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(1.) Elisha Sumner, b. at Westport, N. Y., March 8, 1827, d. at Fitchburg, Jan. 6, 1847.
(2.) Allen Stearns, b. at Westport, N. Y., April 19, 1829, d. at Fitchburg, Nov. 11, 1846.
(3.) Albert George, b. at Westport, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1831, m. March 11, 1861, Jane Amelia Manchester, b. in New York city, Nov. 2, 1840, daughter of Peter Bois and Jane Amelia (Sheldon) Manchester. They r. in Chicago, Mr. Garfield being at the head of the Garfield Manufacturing Co., in the manufacture and sale of horse-clothing. They have had three children : 1. "Minnie Manchester," b. at Chicago, April 8, 1862, d. Jan. 8, 1871 ; 2. "Albert George," b. at Allen's Grove, Wis., July 20, 1863, d. at Chicago, March 12, 1864; 3. "Walter Sumner," b. in Chicago, June 16, 1868.
(4.) Mary Reed, b. July 4, 1834, m. Dec. 22, 1873, Erastus James Bassett, b. March 27, 1820, son of Jesse and Aurelia (Tuttle) Bassett of Stockbridge, Mass. They r. in Hartford, Conn., Mr. Bassett being connected with the Ætna Insurance Company.
(5.) Ellery Irving, b. Dec. 7, 1837, m. March 16, 1864, Mary Elizabeth Straw, b. Aug. 19, 1838, daughter of Stephen Stan- ley and Miriam (Bean) Straw of Lowell, Mass. Mr. Garfield at present resides in Lexington, Mass. They have three chil- dren, all of whom were b. in Detroit, Mich .: I. "Alexander Stanley," b. March 3, 1866 ; 2. "Warren Hamilton," b. Nov. 22, 1868 ; 3. "Miriam Elizabeth," b. July 15, 1876.
(6.) Sarah Maria, b. Dec. 17, 1839, m. Aug. 30, 1871, Horace Hamilton Barber, b. Oct. II, 1827, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Ball (Miller) Barber of Canaan, N. H. They r. in Chicago. They have had one child : I. "Winthrop Garfield,"
Autoglyph Print, W. P. ALLEN, Gardner, Mass.
MRS. HARRIET WALKER GARFIELD.
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Autoglyph Print, W. P. ALLEN, Gardner, Mass.
ELISHA GARFIELD, ESQ.
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b. in Chicago, March 19, 1876, d. in Hartford, Conn., Nov. 30, 1881.
V. JOHN, b. in Shirley, June 3, 1762, m. Sept. 6, 1781, Sarah Parker of Shirley, b. April 29, 1767, daughter of Lemuel and Betsey Parker. The only member of the family that remained in his native town, Mr. Walker retained his father's farm,-had seven children,-and d. (by suicide) July 14, 1820. His widow d. Jan. 3, 1822. His children were all b. in Shirley, and were :
1. BASIL, (twin,) b. July 14, 1788, d. July 24, 1788.
2. BLAZE, (twin,) b. July 14, 1788, d. July 30, 1788.
3. JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1789, m. Susan Blood of Bolton, went to r. in some part of Alabama, and d. there, July, 1835.
4. SOPHIA, b. March 5, 1792, m. Theophilus Parkhurst of Harvard in 1812, had one child :
(I.) Sophia, b. Feb., 1821, d. June 8, 1826.
5. SARAH, b. July 21, 1794, m. June 25, 1818, Jason Bigelow of Harvard, had one child, and d. Dec. 21, 1857. Her child : (I.) Sarah Elizabeth, b. June 21, 1819, d. June 8, 1826.
