SRC: Death Certificate of Allen C. Wells; Pension Record; "Women of the Western Reserve"; Censuses of 1820 (Cayuga Co., NY), 1825 (Steuben Co., NY)
"Wellington Enterprize May 31, 18[78] -Death
"Wells - On Friday, May 25, of Eryslpeias at the residence of (76[2][1]1[1]) George Pember, Penfield Ohio. (76) Jonathan Wells aged 90 years 11 months and 15 days. He moved to South East Wellington in 1834 and became a member of a Methodist Society when first organized in that neighborhood in 1840. He liv. a Christian life and died in the faith that had been to him a sure support. He leaves a (76[2]) widow aged 80 years."
--http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/17875461/person/624313702/media/2
77. Cloe/ Cloey Holcomb/ Hocum /Hookem
- b. ABT 1790 NY
- d. 1825 of Steuben Co., NY
- prob. liv. 1800 Census Westfield, Washington, NY
- prob. liv. 1810 Census Granby, Hartford, CT
- prob. liv. 1820 Census Pike, Allegany, NY
- Family: (76) Jonathan/ Jonithan/ Johnathan Wells
- i. Leonard Wells
- b. 22 July 1811 [of] Steuben Co., NY
- d. 29 Jan. 1900 Tama Co., i. Maple Hill Cem., Montour, IA
- liv. OH, then Mineral Point (Land Record, 1852) and Plover, Portage, WI (1855)
- liv. Baraboo, Sauk, WI 29 Aug. 1860 Census; Occupation: Farmer
- rem. to Orford (Indian village, now Montour), Tama, IA 20 Sep. 1865
- Religion: Converted to Methodism 9 Feb. 1887
- m(1): unknown
- m(2): Susanna Annette Shelly 2 Apr. 1853 Stevens Point, Portage, WI (Religion: Methodist)
- b. 20 July 1820 [prob] NY
- d. 1 Mar. 1909 Montour, Tama, IA
- Family (1): unknown ("married three times", according to obit)
- Family (2): unknown Pearl
- 1-3. (three children)
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a. Harriet (/Hattie) E. Wells
- b. May 1855 of Plover, Portage, WI
- of Montour, Tama, IA 1880
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 19 Apr. 1910 Montour Twp., Tama, IA (head of household)
- Family (1): Marcus Walling (ABT 1841-prob. 1880/84)
- Family (2): Frank B. Hall (1857-)
- b. Mary Annette /Capitola Wells
- b. 15 Apr. 1859 Prairie, Sauk, WI
- d. AFT 1930 Census
- liv. 26 June 1880 Tama, Montour, IA
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
-
Family (1): Charles Bringham Young ABT 1875 (divorced BET 1900/10)
- b. Apr. 1851 NC
- liv. 26 June 1880 Tama, Montour, IA
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- Occupation: Laborer 1880
- 1. Leona/ Neoma Young
- (Nov. 1875-) IA ->
- liv. 26 June 1880 Tama, Montour, IA
- 2. Alma Young
- (ABT 1879-1895) Montour, Tama, IA ->
- liv. 26 June 1880 Tama, Montour, IA
3. Leonard Young
- (Oct. 1881-) IA ->
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 1930 Oklahoma City, OK Census
- m. Clara unknown ABT 1908
- 4. Jessie Young
- (Aug. 1883-) IA ->
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- m. Mary unknown ABT 1908 (divorced)
- 5. Mary Young
- (Aug. 1885-) IA ->
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 19 Apr. 1910 Montour Twp., Tama, IA
- m. unknown Russell ABT 1903
-
6. Tessa Esther/ Dessie Young
- (17 Apr. 1889-9 Apr 1965) Montour, Tama, IA ->
