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Descendants of John Fugate/Fugit

Contributed by Mary Hilpert

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Generation No. 1

1. JOHN2 FUGATE/FUGIT (UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1735 - 1736 in King George County, Virginia, and died 1824 in Castlewood, Russell County, Virginia. He married SARAH Abt. 1755 in Virginia. She was died in Russell County, Virginia.

Notes for JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT:
John FUGIT/FUGATE was apparently not a son of Josias Fugit/Fugate who died there in 1757, his age doesn't fit the rest of the family. John was listed as "John Junior" in King George, Shenandoah, and Washington Co., VA, so his father may have been a John. But the John Senior could also have been another family member. John Fugate lived the last years of his life and died in Cottonwood, Virginia so researchers refer to him as "Cottonwood John." Several people have been proposed as possible fathers for John, but no actual linkage has been proven.

+++ John was a colonial soldier in the Virginia Militia
1 August 1757: A Muster Roll (Size roll), of Captain Robert Stewart's Company, in the Virginia Regiment, list a John Fewgit, Age: 21; Size: 5'8"; Country: Virginia; Trade: Planter; Enlistment: Draft, King George. ("Colonial Soldiers of the South," by Murtie June Clark, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983)
20 June 1757: "The Court proceeded to prick down the several persons here after named as Vagrants, to wit: …John Fugate Junior., (and 19 others) . . . . (The court) ordered that the sheriffs . . . apprehend the before mentioned persons pricked down as aforesaid . . .cause them to appear Monday 27 June."
27 June 1757: 14 persons appeared in court. 8 were currently in service; 2 had been discharged; 1 had enlisted; 2 were draughted into service, and 1 was deemed unfit for service. John Fugit and 5 others failed to appear and were deemed deserters. (King George County, VA, Deed Books)

+++ From September 1763 to 1771: John and Sarah were in Frederick County on Gooney Run
Note: Gooney Run was about 5 miles south of Front Royal, Virginia (in the Northern tip)
3 September 1763: Survey (warrant Oct 1762): Land on Gooneys Run at the foot of the Blew Ridge for John Fugate Junior. ("Abstracts of Virginia's Northern Neck Warrants & Surveys" by Peggy Shomo. Vol II, Frederick County, VA, page 59)
3 June 1767: Petition of Thomas Rutherford vs John Fugate and James McCarty. John Fugate failed to appear. (Frederick County, VA Court Orders. Book 14 (1767-1770), page 6)
11 April 1771: John Fugate's Deed for 137 Acres in Frederick County. ". . . ungranted on the Drains of Gooney's Run . . ." (Virginia Land Grants: 1767 - 1775, page 26)
October 1771: "…Land from John Fugate to John Cooksy. . ." A deed signed by John Fugate Junior and Sarah. (Shenandoah Co, VA court orders book 1772 - 1774 pages 3 and 8)

Note: A John Fugate is shown on the AIS (Accelerated Indexing Systems) as being on the Dunmore County rent rolls for the years 1774, 1775, 1776. But by checking the actual rent rolls the entries show that the rent was several years in "Arrears" This mean that the land had been abandoned, but was still carried on the county books. John Fugate was not actually living there.

+++ 1774: John and Sarah settled in Rich Valley in Washington County, VA
May 3, 1782: Survey for John Fugate, 51 acres of land lying in Rich Valley . . .(description of land. Same as below) . (by virtue of a Land Office Treasury Warrant # 10935)
August 30, 1782: Survey for John Fugate, 300 acres of land in Rich Valley. (by virtue of Certificate from Commissioners 3 May 1782. Commissioners certify that John Fugate, assignee of Benjamin Nicheson, is entitled to 300 acres of land in Washington County on Beaver Creek, a branch of North Fork Holstein River to include his improvements, he having proved he was entitled to same by actual settlement made in 1774.
1782, 1783, 1785, 1787, 1790 John Fugate (Father and son) on the Washington County, VA Tax lists.
1793 - 1803 John Fugate (Father and son) on the Russel County, VA Tax lists.
1796 John Fugate's name on petition to establish a town in Russell County.
September 1798: 'John and Sarah' sold the land in Rich Valley to John Shannon.

