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IO. MARY LOKENDA7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Apr. 29, 1866 ; m., Dec. 16, 1891, Louis Allison Piper, b. in Keene, Oct. 16, 1866 ; son of Cyrus, Jr., and Jerusha (Allison) Piper. He is with the Holbrook (wholesale) Grocery Co., Keene, where he res. He gr., A. B., Harvard University, 1890. Three ch .: I. Elisa- beth Allison8 Piper, b. in Keene, July 25, 1894: 2. Allison Nims8 Piper, b. in Keene, Jan. 8, 1896; 3. Winthrop De Forest8 Piper, b. in Keene, June 25, 1899.
JI. KATE LANMON7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Feb. 3, 1868; m., Sept. 4, 1909, Hon. John Edwin Benton, b. in Maidstone, Vt., May 14, 1875; son of Josiah Henry and Harriet Buxton (Niles) Benton. He was prepared for college at the Phillips Exeter Academy ; graduated, LL. B., from Boston University School of Law, 1898; of the law firm, for several years, of Cain & Benton, successors to Batchelder & Faulkner; city solicitor of Keene; mayor of Keene in 1910; representative to the General Court in 1907 and 1909; and now (1913) on the Public Service Commission. Res. in Keene. No ch.
30. ASAHEL6 NIMS, JR., son of Asahel5, 2d, 9, after his father's death, continued to reside upon the old Capt. Nims homestead in S., at 149, and to care for his grandfather, Capt. Eliakim Nims. Having sold this place to the brothers, Samuel A. and Alfred Seward, he moved, in 1851, to a new house, at 148, which he had built on a part of the old farm. He lived here fifteen years, and moved, in 1866, to Keene. He was an honest and prosperous farmer. He d. in Keene, Aug. 14, 1869. He m., Sept. 14, 1842, Roxana Osgood, b. in S., Mar. 24, 1819 ; d. in Keene, Sept. 14, 1906; dau, of James W. and Betsey (Wilson) Osgood. She was a bright, intelligent woman ; amiable and lovely in manner ; attractive in personal appearance, and never more so than in her eighty-eighth year. Six ch. :
EMILY OSGOOD NIMS, b. in S., at 149, Aug. 28, 1843; m. Edward, son of Ashley Spaulding, q. v.
2. ELMER ASAHELT NIMS, b. in S., at 149, Oct. 28, 1844; m., May 24, 1871, Ellen Maria Billings, b. in Roxbury, July 21, 1841 ; dau. of Chauncy Blake and Emeline (Crosby) Billings. They res. in Keene, on Park Avenue. Mr. Nims is lumber buyer for the Beaver Mills, and has been superintendent of streets and high ways in Keene. Five ch. : 1. Fannie Crosby8 Nims, b. in Keene, May 16, 1872; employed in a department store. 2. Sidney Asahel 8 Nims, b. in
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Keene, Apr. 10, 1874 ; m., Oct. 9, 1901, Annie Mary Gurnsey, b. in Keene, Jan. 16, 1880; dau. of Frank Norris and Mary Joanna (Gilson) Gurnsey. He res. in Keene; is proprietor of the bakery known as that of Gurnsey Bros. & Co., and is doing a thriving business. He has had (to 1913) six ch. : I. & 2. twin sons9, d. at birth, in Keene, Jan. 10, 1903; 3. Marian Maxwell9 Nims, b. in Keene, Oct. 30; 1904 ; 4. Charles Asahely Nims, b., Dec. 29, 1906; 5. Roger Gurnsey9 Nims, b. in Keene, Dec. 18, 1909; d. there, Dec. 17, 1910; 6. Norris Gurnsey9 Nims, b. in Keene, Oct. 25, 1911. 3. Isabel Augusta8 Nims, b. in Keene, Jan. II, 1877 ; m., Oct. 17, 1905, Clarence Hosea Streeter, b. in Chesterfield, Sept. 13, 1875 ; son of Hosea Ballou and Ellen Adelaide (Davenport) Streeter. He is treasurer 'of the Whitaker Reed Co .; res. in Worcester, Mass. One ch .: I. Ellen Isabel9 Streeter, b. in Worcester, Mass., June 9, 1910. 4. Arthur Billings8 Nims, b. in Keene, Nov. 15, 1880; m., Feb. 12, 1907, Marian Nesmith Baldwin, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1884; dau. of Frank Henry and Frances Harriet (Nesmith) Baldwin. He is a plumber in the employ of Pearson Bros .; res. in Keene. One ch. : I. Ralph Osgood Nims, b. in Keene, Sept. 9, 1908. 5. Rebecca Crosby® Nims, b. in Keene, Sept. 6, 1882 ; d. there, June 6, 1906.
