Citizen on a Soapbox

I learned a new term today. It's called spoofing. More specifically, it's the use of a "false" phone number on your caller id. It is used by telemarketers and is completely legal. I couldn't believe it. The law only makes it illegal for this deception if the intent is to do harm.

I was totally and completely ticked off, after phone calls to my attorney general and the FCC of learning that without an identity of the company who has called me about 20 times over the last three days, despite requests to be removed from their list, that I had nothing I could do. I did add my name to the Do Not Call registry, but that won't do much for 30 days.

So, I called my Senator. I am still waiting to hear back from them.

Then I created a petition at Change. Org. Petition for more stringent regulations on spoofing. And another on Whitehouse.gov. Petition for the President to work with Congress and the Senate on Spoofing Laws.

I do get a lot of views, so I am asking you to consider this issue. Sign the petitions if you agree, and please share with your friends.

Jennifer, a Citizen on a Soapbox

Lies they told me

Choctaw History has long relied on what was previously published. With the advent of the internet, and the availability of resources that were hitherto unknown, errors and inconsistencies in the established recorded history is often prevalent. As the interest in genealogy research has expanded, so has the proliferation of erroneous and misleading information available on the internet.

“My grandma was an Indian princess” or something along those lines is often how beginner genealogists start out. Never mind that the term has no place or significance, at least not in the sense that they mean it. A complete ignorance of native customs, and even more often, a reliance on sources that are largely oral in tradition, leads many a beginner astray. Though message boards in themselves are helpful as a tool to interact with others, with the vehemence that some chose to defend research that lacks primary sources, I often wonder whether the value of such a community has value altogether.

We all have theories and speculations that we make in order to further our research. It is a way to help find the other side of that brick wall. A careful, thorough research of these theories is paramount to furthering our research. That said, if I have a theory in my research, you will find it labeled as such, and often I will include the reason why.

While the Choctaw did not have royalty, it is undisputed that they did have a society with an elite class. The right to the status was somewhat inherited, however, the rise in status based on reputation and accomplishments was just as valid. Before the treaty of Doak's stand, the intermarriage of whites within the nation almost always involved marriage into an elite family.

What do I mean by elite? This was the upper echelon of the Choctaw society. It consisted of the Chiefs, their Speakers, the Hopaii or prophets, and the War Chiefs (Red Shoes). Below these were the Beloved Men, and then the Warriors who had proven themselves, and lastly, those who had not fought in battle. The Chiefs and the Hopaii were probably the most influential in each town. A Hopaii or War prophet was himself generally not a warrior.

When we consider the intermarriage of whites into the Choctaw (and other tribes), the basis of the intermarriage was based on advantages the union would bring. Though surely there were intermarriages during the French and British periods, it isn't until the Spanish period that we see the proliferation of intermarriages between white traders and the Choctaw sisters, daughters and nieces of the influential men of the nation. There is no way to estimate the percentage of whites who remained with their families, versus those that abandoned them, however, not all marriages lasted, in many cases the fathers later moved on, married white women, and there is no mention of their Indian children in their wills or estates.

If testimonies in the Court of Claims (1838-1846) are any indication, marriages of a short duration were not uncommon at all. There are several cases in the testimonies, that show a marriage may not have even lasted until the birth of the first child, or until the husband brought home another wife. If it is true that the Choctaws had a liberal view of divorce, that may help explain some things.

We have several “mixed” blood women who intermarry with white men at the close of the 18^th century. Though the white settlements of Bayou Pierre and Cole's creek were close enough to offer some explanation for the unexplained white father's in some cases, when we look at the father's, the assumption that they would be involved in trade would appear to be a valid one.

Among the earliest traders established in the Choctaw nation by 1773 were Benjamin James and Thomas James, cousins from Virginia. By 1787 we have the following list of Traders Favre at Yanabe Louis at Outanoula, Chastang at Yazoo Loukfata and Petit Baptist at Bitabogoula in the Eastern. Western were Alex. Frazier and 3 employees at Yazoo, Louis Mulatto at Cushtusha (favre’s) Louis Leflore at caffetalaya, the Pitchlynn brothers at Tchanke, and Moses Foster at Mougouloucha. Additionally there was Louis Durant, Hardy Perry, and John Turnbull, all who also traded with the Chickasaw.

Thomas James lived near Bayou Pierre and the Big Black River receiving land grants there in 1775, in 1777 his kinsman Benjamin James also received a grant nearby. Benjamin James was however, more closely associated with the town of Chickasawhay. Another contemporary, Turner Brashears lived at the same village as Franchiamastubbee and Robert Welch lived somewhere near the Tombigbee.

In many cases, we know the families that these men fathered. In some cases, we even know the Choctaw leader they are associated with, but the rest is lost to history. What we can do though is look at not only the leaders of these villages, but the most influential of these leaders in the period between the Spanish Treaty of 1784 and the Treaty of Mount Dexter in 1805. While the examination can only yield speculation and not concrete facts, it can be illuminating as we move into the new generation, what I call the “new guard”, the Choctaws of change and the removal period.

Some of the most influential women of the period between 1770 and 1805 are the mother's of this generation. Among these women are, Susanna Vaughan, the wife of Zadoc Brashears, Shumaka, the grandmother of the McCurtain's and great grandmother of the Leflore's, Molly Nail, the wife of Henry Nail, Molly McDonald, the mother of Alexander Hamilton and James L. Mcdonald, and her sister, whose name is unknown, the mother of Robert M. Jones, Sophia Pitchlynn, the mother of Peter Pitchlynn, and the wives of Nathaniel Folsom.

Molly Nail, Sophia Pitchlynn, Molly McDonald and her sisters, and Susannah Vaughan were all mixed blood, the half breed children of white men and Choctaw women. Among all of these only one of the mother's has a name, Susannah Vaughan, whose mother Winifred was the wife of Thomas Vaughan. Though the Vaughan's don't appear to be influential, in respect that their names aren't among treaties, family members benefit greatly in the supplement to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.

Molly Nail was the daughter of James Welch. We know little about him, except that sometime around 1805 he moved from what is now Washington County, Alabama to Fort Stephens, and that he was arrested by the Spanish during the American Revolution. A letter in the file of Milly Yates from Nitakechi names Milly, the daughter of Molly, as his niece.

Shumaka, perhaps the most proliferate maternal ancestor of Choctaw chiefs, was Choccohuma. Researchers of her line show she had children from a Choctaw and from James Cole, a resident of Cole's Creek, contemporary of Thomas James, and an interpreter at Hopewell. Shumaka's daughter, rumored to be Nahotima (though that wasn't published until after 1930), married John Cravatt and had daughters who became the wives of Louis Leflore. Shumaka was also the mother of Robert Cole and Hannah Cole, the wife of Daniel McCurtain. Another daughter was the wife of Garret Nelson.

Several historians link Shumaka to Apukshunnubbee as his sister, due in large part, because of the role her son, Robert Cole, had as his second in command. Traditionally, this role was filled by the nephew. However, there are some things that are not consistent with this theory. Not only was Shumaka Choccohuma, but the area in which she and her family lived, near Yalobusha, was on the borderline of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nation. Apukshunnubbee was from Octafalaya, and though it was closer to the Chickasaw nation than Yazoo, it wasn't literally right on the line.

Sophia Pitchlynn, the second wife of John Pitchlynn, was the daughter of Ebenezar Folsom and a sister of Chief Mushulatubbee. Some researchers give her the name of Nakita, but this is from a letter that asks if this is her name, and no where have I found the answer to that question. Sophia was also the half sister of Joseph Kincaid. There is some evidence that before she married John Pitchlynn, she was the mistress of John McKee.

There are two erroneous facts all over the internet and in books about John Pitchlynn and his family. The first is that he was orphaned at an early age. His father Isaac Pithlynn was alive in 1804, and there are two letters, one after his home was burned, and the other, thankful for his appointment as the official interpreter, written in his hand. The second is that his first wife was Rhoda Folsom, a sister of Nathaniel Folsom. This is a complete falsehood. John Pitchlynn's first wife was according to his daughter “almost a full blood, choctaw and chickasaw” and “kin to the Folsoms”. Nathaniel Folsom was a white man, so was his sister. The wife of John Pitchlynn was likely a sister or cousin of Nathaniel's wives.

