Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

Person Page 66

Frank Mead

M, #1626, b. November 1870

Parents

FatherTheodore Mead (b. about 1829, d. 8 August 1886)
MotherMargaret (b. November 1837)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
BirthNovember 1870Frank Mead was born in November 1870 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Birth date in 1900 census conflicts with age 4 in 1870 census.1,2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

John H. Mead

M, #1627, b. June 1872

Parents

FatherTheodore Mead (b. about 1829, d. 8 August 1886)
MotherMargaret (b. November 1837)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
BirthJune 1872John H. Mead was born in June 1872 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. Birth date in 1900 census conflicts with age 9 months in 1870 census. This makes me think the 1870 census is probably more correct than the 1900 dates for this family.1,2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Hannah C. Mead

F, #1628, b. 1873

Parents

FatherTheodore Mead (b. about 1829, d. 8 August 1886)
MotherMargaret (b. November 1837)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Birth1873Hannah C. Mead was born in 1873 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut. 1900 census says Sep. 1876.1,2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Peter Paul Miskowski

M, #1629

Family: Hattie Adelia Holly (b. 13 August 1903, d. 28 November 1988)

Biography

Marriage10 September 1949Peter Paul Miskowski and Hattie Adelia Holly were married on 10 September 1949 in Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, Witnesses Huyler Irwin Holly and Josephine Miskowski. Certificate signed by Irving E. Toohill, Justice.1
DivorceHe and Hattie Adelia Holly were divorced.
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S156] Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr, "Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr Email 28 Jul 2005 and subsequent," e-mail message from email address () to Holly Kilpatrick, 28 Jul 2005 and subsequent. Hereinafter cited as "Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr Emails 2005+."

Philip M. Ball

M, #1630, b. September 1858, d. about 1951

Parents

FatherPhilip Ball (b. 1813)

Family: Adelia Bloomer (b. 4 March 1855, d. 4 January 1908)

DaughterHattie Ball+ (b. 4 July 1882, d. 30 August 1959)
SonWilliiam Ball (b. November 1885)
DaughterAmie Ball (b. 1890)
SonArchibald Ball (b. January 1894)

Biography

ChildParent1
BirthSeptember 1858Philip M. Ball was born in September 1858 in Morrisania, Westchester, New York.2,3
In household12 July 1860He appeared in the household of Philip Ball in the census 12 July 1860 in Morrisiana, Westchester (later Bronx), New York. Philip is listed as age 46, Baker, value of real estate $1500, b. Germany, with Philip, age 2, b. New York3
Census2 July 1870Philip M. Ball appeared in the census 2 July 1870 in Morrisania, Westchester, New York. Philip is listed as: age 12, attending school, b. NY, in the household of Michl Rezenzki (sp?), 33, Blacksmith from Prussia and his family, as well as Alonzo Carr, Grocer b. NY, his wife Almira W. and their children, and several domestic servants.4
Marriage1879He and Adelia Bloomer were married in 1879
Census1 June 1900He appeared in the census 1 June 1900 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Philip is listed as: Head, b. Sept. 1858, age 43, married 21 years, b. NY, parents b. Germany, Occupation Painting, rents home, with wife Delia, b. Mar 1855, age 45, 8 children, 5 living, b. NY, parents b. Conn., and son Willie, Nov. 1885, age 14, at school, dau. Amie, March or June 1890, age 10 , at school, and son Archie, Jan 1894, age 6.2
Deathabout 1951He died about 19512
Oral History2005Larry Kloess, Jr. relates "I have pictures of Grandpa Ball. He was a large strong man who walked with a cane and had a decisive limp. He was a tough old coot whom I might tease so long as I stayed away from the reaches ofhis cane. He seldom smiled and was mostly always serious or silent unless spoken to smoking his pipe."
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S81] , 1900 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  3. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
  4. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Alta Rozelle

F, #1631, d. 9 February 1961

Family: Lawrence Herman Kloess (b. 29 December 1906, d. 17 October 1983)

Biography

BirthAlta Rozelle was born in Brewster, New York.1
Marriageafter 1935Lawrence Herman Kloess and she were married after 19351
Death9 February 1961She died on 9 February 1961 in Miami, Florida,
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S156] Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr, "Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr Email 28 Jul 2005 and subsequent," e-mail message from email address () to Holly Kilpatrick, 28 Jul 2005 and subsequent. Hereinafter cited as "Kloess, Lawrence H. Jr Emails 2005+."

