Notes

[NI0214] Sam's children went to school with Henry Gosch, (Marilyn Mahling's cousin), so he must have lived in Morrison county for a time.

[NI0216] According to Marilyn Mahling, these people moved to Red Rock, British
Columbia, Canada.

[NI0225] Traveled from Minnesota to Portland Oregon in a covered wagon.

Todd County Argus, Long Prairie, MN 10 August 1893

Allen G. Pettit for a number of years a resident of Todd County and well known by our readers at Clarissa, died of lingering consumption at Willamina, Oregon, Thursday July 27th, in the 67th year of his age. Deceased was born in Kentucky Oct. 1st, 1826, where he lived till 1844. He then went to Illinois where he was married in 1848. When the war broke out in 1861 he enlisted in Company B of the Sixth Kansas Cavalry and served three and a half years. After returning from the Army he lived in Kansas till 1876 when he emigrated to Minnesota settling in Wright County. He remained here but a year when he came to Todd County, settling south of Clarissa on sec. 34. He opened up a good farm here, doing well and it was only the hope that a change of climate would benefit his health that induced him to leave this home in 1888 and go to Oregon. He was delighted with the climate of his new home. The first day after his arrival in his new house he was out in the rain and got wet, taking cold from which he never recovered. He was the father of ten children five of whom are still living.

[NI0233] He Mostly lived in Sioux City , IA. He and Rosetta were accused of lewd conduct by Rosetta's X-husband. The story ends in the murder of her father in Redwood Falls in 1885.

[NI0239] George and Artha were 7th Day Adaventist missionaries.

[NI0247] In the 1860 Federal Census, Adams County, Illinois, page 992, Mahala Dean is enumerated as "Elizabeth Dean".

[NI0263] Memories from Delores Baazard

My dad, Carles William Pettit, was the youngest of the children. He took
care of his mother, Mary Jane, until she died. If dad went out at night,
she always waited for him to put her to bed. Dad said she was blind in
one eye. The eyeball burst when she had so much pain in it. I think it
was glaucoma. That was before they understood about pressure in the eye
and so many things. Early 1900s.

[NI0273] Lived in Canada for awhile.

[NI0336] Memories of George from Delores Baazard.

I'm writing about my uncle Gurg (George) Pettit, as we all called him.
This is from my memory and things I heard as a child. He died when I was
eight years old.

George never married. He lived with my dad and family as long as I can
remember. When my dad's first wife (Mae Ring) died, he was a real
blessing to him. They had two baby girls to care for. The girls were 2
and 1 years of age, Doris and Gladyce. They lived on the 80 acre
homestead Grampa Cyrus Pettit left when he died. They had farm chores to
do, also churning butter, baking bread, and washing clothes on the
board. They raised chickens and sold eggs, butter and cream. One always
had to stay in with the girls.

I remember uncle Gurg as being a very quiet man. He was a help to us.
He would split and carry in wood and water. He would herd cattle in the
summer after the hay was stacked off the fields. The cows would graze
for weeks before winter came. Herding was to keep the cows within the
farm boundaries and out of the garden and such.

Uncle Gurg used to help teach us to tell time. Also the alphebet. We
had a big round tin plate. It was raised up around the outside, with
about a 1 1/2 or 2 inch rim. On there was raised up A, B, Cs. He would
set and teach us with so much patience.

He used to set in the shade in the summer, fully dressed. Even a
jacket on, and we were so hot. I think he was anemic. My dad wore lots
of clothes in the summer too.

I remember he had a dark maroon sweater he wore so much. Looked real
nice on him. Gurg died in August of 1938 after a short illness. He was
upstairs when he got sick. Then he had a stroke. Dad and Raymond
Haapala carried him to a bedroom downstairs. He died a short time later.

I remember Ray putting pennies on his eyes to keep them shut, and tying
a red and white bandana around his chin. Had to do that before his jaws
set. It took awhile before the undertaker came.

I thought I would add this for what its worth. I guess I was 6 or 7
when I started having geography in school. I thought it was hard to
spell. Uncle Gurg told me to try this way. Take the first letter of
each word in this ditty and I would have it. "George Edwards old
grandfather rode a pig home
yesterday." A round about way, but I learned it fast, and I have never
forgotten it.

[NI0338] This may be the same Mary E. as listed on the 1895 census as being 1/12 yrs old.

