1939 November Historical Journal of the More Family

The Historical Journal
OF THE MORE FAMILY
Founded 1892 by David Fellows More
Issued by the John More Association
BOARD OF EDITORS
EDWARD FITCH, Editor-in-Chief
TAYLOR MORE
CAROLINE E. MORE
Vol. 3, No. 9
JOHN GOULD PALEN
NOVEMBER, 1939
1940
Whole No. 48
REUNION
COUSINS:
Again this is to remind you,
(1) that 1940 will mark the 50 th year of the existence of our family organization—the John More Association;
(2) that our Eleventh Eeunion will take place in the last week of
August, 1940;
(3) that you should not forget this date or event;
(4) that you should plan and arrange
many of your family as possible;
to be present—with
as
(5) that there is no other family organization in the United States
of America with such a unique history as that of the J . M . A .
This is also to ask you for suggestions,
(1) as to the appropriate method of celebrating this rare and
important event;
(2) as to talent in the family to be utilized in making the Eeunion worthy and a grand success.
Please consider the foregoing as not only a reminder, but also an
appeal from the officers of our Association.
Yours for 1940,
Secretary,
Clinton, N . Y .
EDWARD F I T C H ,
T A Y L O R M O E E , President,
2 Eector Street,
New York, N . Y .
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Helen Miller Gould Shepard
1868-1938
When, on December 21, 1938, the news
of the death of Helen Miller Gould Shepard was published throughout the land, it
brought sorrow to so many who had been
helped by her, to institutions that had
been liberally supported by her great
gifts, to soldiers and sailors who loved
her for what she was and what she had
done for them, to railroad men who remembered her interest in their welfare, to
Christian organizations whose fields were
broadened by her, and to countless groups
interested in the welfare of our country.
The loss to the John More Association
is irreparable, for Helen Gould Shepard
was an ideal among the living, valued by
every member for her friendliness, her
kindliness and her helpfulness. From the
first Reunion, Mrs. Shepard's great interest, her ever liberal support and her
encouragement, did much to make the organization the thriving one it is today.
It was a rare day in June, the day of
the twentieth, in 1868, when Helen Miller Gould was born on West 38th Street,
New York City. Her father was Jay
Gould, builder of railroads, and her
mother, Helen Day Miller, who was
brought up according to the staid conventions of old New York.
A short time later, her father bought
the house at 579 F i f t h Avenue, that has
been given many times, erroneously, as
the place of her birth. In this house
much of her life was spent, and with it
were linked many of her happiest memories. Here and at Lyndhurst, the beautiful estate at Tarry town, she lived her
happy childhood days, loved and sheltered.
Helen Gould's formal education was received at the Comstock School, the Gardner Institute and Miss Jandon's school;
but she never ceased to be a student.
Upon the death of her father, she studied
law, in order to be better able to handle
the vast sums intrusted to her. Later in
her life she studied Russian, so that she
could combat the atheistic literature appearing in Russian periodicals that were
flooding the country. Her business acumen was lauded by the financiers of her
generation.
Only twenty-four at the time of her
father's death, scarcely out of her "teens,"
she found herself in possession of several
millions of dollars, a huge estate, and a
large house in one of the most valuable locations of America's largest city. It might
easily have turned her head. She might
either have squandered it or invested it to
become the wealthiest woman in the country. She did neither.
Shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish-American war, six years after her
father's death, Helen Gould immediately
sent a large contribution to the Government to help in the "freeing of Cuba."
When, later, she visited the hospitals in
which the soldiers lay wounded and suffering, she was so deeply moved that she
assumed the responsibility of leading the
Women's War Relief Association, in which
she worked indefatigably. In one instance,
when supplies were held up, she contributed a large sum of her own in cash to
be used immediately.
Previous to this, in 1895, this remarkable and extraordinary young woman was
well on her way to the title of the greatest woman philanthropist of her day. She
had known, previous to her father's passing, that he had hoped to endow a large
part of New York University. It was
typical, therefore, that she should not only
carry out the wishes of her beloved father,
but that she should even go farther.
Accordingly, she contributed vast sums
for the erection of the library, for books,
for the School of Applied Science, for the
Medical College and for the Hall of Fame,
where none is so deserving of a place of
honor as Helen Gould Shepard.
As one of the trustees of the estate, she
travelled over many hundreds of miles of
railroads each year, to inspect them, to
talk with agents and managers, and to
check up on conditions. It was during
these travels that she saw the need of
places where railroad men might find recreational and spiritual uplift during their
layovers between trips.
On many of these and other travels,
Miss Anna Palen accompanied Miss Gould.
On invitation, she writes the following interesting account:
"In thinking of the years in which I
was more closely associated with my
cousin, those years after her father's
death and before my father died, so many
memories come crowding in that it is like
disentangling colors of a kaleidoscope to
select salient features.
"So much of her extensive philanthropy
and interest in outstanding enterprises is
known that I like to think of her more
intimate work to which she gave so much
of her thought and strength.
"She utilized a fine old stone house on
her Hudson River property, Lyndhurst, as
a home for crippled boys, and for years
supported a group there where they had
good physical care and expert instruction.
To a little group of girls, children of em-
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Helen Miller Gould Shepard
ployees, she gave personal instruction in
sewing until, as she invited more and
more to join the class, she had a large
graded sewing school with trained teachers, meeting in her bowling alley once a
week. A lovely party on the lawn ended
each year's class work.
"Devotion to her father and loyalty to
his memory prompted her to collect material about his early life. For over two
years, she carried on extensive correspondence, coming into touch with nearly everyone living who had known her father as
a boy and young man. Most of this ma-
terial she insisted upon copying, necessitating the use of the typewriter, for which
she trained herself.
"This work, and also the wish to fulfill
her father's pledge to the Roxbury church,
resulted in her choice of this village for a
summer home. Devotion to her father
also prompted her interest in his railroad
plans. She lent a ready ear to the organization that suggested establishing
pleasant places and quarters for train
crews at their layover places. Many delightful trips were made, the object being
to dedicate such buildings. Also more
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" A l l of this personal work brought her
trips were taken to dedicate Y . M . C A .
buildings at Army posts and Navy sta- into contact with people of a class who,
tions. On such occasions Miss Gould al- she had supposed, were antagonistic to
ways seemed to enjoy meeting the men people of wealth. Such unaffected kindlimore than being honor guest at the more ness and friendship amazed her and broke
formal receptions tendered by officers and down much of her shyness and reserve,
their wives, city officials and women's enabling her to show her true democratic
spirit."
clubs.
"Other pleasant trips were made to
A l l this time the name of Helen Gould
colleges to be honor guest at commence- spelled news.
ment time, when the classes of which she
who, during the last twenty years
was honorary member were graduating. of One
Mrs. Shepard's life, was intimately asBerea she visited in its early days and sociated
with her in her work, gives these
lent her assistance to its president in combating the influence of Mormon mission- additional glimpses of her spirit and attitude :
aries among the mountain people.
"The Lyndhurst Sewing School for girls
"During the hot summer of the Spanish-American war, instead of being com- and the Cooking School for boys and girls
fortable at lovely Lyndhurst, she went were two of the many well worth-while
each day to the city and worked in the of- interests for young people and they were
fice of the War Relief Society. Her home, very popular with the children of the vilin the meantime, was used as headquar- lages in and around Tarrytown, N . Y .
ters of a local Red Cross, her living rooms The Sewing School began with a small
class taught by Miss Gould and the pufilled with sewing machines and bolts of
cloth, replacing books on the library ta- pils were the children of the employees at
Lyndhurst. It steadily grew until there
bles.
"I like to think of the day she suc- were over 400 students and over a dozen
ceeded in getting through to Montauk trained teachers. The only requirement
Point, where the sick soldiers were being for membership was that the child should
brought from Tampa. Interviewing an attend regularly on Saturday mornings
officer, she sat on an empty crate and from May to November. Many of the
made a list of food the Company needed. students in the Sewing School used their
These supplies she got through quickly, training for their life work and over a
though Army supplies were stalled and period of years Mrs. Shepard has received
some carloads of food in sight of the sick letters from former students thanking her
and hungry men could not be opened for for the privilege of being a member of
the school and for the help that it had
lack of the necessary orders.
been to them. One of the boys of the
"She kept several workers at other Red cooking department became a chef on the
Cross units and furnished an active rep- New York Central Railroad. This school
resentative for work done by the Library was closed during the infantile paralysis
Association during the war. One of her epidemic at the request of the Health Defavorite gifts was a collection of books to partment and was never reopened.
lonely Army posts. No wonder she always
"During the World War, as she did in
had a hearty welcome from any group of
the Spanish War, Mrs. Shepard gave
Army or Navy boys.
"After the Windsor fire, she was the financial aid and worked untiringly. She
idol of the New York police and firemen. was head of a Red Cross Unit, working
Almost before the fire was under control, many hours in the preparation of dressshe had turned her kitchen (at 579 Fifth ings, and served on various committees for
Avenue) into a coffee and sandwich shop; the welfare of the men in the Army and
and for days, with the help of friends, Navy. She was particularly interested in
she made and served refreshments to the the religious work at the Navy Y . M .
police and firemen on duty working in the C. A . at Sand Street, Brooklyn, and attended many of the suppers and Bible
smoking ruins.
"She was so shy and reserved and lived classes that were held there for the men
such a protected life that she was suspi- in service.
"Her interest in the Y . W. C A . waned
cious of those she did not know. She
thought people envied and hated the rich as she found that there had been a deand that it was imprudent to risk being cided change in their religious platform.
Mrs. Shepard made many pleas to the
in any crowd.
"The enthusiasm over her during the Society to reconsider these changes but to
Spanish-American war, quite disarmed no avail. A t the convention in Cleveland
her. She had a tier of seats built in front in 1920, Mrs. Shepard resigned after many
of 579 for the Admiral Dewey parade and years of active and financial help, as she
I remember how surprised she was at the could not work with an organization in
demonstrations in front of her house. The which she was not in sympathy. She also
crowd called for her and she went down found that the same ideas permeated the
to the edge of the steps and shook hands Y". M . C. A . and withdrew from that orwith any and sundry. I do not think she ganization, after protesting to them as to
their stand.
feared people after that.
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"During all the years of Mrs. Shepard's connection with the Y's she urged
the members to memorize selections from
the Bible. After severing her connections
with the Y work she became interested in
an organization which was the outcome of
the Billy Sunday campaign—the Business
Women's Council. This was a work for
business women, and to this organization
and many Sunday Schools Mrs. Shepard
offered awards to those who would commit
to memory her selected lists of Bible
verses. Later Mrs. Shepard had these
lists of Bible verses translated into 38 different languages and had them circulated
throughout the world. As she so often
said, 'My small effort to help the peoples
of the world to know and love the Bible.'
She carried this work on very actively until her death.
"Mrs. Shepard was keenly interested in
the changing world and devoted much time
to the study of various isms. She exerted
every effort to combat the isms that she
felt were harmful to our country and people. She was one of the first to recognize
how far some of the modern thoughts
would carry the people and what harmful effect they would have on our government. She found it hard to make the individual understand these trends, but she
kept at this work to the point of undermining her health.
"Her love for her fellowman, especially
the young people, was shown constantly
in her many thoughtful and kindly deeds
and her devotion to her country and her
God was her paramount idea."
Her marriage to Finley Johnson Shepard
on January 22, 1913, at Lyndhurst, culminated one portion of her career and began another. In Mr. Shepard, she found
a loving, loyal, competent adviser, who relieved her of many responsibilities.
Having no children of their own, they
adopted three children into their hearts
and home and gave a large measure of
this love and advantage to a fourth. They
were named Finley Jay, Helen Anna,
Olivia Margaret and Louis Seton. These
children were raised as their own, greatly
loved and greatly protected. Never at
any time would a stranger within the
gates of that happy family have doubted
for a moment that the children were not
born within it and of it. Such was their
love and such their precept.
To Roxbury Mrs. Shepard and her family went summer after summer. There
was built by his children, in honor of
their beloved father, the Jay Gould Memorial Church, and beside it, her home
"Kirkside." The "kirk" was doubtless a
tribute to her Scotch More ancestors of
whom she was very proud.
It was always her great pleasure, as
well as that of Mr. Shepard, to entertain
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at luncheon at Kirkside, an average of
five hundred guests during the reunion of
the John More Association.
A t Roxbury, too, Mrs. Shepard held
sewing classes on Friday afternoons during the summer, to which many of the
people of the village came, as well as
guests of the family. A t the first meeting beautiful materials for handiwork
would be distributed to the eighty or more
members, as gifts from Mrs. Shepard, and
there were always instructors. During
the afternoon, there would be missionary
or Bible talks by people who were working in these fields and whom Mrs. Shepard
would entertain.
Following this there
would be delicious tea and friendly chats.
Among Mrs. Shepard's gifts was a
scholarship fund at New York University
for worthy students from Delaware
County, New York, in which Roxbury is
located and where her father was born;
and from Tarrytown, where he lived and
died.
Her great gifts were not so much in
response to pressure and solicitation as
voluntary offerings to the needs or causes
that appealed to her after careful inquiry.
She gave her personal attention to all
such gifts and followed up with care the
use of such funds.
When crises arose in the lives of her
family, her relatives, her friends and her
country, she was at once present with her
sympathy and help.
Her death brought to an end a perfect
life. The example set by her was one of
consistent, honest, Christian living. She
exemplified humility, love of God, love of
parents, love of humanity. She was her
father's constant, loving companion.
In later life, she devoted time and
thought to the combating of alien influences that were striving to undermine the
basic religion of America.
Although by nature reticent, desirous of
accomplishing her good works with no
publicity, in her public speaking she was
fearless and forceful.
For many years Mrs. Shepard issued,
through the American Tract Society, Bible
verses of her own selection, to be memorized. In the foreword to the 1935 edition, she wrote:
"From early childhood the Bible has
been precious to me, and I remember how,
before I could read, I used to take the big
Family Bible out of the parlor cabinet and
look at the pictures. * * * As a girl
I memorized chapters and verses which
have meant much through the years in
the way of comfort and inspiration."
It was in Roxbury that this famous
daughter of a famous father passed away
in the land of her fathers. Services were
held both at Roxbury and in New York
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The former service was held at the Jay
Gould Memorial Reformed Church. The
Rev. H . S. Van Woert, pastor of the
church, officiated with the Rev. Harry
Williams assisting. The following day in
New York at 11 A . M . in the Collegiate
Reformed Church of St. Nicholas, Fifth
Avenue and Forty-eighth Street, the Rev.
Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the church,
officiated. The Rev. Dr. Samuel M . Zwemer, former missionary to Moslem countries and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary, delivered the eulogy,
and the Rev. Dr. Malcolm J . MacLeod,
pastor emeritus of St. Nicholas, pronounced the pastoral prayer.
The words of Dr. Zwemer follow:
Helen Gould Shepard.
1868-1938.
We are all gathered here because one
whom we loved has fallen asleep. This is
not the place nor the time to speak of her
fame as a philanthropist nor of her career and accomplishments.
The daily
press has paid a well-deserved tribute to
her genius, her distinguished life, her multiform and multitudinous activities. We
thank God for her character and her undying Christian personality, for "The path
of the just is as the shining light that
shineth more and more unto the perfect
day." We do not sing of "sunset and
evening star," but think of saints in white
who walk in light inaccessible and full of
glory.
Through the prism of that eternal light,
for all these many years, we have caught
glimpses of beauty and grace in the character of Helen Gould Shepard like the colors of the rainbow—and equally the gift
of God.
1. First and always she was a passionate lover of God's Word, and her conviction of its truth and authority was unswerving. Her delight was in the law of
the Lord and on it she meditated day and
night. Like a tree planted by the rivers
of water she was fruitful, her leaf did not
wither, and whatsoever she did prospered.
The roots of her faith ran deep. She was
never ashamed of her Lord. Her interest
in the Bible Society, the Tract Society and
the Christian Literature Society was due
to her love for the Scriptures and her belief that here alone were leaves of healing for the nations.
2. Her courtesy of speech and kindness
of manner were characteristic, that is,
they expressed her very character. She
was without guile. She opened her mouth
with wisdom and in her tongue was the
law of kindness. In the midst of a
crooked and perverse generation, and in
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years that tried men's souls, she walked
blameless and harmless (and often lonely),
a child of God without rebuke, shining
as light in the world, and holding forth
the word of life. Modest in her demeanor,
unselfish in her ambitions, retiring in her
disposition and restrained in her speech,
her influence was ever the greater because
it was often silent as the coming of the
dawn.
3. Loyalty is not an easy word, but it
marked her life. She was loyal to her
family and to her friends; loyal to the
church of her fathers. She loved its history, its peculiar characteristics, and cherished every memory of its glorious past.
Hers was a true denominational pride
without the loss of catholicity in her
friendships and in her efforts for the
wider Kingdom of God.
And she was a loyal American. Her
family history went back to the earliest
Colonial period. National honor and national liberty were not mere words to her.
She loved her country, its army and navy,
and sacrificed for the Republic in time of
peace and days of war.
4. In her life there was also what the
Bible calls "largeness of heart." Her
sympathy went out to all humanity. She
was literally a philanthropist—a lover of
mankind, a lover of international peace.
Cosmopolitan in her reading, her thinking,
and her outlook, she was a true citizen of
the world. Witness her deep interest in
Foreign Missions, in the work of the Red
Cross and in a score of other agencies for
uplifting and bettering humanity.
Because she loved Christ, she loved children. Childless, she yet became a beloved
mother by what St. Paul calls the "spirit
of adoption." And so this difficult Christian dogma, telling how we all who were
strangers are made children of God and
of the household of faith, found not only
illustration but illumination in the unselfish, happy family circle of Mr. and Mrs.
Shepard with their dear adopted children.
5. Nor can any of us forget her unostentatious, whole-hearted and boundless
hospitality. A l l races and all creeds were
numbered among her friends, while missionaries from all lands were welcome in
her home. Even the proverbial Arab law
of hospitality was surpassed. Her open
doors proclaimed that the lost art of western civilization still had devotees. The
large company of guests from foreign
shores that foregathered under her roof
from time to time made one think that
there were gateways to her heart from
every point of the compass, like the twelve
gates of the Holy City.
6. Lastly, the whole world recalls that
she was a faithful steward of God's
bounty. She realized the responsibility of
her great and unusual stewardship from
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the first day until the last. It was not
merely benevolence but beneficence. She
made philanthropy a fine art, and friendship a natural virtue.
"Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust."
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will and work that all her noble activities
were directed.
"Your loss is great but the Eternal
Father and pitiful Christ will be with you
in the valley.
" E V A N G E L I N E BOOTH."
In her last message to the More family,
When the odor of the precious ointment
from Mary's broken flask filled the house, in the Historical Journal of November,
Christ foretold that the record of this 1935, Helen Miller Gould Shepard speaks:
deed would be known in all the world. So
"John More and his wife, while poor,
this friend of ours, this friend of Christ, were
fervently Christian, and knew and
not once but again and again broke at loved their
Bible; and it is my hope that
His feet her costly flask of nard. Today their descendants
will follow their examfrom coast to coast, and across the seven ple.
seas, her gifts remain a memorial and a
benediction. Her work lives. She needs
"My principal personal effort is to urge
no monument. In her life was fulfilled people to memorize some of the words of
the promise: "Give and it shall be given this wonderful book and to surrender to
unto you, good measure, pressed down, the One to Whom the Bible points, our
shaken together and running over shall Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ."
men pour into your bosom." Gratitude for
GILBERT J. P A L E N .
such a life literally girdles the globe; and
today, as we sit here in this church, across
the seas there are countless friends who
mourn with us. But they and we are
comforted and inspired to sacrificial liv- A
Tribute
by Taylor
More,
ing when we recall the Master's word,
"Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit
President of the John More
the Kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world; for I was hunAssociation
gered and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty
and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger
"Cousin Helen."
and ye took me i n ; naked and ye clothed
me; I was sick and ye visited me; I was
This
was
the
name mostly used by memin prison, and ye came unto me." * * *
"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one bers of our Association in speaking of
of the least of these my brethren ye have our Cousin Helen Gould Shepard (who
done it unto me." * * * "And I heard died December 21st, 1938).
a voice from heaven saying: Blessed are
I doubt if the death of any other Amerthe dead which die in the Lord from ican, in whatever station of life, has ever
henceforth * * * that they may rest evoked a deeper sense of loss, sympathy
from their labors; and their works do fol- and respect from all classes of people than
low them."
did hers.
Loss—of a great, generous, helpful, patriotic and useful citizen.
Out of the hundreds of telegrams received, one was selected to be read at the
service:
"Cable from London,
"December 21, 1938.
"Finley J . Shepard, Roxbury, N . Y .
x
a
m
"
shocked and distressed to learn
of the sudden passing of my sweet and
beloved friend Helen. Honored and loved
by all who knew her or who came within
the radius of her influence, she leaves an
heritage of light upon earth's pathway for
those who follow.
"The name of Helen Gould Shepard will
stand for the highest ideals of Christian
example and service and for the supreme
authority of Jesus Christ, her Lord and
bavior. His word was her infallible guide
His Kingdom the passion of her soul, and
it was toward the accomplishment of his
Sympathy—for those nearest and dearest to her and for those whose lives she
had touched.
Respect—for her beautiful rare personality; her influence for good in personal
and civic life; her wholly unselfish and
often anonymous generosity in a wide field
of human activities. This loss, sympathy
and respect was evidenced by hundreds of
messages from people in various stations
of life, the big city and small town press
throughout the entire country.
In her death the John More Association
and its members have sustained an irreparable loss.
I know of no other member of the Association who was more interested and
constant in that interest in the Association
and More family than she, or who did so
much to aid in perpetuating its activities
and existence.
"What can I do?" "Let me know if I
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can be of any service." " D o you know of
any member of the f a m i l y who is i n need,
whom I could help?" These were questions she repeatedly asked. " I think the
f a m i l y organization is such a fine t h i n g . "
" H o n o r i n g the sterling qualities of our
forebears is a splendid thing." "John and
Betty were such fine characters."
"We
should be t h a n k f u l f o r their Christian
characters, their courage and industry."
These were some of the many comments
indicating her genuine interest i n the John
More f a m i l y and Association.
Her willingness to aid and co-operate
was a bulwark of support to your officers
and to the Association.
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I f we are at all r i g h t l y disposed, should
not her interest and activities i n the John
More Association spur us all to emulate
these fine qualities of dear Cousin Helen
in John More Association affairs?
U p o n this writer she l e f t the indelible
impression of being one of the wisest, the
loveliest, sweetest, most charitable, as well
as strong characters whom he has known.
It was an honor and blessing to have been
privileged to know her even as well as
did I, and yet I appreciate I knew of
but a mere trifle of her great and good
l i f e and soul. God bless to us her memory.
EDITORIAL
Young Blood.
The Editors are happy to announce that
John Gould Palen has consented to act
as an Assistant E d i t o r .
A m o n g other things he hopes that you
w i l l aid by supplying h i m with interesting
personal items, p a r t i c u l a r l y relating to the
activities and accomplishments of the young
people of the C l a n i n school, college or
other activities.
If you w i l l send any such communications to him, he w i l l prepare them f o r
publication.
We suggest that you flood
him w i t h items of interest and thus find
out how he handles them.
H i s address is 42 South Woodland A v e nue, Woodbury, N . J .
W h a t Y o u M a y Expect.
A suggestion, made by one of the
younger members of the f a m i l y , has been
followed i n this number of the J o u r n a l .
The material which has been presented
heretofore under the heading " N e w s of
the C l a n , " has been rearranged.
Under
this f a m i l i a r heading are given items
that have news value. These items are
arranged so as to appeal to readers, without any reference to the line to which a
given person belongs.
F o r the sake of
identification, the genealogical number is
given at the end of the item.
M a t e r i a l which is p r i m a r i l y genealogical i n character is arranged according to
the system used hitherto f o r "News of the
C l a n . " The new heading is "Genealogical
Record." A very considerable amount of
this genealogical material is being received i n connection with the work of revision of the lines.
In general, births and deaths belonging
to the vears 1938 and 1939 are to be
found under "News of the C l a n " ; others
in the Genealogical Record.
Revision of the Genealogy.
The
Alexander L i n e .
A report of prog-
ress toward our announced goal of revising the M o r e genealogy is made in this
number of the Journal. A revision of the
Alexander line has been brought so near
to completion that it has seemed best to
print it forthwith. T h e editors hope that
the publication w i l l enlist the interest of
near relatives who are able to supply
what is lacking to make the record complete. Acknowledgment is here made of
the help generously given by Miss L i l l i a n
B . Davis, secretary to M r . Finley J . Shepard.
E r r o r s or omissions in the revision
should be reported to the Secretary.
The John T . L i n e . Cousin Clark More
is at work on the John T . line. W h i l e a
complete revision is not yet ready, he has
established contact with many members
of the line, and has contributed items of
interest which are given in "News of the
C l a n " and in the "Genealogical Record."
The James L i n e .
W o r k on the revision of the James line, which is being
done by M r s . Ethel St. John Talman, is
now well advanced. O n account of unforeseen circumstances, it has not been
possible to prepare the revision for the
printer. The completed work may be expected i n the near f u t u r e .
The Jean L i n e . Some additional information about the Jean line is given in the
"Genealogical Record." In general, it is
still true as was said in the last Journal,
tliat "the laborers are few and that volunteers are more sorely needed here than
anywhere else."
A W o r d f r o m the Treasurer.
Each year your treasurer sends notice
of "annual subscription" to a lessening
number. Death and f a i l u r e to respond to
notices have cut down the list f r o m year
to year.
A m o n g subscribers are many
"old f a i t h f u l s " whose names were on the
original list. To keep up with our annual
expenses the younger members w i l l have
to assume responsibility.
The amount received f o r the f o u r years
November, 1939
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
since the last reunion has averaged $140
annually.
Comparison with the President's report of expenses will show that
there is an annual deficit. This so far has
been made up by drawing on a steadily
decreasing reserve fund, which may carry
us through this year. Come to the '40 reunion with suggestions.
And from the President.
Dear Cousins:
Have you a heart? This is a heart to
heart message.
Your Association prints and mails annually approximately 750 copies of the Family Journal. About 75 of these go to universities, libraries and historical societies
in the United States, England, Scotland
and Canada. The balance go to the members of the family.
Approximately only 50 pay anything for
these Journals or other Association expenses. Formerly from 200 to 300 did
contribute annually.
