughter of
George Richard Alden, (99), was born in Benton Co., Ark., December
28, 1868. She was married, January 5, 1902, to Carrol Spencer Ashby,
who was born in Carrol Co., Missouri, October 11, 1854. He is a
farmer, and resides at Gravette, Ark,

(200.) EMELINE ALDEN, (of Philo), third daughter of George
Richard Alden, (99), was born in Benton Co., Ark., September 6, 1870.
She was married, March 5, 1891, to William Gwin Sooter, who was
born in Missouri, January 16, 1868. He is a farmer, and resides at
Pond, Benton Co., Ark.

CHILDREN :

393. IvA Irene, born December 7, 1891.

394. George, born March 29, 1894.

395. Pauline, born August 19, 1897.

396. Carlin, born May 17, 1900; died April 17, 1901.

(201.) MAGGIE RACHEL RODGERS, (of Philo), eldest
daughter of Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Bossier
Parish, La., October 30, 1854, and died November 18, 1886. She was
married, November i, 1884, to Boon King Netherton, of Grove, Indian
Ter'y, who was born in Daviess Co., Missouri, December 29, 1849.

CHILD :
397. Maggie Boon, born November 18, 1886.

(202.) PARMENIO AUSTIN RODGERS, (of Philo), eldest
son of Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Bossier Parish,
La., August 31, 1857. He married, December 29, 1880, Sallie Eliza-
beth Hall, who was born in Benton Co., Ark., August 16, 1862. He is
a farmer, and resides at Clementine, Ark.

CHILDREN :

398. Alexander McQueen, born February 16, 1882.

399. Mary Kate, born November 22, 1883.

400. Iduie, born July 4, 1886.

401. Bessie, born August 21, 1888.

402. Mallory, born November i, 1890.

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403. Ruth Cleveland, born October 20, 1892; died November, 21

1896.

404. Robbie Edna, bom February 28, 1895.

405. John, born June 2. 1898.

406. Carlin, born Avi.s^ust 10, 1900.

407. Maggie Mabel, born June 14, 1902.

(203.) ROXANNA BEATRICE RODGERS, (of Philo), second
daughter of Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Bossier
Parish, La., September 29, 1861. She was married, November 25,
1884, to Thomas T. Netherton, who was born in Daviess Co., Missouri,
August 25, 1856. He is a farmer, and resides at Maysville, Ark.

CHILDREN :

408. Mabel Dell, born December 17, 1885.

409. Thomas Boon, born October 10, 1888.

410. McQueen Henry, born August 14, 1894.

411. Beulah Beatrice, born March 17, 1896.

412. James Clive, bom October 21, 1899.

(204.) STERLING McQueen RODGERS, (of Philo), second
son of Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Bossier Parish,
La., September 8, 1865. He married, October 23, 1889, Minnie Tinnin,
who was born in Benton Co., Ark., April i, 1869. He is a stock grower,
and resides at Tulia, Swisher Co., Texas.

CHILDREN :

413. Sterling Tinnin, born June 24, 1891.

414. Alden McQueen, bom Jiily 31, 1892.

415. Walter Rex, bom March 31, 1894.

416. Samuel Alexander, born March 20, 1896.

417. Minnie Dell, born April 14, 1898.

418. Harold Eugene, born February 5, 1900.

419. Mary Louisa, bom July 22, 1901.

(205.) IDDIE RODGERS, (of Philo), third son of Mary Jane
Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Benton Co., Ark., October 25, 1868.
and died July 5, 1886.

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(206.) DELL ELLEN RODGERS, (of Philo), third daughter
of Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
August 10, 1 87 1, and died September 16, 1896.

(207.) PHILO ALDEN RODGERS, (of Philo), fourth son of
Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
November 13, 1873. He married December 25, 1892, Nora E. Mont-
gomery, who was born in Benton Co., Ark., August 16, 1873. Of him-
self he says :

"My father died when I was in my thirteenth year. My life up to
that time had been spent at home at work on the farm, when I was not
in the public schools, for it was one of his peculiarities that none should
eat idle bread about him. After his death I was sent away to school ;
then spent several years travelling about from the Mississippi River to
the Pacific Coast, foolishly squandering a good portion of the hard
earnings he had left me, the harvest of which was, that when I did
settle down, I was compelled to apply myself strictly to business, and
to exercise the most rigid economy in order to recruit my financial con-
dition. After my marriage I united with the Missionary Baptist
Church ; and am now living on a farm within a mile of the place where
I was born. While I do not have the luxuries of life," he concludes,
"I am comfortably situated and have sufficient to keep my family in
comfort, for all of which I am thankful to the Lord." He resides at
Clementine, Ark.

CHILDREN :

420. Edith Grace, born July 24, 1894.

421. Fairie Dell, born March 10, 1896.

422. Ella Philo, born October 20, 1898.

(208.) ROLAND LANIER RODGERS, (of Philo), fifth son of
Mary Jane Alden Rodgers, (loi), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
September 29, 1879. He is a farmer, and resides at Clementine, Ark.

(209.) MATTIE BIRD FUQUA, (of Philo), eldest daughter of
Irene Alden Fuqua, (102), was born at Hickman, Ky., February 23,
1868. She resides at San Antonio, Texas.

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(210.) JESSIE OLIVIA FUQUA, (of Philo), second daughter
of Irene Alden Fuqua, (102), was born at Hickman, Ky., February 9,
1870. She resides at San Antonio, Texas.

(211.) EDWARD BROWN FUQUA, (of Philo), son of Irene
Alden Fuqua, (102), was born at Pierce City, Missouri, July 19, 1876.
He resides at Ravwood, Texas.

(212.) ROBERT BURNS, (of Philo), eldest son of Pauline
Alden Burns, (104), was born in Benton Co., Ark., September 8, 1874.
He resides at Temple. Texas.

(213.) EDWIN EARL BURNS, (of Philo), second son of
Pauline Alden Burns, (104), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August
20, 1876. He married, October 27, 1899, Emma Jackson, who was
born in Benton Co., Ark., December, 1880. He is a farmer, and resides
at Vaughn, Ark.

CHILDREN :

423. Pauline Ida, born August 8, 1900.

424. Paul, born July 24, 1902.

(214.) THOMAS KNOTT BURNS, (of Philo), third son of
Pauline Alden Burns, (104), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August
10, 1879.

(215.) PHILANDER ALDEN, (of Philo), eldest son of Dr.
Philo Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., October 14, 1876,
and died May 9, 1891.

(216.) MELINDA ELLEN ALDEN, (of Philo), eldest daugh-
ter of Dr. Philo Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., May 2,
1878. She was married, January 3, 1900, to John Henry Blair, who
was born in Roden Co., Tenn., September 25, 1876. They reside in
Kansas City, Missouri.

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CHILDREN :

425. James Alden, born April 11, 1901.

426. Philo, bom May 7, 1903.

(217.) RATHBUN ALDEN, (of Philo), second son of Dr. Philo
Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., November 25, 1880. He
resides at Grove, Indian Ter'y.

(218.) LIZZIE PAULINE ALDEN, (of Philo), second daugh-
ter of Dr. Philo Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August 5,
1882, and died September 6, 1883.

(219.) IRENE ALDEN, (of Philo), third daughter of Dr. Philo
Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., October 25, 1884. She
resides at Osage Mills, Ark.

(220.) PERRY ALDEN, (of Philo), third son of Dr. Philo
Alden, (105), was born in Benton Co., Ark., July 7, 1886. He resides
at Osage Mills, Ark.

(221.) EMELINE ALDEN, (of Philo), fourth daughter of Dr.
Philo Alden, ( 105 ) , was born in Benton Co., Ark., March 5, 1888. She
resides at Osage Mills, Ark.

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TENTH GENERATION.

(222.) WAYNE DINSMORE, (of Philander), eldest son of
George Washington Patterson Dinsmore, (108), was born at Pacific
Junction, Iowa, December 22, 1879. He resides at Ames, Iowa, where
he is an undergraduate and an instructor in the State College. He is,
also, the editor of the "State Agriculturist," a paper published by the
college.

(223.) RALPH DINSMORE, (of Philander), second son of
George Washington Patterson Dinsmore, (108), was born at Pacific
Junction, Iowa, May 15, 1881. He married, November 30, 1902, Mary
Ann Endicott, of Pottersville, Missouri, who was born January 3, 1884.
He is a miller, and resides at Pottersville, Mo.

CHILD :
427. Elsie, born October 4, 1903.

(224.) MADGE DINSMORE, (of Philander), daughter of
George Washington Patterson Dinsmore, (108), was born at Pacific
Junction, Iowa, August i, 1883. She resides at West Plains, Missouri.

(225.) JOHN BELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), third son of
George Washington Patterson Dinsmore, (108), was born at Pacific
Junction, Iowa, June 9, 1885. He resides at West Plains, Mo.

(226.) ALDEN DINSMORE, (of Philander), fourth son of
George Washington Patterson Dinsmore, (108), was born at West
Plains, Mo., December 17, 1894.

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{22^.) MARY MARVIN GOODRICH, (of Philander), eldest
daughter of Elizabeth Alden Dinsmore Goodrich, (109), was born at
Erie, Pa., October i, 1876. She resides at Sutton, Nebraska.

(228.) HELEN GERTRUDE GOODRICH, (of Philander),
second daughter of Elizabeth Alden Dinsmore Goodrich, (109), was
born at Erie, Pa., July 5, 1878, and died April 18, 1879.

(229.) HARRIET ALDEN DINSMORE, (of Philander), eldest
daughter of James Dinsmore, (m), was born at Carlton, Nebraska,
May 19, 1876. She is a graduate of the Nebraska University. She
was married, July 7, 1903, to Walter Judson Hunting, Supt. of Schools,
of Ohiowa, Nebraska, where they reside.

(230.) SUSAN BELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), second
daughter of James Dinsmore, (m), was born at Carlton, Nebraska,
December 15, 1878. She is a graduate of the Nebraska University,
and resides at Eugene, Oregon.

(231.) SALLIE MARVIN DINSMORE, (of Philander), third
daughter of James Dinsmore, (m), was born at Carlton, Nebraska,
April 22, 1880. She resides at Eugene, Oregon.

(232.) JOHN BELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), eldest son
of James Dinsmore, (m), was born at Chester, Nebraska, January 16,
1883. He resides at Eugene, Oregon.

(233.) HUGH FELL DINSMORE, (of Philander), second son
of James Dinsmore, (m), was born at Hebron, Nebraska, July 28,
1885. He resides at Eugene, Oregon.

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(234.) WILLIAM ADRIAN FOOTE, (of Philander), eldest son
of Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, May 15, 1862.
He married, July 30, 1887, Jane Thompson. He resides in the State of
Washington. Address unknown.

CHILDREN

428. Jesse.

429. Adrian.
430 Charles.
431. Anna.

(235.) ELMER ELLSWORTH FOOTE, (of Philander) , second
son of Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, August 11,
1865. He married, first. May 5, 1889, Ida Cupp, who was born at
Winimac, Ind., September 5, 1869, and died October 10, 1893 ; and,
second, October 17, 1895, Sarah Arvilla Home, who was born at South
Bend, Ind., February 8, 1863. He is a car-repairer in the employ of
a Chicago Street Railway Co., and resides at Chicago.

children :
(By Ida)

432. Addie, born February 16, 1890; died December 12, 1893.

433. Hattie, born June 12, 1891; died August 3, 1893.

(236.) PHILANDER ALDEN FOOTE, (of Philander), third
son of Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, March 24,
1867, -and died August 25, 1882.