[NI0341] In a letter from Delores Baazard, she states that Alice lived in
Glenwood, Minnesota. Her home was always clean. She was the fancy one
of the three sisters. She was a good cook.

[NI0343] Effie lived in several places after Jacob died. She was living with her
son Ralph in 1945 when she wrote to C.W. Pettit, her brother.

Memories of Delores Baazard:

1940
I remember her as the plump, grandma type. Not really fat. Always wore
a dress with a big coverall apron over it. Her hair was dark, with a
sprinkling of grey. We always loved to have come visit us. She would
always cook when she came. She would let us help bake cakes. She would
put thick frosting on, then let us have the frosting part with a small
amout of cake. She would eat the bottom part.

The most fun of all was when she would tell us, "tonight we will have a
taffy pull." She would cook the taffy and cool it just right, then she
would give us a portion to pull. Two of us would pull it back and forth
until it was just perfect. Then we could eat it!! Yum!!

Her daughter, Hattie Sullivan, lived by Crow River.

I don't know when Effie and her husband Jake parted. Dad took Jake's
part. He said Effie was so ornery, the devil couldn't live with her.
Jake visited us in Blackduck many times. Eff never came.

I remember when Effie stayed with us in Cokato, Dad and Eff would have
heated arguments. I used to go to sleep hearing them talking about and
disagreeing, mostly about ages of family members.

I have a letter from aunt Eff written to my dad. It is dated December
25th, 1946. She was staying with her daughter Doris, at Corvuso,
Minnesota. All the family had gone to Ralph Drivers' for Christmas
dinner but her. I suppose she was feeling really lonely one such a
special day, so she wrote to dad. She really wanted to hear from him and
Ma.

In the letter she told about Jake being in the hospital with nemonia
(her spelling). He had been in and out of the hospital many times. She
said he was very weak. Some of the family went to see him everyday. I
don't think they were ever divorced.

Dad told many stories of when he was young. Most of them included
Effie. There are three that stand out in my memory.

Grampa Cyrus had bought a new scoop shovel. He told the kids that they
couldn't use it to slide down the hill on. So, one day, sister Effie
coaxed dad into bringing the new shovel to the hill. It went down the
hill so much faster than the sled or the old shovel. I suppose Effie was
old enough to watch or luck was on her side, but dad got caught. He got
a good "licken". But then dad told Grampa the whole story, and Effie got
a licken too.

Then, the brace and bit story. On their farm, they used the old house
for a grainery. One part, one the first floor, was used as a tool shed.
Hanging on the wall was a brace and bit. Effie thought it would be fun
to drill some holes in the upstairs floor. Dad was taking his turn
boring a hole when he saw the end of the buggy whip coming up the stairs,
with his dad on the other end of it. They both got a licken that time.
Dad said he would never forget how he felt when he saw the end of that
buggy whip coming up the stairs that day.

There was a small part of Rice Lake on our farm in Cokato. When dad
was very young, they decided to take him on a boat ride. His sisters
were several years older than dad, and it was warm day, so it seemed like
a good idea. It was against their parents wishes. They weren't out very
far when they tipped the boat over. They hung all their clothes on
bushes to dry before they dared to go home. I don't think they ever told
their folks until many years later.

[NI0358] William's mother, Sarah, was living with William in 1875 according to the
Minnesota state census.

Samuel and Sarah Pettit were both living with William in Stockholm Twp.
at the time of the 1870 Census, 12 August, 1870.

[NI0362] According to a phone conversation between Lani Pettit and Arvilla Bakewell, Harrison had brain fever as a baby and burst eardrums. He was deaf and dumb the rest of his life. His father died while he was a child, and his step father abused him. He went to live with William G. Pettit.

[NI0363] According to Todd County Histories, he moved to Kimball shortly after his
marriage.

[NI0369] May have lived near Kimball.

[NI0371] Funeral Services held at Old Hartford Methodist Church.

[NI0372] Lived in St. Paul at the time of his mother's death.

[NI0374] Lived in Backus Minnesota at the time of her mother's death.

[NI0388] A Brief Biography of Susannah Pettit by Bruce Burke

Until now, little was known of Susannah Pettit, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Gallagher) Pettit(1). Her marriage to John House had been noted, but her parents were believed to be Samuel and Rachel Pettit. Most of what follows has been pieced together from the voluminous Civil War pension files of Cornelius C. Culp, Susannah Pettit's second husband.

