THE WOOD IS ROUGH

The WOODROUGH branch of my family tree.
Why did the immigrant ancestor change the surname from WOODROFFE to WOODROUGH? Heaven only knows! It would have been much simpler had he chosen WOODRUFF because that is the way most people spell it after hearing the name for the first time. I never could understand why someone reading the surname, then calling it aloud, would pronounce it WOODROW? Rough - rhymes with dough? Ahhhhh, the confusion of the English language! And I'm not sure our immigrant ancestor had anything to do with changing the spelling of the surname. It's just one of those things that happened when people arrived in America. The WOODROUGH branch of our family tree continues to grow and it was the birth of my great-nephew that prompted me to put together this narration. When I started this project, I wasn't sure that I had enough time left to complete it, but God has blessed me abundantly and all that's left to do now - hopefully - is get it printed and into the hands of all family members. I dedicate this "work of love" to my wonderful, patient husband who has not only had to take care of the house and me during my illness, but has allowed me to spend time each day typing, scanning, copying, deleting, etc. And then, at the end of the day he'd sit and listen to what I wanted to do the next day, God willing! He hadn't a clue what I was talking about, but he listened anyway - and cheered me on! To little Stephens Blakely Woodrough III - this one's for you, too!

Laura Woodrough Glass-Steneck February, 2007

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Descendant
Joseph Woodrough (3765), b. circa 1780 +Sarah Dodd (3766), b. circa 1780 at England, m. 4 Feb 1800 at Warwick, England ├── Anne Woodrough (3767), b. 8 Oct 1805 at Warwick, England

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Sarah Woodrough (3768), b. Aug 1807 at Warwick, England Mary Ann Woodrough (3771), b. Jan 1809 at Warwick, England Emme Woodrough (3770), b. 4 Jan 1811 at Warwick, England Joseph Woodrough (17), b. 5 Mar 1813 at Warwickshire, England, d. 9 Jun 1889 at Middlesex, MA

+Agnes Moreman (18), b. Mar 1817 at Devon, England, m. 7 Sep 1845 at Middlesex, MA, d. 14 Oct 1912 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Horace William Woodrough (19), b. 18 Jun 1847 at Middlesex, MA

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+Sarah Beckett (169), b. 21 Oct 1849 at Butler, OH, m. 22 Sep 1866, d. 15 Apr 1898

├── Howard Beckett Woodrough (776), b. 27 Jan 1872, d. 3 Jul 1946 at Butler, OH ├── Joseph William Woodrough (172), b. 29 Aug 1873, d. Oct 1977 at IL │ +Ella Bonner Beckett (775), m. 1900, d. 14 Apr 1962 at NE │ └── Margery Woodrough (777) │ +William T. Burns (778) │ └── Margery Burns (779) └── Frederick Charles Woodrough (768), b. 22 Dec 1874 at NE, d. at NE
+Katherine Gulick (769)

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Dorothy Woodrough (786), b. 19 Aug 1908 +Newton Wesley Edgers (787) Frederick Charles Woodrough Jr. (770), b. 12 Jul 1911 at HI, d. 2 Feb 1991 at +Evelyn Clark (780), m. 22 Jun 1940, d. 17 Feb 2001 at Montgomery, MD Anne Woodrough (781), b. 1 Jun 1917 at Japan, d. 1954 +John G. Hathaway (782), m. 10 Sep 1938 at DC

Montgomery, MD

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Sara Beckett Hathaway (783), b. 15 Jul 1941 at OH +/Willis/ (--?--) (784) John G. Hathaway (785), b. 19 Aug 1944

James Richards Woodrough, Sr. (12), b. 7 Jun 1848 at Middlesex, MA, d. 20 May 1894 at Hamilton,

OH

│ +Mary Julia Wilson (13), b. 30 Apr 1851 at Butler, OH, m. 21 Sep 1870 at Butler, OH, d. 11 Jun 1937 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Leonie Richard Woodrough (15), b. 23 Sep 1871 at Middlesex, MA, d. 21 Jan 1887 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Mable Louise Woodrough (16), b. 7 Apr 1873 at Suffolk, Massachusets, d. 6 Feb 1879 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── James (Jay) Richards Woodrough (9), b. 24 Mar 1879 at Hamilton, OH, d. 13 May 1952 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Laura Alma Hollmeyer (10), b. 7 Jan 1880 at Cambell, KY, m. 12 Oct 1904 at Hamilton, OH, d. 20 Jul 1966 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ ├── Infant Woodrough (11), b. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH, d. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ └── John Randolph Woodrough (5), b. 26 Jul 1909 at Hamilton, OH, d. 8 Aug 1970 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Jane Ashton Blakely (6), b. 20 Dec 1909 at Kenton, KY, m. 23 Nov 1935 at Kenton, KY, d. 29 Sep 2004 at Pinellas, FL │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └── Louis Duhme Woodrough (14), b. 6 Jul 1882 at Hamilton, OH, d. 26 Aug 1969 at Hamilton, OH ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (23), b. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA, d. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA ├── Herbert H. Woodrough (20), b. Sep 1856 at OH, d. 13 Dec 1916 at Los Angeles, CA

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+Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan (4095), b. 1857 at MA, m. circa 1877, d. 1941 at FL

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Agnes Josephine Woodrough (789), b. Feb 1878 at Middlesex, MA, d. 11 Aug 1878 at

Hamilton, OH

│ └── Alice M. Woodrough (788), b. 1881 │ +George A. Chapman (3385), b. 1871 at NY, m. 1909 │ +unknown spouse ├── Rufus Lee Woodrough (21), b. 1858 at OH, d. 18 Jun 1935 at Los Angeles, CA │ +Jennie Burns (3475), m. after 1880 at Hamilton, OH, d. 11 Nov 1911 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (3476), b. 1878, d. 1878 │ └── Ralph Woodrough (3478), b. 1883, d. 12 May 1887 at IL └── Leona Woodrough (22), b. 15 May 1862 at OH, d. 18 Apr 1940 at Los Angeles, CA
+William Richard Clemson (3552), b. 16 May 1858 at MA, m. 1881, d. 8 Jan 1923 at Los Angeles, CA

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George Woodrough Clemson (3570), b. 15 Jan 1893 at Hillsborough, FL, d. 27 May 1977 at +Katherine Leonard (3785), b. 8 Sep 1894 at MA, m. 1910, d. 1 May 1981 at CA

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Susan Clemson (3786), b. 1917 at CA Marian Clemson (3787), b. 1918 Katherine Clemson (3788), b. 1923 +(--?--) Turner (3789) +unknown spouse

Hannah Woodrough (3769), b. 20 Jun 1815 at Warwick, England William Woodrough (3772), b. 15 Feb 1817 at Warwick, England

Descendant
Joseph Woodrough (3765), b. circa 1780 +Sarah Dodd (3766), b. circa 1780 at England, m. 4 Feb 1800 at Warwick, England ├── Anne Woodrough (3767), b. 8 Oct 1805 at Warwick, England

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Sarah Woodrough (3768), b. Aug 1807 at Warwick, England Mary Ann Woodrough (3771), b. Jan 1809 at Warwick, England Emme Woodrough (3770), b. 4 Jan 1811 at Warwick, England Joseph Woodrough (17), b. 5 Mar 1813 at Warwickshire, England, d. 9 Jun 1889 at Middlesex, MA

+Agnes Moreman (18), b. Mar 1817 at Devon, England, m. 7 Sep 1845 at Middlesex, MA, d. 14 Oct 1912 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Horace William Woodrough (19), b. 18 Jun 1847 at Middlesex, MA

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+Sarah Beckett (169), b. 21 Oct 1849 at Butler, OH, m. 22 Sep 1866, d. 15 Apr 1898

├── Howard Beckett Woodrough (776), b. 27 Jan 1872, d. 3 Jul 1946 at Butler, OH ├── Joseph William Woodrough (172), b. 29 Aug 1873, d. Oct 1977 at IL │ +Ella Bonner Beckett (775), m. 1900, d. 14 Apr 1962 at NE │ └── Margery Woodrough (777) │ +William T. Burns (778) │ └── Margery Burns (779) └── Frederick Charles Woodrough (768), b. 22 Dec 1874 at NE, d. at NE
+Katherine Gulick (769)

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Dorothy Woodrough (786), b. 19 Aug 1908 +Newton Wesley Edgers (787) Frederick Charles Woodrough Jr. (770), b. 12 Jul 1911 at HI, d. 2 Feb 1991 at +Evelyn Clark (780), m. 22 Jun 1940, d. 17 Feb 2001 at Montgomery, MD

Montgomery, MD

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OH

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Anne Woodrough (781), b. 1 Jun 1917 at Japan, d. 1954 +John G. Hathaway (782), m. 10 Sep 1938 at DC

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Sara Beckett Hathaway (783), b. 15 Jul 1941 at OH +/Willis/ (--?--) (784) John G. Hathaway (785), b. 19 Aug 1944

James Richards Woodrough, Sr. (12), b. 7 Jun 1848 at Middlesex, MA, d. 20 May 1894 at Hamilton,

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│ +Mary Julia Wilson (13), b. 30 Apr 1851 at Butler, OH, m. 21 Sep 1870 at Butler, OH, d. 11 Jun 1937 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Leonie Richard Woodrough (15), b. 23 Sep 1871 at Middlesex, MA, d. 21 Jan 1887 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Mable Louise Woodrough (16), b. 7 Apr 1873 at Suffolk, Massachusets, d. 6 Feb 1879 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── James (Jay) Richards Woodrough (9), b. 24 Mar 1879 at Hamilton, OH, d. 13 May 1952 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Laura Alma Hollmeyer (10), b. 7 Jan 1880 at Cambell, KY, m. 12 Oct 1904 at Hamilton, OH, d. 20 Jul 1966 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ ├── Infant Woodrough (11), b. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH, d. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ └── John Randolph Woodrough (5), b. 26 Jul 1909 at Hamilton, OH, d. 8 Aug 1970 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Jane Ashton Blakely (6), b. 20 Dec 1909 at Kenton, KY, m. 23 Nov 1935 at Kenton, KY, d. 29 Sep 2004 at Pinellas, FL │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
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│ │ │ └── Louis Duhme Woodrough (14), b. 6 Jul 1882 at Hamilton, OH, d. 26 Aug 1969 at Hamilton, OH ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (23), b. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA, d. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA ├── Herbert H. Woodrough (20), b. Sep 1856 at OH, d. 13 Dec 1916 at Los Angeles, CA │ +Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan (4095), b. 1857 at MA, m. circa 1877, d. 1941 at FL │ ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (789), b. Feb 1878 at Middlesex, MA, d. 11 Aug 1878 at │ └── Alice M. Woodrough (788), b. 1881 │ +George A. Chapman (3385), b. 1871 at NY, m. 1909 │ +unknown spouse ├── Rufus Lee Woodrough (21), b. 1858 at OH, d. 18 Jun 1935 at Los Angeles, CA │ +Jennie Burns (3475), m. after 1880 at Hamilton, OH, d. 11 Nov 1911 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (3476), b. 1878, d. 1878 │ └── Ralph Woodrough (3478), b. 1883, d. 12 May 1887 at IL └── Leona Woodrough (22), b. 15 May 1862 at OH, d. 18 Apr 1940 at Los Angeles, CA
+William Richard Clemson (3552), b. 16 May 1858 at MA, m. 1881, d. 8 Jan 1923 at Los Angeles, CA

Hamilton, OH

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George Woodrough Clemson (3570), b. 15 Jan 1893 at Hillsborough, FL, d. 27 May 1977 at +Katherine Leonard (3785), b. 8 Sep 1894 at MA, m. 1910, d. 1 May 1981 at CA

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Susan Clemson (3786), b. 1917 at CA Marian Clemson (3787), b. 1918 Katherine Clemson (3788), b. 1923 +(--?--) Turner (3789) +unknown spouse

Hannah Woodrough (3769), b. 20 Jun 1815 at Warwick, England William Woodrough (3772), b. 15 Feb 1817 at Warwick, England

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Descendant
Joseph Woodrough (3765), b. circa 1780 +Sarah Dodd (3766), b. circa 1780 at England, m. 4 Feb 1800 at Warwick, England ├── Anne Woodrough (3767), b. 8 Oct 1805 at Warwick, England

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Sarah Woodrough (3768), b. Aug 1807 at Warwick, England Mary Ann Woodrough (3771), b. Jan 1809 at Warwick, England Emme Woodrough (3770), b. 4 Jan 1811 at Warwick, England Joseph Woodrough (17), b. 5 Mar 1813 at Warwickshire, England, d. 9 Jun 1889 at Middlesex, MA

+Agnes Moreman (18), b. Mar 1817 at Devon, England, m. 7 Sep 1845 at Middlesex, MA, d. 14 Oct 1912 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Horace William Woodrough (19), b. 18 Jun 1847 at Middlesex, MA

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+Sarah Beckett (169), b. 21 Oct 1849 at Butler, OH, m. 22 Sep 1866, d. 15 Apr 1898

├── Howard Beckett Woodrough (776), b. 27 Jan 1872, d. 3 Jul 1946 at Butler, OH ├── Joseph William Woodrough (172), b. 29 Aug 1873, d. Oct 1977 at IL │ +Ella Bonner Beckett (775), m. 1900, d. 14 Apr 1962 at NE │ └── Margery Woodrough (777) │ +William T. Burns (778) │ └── Margery Burns (779) └── Frederick Charles Woodrough (768), b. 22 Dec 1874 at NE, d. at NE
+Katherine Gulick (769)

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Dorothy Woodrough (786), b. 19 Aug 1908 +Newton Wesley Edgers (787) Frederick Charles Woodrough Jr. (770), b. 12 Jul 1911 at HI, d. 2 Feb 1991 at +Evelyn Clark (780), m. 22 Jun 1940, d. 17 Feb 2001 at Montgomery, MD Anne Woodrough (781), b. 1 Jun 1917 at Japan, d. 1954 +John G. Hathaway (782), m. 10 Sep 1938 at DC

Montgomery, MD

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Sara Beckett Hathaway (783), b. 15 Jul 1941 at OH +/Willis/ (--?--) (784) John G. Hathaway (785), b. 19 Aug 1944

James Richards Woodrough, Sr. (12), b. 7 Jun 1848 at Middlesex, MA, d. 20 May 1894 at Hamilton,

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│ +Mary Julia Wilson (13), b. 30 Apr 1851 at Butler, OH, m. 21 Sep 1870 at Butler, OH, d. 11 Jun 1937 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Leonie Richard Woodrough (15), b. 23 Sep 1871 at Middlesex, MA, d. 21 Jan 1887 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── Mable Louise Woodrough (16), b. 7 Apr 1873 at Suffolk, Massachusets, d. 6 Feb 1879 at Hamilton, OH │ │ ├── James (Jay) Richards Woodrough (9), b. 24 Mar 1879 at Hamilton, OH, d. 13 May 1952 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Laura Alma Hollmeyer (10), b. 7 Jan 1880 at Cambell, KY, m. 12 Oct 1904 at Hamilton, OH, d. 20 Jul 1966 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ ├── Infant Woodrough (11), b. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH, d. 16 Apr 1906 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ └── John Randolph Woodrough (5), b. 26 Jul 1909 at Hamilton, OH, d. 8 Aug 1970 at Hamilton, OH │ │ │ +Jane Ashton Blakely (6), b. 20 Dec 1909 at Kenton, KY, m. 23 Nov 1935 at Kenton, KY, d. 29 Sep 2004 at Pinellas, FL │ │ │ │ │ │ └── Louis Duhme Woodrough (14), b. 6 Jul 1882 at Hamilton, OH, d. 26 Aug 1969 at Hamilton, OH ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (23), b. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA, d. 1 Sep 1852 at Middlesex, MA

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├── Herbert H. Woodrough (20), b. Sep 1856 at OH, d. 13 Dec 1916 at Los Angeles, CA │ +Lucy (Lulu) Rogers Homan (4095), b. 1857 at MA, m. circa 1877, d. 1941 at FL │ ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (789), b. Feb 1878 at Middlesex, MA, d. 11 Aug 1878 at │ └── Alice M. Woodrough (788), b. 1881 │ +George A. Chapman (3385), b. 1871 at NY, m. 1909 │ +unknown spouse ├── Rufus Lee Woodrough (21), b. 1858 at OH, d. 18 Jun 1935 at Los Angeles, CA │ +Jennie Burns (3475), m. after 1880 at Hamilton, OH, d. 11 Nov 1911 at Los Angeles, CA │ ├── Agnes Josephine Woodrough (3476), b. 1878, d. 1878 │ └── Ralph Woodrough (3478), b. 1883, d. 12 May 1887 at IL └── Leona Woodrough (22), b. 15 May 1862 at OH, d. 18 Apr 1940 at Los Angeles, CA
+William Richard Clemson (3552), b. 16 May 1858 at MA, m. 1881, d. 8 Jan 1923 at Los Angeles, CA

Hamilton, OH

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George Woodrough Clemson (3570), b. 15 Jan 1893 at Hillsborough, FL, d. 27 May 1977 at +Katherine Leonard (3785), b. 8 Sep 1894 at MA, m. 1910, d. 1 May 1981 at CA

CA

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Susan Clemson (3786), b. 1917 at CA Marian Clemson (3787), b. 1918 Katherine Clemson (3788), b. 1923 +(--?--) Turner (3789) +unknown spouse

Hannah Woodrough (3769), b. 20 Jun 1815 at Warwick, England William Woodrough (3772), b. 15 Feb 1817 at Warwick, England

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Our story begins in the area of Birmingham, County of Warwick, England with the marriage of Joseph WOODROFFE and Sarah DODD. The nuptials took place at St. Peter and Paul Church, Aston juxta [means adjoining] Birmingham, on February 4th, 1800.

Aston Parish Church St Peter and Paul church, Aston Juxta Birmingham standing in the shadow of Aston Hall. A church has stood on this site for many hundreds of years serving the religious needs of the people of Aston.

