Mysterious Mr. Shrader

As the family story says, our grandmother named one of her sons Shrader because it was the surname of her favorite teacher.

Some time ago, I researched a possible family connection with any Shraders and came across Wilhelm Shrader (born about 1724) who sailed to America with his parents but arrived at the New World alone. More about him in the post HERE.

Although that was all very interesting, Wilhelm Shrader was a rather distant and indirect ancestor. Maybe too distant to influence our grandmother's choice regarding naming her son.

See yourself

Wilhelm Shrader
⇒ his son Heinrich Jacob Schrader (b. 5 July 1750, Rimbeck, Halberstadt, Saxony, Germany/d. 1 Feb. 1829, Jefferson, Kentucky) + wife Anna Maria (b. about 1740, Jefferson, Kentucky)

⇒ his son Jacob Shreader (17 August 1771, Westmoreland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/d. 11 Sept. 1837, Oldham, Kentucky) + wife Eva Elizabeth (b. 26 April 1774, Bethel Township, Berks, Pennsylvania/d. August 1860, Oldham, Kentucky). They married on 27 August 1793.

Bethel Township, view from near Pleasant Grove Rd.

⇒ his son Elijah Shrader (b. about 1817, Oldham, Kentucky/d. 15 July 1845, Edgar County, Illinois)

⇒ his wife Sarah Ann (Carpenter) Shrader (b. about 1816, Madison Co., Virginia/d. 5 Oct 1849, Edgar County, Illinois)

Elijah and Sarah Ann married on 9 June 1834 in Oldham, Kentucky (1).

⇒ her sister Eliza Ann (Carpenter) Brown (b. 24 Sept. 1808, Madison, Virginia/d. 1 Nov. 1849, Oldham, Kentucky) married Mr. John Brown (b. 18 April 1811/d. 4 June 1841) on 20 April 1829 in Oldham, Kentucky (2).

⇒ her son John Liter Brown (b. March 1838 in Floydsburg, Oldham, KY) - a farmer and carpenter.

John relocated from Kentucky to Texas where he married (3) Miss Mary Susannah Lunsford (b. 17 May 1841, Kentucky/d. 9 August 1917, Allen, Collin, TX). She was the daughter of William Lunceford and Catherine Pottof Schrader, and a great-granddaughter of Wilhelm Shrader, the emigrant, mentioned above.

In 1880 John, his wife Mary Susannah, and their seven children lived in Precinct 5, Collin County, Texas. John was a farmer and he hired 11 men who also lived in the household (4). One of the workers was John's distant relative Albert Ross Wetsel.

John passed on 14 April 1913 in Collin County, Texas.

Clipping source:

Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1913, newspaper, April 17, 1913; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992417/: accessed March 28, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

⇒ John and Mary's daughter Eliza Catherine (Brown) Angle (b. 5 May 1869, Collin, TX/d. 27 July 1964, Allen, Collin, TX).

Train Water Station, Allen, Texas

⇒ her husband James Lafayette Angle (b. 25 Feb. 1863, Tennessee/d. 27 June 1949, Allen, Collin, TX), son of Marcus Lafayette Angle and Mammie Erena Jones.

James and Eliza Catherine married on 23 July 1890 and they had 8 children, two of whom died young.

The Census of 1940 recorded that Jim L Angle, his wife, son James L. Jr, Willie M (daughter-in-law) + a niece and nephew lived in Justice Precinct 6 (McKinney), Collin, Texas (5). The record contains a mistake. The children described as a nephew (Robert Doyle) and niece (Betty Sue) were actually James L Sr.'s grandchildren (6). Their parents were James Lafayette Jr. and Willa Mae (nee Starnes).

⇒ his younger sister Dora Elizabeth (Angel) Brown (b. 1 May 1868, Tennessee/d. 29 Dec. 1961, Plano, Collin, TX)

On 17 June 1880, Dora, her parents and siblings (Isabelle, James L., Albert Abner, Durrett Monroe, Nancy Neal, Charles Thomas, and John Walter lived at a farm in Justice Precinct 5, Collin, Texas (7).

⇒ her husband Robert Lee Howard - our great-uncle

⇒ his sister/our grandmother Rachel

I continued my research, looking for a Shrader family who lived in Texas, in the same area and at the same time where and when our grandma lived.

Well, I did find the Shraders in Texas.

George Hammond Shrader, a farmer, (b. on 11 Sept. 1825 in Warren County, Tennessee) and his wife Mary Inez Gibbs (b. 10 Nov. 1827, Warren, Tennessee) came to Collin County in Texas with their 12 children around 1871/1872.

In 1870 they all still lived in Civil District No. 9 in Coffee County, Tennessee (8). The twelfth child of George and Mary's was born on 26 Jan 1871 in Carroll County, Arkansas. Probably when the family was on their way to Texas. The supposition supports the fact that their last and thirteenth child was born in August 1874 in Frisco, Collin County, TX.

Anyway, the next Census which took place in 1880 recorded the Shrader family who dwelled in 6th Precinct of Collin County, TX.

Household

George Shrader, Self, Male, age 54, born Tennessee, United States
Mary Shrader, Wife, Female, age 52, born Tennessee, United States
William H Shrader, Son, Male, age 29, born Tennessee, United States
Houston P Shrader, Son, Male, age 25, born Tennessee, United States
George W Shrader, Son, Male, age 23, born Tennessee, United States
James P Shrader, Son, Male, age 19, born Tennessee, United States
Martha Shrader, Daughter, Female, age 16, born Tennessee, United States
Virginia Shrader, Daughter, Female, age 14, born Tennessee, United States
Tennsee Shrader, Daughter, Female, age 12, born Tennessee, United States
Fountain P Shrader, Son, Male, age 9, Arkansas, United States
Daniel B Shrader, Son, Male, age 5, born Texas, United States

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-BH9 : 15 July 2017), Houston P Shrader in entry for George Shrader, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 237C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.

George Hammond was a Civil War veteran. He served as Sergeant in 34th Regiment of 4th Tennessee Confederate Infantry (Capt. J. F. Ross' Company, Churchwell's Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers).
Af all his children only one had anything to do with teaching. It was George's third son and fourth child Houston Petway Shrader born 24 March 1855 in Coffee County, Tennessee.

Houston became a methodist preacher. He was a contemporary of our grandma Rachel. Actually, she was 11 years younger than him. They both lived in Collin County, Texas so, all in all, very likely it was Houston Petway Shrader who inspired grandma so much that she decided to name one of her sons after that Bible teacher.

