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     Nevelyn E. Dillwith was also known as Ned Dillwith. He was born on 28 May 1925.² He died on 27 January 2003 at Tonapah, Nye Co., NV, at age 77.²

     Gertrude Bates died in September 1904 at Oil City, Venango Co., PA. She married Horatio Nelson Case, son of Llewellyn Albert Case and Mary Elizabeth Caldwell.

     Katharine Ervin Holcombe was born on 23 January 1916 at Kenwood, Sonoma Co., CA.¹ She was the daughter of Albert Sylvanus Holcombe and Nellie Ervin. Katharine Ervin Holcombe married Melvin Copp. Katharine Ervin Holcombe died on 10 January 2005 at Eagle, Ada Co., ID, at age 88.¹

     John Gilbert was born circa 1626.¹ He married Aymie Lord, daughter of Thomas Lord and Dorothy Bird, in 1647.¹ John Gilbert died in 1690.¹

     Joseph Gilbert was born on 3 April 1666 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of John Gilbert and Aymie Lord.¹ Joseph Gilbert married Elizabeth Smith on 7 May 1695 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Joseph Gilbert died in June 1751 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 85.¹

     Elizabeth Smith was born in November 1672 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She married Joseph Gilbert, son of John Gilbert and Aymie Lord, on 7 May 1695 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Mary Gilbert was baptized on 14 December 1712 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Gilbert and Elizabeth Smith.¹ Mary Gilbert married William Minthorn Jr.¹

     William Minthorn Jr. was born circa 1716 at England.¹ He married Mary Gilbert, daughter of Joseph Gilbert and Elizabeth Smith.¹ William Minthorn Jr. died circa 1805 at probably New Hartford, Litchfield Co., CT.¹

     William Minthorn III was baptized on 24 March 1744/45 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Minthorn Jr. and Mary Gilbert.¹ William Minthorn III married Hannah (?)¹ William Minthorn III died circa 1830.¹

     Hannah (?) married William Minthorn III, son of William Minthorn Jr. and Mary Gilbert.¹

     John Minthorn was born on 4 October 1768 at near Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Minthorn III and Hannah (?)¹ John Minthorn married Lucinda Sherwood circa 1811 at Canada.² John Minthorn died on 17 December 1859 at Canada at age 91.¹

     Lucinda Sherwood was born on 13 October 1794.¹ She married John Minthorn, son of William Minthorn III and Hannah (?), circa 1811 at Canada.¹ Lucinda Sherwood died on 7 April 1854 at age 59.¹

     Theodore Minthorn was born on 11 October 1817 at Canada.¹ He was the son of John Minthorn and Lucinda Sherwood.¹ Theodore Minthorn married Mary Wasley on 4 January 1842.¹ Theodore Minthorn died in October 1866 at West Branch, IA.¹

     Mary Wasley was born in 1818.¹ She married Theodore Minthorn, son of John Minthorn and Lucinda Sherwood, on 4 January 1842.¹ Mary Wasley died on 11 June 1903 at Newberg, OR.¹

     Hulda Randall Minthorn was born on 4 May 1848 at Norwich, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Theodore Minthorn and Mary Wasley.¹ Hulda Randall Minthorn married Jesse Clark Hoover on 12 March 1870 at IA.¹ Hulda Randall Minthorn died on 22 February 1884 at West Branch, IA, at age 35.¹

     Jesse Clark Hoover was born on 2 September 1846 at Stillwater, IA.¹ He married Hulda Randall Minthorn, daughter of Theodore Minthorn and Mary Wasley, on 12 March 1870 at IA.¹ Jesse Clark Hoover died on 13 December 1880 at West Branch, IA, at age 34.¹

     President Herbert Clark Hoover was born on 10 August 1874 at West Branch, IA.¹ He was the son of Jesse Clark Hoover and Hulda Randall Minthorn.¹ President Herbert Clark Hoover died on 20 November 1964 at New York, NY, at age 90.¹

from the whitehouse.gov web site:


Son of a Quaker blacksmith, Herbert Clark Hoover brought to the Presidency an unparalleled reputation for public service as an engineer, administrator, and humanitarian.

Born in an Iowa village in 1874, he grew up in Oregon. He enrolled at Stanford University when it opened in 1891, graduating as a mining engineer.

He married his Stanford sweetheart, Lou Henry, and they went to China, where he worked for a private corporation as China's leading engineer. In June 1900 the Boxer Rebellion caught the Hoovers in Tientsin. For almost a month the settlement was under heavy fire. While his wife worked in the hospitals, Hoover directed the building of barricades, and once risked his life rescuing Chinese children.

