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surname Hyatt

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Forebears writes, This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of High-gate,' corrupted to Hy-yate, and finally Hyett; compare Yates for Gates. Probably Highgate in London is referred to, as the instances are mostly found in that locality. Cornhill (v. Cornell (1)) we know was parent of an early surname. (2) Local, 'at the haigh-gate, 'the gate oryate into the enclosure, from residence thereby; v. Haig. John atte Hagheyate, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest. 1583. Thomas Hiegat, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford. 1500. Richard Seyman and Elizabeth Hyegate: Marriage Lic (London). 1608. Buried — Elizabeth Hyeat, servant to Mr. Moore: St. Dionis Backchurch. 1630. — A child of John Hiyates': St. Antholin (London). 1651-2. Married — William Hyott and Anne Hatchman: St. Dionis Backchurch. — A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley = Hiatt, q.v. — Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison (English) Dweller at the high gate. — Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith From Ayott; a location name in Hertfordshire Orfrom the Flemish, Hyart; a personal name. — British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber SurnameDB writes, This is a medieval English surname of residential or locational origins. It describes somebody who was resident at "the High-Gate", which in this context may refer to the former village of Highgate, in London, or to other places so named, or to living by the high road, see below. The surname spelling over the centuries was corrupted by changing dialects firstly to Hy-ate and finally to Hyett or Hyatt. To understand how this happened it is important to realise that in medieval English the letters "g" and "y" were synonymous, to gate and yate could mean the same thing. To complicate the matter the word "gate" may mean a road and not refer to "gates" at all, but to "geats" or roads. "Geat" was a pre 7th century Danish-Viking word much used in England. For instance many of the streets in the ancient walled city of York, the former Viking capital, are called "gate", whilst the actual "Gates" to the city are called by the ancient British word "bar" as in Monk Bar or Bootham Bar. Consequently this surname may also be interpreted as "one in residence at the high road", as well as the more popular theory. In the modern idiom the name has at least six spelling variations including: Hyett, Hieatt, Highett, Highatt, and Hiett. An interesting name bearer was John Hyatt (1767 - 1826), minister of the London church known as "The Tabernacle". He published many religious tracts and sermons, from which he seems to have made a good living selling onto other priests. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John atte Hagheyate. which was dated 1327, in the Kirby's Quest of Somerset, during the reign of Edward 111 of England. He was known as the "Father of the Navy", 1327 - 1377. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Ancestry writes, English (mainly London and Surrey): possibly a topographic name from Middle English hegh, hie ‘high’ + yate ‘gate’. Jewish (American): Americanized spelling of Chait.1,2,3

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surname King

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Our particular Kings were named de Conick when the family was still in Flanders. Forebears writes, This surname is derived from an official title. 'the king." There are four columns of Kings in the London Directory. An explanation is manifestly needed. Our Kings are of no royal descent; nor yet is the title always a mere nickname, like Caesar, Kaiser, Emperor (which see), from the royal bearing or appearance of the original nominee. The entries are in this direct and plain fashion: Hamond le King. Hundred Rolls. Robert le Kynge. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium. Saher le King. Rolls of Parliament. The Hundred Rolls (1273) also furnish a William Littleking. There is also a Roger Wyteking. Stature and dress will account for these. The fact is the progenitors of our Kings acted in that capacity in the numerous festival and mock ceremonials of mediaeval times. At Epiphany-tide the ('Magic Kings of the East') were represented in every village. 'Thy mummeries, thy twelfe-tide kings And queens, thy Christmas revellings.': Herrick. Besides the king and queen enthroned on May-day (who would maintain their regal title through the year, at least), there was the familiar 'King of Misrule,' whom every great nobleman possessed. In the manor of Ashton-under-Lyne (1422) we find 'Hobbe the King,' and a festival to be held there is under the supervision of Margaret, widow of Hobbe the King, Hobbe Adamson, Jenkin of the Wood,' &c. (v. Three Lancashire Documents, Cheth. Soc). One more quotation will suffice: 'We, Adam Backhous and Harry Nycol, hath made account for the Kengpam (King-game) that same tyme don William Kempe, Kenpe, and Joan Whytebrede, Quen, and all costs deducted': Churchwarden's Accounts, Kingston-upon-Thames (Lysons). 'Queen' also existed as a surname, which see. That King should be so largely represented now simply proves that every town and village had its festival, and that the 'King' was proud of his title; so were his children. Thus it became hereditary; v. Kingsman and Kingson. John le Kyng, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls. Walter le Kyng, Cambridgeshire, ibid. Willelmus Kyng", 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. 1611-2. William Kinge and Elliner White: Marriage Lic. (London). — A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley A surname of some antiquity and still met with in many parts of the country, Berwick, Fife, and Aberdeen. The first of the name recorded in Aberdeenshire is "Robertus dictus King" who bequeathed to the prior and convent of St. Andrews land in that shire which was the subject of a convention in 1247 between his brother's daughter, Goda, and the prior and convent (Sc. Peer., III, p. 588) family of this name were in possession of Barra or Barrocht in the parish of Bourtie from an early period, and in 1493 parted with a portion of the land (Inverurie, p. 103). John Kyng was burgess of Perth in 1421 (RAA., II, 56), James Kynge witnessed sealing of an inquest anent a fishing on the Tweed in 1467 (RD., p. 359), John King witnessed a sasine in 1495 and Patrick King the same in 1525 (Home, 26, 35). Adam King (d. 1620), a Scottish scholar Latinized his name Adamus Regius. Some of the proscribed Macgregors are said to have adopted this name. — The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948) (English) Monarch: a nickname and pageant-name [Middle English king(e, kyng(e, Old English cyning] Hamond le King.—Hundred Rolls — Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison Usually an English name; but in Connacht it is widely used as an anglicized form of several names by pseudo-translation, viz. Conry, Conroy, Cunreen in Connacht, MacAree in Oriel, and even sometimes of Gilroy. There is also a rare name Ó Cionga, now King, which belongs to Lough Ree. App. infra; IF 90, 91,296; Map see Conry — A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght Pageant figure. Also house or inn sign. — South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal (English) One who played the part of the king in a play or pageant; one connected in some way with the king's household. — Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith A very common sobriquet in all ages and countries. Clasaical antiquity affords us the names of Basilius, Archias, Regulus, Caesarius, &c., borne by people who, as Camden quaintly remarks, "were neither kings, dukes, nor Cassara." There are plenty of Lerois in France, and Koenigs in Germany, who are of no royal descent, and it is only within a few generations that the ' Kings ' of England have emerged from a plebeian grade. The name may very probably have originated in those popular medieval pastimes in which Kings of the Bean-of May-of Cockneys-of Misrule held temporary sway. For their functions see Brand's Pop. Antiq. edit., 1842. — Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower The primary sense is a head or leader. Gaelic, ceann; Welsh, cun and cwn, a head, a leader, Saxon, cyng, and nearly the same in all the Teutonic dialects. — An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur Roger le Roi, William le Rei, Roger, Odo, Robert, Norm. 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). — The Norman People (1874) William, Gislebert, Roger, Gerald, Walter, Geoffry, Herbert Rex or le Roy, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); also Durand, Hugo, Peter, Ralph, Richard, Robert, Roger, Theobald, Walter, William Rex, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Of these, Roger King occurs in Middlesex 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Adam and John Rex, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). The great number of this name in Normandy explains the number in England. Hence the Earls of Kingston and Lovelace, and the Baronets King. — The Norman People (1874) From the Danish, Kinck, Kink; a personal name. — British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber King. —Mostly confined south of a line drawn from the Wash to the southern border of Shropshire. North of this line the name rapidly diminishes in frequency, being absent from my list in nearly all the counties thus marked off. It is rare also in the extreme south - west, in Devon and Cornwall. It is best represented in Beds, Bucks, Suffolk, and Wilts. The name is sparingly represented in Scotland. — Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy The surname King has two origins. One is the Old English word Cyng, ‘a king’, which was used in Old English times as a personal name and may have given rise to a surname. The other, and by far the more common, is a nickname ‘king’ found in many villages in medieval England. Experts believe that the most common designation of the name was for men who governed the rituals of harvest-time in medieval villages. Sometimes these rites were celebrated with annual pageants and masques, where the same parts were often taken by the same individual year after year. Thus he who played the part of king often found the name attached to him. Alternatively the nickname may have been an ironic reference to the overbearing, swaggering manner of someone in the village. Or it may have been used as an occupational name for someone in the King’s service-i.e. a servant of the King, a King’s messenger, or sometimes simply a tax collector. In extremely rare cases, it is thought that the name King was given to an illegitimate offspring of royal descent. However, many authorities doubt whether this ever happened. The surname King has many related names. Most of them are place names-given to someone who came from a particular place. The best known of these are Kingsbury (places in Middlesex and Somerset), Kingsford (Hampshire and Suffolk), and Kingston (the official name of Hull, and the town in Surrey). Variants on the name King appear in many of the early records, but perhaps the earliest reference to the name as we know it is in the Pipe Rolls for Cambridgeshire. There in 1177 one Geoffrey King is mentioned. Martin Luther King (1929—68) was the black American civil rights leader whose example did more to advance his people’s rights than any other of his generation. In 1964 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but just four years later was killed by an assassin’s bullet. British botanist Francis Ward Kingdon (1885—1958) discovered and began cultivation of the Himalayan blue poppy. In half a century of pioneering expeditions he made 25 journeys to the eastern Himalayas. Unconventional Louisiana governor Huey Long was nicknamed ‘The Kingfish’ by his poverty-stricken adulatory followers, to signify his supremacy in their affections. American politician John Alsop King persuaded the 1855 state convention of the Whig Party to adopt ‘Republican’ as the party’s name. It has remained that ever since. William Mackenzie King (1874—1950) was Canada’s Prime Minister a remarkable three times during his 30 years as head of the Liberal Party. President Charles King of Liberia was elected into office in 1928 by a massive 600,000 majority. It was an amazing feat in a country whose electorate was then just 15,000. King takes pride of place when it comes to name-related towns, cities and geographic features. In all, 106 towns and cities in the United Kingdom are King-related. These range from Kingarth to Kingswelton and include 9 Kingstons and 7 Kingswoods. The US has 45 such towns and cities, Canada has 4, Australia 10, New Zealand 2, and South Africa 5. Kingston is Jamaica’s capital. Numerous geographic features bear the generic name or are named for specific kings (King George’s Reservoir, King Edward River, King Lear Mountain, King Leopold range, etc.) With about 136,000 namesakes King is the 34th most popular surname in England and Wales. There are over 7,000 Kings in Scotland where it is 98th in popularity. In Ireland it is estimated that with about 9,000, King is the 86th most popular surname. King is notably popular in and around Bristol where an estimated one in about 368 families bears the name. In descending numerical order Leicester, London and Coventry are other King strongholds. Around the world Kings are most common in Sydney (one in 499 families), Auckland (one in 520) and Wellington (one in 524). The United States has more Kings than the entire population of Bristol-an estimated total of just over 456,000 makes this their 28th most popular surname. — Peter Verstappen SurnameDB writes, This ancient and distinguished surname belongs to that sizeable group of European urnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were given with reference to a variety of personal characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, and to habits of dress and behaviour. The derivation, in this instance, is from the Middle English "king", ultimately from the Olde English pre 7th Century "cyning", king, used to denote someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner; one who had played the part of a king in a medieval pageant, or perhaps won the title in some contest. This surname has the rare distinction of being recorded prior to the Domesday Book of 1086 (see below). Further early recordings from England and Scotland include: Geoffrey King (Cambridgeshire, 1177); Wuluricus le King (Suffolk, 1182); and Robertus dictus King (Aberdeenshire, 1247). When found in Ireland, the surname may be either of English origin, introduced following the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1170, or of Gaelic derivation. In the latter case, King is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic "O'Cionga" or "O'Cingeadh" (first Anglicized O'Kinga), a family which in medieval times were seated on the Island of Inismor in Lough Ree. Robert King, second Earl of Kingston (1754 - 1799), was M.P. for County Cork in 1783, 1790 and 1798. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aelwine se Cyng, which was dated 1050, in the "Old English Byname Register", Devonshire, during the reign of Edward the Confessor, a Saxon, 1042 - 1066. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Ancestry writes, English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.1,2,3,4

