The days until cousin Pam, her husband, Dave, and myself leave for South Dakota are coming up pretty quickly. One of the people we are excited to meet is Art Cavenee, my second cousin once removed. While continuing to organize Mom's (Helen Daugherty Hostvet) house, we came upon the book, "Our Wessington Heritage - a History of Wessington, SD". The book was written in 1892 and is full of short family historys. The following is from Art Cavenee and is helpful to me in understanding more about the Wilson family.
"My grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McNeely, arrived (at Wessington)in 1910 with their children, Cecil, Loretta, Vernice, Ruth and Hazel, from Illinois. Mabel, my mother, was born in 1911, a year after they arrived from Illinois, on the farm where Ed Brown lives now...
My father, Lloyd Cevenee, married Mabel McNeely. They lived on his parents' homestead until his death in 1974....They had seven children; Bonnie, Marilyn, Joan, Wesley, Arthur, Sharon, and Nedra.
I was named Arthur Franklin Cavenee after two grandfathers. I was born on the homeplace in 1942 and with the exception of four years in the Navy, I have lived in the Wessington area...I married Maxine Peterson from Wessington and we have two children; Jason Everett and Matthew Lloyd.
My first ancestors to come to the Wessington area were my great grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Wilson. In 1883 he, his wife, and their children came here from Iowa by covered wagon.
William was born in 1833 in Pennsylvania. He fought in the Civil War with the Yankees in the Illinois Calvary. In 1883 he homesteaded 11 3/4 miles north of Wessington in Nance Township, Beadle County. He died in 1911.
My next relative to come to Wessington was my grandfather, Frank Cavenee. He had been a farmer in Illinois and later fought in the Spanish-American War in the Philippine Islands. After the war, he married Pearl Wilson and they lived on a farm close to her father, William Wilson. Pearl had homesteaded a quarter section close to her father a few years before Frank Cavenee came here and that is where they lived and raised their family; Lloyd, Cliff, Nina, Bill, and Hazel. Frank died in 1920 and Pearl died in 1968."
I'm anxious to meet Art, whose sister is Bonnie Cavenee Runge, writer of the Wilson Family History book. It was Bonnie who was such a wonderful host in Wessington during my last year's trip.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Continuing the Ancestors of Silence Waite DeLong
I quickly googled Montilleon Waite and found that in 1993, A Harland Waite Rees wrote a book called Descendents of Montilleon Waite and Lydia Douglas. So far only Amazon has one for purchase, for much more than I'm willing to pay. I'll try writing to the author or checking with my local library for a copy. Sounds like a great read!
We've got another Samuel to write about. This Samuel was born in 1660 in Rhode Island and married Abigail Wightman. I have a lengthy dissertation concerning the land purchases of this Samuel, which I won't go through at this point. There were 7 children born of this couple.
The father of this Samuel was again named Samuel, born 1640 in Newport, Rhode Island. He died abt. Oct. 1694 in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He married Hannah Whitman ab. 1658 and then Elizabeth Cole abt. 1675. Samuel and Hannah had 6 children. There is quite a bit of information concerning the history of Conn. and RI as to who had authority over Narragansett County.
The last ancestor that I have with the Waite family is Thomas Wayte, born in 1601 in Alford Lines, England. He died in 1665 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married Eleanor Paine in 1643. Eleanor was born abt. 1618 in Hampshire, England.
From Gencircles - "Thomas Wait was granted land in Portsmouth on July 1, 1639. He had come from Wales to Portsmouth in 1634 with his brothers, Richard and Gamaliel. The two elder brothers settled in Boston. Tradition says that the three brothers were farmers or herdsmen and as they were driving their herd of cattle to market were beset by a press gang. They were able to escape whereupon they sold their cattle and immediately went aboard a vessel for America. They were said to have been a cousin of Thomas Wait who was a member of Parliament and one of the Judges who signed the death warrant of Charles I. The Wayte Coat of Arms was used down to the middle of the 17th century but when Charles II ascended to the throne in 1660 those instrumental in his father's death were brought to the scaffold except the few who fled to America. Thomas Wayte being of that number, either by an Act of Parliament or an edict from the throne, the family was deprived of its insignia.