Generation No. 1 (continued)

+++ 1798 to 1824 on Castle's Run in Russell County, VA
September 1798: John and Sarah moved to the land on Castle's Run John had obtained the land the previous August. Records indicate that they remained there for the rest of their lives.
1810 - 1812 & 1816 - 1818: John FUGIT on the Russel County, VA Tax lists.
1824: John died intestate. Since (John) didn't leave a will, his land would have been inherited equally by all his children." (The Fugate Family Newsletter, Vol XVII, 1995)
August 1824: The inventory of John's estate - 100 acres in Castlewood - was taken.
21 Nov 1833: John's heirs sold the land at Castle Run. The deeds have the names of the children as parties to the sale. (Russel County Deed Books 9, p. 380 and 10, p 52)

Notes for SARAH: A descendant of Darby McCarty (of Shenandoah County) points out that Darby had a daughter, Sarah, born 3 July 1743, who could very easily be the wife of "Cottonwood" John. The two families were closely associated, and Sarah's brother, James is known to have married a Fugate. (The Fugate Family Newsletter VII, 1985)

Children of JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT and SARAH are:

2. i. JONATHAN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 25 January 1758, Shenandoah County, VA; d. 1859, Breathitt County, KY.

ii. SARAH FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1760 - 1770, Shenandoah County, Virginia; d. ?; m. WILLIAM BOLIN, Abt. 1790, Russell County, Virginia.
Notes for SARAH FUGATE/FUGIT: Sarah is the daughter and heir of "Castlewood John." Her husband William Bolin is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property. The deed shows them living in Cape Girard County, Missouri.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)
Notes for WILLIAM BOLIN: William Bolin in on the 1830 census for Cape Girardeau, MO.

3. iii. JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1770, Shenandoah County, VA; d. 1844, Decatur County, Indiana.

iv. LYDIA FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1775 - 1776, Virginia; d. Aft. 1860.
Notes for LYDIA FUGATE/FUGIT:
Lydia is the daughter and heir of "Castlewood John." She is on the deed (21 Nov 1833) for the sale of Castlewood John's land. The deed shows her living in Lawrence County, Kentucky. (Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52) The Census for Carter county, KY show Lydia at 75 years old living with her nephew Moses H. Fugate.

v. MARTHA FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1775 - 1780, Washington County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1833 - 1840, Franklin County, Indiana; m. BENJAMIN GEORGE, Bet. 1798 - 1800, Russell County, Virginia; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.
Notes for MARTHA FUGATE/FUGIT: Martha is the daughter and heir of "Castlewood John." Her and her husband Benjamin George are on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property. The deed shows them living in Franklin Co., Indiana.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)
Notes for BENJAMIN GEORGE: Benjamin is on the 1820 Census for Franklin County, Indiana.

4. vi. HANNA FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1780 - 1785, Washington County, VA; d. Bef. 1833, Lawrence County, KY.

5. vii. MOSES FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1780 - 1790, Russell County, VA; d. Bef. 1840, Bedford County, TN.

6. viii. JESSE FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1781, Laurel Hill, VA; d. 02 September 1864, Shelby County, Indiana.

7. ix. BENJAMIN J. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1791, Russell County, VA; d. 07 February 1861, Greenbrier, KY.

Generation No. 2

2. JONATHAN3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 25 January 1758 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and died 1859 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He married LETTY.

Notes for JONATHAN FUGATE/FUGIT: Jonathan is the son and heir of "Castlewood John." He is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property which shows him living in Perry County, KY.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)

Jonathan is on the following Census':
1810 - Clay County, KY
1820 - Clay County, KY
1830 - Perry County, KY
1850 - Breathitt County, KY (He is 96 years old and living with a Henry Williams family)

Children of JONATHAN FUGATE/FUGIT and LETTY UNKNOWN are:
HANNAH4 FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1800 - 1805; d. ?; m. JAMES SMITH, 25 November 1822, Perry County, Kentucky.

ii. MARY FUGATE/FUGIT; m. BENJAMIN CLEMMONS.

iii SARAH FUGATE/FUGIT; m. LORENZO DOW SMITH.

iv. RACHEL FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1820; d. 1860, Breathitt County, Kentucky; m. IRA NOBLE.

v. ELIZABETH FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1800 - 1810; d. ?; m. ANDREW WILSON.

vi. JESSE FUGATE/FUGIT, d. Bef. 1864; m. CLARINDA BRADLEY.
Notes for JESSE FUGATE/FUGIT: Jesse is on the1850 census for Breathitt County, KY with his sister Henley as part of the household.

vii. JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT; m. AGGIE MULLINS.
Notes for JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT: John is on the 1850 census for Breathitt County, KY with his mother Letty as part of the household.

viii. HENLEY FUGATE/FUGIT; m. SALLY.
Notes for HENLEY FUGATE/FUGIT: Henley is on the 1850 census for Breathitt County, KY in the household of Jesse his brother.

Generation No. 2 (continued)

3. JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1770 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and died 1844 in Decatur County, Indiana. He married MARY Bet. 1795 - 1800 in Russell County, Virginia. She was born 1780 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850 in Decatur Co, Indiana.

