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Living and Living




Husband Living (details have been suppressed)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 




Wife Living (details have been suppressed)

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 



Children
1 F Rachel Waters

           Born: Feb 18, 1790 - , Wilks, NC
     Christened: 
           Died: May 10, 1862 - Milan, Sullivan, MO
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joel Cass Sturgill (1786-Abt 1878)
           Marr: Abt 1810 - , Ashe, NC




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Hamilton Goodpasture and Eleanor Ellison




Husband Hamilton Goodpasture

           Born: Aug 3, 1811 - Overton County, Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: 1888 - Bay Center, Washington
         Buried: 


         Father: Abraham Goodpasture (Abt 1782-1866)
         Mother: Hannah Willard (1791-1881)


       Marriage: Jan 24, 1836 - Morgan County, Illinois




Wife Eleanor Ellison

           Born: 1820 - Tennessee
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 27, 1879 - Portland, Oregon
         Buried: 



Children
1 M Alexander Goodpasture

           Born: Aug 12, 1821
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



2 F Hannah Goodpasture

           Born: Aug 12, 1823
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 F Elizabeth Goodpasture

            AKA: Lizzie Goodpasture
           Born: Nov 9, 1836 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 30, 1925 - South Bend, Pacific County, Washington
         Buried:  - Wilson Cemetery, Wilson Point, Pacific County, Washington
         Spouse: John Ford (1832-1857)
           Marr: May 7, 1854 - Sagamon County, Illinois
         Spouse: Martin Samuel Fancher (1836-      )
           Marr: Mar 3, 1859
         Spouse: George Washington Moul Wilson (1830-1911) 42
           Marr: Jan 22, 1873 - Eugene, Oregon



4 M Andrew J. Goodpasture

           Born: Aug 18, 1840 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 6, 1868
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



5 M William Hamilton Goodpasture

           Born: Feb 1842 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 9, 1864
         Buried: 



6 M Abraham Goodpasture

           Born: Aug 18, 1844 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 30, 1917
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



7 M John Ellison Goodpasture

           Born: Oct 7, 1847 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 17, 1925
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living
         Spouse: Living



8 M James P. Goodpasture

           Born: Mar 19, 1848 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 9, 1917
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



9 F Martha Jane Goodpasture

           Born: Jun 7, 1850 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Jan 17, 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



10 M Thomas Birdsel Goodpasture

           Born: Jan 1, 1852 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 29, 1928
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living




General Notes: Husband -

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Elizabeth Goodpasture in Illinois.

Posted by Roena Delaney Henne <roenaH@webtv.net> on Tue, 06 Mar 2001, in response to Do you know the parents of Elizabeth Goodpasture, posted by Clark J. Wilson on Thu, 25 May 2000

Surname: Hamilton Goodpasture


I am related to the Goodpastures in Illinois. My G-Grandmother was Louisa Ann Goodpasture............... Who you are looking for (Elizabeth) Parents were Hamilton Goodpasture b.Aug 3 1811 in Overton co. Tenn. son of Abraham Jr. Goodpasture and Hannah Willard..... Hamilton Goodpasture married Eleanor Ellison on Jan. 24 1836.....Children: Elizabeth b. Nov. 9 1836.... (married three times) 2- Andrew J. b.Aug. 18 1840 d. ? m.1888 - Rebecca Scanlan 3-William Hamilton..b.1841.d.aug.9 1864 (died Civil War -Enlisted in 13th Iowa Inf. vol. in 1861, killed at Atlanta) 4-Abraham-b.aug. 18 1844 d. march 30 1917 ..m. Arozona Bidlake..5-John E. b.oct 7 1847 d.? m. Sarah Shockley..6-James P. b. march 19 1848 d.? m. 1-Mathews (died) 2-Sparks 7-Martha jane b.jan. 17 1851 d.? m. Leonard Rhodes..8- Thomas B. born july 1 1852 d. feb. 28 1928 m. Mary F. Cox....... Hope this helps you out...Roena
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Hamilton was know doubt named for the Hamilton family of which his
grandmother was a member. Records show that Hamilton married Eleanor Ellison in Morgan co ILs in 1836. The 1850 census , the household numbering Hamilton , his wife and six children. They had two more children born after 1850. Hamilton is to have volunteered in the Civil War , he enlisted April 19 1983 ; was corporal and served three years . .Their son Andrew J. was killed in the war and another son Wm. Hamilton died from an ailment contracted in the war. the sons enlisted in Iowa, so perhaps Hamilton and his children had all moved to Iowa . By 1870 all the children were living in Anita , Iowa or Pacific county, Washington . Just where Hamilton and Eleanor Goodpasture last lived is unknown. There are many descendants in Iowa and Washington and Oregon and California.
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Alexander married Elizabeth Moss in 1844; daughter of William and
Rachel ( Brattain )Moss also early settlers of near Concord ILs.
..Morgan county... there are still many Moss descendents in and around
that county. ( see gen. of John Brattain Moss) by Gladys Mawson In
the spring of 1852 Alexander ,wife and three daughters crossed the
plains to Oregon . Alexander died at a young age in 1862. His
wife made the trip back to the Moss family Reunion and visited with
her husbands relatives. With her was her son Thurston Goodpasture.
Elizabeth died in lane county , Oregon in 1909. There are still
descendents in Lane and Eugene ,Oregon ....There still Brattain and Moss descendants in Oregon along the Pacific coast states.
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General Notes: Wife -

