Polly McDonald Blass

Eli⁴ Blass (Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 12 Jan 1825 in Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 23 Dec 1901 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He married Charity Bryant, daughter of Jonas Bryant and Mary Scism, on 20 Sep 1845 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 17 Nov 1822 in Columbia County, New York, USA. She died on 02 Jan 1907 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.

With Charity Bryant, he had the following children:

i. Bryant Bloss (b. 05 Feb 1847 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Ward S. Bloss (b. 04 Jul 1848 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

iii. Mary C. Bloss (b. 20 Jun 1850 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

Eli Blass was the oldest of the six known children of Zachariah and Polly, and probably the oldest of all eleven. He was baptized in Churchtown, NY on May 22, 1825; he was the only child baptized on that day. His wife, Charity had been baptized in the same church April 6, 1823. Eli and Charity both grew up in Ancram, NY. They were married by the Rev. William N. Sayre in Pine Plains, NY. Around 1849, Eli and his small family moved to Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Their youngest child, Mary C., was born there and died there on October 28, 1851. Her burial location is unknown, though she appears on her parents' headstone in Wisconsin. He also initiated the spelling change from Blass to Bloss around this time. In 1855, Eli and family moved to Bristol, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, arriving at that place on May 10th. Charity's father and siblings had moved out to the area some years earlier. When Eli first arrived in Bristol he worked as a farm laborer for 50 cents a day for a year, after which time he worked a 320 acre farm (on shares) for another three and a half years. Four years later, Eli and his family moved to Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA where Eli worked a 120 acre farm, cash rent, for six years.

In 1866, he was able to purchase the Salem farm outright. He grew grains and raised livestock mainly, particularly sheep for wool. In 1870, that farm was worth $6400 dollars (just over $110,000 today) and a personal estate worth $3289 (about $57,700 today). By 1878, Eli's farm acreage had increased to 270. That same year, Eli was included amongst the most notable men in his area, and a short biography was written about him: "...born in Columbia Co., NY, in 1826, lived there 24 years; moved to Connecticut; lived there six years, and afterward came West and located at the town of Bristol; lived there four years; and finally settled on a farm in Salem Township, where he now resides. Mr. Bloss is the owner of 270 acres of well-improved land, the fruit of long years attention, labor and close application to business, he having commenced on comparatively nothing. The products of the farm are grain and livestock. Much attention paid to sheep and the growth of good wool. Mr. Bloss, married in 1846, Miss Charity Bryant, of Columbia Co., NY; has had three children, one still living – Ward S. His mother, Mrs. Polly Bloss, is still living in Columbia Co., NY, is now 73 years old." (From: The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1879, p. 782).

Their oldest son Bryant, died at the age of 16, on June 29, 1863 from unknown causes. He is probably buried with his parents in Hosmer Cemetery in Bristol, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. In the late 1870s, Charity's younger spinster sister, Margaret Bryant moved in with the family. In the Spring of 1886, Eli sold his farm and he and Charity moved into the village of Salem. After Eli's death in 1901, Charity (and her sister Margaret) moved in with her son Ward in Salem. After he sold his farm in 1906, Charity accompanied him and his family to their new home in Kenosha, WI. She died in his household in 1907. She and Eli are buried in Hosmer Cemetery in Bristol, WI. On their headstone appear the names of their two children who died young as well as Margaret Bryant's name along with her birth year (1829), but no death year.

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Eli Bloss came to Wisconsin in 1855, arriving in Kenosha on the 10th of May. He worked out by the day for one year, at fifty cents a day, and then worked a 320-acre farm in Bristol township on shares for four years. At the end of this time he removed to Salem township, where he worked a farm of 120 acres, cash rent, for six years, purchasing the farm at the end of that period. There he remained until the spring of 1886, when he removed to the village of Salem, in which place he died Dec. 23, 1901, aged seventy-seven years. His widow, who still survives, is now eighty-three years old, having been born Dec. 16, 1822. She is a Methodist. Mr. Bloss was a member of the school board. Mr. and Mrs. Bloss had these children: Bryant, who died aged sixteen years; Ward; and Mary, who died in infancy.

Ward Bloss, lived in Columbia county, N.Y., until seven years of age, and then came West with his parents, and has been a resident of Kenosha county ever since. He was reared a farmer boy, and attended the district schools, after finishing which he taught in the same schools for five years. He earned $700 teaching, never drawing a cent from the school treasury; at that time his father was the treasurer. During the first of his teaching years he was married, and his father purchased a farm and told him to move onto it. This Mr. Bloss did, and lived upon the place for some time. His father then sold this farm and purchased another one, of 200 acres, known as the Taber farm, telling his son to locate on this land, which he did, no agreement, however of any kind, being entered into. Sometime later Mr. Bloss found the farm had been deeded to him, and recorded in the recorder’s office in Kenosha, this being the first intimation he had received that his father had turned the farm over to him. He owned this farm, which is finely improved, until Feb. 12, 1906, when he sold it, and in August 1906, he moved into Kenosha, where he had built a beautiful home. In 1893 Mr. Bloss had erected a beautiful home on the farm.

On Dec. 26, 1875, Ward Bloss and Miss Florence Crowley, daughter of Abraham and Ann (Wood) Crowley were united in marriage, and two children have been born to this union: Bryant, who died when nineteen years of age; and Arthur, mail carrier of Rural Route No. 29, who married Charlotte Milward and lives at Salem Station. Mr. and Mrs. Bloss are members of the Congregational Church. He is fraternally connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. Politically he is a Republican, and he has been a member of the Republican County Committee. He has served his township as a member of the board of supervisors for several terms; two years as chairman of the board, and a number of terms as school treasurer of district No. 8. He was census enumerator in 1880 and 1890, and while chairman of the town board was on the committee that built the courthouse and jail.

The parents of Mrs. Florence Bloss were natives of Cayuga county, N.Y., and came West in 1854, settling in the town of Salem, where they have resided ever since. They had two children, Mrs. Bloss and Newcomb Crowley. Abraham Crowley has always been a farmer, and has carried on agricultural operations in Salem township for fifty-one years. Mrs. Bloss’s paternal grandfather was Jacob Crowley, a native of New York State, and a prominent physician of his section, where he practiced for many years. His first wife, whose maiden name was Birdsley, died in the East. His second wife, whose maid name was Bird, lived to an advanced age, as did also Mr. Crowley. She passed away at Durant, Ill., while Dr. Crowley, who had come West to Illinois to practice, died at Rockford, that State.

On the maternal side the grandfather of Mrs. Bloss and his wife, Polly Carter, were natives of New York. He followed farming in his native State, and there died at an advanced age. His wife was also well along in years when her death occurred." (From: Commemorative Biographical Record of Prominent and Representative Men of Racine and Kenosha Counties Wisconsin. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co., 1906, pp. 539-40.)

Ward's mother lived with them in Kenosha until 1907 when she died. In 1930, their son Milward lived with Florence in their home. He was working as a mail carrier. Ward and Florence are buried in Hosmer Cemetery in Bristol, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Their son Bryant, named for his uncle who died at the age of 16, died one month and two days after his 19th birthday on January 18, 1896 in Antioch, Lake, Illinois, USA. He had recently completed an education in pharmacy at a university in Indiana. He died as a result of bleeding to death after having a wisdom tooth extracted. Bryant was a hemophiliac. He is buried in his parents plot in Hosmer Cemetery in Bristol, WI.

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Milward Ward⁷ Bloss (Arthur⁶, Ward⁵, Eli⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 23 Oct 1907 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 27 Apr 1976 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He married Fern Helen Thompson, daughter of George Thompson and Anna Grun, about 1937. She was born on 03 Oct 1911 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. She died on 08 Dec 2001 in Coconut Creek, Broward, Florida, USA.

With Fern Helen Thompson, he had the following children:

i. Jack Milward Bloss (b. 20 Sep 1938 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA)

ii. Jerry Milward Bloss (b. 31 Mar 1941 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA)

iii. Michael Thompson Bloss (b. 21 Nov 1945 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA)

iv. Timothy Thompson Bloss (b. 16 Oct 1947 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA)

Jerry Milward⁸ Bloss (Milward⁷, Arthur⁶, Ward⁵, Eli⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 31 Mar 1941 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 01 Sep 2000 in Silver Lake, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He married (1) Ariel Ann Burns, daughter of Lloyd Burns and Mildred. She was born on 29 Jan 1942 in Richland County, Wisconsin, USA. She died on 12 May 2016 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA. He married (2) Living Korus. He married (3) Living Staudenmeyer on 02 Jun 1990 in Silver Lake, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.

Jerry served in the US Army from 29 Jan 1959 to 17 Jul 1961. He worked for his brother's father-in-law's business: Hribar Trucking Co. for 25 years. He later worked for Concrete Express in Kenosha, WI for 13 years. He moved to Silver Lake, WI in 1977. He had one child. Jerry died at his home as a result of emphysema and the resulting pneumonia. He was cremated.

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Michael Thompson⁸ Bloss (Milward⁷, Arthur⁶, Ward⁵, Eli⁴, Polly³, Elias²,Collin¹) was born on 27 Nov 1945 in Kenosha, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 19 Jun 1996 in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, USA. He married (1) Living Wager.

According to Michael's baby book, which Fern did not keep up with for very long, Michael being her third baby with her other sons being ages 4 and 7, Michael was born at 12:45pm on a Wednesday. He weighed 7lbs 8.5oz, and was 20 inches long. His hair was bright red! Other names they considered for Michael included Jay and Peter. He worked as an operator at Heavy Industrial Construction Equipment in McHenry, IL. He lived at 7237 State Park Rd in Burton, McHenry, Illinois, USA. He and his wife had three children. He and his wife divorced sometime before his death at the age of 50. At 12:55am, Michael was admitted to the ER at Northern Illinois Medical Center. He had suffered from cirrhosis of the liver due to alcoholism and either this drinking caused anemia or he suffered from anemia his whole life and it was a contributing factor in his death. He was cremated at the Lakewood Crematory in Lake Bluff, IL.

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Timothy Thompson⁸ Bloss (Milward⁷, Arthur⁶, Ward⁵, Eli⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 16 Oct 1947 in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 03 Dec 2016 in Burlington, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA. He married Living Faber on 30 Aug 1969 in Wilmont, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA.

Timothy and his wife were married in Holy Name Church where the bride attended. Timothy was a graduate of the Central High School and attended the University of Wisconsin. He also served in the US Navy and was stationed in Guam from 1967 to 1972. For his service, he received the National Defense Service Medal and Meritorious Unit Commendation. He worked for his family business: Bloss Sand and Gravel and later also at Bloss Trucking. With his mother Fern, he ran a Snap On Tools franchise in Kenosha, WI. He also worked as an operator for Peterson Construction and later McHenry Sand and Gravel. His last job was at Meyer Material. He and his wife had three children. He died at the Aurora Burlington Hospital. His burial location is unknown.

