Mostly Angels in the Sky

Eliza Smith¹

Family

TMG ID:13721, (25 Sep 1823 - )

Relationships:

2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Jackman Smith¹ B: 23 Feb 1780, D: 18 Oct 1873

Mother*

Rachel Alkire¹ B: 13 Dec 1783, D: 23 Nov 1825

Vital Statistics

Born: Eliza Smith was born on Thursday, 25 Sep 1823, at near, Mount Sterling, Madison County, Ohio^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Eliza Smith was the son of: John Jackman Smith and Rachel Alkire.¹
Born: Eliza Smith was born circa 1825, at Ohio^G.²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Lincoln, Marion County, Oregon^G	Henry Davis, Susanna Smith, Charles Davis and Millard F. Davis²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Lincoln, Marion County, Oregon^G

Henry Davis, Susanna Smith, Charles Davis and Millard F. Davis²

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 135B, film number 1255082, Oregon 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Rachel Smith¹

Family

TMG ID:13722, (28 Oct 1825 - )

Relationships:

2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Jackman Smith¹ B: 23 Feb 1780, D: 18 Oct 1873

Mother*

Rachel Alkire¹ B: 13 Dec 1783, D: 23 Nov 1825

Vital Statistics

Born: Rachel Smith was born on Friday, 28 Oct 1825, at near, Mount Sterling, Madison County, Ohio^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Rachel Smith was the daughter of: John Jackman Smith and Rachel Alkire.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 10 Oct 1850, her married name became Mrs. Fitzgerald (née Smith).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 10 Oct 1850, Rachel, age 24 years, 11 months and 12 days, and Alfred B. Fitzgerald, age 30 years, 7 months and 22 days were married at Iowa^G.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 10 Oct 1850, Rachel, age 24 years, 11 months and 12 days, and Alfred B. Fitzgerald, age 30 years, 7 months and 22 days were married at Iowa^G.^1,2

Children of: Rachel Smith and Alfred B. Fitzgerald

John J. Fitzgerald² B: 20 Jul 1851
Sarah A. Fitzgerald² B: 8 Aug 1854
Milton A. Fitzgerald+² B: 3 Mar 1855, D: 24 Dec 1929
Susan M. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1857
L.C. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1861
A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³ B: c 1865
Emely R. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1866

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon^G, Not certain that this Rachel Smith is the daughter of John Jackman and Rachel Smith. Most of the facts fit, but it could be an entirely different Rachel.	Alfred B. Fitzgerald, Susan M. Fitzgerald, L.C. Fitzgerald, Emely R. Fitzgerald and A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon^G, Not certain that this Rachel Smith is the daughter of John Jackman and Rachel Smith. Most of the facts fit, but it could be an entirely different Rachel.

Alfred B. Fitzgerald, Susan M. Fitzgerald, L.C. Fitzgerald, Emely R. Fitzgerald and A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³

Known Address(es)

Address: on Thursday, 26 Aug 1852, Alfred B. (age 32) and Rachel (née Smith) (age 26) Fitzgerald lived at: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Territory^G.²
Address: in 1858, Alfred B. and Rachel (née Smith) Fitzgerald lived at: Marion County, Oregon Territory^G.²

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S474] RootsWeb.com, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Gail Adams (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 88B, film number 1255080, Oregon 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Alfred B. Fitzgerald^1,2

Family

TMG ID:13723, (18 Feb 1820 - 9 Jan 1902)

Vital Statistics

Born: Alfred B. Fitzgerald was born on Friday, 18 Feb 1820, at North Carolina^G.²
Died on Thursday, 9 Jan 1902 at Independence, Polk County, Oregon^G, at age 81 years, 10 months and 22 days.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 10 Oct 1850, Alfred, age 30 years, 7 months and 22 days, and Rachel Smith, age 24 years, 11 months and 12 days, daughter of: John Jackman Smith and Rachel Alkire, were married at Iowa^G.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 10 Oct 1850, Alfred, age 30 years, 7 months and 22 days, and Rachel Smith, age 24 years, 11 months and 12 days, daughter of: John Jackman Smith and Rachel Alkire, were married at Iowa^G.^1,2