3. JAMES WILSON7 NIMS, b. in S., at 149, Apr. 21, 1846. He res. in Keene, and was a door-maker, but, for several years, his health has not permitted of his engaging in active business. He m., Nov. 2, 1870, Helen Amanda Shel- don, b. in Townsend, Mass., Sept. 23, 1848; d. in Keene, May 26, 1911 ; dau. of Oren and Jane ( Wright) Sheldon. Four ch. : I. Oren Sheldon8 Nims, b. in Keene, Dec. 30, 1874; educated at the Univ. of Pa. Dental College; is prac- tising dentistry at Burlington, Vt., and unm. in 1913. 2. Robert Mark8 Nims, b. in Keene, Dec. 13, 1879 ; d. there, July 1, 1886. 3. Carl Wilson8 Nims, b. in Keene. Sept. 20, 1882 ; d. in Burlington, Vt., unm., Dec. 30, 1909. He was a jeweller, and a very bright and promissing young man. 4. Ethel Jane® Nims, b. in Keene, Apr. 4, 1887 ; unm. in 1913.
4. HENRY MASON7 NIMS, b. in S., at 149, April 11, 1848. He is a cattle broker ; res. in Keene. He m., Feb. 26, 1873, Ada Olivia Ellis, b. in Keene, March 28, 1853; dau. of Eugene S. and Elmina (Clark) Ellis. Three ch. : I. A dau. 8, b. in Keene, Feb. 11, 1880; d. there, Feb. 12, 1880. 2. Samuel 8 Nims, b. in Keene, Aug. 24, 1889; ,a grad. of the Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute, Mass., with the degree of B. S., in 1911, in the department of chemistry. He is a chemist in Worcester, Mass. ; unm. as we go to press. 3. Ruth8 Nims, b. in Keene, Jan. 21, 1896 ; unm. in 1913.
5. FRANK WESTON" NIMS, b. in S., at 149, Nov. 20, 1849 ; d. in Keene, Jan. 23, 1900 ; m., Sept. 1, 1884, Emma Delia Plaistridge, b. in Albany, Vt., Apr, 24, 1862; dau, of Amasa and Mary Ann (Woodbury) Plastridge. Mr. Nims was a farmer. Two ch. : I. Louise Plastridge8 Nims, b. in Keene, Mar. 21, 1885 ; unm. in 1913 2. Harry Asahel& Nims, b. in Keene, July 2, 1886. He is a grad. of Norwich University with the degree of B. S., in 1908. He is well established as a civil engineer, and has been engaged in Missouri and Arkansas in railroad construction business. He is unm. in 1913.
6. EMERY DAUPHIN7 NIMS, b. in S., at 148, Aug. 17, 1851 ; d. there, Feb, 25, 1853. These dates correct the White and Osgood published genealogies.
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31. WILLIAM6 NIMS, son of Asahel, 2nd, 9, was a farmer in Keene, where he d., Oct. 31, 1852. He m., May 5, 1841, Mary Beals Eveleth, b. in Keene, Mar. 15, 1823; still living there in her ninety-first year ; dau. of Perley and Lucy (Wright) Eveleth. Four ch .:
I. HARRIET EVELETH7 NIMS, b. in Keene, May 12, 1842 ; d. there, March II, 1864.
2. HENRY WILLIAMS7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Apr. 2, 1844; m., June 21, 1871, Emily Webster Nims, b. in Keene, May 23, 1845; dan. of Chester and Cynthia Maria ( Wilder) Nims. He is a farmer and lives upon the old Perley Eveleth homestead, near the eastern line of Keene, on what is known as "Branch Road." They have one ch. : 1. William Chester8 Nims, b. in Keene, Sept. 10, 1877 ; unm. in 1913. Mr. Nims has, for many years, been prominent in city affairs. He has served for sixeeen years as one of the assessors.