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Arthur⁷ Bloss Jr. (Arthur⁶, Ward⁵, Eli⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 08 Dec 1911 in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 06 Feb 2004 in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA. He married Estelle Nekriksis, daughter of Michael Nakrosas and Domicella Ann Bartos, bef Apr 1940. She was born on 15 Jul 1912 in Wisconsin, USA. She died on 09 Feb 1993 in Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, USA.

Arthur grew up in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA; the youngest of the three Bloss children. Arthur enlisted in the US Army on 16 Jul 1942. According to his enlistment record, he was working in the unskilled transportation field, he probably was working for a trucking company or a sand and gravel company. According to the 1940 census however, Arthur reports he completed one year of college and was working as a shipping clerk at the time. His wife Estelle also completed a year of college and she worked for a time as a bookkeeper for an electric company. In the 1960s and 70s, Estelle served as Town Clerk for several terms. The couple had three children. Their burial locations are unknown.

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Michael⁴ Blass (Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 20 Nov 1826 in Columbia County, New York, USA. He died on 07 Dec 1890 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Caroline before Jun 1850. She was born in 1824 in Columbia County, New York, USA. She died in 1878 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Caroline, he had the following children:

i. Mary E. Blass (b. 1851 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

ii. Alice Blass (b. about 1853 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

Michael was the second child of Zachariah and Polly (McDonald) Blass. He was baptized on April 1, 1827 in Churchtown, NY along with five other babies. According to the 1850 US Federal Census, Michael and Caroline has married between June 1, 1849 and May 31, 1850. Michael was working as an inn keeper at the time. According to the 1855 New York State Census, Michael had only moved to Ghent about 1849, while Caroline had only moved there around 1845; though both had lived in Columbia County their whole lives. By 1860, Michael had become a bartender in a local hotel. He owned property worth $700, and had other personal assets worth $500. Sometime thereafter, Michael sold his property and moved the family to Chatham proper. There he worked as a hostler (a man who cares for horses in an inn's stables). After his daughter's marriage in 1872, she and her new husband continued to live with them. Caroline died in 1878. After her death, Michael moved into a new home on Main St. with his daughter until her death in 1881. Michael died at the age of 64. He and Caroline are buried in Chatham Rural Cemetery in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. The only other Blass buried in this cemetery from this period is Mary. E. Blass, and for that reason, I assume she is the daughter of Michael and Caroline. She died in 1852, before her second birthday.

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Alice⁵ Blass (Michael⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born about 1853 in Columbia County, New York, USA. She died on 20 Jul 1881 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. She married Franklin Hulse Kenworthy, son of George Edward Kenworthy and Sarah Louisa Hulse, on 03 Jan 1872 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born about 1851 in New York County, New York, USA. He died before Jun 1900.

Alice grew up in Ghent, NY before moving to Chatham with her parents when a young girl. She met and married her husband, Franklin, there. He had spent his early childhood in New York City before moving to Chatham with his parents in the early 1860s. After their marriage, they continued to live with Alice's parents. Alice probably helped care for her mother towards the end. She and Franklin probably moved out in 1878 after her mother's death. They moved to a home on Main St. Her father, Michael, continued to live with them. In 1880, Frank was recorded as a Professor of Music. He was a director of the Chatham Glee Club. On August 5, 1875 the Chatham Glee Club gave their first concert. A select few music lovers gathered at Cady Hall. Frank performed "Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane" which had been composed four years earlier. On January 10, 1885 Frank, a member of the New York Opera Company, performed "Pirates of Penzance" at the Leland Opera House in Albany, NY. On a November 4, 1885 paper, Frank Kenworthy is reportedly in Chatham visiting.

Alice died at the age of 28, in 1881. Her burial location is unknown. On 07 Nov 1884 in New York City, Frank married his second wife, Katherine DeWolfe, daughter of Thomas S. DeWolfe and Caroline A. McBeath. They had one child, Ruth Kenworthy, born on 27 Jan 1889 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. She died in Sep 1971 in New York City. Kate appears in her mother's household in Franklin, Essex, New Jersey, USA in 1900. She is listed as widowed.

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Elsie⁴ Blass (Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 22 Jul 1829 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 14 Dec 1891 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She married Jacob Miller, son of Benjamin B. Miller and Anna Keifer, about 1853. He was born on 25 Nov 1821 in Columbia County, New York, USA. He died on 03 Nov 1906 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Jacob Miller, she had the following children:

i. Sarah Miller (b. 04 Nov 1854 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Perry C. Miller (b. 01 Nov 1855 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

iii. Alice Miller (b. 13 Jun 1857 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

iv. Anna Miller (b. Nov 1858 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

v. Carrie B. Miller (b. Apr 1860 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

vi. Harmon Miller (b. 23 Sep 1864 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

vii. Frank Miller (b. 21 Jul 1867 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

viii. Jacob Frederick Miller (b. 23 May 1869 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

Elsie was baptized on September 06, 1829 in Churchtown, NY, her name is spelt Elsy in the record book. Her husband Jacob was born in Columbia Co., NY, having moved to Ancram Lead Mines (now Ancramdale), Columbia, New York, USA when he was about three years old. Shortly after their marriage, they lived in a framed house not far from her uncle Samuel McDonald. After Elsie's father's death in 1864, her mother Polly moved in with the family. Elsie helped care for her mother until she died in the late 1870s. Jacob began as a general farmer, but later focused on raising sheep for wool like his brother-in-law Eli Bloss in Salem, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. Jacob also served as the Town Supervisor in 1872 which was the same year the rail service was extended to the Ancram Lead Mines. With the extension came the possibility to ship milk from there to Boston Corners and then on to New York City on the Harlem Line. Jacob was the reportedly the first to take milk cans to the train station for this very reason. By 1875 more farmers began focusing on dairy farming which would later characterize the farming community around Ancram.

In the early years of the family farm, Jacob kept 18 cattle (10 milch cows) and four working oxen. After the extension of the railroad he kept between 25-27 Milch cows. In 1879 he sold 1200 gallons of milk to butter and cheese factories. In 1860, Jacob only had two sheep, but 76 swine. Every season he grew Winter Rye, Indian Corn, Oats, and Irish Potatoes. In the mid-1860s he added Buckwheat to his repertoire. In the late 1860s, around the same time as his brother-in-law Eli Bloss in Salem, WI, Jacob began to shift his focus to wool and raising sheep. In 1870, he had 110 sheep. By 1879, he had so many sheep he'd purchased 300 during the year and sold another 206. He was able to yield 9405 lbs of wool in 1879! In 1886, he purchased many fine sheep from Wisconsin (perhaps from Eli whose sheep had fine wool) and each of his 16 ewes dropped two lambs all of which survived and were healthy. He also added bee-keeping and apple orchards to his farm in the later 1860s. His original 50 trees grew to 200 trees, which only took up five acres of land. In 1879 his yield was 200 bushels of apples.

The above maps show Ancram Lead Mines in 1873 (left) and 1888 (right). In 1873, J. Miller's name appears on two pieces of property. One is his family farm, while the other he rented out to various men. In 1880, he is reported as owning three different farm properties. On the 1888 map his name appears three times, these may reflect the three properties in 1880. In 1892, Jacob sued his neighbor Morgan Finkle for damages done to his crops by his neighbor's cow. He was awarded $2. In late August of 1893, Jacob's granddaughter Grace M. Hopper was visiting when she fell ill and died suddenly at Jacob's house. Jacob himself also suffered from rheumatism and was reported as having been ill with it on and off all of 1906. Jacob and Elsie were buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

After Jacob's death, his son's Perry and Frank sold off two parcels of land: the first parcel was 81 acres, 2 roods, and 4 rods. They described it as excellent farm land, with no buildings, if not interested in purchasing outright, the land could be leased for $175 per month. The property was bordered by William Hoag to the north, Perry Miller to the east, Lester and Jesse Smith to the south, and Frank Miller to the west; the second parcel was 153 acres and 5 rods, 22 acres of which were woodland of about 40 years growth, it had a house and barn already on it and was near the railroad station. The property was bordered by Elias Reynolds, C. Smith, and Benton & Hoysradt to the north, Egbert Miller to the east, Harmon Miller to the south, and Minnie Boughton to the west. The properties were auctioned off on March 22, 1907; whomever purchased the lands had to put 10% down at the time of the sale and pay the remainder of the balance on March 30, 1907 when they received the deed.

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Sarah⁵ Miller (Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 04 Nov 1854 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 13 Nov 1901 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. She married George H. Hopper, son of James Hopper and Eliza, on 15 Jun 1873. He was born in Apr 1843 in Putnam County, New York, USA. He died in Oct 1919 in Georgia, USA.

With George H. Hopper, she had the following children:

i. Charles E. Hopper (b. about 1874 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

ii. Grace M. Hopper (b. about 1877 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

Sarah grew up in her father's household, the oldest of all the Miller children, in Ancram, NY. She was still attending school at the age of 16 (1870). She married George at the age of 18. He'd been born near Phillipstown, Putnam, New York, USA. He enlisted on April 20, 1861 and mustered in as a private Co. K, 9th New York Infantry on May 15, 1861. He was promoted to Corporal on December 17, 1861. He mustered out with his company on May 20, 1863. He then re-enlisted in Co. A, 21st U.S.C. Infantry on October 15, 1864. He held the rank of Lieutenant. George mustered out on June 15, 1865. George worked as a railroad agent, being stationed at the Ancram Lead Mines station when it opened in 1872. He and Sarah started their small family in Ancramdale, NY. By 1890 they'd moved to Pine Plains, NY when George became a conductor for the Poughkeepsie & Eastern Railroad. By 1892 he'd purchased a home at 203 Mansion St. in Poughkeepsie, NY. The family were members of the Second Reformed Church there.

