Genealogy Report - Frances Louise Hagen
If his age is listed correct on the 1850 census then, he was born abt 1811. He married Amanda (Mandy) Devereaux (see #13), daughter of William Louis Devereaux and Hulda Bailey, before 1832, (based on birth of first child.) Abram Weber and Amanda (Mandy) Devereaux appeared on the census of 1850 with their family in Busti, Chautauqua, NY.
Celestia Weber, daughter of Abram and Mandy, wrote in a letter in 1905 to her
son, "Abram Weber's great, great, gf came originally from Amsterdam,
Holland. He went to England during the 30 Year War. From there to NY and
Albany, settling in what was then New Amsterdam. He was the owner of what is
Trinity Church Property, NY. The land was leased for 99 years. The decendents
did not look after it and was sold."
She further wrote that "Abram Weber's trades were carriage and wagon
maker, carpenter and bulder. Called one of the best of his day."
He had a will drawn up 13 April, 1851 at the Surrogate's Office, Chautauqa County, NY.
"Know all men by these presents that I, Abram Weber of the town of Harmony, Chautauqa county, New York, being feeble in health but sound of mind and memory do make sign, seal, publish and declare this to be my last will and testament in manner and form following to wit:
First, I give and bequeath to my wife Amanda the use of all my household goods during the time of her natural life.
Second, I give and bequeath to my said wife Amanda in lieu of dower the use and profits of eight hundred and fifty dollars during the time of her natural life which said eight hundred and fifty dollars I require to be kept well invested in bond and money, on good unencumbered real estate, the interest payable to her annually or oftener - or to be invested in a farm if she prefers.
Third, I give and bequeath to my son Marvin Weber after the payments of my debts, all the remainder of my personal property upon the following conditions to wit: I require him to pay to each of his brothers and sisters whenever they arrive at the age of twenty one years three hundred dollars, out of the proceeds of the Bond and Mortgage from R. C. & B. On Wimple ( or otherwise).
Fourth, The said three hundred dollar payments are to be considered as bequests and are hereby given to each of my said children on his or her arriving at the age of twenty-one years viz.: Samantha Weber, Celestia Weber, Marshall Weber, & Franklin Weber.
Fifth, I further give and bequeath to the said Marvin Weber the eight hundred and fifty dollars set apart for my wife to become his absolutely at the death of his mother and I also give him what remains of the said household goods at her decease and , the farm if purchased with the $850 at her death. I further expect and require that the said Marvin remains with and and that the said Marvin remains with and provides for the family till the children become (unreadable) of the age of twenty-one years, at which time his obligation to provide for them is to cease; and during that time they are to remain in the family upon the same terms as heretofore and while my said wife remains in the family and is provided by the said Marvin, with every thing necessary to her comfort. I direct that the said Marvin shall be entitled to the use and profits of the said eigh5t hundred and fifty dollars; and while my family remains together as above provided. I direct that the household goods remain as heretofore for their mutual benefit.
I further hereby appoint my son Marvin Weber, sold executor of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and and seal the 13th day of April A. D. 1851
s/ A. Webber S. S."
"The foregoing instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date
thereof signed sealed published and declared by the said Abram Weber as and for
his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request and in his
presence and in the presence of each other here subscribed our names as
witnesses thereto:
s/ M. Morton residing at Harmony, NY
s/ W. S. Kelso residing at Harmony, NY
Chautauqa County
Surrogate Offices
Abram died in Harmony, Chautauqa county, NY sometime before 23 February, 1853. The above will was recorded and lists Abram Weber as deceased.
The foregoing instrument consisting of one sheet was at the date thereof signed sealed published and declared by the said Abram Weber as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other here subscribed our names as witnesses thereto:
s/ M. Morton residing at Harmony, NY
s/ W. S. Kelso residing at Harmony, NY
Chautauqa County
Recorded the preceding last will and testament of Abram Weber as deceased and compared the same with the original the 23rd day of February in the year 1853.
S/ A. F. Warren Surrogate
No obituary, death certificate or place of burial for Abram Webber have been discovered.
Celestia Weber wrote in a letter in 1905 to her son:
"Abram Weber's great, great, gf came originally from Amsterdam, Holland. He went to England during the 30 Year War. From there to NY and Albany, settling in what was then New Amsterdam. He was the owner of what is Trinity Church Property, NY. The land was leased for 99 years. The decendents (sic) did not look after it and was sold 13."
None of the above has been confirmed and very little research has been accomplished by me to locate any of Abram Webber’s ancestors. Further research in this area will be conducted in future years.
13. AMANDA (MANDY)4 DEVEREAUX (William, #26); b. 1807.
Amanda was the daughter of William Devereaux and Hulda Bailey. She was born about 1807 and was only one year old when her father drowned while on a fur trapping trip in upper state New York. (See Generation 5.)
