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     John Allen was born on 17 September 1839 in Lottsville, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^3,1 He was married by George Cady, J. P., to Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, daughter of Isaac Goodwin and Sallie Cook, on 26 January 1864 at the home of W. D. Edgerton in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, while he was home from the army on furlough.^4,3 He died from bronchial pneumonia on 8 January 1917 at his daughter Cora's home in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, at age 77.^1,5 He was buried on 9 January 1917 (his death certificate gives the year as 1916, an obvious error, and his obituary says the funeral was a Wednesday, which would have been 10 January) at Hope Cemetery (Plot 34-8-5) in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas.^1,5,6
     He served during the Civil War as a private in Company F of the 9th New York Cavalry. When the war began there were no recruiting locations near his home in Pennsylvania, so he enlisted at Busti, Chautauqua Co., New York, on 20 September 1861 for three years service, and was mustered in at Westfield, Chautauqua Co., on 2 October 1861. He was captured in action at Haymarket, Virginia, on 18 October 1862, imprisoned in Richmond, Virginia, on 22 October 1862, and paroled the following day. On 19 December 1863 he was discharged at Culpepper, Virginia, and re-enlisted the next day under the terms of General Order 161, which offered veterans a bounty and premium of $402 to extend their service for three years. On 12 May 1864 he was wounded in action at Meadow Bridge, Virginia, and treated for a flesh wound to the right thigh or abdomen. He was discharged at the end of the war at Clouds Mills, Virginia, on 17 July 1865.^7,3,5
     During his service his cavalry regiment saw action in many of the war's major engagements, including the Second Battle of Bull Run on 30 August 1862, the Battle of Brandy Station on 9 June 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg from 1-3 July 1863, the Battle of the Wilderness from 5-7 May 1864, and the Battle of Trevilian Station from 11-12 June 1864. Near the end of the war they were part of the Appomattox Campaign, including the Battle of Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865 where Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered. They marched back to Washington, D.C., and took part in the Grand Review on 23 May 1865.^8,9
     After the war he and his wife Rebecca lived for a time on the old Allen family homestead near Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.¹⁰ In 1869 John moved to Clay Co., Kansas, where he built a new homestead for his family. Rebecca and their two small children joined him the following year.^10,11,5 According to family legend, Rebecca's family's loyalties had been with the South during the Civil War, and they had prayed for her husband's death. After their move to Kansas, Rebecca never again had any contact with her family.¹²
     They are listed in Sherman Twp. in the 1870 census, in Mulberry Twp. in 1880, and in Bloom Twp. in 1900, all in Clay Co., Kansas. In 1900 their granddaughter Effie L. Andrus, age 11, was listed with them. (Effie was also listed with her parents in 1900, in Sheridan Twp., Garfield Co., Oklahoma.)^11,13,14,15 They moved to Clifton, Washington Co., Kansas, sometime between 1900 and 1910^14,16, and then to Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, between 1910 and 1915, where they lived with their daughter Cora and her family.¹⁷
     He was a farmer most of his life, and later, after moving to Clifton, a rural mail carrier.^{1,11,13,14,16}
     In 1915, in a standard form sent by the government to Civil War pensioners, he was asked if his present wife had been previously married. His response was "Lord NO."³

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• Second Battle of Bull Run
  
• Battle of Brandy Station
  
• Battle of Gettysburg
  
• Battle of the Wilderness
  
• Battle of Meadow Bridge
  
• Battle of Trevilian Station
  
• Appomattox Campaign
  
• Battle of Appomattox Court House
  
• Grand Review of the Armies.
  

