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William T. Dortch1,2,3

#501, (1833 - 1913)
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Key Events:

  • William T. Dortch was born on 23 May 1833 in Charlotte, Tennessee.4,5,6
  • William married first Ellen P. Galbraith, daughter of Robert Galbraith and Eleanor McKeage, on 11 Dec 1860 in Clarksville, Tennessee, with Rev. T. D. Wardlow officiating.7,8,9
  • William married second Lena Hume.10
  • William died on 22 Aug 1913 in Strawberry St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at age 80.11,12
  • He was buried City Cemetery, later known as Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.12

Citations

  1. William T. Dortch, William T. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  2. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as William Dorth.
  3. Titus, W. P., Picturesque Clarksville, pg 268, shows name as William T. Dortch, and pg 300 shows William.
  4. William T. Dortch, William T. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 17 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5424924, William T Dortch, shows year.
  7. Davis, Patty, Folk Finders, "Marriages 501~600" section, entry for Ellen P. Galbreth and William T. Dortch, citing Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 14 Dec 1860, shows date, city, and officiant.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5424925, Ellen Galbraith Dortch, shows her as his wife.
  9. William T. Dortch, William T. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows has his first marriage.
  10. William T. Dortch, William T. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows has his second marriage.
  11. William T. Dortch, William T. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows died this morning, at his room on Strawberry St.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5424924, William T Dortch.

Dr. George C. Dortch1,2,3

#502, (ca. 1828 - 1904)
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Key Events:

  • Dr. George C. Dortch was born ca. 27 Nov 1828 in La Grange, Tennessee.4,5,6
  • George married Elizabeth Jane Worden, daughter of William Worden and Susan Bartee, on 6 Jan 1859 in Stewart Co., Tennessee.7,8,9
  • George died on 10 Sep 1904 in Ryegate, Vermont, at age ~75.10,11
  • He was buried on 15 Sep 1904 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.2

Children with Elizabeth Jane Worden:

Citations

  1. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows name as Dr. George C. Dortch.
  2. Davis, Patty, Folk Finders, "Greenwood Cemetery" section, entry for Dr. George C. Dortch.
  3. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as George Dorth.
  4. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for George C. Dortch, prepared by Ryegate town clerk, shows age 75 yrs 9 mo 14 days at death 10 Sep 1904, town, and state.
  5. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 22 and state.
  6. Varkus, Frederick A., Compendium of American Genealogy, 3:570, shows year, as 1829.
  7. Whitley, Edythe Rucker, Marriages of Steward County, Tennesse, pg 46, shows date.
  8. Davis, Patty, Folk Finders, "Greenwood Cemetery" section, entry for Eliza J. Dortch, shows her as his wife.
  9. G. C. Dortch household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows them as apparent heads of the household, with both shown as married.
  10. General Index to Vital Records of Vermont, death record for George C. Dortch, prepared by Ryegate town clerk, shows date, town and state.
  11. Varkus, Frederick A., Compendium of American Genealogy, 3:570, shows year.

Benjamin Harrison Logan1,2,3

#504, (1846 - 1888)
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Key Events:

  • Benjamin Harrison Logan was born on 10 May 1846 in Tennessee, or possibly in Kentucy.4,5,6
  • Benjamin married Sallie Watson Barker, daughter of Chiles Terrell Barker and Mary Louisa Hutchison, on 29 Oct 1872.7,8,9
  • Benjamin died on 4 Sep 1888 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, at age 42.4,10,11
  • He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the Logan family plot.12
Benjamin also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sallie Watson Barker:

