The family of John Whittemore 1685-1748

I've written of this John Whittemore, known as Captain John Whittemore, earlier and I still am fascinated with this man.  I would still love to know more of his life and his travels.  He was a "mariner" for many years, which apparently earned him the title of Captain, and he lived in Boston prior to the American Revolution, when it was still a very British colony.  There are so many questions I'd like to ask him!

However, we do know that his parents are John and Elizabeth Annable Whittemore, that he was born December 23, 1685 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and that he died April 21, 1748 in Boston.  He was married in 1711 to Elizabeth Lloyd, daughter of Edward and Hannah Griffin Lloyd.   Elizabeth died in 1746.

John and Elizabeth had at least four children together.

John was born in 1714 and married Lydia Clough, the daughter of Benjamin and Faith Hart Clough.  Their known children are John, William, and Josiah.  I will write more of this family in my next post.

Elizabeth was born in 1716, and married Nathaniel Breed, the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Davis Breed.  They had two children, Nathaniel and Elizabeth.  Nathaniel died in 1744 and Elizabeth then married Anthony Sigourney, the son of Andrew and Mary Germaine Sigourney.  Elizabeth and Andrew had two children, Anthony and Andrew. Elizabeth died in 1804.  Full disclosure: Some trees are showing that this Elizabeth Whittemore was the daughter of another Whittemore family, but from the limited evidence I have, I think it more likely that I have placed her correctly.  I'd love to see documentation one way or the other.  

Edward was born in 1718.  He married Sarah Gridley, who may be a daughter of John Gridley.  They had two children, Edward and Elizabeth.  Edward died in 1772.

And then there was Sarah, born in 1720.  She died as an infant, in 1721.

This is a short post because it's a small family.  John and Elizabeth became the grandparents of just 9 grandchildren, in contrast to many of the other families I've written of.   Nevertheless, John had one of the more interesting (to me) occupations and lived in a location that has long felt like home to me.  It's been fun to travel back in time, even just to see John and Elizabeth at a distance.

The family of John Whittemore 1662-1702

 This is the second of four John Whittemore's whose families I'm following.  This John Whittemore, the son of John and Mary Upham Whittemore, has a mostly sad story.  He died before his fortieth birthday, having buried his first wife and five of his children, and leaving a widow and six children to get along as best they could.  The survivors must have been very strong people.  

John was born in 1662.  His first wife was Elizabeth Annable, the daughter of John and Anna Whipple Annable.  (I think I've resolved my confusion in my last post.  Anna Whipple Annable married Nicholas Clapp after the death of John Whipple, which is why I was finding both the Whipple and the Clapp names attached to her.)  John and Elizabeth had just one child, John.

The third John Whittemore was born in 1685 in Charlestown, Massachusetts and died in 1748 in Boston.  His wife was Elizabeth Lloyd, the daughter of Edward and Hannah Griffin Lloyd.  They had two children, John and Elizabeth.  I will follow this family in my next blog post.  

After Elizabeth's death in 1686, John married, about 1688, Sarah Hall, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Colicott Hall.  They had at least 11 children together.  

Jonathan was born in 1689 and died in 1690.

Richard was born in 1691 and died at sea in about 1726 (several of the Whittemore men were mariners). His wife was Mary Phipps, the daughter of Joseph and Mary Kettell Phipps.  Their children are Joseph, John, Richard, and Mary.

Joseph Whittemore was the next, born in 1693. He married Sarah Welsh, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Mousall Welsh, in 1721.  Their son was Josiah, and there may have been more children but as yet I am unable to locate records to show that.  Joseph died about 1729.

Next were four infants, born annually from 1696 to 1699, none of whom survived more than a few months.  They are Experience, Thomas, Experience, and Jonathan.  I cannot imagine the grief during this time period, and ever after.  

Their first daughter, Abigail, was born in 1700.  She married Stephen Blanchard (Blancher), the son of Joseph and Hannah Shepard Blanchard.  Their children are Joseph, Stephen, Abigail, Sarah, Hannah, Mary, John, Ruth, Josiah, and Anna.  Abigail died in 1736, perhaps worn out from child bearing.

