Alonzo Foster

Alonzo Foster 8 (Mahala Richmond 7, Amasiah 6, Lemuel 5, Josiah 4, Edward 3, John 2, John 1) son of Mahala (Richmond) Foster and John Foster.  He married Betsey Blanding on 29 October 1839.

This website has more about Alonzo Foster and his family.

Census 1840

Ross Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Census 1850

Union, La Porte, Indiana, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alonzo Foster Male 33 Vermont

Betsy Foster Female 34 New York

Azro B Foster Male 9 Michigan

Aurilla M Foster Female 6 Michigan

Adelaide Foster Female 3 Indiana

Orlando Foster Male 1 Indiana

Census 1860

Liberty Township, St Joseph, Indiana, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

A Foster Male 44 Vermont

Betsey Foster Female 46 N Y

Ezra Foster Male 19 Mich

Orvilla Foster Female 16 Mich

Adalade Foster Female 13 Ind

Orlando Foster Male 11 Ind

Marcia Foster Female 4 Ind

Richard Frances Male 29 Ohio

Census 1880

New London, Henry, Iowa, United States

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Alonzo Foster Self Male 63 Vermont, United States

Betsey Foster Wife Female 65 New York, United States

Orrilla Foster Daughter Female 24 Michigan, United States

Marshe Ludlow Daughter Female 23 Iowa, United States

Ray Ludlow Grandson Male 5 Iowa, United States

Nina Ludlow Grandson Male 3 Iowa, United States

Gerhard Pulse Other Male 24 Germany

Census 1885

Event Place: New London, New London, Henry, Iowa

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Olonzo Foster Male 67

Betsy Foster Female 70

Orilla Foster Female 40

Ray Ludlo Male 8

Hatsel D. Houghton

His father's [Cyrenius Houghton's] number was #2298 in the Richmond Family book; Hatsel Houghton was not named in the book.

Hatsel Dunham Houghton, 8 (Cyrenius Houghton, 7, Sarah Richmond 6, Amaziah 5, Ebenezer 4, Ebenezer 3, John 2, John 1).

United States Census, 1850

Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

Cyrenus Haughton M 43 Vermont

Lucy Haughton F 45 Vermont

George W Haughton M 17 Vermont

Hatsel D Haughton M 16 Vermont

Sarah D Haughton F 14 Vermont

Henry Haughton M 7 Vermont

Simeon D Haughton M 5 Vermont

Lucy Dunham, Hatsel's Houghton's mother, was named in the book The Stiles Family In America as #112:

Lucy (6), who was born 28 August 1805, married Cyrenus, son of Israel T. and Sally (Richmond) Houghton. Her children, including Hatsel Dunham Houghton, were all born in Woodstock, Vermont.  According to the Stiles book, Hatsel was the only sibling who left Woodstock.

Lucy's parents were Patty Stiles (5), who married Simeon Dunham, Jr., son of Simeon and Lydia (Shaw) Dunham.

The Dunhams were mentioned in the History of Woodstock, Vermont:

A memorial for Hatsel Dunham Houghton (1834-1865) at FindAGrave.  There is also a memorial for his wife, Isabelle (Pierce) Packard Houghton (1828-1892).

Minnie Colman Way

Colman, 9 (Hannah Amelia 8, Abiathar (7), Abiathar (6), Gideon (5), Nathaniel (4), Edward (3), John (2), John (1)); born about 1866. Married in Connecticut. One child.

