John Barnett [Parents] was born on 18 Sep 1791 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania. He died on 12 Jun 1859. He married Margaret Stoughton on 29 Nov 1821.
Stayed on the family farm- descendants still owned 1/2 of it in 1971.
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Margaret Stoughton was born on 7 Jun 1800 in near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She died in 1891. She married John Barnett on 29 Nov 1821.
Mothers maiden name supposed to be Riley. family settled in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
Supposed to have had 4 sisters-Nellie Ruckman, Matilda Larue, Nancy Thompson, and Polly Buck.Died age 91.
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They had the following children:
F i Nancy Barnett F ii Martha Barnett F iii Hannah Barnett.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF iv Rebecca Jane Barnett M v James Pennock Barnett.
Served in the Army during the Civil War, died of typhus at Camp Carlysle (Pa.?). Never was in action.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM vi Samuel Houston Barnett M vii Matthew Barnett.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM viii John Ingram Barnett M ix Jesse Lazear Barnett M x Abraham Boman Barnett
Lucinda (Lucy) Barnett [Parents].Lucinda married Matthew Mellon.
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Ezekiel Barnett was born about 1750 in Maryland?. He died before 16 Sep 1801 in Rich Hill Twp?, Greene Co., Pennsylvania. He married Elinor Kilgore about 1775.
Other marriages:Unknown
Some info this line from Virginia S. Toney. DAR # 667194 for civil service (jury duty 1779).
Some info from letter by Eva Barnett 8-31-1924 written for a family reunion.Sept.30, 1779 served on jury in the Court of Yohogania Co., Va (now Pa.)-Case- James Boyce &x v James Grimes &x . Verdict & judgement (L 20.0.0) for the plantiff.
1780 April 22- Virginia Land Grant 400 acres "Harms Run"
1784 listed Strabane, Washington Co., Pennsylvania Tax List
1790 Census Washington Co., Pennsylvania- 3 white males 16 + 5 white males -16, 6 white females.
1793 listed Strabane, Washington Co., Pennsylvania Tax List.
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Elinor Kilgore was born in 1757 in Cecil Co.?, Maryland. She died in 1812 in Richhill Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania?. She married Ezekiel Barnett about 1775. Elinor had a will probated on 22 Aug 1812.
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They had the following children:
F i Elenor Barnett M ii John Barnett F iii Elizabeth (Betsy) Barnett M iv William Barnett.
Supposed to have gone down the river and settled in Ohio.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF v Rhoda Barnett F vi Nellie Barnett F vii Lucinda (Lucy) Barnett F viii Rebecca Barnett M ix Matthew Barnett M x James Barnett.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF xi Martha Barnett
Jesse Harry Lemmon [Parents] was born in Jun 1876. He married Rosetta.
Census: 1900, Gilmore, Greene Co., PA. taken June 15, 1900. Listed: Jesse b. June 1876; Rosetta b. June 1874 wife; Ida B. b. Sept 1899 dau
Census 1: 1920, Gilmore, Greene Co., PA. taken Jan. 21-22, 1920. Listed: Jesse H. age 44; Rosetta age 45 wife; Ida B. age 21 dau; Robert M. age 8 son;
Census 2: 1930, Gilmore, Greene Co., PA. taken April 12, 1930. Listed: Jesse H. age 54; Rosetta age 56 wife; Robert M. age 18 son; Nora M. age 20 dau in law; Mary L. age 5/12 granddau;
Rosetta was born in Jun 1874. She married Jesse Harry Lemmon.
They had the following children:
F i Ida B. Lemmon M ii Robert M. Lemmon was born on 24 Jun 1911. He died on 21 Jun 1997 in New Freeport, Greene Co., PA.
Preston Finch Grandon [Parents] was born on 6 Feb 1888 in Charleston, WV. He died on 15 Nov 1968 in Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL. He was buried on 19 Nov 1968 in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, IL. He married Marie C. Moncelle on 9 Jun 1955.