Another daughter, Anna, was born in 1701 and married John Smith, possibly the son of Thomas and Rebecca Glover Smith.  I have not found birth records for any children they may have had.  Anna (seen as Ann also) died in 1746.

And finally, there was Josiah, born in 1702.  He married Catherine Fowle, the daughter of James and Mary Richardson Fowle.  Their children are Katherine, Sarah, and Esther.  Josiah was the only one of this list to live a long life, dying in 1783.  

John Whittemore is somewhat unusual in the families I've studied so far.  Most of them have lived reasonably long lives, but not John.  Most of them have had large families, who in turn had large families, but not John.  Only one of his children, Abigail, is known to have had more than four children.  Only one child, as noted, lived a long life.  Our Whittemore line, at this point, is hanging on by a thread. 

The family of John Whittemore 1639-1694

 I am reasonably sure there are errors in this post, because there are so many Whittemores by this generation with the same first names.  Many of the trees I've looked at have errors, too, so I'm not alone.  I hope I have weeded out some of the most obvious mistakes and humbly ask your help in getting this family correctly identified and located.  

John was the son of Thomas and Hannah Chawkley Whittemore.  He was born in 1639 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and died in 1694 in Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony, having arrived here in 1642 with his parents and his brother, Benjamin.  He married at least twice, and had children with each wife.  His first wife was Mary Upham, daughter of John and Elizabeth Slade Upham, whom he married in 1661 and who died in 1677.  His second, married in 1677, was Mary or Marie Miller, the daughter of John and Lydia (maiden name not known but "Combs" has been suggested) Miller.  There were children, perhaps as many as 15, from the two marriages.  

John and Mary's children are:

John, born in 1662 and died in 1702.  He married Elizabeth Annable, the daughter of John and Anna (Whipple or Clapp? I've seen both!) Annable.  They had one child, John.  He next married Sarah Hall, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Collicott Hall.  Their children are Jonathan, Richard, Joseph, Sarah, Experience, Thomas, Experience, Jonathan, Abigail, Anna, and Josiah. I will write more of this family in my next blog post.

Thomas was born in 1664 and died in 1717.  He married Mary, the widow of Samuel Pease, as yet not further identified.  (Some trees say he married Mary Ann Gallaudet but that marriage was much later, and a different Thomas.)  Their children are Thomas, Martha, Francis, Mary, and Daniel.  I sure would like confirmation about Francis-he may belong to a different family.

Next was Joseph, born in 1666 and died in 1716.He married first Joanna Mousall, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Richardson Mousall.  Their children are Joanna and Joseph.  He next married Susanna Frost, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Miller Frost.  Their children are Jabez, Susanna, Hulda, Abiel, Josiah, and Abiah.  

Benjamin is the next son, born in 1669 and died in 1734.  He married Esther Brooks, the daughter of Deacon Joshua and Hannah Mason Brooks.  Their children are Mary, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Grace, Mehitable, Esther, Joel, and Aaron.  

Nathaniel was born in 1673 and died in 1754.  He married Sarah French, the daughter of William and Sarah Danforth French.  Their children are Thomas, Jacob, Sarah, Abigail, John, and Nathaniel.  

Then there are two sons named Joel.  The first was born in 1676 and died very soon.  The second was born in 1677.  He died at sea in 1711, unmarried.  It would be interesting to learn more of his story.

So Thomas and Mary had seven sons, the last one probably costing Mary her life.

Just a few months after Mary died, John married again.  I will refer to the second wife as Marie to avoid confusion; her name is seen as Marie and as Mary in records.  John and Marie had several children also, Marie being 13 years younger than John.

The first was Mary, who was born in 1678 and died sometime after she chose her half-brother, John,  to be her guardian in 1694.  Apparently there are no further records for her.

Pelatiah was born in 1680 and died in 1724.  He married Margery Pepperell, daughter of William and Margery Bray Pepperell.  Their children are Pelatiah, William, Mary, Margery, and Joel.

