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Judith Palmer

F, #5576, b. 28 March 1719, d. 1762

Parents

Father	John Palmer
Mother	Alice Shaw

Family: William Brown (b. 1709, d. 1762)

Son	William Brown (b. 1 July 1743)
Daughter	Priscilla Brown (b. 24 August 1744)
Son	Gideon Brown+ (b. 18 September 1745)
Daughter	Elizabeth Brown (b. 25 January 1746)
Daughter	Ruth Brown (b. 6 June 1748)
Daughter	Sarah Brown (b. 26 March 1752)
Son	Pardon Brown (b. 18 November 1754, d. 1 December 1823)
Son	Peleg Brown+ (b. 28 April 1757, d. 26 November 1831)
Daughter	Lydia Brown (b. 23 February 1759, d. 23 January 1851)
Son	James Brown (b. 5 January 1761)
Son	Palmer Brown (b. 9 July 1762)

Biography

Birth	28 March 1719	Judith Palmer was born on 28 March 1719 in Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
Marriage	October 1742	William Brown and she were married in October 1742 in Rhode Island Intention to marry published 18 Sep 1742. Judith "of Little Compton." Judith's sister Elizabeth married William's brother Robert.^1,2,3,4
Death	1762	She died in 1762 in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island,⁵
Burial	1762	She was buried in 1762 at Newport Memorial Park in Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.⁵

Last Edited

4 February 2018

Citations

[S144] Milton Popple Tilley, compiler, Ancestral Lines of Milton Popple Tilley, Progeny and Ancestry of Milton Popple Tilley of New Canaan, Connecticut (: Self Published, 1 Jan 1965), end chart. Hereinafter cited as Ancestral Lines of Milton Popple Tilley.
[S807] Benjamin Franklin Wilbour, Little Compton Families: Volume I (Little Compton, R.I.: Little Compton Historical Society, 1967), p. 75; reprinted by clearfield company, inc., Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=A5T3atymDIoC&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=tobias+brown+and+alice+burrington&source=bl&ots=cMe1WnnEXx&sig=NOS7fa6_l-flMDpJkPGXdWaPOu8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJgYn7_IXZAhXPuFMKHTwyBmwQ6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q&f=false : accessed
[S781] James Newell Arnold, Compiler, Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1850: 21 vols (Providence, RI: Narragansett Historical Publishing Co., Between 1891 and 1912), Vol 04, Newport County, Tiverton Vital Records, p. 15, citing pp. 139 & 179.; online database, ancestry.com, ancestry.com ( : accessed
[S841] , Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Volume III (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1908), Vol 3, page 2144; digital images, (https://archive.org/stream/representativemebyu03jhbe#page/n6/mode/1up : accessed
[S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Newport Memorial Park, Middletown, RI

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Lydia P. Harris

F, #5577

Family: Hudson A. Brown (b. 1869)

Biography

Birth		Lydia P. Harris was born in England.¹
Marriage		Hudson A. Brown and she were married, date unknown¹
Research Note	6 April 1892	6 April 1892 Cedarville, Modoc County, California. In the marriage records of the Cedarville Methodist Church, listed just before Lydia's marriage, was the following marriage: Samuel G. Harris, Cedarville, b. England, Rancher, age 29 to Irene J. Taylor, Cedarville, b. NY, age 22 by Henry Pearce (witnesses H. O. Brown, Lydia P. Harris). Most likely her brother.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S557] Viewed online, copied by Richard O. Johnson at Pacific School of Religion Archives. http://www.californiagenealogy.org/modoc/marriage_records.htm, Cedarville Methodist Church Marriage Records, Cedarville, Modoc County, CA, (1872-1916). Hereinafter cited as Cedarville Methodist Church Marriage Records.