One week before Hoover celebrated his 40th birthday in London, Germany declared war on France, and the American Consul General asked his help in getting stranded tourists home. In six weeks his committee helped 120,000 Americans return to the United States. Next Hoover turned to a far more difficult task, to feed Belgium, which had been overrun by the German army.

After the United States entered the war, President Wilson appointed Hoover head of the Food Administration. He succeeded in cutting consumption of foods needed overseas and avoided rationing at home, yet kept the Allies fed.

After the Armistice, Hoover, a member of the Supreme Economic Council and head of the American Relief Administration, organized shipments of food for starving millions in central Europe. He extended aid to famine-stricken Soviet Russia in 1921. When a critic inquired if he was not thus helping Bolshevism, Hoover retorted, "Twenty million people are starving. Whatever their politics, they shall be fed!"

After capably serving as Secretary of Commerce under Presidents Harding and Coolidge, Hoover became the Republican Presidential nominee in 1928. He said then: "We in America today are nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land." His election seemed to ensure prosperity. Yet within months the stock market crashed, and the Nation spiraled downward into depression.

After the crash Hoover announced that while he would keep the Federal budget balanced, he would cut taxes and expand public works spending.

In 1931 repercussions from Europe deepened the crisis, even though the President presented to Congress a program asking for creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to aid business, additional help for farmers facing mortgage foreclosures, banking reform, a loan to states for feeding the unemployed, expansion of public works, and drastic governmental economy.

At the same time he reiterated his view that while people must not suffer from hunger and cold, caring for them must be primarily a local and voluntary responsibility.

His opponents in Congress, who he felt were sabotaging his program for their own political gain, unfairly painted him as a callous and cruel President. Hoover became the scapegoat for the depression and was badly defeated in 1932. In the 1930's he became a powerful critic of the New Deal, warning against tendencies toward statism.

In 1947 President Truman appointed Hoover to a commission, which elected him chairman, to reorganize the Executive Departments. He was appointed chairman of a similar commission by President Eisenhower in 1953. Many economies resulted from both commissions' recommendations. Over the years, Hoover wrote many articles and books, one of which he was working on when he died at 90 in New York City on October 20, 1964.

     Samuel Howard was born circa 1752 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Ebenezer Howard and Martha Goffe.² Samuel Howard married Anna Lillie, daughter of John Lillie and Abigail Breck, on 3 April 1777 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; intentions.¹ Samuel Howard died in January 1797 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹

     Anna Lillie was born circa 1760 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of John Lillie and Abigail Breck.^1,2 Anna Lillie married Samuel Howard, son of Ebenezer Howard and Martha Goffe, on 3 April 1777 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA; intentions.¹ Anna Lillie died in December 1804 at Andover, MA.¹

     John Lillie was born on 8 August 1728 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.² He was the son of Theophilus Lillie and Hannah Ruck.³ John Lillie married Abigail Breck on 16 August 1754 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.² John Lillie died on 19 April 1765 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 36; will proved.²

     Abigail Breck was born on 19 June 1732 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She married John Lillie, son of Theophilus Lillie and Hannah Ruck, on 16 August 1754 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ Abigail Breck died on 28 October 1819 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 87.¹

     Theophilus Lillie was born in 1690.¹ He married Hannah Ruck, daughter of John Ruck and Hannah Hutchinson, in 1727.¹ Theophilus Lillie died in 1760.¹

     Hannah Ruck was born in 1702.¹ She was the daughter of John Ruck and Hannah Hutchinson.² Hannah Ruck married Theophilus Lillie in 1727.¹ Hannah Ruck died circa 1767.¹

     John Ruck married Hannah Hutchinson, daughter of Elisha Hutchinson and Hannah Hawkins.¹

     Hannah Hutchinson married John Ruck.¹ Hannah Hutchinson was the daughter of Elisha Hutchinson and Hannah Hawkins.¹

     Elisha Hutchinson was born on 28 November 1641 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.² He was the son of Edward Hutchinson and Catherine Hamby. Elisha Hutchinson married Hannah Hawkins.¹ Elisha Hutchinson married Elizabeth Clarke in 1677.² Elisha Hutchinson died on 10 December 1717 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 76.²

     Hannah Hawkins married Elisha Hutchinson, son of Edward Hutchinson and Catherine Hamby.¹

     Joseph Lyman was born on 22 August 1699 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Lyman and Thankful Pomeroy.¹ Joseph Lyman died on 30 March 1763 at Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, at age 63.¹

     Lt. Gov. Edward Hutchinson Robbins was born on 19 February 1758 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Robbins and Elizabeth Hutchinson.² Lt. Gov. Edward Hutchinson Robbins married Elizabeth Murray in November 1785.¹ Lt. Gov. Edward Hutchinson Robbins died on 29 December 1829 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, at age 71.¹

