Charles Goss1,2

M, b. circa 1815
FatherJohn Goss
MotherMartha (?)
     Charles Goss was born circa 1813 at Canada.2 He was born circa 1815 at Canada.3,4 He appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 He lived in 1870 at Savannah, Wayne, New York, USA.2

Citations

  1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 134A; Image: .
  2. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Savannah, Wayne, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  3. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 134A; Image: .http://trees.ancestry.com/rd
  4. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Charles Gofs
    Birth Year:     abt 1815 Canada
    Age:     40
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     261
    Line Number:     27
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Charles Gofs     40
    George Gofs     35
    Fanny Gofs     30.
  5. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Charles Gofs
    Birth Year:     abt 1815
    Age:     40
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     261
    Line Number:     27
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Charles Gofs     40
    George Gofs     35
    Fanny Gofs     30.

Julia Gowans1

F, b. circa 1852
     Julia Gowans was born circa 1852 at New York, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 722; Image: 245.

Simmons Gowers

M, b. circa 1825
FatherJohn Gowers
MotherLucy Daley b. 21 Jul 1807, d. 3 Nov 1883
     Simmons Gowers was also known as Simmons Gowen. Simmons Gowers was also known as Simon Gowers.1 He was born circa 1825 at Saratoga, New York, USA.1,2,3 He lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 He married Huldah M Fuller, daughter of Hezekiah Fuller and Mary Ball, on 23 January 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 Simmons Gowers appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 He lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.

Family

Huldah M Fuller b. c 1830
Children

Citations

  1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  2. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), http://trees.ancestry.com/rd
  3. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Simons Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1826
    Age:     29
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     79
    Line Number:     32.
  4. [S718] Unknown author, Northern Christian Advocate (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), In Mentz, Jan. 28, Mr. Simmons Gowers to Miss Huldah Fuller, all of Mentz.
  5. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Simons Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1826
    Age:     29
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     79
    Line Number:     32
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Simons Gours     29
    Haldah Gours     25
    William Gours     1
    William Gours     36
    Elizabeth Gours     29
    Charles Gours     7
    Laura Gours     4
    Mary Gours     2.
  6. [S92] Mentz Church Cemetery, online <http://www.cayugagenealogy.org/cem/cem130.htm>, Fuller Gowers
    Death Date:     31 Jul 1853
    Age 1 yr
    Son of J. S, & H Gowers.

John Gowers

M
     John Gowers married Lucy Daley, daughter of Nathaniel Daley and Sarah Daley.

Family 1

Lucy Daley b. 21 Jul 1807, d. 3 Nov 1883
Children

Family 2

Child

Citations

  1. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, William Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1819
    Age:     36
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Brother
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     79
    Line Number:     35
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Simons Gours     29
    Haldah Gours     25
    William Gours     1
    William Gours     36
    Elizabeth Gours     29
    Charles Gours     7
    Laura Gours     4
    Mary Gours     2.

James R Gowers1

M, b. circa 1858
FatherSimmons Gowers b. c 1825
MotherHuldah M Fuller b. c 1830
     James R Gowers was also known as James A Gowers. He was born circa 1858 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1 He lived on 25 June 1875 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1

Citations

  1. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Census record.

Huldah M Fuller1,2,3

F, b. circa 1830
FatherHezekiah Fuller b. c 1806, d. 12 Dec 1863
MotherMary Ball b. c 1814, d. 9 Oct 1887
     Huldah M Fuller was also known as Huldah Maynard.4 She was born circa 1830 at Cayuga, New York, USA.2,5,3 She lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She married Simmons Gowers, son of John Gowers and Lucy Daley, on 23 January 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.6 Huldah M Fuller lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 29.3 She lived on 25 June 1875 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.5

Family

Simmons Gowers b. c 1825
Children

Citations

  1. [S718] Unknown author, Northern Christian Advocate (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Marriage notice.
  2. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  3. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M653_729; Page: 732; Image: 255; Family History Library Film: 803729.
  4. [S1068] New York County Marriages 1908-1935, online , Huldah Maynard
    Gender: Female
    Spouse:     Simons Gower
    Child:     Oscar H Gower
    Film Number:     001008230.
  5. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Census record.
  6. [S718] Unknown author, Northern Christian Advocate (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), In Mentz, Jan. 28, Mr. Simmons Gowers to Miss Huldah Fuller, all of Mentz.
  7. [S92] Mentz Church Cemetery, online <http://www.cayugagenealogy.org/cem/cem130.htm>, Fuller Gowers
    Death Date:     31 Jul 1853
    Age 1 yr
    Son of J. S, & H Gowers.

Fred G Gowers

M, b. circa 1855
FatherSimmons Gowers b. c 1825
MotherHuldah M Fuller b. c 1830
     Fred G Gowers was born circa 1855 at New York, USA.

