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Three Generations of Atchisons

April 14, 2013 by Jill Holman

May & Efner Atchison in Staples MN (maybe their 1897 wedding?)

This has been a long time coming! These Atchisons were rather messy and some of the information was from way back at the beginning when I didn’t know what I was doing and didn’t keep track very well. Here is what I have pieced together so far . . .

There were several more spouses, but for now, let’s focus on these 3 families!:

John & Lydia had these children:
Buel Goodsell ATCHISON
Orett ATCHISON
Zebedee ATCHISON
George ATCHISON
Milton ATCHISON

Buel & Almira had these children:
Ephner (Efner M) ATCHISON
Nellie P ATCHISON

Efner & May had these children:
Claire (Clara) ATCHISON
Glen ATCHISON
Milton ATCHISON

Nellie & Ruben Kilts probably Staples MN

Notes & Questions

1) I have heard that Ruben & Nellie Kilts helped care for the kids (Claire, Glen & Milton) when they lived near each other.
2) Who was Alsam in 1860?
3) Who was Susan in 1895?
4) There is a brief mention that Philena married Buel Atchinson, had one child, Mary, and moved to Wisconsin. (They had another but he died young.) And also that John Atchinson took the Freemen Oath in 1808. That is in the History of Jericho VT from 1916. It is available online (just a text file version or pdf version that stops after page 319)
5) Thanks to cousin Linda for her enthusiasm & generosity!

P.S. A note about the spelling – Atchison v. Atchinson . . .

I did a quick survey of the official records I have and we seem to have lost the ‘n’ during Buel’s watch. He waffled during this time period:

1860 – did not have the n
1865 – did not have the n
1870 – had the n
1880 – did not have the n
1891 – had the n

Before this, we consistently had the n and after this we consistently did not have the n.

A Four Generation Picture with Uncles! Sam Williams on the right with his nephew Milton Atchison with his nephew Dean with his niece Carol (maybe 1944?)

The Basic Facts:
John ATCHISON (also married Lucy Story & Rosina Wells)
b. 1787, North Adams, Berkshire, MA
d. 31 Jan 1855, Underhill, Chittendon, VT
& Lydia PACKARD
b. 1 May 1786, VT
d. 5 Aug 1840
m. 22 Jan 1807, Jericho, Windsor or Chittendon, VT

Buel Goodsell ATCHISON (also married Philena Whitten)
b. 14 Jun 1817, Underhill, Chittendon, VT
d. 6 May 1896, Staples, Todd, MN
& Almira S McNALL (also married Benjamin Hotchkip)
b. 12 Sep 1832, Franklinville, Cattaraugus, NY
d. 13 Jun 1886, Little Falls, Monroe, WI
m. 31 Jan 1865, Cataract or Little Falls, Monroe, WI

Ephner (Efner M) ATCHISON
b. 4 May 1868, Little Falls, Polk, WI
d. 28 Oct 1909, Wadena, Wadena, MN
& May (Atchie) (Mary E) WILLIAMS
b. 25 Dec 1875, Beaver Dam, Dodge, WI
d. 15 Dec 1971, Staples, Todd, MN (Mary Rondorf home)
m. 27 Oct 1897, Staples, Todd, MN

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John & Margaret Williams

October 22, 2012 by Jill Holman

My first introduction to this part of the family was way back when I was just getting started with genealogy. My grandmother showed me the family bible and seeing all those names and dates written in there was so confusing. First, they have common names – do you know how many John Williams there were!? And then they keep re-using the same names in each generation. And they had a lot of kids and a lot of marriages as well.

Then later my great-aunt Margaret gave me a sheet that was typed up by Edith Vollmer, which helped a bit. In addition to listing the children of John’s two marriages, Vollmer reported that John and Martha lived in Chester and later Manchester. He ran a livery stable and when it burned he used the insurance money to immigrate to America.

John and Margaret Williams circa 1913 Are the two men in the back their sons?

So this is what I have sorted out – first Edward and Jane had 12 children. Then John Williams was married to Martha Charmly and they had nine children and then he married Margaret Emma Jones and they had seven children. Margaret supposedly had been married before as well, but I haven’t found anything on that yet. Check it out:

Children of Edward & Jane:
William WILLIAMS(1 Jun 1803 – )
Thomas WILLIAMS(19 Nov 1804 – )
Edward WILLIAMS(7 Sep 1806 – 1 Jan 1868)
Ann WILLIAMS(29 Mar 1808 – )
Mary WILLIAMS(3 Jun 1809 – )
Elizabeth WILLIAMS(29 Aug 1811 – )
Jane WILLIAMS(19 Aug 1813 – )
Mary WILLIAMS(11 Apr 1816 – )
Ellen WILLIAMS(8 Jul 1818 – )
Margaret WILLIAMS(6 Sep 1820 – )
John E. WILLIAMS(6 Jul 1823 – 8 Apr 1913)
Samuel WILLIAMS

