Rebecca Thompson1

b. 2 May 1839, d. 1 July 1918
Family
FatherAlexander Thompson1 b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. bt 1847 - 1850
MotherKeziah Lane1 b. c 1810
     Rebecca Thompson was born on 2 May 1839 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane.1 She married John M. Morrison on 4 December 1854.4,5 She died on 1 July 1918 in McComb, Oklahoma, at age 79.2 She was buried in Baileyville Cemetery, Nemaha County, Kansas.2

Family

John M. Morrison b. 12 Feb 1833, d. 12 Oct 1912
Children

Citations

  1. [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Keziah Thompson household, National Archives, (Keziah Thompson, 40; Catherine, 16; Rebecca, 13; James, 8; Susan, 6; Jane, 4; Alexander, 3).
  2. [S923] Baileyville Cemetery, viewed at Nemaha County (KS) Cemeteries (http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/kansas/nemaha.htm).
  3. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 13, John M. Morrison household, National Archives, (John M. Morrison, Feb 1833, TN/NC/VA, md46y, farmer; Rebecca, May 1837, TN/TN/TN, 8child/6lvg; Jennie, July 1872, TN; Bruce, Mar 1890, TN, g-son; Laura E., May 1892, TN).
  4. [S923] Baileyville Cemetery (references obituary of Rebecca Thompson Morrison), viewed at Nemaha County (KS) Cemeteries (http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/kansas/nemaha.htm).
  5. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.), Rebecca Thompson/John Morrison married 6 Dec. 1853.
  6. [S61] 1860 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 11, John M. Morrison household, National Archives, (John M. Morrison, 26, TN, farmer; Rebeca, 23, TN; Jacob A., 5, TN; Catherine, 3, TN; Brooks S., 3/12, TN).
  7. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 13, John M. Morrison household, National Archives, (John M. Morrison, Jul 1869, TN/TN/TN, md11y, farmer; Sarah, Jan 1870, TN/TN/TN, 3child/2lvg; William W., Dec 1889, TN; Patrick M., Oct 1891, TN).

Susan Thompson1

b. circa July 1843
Family
FatherAlexander Thompson1 b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. bt 1847 - 1850
MotherKeziah Lane1 b. c 1810
     Susan Thompson was born circa July 1843 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2 She was the daughter of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane.1 She married Joseph A. Foshee on 18 September 1860 in Greene County, Tennessee.3
     Susan Thompson and Joseph A. Foshee were living in Greene County, Tennessee, where Joseph was a farmer.4,5,2

Family

Joseph A. Foshee b. Oct 1829
Children

Citations

  1. [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Keziah Thompson household, National Archives, (Keziah Thompson, 40; Catherine, 16; Rebecca, 13; James, 8; Susan, 6; Jane, 4; Alexander, 3).
  2. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 11, Joseph Foshee household, National Archives, (Joseph Foshee, Oct 1829, TN/TN/TN, md39y, farmer; Susan, Jul 1838, TN/TN/TN, 11child/8lvg; John, May 1870, TN; Riley, Aug 1878, TN; Joseph, Mar 1884, TN; Dellia, Mar 1887, TN).
  3. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  4. [S332] 1870 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 12, Joseph Fousha household, National Archives, (Joseph Fousha, 34, TN, farmer; Susan, 26, TN; Margaret, 6, TN; Casia, 3, TN; John, 4/12, TN).
  5. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 11, Joseph A. Foshea household, National Archives, (Joseph A. Foshea, 43, farmer, TN/TN/TN; Susan, 34, TN/TN/TN; Margaret A., 16, TN; Keziah, 13, TN; John, 10, TN; Jennie, 8, TN; James, 5, TN; RIly, 1, TN).

Jane Thompson1

b. circa June 1845
Family
FatherAlexander Thompson1 b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. bt 1847 - 1850
MotherKeziah Lane1 b. c 1810
     Jane Thompson was born circa June 1845 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2 She was the daughter of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane.1 She married Thomas McAmis on 20 September 1874 in Greene County, Tennessee.3,4

Family

Thomas McAmis b. c 1854
Children

Citations

  1. [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Keziah Thompson household, National Archives, (Keziah Thompson, 40; Catherine, 16; Rebecca, 13; James, 8; Susan, 6; Jane, 4; Alexander, 3).
  2. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 21, Thomas L. McAmis household, National Archives, (Thomas L. McAmis, June 1852, TN/TN/TN, md25y, blacksmith; Jane, June 1850, TN/TN/TN, 5child/4lvg; Rebeca J. Malone, Aug 1880, TN, md4y, 1child/1lvg, dau; Montie, Oct 1882, TN, dau; Charles, June 1884, TN, son; Jesse M. Malone, Dec 1896, TN, g-dau).
  3. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives.
  4. [S973] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Thomas L. McAmis and Jane Thompson, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  5. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives, (Thomas McAmis, 26, TN, blacksmith; Jane, 30, TN; George, 5, TN; James, 3, TN; Rebecca J., 10M, TN; Kizie Thompson, 73, TN/TN/TN, mother-in-law; Charles McAmis, 20, TN, laborer, brother).

