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Edited by RAYMOND E.
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Nebraska Historical Library, Lincoln, Nebraska
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1861, Jan. 12. Married, "On the 10th Inst., by Rev. M. Giltner, at the Pleasant Ridge Parsonage, Mr. John S. Tweksbury(a) (sic) of Plattsmouth, N. T., and Miss Alvira C. Walker of Nashua, N. H."
1861, Jan. 19. Died, "We were pained to hear this morning of the death of Hon. Truman H. Adams. He died at his residence, in Otoe Precinct on Tuesday evening."
1861, Jan. 26. Married, "In Nebraska City, N. T., January 23d, 1861, by W. H. H. McArty, Esq., Mr. James W. Ward and Miss Sally M. Hamlin, both of Otoe County, N. T."
1861, Feb. 2. Married, "By Judge Francis Bell, on the 13th of January, 1861, at the Planter's House in Nebraska City, Mr. William H. Bryant and Miss Lucinda Shepherd."
1861, Feb. 9. Died, "Chief Justice Hall(b) of this Territory died at his residence at Bellevue on Saturday last. Judge Hall removed with his family from Iowa to this Territory about three years ago."
1861, Feb. 9. Died, "More than ordinary grief is experienced in the record of the death of Fountain Pearman, Esq.! He was an old settler here. - - - A wife and three children are left - - - ."
1861, Feb. 16. Married, "At the residence of the bride's father in Sarpy County, Nebraska, on the 11th inst., by Rev. Wm. Hamilton, T. H. Robertson,(c) editor of the Omaha Nebraskian to Miss Harriet A. Hogeboom."
(a) John S. Tewksbury, born Feb., 1828, at Sandwich, N. H., came to Cass Co., Nebr., in June, 1857. In 1857 he removed to Weeping Water in the same county. - A. T. Andreas, History of Nebraska, p. 513.
(b) Augustus Hall, son of Samuel Hall, was born at Batavia, N. Y., in 1814. He married, 1853, at Batavia, N. Y., Jane B. Smith, b. Mar. 31, 1823. Hall Co., Nebr., was named in his honor. - Morton-Watkins, History of Nebraska, I, 348-349.
(c) Julia A., wife of Theodore H. Robertson, had died at Omaha, Jan. 19, 1860, aged 29 years. - Ibid., II, 350.
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1861, Feb. 23. Petition for divorce, Otoe county: Mary Ann Oddy vs. William Oddy, whom she married April 18, 1849, county of York, England; asks custody of child, James William Oddy.
1861, March 16. Married, "In Nebraska City, on the 5th day of March, 1861, by W. H. H. McArty, Esq., Mr. Frederick Ground and Miss Amelia Goulden, both of Otoe county."
1861, March 30. Died, "On Monday, March 25th, at 7:15 A. M., Henrietta, youngest daughter of Rev. Henry M. and S. Esther Giltner,(d) aged 10 months and 14 days."
1861, April 6. Married, "On Tuesday evening, March 26th, at the residence of J. W. Lowrie, by Rev. H. M. Giltner, Mr. Jos. L. Webb(e) and Miss Amanda White, all of this city."
1861, April 6. Married, "On the 2nd inst., by Rev. J. H. Dickens of the Illinois Conference, Mr. E. W. Botsford and Miss Eliza M. Shewell, both of this city."
1861, April 27. Died, "In this city, on the 14th inst., of consumption, Mr. Lucius Nesbit, aged 25 years."
1861, April 27. Married, "On the 22d inst., by Rev. H. M. Giltner, at the residence of John S. Darley, Mr. John F. Darley and Miss Barbara Lutted, all of this city."
1861, May 11. Married, "On the 1st ult., by James Fitchey, Esq., at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. James P. Howel of Rock Creek, Mr. Austin Humphery and Miss Sarah M. Howell, all of this county."
1861, June 8. Died, "The wife of Mr. Fowler, residing near Wyoming in this county, was struck by lightning on Tuesday morning and instantly killed. - - - her husband is absent at Pike's Peak."
1861, June 15. Died, "On Wednesday morning, June 12th, Harriet Redfield, wife of Dr. S. Redfield, aged 27 years."
1861, June 29. Died, "Intelligence has been received here of the death of Mr. Clark McGee, a young man well known to many of our citizens, who formerly resided about 18 miles west of this city. He died at California Gulch, C. T., about the 1st of May, of congestive fever."
1861, June 29. Died, "On the 26th inst., John W. Dorsey, aged seventy-six years. The deceased was born on the 5th of July, 1785, in Annearundle county, Md., from there to Indiana at an early day, - - - He removed to this Territory in 1857, Aurora (Ind.) commercial, please copy."