6. SAMUEL STRATTON, b. Oct. 4, 1796, m. Mary Fletcher of Groton, lived for a time on the farm where he was born, but eventually removed to Harvard, where he d. Nov. 18, 1846. He lived in Shirley at the time of the great excitement which pervaded the Commonwealth, occasioned by the division in the Congregational church into Unitarian and Trinitarian denomina- tions. As a follower of the old Puritan faith, Mr. Walker took a very active part in this excitement, and even went from town to town in the vicinity of Shirley, on a mission for collecting funds, by the aid of which the brick meeting-house, in the centre of Shirley, was erected. Outside of his efforts as a religionist he was not especially known to the public.
7. HARRIET, b. Aug. 6, 1799, d. in Harvard, Sept. 1, 1856, unm.
VI. LYDIA, b. in Shirley, March 3, 1765, m. Caleb Hunt of Stod- dard, N. H. He was b. March, 1761, and was descended from William1 Hunt (the immigrant) of Concord, through Isaac2 of Concord, Isaac3 of Sudbury, Abidah4 of Holliston, and Willard5 and Martha (Wadkins) Hunt of Dublin, N. H. He had been pre- viously m. (Dec. 25, 1786,) to Lavina Ball. He r. for different periods of time in Stoddard, in Alstead, and in Charlestown, N. H., and after the death of his second wife, Lydia Walker, which oc- curred at Charlestown, Jan. 15, 1801, he removed to Marlborough, N. H., where he d. May 5, 1811. He bore the title of captain. His children (all by second wife) were :
1. SAMUEL WALKER, b. in Stoddard, Dec. 3, 1790. He became clerk for James Reed & Co., Boston, where he d. Sept. 18, 1812, unm.
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2. LUTHER BALL, b. March 16, 1792. At the early age of twelve he left his New-Hampshire home, and went to the vicinity of St. Albans, Vt., where he entered the office of Judge Turner, and began the study of law ;- was admitted to practice at the age of twenty,-and from that time (except while serving the town or Commonwealth in civil or military offices) was constantly engaged in a large and lucrative practice of law. When twenty- one years old, he became a member of the Vermont legislature, -and for seven years continued the youngest member of that body,-democracy being his political faith. He was a member of all the Constitutional Conventions of the state for fifty years, and in 1844 was appointed Assistant-Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He r. for some years at Fairfax, Vt., but spent the latter portion of his life at St. Albans. He was twice m., (first) to Sally, daughter of Capt. Nathaniel Gove ; she d. Jan. 18, 1851, aged fifty-four. He m. (second) Mrs. Charlotte I. (Hubbard) Hall. His first wife, a lady greatly beloved, became a member of the Roman Catholic church, and died in the com- munion of that faith. On the 7th of June, 1852, Judge Hunt and his second estimable wife were confirmed in the same ancient faith. He d. at Fairfax, Feb. 18, 1866. He had seven children :
(1.) Fane L. C., b. Dec. 21, 1815, m. W. L. Strong of Bur- lington, Vt.
(2.) James L., b. April 23, 1817, m. (pub. March 9, 1846,) Mary W. Bellows, r. at Loon Lake, N. Y. (1883.)
(3.) George Gove, b. Aug. 9, 1824.
(4.) Henry J., b. March 4, 1826, m. Sept. 9, 1852, Sybil M. Browning of Hubbardston. He d. at Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 14, 1861, leaving no children.
(5.) Grace A., b. Aug. 16, 1827, m. Henry G. Edson of St. Albans, r. St. Albans (1883).
(6.) Luther B., b. Nov. 9, 1830, r. St. Albans.
(7.) An Infant, d. young.