Philip Ball

M, #1632, b. 1813

Family:

SonPhilip M. Ball+ (b. September 1858, d. about 1951)

Biography

Birth1813Philip Ball was born in 1813 in Germany.1
Census25 July 1850He appeared in the census 25 July 1850 in Williamsburgh, Kings, New York. Philip is listed as: age 37, Laborer, b. Germany, with Francis Ball, 31, no occupation listed, b. Germany, and John Gilchrist,25, Laborer, b. Ireland.1
Census12 July 1860He appeared in the census 12 July 1860 in Morrisiana, Westchester (later Bronx), New York. Philip is listed as: age 46, Baker, value of real estate $1500, b. Germany, with Philip, age 2, b. New York2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Williiam Ball

M, #1633, b. November 1885

Parents

FatherPhilip M. Ball (b. September 1858, d. about 1951)
MotherAdelia Bloomer (b. 4 March 1855, d. 4 January 1908)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
BirthNovember 1885Williiam Ball was born in November 1885 in New York.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

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

Amie Ball

F, #1634, b. 1890

Parents

FatherPhilip M. Ball (b. September 1858, d. about 1951)
MotherAdelia Bloomer (b. 4 March 1855, d. 4 January 1908)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Birth1890Amie Ball was born in 1890 in New York.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

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

Archibald Ball

M, #1635, b. January 1894

Parents

FatherPhilip M. Ball (b. September 1858, d. about 1951)
MotherAdelia Bloomer (b. 4 March 1855, d. 4 January 1908)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
BirthJanuary 1894Archibald Ball was born in January 1894 in Westchester, New York.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

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

Edgar Merritt

M, #1636, b. 22 December 1845

Parents

FatherAlexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
MotherJemima (b. 1820, d. between 1850 and 1860)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Birth22 December 1845Edgar Merritt was born on 22 December 1845 in Rye, Westchester County, New York.1,2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S162] "Dr. D. Jerome Sands' Record of Births," (MS, 1840-1852; Port Chester, New York). Hereinafter cited as "Sands' Births."

Alexander Merritt

M, #1637, b. 7 March 1848

Parents

FatherAlexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
MotherJemima (b. 1820, d. between 1850 and 1860)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Birth7 March 1848Alexander Merritt was born on 7 March 1848 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Dr. Sands' record does not give the mother's name, so I am not sure if his mother was Jemima or Esther.1,2
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S162] "Dr. D. Jerome Sands' Record of Births," (MS, 1840-1852; Port Chester, New York). Hereinafter cited as "Sands' Births."

Lucretia

F, #1638, b. 1844

Parents

FatherAlexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
MotherJemima (b. 1820, d. between 1850 and 1860)

Biography

Birth1844Lucretia was born in 1844. Lucretia does not appear with Alexander Y. and Jemima in 1850.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Roderick Merritt

M, #1639, b. 1857

Parents

FatherAlexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
MotherEsther Anna Fisher (b. 1833)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Birth1857Roderick Merritt was born in 1857 in Westchester, New York.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Gabriel Merritt

M, #1640, b. December 1859

Parents

FatherAlexander Y. Merritt (b. 1827, d. between 1867 and 1870)
MotherEsther Anna Fisher (b. 1833)

Biography

ChildParent1,1
BirthDecember 1859Gabriel Merritt was born in December 1859 in Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York.1
Last Edited22 December 2016

Citations

  1. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Isaac Van Voorhees

M, #1641, b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864

Parents

FatherAbraham Van Voorhees (b. 8 May 1762)

Family: Maria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

SonAbram Van Voorhees (b. 24 February 1829, d. 19 March 1902)
SonIsaac Van Voorhees, Jr. (b. 28 January 1833, d. 1 February 1870)
DaughterMaria Van Voorhees (b. 17 June 1835, d. 20 March 1898)
SonFrancis Van Voorhees (b. 16 September 1837, d. 27 December 1904)
SonCharles Van Voorhees (b. 22 June 1839, d. 27 April 1917)
DaughterSarah Van Voorhees (b. 1846)