According to Cushman, Nathaniel's wives, sisters were “nieces of Miko Puskush the father of mushulatubbee.” This is again, one of those errors that has been repeated. Mingo Mushulatubbee's father was Homomastubbee. While he could be the nephew of Mingo Poos Coos, it's hard to say that is true for sure. There were in fact, when he arrived to the nation, not one, but two Mingo PoosCoos in the Choctaw Nation. One lived at Kunsha and the other at Yazoo. With the letter of Nathaniel that Cushman included, it's confusing where exactly he lived.

Boktuklo isn't named as a location in most of the documentation. The Pooscoos who lived at Kunsha is probably the same one who said he was from “chickasaw half town” at the treaty of Fort Adams, and represented the “lower towns” in 1803. Chickasawhay river is about 20 miles north of Pante Creek and Kunsha, which is where Charles Juzan lived, and if that part of the letter is true, then the PoosCoos I just spoke of did live there. However, Homomastubbee did not. He lived further north. Also, Franchiamastubbee, the “French King” didn't live at Chickasawhay, though he could have had a family there, his home is further west.

Given the animosity between David Folsom and Mushulatubbee, I am not altogether sure that they were relatives at all. I think rather, that given we know the name of at least two of Pooscoos' nephews, and there isn't a mention of Homomastubbee (who was a Chief at that time also) in connection with him, that Mushulatubbee and Pooscoos are probably not related at all. The most prominent Chief in the Eastern district from the years 1784-1802 is Tuscana Hopaii.

I left Molly McDonald last for good reason. She is apparently the paternal half sister of my ancestor Peggy. We know there were a total of five sisters, Molly, Sally and the mother of Robert M Jones, all full sisters from the Western district, and Peggy and Delilah, full sisters from the Southern District. We also know from several sources, that Peggy is the daughter of Nahotima and a sister of the Choctaw chief's Okalahhoma and Tappenahoma, and that her Uncle was Pushmataha. The benefits and influence Peggy's children receive from the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek is thus easily explained.

Unlike the others, we have no idea who the father of these five women are. If we examine the relationships that the families have with the descendants of the traders whose families we do know, there doesn't appear to be a relationship. Based on the ages of their children, the girls were born in the 1770's. That leaves a very short list of who could be the father.It isn't, based on what we do know, a Perry, Durant, Carney, Folsom, Pitchlynn, Favre, Chastang, Baptiste or Foster.

Given the benefits that Molly and her children receive from 1816-1830, her mother is probably related to Apukshunnubbee. I can't prove it, but what we do know is that documentation of only two boys who were sent to live among the Quakers has been found, one for Apukshunnubbee's son who died in 1816, and the other for James L. McDonald, who was sent to the Quakers in 1818, but ended up living with Thompson Mckinney.

In the treaty of 1820, only people from the Western district were named in correspondence as beneficiaries. Molly McDonald was given one square mile, and her son, Alexander Hamilton (along with the petitions of George Turnbull, Greenwood Leflore and Alexander H. Mckee) had a petition that was encouraged by the commisioners to be accepted by the government. The only other beneficiary, Wesley Trahern (also received a square mile) was married to Delilah Brashears, a daughter of Susanna Vaughan.

Alexander Hamilton was enlisted in the army before his brother was sent to Washington in 1818, and he died not long after the treaty at Doak's stand. In 1830 his son, James D. Hamilton was given land in the supplement. It is from letters of Robert M. Jones and James McDonald that their relationship as first cousins is established. Both men also wrote letters on behalf of Peggy and Delilah naming them as relatives (Jones states Aunts) in hopes of getting their land sooner from the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.

It is from letters on behalf of the heirs of Molly Mcdonald, that we can adequately determine that Peggy and Delilah are not maternal sisters to Molly. Simply put, Robert M. Jones only listed the heirs that came from the same mother as Molly. Between the list of heirs, and dawes testimony, and an article written about the early history of a trail through Copiah County, we know that Molly had a sister Sally who was married to a Mackey. Because he lists the wife of David Mackey as an heir, and in dawes testimony David Mackey and Robert M. Jones are named as cousins, I have determined that Sally was one of the wives of Middleton Mackey. Middleton had at least three children, Helen, Sally and Alexander with a woman named Shemohayi.

Alexander H. Mckee, the illegitimate son of John McKee was legitimized by an act of Alabama legislature in 1821. In his will, John gave Alexander 500 dollars a year for life, and left his estate to William P. Gould. From land records, it appears Alexander died without heirs a few years after his father. While a letter from James L. Mcdonald to Alexander H. Mckee does appear to show they knew each other well, it is impossible to determine if one of the sisters had a child with John McKee or not. We do know that in 1804 a letter was written to Mckee saying both women had left him (he had left the territory), and that Sophia had taken up with John Pitchlynn.

We don't know the names of either of Robert M. Jones parents. His letter that mentions the death of “old Uncle Sam Jones” would appear to show that he is a descendant of John Jones Sr. Given John Jones location, it would not appear that this parent is the mother, but the father, so we can thus rule out John Jones as a parent to Molly, Delilah, Sally, and Peggy. Turner Brashears was one of the most influential white men in the nation during his time, but he was married to a daughter of Tobaca, and then to another woman. Many give her the name Jane Tioka but this research is based on a court of claims testimony of an Apukshunnubbee who lived after the death of the Chief by that name.

There is good reason to believe that Apukshunnubbe was a nephew of Franchimastubbee, and of Tobaca by marriage, so Turner would have been a relative of Apukshunnubbee. His influence however faded quickly after the death of Franchimastubbee early in 1801. Given the documentation on the descendants of Turner Brashears, we can also effectively rule him out as a father of Molly and the rest of the girls as well. Alexander Frazier was another trader who lived among the choctaws that early. Though I found mention of his estate and a name for his son, I believe most of his descendants are among the Chickasaws. Though we can't rule him out entirely, it isn't a really strong possibility either.

The last trader, Thomas James is perhaps the best possibility. We know he lived and traded among the Choctaw as early as 1771 when he escorted a group through the area of Yazoo and the Big Black River. We know in 1784 he escaped to what is now Davidson County, Tennessee, where he died in the 1820's. His will doesn't mention any children in the nation, but then except for Benjamin James, I haven't seen any white man who left leave their children anything. He was at the right place, and at the right time. We probably will never prove the father of the Molly, Sally, Delilah, Peggy, and the mother of Robert M. Jones, but this is at this time the best theory I have.

Though everything published says Pushmataha was an orphan, there is ample evidence he was not. Not only is there letters to that effect in Washington D.C., but there is also the testimony of Okalahoma stating he was the nephew of Pushmataha in the court of claims. Gaines also mentioned a nephew in his reminisces. Why historians continue to write that he was an orphan baffles me. Especially given the first source of the story, Gideon Linceum who says he got the story from John Pitchlynn. For some reason John liked the orphan story, he used it for himself as well.

What is evident, that if in 1770's his sister married a white trader, that Pushmataha didn't just come out of no where. He was still a teen, so if marrying your niece, sister or daughter to a trader was what the elite did, then he was already part of that class. A look at the treaties and talks between 1784-1805 shows there aren't that many prominent Chiefs for the lower District. Mingo Poos Coos as we discussed lived in the vicinity of Kunsha and was named as it's Chief. (This is the same place where Pushmataha was Chief). There was also a Tootehomma from the lower district and an Alatala Homma from six towns that participated in most of the negotiations of this time.

Though he no longer signs as a principal chief, Tootehomma is still alive and signs the treaty of 1805. Mingo Poos Coos does not sign, but there is a person of that name on the trading debts in 1822 at the Choctaw trading post. Given the distinct identity of the six towns, and their representation as almost a seperate entity, Alatala Homma seems an unlikely relative. General Hummingbird, who was in fact a bit older than Pushmataha died in the Eastern district, and though it has been frequently published, he is not one and the same as the nephew of Pushmataha named Tappenahoma. Given that there was a Tappenahoma from the Eastern district on the early treaties, it is entirely possible that they shared the same name.

