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     Reuben Ordell Love was born on 1 November 1863 at PA, USA. He was the son of Abel Love and Mary Watson. Reuben Ordell Love died on 22 November 1913 at Mulliken, Eaton County, MI, USA, at age 50. He was buried at Portland Cemetery, at Portland, Ionia County, MI, USA.

     Ralph J. Love was born in 1864 at Eaton County, MI, USA. He was the son of Abel Love and Mary Watson.

     Effa Love was born in 1864 at Eaton County, MI, USA. She was the daughter of Abel Love and Mary Watson.

     Albert Love was born in 1868 at Eaton County, MI, USA. He was the son of Abel Love and Mary Watson.

     Rose Lena Love was born in 1873 at Eaton County, MI, USA. 1900 census gives birth as Sep 1875. She was the daughter of Abel Love and Mary Watson.

     William H. Wythe was born on 22 September 1912 at OK, USA.¹ He was the son of Earl Madison Wythe and Susan Hunt. William H. Wythe married Virginia Cody circa 1937 at MI, USA. William H. Wythe died on 12 December 1987 at Independence, Cuyahoga County, OH, USA, at age 75.¹

     Pluma Marie Cotton was born in 1874 at MI, USA. She married Earl Madison Wythe, son of Charles William Wythe and Mary Jane Matteson, in 1920 at MI. They were born 56 at marriage.. Pluma Marie Cotton was buried at Richards Cemetery, at Armada, Macomb County, MI, USA.

     Helen M. Smith was born on 20 August 1901 at Logansport, Cass County, IN, USA.¹ She married George Carlton Wythe, son of Earl Madison Wythe and Susan Hunt, in 1920 at Eaton County, MI, USA. The 1930 census gives their first marriage 10 years prior. Steve Peck in an E-mail saysCarlton wrote in a family bible the date of Aug 14 1929. This may mean that they had an eirlier marriage.. Helen M. Smith died on 17 April 1983 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA, at age 81.¹ She was buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery, at Lansing, Ingham County, MI, USA.

     William Pearl Rogers was born on 3 July 1875 at Chester Twp, Eaton County, MI, USA.¹ He married Zella Maude Dikeman on 9 September 1898 at Eaton County, MI, USA. William Pearl Rogers appeared on the census of 1920 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: William P. Rogers, 44, born MI, parents born MI, Feed Mill; wife Zella M., 39, born Mi, father born OH, mother born MI; day Vera L., 19, born MI Dry Goods Sales; son Giles A., 17, born MI, feed Mill; son Lewis a., 15, born MI, Sawyer at Furniture factory; son Lawrence D., 13, newspaper route; dau Mildred M., 11, born MI; dau Mary, 9, born MI; dau Roslie M., 5, born MI; dau Helen L., 11/12, born MI.. He and Zella Maude Dikeman were divorced in 1922. He is remairred at the 1930 census. Barb Elsner, melsner@hotmail.com.. William Pearl Rogers married Alice Tuten on 16 September 1924 at MI, USA. Barb Elsner, melsner@hotmail.com says that she was a mail order bride.. William Pearl Rogers and Alice Tuten were divorced before 1937. William Pearl Rogers married Minerva Ellen Wythe, daughter of Charles William Wythe and Mary Jane Matteson, in June 1937 at Potterville, Eaton County, MI, USA. William Pearl Rogers died on 30 October 1969 at Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, MI, USA, at age 94.¹ He was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA.

     Zella Maude Dikeman was born on 29 October 1880 at Vermontville, Eaton County, MI, USA.¹ She married William Pearl Rogers on 9 September 1898 at Eaton County, MI, USA. Zella Maude Dikeman and William Pearl Rogers were divorced in 1922. He is remairred at the 1930 census. Barb Elsner, melsner@hotmail.com.. Zella Maude Dikeman married Simon D. Bryan on 17 August 1927 at Vermontville, Eaton County, MI. Zella Maude Dikeman appeared on the census of 1930 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA. The census lists the family as: Zella Rogers, 50, widow, born MI, father born OH, mother born MI; son Lawrence, 24, greenhouse employee; dau Mary, 19, bookkeeper at lumber company; dau Rosalie, 15, born MI, no occupation; day Helen, 11, born MI, no occupation. All children have both parents listed as born in MI. It is obvious that she can not be widowed as William has two other marriages.. She died on 28 February 1966 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, at age 85. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, at Vermontville, Eaton County, MI, USA. Buried under the name Zella Maude Dikeman Schrader..

     Alice Tuten was born circa 1894 at Savannah, Chatham County, GA, USA. She married William Pearl Rogers on 16 September 1924 at MI, USA. Barb Elsner, melsner@hotmail.com says that she was a mail order bride.. Alice Tuten and William Pearl Rogers were divorced before 1937.

