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Humason - your family ! (please read)

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Posted: 31 Oct 2000 7:40AM GMT

Book title; Adams, Mills, Humason
author; Franklin B. Mills
publish date 1921
copy can be found in the Genealogy room,
at the City of Denver Public Library,
Denver,Colorado...
this libary is an interexchange library...
you may be near a public library and may particpate in interexchanging books and other information.
(I have full copy of this books...I am related thru the Mills.)
book title;Adams, Mills,s Humason
page #6162
Humason-Dewey Ancestry
Nrs, Melinda Elizabeth (Linnie) Atkinson, third child of Henry Soper Humason, says she visited her father's relatives in Connecticut nearly fifty years ago. She saw his only sister, Helen, and two of his half-brothers. She shays' "Father's mother died at the birth of Aunt Helen and the family was broken up. Father was only 2 1/2 years old. Father lived for a time with two old maids. I think he was afterwards bound out to a man, but ran away and made his one way in the world. He lost all track of his family until I was ten years old when his half-brother; Charles, who was a traveling man looked him up. grandfather Humason was married twice. I do not know his giben name nor that of his first wife, and I never heard the name of his second wife. Henry S. Humason's sister Helen married Abram Kilbourne and had three daughters one of whom died young. Margaret married a mr. Chase and died without heirs. Ellen married John Markham and hdas a daughter who died in infancy. Helen Humason was adopted in her infancy by a family named Priest. She had several foster brothers one of whom was a jeweler". Mrs. Atkinson also says: "The children of Grandfather Humason by his second wife were William Lorenzo Humason, Charles Humason, Merrit Humason and a daughter who married a Mr. Norton and had one daughter. William Lorenzo Humason married Eunicia eno and had two sons: Virgil and William. Virgil married Bessie Wilson and lived in New York City. He had at least one son. William was unmarried when he called on us. Chalres Humason married Julia ?, and they had three sons when last seen. Merritt Humason married an Irish girl by whom he had a large family. " The Dewey family; of this family a memoradndum by Clara Orrilla (Humason) Mills says: "Joseph Dewey and wife Hannah; their children; Isacca Sheldon Dewey, Justice of the Peace in Tioga county, Pennsylvania, Josiah dewey, Hulday dewey, James Dewey, and Dr. sanford Smith Dewey. Isaac S. Dewey married nancy Woodward about 1820 and came to Peoria, Ill. about 1833.
She was the only child of Mr. Woodward and Abigail Hill who parted. Nancy lived with her father after she was six years old and never saw her mother thereafter till she visited her at Vicksburg. Nancy"s half brothers were Nathan, Zebedee and Jerome. Isaac S. Dewey's ten children were:Abigail Dewey born about 1821 and who married Henry S. Humason, Lydia Anne Dewey born 1823, married Obadah oakley by who he had two children. He second husband was John Barrett by whom she had one childd, Caroline. Almira Dewey who died in childhood. Whilliam Oscar Dewey. Joseph dewey who died when a child in Pennsylvania. Belinda who did not marry and died at Vicksburg, Sarah Elizabeth Dewey;
born on an Ohio river boat as the family came west. Sarah married George Bain. Thomas Jefferson Dewey born about 1835, had a large family. Arthur Walter Dewey died in infancy. Nancy Adelia dewey, the youngest was born in 1839 and died in 1912 in Peoria. She lived for many years at Vicksburg where her husband was a Mr. Burroughs. " Helen Angeline Humason, daughter of Henry S. Humason, was born in 1843, was married to Andrew Jackson Leighton in 1962 and died in 1903. Her husband died in 1912. to them were born six chidlren; Charles Frederick Leighton born in 1863, married 1887 to Mabel Bosworth born in 1870. Four children: Irving Charles Leighton born in 1888 married in 1911. Eva Bartrom born in 1886. Two children: Mabel elizabeth born in 1912 and Irving Charles born in 1915. Earl Frederick Leighton born in 1889 died in 1890. Ethel Clair Leighton born in 1890. Josepehine Leighton born in 1897 married to Frederick W. Schefeling in 1920. Mr. Schefeling born in 1890. Lura C. Leighton born in 1865 married in 1888 to Frank bell bor in 1863. Divorce suit brought by her. Her second husband was Samuel Wallace by whom she had two daughters one of whom is dead. Harold L. Bell, the son by the first marriage was born in 1889. Harrold Bell lives at Kansas City,Mo., Percy Elbert Leighton born Feb 14, 1876, married Oct. 26, 1904. Mary Scholl who was born May 26, 1879, Three children; Walter Andrew born Oct 4, 1905. Howard Frederick born April 18, 1910, and earl Francis born Jan 6, 1915. Percy and a partner have a garage at Vero, Florida. edith Leighton was born 1867 died in 1869 Ethel Clara Leighton born 1869 died in 1874. Edwin Harris Leighton born Feb 21, 1884, married his first wife in 19907. His second wife is still living. He has a daughter Helen Louise, Harriet Calista Humason daughter of Henry S. Humason born Sept 11, 1846, married April 5, 1870 to James Gillis Keller born April 27, 1844. Four children; John Gilbert Kellar born March 11, 1871, married mary Westrup Pearce born Oct 14, 1873at Waukegan, Oct. 11, 1899. Her parents; William S. pearce, born jan 26, 1823 and Mary G. Copp born Jan 17, 1834. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kellar's children; John Gilbert Jr. born Jan 23, 1902, at Albany, N.Y. Mary Harriet born June 20, 1907. Norman Humason Kellar born April 5, 1873, married Oct. 6, 1897 Olive M. campbell who was born Sept 27, 1877. ***
Kellars, Perkins,
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continued: Mr. J. G. Humason's second marriage was several years ago. Linnie Humason born Nov. 3, 1848, ws married to George Pursell Atkinson; July 6, 1875. His birth was on Oct 28, 1841, and he died at Columbus, Ohio. Oct.12,1916. Their seven chidlren; Edna Fern Humason born Sept 20, 1876, Ralph Pursell Humason born April 17, 1878, Harry Leo Humason born June 15, 1879 and died July 1888. Cora Isabel Humason born Sept 30, 1880 and died Feb. 6, 1906. Walter Earl Humason born March 28, 1882 and died in 1863. Charles Edwin Humason born Juen 15, 1886 and died JUly 8, 1887. Robert Leslie Humason born Aug 2, 1887. Charles Humason son of Henry S. Humason was born Aug., 22, 1831 and married dec 12, 1872. Mary Drake born May 6, 1848, and who died Jan. 8,1914. Their six chidlren: Flora O. Humason born Dec 9, 1873, Fred Charles Humason born August 6, 1875, Wiliam Henry Humason born June 18, 1879, married in 1903 to Mrs. Ida Hendrich. their one child Harry was born Sept 9, 1912. Bert Humason born July 4, 1886. Nellie and bessie Humason; twins born Aptil 18, 1894. Nellie married June 27, 1916 to Albert garland. Bessie Humason died Nov. 21, 1918. Clara Orrilla Humason's dates of birth, marriage and death will be found with the memoranda concerning her husbnad,: F.B. Mills.
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This "F.B.Mills"
is Franklin Birdseye Mills.
and I have information of him, his family.
also go to Gen Forum, posting; WHITSETT,
chart #3, andrt #3 update; posted by Kathy Whitsett.
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This must be your family, I have read your posting before, decided to post this information. If you want a full copy of the book, fot ten cents a page I will copy it. It runs about $10.00. you may email me directly; csteinheimer @hotmail.com
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