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Asa Church was b. in Mansfield, Conn., June 25, 1738, and m. Abiah Pease of Martha's Vineyard, b. July, 1742, and to them were b. 'eleven children. Two of their sons, Bela and Asa, Jr., be- came residents of this vicinity. Asa, Jr., settled in Underhill and afterwards became a resident of Jericho; and Bela remained on the old homestead in Vershire until after the death of his father, when he moved to Jericho, where he spent his last days.
Asa Church, Jr., was m. to Juliette Humphrey of Underhill and to them were b. twelve children, viz .: William, Ezra, Chaun- cey, Willard, Oliver, Humphrey, Persis, Clarissa, Ziba, Julia,
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Lucretia, and a baby that was accidently burned to death. Of these, three were residents of Jericho during their life time, viz. :
Ezra, who was m. twice, his first wife being Lorenda Mead; his second wife, Asenath Chapin; Persis who m. Harvey Field and Clarissa who became the wife of Hiram Stone.
Bela Church was m. to Polly Lurvy and there were b. to them seven children, viz .: Truman T., Lura, Horace, Lyman D., Elizabeth P., Lura 2nd, and Henry F. Of these, only two were for any length of time residents of Jericho, viz .: Truman T. and Lura, 2nd, who became the wife of B. B. Hatch.
Ezra Church was a resident of Jericho from boyhood to the time of his death, Aug. 20, 1881, at the age of 84 years; ex- cept a few years after his second marriage, when he resided in Underhill. On his return to Jericho in 1837 he bought the farm now owned by Charles H. Giffin and resided there during the remainder of his life. He was one of the sterling citizens of the town, holding the office of constable for some years; was an attendant of the Congregational Church at the Center, and a staunch supporter of the same. He was the father of thirteen children, four by his first wife and nine by his second, viz .: Children of Ezra Church and Lorenda Mead:
(1) Jane Mahala, m. Geo. H. Brown. (2) Haswell Homer, went to Michigan when a young man, and later m. Mary Ann Davis and resided there the rest of his life. He was a citizen of Macomb County for forty-four years, and became widely known as a man of rugged force and sterling character. He was three times elected Sheriff of Macomb County.
(3) Adaline Adelia, m. William Jordan, they residing at different times in Jericho, Burlington and Winooski.
(4) Hyman Sever, who m. Lorain Griffin, spending their entire life time in Jericho.
Children of Ezra Church and Asenath Chapin are as fol- lows, viz .:
(5) Lorenda Mead, who m. Hiram Heflin, and soon after their marriage they moved to California where they spent the rest of their lives.
(6) Ezra Smith, who d. in infancy.
(7) Laura Asenath, who never m. and who, after the death of her father in 1881, went to California where she remained un-
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til her death in 1914; spending her time near and with her sis- ter, Lorenda, until the latter's death.
(8) Ezra Smith, 2nd, who m. Jennie Hutchinson, living at Winooski until his death at the age of 31 years.
(9) Julia H., who m. Hawley C. Booth. Julia was b. in Underhill, but came with her parents to live in Jericho when four years old ; where she still lives.
(10) Lucretia, m. to Clark Story of Underhill, and who lived only a little over two years after her marriage.
(11) Asa, who m. Sophronia Marsh and lived on the home farm until 1907, when he sold the farm and has since made his home with his oldest dau., Mrs. Anna Bellows of Ferrisburg.
(12) Milo Miletus, who went to California soon after he was twenty-one years old, and m. Sylvia Campbell and still lives in that State.
(13) Chauncey L., the youngest, enlisted Aug. 20, 1862, in Co. G., Second Regt. Vt. Vols., while a student at the University of Vermont, and was killed at Banks' Ford, May 4, 1863. He was in the first battle of Fredericksburg and there fought as only a brave soldier can. In the second battle of Fredericksburg, when his regiment charged up the heights, he again did honor to himself, although in that gallant charge his regiment lost one hundred and eight men in killed and wounded; yet his life was again spared, but for only one short day. The next after- noon, when the enemy charged on our brigade, he fell, while nobly fighting for his country.
Of the above mentioned children, seven were more or less identified with Jericho during their lifetime, viz .: Jane M., Adaline A., Hyman S., Laura A., Julia H., Asa, and Chauncey L.
For names and facts regarding the lives and descendants of Jane Mahala and George H. Brown, we refer you to the sketch of the Brown family in this volume.