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Some history of the area found on the Internet: "In the 18th century, Birmingham grew rapidly into one of the world's first major industrial towns. In 1791, Arthur Young described Birmingham as "the first manufacturing town in the world". The industrial revolution began in the Midlands area of England, especially in the Ironbridge area some 30 miles to the west of Birmingham. By the mid-18th century Birmingham had become the largest town in Warwickshire and by 1800 the population had tripled from 24,000 in 1750 to over 74,000. Birmingham's growth and prosperity was based upon metalworking industries, of which many different kinds existed. The town became known as the "City of a thousand trades" because of the wide variety of goods manufactured there buttons, cutlery, nails and screws, guns, tools, jewelry, toys, locks and ornaments to name a few." Joseph, rather than work in one of the factories, must have decided to serve the people that worked in those factories and lived in the area. I would guess that he had established himself as the local butcher before he married Sarah Dodd. If you study the housing of the area, Joseph probably had his shop on the first floor and the family lived in rooms on the second and third floors. This is all speculation. In Wrightson's Triennial Directory of 1818 for Birmingham I found: Woodroffe, Joseph, Butcher, Livery St. By the time of this directory, Joseph and Sarah were the parents of seven children, all of who were christened at St. Phillips Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. The exact date of birth was not given for the first three children, Anne, Sarah and Mary Ann. Pigot's Directory of 1828 for Birmingham listed Joseph, under BUTCHERS, at 45 Livery Street. So it appears that Joseph stayed in the same place and kept the same job, perhaps until his death. A thorough search of the 1841 census of Birmingham, England has proved fruitless. I was unable to locate Joseph, either father or son. There were no Woodroffe's living in Birmingham at the time of this census. Nothing more is known of Joseph and Sarah [Dodd] Woodroffe. Their children were:
i. ANNE2 WOODROUGH, b. September 1805, Warwickshire, England. Christening: October 08, 1805, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

ii. SARAH WOODROUGH, b. July 1807. Christening: August 06, 1807, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England iii. MARY ANN WOODROUGH, b. January 1809, Warwickshire, England. Christening: February 09, 1809, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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EMME WOODROUGH, b. January 04, 1811, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Christening: January 21, 1811, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England JOSEPH WOODROUGH, b. March 05, 1813, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; d. June 09, 1889, Woburn, Massachusetts. HANNAH WOODROUGH, b. June 20, 1815, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Christening: July 10, 1815, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

vii. WILLIAM WOODROUGH, b. February 15, 1817, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Christening: March 10, 1817, St. Phillips, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Generation No. 2
2. JOSEPH2 WOODROUGH (JOSEPH1 WOODROFF) was born March 05, 1813 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Before I begin with our immigrant ancestor, here's a bit of background information that may help you understand the complexity of telling Josephs' story! First, a glimpse back in time - on both sides of the pond. From "Pigot's Directory of 1828":
"Birmingham, justly esteemed one of the greatest manufacturing towns in England, lies near the centre of the island, in the north-western extremity of the county of Warwick..... It is 110 miles from London through Coventry, and 115 through Oxford; 104 from Liverpool. Without recurring to its ancient history, Birmingham bears an exalted situation; the modern inhabitants have, by a laudable industry, aided by persevering and happy genius, raised it perhaps to the acme of manufacturing and commercial fame. Of the public building, those which are dedicated to divine worship claim first attention. St. Martin's, or the old church, was erected prior to the year 1300, and was originally built of stone, but in 1690 it was, from its dilapidated state, considered necessary to case the whole with brick; the neatness and cleanliness of the interior is deserving of record. St. Phillips, or the new church, is an elegant specimen of architecture, with a steeple erected after the model of St. Paul's, London, and has a peel of ten musical bells. Although Birmingham is not advantaged by any great river flowing through or near it, yet its properties in the indispensable element, water, are by no means inconsiderable or inefficient to the comfort of its inhabitants, or to aid the purposes of trade; the latter objects are effected by the grand canal communications; besides which, the small river Rea runs at the bottom of the town, upon which are mills for grinding stone, polishing steel work, drawing wire, etc.........."

From a history of Boston:
“After the Revolution, Boston quickly became one of the world's wealthiest international trading ports due to its proximity as the closest American port to Europe — major exports included rum, fish, salt, and tobacco. During this era,

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descendants of old Boston families became regarded, in the American popular mind, as the nation's social and cultural elites; they were later dubbed the Boston Brahmins. In 1822, Boston was chartered as a city. By the mid-1800s, the city's industrial manufacturing overtook international trade in economic importance. Until the early 1900s, Boston remained one of the nation's largest manufacturing centers, and was notable for its garment production, leather goods and machinery industries. A vast network of small rivers bordering the city and running throughout the surrounding region made for easy shipment of goods and allowed for a proliferation of mills and factories."

And from a timeline of Boston:
"2.1 to 3.6% of Boston's population was born in England. For 1831, ship lists indicated English immigrants to Boston worked in the following careers: agriculture 6.3%; labor 15%; service 3.8%; crafts 18.7%; and industry 52.4%. Around this time, the upper class either stayed in Beacon Hill or began moving to Roxbury and Cambridge."

Now some information on a few people that directly affected the life and occupation of Joseph Woodrough: In 1830 a young Englishman named Charles Griffiths joined with William Welch and founded a saw manufactory in Arlington, just outside Boston - Welch & Griffiths. Charles Griffiths [of Welch & Griffiths Co.] was born June 26, 1808 and christened October 25, 1808 at St. Martin Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Exactly when he immigrated to America is unknown, but Charles "returned to America from Liverpool, England on October 12, 1839 aboard the ship Westchester". Had he been on a recruiting mission, searching for workers for his company in America? Joseph Woodroffe does not appear in the 1841 census of England. Was he on his way to America? Now two families that DO appear in the 1841 English census were Joshua Wright and William Clemson. The Wright family lived in Birmingham, County of Warwick; father and son were involved with the tool making industry, the son Richard being a "grinder & polisher". Among other family members was 15-yearold Amelia Wright, born January 21, 1827 and christened February 12th 1827 at St. Martin Church, Birmingham. William Clemson and Jane White were married at St. Phillips, Birmingham; William Clemson Jr. and his sister, Jane were christened in Sutton Coalfield; the next six children of William and Jane [White] Clemson were christened at St. Phillips. By the 1841 census, William Clemson, wife Jane, sons William [age 20] and Nathan [6] and daughter, Susannah [8] had moved from Birmingham and were located in Kings Norton, Worchestershire. [See map, page 1] William Sr. was a "wire drawer,” a profession William Jr. was known to have had when he immigrated. The Wright family was lured to America and arrived in September 1841. 11

William Clemson followed "the object of his affection" and arrived in America shortly thereafter. Some coincidences: Charles Griffiths was born 1808 in Birmingham, christened at St. Martin. Joseph Woodroffe was born 1813 in Birmingham, christened at St. Phillips. William Clemson was born 1821 in Sutton Coalfield, [see map, pg. 1] but lived in Birmingham from 1827. Joseph Woodrough went to work for Welch & Griffiths late 1841, early 1842. William Clemson went to work for Welch & Griffiths late 1841, early 1842. An interesting note from "The Clemson Brothers Story,” published in the O & W Historical Society magazine:
"William, the story goes, attired himself in fancy English clothes, complete with silkembroidered waistcoat, and went calling on Amelia. She, however, informed him that she was not interested in him unless he got rid of those silly clothes, dressed like an American, and found a job. Acquiring a new wardrobe was the easy part. William found that wire manufacturing was a scarce industry in America. But he was able to put his skills to some use in the firm of Welch & Griffiths, a hand saw manufacturing plant in Arlington, Massachusetts -- conveniently near Amelia's home."

Joseph and William honed their skills and learned the business of saw making until about 1844, when they left the employ of Welch & Griffiths and formed a partnership called Woodrough & Clemson. They established their firm "in a little shop near Boston,” according to "The Clemson Brothers Story" mentioned above. I believe that little shop was located near Woburn, a suburban, industrial town 12 miles northwest of Boston and about .3 of a mile from Arlington. An 1895 Middlesex county map:

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On August 3rd, 1845 William Clemson married Amelia Wright, the sweetheart that he had followed to America. William was 24, Amelia just 18. One month later, on September 7th, 1845 Joseph published his intention to marry Miss Agnes MOORMAN of Boston, and the nuptials probably took place later that month. Joseph was 32, Agnes was 26. Agnes Moorman was born February 17th, 1817 in Bishops Tawton, Devon, England, and christened March 29th, 1818. She was the only daughter and youngest child of RICHARD MOORMAN and MARY RICHARDS, and was an orphan by the age of four. Richard Moorman was a farmer and died "on the eighth day of February, 1821" according to papers filed in Devon. There is no mention of his wife, Mary, in his last will and testament. She may have died in childbirth or shortly thereafter. Here is a transcription of the will of Richard Moorman from the Records Office, Devon: "In the name of God Amen I Richard Moorman of the parish of Bishops Tawton in the county of Devon being of sound mind and memory thank God for the same, do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following: That is I appoint Messrs. Philip Hartnoll "of the Parish of Bishops Tawton" and Richard Ellis of the "Parish of Twinbridge in the" county aforesaid my Executors Upon Trust for my three children, namely Richard Moorman, William Moorman and Agnes Moorman. The profits rising from my effects to be put at interest for their maintenance, education and providing them to trades and if the property amount over and above for so doing, the remainder to be equal shared between them when the youngest shall attain the age of twenty-one years. In manner as appropriate I hereby set my hand and sail [sp] this 6th Day of December 1820." And a copy of the will:

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Executors' Statement I seriously doubt if "under three hundred pounds" was enough money, even in those days, to provide for the care and education of these three children.

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Agnes Moorman left the care of the uncle that raised her, Robert Moorman, and sailed for America in 1834. She arrived at the port of Baltimore, and settled in Boston. It was in Boston that she met Joseph Woodrough and married him just a month after the wedding of Joseph's partner, William Clemson. Joseph and Agnes wasted no time beginning their family! On June 18th, 1846 Horace William Woodrough was born, followed two years later by James Richards Woodrough on June 7th, 1848. Three years after the Woodrough-Clemson partnership was formed, the following advertisement appeared in the Bangor Daily Whig and Courier [Bangor, Maine] dated April 17, 1848:

It reads: "HENSHAW & WOODROUGH (successors to Fulton H. W. Co.) manufacturers of warranted CAST STEEL SAWS. Of every description. Wholesale and Retail. 36 Congress Street, Boston". Conclusion: Joseph went into the hardware store business, an outlet for their saws! And here's another tidbit. Richard William Henshaw was christened March 25th, 1799 at St. Martins Church, Birmingham, England, immigrated in 1841 and in 1850 lived in Boston with his wife and family. In 1850 William and Amelia Clemson lived in West Cambridge. It must have been a rather large house, as the census record listed Charles and Zilpah Dudley, William and Amelia Clemson, Joshua and Margaret Wright and their children Elizabeth, Ann, Caroline and George, and three young men Sydney Butcher, Henry Deblois and Michael Cassidy all lived in the same house. All of the men were involved in the saw making business! Joseph and Agnes were also in West Cambridge: Joseph Woodrough age 34 Agnes " age 31 Horace W. age 4 James R. age 2 Howard Nash 21 Duncan McFarland 31 m f m m m m Occ: Saw Maker Nativity: England " Mass. " Saw Maker " Saw Maker Scotland

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Two years after this census I found in the Woburn [Mass.] Record of Births, page 282: Woodrough, Agnes Josephine, dau. of Joseph and Agnes, Sept. 1, 1852

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What happened to this little girl? Was her death sudden and tragic? Was the loss of their daughter the catalyst that caused Joseph and Agnes to give up all they had worked for in Woburn and move to a different state? Unfortunately, without further study these are questions that will never be answered. But something happened - that much I know. By 1854 Joseph Woodrough and William Clemson had parted ways and the partnership was dissolved. Joseph moved his family to Hamilton, Ohio. In the 1855 Boston City Directory, the company was listed as Henshaw & Clemson, and William Clemson lived in E. Woburn. Later that same year, William Clemson moved his family to Middletown, New York, where he had accepted a position as partner in a company that became known as Wheeler, Madden & Clemson. William took over the Monhagen Wood Saw works, one of the many enterprises owned by Wheeler and Madden. He had also bought out Joseph's interest in the hardware store and it, too, became Henshaw and Clemson. The saw manufacturing plant, established and run by William and Joseph for the past ten years, was then taken over by Richard William Henshaw. The earliest directory of Woburn, Massachusetts (1868) shows the saw manufacturing plant as Henshaw & Company. Within a year of moving to their new home in Hamilton, Ohio Agnes presented Joseph with their third son, Herbert H. Woodrough. The infant was welcomed by his brothers, 9-year-old Horace and 7-year-old James Richards. In "A Concise History of Hamilton, Ohio,” by Stephen D. Cone - 1901- pg.306 - I found the following: "In 1857, Joseph Woodrough, Michael McParlin and Henry C. Dunn, under the firm name of Woodrough, McParlin & Dunn, opened a saw factory on the upper hydraulic, in the old cotton mill building. At this date they employed twenty hands and manufactured saws to the amount of $20,000.00 per annum. Late in the sixties the establishment was removed to Cincinnati." By the census of 1860, the family of Joseph and Agnes had increased by one, another son they named Rufus Lee Woodrough, born in 1858. This child was probably named for Mr. Rufus S. Lee, a partner in the company called Lee & Leavitt. This company also began "the manufacture of portable saw mills in 1857 on the upper hydraulic,” according to the history cited above. Mr. Lee was most likely a good friend and Joseph named his newborn son in his honor. The following is a transcription of the 1860 census, enumerated August 1st: Joseph Woodrough, 42, m., Saw Manufactory, b. England Agnes Woodrough, 40, f., born England Horace Woodrough, 14, m., b. MA, attended school in past year James Woodrough, 12, m., b. MA, attended school in past year Herbert Woodrough, 4, m., b. OH

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Rufus Woodrough, 2, m., b. OH Richard Smith, 20, m., Saw Maker, b. England Thomas Bowe, 18, m., Saw Maker, b. England Marja Bryan, 23, f., b. MA

On May 15th, 1862 Lula May Woodrough was born to Agnes and Joseph and their family was now complete. Her older brothers, Horace and James attended school, but she had two other brothers, Herbert and Rufus as playmates. In the 1862 Cincinnati City Directory, I found:

And the 1863 Cincinnati City Directory:

Apparently the start of the Civil War did not impact any of the four sons of Joseph and Agnes. Their eldest son, Horace was 16 when the war broke out; perhaps Joseph convinced him he was much too young and encouraged him to stay in school. On May 15th, 1866 patent #54,827 was issued to Joseph Woodrough, assigned to Woodrough & McParlin, Cincinnati, Ohio:

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In 1867 Patent #61,014 was issued to Martin & Woodrough:

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In the 1870 Cincinnati City Directory, the first name listed is Joseph's eldest son, Horace W. Now aged 24, he has joined his father in the firm of Woodrough & McParlin! [The Joseph Woodrough, policeman that lived on Clark Street is a mystery and not related to our immigrant ancestor.]

On March 17th, 1870 Horace W. Woodrough married Sarah BECKETT, so was not listed with Joseph's family in the census:

Transcription: Joseph Woodrough, Head, 56 yrs old; born England; Property: $14,000.; Pers: $25,000. Proprietor of Saw Factory Agnes, Wife; 53 yrs old; Keeping House; born England James R., Son; 22 yrs old; Saw Maker; born Massachusetts Herbert H.; Son; 14 yrs old; School; born Ohio Rufus; Son; 12 yrs old; School; born Oh Lula; Daughter; 8 yrs old; born Oh Catherine Wagner; Domestic Servant; 24 yrs old; born Bavaria [Not only had Horace joined his father in the saw making business, so had James Richards!] Two months after the above census was taken, James Richards Woodrough took as his bride Mary Julia WILSON. The young couple set up housekeeping in Hamilton, and James continued working with his father and brother. We don't know exactly why Joseph gave up everything in Woburn and moved his family over 880 miles away, but I have a feeling it was more Agnes' idea than Joseph's. And now, with his sons grown up and working with him in the saw

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making business, Joseph returned to where it all began - Woburn, Massachusetts. It is possible he received a communication from his old friend, Richard Henshaw, perhaps to offer Joseph the opportunity to buy back the saw factory that he had helped found twenty plus years earlier. Joseph put together the "financing" and by the time the Middlesex County Directory was published in 1873, Henshaw & Co. had become Woodrough & Co.:

And the Woburn Directory of 1874:

The saw factory was located on Railroad Street, and the store was located at 31 Exchange Street, Boston. James Woodrough had joined his father in East Woburn, and his house was on the corner of Center and Thorn Streets. Joseph's house was on Railroad Street, just up the street from the factory.

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Apparently Horace Woodrough and his wife, Sarah, moved to Cincinnati and Horace took over the Woodrough part of Woodrough & McParlin, according to the Cincinnati City Directory of 1875:

Their house was located at 52 Hathaway Street and the Woodrough & McParlin business offices were on the southeast corner of Sixth and Hoadly Streets. Joseph and his sons must have relied heavily on the railroad system in order to conduct business in two locations more than 880 miles apart! According to the 1875 map of East Woburn, a copy of which is on the following page, Joseph maintained a home on Railroad Street. James Woodrough was not shown and is presumed to have returned to Cincinnati. But Joseph's other two sons Herbert and Rufus are shown as living on Railroad Street, behind the Post Office! The saw factory was located at the end of Railroad Street and right next to it was a body of water called "Woodrough Pond". In summary, it appears that Joseph spent time in both cities, E. Woburn and Cincinnati, and maintained two homes. In 1875 Horace was married and holding down the fort in Cincinnati; James R. was also married and probably worked in Cincinnati with his brother; Joseph was in E. Woburn with his other two sons, Herbert H. and Rufus; Agnes and Lutie were at home in Cincinnati where Lutie attended school. And it was about this time that Herbert courted and won the heart of Lula Rogers HOMANS, the 19-year-old daughter of Charles and Lydia [Kinsman] Homans of Boston.

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By 1876 Joseph Woodrough was 63 years of age and probably getting tired - of the business and the traveling between cities, Woburn and Cincinnati. His four sons had been introduced into the companies he founded and were taking their places in the businesses. Tracing our ancestor, his activities and whereabouts through the use of census records, business directories and voter records sure leaves a lot to this writer's imagination. Not to mention confusion, because here the plot thickens: In the 1877 Woburn Business Directory for the year commencing July 1, pg. 15:

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List of Voters: Woodrough, James R. Woodrough, Joseph [Herbert and Rufus can't vote?] And under "C" - pg. 36 - of this same directory I found: Clemson & Co. [D. Macfarlane, F. W. Clemson, G. N. Clemson] Railroad St. East Woburn; Saw Manufactory Clemson, Frank W. [Clemson & Co.] E. W., house - Railroad, East Woburn Clemson, G. N. [Clemson & Co.] saw maker, boards - Joseph Woodrough Clemson, Richard W. sawmaker, boards - Frank W. Clemson And under "W" - pg. 127 Woodrough, Herbert H., butcher, boards - Joseph Woodrough Woodrough, Joseph, saw manuf., house - Railroad, East Woburn Under Businesses: Saw Makers: Clemson & Co., Railroad, East Woburn So now the sons of Joseph's original partner, William Clemson are in the picture! William was busy back in Middletown, New York with Wheeler, Madden & Clemson, so his sons Frank, George and Richard Clemson have purchased Woodrough & Co. and renamed it Clemson & Co. What's with Herbert H.?? A butcher? Did he decide to try the profession of his grandfather back in England? Or was he just boarding in the rooms behind the butcher shop and the compiler of the directory presumed he worked there, too? And what's going on with Joseph? He has turned over his interest in the saw manufactory to the Clemson boys, but he still works there? Well, I guess somebody had to "supervise"! And where is Rufus Lee? But wait a minute...........Was Joseph in Woburn or Cincinnati? Or running back and forth between both? To confuse matters, here's the listing in the 1878 Cincinnati City Directory:

Joseph had ousted Horace at Woodrough & McParlin and taken over himself, but James, Horace and Rufus worked there. Horace lived with his wife in Covington; Rufus boarded with his brother, James, on Betts Street and Joseph lived

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in Boston? That was quite a trip - Boston to Cincinnati - as this map will show!

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[Looking at the landscape view of the map, Boston is located in the upper right hand corner under the "w" in "was" and Cincinnati is about the middle of the map, just above the "c" in Kentucky.] The 1880 census of Cincinnati found Joseph and Agnes at 621 Freeman Avenue:

Transcription: Joseph Woodrough Self, Married, Male, White, 67, born England; Saw Mfr. parents born England Agnes Woodrough Wife, Married, Female, White, 63 born England, Keeping House; parents born England. Herbert Woodrough, Son, Married, Male, White, 24, born Ohio; Traveling Agent; parents born England Lula Woodrough, Daughter-in-law, Married, Female, White, 23, born MA; parents born MA [wife of Herbert]. Rufus Lee Woodrough Son, Single, Male, White, 22, born OH; Traveling Agent parents born England. Lutie M. Woodrough, Daughter, Single, Female, White, 18, born OH; parents born England. And the 1880 Cincinnati City Directory kind of verified that Joseph was, indeed, traveling between his house in Woburn and the one on Freeman Avenue in Cincinnati:

Transcription: Woodrough, H. H., Traveling Agent, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; h. 621 Freeman Ave. Woodrough, Horace W., Foreman, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington Woodrough, Jas. R., [W. & McParlin], h. 521 W. 7th Woodrough, Joseph, [W. & McParlin] res. Boston Woodrough & McParlin, [Joseph W., Michael McP, Jas. R. Woodrough] Saw Manufacturers, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly Woodrough, Rufus L., Trav. Agt.; s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; h. 621 Freeman Ave.