Methodist Episcopal Curch in Fredericksburg, Texas

On 10 June 1886, 31-year-old Houston married Miss Ruby Ann Emeline Edgar (b. 5 July 1861 in Newton, TX).

Mr. Shrader was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1885 to 1910. He also worked in the Euless Methodist Church (1893/1894). In 1912, during his retirement, he served as a supply pastor in the Electra Circuit.

What makes it all even more interesting, is the fact that Houston Petway and our grandma Rachel were related due to the marriage of Houston's youngest brother (the one born in Texas) Daniel Booker Shrader. The latter one married Miss Ada R Rogers on 27 Nov. 1897 in Collin, TX (9).

Ada's brother Addison Pierce Rogers was married to Rachel's brother William Monroe Howard's son-in-law's sister.

Here is the family line

Houston Petway Shrader
⇒ his brother Daniel Booker Shrader (b. 4 August 1874, Frisco, Collin, TX/d. 1 Oct. 1937, Collin, TX) was the first postmaster of Frisco

⇒ his wife Ada R Rogers (b. 14 Feb. 1876, Rockhill, Collin, TX/d. 20 May 1909, Collin, TX) was the daughter of Beverly Leonidas Rogers and Elizabeth Rhoda Ware. She was the first wife of Daniel's. They married on 27 Nov. 1897 (10).

In 1900, the couple lived with their first child, one-year-old son Harold Pearson and Daniel's mother Mary Inez in Justice Precinct 6 (north half), Collin, TX (11). Ada died at birth of her fifth child, a girl who was stillborn.

⇒ her brother Addison Pierce Rogers (b. 29 Jan. 1879, Frisco, Collin, TX/d. 22 June 1961, Frisco, Collin, TX), farmer

⇒ his wife Maude Lillian (Miller) Rogers (b. 1881 /d. Nov. 1953, Collin, TX), daughter of  Rev. Samuel William Miller and Martha Elizabeth Moore

Addison and Maude married on 15 Jan. 1902 in Collin, TX (12).

Possibly they had 4 children. At least that was what I found in the records.

⇒ her brother William Bryant Miller (b. 29 Nov. 1883, Tupelo, Mississippi/d. 5 Dec. 1971, McKinney, Collin, TX) was a salesman. The WW1 draft registration tells that William was tall, had blue eays and light hair (13).

⇒ his wife Geneva Clementine (Howard) Miller (b. 1 April 1889, Allen, Collin, TX/d. 10 June 1968, McKinney, Collin, TX)

William and Geneva's house was at 539 North Curch St., McKinney, TX (13).

⇒ her father William Monroe Howard - our great-uncle

Clipping source:

Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 16, 1909, newspaper, September 16, 1909; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857114/: accessed March 28, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. 

⇒ his sister Rachel Clementine Howard - our grandmother


And how is Houston Petway Shrader related to Wilhelm Shrader the immigrant, mentioned at the beginning of this article? Maybe there is a more direct relation, but I have not found it. Actually, I have not looked for that since I found the Shrader family who settled in Colin, Texas.
That connection in our family tree goes through the Howard and Anglea family.

Houston Petway Shrader
⇒ his brother Daniel Booker Shrader
⇒ his wife Ada R Rogers
⇒ her brother Addison Pierce Rogers
⇒ his wife Maude Lillian (Miller) Rogers
⇒ her brother William Bryant Miller
⇒ his wife Geneva Clementine (Howard) Miller
⇒ her mother Isabel (Howard) Angle, wife of William Monroe Howard
⇒ her sister Nancy Neal (Angel) Brown
⇒ her husband John William Brown (b. 2 Sept. 1870, Collin, TX/d. 9 Dec. 1915, McKinney, Collin, TX)

Nannie and John married on 14 Dec. 1892 in Collin, Texas

⇒ his father John Liter Brown
⇒ his mother Eliza Ann (Carpenter) Brown
⇒ her sister Sarah Ann (Carpenter) Shrader
⇒ her husband Elijah Shrader
⇒ his father Jacob Shreader
⇒ his father Heinrich Jacob Schrader
⇒ his father Wilhelm Shrader

Houston Petway Shrader passed away on 18 May 1935 in his home in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas (14). He was buried in the Restland Cemetery, Dallas, TX.

Resources:
(1) "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-483M : 17 May 2018), Elijah Shrader and Sarah Ann Carpenter, 9 Jun 1834; citing Marriage, Oldham, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 482,444.
(2) "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ9-WNFH : 17 May 2018), John Brown and Eliza Carpenter, 20 Apr 1829; citing Marriage, Oldham, Kentucky, United States, district clerk, court clerk, county clerk and register offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 482,443.
(3) "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K61P-C36 : 10 December 2017), J L Brown and Mary S Lunsford Or Lansford, 09 Apr 1868; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,595.
(4) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-5G7 : 15 July 2017), John L Brown, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 191D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.
(5) "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJ6-F5F : 14 March 2018), Jim L Angle in household of Jim L Angle, Justice Precinct 6, Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 43-37, sheet 1A, line 10, family 3, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4009.
(6) "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6GR-C3C : 13 March 2018), Robert Doyle Angel, 08 May 1933; citing Mckinney, Collin, Texas, United States, certificate 35653, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,078.
(7) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFFB-TDP : 15 July 2017), Dora E Angle in entry for Marcus Angle, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 25, sheet 210A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1296; FHL microfilm 1,255,296.
(8) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8L-HN7 : 12 April 2016), Houston Shrader in household of G H Shrader, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 10, family 69, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,019.
(9) "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-9YR : 10 December 2017), Daniel Booker Shrader and Ada Rogers, 28 Nov 1897; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,599.
(10) "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-9YR : 10 December 2017), Daniel Booker Shrader and Ada Rogers, 28 Nov 1897; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,599.
(11) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3L3-5KP : accessed 27 March 2019), Ada R Shrader in household of Daniel B Shrader, Justice Precinct 6 (north half), Collin, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 19, sheet 1B, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,621.
(12) "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K615-HX9 : 10 December 2017), A P Rogers and Maude Miller, 15 Jan 1902; citing Marriage, citing Collin, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 1,289,600
(13) "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX9-7N6 : 13 March 2018), William Bryant Miller, 1917-1918; citing Collin County no 1, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,952,405.
(14) "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K341-CZN : 13 March 2018), Houston Petway Shrader, 18 May 1935; citing certificate number 25160, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,471.