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- 7. Grant Ulysses Young
- (6 June 1891-) Montour, Tama, IA ->
- d. 13 Oct. 1961 Orange Co., CA
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 19 Apr. 1910 Montour Twp., Tama, IA
- liv. 20 Jan. 1920 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- m. Merle Rubena Barlow 1 Sep. 1914
- 8. Lillian Young
- (Feb. 1894-) IA ->
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
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9. Zoe Young
- b. 5 Nov. 1897 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- d. 1 Feb. 1935
- liv. 9 June 1900 Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 19 Apr. 1910 Montour Twp., Tama, IA
- Family (2): Samuel J. Walker BET 1900/10
- prob. b. 1834 PA
- liv. 1870, 1900 Indian Villag, Tama, IA
- liv. 1910 Montour Twp., Tama, IA (with daughter as head of household)
- Occupation: Mason 1900; retired 1910
- parents b. PA
- m(1): Arminda Paxon 1 Oct. 1856 Tama Co., IA
- b. 1835/36 OH d. BET 1900/10
- Father: Amos Clossen Paxson s/o A & Cynthia Beall
- Mother: Nancy Bowser b. PA
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c. William (/Leonard?) Ardine (/Ardeen) Wells
- b. Aug. 1861 WI
- d. Wed. 10 Feb. 1926 Hutchinson, Reno, KS i. Zion Cem., Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- liv. 315 Fourth Ave. E, Hutchinson
- Occupation: "Veteran" Barber (SRC: The Hutchinson News)
- m. Frances Ann Thomas (1867-AFT 1926) BEF 1886
- 1. infant Wells (F)
- d. 1886 i. Zion Cem., Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- 2. Earl Wells
- b. 1889
- d. 1891 i. Zion Cem., Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- 3. Harry Donald Wells
- b. Oct. 1891/92
- d. 1916 i. Zion Cem., Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
- 4. Susie Carieta Wells
- b. 1893
- d. 1898 i. Zion Cem., Ottumwa, Wapello, IA
REF" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Fields/6746/cemetery8.html
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d. (Lydia) Jane Wells
- b. Nov. 1861/62 WI d. poss. 1903/07
- 1900 Census Timber Creek Twp., Marshall, IA
- liv. in Centerville, IA
- Family (1): unknown
- 1. Harry Wells b. May 1892
- (listed as step-son to John Strong on 1900 Census)
- Family (2): John (Clint?) Strong (1869/71-) 1898
- 1. Maud Strong b. Sep. 1896
- 2. Elmer F. Strong b. 1899/00
- 3. Bessie Strong b. 1890/91
- 4. Clint Strong b. 1992/93
-
e. Grant Samuel Wells
- b. 6 Apr. 1866 (of Plover, Portage,) WI i. Harlington, TX
- liv. No 46 S Beech NE cor Lincoln, IA 1897: Occupation: Tel repairs C&NW Ry.
- of Mason City, IA BEF 1909-AFT 1926
SRC: The Belle Plaine Biographical Directory c/o http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabenton/history/belle_plain/bpindxw.htm
- m(1): Margaret Frances (/Francis) Raible (1874-) 1 Sep. 1890 (divorced AFT 1897)
- 1. Leonard Raible Wells
- b. 27 May 1891
- i. 27 Oct. 1960 Glendale Cem., Des Moines Twp., Polk, IA
- 2. Lena Francis Wells (F)
- b. 11 Jan. 1894 of Belle Plaine, IA
- 3. Frederick William Wells 478-18-5783
- b. 31 Jan. 1896 Belle Plaine, IA; SSAN issued IA
