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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      3184. Osgood Jonathan8 Bemis (Jonathan7, Jonathan6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13019 was born 16 Jan 1848 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13019. He married (1) Lucy J. White13020. He married (2) Hattie S. Houghton13021 23 Sep 186813021, daughter of Samuel Houghton. She was born in Westminster, Massachusetts13022, and died 07 Feb 1871 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13022.

More About Hattie S. Houghton:
Cause of Death: Child birth13022

More About Osgood Bemis and Hattie Houghton:
Marriage: 23 Sep 186813023
     
Children of Osgood Bemis and Hattie Houghton are:
  4814 i.   Minnie L.9 Bemis13023, born 17 Jun 1869 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13024.
  4815 ii.   Frank Jonathan Bemis13024, born 10 Jan 1871 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13024.


      3185. George Luther8 Bemis (Jonathan7, Jonathan6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13024,13025 was born 04 Jan 1850 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13026. He married (1) Nettie Wilson13027 10 Jan 187113027, daughter of Amasa Wilson and Sally Stone. She was born 19 Oct 185413027, and died 09 Mar 188413027. He married (2) Sadie Spinney 29 Oct 1885, daughter of Thomas Spinney and Sarah Adams. She was born 25 May 1860.

More About George Luther Bemis:
Date born 2: 14 Jan 185013027

More About George Bemis and Nettie Wilson:
Marriage: 10 Jan 187113027

More About George Bemis and Sadie Spinney:
Marriage: 29 Oct 1885
     
Children of George Bemis and Nettie Wilson are:
  4816 i.   Edwin E.9 Bemis13027, born 22 Oct 1872 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13027.
  4817 ii.   Nellie M. Bemis13027, born 04 Jul 1879 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire13027.


      3188. James H.8 Bemis (Asa7, Jonathan6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13028 was born 27 May 1846 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13029. He married Louisa B. Mentyer13030 07 Aug 187213031. She was born Jan 1851 in Stowe, Massachusetts13032, and died 09 Sep 1876 in aged 29 yrs. and 9 mos.13033.

More About James Bemis and Louisa Mentyer:
Marriage: 07 Aug 187213034
     
Children of James Bemis and Louisa Mentyer are:
  4818 i.   Leon M.9 Bemis13035, born 07 Sep 187213035.
  4819 ii.   Harvey Clement Bemis13035, born 25 Feb 187413035.
  4820 iii.   May Louisa Bemis13036, born 15 Apr 1875 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13036.


      3191. Dr. Edward Herbert8 Bemis (Enoch7, Jonathan6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13037 was born 04 Mar 184913037, and died 1902 in Glens Falls, NY13038. He married Marion Estella "Minnie" French13039,13040,13041,13042,13043 01 Nov 1873 in Rutland or Salisbury13044,13045, daughter of Charles French and Laura Tracy. She was born 02 Sep 1857 in Burlington, Vermont13046, and died 1937 in Glens Falls, NY13047,13048.

Notes for Dr. Edward Herbert Bemis:
Dr. Edward Herbert Bemis is a celebrated eye specialist, and the originator of the absorbtion theory. He has an enormous practice and a Sanitarium at Glenns Falls, N. Y. [Draper:84]

More About Dr. Edward Herbert Bemis:
Date born 2: 04 Mar 1849, Marlborough, N.H..13049
Comment 1: State of Vermont Marriage Certificate says he was born in Bethel, Vermont

Notes for Marion Estella "Minnie" French:
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MEMBER OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH , GLENS FALLS, NY


More About Marion Estella "Minnie" French:
Name 2: Marien Estella French13050
Comment 1: State of Vermont Marriage Certificate says she was born in Stockbridge, Vermont

Marriage Notes for Edward Bemis and Marion French:
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INFORMATION FROM STATE OF VERMONT MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:

MARRIAGE DATE NOV. 1, 1873

HERBERT E. BEMIS ; RESIDES: E.RUTLAND; AGE 24; MECHANIC; BORN IN BETHEL, VT; SON OF ENOCH AND ABIGAIL BEMIS,

MARION E. BEMIS; RESIDES : SALISBURY, VT.; AGE 16; BORN IN STOCKBRIDGE, VT; DAUGHTER OF AUGUSTA AND LAURA FRENCH


More About Edward Bemis and Marion French:
Marriage 1: 01 Nov 1873, Rutland or Salisbury13051,13052
Marriage 2: 03 Nov 187313053
     
Children of Edward Bemis and Marion French are:
  4821 i.   Martha Estella9 Bemis13054,13055. She married Leonard Baker13056,13057 27 Nov 190113058,13059.
  More About Martha Estella Bemis:
Burial: Mattie13060,13061

  More About Leonard Baker and Martha Bemis:
Marriage: 27 Nov 190113062,13063
  4822 ii.   Etta Mae Bemis13064,13065, died 24 Apr 1947 in Garden City, Long Island, NY13066,13067. She married Arthur G. Baker13068,13069 10 Dec 1902 in Sandy Hill, NY13070,13071.
  More About Etta Mae Bemis:
Burial: buried Pineview cem.13072,13073

  More About Arthur Baker and Etta Bemis:
Marriage: 10 Dec 1902, Sandy Hill, NY13074,13075
  4823 iii.   Edward Enoch (Uncle Bob) Bemis13076,13077, died 15 Mar 1950 in Glens Falls, NY13078,13079. He married Nettie Louise Ovitt13080,13081.
  4824 iv.   Myrtle Abigale Bemis13082,13083, born 13 Sep 1874 in Glens Falls, NY13084,13085; died 28 Dec 1959 in Glens Falls, NY13086,13087. She married Robert Crosbie13088,13089 29 Nov 1899 in Glens Falls, NY13090,13091; born 21 Dec 1868 in New York City, NY (born 8:30 am Monday)13092,13093; died 1927 in Glens Falls, NY13094,13095.
  More About Robert Crosbie and Myrtle Bemis:
Marriage: 29 Nov 1899, Glens Falls, NY13096,13097
  4825 v.   Jane E. Bemis13098,13099, born 188713100,13101; died 197313102,13103.


      3193. Lucy E.8 Bemis (Artemas7, Jonathan6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13104 was born 16 Oct 1850 in Marlborough, Cheshire, New Hampshire13104,13105. She married George E. Gould13106 14 Sep 186913106, son of David Gould and Lois Dutton. He was born 26 Dec 1848 in Greenfield, New Hampshire13106.

More About George Gould and Lucy Bemis:
Marriage: 14 Sep 186913106
     
Children of Lucy Bemis and George Gould are:
  4826 i.   Eva Lois9 Gould13107, born 15 Jan 187113107.
  4827 ii.   Ada Bell Gould13107, born 09 Oct 187413107.
  4828 iii.   Bertha Ellen Gould13107, born 24 Feb 187813107.


      3202. Lois Amanda8 Bemis (Hiram7, Timothy6, Timothy5, John4, John3, John2, Joseph1)13108 was born 13 Jun 1823 in Malone, Franklin, New York13108, and died 18 May 1881 in Buffalo County, Nebraska13109. She married Hubbard Phillips13110,13111 03 Jul 1842 in Geauga Co., Ohio13112,13113. He was born 05 Aug 1807 in Ellington, Tolland Co, CT13113, and died 31 Dec 1892 in Fayette, Fayette, Iowa13114.

Notes for Lois Amanda Bemis:
[Received from Nona G. Bemis]

Lois and Hubbard Phillips lived in Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and in Nebraska during their marriage. Lois died in Buffalo Co., Neb., 18 May 1881. Her husband Hubbard, died on December 31, 1892, at Fayette, Fayette Co., Iowa. In Nebraska, he worked as a mail carrier and contractor.