Nancy Stanger is a descendant of Celestia Webber, who was a daughter of Amanda and Abram Webber and a sister of Marshall Webber. We have been corresponding over the last five years while researching the Webber, Devereaux, and Bailey histories. When we first started I was not aware of any of the Webber family except for my great grandfather, Marshall Webber. Nancy was not aware that Celestia, her ancestor, had a brother. She located the "Will of Abram Webber" in the LDS Historical Files and that started some serious research. She has been a great help in the research that has been conducted so far.
On April 18, 1999, She forwarded the following message to me. See message below.
Ansel Udell, was born in Stephentown, NY, in 1804. He was a son of John & Phebe (Bailey) Udell. I believe that Phebe's father
was Comfort Bailey who was born in Haddam, CT, in 1749. John & Phebe Udell moved their family to Jefferson, OH, in 1817.
Ansel Udell kept a journal.
In July,1824, Ansel Udell's cousins, Lewis Devereaux & Amanda Devereaux, visited their relatives in Jefferson, OH. They were accompanied by their
mother (no first name given). Amanda stayed about 11 months.
Then, in June, 1825, Ansel wrote " took Amanda and my mother to Busti, Chautaque
(sic), Co., NY." Since his mother went along I suspect that the Devereaux cousins and their mother were connected to the Bailey family.
This message gives circumstantial evidence that Amanda had a brother named Lewis and that her mother was a Bailey. The only information that I had about Amanda's mother came from Alice Cotant, descendant of Celestia Webber. There will be more discussion of this when I get to Generation 5.
Amanda (Mandy) Devereaux married Abram Weber (see #12) before 1832. (The date of marriage was established from birth of first child which was established through census records.) They appeared , with their family, on the census of 1850 in Busti, Chautauqua, NY. There is a Marcus Devereaux, age 19, Male, Occupation Farmer who is living with the Abram Weber family. He is most probably some relation of Amanda's. Research has been unable to confirm his identity.
Amanda was widowed about 23 Feb 1853. More will be presented on Amanda after a discussion of the children of Abram and Amanda.
Marvin Weber was the eldest son of Abram and Amanda, and was the executor of his father's will. Shortly after the death of his father he moved with the remainder of the family to Fairfield, Sauk, WI. That's where he and the family were found on the 1860 Federal Census for that township. Between 1860 and 1865 the entire family moved again to Albion, Jackson, WI. This is a township just outside Black River Falls, WI. They were found on the 1865 Wisconsin state census. This state census only indicates the name of the "Head of Household" and the other persons present are only shown by gender. This census indicates that there was one male, himself, and two females. These were probably his mother, Amanda and his sister, Samantha. He was married sometime between 1860 and 1870 so one of the females on the 1865 census may be his wife. He married Emiline (maiden name unknown). Marvin Weber was living on 1 Jun 1870 at Lindinia, Juneau, WI. The 1870 Federal Census shows that he is 36 years old, his occupation is laborer and he has $400 in personal assets. His wife, Emiline, is 28 years old and was born in Michigan. Also living with the family is Carrie Milkeson, age 36, born in Norway. She is listed as being "insane." There has been no additional data collected on Marvin after the 1870 census.
Samantha was about 18 years old when her father died. She came with the family to Wisconsin and is listed on the 1860 Federal Census for Fairfield township, Sauk county, WI . She is probably living with one of her brothers in 1865 in Albion, Jackson county, WI. This was a state census and only the head of household were listed by name, the remainder of the family were merely listed as to gender. She did not appear again until 9 Oct 1882 when she married Hiram Sowle, Justice of the Peace, Tomah, Monroe county, WI. She would have been about 47 years old when she married. Samantha may have married between 1860 and 1882 but no marriage certificate was found.
Mauston, Juneau, WI; MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (copied as shown on certificate.)
1. Full name of husband Hiram Sowle
2. Name of father of husband Wesson Sowle
3. Name of mother of husband before marriage.
4. Occupation of husband Justice of the Peace
5. Residence of husband Tomah, Monroe Cty, WI
6. Birthplace of husband Danby, Vermont
7. Full name of wife before marriage. Semantha (sic.) Webber
8. Name of father of wife. Abraham Webber
9. Name of mother of wife before marriage. Amanda Deverau (sic)
10. Birthplace of wife. Chautauqua Cty, NY
11. Time when marriage was contracted. Oct 9 1882
12. Place, town or township, and county where marriage was contracted.
Mauston, Juneau, WI
13. Color of parites White
14. By what ceremony contracted Civil
15. Names of subscribing witnesses (a) B. F. Webber (b) Kittie Webber
16. Name of person pronouncing marriage. W. Temple
17. Residence of person last named Mauston, Juneau County
18. Date of certificate of marriage Oct 9 1882
19. Date of registration Oct 9 1882
20. Any additional circumstances;
This was the third marriage for Hiram Sowle and apparently did not last long because Mr. Sowle married again in 1886.
No data was found on Samantha between her marriage of 1882 and her next marriage in 1898. This time she married Russel C. Bryan, Brockway, Jackson, WI. Mr. Bryan had been married before in 1863. Samantha would have been about 63 years old.
They were married 31 Mar 1898 at Black River Falls, Jackson, WI; MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (copied as shown on certificate.