Alexander Thompson1

b. circa 1847, d. before 1900
Family
FatherAlexander Thompson1 b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. bt 1847 - 1850
MotherKeziah Lane1 b. c 1810
     Alexander Thompson was born circa 1847 in Greene County, Tennessee.1 He was the son of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane.1 He married Masa Jane Brown on 6 December 1874 in Greene County, Tennessee.2 He married Temperance Graham on 8 December 1878 in Greene County, Tennessee.2 He died before 1900.3
     Alexander Thompson and Temperance Graham were living in Greene County, Tennessee, in 1880.4

Family 1

Masa Jane Brown

Family 2

Temperance Graham
Children

Citations

  1. [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Keziah Thompson household, National Archives, (Keziah Thompson, 40; Catherine, 16; Rebecca, 13; James, 8; Susan, 6; Jane, 4; Alexander, 3).
  2. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  3. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 11, Tempa Thompson household, National Archives, (Tempa Thompson, Dec 1855, TN/TN/TN, wd, 4child/4lvg, day laborer; John B., Dec 1884, TN/TN/TN; James D., Apr 1887, TN/TN/TN; George M., July 1892, TN/TN/TN).
  4. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 11, Alexander Thompson household, National Archives, (Alexander Thompson, 31, laborer, TN/TN/TN; Temperana, 24, TN/TN/TN; James L. Carter, 21, farmer, TN/TN/TN; John Carter, 20, farmer, TN/TN/TN).
  5. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 11, James Foshee household, National Archives, (James Foshee, July 1875, TN/TN/TN, md3y, day laborer; Martha, Dec 1881, TN/TN/TN, 2child/1lvg; John B., June 1899).

James Thompson1

b. 18 June 1841, d. 10 April 1917
Family
FatherAlexander Thompson1 b. bt 1800 - 1810, d. bt 1847 - 1850
MotherKeziah Lane1 b. c 1810
     James Thompson was born on 18 June 1841 in Greene County, Tennessee.1 He was the son of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane.1 He married Susan Brumley on 29 September 1869 in Greene County, Tennessee.2,3 He died on 10 April 1917 in Greene County, Tennessee, at age 75.1 He was buried in Gass Shed, Greene County, Tennessee. Grass Shed is now known as Cross Anchor Cemetery.1
     James Thompson was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census of Greene County, Tennessee. The household consisted of James, wife Susan, and daughter Sarah.2

Family

Susan Brumley b. 4 Feb 1841, d. 6 Mar 1907
Children

Citations

  1. [S562] "The Lineage of Eli Thompson", 1 July 1997, Karen Birkholm (Walnut, CA), to Kipp Melat (Fairfax, VA 22030), copy of James Thompson death certificate, Tennessee Bureau of Vital Statistics; Personal Files, Manassas, Virginia. Hereinafter cited as "Eli Thompson."
  2. [S332] 1870 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., James Thompson household, National Archives, (James Thompson, 28; Susan, 25; Sarah, 3/12, May).
  3. [S250] Blackman - Farmer Roots, Larry and Elaine Blackman, updated 1 Dec. 2007; most likely references Greene Co. marriage record, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).
  4. [S250] The Branches, Melissa Herrman (Great Bend, KS), updated 11 May 2003, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).

Susan Brumley1,2

b. 4 February 1841, d. 6 March 1907
Family
     Susan Brumley was born on 4 February 1841 in Tennessee.1,3 She married James Thompson, son of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane, on 29 September 1869 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2 She died on 6 March 1907 in Greene County, Tennessee, at age 66.3

Family

James Thompson b. 18 Jun 1841, d. 10 Apr 1917
Children

Citations

  1. [S332] 1870 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., James Thompson household, National Archives, (James Thompson, 28; Susan, 25; Sarah, 3/12, May).
  2. [S250] Blackman - Farmer Roots, Larry and Elaine Blackman, updated 1 Dec. 2007; most likely references Greene Co. marriage record, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).
  3. [S250] Blackman - Farmer Roots, Larry and Elaine Blackman, updated 1 Dec. 2007, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).
  4. [S250] The Branches, Melissa Herrman (Great Bend, KS), updated 11 May 2003, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).