Next was Amos, born in 1681 and died in 1738. He married Mary, possibly Owen but unconfirmed,  and they had Daniel, Jane, Josiah, Elizabeth, Abigail, and Mary.  He next married Hannah Ellis, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Fisher Ellis.  Hannah was about 44 when they married and she is not known to have had any children with Amos.

Elizabeth was this couple's first daughter.  She was born in 1683 and died in 1728.  She married Joseph Blanchard, the son of Joseph and Hannah Shepard Blanchard.  Their children are Elizabeth, Johane, Mary, Joseph, Hannah, Jemima, Keziah, and Simon.  

Daniel was next, born in 1685 and died the following year.  (There is a slight possibility that he died in 1721 in Ridgefield, Ct but I don't think this is the same Daniel.)  

Rebecca was born in 1687 and died in 1757.  It's reported that she did not marry.  

Hannah was born in 1689 and, like her half sister Mary, was alive in 1694.  She is another female I have not been able to trace.  

Their final child was Daniel, born in 1691 and died in 1757.  He married Mary Turrell, the daughter of Samuel and Lydia Stoddard Turrell.  This couple had two children, Daniel and Samuel.  Apparently this Daniel was not the best of husbands.  He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia and his widow needed financial help to survive.  He is also said to have had little to do with his two sons.  

Fortunately, most Whittemore children were good citizens, family men (or women), and several of them fought for their colony.  John is the grandfather of 48 grandchildren, if we accept this list as complete and correct, which it may not be.  

 

The family of Thomas Whittemore 1593-1661

 This post will start a series of seven posts about my ancestors in the Whittemore family.  Actually, I've written about each of them previously (use the search bar at the bottom of the post to find them) but these will concentrate more on the children of each of my ancestors.  Today's subject is Thomas Whittemore, baptized January 6, 1593 in Hitchin, Herefordshire, England, and died in 1691 in Malden, Massachusetts.  

Sometimes I learn more about an ancestor when I'm going back to look at his children, and this is one of those cases. Thomas was married three times, as it turns out.  His first wife is not yet known.  There was a daughter, Sarah, born to this marriage, who lived just a matter of days.  

His second wife was Sarah Deardes, whom he married in 1623,  the daughter of John and Mary Harflitt Dardes.  There were at least two children born to this marriage.  Mary was born in 1624 and married "Onliker" Jackson.  I have seen that first name transcribed as "Oulifer", which makes me wonder if it's an Oliver Jackson we're looking for.  I have not found a record that this couple had children.

The second child was a son, Thomas, born in 1626.  As far as I can tell now, he did not come to New England with his father, and there are records that he was still in England in 1660.  I have not located any further marriage, children, or death records for him.  However, it appears to me that he is not the Thomas Wetmore who died in Middleton, Connecticut in 1681.  The dates don't work for the known information about this Connecticut Wetmore.  I would love to find records for him in England, as we may have distant cousins there, too.

Sarah died in 1628, and in 1632 Thomas married Hannah Chawkley, the daughter of John and Frances Deardes Chalkley.  I have not worked out the relationship between Sarah, Thomas's second wife, and Frances, Thomas's third mother in law, but this was a small, not densely populated area (Hitchin, still) so there was likely some sort of family tie.  Thomas and Hannah had ten children together, the first four born in England. 

Daniel was the first born, in 1633.  He married Mary Mellins, the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Barrett Mellen.  (Note:  I am using the spellings as I find them, so be sure to check both ways, if you are doing further research.)  Their children are Daniel, John, Thomas, Mary, Nathaniel, James, and Pelatiah.  Daniel died in 1683.

Next was a son who lived for only a short time, John.

Nathaniel was born in 1636.  He married Mary Knower, the daughter of George and Elizabeth Kendall Knower.  Their children are Mary and Nathaniel.  Nathaniel died in 1671, only 35 years old.  

Next born was John, in 1638.  He first married Mary Upham, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Slade Upham.  Their children are John, Thomas, Joseph, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Joel, and a second Joel.  Mary died in 1677, and later that year, John married Mary Miller, the daughter of John and Lydia (maiden name unknown) Miller.  Their children are Mary, Pelatiah, Amos, Elizabeth, Daniel, Rebecca, Hannah, and a second Daniel.  I will follow this family in my next blog post.