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Undated Business Card Apparently, by 1881 Joseph had given up his house on Rail Road Street in E. Woburn and lived full time in Cincinnati, as the Cincinnati Directory made no mention of Joseph's house there. Herbert H. and his younger brother Rufus Lee still lived at home and worked as a traveling agents for Woodrough & McParlin; Horace resided in Covington and was a foremen at Woodrough & McParlin; James R. was listed as an owner of the company, but his position within the company was not given. He and his wife lived at 521 West 7th Street. And a new name appeared on the list of owners of Woodrough & McParlin: Louis Duhme.

It was about this time that Lutie May decided on a merger of her own. The only daughter and youngest child of Joseph and Agnes Woodrough married Richard William CLEMSON, the youngest son of Joseph's old partner, William Clemson. And Rufus Lee Woodrough married Jennie BURNS. So by the end of 1882, all of 31

the children of Joseph and Agnes Woodrough were married, not to mention involved in the saw making business. 1883 - Woburn [Mass.] Business Directory for year commencing July 1: Under "C" - pg. 30 Clemson, Francis W., sawmaker, h. 174 Montvale Ave., Montvale. Under Businesses - pg. 134: Saw Manufacturers - Clemson & Co., Montvale Ave. Montvale. So Rail Road Street was renamed Montvale Avenue, and apparently East Woburn became Montvale. But by the publication of the 1886-87 - Woburn [Mass.] Business Directory things had changed again: Under "C" - pg. 33: Clemson, Francis W., sawmaker, h. 174 Montvale Ave. Montvale Clemson, Richard W. [Woodrough & Clemson] saw manuf., Montvale, house at Charlestown Under "W" - pg.124: Woodrough, Herbert H. [Woodrough & Clemson] saw manuf., Montvale, house at Winchester. Woodrough & Clemson [Herbert H. Woodrough, Richard W. Clemson], saw manufacturers, Montvale Ave., n. Albany, Mtv. [36 Pearl and 220 Franklin, Boston] Under "Saw Manufacturers": Woodrough & Clemson, Montvale Ave. Montvale O. K......Now the company becomes known as Woodrough & Clemson, and the sons of the original owners were now in their own partnership. And I wouldn't doubt the house then occupied by Francis Clemson, at 174 Montvale Street, was once the residence of Joseph Woodrough. The next directory available was the 1888-89 Cincinnati City Directory. Transcribed: Woodrough, Horace, Supt., s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington Woodrough, Jas. R., Supt., s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; h. 386 George Woodrough, Jos. [W. & McParlin] res. Middletown Woodrough & McParlin [Jos. W., Michael McP. & Louis Duhme] Saw Manufacturers; s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly Although Joseph still had his hand in the business, it appears that he and Agnes had retired to a home in Middletown, just north of Cincinnati. But judging from the following newspaper clipping, Joseph was not content in his retirement and

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continued his travels to Woburn [now called Montvale] to check on the progress of his sons there. Joseph died in East Woburn, Massachusetts on June 9th, 1889. Four days later, on Thursday, June 13th, 1889, the following item appeared in the Hamilton [Ohio] Telegraph in a column titled "This Week":

From the Woburn (Mass.) Record of Deaths: WOODROUGH, Joseph, s. of ----- and ----- (b. in England), of heart failure, June 9, 1889. 76 y. 4 mo. 3 da. [Regretfully, the names of his parents were not recorded.] Joseph's will was first probated in Middlesex County, Massachusetts on November 3rd, 1892 and then a copy of his will was probated in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio on January 27th, 1893. Here is a transcription of the Last Will and Testament of Joseph Woodrough, a copy of which is in my file: "Be it remembered that on the Twenty Seventh day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety three, a paper writing purporting to be an authenticated copy of the last will and testament of Joseph Woodrough late of Middlesex County, and State of Massachusetts deceased, was this day presented for record, clothed in the words and figures following, to wit: Whereas I, Joseph Woodrough of Montvale in the State of Massachusetts have sold and conveyed to Louis Duhme of the City of Cincinnati Ohio and to Rufus L. Woodrough of the City of Chicago, Illinois each the one half of my interest in the business, stocks, credits, machinery, goods, chattels, Stocks, promissory notes, property and effects of the firm of Woodrough & McParlin, now doing business in the City of Cincinnati, State of Ohio, and in the perpetual leasehold estate on the southeast corner of Sixth & Hoadly streets in said City of Cincinnati upon which the place of business and manufactory now stands, for the sum of twenty three thousand dollars ($23,000.00) and whereas the said sum of twenty three thousand dollars represents about or nearly my entire estate remaining after having made provision for my two sons, Horace W. Woodrough and James R. Woodrough. Now therefore I, the said Joseph Woodrough being of lawful age and of sound and disposing mind and memory do make the following disposition of my estate.

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I direct that after my death my wife Agnes Woodrough shall have the use of the income of said twenty three thousand ($23,000.00) dollars or so much thereof as shall remain at the time of my death as also the increased income if any during her lifetime. Upon the death of my said wife I give the said sum of twenty three thousand ($23,000.00) dollars or so much thereof as shall remain at the time of my death and any increase thereof to my daughter Mrs. R. W. Clemson, my son Herbert H. Woodrough and my son Rufus L. Woodrough share and share alike." Following the death of her husband, Agnes went to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Lutie and Richard Clemson in New York. Three newspaper articles explain what happened to the companies that Joseph Woodrough had a hand in creating. The first was the following article that appeared in the Olean Democrat, a newspaper in Olean, New York, on February 4th 1892. [The transcriber added the italics and underlines.] THE SAW TRUST How it Prevents Foreign Competition and Disposes of Its Surplus The movement, which brought about the consolidation of all of the concerns making saws in the United States, was begun nearly two years ago. The first step taken was the consolidation of the Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Manufacturing Company, and the Monhagen Steel works, both at Middletown, New York; the Woodrough & Clemson Company, of Boston, and the Woodrough & McParlin Company, of Cincinnati, into one corporation under the name of the National Saw Company. It was believed at the time, and it was so announced to the trade that this combination was to be independent of all others, and would compete vigorously with the latter. When, however, the Disstons, of Philadelphia, had secured control of the Richardson Saw company, of Newark, N. J., and several other smaller companies, it was found that they were the organizers of the National Saw company, also, and that they had thus gained control of all the factories of any importance in the United States............" About a year later, on Saturday, January 28th, 1893, the following [abstracted] article appeared in the Middletown Daily Times [Middletown, N. Y.] OUR SAW WORKS An Important Business Change in This City The Good Effect It Will Have ...For some weeks past rumors have been floating about of changes that were expected to take place affecting the former Wheeler, McFadden & Clemson Saw works in this city - of late under the management of the National Saw Company. These rumors have been very indefinite and have taken various shapes. It was feared by some that the perspective change might be detrimental to the employees and consequently to the interests of our city, of which this extensive manufacturing industry has been such an important part. ....By the important change alluded to that has just been made by the National Saw

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Company, which succeeded the Wheeler, McFadden & Clemson Manufacturing Company on July 1 1890, it obtains control of the factories of Messer's. Richardson Brothers, Newark N. J., and the Harvey W. Peace Company of Brooklyn, N. Y............" The following article was published in Newark, Ohio on Wednesday, April 17, 1895: BIG BLAZE IN CINCINNATI "Cincinnati, April 17--The large 6-story building of the National Saw Company, occupying almost a square at Baymiller and Sixth Streets, was burned about midnight. The building belongs to the estate of Wesley U. Cameron and was valued at over $50,000. The National Saw Company loss on stock, machinery, etc. over $250,000. The company has $225,000.00 insurance on the warehouse that was destroyed. The 6-story warehouse is a total loss, but part of the adjoining buildings that belonged to the saw company and not to the Cameron estate, were saved. The company saved its books and accounts, but nothing else. The walls fell in, making the loss complete. The burned works are the old plant of Woodrough & McParlin, of which James R. Woodrough is manager. The works belonged to the trust known as the National Saw Company." In 1900 Agnes Woodrough was located at the Clemson's winter home in Tarpon Springs, Florida:

Partial transcription: Woodrough, Agnes, mother-in-law, white, female, born Mar. 1817, age 83, Wid., 6 children, 4 living, immigrated 1827; born England.

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By the next census in 1910, 93-year-old Agnes had moved to California with her daughter and son-in-law. The family was located in Los Angeles, LA County, and lived at 672 Coronado Street:

Woodrough, Agnes, mother-in-law, female, white, Wid., 94, Eng/Eng/Eng immigrated 1835

Transcription: California Death Index, 1905-1929, pg. 11906: Woodrough, Agnes, age 96, died in LA County on 10-14-12, file #29276

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When was Agnes born? We have three different dates: 1900 census, informant said March 1817 Christening was March 29th, 1818 1910 census, age given as 93 [born 1817] Death certificate [1912] indicates her date of birth as February 22, 1816 [Death Certificate information provided by R. W. Clemson, son-in-law.] I suppose, back in those days, exact dates of birth were not known for sure. Most likely the individual that provided the information just didn't know! Whatever date of birth one finally chooses, Agnes [Moorman] Woodrough lived to a ripe old age, spent the last twenty-four years of her life surrounded by her children and living in the lap of luxury.

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JOSEPH WOODROUGH and AGNES MOORMAN were the parents of six children. As mentioned earlier, the first daughter, Agnes Josephine, did not survive infancy. The following chapters are devoted to their surviving children and grandchildren. Horace William James Richards Herbert H. Rufus Lee Lutie May

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WOODROUGH THE THIRD GENERATION

HORACE WILLIAM AND SARAH BECKETT JAMES RICHARDS AND MARY JULIA WILSON HERBERT H. AND LUCY ROGERS HOMAN RUFUS LEE AND JENNIE BURNS LULA MAY AND RICHARD WALTER CLEMSON

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We know from the previous pages that Horace and his brothers, as they each came of age, joined their father in the various saw-manufacturing businesses that he had established. I believe we can safely presume that each child received a good education and lived a somewhat privileged childhood. In this narration, I pick up their stories as each child married. HORACE WILLIAM3 WOODROUGH (JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born June 18th, 1846 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married SARAH BECKETT on March 17th, 1870 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Sarah was the daughter of WILLIAM BECKETT and MARTHA WOODS. There is some dispute as to the actual date of the marriage. The date quoted in the "History of the Woods Family,” Chapter V, page 191, is September 22nd, 1846, which is actually the date of the marriage of her parents. Another date located was March 13th, 1870, but the census of 1870 asked "married within the year?" and there is nothing in that column. The date used here comes from the book "Thomas Robinson and his Descendants". The census of 1870, enumerated June 1st, is the first in which the newly-weds appear. At the time they lived in the 18th Ward, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio:

Transcription: Woodrough, Henry, 24, male, white, occupation: Saw Manufactory; Real Estate value $20,000. Personal Estate: $10,000.; born Mass. " " , Sallie, 20, female, white, keeping house; born in Ohio. , Kate, 20, female, white, domestic servant Have not a clue who "Kate" was! And I seriously doubt her surname was Woodrough. Judging from the figures given in this census, Horace and his bride were VERY well off! The various Cincinnati City Directories, dating from 1870 to 1878 listed Horace Woodrough and his connection to Woodrough and McParlin, his residence or place of business: 42

1870 - Cincinnati City Directory - pg. 657: Woodrough, H. W., [Woodrough & McParlin] res. Hamilton Residence - 1871 - Cincinnati, Ohio 1875 - Cincinnati City Directory, pg. 998: Woodrough, Horace W. [W. & McParlin] h[ouse] 52 Hathaway 1878 - Cincinnati City Directory, pg. 1028: Woodrough, Horace W., at s. e. corner 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington On January 27th, 1872 Horace and Sarah welcomed their first-born child, a son they named Howard Beckett. When Howard was just a toddler, nineteen months of age, Sarah gave birth to their second child and son. Joseph William Woodrough was born on August 29th, 1873. And their house was filled to capacity with rambunctious boys when, on December 22nd, 1875 Sarah presented her husband with their third son, Fredrick Charles Woodrough. Now the census of 1880 is a real puzzle! As seen above, Sarah and Horace were the parents of three sons, born between 1872 and 1875. So why are just two sons mentioned in the 1880 census? Where was Howard Beckett? Well, the 8-year-old Howard was located in Hamilton, Ohio - but NOT with a known relative! He lived with a Richard Bissele, age 77 and retired. It appears to be a boarding house, as there were three other families at the same address - 152 High Street. Here's Howard:

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1880 Census - Covington, Kenton Co, Kentucky, enumerated June 9th: At 229 Ninth Street: Woodrough, Horace, white, male, 35, occupation: Manufacturer of Saws , Sallie, white, female, 32, wife, keeping house , William, white, male, 6, son, born Ohio , Fredrick, white, male, 5, son, born Ohio Stark, William, white, male, 22, boarder, clerk in nail factory. [Note: Benjamin M. D. Piatt lived right next door. He was a brother of Edward Courtney PIATT, a name well known in the Blakely family history!] 1880 - Cincinnati City Directory, pg. 1131: Woodrough, H. H., Traveling Agent, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; h. 621 Freeman Ave. Woodrough, Horace W., foreman, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington 1881 - Cincinnati City Directory, pg.1193: Woodrough, Herbert H., trav. agt., s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; h. 621 Freeman Ave. Woodrough, Horace W., foreman, s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington. According to these two excerpts from the Cincinnati City Directories, Horace was the foreman of the saw manufacturing company, Woodrough & McParlin. Still puzzles me why little Howard wasn't at home for the census of 1880. Maybe three boys was just too much for Sarah to handle? I just can't believe they needed the money so packed up the eldest child and rented out his room! 1888-89 - Cincinnati City Directory, pg. 1467: Woodrough, Horace, Supt., s. e. cor. 6th & Hoadly; res. Covington This little article appeared in the Middletown Daily Times [Middletown, New York]

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on May 15th, 1891:

Brother-in-law of Mrs. Clemson? That's a misprint. He was her brother. The article makes no mention of Sarah, either. Did she accompany Horace to New York? Did she spend the winter in Florida with her husband and in-laws? On April 15th, 1898 Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough died at their home in Covington, Kentucky. Their sons now grown, the widowed Horace took advantage of his accumulated wealth and began to take life a little easier. The census of 1900 found Horace living with Richard W. & Lutie Clemson, his sister and brother-in-law, in Tarpon Springs, Florida:

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Howard B. and Margarette [Grimm] Woodrough:

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The children of HORACE WOODROUGH and SARAH BECKETT were:
HOWARD BECKETT4 WOODROUGH, b. January 27, 1872 JOSEPH WILLIAM WOODROUGH, b. August 29, 1873 FREDRICK CHARLES WOODROUGH, b. December 22, 1875

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James Richards Woodrough Mary Julia Wilson c. 1870 JAMES RICHARDS3 WOODROUGH (JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born June 7th, 1848 in Arlington, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts. He married MARY JULIA WILSON on September 21st, 1870 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. Mary Julia was born April 30th, 1851 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, the daughter of WILLIAM WILSON and HANNAH WILSON. [I have been unable to determine the names of the parents of Hannah Wilson. The handwritten notes of Mary Julia say they were not related even though they shared the same surname.] On October 23rd, 1871 James and Mary Julia became parents of a daughter, Leoni Richards Woodrough. Shortly after the birth of their daughter, the family moved to Woburn, Massachusetts where James worked with his father, Joseph, Duncan MacFarlane, T. W. Adams and C. Porter at Woodrough & Company. James and Julia had a house on the corner of Center and Thorn Streets. While living in Woburn, their daughter Mabel Louise Woodrough was born on April 7th, 1873. Sometime between 1874 and 1877, James and his family moved back to Cincinnati, Ohio when Woodrough & Company became Clemson & Company. Sadly, Mabel Louise did not live to celebrate her sixth birthday. She succumbed to scarlet fever on February 6th, 1879 and was buried on the family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati:

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Death Record from Spring Grove Cemetery Just one month after the death of her daughter, Mary Julia gave birth to their first son, James Richards Woodrough II. James was born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio on March 24th, 1879. While working for his father at Woodrough & McParlin, James R. Woodrough was granted design patent #11603 on Jan. 13th, 1880 for "Panther Head" saw handle, which he assigned to Woodrough & McParlin Mfg., Cincinnati, Ohio:

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Today this particular saw is very much sought after by collectors of old tools. The following picture of one such saw was sent to me by Mary Lou Stover, the editor of The Gristmill, a magazine for tool collectors. She took the picture at an antique tool show she had attended.

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Another "Panther Head" saw was found on the Internet website "eBay" and was purchased by my brother, Stephens B. Woodrough, a direct descendant of the patentee. He had it mounted in a shadowbox frame and it hangs in his home today. The 1880 census, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio enumerated on June 8th. The family located at 521 Seventh Street:

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Transcription: Woodrough, James, white, male, 32, husband, married; Saw Manufacturer; born Mass. parents born Mass. [incorrect, as parents were born in England] Julia, white, female, 29, wife, married; Housekeeping; born Ohio; parents born Ohio. Leonae, white, female, 8, daughter, at school; born Ohio R. James, white, male, 1, son; born Ohio Wilson, William, white, male, 22, brother-in-law, single; Saw Manufacturer Murray, B. S., white, male, 23, cousin, single; Saw Manufacturer [unknown] Anna, white, female, 20, cousin, single; servant girl Others making up the rest of the household include Robert and Marie McClean and their journalist son, 29 year old F. Charles McClean; Addie Boyd, Eddie McClain and Anna Ryan - all cousins. On January 25th, 1881 James Richards was granted his second patent. #236,925 for another saw handle design:

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[Note: in the interest of space, I have not included copies of the wording of the patents; just the pictures.]

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On January 17th, 1882 James Richards Woodrough was granted patent #252,570 for a handsaw:

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James continued to file for patents. Again the following year, he patented his invention of another saw handle. On February 6th, 1883 patent #272,007 was granted to James Richards Woodrough:

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Although his father was clearly into circular saws, all of the patents that James applied for had to do with handsaws. On January 21st, 1887 Leoni Richards Woodrough, the 15-year-old daughter of James and Mary Julia, died of heart disease. She was laid to rest at Spring Grove Cemetery on January 24th, next to her little sister. She was survived by her grieving parents and two younger brothers, James R. and Louis.