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surname McWhorter

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Forebears writes, MACWHIRTER: A form of Macghruiter q. v., current in Ayrshire, the original home of the name. Andrew M'Whirter in Kirk hobble in record in 1749 (Wigtown). Rev. Alexander McWhorter (1734-1807), of Scottish parentage, took an active part in the American Revolution and was a trustee of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University. McWhorter Street in Newark, New Jersey, is named in his honor. The name has become Mewhirter in the North of Ireland. Macquarter 1684. — The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948.)1

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surname Gray

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SurnameDB writes, Recorded as Gray, Graye, Grey, Greye, de Grey, MacGray, McGray, McGrah, McGreay, McGrey, and possibly others, this ancient Anglo-Scottish surname has at least two possible origins. The first was Old English and a nickname or personal name for a man with grey hair or beard, from the pre 7th century word "graeg", meaning grey. Although the name means the same in Scotland and Ireland,name holders there took their name from the early Gaelic word "riabhach" which also means brindled or grey. The second separate origin is French and locational. As such it is from the village of Graye in Calvados, Normandy, and was introduced into the British Isles after the famous Conquest of 1066. The village was called from the Roman personal name "Gratus" meaning welcome, with the suffix "acum," a settlement. Early recordings of the surname include Baldwin Grai, in the Pipe Rolls of Berkshire in 1173, and Henry de Gray, in the Pipe Rolls of Nottinghamshire, dated 1196. Other examples include Henry Gray and Jone Darby married at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on November 30th 1539 and Catherine MacGray, christened at Endell Street lying in hospital, city of London on March 17th 1763. Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771), the poet, was most well known for his "Elegy in a Country Churchyard", published in 1751. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Anschitill Grai. This was dated 1086, in the Domesday Book of Oxfordshire, during the reign of King William 1st, known as "The Conqueror", 1066 - 1087. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was sometimes known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Ancestry writes, English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English græg ‘gray’. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled’, ‘gray’ (see Reavey). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages. English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning ‘welcome’, ‘pleasing’ + the locative suffix -acum. French and Swiss French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-la-ville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of Graubünden.1,2