3. STRATTON, b. 1793, d. at Shirley, Feb. 27, 1795.
4. ELVIRA, b. Sept., 1795, d. at Alstead, Nov. 17, 1797.
5. STRATTON BALL, b. at Alstead, N. H., Jan. 12, 1799. In 1820 he went to Fairfax, Vt., where his brother, Luther B. Hunt then lived,-making the journey on foot. After living in Fairfax five years he went to Cambridge, where he engaged in business with success, but in a few years returned to Fairfax, where he lived until his death, which occurred June 1, 1881, at the age of eighty-two years. He was m. Oct. 8, 1826, to Abigail C. Par- melee of Fairfax, who survives him-with three children, Luther B. Hunt of Buffalo, N. Y., Mrs. Charles E. Halsted, and Clarissa C. Hunt of Fairfax. "Mr. Hunt was an invalid for fifty years of his life. What would have crushed ordinary men at once he met, and in a measure overcame, by his indomitable will-power
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and resolution to keep himself interested in the activities of the social, civil, and political life of the times. He interested him- self with decided convictions and a remarkable tenacity of purpose in everything that pertained to his own town and the political issues of the country. His opinions once formed were held with an unflinching grasp against all opponents, and without fear of consequences. He was a zealous Mason for sixty years, and was buried with the impressive rites of that order." He had four children :
(1.) Joseph Parmelee, b. Oct. 31, 1833, m. June 19, 1861, Cynthia S. Bradley ; had one son : I. "Frank Parmelee," b. Jan. 15, 1863, d. Dec. 31, 1866. Joseph P. Hunt d. Sept. 15, 1865.
(2.) Luther Ball, b. Aug. 30, 1836, r. Buffalo, N. Y.
(3.) Abigail Jane, b. Sept. 24, 1838, m. Nov. 15, 1860, Charles E. Halsted of Fairfax ; has two children : I. "Aletha C.," b. May 5, 1862 ; 2. "Stratton Hunt," b. June 23, 1866. Charles E. Halsted d. March 8, 1868.
(4.) Clarissa Collins, b. Oct. 17, 1842.
6. HENRY, b. Nov., 1800, d. at Charlestown, N. H., June 15, 1801.
VII. ISAAC, b. in Shirley, March 18, 1767. He m. July 21, 1794, Polly Porter, b. Feb. 18, 1769, of Charlestown, N. H., and settled in Langdon, N. H., where all his children, eleven in number, were born .· About the year 1813 he removed with his family to Covington, Tioga county, Penn., where he d. July 25, 1839, at the age of seventy-two. He followed the occupation of a farmer. Mrs. Walker d. in Cov- ington, Mar. 24, 1847, aged seventy-eight. Of their eleven children, ten lived to the age of manhood and womanhood, and became industrious and useful citizens ; most of whom were honored from time to time with offices of trust in the townships where they resided. At the time when Mr. Walker sought a home for his family in Penn- sylvania, (writes one of his grand-children) " Tioga county was one vast wilderness, containing less than two thousand inhabitants ;- now it teems with a population of over fifty thousand. Then there were no roads and no mills,-the settlers having to go thirty or forty miles through the forests with a pack-horse, to get their grist of corn or wheat ground (if they were lucky enough to have any) ; now the iron rail spans all of our valleys, and the whistle of steam- mills are heard in all directions. Then not a ton of coal had been mined within the borders of the county ; now the yearly shipments exceed nine hundred thousand tons. Then there was but one school-house in the county ; now we have a state normal-school, a soldiers'-orphan school, numerous high-schools, and our hill-sides are dotted with houses for the free education of our children. The main industries of the county are mining, tanning, lumbering and farming." Children :
1. ROYAL, b. Jan. 14, 1796, m. Feb. 7, 1822, Rachel Johnson, b. May 8, 1797, of Bradford Co., Penn. He was a farmer, and r. in Covington, where he d. Oct. 16, 1875, aged seventy-nine.
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His wife d. Aug. 30, 1842. They had eight children, all b. in Covington :
(1.) Samuel S., b. Sept. 28, 1822, m. May 18, 1862, Charlotte A. Johnson, b. Aug. 27, 1827, daughter of Jacob Johnson of Covington. Mr. Walker follows the occupation of a railroad engineer, r. at Port Jervis, N. Y. He has two children : I. "Ida M.," b. at Port Jervis, Sept. 18, 1864 ; 2. "William H.," b. at Port Jervis, May 20, 1867.