Photos:
Bethel Township: Andrew Bossi [CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)] 
Cornfield: By Famartin - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=54584142
Train water station, Allen, TX: By MeekMark - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21075908

F. D. Roosevelt, T. Roosevelt, Our Indirect and Direct Ancestors

In this post, we come back to the Grant family line, Susannah Delano and her husband Noah Grant Jr.

According to the research regarding our family tree, we are indirectly related via Susannah (Delano) Grant to Mr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The latter one was Susannah's cousin four times removed.

Susanna was married to Noah Grant Jr. who was a great-nephew of Josiah Grant (1669/1732). And Josiah was the husband of Miss Rebecca (Minor) Grant, our cousin seven times removed (whom I have already mentioned in the POST related to Mr. Hiram Ulysses Grant and the Grant/Minor family tree branch).

The above relation sounds quite complicated and it is indeed far. However, there is also another family connection which leads from Noah Grant Jr. to our direct ancestors. It is easier to follow that when it is described person by person.

Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Hyde Park, New York

Franklin Delano Rossevelt

⇒ his mother Sarah Ann (Delano) Roosevelt (b. 21 Sept. 1855, Algonac, Orange, NY/d. 7 Sept. 1941, Hyde Park, Dutchess, NY)

Sarah lived with her parents (Warren and Catherine) and siblings in Newburgh, Orange County, New York (1). She married Mr. James Roosevelt Sr., a farmer and a lawyer, on 7 Oct. 1880. In 1900, the couple lived with their son and servants in Hyde Park Township, Dutchess, New York.

Sarah Roosevelt
United States Census, 1900
Name: Sarah Roosevelt
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Hyde Park Township, Dutchess, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 1
Years Married: 20
Birth Date: Sep 1852
Birthplace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1880
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Mother of how many children: 1

Household

James Roosevelt, Head, Male, age 72, born New York
Sarah Roosevelt, Wife, Female, age 48, born New York
Franklin Roosevelt, Son, Male, age 18, born New York
Illin Olson, Servant (cook), Female, age 23, born Sweden
Elsae Olson, Servant (laundress), Female, age 40, born Sweden
Agusta Hung, Servant (kitchen maid), Female, age 16, born Sweden
Elspie Mcechern, Servant (maid), Female, age 57, born Canada
Louise Stohtz, Servant (maid), Female, age 35, born France
William Arkenstall, Servant (butler), Male, age 49, born England

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSXM-BC5 : accessed 19 March 2019), Sarah Roosevelt in household of James Roosevelt, Hyde Park Township, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11, sheet 7B, family 144, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,022.

⇒ her father Warren Delano Jr. (13 July 1809, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts/d. 17 Jan. 1898, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts) was a merchant. On Nov. 1 1843, he married Miss Catherine Robbins Lyman (b. 12 Jan. 1825, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts), daughter of  Joseph Lyman and Ann Jean Robbins (2). Warren and Catherine had 11 children. Mrs. Catherine R Delano died due to sarcoma of lungs on 10 Feb. 1896 (3).

⇒ his father Warren Delano Sr. (b. 28 Oct. 1779, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts/d. 25 Sept. 1866, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts) - his wife was Miss Deborah Perry Church. They married on 6 Nov. 1808 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts (4). From 1812 to 1815, Warren served as Private in 2nd regiment (Lincoln's) Militia - the war of 1812 (5).

New Bedford, Massachusetts

⇒ his father Ephraim Delano (b. 25 August 1733, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts/d. 4 July 1815, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts) married Miss Elizabeth Cushman on 27 Nov. 1760.

Ephraim Delano
mentioned in the record of Ephraim Delano and Elizabeth Cushman
Name Ephraim Delano
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Cushman
Spouse's Birth Date 29 Jul 1739
Event Date 27 Nov 1760
Event Place Fairhaven,Bristol,Massachusetts

Record Source:
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCXF-XXQ : 9 February 2018), Ephraim Delano and Elizabeth Cushman, 27 Nov 1760; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 945,965.

Here is the marriage notice recorded on 4 Oct. 1760 (6).

⇒ his father Thomas Delano Sr. (10 May 1704, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts/d. after 1750, Massachusetts) - his wife was Jean Peckham (7).

Thomas and Jean had at least 5 children (8) Thomas, Warren, Abisha, Ephraim, Jabez, Gideon, Deborah and Jean.

Padanaram Bridge, Dartmouth, Massachusetts

⇒ his brother Jonathan Delano II (b. 30 Jan. 1680, Dartmouth, present Bristol County/Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts/d. 25 March 1752, Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut) married Miss Amy Hatch on 20 June 1717 in Dartmouth (9).

Here is the record regarding some of their children (10).

⇒ his daughter Susannah (Delano) Grant (b. 23 June 1724/d. 16 August 1806)

⇒ her husband Noah Grant Jr. (b. 12 July 1718/d. 20 Sept. 1756)

As the MyHeritage report created for our family tree says, then, we go to

⇒ his father Noah Grant
⇒ his father Samuel Grant Jr.
⇒ his brother  Josiah Grant
⇒ his wife Rebecca (Minor) Grant
⇒ her mother Hannah (Avery) Minor
⇒ her brother Cpt. Christopher Avery - our 5 times great-grandfather

Here is the other line which also goes from

⇒ Noah Grant Jr.
⇒ his father Noah Grant
⇒ his mother  Grace (Minor) Grant
⇒ her father John Minor Sr.
⇒ his brother Ephraim Minor III
⇒ his wife Hannah (Avery) Minor
⇒ her brother Cpt. Christopher Avery

You will find more information about Susannah Delano, Noah and other persons mentioned in the above family line HERE.

As for Mr. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., 5th cousin of Frank Delano Roosevelt - the person who indirectly links us to the former one* is Mr. James Roosevelt Sr., the husband of Sarah Ann Delano, the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Susannah (Delano) Grant's cousin three times removed.

Theodore Roosevelt

⇒ his father Theodore Roosevelt Sr. (b. 22 Sept. 1831, New York, New York, New York/d. 9 Feb. 1878, New York, New York, New York) was a merchant like his father. In 1850, young Theodore lived with his parents and older brothers in Ward 15 of New York City, New York, New York. The family had 4 servants (11).

