Mary Ellen Kimball1

F, #95731, b. 16 September 1851, d. 4 January 1925

Family: Elisha Horatio Haven b. 1842, d. 8 Jun 1905

Biography

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BirthSep 16, 1851St. Joseph, St. Joseph Co., MO, USA1
MarriageFeb 12, 18731
DeathJan 4, 1925Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

George Francis Haven1

M, #95732, b. 11 September 1874, d. 5 September 1922

Family: Carra Francie Barrett b. 20 Sep 1879, d. 13 Apr 1952

Biography

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BirthSep 11, 1874Wheatland, Yuba Co., CA, USA1
Marriagecirca 19081
DeathSep 5, 1922San Mateo, San Mateo Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Carra Francie Barrett1

F, #95733, b. 20 September 1879, d. 13 April 1952

Family: George Francis Haven b. 11 Sep 1874, d. 5 Sep 1922

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 20, 1879Dutch Flat, Placer Co., CA, USA1
Marriagecirca 19081
DeathApr 13, 1952Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Dorothy Ellen Haven1

F, #95734, b. 7 October 1909, d. 3 June 1989

Family 1: Wallace Bennett

Family 2: Alton Meehan b. 1 Oct 1912, d. 10 Aug 1973

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 7, 1909Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriage
Marriage
DeathJun 3, 1989Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Gladys Emma Haven1

F, #95735, b. 28 August 1911, d. 26 February 2005

Family: Lloyd Roy Snyder b. 15 Mar 1905, d. 29 Jan 1981

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthAug 28, 1911Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriage
DeathFeb 26, 2005Lake Stevens, WA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

George Barrett Haven1

M, #95736, b. 17 October 1913, d. 17 August 1974

Family 1: Mildred Iola Routt b. 1 Jul 1907, d. 23 Oct 1950

Family 2: Britta (?) b. 6 Feb 1904, d. 17 Apr 1973

  • Marriage*: George Barrett Haven married Britta (?)

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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BirthOct 17, 1913Bear Valley, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriage1
Marriage
DeathAug 17, 1974San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Mildred Iola Routt1

F, #95737, b. 1 July 1907, d. 23 October 1950

Family: George Barrett Haven b. 17 Oct 1913, d. 17 Aug 1974

Biography

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BirthJul 1, 1907
Marriage1
DeathOct 23, 1950Contra Costa Co., CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Eunice Jeannette Haven

F, #95738, b. 7 September 1920, d. 18 November 1981

Biography

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BirthSep 7, 1920Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA
DeathNov 18, 1981Sacramento, Sacramento Co., CA, USA
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Mary Lucie Haven1

F, #95739, b. 19 October 1876, d. 10 March 1950

Family 1: William J. Curtis b. 24 Feb 1869, d. 21 Apr 1943

Family 2: Clemente Muscardini d. 27 Dec 1884

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthOct 19, 1876Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriagecirca 1898Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriagecirca 1915Nevada Co., CA, USA1
DeathMar 10, 1950Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
ResearchEARLIER CENSUSES: See her father Elisha Haven.

1900 CENSUS: NEVADA CO., CA, Nevada City. Head "WILLIAM J. CUSTIS," b. Feb 1871, 29, m. 5 yrs., "teamster," CA/IRE/IRE; Wife "MARY L.," b. Oct 1873, 27, m. 5 yrs., 2 children/2 living, CA/LA/MO; Son "CELIA H. CURTIS," b. Oct 1898, 1, CA/CA/CA; Dau "IMOGENE CURTIS," b. Dec 1899, 5 mos., CA/CA/CA.
Note: Her parents are next door; "Custis" changed to "Curtis" on Ancestry.

1910 CENSUS: NEVADA CO., CA, Nevada City. Head "WILLIAM J. CARTIS," 39, m.1 for 12 yrs, "ditch agent," CA/ENG/ENG; Wife "MAMIE L.," 33, m.1 for 12 yrs., 4 children/4 living, CA'MI/MO; Son "CECIL." 17, CA/MI/MO; Dau "EUEGENE M.," 10, Same; Son "ELISHA T.," 8, Same; dAU "ELLEN E., 6, Same; Mother-0in-law "MARY MAVEN: 58, widowed, 4 children/2 living, MO'NY/IL.

