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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      3039. Elizabeth Ann8 Edminster (Thomas B.7, Zebedee6, Mary5 Bemis, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1)11838 was born 18 Sep 1861 in Cornish, New Hampshire11838. She married Henry W. Stocker11838 25 Nov 187911838.

Notes for Henry W. Stocker:
[The Edminster Family In America]

The Stockers lived in Hartford, Connecticut in 1906.

More About Henry Stocker and Elizabeth Edminster:
Marriage: 25 Nov 187911838
     
Children of Elizabeth Edminster and Henry Stocker are:
  4614 i.   Henry Samuel9 Stocker11838, born 07 Sep 188211838.
  4615 ii.   Howard Edminster Stocker11838, born 06 May 189111838.


      3040. Henry Thomas8 Edminster (Thomas B.7, Zebedee6, Mary5 Bemis, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1)11838 was born 01 Apr 1863 in Cornish, New Hampshire11838, and died 03 Apr 1941 in Claremont, New Hampshire11838. He married Etta R. Robinson11838 20 Sep 1887 in Plainfield, New Hampshire11838, daughter of Thomas Robinson and Mary Cory. She died 07 May 1938 in Claremont, New Hampshire11838.

Notes for Henry Thomas Edminster:
[The Edminster Family In America]

They moved to Claremont, New Hampshire in April 1904 where he was a painter.

More About Henry Edminster and Etta Robinson:
Marriage: 20 Sep 1887, Plainfield, New Hampshire11838
     
Children of Henry Edminster and Etta Robinson are:
  4616 i.   Ruth M.9 Edminster11838.
  Notes for Ruth M. Edminster:
[The Edminster Family In America]

Ruth M., apparently another child, lived with the family in 1934 according to the city directory, probably did not marry, lived in Claremont in 1962.

  4617 ii.   Donald Henry Edminster11838, born 06 Oct 1910 in Claremont, New Hampshire11838. He married Josephine Mary Kapise11838 25 Nov 1938 in Lebanon, New Hampshire11838; born 05 Sep 190911838.
  Notes for Donald Henry Edminster:
[The Edminster Family In America]

They had no children, lived at Claremont in 1964 where he was a chemist.

  More About Donald Edminster and Josephine Kapise:
Marriage: 25 Nov 1938, Lebanon, New Hampshire11838



      3048. John Theodore8 Child (Asaph Bemis7, Sarah6 Bemis, Benjamin Bowman5, Benjamin4, Joseph3, John2, Joseph1)11839 was born 13 Jun 184111839. He married Sarah Gerry11839 04 Jun 186311839.

More About John Child and Sarah Gerry:
Marriage: 04 Jun 186311839
     
Children of John Child and Sarah Gerry are:
  4618 i.   Sarah Gertrude9 Child11839, born 186411839.
  4619 ii.   Madaline Elizabeth Child11839, born 186711839.
  4620 iii.   Ruth Lavinia Child11839, born 07 Dec 186811839.
  4621 iv.   Bernice Theodore Child11839, born 01 Feb 187211839.


      3061. Caroline8 Brown (Anna7 Bemis, John6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)11840 was born 21 Oct 1810 in Plattsburg, New York11841. She married Thomas Burns11842 1832 in Lowell, MA. He was born 1804 in the parish of Ballaglaghin, co. Longford, Ireland11842.

More About Thomas Burns and Caroline Brown:
Marriage: 1832, Lowell, MA
     
Child of Caroline Brown and Thomas Burns is:
  4622 i.   Martha Elizabeth9 Burns11843, born 18 Feb 1854 in Lowell, Massachusetts11843; died 11 Jul 1925 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin11843. She married Hon. Isaac Stephenson11843 16 Apr 188411844; born 18 Jun 1829 in (near) Frederickton, York Co., N. B.11845; died 15 Mar 191811845.
  Notes for Martha Elizabeth Burns:
[The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-1994, 1927, v81, p461]

Memoirs

Mrs. Martha Elizabeth (Burns) Stephenson, of Milwaukee, Wis., a Pilgrim Tercentenary member since 1919, was born at Lowell, Mass., 18 February 1854, the daughter of Thomas and Caroline (Brown) Burns, and died at Milwaukee 11 July 1925.