Susannah Pettit was born to Samuel and Sarah (Gallagher) Pettit around the year 1818 in Kentucky. The county of her birth was not revealed in the pension file, but the file did reveal that she grew to adulthood in Greenup County. At the age of twenty, in 1838, she married John House in a ceremony performed by a local Methodist preacher, James Warren, on White Oak Creek about ten miles southwest of Greenupsburg, Greenup, Kentucky. Her marriage to John House only lasted about five years or so. Around 1843, in Liberty, Greenup, Kentucky, (about 10 miles southwest of the county seat) John House got into a drunken argument with a man and threatened to shoot him. The man struck him with a spud and killed him. A trial was held in Greenup County and the killer was acquitted.

About this time, 1843-1844, Samuel and Sarah Pettit, and many of their
extended family, picked up and moved to Adams County, Illinois. Susannah also went to Illinois, and on 15 September 1844, she married a childhood friend from Greenup County, Cornelius C. Culp(2). They were married in Adams County by a Justice of the Peace, Benjamin Gould. Evidently, they settled in Pulaski or Pulaska, Hancock or Adams, Illinois to live and raise a family(3).

From the 1860 Census(4), we learn that Cornelius and Susannah Culp had the following children: Isaac (male, 16), John (male, 14), Hannah (female, 11), Tilman (male, 10), Eliza (female, 8), Loucina(5) (female, 6) and Elizabeth
(female, 4), all born in Illinois.

In May 1866, shortly after Cornelius returned from the Civil War, the Culp
family moved to Victor Township, Wright County, Minnesota.

By May 1880, when Cornelius submitted his first declaration for an Invalid
Army Pension, they were living in Smith Lake (Middleville Township), Wright, Minnesota. Cornelius suffered increasingly from what apparently were the effects of sunstroke which had fallen him in July or August 1864, while he was serving guard duty in the Veterans Reserve Corps, just outside of Washington, D.C. He succumbed on April 16, 1892 in Smith Lake.

Susannah survived him by several years and died December 23, 1902 in Smith Lake.

Cornelius C. and Susannah Culp were reportedly both buried near Smith Lake, Wright, Minnesota.

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(1) In the pension files there is no direct reference to Susannah Pettit's
parents. However, there are several references to her brothers, Cyrus Pettit
and William G. Pettit; to her sisters-in-law, Mary E. Pettit, wife of William
and Mary Pettit, wife of Cyrus; to her son-in-law, Jonas Pettit, Loucina Culp's
husband; and to her nephew Sam Pettit, son of Cyrus.

(2) Cornelius Culp was born probably about 1817 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He was never married before marrying Susannah (Pettit) House and he moved around as a young man. About 1838, he worked in an iron foundry in Greenup County, then he moved to another county in Kentucky. Probably around 1840, he returned to Greenup County and he reportedly "began waiting on" Susannah House. He remained in Greenup County until 1843, when he left Kentucky and probably went to Illinois.

(3) The precise location of Cornelius Culp's residence in Illinois is
difficult to determine from the hazy recollections given by various witnesses, some fifty years after the fact. It is virtually certain that it was in
northeastern Adams County or southeastern Hancock County, as many of the witnesses claimed to be near neighbors and probably all of them lived in northeastern Adams County. It is very doubtful that Pulaski, Pulaski, Illinois, at the far southern end of the state, is the Pulaski referred to.

(4) Census enumeration for the State of Illinois, Adams County, North East
Township, Pitman post office, page 921, dwelling number 2714, family number 2732.

(5) Spelled "Lucina" in the census enumeration, but she clearly spelled her name "Loucina" when she signed official documents, as in the pension files.

Susannah is buried in Howard Lake Cemetery, Howard Lake, Minnesota.

[NI0390] Residence in Tiffin Twp, Adams County, OH in 1850 and Oliver Twp in 1860 and 1870.

[NI0440] 1879 History of Adams County, Illinois, Northeast Township, P.O. LaPrairie, lists Zacheus Dean as being one of the earliest settlers. Also, in June 1839, when the precincts for voting were set up he was one of the judges for Northeast Precinct.

[NI0449] John was in the household of Franklin Warley on the 1860 census for Adams
County, Illinois, taken on 20 Aug, 1860.

[NI0452] Came to Minnesota in May 1866. Resided in Howard Lake, MN until 1897, when they moved to Swanville, Todd, MN.