Notes for JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT: John is the son and heir of "Castlewood John." He is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property which shows him living in Decatur County, Indiana
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52).
He is on the 1830 Census for Decatur County, Indiana.
Fugit Township in Decatur County, Indiana got its name from John.
+++ "Decatur County, Indiana History" Edited by Lewis A. Harding, Bowen & Co., Pub., Indianapolis in 1915
The first settlers in that county: "Several families had settled within what is now Fugit Twp before the county of Decatur was organized in 1822. The county was carved out of the 'New Purchase' which had been bought from the Indians in the fall of 1818. Although the lands were not offered for sale at the Brookville land office until the fall of 1820, during the winter and spring of 1818, seven families . . . 'squatted' in what is now Fugit Twp. This was probably the first effort toward a permanent settlement in the new territory. . . . Who (the seven families) were, where they finally located, and whether they became permanent settlers in the county later on has not been determined. . . . It is taken by common consent that the Fugit family were the first real settlers in what is now the township bearing their name. . . . The Fugits entered no land and citizens of the township have never agreed as to the exact spot where the old Fugit cabin stood."
+++ "Atlas of Decatur County Indiana" Published by J. J. Beers Co., Chicago Illinois 1882.
(Book from Marion County Public Library, Indianapolis Indiana).
The Fugits: ". . . Spring of 1819, a movement was begun by these hardy pioneers to possess themselves of a part of the "New Purchase." First among them were John Fugit, Griffey Griffiths, and Elias Jarrett. In March of 1819, they smoked their last pipes among the hills and hollows of Franklin County, and with their families, settled as follows:
John Fugit, where the forks of the road now is, one mile east of where Clarksburg now stands; Griffey Griffiths, about a mile west of that village; and the Jarrett family near to the Fugits. These were all sturdy (western*) Virginia mountaineers, with large families".
"The Fugit family was one of considerable note in the early history of the country, and held several positions of trust and honor. The old father, John Fugit, was a Justice of the Peace in Franklin County before his removal to the "New Purchase," and brought his commission and docket with him. He acted as a Justice up to the time of the first Associate Judges of the Circuit Court. Judge Fugit was born in 1770 in Russell County, (in western*) Virginia, where he lived until after his marriage, when he moved to Floyd County, Kentucky. A short time afterwards -- about 1803 -- they moved to Hamilton County, Ohio **. In 1810 the family moved to Cedar Grove, Franklin County, (Indiana), where they resided until 1818. Because the Indians were hostile, they were compelled to seek safety at an old fort eight miles west of Brookville. They remained there until they moved to (Douglas) County. In 1825, they moved from their first location in Fugit Township, to what is now know as Turner's Corner in Clay Township. They resided there until 1839, when they moved to Milford, Indiana where (John) died in 1844."
"The Fugit family is noted as the tallest family ever residing in the county, the eleven averaging over six feet in height and all but one coming well up to that figure . The members of the Fugit family who came to the area in 1819 were the father, mother, six sons and three daughters(***). Four of them are now living as follows:
Mrs. Mary Garrison of (Fugit Township), Isaac W. Fugit, Esq. of St. Paul (****),
Mrs. Rachel McAllister of Windfall,Indiana, and Mrs Celia Wilson of Boone County, Indiana."
"Who were the first settlers of the county -- Fugits or Griffiths? The parties themselves agree to these facts: John Fugit, his son John, and daughter Mary (Mrs. Garrison, now of this city), then a young girl, first came out to hunt a location and put up a cabin. They were at work (building the cabin), but had not yet moved the family when Griffey Griffith came with his family. (The Griffiths were) the first family to make a settlement in the county."
* West Virginia was used in error in the book. It should have been the western part of Virginia.
** John took out a land grant from the Steubenville District land office 22 Sept 1806 for Section 12, Twp 15,
Range 4, in Hamilton County, Ohio. (The Fugate Family Newsletter X VII,1995)
*** It is possible that the writers forgot the oldest daughter, Sarah, who was married just as the family was
settling in the county and may have been unknown to many of their neighbors in the Milford Area.
**** The original text stated St Paul, Minnesota, but this is an error. He actually lived in St. Paul, Decatur County,
in Adams Twp., just north of Clay Twp where the Fugits lived

Generation No. 2 (continued)

Notes for MARY:
Mary is on the Decatur County, Indiana Census for 1950: age 70, living with her son James L and his wife Deborah

Children of JOHN FUGATE/FUGIT and MARY FUGATE are:
8. i. JOHN HAMMON4 FUGATE, b. Bet. 1795 - 1800, Russell County, VA; d. Bet. 1844 - 1850, Missouri.

ii. SARAH FUGATE, b. Bet. 1795 - 1798, Russell County, Virginia; d. Bef. 1882; m. JOSEPH WEBB, 1819, Decatur County, Indiana.
Notes for SARAH FUGATE: Sarah was not mentioned in the history of her father John written in 1882, so she had died before that time.

