Hollingsworths From England to
Ireland
Early Quakers at New Castle,
Delaware
© Copyright by Jean Leeper 1998
No Reproduction Without Permission Background is New Castle, Deleware Commons "On The Green", taken 1992, the Statue is William Penn.
The Hollingsworths are an old Saxon family who settled in the Northeastern
part of Cheshire, as early as 1022, when the ancestral estate, Hollingsworth
Manor, in Cheshire was purchased near Mottram. (There is a town called
Hollingsworth on my 1998 Road Atlas of Britain, located near Mottram and
just east of Manchester. Due to the highly populated area we choose not to
attempt to find Hollingsworth Manor, on our trip in September/October 1997.)
'The name Hollingsworth comes from two words "holly" and "worth" a farm
meaning a farm of holly trees. Ancient books show that the Manor was on the
edge of the hundred of Macclesfield or Maxfield. (the great woods of
Macclesfield.) The last owner, Captain Robert Hollingsworth, the last
representative of the English branch of the family died in 1865. The estate
is said to include 625 acres and to be valued at 20,000 pounds. Picturesque
red-berried holly trees about upon the estate.' Summarized from Descendants
of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr 1925 by J. Adger Stewart.
First Generation
1. UNNAMED.
Second Generation
Family of UNNAMED (1)
*2. Henry HOLLINGSWORTH. Born ca 1600/1610 in probably England.
There is an ancestral estate, Hollingsworth Manor, in Cheshire purchased in
1022. A Robert Hollingsworth of Hollingsworth Hall was Magistrate of the
counties of Chester and Lancaster. The church of the family and the hall
both several centuries old were still standing in the early 1900's.
Henry Hollingsworth was probably born in England and settled in Ireland with
the militia in the Ulster Plantation before 1630. He appears in the 1630
Muster Rolls for Onealland Barony in County Armagh. He lived on Richard
Cope's half of the 2000 acre estate. He could have married Katherine, Maiden
name unknown, in England and she followed him or they married in Ireland.
Their son Valentine born in Ireland in 1632. They may have returned to
England during the 1641 Irish Rebellion. It is not known where or when
either Henry or Katherine died or were buried. Henry probably did not die in
the 1641 Rebellion, he may have signed a deed in 1674
before 1632 when Henry was 32, he married Katheran.
Birth and Death records of Lurgan Quaker Monthly Meeting. Their abode as of
the date of birth of their only known son, Valentine, was Bellevickcrannell,
Parish of Seagoe, County Armagh. ( Aug 1632)
They had one child:
3 i. Valentine (ca1632-1711)
Third Generation
Family of Henry HOLLINGSWORTH (2) & Katheran
*3. Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH. Born ca 1632 in
Bellyvickcrannel/Ballyvickcrannel, Parish of Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland.
Valentine died in 1711; he was 79. Buried in Burying Grounds, Newark, Del.
Which He Gave Land for In 1687.
After he married a second time he sailed to America, in 1682, and settled on
a large plantation of nearly 1000 acres , on Shepot Creek in Brandywine
Hundred, New Castle (now Deleware) County five miles northwest of the
present city of Wilmington, Deleware.
He was of Beleniskerannel, Parish of Lego/Seagoe, County Armagh, Ireland.
Was a member of the Society of Friends. In 1682, Valentine and his family,
accompanied by his son-in-law Thomas Connaway, and by John Musgrave, an
indented servant sailed from Belfast for the Delaware River on the ship "The
Antelope", arriving a few months after William Penn's arrival. "The Good
Ship Antelope" arrived Dec 10th 1682. He settled on a large plantation of
nearly a thousand acres on Shelpot Creek in Brandywine Hundred, New Caste
(now Del.) County about five miles northeast of the present city of
Wilmington, and not far from Port Christian or Christinae of the Swedes. Not
long thereafter a monthly meeting was established in the Hollingsworth's
House. In 1687 he granted land for a burying ground. He was a man of extra
ordinary ability and influence. He was a member of the First Assembly of the
Providence of PA, 1682-1683. Also of the Grand Inquest empaneled Oct 25
1683, to consider the famous case of Charles Pickering and others charged
with counterfeiting. He was also in the Assembly of 1687-88-95 and 1700,
from New Castle County. He was Justice of the Peace in New Castle County. He
was also a signer of Penn's Great Charter and a member of the Pro-Provincial
Council. He died about 1711.
NOTE: I find this name spelled many ways and can not find a map with the
name on to verify the correct spelling.
Ballyvickcarnnel, Bellyniskcrannel, Bellevishcrannel,
Ballyvick - Crannill, Belleniskcrannel
Research: In America Since 1607 the Hollingsworth, Farmer and Judkins
Families; their Ancestors, Descendants and many Related Families by Walter
I. Farmer Gateway Press, Inc Baltimore 1987
Descendants of Valentine Hollingsworth, Sr. 1925 J. Adger Stewart
Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania 1682 -1750 by Albert
Cook Myers, M. L.
On 7 Apr 1655 when Valentine was 23, he first married Anne REA, daughter of
Nicholas REA OR WRAY, in 7 4mo (June) 1655 Tandragee, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
Born in 1628 in Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland. Anne died in 1 2nd Month
(April) 1671. Buried in Friends Burial Ground in Moyraverty.
They had the following children:
4 i. Mary (-1746)
5 ii. Henry (-1721)
6 iii. Thomas (1661-1727)
7 iv. Catherine
On 12 Apr (June) 1672 when Valentine was 40, he second married Ann CALVERT,
daughter of Thomas CALVERT & Jane GLASFORD, at Drumgor. Born in Ca 9 Mo 1650
Kilwarlin, Near Hillsborough, County Down. Ann died on 17 Aug 1697. Buried
in old burial ground at Newark, Del.
They had the following children:
8 i. Samuel (-1748)
9 ii. Enoch (-1687)
10 iii. Valentine (-1757)
11 iv. Ann
12 v. John (-1722)
13 vi. Joseph
14 vii. Enoch (ca1688-)
Fourth Generation
Family of Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH (3) & Anne REA
4. Mary HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 25 1mo (New Year's Day, Mar.) 1656
Belleniskcrannel, Ireland. Mary died in 1746.
ca 1684 Mary first married Thomas CONOWAY. Thomas died in 17 7mo (Sept)
1689.
In 1693 Mary second married Randal MARLIN.
5. Henry HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 7 2mo (Apr) 1658, Belleniskcrannel, Ireland.
Henry died on 1721 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland.
Henry married Lydia ATKINSON, in 22 6mo (Aug) 1688.
