Some Brick Walls Plowed Through

In the last few weeks I’ve been able to plow through some of the brick walls that I’ve run into during my research.  I mentioned some of them in this post, however, the ancestors I’ve found, weren’t listed.

• My paternal 2nd great-grandmother Louisa Bookless (b. 13 Apr 1834 d. 26 Jul 1912) and her:
  • parents: David Bookless (b. 1808 d. 1848) and Mary Cartmell (b. abt. 1805 d. Sep 1839)
  • paternal grandparents: William Bookless (b. Unknown d. 1825) and Ann Cartmell (b. Unknown d. after 1842)
  • maternal grandparents: John Cartmell (b. abt. 1760 d. abt. 1813) and Ann Pierson
  • maternal g-grandparents: Nathaniel Cartmell (b. abt. 1732) and Sarah Russell and Alexander Pierson
  • maternal 2nd g-grandfather: Nathaniel Cartmell (b. abt. 1710)
  • maternal 3rd g-grandfather: Martin Cartmell (b. abt. 1685 d. 1749) and Esther
  • maternal 4th g-grandfather: Nathaniel Cartmell (b. abt. 1660) and Dorothy Poole
• My paternal 3rd great-grandmother, Margaret Maple (b. 22 Dec 1808 d. 13 May 1851), and her:
  • parents: William B. Maple (b. 16 Jul 1778 d. 6 Mar 1848) and Mary Fuller (b. Apr 1782 d. 9 Apr 1850)
  • maternal g-parents: Thomas Fuller (b. abt. 1756 d. abt. 1824) and Lydia Hayes (b. abt. 1751 d. abt. 1817)
  • paternal g-parents: Jacob Maple (b. abt. 1734 d. bet. 1820-1822) and Elizabeth Stanford (b. 1749)
  • paternal gr-grandparents: Benjamin Maple Jr. (b. abt. 1696 d. 26 Nov 1777) and Sarah Clare Lee (b. 1700)
  • paternal 2nd gr-grandparents: Benjamin Maple Sr. (b. 1663 d. 13 May 1727) and Mrs. Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) Lee (b. bef. 1676)

It appears that Benjamin Maple Sr. (my 7th great-grandfather) was born in Ipswich, Suffolk County, England and immigrated via Barbados to America as an indentured servant.  He arrived in America in 1688 at the age of about 25 and married the widow, Elizabeth Lee, about 1694 in Burlinton, New Jersey.  Elizabeth had one son, David, from her previous marriage and the couple had three children – son, Benjamin Jr., and daughters, Ruth and Catherine.  If he and his wife had other children, they were not mentioned in his will.

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Presidents In Her Lifetime

The recent election made me wonder which presidents were serving or elected to office during the lifetime of my great-grandmother, Nancy Caylor.  She was born on May 10, 1840 in Wayne County, indiana.  She married Emanuel Bushong Stern, son of Christian and Margaret (Bushong) Stern, on Feb. 6, 1857 at the age of 16.  Between May 1858 and Dec. 1874 the couple had eight children – 4 daughters and 4 sons.  Nancy and Emanuel were divorced before 1900, and Nancy died 4 days before Christmas 1910 at the age of 60 years 7 months 11 days.

Nancy would have been alive through 18 Presidents.

1. 1837-1871: Martin Van Buren was the President when Nancy was born
2. March 4 – April 4, 1841: William Henry Harrison was elected President; First President to die in office
3. 1841-1845: John Tyler succeeded Harrison as President
4. 1845-1849: James Polk elected President
5. 1849-1850: Zachary Taylor elected President; died of acute gastroenteritis 16 months into his term.
6. 1850-1853: Vice President Millard Fillmore succeeded Zachary Taylor upon his death.
7. 1853-1857: Franklin Pierce was the only President elected from the state of New Hampshire.
8. 1857-1861: James Buchanan elected President and was the only President to never marry.
9. 1861-1865: Abraham Lincoln served as President during the Civil War and was the first president to be assassinated while in office.
10. 1865-1869: Andrew Johnson succeeded to the Presidency after Lincoln’s assassination and was the first president to be impeached.
11. 1869-1877: Ulysses S. Grant was the first President to serve two full terms since Andrew Jackson.
12. 1877-1881: Rutherford B. Hayes won the Presidency by one electoral vote.
13. March 4, 1881-Sep. 19, 1881: James Garfield was assassinated just a few months after taking office.
14. 1881-1885: Chester Arthur succeeded Garfield
15. 1885-1889 : Grover Cleveland is the only President to serve two non-consecutive terms.
16. 1889-1893: Benjamin Harrison is the only President from Indiana.
17. 1893-1897: Grover Cleveland served his second term as President.
18. 1897-1901: William McKinley was the President serving when Nancy Caylor died.

As of this time of my life, I have been alive through nine presidents (4 Democrats and 5 Republicans)and and one President-Elect (Democrat).  One President, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in office; one President, Richard M. Nixon, resigned before the end of his second term; one President, Gerald R. Ford, was never elected; and one President, Bill Clinton, was impeached but not removed from office.  Four presidents  were “war” time Presidents. 

 

I often wonder – especially at this time of year when we go to the polls to elect the leaders of our community, city, state, and national government – what opinion my ancestors had of their elected leaders and what they would think about our latest historic campaign and election.

Source for President Information and Pictures: Wikipedia

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