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	CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER (1927) Bierer-Berry Family ------------- The Halstead Family ------------- Bible Records --------------------- Ancestry of Abner White --------- Bible Records Continued --------- Roger Stayner --------------------- Early Settlers in Marshall County Smith Family ----------------------- Page 69 Page 71 Page 72 Page 77 Page 85 Page 88 Page 89 Page 91

Nebraska and Midwest Genealogical Record

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     GEORGE WASHINGTON BERRY (BIERER) (Samuel⁴, David³, John² John¹) was born June 26, 1868, in Eagle township, Hancock county, Ohio. Died in Casey, Ill, January 12, 1911. Buried in Cherry Valley Cemetery, Hartwick township, Osceola county, Michigan. Farmer and oil well pumper by occupation. Removed from Wood county, Ohio, to Osceola county, Michigan, July, 1901. In the fall of 1903 he suffered an attack of typhoid fever which left him in a weakened condition, and so thereafter he went winters to work in the oil fields in Indiana and Illinois and was in Illinois at the time of his death. The name in this case came to be entirely used as Berry since the father died when he was less than two years of age, and due to the similarity of pronounciation in the name Bierer, (pronounced as though spelled Beer-y) and Berry, others took the line of the least resistance and called him Berry with the result that the similarity of pronounciation in the name Bierer, (pronoune- (sic) when he grew up he spelled his name the way others called him. Thus it has been Berry since. He married Orrie Ellen Richard, daughter of Franklin L. and Julia Ann (Weaver) Richard of Bloom township, Wood county, Ohio, and they were the parents of the following children:

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(See The Richard Genealogy, pp. 67-68, 93-99.)

     LEVI ELSWORTH BIERER (Joshua⁴, David³, John², John¹) was for many years a merchant at McComb, Hancock county, Ohio, and was for nine years Postmaster at McComb, Ohio. He married and had four children but the names of only two are known to this writer.

     FRANK L. BERRY (George ⁵, Samuel⁴, David³, John² John¹) was born in Woods county, Ohio, December 21, 1889. Education, high school and normal. He taught school in Osceola county, Michigan, for many years. He served as school director in his district. He has attended the State Normal during summer sessions and will soon complete work necessary for a life certificate, specializing in manual training work. His wife, Mrs. Fern Berry, is a contributor to newspapers and magazines, writing short stories, articles and poems. He married December 29, 1915, Miss Lola Fern Beebe and they have three children:

     CHARLES JEROME BERRY (George ⁵, Samuel⁴, David³, John² John¹) was born in Bloom township, Wood county, Ohio, February 21, 1892. Taught school four years in Osceola county, Michigan, prior to the World War. Served during the war for nineteen months, having enlisted in regular army June 22, 1917. Promoted to Pvt. lct. September 2, 1917; Sgt. May 1, 1918; Regtl. Sgt. Major July 20, 1918; honorably discharged January 29, 1919; commissioned Second Lieutenant, Adj. General Officer's Reserve Corps, December 1, 1922. On active duty July 11 to 25, 1926, at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, with 349th Infantry. Now holds certificate of capacity for promotion to First Lieutenant, Officer's Reserve Corps. Admitted to Indiana Bar at Sullivan. Ind., February 19, 1919. Practiced law at Carlisle, Ind., 1919 to 1920. Removed to Minneapolis, Minn., December, 1920. Now employed in office of City Comptroller of City of Minneap-

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Contributed by Charles J. Berry, 3848 Bloomington Ave, Minneapolis, Minn.

