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Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹

M, #43321, b. 1848, d. 1908

Family 1: Minerva Delilah Capen b. 1848, d. 1882

Marriage*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles married Minerva Delilah Capen, daughter of Charles Ransom Capen and Rizpah Fields Winter, on 1874.¹

Edla Maud Niles¹ b. 13 Dec 1875
Eva Lula Niles¹ b. 1877
Effie May Niles¹ b. 1881

Family 2: Sarah Anna Roberts b. 1843, d. 1926

Marriage*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles married Sarah Anna Roberts on 1882.¹

Biography

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Birth

1848

Origin

Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA¹

Occupation

teacher, physician

Marriage

1874

Marriage

1882

Death

1908

ParentsS

Ezekial Beckwith Niles and Sarah Moss; desc. of John Alden of Mayflower through grandfather James Niles¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Sarah Anna Roberts¹

F, #43322, b. 1843, d. 1926

Family: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles b. 1848, d. 1908

Marriage*: Sarah Anna Roberts married Dr. Louis Delayan Niles on 1882.¹

Biography

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Birth

1843

Marriage

1882

Death

1926

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Edla Maud Niles¹

F, #43323, b. 13 December 1875

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: Rev. Nelson Dee Potter b. 5 Jan 1873

Marriage*: Edla Maud Niles married Rev. Nelson Dee Potter on Dec 18, 1939.¹

Biography

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Birth

Dec 13, 1875

Gobleville, MI, USA¹

Graduation

1898

University of Michigan, MI, USA, Ph. B.¹

Occupation

teacher in MI and MN; teacher of Latin. Superior (Wis.) Central H.S. to 1940¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1939

Address

circa 1940

102 S. Ottawa St., St. Johns, MI, USA¹

Gen. Soc.

DAR

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Rev. Nelson Dee Potter¹

M, #43324, b. 5 January 1873

Family: Edla Maud Niles b. 13 Dec 1875

Marriage*: Rev. Nelson Dee Potter married Edla Maud Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen, on Dec 18, 1939.¹

Biography

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Birth

Jan 5, 1873

Pinckneys, MI, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 18, 1939

ParentsS

Nelson D. Potter and Sarah Jane Hayner¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Eva Lula Niles¹

F, #43325, b. 1877

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: Harry Elmer Reed b. 1877, d. 1940

Marriage*: Eva Lula Niles married Harry Elmer Reed.¹

Biography

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Birth

1877

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Harry Elmer Reed¹

M, #43326, b. 1877, d. 1940

Family: Eva Lula Niles b. 1877

Marriage*: Harry Elmer Reed married Eva Lula Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen.¹

Biography

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Birth

1877

Marriage

Death

1940

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Effie May Niles¹

F, #43327, b. 1881

Father*: Dr. Louis Delayan Niles¹ b. 1848, d. 1908
Mother*: Minerva Delilah Capen¹ b. 1848, d. 1882

Family: William Kisssick Wilson

Marriage*: Effie May Niles married William Kisssick Wilson.¹

Biography

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Birth

1881

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

William Kisssick Wilson¹

M, #43328

Family: Effie May Niles b. 1881

Marriage*: William Kisssick Wilson married Effie May Niles, daughter of Dr. Louis Delayan Niles and Minerva Delilah Capen.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 635.

Susanna Farnum¹

F, #43329, d. 1792

Family: Ephraim Sawyer b. 19 Sep 1756, d. 14 Oct 1827

Mar 2*: Her second marriage was to Ephraim Sawyer.¹

Biography

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Mar 2

Death

1792

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.
[S1179] Westmoreland History Committee, Westmoreland NH History, p. 535.

Ephraim Sawyer¹

M, #43330

Father*: Ephraim Sawyer¹ b. 19 Sep 1756, d. 14 Oct 1827
Mother*: Abigail (?)¹

Family: Mary Parks

Marriage*: Ephraim Sawyer married Mary Parks.¹

Mary Sawyer+¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Biography

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Birth

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Parks

F, #43331

Family: Ephraim Sawyer

Marriage*: Mary Parks married Ephraim Sawyer, son of Ephraim Sawyer and Abigail (?).¹

Mary Sawyer+¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Sawyer¹

F, #43332, b. 1812, d. 1888

Father*: Ephraim Sawyer¹
Mother*: Mary Parks¹

Family: Asahel Bailey b. 1808, d. 1870

Marriage*: Mary Sawyer married Asahel Bailey on 1831.¹

Mary Asenath Bailey+¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Biography

