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(5.1.1.5.4.2) NATHAN OLMSTED ‘Ump’ FERRIS, second child of Silvanus, born Herkimer Co NY February 11, 1801, like his brother Silvanus Western, in the log cabin on the farm, and died November 19, 1850 as a result of a kick from a horse, after fever set in; buried Weaverville CA; married February 15, 1827 Currence (Concurrence) (commonly abbreviated to Currency - she had a rather sharp tongue and in her school days was called ‘Currants and Vinegar’) Ann Winnegar (a daughter of Samuel and Martha Winnegar) born April 14, 1805 Fort Ann, Washington, NY and died December 24, 1888; buried at Hope Cemetery; N.O. kept a large dairy on the farm in Norway and sold his farm to Elias B. Pullman, before moving to Illinois; came to Illinois 1837 and began farming probably on land given to Nathan by his father. Nathan inherited the irrepressible energy and business tact of his father and appears to have had a propensity for engaging in various agricultural speculative ventures, plus his partnership with his brother William in the sawmill. Thus, he early began the saving and shipping of timothy seed and soon had a large part of 900 acres devoted almost exclusively to this crop. The seed brought considerable better prices in New York than did eastern seed on account of its quality and supposed freedom from weeds. He also raised large quantities of mustard for the value of the seed, canary seed, and popcorn. In 1844, Nathan is reported to have sowed and raised 220 acres of mustard seed. The crop was a prolific one, yielding 2,250 bushels, and this was all cut with grain cradles. The mustard crop was gathered and threshed from the gavels, in large wagons, with boxes of which were constructed for the purpose, and then deposited in a small granary, upon wheels, 14 by 16 feet, which was covered with canvass. Here the seed was cleaned by his son, Sylvanus; then it was conveyed to a barn and spread until it was dry, when it was put into casks and hauled on wagons to Peoria, from whence it was shipped down the river, via New Orleans, to New York, and consigned to parties who failed to dispose of it satisfactorily to Mr. Ferris; and the enterprise not proving financially sound, he abandoned the production. In 1848, Olmstead was in New York City visiting and met a Mr. Ekins, newly arrived from Deal, England and persuaded him to come to Galesburg, where Mr. Ekins engaged at once in the tailoring business, later elected as City Marshall and other appointed political positions. (See They Broke the Prairies for more information on Nathan and his enterprises, including his popcorn trip to England.) Nathan, true to his adventurous instincts, was one of the ‘49ers’ who joined the rush to California in the excitement over the discovery of gold, in 1850. Although he died in California, the family erected a monument to his memory in Hope Cemetery, Galesburg with the following sentiment: Some in our native valleys rest One sleeps beneath the glowing

From our cold graves together rise

To meet the Lord within the skies.

His wife, Concurrence, survived him 36 years and died at Galesburg, December 24, 1888, at the home of her daughter Sally. In its issue for February 1889, the Norway Tidings, published at Norway NY, printed the following account of her: Died: In Galesburg, Ill., December 24, 1888, Mrs. Nathan Olmstead Ferris. Currance Ann Winnegar, the last survivor of a family of eleven children, was the daughter of Samuel and Martha Winnegar, and born at Fort Ann, Washington County, NY, April 15, 1805. She was married to Nathan Olmstead Ferris February 15, 1827, and the union was blessed with nine children, one of whom died in infancy. Of the remainder, Sylvanus H. is a resident of Riverside, California; Samuel W., Sally A. (Mrs. L.T. Stone), Martha E. (Mrs. Geo. Runkle), reside in Galesburg, Ill., James H. resides in California, and Chauncey G., Nathan O., and Horace F. are deceased. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ferris lived on the farm now owned by Willis Kelly in Norway, until the fall of 1836, when they joined fortunes with the first colonists who emigrated to Galesburg, Ill. The fever of excitement, which followed the discovery of gold in California in 1849, enrolled Mr. Ferris among the many who sought to increase their fortunes in the land of the setting sun, and thither he journeyed in the spring of 1850, never to return. He died as a result of an accident November 19th of the same year, since which time his wife has lived a quiet and peaceful widowhood. Mrs. Ferris was a member of the Presbyterian Church, always a consistent and earnest, though unostentatious Christian, contributing of her means to the support of the gospel, and reputed among all who knew her for her delicate consideration of all living. Between Mrs. Ferris and Mrs. Sarah Comstock of Norway a warm and sisterly affection has existed since their early acquaintance". The widow and 2 daughters joined Silvanus Harvey Ferris on their move to California in 1880. Born to N.O. and Currence were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1) SILVANUS (SYLVANUS) HARVEY FERRIS (Photographs) born January 14,