(237.) LAURA JANE FOQTE, (of Philander), eldest daughter
of Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, February 25,
1869, and died December 20, 1884.

(238.) MINERVA ANNA FOOTE, (of Philander), second
daughter of Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, April
13, 1 87 1. She was married. May 20, 1888, to Charles Carey, a car-
foreman, who was born in Canada, September 10, 1854. They reside in
Chicago.

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CHILDREN

434. Joseph, born September 11, 1889.

435. Florence, born July 29, 1889.

436. Adrian, born Augiist 20, 1894.

437. Edward, born March 28, 1889.

(239.) ALBERT FOOTE, (of Philander), fourth son of Adrian
Van Horn P'oote, (115), was born in Indiana, April 3, 1873, and died
December 2, 1875.

(240.) ELLA FOOTE, (of Philander), third daughter of Adrian
Van Horn Foote, (115), was born at Knox, Indiana, February 22, 1876.
She was married, March 12, 1893, to Frank M. Keiser, who was born
at Columbia City, Ind., September 3, 1874. He is an employee of the
Balto. and Ohio R. R. Co. They reside at Garrett, Ind.

CHILDREN :

438. Gladys Marvel, born Jtine 6, 1898.

439. Raymond Glenn, born July 19, 1902.

(241.) JESSE FOOTE, (of Philander), fifth son of Adrian Van
Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, November 14, 1877. He is
a lumberman, and resides in Dakota.

(242.) EBER FOOTE, (of Philander), sixth son of Adrian Van
Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, November 3, 1879. He en-
listed in the U. S. Marine Corps, May 16, 1900, at Seattle, Wash., and
was ordered to the U. S. S. "Philadelphia," December 4, 1900, for an
extended cruise on the Pacific Coast, and was one of a landing party
subsequently disembarked at Panama to protect American interests
there. In July, 1901, he cruised to the Samoan Islands. In September,
1902, the "Philadelphia" having been put out of commission, he was
transferred to the U. S. S. "Boston." In November of that year, in
consequence of long exposure in trying climates, he was invalided and
sent to the hospital at San Francisco. After his recovery he was
ordered to the Marine Barracks at Mare Island. He was appointed

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Corporal January 9, 1903; promoted to Sergeant March 17; promoted
to 1st Sergeant, June 19, and subsequently assigned to duty on the U. S.
S. "Concord," at San Francisco, where he is now stationed.

(243.) NORA FOOTE, (of Philander), fourth daughter of
Adrian Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, April 11, 1881,
and died December 13, 1889.

(244.) ALDEN FOOTE, (of Philander), seventh son of Adrian
Van Horn Foote, (115), was born in Indiana, May 28, 1883. He is a
car-inspector, in the employ of the Lake Shore and M. S. R. R. Co. He

resides at Chicago.

(245.) EUDORUS GROVER, (of Philander), eldest son of
Elizabeth Isabella Foote Grover, (116), was born in Kankakee Co.,
111., March 27, 1858. He married, December 27, 1899, Ruby Ethel
Taylor, who was born in Iowa, October 24, 1878, and died January 4,
1900. He resides at North Yakima, Washington.

( 246. ) SARAH HARRIET GROVER, ( of Philander ) , daughter
of Elizabeth Isabella Foote Grover, (116), was born near Clorinda,
Page Co., Iowa, in 1864, and died May, 1885.

(247.) JAMES GARFIELD GROVER, (of Philander), second
son of Elizabeth Isabella Foote Grover, (116), was born near Lone
Jack, Jackson Co., Missouri, August 12, 1868. He married, at Seattle,
Wash'n, July 13, 1892, Alice Peck, who was born at Russell, Kans.,
April 18, 1876. He is a farmer and resides at North Yakima, Wash-
ington.

CHILDREN :

440. Herbert, born February 4, 1894.

441. Mildred, born May 30, 1896; died July 25, 1896.

442. Wayne Eudorus, born October 19, 1897.

443. Merle, born April 11, 1902.

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(248.) HERBERT EVERTS GROVER, (of Philander), third
son of EHzabeth Isabella Foote Grover, (116), was born near Paola,
Miami Co., Kansas, May 21, 1872. He was married, at Tombstone,
Arizona, January 23, 1897, to Myrtle Evelina Hand, who was born at
Watsonville, Calif., January 2.y, 1877. They reside at Bisbee, Cochise
Co., Arizona.

child:

444. Fr.\nces Harriett, born October 28, 1897.

(249.) ARTHUR BOLLES BUMSTEAD, (of Philander),
eldest son of Maryetta Foote Bumstead, (118), was born at Rochester,
Ind., December 19, 1864, and died April 19, 1901. He married, August
21, 1886, Ida May Post, who was born at Jersey ville, Ind., March 12,
1864.

CHILDREN :

44."^
446

447
448

449

Carl Arthur, born August 15, 1887.
John Alden, bom June 27, 1889.
Grace Elinor, born August 13, 1891.
Marie Etta, born February 17, 1895.
Lucius Allen, born November 22, 1898.

(250.) LUCIA EUDORA BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), eldest
daughter of Maryetta Foote Bumstead, (118), was born at Rochester,
Ind., August 4, 1866, and died April 23, 1867.

(251.) LUCIUS AUGUSTUS BUMSTEAD, (of Philander),
second son of Maryetta Foote Bumstead, (118), was born at Marmont,
Ind., May i, 1869. He married, August 21, 1895, Julia Haven Prescott,
who was born at Fort Wayne, Ind., March 11, 1876. He is a merchant
and resides at Lincoln, Nebraska.

children :

450. Prescott, born October 19, 1901; died March 16, 1902.

451. Aloan Dale, born February 3, 1903.

(252.) IDA ELIZABETH BUMSTEAD, (of Philander) , second
daughter of Maryetta Foote Bumstead, (118), was born August 2, 1871,
and died July 15, 1873.

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(253.) Dr. EDWIN ROBERT GOULD, (of Philander), eldest
son of Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould, (119), was born at Rochester,
Ind., September 28, 1868. He is a physician and resides at Buffalo,
N. Y.

(254.) CLARA BELLE GOULD, (of Philander), eldest daugh-
ter of Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould, (119), was born at Rochester,
Ind., September 14, 1870. She was married, June 19, 1890, to Robert
W. Birch, who was born at Covington, Ind., May 22, 1867, and died
June 19, 1901. She resides at Lincoln, Neb.

CHILD :
452. Bernice Alden, born April 10, 1891.

(255.) ADA MAY GOULD, (of Philander), second daughter of
Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould, (119), was born at Rochester, Ind.,
October 2y, 1873. She resides at Lincoln, Neb.

(256.) ARTHUR FOOTE GOULD, (of Philander), second son
of Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould, (119), was born at Rochester, Ind.,
March 8, 1879. He is a clerk in a hardware store, and resides at
Buffalo, N. Y.

(257.) WINNIFRED ETTA GOULD, (of Philander), third
daughter of Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould, (119), was bom at
Rochester, Ind., October 5, 1885. She resides at Lincoln, Neb.

(258.) LAURA ADELAIDE MANLEY, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Dorliska Rathbun Manley, (120), was born at Panama,
N. Y., March 13, 1846, and died July 2, 1855.

(259.) JESSIE RATHBUN MANLEY, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Dorliska Rathbun Manley, (120). was born at Jersey City,

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N. J., November 12, 1870. She was married, August 19, 1897, to Bliss
Sill Cushman, an instructor in the Department of Chemistry at Cornell
University, who was born at Morris, N. Y., October 23, 1869. They
reside at Ithaca, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

453. Robert Alden, born December 5, 1899.

454. Margaret Allerton, born October 20, 1901.

(260.) CHARLES LEWIS RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son of
Theron Joel Rathbun, (121), was born at Panama, N. Y., July 24, 1851.
He married, August 24, 1874, Lottie A. Williams, of Geneva, Neb., who
was born at Gilead, Mich., March i, 1854. He is connected with the
Lumber Exchange, and resides at Minneapolis, Minn.

children :

455. Pawl A., born August 28, i88i.

456. Harold Alden, born November 10, 1889.

(261.) Dr. CHAUNCEY MANLEY RATHBUN, (of Philo-
mela), son of Dr. Byron W. Rathbun, (123), was born at Dunkirk, N.
Y., May 28, 1867. He married, July 12, 1889, Julia Smith, who was
born March 29, 1869. He is a dentist and resides at Fredonia, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

457. Byron Smith, born February 8, 1891,

458. Donald, born December 22, 1892.

(262.) MARY JILLSON RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Dr. Byron W. Rathbun, (123), was born at Dunkirk, N.
Y., March 28, 1877. She resides at Dunkirk.

(263.) JEAN ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Dr. Byron W. Rathbun, (123), was born at Dunkirk, N. Y.,
January 2y, 1882. She resides at Dunkirk.

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(264.) DAISY L. RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest daughter
of Wilberforce Rathbun, (125), was born August 15, 1878. She was
married, November 29, 1899, to John W. Page.

(265.) PADEN WILBUR RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Wilberforce Rathbun, (125), was born October, 1885.

(266.) MYRTLE SARAH RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Wilberforce Rathbun, (125), was born July 31, 1888.

(267.) ERICK LEVANT RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
son of Wilberforce Rathbun, (125), was born February i, 1890.

(268.) LEROY RATHBUN DAVIS, (of Philomela), eldest son
of Laura Rathbun Davis, (126), was born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
September 2, 1872. He married, June 5, 1895, Lina Bell Hotchkins,
who was born September i, 1875. He is a clerk in the employ of the
City National Bank of Binghamton, N. Y.

CHILD :

459. Wilfred, born February 2, 1898.

(269.) DAVIS, (of Philomela), infant son of

Laura Rathbun Davis, (126), was born at Binghamton, N. Y., Septem-
ber 13, 1875, and died February i, 1876.

(270.) LAURA LEONE DAVIS, (of Philomela), eldest daugh-
ter of Laura Rathbun Davis, (126), was born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
June 9, 1877, and died December i, 1878.

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(271.) SARAH FLORENCE DAVIS, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Laura Rathbun Davis, (126), was born at Binghamton,
N. Y., November 25, 1879, ^"cl "^i^f^ October 19, 1882.

{^y^.) EDITH HELEN DAVIS, (of Philomela), third daughter
of Laura Rathbun Davis, (126), was born at Panama, N. Y., January 6,
1884. She resides at Panama.

{2JZ-) ELSx\ RATHBUN, (of Philomela), daughter of Charles
Rathbun, (128), was born June 23, 1882. She resides in London,

England.

(274.) WILLIAM ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Frances Maria Rathbun, (130), was born at Springfield, N. Y.,
August 19, 1865. He married, January 2, 1894, Minnie E. L. Schubert,
who was born at Basle, Switzerland, May 13, 1875. They reside at
Springfield Centre, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

460. William Alden, Jr., born April 12, 1895.

461. Mabel Frances, born February 28, 1899.

462. August Schubert, born May 28, 1901.

(275.) JOEL FRANCIS RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
son of Frances Maria Rathbun, (130), was born at Springfield, N. Y.,
May 10, 1869. He married, January 31, 1894, Susanna Caroline
Slater, who was born at Cherry Valley, N. Y., February 8, 1875. He
is a farmer and resides at Pleasant Valley, N. Y.

