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About this bookI enjoy genealogy because it requires the sort of attention to detail that I

enjoy and it is well suited to computers, which are my lifes work. I lovegenealogy because of all the wonderful people I get to meet, those livingand those brought back to life when their stories are told.

Come join me and meet a lot of nice folks whose common bond hasresulted in my most favorite people of all.

DedicationTo Adam as you go off to college. So that you know who you are.

Scott Black, Dad June 2007


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Our LineagesTable of Contents

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INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................1

ABOUTTHISBOOK ....................................................................................................................................2WHEREAREWEFROM?............................................................................................................................3STORIES .......................................................................................................................................................4

Our cousin the King of England.................................................................................................................4Uncle Lord Baltimore.................................................................................................................................7The Delaware Indians meet the Calverts and then Meet Again Three Centuries Later............................7Thanksgiving is truly a family tradition .....................................................................................................8More Founding Fathers .............................................................................................................................9

Joseph the Fruitful .....................................................................................................................................9 The Family Curse.......................................................................................................................................9The Tragic Life of Sam Cassman .............................................................................................................10The Downing Bunch .................................................................................................................................11

Abraham Lincoln (Feaster, that is) ..........................................................................................................11 The Importance of Being Ernest...............................................................................................................11

JOURNAL REPORT.....................................................................................................................................13

GENERATION ONE -CHILDREN .....................................................................................................................14

GENERATION TWO -PARENTS.......................................................................................................................15Scott and Betsy Feaster Black..................................................................................................................15

GENERATION THREE -GRANDPARENTS ........................................................................................................16William and Barbara Hyde Black ............................................................................................................17

Jack and Nancy Feaster Reichard............................................................................................................19 GENERATION FOURGREAT-GRANDPARENTS.............................................................................................20

Charles and Charlotte Becker Black........................................................................................................21Henry and Olive Butt Hyde ......................................................................................................................23 Herman and Mildred Cassman Feaster ...................................................................................................24 Keith and Gertrude Watkins Reichard .....................................................................................................26

GENERATION FIVE -2GGRANDPARENTS......................................................................................................27William and Agnes Cunningham Black....................................................................................................28

John and Sophie Polkow Becker ..............................................................................................................30

Charles and Mary Rinke Hyde .................................................................................................................32Charles Jr. and Lillie Parke Butt .............................................................................................................33Abraham and Alice Keplinger Feaster.....................................................................................................35 Harry and Ada Downing Cassman ..........................................................................................................37Jack and Effie Cooper Reichard ..............................................................................................................39 Daniel and Lottie Webb Watkins..............................................................................................................41

GENERATION SIX -3GGRANDPARENTS........................................................................................................43Matthew and Margaret Hagerty Black.....................................................................................................44Charles and Mary Milroy Cunningham ...................................................................................................46

Henry and Charlotte Becker.....................................................................................................................47Carl and Fredericka Polkow....................................................................................................................48Thomas and Mary Stickey Hyde...............................................................................................................49Carl and Helena Brant Rinke...................................................................................................................50Charles Sr. and Mary Van Stone Butt ......................................................................................................51

Z. Arthur and Olive Lockwood Parke.......................................................................................................53 John and Mary Ann Seiver Feaster..........................................................................................................55 John and Dormacelia Keplinger Keplinger .............................................................................................57Samuel and Mary Kahl Cassman.............................................................................................................58

Eddie and Rebecca Hicks Downing .........................................................................................................59 E. Francis and Mary Ham Reichard........................................................................................................60 Cary and Cynthia Baily Cooper...............................................................................................................62Thomas and Sidney Lewis Watkins ..........................................................................................................64

John and Edna Cartmill Webb .................................................................................................................65


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GENERATION SEVEN4GGRANDPARENTS .................................................................................................67Black Lineage .......................................................................................................................................... 68 Cunningham Lineage............................................................................................................................... 69

Rinke Lineage .......................................................................................................................................... 71 Butt Lineage............................................................................................................................................. 72 Parke Lineage.......................................................................................................................................... 74

Feaster Lineage .......................................................................................................................................76 Keplinger Lineage ................................................................................................................................... 77 Cassman Lineage..................................................................................................................................... 79

Downing Lineage..................................................................................................................................... 80 Reichard Lineage..................................................................................................................................... 81 Cooper Lineage .......................................................................................................................................84Watkins Lineage ...................................................................................................................................... 88Webb Lineage .......................................................................................................................................... 90

GENERATION EIGHT5GGRANDPARENTS .................................................................................................. 92Cunningham Lineage............................................................................................................................... 93

Butt Lineage............................................................................................................................................. 95 Parke Lineage.......................................................................................................................................... 97 Feaster Lineage .......................................................................................................................................98

Keplinger Lineage ................................................................................................................................. 100 Cassman Lineage................................................................................................................................... 101Downing Lineage................................................................................................................................... 102 Reichard Lineage................................................................................................................................... 104 Cooper Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 109Watkins Lineage .................................................................................................................................... 111Webb Lineage ........................................................................................................................................114

GENERATIONNINE6GGRANDPARENTS..................................................................................................117Cunningham Lineage............................................................................................................................. 118

Butt Lineage...........................................................................................................................................119 Parke Lineage........................................................................................................................................ 121 Feaster Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 121 Keplinger Lineage ................................................................................................................................. 122 Downing Lineage................................................................................................................................... 124

Reichard Lineage................................................................................................................................... 126 Cooper Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 130Watkins Lineage .................................................................................................................................... 132Webb Lineage ........................................................................................................................................133

GENERATION TEN7GGRANDPARENTS ................................................................................................... 134Cunningham Lineage............................................................................................................................. 135

Butt Lineage...........................................................................................................................................136 Parke Lineage........................................................................................................................................ 138 Feaster Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 138 Keplinger Lineage ................................................................................................................................. 139 Downing Lineage................................................................................................................................... 141 Reichard Lineage................................................................................................................................... 143 Cooper Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 146Watkins Lineage .................................................................................................................................... 148

GENERATION ELEVEN8GGRANDPARENTS ............................................................................................. 149Cunningham Lineage............................................................................................................................. 150

Butt Lineage...........................................................................................................................................150 Parke Lineage........................................................................................................................................ 152 Keplinger Lineage ................................................................................................................................. 152 Reichard Lineage................................................................................................................................... 154 Cooper Lineage ..................................................................................................................................... 155Watkins Lineage .................................................................................................................................... 157


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GENERATION TWELVE -9GGRANDPARENTS..............................................................................................159Cunningham Lineage .............................................................................................................................160

Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................160 Parke Lineage ........................................................................................................................................161 Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................162 Reichard Lineage ...................................................................................................................................163

Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................164Watkins Lineage .....................................................................................................................................166

GENERATION THIRTEEN 10GGRANDPARENTS........................................................................................168Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................169 Parke Lineage ........................................................................................................................................170 Keplinger Lineage..................................................................................................................................170 Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................171 Reichard Lineage ...................................................................................................................................171 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................173Watkins Lineage .....................................................................................................................................176

GENERATION FOURTEEN 11GGRANDPARENTS.......................................................................................178Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................179 Keplinger Lineage..................................................................................................................................180

Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................181 Reichard Lineage ...................................................................................................................................181 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................183Watkins Lineage .....................................................................................................................................186

GENERATION FIFTEEN12GGRANDPARENTS ...........................................................................................187Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................188 Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................189 Reichard Lineage ...................................................................................................................................189 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................190

GENERATION SIXTEEN13GGRANDPARENTS...........................................................................................192Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................193 Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................194 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................194

GENERATION SEVENTEEN14GGRANDPARENTS......................................................................................196Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................197

Downing Lineage ...................................................................................................................................198 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................198

GENERATION EIGHTEEN 15GGRANDPARENTS........................................................................................199Butt Lineage ...........................................................................................................................................200 Cooper Lineage......................................................................................................................................200

INDEX...........................................................................................................................................................223


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Our LineagesIntroduction

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

In genealogy there are two ways to work. First, you find some long ago ancestor in your line and trace alldescendants that can be found. Second, you can trace your direct ancestors. Since my grandfather camefrom Scotland the majority of my distant cousins were a third of the way around the world and so I didntfind the first method to be very interesting. That left me with finding all of my direct ancestors. While I wasat it, I also tried to find all of my wifes direct ancestors too, since obviously both of our ancestors areancestors of our children.