     Helen Louise Rogers was born on 8 January 1919 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA. Age 11 at the 1930 census of Charlotte, Eaton, MI. She was the daughter of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Helen Louise Rogers died on 2 April 1994 at Big Rapids, Mecosta County, MI, USA, at age 75.

     Vera Leola Rogers was born on 25 June 1900 at Chester Twp, Eaton County, MI, USA. Age 9 at the 1910 census of Chester, Eaton, MI. She was the daughter of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Vera Leola Rogers married Waldo Fetter Peck on 10 August 1920 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA. Vera Leola Rogers died on 9 December 1982 at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, at age 82. She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA.

     Giles Arthur Rogers was born on 13 February 1902 at MI, USA. Age 7 at the 1910 census of Chester, Eaton, MI.¹ He was the son of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Giles Arthur Rogers died on 21 June 1981 at Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MI, USA, at age 79.¹ He was buried at Augusta Cemetery, at Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MI, USA.

     Lewis Albert Rogers was born on 3 February 1904 at Vermontville, Eaton County, MI, USA. Age 6 at the 1910 census of Chester, Eaton, MI. He was the son of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Lewis Albert Rogers died on 15 June 1959 at Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, MI, USA, at age 55.

     Lawrence Dikeman Rogers was born on 10 January 1906 at MI, USA. Age 5 at the 1910 census of Chester, Eaton, MI.¹ He was the son of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Lawrence Dikeman Rogers died on 11 December 1984 at Lansing, Ingham County, MI, USA, at age 78.¹ He was buried at Dimondale Cemetery, at Dimondale, Eaton County, MI, USA.

     Mildred Mae Rogers was born on 9 November 1908 at Vermontville, Eaton County, MI, USA. Age 1 5/12 at the 1910 census of Chester, Eaton, MI. She was the daughter of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Mildred Mae Rogers died on 6 March 1979 at Lansing, Ingham County, MI, USA, at age 70.

     Mary Gertrude Rogers was born on 17 December 1910 at Eaton County, MI, USA. She was the daughter of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Mary Gertrude Rogers died on 23 December 1985 at Dimondale, Eaton County, MI, USA, at age 75. She was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, at Charlotte, Eaton County, MI, USA.

     Myrtle Rosalie Rogers was born on 17 June 1915 at Eaton County, MI, USA. Age 15 at the 1930 census of Charlotte, Eatoin, MI. She was the daughter of William Pearl Rogers and Zella Maude Dikeman. Myrtle Rosalie Rogers died on 13 November 1997 at Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ, USA, at age 82.

     James Fuller was born on 13 March 1744 at Ashford, Windham County, CT, USA. He married Mary Cooley on 9 October 1769 at Palmer, Hampden County, MA, USA. James Fuller died in 1800 at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA.

     Mary Cooley was born on 13 September 1747 at Palmer, Hampden County, MA, USA. She married James Fuller on 9 October 1769 at Palmer, Hampden County, MA. Mary Cooley died at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA.

     Mary J. (Polly) Witherell was born in 1799 at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Witherell and Mary Polly Fuller. Mary J. (Polly) Witherell married Hosea Babb at NY, USA. Mary J. (Polly) Witherell died in 1870 at Livonia, Livingston County, NY, USA. She was buried at Bronson Hill Cemetery, at Avon, Livingston County, NY, USA.

     Joel C. Witherell was born in 1797 at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA. He was the son of Joseph Witherell and Mary Polly Fuller. Joel C. Witherell married Julia Ann Shank at NY, USA. Joel C. Witherell died on 9 October 1858 at Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, USA.¹ He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Muskegon, Muskegon County, MI, USA. Body removed from old cemetery and reburied in Evergreen about 1870..

     All descendants of Joel C. Witherell are furnished because of the work of Linda (Witherell) Talbot and the material she compiled... all below this is her work

One of the many hotels that existed in St. Charles from the 1830s to 1910, the Howard House Hotel is one of the few that remains relatively intact. The north section, built in the 1840s by Joel Witherell, served as the original hotel. Later, Leonard and David Howard bought the building, raising its roof and adding the south section. Although the combination Federal and Greek Revival style building had a pillared porch, this no longer exists.