CHILDREN :

463. Charles Edwin, born Auj^ust 14, 1894.

464. Bessie Frances, born July 14, 1896.

465. Edna May, born June 4, 1902.

(276.) JOHN ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son of
Edwin Dunbar Rathbun, (131), was born at La Porte, Ind., September
10, 1877. He is a hardware merchant and resides at La Porte.

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{2.-]^.) ANNA ADELE RATHBUN, (of Philomela), daughter
of Edwin Dunbar Rathbun, (131), was born at La Porte, Ind., May
29, 1880. She resides at La Porte.

(278.) ALDEN EDWIN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest son
of Joel E. Rathbun, (132), was born at La Porte, Ind., July 29, 1874,
and died September 10, 1874.

(279.) EDWIN JOEL RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second son
of Joel E. Rathbun, (132), was born at La Porte, Ind., March 29, 1876,
and died April 24, 1885.

(280.) CLARA GRAHAM RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Joel E. Rathbun, (132), was born at La Porte, Ind., July
30, 1879, and died October 28, 1879.

(281.) JESSIE GRAHAM RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Joel E. Rathbun, (132), was born at La Porte, Ind., July
24, 1880. She resides at Watertown, Wis.

(282.) FRANCIS JAMES RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third
son of Joel E. Rathbun, (132), was born at La Porte, Ind., October 27,
1882. He resides at Watertown, Wis.

(283.) JENNIE MAUD CURTISS, (of Philomela), daughter of
Dorliska Hernando Rathbun Curtiss, (134), was born at Newark, N.
Y., March 14, 1867. She resides at Camden, N. Y.

(284.) ELHANAN RATHBUN CURTISS, (of Philomela), son
of Dorliska Hernando Rathbun Curtiss, (134), was born at Syracuse,
N. Y., December 27, 1869. He is engaged in a chair manufacturing
business, and resides at Camden, N. Y. [(

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(285.) FRANCES RATHBUN, (of Philomela), daughter of
Henry A. Rathbun, (135), was born at Camden, N. Y., June 15, 1884.
She resides at Camden.

(286.) CLINTON RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son of Henry
A. Rathbun, (135), was born at Camden, N. Y., March 24, 1891.

(287.) JOEL WILLIAM RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Theodore Frelinghuysen Rathbun, (136), was born July 24,
1870, and died October 29, 1874.

(288.) FRANCES ALMIRA RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
eldest daughter of Theodore Frelinghuysen Rathbun, (136), was born
February 25, 1873, and died November 22, 1874.

(289.) ROSE ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Theodore Frelinghuysen Rathbun, ( 136), was born October
18, 1875. She resides at Madison, Wis.

(290.) ROBERT THEODORE RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
second son of Theodore Frelinghuysen Rathbun, (136), was born June
II, 1878. He resides at Madison, Wis.

(291.) WILLAMAE RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest daugh-
ter of Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., March 19,
1871. She was married, May, 1901, to John Stephen Butler, salesman,
who was born near Minden, La., April 23, 1867. They reside at
Minden.

child:

466. Oliver Raihbun, born March i, 1903.

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(292.) PIERCE LYSANDER RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
eldest son of Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., Decem-
ber 22, 1872. He married, January 8, 1902, Martha Fergnson, who was
born at Texarkana, Texas, August 3, 1879, and died October 20, 1902.
He is a merchant and resides at Minden, La.

(293.) LEROY RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second son of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., March 10, 1875. He
married, October, 1902, Ada Phillips, who was born at Minden, March
2T^, 1878. He is a salesman and resides at Minden.

(294.) THERON RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third son of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., August 6, 1877, and
died July, 1879.

(295.) RUTH RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second daughter of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., May 6, 1879. She
resides at Minden.

(296.) CAMILLA RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third daughter of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., July 23, 1881, and
died September 29, 1886.

(297.) ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), fourth son of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., May 6, 1887.

(298.) MORRIS RATHBUN, (of Philomela), fifth son of
Morris Rathbun, (139), was born at Minden, La., June 10, 1889.

(299.) WILNA FRANKLIN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eld-
est son of Frank Rathbun, (140), was born at Doyline, La., December

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24, 1874. He married, October i, 1896, Hattie May Brunson, who was
born April 28, 1878. He is a farmer and resides at Doyline, La.

CHILDREN :

467. Sarah Henrietta, born October 6, 1897.

468. Annie May, born January 7, 1899; died July 29, 1899.

469. Franklin Pierce, born November 24, 1900; died February 2,

1902.

(300.) JAMES JOSEPH RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
son of Frank Rathbun, (140), was born at Doyline, La., November 2,
1876. He is a farmer and resides at Doyline, La.

(301.) CLAUDE ELMO RATHBUN, (of Philomela), third son
of Frank Rathbun, (140), was born at Doyline, La., March 31, 1878.
He is a farmer and resides at Doyline, La.

(302.) ANNIE MAY RATHBUN, (of Philomela), daughter of
Frank Rathbun, (140), was born at Doyline, La., April 4, 1880. She
was married, November i, 1900, to Thomas Blake Tabor, who was born
at Shiloh, La., April 6, 1880. They reside at Taylor, La.

CHILDREN

470. Violet, born August 4, 1901.

471. Ralph Rathbun, born January 15, 1903.

(303.) NINA VANCE, (of Philomela), eldest daughter of Helen
Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), was born near Benton, La., November 21,
1872. She was married, July 31, 1899, to Joseph A. Bailey, merchant,
who was born at Clinton, S. C, September i, 1861. They reside at
Clinton, S. C.

child :

472. Helen Mercer, born November 29, 1900.

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(304.) JOHN CAL VANCE, (of Philomela) , eldest son of Helen
Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), was born at Benton, La., September 18,
1874, and died November 6, 1902.

(305.) CLARENCE VANCE, (of Philomela), second daughter
of Helen Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), was born at Benton, La., Septem-
ber 5, 1877. She was married, August 11, 1902, to Dr. William Gregg
Dalzell, dentist, who was born at Shreveport, La., January 11, 1867.
They reside at Shreveport, La.

(306.) MARY FISH VANCE, (of Philomela), third daughter of
Helen Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), was born at Benton, La., December
12, 1879. She resides at Clinton, S. C.

(307.) THEODOSIA HAMILTON VANCE and

(308.) EDWARD ALDEN VANCE, (of Philomela), fourth
daughter and second son of Helen Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), were
born at Benton, La., June 21, 1882. Edward Alden died February,
1884. Theodosia Hamilton was married, June 9, 1903, to Collier Har-
rison Minge, who was born at Mobile, Ala., September i, 1879. They
reside at Shreveport, La.

(309.) CAMILLE VANCE and

(310.) NORWOOD VANCE, (of Philomela), fifth daughter and
third son of Helen Ophelia Pratt Vance, (146), were born at Benton,
La., June 3, 1884. Norwood is a merchant. They reside at Minden,
La.

(311.) BIRDIE BELL VANCE, (of Philomela), eldest daughter
of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, (147), was born in Bossier Parish, La.,
May 24, 1876. She resides at Minden, La.

(312.) THOMAS JEFFERSON VANCE, Jr., (of Philomela),
eldest son of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, (147), was born in Bossier
Parish, La., February 24, 1878. He is a druggist, and resides at Shreve-
port, La.

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(313.) KATE AUBREY VANCE, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, ( 147) , was born in Bossier Parish,
La., February 23, 1880. She resides at Alinden, La.

(314.) ROBERT FARROW VANCE, (of Philomela), second
son of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, (147), was born in Bossier Parish, La.,
December 20, 1882, and died June 20, 1889.

(315.) LYNN WATKINS VANCE, (of Philomela), third son
of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, (147), was born at Minden, La., June 22,
1884. He resides at Minden, La.

(316.) WEBSTER PRATT VANCE, (of Philomela), fourth
son of Laura Belle Pratt Vance, (147), was born at Minden, La., June
15, 1886. He resides at Minden, La.

(317.) HELEN PRATT SUGG, (of Philomela), eldest daughter
of Alice Amarintha Pratt Sugg, (148), was born at Minden, La.,
March, 1876, and died June, 1876.

(318.) WILLIAM CLARENCE SUGG, (of Philomela), eldest
son of Alice Amarintha Pratt Sugg, (148), was born at Minden, La.,
June 19, 1877. He is a merchant and resides at Minden, La.

(319.) DOUGLAS MAPHS SUGG, (of Philomela), second son
of Alice Amarintha Pratt Sug'g, (148), was born at Minden, La., May
3, 1880. He is a merchant and resides at Minden, La.

(320.) MARY BELLE SUGG, (of Philomela), second daughter
of Alice Amarintha Pratt Sugg, ( 148) , was born at Minden, La., August
22, 1884, and died September 26, 1885.

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(321.) NINA VANCE SUGG, (of Philomela), third daughter of
Alice Amarintha Pratt Sugg, (148), was born at Minden, La., Sep-
tember 2^, 1886. She was married, September 2^, 1902, to Benjamin
Wylie, jeweler, of Magnolia, Ark.

(322.) WEBSTER PRATT SUGG, (of Philomela), third son of
Alice Amarintha Pratt Sugg, (148), was born at Minden, La., January
29, 1897.

(323. ) ALDEN HARRIS, (of Pliny) , eldest son of Marian Alden
Harris, (150), was born at Coldwater, Mich., October 12, 1869. He
married, August 10, 1895, Hattie Hurley, of Batavia, Mich., who was
born November i, 1869. They reside at Coldwater, Mich.

CHILD :

473. Marian Anna, born November 27, 1897.

(324.) Dr. FRED H. HARRIS, (of Pliny) , second son of Marian
Alden Harris, (150), was born at Coldwater, Mich., December 6, 1876.
He is a physician and resides at Marshall, Mich.

(325.) JOHN HASKINS ALDEN, (of Pliny), eldest son of
Willis Alden, (151), was born at Coldwater, Mich., April 21, 1891.

(326.) ERNEST EDWIN ALDEN, (of Pliny), second son of
Willis Alden, (151), was born at Coldwater, Mich., October 16, 1892.

(327.) HAROLD ISAAC ALDEN, (of Pliny), third son of
Willis Alden, (151), was born at Coldwater, Mich., May 22, 1898.

(328.) WALTER ALDEN SAMPSON, (of Pliny), son of Anna
Alden Sampson, (152), was born at Cleveland, Ohio, February 2, 1882.
He resides at Warsaw, Ind.

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(329.) HAROLD DALZELL, (of Pliny), son of Anna French
Dalzell, (153), was born at Davenport, Iowa, May 6. 1886. He resides
at Portland, Ore.

(330.) LESTER R. FRENCH, (of Pliny), eldest son of Lyman
Azotus French, (155), was born at Rome, N. Y., December, 1885, and
died March 3, 1886.

(331.) HENRIETTA IRENE FRENCH, (of Pliny), daughter
of Lyman Azotus French, (155), was born at Rome, N. Y., September
14, 1897.

(332.) ALDEN LYMAN FRENCH, (of Pliny), second son of
Lyman Azotus French, (155), was born at Rome, N. Y., July 12, 1899.

(333.) CLYDE RAYMOND FRENCH, (of Pliny), third son of
Lyman Azotus French, (155), was born at Old Forge, N. Y., June 22,
1903.

(334.) ERMA LEONE FRENCH, (of Pliny), eldest daughter of
Henry Brooks French, (156), was born at Rome, N. Y., May 11, 1894.

