Mostly Angels in the Sky

(?) Linebaugh¹

TMG ID:25301

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	(?) and Lydia Mats, daughter of: (?) Mats, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

(?) and Lydia Mats, daughter of: (?) Mats, were married.¹

Citations

[S135] Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman, "Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to http://tinyurl.com/hzkmrc9, 23 Mar 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - M. Stewart."

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1 Feb 2013

Mary A. Claar¹

Family

TMG ID:25302, (c 1860 - )

Relationship:

4th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Jacob Claar¹ B: c 1832, D: 4 Sep 1908

Mother*

Circirilla Thomas¹ D: b 1862

Step-mother

Mariah Livingston¹ B: c 1834

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary A. Claar was born circa 1860, at Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Mary A. Claar was the daughter of: Jacob Claar and Circirilla Thomas.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G	Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, William Claar and Sarah V. Claar¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G

Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, William Claar and Sarah V. Claar¹

Citations

[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 141A, film number 1255074, Ohio 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

William Claar¹

Family

TMG ID:25303, (c 1864 - )

Relationship:

4th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Jacob Claar¹ B: c 1832, D: 4 Sep 1908

Mother*

Mariah Livingston¹ B: c 1834

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Claar was born circa 1864, at Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

William Claar was the son of: Jacob Claar and Mariah Livingston.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G	Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, Mary A. Claar and Sarah V. Claar¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G

Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, Mary A. Claar and Sarah V. Claar¹

Citations

[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 141A, film number 1255074, Ohio 1880 Federal Population Census.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Sarah V. Claar¹

Family

TMG ID:25304, (c 1868 - )

Relationship:

4th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Jacob Claar¹ B: c 1832, D: 4 Sep 1908

Mother*

Mariah Livingston¹ B: c 1834

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Sarah V. Claar was born circa 1868, at Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Sarah V. Claar was the daughter of: Jacob Claar and Mariah Livingston.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G	Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, Mary A. Claar and William Claar¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Richland, Vinton County, Ohio^G

Jacob Claar, Mariah Livingston, Mary A. Claar and William Claar¹

Citations

[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 141A, film number 1255074, Ohio 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Harvey J. Hitchcock¹

Family

TMG ID:25305, (c 1836 - )

Relationship:

6th cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Seth Hitchcock¹ B: 24 Aug 1807

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Harvey J. Hitchcock was born circa 1836, at New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Harvey J. Hitchcock was the son of: Seth Hitchcock.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Harvey and Lydia (?) were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Harvey and Lydia (?) were married.¹

Children of: Harvey J. Hitchcock and Lydia (?)

Ernest Hitchcock¹ B: c 1867
Irwin Hitchcock¹ B: c 1867

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G	Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock, Ernest Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G

Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock, Ernest Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Citations

[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 369B, film number 1254823, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Lydia (?)¹

Family

TMG ID:25306, (c 1836 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Lydia (?) was born circa 1836, at New York^G.¹

Alias(es)

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

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Lydia and Harvey J. Hitchcock, son of: Seth Hitchcock, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Lydia and Harvey J. Hitchcock, son of: Seth Hitchcock, were married.¹

Children of: Lydia (?) and Harvey J. Hitchcock

Ernest Hitchcock¹ B: c 1867
Irwin Hitchcock¹ B: c 1867

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G	Harvey J. Hitchcock, Seth Hitchcock, Ernest Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G

Harvey J. Hitchcock, Seth Hitchcock, Ernest Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Citations

[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 369B, film number 1254823, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Ernest Hitchcock¹

Family

TMG ID:25307, (c 1867 - )

Relationship:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Harvey J. Hitchcock¹ B: c 1836

Mother*

Lydia (?)¹ B: c 1836

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ernest Hitchcock was born circa 1867, at New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Ernest Hitchcock was the son of: Harvey J. Hitchcock and Lydia (?)¹

Other Major Events

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G	Harvey J. Hitchcock, Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G

Harvey J. Hitchcock, Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock and Irwin Hitchcock¹