3. LUCY MARIA7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Jan. 26, 1846; m., April 11, 1900, Horace Loring Goodnow, b. in Keene, Feb. 2, 1838 ; d. in Keene, Oct. 30, 1911 ; son of Henry and Sophia (Dickey) [Fay] Goodnow. They lived on the old Lawrence farm on Beech Hill. He owned the highest peak upon this hill, upon which he built a tower for observation, which he called the " Horation Tower," from the Latin form (Horatius) of his first name. The view from this tower is one of the best to be obtained anywhere within several miles of Keene. Lovers of sublime scenery should visit it more frequently than has been the case. Mr. and Mrs. Goodnow had no ch.
4. ELLA MARY" NIMS, b. in Keene, Jan. 11, 1852 ; m. Daniel Wilmer Goodnow, q. v.
32. JEMIMA6 NIMS, dau. of Asahel5, 2d, 9, m., Nov. 22, 1846, Nelson Newton Sawyer, b. in Keene, Feb. 21, 1823; d. in Concord, Nov. 8, 1872; son of Josiah and Jane ( Wheeler) Sawyer. They res. in Keene, where Mrs. Sawyer d., Dec. 24, 1898. They had five ch. : 1. Charles Carroll' Sawyer, b. in Keene, July 27, 1848; d. in Holyoke, Mass., July 4, 1876; killed by the accidental discharge of a cannon. 2. Elizabeth Jane™ Sawyer, b. in Keene, Sept. 17, 1852 ; a seamstress ; unm., res. in Keene; 3. Mary Helen™ Sawyer, b. in Keene, Feb. 13, 1855; m., Jan. 29, 1874, Elbridge Ansel Shaw, b. in Alstead, Jan. 7, 1847 ; d. in Keene, Apr. 13, 1894; son of Ansel and Hannah (Jones) Shaw. He was employed in a sieve factory. Three ch .: I. Frank Nelson& Shaw, b. in Keene, June 13, 1875; m., May 27, 1910, Mrs. Caroline Mary (Foote) Nash, b. in Francestown, Feb. 13, 1870; dau. of Samuel and Mary Jane (Davis) Foote, and divorced from Daniel Orsamus Nash, q. v., page 1187, by whom she had four ch. (see page 1187). She has had no ch. by Mr. Shaw. 2. Walter Ansel8 Shaw, b. in Keene, Apr. 21, 1877, d. there, Sept. 8, 1877. 3. Florence Mary8 Shaw, b. in Keene, Oct. 27, 1884 ; m., Jan. 16, 1908, Clinton H. Gorman, b. in Marlborough, Sept. 18, 1885; son of William and Julia (Flood) Gorman. He was employed by the American Express Co. in Keene, and now (1913) res. in Brattleborough, Vt. One ch : (1.) Rachel Nims9 Gorman, b. in Keene, Aug. 23, 1908. 4. Frank Newton7 Sawyer, b. in Keene, Aug. 31, 1859 ; d. in Keene, Mar. 22, 1861. 5. George Perry™ Sawyer, b. in Keene, Apr. 15, 1868, d. in Keene, Apr. 3, 1876.
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33. CHARLOTTE WILSON6 NIMS, dau. of Roswell5, 11, d. in Boston, Mass., Aug. 14, 1860. She m., Sept. 7, 1835, Daniel Emery Pratt, b. in Wal- pole, June 25, 1803 ; d. at Wellesley, Mass., Dec. 4, 1872 ; son of John and Mary (March) Pratt. He operated a livery stable in Boston. They had three ch. :
1. SARAH WILSON7 PRATT, b. in Boston, Dec. 19, 1836 ; d. at Wellesley, Mass., Aug. 31, 1894 ; m., Feb. 25, 1857, William Rufus Frost, Jr., b. in Boston, Apr. 13, 1832 ; d. there, Oct. 16, 1858; son of Wm. Rufus Frost. One ch. : 1. Idas Frost, b. in Boston, Dec. 24, 1857 ; d. there, Mar. 2, 1858.
