1. Bruce Lowell Braley: b. 30 Oct 1957 Grinnell, Poweshiek Co., IA; U.S. Representative from IA (D)
http://www.powi80.com/Poweshiek_news_details.php?idNews=28
http://www.orchidforchange.com/ia/ht/display/ReleaseDetails/i/1007072/pid/315102
2. Byard C. Braley: b. 29 Apr 1926 IA; d. Mar 1981 (last residence Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., IA) [SSN 479-26-2020, issued IA bef. 1951]
3. Marcia L. Sherwood: b. 22 Mar 1929 IA
4. Clifford Leonard Braley: b. 8 Dec 1889 Kellogg, Jasper Co., IA; d. Dec 1980 (last residence Montezuma, Poweshiek Co., IA); m. c1915 [WWI draft registration card] [SSN 480-40-9203, issued IA 1953-4]
[Braley 136]
5. Annetta B. McCormick: b. Apr 1893 IA
6. Virgil F. Sherwood: b. 17 Mar 1908 IA; d. 28 Mar 1988 (last residence Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., IA); m. c1926/7 [SSN 485-42-2339, issued IA 1955]
7. Evelyn R. Torrance: b. c1908 IA
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=craighopkins&id=I07616
8. Benjamin Franklin Braley: b. 2 Mar 1865 near Kellogg, Jasper Co., IA; m. 14 Mar 1889 near Kellogg
[Braley 136]
9. Emma Lula/Luthera Auten: b. 28 Sep 1866 near Kellogg
10. William A. McCormick: b. Jun 1861 Ireland; imm. 1880/1; m. 5 Dec 1889 Poweshiek Co., IA [IGI extracted from FHL #1,028,403]
11. Mary A. Donnan: b. May 1860 IL
12. Harry Amos Sherwood: b. 15 Aug 1875 IA; m. c1902/3 [WWI draft registration card]
13. Myrtle Alice Fisher: b. Aug 1881 IA
14. Walter Raymond Torrance: b. 9 Apr 1872 Delaware Co., NY; d. 22 Jan 1952 Chicago, Cook Co., IL; m. (1st) 23 Dec 1896 Poweshiek Co., IA
15. Arbana Susan (or Susan Arbana) Rowland: b. Dec 1871 IA
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/MDWASHIN/2004-10/1098809822
16. George Washington Braley: b. 24 Aug 1833 Wolcott, VT; m. Oct 1859 Kellogg, Jasper Co., IA
[Braley 76]
17. Eliza Jane Mendenhall: b. 19 Sep 1842 near Noblesville, IN
[Mendenhall 259]
18. John Ellison Auten: b. c1814/15 PA; d. between 1880 and 1900 prob. IA
19. Sarah Daugherty: b. Oct 1826 OH
20. Samuel McCormick: b. Ireland; m. Ireland
21. Catrine/Katherine Adams: b. Ireland
22. James Donnan: b. Ireland; m. 6 Oct 1851 Rock Island Co., IL [A:53, license 745]
23. Nancy Hamilton: b. Ireland
24. Steven A. Sherwood: b. Feb 1833 NY; m. 1 Jan 1863 Carroll Co., IL [MR:138]
25. (Nancy) Josephine Schumaker/Shoemaker: b. Nov 1844 IL
26. Luther Fisher: b. Nov 1847 OH; m. c1870/1 IA
27. Margaret M. Kelley: b. Dec 1852 MA
28-29. continued at
address above (under #7)
30-31. continued at address above (under #15)
32. Joseph Braley: b. 10 Mar 1793 Chesterfield, NH; d. 8 Apr 1872 Kellogg, Jasper Co., IA; m. (1st) 1818
[Braley 30]
33. Julina Graves: b. 9 Aug 1793 Corinth, VT; d. 27 Feb 1846 Northfield, VT
34. Zebulon Mendenhall: b. 3 Sep 1816 OH
[Mendenhall 259, Campbell 125]
35. Amelia White: b. 1817 DE