SMITH CEMETERY located NW¼, Section 23, T16N-R11W-3PM Morgan County, Illinois
Tombstone inscription for:
GOODPASTURE, Zannah S.--10 Mar 1824 - 7 Apr 1897--Wife of Abram Goodpasture.
(Abraham Goodpasture married Zannah S. Richardson in Morgan County on July
29, 1857. Abraham Goodpasture is buried in nearby Mt. Vernon Cemetery, also
known as Smith Cemetery and Morris Chapel Cemetery).

Illinois marriage Records:

LAYTON, WILLIAM M GOODPASTURE, ELIZABETH MORGAN 03/07/1839


Notes: Marriage

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John Emerson Wilson and Living




Husband John Emerson Wilson 41

            AKA: Emerson John Wilson
           Born: Mar 31, 1875 - Wilsonville, Pacific County, Washington
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 25, 1963 - Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
         Buried:  - Sunset Lane Cemetery, Port Orchard, Kitsap Country, Washingtont


         Father: George Washington Moul Wilson (1830-1911) 42
         Mother: Elizabeth Goodpasture (1836-1925)


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Clara Margaret Bennett (1864-1941) - Aug 27, 1900 - Portland, Oregon

   Other Spouse: Clara Margaret Bennett (1864-1941) - Apr 4, 1908 - Portland, Oregon




Wife Living (details have been suppressed)

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Children

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There is some evidence to suggest that Emerson's full birth name might have been John Emerson Wilson. He preferred to be known simply as "Emerson," though occasionally he signed his name as "Emerson J. Wilson." At the time of his second marriage to Clara Bennett, he used the name "John E. Wilson."

Emerson was married first to Clara Margaret Bennett at Portland, Oregon, on August 27, 1900. The marriage was performed by W. C. Bowman, Minister of The Gospel, and was recorded in Volume 13, page 255 of Multnomah County, Oregon's, marriage license registry. Erastus and Harriet Bennett, Clara's parents, signed as witnesses to the marriage, which apparently took place in the Tacoma House Hotel.

The couple lived mostly in Pacific County, Washington, primarily at Bay Center and South Bend, while Emerson followed in his father's footsteps in the oyster trade. One child, a daughter, was born to Clara and Emerson Wilson.

In 1906 the couple were granted a divorce decree by the Pacific County Court. The transcript is on record at the clerk's office in South Bend. In the Petition for Divorce, Emerson Wilson, as Plaintiff, alleged "...That defendant (Clara Bennett Wilson) is possessed of an ungovernable temper, and when in her enraged condition is exceedingly vicious and dangerous; that, on the 12th day of April 1903, without cause or provocation she became angry at plaintiff, cursed, abused, struck and threatened plaintiff's life..."

On January 29, 1907, Emerson Wilson married his second wife, Lizzie Emmons, at Portland, Oregon. The marriage was arranged through a Los Angeles-based "marriage bureau," and was of very short duration. In October 1907, Lizzie Emmons Wilson was granted a divorce from Emerson. She subsequently returned to California. These turnabouts were reported in the Pacific County newspapers.

On April 4, 1908, Emerson remarried his first wife, Clara Bennett Wilson, at Portland, Oregon. The ceremony was solemnized by Clarence T. Wilson, Minister of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church in Portland, and is recorded in Volume 22, page 169 of Multnomah County's marriage license registry. At this wedding, Emerson was married under the name "John E. Wilson." Witnesses were Mrs. Mary Wilson (wife of the minister, Clarence Wilson, perhaps relatives of Emerson?), and Guy Raymond Crawford, son of Clara Bennett by her first husband, John Kelley Crawford.