(335.) EVA MAE FRENCH, (of Pliny), second daughter of
Henry Brooks French, ( 156), was born at Rome, N. Y., March 17, 1898.

(336.) ALDEN HARWOOD SULGER, (of Pliny), son of Jessie
Seward Alden Sulger, (161), was born at Terre Haute, Ind., April
18, 1897.

(337.) MIRIAM LOUISE SULGER, (of Pliny), daughter of
Jessie Seward Alden Sulger, (161), was born at Terre Haute, Ind.,
July 3, 1899.

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(338.) DELLA FENN, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of Mary
Waterman Fenn, (162), was born at Coldwater, Mich., December 6,
1858. She resides at Coldwater.

(339-) JAMES W. FENN, (of Hiram), eldest son of Mary
Waterman Fenn, (162), was born at Coldwater, Mich., November 3,
i860. He married, December 30, 1883, Fannie Winslow. He resides
at Sioux Falls, S. D.

CHILD :
474. Guy R., born April 17, 1885.

(340.) HENRY C. FENN, (of Hiram), second son of Mary
Waterman Fenn, (162), was born at Coldwater, Mich., April 16, 1867.
He resides at Sioux Falls, S. D.

(341.) KITTIE FENN, (of Hiram), second daughter of Mary
Waterman Fenn, (162), was born at Coldwater, Mich., March 2, 1872.
She was married, March 26, 1892, to Herbert Dewey, who was born
October 28, 1871. They reside at Coldwater.

(342.) BYRON W. ALDEN, Jr., (of Hiram), eldest son of Byron
W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, California, September 26,
1879. He married, November 28, 1901, Mae Crosby, who was born at
St. Helena, Cal., May 18, 1881. They reside in Alameda Co., Cal.

child:

475. Helen Irene, born January 21, 1903.

(343.) JOHN RATHBUN ALDEN, (of Hiram), second son of
Byron W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, Cal., July 14, 1881.
He is an apprentice in the U. S. Navy.

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(344. j JAMES GILLMORE ALDEN, (of Hiram), third son of
Byron W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, Cal., August 28, 1887.

(345.) EDWIN FERDINAND ALDEN, (of Hiram), fourth son
of Byron W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, Cal., March 8,
1890.

(346.) DANIEL LEWIS ALDEN, (of Hiram), fifth son of
Byron W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, Cal., June 11, 1892.

(347.) FRANCES IRENE ALDEN, (of Hiram), daughter of
Byron W. Alden, (165), was born at Emeryville, Cal., April 22, 1895.

(348.) ROLENE HALE, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of Aurelia
Melita Root Hale, (166), was born in New Orleans, La., July 12, 1871.
She was married, June 20, 1897, to Herman Gustavus Spohr, who was
born at St. Charles, Mo., September 25, 1869.

Herman G. Spohr is a great-grandson of the celebrated German
musical composer, Ludwig Spohr. He resides at St. Louis, Mo., where
he is in the employ of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., as
wire chief.

( 349. ) HARRIET FORCE HALE, ( of Hiram ) , second daughter
of Aurelia Melita Root Hale, (166), was born at Chicago, January 27,
1874. She was married, April 16, 1894, to William Staley, musical
director and composer, who was born August 10, 1872. They reside
at Pittsburg, Pa.

CHILD :

476. Thomas Fulton, born May 12, 1898.

(350.) ALEXANDRA MATILDA HALE, (of Hiram), third
daughter of Aurelia Melita Root Hale, (166), was born at Philadelphia,
Pa., December i, 1877. She resides at Indianapolis, Ind.

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(351.) HENRY ROLAND JOHNSON, (of Hiram), son of
Martha Matilda Root Johnson, (167), was born at Washington, D. C,
August I, 1880. He is a post-graduate student at the Leland Stanford
Jr. University, Palo Alto, Cal.

° (352.) EDITH IRENE ROOT, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of
Edward Roland Root, (170), was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 6,
1875. She was married, December 31, 1897, to Marc Decker Calkins,
manufacturer of cooperage, who was born September 23, 1870. They
reside at Coldwater, Mich.

CHILD :

477. Alice Marie, born December 26, 1899.

(353-) ROLENE ALTAI ROOT, (of Hiram), second daughter
of Edward Roland Root, (170), was born at Coldwater, Mich., June 24,
1882. She resides at Coldwater.

(354.) FLORA ELIZABETH ROOT, (of Hiram), third daugh-
ter of Edward Roland Root, (170), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
October i, 1881. She resides at Coldwater.

(355.) EDNA IRENE NIMOCKS, (of Hiram), daughter of
Jean Fisk Root Nimocks, (172), was born at Minneapolis, Minn.,
March 3, 1889.

(356.) ROLAND BRECKENRIDGE ROOT, (of Hiram), son
of Fred Hamilton Root, (173), was born at Coldwater, Mich., February
12, 1901.

(357-) ROLAND ROOT SPEERS, (of Hiram), eldest son of
Elizabeth Jessie Root Speers, (174), was born at Marshalltown, Iowa,
October 16, 1895.

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(358.) JAMES MORTON SPEERS, (of Hiram), second son of
Elizabeth Jessie Root Speers, (174), was born at Marshalltown, Iowa,
April 16, 1897.

(359.) MARY HAYNES, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of Hiram
Alden Haynes, (175), was born at Coldwater, Mich., July 23, 1866.
She was married, August 15, 1895, to G. Malone, of California.

(360.) JESSIE HAYNES, (of Hiram), second daughter of
Hiram Alden Haynes, (175), was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 9,
1870. She was married, April 9, 1888, to Alix Miller, of California.

(361.) MABEL HAYNES, (of Hiram), third daughter of Hiram
Alden Haynes, (175), was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 22, 1874.
She was married, January 14, 1893, to Alfred Henry Ewert, who was
born at Grabow, Germany, April 9, 1864. They reside at Ukiah,
California.

CHILDREN :

478. Mari.\n Ruth, born November 29, 1897.

479. Emma Vesta, born December, 2, 1899.

(362.) BERNICE HUMPHREY, (of Hiram), daughter of
Alma Haynes Humphrey, (177), was born at Saline, Mich., July 18,
1 87 1. She resides at Detroit, Mich.

(363.) EDWIN HAYNES HUMPHREY, (of Hiram), eldest
son of Alma Haynes Humphrey, (177), was born at Saline, Mich.,
November 17, 1873. He removed to Detroit in 1880, was educated in
the public schools of that city until 1893, when he entered the University
of Michigan, from which he graduated in 1897. He is the junior mem-
ber of the firm of Brownell and Humphrey, advertising specialists of
Detroit. He married, April 30, 1903, Eleanor Martin Semmes, who was
born at Memphis, Tenn., April 22, 1881. They reside at Detroit.

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(364.) ROBERT GREGORY HUMPHREY, (of Hiram),
second son of Alma Haynes Humphrey, (177), was born at Saline,
Mich., May i, 1878. He removed to Detroit in 1880, with his parents,
and received his education in the public schools of that city. He is a
bacteriologist, in the employ of a firm of manufacturing chemists of
Detroit.

(365.) CATHERINE ELIZABETH HAYNES, (of Hiram),
eldest daughter of Levi Haynes, (178), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
January 3, 1874. She resides at Coldwater.

(366.) M. HARVEY HAYNES, (of Hiram), eldest son of Levi
Haynes, (178), was born at Coldwater, Mich., July 23, 1875. He
married, November 23, 1898, Clara Warsabo, of Coldwater, who was
born December 13, 1877. He is a farmer and resides near Coldwater.

(367.) PHILIP WILLIAMSON HAYNES, (of Hiram), second
son of Levi Haynes, (178), was born at Coldwater, Mich., June 13,
1882. He is an engineer in the employ of the State School, at Cold-
water.

(368.) PRISCILLA ALDEN HAYNES, (of Hiram), second
daughter of Levi Haynes, (178), was born at Coldwater, Mich.,
November 4, 1889.

(369.) JOHN GEORGE HAYNES, (of Hiram), third son of
Levi Haynes, (178), was born at Coldwater, Mich., August 16, 189 1.

(370.) HELEN SNOVER, (of Hiram), eldest daughter of Eva
Haynes Snover, (181), was born at Detroit, Mich., February 18, 1885.
She resides at Detroit.

(371.) ALICE SNOVER, (of Hiram), second daughter of Eva
Haynes Snover, (181), was born at Detroit, Mich., May 4, 1889.

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(372.) RUSSELL EDWARD LEWIS, (of Hiram), son of
Herbert Alden Lewis, (189), was born at Detroit, Mich., September
4, 1877. He resides at Detroit.

(373.) HARRIET K. LEWIS, (of Hiram), daughter of Herbert
Alden Lewis, (189), was born at Detroit, Mich., July 16, 1883. She
resides at Harman, Colo.

(374.) ANNIE LEWIS BAKER, (of Hiram), eldest daughter
of Belle Lewis Baker, (190), was born at Jonesville, Mich., July 25,
1879. She resides at Jonesville.

(375.) FLORA ELIZABETH BAKER, (of Hiram), second
daughter of Belle Lewis Baker, (190), was born at Jonesville, Mich.,
August 19, 1881. She resides at Jonesville.

(376.) ELIZABETH WHITLOCK, (of Philo), eldest daughter
of Ella Moore Mallory Whitlock, (194), was born in Missouri, October
23, 1873. She was married, December 20, 1892, to Jesse Carrell, who
was born in Tennessee, August 9, 1868.

CHILDREN

480. Philander, born February 27, 1894.

481. Jessie, born July 10, 1896.

(377.) FREDDIE WHITLOCK, (of Philo), eldest son of Ella
Moore Mallory Whitlock, (194), was born in Missouri, January 8,
1875, and died August 10, 1876.

(378.) WILMER WELLINGTON WHITLOCK, (of Philo),
second son of Ella Moore Mallory Whitlock, ( 194), was born in Benton
Co., Ark., August 16, 1877. He is a farmer and resides at Bentonville,
Ark.

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(379-) JAMES BAILEY WHITLOCK, Jr., (of Philo), third son
of Ella Moore Mallory Whitlock, (194), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
January 3, 1880. He married, January 29, 1901, Nora Sealy, who was
born in Benton Co., Ark., May 15, 1883. He is a farmer and resides
at Bentonville, Ark.

CHILD :
482 Opal, born December ig, 1902.

(380.) MAY WHITLOCK, (of Philo), second daughter of Ella
Moore Mallory Whitlock, (194), was born in Benton Co., Ark., March
8, 1883. She was married, February 12, 1903, to Richard Delaney
Murray, who was born in Washington Co., Tenn., July 20, 1878. They
reside at Bentonville, Ark.

(381.) EDNA GRACE CROWLY, (of Philo), eldest daughter
of Robert Rinaldo Crowly, (196), was born at Union City, Oklahoma
Ter'y, December i, 1892.

(382.) HUGH ALDEN CROWLY, (of Philo), eldest son of
Robert Rinaldo Crowly, (196), was born at Union City, Oklahoma
Ter'y, January 31, 1895.

(383.) MARY IRENE CROWLY, (of Philo), second daughter
of Robert Rinaldo Crowly, (196), was born at Union City, Oklahoma
Ter'y, January 16, 1897.

(384.) SPOFFORD DALE CROWLY, (of Philo), second son
of Robert Rinaldo Crowly, (196), was born at Union City, Oklahoma
Ter'y, May 14, 1899.

