JOHN GUTHRIE, EMIGRANT TO AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, AND DESCENDANTS
INTROTRODUCTION
Besides John, there were four other Guthries, who came somewhat later than he to the American Colonies in the same century. The little that is known concerning them is given here. All of the members of this group, it would appear, came directly from Scotland and not from the Province of Ulster.
JAMES GUTHRIE, of Suffolk County, Mass., is the first person of this surname to be mentioned in the records of New England. In the will of John Richardson, dated May 7, 1683, he says"I give and bequeath unto James Guthrie all I have in the world, except twenty shillings to buy John Harris a ring, and ten shillings to buy John Kyte a ring." Witness:John Raysford. John Ramsey! It is said that this James Guthrie migrated from New England to Bermuda.
"JAMES GUTHREY," witness to the will of Alexander Magruder, of Prince Georges County, Maryland, dated Feb. 20, 1676, may have been the father of "Henry Gutteridge, overseer," of the will of Moses Jones, Prince Georges County, Maryland, 1704. The name Guthrie was not infrequently corrupted among the English to Guttery or Gutteridge. The following quite certainly refers to the same Henry. "Henry Guttreg," of Prince Georges County, Maryland, in his will dated 22nd day of January, 1711, and proved the 21st day of December, 1711, devises that his entire estate be equally divided between his two daughtersAnn Wheeler and Eliza "Guttreg," providing the latter does not mary Thomas Ford. If she so marry, then the entire estate is to pass to Ann Wheeler.'
"ROBERT GUTHRIE, of Edinburgh, Scotland, was an early settler on Block Island, and was overseer of the poor in 1687. He died Dec 3rd, 1691 He married first, Margaret , born 1633; died April 5th, 1687. He married second, Anna, daughter of Dr. John and Sarah Palgrave Alleocke, widow of John Williams. They had a daughter Catherine Guthrie, born on Block Island, June 24th, 1690; married Sept. 9th, 1706, John Sands, and died at Cow Neck, Long Island, Feb. 10th, 1769.
SAMUEL GUTHRIE lived in Essex County, N. J., apparently without family or kindred. "Abstract of the will of Samuel Guthrie, of Woodbridge, sick at the house of Richard Paull, in Woodbridge. He makes David Vilant sole heir and executor. Signed Dec. 31, 1685. Teste: John Allance, John Walkins. Administration granted to David NTant, of Perth Amboy, May 10, 1686."
BOOK 1
JOHN GUTHRIE, of the Jamestown Settlement came to America about 1651 One tradition says that he was one of three brothers, who emigrated. Another tradition says that he received a grant of land in America from King Charles the First of England, prior to Cromwell's rebellion, and that when the latter came into power, in order to save his life, he was forced to leave England because of his loyalty to the Crown. His brother was beheaded by Cromwell, a fate which he came near sharing. This tradition assigns the date of his flight as 1632. But since this was before Cromwell, it is safe to conclude that the date 1652 was intended. So far as is known by the writer, Cromwell never beheaded a Guthrie. He had no affection for the noted Covenanter, Rev. James Guthrie, whose unyielding support of the Crown led him to refer to him as "The short man who would not bow." But Cromwell did not put him to death. That was left for an ungrateful monarch to do, to whom James Guthrie was faithful and loyal so far as civil matters were concerned.
John Guthrie, who settled in the Jamestown colony in the sixteen fifties, so far as has been ascertained, preceded by some years any other Guthrie immigrant to America. The first record which pertains to him is taken from "Index to Land Grants, Isle of Wight Co.' Va. book 3, p. 315." "John Guttridge, 1654, 350." (acres)
Again
"Military officers in Virginia 1680; Isle of Wright Co. Col. Jos. Bridger Commander in Chief of ye horse in ye counties of Isle of Wight, Surry Nanzemond and Lower Norfolk, John Gutridge, Capt." From Va. Colonial Militia 16511776, by Crozier, p. 103.) The same book p. 99 gives Middlesex County Militia,among others John Gutteridge."
(My note-Larry J. Guthrie-January 1998, Bodie in his book on Isle of Wight Co., VA said that the above John Gutteridge was in fact a Goodrich. He traceed the lineage through several generations. I believe he was right. The first Guthrie was a John Guthrie mention in Virginia Court record in York Co., in a court document discussing a suit about the loss of corn. 1652)
John Guth'ry married Elizabeth Baskett, Feb. 6, 1686. (Record of Christ's Church Parish, Middlesex County, Va.)
The principal information concerning this immigrant and his immediate descendants is found in the following letter which is quoted in full
"Martinsferry, Ohio, March 12th, 1867."
"My Dear Daughter:
"Believing that it would be agreeable to you to know something of your Ancestors, I propose to give you some account of what I have learned by Tradition.
"I am informed by tradition that my Paternal GreatGrandfather Obtained a Grant for a tract of land in America, emigrated from England some time in Cromwell's Rebellion and located his Grant on the North side of York River, in Poropotank Neck, in Stratten Major Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia, and that he had four sons, and lived to be old, and that he danced a jigg when he was one hundred and five years old, and that he lived to be one hundred and ten years old and at his Death he Bequeathed sixty acres to each of three sons, and the balance to my Grandfather, and it is the Homestead where I was born. The farm is surrounded on two sides by a branch of the Poropotank creek. I often have heard my father of being the Heir at Laws in this Country and if there should be any thing coming from England he would be the Heir.
"My Maternal Grand Father George Pigg was a surveyor, and I have heard it said was born in the year one, that is in the year 1701, but don't know at what time he emigrated from England. But was in this country when he was twentyfive years old and stood as God Father for my Grand Mother according to the rules of the Episcopal Church and when she was twentyfive years and he fifty years old they were married. They had six children three sons and three daughters of whom Rachel Pigg the second daughter was my mother Who was born in 1760. 1 am not positive what my Maternal Grand Mother's maiden name was but think it was Murie.
"I have heard it said that my Grand Father in surveying called the neighborhood where King and Queen Court House now stands the frontiers which is not more than 40 or fifty miles from Chesapeake Bay. He procured a beautiful farm on York River a few miles above Poropotank Creek which he left to his oldest son his two oldest sons enlisted and served three years at the North in the Continental Army and returned in the year 1780 that Remarkable cold winter when it was said that a beef could be roasted on the ice, and then George, the second son enlisted and went South and died there of excessive heat and Fatigue. My father and one brother enlisted in the Continental army for three years and was through the New England States. He was Seargeant and returned in the winter of 1780. He was married three times my mother being his third wife and I was born in February 23: 1793.
"I have given you Dear Daughter the most important terms that I have derived from Tradition which I am sure will be gratifying to you.
Henry P. Guthrie"
Three Guthrie land grants to members of this family are on record in the land office of Richmond, Va., two of which are given in full below.
"Records of the Land Office of Richmond, State of Virginia. "Book 9, page 3.
"To all &c., whereas &c. Know ye that I the said Sr. Edmund Andros, Knt. Governor &c, do, with the advice and consent of the Councill of State, accordingly give and grant unto Edward Guthrey, seven hundred and fiftythree acres of land situate in King and Queen County at the mouth of the Mattapony River, bounded as followeth, towit:BEGINNING at a poplar standing in the main swamp of the Pepetico Creeke and running thence N. 15 degrees 2 175 poles by an old line of marked trees to a red oak and small pine by the Ferry Road, thence by the land of Mr. Richard Gregory, N 83 degrees W 154 poles to a branch of saide Richard Gregory's Creeke, thence down and along said branch and Creeke the several courses to Mattapony River including all marsh land, thence down and along the Rivers of Mattapony and York the several courses to the mouth of Pepetico Creeke including all marsh, and lastly up and along ye said Creeke and main swamp of the same including all swamp to the place it began Three hundred acres of land, part thereof being formerly granted to Richard Major by Patent dated the 17th, of January 1649 and three hundred acres of land another part thereof granted to Edward Simpson date the 24th of Aprill, 1669, and sixtynine acres, the residue, being overplush land within the ancient bounds of the said patent, the said sixtynine acres of land being due unto the said Edward Guthrey by and for the transportation of two persons into this Colony, all whose names are to be in the records mentioned under this patent To have and to hold &c., To be held &c., Yielding and Paying &c., Provided &e. Dated the 25th day of October Anno Domni 1695.
D. Andros."
"Moria,
George.
"I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of this office. Witness my hand and seal this 25 day of June 1914."
"John W. Richardson."
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
Land Office, Richmond.
(Patent Book No. 10 at page 194)
Jno Guthery 277.
"ANNE &ca., to NL &ca., KNOW YE that for divers good Causes and Considerations, but more especially for & in Consideration of the Importation of two persons to dwell within this our Colony of Virginia, whose names are Matthew York & Esther YorkWe have Given Granted & Confirmed & by these presents for us our heirs and Successors, do Give Grant and Confirm unto John Guthery of the County of King & Queen, one Certain Tract or parcel of Land & Marsh, containing Two hundred Seventy & Seven acres, lying and being in the Parish of Stratten Major in the said County of King and Queen on the South West side of Kings Creek and bounded as followeth, to wit,beginning at a small hickory at the South west side of Kings Creek thence South SixtySeven degrs & half Westerly by a Line that parts Majr. Anderson's Land & the sd Gutheries three hundred and fourty poles to York River side just below the mouth of Little Marshy Creek thence South Eighty four degrs. twenty two Minuetts easterly two hundred & twenty poles to a pine and a White oak & a Gum in Herne Swamp thence down the Creek to Kings Creek thence up Kings Creek to the beginning; Two hundred acres part thereof being formerly Granted to Humphry Dennis by patent dated the sixth day of July one thousand six hundred fifty four & by him sold to Humphry Davis and by the sd Davis sold to the above sd Guthery . . . . With all &ca. TO HAVE HOLD &ca. TO BE HELD &ca. YIELDING AND PAYING &ca. PROVIDED &ca. In WITNESS &ca WITNESS our Trusty and Wellbeloved Alexander Spotswood out Lt. Govnr. att Williamsburgh under the seal of our Sd Colony the Sixteenth day of June one thousand Seven hundred & fourteen in the thirteenth year of our Reign"
"A Spotswood" Land Office, Richmond, Va.
(Seal) I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy from the records of this office. Witness my hand and seal of office this 7th day of June 1923
Jno W. Richardson"
In the letter of Henry P. Guthrie to his daughter, given above, he stated that his great grandfather Guthrie, the immigrant had four sons. Their names are not given. But from the given names of the earliest Guthries the writer would hazzard the following in orderJohn, Edward, James and Daniel, as being the names of these sons. The oldest son according to the custom of the times received the chief 'portion of the father's estate, the others received sixty acres each. Some information concerning one of these sixty acre tracts is found in Call's Reports p. 7 which gives an account of a suit for possession of this land. It shows that a John Guthrie who died near the close of the year 1761 was possessed of this particular tract with its improvements, and that he had a brother William, who had land in King and Queen County and of whom he was the heir at law.
John left a will dated Oct. 17, 1761, in which he mentioned three sons, John, Richard and James. John received but a shilling from his father's estate. It was the latter's intention that James, his eldest son, should receive the sixty acres, but as he was the heir at law of the testator to his brother William's estate, he provided that James should not have both. He could take his choice between the two estates, the one not chosen by him was to go to the son Richard. After the father's death James entered into the possession of the sixty acres, and when his uncle William died he took possession of his estate as heir at law. Richard then brought suit against his brother James in the General Court and was awarded the sixty acres. James Guthrie died intestate, January, 1776, but left a son James, his heir at law. Richard died possessed of the sixty acres and left a will in which he bequeathed it to his daughter Elizabeth for her life time and afterwards to his son Richard or his heirs.
At this point, James the son of James Guthrie brought suit in the District Court against Elizabeth and Richard Guthrie for possession of the sixty acres and obtained judgment. They in turn appealed to the Supreme Court, which reversed the decision of the District Court on the grounds that it was contrary to the intention of the first mentioned testator, and thus the sixty acres was restored to Elizabeth and Richard Guthrie.
Before proceeding with the eldest line of descendants, mention will here be made of Daniel Guthrie, found in the early records of Virginia.
The Journal of Virginia Council shows that suit was brought by Thos. Pendleton against Daniel Guthrie and wife, Mary, for having trafficked, trucked and dealt on a Sabbath Day in June, 1713, without a license, selling a negro woman called Jenny. (It appears that the wife was charged with being the principal offender.)'
The flattering inducements offered by Lord Baltimore to colonists led many Virginians to remove to Maryland. There was a Daniel Guthrie on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1721, but it is hardly probable that he was of the Guthrie family with whom we are now dealing.
Another Daniel Guthrie was a soldier in the French and Indian War.'
The eldest son. of the Guthrie immigrant to King and Queen County, Virginia; inherited the chief portion of his father's estate and lived on it all his life. Some say his given name was John, others that it was James. The name of his eldest son was James (he had also a son John, If there were other children they are not mentioned,
Among others in the "Roster of Capt. Nathaniel Welch's Company, 2nd Regiment, Col. William Brent,James Guthrie, age 25, born and lives in King and Queen County." (From the Virginia Magazine, Vol. 5, p. 352). The date of this roll is not given, was about 1778, according to which he was born in 1753. Again we find
"James Guthrie, Virginia State Line, three years service." (Va. County Records, by Crozier, p. 56).
JAMES GUTHRIE
JAMEs GUTHRIE, (p. 5) was married three times. The names of his first two wives are unknown. He married (3) Rachel Pigg, born 1760; died 1830. They were not married June 18, 1781, when her brother George Pigg made her a beneficiary in his will, but soon afterwards. Her brother John Pigg made a bequest to her in his wiH dated 3rd day of October, 1792. She was a widow in 1803 when she wrote the following letter.
"Dear Henry:
I received your letter and The Shoes, by Sam and am glad to hear tnat you are well, and accept the tokens with gladness, which say that you are still Ty affectionate Son, I have sent you two pairs of socks, but they are not as nice as I wished them, by the yarn being spun bad, it is out of my power to get the fringe you wrote for, as everybody are closely employed in clothing their servants at this season, the loss of my dear friend and sister will never be repaired, how changeable is fortune, how valuable is a true friend, but thank Heaven this dear family are all kind to me. I have come to no certain conclusion what I shall do for the time to come, but hope the same power that hath so long supported will still provide for me, but I must stop for it is past midnight and no one awake here but me.
"I again take my pen but have nothing worth relating the affairs of the neighbors are not much altered I have never seen Sam and do not know how he goes on I should be glad to see you before I do anything about hiring if you can come up if not I shall not be in a hurry which is as much as I can say now, the Girls desire to be remembered to you and your wife, no more but my love to you both and all friends, while I remain your loving mother till death"
Rachel Guthrie Dec'mber 6th. 1803
(Addressed to) Henry P. Guthrie, Williamsburg
The children, if there were any, by the first two marriages of James Guthrie are unknown. The children of James Guthrie and Rachael Pigg are:
1. Fannie Guthrie, b. Dec. 26, 1782.
2. Rachel Guthrie, b. Jan. 3, 1787.
3. John Wesley Guthrie, b. March 14, 1789.
4. Henry Pigg Guthrie, b. Feb. 23, 1793. (Below)
HENRY PIGG GUTHRIE, second son and fourth child of James and Rachel Pigg Guthrie, was born Feb. 23, 1793. fie died Nov. 24, 1869, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He married about 1822 Miss Mary Catherine Stedman, a lady of culture and considerable property. She was born near Norfolk, Va., in 1804, died in Ohio in 1878.