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surname Sankey

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Forebears writes, This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sankey,' a township in the parish of Prescot, Lancashire. Gerard de Sanki, Lancashire, Henry III-Edw I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I. William de Sonkey, 25 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire. Roger de Sonky, 27 Edward I: Baines' Lancashire. Roger Sanckey, 11 James I: ibid. Edward Sankey, of Little Sankey, 1602: Wills at Chester. Thomas Sankie, of Little Sankey, 1623: ibid. — A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley (English) belonging to Sankey (Lancs), 12th cent. Sonchi, 13th-14th cent. Sonky, Sanki [doubtful: perh. the ‘Sunk(en Island or Waterside,’ from Middle English sonk(en, sunk-Old English sincan (pret. sing, sac, pp. suncen), to sink + Middle English ey, Old English íg, island, etc.: cp. the Yorkshire local name ‘Sunk Isle’] — Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison “Chronicler” in Erse. — South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal (English) One who came from Sankey (holy), in Lancashire; dweller near the Sankey, a brook in Lancashire. — Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith "The Sankeys descend from a Lancashire family of considerable antiquity. The first upon record is Galfridus de Sankey, who held the lands of Sankey Magna and Sankey Parva in Lancashire, in the reign of King John." B.L.G. — Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower A location name in Lancashire Orfrom the Flemish, Sancke; from the French, Sanchez; from the Dutch, Sanches; a personal name. — British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber The Shropshire Sankeys may be descended from the ancient Lancashire family of this name that dated back to the time of John (L.) There are villages in Lancashire thus called. — Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy SurnameDB writes, This is an ancient English surname, although also well recorded in Ireland, where a branch of the family from Buckinghamshire held great estates in Tipperary, Longford and Dublin. The origination for all nameholders is the villages now known as Greater and Lesser Sankey in south west Lancashire, and the River Sankey, from which they take their name. These are variously recorded through history in the spellings of Sonchi in the year 1180, Sanki in the tax rolls and registers known as the 'Feet of Fines' for the year 1202, and as Sonkey in 1228. The meaning is open to conjecture, but the spellings suggest a dialectal form of the pre 7th century Olde English 'Sand ig', a sandy place, or even an island of sand in a fen. The surname is first recorded in Lancashire in 1273 when Gerard de Sanki, lord of the manor of Sankey, appears in the rolls known as 'Testa de Neville' for the first year of the reign of King Edward 1st (1272 - 1307). Later recordings showing the erratic spellings include Roger de Sonky in 1299, John Sankey of Dublin in 1562, and Edward Sankey of Sankey, whose will was proved at Chester in 1609. Most surnames are 'from' names. That is to say names given to people after they left their original homes and moved elsewhere. In this case though the origination is more clear cut, and the presence of the same landowning family in the village for more than three hundred years gives added credibility. Ancestry writes, English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire, named with an ancient British river name, perhaps meaning ‘sacred’, ‘holy’. Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a rare reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seanchaidhe ‘son of the chronicler’, a name found in Sligo and Leitrim, which is more commonly Anglicized as Fox, as the result of an erroneous association with sionnach ‘fox’.1,2,3

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surname Richmond

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Forebears writes, This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Richmond,' a parish in Yorkshire (North Riding of ). No doubt sometimes confounded with Richman, which see. Roald de Richemond, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III. Geoffrey de Richemond, 26 Edward I: Freemen of York. Nicholas Richemonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest. Adam Rikemound, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid. Nicholas Richeman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid. Agnes de Richemond, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. Johannes de Richemond, 1379: ibid. Thomas Rychmond, Cistercian: Register of the University of Oxford. 1581. John Richman or Richmonde: ibid. 1624. Baptised — John, s. Robart Richmond, or Richman: St. James, Clerkenwell. — A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley Probably from Richmond, a parish in Yorkshire. John Richmond was retoured heir of John Richmond of Peirisland, his grandfather, in 1616, and Andrew Richmont was heir of John Richmont, portioner of Auchincloich, his brother-german, in 1663 (Retours, Ayr, 143,530). John Richmond (1765-1846) was an early friend of Robert Burns. Ritchmont 1664. — The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948) (French-Teut. + Latin) belonging to Richmond (Yorks), also Richemont (Normandy) = the Splendid or Mighty (Castle-) Mount [French riche, O.H.Ger. ríhhi; (Middle High German ríche, mod. reich) + French mont, Latin mans, mont-is] Johannes de Richemond.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379. Richmond, Surrey, still sometimes referred to as West Sheen, owes its present name to Henry VII, who "willed it to be hereafter called after his own title.” It is the Anglo-Saxon Scéon [Old English scéon, beautiful, fair] (Teutonic) the Old Teutonic pers. name Rícmund, Ríchmund = Rich or Mighty Protector [Old English ríce = O.H.Ger. ríhhi (Middle High German ríche) + Old English mund-O.H.Ger. munt (Old Saxon and Old Norse mund), hand, protection, protector] Confused with Richman, q.v. — Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison (English) One who came from Richemont (lofty mountain), in Normandy, or from Richmond, in Yorkshire, which was named after one of the Richemonts in France. — Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith A place in the arrondissement of Neufchatel in Normandy; also the famous castle of Richmond in the N. Riding of Yorkshire, built by the great Earl Alan, temp. Will. Conq., for defence against the disinherited Englishmen and Danes-"pro tuitione suorum contra infestationem Anglorum, tunc ubique exheriditatoruru, similiter et Danorum; et nominavit dictum Castrum Richemont, suo idiomate Gallico, quod sonat Latine divitem montem, in editiori ac fortiori loco sui territorii situatum." Gale, Regist. Ellis's Domesd. Richmond, in Surrey, anciently Sheen, was so called by Henry VII., on his building a palace there, after his own title of Earl of Richmond in Yorkshire. — Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower (Saxon.) From ric, rich, and mund, mouth—rich—mouth; figuratively, eloquent. — An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur A baronial name derived from the office of Constable of Richmond. See Burton-Conyngham. — The Norman People (1874) A location name in Surrey, Yorkshire. — British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber SurnameDB writes, This long-established surname, with variant spellings Richmond and Richmont, and French cognates Richemont and Richemond, is of French origin, and is locational from any of the various places in North France, named with the Old French elements "riche", rich or splendid, plus "mont", hill, or from Richmond in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The latter, recorded as "Richemund" in Early Yorkshire Charters, dated 1108, was named from one of the Richemonts in France immediately after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Richmond in South West London received its name only after the accession of Henry V11 (1485), who had been Earl of Richmond, and consequently is unlikely to be the source of the surname. The surname was first recorded at the end of the 12th Century (see below), and other early recordings include: Geoffrey de Richemond, in the Register of the Freemen of the City of York, dated 1298, and Nicholas Richemonde (Somerset, 1327). Sir Henry Fitzroy (1519 - 1536), the natural son of Henry V111, was first Duke of Richmond. An interesting namebearer, recorded in the "Dictionary of National Biography", was George Richmond (1809 - 1896), a portrait-painter, who had among his sitters William Wilberforce, Earl Granville and Macaulay. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Roger de Richemund, which was dated 1199, in "Carte Antiquae Rolls", during the reign of King Richard 1, known as "Richard the Lionheart", 1189 - 1199. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling. Ancestry writes, English: habitational name from any of the numerous places so named, in northern France as well as in England. These are named with the Old French elements riche ‘rich’, ‘splendid’ + mont ‘hill’. Richmond in North Yorkshire was named after a Richmont in France immediately after the Norman Conquest, and in many if not most cases the English surname can de derived from this place. Richmond in southwest London received this name only in the reign of Henry VII, in honor of the king, who had been Earl of Richmond until he came to the throne, and is unlikely to be the source of this surname.1,2,3

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surname Sherman

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Forebears writes re Sherman & Shearman, This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a clothshearman'; v. Shearman. 1747. Married — John Sharman and Mary Mason: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair. SurnameDB writes, Recorded in the spellings of Shearman, Sherman, Sharman and Shurman, this famous surname is English. It was originally an occupational surname for a cloth-finisher, one who trimmed the surface of the finest cloth with shears to remove any excess nap. The Sherman of the city of York in the 14th century, formed one of the most ancient of all guilds, to which only the most highly skilled would be accepted as members. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Olde English "schere", meaning shears or scissors, plus "man(n)", which in this context is a status suffix implying the person in charge. The surname is one of the first recorded anywhere, and the recordings taken from surviving registers, charters and rolls of the medieval period include: William le Shereman of London in the year 1281, John Sherman of the county of Suffolk in 1327, and Philip Shareman of Essex, in the same year. Later examples include Richard Sharman, who was christened at the church of St. Botolph without Aldgate, city of London on February 23rd 1599, and John Sherman was christened at St James church, Clerkenwell. In England the name was well known in the early 19th century with the building and operation of fast mail and stage coaches, whilst in the United States, General Sherman's march through Georgia in 1864/65 brought the civil war to an end. The first recorded spelling of the family name is believed to be that of Roger Sereman. This was dated 1207, in the register of the Freeman of the City of Leicester. Ancestry writes, English: occupational name for a sheepshearer or someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excess nap, from Middle English shereman ‘shearer’. Americanized spelling of German Schuermann. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.1,2,3