1. Full name of husband Russel C. Bryan
2. Name of father of husband Russel C. Bryan
3. Name of mother of husband before marriage. Boccy Scott Bryan
4. Occupation of husband Farmer
5. Residence of husband Brockway
6. Birthplace of husband Cashcoton
7. Full name of wife before marriage. Samantha Webber
8. Name of father of wife. Abrahm Webber
9. Name of mother of wife before marriage. Amanda Debraux Webber
10. Birthplace of wife. Ashville, NY
11. Time when marriage was contracted. March 31, 1898
12. Place, town or township, and county where marriage was contracted. Black
River Falls, WI
13. Color of parites
14. By what ceremony contracted
15. Names of subscribing witnesses (a) Katie May Linnel (b) Orim W. Linnel
16. Name of person pronouncing marriage. James Livingstone J. P.
17. Residence of person last named Black River Falls, WI
18. Date of certificate of marriage March 31, 1898
19. Date of registration April 3, 1898
20. Any additional circumstances.
I have been unable to find any more information as to any death certificate, obituary or place of burial for Samantha or her husband, Mr Bryan.
While searching LDS Historical Files I found a file on Celestia Webber that had been submitted by Alice Jean Cotant. The interesting part was that the parents of Celestia as listed in the file were the same as those listed on Marshall Webber's marriage certificate. Once that it was established that Celestia and Marshall were siblings, research discovered the following information. Celestia is listed on the 1850 census for Busti township, Chautauqa county, NY with an age of 14, so the birth date of 31 May 1837 is probably correct. Since she was married in Baraboo in 1855, this means the family must have left for Wisconsin shortly after Abram’s death in 1853. She appears on the 1860 Federal census for Freedom township, Sauk county, WI as the wife of Samuel Nixon, (actually spelled Nickson on the census form). Mr. Samuel Nixon was an affluent farmer. On the 1860 census record his real estate holdings are listed as $6000 and his personal estate as $1000. Alice Jean Cotant is a great granddaughter of Celestia and she has given me most of the information as pertains to her. At some point in her life, Celestia moved to Denver, CO and that is where she died 22 August 1911 at the age of 74. She is buried in Denver, CO. I have several pictures of Celestia and Samuel Nixon, including the house where they lived in Baraboo, WI. They will be included in the Photograph Albums to be developed later. (See Coming Attractions.)
The only place that Franklin used the first name of "Franklin" was on his marriage certificate. On the 1850 Federal Census he was listed as "Frank " with an age of 8 years old. On the 1860 Federal Census and the 1865 Wisconsin State Census he chose the name "Frank". I have chosen to use Franklin as his given name. In the 1860 census he is a member of the family living in Fairfield township, Sauk county, WI. He is 19 and his occupation is listed as farmer. In 1865 on the Wisconsin census for Albion, Jackson, WI he is shown as the head of household and there are 3 persons in the family – 1 male and 2 females. Franklin was married on 11 June, 1865 and this may have been before the census taker came by for the count so at least one of the females was his wife. One thing to point out on Franklin’s marriage certificate is that he did a much better job of filling it out than the other members of the family did on there forms.
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE, Jackson County, WI
1. Full name of husband Franklin Webber
2. Name of father of husband Abrahm Webber
3. Name of mother of husband before
marriage. Amanda Webber
4. Occupation of husband Lumberman
5. Residence of husband Albion, WI
6. Birthplace of husband Chataugna Co. N.Y.
7. Full name of wife before marriage. Lydia Josephine Friand
8. Name of father of wife. Jon Friand
9. Name of mother of wife before marriage. Jane Friand
10. Birthplace of wife.
11. Time when marriage was contracted. June 11, 1865
12. Place, town or township, and county
where marriage was contracted. Albion, WI, Jackson Co.
13. Color of parties White
14. By what ceremony contracted Gates Form
15. Names of subscribing witnesses (a) Margaret Friand
(b)
16. Name of person pronouncing marriage. B. C. Bryan
17. Residence of person last named Black River Falls, WI
18. Date of certificate of marriage June 12, 1865
19. Date of registration June 12, 1865
20. Any additional circumstances.
By 1860, the family have moved to Sauk county, Wisconsin. As was previously indicated in the last chapter, Marshall and Celestia are both married and living in Freedom township, Sauk County, WI. The remainder of the family are living in Fairfield township of that same county. Marvin Webber is listed as the head of household. There are two other people indicated as members of the family. First there is an "Eva", no last name given, age 7, and who was born in Ohio. The next person is J. O' Neal, age 34, whose occupation was laborer and was born in Ireland . Perhaps Eva was the daughter of J. O'Neal.
On 21 Feb., 1863, Amanda married Emanuel Marks in Albion township, Jackson county, WI. This would indicate that the family moved to Jackson county in the very early sixties. Information will show that the entire family with the exception of Celestia are living in Albion during the 1865 Wisconsin State Census. The marriage certificate for Emanuel and Amanda appear below:
Jackson County, WI; MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (copied as listed on the certificate.)