In August of 1893, George had gone to Garrison, Putnam, New York, USA where his mother lay on her deathbed. Grace had gone to visit her family in Ancramdale, NY. Although she arrived there the picture of health, she suddenly took ill and died a few days later in her maternal grandfather Jacob Miller's home. Grace was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA on August 28, 1893. She likely died on August 25, 1893. Grace may have suffered rheumatism and died. Her older brother Charles died in his twenty-first year as a result of rheumatism. He had been battling the disease most of 1894, but had recovered enough to start work as a bookkeeper for Luckey, Platt & Co. However, in the fall of 1895 he was forced to remain home due to ill health. He died on 17 Dec 1895 at home (203 Mansion St.) in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Around the same time, Sarah became rather ill, though she would suffer painfully until 1901. George's brother Robinson and his wife Lida moved in with the couple to help care for Sarah. She died around 7:30 in the morning. She was buried with her children in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. George remarried a woman named Regina M. who filed for his Civil War Pension on 25 Nov 1919. He died in Georgia, USA. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery on 14 Oct 1919 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Alice⁵ Miller (Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 13 Jun 1857 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 10 Jun 1902 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She married William Wendell Pulver, son of Anthony Pulver and Catherine M. Hoysradt, on 12 Jun 1878. He was born in Oct 1857 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 14 May 1926 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

With William Wendell Pulver, she had the following children:

i. William Jacob Pulver (b. 01 Nov 1879 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

ii. Anthony E. Pulver (b. 15 Oct 1880 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iii. Henry C. "Harry" Pulver (b. 04 Apr 1883 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iv. Clayton Miller Pulver (b. 27 Sep 1885 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

v. Dewitt Katterer Pulver (b. 06 Jun 1889 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

vi. Kathryn E. Pulver (b. 07 Nov 1891 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

vii. Charles Hopper Pulver (b. 17 Mar 1893 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

viii. Ruth U. Pulver (b. 13 Jan 1895 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

ix. Ralph Wendell Pulver (b. 15 Jul 1897 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

Alice grew up on her father's farm in Ancram Lead Mines (now Ancramdale), NY. She was the second daughter and third child of Jacob and Elsie Blass Miller. Her husband William bore the same name as his paternal grandfather: William Wendell Pulver. Our William was a farmer who spent his entire life in Pine Plains, NY. He was very devoted to Alice, hardly leaving her side during her illness of several weeks. She died at their home around 1 o'clock in the afternoon. About 1904, William remarried to spinster Sarah E. McGown (1872-1937). It is unlikely Alice's younger children considered Sarah their mother because in 1910 all of the younger siblings were living in the household of their older brother Anthony Pulver and his wife Amelia. William died of pneumonia on a Friday afternoon around 4 o'clock. He'd been sick since Sunday. He and Alice were buried together in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. William's second wife Sarah was also buried there, but in the McGown family plot.

According to the 1900 US Federal Census, Alice had given birth to 10 children with 9 still alive in 1900. The 1880 US Federal Census records William and Alice with their seven-month-old baby born in November. Looking at the available record, it's possible to read the name as either "Wm" or "Ann" with "Ann" looking more likely (the W of Wm does not look like all the other Ws on the page, the initial curl of the W would have started extremely low comparatively). Under "Sex" it looks as if an "F" is written darkly over an "M." Under "Relationship [to head of household]" only the word "granddaughter" appears. If this is the original copy made by the census taker, then where is William in 1880? Every piece of primary and secondary evidence associated with his birth points to his birthdate as November 01, 1879. However, if the record available is the original, then certainly November 01, 1879 would be a daughter Ann (who must have died in infancy or childhood before June 1892). Meaning William must have been born in 1880 and Anthony in 1881 which would run contrary to all primary and secondary documents for both men. If the 1880 record is a copy of the original, the copyist may not have known which was the mistake and which the correction and decided "granddaughter" was the correct entry even though the copyist original decision must have been that William was correct since the copyist had to correct the initial male entry into a female one. Personally, I believe this is correct, the copyist decided the entry should've been: "William the 7m old M(ale) oh wait a minute, it looks like granddaughter is the relationship and not grandson, hmm..., let me go back, it must be Ann, let me write the 'F' darker over the 'M' to cover it and born in Nov..." A third possibility exists that William and Ann were twins who were conflated in the copying of the original 1880 Census record. However, there is no mention of a twin sister in William's obituary; it's possible that she wouldn't've been mentioned simply because she was deceased. Twins do run in the McDonald family (Alice's maternal grandmother Elsie had twins [Lydia and Lucy], Elsie's first paternal cousin Martha Jane McDonald also had twins [Marion and Mildred Wakefield]). However, twins were a rarity, and it would have been socially acceptable in 1959 obituaries to mention a deceased twin. There was room between Clayton and Dewitt for the missing sibling, who would've been born about 1887. The 10th sibling who died in infancy/childhood likely was born in mid- to late 1887 in Pine Plains, NY and who died sometime before June 1892.

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William Jacob⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 01 Nov 1879 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 21 Feb 1959 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married Edith Eunice Pulver, daughter of Adam Pulver and Susan Comesky, on 28 Aug 1901 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 28 Aug 1879 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 02 Jan 1962 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, USA.

With Edith Eunice Pulver, he had the following children:

i. William Reginald Pulver (b. 18 Jul 1903 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA)

ii. John Stanley Pulver (b. 08 Feb 1906 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iii. Imogene Pulver (b. 02 Jan 1910 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iv. Donald Francis Pulver (b. 19 Dec 1915 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA)

v. Helen I. Pulver (b. 04 Jan 1920 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA)

William was the oldest child of William W. and Alice Miller Pulver. He was the only sibling to marry before his mother Alice died in 1902. Although he and his wife Edith were both raised in Pine Plains, NY. They moved to North East, Dutchess, New York, USA just after they married. William had purchased farmland there and ran a dairy farm located on Winchell Mountain Rd. They had a 10 room house on Main Street, worth approximately $6000 in 1959. William graduated from the Pine Plains High School as did Edith. She also took college courses and for a brief time was a school teacher. William and Edith were second cousins (their fathers being first cousins). William was a charter member of the Millerton Grange and his wife was a member for 60 years and served as its secretary for 26 years. On March 9, 1943, William made out his Last Will and Testament; he left everything to his wife, which at the time of his death amounted to $12,262.10 (or approximately $102,000 today). Included in his Will was the house on Main Street and a 1949 car worth $100. William registered for both drafts, though he did not serve. Sometime before September 1918 he acquired a slight defect in his right ankle causing him to be classified as lame. He stood 5'7" and had a ruddy complexion. His hair was dark brown and his eyes were grey in color. Edith was a member of the National Society of the D.A.R. They are both buried in Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY.

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William Reginald⁷ Pulver (William⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 18 Jul 1903 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 20 Dec 1993 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married Ann Baldwin on 24 Feb 1935 in Austerlitz, Columbia, New York, USA. She was born 06 Mar 1904 in New York City, New York, USA. She died on 30 Jul 1983 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

With Ann Baldwin, he had the following children:

i. William Reginald "Reg" Pulver Jr. (b. 17 Jan 1937 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

ii. Living Pulver

William grew up working on his father's farm in North East, NY. After his marriage to Ann he rented land from his father and began his own farm. Ann had grown up in White Plains, NY and moved to Millerton in 1935 after her marriage. William later worked for the Keuffel & Esser Co. Taconic Products until his retirement in 1968. His son Reg also worked for K&E. After his retirement, William served as the Clerk of the Village of Millerton for five years. William died at the Geer Nursing Center in Canaan, CT. His wife Ann died at the Sharon Memorial Hospital. They were both interred in the Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY.

William Reginald "Reg" Pulver Jr. died on 04 Feb 2015 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married Living Miller on 13 Feb 1962 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, USA. He and his wife had two children. Reg graduated as part of the Class of '54 from Pine Plains High School and later graduated from the Krissler Business Institute in Poughkeepsie, NY. He worked as a bookkeeper for Best Foods and was a machine operator at K&E (where his father worked until 1968). He also had a part time jobs at Bloch's Furniture Store and Trotta's Market, both in Millerton, NY. He retired in 1987. Reg loved bowling and when he was a young man, he belonged to the local league. He also enjoyed both country music and Irish folk music. He died at the Vassar Bros. Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was buried in Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY.

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John Stanley⁷ Pulver (William⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 08 Feb 1906 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 16 Dec 1994 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married Mary L. Nugent, daughter of Robert P. Nugent Jr. and Mary Lent Eichbauer, about 1934. She was born on 24 Mar 1908 in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA. She died on 19 Dec 1983 in North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

With Mary L. Nugent, he had the following children:

i. Living Pulver

ii. William W. Pulver (b. 14 Oct 1936 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

John was the owner and operator of the Pleasant View Dairy Farm in Millerton and Ancram, NY. He grew up in North East, NY. In addition to farming, John served as Supervisor of the Town of Northeast for a number of years. He was also a member of the Dutchess County Board of Representatives, where he played an instrumental role in the building of the Dutchess County Farm and Home Center. He served a number of years as the president of the New York Holstein Club, the Dutchess County Dairy Herd Improvement Association (10 years as president), and also the Pine Plains Board of Education. His wife Mary graduated from Elmira College in 1929, after which she taught for a time. In 1934 she moved to Millerton, NY. She died at the Geer Memorial Hospital in Canaan, CT. They were buried in the Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY.

William W. Pulver died on 26 Sep 2005 in Spring Hill, Hernando, Florida, USA. He married (1) Unknown. He married (2) Living Unknown in 1981. William had three children with his first wife. He graduated from SUNY Cobleskill and became the administrator in the Computer Center at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. He served in the US Marines from 04 Jan 1957 until 10 Dec 1959. He lived in Pleasant Valley, NY until 1995 when he moved to Spring Hill, FL. His second wife has three children from a previous marriage.

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Imogene⁷ Pulver (William⁵, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 02 Jan 1910 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 01 Feb 2009 in Ulster County, New York, USA. She married Alexander Sawchuck, son of Joseph Sawchuck and Tillie, about 1936. He was born on 07 Jan 1915 in New York, USA. He died on 28 Feb 1989 in Port Richey, Pasco, Florida, USA.

With Alexander Sawchuk, she had the following children:

i. Alexander Sawchuk Jr. (b. 19 Mar 1937 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

ii. Living Sawchuk

Imogene was the middle child of William and Edith Pulver. She graduated from high school and became a stenographer. She later worked as a bookkeeper for a local garage. Her husband Alex was a gas station attendant. He enlisted in the US Army on 09 Jan 1945 in Albany, NY. He was discharged on 29 Aug 1946. After their retirement, they spent their winters in Port Richey, FL. They are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

Their oldest child Alexander Sawchuk Jr. died on 01 Jun 2009 in Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, USA. He married Living Urban. He and his wife had three children. Their son Alexander Sawchuk III was born on 14 Sep 1959 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA. He died on 18 Jul 1991 in Pinellas County, Florida, USA. He was married. He had three children. Alex Jr. worked for the Mayfair Supermarkets for 30 years, before he left in 1948 to become a Pepperidge Farm distributor. He retired in 2004. In 2007 Alex and his wife moved from Florida to Jackson, NJ. He died at the Kimball Medical Center in Lakewood, NJ. His burial location is unknown.

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Donald Francis⁷ Pulver (William⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 19 Dec 1915 in North East, Dutches, New York, USA. He died on 02 Nov 2004 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, USA. He married Matilda Frances Passini, daughter of Francesco Antonio Passini and Hazel A. Flinn, on 30 Oct 1943 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 23 Nov 1923 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 11 Jan 1996 in Fort Edward, Washington, New York, USA.

Donald was a graduate of the local high school. He was semi-skilled at metal-working in 1943 when he enlisted in the US Army on 16 Jan 1943 in Albany, NY. He was living in New Have, CT at the time. That fall he married his wife Matilda in the Presbyterian Church in Millerton, NY. His brother-inn-law Alex Sawchuk was his best man and Matilda's sister Ruth was her maid of honor. They did not have any children. Their burial locations are unknown.

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Helen I.⁷ Pulver (William⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 04 Jan 1920 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 28 Jul 1999 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She married Walter Clayton Hermans, son of Clayton Hiram Hermans and Bertha May Kilmer, on 04 Dec 1938. He was born on 24 Sep 1915 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 10 Oct 1994 in Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, USA.