⇒ his father Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt (b. 30 Jan. 1794, New York, New York/d. 17 July 1871, Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York). He was christened in the Reformed Dutch Church in New York on 1 April 1794 (12). His wife was Margaret Barnhill whom he married in 1821. In 1860,  the couple lived in 3rd District, 15 Ward of New York City. There were 4 servants in the household, all born in Ireland - a cook, chambermaid, waiter and laundress (13).

Oyster Bay

⇒ his father James Jacobus Roosevelt (b. 25 Oct. 1759, New York, New York/d. 13 August 1840, Harlem, New York, NY) was christened on 25 Oct. 1759 in the Reformed Dutch Church in New York (14). On 8 March 1793, he married Martha Helen Van Schaack (b. 8 Dec. 1773). At the end of his life James J. lived at 64 Bleeker St., New York (15).

⇒ his father Jacobus Roosevelt (b. 4 August 1724, New York, NY/d. 12 March 1777, Red Hook, New York) married Annetje Bogert on 18 August 1728. They had 11 children.

⇒ his father Johannes Roosevelt (27 Feb. 1689, Esopus, Ulster County, Province of New York/d. 4 April 1750, New York, New York, Province of New York), flax oil manufacturer and a politician, married Miss Hejtlje Sjoerts on 25 Sept. 1708. Hejtle was born on 2 Sep. 1688 in Esopus, Ulster County, Province of New York.

Hudson River and valley from Shaupeneak Ridge, Esopus, NY

⇒ his brother Jacobus Roosevelt (before 1692, New York, Kings County, Province of New York/d. 5 Feb. 1776, New York, Kings County, Province of New York). His wife was Miss Catharina Hardenbroek who was born in 1694 in New York. The couple married on 31 Jn 1713. There are christening records regarding their ten children.

⇒ his son Isaac Roosevelt Sr. (b. 8 Dec. 1726, New York, Kings County, Province of New York/d. 13 Oct. 1794, New York, New York, NY) + wife Cornelia Hoffman (b. 13 August 1734, Kingston, Ulster County, Province of New York). They married on 22 Sept. 1752 in New York.

⇒ his son  Jacobus Roosevelt III (b. 10 Jan. 1760, New York, New York, NY/d. 6 Feb. 1847, New York, New York, NY) + spouse Miss Maria Eliza Walton (b. 15 March 1769, New York City).

⇒ his son Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (b. 21 March 1790, New York, New York/d. 23 Oct. 1863, Hyde Park, New York) + wife Miss Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (b. 20 Dec. 1809 in New York City). Isaac was a farmer and a physician. The couple lived Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York.  In 1850, the family had 6 servants including a cook, caochman, groom and a gardener (16).

Hudson River at Norrie State Park

⇒ his son James Roosevelt Sr. (b. 16 July 1828, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York/d. 8 Dec. 1900, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York)

⇒ his wife Sarah Ann (Delano) Roosevelt

then the line goes to ⇒ Susannah Delano and her husband Noah Grant Jr. as explained above.

Source:

• My MyHeritage research
• (1) "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6Q3-NDY : 13 March 2018), Sarah Delano in household of Warren Delano, E.D. 3, Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States; citing p. 2, line #18, family #167, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 834,635.
• (2) "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHFT-T26 : 9 February 2018), Catharine Robbins Lyman, 12 Jan 1825; citing North Hampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 14,766.
• (3) "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YF-4D6 : 10 March 2018), Catherine R Lyman Delano, 10 Feb 1896; citing Fairhaven, Massachusetts, p163 No6, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,518.
• (4) "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ4-2X5 : 9 February 2018), Warren Delano and Deborah Church, 06 Nov 1808; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873759 IT 1.
• (5) United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-9DNP : 12 March 2018), Warren Delano, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 56; FHL microfilm 882,574.
• (6) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHNF-6VZ : 18 October 2017), Ephraim Delano and Elizabeth Cushman, 04 Oct 1760; citing Marriage Notice, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 903,382.
• (7) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCL-1T5 : 5 November 2017), Thomas Delano and Jean Peckham, 04 Apr 1729; citing Marriage Notice, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 574,885.
• (8) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-4YF8 : 5 November 2017), Thomas Delano in entry for Abisha Delano, 09 Jul 1731; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 574,870.
• (9) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHPD-BPN : 5 November 2017), Jonathan, Jr. Delano and Amey Hatch, 20 Jun 1717; citing Marriage, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
• (10) "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-4PS8 : 5 November 2017), Jonathan Delano in entry for Jonathan Delano, 02 Dec 1715; citing Birth, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 574,870.
• (11) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCBD-Y9S : 12 April 2016), Theodore Roosevelt in household of Cornelius Roosevelt, New York City, ward 15, New York, New York, United States; citing family 1170, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (12) "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDRT-DVL : 11 February 2018), Cornelius Van Schaak Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1794; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 17,503.
• (13) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWM-J1X : 13 December 2017), Cornelius C Roosevelt, 1860.
• (14) "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HB-HP9 : 11 February 2018), Jakobus Roosevelt, 25 Oct 1759; citing REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH,NEW YORK,NEW YORK,NEW YORK, reference ; FHL microfilm 17,503.
• (15) "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6MG-C2S : 10 February 2018), James Rosevelt, 07 Feb 1847; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,551.
• (16) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYW-HPP : 12 April 2016), Isaac Roosevelt, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing family 222, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Photos

• Springwood: By Acroterion - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50410527
• New Bedford: Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]
• Padanaram Bridge: ToddC4176 at English Wikipedia [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
• Oyster Bay: By GK tramrunner at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17875970
• Hudson River and valley: Daniel Case [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]
• Hudson River at Norie State Park: Juliancolton [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

Irena Dybowska

Irena Dybowska, my grandmother, was born on 12 Nov. 1912 in Toruń (nowadays Poland). Then, that area of Poland was under the Prussian rule, Poland as the country (due to the prior partition of the state) did not exist on the map of the world.

Anyhow, Irena was the only child of Anton/Antoni (von) Dybowski and his wife Bronisława ("Brunka") Manikowska.

Irena's mother Bronisława

Anton, my great-grandfather, was killed in WW1 when Irena was about 4 years old. Bronisława remarried but her second husband died soon too. Then, little Irena had another stepfather.

Irena and the family celebrated the girl's First Holy Communion Day in about 1921. Poland had been a free country already. I love this photo - see below.

Irena on her First Holy Communion Day (1921)

Grandma married when she was about 18 or 19. Her husband was Józef Czapczyński, Polish Gendarmerie Sergeant. In the early 1930s, Irena bore three daughters. Due to Józef's army service, the family moved frequently. Not long before WW2, they relocated to the war port area in Gdynia. Soon, the war changed their lives completely.

