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James McAfee Riddle^1,2

M, #65491, b. 31 October 1820

Family: Harriet Ogden b. c 1824, d. a 1896

Marriage*: James McAfee Riddle married Harriet Ogden, daughter of Abraham Ogden and Keziah Houghton, on Nov 17, 1846 at Terre Haute, IN, USA.¹

Harvey Riddle^1,2 b. c 1850

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Birth

Oct 31, 1820

Butler Co., OH, USA, age 29 in 1850 census^1,2

Marriage

Nov 17, 1846

Terre Haute, IN, USA¹

1850 Census

1850

Harrison, Vigo Co., IN, USA, James Riddle, 29, a carpenter; Thomas Houghton, age 58, carpenter, property $ 4500, living with James, 29, and Harriet, 26, Riddle; Sarah not listed²

ParentsS

Matthew Riddle and Sallie Dole of Bedford NH

Research

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.
[S1226] 1850 U.S. Federal Census , Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Roll: M432_177; Page: 244; line 22, dwl 406-438.

James Ogden¹

M, #65492, b. 1821, d. 1840

Father*: Abraham Ogden¹ b. 4 Sep 1769, d. 29 Mar 1845
Mother*: Keziah Houghton¹ b. 10 May 1788, d. 4 Sep 1872

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Birth

1821

Death

1840

IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Mary Ogden¹

F, #65493, b. February 1826, d. 24 August 1826

Father*: Abraham Ogden¹ b. 4 Sep 1769, d. 29 Mar 1845
Mother*: Keziah Houghton¹ b. 10 May 1788, d. 4 Sep 1872

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Birth

Feb, 1826

Rome, Oneida Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Aug 24, 1826

Rome, Oneida Co., NY, USA¹

Burial

Wright Settlement Cemetery, Rome, Oneida Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Cynthia Richardson¹

F, #65494, b. 1817, d. 29 September 1851

Family: Franklin Ogden b. 25 Jul 1808, d. 14 Dec 1900

Marriage*: Cynthia Richardson married Franklin Ogden, son of Abraham Ogden and Keziah Houghton, on Sep 21, 1850 at Perry, Wyoming Co., NY, USA.¹

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Birth

1817

NY, USA¹

Mar 1

Mr. Whiting¹

Marriage

Sep 21, 1850

Perry, Wyoming Co., NY, USA¹

Death

Sep 29, 1851

Warren Co., IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Sarah Jane Pollock¹

F, #65495, b. 1831, d. 1913

Family: Franklin Ogden b. 25 Jul 1808, d. 14 Dec 1900

Marriage*: Sarah Jane Pollock married Franklin Ogden, son of Abraham Ogden and Keziah Houghton, on May 26, 1853 at Warren Co., IL, USA.¹

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Birth

1831

OH, USA¹

Mar 1

S. W. Baker

Marriage

May 26, 1853

Warren Co., IL, USA¹

Death

1913

IL, USA¹

Burial

Hope Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox Co., IL, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Martha Florey¹

F, #65496

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Address

Dec 1, 2002

mflorey@execpc.com

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Charles F. Matteson¹

M, #65497, b. 1835, d. 1908

Father*: Elon Matteson¹ b. 22 Mar 1806, d. 4 Sep 1845
Mother*: Ann Ogden¹ b. 15 Apr 1810, d. 2 May 1883

Family: (?) Ross

Marriage*: Charles F. Matteson married (?) Ross.¹

Biography

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Birth

1835

NY, USA¹

Marriage

Death

1908

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

(?) Ross¹

F, #65498

Family: Charles F. Matteson b. 1835, d. 1908

Marriage*: (?) Ross married Charles F. Matteson, son of Elon Matteson and Ann Ogden.¹

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Marriage

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Anna Matteson¹

F, #65499, b. 1840

Father*: Elon Matteson¹ b. 22 Mar 1806, d. 4 Sep 1845
Mother*: Ann Ogden¹ b. 15 Apr 1810, d. 2 May 1883

Family: (?) Comstock

Marriage*: Anna Matteson married (?) Comstock.¹

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Birth

1840

IL, USA¹

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

(?) Comstock¹

M, #65500

Family: Anna Matteson b. 1840

Marriage*: (?) Comstock married Anna Matteson, daughter of Elon Matteson and Ann Ogden.¹

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Marriage

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[S415] E-mail from Martha Florey, Oct. 25, 2002.

