The Descendants of Jacob Sortore
Through Seven Generations
Person Page 25

       

Wilbert F. Blue (M)
b. 23 December 1862
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     Wilbert F. Blue was born on 23 December 1862 at Montezuma, Parke Co, Indiana. He was the son of Thomas Blue and Alice Loftus.

Mary Dixon (F)
d. circa 1847

     Mary Dixon married Emanuel Mortimer, son of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, on 28 May 1843 at Fleming Co, Kentucky. Mary Dixon died circa 1847 at Fleming Co, Kentucky.
     Her married name was Mortimer.

Child of Mary Dixon and Emanuel Mortimer
Harriett Frances Mortimer b. c 1846

Harriett Frances Mortimer (F)
b. circa 1846
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     Harriett Frances Mortimer was born circa 1846. She was the daughter of Emanuel Mortimer and Mary Dixon.

Amanda Whitacre (F)
d. circa 1855

     Amanda Whitacre married Emanuel Mortimer, son of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, circa 1849. Amanda Whitacre died circa 1855 at Kentucky.
     Her married name was Mortimer.

Child of Amanda Whitacre and Emanuel Mortimer
James T. Mortimer b. 18 Aug 1850, d. 16 Sep 1938

James T. Mortimer (M)
b. 18 August 1850, d. 16 September 1938
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     James T. Mortimer was born on 18 August 1850 at Fleming Co, Kentucky. He was the son of Emanuel Mortimer and Amanda Whitacre. James T. Mortimer died on 16 September 1938 at Denver Co, Colorado, at age 88.

Arena L. Parker Smith (F)
b. 27 August 1840, d. 8 January 1912

     Arena L. Parker Smith was born on 27 August 1840 at Coles Co, Illinois. She married Emanuel Mortimer, son of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, on 14 January 1868 at Coles Co, Illinois. Arena L. Parker Smith died on 8 January 1912 at Labette Co, Kansas, at age 71.
     Her married name was Mortimer.

Children of Arena L. Parker Smith and Emanuel Mortimer
George W. Mortimer b. 21 Sep 1868, d. 13 Jan 1953
Marcus Lafayette Mortimer b. 25 Jun 1873, d. 11 Aug 1944
Wilson Shannon Mortimer b. 1 Apr 1876, d. 23 Jan 1965
Elvira Mortimer b. 3 Apr 1878, d. 20 Nov 1961

George W. Mortimer (M)
b. 21 September 1868, d. 13 January 1953
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     George W. Mortimer was born on 21 September 1868 at Coles Co, Illinois. He was the son of Emanuel Mortimer and Arena L. Parker Smith. George W. Mortimer died on 13 January 1953 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co, Kansas, at age 84. He was buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery, USA.

Marcus Lafayette Mortimer (M)
b. 25 June 1873, d. 11 August 1944
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     Marcus Lafayette Mortimer was born on 25 June 1873 at Coles Co, Illinois. He was the son of Emanuel Mortimer and Arena L. Parker Smith. Marcus Lafayette Mortimer died on 11 August 1944 at Independence, Montgomery Co, Kansas, at age 71. He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Cherryvale, Montgomery Co, Kansas.

Wilson Shannon Mortimer (M)
b. 1 April 1876, d. 23 January 1965
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     Wilson Shannon Mortimer was born on 1 April 1876 at Labette Co, Kansas. He was the son of Emanuel Mortimer and Arena L. Parker Smith. Wilson Shannon Mortimer died on 23 January 1965 at Rockford, Winnebago Co, Illinois, at age 88. He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago Co, Illinois.

Elvira Mortimer (F)
b. 3 April 1878, d. 20 November 1961
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     Elvira Mortimer was born on 3 April 1878 at Labette Co, Kansas. She was the daughter of Emanuel Mortimer and Arena L. Parker Smith. Elvira Mortimer died on 20 November 1961 at Labette Co, Kansas, at age 83. She was buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery, USA.

John Swaim Sr. (M)
b. circa 1792, d. 12 March 1875

     John Swaim Sr. was born circa 1792 at Wilkes Co, North Carolina. He married Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer, daughter of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, on 10 August 1849 at Parke Co, Indiana. John Swaim Sr. died on 12 March 1875 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was buried at Swaim Cemetery, Washington Twp, Parke Co, Indiana.