2. ELLEN AUGUSTA7 PRATT, b. in Boston, Mass., Dec. 7, 1838; d. at Wel- lesley, Mass., Nov. 21, 1896; m., June 16, 1863, John Anderson, b. in Glasgow, Scotland, July 18, 1832; d. in Watertown, Mass., Apr. 3, 1911 ; son of Robert and Margaret (Russell) Anderson. Four ch. : I. Charlotte Russell 8 Anderson, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 26, 1864; m., Dec. 14, 1886, Theodore Bigelow Rol- lins, b. in Chelsea, Mass., Jan. 21, 1857; son of Hiram and Mary Caroline (Bigelow) Rollins. He was in the wall-paper business, and d. in Wellesley, Mass., Jan. 13, 1900. Two ch. : I. Katherine Leighton9 Rollins, b. in Wellesley, Dec. 12, 1887 ; and 2. Theodore Bigelow9 Rollins, Jr., b. in Wellesley, Sept. 16, 1890. 2. Robert Emery8 Anderson, b. in Brookline, Mass., Jan. 26, 1866; m., Apr. 8, 1901, Elsa Rebecca Williamson, b. in New York, N. Y., July 7, 1877 ; dau. of George Norman and Margaretha (Heink) Williamson. He is in the wholesale chemical business. Two ch. in 1913: 1. Robert Emery9 Anderson, Jr., b. at Newton Centre, Mass., March 17, 1902 ; and 2. Cornelia Margaretha9 Anderson, b. at Newton Centre, March 23, 1908. 3. Margaret Wilson8. Ander- son, b. in Brookline, Mass., May 24, 1867; m., Dec. 6, 1898, Harry Leighton Rollins, b. in Chelsea, Mass., Nov. 13, 1861 ; son of Hiram and Mary Caroline (Bigelow) Rollins. He is a lawyer ; res. at Wellesley, Mass. One ch. in 1913 : I. Leighton? Rollins, b. at Wellesley, Aug. 6, 1900. 4. Marian Wharton8 An- derson, b. at Wellesley, Mass., Mar. 24, 1870; unm. in 1913; res. with her elder sister.
3. CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH7 PRATT, b. in Boston, Mass., Nov. 2, 1842 ; d. in Wellesley, Mass., Mar. 4, 1908; m., Apr. 26, 1883, Charles O. Simpson, b. in York, Me., Sept. 23, 1829; d. at Auburndale, Mass., Dec. 31, 1891 ; son of Rufus and Dorcas (Bradbury) Simpson. He was connected with the Roxbury Carpet Co., and one of the proprietors of the Saxonville Mills. No ch. by Charlotte E.
34. GEORGE WASHINGTON6 NIMS, son of Roswell5, 11, m., Mar. 24, 1840, Susan Thompson, b. in Keene, Dec. 17, 1812; d. in Walpole, Apr. 22, 1906; dau. of Thomas and Tirzah (Beard) Thompson. Mr. Nims was a prosperous farmer in Westmoreland, where he d., Sept. 20, 1885. He was a prominent citizen of that town, holding many of its important offices. He had four ch., all b. in Westmoreland :
I. SUSAN ADELAIDE7 NIMS, b., Jan, 11, 1841 ; d. at Worcester, Mass., Sept. 22, 1891. She m., Jan. 17, 1867, Charles Edwin Young, b. in Rochester, N. H., Feb. 26, 1841 ; d. at West Swanzey, Jan. 20, 1903; son of Charles and Pamelia (Snow) Young. He was a railroad-mail-route agent, in which service he contracted tuberculosis, which ended his life. No ch.
2. OSCAR GEORGE7 NIMS, b., Sept. 29, 1843; d. in Keene, May 8, 1898. He had been In the banking business for several years, and was, at his death,
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the cashier of the Cheshire County Savings Bank. He m., Aug. 29, 1895, Jane May Jameson, b. in Antrim, Sept. 1, 1868; dau. of Nathan W. C. and Mary Jane (Dodge) Jameson. No ch.