With Walter Clayton Hermans, she had the following children:

i. Living Hermans

ii. Sally Edith Hermans (b. 17 Mar 1943 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA)

iii. Living Hermans

iv. Living Hermans

Helen grew up in North East, NY the youngest of five siblings. She graduated from the Seymour Smith Academy and studied ballroom dancing at the Arthur Murray Studio in New York City. In the 1950s she taught dance to children and young adults. She was a member of the local Garden Club and the PTA. Helen loved to travel. Her husband Walter was a care taker for the State Park in the 1940s. They were buried in Rowe Burial Ground in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Sally Edith Hermans died on 04 Mar 2002. She married Living Burdick. Sally was a graduated from the Pine Plains High School in June 1961. She is buried in Rowe Burial Grounds in Milan, NY.

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Anthony E.⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 15 Oct 1880 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 23 Feb 1926 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married Amelia V. Symonds, daughter of Rev. Uriah Symonds and Amelia Vanderburgh, on 31 Oct 1907 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 29 Nov 1882 in Lithgow, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 04 Oct 1976 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Anthony was the second child of W.W. and Alice Miller Pulver; he was eleven months younger than his older brother William J. He spent his entire life in Pine Plains, NY. In 1901, Anthony served as his brother William J,'s best man. His mother Alice died when he was 21 years old. Anthony had been working as a laborer on his father's farm, and later he began renting his own farm located 2 miles northeast of Pine Plains on RFD 2. Anthony was able to purchase the farm (with a loan from the bank). After his marriage, Anthony took in his younger siblings (except Henry as he was of age). Anthony's wife Amelia was the only child of her parents, her mother having died in childbirth. Her father, a Reverend in Port Jervis, NY, remarried and Amelia had at least one younger half-brother, though her maternal grandparents raised her. Amelia was the organist for her church, the Episcopal Church of the Regeneration and she was also a charter member of the Garden Club with her sister-in-law Ruth.

Anthony ran the largest dairy farm in the vicinity, he was especially interested in Holsteins. In 1916, he attended the National Dairy Show in Springfield, MA. In 1921 he exhibited some of his Holsteins in the Dutchess County Fair. He did so well in 1922 he purchased a new Buick six touring car from the Dutchess Auto & Supply Co. of Millerton, NY. In early November 1923, while returning from a trip to Connecticut to pick up two cows with Walter Devine, Anthony was run off the road which spooked the cows and their unrest caused the truck to tip over in the ditch. Anthony broke a bone in his left hand, which he reported was very swollen and painful. In 1925, he showed at the Dutchess County Fair, he received a ribbon for the Grand Champion Senior Cow, and his entries in the following categories for cattle almost all placed. Anthony took first for: bull one year and under, purebred cow four years and older, purebred cow 3-4 years, purebred heifer 18m to two years, purebred herd, breeder's young herd, and dame with two of her progeny. He took second for: bull 6m to one year, purebred cow 3 years and under, purebred heifer calf 8m to one year, and three animals of either sex which were the get of any one sire. He showed one purebred heifer under 8m. On August 8, 1929 Amelia and her brother-in-law Dewitt Pulver sent 60 purebred Holstein cattle to auction. All sixty had been tested for tuberculosis and had passed two Federal and State tests in succession.

While at the hospital in Sharon, CT, Anthony died suddenly after an operation for appendicitis around 12:30 in the afternoon; he was 45 years old. He'd been ill for four days. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. Amelia remarried on June 6, 1929 at 11 o'clock in the morning to Robert H. Turner, an English immigrant who had arrived in 1907. He'd lived in Nashville, TN where he was the superintendent of a farm. Later he moved to Blue Bell, PA before purchasing the Emma Pulver farm east of Pine Plains, NY in 1928. Robert had two daughters from his first marriage. He died on 14 Sep 1942 in Pine Plains, NY. He was also buried in Evergreen Cemetery. Amelia and her sister-in-law Ruth continued to live at the Prospect Hill Farm. Her other sister-in-law, Kathryn would visit in the summers and school holidays. In the 1950s and 60s Amelia, Ruth and Kathryn would spend their winters in St. Petersburgh, FL. Amelia died at the age of 93. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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Henry Clay "Harry"⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 04 Apr 1883 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 26 Mar 1913 in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA. He married Maude Amanda Dakin, daughter of Charles Dakin and Harriet Barnett, on 30 Sep 1908 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. She was born on 22 Jul 1882 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. She died in 1966.

Henry grew up in Pine Plains, NY on his father's farm. He probably graduated from high school, Henry was still attending school when he was 17 years old according to the 1900 US Federal Census. Henry and Maude married in her parents home. Her brother Roy Dakin was the best man. They honeymooned in Canada. He was a clerk in her father's store in Sharon, CT. Afterward, they made their home with her parents and Henry became a laborer on his father-in-law's farm. Their marriage was short lived. Henry died at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, NY at 9 o'clock on a Wednesday morning at the age of 29. He had gone down to the City a week prior to consult with a specialist. It is not known what illness Henry suffered from, but he had suffered for several years. He was buried in Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. He and Maude had no children together. After her husband's death, Maude removed to Naugatuck, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She lived in a boarding house located at 15 Walnut St. She was working as a packer in a rubber plant. She later worked as a presser for a laundry service in the 1930s. Maude was also buried in Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY.

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Clayton Miller⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 27 Sep 1885 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 14 Oct 1943 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Clayton was the fourth of seven sons born to William and Alice. After his mother's death, Clayton lived with his brother Anthony and his siblings (except his older brothers William and Henry) at the Prospect Hill Farm. In 1905, Clayton was enumerated at the Irving Institute in North Tarrytown, Westchester, New York, USA. Afterward, he returned to his brother Anthony's homestead (the Prospect Hill Farm) and worked there as a laborer. He later found employ as a chauffeur for the Briarcliff Lodge Association, located in Westchester Co., NY. His younger brother Ralph would also work for the company. Clayton registered for the Draft in September 1918. In 1920, Clayton had moved to Briarcliff, Westchester, New York, USA where he boarded in the home of Harry Krom. In the summers, when the private school he worked as a chauffeur for was not in session, he returned to spend his summers on the Prospect Hill Farm. In 1930, Clayton was living in Manhattan, NY with his uncle Frederick Bristol at 466 W. 153rd Street. Clayton was no longer worked for Briarcliff, but instead worked as a chauffeur for a private family. In the late 1930s or early 1940s, Clayton became a secretary for a New York hotel. Clayton never married and never had any children. He died after a long illness and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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Dewitt Katterer⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 06 Jun 1889 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 31 Aug 1974 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married Sally Elizabeth Austin, daughter of John Henry Austin and Mattie Knight Austin, on 11 Apr 1931 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 01 Nov 1904 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA. She died on 12 Mar 1998 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Dewitt was the fifth child and fifth son of W.W. and Alice Miller Pulver. He was born on the family homestead in Pine Plains, NY. His mother Alice died when he was only 13 years old. Dewitt lived in his brother Anthony's household on the Prospect Hill Farm. He inherited the farm after his brother's death; though his sister-in-law Amelia, her second husband, and Dewitt's two sisters continued to live at the Prospect Hill Farm. Sally attended Alfred University from which she graduated in 1929 summa cum laude. She then took a teaching job at the Seymour Smith Academy in Pine Plains, NY where she met Dewitt. After a short courtship, the two were wed on April 11, 1931. In May 1931, Dewitt purchased the adjoining Rowe residence and completely remodeled the house. This would allow himself and his new bride some privacy from his siblings living at the homestead on Prospect Hill. Sally retired from teaching when she married Dewitt and they started a family. They had one child. In the early 1930s, the family had a pet named Sandy who was a tan and white cocker spaniel.

In addition to running the farm, Dewitt served as a deacon and trustee of the Pine Plains Presbyterian Church. He registered for both drafts (1917, 1942). Dewitt reportedly had a ruddy complexion, brown hair, and greyish-blue eyes. He was only 5'6" according to the 1942 Draft card. His wife, Sally was the organist for both the Pine Plains Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ in Standfordville, Dutchess, New York, USA. Sally could also play the violin. Sally also was a member of the Pine Plains Garden Club along with her sisters-in-law: Amelia, Kathryn, and Ruth. In the 1940s, Sally served on the Pine Plains School Board. In the 1950s she joined the Singers' Club and in the 1960s was choirmaster. In June 1952, Dewitt and Sally sold their property and on July 5, 1952 beginning at 10am held an auction to sell their household items, and later farming equipment as well as livestock. Dewitt was 62 years old at the time, and his health may have begun to fail him. He died at the age of 85. Sally died at the age of 93. Dewitt and Sally are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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Kathryn also traveled quite a bit! in 1916, she took a trip down to Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1926 she traveled to Europe where she spent seven weeks. She visited France, Belgium, Switzerland, Holland, Germany and England. She departed from South Hampton, England on 14 Aug 1926 and arrived at the Port of New York on 23 Aug 1926 aboard the S.S. Zeeland. In July 1929, she and her sister Ruth spent a month traveling through New England and Canada. She spent some time in Mexico in the summer of 1934 as she returned from Vera Cruz, Mexico on 18 Jul 1934 and arrived back in New York on the 24th of July aboard the S.S. Grizaba. In 1948, Kathryn and her sister Ruth took a two week trip to Vermont. DUring the summer of 1951, she along with two other teachers (Elizabeth C. Rix and Herbert Burns) traveled to Europe lead by theischool Superintendent Guy P. Rego. After her retirement, Kathryn spent her winters in St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA. Her sister Ruth and sister-in-law Amelia often joined her there. Kathryn died at the age of 76. She is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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Charles Hopper⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 17 Mar 1893 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 13 Nov 1977 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married Phoebia Alvenia Shelley, daughter of Alvah Shelley and Alida Carroll, on 15 Jun 1915 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 03 Aug 1890 in College Point, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She died on 23 Sep 1983 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess, New York, USA.

With Phoebia Alvenia Shelley, he had the following children:

i. Avery Shelley "Sonny" Pulver (b. 16 Apr 1918 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA)

ii. William Alvah Pulver (b. 15 Jan 1924 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA)

Charles's middle name Hopper came from his maternal aunt Sarah (Miller) Hopper's family. Neither of Sarah's children had died yet, so it is not known why Alice chose to honor her sister's married name in this way. Perhaps during this pregnancy, Sarah helped her sister quite a bit compared to the previous. Charles grew up in Pine Plains, NY. He was nine years old when his mother Alice died. Afterward he lived at the Prospect Hill Farm with his siblings (except William and Henry) which his brother Anthony owned. Charles was a rather short man, standing only 5'6" with a ruddy complexion, hazel-blue eyes and brown hair. In his later years, he was a heavy set man, weighing 180 lbs in 1942. As a young man, Charles also followed the trade of dairy farming, having a large farm just east of Lafayetteville which he purchased around 1912. His wife Alvenia grew up in Milan, although born in the middle-class neighborhood of College Point in Queens, NY. In Aug 1937 she qualified as the first woman juror in Dutchess County.

