Generation No. 1
1. SILAS7 FOLLETT (JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born January 31, 1786 in Enfield, Tompkins County, NY, and died October 02, 1863. He married NANCY CURRY July 21, 1814 in Enfield, Tompkins, NY.
She was born Abt. 1790, and died Aft. 1838.
Notes for SILAS FOLLETT:
Silas was first married to HANNAH MAY, from about 1808 to when she died in 1813, possibly as a result of childbirth (?) and Sophronia Follett may be their daughter.
- He married Nancy Curry after this, in 1814 and their first child was born in 1815.
More About SILAS FOLLETT:
Burial: Hayts Cemetery, Tompkins County, NY
Notes for NANCY CURRY:
Actual dates of birth and death may be on Nancy's tombstone, but it is buried in the ground and dates were not visible by person transcribing info at Hayts Cemetery.
There are other Curry's in Grove Cemetery, Trumansburgh, Tompkins, NY.
and in a Quaker Settlement Cemetery in Ulysses, NY.
More About NANCY CURRY:
Burial: Hayts Cemetery, Tompkins County, NY
Children of SILAS FOLLETT and NANCY CURRY are:
2. i. ALEXANDER8 FOLLETT, b. December 25, 1825, Enfield, Tompkins, NY.
3. ii. WILLIAM CURRY FOLLETT, b. April 23, 1815, Enfield, Tompkins County, NY; d. January 05, 1871.
iii. JAMES FOLLETT, b. July 25, 1817.
iv. JOHN FOLLETT, b. April 25, 1821.
Notes for JOHN FOLLETT:
There is a John Follett born 1822 died 1870, with a wife Lemira buried nearby in Silas' plot at Hayts cemtery in Tomkpins County, NY.
I suspect this is probably his son for whom I had a birthdate of 4/13/1821 from other sources.
v. BETSY FOLLETT, b. Abt. 1823.
vi. CAROLINE FOLLETT, b. April 13, 1825.
vii. PERMELIA FOLLETT, b. Abt. 1827.
viii. LUTHEDA FOLLETT, b. April 06, 1830; m. THOMAS JONES, November 18, 1846.
ix. MARY FOLLETT, b. March 25, 1838.
x. SOPHRONIA FOLLETT, b. Abt. 1813, Mother was likely Hannah May; d. July 16, 1873.
More About SOPHRONIA FOLLETT:
Burial: Hyat Cemetery
Generation No. 2
2. ALEXANDER8 FOLLETT (SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born December 25, 1825 in Enfield, Tompkins, NY.
He married HENRIETTA PINCKNEY. She was born Abt. 1830, and died After 1868 as she was listed as an Ithica farmer at this time.
Notes for HENRIETTA PINCKNEY:
Henrietta Pinckney Follett was listed as an Ithaca farmer in the 1868-1869 Town of Ulysses Business Directory.
I am uncertain why her husband was not also listed, perhaps he had died by that time.
There are other Pinckney's in the records of Grove Cemetery in Trumansburg, Tompkins County, NY. and
in the Quaker Cemetery, in Ulysses, NY (Row 9).
Children of ALEXANDER FOLLETT and HENRIETTA PINCKNEY are:
4. i. CHARLES COTESWORTH9 FOLLETT, b. November 08, 1853, Ulysses, Ithica, Tompkins County, NY; d. January 13, 1920, Fargo, ND.
ii. JOHN CURRY FOLLETT, b. December 01, 1855, Tompkins, NY.
iii. HATTIE N. FOLLETT, b. October 1859, Ulysses, Ithica, Tompkins County, NY; d. October 10, 1936, Oaks Corners, NY1; m. BENJAMIN E. BRUZEE; b. Abt. 1850.
Notes for HATTIE N. FOLLETT:
Hattie Follett was a favorite sister of my great-grandfather Charles. She lived in upstate near York as they were from the Oaks Corners area.
My father says Charles corresponded with her regularly and sent Christmas presents, etc. and she was referred to by his dad as "Aunt Hattie".
- She married Benjamin Bruzee.
5. iv. MAHALA ELLA FOLLETT, b. Abt. 1852; d. February 20, 1915, Trumansburgh, Tompkins County, NY.
3. WILLIAM CURRY8 FOLLETT (SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born April 23, 1815 in Enfield, Tompkins County, NY, and died January 05, 1871.
