David Blair was the son of Annanias Blair and Rebecca Dole.

     Sarah Blair was the daughter of Annanias Blair and Rebecca Dole.

     Priscilla Blair was the daughter of Annanias Blair and Rebecca Dole.

     Maria married Jonathan Dole, son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, on 3-Mar-1835 at Hamilton County, Ohio.

     Mary Carter died at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. She was born on 24-Jun-1805 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Mary married Jonathan Dole, son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, in 1837 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

      Jonathan Dole was born on 23-Apr-1806 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. Jonathan married Maria Morris on 3-Mar-1835 at Hamilton County, Ohio. Jonathan married Mary Carter in 1837 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio.

      George Henry Dole was born after 1835. He was the son of Jonathan Dole and Maria Morris.

      Susan Rebecca Dole was born after 1835. She was the daughter of Jonathan Dole and Maria Morris.

     Nathan Carter Dole was the son of Jonathan Dole and Mary Carter.

      Jonathan Dole was born circa 1839 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. He was the son of Jonathan Dole and Mary Carter.

      Mary Jane Dole was born circa 1841 at Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Jonathan Dole and Mary Carter. Mary Jane Dole died in 1879 at near, Sidney, Australia.

      Hester Hitch was born on 17-Jan-1808 at Pendelton County, Kentucky. Hester married John W Dole, son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, on 13-Mar-1840 at Clermont County, Ohio. Hester Hitch died on 9-Sep-1886 at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, at age 78.

      John W Dole was born on 16-May-1808 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. John married Hester Hitch on 13-Mar-1840 at Clermont County, Ohio. John W Dole died on 26-Aug-1871 at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, at age 63.

      Rebecca Jane Dole was born after 1840. She was the daughter of John W Dole and Hester Hitch.

      Alice Baker Dole was born after 1840. She was the daughter of John W Dole and Hester Hitch.

      Charles Dole was born after 1840. He was the son of John W Dole and Hester Hitch.

      Sarah Dole was born after 1840. She was the daughter of John W Dole and Hester Hitch.

     John married Phebi Dole, daughter of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, Rev. LIGHT, 27 JAN 1833 at Clermont County, Ohio. John (Unknown) was born on 18-Jan-1805. He died in 1887 at New Boston, Iowa.

     Phebi married John (Unknown) Rev. LIGHT, 27 JAN 1833 at Clermont County, Ohio. Phebi Dole was born on 1-Aug-1810 at Clermont County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. Phebi Dole died in 1865 at New Boston, Iowa.

      Nancy Huntington was born circa 1811. Nancy married Launer B. Dole, son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, on 14-Dec-1834 at Clermont County, Ohio. Nancy Huntington died on 31-May-1847 at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio.

      Launer B. Dole was born on 31-Mar-1812 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. Launer married Nancy Huntington on 14-Dec-1834 at Clermont County, Ohio.
     Launer B. Dole was also known as Learner B. Dole.

     Elijah Dole died on 14-Nov-1813 at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio. He was born on 14-Nov-1813 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith.

      Elisha Dole was born on 14-Nov-1813 at Clermont County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. Elisha Dole died on 25-Nov-1813 at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio.

     Elizabeth married Elisha Dole, son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith, on 28-Apr-1836 at Clermont County, Ohio.

      Elisha Dole was born on 11-Dec-1814 at Clermont County, Ohio. He was the son of Joseph Dole and Rebecca Smith. Elisha married Elizabeth Ann Blair on 28-Apr-1836 at Clermont County, Ohio. Elisha Dole died on 4-Feb-1845 at Old Bethel Cemetery, Clermont County, Ohio, at age 30.

      Elisha Dole Jr. was born after 1836. She was the daughter of Elisha Dole and Elizabeth Ann Blair.

      Susan Dole was born after 1836. She was the daughter of Elisha Dole and Elizabeth Ann Blair.

      Matilda Ivey was born circa 1819 at Indiana. Matilda married Aaron Ingersoll, son of Joseph Ingersoll and Philisia Mason. Matilda Ivey died on 16-Nov-1884 at Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois.

      Delia Ingersoll was born in 1839. She was the daughter of Aaron Ingersoll and Matilda Ivey.

      Eliza Ingersoll was born in 1844. She was the daughter of Aaron Ingersoll and Matilda Ivey.