Marion Pearl Bugbee¹

F, #65501, b. 1903

Family: Edgar Forrest McClay b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 27 Sep 1975

Marriage*: Marion Pearl Bugbee married Edgar Forrest McClay, son of Ernest Arthur McClay and Mary Adeline Houghton.¹

Mary Ethel McClay¹ b. 1922
Theodore Robert McClay¹ b. 1924, d. 1998
Earl Henry McClay+¹ b. 1926

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Birth

1903

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Mary Ethel McClay¹

F, #65502, b. 1922

Father*: Edgar Forrest McClay¹ b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 27 Sep 1975
Mother*: Marion Pearl Bugbee¹ b. 1903

Biography

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Birth

1922

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Theodore Robert McClay¹

M, #65503, b. 1924, d. 1998

Father*: Edgar Forrest McClay¹ b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 27 Sep 1975
Mother*: Marion Pearl Bugbee¹ b. 1903

Biography

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Birth

1924

Death

1998

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Earl Henry McClay¹

M, #65504, b. 1926

Father*: Edgar Forrest McClay¹ b. 23 Jan 1890, d. 27 Sep 1975
Mother*: Marion Pearl Bugbee¹ b. 1903

Family: Bernadette Gramling

Marriage*: Earl Henry McClay married Bernadette Gramling.¹

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Birth

1926

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Bernadette Gramling¹

F, #65505

Family: Earl Henry McClay b. 1926

Marriage*: Bernadette Gramling married Earl Henry McClay, son of Edgar Forrest McClay and Marion Pearl Bugbee.¹

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[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Patricia McClay¹

F, #65506

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Pamela McClay¹

F, #65507

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

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[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Margaret McClay¹

F, #65508

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

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[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Robert McClay¹

M, #65509, b. 1950, d. 1973

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

1950

Death

1973

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Raymond McClay¹

M, #65510

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

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Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Roderick McClay¹

M, #65511

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

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[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

Ricky Nelson McClay¹

M, #65512, b. 1958, d. 1975

Father*: Earl Henry McClay¹ b. 1926
Mother*: Bernadette Gramling¹

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Birth

1958

Death

1975

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from Bill McGeorge, Apr. 11, 2002.

James William Lathan¹

M, #65513, b. 1 October 1889, d. 6 November 1952

Family: Marjorie Almira Houghton b. 13 Jan 1895, d. 28 Jan 1944

Marriage*: James William Lathan married Marjorie Almira Houghton, daughter of James Henry Houghton and Mina Almira Herrick, on Feb 2, 1914.³

Dorothy Louise Lathan⁴ b. 12 Mar 1915
James Houghton Lathan⁴ b. 28 May 1916
Elizabeth Maude Lathan⁴ b. 23 Dec 1919
Shirley Lathan⁴ b. 27 Dec 1921
Phyllis Ann Lathan⁴ b. 1924, d. 1924

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Birth

Oct 1, 1889

Theresa, Jefferson Co., NY, USA²

Marriage

Feb 2, 1914

Death

Nov 6, 1952

Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY, USA, at the Jefferson Co. sanitorium²

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa, Jefferson Co., NY, USA²

Biography

James Lathan lived at Theresa during his youth. He later took up the trade of barbering, working for a time in Watertown, NY and later for a long period of time in Syracuse, NY. He returned to Watertown about 1950 and was employed at the City Barber Shop on Court Street, then later at the
Royal Barber Shop, also on Court Street. He had returned to Watertown from Syracuse because of a stomach ailment, which eventually led to his death.

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.
[S1188] A.E. Rogers and Ellen Bartlett and John Bartlett, Antwerp NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 44.
[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: Watertown Daily Times, 28 Jan 1944, "Wife of James Lathan, 49, dies."
[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002.

Leslie Everett Rogers¹

M, #65514, b. 4 June 1893, d. 17 February 1966

Family: Harriet Sophronia Houghton b. 18 May 1899, d. 19 Aug 1978

Marriage*: Leslie Everett Rogers married Harriet Sophronia Houghton, daughter of James Henry Houghton and Mina Almira Herrick, on Aug, 1926 Houghton family bible: 9 Oct 1926.¹

John Leslie Rogers² b. 1927, d. 1928
Myra Jean Rogers⁴ b. 26 Aug 1929

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Birth

Jun 4, 1893

Black Creek, NY, USA²

Marriage

Aug, 1926

Houghton family bible: 9 Oct 1926¹

Death

Feb 17, 1966

Utica, Oneida Co., NY, USA³

Obituary

Feb 19, 1966

New Hartford, [NY], 19 Feb 1966 --

Leslie E. Rogers, 72 of 8 Sanger Ave., retired state highway department
official and summer visitor to Dingman's Point, near Alexandria Bay, died
Thursday in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital, Utica.

The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Stevens funeral home, with
Rev. James N Pauley, Methodist pastor, officiating. Burial will be in
Theresa.

Suviving are his wife, Mrs. Harriet Houghton Rogers, fomerly of Theresa; a
daughter Mrs. Joseph (Myra) Veldheir, Brewster [NY]. A son, John, died in
infancy.