     Elizabeth Murray was born on 14 March 1756 at NC.¹ She married Lt. Gov. Edward Hutchinson Robbins, son of Rev. Nathaniel Robbins and Elizabeth Hutchinson, in November 1785.¹ Elizabeth Murray died on 17 December 1837 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, at age 81.¹

     Rev. Nathaniel Robbins was born on 12 April 1726 at Cambridge, Middlesex Co., MA.¹ He married Elizabeth Hutchinson, daughter of Edward Hutchinson and Lydia Foster, on 21 July 1757 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA.¹ Rev. Nathaniel Robbins died on 19 May 1795 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, at age 69.¹

     Elizabeth Hutchinson was born on 31 December 1731 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Hutchinson and Lydia Foster.² Elizabeth Hutchinson married Rev. Nathaniel Robbins on 21 July 1757 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA.¹ Elizabeth Hutchinson died on 2 May 1793 at Milton, Norfolk Co., MA, at age 61.¹

     Edward Hutchinson was born on 18 June 1678 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ He was the son of Elisha Hutchinson and Elizabeth Clarke.² Edward Hutchinson married Lydia Foster on 10 October 1706 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ Edward Hutchinson died in 1752.¹

     Lydia Foster was born circa 1687 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She married Edward Hutchinson, son of Elisha Hutchinson and Elizabeth Clarke, on 10 October 1706 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹

     Elizabeth Clarke was born in 1642.¹ She married Elisha Hutchinson, son of Edward Hutchinson and Catherine Hamby, in 1677.¹ Elizabeth Clarke died in 1713.¹

     Johannes Roosevelt was baptized on 3 March 1689 at Kingston, NY.¹ He was the son of Nicholas Roosevelt and Heyltje Jans Kunst.¹ Johannes Roosevelt married Heyltje Sioerts on 25 September 1708.¹ Johannes Roosevelt died on 4 April 1750 at New York City, NY, at age 61.¹

     Heyltje Sioerts was baptized on 2 September 1688 at New York City, NY.¹ She married Johannes Roosevelt, son of Nicholas Roosevelt and Heyltje Jans Kunst, on 25 September 1708.¹ Heyltje Sioerts died between 11 July 1751 and 5 March 1752 at probably New York City, NY.¹

     Jacobus James Roosevelt was baptized on 9 August 1724 at New York City, NY.¹ He was the son of Johannes Roosevelt and Heyltje Sioerts.¹ Jacobus James Roosevelt married Annetje Bogert on 4 December 1746 at New York City, NY.¹ Jacobus James Roosevelt died on 12 March 1777 at Red Hook, NY, at age 52.¹

     Annetje Bogert was baptized on 18 August 1728 at New York City, NY.¹ She married Jacobus James Roosevelt, son of Johannes Roosevelt and Heyltje Sioerts, on 4 December 1746 at New York City, NY.¹ Annetje Bogert died on 9 July 1773 at New York City, NY, at age 44.¹

     James Jacobus Roosevelt was baptized on 25 October 1759 at New York City, NY.¹ He was the son of Jacobus James Roosevelt and Annetje Bogert.¹ James Jacobus Roosevelt married Maria Van Schaack on 8 March 1793 at Kinderhook, NY.¹ James Jacobus Roosevelt died on 12 August 1840 or 13 August 1840 at New York City, NY.¹

     Maria Van Schaack was baptized on 8 December 1773 at Kinderhook, NY.¹ She married James Jacobus Roosevelt, son of Jacobus James Roosevelt and Annetje Bogert, on 8 March 1793 at Kinderhook, NY.¹ Maria Van Schaack died on 3 February 1845 at New York City, NY, at age 71.¹

     Margaret Barnhill (?) was born on 13 December 1799.¹ She married Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt, son of James Jacobus Roosevelt and Maria Van Schaack, on 9 October 1821 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA.¹ Margaret Barnhill (?) died on 23 January 1861 at age 61.¹

     Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was born on 22 September 1831 at New York City, NY.¹ He was the son of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill (?)¹ Theodore Roosevelt Sr. married Martha Bulloch, daughter of Major James Stephen Bulloch and Martha (?), on 22 December 1853 at Roswell, Cobb (now Fulton) Co., GA.¹ Theodore Roosevelt Sr. died on 9 February 1878 at New York City, NY, at age 46.¹

     Martha Bulloch was also known as Mittie Bulloch. She was born on 8 July 1835 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Major James Stephen Bulloch and Martha (?)² Martha Bulloch married Theodore Roosevelt Sr., son of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and Margaret Barnhill (?), on 22 December 1853 at Roswell, Cobb (now Fulton) Co., GA.¹ Martha Bulloch died on 14 February 1884 at New York City, NY, at age 48.¹

Early in 1851 a 19-year-old Theodore Roosevelt visited Bulloch Hall, where he met young Mittie Bulloch. Two years later, when Mittie journeyed to Philadelphia, Roosevelt met her again. This time he fell in love. On December 22, 1853, Mittie and Theodore were married in the dining room of Bulloch Hall.