(2.) Eliza, b. Aug. 11, 1824, m. Jan. 1, 1849, Charles Howland, b. Feb. 17, 1820, a farmer of Covington. She had seven children, and d. of consumption at Covington, Oct. 29, 1873. I. " Ella J.," b. Dec. 1, 1849, m. Dec. 5, 1877, Sidney Hoag- land ; 2. "Eddie L.," b. Aug. 13, 1851, m. Oct. 29, 1879, Mary Williams, b. in Aberdair, Wales, July 4, 1860. He r. in Covington, where he is employed in a glass-factory ; has one child : 1. Eliza May, b. May 15, 1881 ; 3. "Emma L.," b. Aug. 2, 1853, d. at Covington, Sept. 12, 1861 ; 4. "William E.," b. Oct. 16, 1855, m. Sept. 11, 1878, Louise Lutes of Covington. He is a farmer, and r. in Covington. Children : I. Maud Eliza, b. March 31, 1880, in Troy, Pa .; 2. Charles F., b. Aug. 10, 1881, in Covington ; 5. "Charles H.," b. Feb. 12, 1858, m. Oct. 24, 1877, Sarah Coe ; 6. "Ransford," and 7. "Randolph," (twins,) b. Nov. 18, 1859 ; Ransford m. Nov. 24, 1881, Anna Marvin ; Randolph d. July 9, 1862, at Cov- ington.
(3.) William, b. March 26, 1826, went to Australia some years ago, since which he has not been heard from.
(4.) James Porter, b. Sept. 5, 1830, m. Nov. 5, 1859, Adaline J. Canfield, b. Feb. 10, 1839. He was a railroad conductor, and r. in Brooklyn, N. Y. He d. at Port Jervis, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1882, leaving a widow and two children, who r. (1882) in Brooklyn. Children : I. "Laura," b. Nov. 13, 1861 ; 2. " Ada," b. Jan. 14, 1873.
(5.) Henry E., b. Feb. 6, 1833, was killed by a railroad accident on the Erie railroad, April 18, 1853, while employed as fire- man with his brother, Samuel S. Walker.
(6.) Elmina, (twin,) b. March 3, 1835, m. April 5, 1852, John M. Hoagland, b. Nov. 15, 1827, son of John Hoagland of Covington. He is section-master on the Tioga railroad, and r. in Covington. Children, all b. in Covington : I. "Stewart M.," b. Dec. 4, 1853, m. April, 1875, Josephine Crowley of Covington. He is a railroad engineer, and r. Port Jervis. He has one child : I. Harry L., b. Aug. 28, 1879. 2. “Leila E.," b. Nov. 8, 1859 ; 3. "Kitty M.," b. March 12, 1866 ; 4. "John R.," b. Nov. 21, 1871.
(7.) Elvina, (twin,) b. March 3, 1835, m. Feb. 22, 1872, Samuel Bevans ; has no children (1883).
(8.) Zilphia J., b. May 9, 1837, d. at Covington, April 4, 1842.
2. ISAAC, b. Feb. 25, 1797, m. Aug. 20, 1822, Sally Harkness, b. March 10, 1802, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Holland)
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Harkness of Pelham, Mass. He removed from Covington, Pa., to Elmwood township, Peoria county, Ill., where he found a home for life, and followed the occupation of farming. Mrs. Walker d. Aug., 1839 ; he d. Sept. 30, 1861 ;- both d. of con- sumption. They had three children :
(I.) Julius Daniel, b. at Covington, Pa., Nov. 26, 1826, m. Feb. 1, 1849, Susan Green, b. at Warren, R. I., Jan. 6, 1832, daughter of Abraham and Susan (Smith) Green. Mr. Walker is a farmer, and r. at Olathe, Johnson county, Kansas. Mrs. Walker d. at Olathe, Dec. 29, 1874. They had five children, all b. at Elmwood, Ill. : 1. "Harry Edgar," b. May 11, 1850, d. at Olathe, Kansas, Jan. 20, 1871, of consumption ; 2. "Wil- liam Ralph," b. Aug. 9, 1852, m. Dec. 20, 1876, Harriet Stener ; 3. "Annette Mabel," b. June 24, 1858, d. at Elm- wood township, Nov. 7, 1859 ; 4. "Percy Lynn," b. Sept. 28, 1860; 5. "Ray Elliot," b. Dec. 31, 1865.