Sarah V. Thompson1

b. 9 July 1870, d. 26 March 1909
Family
FatherJames Thompson1 b. 18 Jun 1841, d. 10 Apr 1917
MotherSusan Brumley1 b. 4 Feb 1841, d. 6 Mar 1907
     Sarah V. Thompson was born on 9 July 1870 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2 She was the daughter of James Thompson and Susan Brumley.1 She married William Hotsinger Armitage on 1 January 1890 in Greene County, Tennessee.2 She died on 26 March 1909 in Greene County, Tennessee, at age 38.2

Family

William Hotsinger Armitage

Citations

  1. [S332] 1870 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., James Thompson household, National Archives, (James Thompson, 28; Susan, 25; Sarah, 3/12, May).
  2. [S250] The Branches, Melissa Herrman (Great Bend, KS), updated 11 May 2003, viewed at Rootsweb World Connect (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com).

Dutton Lane1

b. circa 1785, d. before 5 May 1862
Family
FatherDutton Lane2 b. s 1745, d. a 1828
MotherKeziah (?)3 b. c 1749, d. Sep 1849
ChartsAncestry of Cherie Lee Phillips
     Dutton Lane was born circa 1785 in Tennessee.1,2 He was the son of Dutton Lane and Keziah (?)2,3 He married Nancy Thompson, daughter of (?) Thompson and Mary Rees, on 11 April 1809 in Greene County, Tennessee.4 He married Susanna Gass on 3 May 1830 in Greene County, Tennessee.5 He died before 5 May 1862 when his will was entered into probate in Greene County, Tennessee.6
     Dutton Lane lived in Greene County, Tennessee, where he worked as a farmer.2,7,8,9,10 He and Nancy Thompson may have spent a few years in the 1820s living around Maryville, Blout County, Tennessee when Nancy''s half-brother's estate was being settled. Dutton returned to Greene County by 1830 when he remarried and is recorded in the 1830 census for Greene County.11,5,12 He left a will dated on 1 May 1850?. According to the will, his wife Susan was to have everything during her lifetime. After her death, his children Jane Justis and Keziah Thompson were to share his estate equally. Dutton's wife Susan was named executor and it was witnessed by George W. Gass and Nancy Gass. The will was executed on 5 May 1862.6

Family 1

Nancy Thompson b. s 1790, d. b 1830
Child

Family 2

Susanna Gass b. c 1798
Child

Citations

  1. [S61] 1860 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives, (Dutton Lane, 75; Susan, 59; Nancy Gass, 59).
  2. [S942] Lists Dutton Lane, Dutton Lane Jr., John Lane and Benjamin Lane, viewed at Greene Co., TN Tax List 1809 (http://www.tngenweb.org/greene/taxlist/1809tax-list.htm).
  3. [S935] C. Ralph Lane, Lane Family in "Lane Register Report, part 3", listserve message to Rootsweb Lane-L Archives, 20 May 2000. Accessed 4 January 2008, Scott Co., VA 1850 Mortality Schedule, published in the Virginia Appalachian Notes," newsletter of Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society, Aug. 1981 (original in Virginia State Archives, Richmond, VA): Keziah Lane, age 100, widowed, b. PA, d. Sept.. Hereinafter cited as Lane Report, part 3.
  4. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.), marriage record of Dutton Land and Nancy Thompson.
  5. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  6. [S934] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Wills (n.p.: n.pub.), Will of Dutton Lane, dated 1 May 1850 (?); executed 5 May 1862.
  7. [S333] 1830 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives, (1 male 40-50; 1 female 30-40).
  8. [S563] 1840 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives, (1 male under 5; 1 male 50-60; 1 female 5-10; 1 female 30-40).
  9. [S334] 1850 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., 9th District, Dutton Lane household, National Archives, (Dutton Lane, 64, farmer, TN; Susan, 52; Jane, 16; John McLain, 22).
  10. [S61] 1860 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives, (Dutton Lane, 75, TN; Susan, 59; Nancy Gass, 59).
  11. [S935] C. Ralph Lane, Lane Family in "Lane Register Report, part 3", listserve message to Rootsweb Lane-L Archives, 20 May 2000. Accessed 4 January 2008, Burgner, "Chancery Court Minutes, Greene Co., TN, Nov 1825-Jan 1831, p. 19, 38. Hereinafter cited as Lane Report, part 3.
  12. [S333] 1830 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives.