Each issue with wrapper and postage
costs from $250 to $300, and we do not
receive nearly enough income annually to
defray this expense. Next year—reunion
year—we shall need to publish two issues.
Won't Y O U , that means each one of
Y O U , carry your bit of this load? Please
do so, and at once.
Send your contributions to Miss Anna
Palen, Treasurer, at Roxbury, Delaware
County, New York.
Yours for the Association,
TAYLOR
MORE,
President.
Information—Please!
Question: What, if anything, is the difference between the "John More Association" and the "John More Association,
Inc."?
Many members do not seem to understand that there is a difference. This lack
of understanding indicates a failure to
read the Family Journal, as the matter
has been heretofore fully explained.
The "Association" was formed in 1890,
among other things to hold reunions; publish the Family History; to care for the
burial lot and monument where John and
Betty's remains are interred; publish the
Family Journal, etc.
The "Association" is not such a legal
entity as can own and hold real estate.
Even if it were, its membership is too
great, too scattered for the practical operation of such a legal entity.
When the John More Farm was acquired in 1935 it was necessary to have a
legal entity which could own, hold and
manage it. Therefore, an incorporation
was organized and is known as the "John
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More Association, Inc.," which is a wholly
separate and distinct entity from the
"John More Association" above mentioned.
The incorporation is a membership incorporation under the laws of the State of
New York. It is a non-stock corporation.
Hence, no one owns any stock and no officer receives any salary.
This incorporation now holds title to
and manages the farm.
In order to make this corporation practicable and workable it was decided that
the membership of the corporation should
be limited to sixteen persons, two from
each of the eight Lines or descendants of
John and Betty.
The By-laws provided the method for
making the membership of the corporation
self-perpetuating, i . e., if any member
dies, resigns or becomes incapacitated, the
other members may choose his or her successor from the Line from which such
person descended, or to which such person belonged.
The main object of the John More Association, Inc., is to further the purposes
of the John More Association.
Some members of the Association have
wondered why they have received no notice of meetings and were not invited to
attend meetings of the incorporation. The
incorporation's existence seemed to be sort
of a mystery to them. The foregoing explanation is made in the hope that the
reason for the existence of both the Association and the Incorporation and the
difference oetween them may thereby be
made clear.
Hospital Bed.
Several years ago Cousin Helen Shepard
endowed a bed in the Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York, at 622
West 168th Street.
She arranged that in the event of her
death her brother Frank Jay Gould would
be "entitled to nominate from time to time
patients to use and occupy a bed in one
of the common wards of the hospital, subject to the rules and regulations governing
admission, treatment and discharge of patients." This bed is free of charge except
for special services such as X-rays, laboratory examinations, operating room fee and
special nursing.
Owing to Cousin Frank's absence from
the United States, he in turn has designated the undersigned to exercise the right
to nominate all patients.
The hospital has recognized my designation.
Therefore, if any members of the More
family would wish the use of such bed, I
know that Cousin Helen would have been
anxious to have him or her do so and I
will be glad to do my part upon request.
TAYLOR MORE,
As President of John More Association.
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Vol. 3, No. 9
NEWS OF THE CLAN
Students and Graduates
Gordon Crane Cameron, son of Mrs.
Mary Windsor Crane Cameron of Waban,
Mass., is an entering student at Phillips
Exeter Academy. 3(10)3,417.
In the fall of 1938, Robert More Becker
was enrolled as a freshman in the University of Oklahoma, choosing as his field
of work geological engineering.
616,114.
Donald Brasted entered George Washington University as a freshman in September, 1938. 616,33.
William Fitch Van Horn of Bedford, Quebec, grandson of Roderick Fitch of Walton, N . Y . , entered Bishops College, Lennoxville, Quebec, in September last. The
college is a branch of McGill University,
Montreal. William entered with a rating
which entitled him to a scholarship in
either institution. 743,41.
Miss Marian Thelma Simson, daughter
of Leland M . Simson of Oneida, N . Y., is
taking training as a nurse in Binghamton,
N . Y . , City Hospital. 845,11.
Eleanor A . Brown of Deposit, N . Y . , a
granddaughter of Mrs. Elizabeth More
Gumming, has received a thorough training as a nurse, completing her work in
the Binghamton State Hospital in October,
1938, and winning the R. N . of her profession. After a few months of practical
work she decided to take a college course,
and is now enrolled as a freshman at the
University of Rochester. 771,12.
Clifton Jonas Tompkins graduated with
the degree of B. A . from Wesleyan University in June, 1937, majoring in mathematics. While there he was active in athletics, and a member of the College Band.
He is a Life Member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He is now registered as a graduate student at Albany State Teachers'
College, majoring in School Administration. 5(10)2,21.
Elaine More, daughter of Carrol T.
More of St. Louis, Mo., is completing her
work for the Master's degree this year at
Western Reserve University, Cleveland,
Ohio. Her major work is in the social
sciences, and she is doing settlement work
and leading various sorts of girls' club
groups, in preparation for group work in
the Y . W. C. A . after graduation. This
past summer she was counselor in a Y . W.
camp on the shore of Lake Michigan, having charge of horseback-riding. 3(14)1,13.
Gilbert M . Palen received the M . D. degree from Duke University in June, 1939,
and is now an interne in Hahnemann Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. 325,32.
Of the four children of the late Fred S.
and Marie (Held) Howell of Petaluma,
Cal., the oldest, a daughter, Marie Elizabeth, was married June 13, 1936, to Robert Boyd Burch, Jr., who is a lawyer practicing in San Diego, Cal. He was born
June 13, 1912, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their
home is in the suburban village, Bonita.
A son, Stephen, was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Burch on July 20, 1938, in San
Diego. 184,61-184,611.
Katheryn Louise, second of the children
of Fred S. Howell, is a graduate of Stanford University. She later spent a year
in European travel, then returned to California, and accepted a laboratory position
with two of the leading physicians of San
Francisco. Her special work is in hematology. 184,62.
Fred Held Howell is still in high school,
where he has found great interest in
chemistry and mineralogy. His younger
brother, Robert William Howell, is planning on taking up some line of drafting
plans of boats. 184,63-184,64.
Eleanor Martha Hadley, daughter of
Homer More Hadley, was graduated cum
laude from Mills College in June, 1938,
and is now in Tokyo, Japan, as the holder
of a two-year scholarship given by the
Japanese Foreign Office. She is studying
the Japanese language, social organization,
and customs. Her brother, Richard Homer More Hadley, 1(11)5,12, completed
high school in June, 1939, and at this writing plans to study engineering at the University of Washington, where Charles
Church More, associate secretary of the
John More Association, is professor of
structural engineering.
1(11)5,11.
Miss Frances M . Eckert of Harnden,
N . Y . , was appointed in March, 1939, as
teacher of the fourth grade in the Miller
Avenue School, Walton, N . Y . She was
graduated last June from the Oneonta
Normal School and began her new work
in September. 141,224.
Miss Frances Jane More, daughter of
Lewis C. More of Deposit, N . Y . , was
one of the 112 graduates of the Missionary Training Institute at Nyack, N . Y . ,
whose graduation exercises were held on
May 9, 1939. 776,5.
Miss Anne Allaben of Binghamton, N .
Y., was one of the eight honor students
graduated with honor from Skidmore College on June 3, 1939. The department in
which she excelled was that of fine and
applied art. 553,213.
Helen Gould More writes under date of
September 28, 1939, from Berkeley, Cal.,
where she is working for a master's degree in English at the University of California. She is on leave of absence from
the State College of Washington at Pullman, where she is Head Cataloger in the
College Library. Her mother, and her
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uncle, Jay G. More, are with her in Berkeley. 3(14)4,2.
ming, where he is engaged in a mining
enterprise. 775,2.
Miss Rachel Louise Spear, a graduate
of Middlebury College, is a teacher of
Latin at Weston, Mass., a suburb of Boston. 371,52.
Mr. and Mrs. George F . Martin of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, made the trip in their
private plane to New York City on May
30 and remained until June 4. Mr. Martin is connected with the Seismograph
Service Corporation, which produces instruments for detecting the presence of
subsurface oil. 527,52.
Miss Frances Spear, who received the
Master's degree in science from Middlebury College, is now research bacteriologist with a large medicine house in Detroit, Mich. 371,53.
Marvin T. Seacord of Urbana, 111., was
a student last summer at the National
Music Camp at Interlochen, Mich. He
held a scholarship in the French horn.
The orchestra with which he was connected gave a series of concerts at the
New York World's Fair in August. 857,11.
Robert Crocker Brasted, who was graduated from George Washington University
in June, 1938, won a graduate fellowship
in chemistry which enables him to continue in the University as a candidate for
the Master's degree, and as part time
teaching assistant. He was also selected
as the recipient of the student medal of
the American Institute of Chemists,
awarded in George Washington University.
This medal signifies scholastic
achievement and personal qualities of integrity and leadership. 616,32.
Business and Professions
Herbert R. More, formerly of Oswego,
N . Y . , has been advanced to a better position at Claverack, N . Y . , with the Sherwin-Williams Company. 471,72.
Fred William Becker, son of the late
Clyde M . Becker, is a geologist, and superintendent of one of the Gold Standard
Mines at Kingman, Arizona. His father
was formerly consulting geologist for this
company. 616,111.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor More made a three
weeks' trip to Paris in January-February,
1939, crossing on the Aquitania and returning on the Queen Mary. 112,7.
Donald J . More, son of John Mcintosh
More, has the distinction of being the
first Grange Master of the new Grange
organized last May in Roxbury, N . Y . ,
called the Delaware Valley Grange, No.
1565. His wife, Leona More, is the first
treasurer. 471,71.
Marvin R. Schrater, son of Mrs. Eleanor Marvin Schrater of Buffalo, Wyoming,
went in September to New Guinea Mandated Territory to take a position in the
gold fields at Edie Creek. 441,131.
Lynn Arthur More, son of the late Edwin G. More and grandson of Hezekiah
More, wrote recently from Casper, Wyo-
William Bacot Northrop was appointed
a City Magistrate by Mayor L a Guardia
of New York City and took office on January 16, 1939. Mr. Northrop was graduated from New York University Law
School in 1925, and two years later was
admitted to the bar. He was born in
Chicago, the son of Howard G. Northrop,
who was a grandson of Mary More Gould.
On his mother's side he is a nephew of
Samuel Seabury. His home is at 136
East Sixty-seventh Street, New York City.
321,17.
Ralph Daniel Ransom of 113 North
Spooner Street, Madison, Wis., is a civil
engineer by profession, and has been with
the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
for thirty years. He has the oversight
of about eight hundred miles of track.
8(12)1,4.
Lieutenant L . L . Ingram of the U . S.
Army, and Mrs. Mary Brasted Ingram
with their family, arrived in New York
from the Philippines on May 13, 1939, on
a leave of two months. During this time
they were stationed at Fort Benning,
Georgia, m 616,31.
Lieutenant Colonel Harold Knickerbocker Van Alen of Champion, Mich., reserve officer of the U . S. Army, was on
active army duty at Camp Custer, Michigan, from July 28 to August 10 of this
year. These reserve officers direct the citizens military training corps and have
charge not only of the military part of
the camp but also of the many athletic
and recreational activities provided for
the young men who are enrolled. 821,3.
Colonel Alva J . Brasted, whose term as
Chief of Chaplains of the United States
Army expired on December 22, 1937, will
retire from active service in the Army on
July 5, 1940, in accordance with government regulations. Since February 4, 1938,
he has been Chaplain of the Army post
at Belvoir, Va. The health of Mrs. Brasted, which was for a time a matter of
much concern, is now improved.
The Army and Navy Register of April
1, 1939, reported that Alva J . Brasted was
promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel, with rank from March 3, 1939. It is
explained that he held the temporary rank
of colonel while serving his four-year term
as Chief of Chaplains. He now holds permanent rank. 616,3.
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T H E HISTORICAL
Cabot Coville, Language Officer at the
American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, arrived in this country August 17 on the
steamer President Coolidge. He reported
at once to the State Department in Washington and then with Mrs. Coville motored
to Baddeck, Nova Scotia, the summer
home of Mrs. Coville's father, Dr. Gilbert
Grosvenor of Washington, D. C. 8(11)3,4.
Page H . Sinclair of Walton, N . Y . , who
entered the railway mail service on the
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
in July, 1900, retired on October first in
accordance with government regulations.
Mr. Sinclair's fidelity and capability are
highly esteemed in his own community;
and among his associates in the postal
service he has won many friends, who
recently testified to their high regard by
presenting him with a handsome clock.
Postmaster General James A . Farley, in
a letter of congratulation, wrote:
"It has come to my attention that you
are retiring from the position of railway
postal clerk at the close of September,
1939, after more than thirty-nine years
of service.
"Railway mail service officials tell me
you have maintained a satisfactory and
commendable record throughout these
years. We are highly appreciative of
your faithful application to duty, and in
the future I hope that happiness, contentment and well-being may be with you.
"I am enclosing an autographed photograph in the thought that you may desire
to have it as a memento of the closing
years of your service." 745,1.
The work of revision of the Alexander
line has brought information about two
brothers, sons of Emma (Choate) Yerkes,
who was a granddaughter of Betsy (More)
Brewster, the eldest of the children of
Alexander More.
The older brother,
Claude LaFayette Yerkes, is manager of
the Antlers Hotel, San Bernardino, Cal.
The younger, Monte R. Yerkes (christened
Moncellus R. Yerkes), whose home is in
Covina, Cal., writes that for the rest of
this year he will be at the San Francisco
Exposition, where his address will be in
care of Los Angeles County Building,
Treasure Island, San Francisco, Cal. A n
account of the marriage of his daughter,
Marcella Louise, is given on page 244.
312,11-312,12.
A t the annual meeting of the trustees
of the Equitable Life Insurance Company
of Iowa, held at Des Moines in January,
1939, Frederick W. Hubbell was elected
president of the company, after having
served as vice president and treasurer for
nineteen years.
His younger brother,
James W. Hubbell, who had been secretary, was elected secretary and treasurer.
These brothers are great-grandsons of
Daniel D. T. More. The Des Moines Register says concerning them:
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" F . W. Hubbell, the new president, is a
grandson of the late F . M . Hubbell, who
founded the insurance company seventytwo years ago. His father, Frederick C.
Hubbell, now chairman of the finance
committee, previously served as president.
The new president has been associated
with the Equitable Life of Iowa during
his entire business career. After his graduation in 1913 from Harvard University,
where he specialized in insurance and actuarial science, he entered the finance department of the company as assistant
treasurer. In 1914 he was made treasurer of the company and in 1920 he also
became vice president.
" F . W. Hubbell is prominent in civic
and business affairs of the city. He is
president of the Greater Des Moines committee, one of the trustees of the F . M .
Hubbell estate, and a director of the
Bankers Trust Company.
"During the World Wár he enlisted in
the Iowa field artillery as a private, and
after the armistice was discharged with
the rank of captain.
"He lives on a 420-acre estate west of
Walnut Woods state park, near Commerce,
Iowa. From the Hubbell farm have come
international champions in Shorthorn cattle. He also raises other purebred stock."
"James W. Hubbell, who was elected
secretary and treasurer, also is a grandson of the founder of the company. He
has served as secretary since 1932 and as
a member of the finance committee and
the board of trustees.
"He is president of the F . M . Hubbell
Son and Company, and a director of the
Bankers Trust Company. He has served
as chairman of the Des Moines Community Chest."
In the World War he was first lieutenant of infantry. 3(10)3,21-3(10)3,22.
Personal and Social
Mrs. Elizabeth More Hadley, the only
surviving grandchild of John T. More,
lives at 5518 Holly Street, Seattle, Wash.,
with her son, Homer More Hadley, a civil
engineer. 1(11)5.
William Bryan Sinclair, son of Hector
M . Sinclair, and Miss Dorris Louise McMullen, daughter of Galen Isaac McMullen
and Ida Mae Simmons, were married June
24, 1939, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was
born January 23, 1915, in Alva, Oklahoma.
Their residence is 163 1/2 East 75th
Street, Los Angeles, Cal. 745,21.
The marriage of Andrew F . Lutz, one
of the best known of our allied members,
and Mrs. Beatrice Finch took place on
September 19, 1937, at the home of the
bride's mother, Mrs. Minnie Hamm, in
Oneonta, N . Y . The couple are at home
in Roxbury. m 542,12.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kingdon Gould of New
York City gave a supper dance at their
home on November 26, 1938, in honor of
their daughter, Miss Edith Kingdon Gould,
who was introduced to society on November 3 at an old-fashioned reception given
by her parents for the older friends of
the family. 326,11.
On November 18, 1939, Miss Alice Virginia Allaben, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Moore Allaben of Binghamton,
N . Y . , was married to Darwin Roger
Wales, son of Mrs. B. Roger Wales of
Binghamton and the late State Senator
Wales.
Miss Allaben was graduated from Mount
Holyoke College in 1937 and received a
master's degree from Teachers College,
Columbia University, last year. She was
a member of the elementary school staff at
the Lincoln School, Columbia.
Mr. Wales was graduated from Williams College in 1936 and from the A l bany Law School in 1939. 553,212.
Mrs. Elinor Titus Smith with her four
children arrived in New York on the
steamer Washington in the early days of
the war, and is now with her mother, Mrs.
Mary Marvin Titus, in Walton, N . Y .
Her husband, Arnold Smith, is a chemist
with the Monsanto Chemical Company
which has its principal plant in Langollen,
Wales. He remains abroad with the company for the present. 741,22.
Mrs. Carrie Seacord Patrick, who with
her husband formerly lived at Fort Pierre,
S. D., where they owned a ranch, has been
in Guthrie Center, Iowa, since February,
1938, where they own a farm. Her mother
has resided with her since the death of
the father, George Washington Seacord,
in 1932. Mrs. Patrick, in a letter of February 18, 1939, mentions her oldest son,
Leonard G., who had recently returned
home after six years spent in the West,
mostly in road construction in Nevada.
The second son, Francis, spent the past
winter in Santa Ana, Cal. The two
younger sons, Leslie and George, are in
Guthrie. George is employed in the late
summer and fall with the Pioneer Hybrid
Seed Corn Company. Mrs. Patrick mentions also her nephew, George Harvey
Seacord, 858,31, now deceased, who at the
time of writing was with his uncle, William Guy Seacord, and was employed in
Los Angeles, Cal. 858,2.
Births
A son, John Aaron Sargent, was born
August 2, 1939, in San Francisco, Cal.,
to Aaron More Sargent and Cornelia
More, daughter of Fred More of Hobart,
N . Y . 114,422-114,622.
243
A daughter,
born to Robert
line Lines More
Pittsburgh, Pa.
at 664 Means
154,211.
Carolyn Elizabeth, was
Derwood Tew and Caroon September 2, 1938, in
Mr. and Mrs. Tew live
Avenue, Bellevue, Pa.
A daughter, Alice Lucille, was born in
Union City, Pa., June 18, 1939, to Lyman
Alexander and Violet Lucille (Hamilton)
More of Wattsburg, Pa. 289,11.
A daughter, named Silvia Gould, was
born to Charles Dabney Thomson and Sylvia Annunziata (Gould) Thomson on December 11, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
326,111,1.
A son, John Frisbee Campbell, was born
November 30, 1938, in Honolulu to James
W. and Marjorie (Bouton) Campbell.
592,321.
A son, Jesse More Greenman, III, was
born March 4, 1938, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
More Greenman, Jr., formerly of Hartford, Conn., but since January 1, 1939, residing at 1520 East West Highway, Silver
Springs, Md. 614,412.
Keren Ilene Raynor, daughter of Wilber
Raynor and Opal Katherine Seacord, was
born October 9, 1938, in Enid, Okla.
851,(10)3.
A son, Frederick V . Coville, II, was
born August 23, 1939, to Frederick and
Georgia (Mosteller) Coville at Atkinson,
N . C. 8(11)3,51.
Marriages
COLE-BELL.
On June 8, 1939, occurred the marriage
of Miss Betty Bell, daughter of Thomas
J . and Gertrude Brooks Bell of Erie, Pa.,
to Lester Prestage Cole, son of Charles
Lester Cole and Blanche Dell Greenman.
The wedding took place in Emmanuel
Presbyterian Church, Erie, and was preceded bv many parties and showers where
the bride-elect was the guest of honor.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole reside at 1207 East
30th Street, Erie, Pa. 614,332.
GUILD- A T L A N A S I E .
Charles Guild (christened Abram True
Guild) and Miss Angelina Atlanasie,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Atlanasie of Fairview, N . J., were married
June 3, 1939, in St. John's Episcopal
Church, Union City, N . J . Mr. Guild is
the youngest of the children of the late
Charles T. Guild of Walton, N . Y . , and
is a grandson of Harriet More Guild.
Mrs. Angelina Guild was born July 6,
1915, in Fairview, N . J . 7(12)3,4.
BYRNES-MORE.
Miss Dorothy M . More, daughter of Mr.
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T H E HISTORICAL
and Mrs. Charles H . More of Cooperstown, N . Y . , and great-granddaughter of
James Ezekiel More, late of Roxbury, N .
Y., was married on October 8, 1939, in
the Methodist Church, Fort Plain, N . Y . ,
to Charles J . Byrnes, Jr., also of Cooperstown. The witnesses were the Misses
Ruth Pomeroy and Margaret Postle of
Cooperstown.
The bride is a graduate of Cooperstown
High School in 1936, and was employed in
the Newberry store. Mr. Byrnes, son of
Charles T. Byrnes and Helen Drake, was
born in Cooperstown, N . Y . , December 8,
1918. He graduated from the Cooperstown High School, and attended Syracuse
University, later studying landscape gardening at Cornell University. Both young
people have the congratulations of a wide
circle of friends. 471,413.
SCARLETT-FlTCH.
Miss Alice Evelyn Fitch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George S. Fitch of Walton,
N . Y . , was married to Joseph Hull Scarlett of New York City on May 27, 1939.
The ceremony was performed in Briarcliff
Manor, N . Y . , by Rev. Stanley U . North,
a former pastor of the bride in Walton.
Mrs. Scarlett was graduated from Mt.
Holyoke College in 1925, and has been
since that time secretary to the dean, later
to the provost of Washington Square College in New York. Mr. Scarlett is the
son of Joseph Hull Scarlett and Ella Belle
Tharin, and was born in Brunswick, Ga.,
October 30, 1900. He is engaged in the
investment business in New York City.
The couple have their home at 306 West
Fourth Street. 743,31.
ROBINETTE-MARVIN.
The marriage of Miss Priscilla Redfield
Marvin, youngest of the children of the
late Hector S. Marvin of Delhi, N . Y . ,
to Willard Leslie Robinette, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ballard Robinette of Platner
Brook, Delhi, took place at Salt Lake City,
Utah, on April 7, 1939. It was a double
wedding, in which the other principals
were James Turner, a rancher of Mesa,
Arizona, and Miss Helen Whitaker of
Delhi. Miss Marvin and Miss Whitaker
took the train from Utica, N . Y . , on
April 4 and were married on the day of
their arrival in Salt Lake City. The two
brides were schoolmates at the Delaware
Academy, as were Mr. and Mrs. Robinette. Mrs. Robinette was until March
15 the secretary at the Delhi central
school. In the weeks before the wedding
she was the guest of honor at various social occasions and received from friends
many testimonials of love and esteem. Mr.
Robinette is a government forest ranger,
stationed at Ephraim, Utah. 741,43.
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TOBEY-MARVIN.
Miss Isabel T. Marvin, daughter of
Mrs. Harry F. Marvin of Walton, N . Y . ,
and great-granddaughter of Anna More
Sinclair, became the bride of Donald M .
Tobey, son of Mrs. Fred M . Tobey of
Upper Montclair, N . J., on August 7,
1939, at the home of the bride's mother.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. William N . Tuttle of the First Congregational Church of Walton and the
bride was given away by her brother, Reinold T. Marvin, of Franklin, Va.
The home was prettily decorated with
ferns, Queen Anne's lace and white phlox.
The bride was dressed in white jersey
and wore a corsage of orchids. Her only
attendant was her sister, Miss Harriet E .
Marvin, who wore a powder blue crepe
dress. Her corsage was of pink rosebuds.
The best man was George Sleeper of Sherburne.
Mrs. Marvin, the bride's mother, wore
a crepe dress of cornflower blue with a
corsage of talisman roses. Mrs. Tobey,
mother of the bridegroom, was dressed in
blue lace with a corsage of talisman roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Tobey enjoyed a twoweeks' wedding trip to Canada, the Gaspe
peninsula and the New England states,
and are now at home to their friends in
Victor, N . Y . , where Mr. Tobey is a partner in the Wilcox-Johnson Company. He
is a graduate of Sherburne, N . Y . , high
school and of Cornell University in engineering. For several years he was associated with the Anaconda Copper corporation. Mrs. Tobey was graduated from
Walton high school and Cortland Normal
School. She has been a teacher of physical education in the high schools of Webster, Clinton and Cortland, N . Y . She
is a trained musician and took part with
a trombone solo in the musical program
at the More Reunion of 1935.
JONES-YERKES.
Miss Marcella Louise Yerkes, greatgreat-granddaughter
of
Betsey
More
Brewster, was married in the First Presbyterian Church, Pomona, Cal., on June
24, 1939, to Rev. Leonard Seiber Jones.
Dr. William Evans, close friend of the
bride and groom, read the impressive service in the presence of 250 guests. The
bride, daughter of Monte Reed Yerkes and
the late Capitola Houser, was given in
marriage by her father.
Miss Hazel
Odessa, aunt of the bride, was maid of
honor. Norman Charles Jones, brother
of the bridegroom, served as best man.
The bridal couple received the congratulations of friends and relatives at the
home of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Irvin Daniel Houser, Covina.
Mrs. Jones is a graduate of Occidental
College and has been a member of the
faculty of Roosevelt high school in Los
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Angeles. She is a member of Kappa A l pha chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota musical sorority and of Kappa Epsilon Chi
social sorority.
Mr. Jones is a graduate of Occidental
College and the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary of Chicago, where he won first
place in all the oratorical contests in
which a seminary student may participate,
first place in three essay contests, and
first place in the inter-seminary oratorical contest of Chicago. Upon graduation
he was awarded the T. B. Blackstone fellowship which entitles him to two years'
study abroad.