Children of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer
Mortimer Swaim b. c 1852, d. c 1868
John Swaim Jr. b. c 1854, d. c 1868
Moses Swaim b. 31 Mar 1856, d. 24 Mar 1919
Gilbert DeLafayette Swaim b. 22 Jun 1859, d. 1 Feb 1919

Mortimer Swaim (M)
b. circa 1852, d. circa 1868
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     Mortimer Swaim was born circa 1852 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was the son of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer. Mortimer Swaim died circa 1868 at Parke Co, Indiana.
     John Swaim, Sr. does not mention this son so he must have died between 1860 & when he made his will in 1868.

John Swaim Jr. (M)
b. circa 1854, d. circa 1868
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     John Swaim Jr. was born circa 1854 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was the son of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer. John Swaim Jr. died circa 1868 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was buried at Swaim Cemetery, Washington Twp, Parke Co, Indiana.

Moses Swaim (M)
b. 31 March 1856, d. 24 March 1919
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     Moses Swaim was born on 31 March 1856 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was the son of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer. Moses Swaim married Margaret Matilda Spencer on 22 March 1876 at Boone Co, Indiana. Moses Swaim died on 24 March 1919 at Parke Co, Indiana, at age 62. He was buried at Miller Cemetery, Adams Twp, Parke Co, Indiana.

Gilbert DeLafayette Swaim (M)
b. 22 June 1859, d. 1 February 1919
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     Gilbert DeLafayette Swaim was born on 22 June 1859 at Parke Co, Indiana. He was the son of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer. Gilbert DeLafayette Swaim died on 1 February 1919 at Parke Co, Indiana, at age 59. He was buried at Swaim Cemetery, Washington Twp, Parke Co, Indiana.

Isaac Mortimer (M)
b. circa 1864, d. circa 1935
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     Isaac Mortimer was born circa 1864 at Le Roy, McLean Co, Illinois. He was the son of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer. Isaac Mortimer died circa 1935 at Le Roy, McLean Co, Illinois. He was buried at Frankeberger Cemetery, McLean Co, Illinois.

Belle Mortimer (F)
b. circa 1860, d. circa 1904
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     Belle Mortimer was born circa 1860 at Illinois. She was the daughter of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer. Belle Mortimer died circa 1904 at California.

Malissa Glazebrook (F)
b. 5 December 1837, d. 3 August 1896

     Malissa Glazebrook was born on 5 December 1837 at Lebanon, Marion Co, Kentucky. She married Nimrod Farrow Mortimer, son of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, on 5 September 1869 at Illinois. Malissa Glazebrook died on 3 August 1896 at Montgomery Co, Kansas, at age 58. She was buried at Harmony Grove Cemetery, USA.
     Her married name was Mortimer.

Children of Malissa Glazebrook and Nimrod Farrow Mortimer
Victoria Mortimer b. 1 Jul 1872, d. 6 Dec 1927
Amanda Mortimer b. c 1874
Margaret Jane Mortimer b. 4 Aug 1877, d. 19 May 1958
Emanuel Mortimer b. 27 Jul 1880, d. 10 Jan 1956

Victoria Mortimer (F)
b. 1 July 1872, d. 6 December 1927
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     Victoria Mortimer was born on 1 July 1872 at Mattoon, Coles Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer and Malissa Glazebrook. Victoria Mortimer died on 6 December 1927 at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, Colorado, at age 55.

Amanda Mortimer (F)
b. circa 1874
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     Amanda Mortimer was born circa 1874 at Coles Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer and Malissa Glazebrook.

Margaret Jane Mortimer (F)
b. 4 August 1877, d. 19 May 1958
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     Margaret Jane Mortimer was born on 4 August 1877 at Mattoon, Coles Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer and Malissa Glazebrook. Margaret Jane Mortimer died on 19 May 1958 at Corning, Illinois, at age 80.

Emanuel Mortimer (M)
b. 27 July 1880, d. 10 January 1956
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     Emanuel Mortimer was born on 27 July 1880 at Coles Co, Illinois. He was the son of Nimrod Farrow Mortimer and Malissa Glazebrook. Emanuel Mortimer died on 10 January 1956 at Nowata, Nowata Co, Oklahoma, at age 75.

William Layne (M)
b. circa 1834

     William Layne was born circa 1834. He married Elvira Layton Mortimer, daughter of Famous Mortimer Sr. and Mary Blue, on 17 August 1854 at Parke Co, Indiana.

