Mostly Angels in the Sky

Willard Ephriam Drudge¹

Family

TMG ID:102181, (11 Nov 1875 - 16 Feb 1957)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

William Drudge¹ B: 29 Aug 1823, D: 5 Aug 1893

Mother*

Anna Lehman¹ B: 20 Aug 1832, D: 12 Dec 1914

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Willard Ephriam Drudge was born on Thursday, 11 Nov 1875, at Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 16 Feb 1957 at Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana^G, at age 81 years, 3 months and 5 days.¹
Interred on Tuesday, 19 Feb 1957 at Rice Cemetery, Concord Twp., Elkhart County, Indiana^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Willard Ephriam Drudge was the son of: William Drudge and Anna Lehman.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

L6JJ-YTN

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Francis Mary Smith¹

Family

TMG ID:102182, (14 Feb 1861 - 6 Dec 1945)

Relationship:

Great-grandmother of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Samuel Edward Smith¹ B: 1818, D: 1874

Mother*

Catherine Lehman¹ B: Jan 1830, D: 1908

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Francis Mary Smith was born on Thursday, 14 Feb 1861, at Polk, Wood County, Ohio^G. Birth details: Father born in England and mother born in Ohio.²
Died on Thursday, 6 Dec 1945 at Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G, at age 84 years, 9 months and 22 days.¹
Interred on Monday, 10 Dec 1945 at Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G.¹

Obituary & Burial

Interred on Monday, 10 Dec 1945 at Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G.^3,4

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Francis Mary Smith was born in Feb 1861, at Liberty Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G.¹
She was the daughter of: Samuel Edward Smith and Catherine Lehman.¹
Died on Thursday, 6 Dec 1945 at Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G, at age 84 years, 9 months and 22 days. Details as recorded: Death Certificate ID: 8250.⁵

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: She was also known as Frances Elizabeth^6,7
Name-Variation: She was also known as Francis²
Name-Variation: She was also known as Elizabeth⁸
Name-Variation: She was also known as Frances Mary Smith
Name-Married: on Tuesday, 11 Nov 1879, her married name became Mrs. Mercer (née Smith).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 11 Nov 1879, Francis, age 18 years, 8 months and 28 days, and Clinton Berdell Mercer, age 20 years, 9 months and 7 days, son of: Abraham Mercer and Harriet Elizabeth Rice, were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.¹
Marriage	Sunday, 16 Nov 1879, Francis, age 18 years, 9 months and 2 days, and Clinton Berdell Mercer, age 20 years, 9 months and 12 days, son of: Abraham Mercer and Harriet Elizabeth Rice, were married at Liberty Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G.²

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 11 Nov 1879, Francis, age 18 years, 8 months and 28 days, and Clinton Berdell Mercer, age 20 years, 9 months and 7 days, son of: Abraham Mercer and Harriet Elizabeth Rice, were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

Marriage

Sunday, 16 Nov 1879, Francis, age 18 years, 9 months and 2 days, and Clinton Berdell Mercer, age 20 years, 9 months and 12 days, son of: Abraham Mercer and Harriet Elizabeth Rice, were married at Liberty Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G.²

Children of: Francis Mary Smith and Clinton Berdell Mercer

Thomas Otto Mercer+ B: 26 Apr 1880, D: 29 May 1959
Clessie Mae Mercer+ B: 2 Nov 1882, D: 25 Feb 1941
Clyde Earnest Mercer+¹⁴ B: 10 Nov 1884, D: 11 Jul 1961
Zoa Alpina Mercer B: 17 Jul 1887, D: 15 Feb 1909
Elza Edward Mercer+ B: 6 Feb 1891, D: 3 Nov 1975
Nina Bell Mercer B: 20 Mar 1893, D: 10 Apr 1893
Volney Abraham Mercer+ B: 15 Feb 1895, D: 9 Jan 1983

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1900	15 Jun 1900, Chippewa Twp., Isabella County, Michigan^G	Clinton Berdell Mercer, Thomas Otto Mercer, Clessie Mae Mercer, Clyde Earnest Mercer, Zoa Alpina Mercer, Elza Edward Mercer and Volney Abraham Mercer²
Census-1910	16 May 1910, South Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G	Clinton Berdell Mercer, Elza Edward Mercer, Clessie Mae Mercer, Clyde Ebson Stewart and Frances Ruth Stewart⁹
Census-1920	26 Jan 1920, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G	Clinton Berdell Mercer¹⁰
Census-1930	16 Apr 1930, Grabel Precinct, Washington County, Oregon^G, living with his grandparents, Clinton B. and Frances M. Mercer	Clinton Berdell Mercer and Clinton Anton Mercer¹¹
Census-1940	11 Apr 1940, 153 N First Street, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G, living with his grandson and wife, Clinton A. and Clara E. Mercer	Clinton Berdell Mercer¹²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