Name: Minnie Coleman
Gender: Female
Christening Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1867
Birthplace: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Father's Name: Charles Coleman
Mother's Name: Amelia Richmond

Name: Wesley Francis Way
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 27 Feb 1897
Event Place: North Adams, Massachusetts
Race: white
Father's Name: Wesley M. Way
Father's Birthplace: New Haven, Ct.
Mother's Name: Minnie E. Coleman
Mother's Birthplace: Northampton

Name: Minnie E Way
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Longmeadow Town Holyoke city, Hampden, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 4
Years Married: 11
Birth Date: Nov 1867
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1889
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother of how many children: 5
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Wesley M Way Head M 30 Connecticut
Minnie E Way Wife F 33 Massachusetts
Charles W Way Son M 10 Connecticut
Louie H Way Son M 7 Connecticut
Minnie L Way Daughter F 5 Connecticut
Addie V Way Daughter F 1 Massachusetts


Name: Minnie Way
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1905
Event Place: Jefferson, Iowa, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Card Number: 425


Name: Minni E Way
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1920
 Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 52
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Phoebe Chase Head F 81 New York
Minni E Way Roomer F 52 Massachusetts
Addie V Way Roomer F 20 Massachusetts
Arthur W Way Son M 14 Iowa
Hazel G Smith Roomer F 25 Pennsylvania


Name: Mimie Way
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Mimie Way Head F 62 Massachusetts
Addie Way Daughter F 30 Massachusetts
Arthur Way Son M 24 Iowa
Laverna Curry Granddaughter F 10 Pennsylvania
Arthur J Curry Grandson M 7 Pennsylvania


Name: Minnie Way
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Titusville City, Crawford, Pennsylvania
Gender: Female
Age: 72
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Minnie Way Head F 72 Massachusetts
Addie Way Daughter F 40 Massachusetts

www.newspapers.com/newspage/10882528/
The Titusville Herald (Titusville, Pennsylvania), Thu, Dec 1, 1960, Page 4. ... Louis A. Way of Kenosha, Wis., arrives for a visit with his mother, Mrs. Minnie Way.

This Wesley Way, husband of Minnie Richmond Way, in Texas?

6712 - Richmond Smith

 [Charles] Richmond Smith (9), born in 1862 in Niagara Falls, New York, was the son of Olive Yale Richmond (8), (Thomas 7, Nathaniel 6, Josiah 5, Josiah 4, Edward 3, John 2, John 1) and George Goodrich Smith of Chicago.  He died 7 November 1890.

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934

Name:  Richmond Smith

17 Nov 1887

Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

Birth Year (Estimated): 1862

Father's Name: George G. Smith

Mother's Name: Olive Richmond

Spouse's Name: Nilla Devendorf

Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1862

Spouse's Father's Name: Thomas Devendorf

Spouse's Mother's Name: Rebecca Cosby

Iowa State Census, 1895

Linn, Iowa, United States

  Household Gender Age Birthplace

Thos Dwendorf  M 58

Rebecca Devendorf F 52

Nellie Devendorf Smith F 5

Ruth E Phelps F 7

Thos D Phelps M 5

Louisa A Miller F 41

Harry Miller M 20

John W M 24

United States Census, 1900

Name: Nelle D Smith

ED 91 Cedar Rapids city Ward 3, Linn, Iowa, United States

Birth Date: Apr 1890

Birthplace: Iowa

Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter

  Household Gender Age Birthplace

Head Thomas Dearendorf M 63 New York

Wife Rebbeca M Dearendorf F 58 New York

Granddaughter Nelle D Smith F 10 Iowa

Niece Elma M Clarke F 18 New York

Servant Mary Differding F 26 Illinois

United States Census, 1910

Name: Nell D Smith

Relationship to Head of Household: Granddaughter

Cedar Rapids Precinct 4, Linn, Iowa

  Household Gender Age Birthplace

SELF Thos Devendorf M 69y New York

WIFE Rebecca Devendorf F 65y New York

Nell D Smith F 19y Iowa

Mary Bridenbecker F 62y New York

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934

Name: Herbert C. Ring

12 Jan 1921

Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

Father's Name: R. C. Ring

Mother's Name: Harriet A. Merrill

Spouse's Name: Nelle Devendorf Smith

Spouse's Father's Name: Richmond Smith

Spouse's Mother's Name: Nelle Devendorf

Nella Devendorf Smith, the wife of [Charles] Richmond Smith, died in 1890 (and so did he).  Her daughter, Nella Devendorf Smith lived with her grandparents.  Nella's Devendorf's twin sister, Ella, married A.C. Phelps and moved to Michigan and had two children, Ruth and Thomas.  She, too, died in 1890.