In July Mr. Jones was ordained to the
ministry by the Presbytery of Los Angeles
and during the summer filled preaching
engagements at Eagle Rock. Mr. and
Mrs. Jones planned to sail from Montreal
on September 15 for Scotland, but that
plan was presumably not carried out.
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The bride, a granddaughter of Henry
Edgar More of the John T. line, is an
artist, and studied at Parsons' and at
Grand Central School of Arts with George
Lober, sculptor. She then attended the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts for
four years, studying with Charles Grafly
and Albert Laessle. She has exhibited in
Philadelphia, Newark and New York at
the National Academy and has won" several prizes.
The groom was born in Kelty, Fifeshire,
Scotland, August 22, 1905, the son of William Jones and Martha R. Izatt. He was
educated in the schools of Kelty and in a
Brooklyn high school, and later studied at
the Clay Club in New York and at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. As
a singer, he gives special pleasure by his
rendering of Scotch ballads. By vocation
he is a dioramist; by avocation, a sculptor.
Some of his dioramas are in the Museum
of Natural History in New York, and
some of the latest are exhibited at the
New York World's Fair. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Jones are members of the Clay Club
of New York.
An event of interest in the More family,
which occurred on April 22, 1939, was reported in the Roxbury Times as follows:
" A pretty wedding took place Saturday
Memoirs
night at 9 o'clock at the Gould Memorial
Reformed Church at Roxbury, when Miss
C H A R L E S HERBERT MORE.
Gertrude Fish, daughter of Mrs. Harwood
Fish, Sr., of Roselle Park, N . J., and the
The death of Charles Herbert More oclate Mr. Fish, became the bride of James
Henry Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will- curred at his home in Los Angeles, Cal.,
He seemed that
iam Jones of Richmond Hill. Rev. H . S. on October 1, 1939.
Van Woert, pastor of the church, per- morning in his usual health and was
formed the ceremony, using the ring serv- ready for church, when his summons
came.
The funeral was held at the
ice.
Plymouth
Congregational
Church, of
"Prior to the ceremony Mendelssohn's which he was a member, and of which
wedding march was played by William his son, James Harold More, is the pasThompson of New York City. The bride tor. The service was conducted by the
was attractively attired in a wisteria trav- Rev. Paul Davies and was largely ateling suit with white flowered hat and tended. The interment will be at Roxblouse. She wore a corsage of purple pan- bury, N . Y . , sometime next summer.
sies. The couple was unattended. The
Thus closes the life of the last of that
bride was given in marriage by her
brother, Theodore A . Fish, of Roselle group of nine cousins who met in Kingston, N . Y . , on October 2, 1889, and took
Park.
action which led to the first More reunion
"Immediately following the ceremony a in 1890.
wedding dinner was served at Streeter's
Charles Herbert More, son of James
hotel in. Roxbury. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are Ezekiel
More and great-grandson of Jonas
spending their honeymoon at the stone
farmhouse, ancestral home of the More More, was born in Roxbury, N . Y . Nofamily, which was purchased by the John vember 26, 1857. The years of his boyMore association some time ago.
The hood and early manhood are picturesquely
described in the More History: life on the
bride is a descendant of John T. More
eldest son of John and Betty Taylor More' Robert More farm, which his father
Scotch pioneers and first settlers of Rox- bought and which is now owned by his
nephew, Donald James More; some exbury.
perience as a school teacher; the decision
"Friends present at the ceremony and as a young man of twenty-one to seek his
reception included Mr. and Mrs. H C
fortune in the West; life on the frontier
Thompson, Mrs. A . Brady of New York in Wyoming, and finally a return to the
City Mrs. Myrtle Fish Thompson of east in the fall of 1880, where after some
South Orange, N . J., Miss Clara M . Fish, experimenting he found his life work.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of Richmond
In 1881 he began the retail monument
Hill, Mrs. Harwood Fish, Sr., and Theo- business
in Catskill, N . Y . Soon after he
dore A . Fish of Roselle Park, N . J., and took
up the wholesale business of imRev. and Mrs. H . S. Van Woert"
porting granite, and had his office in New
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tendent of the Sunday School of the Bethany Congregational Church. During all
his life, Mr. More was a fine type of
Christian layman. In Wyoming he organized a Sunday School. In Chicago he
was senior elder in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, and in Los Angeles he was
a trustee in the Plymouth Congregational
Church until his son, James Howard, became the minister.
In 1904 the family moved to Chicago,
where Mr. More continued in business until the death of his wife, Mary Emma
More, in 1923. In recent years his home
has been in Los Angeles, Cal. He visited
Roxbury nearly every summer, and attended not only the first but, with one
exception, every succeeding reunion. The
five brothers and one sister, Charles Herbert, George McClellan, Carrie Evelyn,
James Gould, John Mcintosh and Samuel,
were all together in 1935.
On June 10, 1886, Mr. More married
Mary Emma Rhinehart, only daughter of
Rev. J . K . Rhinehart, once pastor of the
Reformed Church in Roxbury. She died
November 19, 1923. Three children were
born to them: Herman D. More, of Woodstock and New York City; Rev. James
Harold More of Los Angeles, CaL, and
Roland Rhinehart More, now deceased.
Mr. More married second, Henrietta Mcintosh Mayham, in Sacramento, CaL, on
August 28, 1926, who survives him; as
does a granddaughter, Susanne M . More,
of Chicago, 111.
Charles Herbert More
E D V A N D Y K E MOKE.
York, later in Boston. When the plans
for the first More reunion were being
made, the work of the monument committee was of prime importance. The design
submitted by Charles Herbert More was
adjudged the best, and the execution of
the contract, which called for a base of
Vermont granite and a shaft of Scotch
granite, was entrusted to him.
The
formal unveiling and dedication of the
monument in Roxbury on September 2,
1890, was the high point of the program
of the reunion.
In 1892, Mr. More moved his office from
Boston to Barre, Vermont, where he continued as a wholesale dealer. During this
time he was responsible for the completion
and erection of five of the largest monuments ever to be made in the United
States. One of these was the John D.
Rockefeller monument erected at Cleveland, Ohio. Another was the Iowa State
Soldiers' and Sailors' monument in Des
Moines, which has a base sixty feet square
and a height of 133 feet.
Making his home in Montpelier while
his office was in Barre, Mr. More was instrumental in starting the Y . M . C. A.,
and also served for ten years as superin-
Ed Van Dyke More, the youngest son
of William W. More, and one of the two
surviving grandchildren of Alexander T.
More, was born January 1, 1861, in Grand
Gorge, N . Y . After the death of his
mother, when he was thirteen years old,
he lived with his grandparents in Roxbury for a time, and later joined his
father and brothers in Wayne County, Pa.
He was graduated from the State Normal
School in Mansfield, Pa., in 1884. After
some experience as a teacher he went to
Montana, where with his father and
brother Jay he owned and developed a
large ranch.
On January 16, 1890, he married Miss
Emma F . Meek of Strasburg, Pa., whose
death occurred December 6, 1890. A
daughter, Emma Frances, was born to
them, now Mrs. Francis H . Zinser of Long
Beach, Cal. He married second, on April
12, 1898, Mary E . Rich of Dillon, Montana, who survives him. They had one
daughter, Helen Gould More, of Pullman,
Wash.
Mr. More was for many years employed
by the American Express Company—now
the Railway Express Company. He retired from that position in 1931, having
reached the age of seventy. After a serious operation in the spring of that year,
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he was in good health up until about ten
months before he died, and he was cheerful and hopeful until a few days before
he went.
The following is a worthy tribute to his
memory:
Ed Van Dyke More died on October
28, 1938. His life was one of such consistent honorableness, gentleness and kindness that everyone who knew him was his
admirer and friend, although his quiet
way and a certain natural reserve kept
him from leading a very active social
life. The warmth and wealth of tributes
which were paid him, upon his death, surprised even his own family, especially
since he had been out of active business
life for about seven years before this. He
became a Christian in his early youth and
always tried to live according to his
Christian ideals in all the ordinary business of life as well as in spiritual things.
Therefore he was a most honorable, kind
and conscientious man, always deeply and
quietly affectionate toward his family and
doing everything in his power to make
them comfortable and happy. He was always, to the end, a good companion, interested in the activities of his family and
friends and in the events of the world,
meeting good times and bad with a whimsical, good-natured humor which helped to
endear him to all who knew him.
Typical of the admiration and love his
friends felt for him were the words of the
devoted friend who had worked with him
for several years before he retired. This
man said, "He put in extra time helping
me learn the work, and never ridiculed
me for my foolish mistakes; he was always patient and kind to us young fellows
who were starting in."
Several men who had known him well
said of him that he was a "true gentleman"; and an old friend of his normal
school days, with whom he had corresponded all his life, wrote: "He was
a true Christian as a young man and continued so all his life." Another friend
who had worked with him for several
years and had known and loved him for
thirty years or more, wrote perhaps the
ultimate tribute: " M r . More was a Christian gentleman in everything that implies."
His going is a loss to his wife and two
daughters, Emma and Helen, which is irreparable until they shall be united with
him once more in another world.
GEORGE MORE.
George More, great-grandson of John T.
More, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital at West Palm Beach, Florida, on
September 18, 1939. Though 79 years of
age he was working on the roof of his
house and accidentally fell, striking his
head on a concrete walk, suffering a frac-
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ture of the skull, from which he died. He
was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, West
Palm Beach, Florida, on September 21,
1939, beside his late wife, Jessie Knapp
More, who died March 11, 1936.
He was born September 5, 1860, in Deposit, New York, son of Taylor More
(112) and Betsey (Burrows) More, and
leaves surviving him a son Alan K . More,
residing at Caldwell, New Jersey; a
daughter Cornelia More, residing at Riviera, Florida; a brother Clark More and a
sister Cornelia M . Belden, residing at A u rora, Illinois; and a brother Taylor More,
residing in New York City.
After leaving the Deposit Academy Mr.
More became a conductor on the Manhattan Elevated Railroad in New York City.
After a few years he returned to Deposit
and engaged in the furniture and undertaking business under the firm name of
Brown and More. Several years later,
having made some inventions and obtaining some patents, he withdrew from the
furniture business and went into the manufacturing of a hand truck, known as the
More Handy Truck, and for several years
manufactured such trucks at a factory in
Brooklyn, New York.
About fifteen years ago he closed out
this business and retired to live at Riviera, Florida, where he continued to reside
until his death.
He attended all earlier reunions, played
in the baseball games and was generally
interested in the welfare and activities of
the Association.
He was in excellent health and high
spirits prior to his fatal accident.
CLYDE M . B E C K E R .
Clyde M . Becker, husband of Bessie
Amelia Gray (616,11), died July 19, 1938,
at his home in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He
was born May 23, 1882, in Arlington,
Iowa, the son of Adam Becker and Emma
Hogue. In 1912 he was graduated from
the Oklahoma Baptist University with the
degree of B. S. in Geology. He then became a consulting geologist, examining
mines all through the southwest. During
the World War, he was first lieutenant
of engineers, stationed at Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico. After his discharge
from the army, he went to Fort Sill as
Camp General Secretary of the Army Y .
M . C. A., and took charge of closing the
Army Y's service.
He again engaged in the oil business,
having his own interests, as well as being
geologist for the Manson Oil Company, operating in eastern Texas, for the Ray
Stephens Corporation in the Cement Field,
Oklahoma, and for many other clients. He
was very active in Arizona, New Mexico
and Colorado, examining mines for his
clients.
A year before his death he
made a business trip to British Columbia.
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A cerebral hemorrhage was the cause of
his death, brought on by high blood pressure, following an attack of influenza in
1937'.
On June 4, 1912, he married Bessie
Amelia Gray, great-granddaughter of Jesse
B. More. His widow and eight children
survive him.
JOB ELTON GREENMAN.
Job Elton Greenman, grandson of Jesse
B More, and great-grandson of James
More, died at his home in Erie, Pa., September 7, 1935. He was born November
27 1864, in North East Township, Pa., one
of'the four sons of William J . Greenman
and Clarissa More. His early home was
the Greenman farm, which has been in the
possession of the family since the land
was acquired from the government by his
great-grandfather.
The location, known
as Greenman Hill, commands a view oi
Lake Erie.
When Job Elton Greenman was less
than four years old, his father was killed
bv a falling tree, and the mother was lett
with the care of the farm and her four
boys, the oldest, Orvis, a boy of ten. With
admirable faith and courage she kept the
family together and managed the farm
until her four sons reached manhood
{Journal, 1, 278).
Job Elton Greenman was a contractor
and builder in North East and Erie, Pa.
He married on August 3, 1888, Minnie
Bell Moe of North East. Three children
were born to them: Elton Jesse, of Ripley N Y . Bessie Clair, wife of Riley M .
Sul'livan of Utica, N . Y . ; and Blanche
Dell, wife of Charles L . Cole of Erie, Pa.
Mrs. Greenman later married Lester M .
Leech, 44 Church Street, West Springfield,
Mass.' who is connected with the Boston
and Albany Railroad.
FRED SANBORN
HOWELL.
Fred Sanborn Howell, youngest of the
children of Orrin Howell and Elizabeth
Frances Brookes, died suddenly at his
home in Petaluma, Cal., on November 9,
1937. He was born March 31, 1884, m
Hopland, Cal., of parents who were among
the pioneers of the state (More History,
p. 96). His early schooling was received
in Hopland and later he was graduated
from the law school of the University of
California and was admitted to the California bar in 1911. On June 29, 1912, he
married Miss Marie Held, daughter of
William Held and Marie Anna Schubert
of San Francisco, CaL, and immediately
thereafter began the practice of law in
Petaluma. The following tribute is from
the pen of one of his neighbors:
" M r . Howell frequently expressed his
high regard for Petaluma, which has always been close to his heart. It was a
feeling which, because of the many friends
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he had here and the high reputation he
enjoyed, was reciprocated. Recalled is his
high standing in business, his integrity
and unselfishness. He gave his time willingly to public service and any project
that might serve Petaluma (Journal, 2,
247).
"As city attorney he drafted the charter
now in effect. Brilliant and well versed
in the profession which he had followed,
keeping up with the decisions rendered in
large cases, he knew the law thoroughly.
During his career he had handled many
large cases and large estates, having a
large clientele and fine practice. Attorney
Howell's word was his bond and men took
it. A scholar and a gentleman, his death
removes one of the dominant figures of
Petaluma, where he was deeply loved."
Mr. Howell is survived by his widow,
four children, also by his sister, Mrs. Eva
Howell Bloom of Petaluma. Mrs. Howell,
a prominent clubwoman and P. T. A .
worker, is also a member of the Board of
Education.
MARILLA WELLS
COCHRAN.
Mrs. Marilla Wells Cochran, wife of
John More Cochran of Oneida Castle, N .
Y., died at her home on May 3, 1937.
She was born in Morrisville, N . Y . , February 5, 1859, a daughter of the late Calvin H . and Adelia Brown Wells. From
early childhood her home had been in
Oneida Castle, and she was a member of
the Cochran Memorial Church, named in
honor of Rev. Andrew Cochran, her husband's father, who was a former pastor
there. As a girl she sang in the choir,
and was for many years the soprano soloist. Her marriage to Mr. Cochran took
place September 14, 1890. Their only
child, Calvin Wells Cochran, served overseas as a machine gunner, and lost his
life in action August 10, 1918, at Picardy,
France (Journal, 2, 246). Besides her
husband, Mrs. Cochran is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. C. Will Chappell of Oneida
and Miss Florence H . Wells of Oneida
Castle.
EDMUND
KLUG.
Edmund Klug, a native of Elsenfeld,
Germanv, and an allied member of the
More family, died suddenly at his home
in Merrickville, N . Y . , on January 26,
1939. He was born May 21, 1864, and at
the time of his death he had lived in
America sixty years and for nearly fifty
years in Merrickville. He married Mrs.
Mary Grant Waters, granddaughter of
Mary More Grant, on November 4, 1909, in
Bloomville, N . Y . Mrs. Klug died February 29, 1932. He is survived by a stepson, Joseph Waters, 141,31, of Brooklyn.
During the past winter, his brother-inlaw, Powell M . Grant, made his home with
Mr. Klug. Mr. Klug was a good neighbor
and was much esteemed in the community
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where his life was spent. The burial was
in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery, in the
neighboring village of Franklin.
ELIZABETH
MORE.
Elizabeth More, daughter of Jacob Laraway More and Jane Wickes, was found
dead on the morning of April 2, 1939, in
the rear of her home in Camden, N . Y .
Death was due to natural causes and had
apparently occurred when she went to the
back porch of the house on the previous
evening to draw a pail of water.
Elizabeth More was born June 12, 1857,
in Lackawack, N . Y . With her parents
she moved to Amboy, N . Y . , where her
father operated a tannery until 1864,
when the family moved to Camden, N . Y .
Later they lived in Oswego, N . Y . , returning to Camden in 1870. She was educated
in the Camden schools and attended the
Presbyterian Church. Her father died in
1891 and her mother in 1899. Surviving
members of the family are two nephews,
Clarence F. More and John T. More of
Columbus, Ohio; and four nieces: Mrs.
Olive More Sammis, Mrs. Mary More Rankin, Mrs. Elizabeth More Tillman and
Mrs. Jennie More Hyde. 1(12)6.
EDWARD H . MORE.
Edward H . More, last surviving member of the family of George B. More and
Rhoda E . Brewster, was found dead at his
home near Grand Gorge, N . Y . , on the
morning of February 14, 1939. Death was
due to asphyxiation. Mr. More was born
November 2, 1877. He was unmarried,
and lived on the farm which had been in
the More family since it was originally
cleared and occupied by his grandparents,
Edward H . and Polly Ann (Moffatt) More.
Two brothers and two sisters had already
preceded him in death. Francis Scott died
August 26, 1924, and a sister, Nellie May,
died October 4, 1928. The Journal (1,
301; 2, 353) has already recorded the
death of the other two, Minnie A., and
Elson Brewster, the oldest and youngest
of the family. There are no immediate
members of the family surviving.
GRACE BROWN
MORE.
Mrs. Grace Brown More, widow of Clyde
More, died at her home near Grand Gorge,
N . Y . , July 11, 1939. She was married to
Mr. More August 23, 1916. Two stepdaughters survive her: Mrs. Ida More
Schermerhorn and Mrs. Elsa More Hitchcock, both of Gilboa, N . Y . Mr. More died
February 4, 1936 (Journal, 3, 179).
FRED FRANKLIN FRISBEE.
Fred Franklin Frisbee, son of Rufus K.
Frisbee of the Jean line, died December
28, 1936, in Los Angeles, Cal. He was
born February 22, 1853, in Polo, 111. He
was twice married, first, to Miss Claire,
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who was the mother of two children,
Ethel Louise, born in Durango, Col., and
Russell, born in Pueblo, Col. Russell died
December 3, 1898. Ethel Louise is a member of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, and
is known as Sister Mary Claramena. She
is teaching at Sacred Heart Academy, Ogden, Utah. After Mrs. Frisbee's death he
married second, Ruby A . Harding, daughter of Caleb Harding and Hester A . Cornwell, in Denver, Colo., March 15, 1896.
Mrs. Frisbee and the daughter mentioned
are the only survivors.
KATHERINE MAY STEVENS.
Mrs. Katherine May Stevens, wife of
Stoddard M . Stevens, died at her home in
Rome, N . Y . , July 20, 1939, after an illness of four months. She was born in
Boonville, N . Y . , November 17, 1868, the
daughter of George A . May and Harriet
Bacon. Her marriage to Mr. Stevens took
place January 15, 1891. Two sons were
born to them: Stoddard M . , Jr., now of
Short Hills, N . J., and George M . of
Maplewood, N . J .
Mrs. Stevens was a member of the board
of managers of the Rome Home and its
first secretary. She was a member of
Zion Episcopal Church.
Surviving, besides her husband and sons,
are three granddaughters, Adele Olney ana
Katherine More Stevens of Short Hills,
and Elizabeth Goss Stevens of Maplewood.
JULIA BURGIN
MARVIN.
Mrs. Julia Burgin Marvin, widow of
Hector S. Marvin, died July 20, 1939, in
Delhi, N . Y . , which had been her home
for more than thirty years. She was born
in Unadilla, N . Y . , the daughter of George
1V1. and Eliza Maria (Ogden) Burgin. On
May 12, 1903, she was married at her
home in Walton to Hector S. Marvin,
great-grandson of David More. The first
three years of her married life were spent
in Walton, until Mr. Marvin became associated with the Delaware National Bank
of Delhi, of which he later became presdent. Three children were born to them:
Sinclair, who died April 25, 1934; Leila,
Mrs. Alfred H . Davis, of Bath, N . 5f.; and
Priscilla, Mrs. Leslie Robinette, of Richfield, Utah.
In recent years Mrs. Marvin had submitted to several operations for cancer
which afforded only temporary relief. A
critical illness of two weeks in the Delhi
hospital had been preceded by several
jears of ill health.
Mrs. Marvin was one of Delhi's most
popular and esteemed women. Her courage, her charm of personality, and her
ready humor endeared her to a multitude
of friends and acquaintances.
She was
active in the Eastern Star, the Village Improvement Society, the Tourist Club, as
well as in church work and other community activities.
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E D W I N MORE GUILD.
The death of Edwin More Guild occurred at his home in Flushing, N . Y . , on
July 7, 1938. He was born in Walton,
N . Y . , December 12, 1900, the eldest of the
children of the late Charles T. Guild and
Ella T. Grover, and a great-grandson of
David More. Mr. Guild was the owner
of a hardware business in Flushing which
is being continued by Mrs. Guild. He
was twice married: first, on August 9,
1922, to Jane M . Ashmore, who died February 24, 1928. A daughter, Edwina,
was born to them. On July 20, 1929, he
married Mrs. Margaretta I. Barberich,
who with his daughter survives him.
CHARLES H.
L.
FORD.
Rev. Charles H . L . Ford of Gloversville,
N . Y . , husband of Frances Alley, a greatgranddaughter of Betsey (More) Keator,
died suddenly in New York City on March
13, 1939. In a Gloversville dispatch the
New York Times of the following day paid
this tribute:
"The Rev. Mr. Ford, who died in New
York yesterday, combined the religious,
scholarly and soldierly professions with
distinction over many years.
"On February 5 he commemorated the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination
to the Episcopal Church with services at
Trinity Church here, of which he had been
rector since 1932. He had served as rector of a parish in Cortland and before
coming to Gloversville was headmaster at
St. Faith's School at Saratoga Springs.
•"Born in Binghamton, the Rev. Mr.
Ford attended the schools there and St.
Stephen's College and the General Theological Seminary. When the World War
broke out he served as a chaplain-major
with the American forces overseas and
later became chaplain of the New York
State department of the American Legion.
At the time of his death he was a past
commander of the American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars in Gloversville
and chaplain of 105th Infantry, New York
National Guard.
"During the last two years he served as
president of the Gloversville team in the
Canadian-American League and recently
was vice chairman of a municipal committee inquiring into labor relations here."
Mr. Ford was born December 8, 1888, in
Binghamton, N . Y . His first pastorate
was at Zion Church, Windsor, N . Y . On
October 4, 1916, he married Miss Frances
Alley of Cortland, N . Y . , who survives
him. Mrs. Ford is now living in Binghamton, N . Y .
EMMA
SELLERS SEACORD.
Mrs. Emma Sellers Seacord, widow of
George W. Seacord, died July 29, 1939, at
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the home of her daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Seacord Patrick, Guthrie Center, Iowa.
The burial was at Coon Rapids, Iowa.
Mrs. Seacord was born August 7, 1857, in
Lawrence, Kansas. Besides her daughter,
Mrs. Patrick, two sons survive her, George
R. of Santa Ana, CaL, and William Guy
Seacord of Downey, Cal.
GEORGE HARVEY SEACORD.
The death of George Harvey Seacord,
only child of James McDowell Seacord, occurred April 13, 1939. He was buried at
Pomona, Cal., beside his father, James M . ,
and his grandfather, George W. Seacord.
He graduated from Downey, CaL, High
School and Fullerton Junior College, receiving training in the business department as a special accountant. He was
left an orphan at an early age and made
his home with his uncle, William Guy Seacord, Downey.
KATE NEWKIRK
MAYCUMBER.
The death of Kate (Newkirk) Maycumber, granddaughter of Betsey (More) Keator, occurred at her home in Cortland, N .
Y., on November 17, 1938.
Mrs. Maycumber was born in Cortland
June 13, 1868, the second of the five children of William Newkirk and Jane Keator. She was a member of the class of
1887 of the Cortland Normal School, leaving in her senior year to become the bride
of George J . Maycumber on December 29,
1886. The latter's death occurred a number of years ago.
Mrs. Maycumber was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church of Cortland, and
the Rev. William A . Braithwaite, rector
of the church, officiated at the funeral.
Burial was in the Cortland Rural Cemetery.
The surviving relatives include two
daughters, Miss Louise Maycumber of
Cortland and Mrs. Kate Manning of
Poughkeepsie, N . Y . ; one grandson, William Manning of Williamsport, Pa.; and
three sisters, Mrs. Edward Alley of Cortland, Mrs. Ronald Coolbaugh of Narberth,
Pa., and Mrs. David McBride of East
Orange, N . J .
SAMUEL
MORE.
While the Journal was in the press,
word was received of the death of Samuel
More on November 6 at his home in Roxbury, N . Y . He had been gradually growing helpless for the past several months
from a rare spinal ailment. However, he
had been able to walk about until recently,
and the end came unexpectedly, as he was
sleeping, after dinner. He was patient
and uncomplaining throughout his long
illness.
Mr. More was born at Roxbury, December 13, 1878, and spent his entire life in
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that community. He was the son of
James Ezekiel and Ann (Mcintosh) More,
and a great-grandson of Jonas More. He
received his education at what was then
the Roxbury Union Free School and
taught school for a few years. Then, with
his brother, John Mcintosh More, he purchased the farm on which he had been
born, and which has been owned and occupied by a member of the More family
since it was first cleared in the 1790's by
Robert More. This farm is the only property orignally settled by one of the children of John More which still remains in
the family, and always under the name
of More.
After several years, M r . More retired
from farming, and moved to the village,
where he conducted an insurance and bond
business. On December 14, 1921, he married in New York City Miss Jean Wilson,
who survives him. Also surviving are
three young daughters, Jean, Ann and
Evelyn, all high school students; three
brothers, George M . More of Cooperstown,
James Gould More of Barre, Vt., and John
Mcintosh More of Roxbury, and one sister, Miss Caroline E . More of Roxbury, all
of whom have the sympathy of the community. His oldest brother, Charles H .
