Charles MILLER was born 1 Apr 1836 in Prussia. He died 18 Feb 1912 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO and was buried in Mt. Mora Cem, St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO. Charles married Ellen Jane SMITH on 24 Feb 1861 in Palermo, Marion Twp, Doniphan Co, KS.

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript.

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121: "Ellen Jane Smith. . .born 29 Nov
1839 at Bartlett, md 1st James Moore;  m 2nd Charles Miller, a Merchant
of St. Joseph, MO.
They had 4 children:  Emma, Acta, Charles Augustus, & Homer H.
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1870 Palermo,Marion Twp., Doniphan Co., KS  p 139
Charles Miller 34  Dry Goods Mcht.  Bavaria 2,000, 800
Ellen J.   30  keeping house  OH
Emma G.     8 f KS
Acta C.     5 f KS
Charles  6/12 m Dec. KS
Keimber M. 15 f PA

1880 St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO  (Bush Street)
Chas Miller 40 merchant,  Germany, Germany, Germany
Ellen J.    40 wife OH OH OH
Emma        18 dau  KS
Acta        15 dau  KS
Chas G.     10 son  KS
Homer       5/12 Jan. son MO

1888 unpub history by Lydia Palmer:  "Ellen md Dr. Miller and located at
St. Joe, MO."

1900 June 1:St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO; ED 53, p.29.
Chas Miller Apr 1836, 64 yrs, md 39, Prussia, Prussia, Prussia.
Ellen J.wife Nov 1839, 60 yrs, md 39, 4 ch, 3 living, OH OH OH.
Mrs. Caslin C.W. boarder Dec 1863 single, clerk
Love, Ella, dau, Jul 1874 m 10 yrs, 1 ch, 0 living, IA, IN, IA

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1912 Feb 18: obit of Charles Miller "who died at his residence 610 North 7th Street. 76. Born in Germany April 1 1826 (1836).  Came to America in 1834 (1854?)Arrived at St. Joe on a steamboat in 1858 and later located at Palermo, KS...lg general store, postmaster...1876 came to St Joe. 1882 hardware business until his death.  First Presb Ch.  Mason... wife died 4 years before.  Leaves two dau Mrs. Ernest Chase of 618 N 12th St and Mrs. L W J Meyer of Milwaukee...brother, August Miller of Wathena."
Buried SW 1/2 of Lot 2, Block 55.
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Carol Minson has several old pictures of The Smith's. One says on back:"Aunt Jane Miller, Grandpa Hague's Sister.  For Sister Ansina.
Taken Dec 12, 1891."  (ELLEN JANE MILLER was 52 years old.)
Handsome picture of Charles Miller-Photographer: "Byarlay at 1102 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO."

Ellen Jane SMITH [Parents] was born 29 Nov 1839 in Bartlett, Washington, Ohio. She died 1908 in Of St. Joe, Buchanan Co.MO. Ellen married Charles MILLER on 24 Feb 1861 in Palermo, Marion Twp, Doniphan Co, KS.

Other marriages:

MOORE, James

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript.

1850 CENSUS:   Sep 12, of Wesley Twp., Washington Co OH; pg 808 or 405.
ELINOR SMITH,      45 f $2000  b OH.
SARDINE S. SMITH,  24  M Carder 1000  OH.
LEROY S. SMITH     19 m farmer OH
DOCTOR V. SMITH    15 m farmer  OH
JANE E. SMITH      10 f   attended school OH (this is Ellen J.)
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1860 CENSUS: Jul 12, of Marion Twp., Doniphan Co. KS;  pg 48.
Sardine Smith 35 farmer  2500 500 OH
Ellen Smith   56  (Sardine's mother)
Ann N. Smith   5  attended school
Eva J. Smith   4  attended school (at 4?)
Elllen J.Smith 20 Teacher C.S.(sister to Sardine)
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Ellen remarried about 1861.
Sardine remarried Feb 1862.  Looks like he took care of his mother till her death then went back to Washington Co.OH and got md.
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1870 Doniphan Co. Kansas
     John and Elizabeth Hays   pg 8
     Cordonier   pg 9
     Charles Miller,  Palermo, pg 139 on right
     Stillwell, Palermo,   pg 140  on right

1870 Palermo,Marion Twp., Doniphan Co., KS  p 139
Charles Miller 34  Dry Goods Mcht.  Bavaria 2,000, 800
Ellen J.   30  keeping house  OH
Emma G.     8 f KS
Acta C.     5 f KS
Charles  6/12 m Dec. KS
Keimber M. 15 f PA

1880 St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO  (Bush Street)
Chas Miller 40 merchant,  Germany, Germany, Germany
Ellen J.    40 wife OH OH OH
Emma        18 dau  KS
Acta        15 dau  KS
Chas G.     10 son  KS
Homer       5/12Jan. son MO

1888 unpub history by Lydia Palmer:  "Ellen md Dr. Miller and located at
St. Joe, MO."

1900 June 1:St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO; ED 53, p.29.
Chas Miller Apr 1836, 64 yrs, md 39, Prussia, Prussia, Prussia.
Ellen J.wife Nov 1839, 60 yrs, md 39, 4 ch, 3 living, OH OH OH.
Mrs. Caslin C.W. boarder Dec 1863 single, clerk
Love, Ella, dau, Jul 1874 m 10 yrs, 1 ch, 0 living, IA, IN, IA

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121: "Ellen Jane Smith. . .born 29 Nov 1839 at Bartlett, md 1st James Moore;  m 2nd Charles Miller, a Merchant of St. Joseph, MO.
They had 4 children:  Emma, Acta, Charles Augustus, & Homer H.
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Carol Minson has several old pictures of The Smith's. One says on back:"Aunt Jane Miller, Grandpa Hague's Sister.  For Sister Ansina.
Taken Dec 12, 1891."  (ELLEN JANE MILLER was 52 years old.)
Handsome picture of Charles Miller-Photographer: "Byarlay at 1102 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO."
(cm-end)

Another picture of "Grandma Hague's Sister" has Photographer: Finnell of New Lexington, OH.  Companion picture of husband of "Grandma Hague's Sister."  This could be either ANNA SMITH=IRA CARROLL or CORNELIA SMITH=DAVID FOWLER.  Both sisters lived in New Lexington, OH.

Another picture is of "SARAH A.SMITH 1895" taken in Washington CH,OH.
Sarah was the wife of Doctor Vincent Smith, a brother of Ansina's.

Another two pictures, on back say: "To Aunt Ansina" of C.E. Smith and Idella Smith taken at a Beverly,Wash Co.OH studio.  They are grown children of Sardine Stone Smith, Ansina's brother.

from the records of Carol Dexter Minson
Married James Moore, 2nd Charles Miller

James MOORE married Ellen Jane SMITH about 1858.

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121: "Ellen Jane Smith. . .born 29 Nov 1839 at bartlett, md 1st James Moore;  m 2nd Charles Miller, a Merchant of St. Joseph, MO.  They had 4 children.

JAMES MOORE may be listed in Fairfield Twp,  pg 727 of
HISTORY OF WASH CO. OH, HZWilliams, 1881.

Ellen Jane SMITH [Parents] was born 29 Nov 1839 in Bartlett, Washington, Ohio. She died 1908 in Of St. Joe, Buchanan Co.MO. Ellen married James MOORE about 1858.

Other marriages:

MILLER, Charles

THE HOUGLAND FAMILY HISTORY unpublished manuscript.

1850 CENSUS:   Sep 12, of Wesley Twp., Washington Co OH; pg 808 or 405.
ELINOR SMITH,      45 f $2000  b OH.
SARDINE S. SMITH,  24  M Carder 1000  OH.
LEROY S. SMITH     19 m farmer OH
DOCTOR V. SMITH    15 m farmer  OH
JANE E. SMITH      10 f   attended school OH (this is Ellen J.)
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1860 CENSUS: Jul 12, of Marion Twp., Doniphan Co. KS;  pg 48.
Sardine Smith 35 farmer  2500 500 OH
Ellen Smith   56  (Sardine's mother)
Ann N. Smith   5  attended school
Eva J. Smith   4  attended school (at 4?)
Elllen J.Smith 20 Teacher C.S.(sister to Sardine)
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Ellen remarried about 1861.
Sardine remarried Feb 1862.  Looks like he took care of his mother till her death then went back to Washington Co.OH and got md.
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1870 Doniphan Co. Kansas
     John and Elizabeth Hays   pg 8
     Cordonier   pg 9
     Charles Miller,  Palermo, pg 139 on right
     Stillwell, Palermo,   pg 140  on right

1870 Palermo,Marion Twp., Doniphan Co., KS  p 139
Charles Miller 34  Dry Goods Mcht.  Bavaria 2,000, 800
Ellen J.   30  keeping house  OH
Emma G.     8 f KS
Acta C.     5 f KS
Charles  6/12 m Dec. KS
Keimber M. 15 f PA

1880 St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO  (Bush Street)
Chas Miller 40 merchant,  Germany, Germany, Germany
Ellen J.    40 wife OH OH OH
Emma        18 dau  KS
Acta        15 dau  KS
Chas G.     10 son  KS
Homer       5/12Jan. son MO

1888 unpub history by Lydia Palmer:  "Ellen md Dr. Miller and located at
St. Joe, MO."