Children of: Alfred B. Fitzgerald and Rachel Smith

John J. Fitzgerald² B: 20 Jul 1851
Sarah A. Fitzgerald² B: 8 Aug 1854
Milton A. Fitzgerald+² B: 3 Mar 1855, D: 24 Dec 1929
Susan M. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1857
L.C. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1861
A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³ B: c 1865
Emely R. Fitzgerald³ B: c 1866

Memorable Moments & Stories

Other: Alfred B. Fitzgerald Born in NC in 1820, and moved to Indiana when a boy. In 1838 he went to Iowa, and married Rachel Smith in 1850. In 1852, they crossed the plains to Oregon, arriving in Portland August 26, 1852. They moved to Marion County in 1858 and settled near Sublimity, where the family lived for eight years, and then moved to Jefferson for school purposes. From there they went to
Independence. Alfred's Father was born in VA Mother in NC Racheal's Father Kentucky Mother Ohio..²

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon^G, Not certain that this Rachel Smith is the daughter of John Jackman and Rachel Smith. Most of the facts fit, but it could be an entirely different Rachel.	Rachel Smith, Susan M. Fitzgerald, L.C. Fitzgerald, Emely R. Fitzgerald and A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Soap Creek, Benton County, Oregon^G, Not certain that this Rachel Smith is the daughter of John Jackman and Rachel Smith. Most of the facts fit, but it could be an entirely different Rachel.

Rachel Smith, Susan M. Fitzgerald, L.C. Fitzgerald, Emely R. Fitzgerald and A. Lincoln Fitzgerald³

Known Address(es)

Address: in 1838, Alfred B. Fitzgerald lived at: Iowa^G.²
Address: on Thursday, 26 Aug 1852, Alfred B. (age 32) and Rachel (née Smith) (age 26) Fitzgerald lived at: Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Territory^G.²
Address: in 1858, Alfred B. and Rachel (née Smith) Fitzgerald lived at: Marion County, Oregon Territory^G.²
Address: in 1866, Alfred B. Fitzgerald lived at: Jefferson County, Oregon^G.²

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S474] RootsWeb.com, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Gail Adams (e-mail address), updated as of 25 Aug 2001.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 88B, film number 1255080, Oregon 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Leonard Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:13724, (24 Dec 1785 - 16 Jan 1877)

Relationships:

1st cousin 5 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
1st cousin 8 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John D. Alkire¹ B: 1759, D: 1 Oct 1836

Mother*

Susannah Nation Neff¹ B: 1768, D: 12 Jul 1832

Vital Statistics

Born: Leonard Alkire was born on Saturday, 24 Dec 1785, at South Fork of South Branch, Potomac, Frederick County, Virginia^G.^1,2
Died on Tuesday, 16 Jan 1877 at Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 91 years and 23 days.¹
Interred after 16 Jan 1877 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: Leonard Alkire was born at Ohio^G.³
Born: Leonard Alkire was born circa 1782, at Virginia^G.⁴
He was the son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Leonard, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, and Catherine Davis, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Leonard, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, and Catherine Davis, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.²
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Leonard, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, and Catherine Davis, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Leonard, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, and Catherine Davis, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Leonard, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, and Catherine Davis, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹

Marriage

Children of: Leonard Alkire and Catherine Davis

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire+¹ B: 28 Apr 1808, D: 31 Mar 1900
Suzannah Alkire+¹ B: 2 Mar 1810, D: 25 Jul 1898
Nancy Alkire+¹ B: 9 Jul 1811, D: 13 Jan 1896
Amanda Alkire+¹ B: 19 May 1815, D: 22 Jun 1895
Milam A. Alkire+¹ B: 10 Sep 1818, D: 10 Apr 1896
Lydia Alkire+¹ B: 26 Apr 1821, D: 27 Mar 1908
(?) Alkire² B: 26 Mar 1824, D: 5 Mar 1827
David Arthur Alkire+¹ B: 5 Aug 1825, D: 3 Dec 1902
Leonard Alkire+¹ B: 17 Oct 1830, D: 18 May 1884
John Davis Alkire+¹ B: 10 Feb 1832, D: 30 Sep 1909

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	11 Sep 1850, Menard County, Illinois^G	Catherine Davis, Leonard Alkire and John Davis Alkire⁴