More of Los Angeles, Calif., died only a
few weeks ago. There had been no break
in the family circle for 48 years, until
the past few weeks, when the oldest and
the youngest of the family died within a
short time. In his early youth he joined
the Gould Memorial Reformed Church, and
all his life was a faithful member and
active worker in the church. First a deacon, he was later ordained an elder of the
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consistory, and for a number of years
was clerk of the consistory. He had been
superintendent of the Sunday School for
30 years. Just a week before his death,
he had been presented with a gift from
the Sunday School in appreciation of his
long services. He was secretary of the
Fi're Department for a number of years
and was the last president of the Men's
Club before it disbanded. He was active
in the Democratic party, and had served
as school director for a number of years.
Renominated, his name was on the ballot
for re-election as school director in the
election held the day after his death. He
was a loving and devoted husband, father
and brother, and a kind and helpful neighbor. He was always ready and willing
to assist others. One of the most prominent and best-loved citizens of the community, he will be sadly missed, not only
in his home but by all who knew him.
As a lad of twelve Mr. More attended
the first More reunion in 1890, and he
was present at every one of the succeeding reunions. He was one of the Roxbury
cousins who, during the years, have accepted the responsibilities for making local arrangements for the recurring reunions, and his capable management of
details was recognized and appreciated.
He was a member and director of the corporation which holds title to the John
More farm. In spite of infirm health, he
attended the last annual meeting held on
August 26. A special expression of sympathy is extended on behalf of the More
Family Association to Mrs. More and the
daughters, and to his brothers and sister.
EVENTS OF THE YEAR
The Duchess de Talleyrand.
More Twins.
Announcement was made in the New
York papers of May first that after fortyfour years' residence in Paris, the Duchess
de Talleyrand had taken title to the 500acre Tarrytown estate, Lyndhurst, where
she had lived as a child, and had confirmed reports that she would regain her
citizenship and live here.
The Duchess is the former Anna Gould,
daughter of the late Jay Gould, who
owned and beautified Lyndhurst. After
his death the property passed to his
daughter, the late Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard, and has now been continued in the
family by sale and purchase.
The three children of the Duchess by
her first husband, Count Boni de Castellane, and one child by her second husband, the late Duke de Talleyrand, remain in France.
The record of the twin daughters of
Ralph D. Ransom, 8(12)1,4, of Madison,
Wis., shows a pleasing parallelism. Both
were graduated from the University of
Wisconsin in 1937, Elizabeth Ransom receiving the B. A . degree with a major in
economics and Lucile the B. A . with a major in sociology. Elizabeth was elected
president and Lucile vice president of Sigma Epsilon Sigma, honorary sophomore
scholastic sorority. Other honors which
both received were election to Crucible, to
Phi Beta Kappa in junior year, to Phi
Kappa Phi, and to Mortar Board. And of
course the Gluecksman prize, awarded each
year to the outstanding senior woman,
did not pass them by. Both are now married. Elizabeth Ransom became the wife
of Albert F . Gallistel, Jr., on January 15,
1938. Their home is at 5025 Maypole Ave-
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nue, Chicago, 111. Lucile Ransom was
married September 24, 1938, to Richard
E. Krug. Their address is 770 N . Marshall Street, Milwaukee, Wis.
A Winter Vacation.
Anna Palen spent last winter in the
West—Iowa, Arizona and California. She
was enamored of southern Arizona—the
crystal clear air, the velvety sunshine, the
beautifully cultivated immense fields of
lettuce and alfalfa, outlined by rows of
picturesque cottonwood trees, the fascinating desert plant life, the colorful mountains, gorgeous sunsets and the apparent
nearness of the stars in the clear night
air.
California in early spring time is alluring, particularly after hours of riding
over grey, hot desert. Of the two weeks
spent there in cities, riding through blossoming orchards and miles of meadow
flowers, living on Monterey Bay, visiting
the Fair in tulip time, the high spot was
an evening spent with the Sargent family
in San Francisco. Mr. Fred More and
Mr. Kline were visiting there at the time.
On the return east a stop-over in Chicago and Aurora was the occasion for a
reunion luncheon, bringing together the
Beldens, Clark More, Minnie More of Chicago, Marion More of Tiskilwa and Lucy
Perry. The old Scot feeling for kin is
happily preserved in our More family.
An Important Publication.
Under the name Arthur Wellesley Secord, a pen name for Arthur William Seacord, grandson of Maria (More) Seacord,
the Columbia University Press published
in 1938 a facsimile edition of Defoe's Review. This Review, written and published
in the reign of Queen Anne by the famous
author of Robinson Crusoe, has been reprinted in this edition, with an introduction and bibliographical notes by Professor Seacord. There are 475 numbered sets
of the edition, and each set consists of
twenty-two volumes.
Concerning the value of this work which
is now made available to the scholarly
world, Professor William P. Trent of Columbia University writes:
"I can imagine no proposition that
would prove more attractive to students of
literature, of journalism, sociology and economics than this. The Review in its
original volume is almost unprocurable,
but I doubt whether there is a more important periodical in the history of mankind."
Professor Seacord, who had received a
year's leave of absence from his duties in
the University of Illinois, planned to be
in England and France during this present year. His plan to sail on August 25
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Roxbury Notes.
Mr. Finley J . Shepard spent the summer at Kirkside, arriving on June 21.
Mrs. Helen Anna Gaines and little daughter of New York were at Riverside Cottage and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor More at
Wunmore.
Mrs. Helen N . Rose, with her sons,
Richard and Philip, and her daughter,
Lois, and Mrs. S. Sydney Bradford, Jr.,
with her sons, Edward, Sydney, Jr., and
Thomas, were Mr. Shepard's guests at the
Roxbury Hotel during August.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles H . Snow and Miss
Helen Snow of Yonkers occupied their
summer home as usual.
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert J . Palen of Woodbury, N . J., were at their Roxbury home
during the latter part of the summer.
Their sons, Gilbert M . and John, were
with them for a short time.
Roxbury people showed much interest
this summer in viewing the Lincoln car
which was housed in the garage at Kirkside. It was the car, made especially for
Mrs. Shepard, which was this year drafted
by the authorities for service in carrying
King George and Queen Elizabeth through
the streets of New York, and to the
World's Fair and Hyde Park.
Mrs. Rachel Keator Crease and Miss
Deborah Crease spent a week in Roxbury.
Mrs. Anna Sweatman Keator was unable
to be at her summer home on account of
her health.
Mrs. Mabel Watrous Kenyon of Binghamton and her daughter, Elizabeth Jane,
occupied Miss Carrie More's house during August.
Mrs. Dorothy Davidson Simonson of
Worcester, N . Y . , was in attendance at the
summer session of Columbia University,
and later visited her mother, Mrs. Helen
Davidson, in Roxbury.
Charles K . Ives, M . D., his wife, Ruth
Allaben Ives, and daughter, Julia Ann,
were summer guests of Ralph S. Ives.
President Taylor More reported a pleasant call on Mrs. Katherine S. Lattin of
Margaretville, at her summer home near
Arkville, which he describes as beautifully
sjtuated on the heights.
Charles Herbert More of Los Angeles,
CaL, and Gould More of Barre, Vt., visited their old home in Roxbury during the
summer, where two brothers and a sister
are still living, John Mcintosh and Samuel
More, and Miss Carrie More.
The Duchess de Talleyrand, the former
Anna Gould, who now resides at Lyndhurst, Irvington-on-Hudson, was a guest
of Mr. Shepard at Kirkside on July 22.
Others of the luncheon party were Dr. and
Mrs. Charles H . Snow, Miss Anna Palen,
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Mr. and Mrs. Harris Gaines and Mr. and
Mrs. Taylor More.
Delaware County Men's Choir.
The Delaware County Men's Choir
which, during the winter months, carries
out a program of sacred music in various
churches of that and adjoining counties,
has completed four successful seasons under the direction of H . Eugene Wieand
of Walton, N . Y . Two of the More family are members of the choir, Roderick
Fitch and Matthew W. Marvin, who is
a baritone soloist. The Delhi correspondent of the Walton Reporter, in the issue
of February 17, 1939, made the following
comment:
"The Delaware County Men's Choir
gave a delightful program in the Second
Presbyterian Church Sunday evening with
all the churches in the village uniting ir.
the service. This choir has made its appearance in Delhi several times, but those
who have had the privilege of hearing it
each time declare that this presentation
far excelled the others. The scripture
lesson given by Roderick Fitch was a masterpiece and the audience was very tense
during his rendition. This choir should
be given the hearty support of every music lover in the county."
A Cousin in Oregon.
A letter dated March 16, 1939, from
Grants Pass, Oregon, gives welcome information concerning Alexander Grant
Jackson, great-grandson of Mary More
Grant. His former address was U . S.
Forest Service, Portland, Oregon. The
record credits him with two children. The
letter which follows contains a new address, also the assurance that all is well
with the family:
"After thirty-one years in government
service—two years in the treasury department and twenty-nine years in the forest
service—I was retired in June, 1937. I
tried loafing for a while but found that
unsatisfactory, although my pension was
sufficient to assure me hot cakes and beans
for the remainder of my life. However,
I wanted syrup for my hot cakes and
catchup for my beans, so I became a
Fuller Brush dealer here in Grants Pass,
and am enjoying lots of pleasure and some
profit from the new occupation. This, together with work in the Presbyterian
Church and the local Lions Club, with an
occasional contribution to the press, occupies most of my time.
"There have been no changes in status
of the members of my family. We are all
living together in this pleasant southern
Oregon city."
Statistics.
Harold K . Van Alen of Champion, Mich.,
who knows more about the descendants of
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Edward L . More than any other living
person, wrote under date of October 18,
1939, as follows:
"While waiting for the mail to come in
I have done a bit of figuring. Here it is:
"History of the More Family, published
in 1893, shows the total number of descendants of Edward L . More to have been
110 at that time. Of this total, 85 were
then living. A comparison of these figures with the revised list (1939) shows
that, to date, there have been a total of
283 descendants, of whom 189 are living
and three doubtful. From the above figures we find that the Edward L . line
shows a net increase of 122% in the last
50 years."
John Harley More.
Mrs. Cleveland A . Dunn of Scarsdale,
N . Y . , daughter of the late Charles W.
Haines, who owned much land around
Haines Falls in the Catskills, has been investigating the early history of the Town
of Hunter, Greene County, N . Y . In the
course of her studies she has come upon
the name of John Harley More, oldest
son of Alexander T. More, who had charge
of the mill which Alexander T. built in
Kaaterskill Clove. The More History, in
the brief sketch of John Harley More, does
not connect him with Greene County. Mrs.
Dunn has, however, found evidence that
John Harley More was paying taxes during the years 1826-1835 on 307 acres in
the Town of Hunter. The More History,
page 144, records the burning of the mill
in Kaaterskill Clove, with a heavy loss to
the owner, Alexander T. More, but no date
is given.
The John More Association, Incorporated.
The fourth annual meeting of the John
More Association, Inc., the organization
that holds title to the Farm, was held in
Roxbury, N . Y . , August 26, 1939. Twelve
of the sixteen members were present:
Taylor More; Finley J . Shepard, Gilbert
J. Palen; Samuel More, Carrie E . More;
Arthur F. Bouton, Andrew F. Lutz; Adelaide D. Hunt; John G. More, Edward
Fitch; Stanley Coville, Mabel Watrous
Kenyon.
The president referred to the death of
Mrs. Finley J . Shepard, and offered the
following resolution which was unanimously adopted:
"This annual meeting of the members
and officers of the John More Association,
Inc., notes the death on December 21,
1938, of Cousin Helen Gould Shepard, one
of the two members representing the Alexander line in the membership of this corporation.
"Her passing was and is an irreparable
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loss to our organization. Her sympathy
and unusual interest, her wise and helpful counsel, her rare personality and influence in our meetings and activities cannot be overrated or replaced.
"We hereby record our deepest sense of
appreciation of her great helpfulness and
our sincere grief because of her death."
Dr. Gilbert J . Palen was unanimously
elected a member of the Association to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Mrs.
Shepard. William C. Keator, Jr., was
elected a member for the Robert line, to
take the place of Samuel J . Keator.
An amendment to the first paragraph
of the by-laws was adopted, changing the
date of the annual meeting from August
30 to the last Saturday in August.
The following report on the management of the Farm was presented by Taylor More of the committee on management:
"I am glad to announce that the farm
(now 264 acres) has been excellently managed as in former years by Mr. Willis J .
Lutz, the tenant, although our return or
income from the farm is not as much as
we hoped.
"The barn, silo, garage and hen house
have been repainted; the barn three coats
on the south side and two coats on the
rest of the building.
"The new tenant house, consisting of
seven rooms and bath, has been completed
and is an excellent job. The total cost,
including water pipe line, spring and cesspool, was approximately $8,200.00. Cousin
Andrew Lutz, by his fine management,
saved the association upwards of $600.00
on the builder's estimate by doing some
of the work ourselves. A l l of the money
for this property was given by Cousin
Frank J . Gould.
"Mr. Willis Lutz, the tenant, desired
that this house be built in order that he
might hire a married man as helper, but
owing to the drop in the price of milk during the past year he has not felt that he
could hire such a man, and we are hoping
to rent the house.
"During the year, the bridge which was
damaged by the flood was repaired, roads
were also repaired, and Mr. Shepard was
good enough to do an excellent job in
cleaning out the stream running from the
hill down across the meadow to the river.
"There needs to be planting as well as
grading around the new house.
"The rent received during the last year
amounted to $570. The school taxes were
$88.43 and town taxes $239.19, making a
total of $327.62 this year as against
$291.21 total taxes last year. Insurance
was $95.33. Stenographer's fees were
$10.00, making a total of $442.95, leav-
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ing a balance of $128.05 for the year's operation. As a matter of fact, the bank
balance will be less as we paid $166.28 for
three years' insurance premium and have
only included one-third thereof in the foregoing disbursements. The association has
also paid $20.00 toward care of cemetery
plot for two years and has paid the $10.00
annual charge for this year."
A vote of thanks was given to the committee for their excellent work.
The following directors were elected for
the ensuing year: Taylor More, William
C. Keator, Jr., Finley J . Shepard, Samuel
More, Andrew F . Lutz, Adelaide D. Hunt,
John G. More, Stanley Coville.
After adjournment the directors met
and organized, electing Taylor More president and treasurer; Finley J . Shepard
first vice president; John G. More, second
vice president, Andrew F . Lutz, secretary.
On motion, duly made and seconded, Finley J . Shepard, Andrew F. Lutz and Taylor More were appointed a committee to
have full management of the farm until
their successors are chosen.
At the close of the meeting, the members and invited guests were entertained
at luncheon by Mr. and Mrs. Taylor More.
A Birthday Party.
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
Stewart of Silver Creek, N . Y . , gave a
party in honor of Mr. Stewart's ninetyfifth birthday, on October 28, 1939. In the
company of guests were the daughter and
granddaughter, Mrs. Ethel Stewart Blake,
and Miss Betsy Blake of Springfield,
Mass. Mrs. Stewart writes: "We both
are holding our own and enjoying life together."
Addenda.
Before the forms of the Journal were
closed, the following additional items were
received for the revision of the Alexander
T. Line (pages 262, 271) :
311.96. John Arthur Reed, son of Edward Paige Reed and Emily Fuller, married in Cleveland, Ohio, September 10,
1935, Vivian Marriott, daughter of Charles
Marriott and Agnes Curry. She was born
February 3, 1911; had issue:
311,961. Paige Fuller Reed, b. March
19, 1937.
311.97. Edward Fuller Reed, b. March
26, 1913.
376,411. Virginia
More
Sauerbrun,
daughter of Gordon Sauerbrun and Edwyna Van Allen, of Hasbrouck Heights,
N . J., was born March 24, 1939.
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Give ai I Take.
One of the Mores dissents. His name
is Dwight E . More of Cazenovia, N . Y . ,
son of Edward S. More and great-grandson of Edward L . More. When asked
for some family history, he gave it, but
with a qualification. Here is the way he
put i t :
"In the Bible we read (I Timothy 1:4):
'Neither give heed to fables and endless
genealogies,' and you say, 'More genealogies.' Here is one of my samples offhand:
"Cousins, sisters, uncles, and the whole
More family:
"Genealogies is just a complex
That never bothers me,
Whether grandfather came from HongKong,
Or maybe gay Par-ee.
"I heard a story from Scotland,
From the land across the sea;
The song of a bonny, bonny lassie,
And the sprouting of our family tree.
"I guess I'm just a throw-back,
From those tales of Scottish lore,
But I've read your Journals over,
How we multiply More and More.
"But endless seems my problem,
First Adam, then came Eve;
I found no Mores in the garden,
At least none that I could perceive.
"I studied a while on old Adam,
I'll run the gang down if I bust;
Mores, here's the whole thing in a nutshell,
Grandfather Adam was made out of
dust.
" W I L L ROGERS M O R E . "
"DUST THOU ART, AND UNTO DUST
SHALT THOU RETURN."
This challenge was promptly met by
another member of the Edward L . line,
Harold Knickerbocker Van Alen, who appeals to the More family for a decision.
The evidence is herewith submitted.
"As you open your Bible you will note
that the first word on the first page is
'GENESIS.'
"We do not doubt, believe we must,
Grandfather Adam came from dust,
"And just the same, of course you knew,
That old man Adam grew and grew.
"Now look about you, where you will,
Across the field, at yonder hill:
"The flowers nodding in the breeze,
The mighty pines, and all the trees
"Rose from the dust, and grew, and grew,
Though storms did come and cold winds
blew;
"And as they grew, just so grew we,
From the dust at the roots of our family
tree.
"Those roots, imbedded deep in that dust,
Through countless ages of mold and rust,
"Carried the life to the trees above,
Out into the sunshine, the world of love,
"There blossomed forth, and as they grew,
Instilled the life in me and you.
"But ere we saw the light of day,
Those cherished ones, now passed away,
"Had lived, and loved, and suffered too,
To give our lives to me—to you.
"Now it isn't just pride, it's a duty of love
To honor those forebears: spirits above,
"Who cleared the way, as they passed on
through,
So the whole More clan not only grew,
"But lived and loved, as love we must,
Those sturdy sires, gone back to dust."
"HONOR THY FATHER AND THY
MOTHER."
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GENEALOGICAL RECORD
The following items concerning the members of the family are numbered according to the system used in the Permanent
Record. This system is explained in the
Journal for November, 1935, page 126.
The same explanation is prefixed to the
list of those in attendance at the reunions
of 1910, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1930. See
Journals for 1912, 1916, 1921, 1925, 1930.
A good way to master the system is to
read your own number backwards. For
example: the number of our president,
Taylor More, is 112,7. That means that
he is the seventh child of the second child
(Taylor), of the first child (John L . ) , of
the first child (John T.), of John and
Betty Taylor More.
1. John T.
152,311-152,312.
Two children have been born to John
Clifford and Agnes (Westfall) Hammond
of Newark Valley, N . Y . : William David
Hammond, born December 17, 1934; and
Thomas Allan Hammond, born April 30,
1936.
m 184.
Elizabeth Frances (Brookes) Howell,
widow of Orrin Howell, died June 5, 1931,
in Petaluma, Cal. Her marriage to Mr.
Howell took place May 11, 1871, in Chicago, 111.
m 184,5.
Adolph John Bloom, husband of Eva
(Howell) Bloom, passed away at his home
in Petaluma, CaL, September 28, 1937.
Mr. and Mrs. Bloom were married in San
Francisco, CaL, November 15, 1904.
2. Robert
285,3.
An error, made and repeated in the
Journal for 1937, pp. 176-7, should be corrected here. James Philo More should be
285,3, for he is the third, not the fourth
child of Wyllys W. More. This conforms
with the records in Journal, 1, 27 and 39,
also with 2, 171, all of which are correct.
3. Alexander T.
m 3(10)2,11.
Thelma Doris Tibbett, wife of Daniel
Luman More of San Diego, CaL, died August 19, 1932. She was the daughter of
Henry B. Tibbett and was born in Colorado April 5, 1900. Their children are
Betty Jeanne More, born February 23,
1925, in Pomona, CaL, and Richard Eugene More, born January 23, 1928, in A l hambra, Cal.
3(10)2,11.
Daniel Luman More married second,
September 26, 1936, in Yuma, Arizona,
Mrs. Johannah Katherine Berge Ashpaugh, the daughter of Fred Berge and
Eisenhuth. She was born April
5, 1901, in Tampico, 111.
3(11)1,22.
The following record which has not been
published in the Journal is here given in
full:
Kenneth Sinclair Gordon, of Flossmoor,
111., son of George Edward Gordon and
Harriet Sinclair, was born July 6, 1903,
in Chicago, 111. He married on June 11,
1928, Cora Grace Graybeal, daughter of
Willard Graybeal and Florence Robinson.
She was born February 13, 1905. Adopted
children are: Kenneth Sinclair Gordon,
Jr., born July 7, 1936; adopted July 7,
1937. Susan Ann Gordon, born April 21,
1938.
4. Jonas
The following corrections should be
made in the Genealogical Record of the
Jonas Line, as printed in the Journal of
1938, pp. 207-217:
422,1. Change to Isabella Denham.
422,121,1. Change to August 17, 1931.
422,131. Change to March 6, 1905.
428.12. Change to Arlington, N . Y .
428.13. Change to February 23, 1891.
455.
The record of the family of Wilson
Squire More, which was incompletely
given in the Journal of 1938, can now
be supplemented as follows:
321 and 321,7.
Clarence J . More and Maud Vivian Taylor had issue:
The work of bringing the genealogical
records up to date has uncovered some
slight errors in the More History.
Here
are two corrections which should be entered on pages 298 and 326 of the History :
Sarah Burr Gould (not Sara).
Sandford Northrop (not Sanford).
455.11. Ralph Squire,
455.12. Alice Irene,
455.13. Pearl Margaret,
455.14. Ruby Caroline Betty,
455.15. Dora Alta.
455,11. Ralph Squire More, of Living
Grass Valley, CaL, is a miner and is unmarried.
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
November, 1939
455.12. Alice Irene More (Young), of
4515 W. Ruffner Street, Seattle, Wash.;
m. August 25, 1922, to Howard J . Young;
had issue:
455,121. Blanche Young.
455.13. Pearl Margaret More (Myers),
of San Francisco, Cal.; m. September 30,
1924, to Lloyd James Myers, son of Jay
and Alma Myers. He met accidental
death February 3, 1938; had issue:
455,131. Raymond Albert Myers, b.
April 5, 1926. He lives with an aunt in
Vallejo, Cal.
455.14. Ruby Caroline Betty More (Stevenson), b. January 14, 1916, in Los Molinos, CaL; m. in 1933 to Clifford Stevenson of Los Molinos; had issue:
455,141. Robert Dale Stevenson, b. December 11, 1933.
455.15. Dora Alta More, of Santa Barbara, CaL, b. April 25, 1921.
455,1. The marriage of Clarence J .
More and Maude Vivian Tyler was terminated by divorce in 1927. Clarence J .
More married second, on April 22, 1931,
Madge Dinsmore. She was born August
1,
, the daughter of George W. P.
Dinsmore and Emma Sherman.
5. Jean
257
daughter of Horace Dunham and Nettie
Truesdell of Ashland.
5(10)2,2.
Jonas More Tompkins of Ashland, N .
Y., b. August 9, 1879, in Ashland; m.
May 30, 1906, in Windham, N . Y . , Mary
Eva Case, daughter of Oscar Lamont
Case and Nettie Augusta Maben; had issue: 5(10)2,21. Clifton Jonas Tompkins,
b. July 11, 1916; A . B. Wesleyan University, 1937.
5(10)2,3.
Mary D. Tompkins, b. September 5,
1882, in Ashland, N . Y . ; d. August 11,
1913. She was a teacher.
5(10)2,4.
Blanche Tompkins, b. September 5, 1884,
in Ashland, N . Y . ; d. November 29, 1884.
5(10)2,5.
Claude S. Tompkins of Ashland, N . Y . ,
b. December 3, 1889, in Ashland; m. in
1918, in Prattsville, N . Y . , Ethel M . Wescott, daughter of J . Willard Wescott and
Nettie E . Rappleyea; had issue: 5(10)2,51.
Robert More Tompkins, b. May 1, 1919, in
Prattsville, N . Y . 5(10)2,52. Bertram
Tompkins, b. March 4, 1921.
6. James
614,31.
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Jesse Greenman and
552,4.
their son Robert have moved from Ripley,
The following record supplements that
N . Y . , to Washington Street, North East,
given in the Journal for 1938 concerning Pa.
the family of Mrs. Cora Smith Graham,
614,311.
daughter of Amasa J . Smith, 552: LeTreva Irene Greenman, daughter of E l land Amasa Graham, 552,41, married ton Jesse Greenman, was married October
Pearl Frances Graham, in Walton, N . Y . , 29, 1929, to Harcourt Moses, son of Peter
on August 31, 1927. She is the daugh- Moses and Nina Davis. He was born in
ter of James Graham and Cora Cal1899 in Mayville, N . Y . They reside in
houn, and was born May 3, 1902, in An- North East, Pa.
des, N . Y . Three children have been born
to them: Blanche Jean Graham, June
614,322-614,322,1.
29, 1929, in Delhi, N . Y . ; Leland James
Lois Blanche Sullivan, daughter of R i Graham, December 20, 1932, and Alice ley M . and Bessie Clarissa (Greenman)
Cornelia Graham, May 1, 1935, both in Sullivan, was married on July 7, 1932, in
Baltimore, Md.
Brocton, N . Y . , to Ernest Eckerson, son
of Homer Delaska Eckerson and Bessie
552,412.
Leland James Graham died April 19, Sagendorf. Their home is at 214 Girard
1934, in Baltimore, Md., of spinal menin- Avenue, Syracuse, N . Y .
A daughter, Nancy Lou Eckerson, was
gitis.
born to them on June 30, 1935, in Syra5(10)2.
Recent issues of the Journal have con- cuse, N . Y .
614,331.
tained parts of the revised record of the
Beatrice Greenman Cole and John PolJean line. A n added contribution is the
lock, Jr., were married April 4, 1933, in
following record of the descendants of
Mary Jane (Smith) Tompkins, grand- Brocton, N . Y . He is the son of John
daughter of Jean (More) Smith. Mrs. Pollock and Ella Melissa Landis, and was
born June 9, 1906, in Erie, Pa. Their
Tompkins died November 15, 1912.
home is 940 East 31st Street, Erie, Pa.