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Bessie Loftus

F, #5578, b. October 1892

Parents

Father	Christopher Columbus Loftus (b. May 1856, d. 23 July 1913)
Mother	Edith E. Brown (b. August 1866)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	October 1892	Bessie Loftus was born in October 1892 in California.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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John Dan Murphy

M, #5579, b. 1885

Family: Edith E. Brown (b. August 1866)

Biography

Birth	1885	John Dan Murphy was born in 1885 in Ireland.¹
Marriage	between 1913 and 1920	He and Edith E. Brown were married between 1913 and 1920¹
Census	19 January 1920	He appeared in the census 19 January 1920 in Tule Lake, Modoc County, California. John is listed as: Head, renting, age 35, immigrated 1904, PA (Declaration of Intent). Born Ireland. Occupation: Sheep Manager, wife's sheep. With Edith E., Wife, age 53, born Nevada, father born Rhode Island, mother Massachusetts. Owns Sheep, working on Own Account, Farm Schedule #22.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S76] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Hector Mclean

M, #5582, b. 4 September 1791, d. 15 February 1879

Family: Anne McQueen (b. 10 April 1800)

Daughter

Isabel Mclean (b. 19 January 1825, d. 27 January 1898)

Biography

Residence		Hector lived in Redburn, Ardclach, Nairn, Scotland,¹
Birth	4 September 1791	He was born on 4 September 1791 in Croy, Inverness, Scotland.²
Marriage	21 December 1821	He and Anne McQueen were married on 21 December 1821 in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland,³
Note		Hector McLean and Anne McQueen had at least 11 children, but I have only entered one of them in my database, Isabel, because I have corresponded with a descendent of hers from New Zealand.
Census	1861	He appeared in the census 1861 at Mount Pleasant in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland. Hector is listed as: Hector McLean (Head, age 67, Pensioner, born Croy, Nairnshire) Ann McLean (Wife, age 61, b. Ardclach, Nairnshire) John McLean (Son, unmarried, age 17, Mason, b. Ardclach) Alexr Rose (Boarder, widower, age 61, Shoemaker, b. Ardclach) Alexander McPherson (Boarder, married, age 58, Shoemaker, b. Kinguissie, Invernessshire) Mary A. McKenzie (Servant, unmarried, age 13, Occupation Herd, b. Cawdor, Nairnshire) The attached map shows where MountPleasant was located, and the next group of buildings to the east, Redburn, was occupied by John McQuinn. Redburn can be found on present-day maps but there is no way to tell from Google if any part of the buildings is the same. But they are in the same location, right in the corner where the road to Ardclach Church turns off. Just up the road to the west, past Littlemill, the road to Fornighty turns off. Fornighty is on Muckle Burn, a stream that runs into the Findhorn.⁴
Census	1871	He appeared in the census 1871 at Mount Pleasant in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland. Hector is listed as: Hector McLean (Head, age 77, Shoemaker, Farms 6 acres arable, born in Croy, Nairnshire) Ann McLean (Wife, age 70, Shoemaker's Wife. born Ardclach, Nairnshire) Mary A Fraser (Servant, unmarried, age 13, General Servant, Domestic, born in Nairn, Nairnshire)
Death	15 February 1879	He died on 15 February 1879 in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland,²

Last Edited

21 October 2023

Citations

[S1086] Scotland, "Nairnshire Ordnance Survey Name Books, 1869", 7 volumes covering ardclach, cawdor, droy, dalcross, moy dalarossie, auldearn and other parishes, Scotland, Scotland's Places (https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/nairnshire-os-name-books-1869), https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/nairnshire-os-name-books-1869/nairnshire-volume-02?display=transcription
[S559] Lynda's Lot Website of Lynda Gear Buxton, New Zealand, online https://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/Home
[S101] , Scotland Old Parish Records, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, made available on microfilm by LDS Family History Library. Hereinafter cited as Scotland Old Parish Records.
[S1086] Scotland, "Nairnshire Ordnance Survey Name Books, 1869", 7 volumes covering ardclach, cawdor, droy, dalcross, moy dalarossie, auldearn and other parishes Vol 2 Page 31 John McQuinn Redburn