Children of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer
Mary E. Layne b. 2 Oct 1856, d. 18 SEP 18??
Nancy J. Layne b. 21 Mar 1857, d. 11 Mar 1904
Preston M. Layne b. 15 Jul 1858, d. 2 Jan 1928
Joseph Layne b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 22 Jun 1943
Elisha Layne b. 15 Dec 1861, d. c 1899
Harriet F. Layne b. 12 Feb 1863, d. 12 Feb 1863
Margaret C. Layne b. 12 Feb 1863, d. 12 Feb 1863
Fanny Layne b. 30 Jun 1865
William C. Layne b. 31 Mar 1867, d. 21 Apr 1889
Samuel M. Layne b. 17 Sep 1869, d. 2 Nov 1890

Mary E. Layne (F)
b. 2 October 1856, d. 18 SEP 18??
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     Mary E. Layne was born on 2 October 1856 at Indiana. She was the daughter of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Mary E. Layne died 18 SEP 18?? At Indiana.

Nancy J. Layne (F)
b. 21 March 1857, d. 11 March 1904
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     Nancy J. Layne was born on 21 March 1857 at Indiana. She was the daughter of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Nancy J. Layne died on 11 March 1904 at age 46.

Preston M. Layne (M)
b. 15 July 1858, d. 2 January 1928
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     Preston M. Layne was born on 15 July 1858 at Indiana. He was the son of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Preston M. Layne died on 2 January 1928 at Indiana, at age 69.

Joseph Layne (M)
b. 1 June 1860, d. 22 June 1943
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     Joseph Layne was born on 1 June 1860 at Indiana. He was the son of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Joseph Layne died on 22 June 1943 at Indiana, at age 83.

Elisha Layne (M)
b. 15 December 1861, d. circa 1899
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     Elisha Layne was born on 15 December 1861 at Indiana. He was the son of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Elisha Layne died circa 1899.

Harriet F. Layne (F)
b. 12 February 1863, d. 12 February 1863
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     Harriet F. Layne was born on 12 February 1863 at Indiana. She was the daughter of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Harriet F. Layne died on 12 February 1863 at Indiana, at age 0.

Margaret C. Layne (F)
b. 12 February 1863, d. 12 February 1863
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     Margaret C. Layne was born on 12 February 1863 at Indiana. She was the daughter of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Margaret C. Layne died on 12 February 1863 at Indiana, at age 0.

Fanny Layne (F)
b. 30 June 1865
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     Fanny Layne was born on 30 June 1865 at Indiana. She was the daughter of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer.

William C. Layne (M)
b. 31 March 1867, d. 21 April 1889
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     William C. Layne was born on 31 March 1867 at Indiana. He was the son of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. William C. Layne died on 21 April 1889 at Indiana, at age 22.

Samuel M. Layne (M)
b. 17 September 1869, d. 2 November 1890
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     Samuel M. Layne was born on 17 September 1869 at Indiana. He was the son of William Layne and Elvira Layton Mortimer. Samuel M. Layne died on 2 November 1890 at age 21.

Malinda Smith (F)
b. circa 1840, d. circa 1914

     Malinda Smith was born circa 1840. She married Francis Marion Blue, son of Famous Mortimer Blue and Sarah Murrow Hornbuckle, circa 1860. Malinda Smith died circa 1914.

Irson Gates Gillett (M)
b. circa 1833, d. circa 1903

     Irson Gates Gillett was born circa 1833 at Ashtabula Co, Ohio. He married Mary Blue, daughter of Famous Mortimer Blue and Nancy Mead Jones, circa 1857 at Roseville, Warren Co, Illinois. Irson Gates Gillett died circa 1903. He was buried at White Oak Cemetery, Gentry Co, Missouri.

Children of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue
Famous Mortimore Gillett b. c 1858, d. c 1937
Reuben Glenroy Gillett b. c 1860, d. c 1940
Andrew Jackson Gillett b. c 1861, d. c 1864
William Arthur Gillett b. c 1864, d. c 1936
George Benton Gillett b. c 1865, d. c 1948
Thomas Gillett b. c 1867, d. c 1868
Viola Jane Gillett b. c 1868, d. c 1939
Fred Gillett b. c 1871, d. c 1898
Thalia Gillett b. c 1873, d. c 1945
Irson Alva Gillett b. c 1875, d. c 1954
Pearl Gillett b. c 1877, d. c 1946
Francis Marion Gillett b. c 1879, d. c 1889
Freeman Daton Gillett b. c 1881, d. c 1938
Frank Gillett b. c 1888, d. c 1931

Famous Mortimore Gillett (M)
b. circa 1858, d. circa 1937
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     Famous Mortimore Gillett was born circa 1858. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Famous Mortimore Gillett died circa 1937 at Stansberry, Gentry Co, Missouri. He was buried at High Ridge Cemetery, USA.