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Birth

1812

Marriage

1831

Death

1888

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Asahel Bailey¹

M, #43333, b. 1808, d. 1870

Family: Mary Sawyer b. 1812, d. 1888

Marriage*: Asahel Bailey married Mary Sawyer, daughter of Ephraim Sawyer and Mary Parks, on 1831.¹

Mary Asenath Bailey+¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Biography

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Birth

1808

Origin

1831

Sun Prairie, WI, USA¹

Marriage

1831

Death

1870

ParentsS

John Bailey and ___ Paine¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Mary Asenath Bailey¹

F, #43334, b. 1832, d. 1906

Father*: Asahel Bailey¹ b. 1808, d. 1870
Mother*: Mary Sawyer¹ b. 1812, d. 1888

Family: Joseph Knight b. 1823, d. 1909

Marriage*: Mary Asenath Bailey married Joseph Knight on 1852.¹

Alice Melvina Knight+¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1832

Marriage

1852

Death

1906

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Joseph Knight¹

M, #43335, b. 1823, d. 1909

Family: Mary Asenath Bailey b. 1832, d. 1906

Marriage*: Joseph Knight married Mary Asenath Bailey, daughter of Asahel Bailey and Mary Sawyer, on 1852.¹

Alice Melvina Knight+¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1823

Marriage

1852

Death

1909

Origin

Sun Prairie, WI, USA, and Luverne, MN¹

ParentsS

Benjamin Knight and Susie Robie of Corinth VT¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Alice Melvina Knight¹

F, #43336, b. 1863, d. 1927

Father*: Joseph Knight¹ b. 1823, d. 1909
Mother*: Mary Asenath Bailey¹ b. 1832, d. 1906

Family: Frank C. Peteler b. 1859, d. 1902

Marriage*: Alice Melvina Knight married Frank C. Peteler on 1882.¹

Frank Knight Peteler¹ b. 1883
Philip Harold Peteler¹ b. 1884
Margaret Asenath Peteler+¹ b. 28 Sep 1887
Robert Linn Peteler¹ b. 1894

Biography

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Birth

1863

Marriage

1882

Death

1927

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Frank C. Peteler¹

M, #43337, b. 1859, d. 1902

Family: Alice Melvina Knight b. 1863, d. 1927

Marriage*: Frank C. Peteler married Alice Melvina Knight, daughter of Joseph Knight and Mary Asenath Bailey, on 1882.¹

Frank Knight Peteler¹ b. 1883
Philip Harold Peteler¹ b. 1884
Margaret Asenath Peteler+¹ b. 28 Sep 1887
Robert Linn Peteler¹ b. 1894

Biography

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Birth

1859

Marriage

1882

Death

1902

Note

was an inventor and mfr. of ranges and furnaces

ParentsS

Francis Peteler of Bavaria and Margaret Hynes¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Daniel K. Matthews¹

M, #43338, d. 1918

Family: Alice Melvina Knight b. 1863, d. 1927

Marriage*: Daniel K. Matthews married Alice Melvina Knight, daughter of Joseph Knight and Mary Asenath Bailey, on 1906.¹

Biography

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Marriage

1906

Death

1918

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Frank Knight Peteler¹

M, #43339, b. 1883

Father*: Frank C. Peteler¹ b. 1859, d. 1902
Mother*: Alice Melvina Knight¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1883

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Philip Harold Peteler¹

M, #43340, b. 1884

Father*: Frank C. Peteler¹ b. 1859, d. 1902
Mother*: Alice Melvina Knight¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Biography

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Birth

1884

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Margaret Asenath Peteler¹

F, #43341, b. 28 September 1887

Father*: Frank C. Peteler¹ b. 1859, d. 1902
Mother*: Alice Melvina Knight¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Family: Victor Aaron Hodgson b. 3 Jun 1882

Marriage*: Margaret Asenath Peteler married Victor Aaron Hodgson on Dec 4, 1907.¹

Alice Leila Hodgson¹ b. 21 Jun 1910, d. 15 Feb 1926
Lewis Peteler Hodgson¹ b. 10 Oct 1911
Victor Francis Hodgson¹ b. 28 Feb 1917

Biography

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Birth

Sep 28, 1887

Bloomington, MN, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 4, 1907

Note

supt. Sunday School for 8 yrs, a Presbyterian, a Republican¹

Address

circa 1940

223 Houston Ave., Crookston, MN, USA¹

Gen. Soc.