1900 June 1:St.Joseph, Buchanan, MO; ED 53, p.29.
Chas Miller Apr 1836, 64 yrs, md 39, Prussia, Prussia, Prussia.
Ellen J.wife Nov 1839, 60 yrs, md 39, 4 ch, 3 living, OH OH OH.
Mrs. Caslin C.W. boarder Dec 1863 single, clerk
Love, Ella, dau, Jul 1874 m 10 yrs, 1 ch, 0 living, IA, IN, IA

Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT,
Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121: "Ellen Jane Smith. . .born 29 Nov 1839 at Bartlett, md 1st James Moore;  m 2nd Charles Miller, a Merchant of St. Joseph, MO.
They had 4 children:  Emma, Acta, Charles Augustus, & Homer H.
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Carol Minson has several old pictures of The Smith's. One says on back:"Aunt Jane Miller, Grandpa Hague's Sister.  For Sister Ansina.
Taken Dec 12, 1891."  (ELLEN JANE MILLER was 52 years old.)
Handsome picture of Charles Miller-Photographer: "Byarlay at 1102 Frederick Avenue, St. Joseph, MO."
 

Another picture of "Grandma Hague's Sister" has Photographer: Finnell of New Lexington, OH.  Companion picture of husband of "Grandma Hague's Sister."  This could be either ANNA SMITH=IRA CARROLL or CORNELIA SMITH=DAVID FOWLER.  Both sisters lived in New Lexington, OH.

Another picture is of "SARAH A.SMITH 1895" taken in Washington CH,OH.
Sarah was the wife of Doctor Vincent Smith, a brother of Ansina's.

Another two pictures, on back say: "To Aunt Ansina" of C.E. Smith and Idella Smith taken at a Beverly,Wash Co.OH studio.  They are grown children of Sardine Stone Smith, Ansina's brother.

from the records of Carol Dexter Minson
Married James Moore, 2nd Charles Miller

Samuel SMITH was born 1742 in , , Connecticut. He married Jemima WARD about 1768 in Hudson City, Columbia Co., NY.

SAMUEL SMITH b 1742, Connecticut--cabinet maker--bro.
Elisha--Samuel, early life emigrated to west bank of Hudson River in NY--probably Hudson City--md JEMIMA WARD of Hudson City--her father owned land and slaves and was part owner of a toll bridge across the river--seven children:

1.)  oldest-MARY "POLLY" md a Christy, tailor in city of Hudson.
There is a Polly Smith who md Sardine Stone 6 Dec 1796 in Wash Co. OH mg records.  Wonder if that is this Polly who was born abt 1768?

2.)  JEMIMA=md John Hudson, a Methodist preacher-settled in Genessee NY

3.)  JANE= md David Smith, a farmer, tanner & Currier-lived near Painted Post on Chemung River. Six ch: ISRAEL, AMOS D., JOHN D., ALANSON B., JANE & DAVID.  (Mention of "Painted Post" in Benj Palmer's Reminiscenses of Early Days of Palmer Twp., Washington Co. PA.,

4.)  HANNAH= md Calvin Brookings, a farmer settled nr DAVID SMITH. 1 child.

5.)  JAMES WARD SMITH-named for his mother's family. He=md ESTHER ALDERMAN, dau of ELISHA & THANAKFUL(HUFF) ALDERMAN 17 Feb 1800 At
Schnectady  NY on the Mohawk River abt 20 miles from its mouth.  The record of this mg was copied from the Bible of CARMI SMITH, and was originally copied by him from a dictionary belonging to ALANSON SMITH.

Following written 8 Jan 1878 by MILTON SMITH 2ND CH OF JAMES WARD and Esther (Alderman) SMITH:  "JAMES WARD SMITH was born 15 Oct 1777 in Hudson City, NY.  At this time the colonies were rejoicing over the surrender of Burgoyne.  James died in his 90th year at Plymouth, Wash. Co., OH 9 Jul 1866.  His wife, Esther (Alderman) Smith was born in NY and her death occurred at Plymouth 21 July 1830 at age of 48."
                (more on James Ward Smith in his notes.)

6.)  MATHIAS SMITH= Anna Whipple. 4 ch: ZENAS, LUCIUS, LOIS & JEMIMA.

7.)  JOHN -md Kitty---.Their ch: OBEDIENCE, POLLY, LOUISA & SAMUEL.
John, the father reportedly a great hunter and wood chopper.  He once rode up to west door of the brick house on the hill (built by James Ward Smith in Plymouth, Washington Co., OH in 1817) with a deer slung on the
packsaddle.  The deer was probably one of the last seen in that section. John had come to OH from NY abt 1815 bringing his wife Kitty, and three small girls.  They later moved to Canada where their son, Samuel, was
born.  "My g grandfather, Carmi Smith, visited his Uncle John and fam in Canada and spoke glowingly of a beautiful farm on which they lived."
Source:  Record of CARMI SMITH, sixth child of JAMES WARD AND ESTHER (ALDERMAN) SMITH.  (In 1830 he lived close to James Ward Smith in Plymouth, Washington Co. OH)

The above from:
Graham, Bernice: "Descendants of Samuel Smith,"  THE TALLOW LIGHT, Washington Co., OH. 1968, v. 3, p 99-121;  Data from Rebecca (Smith) Hobson, Carmi Smith, Sardine Stone Smith and Glenn P.Smith. --------------
Hudson City Cem, Columbia Co.NY pg 73-4:
LUCRETIA SMITH, May 17, 1812--38  (field stone) and next to it SARAH B. SMITH dau of Robert and Jane, Sept 20, 1830, 3-8-8.

Jemima WARD [Parents] was born in Of Hudson City, Columbia, New York. She married Samuel SMITH about 1768 in Hudson City, Columbia Co., NY.

"JEMIMA WARD'S father owned land and slaves and was part owner of a
toll bridge across the river." (Record of CARMI SMITH, sixth child of
JAMES WARD AND ESTHER (ALDERMAN) SMITH)

CAROL's comments:
I felt for a long time that there must be some mistake about a "toll
bridge across the river"  since obviously there were no bridges across
the Hudson River in the 1700's.
The mistake was mine.  The Tallow Light article
(Bernice Graham "Descendants of Samuel Smith" Vol. III  p 99 1968. a
Washington Co. Ohio pub.)
about SAMUEL SMITH did not say "Hudson River."  It just said "river".

Thanks to a Claverack NY resident, Mrs. Merritt, I finally got it straight.
When I said, "There couldn't have been a bridge over the river in the
1700's."  She said, "There was too!  Just up the road a mile!"  Sure
enough, there was not only a bridge, but AN OLD TOLL HOUSE STILL
STANDING on Claverack Creek.

Stonework in the toll house appeared much older than the nearby brick
homes dated in the early 1800's.  The toll house coud easily have been
built in the 1700's.  A bridge may have predated the stone house.

There must have been a bridge over Claverack Creek long before 1799
when the Columbia Co. Turnpike Company began.  The 1790census shows
Hudson to have 2,584 people and Claverack, 3,262.

There was proably a toll bridge here in the middle of the 1700's.  And MR.
WARD, JEMIMAH'S father,  was part owner of it.
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Hudson City Cem, Columbia Co.NY; Part I, Vol IV:
Aaron B. Ward, Feb 8, 1889- 48   Probably not related--then again??/
Mary Hannon, wife, Mar 22, 1897  -65
Margaret, Aug 28, 1867- 4m 24ds
Julia April 14, 1867 - 3/1/22
art III Vol VI by Minnie Cohen--no Ward in index.

birthdate estimate of about 1757 would be suspect (marriage abt 11yrs old)

Earl Weldon WOODCOX [Parents] was born 1 Jun 1911 in , , IN. He died 26 May 1961 in Indianapolis, , IN and was buried in St. Joe, Dekalb, IN. Earl married Dorothy M.