     WILLIAM ROBERT WRIGHT, son of John Lewis Wright, was born May 17, 1874. Married October 20, 1896, Lottie A. Barr. Lives at Abilene, Kans. Children:

     HELEN CATHERINE POWER, daughter of Nicholas Power, born in September, 1888, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Married at Kewanee, Ill., Charles Carroll Cobb, living in 1919 at Elvira, Ohio, where he is a civil engineer. Is superintendent of power house at Loraine Works, Loraine, Ohio. Children:

     FRED QUINN MAYHEW, son of Ernest Davis Mayhew, born April 27, 1882, at Kewanee, Ill. Married January 1, 1906, at Camp Point, Ill., to Ethel Cross. Is a member of the "Good Luck" Shoe Co, Kewanee, Ill. Children:

     MERWYN LEWIS MAYHEW, son Earnest D. Mayhew, born October 15, 1892, at Kewanee, Ill. Married in May, 1918, at Kewanee, Ill., to Grace Derr. Was in service from May 29, 1918, to December 20, 1918, stationed at Camp Sheridan, Ala. Died in 1924. Children:

     RUTH FRAY MAYHEW, daughter of Milford Fillmore Mayhew,

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     LAILA PAULINE MAYHEW, daughter of Jacob Y. Mayhew, born January 15, 1891, at Aurora, Ill. Married October 10, 1916, at Kewanee, Ill., to William Gulshen, an employee of the Walworth Mfg. Co. She died November 24, 1918. Children:

Contributed by Mrs. D. 0. Cleghorn, Chadron, Nebr.

Luther Whitney, born February 23, 1781, at Marlboro, Mass.
Hannah Whitney, born December 27, 1777.
Catherine Whitney was born December 18, 1803, in Adams, Mass.
Roxanna Whitney was born October 30, 1805, in Adams, Mass.
Maria Whitney was born July 28, 1807, at Madrid, N. Y.
Chandler Whitney was born June 1, 1809, at Madrid, N. Y.
Hannah Whitney was born August 16, 1812, at Potsdam, N. Y.
Emily Whitney was born June 28, 1814, at Fairfield, N. Y.
Luther Whitney, jr., was born April 8, 1817, at Fairfield, N. Y.

Roxanna Whitney and Admiral Nelson Grey were married December 25, 1825, at Madrid, N. Y.
Chandler Whitney and Marcia Pomeroy were married April 13, 1831, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Emily Whitney and Sylvanus Graves Gaylord were married at Akron, Ohio, February 25, 1836.
Luther Whitney, jr., and Louisa Amelia Wood were married September 25, 1836, at Cleveland, Ohio.

Luther Whitney died June 10, 1822, at Madrid, N. Y.
Catherine Whitney died in Madrid, N. Y.

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John Boyd, son of John Boyd of Scotland, born October 21, 1801, in Belfast, Ireland.
Sarah Ann McElroy, born March 24, 1810, in Lancaster, Pa., daughter of George and Mary McElroy.
Lavinia, born August 21, 1827, at Philadelphia, Pa.
Margaret Jane, born August 19, 1829, at Philadelphia, Pa.
James, born July 12, 1831, at Madison, Ind.
John, born May 25, 1833, at Madison, Ind.
Jasper, born the 25th day of June, 1835, at Madison, Ind.
James Christie, born September the 20th, 1837, at Madison, Ind.
George Josiah, born October 23, 1840.
John Robert, born July 12, 1843.
Edward, born May 20, 1846.
Sarah Eliza Boyd, born August 17, 1850, at Wirt, Ind.
Mary Ellen Boyd, born May 17, 1853, at Wirt, Ind.

John Boyd and Sarrah Ann McElroy were married at Philadelphia, Pa., on November the 21st, 1825.
Margaret Jane Boyd and John Bowan Brazelton were married at Wirt, Ind., February the 15th, 1848.
George Boyd and Mollie Galbraith were married.

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John Boyd departed this life November 1, 1867, aged 66 years, at Madison, Ind.
Lavinia, infant.
James Christie Boyd departed this life unmarried in December, 1898.
James Boyd, infant, deceased.
John Robert, deceased.
John Boyd, infant, deceased.
Edward, deceased.
George Josiah Boyd departed this life in the year 1901.
Mary Ellen departed this life in 1866, aged 13 years.
Margaret Jane Brazelton departed this life December 12th, 1907, at Lincoln, Nebr.
Sarah Ann Boyd departed this life July 6, 1886, aged 76, at Chicago, Ill.