     Sarah Allen was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.¹
     She is listed with her parents in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1850 and 1860 censuses.^1,2
     A biographical sketch of Sarah's brother Sheldon, published in 1900, says that seven of the nine children of George and Susan (Burlingham) Allen were then living, and that he was the fifth-born of those then living. Since Sheldon was the sixth of the nine children, and we know that John, Charles, and Justina were living in 1900, either Sarah or her brother Lawrence, but not both, died before 1900.³

     Lawrence Allen was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania.¹ He may be the Lawrence Allen buried at the Warren State Hospital Cemetery in North Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.²
     He is listed in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the from 1850 to 1860 census. With his parents^1,3, and in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1880 census, where he was listed as "idiotic."⁴ He has not yet been found in the 1870 census.
     A biographical sketch of Lawrence's brother Sheldon, published in 1900, says that seven of the nine children of George and Susan (Burlingham) Allen were then living, and that Sheldon was the fifth-born of those then living. Since Sheldon was actually the sixth of the nine children, and we know that John, Charles, and Justina were living in 1900, either Lawrence or his sister Sarah, but not both, died before 1900.⁵

     Justina A. Allen was born in May 1850 in Pennsylvania.³ She married William E. Cook about 1873 (based on the birth year of their oldest child).^4,2
     She and her husband William were living in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in 1880⁴, where he was working as a carpenter.⁴ She was living with her brother Frank's family in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, in 1900³, and with her son Henry in Barberton, Summit Co., Ohio, in 1910.⁵

     Carrie Allen was born about 1854 in Pennsylvania.¹ She died before 1900.²
     She is listed with her parents in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1860 and 1870 censuses.^1,3
     A biographical sketch of Carrie's brother Sheldon, published in 1900, says that seven of the nine children of George and Susan (Burlingham) Allen were then living, and that he was the fifth-born of those then living. Since Sheldon had three younger siblings, Carrie, Frank, and Dora, and we know that Frank and Dora were living in 1900, Carrie must have died before 1900.²

     Frank A. Allen was born about 1857, possibly on 2 May, probably in Freehold Twp., Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,4 He was married by A. S. Ferguson to Mary C. Hart, daughter of Amos Hart and Cornelia Foster, on 31 October 1886 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.⁵ He died on 13 October 1927 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.³ He was buried on 17 October 1927 at Mount Hope Cemetery in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.^3,6
     After their marriage he and his wife Mary lived for a time in Cooper, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan,^7,8 where he was a farmer.⁷ In 1889 he took a position as a baggage man with the Chicago & North Western Railroad (a job he held the rest of his life)^9,2,10,11,3, and the family moved to Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. This must have been a difficult move. Frank went there first, on 10 February 1889, apparently leaving Mary in Cooper with their not quite two-year-old daughter Iva and newborn twins. Tragically, the twins both died less than a week later.⁹
     In 1900 they were living at 427 38th. St. in Chicago. In addition to their children, living with them were Frank's sister Dora Sherman and her husband Bernard, Frank's sister Justie Cook, and a boarder, Edith Ledig.² They were at 5656 Union Ave. in 1910, and living with them were their daughter Iva and her husband William T. Nicholls, their niece Leona M. Heart (probably actually Hart), and Mary's widowed mother Cornelia Huntley.¹⁰ They were at 527 W. 60th. St. in 1917¹², and at 346 W. 65th. St. in 1920. Their daughter Iva and her husband were still living with them in 1920, along with their two children.¹¹

     Dora B. Allen was born in 1860, probably in February, and probably in Lottsville, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,4,5 She married Bernard Sherman about 1897.³ She died on 7 September 1900 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.² She was buried at Oak Woods Cemetery in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.²
     She is listed with her parents in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1880 census⁶, with the occupation of teacher. She is also listed as unable to read or write, but this is probably an error, intended for her brother Lawrence on the preceding line who was listed as idiotic.⁶ In 1900 she and her husband Bernard were living with her brother Frank's family in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois,³ where Bernard was working as a music clerk.³