- d. 24 Oct. 1955 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA i. Oskaloosa, Mahaska, IA
- m. Ruth Velora (Morris) Chitwood (1912-) 24 Sep. 1928 Eddyville, Mahaska, IA
- liv. San Jose, CA until d. of cancer
- m(2): Elna/ Linnie Anson (ABT 1886-) 29 Oct. 1903 Marshall, IA
ii. Lucy Wells
- b. 1812/14 NY
- d. AFT 1880 of Glendale, Monroe, WI
- liv. Pen Yan, Yates, NY BEF 1836, thence to Lorain Co., OH
- rem. from Wellington, Lorain, OH to Glendale, Monroe, WI BET 1850/60
- Family: Taylor Shelly/ Shelley
- b. 1812/14 poss. of Jasper, Steuben, NY
- Occupartion: Farmer 1880
- Father poss. Elijah Shelley (1770/80 CT-AFT 1830)
- a. Angeline C. Shelley
- b. Sep. 1842 OH d. AFT 1910 of Salamanca, Cattaraugus, NY
- liv. Victor Twp., Clinton, MI 1870 Census; thence
Rose Lake, Osceola, MI 1800; thence Howie Twp., Forest, PA 1900; thence Salamanca, Cattaraugus, NY 1910
- Family: William Helmer
- b. June 1843 Canada;
- d. BET 1900/10 of Howie, Forest, PA
- Co. A, 7th MI Inf. in Civil War
- 1. Josie Estella Helmer
- b. 11 Oct 1869, Victor, Clinton Co., MI
- d. BEF 1970 Census
- 2. William Simons Helmer
- b. 26 Jan 1871, Black Wolfe, WI
- d. 15 Oct 1947, Port Orchard, Kitsap Co., WA (broken neck, auto/ pedestrian acident)
- unmarried
- 3. Alice L. Helmer
- b. Jul 1874 MI of Buffalo, Erie, NY 1930 Census
- Family (1): John F. Haley (1872 NY-) ABT 1894
- Family (2): John Trondl (ABT 1873 NY-)
- 4. Ellen Helmer b. Mar 1878, MI
- 5. Robert E. Helmer b. Mar 1884, MI
iii. Mary/ Polly Wells
- b. 1813 NY d. BET 1870/74 of Tecumsah, Johnson, NE
- liv. Westport, Dane, WI 1850/60 Census; Tecumsah, Johnson, NE 1870 Census
- Family: Lawrence Rogers
5 Dec. 1839 Lorain Co., OH
- b. 14 Oct. 1817 Wayne [Co.], PA
- d. 1880 Mineral, Jasper, MO
- Occupation: Farmer
- Father: Amos Rogers (1794 NJ-AFT 1870 of NE)
- Mother: Thankful Mumford (1796 PA-1879 MO)
- m(2): Maria Maley (1833 NY-1880) 1874 IA
- 1. Annett /Anna/ N?S? Rogers
- b. 1840/41 OH d. 1910/20 poss. Sutter Co., CA
- Family: William W. Fisher 21 Nov. 1858 Dane Co., WI
- b. 1832/33 NY d. BET 1910/20
- Occupation: Farmer 1880 Census North Fork, Barton, MO
- Father: Nelson Fisher b. 1807/08 Canada
- 2. George Rogers b. 1843/44 OH
- 3. Charles Henry Rogers
- b. 20 Sep. 1848 Dane Co., WI
- m(1): Mary E. (Harris?) (ABT 1845 MA-) ABT 1877
- 4. Margret/ Mary Etta Rogers b. 1851/52 WI
- 5. Emma Rogers
- b. 1 Jan. 1856 WI
- d. 7 Mar. 1936 Clackamas Co., OR i. Sunriver Cem., Cascade, MT
- Family: William Henry Tallman (1849 OH-1927 MT) 31 Dec. 1874 Jasper Co., MO
iv. (38) Levi Holcum Wells
v. Allen Clinton Wells
Allen Clinton Wells
1857
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- b. 23 May 1819 Steuben Co., NY
- d. 4 Mar. 1906 Plover, Portage, WI (of la grippe) #234868
- rem. to OH 1837/38
- to Westport, Dane, WI Nov. 1854
- Conat Rapids, Portage, WI 23 May 1856 - 1862
- liv. Grant Twp., Portage, WI 1870
- liv. Plover, Portage Co., WI in 1876/80
- Occupation: Cooper, re 1870 & 1880 Censuses; then Farmer
- Religion: Christian
- Enlisted 1862; discharged from Madison, WI due to disabilities.