#7432 - Mary E. Powers

Mary E. Powers (#7432 in the Richmond family book) was the daughter of Cyrus H. S. and Nancy (Richmond) Powers.  She was born on August 10, 1850.  In 1860 she was living in Bureau County, Illinois.

1860 IL Bureau

Powers, Cyrus S. H., 44, b. NY

", Nancy, 42, b. NY

", Julia, 20, b. NY

", John, 19, b. NY

", Philena, 15, b. NY

", James R., 12, b. NY

", Eliza, 10, b. NY [Mary]

", Cyrus, 6, b. NY

", William, 2, b. IL

Clemens, Eli, 20, b. NY

", James, 17, b. NY

Ancestry's page stated that Mary E. Powers' spouse was named Hagan.  Thomas Hagan married Mary E. Powers in Afton, Union County, Iowa, on September 18, 1872.

United States Census, 1880

Name: Thomas Hagen

Residence: Spalding, Union, Iowa

Birthdate: 1840

Birthplace: Illinois, United States

Relationship to Head: Self

Spouse's Name: Mary E. Hagen

Spouse's Birthplace: New York, United States

Father's Birthplace: Indiana, United States

Mother's Birthplace: England

Occupation: Farmer

Household Gender Age Birthplace

SELF Thomas Hagen M 40 Illinois, United States

WIFE Mary E. Hagen F 29 New York, United States

Martin Hagen M 17 New York, United States

Frank Hoblitf M 10 New York, United States

Iowa State Census, 1885

Name: Thomas Hagan

Event Place: Spaulding, Union, Iowa

Gender: Male

Estimated Birth Year: 1841

Household Gender Age Birthplace

Thomas Hagan M 44

Mary E Hagan F 34

Kely Thurston F 16

Hanah Hagan F 66

Mary E. Hagan died on October 10, 1894, intestate and without issue (see court case Hagan v. Powers).

Thomas Hagan remarried in 1896:

Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992
Groom's Name: Thomas Hagan
Groom's Birth Date: 1840
Groom's Birthplace: Jolit, Ill.
Groom's Age: 56
Bride's Name: Celia Ann Middleton
Bride's Birth Date: 1862
Bride's Birthplace: Muscatine Co., Iowa
Bride's Age: 34
Marriage Date: 05 Apr 1896
Marriage Place: Adair, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Barney Hagan
Groom's Mother's Name: Hannah Mason
Bride's Father's Name: Henry Middleton
Bride's Mother's Name: Olive V. Doolittle
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Bride's Marital Status: Single

Thomas and Celia Hagan were still living in Iowa in 1900.

Katherine (Champlin) Richmond, Charles H. Richmond's 1st Wife

Charles Howland Richmond (1862-1923), son of Charles H. and Amy White Howland Richmond, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, married Katherine Champlin on October 2, 1890, in Boone County, Iowa.

Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992

groom's name: Charles Howland Richmond

groom's birth date: 1862

groom's birthplace: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Mi

bride's name: Katherine Champlin

bride's birth date: 1864

bride's birthplace: Meadville, Crawford Co., Pa

marriage date: 02 Oct 1890

marriage place: Boone, Iowa

groom's father's name: Charles H. Richland

groom's mother's name: Amy White Howland

bride's father's name: Frank Champlin

bride's mother's name: Lavina E. York

Katherine Champlin with her parents in Iowa in 1870:

United States Census, 1870

name: Kate Champlin

estimated birth year: 1865

birthplace: Pennsylvania

home in 1870: Iowa, United States

  Household Gender Age

Frank Champlin M 39y

Sylvina Champlin F 25y

   Kate Champlin  F 5y

Charley Champlin M 4y

George York M 18y

Isaac C York M 63y

Katherine Champlin Richmond listed as "widowed," living with her widowed father and her daughter in 1900 (Charles Richmond, her former husband, was still living in 1900):

