Rutland County VT

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1878

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Fish Willis Baptism, Apr. 30, 1878 Letter, Dec. 3, 1902 Peck Mrs. Alice A. Baptism, Apr. 30, 1878 . Fish (No.2) Henry C. Baptism, May 26, 1878 Died, Oct. 23, 1922 Fish Bert S. Baptism, May 26, 1878 . Fish Marshal Baptism, May 26, 1878 . Fish (No.2) Wallace N. Baptism, May 26, 1878 Died, Mar. 16, 1890 Fish Charles Baptism, May 26, 1878 Died, Aug. 28, 1898 Fish Frederick A. Baptism, May 26, 1878 Died, Mar. 9, 1924 Wing MeDora (Fish) Baptism, May 26, 1878 Letter, Dec. 17, … Read more

Whipple Hollow Cemetery, West Rutland, Vermont

(Loc: from Route 4A, drive north on Whipple Hollow road 4 miles, turn east on True Blue Road & drive .3 miles. The cemetery is north of the road, right where the better part of the road bears right to a house.) ROBERTS Miles J., d. 11 Mar. 1859, ae. 27 yrs., 11 mos. Roswell, d. 25 Apr. 1857, ae. 67 yrs. SMITH Elisha, b. 25 Mar. 1811, d. 9 June 1878. STEPHENS Olin, d. 24 Feb. 1819, ae. 18 yrs. Son of Reuben & Thankful. CROSS David, d. 23 July 1838, ae. 84 yrs. Roba, d. 19 Aug. 1857, … Read more

George Henry Todd of East Wallingford VT

George Henry Todd7, (Levi6, Ruel5, Job4, Ithamar3, Michael2, Christopher1) born June 14, 1851, in East Wallingford, Vt., married in Rochelle, Ill., Sept. 13, 1877, Lucy Brown Prescott, who was born in Burlington, Mass. Mr. Todd graduated from the West Aurora High School in 1871. After his graduation he was engaged in the dry goods business until 1895, when he disposed of it, and became interested in the low lands of the Mississippi Valley. He was the leader of a Company that had huge levees erected so that many acres of inundated land were redeemed. Completing this work he became a … Read more

Biography of William Perry Horton

Horton, William Perry; dentist; born, Pittsfield, Vt., Oct. 23, 1832; son of Dennis and Nancy B. McClellan Horton; educated in Wallingford, Vt.; preparing for college at Castleton Seminary; taught district school for seven years; in October, 1844, came to Cleveland, and in 1845, entered Oberlin College; after a year’s literary course took dental course in study under Dr. George B. Minor and Dr. Ferris at Milwaukee, Wis.; married, Elyria, O., Oct. 28, 1851, Louisa Chase of Maine; issue, two sons, William P. Jr., and Milton Chase, both residents of Cleveland; married, second time, Oct. 21, 1897, Miss Margaret Stroup of … Read more

Levi Todd of Aurora IL

Levi Todd6, (Ruel5, Job4, Ithamar3, Michael2, Christopher1) born Aug. 29, 1815, in East Wallingford, Vt., died April 10, 1891, in Aurora, Ill., married in Shewsbury, Vt., Jan. 24, 1836, Rachel Walker, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Walker) Gibson, who was born June 6, 1818, in Shewsbury, Vt., died Jan. 13, 1874. He married second, in Rutland, Vt., Nov., 1874, Maria Murrow, who died March 13, 1885. With the exception of one year (1839) he lived on the old home farm in East Wallingford, Vt., until 1854, when he with his wife and seven children moved to Illinois, where he bought … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1831-32

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Tuttle Nathaniel Letter, Jan. 31, 1832 Letter, Jan. 31, 1832 Newton Putnam Letter, Mar. 3, 1832 Fell. Killed, Oct. 11, 1858 Peck, Jr. Noah Baptism, Mar. 4, 1832 Excluded, Mar. 25, 1841 Newton Timothy Baptism, May 6, 1832 Letter Taylor Timothy Letter, May 6, 1832 . Rider Walter Baptism, June 3, 1832 . Mosher Austin Baptism, July 1, 1832 Letter Mosher Julia Baptism, July 1, 1832 Letter Hammond Electa Baptism, July 1, 1832 Joined Methodists, 1830 Clift Elias Baptism, July 1, 1832 Letter, Sept. 14, 1834 Clift Betsey Baptism, … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1831