The entire family ran the Pulver Brothers Dairy Farm, which sat on approximately 250 acres of land. When they sold the farm, the State purchased it and turned it into State Park land in the mid-1960s. Sometime in the 1920s or 1930s Charles lost the first joint of his right index finger. He also received a bullet wound to his left ankle which left a scar. In 1944, Charles was indicted on charges of first degree assault against Edward Cooper (age 32) and his son, Edward (age 13). On the night of July 8, 1944 the Coopers were driving near the farm when Charles shot two or three bullets from his shotgun or rifle in their direction, with one bullet striking the vehicle. Charles plead innocent and went to the county jail because the bail was set at $10,000. He case appeared before County Judge J. Gordon Flannery in the Supreme Court of Dutchess County. The outcome of the jury is unknown, but afterward the farm was in the name of his wife only. Their oldest son Avery predeceased them both in 1953. Charles died at the age of 84 and Alvenia lived to be 93 years old. They're both buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Avery Shelley "Sonny"⁷ Pulver (Charles⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 16 Apr 1918 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 10 Nov 1953 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Avery spent his entire life on the family dairy farm outside Milan, NY. He attended the schools in Pine Plains and Red Hook, NY and completed three years of high school. Avery always had somewhat poor health. In April and May 1933 he was hospitalized at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. His mother had rooms arranged so she could stay down there to be near him. In the summer of 1953, at the age of 35, Avery became ill again and died a few months later in November. His personal property was valued over $25,000 and he left no Will. His parents and brother all filed Letters of Administration. Avery was never married. He did not have any children. He was buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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William Alvah⁷ Pulver (Charles⁶, Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 15 Jan 1924 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 03 Jun 2002 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married Beatrice Florence Feller, daughter of William Feller and Florence Best, on 03 May 1953. She was born on 06 Jun 1923 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. She died on 17 Oct 2008 in Johnstown, Fulton, New York, USA.

William is sometimes called William Albert Pulver. He was raised on his family dairy farm outside Pine Plains, east of Layfatteville, NY. He and his wife had five children. Her father and his brother ran their own well driller company in Red Hook, NY. They are buried in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Red Hook, NY.

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Ruth U.⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 13 Jan 1895 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 07 Feb 1971 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA. She married Roy A. Moore, son of Charles Moore and Mary Owen, on 24 Jun 1922 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He was born on 22 May 1896 in Boston Corners, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 01 Sep 1962 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Ruth was the youngest daughter of W.W. and Alice Miller Pulver. She had six older brothers and one older sister. She also had one younger brother, Ralph. Ruth spent her entire life in Pine Plains, NY. She lived in her father's household until shortly after her mother's death in 1902. Ruth was only seven and a half years old. Her father remarried around 1904. Probably around 1908 Ruth stopped living with her father and lived in her brother Anthony's household. Her brothers Clayton, Dewitt, Charles, and Ralph and her sister Kathryn also lived with Anthony and Amelia. Ruth only completed two years of high school before dropping out to help on the family homestead, later called the Prospect Hill Farm. After her marriage, her husband Roy worked the homestead farm. By 1930, Roy and Ruth were living apart. Roy had returned home to his mother and Ruth remained at the Pulver family homestead. They did not divorce, as they are both listed as married in 1940. Roy later managed a Checkerboard Feed store in Pine Plains. He later moved to Millbrook and Poughkeepsie where he died at the St. Francis Hospital. He was buried in the Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. The couple did not have any children.

Ruth had quite the green thumb! She sold flowers from the family farm in the 1930s and 40s and was a member of the Garden Club her entire adult life. In 1933 she served as the second Vice President of the Club. In 1932, Ruth took 3rd place with her peonies, 2nd place with her Foxglove and her Sweet Williams received an honorable mention. In 1954, she received third place ribbons for her peonies, flowering shrub (less than 24" branches), and African violets. Ruth also did some traveling around the Northeast and Canada with her sister Kathryn in summer of 1929. She also spent her winters with her sister at her home in St. Petersburgh, FL. In 1930, Ruth and her sister-in-law both became members of the Red Cross. In 1968, Ruth's health began to fail her. She was hospitalized for two weeks in February of that year and in the spring was a patient at the Leahy Clinic. Afterwards she lived with her brother Ralph and his family. At the time of her death, Ruth made her home on Pine Street in Pine Plains. She died at the age of 76 at the Great Barrington Nursing Home. She was interred in the Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Ralph Wendell⁶ Pulver (Alice⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 15 Jul 1897 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 08 Sep 1977 in Holly Hill, Volusia, Florida, USA. He married (1) May H. Miller, daughter of McArthur Miller and Elizabeth R. Hedges, in 1921. She was born on 18 Mar 1894 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 12 Feb 1966 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married (2) Henrietta G. Schlem. She was born on 31 Oct 1910. She died on 03 Jan 1999 in Valatie, Columbia, New York, USA.

With May H. Miller, he had the following children:

i. Living Pulver

ii. Anthony Miller "Brud" Pulver (b. 18 Oct 1927 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iii. Ralph Wendell Pulver Jr. (b. 20 Nov 1929 in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA)

Ralph was the youngest of the nine Pulver children. His mother Alice died when he was only four years old. His brother Anthony and his wife Amelia raised Ralph on their dairy farm, Prospect Hill. He completed one year of high school. Along with his older brother Clayton, Ralph worked for the Briarcliff Lodge Association in Westchester Co., NY. He enlisted as a private in the US Army on 25 Oct 1918 in Pine Plains, NY. He was then sent to Camp Wheeler in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA for training. He was discharged on 23 Dec 1918 while at the Camp. Ralph also worked on his brother's homestead farm growing up. After he and May married, Ralph was able to purchase his own dairy farm. Later he became the owner and operator of the International Farm Machinery Co. in Pine Plains, NY. He and May made their home on Church St. Around 1935, his mother-in-law Libbie moved in with the family. In his retirement years, Ralph maintained households in Yuma, AZ and in Holly Hill, FL. Both he and May are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. Henrietta's burial location is unknown.

Ralph and May were second cousins. May's father McArthur Miller was paternal first cousins with Alice Miller (their father's were brothers). May was also second cousins with Ralph's first cousin Cora E. (Miller) Barton both via the Miller line and the McArthur line (May's paternal grandmother Eunice was the younger sister of Cora's maternal grandmother Lydia).

Living Pulver married John W. Ronner Jr., son of John W. Ronner and Florence Young. He was born on 19 Jun 1924 in Valhalla, Dutchess, New York, USA. He died on 20 Nov 2012 in Palm Bay, Brevard, Florida, USA. They have two children. John was a graduate of the Pine Plains High School and a founding member of the Milan Volunteer Fire Department. He was a Mac Tools salesman by trade. He is buried in Milan, NY.

Anthony Miller "Brud" Pulver died on 26 Aug 2008 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married Living Yakubowski. They had two children. Anthony is buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

Ralph Wendell Pulver Jr. died on 15 Jun 1994 in Red Hook, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married (1) Nancy Marie Field, daughter of Vincent Field and Mildred Keller. She was born on 12 Jun 1932 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 26 May 1963 in Saugerties, Ulster, New York, USA. He married (2) Living Hoose. With his first wife, he had four children. Their daughter Lisa was born on 20 Aug 1961 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. She died on 20 Aug 1961 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. Ralph, Nancy and Lisa are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. Ralph served as a sergeant in the Korean War, serving in Germany and Tripoli. His wife Nancy was a graduate of Russell Sage College. They moved to Saugerties around 1956. Ralph's second wife has two children from a previous marriage.

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Frank was also distantly related to Ethel M. Strever, wife of Clifton G. Miller, son Harmon Miller and Anna H. Barton - Anna's nephew. Ethel's paternal grandfather Bryant Strever was the younger brother of Frank's father H. Hoffman. Via Frank's father's paternal grandfather, Frank was distantly related to his sister-in-law Carrie Miller Hoysradt's husband Jacob Henry Hosyradt (their common ancestors were Johannes Strever and wife Maria Dings; they would be third cousins; Jacob Henry's parents were second cousins, with Strever blood on both sides, so they were third cousins twice over). These Strever lines also connect Frank and Ethel to Anna H. (Barton) Miller, Frank's sister-in-law by marriage.

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In addition to the family farm, Jacob served his community for many years. He served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for four years and was on the board for nine, and was elected a Member of Assembly for Columbia County in 1893. He also belonged to the Masonic Stissing Lodge, No. 615. On September 10, 1910 one of the barns on his property caught fire and quickly spread to two others. All three barns were completely destroyed, but all the livestock within were saved. Less than a year later on August 31, 1911 a fired broke out at the same location on the property and destroyed the new barn raised there. No livestock was inside, but it was full of grain and hay, all of which was lost. It's value was considered to be approximately $3,000 ($75,000 today).

Four months later, on December 14, 1911 the body of Jacob was found in a swamp located on their estate. Over his mouth and nose was a handkerchief soaked in chloroform. At the house a farewell letter addressed to his wife and children had been found. He was only 53 years old. He was buried with full masonic rites in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. Carrie continued to live on the farm with her son Henry and his family. She died in 1916 after a few days illness. She is also buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. Although the papers have not been located yet, the newspaper reports in January 1917 that her children submitted Letters of Administration concerning their mother's property.

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Carrie's second husband Everett was an auto mechanic. He had been married once before to Katrina Anna Patton, with whom he had two children. They were divorced in the early 1940s. Everett died of a heart attack. He was buried in Ancram Union Cemetery in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. Her third husband George attended Dartmouth College. He and Carrie are buried together in Ancram Union Cemetery in Ancram, NY.

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Gladys Niver⁷ Hoysradt (Henry⁶, Carrie⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 02 Sep 1921 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 12 Feb 2007 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, USA. She married (1) Stephen Brodie on 03 Nov 1940 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born about 1907 in Poland. He died after 1959. She married (2) Joseph John Doty, son of Walter Doty and Sophia Paista, about 1950. He was born on 01 Nov 1928 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 18 Jul 2004 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, USA.

Gladys grew up on her father's farm in Ancram, NY. She married her first husband, Stephen, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Ancram, NY. He was a Polish immigrant who found work as a mechanic at the Gifford-Wood Co. They had two children. Before 1950, Gladys and Stephen divorced. He was renting at 30 Cross Street in Hudson, NY in 1959. He was working as a machine operator for the Rual Manufacturing Co. Gladys remarried around 1950. She and Joseph did not have any children together. He was a car washer at Stilwell Motors. He and Gladys moved around quite a bit, in 1953 they lived at 19 Union St, where Joe had been living for at least five years already. In 1955 they were living at 54 Green Avenue and 91 Maple Avenue in 1957. In 1959, they lived at 21 Glenwood Blvd. in Hudson, NY. Their burial locations are unknown.