Death Records from Spring Grove Cemetery It was in 1889 that the first steps were taken to create The National Saw Trust. Wheeler, Madden & Clemson Mfg. Company and Monhagen Steel Works in Middletown, New York; the Woodrough & Clemson Company of Boston and Woodrough & McParlin Company of Cincinnati were consolidated into one corporation and became The National Saw Company. You will recall it was shortly after this announced merger that the patriarch of this family, Joseph Woodrough died in Woburn, just outside Boston. James Richards continued to work for the National Saw Company, at the former Woodrough & McParlin, until his death. James Richards Woodrough, son of Joseph and Agnes, husband of Mary Julia and father of James R. and Louis D. Woodrough, died on May 20th, 1894. He was just 54 years old. His earthly remains were carried to Spring Grove Cemetery where he was buried on the family plot, near his two daughters. The death records at Spring Grove indicate that James died, at his home on Reading Road:

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Death Records from Spring Grove Cemetery

The census of 1900 found Mary Julia and her sons at 570 Linden Avenue, so apparently she had moved from the Reading Road address where her husband died. 1900 Census: 31st Ward, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, Enumerated June 20th. Address: 570 Linden Ave. Woodrough, Mary J., head, b. Apr. 1851, 49, widow, mother of 4, 2 surviving, Mo. & Fa. b. Ohio; Owns home (not farm) No mtge. " , James R., son, b. Mar. 1879, 21, b. Ohio; occupation - bookkeeper " , Louis D., son, b. July 1882, 17, b. Ohio; in school Harris, Mary B., servant, age 24 On October 12th, 1904 James R. Woodrough II married Laura Hollmeyer and the newly-weds lived with his mother and brother at their home on Linden Avenue. By the census of 1910 the name of the street had been changed to Hale Avenue. Here's a copy of the census:

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Sometime before the 1920 census Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough sold her home on Hale Avenue and moved into what was then known as the Warwick Apartments on Reading Road in Avondale, a suburb of Cincinnati:

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You will note that even though she had "downsized" considerably, she still employed a servant, Fannie Robinson. But by 1930 things had changed and it was just mother and son:

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Fortunately for us, Mary Julia applied to the Daughters of the American Revolution [D. A. R.] and was granted membership number 17248. In doing so she had written down her family history! The following pages are in her handwriting and were written for her grandson:

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On June 11th, 1937 at the age of 86, Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough died. She was interred at Spring Grove Cemetery on the Woodrough family lot:

The children of JAMES WOODROUGH and MARY WILSON were:
LEONI RICHARDS4 WOODROUGH, b. October 23, 1871 MABEL LOUISE WOODROUGH, b. April 07, 1873 JAMES RICHARDS WOODROUGH, b. March 24, 1879 LOUIS DUHME WOODROUGH, b. July 06, 1882

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(JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born in September 1855 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. His exact date of birth remains an unknown; the month and year were taken from the census of 1900. Following the completion of his schooling, Herbert joined his father and two older brothers in the saw manufacturing business, either at Woodrough & McParlin in Cincinnati or at what was then known as Woodrough & Clemson Company in Woburn, Massachusetts. I do not know for fact, but I believe that it was while he lived and worked in Woburn that he met and married his bride, Lucy Homans.
HERBERT H.3 WOODROUGH

LUCY ROGERS HOMANS was born in Boston, Massachusetts sometime in December 1856 - again the exact date unknown. She was the daughter of CHARLES HOMANS and LYDIA KINSMAN. Herbert and Lucy were married in 1876 in or near Boston, possibly in Woburn. [Finding exact dates for Herbert and Lucy, other than death dates, has been impossible.] The 1877 Woburn City Directory cited Herbert H. Woodrough as a butcher

and he lived with his father on Railroad Street in East Woburn. Did Herbert attempt to change occupations - maybe follow in the footsteps of his grandfather in England? For whatever reason, he abandoned the butchering business and rejoined his father and brothers in the saw manufacturing business. While Herbert and Lucy lived in Woburn, they became parents for the first time. Their daughter, Agnes Josephine was born in January 1878 [exact date unknown]. But little Agnes contracted infant cholera and died on August 10th, 1878 at the age of seven months. She was interred in Montvale, Massachusetts but on July 14th, 1882 she was brought back to Cincinnati and buried on the family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery.

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By the census of 1880 Herbert age 24, and Lula, age 23, lived with his parents on Freeman Avenue in Cincinnati and he worked as a 'traveling agent' for Woodrough & McParlin. Shortly after this census, enumerated in June, Herbert and Lucy left Cincinnati and moved to Brooklyn, New York. It is also possible that they already had a home in Brooklyn and were just visiting his parents at the time of the census. On August 23rd, 1880 Lucy gave birth to their second child, another daughter they named Alice. According to birth records, Alice was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. The Woburn City Directory for 1883 listed the saw manufacturer as Clemson & Company but by the 1886 - 1887 Directory the name had been changed to Woodrough & Clemson, a partnership formed by Herbert H. Woodrough and Richard W. Clemson.

And the following article appeared in the Middletown Daily Times, Middletown New York on Thursday, June 11th, 1891:

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As we learned earlier, all of the saw manufactories owned by the Woodroughs were sold and became part of The National Saw Company about 1890. The following article appeared in a book entitled "Middletown Its Representative Business Men and its Points of Interest" published by New York Mercantile Publishing Company about 1893:

I guess being assistant treasurer of The National Saw Company wasn't considered to be an "occupation" by Herbert because in the next census that part was left blank. Maybe the person giving the information to the enumerator just didn't know exactly what it was Herbert did for a living! Another oddity I note with the 1900 census - Lucy claimed 3 children born, 1 living. I have found no record of a third child that apparently lived only a short time.

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City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn - 1900

Transcription of the 1900 census Brooklyn, New York: Woodrough, Herbert H, head, white, male, born Sept 1855; age 44; married 24 yrs.; born in Ohio; parents born Eng. No occupation given; owns home, free of mtge. Lucy P, wife, white, female, born Dec 1856; age 43; 3 children born, 1 living; born in Mass.; parents born in Mass. Alice M, daughter, white, female, born Aug 1880; age 19; single; born in Oh. Homan, Charles A., white, male, father-in-law, born May 1830; age 70, married 45 years; born in Mass.; parents born Mass. Lydia K., white, female, mother-in-law, born in June 1836; age 65, 2 children born, both living; born in Mass.; parents born in Mass. Hannen Mary, servant, June 1877, age 22, single, Ireland emigrated 1891 On September 19th, 1909 this announcement appeared in the Brooklyn Eagle:
Engaged: Chapman-Woodrough- Mr. & Mrs. Herbert H. Woodrough of 121 Halsey St. Brooklyn, announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice, to Mr. George A. Chapman of Manhattan.

And the nuptials took place sometime between September 1909 and April 1910 because the bride and groom lived with her parents at the time of the next census. Here is the transcription of the 1910 Census Record, enumerated 22 April, 1910 New York, Kings County - at 121 Halsey St.: WOODROUGH, Herbert H., head, male, white, 54, marr. 33 yrs., b. Ohio, Mo. Eng. Fa. Eng. Occ. Exporter, Carriages WOODROUGH, Lucy R., wife, female, white, 53, marr. 33 yrs., b. Mass. 3 children born, 1 surviving, Mo. Mass, Fa. Mass. occ.: none CHAPMAN, Alice W., daughter, female, white, 29, marr. less than 1 yr., b. Ohio, 0 children CHAPMAN, George A., son-in-law, male, white, 39, b. New York, Fa. NY, Mo. NY, Occ. Manager, Bank 72

Russell, E. A., chauffeur, M,W, 54, Widowed, b. Indiana Berg, Carolia, cook, female, white, 24, single. b. Norway, emig. 1907 Neuson, Alice, chambermaid, female, white, 22, single, b. Sweden, emig. 1907 The actual record is very faint and did not copy well for this narration. A copy is in my file. On Jan. 23rd, 1914 George A. Chapman died in Manhattan County, NY at the age of 42. Married less than five years, Alice [Woodrough] Chapman was widowed and returned to the home of her parents. Just two years later, on Jan. 7th, 1916 Herbert H. Woodrough died at his home in Brooklyn, Kings County, NY. The census for 1920 found Lucy and her daughter in Tarpon Springs, Florida:

At 208 Lemon Street: Woodrough, Lucye, head, rents, female, white, age 68, widow Chapman, Alice, daughter, female, white, age 39, widow. It appears that Lucy continued to live in New York but her daughter stayed in Florida, applied for a Social Security card and may even have gone to work, although that is not indicated on the next census. The 1930 census found Lucy lived at 138 Jackson Avenue, South Old Town, Suffolk Co., New York.

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Alice is not with Lucy in New York, but Lucy is with Alice in Florida!

At 65 West Tarpon Avenue: Chapman, Alice W., head, owns, value $14,100.; has a radio; female, white, 48, widow, born Ohio; father, Ohio, mother, Mass; no occupation. Woodrough, Lucy R., mother, female, white, age 73, widow Was Lucy a "snowbird" - spending winters in Florida and returning to New York for the summer months? Absolutely! It appears that the Woodroughs discovered Florida early on and took advantage of the balmy winters in Tarpon Springs. Lucy Rogers [Homan] Woodrough died in Pinellas County, Florida in September 1941 according to the Florida Death Index. Alice [Woodrough] Chapman died in New York in June 1963, according to the Social Security Death Index:

The children of HERBERT WOODROUGH and LUCY HOMANS were:
AGNES JOSEPHINE4 WOODROUGH, b. January ALICE WOODROUGH, b. August 23, 1880.

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(JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born 1858 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, the youngest son of Joseph and Agnes [Moorman] Woodrough. Like his older brothers, he went to work for his father at Woodrough & McParlin in Cincinnati. According to the 1880 census, he was a traveling agent.
RUFUS LEE3 WOODROUGH

About 1881 or 82 he married JENNIE BURNS in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Jennie born sometime in 1859. She was the daughter of JOHN BURNS and JENNIE THOMPSON. [I have not been able to locate an exact date of birth for either Rufus or Jennie.] Sometime in 1883 Rufus Lee and Jennie [Burns] Woodrough became parents of a son whom they named Ralph. The only evidence of this child's existence is his death record, which speaks for itself:

I gather this child was buried in the Chicago area, but three years later, on October 28th, 1890 was brought back to Cincinnati and reburied on the BURNS family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery. In 1888, when Rufus registered to vote, they lived at 293 Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. A copy of the registration book:

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In 1890 Rufus Lee was listed in both the New York City Business Directory and the Cincinnati Business Directory. 1890 NYC Directory: Woodrough, Rufus L. hardware, 99 Reade, h Illinois

The reason for the listing in the New York City Business Directory was explained by the following article, which appeared in the Middletown [New York] Daily Times on May 1st, 1891:

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The association of Mr. Hanchett and Rufus L. Woodrough ended abruptly with this notice published August 8th, 1895 in The Evening Bulletin [Chicago area]:

Rufus and Jennie Woodrough have not been located in the 1900 census. It is presumed they still lived in the Chicago area because of this entry, published c. 1905 in the Chicago Blue Book of Selected Names and Addresses of Prominent Residents: Lake View Women's Club, Belmont Hall, 1682-84 N. Clark

[But the Woodrough's are not listed in the City Directory section]

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By 1910 Rufus Lee was no longer associated with his brothers in the saw manufacturing business. Rufus and Jennie had moved to Indianapolis, Indiana where they were located in the census taken that year:

Transcription: Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana; enumerated 18 April, 1910; Center Township, Blanchern Flats Woodrough, Rufus L., head, male, white, age 51, marr. 28 yrs., born Ohio, Fa. Eng., Ma. Eng.; Manager for Marion Brick Co.; rents. Woodrough, Jean B., wife, female, white, age 50, born Ohio, Fa. Scotland, Ma Scotland, 0 children born, 0 living. [Note: Jennie & Rufus were the parents of a son, Ralph who died at the age of 4] Shortly after this census, Rufus and Jennie packed up and moved out to California where Rufus went into the real estate business. This ad appeared in the Oxnard [California] Courier on September 15th and 22nd, 1911:

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On November 11th, 1911 Jennie [Burns] Woodrough died in Los Angeles:

By the census of 1920 Rufus lived with his sister, Lutie at 620 Oxford Avenue:

Rufus was 62 years old, widowed and worked in real estate. He was the only member of the household that worked, other than the maid. The 1930 Census of Los Angeles, LA Co. California, enumerated April 11th: Listed at 1700 Victoria Avenue...

Rufus, age 72, and widowed had finally retired. Rufus Lee Woodrough died in Los Angeles on June 18th, 1935. It is presumed that both he and his wife, Jennie are buried in or near the Los Angeles area. Child of RUFUS WOODROUGH and JENNIE BURNS was: RALPH4 WOODROUGH, b. 1883

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(JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born on May 15th, 1862 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, the youngest child and only surviving daughter of Agnes and Joseph.
LULA MAY3 WOODROUGH

Listed as "Lula M." in the 1870 census, she was called "Lutie" in the 1880 census and from then on. She married RICHARD WALTER CLEMSON on August 9th, 1880 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Richard was born May 16th, 1858 in West Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the third and youngest son of WILLIAM CLEMSON and AMELIA WRIGHT. As we have read previously, Richard Clemson and his brothers, Francis and George had taken over the saw factory built by Joseph Woodrough and renamed the company Clemson & Company. George returned to Middletown, New York while Richard and Frank stayed in Woburn. Then, about 1886 Frank left Clemson & Co. and Richard formed a partnership with Lutie's brother, Herbert H. Woodrough, again renaming the company Woodrough & Clemson. While Richard ran the factory, the couple made their home in nearby Charleston. Since we don't have any census records for the year 1890, we'll just have to presume this couple remained in the Charleston area until after the sale of the factory in 1890 and it became part of The National Saw Company. I believe it was about that time that the couple moved to Middletown, New York, and Richard was named Treasurer of The National Saw Company. On January 15th, 1893, after 12 years of marriage, Lutie and Richard became parents for the first, and only, time. While the family was spending the winter in Tarpon Springs, Florida, GEORGE WOODROUGH CLEMSON was born. This article appeared in the Middletown [New York] Daily Times on Thursday, January 19th:

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I had to laugh when I read 'the aged grandmother was taken quite by surprise when informed in the morning of the advent of the youngster'! You mean she didn't suspect that perhaps Lutie was "with child"? I love the newspapers of old, since they do sometimes give us a glimpse into the daily happenings of the area. Had it not been for little news items, we would never have known that during the months of May and June 1891 at least three of Lutie's brothers paid them a visit in Middletown New York. And these items also confirm that Richard and Lutie had moved to Middletown from Charlestown around 1890. Here's another news item that appeared in the Middletown Daily Argus on Tuesday, September 4th, 1894:

According to an article written in 1991 about the Clemson brothers: "Around the turn of the century George Clemson withdrew from active participation with the National Saw Company to concentrate on the hacksaw blade business. His brother Richard had retired earlier for health reasons." By the 1900 census, Richard W. Clemson was retired. Here is an extract of that census:

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Transcription: Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough County, Florida, enumerated June 1st: Clemson. Richard W., head, white, male, born May 1858, age 42, married 19 years born Mass., both parents born England; occupation: Capitalist; owns home, free of mortgage. Clemson, Lutie M., wife, female, white, born May 1862, age 38, married 19 years, 1 child born, 1 living; born Ohio, both parents born England Clemson, George W., son, male, white, born Jan. 1893, age 7, born Florida, Woodrough, Agnes, mother-in-law, born March 1817, age 83, widow, born England, had 6 children 4 living, immigrated 1827 Woodrough, Horace W., brother-in-law, male, white, born June 1846, age 53, widow, born Massachusetts, both parents born England; retired. Lillie M. Styles, Housekeeper, white, female, born Scotland Rebecca Perkins, Servant, black, female, born So. Carolina Richard and Lutie Clemson continued to make their home in Florida at least until 1904 when Lutie sent this congratulatory telegram to her nephew, James Richards, on the occasion of his marriage to Laura Hollmeyer:

Sometime between 1904 and 1910 Richard and Lutie Clemson sold their homes in New York and Florida, packed up the family - that included her aged mother, Agnes - moved across the country, and settled in Los Angeles, California.

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Transcription: 1910 LOS ANGELES TWP, Los Angeles County, Calif., enumerated April 15th: Clemson, Richard W., head, male, white, age 52, married 29 yrs.; born Mass.; parents - Eng.; no occupation; rents house. Clemson, Lutie M., wife, female, white, age 47, married 29 yrs. Clemson, George W., son, male, white, age 17, single, born Florida; attended school. Woodrough, Agnes, mother-in-law, female, white, age 94, widow, 6 children born, 4 living, born England; immigrated 1835 Toski, Servant, Japanese In the ensuing years, Luties' sister-in-law, Jennie [Burns] Woodrough died [1911]; her mother, Agnes, died [1912] and about two years later [1914] their only son, George Woodrough Clemson took as his bride Katherine LEONARD. But the house wasn't empty for long. Rufus Lee Woodrough, widowed in 1911, moved in with his sister and brother-in-law. The 1920 census, enumerated on January 8th, listed the family at 620 Oxford Street, Los Angeles. An excerpt of that census:

Transcription #620 Oxford Avenue Clemson, Richard W., Owns home, no mtg., male, white,67, married, born NY, both parents England, no occupation Clemson, Lutie M., female, white, 57, married, born Ohio, both parents England. Woodrow, Rufus L., bro.-in-law, male, white, 62,wid., born Ohio, both parents England; occupation: real estate. O'Neill, Louise, maid Richard Walter Clemson died January 8th, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 70. For someone who retired very young "for health reasons,” Richard lived a very long life. Lutie stayed in Los Angeles but sold their home on Oxford Avenue and moved to a home on Victoria Avenue, which she continued to share with her brother, Rufus.

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Lula May [Woodrough] Clemson died April 18th, 1940 just a month short of her 78th birthday.

The only child of LULA WOODROUGH and RICHARD CLEMSON was:
GEORGE WOODROUGH4 CLEMSON,

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WOODROUGH THE FOURTH GENERATION
[Only the names in caps are covered in this chapter.]
Children of Horace and Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough were: HOWARD BECKETT WOODROUGH and wife, Margarette Grimm JOSEPH WILLIAM WOODROUGH and wife, Ella Bonner FREDRICK CHARLES WOODROUGH and wife, Katherine Gulick Children of James Richards and Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough were: Leoni Richards [died at the age of 16] Mabel Louise [died at the age of 6] JAMES RICHARDS WOODROUGH and wife, Laura Alma HOLLMEYER LOUIS DUHME WOODROUGH Children of Herbert H. and Lucy Rogers [Homans] Woodrough were: Agnes Josephine [died at the age of 7 months] ALICE WOODROUGH and husband, George A. Chapman Child of Rufus Lee and Jennie [Burns] Woodrough was: Ralph [died at the age of 4] Child of Lula May [Woodrough] and Richard Walter Clemson was: GEORGE WOODROUGH CLEMSON and wife, Katherine Leonard

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The first of the three children born to Horace and Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough was HOWARD BECKETT4 WOODROUGH (HORACE WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE), born January 27th, 1872 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. In the census of 1880, 8-year-old Howard was not listed with his parents and siblings, who lived in Covington, Kentucky. I thought perhaps he was with his grandmother, Martha [Woods] Beckett in Hamilton, Ohio but he was not listed in that household either. Howard was located in Hamilton, Ohio:

The census is incomplete, as it does not list his relationship to the individual that owns the boarding house [Jane Davidson], and it does not indicate if he attended school or not. I have not been able to establish a connection to the retired individual with whom Howard apparently shared a room. The name is difficult to make out and I would transcribe it as "Paul Bissele". The address was 152 High Street and the Beckett's lived at 212 Dayton Street. Both addresses are part of the 3rd ward, Hamilton, Ohio. On August 31st, 1891, Howard and his younger brother, William returned from a trip to Europe aboard the ship "Wieland,” which departed Hamburg and was last from LaHavre, France. His age was given as 20, occupation as merchant, and destination was Cincinnati. An excerpt of the ship manifest:

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Our next glimpse of Howard was this little item that appeared in the Hamilton [Ohio] Daily Republican on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th, 1892:

Neither Howard Beckett Woodrough nor his bride, MARGARETH GRIMM has been located in the 1900 census. By the next census, Howard has married and moved to California. It is unknown where or when he married. Here is an excerpt of the 1910 census for Ontario City, San Bernardino County, California, enumerated April 15th:

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Transcription: Woodrough, Howard, head, male, white, 39, married once, 5 years, born Ohio; father, New York; mother, unk.; speaks Eng.; occupation: farm manager, orange grove; rents, farm. Woodrough, Margaret, wife, female, white, 37, married 5 years, no children; born Germany; parents, Germany; immigrated 1893. Woodrough, Horace W., father, male, white, 64, married once [error-he is widowed] born New York [error-born Mass.]; parents, England; occupation: own income. By the next census, Howard and Margareth had moved to the Newport Heights area of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. Here's an excerpt of that census, enumerated on the 15th of January:

Transcription: Woodrough, Howard B., head, own with a mtge.; male, white, 47, married, born Ohio, Fa. Mass.; Mo. Ohio; occupation: Farmer , Margaret, wife, female, white, 47, married; immigrated 1893, naturalized by marriage; born Germany, parents, Germany For some reason Howard and Margareth sold that farm and bought another farm in Escandido, San Diego County, California where they lived in 1930. The census for that year, enumerated April 24th:

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Transcription: 295 Encinatos Road Woodrough, Howard B., head, owns, (no value listed) Farm? yes; male, white, 58, married; age 35 when marr.; born, Ohio, father, Mass.; mother, Ohio; Farmer, Fruit farm. Woodrough, Margareth, wife, female, white, 57, married; age 34 when marr.; immigrated in 1892 Howard Beckett Woodrough died on July 2nd, 1946.

