WTC 2023 Work Space 11 Interesting Finds

Date: 22 Jun 2023 to 29 Jun 2023
Surnames/tags: challenges wikitree_challenge Kentucky

Contents 1 Interesting Finds 1.1 Jesse Stuart 1.2 Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd 1.3 William Loftus Sutton M.D. 1.4 Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry 1.5 Margaret (Arvin) Sissons 1.6 Cora (Wilson) Stewart 1.7 Alberta Odell Jones 2 Not Yet Sorted 3 Connections to each other 4 More Notable Connections 5 Military

Interesting Finds

This is for Challenge 6 (Challenge 6 Space Page) ✅ ❌

Jesse Stuart

1. ✅ Archelous Craft (abt. 1749 - 1853) - 4th great grandfather of Jesse Stuart was in the American Revolutionary War as a Private in North Carolina. He was a centenarian and died at the age of 104. According to an article from the Pine Mountain DAR Chapter, there is a family story that Archelous split a hundred fence rails on his hundredth birthday. Weddington-53 02:29, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
2. Jesse Hilton Stuart (1907-1984) 's (half) uncle Robert "Bob" Stewart (1900-1935) and John T. Bocook (abt.1899-1935), the husband of Malissa Stewart, Bob's sister, both died the same day after being shot by Arthur Hicks in Rowan, KY. It is still unclear whether Arthur Hicks was related in any way to Bob, whose maternal grandmother was named Nancy Hicks.
3. ✅ Robert "Bob" Stewart (1900-1935)'s sister-in-law, Hazel (Sprouse) Adkins (1909-2002), married one of the three DeAutremont brothers, Ray, who was wanted after a failed, deadly train robbery attempt in southern Oregon in October 1923. The marriage was in 1925; Ray used an assumed name on their marriage record and fathered two children with her, before being finally apprehended four years after the robbery. Hazel lived with her parents while her children grew up and eventually remarried. Bogue-687 19:32, 27 June 2023 (UTC) Bob is 3 generations from Jesse, being his uncle.
4. Sarah Gullett (abt. 1825- abt. 1864) had daughters with 3 of the Pennington brothers and briefly married also a cousin of the Pennington brothers. She first married Alisha Pennington and they had a daughter named Mary Jane. But Alisha died young and Sarah married William Jenkins Pennington, a cousin of Alisha. However, 20 days after the wedding her new husband discovered she was pregnant, and Sarah confessed she had a relationship with Henry C. Pennington, brother of her deceased first husband Alisha and husband of her own sister Mary Jane. This second marriage ended in divorce. The daughter of Henry C. Pennington and Sarah is probably Violet who was officially recorded as the daughter of her sister Mary Jane. Some years later Sarah had another out of marriage relationship with James Pennington another brother of Alisha and Henry C. giving birth to a daughter named Alafair. Sarah is 5 generations from Jesse Stuart, being his great-grand-aunt.

Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd

1. According to his obituary (attached to his Find a Grave memorial) George Henry Austin (abt.1850-1923) and his ex-wife Mary Ella (Gardiner) Micklewright (1858-1923), both married to different people at the time, died two hours apart. Richard Rosenberger. George is 6 degrees from Alice (Geddes) Lloyd.
2. Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd (1876-1962) - namesake grandmother (also Alice Allen (Spencer) Geddes (1826-1909), was married to a Scotsman who was a calico printer (according to the 1850 census). He (Robert) eventually became an Eclectic Physician, along with Cousin Peter, a distinction of medicine which perhaps influenced Alice Geddes Lloyd to found the college. (See:Eclectic Medicine) She (Geddes-1848) also shares a birthday with myself, her 8th cousin once removed (Lo), so she must have been Uber-cool...and potentially the closest relation I've found yet who shares that birthdate!
3. ✅ Edith Marian Kingsley (1870-1972) 6 degrees from Alice Lloyd lived to 101 Martin-58790 19:08, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
4. ✅ William Herbert Murphy (1855-1929) Co-Founder of Cadillac and Lincoln Automobile Companies. Murphy was the lead financial backer of Henry Ford's first gasoline powered vehicle, a delivery wagon, after Ford took Murphy on a 3-hour drive of a prototype. Murphy would be the main financial backer of the Detroit Automobile Company, the company where Ford created the first race car. The Detroit Automobile Company would not be successful and eventually fold, but Murphy and Ford still believed in the gasoline automobile's future and created the Henry Ford Company. Their visions for the future of the automobile varied and Ford would eventually leave the company but allowed to retain the rights to his name. With Ford gone, Murphy would immediately rebrand the company to the Cadillac Automobile Company. The Cadillac Automobile Company was established on August 22, 1902, converting the Henry Ford Company factory at Cass Street and Amsterdam Avenue. It was named after French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, who had founded Detroit in 1701. ((This was found while working on Margaret Willie (Arvin) Sissons (1879-1947) lines.)) Craig-4574 15:47, 25 June 2023 (UTC) William is 18 generations from Alice Lloyd, being her 8th cousin.
5. Susan Jesse Lyman (1894-1925) death caused the resignation of the Associate Medical Examiner in Hampden County, MA after he was questioned by the Governor and District Attorney regarding the circumstances of her death. Further research reveals that he was accused of referring patients to a physician for "illegal operations," probably criminal, that caused their death or had serious complications.Ulmer-538 13:06, 27 June 2023 (UTC) Susan is 19 generations from Alice Lloyd, being her 8th cousin.
6. Harry Stone Allen (1860-1947) went from being a superintendent in 1910 to a manufacturer of candy and ice cream in 1920 and was proprietor of Allen's candy company for 40 years. he owned Ice cream Companies in Bloomington and OttawaTyner-799 18:21, 25 June 2023 (UTC) Harry is 19 generations from Alice Lloyd, being her 8th cousin once removed.
7. ✅ Dr John Leopold Weil (1920-1997) at 6 degrees from Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd (1876-1962) along with his wife were superb clinicians who spent their adult lives helping and healing emotionally troubled children to strengthen their psychological well being. Publish author on the subject. More info at http://www.jgweil.org/ Martin-58790 21:46, 27 June 2023 (UTC) John is 6 degrees from Alice Lloyd.
8. ✅ (Notable connection) Isaac Errett was the manager and founder of the Christian Standard, the 1st of its denomination in the USA, and he was close friend and the Funeral orator of US president James A Garfield in Sep 1881Tyner-799 22:42, 27 June 2023 (UTC) Isaac is 4 degrees from Alice Lloyd.

William Loftus Sutton M.D.

1. ❌ (too recent) William Loftus Sutton M.D.'s granddaughter and great granddaughter wrote several books on the family history of both the Suttons and the Tarletons Williams-5383 21:36, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
2. Charles William Buck, grandson of William Loftus Sutton, was Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Peru from 1885 to 1889. Mair-955 00:18, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
3. ✅ Harvey Samuel Firestone and Idabelle (Smith) Firestone besides being famous for the Firestone brand had a radio and television program called The Voice of Firestone which focused on classical music. Their grandson married Shirley Ann (Tinder) Firestone the second great grandniece of William Sutton M.D.. Williams-5383 18:06, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
4. ❌ (too recent) William Loftus Sutton M.D. sent his 3 eldest sons to college at Georgetown. 2 sons continued medical training at Transylvania and the 3rd went to the Medical College of Louisville. He planned to send his youngest son for medical training, but he died before he could. William also educated all 3 of his daughters, sending them to private schools to include "The Scott Female Institute" which he was the Chairman of the Board of Visitors.
5. ❌ (too recent) ✅ (using anyways) Charles Lunsford Neville Buck was an author and had several of his stories adapted into plays for the theater and also as silent movies. He also wrote under the pseudonym Hugh Lunsford. He grew up in Kentucky except for 4 years spent in South America with his father who was serving President Grover Cleveland in Peru. See Wikepdedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Neville_Buck. Oldaker-144 Charles is 3 generations from William Sutton M.D., being his first great-grandson.
6. ✅ Edmund Kirby-Smith was the last surviving general from the Civil War, dying in 1893. He fought on the Confederate side. He is the father of William Loftus Sutton's daughter Mary Belle's brother-in-law Richard S. Buck's son Randolph Buck's wife. He was also a professor of mathematics, after the war. Mair-955 02:30, 28 June 2023 (UTC)
7. Rachel Vaux Atwood served as a nurse during World War I, making her (at the time of writing this anyway) the only woman on the military service list for this challenge. (Hautala-20) Rachel is 6 degrees from William Sutton M.D..

Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry

1. ✅ Josephine Kirby William's father, Euclid Williamson, was owner of a steamboat, the Paul Jones. On 3 Feb. 1848, the Paul Jones collided with the steamer, the Major Barbour. There were several deaths reported. In 1851, the owners of the steamboat Major Barbour brought a suit of trespass against Euclid Williamson and the owners of the Paul Jones before the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Ohio. ^[1] Doherty-2064 17:55, 22 June 2023 (UTC)
2. Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry is only 5º (2 branches) from William H Henry Peake Sr who lived in Anne Arundel County, Maryland and was a slave owner of at least 17. He had 12 known children with his wife Margaret Gardener. Luker-573 04:59, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
3. ✅ Josephine (Williamson) Henry is only 3º from Scott Brown Jr (1816-1891) via her husband William. Scott Brown, Adjutant General of Kentucky: 1859 - 1861. Born: 1816, Franklin County, Kentucky. Assigned to position: 12 September 1859. Served under Governor(s): Beriah Magoffin. Died: 29 December 1891, Franklin County, Kentucky. Buried: Section B, Lot 45, Grave 3, Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky. Luker-573 00:57, 24 June 2023 (UTC)
4. Josephine (Williamson) Henry's was the niece of English-born Canadian author William Kirby (1817-1906)

Margaret (Arvin) Sissons

1. ✅ Kinchen Davis Little 1830-1910 had a plantation on the Oconee River in Putnam County, Georgia. A bird-shaped mound, created by Native Americans, was present on a stony ridge, built from white quartz rock. The bird was 102-feet-long, from head to tail. (Thiel-559) Kinchen is 5 degrees from Margaret Sissons.
2. Edwin M. R. Weiner, brother-in-law of Margaret Sissons, was educated as an electrical engineer and worked in that profession for many years. Then he changed careers in his later years and became a commission portrait painter. It seems he was fairly well known in his day. He lived in Wisconsin but traveled to other places to paint portraits. He was also listed in Who Was Who in American Art. Kimbel-162 13:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
3. Martin Saxe (1874-1967) was a New York City lawyer for 60 years. He was a New York state Representative twice, the New York State Tax Commission president, and helped elect Mayor LaGuardia of New York City. (Thiel-559) Martin is 4 degrees from Margaret Sissons.
4. Ira Ball (1861-1891) was murdered by his brother, Charles Vance Ball 1872-1942) after the two young men got in a serious argument about a division of property between them. A suit had been filed, and upon learning of it from the bank, Charley rushed to Ira's house to confront him. After a war of words, Ira became exasperated by his younger brother, and went to his home, returning with a shotgun. Upon seeing the gun, Charley pulled out a .38 and shot Ira, fatally wounding him. Both brothers were cousin to Margaret Sissons, being the sons of her aunt on her mother's side. Vanoy-22
5. ✅ Granville Martin Semmes II (1927-2012) is the Original Founder of 1-800-Flowers (and 6 degrees from Margaret Sissons). He had the idea while in the shower. He was friends with both a florist and an executive with a telecommunications company. The number 1-800-Flowers was already taken so Semmes flew to Wisconsin to purchase it from the current owner. The business eventually floundered and the assets were bought by the current owner (who appears prominently in current commercials) Jim McCann. Both Semmes and McCann claim to be the Founder. Craig-4574 21:28, 27 June 2023 (UTC) Granville is 6 degrees from Margaret Sissons.