At the beginning of September, when Nazis attacked Poland, Józef was captured by the Nazi army soldiers and taken to a Stalag. Irena was arrested as well. Although she was brutally persuaded to sign the Volkslite, she did not break and did not do it (I wrote about that HERE).

Despite harsh living conditions during the war, grandma was taking care of her children as well as she could. The food and all usual goods were scarce but the lady was very resourceful and never gave up. When her daughters needed new shoes, she made the shoes for them. When they all needed new clothes, Irena sewed dresses for herself and the girls. To be able to support her children, Grandma found a job as well - she was a civilian worker of the war port.

Here is the ID photo of her which was taken during the war.

Józef came back from a forced labor camp in Germany in 1946. After the war, the family moved again to a city in central Poland. Irena worked as a premium train cars conductor. She enjoyed sewing and knitting in her free time.

Irena - 1959

In the 1960s, when Grandma's health seriously deteriorated and she was terminally ill, she moved back to Gdynia and stayed at her youngest daughter's. The latter one, despite having two little babies to take care of, she also looked after Irena and cared for the mother when she was on her death bed.

Grandma passed away on 5 Dec. 1965 before I could get to know her.

Wierzchosława Ludmiła, Polish Kings, Noble Men of The Holy Roman Empire and Our Direct Ancestors

Researching our direct ancestry on both paternal and maternal sides, I found quite a few kings, queens and noble persons of certain European royal houses. Each such discovery was quite a surprise, however, the greatest one was Princess Wierzchosława Ludmiła of the Piast House in our direct maternal line. Ludmiła's paternal ancestors are the very first rules of Poland including Mieszko I, the creator of the Polish state.

Actually, I first got to Wierzchosława Ludmiła's husband Ferry I de Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine, and our maternal great-grandfather (25 generations back). Then I found her, the great-grandmother. That is really great and very much unexpected!

Here are Wierzchosława Ludmiła's ancestors

 ⇒ her parents

Mieszko III the Old (b. about 1126/d. 13 March 1202 of the Piast dynasty - Duke of Poland and later High Duke of Poland. In about 1136, Mieszko III married Elizabeth, Princess of Hungary (b. about 1128/d. about 1154), the daughter of King Bela II of Hungary.

⇒ her grandparents

Bolesław III The Wrymouth (b. 20 August 1086/d. 28 October 1138) - Duke of Lesser Poland, Silesia and Sandomierz (1102-1107) and entire Poland (1107-1138). His first wife and our ancestor was Salomea of Berg (born about 1099/d. 27 July 1144), daughter of Count Heinrich von Berg-Schelklingen and Adelaide of Mochental.

Poland during the rule of Bolesław III

⇒ her great-grandparents

Władysław I Herman (b. about 1044/d. 4 June 1102) - Duke of Poland. Wierzchosława's great-grandmother was Judith of Bohemia (b. about 1056/d. 25 Dec. 1086), daughter of Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia.

⇒ her great-great-grandparents

Casimir I the Restorer (b. 25 July 1016, Cracow/d. 28 Nov. 1056, Poznań) - Duke of Poland of the Piast Dynasty and the ruler of Poland (from 1834) + Princess Dobroniega of Kiev (b. about 1012/d. 13 Dec. 1087), daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir I of Kiev.

 Poznań Cathedral (10th century), Ostrów Tumski - the oldest Polish cathedral

⇒ her great-great-great-grandparents

Mieszko II Lambert (b. about 990/d. 11 May 1034) - King of Poland (1025-1031) and later Duke of Poland + Richeza of Lotharingia (b. about 995/d. 21 March 1063), granddaughter of Emperor Otto II.

Lotharingia = nowadays Netherland, Belgium, Luxembourg, North-Rhine Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate (Germany), and Lorraine (France).

⇒ her 3 times great-grandparents

Bolesław I the Brave (b. 967/d. 17 June 1025) - Duke of Poland (992-1025), King of Poland in 1025 + Princess Emnilda (b. about 970/d. about 1017)

 The statues of Mieszko I and his son Bolesław I - Poznań Cathedral, Ostrów Tumski, Poland

⇒ her 4 times great-grandparents

Mieszko I (b. about 930/d. 25 May 992, Poznań) - the ruler of the Slavic tribe of Polans, creator of the Polish state. He accepted Christianity and the baptism of Poland in 966 + Princess Doubravka of Bohemia (b. about 940/d. 977).

The tomb of Mieszko I and Bolesław I the Brave, Poznań Cathedral, Ostrów Tumski, Poland

Mieszko I was also a grandfather of Canute the Great, king of Denmark, England and Norway.

And here is the explanation of how the family branch goes down, straight to our maternal grandmother.

Wierzchosława Ludmiła

⇒ her daughter Cunégonde de Haute-Lorraine (b. about 1175, Lorraine, France/d. about 1213, Limburg, Belgium) married Waleran III of the Ardennes-Verdun dynasty. Waleran was a count of Montjoie, count of Alton and Luxembourg, and a duke of Limburg (a state in the Holy Roman Empire - nowadays the area of Liege province, Belgium). He took part in the Third Crusade (1192).

⇒ her son Henry V de Luxembourg (b. about 1216/d. 24 Dec. 1281). Henry was called the Blondell/the Great. He was count of Arlon, Luxembourg, Laroche, and Namur, and lord of Ligny.

Coat of arms of Namur

In about 1240, Henry the Blondell married Margaret of Bar (b. about 1220/d. about 1275), the daughter of Henry II de Bar and Phillippa de Dreux. Margaret was also a great-great-granddaughter of King Louis VI of France.

⇒ his daughter Isabelle de Luxembourg (b. about 1243, Luxembourg/d. 25 Sept. 1298, Namur, Belgium). In March 1246, she married Guy de Dampierre (b. about 1226/d. 7 March 1305, Compiegne, France).

Guy was the son of William II de Dampierre and Margaret de Constantinople. Isabelle's husband was Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur. He died in the French prison after the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

Coat of arms of counts of Flanders

⇒ her daughter Marguerite (de Dampierre) Armstrong (b. about 1265/d. about 1331) - married Alexander Armstrong II, the first Laird of Magnerton castle. I wrote about him and the line which goes to Giles Gant, our 4 times great-grandfather, in a previous POST.