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

11 Sep 1850, Menard County, Illinois^G

Catherine Davis, Leonard Alkire and John Davis Alkire⁴

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Sep 1850	Menard County, Illinois^G	farmer⁴

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Sep 1850

Menard County, Illinois^G

farmer⁴

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 159D, film number 1254088, Colorado 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Catherine Davis¹

Family

TMG ID:13725, (7 Mar 1792 - 16 Jan 1877)

Father*

John Davis¹ B: 1755, D: 1 Jul 1794

Mother*

Elizabeth Milam¹ B: c 1761, D: a 1844

Vital Statistics

Born: Catherine Davis was born on Wednesday, 7 Mar 1792, at South Fork of South Branch, Potomac, Virginia^G.^1,2
Died on Tuesday, 16 Jan 1877 at Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 84 years, 10 months and 9 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Born: Catherine Davis was born on Wednesday, 7 Mar 1792, at Washington, Virginia^G.³
She was the daughter of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam.¹
Died on Friday, 1 Nov 1872 at Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 80 years, 7 months and 25 days.³

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Monday, 14 Oct 1811, her married name became Mrs. Alkire (née Davis).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Catherine, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, and Leonard Alkire, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Catherine, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, and Leonard Alkire, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff, were married at Campbell County, Kentucky^G.³
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Catherine, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, and Leonard Alkire, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹
Marriage	Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Catherine, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, and Leonard Alkire, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 14 Oct 1811, Catherine, age 19 years, 7 months and 7 days, and Leonard Alkire, age 25 years, 9 months and 20 days, son of: John D. Alkire and Susannah Nation Neff, were married at Madison County, Illinois^G.¹

Marriage

Children of: Catherine Davis and Leonard Alkire

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire+¹ B: 28 Apr 1808, D: 31 Mar 1900
Suzannah Alkire+¹ B: 2 Mar 1810, D: 25 Jul 1898
Nancy Alkire+¹ B: 9 Jul 1811, D: 13 Jan 1896
Amanda Alkire+¹ B: 19 May 1815, D: 22 Jun 1895
Milam A. Alkire+¹ B: 10 Sep 1818, D: 10 Apr 1896
Lydia Alkire+¹ B: 26 Apr 1821, D: 27 Mar 1908
(?) Alkire³ B: 26 Mar 1824, D: 5 Mar 1827
David Arthur Alkire+¹ B: 5 Aug 1825, D: 3 Dec 1902
Leonard Alkire+¹ B: 17 Oct 1830, D: 18 May 1884
John Davis Alkire+¹ B: 10 Feb 1832, D: 30 Sep 1909

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	11 Sep 1850, Menard County, Illinois^G	Leonard Alkire, Leonard Alkire and John Davis Alkire²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

11 Sep 1850, Menard County, Illinois^G

Leonard Alkire, Leonard Alkire and John Davis Alkire²

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S80] 1 Jun 1850, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9393x5q, 1850 Federal US Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850.
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

John Davis¹

Family

TMG ID:13726, (1755 - 1 Jul 1794)

Vital Statistics

Born: John Davis was born in 1755, at Wales^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 1 Jul 1794 at Washington County, Virginia (now Tennessee)^G, at age 39 years.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1778, John, age 23 years, and Elizabeth Milam, daughter of: James Milam and Martha Randolph, were married at Botetourt County, Virginia^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1778, John, age 23 years, and Elizabeth Milam, daughter of: James Milam and Martha Randolph, were married at Botetourt County, Virginia^G.¹

Child of: John Davis and Elizabeth Milam

Catherine Davis+¹ B: 7 Mar 1792, D: 16 Jan 1877

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Elizabeth Milam¹

Family

TMG ID:13727, (c 1761 - a 1844)

Father*

James Milam¹ B: c 1738, D: b 1791

Mother*

Martha Randolph¹

Vital Statistics

Born: Elizabeth Milam was born circa 1761, at Virginia^G.¹
Died after 1844 at Lee County, Virginia^G.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Elizabeth Milam was the daughter of: James Milam and Martha Randolph.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1778, her married name became Mrs. Davis (née Milam).
Name-Married: after 1794, her married name became Mrs. Fletcher (née Milam).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1778, Elizabeth and John Davis, age 23 years were married at Botetourt County, Virginia^G.¹
Marriage	after 1794, Elizabeth and Aaron Fletcher were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1778, Elizabeth and John Davis, age 23 years were married at Botetourt County, Virginia^G.¹