     Paul Thorndike was born on 2 March 1863 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^2,3 He married Rachel Ewing Sherman, daughter of William Tecumseh Sherman and Eleanor Boyle Ewing, on 30 December 1891 at the home of the bride's uncle, Sen. John Sherman, 1319 K Street, in Washington, D.C. The ceremony was performed by the bride's brother Rev. Thomas Sherman. Because the bride was still in mourning over her father's death earlier in the year, it was reported that only close family and friends attended the wedding. However, this included President Benjamin Harrison, Vice President and Mrs. Levi Morton, several members of the president's cabinet, Sen. and Mrs. Leland Stanford, and Miss Alice Roosevelt.⁴ He died on 28 May 1939 at his daughter Anna's home in West Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, at age 76 after being in poor health for several years.⁵ His funeral was at the Harvard Memorial Chapel in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, on 31 May 1939, and he was later buried at Central Cemetery in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^6,5
     He graduated cum laude from Harvard University in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, in 1884 with an A.B. degree, then went on to Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1888.^7,8 He had a fine singing voice, and sang second bass in the Harvard Glee Club.⁹
     He began his medical career in 1887 at Boston City Hospital in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, first as a resident in the ophthalmic and aural (eye and ear) area, and later as a surgical intern there and at Boston Lying-in Hospital. After a time in Vienna, Austria, he served as a surgeon in the out-patient departments of Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Long Island Hospital in Boston. On 2 February 1894 he joined the out-patient department at Boston City Hospital as a surgeon. About 1912 he was selected to lead a newly-created genitourinary surgery department. He continued to rise through the ranks, eventually serving as president of the hospital senior staff. During his career he also served as a professor in the Medical School at Harvard University, teaching general and genitourinary surgery for many years. He retired from active service on 30 October 1925 but continued as a consulting surgeon⁷ until fully retiring on 15 April 1938.¹⁰
     He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Massachusetts Medical Association, the Boston Surgical Club, the American Society of Genito-Urinary Surgeons (serving as president in 1903), and the Somerset, Republican, Tavern, and Harvard Clubs.⁵
     He traveled to Europe fairly often. Passenger lists show him traveling from Southampton, England, to New York on the ship Saale in 1890¹¹; from Liverpool, England, to Boston on the SS Saxonia in 1902¹²; with his brother Abbot from Boston to Liverpool on the SS Ivernia, and returning Liverpool to Boston on the SS Republic, in 1905^13,14; from Southampton to New York on the SS Adriatic in 1910¹⁵; from New York to Liverpool on the SS Saxonia with his brother William, both with through tickets to Paris, in 1910¹⁶; from Liverpool to Boston with his wife, children, and cousin Abbot McClure on the SS Ivernia in 1910¹⁷; from New York to Liverpool on the SS Arabic, and returning Liverpool to New York on the SS Baltic, in 1911^18,19; and from Boston to Liverpool on the SS Scythia, and returning from Liverpool to Boston on the SS Samaria, in 1923.^20,21
     On 15 October 1903, after their son William unveiled the statue of Rachel's father Gen. Sherman at its dedication ceremony in Washington, D.C., he and his wife Rachel were guests of President Roosevelt at a White House dinner and spent the night.²²
     He and Rachel are listed in the 1900 census in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, with their children William, Martha, and Anna. Living with them were servants William and Susan U. Armstrong (ages 32 and 30), and a boarder Lavinia E. Armstrong (7, no doubt the daughter of William and Susan).²³ He is listed in Boston in 1920 as a widower, with his son William, daughter Anna, and sister-in-law Mary E. Sherman (67). Also listed are servants Teresa Golohan (32), Marie Duane (36), and Sadie Meunnis (26).²⁴ In 1930 he is listed in Boston with a single servant, Margaret Cameron (54).²⁵ He later lived in Brookline, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts.¹⁰
     His obituary published in the New England Journal of Medicine ends with the following tribute.

