Person Page - 1851

Humbird, Clark Co., WI, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S415] E-mail from Georgia Jane Robinson, Oct. 9, 2008.

Almira Wells¹

F, #55502, b. 15 October 1832, d. 20 August 1918

Family: Joshua L. Colgrove

Marriage*: Almira Wells married Joshua L. Colgrove on Jul 4, 1866 at Harmony, IL, USA.¹

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Birth

Oct 15, 1832

Truxton, NY, USA¹

Religion

circa 1850

converted to the Methodist Church

Marriage

Jul 4, 1866

Harmony, IL, USA¹

Death

Aug 20, 1918

Burial

Aug 22, 1918

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Obituary

Aug 24, 1918

Source: HUMBIRD ENTERPRISE (Humbird, Clark County, Wis.) 08/24/1918

--------- Colgrove, Almira (15 OCT 1832 - 20 AUG 1918)

Almira Wells was born at Truxton, Cortland Co., N.Y., Oct. 15, 1832. When three years of age her parents moved to Medina Co., Ohio, and when eight years of age her parents moved to McHenry Co., Ill., where she lived until her marriage to Mr. Joshua L. Colgrove, on July 4, 1855. In Nov. 1869, they moved to this vicinity (Humbird, Clark County, Wis.), where they have since resided on the farm a half mile south of the village. Mrs. Colgrove came from a family of pioneers. Her parents journeyed from New York westward to Illinois with oxen and wagon, and after her marriage she came here with a team and wagon, each move being made long before the railroad had penetrated the undeveloped lands. Her early life, though one of hardship, was a happy one, and the happy spirit continued throughout the four score years and more of her days.

Mrs. Colgrove died about two o'clock Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, 1918. The end came peacefully after an illness of six and a half years duration, during part of which time she suffered greatly, but always bore the pain with patience and fortitude. She was converted at eighteen years of age and joined the Methodist Church. To her there was no dark valley; she awaited her summons in peace and like a weary child, fell asleep to awaken in a fairer clime and clasp glad hands with loved ones gone before. She leaves to mourn her death, he aged husband, one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Rundle, and one sister, Mrs. Charlotte Brown of Marengo, Ill., who with her daughter Mrs. Laura Davis, and son, Milo Frink of Rockford, Ill., was present at the last sad rite.

The funeral services were held at her late home, under the plum trees that her hand had nurtured, at 2:00 o'clock on Thursday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Robert Pow. A profusion of flowers covered her casket, kind tributes from neighbors and friends whom her pleasant manner and bright smile had cheered in days that are past. A fitting emblem that betokened a well spent life and a well grounded hope was a sheaf of ripened wheat emblematical of her life, which had borne its fruit and was now gathered into the harvest. Burial was in the Houghtonburg Cemetery, with Charles Houghton, Clarence Houghton, Mahlon Houghton, Oscar Richard, Henry Rundle and Gus Gower as pallbearers. The first five were relatives of the deceased and the latter a neighbor for half a century. The choir, composed of Mrs. C. H. Creviston, Miss Zella Brandstedter, W. F. Hein and R. A. Creviston, sang, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," "Jesus, Savior Pilot Me," "He Leadeth Me" and "Home of the Soul," some favorite hymns of Mrs. Colgrove's²

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/webbbs/records/…

David Jeffers Wells¹

M, #55503, b. 3 May 1838, d. 7 September 1862

Biography

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Birth

May 3, 1838

OH, USA¹

Death

Sep 7, 1862

He never married.¹

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Betsey Twilksger¹

F, #55504, b. 28 September 1820, d. 2 April 1890

Family: David J. Houghton

Marriage*: Betsey Twilksger married David J. Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton Jr and Charlotte Jeffries.¹

Biography

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Birth

Sep 28, 1820

NY, USA, age 39 in 1860 census; age 49 in 1870 census^1,2

Marriage

1860 Census

1860

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 44, farmer³

PensionInx

Apr 21, 1863

as widow; and as guardian of minor Betsey E. Devoll, pension, Aug 25 1864⁴

1870 Census

1870

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 49⁵

1890 Census

1890

Mentor, Jackson Co., WI, USA, Betsey E. Houghton, Widow of David J. Houghton, Humbird, WI: Private, Company I, 14th WI Inf, 1861-1862; died of fever at Jefferson Barracks^6,7