Birth:DeKalb IN Births from1882, San Francisco Sutro Lib. film 483 Reel 11-12 lists an unnamed son born to Arthur Woodcox and Gertrude Abel on 1 Jun 1911 in DeKalb.  Matches Earls birthdate and parents names.

DEATH: certificate in possession of David Minson gives date/place of death, date and state of birth, parents names,wife's first name.

More research needed to determine if any children living for right of precedence.

Brookens Book said he lived in Hunter Twon, In.  Death Cert. listed usual residence as Garrett, DeKalb, IN

Gray Woodcox said that Mrs. Earl Woodcox (Dorothy) lived at Huntertown, IN 1966

Dorothy M married Earl Weldon WOODCOX.

Richard HEWITT Jr. [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 22 Sep 1794 in Of Lees Creek, Mason Co, KY. He died 25 Sep 1853 in McCoys Prarie, Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma and was buried in Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK. Richard married Eda WELCH on 4 Aug 1817 in , Adams, OH.

Other marriages:

PARKER, Jarusha J.

click here for detailed notes

TIMELINE  FOR RICHARD HEWITT  1794-1853  (SHORT VERSION)
  Carol Minson May 2001.

1794 Sep 22, Richard Hewitt born (of) Lees Creek, Mason Co. KY.
1794-1797 Richard Hewitt Sr. on tax list of Mason County (District #1)Kentucky.
1810 Aug 6, His father, Richard Sr is in census of Adams Co OH (later Brown Co.)
1814 Sep 1 to Nov, Richard was in Capt Campbells Horse Reg of OH Volunteers.
1817 Aug 14, mg recds of Adams Co. OH "Richard Hewitt to Eddie Welch."
1818-1926,  five ch born to them:  John? Phoebe, Sophia, Sally Ann & Buckner.
1827 Feb 6, Edy/Eda died age 27 leaving five small ch.  Funeral at f-i-laws home.
1827   Richard Hewitt Senior dies-will-codicils.
1828 Feb 24, Richard Hewitt 2nd mg to Jerusha Parker in Clermont Co. OH.
1830 Jan 30 dau Mary b Franklin Twp, Brown Co OH;   Jun 1 census in Brown Co. OH.
1834 Aug 2, son Wm Jacob Hewitt b Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
1839  Baptism into LDS Church, probably in Fountain Co., IN.
1840 Jun 1, Family in Davis Twp, Fountain Co. IN census;
1840 Nov 22,  dau Rebecca born there.
1842  Richard and fam were in Chaney Creek, nr Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.
1843 Sep 3,  Richard's Nauvoo, IL temple records.
1844 Jan 7, Richard Hyde Hewitt b IL- probably Chaney Creek.
1846 Jan 28, Richard and Jarusha's Nauvoo, IL,  temple records.
1847   July 9, arrived in Tahlequah, I. T. and began building a hotel there.
1847-1848 Apparently Richard also helped build Old Park Hill Female Seminary.      Cornerstone laid June 21, 1847.  Opened for admission May 7, 1850.
1848   abt Sept. Went to Cedar Creek, TX.
1849   Lived 10 mi above Austin, TX.
1850   Moved to Lampasas River 5 mi from Briggs, TX.
1851 Dec 8, At Bell Co, TX,  Richard, 57, applied for bounty land.
1851/2  Went back to  Cherokee Nation near Tahlequah, I.T.
1853   Spring  they  moved to McCoy's Prairie 15 mi away from Tahlequah
1853   Sept 15, Richard Hewitt died there.
1854   His wife, Jarusha, & children move to Benton Co. AR.
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Eda WELCH was born 1800 of Adams Co, OH. She died 6 Feb 1827 in Red Oak, Brown Co, OH. Eda married Richard HEWITT Jr. on 4 Aug 1817 in , Adams, OH.

1817: Mg recds of Adams Co OH, "Richard Hewitt to Eddie Welch 4 Aug 1817."

Three deeds found for Richard Hewitt, Jr. two in Brown County and the other in Clermont County OH. I will type up just the abstracts from the direct copy because they are so hard to read.  All of the documents are copies of the originals so we don't get to see the real signatures.

11 Oct 1819  From Brice Blair and Mary his wife of Brown County to Richard Hewitt Brown County  for $122.50, fifty acres on White Oak part of Lawrence Trent's Survey number 694.
Witnesses:  Charles Campbell & Samuel McConaughy. Deed Book B-2, p. 205 & 206, Brown County OH.

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Deed Book C-3, p. 415-416, Brown County OH. 3 April 1823  Hewitt to Woods & Donaldson.
This indenture between Richard Hewitt and Edy his wife of the County of Brown and State of Ohio, of the one part and Andrew Donaldson and James Woods of the other part. Sold fifty acres for $122.50, on Lawrence Trent's Survey
number 694.   Signed Richard Hewitt, Jr. and Edia Hewitt. Witnesses:  William (his mark)Swan (not clear) and Susan (her mark) Richards.

1827:  Obit for Edy Hewitt from "The Castigator"
20  Feb 1827. "Departed this life on the 6th instant at 6 o'clock a.m.,
Eda Hewitt, consort of Richard Hewitt, Jr. on RED OAK in the 27th year of her age after a painful illness of only 14 hours, supposed to
have been a congestive inflammation of the brain.
She has left a husband and FIVE small children to feel and mourn in this bereavement...A funeral sermon will be delivered on the occasion by Elder Matthew Gardner on the first Friday in March at the house of Richard Hewitt, Sr.
on STRAIGHT CREEK at 12 o'clock m."
 5 Feb 2000, ,
(STRAIGHT CREEK is in FRANKLIN TWP., BROWN CO. OH;
RED OAK is in adjacent JEFFERSON TWP., BROWN CO. OH. )

Alice Dion's family records named four children  from Richard Hewitt's first marriage to Eda:
PHOEBE, SOPHIA, SALLY ANN and BUCKNER.

"Departed this life on the 6th instant at 6 o'clock a.m., Eda Hewitt, consort of Richard Hewitt, Jr. on Red Oak in the 27th year of her age after a painful illness of only 14 hours, supposed to
have been a congestive inflammation of the brain.
 

Note:  Eda died 6th of Feb?  And they are having a funeral sermon for her on 2nd of March?  At her father in laws home?  And he makes another codicil on the 9th of March--what/who did that codicil include-exclude? And how soon did Richard Sr. die after that?

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1828 Feb 24, Richard Hewitt md Jarusha Parker in Clermont Co. OH.

1830 Jun 1,  CENSUS of Brown Co. Ohio  for RICHARD HEWITT  JR.
1 male under 5       (Eli Buckner?  age 4-from 1st mg.)
l male 10-15         (?Eda's first child from lst mg.  John??)
1 male 30-40         (RICHARD 34)
1 f under  5            (Mary Jane b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f 5-10                 (Sally Ann abt 8  & Sophia abt 6 from 1st mg)
1 f 10-15               (Phoebe  abt 10 from 1st mg)
1 f 30-40               (JERUSHA  30)
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1834  Aug 25, 1/2 bro. William Jacob Hewitt  b. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.
1836-abt  1/2 sis Leah Ann Hewitt b.  (recheck source.)

1840 Jun 1,  CENSUS of  Davis Twp., Fountain Co., Indiana
             for RICHARD HEWITT FAMILY
1 male  5-10        (William Jacob-5)
l male 10-15        (Buckner abt 14 -from 1st mg.)
1 male 20-30       (?Eda's first child from lst mg.  John??)
1 male 40-50       (RICHARD 44)
1 f  under 5          (Leah Ann -abt 4)
1 f  10-15            (Mary Jane 10, b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f  15-20            (Sally Ann abt 18  & Sophia 16- from 1st mg)
1 f  30-40          (JERUSHA  40)
(dau Phoebe, age abt 20-missing--so she prob md.  Did she marry in
Brown Co and stay there--or did she go to Fountain Co. IN?)
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1843 Sep 3:   Richard Hewitt's  Nauvoo Temple Records
HEWETT   SISTER       ELIZABETH MASTERSON
HEWETT    GD F         HALL
                   GD F      JACOB HEWITT
 GDM      RUTH HEWITT
RICHARD HEWITT    FATHER       RICHARD HEWITT
RICHARD HEWITT    MOTHER      PHEBE HEWITT
RICHARD HEWETT   WIFE            EDA HEWITT
RICHARD HEWETT   BROTHER    EPHRAIM HEWITT
RICHARD HEWETT   FATHER      JOHN HEWITT

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1850 Census in Travis Co., TX  p 137-138.
House #64: Richard Heuit  56 m Farmer  Ohio  (OHIO??)
Gerusia Heuit  50 f   NJ
Mary J      20  OH
William     16  Labourer  OH
Leah Ann  15  Indiana
Rebecca   10  ?Indiana?
Richard      7   Ilenoy
Letty Ann   4   Ilenoy
Samuel Calburt  17 Laboure Miss

#65:  James Welch  48  Blacksmith  NC  (He b. 1802. This must be brother to Eda (Welch) Hewitt, she b 1800.)