Her father was born in the parish of Ballaglaghin, co. Longford, Ireland, in 1804; and her mother was born at Plattsburgh, N. Y., 21 October 1810, the daughter of George Frederick and Annie (Bemis) Brown.

At the age of sixteen, after having received the usual schooling of a small town, supplemented by one year at an academy, she began to earn her own living as a school-teacher, her first school being a country school in a "sugar bush" in northern Wisconsin, where pines and hemlocks were scattered thickly among the sugar maples. For twelve years she taught in the public schools, and attained the principalship of a grade school at Green Bay, Wis. Her own education was rounded out by her experience as a teacher and by travel, reading, and association with cultured friends.

She was married 16 April 1884 to Hon. Isaac Stephenson of Marinette, Wis., then a member of Congress from Wisconsin, who was born near Fredericton, York Co., N. B., 18 June 1829, and died 15 March 1918, the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Watson) Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson received a common-school education, went to Bangor, Mr., in 1840, and a year later was taken to Wisconsin. There he worked on a farm, and in 1845 moved to Milwaukee. He was engaged in the lumber trade, and owned a schooner, which he sailed between Milwaukee and Escanaba, Mich. He was one of the pioneers in the lumber business in Wisconsin, eventually acquiring a large fortune, and was ranked first among the "lumber kings" of that State. In 1858 he moved to Marinette, Wis., acquired control of the North Ludington Lumber Company, was chief owner of the Stephenson Company and a director in the Stephenson National Bank, and was influential in the building of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. He was a member of the lower branch of the Wisconsin Legislature in 1866 and 1868, and, as a Republican, represented the Ninth District of Wisconsin in the United States House of Representatives in the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses(1883-1889). After spending eighteen more years in private life, in the care of his business interests, he was elected a United States Senator from Wisconsin in 1907, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. John Coit Spooner, and wad reelected for the full term of six years extending from 1909-1915.

After her marriage, Mrs. Stephenson spent every congressional season for fourteen consecutive years in the city of Washington, where, by her own testimony, she "gained a breadth of vision and knowledge of men and events that no college could have furnished." As late as 1922 she was a resident of Marinette, but her last years were spent in Milwaukee.

Senator and Mrs. Stephenson had one son, Grant Thomas Stephenson, who was born in 1886. Her granddaughter, Irene Clara Stephenson of Milwaukee, has succeeded her in her Pilgrim Tercentenary membership in the New England Historic Genealogical Society.

  More About Isaac Stephenson and Martha Burns:
Marriage: 16 Apr 188411846



      3063. Hannah H8 Brown (Anna7 Bemis, John6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1) was born 14 Jul 1817 in Springfield, Vermont., and died 08 Dec 1904 in The Dalles, Ore. She married Isaac Newton Sargent 04 Aug 1838 in Lowell, Ma. He was born 25 Sep 1817 in Chester, Vermont., and died Aft. 1904 in The Dalles, Ore.

More About Isaac Sargent and Hannah Brown:
Marriage: 04 Aug 1838, Lowell, Ma
     
Children of Hannah Brown and Isaac Sargent are:
  4623 i.   Frederick A.9 Sargent, born 17 Dec 1839 in Maine. He married Mattie E. Miller 10 Sep 1868.
  More About Frederick Sargent and Mattie Miller:
Marriage: 10 Sep 1868
  4624 ii.   Harriet E. Sargent, born 07 Mar 1842. She married (1) Ed Wilson. She married (2) E. R. Welch 10 Jun 1866.
  More About E. Welch and Harriet Sargent:
Marriage: 10 Jun 1866
  4625 iii.   Charles Chester Sargent, born 14 Jun 1848 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin; died 01 Jan 1913 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon. He married (1) Emma Hald 12 Feb 1871 in Mitchell, OR; born 11 Jan 1855 in Oregon Territory. He married (2) Malinda Jane Hunsaker 10 Jul 1876 in Powder River Valley, Ore; born 12 Jul 1860 in Clark County, Wa; died Aft. 1913 in Oregon.
  More About Charles Sargent and Emma Hald:
Marriage: 12 Feb 1871, Mitchell, OR