Death

Apr 2, 1890

Burial

1890

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alma, Jackson Co., WI, Box 1718, p. 348B, line 16, dwl 69-72.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1412; Page: 1039; sheet 41, line 8, dwl 338-304.
[S1515] Unknown name of person, unknown record type, unknown file number.
[S1228] 1870 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson Co., WI, Box 1718, p. 348B, line 16, dwl 69-72.
[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Mentor, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll: 115; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 176.
[S1409] Unknown record type, unknown repository address, Year: 1890; Census Place: Mentor, Clark, Wisconsin; Roll 115; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 176; line 10, dwl 33-33.

Ida Houghton¹

F, #55505, b. circa 1856

Biography

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Birth

circa 1856

IL, USA, age 4 in 1860 census; age 14 in 1870 census²

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alma, Jackson Co., WI, Box 1718, p. 348B, line 16, dwl 69-72.

Houghton Thurber Stevens¹

M, #55506, b. 20 January 1840, d. March 1914

Family 1: Anna Beckwith

Marriage*: Houghton Thurber Stevens married Anna Beckwith w/1.¹

Family 2: Sarah E. Doughty

Marriage*: Houghton Thurber Stevens married Sarah E. Doughty.¹

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Birth

Jan 20, 1840

Milit-Beg

in the Civil War

Marriage

w/1¹

Marriage

Death

Mar, 1914

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Caroline Walker¹

F, #55507, b. 12 March 1823, d. 8 December 1907

Family: Oliver Houghton

Marriage*: Caroline Walker married Oliver Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton Jr and Charlotte Jeffries, on Mar 12, 1846.¹

Biography

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Birth

Mar 12, 1823

Green, NY, USA, age 37 in 1860 census; age 47 in 1870 census; age 57 in 1880 census; Mar "1833", age 77 in 1900 census¹

Marriage

Mar 12, 1846

Immigration

Apr, 1855

1860 Census

1860

Alden, McHenery Co., IL, USA, age 42, a farmer, property $3000-800²

1880 Census

1880

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 62, a farmer³

Death

Dec 8, 1907

Houghtonburg, WI, USA¹

Obituary

Dec 14, 1907

Houghton, Caroline (12 MAR 1823 - 8 DEC 1907)
Death claimed another of the pioneers of Houghtonburg Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Caroline Houghton, who for over fifty years had lived on the farm which she helped claim from the wilderness, answered the final summons. For a number of years she had been a partial invalid, tenderly and lovingly cared for at the home of her son. During the last few weeks she was entirely helpless and suffered much from a paralytic stroke which occurred in November. The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon and the remains were laid at rest in the family lot in the Houghtonburg Cemetery, Rev. Frank O. Hesse preaching the sermon. There was a large number of the old settlers present to offer their final tribute of respect to one who had suffered with them in the sorrows and shared with them in the hopes and joys of the pioneer days.
Caroline Walker was born in Green, N.Y., March 12, 1823. She was married to Oliver Houghton of the same place, March 12, 1846. Soon after they came to Wisconsin and settled in Walworth Co., near Lake Geneva.
In the spring of 1855 in company with a number of relatives and friends and their families, they came to Jackson Co. and secured the farm that has been their home for over fifty years.
To this union was born two children, Mrs. Estella Harvey, who died in Sept 1880, and I. C. Houghton, who lives on the old home farm in Houghtonburg. Mr. Houghton died in Jan. 1898, and since that time his companion has longed to be taken too. Mrs. Houghton was one of a family of seventeen children, all of who have lived to have families of their own. One brother, Mr. William Walker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, survives her. Aunt Caroline was converted when she was a young woman and united with the Baptist Church. Many will say she was a good woman, kind and cordial to all. Strangers, as well as friends and neighbors, were always welcome to her home as long as she was able to do for them.
On Nov. 25th she was stricken with paralysis, and suffered until near the end, death relieving her Dec. 8, 1907. We cannot wish her back. The funeral was held at her late home. Rev. Frank Hesse spoke from Phil. 1:4, words of comfort and encouragement to all who heard.