1. Full name of husband Emanuel Marks
2. Name of father of husband Samuel Marks
3. Name of mother of husband before
marriage. Hannah Marks
4. Occupation of husband Farmer
5. Residence of husband Hixton
6. Birthplace of husband England
7. Full name of wife before marriage. Amanda Webber
8. Name of father of wife. William Webber
9. Name of mother of wife before marriage. Heuldah Baily
10. Birthplace of wife
11. Time when marriage was contracted. 21 Feb, 1863
12. Place, town or township, and county
where marriage was contracted. Albion, WI, Jackson Co.
13. Color of parties White
14. By what ceremony contracted Methodist
15. Names of subscribing witnesses (a) John Heilapp (b) + wife
16. Name of person pronouncing marriage. B. C. Bryan.
17. Residence of person last named Albion
18. Date of certificate of marriage 2-24-1863
19. Date of registration 2-21-1863
20. Any additional circumstances;
Notice the name that Amanda gives her father on the marriage certificate. Amanda’s maiden name was Devereaux and as we will see later her father’s name was William Devereaux. Emanuel Marks died or divorced Amanda because by 1868, Amanda is back in Juneau county and on June 14 of that year she married Joshua T. Rogers. At least that's what the marriage certificate states:
Mauston, Juneau, WI; MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (copied as shown on certificate.)
1. Full name of husband Joshua Rogers
2. Name of father of husband
3. Name of mother of husband before marriage.
4. Occupation of husband
5. Residence of husband Mauston, WI
6. Birthplace of husband Madison county, NY
7. Full name of wife before marriage. Amanda Webber
8. Name of father of wife.
9. Name of mother of wife before marriage.
10. Birthplace of wife.
11. Time when marriage was contracted. June 14 1868
12. Place, town or township, and county
where marriage was contracted. Juneau, WI
13. Color of parties White
14. By what ceremony contracted Civil
15. Names of subscribing witnesses (a) D. Darrow (b) Amanda Poiter
16. Name of person pronouncing marriage. J. R. Poiter
17. Residence of person last named Summit
18. Date of certificate of marriage
19. Date of registration
20. Any additional circumstances;
Amanda and Truman are living on 1 Jun 1870 at Lindinia, Juneau, WI. Amanda is listed on the 1870 census as the wife of Truman J. Rogers. Her age is given as 55 years and that she was born in New York. There are 4 Rogers children, it is expected from a earlier marriage by Mr. Rogers. Also a lady name Martha Rogers, age 83, probably the mother of Mr. Rogers that is living with the family.
On March 20, 1999, in an answer to a query I made on the Web, Anne Philiben, a researcher of the Rogers family, contacted me with the following information. "J. T. (Joshua Truman) (Rogers) as I call him and Amanda (Devereaux/Webber) were divorced in Feb 1871 and remarried in Feb of 1872, while they still lived in Juneau County. Then she divorced him again in Ft. Collins, Colorado in 1877."
An Amanda Rogers is listed on the census of 1880 at Rosita, Custer, CO. Is Mandy the Amanda Rogers living in Custer County Colorado in 1880? I found the Amanda Rogers on the 1880 Census records for Custer, CO, but, she turned out to be a young schoolteacher. I have been unable to find any further data on Amanda.
The research on the Webber’s started out knowing one name, "Marshall Webber", and ended locating a great deal of information about a very interesting ancestral family. There is still a lot of data that can be collected on this family. There are many questions to be answered. What happened to Amanda, Marvin, Samantha and Franklin after 1870? Where was Samantha from 1860 to 1882? Who was Marcus Devereaux on the 1850 census? Who was Eva, born in Ohio, on the 1860 census? Patience, climbing or going around blank walls, and perseverance will furnish answers to those questions – if the information is there.
Joseph Darrow married Pamelia White (see #15) between 1825 and 1830 at Henderson, Jefferson County, NY;
The county of Oneida can be found in West Central New York State. In 1803 the township of Leyden was a part of that county. Joseph Darrow was born 29 June 1803 in Leyden Township, Oneida County 1. He was the eleventh child born to Ammirus and Sarah Darrow. Then in 1805 the township of Leyden was divided and a part of it became known as Boonville. Also in that year Oneida County was divided to form the counties of Lewis and Jefferson. The township of Leyden became a part of Lewis County. So by the time that Joseph was two years old he was living in Boonville Township, Oneida County, NY. There will be more history of this section of New York when we get to Generation 5.
Nothing is known at present on how Joseph spent his early life. His father died when he was about 21 years of age. Because there were so many children in the family he probably left home prior to that time. The 1830 census shows that he was married and living in Henderson Township, Jefferson County, NY. Prior to 1850 the only name that appeared on the census forms in each family was that of the head of household. The remainder of the family was shown only by gender and the number of persons within a certain age limit. Henderson Township is about 55 miles Northwest of where he was born. The township borders Lake Ontario. His family consists of himself, between the age of 20 - 30; a female, assuming his wife, age between 20 - 30; and a male son less than 5 years of age. That means that Joseph probably married between 1825 and 1830, but it was probably closer to 1830. The birth place of Pamelia (I will use this name hereafter since this is the name that was normally given to the census taker. It has been written as Permelia and Pamela.) is either the State of Delaware or Delaware County, NY. On one census she stated she was born in Delaware and on another she reported it as New York. There is a Delaware County in New York and so she may have given the county she was born in rather than the state on the census. I have not been able to locate either of Pamelia’s parents.