      James Ingersoll was born in 1844. He was the son of Aaron Ingersoll and Matilda Ivey.

      Mary Ingersoll was born in 1848. She was the daughter of Aaron Ingersoll and Matilda Ivey.

      Harriet Somers was born on 18-Sep-1810. Harriet married John Scull Chattin, son of John Chattin and Rachel Scull. Harriet Somers died on 10-Jun-1867 at age 56.

      John Scull Chattin was born on 7-Jul-1807 at Beesley's Point, Cape May County, New Jersey. He was the son of John Chattin and Rachel Scull. John married Harriet Somers. John Scull Chattin died on 19-Sep-1863 at Beesley's Point, Cape May County, New Jersey, at age 56.
      JOHN SCULL CHATTIN 1807 -1863 John Scull
Chat tin was born 7 July, 1807 at Beesley's Point, New Jersey. He married Harriet Somers 3 April, 1831 and they had four children; John Richard, born 26 March, 1843, and three daughters, Amanda, Ledora, and Somers. I have no information on his daughters. Harriet was born 18 September,
1810 and died 10 June, 1867 John Scull loved the sea, as did his grandfather, Captain James Chat tin, as hip inspector at Somers's Point. .He became a Captain of a merchant ship called the Desdemona. The Desdemona was his flagship, said to be one of seven in his fleet. ~ Discovered a stowaway on board ship but they were too far from port and so he was made a cabin boy and went to Texas where he founded the huge King Ranch......... his name was Richard King......King Ranch

c.1,000,000 acres (404,700 hectares), S Texas, SW of Corpus Christi with headquarters at Kingsville, Texas; one of the largest ranches in the world. It has several divisions, of which the best known is Santa Gertrudis, the “home” ranch. The Santa Gertrudis, the only true cattle breed developed in North America, was developed there. Thoroughbred racehorses are also raised. The ranch was founded in 1853 by Richard King, a steamboat captain. After King's death, the giant holdings were managed by his son-in-law, Robert Kleberg; later, Kleberg's son succeeded to the management. The property was divided in 1935, but the central ranches are still large enough to resemble a semifeudal domain. Profits from oil and natural gas rights and farming have been added to income gained from the great beef herds.



Corpus Christi History
By Murphy Givens


Aug. 19, 1998
King's fortune was made during the Civil War

Richard King, a runaway from an Irish slum in New York, owned a big chunk of South Texas by 1860. He also owned part of a lucrative steamship line on the Rio Grande.
King's ranching partner, "Legs" Lewis, was shot to death in 1855. In 1860, King's Quaker friend and steamboat partner, Mifflin Kenedy, joined him in the ranching business. While the steamboat line was called M. Kenedy & Co., the ranching operation was R. King & Co.
When the Civil War broke out, King and Kenedy had 3,000 horses and 20,000 cattle. Cattle were selling for $12 to $18 a head. In a short time, longhorns were being trailed to New Orleans to help feed the Confederacy. As the U.S. Navy tightened the blockade on Southern ports, cotton from Arkansas, Louisiana, and East Texas traveled down the Cotton Road to Mexico, with gold bullion and lead to made bullets coming back.
The Cotton Road passed through King Ranch. The ranch supplied the caravans with horses, mules and provisions. Then, at Brownsville, King's and Kenedy's steamboats ferried the cotton bales to cargo ships anchored off Bagdad at the mouth of the Rio Grande. In the middle of the war, King and Kenedy put their boats under Mexican registry, flying the Mexican flag.
In late 1863, a Union force captured Brownsville; a few days before Christmas in 1863, a rider arrived at King Ranch and warned King that a detachment of Yankee cavalry was headed that way to arrest him. King had his horse saddled, and told a Kine o, Francisco Alvarado, to look after his family. He rode into the night. At dawn, shots were fired and Alvarado ran out, yelling, "Don't fire on this house There is family here" He was shot dead on the porch.
When the raiders didn't find King, they plundered and vandalized the house and rounded up cattle to drive to Brownsville. A month later, Henrietta King had her fifth baby, a boy whom she named after the old family friend, Robert E. Lee King. (The Kings' other children were Nettie, Ella, Richard and Alice.)
Richard King stayed busy through the rest of the war, moving cotton bales to the waiting ships. He even served for spell as a private in James Richardson's cavalry unit. (It was a reversal of roles, since Richardson had been one of King's top hands on the ranch.)
When Lee surrendered, King went to Matamoros to see what peace would bring. Former Confederates who owned taxable property valued at more than $20,000 had to apply to the president for amnesty. In his request for a pardon, King valued his holdings at $300,000. King and Kenedy also had 300,000 acres in three ranches -- the Santa Gertrudis, the Laureles, the Agua Dulce. Their pardons were granted. Three years after the war, they divided the holdings and the Laureles went to Kenedy.
Reconstruction was a tough time for King. Between 1866 and 1869, he reported the loss of 34,000 cattle to border rustlers and hide peelers. It was a lawless time. King Ranch had lookouts atop the 75-foot watchtower day and night and the ranch's two brass cannon were primed to fire. One ambush laid for King killed his traveling companion.
A Texas Ranger who met King during this time said he didn't look like the legendary captain; he had brown eyes and a brown beard; he was five and half feet and weighed 130 pounds. But he said that King had that rare ability to look at you and tell what you were thinking. A Kineo said the captain once rode up at full speed and said, " `Boys, have you ever seen a man mount a horse better than me?' We said, `No sir, your mount is very beautiful.' He grinned and showed all his teeth and rode off."
Robert E. Lee King died in St. Louis of pneumonia when he was 19. King started drinking "Old Rosebud" heavily after that. He developed stomach pains which the whisky didn't help. He died on April 14, 1885, at the Menger House in San Antonio. He was not quite 60.
He willed his land and assets to "Etta." He had 614,000 acres at the time of his death, far short of his ambition to own all the land between Corpus Christi and Brownsville. He left a debt of $500,000. His fortune in gold gained during the war had been spent on fencing, horses, land, and more land. He never forgot one piece of advice from Robert E. Lee -- "Buy land, and never sell."