1920 CENSUS: NEVADA CO., CA, Nevada City. Head "CLEMENTE MUSCADINO," 24, married, To USA: 1905, IT/IT/IT; Wife "MAMIE," 40, CA/CA/MI; Step -son "CECIL CURTIS," 21, CA/CA/CA; Step-dau "IMOGENE," 20, Same; Step-son "ELISHA," 18, Same; Step-dau "ELLEN," 16, Same.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

William J. Curtis1

M, #95740, b. 24 February 1869, d. 21 April 1943

Family: Mary Lucie Haven b. 19 Oct 1876, d. 10 Mar 1950

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 24, 1869CA, USA
Marriagecirca 1898Nevada Co., CA, USA1
DeathApr 21, 1943Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Clemente Muscardini1

M, #95741, d. 27 December 1884

Family: Mary Lucie Haven b. 19 Oct 1876, d. 10 Mar 1950

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
DeathDec 27, 1884Italy
Marriagecirca 1915Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Elsie Gertrude Haven1

F, #95742, b. 1 January 1885, d. 6 February 1987

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 1, 1885Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
DeathFeb 6, 1987Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Minor Edward Haven1

M, #95743, b. 31 January 1887, d. 18 September 1908

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthJan 31, 1887Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
DeathSep 18, 1908Tuscan Springs, Tehama Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

William Edgar McCullough1

M, #95744, b. 1 December 1847, d. 26 February 1928

Family: Ida Alice Haven b. 2 Feb 1853, d. 28 Dec 1940

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthDec 1, 1847Jackson Co., MO, USA1
MarriageJul 4, 1871Weiser City, Washington Co., IA, USA1
DeathFeb 26, 1928Weiser City, Washington Co., IA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Elijah Haven1

M, #95745, b. 22 February 1842, d. 2 June 1912

Family 1: Helen Cobb

Family 2: Mary A. (?) b. c 1860

  • Marriage*: Elijah Haven married Mary A. (?) on circa 1896.1

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
BirthFeb 22, 1842Tompkins, Jackson Co., MI, USA, age 8 in 1850 census1
Marriage1
Marriagecirca 18961
DeathJun 2, 1912San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA, also San Mateo, CA1
Research1850 CENSUS: See his father Jocktan Haven.

1860 CENSUS: Unable to locate.

1870 CENSUS: NEVADA CO., CA, Broomfield. Head "ELIJAH HAVEN," 44, "lumberman," MI; "HELLEN," 17, MI; "WILLIAM," 6 mos., MI.

1880 CENSUS: SAN JOAQUIN CO., CA, Dent. Border "ELIJAH HAVEN," 40, MI/MA/NY.
Note: Son William is in Grass Valley with his grandmother Lucy Geary. Where is Helen?

1900 CENSUS: Unable to locate.

1910 CENSUS: SAN FRANCISCO CO., CA, San Francisco, Assembly Dist. 33. Head "ELIDGE HAVER," 65, m. 2, now 14 yrs., MI/SCOT/IRE; Wife "MARY," 55, m. 2, now 14 yrs., 3 children/2 living, PA/WALES/WALES; Son "WILLIAM," 38, single, "iceman," CA/MI/PA.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Helen Cobb1

F, #95746

Family: Elijah Haven b. 22 Feb 1842, d. 2 Jun 1912

Biography

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Marriage1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Mary A. (?)1

F, #95747, b. circa 1860

Family: Elijah Haven b. 22 Feb 1842, d. 2 Jun 1912

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Birthcirca 1860PA, USA
Marriagecirca 18961
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

William Edwin Haven1

M, #95748, b. 16 February 1870, d. 27 July 1943

Family: Josephine Weiss d. 12 Jan 1893

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
BirthFeb 16, 1870Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriage1
DeathJul 27, 1943San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA, USA1
Research1870 CENSUS: See his father Elijah Haven.