United States Census, 1900

name: Cathrine Richmond

residence: Boone city, Boone, Iowa

birth date: Aug 1864

birthplace: Pennsylvania

relationship to head of household: Daughter

father: F* Champlin

father's birthplace: New York

mother's birthplace: England

head-of-household name: F* Champlin

marital status: Widowed

Household Gender Age

parent F* Champlin M [b. June 1831, NY] Wd

 Cathrine Richmond F [Aug 1864, PA]

Cathrine L Richmond F [b. August 1892, Iowa]

Emma Carlson F [servant]

Katherine Champlin Richmond married 2nd Dr. George H. Stanger in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, on June 27, 1900.  She continued to live in Boone County, Iowa, for several more years.

United States Census, 1910

name: Katherine Stanger

birthplace: Pennsylvania

relationship to head of household: Wife

residence: Boone Ward 2, Boone, Iowa

marital status: Married

race : White

gender: Female

father's birthplace: New York

mother's birthplace: England

  Household Gender Age

spouse George H Stanger M 44y

   Katherine Stanger F 45y

child Katherine Richmond F 17y

Katherine Stanger died in 1951.  Her husband, Dr. George Stanger, died in 1930.

A post for Katherine (Richmond) Blake, daughter of Charles and Katherine (Champlin) Richmond can be found here. 

Charles Howland Richmond And Willa Harper Spillard Richmond

Charles Howland Richmond (1862-1923), son of Charles H. and Amy White Howland Richmond, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, married Katherine Champlin on October 2, 1890, in Boone County, Iowa.  He married, 2nd, Willa Harper Spillard.

Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992

groom's name: Charles Howland Richmond

groom's birth date: 1862

groom's birthplace: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., Mi

bride's name: Katherine Champlin

bride's birth date: 1864

bride's birthplace: Meadville, Crawford Co., Pa

marriage date: 02 Oct 1890

marriage place: Boone, Iowa

groom's father's name: Charles H. Richland

groom's mother's name: Amy White Howland

bride's father's name: Frank Champlin

bride's mother's name: Lavina E. York

They were divorced by 1900.

United States Census, 1900

name: Charles H Richmond

residence: Philadelphia city, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

birth date: Oct 1862

birthplace: Michigan

father's birthplace: New York

mother's birthplace: Massachusetts

marital status: Divorced

Household Gender Age

Amanda E Davis F

 Charles H Richmond M [Civil Engineer]

Et al

United States Census, 1910,

name: Charles H Richmond

birthplace: Michigan

relationship to head of household:

residence: Los Angeles Assembly District 75, Los Angeles, California

marital status: Divorced

father's birthplace: New York

mother's birthplace: Massachusetts

Household Gender Age

Leander G Dodge M 43y

Louise Dodge F 30y

Charles H Richmond M 47y

Et Al

Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995

groom's name: Charles H. Richmond

groom's birth date: 1863

groom's birthplace: Ann Arbor

bride's name: Willa Harper Spillard

bride's birth date: 1869

bride's birthplace: Cinn., Ohio

marriage date: 29 Sep 1910

marriage place: Tecumseh, Washtenaw, Michigan

groom's father's name: Charles H.

groom's mother's name: Amy White Howland

bride's father's name: Morris H.

bride's mother's name: Willa Harper

United States Census, 1920

name: Charles H Richmond

residence: Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California

estimated birth year: 1864

birthplace: Michigan

relationship to head of household: Self

marital status: Married

Household Gender Age

  Charles H Richmond M 56y

spouse Della S Richmond F 50y

Charles H. and Willa Richmond were buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Katherine (Richmond) Blake's Family

Katherine Richmond Blake was daughter of Charles (#5868 in the J. B. Richmond book) and Katherine Champlin Richmond.  She was born in Iowa and married Steele Blake in 1913.

Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992,

groom's name: Steele Blake

groom's birth date: 1888

bride's name: Katherine Laima Richmond

bride's birth date: 1892

marriage date: 25 Jun 1913

marriage place: Boone, Boone, Iowa

groom's father's name: Joseph T. Blake

groom's mother's name: Clara T. Kenworthy

bride's father's name: Charles Howland Richmond

bride's mother's name: Kate Champlin

From the University of Michigan Necrology File:Blake, Steele    Jan. 17, 1941    LL.B. 1912     58 

United States Census, 1920

name: Katherine Blake

residence: , Dallas, Iowa

estimated birth year: 1894

birthplace: Iowa

relationship to head of household: Wife

marital status: Married

father's birthplace: Michigan

mother's birthplace: Iowa

  Household Gender Age

spouse Steele Blake M 30y

   Katherine Blake F 26y

child Richmond Blake M 5y

United States Census, 1930

name: Katharine L Blake

event place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa

birthplace: Iowa

estimated birth year: 1893

relationship to head of household: Wife

father's birthplace: Michigan

mother's birthplace: New York

  Household Gender Age

spouse Steele Blake M 41

   Katharine L Blake F 37

child Richmond Blake M 15

child K Lavinia Blake F 9*

child Kendrick Blake M 5

*From the Obituary of Lavinia C. Beck, Published in the Denver Post

Died: August 24, 2004

DOB: 27 October 1920, in Boone, Iowa

Graduated From Iowa State University in 1940

1942:  Married John Powers Crocker, an officer in the Army Air Corps

1946: Moved To Japan for tour of duty

Three Children

Colonel Crocker died in a plane crash during a military mission near Casablanca in January 1954

1955: Moved To Denver

1958:  Married Fred Beck

Survived by two children

Member of Colonial Dames

Ames Daily Tribune, January 19, 1954
Col John Crocker Former Ames Man Dies after Crash
WASHINGTON The air force announced today that Col John Powers Crocker, ...of Long Beach Calif., a former Ames Iowa resident, died Monday of injuries suffered when his bomber crashed... . Crocker, son of Mr and Mrs [Gretchen**] Thomas F Crocker of Long Beach, was on a training flight when the bomber crashed on a forced landing near Casa Blanca. The Crockers moved from Ames in 1935. The elder Crocker was formerly city editor of the Ames Daily Tribune.  Col. Crocker's wife is the former Lynn Blake of Des Moines. Her mother Mrs Katherine Blake lives in Des Moines. Mrs John Powers and Mr and Mrs Carl Powers of Ames are Col Crocker's aunts and uncle.   **Gretchen Powers, daughter of John and Ella Osmun Powers

Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935

name: John Powers Crocker

event date: 01 Nov 1915

event place: Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

father: Thomas Farmer Crocker

mother: Gretchen Powers

Rebecca (Richmond) Bice

Here is a comprehensive website about the Charles and Rebecca (Richmond) Bice family.  Other information I found online:

Ohio, County Marriages, 1790-1950,"

name: Charles Brice or Bice

event date: 10 Aug 1853

event place: , Mercer, Ohio

spouse: Rebecca Richmond

United States Census, 1880

residence: Washington, Harrison, Iowa

spouse Charles Bice M 54

  Rebecca Bice F 44

child Charles H. Bice M 21

Hattie A. Bice F 19

child Alice E. Bice F 17

child Frank E. Bice M 15

child Stanly D. Bice M 9

child Anna P. Bice F 7

United States Census, 1900

residence: Brule, Grandview & Ola Townships, Brule, South Dakota

Household Gender Age

 Charles Bice M

spouse Rebecca Bice F

child Frank Bice M

child Stanley Bice M

Scott Smith M

Another family tree for this family here.