Here ends the "formal" record of Emerson and Clara Wilson's stormy and tempestuous marital relationship. It appears that, through the years, they separated and reunited numerous times; however, there is no further evidence of additional divorces or remarriages, and they appear to have remained "legally" married until Clara's death in September 1941. It becomes clear that Emerson and Clara Wilson were temperamental and probably immature young people who were ill-suited to parenthood. The situation appears to have improved with time, because Emerson later went on to enjoy a stable career as a marine engineer with the Washington State Ferry system. In the early days, however, he seems to have been something of a roustabout.
Why Clara is identified as a "widow" on her death certificate is open to speculation. In fact, Emerson was very much alive and living with or near her when she passed away.


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Abstracted from the South Bend Journal, South Bend, Washington, October 11, 1907, originally appearing in The Portland (Oregon) Telegram, date unknown:

WOULD RE-WED NO. 1.
Emerson Wilson Prefers Marriage After Two Divorce Trials
After being twice married and twice divorced, Emerson Wilson has decided that he prefers marriage. He told Judge Frazer in the Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon that he intends to remarry his first wife, Clara, as soon as the six months prescribed by statute have elapsed. Wilson married his first wife, Clara, several years ago. About two years ago he secured a divorce.

Then Wilson married again. His second wife, Lizzie, secured a divorce in Judge Frazer's court last Friday. Mrs. Clara Wilson says Wilson secured Mrs. No. 2 through a matrimonial bureau, and that no wonder the second marriage was a failure. But Mrs. Lizzie Wilson secured a divorce because her husband was living on a scow with Mrs. Clara Wilson.

The couple was brought into the Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon because they had with them on a scow a 3-year old baby girl. Judge Frazer decided that the child was not in the proper surroundings and committed her temporarily to the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. Later she will probably be sent to Wilson's mother in Washington.

A severe lecture from the Judge brought from Wilson the promise that he would stay away from the scow where his first divorced wife lives, but he declared that as soon as six months have passed from the day his second divorced wife secured her divorce he is going to marry his first divorced wife again.




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Following is an obituary of Emerson J. Wilson, published in the South Bend Journal, South Bend, Pacific County, Washington, on January 9, 1964:

EMERSON J. WILSON

Emerson J. Wilson, 88, formerly of Port Orchard, died Christmas Day (1963) after a short illness.

Mr. Wilson was a native of Bay Center in Pacific County. Later he moved to the Colby area in Kitsap County where he lived 30 years. Two years ago he came to Tacoma to live with relatives.

Mr. Wilson, a retired marine engineer, served aboard various craft on the Columbia River and Puget Sound, Shoalwater and Willapa Bay. Formerly he was a member of the Marine Engineers Union and was much interested in gathering history of the state of Washington. His father was an early settler who crossed the plains in a covered wagon.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Thelma) Miller, of Tacoma; a granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Logan; and three grandchildren.



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James Wilson and Mary Emory




Husband James Wilson 32,38,52

           Born: Oct 11, 1779 - Carlsile Or Fayette County, Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1860 - Illinois 60
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas Wilson (Abt 1760-Abt 1828) 33,32,37,38
         Mother: Nancy Anna Pegg (Abt 1763-Abt 1832)


       Marriage: 




Wife Mary Emory

            AKA: Mary Emery
           Born: Abt 1784 - Delaware
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



Children
1 F Frances Wilson

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1852 - Arenzville, Cass County, Illinois
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living
         Spouse: Peter Pence (Abt 1765-1848) 81
           Marr: Jan 2, 1836 - Franklin County, Ohio



2 F Elizabeth Wilson

           Born: Between 1800 and 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



3 M John Wilson

           Born: Between 1800 and 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F Nancy Wilson

           Born: Between 1800 and 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



5 F Sarah Jane Wilson

           Born: Between 1800 and 1850
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Daniel W. Collies (Abt 1828-1915)
           Marr: Jan 13, 1852 - Morgan County, Illinois



6 M Daniel Pegg Wilson 32,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63

            AKA: Cougar Wilson
           Born: May 1804 - Fayette County, Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 14, 1890 - Pacific County, Washington
 Cause of Death: Cancer complicated by Small pox.
         Buried:  - Wilson Cemetery, Wilson Point, Pacific County, Washington
         Spouse: Rosanna Hough Moul (1814-1850) 64
           Marr: May 31, 1827 - Belmont County, Ohio. (Death of one spouse)



7 M David Booth Wilson

           Born: Dec 11, 1816 - Belmont County, Ohio
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susannah Fletcher (Abt 1819-      )
           Marr: Sep 9, 1838 - Morgon County, Illinois



8 F Mary Wilson

           Born: Abt 1825 - Ohio
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Ashland, Illinois
         Spouse: Thomas Stanley (1821-1890)
           Marr: 1842 - Cass, County, Illinois