When tracing ancestors each generation doubles the number of families to be found. Once you have hadsome success, there are quite a number of families. To keep them all straight I collected the families intolineages. A lineage is a set of families with the same surname.

The following table illustrates our set of sixteen lineages.

Parents Grand-Parents Great-Grandparents Lineage

William Black BlackCharles Black

Agnes Cunningham Cunningham

Henry Becker Becker

William Black

Charlotte Becker

Sophie Polkow Polkow

Charles Hyde HydeHenry Hyde

Mary Rinke Rinke

Charles Butt Butt

Barbara Hyde

Olive Butt

Lillie Parke Parke

Abraham Feaster FeasterHerman Feaster

Alice Keplinger Keplinger

Harry Cassman Cassman

Jack Feaster

Mildred Cassman Ada Downing Downing

Jack Reichard ReichardKeith Reichard

Effie Cooper Cooper

Cap Watkins Watkins

Nancy Reichard

Gertrude Watkins

Lottie Webb Webb

Photos were very interesting to me and so this book has selections from a large collection of family photos Ihave received. Records are absolutely critical to establishing the data that makes up a genealogical report. Ihave collected around 400 different sources of information and those are referenced throughout.

Genealogy has a standard method of reporting ancestry information, sometimes called an Ahnentafel report,

but also called a Journal report. This volume contains a full Journal report. In genealogy it is very importantto document where information came from. The Journal Report is fully source noted and a completebibliography is provided at the end.

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WHERE ARE WE FROM?

It is common for an American to ask What are you? Of course this means what ethnicity are you?, ormore correctly, where are you from?

The answer to the question varies by lineage. However, in general the answer is very simple. We are mostly

British and most of the rest is German. A couple lines havent been followed back to a country of origin andone of our lines is Delaware Indian. Some of our ancestors were from areas that are today part of France andPoland, but at the time they were part of Germany and those ancestors were thoroughly German. British issaid in the full sense of the meaning of the word British. We have ancestors from Scotland, Wales, Ireland,and England. We also have ancestors from Canada at a time when Canada was still very much an active partof the British Empire.

Our heritage by lineage:

Black British The Blacks were originally from Ireland. Matthew Blackcrossed over to Glasgow Scotland around 1860. His grandsonCharles, my grandfather, came from Scotland to Chicago,Illinois in the United States in 1923.

Cunningham British The Cunninghams lived in Wigtonshire, a peninsula on the west

coast of Scotland. They eventually moved to Glasgow.

Becker German The Beckers emigrated from Germany to Chicago around 1860.

Polkow German The Polkows emigrated from Germany to Chicago in 1866.

Hyde British The Hydes can be traced back to Quebec Canada in the 1860s.They emigrated to Canada from England. Charles Hyde came toDetroit Michigan in the United States in 1874.

Rinke German The Rinkes lived in what was then Prussia in Germany, but isnow part of Poland. Christoph Rinke came to Detroit, Michiganin the United States in 1861.

Butt British The Butts lived in Dorset in south central England; Joseph Buttwent to Ontario, Canada in 1841. Charles Butt came to Detroit,Michigan in the United States half a century later, in 1890.

Other families in this line include the Van Stones who were alsofrom England and then Canada, and the Walters who started inWales and eventually moved to England and the United States.

Parke British? The Parkes have been traced back to New York where WilliamParke was born in 1815. The name Parke is British in origin soit is very likely that they were originally British. The Parkesmoved from New York to Valparaiso, Indiana and eventually toChicago, Illinois.

Feaster German? The Feasters have been traced to New Jersey around the time ofthe Revolutionary War. A likely ancestor has been traced to

Germany. The Feasters moved the part of Virginia that laterbecame West Virginia and later to Lafayette Indiana.

Keplinger The Keplingers are traced to Virginia, specifically the part thatlater became West Virginia.

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Downing British The Downings were English and other families in their linewere among the original settlers of Maryland. They eventuallysettled in Ohio.

Reichard German? Abraham Reichard is traced back to Pennsylvania just before theRevolutionary War. Although the orign of the Reichards is

unknown, many of the other families from the Reichard lineageare from Germany. They all helped to settle North Carolina andthen later moved from North Carolina over a period of decadesto west central Indiana.

Cooper British The Coopers lived in England. Cooper ancestor Edward Dotywas the cabin boy on the Mayflower. The Coopers settled inMassachusetts with the Pilgrims in 1635, but found themdifficult and moved out to settle Long Island, New York. Theylater spent several generations in western Pennsylvania beforemoving to Ohio then Indiana.

Watkins British Daniel Watkins was originally from England but married inMaryland in 1768. Watkins ancestor William Kelsey helped

settle Connecticut in 1636. They moved to Kentucky and then toIndiana.

Webb Samuel Webb was born in New York in 1756. The Webbsmoved first to Kentucky and then to Indiana.

There are two common American stories here. Scotts lineages are all nineteenth century immigrants. Theycame from either England or Germany and ended up either in Detroit or Chicago. Both Charles Butt andHenry Hyde moved from Detroit to Chicago and by the twentieth century all of his lineages were in theChicago area.

Betsy is the daughter of founding fathers and one Native American. Her ancestors helped found Connecticut,Massachusetts, Long Island New York, and Maryland. They were early settlers of Pennsylvania. At firstthey moved south to Virginia and North Carolina. Later they moved westward to Kentucky and Ohio,eventually converging in West Central Indiana.

Betsy and Scott met in Ohio at their first job after college. Coincidentally, they met not far from the site ofthe farm of Betsys great-great-grandfather Thomas Watkins. They too ended up in Indiana.

STORIES

Of course, everyone wants to know interesting stories about their family. The following stories provide a bitof history, some tragedy, and some family soap opera.

Our cousin the King of England

Everyone hopes to find someone famous in their family tree. As you might suspect from the title, this isindeed the case for our family. However, the first part of this story is about the power of the internet. AuntMadge (Hyde, my mothers sister) had given me a copy of a court case (see The Importance of BeingErnest below for more detail). There was a lot of genealogical information in the case and I entered it and

posted it on the Internet.Later a lady doing genealogical work checked for her grandfather. She didnt expect to find anything, buttried anyway just for the heck of it. She was stunned to find out that she got a match. It turns out that hergrandfather was one of the folks I posted genealogical data on from the court case. She sent me an e-mailand we started working together.

She sent me a number of wonderful pictures but the key thing she sent was a copy of the Van Stone scroll.Mary Van Stone was married to Charles Butt Sr. I didnt know much about her except her name, the day shedied and some medical history (discussed later in the The Family Curse). After receiving the Van Stonescroll I not only knew more about Mary, but now I had her family history going back five or six generations.


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The further back you go in time, the easier it is to find more information. It gets more and more likely youwill run into work somebody else had already done and posted. I searched for more information on the VanStone spouses and hit paydirt with Elizabeth Walter, the wife of Samuel Van Stone III (those Van Stonesloved the name Samuel!). It seemed like the Walter family tree went halfway back to Adam. As I wasentering data for some of the earliest Walters, I noticed that a couple of them were born in Roch Castle,Wales. Well that sure seemed interesting! I looked it up Roch Castle on the internet (love that internet!) and

found out the following:

Roch Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Roch castle was founded in the 2nd half of the 13th century,although the lordship de Rupe (rock) can be traced back to about1200. An earlier fortress may have existed here, but the prominentD-shaped tower on this isolated rocky outcrop is thought to havebeen built by Adam de Rupe. The family had played an importantrole in the English settlement of Pembrokeshire and ownedconsiderable territory in the northern areas. Roch Castle wasdoubtless built as one of the outer defences of "Little England" or"Landsker" for it is near the unmarked border for which centurieshas separated the English and Welsh areas of Pembrokeshire.