     Abbot Thorndike was born on 31 March 1866 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.² He married Maud Alice Kilbourn, daughter of Byron Hector Kilbourn and Elizabeth Anna Shears, on 10 May 1888 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.¹ He died on 21 August 1935 at age 69 following an operation at Columbia Hospital, while visiting his brother William in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.^3,4 He was cremated, and his ashes were buried on 6 October 1935 at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Summerville, Dorchester Co., South Carolina.^4,5
     He was in the wholesale grocery business all his working life, first joining the firm of Mendel, Smith & Co. in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, as a clerk in 1885. When Henry Mendel retired in 1897 the firm was reorganized, and he became a named partner and secretary-treasurer of Smith, Thorndike, and Brown.^4,6 He is listed with his wife Maud and two servants at 827 Astor St. in Milwaukee in the 1900 census, with the occupation wholesale grocer.⁷
     The company began having financial problems by 1907, and on 20 May 1907 its president Ira B. Smith formally resigned, turning his stock and other property over to the company.⁸ Creditors filed an involuntary petition for bankruptcy on 10 June, claiming that the company had liabilities of $490,000 and assets of $250,000-$300,000.⁹ The Wisconsin Trust Co. was appointed receiver, and retained Abbot Thorndike to manage the company during the bankruptcy proceedings.¹⁰ On 19 June Smith was arrested and charged with eight counts of obtaining money under false pretenses, by misrepresenting the company's financial status to obtain four new loans totaling $20,000 and to extend four existing loans.¹¹
     On 15 July a spokesman for the creditors claimed in court that the company had committed fraud for the past six years by payment of unearned dividends, overdrafts, and false statements about the financial condition of the company.¹² The Wisconsin Trust Co. filed suit the next day against the officers of the company - Ira B. Smith (former president), William A. Brown (former vice president, current president), Abbot Thorndike (secretary-treasurer), Charles S. Brown (a director), and H. J. Brown (former director) - for recovery of $90,000 in unearned dividends over the last six years, and $20,000 paid to H. J. Brown for his stock at a time when the company was broke.¹³
     On 23 July Abbot testified in court that the Marinette, Wisconsin, branch of the company, headed by William A. Brown, was sold in March 1904 for $140,000, but that Brown continued to draw his $3600 annual salary after the sale. When he found out, he brought the matter to the attention of President Smith and was told that the salary was continued in return for Brown's endorsement of the company on the firm's letterhead. He further testified that he discovered on 13 January 1907 that Smith was overdrawn by $90,000, and the next day that Brown was overdrawn by $11,000. By 15 January he realized that between $113,000 and $114,000 had been converted by Smith and Brown. He consulted an attorney on 17 January, and since then had acted under his attorney's advice, and had complete charge of the business as treasurer.¹⁴
     President Smith was tried in April 1908. He initially pleaded not guilty, but changed his plea to no contest on 15 April. His lawyers argued vigorously for a fine, with no jail time, but he was sentenced to two years in prison for the four counts of receiving $20,000 in new loans under false pretenses. The four counts for extending existing loans were dismissed.¹⁵ About seven months later, on 27 November 1908, he was pardoned by the governor due to his poor health. (He was suffering from Bright's disease and hardening of the arteries.) The petition for his pardon was signed by 31 prominent citizens, including every circuit and probate judge in Milwaukee, the presiding trial judge, and the prosecuting attorney.¹⁶
     On 24 January 1908 Thorndike offered $1500 as a compromise settlement for his share of the company's liability, and it was accepted at the next meeting of the creditors on 5 February.^17,18 In total, about 12.5% of the company's $500,000 in liabilities were eventually repaid.¹⁶
     In 1909 he and his wife Maud moved to Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, where he had accepted another job in the wholesale grocery business.¹⁹ They have not been found in the 1910 census, but the 1910 Omaha City Directory lists Abbot as a manager, boarding at 2211 St. Mary's Ave.²⁰
     They weren't in Omaha long, however. They moved to Iowa about 1911^21,22, where he took a position as a department manager at the William Tackaberry Co., another wholesale grocery firm in Sioux City, Woodbury Co.²³ He and Maud are listed there in the 1920 census, at 3027 Jackson St.²⁴ He retired in 1924, and he and Maud moved to Summerville, Dorchester Co., South Carolina, where they lived the rest of their lives.⁴ They are listed there on Sumter Ave. in the 1930 census.²⁵
     He traveled to Europe at least twice. In 1901 he, his wife Maud, and her sister Mary returned home on the ship Minneapolis, leaving London for New York on 18 October.²⁶ He again traveled to Europe in 1905, this time with his brother Paul. They sailed from Boston to Liverpool on the S. S. Ivernia, arriving on 19 August.²⁷ They returned on the S. S. Republic, leaving Liverpool on 22 September and arriving at Boston on 30 September.²⁸
     In Summerville he was active in the work of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he and Maud organized the Young Peoples Service League, and where he served as a counselor and taught at St. Barnabas Mission.⁴
     He was also very involved with the local hospitals. He was elected to the executive committee of the Summerville Infirmary in January 1925, as its secretary in November 1925, and as president in 1927. He visited daily, and served until his death in 1935.²⁹ He also became involved with the A. B. Lee Hospital for Negroes after being contacted by them when they were dangerously short of funds and facing closure. He raised $2000 within 48 hours to keep the hospital open. The board asked him to take care of the money for them, and he became the hospital's treasurer and business manager. He also convinced the Duke Foundation to repay both hospitals for expenses they incurred treating charity cases.³⁰ In a tribute written after his death he was described as "an unassuming courteous gentleman, a loyal and sympathetic friend of the sick and destitute, untiring in his efforts to alleviate physical suffering and need."²⁹

