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     Frances Morse Mosher was born on 22 March 1898 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ She married Howard Samuel Swanson, son of George Swanson and Dora Northrup, on 8 December 1921 in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.³ She died on 23 December 1984 at home in Oxnard, Ventura Co., California, at age 86.^2,4 She was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.⁴
     She was living with her mother in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1920, and working as a grocery sales lady.⁵
     She and her husband Howard lived in Ashtabula for several years after their marriage, then moved to Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, about 1930⁶, where they are listed in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^7,8
     At some point between 1946 and 1950, after her husband's death, she moved to Howard Co., Texas, and is listed there with her son Howard at the Hitchin Post Trailer Court on U.S. 80 in the 1950 census.⁹ By 1957 she had moved to Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas,¹⁰ then to Ventura Co., California, about 1963.⁴
     On 8 November 1977 she was seriously injured when she was hit by a South Coast Area Transit bus near her home in Oxnard, Ventura Co. She apparently stepped in front of the bus as it was pulling out from a stop.¹¹

     Hugh William Mosher was born on 11 September 1900 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁴ He married Edna Marie Stonefoot, daughter of John Stonefoot and Edith Niedenbeck, on 29 June 1922 in Dunkirk, Chautauqua Co., New York.¹ He died on 29 March 1964 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, at age 63⁵, and was buried at Sunset Memorial Park (Sect. 15, Lot 15) in Albuquerque.^5,6
     He moved to Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, sometime before 1922¹, and he and his wife Edna are listed there in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^7,8 They moved to Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, in the fall of 1948^5,9, and are listed there in the 1950 census living at the Employee's Club on the campus of the U.S. Indian School.¹⁰
     When he registered for the World War I draft in 1918 he was working as a grocery clerk at Ames Brothers in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹¹ He was working as a shipping clerk in Corry, Pennsylvania, at the time of his marriage in 1922¹, as a produce salesman in 1930⁷, and as a laborer at the Corry-Jamestown Mfg. Corp. in the 1940s.^8,4 In the 1950 census his occupation is very faint, but appears to be "fire fighter" at the U.S. Indian School in Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.¹²

     Anson C. Greenlee was born on 14 April 1876 in Pennline, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2 He married first Sophia Elizabeth Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 25 September 1901 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He married second Lena Maud Holdson on 13 February 1915, also in Ashtabula Co.³ He died on 31 October 1947 at home in West Springfield, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, at age 71 from stomach cancer.⁴ He was buried on 2 November 1947 at Edgewood Cemetery (Sect. 5, Lot 78, Grave 5) in Edgewood, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^4,5
     He and his first wife Sophia graduated together on 1 June 1909 from the American School of Osteopathy (now A. T. Still University) in Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri, with degrees in osteopathy.⁶ They set up practice together in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania,² and are listed there in the 1910 census.⁷
     About 1914, after his wife's death, he moved his practice to Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, then to Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., on 1 January 1924. Although his practice was headquartered in Ashtabula, he also maintained offices in Conneaut, and in West Springfield, Pennsylvania.²
     He and his second wife Lena are listed in Conneaut Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in the 1920 census⁸, and in Springfield Twp., Erie Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1930 and 1940 censuses.^9,10

     (?) Mosher was born and died about July 1874.^1,2
     His exact birth and death dates are unclear. His birth record says he was born 31 July 1874, while his death record says he died on that date, age seven days.^1,2

     William A. Bonbright was born on 27 December 1869 in West Point, Columbiana Co., Ohio.¹ He married Adia E. Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 16 October 1916 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 24 March 1957 at home in Ashtabula at age 87², and was buried in Geneva, Ashtabula Co.²
     According to his obituary, he was a minister working primarily in Lisbon and Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio.² He was living in Madison Twp., Columbiana Co., in 1900, as a lodger with the family of John and Ada Patterson³, but working as a farm laborer.³ In 1910 he was living in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, as a boarder in the household of Charlie Menegay, and working as a book agent for the Gospel Trumpet, a religious periodical.⁴
     In 1912 he established a boys camp in Oberlin, Lorain Co., Ohio, that he ran for five years.² In his 1916 marriage record his occupation is listed as missionary work.¹
     He and his wife Adia are listed in the census in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1920 and 1930^5,6, in Austinburg Twp., Ashtabula Co., in 1940⁷, and back in Ashtabula in 1950.⁸ He was working as a salesman for a grocery store in 1920, and in retail for the Larkin Co. in 1930.

     Alice Kimberly was born on 24 October 1875 in Staffordshire, England.¹ She married Alfred Mosher, son of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 16 April 1904 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ They divorced on 10 June 1925 in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio.² She died on 8 February 1962 at the Mission House Nursing Home in San Gabriel, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 86.^3,4
     She and her husband Alfred are listed in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in the 1910 census.⁵ A year or two later they moved to Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri,⁶ where Alfred enrolled at the American School of Osteopathy (now A. T. Still University), graduating in 1914.⁷ He set up his medical practice in Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois, and they are listed there together in the 1920 census.⁸
     She remained in Macomb after her divorce, perhaps in the same house, and is listed there with her children in the 1930 census.⁹ Sometime between 1935 and 1940 she moved to Galva, Henry Co., Illinois, where she lived with her daughter Jane and her family.¹⁰ She moved to the area of Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., California, in 1940⁴, and is listed in the 1950 census as a lodger in the home of Ethel Vandhaniger in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co.¹¹

     Mary Pearl Trill was born on 20 August 1892 in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.² She married Alfred Mosher, son of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 15 August 1925 in Corry.¹ She died in childbirth on 22 August 1929 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 37², and was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Corry.³