1861, June 29. Married, "On the 23rd inst., in the 1st Presbyterian Church, by the Rev. H. M. Giltner, Mr. Thomas E. [Tho] mpson(f) and Miss Ledasca F. Dimmick, all of this city."
1861, June 29. Died, "In Carlisle, 0., on the 7th inst., at the residence of her grandfather, after a long and painful illness, Camsadelle S., eldest daughter of 1. L. and M. A. Gibbs, aged 15 years."
(d) Henry M. Giltner, son of Abraham and Nancy L. Giltner, was born, Jan. 30, 1827, in Clark Co., Ind., and died, Apr. 7, 1903, at Aurora, Nebr. He married, May 21, 1855, at Hanover, Ind., Susan A. Gregg, who died in Logan Co., Nebr., Jan. 19, 1893. Six of their nine children grew to maturity. - Ibid, II, 555-556.
(e) Joseph L. Webb, son of William and Mary Webb, born at Morristown, Burlington Co., N. J., Feb. 27, 1833. Came with his parents from Greene Co., 0., to Nebraska City, Nebr., in May 1857. Amanda White was born in Jeffersonville, Ind., Feb. 9, 1836. Her parents, George and Elizabeth (Nesmith) White were from New Hampshire. - Chapman, Portrait and Biographical Album of Cass and Otoe Counties, pp. 735-736.
(f) Thomas E. Thompson, son of John and Jane (Richardson) Thompson, was born at Rumford, Oxford Co., Me., Apr. 1, 1833, and came to Nebraska City, Apr. 16, 1854. Ladasca Francena Dimmick, daughter of Samuel and Mary Dimmick was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. - Ibid. p. 544.
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1861, Aug. 3. Died, "Two boys, sons of Hugh Colton, were drowned on the evening of the 18th inst., while bathing 13 miles south of Bellevue. They were aged respectively 16 and 18 years." From Omaha Nebraskian.
1861, Aug. 3. Married, "On Wednesday evening, July 31st, at St. Mary's Parish, by the rector, Rev. Eli Adams, Mr. Julian Metcalf(g) of this city to Miss Julia B., eldest daughter of Hon. J. F. Kinney, Chief Justice of Utah."
1861, Aug. 3. Married, "On the 28th ultimo, at the residence of Mr. M. Meutel, by Rev. H. M. Giltner, Mr. Augustus Gerhard and Miss Maria Getter, all of this city."
1861, Aug. 10. Married, "On the 8th inst., at the Pleasant Ridge Parsonage, by the Rev. H. M. Giltner, Wm. M. Line, M. D., to Miss Fannie Irwin, all of this city."
1861, Aug. 10. Married, "On the 8th inst., at the American House, in Nebraska City, by Judge F. Bell, Mr. George W. Shaw and Miss Harriet Haley, all of Fremont county, Iowa."
1861, Aug. 17. Married, "On the 14th inst., by the Rev. H. M. Giltner, Mr. H. H. Cornell and Miss Mary H. Deneen, all of this city."
(g) Julian Metcalf was born at Charlestown, Sullivan Co., N. H., in 1833 and came to Nebraska City in 1857. Julia B. Kinney, daughter of John F. and Hannah H. (Hall) Kinney, was a niece of Chief justice Augustus Hall, and came to Nebraska City in the spring of 1853. - A. T. Andreas, History of Nebraska, pp. 1220-1225.
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76. WILLIAM HENRY8 SAXTON (William L.7 Jacob6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) a farmer of Hardy, Iowa, was born February 6, 1857, at Cascade, Delaware County, Iowa.(c) In 1865 he removed with his parents to Humboldt County, Iowa. He married, February 17, 1885, Minnie Surface, who died July 271 1920. Their children were all born at Hardy, Iowa.
Children of William Henry8 and Minnie (Surface) Saxton: i. Effie, b. 1887; m. Thomas Bagg; they live at Hardy, Ia.77. ALFRED T.8 SAXTON (William L.7 Jacob6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born at Cascade, Delaware County, Iowa, May 13, 1858, and removed with his parents to Humboldt County when nearly seven years of age.(c) In 1884 he, married Kate Lockwood. He is a retired farmer and lives at Hardy, Iowa.
Children of Alfred T.8 and Kate (Lockwood) Saxton: i. Ethel, b. 1885; m. Rockwell Clancy; lives at Hardy, Ia.78. EDGAR E.8 SAXTON (William L.7 Jacob6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born September 8, 1865, in Humboldt County, Iowa. He married Jennie Allyn, daughter of Hiram and Lizzy Allyn. They live at Lakeland, Florida.