15 Jun 1900, Chippewa Twp., Isabella County, Michigan^G

Clinton Berdell Mercer, Thomas Otto Mercer, Clessie Mae Mercer, Clyde Earnest Mercer, Zoa Alpina Mercer, Elza Edward Mercer and Volney Abraham Mercer²

Census-1910

16 May 1910, South Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G

Clinton Berdell Mercer, Elza Edward Mercer, Clessie Mae Mercer, Clyde Ebson Stewart and Frances Ruth Stewart⁹

Census-1920

26 Jan 1920, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G

Clinton Berdell Mercer¹⁰

Census-1930

16 Apr 1930, Grabel Precinct, Washington County, Oregon^G, living with his grandparents, Clinton B. and Frances M. Mercer

Clinton Berdell Mercer and Clinton Anton Mercer¹¹

Census-1940

11 Apr 1940, 153 N First Street, Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G, living with his grandson and wife, Clinton A. and Clara E. Mercer

Clinton Berdell Mercer¹²

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity	Details
Anecdote	Anecdote: Francis Mary Smith was present between 1920 and 1930, at Washington County, Oregon^G, when Clinton Anton Mercer apparently Clinton Anton's parents separated and most likely divorced and Clinton Anton was then raised by his grandparents, Clinton B. and Frances M. Mercer Others were: Volney Abraham Mercer, Pearl Mary Eschwig and Clinton Berdell Mercer.^11,12
Obituary	Obituary: on Thursday, 27 Feb 1941, Francis Mary Smith was mentioned in the obituary of Clessie Mae Mercer in The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon. Others mentioned: Charles Clinton Stewart, Pauline Mae Stewart, Darrel Beverly Stewart, Clyde Ebson Stewart, Homer Foster Stewart Jr., Frances Ruth Stewart, Aletha Ray Murray and Clarence Douglas Murray Jr.¹³

Activity

Details

Anecdote

Anecdote: Francis Mary Smith was present between 1920 and 1930, at Washington County, Oregon^G, when Clinton Anton Mercer apparently Clinton Anton's parents separated and most likely divorced and Clinton Anton was then raised by his grandparents, Clinton B. and Frances M. Mercer
Others were: Volney Abraham Mercer, Pearl Mary Eschwig and Clinton Berdell Mercer.^11,12

Obituary

Obituary: on Thursday, 27 Feb 1941, Francis Mary Smith was mentioned in the obituary of Clessie Mae Mercer in The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon.
Others mentioned: Charles Clinton Stewart, Pauline Mae Stewart, Darrel Beverly Stewart, Clyde Ebson Stewart, Homer Foster Stewart Jr., Frances Ruth Stewart, Aletha Ray Murray and Clarence Douglas Murray Jr.¹³

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Clinton Berdell (age 76) and Francis Mary (née Smith) (age 74) Mercer lived at: Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^G.¹²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[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.
[S263] FamilySearch is a nonprofit family history organization, online <https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a>. Hereinafter cited as FamilySearch.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>, http://tinyurl.com/ku9s95n. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S653] Death Certificate - Thomas Otto Mercer, online . Hereinafter cited as OR Death Index.
[S128] Ronald Jay Hunter, "Ronald Jay Hunter," e-Mail message from <e-mail address> (5147 Abel Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32) to http://tinyurl.com/zm4m6sp, 8 Nov 2000. Hereinafter cited as "e-Mail - Ronald Hunter."
[S959] RootsWeb.com, online http://tinyurl.com/ycm75xpo, Maggie Ohio (e-mail address), updated as of 11 Apr 2011.
[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 127C, film number 1255078, Ohio 1880 Federal Population Census.
[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, Sheet # 17B, Emuneration District 278.
[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, Enumeration District 429, Page 3.
[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.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.
[S3938] Article: Funeral Notices - Murray - Clessie, The Oregonian, Portland, OR, 27 Feb 1941, Page Sixteen. Hereinafter cited as Oregonian.
[S513] California Death Records, online <http://tinyurl.com/726qa>. Hereinafter cited as California Death Records.

Reference

LCJW-V64

Last Edited

30 Aug 2024

George W. Bowlby¹

Family

TMG ID:102183, (1841 - 25 Jan 1863)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: George W. Bowlby was born in 1841, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 25 Jan 1863 at Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky^G, at age 22 years.¹
Interred after 25 Jan 1863 at Nashville National Cemetery, Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 26 Aug 1862, George, age 21 years, and Sarah Jane Lehman, age 19 years, 11 months and 21 days, daughter of: Daniel Lehman and Elizabeth Gift, were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 26 Aug 1862, George, age 21 years, and Sarah Jane Lehman, age 19 years, 11 months and 21 days, daughter of: Daniel Lehman and Elizabeth Gift, were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Child of: George W. Bowlby and Sarah Jane Lehman

Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby¹ B: 11 Feb 1863, D: 2 Aug 1943

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

99DD-SLB

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby¹

Family

TMG ID:102184, (11 Feb 1863 - 2 Aug 1943)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

George W. Bowlby¹ B: 1841, D: 25 Jan 1863

Mother*

Sarah Jane Lehman¹ B: 5 Sep 1842, D: 8 Feb 1914

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby was born on Wednesday, 11 Feb 1863, at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Monday, 2 Aug 1943 at Troy Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G, at age 80 years, 5 months and 22 days.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby was the daughter of: George W. Bowlby and Sarah Jane Lehman.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: in 1883, her married name became Mrs. Bryan (née Bowlby).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1883, Mary, age 19 years, and Virgil M. Bryan, age 29 years, son of: Silas A. Bryan and Minerva L. Conkey, were married at Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1883, Mary, age 19 years, and Virgil M. Bryan, age 29 years, son of: Silas A. Bryan and Minerva L. Conkey, were married at Ohio^G.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	6 Jun 1870, Post Office: Ashland Ohio, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	Daniel Lehman, Elizabeth Gift, Sarah Jane Lehman and Franklin P. Gast²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

6 Jun 1870, Post Office: Ashland Ohio, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

Daniel Lehman, Elizabeth Gift, Sarah Jane Lehman and Franklin P. Gast²

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.
[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.

Reference

LY6R-BXM

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Virgil M. Bryan¹

Family

TMG ID:102185, (Oct 1853 - 23 Dec 1906)

Father*

Silas A. Bryan¹ B: 28 May 1812, D: 13 Apr 1872

Mother*

Minerva L. Conkey¹ B: 24 Jul 1815, D: 8 Nov 1892

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Virgil M. Bryan was born in Oct 1853, at Perry Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Sunday, 23 Dec 1906 at Orange Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G, at age 53 years and 2 months.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Virgil M. Bryan was the son of: Silas A. Bryan and Minerva L. Conkey.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	1883, Virgil, age 29 years, and Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby, age 19 years, daughter of: George W. Bowlby and Sarah Jane Lehman, were married at Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

1883, Virgil, age 29 years, and Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby, age 19 years, daughter of: George W. Bowlby and Sarah Jane Lehman, were married at Ohio^G.¹

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

KNZX-CKX

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Silas A. Bryan¹

Family

TMG ID:102186, (28 May 1812 - 13 Apr 1872)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Silas A. Bryan was born on Thursday, 28 May 1812, at Amanda Twp., Fairfield County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 13 Apr 1872 at age 59 years, 10 months and 16 days.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 1 Sep 1835, Silas, age 23 years, 3 months and 4 days, and Minerva L. Conkey, age 20 years, 1 month and 8 days were married at Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 1 Sep 1835, Silas, age 23 years, 3 months and 4 days, and Minerva L. Conkey, age 20 years, 1 month and 8 days were married at Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G.¹

Child of: Silas A. Bryan and Minerva L. Conkey

Virgil M. Bryan¹ B: Oct 1853, D: 23 Dec 1906

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

K4YV-FVP

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Minerva L. Conkey¹

Family

TMG ID:102187, (24 Jul 1815 - 8 Nov 1892)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Minerva L. Conkey was born on Monday, 24 Jul 1815, at New York^G.¹
Died on Tuesday, 8 Nov 1892 at age 77 years, 3 months and 15 days.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Tuesday, 1 Sep 1835, her married name became Mrs. Bryan (née Conkey).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Tuesday, 1 Sep 1835, Minerva, age 20 years, 1 month and 8 days, and Silas A. Bryan, age 23 years, 3 months and 4 days were married at Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Tuesday, 1 Sep 1835, Minerva, age 20 years, 1 month and 8 days, and Silas A. Bryan, age 23 years, 3 months and 4 days were married at Cuyahoga County, Ohio^G.¹

Child of: Minerva L. Conkey and Silas A. Bryan

Virgil M. Bryan¹ B: Oct 1853, D: 23 Dec 1906

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Person Page.

Reference

KCJR-674

Last Edited

25 Aug 2024

Franklin P. Gast¹

Family

TMG ID:102188, (Jun 1853 - Oct 1900)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

George Washington Gast¹ B: 5 Sep 1823, D: 20 Jun 1919

Step-mother*

Ellizabeth Lehman¹ B: 13 Mar 1836, D: 26 Sep 1916

Mother

Perlona Culler¹ B: 16 Jul 1823, D: 1 Jun 1857

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Franklin P. Gast was born in Jun 1853, at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹
Died in Oct 1900 at Stony Ridge, Wood County, Ohio^G, at age 47 years and 4 months.¹
Interred in Oct 1900 at Troy Twp. Cemetery, Luckey, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Franklin P. Gast was the son of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman.¹