     William Thorndike was born on 5 August 1870 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.⁴ He married Mary Benson Kilbourn, daughter of Byron Hector Kilbourn and Elizabeth Anna Shears, on 7 May 1914 at St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. The groom's brother Paul gave the bride away, and his brother Abbot was best man. The bride's twin sister Henrietta (Mrs. Arthur Kennedy) of Denver, Colorado, was matron of honor. After the ceremony a breakfast was held for family and out-of-town guests at the home of Thomas V. Dawson. The couple left the next day on their honeymoon, a trip to the West Indies.² He died on 23 November 1935 at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, at age 65 from chronic lymphatic leukemia and gastro-intestinal hemorrhage.⁵ He was buried at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery in North Lake, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.⁶
     He first attended public school in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin, then graduated from Noble's Preparatory School in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.⁷ He went on to Harvard University in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1892, and with his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1896.⁸ After two years on the staff at hospitals in Boston he returned to Milwaukee, then continued his studies for a time in Vienna, Austria.⁷ In July 1902 he became the assistant medical director at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Milwaukee, a position he held the rest of his life.⁸
     He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Milwaukee County Medical Society, the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine, the University Club, and Alpha Mu Pi Omega medical fraternity.⁷
     In June 1910 he traveled to Europe with his brother Paul. They left New York on the S. S. Saxonia, arrived in Liverpool, England, on 2 June 1910, and continued from there to Paris.⁹
     He is listed in Milwaukee in the censuses from 1900 to 1930. In 1900 he had a boarder, William P. Schwichardt, age 29, a cigar salesman, and a housekeeper Sophia Borcloe, age 70, from Germany.¹⁰ He is listed in 1910 in the same house as Kate Norris, age 68, with both listed as head of household.^11,12 He and his wife Mary are listed together in 1920 and 1930. In 1920 they had a servant, Bessie Sievarson, age 20.^13,14