Margareth [Grimm] Woodrough survived her husband 12 years and died on October 9th, 1958:

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JOSEPH WILLIAM4 WOODROUGH (HORACE WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born August 29th, 1873 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, the second child of Horace and Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough. In 1880 the 6-year-old, then called "William,” lived with his parents and younger brother in Covington. In the 20-year gap between this census and the next, there is very little we know about the life of Joseph William. We do know that on August 31, 1891 William, accompanied by his older brother Howard, returned to America aboard the ship Wieland. This voyage originated in Hamburg, Germany, last from LaHavre, France, and landed at the Port of New York. Had Joseph gone to Germany to study? Howard and William listed their final destination as Cincinnati, but I believe Joseph only made a brief stop in the Cincinnati area then traveled farther west, ending up somehow in Texas. You will see later why I raise this question. Where he studied law and received his "permission to practice" is another unknown. Remember, back in the late 1800's and early 1900's there was no such thing as a law school. One would usually read the law, perhaps work for a lawyer, then be examined and approved by a judge before being allowed to practice. Quite different back then. By 1900 Joseph W. Woodrough lived and worked in Omaha, Nebraska. Here is an excerpt of the census for that year:

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1900 Census - Omaha City, Douglas Co., Nebraska, enumerated June 1st: at 2611 Pierce Street Woodrough, William J., roomer, white, male, Aug. 1873, age 26, single, born Ohio; father, NY; mother, Ohio; occupation: Lawyer Sometime in 1904 Joseph married Ella [Bonner] BECKETT. Ella BONNER was born on February 23rd, 1874 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of George and Elizabeth [Harrison] Bonner. Ella was the second wife of William Davidson BECKETT, youngest brother of Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough. In other words, Joseph William Woodrough married his aunt! William D. Beckett was married first to Marion BECK. In January 1889, Marion gave birth to a son, Henry, but died on February 12th from complications of childbirth. On October 2nd, 1891 William married Ella BONNER. On June 27th, 1892 Ella gave birth to their daughter, Margery and on December 12th, 1893 they had a son, Guy Beckett. From "History of the Woods Family,” published in 1936: "Mr. W. D. Beckett was a lawyer in Omaha and died from exposure, having been caught in a prairie blizzard." Following his death on January 10th, 1903 his son, Henry returned to Hamilton, Ohio and was raised by his grandmother. Here is an excerpt of the census of 1910:

Transcription: 1910 Census - Omaha City, Douglas Co., Nebraska, enumerated April 18th: at 1506 So. 25th Avenue Woodrough, Joseph W., head, male, white, 36, married once, 6 yrs., born Ohio; father, Mass.; mother, Ohio; speaks English; occupation: Lawyer, general practice; owns home with mortgage. ..............., Ella B., wife, female, white, 36, married 2; 6 yrs., born Neb.; father, Iowa, mother, Eng. Beckett, Guy, step-son, male, white, 16, single, born Neb.; father Ohio, mother, Neb.; attended school Beckett, Margery, step-dau., female, white, 18, single, born Neb.; attended school

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On Sept. 3, 1918 Joseph William Woodrough registered with the local [draft] board of Douglas Co., Neb. He was of medium height, medium build, had blue eyes and brown hair.

Although I was unable to locate Joseph and Ella in the 1920 census, we know they were still there: NEBRASKA BLUE BOOK, 1920 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN NEBRASKA. JudgesDISTRICT COURT, NEBRASKA DISTRICT. Salary $7,500 $7,500

Thomas C. Munger, Lincoln Joseph W. Woodrough, Omaha

On Feb. 10th, 1928 Joseph and Ella Woodrough returned from a trip to Havana, Cuba by way of the Port of New Orleans:

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1930 Census - Ralston, Douglas Co., Nebraska, enumerated April 8th: at 74 Highland: Woodrough, Joseph, head, own, value $15,000.; has a radio; male, white, 56, married 30 yrs.; born, Kentucky; parents, Ohio; occupation: Judge, U. S. District Woodrough, Ella B., wife, female, white, 56, married 30 yrs. [Next door, at 76 Highland, are Ella's daughter Margery, her husband and children.] An excerpt of that census:

On September 22nd, 1934 Joseph and Ella returned from a trip to Europe aboard the S. S. Ilsenstein, which sailed from Antwerp, Belgium on September 10th and arrived at the Port of New York.

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I mention these two trips because there was a discrepancy in Ella's date of birth, which I gleaned from these records. You will notice that on their first return trip her date of birth was given as January 12th, 1874; on the second trip, February 23rd. On March 3rd, 1941 Joseph and Ella returned from another trip abroad, this time her date of birth was given, again, as February 23rd:

They were accompanied on this trip by their grandson, Thomas Burns. From this record, we discover that Margery and her family had moved to Glenview, Illinois. There are many references to Judge Joseph W. Woodrough and his judicial career on the internet. Here are a couple of quotes: From Encyclopedia4U.com comes this quote: "Joseph William Woodrough (August 29 1873 - October 3 1977) was the longest-lived and longest-serving judge in the history of the United States judiciary. However, others have performed judicial work at greater ages or for longer periods. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and resided in Nebraska from 1897. He was appointed a judge of the United States District Court for Nebraska by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and promoted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. He took senior status in January 1961, and performed no judicial functions after taking part in a courthouse dedication later that year. However, he remained a salaried Senior Circuit Judge until his death in 1977." From fjc.gov website, this information: Woodrough, Joseph William Born August 29, 1873, in Cincinnati, OH Died October 2, 1977 Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. District Court, District of Nebraska Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on March 13, 1916, to a seat vacated by William H. Munger; Confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 1916, and received commission on April 3, 1916. Service terminated on April 12, 1933, due to appointment to another judicial position.

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Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Nominated by Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 3, 1933, to a seat vacated by Arba Seymour Van Valkenburg; Confirmed by the Senate on April 12, 1933, and received commission on April 12, 1933. Assumed senior status on January 3, 1961. Service terminated on October 2, 1977, due to death. Education: Heidelburg University Read law, 1893 Professional Career: Judge, Ward County Court, Texas, 1894-1896 County attorney, Ward County, Texas, 1897 Private practice, Omaha, Nebraska, 1898-1916 [Note: the above reference to Heidelburg University could be Heidelberg College, located in Tiffin, Ohio. But there is the record of Joseph and William returning from Hamburg, so it is possible that he did attend school in Germany. How he ended up in Texas is a mystery.] Ella [Bonner] Woodrough died at her home in Ralston, Douglas County, Nebraska on April 14th, 1962 and was laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in Omaha, on April 16th, 1962. Excerpt of a letter dated Nov. 4, 1976 from Fred C. Woodrough, Jr. to Margaret Woodrough: "....My father was the youngest of three brothers, Howard, Joseph William and Fredrick Charles. Howard and my father are deceased, but Uncle Will......still lives at age 103 at 400 E. Randolph, Apt. 1713 Chicago, Ill. with his step daughter, Margery Burns." Judge Joseph William Woodrough died at the home of his stepdaughter, Margery Burns, in Chicago Illinois on October 3rd, 1977. His remains were returned to Omaha where he was buried on October 5th, 1977, in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, next to his wife. Joseph William and Ella [Bonner] WOODROUGH did not have children. FREDRICK CHARLES4 WOODROUGH (HORACE WILLIAM3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born December 22nd, 1875 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. In 1900 Fredrick lived with his grandmother, Martha BECKETT at 510 E. Dayton Street, Hamilton, Ohio as evidenced by the census record of that year. He was then 24 years old and worked as an agent for a machine tool manufacturing company. He married KATHERINE GULICK on November 12th, 1907 in Hawaii. www.14beacon.org/fguides/snow.htm had this information on Katherine Gulick and 101

her father: Katherine Gulick, born in 1878 was the youngest of Orramell Hinckley and Ann Eliza [Clark] Gulick’s adopted children. Katherine married first George Enyeart Hooven and later Frederic Charles Woodrough. Orramell Hinkley Gulick, 1830-1923, was the son of Rev. Peter Johnson Gulick, 1796-1877, and Fanny Hinkley Thomas Gulick, 1798-1883. Born October 7, 1830 in Honolulu, Oahu, he married Ann Eliza Clark May 19, 1855. In 1857, Orramell Hinkley Gulick was the second mate of the Morning State and in 1859 was the first mate. From 1862-1865, the Gulicks were missionaries at Waiohinu, where Orramell Hinkley Gulick taught at the Kau Female Seminary. From 1865-1869, Gulick was principal of the Waialua Girls’ Board School; from 1870-1892, the Gulicks were stationed in Kobe, Japan. Apparently after his marriage to Katherine in Hawaii they moved to Japan where Fredrick took up teaching. While in Tokyo, Katherine gave birth to their daughter, Dorothy. Dorothy was born August 19th, 1908. The census of 1910 found the family back in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio:

The family returned to Japan, shortly after this census, where their second child was born. Fredrick Charles Woodrough, Jr. was born July 12th, 1911 in Tokyo, Japan. Fredrick and Katherine then had a daughter, Anne, born June 1st, 1917. Again, there is a discrepancy in a date of birth. The census of 1900 listed Fredrick's year of birth as 1875, yet when he returned from Yokohama, Japan in 1931, his date of birth was given as December 22nd, 1874:

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This ship, the S. S. Asama, arrived at the Port of Los Angeles and Fredrick's destination in the United States was 1700 Victoria Avenue, which was the address of his Aunt, Lutie Clemson. The only other record for Fredrick Charles that I was able to locate was another return trip to the U. S. in September 1951. At the age of 78 and traveling alone, Fredrick arrived at the Port of New York aboard the ship S. S. Talleyrand from Yokohama. His destination was Cincinnati, Ohio and he had 1 trunk and 1 suitcase:

I do not know where Fredrick and his family were either before the war broke out or during the war, but I presume they were in Hawaii before the war because of the work of their daughter, Dorothy.

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Fredrick Charles and his wife, Katherine, died in Tokyo and are buried there. This web page was written in Japanese and when I asked for a transcription of the page, this is what I got:

Children of FREDRICK WOODROUGH and KATHERINE GULICK are:
i. DOROTHY5 WOODROUGH, b. August 19, 1908, Honolulu, Hawaii Co., HI; d. 1957; m. NEWTON WESLEY EDGERS, February 23, 1929, Tokyo, Japan. A query found on the internet: "Seeking info on Dorothy Woodrough and her professor father who both lived in Japan in the 1930s. Aunt Dorothy married Newton Edgers, a newspaper man who came to Japan in the 1920s. She was a translator at Op-20-G Naval Intelligence, and translated a message about giving signals from Oahu to the Japanese ships hiding offshore. This was December 6, 1941 and is mentioned in several books including “Infam”y by John Tolland. She died at the end of WWII. " ii. FREDRICK CHARLES WOODROUGH, b. July 12, 1911, Honolulu, Hawaii Co., HI; d. February

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02, 1991, Silver Spring, Montgomery Co., Maryland; m. EVELYN CLARK, June 22, 1940. "This man and his sister were educated in Japan. They worked for the government as translators during WWII. They are mentioned in "At Dawn We Slept". They saw the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor coming, but could not convince anyone." The Japanese Story of the Battle of Midway "The arduous task of translating this document was accomplished by Mr. Fred Woodrough, Jr., of the Office of Naval Communications. Mr. Woodrough accompanied the Naval Analysis Division to Japan where he served as the senior interpreter and translator of that group." Source: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER website. iii. ANNE WOODROUGH, b. June 01, 1917, Tokyo, Japan; d. 1954.

So there you have the information on the three children of Horace and Sarah [Beckett] Woodrough. Of the three, only the youngest - Fredrick Charles - left heirs. All three led very interesting lives and later, perhaps more will become known about them, especially Fredrick and his daughter, Dorothy. Since they lived and died in a foreign country, it is extremely difficult to find very much on the internet. Regretfully, in all of the correspondence between Fredrick Jr. and Margot Woodrough, my sister in law, there is very little mentioned about his parents and their life in Japan. It appears, from a query posted on the internet, that Dorothy married a newspaper reporter named Newton Edgers and that she died in Tokyo in 1957. The last trip that Fredrick Charles made back to the United States, in 1951, listed his destination as Chillicothe, Ohio. His youngest child, Anne, lived in Chillicothe, where she died in 1954. I believe we can safely presume he came back to visit with her. Fredrick Charles Woodrough, Jr. married Evelyn Clark and they lived in Silver Spring, Maryland. Fredrick, Jr. died there in 1991 and Evelyn [Clark] Woodrough in 2001. (Margot and Steve Woodrough visited with Evelyn in 1999. She did not have much information about the family to share. At her death her executor wrote to say that no family papers were found.)

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children. Their first child, LEONI RICHARDS WOODROUGH was born October 23rd, 1871 but died at the age of 15, on January 21st, 1887. Their second child, another daughter they named MABEL LOUISE was born April 7th, 1873 but died before her 6th birthday, on February 6th, 1879. As mentioned earlier, both little girls are buried on the Woodrough family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati. The third child of James R. and Mary Julia was my grandfather: JAMES RICHARDS4 WOODROUGH (JAMES RICHARDS3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE), born March 24th, 1879 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. According to the census of 1900, James R. lived with his mother, Julia, and younger brother, Louis D. on Linden Avenue in Cincinnati. James was 21 years of age and worked as a bookkeeper [the name of the company not given].

In 1904, when his engagement to Laura Alma HOLLMEYER was announced, it was quite a social event, according to the prenuptial write-ups in the local newspapers. The bride-to-be carefully cut out and preserved all of he newspaper articles, but regretfully did not record the dates or the name of the newspaper. Here is a transcription of one: "The engagement of interest to society folk generally, and Avondale in

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particular, was that announced Tuesday last by Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hollmeyer of their daughter, Laura, to Mr. James R. Woodrough. Miss Hollmeyer, a late graduate of the H. Thane Miller School, is a lass of exceptional accomplishments. She has traveled extensively abroad and is a clever musician and an altogether charming girl. Her father is a well known leather merchant, whose handsome home is at 3828 Reading Road, The prospective groom is a salesman in charge of the United States Playing Card Company, and son of the late James and Mrs. Julia Wilson Woodrough, of Hale Avenue, Avondale. The young couple will be married early in October." was born on January 7th, 1880 in Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky, the youngest child of Louis Bernard and Katherine [Herber] Hollmeyer. She became the bride of James Richards Woodrough on October 12th, 1904. A transcription of a newspaper account of the nuptials:
LAURA ALMA HOLLMEYER

The Woodrough - Hollmeyer Wedding The marriage of Miss Laura Hollmeyer, of Avondale, and Mr. James Richards Woodrough was celebrated at 6 o'clock on Wednesday at the home of the bride's parents at Reading Road and Marion Avenue. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hollmeyer. She was graduated from the Thane Miller School and afterward traveled in Europe extensively. The groom is the son of Mrs. Julia Wilson Woodrough, of Hale Avenue, Avondale, and holds a responsible position with the United States Playing Card Company. The residence of the bride's parents, which is one of the most beautiful of the modern colonial homes in Avondale, has been elaborately decorated. The ceremony was performed in the white and gold drawing room, which had decorations of white chrysanthemums. American Beauty roses adorned the library, and the dining room had a profusion of pink roses. The beautiful bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" was played by a string orchestra. The marriage service was performed by Rev. Chas. Frederick Goss. The bride was radiant in a gown of white satin, trimmed with rare old Flemish lace. Her veil of tulle was caught with a pendant of diamonds, and she carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The brides' sister, Mrs. W. F. Cochran, of St. Louis, was matron of honor, wearing her wedding gown of white satin and Duchesse lace and carrying pink roses. Miss Riedesel, of Philadelphia, and three of the bride's classmates were the bridesmaids, Miss Andrews, Miss Grace Kinsley and Miss Emily Tietig. All the maids wore 1830's gowns of pink taffeta with satin girdles. The groom's best man was Mr. Louis Woodrough, and the ushers were Mr. Harry Kerr, of Walkersville, Ontario, Mr. Fredrick Woodrough, of Hamilton, Ohio, Mr. A. S. Anderson of Detroit, Michigan, and Mr. Q. A. Dunlap, of this city. The bride's mother was richly gowned in black crepe de chine trimmed with Duchesse lace. Mrs. Woodrough, the groom's mother, was in pale lavender crepe with lace trimmings, diamond and amethyst brooches. Those who joined the bride

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and groom and bridal party at the bride's table were Miss Shirley Teal of Hamilton, Mr. Charles A. Bauer of Springfield, Miss Hamburg of Louisville, and Mr. William Cochran of St. Louis. Some of the out of town guests were Mr. Herbert Woodrough and daughter, Miss Alice, from Brooklyn, N. Y., Miss Minnie Kerr from Walkersville, Ontario, Miss Isabell Beardsley from Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Riedesel and daughter from Philadelphia, and Miss W. I. Carpenter of Knoxville, Tenn. The bride gave her maids Dresden card cases and the groom gave the men seal rings. The newly married couple left for an Eastern tour and upon their return will be for a time with the bride's parents." On April 16th, 1906 James and Laura became parents for the first time. Regretfully, the infant was stillborn. The unnamed baby was laid to rest on the Woodrough family plot at Spring Grove Cemetery. Three years later, on July 26th, 1909 Laura presented her husband with a healthy baby boy whom they named John Randolph. The census of 1910 found the little family lived with his mother, Mary Julia and James' younger brother, Louis D. on Hale Avenue in Avondale. James worked for a manufacturer of playing cards; Louis D. was a clerk for an oil company. On October 10th, 1918 James received an honorable discharge from the New York Guard for which he had signed up on July 1st, 1918:

Here is an excerpt from the 1920 census:

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Transcription: 1920 Census, Forest Hills, Queens, New York: Woodrough, James, Head, Own, Mtg.; male, white, 42, born Oh.; parents Oh., Salesman of Dry Goods - - - - - - - - , Lora, wife, 40 - - - - - - - - , James, son 10 Brase, Anna, maid Did Laura have second thoughts about having named her son John rather than carrying on the family name James? In 1923 Laura and her friend, Bessie Maxwell, took their teenage children on a little trip to Bermuda. Here they are, listed on the manifest of the S. S. Araguaya, as they returned to New York on April 5th:

Apparently April was a good month for traveling. Laura and her son, John were listed on the manifest of passengers aboard the S. S. Siboney when it returned

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to the Port of New York on April 7th, 1925, having sailed from Havana, Cuba. [The list is very faint and did not copy well enough for this narration.] And here's James as he returned from a trip to Bermuda. The S. S. Fort Victoria sailed from Hamilton, Bermuda on May 22nd, 1926 and arrived at the Port of New York May 24th:

Since James did work for the U. S. Playing Card Company, he may have been returning from a business trip. Later that same year, on August 11th, 1926 to be exact, Laura [Hollmeyer] Woodrough's mother died in Cincinnati. Laura and her sister, Adaline [Hollmeyer] Cochran inherited the family home on Reading Road and sometime in the next year, James and Laura left New York and took up residence in the Hollmeyer family home in Cincinnati. In 1928 the S. S. Pennland sailed from Cherbourg on September 22nd and arrived at the Port of New York on October 1st. Listed on the manifest was "James R. Woodrough, age 19, born July 26, 1909 in Cincinnati, whose address in the United States was given as 3828 Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio". James? Well, we know this was John - but why the name confusion still?