General Notes: Husband -

My James Wilson here may be related to another James Wilson who is a signer of both The Declaration of Independence and The United States Constitution, he later became an associate judge of the first Supreme Court of the United States. James Wilson, the Signer of The Declaration of Independence, may be an ancestor to My Wilson family, however, I have been unable to make a positive connection. I have found repeated accounts of a tradition within my related Wilson families concerning their relation to James Wilson, the signer. My second cousin, once removed, Hope Wilson Clark, of Bay Center, Washington, claimed to be a direct descendant of James Wilson, the signer. In her article "The Wilsons of Wilsonville or One Hundred Years in the Oyster Business", written in the 1973 Summer issue of "The Sou' Wester", Published by the Pacific County Historical Society State of Washington. She, in speaking of her grandfather, George Washington Wilson, states: " His father, Daniel, and the latter's father, James, had been born and raised in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. They were descendants of William Penn and James Wilson who was Justice of the Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798."

I believe that this James Wilson with his wife, Mary Emory, migrated along with many of his family members from Pennsylvania and West Virginia (about 1780 to 1805) to Ohio (about 1830 to 1836) and then to Illinois. Not much is known about James Wilson himself. There is evidence that many of his children and their families were living in the Concord township of Morgan, Cass, Murphysboro township of Jackson and Scott Counties area of Illinois from about 1836 to 1870. It is probable that James lived his final years near his children in this area.
There were at least two James Wilsons living in Morgan county in 1830 to 1870. The following are some records on the name "James Wilson" in Morgan County, Illinois. This may or may not be my James Wilson, however, they lived within the probable location and time frame:


HONOR ROLL, Morgan Co IL, 1956 publication of the Illinois Veterans Commission, and available cemetery readings. Listed as Veteran of the War of 1812:
Name of Veteran Death Date Cemetery

WILSON, James (Illinois) 24 Aug 1858 Arcadia
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Tomb stone inscriptions:

ARCADIA CEMETERY Arcadia, Illinois
NE1/4-NW1/4, Section 17, T16N-R10W-3PM: listed as buried:

WILSON, James - 22 Oct 1772 - 24 Aug 1858 - age 85 Yr 10 Mo 1 Da - Veteran
Bridget - Died 8 May 1851- Age 75 yr 4 Mo 7 Da - Wife of James
Jacob - 1818 - 1851 - "Erected by his son Wm. C."
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Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Land Sales Database:

WILSON JAMES FD W1/2NE of Section 14, 16N 10W 3rd Meridian, 80 Acres
Purchased: 10/20/1826 MORGAN COUNTY COUNTY

WILSON JAMES M FD NW SW of Section 1, 16N 11W 3rd Meridian, 40 Acres
Purchased: 9/9/1837 MORGAN COUNTY

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There are two possible James Wilsons and one possible Mary, wife of James Wilson, listed in the 1850 Census of Morgan County, they are as follows:

LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE

Page 141

35 942 974 WILSON James 77 M None 2,000 Pa
36 942 974 WILSON Briget 75 F Va

Page 161

34 1081 1113 WILSON James 60 M Carpenter Va
Note: This James Wilson is living in the home of Silas and Sarah HENDERSON in Section 31 T16 R11,
near Concord, Illinois.


Page 163

5 1091 1123 STANLEY Thomas 30 M Farmer 100 Tenn
6 1091 1123 STANLEY Mary 29 F Ohio
7 1091 1123 STANLEY John 8 M IL
8 1091 1123 STANLEY Landon 6 M IL
9 1091 1123 STANLEY Elizabeth 3 F IL
10 1091 1123 WILSON Mary 66 F Del
11 1091 1123 WILSON Sarah 25 F Ohio

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These enumerations are interesting in that one daughter of James Wilson and Mary Emory, also named Mary, married a Thomas Stanley. Another daughter of James Wilson and Mary Emory was a Sarah who later married a Daniel W. Collies

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CENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: IL COUNTY: Morgan DIVISION: Jacksonville Twp. PAGE NO: 448

LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. BIRTHPLACE
8 705 700 WILSON James 70 M Pa
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Given the information above, could it be then that our James Wilson:
1. Had passed away by 1850?
2. Had divorced his wife Mary Emory by 1850, was then married to a woman named Bridget Custer? 3. Was widowed or divorced by 1850 and was living with the Silas and Sarah Henderson family?

If any of the first two situations above were true, then could it be that James Wilson's wife, Mary Emory, by 1850 was then living with her daughter Mary Wilson and her son-in-law Thomas Stanley?
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Its Past and present
Chicago: Donnelley, Loyd & Co., Publishers, 1878.

Note:
"Old Morgan County" now is known as Morgan (1823), Cass (1837) and Scott (1839). However there was a "Three-mile-strip" between Morgan and Cass which was added to Cass County February 16, 1845. Because of that, some of the early villages in that area may be listed under Morgan, whereas currently it is in Cass.
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Early Residence of the Settlers of Cass and Morgan Counties, Illinois

The residences of the people at an early day were log houses, having generally one or two doors, one little window, or none at all, a big fire-place, and the furniture therein was generally a table or big chest, a bed and a few split-bottom chairs, which so completely covered the floor, that only a few visitors at a time could get inside the house. The door had on such occasions to be left open, so that one could at least see who his next neighbor was. These cabins were so open and airy, that in winter the snow would blow through the cracks, and in summer swarms of mosquitoes would surround the sleeper, and if the party could not afford the luxury of a bar, he must either have the hide of an elephant or be entirely insensible to pain. To scare off mosquitoes, some people made a big fire of weeds before their cabins in the evening, or in the fire-place, and under the cover of tremendous smoke arising, under coughing and sneezing, the evenings were passed, and thus the nights. Very early rising was the order of the day, for as soon as daylight faintly approached, every one hurried to leave his bed. There was no necessity of calling anyone to get up; the flies would relieve the mosquitoes from duty and perform this work effectually. In almost every house, or in the shed part of the cabin, was found a spinning-wheel and loom, to manufacture the yarn and weave the clothing and bedding for family use. The women were exclusively the manufacturers of these useful things, and on days of gatherings, or on Sundays, when people assembled for church purposes, before the service commenced, it was spoken of, how many yards of jeans, linsey-woolsey, socks, etc., had been manufactured by Mrs. So and So. The surplus of these articles not used for family purposes, were brought to the stores for sale, and jeans, socks, knit gloves and mittens, came in such abundance, that the storekeeper could not dispose of the same here, and had to ship them to St. Louis, then the New York of the western country.

By Judge J. A. Arenz, Chapter XIV, History of Cass County, Illinois, edited by William Henry Perrin, Chicago, O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 1882.
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TOWNSHIP HISTORIES
OF MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
by Andreas, Lyter & Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1872

CONCORD TOWNSHIP - 16 North Range 11 West, 3rd PM

This township was first settled by Benjamin Couchman, the Carters, Rev. James Sims, Steven Henderson, David Henderson, and Bennett Smart. The first permanent settlement was made by Steven Henderson on the thirtieth day of September 1825. A short time before Mr. H's arrival, John Carter built a log cabin on Section 14, but he remained in the township only a short time.

The First Justice of Peace was David Smith, about the year 1828. Rev. Peter Cartwright was the first preacher. A small cabin was erected by Mr. Henderson on Section 12, and the energetic itinerant occasionally occupied the same. Rev. James Sims was the first local preacher, and he had charge of a small flock that were scattered over an extensive section of country.

The first school house built of logs was located on Section 12. The people called it "Carmel", and received pupils for many miles. The first teacher was Johnathan Atherton, in 1829. There is considerable good prairie, interspersed with timber in this township. The surface is rolling, and is well watered.

LITERBERRY-ARCADIA TOWNSHIP - 16 North Range 10 West 3rd PM

Charles Baggs was the first settler, in 1824. About 1826, David G. Henderson, Andrew V. Patten, Allen Q. Lindsay, Jeremiah Henderson located in the county.

The first marriage was William Clark to Mrs. Eliza Metcalf, formerly Miss Bristow, and daughter of well known Squire Bristow. The ceremony was performed by Squire D. G. Henderson, on August 4, 1836, being on Sunday, and before breakfast.

The first birth was a son of Squire Bristow. The first death was Johann Bristow, in 1827. The first preaching was by the Methodists, Rev. James Sims, pastor in 1829. They built a church a short time afterward. The second sermon was preached by Samuel Bristow, Baptist, the following year.

The first school house was erected on Section 9, on A. V. Patten's. The first school trustees were Charles Baggs, Eli W. Redding, and William Harristo. The first teacher was William Manleve; second, Alfred Elder.

The first Justice of Peace was Thomas Bristow, about 1828. D. G. Henderson was the first Constable, and traveled over Scott, Cass and Morgan Counties at that time all together as Morgan. (Cass became a county 1837, Scott in 1839). D. G. Henderson was first Township Treasurer, and held the position over 28 years. Squire Henderson was the second Justice of the Peace, and retained the office for 16 years.

The surface of the township is covered principally with timber. The prairies are fertile and are well watered by numerous creeks.


Notes: Marriage

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Living and Elizabeth B Harsin




Husband Living (details have been suppressed)

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 




Wife Elizabeth B Harsin

           Born: Jan 20, 1787 - , , NC
     Christened: 
           Died: Oct 11, 1865 - Shelbyville, , IN
         Buried:  - Liberty Cem, Shelby Co, IN, USA


         Father: Garret Harsin (1753-1838)
         Mother: Elizabeth Doughty (1763-1845)



   Other Spouse: Henry Bass (1792-1867) - Mar 4, 1840

   Other Spouse: James Dailey (Abt 1786-      ) - Apr 15, 1811 - , Greenup, KY

   Other Spouse: Living



Children

General Notes: Wife -

LIBERTY CEMETERY-BASS PLOT
ELIZABETH WAS A CRIPPLE-WALKED WITH A LIMP AND HAAD A BIRTH MARK ON FACE OR HAIRLIP.
3/8/1996 LTR FROM HAZEL RIN=2151 SAY BD = 1-20-1787, MARRIED THREE TIMES. 4/5/1996 LTR FROM DEAN PRATT RIN=2124 SENDS OPAL CAMERONS WORK SAYS ELIZABETH WEDDED 4 TIMES.,
3/26/2001 WENT TO SHELBY COUNTY INDIANA LIBRARY: IN THE SHELBY COUNTY COURT RECORDS INDEX BOOK OF 1822-1862 PAGE 78 SAYS MENTION OF ELIZABETH AND HEBRY BASS IN THE PETITION TO SELL REAL ESTATE OF ELIZABETH'S FATHER GARRET HARSIN, DEC. BOOK D PAGE 220 (1847-1849) COURT DATE AUG 9, 1848.
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Mary Ethel




Husband

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 




Wife Mary Ethel

           Born: Jul 21, 1876 - Polk County, Oregon
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Charles Alfred Miller (1848-1923)
         Mother: Susan Makala Parker (1854-1924)





Children

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Ellis Emaanuel Jones and Ellen Jane Evans




Husband Ellis Emaanuel Jones

           Born: 1637
     Christened: 
           Died: 1727
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 




Wife Ellen Jane Evans

           Born: 1642
     Christened: 
           Died: 1732
         Buried: 



Children
1 F Barbara Jones

           Born: 1669 - Denbigh, Wales England
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 17, 1746 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Daniel Pegg (Abt 1665-1702) 32,33
           Marr: Mar 5, 1690 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania




Notes: Marriage

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Wilson H Harsin and Bertha Rhoda Fairbanks




Husband Wilson H Harsin 17

           Born: Jul 15, 1876 - Medical Springs, Union, OR
     Christened: 
           Died: May 4, 1954 - Baker, , OR
         Buried: May 6, 1954 - Mt. Hope Cem., Baker, Baker Co., Ore.


         Father: Garret Quinn Harsin (1830-1905) 17
         Mother: Martha S Logan (1844-1937) 26,17,28


       Marriage: Mar 8, 1908 - Baker, , OR




Wife Bertha Rhoda Fairbanks 17

           Born: Dec 25, 1890 - Tacoma, Wash.
     Christened: 
           Died: Jul 6, 1973 - Umatilla Co., Ore.
         Buried:  - Mt. Hope Cem., Baker, Baker Co., Ore.



Children
1 F Martha Emily Harsin 17

           Born: Mar 27, 1909 - Baker, , OR
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 8, 1990 50
         Buried:  - Baker City, , OR
         Spouse: Living
         Spouse: Mack Magill (      -1960)
           Marr: 1942 - Fort Lewis
         Spouse: Living



2 M Ivan Harold Harsin 17

           Born: Jul 23, 1913 - Baker, , OR
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 1, 1988 - Union Co., Ore.
         Buried:  - Cove, , OR
         Spouse: Marie Goffinnett (1910-1941) 17
           Marr: May 6, 1933
         Spouse: Berna Jean Haefer (1922-2003) 17
           Marr: Oct 17, 1942 - Weiser, , ID



3 F Helen Margery Harsin 17

           Born: Apr 23, 1918 - Baker, , OR
     Christened: 
           Died: See Notes
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Edgar Biggs Sheldon (      -1933) 50
           Marr: Dec 19, 1942



4 F Edna Harsin 17

           Born: Nov 1919 - Ore.
     Christened: 
           Died: See Notes
         Buried: 



5 F Wilma Harsin 17

           Born: Apr 15, 1922 - Baker, , OR
     Christened: 
           Died: Apr 24, 1977 - Washington Co., Ore.
         Buried:  - Portland, , OR
         Spouse: Living
         Spouse: Robert Earl Edwards (      -      ) 17,50
           Marr: Nov 16, 1954