The de Rupe, or Roche, family came to an end in 1420 and thecastle changed ownership a number of times until it came into thepossession of the Walter family, who owned it when the Civil Warbroke out in 1642. Although Walter saw out the war in the safetyof London, his castle was garrisoned by the Royalists, and it wasinvolved in much action in 1644 when it was taken byParliamentarians, recaptured by the Royalists, and then fell onceagain to Cromwell's forces. Walter did not return to Roch Castle,going instead to Hague, but his daughter Lucy stayed in Londonand became the mistress of Charles II. Their son was

acknowledged by Charles, who made him Duke of Monmouth - the

doomed leader of the rebellion against James II.

Indeed, that was our Walter family in our Roch Castle. So we have some minor Welsh nobility in the

bloodline. Neat. But whoa! What was that little bit at the end there?Our direct ancestors are Richard Walter, Lucys brother, and William Walter, Richard and Lucys father, andowner of Roch Castle. During the English Civil war mentioned in the article King Charles I was beheadedand Oliver Cromwell ran England. The process was hard on the Walter family. Their castle was foughtover and they ended up on the losing side of the Civil War. They went into exile. Charles, the son of thebeheaded King was out of a job. With lots of time on his hands he became a 17th century playboy. He hadnumerous mistresses, including our Aunt Lucy. She bore him a son and a daughter.

Eventually Cromwell died and the people of England decided that they really preferred aKing and invited Charles to take the throne, which he gladly did, becoming Charles II. AsKing, he remembered Lucy and her children fondly. He recognized her son James as hisson and married him off into the noble Scott family, whose name he took. He becameJames Scott, Duke of Monmouth.

Our cousin the Duke went off to serve in the military and did extremely well, becoming a15th century celebrity. He was young, handsome, daring, and successful.

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Charles II was popular, but everyones time must end and so did Charles.Charles brother James II ascended to the throne. However, James II wasquite unpopular. He was obnoxious, which wasnt unusual in a King. Hismain offense was that he was a Catholic which in Anglican England duringProtestant times was not well accepted at all.

Since our cousin was young, popular, a successful soldier, and a recognizedif illegitimate son of Charles, he was a natural to consider as a contenderfor replacing the hated James on the throne.

Cousin James listened to the plotters and agreed. He came ashore and hadhimself crowned King of England.

Our cousin the King of England! Naturally, in order for anew King to sit on the throne the current King needed to bequite dead. James quite naturally did not think highly ofthis option and rode out to defend his throne and his life.Unfortunately, the plotters were much better at plottingthan at raising an Army. James skill at being a soldierwasnt enough to overcome his disadvantage in numbersand his Army was defeated by his uncle King James II.

Cousin James was hauled off to the Tower of Londonwhere he was particularly clumsily beheaded for histreason. It is said it took eight blows to sever his head.

Having been on first the wrong side of the revolution andthen on the wrong side of the rebellion, the Waltersfortunes were ruined. Ancestor Richard moved to a quietpart of England. Several generations later his descendantElizabeth married into the Van Stone family. The VanStones eventually ended up in Canada and Mary Van Stonemarried into the Butt family, becoming the grandmother of

Olive Butt.

Charles II

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Around 1892, about three centuries after the Delaware Indians first laid eyes on the Calverts in Maryland thetwo sides met again as Calvert descendant Ada Downing married Harry Cassman, a descendant of that sameDelaware tribe.

Thanksgiving is truly a family tradition

Yes we do have an ancestor who came over on the Mayflower. Our Mayflower ancestor is Edward Doty, the

cabin boy. Plymouth Colony, Its History & People says this about Edward:

Edward Doty, arriving on the Mayflower as a servant to StephenHopkins, became a prosperous landowner and employer of servantshimself, but displayed a temper and an argumentative nature whichfrequently brought him into court as both a complainant and adefendant.

Edward married Faythe Clark daughter of Triston Clarke. Interestingly,Edwards daughter Desire married Alexander Standish, son of MilesStandish. The Dotys eventually married into the Cooper family. EffieCooper is their descendant.

Arriving in Massachusetts in late

November, the Pilgrims sought asuitable landing place. On December11, just before disembarking atPlymouth Rock, they signed the"Mayflower Compact" - America'sfirst document of civil government andthe first to introduce self-government.

After a prayer service, the Pilgrims began building hasty shelters.However, unprepared for the starvation and sickness of a harsh NewEngland winter, nearly half died before spring. Yet, persevering in prayer,and assisted by helpful Indians, they reaped a bountiful harvest thefollowing summer.

The grateful Pilgrims then declared a three-day feast, starting onDecember 13, 1621, to thank God and to celebrate with their Indianfriends. While this was not the first Thanksgiving in America(thanksgiving services were held in Virginia as early as 1607), it wasAmerica's first Thanksgiving Festival.

Of course since Edward and the Clarkes were there, they must haveattended that first Thanksgiving Festival almost 400 years ago. So when we sit down to Thanksgiving dinnerwe should remember our many time great-grandparents who started the tradition.

A replica of the Mayflower

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The First Thanksgiving

More Founding Fathers

We have other founding fathers in addition to Lord Baltimore and Edward Doty. William Kelsey was one ofthe original "Braintree Company" followers of the Reverend Thomas Hooker, who came to America and theywere the first settlers of "New Towne" (now Cambridge) Massachusetts in 1632. They later went on tofound Hartford, Connecticut. John Cooper came to Massachusetts not long after the Pilgrims and soonmoved out, becoming one of the founders of Southampton, Long Island. Numerous ancestors that marriedinto the Reichard family were among the earliest settlers of North Carolina.

Later descendants of these founding fathers moved west and were amongst the earliest settlers of Ohio,Kentucky and Indiana.

Joseph the Fruitful

Joseph Butt is Olive Butt Hydes great-grandfather. He lived in England and had ten children with his firstwife Sarah Arnold. Now in the 1800s having ten children was hardly an exception. Everyone was havingten, twelve or even sixteen children. It is said that Sarah was the daughter of a gentleman and her sister wasbetter off than she and Joseph. Sarah grew tired of having her nose rubbed in it, and so the family packed up

and moved to Ontario, Canada. Unfortunately for the pregnant Sarah the move proved too much for her andshe and her baby died in the new land.

The still young Joseph (he was 36) was left with ten children to raise. While Sarah and he may not have beenas well off as her sister he was still able to afford a housekeeper. The housekeeper had a sixteen year olddaughter named Ann. The housekeeper died about the same time as Sarah, leaving Ann homeless. Josephnot only took the poor Ann in, he married her. Sixteen year old Ann was now mother to ten children,including three boys who were older than she was!

Joseph didnt lose any of his potency and continued to have children with Ann. Over the years, he had tenchildren with her. Thats ten children with Sarah, the child that Sarah died with, and ten more children withAnn for a total of twenty-one children with his two wives. Joseph lived to be 73 and still had at least fivechildren at home when he died.

The Family Curse

One description of Huntingtons chorea is as follows:

Huntington's Chorea is a particularly devastating disease because symptoms normally do notoccur until after the age of 35, but can onset later (the earlier the onset, the more severe thedisease tends to be). It is principally a movement disorder, with the first observable symptomsmanifesting themselves as 'clumsiness', but as the disease progresses the movements becomeuncontrollable. These movements appear to be very bizarre and include odd bodily postures.Other symptoms are also apparent including forgetfulness and irritability or withdrawing (in theearly stages) progressing to dementia with severe memory loss and lack of reasoning.