Benjamin was born in 1640, in Massachsuetts.  (Mother Hannah must have had a fun time bringing four little ones to New England, probably while pregnant with Benjamin!) He married Elizabeth Bucknam, the daughter of William and Sarah Knower Bucknam.  Their children are Hannah, Benjamin, Elizabeth, Benjamin, and Benjamin.  (Quite probably the first two Benjamin's died young.)  Benjamin died in 1726.

Elizabeth was born in 1643.  She is said to have married Hopestill Foster, but this may be a mis-reading of Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700.  I think the verdict on Elizabeth is out, and it's possible that she died young.  I'd love to know her story.

Thomas (the second one, because one was still in England) was born in 1645.  He married Elizabeth Pierce, the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Cole Pierce.  They had at least one child, Joseph.  Their may have been a second child, Hannah, but that seems inconclusive as of now.  Elizabeth Pierce Whittemore then married Hopestill Foster (see the confusion mentioned in the above paragraph) and later yet married Nathaniel Pierce, having four children with each man.  Thomas, sadly died in 1670, aged about 25.

Samuel was the next born, in 1647.  He married Hannah Rice, possibly the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Uggs Rix.  Their children are Samuel, Hannah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Abigail, Susanna, Thomas, and Samuel again.  

Pelatiah was born in 1650 and lived until 1679. He or she (sites differ as to gender, though Pelatiah is generally a masculine name) did not marry and I haven't found a record of any children.

Abraham was born in 1653 and died in 1691.  He also is not known to have married, although I have seen that some attribute a son, William, to him.  

So Thomas was the father of thirteen children, ten of them with Hannah Chawkley.  Thomas and Hannah had at least 30 grandchildren, although some died young.  These offspring fought in the wars and were good citizens of the Massachusetts Bay colony.  We can be proud of them.

The family of Adam Kemery

I thought that tracing the family of Adam Kemery would be a little easier than I found it to be.  One difficulty turned out to be that several of the children have been incorrectly identified in on line trees, and one is that some of the daughters, especially, seem to have slipped through cracks.  I hope further research will help locate some of the missing information, but still, there's a lot here that I hope will help someone.  Once again, I'm indebted to Dawna Morton's tree for the framework, and much of the information, in this post.  Sometimes, I have veered from her information, basing my decision on census data, analyzing other records, and recognizing that additional information may have come to light since that tree was worked on. 

Adam was born April 15, 1849 in Whitley County, Indiana, the son of Daniel and Susannah Essig Kemery.  He married Nancy Fannie (known as Fannie) Buchtel, the daughter of Benjamin and Barbara Burkholder Long Buchtel (later Kemery) and together they had at least seven children.

Feba/Pheba was apparently the first born daughter, in 1872.  She remained at home her entire life, and died in 1920, at the age of 47.  I don't know whether she stayed at home because of health issues, or out of a love for her parents, or simply because no other opportunities were available.  

Next born was Avelina, who is a little confusing.  Census records indicate she was born in 1875, and it appears that her name was actually Sarah Avelina, who married first Samuel Eber, the son of John and Martha Cole Eber.  They had one child, Earl, before the couple divorced in 1898.  Sarah next married Frank Walter in 1904, the son of John and Mary Shinbecker Walter.  I have not been able to locate any children for them.  Sarah Avelina died in 1961.

Cora is apparently the next born, She was 6 months old at the time of the 1880 census, so probably born in 1879.  She died in 1890.

Della (middle name Clyde-was that a thing for girl's names, then?) was born on Christmas Day in 1882.  She married William H Withers, son of William A and Barbara Cook Withers.   They have two daughters, Sue and Goldie.  Della died in 1969.

At last, there was a son born, Harvey in 1886.  He married Ada Bailey, the daughter of Sherman and Nancy Huffman Bailey.  I have not located any children for them. Harvey died in 1870. 