3. ELMER THOMPSON7 NIMS, b., Dec. 1, 1847; a prosperous farmer in Westmoreland. He m., Jan. 21, 1880, Harriet. Elnora Leach, b. in Westmore- land, Apr. 20, 1849; dau. of George and Emily (Snow) Leach. Two ch. : I. Mabel Elnora8 Nims, b. in Westmoreland, June 28, 1882; unm. in 1913. 2. Olive Emily8 Nims, b. in Westmoreland, July 27, 1887; unm. in 1913. Mabel was educated at Boston University and Olive at Tilton Seminary.
4. IDA LUNETTE7 NIMS, b., Feb. 25, 1859; educated at the Plymouth Normal School ; m., Feb. 15, 1881, Oliver Johnson Butterfield, b. in Westmore- land, Aug. 5, 1847; son of Charles and Lucy Smith (White) Butterfield. He is a farmer and lumber manufacturer; has res. in Chesterfield and Walpole. Two ch., both b. in Chesterfield : 1. Joseph Thompson8 Butterfield, b., Aug. 16, 1884; a graduate of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute; in business in New York City. 2. Bernice8 Butterfield, b., Apr. 8. 1887; studied at Smith College ; m., Dec. 24, 1913, Oliver Dow Gay, b. in Tunbridge, Vt., Aug. 16, 1886; son of Joseph Stearns and Alice M. (Hubbard) Gay.
35. ABIGAIL6 NIMS, dau. of Roswell5, 11, lived until her 97th year, and d. in Walpole, Feb. 24, 1911. She m., Jan. 1, 1847, Benjamin Emery Web- ster, b. in Gilsum, June 6, 1815; d. in Walpole, Nov. 21, 1895; son of True and Nancy ( Ware) Webster. He had been previously married to her sister Emily, 37. He was for a time in the livery stable business in Boston, Mass. ; afterwards a farmer in Walpole. Four ch. :
I. DANIEL EMERY7 WEBSTER, b. in Boston, Oct. 10, 1851 ; m., I)ec. 3, 1902, Laura Eliza (Carder) Lockwood, b. in Callington, Cornwall, England, Sept. 26, 1860; dau. of Thomas and Eliza (Henwood) Carder. He is a photographer at Bellows Falls, Vt. No ch.
2. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7 WEBSTER, b. in Boston, Dec. 7, 1852; d. there, Dec. 29, 1853.
3. LILLA7 WEBSTER, b. in Boston, Jan. 13, 1855; unm .; res. in Walpole.
4. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN7 WEBSTER, b. in Boston, March 27, 1857 ; m., Sept. 7, 1881, Maggie Batchelder DeWolf, b. in Westminster, Vt., Sept. II, 1860; dau. of Louis A. and Lucinda (Sherman) DeWolf. He is in a meat market in Greenfield, Mass. Two ch .: I. Frank DeWolf8 Webster, b. in Wal- pole, June 28, 1882 ; 2. Lucinda Abigail8 Webster, b. in Walpole, Nov 24, 1886.
36. CHESTER6 NIMS, son of Roswell5, 11, was a farmer and suc- ceeded his father on the old homestead upon Beech Hill, where he d., Apr. 26, 1872. He was a valuable citizen of the town. He was a selectman about fourteen years, and for several years moderator of the town meetings, and filled other important offices. He m., Apr. 4, 1843, Cynthia Maria Wilder b. at North Leominster, Mass., March 16, 1820; d. in Keene, Aug. 11, 1888; dau. of Elisha and Lavinia (Carter) Wilder. Eight ch. :
