Lemon I. Ames

Birth: 4 Jul 1809

• Charles Allen Converse, Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr, ..., 2 Volumes (Boston, Mass. : Eben Putnam, 1905), Vol 1, p. 182; online at books.google.com, 2 Aug 2022.

Death: 11 Apr 1841

• Charles Allen Converse, Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr, ..., 2 Volumes (Boston, Mass. : Eben Putnam, 1905), Vol 1, p. 182; online at books.google.com, 2 Aug 2022.

Burial: Sodom Cemetery, Byron, Genesee Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52408885/lemon-i-ames: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for Lemon I. Ames (d. 11 Apr 1841, aged 31 yrs. 8 mo.), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52408885, Sodom Cemetery, Byron, Genesee Co, NY, maintained by Donna Ruhland Bonning (contributor 46786861).

Father: Samuel Ames
Mother: Lucy Bush

Spouse: Amanda Wheelock
Marriage: 28 Oct 1832, Killingly, Windham Co, CT

• Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection), online at www.AmericanAncestors.org, Dec 2012.
• Charles Allen Converse, Some of the Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel Converse, Jr, ..., 2 Volumes (Boston, Mass. : Eben Putnam, 1905), Vol 1, p. 182; online at books.google.com, 2 Aug 2022.

1. Cromwell Lemon Ames, born 21 Oct 1833
2. Ellen Maria Ames, born 29 Jan 1835
3. Lamotte Ames, born 28 Jul 1837
4. Salem Delos Ames, born 19 Mar 1839

Notes:

Lemon I. Ames is referred to as "my son, deceased" in the will of Samuel Ames of Byron, Genesee County, New York, written 31 Mar 1858, proved 2 April 1869. Amongst the heirs of Samuel Ames are Samuel's wife, Lucy, and the children of Lemon Ames: Cromwell Ames, Ellen Ames, Lamot Ames and Delos Ames.¹

His mother's maiden name (Bush) is identified in a biography of his nephew, Hammond Samuel Ames, son of Lester Ames, brother of Lemon.²

Sources:

1. Genesee County, New York, record of wills, 10:233.
2. Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wisconsin (Chicago: Acme Publishing, 1889), p. 454; online at Archive.org, 3 Aug 2022.

Jim David Cox

Partner: Florence Wheelock

1. Samuel Cleo Cox
2. Thelma Agusta Cox
3. Hallie Buford Cox
4. William Thomas Cox
5. LilyBel Cox
6. Roy Cameron Cox

Notes:

The descendents of Jim and Florence are all taken from the Private Records of Mike Wheelock.

Pardon Hazeltine

Birth: 29 May 1801

• Headstone Record, Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 7658088, created by Jim Sanders, 6 July 2003.

Death: 12 Mar 1844

• Headstone Record, Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 7658088, created by Jim Sanders, 6 July 2003.

Burial: Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA

• Headstone Record, Worcester Rural Cemetery, Worcester, Worcester Co, MA; documented at www.FindAGrave.com, memorial number 7658088, created by Jim Sanders, 6 July 2003.

Spouse: Abigail Read Wheelock
Marriage: 17 Feb 1840

• Jamestown Journal newspaper, 25 Mar 1840 issue, marriage notice; from Fenton Historical Society card file, Jamestown, NY; kindly researched by Terry Heismann, Feb 2004.

Floyd Harmon Jay

Birth: 6 May 1876

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXT2-D64 : accessed 9 June 2022), Floyd Harmon Jay, Chautauqua County, New York; FHL 001712294.

Death: 8 Oct 1965

• Private records of Betty (Wheelock) Sullivan, in correspondence with Roderick B. Sullivan, Jr, circa 1998.

Burial: Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua Co, NY

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158069222/floyd-h-jay: accessed 07 October 2023), gravestone photo for Floyd H. Jay (1876–1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158069222, Villenova Cemetery, Balcom Corners, Chautauqua Co, NY, maintained by Mike Mierzwa (contributor 47745864).

Father: Edgar Jay
Mother: Florence Ann Wheelock

Spouse: Bessie M. Sharp
Marriage: 26 Mar 1917, Hamlet, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FFRM-XN3 : accessed 7 October 2023), Floyd H Jay and Bessie M. Lillie (1917), Chautauqua County marriages; FHL 1,004,675.

1. Edgar H. Jay, born 11 Feb 1921, Villenova, Chautauqua Co, NY

Notes:

Per census, in 1925 Floyd H. and Bessie M. Jay were living in Villenova with Floyd's step-daughters, Mable L and Helen E. Lillie, and his son, Edgar H. Jay.

Asa Edmund Parmenter

Birth: 20 Jan 1825, Northborough, Worcester Co, MA

• Northborough Vital Records

Father: Edmund Parmenter
Mother: Polley Wheelock

Ora Belle Perry

Birth: 26 Jun 1871

• Obituary of Ora Belle (Perry) Wheelock, Chelsea Standard, 19 Oct 1911; McKune Memorial Library online database at http://fh.chelsea.lib.mi.us/index.php; Nov 2007.

Death: 13 Oct 1911

• "Deaths: Russell T. Wheelock," The Chelsea Standard (Chelsea, Washtenaw Co, Michigan), 13 May 1943, p. 3, col. 6; online at Stories of Chelsea, Historic Newspapers (http://storiesofchelsea.org/historic-newspapers : accessed 1 Dec 2020.)

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, MI

• Obituary of Ora Belle (Perry) Wheelock, Chelsea Standard, 19 Oct 1911; McKune Memorial Library online database at http://fh.chelsea.lib.mi.us/index.php; Nov 2007.

