Posts Tagged ‘missouri’
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Keepsake Photographs, Stories Within Stories
Mary Ann Jones was born in Tennessee, the oldest child of eleven born to her parents Richard Jones and Margaret Jenkins. Her family heard the message of the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized. The family migrated through several states and towns with the Saints, settling for a time […]
posted by Sandy on Stories Within Stories
Hartson Jerome Fitzgerald was born in 1860 in Missouri. In 1885 he married Mary Watrous Reynolds. Mary was the daughter of William Reynolds, who was brother of our direct ancestor Mary June Reynolds Watrous. Thus, Mary Reynolds Fitzgerald was the niece of Mary June Reynolds Watrous. It is not known why the younger Mary had […]
posted by Sandy on Stories Within Stories
Joseph Morris was the fifth child of seven born to his parents Joseph Morris and Elizabeth Vernon. We know him as the brother of our direct ancestor George Morris and as the leader of the apostate church called the Morrisites. Joseph was born in England. He worked in the mines and is said to have […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Stories Within Stories
We came to know Abraham Maple during our quest to find the parentage of our ancestor Timothy Watrous. Timothy Watrous had two sons from his marriage to Mabel Rowley. They were Samuel and William. Timothy had one son from his marriage to Mabel’s sister Mary Rowley. He was our direct ancestor Jerome Timothy Watrous. Louisa […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Thomas Watrous, Stories Within Stories
James Newberry is one of the most interesting ancestors in our lines. He was born in New York to John Newberry and Jemima Benedict. His father was from New York and his mother from Connecticut. He was the eleventh child of thirteen born to his parents. In 1811 he married Mary Smith. They became the […]
posted by Sandy on Ancestors of Sandra Gale
Jane Pickett was born in England to George Pickett and Maria Jarvis. She was the youngest of three children, the others being Mary and James. Two years before Jane’s birth, her parents heard the message of the Gospel from the missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints and were baptized. When Jane was […]