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Ellen Elizabeth Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Leonard George Vandegrift Sr.3,4,5 b. 9 Feb 1813, d. 15 Apr 1896
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Janvier4,5 b. 7 Dec 1817, d. 1 Dec 1844

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9 Nov 2022

Birth*	Ellen, daughter of Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Janvier, was born on 4 September 1841 in Delaware.6,5,2
Census1850	Ellen appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 8 yo Ellen Vandegrift.7
Census1860	Ellen appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 18 yo Ellen E Vandegrift.2
Census1870	Ellen appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 28 yo Ellen E Vandegrift.8
Census1880	Ellen appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of her parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Rebecca Golden Vandegrift, as 35 yo daughter Ellen E Vandegrift.9
Death*	Ellen died on 22 January 1890 in Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 48. King writes that she never married.3,6,10,5
Burial*	She was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Find A Grave provides photo of her headstone.10,5

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Christopher John Vandegrift^1,2

Father	Leonard George Vandegrift Sr.3,1,4,5 b. 9 Feb 1813, d. 15 Apr 1896
Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Janvier3,1 b. 7 Dec 1817, d. 1 Dec 1844

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9 Nov 2022

Birth*	Christopher, son of Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Sarah Elizabeth Janvier, was born on 25 October 1843 at near Reedy Island Neck in Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.6,7,2
Census1850	Christopher appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 6 yo Christopher J Vandegrift.8
Census1860	Christopher appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 16 yo Christopher J Vandegrift.2
Marriage*	His first marriage was to Sarah Diehl on 4 April 1866 at near Port Penn, New Castle Co., Delaware.9,10,11
Census1870*	Christopher and Sarah appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 30 June 1870, as 26 yo farmer Jno C & 27 yo Sarah Vandegrift. Their daughter Minnie C. was listed as living with them, as well as a servant, two farm workers and 47 yo 'no occupation' Elizabeth Hatch, relationship if any unknown.12
Census1880*	Christopher appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 16 June 1880, as 37 yo widowed farmer C John Vandegrift. His daughter Minnie C. was listed as living with him. CJ's wife Sarah had died in March.13
Marriage*	His second marriage was to Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Diehl on 31 January 1883. No issue per King.1,5,14
Estate-Inventory	He administered the estate inventory of Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. from 1 May 1897 to 10 August 1897 at New Castle Co., Delaware. WM.15
Census1900*	Christopher and Elizabeth appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 14 June 1900, as 56 yo farmer John C & 38 yo wife Elizabeth N Vandegrift. Living with them were 9 yo adopted daughter Elsie White, 35 yo cousin Selean (?, as indexed) Aspril and one servant.16
Census1910	Christopher and Elizabeth appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Rep. Dist. 14, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 20 April 1910, as 66 yo farmer Christopher J & 48 yo wife Elizabeth M Vandegrift. Three hired men and a cook were listed as living with them. Christopher's middle initial J is indexed as Jr.17
Census1920	Christopher and Elizabeth appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Rep. Dist. 13, New Castle Co., Delaware, as 78 yo farm laborer Christopher J & 62 yo house keeper Elizabeth D Vandegrift in the household of 58 yo widower Edward Sparks.18
Death*	Christopher died on 24 March 1923 at home of his brother-in-law John C. Diehl in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 79. His obit in The News Journal says he died Friday night 23rd. Vandegrift & Vitals say the 24th.5,7,19

Child with Sarah Diehl:

Minnie C. Vandegrift+20,21 b. 11 Nov 1867, d. 28 Sep 1905

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Leonard George Vandegrift Jr.^1,2

Father	Leonard George Vandegrift Sr.3,1,4 b. 9 Feb 1813, d. 15 Apr 1896
Mother	Hester E. Dilworth3,1 b. 7 Dec 1818, d. 7 Oct 1873

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26 Apr 2024

Birth*	Leonard, son of Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, was born on 10 October 1848 at Reedy Island Neck in Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware.5,6,7,2
Census1850	Leonard appeared on the 1850 Federal Census New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 1 yo Leonard G Vandegrift.8
Census1860	Leonard appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 11 yo Leonard G Vandegrift.2
Census1870	Leonard appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Leonard George Vandegrift Sr. and Hester E. Dilworth, as 21 yo L G Vandegrift Jr.9
Marriage*	He married Sarah Lockwood Alrich on 9 May 1872 in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Married 28 years with 4 born & 3 living in 1900.1,10,11
Census1880	Leonard and Sarah appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Saint Georges Hundred, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 16 June 1880, as 32 yo farmer Leonard & 32 yo Sarah L Vandegrift. Their children Dilworth and Agnes Alrichs were listed as living with them, as well as three servants.12
Census1900	Leonard and Sarah appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 9 June 1900, as 51 yo farmer Leonard G & 52 yo wife Sarah L Vandegrift. Their children Dilworth, Agnes Alrichs and Bayard Alrichs were listed as living with them.11
Census1910	Leonard and Sarah appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Rep. Dist. 13, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 20 April 1910, as 61 yo farmer Leonard G & 62 yo wife Sarah Vandegrift. Their children Dilworth, Agnes Alrichs and Bayard Alrichs were listed as living with them, as well as one hired man.13
Census1920*	Leonard and Sarah appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Rep. Dist. 13, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 10 April 1920, as 71 yo Leonard G & 71 yo wife Sarah L Vandegrift. Their daughter Agnes Alrichs was listed as living with them. Son Bayard and his family live next door.14
Death*	Leonard died on 23 April 1929 in near Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 80, of bladder cancer.15,1,16,17
Burial*	He was buried on 26 April 1929 at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.16,7,17
BioNote*	Biography Note: King writes, Leonard attended public schools in St. Georges Hd. and also Brainard Institute at Cranbury, Middlsex Co., N.J. Subsequently he was a life-long farmer in St. Georges Hd. and in 1893 established a creamery on his farm at McDonough, Del. Leonard also served as Road Commissioner for St. Georges Hd. for one term and as a school commissioner for several years.18

Children with Sarah Lockwood Alrich:

Dilworth Vandegrift+19,18 b. 9 Feb 1875, d. 1951 Agnes Alrichs Vandegrift19 b. 1 Mar 1877, d. 1944 Mary Ellen Vandegrift19,17 b. 18 Apr 1882, d. 9 Oct 1883 Bayard Alrichs Vandegrift+19 b. 13 Feb 1886, d. 10 May 1968

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Abraham Vandegrift¹

Father	Christopher Vandegrift2,1 b. 20 Jun 1818, d. 21 Mar 1870
Mother	Rebecca Golden Vandegrift2,1 b. 3 Feb 1826, d. 10 Jun 1899

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20 Apr 2023

Birth*	Abraham, son of Christopher Vandegrift and Rebecca Golden Vandegrift, was born on 14 July 1851 in Delaware. Vandegrift says 1851 in my opinion. He's 8 yo in the 1860 census. Colburn & Find A Grave using headstone inscription calculate 1852. King mistakenly read it as 1857.3,1,4,5
Census1860	Abraham appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, Christopher Vandegrift and Rebecca Golden Vandegrift, as 8 yo Abram Vandegrift.1
Death*	Abraham died on 1 June 1885 in Delaware at age 33.6,4,5
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware.4,5

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John Franklin "Frank" Davis¹