Spouse: Russell T. Wheelock
Marriage: 3 Nov 1897

• "Deaths: Russell T. Wheelock," The Chelsea Standard (Chelsea, Washtenaw Co, Michigan), 13 May 1943, p. 3, col. 6; online at Stories of Chelsea, Historic Newspapers (http://storiesofchelsea.org/historic-newspapers : accessed 1 Dec 2020.)
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3XV-G2Q : accessed 28 November 2020), Russell T. Wheelock and Ora Belle Perry, 3 Nov 1897; citing Marriage, Lima, Washtenaw CO, Michigan; Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207943.

1. Mattie Irene Wheelock, born 11 Sep 1901, Lima, Washtenaw Co, MI
2. Warren Wheelock, born 5 Jun 1903, Lima, Washtenaw Co, MI
3. George R. Wheelock, born 13 Nov 1905, Lima Center, Washtenaw Co, MI

Barbara Rook

Partner: Clinton Harold Thurston

Prudence Smith

Birth: about 1780, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 July 2019), Warwick death record, vol. 57, pg. 196; from original records held at Massachusetts Archives, Boston.

Death: 16 Jan 1851

• "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org (https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/191/massachusetts-vital-records-1841-1910 : accessed 9 July 2019), Warwick death record, vol. 57, pg. 196; from original records held at Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), headstone for Prudence Wheelock, Find A Grave Memorial no. 21864017, Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA, maintained by Ryan-O (contributor 46886020) .

Burial: Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, MA

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 July 2019), headstone for Prudence Wheelock, Find A Grave Memorial no. 21864017, Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA, maintained by Ryan-O (contributor 46886020) .

Spouse: Jonathan Wheelock
Marriage: 7 Jul 1800, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA

• "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/matownvital : accessed 19 June 2019), Prudence Smith, image 430; citing Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and DeLene Holbrook); from Warwick Copy of Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1739-1849, book 1, p. 154 of approx 213, Warwick Town Clerk's office, Warwick, MA.

1. Icybrinda Wheelock, born 29 Oct 1800
2. Prescott Wheelock, born 9 Apr 1802, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
3. Adaline S. Wheelock, born 22 Dec 1803
4. Jonathan Wheelock, born 22 Oct 1806, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
5. Jefferson Wheelock, born 11 Sep 1808, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
6. Caroline Wheelock, born 29 Dec 1811, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
7. Mary C. Wheelock, born 9 Feb 1813, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
8. Alonzo G. Wheelock, born 29 Jan 1817, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
9. Emeline L. Wheelock, born 23 Apr 1819, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA
10. Huldah W. Wheelock, born 23 Apr 1824, Warwick, Franklin Co, MA

Notes:

Prudence Smith Wheelock's headstone record in Warwick Cemetery reads as follows: "Prudence,wife of Jonathan Wheelock, died Jan. 16, 1851."

Her Warwick death record identifies her age at death, 71, and her father as Abner Smith - possibly the same Abner Smith that filed intention to wed Mary Goddard, 25 Oct 1776, in Warwick.¹

Sources:

1. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/matownvital : accessed 19 June 2019), Smith-Goddard, image 387; citing Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and DeLene Holbrook); from Warwick Copy of Records of Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1739-1849, book 1, p. 70 of approx 219, Warwick Town Clerk's office, Warwick, MA.

Ray Wheelock

Birth: 10 Nov 1913

• Private records of Nancy Docherty, descendent of Joseph Wheelock and Judith Foster, through Dolly Wheelock, Oct 1998.

Death: 1913

• Private records of Nancy Docherty, descendent of Joseph Wheelock and Judith Foster, through Dolly Wheelock, Oct 1998.

Father: Othello Wellington Wheelock
Mother: Blythe Santee

Ruth G. Wheelock

Birth: 25 Nov 1908, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, NY

• "U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2190/ : accessed 24 Sep 2022), Ruth Gladys Olson, citing Burton FUneral Home, Girard, Pennsylvania.
• 1910 Federal Census, Jamestown, NY.

Death: 21 Jan 2005

• "U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2190/ : accessed 24 Sep 2022), Ruth Gladys Olson, citing Burton FUneral Home, Girard, Pennsylvania.

Father: George Granville Wheelock
Mother: Marcia F. Nash

Spouse: Walter Wilhelm Olsen
Intention: Dec 1935, MD

• "Marriage Licenses," The News (Frederick, Maryland), 13 Dec 1935, p. 4, col. 8; Newspapers.com, 24 Sep 2022.

Notes:

In 1940, Ruth G. Olson was a registered nurse, 31 years old, liiving in Jamestown with her husband, Walter W. Olson, 35, gas station owner. Also in the household were Walter's sister, Doris L. Gavert, and her presumed son, Raymond B Gavert. No children of Ruth and Walter were listed.

In 1950 Ruth G. Olsen was a lodger in Jamestown, New York, aged 41, divorced.

Samuel Wheelock

Death: 21 Aug 1874

• The Utica Observer, probably 22 Aug 1874 (exact date not specified), online at www.FultonHistory.com. "Wheelock - At Stittville, on the 21st inst, Samuel Wheelock, in the 77th year of his age. Funderal at his late residence on the 23d inst., at 12 O'clock."
• "Wheelock Genealogy", by Carlyle Capron Wheelock, of Woonsocket Rhode Island, and Winifred (Thomson) (Argersinger) Gonseth, of Clayton, New York, 1955; in Dartmouth University Special Collections.

Father: Obadiah Wheelock

Notes:

This is probably the Samuel Wheelock, age 67, living in Floyd, Oneida Co, NY in 1865 (NY State Census), with sister Fanny Wheelock, age 64.

Samuel Wheelock, age 72, is enumerated in the 1870 Census living in Marcy, Oneida Co, NY, with Sivery Blackman, housekeeper, age 50.

He's not found in the 1880 Census.