1940

DAR¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Robert Linn Peteler¹

M, #43342, b. 1894

Father*: Frank C. Peteler¹ b. 1859, d. 1902
Mother*: Alice Melvina Knight¹ b. 1863, d. 1927

Family: Marjorie Gose

Marriage*: Robert Linn Peteler married Marjorie Gose.¹

Biography

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Birth

1894

Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Marjorie Gose¹

F, #43343

Family: Robert Linn Peteler b. 1894

Marriage*: Marjorie Gose married Robert Linn Peteler, son of Frank C. Peteler and Alice Melvina Knight.¹

Biography

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Marriage

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Victor Aaron Hodgson¹

M, #43344, b. 3 June 1882

Family: Margaret Asenath Peteler b. 28 Sep 1887

Marriage*: Victor Aaron Hodgson married Margaret Asenath Peteler, daughter of Frank C. Peteler and Alice Melvina Knight, on Dec 4, 1907.¹

Alice Leila Hodgson¹ b. 21 Jun 1910, d. 15 Feb 1926
Lewis Peteler Hodgson¹ b. 10 Oct 1911
Victor Francis Hodgson¹ b. 28 Feb 1917

Biography

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Birth

Jun 3, 1882

Ottawa, IL, USA¹

Marriage

Dec 4, 1907

ParentsS

Lewis Crawford and Luverne Hodgson of Ottoawa IL¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Alice Leila Hodgson¹

F, #43345, b. 21 June 1910, d. 15 February 1926

Father*: Victor Aaron Hodgson¹ b. 3 Jun 1882
Mother*: Margaret Asenath Peteler¹ b. 28 Sep 1887

Biography

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Birth

Jun 21, 1910

Death

Feb 15, 1926

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Lewis Peteler Hodgson¹

M, #43346, b. 10 October 1911

Father*: Victor Aaron Hodgson¹ b. 3 Jun 1882
Mother*: Margaret Asenath Peteler¹ b. 28 Sep 1887

Biography

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Birth

Oct 10, 1911

Luverne, MN, USA¹

Graduation

1938

School of Law, Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Victor Francis Hodgson¹

M, #43347, b. 28 February 1917

Father*: Victor Aaron Hodgson¹ b. 3 Jun 1882
Mother*: Margaret Asenath Peteler¹ b. 28 Sep 1887

Biography

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Birth

Feb 28, 1917

St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN, USA¹

Education

circa 1940

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA, a student in agriculture economics¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 220.

Zeresh Moore¹

F, #43348, b. 1768

Father*: Samuel Moore¹ b. 29 Mar 1726
Mother*: Zeresh Houghton¹ b. 18 Feb 1728/29

Family: Abraham Wheeler b. 1750, d. 1824

Marriage*: Zeresh Moore married Abraham Wheeler on 1791.¹

Obadiah Wheeler+¹ b. 1794, d. 1868

Biography

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Birth

1768

Marriage

1791

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 823.

Abraham Wheeler¹

M, #43349, b. 1750, d. 1824

Family: Zeresh Moore b. 1768

Marriage*: Abraham Wheeler married Zeresh Moore, daughter of Samuel Moore and Zeresh Houghton, on 1791.¹

Obadiah Wheeler+¹ b. 1794, d. 1868

Biography

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Birth

1750

Milit-Beg

Revol. War.¹

Marriage

1791

Death

1824

Origin

Stratton, VT, USA¹

ParentsS

Obadiah Wheeler and Hannah Baker of Bolton MA; Obadiah was desc. of William White of Mayflower¹

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 823.

Obadiah Wheeler¹

M, #43350, b. 1794, d. 1868

Father*: Abraham Wheeler¹ b. 1750, d. 1824
Mother*: Zeresh Moore¹ b. 1768

Family: Olive Woodward b. 1796, d. 1881

Marriage*: Obadiah Wheeler married Olive Woodward on 1817.¹

Abraham Wheeler+² b. 4 Feb 1821, d. 24 Aug 1904
Mary Wheeler+¹ b. 1823, d. 1905

Biography

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Birth

1794

Immigration

North Urbana, Steuben Co., NY, USA

Marriage

1817

Death

1868

Pedigree

Citations

[S933] Virkus, Abridged Compend. of Amer. Gen. III, p. 823.
[S415] E-mail from Ernest B. Blett IV, May 15, 2003.