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7 Mar 2023

Birth*	John was born on 17 May 1865 in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, s/o Lawrence & Martha Jane (Wingate) Davis.2,1
Marriage*	He married Amelia Eaton Vandegrift, daughter of Sgt. Harrison Vandegrift and Eugenia Eaton, on 5 November 1902.2,1
Census1910	John and Amelia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 20 April 1910, as 44 yo bookkeeper Frank A & 40 yo Amelia V Davis. Their children Harrison Vandegrift and Frank were listed as living with them.3
Census1920*	John and Amelia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 6 January 1920, as 54 yo bank teller Frank & 49 yo wife Amelia V Davis. Their children Harrison Vandegrift were listed as living with them.4
Census1930	John and Amelia appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 14 April 1930, as 64 yo bank teller Frank & 60 yo wife Amelia Davis. Their children Harrison Vandegrift were listed as living with them.5
Death*	John died on 6 April 1937 in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 71.2
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave including Frank, Amelia, and son Frank Jr.6
BioNote*	Biography Note: King writes, Frank worked as a store clerk in Middletown, Del. for 18 years. Later he worked as a bank clerk in Middltown, Dell. for about 10 years before moving to Odessa, Del. where he worked in the local bank until his death. He also served as postmaster in Odessa, Del. at one time.2

Children with Amelia Eaton Vandegrift:

Harrison Vandegrift Davis1 b. 2 Aug 1903, d. 30 Jun 1977 Frank Davis Jr.2 b. 2 Jul 1905, d. 3 Oct 1912

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Harrison Vandegrift Davis^1,2

Father	John Franklin "Frank" Davis2 b. 17 May 1865, d. 6 Apr 1937
Mother	Amelia Eaton Vandegrift2 b. 2 Apr 1870, d. 5 Apr 1955

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22 Mar 2023

Birth*	Harrison, son of John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift, was born on 2 August 1903 in Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware.1,2
Census1910	Harrison appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Middletown, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift, as 6 yo son Harrison V Davis.3
Census1920	Harrison appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift, as 16 yo son Harrison V Davis.4
Census1930	Harrison appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware in the household of his parents, John Franklin "Frank" Davis and Amelia Eaton Vandegrift, as 26 yo son Harrison V Davis.5
Census1940*	Harrison appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware, enumerated 2 April 1940, as 36 yo grocery store owner Harrison Davis. Harrison's 70 yo mother Amelia Davis and 89 yo great aunt Margaret Eaton are living with him.6
Marriage*	He married Margaret Stevenson Brady on 19 June 1948. No issue per King.1
Death*	Harrison died on 30 June 1977 in Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, at age 73.1
Burial*	He was buried at Old Drawyers Church Cemetery in Odessa, New Castle Co., Delaware. Photo-enhanced headstone photo available at Find A Grave.7,1
BioNote*	Biography Note: King writes, Harrison operated a grocery store in Odessa, Del. started by his grandfather Davis.1

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Charles Herman Palmer^1,2

Father	Rev. William Walker Palmer3 b. 22 Feb 1848, d. 22 Jan 1917
Mother	Lillie May Knox3 b. 4 Jun 1856, d. 21 May 1946

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29 Aug 2024

Birth*	Charles, son of Rev. William Walker Palmer and Lillie May Knox, was born on 25 October 1880 in Missouri. Previously I had this man as Chester Herman but the censuses are consistent with Charles H. FSTrees (entry for Charles Hersman Palmer (1850-1958), 9QL4-TJF) says Hersman without citation. Son Charles is enumerated as Hershman in 1940 suggesting Trees may be right.2,3
Census1900	Charles appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Tebo Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Rev. William Walker Palmer and Lillie May Knox, as 19 yo Charles H Parmer.4
Census1910*	Charles appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Tebo Twp., Henry Co., Missouri, enumerated 27 April 1910, as 29 yo farmer Herman Palmer. He was living next door to his parents and five of his siblings.5
Marriage*	He married Allie Cecil Elbert circa May 1913. The marriage license announcement was in The Henry County Democrat on 29 May 1913.1,6
Census1920	Charles and Allie appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Tebo Twp., Henry Co., Missouri, enumerated 2 June 1920, as 39 yo C H & 34 yo Ella C Palmer. Their children Charles Herman were listed as living with them. Chester's mother Lillie was also living with them.6
Census1930*	Charles and Allie appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 23 April 1930, as 49 yo Charles H & 44 yo Allie C Palmer. Their children Charles Herman were listed as living with them. Chester's mother Lillie was also in the house.7
Census1940	Charles and Allie appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 8 April 1940, as 59 yo Charles H & 55 yo Allie W Palmer. Their children Charles Herman were listed as living with them.8
Death*	Charles died on 23 March 1958 at age 77.2
Burial*	He was buried at Okmulgee Cemetery in Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., Oklahoma. Find A Grave provides photo of his headstone.2

Children with Allie Cecil Elbert:

Charles Herman Palmer Jr.6 b. c May 1915 Jas. W. Palmer6

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William Francis Palmer^1,2

Father	Rev. William Walker Palmer2 b. 22 Feb 1848, d. 22 Jan 1917
Mother	Lillie May Knox2 b. 4 Jun 1856, d. 21 May 1946

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7 Apr 2023

Birth*	William, son of Rev. William Walker Palmer and Lillie May Knox, was born on 29 March 1889 in Missouri. His middle name often spelled Frances. Francis seems more likely though I've not been able to find any record showing more than the F.3,2
Census1900	William appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Tebo Twp., Henry Co., Missouri in the household of his parents, Rev. William Walker Palmer and Lillie May Knox, as 11 yo William Parmer.4
Census1910	William appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Walker, Vernon Co., Missouri, as 21 yo brother William F Palmer in the household of Roy Knox Palmer and Minnie Pearl Wright; as 33 yo Roy K & 34 yo Minnie Palmer.1
Marr-License*	William applied for a marriage license to wed Nancy Theo Myers at Harrisonville, Cass Co., Missouri, on 13 June 1914.5
Census1920*	William and Nancy appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Jefferson Twp., Monroe Co., Missouri, enumerated 12 February 1920, as 30 yo William F & 25 yo Theo Palmer. William's occupation is railroad agent.6
Census1930	William and Nancy appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 7 April 1930, as 41 yo William F & 31 yo Nancy T Palmer. William's occupation is railroad bookkeeper. Nancy is a bookkeeper for a wholesale grocer. There are also two boarders in the home.7
Census1940	William and Nancy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Tulsa, Tulsa Co., Oklahoma, enumerated 16 April 1940, as 51 yo W F & 45 yo Nancy Palmer. William's occupation is office supplies salesman. Nancy is a private school teacher. There is one boarder in the home.8
Death*	William died in June 1967 in Oklahoma at age 78.3

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Nannie D. Carter^1,2

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6 Apr 2023

Birth*	Nannie was born on 27 February 1856 in Malden, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, d/o Thomas Raines Carter & Eliza A Caruthers. This conclusion based on Nannie being with Thomas R & Eliza Carter as daughter in the 1880 census, and finding both Thomas & Eliza in the Calhoun Cemetery, Henry County, along with seven Palmers all but one known. Also her obit names Thomas & Eliza Carter as her parents.1,3
Marriage*	She married Kirwan Hughes Palmer, son of Drury M. Palmer Jr. and Mary Allen Gray, circa 1874 in Henry Co., Missouri. FSTrees (entry for Kilwan Palmer (1850-1877), KJ5J-JWX) claims 02 Dec 1874. Birthyear of eldest child listed by Find A Grave works well with that date.4
Census1880*	Nannie appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Windsor Twp., Henry Co., Missouri, as 24 yo widowed daughter Nannie Palmer in the household of her parents 73 yo Thomas R & 65 yo Eliza Carter. Her 4 yo daughter Mary Palmer was living with them.5
Death*	Nannie died on 26 June 1951 in Clinton, Henry Co., Missouri, at age 95.1
Burial*	She was buried at Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor, Henry Co., Missouri. Find A Grave provides portrait & headsone photos and short bio.6,1

Children with Kirwan Hughes Palmer:

Mary Eva Palmer7 b. 23 Sep 1876, d. 17 Mar 1882 Kirwan Palmer4 b. 27 Oct 1877, d. 20 Jul 1879