9. iii. JESSE BOLIN FUGATE, b. 31 January 1800, Russell County, VA; d. 28 February 1871, Mercer County, Missouri.

iv. MARY H. FUGATE, b. 1803, Hamilton County, Ohio; d. ?; m. DAVID GARRISON, 1826, Decatur County, Indiana.
Notes for MARY H. FUGATE: The Atlas of Decatur Co., published 1882 has a history of John, her father. It list Mary Garrison as living in Fugit Twp in Decatur County at that time.

v. BENJAMIN FUGATE, b. Bet. 1805 - 1810, Ohio; d. Bef. 1882; m. CELIA HILL, 01 December 1831, Bartholomew County, Indiana; b. Decatur County, Indiana.

Notes for BENJAMIN FUGATE: Since Benjamin was not mentioned in the 1882 county history biography of John his father, he must of already died.

10. vi. JAMES L. FUGATE, b. Bet. 1808 - 1809, Hamilton County, Ohio; d. December 1880, Decatur County, Ohio.

11. vii. ISAAC W. FUGATE, b. 26 July 1813, Franklin County, Indiana; d. 16 June 1882, Decatur County, Indiana.

12. viii. HUGH F. FUGATE, b. 07 November 1815, Franklin County, Indiana; d. Bet. 1868 - 1869, Decatur County, Indiana.

ix. RACHEL FUGATE, b. 1818, Franklin County, Indiana; d. ?; m. LEWIS MCALLISTER, 01 January 1846, Decatur County, Indiana.
Notes for RACHEL FUGATE: The Atlas of Decatur Co., published 1882 has a history of John, her father. It says that Mrs. Rachel McAllister lives in Windfall, Indiana.

x. CELIA FUGATE, b. 1828, Decatur County, Indiana; d. ?; m. JESSE G. WILSON, 17 February 1850, Decatur County, Indiana.
Notes for CELIA FUGATE: The Atlas of Decatur Co., published 1882 has a history of John, her father. It says that Mrs. Celia Wilson lives in Boone County, Indiana.

4. HANNA3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1780 - 1785 in Washington County, VA, and died Bef. 1833 in Lawrence County, KY.

Notes for HANNA FUGATE/FUGIT: Hanna was the daughter of "Castlewood John." She had died so her daughter and heir Delilah - and Delilah's husband, William Holbrook - are on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property. The deed shows them living in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)

Child of HANNA FUGATE/FUGIT is:
i. DELILAH4; m. WILLIAM HOLBROOK.

Generation No. 2 (continued)

5. MOSES3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1780 - 1790 in Russell County, VA, and died Bef. 1840 in Bedford County, Tennessee. He married NANCY Abt. 1805 in Virginia.

Notes for MOSES FUGATE/FUGIT: Moses is the son and heir of "Castlewood John." He is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property which shows him living in Bedford County, Tennessee.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)

+++ The Fugate Family Newsletter , Vol XVII,1995
"Moses seems to have been one of the younger men listed among the heirs of John. He was born 1780/90 according to the 1830 census (of Bedford County, Tennessee). His name is not found on any of the tax lists in Russell county through 1803, and his first child was born in 1809, so he must have been born about 1785. We know he was still in Russel County in 1804, when he proved the will he had witnessed. Moses's wife was undoubtedly the "Nancy Fugit, age 64, b. VA" living with daughter Nancy and her husband John W. Bledsoe in 1850. He must have married in Virginia, as his oldest child, Frances, gave that state as her birthplace in later census'. The next record . . . of Moses is in 1812, when he purchased land in Bedford County, TN. He appears on the 1812 tax list for (Bedford) County. He sold that land in 1814, and in 1822 purchased another plot of 115 acres. Moses was dead by 1837, when some of his children sold their interest in his land to their brother-in-law, Moses Cheves."

Notes for NANCY UNKNOWN FUGATE/FUGETT: Nancy is on the 1840 census for Bedford, TN as head of household. With 1 ea 15-20 year old female and 1 ea 20-30 year old male.