Biography

Birth1808Isaac Van Voorhees was born in 1808 in New York.1,2
Marriage1828He and Maria Mead were married in 1828 in New York1,2
Relocation1845In 1845, Isaac Van Voorhees moved to Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan.
Death16 September 1864He died on 16 September 1864 in Fredonia, Calhoun, Michigan,1
Burial18 September 1864He was buried on 18 September 1864 at Lyon Lake Cemetery in Wrights Corners, Calhoun County, Michigan.
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S163] Hon. Washington Gardner, History of Calhoun County, Michigan (Chicago, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1913), p. 949. Hereinafter cited as History of Calhoun County, Michigan.
  2. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

Abram Van Voorhees

M, #1642, b. 24 February 1829, d. 19 March 1902

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Family: Sarah Houston (b. 28 September 1834, d. 10 May 1907)

Biography

Birth24 February 1829Abram Van Voorhees was born on 24 February 1829 in New York City, New York County, New York.1,2
Marriage7 June 1855He and Sarah Houston were married on 7 June 1855 in Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan,3,4
Death19 March 1902He died on 19 March 1902 at 935 Verona St. in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, Married, age at marriage: 27, parent of 6 children, 4 living, occupation: Farmer.

Parents Isaac Van Voorhees, b. NY
Maria Mead, b. Conn.

Date of burial: Mar 21, 1902, Lyon Lake Cem, Undertaker Good and Arnstutz. Cause of death: Neuralgia of heart.5
Burial21 March 1902He was buried on 21 March 1902 at Lyon Lake Cemetery in Wrights Corners, Calhoun County, Michigan.5,3
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S854] Abraham Van Voorhees, death certificate 728 (10 Mar 1902), Michigan Dept of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Dept of Health, Lansing, MI, Death Certificates, Michigan, 1867 - 1950, online at Ancestry.com
  3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Lyon Lake Cemetery, Wrights Corners, MI
  4. [S855] Michigan Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952; Michigan Dept of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan, Lansing
  5. [S854] Abraham Van Voorhees, Marshall, Michigan death certificate 726

Isaac Van Voorhees, Jr.

M, #1643, b. 28 January 1833, d. 1 February 1870

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Biography

Birth28 January 1833Isaac Van Voorhees, Jr., was born on 28 January 1833 in New York City, New York County, New York.1,2
Death1 February 1870He died on 1 February 1870 in Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan, Death record listed Isaac as Married, Occupation Farmer.3
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S163] Hon. Washington Gardner, History of Calhoun County, Michigan (Chicago, New York: Lewis Publishing Company, 1913). Hereinafter cited as History of Calhoun County, Michigan.
  3. [S302] State of Michigan, Michigan Deaths 1867 - 1897, Filmed and digitized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, FamilySearch.org, Film number: 2363449Digital GS number: 4207819Image number: 714Reference number: p 90 rn 818. Hereinafter cited as Michigan Deaths 1867 - 1897.

Maria Van Voorhees

F, #1644, b. 17 June 1835, d. 20 March 1898

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Family: Jared Bates Arnold (b. 4 December 1829, d. 22 January 1898)

Biography

Birth17 June 1835Maria Van Voorhees was born on 17 June 1835 in New York City, New York County, New York.1,2
Marriage15 January 1857Jared Bates Arnold and she were married on 15 January 1857
Death20 March 1898She died on 20 March 1898 in Michigan2
Burial22 March 1898She was buried on 22 March 1898 at Lyon Lake Cemetery in Wrights Corners, Calhoun County, Michigan.2
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Lyon Lake Cemetery, Wrights Corners, Michigan

Francis Van Voorhees

M, #1645, b. 16 September 1837, d. 27 December 1904

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Family: Sarah M. Lee (b. 7 April 1850, d. 31 January 1927)

Biography

Birth16 September 1837Francis Van Voorhees was born on 16 September 1837 in New York City, New York County, New York.1,2
Marriage1 February 1888He and Sarah M. Lee were married on 1 February 1888 in Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan, Second Marriage for both. He is age 50, Farmer. She is age 37. Her name is listed twice on the marriage register, as Sarah M. Hennesey and Sarah M. Lee.