[NI0453] Lived at Big Falls, WA at the time of his sister, Amanda's death (October 16, 1917)

[NI0466] In 1886 moved to Spokane, Washington. Five years later, they moved to Stevens County Washington.

[NI0524] Lived at Hood River, OR.

[NI0555] George was a butcher. He was apparently traveling through Iowa looking
for work when he met Ida. He is believed to be buried in North Kingston
Cemetary.

[NI0597] Lived at Hood River, OR.

[NI0606] Lived in Oregon.

[NI0743] Burned in house fire.

[NI0823] Died of septic bronchitis following an operation on 15 Jan 1921,
for intestinal blockage.

[NI0830] While he was working as brakeman/switchman for the Burlington
Northern Railroad, the train he was on plunged into Willamette River.

[NI0926] Died from typhoid fever.

[NI1094] Never married. Lived at Mojave, CA.

[NI1101] Laura is the Grandmother of Marilyn Mahling. Marilyn's mother was born apparently out of wed-lock. Father was James Williamson. She is buried in Green Prairie Fish Lake Cemetery with her parents. Even though she married Francis Taylor, she is buried under the name of Laura Williamson. Francis is also buried at Green Prairie Fish Lake, but there is no headstone for him.

They (Laura and James Williamson) lived in Minneapolis for several years. Ida attended Washington School. After Laura and James split up, Laura and Ida lived with her parents (Samuel G. Pettit) near Randall, Morrison, MN.

[NI1109] Burned to death at age 5.

[NI1110] Lived at Hood River, OR.

[NI1114] Never married. Shot to death by an unknown assailent when he was town marshall of South Haven, MN.

[NI1117] Buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Blackduck, MN.

[NI1119] Emma lived with her Uncle Linten Sullivan when she came to Minnesota in
1918 from Kentucky.

[NI1123] According to Marilyn Mahling, these people ran a saw mill while in
Minnesota. They later moved to Red Rock, British Columbia, Canada.

[NI1140] Lived in Hood River, OR.

[NI1147] The 1895 Minnesota Census lists that Gustaf has been in Minnesota 19 1/2 years and in the enumeration district the same amount of time. Thus he came to Wright County in 1871.

[NI1149] Tradition has it that Jabez was born a Nolton or Knowlton in Canada. His mother married a Tuey. The older children kept their real fathers' name, but the younger children changed their names to a variation of the name Tuey. Jabez took the current spelling of the name at his marriage.
Asa and Charles died as babies.
These notes and my initial information about Jabez are listed by John Maurer as having come from an old family Bible which I have never seen.

[NI1169] Charles and Asa died as babies.

[NI1170] Charles and Asa both died as babies.

[NI1177] Ben moved to International Falls, MN in 1907.

[NI1181] Living in California in 1961 when her father celebrated his 90th birthday.

[NI1184] Benjamin was a private in Captain Benjamin Mosby's Company of the 28th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, commanded by Thomas Dye Owings, War of 1812. Ben enlsited in either Flemingsburg, Fleming County, or Greenup County, Kentucky in the spring of 1813 for a term of one year. He completed his year and was discharged at Maulden in 1814. His discharge was destroyed when his house burned in 1829.

In the Widows Pension File dated 4 June 1878 in Lawrence County, Ohio, Nancy states that Ben served as a musician in Jack Kountz's Company, Colonel Thomas D. Owings Regiment, Kentucky Infantry. He enlisted at Greenupsburgh, Kentucky and was discharged at or near Sandusky, Ohio. Benjamin was 13 or 14 years of age at enlistment, and was born in Adams County, Ohio. He had brown hair, blue eyes, and a fair complexion. Ben had been previously married, and was divorced. Nancy and Benjamin lived
in Vanceburg, KY; Cincinnatti, OH; and Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence Counties, OH since Ben's discharge.

[NI1185] Lived in Hood River, OR.

[NI1192] Married twice. Earl is from first marriage. Lived at Stillwater, MN. Twin to Bernard.

[NI1197] Nancy is listed as a widow on the marriage record.

[NI1199] Never married. Lived at S. Haven, MN.

[NI1204] Homesteaded south of South Haven, MN. The farm was located on the north side of John Lake, which was named after him. He was a carpenter and farmer.