For Adaline A. and William Jordan and their family to the sketch of the Jordan family.
Hyman Sever Church was b. Aug. 28, 1824, and d. May 2, 1889. He was m. March 7, 1851 to Loraine Griffin, who was b. Apr. 18, 1822, and d. Apr. 16, 1895. Children :
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(1) Ella Minerva, b. Sept. 14, 1853, was m. 1 to Alexander Miller, Feb. 10, 1870; 2nd to Murray Whitney in 1887 and now lives in Westminster, Mass. Children by first marriage:
(A) George Alexander, b. Oct. 7, 1871, m. May 6, 1899 to Lillian Phillips. Children :
(a) Grace, b. Jan. 6, 1900.
(b) Frank, b. Nov. 15, 1901.
(c) Charles, b. Apr. 24, 1904.
(d) Nellie, b. June 4, 1906.
(B) Hyman Griffin, b. Oct. 11, 1873, m. Oct. 5, 1898 to Mary W. Roberts. Is a merchant in Newtown, Pa. Children :
(a) Elizabeth, b. Oct. 12, 1900.
(b) Mildred, b. June 8, 1902.
(C) Grace Agnes, (Ella Church Meikle), b. July 15, 1877, m. March 5, 1896 to Edwin S. Ransom. Children :
(a) Hugh Adams, b. Oct. 16, 1898.
(b) Mary Meikle, b. May 3, 1900.
(c) Ronald, b. Dec. 10, 1907, d. Dec. 12, 1907.
(d) Gordon Edwin, b. May 4, 1910.
(e) Donald Griffin, b. July 12, 1913.
2. Emma Lydia, b. Feb. 29, 1856, d. June 10, 1909. She was graduated from the Bellevue Training School for nurses in New York City in 1879, and was devoted to her work until her health failed when she returned to Jericho.
3. Amelia Griffin, b. Jan. 20, 1860, m. Aug. 20, 1883 to Henry L. Murdock. She d. Apr. 28, 1900. Children :
(A) Guy Earl, b. June 12, 1887, m. Myrtie Pease Aug. 28, 1907, and now lives in Saxonville, Mass. Children :
(a) Madeline, b. June 27, 1908.
(b) Helen, b. Feb. 3, 1910.
(c) Henry, b. Mar. 30, 1911.
(d) Maud Frances, b. June 14, 1912.
(B) Janet Amelia, b. May 21, 1896.
4. Infant son, b. and d. Nov. 28, 1862.
5. Mary Loraine, b. May 17, 1868, m. Frank S. Ransom Jan. 20, 1886. Children :
(A) Loraine Harriet, b. Aug. 13, 1890, m. Lee H. McClellan June 12, 1911, and now lives in Schenectady, N. Y.
(B) Carleton Silas, b. July 1, 1898.
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Laura A. never m .; she lived with her parents until their death, and then, as stated above, went to California to reside.
For particulars regarding Julia H. and Hawley C. Booth and their family, refer to the Booth family sketch.
Asa and Sophronia (Marsh) were m. at Williston, Feb. 23, 1865; the wife d. at Jericho June 3, 1904. They had six chil- dren, viz. :
(1) Chauncey L., b. 1866, d. 1874.
(2) A baby b. in 1871 and who d. in infancy.
(3) Wesley A. Church, b. Jan., 1873, m. Agnes Morse of Bolton, Dec. 10, 1896; they have two children, Donald and Belle. Wesley is a merchant at Jonesville, Vt.
(4) Anna E., b. in Aug., 1874, m. Frank Bellows of Essex, Vt., June 24, 1897 ; they had two children, Harold and Carlton. Mr. Bellows and Harold both d. in 1914.
(5) Ralph M. was b. Nov., 1878, m. M. Belle Hill of John- son, Vt., in 1903. They have two children, Ruth and Winston. They are now residing in Rutland, Vt.
(6) Lucy A. was b. April, 1880, m. Albert P. Byington of this town in 1906. They have had two children, Stanley C., who d. in infancy, and Merrill C. They reside in town.
Chauncey S., youngest son of Ezra Church, as stated above, was killed in the Civil War.
THE CILLEY FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
William Cilley of Poultney, Vt., m. Abigail Ward, Sept. 10, 1795, came to Underhill and resided for a short time, and finally settled in Jericho, where he d. April 6, 1847, aged 77 years. Their children were:
(1) Lindamira, b. May 6, 1797, m. Marshall Castle of Essex, Vt.