#66:  Eli Huit  24 Labourer  Ohio  (This is Eli Buckner Hewitt b 1826 s/o Richard and Eda (Welch) Hewitt)
Elizabeth Huit 25  (23?)  KY

#67;  Enoc Hacksaw  28  Cooper  England
Sophia Hacksaw  26  Ohio   (This must be Richard and Eda's daughter--born-abt 1824)
William Hacksaw  1  Mo.

Richard HEWITT Sr. was born 28 Jul 1765 in <of> Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. He died 9 Mar 1827of Straight Creek, Brown County, Ohio and was buried in Maybe "Old, Georgetown Cem", Brown Co., Ohio. Richard married Phoebe HALL about 1790 in Of Fayette Co., PA.

1765 Jul 28: Richard Hewitt Sr. born "of" Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.
1790 abt: Richard Hewitt Sr. md Phoebe Hall, perhaps Fayette Co, PA .

1791 Nov 11: son Jacob Hewitt b. Fayette County PA.
1794-1797 Richard Hewitt Sr. on tax list of Mason County Kentucky.

1803 Apr 1: #724- Hewitt, Richard et ux John Craig Deed Menallen Twp, Fayette Co, PA; 104 a+ Book E pg 202, Grantees John Harman.

1810 Aug 6: of Richard SR, census of Adams Co OH, p. 27 (later Brown Co.)

1820 Aug 7: Census of Brown Co., Ohio- Eagle Twp, p 361 for Richard Hewitt (SR)
1 male 10-15
1 male 26-44- possibly Richard
2 males 45 & over Richard's father and?
1 female 10-15
1 female 26-44---possibly Richard Jrs wife.
Jacob Hewitt is also in this census. (see his notes)

1818-1826-abt: Richard Hewitt Jr. and Eda had five children: John?, Phoebe, Sophia, Sally Ann and Buckner. Possibly all born  Brown Co. Ohio. (Source: 1830 & 1840 census numbers. EDA's name came from mg record, land record and Eda's obit..)

1823 Apr 23: Richard Hewitt and several others were appointed supervisors for several road districts in Franklin Twp., Brown County. At a meeting the supervisor reported working but made no charges for their services. They were paid between $.50-$1.50 each. History of Brown County OH.
1827: WILL OF RICHARD HEWITT (Senior-b 1765)
Son Richard (b 1794) is farming part of his land at this time.

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Phoebe HALL [Parents] died 1798/1801. She married Richard HEWITT Sr. about 1790   <of> Fayette Co., PA.

John Lockwood ADAMS was born 21 May 1838 in Of New York City, , NY. He died 14 Aug 1864 in Close To, MO River, In NE and was buried in North Of Topeka, , In Kansas. John married Rebecca Mariah HEWITT on 29 May 1858 in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie, KS.

Picture of John Lockwood Adams.  Portrait painted about 1857.

"John Adams was a writing teacher from New York"   Naomi Ferguson.

Document  from  "New York Public School"states  "John Adams, as a testimonal of the approbation of his teacher the school committee for regular  & punctual attendance with correct deportment & diligent attention to his studies during the month of March 1866"
has  his teacher's and 2 other signatures of the school committee.

Rebecca (Hewitt) Adams Journal:  (1858)  Mr. Adams. . .  For every day I
seemed to be that much less his superior, for I knew I lacked many
accomplishments that he had.  All the hope I had was to gain his respect
and be worthy to be his friend.

He told me his Mother's name was Rebecca and he also had a sister
Rebecca.  The name reminded him of home and I thought I had never met
any one who cherished the name of mother and home as he did.   He so
often spoke of home and his sisters that I would think, why cannot all
girls have such a brother and all mothers such a son?  And when I would
look in his clear blue eyes, one need not fear of deception for his
character was pictured in his face.  He would be twenty-one the 21 of
May.  His father had died when he was ten years old in the City of New
York.  He was taken with cholera and his death was very sudden.  At the
time of his death he was Captain of the Police of New York  City.  John
had to give up his school and serve an apprenticeship. He worked three
years at the baggage train then worked some at Cahonett(?) then at
_______.  In the meantime his mother had remarried and he really had no
place to call home.  He went for a visit to see his mother when he was
twenty and bid adieu to mother and sisters to seek his fortune.
He had a
brother older than he was who was a tailor in Davenport, Iowa.  When he
visited his brother he was in the state of Iowa, ______,Kentucky and
Missouri then Kansas.  He had not left home quite a year when he came to
our house.  He had worked at his trade, taught writing, school and
traveled from place to place as he could to earn the money.  He had good
clothing and seemed to be a genteel man in every respect.  He was
strictly temperance, did not use tobacco in any form and by studying at
night and reading the daily papers was a good scholar.  He was well
posted in history, both ancient and modern.  This had taken many hours
until twelve and one at night.  Dear reader, do you wonder why I should
feel as if there was a great barrier between us?  But perhaps he thought
different.  The very things I thought I lacked were not such a barrier
after all.  My devotion to my mother was one thing that attracted his
attention.  Another was my reserve and other attractions I was not
aware of."

(1858)  The next day after we were engaged my brother, Buckner Hewitt
came from Council Bluffs, Iowa to see us.  He told me he brought a nice
young man with him and hoped I would like him.  I told him there was a
very nice young man boarding with us but never intimated anything more
as we had agreed to not make our engagement known to anyone but
Mother for a short time.  He was not long in finding it out for he
earnestly urged that we should be married in two weeks and asked
Mothers consent.  And the 30 of May (1858) we were united in marriage,
just four weeks from the day he came to our house.  (ROCK CREEK IN
POTTAWOTAMIE CO. KS).

"1858 May 29, John L. Adam of Rock Creek and Rebecca Maria Hewitt of
Rock Creek were md by Jacob Emmons Justice of the Peace at Emmons
house near St. George; witnessed by Wm and Louisa Emmons."
Westmoreland, Pottawatomie Co. mg records.  (sent by Riley Co. Gen Soc.)

After his death, Rebecca took the girls and went to New York.  She
mentioned Nineva. One of John Adams sisters  md a Crossley.  Rebecca's
journal continues after John's death:
"When I got to Nineva, I was put off at a place I had often heard my
husband speak of and where he had boarded.  . . . I wished to go to my
mother-in-law, Mrs. Bunce, that I was the wife of John Adams.  She was
greatly surprised and. . ..  She said here is one of the Bunce boys.  He can
go across the lot and tell Mother you are coming.. . . It was just seven
years today since poor John left home.
I stayed two weeks at Oak Hill with Mother.  Then, Mr. Crosley, the
brother-in-law who sent us the land warrant came after us and took
Mother and me to his home in New York City. . . .John's two sisters Mrs.
Crosley and Mrs. Bouton were very kind to me, also his brother and wife
who lived in Jersey City.  I could find no comfort any place.  I had left all
that was dear to me in that lonely spot on the Platte River and in my
mind I could see the little mound where they had laid him in a rude box
all alone.  I could hear those words ringing in my ears, "Take care of my
little Rinda and the Lord will care for you.  I will soon be with my Dear
Father.  My eyes are growing dim.  I cannot see you but I know your dear
voice."

Rebecca Mariah HEWITT [Parents] was born 22 Nov 1840 in Davis Twp, Fountain Co., Indiana. She died 13 Jun 1915 in Niangua, Webster, MO and was buried 15 Jun 1915 in Webb City Cem, Jasper, MO. Rebecca married ADAMS, John Lockwood  on 29 May 1858 in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie, KS.

Other marriages:

BRADLEY, Enoch Elijah

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Enoch Elijah BRADLEY was born 12 Feb 1843 in , Posy Co, IN. He died 3 Apr 1923 in Niangua, Webster, MO and was buried in Webb City, Jasper, MO. Enoch married Rebecca Mariah HEWITT on 5 Jul 1865 in Ft Kearney, Kearney, NE.