The last known child was Benjamin, born in 1887.  I am somewhat confused as to his marriage.  Various records seem to show his wife as Lily Shaw, Lillie Mae Fleck, and Mrs. Lillie Mae Shaffer.  Part of the problem is that this Benjamin is reported to be Benjamin B Kemery, and some of the records seem to pertain to Benjamin F Kemery, who may or may not be a different person.  If he is the Benjamin F found often in Ft Wayne newspapers, he has a very interesting story.  But since I am not sure it is the same person, I shall refrain from posting it.  This needs to be researched further, but as far as I can tell, there were no children born to this marriage.  Benjamin died in 1938.

Adam and Fannie had at least six children.  There may have been another Sarah, but if so, I am unable to locate her.  Some trees show a son Earl, but he was actually the son of the woman identified as Sarah Avelina, through her marriage to Samuel Eber.  (The census taker make a mistake and listed him as a son when he was in reality a grandson, living, along with his mother Sarah, in the Kemery household in 1900.) There may have been other children or other pregnancies, but they are not noted in any records I could find.  I suppose somewhat sadly, Adam and Fannie were grandparents to just three, a grandson and two granddaughters.  I would be delighted to learn that there were more.

Most of these children had an eighth grade education, and most stayed in Whitley County, Indiana.  There are at least 7 Kemery families listed in the 1950 census in Whitley County, and it's likely there are still families there who bear that name.  

This is the last post in the confusing Kemery family line, as Della is the one our family descends from.  We're "daughtered out".

 

 

The family of Daniel Kemery

This post is about Daniel Kemery, the probable son of Jacob and Ann Marie Reed Kemery.  As I mentioned in my last post, Daniel is not mentioned in Jacob's will, and I've found little in the way of documentation to cement the relationship.  However, based on the location of the men in Stark County, Ohio, and some of the same first names being used over and over, I'm going on the assumption that this is correct, while continuing to look for confirming information.

We're on firmer ground with Daniel's wife and children, however.  Even though the children's information is lacking in some aspects (names of in-laws, primarily), there are death certificates, marriage records, and census records that tie this family together.  Dawna Morton, a Kemery descendant, has ferreted out much of this information, and I am grateful to her.

Daniel was in Whitley County, Indiana by 1846.  By then, he had married Susannah Essig, daughter of George and Catherine Shollenberger (or possibly Hillenburger) Essig, and their family was well started.  

Based on the 1900 census, Solomon seems to be the first born, reporting a birth date of 1841.  The census also says he was born in Indiana, which would put the Kemery family there earlier than I can substantiate.  Solomon married Catherine Shook when he was about 46 years old.  She is the daughter of George and Margaret Pontius Shook.  Their children are Ervin, Chauncey, Anna, Chestia and Elmer.  (Chestia married, as her second husband, Logan Harshbarger, the brother of Grover Harshbarger.) The 1850 census, it should be noted, gives Solomon an age of 1, indicating a birth date of 1849, which would mean he was in his early to mid 30's when he married, which seems to be more likely.  Perhaps the 1900 census is incorrect as far as the dates go.

Joseph Kemery was 10 years old in the 1850 census, so born about 1840.  I have been unable to locate him in subsequent census or other records.  Dawna's information shows him dying in 1883, but I haven't been able to substantiate that.  

Mary Ann, the first daughter, was born in 1841.  She married George W Mosher, the son of Israel and Jerusha Salisbury Mosher.  Their children are Rubin, Emma, Albert, and Alsetta.  Mary Ann died in 1888.

Next was Daniel, born about 1844.  He married Deborah, who may be Deborah Ward, the daughter of George and Eliza Roberts Ward.  (Other trees show a possibility of Deborah Helms, the daughter of Joshua and Mahala Chritman Helms. I can find a marriage record for Adam and Deborah Ward in 1866, so this seems more likely to me.)  Their children are James, William, Mary Alice, Jacob, Benjamin (who used the name Frank, for his middle name of Franklin), and Carina. Daniel died about between 1875 and 1880.  

Harriet was born about 1846 and had died before her father wrote his will in 1876.  She married William Cox, and they have at least one child, a daughter named Maliza.  