William Gowers

M, b. circa 1854
FatherSimmons Gowers b. c 1825
MotherHuldah M Fuller b. c 1830
     William Gowers was born circa 1854 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,2

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), http://trees.ancestry.com/rd;.
  2. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, William Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1854
    Age:     1
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     79
    Line Number:     34.

Oscar H Gowers1,2,3,4

M, b. circa 1871, d. 23 July 1949
FatherSimmons Gowers b. c 1825
MotherHuldah M Fuller b. c 1830
     Oscar H Gowers was also known as Oscar A Gower.5 He was born circa 1871 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,2,5,3,4 He lived on 25 June 1875 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 He married Elizabeth Burdgug. Oscar H Gowers lived on 1 June 1915 at Auburn Ward 7, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 44Relation to Head of House: Head.5 He lived in 1920 at Seneca Falls Ward 3, Seneca, New York, USA; Age: 49Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.3 He married Anna McDonald on 21 September 1924 at Geneva, Ontario, New York, USA.6 Oscar H Gowers lived in 1930 at Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA; Age: 59Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.2 He lived in 1935 at Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA.4 He lived on 1 April 1940 at Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA; Age: 69Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.4 He died on 23 July 1949 at Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA.7

Family 1

Elizabeth Burdgug b. c 1874

Family 2

Anna McDonald b. c 1874

Citations

  1. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Census record.
  2. [S61] 1930 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1930; Census Place: Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York; Roll: 1647; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 19; Image: 906.0; FHL microfilm: 2341381.
  3. [S65] 1920 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1920; Census Place: Seneca Falls Ward 3, Seneca, New York; Roll: T625_1266; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 358.
  4. [S69] 1940 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1940; Census Place: Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York; Roll: T627_2779; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 50-19.
  5. [S68] 1915 New York, State Census, online , New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 02; Assembly District: 01; City: Auburn Ward 7; County: Cayuga; Page: 05.
  6. [S1068] New York County Marriages 1908-1935, online , Anna Stott
    [Anna Mcdonald]
    Gender:     Female
    Age:     50
    Birth Date:     abt 1874
    Marriage Date:     21 Sep 1924
    Marriage Place:     Ontario, New York, USA
    Father:     
    Clinton A Mcdonald
    Mother:     
    Anna Pelcher
    Spouse:     
    Oscar H Gower
    Film Number:     000590801.
  7. [S1194] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, online , .Oscar H. Gower II .
    Gender     Male
    Death Age     79
    Birth Date     1870
    Residence Place     Seneca Falls
    Death Date     1949
    Obituary Date     24 Jul 1949
    Obituary Place     Rochester, New York, USA
    Newspaper Title     Democrat and Chronicle.

Mary E Gowers

F, b. circa 1864
FatherSimmons Gowers b. c 1825
MotherHuldah M Fuller b. c 1830
     Mary E Gowers was born circa 1864 at Cayuga, New York, USA. She lived on 25 June 1875 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.

Mary Ball1,2

F, b. circa 1814, d. 9 October 1887
FatherSamuel Ball
MotherMary Hedden b. c 1772
     Mary Ball was also known as Polly Ball.3 She was born circa 1814 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,3 She married Hezekiah Fuller. Mary Ball appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 As of 1865, Mary Ball lived at Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 She died on 9 October 1887.6

Family

Hezekiah Fuller b. c 1806, d. 12 Dec 1863
Children

Citations

  1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  2. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Hezekiah Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1809 Greene Co.
    Age:     46
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     1.
  3. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Polly Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1815 Cayuga Co
    Age:     40
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head:     Wife
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     2
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  4. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Mary Ball
    Birth Year:     abt 1772
    Age:     83
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head:     Mother
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     8
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  5. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-39699-6,57588401 : accessed 09 Jun 2014), Cayuga > Aurelius > image 28 of 63; citing State Library, Albany.
  6. [S38] Find a Grave, online , Mary Fuller

    Birth:      unknown
    Death:      Oct. 9, 1887


    Burial:
    Fosterville Cemetery
    Fosterville
    Cayuga County
    New York, USA

    Created by: Grave Seeker
    Record added: Nov 20, 2009
    Find A Grave Memorial# 44617783.
  7. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, George Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1836
    Age:     19
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     3
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  8. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Jerome Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1842
    Age:     13
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     4
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  9. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Oliva A Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1845
    Age:     10
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     5
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  10. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Hariet E Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1847
    Age:     8
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     6
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  11. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Margeret Fuller
    Age:     1
    Birth Year:     abt 1849
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1850:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York
    Gender:     Female
    Family Number:     1951
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Hezekiah Fuller     44
    Mary Fuller     36
    George Fuller     16
    Jerome Fuller     8
    Olive Fuller     5
    Harriet Fuller     3
    Margeret Fuller     1
    Simon Gowers     25
    Huldah Gowers     20

    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: 263.
  12. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Mary J Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1855
    Age:     0
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     7
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.