Mr. Rogers was born in Black Creek [NY]. He was graduated from Cuba High
school and was a veteran of World War I. He was chief maintenance clerk
for the state highway department for 46 years, until his retirement six
years ago.

In August, 1926, he married Miss Harriet Houghton at the home of her
parents, near Theresa. They had lived in New Hartford [NY] 33 years. Since
his retirement, they had spent summers at Dingman's Point.

Mr. Rogers was a member of the New Hartford Methodist Church, its Men's
club, and the Faxton Masonic lodge.³

Burial

Feb 20, 1966

Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa, Jefferson Co., NY, USA²

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002.
[S1188] A.E. Rogers and Ellen Bartlett and John Bartlett, Antwerp NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 60.
[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002: Obituary.
[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.

Leonard William Busler¹

M, #65515, b. 18 January 1903, d. 23 May 1993

Family: Winnifred Viona Houghton b. 25 Dec 1903, d. 20 Aug 1987

Marriage*: Leonard William Busler married Winnifred Viona Houghton, daughter of James Henry Houghton and Mina Almira Herrick, on Jan 2, 1926.¹

Leonard Peter Busler² b. 5 Feb 1933
Janice Mina Busler³ b. 23 Oct 1936

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Birth

Jan 18, 1903

Pamelia, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Marriage

Jan 2, 1926

Death

May 23, 1993

Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY, USA¹

Biography

Leonard Busler was a graduate of Theresa High School and St. Lawrence
University, Canton, NY, Class of 1925. After his marriage to Winifred in
1926, the couple lived in Ogdensburg, where he was a salesman for the
Standard Oil Co. In 1929, they moved to Theresa.

Mr. Busler went into partnership with Donald Huddleston in the operation
of the petroleum products business Busler & Huddleston. He retired after
35 years in the business. Following the death of his wife in 1987, Leonard
moved to Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., NY, where he resided with his daughter
Janice Busler Smith. He health began to fail in 1990. He died at the
Community Nursing Home in Potsdam where he had been a patient since April,
1993.

Active in community affairs, he was a member of the Theresa Presbyterian
Church and the Indian River Regional Health Services board of trustees, a
charter member and past president of the Theresa Rotary Club and a former
member and president of the Theresa High School school board. Leonard was
also a 60-year member of the Theresa masonic Lodge and served as district
deputy of the Jefferson-Lewis Masonic Distric from 1943 to 1944.¹

Burial

Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

ParentsS

Clinton S. Busler and Frances Irvin¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002: Watertown Daily Times, 25 May 1993, "Leonard Busler Dies at Age 90 in Potsdam."
[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.

Lawrence Weston¹

M, #65516, b. 1858, d. 1865

Father*: Clark Weston¹ b. 26 Jul 1831, d. 1893
Mother*: Abigail Houghton¹ b. c 1833, d. 1892

Biography

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Birth

1858

Death

1865

Burial

Vrooman Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: DAR Cemetery Records for Vrooman Hill Cemetery, near Bentley's Corners, Town of Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, Vol. 3, p. 111.

Harriet Weston¹

F, #65517, b. 1862, d. 1865

Father*: Clark Weston¹ b. 26 Jul 1831, d. 1893
Mother*: Abigail Houghton¹ b. c 1833, d. 1892

Biography

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Birth

1862

Death

1865

Burial

Vrooman Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002: DAR Cemetery Records for Vrooman Hill Cemetery, near Bentley's Corners, Town of Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, Vol. 3, p. 111.

Josie Cross¹

F, #65518, b. December 1867, d. 11 September 1868

Father*: Spencer Cross¹ b. 1834, d. 1894
Mother*: Elsie Houghton¹ b. 1838, d. 1889

Biography

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Birth

Dec, 1867

Death

Sep 11, 1868

Burial

Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1188] A.E. Rogers and Ellen Bartlett and John Bartlett, Antwerp NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 28.

Clarence E. Cross¹

M, #65519, b. 1 July 1877, d. 22 August 1877

Father*: Spencer Cross¹ b. 1834, d. 1894
Mother*: Elsie Houghton¹ b. 1838, d. 1889

Biography

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Birth

Jul 1, 1877

Death

Aug 22, 1877

Burial

Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, Jefferson Co., NY, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S1188] A.E. Rogers and Ellen Bartlett and John Bartlett, Antwerp NY Cemetery Inscriptions, p. 28.

Myra Jean Rogers¹

F, #65520, b. 26 August 1929

Father*: Leslie Everett Rogers² b. 4 Jun 1893, d. 17 Feb 1966
Mother*: Harriet Sophronia Houghton² b. 18 May 1899, d. 19 Aug 1978

Family: Joseph Veldheir

Marriage*: Myra Jean Rogers married Joseph Veldheir.³

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Birth

Aug 26, 1929

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from David Simons, Oct. 18, 2002.
[S415] E-mail from David Simonds, Oct. 18, 2002: Obituary.