  More About Charles Sargent and Malinda Hunsaker:
Marriage: 10 Jul 1876, Powder River Valley, Ore
  4626 iv.   Juliette Sargent, born 26 Apr 1853; died 08 Mar 1855.
  4627 v.   Frances S. Sargent, born 03 Jul 1856 in Wisconsin. She married Francis Marion Hunsaker 04 Nov 1880 in Marion Co., Ore; born 15 Sep 1855 in Clark, Washington Terr..
  More About Francis Hunsaker and Frances Sargent:
Marriage: 04 Nov 1880, Marion Co., Ore
  4628 vi.   Frank N. Sargent, born 27 Jan 1860. He married Etta Cassady 15 Oct 1885.
  More About Frank Sargent and Etta Cassady:
Marriage: 15 Oct 1885



      3071. George Whitfield8 Bemis (Phineas7, Isaac6, John5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)11847 was born 01 Sep 1846 in Mayfield, Fulton, New York11848, and died 04 Mar 1915 in York, York County, Nebraska11848. He married Ada Augusta Gray11848 01 Jan 1868 in Marion, Lynn, Iowa11848, daughter of Hosea Gray and Annie Smith. She was born 16 Dec 1848 in a house called the Mansions, at Marion, Iowa11848, and died 27 Jan 194511849.

Notes for George Whitfield Bemis:
[[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 12]
George Whitfield Bemis was the son of Phineas Bemis (born 1794, died 1865) and Eleanor Day (born 1808, married 1823, and died 1865)...

George Whitfied Bemis was a pioneer in Clay County, Nebr. For sketch of his life see Andrew's History of Nebraska. Helped found town of Sutton. Was lawyer, editor and writer. District attorney for 6th District, and in 1887, moved to York, Nebr., where he was mayor, city attorney, and police magistrate. Was admitted to practice in Supreme Court in 1879. First Lieutenant Co. "E", Second Regiment N. S. M.

[Biographical Sketches of Sutton, NEGen Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~neclay/suttbio.html#bemis]
GEORGE W. BEMIS, of the firm of Bagley & Bemis, attorneys at law, was born in Mayfield, Fulton County, N. Y., September 1, 1846; removed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at seventeen, and engaged as salesman in hardware for two years, and was Deputy Postmaster at that place for one year; afterward followed merchandising at Marion and Belle Plaine, until he came to Sutton in May, 1871, being among the first to settle in that then wilderness. He homesteaded eighty-one acres on the town site section of Sutton, which he still owns and has finely improved. His village residence appears on page-- (image). He studied law with Col. H. W. Gray, and was admitted to practice in the spring of 1874, and rose rapidly to a large and lucrative practice, being in 1876 appointed City Attorney, and in that capacity drew the first ordinance ever passed in the city. In May, 1882, he defended and cleared A. M. Anderson of the murder of John Johnson, a case of great notoriety in Clay County, Neb., his effort in that behalf being admittedly the most ingenious and able ever made in the county. He has been a partner with John E. Bagley for seven years past. Mr. Bemis was married at Marion, Iowa, January 1, 1868, to Ada A. Gray; they have four children--Albert L., George W., Jr., Anna and Eugene.

[1870 Census - Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa - July 8, 1870 - page 19 - image 19]
[Geo. W. Benus in Ancestry.com index]
Geo. W. Bemis, 23, dry goods merch., personal property of $2000, born in New York;
Ada A. Bemis, 20, keeping house, born in Iowa;
J. M. Gray, 25, clerk dry goods, born in Iowa.

[1880 Census - School Creek (District 80), Clay, Nebraska - June 17, 1880 - page 10 - image 9]
G. W. Bemis, 33, attorney, born in "york state" (parents in Vermont and "york state");
Ada Bemis, 31, wife, keeping house, born in Iowa (parents in Pennsylvania);
Albert Bemis, 9, son, in school, born in Iowa (parents in "york state" and Iowa);
George Bemis, 7, son, in school, born in Nebraska (parents in "york state" and Iowa);
Anna Bemis, 3, daughter, born in Nebraska (parents in "york state" and Iowa).

[1900 Census - York (District 184), York, Nebraska - June 4, 1900 - page 6A - image 11]
[G. W. Bennis in Ancestry.com index]
G. W. Bemis, 53 (Sept. 1846), married 31 years, born in New York (parents in New York), lawyer;
Ada Bemis, wife, 51 (Dec. 1848), married 31 years, 7 children 5 living, born in Iowa (parents in Pennsylvania and Indiana);
Anna Bemis, daughter, 23 (Dec. 1876), born in Nebraska (parents in New York and Iowa);
Eugene Bemis, son, 19 (July 1880), born in Nebraska (parents in New York and Iowa), occupation unreadable;
Gray Bemis, son, 17 (September 1882), born in Nebraska (parents in New York and Iowa), at school;
Winnie Bemis, son, 14 (Oct. 1885), born in Nebraska (parents in New York and Iowa), at school...