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The illness may continue relentlessly for 10-20 years once it has been diagnosed, and cause ofdeath is commonly heart disease after a bout of illness, or due to falls, choking or suicide beforedementia sets in. New advances in medicine may provide hope for patients suffering from thisdevastating disease in the future. Research and clinical trials are currently underway.

Huntingtons chorea was the curse of the Van Stone family. A newspaper story include with the Van Stone

scroll relates the following on the family. For privacy reasons, the original article did not provide names.A man killed his own child and was sent to an Ontario sanitarium. (The man was John VanStone, father of Mary Van Stone). Clarke and MacArthur found the man insane fromHuntingtons Chorea. They then studied his family history. The mans grandfather and hisbrother came from England and settled in southern Ontario. The brother was sound andremained so and from him no cases of chorea descended. The man V developed Huntingtonschorea. Since then the disease has radiated from this focus as far east as the MaritimeProvinces, as far west as Manitoba, and as far south as Michigan Illinois, Iowa, Missouri. Theinvestigators got information as to 101 individuals among Vs family. Of these 101, 83 wereblood descendants, the other 18 having married into the family. Of the 83, 37 had developedHuntingtons chorea.

Since the disease does not appear until after 25 and sometimes not until 50, it is impossible tosay whether some of the cousins and most of the nieces and nephews will finally escape.

Johns daughter Mary did not escape. She died in Pontiac State Hospital, PontiacMichigan, of Huntingtons chorea. She was 45. Mary had seven surviving children.Her youngest child was Charles Butt Jr , father of Olive Butt. All but one of Maryschildren had the great fortune to escape their mothers fate. Oldest daughter Lucywas not so fortunate. She died of Huntingtons at the age of 52 and passed thedisease on to her son Johnson who died of it at the age of 47. Lucy and Johnsonwere the last sufferers of the Van Stone family curse in our line. Since it isobviously a genetic disease that always either occurs or doesnt occur we can feelsafe that the curse has been lifted, as Charles Butt Jr. didnt have it.

The Tragic Life of Sam Cassman

Sam Cassman was the grandson and namesake of the full-blooded Delaware Indian Sam Cassman. Sams

father Philander died when he was thirteen. He became an orphan at eighteen when his mother died fiveyears later. Sam left Delaware County, Indiana and moved across the state to Lafayette in TippecanoeCounty. Here he met a young Irish girl named Mary Kahl and they married when he was 24.

Things were wonderful for the first few years of their marriage. They had five children, first four boysJames, William, Harry and George and then daughter Jennie. The soap opera phase of their lives becameapparent around 1870 when Sam was in his early 40s.

In 1871 Sams eldest son, nine year old James, died. Sams 39 year old younger brother died late in thatsame year. Sam and Marys last child, a daughter named Mary was born a few months later. Sam andMarys marriage was obviously troubled. Sam had a daughter by a woman named Jeannot in 1873, the yearafter Mary was born.

Sams wife Mary then died two years later at the age of just 37. Sam was a widower with five children andan illegitimate daughter. Then four year old Mary died the following year.

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In the 1880 census Sam is found working with his younger brother Oliver. Oliver had a business selling ice.The children dont appear anywhere in the census. Since son Harry is alive and well in Lafayette years later,it is easy to imagine that they stayed in the area. They apparently werent living with their uncle though.

Sam married Rena Sneathen in 1885 when he was forty-eight. They boys were 21, 19 and 17, daughterJennie was 15. Its not clear what happened to Jeannot or her daughter Ida. Tragedy wasnt done with Sam

yet as Ida died when she was just twenty-one. Sam even died tragically. Twenty years after marrying Rena,while still working for Oliver in the Ice business, the sixty seven year old Sam was killed in a horse wagonaccident.

Truly a tragic life.

The Downing Bunch

Ada Downing Cassmans grandmother Susan had an interesting story. She had a two yearold son and was pregnant with her second child when her husband Abisha was tragicallykilled at just twenty five.

Abishas thirteen years older brother Joseph had also found tragedy in his life. His firstwife also died at age twenty five leaving behind a young son. He remarried within twoyears, but his second wife again died at the age of twenty five after having a daughter.

Joseph and Susan were now both without spouses, but with four children under the age of ten. Joseph wasseventeen years older than Susan but perhaps their common fate drew them together. They married andcombined their families. They went on and had seven more children, their youngest coming when Josephwas 61! Altogether they had eleven children between them. Since Susan re-married her husbands brothertheir children were step-children, half-brothers and sisters, cousins, and normal brothers and sister, all at thesame time. How complicated!

Abraham Lincoln (Feaster, that is)

The Feasters originally lived in Rockingham County Virginia. As the area grew inpopulation the western half split off to become Hardy County. During the Civil War HardyCounty was among many other western Virginia counties who disagreed with the actions of

the Confederacy and split off in 1863 to become the state of West Virginia. The Feasterfamily at first living in the same county, and not having moved an inch, was now actuallysplit across the border in two different states within two different countries!

John and Mary Feaster had a son in the summer of 1864, just over four months prior to theelection in November. They made their sympathies quite clear when the named the childfor the incumbent candidate, President Abraham Lincoln. The war ended soon after and ofcourse Lincoln was tragically shot before young Abe was a year old.

Ive always wondered what effect those divisions had on the families. My guess would be that it would bevery little. Blood runs thick, and the families in the area were all inter-related. Abe and his second wifeAlice were second cousins. None of the families owned slaves. They were all farmers working hard to getby from year to year. I imagine that life went on as always, and they hopped the North-South border withoutany more thought than was given when the area was all within Rockingham County.

The Importance of Being Ernest

Now back to the court case that started the story of our cousin, the King of England. Ernest Butt died in 1983at the age of 80. He left a considerable estate of over $200,000, a nice sum today and even more valuable in1983. His wife had died earlier and they had no children. The case was brought by Lemoyne Pfeffer whosought to prove that she was the sole surviving relative of Ernest and should therefore receive the estate. Toprove her case she offered all of the great genealogical data mentioned earlier. Ernests mother was CarolineButt. Lemoyne was the granddaughter of Carolines sister Lucy and therefore Ernests second cousin.Caroline and Lucy were the children of Charles Butt Sr and Mary Van Stone.


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Buried in all of those dry old records was an old family secret. Lemoyne was a closer cousin than firstsuspected. Lemoynes mother Helen wasnt just Ernests cousin, Helen was also Ernests sister!

To understand you need to go back the turn of the century. In 1900, Mary Van Stone Butt was sufferingfrom the family curse, Huntingtons chorea. Daughter Caroline was thirteen in 1900. Her motherscondition must have been devastating to her. She may have known her grandfather had died the same way,

and probably knew he had killed on of his own children. Eventually, Mary was moved to the Sanitarium tolive out her days. In 1902, older sister Lucy had been married for seven years to Fred Viet. Carolines oldersisters Amelia and Mariah were twenty-one and twenty years old respectively and probably didnt have a lotof influence in their younger sisters life. Caroline was now fifteen, her mother was in a hospital, dying of ahorrible family disease and she was largely alone.

Lucys husband, Carolines brother-in-law Fred Viet was twenty-seven in 1902. Apparently, he was able tocomfort Caroline. Four days before Christmas in 1902 fifteen year-old Caroline brought his son Ernest intothe world. The family somehow weathered the turmoil and Lucy and Fred stayed together. Lucy had threechildren under the age of four and had just lost her one year old daughter Lemoine about two months beforeErnest was born, so she was probably motivated to forgive Fred.

According to family story, Fred gave Caroline $500 on Ernests behalf. Of course, Caroline being a minorstill, the money went to her father Charles. Charles is said to have taken Ernests money and traveled toEngland to visit his cousins. Nice.