[NI1211] Carpenter and farmer in the South Haven, Minnesota area. His trademark was, when he finished a building, he would stand on his hands on the peak of the roof.

[NI1213] Lived in New Rockford, ND. Five children, the oldest named Fred.

[NI1216] Joseph was living with James H. Dean during the May 1875 census. Lived
for awhile near Lake Alexander, Morrison County, MN. He ran a sawmill there. Later, they moved to British Columbia, Canada.

[NI1217] Buried in Mount Pulaski Cemetery, Augusta, Hancock, IL Revolutionary War Veteran.

[NI1218] Mary was living with Sam and Luemma in 1860 according to the Adams County
census. She was 74.

[NI1231] Father of Johann Maurer married a woman with the last name Maurer and took it as his own. He originated from France, his original name being Bordeau.

[NI1317] Lived in Swanville, Todd, MN at the time of his mother's death.

[NI1396] Never married. Lived in ND. Twin to Emil.

[NI1459] Farmed near Howard Lake, Wright, MN, then moved to Morrison County. They lived in a log cabin 6.1 miles north of Randall, Morrison, MN. He and Luemma are buried in Green Prairie Fish Lake Cemetery just southwest of Camp Ripley.

[NI1460] The Minnesota 1895 census lists his birth place as Missouri.

[NI1476] In a letter from Florence dated 8 Dec 94 she mentions that her husband
was in heavy construction. He built dams, bridges, etc. They moved
around a lot.

[NI1508] Lived in Los Angeles, CA.

[NI1524] Lucy's last name is either MacAllister or Beader according to Nicole Shields.
(28 Apr 97)

[NI1540] Lived at Hood River, OR.

[NI1565] Lived in St. Johns, Multnomah, Oregon with Samuel Jacob Pettit in 1895. Was probably living on his own farm in 1896, also in St. Johns.

[NI1570] Lived at Parshall, ND.

[NI1587] Buried Lewis Cemetery, Maple Plain, MN

[NI1611] Served in the Artillery during WW1. Went to Dunwoody Institute for building design. Decided he enjoyed building better than design, then farmed and with carpentry as a side line.

Was very strong, 6 ft 250 lbs.

The Maurer name means stonemason or builder.

[NI1644] John was called "Duff".

[NI1665] Married name is Beladue. She has 2 kids, 1 boy and 1 girl as of the
letter from Florence Carnes dated 8 Dec 94.

[NI1666] No children as of 8 Dec 94. Reference letter from Florence Carnes.

[NI1667] Her married name is Wright. She has 1 boy as per the 8 Dec 94 letter
from Florence Carnes.

[NI1668] Her married name is Thronton and she has a boy and a girl per 8 Dec 94
letter from Florence Carnes.

[NI1669] Her married name is Howard. She has 2 girls as per 8 Dec 94 letter from
Florence Carnes.

[NI1670] He has 2 girls and 1 boy according to the 8 Dec 94 letter from Florence
Carnes.

[NI1671] Vic lived with Charles W. Pettit from the time he was 13 until he went out
on his own. He didn't even have shoes when he first got there.

[NI1673] Kept in close contact with the C.W. Pettit family. He moved them to
Blackduck. He and his wife built a house on the home place.

[NI1675] Kenneth farmed with his dad and eventually took over the farm when
Charlie got sick. Charlie dird in 1972 or 73. Kenneth also died in the
70s. He was struck by a Holstien bull and lived only a short time after.

[NI1678] Hattie died of lock jaw in the 1940s. She had stepped on a nail.

[NI1679] Sam died in his home when it burned in the 1950s. Sam and Hattie lived
by the Crow river. He kept bees.

[NI1682] Eldon was the youngest of the children. He was two when his mother died
from lock jaw.

[NI1767] Buried in Valley cemetery, east of Browerville, Minnesota.

[NI1804] Lived in Reno Washington at the time of his mother's death.

[NI1805] Lived in Ridgefield, WA at the time of his mother's death.

[NI2139] Lived in Langley Prairie, B.C., Canada, until 1944. Then moved to Enderby, B.C., Canada. Lucy (Mother) was living with William until her death in the early 1930's.

[NI2188] Lived in Vermillion, Alberta, Canada

[NI2189] Lived in Vancouver, B.C., Canada

[NI2190] Lived in Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Was married and had one child.