614,331,1.
5(10)2,1.
Robert Bruce Tompkins of Ashland,
Bebe Joy Pollock was born February 15
N . Y . , b. August 31, 1876, in Ashland;
1935, in Erie, Pa., to John and Beatrice
m. November 18, 1903, Flora Dunham, Greenman (Cole) Pollock.
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258
7. David
745,22.
The marriage of Winona Frances Sinclair to Melvin F . Collins (Journal, November, 1933) was terminated by divorce
on March 21, 1938. She was remarried
on May 14, 1939, to Angeles R. Reader.
Their address is 9721 Annette Street,
South Gate, Cal.
7(10)3,15.
Martha Howard, daughter of Andrew
More Howard, was married to Barton
Ivan Delaforce. They reside at 677 West
Alexandria Street, Apt. 211, Detroit, Mich.
7(10)3,41.
Lawrence C. Brumagin, great-grandson
of Andrew More, and Thelma Haas,
daughter of Frank M . Haas and Mabelle
Smith, were married on October 24, 1936.
Their address is R. F . D., Wattsburg, Pa.
A son, Dale Lawrence, was born to them
on October 1, 1937.
7(10) 3,42.
Howard R. Brumagin, son of Lee and
Evelyn (Howard) Brumagin, married Rose
Tanner, daughter of Charles Tanner and
Arlie Gross on September 18, 1939. Their
address is R. F . D., Wattsburg, Pa.
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Vol. 3, No. 9
824,211, of Williamsport, Pa., was born
October 10, 1909, in Groton, N . Y .
m 825. Brainard Taylor Norris, d. June
14, 1913.
m 825,1. Lillian Mary Call, daughter
of Duane E . Call and Mary H . Schellinger.
825.11. Nelson Keator Norris, b. April
15, 1898; m. January 11, 1921, Carmen
Dakin, daughter of Arthur Wesley Dakin
and Belle Crozier, of Syracuse, N . Y . ; had
issue:
825.111. Betty Jane Norris, b. June 26,
1922.
825.112. Duane Dakin Norris, b. October 6, 1924.
825.12. Elizabeth Call (Norris) Grossman, b. February 6, 1900; m. January 20,
1920, to Martin F . Grossman, son of Martin G. Grossman and Loretta Freeman, of
Syracuse, N . Y . Janet Norris Grossman,
an adopted child, was b. January 2, 1932.
825.13. Brainard Duane Norris, b. January SO, 1905; d. May 4, 1928.
m 83.
An error in the Journal of November,
1938, is herewith corrected.
Change
March 9, 1829, to March 9, 1826, the date
of birth of Elizabeth Cole.
844,12.
Kenneth Brumagin, son of Lee and Evelyn (Howard) Brumagin, married Marie
Tanner, daughter of Charles Tanner and
Arlie Gross on September 1, 1939. Their
address is R. F . D. Wattsburg, Pa.
Frances Louise Sumner, daughter of
the late Harry Grove Sumner, formerly
of Passaic, N . J., was married in Los A n geles, CaL, on June 26, 1930, to Everett
Haskell Gillette. He is the son of Charles
V. Gillette and Esther Welch, and was
born September 11, 1907, in Pomona, Cal.
7(10)3,51.
851,22.
Katherine Rose Foster, daughter of Evelyn and Lois (Howard) Foster, was married on November 20, 1937, to Wayne A l ton Dean, son of Wayne A . Dean and
Alene Kline. They reside in Wattsburg,
Pa.
The following contributes to the completion of the record of William Raymond
Seacord, second son of William Francis
Seacord: William Raymond Seacord married Miss Lola Rafmessen of Erie, Pa.,
June 26, 1928. His death occurred May
6, 1932. His widow survives him.
7(10)3,43.
8. Edward L.
855,1.
The following additions and corrections
to the Edward L . line have been received
since the publication of the Journal of
1938:
823. Esther (Keator) Porter, d. January 18, 1924.
m 823. Oliver Porter, b. November 11,
1824.
824,21. Kate Newkirk Maycumber of
Cortland, N . Y . , was married to George
Radcliffe Manning on April 18, 1908. He
was killed in an automobile accident at
Hyde Park, N . Y . , in the early summer of
1919.
Their son, William Newkirk Manning,
In the Journal of 1938, the record of
Ada Florence White and her brother,
James Elmer White, was incompletely
given. The following additional facts may
now be recorded: Ada Florence White,
daughter of Mary Keator
(Seacord)
White, was married in 1901 to Frank DeForrest Mann at Randsburg, Cal. They
had a son, Elmer Thair Mann, 855,11, b.
July 29, 1906, in Los Angeles, Cal. He
married in 1929 Marie Annette Nelson, at
Tucson, Arizona. They have a daughter,
Marilyn Kay Mann, b. October 12, 1932.
Mrs. Ada Florence White (Mann) was
married second, in 1911, to Homer A u gustus Curtis, in Los Angeles, Cal. Their
November, 1939
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
son, Earl Donald Curtis, 855,12, was b.
March 9, 1912, in Golconda, Nevada.
Their daughter, Marian Eleanor Curtis,
855,13, b. April 7, 1913, in Golconda, Nevada, was m. May 28, 1935, to Howard E .
Dittmer, at Reno, Nevada. They have a
son, Donald Howard, b. November 14,
1938.
855,2.
James Elmer White of 3237 Pleasant
Street, Lynwood, CaL, married on March
3, 1913, Jessie Belle Doyle, in Glendale,
Cal.' They have a daughter, Gladys Lorraine White, b. December 20, 1924, in Los
Angeles, Cal.
259
A Genealogical Record
of the descendants of
ALEXANDER
TAYLOR
MORE
who was the Third Child of
John and Betty Taylor More
Compiled, 1938, for the
857,12-857,13.
J O H N M O R E ASSOCIATION
The record of the family of Arthur W.
Seacord, as published in the last Journal,
consisting of one son, can now be supplemented by the addition of two daughters: Muriel Tenney Seacord, born December 20, 1927, in London, England; and
Kristin Tenney Seacord, born March 22,
1934, in Urbana, 111.
by the Secretary, from material prepared
by Alice Reed Graves, Alice Northrop
Snow, Anna Palen, Nellie Clark Spear,
Minnie G. More, William Horace Sinclair,
Grace Van Dyke More, and others.
858,41.
Mary Emma (Seacord) Whitney, whose
marriage to Harry Gillies Whitney was
terminated by divorce on September 28,
1934, was married second, to Elemil Valach, son of Matthew Valach and Irma
Kohut, on December 22, 1937. He was
born April 10, 1910, in Vermont.
m 858,43.
Lois Gertrude (Waldron) Seacord, wife
of Wilson R. Seacord of Santa Ana, Cal.,
died in San Diego, CaL, March 29, 1938.
85(10) ,31.
Further report concerning the family of
Charles Edward Nugent has been received
since the last Journal was issued (pp. 2056; 226). Charles Nugent, 85(10),311, b.
January, 1935; John Mike Nugent, b. July,
1936.
m 883,1.
Grace Darrah Rogers, wife of Harold
More Rogers of Iron Mountain, Mich., died
February 23, 1936.
8(12)1,22.
Lucile More O'Brien of Seattle, Wash.,
was married on April 7, 1933, to Harold
Gardner. They have a son, Harold Gardner, Jr., born April 7, 1934. Their home
is in Nisqually, Wash.
8(12)1,23.
A n additional entry should be made in
the record of the Edward L. line, as published in the Journal of 1938. A son, Robert Dennis O'Brien, was born September
14, 1918, to Edward Dennis O'Brien and
Maude Amy Ransom.
3. The Alexander T. Line
3. Alexander Taylor More, son of John
More and Betty Taylor More, was b. January 5, 1775, in Harpersfield, N . Y . ; d.
March 11, 1854, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; m.
in 1795, Nancy Harley, daughter of
Thomas Harley, of Grand Gorge, N . Y .
She was b. March 8, 1780, in Seabrook,
Conn.; d. March 19, 1850, in Roxbury,
N . Y . ; had issue:
31. Betsey,
32. Mary,
33. John Harley,
34. Sally,
35. Sally,
36. Thomas Harley,
37. Joseph Harley,
38. Edward Harley,
39. Robert Harley,
3(10). Daniel D. T.,
3(11). Abbey,
3(12). James M ,
3(13). Gertrude C ,
3(14). William Wallace.
31.
31. Betsey More, b. August 27, 1796, in
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. May 6, 1849, in Stamford, N . Y . ; m. in 1820, to Iram, son of
John Brewster and Rhoda Everest. He
was b. in 1795 in Blenheim, N . Y . ; d.
June 3, 1858, in Newtonville, N . Y . ; had
issue:
311. Mary More,
312. Phebe Adaline,
313. Elizabeth More,
314. John Alexander.
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311.
311,12.
311. Mary More Brewster (Reed), b.
August 9, 1823; d. December 23, 1903, in
Syracuse, N . Y . ; m. September 11, 1845,
to Philetus, son of Colba Reed and Christina Stryker. He was b. June 15, 1822,
in Blenheim, N . Y . ; d. February 3, 1897,
in Syracuse, N . Y . ; had issue:
311.12. Mary Frances Reed (Murray),
of Newark, N . J., b. September 10, 1875,
in Syracuse, N . Y . ; m. December 14, 1899,
in Syracuse, N . Y . , to Eugene Wilson
Murray, M . D., the son of Robert A . Murray and Artemissa G. Foote; he d. September 18, 1928, in Newark, N . J . ; had
issue:
311.1.
311.2.
311.3.
311.4.
311.5.
311.6.
311.7.
311.8.
311.9.
Iram Colba,
Christina Elizabeth,
Oliver King,
Mary Alice,
Phebe Ella,
Arthur Brewster,
Carrie Gleason,
Sarah Lillian,
Edward Paige.
311,1.
311,1. Iram Colba Reed, b. November
23, 1846, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d. November
10, 1925, in Fayetteville, N . Y . (Journal,
2, 352) ; m. first, October 25, 1871, Mary
Elizabeth, daughter of William Franklin
Gere and Mary Jane Lathrop. She was
b. June 21, 1850, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; d.
April 28, 1910, in Newark, N . J . ; had issue :
311.11.
311.12.
311.13.
311.14.
Clara Gere,
Mary Frances,
Florence,
Christina Elizabeth.
311,11.
311,11. Clara Gere Reed (Morgan), b.
June 3, 1873, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; m. April
21, 1897, in Syracuse, N . Y . , to William
Leverette Morgan, son of Leverette John
Morgan and Adelia Deborah Babcock; had
issue:
311.111. William Leverette Morgan, Jr.,
of Longmeadow, Mass., b. September 12,
1899, in Newark, N . J . ; m. February 16,
1924, in Madison, N . J., Harriet Campbell
Rathbun. She was b. November 17, 1901,
ir. Madison, ' N . J., the daughter of
Charles A . Rathbun and Emily Campbell;
had issue:
311.111.1. Emily Campbell Morgan, b.
June 10, 1925, in Springfield, Mass.
311.111.2. Jean Rathbun Morgan, b.
September 17, 1926, in Springfield, Mass.
311.112. Elizabeth Morgan (Ellis), of
Newark, N . J., b. August 20, 1902, in
Newark, N . J . ; m. April 18, 1925, in Newark, to John Munn Ellis, son of Albert
Harris Ellis and Elizabeth Munn; had issue:
311.112.1. John Munn Ellis, Jr., b. July
21, 1926, in Newark, N . J .
311.112.2. William Morgan Ellis, b. December 30, 1927, in Newark, N . J .
311.112.3. Clara Reed Ellis, b. May 20,
1931, in Newark, N . J .
311,121. Eugene Wilson Murray, Jr., b.
July 24, 1903, in Newark, N . J . ; m. December 7, 1927, Mary Elizabeth Fewel,
daughter of Charles Walter Fewel and
Charles Dan O'Cooney; had issue:
311.121.1. Nancy Ann Murray, b. January 5, 1931.
311.121.2. Eugene Wilson Murray, III,
b. January 17, 1933.
311,13.
311.13. Florence Reed (Munro), of Camillus, N . Y . ; b. January 17, 1879, in
Syracuse, N . Y . ; m. December 30, 1902, to
Edwin Knapp Munro, son of Isaac Hill
Munro and Edwina Knapp. He d. September 2, 1936; had issue:
311.131. Edwina Reed Munro, b. October 11, 1903, in Camillus, N . Y . ; m. June
12, 1929, to George Inness Ellsworth of
Grass Valley, Cal.
311.132. Lucia Reed Munro, b. June 29,
1905, in Camillus, N . Y . ; d. February 23,
1906.
311.133. Mary Jane Munro, b. May 31,
1907, in Camillus, N . Y . ; m. August 5,
1939, to Henry Ness of 81 Rolling Street,
Lynbrook, N . Y .
311.134. Janet Gere Munro, b. March
28, 1911, in Camillus, N . Y . ; m. October
20, 1934, to William J . Neisel of Forest
Hills, L. L , N . Y . ; had issue:
311.134.1. William Edwin Neisel, b.
June 25, 1935.
311.134.2. Peter Neisel, b. January 3,
1939.
311.135. Isaac Hill Munro, 2nd, b.
September 3, 1912, in Camillus, N . Y . ; m.
March 21, 1936, Claudine M . Bedell; address, 418 Fay Road, Syracuse, N . Y .
311,14.
311.14. Christina Elizabeth Reed (Townsend), of Upper Montclair, N . J., b. December 5, 1885, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; m.
April 12, 1910, in Newark, N . J., to William Wallace Townsend, son of Rev.
Charles Conkey Townsend and Hattie Maria Morgan. He was b. in Watertown, N .
Y . ; had issue:
311.141. Eleanor
Reed
Townsend
(Knowles), b. June 30, 1911, in Syracuse,
N. Y.
311.142. William Wallace Townsend,
November, 1939
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
Jr., b. November 14, 1915, in Montclair,
N . J . ; d. June 8, 1927, by an automobile,
in Montclair.
311,143. Elizabeth Gere Townsend, b.
; m. September 3,
1939, in Upper Montclair, N . J., to Richard Hume Lennox.
311.1. Iram Colba Reed, m. second, October 3, 1912, in Fayetteville, N . Y . , Mrs.
Minnie Leona Warner (Wheeler).
311,2.
311.2. Christina
Elizabeth
Reed
(Graves), b. May 20, 1848, in Gilboa, N .
Y . ; d. September 1, 1916, in Syracuse, N .
Y \ ; m. January 17, 1871, to Maurice A.,
son of Abial S. Graves and Elizabeth
Brockett. He was b. April 23, 1846, in
Westmoreland, N . Y . ; d. March 18, 1922,
in Syracuse, N . Y . ; had issue:
311.21.
311.22.
311.23.
Nathan Reed,
Alice Reed,
Helen Breese.
311,21.
311,21. Nathan Reed Graves, b. October 22, 1872, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; d. October 5, 1918, in Rochester, N . Y . ; m. June
I, 1898, in Auburn, N . Y . , Sarah Louise
Talladay, daughter of Nelson Talladay and
Eleanor Cook; she d. May, 1900; had issue:
261
311,215. Barbara Cecelia Graves, of
Boulder Creek, CaL, b. December 10, 1912,
in Rochester, N . Y . ; m. May 30, 1936, to
Robert Austin Head. He was b. June 22,
1913, at Sacramento, CaL, son of Ralph
Arthur Head and Carrie Lois Burbeck.
311,22.
311.22. Alice Reed Graves, of Fayetteville, N . Y . , b. October 17, 1874, in Syracuse, N . Y .
311,23.
311.23. Helen Breese Graves (Sprague),
b. September 16, 1879, in Syracuse, N . Y . ;
m. first, June 7, 1904, in Syracuse, N . Y . ,
to Dr. Emory R. Sprague, son of Levi L .
Sprague, D. D., and Jennie Russell; had
issue:
311,231. Elizabeth Louise Sprague, of
Fayetteville, N . Y . , b. November 11, 1905,
in Syracuse, N . Y .
311,23. Helen Breese Graves (Sprague),
m. second, May 7, 1921, in Washington,
D. C , to John Earl Chambers, Jr., son of
John Earl Chambers and Dorinda Cunningham (Journal, 2, 249).
311,3.
311,3. Oliver King Reed, b. February 5,
1850; d. January 9, 1896, in Philadelphia,
Pa.; m. November 20, 1873, Carrie A . ,
311.211. Daurice Louise Graves (Pier), daughter of John and Sarah Pickens. She
b. March 16, 1899, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; was b. December 28, 1852, in Heuvelton,
m. September 3, 1921, in Rochester, N . Y . , N . Y . ; d. January 2, 1919, in Wayne, Pa.;
to James Henry Pier, Jr., son of James had issue:
Henry Pier and Emma Lenrick.
311.31. Nellie Brewster Reed, b. July
311,21.
14, 1877, in Philadelphia, Pa.; d. June 3,
311,21. Nathan Reed Graves, m. sec- 1881, in Philadelphia.
ond, August 5, 1903, in Chicago, 111., Ce311.32. Carrie Amelia Reed (Keator),
celia Helena Hynding, daughter of Chris- b. November 25, 1880, in Philadelphia,
tian K . Hynding and Hansine C. Ander- Pa.; d. April 13, 1926, in Wayne, Pa.; m.
son; she was b. June 1, 1876; had issue: October 29, 1902, to William Chauncey
Keator, son of Samuel Jerman Keator and
311.212. Nathan Hynding Graves, b. Cara Church More (241,3); had issue:
May 4, 1905, in Rochester, N . Y . ; m. A u gust 16, 1930, in Redwood City, Cal., A n 311.321. William Chauncey Keator, Jr.,
of Fairfield, Conn., b. August 13, 1903, in
toinette Dompé; had issue:
Wayne, Pa; m. October 11, 1931, in Wash311,212,1. Barbara Ann Graves, b, Oc- ington, D. C , Lucy Rhoda Medbury,
tober 28, 1931, in Redwood City, Cal.
daughter of Lewis N . C. Medbury and
Mary McCall. She was b. January 9,
311.213. Christine Elizabeth Graves, of
1910, in Detroit, Mich.; had issue:
Redwood City, Cal., b. August 23, 1906, in
Rochester, N . Y . ; m. June 12, 1930, in
311.321.1. Jane Sands Keator, b. JanuLeland Stanford Chapel, Palo Alto, CaL, ary 8, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pa.
to James Roland Hedge, son of James
311.321.2. Gerrit Medbury Keator, b
David Hedge; had issue:
March 12, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pa.
311.213.1. Holley Jean Hedge, b. March
311,322.
II, 1932.
311.213.2. David James Hedge, b. A u 311.322. Marion Reed Keator (Foster),
gust 10, 1937.
of Phoenixville, Pa., b. September 16, 1905,
in Wayne, Pa.; m. January 21, 1933, at
311.214. Marjorie Alecia Graves, b. Jan- Bryn Mawr, Pa., to Frank Brisbin Foster,
uary 29, 1910, in Rochester, N . Y . ; d. in Jr., son of Frank Brisbin Foster and
Rochester June 27, 1920.
Edith Lanagan; had issue:
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311.322.1. Frank Brisbin Foster, III, b.
May 30, 1934, in Philadelphia, Pa.
311.322.2. Carolyn Reed Foster, b. November 22, 1937, in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
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311,5.
311.5. Phebe Ella Reed, b. November
27, 1853, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d. May 29,
1860, in Gilboa.
311,323.
311,6.
311.323. Richard More Keator, of Bryn
Mawr, Pa., b. June 26, 1908, at Wayne,
Pa.; m. February 23, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pa., Anne Sharpless Weeks, daughter
of Henry Conner Weeks and Marie Whartonby Adams. She was b. February 22,
1913, at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.
311.324. Samuel Reed Keator, of Haverford, Pa., b. May 7, 1910, in Wayne,
Pa.
311.325. Frederick Roggen Keator, of
Narberth, Pa., b. April 12, 1911, in
Wayne, Pa.; m. October 30, 1937, Mary
Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willis W. Smith, of Ardmore, Pa.
311.326. Alexander Robert Keator, b.
April 24, 1912, in Wayne, Pa.; d. August
16, 1914, in Wayne.
311,32.
311.6. Arthur Brewster Reed, b. February 11, 1856, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d. March
25, 1896, in Philadelphia, Pa.; m. January
14, 1890, Annetta, daughter of Herman C.
and Mary A . Gabriel. She was b. March
23, 1867, in City of Warnsdorf, Bohemia;
had issue:
311,32. William Chauncey Keator, m.
second, April 10, 1931, at Valley Forge
Chapel, Pa., Ada Agnes Carrick, daughter
of William C. and Lucretia Winslow Carrick.
311,32. William Chauncey Keator, m.
third, on July 14, 1937, in New York, N .
Y., Mrs. M . Troy Smith, of Hempstead,
N . Y . , and University, Va.
311,4.
311,4. Mary Alice Reed (Cronkite), b.
September 5, 1851, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d.
December 5, 1926, in Plainfield, N . J .
(Journal, 2, 375) ; m. October 20, 1883, in
Syracuse, N . Y . to Col. James W. Cronkite, son of Lewis Cronkite (Journal, 1,
184-5). He was b. January 2, 1841, in
Portlandville, N . Y . ; had issue:
311,41. Lillian Reed Cronkite (Loiseaux), of Plainfield, N . J., b. June 28,
1889, in Brooklyn, N . Y . ; m. November 1,
1910, in Plainfield, N . J., to John Gilmore
Loiseaux, b. in Vinton, Iowa, son of
Joshua D. Loiseaux and Catherine Thompson ; had issue:
311.411. Catherine Reed Loiseaux, b.
September 26, 1911, in Plainfield, N . J . ;
m. February 26, 1938, to Richard Collins
Marder, of Plainfield, N . J .
311.412. John Gilmore Loiseaux, Jr., b.
December 20, 1914, in Plainfield, N . J . ;
A. B., Rutgers College, 1938.
311.413. Mary Alice Loiseaux, b. October 3, 1917, in Plainfield, N . J .
311.414. Richard Cronkite Loiseaux, b.
August 23, 1919, in Plainfield, N . J .
311.415. Susanne More Loiseaux, b.
April 29, 1929, in Plainfield, N . J .
311,61. Arthur Gabriel Reed, b. February 5, 1892, in Philadelphia, Pa.; d.
May, 1892.
311,7.
311.7. Carrie Gleason Reed, b. January
12, 1859, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d. May 29,
1860, in Gilboa.
311,8.
311.8. Sarah Lillian Reed, b. June 12,
1861, in Gilboa, N . Y . d. November 11,
1865, in Gilboa.
311,9.
311.9. Edward Paige Reed, of Cleveland, Ohio, b. October 1, 1866, in Gilboa,
N . Y . ; m. first, June 14, 1888, Emma,
daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Snyder.
She was b. January 10, 1867, in Syracuse,
N . Y . ; d.
; had issue:
311.91. Carrie Belle Reed, b. January
27, 1890, in Syracuse, N . Y .
311.92. Philetus Arthur Reed, b. A p r i l ,
4, 1893, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; d.
311.93. Marion More Reed, b. January
2, 1898, in Syracuse, N . Y .
311,9.
311,9. Edward Paige Reed, m. second,
in Syracuse, N . Y . , Emily Fuller, daughter of John Martin Fuller and Sarah
Bentick. She was b. in Ottawa, Canada;
had issue:
311.94. Sybil Reed, b.
1905, in Detroit, Mich.; d.
1906, in Cleveland, Ohio.
311.95. Sarah Elizabeth
(Louis), b. March 14, 1907,
Ohio; m. to Henry L . Louis,
had issue:
January 28,
February 23,
Alice Reed
in Cleveland,
of Cleveland;
311,951. David Reed Louis, b. May 19,
1937, in Cleveland, Ohio.
311.96. John Arthur Reed, b. January
10, 1909, in Cleveland, Ohio.
311.97. Fuller Reed.
The record of the family of Edward
Paige Reed is continued on page 254.
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312.
312. Phoebe Adaline More, b. August
13, 1826, in Blenheim, N . Y . ; d. September 19, 1898, in Los Angeles, CaL; m. August 29, 1849, to Darius, son of Rev.
William Choate and Ruth Cook. He was
b. May 4, 1823, in Gilboa, N . Y . ; d. January 5, 1856, in Newtonville, N . Y . ; had
issue:
312,1.
312,1. Emma Alice Choate (Yerkes),
b. April 3, 1854, in Alexandria, V a . ; d.
January 4, 1929, in Riverside, CaL; m.
September 13, 1883, to James H . , son of
Huston Yerkes and Catherine Lesher. He
was b. 1856, in Chester, Pa.; had issue:
312.11. Claude L a Fayette Yerkes, of
San Bernardino, CaL, b. June 11, 1884, in
Boulder, Colo.; m. March 1, 1925, in Riverside, CaL, Sara Estelle (Foster) Weichlein. She was b. in Sweetwater, Texas,
the daughter of James Winchester Foster
and Susie Emily Jamison.
312.12. Moncellus Reed Yerkes, of Covina, CaL, b. April 3, 1887, in Boulder,
Colo.; m. December 31, 1910, in Los Angles, CaL, Capitola Florence Houser,
daughter of Irvin Daniel Houser and Mattie Enid Deeter. She was b. in Covina,
CaL; d. May 17, 1921; had issue:
312,121. Marcella Louise Yerkes, b. October 8, 1913; m. June 24, 1939, in Pomona, CaL, to Leonard Seiber Jones, son
of Charles Edward Jones and Pearl Lorena Neidiffer. He was b. June 30, 1913,
in Calexico, Cal.
313.
313. Elizabeth More Brewster (Frazee), b. June 30, 1828, in Blenheim, N .
Y . ; d. March 15, 1914, and is buried in
South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m. November 27,
1855, to Calvin A., son of Jonathan Frazee and Eliza Wellman. He was b. October 11, 1828, in Blenheim, N . Y . ; d. April
20, 1862, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; had issue:
313.1. Herman Jonathan Frazee, b.
June 16, 1858, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; d.
April 15, 1922, in South Gilboa.
313,2.