1880 CENSUS: See his grandmother Lucy Geary.

1900 CENSUS: Unable to locate.

1910 CENSUS: See his father Elijah Haven.

1920 CENSUS: SAN FRANCISCO CO., CA. San Francisco. Head "MARY A. HAVEN," 60, PA/WALES/WALES; Step-son "WILLIAM HAVEN," 49, "packer/freight," CA/MI/IRE.
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Sarah Haven1

F, #95749, b. circa 1839

Biography

A Contributor to Houghton Surname ProjectN
Corresponded with authorN
Birthcirca 1839Tompkins, Jackson Co., MI, USA, age 11 in 1850 census1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Cecil Haven Curtis1

M, #95750, b. 17 October 1898, d. 21 September 1974

Family: Grace G. Casmore b. 2 Jul 1898, d. 6 Aug 1978

Biography

Corresponded with authorN
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BirthOct 17, 1898Nevada City, Nevada Co., CA, USA1
Marriage
DeathSep 21, 1974Auburn, Placer Co., CA, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

William Graham Monday1

M, #95751, b. 10 September 1839, d. 20 August 1878

Family: Nellie Mary Haven b. 5 Sep 1857, d. 11 Aug 1915

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthSep 10, 1839Pike Co., IL, USA1
MarriageNov 27, 1872Weiser City, Washington Co., IA, USA1
DeathAug 20, 1878Long Valley, ID, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Josephine Weiss1

F, #95752, d. 12 January 1893

Family: William Edwin Haven b. 16 Feb 1870, d. 27 Jul 1943

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
Marriage1
DeathJan 12, 1893Nevada Co., CA, USA
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Fannie Chase Younglove1

F, #95753

Biography

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Pedigree

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  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Henry Jerome Linder1

M, #95754, b. 2 March 1859, d. 22 October 1939

Family: Minnie Hurd Haven b. 29 Oct 1859, d. 1947

Biography

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Corresponded with authorN
BirthMar 2, 1859Schuylyer Co., IL, USA1
MarriageOct 29, 1879Weiser City, Washington Co., IA, USA1
DeathOct 22, 1939Midvale, Washington Co., IA, USA1
BiographyLinder Genealogy by W.H. Linder

The story, as handed down from generation to generation of the Linder advent in America is, three Linder brothers namely Abraham (Ahbrahawm), Isaac (Ee-sock) and Jacob (Yah-cob) came from Germany in early American times. I have no knowledge of the exact date, however it was before the Revolutionary War.
I am of the opinion our branch descended from Isaac, since Grandfather Linder's first son was named James Isaac.
There were eight children in Grandfather Linder's family: James, Elizabeth, Henry (Doc), Edward, William, Thomas, Emery and Annie Laurie. Grandfather's name was Henry Pertle. Grandmother’s's maiden name was Cassey McKee.
James (Jim), their oldest son, married Flora Lindsey of Indian Valley. They had five children: Oliver, Agnes, Prudence, Susan and Pertle. All are now dead.
Elizabeth (Aunt Lizzie) married Lorenzo (Rans) Hartley. They had eleven children: Ellis, Jim, Julia, Alvert, Mable, Custer, Myrtle, Cassey, Brian and Lenard. Of these, Custer, Cassey (Anne) and Lenard survive.
Henry (Doc) my father, married Minnie Haven. Eight children were born to them, namely: Cassey Mary (1880), Nelson Henry (1882), Ella Alice (1884), Clyde McKee (1886), Cleora Belle (1890), Carl Albert (1894), William Henry (1897), and Thomas Herbert (1898). Cassey died in 1900. Ellas died in 1905. Nelson passed away in 1968, and Clyde in 1970. The others survive to date. Cassey, who died at the age of twenty, was unmarried.
Nelson married Myrtle Keithly. They had two children: Ellis, who died at the age of five, and Beulah who married Leo Bicart. They have one son, Kenneth, and live at Madras, Oregon. Ella, who died at the age of twenty, was unmarried.
Clyde married Kate Towell. They had two children; Thomas Jerome and Minnie Rosalie. Jerome married Virginia Bergman, and they were blessed with three children: Kenneth, who passed away at five, and Gene and Wanda. Gene married Janette Martin, and they have a daughter, Tracy Jean, and a son, Martin Jerome, called M.J. Wanda married Keith Harness, and they have, to date, Greg and Kimberly. Gene lives in Abeline, Texas, and Wanda lives in Caldwell, Idaho. Rosalie married Harvey Ledington, who passed away. They had three children: Beverly, Marlene and Larry. Rosalie is now married to Loyd Koon, and lives in Marsing. Beverly married Mike Williams, who passed away. She has two children: Mike and Darla. Marlene married Lenard Burns. They have two children: Susan and Linda.

