LEVI JACKSON MALSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 9 Jan 1879 in Bartholonew Co., IN. He died in 1950 in presumably IN. He was buried in Garland Brooke Cemetery, Columbus, IN. He married HAZEL NEWSOME after 1918 in IN. LEVI was employed as a trucker for the railroad in 1930 in Lima, Allen Co., OH.
Other marriages:STROCK, MAUDE O.
DIRECT MALSON ANCESTRY:
2nd Great-grandson of James Malson I
Great-grandson of Daniel Malson & Christenia
Grandson of George Malson & Elizabeth CourtneyDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Son of John Alex Malson & Julia Ann Boyd Carter
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Half-brother of Susannah S. Malson Bradford, William Alvia Malson
Uncle to Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts
Grand uncle of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
Great-grand uncle of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=================MILITARY SERVICE: [Source - Ancestry.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
World War I. Registered at the Local Board for the County of Bartholmew, State of Indiana, September 12, 1918.
Registration is signed by Levi Jackson Malson, with his son, Paul E. Malson, as nearest relative. His occupation at time of registration was laborer for Haw <sic> Creek Leather Co. He lived at 610 Wilson, Cole, Bartholomew Co., IN. Eyes blue, hair brown.
==================NOTE: Date of birth confirmed by his WWI registration card which is signed by Levi.
==================BIRTH-DATE-CONFLICT: [LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003]
Levi J. Malson's age on 1880 census recorded as 4 years old. A birthdate of January 1879 is found indicating he would've been abt 1 year old. Further conflict in 1880 Census records young Levi as being married.
Levi was born only 6 months after William Alvia Malson was born in August 1878 to Elizabeth H Merrifield and John Alex Malson.
A 1930 Census for Levi J. Malson gives his "estimated" year of birth as 1878 as well as his World War I draft registration card.
==============================CENSUSES: [Source - Ancestry.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
1880 - See Notes of father, John Alex Malson, for details.
1930 - Lima, Allen County, Ohio
Dwelling #141 on Main Street
MALSON, LEVI J.,head, rents, 51, married @ 22, b. IN; Fa: VA; Mo: IN; occ: trucker-railroad
______, HAZEL, wife-H, 50, married @ 17; b.IN; Fa: IN; Mo: IN; occ: none
______, PAUL E., son, 27, single, b. IN; Fa: IN; Mo: IN; occ: sales clerk-cigar store.
==============================BURIAL: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
Received photo of headstone of Levi J. and wife, Hazel, at Garland Brooke Cemetery in Columbus, Indiana from cousin Ludella Pittman Ebinger, great-granddaughter of father, John Alex's sister, Mary Christine Malson.
NOTE: Mother, Julia Boyd Carter Malson, is not buried with John Alex.
HAZEL NEWSOME 1 was born in 1889 in IN. She died in 1955 in presumably IN. She was buried in Garland Brooke Cemetery, Columbus, IN. She married LEVI JACKSON MALSON after 1918 in IN.
1930 CENSUS: See Notes of husband, Levi Jackson Malson, for details.
===============BURIAL: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
Received photo of headstone of Levi J. and wife, Hazel, at Garland Brooke Cemetery in Columbus, Indiana from cousin Ludella Pittman Ebinger, great-granddaughter of father, John Alex's sister, Mary Christine Malson.
ODEDIAH CRIDER was born about 1800 in PA. He died before 1880. He married MARGARET EMALINE HICKENBOTHAM (STREET) about 1867.
MARGARET EMALINE HICKENBOTHAM (STREET) [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born in 1807 in Poss. Monongalia Co., VA. She died after 1880 in Marion Co., WV. She married ODEDIAH CRIDER about 1867.
Other marriages:MERRIFIELD, JOHN
NAME-CONFLICTS:
Variously seen as Margaret Street; Margaret Emaline Hickenbotham / Higgenbotham; Need to verify her maiden name and if she had a marriage before John Merrifield.
============================MARRIAGES-RECORDS:
John Merrifield WAS her first marriage, but she was not HIS first wife. Jun 15 1867 as the date of Margaret's marriage to Obediah Crider, no idea where/if 1867 is correct.
Wetzel County, West Virginia Marriages 1854-1893, Mullett & Hassig, publ. by Wetzel Co Gen Society 1984 (updated 1993), p. 44
Obediah Crider, 67w, b. Fayette Co PA, s/o Saml. & Emaline Margan
Margaret Merryfield, 61, b. Marion Co WV, d/o Saml. & Elsie Leasure(Margeret is listed as Emerline but indexed as Merryfield. Also the parents of both seem to be listed incorrectly)" [No date in this, but the other marriages on p. 44 are 1867.]
=========================CENSUSES:
1850 - Schedule 1 - Free Inhabitants of Western District No. 35, County of Marion in the state of Virginia, enumberated on the 25th day of September 1850.
Margaret Merrifield, 43, female, b. VA
Richard ___________, 16, male, laborer, b. VA
Susanna ___________, 14, female, b. VA
Elizabeth H. ______, 12, female. b. VA
John M. ___________, 10, male, b. VA
Mathilda __________, 8, female, b. VA
Zedekiah A.________, 5, male, b. VA
_____________________1880 - See Notes of daughter, Elizabeth H. Merrifield, for details.
=====================PARENTS-SPOUSE: Information from the 1993 edition of the Ancestral File.
NOTE: In this source her surname is given as "Hickenbotham."
=====================SPOUSE-CHILDREN: "Merrifield Family Quarterly", Vol. V, No. 2, page 225.
NOTE: In this source her surname is given as "Street" and this was her second marriage.
=====================SPOUSE-CHILDREN: Information from Glynda Fletcher via e-mail Gedcom September 1998. See M-26.