Notes for Ada Augusta Gray:
[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 11-12]
7. ADA AUGUSTA GRAY (Hosea Wilson, Silas, James, John, John, John) daughter of Col. Hosea W. Gray and Ann McQuarry Smith, was born in a house called the Mansions, at Marion, Iowa, Dec. 16, 1848; married Jan. 1, 1868, at Marion, Iowa, to George Whitfield Bemis (born Sept. 1, 1846, at Mayfield, N. Y.; died Mch. 4, 1915, at York, Nebr.). Following her marriage she with her husband, came to Sutton, Nebr., where her home was noted for its gracious hospitality. An unusually fine muscian for that time and place, she was the first organist in the Methodist church and held the post for seven years. Her piano was the first one in the locality and people came from many miles away to listen to impromptu recitals. Now, (1929) at the age of eighty, she still plays very beautifully, sings, is a member of two music clubs, an officer in the D. A. R., and takes part in many clubs and social activities. Pioneer suffrage and W. C. T. U. worker. Culture and refinement marked her pioneer home, and blizzards, drouth, grasshoppers and other ills of the early settlers were met and conquered with spirit equal to that of her ancestors...

More About George Bemis and Ada Gray:
Marriage: 01 Jan 1868, Marion, Lynn, Iowa11850
     
Children of George Bemis and Ada Gray are:
  4629 i.   Hosea Wilson9 Bemis11851, born 30 Jan 1869 in Belle Plain, Iowa11851; died 24 Apr 187011851.
  4630 ii.   Lucian Albert Bemis11851, born 05 Dec 1870 in Belle Plain, Iowa11851; died 16 Apr 1887 in Sutton, Nebraska11851.
  4631 iii.   George Whitfield Bemis, Jr.11851, born 19 Nov 1872 in Sutton, Nebraska11851. He married Jeanette K. Chase11851 06 Jun 1900 in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin11851; born 23 Feb 1876 in Derby, Vermont11851.
  Notes for George Whitfield Bemis, Jr.:
[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 12]
8. GEORGE WHITFIELD BEMIS, JR., son of Geo. W. Bemis and Ada Augusta Gray, was born Nov. 18, 1872, at Sutton, Nebr.; married June 6, 1900, at Janesville, Minn., to Jeanette K. Chase, (born Feb. 23, 1876, at Derby, Vt.) who is descendant of Aquila Chase (Aquila Moses, Caleb Jacob, Jacob Jr., Lucian B.) and Mary Jane Bush. George W. Bemis, Jr., was sergeant in Co. A. First Nebraska Vol. Inf., Spanish American War. Stationed at Manila and one of the first ten men to enter city when taken by Americans. Writer and editor. Was editor of J. Sterling Morton's "Conservative" until discontinued at death of J. Sterling Morton. Was first editor of Lincoln, Nebraska, "Star".

  More About George Bemis and Jeanette Chase:
Marriage: 06 Jun 1900, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin11851
  4632 iv.   Anna Grey Bemis11851, born 28 Dec 1876 in Sutton, Nebraska11851. She married Robert Erven Cutler11851 03 Nov 192011851.
  Notes for Anna Grey Bemis:
[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 12-13]
8. ANNA GRAY BEMIS, daughter of George W. Bemis and Ada Augusta Gray, was born Dec. 28, 1876, at Sutton, Nebr. Was graduated by York College, 1897. Married Nov. 3, 1920, to Robert Erven Cutler, son of James and Elizabeth (Bodine) Cutler. She has published many articles and verses in magazines, including "The National," "The Harp," "Point of View," "The Poets Scroll," "The Oracle," "Field and Stream," the "Legionairre," and "The American." Is a member of the Mayflower Society, D. A. R., Pythian Sisters, American Legion Auxilliary, Republican party, Methodist church, and many social clubs. Robert Erven Cutler is graduate of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn, N. Y. For thirty years was teacher of science in Chicago. Is author of textbook of Civil Government used in schools of Illinois. During a trip to Europe he visited the church in Wheatacre parish, County Norfolk, England, where seven generations of his family were registered, his parents being the first of the family to come to America. Having no children, he has made a point of helping other members of his family to an education and has much to his credit in that line.