Cleora Belle (Cleo) married Newton Lorentz, and they have six children: Nellie, Robert, Mary, Freda, Wilma and Raymond. Nellie married Darwin Rasmussen. They have two children: Kaye and Anne. Kaye married Joel Luke and they have two children: Debbie and Douglas. Anne married Lynn Stultz. They have two boys. Robert married Helen Cooley. They had a daughter Barbara. Mary married Loyd Houts and they have three children: William, Robert and Sherry. The families all live at Madras and Bend, Oregon. Freda married Dave Loyd. They have two children, Jim and Terry. They live in Scottsdale, Arizona. Wilma married Wayne Monty. They have two sons: Rick and Mark. They live in Phoenix, Arizona. Ray married Mary Perkins. They have three children: Joh, Kathy and Becky. They live in Springfield, Oregon.
Carl, next in age, married Violet Hood. They have three children: Alberta, LaVerne and Zora. Albert married Fred Costella. They have three children: Carl, Marilyn and Dennis. Carl has one son, Thad. Marilyn has a daughter, Kimberly. Dennis is just married. LaVerne married Ernestine Krouch. They have three boys: Tony, Chris and Ricky. They live at Chelan, Washington. Zora married Scott Qualls. They have two children: Jerry and Helen. Helen has a son Scotty and a daughter Dixie Lee. Jerry is recently married.
Number four son is William Harry, known as Bill to everyone except the family, who for some reason call him Will. He married Alice Burnett. They have three children: Loretta, Robert and Roberta, who are twins. Loretta, called Lory, married Dean Kiethly. They have two children: Kathleen Anne and William Roy. Kathy married Dick Maher. They have three children: Michell, Brent and Andrea. They live in Eugene, Oregon, as do Lory and Dean. William, called Bill, married Vicki Ross. They have one daughter, Dina. They also live in Eugene, Oregon. Robert, or Bob, married Pauline Derie. They have three children: Cheri, Rhonda and Doran. Roberta, or Bobbie, married Alfred (Babe) Simmons. They have three children: Ernest, Debbie and Mary Alice. Ernie is married to Robbin Razey. They all live at Naches, Washington. Bob lives at Caldwell, Idaho.
Thomas, the baby of the Doc Linder family, married Hazel Westfall. They had three children: Letha, Retha and Ellis. Letha married Orville Worlay. They had four children: Don, Juanita, Tommy and Rowena. Don married Paula Harper. They have two girls: Dawn and Trina. Juanita married Doug Thomas. They have two children: Tracy and Cody. Tommy married Saron Baer. They have a daughter: Aimee Lee. Rowena married Rod Catewell recently. Retha married Scott Pearson. They have three children: Sally, Ralph and Margaret Anne. Sally married John Boberg. They have a son Jeffrey Scott. Ralph married Pam Kendall. They have a son, Daniel. They live in Texas. Margaret Anne married Jim Boyer. They have a son, Mike, and a daughter Angela Christine. They live in Payette, as do Scott and Retha. Salley lives in Boise. Ellis and Joann live in Douglas, Arizona. They have four children: Kathy, Karen, Steve and Lisa. Hazel died in June, 1969. In November, 1972, Tom married his high school sweetheart, Zora Dubbs. Zora is a sister of Vilet. Carl said, "Tom has been my brother for over seventy years, now he is my brother-in-law.
Edward, third son of H.P. Linder, lived as a bachelor until past fifty years of age, then he was married three times. His first wife was Della Ader Kilborn, the second was MaeSmith Pence, the third was Rose Groseclose Robinson, who outlived him. He had no children.