Nancy Thompson1

b. say 1790, d. before 1830
Family
Father(?) Thompson2
MotherMary Rees2 b. s 1750
ChartsAncestry of Cherie Lee Phillips
     Nancy Thompson was born say 1790.2 She was the daughter of (?) Thompson and Mary Rees.2 She married Dutton Lane, son of Dutton Lane and Keziah (?), on 11 April 1809 in Greene County, Tennessee.3 She died before 1830.1
     Nancy Thompson and Dutton Lane may have spent a few years in the 1820s living around Maryville, Blout County, Tennessee when Nancy''s half-brother's estate was being settled. Dutton returned to Greene County by 1830 when he remarried and is recorded in the 1830 census for Greene County.4,5,6

Family

Dutton Lane b. c 1785, d. b 5 May 1862
Child

Citations

  1. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.), marriage record of Dutton Land and Susanna Gass, 3 May 1830.
  2. [S935] C. Ralph Lane, Lane Family in "Lane Register Report, part 3", listserve message to Rootsweb Lane-L Archives, 20 May 2000. Accessed 4 January 2008, references estate of Ephraim Brabson. Nancy Thompson Lane listed as a half-sister of Ephraim Brabson. (Burgner, Chancery Court Minutes, Greene Co., TN Nov 1825-Jan 1831, p. 19, 38). Hereinafter cited as Lane Report, part 3.
  3. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.), marriage record of Dutton Land and Nancy Thompson.
  4. [S935] C. Ralph Lane, Lane Family in "Lane Register Report, part 3", listserve message to Rootsweb Lane-L Archives, 20 May 2000. Accessed 4 January 2008, Burgner, "Chancery Court Minutes, Greene Co., TN, Nov 1825-Jan 1831, p. 19, 38. Hereinafter cited as Lane Report, part 3.
  5. [S335] Burgner, compiler, Greene County, Tennessee Marriages, 1783-1868 (n.p.: n.pub.).
  6. [S333] 1830 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Dutton Lane household, National Archives.

Thomas McAmis1

b. circa 1854
Family
     Thomas McAmis was born circa 1854 in Tennessee.1 He married Jane Thompson, daughter of Alexander Thompson and Keziah Lane, on 20 September 1874 in Greene County, Tennessee.1,2
     Thomas McAmis was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census of District 21, Greene County, Tennessee. The household consisted of Thomas, his wife Jane, their two sons George and James, Jane's mother Kizie Thompson, and Thomas' brother Charles.3 He was a blacksmith in Greene County, Tennessee.3,4

Family

Jane Thompson b. c Jun 1845
Children

Citations

  1. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives.
  2. [S973] Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Thomas L. McAmis and Jane Thompson, viewed at Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com).
  3. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives, (Thomas McAmis, 26, TN, blacksmith; Jane, 30, TN; George, 5, TN; James, 3, TN; Rebecca J., 10M, TN; Kizie Thompson, 73, TN/TN/TN, mother-in-law; Charles McAmis, 20, TN, laborer, brother).
  4. [S1077] 1900 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., Civil District 21, Thomas L. McAmis household, National Archives, (Thomas L. McAmis, June 1852, TN/TN/TN, md25y, blacksmith; Jane, June 1850, TN/TN/TN, 5child/4lvg; Rebeca J. Malone, Aug 1880, TN, md4y, 1child/1lvg, dau; Montie, Oct 1882, TN, dau; Charles, June 1884, TN, son; Jesse M. Malone, Dec 1896, TN, g-dau).

1880 Census (?) TN

George McAmis1

b. circa 1875
Family
FatherThomas McAmis1 b. c 1854
MotherJane Thompson1 b. c Jun 1845
     George McAmis was born circa 1875 in Tennessee.1 He was the son of Thomas McAmis and Jane Thompson.1

Citations

  1. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives.

James McAmis1

b. circa 1877
Family
FatherThomas McAmis1 b. c 1854
MotherJane Thompson1 b. c Jun 1845
     James McAmis was born circa 1877 in Tennessee.1 He was the son of Thomas McAmis and Jane Thompson.1

Citations

  1. [S564] 1880 U.S. Census, Tennessee, Greene Co., District 21, Thomas McAmis household, National Archives Film T9-1258; Page 255D, National Archives.

