We have 5 guests and no members online
- Details
- Published on Monday, 23 June 2008 01:06
- Written by Administrator
- Hits: 1806
| Our first inquiry for this issue is from Mary A. (Fenton) Clark of Philadelphia, Missouri and her information is as follows: My great grandfather Orville Fenton served in the Civil War under General Grant. According to his military record he was born in Chautauqua County, New York. He was living in Fenton. Illinois when he enlisted in the army. I have been unable to find anything concerning his parents. After discharge from the army he married Sarah Coleman at Fenton, Illinois. She has additional family history after that point. If you think you have information that might help her with her research, she can be reached at the following address: Mary A. Clark |
| Our next inquiry comes from Homer Edward Fenton of Atlantic Beach, Florida and his information is as follows: My father, Angus Homer Fenton was born September 14, 1888 at Point St. Charles, Montreal, Canada. His father was William (we knew him as John) Fenton. His mother was Teresa Maria Middleton. We think William Fenton was also born in Montreal, but we have not been able to pin it down. If you have any information that helps Homer with his research, he can be reached at the following address: Homer Edward Fenton |
| Our next inquiry comes from Kathleen Fenton of Columbia, Maryland and her information is as follows: Ambrose Fenton, son of Adonijah Fenton and Drusilla Hinckley, was born in Willington, Connecticut on August 5, 1784 and died in Ashtabula County, Ohio on April 27, 1856 at age 71 years, 1 month, 22 days; buried next to him at Windsor Center Cemetery is his wife, Betsey Ann Nichols, who died January 3, 1869 at age 84 years, 2 months, 17days, giving her a birth date of November 16, 1784. Census records indicate she was also born in Connecticut. By 1810, Ambrose and Betsey were in Washington County, New York and had a son. When and where did they marry? Connecticut or New York? Where was Betsey born? And who were Betsey’s parents? If you have information that can help Kathleen with her research, she can be reached at the following address: Kathleen D. Fenton |
| Our next inquiry is from Eugene Radcliffe of Mansfield, Ohio and his information is as follows: I was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. My mother was Grace India Martin and my father was Samuel Tilden Radcliffe (the middle name of my father came from my grandmother, Sarah Ann Dupey. It is an old name in their family. Sarah’s husband, my grandfather was Allen Thomas Radcliffe. The only thing wrong is the miss spelling of Ratcliffe It should be Ratcliffe, which, by the way goes back to William Ratcliffe, who was an Epistical Methodist preacher by the way married Mary Fenton from Pittsburgh? William and a sister, Mary, a school teacher showed up in Baltimore, Maryland, east coast area. From there to Maysoill, Kentucky. I was 66 years of age before I got this far along. I have documents showing the footsteps of my great great grandmother, Mary Fenton. I found most of these papers in the Warnock Family Reunion in Greenup County, Kentucky. Many of these papers go back to 1892. All of them within fifteen miles of my hometown, but I never knew. On a visit to West Union, Ohio I found your name. I also found that my grandmother and father lived and died in Winchester, Ohio. I hope to be able to search these areas out hoping to find my missing family. My own family never talked about it, but I do not know why. If you have information that might help Eugene with his Fenton research, he can be reached at the following address: Eugene Radcliffe |
| Our next inquiry comes from Jim Wilhite of Lexington, Kentucky and his information is as follows: He is researching an ancestor by the name of Margaret Ann or Anna Fenton. He knows she was born in 1804 supposedly in Pennsylvania. She married William McMasters in Alleghany, Pennsylvania in 1828 or thereabouts. She had nine children. In the 1850 census McMasters was still alive and an innkeeper in McKeesport/Pittsburgh. In 1860 census the children are dispersed in several households. The children were Catharine, circa 1829, married McKelpin; William McMaster Jr., circa 1831, married Ellen McLaughlin, reportedly lived in Wells County, IN around 1910; Eliza, circa 1832; Henry Polix McMasters born October 4,1833 born in Horseshoe bottom, Green County, PA and died in Weston, WV, March 18, 1911; Margaret Louise, circa January 23, 1838, Allegheny County, PA, married September 10, 1854 to William Kennedy at Newcastle, PA and died Hambden, OH June 1, 1884; John Hamilton McMasters, circa February 19, 1840, married Emma Shafer, Newcastle, PA, died Weston, WV, April 14, 1910; Mary Caroline, circa April 10, 1842, McKeesport, PA, married to John Wishard Gibson circa 1866, died January 24, 1931; Louise, circa 1842, possibly a twin, married Hoagh; and finally George William McMasters, circa November 25, 1848, married Mary Ellen Gladwell, died November 25, 1925 in Painesville, OH. If you can provide any additional information, you can contact Jim at the following addresses: Jim Wilhite |