(2.) and (3.) Twins, both of whom d. in infancy.
3. POLLY, b. April 14, 1798, m. Nov. 14, 1815, Absalom Kingsbury, b. May 6, 1793, of Langdon, N. H. Mr. Kingsbury was a farmer, and r. in Covington, Pa., where he d. Aug. 5, 1868. Mrs. Kingsbury d. May 4, 1872. They had four children, viz. :
(I.) Lucinda, b. Dec. 8, 1817, at Covington, m. March 17, 1836, Eli Dartt, b. March 20, 1811. He is a farmer, and r. (1883) at Covington. Mrs. Dartt d. Dec. 11, 1866. She had two children : I. "Orson R.," b. Jan. 21, 1843, at Blossburg, Pa., m. May 8, 1869, Mary Jane Robbins, who was b. April 15, 1853, at Springfield, Bradford county, Pa. He follows the occupation of a blacksmith, and r. in Covington (1882). They have had four children : I. Ada L., b. June 21, 1870, at Morris Run, Pa .; 2. Ray, b. March 16, 1875, at Coving- ton, d. March 27, 1875 ; 3. Cora, b. June 3, 1878, at Coving- ton ; 4. Eli, b. Feb. 15, 1882, at Covington. 2. "Ellen A.," b. April 4, 1846, at Blossburg, Pa., m. Sept. 21, 1867, John J. Bowen, b. in Wales, June 22, 1833. He is a farmer, and r. in Charlestown, Pa. (1882.) They have one child : I. Nellie L., b. June 18, 1868, at Covington.
(2.) Asahel W., b. Aug. 2, 1821, at Covington, m. Sept. 14, 1853, Belinda Everts, b. April 1, 1827, daughter of Cyrus and Olive (Jennings) Everts of Covington. He was a farmer, r. at Covington, where he d. Feb. 20, 1856, leaving one child : I. " Frederick W.," b. Sept. 12, 1854.
(3.) Julia Ann, b. July 27, 1827, at Blossburg, Pa., m. Oct. 24, 1867, Joseph W. Whiting, b. in the state of Vermont, Jan. 5, 1820, son of Danforth and Rebecca (Sherman) Whiting. He follows the occupation of farming. They have one child : I. "Gena S.," b. July 28, 1871, in Covington.
(4.) William F., b. in Blossburg, Pa., Dec. 25, 1837, m. (first) Jan. 2, 1858, Jane Brown of Covington, by whom he had one child. He m. (second) Ruth Price of Covington, by whom he had two children. 1. "Harry W.," b. in Covington, July
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27, 1860, m. July 4, 1899, Tressa Whiting ; 2. "Bertie," b. in Morris Run, Pa., April, 1873, d. when about three years old ; 3. " Ina," b. in Covington, Pa., May, 1878.