Citations

  1. Logan Family Bible, shows name as Benjamin Harrison Logan.
  2. Mary Logan Cobb, Mary Logan, Certificate of Death, shows name as Benjamin H. Logan.
  3. Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows name as Benjamin Logan.
  4. Logan Family Bible, shows date.
  5. Harrison Logan household, 1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows age 6 and state, as Kentucky.
  6. Martha R. Logan household, 1860 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows age 14 and state, as Tennessee, with the younger children shown as Kentucky.
  7. Logan Family Bible, shows date, with year as 1872.
  8. "Kentucky 1851-1900 Marriage Index," Genealogy.com, record for Sallie W. Barker and B. H. Logan, citing FHL film#0465561 - 0465569, 0464806, shows date and county.
  9. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows date, with year as 1873.
  10. Green, Thomas Marshall, Historic Families of Kentucky, pg 228, shows died at Hopkinsville some months since.
  11. Ben H. Logan grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows year.
  12. Ben H. Logan grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.

George Sjoerdsma1,2,3,4

#505, (1873 - 1951)
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Parents

  • Father: Piebe Sjoerdsma
  • Mother: Trijntje van Hoog

Key Events:

  • George Sjoerdsma was born on 22 Jul 1873 in Oostdongeradeel, Holland.5,6,7
  • George married first Annie Mosselma, daughter of Meine Mosselma and Folkje Douma, on 25 Apr 1895 in Oostdongeradeel, Holland.8,9,10
  • George married second Amanda, ca. 1907. No record of the marriage has been found. The names of her parents, and whether she had been married before, are unkown.11,12,13
  • George died on 4 Jan 1951 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 77.14
  • He was buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Worth, Cook Co., Illinois.15
George also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Annie Mosselma:

  • Tracy Sjoerdsma
  • Florence Sjoerdsma
  • Grace Sjoerdsma
  • Hilda Sjoerdsma+ (1902 - 1987)

Citations

  1. George Sjoredsma, George, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. George R. Sjoerdsme household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  3. Hilda Sjoerdsma, Hilda, Report of a Birth to County Clerk.
  4. George Sjoerdsma household, 1950 U.S. Census, Maricopa Co., Arizona.
  5. "Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915," Ancestry.com, record for Sjoerd Sjoerdsma, citing Tresoar archive, shows date and town.
  6. George Sjoredsma, George, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, as 22 Jul 1873.
  7. George Schuman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month and year, as May 1874, age 26, and country.
  8. "Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950," Ancestry.com, record for Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Antje Mosselman, citing Tresoar archive, shows date and town.
  9. George Schuman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 5 years.
  10. George Sjaerdsma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ottawa Co., Michigan, shows his first marriage at age 21.
  11. George R. Sjoerdsme household, 1910 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 3 years, as his second marriage and her first.
  12. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Amanda Sjoerdsma, citing FHL #1765830 and cert no 24, shows him as her spouse.
  13. George Sjoredsma, George, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as his nearest relative.
  14. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for George Sjoerdsma, shows date, city, county, and state.
  15. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1959-1995," FamilySearch.org, record for George Sjoerdsma, shows cemetery.

Elizabeth Irvin Logan1,2,3

#506, (1876 - 1920)
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Children with John Barker Humphreys:

  • Annie Douglas Humphreys
  • John Barker Humphreys Jr.
  • Carl Armistead Humphreys

Citations

  1. Logan Family Bible, shows name as Lizzie Irvine Logan.
  2. "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, shows name as Lizzie J. Logan.
  3. Meriwether, Nelson Heath, Meriwethers and Their Connections (1991), pg 153, shows name as Elizabeth Irvin Logan.
  4. Logan Family Bible, shows date.
  5. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows year, as 1876.
  6. Ben H. Logan household, 1880 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  7. "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Christian Co. Guardian Bonds, pp 12-3, settlement for the period 7 Jun 1892 to 27 Jun 1898, shows she had married and her surname was now Humphreys.
  9. Martha Fenker, personal notes, shows month, and year, as 1920.
  10. Meriwether, Nelson Heath, Meriwethers and Their Connections (1991), pg 153, shows year, as 1921.
  11. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", originally 1912, corrected by hand to 1922.