Susanna Catherine Urey1,2

b. 29 August 1774, d. 24 December 1829
Family
FatherAdam Urey3 b. b 1755
MotherCatherine Yockey3
ChartsAncestry of David Kipp Melat
     Susanna Catherine Urey was born on 29 August 1774 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Adam Urey and Catherine Yockey.3 She was baptized on 30 October 1774 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Frederick Kifer.4,5 She died on 24 December 1829 in Pennsylvania at age 55.2 She was buried in Zion Cemetery, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.3
     Susanna Catherine Urey and Frederick Kifer moved from Westmoreland County to Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, by 1800.6,7,8,9

Family

Frederick Kifer b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
Children

Citations

  1. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), Baptisms by Meyer, #64, UHRIG, Sussana Catherina, b. 29 Aug 1774, bp. 30 Oct., Parents Adam Uhrig & Catharina. Sponsers Christian Jacke & Sussana.
  2. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address), Susanna Urey b. 15 Sep 1772, d. 24 Sep 1829.
  3. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  4. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address), married in 1786 or 1790.
  5. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Enoch Keiffer (1794) and Anna Maria Kauffer (1796).
  6. [S126] 1800 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Frederick Keiffer household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45).
  7. [S127] 1810 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., -- Kypher household, National Archives, (0 male under 10, 2 male 10-15, 1 male over 45, 5 females under 10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44).
  8. [S128] 1820 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Frederic Kiefer household, National Archives, (2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male over 45, 2 females under 10, 1 female 10-16, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 26-45).
  9. [S463] Frederick Kiffer entry, 1815/1817 Butler County Assessment Lists, Slippery Rock Tp.; Courthouse, Butler, Butler County. Hereinafter cited as Butler Co. Assessments.
  10. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Enoch Keiffer (1794).
  11. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Anna Maria Kauffer (1797).

Enoch Kifer1

b. 28 July 1794, d. 16 July 1865
Family
FatherFrederick Kifer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Enoch Kifer was born on 28 July 1794 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 He was baptized on 3 May 1795 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2 He married Nancy Appleton.3 He died on 16 July 1865 in Hickory Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, at age 70.4 He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania.4
     Enoch Kifer served in the War of 1812.4

Family

Nancy Appleton b. c 1805, d. 10 Jul 1881

Citations

  1. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Enoch Keiffer (1794).
  2. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Enoch Keiffer (1795).
  3. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  4. [S566] Wike, Lois (PO Box 598, East Hickory, PA 16321). History of East Hickory Riverside Cemetery. Tionesta, Pennsylvania: Forest Press Inc., 1997. 90., viewed at Western Pennsylvania Famiies: St. John, Prather, Crunkleton, Kiffer, Knisely (http://www.geocities.com/lindajdill/).

Mary Kifer1,2

b. 14 August 1796, d. between 1860 and 1870
Family
FatherFrederick Kifer1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey1 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Mary Kifer was born on 14 August 1796 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She was baptized on 26 March 1797 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Christian Bollinger in 1817.2 She died between 1860 and 1870 in Butler County, Pennsylvania.3,4
     Mary Kifer and Christian Bollinger were living in Wolf Creek Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1820.5 She and Christian Bollinger moved from Mercer County to Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, in 1821 and settled on 200 acre farm. The area where their farm was located became part of Cherry Township by 1850 and Clay Township by 1860. They lived there the rest of their lives.6,7,8,9,3,4

Family

Christian Bollinger b. 1785
Children

Citations

  1. [S311] Paul Miller Ruff The German Church Records of Western Pennsylvania, 1772-1791 (previously The German Church Records of Westmoreland County, PA) (n.p.: n.pub., 3rd Revised Edition 1984, original copyright 1979), baptismal record of Anna Maria Kauffer (1797).
  2. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  3. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Clay Tp., Christopher Bolinger household, National Archives, (Christopher Bolinger, 74, PA, farmer; Mary, 63, PA; Michael, 30, PA).
  4. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., John M. Bolinger household, National Archives, (John M. Bolinger, 52, PA, famer, 1600/956; Catherine, 51, PA; Mary E., 20, PA; Ellen F., 17, PA; Charles, 14, PA; Orville, 9, PA: Flora J., 4 PA; Christian, 85, PA).
  5. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mercer Co., Wolf Creek Tp., Christian Bolinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 16-26).
  6. [S1402] Unknown author, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.pub., 1883), p. 426 (biographical sketch of Bollinger Family).
  7. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Christian Bollinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female under 5, 1 female 30-40 (lvg next door to brother-in-law Robert Mulat)).
  8. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp., Christian Bolinger household, National Archives, (1 male under 5, 1 male 5-10, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 1 female under 5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-50).
  9. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler Co., Cherry Tp., Christin Bolinger household, National Archives, (Christin Bolinger, 64, PA, farmer; Mary, 52, PA; Henry, 29, PA; Susannah C., 23, PA; Mikel, 20, PA; Daniel, 17, PA; Andrew, 10, PA (next to John M. Bolinger, 32, farmer; Catherine 31, PA; Ruphel, 4, PA (m); Mary E., 1, PA)).
  10. [S1402] Unknown author, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (n.p.: n.pub., 1883), p. 426 (biographical sketch of Bollinger Family: Children of Christian and Mary (Kifer) Bollinger: John M., Henry, Jacob [dec], Susan C. [dec], Michael G., Daniel D., Elizabeth [dec] and Andrew J.).