4. ASAHEL, b. Nov. 24, 1799, m. Sept. 23, 1824, Anna Holland Harkness, b. in Pelham, Mass., June 29, 1805, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Holland) Harkness. Mr. Walker was by trade a carpenter, and r. at Covington, Pa., till about the year 1834, when he removed to Jubilee township, Ill. Mrs. Walker d. in Elmwood township, Ill., Nov. 7, 1853. He r. Elmwood (1882). He has had four children :
(1.) Angeline Elizabeth, b. at Covington, July 4, 1825, m. April 6, 1842, Samuel Wood Pulsipher, b. in Rockingham, Vt., Oct. II, 1817, son of Samuel Wood and Sally (Weaver) Pulsipher. Mr. Pulsipher is a farmer, and r. at Brimfield township, Peoria county, Ill. They have had five children : I. "Florence Eugenie," b. at Southport, Ill., Aug. 6, 1843, m. May 16, 1871, James Edward Wilson ; 2. "Frances Augusta," b. at Brim- field township, Ill., Nov. 2, 1845 ; 3. "Edmund Charles," b. at Brimfield township, Ill., April 7, 1848 ; 4. "Leslie Orville," b. at Brimfield township, Ill., Sept. 23, 1850 ; 5. "Eldon Samuel," b. at Brimfield township, Ill., March 8, 1853, m. Oct. 13, 1881, Ella Phoebe Strain.
(2.) Julia Smith, b. at Covington, Pa., June 27, 1831, d. at Cov- ington, March 4, 1833.
(3.) Francis Marion, b. at Jubilee township, Ill., Nov. 27, 1835, d. at Jubilee township, Sept. 19, 1836.
(4.) Perry Stratton, b. at Jubilee township, June 23, 1839, m. Jan. 31, 1861, Nancy Jane Klock, b. in Covington, Pa., Sept. 18, 1842, daughter of Jesse and Polly (Marvin) Klock. He became a member of the 77th Regiment Illinois Volunteers, and d. of disease at the siege of Vicksburg, Feb. 16, 1863. He had one child : 1. "Louis Earl," b. at Southport, Ill., Nov. 23, 1861.
5. STRATTON, b. July 7, 1801, r. at Covington, Pa., where he d. Feb. 14, 1880, at the age of seventy-eight. He was never m.
6. LUTHER, (twin,) b. Dec. 15, 1803, d. in infancy.
7. LEWIS, (twin,) b. Dec. 15, 1803, m. Dec. 14, 1826, Isabelle Butler, b. Aug. 22, 1805. He was a farmer of Covington, Pa., where all his children, ten in number, were b., and where he d. June 17, 1870. His widow d. at Covington, Dec. 23, 1876. Children :
(I.) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 25, 1827, m. Nov. 12, 1846, Charles Jaquish, b. in Kortright, Delaware county, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1823, son of Joseph Jaquish. Mr. Jaquish is a farmer. They have had six children, the first b. in Covington, the others in Sullivan, Tioga county, Pa. : I. "Charles Lewis," b. Feb. 16, 1848, m. Oct. 12, 1871, Eliza Robinson of Fall Brook, Pa. He d. in Sullivan, Pa., Dec. 30, 1880, of consumption. He
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had one child : 1. Frank, b. at Fall Brook, Dec. 7, 1874. 2. "George H.," b. March 14, 1850, m. May 21, 1872, Emma A. Bryant, b. in Covington, Pa., May 1, 1852, daughter of Samuel and Maria (Moffatt) Bryant. He r. at McIntyre, Lycoming county, Pa., and has had three children : I. Lewis C., b. May 8, 1874; 2. Hattie M., b. June 15, 1878; 3. Joseph, b. June 8, 1880. 3. "Ellen I.," b. July 7, 1852 ; 4. "Joseph S.," b. Oct. 8, 1855. 5. "Frances E.," b. Nov. I, 1858, d. at Sullivan, March 13, 1873. 6. "Jane A.," b. Nov. 12, 1862, m. March, 1881, Lincoln Whittaker, and has one child : I. Ray. Elizabeth, wife of Charles Jaquish, d. March 27, 1874.
(2.) Emeline, b. March 13, 1829, m. Dec. 24, 1850, Rev. James G. Noble. He is pastor of the Baptist church, Meriden, Ct.
(3.) Martha A., b. June 27, 1830, m. April 17, 1858, Holland Clemens, b. in Covington, Aug. 10, 1834, son of Alanson and Luthana (Copp) Clemens. He is a farmer; r. Covington ; has two children : I. "Frank L.," b. Feb. 14, 1862, at Cov- ington ; 2. "Mary I.," b. Aug. 3, 1865, at Covington.