NOTE: Her surname was spelled "Hickenbothom" in this Gedcom.
SAMUEL HICKENBOTHAM (STREET) was born about 1755. He died about 1805. He married ELSIE LEASURE.
Name/dates from Ruth Merrifield Newhouse FGRs.
ELSIE LEASURE.ELSIE married SAMUEL HICKENBOTHAM (STREET).
They had the following children:
F i MARGARET EMALINE HICKENBOTHAM (STREET) was born in 1807. She died after 1880.
JOHN RODGERS MALSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 14 Oct 1907 in Sheridan, Montcalm Co., MI. He died on 9 Aug 1980 in Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA. The cause of death was lung cancer. He was buried on 12 Aug 1980 in Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA. He married FANNY JANE CURTIS SUDDOTH on 30 Aug 1933. The marriage ended in divorce. JOHN was baptized on 21 Oct 1917. He resided in Road B, Redwood Valley, MC, CA at the time of his death..
Other marriages:MILLER, HARRIET JANE LEROY
DIRECT ANCESTRY:
MALSON
3rd Great-grandson of James Malson I
2nd Great-grandson of Daniel Malson & Christenia
Great-grandson of George Malson & Elizabeth Courtney
Grandson of John Alex Malson & Elizabeth H. MerrifieldMERRIFIELD
3rd Great-grandson of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
2nd Great-grandson of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
Great-grandson of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Grandson of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Son of William Alvia Malson & Ida May Brantner
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Nephew of Susannah S. Malson Bradford
1st cousin of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
1st cousin, once removed of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
1st cousin, twice removed of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
==============CHILDHOOD: [Harriet J. Malson, Mar 2004]
When John was 10 years old he contracted Encephalitis from which he was not expected to recover. However, he did survive but lost all memory of his life prior to the illness.
==============1910 & 1930 CENSUSES: See Notes of father, William Alvia Malson, for details.
==============PHOTOS: See Notes of grandmother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield, for description.
==============DIVORCE: From Fanny Jane Curtis Suddoth before 1951.
==============SECOND MARRIAGE: John Rodger married Harriet Jane Miller on October 26, 1951 [Source - Glynda Fletcher gedcom 1998].
She was a Morman librarian [Source - Nancy, May 2, 2002 - rdrose1939@aol.com.]
COMMENT: Upon contacting the above source, "Nancy", regarding the above information, I learned she is my first cousin, the daughter of Clark Bradford, brother of my Gramma, Martha Adeline Bradford. [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 5 2003]
FANNY JANE CURTIS SUDDOTH 1, 2 was born on 10 Nov 1896 in Bethany, Brooke Co., WV. She died on 1 Sep 1970 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR. She was buried on 4 Sep 1970 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR. She married JOHN RODGERS MALSON on 30 Aug 1933. The marriage ended in divorce. FANNY was baptized on 20 Oct 1932.
They had the following children:
M i JOHN WILLIAM MALSON. F ii FANNIE MAY "FRAN" MALSON was born on 1 Jun 1935. She died on 28 Jul 1979.
JOHN RODGERS MALSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 14 Oct 1907 in Sheridan, Montcalm Co., MI. He died on 9 Aug 1980 in Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA. The cause of death was lung cancer. He was buried on 12 Aug 1980 in Russian River Cemetery, Ukiah, Mendocino Co., CA. He married HARRIET JANE LEROY MILLER on 26 Oct 1951. JOHN was baptized on 21 Oct 1917. He resided in Road B, Redwood Valley, MC, CA at the time of his death..
Other marriages:SUDDOTH, FANNY JANE CURTIS
DIRECT ANCESTRY:
MALSON
3rd Great-grandson of James Malson I
2nd Great-grandson of Daniel Malson & Christenia
Great-grandson of George Malson & Elizabeth Courtney
Grandson of John Alex Malson & Elizabeth H. MerrifieldMERRIFIELD
3rd Great-grandson of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
2nd Great-grandson of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
Great-grandson of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Grandson of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Son of William Alvia Malson & Ida May Brantner
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Nephew of Susannah S. Malson Bradford
1st cousin of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
1st cousin, once removed of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
1st cousin, twice removed of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
==============CHILDHOOD: [Harriet J. Malson, Mar 2004]
When John was 10 years old he contracted Encephalitis from which he was not expected to recover. However, he did survive but lost all memory of his life prior to the illness.
==============1910 & 1930 CENSUSES: See Notes of father, William Alvia Malson, for details.
==============PHOTOS: See Notes of grandmother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield, for description.
==============DIVORCE: From Fanny Jane Curtis Suddoth before 1951.
==============SECOND MARRIAGE: John Rodger married Harriet Jane Miller on October 26, 1951 [Source - Glynda Fletcher gedcom 1998].
She was a Morman librarian [Source - Nancy, May 2, 2002 - rdrose1939@aol.com.]
COMMENT: Upon contacting the above source, "Nancy", regarding the above information, I learned she is my first cousin, the daughter of Clark Bradford, brother of my Gramma, Martha Adeline Bradford. [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 5 2003]
HARRIET JANE LEROY MILLER was born on 26 May 1921. She married JOHN RODGERS MALSON on 26 Oct 1951. HARRIET was employed as Morman librarian.
COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
Harriet was married to "Johnny" for 29 years. Following his death, she went to college and received a degree in Music and continues to document her husband's family lines.
JOHN MERRIFIELD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born about 1780 in Pickett's Fort, Monongalia Co., VA. He died in 1845/1850 in Marion Co., VA. He married MARY ? about 1800 in Monongalia Co., VA.