     Abbot McClure was born on 8 January 1879 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.¹ He died on 23 February 1949 in Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 70 from a heart attack.² He was interred on 26 February 1949 at the Pasadena Mausoleum (Sect. PMOMN, Wall 27C) in Altadena, Los Angeles Co., California.^2,3
     In 1900 Abbot McClure was living as a boarder in the household of George Potter at 367 Howard St. in Cambridge, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts,⁴ where he was a student at Harvard University. He did not graduate from Harvard, however, leaving after his freshman year. (He is listed in the Harvard Class of 1905 as one of the "Special Students and Affiliated Members.") He moved to Philadelphia and enrolled in the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Arts, where he graduated probably in 1905, then remained an additional year studying general design.⁵
     On 7 June 1904, a few months after he turned 25, he gained control of the bulk of his father's estate, worth a little over $23,000. His father had died in 1898, when Abbot was 19, and up until that point the estate had been held in a trust with his cousin Abbot Thorndike as trustee, with the income used for his support.⁶
     In 1909 he went to Europe, where he spent three months in Munich and worked for a time at the National Museum, then spent three months in Berlin, then traveled in southern Germany, Holland, and Belgium for a month, then went to Paris. He later spent three months in London before returning home.⁷ He sailed from Liverpool, England, on 19 July 1910 on the S. S. Ivernia, along with his cousin Paul Thorndike and his family, and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on 28 July 1910.⁸
     He moved back to Philadelphia, living for a time at 346 S. 15th St.⁷ He later moved to 304 S. 16th Street, where he lived from at least 1915 to 1920.^{9,10,11,12,13,14}
     He taught design and free-hand drawing at his alma mater, the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art, from at least 1913 to 1915⁹, and was a member of the Art Club of Philadelphia.¹⁵ He also worked as a decorator and furniture designer, and was illustrator and co-author with Harold Donaldson Eberlein of several books on the subject, including House Furnishing and Decoration (1913), Making Built-in Furniture (1914), Practical Book of Period Furniture (1914), and Practical Book of Early American Arts and Crafts (1916).^11,15,9
     In 1913 he traveled to Europe with Eberlein, sailing on the S. S. Adriatic from New York to Liverpool, arriving on 25 July. They returned about two months later, sailing on 9 September on the S. S. Arabic from Liverpool to Boston.^16,17
     About August 1917 he applied for work with the American Friends Reconstruction Unit of the Red Cross, which was supported by the American Friends Service Committee to do reconstruction work in war-torn France. After training at Haverford College near Philadelphia, and passing an examination, he was accepted into the unit.^10,18 In his passport application he stated that he planned to sail for France from New York on 1 September 1917 on the Rochambeau. After an "uncomfortable" trip across the Atlantic, he stayed for three weeks in Paris, then began work in the village of Gruney in the Somme, in the north of France. He returned to the United States in February 1918.^11,10
     Soon afterwards he joined the YMCA for service in Italy.¹⁰ At the time he was also under contract for work as an overseas war correspondent for The Independent, a weekly New York liberal/religious periodical. The understanding was that he would join the YMCA group when his correspondence work ended.^12,14,10 In his 1918 passport application he stated that he intended to sail for Europe on the Espagne on 24 July 1918, for work in Great Britain, France, and Italy, but he actually sailed on 29 August 1918, for Bordeaux, France. He spent several months in London and Paris ("nightmares now when I think of them"), then traveled to Rome where he completed his correspondence work.^12,10 He then joined the YMCA group at the Casa del Soldato in Italy, and worked as a secretary with the Italian Army from 13 November 1918 to 4 October 1919.^10,19,15
     He remained in Italy after the war, living in Rome, saying it was "a most enchanting city," and that he had "grown to love and admire the Italians." In his passport application on 29 December 1919 he said he intended to remain there indefinitely for business reasons.^10,13 By early 1924 he had moved from Rome to Florence, which he found "in many ways more agreeable than Rome." He also felt that "for my artistic work the atmosphere of Florence is far and away ahead of any city in Europe."²⁰
     He lived in Florence until the outbreak of World War II in 1941²¹, when he returned to the United States. Leaving behind all his personal belongings, he first went from Florence to Turin, where he spent his last night in Italy in the hotel basement for shelter from a British air raid. With other foreigners leaving Europe, he traveled through France and Spain to Lisbon, Portugal, where he remained for two weeks "to see things" before sailing for America on the S. S. Exeter on 4 October 1941. He arrived in New York on 14 October.^21,22
     From New York he traveled to Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio, where he spent several months, from at least November 1941 through June 1942, as a guest of Lucy Munson Taylor, a friend and Ohio native who had formerly lived in Florence. While in Xenia he was often called upon to speak at various functions about his life in Italy and current conditions there.^21,23
     He may have later lived in Philadelphia for a short time²⁴, but moved to Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California, about 1942.²
     In his passport applications he is described as 5' 5" tall with light brown hair and gray-brown eyes, an oval face with a straight nose and round chin, a fair complexion, and a birthmark on his right cheek.^11,12,13