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "Frank"¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	6 Jun 1860, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G, living with his mother's family, Washington H., Malinda and Curty Culler	²
Census-1870	6 Jun 1870, Post Office: Ashland Ohio, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	Daniel Lehman, Elizabeth Gift, Sarah Jane Lehman and Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby³

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

6 Jun 1860, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G, living with his mother's family, Washington H., Malinda and Curty Culler

Census-1870

6 Jun 1870, Post Office: Ashland Ohio, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

Daniel Lehman, Elizabeth Gift, Sarah Jane Lehman and Mary Jane Elizabeth Bowlby³

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[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.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2024

George Washington Gast¹

Family

TMG ID:102189, (5 Sep 1823 - 20 Jun 1919)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: George Washington Gast was born on Friday, 5 Sep 1823, at Brush Valley, Indiana County, Pennsylvania^G.¹
Died on Friday, 20 Jun 1919 at Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, at age 95 years, 9 months and 15 days.¹
Interred after 20 Jun 1919 at New Belleville Ridge Cemetery, Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 25 Feb 1847, George, age 23 years, 5 months and 20 days, and Perlona Culler, age 23 years, 7 months and 9 days were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹
Marriage	Sunday, 14 Mar 1858, George, age 34 years, 6 months and 9 days, and Ellizabeth Lehman, age 22 years and 1 day, daughter of: Daniel Lehman and Elizabeth Gift, were married at Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio^G.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 25 Feb 1847, George, age 23 years, 5 months and 20 days, and Perlona Culler, age 23 years, 7 months and 9 days were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Marriage

Sunday, 14 Mar 1858, George, age 34 years, 6 months and 9 days, and Ellizabeth Lehman, age 22 years and 1 day, daughter of: Daniel Lehman and Elizabeth Gift, were married at Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio^G.^1,2

Children of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman

Ephraham Gast¹ B: 2 Feb 1849, D: 22 Feb 1911
Amanda J. Gast⁴ B: c 1852
Franklin P. Gast¹ B: Jun 1853, D: Oct 1900
Rosina L. Gast+¹ B: 1856, D: 14 Apr 1893
Emra V. Gast⁴ B: c 1858
Emma J. Gast⁴ B: c Jan 1860
Ida Alice Gast+⁸ B: 29 May 1864, D: 19 May 1938
John M. Gast⁵ B: c 1868
Anna F. Gast⁵ B: Jun 1869

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	Perlona Culler and Ephraham Gast³
Census-1860	9 Jun 1860, Post Office: Polk or Albion, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	Ellizabeth Lehman, Amanda J. Gast, Rosina L. Gast, Emra V. Gast and Emma J. Gast⁴
Census-1870	14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast, Anna F. Gast and Rosina L. Gast⁵
Census-1880	5 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁶
Census-1910	25 Apr 1910, Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G	Ellizabeth Lehman⁷

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

Perlona Culler and Ephraham Gast³

Census-1860

9 Jun 1860, Post Office: Polk or Albion, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

Ellizabeth Lehman, Amanda J. Gast, Rosina L. Gast, Emra V. Gast and Emma J. Gast⁴

Census-1870

14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast, Anna F. Gast and Rosina L. Gast⁵

Census-1880

5 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁶

Census-1910

25 Apr 1910, Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G

Ellizabeth Lehman⁷

Occupation(s)

Date	Location	Occupation/Industry
circa Sep 1850	Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	farming³
circa Jun 1860	Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	farmer⁴
circa Jun 1870	Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	grocerer⁵
circa Jun 1880	Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	farmer⁶
circa Apr 1910	Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G	own income⁷

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Sep 1850

Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

farming³

circa Jun 1860

Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

farmer⁴

circa Jun 1870

Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

grocerer⁵

circa Jun 1880

Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

farmer⁶

circa Apr 1910

Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G

own income⁷

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2024

Perlona Culler¹

TMG ID:102190, (16 Jul 1823 - 1 Jun 1857)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Perlona Culler was born on Wednesday, 16 Jul 1823, at Tuscarawas, Stark County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Monday, 1 Jun 1857 at Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G, at age 33 years, 10 months and 16 days.¹
Interred after 1 Jun 1857 at Rickle Cemetery, Albion, Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 25 Feb 1847, her married name became Mrs. Gast (née Culler).¹

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Thursday, 25 Feb 1847, Perlona, age 23 years, 7 months and 9 days, and George Washington Gast, age 23 years, 5 months and 20 days were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 25 Feb 1847, Perlona, age 23 years, 7 months and 9 days, and George Washington Gast, age 23 years, 5 months and 20 days were married at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast and Ephraham Gast²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast and Ephraham Gast²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[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

29 Aug 2024

Ephraham Gast¹

Family

TMG ID:102191, (2 Feb 1849 - 22 Feb 1911)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