I. EMILY WEBSTER7 NIMS, b. in Keene, May 23, 1845; m. Henry W.7 Nims, q. v., son of William6 Nims, 31.
2. FRANK WILDER7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Sept. 14, 1848; d. in Walpole, Feb. 12, 1909. He had been employed by the Keene Furniture Co., and at the
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Dinsmoor House in Walpole. He m. Ist, July 13, 1870, Mrs. Garaphelia Marian Wallace (Houghton) Hayes; b. in Keene, Sept. 7, 1850; d. there, Feb. 25, 1881 ; dau. of Abel and Polly Maria (Ellis) Houghton, and formerly the wife of Joseph R. Hayes, whom she m., Dec. 24, 1865. Mr. Nims m. 2d, Aug. 20, 1883, Jane Isabella Munroe, b. at Inverury, Scotland, Oct. 4, 1862; dau. of Alexander and Christina (Massie) Munroe. She res. in Keene. Four ch. . I. Edith Emily8 Nims, b. in Keene, August 1871 ; m., Feb. 15, 1887, Bainbridge L. Young, b. at Owl's Head, Me., in 1866 or 1867; son of Hiram and Abbie J. Young. He is a shoemaker. Two ch .: I. Grace9 Young, b. in Keene, Sept. 16, 1887 ; 2. Richard C.9 Young, b. in Keene, Dec. 22, 1889. 2. James Frank8 Nims, b. in Keene, June 2, 1884; m., March 25, 1909, Eva C. Sylvester of Haverhill, Mass .; b. there, Apr. 16, 1886; dau. of William and Hattie D. (Hall) Sylvester. 3. Wilder8 Nims, b. in Keene, July 3, 1887; d. there, Apr. 6, 1889. 4. Gladys Mae8 Nims, b. in Keene, Aug. 20, 1892.
3. CHARLES ROSWELL7 NIMS, b. in Keene, July 25, 1851 ; d. there, unm., May 3, 1885. He was a farmer and had located upon the homestead farm on Beech Hill where he d. in the prime of life.
4. MARY ELIZABETH" NIMS, b. in Keene, Sept. 23, 1853. She res. in Keene, unm., and is one of the most successful teachers in the public schools of the city.
5. GEORGE ADAMS7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Nov. 6, 1855; d. there, unm., Apr. 23, 1905. He was the proprietor of a livery business, in which his brothers, I. A. and F. C. Nims were also interested, on Roxbury St. in Keene. He was an energetic and prosperous business man.
6. WILLIAM FROST7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Sept. 17, 1859 ; d. unm. at Bellows Falls, Vt., Nov. 25, 1903. He was employed as a clerk in Keene and, later, at Bellows Falls.
7. LOUIS ARTHUR7 NIMS, b. in Keene, Oct. 25, 1861. He is associated with his brother, Fred C., under the firm name of Nims Bros. & Co. He manages the market of Nims Bros. & Co., in Keene. They have been very successful in business, and have built a handsome building of four stories on the corner of West and Federal Sts. Their business is on the lower floor, the upper floors being used for offices and apartment suites. Louis has a fine resi- dence on Park Avenue. He m., Oct. 14, 1885, Martha Augusta Cutler, b. in Keene, July 14, 1865; dau. of Charles Henry and Elizabeth A. (Burnham) Cut- ler of Keene. They had three ch. : I. Stewart Arthur8 Nims, b. in Keene, Apr. 2, 1887 ; a graduate of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with degree of B. S., in 1911. He is an electric engineer, at present (1913) in the service of the state. 2. Robert Chester® Nims, b. in Keene, March 29, 1890; d. there, Feb. 13,. 1906; a remarkably bright young lad, whose early death crushed the hopes of a very promising career. 3. Oscar Burnham8 Nims, b. in Keene, Feb. 12, 1892; res. in Keene; a clerk.
8. FREDERICK CHESTER" NIMS, b. in Keene, Feb. 4, 1866; m., May 26, 1896, Harriet Maria Parker, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., June 13, 1865; dau. of William Wallace and Emily Adaline (Sandall) Parker. He is proprietor of the first-class livery stable of Nims Bros. & Co., on Roxbury St., Keene. No ch.
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37. EMILY6 NIMS, dau. of Roswell5, 11, d. in Boston, Mass., June 13, 1845, having had no ch. She m., June 2, 1841, Benjamin Emery Webster, b. in Gilsum, June 6, 1815 ; d. in Walpole, Nov. 21, 1895; son of True and Nancy (Ware) Webster. Mr. Webster subsequently m. her sister Abigail Nims, 35, q. v. He was in the livery business in Boston, while living with Emily.