Henry P. Guthrie served in Captain Clairborn's Company of a Virginia Regiment in the war of 181215, was in the battle of Bladenburg near Washington where the Americans in August, 1814, were defeated by the British under General Ross: Washington was taken and the Capitol burned.
In 1827, Henry P. Guthrie and family, consisting of wife and one child, removed from Virginia and settled in Jefferson County, Ohio, near the village of Mount Pleasant, where in the early days he was a Captain of the local Militia. He gave as his reason for the removal, his dislike for the institution of slavery and he is said to have emphatically predicted the coming of the civil crisis which did come, culminating in the Civil War. He was a man of considerable education and of profound religious instincts. He was an old time Virginia gentleman and stood high in the esteem of all who knew him. He was the soul of integrity and so never suspected guile in any other man. He was not successful in financial matters, and his fortune, which was considered ample in his day, was greatly reduced by the time of his death.
Children:
1. Cincinattus, b. in Virginia, d. in infancy.
2. Sarah F. Guthrie, b. in King and Queen County, Va., in 1824. (Below) 3. Henry P. Guthrie, b. Aug. 19, 1833, at Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, (p. 8).
4. Elizabeth Guthrie, (p. 8).
5. Mary Jane Guthrie, (p. 8).
6. Catherine Guthrie, d. unm. in early womanhood.
7. Christopher Stedman Guthrie, b. Dec. 22, 1838, (p. 8).
8. Robert Guthrie (p. 11).
9. Isabelle Guthrie b. July 1, 1884, at Mt. Pleasant, 0., (p. 11).
Sarah F. Guthrie, first daughter of second child of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, married 18501855 Dr. Daniel Pratt. Dr. Pratt was born in 1805 and died 9th April, 1891, aged 86 years. She died in Bethesda, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1905.
Children:
Henry Guthrie Pratt, only child, was b. at Bridgeport, Ohio, in 1866, living at Martins Ferry, Ohio, 1922. As a young man after acquiring a legal education he moved to Kansas when that country was new, settling at Wichita. Here he m. 20th of June, 1894, Lena Rosseller, who was b. at Jeffersonville, Indiana, in 1867. When the Wichita boom failed, they returned to Martins Ferry, Ohio, where for many years he was a successful lawyer.
Children:
(1). Carl Rosseller Pratt was b. at Martins Ferry, Ohio, Aug. 1, 1895. He enlisted from the state of Oregon for the World War February, 1918, went to France, was a member of Company C. 37th Regiment of Engineers, served through to close of war, was in the ArgonneMeuse Offensive on the Monfauchon Front, and d. on the homeward bound transport, Princess Matoike, 19th of March, 1919, two days before the vessel reached New Port News, Va. He d. of broncho pneumonia induced by the effects of gas.
(2).Priscilla G. Pratt, b. at Martins Ferry the 17th of Sept., 1897.
(3). William L. Pratt, b. at Martins Ferry the 6th of Jan., 1907.
Henry P. Guthrie, third child and second son of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, was born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1833. He was a painter by trade. Prior to the Civil war he imgaged in boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers under Capt. James Skeets. During the war he was mate on a boat which was one of a fleet which carried grain and other provisions to the bases of the Northern Army along the rivers.
Henry P. Guthrie married about 1875 Mrs. Mary L. Steadman, Nee McGee. She was the widow of David Steadman, who was a sergeant in Company A, 170th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. Miss McGee and David Steadman married in 1869. He was in no way related to the Virginia Stedmans. David Steadman died about 1874. They had one child, Elta Steadman, born 1873; married Robert J. Braggs; lives on Wheeling Island. Mary L. McGee was born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, April 10, 1843; died May 7, 1924. Henry P. Guthrie died in Wellsville, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1898.
Children:
1. Edwin Guthrie, b. Sept. 23, 1879, at Martins Ferry, Ohio.
2. Helen Guthrie, b. , at Martins Ferry, Ohio, d. May 28, 1894.
Edwin Guthrie married Jan. 25, 1905, at Martins Ferry, Ohio, Miss Mary Parker, of the same place. They live in Bridgeport, Ohio.
Children:
1. Robert Lee Guthrie, b. July 30, 1906.
Elizabeth Guthrie, second daughter and fourth child of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, married John Robb of New Cumberland, West Virginia. They had four children, two sons and two daughters.
Mary Jane Guthrie, (p. 7) third daughter and fifth child of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, never married. She resided for many years at Martins Ferry, Ohio. In 1895, she disposed of the property there and made her home with her sister Elizabeth.
CHRISTOPHER STEDMAN GUTHRIE, (p. 7) third son and seventh child of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, was born Dec. 22, 1838. In 1857 at the age of 17 he went out to Illinois and located in Kankakee, where he engaged in farming. In 1861, when it became known that the American people were about to engage in a 99 great Civil War," he sold his corn at ten cents per bushel, and enlisted in Company E of the 53rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He participated in all the battles in which the Army of Tennessee was engaged until July 12, 1863, when Sherman made the famous charge on the Confederate works at Jackson, Mississippi, where the Fifty Third Illinois was almost annihilated. Nearly all the men were either killed or captured. Among the latter was Guthrie. The fact however was not definitely known until some time afterward and his family and friends were in a state of anxious suspense while trying to ascertain what fate he had met. His son writes concerning his capture, "For the next three months he enjoyed (?) the hospitality of Libby Prison and Belle Isle, being paroled in October, 1863. After recuperating at Benton Barracks in St. Louis, he rejoined his regiment in time to participate in the Atlantic Campaign, and the celebrated 'March to the sea.' Famous in story and song. He was mustered out of service at Goldsborough, N. C., in March, 1865." (From the letter of his son, George C. Guthrie.)
Christopher Stedman Guthrie married Dec. 25, 1865, Mary J. Warden, who was born near Greencastle, Ind., the daughter of John Warden and wife, Melinda. They moved to Joplin, Mo. Both are deceased. She had for several years previous to their marriage taught successfully in the public schools of Kankakee and Iriquois Counties, Ill. Christopher S. Guthrie died July 5, 1916.
Children:
1. Frances Isabell Guthrie.
2. Henry Guthrie.
3. James Bliss Guthrie, b. Nov. 7, 1870, (p. 10).
4. Laura Guthrie, b. 1872; d. 1879.
5. George Christopher Guthrie, (p. 10).
6. Katherine Melinda Guthrie, (p. 11).
Frances Isabell Guthrie, eldest child of Christopher S. Guthrie and Mary J. Warden, married John Gerber, removed to Denison, Texas, but later returned to Kankakee, 111.
Chudren:
1. George Leslie Gerber. 4. Gladys Gerber.
2. Ruth Frances Gerber. 5. Fay Gerber.
3. Wendell Gerber.
George L. Gerber, eldest child of John Gerber and Frances I. Guthrie, married Edna Lydicker. They reside in Kankakee, 111.
Children:
1. Neva June Gerber, b. 1919. 2. Elwood Gerber, b. 1921.
Ruth F. Gerber, eldest daughter and second child of John Gerber and Frances I. Guthrie, married Nicholas Ntzars. They reside in Kankakee, Ill. They have two children.
Wendell Gerber, second son of John Gerber and Frances 1. Guthrie, married Bernice Miller. They reside in Kankakee, 111. They have no children.
Gladys Gerber second daughter of John Gerber and Frances 1. Guthrie, married John Jefferson. They reside in Kankakee, 111. They have three children.
Fay Gerber third daughter of John Gerber and Frances I. Guthrie, married Bernard Schermer. They reside in Kankakee, Ill. They have one child.
James Bliss Guthrie, (p. 9) third child and second son of Christopher S. Guthrie and Mary J. Warden was born in Kankakee, 111. For several years he was a traveling salesman. He then took up the study of medicine and became a successful practitioner. He married (1) Miss Ina Washington. He married (2) Aug. 31, 1905, Edith H. Smith of Denver, Colo. For some years they resided in Plattsville, Colo., later removed to Cheyenne, Wyo., where they now reside. Dr. Guthrie enjoys a large practice and is well known throughout the state.
Children:
1. James Robert Guthrie, b. in Plattsville, Colo., June 15, 1906.
2. Alice Guthrie, b. at Plattsville, Colo., Oct. 7, 1907.
George Christopher Guthrie, (p. 9) fifth child and third son of Christopher S. Guthrie and Mary J. Warden, was born in Iroquois County, In., Nov 5, 1875. While a boy he worked on his father's farm and attended the country school. Later he attended and graduated from the Grand Prairie Seminary at Onarga, Ill., and after this attended the Valparaiso University and the Central Normal College of Danville, In. lie then engaged in teaching public school and having a literary bent he also reported for one of the local papers. By these means he earned the money to pay his expenses at the University of Michigan, which he entered in 1904 as a student in the law department. After spending a year in Michigan he went to Chicago where he completed his law course in the Chicago Kent College of Law, graduating with the degree of L.L.B., and was admitted to the bar of Illinois in 1907. He became a successful lawyer in Chicago and was honored on numerous occasions by being placed in positions of responsibility and trust in the legal profession. He possessed a delightful literary style and was a frequent contributor of articles and poems to various newspapers and magazines. In the spring and early surnmer of 1920 he was very closely occupied in his profession and at the close of a term of court felt the need of a rest, though no serious ailment was in evidence. He went to Hot Springs, Ark., where he took the baths and was returning to Chicago, when, at Joplin, Mo., he took ill and could proceed no further. He departed this life at that place after a brief illness, Aug. 19, 1920. The news of his death came as a great shock to Ids many friends and relatives.
George C. Guthrie married Dec. 25, 1907, Miss Bessie Briggle, of Springfield, 111. .(See the Briggles, Allied Families).
Children:
1. Robert McKinley Guthrie, b. Oct. 16, 1908.
2. Clela Guthrie, b. Sept. 29, 1911.
3. George Briggle Guthrie, b. Feb. 11, 1914. All are living in Chicago, Ill.
Catherine Melinda Guthrie, (p. 9) (called "Linnie"), sixth child and third daughter of Christopher S. Guthrie and Mary J. Warden, was born in Papineau, Ill., Nov. 18, 1878. She married 1905 William Wilkinson, who was born at Sturston, 111. The Wilkinsons were early settlers in that region. William and family live in Kankakee, 111.
Children:
1. Lois Guthrie Wilkinson, b. in Red Rock, Texas, 1906. She married Mr. Hilton. They have one child, Pricilla Jean, b. 1924.
2. Lloyd Gerald Wilkinson, b. in Red Rock, Texas, 1909.
ROBERT GUTHRIE, (p. 7) the eighth child and fourth son of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, removed from Ohio to Illinois a few years before the Civil War. He lived in or near Monmouth, in Warren County. Some years later he died there. He was said to have been a very industrious and ambitious young man.
Isabelle ("Belle") Guthrie, (p. 7) ninth child and fifth daughter of Henry P. Guthrie and Mary C. Stedman, married in 1865 Mr. Marion Cullen, of New Cumberland, W. Va. At that time he had just been discharged from the Union Army and returned from the South where he had been serving during the war. He was mayor of New Cumberland in 1897. He died
Children:
1. Charles Guthrie Cullen, "While on a trip to Cincinnatti, in February, 1892, he fell from the towboat, George Shiras, and before he could be rescued was drowned."
2. Robert Cullen, d. when a youth.
3. William Dexter Cullen, New Brighton, Pa., deceased.
4. Minnie Cullen.
5. Paul Cullen.
6. Lucy Cullen.
7. Anna Cullen.
JOHN GUTHRIE
JOHN GUTHRIE, (p. 5) brother of James, whose line has been given above, was born in King and Queen County, Va., in 1761. When sixteen years of ago he enlisted in the same regiment with James,the Second Virginia State Line, commanded by Col. Gregory Smith, later by Col. William Brent, in Captain Nathaniel Welch's Company, in which he served three years as fifer. "Roster of Capt. Nathaniel Welch's Company, 2nd Regiment, Col. William Brent:(inter al) John Guthrie, age 16, born and lives in King and Queen County."' This company was at White Plains, August, 1778; at West Point, September, 1778; at Middlebrook from October, 1778, to April, 1779. It served also in the New England States.
About the close of the Revolutionary War he married Nancy Crump. They lived for a period, some descendants say, in Cumberland County, Va., others say in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. As the Blue Ridge Mountains are visible from various parts of Cumberland County, and since he had Guthrie relatives there, as will hereafter appear, it is probable that they lived in Cumberland County. Sometime later, at a date not known, the family removed to Kentucky, in what part is not stated. In 1825 John Guthrie and wife moved from Kentucky to Pike County, Ill., where they settled on what was known as "Six Mile Creek." He died there in 1830. Nancy his wife died in 1831. They are both buried in the old Rowley cemetery on Six Mile Creek.
Children:
1. John Guthrie, b. 1786, "In the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia," so one of his descendants maintained. (Below)
2. Susan Guthrie, (p. 21).
3. William Guthrie, (p. 21).
4. Elizabeth Guthrie, (p. 21).
5. Henry Guthrie, (p. 21).
6. A daughter, her name not recalled.
7. Charles Grandson Guthrie, b. 1803, (p. 21).
8. Archibald Guthrie, b. 1806, (p. 28).
JOHN GUTHRIE went with his parents to Kentucky. When a young man he went to Tennessee, where he located in Clairborne County, and married in Tazewell, the countyseat, Miss Sarah Jenkins. They made their home north of Tazewell near the Kentucky line and not far from Cumberland Gap.
John Guthrie and family moved from Tennessee to Missouri in 1848. The journey was made with an ox team and a horse team and occupied six weeks. They settled on "The Big Meango," (the Niangua River), in Dallas County. This is a typical Ozark country and at that time was very sparsely settled. The family had a hard struggle for existence during the pioneer days in Dallas County. While trying to make improvements and bring the land into a state of cultivation they lived in a "halffaced camp" and subsisted mainly on wild meat and wild honey. Sarah (Jenkins) Guthrie died in 1853; John Guthrie died in 1857.
ChildrenAll born in Clairborne County, Tenn.:
1. Hannah Guthrie, b. circa, 1823, (p. 13).
2. Timothy Jenkins Guthrie, b. Oct. 25, 1825, (p. 13).
3. John Guthrie, b. circa, 1827, (p. 15).
4. William Guthrie, b. 1828; d. at the age of 13.
5. Rellie Guthrie, b. 1829, (p. 16).
6. Simeon Guthrie, b. 1831; d. at the age of 7.
7. Absalom Guthrie, b. Nov. 4, 1833, (p. 16).
8. Jacob Guthrie, b. 1835; d. at the age of 4 wks.
9. Isaiah Guthrie, b. 1836; d. 1899, (p. 18).
10. Andrew Guthrie, b. 1840, (p. 19).
11. Elizabeth Guthrie, b. 1841, (p. 19).
12. Eliza Guthrie, b. Oct. 4, 1843, (p. 19).
13. Martha Guthrie, b. 1845; d. at the age of 8 yrs. of congestive chills.
JOHN'S DESCENDANTS
Hannah Guthrie, eldest child of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, married "Mae" Day.
Children:
1. Mary Day.
2. A child three yrs. younger than Mary died in infancy.
3. Milas Day.
4. Sarah Day.
5. Elizabeth Day.
Timothy Jenkins Guthrie, second child and eldest son of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, was born Oct. 25, 1825. He went with the family to Missouri in November, 1848. He married Feb. 15, 1849, Miss Martha Emily Butcher, who was born in Granger County, Tenn., June 2, 1830. She was the daughter of Louis Butcher, who with his family moved from Tennessee to Dallas County, Mo., in 1845.