Children of John and Martha:
Emma WILLIAMS
Prudence WILLIAMS
Mercy WILLIAMS
Martha WILLIAMS
Mathew WILLIAMS
John WILLIAMS
Thomas WILLIAMS
Jane (Jennie) WILLIAMS
Marguarite (Maggie) WILLIAMS

Children of John and Margaret:
Mary E WILLIAMS
Anna WILLIAMS
Edward WILLIAMS
William WILLIAMS
Henry WILLIAMS
Samuel WILLIAMS
Charles WILLIAMS

Mary Williams with her brother William Williams

Here are the facts & sources I have scraped together so far:

Apr 1780 – Edward born (written in family bible)
26 Apr 1782 – Jane born (written in family bible)
5 July 1823 – John was born (1900 census & death cert)
9 July 1838 – Margaret was born (1900 census, family bible & death cert)
1851 – John and Martha are in Chester with two kids and a servant. He was a lock keeper at the canal.
31 Aug 1867 – John & Margaret marry (written in family bible)
17 Sep 1867 – John and Martha(!) and 9 kids come through New York after taking the SS City of Washington from Liverpool (New York passenger list)
6 Apr 1868 – Edward died (written in family bible)
1870 – John and Margaret and seven children are in Calamus in Dodge County WI (census)
9 Nov 1872 – Jane died (written in family bible)
1880 – John and Margaret and seven children are in Calamus in Dodge County WI (census)
1885 – John and Margaret and seven children are in Thomastown Wadena MN (census)
1895 – John and Margaret and four children are in Thomastown Wadena MN (census)
1900 – John and Margaret and son Charles are in Thomastown Wadena MN (census)
1905 – John and Martha(!) and son Charles are in Thomastown Wadena MN (census)
1910 – John and Margaret are in Staples Todd MN (census)
8 April 1913 – John died in Todd County MN (death cert) parents were Edward Williams & Jane Anisworth
1920 – Margaret and son Charles are in Staples Todd MN (census)
4 Dec 1923 – Margaret died in Staples (death cert)

Anna Williams Austin circa 1933 where she lived in Los Angeles

I wish I knew when Martha died. It looks like John & Margaret married and then a couple weeks later left for America. Wow – can you imagine that? It is a little confusing that sometimes Martha is listed when it should have been Margaret.

There was one more bit written in the family bible and I haven’t figured out where he fits in yet: Joseph Williams 24 Feb 1833. Does anyone know?

Another weird thing is that it says Ino Williams was Margaret’s father on her
death certificate. Margaret Williams married John Williams? Not impossible, but it is unlikely.

Her name was Jones, I believe, before she married John, but with that rumor that she was married before, I am not sure of her maiden name. Who knows the answer to that mystery?

The Basic Facts:
Edward WILLIAMS
b. Apr 1780, England
d. 6 Apr 1868
& Jane ANISWORTH
b. 26 Apr 1782, England
d. 9 Nov 1872
John E. WILLIAMS
b. 6 Jul 1823, Chester, England
d. 8 Apr 1913, Staples, Todd, MN
& Margaret (Emma) JONES
b. 9 Jul 1838, Chester, England
d. 4 Dec 1923, Staples, Todd, MN
m. 31 Aug 1867, England

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Holman Timeline for Four Generations

September 16, 2012 by Jill Holman

I have said it before and I will say it again: I don’t know how anyone decides they are done with family history! I have so much respect for all those people who published books. Anyway, I figure I have collected enough that this could be useful to someone, but please consider this a draft. Here are facts and their sources.

1830 – Abel Holman with 5 people in household Windham, Windham, VT (census)
21 Aug 1830 – Charles Holman born VT (binder)
26 Jul 1832 – Abbie Harrington born Windham Co VT (death cert) or 1831 (HK)
1850 – Charles in Windham VT (census)
1854 – Abbie and Charles married & moved to Dekalb IL (HK)
1856 – Abbie and Charles moved to Rockford IL (HK)
1858 – Abbie and Charles moved to Ogle Co IL (HK)
1860 – Charles & Abbie & kids in Dement, Ogle, IL (census)
1863 – Charles drafted for the Civil War with brother James in IL (draft reg)
7 Sep 1863 – George Holman born IL (binder)
1865 – Fred born Vermont (binder)
1866 – They moved to Kossuth IA – They were early settlers here (HK) Charles’ brother James moved there as well (Reed)

Pic of Headstone for Charles Holman — Headstone for
Charles Holman
Died 30 Sep 1880 Algona IA