He married EMILY (maiden name unknown). She died April 03, 1855.
More About WILLIAM CURRY FOLLETT:
Burial: Quaker Settlement Cemetery, Ulysses, Tompkins County, NY
More About EMILY:
Burial: Quaker Settlement Cemetery, Ulysses, Tompkins County, NY
Child of WILLIAM FOLLETT and EMILY is:
i. NANCY A.9 FOLLETT, b. 1841; d. November 26, 1842.
Notes for NANCY A. FOLLETT:
Her gravestone in Quaker Settlement Cemetery states she was the daughter of William and Emily Follett
and died at age of 1 year 9 mos and 5 days.
More About NANCY A. FOLLETT:
Burial: Quaker Settlement Cemetery, Ulysses, Tompkins County, NY
Generation No. 3
4. CHARLES COTESWORTH9 FOLLETT (ALEXANDER8, SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born November 08, 1853 in Ulysses, Ithica, Tompkins County, NY, and died January 13, 1920 in Fargo, ND. He married SARAH E. OHR December 13, 1876 in Woodburn, Iowa2. She was born February 13, 18522, and died November 08, 1904 in Oriska, ND.
Notes for CHARLES COTESWORTH FOLLETT:
Charles told my grandfather, Leland, that he grew up in Oaks Corners, N.Y.,
which is today a tiny village in Ontario County, near the town of Geneva.
Ontario county borders Seneca county which borders Tompkins county in the Finger Lakes region of NY state.
The great-grand-parents of Charles, Silas and Nancy, are buried in Hayts Cemetery in Ithaca, Tompkins county.
I have discovered Charles had a brother John Curry Follett (born 12/1/1855), a sister Hattie Follett (born October 1859)
and a sister Ella Mahalah Follett.
Charles came west (to North Dakota) sometime around the mid-1870's, when he was in his early 20's.
It is believed he met his wife Sarah Orr (born 1852) somewhere along the way, possibly in Ohio or Indiana, where there is
some recollection she may have had family. They were married in Woodburn, Iowa in 1876, Charles and Sarah's first son
Clarence was born in Illinois in 1877. Eventually Charles, Sarah and young Clarence settled in Mapleton, ND. Charles worked
in a grain elevator in Oriska, ND and later became elevator manager in Mapleton, ND.
My dad said his grandfather Charles referred to himself as a "Yankee" from upper New York state. He often corresponded with
a sister known to Dad as "Aunt Hattie". In later years, Charles lived with his son Clarence (C.O.) Follett and wife Laura.
Notes for SARAH E. OHR:
Sarah Ohr was believed by my father to have come from Ohio, Maryland or Indiana (?). I haven't been able to locate anything re her birthplace or parents.
I have seen a handwritten letter to a sister indicating a great devotion to her husband "Charlie" and sons and her worries about them
while she was travelling to see a doctor. She died of cancer.
More About SARAH E. OHR:
Burial: November 11, 1904, Riverside Cemetery
Children of CHARLES FOLLETT and SARAH OHR are:
6. i. LELAND CARL10 FOLLETT, b. January 28, 1891, Mapleton, ND; d. February 12, 1979, Fargo, ND.
7. ii. WALTER C. FOLLETT, b. May 04, 1886, Mapleton, ND; d. February 07, 1955, Devils Lake, ND.
8. iii. CLARENCE O. FOLLETT, b. November 27, 1877, Mount Morris, Illinois; d. April 04, 1947, Fargo, ND.
iv. BRICE ALBA FOLLETT, b. 1887, Mapleton, ND; d. September 09, 1888, Mapleton, ND3,3.
Notes for BRICE ALBA FOLLETT:
Died approximately a year after birth. Was one year younger than Walter. Buried in the family plot at Riverside Cemetery in Fargo. Cause of death was listed as "a summer complaint," per the Riverside Cemetery records. He (she?) was also listed in the family bible that my Dad has.
5. MAHALA ELLA9 FOLLETT (ALEXANDER8, SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1852, and died February 20, 1915 in Trumansburgh, Tompkins County, NY. She married JUDGE BARTO VANDEVEER December 24, 1872. He was born July 13, 1847, and died July 01, 1935 in Trumansburgh, Tompkins County, NY.
Notes for MAHALA ELLA FOLLETT:
Address at time of death was 175 William Street, Trumansburgh, NY.