Because of a pesky and confusing testimony about Shanke and the family, if it's true she's a female relative (and I believe that is so), and since she moved from General Hummingbird's area to Charles Juzan's, it is possible that General Hummingbird was a relative of Pushmataha. Though it has often been written that Nitakechi is the nephew of Pushmataha, there is some problems with that. Even though traditionally the nephew became Chief, one (if not two, I have doubts on the two), of Pushmataha's nephews (Tappenahoma) was removed from office sometime late 1828 and early 1829.

It is important to remember the events of this time. The mixed blood contingent, and the full blood contingent were grappling for leadership. The Garlands descendants of Happy bird who is also supposed to be Pushmataha's sister were supporters of the mixed blood contingent. The Southern district, which included more than the Six towns, was pretty traditional. In fact, the Six Towns, and the Choctaws who moved to Hancock all came from this district, and a large portion of them did not remove.

Nitakechi who was chief of Blackwater, was a good choice, and his use of Pierre Juzan as a secretary/second had the bonus of including the traditional heir to the position. It's not that it isn't possible that Nitakechi is a nephew, it's just unlikely. His use of the Juzan's during this period was a smart move. Although they were educated like the rest of the mixed bloods, the Juzan's lent themselves to the fullblood side of the issue. They weren't involved in the politics of their mixed blood contemporaries, but rather, appear to have kept themselves apart from it. They also apparently maintained a close relationship with their maternal uncle's, Oklahoma and Tappenahoma.

There are even more rumored family members for Pushmataha and Nitakechi and Mushulatubbee than you can shake a stick at. The majority of the Mississippi Choctaw claimants that relate to these families are simply not true. I don't have the time nor space to go into that here, but a suggestion to the researcher's who claim to be a descendant of any of these men who never left Mississippi would be to look at your sources. Look at the dates when these people are born, and where they are born, and keep in mind that all three never were in South Carolina, Georgia or North Carolina. Neither Mushulatubbe or Pushmataha had children before 1805, and Nitakechi didn't have children before 1810. Also keep in mind that there is ample documentation of the family in the Choctaw nation.

It is also suggested that you read the testimonies in Congress about the dawes and the lawyer firm who went through Mississippi and signed people up for the Dawes. It is illuminating.

English Roots- The Timmins family

My great grandmother, Elizabeth Ruth Timmins was the first of her immediate family to have been born in the United States. Growing up I had heard tales of the family trip to the United States, and my grandmother had a postcard picture of the ship the family came to the U.S. on, the Celtic.

After many years of trials and error, I have finally been able to piece together the family history of the Timmins family. There were quite a few surprises that came along the way. While researching newspaper articles, I found out that my great Grandmother (G.G.) had an Uncle and an Aunt who also came from England and lived in Syracuse, New York. When her Uncle, Joseph Timmins died, her husband, Leroy Hinds was a pallbearer.

Elizabeth Ruth Timmins, born October 5, 1889 in Syracuse, New York was the only daughter and last child of George Henry Timmins and his wife, Sarah Brampton. George worked in a factory, but had been a glassmaker in Bromwich, Shropshire, England prior to moving to the United States.

George Timmins isn't found on any entry into the United States. I am guessing perhaps he worked his way over, but the rest of the family, Sarah, William and Joseph arrived September 15, 1884 in New York. Below is an image (same postcard my Grandmother had) of the ship they came on.

George Timmins was the son of Joseph Timmins and Sarah Phillips. The family lived in Bromwich where Joseph was a glass blower. In 1863, and until 1872 the family lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph's Uncle's had moved there, and is the reason I suppose the family was there for a short time. George was born in Bromwich in 1860. He killed himself on November 21, 1891. He is buried in the same cemetery as his brother Joseph.

Not familiar at all with England, I am never clear if Bromwich is Shropshire or Staffordshire as I have seen it listed as both. The most famous glass factory in the area is the Chance Glass factory, most likely the factory where he and his family worked, as it is the only one open during that time and was only a few blocks to miles from the various locations the family lived at in England.

In 1880 George married Sarah Brampton, the daughter of Edward Brampton and Ruth Spicer. Edward Brampton was like Joseph a glass worker.They were hard working families who never owned property but spent their lives in various rental properties and died poor.

George Timmins and Sarah Brampton had three children, my great grandmother Elizabeth, William, and Joseph Timmins. Joseph Timmins married Caroline Louise Lakins, a niece by marriage of Joseph Uncle's second wife, Caroline Louise Fry. Both Josephs lived on the same street and worked at the same factory in Syracuse. Joseph, the elder, was a foreman there. Joseph and his wife and two children, William H. Timmins (same name as George's son but a few years younger) and Florence Mary Timmins came a few years after George and Sarah to Syracuse. In the New York census of 1895, Sarah and her children are living with her brother in law Joseph.

The family attended the Episcopal church in the area It is there that I found the marriage information and the baptism of my great grandmother Elizabeth Ruth Timmins. Sarah is found in the phone book seperately but is never found in another census after 1905, I think because she had remarried. She had taken in boarders to support the family. According to my grandmother, prior to her marriage my great grandmother worked in a ceramic factory making plates. She married Leroy Hinds on October 21, 1908.

According to my grandmother, her Uncle Joseph Timmins had suffered some sort of chemical exposure during the World War 1 that caused his early death. However, he had also worked at a chemical plant, so it's difficult to say which led to his ill health. He and his wife Caroline had daughters, Beatrice, Edith and Margaret. The family had moved to Virginia and I don't think my grandmother was close to them at all.

William Henry Timmins, the son of George and Sarah, not to be confused with his first cousin by the same name, was a milk man and a trumpet player. He had five children with his wife Ina Baker. They were Eldred, Virginia, Ralph, George and Arline. My great grandmother showed me a newspaper article about his death. She said he was quite well known for his trumpet playing in Syracuse. G.G. was really proud of her brother who died in 1974.

Elizabeth Ruth Timmins, or G.G. was someone I spent many hours with. She didn't talk a lot about her family or growing up. She was a very no nonsense type of person, but she could be very funny. Especially when she was arguing with her son Warren. G.G. died in Riverside, California July 17, 1982. My mother and I were the last of our family to see her alive.

I wonder why she never talked about her Uncle Joseph and her cousins William Timmins and Florence Shafty, or her Aunt, Harriet Timmins Hinton, or any of her children. I know she knew them.

Transcriptions of Obituaries and News Articles -Hinds Family

Obituaries (and news notices) of the Hinds Family and the Paxton Family originally from Jefferson County, New York and other Tidbits from newspapers, courtesy of Ancestry.com and Old Fulton Postcards and news.nnyln.net

Additional information in parenthesis.

Most of these obituaries are from the children and grandchildren of Thomas W. Hinds and Mary Crawford Hinds and Benjamin Paxton and Mary Douglas Paxton. The Hinds family moved to Jefferson county before 1820. The Paxton family moved to Houndsfield after the Civil War and remained there until about 1878 when they moved to Mexico/Colosse, Oswego NY. Most of Thomas’ descendants remained in Jefferson County, NY, but Albert moved to Illinois, and Frank and Mary moved to Syracuse, NY.

Watertown Daily Times, December 30, 1872

Married Hinds-Paxton, At Pillar Point, Thursday December 5, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev H. G. Millar, Francis M. Hinds and Miss Emma Paxton, all of Pillar Point.

Also in this issue, died, John Sherry of this city at 10:30 pm at age 20. Funeral at his home on Tuesday at Grove Street and at St. Patrick Church.

Watertown Daily Times, October 3, 1878

Deaths

In the town of Houndsfield, September 27^th, Mary, wife of Benjamin Paxton, aged 51 years, 1 month and 8 days.

The Syracuse Courier, Monday February 4, 1895 (Old Fulton Postcards)

A Young Girl at Jordan Commits Suicide

Left Letter and Will

Made all funeral arrangements in her own hand Unfortunate circumstances drove her to suicide.