(2) Lucy, b. June 5, 1799, m. Almon Fennell.
(3) William, b. Sept. 20, 1801, m. Roxana Castle of Essex, .Vt., Feb. 1830, moved to Lancaster, Wis., and d. there.
(4) Spencer, b. June 12, 1804, m. Atarah Ward of Poult- ney. They lived on Cilley Hill in Jericho, and d. and were buried in Jericho. They had five children, one girl and four boys :
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Curren D., Charles, William and Lindon Irving. The girl, Frances, and Curren d. unm. The other three boys m. and had children and lived in the west.
(5) Eliza, m. Pearl Castle of Essex, and was the mother of Mrs. Samuel Keeler.
(6) Albert, b. Sept. 24, 1809, m. Abigail Castle, a sister of Marshall Castle of Williston, Vt., Aug. 6, 1835. She d. and he m. 2 Edna Foster in 1875. Both lived and d. in Jericho.
(7) Emily, b. May 17, 1812, m. Ira Abbey of Essex, April 18, 1841, and was the mother of Rev. Pearl C. Abbey, their only child.
(8) A. Jackson, b. June 30, 1815, m. Lucretia Hill, Sept. 11, 1841. He d. in Jericho, Nov. 27, 1865, aged 50 years. She d. Sept. 6, 1880, aged 64 years. They had three children, viz .: Ellen J., b. May 27, 1843, who m. Byron C. Ward and d. Sept. 3, 1898 in Des Moines, Iowa ; Hattie, b. in 1847, d. in Jericho, April 6, 1864 ; and Carrie C., b. June 12, 1861, who m. Walter S. Parker of Prairie City, Iowa, and still lives there.
The above named Byron C. Ward was the oldest of five chil- dren of Harvey Ward, formerly of Underhill, but who moved with his second wife, Eliza Rood, to Bradford County, Pa., where he d. in 1854. She was the daughter of Levi Rood and sister of Orlin Rood of Jericho. The Ward family moved to Jericho and resided on the farm now known as the John Mclaughlin farm for five years. Byron C. Ward enlisted and served in the army during the War of the Rebellion. He was a successful lawyer, practicing at Prairie City and Des Moines, Iowa, and is a G. A. R. man. Byron C. Ward was b. November 28, 1838, in Underhill, Vermont. He was a student in the Vermont University when the Civil War began. He enlisted as a private in Company G, Second Regiment, Vermont Volunteer Infantry; was promoted through the grades and commissioned as First Lieutenant and soon after detailed as Adjutant of his regiment and served in that capacity till the close of the war. He participated in such battles as Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness and other important engagements. He emigrated to Iowa in 1869, and soon after was admitted to the bar. He was elected to the Legislature from Jasper County as a member of the Twentieth General Assembly. He moved to Des Moines in 1892. He was
BYRON C. WARD.
Iowa State Commander of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, 1912. Also Iowa State Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1914.
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the Senior Vice-Department Commander of the G. A. R. from June, 1910 to June, 1911.
THE JOHN T. CLAPP FAMILY. By L. F. Wilbur.
John T. Clapp, who was b. in Hinesburg in 1797 and d. in New York in 1885, m. Chloe Ford, who was b. in 1804 and d. 1875. For many years he resided on the farm at the corner of the roads leading to Bolton and Richmond, southeast of Jericho Cen- ter. About 1865 he moved to the Corners, but spent his last years in N. Y. with his son Simeon. He was an excellent man and en- joyed the confidence of the people of the town. He was for many years a Deacon in the Baptist Church. John T. and Chloe (Ford) Clapp had three children who grew to maturity, viz .: (1) Sarah E., m. John Bowman; two children, Winnibel and A. Lincoln : (2) Rollin M., b. 1828, d. 1886, m. 2 Emily M. Stroud ; two children, Nettie, d. young and John T. (3) Simeon W., b. 1833, d. 1890, m. Lorenda Mead, b. 1833, d. 1900, daughter of Humphrey Mead. They had two children: Evelyn Lucy, b. 1855, d. 1904, m. Charles A. Sargent, b. 1850, d. 1888, had three daughters; and Walter Clayton, b. 1861, d. 1915. (See Clergy- men).
CLARK FAMILY. By C. H. Hayden.
Howard Martin Clark was b. in Underhill, Vt., Apr. 20, 1862. He was the son of William B. and Martha Martin Clark. Mr. Clark m. Elnor Leafa Chase, dau. of Joseph B. and Irena T. Drake Chase, Jan. 27, 1897.