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Patricia Smith

F, #5583

Family: Larry Hoppen (d. 24 July 2012)

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Isabel Mclean

F, #5584, b. 19 January 1825, d. 27 January 1898

Parents

Father	Hector Mclean (b. 4 September 1791, d. 15 February 1879)
Mother	Anne McQueen (b. 10 April 1800)

Family: Thomas Alexander

Biography

Birth	19 January 1825	Isabel Mclean was born on 19 January 1825 in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland.¹
Baptism	25 January 1825	She was baptized on 25 January 1825 at Ardclach Church in Ardclach, Nairnshire, Scotland.¹
Marriage	22 September 1863	Thomas Alexander and she were married on 22 September 1863 in Invercargill, New Zealand,¹
Bio Detail		Isabel or Isabella, the second wife of Thomas Alexander, had three children, one of whom was Ann McQueen Alexander. Ann married William Kidd in 1885 in Greymouth, New Zealand. One of their 8 children, Margaret, married Edward 'Bert' Gear in 1909 in Millerton, New Zealand. Margaret and Bert's descendant Lynda Buxton Gear has an extensive genealogy website with photos and bios of all these ancestors. Please refer to her site for more information. https://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/Home¹
Death	27 January 1898	She died on 27 January 1898 in Mokihinui, New Zealand,¹

Last Edited

9 August 2023

Citations

[S559] Lynda's Lot Website of Lynda Gear Buxton, New Zealand, online https://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/Home

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Thomas Alexander

M, #5585

Family: Isabel Mclean (b. 19 January 1825, d. 27 January 1898)

Biography

Marriage

22 September 1863

Thomas Alexander and Isabel Mclean were married on 22 September 1863 in Invercargill, New Zealand,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S559] Lynda's Lot Website of Lynda Gear Buxton, New Zealand, online https://sites.google.com/site/lyndaslot/Home

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Margaret Baxter

F, #5586, b. 1792

Family: James McQueen (b. 17 November 1792, d. 26 July 1862)

Biography

Birth	1792	Margaret Baxter was born in 1792.
Baptism	14 September 1792	She was baptized on 14 September 1792 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland. Father: Robert Baxter Mother: Jean Marr. This is 5 years before the birthdate expected by the US census entries. In the Parish Records, for these parents, I see Agnes, 1790, Margaret, 1792, Penelope, 1797, Alexander, 1800, John, 1804 and Robert 1808.¹
Marriage	12 April 1836	James McQueen and she were married on 12 April 1836 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, "McQueen & Baxter: James McQueen sp.wright, in Burgh-head & Margaret Baxter, Spinster, in Rosiles, were married on banns, 12th April 1836." This marriage took place 3 days before boarding the ship for New York. This compiler believes that "married on banns" means that the obligatory 3 readings of the banns took place on the day of marriage. This could be done for a fee, called the "caution" (pronounced kay-shun). The timing of this marriage raises tantalizing questions of the personal aspects of this marriage, so few days before leaving Scotland forever. We don't know how long James had been a widow. We can only wonder what 18-year-old Margaret McQueen may have felt about her new step-mother. What had happened to the other children, who did not join the newly married couple on the voyage?²
In household	7 October 1855	She appeared in the household of James McQueen in the census 7 October 1855 at 9th Ward in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. James is listed as Listed as age 63, born in Scotland, 20 years residence in city, Carpenter, Alien (as opposed to the other listings of Native or Naturalized), with wife Margaret, age 58, born in Scotland, Alien.³
Note	1863	In 1863, in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, In 1863, James McQueen is no longer listed in the Brooklyn City Directories (checked through 1871). In 1863, there is a Margaret McQueen, widow, 227 S. 2nd. In 1864, there are two listings for Margaret McQueen, widow, one at Ainslie near Bushwick Ave., and one at Atlantic Ave. near Nostrand Ave. In 1865, there is a Margaret McQueen, widow, at 94 S. 2nd, and a Margaret McQuinn, widow, at Atlantic Ave near Nostrand Ave. In 1866, there is a Margaret McQuinn, widow, at Atlantic near Clove Rd. In the 870 census, there is a Margaret McQueen, age 72, born in Scotland, living as an inmate in the St. John's Episcopal Church Charity Foundation of Long Island, est. Feb. 185, for aged indigent persons and the welfare of orphans. Possibly at Albany Ave. and S. Herkimer.⁴
Death-Not-Found	after 1863	Available death records for Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, have been reviewed as of after 1863 and no records for Margaret Baxter have yet been found.