Alexander was born in 1847.  He married Margaret Buchtel, the daughter of Benjamin and Barbara Burkholder Long Buchtel.  Their children are Barbara, Elizabeth, Anna, Lora, Nellia, John, Bertha, and Via.  Alexander died in 1922.

Adam Kemery was born in 1849.  He married Fannie Buchtel, also the daughter of Benjamin and Barbara Burkholder Long Buchtel so brothers married sisters.  (It gets more complicated: Barbaraa Burkholder Long Buchtel late in life married Daniel Kemery, the subject of this post, after her divorce from Benjamin. So Margaret and Fannie's mother was also their step mother in law!) Adam and Fannie had at least 7 children: Phebe, Avelina, Cora, Della, Benjamin, Harvey, and Sarah.  I will write more of this family in my next post.  Adam died in 1926.

Albert was born the following year, 1850, or, according to the 1910 census, 1841 or possibly 1846.  (I have located him in just the one census, which is strange.)  He married Lydia Ward, the daughter of Joseph and Susanna Roberts Ward.  They have one known child, Charles.  Albert died in 1919.

Lydia was born about 1855. Her death date is given as April 14, 1924..  She married a man named Hammond, but that is all that I have found about her.  I cannot locate her in a census or find a record of her death.  I don't know whether she had children.  She is the biggest mystery of this particular family.

Amanda was born in 1858 and married Lewis T Jones, the son of David and Margaret (maiden name not yet located) Jones.  Their children are Edith, MaryEtta, Myrtle, Lois, Bertha, Dessa, Ralph, Raymond, and James.  Amanda died in 1901.

Maranda was born in 1860, and married James T Mosher, the son of Orrin and Lucinda Smith Mosher.  Their children are Dorothea, Ransom, Millard, Erma, Delphia, and Garnet/Gertrude/Gertin, depending on which census you are looking at.  There may also have been a child Harriet. Maranda died in 1925.

Finally, there is John, born in 1862.  He married Sadie May (Sarah) Powers, who was about 16 years younger than he was, apparently late in life as he was single in the 1900 census.  As far as I can determine, there were no children born to this marriage, but I'm willing to be corrected.  John died in 1948.

Most of this Kemery family were farm workers or day laborers, in and around Whitley County, Indiana.  Most of them could not read or write.  They raised their families as well as they could, and left many, many descendants in the Whitley County area.

Another Jacob Kemery or Kemmerly

I admit that this family is giving me fits.  Not only am I not positive that this Jacob, born between 1786 and 1794, is the son of Hans Jacob Kemmerly who was the subject of last week's blog post, not only am I not positive that he is the son of Martha Punch, but I am also not positive that he is the father of Daniel Kemery, who will be the subject of next week's post.  I also appear to have mis-identified his spouse, and other trees say he was in a different location that I've placed him.  So, is Jacob, or is he not, the father of Daniel?  I hope someone reading this will know "for sure".  

As I currently see it, Jacob Kemery, formerly Kemmerli or Kemmerly, was the son of Hans Jacob Kemmerli and possibly Martha Punch.  I am unable to locate reliable dates or parentage or location for her, so this is only a suggestion.  Jacob was one of two children mentioned in the will of Hans Jacob in York County, Pennsylvania, although he was not shown as a minor and it is possible that this isn't his family at all.  

I decided in writing this post that Jacob did not marry Ann Maria Laber, as I'd thought earlier.  The only documentation I could find for a couple with those names was in Germany, and earlier than our Jacob.  I did, however, find a Jacob Kemery in Stark County, Ohio who was married to Ann Marie Reed, the daughter of George Adam and Magdalene Mountz Reed.  They were married March 12, 1811 in Stark County, Ohio.  

I'll digress here a little to talk about locations in helping us identify Jacob.  Some trees show him as having died in Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio, with the same death date as that of his wife.  (Ann Marie's headstone is in Stark County, with the same date of death as that attributed to the Jacob of Brown County, if there was one.)  The family names associated with Jacob and most of his immediate descendants are Stark County names, and that's why I currently think that this is more likely to be our Jacob Kemery.  He didn't die until 1872, still in Stark County.  I hope someone can prove me right, or wrong!