 Giles Gant
served for 12 months in the Revolutionary War (from 6 June 1781). He was Corporal in 6th North Carolina Regiment under Col. Archibald Lytle (1).

Giles' Revolutionary War pay voucher (2) included below.

In January 1783, Giles married Miss Elizabeth Armstrong (b. 4 February 1762, Mecklenburg, North Carolina), the daughter of William Armstrong and Margaret Woods.

I have found the marriage license and marriage bond obtained by Giles Gant, with the help of Thomas Little, on 17 January 1783 (3). Who was Thomas Little, I do not know.

The Descendants of the First Settlers in America (which is an FB group) aided me in transcribing the above document.

"Know all men by these presents to that in Giles Gant and Timothy Lytle of the County of Lincoln and State of North Carolina are held and firmly bound unto Alexander Mar Esquire Governor in three hundred pounds specie for which payment will and freely to be made and done we bind ourselves our & each of our heirs Exrs. Adminst. (Executors & Administrators) firmly by these presents sealed with our seals and dated this 17th day of January 1783.

The Condition of the above obligation is such that where the above Bound Giles Gant th. day (this day) obtained a license of marriage to be celebrated between him & Elisabeth Armstrong of said County now if shall appear any future day by that there is no just cause to obstruct the said Marriage then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full free x virtue.
Witness present

Giles Gant
Thomas Little"

At the same time I learned that in the 1700s such marriage bonds were a common practice. In case if the marriage did not happen or any legal obstacles appeared (e.g. one of the about to be spouses was married already) the bondsmen lost the money they had paid.

I have come across the info that Giles Gant was a farmer and justice of the peace. I wish I had known more about him.

⇒ their daughter Margaret (Gant) Lollar married Mr. Hugh Gant Lollar who was born in North Carolina, then moved to Alabama. He was the one who suggested the name for the city of Jasper, Alabama to honor the Revolutionary War hero Sgt. William Jasper.

The Census of 1870 informs that then, Hugh G Lollar Sr. lived at his son William Riley's house which was in Township 21, Range 10, Choctaw County, Mississippi (post office Mounta Vista). Hugh's youngest son David James and his wife Amanda M + their seven children lived in a house next to William Riley's (4).

More about this family line connection and Gant and Lollar ancestors mentioned in this line, you will find in my previous post HERE that is why I am not going to repeat the details regarding these persons.

⇒ her son Hugh Gant Lollar Jr. - our maternal great-great-great-grandfather

⇒ his son James Wiley Lollar - here we get to Texas - James Wiley married Melvina Donaretta Bradley in Hopkins, TX (1867)

⇒ his son Joseph W Lollar

⇒ his daughter Ethel B. Lollar - our grandmother

Ethel married Arthur Hollie McIntosh in 1910. Ten years earlier, he lived with his widowed mother and siblings in Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas (5).

WWII draft registration record informs that Ethel lived in James, Texas, Route 2. However her husband was staying in Smyrna, Harrison County and he worked for Mr. Walter Bassum in Ore City, Texas (6).

More about Ethel, Samuel Hollie and their children HERE.


Sources:

• MyHeritage research,
• geni.com

(1) "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-1ZR3 : 16 March 2018), Giles Gaunt, 06 Jun 1781; citing Military Service, North Carolina, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 102229235.
(2) "North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-GJLP : accessed 8 March 2019), Giles Gaunt, 01 May 1792; citing North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
(3) "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSW-RV9 : 10 February 2018), Giles Gant and Elisabeth Armor, 17 Jan 1783; citing Lincoln, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,463.
(4) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3Q-8GD : 12 April 2016), Hugh Lollar in household of William R Lollar, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 8, family 49, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,224.
(5) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35V-H5H : accessed 12 March 2019), Samuel H Mcintosh in household of Jurita E Mcintosh, Justice Precinct 8, Upshur, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 11A, family 196, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,675.
(6) "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP53-NJC : 6 November 2017), Samual Hollie Mcintosh, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Pictures:

• Wierzchosława Ludmiła: By Augustin Calmet - Histoire de Lorraine...depuis l'entrée de Jules César dans les Gaules jusqu'à la cession de la Lorraine, arrivée en 1737,, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17711908
• Poland during the rule of Bolesław III: By Poznaniak - własna praca na podstawie: "Ilustrowany Atlas Historii Polski", CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12723897
• Coat of amrs - Namur: By Tom Lemmens - Own workThis vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Arms of Flanders.svg.iThe source code of this SVG is valid.This vector image was created with Inkscape., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org
• Coat of arms of Counts of Flanders: By Original:Claes HeynensoonVector:Tom Lemmens - Folio 80r de l'Armorial de Gelre, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62347123
• Jasper sign: By Bamassippi at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50465916

Giles Gant and Family

Giles Gant, our 1st cousin 6 times removed was born in 1798 in Abbeville County, South Carolina. He was the third child and the second son of Britain (Britton) Gant and Mary Martin.

In 1808, Giles, his parents and family, relocated to Indiana.

On 20 Nov. 1817, 19-year-old Giles married a year younger Miss Nancy Smith who was born in Virginia.

Giles Gant
mentioned in the record of Giles Gant and Nancy Smith
Name: Giles Gant
Event Type: Marriage Registration
Event Date: 20 Nov 1817
Event Place: Franklin, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Marriage License: Date 15 Nov 1817
Marriage Place: Franklin
Spouse's Name: Nancy Smith
Spouse's Gender: Female
Officiator's Name: Lewis Deweese
Number of Images 1

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXN2-J5S : 10 December 2017), Giles Gant and Nancy Smith, 20 Nov 1817; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004003413.

Giles Gant was a farmer. However, he self-educated himself and became a lawyer. He was an associate judge of the Indiana Court (served as a judge seven years from 14 Feb. 1845, and seven years from 14 Feb. 1852).

In 1850, Giles lived with his wife and children in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana.

Giles Gant
United States Census, 1850
Name: Giles Gant
Event Typ: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Race White
Birth Year: (Estimated) 1798
Birthplace: North Carolina
House Number: 59

Household

Giles Gant, Male, age 52, born in North Carolina
Nancy Gant, Female, age 51, born in Virginia
Jeremiah Gant,  M, age 21, born in Indiana
Sarah Gant, F, age 19, born in Indiana
Brittain Gant, M, age 13, born in Indiana
Silas Gant, M, age 16, b. Indiana
Reuben Gant, M, age 11, b. Indiana
Catharine Gant, F, age 10, b. Indiana
Mary Gant, F, age 8, b. Indiana

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-5BJ : 12 April 2016), Giles Gant, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States; citing family 59, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Indiana - Franklin County and Brookvile, marked in red

Giles Gant was a Universalist, a respected citizen of his county which he also represented in the Senate from 1853 (one term).