Citations

[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 369B, film number 1254823, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Irwin Hitchcock¹

Family

TMG ID:25308, (c 1867 - )

Relationship:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Harvey J. Hitchcock¹ B: c 1836

Mother*

Lydia (?)¹ B: c 1836

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Irwin Hitchcock was born circa 1867, at New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Irwin Hitchcock was the son of: Harvey J. Hitchcock and Lydia (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G	Harvey J. Hitchcock, Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock and Ernest Hitchcock¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, District 1 and 3, Sidney, Delaware County, New York^G

Harvey J. Hitchcock, Lydia (?), Seth Hitchcock and Ernest Hitchcock¹

Citations

[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 369B, film number 1254823, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Mary G. (?)¹

Family

TMG ID:25309, (c 1860 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary G. (?) was born circa 1860, at New York^G.¹

Alias(es)

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

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Mary and Herbert W. Hitchcock, son of: Harmon A. Hitchcock and Mary Jurisa Stilson, were married.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Mary and Herbert W. Hitchcock, son of: Harmon A. Hitchcock and Mary Jurisa Stilson, were married.¹

Child of: Mary G. (?) and Herbert W. Hitchcock

Georgy T. Hitchcock¹ B: c 1876

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Otsego, Otsego County, New York^G	Herbert W. Hitchcock and Georgy T. Hitchcock¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Otsego, Otsego County, New York^G

Herbert W. Hitchcock and Georgy T. Hitchcock¹

Citations

[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 368A, film number 1254916, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Georgy T. Hitchcock¹

Family

TMG ID:25310, (c 1876 - )

Relationship:

7th cousin 1 time removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Herbert W. Hitchcock¹ B: 4 Apr 1849, D: 1910

Mother*

Mary G. (?)¹ B: c 1860

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Georgy T. Hitchcock was born circa 1876, at New York^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Georgy T. Hitchcock was the son of: Herbert W. Hitchcock and Mary G. (?)¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Otsego, Otsego County, New York^G	Herbert W. Hitchcock and Mary G. (?)¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Otsego, Otsego County, New York^G

Herbert W. Hitchcock and Mary G. (?)¹

Citations

[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 368A, film number 1254916, New York 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Sarah L. Lutes¹

Family

TMG ID:25311, (c 1863 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Abner J. Lutes¹ B: c 1822

Mother*

Elmira A. Cantrell¹ B: 11 Jan 1837

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Sarah L. Lutes was born circa 1863, at Illinois^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Sarah L. Lutes was the daughter of: Abner J. Lutes and Elmira A. Cantrell.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Chester, Logan County, Illinois^G	Abner J. Lutes, Elmira A. Cantrell and Abner Lutes¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Chester, Logan County, Illinois^G

Abner J. Lutes, Elmira A. Cantrell and Abner Lutes¹

Citations

[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 86D, film number 1254227, Illinois 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Abner Lutes¹

Family

TMG ID:25312, (c 1872 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Abner J. Lutes¹ B: c 1822

Mother*

Elmira A. Cantrell¹ B: 11 Jan 1837

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Abner Lutes was born circa 1872, at Illinois^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Abner Lutes was the son of: Abner J. Lutes and Elmira A. Cantrell.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Chester, Logan County, Illinois^G	Abner J. Lutes, Elmira A. Cantrell and Sarah L. Lutes¹

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Chester, Logan County, Illinois^G

Abner J. Lutes, Elmira A. Cantrell and Sarah L. Lutes¹

Citations

[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 86D, film number 1254227, Illinois 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Jacob Addison Marker¹

Family

TMG ID:25313, (15 Oct 1813 - )

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Jacob Addison Marker was born on Friday, 15 Oct 1813, at Stevens City, Frederick County, Virginia^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of: (?) Johnson, were married.¹
Marriage	between 1850 and 1857, Jacob and Minerva E. Lake were married at Virginia^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Jacob and Mary Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of: (?) Johnson, were married.¹