Other marriages:Dickinson, Della E.
Dickinson, Evelyn
Obituary:
Preston F. Grandon, 80, editor and publisher of The Daily Gazette, died early today at Community General Hospital after an illness of more then a month.
A newspapersman's newspaperman, Mr. Grandon spent his entire life to being a newspaperman and he was devoted to his work. he had few other interests except for his family and helping others.
His life as an newspaperman began at an early age at newspapers owned by his father, David W. Grandon, in Adrian and Ann Arbor, Mich. His first job was cleaning kerosene lamp chimneys. At 16 he was the country's youngest pressman and was used as an example by the Duplex Printing Press Co.
He knew the newspaper business in every detail and every department. An excellent Lino-type operator, pressman and all-around printer, Mr. Grandon often filled in as Linotype operator until the last few years.
His association with The Daily Gazette began in 1915 when he moved to Sterling after his father purchased the newspaper here.
In 1919, Preston Grandon purchased the newspaper in Quincy, Mich, and operated that newspaper until 1925 when he purchased the Post and Tribune Newspapers in LaSalle, Ill. When he took over the LaSalle Post in 1925, it was, in his words, "the poorest newspaper in the U.S." However, within a few years he consolidated in Post and Tribune and under his guidance, the LaSalle newspaper became equal to the Sterling Gazette.
After the death of his father in 1943, Preston Grandon operated both The Daily Gazette and the LaSalle newspapers. In 1947 he sold the LaSalle Post Tribune and returned to Sterling as editor and publisher of The Daily Gazette.
Preston F. Grandon used his influence and the influence of his newspaper to help the community and the individuals of the community. He gave help to those who could not find it elsewhere. His work week was seven days every week, including holidays. Until his illness, he had not missed a day at
his office in The Daily Gazette for more then five years. The newspaper was his "product" and he checked every edition as soon as it came off the press. he had an uncanny knack of finding errors or a poorly printed page. Often stating he was "not in politics" he took a great interest in what was going on locally, statewide and nationally Constant callers to his office were United States Senators governors and other state officials.
His office was always open to who wished his help or advice. He usually had a solution, whether with advice or aid, often financial. The majority of this aid remained anonymous. Those he counseled and helped ranged from employees to clergymen, educators, businessmen and our political leaders.
Preston F. Grandon was born on Feb. 6, 1888, in Charleston, W. Va., the son of David W. and Elizabeth
Dakan Grandon. He attended school in Adrian, Mich. Mr. Grandon was united in marriage to Marie C. Moncelle on June 9, 1955. She survives with one son, David P. Grandon, Woodlawn Rd; three sisters Mrs. Lyle (Mae) Wilcox, Sterling; Mrs. Clifford (Delphia) Westerman,
Milwaukee, Wis., and Mrs. William R. (Marguerite) Roberts, Jackson, Mich; two step children, Mrs. James (Marjorie) Taylor, Dixon, and Robert Moncelle, Rockford; four grandchildren, 10 step grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his Frist and second wives, Delia Dickinson in 1945 and Evelyn Dickinson in 1954; one brother, George G. Grandon in 1935; and one sister, Mrs. Bradley (Jennie L.) Bull in August, 1968.
Mr. Grandon was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sterling, ordained an elder in the church on April 18, 1918.
He was a Life Member of the Sterling Elks Club, Lodge 1218; a life member of the Mt. Vermon Lodge 166 AF&AM in Adrian, Mich; the Quincy, Mich, order of the OES; the American Newspaper Publishers Association; Inland Daily Newspaper Association; National Newspaper Association and the Illinois Press Association. He was a member of the Chicago Motor Club Traffic Seminar, Citizens Committee of University of Illinois, Illinois Manufacturers Association, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce as well as the Sterling Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce of which he did a great deal for both.