[NI2218] Alva changed his name to Jack Witheroll after leaving his first wife and children. Alva Jr. is from his first marriage. His second wife never acknowledged Alva Jr. and so split father and son for the rest of his life.

[NI2240] Spanish American War Veteran

[NI2252] James was a decorative wood carver in large hotels. They lived in Minneapolis, MN for 7 or 8 years, then seperated.

[NI2307] In 1900 they are living in Nicollet County, Minnesota. In 1903 they moved to Clearwater, Wright, MN and started publishing the Clearwater Herold, a weekly newspaper.

[NI2317] Lived in Little Falls, Morrison, MN at the time of his mother's death.

[NI2435] Died as a teenager.

[NI2452] Lived in Minot ND at the time of Lydia's death.

[NI2462] Funeral services held at the United Bretheren Church, Browerville, MN. Buried in Evergreen cemetery, north of Browerville.

[NI2463] Lived in Minot, ND at the time of Lydia's death.

[NI2464] Lived in Jamestown, ND at the time of Lydia's death.

[NI2466] Lived in Carson, ND at the time of his mother's death.

[NI2470] Lived in Swanville, Todd, MN at the time of her mom's death.

[NI2471] Lived in Swanville, Todd, MN at the time of her mom's death.

[NI2480] This child seems to be illigitimate.

[NF016] Married by Justice of the Peace Jasper Graham.

[NF092] Jonas is listed as a widower. Performed by Joshua Truitt.

[NF240] Married by Justice of the Peace Jasper Graham.

[NF282] Married by Justice of the Peace Jasper Graham.

[NF283] Married by Reverend Marks, of the Presbyterian Church in Quincy, Adams, Illinois.

[NF284] They were married in the office of Grant Dean, J.P. Witnesses were J.K. McCartney and Dona E. Debolt.

[NF286] Married by J.P., J.E. Frazier. Witnesses were Annie and Silas Miner.

[NF293] The Minnesota 1895 (July) census lists them as married.

[NF295] Since Ida was living in Iowa, I believe they were married there.

[NF320] Married in Stockholm. Witnesses were Fred McHintz and Cyrus Pettit.
Application refers to statements by C.F. Randall and Samuel Pettit.

[NF321] Witnesses Luella Carter and Willie Carter, J.P.

[NF322] Married at the residence of the brides' father. Witnesses were Della
Pettit, H.W. Hintz, S.P. Matheny, pastor.

[NF325] Married at the Church of Christ. Witnesses were Thomas A. Pettit and Joseph Fisher.

[NF326] Married at the house of Dr. Davis by ?? Wall, Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church in Howard Lake, MN. Witnesses were Mrs. C. Gray and Mrs. Bella H.
Davis.

There is a hand written note from Katies parents dated 22 March 1889
from Marysvale. It states: "This is to certify that I am satisfied for
you to issue license for the marriage of my daughter Katie Kennedy."

These names appear on the record also, John Kennedy, William G. Pettit,
Alexander Kennedy, and Nancy Kennedy.

[NF327] Written consent was provided by Lydia's parents. Married by J.P. Joshua Sarff. Witnesses were Edward Flory and Mary Drennan.

[NF336] Samuel Criswell, Betsey's father, gave written consent for her marriage.
James Criswell and Jacob Colvin were witnesses. Married by John Johnson.

[NF350] Married later in life. He is not the father of the children linking them
to Marilyn Mahling. They were married by Justice of the Peace Alex Quick; witnesses were Hans Gosch and Jane Simpson.

[NF390] Married by Justice of the Peace Jasper Graham.

[NF402] Consent from both parents was required, paremts listed are Samuel Pettit
and John Stockham Sr. Married by Robert Bagley, J.P. Lewis Co, KY

[NF403] Her father (George Colvin) had to give parental consent for this
marriage. The record states they were married in the home of Henry
Halbert, J.P for Lewis County, KY.

[NF412] Marriage took place at Samuel Pettit's home. Witnesses were Anderson
Simpson, Jonas Pettit, and William G. Pettit. Married by a J.P.

[NF453] Witnesses R. Pettit and J. Culp.

[NF544] Marriage performed by Joseph Westbrook.

[NF611] Married by Justice of the Peace, William G. Pettit. Witnesses were E. Pettit and J.H. Dean.

[NF613] Married at the residence of J. H. Cates by the Justice of the Peace, J. H. Dean. Witnesses were William C. Dean and Henrietta Debolt.