During the Civil War Timothy Jenkins Guthrie served in the Federal Army. At the close of the war he taught school and engaged in farming. Later he devoted his time exclusively to the farm and was considered one of the most progressive farmers of his time and locality. He died April 23, 1889. Martha his wife died at the home of her son in Morrisville, Mo., Jan. 22, 1922, being in the 92nd year of her life.
Children:
1. Thomas Patterson Guthrie, b. in Laclede County, Mo., June 28, 1851; d. April 8, 1910. (Below.)
2. A son, died in infancy.
3. Absalom Guthrie, b. in Dallas County, Mo., April 15, 1855. (Below)
4. Harriet Guthrie, b. in Dallas County, Mo., in 1860, (p. 14).
5. Viola Guthrie, b. in Dallas County, Mo., July 13, 1863, (p. 14).
6. Lydia Ann Guthrie, b. in Dallas County, Mo., Oct. 16, 1866, (p. 14).
Thomas Patterson Guthrie, eldest child of Timothy Jenkins Guthrie and Martha Butcher, married (1) Sarah Hudgens.
Children:
1. Viola Guthrie. She married Clifton Piercee. They had two children b. to them, who in childhood were burned to death by fire.
Thomas Patterson Guthrie married (2) Melvina Bishop.
Children:
1. Irwin Guthrie.
Absalom Guthrie, third child and third son of Timothy Jenkins Guthrie and Martha Butcher, was reared on the farm and as a young man taught school. He married (1) Rachel Taylor.
Children:
1. Child, d. in childhood.
2. Child, d. in childhood.
Rachel Taylor Guthrie died about 1890. He married (2) June 8, 1891, Charity E. Tucker, she was the daugher of Tucker and Arinesa Barbarick, who came as pioneers into Missouri from Tennessee.
For a number of years Mr. Guthrie conducted a general store at Leadmine, in Dallas County, Mo. He prospered in business. He sold the business advantageously and purchased a farm in Polk County, Mo., near Morrisville, where he now resides.
Children: The four older children were born at Leadmine, Mo.; the three younger at Morrisville, Mo.
1. Ruth Emily Guthrie, b. Dec. 12, 1892.
2. Charles Amos Guthrie, b. Sept. 26, 1894.
3. Enoch Arden Guthrie, b. Sept. 4, 1898.
4. Esther Guthrie, b. Oct. 13, 1902.
5. Paul Kermit Guthrie, b. July 6, 1906.
6. Mary Lillian Guthrie, b. June 22, 1911.
7. Thomas Edwin Guthrie, b. Dec. 14, 1914.
Ruth Emily Guthrie married Mr. . They have several children.
Charles Amos Guthrie married Miss fie died and is survived by his widow and one child. They live in Oklahoma City, Okla.
Enoch Arden Guthrie, a studious lad with a literary gift, pursued a course in journalism in the University of Missouri upon the completion of which he became a reporter on the staff of the Daily Oklahoman, of Oklahoma City, Okla. In 1923 he severed his connections with that paper and removed to Michigan. He died in 1924.
Esther Guthrie attended Cottey College, a school for girls in Nevado, Mo. She graduated in 1922 since which time she has been engaged in teaching Latin and Spanish in high schools.
Harriet Guthrie, fourth child and first daughter of Timothy Jenkins Guthrie and Martha Butcher, married Jefferson Tennyson. She died leaving an infant child which lived but a short time afterwards.
Viola Guthrie, fifth child and second daughter of Timothy Jenkins Guthrie and Martha Butcher, married Stephen Lee. They live in Charity, Mo.
Children:
1. Manuel Lee. 6. Ollie Lee.
2. Ettie Lee. 7. Edith Lee.
3. Maud Lee. 8. Ivy Lee.
4. John Lee. 9. Bert Lee.
5. Harriet Lee. 10. Enoch Lee.
Lydia Ann Guthrie,'sixth child and third daughter of Timothy Jenkins Guthrie and Martha Butcher, married Sept. 21, 1883, William Smith, who was born in Tennessee, Sept. 22, 1859. His father was a Baptist Minister, who in the early years of his wedded life moved to Missouri. He reared a large family of children.
Children of William Smith and Lydia Ann Guthrie:
1. James Absalom Smith, b. in Dallas County, Mo., March 1, 1887. He lives at Depew, Okla., R. D. No. 2.
2.John Riley Smith, b. in Dallas County, Mo., Jan. 15, 1889; lives in
Newton, Kan.
3.Emma Smith, b. in Dallas County, Mo., July 15, 1890. She m. July 4,
1921, M. A. Wolf. They live in Cheney, Kan.
4. Ethel Smith, b. Nov. 16, 1896; lives in Newton, Kan.
5.Jesse Patterson Smith, b. Dec. 10, 1899; lives in Newton, Kan.
6. Martha Emily Smith, b. in Newton, Kan., March 20, 1901; d. at the
age of seven yrs.
7. Clarence Smith, b. in Newton, Kan., June 6, 1902; lives in Newton, Kan.
John Guthrie, (p. 12) third child and second son of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins was born in 1827 in Clairborne County, Tenn. He it was, who drove the horse team which carried his parents from their Tennessee home to Dallas County, Mo., in the fall of 1848. He married Vina Bryant. During the Civil War he served in the Federal Army. He departed this life in 1867.
Children:
1. Absalom Guthrie, b. circa, 1857; d. same year.
2. Margaret Guthrie, b. 1859; d. 1893. (Below)
3. Mary Guthrie, b. March, 1860. (Below)
4. Franklin Guthrie, b. 1862. (Below)
5. W. Dillard Guthrie. (Below)
6. Nancy Guthrie, (p. 16).
Margaret Guthrie married Jan. 11, 1878' Leander Taylor. They lived in Wyandotte, Okla.
Children:
1. Josie Taylor.
2. William Taylor.
3. John Taylor, b. 1893.
Mary Guthrie married (1) Rufus Adkinson. After his death she married (2) Fenton. She lives in Lebanon, Mo.
Children of Rufus Adkinson and Mary Guthrie:
1. John Hershel Adkinson. 5. Gertrude Adkinson.
2. William Adkinson. 6. Alice Adkinson.
3. Orville Adkinson. 7. Henry Adkinson.
4. Charles Adkinson.
Franklin Guthrie married March 16, 1889, Sarah Bradshaw."
Children:
1. Bassinet Guthrie, b. in 1891, m. Wise; d. Sept. 4, 1932, after being struck by an automobile.
Children:
(1). Bertha Guthrie.
(2). Marie Guthrie.
(3)., Lillian Guthrie.
2. Ona Guthrie, who m. a Mr. Tiltz of Casper, Wyo
3. Bessie Guthrie, who m. a Mr. Wise of Windyville, Mo.
4. Lulu Guthrie.
W. Dillard Guthrie married Martha Ripley. They live in Corkery, Mo.
Children:
1. Sarah Guthrie.
2. Clyde Guthrie, b. 1887. (Below)
3. Claud Guthrie, b. 1890.
4. Vina Guthrie b. 1892. (Below)
5. Elsie Guthrie.
6. Elmira Guthrie, who m. a Mr. Johnson, lives in Lebanon, Mo.
Clyde Guthrie, married Aug. 15, 1911 Della Rambo of Celt, Mo.
Vina Guthrie married Nov. 14, 1908 Laurence Shadrick, son of Joe Shadrick."
Nancy Guthrie, (p. 15) married John Willard. They live in Manhattan, Kan.
Children:
1. Elizabeth Willard. 6. Clarence Willard.
2. Charles Willard. 7. Florence Willard.
3. Bessie Willard. 8. Elsie Willard.
4. Lou Willard. 9. Scott Willard.
6. Eugene Willard.
Rellie Guthrie, (p. 12) fifth child and second daughter of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, married James Douger. They had two children who died young.
Absalom Guthrie, (p. 12) seventh child and fifth son of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, married Nancy Davis, who was born June 13, 1836. She was the daughter of Nathan Davis, who was born Sept. 18, 1806; married Aug. 23, 1826, to Olive Parker, who was born May 25, 1809. The name is spelled Davice in the old records.
Absalom Guthrie served in Company H, of the 8th Mo. Cavalry of the Federal Army in the Civil War. He died Nov. 25, 1921, his wife having preceded him.
Children:
1. Wesley Guthrie. (Below)
2. Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie, b. circa, 1860, (p. 17).
3. William Guthrie, b. Jan. 19, 1866, (p. 17).
4. Eliza Frances Guthrie, b. March 22, 1870, (p. 17).
5. Elias Guthrie, b. June 21, 1872, (p. 17).
Wesley Guthrie, (above) eldest child of Absalom Guthrie and Nancy Davis, was killed by being caught in a belt of a rock crusher in the Joplin, Mo., mining district, in November or December, 1903 or 1904. He married (1) Leona Means. To them one child was born, Elmer Leander Guthrie, born about Dec. 1, 1881. Leona, the mother, died when the child was about nine months old. Wesley married (2) June, 1887, Emma McCormack.
Children of Wesley Guthrie and Emma McCormack:
1. Burley Guthrie, b. 1888. He m. Dec. 26, 191218 Mary Heas of Lebanon, Mo., who was then 19 yrs. of age.
2. Bertha Guthrie.
3. Nora Guthrie.
4. Rosa Guthrie, b. 1893, m. Dec. 24, 1912, to Benjamin A. Davis, of Lebanon, Mo. (Laclede County, Mo., Marriages, Vol. J., p. 248.)
5. Fred Guthrie.
6. Virgil Guthrie.
7. A child died in infancy.
Sarah Elizabeth Guthrie, (p. 16) second child and eldest daughter of Absalom Guthrie and Nancy Davis, married about 1892 Jesse Pruett.
Children:
1. Infant Pruett, d. in infancy. 5. Hugh A. Pruett.
2. Eliza Frances Pruett, d. in infancy. 6. Charles Pruett.
3. Minnie Gertrude Pruett. 7. Bert Pruett.
4. Mary Alice Pruett. 8. Vincent Pruett.
William Guthrie, (p. 16) third child and second son of Absalom Guthrie and Nancy I)avis, married Rosa Bryant. They live at 844 East 3rd St., Carthage, Mo.
Children:
1. Dennis Guthrie, d. at age of four yrs.
2. Amos Guthrie.
3. Absalom Guthrie.
4. Infant Guthrie, d. in infancy.
6. Jewell Guthrie.
Eliza Francis Guthrie, (p. 16) fourth child and second daughter of Absalom Guthrie and Nancy Davis, was born March 22, 1870. She married Dec. 1, 1887, Bringle Bringleson of Laclede County, Mo." Mr. Bringleson was the son of a Swedish immigrant to that county. They live near Lebanon, Mo. Mr. Bringleson is a thrifty farmer, has one of the best improved places in the country.
Children, all born near Lebanon, Mo.:
1. Sara Alice Bringleson, b. March 28, 1889.
2. Henry Harrison Bringleson, h. Oct. 7, 1890.
3. August Carl Bringleson, b. Dec. 14, 1896.
Elias Guthrie, (p. 16) fifth child and third son of Absalom Guthrie and Nancy Davis, was born June 21, 1872. He married Dec. 15, 1893, Dina Gregory who was then past 18 years of age.' They live at Origanna, Laclede County, Mo., where their children were born.
Children:
1. Claun Guthrie, b. 1895. (Below)
2. Infant Guthrie.
3. Orange Guthrie, b. 1898. (Below)
4. Oscar Guthrie.
5. Zella Guthrie, b. 1903. (Below)
Claun Guthrie, eldest child of Elias Guthrie and Dina Gregory, married Aug., 5, 1918, Miss Vera Massey of Grove Springs, Mo. She was born in 1900.'
Orange Guthrie, third child and second son of Elias Guthrie and Dina Gregory, married Feb. 9, 1920, Ivara Nunn, daughter of R. E. Nunn. She was born in 1903."
Zella Guthrie, fifth child and only daughter of Elias Guthrie and Dina Gregory, married May 30, 1920, Chester A. Doll, who was born 1898.''
Isaiah Guthrie, (p. 12) ninth child and seventh son of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., about 1835 or 1836. He moved with his parents to Dallas County, Mo., in 1848. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, being probably in the 14th Missouri Regiment of Cavalry. In 1866 he married Edia Frances Hall who was born in Tennessee in 1843. She was the daughter of John and Lydia (Marsh) Hall, who came from Tennessee to Missouri in 1850. Isaiah Guthrie died in 1899. His widow surviving him in 1923.
Children:
1. Lydia Ann Guthrie, b. July 11, 1867. (Below)
2. Sarah Jane Guthrie, b. Oct. 26, 1869. She d. of whooping cough when a wk. or two old.
3. Mary E. Guthrie, b. March 13, 1873, (p. 19).
4. William Guthrie, b. Oct. 28, 1879, d. in infancy or childhood.
6. John F. Guthrie, twin of William, b. Oct. 28, 1879, (p. 19).
Lydia Ann Guthrie, eldest child of Isaiah Guthrie and Edia Hall, married January 6, 1882, Andrew Miller, he being at that time a minor and she under sixteen years of age?'
Children:
1. Arthur Lee Miller, b. about 1884.
2. James Wesley Miller, b. about 1888.
Arthur Lee Miller and James Wesley Miller were adopted by their grandparents, Isaiah Guthrie and wife and by action of the Court their surname was changed from Miller to Guthrie.
Lydia Ann married, second, August 9, 1892, William T. Dickerson of Laclede County, Mo.' She died in 1918.
Children:
1. Levell Dickerson. 4. Pearl Dickerson, b. June 16, 1901.
2. George Dickerson, b. 1898. 5. Cordelia Dickerson, b. 1905.
3. Arlie Dickerson, b. 1900. 6. Jesse Dickerson, b. 1907; d. in infancy.
Arthur L. Guthrie, (above) married Sadie Kelley about 1905. They live in Hutchinson, Kan.
Children:
1. Earl Guthrie, b. in Chelsea, Okla., 1910; d. in 1914.
2. Violet Guthrie, b. 1913; d. in 1919.
3. Melvin Lee Guthrie, b. about 1917.
James Wesley Guthrie, (above) married (1) Aug. 27, 1910, Ida Cochran, born 1891; married (2) 1919 Edna Williamson.
Children, first marriage:
1. Floyd, b. 1911.
2. Lloyd, b. 1913.
Children, second marriage:
1. Clifford Boyd Guthrie, b. 1920.
2. Roxie Fern Guthrie, b. November, 1921.
Mary E. Guthrie, third child and third daughter of Isaiah Guthrie and Edia Hall, married Oct. 20, 1891, John Hanks, who was under twentyone at that time. He was the son of F. H. Hanks of Ira, Mo.'
Children:
1. William Hanks, b. Nov. 2, 1893, m. a Miss Graham, lives at Atchison, Kan.
2. Lee Hanks, b. March 11, 1895.
3. Charles Hanks, b. March 2, 1896.
4. Lillie Francis Hanks, b. Feb. 2, 1898.
5. Ruth Jane Hanks, b. March 9, 1900, m. Mr. Moore, lives at Grace, Mo.
6. Ida Pearl Hanks, b. Oct. 27, 1902, m. a Mr. Meacler, lives at Pitcher, Okla.
7. Edna Grace Hanks, b. March 24, 1904.
While this family was living in Bristow, Okla., about 1903, the father, John Hanks, left home to find work and was never heard of thereafter. When he had been gone five years, Mary E. (Guthrie) Hanks married his younger brother Robert Lee Hanks, who was born in 1881.
