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     John W. Stone was born on 15 December 1831 (the 1900 census says December 1930) in Binghampton, Broome Co., New York.^1,4,2 He married Olive Brazee, daughter of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, about 1856.^3,2 He died from a stroke on 15 March 1909 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 77.^1,4 He was buried on 17 March 1909 at Oakdale Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^5,1
     He and his wife Olive were living in Conklin, Broome Co., New York, in 1860.⁶ They moved to Ohio sometime before 1870, when they were living there in Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co..⁷ In 1880 they were living with their daughter Flora's family in Jefferson Twp., Ashtabula Co.⁸, and in 1900 they were living in the village of Jefferson, Ashtabula Co. Their grandson Earl Stone was living with them.²
     He and Olive had the following known children: Flora Estell (b 10 May 1856, d 30 April 1929), Emma Brazee (b 5 March 1859), Ora Etta (b 21 March 1861, d 7 August 1949), Job S. (b 18 February 1863, d 15 January 1864), Edwin E. (b 1 November 1864, d January 1942), Harriett Anne (b 7 April 1868, d 1962). This list is consistent with the 1910 census, which says Olive had six children, with five then living; however, the 1900 census says ten children, with five then living.^4,9,2

     Celia Chapman was born on 14 April 1843 (the 1900 census says April 1846) in Windham, Portage Co., Ohio.^3,4 She married George Brazee, son of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, on 1 January 1872 in Portage, Ohio.^1,2 She died from the flu on 15 October 1918 in Windham, Portage Co., Ohio, at age 75.³ She was buried on 18 October 1918 in Windham, Portage Co., Ohio.³
     She and her husband George lived in Windham, Portage Co., Ohio.^5,4,6

     James Rose was born on 8 June 1849 in Johnson, Fayette Co., Ohio, according to his death certificate. His cemetery marker says 1849. However, his death certificate also says he died at age 63 years, 11 months, 20 days, which would make his birth date 30 May 1848.^2,4 He married Sarah Ann Brazee, daughter of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, about 1867 (based on the birth date of their first child).^5,1,3 He died from tuberculosis on 20 May 1912 in Andover Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 62.^2,4 He was buried at Gould Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁶
     He and his wife Sally lived with or near his parents in Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from at least 1870 (when they were listed in the same household) to 1880 (when they were listed in adjacent households).^3,7 They moved to Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, sometime before 1900, where they were listed in the census in 1900 and 1910.^8,9
     He and Sarah had the following known children: Ami (b abt 1868), Clifford (b 13 December 1870), Walter (b abt 1873), Willis (b abt 1876), Burt (b 13 September 1878), Zella A. (b 30 July 1883), Pearl (b abt 1886), John C. (b November 1888), Henry J. (b abt 1889), Earl (b abt 1893).^{3,7,8,10,11,12,13}

     Raymond H. Burr was born on 29 July 1847 in Denmark, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He married Vesta E. Brazee, daughter of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, about 1871 (based on the birth date of their son Watson, and the 1910 census).^1,3,4,2 He died on 25 July 1940 in Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 92.¹
     He and his wife Vesta were living in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1880.³ They moved to Morgan Twp., Ashtabula Co., by 1900⁵, and then to Jefferson Twp., Ashtabula Co., by 1910, where they lived the rest of their lives.^4,6,7 Their son Wallace and his family were living with them in 1900, and their divorced daughter Millie lived with them starting by at least 1910. In 1910 Millie's son Dewey was living next door with their son Watson's family, while in 1920 Dewey was living with them.^5,4,6 In 1930, after his wife's death, he continued to live in Jefferson, along with his daughter Millie, grandson Dewey and his wife Mary, and Robert Watson, listed in the census as his "great-grand nephew-in-law."⁷
     He and Vesta had the following known children: Watson U. (b August 1872), Millie (b June 1874), Alma (b 30 August 1879, d 18 April 1921), Wallace B. (12 January 1894 (the 1900 census says March 1894)).^5,8,9

     Eunice M. Craft was born on 4 August 1845 (the 1900 census says August 1844) in Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio.^3,4,1 She married Job Brazee, son of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, in 1869.³ She died on 18 December 1906 in Denmark, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 61.^1,3 She was buried at Oakdale Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁵
     After their marriage, she and her husband Job lived for a time in Piermont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Living with them in 1870 were Esther Armstrong, age 19, and one-month-old Zella B. Armstrong, probably Esther's daughter.⁶ They moved to Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., by 1880², where they lived most of the rest of their lives.^2,4
     She and Job had three children, with one, whose name is unknown, dying before 1900. The other two were Pluma A. (b 22 January 1871), and Guy O. (b November 1875, d 18 January 1902).^2,4,3

