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22. Eva⁴ Darling (Wilmer Starkey³, Ezra², David¹) She is believed to have been born in August 1861 in Pennsylvania. She apparently died after 1920 as she was listed in the 1920 census. She was married about 1880 to Thomas M. Watts.[15]

He was born in Canton, Pennsylvania, about August 1858. He died in Waverly, New York, about 1929-31 and is believed to be buried at Canton. The 1880 U.S. Census records his occupation as farm laborer. In 1900 his occupation was listed as foreman in a toy factory, where his son Earl and daughter Ruth worked with him. He worked as a carpenter at the railroad car shop in Sayre during the 1910 and 1920 census. When Thomas Watts retired he was foreman of the carpentry shop for the Lehi Valley Railroad at Sayre, Pennsylvania, a few miles south of his home in Waverly, New York.

On 26 March 1897, T. M. Watts, Eva Darling Watts, Ruth Watts and Earl L. Watts were admitted as members of the First Presbyterian Church of Canton, Pennsylvania. Eva Darling and her family were recorded as living in Canton during the 1900 census, in Sayre during the 1910 census and at 14 Lincoln Street in Waverly during the 1920 census.

Thomas Watts was later married to Emma M. Naylor. In 1942 she was listed as the widow of Thomas Watts in the Waverly directory.[16]

(Additional information available in The Family History of James Watts and His Descendants in Bradford County, Pennsylvania by Sean Furniss)

+	46.	i	Earl L.5 Watts born November 1880 at Canton, Pennsylvania.
+	47.	ii	Ruth Nina Watts born 21 October 1881 at Canton, Pennsylvania, died 20 February 1966 at Berkeley, California.
	48.	iii	Edith Watts born May 1884, died of pneumonia on 31 December 1900 at Canton, buried at Canton on 1 January 1901.[17]
	49.	iv	Leland Watts born May 1889. He married Winnifred [Pratt ?] about 1910. She was born about 1890 in Pennsylvania. During the 1910 census they were living with the family of Isaac (born about 1856 in Pennsylvania) and Melinda Pratt (born about 1863 in Pennsylvania). It is believed that they were the parents of his wife Winnifred. In 1910, Leland was working as a machinist at the railroad shop in Sayre.[18]

23. Robert Lilley⁴ Darling (Wilmer Starkey³, Ezra², David¹) He was reported to have been born 10 February 1878 at Mainesburg, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania.

He married Mary Ann Fitzwater on 19 April 1899 at Canton, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. She was born 15 February 1881 at Beech Flats, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania. She died 20 April 1959 at Nicholson, and is buried in the Nicholson Cemetery. Her parents were Millard Taylor Fitzwater (born 16 February 1848, Jerusalem, Yates Co., New York, died 11 April 1941, son of William Fitzwater, born Yates Co., New York, died 4 January 1894, buried Beech Flats, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, and Mary Wright) and Mary Rhodes. (Note: the marriage records show her mother's name as Mary while the 1900 census records it as Rebecca)

During the 1900 census, the family was reported living in Canton. His wife's mother, Rebecca Rhodes (born in Pennsylvania in December 1825), and sister, Amanda (born in Pennsylvania in September 1863), were reported living with Robert and his family in Canton in 1900. Robert's occupation was listed as farmer and he reported owning his own farm, free of mortage.[19]

+	50.	i	Wilmer Lester5 Darling born 15 January 1900 at Canton, Pennsylvania, died in 1963.
+	51.	ii	Floyd Mortimer Darling born 1902, died 1962.
	52.	iii	Walter Alan Darling born 1905.
	53.	iv	Lucy Irene Darling born 1907.
	54.	v	Delbert Elwin Darling born 1915
+	55.	vi	Lawrence Darwin Darling born 1921.

24. Raymond Smith⁴ Darling (Wilmer Starkey³, Ezra², David¹) He was born 25 December 1886 at Pine City, New York (?). Stella's sister, Wealthy (Smith) West, was present at his birth. He was listed as a student at the Soldier's Orphan School, Harford, Susquehana Co., Pennsylvania, for 1895 to 1901.

Raymond married Lydia Crofoat. The family lived in New York state. He was reported to have deserted his family about 1932 and was never heard from again.[20]

	56.	i	Frederick5 Darling born about 1910, married Ruth Bennett.
+	57.	ii	Verna Darling born about 1916.
+	58.	iii	Violet Darling born about 1918.