As of this date; I have no Concrete evidence (i.e. birth record, marriage record, etc.) to show that Joseph and Mary are the parents of Joel C. Witherell. What I do have is circumstantial evidence to support this probability. I have been informed by members of Historical and Genealogical Societies, as well as the editor of one genealogical magazine that the following evidence is sufficient to list Joseph and Mary as parents of Joel C. Witherell.
(1) Of all the Witherell families located in the Shoreham, VT area, Joseph and Mary are the only ones who later went to Ossian, Allegheny Co. (now Livingston Co.) NY
(2) the 1820 census of Ossian shows Joseph and Mary with, amongst other children, one male child age 10-16.
(3) the 1830 census of Ossian shows Joel Witherell age 20-30 living next door to, or in the same household with, Joseph & Mary. At this time, Joel has one female child age 0-5. This child would be Fanny
(4) Frequently given names are repeated within families. Joseph and Mary also had a daughter named Fanny. It also appears as though Joseph's brother, John, named one of his sons Joel, while Joel C. Witherell named one of his sons John
(5) A family group sheet obtained from Jean Knapp, 320 Court St., Portsmouth, VA, 23704 on Oct. 15, 2000 shows Joel as a child of Joseph and Mary. She states that Joel was incorrectly shown as the father of Zaida Witherell (Price) on a handwritten chart received from a Price descendant. Court documents show that Joseph was the father of Zaida, so she is of the theory that Joel's name was confused with Joseph's (possibly called "Joe" which could easily be confused with "Joel")

The death record of his son Joel C., Jr. says that his father was born in NY, however on the 1880 census of Muskegon County, MI, three of Joel & Julia's children; Fanny (Shepard) Jane (Hodge) and John J., by this time grown and living in their own homes, state that their father was b. in Vermont.
His tombstone in Evergreen Cemetery has the dates 1797-1841. Historical records show that he lived well past the 1841 date which makes the date of 1797 questionable.
In 1842 a lawsuit was filed against Joel C. Witherell in St. Charles, Kane County, IL. He lost the lawsuit by default as he did not appear in court. I believe he was probably in Muskegon, MI at the time and was unable to return in time for the court date as he later filed an appeal. The "An Unbroken Circle" article printed in the Muskegon Chronicle about a Witherell family reunion states that Joel C. arrived in Muskegon in 1843. The obituary of his son, Captain John J. gives Joel's arrival date in Muskegon as both 1843 and 1847. It also says that Joel C. died on Oct 9, 1858.
Cemetery records are of little help in this case as the only date they have is from his tombstone. He was originally buried in the "Old Cemetery" which was near the corner of Webster Avenue and First Streets in Muskegon. Due to expansion, the "Old Cemetery" was closed and the bodies removed to Evergreen Cemetery about 1870. Perhaps his headstone was misplaced or destroyed during the move or perhaps he didn't have one at the time. Whatever the reason it appears as though his current headstone was placed at a much later date by someone with incorrect data.
he is found in censuses, 1830 Ossian, NY, 1840, Kane County, IL, and had a res. in St. Charles, IL in 1839 and Muskegon, MI in 1848. Occupation, carpenter & Millwright.

Kane County Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1836-1870
Date: Monday, October 29 @ 18:28:07
Topic: Illinois
The Kane County Circuit Court Case Files Index was compiled by interns for the Illinois Regional Archives Depository at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Interns who helped compile this index include: Kimberly Dvorak, Kathleen France, Rebecca Looney, James Rock, Jr. and Steve Wellington. The 10,582 records in the database were extracted from the Kane County Circuit Court Case Files (IRAD Accession 1/0007/01).
PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT YEAR CASE # BOX # TYPE OF CASE
PARTRIDGE, EDWARD R. & BENNETT, REUBEN C. WITHEREL, JOEL C. 04/1847 2744 18 SCIRE FACIAS
PARTRIDGE, THOMAS M. MCCARTY, PHILLIP V. ET AL. 10/1857 5883 41 ASSUMPSIT
Each entry found in the index contains the following categories of information: the names of the plaintiff and defendant; the month and year the case was heard by the court; the box and case numbers; and the type of case. Names of plaintiffs and defendants were transcribed directly from the case files. Every attempt was made to obtain accurate spellings of names. If the spelling of a name could not be determined from the case jacket, a search of the various case documents was conducted. However, names were often spelled a variety of ways throughout the case documents. It was also sometimes difficult to decipher handwriting in some case files. Therefore, when searching this index, we suggest that researchers check alternative spellings of names if they do not find an entry for the name for which they are searching.
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     Eliza Ann Witherell was born in 1826 at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Witherell and Mary Polly Fuller.

     Zaida Witherell was born on 9 July 1809 at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Witherell and Mary Polly Fuller. Zaida Witherell married James Thorne Price on 16 July 1828 at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, USA. Zaida Witherell died on 8 June 1879 at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, at age 69. She was buried at Ossian Center Cemetery, at Ossian, Livingston County, NY, USA.