Children of Robert Lee Hanks and Mary (Guthrie) Hanks:
1. Leonard Hanks, b. 1909. 4. Ada Hanks, b. Oct. 17, 1918.
2. Goldie Hanks, b. 1913. 6. Cledith Hanks, b. June 6, 1921.
3. Lucile Hanks, b. 1916.
John F. Guthrie, (p. 18) fifth child and second son of Isaiah Guthrie and Edia Hall, married (1), Lucy Bishop. One child was born to this union, which died in infancy. He married (2) Mady Ingram. They had one child. In 1906, John F. Guthrie was killed by falling from a freight train near Bristow, Okla.
Andrew Guthrie, (p. 12) tenth child and eighth son of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., in 1840. He volunteered in the Federal Army at the beginning of the Civil War, serving first in the Fourteenth Missouri State Regiment. He joined Company M, of the Third Iowa Cavalry, on Aug. 20, 1862. He died in the hospital at Springfield, Mo., during the war.
Elizabeth Guthrie, (p. 12) eleventh child and third daughter of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., in 1841. She married Robert Allison. They are known to have had two children.
Eliza Guthrie, (p. 12) twelfth child and fourth daughter of John Guthrie and Sarah Jenkins, was born near Cumberland Gap, in Claiborne County, Tenn., Oct. 4, 1843. She married (1), Sept. 7, 1858, John Bryant, who died about the close of the Civil War.
Children of John Bryant and Eliza Guthrie:
1. Oliver Bryant, b. about 1869; d. unm. about 1890.
Eliza Guthrie Bryant, married (2) March 7, 1870, James Watson, who died 191 . She died Nov. 11, 1923.
Children:
1. Mary Watson, b. Jan. 7, 1871. (Below)
2. Everett Watson, b. Feb. 10, 1873. (Below)
3. Rosa Watson, b. Jan. 25, 1876. (Below)
4. Charles Watson, b. Feb. 14, 1878, (p. 21).
5. Homer Watson, b. April 13, 1880.
6. John Watson, b. Feb. 26, 1884.
7. James Watson, b. May 16, 1887, unm. AddressLebanon, Mo.
Mary Watson, eldest child of James Watson and Eliza Guthrie, married Feb. 19, 1891, Samuel Loague in Lebanon, Mo. They live in Cushing, Okla.
Children:
1. Nora Loague, b. Oct. 11, 1893; d. July 28, 1905.
2. Isaac Loague, b. Aug. 22, 1896; m. March, 1916, Lottie Massie.
Children:
(1). Helen Loague, b. March 14, 1917
(2). Edna May Loague, b. April 1, 1923.
(3.) Jesse Loague, b. Sept. 18, 1897; m. 1917 Gladys Belt.
(4.) Chloe Loague, b. Feb. 7, 1899; m. July 25, 1919, to Joseph Snow.
(6.) Gertrude Loague, b. March 10, 1901; m. Jan. 17, 1922, Peterson.
Children:
(1). William Peterson, b. April 1, 1923.
(6.) Clara Loague, b. May 15, 1904.
7. Ruby Loague, b. Aug. 17, 1906; d. in 1913.
8. Josephine Loague, b. March 14, 1908.
Everett Watson, second child and eldest son of James Watson and Eliza Guthrie, was born Feb. 10, 1873. He married 1898, Ellen Wilson of Dry Nob, Mo. She died July 17, 1922. Everett Watson lives at 23rd and Blake Streets, Denver, Colo.
Children:
1. Eva Watson, b. June 10, 1899.
2. Josle Watson, b. July 4, 1900; d. July 4, 1901.
3. Otis Watson, b. July, 1902.
4. Rosalee Watson, b. 1904.
5. Virginia Watson, b. 1906.
6. Letha Watson, b. 1910.
7. Ewing Watson, b. in Beggs, Okla., 1914.
8. Alta Watson, b. on the old Watson place near Lebanon, Mo., Oct. 12, 1918.
9. Millie Watson, b. ; d. in infancy.
Rosa Watson, daughter of James Watson and Eliza Guthrie, was born in Laclede County, Mo., Jan. 25, 1876. She married Daniel Loague, (a brother of Samuel Loague who married her sister Mary), April 15, 1892. They live in Morris, Okla.
Children, first eight born at Lebanon, Mo.:
1. Malinda Jane Loague, b. Jan. 18, 1893; d. Jan. 10, 1906.
2. Infant boy, b. Oct. 5, 1894; d. Oct. 5, 1894.
3. Willfam Henry Loague, b. Oct. 22, 1895
4. Elizabeth Loague, b. Nov. 3, 1896, (p. 21).
6. Daniel Dewey Loague, b. Feb. 22, 1899, (p. 21).
7. Daisy Isabel Loague, b. Jan. 6, 1901; d. April 12, 1912, at
Okmulgee, Okla.
8. Marion Otis Loague, b. Dec. 28, 1902.
9. Fannie Lee Loague, b. Sept. 25, 1904.
10. John Loague, b. March 2, 1905, at Sleeper, Mo.
11. Ralph Loague, b. Nov. 26, 1907, at Sleeper, Mo.
12. Darius Loague, b. Jan. 11, 1909, at Woodward, Okla.
13. Marie Loague, b. Oct. 17, 1911, at Okfuskee, Okla.
14. Glenn Loague, b. Jan. 27, 1914, at Morris, Okla.; d. April 22, 1914, at
Morris, Okla.
15. Avery Loague, b. Feb. 11, 1915, at Morris, Okla.
16. Jesse Loague, b. July 17, 1917, at Morris, Okla.
Elizabeth Loague, fourth child and second daughter of Daniel Loague and Rosa Watson, married June 28, 1921, John C. Jones. They reside in Morris, Okla. No children.
Daniel Dewey Loague, fifth child and third son of Daniel Loague and Rosa Watson, married Feb. 24, 1921, Miss Alice Johnson. They reside at Morris, Okla.
Children, both born at Morris, Okla.:
1. Forest Loague, b. Jan. 20, 1922.
2. Buford Loague, b. April 15, 1925.
Charles Watson, (p. 20) son of James Watson and Eliza Guthrie, was born in Laclede County, Mo., Feb. 14, 1878. He married, July 17, 1911, Arene West. They live on the old Watson place west of Lebanon, Mo., near his mother.
Children:
1. Leonard Watson, b. March 4, 1914.
2. Orie Watson, b. Feb. 23, 1916.
3. Bernard Watson, b. July 21, 1918.
4. Pauline Watson, b. March 10, 1919.
5. Homer Watson, b. Feb. 19, 1921.
Susan Guthrie, (p. 12) daughter of John Guthrie and Nancy
Crump married and removed to Kentucky.
WILLIAM GUTHRIE, (p. 12) son of John Guthrie and Nancy Crump, is said to have married and moved from Virginia to Ohio. Nothing further is known of him or his descendants.
Elizabeth Guthrie, (p. 12) daughter of John Guthrie and Nancy Crump, is said to have married in Virginia and moved to Kentucky.
HENRY GUTHRIE, (p. 12) son of John Guthrie and Nancy Crump, Is said to have moved from Virginia to Kentucky. Nothing further is known concerning him.
CHARLES GRANDSON GUTHRIE, (p. 12) son of John Guthrie and Nancy Crump, is said by one descendant to have been born in Cumberland County, Va., in 1803; another gives Tennessee, 1802. When his parents moved to Kentucky he went with them and there married April 24, 1828, Fannie Dewitt, who was a native of Kentucky. His parents having removed from Kentucky to Pike County, Ill. Charles and wife followed them in 1830. He settled on Six Mile Creek, in Martinsburg Township, Pike County, dying there in 1883; his wife in 1875.
Children, the eldest was born in Kentucky, the others in Pike County, Ill.:
1. James Guthrie, b. 1829; d. in infancy.
2. Henry Ross Guthrie, b. Dec. 28, 1830, (Below)
3. ZerilIda Guthrie, b. 1832; m. Jasper Walker.
4. Ira Guthrie, b. 1834, (p. 23).
5. Daniel Guthrie, b. Dec. 23, 1837, (p. 24).
6. Elizabeth Guthrie, b. 1842; m. (1) Joshua Barton; m. (2) John Daniels; d. 1922.
7. Margaret Guthrie, b. circa, 1844; m. (1) James Hedges; m. (2) John Crump.
Children, first marriage:
(1). George Hedges.
Children, second marriage:
(1). Sherman Crump.
(2). Frank Crump.
(3). John, twin to Frank.
8. Nicholas Guthrie, b. circa, 1845. Under age at the outbreak of the Civil War, he ran away from home, enlisted in the Union Army. Died near the end of the war, aged twenty yrs.
9. Jeremiah Guthrie, b. 1847, (p. 26).
10. John Guthrie, b. circa, 1849; d. ; unm.
11. Frances Ellen Guthrie, b. September, 1853, (p. 28).
12. William E. Guthrie, b. Jan. 20, 1858, (p. 28).
Henry Ross Guthrie married Oct. 10, 1864, Sarah Windmiller, who was born in Pike County, Ill., Dec. 1, 1844. She was the daughter of Jacob Windmiller, born in Germany, migrated to the United States and married Sarah Moore.
Henry Ross Guthrie died Jan. 16, 1914; his widow, Nov. 6, 1931.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. Laura May Guthrie, b. July 14, 1865. (Below)
2. Mary Frances Guthrie, b. July 9, 1867, (p. 23).
3.Luella J. Guthrie, b. June 16, 1870; m. Feb. 12, 1893, George Galloway.
No children.
4. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Ann Guthrie, b. July 24, 1872, (p. 23).
5.Martha Alice Guthrie, b. April 20, 1875; d. July 8, 1930, in Pleasant
Hill, Ill.; unm.
6. Nora Emma Guthrie, b. Jan. 5, 1877; unm., lives in Pleasant Hill, 111.
7. Frank E. Guthrie, b. Aug. 10, 1879, (p. 23).
8. John H. Guthrie, b. Dec. 6, 1881, (p. 23).
9.Minnie Evelyn Guthrie, b. Sept. 21, 1883; unm., lives in Pleasant
Hill, Ill.
10.Grace Evelyn Guthrie, b. Oct. 23, 1889; m. July 29, 1930, J. L. Kennedy;
lives in Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Laura May Guthrie, (above) eldest child of Henry Ross Guthrie and Sarah Windmiller, born July 14, 1865, married Henry Goff, who died November, 1923, at Pleasant Hill, 111.
Children:
1. Harold Goff, b. Oct. 27, 1897.
2. Edith Goff, b. May 14, 1901; d. Dec. 6, 1915.
Mary Frances Guthrie, (p. 22) second child and second daughter of Henry Ross Guthrie and Sarah Windmiller, born July 9, 1867, married William Goff, Oct. 10, 1888. They live at Pleasant Hill. Ill.
Children:
1. Lula Goff, b. Jan. 7, 1890
2. Howard Goff, b. Jan. 31, 1901.
LuIa Goff, eldest child of William Goff and Mary Frances Guthrie, married Dec. 12, 1909, William Ewers.
Children:
1. Eva Ewers, b. Dec. 19, 1910.
2. Lindell Ewers, b. Nov. 3, 1913.
3. Erma Ewers, b. Dec. 6, 1915.
Lizzie Ann Guthrie, (p. 22) fourth child and fourth daughter of Henry Ross Guthrie and Sarah Windmiller, married (1) April 16, 1890, George Lynch, who died Nov. 5, 1918. She married (2) Sept. 6,1931, Frank Capps.
Children:
1. Lester Lynch, b. Sept. 17, 1895.
2. Ruth Lynch, b. July 3, 1897.
3. Fred Lynch, b. March 15, 1903; m. Feb. 26, 1930, Grace Graham.
4. Everet Lynch, b. Dec. 23, 1908; m. Dec. 28, 1930, Edna Scott; d. June 23, 1931.
Frank E. Guthrie, (p. 22) seventh child and first son of Henry Ross Guthrie and Sarah Windmiller, married (1) Oct. 4, 1907, Lena Dunaven, who died in 1908; (2), 1911, Fentress Burke.
Children:
1. Wayne Guthrie, b. April 18, 1912.
2. Evelyn Guthrie, b. Aug. 20, 1914.
3. Lawrence Guthrie, b. Aug. 24, 1916.
John H. Guthrie, (p. 25) eighth child and second son of Henry Ross Guthrie and Sarah Windmiller, married (1) Aug. 4, 1906, Belle Pruett, who died Aug. 4, 1913.
Children:
1. Mildred Guthrie, b. Feb. 11, 1910.
John H. Guthrie married (2) August, 1915, Mary Berry. Children of John H. Guthrie and Mary Berry:
1. Donald Guthrie, b. April 8, 1917.
2. Kenneth Guthrie, b. May 10, 1922.
Ira Guthrie, (p. 22) fourth child and third son of Charles Grandson Guthrie and Fannie DeWitt, was born in 1834. He married Elizabeth Rowley.
Children:
1. Amanda Guthrie. (Below)
2. Mary Guthrie. (Below)
3. Delilah Guthrie. (Below)
4. Emma Guthrie, who m. a Mr. Callendar.
5. Thomas Guthrie. (Below)
6. Charles: Guthrie.
7. John E. Guthrie. (Below)
Amanda Guthrie, eldest child of Ira Guthrie and Elizabeth Rowley, married P. J. Meyers. They live in Pike County, Mo., a few miles from Bowling Green. They have seven children,four sons and three daughters.
Mary Guthrie, second child and second daughter of Ira Guthrie and Elizabeth Rowley, married (1) Thomas Dorman; (2) John Conner.
Delilah Guthrie, third child and third daughter of Ira Guthrie and Elizabeth Rowley, married Elmer Boyles.
Thomas Guthrie, fifth child and oldest son of Ira Guthrie and Elizabeth Rowley, married Ida Taylor. They lived for a time in Pike County, Mo., from there they removed to Idaho.
John E. Guthrie, seventh child and third son of Ira Guthrie and Elizabeth Rowley, married Susan E. Freeman. They lived in Pike County, Mo., from there about 1912 they moved to Idaho.
Daniel Guthrie, (p. 22) fifth child and fourth son of Charles Grandson Guthrie and Fannie DeWitt, was born in Pike County, Ill., Dec. 23, 1837; died June 11, 1914, after intense suffering through a long illness, from cancer of the stomach. He was a faithful member for many years of the Baptist church. He was baptized in Martinsburg, Ill., March 20, 1887, and later removed his membership to Nebo, 111.
He married July 9, 1859, Miss Margaret Zenberge, who was born May 11, 1839; died Jan. 24, 1918.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. Christina Dean Guthrie, b. 1860. (Below)
2. Catherine Guthrie, b. 1862; m. Mack Davis, Nebo, 111.
3. Charles Guthrie, b. March 20, 1865. (Below)
4. Flora Guthrie, b. about 1868; m. Samuel Hamilton, Pleasant Hill, Ill.
5. John William Guthrie, b. Aug. 6, 1870, (p. 25).
6. Neal Guthrie, b. March 3, 1874, (p. 26).
Christina Dean Guthrie, eldest child of Daniel Guthrie and Margaret Zenberge, married Austin Crowder.