Both residing in Fredonia at the time of marriage. Francis born in New York, Sarah in England. Her parents' names not known.

Married by. G. W. Tuthills, Minister of the Gospel. Witnesses Abram Van Voorhees and Henry Arnold, both of Fredonia.2,3
Death27 December 1904He died on 27 December 1904 in Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan, Death certificate verifies birth and death dates, married, married at age 30, b. N.Y., father Isaac Von Voorhees, birthplace of father unknown. Maiden name of mother "M unknown", birthplace of mother: Conn. Occupation: Farmer. Informant, Sarah M. Van Voorhees, Address: Tekonsha. Died of Angina Pectoris, Burial: Lyon Lake Cem, 30 Dec 1904, H. J. Good, Undertaker.2
Burial29 December 1904He was buried on 29 December 1904 at Lyon Lake Cemetery in Wrights Corners, Calhoun County, Michigan.2,4
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S854] Death certificate 536, Michigan Dept of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Dept of Health, Lansing, MI, Death Certificates, Michigan, 1867 - 1950, online at Ancestry.com
  3. [S855] Marriage Register for Calhoun County, (Between 1887 and 1888), Michigan Marriage Records, 1867 - 1952: 235; Michigan Dept of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan, Lansing
  4. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Lyon Lake Cemetery, Wrights Corners, MI

Charles Van Voorhees

M, #1646, b. 22 June 1839, d. 27 April 1917

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Family: Cora Brown (b. 1855, d. 1942)

Biography

Birth22 June 1839Charles Van Voorhees was born on 22 June 1839 in New York City, New York County, New York.1,2
Marriage1877He and Cora Brown were married in 1877
Death27 April 1917He died on 27 April 1917 in Fredonia, Calhoun County, Michigan,3,2
Obituary27 April 191727 April 1917, Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan, Marshall Evening Chronicle Obituary:. Charles Van Voorhees of Fredonia died very suddenly about 10:00 o'clock this morning of apoplexy. He had not been feeling well for a week. Mr. Van Voorhees was born in New York City 77 years ago last June, and when six years old moved to Fredonia, and had since resided on the same farm. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Frank and Claude, and one sister, Mrs. George Smith, of this city. The funeral will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m. from the house and burial will be in the Lyon Lake Cemetery.
Burial29 April 1917He was buried on 29 April 1917 at Lyon Lake Cemetery in Wrights Corners, Calhoun County, Michigan.2
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
  2. [S854] Charles Van Voorhees, death certificate 123 (1917), Michigan Dept of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Dept of Health, Lansing, MI, Death Certificates, Michigan, 1867 - 1950, online at Ancestry.com
  3. [S287] Find a Grave Website, online www.findagrave.com, Lyon Lake Cemetery, Wrights Corners, Michigan

Sarah Van Voorhees

F, #1647, b. 1846

Parents

FatherIsaac Van Voorhees (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)
MotherMaria Mead (b. 22 April 1808, d. 4 January 1881)

Family: George Sidney Smith (b. 1843, d. 1918)

Biography

Birth1846Sarah Van Voorhees was born in 1846 in New York City, New York County, New York.1
Marriage1869George Sidney Smith and she were married in 1869
Last Edited2 June 2018

Citations

  1. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.

Abraham Van Voorhees

M, #1648, b. 8 May 1762

Family:

SonRichard Van Voorhees
DaughterCatherine Van Voorhees
SonIsaac Van Voorhees+ (b. 1808, d. 16 September 1864)

Biography

Birth8 May 1762Abraham Van Voorhees was born on 8 May 1762 in New York City, New York County, New York.1
Last Edited2 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S905] Ancestry Tree of DNA Match, not yet researched., Robinson and Wilson Family Tree, user bearskid

Richard Van Voorhees

M, #1649

Parents

FatherAbraham Van Voorhees (b. 8 May 1762)
Last Edited22 December 2016

Catherine Van Voorhees

F, #1650

Parents

FatherAbraham Van Voorhees (b. 8 May 1762)
Last Edited22 December 2016