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Co., Ohio. Here's an excerpt of that census:

Actually, their son was not at home, but attended college at The Irving School in Tarrytown, New York, from whence he graduated in June of that year:

Following his graduation, this little item appeared in a Cincinnati newspaper:

The article said he expected to be gone several years and he was. He returned to the

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U. S. on Christmas day, 1934, a Christmas gift for his mother?

A letter, written by Fredrick C. Woodrough, Jr. to my sister-in-law, Margot, in 1977 gives us some insight on James R. Woodrough and his son, John: "Jay Woodrough was a very affable person, most enjoyable to be with and a wonderful conversationalist. He did have one fault: vulnerability to alcohol. I first met him in Los Angeles when I arrived in this country in 1930. He was visiting my Aunt Lutie Clemson, as was I. He, my uncle Howard (my father's and the Judge's brother) and I toured the Grand Canyon area that summer, but before we left on that trip, Jay disappeared from the Clemson household for about four days -apparently on a binge. He was that type of alcoholic. At all other times, you could not find a finer gentleman. Laura was not with him on that trip so I did not get to meet her until about 1932-3, when my father and I went to Hamilton. She was a wonderful lady in every sense of the word, with firmness and gentleness. Some time later, I visited with John, your father in law, in the Reading Street house. We lived it up, but good, and I think it took all of Laura's influence to keep the family from being kicked out of one of the country clubs, (The Cincinnati Country Club?) John and I and our dates took it upon ourselves to go swimming in the Club pool at 4 A.M. and in other ways to make a general nuisance of ourselves. A couple of nights later, we decided at about 2 in the morning to drive to Chicago to go to the World's Fair. We were thwarted in this attempt, and I don't recall what the direct obstacle was unless it was a sudden discovery that we didn't have enough currency with us. We saw Jay and Laura another time. They had moved to an apartment by then, and Jay was not well. She was the same lady as ever. Evelyn was with me by then it must have been in the fifties. We were driving to Columbus to pick up my mother at the airport - she was flying in from Japan. In any event, John, Laura and Evelyn and myself went out to dinner at a hotel. That was the last time I saw any one of them. I did try to call John on at least one other occasion - it must have been in the early to mid sixties, but could get no answer from the number in the book. Subsequently I was told that he was in very bad health then. There is a thing that comes to mind. With all of his fine gentlemanliness, Jay did, I think, have some bigoted thoughts. Though not much of a churchman himself, he seemed to be very anti-Catholic. Am I correct in my recollection that your mother112

in-law is Catholic and that Jay could never get over his son marrying a Catholic? I want to hasten to add that I myself do not have any prejudices - a nice way of saying that I have no strong beliefs - one way or another. My younger sister married a Catholic, and I went to a Jesuit school - Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska." [The letter ends with the usual pleasantries, which I did not include here.]

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The house on Reading Road was taken by the city and torn down sometime in the mid 1940's and "Jay" and Laura moved to an apartment at 1724 Madison Avenue, Cincinnati. James Richards Woodrough died on May 13th, 1952 and was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery. Laura Alma survived her husband fourteen years and died at their Madison Avenue apartment on July 20th, 1966. She, too, is buried on the Woodrough family plot at Spring Grove, although her grave remains unmarked. Children of JAMES WOODROUGH and LAURA HOLLMEYER were:
UNNAMED INFANT5 WOODROUGH, b. April 16, 1906, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; d. April 16, 1906, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. JOHN RANDOLPH WOODROUGH, b. July 26, 1909, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; d. August 08, 1970, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; m. JANE ASHTON BLAKELY, November 23, 1935, Ft. Mitchell, Kenton Co., Kentucky.

As an interesting aside, I include here a picture that has been in my possession for a long time. It isn't so much the picture, although it is a beautiful horse, it's what is written on the back of the picture that peeked my interest.

Written on the back, in my mother's handwriting:

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Was this really my grandfather "in his prime"? On March 17, 2004 I typed "The Feudist" into the search box on my computer and found, much to my great surprise, the very same picture on the American Saddlebred online website! So I wrote to them and asked if they knew anything about the horse and rider. Here is what is known about the horse:

And the rider was Mr. Robert S. McCray, the horse's trainer. They did not know who owned the horse. Information on "The Feudist" is still available online, but not the picture. The

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American Saddlebred online website no longer exists. The youngest child of James R. and Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough was LOUIS DUHME4 WOODROUGH (JAMES RICHARDS3, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) He was born July 6th, 1883 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. He was obviously named in honor of his father's very good friend and co-worker, Louis Duhme. As we have seen in prior census records, Louis lived with his mother, Mary Julia and never married. In the census of 1910 he worked as a clerk for an oil company, but when he signed up for the draft in September 1918 he said he was "president and general manager of Monitor Stove Co." Here's a copy of his registration card:

In 1920 Louis and his mother lived at 3376 Reading Road (Warwick Apts.) He gave his age as 35, and occupation as manufacturer of heating systems. [If he gave his age as 35 in 1918 when he visited the draft board, how can he still be 35 two years later?] Ten years later Louis and Mary Julia still lived at the Warwick apartments on Reading Road. And they just can't seem to get his age right. I guess it really didn't matter much back in those days! Louis' age was given as 42; he was 47. I don't know what happened to the Monitor Stove Company, but according to the 1930 census, Louis was a "salesman of stocks". Keeping in mind that the stock market "crashed" in 1929, I don't think this was the best time in the world to go into the 117

stock trading and sales business! On July 14th, 1930 Louis gave Laura H. Woodrough, his sister in law, a note in the amount of $48,925.00:

In 1930 this was an extraordinary amount of money! And I know Laura lived to regret her generosity. This note was never repaid. Louis Duhme Woodrough died on August 26th, 1969. At the time of his death, he lived in a rented room at 625 Main Street in Cincinnati. Louis was buried on the Woodrough family plot at Spring Grove. And that brings to a close the lives of the two surviving children of James Richards and Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough.

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August 23rd, 1880 in Brooklyn, Kings Co., New York. She married GEORGE A. CHAPMAN, son of ALONZO and SARAH CHAPMAN. Alice was the only child born to Herbert and Lucy [Homans] Woodrough and her life story was told, for the most part, in the last chapter when I was telling about the life of her parents. Alice was widowed after just five years of marriage and never remarried. She died in New York in June 1963. She did apply for and receive a Social Security card, as it was from the SSDI that I obtained her month and year of death. GEORGE WOODROUGH4 CLEMSON (LULA MAY3 WOODROUGH, JOSEPH2, JOSEPH1 WOODROFFE) was born January 15th, 1893 in Tarpon Springs, Hillsborough Co., Florida, and died May 27th, 1977 in San Diego, California. He married KATHERINE LEONARD in 1914 in Los Angeles, LA Co., California. Katherine was born September 8th, 1895 in Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, the daughter of WILLIAM LEONARD and AGNES SHAW. Judge Joseph Woodrough sent Margot (Woodrough) a letter containing genealogical information on the Woodrough's, including the name and address for George W. Clemson in Rancho Santa Fe. Margot wrote to him in April 1977 but never received a reply. Now we know why. He died in May 1977. Children of GEORGE CLEMSON and KATHERINE LEONARD were:
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Descendants of William Wilson
The information given here on the first two generations of WILSONS was found at the LDS website. There were no source notes and I cannot verify their authenticity. The information on the remaining generations came from the handwritten notes of Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough, which were copied and appear in an earlier chapter of this narration.
Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM1 WILSON was born November 19th, 1690 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, and died in 1741 in Perth, Scotland. He married MARGARET ALEXANDER. Child of WILLIAM WILSON and MARGARET ALEXANDER was:
2. i. JOHN2 WILSON, b. 1724, Almagh, Ireland; d. Virginia. Generation No. 2

2. JOHN2 WILSON (WILLIAM1) was born in 1724 in Almagh, Ireland, and died in Virginia. He married JANE POLLOCK. Child of JOHN WILSON and JANE POLLOCK was:
3. i. ANDREW3 WILSON, b. July 15, 1761, Almagh, Ireland; d. September 09, 1832, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. Generation No. 3

3. ANDREW3 WILSON (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born July 15th, 1761 in Almagh, Ireland, and died September 09th, 1832 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. He married LILLY PORTER on February 26th, 1789 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. Lilly was the daughter of WILLIAM PORTER and MARY BOWEN, born in 1765 in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. Lilly [Porter] Wilson died in Hamilton, Ohio on October 16th, 1828. Note for ANDREW WILSON [written by Mary Julia [Wilson] Woodrough: "At 16 years of age was a private soldier in the revolution army. In his old age he was granted a pension of twenty dollars per year from March 4th, 1831 until his death, which was in 1832. This pension was paid to him in Cincinnati, Ohio, recorded by N. Rice, Clerk in Book D, Vol. 10, pg. 50 Payments made by the President of United States War Bank. Louis Cass was then Secretary of War. 122

Papers were examined and countersigned by J. L. Edward." "7th Virginia Regiment - Cavalry. He enlisted in Rockbridge Co., Virginia. Received this information from Washington, D.C." Children of ANDREW WILSON and LILLY PORTER were:
JANE4 WILSON. JENNIE WILSON. MARY BOWEN WILSON. SARAH WILSON. WILLIAM WILSON. JOHN KELLY WILSON, b. October 12, 1796, Mercer Co., Kentucky; d. September 24, 1862, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. vii. ANDREW PORTER WILSON, b. July 02, 1801, Mercer Co., Kentucky; d. September 06, 1852; m. SARAH ALLEN, June 19, 1828. i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Generation No. 4

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4. JOHN KELLY4 WILSON (ANDREW3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born October 12th, 1796 in Mercer Co., Kentucky. He married MARY JAMES on March 09th, 1820 in Allentown, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of ROBERT JAMES and MARY MCLOUGHLIN, born on October 8th, 1798 in Allentown, New Jersey. According to the census of 1850, the first census that named everyone in the household, John Kelly and his family lived in St. Clair Township, Butler Co., Ohio. His son, William H. Wilson had married earlier that year and both families appear to be living on the same farm - or at least next door to each other. Here is an extract of that census:

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I believe the "Isabel" that lived with William and Hannah was her sister and not the daughter of John Kelly. So if anyone takes up the hunt for the parents of Hannah, she had a sister named Isabel! In 1860 John Kelly was still farming the land and he and his family continued to live in St. Clair Township. The census of 1860:

John Kelly Wilson died September 24th, 1862 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. Mary [James] Wilson survived her husband by ten years and died February 11th, 1872. They are buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Ohio. Children of JOHN WILSON and MARY JAMES were:
5. WILLIAM H.5 WILSON, b. January 08, 1821, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio; d. June 20, 1862, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. ii. JOHN KELLY WILSON, JR., b. 1827. iii. AMELIA WILSON, b. 1835. iv. ELIZABETH A. WILSON, b. 1836. v. J. H. B. WILSON, b. 1840. vi. SHANNON WILSON, b. 1842. i. Generation No. 5

5. WILLIAM H.5 WILSON (JOHN KELLY4, ANDREW3, JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born January 08th, 1821 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, and died June 20th, 1862 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. He married HANNAH WILSON on February 12th, 1850 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. Notes for WILLIAM H. WILSON: Fought in the War with Mexico, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Served with Co.

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I, 1st Ohio Volunteers. Regiment received June 1846; he was discharged June 1847. I had in my possession a red sash worn by him during this period of time. A note accompanying the sash was written on one side by my grandfather, James R. Woodrough:

On the other side of this note was written:

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In 1860 William H. and Hannah Wilson lived in St. Clair Township with their five children. Here is an excerpt of the census of that year:

On June 20th, 1862 William H. Wilson died. Just three months later, on September 24th, 1862, William's father died. And a search for Hannah and her children in the census records of 1870 has proved futile. After the death of her husband, Hannah left the St. Clair - Hamilton area and the family scattered. In the census of 1880, Mary Julia's brother William lived with her but not her mother. Even the census of 1900 does not list Hannah as a member of the household of her daughter, Mary Julia. Hannah just disappeared after 1862. Hannah died on February 23rd, 1902 at the home of her daughter, Mary Julia, in Cincinnati and was buried next to her husband on February 26th, 1902 in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler Co. Ohio. Found on the Internet: Mexican War Soldiers buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio Interment into Greenwood 1876 #4. William H. Wilson - Place of Birth - Hamilton, Ohio - Late Residence Hamilton, Ohio - Date of Interment - June 21, 1862 - Lot#608 Notes for HANNAH WILSON: Though sharing the same surname, Hannah was not related to William, according to the notes of Mary Julia. Regretfully, Mary Julia did not leave any hints as to who the parents of Hannah were. And information found on the LDS website is absolutely false! 126

The children of WILLIAM WILSON and HANNAH WILSON were:
MARY JULIA6 WILSON, b. April 30, 1851, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio; m. JAMES RICHARDS WOODROUGH ISABEL WILSON, b. 1854, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. HANNAH WILSON, b. 1856, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. WILLIAM WILSON, b. 1858, Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio. ANNA M. WILSON, b. 1860.

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In March 1991 Robert C. Hollmeyer wrote what he called an "essay" on the Hollmeyer family. His narration was titled THE HOLLMEYERS OF HOLLEN - A HISTORY OF THE HOLLMEYER FAMILIES GERMANY TO AMERICA. Most of the information contained herein is his work. ALL of the information on the early generations was gathered and written by Robert C. Hollmeyer. Before I begin, here are a couple of maps so you will have some idea of where the Hollen farm is located:

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From The Hollmeyers of Hollen by Robert C. Hollmeyer:
BACKGROUND

I have always been interested in the origin of our family surname, but in fact this has been more than just intellectual curiosity. I have always wanted to know who the people were, what their occupations were and what they were like as individuals. My interest in family history was aroused by a full year student exchange program in Germany in 1964-65 after high school, and continued with relations I have 129

maintained over the years with my foster German family and friends. We American Hollmeyers are comparatively lucky if your interest is in genealogy, because it is not often that one runs across our name in U. S. phone books, and if one did, you could be pretty sure that they were somehow related. As a young boy I grew up in Florida only aware that most of the clan was in Cincinnati, that we were of German origin and that most Americans couldn't spell our name. My Aunt Gertrude Hollmeyer told me the only bit of oral history that was passed down in my family, and whose uncanny accuracy I only realized when, in 1989, I visited our German hometown, Barnstorf, for the first time. Having heard the following from her father-in-law and my grandfather, John George Hollmeyer, she told me that * Our name was originally "von Hollendam" and changed when we came to the States * The family came from an area in Germany close to the Dutch border * The area had lots of marshes, or marshlands As you will read later, each of these points has some factual basis and provides a fascinating family story.
ORIGIN

The origin of the Hollmeyer name came from a farm called Hollen near the town of Barnstorf in Germany. Barnstorf is a small village south of Bremen in the north German province of Lower Saxony. The village spans the Hunte river, which flows to Oldenburg and Bremerhaven. The area is flat and the village center is surrounded by large working farms within a several mile radius, some bordering the marshland so prevalent in the area. The farm buildings themselves are very large structures usually set among tall trees, clustered in the midst of cleared and cultivated fields. The roofs are large and remind one of the days when the family and farm animals shared one building. Many of the farm buildings are original and have stylistic tudorwork [exposed beam and plaster] facades, called fachwerk in German. The oldest building I saw on the Hollen farm was built in 1761. We knew this from a barely legible carved inscription on the large oak beam over the entrance on one side of the farm building. It read: God protect this house from war and fire, and bless us with Your mild hand. Gerd Harm Hollmeier and his Norahstin. 1761, 12th April. I have been able to identify this couple in our family lineage, however it is quite complicated. Their story alone however is worthy of a book - perhaps later!

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It was often the case that families derived their name from the farm or property they owned. Mr. Frese would most likely be from Fresenheede, or Mr. Walsemann from Walsen. It is therefore likely that a farmer from Hollen was referred to as a Hollmeier, or its derivative Hollmeyer. A Meier was a "normal" farm, meaning it was large enough to feed a farmer and his family. It was prohibited to split a Meier, that is, to sell off part of it to another family. The authorities were dependant upon taxes paid by each farm and they therefore weren't interested in having their resources split up, which would result in fewer or no taxes being paid. Spelling was a random art in those days so that one often finds that there was little consistency in the spelling of our name. The church records might refer to Heinrich Hollmeyer at birth and a Hinrich Hollmeier at marriage, for example. By the 1800's however the Hollmeyers of Barnstorf seem to have settled on the "meyer" spelling. Some of the American Hollmeyers may be aware however that their ancestors were from a farm called Vogelsang. The Vogelsang farm is only a couple of miles away from Hollen, and to the west of Barnstorf. This is because Friedrich August Hollmeyer [1798-1862], a younger son born on the Hollen farm, didn't inherit farmland and had ultimately to look elsewhere to raise his family. It is probably fair to assume that his older brother[s] inherited the Hollen farm. Judging from the birth records of Friedrich August's first four children, which indicate the place of birth, we can tell that he purchased his one-half share of the Vogelsang farm between 1832 and 1835. [Vogelsang was obviously not a Meier because it was split and sold to Friedrich August by the Vogelsang family.] He had an additional seven children by a second marriage, all born on the Vogelsang farm. Nine of these eleven children, five of them sons, immigrated to Cincinnati, Ohio between approximately 1850 and 1875. It is also worth mentioning that there is also a large farm a few miles south of Barnstorf called Holle. The family who currently resides there [1991], Eberhard Hollmeyer, is not known to be related recently [since the 1600's] to the Hollmeyers of Hollen. Nevertheless, I met them in March 1989 for the afternoon at their large farm and found them to be wonderfully hospitable.

THE HOLLEN FARM
The earliest recorded references to the Hollen farm are from deeds of the district of Diepholz in the middle ages. Germany was not a unified country at that time, but was populated by various noblemen who owned large parcels of land, essentially estates, which were worked by laborers. By the 1600's these noblemen were gradually granting their workers 'freedom', in that the laborers were sometimes allowed to buy the land from the noblemen. I have actually seen the Freiheitsbrief [Letter of Liberation] written on pigskin in 1604 on the Vogelsang farm which passed ownership of the farm from nobility to a 'free man'.

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A deed from 1378, district of Diepholz, is the first recorded reference to the Hollen farm when Johann of Diepholz transferred the Holle [sic] farm to Conrad of Diepholz. Further references are found in 1461 and two mentions in 1518. The record becomes a little bit clearer by the 1660's, when the local Luteran church in Barnstorf began keeping written church records. You will recall that Martin Luther's Reformation took place over the 16th century and took a strong hold in northern Germany. However even with the written Barnstorf church records, it is still difficult to trace family lineage exactly during this time because of the propensity to spell the same person's name differently and because of the tradition of using the same names from generation to succeeding generation. The story, which emerges from these records, however is of an individual, Roloph of Hollen, born before 1669 who had two sons, Rolph and Rabbe. These sons inherited the Hollen farm, but split the property between them in 1680 due to some dispute. This dispute set the stage for a split family who apparently didn't have much time for one another, despite the fact that they were neighbors. One of the more important sources of the story of Hollen, the Elise Chronicle written in 1879, refers to the "other half" of the family and what gruesome people they were. I take it from this that there was no love lost between the descendants of Rolph [16581712] and the descendants of Rabbe [??-1721]." The following information is from information that Robert C. Hollmeyer sent me in 2004. A lot of his information on the later generations of Hollmeyers has been verified by me through census records, draft registration cards, birth and death records.

