Biographical Sketch for
John Thayer Family
John Thayer--+
+--+--Mary Ann----------+
Mary Howard--+ | |
| Erastus Cory------+
|
|
| Eunice A. Wheeler-+ +--Eli
| | +--Abigal P.
| +--+--George E.
| | +--James F.
| | +--Rufus
| |
+--Gideon Stetson----+
| |
| Sarah M.----------+--+--Amasa
|
+--Betsey Wales------+
| |
| Charles Hastings--+
|
+--Caroline----------+
| | (see text)
| Philo Wilson------+
|
+--daughter
|
| John Stetson------+
| +--Mary
+--Sarah-------------+
| +--Martha
| Marshall E. Land--+
|
+--Charlotte
|
+--son
|
+--William Emerson---+ +--Mary Elizabeth
| | +--Parnell Munson
| +--+--John Strang
| | +--George Emerson
| Janette Strang----+ +--Margaret Medora
|
+--Esther
|
+--Esther Marie------+ +--Sarah C.
| +--+
| George Shatswell--+ +--Margaret
| |
| +--William E.
| |
| +--Maria L.
| |
| +--Mary
| |
| +--Esther
|
+--daughter
John Thayer
Born December 19, 1786(5?) in Belchertown, Mass.
Son of Reuben and Rachel Stetson Thayer.
Married Mary Howard on April 26, 1807.
See tree above for children and then reference their entries.
Settled in Amherst, Mass., where he was a shoemaker.
Then to Hinesburg, Vermont, to Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York,
then to Belchertown, Mass.
Came to area in 1837.
Settled on
land just west of Millburn purchased
from the government. Bought more land over time.
Died March 18, 1865, at age 78 years and 3 months.
Mary Howard
Also variously known as Polly Hayward.
Born October 20, 1788.
Married John Thayer on April 26, 1807.
Founding member of Millburn Church.
Died June 24, 1863, at age 74 years, 8 months, and 24 days.
Children of John and Mary Howard Thayer
Mary Ann
Born January 11, 1809.
Married Erastus Cory, November 28, 1827.
Settled in Amherst, Mass.
Gideon Stetson
Born June 16, 1811.
Married Eunice A. Wheeler, March 30, 1835, in Pelham, Mass.
Married Sarah M., born July 31, 1821 and died December 31, 1890.
Children:
Died May 01, 1898
(
obituary).
Betsey Wales
Born April 6, 1813.
Married Charles Hastings, October 24, 1829.
Caroline
Born February 22, 1815.
(These details are somewhat in doubt. Previous genealogists
may have confused Caroline and Charlotte)
Married Philo Wilson in 18??.
Children by Philo:
Philo, born about 1843.
Married William M. Kingsbury about July 12, 1844.
Children by William Kingsbury:
John, born about 1845;
Caroline, born about 1847;
Angeline, born about 1849.
Kingsbury went to California in 1850 where he died in 1851.
Married John Crappo on December 25, 1851.
Daughter
Born October 14, 1816, died same day.
Sarah
Born August 30, 1817, in New York.
Married John Stetson, a shoemaker, on May 13, 1837.
Settled in Antioch, Ill.
Children by John Stetson: Mary, born January 26, 1840.
Married Marshall E. Land on September 30, 1848.
He was a joiner.
Settled in Waukegan, Ill.
Children by Marshall E. Land: Martha, born July 11, 1849.
Mr. Land started for California in 1850 and was never heard from again.
Charlotte
Born October 30, 1819.
Son
Born October 20, 1820, died July 16, 1821.
William Emerson
Read biographical sketch written in 1877.
Born November 22, 1823, in Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass.
Settled in Millburn in 1838, coming from Mass.
Married Janet Strang, September 14 (17?), 1845, in
Millburn, by Moses Lampier, Justice of the Peace.
Children.
One of the earliest settlers in Lake County.
Came in 1838 with but 25 cents.
Died Sunday, May 21, 1893, of heart failure at age 71
(obituary).
See listing below of farm inventory at time of his death.
Esther
Born February 11, 1824, died January 5, 1828.
Esther Marie
Also known as Esther Mariah.
Born April 25, 1828 in Mass.
Married George Shatswell about October 22, 1844.
Children:
Sarah C.,
born about 1850 in Illinois;
Margaret,
born about 1853 in Illinois;
William E.,
born about 1856 in Illinois;
Maria L,
born 1866;
Mary,
born about 1867 in Illinois;
Esther,
born 1868.
Moved to Waukegan, Illinois.
Daughter
Born August 12, 1836, died August 13, 1836.
Children of Gideon Stetson and Eunice Wheeler Thayer
Eli
Born 1839.
Civil war service.
Married Susanna Chope about March 12, 1861.
Died while a prisoner of war, probably at Andersonville.
Abigail
Born 1842 in Mass.
Married Gilbert Frazier
about November 1, 1861.
Children.
George
Born March, 1844 in Mass.
Married
Lydia Wright about February 15, 1868.
Children:
Jessie, born December, 1885.
Stone mason.
Saloon keeper.
James Frank
Born 1846 in Mass.
Married Emma C. Davis about August 18, 1871.
Mary J.
Born 1848.
Married Eugene D. Wallis about September 29, 1876.
Rufus
Born February 29, 1850.
Married Carrie E. Nelson about February 16, 1871.
She was born November 5, 1858 and died June 10, 1913.
Died April 10, 1913, in Kansas.
Children of Gideon Stetson Thayer
Gideon
Born about 1853 in Illinois
Henry C.