Other marriages:HICKENBOTHAM (STREET), MARGARET EMALINE
DIRECT ANCESTOR & DESCENDANTS:
Grandson of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
Son of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
Father of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson
Grandfather of Susannah Sude Malson Bradford
Great-grandfather of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
2nd great-grandfather of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
3rd great-grandfather of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=========================NOTES FROM FGR OF JOHN R. MALSON: [Compiled & filed by Harriet J.Malson]
Monongalia Co, VA will of Richard Merrifield dated 1 Oct 1798 naming sons Samuel Jr and John, wife Phoebe, and daughters Bathsheba Springer, Elizabeth & Mary. Info from granddaughter-in-law of BathshebeaSpringer, Mrs. J.B. Springer now deceased.
LDS baptismal record of child #3 (Elizabeth H. Merrifield)
Granddaughter of child #2 (Susannah R. Merrifield), Mrs. Eleanor Fultz of 12025 Phinney Ave., Seattle, Wash. 98133.
Civil War records of #'s 1 (Richard Merrifield), 4 (John Martiin Van Buren Merrifield) & 6 (Zedekiah Alvy Merrifield).
Family records in possession of Mrs. John R. Malson.
Child #3 (Elizabeth H. Merrifield) married 2nd George Washington Winesburg 27 Jan 1889 in Belmont Co., Ohio.
Child #5 (Mathilda Merrifield) listed as widow Mathilda Henthorn* (*name uncertain) on Wetzel Co. Marriage record.
Additional sources: Wetzel Co., W.Va, marriage records of #'s 5 (Mathilda Merrifield) & 6 (Zedekiah Alvy Merrifield) and mother's 2nd marriage to Obediah Crider, Marion Co. marriage of #4 (John Martin Van Buren Merrifield). Marion Co., 1850 census & Wetzel Co. 1870 & 1880 census.
====================CENSUS: [Source - Genealogy.com]
1820 - Marion County, Virginia - enumeration date began 7 August 1820 (due within 6 months but extended by law to allow completion within 13 months)
Name of Head of family - John Merryfield
1 Male under 10 years
1 Male between 16 & 18
1 Male 16 & under 26 including heads of family
1 Male 26 & under 45 including heads of family
1 Female 45 & upwards including heads of family
1 Person engaged in AgricultureNOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, May 2004]
I believe this John Merryfield to be my 3rd great-grandfather, JOHN MERRIFIELD, with his family with first wife, Mary, and sons, John Albareen and Rawley.
Per Ancestry.com, this census contains the confusing redundancy of males Of 16 to 18 and males of 16 and under 26 wherein Rawley was most likely recorded twice. Also redundancy of males Of 26 and under 45, and Of 45 and upwards (ditto for females).
ASSUMPTIONS-SPECULATIONS: [LeAnn McRoberts, May 2004]
1) Male recorded under 26 and under 45 years including heads of family is John Merryfield born 1780. He would've been 40 years old in 1820.
2) The male under 10 years is son, John Albareen who was born 1816.
3) The male between 16 and 18, and 16 and under 26 years including heads of family are both son, Rawley, born 1803.
4) The female 45 and upwards is wife and mother, Mary. There is no record of her year of birth but most likely this age range falls within proximity. She bore one more son with John, Calvin (born 1821-22), before she died around 1830.
MARY ? 1 died in 1830. She married JOHN MERRIFIELD about 1800 in Monongalia Co., VA.
They had the following children:
M i RAWLEY MERRIFIELD 1 was born on 20 Aug 1803 in Monongalia Co., VA. He died on 22 Jan 1873 in Marion Co., WV.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Oct 2005]
Comprehensive notes on Rawley and his siblings can be found on sister site "Merrifield Ancestors & Kin" which can be accessed from the Navigation Bar of this site or by this link: http://home.earthlilnk.net/~morekinships/ .
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Information from Darlene Nurmela, Nurmela@comcast.net, reported via FTM Ross.Ged sent 25 April 2002.
NOTE: The last eight children are reported as born in Rosstown (Ross Hill), Marion County, Virginia. Both RAWLEY and MATILDA are reported as born in Monongalia Co., Virginia.
CHILDREN: Information from Jan Gesas Hornick's WorldConnect database.
(1) Thomas? B. Merrifield, b. 1837/1838 in poss. Monongalia Co., VA
(2) Eliza Jane Merrifield, b. 16 May 1840 in et al
(3) Thornton J. Merrifield, b. 19 Mar 1843 in et al
(4) Charles D or O Merrifield, b. 1845/1846 in Rosstown, Marion Co., VA
(5) Sanford Merrifield, b. 27 May 1849 in Rosstown, et al
(6) Minerva C. Merrifield, b. 1 Jul 1853/1854 in Rosstown, et al
(7) Andrew Merrifield, b. 1857/1858 in Rosstown, et al
(8) Jerome L. Merrifield, b. 1857/1858 in Rosstown, et al
(9) Rosa E. "Rosie" Merrifield, b. abt 1862 in Rosstown, et al
PARENTS-SIBLING: "MERRIFIELD Family Quarterly", Vol. V, No. 2, page 225. NOTE: This relationship is not yet proven. NOTE: MARY was given as his mother in this source.
CHILDREN: See the above source, page 50. NOTE: Kathleen Pachuta believes that RAWLEY and ALBEREEN were brothers. She is seeking proof, February 1985.
MARRIAGE: "Marriages of Monongalia", 1796-1908; FHL Film 840910:
RAWLEY MERREFIELD to MATILDA Ross, 13 April 1836." See Notebook II, page 47.
CENSUS: 1850 Virginia, Marion County, Eastern District Census; DPL Film VA 1850-5, dwelling 129, enum. 25 July 1850:
MERREFIELD, RAWLEY, 46, farmer, $2000; MATHILDA, 31; Thomas? (hard to read), 12m; Eliza D., 10f; Thornton? (hard to read) D., 7m; Charles D, 4m; Sanford, 2m." ALl were born in Virginia. See C-2, #1.