1866 fall: Rebecca (Hewitt) Bradley's Journal:  We then moved to near Ashland, Nebraska where we took out a claim and put up a house called a dugout.  The front was built out of stone with a window and door.  The back was  dug out so the bluff made part of the sides and the back wall.
The wall opposite the door was part of a solid bank of dirt.  The roof was a round of logs and gable ends built up and covered with brush and hay, then dirt.  You could not see very much of the house until you got down the hill.  We moved in this house in the fall of 1866.  In the spring, May
the 30, 1867, our oldest child was born and we named him Richard Nelson Bradley, Richard for my Father and Nelson for the kind brother who came out to stay with me.  And although he had died in April before the babe was born, we gave him the name just the same.  It would have been a pleasure if we could have told him of his namesake."

EE Bradley belonged to Co A 1st Nebr VC.  Feb 7 1866 he was mustered out.  Nelvita Jones also said:  First child Richard Nelson Bradley bo in NE north of Ft. Kearney I think  May 30 1867 in a dugout on a soldier's claim.
The winters were so cold they moved to S. E. Kansas and the to Benton Co. ARK where Katie Belle Bradley  June 21 1871 and Rebecca Aurilla were born near Cherokee.  When they left AR they went to Baxter Sprigs KS and lived for awhile then moved to Webb City having been preceeded by their dau & her husband Florinda  & Daniel Bradford about 1876.

Brief bio sketch in letter of 1972  written by Edith McGoon Wilson, gdau Enoch and Rebeca Bradley:  "When E. E. Bradley and Rebecca were first married, (1865) they took a soldiers claim in Nebraska and lived in a dug-out as it was called.  But they didn't live there long.
(1867) Their oldest child, NELSON was born in Nebraska.
(abt 1867)"Soon as Grandpa Bradley was out ofthe army, they moved down into KS around Marysville, KS.

(1868 Sept)  After the death of Jerusha,  they moved to S.W. KS, but didn't live there very long.
(abt 1869) Moved on to Benton Co. AR, living there 5 or 6 years.  Katie Bell (b 1871) and Rebecca were born in AR  due to the illness of SOLOMON BRADLEY, Grandpa's father.
(    ) They moved to Ornogo, MO, then to Webb City, Jasper Co. MO"

In 1901 William McGoon and wife Katie moved to Wright Co. Mo where Edith Leona was born.
1904 Nov 16 they moved on a farm belonging to Grandpa and Grandma Bradley 1 mi west of Niangua, MO.
1907, May 28, here Irene was born and Frank was b July 2 1909.
1909 fall,-1915 we moved to Holden, MO, living there 6 years when Grandma Bradley got them to move back to the farm west of Niangua.
1912 Jul 9th my baby brother Edward was born.  . . .my favorite. . cared for him till I was married in 1926. . .happy in Niangua, yet . . .Holden we had to leave many school mate friends and our Sunday School friends. .
.Our Dad knew nothing about farming and anyway the Ozarks wasn't any place for a family at that time.  Irene and I had 1 dress apiece and never had a new coat till we were married.  Irene ran off and md at 17.  I was
almost 21 1/2 when Ezra and I were married. Since 1926
I have lived in Kansas: Marion KS 16 yrs; Delaven KS 7 years; Waverly KS 11 yrs; and Garnett KS 12 years this last Feb 14, 1972."
1915 June 13  REBECCA died age 75."
(Edith McGoon Wilson)

1915 Death Certif and Obit of Rebecca Hewitt Bradley, his sister. who is also buried at "Webb City, MO."

1923, Apr 3   Obit for "Elijah E.Bradley 80, . . .formerley well known in this ciity, (Webb City MO) living here for more than 30 years. . .mine operator-later owned a grocery store and served on city council.  He left Webb City 18 years ago and went to Niangua where he engaged in farming
until his health failed.  His wife died eight years ago and was brought here for burial.   He was a civil war veteran. . . .Burial-Webb City Cem. . .Survived by 4 daughters, Mrs. Frank H. Cowen, No 526 South Madison St.,;
Mrs F. J. Bradford, No 4068 Madison St.;  Mrs. H. C. Hein of Parsons, KS; and Mrs. William H. McGoon of Niangua, MO."

Single picture of EEBradley abt 75-80.

MARRIAGE:28 Mar 1996 letter and FGR prepared by Frank L. Cline 723 South, 650 East, Bountiful, UT 84010

William Jacob HEWITT [Parents] was born 25 Aug 1834 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. He died 10 Jun 1915 in Niangua, Webster, MO and was buried 11 Jun 1915 in Freewill Baptist, Niangua, Webster, MO. William married Alvina about Apr 1860 in Of Rockingham Tp, Pottawatomie Co, KS.

1834 Aug 25 WILLIAM J. HEWITT born at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co OH.
source: Letter of removal-1890.

1840 June 1, CENSUS of  Davis Twp., Fountain Co., Indiana
             for RICHARD HEWITT FAMILY
1 male  5-10        (William Jacob-5)
l male 10-15        (Buckner abt 14 -from 1st mg.)
1 male 20-30       (?Eda's first child from lst mg.  John??)
1 male 40-50       (RICHARD 44)
1 f  under 5          (Leah Ann -abt 4)
1 f  10-15            (Mary Jane 10, b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f  15-20            (Sally Ann abt 18  & Sophia 16- from 1st mg)
1 f  30-40          (JERUSHA  40)
(dau Phoebe, age abt 20-missing--so she prob md.  Did she marry in
Brown Co and stay there--or did she go to Fountain Co. IN?)
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1840: Nov 22   Rebecca Mariah Hewitt b. Davis Twp., Fountain Co IN.

1844  WILLIAM HEWITT "was baptized April 1844 at Nauvoo, Hancock Co.
IL by Orson Hyde; & was confirmed by Orson Hyde. . ."  source: Letter of
removal-1890.

Wm's mother, "Jarusha" Parker was a seamstress,  half Indian, Cherokee.
born Trenton, NJ. moved with parents to Ohio when 6 years old..." wrote
Rebecca Aurilla Cohen, a gr dau of Jerusha's wrote in 1927.
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1850 Census in Travis Co., TX  p 137-138.
House #64: Richard Heuit  56 m Farmer  Ohio  (OHIO??)
Gerusia Heuit  50 f   NJ
Mary J      20  OH
William     16  Labourer  OH
Leah Ann  15  Indiana
Rebecca   10  ?Indiana?
Richard      7   Ilenoy
Letty Ann   4   Ilenoy
Samuel Calburt  17 Laboure Miss

1851 Dec 8, at Bell Co., Texas, his father made Ap for BOUNTY LAND
RECORDS:  Richard Hewitt, age 57(had been) IN CAPT CAMPBELLS HORSE
REG OF OHIO VOLUNTEERS SEPT 1 TO NOV 1814. (In 1851 William Jacob
was 17.)

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Sister Rebecca Hewitt:  Richard Hewitt died 15 September 1852 (1853!) shortly
before his fifty-fifth birthday.  "I was now twelve years old and
fatherless, with one brother three years younger, a sister five   years
younger  than   myself,  one sister three years older and a brother six
years older."

MARRIAGE of William Jacob  about 1860
1860 CENSUS of Pottawatomie, Kansas, Jerusha age 50.  (?) pg 714
Rockingham Township   pg. 62  9 sep 1860
Jerusha Hewit  50 f   500 300  Ohio
 Richard         17 m  farmer   ILL
Selby            14 m                ILL  going to school
(1996 to do: Get a copy of this census.)

pg 715  Wm Hewit  24   m farmer 699  700  MO.
        Alvina Hewit  20 f           ILL.

(1861)  Rebecca Hewitt's Journal:  "The next fall Mother was not able to
keep house.  My brother William was married and was living in Council
Bluffs, Iowa and to let Richard and Lettie go to school, we took mother
to live with us.  My John took care of the cattle and the children stayed
with neighbors and went to school some five miles distant.  Mother's
health failed very fast and at times she was very helpless.   She had such
a cough besides the cancer on her face."

(1862) About the first of February brother William came home
(Pottawatomie County, Kansas ) to take care of Mother.  He was only
with her a few days for on the 8th of February, Mother was gone to her
rest. Before she died she said, "Oh, children, all prepare for this solemn
hour."