*6. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 1 3 mo. (May) 1661 in Belleniskerannel
Parish Of Lego County, Armugh, IRELAND. Thomas died in Christiana Hundred,
New Castle County, PA on 2 Apr 1727; he was 65. Buried in Center Friends
Burying Ground *.
Some say that he died while on a visit to his son Abraham near Wincester,
Virginia in 1733 that he was killed by a buffalo, near White Mountain, while
hunting. His will is dated Oct 30, 1723 and is filed at the court house in
Wilmington, Delaware. His home was always Rockland Manor, New Castle County,
Deleware which at that time was part of the providence of PA.
Research: * Kenneth Record Book pp 6-7
In 1684/1685 when Thomas was 22, he first married Margaret CALVERT, daughter
of Thomas CALVERT & Jane GLASFORD, in PA, now Deleware. Born on ca 4 Mo 24
1661 at Killurigan, Parish of Sego, County Armagh. Margaret died on 1 Aug
1687 (Oct) New Castle County, PA, now DEL.
They had one child:
15 i. Abraham (1686-1748)
On 31 Jan 1692 when Thomas was 30, he second married Grace COOK, daughter of
Elizabeth FOX, in (Mar) At The Home Of Nathaniel Park Her Step/father,
Permission Of Concord MM. Grace died aft 2 May 1741.
of Concord, PA
They had the following children:
16 i. Isaac (1693-1699)
17 ii. Elizabeth (1694-)
18 iii. Hannah (1697-)
19 iv. Thomas (1698-1753)
20 v. Ann (1701-1708)
21 vi. Jacob (1704-)
22 vii. Sarah (1706-)
23 viii. Joseph (1709-)
24 ix. Grace (1712-)
7. Catherine HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 5mo (July) 1663, Belleniskcrannel,
Ireland. Catherine died on 29 6mo (Aug) 1746.
Catherine married George ROBINSON, on 2 11mo (Jan) 1688.
Family of Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH (3) & Ann CALVERT
8. Samuel HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 27 1mo (Mar) 1673 Ballyevickcrannel,
Ireland. Samuel died in 1748.
In 1701 Samuel married Hannah HARLAN.
9. Enoch HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 7 6mo (Aug) 1675. Enoch died in 1687.
10. Valentine HOLLINGSWORTH Jr. Born on 12 11mo (Jan) 1677, Ireland.
Valentine died in 1757. Occupation: of Kenneth, PA.
In 1713 Valentine married Elizabeth HEALD, in Ireland.
11. Ann HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 28 10mo (Dec) 1680 in Ireland.
In 1700 Ann married James THOMPSON.
12. John HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 19 2m (Apr) 1684, New Castle County, Del.
John died in 1722.
In 1706 John married Catherine TYLER.
13. Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 10 5mo (Jul) 1686, New Castle County,
Deleware.
14. Enoch HOLLINGSWORTH. Born ca 1688. Enoch died on 26 9mo (Nov) 1690.
Fifth Generation
Family of Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH (6) & Margaret CALVERT
15. Abraham HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 19 Jan 1686 in Rockland Manor. Abraham
died in Frederick County, VA in 1748; he was 61. Occupation: removed to
Virginia..
First lived at Cecil County, Maryland, in 1732 he bought of Alexander Ross,
under his patent from the Governor 582 acres of land in Winchester, Virginia
and moved there in 1733. His manor there called "Abraham's Delight" He used
the creek and springs and erected the first flour mill in the county. In
1754 his son Isaac, born in 1722 built the first major house in Frederick
County on the site. It is now the headquarters of the Frederick County
Historical Society.
In 1710 when Abraham was 23, he married Ann ROBINSON. Ann died in 1749 in
Frederick County, VA.
Family of Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH (6) & Grace COOK
16. Isaac HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 16 Apr 1693 in Rockland Manor. Isaac died
in 1699; he was 5.
17. Elizabeth HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 8 Nov 1694 in Rockland Manor.
In 1718 when Elizabeth was 23, she married STROUD.
18. Hannah HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 17 Jan 1697 in Rockland Manor.
On 5 Feb 1718 when Hannah was 21, she married William DIXON.
*19. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH II. Born on 23 Dec (Feb) 1698 in Rockland Manor,
New Castle, Del. Thomas died in Pipe Creek, Maryland on 1 Sep 1753; he was
54. Buried in William Farquor's Burying Place, Pike Creek, Maryland.
On 28 Dec (Feb) 1723 when Thomas was 25, he married Judith LAMPLEY, daughter
of Nathaniel LAMPLEY & Susan BEZAR, in Center MM. Born in 1700 in Chester
County, PA. Judith died in 1766; she was 66. Buried in William Farquard's
Burying Place, Pipe Creek, Md.
They had the following children:
25 i. Susanna (1724-1754)
26 ii. Grace (1726-1729)
27 iii. Thomas (1727-1727)
28 iv. Thomas (1729-1799)
29 v. Isaac (1731-1795)
30 vi. Nathaniel (Twin) (1733-1754)
31 vii. Rachel (Twin) (1733-)
32 viii. Emmor or Amor (1739-1826)
33 ix. Christopher (1752-)
34 x. Judith (1744-)
20. Ann HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 6 May 1701 in Rockland Manor. Ann died in
1708; she was 6.
21. Jacob HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 4 Jan 1704 in Rockland Manor.
Purchased Jun 23 1726 of James Audrey, Attorney for Letitia Audrey, daughter
of William Penn, 225 acres of land in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County,
Del. He died intestate, leaving seven children. He was a trustee of
Hockessin MM, Del.
On 23 Sep 1729 when Jacob was 25, he married Elizabeth CHANDLER.
22. Sarah HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 7 Aug 1706 in Rockland Manor.
On 29 Aug 1724 when Sarah was 18, she married John DIXON.
23. Joseph HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 11 Mar 1709 in Rockland Manor.
Removed to Hopewell, Frederick County, VA by certificate 2 Mar 1741
On 23 Feb 1730 when Joseph was 20, he married Martha HAUGHTON.
24. Grace HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 9 Mar 1712 in Rockland Manor.
Sixth Generation
Family of Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH II (19) & Judith LAMPLEY
25. Susanna HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 13 Feb 1724 in Rockland Manor. Susanna
died in 1754; she was 29.
She is said to have traveled for the Society of Friends. No issue.
26. Grace HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 27 Dec 1726 in Rockland Manor. Grace died
in 1729; she was 2.
There may have been another daughter names Grace and who also died an
infant.
27. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH. Born in 1727 in Rockland Manor. Thomas died in
1727.
