Jason Purdy, Sabrina Beal, and Frank Purdy

Frank Kelly Purdy (K86N-JJV)
Jason Purdy married to Sabrina Beal (KCZB-15P)
Sabrina R. Beal (K4J4-K7B)
Mercy Ann Beal sister of Sabrina (LHK6-167)
Jason Purdy married to Sabrina Sheldon (K4DH-S94)
Sabrina Sheldon (KZBQ-DYR)
Eliab Purdy (LC8R-QM3)
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Francis Kelly Purdy, born 1864 might not be the son of Jason Purdy, born 1829 and Sabrina Beal born 1832

There is a discrepancy on the census records about who Frank's parents are. The 1880 census says he is Jason Purdy's nephew. The 1900 census says that Jason Purdy is the father. But, in both records, it shows that Jason Purdy was born in Pennsylvania and that Frank's father was actually born in New York.



Moreover (as noted in the last post), some FamilySearch records indicate that Sabrina Beal born 1801 married Eliab Purdy. The last post questioned that accurateness of that record. This is further questioned by the fact that Sabrina Beal (b. 1801) is the aunt of the Sabrina Beal (b. 1832) who married Jason Purdy.

More research needs to be done.


RESOLVED--Futher Research Showed NOT Resolved.
Below is the first conclusion. Following that is the what I found through further research:

Two sets of records:

1. I found death records for both Jason and Sabrina. Sabrina's record indicates that she was married. She had two children, one living. Her father is Seth Beal. Frank Purdy signed the death record. Jason's death record showed that he was widowed and that his parents are Eliab Purdy and Mary Harverd. Jason's death record also indicates that he was born in New York and that both of his parents were born in Massachusetts.

2. FindAGrave has pictures of headstones. The headstones indicate birth and death dates for Jason, Sabrina, Frank, and Frank's wife, Anna. They indicate that Sabrina was born in Macedon, NY. There is also a memorial that says that Frank married Anna Parker. Anna's headstone is also there with the others.


FOUND:

1. Death Record of Jason Purdy, b. October 12, 1829; d. June 25, 1905
Died in Wright, Ottawa, Michigan
Widowed
Age 20 at first marriage. Father of NONE children
Father: Eliab Purdy
Mother: Mary Harverd
http://interactive.ancestry.com/60872/44471_354682-01130?pid=1091062&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3findiv%3d1%26db%3dMichiganDeaths%26h%3d1091062%26tid%3d%26pid%3d%26usePUB%3dtrue%26rhSource%3d60525&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true

2. Death Record of Sabrina R. Purdy, b. February 1832; d. September 28, 1900
Died in Wright, Ottawa, Michigan; born in New York
18 years as resident
1st marriage at age 23; 2 children, 1 living
Father: Seth Beal
Place of burial: Berlin Cemetery

3. Marriage record for Frank Kelly Purdy to Lydia J. Moorhead; August 27, 1928
Frank had been married one time before.
Frank was born in Michigan

Father's name: William Kelly; mother's maiden name: Sabrina Beal
Lydia had been married one time before
Spouse's father: Alfred Emmons; Spouse's mother: Ellen Frank
Witnesses: Wm. T. Moorhead and Mrs. M. L. Goodale

http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=MI-Marriages&h=2069401&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=60525


4. Obituary of Mrs. Frank Purdy, July 21, 1941
Children mentioned: Mrs. Leona Goodale of Grand Rapids, MI and William Moorhead of Wright, MI
Sister: Mrs. Etta Bisbee of Moline
She was born November 5, 1861 in Allegan County

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPB-5BQ8

This record is important because it connects Frank Purdy with a second wife. And it it eheir marriage record lists Frank's parents (William Kelly and Sabrina Beal).


