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Enoch G. Crosthwait1,2,3

#10336, (1819 - 1888)
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Parents

  • Father: Hervey Crosthwait
  • Mother: Mary Axley

Key Events:

  • Enoch G. Crosthwait was born on 26 Dec 1819 in Illinois.4,5,6
  • Enoch married first Margaret Craig on 4 Feb 1840 in Fulton Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • Enoch married second Sarah Emma Cobb, daughter of Capt. Willard Cobb and Amy Allen, on 4 Mar 1862 in Mahaska Co., Iowa.10,11,12
  • Enoch died on 14 Dec 1888 at age 68.6,13,14
  • He was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Indianola, Warren Co., Iowa, with his first wife.15
Enoch also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Margaret Craig:

  • Mary Ann Crosthwait
  • Nancy M. Crosthwait
  • Thomas M. Crosthwait
  • William T. Crosthwait

Citations

  1. Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for Enoch G. Crosthwait and Margaret Craig, citing vol A pg 62, lic. no. 12.
  2. Enock Crosthait household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois.
  3. "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Enoch G. Crosthwait and Sarah E. Cobb.
  4. Enock Crosthait household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois, shows age 29 and state.
  5. E. G. Crosthwait household, 1860 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Iowa, shows age 40 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29936783, Enoch G Crosthwait, shows date, and includes photo of stone that shows same.
  7. Illinois State Archives, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, online, record for Enoch G. Crosthwait and Margaret Craig, citing vol A pg 62, lic. no. 12, shows date and county.
  8. Enock Crosthait household, 1850 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. E. G. Crosthwait household, 1860 U.S. Census, Warren Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Enoch G. Crosthwait and Sarah E. Cobb, shows date, county, and state.
  11. Enoch G. Crosthwait household, 1870 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  12. Enoch Crosswaite household, 1880 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  13. Sarah E. Crosthwait household, 1900 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows her as a widow.
  14. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Des Moines City Directory, 1893 pg 242, shows Sarah as his widow.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #29936783, Enoch G Crosthwait.

Sarah Emma Cobb1,2,3

#10337, (1820 - 1905)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Sarah Emma Cobb was born on 21 Dec 1820 in Vermont.4,5,6
  • Sarah married Enoch G. Crosthwait, son of Hervey Crosthwait and Mary Axley, on 4 Mar 1862 in Mahaska Co., Iowa.7,8,9
  • Sarah died on 25 Sep 1905 in Des Moines, Iowa, at age 84.10,6
  • She was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa, in a lot adjacent to those of her sisters Marietta and Parolina.11
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Willard Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows name as Sarah E. Cobb.
  2. William S. Dart household, 1856 Iowa State Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Oskaloosa, shows name as Emma Cobb.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30040121, Sarah Emma Cobb Crosthwait, includes photo of stone showing name as Sarah Emma Cobb, wife of E. G. Crosthwait.
  4. Willard Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows age 27 and state.
  5. William S. Dart household, 1856 Iowa State Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, Oskaloosa, shows aage 33 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30040121, Sarah Emma Cobb Crosthwait, shows date, and includes photo of stone showing same.
  7. "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Enoch G. Crosthwait and Sarah E. Cobb, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Enoch G. Crosthwait household, 1870 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Enoch Crosswaite household, 1880 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Probate Case Files, Polk Co., Iowa, no. 5564, Sarah E. Crosthwait, Affidavit of Death, 29 Sep 1905, signed by her niece Ida M. Street.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #30040121, Sarah Emma Cobb Crosthwait.

Bess L. Pickering1,2,3

#10338, (1889 - 1961)
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Parents

  • Father: Robert G. Pickering
  • Mother: Lillian Harriett Wilkerson

Key Events:

  • Bess L. Pickering was born on 1 Mar 1889 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Bess married first Tyler K. Miller, son of John S. Miller and Belle Keesee, on 30 Jun 1915 in Clarksville, Tennessee, on the spacious front lawn of her father's home, with Rev. W. S. Taylor officiating.7,8
  • Bess married second Robert Lawrence James, son of Barclay Arney James and Bobella Cobb, on 7 Jul 1926 in Clarksville, Tennessee, with Rev. George O. Watts officating. It was a quiet ceremony at 6:00 am in the Parrish House with intimate relatives in attendence.9,10,11
  • Bess died on 29 Apr 1961 at age 72.4
  • She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee.12
Bess also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Robert Pickering household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as Bessie L. Pickering.
  2. "Miller - Pickering," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 1 Jul 1915, shows name as Miss Bess Pickering.
  3. Robert L. James, Robert L., Certificate of Death, shows name as Bess Pickering James.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 112927168, Bess Pickering James, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  5. Robert Pickering household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 11 and state.
  6. Robert Pickering household, 1910 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 21 and state.
  7. "Miller - Pickering," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 1 Jul 1915, shows yesterday, at her father's home, and officant.
  8. Tyler Miller household, 1920 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.
  9. "James - Miller Wedding," Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, 7 Jul 1926, shows date, time, place.
  10. Bob James, Bob obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows date.
  11. Jesse Ellis household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows both as married, with his first marriage at age 35, and hers at 26.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 112927168, Bess Pickering James, includes tombstone photo.

Francis Byrnes Jr.1,2,3

#10339, (1876 - 1956)
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Parents

  • Father: Francis P. Byrnes
  • Mother: Sarah P. Hopkins

Key Events:

  • Francis Byrnes Jr. was born on 3 Apr 1876 in Indiana.4,5,6
  • Francis married first Linda M. James, daughter of Barclay Arney James and Bobella Cobb, on 16 Apr 1902 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.2,7
  • Francis married second Ethel Dannettell, daughter of George Washington Dannettell and Elizabeth, on 20 Oct 1919 in Vanderburgh Co., Indiana.8,9
  • Francis died on 30 Nov 1956 at age 80.10
  • He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana.11

Citations

  1. Frank P. Byrnes household, 1880 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows name as Frank Byrnes.
  2. "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Frank Byrnes, Jr. and Linda M James, citing bk 22 pg 257.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 97765128, Francis “Frank” Byrnes, Jr, includes tombstone photo showing name as Francis Byrnes.
  4. Frank P. Byrnes household, 1880 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows age 4 and state.
  5. Francis P. Byrnes household, 1900 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 24, and state.
  6. Frank Byrnes, Frank, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date.
  7. Frank Burns household, 1910 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows married 8 years.
  8. "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Ethel D Milstead and Frances Byrnes, citing bk 74 pg 243, shows date.
  9. Frank Byrnes household, 1920 U.S. Census, Vanderburgh Co., Indiana, shows married.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 97765128, Francis “Frank” Byrnes, Jr, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 97765128, Francis “Frank” Byrnes, Jr, includes tombstone photo.

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