Caroline must have remained lonely. Not long after Ernest was born, her mother died. Soon after Carolinebore another illegitimate child, this time a daughter named Ruth. It is not known who the father was. Ruthwas adopted by a Thomas Van Stone. Caroline had an Uncle Thomas Van Stone, her mothers brother. It isvery likely that it was this uncle who took in Ruth. How Ernest was taken care of during childhood is

unknown. A few years later at the age of nineteen, Caroline married Carl Murphy. Carls father was said tobe the police chief of Bay City. Ironically, Carl and Caroline had no children together. Ernest is not listedwith them in either the 1910 or 1920 census. However, Carolines father Charles is listed in the 1920 census,living with the Murphys.

In the end everything turned out well. Caroline got married. Ernest lived a long, obviously sucessful andhopefully happy life. Ruth was taken care of. Lucy and Fred stayed together and raised their family. Ofcourse Lucys fate and that of her son Johnson was to suffer horrible death by chorea, but that was unrelatedto the incident that led to the birth of Ernest.

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Generation Two - ParentsScott and Betsy Feaster Black

2. Scott Russell2 BLACK (William, #4) was born on Nov 15, 1960 in Chicago, CookCounty, Illinois.1 His parents lived at 1514 W. 72nd street in Chicago when Scott was

born.1 He graduated from Oak Forest HS in 1977.1 He graduated from University ofIllinois in 1983, with a B.S. Computer Science.1 He lived in 1983 in Dayton, MontgomeryCounty, Ohio. He moved there after graduation to work at NCR.1 He married Betsy ClaireFeaster (see #3), daughter of Jack Arnold Feaster and Nancy Claire Reichard, on Nov 10,

1984 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, at the age of 23. 2 He and Betsy ClaireFeaster lived in 1985 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana. They moved there to work at

Magnavox (later bought by Raytheon).1 He was a Software Engineer, Program Manager,and Software Architect in 1997.1

The three children of Scott Russell2 Black and Betsy Claire Feaster (see #3) are as follows:i. Adam Scott1 BLACK was born on Jun 19, 1988 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.1

ii. Megan Lindsay BLACK was born on May 7, 1991 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.11. iii. Ryan Andrew BLACK was born on Nov 19, 1993 in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.1

3. Betsy Claire2 FEASTER (Jack, #6) was born on Mar 16, 1961 in South Bend, St.Joseph County, Indiana.1 She graduated from Riley HS in 1979. She received a B.S.Computer Science from Purdue University in 1983. She lived in 1983 in Dayton,Montgomery County, Ohio. She moved there after graduation to work at NCR. She was aSoftware Engineer. She married Scott Russell Black (see #2), son of William David (Bill)Black and Barbara Ann Hyde, on Nov 10, 1984 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana,

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William and Barbara Hyde Black

4. William David (Bill)3 BLACK (Charles, #8) was born on Oct 18, 1935 in Chicago, Cook County,Illinois. He was born at home.4 He graduated from Calumet High School, Chicago in 1953. He served in theArmy just after the Korean war in 1954. He was a banker at the 1st National Bank of Chicago. He marriedBarbara Ann Hyde, daughter of Henry Joseph Hyde and Olive Lucille Butt, on Nov 8, 1958 in Chicago,

Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 23. He and Barbara Ann Hyde lived in 1965 in 8423 S Hermitage,Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He and Barbara Ann Hyde lived in 1972 in 5900 Stuart Lane, Oak Forest,Cook County, Illinois. He and Barbara Ann Hyde (see #5) were divorced in 1983. He married Elaine C.Cuprison on Feb 14, 1988 in Oak Forest, Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 52. He was retired in 1995. Helived in 1997 in Monee, Illinois.

The eight known children of William David (Bill)3 Black and Barbara Ann Hyde (see #5) all born inChicago, Cook County, Illinois, were as follows:

2. i. Scott Russell2 BLACK.

ii. Donald Henry BLACK1 was born on Jun 9, 1962.5 He began military service in the Air Forceon Sep 1, 1982.5 He married Linda Lee Jeverett in May, 1984 in Chicago, Cook County,Illinois, at the age of 21.5 He and Linda Lee Jeverett were divorced in Jun, 1986. 5 He endedmilitary service on Aug 31, 1986. He was discharged as Grade E4, Sargeant. Don was in

ROTC from Sep 1986 through May 1988.5 He received a B.S. in Biology from the Universityof Texas San Antonio in 1988.5 He married Susan Marie Webster, daughter of George Websterand Leona Samuelson, on Oct 22, 1988 in San Antonio, Texas, at the age of 26.5 He re-entered

the military as an officer in the Air Force in Jan, 1989.5 He received an M.A in Health ServicesMgmt/Business from Webster University in Saint Louis in 1991. 5 He ended military service in

Apr, 1994. He was discharged as Grade O-3, Captain.5 He and Susan Marie Webster weredivorced in 1998. He married Lori Suzanne Duchsherer, daughter of George Duchsherer and

Geraldine Barker, on Dec 10, 1999 in Maui, Hawaii, at the age of 37.5 He works in the HealthInsurance Industry.1

Susan Marie WEBSTER was born on Mar 3, 1961. She was educated at Hialeah High School(FL). She was a US Air Force Logistician.

Lori Suzanne DUCHSHERER was educated in High School and 1 yr of college. She marriedJeffery Lee Melton on Nov 25, 1989. She was Government Contract Analyst. She and Jeffery

Lee Melton were divorced in Sep, 1999.iii. David William BLACK was born on Jun 9, 1962.6 He graduated from Oak Forest High School

in 1980.6 His education includes University of Pheonix 2001 -2002: Network Administration,Unix Administration; Tampa Technical Institute 1997 - 1999 (Associates Degree) Major:Commercial Art, Minor: Video Production; Community College of the Air Force 1990:Leadership and Management; University of Maryland 1987 - 1988: Mathmatics, English comp,Foreign language Studies; St Leos College 1985 -1986 : Humanities; Denver Automotive and

Diesel College 1980 - 1981 : Certification in Major Auto body and Paint Repair. 6 He beganmilitary service in the Air Force on Jul 30, 1982.6 He ended military service on Oct 30, 1992.He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sargeant (E5). While in the Air Force he worked as aCarpenter.6 He lived between Oct 31, 1992 and 2004 in Tampa, Florida. 1 He was in

Construction, Distribution, and a Computer Consultant.6 He lived after 2004 in Sacramento,California.1

iv. James Louis BLACK was born on Feb 23, 1965. He died on Mar 31, 1965 in Chicago, CookCounty, Illinois, of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.7v. Robert BLACK was born in 1968. He died in 1968 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was

stillborn.vi. John Joseph (Jay) BLACK was born on Apr 15, 1970.8 He and Lori Brook celebrate their

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vii. Matthew Steven BLACK was born on May 22, 1974.9 He graduated from Bob JonesUniversity in 1996 with a B.A. in Bible Studies and a minor in Spanish. 9 He married Jill MarieWenger, daughter of Wayne Leroy Wenger and Marie Luann Stutzman, in Hillcrest BaptistChurch on May 24, 1997 in Country Club Hills, Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 23. 9 He

was ordained to the gospel ministry on Jun 17, 2001.10 He was a Baptist Missionary to Spain.1Jill Marie WENGER9,9 was born on Jan 26, 1975 in Albany, Lynn County, Oregon. She

received a B.S. Nursing from Pensacola Christian College. She was a Baptist Missionary to

Spain between 2002 and 2005.9 She was a Baptist Miniister in 2005.1viii. Tammie Jean BLACK11,1,1 was born on May 22, 1974.11 She graduated from Oak Forest High

School in 1992.11 She married Jason Bergeron on Apr 29, 1995 at the age of 20.11 She andJason Bergeron were divorced in 1996.11 She married Charles Christopher Hoyt, son of Charles

Hoyt and Daisy Morgan, on Nov 3, 2001 in Holden, Louisiana, at the age of 27.11Jason BERGERON was born circa 1970.

Charles Christopher HOYT1,11,11 was born on Nov 26, 1965 in Independence, Louisiana.1 He married AprilKay Strate before 1983.