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Elsie M.⁶ Hoysradt (Carrie⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 14 Feb 1889 in Taghkanic, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 05 Nov 1970 in Hudson, Columbia, New York, USA. She married George Henry Lasher, son of Samuel Lasher and Sarah Niver, on 30 Mar 1916 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born on 02 Sep 1892 in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA. He died in Mar 1987 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA.

With George Henry Lasher, she had the following children:

i. Roy G. Lasher (b. 1922 in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA)

Elsie grew up on her father's farm in Ancramdale, NY. Her husband George grew up in Gallatin, NY. He was baptized in the Gallatin Reformed Church on 03 Sep 1892 along with his older sister Amy. Elsie followed no occupation after completing the 8th grade. She remained at home, where she no doubt assisted in running the farmer. Her husband George also completed the 8th grade and afterward became a farmer. In 1917 when George registered for the Draft, he was supporting his wife and his sister. He was about 5'7" with blue eyes and brown hair. As a young man George already owned his own farm in Gallatin, NY on Lasher Road. Their son Roy died in 1927 about the age of 5. He is buried in the Gallatin Reformed Church Cemetery in Gallatinville, Columbia, New York, USA.

Around 1933, Elsie's maternal aunt Anna Miller Strever moved into their household. Elsie would care for her aunt until her aunt's death in 1936. George was second cousins with Anna's husband Frank Hoffman Strever via the Lasher line. Elsie died at the age of 81 after a long illness in the Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. Her husband died about 17 years later. They are both buried in the Gallatin Reformed Church Cemetery in Gallatinville, NY.

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Frederick Henry "Fritz" Porter died on 16 Jul 1982 in Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Helen Buko, daughter of Louis Boku and Esther. She was born on 15 May 1916 in Carteret, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. She died in Oct 1977. Helen grew up in Hudson, NY. In 1940, Fred worked in a paper mill, he earned $500 in 1939. Their burial places are unknown. He and Helen had one child.

J. Hoysradt Porter died on 03 Jun 1988 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Margaret Hilpertshauser, daughter of John J. Hilpertshauser and Olga Joerg, on 02 Aug 1942 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 16 Apr 1922 in New York, USA. She died on 08 Nov 2012 in Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. Just before Hoysradt enlisted, he and Margaret married at the Baptist Church and honeymooned in Lake George. He enlisted on 06 Oct 1942 in Albany, NY. He served in the US Army Air Corps. during World War II during which time he was promoted to sergeant. He was discharged on 24 Oct 1945. He and Margaret are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY. They had two children.

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Grace⁶ Hoysradt (Carrie⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 13 Jun 1893 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 12 Aug 1920 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She married William Thompson Finch, son of Obed Finch and Hannah Thompson, on 28 Nov 1916 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born on 13 May 1887 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 10 Jan 1940 in Philmont, Columbia, New York, USA.

Grace grew up on the Hoysrady Farm in Ancram, NY. In 1910, she took 1st year Latin, Biology (along with her sister Mabel), and Elementary Algebra. Before 1915 she'd become a teacher in Ancram Lead Mines, NY. Grace could also play the piano. After she married her husband in 1916 she moved out of her brother's home (the Hoysradt Farm which he'd recently inherited). She and Thompson lived on his family's farm on Copake Road. William had attended the Seymour Smith Academy in Pine Plains, NY. In January of 1909 Thompson contracted small pox while in Ghent, NY. He was the first case in Ancram that year. Luckily, it was very mild, though Dr. Curtis of Albany, NY came down to see him. In June 1917 he registered for the draft. He was described as short and slender with blue eyes and brown hair. In November of 1918 both Grace and Thompson were ill, possibly with Spanish Influenza. Grace died at the age of 27 from unknown causes. He spent the remainder of his life on the family farm and he never remarried. He and Grace had no children. Thompson died five days after his mother Hannah. He had been ill since Thanksgiving and was hospitalized in the Philmont Sanitorium. He was too ill to attend his mother's funeral. Grace and Thompson were both buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA in his parents' family plot.

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Harmon ran a farm and by the late 1910s had changed over to dairy farming, something which his father began to encourage as far back as 1872. Harmon and Annie's dairy farm was located on the Ancram-Ancramdale Road. Their son Clifton and his family lived with Harmon and Annie. For whatever reason, in 1899 when his maternal aunt Lucy A. (Blass) Whaples died, she did not leave Harmon a share of her estate. After Harmon retired, his son Clifton ran the dairy farm. In 1929, Annie inherited her maternal uncle Lewis M. Hoysradt's farm. Seventeen days before Harmon and Annie's 60th Wedding Anniversary, Harmon fell ill and died six days later. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA. Annie continued to live with her son Clifton until her death in 1956. She was also buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

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After their marriage, Barton and Lillian made their home at 96 South Avenue. Later moving to 7 Spoor Ave., and by 1942 to Red Oak Mills. Barton eventually opened his own dealership at 484 Main Street in Poughkeepsie, NY. He sold Pontiacs and Chandlers among others. In the 1940s, Barton had a telephone in his home, his number was 4679. In 1947, Barton traveled to Toronto, Canada; probably for business as Lillian was not with him. He returned to the States on March 31, 1947 on Trans-Canada Airlines. He flew out of Toronto and into LaGuardia AIrport.

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Jacob Cornelius⁶ Miller (Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 29 May 1898 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died in Jan 1976 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Jennie Hapeman, daughter of William R. Hapeman and Alice M. Conklin, on 24 Dec 1924 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She was born on 27 Aug 1890 in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 04 Oct 1958 in Valatie, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Jennie Hapeman, he had the following children:

i. Jacob Sherwood Miller (b. 22 May 1927 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Living Miller

Born and raised on his paternal grandfather's farm in Ancram Lead Mines, NY, Jacob worked the family farm starting at a young age. After his father's death in 1910, Jacob, his younger brother George and his mother Carrie continued to run the dairy farm. Jacob and his brother both worked as farm laborer's on their mother's farm. In September of 1918, Jacob registered for the Draft. His wife Jennie was born and raised in Hillsdale. As a young woman, Jennie had moved to Claverack. After their marriage on Christmas Eve 1924, Jacob and his new bride made their home at his family's homestead. Jennie passed away at the age of 68 at the Barnwell Nursing Home in Valatie, NY. Jacob followed 17 years later. They are both interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Jacob Sherwood Miller died on 04 Apr 2014 in Stuart, Martin, Florida, USA. He married Helen Arlene Dietter, daughter of Ernest Dietter and Anna Lown, on 09 Jun 1951. She was born on 21 Dec 1932 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 06 Dec 2000 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. Jacob and Helen raised their family in Ancramdale. They had four children. In 2010, he had moved from his home at 92 Woods Rd. to Stuart, FL. He died at the Salerno Bay Manor in that city at the age of 86. He and Helen are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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George P.⁶ Miller (Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 26 Nov 1900 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 10 Apr 1979 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Ruth Adele Hover, daughter of Edward Hover and Charlotte Brennan, on 22 Oct 1941. She was born 14 May 1922 in Chatham, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 10 Feb 2016 in Albany, Albany, New York, USA.

George grew up on his family's dairy farm in Ancramdale, NY. As a youngman he worked as a farm laborer there, shouldering more responsibility after his father's death in 1910. His wife Ruth grew up in Chatham, NY on Payne Avenue. George and Ruth were married at 2pm on a Wednesday afternoon at her parents' home. The Rev. M. Charles Adams officiated. George's nephew Clayton Brower (his sister's eldest) and his wife Dorcas attended the couple. Ruth wore a royal blue dress of pan velvet with a white gardenia corsage. The reception was held at the General Worth Hotel in Hudson, NY. The pair honeymooned in Vermont taking various excursions northward. Afterward they made their home in Ancramdale, NY. In 1958 they moved with their two children to Chatham, NY where George found employ at Abrams Boright Auto Agency. George retired from the Our Lady of the Angels Seminary in Glenmont, Albany, New York, USA. From 1968 until her own retirement in 1985, Ruth worked for the New York State Retirement System. At his time of death, George and Ruth were making their home at 84 Center Street. Ruth passed away at the age of 93 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. George and Ruth are buried in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA in Evergreen Cemetery.

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Nellie Edith⁶ Miller (Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 14 Apr 1902 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 28 April 1994 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. She married Edward Bruno Brower, son of Charles Edward Brower and Florentine Steinka, about 1917. He was born 02 Mar 1898 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 14 Apr 1969 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

With Edward Bruno Brower, she had the following children:

i. Clayton Edward Brower (b. 28 Mar 1918 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Frank Charles Brower (b. 18 May 1923 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

iii. Carolyn Brower (b. 16 Apr 1926 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA)

iv. Living Brower

v. Nellie Edith "Bunny" Brower (b. 04 Jul 1942 in Ancramdale, Columia, New York, USA)

vi. Living Brower

Nellie spent almost her entire life in Ancramdale, NY. It was only in 1975 that she moved to Pine Plains, NY. Her husband Edward worked various labor jobs, including drilling for ore (1920), carpentry (1925), general labor in a paper mill (1930) and for the highway (1940). Edward eventually took a job at the Pleasant Valley Finishing Company. Until the mid-1930s they lived with Nellie's mother Carrie on the family's dairy farm. They are both buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Carolyn Brower died on 09 Nov 2008 in Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, USA. She married Living Morse. Carolyn was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in the family plot in Pine Plains, NY.

Nellie Edith "Bunny" Brower died on 19 Oct 1999 in Pine Bush, Orange, New York, USA. Nellie never married nor had children. She moved to Pine Bush, NY in 1970, before which time she lived in Ancramdale, NY.

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Clayton Edward⁷ Brower (Nellie⁶, Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 28 Mar 1918 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 20 Nov 1996 in Wassaic, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married (1) Dorcas V. Honour, daughter of James Honour and Margaret Hutchinson, on 09 Apr 1939 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She was born on 28 Oct 1920 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. She died on 31 Jan 2016 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married (2) Shirley Jean Hoysradt, daughter of Ernest Hoysradt and Goldie Parsons. She was born on 12 Jul 1928 in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 28 Mar 1994 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

With Dorcas V. Honour, he had the following children:

i. Clayton George Brower (b. 09 Jun 1940 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

ii. Living Brower

iii. Living Brower

iv. Living Brower

v. Living Brower

With Shirley Jean Hoysradt, he had the following children:

vi. Living Brower

Clayton spent his early life in Ancramdale, NY. He and Dorcas married on Easter Sunday 1939 in the Ancramdale Presbyterian Church at 2:30 in the afternoon. In 1941, Clayton and Dorcas attended his uncle George and his bride Ruth Hover on their wedding day. It is unknown when he and Dorcas divorced. Dorcas took a job as a rural postal worker in 1951 and retired in 1982 after 31 years of service. She enjoyed bird watching and was a member of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club. She also enjoyed gardneing, knitting, crocheting, and painting. Dorcas died at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie and was buried in Washinton Hollow Cemetery in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Clayton moved to Wassaic, Dutchess, New York, USA in 1956. According to her obituary Shirley did not move to Wassaic until 1964. He was a farmer and a wood craftsman, working for Hunt Country Furniture in Wassaic. He was also a member of the Wassaic Fire Company. Shirley was a homemaker. She died at the Sharon Hospital. Clayton and Shirley were buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains, NY.