Source: HUMBIRD ENTERPRISE (Humbird, Clark County, Wis.) 12/14/1907⁴

Burial

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA^1,5

ParentsD

parents born in NY

Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alden, McHenery Co., IL, p. 283, line 14, dwl 2111-2043.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1429; Family History Film: 1255429; Page: 270A; Enumeration District: 74; sheet 17, line 32, dwl 158-163.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/webbbs/records/…
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/jackson/…

Estella Houghton¹

F, #55508, b. 18 December 1848, d. 9 September 1881

Family: Alexander Byron Harvey

Marriage*: Estella Houghton married Alexander Byron Harvey.¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 18, 1848

Walworth Co., WI, USA, (age 13 in 1860 census; age 22 in 1870 census)¹

Marriage

Death

Sep 9, 1881

Burial

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Loana Walker¹

F, #55509, b. circa 1822, d. 1901

Family: Sidney Houghton

Marriage*: Loana Walker married Sidney Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton Jr and Charlotte Jeffries.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1822

NY, USA, age 38 in 1860 census; age 48 in 1870 census; age 59 in 1880 census; Schroeder: 1821¹

Marriage

1880 Census

1880

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 59, a farmer, next door to brother Oliver²

1900 Census

1900

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 48, farmer, widower, next door to first cousin Ira Clarence Houghton³

Death

1901

Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA^1,4

Burial

Houghtonburg Cemetery, Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1429; Family History Film: 1255429; Page: 270A; Enumeration District: 74; sheet 17, line 27, dwl 157-162.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson Co., Wisconsin; Roll: T623 ; Enumeration District: 43; Sheet 2A; line 16, dwl 24-25.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/jackson/…

Alice May Walker¹

F, #55510, b. 1 December 1858, d. 1 January 1896

Family: Charles F. Houghton

Marriage*: Alice May Walker married Charles F. Houghton, son of Sidney Houghton and Loana Walker, on Jul 4, 1876 at Sparta, WI, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 1, 1858

WI, USA, age 21 in 1880 census^1,2,3

Marriage

Jul 4, 1876

Sparta, WI, USA¹

Death

Jan 1, 1896

Houghtonburg, WI, USA, Bio for Charles says D. 1 Jan 1894; M. Sparta, Wis.^1,3

Burial

1896

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1429; Family History Film: 1255429; Page: 270A; Enumeration District: 74; sheet 17, line 27, dwl 157-162.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://wiclarkcountyhistory.org/cemeteries/jackson/…

Malora Billings¹

F, #55511

Biography

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Birth

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Lottie Billings¹

F, #55512

Biography

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Birth

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Clarice Billings¹

F, #55513

Biography

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Birth

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Mary Houghton¹

F, #55514

Biography

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Birth

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Sarah Willcox¹

F, #55515, b. circa 1836

Family: Jeffries Houghton

Marriage*: Sarah Willcox married Jeffries Houghton, son of Nathaniel Houghton Jr and Charlotte Jeffries, on Nov 24, 1852 at NY, USA, at the "Chenango House", by Rev. S. M. Stimson.¹

Biography

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Birth

circa 1836

NY, USA, age 24 in 1860 census; age 34 in 1870 census²

Marriage

Nov 24, 1852

NY, USA, at the "Chenango House", by Rev. S. M. Stimson¹

1860 Census

1860

Alma, Jackson Co., WI, USA, age 31, farmer²

Living

1909

MN, USA³

Citations

[S1156] Maurice R. Hill Jr., Broom Co. NY Newspapers, p. 179.
[S1227] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , Alma, Jackson, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1412; Page: 1041; sheet 43, line 7, dwl 357-323.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/webbbs/records/…

Myra Houghton¹

F, #55516, b. 22 March 1860

Family: Harlow Ebben

Marriage*: Myra Houghton married Harlow Ebben.³

Biography

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Birth

Mar 22, 1860

Humbird, WI, USA, age 3/12 in 1860 census; age 10 in 1870 census^2,3

Marriage

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alma, Jackson Co., WI, Box 1718, p. 348B, line 37, dwl 73-76.
[S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 6, p. 419.