(385.) ROBERT EARL CROWLY, (of Philo), third son of
Robert Rinaldo Crowly, (196), was born at Union City, Oklahoma
Ter'y, July 12, 1902.

(386.) GUY TUNE, (of Philo), son of Beulah Benton Mallory
Tune, (197), was born in Benton Co., Ark., December 24, 1888. He
resides at San Antonio, Texas.

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(387.) RIEMER BAGBY, (of Philo), eldest son of Mollie Alden
Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., November 4, 1890.

(388.) EARL EDWIN BAGBY, (of Philo), second son of Mollie
Alden Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., December 9, 1891.

(389.) GROVER CLEVELAND BAGBY, (of Philo), third son
of Mollie Alden Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., January
9, 1893.

(390.) MINNIE BAGBY, (of Philo), eldest daughter of Mollie
Alden Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., April 17, 1894.

(391.) VERBA BAGBY, (of Philo), second daughter of Mollie
Alden Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., April 25, 1896.

(392.) PERRY ERNEST BAGBY, (of Philo), fourth son of
Mollie Alden Bagby, (198), was born in Benton Co., Ark., September
15, 1901.

(393-) IVA IRENE SOOTER, (of Philo), eldest daughter of
Emeline Alden Sooter, (200), was born in Benton Co., Ark., December
7, 1891.

(394.) GEORGE SOOTER, (of Philo), eldest son of Emeline
Alden Sooter, (200), was born in Benton Co., Ark., March 29, 1894.

(395.) PAULINE SOOTER, (of Philo), second daughter of
Emeline Alden Sooter, (200), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August
19, 1897.

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(396.) CARLIN SOOTER, (of Philo), second son of Emeline
Alden Sooter, (200), was born in Benton Co., Ark., May 17, 1900, and
died April 17, 1901.

(397.) MAGGIE BOON NETHERTON, (of Philo), daughter
of Maggie Rachel Rodgers Netherton, (201), was born in Benton Co.,
Ark., November 18, 1886. She resides at Clementine, Ark.

(398.) ALEXANDER McQUEEN RODGERS, (of Philo),
eldest son of Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co.,
Ark., February 16, 1882. He resides at Clementine, Ark.

(399.) MARY KATE RODGERS, (of Philo), eldest daughter
of Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
November 22, 1883. She resides at Clementine, Ark,

(400.) IDDIE RODGERS, (of Philo), second son of Parmenio
Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark., July 4, 1886.

(401.) BESSIE RODGERS, (of Philo), second daughter of
Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August
21, 1888.

(402.) MALLORY RODGERS, (of Philo), third son of
Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
November i, 1890.

(403.) RUTH CLEVELAND RODGERS, (of Philo), third
daughter of Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co.,
Ark., October 20, 1892, and died November 21, 1896.

(404.) ROBBIE EDNA RODGERS, (of Philo), fourth daughter
of Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
February 28, 1895.

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(405.) JOHN RODGERS, (of Philo), fourth son of Parmenio
Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark., June 2, 1898.

(406.) CARLIN RODGERS, (of Philo), fifth son of Parmenio
Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August 10, 1900.

(407.) MAGGIE MABEL RODGERS, (of Philo) , fifth daughter
of Parmenio Austin Rodgers, (202), was born in Benton Co., Ark.,
July 14, 1902.

(408.) MABEL DELL NETHERTON, (of Philo), eldest
daughter of Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton, (203), was born in
Benton Co., Ark., December 17, 1885. She resides at Maysville, Ark.

(409.) THOMAS BOON NETHERTON, (of Philo), eldest
son of Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton, (203), was born in Ben-
ton Co., Ark., October 10, 1888.

(410.) McQueen henry netherton, (of Philo), second
son of Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton, (203), was born in Ben-
ton Co., Ark., August 14, 1894.

(411.) BEULAH BEATRICE NETHERTON, (of Philo),
second daughter of Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton, (203), was
born in Benton Co., Ark., March 17, 1896.

(412.) JAMES CLIVE NETHERTON, (of Philo), third son
of Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton, (203), was born in Benton
Co., Ark., October 21, 1899.

(413.) STERLING TINNIN RODGERS, (of Philo) , eldest son
of Sterling McQueen Rodg^ers, (204), was born in Oklahoma Ter'y,
June 24, 1 89 1.

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(414.) ALDEN McQueen RODGERS, (of Philo), second son
of Sterling- McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Oklahoma Ter'y,
July 31, 1892.

(415.) WALTER REX RODGERS, (of Philo), third son of
Sterling McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Oklahoma Ter'y, March
31, 1894.

(416.) SAMUEL ALEXANDER RODGERS, (of Philo),
fourth son of Sterling McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Oklahoma
Ter'y, March 20, 1896.

(417.) MINNIE DELL RODGERS, (of Philo), eldest daughter
of Sterling McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Oklahoma Ter'y,
April 19, 1898.

(418. ) HAROLD EUGENE RODGERS, (of Philo) , fifth son of
Sterling McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Swisher Co., Texas,
February 5, 1900.

(419.) MARY LOUISA RODGERS, (of Philo), second daugh-
ter of Sterling McQueen Rodgers, (204), was born in Swisher Co.,
Texas, July 22, 1901.

(420.) EDITH GRACE RODGERS, (of Philo), eldest daughter
of Philo Alden Rodgers, (207), was born in Benton Co., Ark., June
24, 1894.

(421.) FAIRIE DELL RODGERS, (of Philo), second daughter
of Philo Alden Rodgers, (207), was born in Benton Co., Ark., March
10, 1896.

(422.) ELLA PHILO RODGERS, (of Philo), third daughter
of Philo Alden Rodgers, (207), was born in Benton Co., Ark., October
20, 1898.

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(423.) PAULINE IDA BURNS, (of Philo), daughter of Edwin
Earl Burns, (213), was born in Benton Co., Ark., August 8, 1900.

(424.) PAUL BURNS, (of Philo), son of Edwin Earl Burns,
(213), was born in Benton Co., Ark., July 24, 1902.

(425.) JAMES ALDEN BLAIR, (of Philo), eldest son of
Melinda Ellen Alden Blair, (216), was born at Allegheny, Penn.,
April II, 1902.

(426.) PHILO BLAIR, (of Philo), second son of Melinda Ellen
Alden Blair, (216), was born at Osage Mills, Ark., May 7, 1903.

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ELEVENTH GENERATION.

(427.) ELSIE DINSMORE, (of Philander), daughter of Ralph
Dinsmore, (223), was born at Pottersville, Mo., October 4, 1903.

(428.) JESSE FOOTE, (of Philander), son of William Adrian
Foote, (234).

(429.) ADRIAN FOOTE, (of Philander) , son of William Adrian
Foote, (234).

(430.) CHARLES FOOTE, (of Philander), son of William
Adrian Foote, (234).

(431.) ANNA FOOTE, (of Philander), daughter of William
Adrian Foote, (234).

(432.) ADDIE FOOTE, (of Philander), eldest daughter of
Elmer Ellsworth Foote, (235), was born at Knox, Ind., February 16,
1890, and died December 12, 1893.

(433.) HATTIE FOOTE, (of Philander), second daughter of
Elmer Ellsworth Foote, (235), was born at Hammond, Ind., and died
August 3, 1893.

(434.) JOSEPH CAREY, (of Philander), eldest son of Minerva
Anna Foote Carey, (238), was born in Indiana, September 11, 1889.

(435.) FLORENCE CAREY, (of Philander), daughter of
Minerva Anna Foote Carey, (238), was born in Indiana, July 29, 1892.

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(436. ) ADRIAN CAREY, (of Philander) , second son of Minerva
Anna Foote Carey, (238), was born in Indiana, August 20, 1894.

(437.) EDWARD CAREY, (of Philander), third son of Minerva
Anna Foote Carey, (238), was born in Indiana, March 28, 1899.

(438.) GLADYS MARVEL REISER, (of Philander), daughter
cf Ella Foote Keiser, (240), was born at McCool, Indiana, June 6, 1898.

(439.) RAYMOND GLENN KEISER, (of Philander), son of
Ella Foote Keiser, (240), was born at Garrett, Indiana, July 19, 1902.

(440.) HERBERT GROVER, (of Philander), eldest son of
James Garfield Grover, (247), was born at North Yakima, Washington,
February 4, 1894.

(441.) MILDRED GROVER, (of Philander), eldest daughter of
James Garfield Grover, (247), was born at North Yakima, Washington,
May 30, 1896, and died July 25, 1896.

(442.) WAYNE EUDORUS GROVER, (of Philander), second
son of James Garfield Grover, (247), was born at North Yakima, Wash-
ington, October 19, 1897.

(443.) MERLE GROVER, (of Philander), second daughter of
James Garfield Grover, (247), was born at North Yakima, Washington,
April II, 1902.

(444.) FRANCES HARRIETT GROVER, (of Philander),
daughter of Herbert Everts Grover, (248), was born at Tombstone,
Arizona, October 28, 1897.

(445.) CARL ARTHUR BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), eldest
son of Arthur Bolles Bumstead, (249), was born at Lincoln, Nebraska,
August 15, 1887.

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(446. ) JOHN ALDEN BUMSTEAD, (of Philander) , second son
of Arthur Bolles Bumstead, (249), was born at Lincoln, Nebraska, June
27, 1889.

(447.) GRACE ELINOR BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), eldest
daughter of Arthur Bolles Bumstead, (249), was born at Colorado
Springs, Colo., August 13, 1891.

(448.) MARIE ETTA BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), second
daughter of Arthur Bolles Bumstead, (249), was born at Colorado
Springs, Colo., February 17, 1895.

(449.) LUCIUS ALLEN BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), third
son of Arthur Bolles Bumstead, (249), was born at Colorado Springs,
Colo., November 22, 1898.

(450.) PRESCOTT BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), eldest son of
Lucius Augustus Bumstead, (251), was born at Lincoln, Nebraska,
October 19, 1901, and died March 16, 1902.

(451.) ALOAN DALE BUMSTEAD, (of Philander), second
son of Lucius Augustus Bumstead, (251), was born at Lincoln,
Nebraska, February 3, 1903.

(452.) BERNICE ALDEN BIRCH, (of Philander), daughter of
Clara Belle Gould Birch, (254), was born at Covington, Ind., April
10, 1891.

(453.) ROBERT ALDEN CUSHMAN, (of Philomela), son of
Jessie Rathbun Manley Cushman, (259), was born at Ithaca, N. Y.,
December 5, 1899.

(454.) MARGARET ALLERTON CUSHMAN, (of Philo-
mela), daughter of Jessie Rathbun Manley Cushman, (259), was born
at Ithaca, N. Y., October 20, 1901.

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(455.) PAUL A. RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest son of
Charles Lewis Rathbun, (260), was born August 28, 1881. He is en-
gaged in the advertising business, and resides at Minneapolis, Minn.

(456.) HAROLD ALDEN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
son of Charles Lewis Rathbun, (260), was born November 10, 1889.

(457. j BYRON SMITH RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest son
of Dr. Chauncey Manley Rathbun, (261), was born at Fredonia, N. Y.,
February 8, 1891.

(458.) DONALD RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second son of
Dr. Chauncey Manley Rathbun, (261), was born at Fredonia, N. Y.,
December 22, 1892.