5. Obituary of Frank Purdy's sister: Myrtie Rosengrant
Myrtie Rosengrant, wife of Horace Rosengrant
Died on December 16, 1935 in Sparta, MI
Children surviving William A. of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Hugh Barry of Sparta
Also survived by brother: Frank Kelly Purdy of Marne
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96L-2Q83?mode=g&i=234&wc=SKX4-GPD%3A1440416101%2C1440428102%3Fcc%3D2215693&cc=2215693

6. Indexed Death Record of Frank Purdy:
Born: December 1864
Died: August 10, 1946 at Grand Rapids, Kent, MI

7. FindaGrave  Mercy Ann Beal Kelly
Born: July 12, 1829
Died: March 20, 1865
(Mercy married William Kelly.)
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70571869

8. Marriage record for Seth B. Purdy, son of Frank Kelly Purdy
Marriage record identifies Seth's wife
Parents are Frank Purdy and Anna V. Parker
http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=MI-Marriages&h=2633352&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6061



SOLUTION BASED ON RECORDS RECORDED ABOVE

The following makes sense to me:
William Kelly and Mercy Beal Kelly are the birth parents of Frank Kelly Purdy. He was born December 1864 in Marne Michigan. Mercy died three months later in March 1865. At that point Jason Purdy and Sabrina Beal Purdy took Frank in to their home to raise him. That is why he is listed in the 1880 census as the nephew. By the 1900 census, it is like Jason and Sabrina are his parents, and the census taker lists him as such.

The obituary of Myrtie Rosengrant says she is survived by her brother Frank Kelly Purdy. Myrtie Kelly is the daughter or William Kelly and Mercy Ann Beal. She married Horace Rosengrant. Thus, Myrtie and Frank are brother/sister with the same parents.


More proof is listed on the marriage certificate of Frank Kelly Purdy to Lydia Moorehood. It identifies his father as William Kelly and his mother as Sabrina Beal. I believe the "Sabrina" part was an error and it should have read "Mercy". But, relationships blur after living with an "adopted mother" your whole life."

Because Frank Kelly Purdy was raised by Jason and Sabrina, the headstone is located with them.

OTHER PROBLEMS IN FAMILYSEARCH
Jason Purdy is married to wrong Sabrina.

2/20/2016

*** Found a merged record for Mrs. Sabrina Purdy. The deleted person's PID is MM2F-BG8. I sent several messages to individuals who had merged, changed, or sourced these records. If I don't hear back from them, I'll restore the deleted individual and unattach Sabrina Sheldon from Jason Purdy.

10/25/2016
Merged Sabrina Sheldon with another Sabrina Sheldon; spouse of Joseph Thomas.



2/20/2016

*** More evidence that Sabrina is a Beal not a Sheldon. Grandson, Seth Beal Purdy's full name is listed on his WWII Draft Registration​



10/25/2016 Update Work on Anna Purdy

~~ Anna Purdy is not the child of Jason and Sabrina. Death certificate of Jason Purdy says he is the parent of "none" children. Do not know who Anna Purdy belongs to. I did preliminary searches on both Ancestry and FamilySearch for records about Anna Purdy. I couldn't find anything. I tried to see if Sabrina Sheldon and Joseph Thomas had a daughter named Anna. I couldn't find many records for them. I also checked to see if Jason's brother, Ephraim, had a daughter named Anna. I found an Ephraim who married Anna. I couldn't find anything definitive there, either.

Today I removed Anna Purdy L2FP-3J2 ​as a child of Jason and Sabrina.




William Kelly married again after Mercy died (as per headstone on FindaGrave that lists both wives.)--Ruth A. Knowles added and temple work reserved.

Mercy Ann Beals death date is wrong.--Corrected

Frank Kelly Purdy does not have a spouse.--Married twice. Both added and temple work reserved


Other Links:

Sabrina Beal Purdy FindaGrave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70570492


Frank C. Purdy FindaGrave: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PU&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=24&GScntry=4&GSsr=3441&GRid=70572351&


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Nathan Stone Reed, b. 1803 Macedon, NY

Hannah G. Reed Beal and Seth Beal
Friends Cemetery, Farmington, NY

Today I was praying for help with my family history research. I would really like to find some more of my relatives in the Palmyra area before summer of 2017 when we take a family trip to Palmyra. I felt impressed to look at the family of Hannah Gould Reed (b. 1806). Hannah G. Reed Beal is my 3rd Great Grandmother.