27. Cora Darling⁴ Brokaw (Emma Benson³, Ezra², David¹) She was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 5 May 1872. She married George Davis Ehni at Somerville, Somerset Co., New Jersey, on 24 June 1896. He was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 15 August 1864. The census record for 1910 notes both of his parents were from Germany.

During the 1900 and 1910 census the family lived in Somerville, where they owned a house with a mortage. George's occupation in 1900 and 1910 was listed as bookkeeper, and in 1910 he was reported working for a loan company.[21]

	59.	i	Infant5 son born 31 July 1897.
	60.	ii	George Preston Ehni born 4 July 1898, died 16 July 1898.
	61.	iii	Beatrice Ehni born December 1903.
	62.	iv	Ruth Darling Ehni born 6 April 1907.
	63.	v	Mildred Christiana Ehni born 17 October 1912.

29. Minnie May⁴ Brokaw (a twin) (Emma Benson³, Ezra², David¹) She was born in Somerville, New Jersey, on 5 October 1878. She was married on 24 June 1911, at Somerville, New Jersey, to Arthur Patten Davis Tobian. He was born on 23 August 1869 at Athol, Massachusetts. During the 1920 census Arthur, Minnie and Arthur's mother Alice Tobian (born about 1839 in Massachusetts) lived in Trenton, New Jersey, where he worked as an examiner at the State House. No children are known from this marriage.[22]

32. George Irving⁴ Darling (Anthony Covert³, Ezra², David¹) He was born in West Le Roy, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, on 18 November 1868. He married Hattie Lillian Rollins at Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, 1 January 1895. She was born in Hamilton, Essex Co., Massachusetts, on 13 July 1872.

During the 1900 U.S. census, George's occupation was recorded as farmer. Two non-family members resided with the family in 1900, Carl Peterson of Sweden working as a farm laborer and Olive Lausen a boarder. All their children were reported to have been born at Waterman, Illinois.[23]

+	64.	i	Grace Elizabeth5 Darling born on 28 August 1896.
	65.	ii	William Darling born on 12 March 1899, died on 13 March 1899.
+	66.	iii	Ray Abner Darling born on 7 September 1900.
	67.	iv	Ralph Philip Darling born on 23 February 1906, married Claree O'Hair.
	68.	v	Helen Irene Darling born on 6 August 1908, died 3 March 1909.
+	69.	vi	Clara Adelia Darling born on 20 June 1910.

35. Leon A.⁴ Darling (Anthony Covert³, Ezra², David¹) He was born in Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, on 21 September 1883. He died 9 July 1971 and is buried in North Clinton Cemetery, Waterman, DeKalb Co., Illinois. He was first married to Emma Buerer. She was born in 1883 and died in 1911, along with her twin sons. His second marriage was to Emma Johnson on 1 January 1916. She was born on 5 September 1897, died on 24 August 1980, and is buried in North Clinton Cemetery, Waterman, DeKalb Co., Illinois.[24]

	70.	i	Twin son5, born and died 1911.
	71.	ii	Twin son, born and died 1911.
+	72.	iii	Everett Alvin born 22 November 1919, died 20 February 1981.
+	73.	iv	Harold Oakley born 8 October 1923.

37. John Floyd⁴ Darling (Anthony Covert³, Ezra², David¹) (a twin) He was born in Waterman, De Kalb Co., Illinois, on 4 October 1887 and died 6 March 1970. He married Christina Johnson. She was born in 1891 and died in 1938.[25]

+	74.	i	Floyd Anthony5 Darling
+	75.	ii	Frances Edna Darling
	76.	iii	Helen Christina Darling born 1916, married Walter Finette.