Cora (Wilson) Stewart

1. ✅ Cora (Wilson) Stewart (1875-1958) - A relative at degree 6, Leslie Obadiah Fultz was murdered as part of a feud between Stamper & Fultz families in 1878. See news clipping at FG source for details. Feuds were not just limited to Hatfield/McCoy. Eastern KY could be a dangerous place in late 1800s. Powers-5789 06:42, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
2. Cora (Wilson) Stewart (1875-1958) starting profile was known for founding Moonlight Schools. Did you know that she was also a delegate to the 1920 Democratic Convention where she seconded the nomination for Governor Cox, highlighting the candidate's support for what would become the 19th Amendment? Smith-159364 02:56, 23 June 2023 (UTC) Cora is 10 degrees from Jesse Stuart.
3. Rida Lee Skinner, Collateral relative of Cora Stewart, served as a Landsman Yeoman (female) for 30 days during WWI (Mississippi to Washington, D. C.). (Tull-5). Rida is 5 degrees from Cora Stewart.
4. Lycurgus C (Parrish) Engle (1875-1931) changed his last name from Parrish to Engle (we do not know why). He murdered his second wife because she wanted a divorce. In the fray, he injured his stepson and consequently, his brother-in-law (also in the house), shot and killed Lycurgus in self-defense. The coroner recorded his death as justifiable homicide and his wife, Manie Gough's death was ruled a homicide. Manie Engle had been married three times prior with her first husband being kicked by a horse; her second husband died of appendicitis and she divorced her third husband. (Tull-5) Lycurgus is 6 degrees from Cora Stewart.
5. Morton Harrison Fultz (1890-1966) - and father of six children had an interesting occupation for Maysville, Mason, KY area. In the 1920-1940 censuses he was employed in a cotton mill. Cotton mill in northern KY, where major cash crop was Burleigh Tobacco!? Most, like me, probably thought cotton was only a 'Southern USA' crop. Powers-5789 18:56, 26 June 2023 (UTC) Morton is 7 degrees from Cora Stewart.
6. Luther Turner Frazier (1888-1965), born in Carter County, Kentucky, was in WWI where he met his future wife (from Cornwall, England). She emigrated in 1918 and they were married in AZ in 1918. He became a lawyer & judge and father of two in Cochise County, AZ. Powers-5789 19:17, 26 June 2023 (UTC) Luther is 6 degrees from Cora Stewart.
7. ✅ James Claiborn Jones (1826-1914), nicknamed "OLD CLAIB JONES," was considered a "Famous Gunfighter in the Old West" Occupation: Lawman (Stevenson-3628) James is [7 degrees from Cora Stewart.
8. Alice McCrea. She was an Assistant Professor of Radiation Physics and Therapy @Duke Medical Center; a graduate of the University of Kentucky in Lexington; a member of the American College of Radiology, a member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and a fellow member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. She was certified by the American Board of Radiology to practice the specialty of Radiological Physics at Duke Medical Center. Alice is 4 degrees from Cora Stewart.
9. ✅ Alfred Charles Gannon (1916-1988), a Kentucky Appalachian, helped make bacon and ham more flavorful through his patents in the packaging business. See news clipping at his FindAGrave link.Powers-5789 22:36, 27 June 2023 (UTC) Alfred is 7 degrees from Cora Stewart.
10. Jasper Byrd Stewart (1829-1914), had 2 wives and many children at the same time and apparently they knew about each other and got along. Jasper was 3 degrees from Cora Stewart, being her husband's uncle.