[NF622] Married by Justice of the Peace A.E. Cochrane, witnesses were A. Simpson and Cornelius Stith.

[NF638] Married in the town of Moran by J.P., J.H. Cates. Witnesses were Walter E. Cates and George Debolt.

[NF747] Married at Clarissa by the Justice of the Peace. Witnesses were William and Martin Gruber.

[NF798] Was married to his first wife for 19 years.

[NF837] The Missourian - Harrisonville, MO. Dunkins Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunkin Spent Entire Married Life in the Eight Mile Community.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Butcher in Chariton, IA was the scene of a wedding the evening of January 15, 1902 at 6 p.m. The parties were Miss Cora A. Harter of that address and Fred Dunkin of Eight Mile, MO. Rev. S.S. Lemmonds, an uncle of the bride, officiated. The happey couple left following the ceremony for their new home in Missouri.
They have spent the entire fifty years of married life in the Eight Mile or also known as the Daugherty community. They were given a special invitation, January 13, 1952 to be honored guests at the Daugherty church. A basket of yellow gladiolis, snapdragons and ferns was presented them by the Sunday school. Mrs. Max Patterson, on behalf of the Ladies Aid, presented them with a yellow table lamp. Mrs. Winona Powell, accompanied by Frances Ellen Hart at the piano, sang a beautiful love song to them. They then motored to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dunkin, where they were dinner guests. When they arrived home they found the the house had been beautifully decorated with yellow roses. The table decorations were a three tiered wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom at the top of the cake. This was baked by Mrs. Ernest Dunkin and Louise McGee. The table was beautifully laid with a white cloth; candle wick crystal, white candles, gold bells and doilies graced the table and thus completed a beautiful setting. The gift table held many useful and lovely gifts. A granddaughter, Sandra Sue Brown of Kansas City, had charge of the guest book. Besides the honor guests, Ernest Dunkin and Georgia Dunkin Brown were in the receiving line.
Mrs. Bert Patetrson, Mrs. Sam Bybee, assisted by Mrs. Ernest Dunkin, Mrs. Lewis Volk and Mrs. Clarabelle Prettyman, served punch, cake, nuts, and mints to the guests. On display was a bed spread, a gift of the bride at her wedding fifty years ago, also their wedding picture and the newspaper write up concerning their wedding. Mr. Dunkin presented each lady a yellow rose and the men were given cigars and the children candy. More than 150 relatives and friends visited them on this happy occassion. Out of town guests were:
Henry Pickerell, Eddyville, IA; Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Pickerell, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown and Sandra Sue, Kansas City, MO; Mr. and Mrs. George Seleeman, Faucett, MO; Mr. and Mrs. John Gross, Sedalia; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ament, Garnett, Kas; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond VanScoy, Greenwood; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Volk and daughters, Merriam, Kas; Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott, Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Webster and Gary, Independance, MO; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hendershot, Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Foster, Nevada; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jeter, Lee's Summit; Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kircher and Mrs. Jacob Gross, Garden City; Rev. and Mrs. Pontius, East Lynne.
A granddaughter, Alberta Lee Fowler of Los Angeles, could not be present but called and talked to her grandparents and this completed a most wonderful day for this highly esteemed Cass county couple.

[NS175701] Lived in Kimball

[NS183411] e-mail address bohn@spacestar.comm
3333 Fremont Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412

[NS83481] Bounty Land Warrant and Widow's Pension Application included.
W.O. 26072, W.C. 15623

[NS72331] 3412 Old Lakeport Road, Sioux City, IA 51106

[NS184391] http://web2.airmail.net/mitlyng6/html_eajm/index.html

[NS83603] Wright County Court House, Buffalo, Minnesota

[NS12913] Wright County Court House, Buffalo, Minnesota

[NS183741] e-mail JJohn58480@aol.comm

[NS175401] Names annotated on back of picture.

[NS176823] Todd County, Minnesota

[NS72561] E-mailed information from Xenia

[NS175473] Long Prairie, Minnesota

[NS134191] E-mail - enk@pugetsound.nett

[NS174843] With letter from Cora to Ida February 3, 1952

[NS170673] Extracts from Bruce Burke

[NS72701] (Bruce Burke)

[NS170731] The photo is of his coffin with a pencil entry on the back listing his death date and burial date.

[NS184041] e-mail safunck@facstaff.wisc.eduu

[NS76283] Letters file