I failed to find the Joseph Darrow family in the 1840 Federal Census for New York. Research is still be conducting in this area. LDS files indicate that they were living in Theresa Township but the census records for 1840 for that township does not show a Joseph Darrow family. By 1850, Joseph and his family were living in Watertown Township, Jefferson County, NY. The portion pertaining to the Joseph Darrow family of the 1850 Federal Census is reproduced below. This is the first census that shows all the names of the family and gives more personal information about them. Each member of the family who is living in the household at the time of the census are listed.
John Armstrong, wrote "An Armstrong Ancestry", published in 1990. Dempster Darrow, son of Joseph and Pamelia Darrow, married into a member of the Armstrong family. Mr. Armstrong wrote the following about the Joseph Darrow family in his family history.
"Joseph Darrow, born NY State about 1803, left New York State in the fall of 1852, coming through the Lakes to Milwaukee, arriving in Summit in October where he settled and built the house where Dempster Darrow now (1889) lives. Demp was sailing on the Lakes at the time and had not been home since spring and did not know of the move of the family but by accident met his father on the street in Detroit where they had laid over a day and thus found where he was going; he followed in the spring of 1854." 7
I wonder what would have happened if Joseph had not just by chance met his son, Dempster, that day in Detroit. Poor old Demp, as his father-in-law called him, may still be running around trying to find his family.
By the fall of 1852 Joseph Darrow and his family were settled in Summit, Juneau, WI. They had come through the lakes to Milwaukee and then by some means had moved from there to Summit township in Juneau County. Finally Joseph was a landowner, how he obtained the farm is unknown but the 1860 census indicates that he owns property. He built a house on the farm that eventually Dempster, his eldest son, would take over. On the 1860 census for Summit, Juneau, WI. It indicates that the real estate value of his farm is $400 and he has a personal estate of $100. Joseph and Pamelia are listed as being 57 and 54 respectively. The only children living at home are Dempster and Emmett. Dempster is 23 and Emmett is 13. It is believed that Newton by this date has died since other research sources indicate that he died early in life. Frances is married and probably Louisa also has married by this time. Individual summaries on the children will appear later in the generation. The picture below is the Joseph Darrow home in Juneau County. The date of the picture is unknown but it is believed that the people in the picture are those of Dempster Darrow, son of Joseph, and his family. The picture was obtained from "An Armstrong Ancestry" by John Edward Armstrong, published in 1990.Click on picture to see full size.
Joseph Darrow and his wife, Pamelia, lived on in Summit during the next 10
years. Content with their farm and as members of their community. Joseph had a
brother, Henry A. Darrow, that was a farmer and lived in Winfield Township, Sauk
County, WI. (See Generation 5 for data on Henry.) The distance between their two
farms would have been about 15 to 20 miles. I am sure there were times in which
they visited back and forth, especially, during weddings or for funerals. Both
of them had moved to the Juneau/Sauk County area in the fall of 1852.
The 1870 Federal Census for Summit township shows that there is very little change from 1860 except they are 10 years older, their real estate value is only $300 and their personal estate is $200. Dempster and Emmett are still living at home, unmarried. Their grandson, listed on the census as Marshall Weber, (his real name is Charles Marshall Webber), is living with them on the farm. He is 8 years old. This would have been shortly after his mother, Frances, daughter of Joseph and Pamelia, died in Black River Falls ( See Frances Darrow, Generation 4) .
By 1880, Dempster is married and has taken over the family farm. The 1880 census shows that his father, Joseph, is 78 years of age and is living with his son, Dempster. Emmett is also married and is living on another farm in Summit township
The following letter as pertains to the Joseph Darrow family was received by Vera L. Hagen Smith from Anita Schappe, May 31, 1986. Mrs. Schappe lived at 603 Superior Ave, Tomah, WI, 54660 on that date. Mrs. Schappe is now deceased.
Dear Vera,
I was talking to your mother (note by Vera, she meant Adeline.) on the phone today, she mentioned that you were going to visit your daughter in Salt Lake City, and that you planned to look into some genealogy, there.