William (Johnny Bill) married Lottie Grosclose. They had four children: Dee, Tom, Birdie and Maggie. Dee possibly is alive now. I was named for Uncle Bill. He was a cowboy and a buckaroo, and handy with a gun. He and his partner on a horse ranch, were responsible for the ending of the depredations of Bigfoot (Nampuh), a cross between and Indian and Negro, who roamed over Idaho, robbing, and killing settlers. The partners Bill and Dick Wheeler, tracked him to near Silver City, Idaho, where the Indian band split. Bill followed one sector, Wheeler followed the other. Wheeler found Nampuh, had a rifle dual with him and killed him. Bill died at Newport, Washington.
Thomas McKee, next in age, married Alla Ader. They had eight children: Ivan, Henry, Jessie, Mae, Reuben, Vera, Surelda and Nellie. Mae and Nellie are still living. Tom was a professional cowboy, and was conceded to be the best buckaroo in the Northwest.
Emery never married. He lived with his mother. He died at Midvale, Idaho.
Annie Laurie, the baby of the family, grew up on her father's stock ranch, and could handle stock with he best of them. She had her own brand. I remember seeing horses and cattle branded A L connected, which I was told belonged to her. She married Eddie Fletcher, a big happy-go-lucky athlete, who was ready to take on any one at any time, in a wrestling match or a foot race. They had five children: Lon, Alice, a boy Don who died at birth, Clarence and Rhea. Lon and I spent many happy days playing together when we were boys. Alice, the only daughter, married Earl Cann. The have one daughter, Earla. The other boys, Clarence and Rhea, live in California. Lon is dead.
I have no knowledge of Grandfather Linder's parents. Henry P. was born in 1830, and died in 1908. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War, and stayed in the full four years. Grandma Linder, Cassey, was born in 1836 and died in 1931. Her father, Henry McKee, was in Henry P's company during the war. I recall an incident they told about this little fighting Irishman. He was wounded in a hot battle, and when Henry P. picked him up to carry him back to a safe place, he looked up and said, "Henry, you'd just as well surrender. They got me."
During the war there were a lot of "bushwhackers." These were renegades, sympathizers, with either the North or South, who destroyed many homes and killed many people, whose sympathy and political beliefs did not agree with theirs. Missouri was badly torn up, as about half believed in the Southern cause, and half were loyal to the Union. The older children, Jim, who was seven and Lizzie who was five, decided they should have a hanging as the "bushwhackers" were. So they hung Doc, who was three years old, to the gate post. By the time his mother got to him he was almost dead.
Most of the farming which was done while Henry P. was in the Army had to be done by Cassey and Jim, with some help from Doc, who was five when the war ended. They told about one time when Jim and Doc were plowing corn, and the old mule balked. They had heard a loud slap with a board on the mule's hip would startle him and make him pull. Dock hunted up a board. Jim brought it down on the mule's hip with a loud bang. The old mule got right into the collar and they got along fine, but a little later they saw a trickle of blood running down the mule's hip. They found that the board had a nail in it.