CENSUS: 1860 Virginia, Marion County, Meredith's Tavern; DPL VA 1860-7; enum 5 July 1860; Dwelling #706/668:
RAWLEY MERRIFIELD, 59m, Farmer; MATHILDA, 41f; Eliza, 20f; Thornton, 16m; Charles D., 14m; Sanford, 11m; Minerva C., 6f; Newton, 4m; Andrew (2?), 2m; Jerome, 2m." All born in Virginia.
NOTE: It appears the names were Newton, Andrew and Jerome. This film was difficult to read. It appears that Jerome and Andrew were twins.
NOTE: Also found by Mary Yoder in 1870 Marion Co, WVa, Winfield Twp, p 431
NOTE: Glynda Fletcher reported that RAWLEY was a son of JOHN and MARGARET, but he was more likely a son of JOHN and MARY.M ii JOHN ALBAREEN MERRIFIELD 1 was born on 12 Jan 1816 in VA. He died on 14 Jan 1899 in WV (prob).
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Oct 2005]
Comprehensive notes on John and his siblings can be found on sister site "Merrifield Ancestors & Kin" which can be accessed from the Navigation Bar of this site or by this link: http://home.earthlilnk.net/~morekinships/ .
BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "History of Marion County, WV"; 1985; FHL Q975. 454 H2h, page 241 submitted by Kathleen Pachuta. See M-24.
NOTE: No parents were given. ALBAREEN was a cooper and farmer.
CONFLICT: His birthdate was given as 6 Dec 1816. Could the 6 Dec be his wife's birthdate? See below.
QUESTION: Could Harvey MERRIFIELD and ALBAREEN be brothers? Who were their parents?
PARENTS-BIRTH: Information from Glynda Fletcher via e-mail Gedcom August 1998.
NOTE: In this source his birthdate is given as 12 Jan 1816 and his parents are given as JOHN MERRIFIELD and MARGARET Hickenbotthom. See M-26.
CONFLICT: I question that he is their son due to the early birthdate and ages of the other children. Could he instead be from JOHN and MARY's marriage? I put him in that family, but there is no proof for that relationship!
NOTE: See "MERRIFIELD Family, Book II" which DOES indicate he was son of JOHN and MARY MERRIFIELD with birthdate of 6 Dec 1816.
MARRIAGE: "Monongalia County, Virginia Marriages, Vol. A-B; 1796-1908"; FHL Film 840910, pages 66 and 76: "Alberene MEREFIELD/MERIFIELD and ELIZABETH West; 15 Nov 1837." See II, page 48.
CHILDREN: Information from Jan Gesas Hornick's WorldConnect database.
(1) Charles Nelson Merrifield, b. 8 May 1839 in VA
(2) Sidney Lonard Merrifield, b. 23 Dec 1840 in VA
(3) James Ellis Merrifield, b. 16 Jul 1842 in VA
(4) Mary Caroline Merrifield, b. 20 Nov. 1844 in VA
(5) Melen M. Merrifield, b. 11 Jun 1846 in VA
(6) Thornton Amizar Merrifield, b. 6 Apr 1848 in Wetzel Co., VA
(7) Abagail Sophronia "Abbie" Merrifield, b. 30 Aug 1852 in VA
(8) Ellery Newton Merrififeld, b. 28 Feb 1859 in Pricetown, Wetzel Co., VAM iii CALVIN MERRIFIELD was born in 1821/1822 in Monongalia Co., VA. He died in Marion Co., WV.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Oct 2005]
Comprehensive notes on Calvin and his siblings can be found on sister site "Merrifield Ancestors & Kin" which can be accessed from the Navigation Bar of this site or by this link: http://home.earthlilnk.net/~morekinships/ .
PARENTS-SIBLING: "MERRIFIELD Family Quarterly", Vol. V, No. 2, page 225.
NOTE: This relationship is not yet proven.
CENSUS: 1850 Virginia, Marion County Census; DPL Film 1850-VA, page 168:
Dwelling 139/139:
CALVIN MERRIFIELD, 28, m, Cooper
Elizabeth, 21, f
Melissa E. 1, f.
All born in Virginia.
CENSUS: 1880 Marion County Census Index:
CALVIN MERRIFIELD, age 54
Elisabeth, wife, age 51,
Malissa E., daughter, age 28
RICHARD MERRIFIELD [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born in 1746/1750 in Meredith's Tavern, Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. He died on 6 Aug 1798/1799 in Monongalia Co., VA. He married PHEBE OR PHOEBE TUCKER about 1773 in Monongalia Co., VA.
DIRECT ANCESTOR & DESCENDANTS:
Son of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
Father of John Merrifield
Grandfather of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson
Great-grandfather of Susannah Sude Malson Bradford
2nd great-grandfather of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
3rd great-grandfather of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
4th great-grandfather of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=========================NOTES FROM FGR OF JOHN R. MALSON: [Compiled by Harriet J. Malson]
D.A.R. lineage papers of Mrs. Edna Nuzum Kimes of Vienna, W. Wa. born 1 Jan 1884, National #415286 referring to Nat. #324507 sources; will of John Hare, book 1 p. 225 Monongalia Co. Wills; p. 335 Ministers Returns boook A;
Cyclopedia Monongalia, Marion & Taylor Cos. part 2 p. 124. Also Richard Merrifield, Monongalia Co. will, book 1, p. 52.
Spouse of child #1 (Bathsheba Merrifield), John Springer was son of Dennis & Ann (Prickett) Springer; info from Mrs. J.B. Springer now deceased, she was granddaughter-in-law of child # (illegible).