Children:
1. Daisy Crowder, died in childhood. 4. Ivy Crowder.
2. Frank Crowder. 5. Chester Crowder.
3. Fred Crowder. 6. Ray Crowder, died in infancy.
Charles Guthrie, third child and eldest son of Daniel Guthrie and Margaret Zenberge, married about 1884, Martha Scranton. They live near Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Children:
1. Hallie Guthrie, who m. Job Richard.
2. Nettie Guthrie.
3. Fred Guthrie.
4. Wilbert Guthrie.
5. Hazel Guthrie.
6. Gertrude Guthrie.
7. Infant, d. in infancy.
8. Infant, d. in infancy.
John William Guthrie, fifth child and second son of Daniel Guthrie and Margaret Zenberge, married Jan. 25, 1899, Clemmie Martin, who was born March 28, 1882. She is the eldest child of William Martin, who was born in Missouri in 1862, and who married Melvina Scranton and reared a family of ten children. John William Guthrie is a successful farmer and peach grower, living near Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. Violet Lavila Guthrie, b. Nov. 8, 1899. (Below)
2. Bulah H. Guthrie, b. July 4, 1902.
3. Dessie L. Guthrie, b. Oct. 4, 1904.
4. Russel W. Guthrie, b. March 21, 1906.
5. Mayo Kent Guthrie, b. June 13, 1907.
6. Blanche A. Guthrie, b. Jan. 3, 1909
7. Delphine W. Guthrie, b. July 24, 1911.
8. Donald K. Guthrie, b. Dec. 17, 1913.
9. Myotta M. Guthrie, b. May 7, 1915.
10. Trula M. Guthrie, b. May 10, 1918.
11. Truman M. Guthrie, b. May 10, 1918.
12. Foncy Iretta Guthrie, b. June 25, 1919.
13. Pauline Guthrie, b. Oct. 31, 1921.
14. Infant, b. Feb. 1, 1923; d. February, 1923.
Violet Lavila Guthrie, (above) eldest child of John William Guthrie and Clemmie Martin, married Dec. 17, 1920, Charles Springer. They live near Pleasant Hill, 111. Children:
1. John William Springer, b. April 19, 1921.
Bulah H. Guthrie, second child and second daughter of John William Guthrie and Clemmie Martin, married Oct. 16, 1918,
Children:
1. Athal, b. Feb. , 1920.
2. Genevieve, b. August, 1921.
3. Paul Ivan, b. Feb. 12, 1923.
Dessie L. Guthrie, third child and third daughter of John William Guthrie and Clemmie Martin, married August, 1920, Smith Walker. They live near Pleasant Hill, 111.
Children:
1. Vernetta Walker, b. Feb. 13, 1921.
2. Infant, b. 1922; d. in infancy.
Neal Guthrie, sixth child and third son of Daniel Guthrie and Margaret Zemberge, married Oct. 5, 1898, Cora Buchanan, (see the Buchanans, Allied Families). He is a farmer and fruit grower residing near Pleasant Hill, Ill.
Children, all born near Pleasant Hill, Ill.:
1. Esther Guthrie, b. Dec. 9, 1899. (Below)
2. Alta Guthrie, b. June 26, 1901. (Below)
3. Velma Guthrie, b. Dec. 25, 1904. (Below)
4. Orville Ray Guthrie, b. May 9, 1906.
5. Burdette Clyde Guthrie, b. Feb. 5, 1909.
6. Freda Mildred Guthrie, b. Oct. 12, 1911.
7. Daniel Leon Guthrie, b. Dec. 10, 1913.
8. Arnold Neal Guthrie, b. Oct. 24, 1915.
9. Ernest Bertram Guthrie, b. Sept. 18, 1917.
10. Neal Guthrie, Jr., b. April 27, 1922.
Esther Guthrie, eldest child of Neal Guthrie and Cora Buchanan, married 1918, Raymond Smith. They live near Pleasant Hill, 111.
Children:
1. Guy Smith, b. June 30, 1921.
Alta Guthrie, second child and second daughter of Neal Guthrie and Cora Buchanan, married Aug. 9, 1916, Fred A. Walker.
Children:
1. Doretta Walker, b. Dec. 27, 1917.
2. Everet Logan Walker, b. Feb. 26, 1919.
3. Hilda Leota Walker, b. Nov. 24, 1921.
Velma Guthrie, third child and third daughter of Neal Guthrie and Cora Buchanan, married Aug. 29, 1922, Guy Yokem.
Children:
1. Dean Evans Yokem, b. May 30, 1923.
Jeremiah Guthrie, (p. 22) ninth child and sixth son of Charles Grandson Guthrie and Fannie Dewitt, was born about 1846. He enlisted in the Federal Army in 1864 and served until the close of the war. This was in Co. H of the 49th Missouri Volunteer Infantry. He married September, 1869, near Martinsburg, Pike County, Ill., Amanda Kindle, who was born in Ohio, Nov. 29, 1850; died in Pike County, Mo. May 19, 1914.
Children, all born in Pike County, Mo.:
1. William Albert Guthrie, b. Dec. 10, 1870, (p. 27).
2. Oscar Guthrie, b. August, 1873, (p. 27).
3. Laura Guthrie, b. August, 1875.
4. Ora Guthrie, b. February, 1877, (p. 27)
5. Robert Guthrie, b. March 19, 1880, (p. 27).
6. Elva Guthrie, b. December, 1886, (p. 27).
7. Clifford Guthrie, b. October, 1888, (p. 28).
8. Elza Guthrie, b. December, 1890, (p. 28).
9. Henry Guthrie, b. August, 1893.
William Albert Guthrie, (p. 26) eldest child of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married March 23, 1892, Nora E. Johnson. She was born Sept. 9, 1875, near Nebo, Ill. Her father was born in Pike County, Ill., in 1850. Her mother, whose maiden name was Swander, was born in Wisconsin in 1854.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. Verna Guthrie, b. Jan. 20, 1893; m. Aug. 7, 1914, Mr. Hortensa.
2. Oral Guthrie, b. May 7, 1894; m. March 25, 1912, Mamie Pruett.
3. Forest Guthrie, b. Nov. 29, 1895; m. Feb. 5, 1914, Minnie Barton.
4. Flossie Guthrie, b. Feb. 8, 1898.
5. Vera Guthrie, b. July 13, 1900; m. Jan. 3, 1918, Glenn.
6. Irma Guthrie, b. Feb. 24, 1907.
7. Bernita Guthrie, b. March 10, 1909.
8. Leonard Guthrie, b. Oct. 28, 1910.
Oscar Guthrie, (p. 26) second child and second son of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married November, 1892, Emma SidweU.
Children:
1. Nellie Guthrie. 4. Lula Guthrie.
2. Bessie Guthrie. 5. Roy Guthrie.
3. Yonie Guthrie. 6. Lela Guthrie.
Laura Guthrie, (p. 26) third child and eldest daughter of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married Walter Grimes.
Children:
1. Dr. Kenneth Grimes. 4. Wade Grimes.
2. Sada Grimes. 5. Norma Grimes.
3. Russell Grimes.
Ora Guthrie, (p. 26) fourth child and second daughter of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married John Kinkade.
Children:
1. Beulah Kinkade. 6. John Kinkade.
2. Leona Kinkade. 7. Bernice Kinkade.
3. Jessie Kinkade. 8. Berkeley Kinkade.
4. Elma Kinkade. 9. Victor Kinkade.
5. Hazel Kinkade.
Robert Guthrie, (p. 26) fifth child and third son of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married Ada Johnson.
Children:
1. Cecil Guthrie. 3. Vane Guthrie.
2. Freta Guthrie. 4. Lowell Guthrie.
Elva Guthrie, (p. 26) sixth child and third daughter of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married John Pruett.
Children:
1. Ray Pruett.
2. Burdette Pruett.
3.
Clifford Guthrie, (p. 26) seventh child and fourth son of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married Ethel Pearson.
Children:
1. Wayne Guthrie.
2. Lee Guthrie.
3. Ross Guthrie.
Elza Guthrie, (p. 26) eighth child and fifth son of Jeremiah Guthrie and Amanda Kindle, married Grace Ford.
Children:
1. Beatrice Guthrie. 5. Eva Jane Guthrie.
2. Howard Guthrie. 6. Etzel Guthrie.
3. Thelma Guthrie. 7. Dean Guthrie.
4. Lorraine Guthrie. 8. Infant.
Frances Ellen Guthrie, (p. 22) tenth child and fourth daughter of Charles Grandson Guthrie and Fannie Dewitt, married (1) April 25, 1875, Irwin W. Greenstreet, who was born July 10, 1848; died Nov. 25, 1888. He was the son of James Greenstreet and Mary Barnes.
Frances E. G. Greenstreet married (2) Dick Maines. They live in Nebo, 111. No children by second marriage.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. James Greenstreet, b. Dec. 23, 1877.
2. Neffie Greenstreet, b. Aug. 26, 1880.
3. Josie Greenstreet, b. July 18, 1882.
4. Harvey Greenstreet, b. Aug. 28, 1884.
5. Lavina Greenstreet, b. Sept. 13, 1886.
William E. Guthrie, (p. 22) eleventh and youngest child of Charles Grandson Guthrie and Fannie Dewitt, married (1) Jane Dearduff. He married (2) Ida Holloway. No children by second marriage. He lives in Blue Spring, Mo.
Children:
1. Daniel Guthrie, deceased.
2. Harry Guthrie, deceased.
3. Grace Guthrie, deceased.
ARCHIBALD GUTHRIE seems to have been the youngest son of John Guthrie and Nancy Crump, (p. 12). He was born in Virginia, some think in Kentucky, Dec. 6, 1806. His parents moved from Virginia to Kentucky, probably soon after his birth, and afterwards, in 1825, removed to Pike County, 111. He married Dec. 1, 1831, in Pike County, Miss Margaret Miller, who was born May 19, 1811. The place of her birth, as also her parentage, is unknown. She died July 25, 1879. Archibald Guthrie died of Ad age at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, Jan. 2, 1896, aged 89 years.
Children, all born in Pike County, Ill.:
1. David Guthrie, b. Oct. 23, 1832, (p. 29).
2. John Guthrie, b. May 20, 1834, (p. 29).
3. Elizabeth Guthrie, b. June 18, 1837. (Below)
4. Julia Ellen Guthrie, b. April 11, 1840. (Below)
5. James Guthrie, b. March 10, 1842.
6. Mary Guthrie, b. June 18, 1846.
7. Eliza Guthrie, b. 1849.
8. William Thomas Guthrie, b. April 3, 1855, (p. 30).
David Guthrie (p. 28) married Bridget McGinty. Children:
1. Archibald Guthrie. 3. Cassie Guthrie.
2. Elizabeth Guthrie. 4. David Guthrie.
John Guthrie (p. 28) married in 1866, Ann Felch. Children:
1. Mary Elizabeth Guthrie. 5. Ella Guthrie.
2. John Guthrie. 6. Julia Guthrie.
3. Henry Guthrie. 7. Ida Guthrie.
4. Laura Guthrie. 8. Ernest Guthrie.
Elizabeth Guthrie, (above) third child and first daughter of Archibald Guthrie and Margaret Miller, married September, 1851, Moses Miller. Mrs. Miller died in 1903 as a result of accidental burns.
Children:
1. Julia Etta Miller. (Below) 3. Infant, d. in infancy.
2. Della Miller. 4. Bessie Elizabeth Miller.
Julia Etta Miller, first child of Moses Miller and Elizabeth Guthrie, married E. L. Roosa. He died
Children:
1. Miller S. Roosa.
Julia Ellen Guthrie, (above) fourth child and second daughter of Archibald Guthrie and Margaret Miller, married April 9, 1864, John Lowery, who was born in Pike County, Ill., April, 1843. He died April 26, . His wife died April 10, 1907.
Children:
1. Charles Lowery, b. in Pike County, Ill., April 9, 1865.
2. Margaret Lowery, b. in Pike County, Ill., July 9, 1867. She was killed by a falling tree in the home sugar camp when fourteen yrs. of age.
3. John Lowery, b. in Pike County, Ill., Feb. 5, 1870.
4. Luther Lowery, b. in Pike County, Ill., Sept. 6, 1875.
Charles Lowery, eldest child of John Lowery and Julia Guthrie, married Sept. 6, 1890, in Summer Hill, UL, Emmm (I Peters, who mms born in Summer Hill, May 13, 1868.
Children:
1. Minnie Marguerite Lowery, b. In Louisiana, Mo., July 24, 1891.
2. Charles Arthur Lowery, b. In Rockport, Ill., April 27, 1908; d. Jan. 26, 1910, in Rockport.
Minnie Marguerite Lowery, eldest child of Charles Lowery and Julia Guthrie, married Sept. 14, 1912, R. H. Sears, who was born near Bedford, Ind., March 17, 1890. He is the son of Anderson D. and Alma Sears, natives of Indiana, who removed to New Canton, Ill., in the eighteen nineties. They have one other child, Elizabeth, who married Warren Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Sears have no children.
William Thomas Guthrie, (p. 29) eighth child and fourth son of Archibald Guthrie and Margaret Miller, married Feb. 3, 1873, Laura Ellen Baird, who was born Dec. 8, 1856, near Kinderhook, 111. She was the daughter of Moses Baird and wife, Mary DeWitt, natives of Circleville, Piqua County, Ohio, who many years ago removed to the vicinity of Summer Hill, 111. They were the parents of a family of nine children. Moses Baird died Feb. 20, 1874. His wife died March 25, 1888. Both are buried in the cemetery of Summer Hill.
Children:
1. Alice Guthrie, b. at New Hartford, Ill., May 17, 1874. (Below)
2. William David Guthrie, b. May 14, 1878; d. Aug. 11, 1879.
3. Nellie May Guthrie, b. near Rockport, Ill., June 27, 1880. (Below)
4. Fred Guthrie, b. near Rockport, Ill., Aug. 17, 1888. (Below).
Alice Guthrie, married Aug. 5, 1894, Louis G. Graham, who was born in Cherokee County, Kan., March 2, 1874. He was the son of James M. Graham, who was born in 1845 and died Feb. 5, 1923, and who married in 1873 Sarah Houclin, who was born in 1854.
Children:
1. Cecil L. Graham, b. Sept. 14, 1897. He m. Dec. 25, 1918; d. Feb. 17, 1919, having been m. just seven wks.
Nellie May Guthrie, married Sept. 14, 1901, Wesley Betts. They live in Pennville, Ohio.
Fred Guthrie, married December, 1919, Alma Goodin. They live at Marblehead, 111.
WILLIAM GUTHRIE
WILLIAM GUTHRIE,' either a brother or a cousin of James and John Guthrie, the Revolutionary soldiers, whose descendants have been traced above, was reared in King and Queen County, Va. There he married Nancy Townley and there their children were born and reared.
Children:
1. James Guthrie, b. Dec. 16, 1793. (Below)
2. John Guthrie, b. Nov. 19, 1795.
3. Silas Guthrie, b. Nov. 12, 1797, (p. 31).
4. Townley Guthrie, b. Jan. 15, 1800.
5. Claudius Guthrie, b. May 18, 1802.
6. Ham Guthrie, b. Oct. 18, 1806; d. May 19, 1808. At least two sisters died early in life.
James Guthrie, (above), married and had several children, among whom being one Samuel. One of his descendants, Mrs. Davis, lives in Richmond, Va."