Nathaniel Houghton¹

M, #55517, b. January 1866

Biography

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Birth

Jan, 1866

WI, USA, age 4 in 1870 census; age 34 in 1900 census; age 47 in 1910 census; age 63 in 1930 census²

1900 Census

1900

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, USA, age 34, hostler³

Living

1909

Minet, ND, USA⁴

1920 Census

1920

Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN, USA, age 54, single, none, lodger⁵

1930 Census

1930

Lake Marshall, Lyon Co., MN, USA, age 63, boarder, single⁶

Residence

1935

Rice Co., MN, USA

1940 Census

1940

Kenyon, Goodhue Co., MN, USA, age 74, single, none⁷

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.
[S235] U.S. Census, 1870 US Census, Alma, Jackson Co., WI, Box 1718, p. 348B, line 37, dwl 73-76.
[S1230] 1900 U.S. Federal Census , Minneapolis, Ward 5, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; Roll: T623 766; Enumeration District: 55; Page: 5A; line 25, dwl 712-43-69.
[S654] Electronic Web Site, , http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/webbbs/records/…
[S1232] 1920 U.S. Federal Census , Minneapolis Ward 5, Hennepin, Minnesota; Roll T625_834; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 93; line 34, dwl 1007-93-372.
[S1233] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , Lake Marshall, Lyon Co., Minnesota; Roll: 1105; Enumeration District: 18; Sheet 9B; line 99, dwl 111-197-220.
[S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Kenyon, Goodhue, Minnesota; Roll: T627_1923; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 25-16.

Lois A. Howard¹

F, #55518, b. 1817, d. 1874

Family: Job Pendleton III

Marriage*: Lois A. Howard married Job Pendleton III, son of Job Pendleton Jr and Betsy Crane.¹

Biography

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Birth

1817

Marriage

Death

1874

Hope, Knox Co., ME, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Eli Bartlett¹

M, #55519

Family: Flavilla Day

Marriage*: Eli Bartlett married Flavilla Day, daughter of Abraham Day and Hannah Sawyer.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

(?) Middleton¹

M, #55520

Family: Marinda Day

Marriage*: (?) Middleton married Marinda Day, daughter of Abraham Day and Hannah Sawyer.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Elizabeth (?)¹

F, #55521

Family: Ira Day

Marriage*: Elizabeth (?) married Ira Day, son of Abraham Day and Hannah Sawyer, w/1.¹

Biography

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Marriage

w/1¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Charlotte Broomhead¹

F, #55522

Family: Ira Day

Marriage*: Charlotte Broomhead married Ira Day, son of Abraham Day and Hannah Sawyer, w/2.¹

Biography

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Marriage

w/2¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Gardner Snow¹

M, #55523, b. 15 February 1793, d. 19 November 1889

Family: Sarah Sawyer Hastings

Marriage*: Gardner Snow married Sarah Sawyer Hastings, daughter of Jonathan Hastings and Salome Burt, on Nov 30, 1814 at Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH, USA.¹

Biography

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Birth

Feb 15, 1793

Marriage

Nov 30, 1814

Manti, Sanpete Co., UT, USA¹

Death

Nov 19, 1889

Burial

Nov 22, 1889

Manti, Sanpete Co., UT, USA¹

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Jonathan Hastings Snow¹

M, #55524, b. 25 May 1815, d. 1841

Biography

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Birth

May 25, 1815

Death

1841

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

James Chauncy Snow¹

M, #55525, b. 11 January 1817, d. 30 April 1884

Family: Jane Cecilia Roberts

Marriage*: James Chauncy Snow married Jane Cecilia Roberts on Dec 2, 1856.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 11, 1817

Pettyville, Sanpete Co., UT, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 2, 1856

Death

Apr 30, 1884

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Warren Stone Snow¹

M, #55526, b. 15 June 1818, d. 21 September 1896

Biography

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Birth

Jun 15, 1818

Death

Sep 21, 1896

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

George Snow¹

M, #55527, b. 8 September 1820, d. 1905

Biography

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Birth

Sep 8, 1820

Death

1905

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Eliza Snow¹

F, #55528, b. 17 January 1823, d. 15 February 1823

Biography

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Birth

Jan 17, 1823

Death

Feb 15, 1823

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

John Snow¹

M, #55529, b. 25 February 1825, d. 15 March 1825

Biography

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Birth

Feb 25, 1825

Death

Mar 15, 1825

Citations

[S1022] Nicholas John Schroeder, April 2000, from Nicholas John Schroeder, April 25, 2000.

Martha Jane Snow¹

F, #55530, b. 3 September 1827, d. 5 March 1891

Biography

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Birth

Sep 3, 1827

Death

Mar 5, 1891