Hezekiah Fuller1

M, b. circa 1806, d. 12 December 1863
     Hezekiah Fuller was born circa 1806 at Greene, New York, USA.1,2 He married Mary Ball, daughter of Samuel Ball and Mary Hedden. Hezekiah Fuller appeared on the census of 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 He appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 He died on 12 December 1863.4

Family

Mary Ball b. c 1814, d. 9 Oct 1887
Children

Citations

  1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  2. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Hezekiah Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1809 Greene Co.
    Age:     46
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     1.
  3. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Hezekiah Fuller
    Age:     44
    Birth Year:     abt 1806
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1850:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York
    Gender:     Male
    Family Number:     1951
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Hezekiah Fuller     44
    Mary Fuller     36
    George Fuller     16
    Jerome Fuller     8
    Olive Fuller     5
    Harriet Fuller     3
    Margeret Fuller     1
    Simon Gowers     25
    Huldah Gowers     20

    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: 263.
  4. [S38] Find a Grave, online , Hezekiah Fuller

    Birth:      unknown
    Death:      Dec. 12, 1863
    Burial:
    Fosterville Cemetery
    Fosterville
    Cayuga County
    New York, USA

    Created by: Grave Seeker
    Record added: Nov 20, 2009
    Find A Grave Memorial# 44617781.
  5. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, George Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1836
    Age:     19
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     3
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  6. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Jerome Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1842
    Age:     13
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     4
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  7. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Oliva A Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1845
    Age:     10
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     5
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  8. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Hariet E Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1847
    Age:     8
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     6
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.
  9. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Margeret Fuller
    Age:     1
    Birth Year:     abt 1849
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1850:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York
    Gender:     Female
    Family Number:     1951
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Hezekiah Fuller     44
    Mary Fuller     36
    George Fuller     16
    Jerome Fuller     8
    Olive Fuller     5
    Harriet Fuller     3
    Margeret Fuller     1
    Simon Gowers     25
    Huldah Gowers     20

    Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: 263.
  10. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Mary J Fuller
    Birth Year:     abt 1855
    Age:     0
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     42
    Line Number:     7
    Hezekiah Fuller     46
    Polly Fuller     40
    George Fuller     19
    Jerome Fuller     13
    Oliva A Fuller     10
    Hariet E Fuller     8
    Mary J Fuller     0
    Mary Ball     83.

Jacob Groff1,2,3,4

M, b. circa 1789
     Jacob Groff was born circa 1783 at New York, USA.2 He was born circa 1788 at New York, USA.1 He was born circa 1789 at Montgomery, New York, USA.4,5 He married Hannah Ramon. Jacob Groff lived in 1840 at Cayuga, New York, USA.3 He lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 He lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 He lived in 1870 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1

Family

Hannah Ramon b. c 1794, d. 1880
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  2. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 116A; Image: .
  3. [S3] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G, unknown publish date), Year: 1840; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: .
  4. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 733; Image: 256.
  5. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-40259-3 : accessed 29 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 12 of 28.

Angeline DeGroff1,2

F, b. circa 1820, d. 10 November 1862
FatherJacob Groff b. c 1789
MotherHannah Ramon b. c 1794, d. 1880
     Her married name was Hatfield. Angeline DeGroff was also known as Harriet DeGroff. She was born circa 1820 at New York, USA.1,2 She married William Hatfield on 30 September 1838 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 Angeline DeGroff lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She lived in 1860 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She died on 10 November 1862 at Erie Canal; Accidental drowning.

Family

William Hatfield b. c 1817, d. 2 Jul 1863
Children

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 807; Image: 330.
  2. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 116A; Image: .
  3. [S968] Unknown author, Civil War Widow's Pension (n.p.: NARA, unknown publish date), Children's pension and guardianship records.

Hannah Ramon1,2,3

F, b. circa 1794, d. 1880
     Hannah Ramon was also known as Annie Groff.4 She was born circa 1787 at New York, USA.4 She was born circa 1793 at Herkimer, New York, USA.1,3,5 She was born circa 1794 at Herkimer, New York, USA.2,5 She married Jacob Groff. Hannah Ramon lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 She lived in 1870 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 She died in 1880.6

Family

Jacob Groff b. c 1789
Children

Citations

  1. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  2. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 116A; Image: .
  3. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 733; Image: 256.
  4. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 188C; Enumeration District: 029; Image: 0298.
  5. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-40259-3 : accessed 29 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 12 of 28.
  6. [S7] Unknown author, Evening Auburnian (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), News report
    Jan 4, 1881.