When Henry P. got home from the war he was dissatisfied with farming a small tract of land, and decided to go West where large tracts could be homesteaded. They were living near Kirksville, Missouri at the time. Henry sold his farm and began organizing a group of immigrants to move to the Oregon country. A large train of one hundred eight wagons was ready to leave St. Joseph, Missouri in early summer of 1870. Henry was elected Captain of the group. He was a good leader and a strict disciplinarian, and had very little trouble keeping the men in line. The women were more difficult, however, he learned how to handle their complaints. When one would complain about an assignment he had given her husband, he always said, "I refuse to quarrel with a beautiful woman." Usually they didn't complain a second time.
Doc, who was eleven years old, took his turn with the men on special assignments except scouting which was left to the older and more experienced men. He told of one night when night-herding the horse herd, a violent rain and windstorm drifted the herd many miles. The wind, rain, lightening and thunder made it impossible to hold the herd. He did manage to keep them in one group, but by morning they were many miles from camp. The man who was supposed to help him deserted him and went back to camp when the going got tough. The next morning the scouts found him and the horses. He was a cold, wet, frightened little boy, but he hadn't lost a single horse.
Because of a late start they got only as far as Colorado that summer. Such a large train must travel slowly because they were forced to travel at the gait of the slowest outfit. It was so late when they got to the foothills of the Rockies, they decided it would be best to stay in the settlement until spring. Most of the men were able to secure work, so they settled down for the winter with plans for an early spring start. It was not to be. The stock (horses and cattle) wintered on the lush grass of the open range, but in the early spring, when they were about ready to start, a blizzard hit piling up about five feet of snow in seven days. They were unable to reach most of the animals, and most of them died. There was nothing left to do but work on and earn money enough to re-stock. They stayed through two years and began their journey again in the spring of 1873. Their youngest daughter, Annie Laurie, was burn during their stay. They arrived in the Boise Valley just as the grain harvest started. Here they split up, some going on to the Willamette Valley and some settling in the Boise Valley. Some stayed on to work in Boise. Henry and his boys, Jim and Doc, worked through the harvest and stayed in the Valley until spring.
I have heard Doc and Jim tell how they hunted antelope. An antelope is attracted by anything unusual, so the boys would lie down in the tall grass and make a flag of their red handkerchief tied to a stick. The antelope, seeing this red flag, would start circling, gradually closing the circle until they came within gunshot range. The boys would get their meat and then catch up with the wagon train.
There was no sage brush in Idaho when they arrived. All was bunch grass up to the midside of a horse. The sage brush came later.
In the spring of 1874, Henry, still expecting to go on to Oregon, but liking the looks of Idaho, started looking for a place where he might settle. He was in the Payette community, asking about the Weiser River Valley when he got into a conversation with a rancher, who with other ranchers, used the Middle Valley for their best range. The man told him the Middle Valley was a beautiful, productive valley, but warned him about trying to hold a claim there and gave him to understand that they, the Payette stockmen, would run him out if he attempted to settle there. That was all it took. He went to Middle Valley and filed a homestead claim, called it the Half-Moon Ranch, (the Weiser River made a half-moon bend on the property) and started a cattle ranch. The Payette people did not run him out.

The family found the land rich. They began clearing the bottom land, seeding and raising hay for the horses and cattle for winter feed. Summers, the cattle pastured on the lush grass of the open range. The Linder home became the stopping place for people traveling up and down the Weiser River Valley. Travelers tried to get to "Dad" Linder's place to spend the night, where they swapped yarns and visited far into the night. Of course food and lodging were free. All were welcome.
Doc, now sixteen, went to work for John Cuddy who had a flour mill on Rush Creek, north of Cambridge. Cuddy played an important role in the lives of the settlers in the upper Weiser region. He not only furnished flour, but the flour sacks became important material in the making of dish towels, diapers and underwear. It was said the wherever you went you could see women's underwear hanging on the clothes line with "Cuddy's Best" stamped across the seat.
The Indians, friendly at first, but natural thieves, had a favorite camping place near Cuddy's Mill. Cuddy, knowing he had to keep them under control, would never allow them to come into the house. They respected his wishes when he was home, but one time when Cuddy was in Boise on business, the Indians became bold and forced their way into the house. Mrs. Cuddy asked them to leave, but they pushed her out of the way and began ransacking the house, hunting for things to steal. Doc rushed in, grabbed two Indians and knocked their heads together and threw them out of the house. He made the mistake of following them out of the house. When they got to the front gate they all pulled guns and threatened him. Doc stood his ground, and bluffed them out. They broke camp, and never used that campground again.
In 1876 Jim and Doc got a contract for making ties for the railroad that was building through the Boise Valley. They had their headquarters in Idaho City, where there was plenty of timber. They just got a good start when word came to them that the Indians were on a rampage, and had killed nearly all the settlers along the Weiser River. Since they had left their saddle horses some distance away, they didn't take time to go after them, but started for the home ranch on foot. Due to the steep mountains and thick timber, they thought they could make the trip faster on foot. It was about sixty miles as the crow flies from their camp to the ranch, but they didn't have wings and found the going pretty rough. They cover the first forty-nine miles in sixteen hours and Jim played out. Doc left him to come on at a slower pace and hurried on. Dock made the last eleven miles in an hour and a half. Their trip was for nothing, for they found everything calm and peaceful. The rumor of Indian trouble was false. However , the next year during the Nez Perce war, there was some trouble, and to protect themselves the settlers built forts where the women and children and older men stayed for awhile.
Jim and Doc both volunteered for the Army for the duration of the Indian War. Jim was assigned to General Miles command. Doc was give the job of protecting the ranches around the mouth of Mann's Creek at night while the owners slept at the fort. He had no troubles with the Indians, but had several brushes with small bands who, though not on the war party, were surly and very unfriendly. He was obliged to move his bed and sleep in a new and different place each night for fear they would find his camp and attack him at night. One night he was sure he had been discovered. He heard what sounded like Indian moccasins on the trail, then the squeak of a fence wire. He was ready t shoot when his old dog whined. The dog had tracked him down and wanted company.
When the Indian scare was over Doc hired out to work for Nelson (Cap) Haven, whose ranch was one he had been guarding. Haven had homesteaded just above the mouth of Mann's Creek on the Weiser River.