Records of Grove Cemetery in Trumansburgh show an Ella M. VanDerveer in Lot 640, d. Feb. 20, 1915 ae 63y 4m 4d.
More About MAHALA ELLA FOLLETT:
Burial: Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, NY
Notes for JUDGE BARTO VANDEVEER:
From Grove Cemetery records:
VanDeVere, Judge Barto Lot 640 d. July 2, 1935 ae 88y
Vandevere, Tunis C. Lot 640 d. March 29, 1882 ae 65y
Note that Vanderveer spelled different ways in the cemetery records:
VanDerveer, Ella M. Lot 640 d. Feb. 20, 1915 ae 63y 4m 4d
Vanderveer, Nancy Lot 640 d. March 25, 1867 ae 87y
Vandervier, Emeline Lot 640 d. Jan. 2, 1880 ae 58y
Vandervier, Peter S. Lot 640 d. Nov. 22, 1855 ae 82y 6m 12d
From Quaker Cemetery in Ulysses, NY:
#132 Emma A. daughter of Tunis C. & Emiline VAN DERVEER died Aug. 30, 1846
AE. 8 mo & 14 da (E.V.)
More About JUDGE BARTO VANDEVEER:
Burial: Grove Cemetery, Trumansburg, NY
Children of MAHALA FOLLETT and BARTO VANDEVEER are:
i. RALPH10 VANDEVEER, b. November 19, 1877, Geneva, NY.
ii. HATTIE MAE VANDEVEER, b. Abt. 1874.
Generation No. 4
6. LELAND CARL10 FOLLETT(CHARLES COTESWORTH9, ALEXANDER8, SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born January 28, 1891 in Mapleton, ND, and died February 12, 1979 in Fargo, ND.
He married (1) BERTHA JEANNETTE ENGGREN JOHNSON December 25, 1914 in Moorhead, MN, daughter of BERT ENGGREN and MARTHA MEHUS. She was born February 05, 1891 in Minneapolis, MN, and died February 22, 1962 in Scottsdale, AZ.
He married (2) KATHERINE WHEELOCK August 1967 in Fargo, ND, daughter of HARRY WHEELOCK and KATHERINE WAUGH. She was born August 20, 1893 in Las Vegas, NM, and died September 16, 2000 in Fargo, ND.
Notes for LELAND CARL FOLLETT:
Leland Carl Follett was a graduate of Fargo High School. He became a banker in 1911 in Fargo, ND. He was also a banker in Sabin, MN (from 1914-1930) and in Wisconsin until about 1934, when he returned to Fargo to work with his brother Clarence in the Smith, Follett & Crowl business. He retired in 1956.
My Grampa Lee and Gramma Birdie lived on 8th Street South in Fargo, ND while I was growing up.
Notes for BERTHA JEANNETTE ENGGREN JOHNSON:
My grandmother, known as "Birdie", grew up on the Johnson farm where her mother was a hired hand and cook. At some point she married the farmer, Even Johnson and he adopted Birdie. She graduated from Moorhead State Teachers College and married my grandfather after having taught school in MN for a couple years. She died of a heart attack in Scottsdale, AZ. She walked out of a restaurant and "dropped dead" according to my grandfather, who grieved for many years after that.
She had said that their retirement years were the happiest of her life, because she enjoyed travelling with my grandfather to various places "in the sun" during the winters, to California and Arizona and Florida, where they spent time with friends and golfed.
Notes for KATHERINE WHEELOCK:
Katherine Wheelock Bristol Follett was 107 years old when she died at 5 p.m. on 9/16/00, after suffering a fall and hip injuries weeks earlier. The funeral was held at Bethany Homes in Fargo, ND on 9/18/00, where she had been living for many years after her second husband Leland Follett's death.
Katharine was descended from Ralph Wheelock (born 1600) who came to this country in 1637. Her husband Fred's ancestor was Henry Bristol who came to this country (New Haven) in 1638. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
She attended Hawthorne School and Fargo College in Fargo, ND and studied voice and piano at the Willard School in Berlin, Germany between 1909-1911. She also graduated from the Dakota Conservatory of Music and taught music in the towns of Brinsmade, Minnewaukan and Oberon in North Dakota.
She enjoyed the outdoors and camping, golfing, music, literature, theatre and art and she was a painter. The nursing home where she spent her last years characterized her as a "social butterfly."