Information supplied by wife of Lois and Hubbard's third great-grandson. His name: Howard Lee Renschler. His wife's maiden name was Catherine Trausch. They live in Juanita, Neb.. They have not been able to locate Lois' grave or death certificate. Unfortunately the cemetery used by Kearney, Neb. in 1881 was abandoned in 1889 and the graves moved to the present cemetery. No record exists of lot owners or burials for the original cemetery. One half mile north of the Hiram Kimball (Lois and Hubbard's son-in-law) farm which was one and one-half miles south of Sweetwater, Neb. is located another abandoned pioneer cemetery. There are no markers or records. Either of these two locations are possibilities for the burial place of Lois Bemis Phillips. Old newspapers do not exist, that would have carried an obituary.

I want to thank Catherine and her husband Howard Lee Renschler, for taking the time to answer my letter and send me the information on Lois Amanda Bemis Phillips that they have found, that I did not have.

Notes for Hubbard Phillips:
[1850 Census - Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin - July 27, 1850 - page 22]
[Genealogy.com: Wisconsin, JEFFERSON, Roll 1000 Book 1, Page 22a]
Hubbard Phillips, 34, male, farmer, born in Massachusetts
L(ois) Phillips, 28, f, born in New York
E(veline) Phillips, 8, f, born in Ohio, in school
H(iram) Phillips, 6, m, born in Ohio, in school
M(aria) Phillips, 4, f, born in Ohio
C(harles) Phillips, 2, f, born in Wisconsin
George Silliman, 25, m, real estate valued at $1500, born in New York.

[1860 Census - Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin - August 12, 1860 - pages 139-140 - images 5-6]
H(ubbard) Phil(l)ips, 44, a blacksmith, born in Connecticut(?) or Vermont(?), is shown on page 139. He had personal property valued at $500. Page 140 shows Lois A. Phil(l)ips, 37, born in New York and 7 children: Hiram, age 15 and Maria, age 14, born in Ohio; as well as Charles, 12; George, 9; Lucy, 8; Jerome, 3 and Anice (Annis) L., 6 months, who were born in Wisconsin. Hiram, Maria, Charles, George and Lucy were attending school.

Note: Hubbard's age does not agree with information earlier obtained. It is difficult to read his state of birth.

[1870 Census - Eau Galle, Dunn, Wisconsin - June 6, 1870 - page 10 - image 10]
Hubbard Philips, 55, farmer, born in Vermont;
Lois Philips, 44, keeping house, born in New York;
Jerome Philips, 13, born in Wisconsin;
Anice Philips, 9, born in Wisconsin.

[1880 Census - Taylor (District 156), Buffalo, Nebraska - June 17-22, 1880 - page 285A(18) - image 3]
Hubbard Phillips, 68, farmer, born in Vermont (parents in Massachusetts).

More About Hubbard Phillips:
1850 Census: 27 Jul, Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin13115
1860 Census: 12 Aug, Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin13116
Occupation: Mail Carrier & Contractor13117

Marriage Notes for Lois Bemis and Hubbard Phillips:
There is confusing evidence surrounding the date of marriage between Lois and Hubbard. The Geauga County records show that Hubbard and Lois applied for a Marriage License on the 25th day of June, 1842. However, there is a subsequent record that states:

"Be it Remembered, that on the 3rd day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty two Hubbard Phillips and Lois Bemis of the County of Geauga, were legally joined in marriage, by competent authority, in conformity to the provisions of the Statutes of the State of Ohio in such cases made and provided; and a certificate of the said marriage, signed by Marsh Smith, J. Peace(?) who solemnized the same, has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County of Geauga, this 11 day of July Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and forty two."

More than likely, this is incorrect and they were married July 3, 1842.

More About Hubbard Phillips and Lois Bemis:
Marriage: 03 Jul 1842, Geauga Co., Ohio13118,13119
     
Children of Lois Bemis and Hubbard Phillips are:
  4829 i.   Eveline S.9 Phillips13119, born 12 Apr 1843 in Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio13119; died 23 Feb 1914 in Byron, Nebraska13119. She married (1) Fred Cain13119. She married (2) (______) Hovey13119.
  4830 ii.   Hiram J. Phillips13119, born 25 Sep 1844 in Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio13119; died 15 Feb 190613119.
  4831 iii.   Maria Malissie Phillips13119, born 20 Jan 1846 in Parkman, Geauga, Ohio13119; died 10 Jun 1917 in Hardy, Nebraska13119. She married Hiram Kimball13119 07 Apr 1863 in Jefferson Co, Wisconsin13119; born 1842 in Wisconsin13120; died 28 Apr 190313120.
  Notes for Hiram Kimball:
HIRAM HARVEY KIMBALL
Buffalo County Nebraska