Cora Belle Hinds, the 21 year old daughter of Francis Hinds, a farmer, living two miles south of Jordan committed suicide early yesterday morning taking a dose of rough on rats.

The young woman had carefully planned to take her own life, and left instructions for the disposal of her remains, what church she should be buried from, whom should bear her coffin to the grave and other minor details. She also left a will disposing of all her personal effects.

She states in her letter to her relatives, she is tired of life but,does not go into detail as to the reason of her taking her own life.

She was the oldest daughter and had much her own way. It is said she had been keeping company with a man at Lysander, and at the time of her death she was in a delicate condition.

The article then goes on with details of her death, her letter and will that she wrote.

December 19, 1899 (Jefferson Journal, also in Watertown Daily)… this legal notice lists all known living heirs of Thomas Hinds (Sr.) in 1899 since Carlos had no children. In parenthesis is included the sibling of Carlos the person descends from if known.

To Mrs. Carlos W. Hinds (Mary nee Minthorn), Lois Longworthy, A. G. Glass, H. D. Gurley, Andrew J. Green, E. M. Hammond, P.S. Maxson, Fred C. Bailey, Leonard Green, William P. Green, James C. Heath, the trustees of Union Cemetery Association Adams Centre, NY, Charles E Chemey, Minnie Laird, Nettie Lord, Mrs Mary Hinds (not sure whose widow, I think this is Silas’), Luther Colby, Isaac B. Rich, trustees Daniel Minthorn, Heavy Pollock, G. F. Brockings, as admin of the estate of Silas Hinds, deceased, Mary Williams (sister of Carlos), Albert Hinds (son of Albert) , William R. Hinds (son of Albert), Orvis Hinds (son of Albert), Allen Carlos Hinds (grandson of Albert Hinds), Emily Littlefield (daughter of Watson), Mary Schley, Watson Fults (grandson of Watson Hinds), Earl Hinds (son of Thomas), Albert Hinds (son of Thomas), Frank Hinds (son of Thomas), Huldah Bird (daughter of Thomas), Mary Vroman (daughter of Thomas), Gertrude Luther (granddaughter of Thomas), Austin Hinds(Thomas), Ida Hinds (granddaughter of Thomas), Maggie Boyle(granddaughter of Thomas), Minerva Roat (daughter of Thomas), Oliver Copley (grandson of Thomas), Bert Patrick (grandson of Thomas), Walter Patrick (Grandson of Thomas), Nathan Elmer (son of Tamer), Celesta Pritchard (Daughter of Tamer), Phoebe Whitford (daughter of Tamer), Sevellon Elmer (grandson of Tamer), Irving A. Elmer (grandson of Tamer), Elmer Underwood, Adelbert Underwood, Charles N. Thomas, Rhoda E. Masey, Mary Hawn (daughter of Betsy), Martha Beckwith (daughter of Betsy), Nettie Betts, Frank A. Hinds (son of Earl), Oscar E. Hinds (Son of Earl), or to any other descendant of a brother or sister of Carlos Hinds, or his brother Silas Hinds, deceased, or his nieces, Clara Stanton and Minerva Elmer.

Note- Descendants of Silas Hinds are not listed.

Watertown Daily News, December 31, 1902

Deaths

Pillar Point, December 24, 1902, Mary Crawford Hinds, age 83 years.

July 22, 1903, taken from the Mexico Independent, July 19, 1926, Twenty five years ago…

Mrs. Mary Abbott of Jersey City, NJ and her daughter Emily have been the guests of Mrs. Abbott’s faithful father , Mr. Benjamin Paxton who is in very poor health.

Mexico Independent...

Obituary of Benjamin Paxton, from Colossus, NY Dec 21, 1903.

On Tuesday, December 11, 1903, occurred the death of Benjamin Paxton. He passed away quietly after a prolonged illness. Mr. Paxton was born in Buckinghamshire England in 1823, and he came to America in 1935, being at the time of his death eighty years old. He was a resident of Oswego County for 30 years, and spent the last five years at his home in this village.

Mr. Paxton was a soldier in the Civil War, and belonged to the 106th regiment, US Infantry. He was a man respected by all who knew him, and was known far and wide as "honest Old Ben." He leaves besides his widow, (Olive Almira) nine children, six daughters and three sons. Mrs . (Minnie, spouse Henry) Fuller and Mrs. (Emma, spouse Francis) Hinds of Syracuse, Mrs. (Ida, spouse Edwin) Lindsley of Phoenix (NY), Mrs. (Matilda Mary, spouse W. D.) Abbott of Jersey City, Mrs. Fenton of Ohio (Unknown), and Cora, his youngest daughter of this village, William and Albert of Jersey City, and Frank of Aurora, Illinois.

The funeral services were held at Colossus Baptist Church at 12 pm Sunday and the Burial was at Mexico.

Note- from various social notes, Cora Paxton married George Howard and they divorced and she married Louis Deshane. Cora’s son was George Franklin Howard and her daughter Evelyn married Gordon Mckay.

Watertown Daily Times, Monday afternoon, August 16, 1904

Pillar Point, August 13 – Monday August 8 at his home in Pillar Point occurred the death of Albert Hinds. He had been sick nearly a year. He lived such a life that none could say aught against him. On June 26 he was received and baptized in the Pillar Point M. E. Church. His funeral was held Thursday at 10:30 at the church a very large congregation attesting to the esteem at which he was held.

He was a veteran of the Civil War and and a charter member of the G. A. R . post of Dexter. A detail of that post was present and acted and acted as bearers and conducted the GAR services at the grave. He leaves besides his wife, three sisters Mrs. (Huldah) Bird of Illinois, Mrs. (Mary) Vroaman of Syracuse, and Mrs. E. E. (Minerva) Roat of Pillar Point also one brother Frank Hinds of Syracuse, and one half brother Arthur ( Austin Fuller) of Tennessee.

Watertown Daily Times, Thursday Afternoon, March 30, 1905

Mrs. Frank Vroman

The death of Mrs. Mary Vroman occurred Tuesday evening at her home, 713 Second North St., Syracuse of pleuro-pneumonia of which she had suffered since Friday last. Mrs. Vroman was 54 years old and the wife of Frank Vroman. She was a native of Pillar Point and had resided in Syracuse for the last 17 years. Besides her husband she is survived by two daughters Mrs. Mrs. J. F. Browcksy (Mabel Brockway) of Utica; and Mrs. J. L. Lockwood (Lillian Lockwood) of Limerick; one son Jackson (Burt Jackson) Vroman of Rutland, one sister Mrs. Elliot (Minerva) Roate of Pillar Point, and one brother Frank Hinds of Syracuse.

Note - Lillian Lockwood married A. J. Fountain after her James L. Lockwood’s death in 1915. Mable and John F. Brockway divorced and she married William Potter. All three are mentioned in the obituary of their father William Henry Jackson of Jefferson County.

The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY) Wednesday, January 16, 1907

Father and Daughter celebrate Birthday

Francis Hinds is Sixty Years Old and his Daughter Eleven, Reception Held

A reception was given Monday at the residence of Francis M. Hinds, No. 800 Grand Avenue, the event being in the honor of the hosts sixtieth birthday, and the eleventh birthday of his youngest daughter, Pearl.

The room was decorated in red, white and blue and supper was served. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Francey, Mr and Mrs. George Howard (Cora Paxton), Mr and Mrs. George Jones, Mrs. Olive Paxton (Olive Almira Holly, widow of Benjamin Paxton), Miss Lizzie Francey, Mrs. D. Hilligust, Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt and two children, Arthur Francey, Mrs. Emma (Paxton) Hinds, Hazel Youngs, Nellie Manson, Nellie Bennet, Winnie Segal, Evelyn Elegree (?), Carrie Manrose, Leroy Hinds, Ettie Wright, Harry Hinds and Cora Jans.

Obituary The Syracuse Herald, Saturday Evening March 4, 1911

Francis M. Hinds, 64 years old, and for many years a resident of this county died at his home at the corner of James and Edwards streets, Eastwood this morning. He was born at Pillar Point, January 14, 1847. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served in the one hundred and seventy sixth regiment.