George Washington Gast¹ B: 5 Sep 1823, D: 20 Jun 1919

Step-mother*

Ellizabeth Lehman¹ B: 13 Mar 1836, D: 26 Sep 1916

Mother

Perlona Culler¹ B: 16 Jul 1823, D: 1 Jun 1857

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ephraham Gast was born on Friday, 2 Feb 1849, at Ashland County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Wednesday, 22 Feb 1911 at West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio^G, at age 62 years and 20 days.¹
Interred after 22 Feb 1911 at Hazzard Cemetery, West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Ephraham Gast was the son of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman.¹

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1850	19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast and Perlona Culler²

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1850

19 Sep 1850, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast and Perlona Culler²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[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

25 Aug 2024

Rosina L. Gast¹

Family

TMG ID:102192, (1856 - 14 Apr 1893)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

George Washington Gast¹ B: 5 Sep 1823, D: 20 Jun 1919

Step-mother*

Ellizabeth Lehman¹ B: 13 Mar 1836, D: 26 Sep 1916

Mother

Perlona Culler¹ B: 16 Jul 1823, D: 1 Jun 1857

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Rosina L. Gast was born in 1856, at Ohio^G.¹
Died on Friday, 14 Apr 1893 at Alabama^G at age 37 years.¹
Interred after 14 Apr 1893 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Rosina L. Gast was the daughter of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Friday, 25 Feb 1876, her married name became Mrs. Dennis (née Gast).^1,2

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage	Friday, 25 Feb 1876, Rosina, age 20 years, and John Elderkin Dennis, age 19 years were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Friday, 25 Feb 1876, Rosina, age 20 years, and John Elderkin Dennis, age 19 years were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2

Children of: Rosina L. Gast and John Elderkin Dennis

Earl Marion Dennis⁵ B: 7 Mar 1877, D: 5 Aug 1954
Lily Mae Dennis⁵ B: 15 May 1880, D: 15 Nov 1973
Alvin C. Dennis+⁶ B: 17 Feb 1892, D: 6 Jun 1935

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1860	9 Jun 1860, Post Office: Polk or Albion, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, Amanda J. Gast, Emra V. Gast and Emma J. Gast³
Census-1870	14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁴
Census-1880	15 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	John Elderkin Dennis, Earl Marion Dennis and Lily Mae Dennis⁵

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

9 Jun 1860, Post Office: Polk or Albion, Jackson Twp., Ashland County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, Amanda J. Gast, Emra V. Gast and Emma J. Gast³

Census-1870

14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, Ida Alice Gast, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁴

Census-1880

15 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

John Elderkin Dennis, Earl Marion Dennis and Lily Mae Dennis⁵

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953.

Last Edited

29 Aug 2024

Ida Alice Gast¹

Family

TMG ID:102193, (29 May 1864 - 19 May 1938)

Relationship:

1st cousin 3 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

George Washington Gast¹ B: 5 Sep 1823, D: 20 Jun 1919

Mother*

Ellizabeth Lehman¹ B: 13 Mar 1836, D: 26 Sep 1916

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Ida Alice Gast was born on Sunday, 29 May 1864, at Lemoyne, Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2
Died on Thursday, 19 May 1938 at Flower Hospital, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G, at age 73 years, 11 months and 20 days. Details as recorded: 06:00 AM Cause of Death: strangulated incisional hernia. Onset: 13 May 1938. Strangulated for about 30 years.
Resectioning of intestinale through anastomosis oracle. Onset: 14 May 1938 Contributory: diabetic not glucose, best for at least 3 years. Operation: bowel resection tuck anastomosis Date: 14 May 1938 Autopsy: no. The informant on the Death Certificate was: Irvan A. Gorrill.^1,3
Interred on Saturday, 21 May 1938 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.^4,1

'Non-primary' Vitals

Ida Alice Gast was the daughter of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Tuesday, 25 Jan 1887, her married name became Mrs. Gorrill (née Gast).^1,5

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage License	Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Ida Alice Gast at age 17 and Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5
Marriage	Tuesday, 25 Jan 1887, Ida, age 22 years, 7 months and 27 days, and Marshall R. Gorrill, age 30 years and 5 months, son of: Thomas Gorrill and Eliza (?), were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^5,6

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage License

Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Ida Alice Gast at age 17 and Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5

Marriage

Tuesday, 25 Jan 1887, Ida, age 22 years, 7 months and 27 days, and Marshall R. Gorrill, age 30 years and 5 months, son of: Thomas Gorrill and Eliza (?), were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^5,6

Children of: Ida Alice Gast and Marshall R. Gorrill

Grace Gorrill⁴ B: 12 Mar 1883, D: 1 Oct 1897
Irvan A. Gorrill⁴ B: 8 May 1889, D: 11 May 1956
Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.⁴ B: 28 Sep 1899, D: 31 Mar 1906
Robert William Gorrill+⁴ B: 8 Oct 1905, D: 6 Nov 2002

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa Jun 1870, at Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G, Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast in the federal 1870 census, Marshall and Ida are living just a few houses from one another.⁷