*28. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH III. Born on 13 Dec 1729 in Rockland Manor. Thomas
died on 1 Mar 1799; he was 69. Buried in Center MM, Chester County, PA.
On 20 Nov 1754 when Thomas was 24, he married Jane SMITH, daughter of John
SMITH & Margaret PUGH. Born on 6 Jul 1726. Jane died on 6 May 1825; she was
98. Buried in Center MM Chester County, PA.
They had the following children:
35 i. Nathaniel (1755-1834)
36 ii. Thomas (Twin) (1756-1834)
37 iii. John (Twin) (1756-)
38 iv. Susannah (1758-1824)
39 v. Mary (1760-)
40 vi. Err (1762-1819)
41 vii. Levi (1764-)
42 viii. Juduth (1767-1769)
43 ix. Aaron (1769-1778)
44 x. Jane (1771-1833)
45 xi. Joshua (1774-1830)
46 xii. David (1777-)
29. Isaac HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 13 Jun 1731 in Rockland Manor. Isaac died
on 28 Oct 1795; he was 64.
In 1769 when Isaac was 37, he married Hannah SCOTT. Born in New Castle, Del.
Hannah died on 28 May 1810.
30. Nathaniel HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 29 Aug 1733 in Rockland Manor.
Nathaniel died in 1754; he was 20.
31. Rachel HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 29 Aug 1733 in Rockland Manor.
32. Emmor or Amor HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 29 May 1739 in Rockland Manor.
Emmor or Amor died on 18 Feb 1826; he was 86.
In 1766 when Emmor or Amor was 26, he married Mary CHANDLER.
33. Christopher HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 15 Mar 1752 in Rockland Manor.
In 1765 when Christopher was 12, he first married Elizabeth CHANDLER.
In 1775 when Christopher was 22, he second married Sarah WEBB.
34. Judith HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 14 May 1744 in Rockland Manor.
In 1765 when Judith was 20, she married John PYLE.
Seventh Generation
Family of Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH III (28) & Jane SMITH
35. Nathaniel HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 4 Aug 1755 in Rockland Manor. Nathaniel
died on 2 Sep 1834; he was 79.
On 22 Oct 1783 when Nathaniel was 28, he married Abigail GREEN.
36. Thomas HOLLINGSWORTH IV. Born on 31 Oct 1756. Thomas died in 1834; he
was 77.
In 1798 when Thomas was 41, he married Susanna JACKSON.
37. John HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 31 Oct 1756 in Rockland Manor.
In 1781 when John was 24, he married Jemima BLACKHOUSE.
*38. Susannah HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 12 Sep 1758 in Rockland Manor,
Deleware. Susannah died in Fayette County, OH at the home of her son Thomas
on 3/7 Sep 1824; she was 65. Buried beside her husband.
ca 1778 when Susannah was 19, she married Robert BURNETT, son of John S.
BURNETT, probably in Deleware. Born in 1755. Robert died at the home of
his son Thomas on 2 Feb 1820; he was 65. Buried behind house on Sugar Creek
5 Mi SW of Washington Courthouse.
His burial place was a short distance back of the house near Sugar Creek.
The grave is marked by an upright marble slab. The grave is on the Thomas
Burnett farmed owned in 1939 by Charles Bush and his wife Anna Mark Bush.
The farm is located about five miles southwest of Washington Courthouse, OH.
He was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War, He enlisted in Capt
Alexander Lockharts list, 4th Co. of Concord Township, Chester County, PA,
Militia in 1782. He is said to have crossed the Deleware River with General
Washington.
In 1789 he was elected sheriff of Pendleton County, VA, now West VA. In 1818
Robert and his wife came from Pendleton County, WVA and made their home with
their son Thomas and wife until their respective deaths.
From a much garbled account of the Burnetts in Pendleton County, VA history,
it would appear that there were Burnetts settled in that county as early as
1759 or before but what relation they were to Robert Burnett is hard to
tell. They had six sons and three daughters.
They had the following children:
47 i. Samuel (1779-)
48 ii. Armor (1781-)
49 iii. Mary (1784-)
50 iv. Jane (1786-)
51 v. Robert (1788-1878)
52 vi. Thomas (1790-1871)
53 vii. Susannah (1793-)
54 viii. Henry (1795-1870)
55 ix. John S. (1797-)
39. Mary HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 29 Aug 1760 in Rockland Manor.
Mary married George CHANDLER, in Ohio.
40. Err HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 26 Jun 1762 in Rockland Manor. Err died in
1819; he was 56.
Err and his family went to Columbiana County, Ohio. They emigrated to
Middleton, Ohio in 1815.
In 1795 when Err was 32, he married Phebe MERCER, in of Mill Creek Hundred,
Deleware.
41. Levi HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 22 Apr 1764 in Rockland Manor.
On 28 May 1789 when Levi was 25, he married Mary HARRY, in Kenneth M. M.
42. Juduth HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 21 Jul 1767 in Rockland Manor. Juduth died
in 1769; she was 1.
43. Aaron HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 4 Jun 1769 in Rockland Manor. Aaron died in
1778; he was 8.
44. Jane HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 9 Sep 1771 in Rockland Manor. Jane died in
1833; she was 61.
45. Joshua HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 24 Feb 1774 in Rockland Manor. Joshua died
in 1830; he was 55.
On 17 Oct 1798 when Joshua was 24, he married Hannah HARVEY. Hannah died in
1859.
46. David HOLLINGSWORTH. Born on 3 Jul 1777 in Rockland Manor.
Eighth Generation
Family of Susannah HOLLINGSWORTH (38) & Robert BURNETT
47. Samuel BURNETT. Born on 10 May 1779 in Pendleton, VA.
48. Armor BURNETT. Born on 19 Dec 1781 in Pendleton, VA.
49. Mary BURNETT. Born on 21 Sep 1784 in Pendleton, VA.
50. Jane BURNETT. Born on 28 Apr 1786 in Pendleton, VA.
51. Robert BURNETT. Born on 21 Jun 1788 in Pendleton, VA. Robert died on 9
Dec 1878; he was 90.
In 1813 when Robert was 24, he married Susannah BUSH, daughter of Leonard
BUSH Sr. & Catherine STINGLEY. Born on 24 Oct 1789. Susannah died on 3 Nov
1839; she was 50.
They had the following children:
56 i. Henry
57 ii. John (Twin)
58 iii. Jesse (Twin)
59 iv. Thomas
60 v. Elihu (1826-1897)
61 vi. Absalom
62 vii. Sidney
63 viii. Rebecca
64 ix. Naomi
65 x. Catherine
66 xi. Susannah
*52. Thomas BURNETT. Born on 28 Mar 1790 in Pendleton Co. W. VA. Thomas died
in Warren Co., IA on 16 Feb 1871; he was 80. Buried in Ackworth Friends
Cemetery, Ackworth, IA. Occupation: Farmer.