According to source #2 (mentioned below), Giles and Nancy Gant had 14 children: 7 sons and 7 daughters.

Lewis Deweese (b. 28 Dec. 1820 in Cedar Grove, Franklin, Indiana/d. 22 Feb. 1904, Jennings, IN) who married Susan Brackney on 12 Nov. 1839 (3). Note that his parents gave him the name of the clerk who married them in 1817 (see the record above). In 1850, the couple and their children lived in Brookville, Franklin County (4). Later, they moved to Geneva, Jennings County (5).

Lewis' first wife Susan passed in 1895. He remarried on 7 May 1896 (6) and his second spouse was Amanda Ricketts. At that time Lewis D. already lived in Sardinia, Decatur County, Indiana. He had four children Giles, Martha, William, and Ida.

There is a record of Lewis D. Gant who served as Private in 148 Regiment of the Union Army Infantry (Company H).

Record Source:
"United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDY2-2NC : 13 March 2018), Lewis D Gant, 1891.

John Gant -  I have found no information about his birthday (the son's of Giles Sr. and Nancy's) beside the record of him in Source#2 and his marriage to Miss Margaret Powner on 3 May 1841.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-94T : 10 December 2017), John Gant and Margaret A Powner, 03 Mar 1841; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170988.

The Record of Decatur County (2) says that John and Margaret had four children, two girls died young (Charlotte and Louisa), two survived (John and Mary).

At the end of his life, John bought land in Decatur, Indiana. He died a year before he managed to move out from Franklin, the county where he lived all his life. After his passing, Margaret relocated with the children to Decatur where she led a pioneer's life and supervised clearing the land and preparing it for farming. Later, Maggie married Mr. John Falkard and moved to Kansas.

Giles Gant Jr. (b. 1 July 1826, Franklin, IN/d. 2 March 1869, Fayette, Illinois) married Miss Harriett E McGaughey, born in 1829 in Indiana.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNK-1HW : 10 December 2017), Giles Gant and Harriet E Mcgaughey, 04 May 1847; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004003411.

In 1860 Giles Jr. and Harriett lived in Geneva Township, Jennings, Indiana where they moved from Jackson, Decatur County (23).

Household

Giles Gant, Male, age 33, born Ind
Harriet E Gant, Female, age 31, born Ind
Lewis P Gant, Male, 12, born Ind
Lacy C Gant, Female, age 8, born Ind
Nancy C Gant, Female, age 4, Ind
James W Gant, Male, age 2, born Ind
Ella J Gant, age 11 months, Female, born Ind

Record Source:
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N8-Q6M : 13 December 2017), Harriet E Gant in entry for Giles Gant, 1860.

Later, the family moved to Wheatland Township, Fayette County, Illinois. The Census which occurred a year after Giles Jr.'s death recorded Harriet as the head of the family, running a farm with the help of her son Lewis and daughter Nancy (24).

According to my research results, Giles and Harriet had eight children Lewis P, Lacy C, Nancy C, James Willard, Ella T, Eppa, William, and Mary C.

Rachel Gant - the only thing which I found out about her is that she married Mr. Marshall before 1900.

Lucinda Gant (b. 10 Feb. 1833, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. 16 Sept. 1882, Martinsville, Harrison, Missouri) got married when she was 27. Her husband was Mr. William H. Millholland (Mullholland according to Source #2). The ceremony took place on 7 March 1850 in Franklin, County.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-4LJ : 10 December 2017), William H Miholland and Lucinda Gant, 07 Mar 1850; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170988.

Jeremiah Gant (b. 1829, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. 17 March 1912, Decatur, IN) was a farmer. On 2 Oct 1855, he was married to Miss Harriett Seal, the daughter of Caleb Seal and Sarah Sanders. Harriett was born on 14 Nov. 1838.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-D3T : 10 December 2017), Jeremiah Gant and Harriet Seal, 02 Oct 1855; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170989.

Five years later, the couple lived with their two children Francis R and Elva Z in Jackson Township, Decatur (7). Later, the family moved to Columbia Township in Jennings County. Five more children were born to the family: Franklin, Albert B, Annie A, Lora E and George H (8).

Silas Gant, a farmer, the fifth son of Giles and Nancy's, (b. 9 April 1834, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. 1925, Minneapolis, Kansas) married Amanda J Bake on 10 Oct 1858. She was born on 2 Feb. 1842 to Mr. Caleb Bake and Catherina Risley.

At the beginning of their marriage, Silas and Amanda lived in Brookville Township, Franklin, IN (9).
Like some other of his siblings, later Silas and his wife + children moved to Kansas. According to the Census record, Silas and Amanda had 8 children Elbert D, Lorinda Eva, Lewis I, Henry C, Alfred P, E Newton, E Emma (10).

Studying the Census records of 1900 and 1910, I found the information stating that Amanda had 8 living children (11,12). The data regarding the previous Census events of 1860, 1870 and 1880 mention only 7 children (9, 13, 10). However, there is a mix up in the two latter records. In 1870, a daughter Louis, born about 1863/1864 was registered. In the 1880 report there is no Louisa but Lewis I, a son, born in 1865 is mentioned. Maybe there were two of them - Louisa and Lewis - which would explain the number of children which appeared in the later Census.

Sarah Gant (b. 1830, Orange, NC/d. about 1914) married when she was 22. Her husband was Francis Marion Silas (b. 7 May 1830 in Franklin, IN), the son of  Caleb Seal and Sarah Sanders. The young couple exchanged their marriage vows on 22 Jan. 1850.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXR3-RZ5 : 8 December 2017), Francis M Seal and Lula Nolan, 02 Aug 1891; citing Daviess, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004476510.

Sarah and Francis (who was a lawyer) moved from Jackson Township, Decatur, Indiana (15) to Illinois. In 1900, they lived at Barnhill Township, Wayne, Illinois (16). They had 10 children Mary Josephine, Clara Belle, Silas Wilfred,  Georgeanna, John Briton, Florence, Hershell V, Carrie D, Anna (Minnie) Frances, and Viola. Two of them (Mary Josephine and John Briton) died before 1900.