Other Major Events

Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Ida Alice Gast at age 17 and Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5

Census Records

Census	Date/Location/Comment	Others Same Household
Census-1870	14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, John M. Gast, Anna F. Gast and Rosina L. Gast⁷
Census-1880	5 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁸
Census-1900	9 Jun 1900, Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G	Marshall R. Gorrill, Irvan A. Gorrill and Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.²
Census-1910	15 Apr 1910, 437 Prospect Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, also included is Leora Ferguson, 13, servant	Marshall R. Gorrill, Irvan A. Gorrill and Robert William Gorrill⁶
Census-1920	8 Jan 1920, 125 W Evers Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, all three family members list 'none' as their employment	John M. Gast and Robert William Gorrill⁹
Census-1930	12 Apr 1930, 125 W Evers Ave., Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G	Robert William Gorrill¹⁰

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1870

14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, John M. Gast, Anna F. Gast and Rosina L. Gast⁷

Census-1880

5 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

George Washington Gast, Ellizabeth Lehman, John M. Gast and Anna F. Gast⁸

Census-1900

9 Jun 1900, Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Marshall R. Gorrill, Irvan A. Gorrill and Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.²

Census-1910

15 Apr 1910, 437 Prospect Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, also included is Leora Ferguson, 13, servant

Marshall R. Gorrill, Irvan A. Gorrill and Robert William Gorrill⁶

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 125 W Evers Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, all three family members list 'none' as their employment

John M. Gast and Robert William Gorrill⁹

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, 125 W Evers Ave., Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G

Robert William Gorrill¹⁰

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[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.
[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.

Reference

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Last Edited

27 Aug 2024

Marshall R. Gorrill¹

Family

TMG ID:102194, (Aug 1856 - 1918)

Father*

Thomas Gorrill² B: c 1808

Mother*

Eliza (?)² B: 1811

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Marshall R. Gorrill was born in Aug 1856, at Ohio^G.³
Died in 1918 at age 61 years.⁴
Interred in 1918 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.⁴

'Non-primary' Vitals

Born: Marshall R. Gorrill was born in 1854.⁴
He was the son of: Thomas Gorrill and Eliza (?)²

Alias(es)

Nick-Name: his nickname was "M.R."⁵
Name-Variation: He was also known as Sr. on Sunday, 8 Oct 1905⁴

Union(s)

Event	Details/Notes
Marriage License	Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 and Ida Alice Gast at age 17 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5
Marriage	Tuesday, 25 Jan 1887, Marshall, age 30 years and 5 months, and Ida Alice Gast, age 22 years, 7 months and 27 days, daughter of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman, were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^5,6

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage License

Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 and Ida Alice Gast at age 17 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5

Marriage

Tuesday, 25 Jan 1887, Marshall, age 30 years and 5 months, and Ida Alice Gast, age 22 years, 7 months and 27 days, daughter of: George Washington Gast and Ellizabeth Lehman, were married at Wood County, Ohio^G.^5,6

Children of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast

Grace Gorrill⁴ B: 12 Mar 1883, D: 1 Oct 1897
Irvan A. Gorrill⁴ B: 8 May 1889, D: 11 May 1956
Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.⁴ B: 28 Sep 1899, D: 31 Mar 1906
Robert William Gorrill+⁴ B: 8 Oct 1905, D: 6 Nov 2002

Memorable Moments & Stories

Anecdote: circa Jun 1870, at Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G, Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast in the federal 1870 census, Marshall and Ida are living just a few houses from one another.⁷

Other Major Events

Thursday, 7 Jul 1881 Marshall R. Gorrill at age 24 and Ida Alice Gast at age 17 obtained a marriage license at Wood County, Ohio^G, she provided a letter from her father providing permission for the marriage.^1,5

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1860

5 Jun 1860, Post Office: Stony Ridge, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Thomas Gorrill, Eliza (?), Martha J. Gorrill, Robert W. Gorrill, Thomas A. Gorrill, Samuel B. Gorrill, Henry L. Gorrill and James C. Gorrill²

Census-1870

14 Jun 1870, Post Office: Woodville Sandusky, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Thomas Gorrill, Eliza (?), Samuel B. Gorrill, Henry L. Gorrill and James C. Gorrill⁷

Census-1880

2 Jun 1880, Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Samuel B. Gorrill⁸

Census-1900

9 Jun 1900, Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Ida Alice Gast, Irvan A. Gorrill and Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.³

Census-1910

15 Apr 1910, 437 Prospect Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, also included is Leora Ferguson, 13, servant

Ida Alice Gast, Irvan A. Gorrill and Robert William Gorrill⁶

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Jun 1880

Troy Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

farmer⁸

circa Jun 1900

Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

manufacturing stoves³

circa Apr 1910

Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G

own income⁶

Citations

[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
[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.
[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.
[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[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.