=========================HISTORICAL REFERENCES: From Dr. Earl Core who wrote "The Monongalia Story":
"At the beginning of the year 1766 the whole region 10 years later to be included in the new county of Monongalia was still an unbroken and uninhabited wilderness, so far as we know. Any Indian habitations were likely only temporary camps. And, following the Treaty of 1763, Great Britain, through the Virginia colony, had enacted laws to deter such adventurous persons as should be disposed to cross the mountains. It was a forbidden country. Nevertheless, during the year 1766 at least seven men made settlements in the region. All of them, it should be borne in mind, defied the proclamation which forbade settlement and in a sense outlawed themselves in so doing. Perhaps they hoped to escape discovery and thought to remain until the laws they were violating were repealed. If such was indeed their plan, they were not disappointed. When the time came as the Revolution drew to its close, they applied for and were awarded homesteads where they settled in 1766. Two of these pioneers were brothers, members of the Merrifield family...Thomas and Richard."
"Since 1842 the settlement of the Merrifields on Booth Creek has been included in Marion County and further history would be found in the annals of that county. The new county, named for General Francis Marion of Revolutionary War fame, was created by an act of the Virginia Legislature Jan. 14, 1842 with Middletown as the county seat."
========================MORE HISTORICAL REFERENCES: "Now and Long Ago, A History of the Marion County Area", Glenn Lough, 1969:
"... Booth (James) came with his wife and children to now Booth's creek, in 1765. Traveling with him from the Valley of Virginia at this time were three brothers named Merrifield, Thomas, Richard, and Samuel. Booth settled on the creek named for him -- Booth's Creek; Thomas, Richard, and Samuel Merrifield, did the same." See M-13. See also M-22, page 182.
NOTE: Additional information about Richard can be found in "History of Fayette Co", PA, Franklin Ellis, Vol. 1, 1882.
NOTE: The four youngest children, including Elizabeth, were born at "Pickett's" Fort, (probably Prickett's Fort) Monongalia Co., VA.
======================FURTHER HISTORICAL REFERENCE: "History of West Virginia and the People," Vol. I, Chapter III, Transalleghany Settlements, Charleston, WV; Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1913:
"The First Seven--The first seven men who located on tomahawk claims in the northern part of the state, as the records show, did not build their cabins near together to form a colony or neighborhood, as might be supposed. They lived far apart, and visits from cabin to cabin could not have been frequent. Thomas Merrifield located on Horner's run in the present county of Marion. Richard Merrifield's place was on Lost run, the exact location being unknown, but near the present line separating Marion from Harrison county. Moses Templin was on the same water course, but it is not known how far from Richard Merrifield."
===============DEATH:
It would appear from the Gedcom notes that his death date from a will was 1 Oct 1798. Information on relationships and approximated year of birth are from the 1994 edition of the Ancestral File submitted in 1983 by John R. Malson, 3350 Road B., Redwood Valley, CA 95470.
=======================WILL-RELATIONSHIPS: West Virginia Estate Settlements, Book OB8470, FHC, Easter Building, page 79:
"Richard Merrifield., Will 12-1798. Dev.: Pheba, wife; Sam, John, sons; Basheba Springer, Mary, Eliz., daus." See Notebook II, page 40. See also M-22, page 182 and M-23 for a full copy.
PHEBE OR PHOEBE TUCKER 1 was born on 26 Jan 1752/1754 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. She died in 1797/1801 in Monongalia Co., VA. She was buried in Mt. Harmony, Monongalia Co., VA. She married RICHARD MERRIFIELD about 1773 in Monongalia Co., VA.
Ruth Merrifield Newhouse FGR - d. 1801 Mt. Harmony, Monongalia but Ed Martin says he found proof that she was in jail 1801!
================BIRTH-DEATH: "Merrifield Family Quarterly, August 1987. Information reported by Patricia Kury Adam, page 182.
"Phoebe Tucker born 1755, Winchester, Frederick, VA. Died after 1786 at Mt. Harmony, Monongalia, VA. Father: Richard Tucker; mother: Elizabeth Phoebe (?). Sources were 1820/30 Census for Monongalia County and 1785/6 Springhill, Fayette, PA.
NOTE: She is buried at Mt. Harmony Cemetery.
===============BIRTH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Information from Glynda Fletcher via e-mail Gedcom September 1998.
NOTE: Her birthdate given as 26 Jan 1751/1752 and deathdate as 1801, same places as above.
==============MARRIAGE-DEATH: "Merrifield Family Quarterly", May 1985. Researcher: Sara Harr Rice, 4020 SW 77th St., Gainesville, FL 32608.
"Richard Merrifield, b. ca 1747, VA, m. Phoebe Tucker, 1780, d. Oct-Dec 1797, Monongalia Co., VA. Phoebe's parents were Richard and Elizabeth Tucker.
=============SPOUSE-NAME: See DAR notes in Richard's file. Her name spelled "Phoebe." In Richard's Will and in several deeds her name was spelled "Phebe."
=============
They had the following children:
F i BASHEBA OR BARSHEBA MERRIFIELD was born in 1774/1775 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. She died on 3 Jun 1859 in Marion Co., VA. M ii SAMUEL MERRIFIELD was born in 1775/1776 in Prickett's Fort, Monongalia Co., VA. He died on 3 Mar 1858 in Meredith's Tavern, Marion Co., VA. He was buried in Carter-Merrifield Cem.,Marion,WV. F iii MARY MERRIFIELD was born in 1775 in Prickett's Fort, Monongalia Co., VA. She died in Jun 1859 in Marion Co., Kentucky. M iv JOHN MERRIFIELD was born about 1780. He died in 1845/1850. F v ELIZABETH MERRIFIELD was born on 15 May 1783 in Prickett's Fort, Monongalia Co., VA. She died about 1852 in Marion Co., VA.