I went into FamilySearch to Hannah's parents, Lois Stone and Paul Reed.  Paul Reed's records indicate that he has more than one wife for the same time period. So, I switched the view to Lois Stone. I looked at the descendancy view to begin my work.

The oldest child is Sabrina Reed. FS shows a spouse of Eliab Purdy. However, FindAGrave has a couple of records that raise questions about this marriage. There is a headstone for Eliab Purdy in Ohio. Linked with that memorial is a daughter, Mercy Ann (Purdy) Kibby. Mercy's  memorial reads: "Dgt. of Eliab and Mary (Hartford) Purdy. Wife of Harmon Kibby." More research is needed to determine any information about Sabrina Reed.

I also looked at Nathan Stone Reed. FS has him with three wives: Mary Ann Tedman, d. 1835; Mary A. Rice, d. 1860; and Sarepta Simpson, married after 1860. The FindAGrave memorials indicate children for each of the Mary's. On FS, there were several children attached to Mary Ann Tedman who were born after she died. Today I merged some of the inaccurate records and moved the children to Mary A. Rice.

There is still a lot of research to be done with this family. I didn't start research or attaching records until I had the family cleaned up a bit. This is where I will pick up when I come back. My first TODO, though, I think, is to get this family made into a tree and loaded onto Ancestry.com. Then I will work with both Ancestry and FS to research, source, and work on this line of my family.

Sophia Day and Charles Cockriel--Evidence that Supports Their Marriage

I was given some information that Sophia Day married Charles Cockriel. I could find no record of his marriages, either his first or second wife. So, I pieced together the following information:

Charles Cockriel married Sophi (I believe Day). Sophia died between the 1900 and 1910 Federal Census records. By 1910, Charles had remarried, a woman named Francis. The census indicates it is a second marriage for both of them.. The marriage of Charles Cockriel (b. January 1870 in Indiana) and Sophia Day (b. 1873 in Indiana) is verified by their children's marriage records.

* 1910: Ruth Cockriel married Frank Rosenbaum. The marriage records list Sophia A. Day and C.W. Cockriel as her parents.

* June 1920: Mary Francis "Cochrill" married Nathan H. Baynes. Father is Chas. W. Cochrill and mother is Sophia

* November 1920: Goldie Edna Cockriel (b. 1901), married John F. Trail. Father is Charles Cockriel and Francis Day. I believe this is a mistake and that the birth mother actually was Sophia Day since Charles Cockriel never married Francis Day.

This evidence is supported by the 1910 census. Fanny M. Cockriel has had one child and one child is living. Also in the household is Audrey Lanham, step son to Charles Cockriel. The natural conclusion is that Audrey is Fanny's only child.

* May 1922: Vernie Cockriel (b. 1904) married James G. Lomax. Father is Charles W. Cockriel and mother is Sophia Broadwell. Again, I believe this is a mistake. The 1910 census says C.W. Cockriel only married twice, Sophia and Fanny. I wonder if Broadwell is the maiden name of the second wife, Fanny.

Jennie Alwida Johnson and John V. Carter's Children

21 January 2015

I'm so excited. Today I found three children for Jennie!! A couple of weeks ago I found another child of hers.

Jennie was married in 1883 and died in 1899. Therefore, she missed the 1890 census record. Here are the records that I found:

* Child of Jennie J. Carter, buried 15 April 1899
- Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. The plot number is: section 2, Lot 109. Find A Grave Memorial# 45901042
-Burial in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. The plot number is: section 2, Lot 109. Find A Grave Memorial# 45901182

This is Jennie's burial and her child's. I assume that both died with complications of child birth. But, I don't have any documentation to that end yet.


* Margaret Louise Carter, b. 1896 or 1897; died 1991
- Sons of American Revolution application; Margaret's son applied for a membership. The application listed her full name as Margaret Louise Carter Ditrich. Her husband is Alvan Dittrich. and her two parents are John Vestal Carter and Jennie Johnson. The application also lists marriage and death dates.