Reuben Glenroy Gillett (M)
b. circa 1860, d. circa 1940
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     Reuben Glenroy Gillett was born circa 1860. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Reuben Glenroy Gillett died circa 1940 at Avon, Fulton Co, Illinois.

Andrew Jackson Gillett (M)
b. circa 1861, d. circa 1864
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     Andrew Jackson Gillett was born circa 1861. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Andrew Jackson Gillett died circa 1864.

William Arthur Gillett (M)
b. circa 1864, d. circa 1936
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     William Arthur Gillett was born circa 1864 at Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. William Arthur Gillett died circa 1936 at St. Clair Co, Missouri. He was buried at Concord Cemetery, St. Clair Co, Missouri.

George Benton Gillett (F)
b. circa 1865, d. circa 1948
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     George Benton Gillett was born circa 1865 at Warren Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. George Benton Gillett died circa 1948 at Indianola, Warren Co, Iowa.

Thomas Gillett (M)
b. circa 1867, d. circa 1868
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     Thomas Gillett was born circa 1867. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Thomas Gillett died circa 1868.

Viola Jane Gillett (F)
b. circa 1868, d. circa 1939
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     Viola Jane Gillett was born circa 1868 at Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Viola Jane Gillett died circa 1939 at Canton, Fulton Co, Illinois. She was buried at Colony, Anderson Co, Kansas.

Fred Gillett (M)
b. circa 1871, d. circa 1898
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     Fred Gillett was born circa 1871 at Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Fred Gillett died circa 1898 at Stansberry, Gentry Co, Missouri. He was buried at Cooper Cemetery, USA.

Thalia Gillett (F)
b. circa 1873, d. circa 1945
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     Thalia Gillett was born circa 1873 at Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois. She was the daughter of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Thalia Gillett died circa 1945 at Joplin, Jasper Co, Missouri.

Irson Alva Gillett (M)
b. circa 1875, d. circa 1954
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     Irson Alva Gillett was born circa 1875 at Abingdon, Knox Co, Illinois. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Irson Alva Gillett died circa 1954 at St. Joseph, Buchanan Co, Missouri. He was buried at High Ridge Cemetery, Mound City, Holt Co, Missouri.
     Irson was also called Zebe. He first started out as a farmer. Later he went to work for the Wabash Railway, becoming a locomotive engineer. In 1924 he began to work for the Chicago & Great Western Railway as a special agent. He then went on to work for Omaha, NE police force & later become a stationary engineer for the Maney Milling Co. in Omaha. Zebe retired to Stansberry, Gentry Co, MO.

Pearl Gillett (M)
b. circa 1877, d. circa 1946
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     Pearl Gillett was born circa 1877. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Pearl Gillett died circa 1946.

Francis Marion Gillett (M)
b. circa 1879, d. circa 1889
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     Francis Marion Gillett was born circa 1879. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Francis Marion Gillett died circa 1889.

Freeman Daton Gillett (M)
b. circa 1881, d. circa 1938
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     Freeman Daton Gillett was born circa 1881 at Illinois. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Freeman Daton Gillett died circa 1938.

Frank Gillett (M)
b. circa 1888, d. circa 1931
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     Frank Gillett was born circa 1888 at Stansberry, Gentry Co, Missouri. He was the son of Irson Gates Gillett and Mary Blue. Frank Gillett died circa 1931 at Stansberry, Gentry Co, Missouri. He was buried at High Ridge Cemetery, Mound City, Holt Co, Missouri.
     Frank Gillett was a farmer. He was made a Freemason circa 1910.

Nathan Talley (M)
b. circa 1843, d. circa 1862

     Nathan Talley was born circa 1843. He married Pamelia Ann Blue, daughter of Famous Mortimer Blue and Nancy Mead Jones. Nathan Talley died circa 1862.

Child of Nathan Talley and Pamelia Ann Blue
Nancy Jane Talley b. c 1865, d. c 1912

Nancy Jane Talley (F)
b. circa 1865, d. circa 1912
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     Nancy Jane Talley was born circa 1865. She was the daughter of Nathan Talley and Pamelia Ann Blue. Nancy Jane Talley died circa 1912 at Creston, Union Co, Iowa. She was buried at Graceland Cemetery, New Hampton, Chick Co, Iowa.