53. Susannah BURNETT. Born on 23 Dec 1793 in Pendleton, VA.
54. Henry BURNETT. Born on 20 Jan 1795. Henry died in Fayette County, Oh on
29 Sep 1870; he was 75. Buried in Bush Cemetery.
Soldier in the War of 1812
In 1818 when Henry was 22, he married Magdalene BUSH, daughter of Leonard
BUSH Sr. & Catherine STINGLEY. Born on 4 May 1793. Magdalene died on 2 Jun
1871; she was 78.
They had the following children:
81 i. Robert
82 ii. Harriet
83 iii. Elizabeth
84 iv. Daniel
85 v. Matthew
86 vi. Henry Clay
87 vii. Jessie
88 viii. John S.
89 ix. Jacob Allen
90 x. Jehu
91 xi. infant
92 xii. infant
55. John S. BURNETT. Born on 10 May 1797 in Pendleton, VA.
Ninth Generation
Family of Robert BURNETT (51) & Susannah BUSH
56. Henry BURNETT.
57. John BURNETT.
58. Jesse BURNETT.
59. Thomas BURNETT.
60. Elihu BURNETT. Born on 6 Sep 1826 in Fayette County, OH. Elihu died in
Knoxville, IA on 11 Jun 1897; he was 70. Buried in Graceland Cemetery,
Knoxville, Ia.
In 168th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and 64 Ohio Infantry. Citizen of Knoxville
for ca twenty years, coming to Iowa in 1880. Street commissioner and
overseer of the Knoxville poor.
Research: Marion County Cemetery book and his obituary.
On 11 May 1851 when Elihu was 24, he married Sophia SNIDER, daughter of
Peter SNIDER, in Fayette County, Ohio. Born on 14 Mar 1834 in Fayette
County, Ohio. Sophia died on 5 Apr 1908; she was 74.
They had the following children:
93 i. Jennie (ca1854-1943)
94 ii. Robert (ca1855-)
95 iii. N. Eleanor (Nellie) (ca1857-)
96 iv. John C. (ca1860-)
97 v. Adelaida (Addie) (ca1863-)
98 vi. Ruth (ca1867-)
99 vii. Edith (ca1869-)
100 viii. Albert S. (ca1872-)
61. Absalom BURNETT.
62. Sidney BURNETT.
63. Rebecca BURNETT.
Rebecca married MARK.
64. Naomi BURNETT.
Naomi married MARK.
65. Catherine BURNETT.
Catherine married PLUMB.
66. Susannah BURNETT.
Susannah married BROOKS.
Family of Thomas BURNETT (52) & Rachel BUSH
67. Susan BURNETT.
Susan married HANEY.
68. Sinia BURNETT.
Sinia married MARK.
*69. Catherine BURNETT. Born on 15 Jan 1815 in Fayette Co. OH. Catherine
died in Mercer County, MO on 9 Mar 1899; she was 84. Buried in Freedom Cem.,
Mercer Co. SE Part. Religion: Baptist.
On 11 Dec 1834 when Catherine was 19, she married Abner MARK, son of Peter
MARK & Mary (Polly) LEGORE, in Fayette Co. OH. Born on 10 Jun 1810 in Ross
Co. Ohio. Abner died in Mercer County MO on 25 Jan 1898; he was 87. Buried
in Freedom Cem. Mercer Co. MO. Occupation: Farmer along IA and MO border in
MO. Religion: Baptist.
When Abner and Catherine started west they needed a tent so all the family
could have a place to sleep, the covered wagon was far from big enough.
Aaron was nineteen, Eliza was seventeen, Marion was fifteen, Ezra was
thirteen, Benjamin was eleven, Sinia was seven, Latham was four and Anthony
was twenty months. Benjamin remembered the route they took to Iowa, that
took them within sight of Kankakee, IL. They crossed the Mississippi River
at Clinton, IA on a horse drawn ferry and they passed through Iowa City,
then the capitol of Iowa.
Abner remained in Marion County, Iowa until the next October when he located
permanently one and one half miles east of Pleasanton, Iowa. In Marion
County, all the good timber land was taken so as soon as his crops were in
Abner started out to see what was available. First he went to Decatur City
where Catherine's brother Rueben Burnett was, and from there he went south
of Pleasanton where his cousin John Mark, was now living. Adjoining cousin
John's land on the east and up against the IA-MO line Abner found a piece of
land that suited him. Accordingly he went to the govt land office at
Plattsburg in Clinton County, MO and entered 152 acres of this land, paying
$1.25 an acre for it. Next year he had Cyrus Burnett (his wife's brother)
enter forty more acres for him. In order to get the railroad to come through
Pleasanton, Abner donated in 1882, this forty acres, as his contribution to
the "Old Narrow Gauge" railroad.
Before moving, Abner came down from Marion County bringing with him Marion
and Eliza Ann and built a house. This house was built near where the present
(1941) barn stood. It was two log cabins, each about eighteen feet by
sixteen feet, placed eight feet apart and connected by an encased
passageway. The west room was the living room and the east room was the
kitchen. Later the roof of the west room was raised for an upstairs. Still
later about 1866 a frame kitchen was built on the north of the living room.
Around 1872 Abner with the help of his two sons Anthony and Benjamin built a
new frame house. Anthony took over the farm and built two rooms on the east
part of the main house. Abner and Catherine decided a few months later they
would rather live in the two new rooms. In the autumn of 1882 Abner and
Catherine went back to Ohio for a visit. They were married sixty-four years.
In appearance Abner Mark was a square, stocky build, not unlike the pictures
of Holland Dutchmen. He wore good roomy tailored jeans, pants coat and vest,
a colored shirt, brown home knitted socks and a William Penn hat. In old age
he walked with a cane. He had reddish brown or sandy colored hair which
never became more than streaked with gray. The reddish hair is suppose to
have been a heritage from his French ancestors. His eyes were blue. In the
prime of his life he was probably 5 feet 10 inches and may have at one time
weighted 180 pounds. He was a man of convictions, firm and sometimes quite
set in his ways. He believed firmly in the signs of the moon and wasn't
afraid to say so in spite of the ridicule of his sons, none of whom cared in
the least what the signs were, when they planted potatoes, sheared sheep, or
did their butchering. Catherine too believed in the signs of the moon.