William Groff1,2,3,4,5,6

M, b. 8 July 1836, d. 18 January 1915
FatherJacob Groff b. c 1789
MotherHannah Ramon b. c 1794, d. 1880
     William Groff lived at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 William Groff was also known as William Graff.7 He was born on 8 July 1836 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1,2,3,6,7 He was born in 1838 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.6 He was born in July 1838 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 He was born circa 1842 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 He married Fanny (?) William Groff lived in 1870 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 He lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 He lived in 1892 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 55.7 He lived in 1900 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 He lived in 1910 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age in 1910: 72Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Self; Relation to Head of House: Head.6 He died on 18 January 1915 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA, at age 78.8

Family

Fanny (?) b. c 1840
Child

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 733; Image: 256.
  2. [S77] Ancestry.com, New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (n.p.: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., unknown publish date).
  3. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  4. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 188C; Enumeration District: 029; Image: 0298.
  5. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1900; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T623_1013; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 34.
  6. [S11] 1910 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1910; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T624_928; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374941.
  7. [S27] 1892 New York, State Census, online.
  8. [S44] Town of Montezuma Records, online http://web.archive.org/web/20020215005729/http://…, (Waybackmachine), Death Record.

William H Graff1

M, b. August 1863
FatherWilliam Groff b. 8 Jul 1836, d. 18 Jan 1915
MotherFanny (?) b. c 1840
     William H Graff was also known as William H Graff.1 William H Graff was also known as William W Groff.2,3,4 He was born circa 1862 at New York, USA.3 He was born in August 1863 at Cayuga, New York, USA.2,4,1,5 He lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 He lived in 1892 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 29.1 He lived in 1900 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.4

Citations

  1. [S27] 1892 New York, State Census, online.
  2. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  3. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 188C; Enumeration District: 029; Image: 0298.
  4. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1900; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: T623_1013; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 34.
  5. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-40259-3 : accessed 29 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 12 of 28.

James Gowers1,2

M, b. circa 1824, d. 1 October 1885
FatherJohn Gowers
MotherLucy Daley b. 21 Jul 1807, d. 3 Nov 1883
     James Gowers was also known as James Gowens. He was born circa 1820 at New York, USA.3 He was born circa 1822 at New York, USA.4 He was born circa 1823 at London, England. He was born circa 1824 at Saratoga, New York, USA.1,2,5 He was born circa 1825 at Cayuga, New York, USA.6 He married Jennett Unknown. James Gowers lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.4 He appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.7 He lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 He lived in 1870 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 He lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 He died on 1 October 1885 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.8

Family

Jennett Unknown b. c 1827
Child

Citations

  1. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0278.
  2. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 751; Image: 274.
  3. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  4. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  5. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Census record.
  6. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-41605-5 : accessed 28 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 9 of 28.
  7. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, James Gouss
    Birth Year:     abt 1823
    Age:     32
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     96
    Line Number:     1
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    James Gouss     32
    Janette Gouss     28
    John H Gouss     6
    Isabell Perry     13.
  8. [S44] Town of Montezuma Records, online http://web.archive.org/web/20020215005729/http://…, (Waybackmachine), Gowers?, James Oct 1, 1885 62 London Eng. John Gowers Lucy Peoor?

John H Gowers1,2,3

M, b. circa 1848
FatherJames Gowers b. c 1824, d. 1 Oct 1885
MotherJennett Unknown b. c 1827
     John H Gowers was also known as John H Gowens. He was born circa 1848 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,2,3,4 He lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 He lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 12.2 He lived in 1870 at Auburn Ward 4, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 22.3 He married Jennie (?)

Family

Jennie (?) b. c 1853
Child

Citations

  1. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  2. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M653_729; Page: 751; Image: 274; Family History Library Film: 803729.
  3. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Auburn Ward 4, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_910; Page: 141A; Image: 286; Family History Library Film: 552409.
  4. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-41605-5 : accessed 28 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 9 of 28.

Jennett Unknown

F, b. circa 1827
     Jennett Unknown was also known as Janette Grower.1 Jennett Unknown was also known as Genet Gowers.2 Jennett Unknown was also known as Genet Perry.3 Jennett Unknown was also known as Janett Gowens. She was born circa 1818 at Schenectady, New York, USA. She was born circa 1827 at Jefferson, New York, USA.2,4 She was born circa 1828 at New York, USA.5 She was born circa 1830 at New York, USA.1 She married James Gowers, son of John Gowers and Lucy Daley. Jennett Unknown lived in 1850 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.6 She lived in 1870 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.5

Family

James Gowers b. c 1824, d. 1 Oct 1885
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
  2. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .
  3. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0278. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd
  4. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Janette Gouss
    Birth Year:     abt 1827
    Age:     28
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head:     Wife
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     96
    Line Number:     2
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    James Gouss     32
    Janette Gouss     28
    John H Gouss     6
    Isabell Perry     13.
  5. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0278.
  6. [S6] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the, unknown publish date), Year: 1850; Census Place: Mentz, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M432_481; Page: 129B; Image: .http://trees.ancestry.com/rd