Besides his widow, he is survived by five sons, Arthur B., Orvis V., Leroy E and Thomas W. of this city, and Harry W. Hinds of Eastwood; three daughters Mrs. Charles (Grace Ora) Hurst (Hunt) of Skanesteoesk , Mrs. Clarence (Frances Emma) Switt of Hastings, and Miss Pearl Hinds of Eastwood; one brother Austin E Hinds of Jackson, TN, and two sisters, Mrs. Hilda (Huldah Ann) Bird of Illinois, and Mrs. M (Minerva) Roate of Pillar Point.

The funeral will be held from the home on Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and a half hour later at James street M. E. Church. The Rev. Nelson Price will officiate. The members of the Ben Higgins post and the women's relief corp of East Syracuse will attend the funeral in a body.

Watertown Daily News, August 25, 1913

Very long obituary…Frank A. was a cousin of the Hinds family, in the obituary it gives some family background. Only part of the obituary is below…

Frank A. Hinds was a lifelong resident of this city. He was the son of Earl B. and Almira Allen Hinds, both born in Northern New York. His father was a farmer of Parmelia having moved into that town from Watertown in 1845. He was a resident of Jefferson County from his youth. Earl B. was a nephew of Corlis Hinds, the first supervisor of Watertown from 1805 to 1808. Frank A. was the older of two sons, his brother being Oscar E. …

The family are of New England stock, John Hinds the son of James born in 1639 married Mary Butler in 1681 and lived in Lancaster Mass., where their son John was born in 1683. He (John) married Hannah Whittaker Corliss of and they had 13 children, one of which was Corlis. Corlis married Janet McAlester Sept 6, 1742, and they lived in Barre, Mass. where he owned and operated a sawmill on the Ware River. He is reputed to have lived to the age of 105 years and died in Barre in 1821. They had nine children, one of whom Corlis Jr. was born in 1748. He married Susannah Henry. Her father was an Englishman and was taken prisoner at Oswego, NY during the French war and was sent to France, where he died on a prisoner ship. Corlis (Jr.) served in the American army during the Revolution. He and Susannah had eight children, one of whom was Corlis (III) who went from Barre to Mount Holly, Vermont where he married Miss Bent, daughter of David Bent of that place and then came to the Black River Country, now Jefferson County, and as said previously was the first supervisor of the town of Watertown after the organization of Jefferson County. He settled on a farm south of Watertown Centre, on the road leading to Rices.

Thomas Hinds, a brother of the last mentioned Corlis (III) was born in Barre in 1780 and married Phoebe, another daughter of David Bent in the year 1800 and established a mercantile business in Mount Holly. In 1809, late autumn, he also came to New York State. The route then was by way of the Mohawk and Black River valleys and the way was often beset by dangers of stream and forest. The little party had a narrow escape from drowning in crossing the West Canada Creek, near Trenton, Oneida County. Thomas had one son Oscar E. Hind (Here the writer is in error, Oscar is the brother of Frank A., one of Thomas’ son’s was the father of Frank A. Hinds, Earl Bent Hinds, the other sons of Thomas were William Watson, Thomas William, Carrollus (Corlis/Carlos), Silas Bent, and Albert. William Watson Hinds died during the Civil War. Albert Hinds moved to Illinois. The remaining sons, Thomas, Silas and Carlos all died in Jefferson County, NY.

Semiweekly Free Press, Skaneateles Free Press

Died

Hunt- On May 13, 1919 Mrs. Ora Hinds Hunt, widow of the late Charles A. Hunt of Skaneateles. Mrs Hunt is survived by two (step) sons, Floyd of Skaneateles, William of Auburn, her mother Mrs. Emma Hinds of Syracuse, five brothers Thomas W. (error, should be two sisters, Mrs. Claude Switts) of Hastings and Pearl Hinds of Syracuse, and five brothers Thomas W., Arthur B., Orvis, Roy and Harry.

Funeral services were held in the home of her mother yesterday at 1:30 p.m. Burial Lake View Cemetery Skaneateles.

Syracuse Post Standard Friday 28JAN1927

Mrs. Emma Hinds, 73, widow of Francis M. Hinds, died yesterday afternoon at St. Joseph hospital where she was taken a week ago from her home, 1617 First North street. She was born in Jefferson county and had been a resident of the north side 35 years. She was a member of Patriots of America, Council 15, Sons and Daughters of Liberty; and the Shepherds of Bethlehem. Surviving are four sons, Thomas W. Hinds of Buffalo, Orvis B., LeRoy E., and Harry W. Hinds, all of Syracuse; two daughters, Mrs. Claude (Frances Emma) Switts of Hastings and Mrs. William (Pearl) Matthews; three brothers, Frank and Burt Paxton of Trenton, N.J., and Joseph Paxton of Cincinnati; and three sisters, Mrs. Matilda Abbott of this city, Mrs. Ida Lindsley of Fulton and Mrs. Henry (Minnie) Fuller of Watertown. Funeral services will take place at 2.30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home where W.P. Hart, undertaker, took the body, Rev. H.B. Reddick, pastor of First Ward Methodist Episcopal church, will officiate. Burial will be in Onondaga Valley Cemetery.

The Fulton Patriot Wednesday July 24, 1929

Lindsley-Died at his home 407 Beech Street, July 15. Grant B.Lindsley aged 35 years. He is survived by his wife Edna, his three sons, Edward, Howard and Leon, his mother Ida (Paxton) Lindsley of Huntsville, Canada, his two brothers Harry Lindsley of Oswego and Claude Lindsley of Palermo…

Same page, Harold E. Lindsley age 9 drowned in Oswego.

The Fulton Patriot, Wednesday September 15, 1929

Palermo…

Mr and Mrs. William Mathews (Pearl Hinds) and Mr. and Mrs. Orvis Hinds and Mr and Mrs. Roy Hinds of Syracuse and Mrs. May Waring (Mary Matilda Paxton) of Jersey City, spent Saturday afternoon and evening at Claude Lindsley’s.

Obituary from Syracuse Herald, Friday Evening, September 30, 1932

Heart disease with which he had been confined to his home the last week , proved fatal to Orvis W. Hinds, 8 year old son of Mr and Mrs Roy E Hinds at the family home.

The Fulton Patriot, Thursday April 2, 1942

Lindsley- Died at her home, 28 S. Second St. March 31^st, Mrs. Ida (Paxton) Lindsley aged 73 years. She is survived by two sons, Claude of Palermo and Howard of Gouvernour; 15 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; two brothers Frank Paxton of Aurora, Ill., and Burt Paxton of Jersey City, N. J.; two sisters Cora Deshane of Buffalo and Mrs. Minnie Fuller, Syracuse, several nieces and nephews….

Syracuse Herald Journal, August 11, 1944

Mrs. Minnie Paxton Fuller, wife of Henry J. Fuller of 103 Eastman Ave died Thursday. A native of Potsdam, she was a member of Elmwood Presbyterian Church. Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Samuel W. Dahl (Lillian nee Benedict) and Mrs. William Hotze (Lottie nee Benedict); six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, Frank of Wheaton, Ill., and Albert Paxton of Jersey City, N.J….burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Mexico Independent, Thursday June 3, 1948

Walter F. Switts, brother of Harold Switts, a Mexico merchant died Monday in Crouse-Irving Hospital in Syracuse.

He was born December 4, 1898 in Hastings, son of Claude and Emma Hinds Switts. Survivors include brother Harold, his wife, a daughter, two sons, his parents, a sister and two grandchildren.

….Burial was in Hastings Cemetery.

Syracuse Herald, June 30, 1955

Obituaries

Hinds-In Syracuse June 29, 1955, Orvis B. Hinds of 1149 Leymore Avenue. Survived by one daughter Miss Rose Margaret Hinds; three brothers, Thomas W., Roy E. and Harry Hinds; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Switts and Mrs. William Mathews, several nieces and nephews. ….Burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

The Post Standard (Syracuse, NY) May 10, 1960

Mrs. Pearl Mathews of 410 Wolf Street died last night at St. Mary’s hospital after a short illness.