38. ELMIRA6 NIMS, dau. of Roswell5, 11, d. in Keene, Oct. 15, 1867. She m., Aug. 29, 1844, Charles Johnson Wilder, b. in Keene, July 7, 1821 ; killed at the battle of Darbytown Road, Va., Oct. 13, 1864; son of Azel and Elvira (Warner) Wilder. He was a soldier in the 39th Ill. Vols. in the Civil War, being a Ist Lieut. in Co. H. Four ch .:
I. FREDERICK CHARLES7 WILDER, b. in Keene, Aug. 27, 1847 ; fell from a steamship and was drowned in the Parana River, Argentina, Aug. 6, 1869 ; unm.
2. HELEN AMANDA7 WILDER, b. in Keene, July 25 1852; m. Charles Henry Beckler, b. in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 30, 1854 ; d. at Boulder, Colorado, Nov. 4, 1900 ; son of Charles M. and Cordelia M. Beckler. She res. at Chicago, Ill. Three ch .: I. Charles Wilder8 Beckler, b. in Walpole, Oct. 13, 1888 ; 2. Helen8 Beckler, b. in Chicago, Ill., June 28, 1891 ; 3. Florence8 Beckler, b. in Chicago, Nov. 20, 1893.
3. AZEL HERBERT WILDER, b. in Boston, Mass., March 28, 1854; m., Dec. 10, 1891, Stella May Jolliff, b. in Patoka, Marion Co., Ill., Oct. 2, 1870 ; dau. of Abner Wilson and Jane (Belcher) Jolliff of Pomona, Cal., where he res. when this record was taken. He was a bookkeeper, school-teacher, and orange ranchman at Pomona. He had no ch. when the record was taken. We hear that his wife has since died, leaving two ch. We have been unable to ascertain the facts.
4. MARY ELVIRA? WILDER, b. in Chicago, Ill., July 31, 1857, a grad. of the Plymouth, N. H., Normal School. She has been a successful teacher at Kemper Institute, Kenosha, Wis., and other places ; is unm.
39. SAMUEL6 NIMS, son of Roswell5, 11, d. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 5, 1858, where he was engaged in the livery business. He m., Nov. 4, 1849, Jerusha Little Lyon of Salem (now a part of Derby), Vt., where she was b., Feb. 3, 1826. She d. at Derby, Vt., June 4, 1913. She was the dau. of Mason and Priscilla (Cummings) Lyon. They had one dau. :
I. ELLA FRANCES7 NIMS, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1851 ; m., Sept. 18, 1878, Joseph Warren Palmer, b. in Bangor, Me., March 1, 1850; son of Asa and Amanda (Chase) Palmer. She was employed many years at the large store of R. H. Stearns & Co., at the cor. of Tremont St. and Temple Place, Boston, Mass. She had no ch. She d. in Springfield, Mass., May 28, 1904.
40. AMANDA6 NIMS, dau. of Roswell5, 11, d. at Englewood, N. J., Jan. 2, 1905. She m., Jan. 4, 1859, Dennis Hubbard, b. in Middletown, Conn., Apr. 15, 1815; d. in Springfield, Mass., Jan. 11, 1878; son of Enoch and Alice (Clark) Hubbard. Mr. Hubbard was first m., Oct. 26, 1843, to Elizabeth Greenwood Carpenter of Swanzey, b. there, Dec. 20, 1825; d. in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 7, 1855; dau. of Elijah and Fanny (Partridge) Carpenter. She had three ch, by Mr. Hubbard: I. George Walton, b., Sept. 17, 1844, in Keene; 2. Elijah Carpenter, b. in Keene, Nov. 8, 1846; 3. Julia F., b. in
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Swanzey, Dec. 28, 1848. The ch. of Mr. Hubbard and Amanda were: I. Eliza- beth Greenwood" Hubbard, b. in Springfield, Mass., Oct. 10, 1860; unm .; was a teacher at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 2. Grace Amanda Hubbard, b. in Springfield, June 19, 1865; took a degree at Smith College and Cornell Univ .; unm .; a teacher. 3. Mary Wilson' Hubbard, b. in Springfield, Apr. 25, 1867; an artist and teacher ; unm. 4. Alice Clarke" Hubbard, b. in Springfield, Sept. 8, 1870 ; studied at Smith College; unm.