Lucy Daley

F, b. 21 July 1807, d. 3 November 1883
FatherNathaniel Daley
MotherSarah Daley
     Lucy Daley was born circa 1797. She was born circa 1807 at Albany, New York, USA.1 She was born on 21 July 1807 at Schenectady, New York, USA. She married John Gowers. Lucy Daley married (?) Perry.2 Lucy Daley married John Smalley. Lucy Daley lived in 1860 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA. She lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.3 She died on 3 November 1883 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA, at age 76.4

Family 1

John Gowers
Children

Family 2

(?) Perry d. b 1850
Child

Citations

  1. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Lucy Smalley
    Birth Year:     abt 1807
    Age:     48
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head:     Wife
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     44
    Line Number:     14
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    John Smalley     56
    Lucy Smalley     48
    Caroline Smalley     10.
  2. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Lucy Perry
    Age:     67
    Gender:     Female
    Birth Year:     abt 1808
    Residence Date:     1 Jun 1875
    Residence Place:     Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Election District:     Montezuma
    Household number:     35
    Relation to Head:     Mother-in-law
    Line Number:     20
    Sheet Number:     4
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    James Gowers     51
    Jennett Gowers     57
    Lucy Perry     67
    Ida Gowers     1.
  3. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0278.
    http://trees.ancestry.com/rd
  4. [S44] Town of Montezuma Records, online http://web.archive.org/web/20020215005729/http://…, (Waybackmachine), Perry, Lucy Nov 3, 1883     76-3-13 Schenectady Nathaniel Daley     Sarah.

(?) Perry

M, d. before 1850
     (?) Perry married Elizabeth Perry. (?) Perry married Lucy Daley, daughter of Nathaniel Daley and Sarah Daley.1 (?) Perry died before 1850.

Family 1

Elizabeth Perry

Family 2

Lucy Daley b. 21 Jul 1807, d. 3 Nov 1883
Child

Citations

  1. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Lucy Perry
    Age:     67
    Gender:     Female
    Birth Year:     abt 1808
    Residence Date:     1 Jun 1875
    Residence Place:     Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA
    Election District:     Montezuma
    Household number:     35
    Relation to Head:     Mother-in-law
    Line Number:     20
    Sheet Number:     4
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    James Gowers     51
    Jennett Gowers     57
    Lucy Perry     67
    Ida Gowers     1.

Jennie (?)1

F, b. circa 1853
     Jennie (?) lived at Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA.1 She was born circa 1853 at New York, USA.1 She lived in 1870 at Auburn Ward 4, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 17.1 She married John H Gowers, son of James Gowers and Jennett Unknown.

Family

John H Gowers b. c 1848
Child

Citations

  1. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1870; Census Place: Auburn Ward 4, Cayuga, New York; Roll: M593_910; Page: 141A; Image: 286; Family History Library Film: 552409.

Ida M. Gowers1,2

F, b. circa 1874
FatherJohn H Gowers b. c 1848
MotherJennie (?) b. c 1853
     Ida M. Gowers was born circa 1874 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,2 She lived on 25 June 1875 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.2 She lived in 1880 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA; Age: 6Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter.1

Citations

  1. [S2] 1880 United States Federal Census, online , Year: 1880; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 814; Family History Film: 1254814; Page: 178A; Enumeration District: 028; Image: 0278.
  2. [S4] 1875 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Census record.

John Gowers1,2,3

M, b. circa 1830, d. 10 September 1864
FatherJohn Gowers
     John Gowers was born circa 1830 at Saratoga, New York, USA. He was born circa 1833.4 He married Melissa Sanders on 4 July 1850 at Cayuga Bridge, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 John Gowers appeared on the census of 1855 at Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA.6 He began military service on 2 August 1862 at Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, USA.2,3 The story of John Gowers is sad, indeed. He deserted his regiment only to be by his wife's side as she gave birth to their sixth child, his namesake. John willingly allowed himself to be arrested and returned to the regiment to face punishment. And John paid the ultimate price when he was later captured on the battlefield, confined to Andersonville prison, and died a captive.
But there is so much more to the story. At some point in 1864, John's wife Melissa Sanders Gowers "absconded from her home in Montezuma, NY, in the year 1864, with one William Phenus, and took the younger child, John Gowers…with her and left the other children." The five children, ages 14 through 5, were taken in by family member William Gowers.
But what became of Melissa. The man she ran off with, William Phenus, happened to have a wife of his own, Gower family friend Julia Phenus. Melissa and William “moved to New York city and kept a house of ill fame in 1866.” According to family friends, Melissa and five-year-old John died in the city in 1868.
William Gowers applied for and was granted a minor’s pension to help him care for the five older children. It took a while for the pension to be approved, and only happened with the help of Colonel MacDougall.
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The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History