     Harry Burdette Rasey was born on 31 May 1881 in Plymouth, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^3,1,2 He married Mary Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 4 July 1902 in Ashtabula Co.² He died on 27 June 1952 at Brown Memorial Hospital in Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 71 after suffering a stroke five days earlier.⁴ He was buried at East Conneaut Cemetery in Conneaut.⁵
     His original birth record lists his given name as Rolla, but he filed a correction on 4 June 1948 giving it as Harry.¹
     He was working in mechanical drafting at the time of his marriage in 1902², and as a paper hanger in 1910.⁶
     He was ordained as a Methodist minister about 1911, preaching in the Northeast Ohio Conference until his retirement in 1947, with twenty of those years in the Cambridge and Barnesville districts. He was pastor at the church in Williamsfield, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, from about 1939 to 1945, and in East Conneaut, Ashtabula Co., from 1945 to 1947.⁷
     He and his wife Mary lived in several different places in Ohio over the years, probably due to his career as a minister. They were living in Kingsville Twp., Ashtabula Co., in 1910⁶, in McConnelsville, Morgan Co., in 1920⁸, in Streetsboro Twp., Portage Co., in 1930⁹, in Williamsfield Twp., Ashtabula Co., in 1940¹⁰, and in Rock Creek, Ashtabula Co., in 1950.¹¹

     Charles Lorenzo Jones was born on 15 March 1879 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^1,2 He married Sarah Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 14 September 1901 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.² He died in 1954³, and was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in Thompson, Geauga Co., Ohio.³
     He and his wife Sarah moved from Ohio to Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at some point between about 1905 and 1908, based on the birth locations of their children Elsie and Lucile, and are listed there in the 1910 census.⁴
     They were back in Ohio by 1920, although living apart for a time, perhaps while Charles was working away from home. Sarah and their children are listed in the 1920 census in Thompson Twp., Geauga Co., living with Charles's brother Edwin Jones⁵, while Charles is listed about 40 miles away, living as a boarder in the household of Sidney Bush in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co. (Also living there as a boarder was Lawrence Mosher, Sarah's brother.)⁶ Both Charles and Sarah are listed as married.
     They were back together by 1930, listed in the census in Thompson Twp., Geauga Co., and Charles's brother Edwin was then living with them.⁷ They are listed in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in the 1940 and 1950 censuses.^8,9
     He worked as a carpenter from at least 1901 to 1920^2,4,6, and was working in bridge construction in 1930.⁷

     Raymond D. Woodworth was born on 22 June 1888 in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^4,5,2,3 (His birth date is from his World War II draft registration, his Social Security record, his death certificate, and the 1900 census. His birth record, a transcribed list compiled from other records, says 22 January 1889; his marriage record implies 12 June 1887 (says he was 21 on 12 June 1908); and his World War I draft registration says 22 Jun 1889 (the year appears to have been written as 1888, then overwritten with 1889).)^3,1,6 He married Antoinette Lucille Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 14 October 1908 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 16 February 1952 at Community Hospital in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 63 from a heart attack.² He was buried on 19 February 1952 at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Ashtabula Co.^2,7
     According to his World War I draft registration, he served three years in the militia.⁶
     After their marriage he and his wife Antoinette lived in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.⁸ They moved to Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, sometime before 1917⁶, and are listed there in the 1920 census.⁹ They were back in Ohio by 1930, living in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co.¹⁰ They were Geneva, Ashtabula Co., from at least 1935 to 1950.^11,12
     He was a farmer at the time of his marriage, and for a few years afterward^1,8, then became a truck driver for several years^6,9,10, then got into the moving business.^11,12,2 His obituary described him as a "well-known moving contractor" in Geneva.¹³

     Earl A. Henry was born on 27 December 1880 in Austinburg, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He married as his second wife Antoinette Lucille Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, in 1954.^2,1 He died on 13 October 1970 at the home of his granddaughter Donna Hutchinson in Harpersfield Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, at age 89.^3,1 He was buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^1,4
     He worked in the maintenance department at the Brown Hoist Co. in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, retiring in 1946.¹

     Jay P. Woodworth was born on 12 October 1885 in Geneva, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^2,3,1 He married Bessie Edith Mosher, daughter of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 12 September 1911 in Ashtabula Co., Ohio.¹ He died on 4 April 1930 in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, at age 44 from a hemorrhage due to typhoid fever.³ He was buried on 7 April 1930 at Pine Grove Cemetery in Corry.³
     He and his wife Bessie are listed in Corry, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, in the 1920 census.⁴
     He was a farmer at the time of his marriage in 1911¹, and later a drayman (a truck driver delivering goods to/from a port).^4,3

     Cortella Lucille Beckwith was born on 14 October 1893 in Colebrook Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio.^1,2 She married Carl Robert Mosher, son of Herbert T. Mosher and Mary Ann Berridge, on 20 October 1910 in Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., Ohio.² She died on 19 June 1949 at General Hospital in Ashtabula at age 55 from peritonitis, due to an intestinal obstruction caused by adhesions formed following a ruptured appendix 20 years earlier.³ She was buried on 22 June 1949 at Edgewood Cemetery in Edgewood, Ashtabula Co.^4,3
     Her death certificate and cemetery records list her given name, apparently erroneously, as Corletta.^3,4
     She and her husband Carl are listed with their children in New Lyme Twp., Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in the 1920 census⁵, and in the city of Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co., in the 1930 census.⁶ They are listed living with their son Ernest's family in Ashtabula in 1940.⁷