Funeral services for Preston F. Grandon will be at 3 pm Monday at the First Presbyterian Church of Sterling, the Rev. Kenneth A. Mortonson officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation at the Allen Funeral Home in Sterling will be after 7 pm, Saturday and after 2 pm Sunday the Body will be taken to the First Presbyterian Church at 12 noon Monday to lie in state until the hour of services.
A memorial has been established in his memory for Community General Hospital.
source: newspaper clipping requested, The Daily Gazette, Sterling-Rock Fall Illinois, Friday, November 15, 1968. Received Dec. 12, 2001Preston Grandon Funeral Services Conducted Monday
Funeral services for Preston F. Grandon, editor and publisher of the The Daily Gazette, were conducted at 3 pm today at the First Presbyterian Church, Sterling. The body was taken from the Allen Funeral Home at 12 noon to lie in state at the church until time of services.
The Rev. Kenneth Mortonson pastor of the church, officiated at the services with burial in Riverside
Cemetery. Mrs. Gordan Speer was the organist. Pallbearers were Stephen F. Jablonsky, Ronald D. Schafer, Ronald E. Parson, Elver V. Clark, Sherwood E. Abel and Cyril M. Tyne.
In entire staff and families of Gazette employees attended the services in a body. Also attending in a a body were school administrators and officials from Whiteside County, along with many clergy, City, county and state officials.
Flowers were cared for by Swartleys and Lundstroms.
source: Sterling Daily Gazette, Nov. 19 1968, page one.Census: 1920, Quincy, Branch Co., MI. Taken Jan 13, 1920. Listed: Preston F. age 31; Della E. age 33 wife
Occupation: Newspaper man, Gazette Publisher
Soc Sec.: 334-07-0094
Marie C. Moncelle was born in 1904. She died on 16 Jun 1978 in Sterling, Whiteside Co., IL. She married Preston Finch Grandon on 9 Jun 1955.
They had the following children:
M i David Preston Grandon
John Bergen [Parents]
Violet Louise Grandon [Parents] "Sissy" was born on 8 Mar 1924 in Bear Creek, Montana. She died on 1 Oct 2006 in Grants Pass, OR. She married John Bergen on 8 Sep 1945 in Hayward, CA.
They had the following children:
M i Bernard John Bergen M ii Daniel Lee Bergen F iii Lou Ann Bergen M iv Douglas Paul Bergen
Samuel Marshall [Parents]
Mary Wilton [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Lydia Marshall
Thomas Hawley [Parents]
Dorothy Harbottle [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i Joseph Hawley
James Ruckman [Parents] was born on 14 Jun 1810 in Marshall Co., Virginia (WVa). He died on 17 Apr 1883 in Pleasant Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. He married Nancy Bills on 21 Dec 1833 in Marshall Co., West Virginia.
Pleasants Co. was formed in 1851 from parts of Wood, Ritchie and Tyler. "from Ritchie Co came a narrow strip west of the ridge dividing the waters of Goose and Bond's creeks from the source of Bull creek, Cow creek and French creek;" R.L. Pemberton's "A History of Pleasants County, West Virginia".
About 1851 served appointed a justice for Pleasant County.
Three days before the election (April 11, 1862) to ratify the new constitution forming West Virginia, James Ruckman and several others were required to report at St. Marys to Captian Myers and were held in the gaurd house. On April 12th they were taken by boat under gaurd to Wheeling where they were held as prisioners till the 19th of April when they were taken before the Federal Court where they were required to take an oath supporting the constiution and give securities in order to obtain their release.Judy Warth Note: James & Nancy Bills Ruckman are all buried on the farm on County Road 10, Pleasants County WV, Cow Creek - Jefferson Dist. Moses and James went to Pleasants County from Marshall County between 1830 and 1830 (from Rev. War Service of John Ruckman by Ivan Ruckman). His father's brother John Jr. from Washington Co., Pa. visited him in 1847 (in Marshall Co.?) looking for the family bible.