Children of LELAND FOLLETT and BERTHA JEANETTE ENGRREN JOHNSON are:
i. ROBERT COTESWORTH11 FOLLETT, (Living) b. Fargo, ND; m. VIRGINIA AGNES DEVALSKA, (Living) b. St. Paul, MN.
Notes for ROBERT COTESWORTH FOLLETT:
Robert Cotesworth Follett graduated from High School in 1934 in Mosinee, Wisconsin. He graduated from NDSU with a degree in Mechanical Engineering.
He is retired from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.
Notes for VIRGINIA AGNES DEVALSKA:
Virginia's hobbies: playing bridge, playing piano, playing the accordian (great with polkas), crafts and rummage sales.
ii. JANICE FOLLETT, (Living); m. CONNOR WRIGHT PATMAN; (Living) b. in Linden, TX.
7. WALTER C.10 FOLLETT (CHARLES COTESWORTH9, ALEXANDER8, SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born May 04, 1886 in Mapleton, ND, and died February 07, 1955 in Devils Lake, ND. He married AGATHA HAGEN June 05, 1912 in Minneapolis, MN. She was born January 30, 1889 in Black River Falls, WI, and died August 24, 1980 in Fargo, ND.
Notes for WALTER C. FOLLETT:
Walter Follett was a dentist in Devils Lake, ND. He died of cancer at age 68.
More About WALTER C. FOLLETT:
Burial: May 03, 1955, Riverside Cemetery
Notes for AGATHA HAGEN:
After her husband Walter died in 1955, Agatha moved from Devils Lake, ND to Fargo, ND and resided at 337 - 10th Ave. S.
She had 3 sisters: Margaret, Thelma and another known as Mrs. Alex Nemzek. She enjoyed sewing, handwork and making hats.
I remember her as an elegant white haired lady who wore her hair in the style of the "Gibson girl".
Children of WALTER FOLLETT and AGATHA HAGEN are:
i. CHARLES AKA CHUCK11 FOLLETT, (Living) b. Devils Lake, ND5; m. ARLINE MAVIS ADCOCK, in Valley City, ND; b. Cuba, ND5.
Notes for CHARLES AKA CHUCK FOLLETT:
Chuck Follett graduated from North Dakota State College in 1943 with a degree in Business Administration.
Chuck entered the service during World War II in Feb. 1943 and was discharged in October 1946. He was injured on July 6, 1944
(in an aircraft explosion) and was released from Wakeman General Hospital in Columbus, Ohio in Oct. 1946. He served in the north of Rome in Italy during WW II and received the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
For many years the family lived at: 1610 5th Street So. in Moorhead, MN. Chuck worked at Smith, Follett & Crowl (Wholesale Drygoods) from 1946 to 1963.
He later worked for Silverline Boats (1963-1970). He transferred to Arctic Enterprises, Inc. in Thief River Falls, where he worked from 1970 to 1982.
That business involved snowmobiles, boats and recreational vehicles. A residence in Thief River Falls was sold when he retired, in favor of a permanent lake residence.
He and Arlene generally spend winters in Arizona. Chuck's hobbies include golf, hiking, bowling and fishing.
Notes for ARLINE MAVIS ADCOCK:
Arline was a graduate of Valley City State Teachers College in ND.
During the War (WWII) she worked at Standard Oil in Richmond, California.
The family lived in Moorhead, MN and in Thief River Falls, MN, but she and Chuck spend winters in Mesa, AZ. They also have a permanent lake residence in MN.
Arline enjoys hiking, reading and crossword puzzles.
ii. MARGARET AKA MARGE FOLLETT, (Living) b. Devils Lake, ND5; m. RICHARD AKA TED HOSKING, in Fargo, ND5; b. 1916, Illinois 6; d. March 1985, Chicago, Illinois6.
Notes for MARGARET AKA MARGE FOLLETT:
Marge Follett Hosking and her husband Ted lived in Chicago, IL.
8. CLARENCE O.10 FOLLETT (CHARLES COTESWORTH9, ALEXANDER8, SILAS7, JOHN AKA JOHN IV6, JOHN AKA JOHN III5, JOHN AKA JOHN II4, JOHN AKA JOHN I3, ROBERT WILLIAM2, JOHN1)
was born November 27, 1877 in Mount Morris, Illinois7, and died April 04, 1947 in Fargo, ND.