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Kirwan Palmer¹

Father	Kirwan Hughes Palmer1 b. 10 Jun 1850, d. 13 May 1877
Mother	Nannie D. Carter1 b. 27 Feb 1856, d. 26 Jun 1951

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14 Oct 2022

Birth*	Kirwan, son of Kirwan Hughes Palmer and Nannie D. Carter, was born on 27 October 1877.1
Death*	Kirwan died on 20 July 1879 at age 1.1
Burial*	He was buried at Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor, Henry Co., Missouri. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.1

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Mary Eva Palmer¹

Father	Kirwan Hughes Palmer1 b. 10 Jun 1850, d. 13 May 1877
Mother	Nannie D. Carter1 b. 27 Feb 1856, d. 26 Jun 1951

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6 Apr 2023

Birth*	Mary, daughter of Kirwan Hughes Palmer and Nannie D. Carter, was born on 23 September 1876.1
Census1880	Mary appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Windsor Twp., Henry Co., Missouri, as 4 yo Mary Palmer in the household of her grandparents 73 yo Thomas R & 65 yo Eliza Carter Nannie D. Carter; 24 yo widowed daughter Nannie Palmer.2
Death*	Mary died on 17 March 1882 at age 5.1
Burial*	She was buried at Laurel Oak Cemetery in Windsor, Henry Co., Missouri.3

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Dora L. Buell^1,2

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22 Feb 2023

Birth*	Dora was born on 26 April 1858 in Ohio.3,4
Marriage*	She married Charles Lester "Leslie" Kasson, son of Alvin Kasson and Loruhamah Bartlett, on 26 April 1878 in Licking Co., Ohio.1,2
Census1880	Dora appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Hartford Twp., Licking Co., Ohio, as 23 yo wife Dora Hasson of son Lester Hasson in the household of her father-in-law Alvin Kasson; as 58 yo farmer Alvin Hasson.2
Census1900*	Dora and Charles appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Howard Twp., Elk Co., Kansas, enumerated 26 June 1900, as 45 yo teamster Leslie & 42 yo wife Nora Kasson. Their son Frederick A. was listed as living with them.5
Census1910	Dora and Charles appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Harmony Twp., Stevens Co., Kansas, enumerated 9 May 1910, as 55 yo farmer C Leslie & 52 yo wife Dora L Kasson.6
Death*	Dora died on 5 November 1917 at age 59.3
Burial*	She was buried at Geneseo Cemetery in Geneseo, Rice Co., Kansas. Joint headstone photo available at Find A Grave.3

Child with Charles Lester "Leslie" Kasson:

Frederick A. Kasson7,5 b. 9 Mar 1882

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Mary Ellen "Ella" Hughes¹

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4 Nov 2022

Birth*	Mary was born on 15 November 1855 in Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, d/o John Lorentz & Emeline Hannah Spencer Hughes.1
Marriage*	She married Harry Kenneth Fredericks, son of David M. Fredricks and Mary Jane Bartlett, on 5 December 1877 in Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. Find A Grave claims another marriage for Harry to Katherine Cahill (). I find no record of this in either FamilySearch database of Ohio marriages.2
Census1880*	Mary and Harry appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, enumerated 2 June 1880, as 28 yo office clerk H K & 24 yo wife Ella Fredericks.3
Death*	Mary died on 11 August 1898 in Lima, Allen Co., Ohio, at age 42. Date supported by husband Harry being a widower in the 1900 census.1,4
Burial*	She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lima, Allen Co., Ohio. Headstone photo available at Find A Grave.1

Child with Harry Kenneth Fredericks:

Louisa "Lula" M. Fredricks5 b. Sep 1881

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Theodore L. Wallace^1,2

Father	Cpl. Thomas Downing Wallace2 b. 1 Mar 1827, d. 30 Mar 1906
Mother	Sarah Theresa Nickols2 b. 18 Aug 1829, d. 8 Aug 1883

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10 Jul 2017

Birth*	Theodore, son of Cpl. Thomas Downing Wallace and Sarah Theresa Nickols, was born circa 1865 in Iowa.2
Census1870	Theodore appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Otter Creek Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa in the household of his parents, Cpl. Thomas Downing Wallace and Sarah Theresa Nickols, as 5 yo Theodore Wallace.2
Census1880	Theodore appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Otter Creek Twp., Lucas Co., Iowa in the household of his parents, Cpl. Thomas Downing Wallace and Sarah Theresa Nickols, as 14 yo son Theodore L Wallace.1
Death*	Theodore died before 20 July 1920, having died before his brother Oscar.3

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Lucretia M. Sipes^1,2

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10 Mar 2023

Birth*	Lucretia was born in February 1856 in Ohio. Both parents born Pennsylvania per 1910 census.2
Marriage*	She married Irwin W. Barler, son of John Barler and Polly Maria Bartlett, circa 1876.2
Census1880	Lucretia and Irwin appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Levering Station, Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 8 June 1880, as 27 yo laborer F. (as indexed) W. & 24 yo wife L. Barler.3
Census1900*	Lucretia and Irwin appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 18 June 1900, as 47 yo farmer Ervin W & 44 yo wife Lucretia M Barler. Their children Nellie Louisa, Sadie Alice and Charles Homer were listed as living with them. Ervin's mother Maria Barler is also in the household. His widowed sister-in-law Nancy Alice Barler is living next door with her three children.4
Census1910*	Lucretia appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 9 May 1910, as 54 yo widow M L Barler. Her son Charles Homer was listed as living with her. Nephew Ernest Barler & family are 4 doors below. Widowed sister-in-law Nancy Barler & son Roy are 8 doors below, same page.5

Children with Irwin W. Barler:

Nellie Louisa Barler6,7 b. 28 Oct 1882, d. 2 Aug 1952 Sadie Alice Barler8,2 b. 14 Feb 1888, d. 5 Jan 1964 Charles Homer Barler1,2 b. 22 Jan 1893, d. Apr 1971

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Nellie Louisa Barler^1,2

Father	Irwin W. Barler3,4 b. Nov 1852
Mother	Lucretia M. Sipes3,4 b. Feb 1856

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16 Mar 2023

Birth*	Nellie, daughter of Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, was born on 28 October 1882 in Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio.1,4
Census1900	Nellie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio in the household of her parents, Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, as 17 yo daughter Nellie L Barler.5
Marriage*	She married Vernon George Pinyerd on 16 September 1903 in Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio. The 1910 census shows married 7 years with 3 born and 2 living (Beulah & Homer).6,4,7
Census1910*	Nellie and Vernon appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, enumerated 22 April 1910, as 29 yo odd job laborer Vince G & 28 yo wife Millie Pinyerd. Their 3 yo daughter Beulah and 1 yo son Homer were listed as living with them. Also 90 yo widowed father George Pinyerd.7
Census1920	Nellie and Vernon appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, enumerated 8 January 1920, as 39 yo house mover Verne G & 37 yo wife Nellie L Pinyerd. Their children 11 yo Homer L, 5 yo Kenneth E, and 1.2 yo Walter D Pinyerd were living with them.8
Census1930	Nellie and Vernon appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, enumerated 10 April 1930, as 50 yo house moving contractor Verne & 47 yo wife Nellie Pinward. Their children Kenneth, Walter, and Homer were living with them as well as Homer's wife Nellie.9
Census1940	Nellie and Vernon appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, enumerated 13 May 1940, as 60 yo self-employed farm operator Vern & 57 yo wife Nellie Pinyerd. The kids have all moved out.10
Death*	Nellie died on 2 August 1952 at Jane M. Case Hospital in Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio, at age 69.4
Burial*	She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Delaware Co., Ohio. Joint headstone photo & obit available at Find A Grave.4