SAMUEL MERRIFIELD I 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 12 Aug 1720 in Bolton Le-Moors (on the River Croal*), Lancashire, England. He died on 25 Feb 1781 in Monongalia Co., VA. He married MARY M. or MARY ELIZABETH ? in 1740/1743 in England.
DIRECT DESCENDANTS:
Father of Richard Merrifield
Grandfather of John Merrifield
Great-grandfather of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson
2nd great-grandfather of Susannah Sude Malson Bradford
3rd great-grandfather of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
4th great-grandfather of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
5th great-grandfather of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=======================NOTES FROM FGR OF JOHN R. MALSON: [Compiled by Harriet J. Malson]
D.A.R. papers of Georgia (Duckworth) Schlosser, Nat. #69006 dated 12/2/41, files "See court rec. in Lib F.C." & History of Harrison Co. VA p.44. (Clerk of Circuit Court, Frederick Co. doesn't have above court rec. unless recorded in an unindexed Order Book.)
D.A.R. papers of Edna Nuzum (Springer) Kimes, Nat. #415286, descendant of child #3 (Richard Merrifield), dated 11/30/52 lists sources of DAR Nat #324507, Monongalia Co., VA marriages Book A, Hare-Maryfield or Marifield.
Cyclopedia Monongalia, Mario & Taylor Cos. Part 2, p. 124 also will of Richard Merrifield, Monongalia Co., Book 1 p. 52. Additional sources checked; Rev. War pension rec. of child #5 (John Merrifield), pension #R7119, file #R30511.
Child #9 (Alexander Merrifield) married 2nd Jane Turner.
[Per Harriet, "I have been unable to check all D.A.R. sources."]
=================BIRTH-PLACE: [Notations from LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003]
*Several databases list Samuel Merrifield's place of birth as Croat, England and one references Croat, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. I researched the history of Bolton Le Moors, now just Bolton, and did not find a "Croat". I did, however, find a "RIVER CROAL". It is possible that a handwritten "l" was mistaken for a "t" and therefore, Croal mistaken for Croat. However, a surname search in the county of Lancashire gave no Merrifields.
David Lingenfelter also references Croal, Lancashire, England, commenting on a small stream in the parish of Bolton-le-Moor and that Croal is now thought to be part of Bolton. He lists "Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1900 as his source.
==========================PARENTAGE: [Notations from LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003]
IGI Individual Record on Family Search website lists Benjamin Merrifield and Experience Birch of England as Samuel's parents. No source submitted.
David Lingenfelter's Rootsweb file shows Benjamin Marryfield (born Nov 15, 1695, died 1780) as father of Samuel. Mother Experience Birch born Aug 20, 1720. He also has them married Sept 1, 1717. How could she be born in 1720, married Benjamin in 1717 and given birth to Samuel on Aug 12, 1720? Other databases as well repeat the same mistake. No one seemed to have checked their dates.
Compounding the confusion, Mr. Lingenfelter also shows Benjamin's father to be Benjamin Merryfield born Nov 10, 1658 in Dorchester, MA and has his mother as Prudence Stanton. This would have Samuel's grandfather born in the USA but his father born in England!
Further conflicting dates. He has Samuel marriage to Mary Elizabeth Overton, born 1717. Samuel's death as 1773 in Virginia USA.
David Lingenfelter lists his source from the World Family Tree, MAY 24, 1999, information from Leland Beck (check@mitco.com).
STILL NEED SOME KIND OF VERIFICATION GIVEN THESE CONFLICTS.
==========================IMMIGRATION: Ruth Merrifield Newhouse (dec'd 1999) FGR
Legal entry in US 8/12/1747; settled in Winchester, Frederick Co. VA, 4 1/2 mi so. of Winchester. Land by patent from Lord Halifax's office 20 May 1762, surv by Wm. Bayless deed recorded 4/4/1765; land rec. in 1765 gives land to Sam. Jr. to be divided between other named children ...
Immigrated w/3 sons; prob died Wash. Co. or Monong.
ADDENDUM: [from LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003] David Lingenfelter lists notes from WFT Vol. 7, #192 (same WFT as above?) that Samuel was a farmer who came to America on an issue ordered 12 Aug 1746 for import. In Land records of N. Neck, VA.
Conversely, Bradley Richardson on Rootsweb references a "booke by Dr. Kerns ancestral file and IGI in which Samuel came from England in Jan 1728 as a prisoner for burglery in Kent." (Could this Dr. Kerns be Dr. Earl Core who wrote "The Monongalia Story"?)
IMMIGRATION CONFLICTS-COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Nov. 2003]
There is another reference from a Merrifield researcher about this possibility of Samuel being an immigrant prisoner. However, there are numerous International Genealogical Indexes in the British Isles for Samuel "Merrifield," "Meryfielde," "Merryfield," "Mirfield," "Merefield," etc. Any one of these could've been the above-referenced Samuel. And, what of wife Mary and sons, Samuel & Thomas? How did they get to USA? Were they prisoners too? There needs to be verification before this claim can be accepted.
FURTHER COMMENT TO IMMIGRATION CONFLICTS:[Source - Ancestry.com provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Feb 2004]
There are 4 immigrant SAMUEL MERRYFIELDS and 1 SAMUEL MEREFIELD. The first 4's year of immigration is 1737-1738. The 5th is 1749. All are in conflict with previous databases as to his year of immigration to America and lends further speculation as to which one of these Samuels is our progenitor "the" Samuel Merrifield. Further investigation is warranted before the above-referenced claims can be accepted.