He married LAURA E. BROWNE June 17, 1903 in Fargo, ND, daughter of PATTIE BROWNE. She was born June 14, 1878 in Ontario, Canada, and died July 05, 1946 in Fargo, ND.
Notes for CLARENCE O. FOLLETT:
C.O. Follett was a prominent Fargo, ND businessman. He married Laura Browne. He was president of Smith, Follett & Crowl in Fargo, ND (wholesale drygoods store) until he died of a "coronary occlusion".
Here is his obituary from Fargo Forum 4/4/1947 titled C.O. "FOLLETT IS DEAD HERE AT AGE OF 69":
Less than a day after he returned from California, Clarence O. Follett, 69, died from a heart ailment at his home, 302 Ninth St. S., at 11:00 am today. He was a pioneer Fargoan and the president of Smith, Follett & Crowl, wholesale drygoods concern.
Mr. Follett, his daughter, Margaret Patty, and Mrs. W.F. Kurke of 820 Twelfth Av S had returned from Los Angeles by car, leaving there last Friday and arriving here at 5:30 pm Thursday. Mr. Follett had been in California since January, his health had not been good since his wife's death last July, and he had had a heart attack while in the west.
Clarence Ohr Follett was born in Mount Morris, Ill. Nov. 27, 1877, and came to Cass County with his parents when he was two years old. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Follett, were pioneer farmers of the Mapleton community.
Mr. Follett attended the public schools of Mapleton and NDAC, graduating from the latter with the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1898.
During his attendance at NDAC, Mr. Follett paid his way through college by working as a janitor and tending gardens.
After graduation he was employed by Alex Stern & Co., as a bookkeeper, and in 1900 joined the old Fargo Mercantile company as a billing clerk. Later he became a buyer,
finally purchased an interest in the business and was made vice president in 1905. He continued active participation with the company until it was sold in 1928.
Meanwhile, Smith, Follett & Crowl had been established in 1914 as a wholesale drygoods business and he was elected president in 1922. On retiring from the mercantile concern he entered actively in the Smith, Follett & Crowl business.
He was treasurer also of the Fargo Food and Equipment corporation, a director of the First National Bank of Fargo, and a director of the Northwestern bell Telephone company.
Mr. Follett served his community as president of the old Fargo Commercial Club, was active in the Red Cross, and was a director of the industrial committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. During World War II he served on the gas rationing panel here.
Mr. Follett also had been president of the Riverside Cemetery association of Fargo since 1936.
Mr. Follett was recognized as one of the outstanding businessmen of the community over many years, as attested by the positions of responsibility he enjoyed.
Fraternally, he was a member of the Shiloh Lodge 1, A.F. and A.M. of Dakota consistory and of El Zagal Temple of the Shrine and of Fargo Elks Lodge. Too he was a member of the Fargo Rotary and Fargo Country Club and was affiliated with the Congregational Church.
He married Laura B. Browne in Fargo, June 17, 1903. Mrs. Follett died July 5, 1946. Besides his daughter, Margaret Patty, at home, he leaves two brothers, Leland, 1613 Ninth Av S, and Dr. Walter C. Follett, Devils Lake.
More About CLARENCE O. FOLLETT:
Burial: May 13, 1947, Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND
Education: 1898, B.S. Degree from NDAC
Notes for LAURA E. BROWNE:
Laura is buried at Riverside Cemetery with 3 other Browne's: her mother, Pattie Browne (8/13/1847-11/19/1922) and brothers: Ernest I. Browne and Roger E. Browne.
Child of CLARENCE FOLLETT and LAURA BROWNE is:
i. MARGARET PATTIE11 FOLLETT, b. May 22, 1919; d. October 30, 1982, Fargo, ND.
Notes for MARGARET PATTIE FOLLETT:
Margaret was the adopted child of Clarence and Laura Follett. She was known as "Patty" Follett. She attended Carleton College in Northfield, MN and graduated from NDSU in Fargo, ND. She was an artist and ceramicist with her own studio. She never married.
Pattie Follett co-owned the Follett Ceramic Studios and Follett-Lehr Publications with Margaret Lehr.
I believe she died of cancer.
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Follett Family Bible.
3. Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND.
4. Family Records.
5. Family Questionnaires.
6. Social Security Death Index.
7. Obituary.
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