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     Thomas Cornell was born on 30 November 1674.¹

     George Cornell was born in 1676.¹

     Mercy Lawton married James Tripp, son of John Tripp and Mary Paine, on 19 January 1682.¹ She died before 1685.¹

     James Tripp was born about 1656.¹ He married Mercy Lawton, daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard, on 19 January 1682.¹ He died on 30 May 1730.¹

     Job Lawton was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.¹ He died on 8 October 1697.¹
     His will was dated 6 October 1697 and proved on 19 November. To his brother Robert, who was named executor, he left 1/16 of the brigantine George and his rights in the cargo, his horse, and his negro man Will. To his "cousin" Robert, son of his brother Robert, he left his "little silver beaded case." The rest of his estate, including a negro boy, was left to his "cousin" George, son of his brother Robert.¹

     Elizabeth Lawton married Robert Carr, son of Robert Carr.¹ She died in 1724.¹

     Robert Carr married Elizabeth Lawton, daughter of George Lawton and Elizabeth Hazard.¹ He died in 1704.¹

     Harry Purdy was born on 23 March 1815 (based on his age at death of 89 years, 2 months, 1 day) in Manchester, Bennington Co., Vermont.² He married Matilda T. Norton, daughter of Lauren Norton and Prudence Town.¹ He died from heart disease on 24 May 1904 in Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois, at age 89.² He was buried on 26 May 1904 at Hillside Cemetery (also known as Palatine Cemetery) in Cook Co., Illinois.^3,2
     He and his wife Matilda lived in Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois.¹ They are listed there in Palatine Twp. in the 1860 census⁴, and in the town of Palatine in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.^5,6 Living with them in 1860 was Maria A. Purdy, age 18, born in Vermont.⁴ Living with them in 1870 were Dav. and Netty Cadwell (ages 25 and 17) and Willy Cadwell (age 1), probably their daughter Annetta Ladosky and her husband and son.⁵ In 1900, after his wife's death, he was living with his son Charles and his wife in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.⁷
     He and Matilda had the following known children: Annetta Ladosky (b 9 June 1854, d 6 June 1910), Stilman H. (b abt 1855), Adelaide (b 3 September 1856, d 18 November 1935), Charles L. (b July 1858).^4,5,8,7,9

     Caroline M. Silvernail was born on 23 July 1839 (based on her age at death of 54 years, 9 months, 11 days) in Ohio.^2,3 She was married by Abram Woodward, Minister, to James H. Norton, son of Lauren Norton and Prudence Town, on 3 January 1853 in Geauga Co., Ohio.^4,1 She died on 4 May 1894 in Burton, Geauga Co., Ohio, at age 54 from cancer.³ She was buried at Memorial Cemetery in Geauga Co., Ohio.²
     In 1860 she and her husband James were living in Middlefield, Geauga Co., Ohio.⁵ When James returned from the Civil War they lived in Burton, Geauga Co., Ohio, where they are listed with their children in the 1870 and 1880 censuses^6,7, and where James is listed in the special 1890 veteran's schedule.⁸ In 1880 their daughter Sylvia and her husband James Crass were living with them.⁷
     She and James had the following known children: Sylvia A. (b abt 1854), Eugene (b abt 1859, probably d bef 1870), Ella N. (b abt 1861), Minnie M. (b abt 1867, d bef 1901), Prudy M. (b abt 1876).^5,6,7,9

     Sarah Ann Finical was born in February 1833 (her cemetery marker says 1834) in Indiana.^4,5 She married Harvey Stillman Norton, son of Lauren Norton and Prudence Town, on 15 June 1858 in Hassan, Hennepin Co., Minnesota.^6,2,1 She died on 28 December 1907 at the Nebraska Soldiers and Sailors Home in Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska, at age 74.⁷ She was buried at Soldiers and Sailors Cemetery (Row 2) in Hall Co., Nebraska.⁸
     She went by the name Sallie.^2,9,4 She and her husband Harvey moved to Illinois soon after their marriage in 1858, based on the birth date and location of their son Edward¹⁰, and are listed in Montezuma Twp., Pike Co., Illinois, in the 1860 census.¹⁰ They are listed in Hassan Twp., Hennepin Co., Minnesota, in 1865 in the Minnesota state census.³ They moved to St. George Twp., Benton Co., Minnesota, that same year², and are listed there in the 1870¹¹ and 1880 censuses.⁹ Her husband's parents Lauren and Maria Norton were living with them in 1865, but moved back to Ohio by 1870.^3,12 She and Harvey moved to Niobrara, Knox Co., Nebraska, sometime between 1880 and 1885¹³, and are listed there in the 1885 Nebraska state census.¹³
     In 1900 she was still living in Niobrara, although her husband Harvey was then living at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Grand Island, Hall Co., Nebraska. Living with her in Niobrara were her divorced daughter Laura and two of her children, and her widowed daughter Bertha and two of her children.^4,14 She soon joined her husband, however, as they were both living at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in 1902.¹⁵ She continued living there after Harvey moved to the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Western Branch, in Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas in 1903.^16,17
     She and Harvey had the following known children: Edward (b abt 1859), Laura M. (b February 1862), Bertha F. (b December 1865), Martha A. (b abt 1867, probably d bef 1880), and Eugene William (b abt 1869), plus one other whose name is unknown who died before 1900.^11,9,4

     Ira D. Buck was born in October 1816 in Monroe Co., New York.² He was married by Nathaniel Moore, Justice, to Lucina Norton, daughter of Lauren Norton and Prudence Town, on 6 February 1838 in Geauga Co., Ohio.^3,1 He died on 22 January 1892 in Wabasha Co., Minnesota, at age 75.^4,5 He was buried at Riverview Cemetery in Wabasha Co., Minnesota.⁴
     He and his wife Lucina were living in Parkman Twp., Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1840.⁶ They moved to Cayuga Co., New York, by 1848, where their daughter Medora Helen was born on 6 January.⁷ In 1850 they were living in Arkwright, Chautauqua Co., New York. Living with them were J. Norton (age 20, born in New York) and Stillman Norton (22, born in Massachusetts).⁸ They were living in Avon Twp., Lake Co., Illinois, in 1860, about 15 miles from Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois, where Lucina's parents, and her sister Matilda's family, were then living.^9,10,11
     He and his brother-in-law Orange Norton served during the Civil War as privates in Co. E of the 113th Illinois Infantry, both enlisting on 11 August 1862. The regiment was mustered into service on 1 October 1862, and left Camp Hancock near Chicago for Memphis, Tennessee, on 6 November. They were part of the Vicksburg Campaign, and participated in the Battles of Chickasaw Bayou from 26-29 December, a Union defeat, and Arkansas Post from 9-11 January 1863, a Union victory, although the regiment suffered heavy losses. From 17-22 January the regiment moved to Young's Point, Louisiana. He was discharged for disability on 8 February.^12,13,14
     In 1867, after the war, he and his wife Lucina moved to Wabasha, Wabasha Co., Minnesota,¹⁵ where they lived the rest of their lives.^{15,16,17,18,19,20}
     Ira Buck's obituary says he had five daughters and one son, but census entries suggest that he and Lucina had six daughters and one son: Amelia (b abt 1840), James S. (b abt 1841), Elmina (b abt 1846, possibly d bef 1860), Medora Helen (b 6 January 1848, d 27 March 1874), Sarah (b abt 1852), Emma S. (b abt 1854), Francis (b abt 1859).^{15,21,9,16,22}

More Information / Background

• 113th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
  
• Vicksburg Campaign
  
• Battle of Chickasaw Bayou
  
• Battle of Fort Hindman.