Silas Guthrie (p. 30) married June 18, 1821, Susan Burton, who was born Sept. 3, 1800. They moved to Richmond, Va., where he conducted a general store. One of his ledgers, now in the possession of his grandson Gilbert Wilson Guthrie, of Troy, Mo., contains entries dated as early as May 29, 1829. He continued in business in Richmond until about 1832, when owing to ill health he determined to remove to Missouri. He disposed of his interests in Richmond and started overland for the west. Reaching Buckingham County, the illness of James, the third child, compdkd him to discontinue the journey. He set up a store intending to stay but one year, but it was several years before he again began the long journey. His ledger shows Buckingham County dates down to May 2, 1835. He arrived with his family in St. Charles County, Mo., in 1837 and lived there one year. The following year he moved to Lincoln County, Mo., and purchased a farm of 336 acres about two miles northeast of Troy."
This farm called "Walnut Grove," is in a fertile limestone region. He improved it by building a commodious log house on a little knoll above a beautiful spring of clear sparkling water, which has supplied all domestic needs from that day to this. Huge limestone fireplaces were built at each end of the house which improved from time to time still stands in excellent condition. Spring Creek flows by the base of the knoll.
Silas Guthrie and family were Cumberland Presbyterians. He owned a number of slaves, the descendants of whom are still to be found in the vicinity. He died Sept. 29, 1844; his wife, Oct. 16, 1875. Both lie buried in the family plot on the old homestead.
Children:
1. William Guthrie.
2. Frances Ann Guthrie, b. about 1824. (Below)
3. James P. ("Jeems") Guthrie, b. about 1826; d. between Oct. 4, 1853, and May 9, 1856, unm.
4. Arenah Guthrie, 6 about 1828, (p. 33).
5 .Thomas W. Guthrie, b. April 5, 1830, (p. 33).
6 . John Wilson Guthrie, b. Feb. 5, 1832, Richmond, Va., (p. 34).
7. Susan Elizabeth Guthrie, b. about 1834, (p. 35).
8. Silas Claudius Guthrie, b. about 1836; d. in 1838.
9. Emeline Guthrie, b. July 5, 1838, (p. 35).
10. Bartlett Townley Guthrie, b. about 1840.
11. Josephine Guthrie, b. about 1842.
Frances Ann Guthrie (above) married in 1841, Joel A. Davis. His parents moved to Missouri, settling near Foristell, in St. Charles County, a year or two earlier than the Guthries. They were near neighbors the year that Mr. Guthrie lived in that county. Joel was born in 1820; died about 1909: his wife in 1902.
Children:
1. Annie E. Davis, b. 1842, (p. 32).
2. Susan Frances Davis, b. 1844; d. about 1874, (p. 32).
3. Bertha E. Davis, b. about 184, (p. 32).
4.Annastacia Davis, b. about 1848, (p. 32).
5. Silas A. Davis, b. about 1850; d. in 1875, in California.
6. Thomas E. Davis, b. 1852, (p. 33).
7. Alice E. Davis, b. 1853, (p. 33).
8. Poletus A. Davis, b. Oct. 26, 1855, (p. 33).
9. Perrinella Davis, b. 1857; d. 1879; unm.
10. Eva Davis, b. 1859, (p. 33).
11. Bartlett Davis, b. 1861; d. 1864.
12. Franklin Lewis Davis, b. 1862.
13. Demetrius Evermont Davis, b. 1863; d. 1865.
Annie E. Davis (above) married about 1876, James Tucker, widower of her sister, Susan. They lived in Lincoln County, Mo. She died about 1880.
Children:
1. Reilla Tucker, b. about 1877; m. Fred Bomaster; lived in Mesilla Park, N. Mex.
2. Zolla Tucker, b. in 1878; m. a Mr. Carr; they lived in St. Louis, Mo.; one childFannie Carr.
Susan Frances Davis (p. 31) married about 1869, James Tucker. In 1873 they moved to California, where she died the following year. Mr. Tucker with his children afterwards returned to Missouri.
Children:
1. Wallace M. Tucker, b. 1870; a locomotive engineer on the Wabash R. R., resides in Moberly, Mo.
2. De Estes Tucker, b. March 24, 1871; lives in St. Charles, Mo.
3. Villett Tucker, b. about 1873; living at last account in California.
Bertha E. Davis Q. 31) married about 1867, John Warren Linthicum; lived in Lincoln County, Mo.
Children:
1. Infant, b. 1869; d. in infancy.
2. Florence E. Linthicum, b. Sept. 19, 1872; m. Fred Duewell; lived in Truxton, Mo.; d. in 1904.
Children:
(1). Homer Duewell, b. in 1902. (2). Ward Duewell, b. in 1904.
Annastacia Davis (p. 31) married Dec. 31, 1869, Andrew Glaswell Linthicum. They lived in Lincoln County, Mo. She died May 2, 1897; Mr. Linthicum, Dec. 10, 1903.
Children:
1. Oliver Ellsworth Linthicum, b. Sept. 24, 1871; m. July 13, 1902, Mollie Drake; they live near Truxton, Mo.
Children:
(1). Leota Bertabella Linthicum, b. Nov. 1, 1903. (2). George Gerald Linthicum, b. Jan. 31, 1906.
2. Edith Linthicum, b. Dec. 10, 1874; m. Jan. 16, 1902, Durward C. King.
Children:
(1). Ola Durward King, b. Oct. 27, 1903.
(2). Herbert Andrew King, b. Feb. 6, 1920.
(3.) Beatrice Gertrude Linthicum, b. Jan. 11, 1876; d. March 22, 1876.
(4). Leota Linthicum, b. Sept. 30, 1878; m. Nov. 13, 1901, Clifton Williams, who died She m. (2) Chas. Heepe.
Children:
(1). Geraldine Clifton Williams, b. July 3, 1905. None by second marriage.
(5). Clowdesley Mornington Linthicum, h. Nov. 8, 1882; m. Feb. 28, 1910, Pearl Allen: d. May 15, 1913; no children.
Thomas Davis (p. 32) married about 1879, Sallie Stewart. He was a farmer; lived near Mesilla Park, N. Mex. They had one child, Nina Davis, who lives at Mesilla Park, N. Mex.
Alice E. Davis (p. 32) married in 1886, James Simmons. They live on the old Davis place near Foristell, Mo. No children.
Poletus A. Davis (p. 32) married April 21, 1887, Annie Jensen, who was born Oct. 14, 1863. For a number of years he conducted a general store at Truxton, Mo. Part of this time his brother, Frank, was in business with him. In 1907 he sold his interest in the store and purchased a farm near New Florence, Mo. In 1910 he moved to Miller, Mo., lived there one year, returned to New Florence and died there about 1929.
He had one daughter, Florence, born March 27, 1888; lives in St. Louis, Mo.
Eva Davis (p. 32) married about 1880, Scott Stewart. They moved to Mesilla Park, N. Mex., where he died in 1921.
Children:
1. Herbert Stewart.
2. Rupert Stewart.
3. Alice Stewart.
Arenah Guthrie (p. 31) married in 1846, James Tucker. Both were living in Lincoln County, Mo., in 1866.
Children:
1. Clarence Tucker. 2. Charles Tucker.
Thomas W. Guthrie (p. 31) was born in Richmond, Va. When gold was discovered in California in 1849 he was anxious to go west. By purchasing a third interest in a team and wagon he provided for his passage with others and in May, 1850, joined a caravan bound for the Pacific Coast. For two years he followed the uncertain fortunes of a miner at Georgetown and other camps. In the spring of 1852 he settled at Cacheville, Yolo County, Calif., and engaged in business. In 1856 he went into the cattle business near Woodland. In 1859 he moved east of the Sacramento river, six miles above Knight's Landing, in Sutter County. Here he purchased a squatter's title to 160 acres and continued in the cattle business until 1867, when he sold his land in Sutter County and returned to Yolo County. He purchased 320 acres of land five miles north of Winters and engaged in stock raising and general farming. He acquired adjacent lands until he owned 640 acres at his home and another section of land one mile east of the homestead.
He married March 3, 1859, Elizabeth Daniel, who was born Jan. 27, 1843, in Missouri and went to California about 1854 with her uncle Benjamin Ely. She died Dec. 19, 1908. Thomas W. Guthrie died May 10, 1912.
Children, all born in California:
1. Dillard R. Guthrie, b. May 2, 1861.
2. Myrtle C. Guthrie, b. Jan. 10, 1863.
3. Marinda D. Guthrie, b. Jan. 19, 1865.
4. Theolar A. Guthrie, b. Dec. 2, 1866. (Below)
5. Oscar E. Guthrie, b. Nov. 18, 1870.
6. Lula M. Guthrie, b. July 13, 1873.
7. Ivy G. Guthrie, b. May 26, 1876.
8. Victor GIaucus Guthrie, b. Feb. 6, 1883.
Theolar A. Guthrie (above) is a dentist. He married Aug. 8, 1889, Martha G. Gilstrap, who was born April 30, 1869, in Missouri. She is a daughter of Jacob Gilstrap, born April 20, 1828, in Indiana; married Oct. 12, 1851, Sarah Jane Wilson, who was born April 27, 1834, in Kentucky. She was a daughter of Ira Ellis and Nancy (Clark) Wilson. She died April 11, 1913. Jacob Gilstrap died May 20, 1897.
Their children, all born in Macon County, Mo., were:
1. Serelda Ann Gilstrap, b. Nov. 6, 1855.
2. Lou Ellen Gilstrap, b. Sept. 16, 1860.
3. Douglas McClellan Gilstrap, b. Feb. 25, 1862.
4. William Grant Gilstrap, b. May 27, 1864.
5. Nancy Isabelle Gilstrap, b. May 2, 1866.
6. Martha Gertrude Gilstrap, b. April 30, 1869.
Dr. Theolar A. Guthrie lives in Richmond, Calif. He has one child, Esther Lee Guthrie, born May 6, 1891.
John Wilson Guthrie (p. 31) married Feb. 6, 1856, Mary Ann Howell, who was born July 10, 1836, in Missouri. He acquired all or a considerable part of his father's estate by purchasing the interests of the other heirs and also certain adjoining lands. Being a slave owner, the Civil War greatly reduced his fortune. His wife died Sept. 4, 1904; he died Aug. 10, 1910.
Children, both born on the homestead near Troy, Mo.:
1. Gilbert Wilson Guthrie, b. July 26, 1857. (Below)
2. Burton Allen Guthrie, b. Dec. 24, 1859, (p. 36).
Gilbert Wilson Guthrie (above) married Nov. 3, 1881, Mary E. Gilliland, who was born Jan. 20, 1860, at Troy, Mo. They reside in Troy, Mo.
ChIldren:
1. James Burton Guthrie, b. Oct. 21, 1882; m. Oct. 27, 1906, Mae Parker. They live in St. Louis, Mo. They have one childJames Guthrie.
2. Jessie Belle Guthrie, b. Aug. 6, 1884.
3.Vea Allen Guthrie, b. July 12, 1888.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAMILIES
Burton Allen Guthrie (p. 34) married Feb. 10, 1896, Lou Martin. They resided in Troy, Mo., where he died March 14, 1903. Afterwards his widow moved to California.
Children:
1. Alma Lucile Guthrie, b. Feb. 22, 1898; d. Dec. 31, 1899.
2. William Burton Guthrie, b. June 6, 1901. He became the ward of his grandfather Guthrie, upon the death of his father. He was the chief beneficiary in his grandfather's will; was a very promising boy. He was drowned in California April 8, 1916.
Susan Elizabeth Guthrie (p. 31) married Jan. 22, 185C Benjamin F. Elliott.
Children:
1. James Elliott.
2. Josie Elliott.
3. Thurston Elliott, lives in Mexico, Mo.
4. Annie Elliott, who in. Bob Brown.
5. Lain Elliott, twin to Annie.
6. Maud Elliott.
Emeline A. Guthrie (p. 31) married Oct. 27, 1863, Andrew F. Downing. They lived in Troy, Mo.
Children:
1. James Downing, who d. in infancy.
2. Louis Napoleon Downing, b. Dec. 24, 1864; unm.
3. Herman Downing, b. April 2, 1866; in. Belle Oder; they live in California.
Children:
(1). Geneva Belle Downing. (2). Mallie Orr Downing.
4. Pendleton Downing, b. Aug. 8, 1867; in. a Miss Teague. They live in Troy, Mo.
Children:
(1). Pauline Downing, who in. (2). Beatrice Downing, who in. a Mr. McGregor.
Cumberland County, Va., lies in the central portion of the state; it is bounded on the north by the James River, which sweeps in a great arc from west to east, having a radius of about five miles in length. The county is bounded on the east by Powhatan, Amelia, and Prince Edward, on the south by Prince Edward, and on the west by Buckingham. Cumberland was carved out of Goochland in 1748. The county is narrow east and west, averaging about twelve miles in width, while its length north and south is approximately forty miles. The valley of th& Willis River, which empties into the James near the northeast corner of the count3n lies for the greater part near the western boundary of the county. The Willis receives a number of creeks which drain Cumberland to the east, among these being the Pidy (pronounced "Piedy") which is mentioned in some of the land records of the Guthreys of the county.
The soil, generally a greyish loam, lends itself readily to tillage and is fairly productive. Tobacco has been a staple crop from earliest times. The county produces a considerable amount of lumber, pine predominating.
The climate is pleasant and the country fair to look upon. From Cumberland Courthouse, far to the west, the eye can discern the dim sentinels of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
An interesting fact connected with the land records of this and some of the adjoining counties is that the Established Church kept these in earliest times, and in those instances where the old parish registers are extant valuable information may be found in them.
Cumberland County, at the time of its settlement by the whites, represented one of the most western offshoots of the Jamestown Colony; and it is not surprising that Guthrie pioneers moving westward from the old ancestral estates on the Eastern Shore, as well as perhaps some later immigrants from Scotland, lived at certain periods in Cumberland County.
Scanty are the records relating to the early Guthries of the county; it is difficult to distinguish in every case between those who bore the same given names, and impossible in every instance to show the parentage of those who have sprung from Cumberland County. The tracing of the Guthries in Cumberland from the records is complicated by the French De La Gootries or (Gutrys) of the Huguenot settlement along the border between Cumberland and Powhatan Counties. The De La Gootries' according to good information were descended from Scotch Guthries who fled from the persecutions in Scotland, settled in the region of Bordeau, France, whence they migrated with other Huguenots to America. The French name was sometimes written by county clerks as Gootrie, Guttery and perhaps Guthrey.
The records show two early families, apparently closely related, those of Sarah "Guttrey" and Thomas "Guttery." The latter appears in the land records in 1750,' while the first will of the name is that of Sarah in 1771.
One tradition is that the Guthries came from Scotland, settled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and from there descendants, (grandchildren, likely) moved to Cumberland County. We accept this tradition. Another tradition is that the Guthries came from Scotland, settled in Maryland, whence descendants moved to Cumberland County, Va. This is possible, but not so creditable as the first account.
It is said that there were three brothers who removed from the eastern part of Virginia to Cumberland County, their names being Lawrence, Thomas, and William.
LAWRENCE AND THOMAS
LAWRENCE GUTHREY
Lawrence is supposed to have been the husband of Sarah, whose maiden name was Coleman. (See the Colemans, Allied Families). He is not found in the County records. The will of "Sarah Guttery of the County of Cumberland in the Province of Virginia" I mentions
"my beloved son, Bernard Guttrey." (Below)
"my beloved son, William Coleman Guttrey." Perhaps he was the William Guthrie, who married Elizabeth Stanard.