     Susan A. Atkin was born on 21 January 1848 in Harpersfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ She married first (?) Hoeg.¹ She was married second, by C. A. Hitchcock, Justice of the Peace, to Job Brazee, son of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, on 6 November 1913 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹

     Miranda (?) married George Brazee, son of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, about 1860.¹
     After their marriage, she and her husband George lived in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹

     Orrison Valentine Ervin was born on 4 July 1842 (based on his age at death of 89 years, 9 months, 27 days; his cemetery marker, however, says 1843) in Sagerstown, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.^3,1 He married Martha A. Brazee, daughter of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin.^4,5,6 He died on 1 May 1932 in West Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 89.³ He was buried on 3 May 1932 at Gould Cemetery in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^3,7
     He and his wife Martha lived in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from at least 1870 to 1880.^8,9 In 1900 his wife Martha was living with their son Floyd's family in Denmark Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, but he himself has not yet been found in the 1900 census.¹⁰ He was living with Floyd's family in 1910 and 1920, however, in Denmark Twp.^11,12 In 1930 he was living with his granddaughter Jean (Ervin) Britton and her family in Andover, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹³
     He worked as a shoemaker in 1870, laborer in 1880, and as a mason from about 1880 to 1930.^8,9,11,12,3
     He and Martha had the following known children: Floyd Valentine (b 25 July 1865, d 2 May 1920), Elizabeth (b 8 May 1868, d 17 February 1939), Lavina Lucretia (b 16 June 1873, d 19 January 1946), Renie J. (b March 1880), Boyd E. (b 1887, d 1888).^14,15,2,9,1

     Charles W. Mathews was born in July 1844 in Ohio.³ He married first Drucilla Brazee, daughter of Peter Brazee and Lucretia Woodin, about 1866, based on the birth date of their son Perry, and the 1930 census, which lists Charles's age as 21 at his first marriage.^1,3,4 He married second Lucinda Ann Mayberry in late 1872, based on the 1910 census, which says they had been married 38 years, and the 1900 census, which lists Lucinda's birth date as September 1853, together with the 1930 census, which says she was 19 when first married.^3,5,4
     He and his first wife Drucilla were living in Manlius Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, in 1870.¹ They had two known children, Perry (b abt 1868) and Charles (b abt 1872).^1,2
     He and his second wife Lucinda were living in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1880, Ash Twp., Monroe Co., Michigan, in 1900, Seattle, King Co., Washington, in 1910, and in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, in 1920 and 1930.^2,3,5,6,4 They had the following known children: William (b abt 1873), Stella (b 11 July 1876), Rena (b abt 1879), Edna (b 22 October 1887), Frank (b 22 June 1889).^2,3,7,8,9
     The identification of Drucilla Brazee as the first wife of Charles Mathews, and the division of his children among his two marriages, requires some explanation. In the 1880 census entry for Drucilla's parents Peter and Lucretia Brazee in Pierpont Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, a Charles Mathews (age 9, born in Michigan, with father and mother born in Ohio) was listed with them as a grandson. This implies that one of their daughters married a Mathews. Their daughters Olive, Martha, Sarah, and Vesta were all married to men not named Mathews by 1871 (see their records for details and sources), leaving Drucilla as the probable mother of Charles Mathews. In the 1870 census, Charles and Drusilla Mathews (age 25 and 19, both born in Ohio) are listed in Manlius Twp., Allegan Co., Michigan, with Perry Mathews (age 2, born in Ohio). In 1880 Charles (age 35, born in Ohio) and Lucinda Mathews (age 27, born in Canada) are listed in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio, with children Perry (age 12, born in Ohio), Charles (age 8, born in Michigan), William, Stella, and Rena (ages 7, 3, and 1, all born in Ohio). Charles and Lucinda are listed together again in 1900 and 1910, with children Edna and Frank, and Lucinda is listed in both censuses as having had five children, all then living.
     From this, it seems probable that Charles married first Drucilla Brazee, and had children Perry and Charles. (Note that the son Charles was listed twice in the 1880 census, once with his father and stepmother in Geauga Co., Ohio, and once with his maternal grandparents in neighboring Ashtabula Co., Ohio.) He married Lucinda as his second wife, with whom he had the five children William, Stella, Rena, Edna and Frank.
     The conclusion that Charles's first wife Drucilla was Drucilla Brazee is strengthened by Perry Mathews' marriage record, which lists his parents as Chas. W. Mathews and Lucinda A. Brazee, and the witnesses as C. W. Mathews and Lucinda A. Mathews. Although his mother's given name is listed as Lucinda instead of Drucilla, it seems likely that this is simply an error in the record, combining the given name of his stepmother with the maiden name of his actual mother. From the census data, Perry's mother was clearly Drucilla, not Lucinda.
     The division of Charles's children between his two marriages is strengthened by the transcript of Stella's birth record, which lists her parents as Charles W. Mathews and Lucinda Ann Mayberry. Thus, his four youngest children Stella, Rena, Edna, and Frank were by his second wife Lucinda. Since the censuses indicate that Lucinda had five children, that she and Charles were married in 1872, and that William was born about 1873, William was likely also Lucinda's son.^{10,1,2,3,5,11,7}