Marriage

after 1794, Elizabeth and Aaron Fletcher were married.¹

Child of: Elizabeth Milam and John Davis

Catherine Davis+¹ B: 7 Mar 1792, D: 16 Jan 1877

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

James Milam¹

Family

TMG ID:13728, (c 1738 - b 1791)

Vital Statistics

Born: James Milam was born circa 1738.¹
Died before 1791 at Pittsylvania, Virginia^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	James and Martha Randolph were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

James and Martha Randolph were married.¹

Child of: James Milam and Martha Randolph

Elizabeth Milam+¹ B: c 1761, D: a 1844

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Martha Randolph¹

Family

TMG ID:13729

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Milam (née Randolph).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Martha and James Milam were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Martha and James Milam were married.¹

Child of: Martha Randolph and James Milam

Elizabeth Milam+¹ B: c 1761, D: a 1844

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Aaron Fletcher¹

TMG ID:13730

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	after 1794, Aaron and Elizabeth Milam, daughter of: James Milam and Martha Randolph, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

after 1794, Aaron and Elizabeth Milam, daughter of: James Milam and Martha Randolph, were married.¹

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:13731, (28 Apr 1808 - 31 Mar 1900)

Relationships:

2nd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
2nd cousin 7 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

Leonard Alkire¹ B: 24 Dec 1785, D: 16 Jan 1877

Mother*

Catherine Davis¹ B: 7 Mar 1792, D: 16 Jan 1877

Vital Statistics

Born: Melissa Elizabeth Alkire was born on Thursday, 28 Apr 1808, at Madison County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 31 Mar 1900 at Curtis, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 91 years, 11 months and 3 days.¹
Interred in Apr 1900 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire was the daughter of: Leonard Alkire and Catherine Davis.¹
Born: Melissa Elizabeth Alkire was born circa 1810, at Ohio^G.³

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Elisabeth³
Name-Married: on Tuesday, 1 Feb 1825, her married name became Mrs. Engle (née Alkire).

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 1 Feb 1825, Melissa, age 16 years, 9 months and 4 days, and William A. Engle, age 23 years, 9 months and 19 days, son of: Levi A. Engle and Nancy Ann Burr, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 1 Feb 1825, Melissa, age 16 years, 9 months and 4 days, and William A. Engle, age 23 years, 9 months and 19 days, son of: Levi A. Engle and Nancy Ann Burr, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹

Children of: Melissa Elizabeth Alkire and William A. Engle

(?) Engle¹ B: 11 Jul 1825, D: 1 Sep 1825
John Menard Engle+¹ B: 19 Feb 1826, D: 18 Jul 1890
Leonard Alkire Engle+¹ B: 1827, D: 30 Jan 1896
Catherine Ann Engle+¹ B: 5 Nov 1830, D: 28 Apr 1905
William S. Engle+¹ B: 11 Dec 1832, D: 12 Jun 1924
James H. Engle¹ B: 20 May 1835, D: 28 Jun 1837
Milam Michael Engle+¹ B: 10 Mar 1837, D: 1917
Martin Alonzo Engle¹ B: 7 Sep 1839, D: 12 Aug 1845
Isaac Engle¹ B: 25 Aug 1841, D: 6 Aug 1845
Elizabeth Engle+¹ B: 26 Mar 1846, D: 20 Feb 1912
Abner P. Engle+¹ B: c 1848
Harriet I. Engle+¹ B: c 1850

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	7 Aug 1860, Post Office: Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G	William A. Engle, Abner P. Engle, Elizabeth Engle and Harriet I. Engle⁴
Census-1880	1880, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois^G	John Menard Engle, Sara Ann Sikes, John Engle, James H. Engle, William Engle, Charles Leonard Engle, Ella Engle, Henry Engle, Francis Marion Engle and Minnie M. Engle³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

7 Aug 1860, Post Office: Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G

William A. Engle, Abner P. Engle, Elizabeth Engle and Harriet I. Engle⁴

Census-1880

1880, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois^G

John Menard Engle, Sara Ann Sikes, John Engle, James H. Engle, William Engle, Charles Leonard Engle, Ella Engle, Henry Engle, Francis Marion Engle and Minnie M. Engle³

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 123A, film number 1254236, Illinois 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.