| Our next inquiry is from Cathy Lippert who has two obituaries and is researching the Finton line. The information is as follows: The Hawk Eye, Burlington IA Friday, 3/28/1997 ALBERT FINTON Albert William "A.W." Finton, 78, of Keokuk, died Wednesday, March 26, 1997, at River Hills Nursing Home in Keokuk following a long heart illness. Born Jan. 13, 1919, in Lima, Ill., he was the son of Archie and Jennetta Harrison Finton. He married Kathryn Hardy in 1936. She preceded him in death. He later married Harriet Collier on Feb. 20, 1949, in Keokuk. She died March 10, 1979. He had been a resident of Keokuk for the past 48 years. He owned Tri-State Nursery in Keokuk for over 40 years. Prior to that, he had owned and operated three Conoco stations in Keokuk. He was a member of the Iowa Nurserymen’s Association. Survivors include five daughters, Donna Sue Lehman of Adair, Verla June Robison and Maxine Grunewald, both of Warsaw, Ill., Vivian Lee Boyd of Keokuk, and Alice M. Lamborn of Donnellson; four sons, Arthur William Finton of Keokuk, and Albert Jerry Finton, Dale William "Bill" Finton and John Gilbert Finton, all of Warsaw, Ill.; four sisters, Dorothy M. Stepp of Warsaw, Ill., Marjorie Ruth Gabbert of Coal Valley, Ill., Lois Virginia Wagner of Montrose, and Mary Jane Brown of Keokuk; four brothers, Almon Lee Finton of Las Vegas, Nev., Norman E. Finton of Albany, Ore., Daniel J. Finton of Warsaw, Ill., a grandchildren; and 53 great-grandchildren. Besides his wives, he was preceded in death by his parents, two daughters, one brother, four sisters and two grandchildren. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. today, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 9 p.m. at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk. A private family graveside service for Mr. Finton will be Saturday in Oakland Cemetery in Keokuk, with the Rev. Craig Burton officiating. Memorials have been established for Lee County Hospice and Warsaw Ambulance Service. The Hawk Eye, Burlington IA Monday, 1/20/1997 DAISY ASHWORTH Daisy A. Ashworth, 54, of Keokuk, died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997, at her home. Born Sept. 4, 1942, she was the daughter of Albert and Kathryn Hall Finton. On Feb. 27, 1967, she married Robert Ashworth in Hamilton, Ill. She was an Army veteran, serving during the 1960s. She was a member of Warsaw Assembly of God in Warsaw, Ill. She had sponsored several children from India. Survivors include her husband; one son, John Ashworth of Keokuk; one daughter, Dauna Johnson of Atlanta, Ga.; five grandchildren; her father of Keokuk; five sisters, Maxine Grunewald, Verla Robison and Rosie Percival, all of Warsaw, Alice Lamborn of Donnellson, and Vivian Boyd of Keokuk; and three brothers, Jerry Finton, Bill Finton and John Finton, all of Warsaw. She was preceded in death by her mother, one sister and one grandson. Visitation will begin after 1 p.m. today at Vigen Memorial Home in Keokuk, where the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The funeral for Mrs. Ashworth will be 1 p.m. Monday at Vigen Memorial Home, with the Rev. Charles Hadsell officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Warsaw. A memorial has been established. If you have any information regarding Cathy’s Finton line, she can be researched at the following address: E-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Our final inquiry for this issue comes from Jeannette. Her information is in the form of a pedigree chart and it is as follows: #1 Justus Fenton AFN: mtql-hp Born September 14, 1773 Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut. Died, Ohio, Spouse Mary Parker, (daughter of Johnathan Parker, aid to George Washington) #2 (on line above Justus) Ebenezer Fenton AFN CDJQ-9f Born August 29, 1710 Mansfield, Connecticut March 26. Died August 1739, Mansfield, Tolland County, Connecticut. #3 (below Justus) Lydia Conant AFN CDJQ-BL Born August 12, 1739. Now I know that means Ebenezer and Lydia are husband and wife, but where does Justus come in, is he their son, and would #4 Robert Fenton, and 5 Dorothy Farrar, be Ebenezer be the son of #4 & 5. She thinks that is the way it goes, anyway, then Justus is my great great grandfather, great + Ralph and grand is Eusebius Marcellus. I have charts of that line going back to the 1100s. If you think you can help Jeannette with her information, you can contact her at the following address: E-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |