On 1 Jul 1852 Samuel married Maria Miring Powell in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Born on 3 Feb 1834 in Ohio. Maria Miring died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on 16 Nov 1905; she was 71.

Maria first married Samuel Grubaugh, second Josiah Christy.

Could this be the correct census record for this Maria Powell? On various census records, Maria is said to have been born in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. In this record, Lewis was born in Ohio and Maria in Virginia.
1850 Federal Census. Peebles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Roll 747, page 316A
    Joseph Little, 62, farmer, $31, 200 real estate, b. Ireland
    Mary Little, 74, wife, $13,000 real estate, b. PA
    Isaac Pleasants, 27, black, laborer, b. PA
    Wm. Chepherd, 19, laborer, b. PA
    Lewis Powell, 18, b. OH
    Maria Powell, 16, b. VA
Maria (Castleman) Little, wife of Joseph, was buried in Turner Cemetery, Squirrel Hill, 20 Feb 1852 age 77.

1870 Federal Census. Pittsburgh Ward 21, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Roll 1298, page 208A
Post Office Wilkins
    Josiah Cristy, 45, carpt., $120 personal estate
    Maria Cristy, 35, keeps house
    Joseff Cristy, 3
    Mayan Cristy, 1
    Mary E. Grubaugh, 17
    Crissie Grubaugh, 15
    Maria Grubaugh, 12
    David L. Grubaugh, 10
All were born in Pennsylvania

1880 Federal Census. Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Roll 1094, page 445B
Elsworth Avenue
    Josiah Christy, 54, head, carpenter, b. PA, parents b. PA
    Maria Christy, 46, wife, keeping house, b. VA, parents b. PA
    Joseph Christy, 13, son, attending school, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. VA
    Margt. Christy, 11, daughter, at home, b. ditto
    William Christy, 9, son, attending school, b. ditto
    Blanche Christy, 5, daughter, b. ditto
    Stella Christy, 3, daughter, b. ditto
    David Grubaugh, 20, stepson, single, works in stock yds, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. VA
    John Syphers, 8, grandson, at school, b. PA, parents b. PA
    Ida Albers, 5, granddaughter, b. PA, parents b. PA
    Tim Birdie, 5, adopted, b. PA, parents b. PA

1900 Federal Census. North Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Roll 1370, page 3A
    Charles H. White, head, b. May 1869, 31, m. 8 years, b. PA, parents b. PA, day laborer
    Stella White, wife, b. Jun 1877, 22, m. 8 years, 4 children, 3 living, b. PA, father b. PA, mother b. OH
    Margaret White, daughter, b. Feb 1895, 5, b. PA, parents b. PA
    William P. White, son, b. Mar 1897, 3, b. ditto
    Zella M. White, daughter, b. Jul 1899, 11 months, b. ditto
    Myria M. Christy, mother in law, b. Feb 1833, 67, widowed, 2 children, both living, b. OH, parents b. PA
    Margaret E. Christy, niece, b. Jan 1892, 8, b. PA, parents b. PA

Ca 1858 Daniel married Mary Ann. Born in Sep 1835 in Wales. Mary Ann died between 1900 and 1910.

1900 census records state that Mary had one pregnancy and that there is no living child.

On 14 Dec 1854 when Sarah Ann was 19, she married Samuel Harrison Harden (64253) , son of Lewis Harden (59749) (3 Jun 1789-3 Jul 1860) & Harriet Harper (ca 1789-1839), in Loudenville, Ashland County, Ohio. Born on 11 Jan 1836 in Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.671 Samuel Harrison died in Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan, on 16 Aug 1901; he was 65. Buried on 18 Aug 1901 in Newaygo Cemetery. Occupation: Painter and paper hanger.

(It’s been stated that Samuel and Sarah (Grubaugh) Harden had a daughter Ophelia Anna Harden, born 1 Sep 1857 in Batavia, IA, m. George Washington Cameron 1876, and died 3 May 1900. They did not have a daughter Ophelia. An Ophelia Harding, age 13, appears in the 1870 census at Van Buren IA, and in 1860 as Aphelia Harding, or Heading, 3, in the same town, in the same family. Ophelia was the daughter of Ira and Sarah Harding.)

Marriage License, Volume 2, page 257, Probate Court, Ashland County, Ohio states that Samuel Harden and Sarah Grubaugh were married 14 December 1854, by A. E. Mathes, a minister of the Gospel.

1860 Federal Census. Loudonville village, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 930, page 176
    Samuel Hardin, 26, chairmaker, $150 personal estate, b. PA
    Sarah Hardin, 26, b. PA
    Harriet Hardin, 6, b. OH
    David Hardin, 3, b. OH
    Sarah Hardin, 1, b. OH
    Elizabeth Grubaugh, 16, b. PA
Elizabeth is Sarah’s younger sister. The following year she married Andrew Lloyd.

Civil War Service: Samuel H. Harden enlisted at the age of 26 on 10 May 1862 in Ohio as a private. On 30 December 1862 he enlisted in the 6th Ohio Sharp Shooters. Hew was mustered out on 19 July 1865.
U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA

Civil War Military Records of Samuel Harrison Harden -
    Military records state Samuel H. Harden, private, Capt. Coe’s Sharp Shooters, Ohio Volunteers, Co. H Sixth Independent Co. Sharpshooters, Ohio was 26 years old when he appeared on the Company Muster-in Roll. The roll dated Dec. 30, 1862 mustered him into the service. He joined for duty and enrolled Oct. 5, 1862 at Camp Zanesville for a period of three years. He was paid a bounty of $25. He was present for the company muster roll on Feb. 28, 1863 and 10 April 1863.
    On April 10, 1863 there is a note that he was, “Detailed as ambulance driver for 1st Battn’ ovss.” He was present for the March through December 1863 Muster Rolls. However, there is no note indicating he was an ambulance driver in the May/June Muster Roll; all of the others indicate he was.
    For the muster rolls of January/February, March/April and July/August, he was present and was detailed as an ambulance driver for the battalion. He was absent for the Sharpshooter’s Muster in May/June of 1864 as he was “detailed ambulance driver for battalion; absent at Maj. Gen. Sherman’s HdQrs with ambulance.”
    On 28 February 1865, Samuel H. Harden was furnished with a ticket from Cinncinati, Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky because he was on furlough. The Quartermaster’s Office charged him $12.50.
    He was present for the May/June Company Muster. There is a note that he is to be charged the “$12.50 for transportation for furlough.”

Pension papers for Sarah Harden state, “June 30, 1864 absent detailed ambulance driver for Battalion. Feb. 25, 1865 absent on furlough for 30 days from Jan. 31, 1865.”
Ron Strauss indicates that at the end of the War, Samuel Harden marched in the Grand March in Washington D. C. with Sherman’s Army.

Ron Strauss, gg grandson of Samuel H. Harden, says that his grandfather, Samuel J. Harden, often described Samuel H.’s homecoming after the war. Samuel J. said that his mother was living in Ashland County, Ohio, with her mother, Elizabeth Black Grubaugh Horn. Sarah was doing the dishes when Samuel H. came up the drive and opened the door. She dropped the plate she was washing and hugged him. She was surprised to find that he had grown a beard.
    When asked what the food was like during the war, Samuel H. is reported to have said, “For breakfast we had hardtack, coffee and beans. For lunch we had beans, hardtack and coffee, and for dinner we had coffee, beans and hardtack.”

1870 Federal Census. Green Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 1169, page 597B
Post Office Perrysville
    Samuel Harden, 34, painter, b. PA
    Sarah A. Harden, 34, keeping house, $600 personal estate, b. PA
    David Harden, 13, at home, b. OH
    Inas Harden, 7, b. OH
    Samuel Harden, 4, b. IN
    Emma Harden, 1, b. IN

1880 Federal Census, Independence, Richland County, Ohio
Roll 1061, page 280A
Samuel Harden, 45, cabinet maker, b. PA, parents b. PA
    Sarah Harden, wife, 45, keeping house, b. PA, parents b. PA
    David L. Harden, son 21, painater, b. OH, parents b. PA
    Iris Harden, daughter, 17, domestic servant., b. ditto
    Samuel Harden, son, 13, laborer, b. ditto
    Emma Harden, daughter, 10, at school, b. ditto
    Rosa Harden, daughter, 7, b. ditto
    Harry Harden, son, 5, b. ditto
    Sylva Harden, daughter, 3, b. ditto

1884 Brooks Township, Newaygo County Census - Last name is spelled “Harding”. Children at home are Samuel 16, Emma 14, Rosie 12, Harrold 9 and Sylvia 6. Samuel H. is working as a cabinet maker. Samuel J. is a painter. All of the children older than Harold can read and write, but none have attended school within the past year. Sarah has had nine children. Both of Sarah’s parents were born in Pennsylvania. Samuel’ s mother was born in Pennsylvania and his father in Vermont. Emma and Samuel J. were born in Indiana while the rest of the children were born in Ohio.
    David and Dora are living next door to his parents. So is Inez. Inez is listed as being 23, single, a mother and a dressmaker. She has a two year old son, LeRoy, who was born in Ohio.

Three letters were written from Samuel H. Harden to his son Samuel J. Harden, Manistee, MI, in 1887. All three are in the possession of Ron Struass of Wyoming, Michigan. The first is dated June ninth.

Newaygo Mich
Thursday evening June 9th/87
Dear Son & /SV co., & Emma,
    your letter received this evening and all glad to hear from you but Dear we are all so sorry to hear that Emma is not able to be around (Dear Emma keep in goo Heart all may be well by & byif you you dispair not)
    Well Emma Ma say that she is so sorry that she cannot be with you but she will have Inez to come on monday the 13th Frank or Samuel or both must shure to be at the train to meet her She will liave hre on the 10 oclock train monday morning June 13th unless something awful happens
well Mother has felt better today than she has for a long time but She is far from being well
Rosa is getting better every day and Emm’s little girl is getting just as pretty as a peach plum and fat well I am just the same as I always intend to be (well as usual)
Hoping to hear from you soon and often I will close with these few remarks and leave the Ballance for Inez to tell you when she comes
    write often as it will make your mother’s mind easier to know how Emma gets along & me too let us know the worst as welll as the Best
    from us all S H Harden
    Newaygo Mich
Newaygo Box 136
Friday morning June 10th I and Ma is done breakfast and the rest area all asleep yet Man is feeling quite good
S H Harden

The second letter was written on July 19th 1887.

Newaygo Mich.
July 19th 1887
Harden Zolber & co.,
Manistee Mich.,

S J H &Wife. F Z & Wife
    Dear Children your letter at Hand & noted I got the check cashed & Shaw was on a beastly Drunk so I will wait till morning & maybe sober &I will pay him. well in regard to trading I will say if the lady you speak of has five hundred dollers in stock & and wants to rade with me I will trade her the house and two lots for the difference of ($100.00) as I hold the house and two lots at ($600.00) six hundred dollars & I will take the stock she has at the invoice & and if she has ($500.00) worth I will want $100.00 difference but if her stock comes to more there will be less difference if the stock does not come to five hundred there will be more difference coming to me but I will not put the 10 acres in the trade for less than three hundred dollars difference probvided her stock will reach ($500.00). Well Inez and Frank we are all glad that your good are all right and glad too that you (Frank’s) sickness did not terminate seriously well dear one, we are all well as common except your poor mother she is growing sorse every day her head and ears pains her all the time day and night we get a prescription filled not at the drugstore we will get it in the morning and try that. well yes children I will need helpto the amount of railroad fare and than I will make it all back to you after we get there but I would like it we could all live together as I would not saty there his winter unless we make the trade then I would stay there as soon as I could. well again is this grocery in manistee or in East Lake & what rent does she have to pay. but again mother is just kicking like a steer against trading & I have reasoned with her & she is better satisfied. well tall the lady to come down & if I can’t suit her in the property we live in I can suit her in the one David lives in & and I will make the turn with Dave Just tell her to come down & let on to her that I have two properties if one don’t suit her perhaps the other will. tell her I hold one at ($850.00) and the other at ($600.00) well let us know when she will come so I will be at home when she does come well write soon Rosa & Sadie is well Harry is a Rosa’s a & Frank’s Picking Roses Berries
    Kincaids are all well Dav & Dora & Georgie & Ida is well & now it is bed time I will close
From your Father
S.H. Harden
Newaygo, Mich.,
Box 136
Newaygo Co.,

The third letter is postmarked 7 Jul 1887, with “From Grandpa Harden” on the back of the envelope. Original in the possession of Ron Strauss (2002).

    “Newaygo, Mich., July 7th, 1887
    “Harden Zolber & Co, Manistee, Mich.
    “Dear Children again I write to let you know that the long looked for box of goods has come & it will cost 75 cents to start them to Manistee & I have not one cent of money nor dave has not one cent & I nor dave can neither one get a cent of money befor Saturday night and maybe not before monday might & no real insurance of it then & now if you have any loose change just put it in a letter & send it by next mail & I will start the goods on the first train. you have no idea though how bad I feel because I cannot send those goods without asking you for the money but it cant be helped but if you have not got the money you will have to let them lay at the depot till I can get the money. well I will say now I have quit the furniture factuory last Wednesday morning & took my tools home & struck a job on my way home I am white wash and paper four small houses for mr Carpenter the undertaker but I will not get my pay from the furniture company till monday night & then I will only get a part & the other part the next pay day unless I deal it all out the store & I had to borrow some money three weeks ago & I promised to pay it this coming pay day & I will not have enough to pay up all round[.] well Saml your letter at hand & noted you say you had a sad part for the fourth[.] well, sutch [sic] is the way of all the world I cant give up the idea that Emma (your sister) is dead but yet it must be so. little Sarah is as pretty as a peach your sister Rosa got her picture taken with little Sarah on her lap & she will send you one but if she can get a chance she will get a photo of the baby and let you have one of them instead[.] well I and harry Worked all day (on the 4th) in the factory in order to finish my job so I could quit & got it completed on the 6th[.] mother says tell Sam that the 4th was a dull day to her too & she remembers the 4th before when you was here & emma an all the rest except Inez & frank and she still mourns the loss of Emm. & her ears hurts her so bad that she can hardly live & there seems to be no relief for your poor mother[.] Well all of you have an equal share in this letter. Dora sister, Ida got here yesterday and not dora is all right Dave & his family are all well Rosa frank & little Sadie are well & Jene [Eugene Kincaid] is well[.] Jene stayed in their camp all day alone on the 4th[.] Jene, Jim & george are taking out shingle bolts 7 miles from here and on the 4th Jene watched the camp while the rest spent the 4th. well I guess I had better not come to manistee till business begins to Boom up again but however I will come any time you send for me[.] write soon this leaves uus all as well as usual hoping it will find you all well. I will close By signing myself your Father, mother Brothers & sisters
    “S. H. Harden
    “Newaygo Mich”

1894 Brooks Township, Newaygo County, Michigan Census - Samuel and Sarah are both 58 and were born in Pennsylvania. His father was born in Virginia and her mother in Pennsylvania. Birthplaces for his mother and her father are unknown. She has had ten children, of whom six are living. Harold H. is 16 and was born in Ohio. Both he and Samuel are common laborers and partially deaf. The surname is spelled “Harding.”

Civil War Pension - On 2 October 1890, Samuel applied for benefits as an invalid; application number 914273, certificate number 894022. On 12 September 1901 Sarah A. applied for benefits as his widow; application number 748472, certificate number 530999.

When Samuel enlisted as a private on 5 October 1862 in Janesville, Ohio, with the Sixth Independent Sharpshooters, he was 5’5 3/4” tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes and auburn hair. He was mustered out in Cleveland, Ohio on 19 July 1865.

In 1897, in an affidavit witnessed by A. C. LLoyd and John G. Vanheusen, Samuel declares he is, “Wholly unable to earn support by reason of total deafness of right ear, partial deafness of left, and impaired eyesight.”

In 1898 records Samuel states that while serving with the Sixth Independent Sharpshooters in the sping of 1864 near Chatanooga, he contracted catarrh and rhumatism from exposure in the line of duty causing deafness. He was treated at the Battalion Hospital. He also contracted granulated sore eyes in the sping of 1865 at “exchange barracks” in Nashville, Tennessee. He was treated at the Battalion Hospital near Chatanooga.

In the 1898 pension record affidavits, Samuel indicates that following the end of the war he lived in Muskingum County, Ohio; Warsaw, Indiana; and, for 15 years in Michigan. He states he was a mechanic when he enrolled in the service and that now he is totally disabled.

Petition - In 1895 Samuel Harden and 16 other Civil War veterans from Newaygo County signed a petition asking for passage of Joint Senate Resolution No. 11. This resolution requested, “. . . making an appropriation for the erection of of a statue of ‘Michigan’s War Governor,’ Austin Blair, upon the Capitol grounds adjacent to the Capitol building in the City of Lansing.” In addition to Samuel H. Harden, Peter Race also signed.

22 February 1900, “Local and General News,” Newaygo Republican:
“Samuel H. Harden of Newaygo has received an increase in his pension from $6 to $12.”

1900 Federal Census. Brooks Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
Roll 735, page 3A
    Samuel H. Harden, head, b. Jan 1836, 64, m. 46 years, b. PA, father b. VA, mother b. MD, house carpenter
    Dorah H. Harden, b. Aug 1835, 64, m. 46 years, 10 children, 6 living, b. PA, parents b. PA
    Harold H. Harden, son, b. Mar 1875, 25, single, b. OH, parents b. PA, day laborer

Newaygo Republican, August 22, 1901:
ANOTHER OLD SOLDIER GONE
  Samuel Harrison Harden was born near Hollidaysburg, Pa., January 11, 1836. At the age of 17, he went to Ohio, and there on Dec 14, 1854 he was married to Sarah A. Grubaugh, who survives him. He died in Newaygo, Aug. 16th, 1901, and was buried Aug. 18th, Samuel Judd Post, G.A.R., having charge of the funeral. The sermon was preached by Rev. Samuel Crawford of Grant. Mr. Harden was loyal to his county, serving in the 6th Independent Company Ohio Vols., Sharpshooters, during the civil war, and bore two honorable discharges. He leaves a family of six grown up children, three sons and three daughtes, and an invalid wife, to mourn the loss of a dearly beloved husband and parent. They were all at his bedside during his last monents, except his daughter, Mrs. Rosa Kincaid, of Melrose, Idaho.

Following Samuel’s obituary there is a “Card of Thanks.”
To the members of the Samuel Judd Post and to our good neighbors and friends, I wish to say on behalf of my mother, brothers and sisters, we all thank you greatly and feel under obligation for your help and sympathy during the sickness and burial of our lamented father, Samuel H. Harden.
(signed) D. L. Harden

Newaygo County death records indicate Samuel died of catarral consumption on 16 August 1901 in Newaygo. He was 19 years old when he was first married and was the father of ten, with six children still living. He was a painter and paper hanger, born in Pennsylvania, married, and 65 years 7 months and 5 days old. His father was Louis Harden, born in Virginia and his was mother unknown. D. L. Harden was the informant. He was buried in Newaygo Cemetery on 18 August 1901. Book 2, page 181, #3506.

Newaygo Republican, 5 September 1901, “Real Estate Transfers;”
“Samuel H. Harden and wife to Harold H. Harden pt sec 19 Brooks and pt blk 109 Newaygo - $400.”
“Samuel H. Harden and wife to David L. Harden pt sec 19 Brooks - $75.”

Newaygo Cemetery
    Sarah A. Harden, Section H, Lot 210, Grave 2
    S. H. Harden, 1836-1901. Section H, Lot 210, Grave 1
    6th Indp’t Co. Ohio Vol. Sharpshooters

Medical: Died of Catarral Consuption..

On 18 Oct 1859 David married Mary Cornelia Coffin, daughter of James B. Coffin (ca 1808-23 Mar 1868) & Phebe Taber (ca 1810-), in Loudenville, Ashland County, Ohio. Born on 4 Aug 1834 in New York. Mary Cornelia died in Ashland County, Ohio, on 6 Sep 1881; she was 47.

Mary Cornelia, known as Nellie or Ella, Coffin.

1850 Federal Census. Madison, Richland County, Ohio
Roll 724, page 110A
    J.B. Coffin, 42, peg manufacturer, $1000, b. NY
    Phebe Coffin, 40, b. NY
    Albert B. Coffin, 24, peg manufacturer, b. NY
    Frederick Coffin, 22, peg manufacturer, b. NY
    Mary C. Coffin, 16, b. NY
    Catharine Jacobs, 26, b. Scotland
    Geo. L. Jacobs, 28, teacher, b. MA
    Mary Pratt, 34, b. VT

1870 Federal Census. Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 1169, page 754A
Post Office Ashland
    Phebe Coffin, 60, keeping house, $1800 real estate, $300 personal estate, b. NY
    Mary C. Coffin, 35, b. NY

1880 Federal Census. Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 991, page 154D
Walnut Street
    Phebe Coffin, 71, keeping house
    Ella Grumbach, 43, daughter, music teacher
    David Grumbaugh, 18, grandson, laborer

On 22 Jan 1856 when Mary Laura was 14, she married Elmer York Liston, son of Edmund Liston (ca 1798-Aug 1880) & Nancy Beck (ca 1799-1 Oct 1888), in Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio.673 Born on 20 Jun 1836 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.611 Elmer York died in Ashland County, Ohio, on 2 Feb 1890; he was 53.694 Buried in Bethesda Cemetery, Green Township. Occupation: Shoe maker.

1860 Federal Census. Greeen Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 930, page 275
Post Office McKay
    Elmore Y. Liston, 35, shoe maker, $100 personal estate
    Mary Liston, 22
    Joseph LIston, 3
All were born in Ohio.

1870 Federal Census. Monroe, Richland County, Ohio
Roll 1271, page 251A
Post Office Lucas
    Elmer Liston, 35, works in shoe shop, $150 personal estate
    Mary Liston, 30, keeping house
    Joseph Liston, 11
    George Liston, 9
    Elmer Liston, 6
    Jennie Liston, 3
    Alice LIston, 1
All were born in Ohio

1880 Federal Census. Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 991, page 57C
    Elmer Liston, 44, shoe maker, b. OH, parents b. OH
    Mary Liston, 39, wife, keeping house, b PA, parents b. OH
    George Liston, 18, laborer, b. OH, father b. OH, mother b. PA
    Elmer Liston, 17, laborer, b. ditto
    Jennie Liston, 14, at home, b. ditto
    Charley Liston, 9, b. ditto
    Grant Liston, 4, b. ditto
    Della Liston, 7, b. ditto
    Daniel Liston, 1, b. ditto

Bethesda or Brimstone Chapel Cemetery records indicate Elmer Y. Liston died 2 February 1890. He was 54 years, eight months and 18 days old. He faught with Co. E. 22 Regiment Heavy Artilliary in the Civil War.

Civil War Pension: Liston, Elmer Y. (Elmore), widow, Mary Liston. Here it says he fought with the 2nd Ohio Regiment of Heavy Artilliary. Application number 478332 on 28 October 1890. Certificate number 390924. The application was made in Ohio.

On 31 Mar 1861 when Elizabeth Mattie was 17, she first married Andrew Carpenter Lloyd, son of Samuel Lloyd (ca 1795-8 Jun 1863) & Hannah Carpenter (26 Jul 1803-25 Jun 1891), in McKay, Ashland County, Ohio. Born in Apr 1833 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Andrew Carpenter died in Topeka, Kansas on 18 May 1904. National Home for Disabled Volunteers. Buried in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas. Occupation: Plasterer.

1850 Federal Census. Green, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 658, page 99A
    Samuel Lloyd, 55, plasterer, b. PA
    Hannah Lloyd, 48, b. PA
    James Lloyd, 24, plasterer, b. PA
    Mary Lloyd, 22, b. ditto
    Samuel Lloyd, 20, b. ditto
    Andrew C. Lloyd, 17, b. ditto
    Martha Lloyd, 14, b. Virginia
    Ann M. Lloyd, 10, b. ditto
    Phebe Lloyd, 9, b. ditto
    Harriett Lloyd, 4, b. ditto
    Charlott Lloyd, 3, b. Ohio

1870 Federal Census. Londonville, Ashland County, Ohio
Roll 1169, page 636B
    Carpenter Layde, 37, plaster, $600 real estate, $100 personal estate, b. OH
    Elizabeth Layde, 34, keeping house, b. PA
    Minnie Layde, 7, b. OH
    Laura Layde, 2, b. OH
    James Layde, 2 months, b. OH

Statement from the Governor of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Topeka, Kansas (regarding the pension request of Elizabeth Grubaugh Lloyd):
    “At the time of his admission to the Home December 23, 1886, Andrew C Lloyd, late F Co., 82nd Ohio Infantry, gave the name of Charles Fisher, friend, Burlington, Kansas, but gave no relatives.  Later, at the time of his admission to the Hospital, he gave the name of Anna Foreman, sister, 1905 E. 10th St., Kansas City, MO.  He died May 18, 1904.  His effects were never claimed and were sold as provided by the Regulations governing disposition of unclaimed effects of deceased members of the Home.  There is now $40.30 in the hands of the Treasurer for his account.”

1900 Federal Census. Winfield Ward 2, Cowley, Kansas
Roll 476, page 6B
1102 East 12th Street
    Harriet Kimball, head, b,. Jul 1844, 55, widowed, 6 children, all living, b. OH, father b. Wales, mother b. PA
    Chas Kimball, son, b. Oct 1873, 26, m. 4 years, b. IA, parents b. OH
    Franklin Kimball, daughter[?], b. May 1878, 22, single, b. ditto
    Calla Kimball, daughter in law, b. Jun 1873, 26, m. 4 years, 1 child, not living, b. IL, father b. Scotland, mother b. OH
    A.C. Lloyd, 67, brother, b. Apr 1833, widowed, b. PA, parents b. PA

Elizabeth’s pension request include a statement from the Governor of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Topeka, Kansas:
        “At the time of his admission to the Home Dec. 23, 1886, Andrew C. Lloyd, late F Co. 82nd Ohio Inf. gave the name of Charles Fisher, friend, Burlington, Kansas, but gave no relatives. Later, at the time of his admission to the Hospital he gave the name of Anna Foreman, sister, 1905 E. 10th St., Kansas City, Mo. He died May 18, 1904. His effects were never claimed and were sold as provided by the Regulations governing disposition of unclaimed effects of deceased members of the Home. There is now $40.30 in the hands of the Treasurer for his account.”

Death Record, Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Topeka, Kansas, indicates Andrew died 18 May 1904.

On 23 Aug 1887 when Elizabeth Mattie was 44, she second married Philip Black (59844) , son of George Black (ca 17 Oct 1779-7 Nov 1846) & Elizabeth Margaret Friend (49704) (11 Mar 1784-3 May 1847), in Sheridan Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. Born in Sep 1820 in Pitt Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.676 Philip died in Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan on 24 Sep 1906. Buried in Newaygo Cemetery. Occupation: Farmer, grocer.

Philip’s birth is sometimes given as 12 Dec 1819.

Ohio County Marriages
30 Jun 1839, Richland County. John Hammon, Justice of the Peace
    Philip Black & Sarah Anne Croy

1840 Federal Census. Hayes, Richland County, Ohio
Roll 423, page 46
Family of Philip Black
    1 male under 5 [?]
    1 male 20-29 [Philip, 20]
    1 female 5-9 [?]
    1 female 15-19 [Sarah]

The family moved from Ohio to Michigan about 1847.

1850 Federal Census. Ovid, Branch County, Michigan
Roll 347, page 330A
    Philip Black, 31, farmer, real estate $300, b. PA
    Sarah A. Black, 27, b. OH
    William Black, 9, b. OH
    Alexander Black, 7, b. OH
    Orin Black, 4, b. OH
    Carline Black 2, b. MI

1860 Federal Census. Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan
Roll 653_538, page 659
    Philip Black, 44, Farmer, real estate $600, personal property $100, b. Ohio
    Sarah A. Black, 36, b. Ohio
    William Black, 20, b. Ohio
    Alexander Black, 18, b. Ohio
    Orrin Black, 15, b. Ohio
    Caroline Black, 13, b. Michigan
    Wesley Black, 8, b. Michigan
    Myron Black, 6, b. Michigan
    Mahola Black, 3, b. Michigan

1870 Federal Census. Central City, Gilpin Co., Colorado
Roll 95, page 266A
    Philip Black, 50, grocer, real estate $18,000, personal property $9,000, b. Pennsylvania
    Harriet Black, 43, keeping house, b. Kentucky
    Wesley Black 17, clerk in store, b. Michigan
    Myron Black, 15, clerk in store, b. Michigan
    Mahala Black 13, attending school, b. Michigan
    Annie Gardner, 19, b. Missouri

1880 census, Ovid, Branch Co., Michigan
Roll 573, page 650C
    Philip Black, 59, farmer, b. Pennsylvania, father b. Washington DC, mother b. Ohio
    Harriet Black, 49, wife, keeping house, b. Kentucy, parents b. Kentucy
    Wesley Black, 28, son, at home, b. Michigan, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Ohio
    Myron Black, 23, son, at home, b. Michigan, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Ohio
    Frank E. Paul, 17, boarder, farm laborer, b. Michigan, parents b. NY

1900 Federal Census. Garfield Twp., Newaygo County, Michigan
Roll 735, page 12A
    Philip Black, head, b. Dec 1829, 70, m. 40 years, b. Pensylvania, father b. Pensylvania, mother b. Ohio
    Elizabeth Black, wife, b. Jul 1843, 56, m. 40 years, 4 children, 3 living, b. Pensylvania, father b. Ohio, mother b. Pennsylvania
Next door are the families of Philip’s sons Wesley and Myron.

The 1900 Atlas of Newaygo County shows land for Philip Black, Wesley Black, and M.S. Black in Garfield township. Each has about 40 acres, but as the Muskegon River forms part of the land boundaries, acrage is not exact. It’s about 2 miles southwest of the village of Newago on the north side of a loop of the Muskegon River. Felch Avenue, 88th and 90th St, and River Ln. wind their way into that loop. It’s mostly wooded.

Newaygo Republican, 5 January 1905, “Local News”:
“Mrs. H. DeBois has returned home from Newaygo where she has been some time caring for her father, Mr. Black, who is very sick.”

Newaygo County Death records state that Phillip died 24 September 1906 in Garfield Township. He was married, and died of organic heart disease. He was 86 years, nine months and 12 days old. He was a farmer born in Pennsylvania. His parents were Samuel Black and Elizabeth. Parents birthplaces were unknown. book 2, #4594, page 237.

Newaygo Repulican, Thursday, September 27, 1906
        LOCAL NEWS
“Phillip Black, an old and respected resident, died at his home in Garfield on Monday last. Mr Black was born in Alleghany county, Penna., seventy-eight years ago. He was the father of seven children, five of whom survive him, two of his sons being killed while fighting with the Union Army. Besides his wife and children, he leaves many friends to mourn his loss. Funeral services were held at the residence yesterday afternoon.”

Newaygo Repulican, Thursday, October 4, 1906
We hereby express our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during the illness and death of our father and husband, also for the beautiful flowers.
        Mr. and Mrs. Myron Black
        Mrs. Phillip Black

Newaygo Cemetery
P. Black. 1819-1906. Plot: Section G, Lot 143, Grave 3

On 3 Jul 1909 when Elizabeth Mattie was 65, she third married Martin Fox Rainier in Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. Born on 15 Dec 1825 in Palmyra, Wayne County, New York. Martin Fox died in Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan, on 3 Dec 1916; he was 90. Buried on 16 Dec 1916 in Newaygo Cemetery.

Martin first married Sarah Wing, second Elizabeth (Grubaugh) (Lloyd) Black.

1850 Federal Census. Williamson, Wayne County, New York
Roll 612, page 132A
    Martin F. Rainnier, 24, farmer, $400 real estate, b. NY
    Sarah A. Rainnier, 25, b. NY
    Edmon Swan, 22, laborer, b. VT

1860 Federal Census. Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Roll 555, page 872
    Martin F. Rainier, 33, logger, $1300 personal estate, b. NY
    Sarah A. Rainier, 34, wife, b. NY
    Frank E. Rainier, 7, b. NY

1870 Federal Census. Muskegon Ward 3, Muskegon County, Michigan
Roll 692, page 316B
    Martin Rainer, 44, lumberman, $110,000 real estate [rich fellow], $3000 personal estate, b. NY
    Sarah A. Rainer, 45, keeps house, b. NY
    Frank Rainer, 17, goes to school, b. NY
    Eddie Rainer, 5, b. MI
    Daniel Lawler, 36, laborer, b. Ioreland

1880 Federal Census. Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Roll 598, page 280B
Webster Avenue
    Martin F. Ranier, 54, lumberman, b. NY, parents b. NJ
    Sarah A. Ranier, 55, wife, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. NY
    Edward S. Ranier, 15, son, at school, b. MI, parents b. NY
    Joseph Visner, 26, boarder, single, clerk in store, b. MI, parents b. MI

Muskegon City Directory 1889
Martin F. Rainnier, lumber, res 297 W. Webster ave
    Frank Rannier, bds 297 W. Webster ave

1900 Federal Census. Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
Roll 735, page 12B
    Martin F. Rainier, head, b. Dec 1826, 73, m. 51 years, b. NY, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, farmer

28 September 1905, “Local News,” Newaygo Republican:
“Died --- Sarach A. Rainier. Born January 10, 1825, died Sept. 18, 1905. The family wishes to convey their great appreciation and thankfulness to the friends and neighbors for their kindness at this time. ---- M. F. Rainier.”

1910 Federal Census. Garfield Township, Newaygo County, Michigan
Roll T624_666, page 10A
    Martin Rainier, head, 80, m2., b. NY, father b. NJ, mother b. NY, farmer, general farm
    Elizabeth Ranier, wife, 72, m3., 4 children, 3 living, b. PA, father b. OH, mother b. PA

Michigan Deaths and Burials
Martin Ranier, d. 3 Dec 1916 at Garfield Twp., Newaygo Co., 90, farmer, married

Newaygo Cemetery, Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan
    Martin Ranier, no marker, bur. 16 Dec 1916. Plot: Section F, Lot 192, Grave 3
Elizabeth Ranier, buried 1920. Plot: Section G, Lot 145, Grave 4