Born in Eldridge, Mrs. Mathews lived on Syracuse’s North side most of her life. …

Mrs. Mathews is survived by her husband, William R. Mathews, two sons, Robert W. and Daniel F. Mathews, one daughter, Mrs. Roy Matlin, three brothers, Thomas Hinds of Syracuse, Roy Hinds of California, and Harry Hinds of Massachussets, and one sister, Mrs. Emma Switts of Hastings.

…Burial will be at Assumption Cemetery.

Syracuse Herald, October 26, 1966

Marteville- Services for Harry W. Hinds, 77, of Marteville who died yesterday at the home of his daughter will be at 11 am tomorrow at Welter Funeral Home… Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery….

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Earl C. Stone of Marteville, two sons, the Reverand Richard G. Hinds of Illinois and Francis Hinds of Alabama; a sister, Mrs. Emma Switts of Hastings, two brothers, Roy of California and Thomas Hinds; seven grandchildren, five great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.

Oswego County Weeklies, November 30, 1967

Mrs. Frances E. Switts, 88, of Switts Rd, Hastings RD 1, died Sunday, November 26, 1967 at Pleasant Acres Nursing Home, Central Square.

The widow of Claude Switts, she is survived by son Harold, a daughter, Mrs. Bernard (Lois Pearl) Cross, both of Hastings, brother Roy Hinds of Marysville, CA, nine grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Services were at Watsons Funeral Home, Central Square, burial was in Hastings Cemetery.

Hinds Family Part 3 - Descendants of Thomas Hinds

From the website NNY genealogy I know that Thomas Hinds died in 1877, information not found in the book by Albert Henry Hinds. Although Albert Henry Hinds lists my great grandfather, Francis Marion Hinds, and his wife, Emma Paxton, none of their children were included in the book. So from here, I will include my own research.

There are many resources for researching Jefferson County, New York. Newspaper articles can be found at two great sources, Fultonhistory.com and at Northern New York historical newspapers. There are also, for  my direct line, many of the Syracuse newspapers online at ancestry.com and other paid resources.



Descendants of Thomas William Hinds

Generation 1

1. THOMAS WILLIAM1 HINDS was born on 23 May 1803 in Mt Valley, Vermont, United States. He died on 25 Aug 1877 in Pillarpoint, NY (Ferry Cemetery). He married (1) MARY CRAWFORD about 1841. She was born in 1819 in New York. She died on 24 Dec 1902 in Pillar Point, Jefferson Co, NY (age 83). He married (2) CHLOE FULLER in 1830 in Jefferson Co. NY. She was born about 1810 in Castleton, Rutland, VT, USA. She died about 1840.


Notes for Thomas William Hinds:

1830 Adams, Jefferson Co. NY 00001 fe 1000001    1850 census as William Hines Brownsville
Do not find family in 1860

Notes for Mary Crawford:

not found after 1870

Thomas William Hinds and Mary Crawford had the following children:

i. ALBERT2 HINDS was born on 14 Jul 1843 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 08 Aug 1904 in Pillar Point, Jefferson Co. NY. He married Lodisa Soules in 1868. She was born about 1850 in New York. She died date Unknown.

2. ii. HULDAH ANN HINDS was born on 22 Jan 1845 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 31 Dec 1916 in Oakland, Coles, Illinois, USA (Oakland). She married James Bird on 12 Feb 1871 in Lockport, Ill. He was born on 04 Jan 1843 in Canada Eng. He died after 1899.


3. iii. FRANCIS MARION FRANK HINDS was born on 14 Jan 1847 in Pillar Point, Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 04 Mar 1911 in Syracuse, NY. He married Emma Paxton, daughter of Benjamin Paxton and Mary Douglas on 05 Dec 1872 in Pillar Point, Jefferson, NY (Married at brides home in Pillar point by Rev H. G. Miller). She was born on 18 Apr 1853 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 26 Jan 1927 in Syracuse, NY.


4. iv. PHOEBE O. HINDS was born on 03 May 1849 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 25 Sep 1894 in Pillarpoint, NY. She married Eldridge Patrick on 30 Mar 1875 in Jefferson Co. NY. He was born about 1840 in New York. He died date Unknown.

5. v. ALMIRA MYRA MIRA HINDS was born on 21 Jul 1851 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 12 Aug 1894 in NY. She married James E Bunker on 22 Jan 1875. He was born in Dec 1850 in New York. He died date Unknown.

6. vi. MARY H. HINDS was born on 21 Jul 1851 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 28 Mar 1905 in Syracuse, New York. She married (1) FRANK VROMAN in 1888. He was born in Sep 1855 in New York. She married (2) WILLIAM HENRY JACKSON about 1869 in Jefferson Co. NY. He was born about 1850 in New York. He died on 16 May 1928 in Jefferson County, New york.

7. vii. MINERVA HINDS was born on 25 Jul 1856 in Pillerpoint, NY. She died after 1911 in Jefferson Co. NY. She married (1) ELLIOT E ROAT on 29 Aug 1875. He was born in Oct 1849 in New York. He died after 1899 in Jefferson Co. NY. She married an unknown spouse in 1875.

Thomas William Hinds and Chloe Fuller had the following children:

8. viii. AUSTIN F ULLER HINDS was born on 03 Apr 1836 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 14 Jul 1916 in Tenn. He married Mary Jane Richardson on 10 Mar 1858 in shabbona Grove, Illinois. She was born about 1840 in Canada. She died on 13 Feb 1924 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States.
Generation 1 (con't)

9. ix. EARL HINDS was born on 26 May 1837 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died between 1900-1910 in NY. He married Anna Unknown on 20 Dec 1860 in Fulton, NY. She was born about 1840 in Ireland. She died date Unknown.

10. x. PITT MORSE HINDS was born on 09 Dec 1830 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 22 Aug 1893 in Allen City, Nebraska. He married Sarah A. Haskins on 31 Dec 1860 in Illinois. She was born about 1835. She died on 03 Jul 1872 in New York.

xi. OCTAVIA HINDS was born about 1827 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 22 Jun 1841 in NY.

11. xii. HARRIET HINDS was born on 28 Apr 1828 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 18 Apr 1897 in NY. She married Morillo P. Copley on 12 Jun 1853 in Sacketts Harbor, NY. He was born on 04 Jan 1824 in New York. He died on 19 Nov 1895.

xiii. WILLIAM WATSON HINDS was born on 14 Mar 1839 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died between 1860-1865 in Virginia.

Generation 2

2. HULDAH ANN2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 22 Jan 1845 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 31 Dec 1916 in Oakland, Coles, Illinois, USA (Oakland). She married James Bird on 12 Feb 1871 in Lockport, Ill. He was born on 04 Jan 1843 in Canada Eng. He died after 1899.

James Bird and Huldah Ann Hinds had the following children:

i. JAMES EDWARD3 BIRD was born on 30 Mar 1891 in Illinois. He died date Unknown in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States of America. He married BLANCHE M. UNKNOWN. She was born on 05 Feb 1902 in Illinois. She died on 13 Jan 1990.

ii. THOMAS WILLIAM BIRD was born on 24 Feb 1872 in Illinois. He died on 25 Feb 1873 in Illinois.

iii. ORIENTA ORA BIRD was born on 24 Sep 1874 in Illinois. She died on 21 May 1935 in Charleston, Coles, Illinois (Mound). She married WALTER GORDON.

iv. CLAUDIE A BIRD was born in May 1889 in Illinois.

v. ANNA BIRD was born about 1882 in Illinois.

vi. AUTHOR A BIRD was born in Jun 1885 in Illinois.

vii. EDNA MINERVA BIRD was born on 25 Sep 1876 in Illinois. She died date Unknown.

viii. MAMIE PEARL BIRD was born on 24 Jul 1879 in Illinois. She died date Unknown.

ix. ANNIE MAE BIRD was born on 08 Mar 1882 in Illinois. She died date Unknown.

x. HULDAH ALICE BIRD was born on 05 May 1888 in Illinois. She died date Unknown.

xi. ARTHUR ALBERT BIRD was born on 18 Jun 1885 in Illinois. He died date Unknown.