The Crest is described as a bugle horn. The bugle portrays the musical element of the family and supports the tradition that the Waytes were musicians to the king and his knights. It is said that all Waytes trace their lineage to Ralph de Waiet who received the Earldom, City and Castle of Norwich from William the Conquerer. Ralf de Waiet married Emma, sister to Roger, Earl of Hereford and a cousin of the Conqueror. The Waytes live in the central part of southern England and northern Wales.
Thomas became a part of Roger William's settlement on the Delaware Bay which was organized in 1637 only two years previous to Thomas Wait's arrival. Roger Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 for his belief in freedom of conscience in religion. He was warmly received by two Indian chiefs, Massosoit and Canon Icus, who gave him tracts of land on the Seekonk River."
Thomas wait was a Juryman in 1650, purchased land in what is now Darmouth, MA, one of the purchasers of Conanicut and Dutch Islands, a large owner of lands at Narragansett and Misquamincut (Westerley, RI).
I have only one child of Thomas and Elanor and that is the previously mentioned Samuel. Just checked the Internet and found Jeremiah, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Thomas, Reuben and Mary. There seems to be a lot more information to be found about this family.
We've got another Samuel to write about. This Samuel was born in 1660 in Rhode Island and married Abigail Wightman. I have a lengthy dissertation concerning the land purchases of this Samuel, which I won't go through at this point. There were 7 children born of this couple.
The father of this Samuel was again named Samuel, born 1640 in Newport, Rhode Island. He died abt. Oct. 1694 in Narragansett, Rhode Island. He married Hannah Whitman ab. 1658 and then Elizabeth Cole abt. 1675. Samuel and Hannah had 6 children. There is quite a bit of information concerning the history of Conn. and RI as to who had authority over Narragansett County.
The last ancestor that I have with the Waite family is Thomas Wayte, born in 1601 in Alford Lines, England. He died in 1665 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He married Eleanor Paine in 1643. Eleanor was born abt. 1618 in Hampshire, England.
From Gencircles - "Thomas Wait was granted land in Portsmouth on July 1, 1639. He had come from Wales to Portsmouth in 1634 with his brothers, Richard and Gamaliel. The two elder brothers settled in Boston. Tradition says that the three brothers were farmers or herdsmen and as they were driving their herd of cattle to market were beset by a press gang. They were able to escape whereupon they sold their cattle and immediately went aboard a vessel for America. They were said to have been a cousin of Thomas Wait who was a member of Parliament and one of the Judges who signed the death warrant of Charles I. The Wayte Coat of Arms was used down to the middle of the 17th century but when Charles II ascended to the throne in 1660 those instrumental in his father's death were brought to the scaffold except the few who fled to America. Thomas Wayte being of that number, either by an Act of Parliament or an edict from the throne, the family was deprived of its insignia.
The Crest is described as a bugle horn. The bugle portrays the musical element of the family and supports the tradition that the Waytes were musicians to the king and his knights. It is said that all Waytes trace their lineage to Ralph de Waiet who received the Earldom, City and Castle of Norwich from William the Conquerer. Ralf de Waiet married Emma, sister to Roger, Earl of Hereford and a cousin of the Conqueror. The Waytes live in the central part of southern England and northern Wales.
Thomas became a part of Roger William's settlement on the Delaware Bay which was organized in 1637 only two years previous to Thomas Wait's arrival. Roger Williams was exiled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 for his belief in freedom of conscience in religion. He was warmly received by two Indian chiefs, Massosoit and Canon Icus, who gave him tracts of land on the Seekonk River."