Abner liked to read and kept informed on events of the day. In Ohio the
newspaper in the home was "The Cincinnati Dollar Weekly Times". In the west
this was superseded by "The Chicago Weekly Inter-Ocean". Abner was not a
talkative person, although he talked considerable with Catherine, but not a
great deal with his children when they were young. He had a friendly and
sociable disposition and he never scolded in his family, or seldom whipped.
But if he spoke warningly to the child, that child was expected to obey.
Once only once was a child remembered to have sassed him. That once by Sinia
who was told to do something which she refused to do. Sinia received a
spanking. Latham was once spanked severely but the reason for it could not
be remembered.
Catherine scolded her children in an easy way and to which not much
attention was given. Benjamin remembered that once she spanked one of the
children and on this occasion Abner stood beside her and showed he backed
her up by saying "Lay it on! Lay it on! Lay it on!"
Catherine was of a tall, slim, rather angular build, although not especially
graceful. She had blue eyes and very light hair. She said once her hair was
never white with old age that it was always that color. Her house was
scrupulously clean and orderly and she was always a neat person. She was a
most efficient house keeper; every move counted. During the years Abner made
all his own shoes as well as for the family.
While his children were growing up, Abner made a barrel of sauerkraut each
autumn. His part in this was to wash and scour his feet very clean, climb
into the barrel and tramp down the kraut while the rest cut and emptied in
the cabbage. He said his feet were as clean for the work as a woman's hands
for making bread.
Catherine had many flowers, but as the years passed the flowers began to
disappear. The trees that had been set out began to shade the yard and took
the place of the flowers. As the years passed both began to fail, Abner
noticeably while Catherine continued to knit. When Abner was about fifty
years old lost the sight of one eye due to a whitish growth over the ball.
The growth, which caused him much pain was removed but the sight had been
destroyed. For many years he was considerably deaf so that towards the last
conversation with him became very difficult. also at times, the last year or
two of his life, his mind would wonder off a bit. He was able to get around
the house with his cane until this final sickness. He was sick for only two
weeks,and he died at age 88 . Fourteen months after he died Catherine died,
at age 84. Her mind was clear and had excellent mentality until the end.
About one o'clock p.m. before going into the stupor preceding her death she
perceiving the distressed look on the faces of her assembled children said,
"Don't make any fuss, just put me away." At five p.m. she was gone. Story
condensed from book by Emma Mark.
They had the following children:
101 i. Aaron Libriand (1835-1856)
102 ii. Elza Ann (1837-1917)
103 iii. George Marion (1839-1918)
104 iv. Ezra Jacob (1841-1917)
105 v. Benjamin Lee (1843-1935)
106 vi. Sinia Margaret (1847-1924)
107 vii. Allen Lathan (1850-1911)
108 viii. Anthony Wayne (1852-1923)
109 ix. Mary Rachel (1856-1859)
70. Rueben Dyer BURNETT. Born in 1816 in Fayette County, OH. Rueben Dyer
died in ? Decatur County, IA Aged 61 in 1878; he was 62.
71. Belinda BURNETT.
Belinda married Hyer.
72. Cyrus BURNETT. Born in 1819 in Fayette County, OH? Cyrus died in ?
Decatur County, IA on 22 Jan 1910; he was 91.
73. Elishu BURNETT.
74. Thomas BURNETT.
75. Benjamine BURNETT.
76. Amanda BURNETT.
Amanda married HOLMES.
77. Drusilla BURNETT.
Drusilla married POST.
78. Sara Jane BURNETT.
Sara Jane married BURNETT.
79. Mary Ann BURNETT.
Mary Ann married CRAIG.
Family of Thomas BURNETT (52) & Charolotte B. IRIONS OR IRONS
80. Cassius McKorkle BURNETT. Born on 13 Feb 1851 in Fayette County, OH.
Cassius McKorkle died on 11 Apr 1924; he was 73. Buried in Graceland
Cemetery, Knoxville, Ia.
In 1858 when he was seven years old he removed to Warren County, near
Palmyra, IA. In 1874 he was in law practice in Casey, Guthrie County, IA. He
practiced law for several years in Knoxville. sometime after the 1895 census
he removed to Newkirk, OK and lived there until his death. 73y 1m and 28d
when he died.
Research: I have his and his wife's obit. Census for 1880, 1885 and 1895,
Marion County Marriage Records and Marion County Cemetery book.
On 23 Jun 1875 when Cassius McKorkle was 24, he married Rebecca Jane
BELLAMY, daughter of Samuel King BELLAMY & Accasina MANFORD, in Marion
County, IA. Born on 1 Jul 1841 in Switzerland County, IN. Rebecca Jane died
on 14 Jan 1893; she was 51.
They had the following children:
110 i. Frank Cassius (ca1876-)
111 ii. Clyde Bellamy (1880-)
112 iii. Rebecca Grace (1885-)
113 iv. Alie Fay (ca1889-)
Family of Henry BURNETT (54) & Magdalene BUSH
81. Robert BURNETT.
82. Harriet BURNETT.
Harriet married PARKINSON.
83. Elizabeth BURNETT.
Elizabeth married BLACKMORE.
84. Daniel BURNETT.
85. Matthew BURNETT.
86. Henry Clay BURNETT.
87. Jessie BURNETT.
88. John S. BURNETT.
89. Jacob Allen BURNETT.
90. Jehu BURNETT.
91. infant BURNETT.
92. infant BURNETT.
Tenth Generation
Family of Elihu BURNETT (60) & Sophia SNIDER
93. Jennie BURNETT. Born ca 1854 in Fayette County, OH. Jennie died in Jun
1943; she was 89.
Lived in Knoxville at time of her mother's death. 1885 Marion County Census
calls her a dressmaker.
94. Robert BURNETT. Born ca 1855 in Fayette County, OH.
Lived in Knoxville at time of his mother's death.
95. N. Eleanor (Nellie) BURNETT. Born ca 1857 in Fayette County, OH.
Living in Des Moines at time of parent's death.
On 23 Sep 1891 when N. Eleanor (Nellie) was 34, she married William W.
SLOCUM, in Marion County, IA.
96. John C. BURNETT. Born ca 1860 in Fayette County, OH.
Living in Los Angles at time of mother's death.
97. Adelaida (Addie) BURNETT. Born ca 1863 in Fayette County, OH.
On 17 Oct 1886 when Adelaida (Addie) was 23, she married Hugh E. McTAGGART,
in Marion County, IA.
Living in Enid, OK at time of mother's death.
98. Ruth BURNETT. Born ca 1867 in Fayette County, OH.
Living in El Reno, Ok at time of her mother's death.