Margaret was not living with her father in the 1900 census. I looked for Margaret on the 1900 Census and found a Margaret Carter living in Indianapolis. His name is Francis Carter. He was born about 1847. His parents are from Ohio.

In the 1910 Census, Margaret

In the 1900 census, John V. Carter's parents are identified as being born in Ohio. This is different than the 1910 and 1920 census records which list their birth place as Indiana. To verify this information, I looked at the marriage record for John Carter and Jennie Johnson. The marriage record says his parents are: Jas W Carter and Susan Carter.

The 1870 Census for James Carter and Susan Carter have a John V. Carter living with them. In the census, both of them are listed as being born in Ohio.

Therefore, I conclude that the Margaret living with Francis is the daughter of John V. Carter and Jennie Johnson. The 1900 Census also lists two other children, a niece, Susan Carter, and a nephew, Hugh Carter. I also conclude that both of these children are also children of John and Jennie.

Ethel Mae Mabee b. 1882

Today I found three marriages for Ethel Mae Mabee, daughter of Gabriel D. Mabee and Ida Jane Clow. I am not sure how the first two marriages fit together, but I have plenty of records documenting the marriage to George Schwartz.

Marriage to George Schwartz:

The last marriage was to George Schwartz from Ashford, Cattaraugus, New York. This was proven by a marriage record which listed Ethel's parents as well as the fact that it was her second marriage. In addition, the 1930 census record shows Ethel Schwartz being born in South Dakota with her father being born in Canada and her mother being born in Illinois.

Marriage to Harvey N. Best

There is a marriage record for Ethel M. Mobee (This is the indexed spelling. I have not seen the actual record.) This record identifies a marriage to Harvey N. Best on December 26, 1906, in Lake City, Calhoun, Iowa. Her parents are listed as G.D. Mobee and Ida J. Clow. This is definitely Ethel May Mabee.

Ancestry.com has another marriage record for Harvey N. Best in 1910. This record lists him as divorced. South Dakota Marriages: Marriage Record for Harvey N. Best

Marriage to John D. Allyn

Ethel has three children with the last name of Allyn. The first was born

The 1930 census record for Little Valley, New York lists two of George's step children with the last name of Allyn. I found a couple of obituary records for Lyle Harvey Allyn that identify his father as John D. Allyn and his mother as Ethel Mabee Allyn.

The documentation for the that proves the census record is Ethel May Mabee comes from two different obituary records. There is a record on Ancestry.com that is an index of people mentioned in Lyle Allyn's obituary. Among those names are John D. Allyn and Ethel Mabee Allyn.

I also found a transcript of the obituary on GenealogyBank.com.  The obituary reads as follows:

LYLE HARVEY ALLYN: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Friday, December 3, 2004

Deceased Name: LYLE HARVEY ALLYN

REIDSVILLE Lyle Harvey Allyn, 97, formerly of 402 Ransom Street, died Wednesday,

Dec. 1, 2004, at Brian Center of Eden.

Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Allyn was born in Des Moines, Iowa, to the late John D. and Ethel Mabee Allyn. He grew up in Salamanca, N.Y., and married Nella Mae Simms in 1935. He retired from Erie-Lackawanna Railroad after many years of service and had lived in Reidsville since 1974, where he was a member of First United Methodist Church, Gideons and the Jefferson Penn Masonic Lodge 384 AF & AM.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Nella Allyn; son Clair Allyn and wife Betty of Chesterfield, Mo.; daughters, Dennie Kohler and husband Dennis of Hartsville, Ohio, Leah West and husband Don of Reidsville and Debbie Baldwin and husband Roger of Reidsville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home two hours prior to the funeral service.

Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 1520 South Scales Street, Reidsville, NC 27320 or Gideons International, P. O. Box 510, Reidsville, NC 27323.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.wilkersonfuneral.com

The Social Security Death Index lists Lyle Harvey's birth and death dates. SS Death Record for Lyle Allyn

Possible Conclusion

Lyle Harvey Allyn was born Februay 1, 1907, but Ethel M. Mabee wasn't married to Harvey N. Best until December 26, 1906. It is possible that Lyle H. Allyn was the illegitimate child of John D. Allyn. Lyle's middle  name is Harvey, which is the same name as her spouse.