5. Barbara Ann3 HYDE (Henry, #10), daughter of Henry Joseph Hyde and Olive Lucille Butt, was born onAug 5, 1940 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.12 Barbara was born at home. She was the middle of threegirls. She was educated at Chicago Vocational High School. She married William David (Bill) Black, son of

Charles Cunningham (Scottie) Black and Charlotte Sophia Becker, on Nov 8, 1958 in Chicago, CookCounty, Illinois, at the age of 18. They had eight children, six surviving. They had five boys and then a girl,with two sets of twins. She and William David (Bill) Black lived in 1965 in 8423 S Hermitage, Chicago,Cook County, Illinois. She and William David (Bill) Black lived in 1972 in 5900 Stuart Lane, Oak Forest,Cook County, Illinois. She was a Housewife, Secretary, Legal Secretary. She and William David (Bill)Black (see #4) were divorced in 1983. She moved to Ponchatoula, Louisiana in 1983 after the divorce. Shemarried Tom Jackson on Dec 23, 1989 in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, at the age of 49. She died only two weeks

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Jack and Nancy Feaster Reichard

6. Jack Arnold3 FEASTER(Herman, #12) was born on Sep 28, 1930 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.3He began military service on Jan 15, 1951. He served in the Navy during the Korean war.3 He ended military

service in Dec, 1954.3 He graduated in 1956 in Purdue University, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County,

Indiana, receiving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.3

He was an Electrical Engineer.3

He married NancyClaire Reichard (see #7), daughter of Keith Charles Reichard and Gertrude Claire Watkins, on Oct 25, 1959in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at the age of 29.14,15 He and Nancy Claire Reichard lived in South

Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana, since they were married.3

The two known children of Jack Arnold3 Feaster and Nancy Claire Reichard (see #7) both born in SouthBend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, are as follows:

3. i. Betsy Claire2 FEASTER.

ii. Shari Sue FEASTER16 was born on Mar 4, 1963.16 She received an A.S. in Nursing fromPurdue University.16 She married Kevin Andrew Paige on Jun 14, 1986 in South Bend, St.

Joseph County, Indiana, at the age of 23.17Kevin Andrew PAIGE was born on Jun 2, 1963.16 He received a B.S. from Indiana

University.16 He was a Stockbroker and Real Estate Investor.16

7. Nancy Claire3 REICHARD (Keith, #14)18,18,18 was born on Oct 21, 1932 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery

County, Indiana, in a house on Tuttle Ave.19,20,18 She received a 3 yr Nursing degree from MethodistHospital School of Nursing in Indianapolis.16 She was a Registered Nurse.16 She married Jack ArnoldFeaster (see #6), son of Herman Abraham Feaster and Mildred Cassman, on Oct 25, 1959 in Lafayette,Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at the age of 27.14,15 She and Jack Arnold Feaster lived in South Bend, Saint

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Charles and Charlotte Becker Black8. Charles Cunningham (Scottie)4 BLACK(William, #16), son of William Black and Agnes Cunningham,was born on Apr 30, 1899 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 21,22,23,24 Charles was born at 1144Dunbartom Road, Whiteinch, Partick, Glasgow, Scotland. He was named for his maternal grandfather,Charles Cunningham.22 He appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23 He

was a WWI veteran in the British Army. He immigrated on Mar 4, 1923 to United States, from Glasgow,Scotland. He traveled on the ship Assyria.25,26 He married Charlotte Sophia Becker (see #9), daughter ofJohn Henry Becker and Sophia (Sophie) Caroline Polkow, on Oct 17, 1925 in Crown Point, Indiana, at the

age of 26.27 They had two sons, a daughter who died in childhood, and a daughter who died at three, ofleukemia. Charles and Charlotte returned Sep 8, 1928 on the S.S. Cameronia from a trip to Glasgow.Charlotte was four months pregnant with oldest son Charles in Sep 1928. They must have gone to visit

Charles' family.28 He was a route driver and later a clerk for the Leader Laundry in 1930.25 He and CharlotteSophia Becker appeared on the census of 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.25 Was a boxer as a young

man. He was a Mason for over 50 years. His Social Security Number was 347-05-7829.21,24 He died on Jun29, 1984 in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 85.24,29

The four known children of Charles Cunningham (Scottie)4 Black and Charlotte Sophia Becker (see #9) allborn in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, were as follows:

i. Agnes3 BLACK30 was born on Mar 22, 1927.30 She died on Mar 22, 1927 in Chicago, CookCounty, Illinois. She died at birth.30

ii. Charles J. (Mick) BLACK31 was born on Feb 3, 1929.31 He appeared on the census of 1930 in

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.25 His Social Security Number was 325-20-7324.31 He marriedYvonne Francq, daughter of Omar Francq and Orphina Clotile Demeret, on Nov 18, 1956 at theage of 27.30 He was in Insurance and later an Auto Worker. He died on Nov 27, 1997 in

Decatur, Van Buren County, Michigan, at age 68.31Yvonne FRANCQ32,30,32,32 was born on Jan 11, 1936.30

iii. Marilynn Jean BLACK30 was born on Jul 3, 1930.30 She died on Sep 20, 1934 in Chicago,Cook County, Illinois, at age 4 of Leukemia.30

4. iv. William David (Bill) BLACK.

9. Charlotte Sophia4 BECKER (John, #18) was born on Apr 6, 1906 in Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.33,34,28 She grew up in a truly German-American Chicagoan family as all four of her grandparentscame from Germany, but both of her parents were born in Chicago. She was the youngest of four sisters.

She appeared on the census of 1910 in 5043 S. Justine St., Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.35 She appearedon the census of 1920 in 5946 Laflin, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.36 She married Charles Cunningham(Scottie) Black (see #8), son of William Black and Agnes Cunningham, on Oct 17, 1925 in Crown Point,Indiana, at the age of 19.27 They had two sons, a daughter who died in childhood, and a daughter who died atthree, of leukemia. Charles and Charlotte returned Sep 8, 1928 on the S.S. Cameronia from a trip toGlasgow. Charlotte was four months pregnant with oldest son Charles in Sep 1928. They must have gone tovisit Charles' family.28 She and Charles Cunningham (Scottie) Black appeared on the census of 1930 in

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.25 Her Social Security Number was 345-20-5686.33,34 Charlotte was in theEastern Star for over 50 years. She was Presbyterian. She died in Jan, 1980 in Lawton, Van Buren County,

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Henry and Olive Butt Hyde

10. Henry Joseph4 HYDE (Charles, #20)38,39, son of Charles Hyde and Mary Rinke, was born on Jan 18,1905 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.38 Henry was the eldest of a family of five children. He had fouryounger sisters. His sister Clara died at age ten. A set of twins died at birth for a total of seven children inhis family. He appeared on the census of 1910 in Hamtramck Township, Hamtramck Village, Wayne

County, Michigan.40 He appeared on the census of 1920 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.41 Beforemarriage Henry lived in 3652 Milwaukee, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. This address no longer exists.The neighborhood has been replaced by a GM-Cadillac assembly plant.42 He married Olive Lucille Butt (see#11), daughter of Charles Butt Jr. and Lillie Belle Parke, on Sep 7, 1937 in Crown Point, Indiana, at the age

of 32.38 The couple had four daughters, three surviving into adulthood. Daughter Marilyn died in infancy.Henry was a bartender when living in Waukegan. He helped dig a tunnel under the Detroit River fromCanada to Detroit. He drove a taxi at the time of his death. He died on Feb 10, 1948 in Detroit, Wayne

County, Michigan, at age 43 of a Ruptured Ulcer.38,43 He was buried in Gethsemane Cemetery on Feb 13,1948 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, at the age of 43.43 He left a widow and three young children agesfive, eight and ten.