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     Sophia Ann Weygandt was born on 2 March 1840 in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.^2,1 She was married by P. J. Spangler, Minister, to Joseph Earnsberger on 7 July 1859 in Summit Co., Ohio.^2,3 She died on 6 January 1924 in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, at age 83.² She was buried at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.²
     She often went by her middle name Anna.^4,5,6 She and her husband Joseph lived in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, all their lives. In 1860 and 1870 they lived next to Sophia's widowed mother Margaret, and in 1870 John Weaver, a carpenter, was living with them. In 1880 Sophia was living next to her brother Simon. She was living next to her son Charles in 1900, and with Charles's family from at least 1910 to 1920.^7,4,5,8,6,9
     She and Joseph had three children, all born in Ohio: William H. (b abt June 1860), Corwin (b 15 September 1860, d 29 November 1937), Charles Ellsworth (b 11 October 1864 or 1866, d 13 July 1942).^{7,4,10,6,11,12}

     Alonzo Weygandt was born in August 1842 in Ohio.^2,1 He was married by C. A. Salter to Susan E. Baughman on 20 July 1865 in Summit Co., Ohio.³
     He and his wife Susan lived in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, from at least 1870 to 1900.^4,5,2 He worked as a coal miner in 1870 and 1880, and as a barber in 1900.^4,5,2
     He and Susan had two known children, Helen O. (b 4 November 1866, d 3 August 1953) and Minnie K. (b February 1880).^4,5,6

     Simon P. Weygandt was born in December 1848 in Ohio.² He married Mary J. Spidel on 17 December 1871 in Summit Co., Ohio.³ He died in 1906.⁴ He was buried at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.⁴
     His name is listed as Simon P. in the 1850 and 1900 censuses, but as Peter or Peter S. in 1860, 1870, and 1880.^1,2,5,6,7 He and his wife Mary lived in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, from at least 1880 to 1900.^7,2 They had four children: Emma C. (b 12 May 1873, d 25 March 1950), William J. (b 11 August 1875 or 1876), Simon Franklin (b August 1878), George E. (b 22 January 1881 or 1882, d 2 February 1940).^{7,2,8,9,10,11}

     George Washington Weygandt was born on 3 June 1850 in Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio.¹ He married Angeline M. Griswold (license dated 28 August 1875), daughter of Albert Griswold and Almeda Brouse, in Medina Co., Ohio.^3,1 He died on 30 March 1924 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 73.¹ He was buried on 1 April 1924 at Glendale Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.¹
     After their marriage George Washington Weygandt and his wife Angeline lived in Sharon Twp., Medina Co., Ohio.^4,5 They moved to Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, sometime before 1910.⁶ In Medina Co. he was a farmer^4,5, and after moving to Akron he worked as a retail sales clerk.^6,7
     He and Angeline had four children, including Clement (b September 1879) and Edith E. (b 14 June 1884, d 29 October 1950), with just one (Edith) still living in 1910.^6,4,8