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- m. Hannah Olivia Eggleston 14 Apr. 1847 Lorain Co., OH
- b. 24 May 1830 Geauga Co., OH
- d. 17 Apr. 1914 i. Oak Hill Cem., Geneva, Kane, IL
- liv. Dist. 142, Plover, Portage, WI 1880
- a. Hannah Alice Wells
- b. 30 July 1848 Lorain Co., OH
- d. 2 Mar. 1888 i. Linwood Town Cem., Portage Co., WI
- Family: Merritt Agustus Barden (1826-1900) ABT 1868 WI
- b. Mary Rosina Wells
- b. 10 Nov. 1850 Lorain Co., OH
- d. 7 Dec. 1901 i. Meehan Cem., Portage Co., WI
- Family: Bernhard Clausius (1848-1908) 5 May 1874 Plover, Portage, WI (divorced 1896)
-
c. Elvira Fidelia Wells
- b. 14 Oct. 1852 Lorain Co., OH
- d. 20 Feb. 1885 Lindina; i. Mauston Cem., Mauston, Juneau, WI
- liv. Lindina, Juneau, WI 1880
- Family: Nelson Gilbert Trumble (1840 NY-1905 WI) 10 Sep. 1866 Juneau Co., WI
- 1. Eliza Trumble
- b. Nov. 1867 Juneau Co., WI
- d. 6 July 1961 Mauston, Juneau, WI
- Family: George H. Cole (1865 WI-) 31 Mar. 1887 New Lisbon, Juneau, WI
- 2. Anna B. Trumble
- b. 23 Apr. 1870 Lindina, Juneau, WI
- d. 19 Mar. 1893 i. Mauston, Juneau, WI
- Family: Eugene Worden 22 Nov. 1892 Mauston, Juneau, WI
- 3. Eli N. Trumble
- b. 20 June 1874 Juneau Co., WI
- d. 24 May 1879 i. Mauston, Juneau, WI
- 4. Nettie F. Trumble
- b. 8 may 1884 Juneau Co., WI
- d. 28 Sep. 1980 Sparta, i. Oak Grove, Monroe, WI
- Family (1): Roland A. Petrie (1885 WI-) 26 Dec. 1907 Juneau Co., WI
- Family (2): Robert Burroughs 1924
d. George Edmond Wells
- b. 5 Apr. 1855 Portage Co., WI
- d. 11 May 1942 Betavia, Kane, IL
- liv. Dist. 142, Plover, Portage, WI 1880
- (never married)
e. Milo Alonzo Wells
- b. 8 May 1858 Portage Co., WI
- d. 23 Sep. 1858 i. Plover Cem., Portage Co., WI
f. William Sylvester Wells
- b. 30 Oct. 1859 Portage Co., WI
- d. 24 Mar. 1874 i. Plover Cem., Portage Co., WI
g. Randolph Adelbert Wells
- b. 30 Oct. 1862 Plover, Portage, WI
- d. 4 Jan. 1937 i. Green Ridge Cem., Kenosha, Kenosha, WI
- liv. Dist. 142, Plover, Portage, WI 1880
- m(1): Irene Taylor (1862/63-poss. 1885) 28 Apr. 1884
- m(2): (Adelia) Caroline Lucinda Blood 27 Nov. 1890 Belmont, Portage, WI
- b. 1871 Belmont, Portage, WI
- d. 2 Mar. 1897 of Portage Co., WI (Stevens Point Daily Journal)
- 1. Cora Irene Wells
b. 21 Feb. 1892 Plover, Portage, WI
- d. 25 Jan. 1991 Belvidere, Boone, IL
- liv. Plover, Portage, WI 1900 with "Adelbert R. Wells" & kin
- Family (1): Frank W. Eaton (1886-)29 June 1910 St. Joseph, Berrion, MI (divorced)
- Family (2): Samuel C. Isbell (1872-1947) 27 June 1915 Eliot, Montgomery, IA
- Family (3): Elmer E. DeVol (1872-1970) 15 Sep. 1951 Madison, Dane, WI
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2. Emma Wells
- b. 1893 d. infant Portage Co., WI
- 3. Christina Wells
- b. 1895 d. infant Portage Co., WI
- 4. Carrie Wells
- b. 2 Mar. d. 6 Mar. 1897 (Stevens Point Weekly Journal)
- m(3): Mary Isball 7 Oct. 1901
- [prob. b. 1868/69 IL
- of Providence, Buena Vista, IA 1880
- Father: Myrom Isbell (1833/34 NY-AFT 1880 IA)
- Mother: Esther unknown (1844/45-AFT 1880)]<
h. Henry Ruthven Wells
- b. 5 May 1867 Portage Co., WI
- d. 6 Feb. 1899 i. Plover Cem., Portage Co., WI
- liv. Dist. 142, Plover, Portage, WI 1880
vi. William Wardel Wells