On 24 Jan 1884 when Ruth was 17, she married Charles S. YEATON, in Marion
County, IA.
99. Edith BURNETT. Born ca 1869 in Fayette County, OH.
Living in Valley Junction at time of mother's death.
On 3 Feb 1897 when Edith was 28, she married Francis Irving ROGERS, in
Marion County, IA.
100. Albert S. BURNETT. Born ca 1872 in Fayette County, OH.
Living in Valley Junction at time of mother's death.
Family of Catherine BURNETT (69) & Abner MARK
101. Aaron Libriand MARK. Born on 16 Dec 1835 in Fayette County, OH. Aaron
Libriand died in Attica, Marion County, IA on 26 Aug 1856; he was 20. Buried
in Indiana Chapel Cemetery, Attica, Marion County, IA. Occupation: School
Teacher.
In 1855 when his father and family moved to Mercer County, MO, he stayed in
Marion County, IA where his Aunt Susan Free, lived. He died Aug 26, 1856
from blood poisoning. The infection started when he picked a pimple or boil
with a pin. Such poisoning was then called Black Erysipelas. A messenger was
sent from Attica to Pleasanton to tell his family about his death. The
messenger got off the trail and was one day and a half late arriving. Abner
and his daughter Eliza Ann started right away for Attica to attend the
funeral. When they arrived they found the funeral and burial was over due to
the messengers delay. Stone says twenty years eight months and ten days old.
102. Elza Ann MARK. Born on 7 May 1837 in Fayette County, OH. Elza Ann died
in Sargent, Custer County, NE on 6 May 1917; she was 79. Buried in Mercer
County, MO.
On 11 Dec 1856 when Elza Ann was 19, she married Kirby McGREW, married by
her cousin Rev. John Mark. Born on 25 May 1827 in Highland County, OH. Kirby
died in NE on 7 Sep 1915; he was 88. Buried in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer
County, MO.
His first wife was named Eliza and she was born 6 Feb 1825 and died 28 Sep
1856.
They had the following children:
114 i. Melvin (1857-)
115 ii. Eliza
116 iii. Emily
117 iv. Lillie
103. George Marion MARK. Born on 27 Mar 1839 in Fayette County, OH. George
Marion died near DeSoto, Dallas County, IA on 17 Aug 1918; he was 79. Buried
in Earlham Cemetery.
He enlisted in the Union Army at Chariton, IA in Aug 1861. Was 2nd Lieut.,
CO H, 1st Calvary for four and one half years in MO, Ark and TX. Marion was
a very good cabinet maker, making spinning wheels by the name of Hayworth,
orth of Cainsville, MO. (another date of death is 17 Jul 1937)
On 22 Oct 1867 when George Marion was 28, he married Mary Ann CHESTERNUTWOOD
WRIGHT, in Dallas County, IA. Born on 7 May 1844 in Stark County, OH. Mary
Ann died in DeSoto, Dallas County, IA on 13 May 1908; she was 64. Buried in
Earlham Cemetery.
She was a war widow with two small sons John and George Wright.
They had the following children:
118 i. Merlin A.
119 ii. Levi E
120 iii. Charles A.
104. Ezra Jacob MARK. Born on 17 Oct 1841 in Fayette County, OH. Ezra Jacob
died in McLouth, Jefferson County, KS on 12 Feb 1917; he was 75. Buried in
McLouth Cemetery, McLouth, Kansas.
Came to Kansas from Mercer County, MO in 1867 and was shown on the 1870
census as working on a sawmill in Perry, Kansas. During the winter of 1879
Ezra and his family returned back to Mercer County, MO for a visit. They had
spent eighteen months at Coose Bay. OR. He worked for a big lumber mill at
Empire City, OR. He was not able to stand the cold and wet climate because
of rheumatism. The 1880 Census and 1895 State census shows him living in
Tonganoxie. Leavenworth County, Kansas. Apparently between 1880 and 1895 the
family moved back to Mercer County, Missouri and somewhere in Southern Iowa.
This is mentioned in Arthur Mark's obituary and is somewhat supported by the
fact that Warren was married in Mercer County, Missouri in 1888 and their
children Mattie C. and Ralph are buried in 1891 in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer
County, MO.
Ezra's obituary stated that he was mayor of McLouth for four years.
On 5 Jan 1864/1865 when Ezra Jacob was 22, he married Melissa Jane CHIELDS,
in Nodaway County, MO. Born on 11 May 1849 in Polk County, IA. Melissa Jane
died in Kansas City, MO on 2 Mar 1922; she was 72. Buried in McLouth
Cemetery, McLouth,Jefferson County, KS.
Her father was killed in a duel.
Grace Kientz in Valley Falls, Kansas is Melissa's granddaughter and the
daughter of Arthur Mark. She tells the story of how the Wright Brothers used
to come to McLouth and visit her grandmother. They called her Aunt Lissie
and used to comment on how beautiful she was and what a wonderful cook she
was. One time Grace said the Wright Brother's flew their plane from Kitty
Hawk to McLouth to visit Aunt Lissie. They tried to get Melissa to fly in
the plane but she was too terrified to try. Grace was taken to see the plane
and just being near the plane was frightening to her. Grace is not sure if
the Wright Brothers were related or if they called Melissa "Aunt Lissie" as
a term of endearment. Research to date has not been able to determine a
relationship.
Research: Richard Mark of Topeka, KS
They had the following children:
121 i. Warren Lee (1867-1936)
122 ii. Fred (1872-1908)
123 iii. Arthur Lynn (1873-1945)
124 iv. Earl
125 v. Martha (Mattie C.) (1888-1891)
126 vi. Ralph (1890-1891)
127 vii. Marion
128 viii. Elmer
105. Benjamin Lee MARK. Born on 1 Oct 1843 in Fayette County, OH. Benjamin
Lee died in Pleasanton, Decatur County, IA on 9 Jul 1935; he was 91. Buried
in Hamilton Cemetery, Decatur County, IA.
He was in the Union Army for almost three years.
On 2 Oct 1870 when Benjamin Lee was 27, he married Mary Francis FOXWORTHY.
Born on 24 Sep 1847 in Montgomery County, IN. Mary Francis died in Lindley
Twp., Mercer County, MO on 18 Jan 1918; she was 70. Buried in Hamilton
Cemetery, Decatur County, Ia.