Thomas wait was a Juryman in 1650, purchased land in what is now Darmouth, MA, one of the purchasers of Conanicut and Dutch Islands, a large owner of lands at Narragansett and Misquamincut (Westerley, RI).
I have only one child of Thomas and Elanor and that is the previously mentioned Samuel. Just checked the Internet and found Jeremiah, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Thomas, Reuben and Mary. There seems to be a lot more information to be found about this family.
The Ancestors of Silence Waite DeLong
Part of the fun of writing in this blogsite is thinking about long-forgotten people, going back through records, and finding information that almost appears new to my memory. I did this while picking up my very thin looseleaf notebook on the Waite family.
Silence Waite DeLong is my second great grandmother, the wife of Peter DeLong, Sr. She was born May 1810 in Ulster Co., New York. She died in 1883 in whitby Township, Ontario, Canada. In the 1880 census of Tallmadge Twp., Ottawa County Michigan she is listed as a resident. I need to look up that county on the map. Just checked...West of Grand Rapids...also close to Wyoming, a name I remember in my searches.
Silence and Peter had the following children; Oscar, Peter Jr.(my ggrandfather), James, and Horatio.
Silence was the daughter of Montilleon Waite. He was born in NY State and I have him buried in Yorkville, Methodist Cemetery, Wisconsin. Now where is Yorkville? I see that it in Racine Co, Wisconsin. There are two cemeteries in that area. I need to explore the internet a bit to find the correct one and see if there is a listing of people buried.
Montilleon Waite married Lydia Douglass, who died at the young age of 42. They had 13 children. I'd love to find out more about them. Silence was the oldest and was 29 when her mother died.
Montilleon's father was Samuel Wait. Born in 1763 in New Lebanon Co., NY. He married Mary B. Douglass. It would be interesting to know if Mary and Lydia were related. They had 9 children, Montilleon being the oldest.
Samuel's father was also named Samuel, married to Ann Gardner. This Samuel was born in Rhode Island as was Ann. Samuel was a soldier in the Continental army in 1776 in Vermont and Canada. His Rev. War Pension number was S16015. There is an interesting story about Ann...she being a Scottish woman who was stolen by her uncle, her mother's brother; a Gardner, who brought her to America. No researcher has been able to prove these facts. It more appears that Ann was the daughter of John Gardner, a schoolmast of East Greenwich, Kent, RI. They had seven children. Samuel being right in the middle.
I'll go back one more generation, then continue next time. The above Samuel's father was also Samuel. born and died in Rhode Island. He married Sarah Greene Day, about 1724. The above Samuel is the only child I have listed for Samuel and Sarah.
Silence Waite DeLong is my second great grandmother, the wife of Peter DeLong, Sr. She was born May 1810 in Ulster Co., New York. She died in 1883 in whitby Township, Ontario, Canada. In the 1880 census of Tallmadge Twp., Ottawa County Michigan she is listed as a resident. I need to look up that county on the map. Just checked...West of Grand Rapids...also close to Wyoming, a name I remember in my searches.
Silence and Peter had the following children; Oscar, Peter Jr.(my ggrandfather), James, and Horatio.
Silence was the daughter of Montilleon Waite. He was born in NY State and I have him buried in Yorkville, Methodist Cemetery, Wisconsin. Now where is Yorkville? I see that it in Racine Co, Wisconsin. There are two cemeteries in that area. I need to explore the internet a bit to find the correct one and see if there is a listing of people buried.
Montilleon Waite married Lydia Douglass, who died at the young age of 42. They had 13 children. I'd love to find out more about them. Silence was the oldest and was 29 when her mother died.
Montilleon's father was Samuel Wait. Born in 1763 in New Lebanon Co., NY. He married Mary B. Douglass. It would be interesting to know if Mary and Lydia were related. They had 9 children, Montilleon being the oldest.