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Clayton George⁸ Brower (Clayton⁷, Nellie⁶, Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 09 Jun 1940 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He died on 19 Mar 2007 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married Living Purdy on 28 May 1965 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Clayton was a lifelong resident of Pleasant Valley, NY. He graduated from Arlington High School after which he enlisted in the Air Force for four years. He then signed on with the U.S. Navy Sea Bee Reserves, he served for 28 years. He worked for Norki Energy Systems until his illness forced him to retire. Clayton suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. Clayton and his wife have one child. Clayton collected antique engines, music boxes, and carousel items. He was an original member of the Century Museum Village where he would demonstrate his antique engines and other collectibles. He also loved to use antique popcorn machines which earned him the nickname "Popcorn Man." His other great passion was restoring old cars. He was buried in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Frank Charles⁷ Brower (Nellie⁶, Frank⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 18 May 1923 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 10 Jun 1984 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. He married Margaret Louise Shaw, daughter of Harry P. Shaw and Mary Agnes Small, on 25 Aug 1946 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA. She was born on 19 Aug 1925 in Broomfield, Broomfield, Colorado, USA. She died on 28 Sep 2001 in Sharon Litchfield, Connecticut, USA.

Frank grew up in Ancramdale, NY. On 05 Feb 1943 he enlisted in the Air Force branch of the US Army. He was honorably discharged on 23 Sep 1945. He also served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Frank worked as an engineer for the Pleasant Valley Finishing Company. Margaret worked as a bookkeeper for the Stissing National Bank in Pine Plains, NY. They made their home with their three children on Millerton Road. Frank died at the Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, MA. Margaret died at the Sharon Hospital. Both are buried in Pine Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA in Evergreen Cemetery.

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Jacob Frederick⁵ Miller (Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 23 May 1869 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 20 Feb 1939 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Augusta V. Pulver, daughter of Palan Pulver Esq. and Sybelia Niver, on 11 Nov 1891 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA. She was born on 23 Aug 1870 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 13 May 1950 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Augusta V. Pulver, he had the following children:

i. Palan Jacob Miller (b. 25 Dec 1892 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Frank Miller (b. 20 May 1895 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

iii. Elwood Miller (b. 03 Aug 1897 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

iv. Perry Charles Miller (b. 22 Jan 1902 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

v. Thelma Augusta Miller (b. 17 Nov 1909 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

Fred grew up working on his father's farm the youngest of all the Miller children. After his marriage, he rented his own farm near Ancram, NY. He and Augusta married at her parents' home in Ancramdale, NY. The Rev. Mr. Turner officiated. Fred passed the dairy farm onto his son Frank Miller before 1920. In 1920, Frank was listed as the head of household and a farmer while Fred was listed as a farm laborer. He and Augusta were buried in the Ancram Union Cemetery in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA.

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He was still working there in 1917 when he registered for the Draft. He was only 5'6" but had a ruddy complexion. He had very dark hair and eyes (being considered black when he was young but dark brown in his middle age). He and Harriet were married at the Ancram M. E. Parsonage and honeymooned in New Jersey. Hattie's father John lived with them until his death in March 1921. On April 11, 1921 the family moved to the G. E. Card farm on Fox Hill in Ancramdale, NY. In March 1922, the family moved again. This time not to a farm Palan was renting, but to one he'd purchased. He purchased Edward White's farm, which was the former Charles Warner farm. In 1925, Palan cut his hand open on a tin cup. It was severe enough that he had to take his cows to his brother Frank Miller's farm to be cared for until his hand healed. In April 1930, Palan sold the farm and purchased the Vosburg farm just outside Ancram. In 1942, he worked for Albert C. Bristol in Copake, NY. After his death, Hattie lived with her daughter Dorothy in Copake Falls, NY. She died at the Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. Palan and Harriet were buried in the E&M Church Cemetery in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Beatrice E.⁷ Miller (Palan⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born in Aug 1918 in Columbia County, New York, USA. She died after 1968. She married (1) Henry Tripp McArthur, son of Henry Ledora McArthur and Myrtle Tripp, in 1936. He was born on 20 Apr 1915 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 04 Oct 1941 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She married (2) Harry Coons.

Beatrice's birth was reported in a mid-August paper. She grew up moving from farm to farm in Ancram, NY before her father purchased his own farm. Beatrice married Henry when she was 18 years old. They had one child together. Henry died tragically on Sunday, October 4, 1941 at 3:15am. Henry was driving his Chysler on Rt 22 about a quarter mile north of the Taconic Inn in Copake Falls, NY. He was struck by a Cadillac driven Philip J. Gentile of Massachusetts. Henry's car overturned multiple times during which time his head was torn from his body. He was buried in the Ancram Union Cemetery in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA.

Beatrice eventually remarried, possibly to a Henry/Harry Coons as a Mrs. Harry Coons visits her mother along with Mrs. Byron Scism in the early 1940s. Beatrice was still alive at the time of her mother's death in 1968, but likely predeceased her brother who died in 2010. Her and her second husband's burial places are unknown.

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Palan Pulver⁷ Miller (Palan⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 13 Oct 1921 in Columbia County, New York, USA. He died on 05 Aug 2010 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Living Sologub on 21 Nov 1948 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Living Sologub, he had the following children:

i. Lance Sologub Miller (b. 03 Mar 1950 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA)

ii. Living Miller

Palan was a resident of Ancram, NY his entire life. As a young man he worked on his father's farm, but he was able to graduate from high school (probably Roeliff Jansen). Palan passed away at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, MA; he was 88 years old. He and Harriet were buried in Copake Cemetery in Copake, NY.

Lance Sologub Miller died on 18 Dec 2015 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Living Unknown. Lance and his wife had two children. He was a 1969 graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School and served in the US Army from 1970 to 1972. He and his wife divorced before his death in 2015, and probably well before. Lance worked for several manufacturing companies in Columbia County, including the Kimberly-Clark Corp. in Ancram, NY. Kimberly-Clark produces personal and healthcare products mainly. Lance is buried in Copake Cemetery in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Frank⁶ Miller (Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 20 May 1895 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 01 Jun 1969 in Ancramdale, Columbia, New York, USA.

Frank Miller grew up on his father's farm in Ancram, NY. He completed the 8th grade before becoming a laborer on his father's farm. Sometime before June 5, 1917, when Frank registered for the Draft, he inherited his father's dairy farm. Frank never married. Mrs. Mary Greene, a widow, worked as his housekeeper from the late 1920s into the 1940s. Frank was a slender man, standing 5'9" with brown eyes and brown hair. In 1942 when he registered for the World War II Draft, he listed his younger brother Perry as his contact. Frank was buried in the Ancram Union Cemetery in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Elwood⁶ Miller (Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 03 Aug 1897 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died in Dec 1973 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA. He married (1) Ada M. Silvernail, daughter of William M. Silvernail and Louisa E., about 1917. She was born on 07 Apr 1900 in Millerton, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 27 Mar 2006 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. He married (2) Nina M. Coons, daughter of Martin Coons and Beulah Proper, about 1932. She was born on 28 Dec 1908 in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 17 Dec 1984 in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA.

With Ada M. Silvernail, he had the following children:

i. Barton Gilbert Miller (b. 11 Jan 1918 in Columbia County, New York, USA)

With Nina M. Coons, he had the following children:

ii. Lois Irene Miller (b. 1933 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

iii. Irma Ellen Miller (b. 16 Jan 1937 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

Elwood was born on his father's farm in Ancram, NY. He attended local schools until he completed the 8th grade, after which he began working as a farm laborer. In 1915 he was living on the farm of William Silvernail, his future father-in-law. Undoubtedly, this was when he and Ada developed a relationship. Their marriage appears to have been short lived. On August 24, 1918 Elwood registered for the Draft. He did not claim to need to support a wife and child, he also listed his father Fred Miller as his closest living relative. Ada was listed as living with her mother in 1920, a divorcee. She eventually remarried to Santa A. Finkle and had a daughter Ann. She was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA with her mother.

Elwood reappears in the census data in 1925, this time in North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. He was a farm hand living with Martin Coons, his future father-in-law. His future wife Nina was 16 years old at the time. Elwood and Nina reappear in 1940 in Ancram with two daughters. In 1939, Elwood earned $400 for 52 weeks of work as a farm laborer. At the end of March 1940, he averaged 72 hours of work. He died at the Hyde Park Nursing Home. Nina died eleven years later at her daughter Lois's home in Brownsville, TX. They were both buried in Vedders Cemetery (now part of the Gallatin Reformed Church Cemetery) in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Barton Gilbert⁷ Miller (Elwood⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 11 Jan 1918 in Columbia County, New York, USA. He died on 30 Oct 1996 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA. He married Florence A. Miles, daughter of George W. Miles Sr. and May Jaggers, about 1935. She was born on 23 Jan 1916 in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA. She died on 26 Jun 1985 in Seattle, King, Washington, USA.

With Florence A. Miles, he had the following children:

i. Living Miller

ii. Barton Gilbert Miller Jr. (b. 13 May 1938 in Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA)

iii. David Vincent Miller (b. 22 Oct 1940 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

Barton's parents Elwood and Ada Silvernail Miller were not married long. After his parents separated, Barton went to live with his maternal grandmother in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA along with his mother. His mother remarried to Santa A. Finkle, a mason. They had one child together, a daughter Ann, with whom Barton had a relationship. Barton's father Elwood had two daughters as well, though Barton and his half-sisters Lois and Irma Miller do not appear to have been close to Barton at all. Barton lived in his step-father's household in Ancram, NY. Florence spent her childhood in Salisbury, CT. By 1930, her father had moved the family to North East, Dutchess, New York, USA. After their marriage, Barton and Florence lived on Boston Corners Rd. He was a truck driver. On 03 Apr 1944 at Fort Dix, Burlington, New Jersey, USA; Barton enlisted in the US Army. Although he enlisted at Fort Dix, Barton was still residing in Clinton, Dutchess, New York, USA. In 1946, when Barton received a medal for his service, he and his family were residing in Pleasant Valley, NY. After his service, Barton became an auto mechanic. In 1976 the family moved to Tacoma, WA. Barton and Florence owners and trained horses. They were interred in Calvary Cemetery in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA.

Barton Gilbert Miller Jr. died on 07 Sep 2003 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA. He married Living Unknown. Barton was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Tacoma, WA.

David Vincent Miller died on 15 Nov 1977 on Mercer Island, King, Washington, USA. He was buried in the family plot in Calvary Cemetery in Tacoma, WA.

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Lois Irene⁷ Miller (Elwood⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 16 Jan 1937 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 21 Nov 2015 in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, USA. She married José Adrian Del Castillo II, son of Oscar J. Del Castillo and Clotilde Paredes Ceballos, in 1957. He was born on 02 Apr 1926 in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA. He died on 09 May 2015 in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA.