William T. Talley (M)
b. circa 1847

     William T. Talley was born circa 1847. He married Pamelia Ann Blue, daughter of Famous Mortimer Blue and Nancy Mead Jones, circa 1868.
     William T. Talley performed military service between 1863 and 1865 serving with Co. H, of the 83rd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.

Children of William T. Talley and Pamelia Ann Blue
Mary J. Talley b. c 1869
Delia C. Talley b. c 1873

Mary J. Talley (F)
b. circa 1869
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     Mary J. Talley was born circa 1869. She was the daughter of William T. Talley and Pamelia Ann Blue.

Delia C. Talley (F)
b. circa 1873
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     Delia C. Talley was born circa 1873. She was the daughter of William T. Talley and Pamelia Ann Blue.

Isaac Hubbard (M)
b. circa 1839

     Isaac Hubbard was born circa 1839. He married Amy Elizabeth Crystal, daughter of Richard Sharp Crystal and Delilah Murrow, circa 1859.

Cyrus Ellis (M)
b. circa 1845, d. circa 1922

     Cyrus Ellis was born circa 1845. He married Eliza Ann Lambert, daughter of Leroy Lambert and Nacissus Murrow, circa 1871. Cyrus Ellis died circa 1922.
     And Eliza Ann Lambert Eliza and Cyrus had no issue.

William Jasper King (M)
b. circa 1846, d. circa 1929

     William Jasper King was born circa 1846. He married Sarah Jane Taylor, daughter of Slemmons Clinton Taylor and Phoebe Murrow, circa 1874. William Jasper King died circa 1929.

George Washington Prine (M)
b. circa 1852

     George Washington Prine was born circa 1852. He married Malissa Murrow Warren, daughter of William Warren and Mary Jane Murrow, circa 1875.

Alma Knox (F)
b. circa 1877

     Alma Knox was born circa 1877. She married Nicholas Murrow, son of John Saulter Murrow and Emeline Adaline Jurney, circa 1897.

Margaret Matilda Spencer (F)
b. 22 March 1856, d. 24 November 1908

     Margaret Matilda Spencer was born on 22 March 1856 at Union Twp, Parke Co, Indiana. She married Moses Swaim, son of John Swaim Sr. and Dorthey Rebecca Mortimer, on 22 March 1876 at Boone Co, Indiana. Margaret Matilda Spencer died on 24 November 1908 at Adams Twp, Parke Co, Indiana, at age 52. She was buried at Miller Cemetery, Adams Twp, Parke Co, Indiana.
     Her married name was Swaim.

John Brewer (M)

     John Brewer married Dinah Sortore, daughter of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 9 December 1793 at Mercer Co, Kentucky,, Bondsman listed is Lambert Sortore.

Child of John Brewer and Dinah Sortore
Samuel Brewer+ b. c 1801, d. c 1887

Samuel Brewer (M)
b. circa 1801, d. circa 1887
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     Samuel Brewer was born circa 1801. He was the son of John Brewer and Dinah Sortore. Samuel Brewer died circa 1887.

Child of Samuel Brewer
Mary Jane Brewer+ b. c 1830, d. c 1867

Epenetus (?) (F)

     Epenetus (?) married Hendrick Sortore, son of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt.

Jenny Ballentine (F)

     Jenny Ballentine married Lambert Sortore, son of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 17 June 1796, bondsman listed is John Sortore.

James Cozine Westerfield (M)
b. circa 1783, d. 20 March 1867

     James Cozine Westerfield was born circa 1783 at Kentucky. He was born circa 1783 at Berkeley Co, Virginia. He married Catherine Sortore, daughter of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 13 December 1801 at Mercer Co, Kentucky. James Cozine Westerfield married an unknown person on 11 May 1843 at Mercer Co, Kentucky. He and Catherine Sortore obtained a marriage license on 9 December 1801 bondsman listed is Peter Banta. James Cozine Westerfield died on 20 March 1867 at Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Kentucky. He was buried at Old Mud Meeting Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co, Kentucky.
     Learned the wheelwright's trade but afterwards studied surveying. He and a brother David might have received college educations. He was listed as the County Surveyor in the 1850 and 1860 Mercer Co census reports.