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Descendants of Roloff Hollemeier
[Note: The direct ancestors of Laura Alma Hollmeyer are underlined, beginning with generation 5.]
Generation No. 1

1. ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER was born before 1570. (Robert C. Hollmeyer 09/08/1992 - SOURCE: Hollen/Hollmeyer Family Tree; interpretation by Rolf Walsemann in February, 1991. His primary source was the Barnstorf Church record books, the Barnstorf property listings archived in Hannover and a chronicle by Elisa Isern written in 1897. "...reference to Roloff Hollemeier, full heir in Holn, Wollstreeker Burschupp; property listing, Barnstorf; Photo 2 - Hannover 74 - Diepholz Nr. 3 I." This Roloff Hollemeier is the first individual reference to Hollmeyer, in this case as a full heir to the Hollen property. Prior reference was in 1518 in Deed #190, Diepholz: "The noble Lady Elisabeth of Diepholz, born Countess of Lippe, pledged to Johann of Frese a yearly rent from the Holle farm, church district Barnstorf, of 60 gold florins." In the same year, 1518, Deed #191, Diepholz, Johann of Frese cedes an annual payment from the Holle farm to the cloister in Bassum. Child of ROLOFF HOLLEMEIER is:
2. i. RABBE2 HOLMEYER, b. before 1587. Generation No. 2

2. RABBE2 HOLMEYER (ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born before 1587. Rolf found this reference in the Barnstorf List of Inhabitants (Einwohnerliste, Barnstorf) in the Muenster Archives 326 ad Nr. 9. Child of RABBE HOLMEYER is:
3. i. ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, b. July 1595; d. July 23, 1692.

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Generation No. 3

3. ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER (RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born July 1595, and died July 23, 1692. Notes for ROLOFF HOLNMEIER: Rolf Walsemann refers to Roloff Holmmeier (Altvater) and cites Barnstorf Church Book #1 as his source. Child of ROLOFF HOLNMEIER is:
4. i. GENERATION MISSING4 HOLLMEYER. Generation No. 4

4. GENERATION MISSING4 HOLLMEYER (ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER). Child of GENERATION MISSING HOLLMEYER is:
5. i. ROLHF5 HOLLMEYER, d. November 22, 1679, Barnstorf. Generation No. 5

5. ROLHF5 HOLLMEYER (GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) died November 22, 1679 in Barnstorf. Notes for ROLHF HOLLMEYER: !BIRTH: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #1, 1669, mention made of a Rolf Hollmeyer. !DEATH: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #1; 1679; page 63. These are probably the same Rolf, although an entry in the church records in 1681 mentions a Rolph and Rabbe Hollmeyer in respect of annual duties/taxes paid to the pastor. I am assuming these two are the sons of Roloff. The death notice in KB #1, 1679,reads: "died, the 22nd of November, 1679, Roloff Holmeyer-Wittebra?, as they (sic) were attempting to travel to their home from Barnstrup and had a mis-step on the Huellen dam, fell into the ditch by Teaburg and therein succumbed to the cold." --------------Rolf Walsemann also concludes that the above individual is referred to 1) in the 1669 Church record book, 2) as the individual who died in 1679 after

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falling into the ditch and freezing to death, and 3) in the Lagerbuch Barnstorf as "full heir" to the Hollen property, holding the titles of "Jagd- und Reidthoff, Leib- und Zehntfrei." It also makes sense that he died in 1679 and subsequently left the property to his two sons, Rolf and Rabbe, who split the farm in 1680 for 400 Thaler as referred to in the Elise Isern Chronicle. Children of ROLHF HOLLMEYER are:
6. 7. i. ROLF6 HOLLMEYER, b. about 1658, Wohlstreck, Barnstorf, Germany. ii. RABBE HOLLMEYER, d. October 11, 1721, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany. iii. MARGARETE ANNA HOLLMEYER. Notes for MARGARETE ANNA HOLLMEYER: SOURCE: I am assuming that M. Anna M. is the daughter of Roloff, who died in 1679, and the sister of Rolph and Rabbe. The Barnstorf church record book #1, p. 85, left-hand side, is my source reference for the marriage of Anna Margarete to Lankering of Donstorf. MARR: Barnstorf Church Record Book #1, p. 85, Oct. 1683, left-hand side. Reference to "Rolf's daughter" in the marriage record. This could not have been Rolph's daughter because he did not marry for the first time until 1683. I therefore assume she must be Roloff's daughter. NOTE (12/90): The Eliese Chronicle refers to a daughter of Rabbe, Anna Margreta who married a Meyer of Bummerloh. It is therefore possible that Rabbe's daughter was named after her aunt! Generation No. 6

6. ROLF6 HOLLMEYER (ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born about 1658 in Wohlstreck, Barnstorf, Germany. He married (1) HELENE ROIKEN December 06, 1682 in Barnstorf. He married (2) METTE ADELHEIT SUDHOLT December 03, 1691 in Barnstorf. Rolf Hollmeyer's birth is ascertained from the reference to his death and burial in KB4, which denotes that he was 54 years old. His marriage to Mette Adelheit Sudholt is noted in KB3, entry 12. She was his second wife, his first being Helene Roiken. They married on 6 Dec 1682 (KB1, entry 9). He married Mette on 2 Dec 1691. There is also a reference to his father, Roloff, who is probably the Rolf listed in the oldest church record book, #1, for payment of church taxes in 1669. !BIRTH: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #4; burial notice mentions his age.

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!DEATH-BURIAL: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #4; Barnstorf,Germany !MARRIAGE: Barnstorf Church Records (Kirchebuecher-KB); Book #1; entry #9; to Helene Roiken on 6 Dec 1683 (or 1682 according to Falk Liebezeit. !MARRIAGE: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #3; entry 12; 3 Dec 1691 to Mette Adelheit Sudholt BIRTH/DEATH/MARR: Grieme Ahnentafel Although the death date does not agree, the marriage and birth dates do. I am sure this is the same Rolf Hollmeyer. Notes for METTE ADELHEIT SUDHOLT: SOURCE: See references for her husband, Rolf BIRTH/MARR/DEATH: Grieme Ahnentafel. Spells her surname "Sudholz," not Sudholt. Indicates she married Mr. Albert Meyer (widower) on 18 April 1721, her second marriage in Barnstorf. Children of ROLF HOLLMEYER and METTE SUDHOLT are:
i. ANNA CATHARINA7 HOLLMEYER, b. 1694. Notes for ANNA CATHARINA HOLLMEYER: SOURCE: KB2, page 25, 1688-1709,christening entry. Entry 17 on page 25 lists the christening of Rolf Hollmeyer's "faliom" by the name of Anna Catharina. The godparents are listed as Rabe's wife and (illegible) Sudholt. I assume that Rabe is probably the Rabbe referred to in the KB entry of 1681. He may have been Rolf's brother. I assume that her mother was Mette Sudholt because one of her godparents had the name of Sudholt and was probably a relative of her mother. !BIRTH-CHR: Barnstorf Church Records; 1688-1709; Book #2; page 25; entry #17, 1694. ii. ROLF HOLLMEYER, b. 1696; d. December 1766, Barnstorf. Notes for ROLF HOLLMEYER: SOURCE: KB2, page 40, nr. 52 The christening entry in KB2 denotes that Rolph Hollmeyer had a son named Rolf who was baptized on the 5th Sunday after Trinity. I assume that his mother was Mette Sudholt because of the year of his birth and because one of the godparents listed were named Sudholt. The other godparents were Gerd Heidman and Hauss Roicks (illegible), and Sudholt's wife. An entry in the margin, obviously made at a later date, indicates he died in December, 1766. iii. HELENA HOLLMEYER, b. 1699. Notes for HELENA HOLLMEYER: SOURCE: KB2, page 60, entry 28.

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This entry lists the christening of Rolf Hollmeyer's daughter, Helena. I assume her mother was Mette Sudholt because of the year of birth and because the godparents are listed as Herman Uhlhorn's wife and the wife of Cord Hinrich Sudholt. iv. ELISABETH DOROTHEA HOLLMEYER, b. 1704, Barnstorf. Notes for ELISABETH DOROTHEA HOLLMEYER: !BIRTH-CHR: Barnstorf Church Records; 1704; Book #2; page #93 This christening refers to Elisabeth Dorothea as Rolf Hollmeyer's "filiam." One godparent is listed as "Rabbe's wife,” the other is illigible. It is assumed that her mother was Mette Sudholt because of the date of birth and the fact that children were previously born of the couple. 8. v. HEINRICH MENKE HOLLMEYER, b. July 1707, Barnstorf, Germany; d. January 21, 1790, Wohlstreck, Barnstorf, Germany.

7. RABBE6 HOLLMEYER (ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) died October 11, 1721 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany. He married UNKNOWN FRESE. Notes for RABBE HOLLMEYER: SOURCE: I am assuming that Rabbe is the son of Roloff, who died in 1679. and the brother of Rolph and Anna Margarete. The Barnstorf church record book #1, p. 14, no. 4 is my source reference for Rabbe. DEATH (12/90): Eliese Chronicle, written in 1879 by Eliese Isern, nee Spradau, entitled "History of the Hollen Farm and the Hollmeyer Lineage," pages 37-39 "Of him there is hardly more known than the name. He built the baking house, the oldest building of the farm and in 1716 also the old hay silo. He died in 1721, the 11th of October." "Children of this marriage were: a Son, Heinrich Menke; and a Daughter, Anna Margreta, who later married the Farm-owner Meyer of Bummerloh." Notes for UNKNOWN FRESE: DEATH: Eliese Chronicle, written in 1879 by Eliese Isern, nee Spradau, entitled "The History of the Hollen Farm and the Hollmeyer Lineage," p. 37. "His (Rabbe) wife was born a Frese of Fresenhede. Nothing is known of her except that she died on the 12 of January, 1728." Children of RABBE HOLLMEYER and UNKNOWN FRESE are:
9. i. H(E)INRICH MENKE7 HOLLMEYER, d. 1740. ii. ANNA MARGRETA HOLLMEYER.

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MARR: Eliese Chronicle, written in 1879 by Eliese Isern, nee Spradau, entitled "History of the Hollen Farm and the Hollmeyer Lineage," p.37-39. Only indicates she was Rabbe's daughter, and that she married a Meyer who was the owner of the farm in Bummerloh. Generation No. 7

8. HEINRICH MENKE7 HOLLMEYER (ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born July 1707 in Barnstorf, Germany, and died January 21, 1790 in Wohlstreck, Barnstorf, Germany. He married (1) CHRISTINE BUSCHMANN November 25, 1735 in Nordwohlde, Barnstorf, Germany. He married (2) ANNE WESTERMANN October 29, 1745 in Barnstorf. He married (3) ANNE DOROTHEE BOCKHORST July 15, 1765 in Barnstorf. Notes for HEINRICH MENKE HOLLMEYER: BIRTH DATE: The Barnstorf Church Record Book number 3, page 88, of 1790, which lists H. M. Hollmeyer's death, indicates he was 82 years, 7 months old when he died. This would put his birth year in 1707. (See below) He married Christine Buschmann in Nordwohlde, near Bassum, on 25 Jan 1735. She was from Winkelhof, District of Sieke. This information about his marriage, and who his father was, was obtained from my notes taken while with genealogist Falk Liebezeit while I was with him in Barnstorf at the church going through the church books. It was difficult to reference all the books he was going through and where exactly the information came from. (See note of 12/90 below). Heinrich Menke may have taken on variations of his middle name. I have assumed that references to "Menno,” "Meloh,” "Hinrich Menno,” "Hinrich Menne" all refer to the same person. He cut quite a path in his 82 years. It is likely that he was the father of Anne Sophie Margrete born in 1732, but we don't know who the mother was or whether they were married. In addition, there were entries about Anna Friederica Hollmeier in 1779 (KB6,#52) which refer to her as Menke Hollmeier's daughter. !BIRTH-DEATH-BUR: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #3, 1790; page #88; entry #6; death/burial notice mentions his age. !MARRIAGE: Barnstorf Church Records; info gleaned from an entry in KB Barnstorf even though the wedding was in Nordwohlde, near Bassum, by Falk Liebezeit.

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!MARRIAGE: Barnstorf Church Records; Marriage Book 1745; entry #9; second marriage to Anne Westermans. !MARRIAGE: Barnstorf Church Records; Marriage Book 1765; entry #12; third marriage to Anne Dorothee Bockhorst. !BIRTH: Grieme Ahnentafel. Research done by Fried. Kruse in October, 1983, assembled from the Barnstorf Church records and the State Archives at Hannover. NOTE OF 12/90: Having just received the "Eliese Chronicle" transcription from Rolf Walsemann, I must believe that Eliese was right in 1879 when she wrote that Hinrich Menke's father was Rabbe. This may contradict what I was told by genealogist Falk Liebezeit in March, 1989 while going through the Church Record books in Barnstorf that Rolf was Heinrich Menke's father. On the other hand, she mentions that Hinrich Menke married a Telker-Nordmann in Barrien, district of Sulingen. This does not correspond to my Barnstorf records of H.M.'s marriages. It is therefore possible that there were two H(e)inrich Menkes, one the son of Rolf, the other the son of Rabbe. The mystery deepens and this will require some further research. !PARENTAGE: Eliese Chronicle, written in 1879 by Eliese Isern, nee Spradau, entitled "History of the Hollen Farm and the Hollmeyer Lineage." Notes for CHRISTINE BUSCHMANN: SOURCE: Most information about her is in reference to her husband, Heinrich Menke. All is taken from the Barnstorf Church Records. BIRTH/BURIAL: Grieme Ahnentafel, Compiled by Fried. Kruse in October, 1983 from the Barnstorf Church records and the State Archives in Hannover. More About CHRISTINE BUSCHMANN: Burial: April 12, 1743, Barnstorf Children of HEINRICH HOLLMEYER and CHRISTINE BUSCHMANN are:
10. JOHANN CONRAD8 HOLLMEYER, b. November 1737, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. November 07, 1804, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. ii. RUDOLPH HOLLMEYER, b. 1738. iii. CHRISTINE MARGARETE HOLLMEYER, b. 1740. iv. DOROTHEA ELISABETH HOLLMEYER, b. 1742. i.

9. H(E)INRICH MENKE7 HOLLMEYER (RABBE6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) died 1740. He married UNKNOWN TELKER-NORDMAN 1722 in Barrien, District of Sulingen. Notes for H(E)INRICH MENKE HOLLMEYER:

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DEATH: Eliese Chronicle, written in 1879 by Eliese Isern, nee Spradau, entitled "History of the Hollen Farm and the Hollmeyer Lineage," p.37-39. There is a contradiction about whether Anna Ilse Eleonore Elisabeth was the daughter of H(e)inrich Menke or Rudolf. The above source names her as H.M.'s daughter, whereas the Grieme Ahnentafel names her as Rudolf's. Since the later was researched by Friedrich Kruse, genealogist, I have assumed that she is Rudolf's daughter. At this point, I don't know where Rudolph fit into the family of Roloff, the oldest descendant. Notes for UNKNOWN TELKER-NORDMAN: "In the year 1722 he (Hinrich Menke) married a lady, born Telker, now Nordmann, in Barrien, District of Sulingen, but about whom nothing else is known." Children of H(E)INRICH HOLLMEYER and UNKNOWN TELKER-NORDMAN are:
i. MARGARETA HEDWIG8 HOLLMEYER, b. February 19, 1723. ii. ANNA SOPHIA MARGARETHA HOLLMEYER, b. February 25, 1731, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany. Generation No. 8

10. JOHANN CONRAD8 HOLLMEYER (HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born November 1737 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany, and died November 07, 1804 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. He married (1) ANNE MARGARETE OTHBERGEN June 28, 1765 in Barnstorf. He married (2) CATHRINE MARGARETHE ELISABETH BUSCHMANN January 21, 1779 in Schmalfoerden, Germany, daughter of ANTON CHRISTOPH BUSCHMANN. Notes for JOHANN CONRAD HOLLMEYER: !BIRTH-CHR: Barnstorf Church Records; Book #4; 1737; page #166; entry #81. The christening record of 17 Nov 1737 shows the father as "Menno" Hollmeyer. It is assumed that this is Heinrich Menke Hollmeyer, who married Christine Buschmann in 1735 (Source: Falk Liebezeit from a mention in the Barnstorf records of a marriage in Nordwohlde). The godparents are listed as Cord Hinrich Frese, Johann Hinrich Horhis(?), and Ann Lisab. Holmeyers. BIRTH/DEATH/MARR: Grieme Ahnentafel. Research compiled by Fried. Kruse in October, 1983 from the Barnstorf Church Records and the State Archives in Hannover. The Kruse research lists his father as Henrich Menno Hollmeyer and married to a 140

Christine Buschmann from Winkelhof. Because Heinrich Menke was married to such a person, I am assuming the Menke and Menno are the same. More About JOHANN CONRAD HOLLMEYER: Burial: Barnstorf Christening: November 17, 1737, Barnstorf Notes for ANNE MARGARETE OTHBERGEN: SOURCE: Hollen/Hollmeyer Family Tree by Rolf Walsemann dated February, 1991. Source documents include the Barnstorf Church Records, Hannover Archives and the Elise Isern Chronicle, as well as his interpretations of these documents. Indicates her father was Mayor of Eydelstedt. Notes for CATHRINE MARGARETHE ELISABETH BUSCHMANN: SOURCE: Much of the information about her is taken from Barnstorf Church record sources about her husband, Johann Conrad. BIRTH/DEATH/MARR: Grieme Ahnentafel. Research compiled by Friedrich Kruse in October, 1983 from Barnstorf church records and the State Archives in Hannover. Children of JOHANN HOLLMEYER and CATHRINE BUSCHMANN are:
11. 12. 13. ELISABETH WILHELMINE CHARLOTTE9 HOLLMEYER, b. July 24, 1787, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. January 29, 1876, Doerpel. ii. HEINRICH CONRAD HOLLMEYER, b. January 19, 1793, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. May 24, 1871, Hollen, Barnsdorf, Germany. iii. FRIEDRICH AUGUST HOLLMEYER, b. January 11, 1798, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. February 11, 1862, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. i. Generation No. 9

11. ELISABETH WILHELMINE CHARLOTTE9 HOLLMEYER (JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born July 24, 1787 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany, and died January 29, 1876 in Doerpel. She married JOHANN CHRISTOPH RUNNEBAUM November 16, 1804 in Doerpel. More About ELISABETH WILHELMINE CHARLOTTE HOLLMEYER: Christening: July 27, 1787, Barnstorf Notes for JOHANN CHRISTOPH RUNNEBAUM: He was a forester and administrator in Doerpel.

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Child of ELISABETH HOLLMEYER and JOHANN RUNNEBAUM is:
i. SOPHIE WILHELMINE10 RUNNEBAUM, b. February 18, 1813.

12. HEINRICH CONRAD9 HOLLMEYER (JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born January 19, 1793 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany, and died May 24, 1871 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. He married DORTHEA ELISABETH ULHORN September 17, 1819 in Hollen, Barnstorf. Notes for HEINRICH CONRAD HOLLMEYER: Excerpt from "Hollmeyers of Hollen,” written by Robert Hollmeyer in 1990: "Heinrich Hermann inherited the Hollen farm. We know this because it remained in his descendants family until 1933." SOURCE: Conversation with Rolf Walsemann, March, 1989. More About HEINRICH CONRAD HOLLMEYER: Christening: January 20, 1793, Barnstorf More About DORTHEA ELISABETH ULHORN: Christening: May 26, 1798, Barnstorf Children of HEINRICH HOLLMEYER and DORTHEA ULHORN are:
14. 15. 16. i. ELISABETH WILHELMINE10 HOLLMEIER, b. July 31, 1820. ii. FREDRICH AUGUST HOLLMEIER, b. October 25, 1822, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. January 27, 1865, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. iii. HEINRICH CHRISTOPH HOLLMEIER, b. 1825, Wohlstreck, Barnstorf. iv. FRIEDRICH CONRAD HOLLMEIER, b. November 05, 1827, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. Barnstorf. v. WILHELMINE ELEONORE HOLLMEIER, b. May 17, 1830, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; m. AUGUST HEINRICH FRIEDRICH SCHWEKE, February 18, 1859, Barnstorf. vi. HEINRICH WILHELM HOLLMEIER, b. September 26, 1832. vii. EBERHARD LUDWIG HOLLMEIER, b. March 21, 1836.