3. FRANCIS MARION FRANK2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 14 Jan 1847 in Pillar Point, Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 04 Mar 1911 in Syracuse, NY. He married Emma Paxton, daughter of Benjamin Paxton and Mary Douglas on 05 Dec 1872 in Pillar Point, Jefferson, NY (Married at brides home in Pillar point by Rev H. G. Miller). She was born on 18 Apr 1853 in Jefferson Co. NY.
Generation 2 (con't)

She died on 26 Jan 1927 in Syracuse, NY.

Francis Marion Frank Hinds and Emma Paxton had the following children:
i. CORA BELLE3 HINDS was born in 1874 in Pillarpoint, Jefferson Co, NY. She died on
03 Feb 1895 in Killed self at age 21. Syracuse, NY.

ii. GRACE ORA HINDS was born in 1876 in Illinois, United States. She died on 16 May 1919 in Skaneateles Falls, New York, USA. She married (1) CHARLES A. HUNT, son of John Hunt and Jane Bassett about 1897 in Onondaga Co., NY. He was born on

15 Sep 1855 in Onondaga County, New York, USA. He died after 1910. She married CHARLES A. HUNT. She was born on 15 Sep 1855 in Onondaga County, New York, USA. She died on 19 Mar 1918 in Skaneateles, Onondaga, New York, United States.


12. iii. THOMAS WILLIAM HINDS was born in 1878 in Illinois, United States. He died on 16 Mar 1967 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. He married (1) JESSIE M. CHIGRAM, daughter of Jacob Chigram on 20 Jan 1923 in 1654342, Ontario, Canada. She was born about 1883 in Fair Haven, Cayuga, New York, USA. She died in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York. He married (2) ETTA UNKNOWN in 1903. She was born about 1872 in New York. She died date Unknown. He married (3) FRANCES COLWAY, daughter of John Colway and Roena Unknown on 17 Apr 1911 in Syracuse, New
Generation 2 (con't)

York (Source:divorce petition in Syracuse Herald). She was born on 01 Sep 1887 in New York. She died on 11 Jan 1968 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America.

13. iv.    EMMA FRANCES HINDS was born on 22 Oct 1879 in Dekalb Co, Illinois. She died on

26 Nov 1967 in Hastings, Oswego, New York. She married Claude Switts in 1898. He was born about 1871 in New York. He died date Unknown.

v. ARTHUR BRATEN HINDS was born on 09 Nov 1881 in Dekalb Co., Illinois. He died on

20 Jan 1921 in Aurora, Illinois (burial in Syracuse). He married Effie M. Waterman, daughter of Thomas William Waterman and Amelia Jane Hunt about 1920. She was born on 19 Jan 1887 in New York. She died in Jun 1976 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States of America.

14. vi.    ORVIS BENJAMIN HINDS was born on 07 Feb 1884 in Dekalb Co., Illinois. He died on

29 Jun 1955 in Syracuse, New York. He married Margaret Delaney, daughter of Michael Delaney in 1912 in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States. She was born in 1886 in New York. She died on 14 Apr 1955 in Syracuse, New York.

15. vii.   LEEROY EDWIN HINDS was born on 11 Mar 1886 in Dekalb Co., Illinois. He died on

13 Apr 1968 in Yuba, California. He married Elizabeth Ruth Timmins, daughter of George Henry Timmins and Sarah Brampton about 1908 in Onongada Co., NY. She was born on 05 Oct 1889 in Salvoy, Onongada Co., NY. She died on 17 Jul 1982 in Riverside, CA.

16. viii. HARRY W. HINDS was born on 06 Jun 1889 in Dekalb Co., Illinois. He died on 27 Oct 1966 in Syracuse, New York. He married Leona Voight before 1908 in Syracuse, NY. She was born about 1889 in New York. She died date Unknown.

ix. SARAH HINDS was born before 1890 in Dekalb Co., Illinois. She died before 1900 in syracuse, Onondaga, NY.


17. x. PEARL M HINDS was born about 1896 in United States. She died on 09 May 1960 in Syracuse, New York. She married WILLIAM R MATHEWS. He was born about 1896 in New York. He died date Unknown.

4. PHOEBE O.2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 03 May 1849 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on
25 Sep 1894 in Pillarpoint, NY. She married Eldridge Patrick on 30 Mar 1875 in Jefferson Co. NY. He was born about 1840 in New York. He died date Unknown.

Eldridge Patrick and Phoebe O. Hinds had the following children:

i. WALTER3 PATRICK was born on 15 May 1879 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died date Unknown.

ii. ADELBERT PATRICK was born on 22 Sep 1876 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died date Unknown. He married Grace McAfee in 1897 in Dexter, Jefferson Co., NY. She was born about 1880. She died date Unknown.

5. ALMIRA MYRA MIRA2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 21 Jul 1851 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 12 Aug 1894 in NY. She married James E Bunker on 22 Jan 1875. He was born in Dec 1850 in New York. He died date Unknown.
Generation 2 (con't)

James E Bunker and Almira Myra Mira Hinds had the following child:

18. i. GERTRUDE VIVIAN3 BUNKER was born on 06 Mar 1877 in Brownville, Jefferson, New York. She died on 17 Dec 1921 in Dexter, Jefferson, New York (Dexter). She married George I Luther in 1896. He was born in Nov 1872 in New York.

6. MARY H.2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 21 Jul 1851 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 28 Mar 1905 in Syracuse, New York. She married (1) FRANK VROMAN in 1888. He was born in Sep 1855 in New York. She married (2) WILLIAM HENRY JACKSON about 1869 in Jefferson Co. NY. He was born about 1850 in New York. He died on 16 May 1928 in Jefferson County, New york.

Frank Vroman and Mary H. Hinds had the following child:

i. JACKSON3 VROMAN.

William Henry Jackson and Mary H. Hinds had the following children:

19. i. LILLIAN JACKSON was born on 20 Jan 1870 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died date Unknown. She married ALBERT J. LAFOUNTAIN. She married (2) JAMES L ROCKWOOD, son of Elam Elon Rockwood and Felitia Douglass in 1890. He was born in May 1866 in New York. He died on 21 Jul 1915 in Dexter, Jefferson, NY.

20. ii. BERT HENRY JACKSON was born on 18 Nov 1876 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died in Lewis County, NY. He married NINA ROUSE. She was born in 1881 in New York.

iii. MABEL JACKSON was born on 14 Oct 1874 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died date Unknown. She married WILLIAM S POTTER. She married JOHN FELLOWS BROCKWAY. He was born on 16 Feb 1875 in Utica, New York.

7. MINERVA2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 25 Jul 1856 in Pillerpoint, NY. She died after 1911 in Jefferson Co. NY. She married (1) ELLIOT E ROAT on 29 Aug 1875. He was born in Oct 1849 in New York. He died after 1899 in Jefferson Co. NY. She married an unknown spouse in 1875.

Elliot E Roat and Minerva Hinds had the following child:

i. NINA3 ROAT was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died date Unknown.

8. AUSTIN FULLER2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 03 Apr 1836 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died on 14 Jul 1916 in Tenn. He married Mary Jane Richardson on 10 Mar 1858 in shabbona Grove, Illinois. She was born about 1840 in Canada. She died on 13 Feb 1924 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States.

Austin Fuller Hinds and Mary Jane Richardson had the following children:

21. i. HARRY VERNON3 HINDS was born on 17 Feb 1883 in Nebraska. He died in 1952 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States. He married GERTRUDE R. She was born in 1878 in Massachusetts. She died in 1960 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States.