Born about 1855 in Illinois.
Erastus
Born about 1857 in Illinois.
Children of Gideon Stetson and Sarah M. Thayer
Amasa S.
Died March 29, 1863, at age 10 months 19 days.
Children of William Emerson and Janette Strang Thayer
Mary Elizabeth
Born July 6, 1846, at Millburn, Ill.
About July 15, 1865, married John Kennedy Adams, born May 26, 1839, in Mass., but
who had been in Millburn for quite a time.
Children:
Charles F.,
born June 20, 1867,
married Mamie (unknown), and divorced in 1899,
married Kittie B. Lawson on June 5, 1900, at Waukegan,
died November 18, 1918, at Chicago, Illinois;
Mary Mayme,
born 1869,
married Ralph Herbert Adams
died August 4, 1935;
Emma Louise,
born July 23, 1871, in Chicago,
married Frank Webb on November 6, 1889, at Lake Villa, Illinois,
died July 11, 1947.
Member D.A.R.
Died August 19, 1872.
Parnell Munson
Known as Barney.
Born near Millburn on October 8, 1848 (1849?).
Married Fannie M. Board, born in 1857.
She died in 1924.
Children:
Clarence William,
born October 9, 1879,
married Mrs. Alice Smith,
died October 8, 1962, in Oshkosh, Wis.;
Earl Emerson,
born August 20, 1881,
photographer,
married Helen Thelma Klippstein on July 28, 1913,
at Grand Rapids, Michigan,
died December 11, 1932;
Howard,
born March 16, 1895,
married Grace Raynor on October 14, 1919.
Decorator.
Deer hunter.
Died Friday, May 14, 1915, of stomach cancer at age 52.
(obituary)
John Strang
Born April 10, 1853, on the Thayer homestead just west of Millburn.
Did not marry.
Died July 1, 1925, in Antioch, Ill., at age 72.
George Emerson
Born November 11, 1856, on Thayer farm.
Did not marry.
Died January 26, 1894, in Millburn, Illinois.
(
obituary)
Margaret Medora
Born June 13, 1860, on Thayer farm.
Known as Dora.
Married George Edgar Webb on November 21 (20?), 1883.
He was born June 24, 1858, at Hickory Corners, a few miles north of
Millburn, and died May 11, 1918.
Children:
Mary Elizabeth,
born March 23, 1885,
died on October 13, 1957, at Antioch, Illinois;
Raymond Lee,
born August 1, 1889,
died on June 5, 1958, at Antioch, Illinois.
Died May 29, 1937, in Antioch, Ill.
(
obituary)
Farm inventory of William Emerson Thayer
at time of death in 1893
ARTICLES
(100 per cent owned) | VALUE |
|---|
| One Sorrel Mare | 35.00 |
| One Gray Mare | 10.00 |
| 120 Sheep | 300.00 |
| 7 Hogs | 77.00 |
| One Wheel Barrow | 1.00 |
| One Kettle | 2.00 |
| One Cooler and Six Cans | 5.00 |
| One Mower | 5.00 |
| Two Plows | 10.00 |
| One Seeder | 3.00 |
| One Hay Rake | 5.00 |
| Two Cultivators | 3.00 |
| One Set Trucks | 10.00 |
| One Wagon | 12.00 |
| One Horse Plow | 2.00 |
| One Set Drags | 3.00 |
| Corn Sheller | 1.00 |
| Bob Sleds | 5.00 |
| Fanning Mill | 5.00 |
| Set Scales | 10.00 |
| Two Buggies | 55.00 |
| One Single Harness | 3.00 |
| Four Sets Double Harness | 25.00 |
| One Grind Stone | .50 |
| One Saddle and Bridle | 4.00 |
| Spades and Shovels | 1.00 |
Household Furniture
and Pictures | 100.00 |
| Beds and Bedding | 100.00 |
Crockery Tableware
and Cutlery | 20.00 |
| Stoves and Cooking Utensils | 10.00 |
| Crocks Jars &c &c | 2.00 |
| - - - TOTAL - - - | 824.50 |
|
|
ARTICLES
(50 per cent owned) | VALUE |
|---|
| One Gray Mare Seven Years old | 50.00 |
| One Bay Gelding Four Years old | 110.00 |
| One Gray Mare Two Years old | 55.00 |
| One Sorrel Mare Three Years old | 50.00 |
| One Bay Gelding Five Years old | 40.00 |
| One Bay Gelding Four Years old | 40.00 |
| One Bay Gelding Three Years old | 30.00 |
| One By Gelding Eight Years old | 150.00 |
| One Bay Mare Seven Years old | 150.00 |
One Sorrel Gelding
Fifteen Years old | 35.00 |
One Brown Gelding
Thirteen Years old | 35.00 |
| One Bay Mare Six Years old | 65.00 |
| Nine Cows and Two Calves | 405.00 |
| Three Two Year Old Steers | 60.00 |
| Twenty Yearling Sheep | 50.00 |
| Forty Two Lambs | 84.00 |
| Seven Turkeys | 7.00 |
| Fifty Chickens | 12.50 |
| Hay | 105.00 |
| Corn | 50.00 |
| Oats | 150.00 |
| Barley | 24.00 |
| Two Bags Timothy Seed | 8.00 |
| Hay and Hog Racks | 3.00 |
| Pulverizer | 2.00 |
| Grain Bags | 2.00 |
| Wool | 175.00 |
| - - - TOTAL - - - | 1947.50 |
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