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Sadie Alice Barler^1,2

Father	Irwin W. Barler3,2 b. Nov 1852
Mother	Lucretia M. Sipes3,2 b. Feb 1856

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16 Mar 2023

Birth*	Sadie, daughter of Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, was born on 14 February 1888 in Ohio. Find A Grave claims 14 Feb 1884 but shows no headstone. The 1900 census says Feb 1888. Her death record confirms the 1888 date.4,1
Census1900	Sadie appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio in the household of her parents, Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, as 16 yo daughter Amy A Barler.5
Marriage*	She married Charles Weller Long on 27 January 1906 in Morrow Co., Ohio.6,1
Census1910*	Sadie and Charles appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Cardington Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 21 April 1910, as 27 yo farmer Weller C & 22 yo wife Sadie A Long. Their 2 yo daughter Mary Irene was listed as living with them.7
Census1920	Sadie and Charles appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Peru Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 20 January 1920, as 37 yo farmer Willie & 31 yo wife Sadie Long. Their three daughters Irene, Lucille and Hazel were listed as living with them.8
Census1930	Sadie and Charles appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Franklin Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated April 1930, as 47 yo farmer Weller & 41 yo wife Sadie Long. Their children Irene, Lucille, Hazel, Earl and Hubert were listed as living with them.9
Census1940	Sadie and Charles appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Franklin Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 25 May 1940, as 51 yo farmer Weller & 52 yo Sadie Long. Their sons Earl & Hubert were listed as living with them.10
Death*	Sadie died on 5 January 1964 in Franklin Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, at age 75.4,1
Burial*	She was buried at River Cliff Cemetery in Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio.1

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Charles Homer Barler^1,2

Father	Irwin W. Barler3,2 b. Nov 1852
Mother	Lucretia M. Sipes3,2 b. Feb 1856

Last Edited

27 Mar 2023

Birth*	Charles, son of Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, was born on 22 January 1893 in Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio.1,4
Census1900	Charles appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio in the household of his parents, Irwin W. Barler and Lucretia M. Sipes, as 10 yo son Roy A Barler.5
Census1910	Charles appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio in the household of his mother, Lucretia M. Sipes, as 17 yo son C H Barler.6
Marriage*	He married Blanch M. Taylor on 15 January 1916 in Morrow Co., Ohio. First marriage for each of them.4
Census1920*	Charles and Blanch appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 18 February 1920, as 27 yo railroad section hand Charles H & 21 yo wife Blanche M Barler. Their 2 yo daughter Dorothy N was listed as living with them.7
Census1930	Charles and Blanch appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 2 April 1930, as 37 yo railroad section man Charles H & 34 yo wife Blanche M Barler. Their 12 yo daughter Dorothy was listed as living with them.8
Census1940	Charles and Blanch appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 26 April 1940, as 48 yo county laborer Charles & 43 yo wife Blanche Barler. Daughter Dorothy is no longer living with her parents.9
Death*	Charles died in April 1971 at age 78. SSDI's last known residence was Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio.10

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Sarah Almeda Barler^1,2

Father	John Barler3,2 b. 1 Feb 1814, d. 8 Oct 1895
Mother	Polly Maria Bartlett3,2 b. 14 Jun 1818, d. 25 Dec 1904

Last Edited

6 Apr 2023

Birth*	Sarah, daughter of John Barler and Polly Maria Bartlett, was born on 3 April 1846 in Ohio.3,4
Census1860	Sarah appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio in the household of her parents, John Barler and Polly Maria Bartlett, as 14 yo Sarah Barler.5
Marriage*	She married Solomon Truex circa 1865. Married 35 years with 3 born & 3 living in the 1900 census.6,1,7
Census1870*	Sarah and Solomon appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 25 June 1870, as 26 yo farmer Solomon & 25 yo Sarah A Truex. Their daughter Clara A. was listed as living with them. Also in the home was 56 yo Hester Truex, possibly Solomon's mother or an aunt. John & Polly Maria Barler live two doors above. Johnson Truex and wife live one door below.8
Census1880	Sarah and Solomon appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 19 June 1880, as 36 yo farmer Solomon & 34 yo wife Almeda Truex. Their children Clara A., John Webb and Ida Chloe were listed as living with them.9
Census1900	Sarah and Solomon appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Gilead Twp., Morrow Co., Ohio, enumerated 18 June 1900, as 55 yo landlord Solomon & 54 yo wife Almeda Truex. Irvin & Lucretia Barler and family live six doors above. Nancy Barler, widow, and four children live five doors above.6
Death*	Sarah died on 17 March 1914 in Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio, at age 67.3,4
Burial*	Her body was cremated with the ashes interred in the Mausoleum, Lot 203, at River Cliff Cemetery in Mt. Gilead, Morrow Co., Ohio.3,4

Children with Solomon Truex:

Clara A. Truex10,8 b. 1867, d. 20 Jun 1940 John Webb Truex11 b. 14 Jul 1872, d. 22 Jun 1950 Ida Chloe Truex12 b. 28 Dec 1875, d. 23 Jul 1940

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Sophronia D. Page^1,2

Last Edited

31 Jan 2023

Birth*	Sophronia was born on 17 July 1818.2
Marriage*	She married John Demott Bartlett, son of Abner Bartlett and Obedience Mix, after 1854, based on John's first wife, Anna Conger, who died in 1854.1,2
Census1860	Sophronia and John appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, enumerated 4 August 1860, as 46 yo druggist J D & 42 yo Sophrona Bartlett.3
Census1870	Sophronia and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Wayne Twp., Knox Co., Ohio, enumerated 16 July 1870, as 56 yo carpenter John & 51 yo Suffrona Bartlett, along with Ann Sagers, retired, relationship not noted.4
Census1880*	Sophronia and John appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio, enumerated 7 June 1880, as 65 yo agricultural agent John & 60 yo Saphronia Bartlett, along with 65 yo sister-in-law Ann Sagers and 14 yo newphew Charles Potter.5
Death*	Sophronia died on 2 February 1890 in Ohio at age 71.2
Burial*	She was buried at Forest Cemetery in Fredericktown, Knox Co., Ohio.2