(459.) WILFRED DAVIS, (of Philomela), son of Leroy Rath-
bun Davis, (268), was born at Binghamton, N. Y., February 2, 1898.

(460.) WILLIAM ALDEN RATHBUN, Jr., (of Philomela),
eldest son of William Alden Rathbun, (274), was born at Springfield,
N. Y., April 12, 1895.

(461.) MABEL FRANCES RATHBUN, (of Philomela), daugh-
ter of William Alden Rathbun, (274), was born at Springfield, N. Y.,
February 28, 1899.

(462.) AUGUST SCHUBERT RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
second son of William Alden Rathbun, (274), was born at Springfield,
N. Y., May 28, 1901.

(463.) CHARLES EDWIN RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son
of Joel Francis Rathbun, (275), was born at Cherry Valley, N. Y.,
August 14, 1894.

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(464.) BESSIE FRANCES RATHBUN, (of Philomela), eldest
daughter of Joel Francis Rathbun, (275), was born at Springfield, N.
Y., July 14, 1896.

(465.) EDNA MAY RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second daugh-
ter of Joel Francis Rathbun, (275), was born at Middlefield, N. Y.,
June 4, 1902.

(466.) OLIVER RATHBUN BUTLER, (of Philomela), son of
Willamae Rathbun Butler ,(291), was born at Minden, La., March i,
1903.

(467.) SARAH HENRIETTA RATHBUN, (of Philomela),
eldest daughter of Wilna Franklin Rathbun, (299), was born at Doy-
line, La., October 6, 1897.

(468.) ANNIE MAY RATHBUN, (of Philomela), second
daughter of Wilna Franklin Rathbun, (299), was born at Doyline, La.,
January 7, 1899, and died July 29, 1899.

(469.) FRANKLIN PIERCE RATHBUN, (of Philomela), son
of Wilna Franklin Rathbun, (299), was born at Doyline, La., November
24, 1900, and died February 2, 1901.

(470.) VIOLET TABOR, (of Philomela), daughter of Annie
May Rathbun Tabor, (302), was born at Taylor, La., August 4, 1901.

(471.) RALPH RATHBUN TABOR, (of Philomela), son of
Annie May Rathbun Tabor, (302), was born at Taylor, La., January

15. 1903-

(472.) HELEN MERCER BAILEY, (of Philomela), daughter
of Nina Vance Bailey, (303), was born at Clinton, S. C, November
29, 1900.

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(473.) AlARIAN ANNA HARRIS, (of Pliny), daughter of
Alden Harris, (323), was born at Coldwater, Mich., November 27, 1897.

(474.) GUY R. FENN, (of Hiram), son of James W. Fenn,
(339), was born at Coldwater, Mich., April 17, 1885.

(475.) HELEN IRENE ALDEN, (of Hiram), daughter of
Byron W. Alden, Jr., (342), was born at Emeryville, Cal., January
21, 1903.

(476.) THOMAS FULTON STALEY, (of Hiram), son of
Harriet Force Hale Staley, (349), was born at Pittsburg, Pa., May 12,
1898.

(477.) ALICE MARIE CALKINS, (of Hiram), daughter of
Edith Irene Root Calkins, (352), was born at Coldwater, Mich., Decem-
ber 26, 1899.

(478.) MARIAN RUTH EWERT, (of Hiram), eldest daughter
of Mabel Haynes Ewert, (361), was born at Ukiah, Cal., November
29, 1897.

(479.) EMMA VESTA EWERT, (of Hiram), second daughter
of Mabel Haynes Ewert, (361), was born at Ukiah, Cal., December
2, 1899.

(480.) PPIILANDER CARRELL, (of Philo), son of Elizabeth
Whitlock Carrell, (376), was born in Benton Co., Ark., February 27,
1894.

(481.) JESSIE CARRELL, (of Philo), daughter of Elizabeth
Whitlock Carrell, (376), was born in Benton Co., Ark., July 10, 1896.

(482.) OPAL WHITLOCK, (of Philo), daughter of James
Bailey Whitlock, Jr., (379), was born in Benton Co., Ark., December 19,
1902.

THE YOUNGEST IKEUE
UAI-CtHTEK ok BTTROX ■W. AI/DEX, .1R.

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IRENE SMITH ALDEN.

Without a tribute to the moral worth of one, who, shining by no re-
flected light, has left so marked an impress on the lives and characters of
those succeeding her, and whose respected lineage confers on them no
less distinction than the time-honored Alden name, would be to leave
this record incomplete.

Though she has left no written page to tell us of her life, yet, like
an open book, it may be read today, a serial of the years, in every special
instance that her children's children show of trials bravely borne, of
Christian fortitude, of sacrifice of self ; while the wide sowing of her
generous heart and mind only Eternity may reap.

She came of sturdy stock, and from a pious ancestry derived such
traits as persevering energy and godliness ; but the austere conception
of religious duty in those earlier days, seems to have left no blight or
chill upon her sunny soul.

Some one has said of poverty : "It is a bitter foe that dries up af-
fections, closes the avenues of hope and mirth, and keeps its victims
morose, harassed, and anxious." How an abundant faith and never-
failing hopefulness disarmed, for her, even so dread an enemy of happi-
ness, the record of her life has shown.

Of her descendants few are living now whose recollection reaches
back to meet her years ; but one of these, who, as a child, had known her
well, recalls some pleasant memories of her later days. But written
with the story of her husband's life is most of what we know of hers.
Between the lines it lies, a silent record of long years of toil and care ;
of lack of comforts in the wilderness ; of dearth of books and schools —
sad barrier to ambitious aims ; the wreck of home ; the scattered brood ;
the first-born's tragic death; the separation almost worse than death;
the small resources and the pressing needs — all this until age laid its
sign upon her brow, though never on her heart, when, for a little while,
her feet were called to walk in smoother ways.

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Through all those years her love had been the lode star of her chil-
dren's hearts ; and now from home to home she passed, an ever-welcome
guest, bearing her happy gift of cheer, and closing the riven links with
gentle touch and ready tact.

In i830-'3i, as near as can be learned, she journeyed South, and for
some time her home was with the children living there. The need for
wearing toil was past ; but not content to rest in idleness, her busy hands
and brain reached out to find some channel for their usefulness. Slavery
was an institution she deplored, but the problem of its remedy lay so
far beyond the compass of her feeble powers, she could but place the
seal of silence on her lips, and seek some other outlet for activity.

Her sympathies were soon aroused for the "poor whites" she saw,
ignorant, degraded and despised ; so, gathering together some twenty
men and women who could neither read nor write, she taught them
the rudiments of learning — and she must have long since passed her
"three-score years and ten," when so employed.

Besides the Bible that she left, one other prized memento has come
down from earlier years — a quaint, old-fashioned work bag that bears
her maiden name, and the date, "Irene Smith, 1777." A many-angled,
curious design, worked in with variegated threads, as bright today as
when she laid them stitch by stitch upon their somber ground, reads
like a prophecy of her own life. And one loves to think it was the stir-
ring of some patriotic chord, rather than dull utility, that prompted her
to place within the lining's fold a printed fragment with date signifi-
cant and memorable, "The Year of our Lord 1776," and the crude verse,

"Why my loved Country should I leave.
Before a Monarch's Frown to grieve?
In vain the Splendid Chair he gilds ;
Sweet Freedom more adorns the Fields.

me ; Man by nature brave,

Was never born to be a Slave."

From an old record Richard Alden left, we learn that on the paternal
side, the first of Irene Smith's ancestors to come to America was the
Rev. Henry Smith, who was born in England about the year 1600.
With his wife, Dorothy, he arrived here in i636-'37, some sixteen years
after the settlement of the Plymouth Colony. On the passage over, a

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son was born, who, from the unusual circumstances of his birth, was
named Preserved, which is the origin of a name ever since retained
among his descendants.

The first notice of Rev. Henry Smith in New England, is on the
records of the First Congregational Church of Charlestown, Mass.
He and his wife, Dorothy, were admitted to the full communion of that
church, October 5, 1637. He was the first minister of Wethersfield,
Conn., and was installed there in 1641. He died in 1648. His widow,
Dorothy, married a Mr. Russell, in 1650. They removed with their
family, in 1659, to Hadley, Mass., accompanying a colony comprised of
the largest portion of the members of their church.

The head of the succeeding generation was Preserved Smith II,
who was born in 1665. He had a family of seven children, one of whom,
Chileab, was the grandfather of Irene Smith. Chileab Smith was born
at South Hadley, Mass., May 8, 1708. He had a family of eleven
children. He died August 19, 1800, in the 93rd year of his age, leaving 8
children, 46 grandchildren, and 91 great-grandchildren, or, in all, 145
living descendants. His son, Ebenezer Smith, the father of Irene, was
born at South Hadley, Mass., October 4, 1734, and was married, July i,
1756, to Remember Ellis, who was said to have been a person of un-
common worth. When their nuptial day arrived, he took his bride be-
hind him, and went on horseback from Ashfield to Deerfield to have the
ceremony performed, his father going before them with his gun to
guard them from the Indians. Ebenezer Smith died July 6, 1824, aged
nearly 89 years. His young^er brother, Chileab, uncle of Irene, who was
born in South Hadley, October 16, 1742, died at the great age of 100
years, 7 months and 9 days. He was married to his fourth wife at the
age of 96 years, and the fifth generation from him was present at the
wedding. He had seven children, all of whom died before him.
Another brother of Ebenezer Smith's, the Rev. Enos Smith, had a family
of 9 children, and died at the age of 87 ; and a sister, Mrs. Jemima
Shepard, had 7 children, and died at the age of 88.

The maternal grandfather of Irene Smith, Richard Ellis, was also
long-lived. He was born in Ireland, August 16, 1704, and died October
7, 1797, in his 94th year. He came to America when but 13 years of
age, living, first, at East Town, Plymouth Co., Mass., afterwards re-

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moving to Deerfield, Mass., and thence to Ashfield, about the year 1748.
He was the first settler in Ashfield, cut down the first tree and built the
first house there. His family consisted of 8 children. Remember Ellis,
the mother of Irene, was born May i, 1735, and died September 15,

1795-

Of the descendants of Chileab Smith, the grandfather of Irene Smith,

eleven were ministers and ten had married ministers up to the time this

record was written, in 1854.

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 129

SMITH GENEALOGY.

REV. HENRY SMITH was born in England about 1600. He
came to America in i636-'37, and died at Wethersfield, Conn., in the
year 1648. He married Dorothy .

(i.) PRESERVED SMITH, son of Rev. Henry Smith, was born
at sea in i636-'37.

III.

(2.) PRESERVED SMITH II, son of Preserved Smith, (i),
was born at South Hadley, Mass., in 1665.

CHILDREN :

3. Morris.

4. Preserved III.

5. Ebenezer.

6. Samuel.

7. Chileab, born May 8, 1708; died August 19, 1800.

8. James.

9. MosES.

IV.

(7.) CHILEAB SMITH, fifth son of Preserved Smith II, was
born at South Hadley, Mass., May 8, 1708, and died August 19, 1800.

children :

10. Mary.

11. Ebenezer, born October 4, 1734; died July 6, 1824.

12. Moses.

13. Sarah.

130 The Family Record of

15
16

17
18

19
20

Jemima, born March 29, 1740; died September 29, 1828.
Chileab, born October 16, 1742; died May 28, 1843.
Ends, born July 24, 1749; died March 8, 1836.
Miriam.
Eunice.