"my beloved daughter Pattey Guttrey,"
"my beloved grandson Henry Guttry, son of my said son Bernard,"
"my beloved grand daughter, Lucy Elliot, daughter of my daughter Philadelphia, her Oster Elizabeth Eliot."
"my beloved daughter Orania Coleman,"
"my beloved daughter Susanna Lee," Dated 30th Sept. 1771.
Sarah (her x mark) Guttry. In the presence of Gideon Edwards, Ann Glenn, Joseph Starkey. Estate inventoried 25th, Dec., 1771.
It would appear that she was unmarried, when "22nd of April, 1768; Philadelphia Guthrey, for fortyfive pounds sells to Sarah Guthrey, a negro boy named Neptune."
Probably Sarah Guttery the testator was at least sixty years of age at the time she made her will, possibly considerably older, and thirtyfive or forty years may have elapsed after her marriage.
BERNARD GUTHREY, (above) son of Sarah, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.' He was a prominent citizen of Cumberland County, and took an active part in public affairs. He was a tobacco grower, and is said at one time to have used the measure of burning large quantities of the inferior grades of the county, to maintain the price level of the best tobacco.
It is not known whom he married. His name is found in both the 1782 and the 1784 lists of inhabitants of Cumberland County.' His household in both being represented as ten whites. This would indicate that besides the parents there were eight children. Only one of these is known for a certainty, Henry, a legatee in Sarah Guttry's will. Peyton Guthrey, with whom Bernard Guthrey joined in a deed of trust to William Guthrey, 6th of May, 1799,' appears to have been a son.
THOMAS GUTHREY
THOMAs GUTTERY, "of King William County in Saint John Parish," seems to have moved to Cumberland with several children and to have lived to be old. He is a party in a number of land records' in the county and must have been a prominent and influential man. He married Patsy Baskerville. He must have become a widower before 1766, since his wife is not a party to his deed of that year."
The will of Thomas Guthrey, of the Parish of Littleton, in the County of Cumberland." He mentions
"my son Alexander Guthrey," (Below)
"daughter Susannah Mom" among other bequests, "old large Bible." "daughter Elizabeth Morris,"
"son Francis Guthrey," (See Travis Guthrey, (p. 50). "son Henry Guthrey,"
"to son William Guthrey land and plantation where I now live," (p. 39).
"son John Guthrey," (P. 50)
"daughter Sarah Coleman"
"to grand daughter Sarah Guthrey, daughter of son William, having promised the child the same,one mare colt named Kit."
"to grandson John Guthrey, son of William,"
Robert Anderson, Samuel Anderson, Alexander Guthrey, executors.
Signed 6th day of October, 1790.
Thos. Guthrey.
In the presence of
Nicholas Hallam, Leonard Borham, Richard Baskerville, William Daniels, Joseph Hill.
Admitted to probate 22nd, Sept., 1800.
ALEXANDER GUTHREY, evidently, did not move to Cumberland in 1750. The records of Orange County, Va., (Deeds, Vol. 13, p. 5) show that "Alexander King Guttery of St. David's Parish, King William County" purchased for one hundred pounds. 298 acres in St. Thomas Parish of said county, Feb. 19, 1759. Also (Deeds, Vol. 15, p. 415) that "Alexander Guttery and Sarah Guttery his wife" for five shillings conveyed the said lands "lying on both sides of Black Walnut run," to Henry Oaks, June 25, 1765. He wag a witness in Cumberland County in 1766 to a deed made by Thomas, who in another record refers to his son as "Alexander King Guttery." He was a party in certain deeds,' was a captain in the Revolutionary War" and lived in Cumberland the rest of his life.' His wife's maiden name is unknown."
The will" of "Alexander Guthrey of the County of Cumberland and Parish of Littleton," contains
"I give to my loving son Benjamin . . . also the half of my land in Kentucky which James Herrod, Esq., took up for me, which land I gave to him, my aforesaid son Benjamin, by deed in 1802."
"I give to my beloved daughter Hannah Maddox"
"I give to my loving son Alexander Guthrey . . . also the other half of land in Kentucky which I gave him by deed in 1802."
"I give to my loving daughter Elizabeth Davis . . . negro man named Jack, who at my special request was given to my said daughter Betty by my grandmother, Elizabeth Oaks, instead of being given to me as was the express intention of my aforesaid grandmother . . . ...
"to her son Alexander Davis"
"to the children of my daughter Sally Maddox, afterward Sally Parker,"
"to my well beloved daughter Susannah Criddle"
'"to grand daughter Betsey W. Maddox one fourth of my land lying north of Caira wood."
"to grandson Anderson Maddox . . . my library." ,'my beloved wife"
"my son Benjamin Guthrey and sonsinlaw Thomas Maddox and John Criddle, executors... 13th day of June, 1817.
A. Guthrey."
I In the presence of
John Spencer, John Daniels, James Aiken, John England.
Admitted to probate 28th July, 1817.
Nothing further is known of this family, the sons, Benjamin and Alexander, are not mentioned in any later records of Cumberland County.'
HENRY GUTHREY, son of Thomas Guthrey, lived and died in Cumberland County.'
WILLIAM GUTHREY, son of Thomas Guthrey born , died in in 1826' in Cumberland County. He is said to have served in the Revolutionary War, though no record of his service has been found. He received from his father, by deed and by legacy, a large part of the latter's land," "FlintHill," on which he lived." He married Rebbecca Noel, who was born , died in 1836."
Children:
1. Sarah Guthrey. (Below)
2. William Guthrey, Jr. (Below)
3. Nancy Ann Guthrey, (see the Colemans, Allied Families).
4. John Guthrey, (p. 45).
Sarah Guthrey, daughter of William Guthrey and Rebbecca Noel, married James Apperson. (See Appendix). The names of their children are not known, but among others they had a son who went west and with some relatives from Missouri settled in Texas until trouble with the Indians compelled them to return to Missouri."
William Guthrey, or Guthrie as his branch of the family spell the name, son of William Guthrey and Rebbecca Noel, was born in Cumberland County, Va., Sept. 24, 1781. He married Elizabeth S. Coleman, daughter of Gulielmus Coleman and Eleanor Turner," who was born in Cumberland County, Va., Aug. 25, 1783; died in Buckingham County, Va., in 1859.
William Guthrie moved to Buckingham County some time after the birth of his oldest child. He acquired a plantation of about 1,500 acres near Mount Pleasant and at one time owned a considerable number of slaves. He mms noted for his horsemanship and his love of fox chasing. He was popularly known as "Buck" Guthrie. He died in Buckingham County, in 1848.
Children:
1. Louzannie Garnett Guthrie, b. April 14, 1804, in Cumberland County, Q. 40).
2. Nancy Turner Guthrie, b. March 30, 1806.
3. Edward T. Guthrie, b. Feb. 9, 1808, in Buckingham County, (p. 40)
4. William Poindexter Guthrie, b. 1810, in Buckingham County, (p. 41).
5. Elizabeth Eleanor Guthrie, b. June 9, 1813, in Buckingham County, Q. 42).
6. John James Guthrie, b. Nov. 4, 1817.
Louzanie Garnett Guthrie married William Shepard of Buckingham County.
Children, all born in Buckingham County, Va.:
1. William Burwell Shepard.
2. James C. Shepard.
3. Samuel M. Shepard.
4. John Holman Shepard.
5. Kish Shepard, who m. Rev. John J. Spencer, Jr.
6. Edward D. Shepard.
Edward T. Guthrie (think the "T" stood for Travis) inherited the old Guthrie homestead and lived on it all his life.' He married Louisa Cook Garnett, who was born in Buckingham County about 1812. She lived to be eightyfour years old. He died in 1853."
Children, all born in Cumberland County, Va.:
1. Robert Guthrie, b. 1833; d. of Typhoid fever, April 5, 1857.1
2. Walter Le Roy Guthrie, b. Oct. , 1838. (Below)
3. Pocahontas Virginia Guthrie, (p. 41).
4. Joanna (Eugenia) Guthrie, d. unm.
5. Betty Cook Guthrie, b. 1844, (p. 41).
Walter Le Roy Guthrie, second child of Edward T. Guthrie and Louisa C. Garnett (above) married in 1859 Harriet CordeIia Hendrick who was born in Cumberland County in 1839 or 1840. (See the Hendricks, Allied Families). Walter L. Guthrie died in 1908; his widow in 1912.
Children, all born in Cumberland County, Va.:
1. Flora Virginia Guthrie, b. Nov. 18, 1863. (Below)
2. Julia Blanch Guthrie, b. May, 1866; m. Dec. 22, 1908, to John W. Blanton, b. in Cumberland County, Va., in 1859, son of John C. and Sarah E. Blanton, of Cumberland County. No children.
3. Walter Le Roy Guthrie, Jr., b. Dec. 17, 1868. (Below)
4. Meritte Hendrick Guthrie, b. Aug. 23, 1871, (p. 41).
5. Robert Garnett Guthrie, who m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Strayer, of Rocky Mount, Va. They have three children.
6. Emma Lambert Guthrie, who m. Aug. 15, 1898, Isaac C. Hunt, who was born in Prince Edward County, Va., in 1876, son of Booker F. and Sallie C. Hunt. Emma G. Hunt d. No children.
Flora Virginia Guthrie married June 27, 1897, Charles A. Moyer, who was born in Wytheville, Va., in 1857.
Children, all born at Pulaski, Va.:
1. Charles Guthrie Moyer, b. April 24, 1900.
2. Julian Hendrick Moyer, b. Aug., 24, 1902.
3. Emma Cordelia Moyer, b. Aug. 31, 1903.
4. George William Moyer, b. March 22, 1905; deceased.
Walter Le Roy Guthrie, Jr., was born on the old Guthrie estate about a mile east of Ca Ira, Va. He married Feb. 8, 1899, Lillian Young Coleman, who was born in 1870, the daughter of Samuel F. and E. A. Coleman.
Children, all born in Cumberland County, Va.:
1. Virginia Louise Guthrie, b. July 30, 1901; m. June 24, 1922, to M. B. Lloyd, of Natural Bridge, Va.
2.Lillian Coleman Guthrie, b. Dec. 27, 1902; m. June 24, 1922, to Charles Goodwin, of Sunnyside, Va.
3. Elizabeth Hendrick Guthrie, b. Aug. 23, 1904; m. June 30, 1925, to B. S. Guthrie, of Guinea Mills, Va.
4. Samuel Francis Coleman Guthrie, b. Oct. 12, 1905.
5. Walter Le Roy Guthrie, Jr., b. Sept. 24, 1907.
6. Florence Archer Guthrie, b. Oct. 20, 1908.
7. Ellen Cordelia Guthrie, b. July 8, 1914.
Meritte Hendrick Guthrie, (p. 40) fourth child of Walter L. Guthrie and Harriet C. Hendrick, married April 15, 1897, Helen Friend Branch, who was born in Petersburg, Va., Nov. 2, 1873, daughter of Miles Benjamin Branch, born April 12, 1833; married Dec. 5, 1860,
Mary Octavia Friend, born Nov. 2, 1841; died Dec. 14, 1883. Miles B. Branch died Feb. 26, 1914.
Meritte H. Guthrie is a real estate dealer in Petersburg, Va.
Children:
1. Miles Garnett Guthrie, b. Aug. 26, 1898; d. July 26, 1900.
2. Walter Branch Guthrie, b. Feb. 17, 1907; d. June, 1908.
3. Helen Russell Guthrie, b. Jan. 3, 1910.
4. Octavia Friend Guthrie, b. Feb. 28, 1913.
5. Meritte Hendrick Guthrie, Jr., b. Jan. 8, 1917.
Pocahontas Virginia Guthrie, (p. 40) third child of Edward T. Guthrie and Louisa C. Garnett, married Josiah Coleman.
Children:
1. Hubert Coleman, who d. in youth.
2. William Coleman, unm.
3. Pocahontas Virginia Coleman, who m. William Goodman, of Mississippi.
Children:
(1). Burleigh Goodman.
(2). Josie Goodman.
(3). Hubert Goodman, a twin.
(4). William Goodman, a twin.
Bettie Cook Guthrie, fifth child of Edward T. Guthrie and Louisa C. Garnett, (p. 40) married June 2, 1870, John B. Phillips, a widower. He was born in Cumberland County, Va., in 1838 and was the son of Benjamin Phillips and wife, Louisa Johnson.
Children:
1. Eugenia Phillips, who d. in childhood.
2. Louisa Phillips, who m. Bernard Bonifant of Powhatan County. They are the parents of a large family of children.
William Poindexter Guthrie, (p. 39) fourth child and second son of William Guthrie and Elizabeth Coleman, was born in 1810. He moved to Kentucky long before the Civil War and there married Miss Eliza Jane England. He died in 1893.
Children:
1. John James Guthrie, b. in 1837, (p. 42).
2. Pemm Guthrie, (p. 42).
3. Eliza Guthrie, (p. 42).
John James Guthrie, son of Wm. Poindexter Guthrie and Eliza Jane England, married Mary Jane Radcliffe.
Children:
1. Mary Kirkpatrick Guthrie, who m. the Hon. Charles K. Wheeler, one time U. S. Congressman from Kentucky. They live in Paducah, Ky. Children:
(1). James Guthrie Wheeler. (3). Charlotte Wheeler.
(2). Mary Guthrie Wheeler. (4). Margaret Wheeler.
Pemm Guthrie, son of Wm. Poindexter Guthrie and Eliza J. England, married twice and had six children.
Eliza Guthrie, daughter of Wm. Poindexter Guthrie and Eliza J. England, married a Mr. Belcher. They had one child, John Belcher, who lives near Paducah, Ky.
Elizabeth Eleanor Guthrie, (p. 39) fifth child and third daughter of William Guthrie and Elizabeth Coleman, was born June 9, 1813. She married Nov. 9, 183% Burwell Shepard of Buckingham County, Va. He died Oct. 4, 1865. She died July 23, 1879.
Children, all born in Buckingham County, Va.:
1. A. E. Shepard, b. in Buckingham County, Va., Feb. 3, 1834, single, living (1926) at Guinea Mills, Cumberland County, Va.
2. N. B. Shepard, b. Feb. 7, 1837, d.
3. Thad. D. Shepard, b. Nov. 17, 1841, d.
4. C. A. Shepard, b. Jan. 5, 1848; d.
5. G. P. Shepard, b. 1853, deceased.
6. Werta E. Shepard, b. March 23, 1855; single, lives (1926) in Guinea Mills, Va.
John James Guthrie, (p. 39) sixth child and third son of William Guthrie and Elizabeth Coleman, was born in Mount Pleasant, Buckingham County, Va., Nov. 4, 1817. He married April 3, 1839, Martha Goodman, of Cumberland County, Va., who was born Jan. 3, 1821; died January, 1893, and was the daughter of Zacariah Goodman, of Cumberland County Va., who died in 1846, and Elizabeth Ann Belew, of Cumberland County, who died in Powhatan County in 1853.
John James Guthrie was a lieutenant in the Army of the Confederacy during the Civil War. In private lifej he was a great lover of the chase. He died March 1892, at Mount Pleasant, Va.
Children, all born at View Mount, Buckingham County, save the youngest two who were born at Mount Pleasant:
1. Elizabeth Wilson Guthrie, b. 1840, (p. 43).
2. Georgianna Guthrie, b. 1841, (p. 43).
3. Alice Wertley Guthrie, b. 1844, (p. 43).
4. Martha James Guthrie, b. 18459 (p. 43).
5. Wallace Guthrie, b. 1847; d. 1863, unm.
6. Elbridge Guthrie, b. 1849, (p. 43).
7. Thomas Guthrie, b. May 26, 1852, (p. 43).
8. Sallie Archer Guthrie, b. 1853, (p. 44).
9.Angelia Guthrie, b. 1855, (p. 44).