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surname Donaldson

Last Edited

27 Sep 2022

Note*

Forebears writes, This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Donald.' The Scotch patronymic is Macdonald, but in the Lowlands and on the Border the more English form was Donalds and Donaldson. Donaldus de Heselrigg, 35 Edward III: Hodgson's Northumberland, iv. go. Donaldus Palfreman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire. Johannes Danald, 1379: ibid. — A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley An Englishing of Macdonald, which see. Lucas filius Douenaldi de Lumenach (Lennox), a Scots prisoner of war in Berkhamstede, 1296 (Bain, IV, p. 358). Henry Donaldson was one of the garrison of Edinburgh Castle in 1339—40 (ibia., III, p. 241). William filius Donaldi was a tenant under Douglas in Moffat, 1376 (RHM., I, p. lxii). Neuen (i.e. Niven) Donaldson was transferred to the jurisdiction of the court of regality of Logy, 1392 (Grandtully, I, p. 143). David Donaldson was one of the tenants of Camsy (Campsie) in 1443, and Jak Donaldson leased part of Cowpar Grange in 1453 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 121,129). The name is found in Aberdeenshire as early as 1419 (REA., II, p. 218), and Donaldsons were important individuals in Strathdee in early sixteenth century. Alexander Donaldson, son of Donald Symonson in Inverness, is in record in 1481 (Invernessiana, p. 154). Thomas Donaldson was tenant of Drumnamerk, Ardmanoch, 1504 (ER., XII p. 661), and Patrick Donaldsoun was keeper of the king's wardrobe in 1516 and following years (ALHT., V), Jean Dodson (i.e. Donaldson) in Kinclevin, 1685 (DPD., I, p. 488). Donaldsone 1503, Donaldsoune 1491, Donnaldsone 1695. — The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948) Donald’s Son: v. Donald. — Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison (Scottish, English) The son of Donald (dark or brown-haired stranger). — Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith The son of Donald. — The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896) The surname MacDonald means ‘descendant of Donald’ and comes from the Scots Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill. The origin of the first name Dhomhnuill was a nickname meaning no less than ‘world ruler’. Not being a backward modest people, the Scots adopted this name in large numbers, and it soon became one of the most popular first names in the land, being held by several kings and one saint (in the ninth century). The abbreviation Don also became widespread, though the formal Donal is more an Irish usage. According to George Black, the greatest expert on Scottish names, strictly speaking there is no such name as MacDonald, (because the Gaelic Mac Dhomhnuill really means ‘son of a particular Donald’). This holds true for all the ‘Mac’ names. The MacDonalds are one of the major Scottish clans, whose chieftains are descended directly from Donald, son of Reginald (Old Norse Ragnaldr), second son of the great Somerled (Old Norse Sumarlithr), Lord of the Isles, so the line is ultimately Scandinavian. The Scots Gaelic name for the clan is Clann Domhnuill. The clan can claim to be the most numerous and widespread of all the Scottish clans. However, not all clan members are of pure descent-through the centuries the Clan MacDonald absorbed several minor family clans and ‘broken’ men (who had left or ‘broken from’ their own clans). A popular verbal variant of the original MacDonald is the name MacConnell, which is found particularly in Ulster. Another popular variant name is MacDonell. Yet these are the tip of the iceberg compared with the many variations in the ancient records which tried to transliterate from the original Gaelic. These range from Maconhale (1588) through McConnil (1564) to M’Donnyle (1326). Fortunately, most of these variants have now become absorbed into the more standard forms. The earliest reference to the name in any form in the records is in the Dublin lists for 1257, where one Robert Dovenald appears. McDonald’s hamburger chain, the largest restaurant group in the world with nearly 6,000 restaurants in 25 countries, was founded by brothers Maurice and Richard McDonald whose parents emigrated to the United States from County Mayo. Since the first outlet opened in 1948 the company has sold over 22 billion hamburgers. Sales in one year alone totalled over £2,287 million. Alistair MacDonnell, called ‘Pickle the Spy’, was a Scottish chieftain of dubious integrity employed by Highland leaders on a secret mission to Charles Stuart, Pretender to the English throne. When captured by the English, he promptly switched his allegiance and agreed to spy on the Prince. MacDonalds have had a way of getting to the top in politics. Ramsay MacDonald, an illegitimate child who grew up in poverty and left school at the age of 12, overcame these handicaps to become Britain’s first Labour Prime Minister. Two John MacDonalds have been Prime Ministers of Canada: Sir John A. MacDonald, as Canada’s first Prime Minister, is known as ‘the father of Confederation’, while Prime Minister John Sandfield Macdonald, unlike Sir John, violently opposed federation. Scottish-born Sir James Ronald Leslie Macdonald, soldier and explorer, first made a geographical exploration of British East Africa (now Kenya and Uganda), and later mapped the Lake Victoria area. MacDonalds have been notable for getting into tight spots, then extricating themselves with great skill. After his crushing defeat at Culloden, Flora MacDonald (1722—90) helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape from the Hebrides dressed in her maid’s clothes. The British briefly imprisoned, then pardoned, her. Jacques-Alexandre MacDonald (1765—1840) had a brilliant career as one of Napoleon’s top generals (his winter crossing of the Alps was favourably compared to Napoleon’s own crossing of the St Bernard Pass). Arrested for anti- Bonapartist plots, he was regarded as so indispensable that he was pardoned and recalled to duty when France was threatened by Austria. He went on to be a Marshal of Empire and member of the Legion of Honour. Sir Hector MacDonald (1853—1903) distinguished himself in the Afghan War, the Boer War and the Sudan where, as a major-general in command of Egyptian troops, he became a national hero and was voted Parliament’s thanks. When foreign legations in Peking were besieged by thousands of marauding Chinese during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900, British diplomat Sir Claude Maxwell Macdonald was in command. The sixteenth-century Irish chieftain of Scottish descent, Sorley Boy MacDonnell, was tricked by the English into battling it out with his rival Shane O’Neill over disputed lands in Ulster. When O’Neill retaliated vigorously, MacDonnell was defeated. Twenty-two years later Sorley Boy was confirmed in his possessions by Elizabeth I and became Constable of Dunluce Castle. There are no MacDonald towns or major geographic features in the United Kingdom. Around the world there are 2 towns named McDonald in the US and a MacDonald Downs in Australia. Both countries also have McDonald lakes while Australia and Canada have MacDonald Ranges. There is a MacDonald Island in the Indian Ocean and a MacDonald Rock in the Pacific. With about 30,000 namesakes MacDonald and McDonald form Scotland’s 2nd most popular surname-thus about one out of every 103 Scots is so named. (The name is not common enough throughout England and Wales to be counted separately.) MacDonald and McDonald are notably popular in and around Glasgow where an estimated one in about 160 families bears the name, and in Edinburgh where the figure is about one in 155. Around the world the surname is most common in Vancouver (one in 229 families), Ottawa (one in 267) Canberra (one in 324) and Toronto (one in 350). The United States has 64,000 MacDonalds and 193,000 McDonalds-the estimated combined total of 257,000 is larger than the population of two Carlisles and makes this their 68th most popular surname. — Peter Verstappen SurnameDB writes, This interesting name, of Scottish and Irish origin, is the Anglicized form of the Gaelic patronymic name "MacDomhnall", meaning "son of Donald". The Gaelic personal name "Domhnall" is composed of the Celtic elements "dubro", meaning world, and "val", might, rule and is found in 13th Century Scotland as "Dofnald", "Douenald" and "Dufenald". One Lucas filius (son of) Douenaldi was a Scots prisoner of War in Berkhamstede in 1296, according to the Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland. The surname itself first appears in the mid 14th Century in Scotland (see below). Haket Donald paid his "contribution for peace" to the Bailie of Kinross in 1328, recorded in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland. Davide Donaldson was one of the tenants of Campsie in 1443, and Patrick Donaldson was Keeper of the Kings Wardrobe in 1516. Walter Donaldson (circa 1620) was a philosophical writer and part of an embassy sent by James V1 of Scotland to Denmark in 1594. Sir Stuart Alexander Donaldson (1812 - 1867) was an Australian statesman and was finance minster of New South Wales in 1856. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry Donaldson, one of the Garrison of Edinburgh Castle, which was dated 1339, in a "Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland", during the reign of King David 11 of Scotland, 1329 - 1371. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.1,2

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William Otis Davidson^1,2

Last Edited

2 Apr 2023

Birth*	William was born in 1882.1
Marriage*	He married Alice Louise Mackey, daughter of Miles Riley Mackey and Sarah Elizabeth Minter, circa 1905, date based on married 5 years in 1910. William's entry lists a second wife, Omie Dixon (1886-1964) with issue from that marriage of Hilton E. (1919-2006) and Eppie Missouri Davidson (1921-1991, m. Fnu Cheatham). A 'calculated relationship' per Find A Grave.3,2
Census1910*	William and Alice appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Reedy Springs 1369th GMD, Laurens Co., Georgia, enumerated 21 May 1910, as 27 yo farmer William D & 25 yo wife Alice L Davidson. Their children Myron and Willie were listed as living with them.2
Death*	William died in 1935.1
Burial*	He was buried at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in Rentz, Laurens Co., Georgia.1

Children with Alice Louise Mackey:

Myron Davidson2 b. c 1906 Willie Davidson2 b. c 1908

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Myron Davidson¹

Father	William Otis Davidson1 b. 1882, d. 1935
Mother	Alice Louise Mackey1 b. 19 Dec 1884, d. 28 Aug 1917

Last Edited

14 May 2016

Birth*	Myron, son of William Otis Davidson and Alice Louise Mackey, was born circa 1906 in Georgia.1
Census1910	Myron appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Reedy Springs 1369th GMD, Laurens Co., Georgia in the household of his parents, William Otis Davidson and Alice Louise Mackey, as 4 yo son Myron Davidson.1

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