1828 Norway (Poland?), Herkimer, NY and died January 22, 1902 Riverside CA; funeral services held from the residence on Magnolia Avenue; buried Olivewood Cemetery. “His death was deeply regretted, for his sterling character and excellent personal traits had gained for him the esteem and good will of all who knew him”. He attended Knox College 1847-49; married April 29, 1852 Sabra Boothe Cline [dau of Robert & Harriet Corintha (Stevens) Cline] born April 1829 and died May 3, 1919 Riverside CA; Sabra attended Knox College 1850-51; Silvanus was 9 years old when he parents moved to Illinois and he was prominent in the affairs of the Galesburg community until 1881, when he removed to Riverside, California. S.H. was involved in the founding of Riverside as is noted in the following biographical sketch from the Riverside County History: “Sylvanus H. Ferris was one of the pioneers of Riverside, and was a man of great prominence. He established his residence on Magnolia Avenue, and every bit of wood that went into the construction of the house was hauled from San Bernardino. His home was the center of much hospitality, which he offered to his Eastern friends, and he was instrumental in bringing more than one hundred people from Galesburg, Illinois, to Riverside. He came to this city in 1879, and later brought in trees from Illinois and New York, and scientifically studied and experimented with reference to the citrus fruit industry. By birth, Mr. Ferris was a New Yorker, as he born in Herkimer County, that state, January 14, 1828, and was given a public school and academic education. His parents went to Illinois at a very early day, and he grew up in that state. Before deciding definitely upon his occupation, Mr. Ferris paid a visit to his uncle, Timothy H. Ferris, of Herkimer County, New York, who told him that Eastern lands, would depreciate and Western lands would advance in price, and advised him to return to Illinois. Following this advice he lived in Galesburg from 1862 to 1881, this town having been the family home from the time it was founded. In 1879, Mr. Ferris came on a visit to California, accompanying O.T. Johnson of Galesburg, and then went on to Carson City, Nevada, where his uncle, G.W.G. Ferris, was then residing. Later the party came to Riverside and Sylvanus H. Ferris purchased a ranch on Magnolia Avenue, arranged for the purchase of an adjoining ranch for Mr. Johnson, and still another at the head of the avenue for his uncle, G. W. G. Ferris. He permanently settled at Riverside in 1881, and built his residence in 1882, which has since been one of the substantial homes and is still standing on that avenue. His home ranch comprised forty-three acres, and on it he raised high-grade oranges. In addition, Mr. Ferris owned orange properties at Tustin, Orange County, and at Etiwanda, San Bernardino County, California, a cottage at Laguna Beach, California, and a ranch in San Antonio Canyon, from which Ontario, by purchase, afterward acquired its water. A very public-spirited man, Mr. Ferris worked hard to secure the Santa Fe Railroad from Orange to Riverside, and was a director and manager of the Newton Railroad from Riverside to San Bernardino, which is now owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. While he was active as a republican, he never sought political recognition. For many years he was a member of the Presbyterian Church and was instrumental in founding it on Magnolia Avenue. In 1852 Mr. Ferris married Sabra Booth Cline, who became especially prominent in church and W.C.T.U. work, and helped to build up a better sentiment in this locality. She was a philanthropist and one to whom charitable impulses were a second nature. Her death occurred in 1919, when she was over ninety years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Ferris had four children, namely: Eva, who is the wife of W.S. Ray; Robert O., who lives on the old homestead at Woodhull, Illinois; Mrs. Julia Moulton, who is mentioned at length; and Mrs. Stella Bellows, who lives at Kansas City, Missouri. In addition to their own children, Mr. and Mrs. Ferris reared two others, whom they took from the Home of Friendless of New York City. One is Mrs. Della Shieff and the other is George F. Lozier, of Denver, Colorado, both of whom grew up a credit to their adopted parents, worthy of the love and care given them. In the 1889 Riverside City and County Director, S. H., is listed as a Horticulturist at the corner of Magnolia and Madison, Riverside. Born to S.H. and Sabra were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.1) EVA CLEMENTINE FERRIS born June 17, 1853 Galesburg IL and died 1953/4 Riverside CA (Los Angeles Co CA); the oldest living Knox alum at her death; graduated with a B.A., from Knox College 1875; the founder of the Ray Loan Fund created in 1934 and had its own line item in Knox College’s annual financial report until 1980 when accounting practices were changes and all Funds were listed as a single item after that; married March 4, 1880 in Knox Co IL, Walter Selden Ray born July 3, 1851; Walter attended Knox College 1869-72 and was an orange rancher in Los Angeles CA; he died 1934; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.1.1) FREDERIC SILVANUS RAY, M.D., born December 18, 1882 Riverside CA; graduated from the University of California 1904 and John Hopkins 1908; served in the American Army in France during WWI; married April 21, 1928 Margaret McLean

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.1.2) WALTER HAROLD RAY born July 15, 1884 Riverside CA and died July 1902; while attempting to climb Mt. Brewer, Calif., he fell 300 feet from a cliff, and was instantly killed. His companions found his body and carried it some 15 miles to the point where they had left their burro ponies; then 60 miles by burros and 40 miles by wagon to Fresno CA

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2) ROBERT OLMSTEAD FERRIS born January 17, 1857 Galesburg IL and died May 4, 1950 Orange Co CA; attended Knox College 1869-75; married February 5, 1880 Emma Estelle Richards born July 23, 1856; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1) JULIA ESTELLE FERRIS (Photos) born September 16, 1880 Woodhull IL and died August 30, 1963 Orange Co CA; graduated from the Knox Conservatory of Music 1904; Delta Delta Delta, YWCA, and LMI; also member of swimming club; performed her graduating recital January 29,1903, a Pianoforte; married June 15, 1904 Albert Wells Borden [who maybe died June 11, 1963 in Orange Co CA at 82y]; 1937 they resided at Hastings NE; 1963 they resided at 885 Manzanita Dr., Laguna Beach CA; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1.1) FERRIS WOODBURY BORDEN born September 13, 1908 Nebraska and died April 10, 1984 Orange Co CA; graduated from the University of Nebraska 1930; a Ferris W. Borden authored a paper, The use of surface erosion observations to determine chronological sequence in artifacts from a Mojave Desert site, Archaeological Survey Association of Southern California, 1971 – not sure same guy; married January 1, 1931 Helen Adams and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1.1.1) BARBARA JEAN BORDEN born June 5, 1932

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1.2) ROBERT WELLS BORDEN born March 18, 1913 Nebraska and died March 7, 1977 Santa Barbara Co CA; married January 5, 1932 (Anna) Adelaide Peterson - divorced 1947; she was born January 31, 1912 Aurora and died there September 17, 1888 age 87y; buried Aurora Cemetery; she graduated from Stephens H.S., Columbus MO; later attended U of Nebraska-Lincoln where she majored in history; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1.2.1) SAYRE ANN BORDEN (Sari) born July 31, 1933 and preceded her mother in death

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.1.2.2) ROBERT EINER BORDEN resided Escondido CA 1999

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.2) LOUISE NINATA (NINITA) FERRIS (photo) born September 30, 1882 Woodhull IL; graduated from the Knox Conservatory of Music 1904. In the 1905 Gale, she is referred to Louie several times; also presented a violin recital March 3, 1904; married January 10, 1912 Julian Raymond Blackman, M.D., a surgeon of Baltimore MD (-1934); 1963 Louise resided at 231 Cypress Dr., Laguana Beach CA - no offspring

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.2.3) GERTRUDE LUCILE FERRIS born October 19, 1884 Woodhull IL and died January 27, 1952 Riverside Co CA; attended Knox College 1902-04; listed as the Vice President of The Academy at Knox College in the 1904 Gale; married October 19, 1905 Charles Edgar Waite of Riverside CA, where they resided. Is he the Charles E. Waite who born May 4, 1887 at Fort Hill IL son of Douglas & Fanny M. (Richardson) Waite?

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3) JULIA CAROLINE FERRIS born March 1, 1860 Woodhull IL and died June 10, 1950 Orange Co CA; attended Knox College 1869-70, 1873-81 and graduated with the Class of 1880; married November 14, 1883 at Riverside CA, Ernest Smith Moulton (Photo) born January 3, 1853 (or January 5, 1859 Galesburg IL) (one source says he born in Springfield MA) [son of Billings & Harriet Corintha (Smith) Moulton both of whom were natives of Massachusetts] and died 1916. After the wedding, they apparently returned to Galesburg, because Mr. Moulton was the ticket agent at the C.B.& Q.R.R. office in Galesburg, starting around 1880. He received his early education in the public schools of Galesburg; attended Knox College 1875-1878. After his arrival in California, he was identified with the packing industry, first handling raisins and then oranges, and at the time of his withdrawal from that line of activity, he was the oldest orange packer in the state; a member of the Citrus Protective League of Southern California. Turning his attention to financial matters, he became the President of the 1st National Bank of Riverside, a position he held for about six years. He was also president of the Chamber of Commerce and was a director of the Highland Water Company. He was identified with the Business Men’s Association and was one of the organizers of the Bankers Association of Riverside County. He was prominent in the state association, of which he was elected president, and by virtue of that position became one of the vice-presidents of the bankers’ national organization. An editorial from the Riverside Enterprise, February 4, 1916 reads: It would have been difficult to find a Riverside man who could more ill be spared from the community than Ernest S. Moulton who ended his work yesterday after a life of much usefulness, diligent effort and capable endeavor. In his position at the head of one of the leading banks of Southern California, Mr. Moulton has for many years taken a prominent part in the activities of this part of the state and has been identified with practically every enterprise which has given itself to the upbuilding of Riverside for the past quarter of a century. Calm and dispassionate in his judgements, utterly unbiased and unprejudiced in his decisions, accurate and dependable in his appraisements, Mr. Moulton has taken a position in the financial life of this city, which will not easily be filled. Kindly in his generosity, open and frank in his friendliness, genial and cordial in his daily intercourse with his fellows, he has found a place in the hearts of his circle of acquaintances, which can never be taken by another. Every man who knew Ernest Moulton feels a personal loss at his departure. Dignified though he must be at the head of a prominent financial institution, he was never the coldly, formal financier so common in the world of business. No matter what your business, Ernest Moulton always had time to listen. Piled though his desk might be with important papers requiring immediate attention, he could always slip in a minute to hear your story and no one will ever know the number of intimate secrets he kept tucked away in his head while he tried to plan out a way to offer the necessary assistance. He was a man-sided individual - this businessman whose loss is going to be so keenly felt in Riverside. His activities were many and varied; his sphere of influence embraced every enterprise, which had to do with the public interest and the good of the community, which he always had at heart. Member of the school board, member of the library board, director of the chamber of commerce, chairman or member of a score of prominent committees, Mr. Moulton exercised a wonderful influence over a wide field of most diversified interests. When Riverside wanted a citrus experiment station from the University of California, they had to have Ernest Moulton on the committee appointed to secure it. When the city wanted to get the Santa Fe railroad to erect a new station here, the same man must be concerned in the work. There has not been a truly big event of public benefit in this city in a great many years in which Ernest Moulton has not been in some way involved. He can ill be spared. Julia took an active part in church work and was a leader in the activities of the Young Woman’s Christian Association. She served as director of the old Riverside Hospital and, later, of the Community Hospital. Subsequently for a number of years she served as president of the Charity Tree, an organization that did a vast amount of good throughout the community. She was active in the work of the Magnolia Avenue Presbyterian Church. ‘Julia was a lady of estimable attainments’. Ernest & Julia built a seaside cottage at Laguna Beach in the 1880s and it stood there until 1970s as remembered by their g-grandson, John Ferris Manning. Born to her and Ernest were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.1) STELLA FLORENCE MOULTON born September 17, 1884 Galesburg IL and died May 25, 1887; buried Hope Cemetery, Galesburg IL

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2) ARTHUR FERRIS MOULTON born May 3, 1887 Los Angeles CA and died August 22, 1950 San Francisco Co CA; graduated from the University of California 1909; engaged in the lumber business in Ukiah, Mendocino Co CA; married August 10, 1910 in Berkeley CA, Chryssa Hemsworth Fraser [dau of Daniel Malkin & Jane Hemsworth (Mills) Fraser] born March 22, 1887 (1886) Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada and died March 9, 1944 (Ukiah) Mendocino Co CA; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.1) FRANCES FRASER MOULTON born February 22, 1913

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.2) JOAN VIRGINIA MOULTON born August 14, 1915

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.3) DORIS ANNA MOULTON (Photo) born June 22, 1917 probably in Ukiah CA (Navarro CA) and died April 15, 2003 Missoula MT; buried Ft. Missoula Cemetery; attended Knox College 1937-39 graduating with the Class of 1939, B.A.; married May 10, 1941 in Manito IL, Robert Lee Velde [son of Henry Jacob & Laura Amanda (Himmel) Velde] born December 7, 1918 on farm in Tazewell County IL and died July 23, 2000 Missoula MT; buried Ft. Missoula Cemetery. Robert graduated from Knox College, 1940, B.A., commissioned as 2d Lieutenant, US Army July 5, 1940 Galesburg IL; and also attended the U. of Colorado; 1963 he was an Army Lieutenant Colonel serving as a personnel officer at NATO headquarters; retired with 26 years service 1966. As per Bob’s son, “Perhaps Bob Velde’s closet brush with death in WWII happened while answering the Call of Nature. He was with a forward detachment of the Signal Corps in the North African campaign of 1942, and his unit was setting up HQ in a rundown but once very elegant building, a palace of sorts. The bathrooms in the place were very especially posh, and using them was a memorable experience, especially after long weeks of bivouacking out in the Libyan Desert. The commode was one of those ancient ones with a separate tank, mounted high on the wall. As he went to flush, Bob paused in this admiration of the setting – something about pulling that chain didn’t exactly feel right. He closed the lid to the throne and stood on it to inspect that tank – and found a three-grenade booby trap, set to be triggered by the flush chain. Not all valiant deeds depicted in this ancestry are acts of Arms and Armor.” Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.3.1) WILLIAM VELDE

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.3.2) SUSAN LEE VELDE born May 22, 1949 Kelly AFB, San Antonio TX and died December 30, 1989 Keizer OR

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.3.3) JILL FERRIS VELDE born November 3, 1957 Lubbock TX and died January 26, 1979 Condon MT

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.2.4) BARBARA MILLS MOULTON born November 19, 1919

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.3) ROBERT HARRISON MOULTON born September 10, 1888 Galesburg IL and died October 2, 1977 Los Angeles Co CA; graduated from the University of California 1911; head of the R.H. Moulton Bond Firm of Los Angeles CA; received distinctive recognition during the wartime sale of Liberty bonds when he was appointed Government manager for the district of southern California; married October 3, 1914 Florence Wachter born October 22, 1888 OH and died November 10, 1953 Los Angeles Co CA; there was a Robert H Moulton on the Chicago Board of Trade 1936 who wrote an article, Trading in Grain – same guy?; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.3.1) DONALD WACHTER MOULTON born October 5, 1915 and died July 8, 1985 Santa Clara Co CA

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.3.2) ROBERT HARRISON MOULTON JR., born October 30, 1918; there was a R. H. Moulton Jr, Associate Director, Division of Administrative Services, Stanford Linear Electron Accelerator Project, 1960 – not sure if this is the same guy; also a Robert H Moulton Jr, Class of 1940 Stanford, received the Stanford Gold Spike Award in 1978 – there was a Robert H Moulton III who wrote a letter to the editor of the Rocky Mountain News March 2006 – is this a son

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.3.3) FRANKLIN FERRIS MOULTON born June 6, 1923

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.4) FRANCIS ERNEST MOULTON born January 16, 1892 Riverside CA and died March 11, 1961 Monterey Co CA; resided King City; graduated from the University of California 1913; partner with his brother in the R.H. Moulton Bond Firm in Los Angeles CA; married March 6, 1915 Gladys Robb born June 24, 1890 and died December 22, 1977 Monterey Co CA; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.4.1) JOHN RUSSELL MOULTON born May 31, 1926

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.4.2) ANN MOULTON born April 26, 1928

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.5) FERRIS SYLVANUS MOULTON born February 16, 1895 Riverside CA and died February 13, 1983 San Mateo Co CA; graduated from the University of California 1917; volunteered for service in WWI and went into air training, but the armistice was declared pending his being sent abroad; associated with the R.H. Moulton Bond Firm of Los Angeles CA, as their New York City representative; married December 8, 1917 Olive Taylor of Riverside [dau of the Rev. William F. Taylor, pastor the Baptist Church] and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.5.1) CAROLYN SABRA MOULTON born November 28, 1919

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.5.2) FERRIS SYLVANUS MOULTON, JR., born August 22, 1924 – there was a F.S. Moulton, secretary and manager of Western Helicopter Operations 1953- same guy?

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6) DORIS SABRA HARRIET MOULTON born April 10, 1897 Riverside CA; married April 9, 1921 William H. Bonnett (born July 11, 1893 OH and died October 23, 1970 Riverside Co CA), an orange grower in Riverside and city councilman of Riverside for 12 years in the 1950s; Doris graduated from the University of California and Vassar College. Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.1) JULIA DORIS BONNETT born August 17, 1922

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2) WILLIAM HENRY BONNETT JR., born March 5, 1924 Riverside CA; married June 29, 1946 at Riverside CA, Jacquelyn Cannon born January 20, 1926 Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.1) WILLIAM HENRY BONNETT III (Photo) born July 1, 1947 Riverside; graduated U of California-Riverside, 1969, B.A., Political Science; 1993 received UCR Alumni Community Service Award; William has spent 26+ years in the Kiwanis Club of Riverside; Vice President 2000-2003 of the Kiwanis California-Nevada-Hawaii Foundation; a two-year stint as president of the Riverside City and County YMCA and is very active in the football booster club of the Riverside Polytechnic High School. He is a C.P.A. and resides in Riverside CA; married May 21, 1977 at Riverside, Judith Ann LeVoss born November 22, 1952; William has provided the updated information for this “twig” of the Tree - thanks, William!; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.1.1) WILLIAM HENRY BONNETT IV born April 3, 1979

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.1.2) BRIAN HOWARD BONNETT (twin) born September 16, 1981

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.1.3) CHRISTINA MARIE BONNETT (twin) born September 16, 1981

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.1.4) GREGORY WILSON BONNETT born March 14, 1984

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.2) MARK CANNON BONNETT born March 20, 1950 Riverside; married 1^st April 6, 1974 Cheri Lynn Maloney – divorced 1987; married 2d June 23, 1990 Karlene Brandenburg Weatherway born August 7, 1949; and born to him and Cheri were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.2.1) JANIE LOUISE BONNETT born June 14, 1979 Placerville CA

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.2.2) BRENDEN KEITH BONNETT born 1981 Porterville CA

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.2.3) BRADLEY PHILLIP BONNETT born October 4, 1983 Porterville CA

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.2.3) ROBERT MOULTON BONNETT born March 19, 1955

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.3) LUCY BATES BONNETT born March 31, 1929

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.6.4) MARY MOULTON BONNETT born July 9, 1934

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.3.7) TWIN BOYS MOULTON born and died April 12, 1901

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4) STELLA ABBIE FERRIS born August 31, 1862 at Woodhull IL and died 1956 probably Kansas City MO; attended Knox College 1878-81 and also Mills College; married October 29, 1887 in Knox Co, Dr. George E. Bellows born Galesburg, October 30, 1861 and died 1941. Stella was 'of Riverside' and he was 'of Kansas City' when they married. Dr. Bellows attended Knox College 1876-81 receiving his B.A. with the Class of 1882; received his M.A. in 1885 from Amherst and his M.D. (ophthalmology) from Columbia 1885. Dr. Bellows was a Captain in the Army Medical Corps, inducted September 8, 1917; resided at 3239 Euclid Ave, Kansas City MO; and born to them were:

Galesburg Republican-Register, November 5, 1887: A very pleasant company of near relatives and friends met last Saturday morning to witness the marriage of Dr. George E Bellows to Miss Stella Ferris, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvanus H. Ferris, at their residence, 214 South Academy street. Besides others there were present Mrs. C. A. Ferris, the venerable mother of the bride’s father, who is now in her 83d year, four of her grandchildren, and three of her great-grandchildren. The following were present from outside the city: Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Moulton, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Moulton, Kearney Neb; A.B. Moulton, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Moulton and son Arthur, Los Angeles, Cal; Mrs. John Aberdeen, Riverside, Cal; Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Ferris and two little girls, Woodhull; Miss Farr, Chicago; Mrs. Mattie Runkle and son; Mrs. Ed Grant, Cromwell, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. W. A. SoRelle, Waco, Texas. The Rev. Favel Bascom, D.D., of Princeton, who performed the ceremony, had thirty-five years and six months previously to a day, united in marriage the father and mother of the bride. The wedding was a quiet and modest affair. The bride wore a tailor made brown broadcloth traveling suit and appeared bright and radiant. A wedding breakfast was served to about fifty of the most intimate friends. The contracting parties took the 10 o’clock train for Kansas City, which is to be their future home, and where Dr. Bellows has already began his professional career. The groom is a brother of Mr. F.D. Bellows, of the firm of Van Shanck & Bellows. A company of friends accompanied the twain to the depot and gave them good wishes. In these kind expressions of future happiness, this paper most heartily joins.

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1) WARREN SYLVANUS BELLOWS born August 15, 1889 Kansas City MO; married April 14, 1914 Anne Elizabeth Williams

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BELLOWS, WARREN SYLVANUS (1889-1967). Warren Sylvanus Bellows, civil engineer, born in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 15, 1889, to Dr. George E. and Stella (Ferris) Bellows. In 1911 he received his degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas and by 1921 had established a general contracting firm in Houston, the W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation. This firm was responsible for many major constructions in Houston, in addition to several buildings in other Texas cities and on the campuses of the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Houston. The Houston buildings include the Auditorium Hotel, one of the first of Bellows's constructions, completed in the 1920s, the Humble Headquarters Building, the American General Insurance Company and Prudential Insurance Regional Headquarters buildings, the First City National Bank, and the Bank of the Southwest. One of the late Houston constructions was the Alley Theatre. Bellows's firm participated in the building of the Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi,qv built hotels in Galveston, Fort Worth, and Mobile, Alabama, and constructed the administration buildings on the campuses of the University of Texas and the University of Houston. Probably his most famous construction was the San Jacinto Monument, at 570 feet the tallest monument in the world when it was completed in 1939 (see San Jacinto monument and museum). Bellows was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, president of the Associated General Contractors of America (1946), chairman of the Houston Port Commission from 1950 to 1954, president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce in 1948-49, member of the board of governors of the University of Houston, and member of the Texas Board of Corrections (see prison system). He was also an industrial member of the War Labor Board during World War II, director of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway, and director of the YMCA. He was a trustee of the M. D. Anderson Foundation, Texas Medical Center, Southwest Research Institute, Southwest Legal Foundation, and Board of Visitors of the University of Texas Cancer Foundation. Bellows was chairman of the Houston Symphony Society and belonged to the Philosophical Society of Texas, the Sons of the Republic of Texas (which in 1967 made him a knight of the Order of San Jacinto), and the Sons of the American Revolution, which awarded him the 1955 Good Citizens Award. His several awards include the Royal Order of Vasa from King Gustav VI of Sweden in 1956, the Distinguished Service Award from the University of Kansas, and the first Annual Meritorious Award of the San Jacinto Chapter of Texas Professional Engineers. On February 3, 1967, Bellows died in Houston; he was survived by his wife, Anna (Williams), and four children. Warren found the W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation in 1914 in Canada, but soon moved the company to Kansas City Mo. In 1920 the company moved to Oklahoma City and won contracts throughout OK, TX, AR and TN. Bellows moved its office to Houston in 1936 soon after it was awarded the contract for the San Jacinto Monument.

Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.1) ELIZABETH ANNE BELLOWS born February 6, 1915 and died before 2005

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2) WARREN SYLVANUS BELLOWS, JR., born November 3, 1917. Warren Sylvanus Bellows, Jr. (BS '39) died in Houston on Sunday, May 19, 1996 at the age of 78. He joined the W. S. Bellows Construction Corp in 1946, becoming president in 1960. Mr. Bellows was chairman of the board of the W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation, a position he held since 1979. He was past president (1973) of the Houston chapter of Associated General Contractors of America, a life member of ASCE and TSPE, and an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, Houston (1993). The College of Engineering at UT Austin honored him in 1978 as a Distinguished Graduate. He also was presented the Rice Design Alliance Award for Design Excellence in 1994. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; and his daughter, Elizabeth. He is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Ruth and Warren Bellows III, and Laura and Thomas Bellows; four grandchildren; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Ann and George Bellows, Sonny and Frank Bellows, and Bevery Crowley James.

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2.1) ELIZABETH BELLOWS

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2.2) WARREN SYLVANUS BELLOWS III, M.D., a surgeon in Houston TX; married Ruth Carmichael [dau of William R & Marzee (Moore) Carmichael]; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2.2.1) ELIZABETH CARMICHAEL BELLOWS – 2000 a sophomore at Harvard; Class of 2003, Phi Beta Kappa

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2.2.2) WARREN SYLVANUS BELLOWS IV

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.2.3) THOMAS BELLOWS joined the W. S. Bellows Construction Corp 1978; became president 1987 and CEO 1996 – Jim – wrote a letter to him in 2005 – no response (is this Thomas F. Bellows married to Laura Draper who had Jack & Steven?)

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3) FRANK WILLIAMS BELLOWS born July 15, 1922; married Sanny {maiden name unk}; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.1) FRANKLIN WILLIAMS BELLOWS JR born June 20, 1950 Waco TX and died April 16, 1999 Houston TX; buried Forest Park Lawndale; graduated with honors from the U of Texas, B.S. in Mathematics and thereafter earned a M.S. in Statistics from Emory U; pursed his doctorate in the study of Epidemiology at the U of Texas Health Science Center of Public Health; previously worked at the Texas Medical Center and at W. S. Bellows Construction Corp; Frank was a brilliant and gentle person who had many interests; an accomplished photographer, an excellent horticulturist, a skilled pilot and had a continuing love of learning;

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.2) SARAH BELLOWS married Vidal Martinez; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.2.1) GRANT MARTINEZ

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.2.2) KATE MARTINEZ

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.3) ALICE ANN MELLOWS married Frank Dunlap; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.3.1) MARY FRANCES DUNLAP

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.3.2) SARAH DUNLAP

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.3.3) ANDREW DUNLAP

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.4) VINCE BELLOWS married Elisabeth {maiden name unk}; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.4.1) ZACHARY BELLOWS

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.3.4.2) SAM BELLOWS

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.4) GEORGE FERRIS BELLOWS born January 26, 1925 Oklahoma City OK and died May 30, 2005 Houston TX; moved with his parents and family to Houston 1936; graduated from Kinkaid School and attended Rice U and the U of Texas, where he received a degree in civil engineering after serving the USN during WWII; following graduation, he joined his father and brothers at the W.S. Bellows Construction Corporation as an engineer, eventually becoming President in 1979. During those years, he was involved with various committees of the Associated General Contractors of America, also serving as president of the Houston Chapter. One of his prime interests was his devotion to the Texas Medical Center, where he was a Board member from 1976 to his death; his particular love was Texas Children’s Hospital; he joined the Board in 1967, serving as president from 1973-75, and chairman in 1983; served on numerous committees including the Building Committee from 1971 until his death; married 1^st Ann Harris [dau of T Wayne & Madelaine (Blocker) Harris] born September 26, 1927 San Angelo TX and died February 10, 1998 Houston; buried Glenwood Cemetery; Ann attended Sweet Brian and the U of Texas; married 2d Lois DuBose Miller; and born to him and Ann were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.4.1) WAYNE H BELLOWS, M.D, anesthesiologist, Mill Valley CA; married Laura Fly [dau of William Stoner & Betty (Clements) Fly] – see ‘Net

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.1.4.2) MARILYN BELLOWS married Doug Edmondson

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.2) ELIZABETH BELLOWS born April 27, 1900 and died May 3, 1900

(5.1.1.5.4.2.1.4.3) SABRA JULIA BELLOWS born November 3, 1901 Kansas City MO and died April 25, 1913

(5.1.1.5.4.2.2) FERRIS born and died 1829, name unk

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3) CHAUNCY (Chauncey) GOODRICH FERRIS born November 11, 1830 Norway NY and died September 12, 1877 Galesburg IL; buried Hope Cemetery; attended Knox College 1849-50, 1851-52; not only held large land acreages and farmed them with skill and efficiency, but he was even more deeply interested in flour milling. He devoted his main attention to this industry and made a name in it of high repute. He suffered from pulmonary ailments sufficient to cause him, under a physician’s advice, to spend some time at the Dangberg Ranch in Nevada where he apparently fully recovered his health. The benefits of his outdoor life proved to be more apparent than genuine for he did not long survive after his return to business. He had taken his proper places in many phases of community life and affairs; in politics being a Republican; in religion a member of the Presbyterian Church and a liberal supporter of charitable and humanitarian works. He loved to hunt and fish and was extremely fond of music and became an accomplished violinist. He married, first, in (February 1851) 1852 in Knox County IL, Dorleska A. Ward who born January 21, 1834 and died 1852 (Jim - I wonder if she died in childbirth?) [dau of Abner and Huldah (Sykes) Ward of Brockport NY] and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.1) FERRIS died in infancy, name unk

CHAUNCEY married 2d May 27, 1858 Henrietta Viola Jones born May 25, 1838 Richmond VA and died 1907 Los Angeles CA. Henrietta was a very efficient Southern lady, practical in all her dealings and an omnivorous reader. She was very poetical and recited much with perfect diction. Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.2) HARVEY OLMSTEAD FERRIS born March 4, 1860 and died unmarried August 17, 1932; possessed naturally a quiet, amiable disposition and a well balanced mind; was engaged in extensive production of citrus fruits in California and owned several ranches of orange groves; owing to the untimely death of his father, he was the mentor of his three sisters

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3) MARTHA ELLEN FERRIS “Nellie” born March 20, 1865 and died March 26 (February 20), 1925 Los Angeles CA; attended Knox College 1880-81; an artist of marked ability and studied art under Borglum and William Knight Keith of California; married June 29, 1886 Harley Erastus Hamilton born 1862 Oneida NY and died May 14, 1934 Los Angeles CA. When Harley arrived in Los Angeles, c1890, he was already a master musician. He immediately undertook to organize a symphony orchestra, and founded and was conductor at the first concert of Los Angeles’ first Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1897, he established the Woman’s Symphony Orchestra, one of the oldest orchestral organizations on the West Coast still active. He was conductor of this group and the Philharmonic Orchestra for 20 years. At the same time he laid plans for the noted Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, which gave its first concert under his direction February 1, 1898. This first performance was a tribute to Mr. Hamilton’s ability as an arranger and improvisor. He lacked many of the essential instruments for a scheduled Beethoven work but he so arranged the players he had as to render a masterful simulation of the composer’s intent. He continued as conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra until overwork caused a breakdown in his health in 1913. After his return from a period of rest and recuperation in Europe, he continued briefly as the conductor of the Woman’s Symphony, resigning the post in 1917. He was also the first man to write music to harmonize with the early motion pictures such as “Birth of a Nation” and “Broken Blossoms”. Born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1) VIOLA GRACE HAMILTON born March 1, 1892 Los Angeles CA and died October 3, 1982 Laguana Hills CA; married March 20, 1920 in Los Angeles, Edward Cray Taylor [son of Frank Wing & Minnie Eliza (Cray) Taylor] born April 5, 1866 Chicago IL and died January 27, 1946 Beverly Hills CA; don’t know if this is the same Edward C Taylor, director and writer in Hollywood; Viola possessed the violin that belonged to her grandfather, Chauncey. Born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1.1) EDWARD CRAY TAYLOR JR., (Edward Hamilton Taylor) born February 13, 1921; married January 9, 1944 Nita Sloane and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1.1.1) EDWARD HAMILTON TAYLOR, JR, born November 12, 1947

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1.1.2) BEVERLY GALE TAYLOR born March 1, 1949

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1.2) HARLEY HAMILTON TAYLOR (Harley Cray Taylor) born April 4, 1922; married November 12, 1948 Sally Lee [dau of Austin]

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.3.1.3) ELEANOR FERRIS TAYLOR born June 13, 1931 Los Angeles CA; married October 16, 1958 Richard Reid Clarke; resided Olympia WA - provided updated info – Thanks!!

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.4) GRACE ELIZABETH FERRIS born August 7, 1870 and died December 4, 1946; married December 16, 1897 Seth Wilson Butler born 1860 Michigan and died February 21, 1952 Los Angeles CA. Seth was trained in the art and profession of architecture and was engaged in that endeavor in Los Angeles. He played the flute in the Uplifters Club Orchestra, which was conducted by his brother-in-law. One of his prized possessions was a letter from President Lincoln to his aunt, Miss Nettie Farnham, inviting her to dinner; on the back of the letter was the original script of the draft of her reply in which she regrets her inability to accept because the dinner fell on Wednesday Prayer Meeting night and she played the organ. He took great interest in horticulture, especially in raising dahlias with stems of strong enough fiber to have flowers stand erect and not droop. Born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.4.1) EDITH JANETTE BUTLER born October 4, 1900 (1899)