(4.) Olive, b. June 1, 1832, m. Jan. 1, 1852, Charles Marvin, b. in Covington, April 20, 1829, son of Tilly Marvin. He is a farmer, r. Smithfield, Bradford county, Pa. (1883.) They have had eight children, of whom the five elder were b. in Covington, the others at Smithfield, Pa. : I. "Ellis C.," b. Dec. 16, 1852, d. at Covington, Oct., 1861 ; 2. "Emma J.," b. Dec. 9, 1854, m. April 20, 1879, Alvin Palmer ; they have one child : 1. Alice Olive, b. April 20, 1879 ; 3. " Elizabeth," b. Nov. 12, 1856, m. Nov., 1877, Joseph Hubbard ; they have one child : 1. Ona, b. April 20, 1879 ; 4. "Hattie," b. Jan. 20, 1859 ; 5. "Martha," b. Dec. 20, 1862; 6. "Fred," b. March 20, 1867 ; 7. "Cora," b. April 5, 1870; 8. "Lewis Tilly," b. Sept. 12, 1872.
(5.) Lewis Randall, b. Dec. 1, 1834, m. Dec. 26, 1860, Arvilla Wilcox, b. in Delmar, Tioga county, Pa., May 28, 1842, daughter of John and Caroline Wilcox. She d. of consump- tion, March 14, 1882. He is a farmer of Covington, and has had nine children, all b. at Covington : 1. "Henry E.," b. May 24, 1862 ; 2. "James A.," b. Nov. 29, 1863 ; 3. "Isaac D.," b. Sept. 17, 1866 ; 4. "Ora J.," b. Aug. 13, 1868; 5. "Eva A.," b. June 29, 1870; 6. "Lewis S.," b. July 29, 1873, d. at Covington, March 22, 1876 ; 7."Earl S.," b. Dec. 31, 1876 ; 8. "Martha A.," b. Sept. 14, 1878 ; 9. " Alfred G.," b. July 12, 1880.
(6.) Ellis D., b. April 12, 1836, d. Dec. 25, 1838.
(7.) Isaac D., b. May 4, 1838, m. Sept., 1861, Sarah Olmsted. He d. July 27, 1864, at Nashville, Tenn.
(8.) Mary Jane, b. Aug. 16, 1840, m. Jan. 30, 1869, Benajah Wilcox. Has no children (1882).
(9.) James W., b. Aug. 6, 1843. He was a soldier in the Union army, and d. in Andersonville prison, 1864.
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(10.) Milton R., b. June 14, 1846, m. May 4, 1872, Hannah Wilcox, b. in Covington, Aug. 30, 1850, daughter of Benajah and Hannah Wilcox. Mr. Walker is a farmer, and r. in Cov- ington. He has had four children, all b. in Covington : I. "Cora May," b. July 10, 1873 ; 2. '"William J.," b. Aug. 17, 1874; 3. "Lewis," b. Jan. 1, 1878 ; 4. "Isabelle," b. Jan. 31, 1879.