Marriage

between 1850 and 1857, Jacob and Minerva E. Lake were married at Virginia^G.²

Children of: Jacob Addison Marker and Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Sarah Jane Marker² B: 28 Jul 1839, D: 4 Dec 1918
Mary Ann Marker¹ B: 11 Aug 1840, D: 26 Aug 1903
John W.H. Marker² B: c 1842, D: 1918
Victoria Virginia Marker² B: 1846
Susan Rebecca Marker² B: 14 Dec 1848, D: 28 Jun 1934
George J. Marker² B: c 1850

Children of: Jacob Addison Marker and Minerva E. Lake

Jacob Addison Marker² B: c 1852
Elizabeth Marker² B: 1857
Ella J. Marker² B: 1859
Anna L. Marker³ B: c 1864
Carrie L. Marker³ B: c 1866
George G. Marker³ B: c 1868
Edward C. Marker³ B: c 1871
Nannie B. Marker³ B: c 1874

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1880	1880, Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G	Minerva E. Lake, Jane Johnson, Anna L. Marker, Carrie L. Marker, George G. Marker, Edward C. Marker, Nannie B. Marker and Jacob Addison Marker³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

1880, Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Minerva E. Lake, Jane Johnson, Anna L. Marker, Carrie L. Marker, George G. Marker, Edward C. Marker, Nannie B. Marker and Jacob Addison Marker³

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa 1880	Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G	blacksmith³

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa 1880

Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

blacksmith³

Citations

[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[S377] RootsWeb.com, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Lynda Smith (e-mail address), updated as of 10 May 2003.
[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 87A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.

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1 Feb 2013

Mary Elizabeth Johnson¹

Family

TMG ID:25314, (c 1813 - )

Father*

(?) Johnson²

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary Elizabeth Johnson was born circa 1813.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Mary Elizabeth Johnson was the daughter of: (?) Johnson.²

Alias(es)

Name-Married: her married name became Mrs. Marker (née Johnson).

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Mary and Jacob Addison Marker were married.¹

Children of: Mary Elizabeth Johnson and Jacob Addison Marker

Sarah Jane Marker³ B: 28 Jul 1839, D: 4 Dec 1918
Mary Ann Marker¹ B: 11 Aug 1840, D: 26 Aug 1903
John W.H. Marker³ B: c 1842, D: 1918
Victoria Virginia Marker³ B: 1846
Susan Rebecca Marker³ B: 14 Dec 1848, D: 28 Jun 1934
George J. Marker³ B: c 1850

Citations

[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[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 87A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S377] RootsWeb.com, online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Lynda Smith (e-mail address), updated as of 10 May 2003.

Last Edited

13 Sep 2017

Silas S. Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:25315, (c 1840 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Solomon Alkire¹ B: 9 Sep 1800, D: 28 Apr 1884

Mother*

Jemima Arnold¹ B: c 1803

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Silas S. Alkire was born circa 1840, at Maryland^G.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Silas S. Alkire was born circa 1833, at Maryland^G.^3,4
Born: Silas S. Alkire was born circa 1836, at Maryland^G.⁵
He was the son of: Solomon Alkire and Jemima Arnold.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

7 Nov 1850, District 7, Allegany County, Maryland^G

Solomon Alkire, Jemima Arnold, Sarah Elizabeth Alkire, Peter S. Alkire, Anna Catherine Alkire and Hiram Alkire⁴

Census-1860

30 Oct 1860, Post Office: Frankfort, Allegany County, Maryland^G

Solomon Alkire, Jemima Arnold, Peter S. Alkire and Anna Catherine Alkire⁶

Census-1870

5 Jul 1870, Post Office: New Creek, Frankfort Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Solomon Alkire and Jemima Arnold⁵

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Solomon Alkire and Jemima Arnold¹

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jul 1870

Frankfort Twp., Mineral County, Maryland^G

farm laborer⁵

circa Jun 1880

Frankfort, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

without occupation⁷

Citations

[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 87A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S778] Martin Sterling Giesing, online http://tinyurl.com/jxbd738, Martin Sterling Giesing (69061) (e-mail address), updated as of 17 Apr 2009.
[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[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.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[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.
[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.