Falkirk, Scotland; m. first, in Johnstown,
Pa., October 4, 1914,
Stern. She
d. February 1, 1920; had issue:
313.211. A child, dying in infancy.
313.21. Willard John Frazee, m. second,
November 13, 1931, Martha E . Piper; had
issue:
313.212. Willard James Frazee, b. June
29, 1932, in Johnstown, Pa.
313.22. Grace Allison Frazee, b. July
16, 1886, in Troy, N . Y . ; d. January 5,
1896.
313,23.
313.23. Easter Margaret Frazee (O'Connor) , of Davidsville, Pa., b. April 21, 1889,
in Troy, N . Y . ; m. December 18, 1918, in
Troy, N . Y . , to William N . O'Connor of
Williamstown, Mass.; had issue:
313.231. Easter Margaret O'Connor, b.
September 15, 1919.
313.232. William N . O'Connor, Jr., b.
November 12, 1922, in Johnstown, Pa.
313,24.
313.24. Charlotte E . Frazee (Davis), of
Williamstown, Mass., b. January 29, 1892,
in Troy, N . Y . ; m. January 13, 1913, to
Eugene Hiram Davis of Williamstown,
Mass. He was b. February 8, 1874; d.
March 3, 1928; had issue:
313.241. John More Davis, b. October
16, 1913.
313.242. Willard Robert Davis, b. June
18, 1915.
313.243. Norman Leishman Davis, b.
January 28, 1917.
313.244. Eugene Carl Davis, b. March
7, 1919.
313.245. Donald Walter Davis, b. December 25, 1921.
313.246. Howard Fenton Davis, b. September 23, 1923; d. December 13, 1923.
313.247. James Frazee Davis, b. March
21, 1925.
313,26. Norman More Frazee, of Troy,
N . Y . , b. November 30, 1896, in Troy, N .
Y . ; m. June 25, 1918, in Troy, N . Y . , Bertha Margaret Krans. She was b. December 9, 1893, in Troy, N . Y., the daughter
of Thomas Krans and Rose Rausch; had
issue:
313.2. Willard Augustus Frazee, of
Davidsville, Pa., b. December 22, 1860, in
South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m. June 21, 1883,
in New York City, Rebecca L., daughter
313.261. Norman Lindsay Frazee b
of John Leishman and Margaret M . Dykes.
She was b. March 31, 1862, in Govan, July 21, 1919, in Troy, N . Y .
Glasgow, Scotland; d. August 10, 1930, in
313.262. Earl Richard Frazee, b. Mav
Johnstown, Pa.; had issue:
22, 1925, in Troy, N . Y .
313.263. Barbara Ruth Frazee, b. Jan313,21.
uary 3, 1928, in Troy, N . Y .
313,21. Willard John Frazee, of Johns313.264. Joan Elizabeth Frazee, b. A u town, Pa., b. April 6, 1884, in Palmont, gust 27, 1930, in Troy, N . Y .
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313,3.
313,3. Calvin Iram Frazee, b. September 29, 1862, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m.
September 10, 1887, Charlotte Maria,
daughter of William W. DeSaville and
Eliza A . McCabe. She was b. July 28,
1866, in New York, N . Y . ; had issue:
313.31. Marjorie DeSaville Frazee, b.
June 10, 1894, in Philadelphia, Pa.; married.
313.32. A second daughter, Athena, was
married and is now deceased without issue.
The present address of Calvin Iram Frazee is not known.
314.
314. John Alexander Brewster, b. April
29, 1830, in Blenheim, N . Y . ; resided in
Peru, 111.; d. January 20, 1883; m. Elizabeth Maxwell, of Albany, N . Y .
32.
32. Mary More, of Roxbury, N . Y . , b.
January 20, 1798; d. January 12, 1841, in
Roxbury; m. April 14, 1827, to John Burr,
son of Abram Gould and Anna Osborne.
He was b. October 13, 1792, in Roxbury,
N . Y . ; d. March 17, 1866, in Roxbury;
had issue:
321. Sarah Burr,
322. Anna,
323. Nancy,
324. Mary,
325. Elizabeth,
326. Jay.
321. Sarah Burr Gould (Northrop), b.
January 17, 1828, in Roxbury, N . Y . ,
daughter of 32, Mary; m. July 13, 1854,
to George William, son of William Northrop and Hannah Sutherland. He was b.
January 3, 1811, in Lithgow, Dutchess Co.,
N . Y . ; d. August 20, 1875; had issue:
321.1. Howard Gould,
321.2. Ida,
321.3. Frank,
321.4. Reid,
321.5. Mary Gould,
321.6. Alice,
321.7. Sandford,
321.8. Jeannie,
321.9. William,
321,(10). Anna.
321,1. Howard Gould Northrop, b.
April 6, 1855, in Lackawack, Ulster Co.,
N . Y . ; d. at Bronxville, April 8, 1926;
m. June 5, 1888, Mary, daughter of Dr.
Thomas Richey. She was b. July 4, 1859,
in Baltimore, Md.; d. October 16, 1923;
had issue:
321.11. Howard Richey,
321.12. Helen Margaret,
321.13. Frances Gould,
321.14. Marian de Saussure,
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321.15. Sarah Burr,
321.16. Emma Cecilia,
321.17. William Bacot,
321.18. John Burr.
321.11. Howard Richey Northrop, b.
August 10, 1889, in Chicago, 111.; m. Mrs.
Anne May Allen Wilmer, April 1, 1933,
in Baltimore, Md. She was b. March 19,
1886.
321.12. Helen Margaret Northrop, b.
March 14, 1891, in Chicago, 111.; m.
to Charles Alfred Rose, son of Charles A l fred Rose and Ella Roggen More, June
5, 1917. He was b. November 1, 1889, at
Rock Island, 111.; d. June 29, 1936; had issue:
321.121. Richard Northrop Rose, b. January 8, 1919, in New York City.
321.122. Lois de Saussure Rose, b. December 27, 1925, in Bronxville, N . Y .
321.123. Philip de Saussure Rose, b.
August 30, 1927, in Bronxville, N . Y .
321.13. Frances Gould Northrop, b.
March 26, 1892; m. to Dr. Frank Haughwout at Manilla, P. I., November 17, 1921.
He was b. November 1, 1889.
321.14. Marian de Saussure Northrop,
b. January 1, 1895; m. to Samuel Sydney
Bradford, June 5, 1917. He was b. April
2, 1894; had issue:
321.141. Edmund Braxton Bradford, b.
April 11, 1918, at Baltimore, Md.
321.142. Samuel Sydney Bradford, Jr.,
b. September 22, 1922, at Alexandria, Va.
321.143. Thomas Richey Bradford, b.
August 10, 1924, at Alexandria, Va.
321.15. Sarah Burr Northrop, b. December 25, 1896; d. January, 1900.
321.16. Emma Cecelia Northrop, infant.
321.17. William Bacot Northrop, b. December 23, 1898; m. Beverly Denneau,
February 6, 1936, in New York City. She
was b. October 13, 1900.
321.18. John Burr Northrop, b. March
24, 1901; m. September 18, 1926, Virginia
Osborne Cox. She was born March 6,
1902; had issue:
321.181. John Burr Northrop, Jr., b.
February 8, 1928.
321.182. Mary Virginia Northrop, b.
January 23, 1933.
321,2.
321.2. Ida Northrop, b. August 29,
1856, in Canadensis, Pa.; d. July 1, 1934;
see More Journal, 3, p. 88.
321,3.
321.3. Frank Northrop, b. July 10,
1858, in Canadensis, Pa.; d. March 9,
1936; m. October 14, 1885, Anna S.,
daughter of H . C. Leisenring. She was b.
April 18, 1861, in Philadelphia, Pa.
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321,4.
321.4. Reid Northrop, son of 321, Sarah
Burr Gould, b. in Canadensis, Pa., August
30, 1860; d. July 6, 1909; m. in St. Louis,
Mo., January 29, 1887, Mary, daughter of
Luke Sells and Susannah E . Beaumont.
She was b. April 25, 1861; d. July 21,
1934; had issue:
321.41. Murray Northrop, b. in St.
Louis, Mo., June 29, 1889.
321.42. Anna Beaumont Northrop, b. in
St. Louis, Mo., July 24, 1891.
321,5.
321.5. Mary Gould Northrop, b. May
22, 1862, in Canadensis, Pa.; m. April 26,
1899, to Walter Nunns Walker. He was
b. October 17, 1852, and d. September 1,
1929. Had issue:
321,51. Sanford Northrop Walker, b.
April 19, 1900; d. Jan. 1, 1919.
321,6.
321.6. Alice Northrop, of Yonkers, N .
Y., b. October 21, 1864, at Canadensis,
Monroe Co., Pa.; m. in Roxbury, May 19,
1897, to Charles Henry, son of Charles
William Snow and Mary Augusta Smith.
He was b. in New York City March 24,
1863; had issue:
321.61. Helen Gould Snow, b. in New
York City, August 13, 1898.
321.62. Henry Nicholas Snow, b. in
Roxbury, N . Y . , July 29, 1900; m. August
25, 1923, Helen Chadwick, daughter of
Thomas Baldwin Farwell, and Martha
Tyler Brainard. She was b. June 22,
1903; had issue:
321.621. Faith Ann Snow, b. February
2, 1925, in Springfield, Mass.
321.622. Charles Henry Snow, 2nd, b.
December 30, 1930, in Spartanburg, S. C.
321.623. Cynthia Brainard Snow, b.
March 10, 1936, in Spartanburg, S. C.
321.63. Howard Snow, b. in Pasadena,
CaL, June 11, 1902; m. September 17,
1930, Bernice Lenore, daughter of Bert
J. Denman and Fannie Louise Patrick.
She was b. October 13, 1906, in Detroit,
Mich.; had issue:
321.631. Peter Denman Snow, b. June
6, 1937, in Charlotte, N . C.
321.632. Nancy Northrop Snow, b. June
24, 1939; d. July 21, 1939.
321,7.
321.7. Sandford Northrop, b. December
23, 1865, in Canadensis, Pa.; d. June
21, 1903; m. June 1, 1892, Abbie Coffin, daughter of Simeon T. Ringel and
Nannie C. Shirm. She was b. February
8, 1867, in Camden, Camden Co., N . J . ;
had issue:
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321,71. Nancy Northrop, b. in St. Louis,
Mo., August 5, 1895; m. July 12, 1922,
to George Albert Miller.
321,8.
321.8. Jennie Northrop, b. May 13,
1868, in Canadensis, Pa.; d. August 14,
1871, in Canadensis.
321.9. William Northrop, b. June 15,
1869, in Canadensis, Pa.; m. Lelia Skipworth Blair, October 14, 1908, daughter of
Lewis Harrie Blair and Alice Wayles Harrison. She was b. December 16, 1885, at
Richmond, Va. William d. June 11, 1912.
321. (10). Anna Northrop, b. September 6, 1870, in Canadensis, Pa.; d. March
12, 1880, in Camden, Camden Co., N . J .
322.
322. Anna Gould, b. May 7, 1829, in
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. April 28, 1919, in Los
Angeles, CaL; m. May 2, 1855, to Rev.
Asahel M . Hough (More History, pp. 157160). He was b. in 1829; d. August, 1917,
in Los Angeles, Cal.
323.
323. Nancy Gould, b. February 3, 1831,
in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. March 3, 1855, in
Roxbury.
325.
325. Elizabeth Gould, b. May 1, 1834, in
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. July 29, 1911, in Germantown, Pa.; m. September 19, 1860, to
Gilbert E., son of Rufus Palen and Eliza
C. DeWitt. He was b. May 3, 1832, in
Palenville, N . Y . ; d. July 28, 1901, in
Ocean City, N . J . (More Journal, 1, 127;
2, 20-23) ; had issue:
325,1.
325.1. Anna Palen, of Roxbury, N . Y . ,
b. January 17, 1864, in Canadensis, Pa.;
A. B., Wellesley College, 1887.
325,2.
325.2. Rufus Palen, b. March 6, 1866,
in Canadensis, Pa.; d. October 26, 1889,
in Germantown, Pa.
325,3.
325.3. Gilbert Joseph Palen, of Woodbury, N . J., b. May 12, 1870, in Tunkhannock, Pa.; A . B., Haverford College,
1892; M . D., 1895, Hahnemann Medical
College; m. October 21, 1908, in Parsons,
Kansas, Eva Betsy Mathewson, daughter
of Walter Bill Mathewson and Betsy Porter Osborne; had issue:
325.31. Angel Mathewson Palen, b. A u gust 19, 1909, in Woodbury, N . J . ; d. A u gust 22, 1909.
325.32. Gilbert Mathewson Palen, b.
March 26, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pa.; A .
B. , Hamilton College, 1935; M . D., Duke
University, 1939.
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325,33. John Gould Palen, b. July 26,
1914, in Woodbury, N . J . ; A . B., Dickinson College, 1937; L L . B., Dickinson Law
School.
325,4.
325,4. Walter Gould Palen, b. June 26,
1875, in Tunkhannock, Pa.; d. November
6, 1877, in Germantown, Pa.
326.
326. Jay Gould, b. May 27, 1836, in
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. December 2, 1892, in
New York, N . Y.; m. January 22, 1863,
Helen Day, daughter of Daniel S. Miller
and Anna Kip Bailey. She was born September 20, 1838, in New York, N . Y . ; d.
January 13, 1889, in New York; had issue:
326.1. George Jay,
326.2. Edwin,
326.3. Helen Miller,
326.4. Howard,
326.5. Anna,
326.6. Frank Jay.
See More History, 160-179; More Journal, 1, 5-6; 16.
326,1. George Jay Gould, b. February
6, 1864, in New York, N . Y . ; d. May 15,
1923, at Cap Martin, France; m. September 14, 1886, Edith, daughter of Charles
Dennis Kingdon and Mary Carter. She
was b. August 23, 1864, in Brooklyn, N .
Y . ; d. November 13, 1921, in Lakewood,
N . J . ; had issue:
326.11. Kingdon,
326.12. Jay,
326.13. Marjorie Gwynne,
326.14. Helen Vivien,
326.15. George Jay, Jr.,
326.16. Edith Catherine,
326.17. Gloria Anna.
326,11.
326.11. Kingdon Gould, b. August 15,
1887, in New York, N . Y . ; m. July, 1917,
Annunziata Camilla Marie Lucci; had
issue:
326.111. Silvia Annunziata Gould, b.
April 20, 1918; m. January 14, 1938, to
Charles Dabney Thomson, son of Alexander Thomson and Mary Moore Dabney, of Cincinnati, Ohio; had issue:
326,111,1. Silvia Gould Thomson, b. December 11, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
326.112. Edith Kingdon Gould, b. A u gust 20, 1920.
326.113. Kingdon Henry Gould, b. January 3, 1924.
326,12.
326.12. Jay Gould, b. September 1,
1888, in Mamaroneck, N . Y . ; d. January
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26, 1935, in Margaretville, N . Y . ; m. April
29, 1911, Anne Douglas Graham. She d.
September 13, 1938, having been married,
after Mr. Gould's death, to Harold C.
atrotz; had issue:
326.121. Eleanor Gould, b. January 31,
1912; m. to Ludlow Whitaker Stevens,
January 19, 1934.
326.122. Anne Douglass Gould, b. March
25, 1913; m. first, to Spencer T. Meador,
December 26, 1934, in Harrison, N . Y . ;
m. second, February 15, 1936, in Cheyenne,
Wyoming, to Herman H . Elsbury, of Cody,
Wyoming.
326.123. Jay Gould, Jr., b. May 13,
1920.
326,13.
326.13. Marjorie Gwynne Gould, b.
September 11, 1890, in New York, N . Y . ;
m. April 19, 1910, to Anthony Joseph
Drexel, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa.; had issue:
j
326.131. Edith Kingdon Drexel, b. October 18, 1911; d. October 26, 1934; m. to
Henry S. Cram; had issue:
326,131,1. John Sargeant Cram, b. May
30, 1932.
326.132. Anthony J . Drexel, III, b. December 9, 1912; m. August 19, 1933, Helen
Avis Howard; had issue:
326.132.1. Anthony J . Drexel, IV, b.
July 21, 1934.
326.132.2. Clinton Howard Drexel, b.
January 23, 1938.
326.133. Marjorie Drexel, b. October 8,
1916; m. February 20, 1935, in Nassau,
B. W. I., to John Murton Gundry, Jr.
326,14.
326.14. Helen Vivien Gould, b. May 2,
1892, in New York, N . Y . ; d. February 2,
1931, in London, England; m. February 7,
1911, to John G. H . Horsley-Beresford,
Lord Decies; had issue:
326.141. Eileen
Beresford, b.
had issue:
326.141.1.
326.141.2.
326.141.3.
Vivien
de
la
Boer
; m.
to Robert A . O'Brien;
Maureen O'Brien.
Sheelagh O'Brien.
Michael O'Brien.
326.142.
Catherine Moya Beresford, b.
; m. April 25, 1936, in
London, England, to Hon. Patrick Herbert
Bellew; had issue:
326,142,1.
John Jeremy Bellew.
326.143. Arthur George Marcus Douglas Horsely de la Boer Beresford, b.
; m. in 1937.
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326,15.
326,15. George Jay Gould, Jr., b.
March 28, 1896, in New York, N . Y . ;
m. July, 1917, Laura Carter; had issue:
326.151. George Jay Gould, I H .
326.152. Maughan Carter Gould, b.
January 25, 1920, in New York, N . Y .
326.153. Howard Jay Gould.
326.15. George Jay Gould, Jr., m. second, in 1927, Jacqueline Vaillot; had issue:
326.154.
1931.
Patrick
Gould,
b.
July
24,
267
ter of Dr. and Mrs. George F . Shrady.
She was b. April 10, 1875; had issue:
326.21. Edwin Gould, Jr., b. September
27, 1893, in New York, N . Y . d. near
Jekyl Island, Ga., February 24, 1917, in
a hunting accident.
326.22. Frank Miller Gould, b. February 6, 1899; A . B., Yale College, 1920;
m. November 16, 1924, Florence Amelia
Bacon, of Dallas, Texas; had issue:
326.221. Marianne Alice Gould, b. November 29, 1925.
326.222. Edwin Jay Gould, b. January
14, 1932.
326,16.
326,3.
326.16. Edith Catherine Gould, b. A u gust 3, 1901, at Oyster Bay, N . Y . ; d.
September 10, 1937, at East Hampton, N .
Y . ; m. first, May 27, 1920, to Carroll
Livingston Wainwright; had issue:
326,3. Helen Miller Gould, b. June 20,
1868, in New York, N . Y . ; d. December
21, 1938, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; m. January
22, 1913, at Irvington, N . Y . , to Finley
Johnson Shepard, son of Peter Lake Shepard and Mary Anna Burr; he was b. October 8, 1867, at Saybrook, Conn.; children by adoption:
326.161. Stuyvesant Wainwright, II, b.
March 16, 1921.
326.162. Caroline de Peyster Wainwright, b. April 9, 1924.
326.163. Carroll L . Wainwright, Jr., b.
December 28, 1925.
326.16. Edith Catherine Gould (Wainwright), m. second, January 25, 1932, at
Minden, Nevada, to Sir Hector MacNeal.
1. Finley Jay Shepard, b. January 22,
1910; m. February 21, 1933, Miss Ann
Loraine Sheldon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry W. Sheldon, of Yonkers, N .
Y . ; had issue:
Finley Sheldon Shepard, b. September
26, 1937, in Rutland, Vt.
326,17.
326.17. Gloria Anna Gould, b. March
3, 1906, in New York, N . Y . ; m. first,
September 18, 1923, to Henry A . Bishop,
Jr.; had issue:
326,171. Gioia
1925.
Bishop, b. March
12,
326.17. Gloria Anna Gould (Bishop),
m. second, February 6, 1930, to Wallace
McFarlane Barker.
326,1.
326.1. George Jay Gould, m. second,
May 1, 1922, Guinevere Sinclair; had issue:
326.18. George Sinclair Broderick, b.
April, 1915, in New York City.
326.19. Jane Sinclair Broderick, b. June,
1916.
Note: These two children bear the
name Broderick by adoption.
326,1(10). Guinevere Gould, b. May,
1922, in Lakehurst, N . J .
326,2.
362.2.
1866, in
1933, at
26, 1892,
Edwin Gould, b. February 25,
New York, N . Y . ; d. July 12,
Oyster Bay, N . Y . ; m. October
Sarah Cantine, adopted daugh-
2. Olivia Margaret Shepard (Burr), b.
June 22, 1910; m. June 13, 1930, at Irvington, N . Y . , to John Reed Burr, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Campbell Burr, Jr.;
had issue:
John Shepard Burr, b. December 15,
1931, in New York, N . Y .
Peter Shepard Burr, b. May 7, 1933, in
New York, N . Y .
David Shepard Burr, b. January 9,
1937, in New York, N . Y .
3. Helen Anna Shepard (Gaines), b.
February 9, 1911; m. October 8, 1936, in
Roxbury, N . Y . , to Arthur Harris Gaines,
son of the late LeGrand Abner Gaines,
and Mrs. Gaines of Texarkana, Texas;
had issue:
Virginia Harris Gaines, b. October 22,
1937, in New York, N . Y .
326,4.
326,4. Howard Gould, b. June 8, 1871,
in New York, N . Y . ; m. October 12, 1898,
Viola Kathrine Clemmons; she d. in V i r ginia in December, 1930.
326,4. Howard Gould, m. second, on
May 16, 1937, at Klagenfurt, Germany,
Miss Margaret Mosheim, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Marcus Mosheim, of Berlin,
Germany.
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326,5.
326,62.
326,5. A n n a Gould, b. June 5, 1875, ln
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . ; m. M a r c h 4, 1895, in
N e w Y o r k , N . Y . , to M a r i e P a u l Ernest
Boniface de Castellane (Comte de Castellane) ; had issue:
326,62. Dorothy Gould, b. M a r c h 24,
1904, in N e w Y o r k , N . Y . ; m. M a y 5,
1925, i n the Church of Notre-Dame de
Passy, to Baron de Graffenried de V i l l a r s ;
had issue:
326.51. M a r i e Louis Jean J a y Georges
P a u l Ernest Boniface de Castellane, b.
J a n u a r y 17, 1897; m. J a n u a r y 7, 1921,
M i l e . Yvonne Patenotre; had issue:
326.511. A n n a Eleanor
M a r i e Raymonde de Castellane, b. November 4,
1921.
326.512. Pauline B e a t r i x Yvonne H e l ene F l o r i n d a de Castellane, b.
326.513. M a r i e Louis Jacquelline E l i z a beth de Castellane, b.
326.621. Rolande Dorothy de Graffenried de V i l l a r s , b. in M a y , 1926.
326.622. Dorothy Rolande de Graffenried de V i l l a r s , b. August 29, 1927.
326.52. Georges Gustave M a r i e Antonie
Boniface Charles de Castellane, b. December 29, 1897; m.
; had
issue:
33. John H a r l e y More, b. J a n u a r y 20,
1800; d. A p r i l , 1870, in V i r g i n i a ; m. first,
Fannie, daughter of Joel Graves and E l i z abeth Newcomb. She was b. in 1815; d.
June, 1857, i n West Troy, N . Y . ; had issue :
326,521. Diane
Castellane, b.
Rose
Anne
Marie
de
326.53. Jason Honor Louis Sever de
Castellane, b. A p r i l 14, 1902; unmarried.
326.5. A n n a Gould (de Castellane), m.
second, J u l y 7, 1908, i n London, England,
to M a r i e Pierre Camille Louis Helie de
T alleyrand-Perigord, Prince of Sagan and
fifth Duke of T a l l e y r a n d ; he was born
A u g u s t 23, 1859; d. i n P a r i s , France, October 26, 1937; had issue:
326.54. Charles Maurice Pierre Jason
H o w a r d de Talleyrand-Perigord, Due de
Sagan, b. J u l y 14, 1909; d.
1929.
326.55. Violet Helene de TalleyrandPerigord, b. F e b r u a r y 18, 1915; m. to
Comte James de Pourtales, M a y 29, 1937,
i n P a r i s , F r a n c e ; had issue:
326,551. A son, b. November 25, 1938.
326,6.
326.6. F r a n k J a y Gould, b. December
4, 1877, in N e w Y o r k , N . Y . ; m. first,
December 2, 1901, Helen Margaret K e l l y ;
had issue:
326,61.
326,61. Helen Margaret Gould, b. September 19, 1902, at Oyster B a y , N . Y . ; m.
November 12, 1923, in P a r i s , France, to
Baron Jean Daniel de Montenach; had issue:
326.611. Helene Daniele de Montenach,
b. August 18, 1924, i n Geneva, Switzerland.
326.612. Georges F r a n k de Montenach,
b. June 16, 1926.
326.613. Francoise Florena de Montenach, b. September 28, 1929.
326,61. Helen M a r g a r e t Gould de Montenach, m. second, 1936, to H e n r y Guisan.
326,6. F r a n k J a y Gould, m. second, in
1910, E d i t h K e l l y .
326,6. F r a n k J a y Gould, m. third, February 10, 1923, Florence L a Caze.
33.
331. Elizabeth More, b. November 18,
1835, in West Troy, N . Y . ; d. December
10, 1835.
332. Iram B . More, b. 1839, in West
Troy, N . Y . ; d. 1846.
333. George G. More, b. 1841, in West
Troy, N . Y . ; d. 1844.
334. Thomas More, d. in infancy.
33. John H a r l e y More, m. second, Olive
Cramer (History, 146; Journal, 3, p : 253).
34.
34. Sally More, b. October 28, 1801, in
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. M a r c h 26, 1802, i n
Roxbury.
35. Sally More, b. J a n u a r y 14, 1803, i n
Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. M a r c h 20, 1813, i n
Roxbury.
36. Thomas H a r l e y More, b. December
28, 1804, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. 1849, i n
Galena, 111.
37.
37. Joseph H a r l e y More, b. J a n u a r y
13, 1807, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. A u gust 5, 1861, in Catskill, N . Y . ; m. N o vember 26, 1829, in Harpersfield, N . Y . ,
Marie A . Simonson, daughter of Cornelia
Simonson and Christina Rappelyea.
She
was b. J u l y 10, 1811, in Roxbury, N . Y . ;
d. June 7, 1874, i n Grand Gorge, N . Y . ;
had issue:
371.
372.
373.
374.
375.
376.
377.
Antoinette,
Thomas Simonson,
I r w i n D.,
Luanna,
A n n a Louise,
E l l e n Eugenia,
M a r y Gould.