Elnor Chase Clark was b. in Hartford, Vt., in 1870. They have two children :
Chase M., b. Nov. 10, 1902.
Elwood William, b. Feb. 11, 1906.
Mr. Clark moved from Underhill to Jericho in 1905. Is a retired farmer. Mr. Clark has the distinction of being the great- great-grandson of Mr. Olds, the tailor, who escaped from the Brown cabin, when the Browns were captured by the Indians.
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THE THOMAS COSTELLO FAMILY.
By George and John Costello and L. F. Wilbur.
Michael Costello, and his wife, Margaret (Devine) Costello, the parents of Thomas, of Jericho, Vt., were b. and lived in Ireland. Thomas was b. in Loughrea, County Galway, in 1819, and m. Catherine McLoughlin, the daughter of John and Barbara (Barry) McLoughlin in 1849 at St. James' Catholic Church, New York City. Catherine was b. in Cliffony, Sligo County, Nov. 16, 1823, and d. at Jericho in 1906. Thomas d. Feb. 21, 1907. They came to America in 1849, and to Jericho in 1850. They had six children, viz .: Margaret, b. Mar. 3, 1850, d. Mar. 28, 1864; (2) Ellen, b. June 17, 1852; (3) Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1854, d. Nov. 3, 1879; (4) James, b. Jan. 1, 1856, d. Mar. 26, 1864; (5) George, b. April 17, 1859, a carpenter, and constable of Jericho; (6) John. b. Aug. 11, 1864, a painter in N. Y.
Thomas Costello was faithful in whatever he set out to do, a reliable, honest man. He lived at different places in town until he purchased a few acres of land on what is known as the Jericho Plains road in 1869, later adding adjoining lands and building a house in which he lived until his death. Ellen, George and John are unm.
THE CRANE FAMILY. Prepared by Lydia C. McPherson.
Oren Crane and Lydia Grover were both b. in Orange County, Vt., in the year 1797. Only one month's difference in their ages. In their youth they were both country school teachers and thoroughly prepared in the fundamental branches. A cer- tificate from the principal of an academy in Randolph, Vt., of the date of 1819, is still in existence, testifying to the good character and attainments of the young man.
In April 1820, these young people were m. at the Grover home by the Rev. John Lyman, an old time Congregational min- ister and a relative of the Grover family. The old home in Brook- field is still in possession of a descendant of the Grover family. The first home of the young couple was in Williamstown, where the three older children were b. The mother of Charles Paine,
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afterwards Governor of Vermont, was for sometime a member of the little household.
In March 1825 a move was made, and over the muddy, slushy roads of that season, the tired family climbed the last mile to their new home, on what was known as Cilley Hill. The land was covered with hardwood timber, but a miserable old log house furnished shelter, and kind neighbors came with welcome and comfort for the tired mother and little children. Mr. and Mrs. Fennel and dear mother Cilley helped over many a hard place.
The very first thing to be done, was to clear the land to make ready for whatever crop could be grown on the stony hillside. There was no market for the timber, so those beautiful trees were felled, the logs from them piled in heaps, burned, and the ashes, the only part having a money value, made into potash, stumps and stones removed, and potatoes, corn, rye and buckwheat planted for the future food of the family. Ground was also prepared for an orchard and apple seeds sown (there were no tree nurseries then), and a valuable orchard grown from this small beginning.
Meanwhile to provide food until something was grown, both parents worked for whatever they could get. Fifty cents a day for a man was high wages, which was rarely paid in money. Wheat or corn to be ground in the old mill at the "Corners," meat or an order on the store usually was the reward. The mother took home wool which she carded, spun and wove for part of the cloth, and flax to be worked up the same way, while she cooked their frugal meals and took care of her constantly increasing family.
Three more children were b. in the nine years, while the Crane family lived on "the Hill," as it was always spoken of. During this time Mr. and Mrs. Crane united with the Baptist Church, under the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Graves, whom they al- ways spoke lovingly of as "Elder Graves." Also the Jericho Brick Meeting house was built. I remember a little story in connection with the building of the church which may have happened to any man on the Hill. The man signed one dollar towards the build- ing of the church, and being unable to pay it was taken to jail for the debt. Such were times at that date.
In politics Mr. Crane was a staunch Whig, but always anti- slavery, and a staunch Republican when that party was formed.