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References

[15] Sean Furniss, compiler, The Family History of James Watts and His Descendants in Bradford County, Pennsylvania (typescript)

[16] Membership Listing for T. W. Watts and family, The Church Register of the Presbyterian Church of Canton, PA., p. 122-124, microfilm record XCH 272, Historical Society of PA., Philadelphia, PA;"Malcolm Furniss to Sean Furniss," 8 May 1988, in possession of writer, letter talks about Thomas's work at Sayre; 1880 U.S. Census, PA., Bradford Co., Canton, p. 35; National Archives Microfilm T 9, Roll 1104.1900 U.S. Census, PA., Bradford Co., Canton Township, Canton Borough, EDT 18, Sheet 6, Line 86, National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1382; 1910 U.S. Census, PA., Bradford Co., Sayre, EDT 31, Family 218, National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1318, includes information about age, years of marriage, state of birth, occupation, place of work, residence; 1920 U.S. Census, New York, Tioga Co., Waverly, EDT 152, Sheet 4A, Family 84, National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 1270, includes information about age, state of birth and occupation; Edith Watts, Register of Deaths, Vol. 2, 4 December 1901, Bradford Co., PA, LDS microfilm 1,033,148; Thomas M. Watts, Death Certificate issued 3 July 1932, lists dates and locations of birth, death, burial, parents names and places of birth, wife's name, cause of death, original in possession of Malcolm Furniss, copy in possession of writer.

[17] Edith Watts, Register of Deaths, Vol. 2, 4 December 1901, Bradford Co., PA, LDS microfilm 1,033,148.

[18] 1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Bradford Co., Sayre, EDT 29, Family 338, National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1318, includes information about age, years of marriage, state of birth, occupation, place of work, residence.

[19] 1900 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Microfilm T 263, Roll 11382 Bradford Co., Canton Twp, census lists name, relationships, month and year of birth, age, marital status, place of birth of individual and parents, ability to read, write and ownership of residence; Patty Kile to Sean Furniss, email 14 Aug 1996, provides information about Robert Lilley Darling's wife, Mary Ann Fitzwater, and her family, and Wilmer Lestrer Darling's birth; Mary Ann Fitzwater and Robert Lilley Darling marriage license, Bradford Co., PA, Marriage License Dockets Vol 12-13 1898-1901, Microfilm #8195, PA State Archives; William Fitzwater death registration, Bradford Co., PA, Register of Deaths 1893-1905, Microfilm #8201, PA State Archives; Patty Kile to Sean Furniss, email 17 October 1996, provides information about Robert Lilley Darling's son Lawrence, grandson Tom and great granddaughter Ali; Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer.

[20] Declaration of Stella Darling dated 2 May 1894, Pension Claim No. 594.902 of Stella Darling, National Archives, Washington, D.C., states her maiden name, date and place of marriage, name of official, son Raymond's date of birth; Affidavit of Stella Darling dated 26 May 1894, Pension Claim No. 594.902 of Stella Darling, National Archives, Washington, D.C., identifies Wealthy Smith West as her sister and as being present at the birth of her son Raymond; Patty Kile to Sean Furniss, email message 18 August 1996, includes information about Raymond Smith Darling, notes that his name was listed on page 321 of a book compiled by Charlotte Rhodes Squier about the Harford Soldier's School, and reports that he deserted his family, copy in possession of writer; Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer.

[21] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 228; 1900 U.S. Census, New Jersey, Somerset Co., Bridgewater Twp, Somerville, ED 80, sheet 28, page 190A, microfilm T623, roll 994, National Archives, Washington, DC.; 1910 U.S. Census, New Jersey, Somerset Co., Somerville Borough, ED 123, page 1B, microfilm T624, roll 908, National Archives, Washington, DC.

[22] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 226; 1920 U.S. Census, New Jersey, microfilm T625, roll 1054, Mercert Co., Trenton City, ED 104, sheet 18A, entry for Arthur Tobin, lists names, relationship, age, marital status, place of birth of individual and parents, occupation.

[23] Henry Oscar Rockefeller, editor, The Transactions of the Rockefeller Family Association for the Five Years, 1910-1914 with Genealogy (New York: J. J. Little & Ives Co., 1915), p. 228; Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer; 1900 U.S. Census, Illinois, Microfilm T623, Roll 296, DeKalb Co., DeKalb, ED 4, Sheet 8B, line 63, entry for George I. Darling, records names, month & year of birth, age, years of marriage, number of childern living & dead, place of birth of individual and parents, occupation.

[24] Martha Womack to Sean Furniss, email message of 10 September 1996, provided information about births, marriage, deaths, burials and children of Leon A. Darling, her grandfather; Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer.

[25] Descendents chart for Ezra Darling prepared by Martha Womack, October 1996, provides name of spouse, children, dates, copy in possession of writer.

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