  More About Robert Cutler and Anna Bemis:
Marriage: 03 Nov 192011851
  4633 v.   Eugene Henry Bemis11851, born 05 Jul 1880 in Sutton, Nebraska11851; died 17 Oct 195511852. He married Kate Lidington Houston11853.
  Notes for Eugene Henry Bemis:
[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 12]
The Scotch clan of the Houstons traces its ancestry back eight hundred years. E. H. Bemis is editor, columnist with "New Teller," York, Nebr., and writer. "The Squawker Book," and numerous poems published, No children.

Webpage: York County (Nebraska) Historical: Death Index
Metz Mortuary Death Records
Url: http://www.rootsweb.com/~neyork/metz.html
Viewed: 12/20/2005
NAME      BORN      DIED      ASSOCIATED SURNAMES (FATHER, MOTHER, SPOUSE, SURVIVING RELATIVES)
Bemis, Ada Gray      Dec 16 48      Jan 27 45     
Bemis, Eugene H.      Jul 04 80            Oct 17 55      Gray

  More About Eugene Henry Bemis:
Date born 2: 04 Jul 188011854
  4634 vi.   Gray Bemis11855, born 26 Sep 1882 in Clay, Sutton, Nebraska11855; died 19 Nov 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska11856. He married Pearl Caroline Carpenter11856 01 Jun 190511856; born 02 Mar 1886 in York, Nebraska11856.
  Notes for Gray Bemis:
[1910 Census - 1-Wd York (District 208), York, Nebraska - April 29-30, 1910 - page 20A - image 39]
Gray Bemis, 29, married 9 years, born in Nebraska (parents in Illinois), reporter, newspaper;
Ada Bemis, wife, 28, married 9 years, 3 children 3 living, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska);
George Bemis, son, 7, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska);
Ada Bemis, daughter, 4, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska);
Gray Bemis, Jr., son, 2, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska).

[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 13]
8. GRAY BEMIS, son of Geo. W. Bemis and Ada Augusta Gray, was born Sept. 26, 1882, at Sutton, Nebr., died Nov. 19, 1913; married at York, Nebr., June 1, 1905 to Pearl Caroline Carpenter, (born March 2, 1886, at York, Nebr.) daughter of Charles Nelson Carpenter and Iantha Gray. Was editor and writer. At time of his death was reporter for Omaha World Herald and in the files of that paper is an unusual tribute to his memory. May 28, 1916, Pearl Caroline Bemis married Donald Clarence Leonard (born Aug. 9, 1889) son of Valasco Vern and Rosa (White) Leonard.

  More About Gray Bemis and Pearl Carpenter:
Marriage: 01 Jun 190511856
  4635 vii.   Wendell Phillips Bemis11857, born 06 Oct 1885 in Sutton, Nebraska11857. He married Olive Florence Stevens11858 02 Sep 1913 in Rochester, Minnesota11858; born 16 Jul 1895 in Brookings, South Dakota11858.
  Notes for Wendell Phillips Bemis:
[[Three centuries of the Gray family in America, 13]
8. WENDEL PHILLIPS BEMIS, son of Geo. W. Bemis and Ada Augusta Gray, born Oct. 6, 1885, at Sutton, Nebr.; married Sept. 2, 1913, at Rochester, Minn., to Olive Florence Stevens (born July 16, 1895, at Brookings, S. Dak.) daughter of Harvey Asa (born Jan. 7, 1866) and Olive (Johnson) Stevens (born July 30, 1870). Harvey Asa Stevens was son of John Nelson and Elizabeth Ann (Swartz) Stevens. Elizabeth Ann was daughter of Harvey and Marie Hopper Swartz and John Nelson Stevens was son of Asa and Margaret Ann Stevens. Wendell Phillips Bemis was Sergeant in 24th Company Band, G. S. I., stationed at Fort Logan, Colo., during the World War. First Commander of Hall, Co., Nebr. Legion. Violinist, Bush Conservatory Chicago. Manager York Theatre.

  More About Wendell Bemis and Olive Stevens:
Marriage: 02 Sep 1913, Rochester, Minnesota11858

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