10. Ed Beauford Guthrie, b. 1857, (p. 44).
11. John Balfour Guthrie, b. 1859, (p. 44).
12. Forrest Guthrie, b. 1864, (p. 44).
Elizabeth Wilson Guthrie, (p. 42) eldest child of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Thomas England of near Murray, Ky. They lived in Kentucky.
Children:
1. Agnes England. 4. Walter England.
2. Eula England. 5. Effie England.
3. Hettie England.
Georgianna Guthrie, (p. 42) second child and second daughter of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married in 1862, E. P. Shepard of View Mount, Va. She died in 1911.
Children:
1. Miller Shepard. 5. H. W. Shepard.
2. S. W. Shepard. 6. Daisy Shepard.
3. Agnes Shepard. 7. Paul Shepard.
4. Bossien Shepard. 8. Gelia Shepard.
Alice Wertley Guthrie, (p. 42) third child and third daughter of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married L. '57. Apperson of Cumberland County, Va.
Children:
1. Nellie Wilson Apperson. 4. Lem Wertley Apperson.
2. Martha Agnes Apperson. 5. Annie Forrest Apperson.
3. Elnora Apperson.
Martha James Guthrie, (p. 42) fourth child and fourth daughter of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Burrell Shepard of Buckingham County, Va.
Children:
1.Walter Shepard. 4. Everett Shepard.
2.James W. Shepard. 5. Inez Shepard.
3.Alice Shepard. 6. Carrie Shepard.
Elbridge Guthrie, (p. 42) sixth child and eldest son of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, went to Kentucky some years after the Civil War where he married Mollie 0. McElroy of Paducah. She was born in Lebanon, Ky., in 1858. Elbridge Guthrie died in 1910.
Children:
1. Robert Rivers Guthrie, b. in Paducah, Ky., Jan. 22, 1890. He m. May 4, 1914, Demia Kringe, who was b. in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 3, 1897. she is the daughter of John F. Kringe, b. Mar. 9, 1865, and wife Emma M. Meyers who was b. in 1860. They were m. in 1880.
Children:
(1). Demia McElroy Guthrie, b. in Paducah, Ky., Mar. 12, 1918.
Thomas Guthrie, (p. 42) seventh child and second son of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Dec. 17, 1884, Annie Amos, daughter of Leonard Amos, born Aug. 1, 1863; died Jan. 30, 1924, of Cumberland County. They reside on the old William Guthrie estate at Mount Pleasant, Buckingham County. He died Feb. 13, 1924.
Children:
1. Charles Ralston Guthrie, b. Dec. 17, 1885; m. July 3, 1917.
2. Lucy Fowler Guthrie, b. Nov. 26, 1886; m. June 23, 1909.
3. Thomas Rapp Guthrie, b. April 19, 1889; single.
4. James Rapp Guthrie, b. Nov. 12, 1892; m. Mar. 13, 1921.
5. Minnie Guthrie, b. Aug. 18, 1894; m.
6. Blythe Samuel Guthrie, b. Oct. 13, 1897; m. June 30, 1925.
7. Martha Guthrie, b. Aug. 28, 1902; single.
8.Leonard Guthrie, b. Sept. 2, 1904; d. Oct. 22, 1905.
Sallie Archer Guthrie, (p. 42) eighth child and sixth daughter of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Creed Price of Cumberland County.
Children:
1. Thomas Price.
2. Bertie Mae Price.
3. Hugh Price.
Angelia Guthrie, (p. 42) ninth child and seventh daughter of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Ben. F. Foster of Cumberland County.
Children:
1. Calvin Foster.
2. Elbridge Foster.
3. John J. Foster, b. ; d. January, 1932, in Paducah, Ky.
4. Beauford Foster.
5. Roland Foster.
6. Rayford Foster.
7. Verna Foster.
8. Glyde Foster.
Ed Beauford Guthrie, (p. 43) tenth child and third son of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, removed from Virginia to Kentucky where he married Minnie Blythe of Murray, Ky. He died in 1925.
Children:
1. Cathlyne Guthrie, m. James J. Baldwin.
John Balfour Guthrie, (p. 43) tenth child and third son of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Sue Davis of Cumberland County, Virginia. They reside in Richmond.
Children:
1. John Guthrie. 3. Mattie Guthrie.
2. Sam Guthrie. 4. Lavelette Guthrie.
Forrest Guthrie, (p. 43) twelfth child and fifth son of John James Guthrie and Martha A. Goodman, married Jan. 26, 1899, Miss Mary Spencer, who was born Aug. 3, 1876, at Dixie, Buckingham County, Va. She was the daughter of Rev. J. J. Spencer and Kish Shepard, daughter of William and Louzanie Shepard. Rev. J. J. Spencer was the son of Rev. John Spencer and Elmira, his wife. Forrest Guthrie lives four miles from Dillwyn, which is his post office address. He is a substantial farmer and one of the county supervisors. His home, a large farmhouse of the antebellum type, stands on a pleasant knoll surrounded by large trees.
Children:
1. Forrest Guthrie, Jr., b. Nov. 23, 1899, at Rosney, Buckingham County. He m. Sept. 29, 1923, Edna Oslin of Mecklinburg County, Va.
2. Mary E. Guthrie.
3. Louzanie Guthrie.
John Guthrey, (p. 39) youngest son of William Guthrey and Rebecca Noel, moved to Buckingham County about 1815. Most of his descendants adhere to the old spelling of the name.
He married (1) Elizabeth Palmore; (2) Mary ("Polly") Ayres (or Ayers), who died April 24, 1831; (3) Betsy Ayres, a first cousin of the second wife.
Children of John Guthrey and Elizabeth Palmore:
1. William Guthrey. (Below)
2. John Garnett Guthrey, b. 1810. (Below)
3. James Smith Guthrey, b. Sept. 22, 1813, in Petersburg, Va., (p. 46).
4. Daniel Travis Guthrey, b. July 17, 1817, (p. 48).
Children of John Guthrey and Mary Ayres:
1. Martha Ann Guthrey, b. April 24, 1831, in Buckingham County, (see the Andersons, Allied Families).
Children of John Guthrey and Betsy Ayres, all born in Buckingham County:
1. Rebecca Guthrey, who m. a Mr. Shepard.
2. Emily Guthrey, who m. William Williams, one time sheriff of Buckingham County.
3. Catherine Guthrey, who m. Newlin, of Buckingham County.
4. Elizabeth Guthrey, who m. a Mr. Fergusson.
5. Mary Sue Guthrey.
6. Kizzie Guthrey.
7. Joseph Guthrey.
8. Matt Guthrey, never m.
9. Guthrey, a soldier in the Civil War.
10. Guthrey, a soldier in the Civil War.
William Guthrey, son of John Guthrey and Elizabeth Palmore,
married They had daughters, Nancy, who married
Palmer Jamison; and Elizabeth, who married Davis.
John Garnet Guthrey, son of John Guthrey and Elizabeth Palmore, when a young man went with his mother's brother, Palmore, to New York City. While living there he met and married Elizabeth Hawkins, a lady of wealth and high social station. After living in New York City for a time they moved to Buckingham County, Va. At a later date they moved to Saline County, Missouri, his brothers James Smith Guthrey and Daniel Travis Guthrey having previously located in that county. John G. Guthrey settled in the northern part of the county at Miami, a small town on the Missouri River. Here he became a prosperous citizen and acquired considerable property in the form of farms, town lots and a valuable mill in Miami. He died there in 1886, his widow surviving some years.
Children:
1. Eliza H. Guthrey, b. in New York City; m. Oct. 9, 1883, M. H. Adexander.m
2. Lucy G. Guthrey, b. in New York City; m. April 28, 1884, William R. Ruxton.~
3. Virginia T. Guthrey, m. Feb. 12, 1889, John Pickett.
Children:
(1). Annie Pickett, who m. John Byers. They live in Austin, Texas.
4. Annie A. Guthrey, m. Sept. 1, 1889, Pemm H. D. Campbell.
Children:
(1). Annie Campbell, who lives with her auntMrs. John Pickett, in Austin, Texas.
5. John Garnett Guthrey, Jr.
6. Joseph Palmore Guthrey.
7. Churchill Guthrey.
James Smith Guthrey (p. 45) married Aug. 5, 1837, in Albemarle County, Va., Helen Temple Brown, who was born July 4, 1817, and was a daughter of William and Susan Brown of that county. Immediately after his marriage, James Smith Guthrey moved to Kentucky, lived there a few years, then in 1841 moved on to Saline County, Mo. He purchased a farm which he sold Dec. 18, 1842, and Jan. 13, 1843, purchased a farm from his brother Daniel Travis Guthrey.' This farm was situated just east of Miami, Mo. His wife died here in 1875; he at Excelsior Springs, Mo., Jan. 4, 1900. Their two eldest children were born in Kentucky, the others in Saline County, Mo.
Children:
1. Elizabeth Ann Guthrey, b. May 16, 1838; m. Robert Lee Waller, who taught school all his life. He died at Blackwell, Okla., in 1924. Afterwards she made her home with her son John, at Bluejacket, Okla. She d. in 1929.
Children:
(1). John Waller.
(2). Robert Waller.
(3). Dade Waller.
(4, 5 & 6). Smith Waller and two others.
2. Rebecca Susan Guthrey, m. Alexander Mahan, deceased. She lived in Fort Worth, Texas, where she d. in 1929.
Children:
(1). Lonnie Mahan, who d. in early manhood.
(2). Helen Temple Mahan, m. Frederick S. Schwenck; d. Jan. 1, 1925.
(3). Thomas Mahan, m., lives in Kansas.
(4). Clara Mahan, m., now deceased.
3. Patrick Henry Guthrey, b. Feb. 25, 1842, (p. 47).
4. Virginia Missouri Guthrey, (p. 48).
5. William Travis Guthrey, m. Elizabeth ("Libby") They lived for many years on a farm near Malta Bend, Mo., afterwards moved to Joplin, Mo.
Children:
(1, 2 & 3). Guy Guthrey, a merchant of Malta Bend, and two others.
6. Caroline Guthrey, m. a Mr. Tague. They lived near Hiawatha, Kan.
Children:
(1). Guthrey Tague, m. lives in St. Joseph, Mo.
7. Martha Helen Guthrey, in. Samuel Nowlin Mahan, a brother of Alexander Mahan, who in. her sister.
Children:
(1). Allen Mahan, a chicken rancher, near Fort Worth, Texas.
(2). Golda Mahan, lives with her mother, Malta Bend, Mo.
(3). Martha Helen Mahan, in. a Mr. Niebrugge. They have a daughterMary Helen and three sons.
(4). Mahan.
8. James Seymour Guthrey, in. Eva Simms. They live at Nevada, Mo. Names of children unknown.
Patrick Henry Guthrey, above, was a teacher, farmer and naturalist. He was very fond of hunting. He married Sept. 20, 1866, in Saline County, Mo., Jane Adelaide Browne, who was born Feb. 16, 1842. (See the Brownes, Allied Families). She died at Grindstone, Parker County, Texas, March 21, 1879. lie died at Sulphur Springs, Mo., in March, 1911.
Children:
1. Harry Browne Guthrey, b. Sept. 17, 1867; in. July 4, 1897, Charlotta Thersa Jensen. For a number of years he was engaged in the oil business at Tampico, Mexico. They now live in South America.
Children:
(1). Constance Guthrey.
(2). Harry Browne Guthrey, Jr., who d. in infancy.
2. Early Blackburn Guthrey, b. Feb. 25, 1869; in. Addie Connor. "E. B.", as he is popularly known, is a graduate of the Law School of Ann Arbor, Mich., and for many years has been associated with the "Good Roads" movement of the State of Oklahoma. He is the editor of The Nation's Highway and a member of the Oklahoma State Highway Committee. They live in Oklahoma City. No children.
3. Martha Helen Guthrey, b. Sept. 27, 1871; m. Sept. 18, 1898, Frank Eugene Palmerton, who was b. in England, May 9, 1861. She is a Graduate Nurse, of the University of Texas; is a public spirited woman, interested in health and welfare work. For a number of years she was Assistant Director of Public Welfare. She received recognition for "Essential War Service" from the American Red Cross Society for her work in Child Welfare during the World War. She has founded two homes for children. She is Superintendent of one of theseThe Garret Children's Memorial Home, of Dallas.
4. Mary Palmore Guthrey, b. Feb. 14, 1873; in. (1) William Abercrombie; m. (2) Fred E. Dudley; in. (3) George S. Paul. They live in Atascadero, Calif.
Children, first marriage:
(1). Clifford Abercrombie, who was a soldier in the World War. During service in France he was severely shellshocked. Returning to America at the close of the war, he m. May 16, 1918, Blanche Dupre, who d. April 3t 19". He d. from the effects of his war injuries in 1921.
Children:
i. Helen Louise Abercrombie, b. Feb. 14, 1919; d. Feb. 18, 1919.
ii.Charles Valentine Abercrombie, twin to Helen Louise, d. Feb. 16, 1919.
5. George Gordon Guthrey, b. Feb. 13, 1875; m. May, 1898, Judith Elsie Norwood. He was killed in an accident, Oct. 8, 1908, while living at Wynnewood, Okla. His widow died April 20, 1923, in Dallas, Texas.
Children:
(1). Gordon Norwood Guthrey, b. March 15, 1902; lives in Norman, Okla.
(2). Judith Helen Guthrey, b. Oct. 13, 1905; lives in Norman, Okla.
(3). Eleanor Louise Guthrey, b. Sept. 20, 1908; lives in Norman, Okla.
6. Pattie Myrtle Guthrey, b. in 1877; d. in infancy.
7. William Guthrey, b. in 1879; d. in infancy.
Virginia Missouri Guthrey (p. 46) married Abraham P. Smith. They lived on a farm near Marshall, Mo., until 1890, when they removed to Galveston, Texas. They suffered greatly in the terrible flood which wrought such havoc in Galveston. Soon afterward the family moved to Dallas, Texas.
Children:
1. James Frank Smith, who m. Alice Walsh. No children. Very brilliant, he founded the Galveston Business University, and later the Dallas Business University.
2. Emma Smith, m. Will Garnett. They are the parents of six children.
3. Helen Smith, m. (1) a Mr. De Mosstwo children were born to them; m. (2) Otis Auburn; d.
4. Caroline Smith, who, after the death of her sister Helen, became the second wife of Otis Auburn.
Children:
(1 & 2). Ralph Auburn and a daughter.
5. Harry Marvin Smith, m. Emma .
6. Virginia Mildred Smith, m. William Willis.
Children:
(1). Harry Willis. (3). William Willis, Jr.
(2). Don Willis. (4). Helen Willis.
Daniel Travis Guthrey, (p. 45) son of John Guthrey and Elizabeth Palmore, migrated to Missouri in 1837 and took up land Eve miles south of Miami. Returning to Virginia he married Aug. 6, 1840, Harriett Maria Brown, who was born in Bath County, Va., April 5, 1820; died Nov. 12, 1876, in Saline County, Mo. She was a sister of Mary Ann Blackburn Brown, who married William Spencer Browne, (see the Brownes, Allied Families), and of John Barclay Brown, a soldier in the Mexican War.
After their marriage,