The four known children of Henry Joseph4 Hyde and Olive Lucille Butt (see #11) were as follows:i. Madelene Margaret (Madge)3 HYDE38 was born on Jun 17, 1938 in Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.38 She was usually known as Madge. She married John Arthur Kowalsky, son of HenryErnst Kowalsky and Evelyn M Douglas, on Jun 7, 1958 at the age of 19.

John Arthur KOWALSKY.38 He was born on Jul 6, 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.ii. Marilyn Loretta HYDE38 was born in 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.38 She died in

1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.38 She was buried at 67th & Cottage Grove in Chicago,Cook County, Illinois.

5. iii. Barbara Ann HYDE.

iv. Mary Alice (Sandy) HYDE38 was born on Jun 18, 1943 in Waukegan Lake, Illinois.38 She wasusually known as Sandy. She married Carey Miller Murray, son of Curtis T. Murray and LillieAllen, on Feb 20, 1963 in Hammond, Louisiana, at the age of 19.38 She died on Jun 2, 2001 inAmite, Louisiana, at age 57.

Carey Miller MURRAY38 was born on Apr 12, 1937 in Holden, Louisiana.38 He died on Nov

28, 1986 at age 49.44

11. Olive Lucille4 BUTT (Charles, #22)38, daughter of Charles Butt Jr. and Lillie Belle Parke, was born onDec 16, 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.38 She was the fourth of the eight children of Charles Butt Jrand Lillie Belle Parke. There were 3 girls and five boys. Olive was the middle child in every way, not onlybeing fourth of eight, but she was also the middle girl of the three girls. It was the Butt family custom toname children after relatives. Olive was named for her grandmother Olive Lockwood Parke and her auntLucy Butt. She appeared on the census of 1920 in 9238 Woodland Avenue, Chicago, Cook County,

Illinois.45 She appeared on the census of 1930 in 834 E 88th St, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. 46 Shemarried Henry Joseph Hyde (see #10), son of Charles Hyde and Mary Rinke, on Sep 7, 1937 in Crown Point,Indiana, at the age of 19.38 Olive would suffer two more deaths in a short time. Her mother Lillie Belle diedin July 1947 and then husband Henry died only 6 months later in February 1948. After only 11 years ofmarriage, the 31 year old Olive was a left a widow, the sole support of her three daughters, without hermother to turn to for help.47 Olive lived the latter part of her life in Amite, Louisiana. Her youngest daughter

Sandy married someone from that area. Olive probably moved there to be with her grandchildren and awayfrom the hard memories of life in Chicago and Detroit. 38 She died on Dec 19, 1971 in Amite, Louisiana, at

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Herman and Mildred Cassman Feaster

12. Herman Abraham4 FEASTER (Abraham, #24) was born on Aug 5, 1903 in Lafayette, TippecanoeCounty, Indiana.48,49,50,51,52 He appeared on the census of 1910 in Fairfield Township, Lafayette, Tippecanoe

County, Indiana.53 He was a Night Clerk in a Hotel in 1920.54 He appeared on the census of 1920 in

Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.54

He married Mildred Cassman (see #13), daughter of HarrySylvester Cassman and Ada A. Downing, on Jun 2, 1928 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, at the age of24.55,49,56,57 He was a Hotel Clerk in 1930.58 He and Mildred Cassman appeared on the census of 1930 in

1011 Princeton, Concord Township, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.58 He was a Crane Operator for Alcoafor 25 &1/2 years. He also owned a Service Station.59 His Social Security Number was 314-18-3141.52 He

married Leoma Mildred Gingrich in 1963.60 He was a member of Heritage United Methodist Church,F&AM Lodge 492, and the Aluminum Workers Union.59 He lived in 1982 in 2510 O'Ferral St, Lafayette,

Tippecanoe County, Indiana.59 He died on Jul 11, 1982 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at age

78.50,59,61,52 He was buried in Rest Haven cemetery after Jul 11, 1982 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County,Indiana.61

The four known children of Herman Abraham4 Feaster and Mildred Cassman (see #13) are as follows:

i. Shirley Jean3 FEASTER was educated at Lafayette Jefferson High School in Lafayette,

Tippecanoe County, Indiana. She was born on Feb 5, 1929 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.She appeared on the census of 1930 in Concord Township, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana.58She married Charles William (Bill) Conkright on Aug 7, 1949 at the age of 20.62,59,56 She was aHousewife and co-owned a sporting goods store.

Charles William (Bill) CONKRIGHT was born circa 1927. He was Salesman of SportingGoods.

6. ii. Jack Arnold FEASTER.iii. Donald Wayne FEASTER was born on Jan 19, 1932 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.

He was educated at Lafayette Jefferson High School. He married Nida Josephine Hanover on

Jun 25, 1955 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at the age of 23. 59 He and NidaJosephine Hanover were divorced circa 1972. He was in the National Guard. He married AnnMarie Ruppert on May 26, 1979 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at the age of 47.59

Nida Josephine HANOVER was born circa 1937.Ann Marie RUPPERT59 was born circa 1937. She married Mr. Davis before 1979.59

iv. Barbara Lou FEASTER was born on Nov 30, 1936 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.She was educated at Lafayette Jefferson High School and Purdue University. She marriedDonald W. Campbell on Sep 9, 1956 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at the age of19.59 She was a Housewife and an Accountant.

Donald W. CAMPBELL59 was born circa 1936 in Mays, Indiana. He was educated in inAgriculture at Purdue. He was an Accountant.

13. Mildred4 CASSMAN (Harry, #26) was born on Nov 2, 1903 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County,

Indiana.63,51,50,63 She appeared on the census of 1910 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.64 She waseducated at Lafayette Jefferson High School. She appeared on the census of 1920 in Lafayette, TippecanoeCounty, Indiana.65 She married Herman Abraham Feaster (see #12), son of Abraham Lincoln Feaster andAlice T Keplinger, on Jun 2, 1928 in Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana, at the age of 24.55,49,56,57 She andHerman Abraham Feaster appeared on the census of 1930 in 1011 Princeton, Concord Township, Elkhart,

Elkhart County, Indiana.58 She died of Leukemia, on Sep 22, 1956 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County,Indiana, at age 52.50,61 She was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.61


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Keith and Gertrude Watkins Reichard

14. Keith Charles4 REICHARD (John, #28)66,18,18,18 was born on Sep 9, 1908 in Mellott, Fountain County,Indiana.67,18,68,69 He appeared on the census of 1910 in Richland Township, Melott, Fountain County,

Indiana.70 He appeared on the census of 1920 in Union Township, Crawfordsville, Fountain County,Indiana.71 He was educated for 2 yrs at Wabash College. 68 He married Gertrude Claire Watkins (see #15),

daughter of Daniel Lewis (Cap) Watkins and Lottie Queen Webb, on Oct 12, 1929 in Chicago, Cook County,Illinois, at the age of 21.20,14,69 A Keith Reichard appears in the 1930 census rooming at 4901 Lake ParkAvenue in Chicago. He is 23, born in Indiana, and both of his parents were born in Indiana. This closely fitsour Keith. However, our Keith is married in 1930. His wife Gertrude isn't with him in Chicago. She wasalmost eight months pregnant with their first child. She isn't listed in the census with either of their parents.72

Keith was a City Salesman at Swift and Company in 1932 in Cincinnati, Ohio.68 He was a Printer at R.R.Donnelley in 1933. He would work there the rest of his life.68,69 He lived on Jun 19, 1933 in 506 Tuttle

Avenue, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.68 His Social Security Number was 308-03-0868.67He died on Nov 5, 1978 in Treasure Island, Florida, at age 70.66,67,18 He was buried on Nov 9, 1978 in

Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana.66

The two known children of Keith Charles4 Reichard and Gertrude Claire Watkins (see #15) both born inCrawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, are as follows:

i. John Lewis3 REICHARD18,18,18 was born on May 22, 1930.19,20,18 He was also known asJackie.3 He married Dorothy Childers, daughter of Perry Childers and Elizabeth Atchison, onApr 2, 1949 at the age of 18. Ran for City Council.73 He married Irene [Reichard] on Sep 2,1988 at the age of 58.3

Dorothy CHILDERS was buried in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born on Feb 2, 1930

in Sydney, Illinois.3 She died on Sep 16, 1983 in Charlotte, North Carolina, at age 53.37. ii. Nancy Claire REICHARD.