The final problem is that his supposed son, Daniel, is not listed on most of the family trees I looked at, nor is he mentioned in his father's estate papers.  It could well be that when Daniel moved to Whitley County, Indiana, prior to 1850, his father had given him money in lieu of a later inheritance.  Jacob was relatively well-to do, based on real estate and personal property values in the 1860 and 1870 US census, so it was certainly possible.  

Here, then, is a suggested but not totally proven list of the children of Jacob and Ann Marie Kemery:

Adam was born April 10, 1811, just a month after his parents married.  he married Anna Marie Reed, the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Bordner Reed.  Their children are Lucinda, Rosanna, Aaron, and Sarah.  Adam died in 1888. I have not yet established a connection between the two Ann/Anna Reeds, but it is more than possible that there is one.)

Daniel was born about 1812, and married Susannah Essig, daughter of George and Catherine Shollenberger (varying spellings) Essig, in Medina County, Ohio.  (Medina and Stark County share borders so they possibly lived near each other.)  Their children are Mary, Daniel, Harriet, Adam, Alfred, Solomon, Alexander, Lydia, Amanda, John, and Maranda, with several born in Whitley County, Indiana.  I will write more of this family in my next post.  

Jacob was born in 1815 and married Mary Bordner, the daughter of Philip and Catherine Roedel (various spellings) Bordner.  (Again, I haven't established a connection between Mary and the Elizabeth who was the mother in law of Adam, but I wouldn't be surprised to find one.)  Their children are Mary, William, Amanda, and Heman.  Jacob died in 1900.

The first daughter was Elizabeth, born in 1819.  (From the dates of the children, it is possible that another pregnancy or birth occurred maybe around 1817, but I haven't located information about that. Elizabeth married Jesse Whitmer, the son of Johannes Peter and Maria Catherina Phillips Whitmer.  Their children are Jacob, Rosanna, Monroe, Catherine, and Herby.  Elizabeth died in 1887.

Mary was born another four years later, in 1823.  She married Hugh Snyder, the son of Daniel and Susanna Shroyer Snyder.  Their children are James, Jacob, Anna, George, Newton, Henry, and William.  Mary died in 1896.

The final daughter born to this couple as Anna, who was born in 1830.  She married first Solomon Schreffler, the son of Conrad and Catherine Bordner (that name again!) Schreffler.  Solomon died in 1872 and she married Daniel Keehn in 1876, the son of Johannes and Elizabeth Trull Keehn.  I believe the children were Solomon's.  They are Priscilla, Solomon, Ann, Malinda, John, and Conrad.

I have seen trees that also named John, George, Philip and William Kemery as sons of this couple.  I can find nothing that ties these names to this family, although it's possible that they were short=lived sons who were born and died between census reading.  Again, I'd love to see any evidence that could prove or disprove any of these names as belonging to this family.  

When Ann Marie died in 1847, Jacob married, about 4 months later, Catherine Carbaugh, who is still a mystery.  Catherine had at least one child with the last name of Carbaugh, per census records, so Carbaugh is likely not her maiden name.  Jacob and Catherine are said to have had at least two children together.  

Louis or Lewis Kemery was born about 1849 and died in 1903.  He married another Whitmer, Sarah, again one I have not yet identified.  They had Alfred or Alphaeus, Hugh, Melville, Margaret, and Clara. 

Jacob's final child, as far as we know, was Frederick, born in 1853.  He married Frances Streb or Strasse, again not yet identified, and their children are Minnie, Mary, Bertha, and Ida.  He was one of the few Kemery children who moved west, all the way to Kansas, but returned to Ohio and died sometime after 1920.  

I have also seen Levi as a child of Jacob and Catherine.  I can find no supporting evidence and wonder if someone misread a document as Levi rather than Lewis.  So he is a question mark, along with several other people mentioned in this blog post.  

Please, please contact me if you know anything about this family.  I really would like this post to be documented, one way or the other.