     Ledora Chattin was the daughter of John Scull Chattin and Harriet Somers.

     Rita married Somers Chattin, son of John Scull Chattin and Harriet Somers, in 1871 at Cape May County, New Jersey.

      Somers Chattin was born in 1847 at New Jersey. He was the son of John Scull Chattin and Harriet Somers. Somers married Rita Tibbs in 1871 at Cape May County, New Jersey.

      Ellen S. Devereux was born on 28-Dec-1843. Ellen married John Richard Chattin, son of John Scull Chattin and Harriet Somers, on 16-Feb-1871 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. Ellen S. Devereux died on 26-Jun-1929 at Towaco, New Jersey, at age 85.

      John Richard Chattin was born on 26-Mar-1843 at Beesley's Point, Cape May County, New Jersey. He was the son of John Scull Chattin and Harriet Somers. John married Ellen S. Devereux on 16-Feb-1871 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. John Richard Chattin died on 22-Apr-1926 at East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, at age 83.

     Gertrude married Dr. John Franklin Chattin, son of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux, circa 1898.

      Dr. John Franklin Chattin was born on 19-Sep-1874 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. He was the son of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux. John married Gertrude Wright circa 1898.

     Norbert married Gertrude Devereaux Chattin, daughter of Dr. John Franklin Chattin and Gertrude Wright, on 26-Jun-1926.

      Gertrude Devereaux Chattin was born on 10-Mar-1899. She was the daughter of Dr. John Franklin Chattin and Gertrude Wright. Gertrude married Norbert Karl Engst on 26-Jun-1926. Gertrude Devereaux Chattin died in 1990 at Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa.

      Norbert Chattin Engst was born on 28-Jun-1927. He was the son of Norbert Karl Engst and Gertrude Devereaux Chattin. Norbert Chattin Engst died on 2-Jul-1962 at age 35.

     Wiliam married Greta Dawn Engst, daughter of Norbert Karl Engst and Gertrude Devereaux Chattin.

      Greta Dawn Engst was born on 25-Oct-1929. She was the daughter of Norbert Karl Engst and Gertrude Devereaux Chattin. Greta married Wiliam Schneeberger. Greta Dawn Engst died on 17-Jan-1977 at age 47.

     Heidi Schneeberger was the daughter of Wiliam Schneeberger and Greta Dawn Engst.

     Ann Schneeberger was the daughter of Wiliam Schneeberger and Greta Dawn Engst.

     Kirsten Schneeberger was the daughter of Wiliam Schneeberger and Greta Dawn Engst.