Line of cdavid@mail.tds.net (4-98)Pleasants Co. Deaths 1883-1894 Compiled from WPA records submitted by Kathy Barnett 1997. Lists "04/17/1883 RUCKMAN, James,73,b Marshall Co, s/o S & E."
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Nancy Bills was born on 26 Aug 1816 in Marshall Co., Virginia (WVa). She died on 12 Jan 1909. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She married James Ruckman on 21 Dec 1833 in Marshall Co., West Virginia.
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They had the following children:
M i William Ruckman was born on 9 Jan 1835 in Pleasant Co., West Virginia. He died on 10 Jul 1857 in St. Marys, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Bull Creek Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
Pleasants Co. WVa. Death records give age at death as 20 and birth place as Marshall Co., WVa..
Pleasants Co. Deaths compiled from WPA records submitted by Kathy Barnett 1997. Lists "July 20 1857-William Ruckman age 20 b-Marshall Co. s/o James and Nancy".
listed as buried in the Ruckman Cemetery in Pleasants Co.????? same cemetery?
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM ii Samuel Ruckman was born on 27 Oct 1836 in Tyler Co., Virginia (WVa). He died on 25 Jul 1855 in St Marys, Pleasant Co, West Virginia.
Pleasants Co. WVa. death records gives age at death of 18 years and birth place as Tyler Co., WVa..
also have a birthdate from cemetery records as 11-27-1837
Pleasants Co. Deaths 1853-1864 Compiled from WPA records submitted by Kathy Barnett 1997. lists "No m/d 1855-Samuel Ruckman age 18 b. Tyler Co. s/o James and Nancy Ruckman".
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM iii Charles Ward Ruckman Sr. M iv Benjamin F. Ruckman was born on 29 Nov 1842. He died on 20 Dec 1873.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF v Martha Ellen Ruckman M vi James M. Ruckman U vii Infant Ruckman was born in 1852. Infant died on 23 May 1852. Infant was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
Twin.
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Charles Ward Ruckman Sr. [Parents] was born on 15 Jun 1841 in Wetzel Co., West Virginia. He died on 19 Apr 1926 in Pleasants Co., West Virginia. He was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. He married Sarah Virginia West on 29 Dec 1868 in Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
Possibly the Charles and Sarah listed as parents in Pleasants Co Death Records 1883-1894 compiled from WPA records by Kathy Barnett 1997.
"04/23/1889 RUCKMAN,?, 1 da, b Jefferson Dist,child/o Charles & Sarah"
"06/15/1892 RUCKMAN,Nancy E.,20,b Pleasants Co.,d/o C & S Ruckman"
Info this line from Anette Fielder <bbygirl1@gte.net> (9-98)
Info this line from Virginia- <nebel@gateway.net> (10-98)
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Sarah Virginia West was born on 26 May 1850 in Wetzel Co., West Virginia. She died in 1893. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She married Charles Ward Ruckman Sr. on 29 Dec 1868 in Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
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They had the following children:
M i James A. Ruckman F ii Florence Ruckman was born on 5 May 1882 in Cow Creek, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She died in 1972. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF iii Ida M. Ruckman F iv Nancy E. Ruckman was born in 1871 in Cow Creek, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She died on 15 Jun 1892 in Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF v Stella G. Ruckman was born in 1886 in Cow Creek, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She died in 1958. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM vi Thomas C. Ruckman was born in 1877 in Cow Creek, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. He died in 1918.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF vii Mary Anna Ruckman was born on 27 Feb 1873 in Cow Creek, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She died in 1966. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comM viii Charles Ward Ruckman Jr. F ix Sarah E. (Bessie) Ruckman M x William N. Ruckman F xi Mabel Ruckman F xii Ruckman was born on 22 Apr 1889 in Jefferson District, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She died on 23 Apr 1889 in Jefferson District, Pleasants Co., West Virginia. She was buried in Ruckman Cemetery, Pleasants Co., West Virginia.
this info from tedkuhn@bigfoot.comF xiii Cassie G. Ruckman