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The next move was a rented farm for four years, owned by a widow, Mrs. Woodruff. In 1838 Mr. Crane bought the farm which remained in his possession for thirty-five years, and where Mrs. Crane died in 1871 and her husband two years later in 1873; the two younger children were b. there. The father and mother, two sons and a daughter lie in the cemetery at Jericho, two sons and a daughter at Williston Cemetery, and the youngest son, Charles, under the sunny skies of southern California. One daughter, the only one left of the eight children, and the writer of this sketch, is living in Orange, Cal. There are nine grand- children, four in the east, and five on the Pacific Coast. The said Charles M. Crane m. Ellen Van Vliet in 1877 and removed to California, where he d. The writer of this sketch, Lydia, m. Mr. McPherson in California, where he d. (She herself d. 1915).
THE CUNNINGHAM FAMILY.
By S. H. Barnum.
George E. Cunningham came into town in 1884 and bought the Dea. Elliott farm where Andrew Johnson now lives. In 1903 he purchased the house at the Center in which he has since resided. His father, William, was stolen by pirates from a wharf in Scotland. He was eight or nine years old, and with Robert Towers and perhaps one or two other playmates, he was carried off and made to work on shipboard for two years. He and Towers escaped at Quebec and eventually made their way to Richmond, Vt., where he lived till his death in 1862 at the age of 64, becoming a farmer and raising a large family. He m. Mary Rhodes.
George E. was b. in Richmond, Jan., 1840. He was next to the youngest of ten children, of whom but one besides himself, a sister in Kansas, is now living. He m. Sarah E. Kellogg March 3, 1863. The same year he enlisted from Bolton in Co. K. of the 5th Vt. regiment, and in the battle of the Wilderness, the second day, May 6, 1864, was severely wounded. He was in hospitals about thirteen months. Mrs. Cunningham d. Jan. 15, 1916, aged 69.
Of their children two d. in infancy. The others are:
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(1) George W., b. May 13, 1871, m. Linnie Thompson Aug.
2, 1898. Children, Reta and George. Has a farm in Starks- boro.
(2) Grace L., b. April 16, 1878, m. Philip Tomlinson July 3, 1895. Seven children, Gladys, Lalah, Linnie, Ila, Neil, Ruth and George. Lives in Essex.
(3) 'Elsie E., b. Sept. 16, 1880, m. Julian Hoskins May 8, 1907. One child, Geneva, b. Oct., 1908. Lives in Jericho.
(4) Maud M., b. Oct. 28, 1886, m. Clyde Wilder Sept. 20, 1906. Children, Frieda, b. June, 1908, and Thelma, b. March, 1914. Lives at Jericho Center.
THE CURTIS FAMILY. By L. F. Wilbur.
Gideon Curtis was b. in Woodbury, Conn., 1769. In 1790 he m. Rebecca Hardy, b. at Hollis, N. H., d. Feb. 5, 1816. Aug. 5, 1816, he m. 2 Hannah Stimson, b. at Salem, Mass., in 1788. They came to Essex as pioneer settlers and settled on a farm on the east road to Westford, where they lived till they d., he in 1843 at Jericho, she in 1872.
Gideon Curtis had six children by his second wife, viz .: Stephen, b. 1817; John, b. 1819; Rebecca A., b. 1821; Lucinda, b. 1823; Esther S., b. 1825; and Lois, b. 1829. None of them lived in Jericho but Stephen.
Stephen lived on his father's farm in Essex, till he sold out and moved in 1865 to a farm a little south of Jericho village, where he d. in 1895. While he lived in Essex he held the main town offices and represented that town in the Legislature during the years of 1854 and 1855. In 1839 he m. Harriet M. Reynolds, b. in 1817, d. 1890. Stephen Curtis was a farmer and a very candid man of excellent judgment. He was a deacon of the Baptist Church while living in Essex and held the office of deacon of the Baptist Church in Jericho after he moved to that town, till his death. He had the full confidence of all people who knew him. Stephen Cur- tis had three children, viz .: (1) Francis, who d. young in 1842; (2) Wilson R., b. 1845, m. Sophia A. Bullock in 1877. She was b. 1858 in Sutton, Canada. They had one child, Linnie E., b. in Jericho in 1882, who m. Max A. Buzzell in 1908 and resides in
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Jericho. He was b. 1883 at Richford, Vt .; (3) Eugene W., b. in 1851, m. Ida Selleck in 1876. He d. in Jericho in 1910. They had four children, viz .: (a) Stephen E., b. 1877, m. Lucia Buzzell. They have no children; (b) Clifton G., b. in 1881, m. Vera French. She was b. in 1883. They have two children, Earl and Doris, and reside in Underhill; (c) Perry M., b. 1885, m. Dora White in 1907, has one child, Roger, and resides in Colchester ; (d) Ada, b. 1893, m. Albert McNall in 1912. Lives in Colchester.
