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     Anna (?) was born about 1800 in England.^2,1 She married Joseph Jones.¹
     In 1860 she and her husband Joseph were living in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania, along with their son Edward and daughter Anna.²
     After the death of their daughter Phebe and her husband William Rudolph within six months of each other in 1861, she and her husband Joseph took in their daughters Emma, Anna, and Francis. Their son Willie, however, was sent to a boys' school in Philadelphia.^1,3
     Not long afterwards they moved to Maroa, Macon Co., Illinois, where their son Ed had purchased some land (which was later lost). Their granddaughter Emma had contracted tuberculosis, and they hoped the change would improve her health.^3,1 They are listed there in the 1870 census with their son Edward and daughter Anna, their granddaughters Anna and Fanny Rudolph, and Robert Elsworth who was helping work the farm. Joseph and Edward are both listed as farmers, with real estate worth $3000 and $5000, respectively.¹
     The identification of Edward and Anna Jones as children of Joseph and Anna, instead of son and daughter-in-law, is based on information in the Bowditch genealogy, in a section written by Joseph's great-granddaughter Helen (Tryon) Bowditch. She writes that when Emma, Annie, and Fannie Rudolph were taken in by their grandparents after their parents' death, also in the household were an Uncle Ed and an Aunt Anna, both unmarried.³

     Edward Jones was born about 1822 in England.¹
     In 1860 he was living with his parents and sister Anna in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.² In the 1860 census his occupation is listed as an engineer.² Sometime between 1861 and 1870 he purchased land in Maroa Twp., Macon Co., Illinois,³ and moved there with his parents and sister, plus his nieces Emma, Anna, and Francis H. Rudolph. Emma had contracted tuberculosis, and they hoped the move would improve her health.^3,1 He listed there in his parents' household in the 1870 census, along with his sister Anna and nieces Anna and Francis.¹

     Anna Jones was born about 1833 in England.¹
     In 1860 she was living with her parents and brother Edward in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.² Sometime between 1861 and 1870 she moved with her parents, brother, and nieces Emma, Anna, and Francis H. Rudolph to Maroa, Macon Co., Illinois. Emma had contracted tuberculosis, and they hoped the move would improve her health.^3,1 She listed there in her parents' household in the 1870 census, along with her brother Edward and nieces Anna and Francis.¹

     Richard T. Ward was born in 1874 in Arkansas.^3,4,2 He married Gertrude McHench, daughter of William Jackson McHench and Margaret Elizabeth Sowle, on 15 April 1912 in Hillsborough Co., Florida.^5,1,2,6 He died in September 1956 in Bradenton, Manatee Co., Florida.²
     He and his wife Gertrude lived in Bradenton, Manatee Co., Florida.^3,4 He was a dentist^3,2, and later, in 1930, a real estate broker.⁴ He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.⁴

     Frank Freeman Sowle was born on 11 November 1882 (the 1900 census says November 1883) in Andale, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.^4,1,2 He married Katie Pearl (?) about 1905.⁵
     He and his wife Katie lived in Garfield Co., Oklahoma, in North Enid in 1910⁵, in Banner Twp. in 1920³, and in North Enid Twp. in 1930. In 1930 Frank's widowed mother Maggie was living with them.⁶ He worked as a laborer, farmer, and school janitor.^5,3,6,4 He and Katie had the following known children, all born in Oklahoma: Verner H. (b abt 1906), Bronson E. (b abt 1908), Glenn H. (b abt 1913), Loren (b abt 1915), Dale (b abt July 1916).^3,6

     Laura Ruth Sowle was born on 1 December 1887 (the 1900 census says December 1886, and the Social Security Death Index says 1 December 1886) in Andale, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.^2,1,3 She married (?) Freed.² She died on 1 October 1975 at Dallas Osteopathic Hospital in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 87 from medullary (i.e., kidney) failure, resulting from an earlier stroke.² She was buried on 2 October 1975 at Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas Co., Texas.²
     She was living with her parents in Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma, in 1910⁴, and working for a doctor as a stenographer.⁴ She later worked as a waitress in a cafe.²

     Katie Pearl (?) was born about 1884 in Nebraska.² She married Frank Freeman Sowle, son of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson, about 1905.²
     She and her husband Frank lived in Garfield Co., Oklahoma, in North Enid in 1910², in Banner Twp. in 1920³, and in North Enid Twp. in 1930. In 1930 Frank's widowed mother Maggie was living with them.⁴ They had the following known children, all born in Oklahoma: Verner H. (b abt 1906), Bronson E. (b abt 1908), Glenn H. (b abt 1913), Loren (b abt 1915), Dale (b abt July 1916).^3,4

     (?) Freed married Laura Ruth Sowle, daughter of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson.¹ He died before 1975.¹

     Mary C. (?) was born about 1891 in Missouri.¹ She married Howard E. Sowle, son of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson, about 1912.^1,3
     She and her husband Howard lived in Vici, Dewey Co., Oklahoma, from at least 1918 to 1930.^2,1,3 In 1930 she was working for her husband as assistant postmaster in Vici, Dewey Co., Oklahoma.³ They had the following known children, all born in Oklahoma: Bertha (b abt 1913), Lenita (b abt 1915), Freda May (b abt February 1917).¹

     Mable N. (?) was born about 1880 in Kansas.¹ She married Fred B. Sowle, son of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson, about 1901.¹
     She and her husband Fred lived in Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma, from at least 1910 to 1920. In 1910 Norman Donavan, Fred's "nephew-in-law," was living with them.^1,2 They had one child, who died before 1910.¹

     Lela D. (?) was born about 1889 in Iowa.¹ She married first (?) Leeper about 1915.¹ She married second Fred B. Sowle, son of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson, between 1920 and 1930.^2,1,3
     She and her second husband Fred were living in Geary, Blaine Co., Oklahoma, in 1930, with her children David, Helen, and Herman Leeper from her first marriage.¹ In 1942 they were living at 715 West Randolph in Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma.⁴
     She and her first husband (?) Leeper had the following known children: David S. (b abt 1917), Helen B. (b abt 1920), Herman L. (b abt 1922).¹

     Katie W. (?) was born about 1882 in Kansas.¹ She married Charles Lucius Sowle, son of Bronson C. Sowle and Maggie E. Thompson, about 1907.^1,2
     She and her husband Charles lived in Garfield Co., Oklahoma, in North Enid in 1910¹, in Hobart Twp. in 1920³, and in Banner Twp. from at least 1930 to 1942.^4,2 They had the following known children, all born in Oklahoma: Donavan H. (b abt 1908), Edward T. (b abt 1909, probably d bef 1920), Fred Burton (or Burton Fred, b abt 1913), Victor W. (b abt 1915), Charles Morris (or Morris Charles, b abt 1917), Larry D. (b abt 1919).^1,3,4

     John White was born on 22 December 1707 in Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.¹ He married first Mary Brown, daughter of Nathaniel Brown and Elizabeth Fiske, on 26 November 1735.¹ He married second Elizabeth Nelson, daughter of Ephraim Nelson, on 20 August 1748.¹
     On 1 August 1740 his brother Josiah and his wife Sarah deeded to him 35 acres of land with a house and barn in Ipswich and Wenham, Essex Co., Massachusetts.³