     Josephine married Carl Wright Chattin, son of Dr. John Franklin Chattin and Gertrude Wright, on 25-Dec-1926.

      Carl Wright Chattin was born on 5-May-1900. He was the son of Dr. John Franklin Chattin and Gertrude Wright. Carl married Josephine Coolidge on 25-Dec-1926. Carl Wright Chattin died on 30-Sep-1927 at age 27.

     Dorothy Joan Chattin was the daughter of Carl Wright Chattin and Josephine Coolidge.

     John Franklin Chattin was the son of Carl Wright Chattin and Josephine Coolidge.

     John Franklin Chattin Jr. was the son of John Franklin Chattin.

      John Franklin Chattin Jr. was born on 7-Dec-1904. He was the son of Dr. John Franklin Chattin and Gertrude Wright.

      Carolyn Chattin was born on 19-Jul-1876. She was the daughter of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux. Carolyn Chattin died on 5-Jul-1960 at age 83.

     Burton married Harriet Chattin, daughter of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux.

      Harriet Chattin was born on 24-Mar-1884. She was the daughter of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux. Harriet married Burton R. Nichols. Harriet Chattin died on 31-Dec-1977 at age 93.

     Harry married Ellen Devereux Chattin, daughter of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux.

      Ellen Devereux Chattin was born on 22-Nov-1885. She was the daughter of John Richard Chattin and Ellen S. Devereux. Ellen married Harry Jacobus. Ellen Devereux Chattin died after 1978.

      Peter Corson was born on 15-Jan-1801 at Upper Twp., Cape May County, New Jersey. He was the son of Jonathan Corson and Lydia Lake. Peter married Rebecca M. Chattin, daughter of John Chattin and Rachel Scull, on 29-Sep-1831 at Seaville, Cape May County, New Jersey. Peter Corson died on 23-Sep-1880 at Upper Twp., Cape May County, New Jersey, at age 79.

      Rebecca M. Chattin was born on 10-Jul-1810 at Seaville, Cape May County, New Jersey. She was the daughter of John Chattin and Rachel Scull. Rebecca married Peter Corson, son of Jonathan Corson and Lydia Lake, on 29-Sep-1831 at Seaville, Cape May County, New Jersey. Rebecca M. Chattin died on 10-Aug-1886 at Upper Twp., Cape May County, New Jersey, at age 76.

      Deborah Parshall was born on 21-Apr-1788 at Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of David Parshall and Sarah Crownover. Deborah married Israel Parshall, son of Israel Parshall and Deliverance Terry. Deborah Parshall died on 29-Dec-1876 at age 88.

      Israel Parshall was born in 1782. He was the son of Israel Parshall and Deliverance Terry. Israel married Deborah Parshall, daughter of David Parshall and Sarah Crownover. Israel Parshall died on 13-Jan-1856 at Springwater, Livingston County, New York.

      Nancy Ann Parshall was born on 11-Nov-1806. She was the daughter of Israel Parshall and Deborah Parshall. Nancy married Comfort Carr Greene, son of Benjamin Greene and Lois Runnels. Nancy Ann Parshall died circa Apr-1871 at Geneseo, Livingston County, New York.

     Comfort Carr Greene was the son of Benjamin Greene and Lois Runnels. Comfort married Nancy Ann Parshall, daughter of Israel Parshall and Deborah Parshall. Comfort Carr Greene died on 5-May-1830 at Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan.

     Benjamin married Lois Runnels.

     Lois married Benjamin Greene.

      Silas Carr Greene was born at Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York. He was the son of Comfort Carr Greene and Nancy Ann Parshall. Silas Carr Greene died on 18-Nov-1890.

      Amanda Maria Greene was born at Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York; date on file is May 29 1895. She was the daughter of Comfort Carr Greene and Nancy Ann Parshall. Amanda married James Hunt, son of Jacob Hunt and Philana Phipp, on 25-Dec-1847 at Cochocton, Steuben County, New York.

      James Hunt was born on 21-Oct-1822. He was the son of Jacob Hunt and Philana Phipp. James married Amanda Maria Greene, daughter of Comfort Carr Greene and Nancy Ann Parshall, on 25-Dec-1847 at Cochocton, Steuben County, New York. James Hunt died on 27-Nov-1880 at Springwater, Livingston County, New York, at age 58.

     Jacob married Philana Phipp.