> names unknown.

(11.) EBENEZER SMITH, eldest son of Chileab Smith, (7),
was born at South Hadley, Mass., October 4, 1734, and died July 6,
1824. He removed to Ashfield about 1748. He married, July i, 1756,
Remember Ellis, who was born May i, 1735, and died September 15,

1795-

CHILDREN :

21. Irene, bom July 4, 1757; died March 14, 1834.

22. Preserved IV.

23. Jemima.

24. Rhoda.

25. Ebenezer.

26. Obed.

27. Richard.

VI.

(21.) IRENE SMITH, eldest child of Ebenezer Smith, (11), was
born at Ashfield, Mass., July 4, 1757, and died at Warren Pa., March
14, 1834. She was married. May 18, 1780, to Isaac Alden, who was bom
at Ashfield, May 5, 1755, and died at Warren, Pa., March 5, 1822.

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 131

INDEX.

ANCESTORS OF ISAAC ALDEN BY GENERATIONS.

PAGE

JOHN ALDEN and Family 7

II.
JOSEPH ALDEN and Family 8

III.
DEACON JOSEPH ALDEN and Family 9

IV.
ELEAZER ALDEN and Family 10

V.
DAVID ALDEN and Family 10

ISAAC ALDEN 11

CHILDREN OF ISAAC ALDEN AND IRENE SMITH, HIS WIFE:

Philander Alden 14

Philomela Alden ; 14

Joshua Alden 17

Pliny Alden 18

Isaac Alden II 20

Fanny Alden 20

Jacob Alden 20

Hiram Alden 21

Richard Alden 22

Enoch Alden 24

Philo Alden 25

DESCENDANTS OF THE CHILDREN OF ISAAC ALDEN.

ACCORDING TO GIVEN NAMES AND BY FAMILIES:

(OF PHILANDER):

Ada May Gould 95

Addie Foote 119

Adrian Carey 120

Adrian Foote 119

132 The Family Record of

PAGE

Adrian Van Horn Foote 57

Albert Foote 92

Alden Dinsmore 89

Alden Foote 93

Aloan Dale Bumstead 121

Anna Foote 119

Arthur Foote Gould 95

Arthur BoUes Bumstead 94

Bernice Alden Birch 121

Carl Arthur Bumstead 120

Charles Foote 119

Clara Belle Gould Birch 95

Eber Foote 92

Edward Carey 120

Edwin Robert Gould 95

Elizabeth Alden Dinsmore Goodrich 56

Elizabeth Isabella Foote Grover 58

Ella Foote Kciser 92

Elmer Ellsworth Foote 91

Elsie Dinsmore 119

Eudorus Grover 93

Florence Carey 119

Frances Harriet Grover 120

George Washington Patterson Dinsmore 55

Gladys Marvel Keiser 120

Grace Elinor Bumstead 121

Harriet Alden Dinsmore Hunting 90

Harriet Hall Alden Dinsmore 27

Hattie Foote 119

Helen Gertrude Goodrich 90

Henry Dinsmore 55

Herbert Grover 120

Herbert Everts Grover 94

Hugh Fell Dinsmore 90

Ida Elizabeth Bumstead 94

James Dinsmore 56

James Garfield Grover 93

Jesse Foote i st 92

Jesse Foote 2nd 119

John Alden Bumstead 121

John Bell Dinsmore ist 55

John Bell Dinsmore 2nd 80

John Bell Dinsmore 3rd 90

Joseph Carey 119

Laura Jane Foote 91

Lucia Eudora Bumstead 94

Lucius Allen Bumstead 121

Lucius Augustus Bumstead 94

Madge Dinsmore 89

Marie Etta Bumstead 121

Maryetta Foote Bumstead 59

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 133

, PAGE

Mary Marvin Goodrich go

Merle Grover 120

Mildred Grover 120

Minerva Anna Foote Carey 91

Minerva Gabriella Foote Gould 59

Nora Foote 93

Philander Alden Foote g i

Philander L. Alden 27

Philomela Alden Foote 28

Prescott Bumstead 121

Ralph Dinsniore 89

Raymond Glenn Keiser 120

Sallie Marvin Dinsmore 90

Sarah Harriet Foote 59

Sarah Harriet Grover 93

Susan Bell Dinsmore ist 56

Susan Bell Dinsmore 2nd 90

Wayne Dinsmore 89

Wayne Eudorus Grover 120

William Adrian Foote 91

Winnifred Etta Gould 95

Three Children of Philander L. Alden 57

(OF PHILOMELA) :

Alden Rathbun i st 32

Alden Rathbun 2nd loi

Alden Edwin Rathbun gg

Alice Amarinth Pratt Sugg 68

Andrew Jackson Rathbun 61

Anna Adele Rathbun 99

Annie May Rathbun 123

Annie May Rathbun Tabor 102

August Schubert Rathbun 122

Bessie Frances Rathbun 123

Birdie Bell Vance 103

Byron Smith Rathbun 122

Byron W. Rathbun 61

Camilla Rathbun loi

Camille Vance 103

Charles Rathbun 63

Charles Edwin Rathbun 122

Charles Lewis Rathbun 96

Chauncey Manley Rathbun 96

Clara Graham Rathbun 99

Clarence Byron Pratt 67

Clarence Vance Dalzell 103

Claude Elmo Rathbun 102

Clinton Rathbun 100

Daisy L. Rathbun Page 97

Daniel Webster Pratt 67

D. Henry Rathbun 65

Donald Rathbun 122

134 The Family Record of

PAGE

Dorliska Hernando Rathbun Ctirtiss 65

Dorliska Rathbun Pratt 33

Dorliska Rathbun Manley 59

Douglas Maphs Sugg 104

Edith Helen Davis 98

Edna May Rathbun 123

Edward Alden Vance 103

Edward Eugene Pratt 66

Edwin Dunbar Rathbun 63

Edwin Joel Rathbun 99

Elhanan Rathbun Curtiss 99

Elsa Rathbun 98

Erick Levant Rathbun 97

Frances Rathbun 100

Frances Almedia Pratt Goodrich 67

Frances Almira Rathbun 100

Frances Maria Rathbun 63

Francis James Rathbun 99

Frank Rathbun 66

Franklin Pierce Rathbun 123

Harold Alden Rathbun 122

Helen Mercer Bailey 123

Helen Ophelia Pratt Vance 67

Helen Pratt Sugg 104

Henry A. Rathbun 65

James Joseph Rathbun 102

James Ly tie Rathbun 62

Jean Alden Rathbun 96

Jennie Mavid Curtiss 99

Jessie Graham Rathbun 99

Jessie Rathbun Manley Cushman 95

Joel Rathbun 34

Joel E. Rathbun 64

Joel Francis Rathbun 98

Joel William Rathbun too

John Alden Rathbun 98

John Cal Vance 103

Joshua Rathbun 33

Kate Aubrey Vance 104

Laura Adelaide Manley 95

Laura Belle Pratt Vance 67

Laura Leone Davis 97

Laura Emma Rathbun Davis 62

Leroy Rathbun loi

Leroy Rathbun Davis 97

Levant Rathbun 30

Lynn Watkins Vance 104

Lysander Rathbun 33

Mabel Frances Rathbun 122

Margaret Allerton Cushman 121

Mary Belle Sugg 104

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 135

PAGE

Mary Fish Vance 103

Mary Jillson Rathbun 06

Matilda Rathbun 66

Milton Rathbun 62

Morris Rathbun I 66

Morris Rathbun II loi

Myrtle Sarah Rathbun gy

Nina Vance Bailey 102

Nina Vance Sugg Wiley 105

Norwood Vance 103

Oliver Rathbun Butler 123

Paden Wilbur Rathbun q 7

Paul A. Rathbun 122

Philander Rathbtin 32

Philander Alden Rathbun 66

Philomela Rathbvin Day 33

Pierce Lysander Rathbun loi

Ralph Rathbtin Tabor 123

Robert Alden Cushman 121

Robert Farrow Vance 104

Robert Theodore Rathbun 100

Rose Alden Rathbun 100

Ruth Rathbtui loi

Sarah Florence Davis 98

Sarah Henrietta Rathbun 123

Selden Rathbun 32

Theodore Frelinghuysen Rathbun 65

Theodosia Hamilton Vance Minge 103

Theron Rathbun 101

Theron Joel Rathbun 60

Thomas Jefferson Vance, Jr 103

Violet Tabor 123

Webster Pratt Sugg 105

Webster Pratt Vance 104

Wilberforce Rathbun 62

Wilfred Davis 122

Willamae Rathbiui Butler 100

WilKam Alden Rathbun 98

William Alden Rathbtm, Jr 122

William Clarence Sugg 104

William Custis Pratt 67

Willie Rathbun 63

Wilna Franklin Rathbun loi

Davis, (infant son) 97

Rathbun, (infant son) 68

(OF JOSHUA) :

Ellen Cornelia Alden 34

Emma Frances Alden Proctor 34

Isaac Fletcher Alden 34

Lucy Ann Alden 34

Mary Jane Alden 34

136 The Family Record of

(OF PLINY): page

Alden Harris 105

Alden Hanvood Sulger 106

Alden Lyman French 106

Anna Alden Sampson 69

Anna French Dalzell 69

Charles French 70

Clyde Rajanond French 106

Erma Leone French 106

Ernest Edwin Alden 105

Ernest Gallagher Alden 71

Eva Mae French 106

Fanny Alden 38

Fred H. Harris 105

Harold Dalzell 106

Harold Isaac Alden 105

Henrietta Irene French io6

Henry Alden 38

Henry Brooks French 70

Isaac Alden 34

Jessie Seward Alden Sulger 71

John Haskins Alden 105

Joshua Alden 39

Lena Eva Alden 70

Lester R. French 106

Lyman Azotus French 69

Lyman Pliny Alden 39

Marian Alden Harris 68

Marian Anna Harris 124

Mary Alma Alden French 38

Mary E. French 69

Mary Genevieve French 70

Miriam Louise Sulger 106

Nancy Irene Alden Hill 38

Philomela Alden Cook 38

Walter Alden Sampson 105

Willis Alden 68

(OF ISAAC II) :

Isaac Alden III 40

John Alden 40

Alden, (daughter) 39

(OF HIRAM):