They had the following children:
129 i. Emma (ca1873-1950)
130 ii. Lawrence H. (ca1874-1933)
*106. Sinia Margaret MARK. Born on 12 Feb 1847 in Fayette Co., Ohio. Sinia
Margaret died in Mercer County Mo. on 10 Nov 1924; she was 77. Buried in
Hutchinson Cemetery, 1/2 m S Of Pleasanton, Iowa In MO. Occupation: Rasied
Children Taking In Wash And Braiding Rugs.
They were married on Sunday May 4 1872. Sinia and James lived in a little
house east of her father. After James died Sinia cared for her children by
weaving rugs and doing washing for others.
On 4 May 1872 when Sinia Margaret was 25, she married James Monroe HOUK, son
of Henry (Hawk) HOUK & Dora (Dovie) REYNOLDS, in Benjamin Mark's Home Mercer
Co., MO. Born on 8 Jun 1851 in Indiana. James Monroe died in Mercer Co. MO
on 26 Dec 1881; he was 30. Buried in Hutchinson Cemetery, 1/2 mile S of
Pleasanton, Iowa, in MO. Education: Could Read And Write..
They had the following children:
131 i. Theora Elma (1867-1950)
132 ii. Ethel L. (1873-1960)
133 iii. Henry Etna (1874-1968)
134 iv. Emery (1876-1917)
135 v. Sibbie (Sybbie) Ann (1879-1989)
136 vi. Libbie Jane (1879-1970)
107. Allen Lathan MARK. Born on 24 Jan 1850 in Fayette County, OH. Allen
Lathan died in Como, TX on 16 Nov 1911; he was 61. Buried in Forest Academy
Cemetery, Como, TX.
On 15 Nov 1874 when Allen Lathan was 24, he married Sarah Mildred TONG,
daughter of Joseph TONG & Sarah COLLINS, in Mercer County, MO. Born on 4 Jan
1856 in Mercer, MO. Sarah Mildred died in Dallas, TX on 27 Dec 1915; she was
59. Buried in Forest Academy Cemetery, Como, TX.
They had the following children:
137 i. Austin
138 ii. Nora Blanche (-1878)
139 iii. Elbert Ezra (1880-1898)
140 iv. Bessie H.
141 v. Frank W. (1885-1903)
142 vi. Jessie
143 vii. Oliver
144 viii. Thomas
145 ix. Roscoe
146 x. Susan
108. Anthony Wayne MARK. Born on 25 Dec 1852 in Allen County, OH In A Log
Cabin. Anthony Wayne died near Como, TX on 1 Jan 1923; he was 70.
On 29 Dec 1878 when Anthony Wayne was 26, he married Susan Rebecca MYERS, In
Old Bethel Church Near Mercer, MO. Born on 12 Jun 1852 in Clarion County,
PA. Susan Rebecca died on 11 Dec 1845.
Her mother was a war widow.
They had the following children:
147 i. Charles
148 ii. Ola
149 iii. Mary Catherine
150 iv. Christopher
151 v. Margaret Sinia
109. Mary Rachel MARK. Born on 11 Nov 1856 in Mercer County, MO. Mary Rachel
died in Mercer County, MO on 17 Sep 1859; she was 2. Buried in Freedom
Cemetery, Mercer County, MO.
Lived to be near three years of age, dying at 2y 10m and 6d.
Family of Cassius McKorkle BURNETT (80) & Rebecca Jane BELLAMY
110. Frank Cassius BURNETT. Born ca 1876 in Guthrie County, IA.
Living in Washington D. C. at time of father's death.
111. Clyde Bellamy BURNETT. Born in 1880 in Marion County, IA 4/12 On 1880
Census, Taken 24 June.
Living in Yates Center, KS at the time of his father's death.
112. Rebecca Grace BURNETT. Born in 1885 in Marion County IA, Reported As 0
On 1885 Census.
Mr. and Mrs. Rape had graduated from Northwestern University in 1908 married
and gone out to China under the Board of Missions of the Methodist Church.
They were home on a furlough in 1932 and lived at Delaware, Ohio where they
educated their four children.
Was living in Chung King, West China as missionaries at time of her father's
death.
Rebecca Grace married Charles Bertram RAPE.
113. Alie Fay BURNETT. Born ca 1889 in Marion County, Iowa.
Was living in Newkirk, OK at the time of her father's death.
Eleventh Generation
Family of Elza Ann MARK (102) & Kirby McGREW
114. Melvin McGREW. Born on 24 Sep 1857.
115. Eliza McGREW.
116. Emily McGREW.
Emily married GOODRICH.
117. Lillie McGREW.
Lillie married J. O. MITCHELL.
Her step children:
152 i. Malinda
153 ii. Brandon
154 iii. Marion
Family of George Marion MARK (103) & Mary Ann CHESTERNUTWOOD WRIGHT
118. Merlin A. MARK.
Merlin A. married Nora CARTER.
119. Levi E MARK.
120. Charles A. MARK.
Family of Ezra Jacob MARK (104) & Melissa Jane CHIELDS
121. Warren Lee MARK. Born on 21 Aug 1867 in Mercer County, MO. Warren Lee
died in Kansas City, KS, 906 State Street on 2 Sep 1936; he was 69. Buried
in McLouth Cemetery, McLouth, Kansas.
Research: from daughter Edna
On 8 Jan 1888 when Warren Lee was 20, he married Zorilda Belle BOOTH,
daughter of Anderville BOOTH & Mary ROBERTSON, in Mercer County, MO. Born in
1872 in Mercer County, MO. Zorilda Belle died in Basehor, KS , Rural Route 1
on 16 Feb 1946; she was 74. Buried in McLouth Cemetery, McLouth, KS.
They had the following children:
155 i. Lee Kenneth (1905-1945)
156 ii. Edna Grace (1890-)
157 iii. Francis Elmer (1892-1851)
158 iv. Iona Amelia (1895-)
159 v. Clarence Anthony (1901-1847)
122. Fred MARK. Born on 6 Nov 1872. Fred died on 6 Feb 1908; he was 35.
Buried in Tonganoxie, KS.
Fred married Mina WHITE.
They had the following children:
160 i. Raymond
161 ii. Estella Grace (1898-1956)
123. Arthur Lynn MARK. Born on 3 Oct 1873 in Tonganoxie, Leavenworth County,
KS. Arthur Lynn died in McLouth, KS on 1 Jan 1945; he was 71. Buried in
McLouth Cemetery, McLouth, KS.
Arthur Lynn first married Susy TONY.
They had the following children:
162 i. Pearle M. (1894-1981)
163 ii. Ethel
Arthur Lynn second married Olive ALEXANDER.
They had the following children:
164 i. Ruby
165 ii. Grace
124. Earl MARK.
125. Martha (Mattie C.) MARK. Born on 13 Jan 1888. Martha (Mattie C.) died
on 8 Sep 1891; she was 3. Buried in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer County, MO.