Last Edited

13 August 2023

Citations

[S101] , Scotland Old Parish Records, Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, made available on microfilm by LDS Family History Library: Viewed on Familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Scotland Old Parish Records.
[S101] , Scotland Old Parish Records: Duffus Parish, Marriages, p. 30.
[S563] , Census, Microfilmed, Ancestry.com census records.
[S561] Brooklyn City Directory, J.P. Lain, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection Online (Halsey Bldg, 355 Fulton St, Brooklyn, New York: J. Lain and Company, http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/brooklyn-collection/digitized-brooklyn-city-directories), 1863 - 1871. Hereinafter cited as Brooklyn City Directory, J.P. Lain.

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Mary

F, #5587, b. about 1790, d. about 1838

Family: Benj LeftOver Pratt

Son	Abraham Pratt (d. 1847)
Daughter	Mary Pratt+ (b. 23 September 1823, d. 28 August 1856)

Biography

Birth	about 1790	Mary was born about 1790 in Ohio. Location based on 1880 census of son Benjamin.
Death	about 1838	She died about 1838 in Burlington Township, Carroll County, Indiana, Mary may have died between 1837, when she is named on a deed with her husband Benjamin, and 1840, when she does not appear in the Benjamin Pratt household in Burlington Township. A grave has not been found for her name. 1838 was very early in the settlement of this area. Findagrave documents several cemeteries nearby to their property (text copied from Findagrave): Arthur Cemetery: The private cemetery is about 500 feet east of CR500E, near a clump of trees about 75 feet south of CR350S. From SR29, go west on CR350S for 1.9 mile. S28. T24N. R1E. The cemetery is located in Burlington Township (NW quadrant of the NW quadrant of the SW quadrant of Section 28 Township 24 N Range 1E), Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Gwinn Cemetery with an alternate name of Arthur Cemetery. The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-08-7 (Arthur / Gwin). The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) survey number for Arthur Cemetery / Gwin Cemetery is 015-081-70012 with the dataset compiled in 2009. The Carroll County GIS lists the cemetery as the Gwinn or Arthur Cemetery with state parcel number 08-09-28-000-016.000-002 with alternate ID 0002-09016-00. The parcel size is 0.250 acres. Burlington Township Unidentified Cemetery Two early graves are known to be on a farm about 0.25 mile west of the Asbury Cemetery. From SR29, go west on CR350S, and then south on CR400E for 0.3 mile. From SR75, go east on CR250S, then south on CR400E. S30. T24N. R1E. [Note: about 1 mile west of their property, they were in Section 29.] The cemetery is located in Burlington Township (Section 30 Township 24N Range 1E). The cemetery map location is approximate. Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Unknown (30) Cemetery. The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-08-14 (Unknown). No identified graves. Asbury Cemetery appears to be in the southern part of Section 29 with 197 identified graves. Established in 1830. Burlington Cemetery, established 1817, several thousand identified graves.