36. ___ Auten: b. PA
37. ___: b. PA
38. ___ Daugherty: b. Ireland
39. ___: b. Ireland
48. James Sherwood: b. c1800/1 NY
49. Betsey ___: b. c1801/2 NY
50. ___ Schumaker: b. IN
51. ___: b. IN
52. Joseph H. Fisher: b. c1806/7 Wurttemberg
53. Magdalena ___: b. c1808/9 Wurttemberg
54. ___ Kelley: b. Ireland
55. ___: b. Ireland
64. John Braley: b. 1754 Rochester, MA; d. 15 Oct 1819 Hartford, VT; m. 4 Nov 1779 Cumberland, RI
[Braley 12]
65. Mary Streeter: b. 1754; d. 26 Dec 1830 Hartford
68. Benjamin Mendenhall: b. 16 Sep 1786; d. Sep 1833
[Mendenhall 140]
69. Mary Campbell: b. 1 Mar 1794; d. 19 Feb 1867
[Campbell 124]
128. Roger Braley: b. 6 Apr 1721/4 Middleborough, MA; d. 7 Jul 1797 Franklin, MA; m. (1st) 4 May 1750 Rochester, MA
[Braley 8. The second wife of #128 was Deborah (Wing) Claghorn (3 May 1754 in Sandwich, MA), who appears in the William Gifford article in the NEHGR (starting at 128(1974) p. 260)]
129. Deborah Wing:
[Wing 72]
130. James Streeter:
136. Richard Mendenhall: b. 1 Jun 1761; m. 24 Nov 1785
[Mendenhall 62]
137. Sarah Harris: b. 1 Dec 1762
138. Ralph Campbell: b. 29 Jan 1770; d. May 1841
[Campbell 124]
139. Sarah Haskett: b. 11 Sep 1768; d. Oct 1858
[Campbell 203]
256. Roger Braley: b. Portsmouth, RI; d. c Sep 1778 Rochester, MA; m. (1st)
[Braley 7]
257. Hannah ___:
258. Samuel Wing: b. 1690; d. 12 Apr 1732; m. 3 Jan 1720/21 Dartmouth and Rochester, MA
[Wing 72]
259. Dorothy Clifton: of Sandwich, MA
272. Richard Mendenhall: b. 1 Dec 1737; d. 1773
[Mendenhall 27]
273. Jane Thornbrugh: d. 7 Jun 1796
274. Obadiah Harris:
275. Rebecca ___:
276. Samuel Campbell: b. 2 May 1751; d. bef. 30 Sep 1775
[Campbell 63]
277. Mary (___) Inscoe:
278. Isaac Haskett: b. 18 Jun 1744
[Campbell 202]
279. Lydia ___:
512. Roger Braley:
[Braley 7]
513. Alice ___:
516. Daniel Wing: b. 28 Mar 1664; d. 1740; m. 1686 Sandwich, MA
[Wing 61-62]
517. Deborah Dillingham:
518. Savory Clifton: bp. 14 Jun 1668 St. Dunstan, Stepney, London, England [IGI extracted from FHL #595,418]
519. Dorothy Burges: b. 12 Nov 1670 Sandwich, MA
544. Mordecai Mendenhall: b. c1713; d. 3 Nov 1803; m. 21 May 1735 Leacock MM, Lancaster Co., PA
[Mendenhall 11]
545. Charity Beeson: b. c1715; d. 20 Sep 1809
546. Thomas Thornbrugh:
576. William Haskett:
[Campbell 202]
577. Mary ___:
1032. Daniel Wing: m. (1st) 5 Dec 1641
[Wing 37-47]
1033. Hannah Swift: d. 1 Jan 1664/5
1034. Henry Dillingham: m. 24 Jun 1652
1035. Hannah Perry:
1036. Benjamin Clifton:
1037. Jane ___:
1038. Joseph Burge(s):
1039. Patience Freeman: b. c1647; d. 16 Apr 1738
1088. John Mendenhall: b. 3 Jun 1688; m. 10 Oct 1709
[Mendenhall 6]
1089. Susannah Pierson:
1090. Richard Beeson:
1091. Charity Grubb:
2064. John Wing:
[Wing 26-36]
2065. Deborah Batchelder:
2066. William Swift:
2067. Joan ___:
2078. Edmund Freeman: m. (1st) 22 Apr 1646 Plymouth, MA