In 1864, war came to Roswell. The mills that had been the heart of Roswell's growth were destroyed, and Bulloch Hall was seized by the Union Army as quarters. The Bullochs who had not enlisted fled. Martha would not see the end of the war. She died in October, 1864. Mittie returned to house in 1868, and the current owner permitted her to take a remembrance. Mittie chose her mother's cherished glass doorknob. In 1905 Martha's grandson Theodore Roosevelt (Jr.), then President of the United States, visited the house where his mom grew up. ²

     President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was born on 27 October 1858 at New York City, NY.¹ He was the son of Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch.¹ President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. married Alice Lee. President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. married Edith Kermit Carow on 2 December 1886 at St. George's Church, London, England.² President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died on 6 January 1919 at Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, at age 60.¹ He was buried at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.

from the whitehouse.gov web site:


With the assassination of President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, not quite 43, became the youngest President in the Nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the Presidency, as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy.

He took the view that the President as a "steward of the people" should take whatever action necessary for the public good unless expressly forbidden by law or the Constitution." I did not usurp power," he wrote, "but I did greatly broaden the use of executive power."

Roosevelt's youth differed sharply from that of the log cabin Presidents. He was born in New York City in 1858 into a wealthy family, but he too struggled--against ill health--and in his triumph became an advocate of the strenuous life.

In 1884 his first wife, Alice Lee Roosevelt, and his mother died on the same day. Roosevelt spent much of the next two years on his ranch in the Badlands of Dakota Territory. There he mastered his sorrow as he lived in the saddle, driving cattle, hunting big game--he even captured an outlaw. On a visit to London, he married Edith Carow in December 1886.

During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment, which he led on a charge at the battle of San Juan. He was one of the most conspicuous heroes of the war.

Boss Tom Platt, needing a hero to draw attention away from scandals in New York State, accepted Roosevelt as the Republican candidate for Governor in 1898. Roosevelt won and served with distinction.

As President, Roosevelt held the ideal that the Government should be the great arbiter of the conflicting economic forces in the Nation, especially between capital and labor, guaranteeing justice to each and dispensing favors to none.

Roosevelt emerged spectacularly as a "trust buster" by forcing the dissolution of a great railroad combination in the Northwest. Other antitrust suits under the Sherman Act followed.

Roosevelt steered the United States more actively into world politics. He liked to quote a favorite proverb, "Speak softly and carry a big stick. . . . "

Aware of the strategic need for a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific, Roosevelt ensured the construction of the Panama Canal. His corollary to the Monroe Doctrine prevented the establishment of foreign bases in the Caribbean and arrogated the sole right of intervention in Latin America to the United States.

He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediating the Russo-Japanese War, reached a Gentleman's Agreement on immigration with Japan, and sent the Great White Fleet on a goodwill tour of the world.

Some of Theodore Roosevelt's most effective achievements were in conservation. He added enormously to the national forests in the West, reserved lands for public use, and fostered great irrigation projects.

He crusaded endlessly on matters big and small, exciting audiences with his high-pitched voice, jutting jaw, and pounding fist. "The life of strenuous endeavor" was a must for those around him, as he romped with his five younger children and led ambassadors on hikes through Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.

Leaving the Presidency in 1909, Roosevelt went on an African safari, then jumped back into politics. In 1912 he ran for President on a Progressive ticket. To reporters he once remarked that he felt as fit as a bull moose, the name of his new party.

While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest by a fanatic. Roosevelt soon recovered, but his words at that time would have been applicable at the time of his death in 1919: "No man has had a happier life than I have led; a happier life in every way."


President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and First Lady Anna Eleanor (Roosevelt) Roosevelt were 1st cousins.

President Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and President Franlkin Delano Roosevelt were related; their common ancestor was Nicholas Roosevelt (1658-1742.)

     Nathaniel Howland Jr. was born on 9 June 1705 at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.^1,2 He was the son of Nathaniel Howland and Martha Cole.³ Nathaniel Howland Jr. married Abigail Burt on 22 November 1739 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.^1,4 Nathaniel Howland Jr. died on 20 July 1766 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 61.²

     Abigail Burt was born on 28 March 1718 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.¹ She married Nathaniel Howland Jr., son of Nathaniel Howland and Martha Cole, on 22 November 1739 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA.^1,2 Abigail Burt died in July 1766 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 48.^1,2