John Kifer1

b. circa 1798, d. between 1860 and 1870
Family
FatherFrederick Kifer2,1 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey2 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     John Kifer was born circa 1798 in Pennsylvania.3 He was the son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.2,1 He married Matilda Saxer.4,5 He died between 1860 and 1870 in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.5,6
     John Kifer lived in Paint Township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, where he was a farmer. The area of Paint Township where he lived became part of Knox Township in 1854.7,8,5 Based on the ennumeration of John's household in the 1840 census, it is possible that John was married before he married Matilda and had 3 daughters born between 1820 and 1830. There is no further evidence of this family.7

Family

Matilda Saxer b. 31 Mar 1825, d. 20 Mar 1914
Child

Citations

  1. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Paint Tp., John Kiffer household, National Archives.
  2. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  3. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Paint Tp., John Kifer household, National Archives, (John Kifer, 51, PA, farmer, real estate $1000).
  4. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 Mar 2018), imaged certificate for Mathilda Kiffer, File Number 30654 (filed 22 Mar 1914), (informant: Mrs. Pitt [sic], 7400 Hermitage); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 31 Mar 1825, PA, d. 20 Mar 1914, 7400 Hermitage, Pittsburgh, PA; bur. Lucinda, PA; widowed, retired; father: Benjamin Saxer, bn PA; mother: Margaret Bigley, bn PA).
  5. [S155] 1860 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Knox Tp., John Kifer household, National Archives, (John Kifer, 61, PA, farmer, real estate $100/personal estate 4250; Matilda, 31, PA; Mary A., 14, PA; Davis, 12, PA; Margaret J., 6, PA; lvg next to Enoch Kifer).
  6. [S146] 1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Knox Tp., Matilda Kifer household, National Archives, (Matilda Kifer, 31, PA, keeping house; M.D., 22, PA, sawyer; M. J., 15, PA).
  7. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Venango Co., Paint Tp., John Kiffer household, National Archives, (1 male 40-50, 3 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-40).
  8. [S137] 1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Clarion Co., Paint Tp., John Kifer household, National Archives, (John Kifer, 51, PA, farmer, real estate $1000; ennumerated near Enoch Kifer).
  9. [S1462] "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967," database with images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 18 Mar 2018), imaged certificate for Margaret Ritts, File Number 54495 (filed 10 Apr 1920), (informant: H.H. Ritts, 7400 Hermitage); original certificate at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (Extracted information: b. 28 Jul 1854, PA, d. 9 Apr 1920, 7400 Hermitage, Pittsburgh, PA; bur. Foxburg, PA; widowed, retired; father: John Kiffer, bn PA; mother: Mathilda Syar, bn PA).

Frederick Kifer Jr.1

b. 9 January 1813, d. 16 November 1892
Family
FatherFrederick Kifer2 b. 22 Apr 1756, d. 22 Oct 1824
MotherSusanna Catherine Urey2 b. 29 Aug 1774, d. 24 Dec 1829
     Frederick Kifer Jr. was born on 9 January 1813 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.2 He married Eliza Ann Appleton on 13 January 1836 in Lucinda Furnace, Venango (now Clarion) County, Pennsylvania.2 He married Eliza Ann Knisely.1 He died on 16 November 1892 in Yellow Hammer, Forest County, Pennsylvania, at age 79.1 He was buried in Kiffer Hill Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania.1

Family 1

Eliza Ann Appleton d. 18 Jun 1847

Family 2

Eliza Ann Knisely b. 21 Jan 1827, d. 6 Dec 1912

Citations

  1. [S565] Gail Gesin, "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 12 Feb 2000. Hereinafter cited as "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat."
  2. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).