Annie Mosselma1,2,3,4

#507, (1866 - 1903)
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Parents

  • Father: Meine Mosselma
  • Mother: Folkje Douma

Key Events:

  • Annie Mosselma was born on 28 Aug 1866 in Oostdongeradeel, Holland.5,6,7,8
  • Annie married George Sjoerdsma, son of Piebe Sjoerdsma and Trijntje van Hoog, on 25 Apr 1895 in Oostdongeradeel, Holland.9,10,11
  • Annie died on 4 Mar 1903 in 125th and Stewart Ave, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 36.12
  • She was buried on 6 Mar 1903 in Mt. Hope Cemetery.12
Annie also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with George Sjoerdsma:

  • Tracy Sjoerdsma
  • Florence Sjoerdsma
  • Grace Sjoerdsma
  • Hilda Sjoerdsma+ (1902 - 1987)

Citations

  1. "Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915," Ancestry.com, record for Antje Mosselman, citing Tresoar archive.
  2. George Schuman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows name as Anna Schuman.
  3. Hilda Sjoerdsma, Hilda, Report of a Birth to County Clerk, shows name as Annie Mosselma.
  4. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family, shows name as Anne Musselman.
  5. "Netherlands, Birth Index, 1787-1915," Ancestry.com, record for Antje Mosselman, citing Tresoar archive, shows date and town.
  6. "Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950," Ancestry.com, record for Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Antje Mosselman, citing Tresoar archive, shows age 28 at marriage 25 Apr 1895.
  7. Hilda Sjoerdsma, Hilda, Report of a Birth to County Clerk, shows age 34 at birth of daughter 14 Feb 1902, and country, as Holland.
  8. George Schuman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows month and year, as Jan 1873, age 27 and country.
  9. "Netherlands, Civil Marriage Index, 1795-1950," Ancestry.com, record for Sjoerd Sjoerdsma and Antje Mosselman, citing Tresoar archive, shows date and town.
  10. George Schuman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows married 5 years.
  11. George Sjaerdsma household, 1930 U.S. Census, Ottawa Co., Michigan, shows his first marriage at age 21.
  12. Annie Sjoerdsma, Annie, Undertaker's Report of Death.

John Barker Humphreys1,2,3

#509, (1867 - 1934)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • John Barker Humphreys was born on 26 Jan 1867 in Clarksville, Tennessee.4,5,6
  • John married Elizabeth Irvin Logan, daughter of Benjamin Harrison Logan and Sallie Watson Barker, on 24 Dec 1896 in Christian Co., Kentucky.7,8,9
  • John died on 14 Jul 1934 in Robb Ave., Clarksville, Tennessee, at age 67, at the home of his sister, Miss Carrie Humphreys.10,11,6
  • He was buried on 15 Jul 1934 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee, in the Logan family plot.1,1

Children with Elizabeth Irvin Logan:

  • Annie Douglas Humphreys
  • John Barker Humphreys Jr.
  • Carl Armistead Humphreys

Citations

  1. John Barker Humphreys, John Barker, Certificate of Death.
  2. John B. Humphries grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.
  3. "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, citing FHL microfilm # 0465562-0465569 & 0464806; shows name as John B. Humphreys.
  4. John Barker Humphreys, John Barker, Certificate of Death, shows date and city.
  5. Suggs III, James Warren, "J. B. Humphreys", transcription of J. B. Humphreys obituary, shows year and town.
  6. John Barker Humphreys, John Barker, Certificate of Death, shows date.
  7. "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Logan Family Bible, shows date.
  9. Christian Co. Guardian Bonds, pp 12-3, settlement for the period 7 Jun 1892 to 27 Jun 1898, shows she had married and her surname was now Humphreys.
  10. John Barker Humphreys, John Barker, Certificate of Death, shows date, street, city, and county.
  11. Suggs III, James Warren, "J. B. Humphreys", transcription of J. B. Humphreys obituary, shows died at age 67, location, and town.

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