Last Edited

22 Jun 2016

William A. Engle¹

Family

TMG ID:13732, (13 Apr 1801 - 8 Mar 1870)

Father*

Levi A. Engle² B: 1757, D: 1834

Mother*

Nancy Ann Burr² B: 28 Jun 1761, D: 17 Apr 1843

Vital Statistics

Born: William A. Engle was born on Monday, 13 Apr 1801.¹
Died on Tuesday, 8 Mar 1870 at Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 68 years, 10 months and 23 days.¹
Interred after 8 Mar 1870 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

William A. Engle was the son of: Levi A. Engle and Nancy Ann Burr.²
Born: William A. Engle was born on Saturday, 18 Apr 1801, at prob. Hampshire County, Virginia^G.²

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 1 Feb 1825, William, age 23 years, 9 months and 19 days, and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire, age 16 years, 9 months and 4 days, daughter of: Leonard Alkire and Catherine Davis, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 1 Feb 1825, William, age 23 years, 9 months and 19 days, and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire, age 16 years, 9 months and 4 days, daughter of: Leonard Alkire and Catherine Davis, were married at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹

Children of: William A. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire

(?) Engle¹ B: 11 Jul 1825, D: 1 Sep 1825
John Menard Engle+¹ B: 19 Feb 1826, D: 18 Jul 1890
Leonard Alkire Engle+¹ B: 1827, D: 30 Jan 1896
Catherine Ann Engle+¹ B: 5 Nov 1830, D: 28 Apr 1905
William S. Engle+¹ B: 11 Dec 1832, D: 12 Jun 1924
James H. Engle¹ B: 20 May 1835, D: 28 Jun 1837
Milam Michael Engle+¹ B: 10 Mar 1837, D: 1917
Martin Alonzo Engle¹ B: 7 Sep 1839, D: 12 Aug 1845
Isaac Engle¹ B: 25 Aug 1841, D: 6 Aug 1845
Elizabeth Engle+¹ B: 26 Mar 1846, D: 20 Feb 1912
Abner P. Engle+¹ B: c 1848
Harriet I. Engle+¹ B: c 1850

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	7 Aug 1860, Post Office: Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G	Melissa Elizabeth Alkire, Abner P. Engle, Elizabeth Engle and Harriet I. Engle³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

7 Aug 1860, Post Office: Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire, Abner P. Engle, Elizabeth Engle and Harriet I. Engle³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Aug 1860	Menard County, Illinois^G	farmer³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Aug 1860

Menard County, Illinois^G

farmer³

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S96] 1 Jun 1860, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/yayf9d52 Eighth Census of the United States, 1860.

Last Edited

22 Jun 2016

(?) Engle¹

Family

TMG ID:13733, (11 Jul 1825 - 1 Sep 1825)

Relationships:

3rd cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

William A. Engle¹ B: 13 Apr 1801, D: 8 Mar 1870

Mother*

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire¹ B: 28 Apr 1808, D: 31 Mar 1900

Vital Statistics

Born: (?) Engle was born on Monday, 11 Jul 1825, at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.^1,2
Died on Thursday, 1 Sep 1825 at Sangamon County, Illinois^G, at age 1 month and 21 days.^1,2
Interred after 1 Sep 1825 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

(?) Engle was the son of: William A. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire.¹

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

John Menard Engle¹

Family

TMG ID:13734, (19 Feb 1826 - 18 Jul 1890)

Relationships:

3rd cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
3rd cousin 6 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

William A. Engle¹ B: 13 Apr 1801, D: 8 Mar 1870

Mother*

Melissa Elizabeth Alkire¹ B: 28 Apr 1808, D: 31 Mar 1900

Vital Statistics

Born: John Menard Engle was born on Sunday, 19 Feb 1826, at Sangamon County, Illinois^G.¹
Died on Friday, 18 Jul 1890 at Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 64 years, 4 months and 29 days.¹
Interred after 18 Jul 1890 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