Nancy Appleton1

b. circa 1805, d. 10 July 1881
Family
     Nancy Appleton was born circa 1805.2 She married Enoch Kifer, son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She died on 10 July 1881 in Forest County, Pennsylvania.2 She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania.2

Family

Enoch Kifer b. 28 Jul 1794, d. 16 Jul 1865

Citations

  1. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
  2. [S566] Wike, Lois (PO Box 598, East Hickory, PA 16321). History of East Hickory Riverside Cemetery. Tionesta, Pennsylvania: Forest Press Inc., 1997. 90., viewed at Western Pennsylvania Famiies: St. John, Prather, Crunkleton, Kiffer, Knisely (http://www.geocities.com/lindajdill/).

Eliza Ann Appleton1

d. 18 June 1847
Family
     Eliza Ann Appleton married Frederick Kifer Jr., son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey, on 13 January 1836 in Lucinda Furnace, Venango (now Clarion) County, Pennsylvania.2 She died on 18 June 1847 in Tionesta Township, Venango (now Forest) County, Pennsylvania.1 She was buried in Old Town Cemetery, Tionesta Township, Venango (now Forest) County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Frederick Kifer Jr. b. 9 Jan 1813, d. 16 Nov 1892

Citations

  1. [S565] Gail Gesin, "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 12 Feb 2000. Hereinafter cited as "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat."
  2. [S1400] Kifer-Beighle Family Record as dictated by Catherine Kifer Beighle (1810-1892)) to her daughter Melissa Adaline (Beighle) Gardner; unknown repository (unknown repository address).

Eliza Ann Knisely1

b. 21 January 1827, d. 6 December 1912
Family
     Eliza Ann Knisely was born on 21 January 1827 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.1 She married Frederick Kifer Jr., son of Frederick Kifer and Susanna Catherine Urey.1 She died on 6 December 1912 in Beaver Valley, Hickory Township, Forest County, Pennsylvania, at age 85.1 She was buried in Kiffer Hill Cemetery, Forest County, Pennsylvania.1

Family

Frederick Kifer Jr. b. 9 Jan 1813, d. 16 Nov 1892

Citations

  1. [S565] Gail Gesin, "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat," e-mail message to Kipp Melat, 12 Feb 2000. Hereinafter cited as "Re: Elizabeth Kiefer/Robert Melat."

Butler Co., Slippery Rock Tp (?)

Emma Burrows1

b. circa 1855
Family
FatherJohn R. Burrows1
MotherCandace L. (?)1
ChartsDescendants of Cornelius Davenport
     Emma Burrows was born circa 1855.1 She was the daughter of John R. Burrows and Candace L. (?)1 She married (?) Farrar.1 She married Daniel Davenport, son of Horace Davenport and Mary Ann Depue, on 30 December 1902 in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.1
     Emma Burrows and Daniel Davenport were living in Hydetown, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, in 1910 where Daniel was a fruit tree salesman.2
     Emma and Daniel were living in 501 West Market Street, Sandusky, Ohio, when Daniel died in 1919.3

Family 1

(?) Farrar

Family 2

Daniel Davenport b. 1 Nov 1850, d. 2 Feb 1919

Citations

  1. [S10] Venango County (PA) Marriage License, Daniel Davenport and Emma Farrar, Registrar & Recorder's Office, Courthouse, Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  2. [S207] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Crawford Co., Hydetown, Daniel [misread as David] Davenport household, National Archives, (Daniel Davenport, 59, PA/NY/NY, md8y, md twice, salesman, sells fruit trees; Emily, 53, PA/NY/NY, md twice).
  3. [S567] Daniel Davenport, Death certificate 10244 (11 Feb. 1919), (informant: Guy Davenport), Ohio Historical Society, 1982 Velma Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Deborah Usoff1

Family
ChartsDescendants of John Baney
Descendants of Jacob Baum
Descendants of Frederick Benninghoff
Descendants of Jacob Tarr
Descendants of Samuel Thomas
Descendants of John Winters
     Deborah Usoff married (?) McQuaide.1 She married Dale Richard Green, son of Richard Hugh Green and Lois Arlene Redmond, on 24 May 2003.1

Family 1

(?) McQuaide

Family 2

Dale Richard Green b. 3 Apr 1949, d. 25 Mar 2022

Citations

  1. [S67] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Lois Redmond Green (Franklin, PA), as told to Kipp Melat.

(?) McQuaide1

Family
     (?) McQuaide married Deborah Usoff.1

Family

Deborah Usoff

Citations

  1. [S67] First-hand knowledge and personal recollections of Lois Redmond Green (Franklin, PA), as told to Kipp Melat.