THE DAVIS FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Simon Davis, Senior, came to this country from Wales, and at first settled in Connecticut, but with his wife soon came to Jericho, Vt. He was b. in 1760 and d. in 1842. His wife was b. in 1763 and d. in 1814. They had eight children, viz .: Hiram, Simon, Roxana, Clarissa and Polly and three others that d. young.
(1) Hiram, b. in 1791, m. Minerva Martin, about 1832, who d. in 1833. They had one child, Emily, who m. George H. Wilder. Emily was b. in 1832, d. in 1912. About 1838 Hiram m. 2 Anna Joy, b. in 1820, d. in 1892. They had six children :
(a) Lucy Ann, who d. at the age of one year.
(b) Mary Jane, b. in 1843, m. Loren T. Richardson in 1861. They live in Caswell, Mich., and have no children.
(c) Alma, b. in 1845, m. Cyrus Tarbox in 1880.
(d) Curtis H., b. in 1840, m. Sarah Meigs, of Georgia, Vt. They have one child, Ruth, and now live in Colorado.
(e) Fayette L., b. at Lafayette, Wis., in 1855, m. Rosamond Johnson, the dau. of E. W. Johnson of Jericho. They have six children, viz .: Ina, Rena, Grace, Raymond, Howard and another child that d. in infancy.
(f) Bertha, m. George Wade of Montgomery, Vt., and had six children. She m. 2 Henry Miller, and they have no children.
(2) Simon Davis, b. in 1798, d. Nov. 22, 1863. He m. Lucy -, and they had eight children, viz .:
(a) An infant that d. in 1840.
(b) Martha, b. in 1842, d. in 1850.
(c) Carrie, b. in 1837, d. in 1856.
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(d) Almira, b. in 1823, d. in 1898, m. Lovell Bullock, b. in 1820, d. in 1893. They had two children that are still living, viz. : Simon and Dale.
(e) Lovina, b. in 1828, d. in 1891, m. Rev. Mark Atwood, a Free Will Baptist minister, b. in 1820, d. in 1898.
(f) Harriet, b. in 1831, d. in 1886, m. Julius H. Hapgood, b. in 1824, d. in 1866, and had three children: Burt, Ida and Clark. M. 2 Joseph H. Mellendy, who d. in Nebraska.
(g) Lucy, b. in 1835, d. in 1874, m. Henry M. Field. They had one child, Emma, d. in 1913, who m. Homer Holmes. They had two children.
(h) Emeline, m. Hiram Cook and both d. in Wisconsin. They had three children.
ISRAEL DAVIS FAMILY.
By L. F. Wilbur.
Israel Davis was b. in 1814, d. in 1888. He m. Lucinda Burns who was b. in 1820 and d. in 1902. They lived for many years northeast of Jericho village on the Cilley Hill road. They had two children, viz :
Hoyt H., b. in 1851 and d. in 1910 at Jericho. He m. but had no children.
Martha, b. in 1838, m. Robert White. They had three children. (See the White family.)
The father of Lucinda (Burns) Davis was Samuel Burns, who was b. in Jericho in 1795 and d. at the age of 88 years. His wife was Lois Stevens who d. in 1856 at the age of 56 years.
JOHN W. DAVIS FAMILY. By S. H. Barnum.
John W. Davis, son of Charles E. Davis, who was b. at Lynchburg, Va., and Mary Grace Hall Ruff, who was b. at Balti- more, Md., was b. in the latter city Feb. 14, 1878. He came to Jericho when eleven years of age and has lived here most of his life. He lives on the Chas. Lyman farm. He m. Jan. 5, 1910, Lois Caroline Schillhammer, dau. of John and Anna M. Schill-
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hammer. Lois was b. in Jericho June 8, 1884. Four children : Evelyn Louise, b. 1910; Lolita Beulah, b. 1911 ; Othello Benjamin, b. 1914; and Rudolph W., b. 1916.
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