Samuel's father was also named Samuel, married to Ann Gardner. This Samuel was born in Rhode Island as was Ann. Samuel was a soldier in the Continental army in 1776 in Vermont and Canada. His Rev. War Pension number was S16015. There is an interesting story about Ann...she being a Scottish woman who was stolen by her uncle, her mother's brother; a Gardner, who brought her to America. No researcher has been able to prove these facts. It more appears that Ann was the daughter of John Gardner, a schoolmast of East Greenwich, Kent, RI. They had seven children. Samuel being right in the middle.
I'll go back one more generation, then continue next time. The above Samuel's father was also Samuel. born and died in Rhode Island. He married Sarah Greene Day, about 1724. The above Samuel is the only child I have listed for Samuel and Sarah.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
The Huge John Enke Family
I'd like to continue sharing information found at www.the-roundup.com/quaker/bevans. Lydia Enke (my second ggrandmother) and her brothers Josiah (who I wrote about yesterday) and Hiram (check a previous post for info on him) had many brothers and sisters. I don't have the correct count, but find 16 listed in my records. One of these was Mary, who was two years older than Lydia.
Here is her obituary: From the Memphis Reveille - Feb. 6,1936. "Mary Enke and a twin sister, youngest in a family of 15 children, of John and Ann Enke, were born in Ohio, October 24, 1842. Mary spent her girlhood days in Ohio and on October 23, 1870was married to Edmond C. Peel of Morning sun, Iowa. To this union was born one daughter, Maude, who married Charles Wilson. Edmond C. Peel was born Feb. 16, 1847 and died Feb. 4, 1901 and Mary died J. 27, 1936. Survived by daughter and grandchildren; Vernon Wilson of Memphis, MO, Mrs. Ila Weir of Mexico, MO and Buford Wilson of Rutledge Missouri. Burial in N. Bethel Cemetery, Memphis, Missouri.
Note: I don't have a Maude listed as Mary's daughter. Rather I've listed two children, Arthur and Ida. I need to do some research on this. I also don't have a sibling on my listing with the same birthdate as Mary. I do have the 16th child being a "?". Could that have been the twin? Perhaps she was stillborn.
On the Census Record - Ohio, Mahoning Co., Berlin Twp, Sept. 21, 1850 John Enke, born in Pennsylvania - farmer and Ann Enke, born in New Jersey, are listed with Elizabeth, 18, born in Pennsylvania, Sarah (13), b. in Ohio, Hiram 11, born in Ohio, Lydie A.,9, born in Ohio, and Mary 7, born in Ohio.
The same census lists another sibling of Lydia. John Enke, 25, b. in New Jersey - farmer. Also included in this website is John Enke marrying Catharine Grove, Jan. 19, 1854. Another sibling, Francis applied for the license. I just noticed that on my records I had Catharine Grove listed as a wife for John, senior...along with Ann. Changed that one!!!
Also on this website is the 1880 Census of Washington, Des Moines, Iowa. Lydia's sibling Josiah is 51 - Farmer, with Cynthia Ann his wife and their children Elysabeth, 19, Charles, 13, Louis, 10, and Nellie, 8.
Also in this census are Frank (Francis) 21, and Clora, 19. Frank is the son of Josiah. It is interesting to note that Josiah's daughter, Elizabeth, b. 1860, lived in SD in 1913. The last names of her spouses were Shaw and Burton.
Here is her obituary: From the Memphis Reveille - Feb. 6,1936. "Mary Enke and a twin sister, youngest in a family of 15 children, of John and Ann Enke, were born in Ohio, October 24, 1842. Mary spent her girlhood days in Ohio and on October 23, 1870was married to Edmond C. Peel of Morning sun, Iowa. To this union was born one daughter, Maude, who married Charles Wilson. Edmond C. Peel was born Feb. 16, 1847 and died Feb. 4, 1901 and Mary died J. 27, 1936. Survived by daughter and grandchildren; Vernon Wilson of Memphis, MO, Mrs. Ila Weir of Mexico, MO and Buford Wilson of Rutledge Missouri. Burial in N. Bethel Cemetery, Memphis, Missouri.