Last Edited

27 Aug 2024

Grace Gorrill¹

Family

TMG ID:102195, (12 Mar 1883 - 1 Oct 1897)

Relationship:

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Marshall R. Gorrill¹ B: Aug 1856, D: 1918

Mother*

Ida Alice Gast¹ B: 29 May 1864, D: 19 May 1938

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Grace Gorrill was born on Monday, 12 Mar 1883.¹
Died on Friday, 1 Oct 1897 at age 14 years, 6 months and 19 days.¹
Interred after 1 Oct 1897 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Grace Gorrill was the daughter of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast.¹

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

Last Edited

26 Aug 2024

Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.¹

Family

TMG ID:102196, (28 Sep 1899 - 31 Mar 1906)

Relationship:

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Marshall R. Gorrill¹ B: Aug 1856, D: 1918

Mother*

Ida Alice Gast¹ B: 29 May 1864, D: 19 May 1938

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Marshall R. Gorrill Jr. was born on Thursday, 28 Sep 1899, at Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2,3
Died on Saturday, 31 Mar 1906 at Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, at age 6 years, 6 months and 3 days. Details as recorded: Cause of Death: purpura.^1,2
Interred after 31 Mar 1906 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Marshall R. Gorrill Jr. was the son of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast.¹

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

9 Jun 1900, Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Marshall R. Gorrill, Ida Alice Gast and Irvan A. Gorrill³

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
[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.

Last Edited

27 Aug 2024

Robert William Gorrill¹

Family

TMG ID:102197, (8 Oct 1905 - 6 Nov 2002)

Relationship:

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Marshall R. Gorrill¹ B: Aug 1856, D: 1918

Mother*

Ida Alice Gast¹ B: 29 May 1864, D: 19 May 1938

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Robert William Gorrill was born on Sunday, 8 Oct 1905, at Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2
Died on Wednesday, 6 Nov 2002 at age 97 years and 29 days.¹
Interred after 6 Nov 2002 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Robert William Gorrill was the son of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast.¹

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 15 Jul 1937, Robert, age 31 years, 9 months and 7 days, and Dorothy D. McChesney, age 25 years, 6 months and 27 days were married at Lucas County, Ohio^G.^1,3

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1910

15 Apr 1910, 437 Prospect Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, also included is Leora Ferguson, 13, servant

Marshall R. Gorrill, Ida Alice Gast and Irvan A. Gorrill⁴

Census-1920

8 Jan 1920, 125 W Evers Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, all three family members list 'none' as their employment

Ida Alice Gast and John M. Gast⁵

Census-1930

12 Apr 1930, 125 W Evers Ave., Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G

Ida Alice Gast⁶

Census-1940

9 Apr 1940, 2551 Christie Street, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G

Dorothy D. McChesney⁷

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

circa Apr 1930

Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G

agent insurance⁶

circa Jul 1937

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G

salesman³

circa Apr 1940

Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G

salesman wholesale foods⁷

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Robert William (age 29) Gorrill lived at: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G.⁷
Address: in Jul 1937, Robert William (age 31) and Dorothy D. (née McChesney) (age 25) Gorrill lived at: 1502 Addington Rd, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G.³

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

27 Aug 2024

Dorothy D. McChesney¹

TMG ID:102198, (18 Dec 1911 - 16 Oct 1999)

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Dorothy D. McChesney was born on Monday, 18 Dec 1911, at Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G.¹
Died on Saturday, 16 Oct 1999 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana^G, at age 87 years, 9 months and 28 days.¹
Interred after 16 Oct 1999 at Oak Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Married: on Thursday, 15 Jul 1937, her married name became Mrs. Gorrill (née McChesney).^1,2

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Thursday, 15 Jul 1937, Dorothy, age 25 years, 6 months and 27 days, and Robert William Gorrill, age 31 years, 9 months and 7 days, son of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast, were married at Lucas County, Ohio^G.^1,2

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1940

9 Apr 1940, 2551 Christie Street, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G

Robert William Gorrill³

Known Address(es)

Address: on Monday, 1 Apr 1935, Dorothy D. (age 23) McChesney lived at: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G.³
Address: in Jul 1937, Robert William (age 31) and Dorothy D. (née McChesney) (age 25) Gorrill lived at: 1502 Addington Rd, Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio^G.²

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[S1004] 1 Apr 1940, Digital, FamilySearch.org, 35 NW Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, https://tinyurl.com/y7ojnd8p Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940.