Last Edited

12 June 2023

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Abraham Pratt

M, #5588, d. 1847

Parents

Father	Benj LeftOver Pratt
Mother	Mary (b. about 1790, d. about 1838)

Biography

Birth		Abraham Pratt was born. Abraham Pratt was the son of a Benjamin Pratt. He may not have been the son of our Benjamin, it may have been some other Benjamin Pratt. This needs further research.
Death	1847	He died in 1847 in Perote, Vera Cruz, Mexico, according to a record in the Secretary of State Petitions Collection, Indiana State Digital Archives. (See entry below). In the 1840's the Castel of San Carlos was used as a prison to hold American captives, as well as Mexican political prisoners. On 22 Apr 1847, an American division under Brigadier General William Worth occupied Perote Castle, which had been abandoned several days earlier by Mexican soldiers. During the US occupation of Mexico (1847-48) Perote Castle served as a hospital. From The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War: A Political, Social, and Military History, by Spencer C. Tucker, 2013, E-book, www.abc-clio.com.
Criminal	1848	He was mentioned in a record in 1848 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. listed in an Index entry of the Indiana State Digital Archives, Record Series:Institution Records, Collection: Secretary of State Petitions. Role of Participant: Accused. Crime of Accused: Obtaining goods under false pretenses. Petition For: Discharge forfeiture of recognizance. Notes: joined United States Army, was killed in Mexico at Perote. Secretary of State Document Reference Number SEC02669. In the Secretary of States records on Indiana Digital Archives, it lists this offence under Subtype Pardons and Paroles. The explanatory note states "Citizens frequently wrote to the governor attempting to gain pardons, paroles, reprieves, communtations of sentences, or remissions of fine for crimes ranging from swearing to murder. The petitions were filed by the Secretary of State. Files may consist of as little as one page or several folders. They include letters of support, condemnation, petitions, articles and are an invaluable resource. For questions or to obtain copies, please email an archivist at archives@iara.in.gov." See copy attached of the index entry. In the Detail screen, the record is Accession Number 2007199, New Box Number 21, AAIS 120641, and Bar Code B000160549X.
Research Note	26 October 1848	26 October 1848 Indiana Petition related to case of Abraham Pratt. The Indiana Archives provided me with the attached petition. To His Excellency James Whitcomb, Governor of the State of Indiana: The undersigned, citizens of the counties of Carroll and Tippecanoe, represent to your Excellency that some two years since one Abraham Pratt was arrested by virtue of a writ from the Tippecanoe Circuit Court, on a charge of "obtaining goods under false pretenses", and that one John M. Smith of Carroll Co. became his security for his appearance to answer said charge -- that said Pratt forfeited his recognizance -- enlisted in the Army of the United Staes -- went to Mexico, and died at Perote. Afterwards judgment was rendered against the said John M. Smith, his security for the sum of fifty dollare (the penalty in the recognizance) and costs of suit. The undersigned therefore being acquainted with the pecuniary circumstances of the said John M. Smith (knowing that his is illy able to pay the said amount) and viewing the matter as one of extreme hardship, hereby request your Excellency to remit the amount of the said jusgment, or at least a portion of the same, and as in duty bound [illegible] Signed: John Pettit James H. Stewart James Skears Thomas C. Reyburn James Innes [??] Jos. H. Taylor Painter William H. Buforce Innkeeper Miles M. Nichols Citizen S. D. ---sham P.M. S. A. Gaylord Merchant James Odell (___ Elect) J. Walker P.M. Lafayette John B. Ruyen A. Mattuck ? ? ---ugan J. S. Case A. Merritt E. W. Bolles E. Rinehart Hiram Allen J. Armitage H. M. Graham Robt H. Milroy William H. Gish/Gist Jesse P. Henry W. Z. Stuart, Cass Co. Ind John Green, Cass Co. Ind C. C. Arten [?] Peter Dunkel Horace P. Biddew R. F. Graves C. Vigies J. W. Arthur William Conrad Henry Heth John Hebel Page 3 Remit fifty dollars adjudged against John M. Smith as a surety on a forfeited recognizance by the Tippecanoe Circuit Court, it appearing that Abraham Pratt, the principal, had previouslydied in a distant land. Jas. Whitcomb Oct 28, 1848 Enclose it (post paid) to "Dr. James H. Stewart, Clerk of Carroll Circuit Court, Delphi, Carroll Co., Ind'a" J.W. Tippecanoe County Remission issued Oct 27, 1848¹