He came to Kentucky with his parents when he was six years old. While still a small boy the Indians came to their settlement and the settlers were compelled to flee to the fort in which Daniel Boone was also in refuge. They stayed there six months. James grew up near Harrodsburg and remembered the old fort being within 200 yards of the present courthouse there. He is said to have "owned more than 70 slaves at the time of they were freed and was financially ruined" as a result.

Children of James Cozine Westerfield and Catherine Sortore
Phoebe Westerfield+ b. c 1802
Mary Westerfield b. c 1804
James Cozine Westerfield+ b. 28 Jun 1806, d. 2 Sep 1855
Isaac Westerfield+ b. c 1810, d. a 1880
Ann Westerfield b. c 1814
John Westerfield+ b. c 1815
Margaret Westerfield b. bt 1815 - 1820
Smith Westerfield b. 29 Jun 1818, d. 14 Apr 1842
Elizabeth Westerfield b. c 1823
David Westerfield+ b. 4 Sep 1825, d. 21 Mar 1900
Charles H. Westerfield+ b. c 1830

Sarah Grickson (F)

     Sarah Grickson married John Sortore, son of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 3 August 1793.

Jesse Kinsey (M)

     Jesse Kinsey married Maregarita Peggy Sortore, daughter of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 19 December 1803.

Child of Jesse Kinsey and Maregarita Peggy Sortore
Hannah Kinsey+ b. 20 Mar 1806, d. 15 May 1869

Polly House (F)

     Polly House married Hezekiah Sortore, son of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 11 August 1799, Bondsman listed is John House.

Child of Polly House and Hezekiah Sortore
Diana Sortore+ b. c 1800

Henry Banta (M)

     Henry Banta married Polly Sortore, daughter of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 9 October 1807.

Rachel Hardinbrook (F)
b. circa 1779, d. 19 February 1856

     Rachel Hardinbrook was born circa 1779 at New Jersey. She married Jacob Sortore, son of Jacob Sortore and Maria Dorlandt, on 9 September 1811 at Marion Co, Indiana. Rachel Hardinbrook died on 19 February 1856 at Marion or Boon Co, Indiana. She was buried after 19 February 1856 at Pitzer Cemetery, Eagle Twp, Boone Co, Indiana.

Children of Rachel Hardinbrook and Jacob Sortore
Henry Sorter+ b. c 1814, d. c 1880
Jane Sorter b. c 1828
William Sorter b. c 1829
Martha Sorter b. c 1834

Henry Sorter (M)
b. circa 1814, d. circa 1880
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     Henry Sorter was born circa 1814 at Kentucky. He was the son of Jacob Sortore and Rachel Hardinbrook. Henry Sorter married Agnes (Nancy) Ray on 22 August 1839 at Boone Co, Indiana,, ceremony preformed by Henry Lucas, J.P. Henry Sorter died circa 1880 at Boone Co, Indiana.
     Henry Sorter was a farmer.

Children of Henry Sorter and Agnes (Nancy) Ray
Mary Sorter b. c 1840
Jacob Sortor+ b. Feb 1842, d. 11 Mar 1906
Jane Sorter b. c 1843
Eliza Sorter b. c 1845
Rachel Sorter b. c 1846
Samuel Boyd Sorter b. 16 Jul 1850, d. 3 Jan 1912
David H. Sorter b. 16 Jul 1850
Susan Sorter b. c 1851
Margaret Sorter b. c 1856
John W. Sorter b. c 1859
Frederick H. Sorter b. c 1862

Jane Sorter (F)
b. circa 1828
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     Jane Sorter was born circa 1828 at Kentucky. She was the daughter of Jacob Sortore and Rachel Hardinbrook. Jane Sorter married John A. Bates on 6 September 1861.

William Sorter (M)
b. circa 1829
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     William Sorter was born circa 1829 at Indiana. He was the son of Jacob Sortore and Rachel Hardinbrook.

Martha Sorter (F)
b. circa 1834
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     Martha Sorter was born circa 1834 at Indiana. She was the daughter of Jacob Sortore and Rachel Hardinbrook.

Mary Jane Brewer (F)
b. circa 1830, d. circa 1867
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     Mary Jane Brewer was born circa 1830. She was the daughter of Samuel Brewer. Mary Jane Brewer married Benjamin Todd circa 1852. Mary Jane Brewer died circa 1867.

Child of Mary Jane Brewer and Benjamin Todd
Laura Ann Todd b. c 1853, d. c 1931


       

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