5 May 1867 – Nellie Benschoter born to Oliver and Sarah IA (death cert)
1870 – Charles & Abbie & 3 kids in Algona IA (census)
1880 – Charles & Abbie have 4 kids and a servant in Kossuth IA (census)
30 Sep 1880 – Charles died Algona IA (death cert)
1885 – Abbie has 3 kids in Kossuth IA (census)
25 Oct 1885 – George and Nellie married in Kossuth Co IA (marriage cert)
4 Sep 1892 – Fay born Algona IA to Nellie and George (draft card, death, birth cert)
22 Sep 1895 – Mabel Vipond born Moline to Isaac and Louise Belle (death cert)
1900 – George “Mary” and 5 kids in Kossuth IA (census)

Pic of Abbie Harrington Holman — Abbie Harrington Holman

1900 – Abbie is with Rose and Anton in Kossuth IA (census)
1905 – George, Nellie and 6 kids farming in Big Stone MN (census)
1910 – George, Nellie and 5 kids farming in Big Stone MN (census) (owned – look for land records)
1910 – Isaac Vipond and Belle and 5 kids farming in Big Stone MN (census)
12 Jun 1913 – Fay & Mabel married in Big Stone MN (binder)
18 Jun 1915 – Glen Holman born to Fay and Mabel in Odessa MN (death, birth cert)
5 Jun 1917 – Fay farming in Odessa MN, wife and 2 kids (draft card)
23 Jan 1920 – Frances Fjerstad born to Peter and Clair (death cert)
1920 – Fay and Mabel and 2 kids in Ortonville MN (census)
1920 – George, Nellie and Ruth in Mpls MN next to the McGaughey’s (census)
17 Nov 1923 – George died Algona IA (death cert)
6 Feb 1926 – Abbie died Algona IA (death cert)

Pic of George & Nellie Holman Family — l-r: Earl, Nellie, Charles, Zela, Sarah, George, Fay circa 1902 IA or MN

1930 – Fay & Mabel & 5 kids in Big Stone MN (census)
16 Feb 1937 – Glen and Fran married in Milbank living in Ortonville MN (marriage cert)
1940 – Fay & Mabel & 4 kids in Big Stone MN, Isaac w/ them (census)
22 Nov 1944 – Nellie dies Todd Co MN (death cert)
1948 – Fay & Mabel in Mpls MN at 1721 4th Ave S (city dir)
9 Apr 1966 – Mabel dies Hennepin Co MN (death cert)
23 Jan 1968 – Glen Holman dies Hennepin Co MN (death cert)
1 Aug 1971 – Fay dies in Anoka Co MN (death cert)
17 May 2002 – Fran dies Hennepin Co MN (death cert)
(As always, there are no details about living descendants to protect their privacy.)

Pic of Fay & Mabel & their kids — l-r: standing: Earl, Glen, Luvern, Mabel, Fay & kneeling: Bob, Jim

*Fun discovery: Fay and Mabel were neighbors! There was just one family in between their families in the 1910 census. They married in 1913.
*Fay was a Rip Rapper in the 1940 census! What is that?
*I wish we could find out more on Charles parents! Who will solve the mystery?

Pic of Glen & Fran & their 5 kids — Glen & Fran & their 5 kids circa 1949

Sources:

HK=History of Kossuth, Hancock, and Winnebago Counties, Iowa from 1884: Click here for the ebook
Reed=Reed’s History of Kossuth Co from 1913: Click here for the ebook (Check out p.301 for a great account of the destructive cyclone of 1894 where George & Nellie lost a child and all their buildings.)
binder=The Holman-Benschoter Family binder made in 1996 by Marlin Albert McGaughey and Dorothy Lee Swanberg
Plus all those birth, marriage & death certificates and census records!

The Basic Facts:
Charles Thomas HOLMAN
b. 21 Aug 1830, Windham, VT
d. 30 Sep 1880, Algona, Plumcreek, IA
& Abigail (Abbott) HARRINGTON
b. 26 Jul 1831, Rutland, Windham, VT
d. 6 Feb 1926, Algona, Plumcreek, IA
m. 23 Feb 1854

George Allen HOLMAN
b. 7 Sep 1863, Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois
d. 17 Nov 1923, Algona, Kossuth, IA
& Nellie BENSCHOTER
b. 5 May 1867, Algona, Kossuth, IA
d. 22 Nov 1944, Park Rapids, Hubbard, MN
m. 25 Oct 1885, Portland, Kossuth, IA

Fay Oliver HOLMAN
b. 4 Sep 1892, Algona, Kossuth, IA
d. 1 Aug 1971, Fridley, Anoka, MN
& Mabel Edna VIPOND
b. 22 Sep 1895, Moline, Rock Island, IL
d. 9 Apr 1966, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN
m. 12 Jun 1913, Ortonville, Big Stone, MN

Glen Oliver HOLMAN
b. 18 Jun 1915, Odessa, Big Stone, MN
d. 23 Jan 1968, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN
& Evelyn Frances FJERSTAD
b. 23 Jan 1920, Toronto, Deuel, SD
d. 17 May 2002, Brooklyn Center, Hennepin, MN
m. 16 Feb 1937, Milbank, Grant, SD

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