November, 1939
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269
371.
371,43.
371. Antoinette More, b. November 14,
1831, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. January 3, 1875, in Grand Gorge; m. October
31, 1854, to Joseph Taylor Rice Clark, son
of James Clark and Hannah Bush. He
was b. April 30, 1827, in Hobart, N . Y . ;
d. January 3, 1902; had issue:
371,43. Abram Joseph Van Dyke, of
Northport, N . Y . , b. April 9, 1907, in M i lan, Pa.; m. February 10, 1934, in Yonkers, N . Y . , Florence Louise Mattice,
daughter of John Charles Mattice and
Florence Duffy; had issue:
371.1.
371.2.
371.3.
371.4.
371.5.
James More,
Anna Belle,
Joseph More,
Nellie More,
Fannie May.
371,1.
371.1. James More Clark, b. February
14, 1857, in Hobart, N . Y . ; d. October
19, 1862, in Prattsville, N . Y .
371,2.
371.2. Anna Belle Clark, b. September
9, 1860, in Hobart, N . Y . ; d. March 2,
1890, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m. December 2, 1879, to Alvah Mabey, son of Stephen Mabey and Harriet Brown; he was
b. May 12, 1854, in South Gilboa, N . Y .
371,3.
371.3. Joseph More Clark, b. October
14, 1864; d. April 16, 1865, in Prattsville,
N. Y.
371,4.
371.4. Nellie More Clark, b. April 30,
1869, in Richmondville, N . Y . ; d. September 2, 1934, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; m. September 16, 1896, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ,
to Charles Patrick Van Dyke, son of
Abram J . Van Dyke and Mary M . Crosby;
he died June 16, 1923; had issue:
371.41. Harold Clark,
371.42. Marian Augusta,
371.43. Abram Joseph.
371,431. Joanna, b. December 12, 1936,
at Bay Shore, N . Y .
371,5.
371,5. Fannie May Clark, of Barre,
Vermont, b, October 3, 1872, in Hobart,
N . Y . ; m. September 4, 1901, in Burlington, Vt., to Charles Albert Spear, son of
Wilbert M . Spear and Edwina C. Barber;
had issue:
371,51.
371.51. Orlo Richard Spear, b. February 28, 1903, in Barre, V t . ; m. October
6, 1929, at Millerton, N . Y . , Mary Marcella Ledwith, daughter of Thomas J . and
Katherine Ledwith; had issue:
371,511.
371.511. Mary
9, 1932, in San
371.512. Sally
31, 1936, in San
Frances Spear, b. April
Francisco, Cal.
Ann Spear, b. January
Francisco, Cal.
371,52.
371.52. Rachel Louise Spear,
vember 11, 1905, in Barre, Vt.
b. No-
371,53.
371.53. Frances Spear, b. October 7,
1907, in Barre, Vt.
372.
372. Thomas Simonson More, b. July
12, 1835, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. April
9, 1839.
371,41.
373.
371,41. Harold Clark Van Dyke, b.
January 1, 1900, in Hobart, N . Y . ; m. October 27, 1923, at Whitesville, N . Y . , Elizabeth Stillman, daughter of Halsey Stillman and Albena Mary Parentean. She
d. June 27, 1932, in Oriskany Falls, N . Y .
371.41. Harold Clark Van Dyke, m.
second, June 22, 1935, Mary Angela Flanagan, daughter of Christopher Nicholas
Flanagan and Mary Jane Fagen; had issue:
371,411. Mary Jane Van Dyke, b. April
18, 1937, in Hornell, New York.
373. Irwin D. More, b. October 17,
1837, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. November
11, 1914, in Schenevus, N . Y . ; m. December 28, 1859, Mary E., daughter of Eber
Osborn and Betsey Judson. She was b.
February 4, 1840, in Windham, N . Y . ; d.
February 1, 1916, in Schenevus, N . Y . ;
had issue:
371,42.
371.42. Marian Augusta Van Dyke, of
Irvington, N . Y . , b. July 11, 1905, in M i lan, Pa.
373.1.
373.2.
Marvin J . More,
Ella B. More.
373,1. Marvin J . More, b. May 2, 1862,
in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. December 11, 1926,
in Worcester, N . Y . ; m. December 26,
1883, Adelaide E . Olmstead, of Fergusonville, N . Y . She was born September 26,
1863, in Davenport, N . Y . ; d. July 19,
1937, in Worcester, N . Y . ; had issue:
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JOURNAL
373,11.
373,11. Bessie Danella More, b. February 8, 1888, in Fergusonville, N . Y . ; d.
December 29, 1919, in Worcester, N . Y . ;
m. February 28, 1912, in Fergusonville to
Lewis Marvin Wade, son of Albert William Wade and Addie Laura Simmons; had
issue:
376.121. Margaret Emma Wilkes, b.
April 30, 1930.
376.122. Anna Marie Wilkes, b. March
11, 1932.
376.123. Mildred Elizabeth Wilkes, b.
November 5, 1933.
376.124. Albert Henry Wilkes, b. January 3, 1937.
373,111. Adelaide Louise Wade, b.
April 18, 1915, in Worcester, N . Y . ; A . B.,
Cornell University, 1936; m. August 20,
1938, in Ithaca, N . Y . , to George E . Brandow, son of Floyd Brandow of Roxbury,
N. Y.
376,2.
373,2.
373,2. Ella B. More, of Worcester, N .
Y., b. June 16, 1872, in South Worcester,
N . Y . ; m. September 1, 1917, in Binghamton, N . Y . , to George E . Manzer, of
Schenevus, N . Y .
374.
374. Luanna More, b. June 20, 1840, in
Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. May 17, 1842.
375.
375. Anna Louise More, b. July 18,
1843, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. July 24,
1907, in Amsterdam, N . Y .
376.
376. Ellen Eugenie More, b. July 18,
1843, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. November
12, 1922, in Durham, N . C ; m. December
11, 1867, to Tunis L . Van Allen, son of
Cornelius P. Van Allen and Caroline
Whitbeck. He was b. February 1, 1842, in
Kinderhook, N . Y . ; d. November 3, 1892,
in Valatie, N . Y . ; had issue:
376.1. George A . S.,
376.2. Josephine More,
376.3. Nellie,
376.4. T. Elwyn,
376.5. Cassandra.
376,1.
376,1. George A . S. Van Allen, b. September 6, 1868, in Valatie, N . Y . ; d. May
24, 1910, in Amsterdam, N . Y . ; m. in
Chatham, N . Y . , June 6, 1906, Mrs. Margaret Bond Van Alstyne, daughter of
Walter B. Bond and Mary Hotaling; had
issue:
376.2. Josephine More Van Allen, of
High Point, N . C , b. October 19, 1869, in
Valatie, N . Y . ; m. August 14, 1895, to
Joseph Mourane, son of Joseph Mourane
and Ella Goldstrom; had issue:
376.21. Olive E.,
376.22. Marjorie Elvina,
376.23. Joseph Harley,
376.24. Van Allen,
376.25. Maxalynn.
376,21.
376.21.
N . C , b.
dam, N .
Arnon C.
sue:
Olive E . Mourane, of Guilford,
November 12, 1896, in AmsterY . ; m. September 12, 1921, to
Wall, of Guilford, N . C ; had is-
376.211. Betty Lee Wall, b. April 28,
1923.
376.212. Marjorie Dale Wall, b. September 8, 1926.
376.213. Kenneth
Wayne
Wall,
b.
March 22, 1932.
376.214. Sara Ruth Maxalynn Wall, b.
August 15, 1938.
376,22.
376.22. Marjorie Elvina Mourane, b.
February 3, 1898, in Rockton, N . Y . ; d.
March 16, 1903, in Amsterdam, N . Y .
376,23.
376.23. Joseph Harley Mourane, of
High Point, N . C ; b. November 20, 1899,
in Rockton, N . Y . ; graduated from the
University of North Carolina in 1922; professor in High Point College.
376,24.
376.24. Van Allen Mourane, b. October
30, 1904, in Amsterdam, N . Y . ; d. October
30, 1904.
376,25.
376.11. George Walter Bradford Van
Allen, of Rensselaer, N . Y . , b. May 6,
1907, in Amsterdam, N . Y .
376.25. Maxalynn Mourane, b. August
16, 1909, in Amsterdam, N . Y . ; a teacher
of modern languages in Marietta High
School, Marietta, Ga.
376.12. Emma Evangeline Van Allen,
of Cohoes, N . Y . , b. August 10, 1908, in
Amsterdam, N . Y . m. July 29, 1929, to
Albert H . Wilkes, son of Albert Harry
Wilkes and Anna Vero; had issue:
376.3. Nellie Van Allen (Bell), of
Canandaigua, N . Y . , b. July 4, 1871, in
Valatie, N . Y . ; m. June 24, 1892, to Rob-
376,3.
OF T H E MORE
November, 1939
ert Woodworth Bell, M . D., son of Robert
W. Bell and Sally A . Weatherwax. He was
b. April 23, 1872, at Schodack Landing, N .
Y . ; d. November 13, 1931, at Fort Walla
Walla, Wash; had issue:
376,54.
376,54. Ralph Rigdon Tonkin, b. A u gust 12, 1917; m. January 14, 1939, Rubye
Connor, daughter Granville J . Connor and
Rena Foster.
376,31.
376,31. Kenneth Willis Bell, b. January
21, 1894, in Stuyvesant Falls, N . Y . ; m.
April 20, 1916, Rosella Wetzler; had issue:
376,311. Eleanor May Bell, b. February 1, 1917; legally adopted by Dr. and
Mrs. Robert W. Bell; m. June 29, 1936,
to Rev. Clarence Edward Stearns, Jr., son
of Clarence Edward Stearns and Myrtle
CiVa Jillson.
376,4.
376.4. T. Elwyn Van Allen, of Mineola, N . Y . , b. June 9, 1875, in Valatie,
N . Y . ; m. June 21, 1906, at Locust Valley, N . Y . , Bertha L . Underhill, daughter
of J . Frank Underhill and Hanna Louisa
Suedecker. She was b. in 1882 in Oyster
Bay, N . Y . ; d. October 7, 1931; had issue:
376.41. Elwyna Van Allen
(Sauerbrun), b. July 27, 1909; A . B., Mt. Holyoke College, 1930; m. July 10, 1937, in
Glen Cove, N . Y . , to Gordon Sauerbrun,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sauerbrun
of Jamaica, N . Y .
376.42. Underhill More Van Allen, b.
March 16, 1915.
376,5.
376.5. Cassandra Van Allen (Tonkin),
of Knoxville, Tenn., b. October 4, 1876, in
Valatie, N . Y . ; m. June 20, 1906, in Amsterdam, N . Y . , to William James Tonkin,
Jr., son of William James Tonkin and
Lucy Kemp. He was b. July 19, 1869, in
London, England; d. February 28, 1923;
had issue:
376.51.
376.52.
376.53.
376.54.
William Van Allen,
Harris Claire,
Cassandra Ellen Daisy,
Ralph Rigdon.
376,51.
376.51. William Van Allen Tonkin, of
Fountain City, Tenn., b. May 10, 1907, in
Pittsfield, Mass.; m. May 12, 1934, Mildred Beatrice Tumblin, daughter of J . W.
Tumblin and Margaret Jane Jackson.
376.52. Harris Claire Tonkin, of Knoxville, Tenn., b. April 10, 1910; m. February 3, 1934, Rubye Bundren, daughter of
Reuben Bluff Bundren and Beatrice Major.
376,53.
376.53. Cassandra Ellen Daisy Tonkin,
b. June 27, 1913.
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FAMILY
377.
377. Mary Gould More (Clark), b. October 7, 1848, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d.
May 2, 1880, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m.
June 20, 1866, to John H . , son of Alfred
Clark and Harriet Simmons. He was
b. May 25, 1844, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ;
had issue:
377.1.
377.2.
377.3.
377.4.
377.5.
Minnie More,
Irwin Dewitt,
William Maurice,
Emma Choate,
Joseph Alfred.
377,1.
377.1. Minnie More Clark (King), of
Shelter Island, N . Y . , b. March 17, 1867,
in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m. December 3,
1889, to Herbert L . King, son of Tebens
Vincent King and Julia Ann Conklin. He
was b. May 1, 1864, in Wainscott, L . I.;
d. November 8, 1924; had issue:
377,11.
377.11. Eugene Hedges King, b. December 30, 1894, in Shelter Island, N . Y . ;
d. December 19, 1919 (Journal, 2, 172) ;
m. October 15, 1919, Hazel Anita Fisher,
daughter of Charles S. Fisher and Julia
Walther.
377,12.
377.12. Walter C. King, of Shelter Island, N . Y . , b. August 11, 1895; m. April
27, 1922, Marian Stewart Duvali.
377,2.
377.2. Irwin Dewitt Clark, of Warnersville, N . Y . , b. November 17, 1869, in
South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m. March 16, 1904,
Gertrude A . Olmstead, daughter of Albert
Olmstead and Emily Perrine; had issue:
377,21.
1910.
Marguerite Clark, b. May 25,
377,3.
377.3. William Maurice Clark, b. A u gust 6, 1872; d. August 15, 1923; m. December 8, 1897, Jennie Louise McKillip,
daughter of John McKillip and Agnes
Barr; had issue.
377,31.
377,31. Marian Agnes Clark
of Camillus, N . Y . , b. July 7,
Stamford, N . Y . ; m. June 16,
Charles Emmett Shew, son of
Shew and Harriet Frazee; had
(Shew),
1901, in
1921, to
John G.
issue:
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377,311. Randall Emmett Shew, b. A u gust 14, 1929, in Albany, N . Y .
377,4.
377.4. Emma Choate
Clark
(Cartwright), b. February 7, 1875; d. April
12, 1934; m. December 19, 1897, in Shelter
Island, N . Y . , to Roscoe Cartwright, son
of William Cartwright and Betsey Downs;
had issue:
377,41.
377,41. Edna Cartwright (King), b.
July 10, 1899, in Shelter Island, N . Y . ;
m. first, July 27, 1915, to Clarence King.
377.41. Edna Cartwright King (Fisher),
m. second, March 10, 1926, to Paul Fisher.
377,42.
377.42. William Cartwright, of East
Hampton, N . Y . , b. February 9, 1901, in
Shelter Island, N . Y . ; m. May 20, 1922,
Beatrice Reupple; had issue:
377.421. Betty Allison Cartwright, b.
April 16, 1928, in East Hampton, N . Y .
377.422. William Kenneth Cartwright,
b. May 15, 1934, in East Hampton, N . Y .
377,5.
377.5. Joseph Alfred Clark, b. February 14, 1879, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; d.
June 4, 1933, in Schenectady, N . Y . (Journal, November, 1933, p. 509) ; m. December 22, 1900, Edith Mae Bruce, daughter
of Samuel Bruce of Worcester, N . Y . ; had
issue:
377,51.
377,51. Walter Bruce Clark, b. July 6,
1903, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ; m. March
10, 1927, Florence Isabella Hutchinson.
38.
38. Edward Harley More, b. May 13,
1808; d. August 28, 1868, in Grand Gorge,
N . Y . ; m. April 27, 1831, Polly Ann,
daughter of Francis Moffatt and Hannah
Simonson; had issue:
381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
Francis Albert,
Albert,
Luman Reed,
Mary Elizabeth,
Samuel Ives,
George Barclay.
381. Francis Albert More, b. April 28,
1833, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d. October 22,
1836, in Grand Gorge, N . Y .
JOURNAL
February 5, 1841, in South Gilboa, N . Y . ;
d. March 18, 1871, in Vineland, N . J .
382. Albert More, m. second, March
19, 1886, Mattie A., daughter of Charles
B. Reed and Martha Tarrell. She was b.
November 25, 1863, in Ellisville, 111.; had
issue:
382,1.
382.1. May More, b. April 12, 1890, in
Odessa, Neb.; m. January 1, 1914, to
Adolph, son of Joseph Holoubeck and
Mary Prokes. He was b. October 27,
1888, in Schuyler, Neb.; had issue:
382.11.
382.12.
382.13.
382.14.
382.15.
Anna June,
Archie More,
Emily Frances,
Dorothy May,
Esther Jane.
382,11.
382.11. Anna June Holoubeck, of Caldwell, Iowa, b. November 6, 1916, at
Odessa, Neb.; m. April 7, 1934, in Phillipsburg, Kansas, to Virgil Sam Harpham.
He was b. January 30, 1911, the son of
Samuel and Maude Harpham; had issue:
382.111. Darline Harpham, b. November 3, 1934.
382.112. Lynn Harpham, b. December
3, 1935.
382.113. Samuel Edwin Harpham, b.
January 10, 1937.
382.12. Archie More Holoubeck, b. November 16, 1918, in Odessa, Neb.
382.13. Emily Frances Holoubeck, b.
October 8, 1920, in Odessa, Neb.
382.14. Dorothy May Holoubeck, b. July
27, 1921, in Odessa, Neb.
382.15. Esther Jane Holoubeck, b. A u gust 6, 1925, in Odessa, Neb.
382,2.
382.2. Albert Edward More, of Odessa,
Neb., b. July 30, 1894.
383.
383. Luman Reed More, b. September
22, 1839, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. April
21, 1885, in Hot Springs, Ark.
384.
384. Mary Elizabeth More, b. August
6, 1841, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. September 4, 1846.
382.
382. Albert More, b. September 10,
1837, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. July 28,
1908, in Odessa, Neb.; m. first, July 9,
1866, Caroline A., daughter of John W.
Brewster and Sarah Burns. She was b.
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385.
385. Samuel
1844, in Grand
1917, in Grand
1863, Mary H . ,
and Sarah Jane
Ives More, b. March 26,
Gorge, N . Y . ; d. May 2,
Gorge; m. December 14,
daughter of Alden Ferris
Frisbee. She was b. Feb-
November, 1939
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
ruary 18, 1844, in Blenheim, N . Y . ; had
issue:
385.1.
385.2.
385.3.
385.4.
385.5.
Elwin,
Susan A . ,
Fannie,
Luman R.,
Lulu R.
385.1. Elwin More, b. October 14, 1865,
in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. February 18,
1883.
385.2. Susan A . More, b. February 4,
1867, in Conesville, N . Y . ; d. July 20,
1927, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m. April 7,
1886, to Oliver B., son of Luman E . Simonson and Sarah E . Mayham. He was
b. June 18, 1861, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d.
May 8, 1928; had issue:
385.21.
385.22.
385.23.
385.24.
S. Luman,
Robert Bruce,
Esther Helen,
Richard More.
385.21. S. Luman Simonson, of Grand
Gorge, N . Y . , b. January 12, 1888, in
Grand Gorge, N . Y .
385.22. Robert Bruce Simonson, of Oneonta, N . Y . , b. April 26, 1890, in Grand
Gorge, N . Y . ; m. March 9, 1918, in Delhi,
N . Y., Edith Susan, daughter of James
Hinckley and Isabella Clark. She was b.
April 5, 1898, in Delhi, N . Y . ; had issue:
385.221. Marian Ruth Simonson, b. November 7, 1919, in Cuyler, N . Y .
385.222. Oliver Luman Simonson, b. December 9, 1921, in Tully, N . Y .
385.223. Susan Eleanor Simonson, b.
August 1, 1923, in Tully, N . Y . ; d. February 3, 1925.
385.224. Marvin James Simonson, b.
September 30, 1925, in Tully, N . Y .
385.225. Paul Francis Simonson, b. September 6, 1927, in Tully, N . Y .
385.23. Ester Helen Simonson, b. December 7, 1892, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d.
July 22, 1930, in Binghamton, N . Y . ; m.
May 7, 1913, in Grand Gorge, to Morton
Josiah Vogt, M . D. He was b. in Connely, N . Y . , the son of Frederick Vogt
and Hannah Macholt; had issue:
385,231. Morton Simonson Vogt, b. February 8, 1914, in Grand Gorge, N . Y .
385.24. Richard More Simonson, b.
April 4, 1903, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m.
September 29, 1926, in Oneonta, N . Y . ,
Dorothy Davidson, daughter of 594,1,
Helen Van Wagner and ïrville G. Davidson, of Roxbury; had issue:
385,241. Gloria Simonson, b. September
2, 1927, in Roxbury, N . Y .
273
385,3.
385.3. Fannie More, b. December 5,
1868, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. December 16, 1869.
385,4.
385.4. Luman R. More, b. June 2, 1877,
in Grand Gorge, N . Y .
385,5.
385.5. Lulu R. More, b. June 1, 1880,
in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m. October 26,
1910, to Charles Harley of Grand Gorge.
386.
386. George Barclay More, b. August
15, 1846, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. July
26, 1913, in Grand Gorge; m. January 1,
1866, Rhoda E., daughter of Elson Brewster and Mary Allen. She was b. February 18, 1844, in Blenheim, N . Y . ; had issue:
386.1. Minnie Amelia More, b. February 3, 1870, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d.
March 19, 1909, in Grand Gorge.
386.2. Nellie May More, b. March 20,
1874, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. October
4, 1928.
386.3. Edward Harley More, b. November 2, 1877, in Harpersfield, N . Y . ; d.
February 14, 1939, in Grand Gorge, N . Y .
386.4. Francis Scott More, b. July 8,
1878, in Harpersfield, N . Y . ; d. August
26, 1924.
386.5. Elson Brewster More, b. June
30, 1881, in Harpersfield, N . Y . ; d. October 13, 1925, in Manlius, N . Y . ; m. June
30, 1921, in Oswego, N . Y . , Pearl Elizabeth Workman (Journal, 2, 353).
39.
39. Robert Harley More, b. February
14, 1810, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. March
9, 1851, in Honesdale, Pa.; m. first, L u anna, daughter of Joel Graves and Elizabeth Newcomb. She was b. November 19,
1810; d. June 19, 1838, in West Troy, N .
Y . ; had issue:
391. Eleanor Harley More, b. March 28,
1834; d. June 16, 1837.
39. Robert Harley More, m. second, in
Honesdale, Pa., Julia, daughter of Joel
Graves and Elizabeth Newcomb.
3(10).
3(10). Daniel Dayton Tompkins More,
b. April 11, 1812; d. July 30, J.858, in A l bany, N . Y . ; m. December 30, 1835,
Amaryllis, daughter of Hosea McKean and
Hannah Russ. She was b. July 18, 1816,
in Durham, N . Y . ; d. May 4, 1897, in Chieago, 111.; had issue:
3(10)1. Iram Brewster,
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3(10)2. Edgar Botsford,
3(10)3. Mary Gould,
3(10)4. Arthur,
3(10)5. Charles Barber,
3(10)6. William Pitt,
3(l0) 7. Anna Elizabeth,
3(10)8. Amaryllis,
3(10)9. Carrie Rotrock.
3(10)1.
3(10)1. Iram Brewster More, b. November 11, 1836, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d.,
as is supposed, in Idaho; m. February 24,
1857, Kate, daughter of Elias Ireland and
Emily Whitbeck. She d. in Watervliet,
N . Y . , January 17, 1919, aged 88 years,
and is buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery; had issue:
3(10)1,1. Daniel
Dayton
Tompkins
More, b. May 5, 1859, in Watervliet, N .
Y . ; d. in Troy, N . Y . , December 12, 1918,
and is buried by the side of his mother.
3(10)2. Edgar Botsford More, b. December 17, 1838, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d.
July 27, 1891, in Genoa, Texas; m. July
19, 1858, Anna Elizabeth, daughter of
Isaac H . Brayton and Gertrude Menifield.
She was b. July 13, 1840, in Albany, N .
Y . ; d. December 20, 1915, in Chicago,
111.; had issue:
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3(10)2,21. Elva Lee Perry, of Chicago,
111., b. April 20, 1891, in Chicago.
3(10)2,22. Ann Elizabeth Perry (Cedarholm), b. August 2, 1898, in Chicago,
111.; m. June 24, 1924, in Chicago, 111., to
Harold Oscar Cedarholm; had issue:
3(10)2,221. John Perry Cedarholm, b.
May 3, 1927, in Kansas City, Mo.
3(10)2,222. Charles Thomas Cedarholm,
b. February 5, 1930, in Kansas City, Mo.
3(10)3.
3(10)3. Mary Gould More (Lewis), b.
November 27, 1840, in Watervliet, N . Y . ;
d. April 8, 1873, in Perry, N . Y . ; m. first,
July 16, 1862, Thomas E . Lewis. He
was b. in Cattaraugus, N . Y . ; d. August
14, 1863, in Buffalo, N . Y . ; had issue:
3(10)3,1. Thomas Edgar Lewis, b. June
14, 1863, in Buffalo, N . Y . ; m. February
12, 1889, Rose, daughter of P. D. and
Ellen Lorah Ankeny (Journal, 3, 43-4).
She was b. February 8, 1865, at Millersburg, Ohio; d. May 20, 1934; had issue:
3(10)3,11. Elizabeth Lewis, b. March
14, 1893, in Ankona, Florida; m. to John
Almon Rosenberg.
3(10)3,12. Edna Ankeny Lewis, b.
; m. December 10, 1919, in Fort
Pierce, Florida, to Ralph C. Erskine, who
3(10)2,1.
was born in Edgerton, Kansas; m. second,
3(10)2,1. Daniel
Dayton
Tompkins on May 6, 1926, to Fred W. Marshall, Jr.,
More, b. August 1, 1859, in Albany, N . Y . ; son of Fred W. and Ada S. Marshall, of
d. December 7, 1912, in Eldred, Florida; Great Kills, Staten Island, N . Y . (Journal,
m. December 31, 1894, Alice Eugenia, 3, 44).
daughter of William Henry Dodge and
3(10)3.
Nancy Clark Kent; she d. July 20, 1927
(Journal, 2, 367); had issue:
3(10)3. Mary Gould More (Lewis), m.
second, March 29, 1865, to James Har3(10)2,11. Daniel Luman More, b. vey,
son of Samuel and Eliza Windsor.
March 26, 1898, in Chicago, 111.; m. first, He was
b. April 16, 1829, in Pike, WyoApril 11, 1924, in Pomona, CaL, Thelma ming
County, N . Y . ; had issue:
-Doris Tibbett, daughter of Henry B. Tibbett and
Oliver. She was b.
3(10)3,2.