1864: "Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM HEWITT were put in charge of Muddy
Station." pg 5 of THE INDIAN RAID ON THE UPPER LITTLE BLUE  pub by NE
St Hist Soc,'71.

1865:  (William Jacob Hewitt is brother to Rebecca (Hewitt) Bradley.
Rebecca Bradley is Katie Bradley"s mother.   and Katie Bradley is the
mother of Wm N. McGoon.  Brief bio sketch by Wm N. McGoon in 1972. )
"WILLIAM HEWITT, son of Richard Hewitt.  Ran a stage station (and
general store) on the Blue River in NE after the Civil War.  He made his
home with his sister, REBECCA and her two daughters.
(1865 July) When Rebecca md a soldier, William left and went to Santa
Barbara, CA where he md a woman and to whom were born ten children.
1910 william left Santa Barbara and made his home for a time with his
neice KATIE MCGOON.
1912  He later went to Arkansas and in
1915 he became ill with Brights Disease and went to the home of his
sister REBECCA BRADLEY at Niangua, MO. He died about 10 days after
reaching Rebeca's home.  Rebecca Bradley died 10 days after her brother
William in 1915.  WILLIAM is buried in the Free Will Baptist cemetery at
Niangua, MO.
One of the Hewitt girls of Santa Barbara, Ca was chosen Rose Queen a
few years back.  The records of City and County at Santa Barbara should
yield some info on the Hewitt clan."

Edith McGoon Wilson said:  "there are a lot of William Hewitt childen
living around south east Kansas and Okla for his wife bore at least 12 to
15 children.    .   .He was gone half the time.. . .He died in my grandmothers
house for I was 11 years old and--- him die.  He was 84 years old.  Of
course Grandma and He were the ones who stayed together all their life."

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9 APR 1855  DECLARATION  by  his mother, Jerusha, at Benton Co.,
Arkansas..her maiden name, mg date & place, death date & place of
Richard, signed Jarusha Hewitt.   1860 Census of Pottawatomie Kansas
for Jerusha.

1863 Feb 27,  Letter to Pension Comissioner from Manhattan Riley
Kansas,  " Jarusha Hewitt d 8 Feb 1862 LEAVING 2 MINOR HEIRS."...
"WIDOW NEVER DREW 120 ACRES BLW TO WHICH SHE WAS ENTITLED."
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Rebecca's journal:
"I received a letter from my Brother WILLIAM saying for me to come and
live with him.  I had not seen any of my own folks since we left our
home, so it seemed to me as if I must go.  Besides I saw nothing in New
York for me to support myself.   My brother-in-law had a large family
and rent to pay and I felt my visit was more of a burden than a pleasure.
I dearly loved all of my new relations and they did not seem like
strangers as we had received letters from them regularly.

" After staying five weeks, which seemed like that many months, I
started on my journey for the plains hardly realizing the disappointment
that awaited me.  Alas the one comfort of my life was gone, never to
return.  I landed safe in Atchison, Kansas.  I had to wait a few days for
room in the stagecoach that I had to take for about four hundred miles
and I was alone with my babes and no assistance.

(1864) "I landed at my brothers the last of October (1864)  or about two
months from the time I left.  The drive in the overland stagecoach was
not very pleasant after a tedious journey.  I had but $5 left, for my stage
fare was $35 and my ticket from Jersey City $52 to Atchison, Kansas.
After we left Marysville, Kansas meals were $1.50 to $2 a meal but
when I came to settle for my meals I was told they were paid for.  I did
not know who to thank for this kindness for I had made my complaints to
no one.  I was able to get through without asking help for I knew after I
got on past Marysville I would find friends or acquaintances.

(1864) "I found my brothers stopping at 32 Mile Creek as everything had
undergone more of a change than I realized.  The stage had been stopped
on account of the Indians.   Things had been so changed that they had
changed the stage stations.  My brothers were fixing stables to make Big
Muddy an exchange station where travelers could change horses and take
meals.  While they were doing this, an old man and another man with a
mule team stopped to stay all night.  His mules were tied to the wagon
and he was in the stable with the other men.  The creek ran so that the
bluff was only forty or fifty feet across from the road in front of the
house.  Some Indians, supposed to be Pawnee, came up the ravine and
shot the old man as he was sitting in the door of the cabin.  They took
the six mules and left not disturbing any thing else as they were afraid
to attack the men in the stable.  The stable had been dug out of the side
of the bluff or rock on the opposite side and as it was covered with hay
and dirt they had a very good place for security.  The men all went armed
even to take care of their horses.  The theft was done, we supposed, for
revenge as a few days before, this same traveler wanted to see how far
his carbine would shoot and took aim at an Indian about three quarters of
a mile off.   Only think Dear Reader I had to go in this same cabin the
next week not knowing if I would see my dear babes butchered or be
killed myself.  For what could be worse than prison except to have these
thoughts constantly on my mind?

"I've moved up to the Big Muddy and my brothers began to build a larger
house.  People who traveled across the plains in the overland stage had
to be fed and sometimes there were eight or ten who crossed in one
stage stopping at our place.  I had to have meals for them once a day and
sometimes twice a day.  I received many compliments from passengers
for the unexpected meals.   Some would declare they never sat down to a
better meal.  Others would say, if we could only get such coffee as that
in other places.  It is really the first good cup of coffee I have had.
Others would say, that meal is worth $200 because we have only had a
lunch meal elsewhere.  This was some encouragement.  To think if I had
but room enough to set the table, I found I could please those I come in
contact with.  And soon this station was known from Atchison, Kansas to
Denver, Colorado.   When the stage would stop someone would say "Boys
we will get a square meal here."  That winter,
(1864) brother William went to Council Bluffs after my sister Lettie
who was yet single and a dear good girl and fond of children.  I was
relieved of that care and as we had quite a comfortable house I begin to
get some relief.  Yet there was no one but strangers to talk to and as
some made the trip every six weeks we become acquainted.
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About two weeks from this time I went to Ft. Kearney to be married.
(Rebecca is 24 years old.) Brother Richard made us welcome for he liked
the soldier boy who he now called brother.  When Brother Will came, he
was now grown and said.  "You have now married a soldier.  You can
lookout for no one."  I was so proud and indignant that I did not try to
make any attempts to please him or explain.  He took sister Lettie away
to go to school and said he would bring his wife back with him.  I helped
to get Lettie ready and the day she left, little Rinda cried and would not
be comforted as she dearly loved her Aunt Lettie.  It seemed as if her
heart would break.

My brother Will soon came back with his bride but I could see plainly
that the house would never hold all of us, so I told Elijah the next day I
would go to camp before I would stay in the house and be insulted by that
woman.  So he got a large freight wagon with bows and cover and we put
our bed and what few things we had in it.  . . .
We bought an interest in 32 Mile Creek that my brother had traded off  by
using what was left of my land at Sand Hill, to trade for it. We had to go
in partnership with an old man by the name of More who was living at the
place."
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Claim made May 5, 1873 to Senate and House by William (a nephew of
this William- I think) and Richard Hewitt for losses from Indian
depredations "said to have been made on the Hewitt BROTHERS ranches in
Nebraska Territory in Aug 1864.....$10,000."     (copy  of letter in Hewitt
notebook. recheck this data and put into Richard Hyde Hewitt & son???)
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27 Feb 1863 to Commissioner Pensions, Wash DC
22 Mar 1870  Letter of Administration to William.Hewitt.
25 Mar 1870 Power of Attorney   William at Marysville, Ks.