It is possible that the marriage didn't last, and Ethel followed John D. Allyn to New York where they had two more children before that relationship ended for good. Was she ever married to John D. Allyn? It is possible that the answer is no. The marriage record of her marriage to George Schwartz indicated that it was her second marriage.

Frederick Vinter, b. 1830 and Frances Davies, b 1829; married; md 1857 in Newington

Working on Frederick Vinter's family

Frederick is the son of John Vinter, b. 1806 and Jane Morely
John is brother to Gedney Venter. He is son of Joseph Venter and Elizabeth Gedney.

John and Jane's children are:

1. John Vinter, b. 1825 in Coningsby
2. Joseph Vinter, b. 1827 in Coningsby
3. Frederick Vinter, b. 1830. He married Frances Davies, b. 1829
4. William Vinter, b. 1840 Coningsby

I have no information for any of the sons except Frederick Vinter.

Frederick Vinter married Frances Davies, b 1829; They were married 1857 in Newington.

Their children are:

1. Frederick R. J. Vinter, b 1857
2. Jane Sabina Vinter, b 1858
3. John William Vinter, b 1860
4. Joseph Morris Vinter, b 1863
5. Charles e. Vinter, b 1866
6. Fannie Elizabeth Vinter, b 1869
7. Frederick james Vinter, b 1877

Frederick R. J. Vinter

Lewis H. Smith and Phebe Ann Mott both b. 1805, Washington, Dutchess, New York

Trying to find the parents of Lewis H. Smith.

Census Records:

1830 Federal Census

Lewis H. Smith was in the Macedon, Wayne, New York. His name was spelled Louis and the H was indexed as an N. The ages of household members are:
* 1 male, 20-29 (Lewis)
* 1 female, <5 (Eliza Mott)
* 1 female, 20-29 (Phebe Ann)

Phebe (Haight) Mott--Phebe Ann's mother
* 2 males, 20-30 (Edwin and ?)
* 1 female, 5-9 (?)
* 2 females, 30-29 (Elizabeth and Martha)
* 1 female, 60-69 (Phebe)

Phebe Smith:
* 1 male 10-14
* 1 male 15-19
* 3 males 20-29
* 1 male 40-49
* 2 females 10-14
* 2 females 15-19
* 3 females 20-29
* 1 female 30-39
* 2 females 50-59
* 1 free colored female 10-23






NOTE:  6/12/2014 August Davis is living near Samuel Mott in the 1820 Census and near Phebe Mott in the 1830 Census in Washington, Dutchess, NY.

Jacob Session appears on the same census page for Daniel Smith in 1820 and Phebe Smith in 1830. (handwriting makes double s look like lower case f)

1820 Federal Census

I looked at the 1820 Federal Census to see if I could identify families for Lewis and Phebe. It was easy to find Phebe's because I know her father. The census information reads:

Samuel Mott
* 1 male 10-15 (Edwin)
* 1 male 16-25 (?)
* 1 male 45+ (Samuel)
* 1 female 10-15 (Phebe Ann)
* 2 females 16-25 (Elizabeth and Martha)
* 1 female 45+ (Phebe)

There were several Smith names. Two of them have a male the right age for Lewis, which would be between the age of 10-15.

Daniel Smith:
* 1 male 10-15; 1 male 45+
* 1 female 10-15; 1 female 16-25; 1 female 26-45

E.M. Smith:
* 1 male 10-15; 1 male 26-45
* 3 females under 10; 1 female 26-45

Joseph Smith:
* 1 male <10; 1 male 26-45
* 3 females under 10; 1 female 26-45

Hannah Smith:
* 1 female <10; 1 female 26-45

Isaac Smith:
* 1 male <10; 1 male 16-18; 3 males 16-25; 1 male 45+
* 2 females <20; 2 females 10-15; 3 female 16-18; 2 females 26-45