John B. Denton [Parents] was born on 16 Oct 1857 in Kentucky. He died in Feb 1935 in Macedonia, Pottawatomie Co., Iowa. He was buried in Macedonia Cem., Macedonia, Iowa. He married Sara M. Clayton on 4 Mar 1885 in Pottawattomie Co., Iowa. John was employed as hardware merchant.
Other marriages:Achenbach, Margaret S.
Buried in Section 3, Row 1, Macedonia Cemetery.
Listed on the 1900 census in Macedonia, Pottawattomie Co. Iowa - living with his first mother-in-law and his son.
Listed on 1910 census of Macedonia, Pottawattomie Co, Iowa with 2nd wife Margaret and son William Allen Denton from his first wife Sara.
Living in Iowa in 1933 per the obit of brother Harry.Obit from Council Bluffs, IA, Daily Nonpareil, Feb. 5, 1935:
FINAL RITES HELD FOR JOHN DENTON (Macedonia)
Funeral services for John Denton, 77, senior member of the hardware firm of Denton and Summitt, and a resident of Macedonia most of his life, were held Tuesday afternoon, Rev. E. McAninch officiating.
Mr. Denton was born in Kentucky but came to Macedonia early in life. He is survived only by his widow, his only son, Allen Denton having died in California about a year ago.
Sara M. Clayton was born in 1865. She died in 1889. She was buried in Macedonia Cem., Macedonia, Iowa. She married John B. Denton on 4 Mar 1885 in Pottawattomie Co., Iowa.
They had the following children:
M i William Allen Denton was born in May 1889. He died on 10 Mar 1934.
Frank Beach.Frank married Paralee Young.
Paralee Young.Paralee married Frank Beach.
She had the following children:
Burgess Augustus Mitchell [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 27 Mar 1869 in Maine. He died on 5 Jul 1949 in Troutdale, Multnomah Co., OR. The cause of death was stomach cancer. He was buried on 7 Jul 1949 in Riverview Cem., Portland, OR. He married Daisy J. Murray Yule on 4 Oct 1894 in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado. Burgess was employed as blacksmith; electrician for Railroad.
Other marriages:Presley, Pearl B.
Mindenhall, Marie
Listed on 1880 census with parents in Friendship, Knox Co., Maine, p. 73.
Have his death certificate. Died of stomach cancer in the Multnomah County
Home. Usual residence: 1303 SE Mall. No obit only death notice.
Listed on the 1900 census of E. New Castle, Garfield Co., CO with Daisy and daughters
Listed in the 1905 and 1906 El Paso city directory as a fireman for the railroad. Listed in 1907 and 1908 as railroad engineer.
Listed on the 1910 census of Portland, OR with Pearl and daughters
Listed on the 1930 census of Portland, OR - divorced - working on railroad battery
Listed on the 1920 census of Ranger, Eastland Co., TX as a roomer - alone - listed as widower which was untrue~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Oregonian, Wednesday, July 6, 1949MITCHELL --- Burges, July 5, late of 1303 SE Mall; husband of Marie,
father of Jean and Meda Mitchell, Seattle. Friends invited to attend
funeral services Thursday, 1 pm, at the Chapel of McGinnis I Wilhelm,
Morticians 6637 SE Milwaukie. Concluding services Riverview Cemetery.River View Cemetery
8421 SW Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
503-246-4521Wilhelm Funeral Home & Crematory
(was McGinnis & Wilhelm)
6637 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
503-235-3101
Daisy J. Murray Yule was born in Nov 1872 in Iowa. She died on 8 Dec 1903 in El Paso, Texas. She married Burgess Augustus Mitchell on 4 Oct 1894 in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado.
Death certificate 16121.
They had the following children:
Burgess Augustus Mitchell [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 27 Mar 1869 in Maine. He died on 5 Jul 1949 in Troutdale, Multnomah Co., OR. The cause of death was stomach cancer. He was buried on 7 Jul 1949 in Riverview Cem., Portland, OR. He married 1 Marie Mindenhall on 7 May 1932 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington. Burgess was employed as blacksmith; electrician for Railroad.
Other marriages:Yule, Daisy J. Murray
Presley, Pearl B.
Listed on 1880 census with parents in Friendship, Knox Co., Maine, p. 73.
Have his death certificate. Died of stomach cancer in the Multnomah County
Home. Usual residence: 1303 SE Mall. No obit only death notice.
Listed on the 1900 census of E. New Castle, Garfield Co., CO with Daisy and daughters
Listed in the 1905 and 1906 El Paso city directory as a fireman for the railroad. Listed in 1907 and 1908 as railroad engineer.
Listed on the 1910 census of Portland, OR with Pearl and daughters
Listed on the 1930 census of Portland, OR - divorced - working on railroad battery
Listed on the 1920 census of Ranger, Eastland Co., TX as a roomer - alone - listed as widower which was untrue~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Oregonian, Wednesday, July 6, 1949MITCHELL --- Burges, July 5, late of 1303 SE Mall; husband of Marie,
father of Jean and Meda Mitchell, Seattle. Friends invited to attend
funeral services Thursday, 1 pm, at the Chapel of McGinnis I Wilhelm,
Morticians 6637 SE Milwaukie. Concluding services Riverview Cemetery.River View Cemetery
8421 SW Macadam Ave.
Portland, OR 97219
503-246-4521Wilhelm Funeral Home & Crematory
(was McGinnis & Wilhelm)
6637 SE Milwaukie Ave.
Portland, OR 97202
503-235-3101
Marie Mindenhall [Parents] [scrapbook] was born about 1892 in Ohio. She married 1 Burgess Augustus Mitchell on 7 May 1932 in Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington.