Lois was the oldest daughter of Elwood and Nina Miller. She had an older-half brother, Barton, with whom she was not close. She also had a younger sister, Irma. She graduated valedictorian from Millerton High School in 1950. She went on to graduate from the New Rochelle School of Nursing in New Rochelle, New York in 1953. She moved to Brownsville, TX and started her nursing career at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Fred DeStefano hired Lois as his office nurse. While picking up medications for the doctor's office, Lois met Joe. She held many nursing positions throughout her career that included Brownsville Independent School District nurse, Director of Nurses at Brownsville Medical Center, Hospital Supervisor at Valley Regional, House Supervisor, infection control and nurse educator at Dolly Vinsant and Administrator at Heart of the Valley Hospice in San Benito.

Lois and Joe had six children. She also served the community on a number of local boards including: Moody Clinic, Zonta International and Brownsville Community Health Center. She was a recipient of the 2007 National Jefferson Award "Points of Light". In addition, Lois was presented with the first annual Nurse of the Year Award, District 14 Texas Nurse's Association. The culmination of Lois' life work was founding Sunshine Haven, a nonprofit hospice home for the terminally ill that serves Cameron, Hidalgo & Willacy Counties. Her vision was fulfilled in Nov 2000 when Sunshine Haven opened its doors to provide end of life care with comfort and dignity. Lois died unexpectedly while on vacation in the Poconos Mountains.

Joe was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas. After graduating from high school in 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations at Fleet Weather Central, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the Naval Air Station on Midway Island and onboard the escort carrier USS Badoeng Strait as an aerographer's mate 3rd class. After his service, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with dual bachelor degrees in zoology and botany. He was also a member of the U.T. U.S. Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corp and a distinguished military graduate, Class of 1950. Joe was recalled to active duty in 1951; he served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and was assigned to the 19th Bomb Group, 30th Bombardment Squadron in Okinawa, Japan as a supply officer. Discharged as a 1st Lieutenant in June 1954, he returned to the U. T. Austin and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. He served on the UT Pharmacy School Advisory Council from 1984-1990. Joe was a practicing pharmacist for 55 years. He worked at many pharmacies during his long career that included Gonzalez, Walgreens, Palm Village, El Centro, Adam's, Maldonado's, Tino's and Den Russ Pharmacy where he practiced for 25 years. He and Lois are buried at the Buena Vista Burial Park in Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, USA.

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Irma Ellen⁷ Miller (Elwood⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 16 Jan 1937 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 21 Nov 1998 in Wingdale, Dutchess, New York, USA. She married George A. Fromm about 1954.

With George A. Fromm, she had the following children:

i. Living Fromm

ii. Living Fromm

iii. Living Fromm

With Fernand LaCroix, she had the following children:

iv. Brian Elwood LaCroix (b. 13 Oct 1962 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA)

Irma was her father's youngest child. She had one older sister, Lois and and older half-brother from her father's short-lived first marriage. Irma and her sister Lois were not particularly close with their older half-brother Barton. Irma married George around the time she was seventeen. After the birth of their third child, Irma appears to have had an affair with Fernand LaCroix, which resulted in a child. In September 1962 George was arrested on charges of grand larceny in the 1st degree. He wrote a check for $568.80 to the Miron Lumber Co., drawing from a non-existent account at a bank in Sharon, CT. His hearing was September 6, 1962. Rather than pay the $2500 bail, George stayed in the county jail. Irma and George officially divorced in June 1971. The divorce was granted in Riverside County, California, USA where George was then living. Irma was buried in Valley View Cemetery in Dover Plains, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Brian Elwood LaCroix died on 08 Apr 1993 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Brian's parents, Irma and Fernand, never appear to have been married. His father was already deceased when Brian died. Brian was a lifelong resident of Wingdale, NY. He was married to Living Unknown and had two children. They divorced before the spring of 1993. Brian worked for himself, running a automotive repair shop. He is also buried in Valley View Cemetery in Dover Plains, NY.

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Perry Charles⁶ Miller (Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 22 Jan 1902 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died in Oct 1972 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Emma Milena Coons, daughter of Millard Coons and Lottie Butts, before Apr 1930. She was born on 09 Jul 1903 in Milan, Dutchess, New York, USA. She died on 30 Nov 1994 in Philmont, Columbia, New York, USA.

With Emma Milena Coons, he had the following children:

i. Harriet Emma Miller (b. 30 Oct 1931 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

ii. Audrey Vivian Miller (b. 28 Mar 1934 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

iii. Living Miller

iv. Perry Leonard Miller (b. 24 Apr 1942 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA)

Perry was the youngest son and fourth child of Fred and Augusta (Pulver) Miller. He attended local schools, completing the 8th grade. Afterwards, he worked as a farm laborer. In 1920, Perry was living in the household of Louis Carl and working on his farm in Ancram. In the mid-1920s, Perry began working as a farm laborer for Nathaniel Hedges in Gallatin, NY. It was in Nathaniel's household he met his wife Emma. Emma had grown up in Milan, NY. In the mid-1920s she found herself working as Nathaniel Hedges's housekeeper. Perry and Emma married a few years later and moved back to Ancram. Perry and Emma owned a home on Copake Road, and they even had a radio set! At the time, Perry was working in a paper mill. Although he continued to farm, Perry participated in Ancram's Civic life as well. In 1940 he was the Commissioner of Highways. Perry and his wife Emma were both Republicans. In April 1961, Perry rented out his house to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall and their son Bruce. Perry L., however, continued to farm the land. Early in 1966 Perry sold 57 acres of land along with the associated house and barns to Mrs. Angelina Cavaleri of Tivoli, NY. Perry died at the age of 70. Emma died at the age of 91 in the PIne Haven Home in Philmont, NY. They were buried in Copake Cemetery in Copake, NY.

Audrey Vivian Miller died on 08 Jan 1943 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA at her parents home. The winter of 1939 into 1940 was a fateful winter for young Audrey. She contracted Scarlet Fever and became quite ill. In late March 1940 she was just beginning to improve. By the following winter she confined once again to her home because of ill health, a result of complications from Scarlet Fever. In September 1942 she attended Roeliff Jansen Central School, but after two months she was too ill to continue attending. She passed on a Friday afternoon, less than three months shy of her ninth birthday. She was buried in Copake Cemetery in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Harriet Emma⁷ Miller (Perry⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 30 Oct 1931 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 22 Jun 2015 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA. She married William S. Hunt, son of William R. Hunt and Viola Palmatier, on 25 Jun 1949 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born on 02 Oct 1927 in Columbia County, New York, USA. He died on 28 Apr 2017 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Harriet grew up in Ancram, NY. Her sister Audrey, who was three years her junior, died when Harriet was ten years old. Harriet married William before she graduated high school, though she did graduate from Roe Jan (Roeliff Jansen) High School in 1949. Harriet was a homemaker and raised their three children. She also became a member of the Red Hat Society. William worked for IBM for 38 years before his retirement. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Hyde Park Fire Department of which he was a lifelong member. Bill was an avid hunter and fisher and was a Charter Member of the Ancram Land Owner's Association Gun Club. Harriet and Bill were both buried in the Union Cemetery in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Perry Leonard⁷ Miller (Perry⁶, Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 24 Apr 1942 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 11 May 2013 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He married Living Stupplebeen on 02 Jun 1962 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

Perry grew up on his father's farm in Ancram. As a young man he worked as a farm laborer, working his father's farmland in 1961 surrounding the house rented to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall and son Bruce. For over forty years, Perry owned and operated the Ancram Construction Corporation. Perry served as Fire Chief, president, and chairman of the Fire Commissioners of Ancram Fire Company. He was also a Town of Ancram Board Member. He and his wife had three children. Perry died at home at the age of 71. His burial location is unknown.

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Thelma Augusta⁶ Miller (Jacob⁵, Elsie⁴, Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born on 17 Nov 1909 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She died on 21 May 1995 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA. She married George Floyd Edelman, son of George A. Edelman and Jeannette A. Silvernail, on 12 Sep 1936 in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. He was born in Jan 1910 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA. He died on 23 Aug 1941 in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

Thelma was born and raised in Ancram, NY. She lived with her mother's maternal aunt Arelia E. (Niver) Barringer during the school year. Her aunt's home was in School District No. 6. George spent his entire life in Copake, NY. The two married at Thelma's parents' house in Ancram, Rev. Ahor officiated. George followed the trade of auto mechanic and rented farmland from his parents. In 1940 he had his leg amputated. His health steadily declined over the following months. By the late spring of 1941 he was too sick to continue working. George and Thelma had two children together, the youngest of whom was born posthumously. Thelma and George were buried in Copake Cemetery in Copake, Columbia, New York, USA.

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Lydia Ann⁴ Blass (Polly³, Elias², Collin¹) was born in 1843 in Columbia County, New York, USA. She died before Aug 1899. She married Samuel L. Whaples, son of Henry Whaples and Hannah Brown, about 1866. He was born in Jun 1835 in Connecticut, USA. He died on 13 Dec 1910 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

With Samuel L. Whaples, she had the following children:

i. Watson B. Whaples (b. 1867 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA)

Lydia grew up with her twin sister and three older siblings in Ancram, Columbia, New York, USA. She is probably the older of the twins as her name is listed first in the 1850 US Federal Census (which is not alphabetical order). Lydia lived with her parents until the early 1860s. She worked as a domestic servant to help support her parents. She and Samuel likely married just after the end of the Civil War around 1866. Their only known child (possibly only child) Watson B. Whaples was named for his paternal uncle. The "B" may stand for Brown (his paternal grandmother's family name) or Blass (his mother's family name) or neither. He died at the age of six on 06 Mar 1873 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, CT. Sometime after their son's death, Lydia and Samuel began living in separate households. In 1880, she was working for and living in the household of William E. Burns Sr. and his eight year old son W.E. Burns Jr. She indicates she is married. Samuel has not been found in the 1880 US Federal Census, but in 1878 he lived at 71 Myrtle (his younger brother Charles also resided there). Lydia died after June 1880 and before her sister wrote her Last Will and Testment on August 3, 1899. Lydia was probably buried in Fairview Cemetery without a marker.

Her husband Samuel grew up in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. On April 23, 1861 he enlisted as a private in Co. H of the Connecticut 2nd Infantry. After his service ended, Samuel returned to his usual trade of carpentry. In 1870, his personal estate was worth $300 (while his younger brother Charles who practiced the same profession reports no personal estate in 1870). From December 1, 1899 until November 30, 1900, Samuel served as the president of the Carpenter's Union No. 97 in New Britain. He lived at 41 South Burritt St. in the home of Ella French and her three children. Probably after he retired, he moved into the home of his nephew, Fred Parsons, at 489 Park Street Extension. His brother Charles also lived there. Samuel reported he only worked for two weeks in 1909, he was 74 years old. He died at the age of 75 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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