Britton Gant (b. 15 Jan. 1837, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. 22 Feb 1997, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN) was a farmer and he married three times. His first wife was Rosana Moore - the marriage was on 5 July 1857.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-6XW : 10 December 2017), Britton Gant and Rosana Moore, 05 Jul 1857; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170989.

The second wife of Britton's was Miss Martha A Russell. They married on 17 Jan. 1865.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-KMQ : 10 December 2017), Britton Gant and Martha A Russell, 17 Jan 1865; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170989.

Britton and Martha had three sons Silas Wilbur, Giles and David J.

On 10 January 1878, Britton married to Elmira J Stevens.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFR-ZHS : 10 December 2017), Britton Gant and Elmira J Stevens, 10 Jan 1878; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170990.

I found out that the third marriage fruited with at least one child, a daughter Edna W.

Reuben Gant, the youngest son of Giles and Nancy's (b. 10 July 1839, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. 15 Feb. 1926, Navina, Oklahoma) married Miss Clarissa A Bake (b. 3 August 1844, Decatur, IN), the daughter of Eli Bake and Catherina Risley on 15 August 1861.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFL-TQZ : 10 December 2017), Reuben Gant and Clarissa A Bake Or Blake, 15 Aug 1861; citing Decatur, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170586.

In 1870, Reuben had a farm next to his brother Britton's farm and house (17). Some years later, Reuben and his wife moved to Oklahoma. They lived in Kingfisher Ward 4, Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

Kingfisher, Oklahoma

The Census record from 1910 says Clarissa had 8 children (18). I came across the information regarding her and Reuben's sons Oliver Perry, Cavellow Wilbur, Edgar Britain, Arthur Leotis, and daughters Gertrude C, Florinda Olive, Martha Ann, and Elmina Ella. However, the 1870 Census mentions also a son Alva C, born 1864/65. I guess that could be Oliver Perry misspelled by the Census clerk?

Carolina Catherine Gant (b. July 1840, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. ?) - nothing certain about her. Possibly married Mr. John W Hughes on 23 May 1864 (19)?

Mary Gant (b. about 1842, Indiana/d. ?) married Mr. William I Hines (b. 7 August 1861, IN) on 7 August 1861(20). In 1870, Mary, William (a farmer) lived with their children Ora, Dennis, David Golastus, Zerilda, and Minnie in Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana (21).

Ruth Anna Gant (b. about 1821, Cedar Grove, Franklin, IN/d. about 1851) was the oldest daughter and the third child of Giles and Nancy Gant.  On 23 Jan. 1842, when Ruth was about 21, she married Mr. Ephraim F Jackman.

Record Source:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXF5-957 : 10 December 2017), Ephraim T Jackman and R Anna Gant, 23 Jan 1842; citing Franklin, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170988.

The couple had two sons Attwell and William. The latter one was born about 1851. Probably Mary died around that time (?) as I found in the Census record of 1860 Attwell lived with his uncle Silas' family, and William lived with the family of his grandparents, Giles and Nancy Gant (22).

Giles Gant Sr. passed on 26 August 1877 in Franklin County, Indiana. He lived 79 years.

Sources:

• Courts and lawyers of Indiana online, Leander J. (Leander John), Monks, page 27
• Free online version of  "A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatour County, Indiana. Compendium of National Biography", Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1900.
• (3) "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFDZ-7QG : 10 February 2018), Lewis Gant and Susan Brackney, 12 Nov 1839; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 476,730.
• (4) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJD-5BD : 12 April 2016), Lewis D Gant, Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, United States; citing family 58, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (5) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH96-959 : 14 August 2017), Louis Gant, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 139, sheet 369D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0288; FHL microfilm 1,254,288.
• (6) "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNP-CJW : 10 December 2017), Louis D Gant and Amanda Rickets, 07 May 1896; citing Decatur, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004170986.
• (7) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-TH4 : 13 December 2017), Jeremiah Gant, 1860.
• (8) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9D-LC9 : 14 August 2017), Jeremiah Gant, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 138, sheet 361B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0288; FHL microfilm 1,254,288.
• (9) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NF-DJS : 13 December 2017), Silas Gant, 1860.
• (10) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF5F-SF9 : 29 August 2017), Silas Gant, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 221, sheet 403C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0392; FHL microfilm 1,254,392.
• (11) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYD-WYG : accessed 28 February 2019), Silas Gant, Minneapolis city Ward 1, Ottawa, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 16B, family 368, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,494.
• (12) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2ZQ-S5C : accessed 28 February 2019), Silas Gant, Minneapolis Ward 3, Ottawa, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 90, sheet 6B, family 155, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 452; FHL microfilm 1,374,465.
• (13) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WR-PH6 : 12 April 2016), Silas Gant, Illinois, United States; citing p. 13, family 103, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,788.
• (14) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-TH3 : 13 December 2017), Mary Seal in entry for F M Seal, 1860.
• (15) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FF-TH9 : 13 December 2017), F M Seal, 1860.
• (16) "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCM-5XM : accessed 28 February 2019), Francis M Seal, Barnhill Township, Wayne, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 93, sheet 9B, family 172, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,350.
• (17) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX2-P27 : 12 April 2016), Reuben Gant, Indiana, United States; citing p. 92, family 727, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,814.
• (18) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQC-3YX : accessed 28 February 2019), Rubin Gant, Kingfisher Ward 4, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 2A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1256; FHL microfilm 1,375,269.
• (19) "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFD4-3T1 : 10 February 2018), John W Hughes and Caroline Gant, 23 May 1864; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 476,730.
• (20) "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFD8-QWL : 10 February 2018), William I Hines and Mary Gant, 07 Aug 1861; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 476,730.
• (21) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX6-RS7 : 12 April 2016), Mary Hines in household of William Hines, Indiana, United States; citing p. 20, family 145, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,807.
• (22) "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NF-DJ7 : 13 December 2017), Atwell Jackman in entry for Silas Gant, 1860.
• (23) "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHV2-56Y : 12 April 2016), Harriet Gaunt in household of Giles Gaunt, Jackson, Decatur, Indiana, United States; citing family 115, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• (24) "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67Y-KLJ : 12 April 2016), Harriet Gaunt, Illinois, United States; citing p. 5, family 29, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,719.
• My MyHeritage research
• findagrave.com
•  National Park Service. The Civil War. Soldiers and Sailors database

Photos:

• Franklin Co. and Brookville, Indiana: Arkyan [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]
• Kingfisher, Oklahoma: Kool Cats Photography over 2 Million Views (flickr.com) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]