I do have quite a lot on the Darrows, but I would like to know more about my great grandfather, (that’s your mother’s great-great-grandfather), Joseph Darrow. His father was a Revolutionary War soldier, named Ammirus who married Sarah Fisher, all the children were born in New London, Conn. The first ancestor, George Darrow, had settled there in the 1600’s; he died in 1704. The Ammirus Darrows moved away, to NY state where he died in 1824. Sarah then moved to Ohio to live with her son Jedediah (grandfather of Atty. Clarence Darrow); when Jedediah died, she moved to Sauk Co., Wis. to live with her son Henry. An excerpt from Historical Files states that Henry and Joseph came to Wis in 1852. There’s so much information on Henry and descendants! Henry was born in 1791, Joseph in 1803. I’m wondering where he lived (presumably in Summit in Juneau Co.), where he’s buried in Big Creek Cemetery in Sauk Co.; no marker there, except one marker for Winifred Darrow, my mother’s two year old sister who died around 1881. Someone said that Joseph was a post master in the Post Office in Summit but the historian in Mauston said there was never a post office there. I’m also interested in Joseph’s wife’s ancestors; her name was Pamela (Permelia) White. There are Whites married into the Henry Darrow (Fish) relatives, sometimes, I wonder if Joseph ever lived in Summit in Monroe Co. as there are many Whites in Sparta. I don’t have Joseph’s date of death nor Pamela’s dates. You probably know that Joseph’s children were Frances Webber, Louise Woodard, Dempster D., Emmett D., (my grandfather), Newton and Wallace, the last two died at an early age.
I wish you luck on your search; and hope you have a nice trip.
Regards, /s/ Anita Schappe
Notes by the author: The letter above contains some speculations that have been proven to be false since it was written. None of these are major errors. Incidentally when I went to high school in Tomah, WI in 1938 I lived with the Schappe’s. I did not know at that time that I was related to Mrs. Schappe. My mother may have known it but didn’t tell me that I can remember.
15. PAMELA4 WHITE; b. 1806 at Delaware;
Pamela White married Joseph Darrow (see #14), son of Ammirus Darrow and Sarah Melona Fisher, between 1825 and 1830 at Henderson, Jefferson County, NY. She was born either in the state of Delaware or it may have been Delaware County, NY. The 1860 Fed. Census indicates that she gave her place of birth as Delaware. The 1870 Fed. Census shows that she gave her place of birth as New York. She apparently died sometime between 1870 and 1880. No ancestors for Pamela have been found.
Wallace was born in Henderson, Jefferson, NY between 1825 and 1830. He is counted on the 1830 Census as been a male less than 5 years old. He does not appear as a member of the family on the 1850 census. Other sources state that Wallace died at a young age.
In 1837 the Joseph Darrow family was living in Hounsfeld, Jefferson, NY.
Dempster was born there November 30. The 1850 census for Watertown,
Jefferson, NY lists Dempster, age 14, working for Jeremiah Parker. At some
point he became a sailor on the Great Lakes. This was probably just after
1850 and he made that his occupation until the summer of 1854. In this year
he joined his father and mother on their farm in Summit Township, Juneau
County, WI. It has already been reported on how Dempster found out about his
parents move to Wisconsin. That chance meeting in the city of Detroit the
summer of 1852 was the only thing that let Dempster know where his family
was going. In 1860 he is listed as 23 years old and living with his parents
on their farm in Juneau County.
"He was recruited by E. Chamberlin for the term of 100 days and was mustered in on June 3, 1864 at Camp Washburn at the age of 24. Dempster had blue eyes, sandy hair, light complexion and was 6 feet tall. His occupation was postmaster. His town of residence was Mauston and county was Juneau. He was assigned to Company I, 39th Regiment with the rank of Corporal."
There is no indication that he saw any combat and his service record carried the following remarks:
"Roll quoted M.I.-M.O. left sick at soldiers rest Chicago Sept. ‘64-Orig. Disch. Cert. oriented A.I.O. 1/29/85 shows that Dempster Darrow was discharged on the 28th day of October, 1864 at Chicago, Ill. By reason of surg. cert. of disability on acct. of debility resulting from typhoid fever and expiration of term of service. Born in Boonesville, N.Y. Disch’d as corporale."
After returning from his military duties he returned to the farm and was living there in 1870, with a listed age of 31. On 29 November, 1874, Dempster married Susanna Cornwell. Anna, as she was called, was born in 1855 and at the date of her marriage was living in Reedsburg, Sauk County, WI . She died in 1929
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1 F Bernice Estella Marion DARROW Birth: Apr 10 1874 Summit,
Juneau, WI
Spouse: Herman Clark CHRISTMAN
Spouse: William F. ARMSTRONG
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2 M Wallace Park DARROW Birth: 1875 Death: 1955 Juneau County, WI
Burial: 1955 Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau, WI
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3 M Dempster Durwood DARROW Jr. Birth: 1877 Death: 1946 Juneau County, WI
Burial: 1946 Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau, WI
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4 M Edwin DARROW Birth: 1880
Spouse: Tina HESS
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5 F Louise (Eloise) Adelaide DARROW Birth: 1881
Spouse: Frank STENZEL
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6 M Irwin Ezra DARROW Birth: 1883
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7 F Charlotte (Lottie) Ariadna DARROW Birth: 1884
Spouse: Charles DUBOIS
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8 F Susanna DARROW Birth: 1885 Death: 1929 Juneau County, WI
Burial: 1929 Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau, WI
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9 M Burke Clarence DARROW Birth: 1886 Death: 1968 Juneau County, WI
Burial: 1968 Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau, WI
Military: Pvt. 115th Guard Co. ASC WWI
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10 M James White DARROW Birth: 1890 Death: Aug 8 1978 Juneau County, WI
Spouse: Gladys OAKES
Burial: 1978 Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau Cty
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11 M Vernon LeRoy DARROW Birth: 1893
Spouse: Flora HUGGETT
Death Record for Dempster Darrow, Vol 2, pp85 in Juneau County Courthouse, Mauston, WI
Name Dempster Darrow
Address
Maiden Name
Race White Sex Male Age 58
Date of Death Nov 4, 1895
Date of Birth Nov 30, 1837 Place Nownsfield, Jefferson Co., N. Y.