2079. Rebecca Prence: b. c1625
2176. John Mendenhall: b. 30 Oct 1659; d. 1758; m. (1st) 5 Aug 1685 Darby Meeting, Chester Co., PA
[Mendenhall 4]
2177. Elizabeth Maris: b. 3 Apr 1665
2178. Thomas Pierson:
2179. Rose Dixson:
4128. Rev. Stephen Batchelder:
4158. Thomas Prence: b. c1600; governor of the Plymouth colony; d. 29 Mar 1673 Plymouth, MA; m. (1st) 5 Aug 1624 Plymouth
4159. Patience Brewster: d. 1634
4352. Thomas Mendenhall: will 30 Aug 1682 Nov 1682
[Mendenhall 1-2]
4353. Joan ___:
4354. George Maris:
4355. Alice ___:
8318. William Brewster: b. c1566; Mayflower passenger; d. 10 Apr 1644 Duxbury, MA
8319. Mary ___: Mayflower passenger; d. 17 Apr 1627 Plymouth, MA
Braley: George L. Randall, Braley Genealogy: the Descendants of Roger Braley 1696-1913 (New Bedford, MA, 1913).
Campbell: Sarah E. Temple, Our Campbell Ancestors (Burbank, CA, 1939).
Mendenhall: Henry Hart Beeson, The Mendenhalls: a Genealogy (1969).
Wing: Conway P. Wing, A Historical and Genealogical Register of John Wing, of Sandwich, Mass (New York, 1888).
1930 Pleasant Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 21, sheet 5a
Braley, Clifford L. Head M W 40 M 26 IA IA IA Farmer
___, Annetta A. Wife F W 37 M 22 IA Ire IL
___, William Franklin Son M W 13 S IA IA IA
___, Burton J. Son M W 10 S IA IA IA
___, Gordon E. Son M W 5 S IA IA IA
___, Byard C. Son M W 3 11/12 S IA IA IA
___, Mary Lou Dau F W 1 9/12 S IA IA IA
McCormick, James A. Lodge M W 26 S IA Ire IL Farm laborer
1930 Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 15, sheets 5a-b
Sherwood, Henry O. Head M W 54 M 27 IA IL IL Farmer
___, Myrtle Wife F W 48 M 21 IA IL IL
___, Robert Son M W 17 S IA IA IA
___, Lowell Son M W 12 S IA IA IA
[9 households]
Sherwood, Virgil Head M W 22 M 19 IA IA IA Laborer
___, Evelyn Wife F W 22 M 19 IA IA IA
Sherwood, Barbara Dau F W 2 S IA IA IA
___, Marcia Dau F W 2 S IA IA IA
1925 IA state census Pleasant Twp., Poweshiek Co.
Braley, C. L. Head M W 35 M B. F. Braley (59 IA) Emma L. Anten (57 IA) (m. IA)
Braley, Anetta Wife F W 31 M Wm. McCormick (63 Ireland) Mary A. Donnan (57 IL) (m. IA)
Braley, Franklin Son M W 7 S C. L. Braley (35 IA) Anetta Braley (31 IA) (m. IA)
Braley, Berton Son M W 5 S C. L. Braley (35 IA) Anetta Braley (31 IA) (m. IA)
Braley, Gordon Son M W 1 S C. L. Braley (35 IA) Anetta Braley (31 IA) (m. IA)
McCormick, Wm. Head M W 63 M Samuel McCormick (Ire) Catrine Adams (Ire) (m. Ire)
McCormick, Mary A. Wife F W 64 M James Donnan (Ire) Nancy Hamilton (Ire) (m. IL)
Donnan, Elizabeth Si-i-L F W 61 S James Donnan (Ire) Nancy Hamilton (Ire) (m. IL)
Donnan, N. J. Head M W 70 M James Donnan (Ire) Nancy Hamilton (Ire) (m. IL)
Donnan, Ellen Wife F W 69 M Alx. Cummings (Sco) Jane Duffus (Sco) (m. OH)
Porter, Hattie Dau F W 44 M N. J. Donnan (70 IL) Ellen Cummings (69 IA) (m. IA)