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Johnson Phebe Baptism, June 19, 1831 . Collins Lucy Baptism, June 19, 1831 Letter Carpenter Clarissa Baptism, July 3, 1831 Letter Gillmore Maria Baptism, July 3, 1831 Letter Lincoln Lucy Ann Baptism, July 3, 1831 Joined Methodists, 1836 Fuller Mary Baptism, July 3, 1831 Letter, Apr. 6, 1838 Graves Lucinda Baptism, July 3, 1831 Letter, May 19, 1839 Mann Lucinda Baptism, July 3, 1831 . Mann Mary Baptism, July 3, 1831 Letter Hunter Polly Baptism, July 3, 1831 Joined Methodists, 1833 Bates Polly Baptism, July 3, 1831 . Chapman … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1808

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Carpenter Ira Baptism, Nov. 10, 1808 Excluded, Nov. 30, 1809 Perry Joseph Baptism, Nov. 10, 1808 Excluded, Nov. 23, 1809 Mason John Baptism, Nov. 10, 1808 . Whipple Amy Baptism, Nov. 20, 1808 Excluded Carpenter Amy Baptism, Nov. 20, 1808 . Martin Rhoda Baptism, Nov. 20, 1808 . Tower Ruth Baptism, Nov. 20, 1808 . Owen Eliezer Baptism, Nov. 27, 1808 . Sherman James Baptism, Nov. 27, 1808 Excluded, Oct. 31, 1811 Loomis Rollin Baptism, Nov. 27, 1808 . Ellis Asa Baptism, Dec. 8, 1808 . Jackman Moses Baptism, … Read more

Capt. and Deacon Samuel Todd of St. Albans VT

Capt. and Deacon Samuel Todd6, (Eliel5, Samuel4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born June 13, 1783, in Pawlet, Vt., died Oct. 6, 1858, in St. Albans, Vt., of heart disease, married first, in 1810, Alathea Lawrence who died Sept. 23, 1846 in Enosburg, Vt., second, May 31, 1848, Hannah Brainard of St. Albans, Vt. His death was very sudden, occurring while lying on the sofa, apparently as well as usual, but in such a position that he rolled off dead. Before he was of age, he purchased a farm in Enosburg, Vt. In 1839 he was elected deacon of the Congregational church … Read more

Biographical Sketch of General Lewis S. Partridge

Lewis S. Partridge

General Lewis S. Partridge, son of Abel and Alpa (Lewis) Partridge, was born in Norwich, Vt., in 1818, a year prolific in the birth of sons in town. In early life he served in clerkships in mercantile business in Norwich, and in Hanover and Claremont, New Hampshire. He became a cadet at Norwich University in 1833, remaining there until 1836. Later on he entered into mercantile business on his own account in his native town. He was at one time proprietor of the “Union Hotel,” at Norwich. From early life Mr. Partridge took an active part in politics and was … Read more

Biographical Sketch of Ebenezer Barnes

Ebenezer Barnes, from Brandon, Vt., came to Hyde Park in 1837, and located upon the farm now occupied by his son, Eben, on road 202. Eben was ten years of age when his father came here. He married Esther W. Davis, and has one daughter. Ebenezer died in 1850, his wife in 1880.

Biographical Sketch of Copeland, Charles P.

Copeland, Charles P. cashier of Russell Bank, and County Treasurer, first came to Kansas in April 1874. He embarked in mercantile business until 1878, and began banking in 1877. Was elected County Treasurer in 1879; re-elected in 1881. He was born at Middletown Springs, Rutland Co., Vt., in 1854, and was raised on a farm. He graduated from Eastman’s Commercial College, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1874. He then came to Kansas. Married in 1876 to Miss Josephine Ackerman, of Rosendale, Wis. They have one son – Cecil Edwin. Mr. Copeland is a member of Russell Lodge, No. 119, I. … Read more

Biography of Galen R. Hitt

GALEN R. HITT IN THE ranks of the younger democratic Albanians no A man has risen more rapidly in the estimation of his party during the past few years than the subject of our sketch, Hon. Galen R. Hitt. He belongs to the sturdy race of New Englanders, and was born on the 16th of August, 1843, at Pawlet, Vt. There he passed his childhood days attending the district schools of his native place, playing on the green fields of his father’s farm, inhaling the pure, invigorating air of that delightful, healthful region of country, growing up a vigorous youth, … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1847-1857