15. Gertrude Claire4 WATKINS (Daniel, #30)66,18,18,18 was born on Dec 29, 1910 in Russellville, PutnamCounty, Indiana.74,75,76,18 She and her twin brother Robert were born at home. 3 Gertrude attendedRussellville Elementary and Crawfordsville High School through the 11th grade.3 She married Keith CharlesReichard (see #14), son of John Bert "Jack" Reichard and Effie Mae Cooper, on Oct 12, 1929 in Chicago,

Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 18.20,14,69 Her Social Security Number was 316-20-8414.76 Gertrude was

a housewife but she did clerk in several clothing stores (Golden Rule, Fannie Bee, Merits Shoes). 3 She diedon Feb 26, 1998 in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana, at age 87.77,76 She was buried on Feb 28,

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William and Agnes Cunningham Black

16. William5 BLACK (Matthew, #32)78,79,30 was born at 12:30 PM on Oct 16, 1868 in Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland.30,79,80,23 William was born to Matthew Black a Dock Laborer and Margaret Hagerty,in the Partick district of Glasgow Scotland. Partick is on the north bank of the Clyde just west of the centerof Glasgow. His parents lived at 166 Castlebank Street when he was born. Both of his parents lived on

Castlebank street at least since thier marriage and probably grew up there. William's mother Margaret was23 when he was born and had been married for four years. He appeared on the census of 1871 in 166

Castlebank, Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.80 Agnes was the daughter of Charles Cunningham, aGrain Weighers Clerk and Mary Milroy, a seamstress. Blythwood is in central Glasgow, just north of theClyde. Her parents were unmarried at the time. The address listed for Agnes' birth is 156 Holm Street. Thisis probably where her mother lived. There is some confusion about the date of Agnes' birth. Her birthcertificate lists her birth date as Nov 20, 1872. This agrees with age of 21 listed on her 1894 marriagecertificate. The family record kept by her son Charles lists her birthdate as 17 Nov 1868. Her deathcertificate lists her age as 84 in 1954 which would mean a birth year of 1870. Since the birth certificate andmarriage certificate agree that date is used. He appeared on the census of 1881 in 77 Merkland Street,Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.81 He witnessed the death of Matthew Black on Aug 20, 1889 in 77

Merkland Street, Partick, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.82,83 He appeared on the census of 1891 in Partick,Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.84 He married Agnes Cunningham (see #17), daughter of Charles

Cunningham and Mary Milroy, on Oct 18, 1894 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, at the age of26.30,22 William and Agnes were married at Masons Hall, Douglas Street, Partick, Lanark, Glasgow,Scotland. "After publications according to the ? of the United Presbyterian Church." William lived at 13Clarendon Street, Partick, Glasgow and Agnes at 73 Finnieston Street, Townshead, Glasgow. Townshead isin the center of Glasgow near Central Station (railroad). Partick is a mile or two west, both on the north bankof the Clyde. He and Agnes Cunningham appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,

Scotland.23 Various records list William's occupation as a "Saw Doctor". A Saw Doctor made, repaired,maintained and sharpened a wide range of cutting tools and saw blades and also maintained and aligned

mechanical parts of a range of production machines. This is still a living occupation today.22,82 William diedof Cardiovascular degeneration, Cerebral Thrombosis at 8:45 PM on May 16, 1958 in Partick, Glasgow,Lanarkshire, Scotland, at age 89.30,79,85 He died a year to the day after his wife Agnes. He lived at 31Thornwood Road, still living in Partick, Glasgow. Son William signed the death certificate. He lived a fewblocks away at the time on 64 Laurel street. Dr J. Wright certified both William's and Agnes' death.

The eight known children of William5 Black and Agnes Cunningham (see #17) were as follows:i. Mary4 BLACK23,80 was born in 1896 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23 She

appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 23 She marriedHarry Woodhouse.4

ii. Matthew BLACK30 was born on Jul 21, 1897 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 30,23He appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23 He died on

May 12, 1971 at age 73.308. iii. Charles Cunningham (Scottie) BLACK.

iv. William (Sconey) BLACK23,23 was born in 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23He appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.23 He marriedNan [Black].

v. Tom BLACK4 was born after 1901 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4

vi. John BLACK

4

was born after 1901 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

4

vii. Sam BLACK30 was born after 1901 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4 He married Nell[Black].30

Nell [BLACK]30 died on May 22, 1972.30

viii. Peggy BLACK30 was born on Feb 24, 1911 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 30 May havebeen named Margaret. Visited brother Charles in the U.S. in 1967 & 1969. She married AlexNichol.30

Alex NICHOL30 was born on Nov 13, 1911.30


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17. Agnes5 CUNNINGHAM (Charles, #34)21 was born at 8:55 AM, on Nov 20, 1872 in Blythwood,Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.86,87 Agnes was the daughter of Charles Cunningham, a Grain WeighersClerk and Mary Milroy, a seamstress. Blythwood is in central Glasgow, just north of the Clyde. Her parentswere unmarried at the time. The address listed for Agnes' birth is 156 Holm Street. This is probably whereher mother lived. There is some confusion about the date of Agnes' birth. Her birth certificate lists her birthdate as Nov 20, 1872. This agrees with age of 21 listed on her 1894 marriage certificate. The familyrecord kept by her son Charles lists her birthdate as 17 Nov 1868. Her death certificate lists her age as 84 in1954 which would mean a birth year of 1870. Since the birth certificate and marriage certificate agree thatdate is used. She appeared on the census of 1881 in 156 Holm St, Blythswood, Glasgow, Rhode Island,Scotland.88 She appeared on the census of 1891 in Blythswood, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.89,87 Agnes

was a Sewing Machinist.82,89,87 She married William Black (see #16), son of Matthew Black and Margaret(Mary) Hagerty, on Oct 18, 1894 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, at the age of 21.30,22 Williamand Agnes were married at Masons Hall, Douglas Street, Partick, Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland. "Afterpublications according to the ? of the United Presbyterian Church." William lived at 13 Clarendon Street,Partick, Glasgow and Agnes at 73 Finnieston Street, Townshead, Glasgow. Townshead is in the center ofGlasgow near Central Station (railroad). Partick is a mile or two west, both on the north bank of the Clyde.She and William Black appeared on the census of 1901 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 23 Shedied of Hypertension, Cerebral Hemorrhage, at 6:30 PM, on May 16, 1957 in Partick, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,

Scotland, at age 84.90 Agnes died a year to the day before William. She lived at 31 Thornwood Road,

Partick, Glasgow. Her son William was present at her death and signed the death certificate. He lived a fewblocks away at the time on 64 Laurel street. Dr J. Wright certified both William's and Agnes' death.


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John and Sophie Polkow Becker

18. John Henry5 BECKER (Henry, #36)91,92,91 was born on May 6, 1873 in Elgin, Kane County,Illinois.92,93 He appeared on the census of 1880 in Wayne, Du Page County, Illinois.91 He married Sophia(Sophie) Caroline Polkow (see #19), daughter of Carl (Charles) Polkow and Fredericka [Polkow], on Mar 13,

1895 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at the age of 21.30,94

The Black Family History has the date of theirmarriage as 17 March, but official records list is as the 13th. John and Sophie were the parents of four girls.30He and Sophia (Sophie) Caroline Polkow appeared on the census of 1900 in 5045 Justine, Chicago, CookCounty, Illinois.95 He and Sophia (Sophie) Caroline Polkow lived at in 5045 S. Justine, Chicago, Cook

County, Illinois, in 1906, when their youngest daughter Charlotte was

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