Note: I don't have a Maude listed as Mary's daughter. Rather I've listed two children, Arthur and Ida. I need to do some research on this. I also don't have a sibling on my listing with the same birthdate as Mary. I do have the 16th child being a "?". Could that have been the twin? Perhaps she was stillborn.
On the Census Record - Ohio, Mahoning Co., Berlin Twp, Sept. 21, 1850 John Enke, born in Pennsylvania - farmer and Ann Enke, born in New Jersey, are listed with Elizabeth, 18, born in Pennsylvania, Sarah (13), b. in Ohio, Hiram 11, born in Ohio, Lydie A.,9, born in Ohio, and Mary 7, born in Ohio.
The same census lists another sibling of Lydia. John Enke, 25, b. in New Jersey - farmer. Also included in this website is John Enke marrying Catharine Grove, Jan. 19, 1854. Another sibling, Francis applied for the license. I just noticed that on my records I had Catharine Grove listed as a wife for John, senior...along with Ann. Changed that one!!!
Also on this website is the 1880 Census of Washington, Des Moines, Iowa. Lydia's sibling Josiah is 51 - Farmer, with Cynthia Ann his wife and their children Elysabeth, 19, Charles, 13, Louis, 10, and Nellie, 8.
Also in this census are Frank (Francis) 21, and Clora, 19. Frank is the son of Josiah. It is interesting to note that Josiah's daughter, Elizabeth, b. 1860, lived in SD in 1913. The last names of her spouses were Shaw and Burton.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Josiah Enke
I received an E-Mail from a newly discovered relative, Barbara Gulk, who is the 2nd great granddaughter of Lydia Enke (as I am). She gave me the following website: www.the-roundup.com/quaker/bevans. I had already checked this one out, but to my knowledge haven't written about the Bevans/Enke connection in my blog. Thanks, Barb for reminding me. Josiah Enke was the brother of Lydia.
This takes place in Morning Sun, Iowa. What a beautiful name.
Cynthia Ann Bevans...born 1829, Highland Co., Ohio. Migrated to Peoria Co., Ill, in 1838. m. Nov. 2, 1848, Peoria Co., Illinois, Josiah W. Enke, b. Dec. 22, 1828, in Pennsylvania. Cynthia d. Morning Sun, Iowa, August 18, 1892, at the age of 63 years. Josiah W., d. Sept. 14, 1913. Both buried Elmwood cemetery, Morning Sun, Louisa Co., Iowa.
Here is the obituary of Josiah Enke as found in the Morning Sun, Iowa News Herald of Sept. 18, 1913.
Josiah Enke, well known in this vicinity, died at the home of his son, Lewis Enke, near Winfield, at an early hour Sunday morning. The funeral services were held from his late home Tuesday forenoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev. D.L. McBride. The interment was in the Elmwood cemetery, near this place. Mr. Enke was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 22,1828. After a residence of some years in Ohio and Illinois, he came to Iowa in 1855, settling southwest of Morning Sun, on the county line in Des Moines County, where he lived several years. He was married to Cynthia Ann Bevans in 1848. Mrs. Enke died in 1892, since which time he has made his home with his son Lewis, living north of Winfield for the past nineteen years. Nine children were born to Mr. Enke and wife, six living at the present time. The surviving children are; J.W. Enke, Charles Enke, Lewis Enke and Mrs. Nellie Enke of winfield; Frank Enke of Mt. Union and Mrs. Lizzie Shaw living in South Dakota. He also leaves two sisters and one brother to mourn his death; Mrs. Mary Peel of Memphis, Missouri, who was here to attend the funeral; Mrs. Lydia Wilson of Wessington, SD and Hi Enke of Hinton, Oklahoma. He was a member of the U.P. Church at Winfield and will be greatly missed by his relatives and friends.
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