     Philana married Jacob Hunt.

      Nancy Philana Hunt was born on 15-Sep-1851. She was the daughter of James Hunt and Amanda Maria Greene.

      Unadilla Violet Hunt was born on 14-Jan-1854. She was the daughter of James Hunt and Amanda Maria Greene.

      Oravilla Adora Hunt was born on 6-Feb-1857. She was the daughter of James Hunt and Amanda Maria Greene.

      Lafayette Montrose Hunt was born on 25-Mar-1862. He was the son of James Hunt and Amanda Maria Greene. Lafayette Montrose Hunt died on 20-Nov-1874 at age 12.

      Charlotte Jane Greene was born on 9-Jan-1828 at Little Valley, Cattaraugus County, New York. She was the daughter of Comfort Carr Greene and Nancy Ann Parshall. Charlotte married Willard Nelson Briggs, son of Zebadiah Lambert Briggs and Betsey Daggett, on 25-Dec-1847 at Cohocton, Steuben County, New York. Charlotte Jane Greene died in 1902 at Newaygo County, Michigan. Charlotte was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan.

      Willard Nelson Briggs was born on 11-Aug-1828 at Richmond Center, Ontario County, New York. He was the son of Zebadiah Lambert Briggs and Betsey Daggett. Willard married Charlotte Jane Greene, daughter of Comfort Carr Greene and Nancy Ann Parshall, on 25-Dec-1847 at Cohocton, Steuben County, New York. Willard Nelson Briggs died on 8-Mar-1900 at Freemont, Newaygo County, Michigan, at age 71. Willard was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Fremont, Newaygo County, Michigan.
     He began military service on 17-Jul-1861 at Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan; Enlisted as a Private. He enlisted in Company I, 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment on 19-Sep-1861. He began military service on 22-Aug-1864; mustered out of Company I, 1st Michigan Cavalry Regiment.

     Zebadiah married Betsey Daggett.

     Betsey married Zebadiah Lambert Briggs.
     Betsey Daggett was also known as Betsey Dagget.

     Elva Adelle Briggs was the daughter of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene.

     Willard Riley Briggs was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene.

      Richard Alsop Nelson Briggs was born circa 1852. He was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene. Richard Alsop Nelson Briggs died on 10-Aug-1869 at Pavillion Twp., Kalamazoo County, Michigan.

      Arnold Gray Briggs was born in Mar-1853 at New York. He was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene. Arnold Gray Briggs died on 4-Jun-1925 at age 72.

      Ella Eliza Briggs was born circa 1856 at New York. She was the daughter of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene. Ella married Adelbert Howe.
     In the census on 30-Aug-1870 Ella Eliza Briggs was named Eliza Briggs.

     Willard Warren Briggs was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene.

      Ira Barzilla Briggs was born circa 1860 at Michigan. He was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene.

      Charles Walter Briggs was born circa 1866 at Michigan. He was the son of Willard Nelson Briggs and Charlotte Jane Greene.

     Israel married Deliverance Terry.

     Deliverance married Israel Parshall.

      Amy Matilda Parshall was born on 8-Jan-1811 at Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. She was the daughter of Israel Parshall and Deborah Parshall. Amy married David Peckens on 20-Sep-1827 at North Cochocton, Steuben County, New York. Amy Matilda Parshall died on 10-Aug-1886 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, at age 75.

      David Peckens was born on 17-Mar-1797. David married Amy Matilda Parshall, daughter of Israel Parshall and Deborah Parshall, on 20-Sep-1827 at North Cochocton, Steuben County, New York. David Peckens died on 1-Mar-1859 at Springwater, Livingston County, New York, at age 61.

      Henry Peckens was born on 3-Jun-1830. He was the son of David Peckens and Amy Matilda Parshall.

      Lucy Peckens was born on 30-Jan-1832. She was the daughter of David Peckens and Amy Matilda Parshall. Lucy married John Boyd on 18-Mar-1859 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Lucy Peckens died on 30-May-1872 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, at age 40.

      John Boyd was born on 28-Oct-1823 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. John married Lucy Peckens, daughter of David Peckens and Amy Matilda Parshall, on 18-Mar-1859 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. John Boyd died on 4-Feb-1868 at Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York, at age 44.

     Eleanor Boyd was the daughter of John Boyd and Lucy Peckens.