Hiram Harvey Kimball and Maria Malissa "Rye" Phillips Kimball moved from Janesville, Rock CO Wisconsin to Buffalo County, Nebraska in 1878.(1) They were 35 and 32 years old respectively at that time. They may have come with her parents Hubbard and Lois Bemis Phillips and her brother, Charles L Phillips, as all three families were living in the same household in Kearney, Nebraska in June, 1880 when the Federal Census was taken. Their mode of travel from Wisconsin to Nebraska is not known; it could have been by either wagon or railroad. Both the Union Pacific and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads served Kearney by 1878.

The Kimball and Phillips families financial situation must have been poor in 1880 as all three families, ten individuals ranging in age from 3 years to 63 years, were living in the same rented house.(2) Hiram Kimball's occupation was blacksmith, Hubbard Phillips occupation was farmer, and Charles L Phillips occupation was printer.(3)

By June 4, 1882 Hiram and "Rye" had moved to Sweetwater, Beaver Township, Buffalo County as that is the birth date and place of their youngest daughter, Ruth Arabelle. November 11, 1882 Hiram Kimball signed Union Pacific Railroad contract No 54043 for the purchase of 80 acres of land, being the North half of the North East quarter section 9, Beaver Township. The purchase price was $200.(4) This land lies one mile directly south of Sweetwater.

Sweetwater, Nebraska is a small village along the Burlington railroad in extreme northern Buffalo County. The north boundary of the village is the Sherman County line.

In April, 1883 Hiram Kimball was serving as the Director of school district #68, known as the Sweetwater school. He took the annual school census that year; a copy of the document shows his handwriting.(5) The school building was located one half mile west of their farm.(6) In 1884 Hiram Kimball signed the annual school census as a Justice of the Peace. The school census taken April 14, 1885 is the last one on which the Kimball family appears in Buffalo County.

In 1884 Hiram was still working as a blacksmith, now in Sweetwater where he was also the justice of the peace.(7)

On the state census dated June, 1885 Hiram listed his occupation as miller. The Sweetwater Milling Company owned a large frame mill building on the Sweetwater creek one half mile north of the Kimball farm. The attached agricultural schedule lists no crops raised in 1884 due to hail. That may be the reason Hiram is working in the flour mill and also the reason they left Buffalo County. The agricultural schedule lists only 25 acres of the Kimball farm as tilled; the remaining 55 acres were unimproved, probably unbroken prairie. Value of the farm was listed as $800, value of machinery as $60 and value of livestock as $195. No horses or mules were listed. They owned 6 cows, 3 swine, 12 poultry. The only item produced in 1884 was 100 dozen eggs.(6)

In March, 1885 Hiram and Maria signed two mortgages, one in the amount of $300, the other for $30. This was probably necessitated by the 1884 crop failure. November 24, 1885 they both signed a deed, selling the farm to William Cuddy for $400. The mortgage was to be paid by the purchaser, making the total sale price $700. The Kimball family moved to Byron, Thayer County, Nebraska, in March, 1886.(9) March 1st is the usual moving date for farmers., Arah C. Kimball, Hiram's brother, was already living in Byron.