John Menard Engle was the son of: William A. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 21 Jun 1855, John, age 29 years, 4 months and 2 days, and Sara Ann Sikes, age 20 years, 10 months and 14 days, daughter of: Hiram Sikes and Sarah (?), were married at Mason County, Illinois^G, recorded in Sangamon County, Illinois.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 21 Jun 1855, John, age 29 years, 4 months and 2 days, and Sara Ann Sikes, age 20 years, 10 months and 14 days, daughter of: Hiram Sikes and Sarah (?), were married at Mason County, Illinois^G, recorded in Sangamon County, Illinois.¹

Children of: John Menard Engle and Sara Ann Sikes

(?) Engle¹ B: 28 Feb 1856, D: 29 Mar 1856
Josephine Engle+¹ B: 22 Mar 1857, D: 20 Dec 1916
John Engle¹ B: 14 Oct 1858, D: 11 Nov 1881
James H. Engle+¹ B: Mar 1862
Jerome Engle¹ B: 19 Oct 1862, D: 29 Nov 1869
William Engle¹ B: 24 Feb 1864, D: 12 Sep 1890
Charles Leonard Engle¹ B: 1866
Ella Engle+¹ B: Oct 1867, D: 1940
Henry Engle¹ B: 16 Aug 1871
Francis Marion Engle+¹ B: 28 Jul 1872, D: 10 Apr 1954
Minnie M. Engle¹ B: 1874

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois^G	Sara Ann Sikes, John Engle, James H. Engle, William Engle, Charles Leonard Engle, Ella Engle, Henry Engle, Francis Marion Engle, Minnie M. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois^G

Sara Ann Sikes, John Engle, James H. Engle, William Engle, Charles Leonard Engle, Ella Engle, Henry Engle, Francis Marion Engle, Minnie M. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire³

Known Address(es)

Address: circa 1850, John Menard Engle lived at: California^G. In 1850, John Engle went overland to California, where he remained some time, but then returned to Illinois..²

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 123A, film number 1254236, Illinois 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

12 Sep 2022

Sara Ann Sikes¹

Family

TMG ID:13735, (7 Aug 1834 - 16 Sep 1916)

Father*

Hiram Sikes¹

Mother*

Sarah (?)¹ B: 24 Apr 1810, D: 12 May 1886

Vital Statistics

Born: Sara Ann Sikes was born on Thursday, 7 Aug 1834, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 16 Sep 1916 at Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 82 years, 1 month and 9 days.¹
Interred after 16 Sep 1916 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Sara Ann Sikes was the daughter of: Hiram Sikes and Sarah (?)¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 21 Jun 1855, her married name became Mrs. Engle (née Sikes).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 21 Jun 1855, Sara, age 20 years, 10 months and 14 days, and John Menard Engle, age 29 years, 4 months and 2 days, son of: William A. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire, were married at Mason County, Illinois^G, recorded in Sangamon County, Illinois.¹

Children of: Sara Ann Sikes and John Menard Engle

(?) Engle¹ B: 28 Feb 1856, D: 29 Mar 1856
Josephine Engle+¹ B: 22 Mar 1857, D: 20 Dec 1916
John Engle¹ B: 14 Oct 1858, D: 11 Nov 1881
James H. Engle+¹ B: Mar 1862
Jerome Engle¹ B: 19 Oct 1862, D: 29 Nov 1869
William Engle¹ B: 24 Feb 1864, D: 12 Sep 1890
Charles Leonard Engle¹ B: 1866
Ella Engle+¹ B: Oct 1867, D: 1940
Henry Engle¹ B: 16 Aug 1871
Francis Marion Engle+¹ B: 28 Jul 1872, D: 10 Apr 1954
Minnie M. Engle¹ B: 1874

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois^G

John Menard Engle, John Engle, James H. Engle, William Engle, Charles Leonard Engle, Ella Engle, Henry Engle, Francis Marion Engle, Minnie M. Engle and Melissa Elizabeth Alkire³

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Page 123A, film number 1254236, Illinois 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

12 Sep 2022

Hiram Sikes¹

Family

TMG ID:13736

Alias(es)

Title: he was also known as Doctor Hiram Sikes.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Hiram and Sarah (?) were married.¹

Children of: Hiram Sikes and Sarah (?)