6 M Calvin Wilson Harsin 17

           Born: Aug 11, 1924 - Baker, , OR, USA
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 23, 1977 - Baker, , OR, USA
         Buried:  - Boise, , ID, USA
         Spouse: Living



7 M Wayne Harsin 17

           Born: Jun 7, 1930 - Baker Co., Ore.
     Christened: 
           Died: May 1, 1993 - Washington Co., Ore.
         Buried:  - , , OR
         Spouse: Living




General Notes: Husband -

OCCUPATION:FARMER, SAWMILL
MT HOPE CEMETERY.
NICKNAME:WILLIS
FROM VERNON HARSIN W1116, 4/24/1987
7/7/1994 LTR FROM DARWIN HARSIN RIN=721
"gRANDPA TOLD ME THAT HE HAD A HOMESTEAD OUT ON POWDER RIVER. IT WAS PROBABLY AROUND THE LATE 1800'S. GRANDPA AND GRANDMA MOVED AWAY FROM THE HOMESTEAD AND WENT UP ON BIG CREEK. I DON'T KNOW IF HE HOMESTEADED UP ON BIG CREEK OR NOT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THEY WERE ON EITHER PLACE. aLL OF THESE PLACES ARE AROUND KEATING AND MEDICAL SPRINGS. pONDOSA WAS IN THE AREA TOO. GRANDPA AND GRANDMA WOULD GO TO BAKER IN A WAGON TO GET SUPPLIES. THAT WOULD BE FROM THE PLACE ON BIG CREEK OR THE ONE ON THE POWDER RIVER. IT WOULD TAKE ALL DAY AND SOMETIMES THEY WOULD HAVE TO STAY ALONG THE TRAIL OVERNIGHT.
GRANDPA TOLD NE THAT HE WOULD GO OUT IN THE POWDER RIVER AND GAFF SALMON AND HE WOULD STOW AWAY ENOUGH SALMON TO LAST THROUGH THE FALL. I ASKED HIM HOW MANY SALMON HE GAFFED AND HE TOLD ME HE PROBABLY GAFFED ENOUGH SALMON TO FILL A ROOM THAT WAS 18'BY18' BY 10' OR MORE.
GRANDMA TOLD ME ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE INDIANS WOULD COME AND PICK WOOL FROM THE FENCES TO MAKE BLANKETS. SOME WERE FRIENDLY AND SOME WEREN'T. ONE TIME A BAND OF INDIANS CAME IN THAT WASN'T FRIENDLY. THEY SHOT ARROWS AND THREW SPEARS AT THE HOUSES. THEY BURNED SOME OF THE BUILDINGS DOWN. I DON'T REMEMBER IF THEY BURNED THE HOME PLACE OR NOT. GRANDMA AND SOME OF HER CHILDREN WERE IN THE ROOT CELLAR. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MARTHA AND IVAN. I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE GRANDPA WAS. ANYWAY, THE INDIANS TRIED TO GET IN THE ROOT CELLAR. MAYBE THEY THOUGHT IT WAS EMPTY OR THEY HAD OTHER THINGS TO DO. THEY NEVER HAD ANY MORE TROUBLE WITH INDIANS AFTER THAT.
GRANDPA BUILT A HOUSE IN BETWEEN PONDOSA AND MEDICAL SPRINGS. THEY LIVED THERE UNTIL ABOUT 1942 AND THEN MOVED TO BAKER. WHILE HE WAS STILL LIVING IN THE HOUSE HE TOLD GRANDMA THAT HE WANTED TO GO HUNTING FOR DEER AND TO KEEP THEIR DOG IN THE HOUSE. (THE DOG'S NAME WAS BOB). ANYWAY HE WAS GONE FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS AND GRANMA LET BOB OUT. BOB SNIFFED AT GRANDPA'S TRACKS AND AWAY HE WENT. GRANDPA HAD JUST SPOTTED A DEER AND WAS TAKING AIM WHEN BOB SHOWED UP. HE BARKED, THE DEER JUMPED AND GRANDPA MISSED THE DEER. HE CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE AND HAD A FEW WORDS WITH GRANDMA ABOUT LETTING BOB OUT. HE NEVER WENT HUNTING AGAIN AS FAR AS I KNOW.

GRANDPA HAD A SHED WHERE HE WOULD SMOKE HAMS AND BACON. AFTER THEY MOVED TO BAKER HE WANTED TO GO OUT AND TEAR THE OLD PLACE DOWN. IT PROBABLY WAS ABANDONED FOR FIVE OR SIX YEARS BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN DOWN. WHEN WE WENT OUT TO TEAR THE HOUSE AND BUILDINGS DOWN I WENT INTO THE BUILDING THAT HE USED TO SMOKE HIS HAMS AND BACON AND YOU COULD SMELL THE AROMA FROM THE SMOKE. IT REALLY SMELLED GOOD.