Thisdocument was a form  filled out with a few handwritten names:
22 March 1870
Letters of Administration
The people of State of New York    (New York?  Why New York? cm.)
To all persons interested in estate of Jerusha Hewitt late of Marysville in Co of Marshall deceased.
Jerusha Hewitt died intestate
William Hewitt apointed administrator of her property.
signed by LW Norton Surrogate of Co of Wayne (of New York?)
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The next document was a form  filled out with a lot of handwritten names.
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The next document was all handwritten:
State of New York
Wayne County Surrogates Court ss S.L M Norton County Judge & Surrogator
Wayne County    do hereby certify that it appears from prosp on file in this office that Jerusha Hewett was duly married to Richard Hewett in Clermont Co Ohio in 1828 and that the said Richard Hewett died before 1855.
Given under my hand & seal this 14th day of January 1871
L.M  Norton
Wayne Co.Judge
 Power of Attorney.
William Hewitt son and administrator of Jerusha Hewitt dec'd late of Kansas have hereby appointed Wm Van Marter of Washington, D.C., my lawful attorney for me and in my name to apply for a Land Warrant for which Jerusha Hewitt & Richard Hewett her husband made claim.  They are both dead and no child survives who was under 21 years of age on March 3, 1855.
Witness my hand and seal at Marysville KS this 25 day of March 1870.
William Hewitt Administrator
State of Kansas
County of Marshall   on this 25th day of March
The confusing thing about these documents above is that WILLIAM HEWITT was b 1835 and he knew that Rebecca and Richard were alive in 1870. (Perhaps Leah Ann was also.)  Rebecca b Nov 1840 was 14 in March of 1855. And Richard Hyde Hewitt b Jan 1844, was 11 in March of 1855.
So how could he make the statement that "No child survives who was under 21 years of age March 1855"?
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Now I'm down to JARUSHA  (that's the way she signed it in the BLW documents.)
I keep trying to think where it was I saw--recently-- an indication that she had died in Marysville.  I kind of think it was the BLW.  YES!  I just looked.  It's the doument dated 22 Mar 1870.  "Jerusha Hewitt late of Marysville. . .William Hewitt appointed adm of her property."  (What "property" for goodness sake?)

Those documents somehow relating to William Hewitt  seem very strange to me.
In the 25 Mar 1870 doc, William attests that  "No child survives who was under 21 years of age on March 3, 1855."     I don't understand how he was figuring.

In 1855 Leah Ann was about 18, Rebecca was 15, Richard was 11 and Lettie abt 9.
I don't know when Leah Ann died.  She md about 1855 and had 4 children so it's possible she died by 1870.

Rebecca obviously was alive in 1870, as was Richard.  Don't know about Lettie.

So whether or not  "Jerusha Hewitt late of Marysville."   was really "of Marysville-"-is questionable.  Didn't in any way sound like that in Rebecca's Journal.  But worth looking into.    I have intended to call the Marshall Co. probate court----just did and death records don't begin until late 1880's.  I tried to call the library, but they must be closed on Monday.  Reference Librarians are often VERY helpful.
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1870 CENSUS Marysville Twp., Marshall Co. KS  pg 330.
William Hewitt   35 M  W farmer 1600 700 Ohio
Margaret             25 F  W  Keeping House Prussia, both Mother & Father foreign born
Ella J                     5 F  W  Kansas, Mother foreign born.
Mary G.                1 F  W  Kansas, Mother foreign born.

14 Jan 1871  to State of New York from Marysville Judge certifying
Jerusha & Richards marriage date and place.

1890, Jul 6 Letter of removal (for RLDS) for William J Hewitt from Blue
Rapids, Marshall Co., KS to Webb City, Jasper Co Mo.  gives birth date & place.
He "was baptized April 1844 at Nauvoo, Hancock Co. IL by Orson Hyde;
was confirm by Orson Hyde. . .
Letter of Removal given at Blue Rapids, KS 6th day of July 1890."
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1893 Feb 21, Mary Jane Hewitt Maloney died.
1915 Death Certif  of Will Hewitt (he was a widower)
1915  Obituary of Will Hewitt  "chronic nephritis -farmer  birthplace
Indiana..informant N. Bradley"
1915 Death Certif of Rebecca Hewitt Bradley
1921 Obit of Richard Hyde Hewitt

HEWETT, William J.

Birth:August 1834, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
William J. Hewett joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 1844 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, being baptized by Orson Hyde. He was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 12 September 1890 at Webb City, Jasper, Missouri, by E. E. Bradley. Source:Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book C Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book D
Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book E
Early Reorganization Minutes, 1872-1905, Book G

DEATH: records of Frank Lewis Cline

Alvina was born 1838 in , IL. She died before 1915. Alvina married William Jacob HEWITT about Apr 1860 in Of Rockingham Tp, Pottawatomie Co, KS.

MARRIAGE of William Hewitt:

1860 CENSUS of Pottawatomie, Kansas, Jerusha age 50.  (?) pg 714
Rockingham Township   pg. 62  9 sep 1860
Jerusha Hewit  50 f   500 300  Ohio
       Richard         17 m  farmer   ILL
 Selby            14 m                ILL  going to school
(1996 to do: Get a copy of this census.)

pg 715  Wm Hewit  24   m farmer 699  700  MO.
        Alvina Hewit  20 f           ILL.

Harrison DOCKERY was born about 1833 in , Of Benton Co., AR. He married Leah Ann HEWITT on 1855/1856 in , Of Benton Co, AR.

b abt 1833 based on Rebecca Hewitts journal after her father died in Sep 1853, she said "There was a young man by the name of Dockery who proposed to assist Mother in moving. . ."

IGI lists a "GREEN DOCKERY b 3 JAN 1830, Butler KY, father Cader Dockery, Mother Frances Embry.

CM thinks he is likely the brother of Harrison Dockery since he named one of his children "Green."
Check 1840-1850 Butler KY census index.

Rebecca Hewitt's Journal:  "We lived in Arkansas over two years and in the spring of 1856 we moved to Kansas, near Atchison, or rather between Atchison and Leavenworth.  . .   My sister Ann married Harrison
Dockery before we left Arkansas so I was now the only girl at home."

Now when would they have gone to Montana?   Let's figure:

1855/56:  Harrison Dockery md Leah Hewitt and it was after Richard, Leah's father, died and before Rebecca et al left  Arkansas.

1860: census of Rockingham Twp., Pottawatomie Co. p.o.Elden.  pg 61
Harrison Dockery  30  M farmer 800  500  Tenn.
Ann                       28  F  Tenn  (wrong birthplace for Ann)
Ida                          3  F  KT    (Kansas Territory)
John                        1  M  KT.

1863:   John Adams  "and Mr. DOCKERY bought a ranch that was known as the Sand Hill Ranch two miles from the Platte River. (the property was in Dawson County, NE, north about two miles from the river and near the
Buffalo County line.)"

1864:  Rebecca's Journal:  "In March we bought out Mr. DOCKERY. . ."

I don't think Rebecca mentioned the Dockery's  after 1864.

I need to  look at 1910 and 1920 soundex of Montana for Hewitts .
(Later) I did.  No luck. No dockery in 1870 MT, KS, or NE indexes.  A bunch of Dockery's in MO 1870, but not ours. I checked the 1900 soundex for Montana, KS and NE.  Nil.  There's no 1910 soundex for Montana.  I looked at 1920 for Montana.  Nil on Dockery.
Perhaps AR?  did not try.

Leah Ann HEWITT [Parents] was born 28 Dec 1836 in Fremont, Steuben, Indiana. She married Harrison DOCKERY on 1855/1856 in , Of Benton Co, AR.

1837  about-  LEAH ANN HEWITT born--?Brown CO?  (birthdate calculated from her sister, Rebecca's journal:  " We lived fifteen miles from Tahlequah ---
Richard Hewitt died 15 September 1852* (Actually was Sep 1853).  I was now twelve years old
and fatherless, with one brother three years younger, a sister five
years  younger  than   myself,  ONE SISTER THREE YEARS OLDER (that
would be Leah Ann) and a brother six years older.")

1840: May 24.  Richard Hewitt in Shawnee Prairie, Fountain Co. IN

1840 June 1, CENSUS of  Davis Twp., Fountain Co., Indiana
             for RICHARD HEWITT FAMILY
1 male  5-10        (William Jacob-5)
l male 10-15        (Buckner abt 14 -from 1st mg.)
1 male 20-30       (?Eda's first child from lst mg.  John??)
1 male 40-50       (RICHARD 44)
1 f  under 5          (Leah Ann -abt 4)
1 f  10-15            (Mary Jane 10, b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f  15-20            (Sally Ann abt 18  & Sophia 16- from 1st mg)
1 f  30-40          (JERUSHA  40)
(dau Phoebe, age abt 20-missing--so she prob md.  Did she marry in
Brown Co and stay there--or did she go to Fountain Co. IN?)
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1840: Nov 22   Rebecca Mariah Hewitt b. Davis Twp., Fountain Co IN.

1842:  (Richard appears to be in Chaney Creek.) Tax assessors Record of
Personal Property, Hancock Co., IL,  pg 197.  Richard Hewitt total
personal property  $480. $130 more than any other of 12 people listed on
that page.   John Hall next house neighbor.
(Sophia Smith 4 houses away.  Richard's daughter, Sophia from 1st mg?)

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1844 Jan 7, RICHARD HYDE HEWITT  b Illinois. (obit).
probably at Chaney Creek.>>(map spelling.)