From the Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, the following SAMUEL MERYFIELD/MEREFIELD have been found:
1) Primary Immigrant: MERRYFIELD, SAML; Year: 1737; Place: Virginia; Source Publication Code ("SPC"): 3700; Annotation: "Additions and Corrections," indicated in this index by the code A, are located on page xviii
Source Bibliography: Kaminkow, Marion and Jack Kaminkow, editors, Original lists of Emigrants in Bondage from London to American Colonies, 1719-1744, Baltimore: Magna Carta Book Co., 1967 2nd pr. 1981. 211 p (Available from Tuttle, Rutland, VT. Page 109
2) Primary Immigrant: MERRYFIELD, SAMUEL; Year 1738; Place: America; SPC: 1217.4;
Source Bibliography: Coldham, Peter Wilson. Bonded Passengers to America, 9 vols. in 3. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1983. Vol 4. Home Counties, 1655-1775;Surrey, Hertfordshire, Kent, Essex and Sussex. Page 136
3) Primary Immigrant: MERRYFIELD, SAMUEL; Year: 1738; Place: America; SPC: 120.12; Annotation: Date and port of arrival, or date of sentencing or reprieve for transport and port of arrival. Name of ship, crime convicted of, and other information may also be provided. THe first part of this book was indexed as source number 1220.11 in PILI 1999 Part 1. Page 546
Source Bibliography: Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988, pp 462-920
4) Primary Immigrant: MERRYFIELD, SAMUEL; Year: 1738; Place: Virginia, SPC: 1229.10; Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date of conviction for transport and port of arrival. Date and place of felon runaways are also provided. Name of ship and other genealogical information may also be provided.
Source Bibliography: Coldham, Peter Wilson. The Kings Passengers to Maryland and Virginia. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1997, 450p. Page 75
5) Primary Immigrant: MEREFIELD, SAMUEL; Year: 1749; Place: Virginia; SPC: 3299.41; Annotation: Date and place where land was patented and record was created listing those transported/imported. Only names of those transported were indexed.
Source Bibliography: Hudgins, Denis. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants; Vol. 5, 1741-1749, Richmond, VA; Virginia Genealogical Society, 1994, 477p; Page: 294
====================
MARY M. or MARY ELIZABETH ? 1, 2 was born in 1717 in England. She died in 1786 in Maryland. She married SAMUEL MERRIFIELD I in 1740/1743 in England.
NAME-CONFLICT: [Mary Prescott Yoder, Merrifield researcher]
Surname possibly Overton or Overington. Secondary online source listed Bicknell. No verification. Also, "Land Record 1765 Frederick County, Virginia, Samuel I to Samuel II; signatures show Samuel and Mary "M" not "E."
==============SPOUSE-CHILDREN: "Merrifield Family Quarterly", Vol. 4, No. 2, pages 169 and 179, May 1987 submitted by Patricia Kury Adam. See M-22, page 179 in the files of Janet Gesas Hornick, 6th great granddaughter.
NOTE: Her name is given as "Elizabeth" in this source.
=================SPOUSE: Information, along with approximated year of birth, from the 1994 edition of the Ancestral File.
NOTE: Year of birth changed from Abt 1822 to Abt 1722.
NOTE: Her name is given as MARY in this source.
=================MAIDEN NAME-BIRTH-DEATH: Information from Fredrick Armstrong November 1998 via e-mail Gedcom of 1510 descendants of Samuel and Mary Elizabeth (Overington) Merrifield. Fred's source for some information on Mary Elizabeth was possibly from a D. Distler.
CORRECTION: On 27 May 1999 Pam Musselman Mauer wrote:
"Regarding the name 'Overington'....I am afraid I am probably the source and this is [a]: one of the reasons I am so driven to get the proper information with as much documantation as possible and [b]: a grand example of how something in print got thrown around as fact."
NOTE: The International Genealogical Index and World Connect still perpetrates this error. 2003
They had the following children:
M i SAMUEL MERRIFIELD 1 was born on 4 Apr 1744 in England. He died in 1806/1820 in Mantua, Ohio. M ii THOMAS MERRIFIELD 1 was born about 1745 in England. He died about 6 Aug 1799 in Monongalia Co., VA. F iii DINAH MERRIFIELD 1 was born about 1745 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. She died in Apr 1789. M iv RICHARD MERRIFIELD was born in 1746/1750. He died on 6 Aug 1798/1799. F v ELIZABETH MERRIFIELD 1 was born in 1749/1755 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. F vi RACHEL MERRIFIELD 1 was born about 1750 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. F vii MARY LEE MERRIFIELD 1 was born in 1758 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. She died in 1830 in Henry Co., Kentucky. M viii JOHN MERRIFIELD 1 was born in Oct 1759 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. He died about 1836 in Macoupin Co., Illinois. M ix ALEXANDER MERRIFIELD 1, 2 was born on 4 Apr 1761/1765 in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA. He died on 19 Mar 1847 in Bloomfield, Nelson Co., Kentucky.
HARRY ACKERSON MALSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 16 Oct 1882 in Bartholonew Co., IN. He died on 7 Mar 1950 in Columbua, Bartholomew Co., IN. He was buried in Garland Brooke Cemetery, Columbus, IN. He married SALLIE GOLDEN on 29 Dec 1903 in Bartholomew Co., IN. HARRY was employed as a section Foreman for the railroad in 1930 in Walker, Rush Co., IN.