During the Indian scare Doc had met a cute, attractive, five foot two, one hundred ten pound girl. She had curly red hair and freckles. She was the youngest daughter of Cap Haven. It seemed to be love at first sight for both Doc and Minnie, and they were married on Minnie's twentieth birthday, October 29, 1879. She taught the first school in Middle Valley.
We will now leave the Linder Tale, and begin . . .
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Ross Gillett1

M, #95755, b. 19 August 1901, d. 28 January 1979

Family: Madge E. Haven b. 15 Jan 1904, d. 17 Mar 1981

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BirthAug 19, 19011
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DeathJan 28, 1979Jackson, Jackson Co., MI, USA1
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  1. [S415] E-mail from Barbara Hays Cook, Nov. 28, 2009.

Felix Lee Houghton1

M, #95756

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NoteOct 26, 1949Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL, USA, In the trial of Klansman, accused of a mob flogging of a grandmother, Felix Lee (Pete) Houghton testified that he was a Klansman and had been at the raid.
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.

Virginia Marie Mitchell

F, #95757, b. circa 1914

Family: Russell Marsh Houghton b. 14 Jul 1912, d. 29 Dec 1986

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Birthcirca 1914PA, USA, age 26 in 1940 census1
Residence1935PA, USA
MarriageAug 7, 1937Gettsburg, PA, USA
1940 Census1940Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY, USA, age 27, metal co. chemist1
1950 US Census1950Olean, NY, USA, age 37, president of Houghton Plastic lab
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  1. [S1479] 1940 U.S. Federal Census , Olean, Cattaraugus, New York; Roll: T627_2506; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 5-61; line 4, dwl 611.

Virginia Trott

F, #95758

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NoteJun 24, 1951Small Point, ME, USA,
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.

June 24, 1951, Sunday

SMALL POINT, Me., June 23-- The marriage of Miss Virginia Trott, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Raymond H. Trott of Small Point and of Providence, R.I., to Walter N. Rothschild Jr., son of Mr. and ..
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Elizabeth Anne Doele1

F, #95759

Family: Olin Barker Houghton b. 4 Jan 1925, d. 25 Oct 2005

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EngagementAug 5, 19511
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  1. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.

Joseph H. Plumb

M, #95760, d. 5 September 1951

Family: Mabelle Houghton b. 22 Nov 1882, d. 1953

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DeathSep 5, 1951Philadelphia, PA, USA1
ObituarySep 7, 1951New York, New York Co., NY, USA, Joseph H. Plumb
Philadelphia, Sept. 6 --Joseph H. Plumb Sr., sportsman, clubman and retired official of Fayette R. Plumb, Inc., manufacturers of hand tools, died yesterday at his home in near-by St. Davids. He was 69 years old.
Mr. Plumb's hobby was yachting, and he did extensive cruising under sail between Florida and the Bay of Fundy aboard his ketch, Nam Sang. He took part in the Bermuda and other ocean races.
A former trustee of the Brooks School, North Andover, Mass., he had attended the Delancey School here, the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Conn., and Harvard College. During the first World War he served as a first lieutenant in the Army. He was a member of the Harvard Clubs of New York, Boston and Philadelphia; the Beverly Yacht Club of Marion, Mass; the Merion Cricket Club and the Cruising Club of America.
Surviving are his widow the former Mabelle Houghton of Genevea, N.Y; a son, Joseph H., Jr; a grandson, Joseph H., 3d, and a brother, Fayette R. Plub of Haverford.

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  1. [S95] Newspaper, NY Times Archives: Houghton.