April 5, 1900, in Colorado; d. August
3(10)3,2. Mary Belle Windsor, b. De19, 1932, in Pomona, CaL; had issue:
cember 26, 1866, in Chicago, 111.; d. Jan3(10)2,111. Betty Jeanne More, b. Feb- uary 30, 1922, in Des Moines, Iowa; m.
ruary 23, 1925, in Pomona, CaL
December 26, 1889, to Frederick Cooper,
3(10)2,112. Richard Eugene More, b. son of Frederick Marion Hubbell (History
of the Hubbell Family) and Frances
January 23, 1928, in Alhambra, CaL
Elizabeth Cooper. He was b. April 29,
3(10)2,11. Daniel Luman More, m. sec- 1864, in Des Moines, Iowa; had issue:
ond, September 26, 1936, in Yuma, A r i zona, Mrs. Johannah Katherine (Berge)
3(10)3,21. Frederick Windsor Hubbell,
Ashpaugh. She was b. April 5, 1901, in b. November 24, 1891, in Des Moines,
Tampico, 111., the daughter of Fred Berge Iowa; m. June 19, 1915, in Minneapolis,
and
Eisenhuth.
Minn., Helen Luella Clark, daughter of
Rufus Bradbury Clark and Anna E . Felt.
3(10)2,2.
She was b. August 8, 1891, in Sioux City,
3(10)2,2. Lucy Brayton More, b. May Iowa; had issue:
15, 1869, in Chicago, 111.; m. July 2, 1890,
3(10)3,211. Frederick W. Hubbell, Jr.,
in Chicago, 111., to John M . , son of John
D. Perry and Caroline Elva Stephanson. b. June 15, 1921, in Des Moines, Iowa; d.
He was b. September 12, 1867, in Maud, May 29, 1936, in Boston, Mass.
Mo.; d. November 9, 1930 (Journal, 2,
3(10)3,212. Helen Ann Hubbell, b. Sep479); had issue:
tember 13, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa.
OF T H E MORE F A M I L Y
November, 1939
3(10)3,22. James Windsor Hubbell, b.
June 5, 1895; m. January 24, 1921, in
Sacramento, Cal., Harriet Amanda Cox,
daughter of Crawford Cox and Hattie
Amanda Knox. She was b. December 27,
1895, in Kerin County, CaL; had issue:
3(10)3,221. James Windsor Hubbell, Jr.,
b. May 17, 1922, in Des Moines, Iowa.
3(10)3,222. Mary Windsor Hubbell, b.
December 25, 1923, in Des Moines, Iowa.
3(10)3,223. Crawford Cox Hubbell, b.
September 4, 1925, in Des Moines, Iowa.
3(10)3,3.
3(10)3,3. Leland Windsor, b. November 23, 1868, in Chicago, 111.; d. in Des
Moines, Iowa, July 23, 1933 (Journal, 3,
44) ; m. in 1893, Katherine Young. She
was b. in Pekin, 111., in 1867. Mrs. Doris
W. Secor of Des Moines, Iowa, is* an
adopted daughter.
3(10)3,4.
3(10)3,4. Ruth Windsor, b. October
1871, in Chicago, 111.; m. December
1892, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Alva
Rue Crane, son of Levi Ayres Crane
Kathrine Jones; had issue:
3(10)3,41.
3(10)3,42.
3(10)3,43.
3(10)3,44.
22,
26,
La
and
Mary Windsor,
Virginia Ayres,
Ruth Windsor,
Katharine More.
3(10)3,41. Mary Windsor Crane, b.
July 3, 1895, in San Francisco, CaL; m.
in Piedmont, CaL, in 1920, to Gordon Wyatt Cameron. He was b. in Brooklyn,
N . Y . , November 9, 1895; had issue:
275
3(10)3,434. John Francis Gilmore, b.
June 17, 1930, in Auburn, Cal.
3(10)3,44. Katharine More Crane, b.
May 22, 1908, in Sacramento, CaL; m.
in Orinda, CaL, in 1937, to Richard Rookledge Macintosh, of Santa Monica, CaL
He was b. May 9, 1902, in Ogden, Utah.;
had issue:
3(10)3,44. Katharine More Macintosh,
b. January 30, 1939.
3(10)4.
3(10)4. Arthur More, b. December 16,
1842, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d. April 1,
1844.
3(10)5.
3(10)5. Charles Barber More, b. October 8, 1844, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d. September 27, 1911, in Chicago, 111.; m. February 1, 1870, Harriet F., daughter of
Augustus Walter Otis Spooner and Harriet Farney. She was b. February 10,
1847, in Brooklyn, N . Y . ; d. January 9,
1927, in Chicago, 111.; had issue:
3(10)5,1. Otis Spooner More, b. November 5, 1870, in Chicago, 111., where he
now resides with his sister, Minnie Gould
More, at 1142 East 45th Street.
3(10)5,2. Chester Waite More, b. November 5, 1874, in Chicago, 111.; d. June
28, 1911, in Chicago, 111.
3(10)5,3. Minnie Gould More, of Chicago, 111., b. August 18, 1877, in Chicago,
3(10)6.
3(10)3,411. Gordon Crane Cameron, b.
March 27, 1924, in Sacramento, Cal.
3(10)3,412. Mary Windsor Cameron, b.
October 5, 1926, in Boston, Mass.
3(10)6. William Pitt More, b. November 21, 1846, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d.
December 19, 1897, in Chicago, 111.
3(10)3,42. Virginia Ayres Crane, b.
November 11, 1898, in San Francisco,
CaL; m. in Piedmont, CaL, in 1923, to A n drew Lowndes Scott, Jr. He was b. June
4, 1897, in Oakland, CaL; had issue:
3(10)7. Anna Elizabeth More, b. June
29, 1849, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d. August
10, 1850.
3(10) 7.
3(10) 8.
3(10)3,421. Webster Crane Scott, b.
September 19, 1925, in Sacramento, CaL;
d. September 12, 1931, in Oakland, CaL
3(10)3,422. Andrew Lowndes Scott, III,
b. November 23, 1928, in Oakland, Cal.
3(10)8. Amaryllis More, b. June 9,
1851, in Watervliet, N . Y . ; d. December
18, 1851.
3(10)3,43. Ruth Windsor Crane, b.
September 25, 1900, in Alameda, CaL; m.
in Applegate, CaL, in October, 1925, to
John Francis Gilmore. He was b. October
3, 1899, in Red Bluff, CaL; had issue:
3(10)9. Carrie Rotrock More, of Fort
Pierce, Florida, b. October 23, 1852, in
Watervliet, N . Y .
3(10)3,431. Virginia Crane Gilmore, b.
September 18, 1926, in Auburn, Cal.
3(10)3,432. Frances Anne Gilmore, b.
October 13, 1927, in Ukiah, CaL
3(10)3,433. Ruth Windsor Gilmore, b.
November 19, 1928, in Ukiah, Cal.
3(11). Abby More, b. April 26, 1814,
in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. November 8, 1886,
in Lishas K i l l , N . Y . ; m. May 22, 1833,
to Daniel, son of Duncan Sinclair and
Elizabeth McPherson. He was b. August
8, 1806, in New York, N . Y . ; d. June 20,
1885, in Lishas K i l l , N . Y . ; had issue:
3(10)9.
3(11).
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HISTORICAL
3(11)1. Robert Harley,
3(11)2. Duncan D.,
3(11)3. Nancy M . ,
3(11)4. Alexander M . ,
3(11)5. Mary Gould,
3(11)6. Hector,
3(11)7. Elizabeth Brewster,
3(11)8. William M .
3(11)1.
3(11)1. Robert Harley Sinclair, b. February 9, 1834, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d. July
9, 1880, in Pensaukee, Wis.; m. November
7, 1866, Ann Eliza, daughter of Simeon
Alden and Mary Campbell. She was b.
June 1, 1836, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; d. June
8, 1925; had issue:
3(11)1,1.
3(11)1,2.
3(11)1,3.
3(11)1,4.
Edward More,
Harriet Elizabeth,
Mary Abby,
Robert Duncan.
3(11)1,1. Edward More Sinclair, b.
September 5, 1867, in Chicago, 111.; d. October 6, 1867.
3(11)1,2.
3(11)1,2. Harriet Elizabeth Sinclair, of
Los Angeles, Cal., b. May 7, 1869, in
Chicago, 111.; m. April 12, 1893, to George
Edward, son of Dennis Gordon and Frances A . Chanley. He was b. June 15, 1863,
in St. Louis, Mo.; d. May 5, 1938; had
issue:
3(11)1,21.
3(11)1,22.
Mildred Elizabeth,
Kenneth S.
3(11)1,21.
3(11)1,21. Mildred Elizabeth Gordon, of
Lancaster, Ohio, b. June 24, 1896, in Chicago, 111.; m. October 2, 1920, to Thomas
Saunders Wright, son of Thomas James
Wright and Jennie Coleman; had issue:
3(11)1,211. Thomas Gordon Wright, b.
September 4, 1921, in Chicago, 111.
3(11)1,212. Robert Sinclair Wright, b.
July 10, 1923, in Chicago, 111.
3(11)1,22.
3(11)1,22. Kenneth Sinclair Gordon, of
Flossmoor, 111., b. July 16, 1903, in Chicago, 111. m. June 11, 1928, Cora Grace
Graybeal, daughter of Willard Graybeal
and Florence Robinson. She was born
February 13, 1905. Children by adoption:
Kenneth Sinclair Gordon, Jr., b. July
7, 1936; adopted July 7, 1937.
Susan Ann Gordon, b. April 21, 1938.
3(11)1,3.
3(11)1,3. Mary Abby Sinclair, b. November 11, 1870, in Chicago, 111.; d. December 28, 1915; m. April 26, 1899, in
Chicago, 111., to William S. Baker, son of
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Richard Baker and Sarah Raycroft.
d. November 23, 1920; had issue:
He
3(11)1,31. Alden Sinclair Baker, b. July
2, 1902; d. August 25, 1903, in Chicago,
3(11)1,4.
3(11)1,4. Robert Duncan Sinclair, of
Ligonier, Indiana, b. April 12, 1878, in
Chicago, 111.
3(11)2.
3(11)2. Duncan D. Sinclair, b. August
31, 1835, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d. May 6,
1882, in Chicago, 111.; m. October 13, 1870,
Mary A., daughter of William Cavender
and Eleanor Hopkins. She was b. November 1. 1839, in Canandaigua, Mich.; d.
February 6, 1880; had issue:
3(11)2,1.
3(11)2,1. Maud Sinclair, b. October 31,
1871, in Chicago, 111.; d. October 31, 1871.
3(11)2,2.
3(11)2,2. William Horace Sinclair, of
Los Angeles, Cal., b. January 7, 1875; m.
October 19, 1902, Sally Gordon De Gress;
had issue:
3(11)2,21.
3(11)2,21. De Gress Sinclair, of L i gonier, Indiana, b. July 22, 1903, in Mexico City, Mexico.
3(11)2,22.
3(11)2,22. William Horace Sinclair, Jr.,
b. September 6, 1905, in Mexico City; d.
September 6, 1905.
3(11)2,23.
3(11)2,23. Matie Gordon Sinclair, b.
January 29, 1908, in Mexico City, Mexico.
3(11)2,3.
3(11)2,3. Roger Duncan Sinclair, of
Bridgeport, Conn., b. November 6, 1876, in
Chicago, 111. See Journal, 1, 360, for Mrs.
Van Zandt's kindness to her two orphan
nephews.
3(11)3.
3(11)3. Nancy M . Sinclair, b. December 10, 1838, in Stamford, N . Y . ; m. November 11, 1856, in Chicago, 111., to David
G. Van Zandt, son of John L . Van Zandt
and Catherine Weaver. He was b. April
18, 1837, in Lishas K i l l , N . Y . He d.
April 13, 1898, in Schenectady, N . Y . ; had
issue:
3(11)3,1.
3(11)3,1. Kittie A . Van Zandt, b. July
27, 1858; d. March 13, 1879, in Lishas
Kill, N . Y .
OF T H E MORE
November, 1939
3(11)4.
3(11)4. Alexander M . Sinclair, b. April
17, 1841, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d. July 20,
1842.
3(11)5.
3(11)5. Mary Gould Sinclair, b. December 26, 1842, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d.
February 1, 1922, in Ocean Park, CaL;
m. July 9, 1867, to William H . H . Miller.
He was b. March 29, 1826, in Cambridge,
Mass.; d. June 5, 1908, in LeGrande, Oregon ; had issue:
3(11)5,1.
3(11)5,1. William Arthur Miller, b.
July 22, 1872, in Chicago, 111.; d. August
10, 1872.
3(11)6.
3(11)6. Hector Sinclair, b.
17, 1847; d. May 24, 1847.
February
3(11)7.
3(11)7. Elizabeth Brewster Sinclair, b.
March 13, 1849, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d.
August 13, 1937, in Ocean Park, CaL; m.
January 7, 1868, to Milo H . Wagar, son
of Samuel C. Wagar and Attella Meigs.
He was b. April 26, 1847; d. December 6,
1926; had issue:
3(11)7,1.
3(11)7,1. Claron Sinclair Wagar, b.
January 5, 1870, in Chicago, 111.; d. September 28, 1898, in Chicago.
3(11)7,2.
3(11)7,2. Abby Attella Wagar, b. June
22, 1873, in Chicago; m. April 8, 1896, in
Chicago, to Thomas Millar Meldrum; had
issue:
3(11)7,21.
3(11)7,21. Claron Wagar Meldrum, b.
June 1, 1899, in Chicago, 111.; m. June 26,
1922, Helen Wesley Neighbors, daughter
of John Wesley Neighbors and Jennie McCutcheon; had issue:
3(11)7,211.
3(11)7,211. Claron Wagar Meldrum,
Jr., b. October 27, 1927, in Ocean Park,
Cal.
3(11)7,2.
3(11)7,2. Abby Attella Wagar (Meldrum), m. second, October 10, 1927, in
Kansas City, Mo., to B. Charles Williams.
Their address is 2927 Fourth Street,
Ocean Park, Cal.
3(11)7,3.
3(11)7,3. Duane H . Wagar, b. November 6, 1876, in Chicago, 111.; d. Septem-
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ber 2, 1933, in Ocean Park, CaL; m. September 4, 1901, Edith Franklin Brown.
3(11)8.
3(11)8. William M . Sinclair, b. February 28, 1853, in Stamford, N . Y . ; d. September 21, 1855, in Lishas K i l l , N . Y .
3(12).
3(12). James M . More, b. August 20,
1816, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. July 29, 1865,
in Hancock, N . Y . ; m. February 2, 1840,
Rebecca Goodrich Van Horn, daughter of
Hubbard Van Horn and Susan Howard.
She was b. October 12, 1819, in Blenheim,
N . Y . ; d. January 15, 1895, in Fort Morgan, Colorado; had issue:
3(12)1.
3(12)2.
3(12)3.
3(12)4.
3(12)5.
3(12)6.
Susan A . ,
Moncellus Leroy,
Lafayette,
Clay Van,
Arthur,
Clair Ellis.
3(12)1. Susan A . More, b. February
10, 1842, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. October 5, 1875, in Deuel, Colorado; m. November 9, 1862, in Ball's Eddy, Pa., to
Charles Roberts, son of William Thomas
Roberts and Mary Ann Fleming. He was
b. October 9, 1842, in London, England;
d. January 13, 1898; had issue:
. 3(12)1,1.
3(12)1,2.
3(12)1,3.
William More Roberts,
George More Roberts,
Charles More Roberts.
3(12)1,1. William More Roberts, b. October 18, 1863, in Salisbury, Maryland; d.
October 27, 1909, in Montpelier, Idaho; m.
September 25, 1885, Minnie, daughter of
H anson and Gecelia Kofoed; had issue:
3(12)1,11. William Robert Roberts, b.
October 4, 1886, in Montpelier, Idaho; d.
October 20, 1918, at Salt Lake City, Utah;
m. October 21, 1915, in Shoshone, Idaho,
Blanche Beth Gwin.
3(12)1,12. Charles R. Roberts, b. July
15, 1893, in Montpelier, Idaho; d. there
April 18, 1897.
3(12)1,2. George More Roberts, b.
April 3, 1870, in Kane, Pa.; d. February
21, 1918, in Boulder, Colorado. He was
not married.
3(12)1,3. Charles More Roberts, b. July
2, 1872, in Greeley, Colorado; d. there
September 3, 1873.
3(12)2. Moncellus Leroy More, b. February 25, 1844, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d.
December 12, 1912, in Fort Morgan, Colorado; m. June 16, 1869, Zelida A., daughter of Decatur Sands and Bethiah S.
Courtright. She was b. December 6, 1842,
in Winterdale, Pa.; d. August 7, 1899, in
Fort Morgan, Colorado; had issue:
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3(12)2,1.
3(12)2,1. Susan Lenore More, b. November 18, 1875, in Hancock, N . Y . ; m.
December 22, 1901, in Madelia, Minn., to
Julian H . Roediger, son of Herman Roediger and Julia Schnirl; had issue:
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May 20, 1886, Mable, daughter of John
P. Allison and Elizabeth Ann Thyng. She
was b. August 11, 1867, in Sioux City,
Iowa; d. there August 8, 1924; had issue:
3(12)5,1.
3(12)3.
3(12)5,1. Allison More, b. June 2, 1888,
in Sioux City, Iowa; m. October 9, 1909,
in Sioux City, Iowa, to Alfred John Kieckhefer, son of Ferdinand A . W. Kieckhefer
and Minnie Knetemeyer. He was b. July
20, 1885; d. November 9, 1918; had issue':
3(12)3. Lafayette More, b. November
28, 1848, in Hancock, New York; d. A u gust 27, 1922, in Fort Morgan, Colorado;
m. March 9, 1877, Effie Louise, daughter
of Silas Shuble Safford and Kate Stranahan. She was b. December 7, 1855, in
Lancaster, Pa.; had issue:
3(12)5,11. Elizabeth, b. December 7,
1911.
3(12)5,12. Alfred J., b. June 20, 1916;
d. October 14, 1927.
3(12)5,13. James Ferdinand, b. March
2, 1918.
3(12)2,11. Virginia Roediger, b. March
7, 1906, in Denver, Colorado.
3(12)3,1. Orlo Safford More, b. February 1, 1881, in Greeley, Colorado; m. July
20, 1906, in Denver, Colorado, Rosa Lotta
Gratz, daughter of S. Fred Gratz and
Jeannette Miller. She was b. in Quincy,
Illinois, July 20, 1880 had issue:
3(12)3,11. Mildred Safford More, b.
January 4, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois.
3(12)3,12. Howard Vincent More, b.
August 2, 1914.
3(12)4.
3(12)4. Clay Van More, b. October 8,
1852, in Winterdale, Pa.; d. January 7
1919, in White City, Florida; m. first, October 7, 1876, Kate F., daughter of Christian Forster and Johanna Schiebel. She
was b. February 15, 1848, in Seeleyville,
Pa.; d. March 15, 1889, in Winterdale,
Pa.; had issue:
;
3(12)4,1.
3(12)4,2.
Walter James More,
Celia Rebecca More.
3(12)4,1. Walter James More, b. July
1, 1879, in Winterdale, Pa.; m. May 15,
1903, in Port Jervis, N . Y . , Emma V .
Lynch, daughter of James H . and Ellen A .
Lynch. She was b. July 21, 1884.
3(12)4,2. Celia Rebecca More, b. March
24, 1887; d. August 8, 1887, in Winterdale,
Pa.
3(12)4. Clay Van More, m. second,
May 2, 1893, Katie, daughter of J . Adam
Weinmann and Regenia Ripperger. She
was b. May 2, 1860, in Hancock, N . Y . ;
d. June 11, 1907, in Hancock, N . Y .
3(12)4. Clay Van More, m. third, December 28, 1913, in Eldred, Florida, Lottie
Bemenderfer, daughter of Isaac Bemenderfer and Anna Schattler. She was b. in
Attica, Ohio.
3(12)5.
3(12)5. Arthur James More, b. November 10, 1857, in Ball's Eddy, Pa.; d.
June 28, 1934, in Sioux City, Iowa; m.
3(12)6.
3(12)6. Clair Ellis More, b. September
20, 1862, in Ball's Eddy, Pa.; d. June 16,
1930, in Chicago, Illinois; m. first, August
27, 1895, in Aurora, Illinois, Julia Stillman Stockwell, daughter of David W.
Stockwell and Sara R. Pike. She was b.
September 16, 1868, in Aurora, Illinois; d.
February 3, 1912, in Chicago, Illinois; had
issue:
3(12)6,1. Stuart More, b. January 29,
1901; d. July 3, 1911.
3(12)6. Clair Ellis More, m. second,
October 27, 1913, in Chicago, Illinois, Gertrude Ready (Houston), daughter of John
Henry Ready and Janet Donovan.
3(13).
3(13). Gertrude C. More was b. May
15, 1819, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. May 11,
1876, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m. April,
1850, to Iram Brewster, son of John Brewster and Rhoda Everest. He was b. October 6, 1797, in Blenheim, Schoharie Co.,
N . Y . ; d. June 3, 1858, in Newtonville,
N . Y . ; had issue:
3(13)1.
3(13)1. Eugene More Brewster, b.
March 27, 1854, in Deposit, New York; d.
March 31, 1933, in Los Angeles, California; m. February 10, 1885, Emma A .
Keene, daughter of Samuel A . Keene and
Persis Lamb. She was b. June 16, 1856,
in West Stockbridge, Berkshire Co., Mass.;
d. March 7, 1926, in Denver, Colorado;
had issue:
3(13)1,1. Eugene More, Jr.,
3(13)1,2. Emma Florence,
3(13)1,3. Mildred Amelia.
3(13)1,1. Eugene More Brewster, Jr.,
b. December 18, 1885, in Syracuse, N . Y . ;
m. July 29, 1914, Carmen Juanita Richards. She was b. in Aspen, Colorado, in
1887, daughter of John Wills Richards and
Mary Emma Richards.
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3(13)1,2.
3(13)1,2. Emma Florence Brewster, b.
January 12, 1888, in Syracuse, N . Y . ; m.
first, November 20, 1918, to Joseph Lube,
son of John Lube and Julia Saul. - He
was b. in 1872, in Brooklyn, N . Y . ; d.
August 11, 1939, in Elrose, Saskatchewan,
Canada; had issue:
3(13)1,21. Joseph Brewster Lube, b.
June 22, 1919, in Los Angeles, California.
Now in Elrose, Saskatchewan.
3(13)1,22. Eugene More Lube, b. July
12, 1921, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
3(14)1,11. Marjorie Dale More, b.
March 29, 1909, in Grand Junction, Colorado.
3(14)1,12. Carrol Kenneth More, b.
May 7, 1915, in Washington, D. C.
3(14)1,13. Dorothy Elaine More, b.
February 20, 1917, in Washington, D. C.
3(14)1,2. Grace Van Dyke More, b.
September 2, 1884, in Tallmansville, Pa.
3(14)2.
3(13)1,2. Emma Florence Brewster and
Joseph Lube were separated, and she has
married again. Her name is Wright and
she lives in Santa Monica, Calif.
3(14)2. Jay Gould More, b. November
8, 1855, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; m. November 29, 1901, in Helena, Montana, Josephine Hirlihy, daughter of Daniel Hirlihy
and May Bowles. She was b.
;
d. April 5, 1918, in Missoula, Montana.
3(13)1,3.
3(14)3.
3(13)1,3. Mildred Amelia Brewster, b.
April 13, 1895, in Denver, Colorado; m.
June 12, 1915, to David D. Gutshall, of
Denver, Col. He was b. May 23, 1891,
in Denver; had issue:
3(14)3. Charles More, b. June 29, 1857,
in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. March 10, 1860,
in Grand Gorge, N . Y .
3(13)1,31. John Brewster Gutshall, b.
August 11, 1916, in Denver.
3(13)1,32. Patricia Esther Gutshall, b.
July 6, 1918, in Denver.
3(14)4. Edward Van Dyke More, b.
January 1, 1861, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ;
d. October 28, 1938, in Walla Walla,
Washington; m. first, January 16, 1890,
Emma F . Meek, daughter of David Meek
and Clementina Sides. She was b. November 9, 1863, in Strasburg, Pa.; d. December 6, 1890, in Castle, Montana; had
issue:
3(14).
3(14). William Wallace More, b. August 17, 1823, in Roxbury, N . Y . ; d. May
25, 1901, in Leadboro, Montana; m. February 12, 1851, Elizabeth Caroline Rickey,
daughter of John Rickey and Hannah Judson. She was b. in 1827, in Roxbury, N .
Y . ; d. January 8, 1874, in Roxbury, N .
Y . ; had issue:
3(14)1.
3(14)2.
3(14)3.
3(14)4.
Addis Emmet,
Jay Gould,
Charles,
Edward Van Dyke.
3(14)1.
3(14)1. Addis Emmet More, b. August
17, 1852, in Grand Gorge, N . Y . ; d. May
2, 1897, in Denver, Colorado; m. March
19, 1878, Eudalia Josephine Tallman,
daughter of Christopher Palmer Tallman
and Philena Dow. She was b. March 29,
1851, in Tallmansville, Pa.; had issue:
3(14)1,1.
3(14)1,2.
Carrol Tallman More,
Grace Van Dyke More.
3(14)1,1. Carrol Tallman More, b. May
10, 1881, in Tallmansville, Pa.; m. July 2,
1907, in Arvada, Colorado, Mary Edith
Gullette, daughter of John Columbia Gullette and Harriet Elizabeth Sawdon; had
issue:
3(14)4.
3(14)4,1.
3(14)4,1. Emma Frances More, b. December 5, 1890, in Castle, Montana; m.
January 7, 1919, in Washington, D. C , to
Francis Howard Zinser; had issue:
3(14)4,11. Robert Carrol Zinser, b.
May 11, 1920, in Salem, Ore.
3(14)4,12. Catherine Lucile Zinser, b.
February 28, 1922.
3(14)4,13. Muriel Irene Zinser, b. June
7, 1923.
3(14)4,14. Francis Howard Zinser, b.
November 28, 1925.
3(14)4,15. Edward Earl Zinser, b. December 13, 1926.
3(14)4,16. Betty More Zinser, b. May
21, 1933.
3(14)4. Edward Van Dyke More, m.
second, April 12, 1898, in Dillon, Montana, Mary E . Rich, daughter of Joseph
Rich and Emeline Pemberton. She was b.
November 19, 1870; had issue:
3(14)4,2. Helen Gould More, b. February 4, 1899, in Helena, Montana.