Other marriages:Selby, Edward
Listed on the 1930 census of Portland, OR living with first husband, Edward Selby. She is a dressmaker in a shop. Had been married twice before marrying Burgess Mitchell.
Roscoe H. Mitchell was born in Maine. He married Mary Grinell.
Mary Grinell was born in Maine. She married Roscoe H. Mitchell.
They had the following children:
M i Burgess Augustus Mitchell was born on 27 Mar 1869. He died on 5 Jul 1949.
Merriman Pound [Parents] was born in 1760/1770 in N.C. ?. He died in 1843 in Putnam Co., Georgia. He was buried in Pound Fam. Cem., Putnam Co., GA. He married Clarissa Ladufsia Herndon.
Listed as owner of 10 slaves in Putnam Co., GA in 1810 and on the 1813 GA Tax List. Listed on the 1820 Putnam Co., GA census.
It was in Washington Co., GA that Merriman saw military service with the Washington co., militia. He served two terms of duty in the horse company under the command of Cpt. Joseph Carson, Col. John Watt's Brigade at the Rock Landing Fort.Pound Family Cemetery is located about 14 miles from Monticello on Highway 212, going toward Milledgeville, near old Stanfordville on the old Merriman Pound place. Merriman's grave and that of his wife are enclosed by a rock wall.
Clarissa Ladufsia Herndon [Parents] was born in 1760/1770. She died in 1843 in Putnam Co, GA. She married Merriman Pound.
They had the following children:
F i Frances Pound was born about 1792. She died after 1860. F ii Sarah (Sally) Pound. M iii Richard Pound was born on 6 May 1796. M iv John Bohannon Pound was born on 4 May 1799. He died on 25 Apr 1876. F v Ladufsia Pound was born on 4 Apr 1800. M vi Merriman Pound Jr.. F vii Caroline Malinda Pound was born about 1800. F viii Catherine (Katy) Pound was born about 1806. She died after 1885. M ix Newman Pound was born in 1808. F x Clarissa Pound was born on 5 Aug 1812. M xi James Jackson Pound was born on 5 Nov 1815. He died in Jul 1879. F xii Mary Ann Pound.
Ari James was born in Missouri. He married Ellen Crews.
Ellen Crews was born in Oregon. She married Ari James.
They had the following children:
F i Virginia Addie James Bailey was born about 1882.
Keynan (?) Aylward was born in Kentucky. He married Catherine Kelly.
Catherine Kelly was born in Kentucky. She married Keynan (?) Aylward.
They had the following children:
M i Charles Ernest Aylward was born on 22 Sep 1906. He died on 28 Sep 1987.
Vilas Earnest Lewis [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 26 Mar 1887 in Fairlee, Hunt Co., TX. He died on 14 Oct 1959 in Oklahoma City, OK.. The cause of death was bronchial pneumonia. He was buried in Sunnylane Cemetery, Dell City, OK. He married Eula Mae Mooney on 25 Jan 1916 in Baum, Carter Co., OK. Vilas was employed as custodian, police dept..
Per oral family tradition,Vilas was sent to live with his father's relatives when his mother married Mr. Crowson
Listed on 1900 census of Bowie Co., TX, Pct.2, June 20-23: in the household of F.B. Lewis. His name is listed as "Vilus", born Mar 1885, age 15, born TX, father born TN, mother born TX
Listed as "V.E. Lewis", age 25, single, born TX, parents born MO. on the 1910 census of Oklahoma City in the household of "Willeby Lewis", age 40, married 10 years, born Indiana, parents born IN and SC
Listed on the 1920 census of Goldsby, McClain Co., OK - listed as Earnest V. Lewis - farmer, born in TX as were both parents. Listed with wife and oldest daughter. (Per Dale Williams, the Mooney family lived and farmed in McClain Co., OK as this time)
Listed on 1930 census at Oklahoma City, OK - first name spelled "Voilas" - ED 55, p. 2B - he was clerk in a seed store. Living at 618 W. Frisco St.Birth place source: WW I draft registration =filed from Baum, Carter Co.,OK in 1917 He describes himself as being "short, stout, brown eyes, brown hair".
Followed the Nazarene church
Eula Mae Mooney [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 31 Dec 1893 in Indian Territory, OK. She died on 26 Nov 1974 in Oklahoma City. She was buried in Sunnylane Cemetery- Dell City, OK. She married Vilas Earnest Lewis on 25 Jan 1916 in Baum, Carter Co., OK. Eula was employed as housewife.
Died at South Community Hospital, Oklahoma
They had the following children:
F i Oma Lorena Lewis was born on 22 Oct 1916. She died on 20 Apr 1980. F ii Edna Mae Lewis was born in 1920. M iii Raymond Cecil Lewis was born on 17 Feb 1922. He died on 5 Oct 2002. M iv Clifford Burnis Lewis was born on 9 May 1924. He died on 22 Nov 2005. M v Vilas George Lewis was born in 1930. He died in Dec 2010. M vi Kenneth Wayne Lewis was born on 10 Mar 1933. He died on 4 Aug 1934. The cause of death was spinal meningitis. He was buried in Sunnylane Cem., Oklahoma City, OK.
Died of menigitisM vii Donald Lee Lewis was born on 12 Jan 1936. He died on 31 Jul 2006.