     Clarissa Weygandt was born on 3 December 1853 in Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio.² She married Benjamin F. Shank, son of Jacob Shank and Margaret Wholf, on 17 June 1869 in Summit Co., Ohio. In their marriage license application, in the pre-printed declaration that Clarissa "is of the age of 18," the age "18" is overwritten with "16." A note is attached from Clarissa's mother Margaret Weygandt saying Clarissa was 16, and giving her consent to the marriage. In reality, Clarissa was age 15.^3,2 She died on 13 December 1925 in Kenmore, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 72 from a cerebral hemorrhage.² She was buried on 16 December 1925 at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.²
     After their marriage, she and her husband Benjamin lived in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.⁴ They lived in the village of Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio, from at least 1880 to 1900.^5,6 They moved to Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, by 1910.⁷ She was living there as a widow in 1920, along with her daughters Nettie Bittner and Nina Emmerich and their families.⁸
     She and Benjamin had the following known children, all born in Ohio: Harvey E. (b 15 January 1870, d 9 June 1919), Charles H. (b 22 August 1872, d 29 December 1943), Oliver F. (b 16 November 1878), William Oscar (b 10 April 1881), Jacob Edgar (b 15 October 1883), Jesse E. (b 23 May 1886), Nettie Belle (b 12 September 1891), Nina Merril (b 10 March 1894).^{4,5,6,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16}

     Fannie (?) was born in 1853 in Ohio.^2,1 She married James Wason, son of Johnson Wason and Amoretta (?), before 1876.¹ She died in 1948.² She was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.²
     She and James had the following known children: Lizzie (b abt 1886), Lenora (b abt 1887), Luella (b abt 1888).¹

     Charles Howard Ketchum was born on 15 December 1875 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,1 He was married by Arthur M. Griffith, Minister, to Rosanna Lamb, daughter of James Samuel Lamb and Mary Jane Wilkinson, on 2 July 1898 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan. One of the witnesses was the groom's sister Cynthia.³ He died on 4 May 1945 at age 69.⁴ He was buried on 7 May 1945 at Taylor Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,5
     He and his wife Rosanna were living in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1900 and 1910.^6,7 Sometime before 1920 they moved to Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan, where they were living in 1920 and 1930. Charles's widowed mother Laura lived with them during these years.^8,9 He was a farmer in 1900 and 1910, and worked in a furniture factory in 1920 and 1930.^6,7,8,9
     He and Rosanna had two known children, Floyd (b 1 August 1901, d 6 February 1983) and Claude (b 25 December 1905, d February 1977).^7,10,11,12

     Edith R. Ketchum was born about 1878 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan. There are two birth records for her, one giving a birth date of 1 October 1877 and the other 30 April 1878, both in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,5,3 She died sometime between 1880 and 1900.^6,7,3,8

     Cynthia Ketchum was born on 3 February 1880 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ She was married by Adam Clark, M. E. Minister, to Chauncey Ellsworth Dailey, son of George Dailey and Thankful Kouft, on 10 March 1900 in Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan.^2,3 She died on 2 March 1955 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 75.⁴ She was buried on 5 March 1955 at Taylor Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^5,4
     In 1900, shortly after their marriage, she and her husband Chauncey were living with her parents in Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan.⁶ They were living in Ganges Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1910⁷, Holland Twp., Missaukee Co., Michigan, in 1920⁸, and Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, in 1930.⁹
     She and Chauncey had the following known children: Louis Leslie (b 30 May 1901, d 23 October 1902), Edith Marie (b 26 January 1903, d 14 or 15 September 1905), Ila Ruby (b 16 July 1904, d 13 September 1905), twins Clifford and Clinton (b abt 1907), Milo (b abt 1909), Lucy Evelyn (b 12 March 1911, d 17 February 1936), Goldie (b abt 1915), George (b abt July 1916), Kenneth Bert (b abt June 1919, d 3 September 1930), Ruth (b abt 1922).^{7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18}

     John E. Sowle was born about 1852 in Michigan.¹ He may have died before September 1887, as he is not listed in his father's probate records.²

     Roxie L. Dornan was born in 1900 in Michigan.^1,2 She died on 20 October 1952 at her home in Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan.³ Her funeral services were at the Ganges Methodist Church on 23 October 1952, with Rev. Floyd Barden officiating. She was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,1