Alberta Odell Jones

1. William Pulliam (abt.1912-1937) was killed by his wife on 11 Aug 1937 in their home in Kingsville, Albemarle, Stanley Co., North Carolina; his jugular vein was severed with a stake. The death was ruled a homicide on the death certificate. He was a nephew of James Daniel Wofford (1894-1964), who was an uncle of Alberta Odell Jones (1930-1965).
2. James Mathews (1872-1944)'s obituary reports that he was a "Star" in the Negro Baseball League and played for the Owensboro Black Stockings.Tucker-11084 00:38, 26 June 2023 (UTC) James is 6 Degrees from Alberta Jones.
3. Alberta Jones is surrounded by USBH notables Laurence Clifton Jones (1882-1975), ✅ Grace (Morris) Jones (1876-1928), ✅ Helen (Jones) Woods (abt.1923-2020), Mignon (Barker) Richmond (1897-1984) Laurence is 6 degrees from Alberta Jones. Grace is 6 degrees from Alberta Jones.

Not Yet Sorted

Done

Connections to each other

1. ✅ Jesse Stuart is 19 generations from Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd, being her 7th cousin three times removed. He is also 10 degrees from Cora (Wilson) Stewart and 14 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D..
2. Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd is 19 generations from Jesse Stuart, being his 7th cousin three times removed. She is also 13 degrees from Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry and 15 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D..
3. William Loftus Sutton M.D. is 11 degrees from Cora (Wilson) Stewart, and 12 degrees from Margaret (Arvin) Sissons, and 14 degrees from Jesse Stuart.
4. Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry is 13 degrees from Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd, 14 degrees from Jesse Stuart, 14 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D., and 15 degrees from Margaret (Arvin) Sissons.
5. ✅ Margaret (Arvin) Sissons is related by blood to many of our genealogists from the first year of the WikiTree Challenge. She is also 27 generations from Alice Spencer (Geddes) Lloyd, being her 12th cousin once removed, 12 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D., 14 degrees from Cora (Wilson) Stewart, and 15 degrees from Josephine Kirby (Williamson) Henry.
6. Cora (Wilson) Stewart is 10 degrees from Jesse Stuart, 11 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D., and 14 degrees from Margaret (Arvin) Sissons. (No blood relations)
7. ✅ Alberta Odell Jones is 21 degrees from Jesse Stuart, 21 degrees from Cora (Wilson) Stewart, and 25 degrees from William Loftus Sutton M.D..

More Notable Connections

1. Jesse Hilton Stuart (1907-1984) is only generations from Cassius Marcellus (Clay) Ali (1942-2016), better known as "Muhammad Ali," being his 6th cousin.

Military

1. Rachel Vaux Atwood served as a nurse during World War I, making her (at the time of writing this anyway) the only woman on the military service list for this challenge. (Hautala-20) Rachel is 6 degrees from William Sutton M.D..

Civil War

• James Little (1827-1862) served in the 49th Volunteer Georgia Infantry. He was wounded on 26 June 1862 and died on 10 July 1862.
• Algeron Forrest Little (1842-1861) served as a Sergeant in the 12th Regiment of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry. He was wounded at Alleghany Mountain on 13 December 1861 and died on 25 December 1865.
• Thomas H. MacBride (1842-1901) served in Company K (Union) of the 100th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (Rank In: Private; Rank Out: Sergeant) and as Captain of Company B of the 39th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry
• William Aseph Judd (1838-1884) private served in 53rd Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry
• Joseph Anderson Howell (1832 - 1877). He served in the 26th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (3rd East Tennessee Volunteers). Rank In as a Second Lieutenant; Rank Out as an Acting Quartermaster.
• Francis M Pennington (abt. 1845) - Private, 10th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Johnson's), Confederate.
• Andrew Huntington (1838-) 9th regiment Illinois Cavalry, Union
• Erastus Buck Cake (1837-1898) 142nd regiment Ohio cavalry, Union
• William Smith Errett Private Company C, 65th Ohio regiment,(Harker's Brigade) Union
• James Reeder Errett 21st Michigan Infantry regiment, Company D
• Alvin Duval Buck (1838-1922) 17th Virginia Infantry, Company B, Confederate