· After being captured at Harpers Ferry mid-way through September 1862, the notion that they were entitled to go home and remain there until paroled was the topic of much discussion among the men of the 111th New York. If they were not allowed to take up arms against the enemy until properly exchanged, didn’t it make sense that they return to their loved ones in New York and wait there? This was hotly debated between the officers and enlisted men. It was a crushing blow when the New Yorkers learned they would instead be confined at Camp Douglas in Chicago.
It is unclear when John Gowers first learned that his wife had taken ill and was confined to her home. Most certainly the thirty-two-year-old Gowers knew his wife was due to give birth within the month when he enlisted that August, but the news that she was not well probably hit like a gut punch. That feeling of despair must have become overwhelming as Gowers and his comrades marched away from Harpers Ferry as paroled prisoners, their fate uncertain.
What is also unclear is when Gowers made up his mind that he needed to get home to his wife and their ten-year-old daughter, Julia Alfreta. Did Gowers leave the ranks along with seven others when the regiment was camped outside of Frederick, Maryland, on September 19th? Or did he wait until the regiment arrived in Annapolis on the 21st of the month, where another three soldiers slipped away for parts unknown.
Between when the 111th New York left Annapolis on September 24th and when it arrived at Camp Douglas late on September 27th, twenty-four men deserted from the ranks. It is possible that Gowers jumped the train in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, along with seven other members of his Company C. It is also possible that Gowers arrived in Chicago and over the next few months was one of the forty-three New Yorkers who found their situation intolerable and abandoned the regiment.
There is no documentation as to when Private Gowers left the regiment and made his way back to New York. In fact, the only reference to his desertion comes from a document published in June 1874 by the Committee on Military Affairs of the 43rd Congress of the United States. This report accompanied H.R. Bill 3401, which was introduced in the House of Representatives by the man representing New York’s 25th Congressional District, Clinton MacDougall. The title of the bill was, “The Relief of John Gowers.”
According to the report, John Gowers and others “seem to have held the idea that, being paroled, they had the right to go to their homes and remain until exchanged. Gowers went to his home, at Montezuma, N.Y., and remained there until he was arrested.” The report indicates that Gowers returned to be with his wife and when arrested willingly rejoined his regiment. The one-page report further states that, “He was tried by an illegal court, and sentenced to pay expense of arrest; to wear…the wooden overcoat, and to be confined in the guard house.” It isn’t until the end of the report that the reason for Gowers’ desertion is given. “The evidence also shows that his wife was confined, and gave birth to a child, two days after his arrest.”
Unfortunately, the tale does not have a happy ending. “He served out his sentence, and afterwards did good service until he was captured, in 1864, and died at Andersonville prison…The committee think the case one of peculiar hardship, and one in which great injustice has been done to the heirs of the soldier, who did good service and had no intention of deserting.” Left out of the report was that Gowers was captured in June 1, 1864 at Cold Harbor, VA, probably while on picket duty, and that he died three months later of dysentery. It is there in Andersonville that he rests; not in New York with the wife for which he sacrificed so much.
What is the relief sought by the bill introduced by Gowers’ one-time regimental commander? Like much of the details surrounding the life of John Gowers, that, too, is unclear. But there are enough clues to make some educated guesses. It could be that Mrs. Gowers had applied for a widow’s pension and was denied. But those records have proven elusive. On July 22, 1869, William M. Gowers was granted a minor’s pension for this father’s service with the 111th New York. It is possible that this is the child that caused the elder Gowers to abandon his post and rush to his wife’s side. We may never know. What is clear, however, is that after more than a decade, Congressman MacDougall was still looking out for the welfare his men and their families. He must have thought that the Gowers had sacrificed enough for their country and it was time the country did something for them.7,5 He died on 10 September 1864 at Andersonville, Sumter, Georgia, USA.1

Family

Melissa Sanders b. c 1835, d. c 1868
Children

Citations

  1. [S227] Unknown author, Andersonville Prisoners of War, Url: Ancestry.com (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  2. [S77] Ancestry.com, New York, Town Clerks' Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865 (n.p.: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., unknown publish date), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; Town Clerks´ Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, ca 1861-1865; Collection Number: (N-Ar)13774; Box Number: 7; Roll Number: 5.
  3. [S352] Unknown author, American Civil War Soldiers, Url: Ancestry.com (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), Side served: Union; State served: New York; Enlistment date: 2 Aug 1862.
  4. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 277.
  5. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  6. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, John Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1831 SrartogaCo
    Age:     24
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head:     Head
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     72
    Line Number:     39
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    John Gours     24
    Malissa Gours     21
    Emily J Gours     4
    Julia A Gours     2.
  7. [S1253] Facebook, online , The 111th New York Volunteer Infantry: A Civil War History
    Post to group.
  8. [S38] Find a Grave, online , Robert Gower
    Gender:     Male
    Birth Date:     1859
    Death Date:     1936
    Cemetery:     Soule Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place:     Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
    Has Bio?:     N
    Spouse:     
    Minnie L Gower
    Children:     
    Eva Myrtle Gange
    Howard G Gower
    Walter D Gower
    URL:     
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101337322/robert-gower

Charles Henry Gowers1,2

M, b. 28 July 1853, d. 16 July 1934
FatherJohn Gowers b. c 1830, d. 10 Sep 1864
MotherMelissa Sanders b. c 1835, d. c 1868
     Charles Henry Gowers was born on 28 July 1853.3,4 He married Georgie Anna Cline on 10 April 1916 at Cayuga, New York, USA.2 Charles Henry Gowers died on 16 July 1934 at Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, USA, at age 80.5

Family

Georgie Anna Cline b. 1878

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 277.
  2. [S557] New York Marriages 1686-1980, online , Name:     Charles Henry Gower
    Birth Date:     1864
    Birthplace:     null
    Age:     52
    Spouse's Name:     Georgie Anna Cline Durbin
    Spouse's Birth Date:     1878
    Spouse's Birthplace:     null
    Spouse's Age:     38
    Event Date:     10 Apr 1916
    Event Place:     Cayuga, New York
    Father's Name:     John W. Gower
    Mother's Name:     Melissa Sanders
    Spouse's Father's Name:     James Cline
    Spouse's Mother's Name:     Cornelia De Witt
    Race:     null
    Marital Status:     null
    Previous Wife's Name:     null
    Spouse's Race:     null
    Spouse's Marital Status:     null
    Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:     null
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     I00588-1
    System Origin:     New York-EASy
    GS Film number:     853184
    Reference ID:     p893 n4475



    Citing this Record:
    "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V299-5PM : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Melissa Sanders in entry for Charles Henry Gower and Georgie Anna Cline Durbin, 10 Apr 1916; citing reference p893 n4475; FHL microfilm 853184.
  3. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 277. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd
  4. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  5. [S271] Soule Cemetery, online <http://www.cayugagenealogy.org/cem/cem195.htm>, GOWER     Charles H. 1853 - July 16, 1934.

Melissa Sanders1,2

F, b. circa 1835, d. circa 1868
     Melissa Sanders was born circa 1835 at Cayuga, New York, USA.3,4 She married John Gowers, son of John Gowers, on 4 July 1850 at Cayuga Bridge, Cayuga, New York, USA.5 Melissa Sanders died circa 1868 at New York, USA.5

Family

John Gowers b. c 1830, d. 10 Sep 1864
Children

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), http://trees.ancestry.com/rd;.
  2. [S557] New York Marriages 1686-1980, online , Name:     Charles Henry Gower
    Birth Date:     1864
    Birthplace:     null
    Age:     52
    Spouse's Name:     Georgie Anna Cline Durbin
    Spouse's Birth Date:     1878
    Spouse's Birthplace:     null
    Spouse's Age:     38
    Event Date:     10 Apr 1916
    Event Place:     Cayuga, New York
    Father's Name:     John W. Gower
    Mother's Name:     Melissa Sanders
    Spouse's Father's Name:     James Cline
    Spouse's Mother's Name:     Cornelia De Witt
    Race:     null
    Marital Status:     null
    Previous Wife's Name:     null
    Spouse's Race:     null
    Spouse's Marital Status:     null
    Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:     null
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number:     I00588-1
    System Origin:     New York-EASy
    GS Film number:     853184
    Reference ID:     p893 n4475



    Citing this Record:
    "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V299-5PM : accessed 10 Jun 2014), Melissa Sanders in entry for Charles Henry Gower and Georgie Anna Cline Durbin, 10 Apr 1916; citing reference p893 n4475; FHL microfilm 853184.
  3. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), http://trees.ancestry.com/rd;.
  4. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Malissa Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1834 Cayuga
    Age:     21
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head:     Wife
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     72
    Line Number:     40
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    John Gours     24
    Malissa Gours     21
    Emily J Gours     4
    Julia A Gours     2.
  5. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  6. [S38] Find a Grave, online , Robert Gower
    Gender:     Male
    Birth Date:     1859
    Death Date:     1936
    Cemetery:     Soule Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place:     Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
    Has Bio?:     N
    Spouse:     
    Minnie L Gower
    Children:     
    Eva Myrtle Gange
    Howard G Gower
    Walter D Gower
    URL:     
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101337322/robert-gower

Julia A Gowers1

F, b. 11 December 1853, d. 1939
FatherJohn Gowers b. c 1830, d. 10 Sep 1864
MotherMelissa Sanders b. c 1835, d. c 1868
     Julia A Gowers was born on 11 December 1853 at Cayuga, New York, USA.2,1,3 She married John M Denson in 1874.4 Julia A Gowers died in 1939 at Cortland, Cortland, New York, USA.

Family

John M Denson b. Aug 1848

Citations

  1. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Julia A Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1853
    Age:     2
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     72
    Line Number:     42
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    John Gours     24
    Malissa Gours     21
    Emily J Gours     4
    Julia A Gours     2.
  2. [S34] 1865 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, "New York, State Census, 1865," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11685-40577-86 : accessed 28 Oct 2013), Cayuga > Montezuma > image 6 of 28.
  3. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  4. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , John Denson
    Age:     51
    Birth Date:     Aug 1848
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1900:     Genoa, Cayuga, New York
    Race:     White
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head of House:     Head
    Marital Status:     Married
    Spouse's Name:     Denson
    Marriage Year:     1874
    Years Married:     26
    Father's Birthplace:     New York
    Mother's Birthplace:     New York
    Name     Age
    John Denson     51
    Denson     47

    Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Genoa, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1012; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241012.
    Source Information:.

Josephine Gowers1

F, b. 15 August 1857, d. 28 February 1939
FatherJohn Gowers b. c 1830, d. 10 Sep 1864
MotherMelissa Sanders b. c 1835, d. c 1868
     Josephine Gowers was born on 15 August 1857 at New York, USA.1,2,3 She married William Wilkins in 1874.4 Josephine Gowers married Joseph Duest between 1920 and 1930. Josephine Gowers died on 28 February 1939 at age 81.

Family 1

William Wilkins b. Jun 1855

Family 2

Joseph Duest

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 277.
  2. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , Josephine Wilkins
    [Josephine Wilkin]
    Age:     40
    Birth Date:     Sep 1859
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1900:     Genoa, Cayuga, New York
    Race:     White
    Gender:     Female
    Relation to Head of House:     Wife
    Marital Status:     Married
    Spouse's Name:     Wm Wilkins
    Marriage Year:     1874
    Years Married:     26
    Father's Birthplace:     New York
    Mother's Birthplace:     New York
    Mother: number of living children:     5
    Mother: How many children:     5
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Wm Wilkins     44
    Josephine Wilkins     40


    Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Genoa, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1012; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241012.
  3. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  4. [S26] 1900 United States Federal Census, online , Wm Wilkins
    [Wm Wilkin]
    Age:     44
    Birth Date:     Jun 1855
    Birthplace:     New York
    Home in 1900:     Genoa, Cayuga, New York
    Race:     White
    Gender:     Male
    Relation to Head of House:     Head
    Marital Status:     Married
    Spouse's Name:     Josephine Wilkins
    Marriage Year:     1874
    Years Married:     26
    Father's Birthplace:     Vermont
    Mother's Birthplace:     England
    Occupation:     View on Image
    Neighbors:      View others on page
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    Wm Wilkins     44
    Josephine Wilkins     40


    Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Genoa, Cayuga, New York; Roll: 1012; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1241012.

Emily Jane Gowers1,2

F, b. 11 March 1851, d. 18 March 1927
FatherJohn Gowers b. c 1830, d. 10 Sep 1864
MotherMelissa Sanders b. c 1835, d. c 1868
     Emily Jane Gowers was born on 11 March 1851 at Cayuga, New York, USA.1,3,2 She married Dana Beardsley.4 Emily Jane Gowers died on 18 March 1927 at Sennett, Cayuga, New York, USA, at age 76.5

Family

Dana Beardsley b. 1842, d. 1946

Citations

  1. [S9] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records, unknown publish date), Year: 1860; Census Place: Montezuma, Cayuga, New York; Roll: ; Page: 754; Image: 277.
  2. [S230] Unknown author, Civil War Pension Record (n.p.: Footnore.com, unknown publish date).
  3. [S8] 1855 New York Census, Record Type: New York State Census, Emily J Gours
    Birth Year:     abt 1851
    Age:     4
    Relation to Head:     Child
    Residence:     Mentz, Cayuga, New York, USA
    District:     E.D. 3
    Household number:     72
    Line Number:     41
    Household Members:     
    Name     Age
    John Gours     24
    Malissa Gours     21
    Emily J Gours     4
    Julia A Gours     2.
  4. [S38] Find a Grave, online , Emily Gower Beardsley
    BIRTH     1846
    DEATH     1927 (aged 80–81)
    Sennett, Cayuga County, New York, USA
    BURIAL     
    North Lansing Cemetery
    North Lansing, Tompkins County, New York, USA
    MEMORIAL ID     192914696 · View Source
    MEMORIAL
    PHOTOS 0
    FLOWERS 0
    Mrs. Emily Beardsley, widow of Dana Beardsley and a former resident of this place, died Friday in Sennett. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Joe Duest of Genoa and Mrs. Denson of Cortland and two brothers, Robert Gower and Henry Gower of Auburn. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon with burial in North Lansing cemetery. -Genoa Tribune

    Family Members
    Spouse
    Dana Beardsley
    1842–1906.
  5. [S1147] New York Death Indexes, online , Emma J. Beardsley
    Death Date:     18 Mar 1927
    Death Place:     Sennett, New York, USA
    Certificate Number:     16923.