41. JOHN WILSON" NIMS, son of Roswell5, 11, was a good musician and played the violin well, in his youth, often playing for dancing parties. He became a farmer and lived at Rock Falls, Ill., where he d., Jan. 7, 1895. He m. Ist, Oct. 22, 1855, Helen Mar Gilson, b. in Stoddard, March 16, 1835; d. at Rock Falls, Ill., March 11, 1888; dau. of Allison aud Orinda (Richardson) Gilson. He m. 2d, Feb. 20, 1889, Mrs. Mary Sophia (Arey) Reynolds, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Feb. 22, 1848; d. at Desmet, So. Dakota, Oct. 12, 1911 ; dau. of Richard and Martha (Davis) Arey, and widow of Giden Bushnell Reynolds, whom she m., Jan. 8, 1868, and who d., Feb. 3, 1887, and who was in the 12th Ill. Cavalry in the Civil War. Mr. Nims had five ch., all b. at Rock Falls ;
I. EDGAR ROSWELL7 NIMS, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Nov. 19, 1856; m., March 2, 1887, Alfreda Lowrie, b. in Potsdam, N. Y., May 29, 1863; dau. of Walter and Delia (Judd) Lowrie, then of DeSoto, Wis. He res. at Rock Falls. Ch. : 1. Bessie Marie8 Nims, b. at Rock Falls, June 8, 1890; m., Feb. 9, 1909, Earl Alexander McLennan, b. at Morrison, Ill., Aug. 30, 1887 ; son of Alexander John and Victoria (Meyers) McLennan. He is a travelling salesman and res. at Rock Falls, where were b. the two ch. which he had in 1913 : I. Elinore Lucileº McLennan, b., July 29, 1909; 2. Kenneth Edgar9 McLennan, b., July 13, 1911.
2. HELEN GILSON7 NIMS, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Apr. 24, 1858; unm. ; res. at Rock Falls in 1913.
3. LOUIS ALLISON7 NIMS, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Nov. 23, 1859 ; m., Dec .; 19, 1885, Helen Elizabeth Poulin, b. in Potsdam, N. Y., May 27, 1851 ; dau. of Narcisse and Victoria (Lamark) Poulin, then of Pipestone, Minn. He was the census enumerator (in 1890) for Troy township, Pipestone, Minn. He was for several years the clerk of that township, and clerk of the school district in which he lived. He was a farmer in Troy township, where all of his four ch. were born : I. John Mahlon8 Nims, b., Apr. 14, 1887. 2. William Poulin8 Nims, b., Aug. 14, 1888; d. at Eugene, Oregon, March 30, 1908. 3. Lotta Gilson8 Nims, b., March 13, 1891. 4. Luella Helen8 Nims, b., Oct. 19, 1894; d. at Eugene, Oregon, Feb. 2, 1909.
4. FRED. GILSON? NIMS, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Sept. 5, 1861 ; d. there, Sept. 11, 1899. He m., June 12, 1885, Grace McCargar, b. at St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 12, 1869; dau. of Alfred and Phoebe (Faxton) McCargar. She is now (1913) living at Aurora, Ill., and is a nurse. Four ch. : 1. Fred. Carlton8 Nims, b. in Troy township (Pipestone P. O.) Minn., Oct. 27, 1885; d. there, Aug. 23, 1886. 2. Helen Evangeline& Nims, b. in the same place as the preceding, Feb. 29, 1888. 3. Millicent Belle8 Nims, b. at Rock Falls, Ill., Sept. 25, 1889. 4. Emily Zoe8 Nims, b. at Rock Falls, Aug. 5, 1893. The surviving ch. are all (1913) res. with their mother at Aurora, Ill.
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