126. Ralph MARK. Born on 14 Nov 1890. Ralph died on 27 Jan 1891. Buried in
Freedom Cemetery, Mercer County, MO.
127. Marion MARK.
128. Elmer MARK.
Family of Benjamin Lee MARK (105) & Mary Francis FOXWORTHY
129. Emma MARK. Born ca 1873. Emma died in 1950; she was 77. Buried in
Hamilton Cemetery, Decatur County, IA.
She was a school teacher and completed a lot of this material on the Peter
Mark line.
130. Lawrence H. MARK. Born ca 1874. Lawrence H. died in 1933; he was 59.
Lawrence H. married Mirtis Loretta.
Family of Sinia Margaret MARK (106) & James Monroe HOUK
131. Theora Elma HOUK. Born on 13 Apr 1867 in Mercer County, MO. Theora Elma
died on 9 Sep 1950; she was 83.
She was five years old when James Houk married her mother.
Theora Elma married Joe (Joseph Lawrence) MOORE. Born on 18 Jun 1857 in
Vernon, Wis. Joe (Joseph Lawrence) died on 23 Jul 1945; he was 88.
Joe Moore already had two sons when Theora Elma married him. Harvey and Earl
are his two sons and they are half brother to Ray, Roy and Cleo. Theora was
Joe's housekeeper before they married. It is believed that Joe's first wife
died.
They had the following children:
166 i. Harve ( Harvey Ellsworth) (1880-)
167 ii. Earl Allison (1884-1964)
168 iii. Elza (1886-1886)
169 iv. Ray Larry (1887-1969)
170 v. Roy Anthony (1889-1966)
171 vi. Cleo Lawrence (1891-1949)
132. Ethel L. HOUK. Born on 7 Feb 1873. Ethel L. died on 12 Jan 1960; she
was 86.
Ethel L. married R. H. WELDON.
They had the following children:
172 i. Elsie
173 ii. Nellie
133. Henry Etna HOUK. Born on 20 Oct 1874. Henry Etna died on 7 Feb 1968; he
was 93. Buried in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer County, MO.
Henry Etna married A. Eleanor (Ella) ROBERTSON. Born in 1880. A. Eleanor
(Ella) died in 1924; she was 44. Buried in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer County,
MO.
married Hamilton and Clate Barth had five children
They had the following children:
174 i. Willis A.
175 ii. Florence
176 iii. James H. (1909-1929)
177 iv. Margaret Mina
178 v. Charles Kenneth (1913-1964)
179 vi. Earl (1916-1916)
180 vii. Fern
181 viii. Mabel
134. Emery HOUK. Born on 12 Dec 1876. Emery died on 13 Jan 1917; he was 40.
*135. Sibbie (Sybbie) Ann HOUK. Born on 4 Nov 1879 in Mercer County, Mo.
Sibbie (Sybbie) Ann died in Leon, Iowa on 20 Oct 1989; she was 109. Buried
in Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton Twp., Decatur County, Iowa. Occupation:
Housewife, Raised Huge Gardens. Education: Could Read And Write. Religion:
Nazarene.
Died 20 Oct 1989 (almost 110 Years old)
Burial: Hamilton Cemetery
On 1 Jan 1896 when Sibbie (Sybbie) Ann was 16, she married William Ernest
ARGO, son of Alden Darrow ARGO & Nancy Elvira MARRS, in Near Pleasanton, IA.
Born on 22 Aug 1875 in Mercer County, MO. William Ernest died in Pleasanton,
Iowa on 26 Aug 1958; he was 83. Buried in Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton Twp.,
Decatur Co. Iowa. Occupation: Woodworker , Mayor Of Pleasanton-26 Yrs..
Education: Could Read And Write. Religion: ?.
Living in Grundy County MO in Lincoln twp. in 1910 census which William
Ernest was the census taker for. (Una was 13) In Mercer County MO near
Robert Newton Leepers and attended Willis school (near Pleasanton IA) where
Una Argo (age 15) and Bill Leeper met. Lived in Decatur County, Ia near
Pleasanton and in Pleasanton several times too. William Argo was mayor of
Pleasanton. Ia. He was a woodworker and did some of the fine woodwork in a
few churches. Made the casket for Robert Newton Leeper when he died.
Research: Una Argo Leeper Bible, Virginia Pieffer Clio, Iowa records, 1910
Grundy County Census, Mercer County - Princeton Telegraph Jan 8, 1986
They had the following children:
182 i. Una Vivian (1897-1985)
183 ii. Herbert Miles (1899-1932)
184 iii. Alden Etna (Babe) (1902-1971)
185 iv. Elizabeth Meldora (Lizzie) (1904-1904)
186 v. Alice Margaret
187 vi. Melvin Cleo (1908-1985)
188 vii. Roy Emory
189 viii. Ina Gay
190 ix. Angeline "Ruth" (1917-1996)
136. Libbie Jane HOUK. Born on 4 Nov 1879 in Mercer County, MO. Libbie Jane
died in Fontane, Kansas on 18 Jan 1970; she was 90.
Child:
191 i. Hershel F. (Hack) (1899-1964)
Libbie Jane married Clarence FRENCH.
They had the following children:
192 i. Elsie
193 ii. Mona
194 iii. Margaret
195 iv. Robert
Family of Allen Lathan MARK (107) & Sarah Mildred TONG
137. Austin MARK.
Austin married Ollie NORRIS.
They had one child:
196 i. Rose
138. Nora Blanche MARK. Nora Blanche died on 7 Feb 1878.
139. Elbert Ezra MARK. Born on 7 Oct 1880. Elbert Ezra died on 13 Aug 1898;
he was 17. Buried in Freedom Cemetery, Mercer County, MO.
Accidently shot and killed as a young man.
140. Bessie H. MARK.
Bessie H. married HAGAN.
141. Frank W. MARK. Born on 30 Jun 1885. Frank W. died on 28 Oct 1903; he
was 18.
Caught in a saw mill and died.
142. Jessie MARK.
143. Oliver MARK.
144. Thomas MARK.
145. Roscoe MARK.
146. Susan MARK.
Susan married LAIR.
Family of Anthony Wayne MARK (108) & Susan Rebecca MYERS
147. Charles MARK.
148. Ola MARK.
Ola married Irvin FISHER.
149. Mary Catherine MARK.
Mary Catherine married SMITH.
150. Christopher MARK.
151. Margaret Sinia MARK.
Margaret Sinia married CRAIG.
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