8. ROSWELL, b. May 24, 1805, m. at. Covington, Nov. 4, 1830, Huldah Sampson Harkness, b. in Pelham, Mass., Dec. 6, 1803, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Holland) Harkness. He fol- lowed the occupation of farming, and d. of consumption at Jubilee township, Ill., Dec. 6, 1855. He had six children, two b. at Covington, the others at Jubilee township :
(1.) Jane Adelaide, b. Sept. 18, 1831, m. Feb. 3, 1849, John Henry Green, b. Nov. 12, 1827, son of Abraham and Susan (Smith) Green. She d. at Monmouth, Warren county, Ill., July 18, 1865. He d. Dec. 2, 1869. Both d. of con- sumption. She had three children : I. "Elizabeth .DeWolf," b. Jan. 15, 1850, at Southport, Ill., d. June 27, 1873, at Olethe, Kansas, of consumption ; 2. " Ella Eliza," b. Sept. 1I, 1852, at Southport, Ill., d. Nov. 16, 1882, at Southport, of consumption ; 3. "Ellis Lee," b. June 30, 1857, in Warren county, Ill:
(2.) Edward Irving, b. Aug. 30, 1833, m. Dec. 25, 1856, Sarah Ann Gibbs, b. at Williamstown, Oswego county, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1835. He is a farmer, r. (1882) Elmwood, Ill. ; has had three children : 1. "Helen Huldah," b. at Jubilee township, Ill., Aug. 26, 1858, d. at Elmwood, Ill., Oct. 2, 1858; 2. "Ethel Josephine," b. at Lenox, Warren county, Ill., March 6, 1862 ; 3. "Gertrude Blanche," b. at Elmwood, Ill., March 25, 1867.
(3.) Charles Randolph, b. Jan. 10, 1836, m. March 9, 1865, Josephine Snyder, b. in Boonville, Cooper county, Mo., Oct. 25, 1842, daughter of Samuel and Mary Jane Snyder. Mr. Walker is a farmer, and r. (1883) at Mexico, Mo. He served during the Rebellion as a member of the 11th Cavalry Illinois Volunteers. He has had five children : 1. "Grace," b. Dec. 15, 1865, at Jubilee township, Ill .; 2. "Mary Huldah," b. June 13, 1867, at Jubilee township, Ill. ; 3. "Jessie," b. Feb. 24, 1871, at Jubilee township, Ill. ; 4. "Dot," b. Feb. 4, 1877, at Newton, Harvey county, Kansas ; 5. "Charles Edward," b. Aug. 23, 1881, at Mexico, Mo., d. Sept. 25, 1881.
(4.) Holland Harkness, b. May 2, 1839, d. at Jubilee township, Dec. 23, 1842.
(5.) Ellis Lewis, b. July 15, 1841, d. at Jubilee township, Nov. 15, 1846.
(6.) Austin Ernest, b. Jan. 20, 1844, m. Dec. 3, 1867, Olivia Catherine Snyder, b. in Boonville, Cooper county, Mo., July 12, 1845, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Stansbury) Snyder.
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During the Rebellion Mr. Walker was a member of the 77th Regiment Illinois Volunteers. He r. at Jubilee, Ill., and fol- lows the occupation of farming; has had two children : I. " Alvin Stanley," b. March 10, 1872, at Jubilee, Ill .; 2. " Elizabeth," b. July 6, 1881, at Brimfield, Ill., d. July 25, 1881.
9. LYDIA, b. May 27, 1807, m. Jan. 20, 1825, Everett W. Bloss, b. Sept. 20, 1800, son of Aaron Bloss. Mr. Bloss follows the occu- pation of farming, at Covington, and has had four children :
(I.) Fuliet E., b. May 24, 1826, at Blossburg, Pa., m. Aug. . 24, 1843, Joseph Husted, b. in Rutland, Tioga county, Pa., Dec. 17, 1820, son of David Husted ; he r. (1882) at Cov- ington, Pa., and has had four children, all b. at Covington : I. "Cordelia L.," b. July 2, 1846, m. Nov. 22, 1861, David S. Ireland, and has had two children, b. at Covington : I. Charles C., b. Sept. 9, 1863 ; 2. William B., b. Oct. 16, 1865, d. Oct. 24, 1872, at Wilmington. 2. "Wilmot D.," b. April 15, 1855, m. Jan. 20, 1876, Kate Johnson, b. in Covington, Sept. 19, 1856, daughter of Ansel Johnson. He has three children : 1. Ray, b. Jan. 21, 1877, at Covington ; 2. Harry Lee, b. Dec. 6, 1879, at Covington ; 3. Marcus, b. June 27, 8
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