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1 Feb 2013

Nimrod Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:25316, (17 May 1866 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Nimrod Alkire¹ B: 13 Apr 1813, D: 11 Feb 1900

Mother*

Mary Elizabeth Fox¹ B: c 1833, D: 22 Oct 1902

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Nimrod Alkire was born on Thursday, 17 May 1866, at Mineral County, West Virginia^G.^1,2,3

'Non-primary' Vitals

Nimrod Alkire was the son of: Nimrod Alkire and Mary Elizabeth Fox.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Monday, 17 May 1886, Nimrod, age 20 years, and Rosa J. Carroll, age 38 years and 8 months were married at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia^G.²

Children of: Nimrod Alkire and Rosa J. Carroll

Jennie K. Alkire³ B: Dec 1889
Edwin W. Alkire³ B: Dec 1891
Mariam E. Alkire³ B: Sep 1894
William F. Alkire³ B: Jun 1897
Jane D. Alkire³ B: Dec 1898
Nimrod Alkire Jr.⁵ B: c 1905

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

21 Jun 1870, New Creek Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Vanse Fox Alkire and William Edgar Alkire⁴

Census-1880

14 Jun 1880, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Vanse Fox Alkire, William Edgar Alkire, Charles J. Alkire and Jennie Kane¹

Census-1900

29 Jun 1900, Grant District, Grant County, West Virginia^G

Rosa J. Carroll, Jennie K. Alkire, Edwin W. Alkire, Mariam E. Alkire, William F. Alkire and Jane D. Alkire³

Census-1910

26 Apr 1910, Union District, Grant County, West Virginia^G

Rosa J. Carroll, Jennie K. Alkire, Edwin W. Alkire, Mariam E. Alkire, William F. Alkire, Jane D. Alkire and Nimrod Alkire Jr.⁵

Census-1920

20 Feb 1920, Cairo Twp., Ritchie County, West Virginia^G

Rosa J. Carroll, Jane D. Alkire and Nimrod Alkire Jr.⁶

Census-1930

26 Apr 1930, Meade District, Tyler County, West Virginia^G

Rosa J. Carroll⁷

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Grant County, West Virginia^G

farmer³

circa Apr 1910

Grant County, West Virginia^G

farmer⁵

circa Feb 1920

Cairo Twp., Ritchie County, West Virginia^G

minister Methodist Church⁶

circa Apr 1930

Meade District, Tyler County, West Virginia^G

clergyman Methodist Church⁷

Citations

[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 135A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[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.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

Last Edited

1 Feb 2013

Vanse Fox Alkire^1,2

Family

TMG ID:25317, (5 Apr 1868 - 1953)

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Nimrod Alkire¹ B: 13 Apr 1813, D: 11 Feb 1900

Mother*

Mary Elizabeth Fox¹ B: c 1833, D: 22 Oct 1902

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Vanse Fox Alkire was born on Sunday, 5 Apr 1868, at Mineral County, West Virginia^G.^1,2,3
Died in 1953 at Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia^G, at age 84 years.²

'Non-primary' Vitals

Vanse Fox Alkire was the son of: Nimrod Alkire and Mary Elizabeth Fox.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Vans⁴
Name-Variation: He was also known as Vause²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 28 Nov 1893, Vanse, age 25 years, 7 months and 23 days, and Jennie D. McNeill, age 25 years and 4 months, daughter of: (?) McNeill and (?) Duling, were married at Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia^G.²

Children of: Vanse Fox Alkire and Jennie D. McNeill

Helen McNeill Alkire² B: 8 Sep 1896, D: 1934
Charles Edward Alkire² B: Jan 1897
Virginia Alkire⁴ B: c 1911

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

21 Jun 1870, New Creek Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Nimrod Alkire and William Edgar Alkire⁵

Census-1880

14 Jun 1880, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Nimrod Alkire, William Edgar Alkire, Charles J. Alkire and Jennie Kane¹