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Smith Rev. Levi Letter, Apr. 10, 1847 Letter, Mar. 24, 1853 Smith Amelia Letter, Apr. 10, 1847 Letter, Mar. 24, 1853 Johnson Minerva Baptism, Mar. 4, 1849 Letter, Mar. 5, 1859 Harrington Maria Baptism, Mar. 1, 1851 . Crawford James Letter, July 1, 1852 . Gates (No. 2) Cyrus Letter, Jan. 26, 1854 . Gates Mrs. Cyrus Letter, Jan. 26, 1854 . Hazleton Calista Baptism, Sept. 2, 1854 . White Harriet A. Baptism, Sept. 2, 1854 . Fish Julia A. Baptism, Sept. 2, 1854 . Tower Sarah A. Baptism, … Read more

Sabra Amelia Todd Kingsley of East Clarendon VT

KINGSLEY, Sabra Amelia Todd9, (Henry D.8, Caleb7, Jehiel6, Stephen5, Stephen4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Oct. 13, 1843, in Boston, Mass., married April 24, 1867, Samuel Taylor Kingsley, who was born July 27, 1841. In 1875, they lived in East Clarendon, Vt. Children: I. Caroline Lois, b. March 9, 1868. II. Amelia, b. Dec. 8, 1869.

Mary Todd Emery of West Dryden NY

EMERY, Mary Todd6, (Ruel5, Job4, Ithamar3, Michael2, Christopher1) born 1798, at East Wallingford, Vt., died 1842, at West Dryden, N. Y., married Abner Emery, who was from New Hampshire, he was born April 27, 1796, died Sept. 30, 1881, at Evansville, Wis. Children: I. Stephen, b. Aug. 14, 1815, m. Ann Butts. II. Lucinda, b. Aug. 16, 1818, at West Dryden, N. Y., d. Jan. 27, 1906, at Waterman, Ill., m. Aug. 3, 1837, William Colton, who was b. Oct. 4, 1811, d. Aug. 23, 1905, at Watertown, Ill. III. Lucretia, b. Jan. 29, 1821, at West Dryden, N. Y., … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1890-1894

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Everin Johanna Baptism, Mar. 16, 1890 Joined Catholic Church Moore Nellie Baptism, Mar. 16, 1890 . Lincoln Grace Baptism, Mar. 16, 1890 . White Nellie (Lincoln) Baptism, Mar. 16, 1890 . Fish Edward S. Baptism, Mar. 16, 1890 . Lewis Edson Baptism, Apr. 6, 1890 . Searles Rev. Henry C. Baptism, Apr. 6, 1890 Letter, Apr. 6, 1890 Baker Marshal J. Baptism, June 7, 1891 Letter, Oct. 4, 1896 Wyeth Louisa H Letter, Mar. 1, 1891 Letter, Dec. 1, 1894 Moore Alcina Letter, Mar. 31, 1893 Died Fish (No.2) … Read more

Baptist Church of Ira Vermont – Church Membership 1801-1803

Surname Name Date and Manner of Reception When and How Dismissed Carpenter Eunice Letter, Mar. 17, 1801 Excluded, May 30, 1822 Carpenter Joseph Rev. Letter, Mar. 17, 1801 Excluded, Mar. 28, 1816 Seamons Oliver Letter, Feb. 24, 1802 . Seamons Mary Letter, Feb. 24, 1802 . Davis Mary Letter, Feb. 24, 1802 . Dougherty Agnes Baptism, Jan. 25, 1802 . Andrews Rhoda Baptism, Jan. 25, 1802 . Harmon Rhoda Baptism, Jan. 25, 1802 . Lorimer Alma Baptism, Jan. 25, 1802 . Eddy Experience Baptism, Jan. 25, 1802 . Spencer Caleb Letter, Jan. 30, 1803 . Collins Arabella Baptism, Sept. 4, … Read more

Biography of Rewell J. Ellis

Rewell J. Ellis, a well-known Grand Army man and a prominent farmer of Cornish, was born at Brandon, Vt., September 5, 1840, son of Seneca and Aurilla (Bagley) Ellis. His grandfather was John Ellis, who married Margaret Holt, and was the father of Seneca and William Ellis. William, who was born at Shoreham, Vt., went West a number of years ago, and has not since been heard from. The family do not know whether he is living or not. Seneca Ellis was born at sea, July 26, 1809. He was educated in the schools at Brandon, Vt., and subsequently followed … Read more