Last Edited

30 March 2023

Citations

[S788] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, "Indiana Digital Archives", database, Indiana State Archives, Indiana Digital Archives (https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/: accessed 12 Jul 2022), Email attachment from Vick Casteel, Director of Patron and OUtreach Services, Indiana Archives and Record Administration

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Gertrude Pratt

F, #5589, b. 1871

Parents

Father	Seth Bacchus Pratt (b. 8 July 1845, d. 16 September 1890)
Mother	Emma B. Pryor (b. about 1850, d. 12 October 1895)

Biography

Birth

1871

Gertrude Pratt was born in 1871 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.¹

Last Edited

12 September 2018

Citations

[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

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Clara M Pratt

F, #5590, b. 24 October 1873, d. 2 September 1962

Parents

Father	Seth Bacchus Pratt (b. 8 July 1845, d. 16 September 1890)
Mother	Emma B. Pryor (b. about 1850, d. 12 October 1895)

Family: Joseph Chester Hadley (b. 3 September 1872, d. 16 February 1942)

Son	Lawrence W. Hadley (b. 1898)
Son	Everett Pratt Hadley+ (b. 6 December 1899, d. 29 August 1973)
Son	Donald C. Hadley+ (b. 20 April 1902, d. 17 February 1981)
Daughter	Margaret Hadley (b. 1907)

Biography

Birth	24 October 1873	Clara M Pratt was born on 24 October 1873 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.^1,2
Marriage	29 April 1896	Joseph Chester Hadley and she were married on 29 April 1896 in Cass County, Indiana,^3,4
Census	1900	She appeared in the household of Joseph Chester Hadley in the census 1900 at 14th St., Eel Township, in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Joseph is listed as Hadley, Joseph C. (Head, b. Sep 1872, age 27, married 4 years, b. in Ohio, father Indiana, mother Ohio. Occupation: real estate. Rents home.) Clara P. (Wife, b. Oct 1873, age 26, married 4 years, 2 children, 2 living, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother in Indiana) Lawrence W. (Son, b. Feb 1897, age 3, b. in Indiana) Everett P. (Son, b. Dec 1899, 6 months.)
Census	1910	She appeared in the household of Joseph Chester Hadley in the census 1910 at 115 Ninth St. in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Joseph is listed as Chester Hadley (Head, age 37, first marriage, married 14 yeaqrs, b. Ohio, father Indiana, mother Ohio, Supt., motor works) Clara P. (Wife, age 36, first marriage, 4 children, 4 living, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother Indiana) Lawrence W. (Son, age 13, b. Indiana) Everett P. (Son, age 10, b. Indiana) Donald C. (Son, age 8, b. Indiana) Margaret E. (Daughter, age 3, b. Indiana) Margaret C. Hadley (Mother, age 62, Widowed, 3 children, 3 living, b. in Ohio, father in Connecticut, mother in Pennsylvania.)
Newspaper Mention	29 October 1920	The 29 October 1920 edition of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, reported Mrs. Chester Hadley has filed her bond in the sum of $250 as guardian of her brother, Dudley H. Pratt, minor heir of Seth B. Pratt, deceased. She succeeds D. E. Pryor, deceased, as such guardian.
Census	1930	She appeared in the household of Joseph Chester Hadley in the census 1930 at 1529 Gaviota in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Joseph is listed as Hadley, Joseph (Head, Renting, $75 rent, age 57, married at age 23, b. in Ohio, Father in Indiana, mother in Ohio. Manager of a Trucking Company.) Clara P. (Wife, age 56, married at age 21, b. in Indiana and both parents also) Margaret E. (Daughter, age 23, single, b. in Indiana.)
Directory	1933	As of 1933 Clara was listed in the Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, directory at 1529 E. Ocean as Mrs Clara P., Secretary-Treasurer, Arizona Auto Truck-A-Way Co. Margaret Hadley is listed residing at the same address. Residing next door at 1530 E. Ocean Avenue is a Mrs. M. F. Hadley.
Census	1940	She appeared in the household of Joseph Chester Hadley in the census 1940 at 3628 East First St. in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Joseph is listed as J. Chester Hadley (Head, age 67, completed high school, b. Ohio, lived in this same place 5 years ago, Proprietor, Truck Transportation) Clara P. (Wife, age 65, completed high school, b. Indiana)
Death	2 September 1962	She died on 2 September 1962 in Los Angeles, California,²
Obituary	3 September 1962	3 September 1962, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, Long Beach Independent Obituary:. Hadley, Mrs. Clara P., of 3627 E. Ocean Blvd, died Sunday. Surviving are son, Everett P. Hadley, daughter, Mrs. Margaret Clark;, brother Donald C. Hadley.