Census-1900

20 Jun 1900, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Charles J. Alkire, Samuel B. Wheeler, Jennie D. McNeill, Helen McNeill Alkire, Charles Edward Alkire and Jennie Kane³

Census-1910

23 Apr 1910, Headsville Road, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Jennie D. McNeill, Helen McNeill Alkire, Charles Edward Alkire, Jennie Kane, Charles J. Alkire and Blanche Walsh⁶

Census-1920

9 Jan 1920, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Jennie D. McNeill, Charles Edward Alkire, Virginia Alkire and Jennie Kane⁴

Census-1930

10 Apr 1930, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Jennie D. McNeill and Virginia Alkire⁷

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1900

Mineral County, West Virginia^G

farmer³

circa Apr 1910

Mineral County, West Virginia^G

farmer⁶

circa Jan 1920

New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

⁴

circa Apr 1930

New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

city policeman⁷

Citations

[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 135A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[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.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

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William Edgar Alkire^1,2

Family

TMG ID:25318, (Aug 1869 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Nimrod Alkire¹ B: 13 Apr 1813, D: 11 Feb 1900

Mother*

Mary Elizabeth Fox¹ B: c 1833, D: 22 Oct 1902

Primary Birth & Death

Born: William Edgar Alkire was born in Aug 1869, at West Virginia^G.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

William Edgar Alkire was the son of: Nimrod Alkire and Mary Elizabeth Fox.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

21 Jun 1870, New Creek Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Nimrod Alkire and Vanse Fox Alkire²

Census-1880

14 Jun 1880, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Nimrod Alkire, Vanse Fox Alkire, Charles J. Alkire and Jennie Kane¹

Citations

[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 135A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.

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Charles J. Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:25319, (Feb 1872 - )

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Nimrod Alkire¹ B: 13 Apr 1813, D: 11 Feb 1900

Mother*

Mary Elizabeth Fox¹ B: c 1833, D: 22 Oct 1902

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Charles J. Alkire was born in Feb 1872, at West Virginia^G.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

Charles J. Alkire was the son of: Nimrod Alkire and Mary Elizabeth Fox.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

circa 1909, Charles and Blanche Walsh, daughter of: (?) Walsh and Mary M. (?), were married.³

Children of: Charles J. Alkire and Blanche Walsh

Mary W. Alkire⁴ B: Nov 1917
Margaret K. Alkire⁴ B: Jan 1919

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1880

14 Jun 1880, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Nimrod Alkire, Vanse Fox Alkire, William Edgar Alkire and Jennie Kane¹

Census-1900

20 Jun 1900, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Nimrod Alkire, Mary Elizabeth Fox, Vanse Fox Alkire, Samuel B. Wheeler, Jennie D. McNeill, Helen McNeill Alkire, Charles Edward Alkire and Jennie Kane²

Census-1910

23 Apr 1910, Headsville Road, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Vanse Fox Alkire, Jennie D. McNeill, Helen McNeill Alkire, Charles Edward Alkire, Jennie Kane and Blanche Walsh³

Census-1920

12 Jan 1920, New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Mary M. (?), Percy F. Walsh, Blanche Walsh, Mary W. Alkire and Margaret K. Alkire⁴

Census-1930

2 Apr 1930, Union District, Bayard, Grant County, West Virginia^G

Blanche Walsh, Mary W. Alkire and Margaret K. Alkire⁵

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jan 1920

New Creek District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

car repairer at B & O shops⁴

circa Apr 1930

Bayard, Grant County, West Virginia^G

carpenter in coal mine⁵

Citations

[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 135A, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[S117] 1 Jun 1900, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y8l8gl3a Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900.
[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.
[S244] 1 Jan 1920, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/ya4dwjbu Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920.
[S633] 1 Apr 1930, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y73u3s4c Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930.