Alexandra Matilda Hale 108

Alice Marie Calkins 124

Alice Snovcr iii

Alma Alden Lewis, Dennis 43

Alma Haynes Humphrey 79

Alma Priscilla Alden 80

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 137

PAGE

Alma Waterman McKinney 71

Annie Lewis Baker 112

Annie Lewis Long 81

Atirelia Melita Root Hale 72

Belle Lewis Baker 81

Bemice Humphrey no

Byron W. Alden 72

Byron W. Alden, Jr 107

Catherine Elizabeth Haynes in

Daniel Lewis Alden 108

Daniel Webster Alden 80

Delia Fenn 107

Edith Irene Root Calkins 109

Edna Irene Nimocks log

Edwin Ferdinand Alden 108

Edward Root 74

Edward Roland Root 74

Edwin Haynes Humphrey no

Eliza Mary Alden Haynes 42

Elizabeth Alden 49

Elizabeth Jessie Root Spears 78

Emma Vesta Ewert 124

Eva Haynes Snover 79

Flora Elizabeth Baker 112

Flora Elizabeth Root 109

Flora Root Turner 75

Frances Irene Alden 108

Fred Hamilton Root 77

Fred Huntley Lewis 81

Guy R. Fenn 124

Harriet Alden Lewis 49

Harriet Chapin Root Fielding 73

Harriet Force Hale Staley 108

Harriet K. Lewis 112

Harry Haynes 80

Helen Irene Alden 124

Helen Snover in

Henry C. Fenn 107

Henry Roland Johnson 109

Herbert Alden Lewis 81

Hiram Alden Haynes : 78

Hiram Rathbun Alden I 40

Hiram Rathbvm Alden II 71

Ida Haynes 79

Irene Alden Root 41

Isaac Reuben Alden 44

James Gillmore Alden 108

James Morton Speers no

James W. Fenn 107

Jean Fisk Root Nimocks 76

Jessie Haynes Miller no

138 The Family Record of

PAGE

John George Haynes 1 1 1

John Haynes 79

John Rathbun Alden 107

John Sullivan Lewis Jr 82

Kittie Fenn Dewey 107

Levi Haynes 79

Mabel Haynes Ewert 1 10

Maria Alden 41

Marian Ruth Ewert 124

Martha Matilda Root Johnson 72

Mary Haynes Malone no

Mary Waterman Fenn 71

Matilda Alden Waterman 40

M. Harvey Haynes m

Melita Abigail Haynes 78

Philander Alden 44

Philip Williamson Haynes m

Prescott M. Alden 8 r

Priscilla Alden Haynes m

Robert Gregory Humphrey m

Roland Breckenridge Root 109

Roland Root Speers 109

Rolene Altai Root 109

Rolene Hale Spohr 108

Russel Edward Lewis 112

Sallie Moore Haynes 80

Shelby L. Alden 124

Thomas Fulton Staley 80

Wyllis Alden 45

(OF RICHARD) :

Bishop Richard Alden 5 ^

Elizabeth Irene Alden 49

Isaac Simeon Alden 49

Laurinda Amelia Alden 5°

Lora Elenc Alden 82

(OF ENOCH):

Joshua E. Alden 5 1

Laurella (?) Alden 51

William Alden 51

(OF PHILO) :

Alden McQueen Rodgers 117

Alexander McQueen Rodgers 115

Bessie Rodgers 115

Beulah Beatrice Netherton 116

Beulah Benton Mallory Tune 83

Carlin Rodgers 116

Cariin Sooter r 1 5

Dell Ellen Rodgers 86

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 139

PAGE

Earl Edwin Bagby 114

Edith Grace Rodgers 117

Edna Grace Crowly 113

Edward Brown Fuqua 87

Edward Earl Bums 87

Elizabeth Ellen Alden Mallory 51

Elizabeth Whitlock Carrell 112

Ella Moore Mallory Whitlock 82

Ella Philo Rodgers 117

Emeline Alden 88

Emeline Alden Sooter 84

Fairie Dell Rodgers 117

Freddie Whitlock 112

George Richard Alden 52

George Sooter 114

Grover Cleveland Bagby 114

Guy Tune 113

Harold Eugene Rodgers 117

Hugh Alden Crowly 113

Iddie Rodgers ist 85

Iddie Rodgers 2nd 115

Irene Alden 88

Irene Alden Fuqua 54

Iva Irene Sooter 114

James Alden Blair 118

James Bailey Whitlock, Jr 113

James Clive Netherton 116

Jessie Carrell 124

Jessie Olivia Fuqua 87

John Rodgers • • 116

Lizzie Pauline Alden 88

Mabel Dell Netherton 116

Maggie Boon Netherton 115

Maggie Mabel Rodgers 116

Maggie Rachel Rodgers Netherton 84

Mallory Rodgers 115

Margaret Emeline Alden Crowly, Mallory 51

Mary Irene Crowdy 113

Mary Jane Alden Rodgers 53

Mary Kate Rodgers 115

Mary Louisa Rodgers 117

Mattie Bird Fuqua 86

May Whitlock Murray 113

McQueen Henry Netherton 116

MeHnda Ellen Alden Blair 87

Minnie Bagby 114

Minnie Dell Rodgers 117

MoUie Alden Bagby 83

Opal Whitlock 124

Parmenio Austin Rodgers 84

Paul Bums 118

140 The Family Record of

; PAGE

Pauline Aldine ist 54

Pauline Aldine 2nd 54

Pauline Alden Ashby 84

Pauline Ida Bums 118

Pauline Sooter 114

Perry Alden 88

Perry Ernest Bagby 114

Philander Alden 87

Philander Carrell 124

Philo Alden 54

Philo Alden Rodgers 86

Philo Blair 118

Rathbun Alden 88

Riemer Bagby 114

Rinaldo Alden 53

Robbie Edna Rodgers 115

Robert Bums 87

Robert Earl Crowly 113

Robert Rinaldo Crowly 83

Roland Lanier Rodgers 86

Roxanna Beatrice Rodgers Netherton 85

Ruth Cleveland Rodgers 115

Samuel Alexander Rodgers 117

Spofford Crowly 83

Spofford Dale Crowly 113

Sterling McQueen Rodgers 85

Sterling Tinnin Rodgers 116

Thomas Boon Netherton 116

Thomas Knott Bums 87

Verba Bagby 114

Walter Rex Rodgers 117

Wilmer Wellington Whitlock 112

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith

141

SUMMARY.
DESCENDANTS OF ISAAC ALDEN AND IRENE SMITH, HIS WIFE.

GENERATION

LIVING.

UNKNOWN.

DEAD.

TOTAL.

Seventh

176

4
0
0

39
41
29

55
116
205

Eighth

Ninth

Tenth

Eleventh

Total

312

126

443

PERSONS ALLIED BY MARRIAGE TO ALDEN DESCENDANTS.
ACCORDING TO SURNAME.

PAGE

Ashby, Carrol Spencer 84

Bagby, Edward Marion 83

Bailey, Joseph A 102

Baker, Dexter M 81

Bass, John 8

Bennett, Alice 45

Birch, Robert W 95

Blair, John Henry 87

Breckenridge, Minnie 77

Brunson, Hattie May 102

Bumstead, John Augustus 59

Bums, Thomas Knott 54

Butler, John Stephen 100

Calkins, Marc Decker 109

Carey, Charles 91

Carrell, Jesse 112

Carver, Mary xo

Cheesborough, Samuel 8

Churchill, Ella F 62

Comstock, Laura Brainard 30

Cook, Allen ^8

Crosby, Mae 107

Crowly, Joseph Davis Long g i

Cupp, Ida gi

Curtiss, Elhanan Abram 65

Cushman, Bliss Sill g6

142 The Family Record of

FAGE

Dalzell, Charles 69

Dalzell, Dr. William Gregg 103

Day.S.P 33

Davis, Charles A 62

Davis, Harriet 40

Delano, Thomas 8

Dennis, David B 44

Dewey, Herbert 107

Dinsmore, John Bell 27

Donahoe, Sallie M 83

Driscoll , Anna 72

Dunbar, Rosanna 32

Dunham, Hannah 9

Eaton, Barnabas 9

Edson, Timothy 9

Ellis, Remember 127

Endicott, Mary Ann 89

Everill, Elizabeth Phillips 8

Ewert, Alfred Henry no

Fell, Jane 56

Fenn, Henry C 71

Ferguson, Martha loi

Fielding, William Stevens 73

Fletcher, Louisa 18

Foote, Rev. Adrian 28

Fox, Adelaide 64

French, Horace 38

Fuqua, Edward Brown 54

Goodrich, Silas 67

Goodrich, Silas Spencer 56

Gould , Robert 59

Graham, Julia Lorza 64

Grover, Benjamin Anderson 58

Hadley, Lucy 66

Hagberg, Axalina 62

Hale, Francis Edward 72

Hall, Betsey 14

Hall, Sallie EHzabeth 84

Hallett, Abigail 8

Hand, Myrtle Evelina 94

Harris, David Sylvanus 68

Haskins, Emma 69

Haynes, Harvey 42

Haynes, Ruth Ann 80

Henderson , Sallie 20

Hill, Horace 38

Hillman, Henrietta 66

Hopkins, Mary 35

Home, Sarah Arvilla 91

Hotchkins, Lina Bell 97

Howard, Experience 10

Isaac Alden and Irene Smith 143

PAGE

Humphrey, Frank Fayette 79

Hunting, Walter Judson 90

Huntley, Melita 21

Hurley, Hattie 105

Jackson, Emma 87

Jillson, Thirza A 61

Johnson, Sherman Augustus 72

Keiser, Frank M 92

Kidder, Elizabeth Bell 63

Kidder Lena P 39

King, Katherine 50

King, Mary M 33

Lanthaume, Frances J 44

Lathrop, Mark 9

Lester, Emma 78

Lewis, Henry C 43

Lewis, John Sullivan 49

Lewis, Mary 60

Light, Emma H 70

Long, Dr. James M 81

Lower, Ruth Ann 33

Mallory, Lucien Bonaparte 51

Malone, G no

Manley, Adoriam Judson 60

Mason, Jane 44

Matteson, Helen M 55

McAndrew, Mary Ida 54

McCall, Mary 81

McConnell, Hattie 80

McKinney , Charles 71

Miller, Alix no

Minge, Collier Harrison 103

Montgomery, Nora E 86

Murray, Richard Delaney 113

Netherton Boon King 84

Netherton, Thomas T 85

Newman, Betsey 23

Nimocks, Charles Augustus 76

Paden, Sarah Ann 31

Page, John W 97

Parker, Aura 81

Paybody, William 8

Peck, Alice 93

Phillips, Ada loi

Post, Ida May 94

Pratt, Luther Easton 33

Prescott, Dawn 80

Prescott, Julia Haven 94

Proctor, Abel Russel 34

Rathbun, Jacob C 63

Rathbun, Dr. Joel 14

144 The Family Record of

PAGE

Riemer, Margaret Ellen 25

Robbins, Lizzie C 69

Rodgers, Alexander McQueen 53

Root, Roland 41

Sampson, Edwin James 69

Schubert, Minnie E. L 98

Sealy , Nora 113

Secor, Almira Jennette 65

Semmes, Eleanor Martin 110

Shaw, Martha 10

Sherman, Emma Dorcas 56

Simmons, Mary 8

•Slater, Susanna Caroline 98

Smith, Irene 125

Smith, Julia 96

Snell, Josiah 8

Snover, Edwin Johnson 80

Snow, Cora A 65

Sooter, William Gwin 84

Southworth, Alice 74

Southworth, Mary 8

Speers, Isaac Cook 78

Spohr, Herman Gustavus 108

Staley, William 108

Standish, Alexander 8

Sugg, William Alexander 68

Sulger, Rev. John E 71

Tabor, Thomas Blake 102

Taylor, Ruby Ethel 93

Thomas, Lucy 10

Thompson, Jane 91

Thornton, Julia Ann 57

Tinnin, Minnie 85

Towsley, Mattie Adelia 70

Tune, James C 83

Turner, Dr. Thomas Jefferson 75

Upson, Anna 18

Vance, John Chapel 67

Vance, Dr. Thomas Jefferson 67

Warren, Lilian 81

Warsabo, Clara iii

Waterman, Alonzo 40

Webb, Mary 24

Whitlock, James Bailey 82

Whitlock, Nannie 83

Whitmian , Sarah 10

Williams, Lottie A 96

Williamson, Martha 79

Winslow, Fannie 107

Wylie, Benjamin 105

Young, Irene 52

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