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.5) CHANCIE JANETTE FERRIS born December 20, 1875 Galesburg IL; married June 21, 1899 Willis Holyoake Booth; he was a New York financier and vice president of Guaranty Trust Company. Neither Chancie nor Willis attended Knox College. Chancie was always interested in music and was an accomplished violinist. She was one of the founders of the Women’s Orchestra of Los Angeles and of the ‘Lute Quartette’ specializing in chamber music and was a member of the National Society Colonial Dames in the State of New York and the Colony Club of New York. Newspaper: Galesburg IL, October 13, **: The Knox College Board of trustees today announced acceptance of a $300,000 grant from the Booth Ferris Foundation of New York. Terms of the gift call for the establishment of a permanent endowment fund in support of the newly created Chancie Ferris Booth distinguished service professorship at the college. The Booth-Ferris Foundation was established in 1957 under the wills of Willis H. Booth and his wife Chancie Ferris Booth – a search of the Internet can provide the results of the Foundation and other info; a Willis H. Booth was President of the ICC, 1923-25 – same guy? A Willis H. Booth was 1 of 12 who signed the original Los Angeles County CA Charter – same guy? Born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.3.5.1) FERRIS BOOTH born February 1903; graduated from Columbia University 1924; and one source says he died 1955 which conflicts with below info; married Lillian {maiden name unk} who in 2003 gave $2M to the Actor’s Fund for the Actors Fund Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility – the Englewood NJ home was renamed for her. In 1957-59 Ferris was Chairperson of The United Way of the Greater Winona area and in 1961 Ferris was President of the same organization. There was a Ferris Booth Commons at Columbia U. There is a Katherine Ferris Booth – is she the daughter of Ferris and Lillian? The Booth Ferris Foundation began with $29 million in assets in 1957 and in the Spring of 2002, the assets were in excess of $200 million and had distributed over $200 million in over 3,400 grants. Is the Ferris Booth who was involved with the United Way after 1955, a son? The Booth Ferris Foundation was established in 1957 under the wills of Willis H. Booth and his wife Chancie Ferris Booth. Areas of funding interest include arts and culture, education, and civic and urban affairs. Generally the foundation focuses on projects in New York City. Visit the foundation's Web site to find out more about grantmaking priorities and view application procedures and a copy of the foundation's latest annual report.

Wonder who this guy is: November 25, 1999, Thursday, 7:45 a.m. Stewartsville, VA — Three elementary pupils were hospitalized yesterday after their school bus driver either fell asleep or passed out while driving the children to school, state police said. Nine other pupils sustained minor injuries in the Bedford County crash, which happened about 7:45 a.m. when the driver, Ferris Booth Sr., 55, ran off a cul-de-sac, went down an embankment and hit a tree, Trooper G.R. Snead said.
(5.1.1.5.4.2.4) NATHAN OLMSTEAD FERRIS JR., born January 22, 1833 Norway NY and died May 19, 1864; buried Hope Cemetery, Galesburg IL; attended Knox College, 1850-53. (Jim   one of the old letters (#10), from H.F. mentions Nathan's passing.) Nathan Jr. married March 19, 1864 in Henry Co IL, Martha Jane ‘Jennie’ Jones, who was a sister of his brother Chauncey's second wife; and born to Nathan and Martha was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.4.1) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FERRIS born March 19, 1861 and died March 2, 1926; married 1^st 1883(?), Lavinia/Lavina Allison who died June 23, 1897 Canisto NY; married 2d January 8, 1903 Georgiana Lester. Born to B.F. and Georgiana were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.4.1.1) DOROTHY JEAN FERRIS born March 6, 1904

(5.1.1.5.4.2.4.1.2) NATHAN LESTER FERRIS born August 18, 1908

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5) SAMUEL WINNEGAR FERRIS born October (13) 19, 1835 Norway, Herkimer, NY and died November 16, 1900 at the Galesburg Hospital of a complication of diseases which had undermined his health for some time and caused much suffering; buried Hope Cemetery, Galesburg IL. Samuel was two years old when his parents moved to Knox County, near Galesburg, settling on the C.M. Felt farm where he spent most of the years of his life. At the age of seventeen, young Samuel in company of others walked and drove an ox team to the state of Oregon, being on the road many weeks and having many thrilling experiences. For six weeks he and his party had nothing to eat but beefsteak and they had to keep close watch of the Indians. From Oregon he went south into California where he cast his first Presidential vote in voting for John C. Fremont. To do this, he walked thirty miles in company with two other men, who are thought to have been Galesburg men. From California he went by boat south to the Isthmus of South America, across that, and then by boat to Cuba and from there, back to Galesburg. Soon after his return he made another trip west, this time by boat to Idaho in the company with his brother Nathan. They attempted to find their father's grave, but did not succeed and today it is not known where the remains of the father lie. He married, first, November 22, 1859 in Knox County, Adalaide Rozalie Jones, who died April 17, 1872/3. They lived on his farm, which had come to him, upon the death of his father. During the later years of his life on the farm he was engaged in the business of shipping stock. In the 1888 Farmers & Land Owner’s Directory, he is listed as owning 383 acres in Section 6 of Galesburg. In 1891, he purchased a residence at 534 North West Street, Galesburg and for the last 15 years of his life, he lived as a retired farmer in town and for a time he conducted a meat market in the Redfield building on Cherry Street. [Obituary, The Daily Republican Register, Galesburg IL, November 16, 1900] In the 1892-93 Galesburg City Directory, Samuel W. Ferris is listed as retired and residing at 382 N. West. Born to them were (first 2 or 3 children died in infancy names unknown):

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1) DORA I. FERRIS born October 3, 1860 on the family farm near Galesburg and died March 1, 1923; married March 30, 1886 Charles W. Rogers. She attended Knox College 1876-78, 1880-81 and was living in Los Angeles, CA 1900; and born to them were:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1.1) LORING ROGERS (1887-)

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1.2) HARVEY ROGERS (1889?-)

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1.3) CHARLES A ROGERS born March 15, 1891 CA and died July 15, 1965 San Mateo Co CA – resided Hillsborough

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1.4) DORA ROGERS (Dora Dale Rogers) born May 31, 1892 CA and died May 11, 1959 Ventura Co CA; married June 21, 1916 Irving Van Aken Augur [son of Edmund F & Ella (Van Aken) Augur] born October 31, 1886 IA and died February 19, 1930; Goggle search refers to him involved with the GeoScience World (AAPG Bulletin); and born to them was:

(5.1.1.5.4.2.5.1.4.1) IRVING VAN AKEN AUGUR