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John Alkire¹

Family

TMG ID:25320, (Jan 1821 - 31 Mar 1897)

Relationship:

3rd cousin 4 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Solomon Alkire¹ B: 9 Sep 1800, D: 28 Apr 1884

Mother*

Jemima Arnold¹ B: c 1803

Primary Birth & Death

Born: John Alkire was born in Jan 1821, at Alaska, Mineral County, Virginia^G.^1,2
Died on Wednesday, 31 Mar 1897 at Mineral County, West Virginia^G, at age 76 years and 2 months.^1,2

'Non-primary' Vitals

John Alkire was the son of: Solomon Alkire and Jemima Arnold.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1847, John, age 26 years, and Catherine Ann Daniels, age 24 years were married at Virginia^G.^1,2

Children of: John Alkire and Catherine Ann Daniels

Minerva Alkire¹ B: 1848
John Marion Alkire+¹ B: 28 Dec 1851, D: 1 Apr 1900
Catherina Ann Alkire¹ B: c 1853
Anna Eliza Alkire+¹ B: 1854
Alice Virginia Alkire+¹ B: Feb 1860, D: Oct 1918
Henry Ashby Alkire¹ B: Jun 1860
Marsha Alkire⁴ B: Jun 1860
Margaret Alkire¹ B: 15 Mar 1862
Solomon Edgar Alkire+¹ B: c 1866, D: 2 May 1931

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

7 Nov 1850, Allegany County, Maryland^G

Catherine Ann Daniels and Minerva Alkire³

Census-1860

2 Aug 1860, Post Office: Old Town, Allegany County, Maryland^G

Catherine Ann Daniels, Minerva Alkire, Anna Eliza Alkire, John Marion Alkire and Marsha Alkire⁴

Census-1870

5 Jul 1870, Post Office: New Creek, Frankfort Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Catherine Ann Daniels, Minerva Alkire, John Marion Alkire, Anna Eliza Alkire, Alice Virginia Alkire, Anna Maria Fuchs, Solomon Edgar Alkire and Margaret Alkire⁵

Census-1880

7 Jun 1880, Frankfort District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

Catherine Ann Daniels, Henry Ashby Alkire and Solomon Edgar Alkire⁶

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Nov 1850

Allegany County, Maryland^G

farmer³

circa Aug 1860

Allegany County, Maryland^G

farmer⁴

circa Jul 1870

Frankfort Twp., Mineral County, West Virginia^G

farmer⁵

circa Jun 1880

Frankfort District, Mineral County, West Virginia^G

farmer⁷

Citations

[S311] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/y92ooeac, Sheila Adkins-Powell (e-mail address), updated as of 4 Jan 2003.
[S778] Martin Sterling Giesing, online http://tinyurl.com/jxbd738, Martin Sterling Giesing (69061) (e-mail address), updated as of 17 Apr 2009.
[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.
[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.
[S97] 1 Jun 1870, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y9hbo4f7 Ninth Census of the United States, 1870.
[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 82C, film number 1255408, West Virginia 1880 Federal Population Census.
[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.

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A fool and his money are soon elected.
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A holding company is a thing where you hand an accomplice the goods while the policeman searches you.
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A man only learns in two ways, one by reading, and the other by association with smarter people.
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A remark generally hurts in proportion to its truth.
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An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
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Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
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Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
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Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
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Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
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Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
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Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
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Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
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— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
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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
I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat.
— Will Rogers
I bet after seeing us, George Washington would sue us for calling him 'father.'
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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.
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If I studied all my life, I couldn't think up half the number of funny things passed in one session of congress.
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— 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.
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If you can build a business up big enough, it's respectable.
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— 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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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.
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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
Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
The 1928 Republican Convention opened with a prayer. If the Lord can see His way clear to bless the Republican Party the way it's been carrying on, then the rest of us ought to get it without even asking.
— Will Rogers
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— Will Rogers
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— 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
The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.
— Will Rogers
The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, 'How is the president?'
— Will Rogers
The more that learn to read the less learn how to make a living. That's one thing about a little education. It spoils you for actual work. The more you know the more you think somebody owes you a living.
— Will Rogers
The more you observe politics, the more you've got to admit that each party is worse than the other.
— Will Rogers
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
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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
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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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— Sam Harris
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— 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
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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
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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
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
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— 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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