William Wardel Wells
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- b. 23 Oct. 1823/24 Cayouga (sic) Co., NY
- d. 16 May 1911 Fresno, Fresno, CA
- liv. Vienna Dist. 47, Dane Co., WI 1850
- liv. Westport, Dane Co., WI 1860
- liv. Tecumsah, Johnson, NE 1870
- liv. Ashland, Jackson, OR 1880
- liv. Twp. 3, Fresno, CA 1900
- Occupation: Farmer
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- m. Mary Ann Rogers 26 Nov. 1846 Lorain Co., OH
- b. 1820 Mt. Pleasant Twp., Wayne, PA d. 1862
- a. Mary Jane (/Jennie) Wells b. 1848 WI
- b. Minerva (/Minnie) Polly Wells b. 1850
- c. Edgar Joel Wells
- b. 4 Sep. 1856 WI
- d. 4 Feb. 1940 Fresno Co., CA Age 83
- Occupation: Saw Mill Worker, of Eden, Jackson, OR 1880
- m. Lydia unknown (1860/61 OR-)
- 1-3. (3 daughters only)
- d. Emma Wells b. 1859
-
e. Julia Ellen Wells
- b. 1860 Dane Co., WI ("NE", prob. incorrect, on 1880 Census)
- rem. to OR at Age 15
- Family: Oliver McMinn Dodson 26 Dec. 1877 Dallas, Polk, OR
- b. 1855/56 OR
- Father: prob. McMinn Dodson (1822/23 TN-AFT 1880 OR)
- f. Franklin (/Frank) J. Wells b. 1863 WI
- m. unknown
- 1. Earl Wells
- m. unknown
- 2. (1 daughter only)
- g. Addie Bertha Wells b. 1866 NE
- h. Roy Clarence (/Clearinunge) Wells
- b. 28 June 1870 NE
- d. 12 Mar. 1935 Monterey, i. Salinas, Monterey, CA
- m. Mabel Viola Hallock 5 May 1910 Salinas, Monterey, CA
- b. 23/28 July 1875 Salinas/ Monterey, Monterey, CA
- d. 20 Nov. 1948 Salinas, Monterey, CA
- Father: George Irvin Hallock (1857 WI-1921)
- Mother: Viola Grimes (ABT 1856 CA-1886)
- i. Clara Mable Wells b. 1872 NE
REF: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jjl1329&id=I943 c/o Jack Lamphier JJL1329@Yahoo.com;
SRC: Most of this info. is c/o Anita Smith anitas2602@msn.com
In the 1880 Census, (76[2]a. Harriet(t) Wells's parents' are shown to have been born in OH. This doesn't agree with (76) Jonathan's line, since he was born in NY. Because Jonathan and Lois liv. in OH when Harriet was born, though, this is an understandable reporting error. Milo Wells is likewise listed in the 1880 Census as having both parents born in NY. This is also probably a reporting error, since he was born after (76) Jonathan married Lois (b. CT) in Steuben Co., NY.
There is good ongoing research into the various Wells lines is at the
Wells Family Research Association
DISCLAIMER:
The following family's position on the family tree is conjectural and unverified. Data for individuals ancestral to this person were derived primarily from the indirect DNA evidence.
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78. poss. Guy Carleton Stevens/ Stephans
- b. 1788 VT/ Ontario, Can. (of foreign birth re (39) Mary A. 1870 Census)
- d. AFT 1870 of Michigan City, LaPorte, IN
- Occupation: Cabinet Maker/ Carpenter 1850/70
- liv. Ogdensburg, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, NY 1840,50 Census.
- Sold all the family property 21 Sep. 1853
- liv. Michigan City, LaPorte, IN 1870 Census
- m. (79) Margaret [prob. Green] ABT 1828 of St. Lawrence Co., NY
79. poss. Margaret [prob. Green]
- b. 1794 NY
- d. AFT 1870 of Michigan City, LaPorte, IN
- liv. Ogdensburg, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, NY 1850 Census.