Ira Sikes¹ B: 9 May 1829, D: 4 Jun 1894
Sara Ann Sikes+¹ B: 7 Aug 1834, D: 16 Sep 1916

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

29 Jul 2019

Sarah (?)¹

Family

TMG ID:13737, (24 Apr 1810 - 12 May 1886)

Vital Statistics

Born: Sarah (?) was born on Tuesday, 24 Apr 1810.¹
Died on Wednesday, 12 May 1886 at age 76 years and 18 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Sikes.

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Sarah and Hiram Sikes were married.¹

Children of: Sarah (?) and Hiram Sikes

Ira Sikes¹ B: 9 May 1829, D: 4 Jun 1894
Sara Ann Sikes+¹ B: 7 Aug 1834, D: 16 Sep 1916

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Ira Sikes¹

Family

TMG ID:13738, (9 May 1829 - 4 Jun 1894)

Father*

Hiram Sikes¹

Mother*

Sarah (?)¹ B: 24 Apr 1810, D: 12 May 1886

Vital Statistics

Born: Ira Sikes was born on Saturday, 9 May 1829.¹
Died on Monday, 4 Jun 1894 at age 65 years and 26 days.¹

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Ira Sikes was the son of: Hiram Sikes and Sarah (?)¹

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."

Last Edited

13 Sep 2017

(?) Engle¹

Family

TMG ID:13739, (28 Feb 1856 - 29 Mar 1856)

Relationships:

4th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
4th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Menard Engle¹ B: 19 Feb 1826, D: 18 Jul 1890

Mother*

Sara Ann Sikes¹ B: 7 Aug 1834, D: 16 Sep 1916

Vital Statistics

Born: (?) Engle was born on Thursday, 28 Feb 1856, at Menard County, Illinois^G.²
Died on Saturday, 29 Mar 1856 at Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 1 month and 1 day.¹
Interred after 29 Mar 1856 at Alkire - Engle Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

(?) Engle was the son of: John Menard Engle and Sara Ann Sikes.¹
Born: (?) Engle was born in Mar 1856, at Menard County, Illinois^G.¹

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Josephine Engle¹

Family

TMG ID:13740, (22 Mar 1857 - 20 Dec 1916)

Relationships:

4th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis
4th cousin 5 times removed of Descendant Wagner

Father*

John Menard Engle¹ B: 19 Feb 1826, D: 18 Jul 1890

Mother*

Sara Ann Sikes¹ B: 7 Aug 1834, D: 16 Sep 1916

Vital Statistics

Born: Josephine Engle was born on Sunday, 22 Mar 1857, at Menard County, Illinois^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 20 Dec 1916 at prob. Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, at age 59 years, 8 months and 28 days.¹
Interred after 20 Dec 1916 at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G.²

Obituary & Other Vital Info

Josephine Engle was the daughter of: John Menard Engle and Sara Ann Sikes.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 19 Jul 1877, her married name became Mrs. Alkire (née Engle).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 19 Jul 1877, Josephine, age 20 years, 3 months and 27 days, and Thomas Jefferson Alkire, age 24 years, 9 months and 23 days, son of: David Henderson Alkire and Sara Hayden, were married at Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G, Related: 2^nd cousins once removed.¹

Children of: Josephine Engle and Thomas Jefferson Alkire

Effa Lillian Alkire¹ B: Apr 1879, D: Nov 1936
Birdie Alkire¹ B: Apr 1882, D: 9 Oct 1882
Jeremiah M. Alkire+¹ B: 27 Oct 1883, D: 8 Sep 1960
Sarah Edith Alkire¹ B: 2 Apr 1887, D: 31 Dec 1946