1925 IA state census Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co.
Sherwood, Harry A. Head W M 50 M Steven Sherwood (NY) Josephine Schumaker (IL) (m. IL)
Sherwood, Myrtle A. Wife F W 43 M Luther Fisher (OH) Margaret Kelley (72 MA) (m. IA)
Sherwood, Violet M. Dau F W 21 S Harry Sherwood (50 IA) Myrtle Fisher (43 IA) (m. IA)
Sherwood, Leota E. Dau F W 19 S
Sherwood, Virgil F. Son M W 17 S
Sherwood, Robert H. Son M W 11 S
Sherwood, Lowell S. Son M W 6 S
1925 IA state census Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co.
Torrance, Walter R. Head M W 52 M Thomas Torrance (Ire) Mary Barr (Ire) (m. PA)
Torrance, Ada M. Wife F W 34 M Emory Benton (un) Minnie Riser (62 OH) (m. IA)
Torrance, Evlyn R. Dau F W 16 S Walter Torrance (52 NY) Arbanna Rowland (IA) (m. IA)
Torrance, Irene A. Dau F W 4 S Walter Torrance (52 NY) Ada Benton (34 IA) (m. IA)
Torrance, Carol E. Dau F W 2 S Walter Torrance (52 NY) Ada Benton (34 IA) (m. IA)
Lattcham[?], Claire E. StSon M W 12 S Clarke Lattcham (IA) Ada Benton (34 IA) (m. IA)
1920 Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 130, sheet 7b
Torrence, Walter Head M W 47 M NY Ire Ire Farmer
___, Ada Wife F W 29 M IA IA IA
___, Ruth Dau F W 20 S IA NY IA
___, Evelyn Dau F W 11 S IA NY IA
1910 Jefferson, Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 118, sheet 9a
Torrance, Walter R. Head M W 38 M1 13 NY Ire Ire Farmer
___, Banna Wife F W 38 M1 13 3 2 IA MD MD
___, Ruth Dau F W 11 S IA NY IA
___, Evelyn Dau F W 2 S IA NY IA
(1 hired man)
1900 Richland Twp., Jasper Co., IA, e.d. 34, sheet 2a
Braley, Benjamin Head W M Mar 1865 35 M 11 IA VT IN Farmer
___, Lula Wife W F Sep 1866 33 M 11 2 2 IA PA OH
___, Clifford L. Son W M Dec 1889 10 S IA IA IA
___, Esther Dau W F May 1894 6 S IA IA IA
Anton, Sarah M-i-L W F Oct 1826 74 W 7 7 OH Ire Ire
(1 boarder)
1900 Ewart, Pleasant Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 107, sheet 7b
McCormick, Willie Head W M Jun 1861 38 M 10 Ire Ire Ire 1880 19 Na Farmer
___, Mary Wife W F May 1860 40 M 10 1 1 IL Ire Ire
___, Annetta B. Dau W F Apr 1893 7 S IA Ire IL
Donnan, Lizzie Si-i-L W F Feb 1865 35 S IL Ire Ire
(1 farm laborer)
1900 Deep River Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 97, sheet 3a
Sherwood, Steven Head W M Feb 1833 67 M 38 NY NY NY Farmer
___, Josie Wife W F Nov 1844 55 M 38 7 6 IL Un Un
___, Lottie Dau W F Sep 1879 20 S IA NY IL
___, Charley Son W M Apr 1882 18 S IA NY IL
1900 Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 103, sheet 3b
Fisher, Luther Head W M Nov 1847 52 M 29 OH Ger Ger Farmer
___, Margret M. Wife W F Dec 1852 47 M 29 10 5 MA Ire Ire
___, William H. Son W M Dec 1879 20 S IA OH MA Farmer
___, Myrtle A. Dau W F Aug 1881 18 S IA OH MA Servant
___, Mary E. Dau W F Mar 1887 13 S IA OH MA
___, Charles M. Son W M Jul 1890 9 S IA OH MA
___, Jessie O. Dau W F May 1893 7 S IA OH MA
(1 boarder)
