Kathleen's Genealogy Page

Researching the Surnames:
Barnes, Bartreau, Belmer, Bent, Blakeslee, Codman, Davis, Ecker, Ellsworth, Farnsworth, Fox, Gosling, Hillman, Holden, Jacobs, Jennison, Millard, Munson, Nafus, Newcomb, Parmenter, Pease, Plympton, Raymer, Rutter, Skiff, Starks, Tanner, Wheeler and Young.
The HOLDEN line is currently my largest data base. I have over 6000 ancestors for Justinian and Richard Holden. Please email me for additional information on ALL my surnames:

My HOLDEN Family Tree
My Grandmother, Jennie D. HOLDEN died before I was born. My father never talked about his parents and in retrospect, I understand why. After searching for several years I realized that none of the information I had obtained from my family, concerning Jennie, was correct. Naturally her birth, and her family, would have been recorded on the 1880 Census that was destroyed by fire! I emailed 'tons' of researchers with no results except for a growing pile of 'happy hunting' messages … until that fateful day when the message read, 'You're in luck, Jennie was my great-grandmothers sister.' From that point I have collected every scrap of information on the HOLDEN family. I've read so much about them it's almost like actually knowing them. If you're looking for a HOLDEN, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Jennie D. HOLDEN m. George R. RAYMER 13 Nov 1899
Chapin B. HOLDEN m. Lois Adell BLAKESLEE 9 May 1876
Dr. Charles Morrill HOLDEN m. Sarah Ann SKIFF 20 Nov 1842
Roswell HOLDEN m. Elizabeth JACOBS 30 Apr 1840
John HOLDEN m. Betsey PARMENTER 1796
John HOLDEN m. Susanna ELLSWORTH Abt. 1762
John HOLDEN m. Mary WHEELER 29 Dec 1725
John HOLDEN m. Grace JENNISON 7 Nov 1699
Justinian HOLDEN m. Mary RUTTER Jun 1673

My RAYMER Family Tree
The marriage certificate for George R. RAYMER and Jennie D. HOLDEN states that George had a previous wife. What a surprise for the family members! Nothing is known about the 'mystery wife.' If you have any information on the first Mrs. George R. RAYMER, please contact me.
Kathleen L. RAYMER m. R.R. BRETHAUER and J.S. MENDEL
Donald Edward RAYMER m. Ruth Luella BARTREAU 10 Apr 1943
George R. RAYMER m. Jennie D. HOLDEN 13 Nov 1899
Samuel N. RAYMER m. Betsey Ann STARKS 15 Aug 1860

My STARKS Family Tree
The William F. STARKS Family is listed on the Ridgeway, Orleans, NY Census for the years 1850, 1855, and 1860. One Census states Mr. Starks was born in NY while the next one states he was born in MA. My Great-grandmother, Betsey Ann Starks is listed on the 1850 Census as his daughter. I was able to find this information because in 1915, Betsey and Samuel celebrated their 55th Wedding Anniversary which was published by a newspaper in Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan with a photograph of the couple. That's where my luck seems to have tapered off! If you have any information on the William F. STARKS of Ridgeway, Orleans, NY, please contact me.
Betsey Ann STARKS m. Samuel N. RAYMER 15 Aug 1860
William F. STARKS m Betsey or Mary UNKNOWN Bef. 1835