Last Edited

26 Aug 2024

Irvan A. Gorrill¹

Family

TMG ID:102200, (8 May 1889 - 11 May 1956)

Relationship:

2nd cousin 2 times removed of Elsie Dora Lewis

Father*

Marshall R. Gorrill¹ B: Aug 1856, D: 1918

Mother*

Ida Alice Gast¹ B: 29 May 1864, D: 19 May 1938

Primary Birth & Death

Born: Irvan A. Gorrill was born on Wednesday, 8 May 1889, at Dowling, Wood County, Ohio^G.^1,2
Died on Friday, 11 May 1956 at age 67 years and 3 days.¹
Interred after 11 May 1956 at Union Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio^G.¹

'Non-primary' Vitals

Irvan A. Gorrill was the son of: Marshall R. Gorrill and Ida Alice Gast.¹

Alias(es)

Name-Variation: He was also known as Irvin²

Union(s)

Event

Details/Notes

Marriage

Saturday, 7 Nov 1914, Irvan, age 25 years, 5 months and 30 days, and Ethel M. Royce, age 24 years, 6 months and 14 days were married at Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G.³

Census Records

Census

Date/Location/Comment

Others Same Household

Census-1900

9 Jun 1900, Middleton Twp., Wood County, Ohio^G

Marshall R. Gorrill, Ida Alice Gast and Marshall R. Gorrill Jr.²

Census-1910

15 Apr 1910, 437 Prospect Street, Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G, also included is Leora Ferguson, 13, servant

Marshall R. Gorrill, Ida Alice Gast and Robert William Gorrill⁴

Occupation(s)

Date

Location

Occupation/Industry

Nov 1914

Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio^G

attorney at law³

Witnessed Events & Occasions

Activity

Details

Death

Thursday, 19 May 1938, Irvan A. Gorrill was the informant on the death certtificate for Ida Alice Gast.^5,6

Citations

[S826] Find A Grave, online <http://tinyurl.com/5xkq9>. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.
[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.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997.
[S620] FamilySearch.org, online https://tinyurl.com/ycndba9a, Various (Utah), updated as of Various, Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007.

Last Edited

27 Aug 2024

All additions, modifications, suggestions and comments are welcome.

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America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
— Will Rogers
America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few.
— Will Rogers
An economist's guess is liable to be as good as anybody else's.
— Will Rogers
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
— Will Rogers
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
— Will Rogers
Ancient Rome declined because it had a Senate, now what's going to happen to us with both a House and a Senate?
— Will Rogers
Anything important is never left to the vote of the people. We only get to vote on some man; we never get to vote on what he is to do.
— Will Rogers
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
— Will Rogers
Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.
— Will Rogers
Buy land. They ain't making any more of the stuff.
— Will Rogers
Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.
— Will Rogers
Communism to me is one-third practice and two-thirds explanation.
— Will Rogers
Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans.
— Will Rogers
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
— Will Rogers
Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week.
— Will Rogers
Do the best you can, and don't take life too serious.
— Will Rogers
Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.
— Will Rogers
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.
— Will Rogers
Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Even though you are on the right track - you will get run over if you just sit there.
— Will Rogers
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
— Will Rogers
Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.
— Will Rogers
Everything is funny, as long as it's happening to somebody else.
— 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
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.'
— 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
If you want to be successful, it's just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.
— 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
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
The best way out of a difficulty is through it.
— 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
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.
— Will Rogers
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.
— Will Rogers
The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them.
— Will Rogers
The only way you can beat the lawyers is to die with nothing.
— Will Rogers
The schools ain't what they used to be and never was.
— Will Rogers
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.
— Will Rogers
The United States never lost a war or won a conference.
— Will Rogers
The worst thing that happens to you may be the best thing for you if you don't let it get the best of you.
— Will Rogers
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
— Will Rogers
There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.
— Will Rogers
There is nothing so stupid as the educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.
— Will Rogers
There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.
— Will Rogers
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you.
— Will Rogers
There's only one thing that can kill the movies, and that's education.
— Will Rogers
Things ain't what they used to be and never were.
— Will Rogers
Things in our country run in spite of government, not by aid of it.
— Will Rogers
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby gets hold of a hammer.
— Will Rogers
This thing of being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die.
— Will Rogers
We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can.
— Will Rogers
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by.
— Will Rogers
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?
— Will Rogers
We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
— Will Rogers
What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds.
— Will Rogers
When ignorance gets started it knows no bounds.
— Will Rogers
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
— Will Rogers
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
— Will Rogers
When you put down the good things you ought to have done, and leave out the bad ones you did do well, that's Memoirs.
— Will Rogers
Why don't they pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as well as prohibition did, in five years Americans would be the smartest race of people on Earth.
— Will Rogers
Worrying is like paying on a debt that may never come due.
— Will Rogers
You can't say civilization don't advance... in every war they kill you in a new way.
— Will Rogers
You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is.
— Will Rogers
Every person you will pass on the street today is going to die. Living long enough, each will suffer the loss of friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime?
— 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
Do what you feel in your heart to be right – for you’ll be criticized anyway.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know. We all know people who are so much afraid of pain that they shut themselves up like clams in a shell and, giving out nothing, receive nothing and therefore shrink until life is a mere living death.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.
— 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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