1844  Jun  Rebecca Hewitts Journal said they "lived on Chaney Creek
about 10 miles from Nauvoo."

1844 Richard Hewitt's lived on China Creek about 10 miles from Nauvoo
Thence to Iowa--to Texas  .LDS  Church Hist Vol 2 pg 731-733.

1846 Jan 28, Richard Hewitt still in Nauvoo area.
1846 February: still in Nauvoo area.

1846/7 dau Letty Hewitt born.  Letty is probably  the14 yr old born
"Illinois" in JARUSHA'S  1860 Kansas census
(Alice Dion record said:"Letty died at 18.")

1847 July 9: "Arriving at Tahlequah (Okla.) they found work immediately.
Bishop Miller stopped in Indian Territory about five months, during which
time he held meetings in his home and later in the court house at
Tahlequah.  This caused jealousy among the sectarian missionaries, and
in December 1847, Bishop Miller left Tahlequah, putting his contracts
into the hands of his two companions, Kilting and HEWITT, and went to
Texas.

1847  Rebecca Hewitt's Journal:  In the spring  (of 1847) we started for
Texas but when we got to Tahlequah,  (9 JUL  1847)  Cherokee Nation,
Father  rented  a  farm and we  stayed  in  the   nation over a year.

(abt Sep 1848)We then went to Texas and lived one year on Cedar Creek
not far from Bastrop.
(1849)  The next year we lived ten miles above Austin, Texas.
(1850)  The following year we located on the Lampasas River five miles
from Briggs.*  (*Briggs is close to present day Oakalla, Texas near the
Colo. River) Texas was very dry and Father did not like the climate.
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1850 Census in Travis Co., TX  p 137-138.
House #64: Richard Heuit  56 m Farmer  Ohio  (OHIO??)
Gerusia Heuit  50 f   NJ
Mary J      20  OH
William     16  Labourer  OH
Leah Ann  15  Indiana
Rebecca   10  ?Indiana?
Richard      7   Ilenoy
Letty Ann   4   Ilenoy
Samuel Calburt  17 Laboure Miss
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8 Dec 1851 at Bell Co., Texas, Ap for BOUNTY LAND RECORDS:  Richard
Hewitt, age 57 IN CAPT CAMPBELLS HORSE REG OF OHIO VOLUNTEERS
SEPT 1 TO NOV 1814.
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Rebecca's Journal:
(abt 1851/2) "We went from Texas back to Cherokee Nation  where we
lived a year near Tahlequah and Father put up hay.
John Taylor who had also moved to the Nation from Texas cut timbers for
a sawmill with Father in the winter of 1851 and 1852.

"In the spring of 1852 we moved to McCoy's Prairie about fifteen miles
away, rented a place and kept a transit  hotel and a corral for cattle.
Father was doing some freighting for there was always plenty of work
for him to do as all the natives liked him.

1852-Rebecca Hewitt said" We lived fifteen miles from Tahlequah ---
Richard Hewitt died 15 September 1852*.  I was now twelve years old
and fatherless, with one brother three years younger, a sister five
years  younger  than   myself,  ONE SISTER THREE YEARS OLDER (that
would be Leah Ann) and a brother six years older." (*Should read
Sept 1853)

"Father died in September and about the first of November we received a
letter from sister Jane asking for some of us to come to Texas after her.
She was then at Hamilton's Valley about five  or six hundred miles away.
Her husband had been called to Mexico and there was no means of
transportation for her in those days so my mother sent Will and I to get
her..
"There was a young man by the name of DOCKERY who proposed to assist
Mother in moving.  So when we left for Hamilton Valley, Mother took a
trip up to Benton County, Arkansas and bought a small farm near where
the town of Gravette now stands but had not yet moved on the place.
She then sent Mr. DOCKERY to meet us."

Rebecca Hewitt's Journal:  "We lived in Arkansas over two years and in
1856,the spring of, we moved to Kansas, near Atchison, or rather
between Atchison and Leavenworth.   MY SISTER ANN MARRIED HARRISON
DOCKERY BEFORE WE LEFT Arkansas so I was now the only girl at home."
(So that marriage would have been about 1855/1856).

Later in the Journal Rebecca again says: "My sister ANN married
HARRISON DOCKERY the young man who helped Mother move, and they had
gone to the Nation where a few Saints were living.  My sister Jane had
been gone for some time before ANN and HARRISON left."

1857  "In about the spring of 1857 the Kansas war began and because of
the Jayhawkers* many desperate things were done.  We left Leavenworth
and moved out west one hundred miles to Pottawatomie County, Kansas
where we made a claim.   My brother Will broke up prairie and put in a
crop. Then in July   he took my mother to where my aunt lived to be
doctored for a cancer and he was going to help bring in hay for the
government at Leavenworth, Kansas.   I was left with my little sister
eleven years old and brother, Richard, thirteen years old to take care of
the cows, hogs and to keep house.  Think of a sixteen year old girl
staying alone with two children for three months, for my brother Richard
was so small one would not think him over eight or nine years old.   I
was then in my seventeenth year.   This was a newly settled country
with few houses built on the land.  Our nearest neighbor was three
quarters of a mile away and MY SISTER ANN lived two or three miles
away. (1857-1858)
  Our closest neighbors, Mr. Burtrum and his wife, were very kind and
when I got sick they took me to their house and cared for me a few days.
We had our horses to ride and ALMOST EVERY DAY WE WENT OVER TO SEE
SISTER ANN but had to be at home every night to attend to our cows and
hogs. We made two jars of butter and had them well packed so it kept
nice and when Mother came home we took it fifteen miles to market."
. . .
(1858) "When Mr. Adams had been at our house about a week, sister ANN
came over and spent the day.  She said,  "Becca, if you could only get such
a nice young man as Mr. Adams.  But no danger of your getting him.  I
guess you will have to take Abb."  I said, "No, never.  I do not expect to
try to get Mr. Adams.  But as for Abb, we will never get married."  For
after I had seen what a contrast there was between the two, I was fully
determined never to even go with Mr. Frisby again."

1859 Jan 17:  Declaration by Jarusha Hewitt of POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS,
age 58, widow of Richard Hewitt- who died in Cherokee Nation in Indian
Territory 25 Sep 1853--purpose to obtain the bounty land to which she
may be entitled.  She has received a warrant in his name since his death
for forty acres-- No 58431.   Jarusha Hewitt.  HARRISON DOCKERY  and
Absolom Frisby residents of Pottawatomi Co.  swore she was who she
said and was still a widow.

1860 census of Rockingham Twp., Pottawatomie Co. p.o.Elden.  pg61
Harrison Dockery 30  M farmer 800  500  Tenn.
Ann       28  F  Tenn  (wrong birthplace for Ann)
Ida         3   F  KT  (Kansas Territory)
John      1   M  KT.

1863: (John Adams)  "and Mr. DOCKERY bought a ranch that was known as
the Sand Hill Ranch two miles from the Platte River.*  It was  seven
miles from Junction City, twenty-two miles from Fort Kearney on the
Atchison Road leading from Atchison and Leavenworth, Kansas.  Junction
City was the junction of the two roads, the one already mentioned and
the other leading from Plattsmouth and Nebraska City.  This road ran two
and one-half miles north of us.  There was a ranch on this road about
that distance from us which was the nearest house.  . . . The next was
Called Big Muddy.  Here my brother Richard bought an interest.
*A note shows the property was in Dawson County north about two miles
from the river and near the Buffalo County line.
But to return to Kansas.   My sister ANN had moved out some time in the
summer. . ."

(1864)  "In March we bought out Mr. DOCKERY, giving him our horses and
wagon and all the money we had made all winter.  We kept the furniture
and fixtures.  At last we were alone and I began to think maybe it is all
for the best after all.   All that winter my babe's neck was stiff and
drawn back so I could not put her chin down.  It was about twenty-eight
or thirty miles to Fort Kearney to the nearest doctor."

INFO: LDS INFOBASE, LDS VITAL RECORDS
(DOCKRY, DOCKERY), Leahann (Leah Ann)
Birth:December 29, 1836 or December 28, 1836, Fremont, Steuben, Indiana
  Daughter of Richard Hewitt
Married:H. Dockery
Death:December 1887, Great Falls, Montana
Leahann (Dockry) was baptized a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on 13 October 1867 by J. D. Craven.
Source:Early Reorganization Minutes, 1852-1871, Book A, p. 582
Saints' Herald Obituaries, 1888, p. 175