Name of Father Joseph Darrow Birthplace
Maiden Name of Mother Permmuter ? Birthplace
Occupation of Deceased Farming
Name of Wife or Husband Susanna Darrow
Place of Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Lindina
Informant
Cause of Death Struck by engine at R.R. crossing in Mauston
Married Single Widowed
Veteran
His obituary appears below.
The following was published in the Juneau County Chronicle, Mauston, WI, Thursday, November 7, 1895.
DEMPSTER DARROW KILLED.
Struck by an engine Friday on Elm Street Crossing.
He lay unconscious until Monday when he died. Buried in Evergreen Cemetery with Masonic Honors.
People on the street were shocked, Friday evening, by the intelligence brought up town by railroad employees that a passing engine had struck a man at the Elm street crossing. A crowd hastily gathered at the spot when it was learned that the unfortunate was Dempster Darrow, an old resident of the town of Summit. He was placed on a cot and conveyed to Dr. Smith's office where an examination was made of his injuries and later he was borne to rooms over J. H. Upton's restaurant where he breathed his last, Monday, about 10 a.m.
Mr. Darrow came to the city about 4 o'clock, Friday afternoon, and after transacting some business, started to drive home, about 6 o'clock. When near the residence of James Allaby the whiffletrees to his buggy broke and leaving the rig by the roadside he drove the team to the city. He had nearly reached the crossing when he became aware of the engine bearing down upon him and quickening the pace of the team he attempted to cross. With a second more of time he would have accomplished this in safety, but before the one step could be taken that would have removed him from danger, the engine struck him and his form was hurled through the air alighting in the ditch, at a spot sixty-eight feet distant. When discovered he was unconscious and so remained until he died. It was found that his injuries consisted of numerous bruises and three broken ribs on his left side, but it is thought that death was caused from concussion of the brain. The funeral took place, Wednesday, from the chapel in Stewart's settlement, under the auspices of the Masonic lodge of this city and the body was interred in the Evergreen cemetery at Stewart's settlement.
Mr. Darrow always joked about his age and no one knows exactly but from the best information received he was 60 years old. He was born in Jefferson county, New York and came to Wisconsin in 1854 locating in the town of Summit where he has since resided. Always taking a deep interest in public affairs he has held many public offices, among them being county surveyor, deputy sheriff, postmaster and supervisor. Once he was a candidate for member of the legislature. His political faith was that of a democrat and his voice was often heard in the councils of the party. A wife and ten children survive him.
Dempster Darrow was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Lindinia, Juneau, WI. Evergreen Cemetery is located at Section 36 in the Town of Lindina. Go south on Hwy 58 to County O., turn left on O and go to Scoville Road and turn rught. The cemetery is on the right hand side going south on Scoville Road.
The following was published in "The Mauston Star {unreadable)", Thursday, November 7, 1895
Killed By An Engine.
AN OLD CITIZEN OF JUNEAU COUNTY DIES FROM INJURIES RECEIVED ON THE C. M. & ST. P. R.R. IN THIS CITY.
On Friday evening of last week the sad news spread through our city
that Dempster Darrow had been injured by an engine going east. It seems that
Mr. Darrow was in Mauston during the afternoon and about six o'clock left
for home. He had gone only a short distance when his wagon broke down and he
decided to return for the night. He left the vehicle and walked back driving
his team.
Mr. Darrow had reached the crossing on Elm street, near Mr. Strong's
residence, when the engine struck him with such force as to throw him a
distance of about sixty feet.
Two children, Otis Loomis and Edith Kyle, who were on their way down town,
were the only witnesses to this terrible accident. Mr. Kingston and others
soon arrived and the poor man was taken to Mr. Upton's residence where Drs.
Smith and Welsh did all in their power for the sufferer.
He remained in an unconscious condition until Monday forenoon about 10
o'clock, when he breathed his last.
An inquest was held Tuesday before Justice Carter and following verdict was
rendered:
We, the jury, find that the deceased came to his death from injuries
received by being struck by an engine at Elm Street crossing. From the
distance the body was thrown and other evidence we believe the engine was
running at an unlawful rate of speed.
One source states that Edwin Darrow, son of Dempster, told her that one of the reason for the accident was that it happened during blizzard conditions. That fact is not mentioned in either of the two newspaper articles.