1900 Hartwick, Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 103, sheet 1b
Torrance, Walter R. Head W M Apr 1872 28 M 3 NY Ire Ire Farming
___, Banna S. Wife W F Dec 1871 28 M 3 1 1 IA MD MD
___, Ruth L. Dau W F Apr 1899 1 S IA NY IA
___, Benjamin F. Board W M Sep 1876 24 S NJ Ire Ire Farm labor
1880 Kellogg Twp., Jasper Co., IA, e.d. 93, sheet 1 (p. 60a)
Geo. Braley W M 49 Wif[sic] Farmer VT VT VT
Eliza W M 38 Wife IN OH DE
Viola W F 19 Dau IA VT IN
Benj. W M 15 Son Farmer IA VT IN
Geo. W. W M 13 Son Farmer IA VT IN
Mary W F 11 Dau IA VT IN
Dora W F 9 Dau IA VT IN
Otis W M 6 Son IA VT IN
Willie W M 5 Son IA VT IN
Nathan W M 9/12 Son IA VT IN
1880 Richland Twp., Jasper Co., IA, e.d. 100, sheet 46 (p. 274b)
Auten, John E. W M 65 Farmer PA PA PA
Sarah W F 53 Wife OH Ire Ire
Libbie W F 21 Dau OH PA OH
Willie H. W M 17 Son OH PA OH
Lula W F 13 Dau IA PA OH
O. L. W M 10 Son IA PA OH
1880 Deep River Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 195, sheet 19 (p. 591c)
Sherwood, Steve W M 47 Farmer NY NY NY
___, Josephine W F 36 Wife IL IN IN
___, Jessie W F 15 Dau IL NY IL
___, Gertie W F 14 Dau IL NY IL
___, Harry W M 5 Son IA NY IL
___, Me-- W F 3 Dau IA NY IL
___, Lottie W F 8/12 Sep Dau IA NY IL
1880 Jefferson Twp., Poweshiek Co., IA, e.d. 185, sheet 4 (p. 454d)
Torrance, Thomas W M 48 Farmer Ire Ire Ire
___, Mary W F 46 Wife Ire Ire Ire
___, Mary C. W F 22 Dau PA Ire Ire
___, William S. W M 21 Son Laborer PA Ire Ire
___, Thomas J. W M 19 Son Laborer PA Ire Ire
___, Laurie A. W F 13 Dau PA Ire Ire
___, Susan W F 10 Dau PA Ire Ire
___, Walter M. W M 8 Son PA Ire Ire
___, Benjamin W M 4 NJ Ire Ire
[1 household]
Roland, Jacob W M 33 Farmer MD MD MD
___, Christiana W F 33 Wife MD Ire MD
___, John W M 10 Son IA MD MD
___, Susan A. W F 8 Dau IA MD MD
___, Verna E. W F 6 Dau IA MD MD
___, Cloyd C. W M 4 Son IA MD MD
___, Lucy V. W F 11/12 Jul Dau IA MD MD
Wade, William W M 21 Laborer NY
1870 Kellogg Twp., Jasper Co., IA, p. 16
Braley, George 37 M W Farmer 3550 1140 VT
___, Eliza I. 28 F W IN
___, Viola 9 F W IA
___, B. F. 5 M W IA
___, George W. 3 M W IA
___, Mary 1 F W IA
1860 Union Twp., Mahaska Co., IA, pp. 85-86
Jos. H. Fisher 53 M Farmer 3000 1038 Wertemburg
Magdaline 51 F Wertemburg
Jacob 19 M Farm laborer OH
Dolly 16 F OH
William 14 M OH
Martin 12 M OH
Luther 12 M OH
Magdaline 9 F OH
Michael Kifer 35 M Farm laborer 200 Bavaria
1850 District 37, Whiteside Co., IL, p. 831 (419a)
James Sherwood 49 M Farmer 500 NY
Betsey 48 F NY
Ebenezer 19 M Laborer NY
Stephen 17 M NY
George 15 M NY
Ann 12 F NY
Monah 8 F NY
Emeline 5 F IL
Andrew 5/12 M IL