- liv. Michigan City, LaPorte, IN 1870 Census
- most likely Native American and Scotch-Irish
- (prob. Family (1): Bay Williams
- [b. ABT 1792]
- a. Susan Williams
- [prob. b. BET 1810/20]
- Family: Peter Croose prob. BET 1840/50
- 1. Emily Croose [b. poss. 1833]
- 2. Clodide Croose [b. poss. 1836]
- 3. Benjamin Croose [b. poss. 1839]
- 4. Ida Croose [b. poss. 1841]
REF: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:WXkWbQm7hkkJ:familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/o/d/Alexis-M-Godat/PDFODT1.pdf+ida+croose&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us
SRC: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/o/d/Alexis-M-Godat/PDFODT1.pdf c/o Alexis M. Godat lexigodat@hotmail.com
- Family [2]: (78) Guy Carleton Stevens
- i. Francis Stephans (F)
- b. 1829 NH/ NY
- liv. Ogdensburg, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, NY 1850 Census
- liv. Michigan City, LaPorte, IN 1870 Census
- Family: Hiram Aldrich BET 1840/50
- b. 1827/28 NY
- liv. Ogdensburg, Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, NY 1850 Census
- Occupation: Accountant 1850
- ii. (39?) Mary Ann Stevens
REF: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
"The Stevens' were a group of people who couldn't stand civilization: as soon as a bunch of settlers moved in, the Stevens' were on the move again."
-- Jill Fyfe, quoting Elizabeth Stevens Stuart of Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada.
"[Guy Carleton Stevens was] named in honor of Sir Guy Carleton, Highly respected British leader during the Revolutionary War. Found with his family in both 1840/1850 Census Ogdensburg,NY. [In 1840, besides three females who were probalby his wife and daughters, there liv. with him a woman aged 20-30 years, who could have been Margaret's daughter Susan.] On 21 Sep 1853 he & Margaret sold their property for the considerable sum of $3000..."
-- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~russellgs/notes/not0044.html#NI11628
Guy's real estate was assessed at $2000 in 1850 and $5000 in 1870. He was listed as a Carpenter in both years.
It is probable that (78) Guy Stevens' wife (79) Margaret was a Native American. Guy's uncle, (156[1]a[1]) Stephen Burritt, who had served with Guy's father with the British during the American Revolution, regularly welcomed American Indians at his home, because the Indians had saved the lives of Burritt and his family in the wilderness.
The story goes in my family that (39) Mary Ann Stevens "ran like a Pottawotamie", and that there were Indians in the family tree. This was receently confirmed by DNA testing, which showed descendants after five genrations to have been 7% Native American. Less than half of this may be accounted for by (73) Polly, the probable mother of (36) Silas Parrish.
"WILL: Abner Aldrich; Canton, St. Lawrence co., New York (11 June 1863)...
"I bequeath and give to my children (79i[1]) Hiram Aldrich, Achsah wife of Edmund Damon, Harris Aldrich, Lydia wife of Brigham Sykes, each the sum of two hundred dollars...."
-- http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ny/stlawrence/wills/v8/aldrich-abner.txt
In the 1850 Oswegatchie, NY Census, (79i[1]) Hiram and (79i) Francis Aldrich were shown to be living with (78) Guy C. Stephens, his wife (79) Margaret and daughter (39) Mary. In 1970, Guy C. Stevens and his wife Margaret appear in the Michigan City, IN Census living with their daughter Francis (last name not indicated), but no Hiram. Hiram was an accountant in 1850. A different Hiram, possibly a son of Harris, appears in the following directory listing:
"WHITESIDE CO IL BUSINESSMEN of 1897
Sterling & Rock Falls
"Pg. 37 Hiram Aldrich, the musical dealer, was born in the State of New York in 1855. The family came west in 1857 and settled in Wisconsin. After a residence of twenty years in that State the family moved to Iowa. Mr. Aldrich came to Sterling in 1886 and for eight years had charge of the music house of J.L. Mahan. Two years ago he purchased the stock of Mr. Mahan and has since conducted the busienss. He handles all kinds of musical merchandise and makes a specialty of Story & Clark pianos and organs."
-- http://216.239.57.104/search?q=cache:k1qgnULN3QgJ:www.iltrails.org/Whiteside/businessmen.html+%22hiram+aldrich%22&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
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