1. John¹ Close; born 1752 at Mifflin County, PA; married Mary Bell 1784; died 1800 at Adams, OH.

Children of John¹ Close and Mary Bell were:

• 2. i. Henry², born 23 Sep 1792; married Margaret Rarrick.

2. Henry² Close (John¹); born 23 Sep 1792; married Margaret Rarrick 1819; died 28 Apr 1871 at age 78.

Reference: 6724.

Children of Henry² Close and Margaret Rarrick were:

• 3. i. William³, born 8 Jul 1821 at Adams, OH; married Priscilla Meseritz.

3. William³ Close (Henry², John¹); born 8 Jul 1821 at Adams, OH; married Priscilla Meseritz, daughter of Henry Meseritz and Hannah McElroy, 1842 at Probably Darlington, WI; died 8 Jul 1905 at Inwood, IA, at age 84.

Reference: 6696.

Children of William³ Close and Priscilla Meseritz were:

• 4. i. George Noble⁴, born 23 Apr 1862 at Darlington, WI; married Mary Elizabeth King.

4. George Noble⁴ Close (William³, Henry², John¹); born 23 Apr 1862 at Darlington, WI; married Mary Elizabeth King, daughter of William King and Sarah Elizabeth Young, 18 Apr 1889 at Primghar, O'brien, IA; died 2 Apr 1934 at Sheldon, IA, at age 71.

Children of George Noble⁴ Close and Mary Elizabeth King were:

• 5. i. Edithe⁵, born 21 Dec 1889 at Primghar, O'brien, IA; married Edward Chamberlain Starrett.

5. Edithe⁵ Close (George⁴, William³, Henry², John¹); born 21 Dec 1889 at Primghar, O'brien, IA; married Edward Chamberlain Starrett, son of Edward Burgess Starrett and Isadore Chamberlain, 30 Jul 1912 at Des Moines, IA; died 1965; buried 1965 at Eastlawn Cemetery, Sheldon, O'Brien, IA.

Children of Edithe⁵ Close and Edward Chamberlain Starrett were:

• 6. i. Elizabeth Close⁶, born 23 May 1926 at New York, NY; married Charles Samuel Stubbs.

6. Elizabeth Close⁶ Starrett (Edithe⁵Close, George⁴, William³, Henry², John¹); born 23 May 1926 at New York, NY; married Charles Samuel Stubbs, son of Robert Gaston Stubbs and Dora Frances Gibson, 19 Dec 1948 at Sheldon, IA; died 12 Apr 1998 at New Brighton, Ramsey, MN, at age 71; buried 3 May 1998 at Eastlawn Cemetery, Sheldon, O'brien, IA.

Children of Elizabeth Close⁶ Starrett and Charles Samuel Stubbs were as follows:

• i. Starrett Robert⁷; born 6 Jun 1952 at Swift County Hospital, Benson, Swift, MN; died 10 Apr 1978 at age 25.¹

• 7. ii. Rebecca Elizabeth is still living.

• 8. iii. Laura Ruth is still living.

7. Rebecca Elizabeth⁷ Stubbs (Elizabeth⁶Starrett, Edithe⁵Close, George⁴, William³, Henry², John¹) is still living.

Children of Rebecca Elizabeth⁷ Stubbs and David Charles Englund all born at CA are as follows:

• i. Charles David⁸ is still living.

• ii. Terrance Robert is still living.

• iii. Jessica Sara is still living.

Children of Laura Ruth⁷ Stubbs and Jeffrey Lee Evensen are as follows:

• i. Katherine Anne⁸ is still living.

• ii. Andrew Charles is still living.

• iii. Emily Christine is still living.

• iv. Josiah David is still living.