     Lucinda L. Masters was born in April 1846 in Pennsylvania.⁴ She married Edward M. Woodin, son of Benjamin Franklin Woodin and Esther Brownell, about 1864 (based on the 1900 census, which says they had been married for 36 years, and Edward's death certificate, which says he first married at age 21).^1,2,3,4,5
     She and her husband Edward were living in Oakland, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, in 1870.¹ They moved to Romeo, Macomb Co., Michigan, sometime between 1874 and 1880 (based on the birth location of their daughter Frances and the 1880 census).⁶
     They were probably still living in Romeo in 1900. Although he is listed as Joseph instead of Edward in the 1900 census, his wife is listed as Lucinda L., the birth dates and locations of Joseph and Lucinda, and his occupation, are consistent with the information on Edward and Lucinda Woodin in the 1870 and 1880 censuses. In addition, their daughter Esther (Woodin) Hicks is listed nearby with her family. Living with them were three grandchildren, listed in the census as Olive Hicks (born June 1887 in Missouri), Henry W. Hicks (born October 1892 in Michigan), and Alice Hicks (born February 1894 in Michigan). It should be noted, however, that Henry and Alice, at least, should have been listed with the surname Wellsted; they were children of Edward and Lucinda's daughter Frances and her husband Frank Wellstead.^4,7,8,9 She continued to live in Romeo after her husband's death. In 1910 her daughter Esther Hicks and her family were living with her.¹⁰
     She and Edward had six children, with just one living until 1900, but names are known for only two: Esther L. (b December 1869, d 6 October 1910) and Frances (b abt 1874, d 22 April 1897).^{5,4,1,11,6,12}

     Emory Finch was born on 23 November 1840 in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan.^2,1 He married Emaline Woodin, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Woodin and Esther Brownell, on 21 February 1868 in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan.¹ He died on 6 February 1907 in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan, at age 66.² He was buried on 9 February 1907 at Willow Grove Cemetery in Macomb Co., Michigan.²
     He and his wife Emaline lived with his parents in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan, after their marriage, and probably remained in Armada Twp. the rest of their lives. They are listed there together in the 1870-1900 censuses. In 1900 their adult children were still living at home, all still single.^3,4
     They had the following known children, all born in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan: Franklin W. (b 30 July 1868, d 18 November 1909), Emory E. (b 8 October 1871), Alsey M. (b 29 April 1875).^5,6,7,8

     Charles W. Kent was born on 10 July 1854 (his age at death on his death record, 43 years, 6 months, 10 days, would make his birth date 14 January 1854).^4,3 He married Hannah A. Woodin, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Woodin and Esther Brownell, about 1876.^2,1,5 He died on 24 July 1897 in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan, at age 43.^3,4 He was buried at Bruce Armada Cemetery in Macomb Co., Michigan.⁶
     His middle name was probably Wesley. He is listed as Charles W. in the 1880 census, in his children's birth and marriage records, and on his grave marker, but as Wesley C. in his death record.^{7,5,8,9,10,4,3}
     In 1880 he and his wife Hannah were living with her parents in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan.⁷ They had the following known children, all born in Armada Twp., Macomb Co., Michigan: Eugene (b 7 August 1877), Eli (b 29 November 1882), Clayton (b 22 September 1888).^5,8,9