22. ii. HENRY WASHBURN HINDS was born on 26 Jul 1859 in shabbona Grove, Illinois. He died on 10 Apr 1938 in Brookings, Brookings, South Dakota, United States. He married Evangeline Ida Guerney on 11 Oct 1884 in Concord, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. She was born on 12 Aug 1866 in Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States. She died on 06 Dec 1939 in Palo Alto, San Mateo, California, United States.

iii. WILLIE HINDS was born on 01 Jun 1878 in Nebraska. He died on 03 Sep 1878 in Nebraska.

iv. CLARISSA MAY HINDS was born on 07 Apr 1861 in shabbona Grove, Illinois. She died on 14 Dec 1892 in Lot 13, Iowa. She married JAMES W HALPIN.
Generation 2 (con't)

23. v. HERBERT LESLIE HINDS was born on 11 Jun 1868 in Illinois. He died on 06 Mar 1941 in Ipswich, Edmunds, South Dakota, United States. He married (1) ROSE ADELL LIKES on 29 Apr 1888 in Wayne, Wayne, Nebraska, United States. She was born on 17 Jul 1869 in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States. She died on 16 Sep 1909 in Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. He married INEZ HEATON. She was born about 1892.

24. vi. JESSIE RACHEL HINDS was born on 06 Apr 1863 in Afton, De Kalb, Illinois, United States. She died on 04 May 1932 in Isabel, Dewey, South Dakota, United States. She married William Brownell Hall on 22 Apr 1886. He was born on 26 Sep 1860 in New Berlin, Chenango, New York, United States. He died on 12 May 1949 in Dixon, Dixon, Nebraska, United States.

vii. EDITH MABEL HINDS was born on 22 Jul 1880 in Nebraska. She died on 05 Sep 1883 in Nebraska.

viii. GRACE HINDS was born on 13 Sep 1869 in Iowa. She died on 12 Jun 1939 in Phillip, South Dakota, United States. She married Herkimer Teepell on 11 Apr 1894 in Lake View, Sac, Iowa, United States. He was born in 1865 in Canada Eng.

ix. WALTER SCOT HINDS was born on 09 Aug 1871 in Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. He died in 1899 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States.

25. x. THOMAS MATTHEW HINDS was born on 24 Jul 1873 in Nebraska. He died on 26 Apr 1937 in Medon, Madison, Tennessee, United States. He married MATTIE S HINDS. She was born about 1891 in Tennessee.

xi. FANNIE CATHERINE HINDS was born on 13 Nov 1876 in Wakefield, Dixon, Nebraska, United States. She died in 1902 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States. She married WILLIAM A L DAVIS. He was born in 1866. He died in 1950 in Malesus, Madison, Tennessee, United States.

9. EARL2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 26 May 1837 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died between 1900-1910 in NY. He married Anna Unknown on 20 Dec 1860 in Fulton, NY. She was born about 1840 in Ireland. She died date Unknown.

Earl Hinds and Anna Unknown had the following child:

i. DORA3 HINDS was born in Nov 1868 in New York.

10. PITT MORSE2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 09 Dec 1830 in Jefferson Co. NY. He died on
22 Aug 1893 in Allen City, Nebraska. He married Sarah A. Haskins on 31 Dec 1860 in Illinois. She was born about 1835. She died on 03 Jul 1872 in New York.

Notes for Pitt Morse Hinds: moved to illinois in 1852

Pitt Morse Hinds and Sarah A. Haskins had the following children:

i. IDA3 HINDS was born on 08 Apr 1865 in Illinois. She died date Unknown.


Notes for Ida Hinds: unmarried in 1899

26. ii. MARGARET MAGGIE HINDS was born on 03 Jun 1867 in Illinois. She died date Unknown. She married Isaac Boyle on 09 Mar 1895 in Allen City, Nebraska, United States. He was born about 1865 in Iowa.


11. HARRIET2 HINDS (Thomas William1) was born on 28 Apr 1828 in Jefferson Co. NY. She died on 18 Apr 1897 in NY. She married Morillo P. Copley on 12 Jun 1853 in Sacketts Harbor, NY. He was born on 04 Jan 1824 in New York. He died on 19 Nov 1895.

Morillo P. Copley and Harriet Hinds had the following child:

i. OLIVER3 COPLEY was born on 08 Feb 1855 in New York. He died date Unknown.

Hinds Family Part 2, Jefferson County, New York

The sons of Corlis Hinds and Susannah Henry, Thomas and Corlis moved to Jefferson County, NY. Their brother Adah moved to Vermont, Joseph Buckminister Hinds moved to Watertown then Hume, New York, and Jonas resided in Aurora, Illinois in later years. This maybe why some of the family moves there in later years from my line.

My direct line descends from Thomas Hinds, the son of the second Corlis and his wife Susannah Henry. Thomas Hinds was born May 21, 1780 in Barre, Massachusetts and died in Jefferson County, NY February 17, 1846. His wife was Phoebe Bent, a daughter of David Bent who was born in Mount Holly, Vermont. Thomas Hinds fought in the Battle of Sackett's Harbor. He also operated a general store and was a farmer. He and Phoebe had several children, they were William Watson, Thomas, Emily, Tamer, Carrollus, Earl Bent, Phoebe, Silas, Albert, Betsy, Patty, Mary Ann and Emily Hinds.

My line continues with Thomas Hinds, the son of Thomas and Phoebe Bent. This Thomas Hinds was born May 23, 1803 in Mount Holly, Vermont, and died in Pillarpoint, Jefferson County, New York. He was married twice. By his first wife, Chloe Fuller he had the following children, Octavia, Harriet, Pitt Morse, Austin Fuller, Earl and William Watson Hinds. By his second wife, Mary Crawford he had the following children, Albert, Huldah Ann, Francis Marion (Frank), Phoebe O, Mary H., Myra and Minerva Hinds.

The children of Thomas Hinds are listed as heirs of a Corlis Hinds in 1899. I believe this is Carrolus, who was named actually Corlis and is an error in the book.

Thomas Hinds children move on to Illinois, Tennessee and Syracuse, New York. A biography with some detail on the family can also be found here.

A great website with information on marriages, burials, etc. if  NNY genealogy which can be found here.

Part 3 will go into much greater detail of the family of Thomas Hinds, my great great grandfather.

Hinds Family Part 1 Massachussetts

Thanks to a distant cousin, Albert Henry Hinds, who in 1899 published a book on the Hinds family, we are able to trace our family's history in the United States quite thoroughly. For those of you related to this family, the book can be found here.

James Hinds, found with various spellings, was first found in Salem, Mass. in 1638. He then moved to Southold, L.I. where he died 1652-1653. His widow married Ralph Dayton in 1656. There is a Benjamin Hinds in the same area who may be a brother.

James left a will which names his son John but mentions no other names of children. This son, John Hinds was born August 28, 1639 and was married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown, but his second wife was Mary, the widow of James Butler.His will is found in Lancaster, dated March 8, 1719 or 1720. His children, named in this will are John, Jacob, Hannah, Hopestill, Deborah, Experience and Enoch.

The son, John Hinds was born January 19, 1683 in Lancaster, Massachusetts and died October 10, 1747 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. His wife was Hannah/Anna Whitaker, the widow of a Corlis. Not true, Hannah is a Corliss, mom has several DNA matches.  The name Corliss becomes common in the family after this. When John died, Hannah remarried a third time to a Oliver Heyward. An obituary for Hannah is found published in the New England Historical and Genealogical register, Vol. XII. John Hinds and Hannah had nine children mentioned in his will. They were sons John, Seth and Corlis, and daughters, Anna, Frances, Mary, Dinah, Tryphenah, and Susannah. The last three being unmarried at his death.

My direct line comes from John so I am only including the information about my line from this point forward.

Corlis Hinds, the son of John and Hannah was born April 28, 1724 and died in 1821 in Brookfield, Massachusetts. He was married to Janet McAlester and a Mrs. Cutter. Corlis and Janet had 10 children, the first nine born in Brookfield, Massachusetts, and the last in Barre, Massachusetts. They were Cornelius, Anna, Rachel, Corlis, Susannah, Submit, Howard, Forbes, Catherine, and Jesse Hinds.

My line continues with the second Corlis, who was born April 10, 1748 in Brookfield, Massachusetts and died at his son's home 1832 in Petersfield, Massachussetts. This Corlis Hinds married Mrs. Adah Hill Brownwell and Susannah Henry. He had one son by his first wife, Samuel, and eight by the second wife. These children were Henry, Corlis. Adah, Thomas, Watson, Jonas, Joseph Buckminister, and Susannah.

From here, many of the family move to Jefferson County, NY, which will be included in part 2.