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

23 Jun 1880, Sweet Water, Menard County, Illinois^G

Thomas Jefferson Alkire and Effa Lillian Alkire³

Census-1910

18 Apr 1910, Sugar Grove, Menard County, Illinois^G

Thomas Jefferson Alkire⁴

Citations

[S159] Ian Alkire, "Ian Alkire," e-Mail message from <e-mail address)> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/grxmanr, 25 Apr 00. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ian Alkire."
[S299] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/jeasgy5, Walter E. Engle (e-mail address), updated as of 27 Nov 2002.
[S98] 1 Jun 1880, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9djv69w Tenth Census of the United States, 1880.
[S243] 15 Apr 1910, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9glogje, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
— Will Rogers
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
— Will Rogers
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save.
— Will Rogers
I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
— Will Rogers
I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.
— Will Rogers
I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one.
— Will Rogers
I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they now do.
— Will Rogers
I read about eight newspapers in a day. When I'm in a town with only one newspaper, I read it eight times.
— Will Rogers
If advertisers spent the same amount of money on improving their products as they do on advertising then they wouldn't have to advertise them.
— Will Rogers
If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
— Will Rogers
If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?
— Will Rogers
If the other fellow sells cheaper than you, it is called dumping. 'Course, if you sell cheaper than him, that's mass production.
— Will Rogers
If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
— Will Rogers
If you ever injected truth into politics you have no politics.
— Will Rogers
If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
I'm not a real movie star. I've still got the same wife I started out with twenty-eight years ago.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood the woods are full of people that learned to write but evidently can't read. If they could read their stuff, they'd stop writing.
— Will Rogers
In Hollywood you can see things at night that are fast enough to be in the Olympics in the day time.
— Will Rogers
Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would have the smartest race of people on earth.
— Will Rogers
It isn't what we don't know that gives us trouble, it's what we know that ain't so.
— Will Rogers
It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for.
— Will Rogers
It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts.
— Will Rogers
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
— Will Rogers
Let advertisers spend the same amount of money improving their product that they do on advertising and they wouldn't have to advertise it.
— Will Rogers
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier 'n puttin' it back in.
— Will Rogers
Liberty doesn't work as well in practice as it does in speeches.
— Will Rogers
Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
Make crime pay. Become a lawyer.
— Will Rogers
Money and women are the most sought after and the least known about of any two things we have.
— Will Rogers
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.
— Will Rogers
Ohio claims they are due a president as they haven't had one since Taft. Look at the United States, they have not had one since Lincoln.
— Will Rogers
On account of being a democracy and run by the people, we are the only nation in the world that has to keep a government four years, no matter what it does.
— Will Rogers
One Ad is worth more to a paper than forty Editorials.
— Will Rogers
One-third of the people in the United States promote, while the other two-thirds provide.
— Will Rogers
Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators.
— Will Rogers
People are getting smarter nowadays; they are letting lawyers, instead of their conscience, be their guide.
— Will Rogers
People who fly into a rage always make a bad landing.
— Will Rogers
People's minds are changed through observation and not through argument.
— Will Rogers
Politics has become so expensive that it takes a lot of money even to be defeated.
— Will Rogers
Politics is applesauce.
— Will Rogers
Prohibition is better than no liquor at all.
— Will Rogers
So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way.
— Will Rogers
So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal they have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats.
— Will Rogers
The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn't still be a farmer.
— Will Rogers
The fellow that can only see a week ahead is always the popular fellow, for he is looking with the crowd. But the one that can see years ahead, he has a telescope but he can't make anybody believe that he has it.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
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— Sam Harris
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do one thing every day that scares you.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
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— Eleanor Roosevelt
No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You can often change your circumstances by changing your attitude.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: No good in a bed, but fine up against a wall.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A mature person is one who does not think only in absolutes, who is able to be objective even when deeply stirred emotionally, who has learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things, and who walks humbly and deals charitably with the circumstances of life, knowing that in this world no one is all knowing and therefore all of us need both love and charity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You have to accept whatever comes, and the only important thing is that you meet it with the best you have to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never allow a person to tell you 'no' who doesn't have the power to say 'yes.'
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness is not a goal...it's a by-product of a life well lived.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Friendship with oneself is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Work is always an antidote to depression.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do …
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Remember always that you have not only the right to be an individual; you have an obligation to be one. You cannot make any useful contribution in life unless you do this.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It's your life-but only if you make it so.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Every time you meet a situation you think at the time it is an impossibility and you go through the tortures of the damned, once you have met it and lived through it, you find that forever after you are freer than you were before.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Courage is exhilarating.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
There is not human being from whom we cannot learn something if we are interested enough to dig deep.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!
— Eleanor Roosevelt
As for accomplishments, I just did what I had to do as things came along.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Lest I keep my complacent way I must remember somewhere out there a person died for me today. As long as there must be war, I ask and I must answer was I worth dying for?
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The giving of love is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
All of life is a constant education.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

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