Rice Morrison1

b. 11 December 1798, d. 21 November 1885
Family
FatherJames Morrison Jr.1 b. 11 Jul 1778, d. 25 Oct 1854
MotherAbigail Meddock1 b. 12 Feb 1780, d. 21 Jan 1855
     Rice Morrison was born on 11 December 1798 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2 He was the son of James Morrison Jr. and Abigail Meddock.1 He married Dolly Richards.2 He died on 21 November 1885 at age 86.2
     Rice Morrison was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census of Corydon Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania.3 He was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census of Corydon Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania.4

Family

Dolly Richards

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957), (born in Lycoming County).
  2. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957).
  3. [S129] 1830 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Corydon Tp., Rice Morrison entry, National Archives, (Rice Morrison--1/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 1/2/0/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0).
  4. [S130] 1840 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, McKean Co., Corydon Tp., Rice Morrison entry, National Archives, (Rice Morrison--0/0/1/0/0/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/0 1/1/1/2/0/1/0/0/0/0/0/0/0).

Dolly Richards1

Family
     Dolly Richards married Rice Morrison, son of James Morrison Jr. and Abigail Meddock.1

Family

Rice Morrison b. 11 Dec 1798, d. 21 Nov 1885

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957).

Alexander Morrison1

b. 6 October 1800, d. 1886
Family
FatherJames Morrison Jr.1 b. 11 Jul 1778, d. 25 Oct 1854
MotherAbigail Meddock1 b. 12 Feb 1780, d. 21 Jan 1855
     Alexander Morrison was born on 6 October 1800 in Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of James Morrison Jr. and Abigail Meddock.1 He married Susannah Meddock.2 He died in 1886.1
     Alexander Morrison lived in Athens County, Ohio.3,4,5,6

Family

Susannah Meddock b. c 1810

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957).
  2. [S1511] Angeline Morrison Clendenen, Ohio Death Certificate 13375 (filed 14 Mar 1927), informant: Harry Morrison, Athens, OH [bro], viewed at FamilySearch.org, online www.familysearch.org, accessed 19 Jun 2018; original at Pennsylvania Dept. of Health, Division of Vital Records, New Castle, PA; (b. 1845 in PA, age about 82; parents Alexander Morrison and Susan Medic; spouse Daniel Clendenen; d. 10 Mar 1927 Athens Co., OH; bur. Clarks Chapel).
  3. [S555] 1850 U.S. Census, Ohio, Athens Co., Canaan Tp., Alexander Morrison household, National Archives, (Alexander Morrison, 47, NJ, farmer; Susannah, 37, PA; Rice, 17, PA; Amanda, 16, PA; Henry C., 11, PA; Angeline, 9, PA; Harrison, 7, OH; Susannah, 3, OH; Charlotte, 1, OH).
  4. [S350] 1860 U.S. Census, Ohio, Athens Co., Lodi Tp., Alexdr Morrison household, National Archives, (Alexdr Morrison, 59, PA, laborer; Susana, 50, PA; Henry, 22, PA, farm laborer; Harrison, 16, PA; Susanna E., 14, PA; Charlotte, 12, PA; Louisa, 10, OH).
  5. [S323] 1870 U.S. Census, Ohio, Athens Co., Lodi Tp., Alexander Morrison household, National Archives, (Alexander Morrison, 69, PA, works on farm, $600/$400; Susan, 59, PA; Charlott, 20, OH, domestic servant; Louisa, 18, OH, helps mother).
  6. [S560] 1880 U.S. Census, Ohio, Athens Co., Lodi Tp., Alexander Morrison household, National Archives, (Alexander Morrison, 80, PA/PA/PA, disabled; Susannah, 67, PA/PA/PA, wife; Susannah, 31, PA/PA/PA, dau, disabled, cannot read/write).

Matthew Morrison1

b. 3 March 1802, d. 1866
Family
FatherJames Morrison Jr.1 b. 11 Jul 1778, d. 25 Oct 1854
MotherAbigail Meddock1 b. 12 Feb 1780, d. 21 Jan 1855
     Matthew Morrison was born on 3 March 1802 in Pennsylvania.1 He was the son of James Morrison Jr. and Abigail Meddock.1 He died in 1866 in Oregon.1

Citations

  1. [S92] Helen Morrison Peterson, compiler, Samuel Morrison of Bucks County and Lycoming County and Some of His Descendants (n.p.: n.pub., 1957).