Newton Darrow died before 1860. He is not listed on the 1860 Census for Summit, Juneau, WI. Other sources state that he died at a young age.
Louisa Darrow was born in 1840 in Theresa, Jefferson, NY. On the 1850 census for Jefferson County, NY, she was living in Rutland, Jefferson, NY. She is listed with a family, Jay B. Lyles (last name is doubtful due to poor handwriting) and Olive A. (I believe is his wife but there is no title given). Louisa's age appears to be written as 16 years of age, however, due to poor handwriting, it could be a 10. This would make her age correct. There is no occupation listed for her so it is unknown whether she was a servant or just visiting. She moved with her family to Summit, Juneau, WI in 1852.
She married Eli Woodard in Tunnel City, Monroe, WI, date unknown, and they had three daughters.
1. Lula Woodard. She was a schoolteacher in a rural school before she
married. She married Frank Kern and they had two daughters.
She was a very heavy set women when I knew her and very jolly. I can remember
her visiting us on our farm when I was very young. She and my parents had a
lot of fun together .
2. Orpha Woodard. Orpha was a schoolteacher in a rural school in Monroe
county. I don't know whether she ever married.
3. Liza Woodard. Liza, also was a schoolteacher in Monroe county. She married
John Winship and they had five sons and one daughter.
I am still researching for dates on the above family. Louisa Darrow died 1915.
I have attempted to find out just what the middle names that were given to Emmett mean and whether they have any family connection. If they do I would have to believe that it was his mother’s side of the family. According to his obituary Emmett was born July 28, 1846. Since it indicates on the census reports of 1830 and 1850 that his parents were living in Jefferson County, NY it is probable he was born there also. He is listed on the 1850 census rolls for Jefferson County, NY and on the 1860 and 1870 census rolls for Summit, Juneau, WI.
He was married to Mary Jane Barnett in 1872. They had seven children:
Winifred b. 1878, died in infancy and is buried in Big Creek Cemetery.
This cemetery is located in the Town of LaValle, Sauk County, WI.
Newton b. 1875 d. Dec 23, 1929
Ben b. 1877
Frank b 1885 d. 1970
Lula Bertha b. June 4 1890 d. Sep 8 1963
Ruby Frances b. 1881
Hugh Ashley b. 1891
The following obituary was sent to me by Carla Gile, a descendant of Emmett Darrow and a cousin to me.
"Emmett Darrow, youngest son of Joseph Darrow and Pamela White, was born in Jefferson county, New York, July 28, 1846. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1852, and settled on the farm in Summit, now owned by Chester Clark, where his father had the first post office in this section of the country. He is the last of a family of six children: Wallace, Dempster, Newton, Mrs. Louise Woodland, and Mrs. Frances Webber.
He was married in 1872 to Jennie Barnett, and to this union seven children were born. Winnie died in infancy. The others, Newton, of La Valle; Ben, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. Ruby Smart, Mauston; Frank, of La Valle: Mrs. Lula Douglas, Reedsburg; and Hugh, of Iron Mountain, Mich.; were all present at the funeral.
After his marriage he lived on his farm in Summit now owned by Thomas Bohn. About twenty years ago the family moved to La Valle, where he has since resided. His wife died about three years ago, and he had been in failing health for the past year, but up to a few weeks before his death, he was active and able and glad to see and visit his friends. Then he was sticken with paralysis, from which he partially rallied, until Dec. 10, when he passed away, cheery and hopeful to the end.
He united with the Advent Christian church of La Valle, shortly before his death, and was laid to rest in the La Valle cemetery, beside the wife he so dearly loved and sincerely mourned.
Funeral services, conducted by his pastor, Mrs. Purington, were held at La Valle Monday, Dec. 14, and were largely attended. Those from away besides his immediate family were:
Mrs. Lula Kern, Sparta; William Smart, Mauston; James Darrow, Mauston; Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Bar- (The copy of the obit that I received was cut off at this point)"
The exact date of deaths for both Pamelia and Joseph are unknown. It appears that Pamelia, died sometime between 1870 and 1880. Joseph died sometime after 1880. They are probably both buried in Big Creek Cemetery. Correspondence with Sauk County, where the cemetery is located stated that they could only find one Darrow listed and that was Winnie, daughter of Emmett and Jennie Darrow. They also told me that this cemetery had a great deal of vandalism with stones broken and taken, so they could be buried there and the Big Creek Cemetery Association would not necessarily know it. Big Creek Cemetery is located in NW ¼ NE ¼, Section 1, T13N, RcE, Town of Lavalle, County of Sauk, State of Wisconsin. Research for an obituary or death record for either Pamelia or Joseph has been attempted but no information has been located.
There is so much information that is not known about this set of great grandparents of Frances Louise Berlin. I have been working with two other researchers, Carla Gile, whom I already mentioned, and Molly Culver Jones, who is a descendant of Henry A. Darrow, the brother of Joseph that lived in Sauk County. Eventually something may turn up but as of now we are up against a brick wall where Joseph and Pamelia are concerned.