DIRECT MALSON ANCESTRY:
2nd Great-grandson of James Malson I
Great-grandson of Daniel Malson & Christenia
Grandson of George Malson & Elizabeth CourtneyDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Son of John Alex Malson & Julia Ann Boyd Carter
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Half-brother of Susannah S. Malson Bradford, William Alvia Malson
Uncle to Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts
Grand uncle of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
Great-grand uncle of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=================MILITARY SERVICE: [Source - Ancestry.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
World War I. Registered at the Local Board for the County of Rush, State of Indiana, September 12, 1918.
Registration was signed by Harry Ackerson Malson, with his wife, Sallie Malson, as nearest relative. His occupation at time of registration was railroad inspection foreman. He lived in Rush County, Indiana Eyes blue, hair dark.
==================NOTE: Date of birth confirmed by his WWI registration card which is signed by Harry. Also, other databases have his middle name as ATKINSON, but his signature clearly shows ACKERSON.
==================CENSUS: [Source - Ancestry.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF FATHER, JOHN ALEX MALSON, FOR DETAILS.
1930 - Walker, Rush County, Indiana
MALSON, HARRY, head, owns, 47, married @ 20, b. IN, Fa: IN, Mo: IN, occ: section foreman-railroad
______, SALLIE, wife, 47, married @ 20, b. TN, Fa: VA, Mo: IN, occ: none
______, EVELYN, daughter, 21, single, b. IN, Fa: IN, Mo: IN, occ: stenographer-machinery factory
______, LOUISE, daughter, 17, b. IN; Fa: IN; Mo: IN
______, MILDRED, daughter, 13, b. IN; Fa: IN; Mo: IN
______, LESTER, son, 23, married @ 21, b. IN, Fa: IN, Mo: IN, occ: laborer-machinery factory
______, ZELMA, daughter-in-law, 20, married @ 18, b. IN, Fa: IN, Mo: KY; occ: noneNOTE: Harry Malson's father's birthplace is incorrectly recorded as Indiana. Father, John Alex Malson, was born in Virginia. Wife, Sallie's, father's birthplace, however, is recorded as Virginia and possibly the two were confused.
==================BURIAL: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
Received photo of headstone of Harry A. and wife, Sallie G, at Garland Brooke Cemetery in Columbus, Indiana from cousin Ludella Pittman Ebinger, great-granddaughter of father, John Alex's sister, Mary Christine Malson.
SALLIE GOLDEN 1, 2, 3, 4 was born in 1883 in Tennessee. She died in 1960 in presumably IN. She was buried in Garland Brooke Cemetery, Columbus, IN. She married HARRY ACKERSON MALSON on 29 Dec 1903 in Bartholomew Co., IN.
1930 CENSUS: See Notes of husband, Harry Ackerson Malson, for details.
==================BURIAL: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
Received photo of headstone of Harry A. and wife, Sallie G, at Garland Brooke Cemetery in Columbus, Indiana from cousin Ludella Pittman Ebinger, great-granddaughter of father, John Alex's sister, Mary Christine Malson.
They had the following children:
M i ARTHUR MALSON was born on 1 Apr 1905. He died in Dec 1986. M ii JOHN LESTER MALSON was born on 22 Nov 1906. He died on 24 Jan 1991. F iii GLADYS EVELYN MALSON was born on 30 Sep 1908. F iv LOUISE MALSON was born on 27 Jun 1912. She died in Sep 1981. F v MILDRED MALSON was born in 1916.
ORAN HANLEY KELLEY 1, 2, 3 was born on 5 Jun 1925 in Clarkston, Asotin Co., WA. He died on 29 Sep 2002 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. He married FANNIE MAY "FRAN" MALSON on 15 Feb 1951 in Coeur D'Alene, Kootanai Co., ID.
PARENTS: Nathan Kelley and Iona Holland Williams.
=============PHOTO: See Notes of wife, Fannie May "Fran" Malson, for description.
FANNIE MAY "FRAN" MALSON [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born on 1 Jun 1935 in Toppenish, Yakima Co., WA. She died on 28 Jul 1979 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. She was buried on 2 Aug 1979 in Fairmont Memorial Park, Spokane, WA. She married ORAN HANLEY KELLEY on 15 Feb 1951 in Coeur D'Alene, Kootanai Co., ID.
DIRECT ANCESTRY:
MALSON
4th Great-granddaughter of James Malson I
3rd Great-granddaughter of Daniel Malson & Christenia
2nd Great-granddaughter of George Malson & Eliza Courtney
Great-granddaughter of John Alex Malson & Elizabeth H. Merrifield
Granddaughter of William Alvia Malson & Ida May BrantnerMERRIFIELD
4th Great-granddaughter of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
3rd Great-granddaughter of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
2nd Great-granddaughter of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Great-granddaughter of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Daughter of John Rodger Malson & Fannie Jane Curtis Suddoth
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Grand-nephew of Susannah S. Malson Bradford (deceased)
1st cousin, once removed of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts (deceased)
2nd cousin of William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts (deceased)
2nd cousin, once removed of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts) (living)
====================The following information was provided by Harriet Malson to me, LeAnn McRoberts,]
NAME CHANGE:
Per Harriet Malson, Fannie changed her given name to Frances and/or Fran.
====================PHOTO: [Given to me in March 2004 by Harriet J. Malson, 2nd wife & stepmother of Fannie May "Fran" Malson]
Fran and Oran in the 1950's before they had children.
====================
They had the following children:
M i MARTIN LEE KELLEY 1, 2 was born on 6 Nov 1956 in Clarkston, Asotin Co., WA. He died on 6 Nov 1956 in Clarkston, Asotin Co., WA.
Died 11 hours after birth.M ii RONN ALAN KELLEY. M iii ARLAN JAY KELLEY. F iv JERRI JEANNE KELLEY 1, 2 was born on 13 Sep 1967 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. She died on 14 Sep 1967 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA.
Died 3 days after birth.