James Richmond Powers (son of Nancy Richmond)

#7431. JAMES RICHMOND POWERS:


 James R. Powers, 9, born Feb. 24, 1848.  [Children: Jessie, Frank, Mabel, Caroline Louise]

United States Census, 1880
Residence:     Spalding, Union, Iowa
 J. R. Powers     M     32
 Lovina Powers     F     33
Child     Jessie Powers     F     8
Child     Frank Powers     M     6
Child     Mabel Powers     F     4
    James Hagen     M     24
    Moses Low     M     35
    Andrew Peterson     M     22
    Thomas Wakefield     M     18
    Mary Simpson     F     20
Parent (of Lovina)    Hannah Hagen     F     68

United States Census, 1900
Name:     James R Powers
Residence:     Chicago city, Cook, Illinois
Birth Date:     Feb 1850
Birthplace:     New York
Father Birthplace:     New York
Mother Birthplace:     New York
James R Powers     M   
Spouse     Lovina H Powers     F   
Child     Frank C Powers     M   
Child     Mabel G Powers     F   
Child     Carrie L Powers     F    

United States Census, 1910
Name:     James R Powers
Residence:     Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois
James R Powers     M     62y
Spouse     Lovina Powers     F     63y
Child     Mable G Powers     F     33y
    Harry S Martin     M     39y
Child     Jessie A Martin     F     37y

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
James Richmond Powers
Death Date: 08 Aug 1917
Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1848
Birthplace: N. York
Father: Cyrus H. Powers
Mother: Nancy Richmond
Occupation: paving contracator
Residence: Chicago, Ill.
Burial Date: 10 Aug 1917
Cemetery: Mt. Hope
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: rn 24459

Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Name:     Lovina Hagan Powers
Death Date:     01 Sep 1917
Death Place:     Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Birth Date:     31 Jan 1847
Father:     Barney Hagen
Mother:     Hannah Mason
Cemetery:     Mt Hope
Volume/Page/Certificate Number:     rn 26695

Note: Informant was Louise Powers Shollinberger of 6559 Woodlawn, Chicago, IL

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920
Groom:     Harry R. Shollenberger
Groom's Birth Date:     1882
Bride:     Caroline L. Powers
Bride's Birth Date:     1882
Marriage Date:     28 Apr 1909
Marriage Place:     Chicago, Cook, Illinois


Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920
Groom:     Harry Lee Martin
Groom's Birth Date:     1870
Bride:     Jessie A Powers
Bride's Birth Date:     1872
Marriage Date:     20 Oct 1896
Marriage Place:     Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Reference Number:     cn 255183

In 1930 Harry and Jessie (Powers) Martin were living in Chicago; with them was Mabel Powers, Jessie's sister.  There were no Martin children in this census.

#7429 - Sarah (Powers) Carpenter

#7429. Sarah Powers, 9, born March 18, 1843; married, Nov. 24, 1859, Walter O. Carpenter

Walter O. and Sarah (Powers) Carpenter were living in Bureau County, Illinois, in 1860.  Walter, who was born in Rhode Island, was living next door to Henry S. and Ann Carpenter.  Henry and Walter were brothers (their parents were Sturgis Phinney and Sarah (Davis) Carpenter).  Henry's wife, Ann, was the sister of Joseph Young; Joseph Young married Julia Powers who was Sarah (Powers) Carpenter's older sister.  [See Sturgis Phinney Carpenter's ancestry here]



United States Census, 1880
Name:     W.O. Carpenter
Residence:     Creston, Union, Iowa
Birthdate:     1840
Birthplace:     Rhode Island, United States
Relationship to Head:     Self
Spouse's Name:     Sarah L. Carpenter
Spouse's Birthplace:     New York, United States
Father's Birthplace:     Rhode Island, United States
Mother's Birthplace:     Rhode Island, United States

      W.O. Carpenter     M     40
Spouse     Sarah L. Carpenter     F     37
Child     Jessie Carpenter     F     18
Child     Clarrance H. Carpenter     M     17

Jessie, daughter of Walter & Sarah (Powers) Carpenter, married John F. Andrews (b. 1859 in Ohio), son of T.L. and Laura (Childs*) Andrews, on 19 September 1883 in Creston, Union Co., Iowa.

*This one?

A Civil War pension index card listed 22 June 1897 as the date of death for Walter O. Carpenter, who served in Co. F, 146th IL Infantry.

In 1900, Sarah L. Carpenter was a widow and living with her brother, C. C. Powers in Union County, Iowa. 