Catherine Brazelton was born the 15th of October, 1770.
Mary Brazelton was born the 22nd of December, 1794.
Rebecca Brazelton was born the 5th of October, 1796.
Isaac Brazelton was born January 5th, in the year 1798.
James Brazelton was born June 7th, 1800.
Edward Brazelton was born April the 22nd, 1802.
John Brazelton was born the 7th day of October, 1804,
William Brazelton was born the 29th day of January, 1806.
Eliza Brazelton was born the 29th day of December, 1810.
Elizabeth Thompson was born the 4th day of March, 1802.
William B. Brazelton was born May 25th, 1806.
Jane Brazelton was born the 12th day of May, 1832.

Isaac Brazelton was married to Elizabeth Thompson October

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John Brazelton departed this life January 17th, in the year 1827.
John Brazelton, jr., departed this life in October, 1828, aged 24 years.
Mary Ann Brazelton, daughter of William and Eliza Brazelton,was born May 5, 1834, and departed this
     life September 14, 1838.
Kitty Ann, daughter of William and Eliza Brazelton departed this life October 8, 1830, aged 3 years,
     4 months and 8 days.
Catherine Brazelton departed this life August 23, A D 1849, half after 3:00 a. m.
William Brazelton died October 8th, 1890, aged 84 years, 8 months and 9 days.

     NOTATION IN BIBLE. "My grandmother, Eliza Brazelton, daughter of John Brazelton and Catherine Westerfield bequeathed to me the Brazelton Bible containing this family record. I copied it as given in the bible. To make these entries more intelligible I make a few comments.

     John Brazelton, born in Maryland, had 3 brothers, Isaac, William and Jacob. John emigrated to Kentucky. His son John married Catherine Westerfield. Their children were named Isaac, Eliza, James, Edward, Mary, Rebecca, John and William.

     My grandmother, Eliza Brazelton, was twice married, first to William B. Brazelton, her cousin, and second to George W. Clemmons. To William B. Brazelton and Eliza Brazelton were born Kitty Ann, Mary Ann and Jane Brazelton, my mother.

(Signed) T. A. Lawes.

John Stevens, born June 2, 1771; married October 25, 1805,

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John Brazelton, born 1804, October the 7th.
William Brazelton was born January the 21st, 1807.
Elizabeth Stevens was born October the 18th, 1811.
John Bowan Brazelton was born November the 4th, 1827.
James Franklin Brazelton, born October the 1st, 1830.
Eliza Jane Brazelton was born August 9, 1832.
Isabella Brazelton was born May the 18th, 1835.
Cornelia Brazelton was born November the 17th, 1837.
William Peyton Brazelton was born January the 25th, 1940.

John Brazelton and Elizabeth Stevens were married January Third, 1826, by Jacob S. Ryker, P G,
     Madison, Indiana.
William Brazelton and Elizabeth Stevens Brazelton were married October the 14th, 1829.

John Brazelton died in New Orleans, La., in the year 1828 of yellow fever.
Elizabeth Brazelton departed this life the 22nd day of July, 1841, aged 29 years and 3 months.
William Peyton Brazelton departed this life August 11, 1841, aged 17 months and 23 days.

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     WILLIAM ISAAC CHAMBERLAIN (Mary Rebecca White⁹) was born March 24, 1846, at Binghamton, N. Y. Died December 10, 1909, at Wyoming, Iowa. He enlisted in the Union Army in the Civil War and while on his way to town to be mustered in his team ran away and in the accident both legs were badly crippled, leaving him maimed for life. His wife was Lucy Witter of Kirkland, Ohio, born July 2, 1845, daughter of Dexter Witter and Caroline Clapp, daughter of Paul Clapp, born at Northampton, Mass., about 1778, moving to Pompey, Onondago County, N. Y., and then to, Geauga County, Ohio., and died about 1847-1848. Paul Clapp was a son of Paul Clapp who served in the Revolution several years from Northampton. William I. Chamberlain was editor of the Wyoming Journal, was a bank director and an attorney. Children:

     LUCY CHAMBERLAIN (Mary Rebecca While⁹) was born October 7, 1850, at Binghamton, N. Y. Died in May 1923. Married William H. Tourtellot at Wyoming, Iowa, where he is agent for the Hartford Insurance Co. Children,