Child of Edgar E.8 and Jennie (Allyn) Saxton: i. Beth, married.79. JAMES GILBERT8 SAXTON (William L.7 Jacob6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born in Humboldt County, Iowa, June 28, 1868.(d) He married, at Hardy, Iowa, October 15, 1890, Ella Carr. They live at Wabedo, Cass County, Minnesota.
Children of James Gilbert8 and Ella (Carr) Saxton: i. Raphael G., b. Feb. 9, 1892; m. Apr. 15, 1931, Adeline Anderson; a child b. Feb. 4, 1932.
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80. CHARLES8 SAXTON (William L.7 Jacob6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born in Humboldt County, Ia., April 18, 1876.(d) About 1900 he married, at Iowa Falls, Iowa, Rosa Turner. He is section foreman for the Northern Pacific Railway at Logan, Montana, and his wife is manager of the railway eating house at that place.
Children of Charles8 and Rosa (Turner) Saxton: i. Madeline; married; lives at Logan, Mont.81. JUDSON HENRY8 SAXTON (William Henry7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born at Lagrange, Ohio, September 26, 1854.(c) He removed to Humboldt County, Iowa, where he married, December 10, 1884, Evaline A. Saxton, his second cousin, daughter of William T.7 and Helen (Allyn) Saxton, born at Cascade, Delaware County, Iowa, June 21, 1861. She died April 8, 1921, and he died April 1, 1932. Their children were born in Humboldt County, Iowa.
Children of Judson Henry8 and Evaline A. (Saxton) Saxton: i. Vera Maud, b. Sept. 21, 1885, Hardy, Ia.; m. 1904, Henry Apland; lives at Driscoll, N. Dak.82. WILLIAM JOHN8 SAXTON (William Henry7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born January 8, 1857, at Lagrange, Ohio.(e) He married first, September, 1877, Nellie Brice, who died October 8, 1929; married secondly, November, 1931, Mrs. Julia Barts. He lives at Grawn, Grand Traverse County, Michigan.
(e) Information supplied by Mrs. Edith S. Cristy, Oberlin, 0.
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83. ARTHUR ALBERT8 SAXTON (William Henry7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born at Lagrange, Ohio, September 11, 1862, and died February 24, 1932.(f) He married, October 11. 1893, Mary D. Ricky. He was a farmer living near Oberlin, Ohio.
Children of Arthur Albert8 and Mary D. (Ricky) Saxton: i. Josephine, b. Nov. 20, 1894; m. June 26, 1917, Dan Dudley. Children (surname Dudley):84. ALBERT HENRY8 SAXTON (John Sylvester7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born on a farm at Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan, October 7, 1873.(f) There he has spent the greater part of his life. He married, at Whiteford, Michigan, February 1, 1894, Bertha Waterbury. At the present time he lives at Blissfield, Michigan, being part owner of the National Bundle Tyer Company.
Children of Albert Henry8 and Bertha (Waterbury) Saxton: i. Marion Ellen, b. Mar. 2, 1897; in. first, Aug. 3, 1916, Stanley E. Wright, who died Nov. 3, 1919;85. FRANK SYLVESTER8 SAXTON (John Sylvester7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born December 13, 1874, at Whiteford, Monroe County, Michigan, where he was reared on a farm.(f) He has engaged in various lines of business, brick and tile manufacture, livery and ice business, real estate. He was one of the inventors and patentees of the Saxmayer String Tying
(f) Information supplied by James B. Saxton, Blissfield, Mich.
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86. JAMES BLAINE8 SAXTON (John Sylvester7 Elisha6 Henry5 James4-3-2 George1) was born on a farm at Whiteford, Michigan, July 12, 1884.(f) He prepared himself as a forester and entered the government service in the Forestry Department in 1910. He continued in this work until 1920, when he resigned to join his brothers and brother-in-law in operating the National Bundle Tyer Company at Blissfield, Michigan. He married, June 20, 1917, Florence Ada Davis of Muskegon, Michigan.
Children of James Blaine8 and Florence Ada (Davis) Saxton: i. John Blake, b. May 15, 1918, Missoula, Mont.(g) From information supplied by Miss Lula J. Saxton, Albany, N. Y., and by Mrs. Alice F. T. Waggoner, Buffalo, N. Y. Mr. Homer W. Brainard, Hartford, Conn., read the copy and made helpful corrections. One line of this branch of the family was published, June 29, 1932, in the St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
(h) Hampshire Co., Mass., Deeds, Vol. AB, p. 45.
(i) Hampshire Co., Mass., Deeds, Vol. AB, p. 73.