13. FRIEDRICH AUGUST9 HOLLMEYER (JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born January 11, 1798 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany, and died February 11, 1862 in Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. He married (1) ANNE CATHERINE ELEONORE FRESE October 09, 1829 in Barnstorf, Germany, daughter of JOHANN FRESE and ANNE LOGEMANN. He married (2) SOPHIE MAGDALENE WIGGERS about 1847. Notes for FRIEDRICH AUGUST HOLLMEYER: From "The Hollmeyers of Hollen" by Robert Hollmeyer-1991: "It is difficult to ascertain exactly why Friedrich August, son of Johann Conrad, moved from the Hollen farm to the Vogelsang farm between 1832 & 1835.........

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17. 18. HEINRICH FRIEDRICH10 HOLLMEYER, b. May 17, 1830, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. June 08, 1901, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. ii. FRIEDRICH WILHELM HOLLMEYER, b. 1832, Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. 1892. iii. KATHARINE WILHELMINE HOLLMEYER, b. 1835, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. i. Notes for KATHARINE WILHELMINE HOLLMEYER: Purchased the farm at Vogelsang from her brother, Wilhelm and a great grandson still owned and maintained the farm in 1989. 19. iv. LOUIS BERNARD HOLLMEYER, b. January 10, 1838, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. September 01, 1915, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.

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HERMANN HEINRICH HOLLMEYER, b. 1849, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. September 1937, Green Township, Hamilton Co., Ohio. vii. JOHANN KARL EBERHARD HOLLMEYER, b. 1852, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. viii. HEINRICH CHRISTOPH HOLLMEYER, b. 1854, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany; d. 1908. ix. x. xi. CHARLOTTE DOROTHEE HOLLMEYER, b. 1856, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. ANNA FRIEDERIKA HOLLMEYER, b. 1858, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. SOPHIE DOROTHEE HOLLMEYER, b. 1860, Vogelsang, near Barnstorf, Germany. Notes for SOPHIE DOROTHEE HOLLMEYER: Immigrated to America between 1850 & 1875 1880 Census - Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio Living with her mother, Magda in the household of her brother, "Eberhardt" Generation No. 10

14. FREDRICH AUGUST10 HOLLMEIER (HEINRICH CONRAD9 HOLLMEYER, JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born October 25, 1822 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany, and died January 27, 1865 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. He married ANNA MARIA WILHELMINA HECKMAN October 21, 1859 in Sulingen.

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i. HEINRICH CONRAD11 HOLLMEYER, b. August 04, 1860, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. April 12, 1933, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; m. ANNA MARIA BEHRENS, July 28, 1896, Magelsen. Notes for HEINRICH CONRAD HOLLMEYER by Robert C. Hollmeyer: Heinrich Hollmeyer (1860-1933) was the last Hollmeyer to live on the Hollen farm in Barnstorf. During the period of great inflation in Germany after WWI, he was on the Board of a local building society (bank) which speculated heavily in the stock market. This institution had unlimited liability, which meant that when it went bust the directors were held personally liable for its debts. In the case of Heinrich Hollmeyer, he had to give up the family farm, even though his grandchildren were born and were growing up on the farm. The property is today (1989) still in the hands of the Bank, and they lease the farm to tenants - sadly unrelated to the Hollmeyers. Klaus-Dieter Walsemann, Heinrich Hollmeyer's grandson who was born on the farm, went to court in the 1950's to reclaim some of the family property. He managed to purchase a piece of the Hollen farm and today has his house on the property. He was a grain and cattle farmer, and is now retired. His brother, Rolf, also reclaimed a portion of heath from the old Hollen estate, and raises deer on this property. Jere and I were given royal treatment by Klaus and Rolf on our visit to Barnstorf in March, 1989. More About HEINRICH CONRAD HOLLMEYER: Christening: August 26, 1860, Barnstorf Notes for ANNA MARIA BEHRENS: Her niece, Grete Behrens, married Johann Friedrich Walsemann as his second marriage in 1936. These two separated in 1936 because she did not want to live on the Hollen farm where J. Friederich Walsemann was renting the farm. More About ANNA MARIA BEHRENS: Christening: November 24, 1867, Magelsen ii. DOROTHEA SOPHIE HOLLMEYER, b. February 13, 1862, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. 1877, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany.

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15. HEINRICH CHRISTOPH10 HOLLMEIER (HEINRICH CONRAD9 HOLLMEYER, JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born 1825 in Wohlstreck, Barnstorf. He married ARMENIA. Information about Heinrich Christoph Hollmeyer comes from a note on immigrants from the "Heimatsblaetter" newspaper, Volume VI, page 88. SOURCES [of Robert Hollmeyer]: Conversation with Rolf Walsemann, Barnstorf, March 1989. Oxford Citizen, Oxford Ohio, advertisement dated 22 March, 1856 reopening of the Hollmeyer meat market, signed Henry Hollmeyer and H.C. Hollmeyer. Hollen/Hollmeyer Family Tree dated February 1991 by Rolf Walsemann sourced primarily from the Barnstorf Church Records. The references a Heinrich Christoph Hollmeyer, son of Heinrich Conrad Hollmeyer, which the Church record states went to America in 1854. 1860 Census of the Township of Oxford, Ohio. Lists as an inhabitant H.C. Hollmeyer, 34 years old born in Hannover, Germany, his wife, Armenia, 24 years old of Hannover, and a son, Lewis, three years old born in Ohio. His age therefore corresponds to the Barnstorf Church records which show H.C. Hollmeyer was born in 1825. ------------------Note: Source also indicates that H.C. Hollmeyer had a younger sister, Wilhelmine Eleonore Hollmeier Schweke, who had immigrated to America in 1851. Child of HEINRICH HOLLMEIER and ARMENIA is:
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16. FRIEDRICH CONRAD10 HOLLMEIER (HEINRICH CONRAD9 HOLLMEYER, JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born November 05, 1827 in Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany, and died in Barnstorf. He married ANNA MARIA WILHELMINA HECKMAN July 10, 1866 in Barnstorf. Notes for FRIEDRICH CONRAD HOLLMEIER: 145

He married his older brother's widow. More About ANNA MARIA WILHELMINA HECKMAN: Christening: February 20, 1831, Suligen Children of FRIEDRICH HOLLMEIER and ANNA HECKMAN are:
i. LUDWIG AUGUST11 HOLLMEYER, b. May 15, 1867, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. 1868, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany. More About LUDWIG AUGUST HOLLMEYER: Christening: June 16, 1867, Barnstorf ii. HEINRICH WILHELM GUSTAV HOLLMEYER, b. June 17, 1869, Hollen, Barnstorf, Germany; d. June 07, 1919, Twistringen, Germany; m. DOROTHEA MARIE ELIZABETH BREDEHORST, 1894.

17. HEINRICH FRIEDRICH10 HOLLMEYER (FRIEDRICH AUGUST9, JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born May 17, 1830 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany, and died June 08, 1901 in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. He married SOPHIA WEIKMAN April 10, 1856. Notes for HEINRICH FRIEDRICH HOLLMEYER: Emigrated to Cincinnati, but after a short while, moved to Oxford, Ohio, farmed and eventually opened a meat market. This enterprise involved another Hollmeyer, W. J., but the relationship between these Hollmeyers has not been established. [NOTE: Beginning with this individual and continuing to the end of this narration, whenever census record information is given, a copy of that census is in my files. For the sake of brevity, I did not include the actual records in this book.] 1870 Census - Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; enumerated June 5, 1870: Hollmeyer, Henry age 40, Occ. Butcher; born in Hanover, Germany " , Sophia, age 33, keep house, born Hanover, Germany " , Annie, age 13, at home, born Ohio " , Louis, age 11, at home, born Ohio " , Alice, age 8, at home, born Ohio " , August, age 4, at home, born Ohio " , Julia, age 1, at home, born Ohio 1880 Census - Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; enumerated June 1st: Holmeyer, Henry, White, Male, 50; butcher ............... Sophia, W, Female, 45 ............... Alice, W,F,18 ............... August, W,M,14, at school ............... William, W,M,10 ............... Dora, W,F,7 146

............... Henry, W,M,4 ............... Sophia, W,F,2 1900 Census - Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; enumerated June 15th: living on College St. Hollmeyer, Henry F., W, M, May, 1830; 70; married 44 yrs.; bn. Ger.; par. Ger.;Immigrated 1852 ................. Sophia, W,F, M, Nov. 1836; 68; 11 children born, 8 survive. Immigrated 1855 ................. Henry, W, M, S, Aug. 1876, occ. butcher BIRTH/CHR: Barnstorf Church Records; Vol VII, p. 262, no. 45. BIRTH/DEATH: Oxford Cemetery Records (Ohio). Oxford cemetery records make reference to Civil War duty, as does the article from Representative Citizens of Ohio on Louis Bernard Hollmeyer, his brother. SOURCE: The History of Oxford, Ohio; From The Earliest Days to the Present*1930; July 4, 1930; Copyright,1930, by Ralph J McGinnis.: "At one time Henry Hollmeyer ran a saloon on the corner of Mixerville pike and the road to Reily. He later moved into Oxford and worked for P.H. Cone at the old Mansion House. Still later he was in the meat business in Oxford, a business which his son and grandsons are now perpetuating." (page 23) "... came to Oxford in 1850. He....started the meat business known as Cone and Hollmeyer. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted and gave distinguished service. When he returned to Oxford he resumed the meat business..." (page 69) -------------SOURCE: Memoirs of the Miami Valley, Vol III, Chicago, Robert O. Law Company, 1919: Civil War: "108th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he fought three years, receiving wounds in the arm and leg at the battle of Chickamauga." (page 322-323) --------------SOURCE: Newspaper obituary; Hamilton Evening Journal; 22 Feb, 1922, pg 2: "husband served four years in the Civil War - Company D, 108th O.V.I., and having been wounded at the Battle of Resaca." --------------SOURCE: Records of National Archives-Veteran Records includes extensive information about his war experiences, personal details, pay records, injury, battles and pension for himself and his wife, Sophia. His younger brother, Louis Bernard, was later a witness to their marriage for pension purposes. "Wounded at the battle of Resaca, Ga. on May 14, 1864."

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"..enlisted on the 15th of August, 1862, to serve 3 years: he was born in Bransdorf(sic) in the ___ of Hanover, Gy., is thirty years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high, fair complexion, blue eyes, blond hair, and by occupation when enlisted a Butcher." Memorandum from Prisoner of War Records- Captured at Hartsville, Tenn. Dec 7, 1862; paroled at Dept of Cumberland, December 10, 1862. General Affidavit - "That I was the attending physician during the last sickness of Henry F. Hollmeyer deceased and to supply the evidence as asked for .... would state that the late husband of claimant (Sophia, wife) Henry F. Hollmeyer died on the 8th day of June A.D. 1901 at Oxford, Ohio after an illness of several months." H.M. Moon, M.D. "...all I own... is a house and four acre lot in Oxford, Ohio worth not to exceed $900 and personal property not worth to exceed $100." Sophia Hollmeyer. "...while in the line of duty at Resaca, Ga. on or about the 14th day of May, 1864 he received a gunshot wound, the bell striking his left arm just below the shoulder joint and lodged in the arm and was cut out below the armpit. The ball passed thought the middle of the bone, 11 pieces of which were taken out. The wound is still open and painful. He cannot raise the arm above horizontal and it is so weak that he can perform some light work at his trade (that of a butcher.) He was first treated in the Field Hospital at Resaca for 3 days, then sent to the Gen. Hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. where he remained until about June 20/64 when he was sent to Cumberland Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. where he stayed 4 or 5 days when he was sent to Jefferson Hospital at Jeffersonville, Ind. where he stayed 1 week, then to Madison, Ind., then to Camp Dennison where he came July 13th 1864." Claim for Invalid Pension. 25 July 1865. More About HEINRICH FRIEDRICH HOLLMEYER: Christening: May 23, 1830, Barnstorf Emigration: about 1859, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio Notes for SOPHIA WEIKMAN: The ages of children were taken from the 1870 & 1880 census records. 1900 census, Sophia claims 11 children born, 8 survive 1910 Census - living at 314 Chesnut St., Oxford Village, Butler Co. Ohio with son Henry. Sophia claimed 11 children born, 5 surviving 1920 Census - living in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; 314 Chesnut St.: Hollmeyer, Sophia,Head, Own, no mtg., F,W,83,Wid. ................, Henry,son,M,W,43,Single; occ. buyer, stock ................, Charles, son, M,W,38,marr.; occ. meat salesman ................, Minnie, d-i-l, F,W,37, marr.; not empl.

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i. ANNIE11 HOLLMEYER, b. about 1857, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. Notes for ANNIE HOLLMEYER: "Married and deceased (by 1919)" ii. LOUIS H. HOLLMEYER, b. September 28, 1858, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. June 14, 1936, Muncie, Indiana; m. AMANDA CARPENTER, December 11, 1879, Butler Co., Ohio. Notes for LOUIS H. HOLLMEYER: Together with his brother, August Friederick, he moved to Muncie, Indiana and they joined in the meat business. 1910 Census - Center Township, Delaware Co., Ind.; pg. 106A Lewis H. Hollmeyer, Head,W,M,51,Marr.30yrs;bn. Ohio; parents Germ.;Trav. salesman; owns with a mtg.; house not farm Amanda.................., Wife,F,W,49,Marr.30yrs.; bn. Ohio; parents-W. Va. Geneva.................., Dau.,F,W,23,Single;bn. Indiana; occ. Shipping clerk, Dept. Store August F................, Brother,M,W,44,Single; occ. Salesman-wholesale meat Notes for AMANDA CARPENTER: In 1910 Census, Amanda claimed 3 children born, 3 survive. "....died in Los Angeles where she was spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Ray Masterson." iii. ALICE HOLLMEYER, b. about 1862, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. "Wife of Lewis Schertz of Muncie, Ind." iv. AUGUST FRIEDERICK HOLLMEYER, b. September 21, 1865, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. December 19, 1929, Muncie, Indiana. Notes for AUGUST FRIEDERICK HOLLMEYER: 1910 Census - August F. is living with his brother, Lewis & family at 353 Goodman Ave., Center Township, Delaware Co., Indiana. August is 44, single and working as a salesman - wholesale meat. Newspaper obit: "Single, had been employed in the sales department of the Kuhner Packing Company for many years.......lived in Muncie for 42 years, having been born in Oxford, Ohio. Surviving him are two brothers, Lewis H. of Muncie and Charles W. of Oxford, one sister, Mrs. Alice Schertz of Muncie."

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MINNIE HOLLMEYER, b. about 1868; d. infancy. Not living in 1870 census JULIA HOLLMEYER, b. about 1869, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. before 1880, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. Does not appear in the 1880 census. Memoirs of Miami Valley, Vol. III, Chicago, Robt. O. Law Co states: "died, aged 3 years"

vii. WILLIAM HOLLMEYER, b. about 1870, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. before 1919. "Deceased before 1919" Memoires of Miami Valley, Vol. III, Chicago, Robt. O. Law Co. viii. DORA HOLLMEYER, b. about 1873, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. about 1892, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. "died at the age of 19 years" ix. HENRY F. J. HOLLMEYER, b. August 1876, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. June 10, 1926, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. Notes for HENRY F. J. HOLLMEYER: 1900 Census - Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio Henry is living with his parents, age 22 and single. Apparently he and his brother, Charles W., took over their father's business as his occupation is given as butcher. 1910 Census - living at 314 Chestnut St., Oxford Village, Butler Co., Ohio with his mother, Sophia Henry gave age as 33; single; occupation: retail merchant-meat William Cortelyou, age 19, lives with Henry and Sophia, gave his occupation as Butcher, Meat Mkt. Newspaper obit states he never married. Died at age 50. Was a butcher/meat dealer in Oxford. x. xi. SOPHIA HOLLMEYER, b. about 1878, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio. "Deceased by 1919. Married Rolla Price" CHARLES WRAY HOLLMEYER, b. 1882, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; d. January 12, 1939, Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio; m. MINNIE HALTER. Notes for CHARLES WRAY HOLLMEYER: Is not living in Oxford Village in 1900. 1910 Miracode Index: Living in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio with wife, Minnie, age 27; dau. Gertrude B. age 4; sons Charles H., age 2 and Harry L. newborn. 1920 Census - living at 314 Chestnut St. with mother, Sophia and brother, Henry. (See Sophia for details.) 1930 Census - living at 314 Chesnut St., Oxford, Butler Co, Ohio Hollmeyer, C. W., Head, Own, $11,000.,has a radio,M,W,48,marr.; Owner, Meat Market ................., Minnie, Wife, F,W,47,marr. ................., Harry, son, M,W,21,marr. 1yr.; occ. meat cutter

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18. FRIEDRICH WILHELM10 HOLLMEYER (FRIEDRICH AUGUST9, JOHANN CONRAD8, HEINRICH MENKE7, ROLF6, ROLHF5, GENERATION MISSING4, ROLOFF3 HOLNMEIER, RABBE2 HOLMEYER, ROLOFF1 HOLLEMEIER) was born 1832 in Hollen, near Barnstorf, Germany, and died 1892. He married MARGARETE LUISE BRUGGEMANN. Notes for FRIEDRICH WILHELM HOLLMEYER by Robert C. Hollmeyer: At the death of his father, Friedrich inherited the farm at Vogelsang. According to family history, written in the 1870's by Hermann Wetenkamp, (Friedrich Wilhelm's brother-in-law), Wilhelm did not keep up the farm and ran it into debt. A contract was drawn up and the farm was sold to his sister, Wilhelmine and her husband. (These two children of Friedrich August were the only children who remained in Germany; all others immigrated to America). The farm in Vogelsang (in 1989) is still owned and maintained by the great grandson of Wilhelmine. Child of FRIEDRICH HOLLMEYER and MARGARETE BRUGGEMANN is:
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i. HARRY AUGUST11 HOLLMEYER, b. December 17, 1864, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; d. March 17, 1913, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; m. MARGARET JOSEPHINE RICHMOND, about 1887, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Notes for HARRY AUGUST HOLLMEYER: 1890-91 Cincinnati City Directory: Living at 228 Main St. Newport, Ky. Occ. Salesman 1910 Census - living at 624 Overton St., Newport, Campbell Co., Kentucky Harry A. age 45, occ. Leather merchant Margaret, and children Harry-21, John-19, Louis-17 and Richmond-15 - none employed Cause of death: Acute Articular Rheumatism. Burial: March 20, 1913, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio Notes for MARGARET JOSEPHINE RICHMOND: 1920 Census - living at the Hotel Alms on McMillan Rd., Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio 1930 Census - living with son, Louis R. Hollmeyer (wife Margarite) on Observatory Rd, Cincinnati. Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis. Burial: August 05, 1941, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio ii. ADELINE MARGARET HOLLMEYER, b. August 29, 1866, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; d. January 19, 1946, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; m. WILL F. COCHRAN, about 1901, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio. Notes for ADELINE MARGARET HOLLMEYER: After the death of her husband, Addie continued to live in the family home at 3828 Reading Road, Cincinnati, O. with her sister, Laura Alma, and brother-in-law, James R. Woodrough, who had inherited the place from her parents. I remember when she died, in 1946, she was laid out in the front parlor, which was usually the "music room,” as it contained a grand piano! I remember the huge whitetiled fireplace, the large gilt curio cabinet, and music stands, and the heavy wood doors that slid into the walls when opened. I wore her wedding dress when I married Charles C. Glass in Aug. 1958! Cause of death: coronary thrombosis Burial: January 22, 1946, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio Notes for WILL F. COCHRAN: Will and "Addie" had no children, but Will was a widower with 2 children when they married. Was living at 3828 Reading Road, Avondale at time of his death. Cause of death: Pneumonia and heart failure. Burial: February 18, 1931, Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio iii. GEORGE WILLIAM HERBER HOLLMEYER, b. July 10, 1869, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; d. May 23, 1936, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio; m. (1) ELIZABETH YUENGER, about 1894; m. (2) GENEVIEVE PALMER, 1926.

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