GRANDPA WORKED AS A NIGHT WATCHMAN FOR THE PONDOSA LUMBER CO. MY FATHER WORKED THERE ALSO. HE RAN THE RESAW. THE MILL WAS GOING TO CLOSE BECAUSE THE LOGS WERE GETTING SCARCE. THEY ARE STILL HAULING LOGS FROM THE FOREST TO LA GRANDE, BAKER ETC. YEARS AGO THEY THOUGHT THAT A 30 MILE HAUL WAS A LONG WAY, BUT NOW IT IS 200 MILES OR MORE FOR A ROUND TRIP.....

.... WHEN GRANDPA MOVED TO BAKER OR BAKER CITY AS IT ISCALLED NOW, HE WORKED IN A HARD ROCK MINE UP AROUND A PLACE CALLED VIRTUE FLAT. HE WOULD WALK TEN MILES ROUND TRIP TO THE MINE THEN BACK."
6-14-1994 LTR FROM DARWIN HARSIN RIN=721 SENT PHOTO OF BOTH WILSON AND BERTHA.
TWO IN PHOTO ALBUM.

2/23/1996 LTR FROM DICK HARSIN, GRANDSON RIN=714.
LAST UPDATED 2/23/1996
3/15/1996 LTR FROM RON HARSIN RIN=724 THAT GIVES OBIT FOR MARTHA LOGAN THAT SAYS SON WILSON HARSIN SURVIVES AND LIVES ON MEDICAL SPRINGS, OR IN JAN 1937. ALSO SENDS OBIT FOR HOMER W HARSIN THAT STATES BROTHER WILSON SURVIVES 11/22/1936 AND LIVES IN PONDOSA .
3/28/96 LTR FROM PHILLIP BIDDLE SAYS 1900 IN CENSUS IN COVE,UNION CO,OR. WITH THE 3 BOYS 3 GIRLS


Oregon Death Index:

Name: Harsin, Wilson
County: Baker
Death Date: 04 May 1954
Certificate: 4901
Spouse: Bertha


General Notes: Wife -

MT HOPE CEMETERY
FROM VERNON FOY HARSIN W1116
6-14-1994 LTR FROM DARWIN HARSIN RIN=721
SENT PHOTO OF BOTH WILSON AND BERTHA. IN PHOTO ALBUM.
2/23/1996 LTR FROM GRANDSON, DICK HARSIN RIN=714
LAST UPDATED 2/23/1996
3/15/1996 LTR FROM RON HARSIN RIN=724.


Notes: Marriage

Reference Number:525491

picture

Martin Samuel Fancher and Elizabeth Goodpasture




Husband Martin Samuel Fancher

           Born: 1836
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: Mar 3, 1859




Wife Elizabeth Goodpasture

            AKA: Lizzie Goodpasture
           Born: Nov 9, 1836 - Morgan County, Illinois
     Christened: 
           Died: Aug 30, 1925 - South Bend, Pacific County, Washington
         Buried:  - Wilson Cemetery, Wilson Point, Pacific County, Washington


         Father: Hamilton Goodpasture (1811-1888)
         Mother: Eleanor Ellison (1820-1879)



   Other Spouse: John Ford (1832-1857) - May 7, 1854 - Sagamon County, Illinois

   Other Spouse: George Washington Moul Wilson (1830-1911) 42 - Jan 22, 1873 - Eugene, Oregon



Children
1 M Lloyd Watson Fancher

           Born: Dec 21, 1859 - Linn County, Kansas
     Christened: 
           Died: 1913
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Living



2 F Katy Fancher

           Born: Jun 1, 1861
     Christened: 
           Died: 1872
         Buried: 




Notes: Marriage

Reference:
picture

Hans Conradt Fenstermacher and Johanetta Brictu Heffner




Husband Hans Conradt Fenstermacher

           Born: Abt 1650
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
       Marriage: Nov 6, 1677 - Thalfang, Kr, Bernkassel, Rheinland




Wife Johanetta Brictu Heffner

           Born: Abt 1650
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



Children
1 M Johann Matthais Fenstermacher

           Born: Sep 24, 1678
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Anna Catharina Ruppenthal (1689-      )
           Marr: Oct 27, 1707 - Nohefelden, Oberamt, Germany




General Notes: Husband -

On KK submitter unknown: listed as Conrad


General Notes: Wife -

On KK, submitter unknown, listed as Johanetten Bricctil Hoffner
KK, Brian Tice: Johanneten Brictie Hoffner



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