[Notes received from Nona G. Bemis, 17MAY2001]

  More About Hiram Kimball and Maria Phillips:
Marriage: 07 Apr 1863, Jefferson Co, Wisconsin13121
  4832 iv.   Charles L. Phillips13121, born 12 Aug 1848 in Wisconsin13121; died 23 Apr in Nebraska in 1900-1013121. He married Frances13121 in Wisconsin; born 1853 in N.Y.13122.
  More About Charles Phillips and Frances:
Marriage: Wisconsin
  4833 v.   George Washington Phillips13123, born 28 Aug 1850 in Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin13123; died 07 Apr 190813123.
  4834 vi.   Lucy Ann Phillips13123, born 16 Mar 1852 in Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin13123; died in California13123. She married L. P. Wright13123.
  4835 vii.   Edwin S. Phillips13123, born 19 Feb 1854 in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin13123; died 10 Oct 1855 in Milford, Jefferson, Wisconsin13123.
  More About Edwin S. Phillips:
Burial: Aztalan-Milford Cemetery, Aztalan, Jefferson, Wisconsin13124
  4836 viii.   Jerome C. Phillips13125, born 02 Dec 1856 in Wisconsin13125; died 24 Mar 1932 in Wisconsin13125.
  4837 ix.   Annice Lucretia Phillips13126, born 20 Jan 1860 in Wisconsin13127; died in South Dakota13127. She married Linus Nichols13127 22 Jul 1878 in Eau Galle, Dunn, Wisconsin13128; born Abt. 1858 in Minnesota13129.
  Notes for Annice Lucretia Phillips:
[1910 Census - Valley Twp (District 247), Buffalo, Nebraska - April 16, 1910 - page 1B - image 2]
Elmer L. Nichols, 26, m1 2 years, born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), farmer;
Mabel Nichols, wife, 25, m1 2 years, 2 children, 2 living, born in Iowa (parents in Minnesota and Iowa);
Fern E. Nichols, daughter, 1 5/12, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska and Iowa);
Walter L. Nichols, son, 0/12, born in Nebraska (parents in Nebraska and Iowa);
Anna L. Nichols, mother, 48, divorced?, 17 children, 10 living, born in Wisconsin (parents in Vermont and Ohio);
Myrtle B. Nichols, sister, 13, born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin).

[1920 Census - Wells (District 63), Cherry, Nebraska - January 14-15, 1920 - page 3A - image 1]
Oscar E. Nichols, 32, born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), farmer;
Howard F. Nichols, brother, 26, born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), partner;
Annie L. Nichols, mother, 59, born in Wisconsin (parents in Vermont and Ohio),
George A. Mincks?, hired hand, 22, born in Iowa (parents in Iowa), farm labor.

  More About Annice Lucretia Phillips:
Name 2: Anna L. Phillips13130
Name 3: Annis Phillips13131

  Notes for Linus Nichols:
[1880 Census - Taylor (District 156), Buffalo, Nebraska - June 17-22, 1880 - page 285A(18) - image 3]
Linus S. Nichols, 22, farmer, born in Minnesota (parents in New York);
Anna Nichols, 20, keeping house, born in Wisconsin (parents in Vermont and Ohio);
George W. Nichols, 5/12 (December), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin).
Living next door to Anna's father, Hubbard Phillips.

[1900 Census - Kearney Ward 4 (District 35), Buffalo, Nebraska - June 6, 1900 - page 6A(210) - image 11]
[Ginas Nichols in Ancestry.com index]
Linus Nichols, 42 (March 1858), married 22 years, born in Minnesota (parents in New York), dairyman;
Annie Nichols, wife, 40 (January 1860), married 22 years, 15 children, 10 living, born in Wisconsin (parents in Vermont and Ohio);
George Nichols, son, 19 (December 1880), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Arthur Nichols, son, 19 (March 1881), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Elmer Nichols, son, 15 (January 1884), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Maggie Nichols, daughter, 14 (November 1885), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Willy Nichols, son, 13 (April 1887), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Osker Nichols, son, 11 (October 1888), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Earn? Nichols, daughter, 10 (January 1890), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Libbie Nichols, daughter, 7 (July 1892), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin), at school;
Farmer? Nichols, son, 6 (January 1894), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin);
Mytenl? Nichols, daughter, 2 (December 1897), born in Nebraska (parents in Minnesota and Wisconsin).

  More About Linus Nichols:
Name 2: Lynos Sylvester Nickles13132

  More About Linus Nichols and Annice Phillips:
Marriage: 22 Jul 1878, Eau Galle, Dunn, Wisconsin13132

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