Last Edited

15 June 2023

Citations

[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S151] State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, online www.ancestry.com, Center for Health Statistics (Published online by Ancestry.com, viewable by subscription.)
[S567] Indiana Works Projects Administration, Indiana Births 1882-1920, Online database Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, also online on INGenWeb Cass County website, Book 15, p. 578. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Births 1882-1920.
[S824] Indiana County Courthouse Records; familysearch.org database

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Oscar Pratt

M, #5591, b. 1876, d. 3 September 1893

Parents

Father	Seth Bacchus Pratt (b. 8 July 1845, d. 16 September 1890)
Mother	Emma B. Pryor (b. about 1850, d. 12 October 1895)

Biography

Birth	1876	Oscar Pratt was born in 1876 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.¹
Death	3 September 1893	He died on 3 September 1893 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Listed as Oscar S. Pratt, 18 yrs. in the online WPA index. There is also a death for a P. Pratt, same date, and also age 18.²
Obituary	6 September 1893	6 September 1893, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Logansport Pharos-Tribune Obituary:. Oscar Pratt, son of the late Seth Pratt, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Emma Pratt, on Broadway Sunday morning of typhoid fever, aged 17 years. Oscar was a bright and companionable boy who was regarded most highly by his associates, and his death comes as a sharp blow to them and to his widowed mother. His illness was not of long duration, and his death was not expected, making the blow all the more severe. He had for two years past been a clerk at D.E. Pryor's drug store and his affability and attention to duty had made him a general favorite. He was a studious boy and possessed of excellent qualifications, giving great promise of a useful life. It is sad this promising career should thus have been cut short. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the family residence, services conducted by Rev. D. P. Putnam. Interment was made in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Last Edited

25 May 2019

Citations

[S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
[S566] Indiana Works Projects Administration, Indiana Deaths 1882-1920, Online database Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Deaths 1882-1920.

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Joseph Chester Hadley

M, #5593, b. 3 September 1872, d. 16 February 1942

Family: Clara M Pratt (b. 24 October 1873, d. 2 September 1962)

Son	Lawrence W. Hadley (b. 1898)
Son	Everett Pratt Hadley+ (b. 6 December 1899, d. 29 August 1973)
Son	Donald C. Hadley+ (b. 20 April 1902, d. 17 February 1981)
Daughter	Margaret Hadley (b. 1907)