United States Census, 1910

Name:     Sarah L Carpenter

Birthplace:     New York

Relationship to Head of Household:     Self

Residence:     Creston Ward 2, Union, Iowa

Marital Status:     Widowed

Father's Birthplace:     New York

Mother's Birthplace:     New York

Was this Clarence Carpenter, living in Rhode Island, but born in Creston, Iowa, the son of Walter and Sarah?  I would say it's almost a certainty since he named his son Sturgis, after his grandfather, Sturgis Phinney Carpenter.

Rhode Island, State Census, 1905
Name:     Clarence H Carpenter
Residence:     Providence, Ward 007, E.D. 0073, Providence, Rhode Island
Age:     43
Gender:     Male
Race or Color:     White
Marital Status:     Married
Birth Date:     13 Nov 1862
Birthplace:     Creston Iowa
Father's Birthplace:     Canada
Mother's Birthplace:     Canada

Child     Sturges E Carpenter     M   
      Clarence H Carpenter     M    

United States Census, 1920
Name:     Sturgis E Carpenter
Residence:     , Kent, Rhode Island
Estimated Birth Year:     1887
Age:     33
Birthplace:     Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household:     Son
Gender:     Male
Race:     White
Marital Status:     Married
Film Number:     1821671
Digital Folder Number:     4383805
Parent     Clarene H Carpenter     M     56y
Parent     Ida F Carpenter     F     60y
      Sturgis E Carpenter     M     33y
    Glydis Watson     F     29y
    Martha Carpenter     F     25y
    William E Watson     M     3m

Was Jessie (Carpenter) Andrews living in California?

United States Census, 1900
Name:     John F Andrews

Residence:     Los Angeles city, Los Angeles, California
Birth Date:     Jan 1859
Birthplace:     Ohio
Relationship to Head-of-Household:     Self



Spouse     Jessie C Andrews     F   
Child     John F Andrews     M   
Child     Jessie C Andrews     F   
    D Bessie Reed     F

United States Census, 1910
Name:     Jessie C Andrews
Birthplace:     Illinois
Relationship to Head of Household:     Wife
Residence:     Los Angeles Assembly District 72, Los Angeles, California
Marital Status:     Married
Father's Birthplace:     Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace:     New York

Spouse     John F Andrews     M     51y
      Jessie C Andrews     F     48y
Child     John F Andrews     M     25y
    Ennha Stoelberg     F     43y

#7433 - Cyrus Cameron Powers - Son of Nancy Richmond

 #7433.  Cyrus C. Powers (9), born April 7, 1854 and died January 9, 1916. 

Cyrus Cameron Powers was living with his father in Bureau Co., Illinois.  They were farmers in Section 32 of Tiskilwa, Bureau County.

In Creston, Iowa, Cameron Cyrus Powers bred horses as listed in the United States Trotting Association.  He was also listed in a Modern Woodman publication.

In 1910 Philena (Powers) Burwell was living with her brother, Cyrus Cameron Powers, and his family.

1910 IA Union Co., Creston
Powers, Cameron C., 56, m1, 28 yrs, b. NY
", Jennie L. wife, 46 or 56, m1, 28 yrs, 6children/6living, b. NY
", Katharine M., 26, daughter, b. IA
", Errol J., son, 24, b. IA
", Fannie M., daughter, 21, IA
", Clara G., daughter, 15, b. IA
Buswell, Philena C., sister, age 64, Divorced, b. NY

In 1920 Philena Buswell was living with George (age 28) & Clara (age 25) Munson.  Living next door was the widowed Jennie L. Powers, Clara Munson's mother, and also Jennie's single daughter Fannie.  Fannie was living with her sister Clara and Clara's family in 1930.

Jennie L. Powers died in 1927.  Frances (Fannie) died in 1938. Clara (Powers) Munson (b. 1894), died on September 9, 1945 and is buried in Gracelawn Cemetery, in Union County, Iowa.

Katherine (Powers) Jenks, wife of Roy, was also buried in Gracelawn Cemetery.