Biography

Birth	3 September 1872	Joseph Chester Hadley was born on 3 September 1872 in Ohio.
Marriage	29 April 1896	He and Clara M Pratt were married on 29 April 1896 in Cass County, Indiana,^1,2
Census	1900	He appeared in the census 1900 at 14th St., Eel Township, in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Joseph is listed as: Hadley, Joseph C. (Head, b. Sep 1872, age 27, married 4 years, b. in Ohio, father Indiana, mother Ohio. Occupation: real estate. Rents home.) Clara P. (Wife, b. Oct 1873, age 26, married 4 years, 2 children, 2 living, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother in Indiana) Lawrence W. (Son, b. Feb 1897, age 3, b. in Indiana) Everett P. (Son, b. Dec 1899, 6 months.)
Directory	1901	As of 1901 Joseph was listed in the Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, directory at 404 1/2 Broadway as Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Home at 17 14th St, with Clara M.
Census	1910	He appeared in the census 1910 at 115 Ninth St. in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Joseph is listed as: Chester Hadley (Head, age 37, first marriage, married 14 yeaqrs, b. Ohio, father Indiana, mother Ohio, Supt., motor works) Clara P. (Wife, age 36, first marriage, 4 children, 4 living, b. Indiana, father b. Pennsylvania, mother Indiana) Lawrence W. (Son, age 13, b. Indiana) Everett P. (Son, age 10, b. Indiana) Donald C. (Son, age 8, b. Indiana) Margaret E. (Daughter, age 3, b. Indiana) Margaret C. Hadley (Mother, age 62, Widowed, 3 children, 3 living, b. in Ohio, father in Connecticut, mother in Pennsylvania.)
Census	1920	He appeared in the census 1920 at 1322 Madison in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. Joseph is listed as: Joseph C. Hadley (Head, age 47, b. Ohio, father Indiana, mother Ohio, Proprietor, Auto Accessary.) Clara P. (Wife, age 45, b. Indiana and parents also) Lawrence W. (son, age 22, b. Indiana, Farmer) Everett P. (son, age 20, b. Indiana,Filing Clerk, Railroad Co.) Donald C. (Son, age 17, b. Indiana, attended school) Margaret E. (Daughter, age 13, b. Indiana, attended school)
Census	1930	He appeared in the census 1930 at 1529 Gaviota in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Joseph is listed as: Hadley, Joseph (Head, Renting, $75 rent, age 57, married at age 23, b. in Ohio, Father in Indiana, mother in Ohio. Manager of a Trucking Company.) Clara P. (Wife, age 56, married at age 21, b. in Indiana and both parents also) Margaret E. (Daughter, age 23, single, b. in Indiana.)
Directory	1930	As of 1930 Joseph was listed in the Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, directory at 1529 E. Ocean as General manager, Sullivan Bros. Trucking Inc., with Clara P. Perhaps the street was renamed from Gaviota to E. Ocean.
Directory	1932	As of 1932 Joseph was listed in the Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, directory at 1529 E. Ocean as President, Arizona Auto Truck-A-Way Co., with Clara.
Directory	1935	As of 1935 Joseph was listed in the Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, directory at 3628 East First St. as President, Arizona Auto Truck-A-Way Co. Clara is also still listed separately as Sec-Treasurer.
Directory	1936	As of 1936 Joseph was listed in the Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, directory at 3628 East First St. as President, Arizona Auto Truck-A-Way Co., with Clara. There is also a John F. Hadley (wife Alma J.) who is asst. mgr. of M.F. Hadley. The next-door neighbor of Joseph and Clara in 1933 was Mrs. M. F. Hadley. So perhaps there is a family connection.
Census	1940	He appeared in the census 1940 at 3628 East First St. in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California. Joseph is listed as: J. Chester Hadley (Head, age 67, completed high school, b. Ohio, lived in this same place 5 years ago, Proprietor, Truck Transportation) Clara P. (Wife, age 65, completed high school, b. Indiana)
Death	16 February 1942	He died on 16 February 1942 in Los Angeles, California,³

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18 May 2019

Citations

[S567] Indiana Works Projects Administration, Indiana Births 1882-1920, Online database Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org, also online on INGenWeb Cass County website, Book 15, p. 578. Hereinafter cited as Indiana Births 1882-1920.
[S824] Indiana County Courthouse Records; familysearch.org database
[S151] State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, online www.ancestry.com, Center for Health Statistics (Published online by Ancestry.com, viewable by subscription.)