Children of MOSES FUGATE/FUGIT and NANCY FUGATE/FUGETT are:
13. i. BENJAMIN4 FUGATE/FUGETT, b. 21 October 1811, Bedford County, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1860.

ii JEFFERSON FUGATE/FUGETT, b. 10 February 1814, Bedford County, Tennessee.

iii. BEDFORD FUGATE/FUGETT, b. 29 January 1816, Bedford County, Tennessee; d. 16 January 1901; m. MALINDA UNKNOWN.
Notes for BEDFORD FUGATE/FUGETT: Information taken from his tombstone shows Bedford lived in Bedford County in 1840 and in Christian County, Missouri in 1860.

iv. NANCY FUGATE/FUGETT, b. 22 December 1822, Bedford County, Tennessee; d. Unknown; m. JOHN W. BLEDSOE.

v. FRANCES FUGATE/FUGETT, b. Abt. 1820, Tennessee; d. ?; m. C. D. WESTERMAN.
Notes for C. D. WESTERMAN: C. D. lived in Pike County, Arizona

vi. SARAH FUGATE/FUGETT, b. Bet. 1810 - 1820, Tennessee; d. ?; m. MOSES CHEVES, Bedford County, Tennessee.

Generation No. 2 (continued)

6. JESSE3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1781 in Laurel Hill, Virginia, and died 02 September 1864 in Shelby County, Indiana. He married (1) LEAH MCKAY Abt. 1810 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. He married (2) NANCY 08 December 1849 in Shelby County, Indiana. She was born Abt. 1800 in KY.

Notes for JESSE FUGATE/FUGIT: Jesse is the son and heir of "Castlewood John." He is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property which shows him living in Jefferson County, Indiana.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)
Jesse was a veteran of the War of 1812 (per Mary Fugate)
Jesse is on the following Census:
1820 - Jefferson County, Indiana
1830 - Jefferson County, Indiana
1840 - Jefferson County, Indiana
1850 - Shelby County, Indiana (with a wife Nancy and Perlina Logan 20 yrs old)

Children of JESSE FUGATE/FUGIT and LEAH MCKAY are:
i. WILLIAM HARRISON4 FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1811, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. ?; m. (1) SUSANNAH BROWN, 15 October 1835, Jefferson County, Indiana; m. (2) HARRIET VANHORN, 20 April 1856.

ii. SALEM POCOCK FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1815, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. 23 May 1889, Clarksville, Floyd County, Indiana; m. MARTHA G. BOWEN, 11 December 1835, Jefferson County, Indiana.

iii. MARIAM FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1814; d. ?; m. SOLOMON WASHER, 19 September 1841, Jefferson County, Indiana.

iv. RUEL C. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1818, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. Bef. 1880; m. REBECCA WASHER, 14 February 1847, Jefferson County, Indiana.

v. GEORGE FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1818, Jefferson County, Indiana; d. 16 June 1887, Louisville, Kentucky; m. JANE A. THOMAS, 19 November 1850, Jefferson County, Indiana.

Generation No. 2 (continued)

7. BENJAMIN J.3 FUGATE/FUGIT (JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1791 in Russell County, Virginia, and died 07 February 1861 in Greenbrier, Kentucky. He married (1) PHOEBE Abt. 1815 in Russell County, Virginia. He married (2) CLARINDA 22 February 1840 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

Notes for BENJAMIN J. FUGATE/FUGIT: Benjamin is the son and heir of "Castlewood John." He is on the deed dated 21 Nov 1833 for the sale of the Castlewood property that shows him living in Lawrence County, KY.
(Russell co. Deed Books 9, p 380 and 10, p 52)

Benjamin was in the following census
1820 - Franklin County, Indiana
1830 - Lawrence County, Kentucky
1840 - Lawrence County, Kentucky
1850 - Lawrence County, Kentucky (with wife Clarinda and children including Clarinda's child
from a prior marriage)

Children of BENJAMIN FUGATE/FUGIT and PHOEBE are:
14. i. MOSES H.4 FUGATE, b. 1815, Russel County,Virginia; d. ?.

ii. SOLOMON B. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1817, Russel County,Virginia; d. Abt. 1858, Kentucky; m. LUCRETIA EVANS, 30 June 1845, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

iii. BERRY E. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Bet. 1823 - 1826, Kentucky; d. ?; m. JEMIMA SPARKS, 18 December 1860, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

iv. WILLIAM H. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1825; d. ?; m. PERMELIA FRANCES ROBERTS.
Notes for WILLIAM H. FUGATE/FUGIT: July 1890, Permelia filed for a Civil War widow's pension.

v. BENJAMIN H. FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1829, Kentucky; d. ?; m. MARYAN THOMPSON, Abt. 1848.
Notes for BENJAMIN H. FUGATE/FUGIT: He was in the 1850census for Lawrence County, KY.

vi. GEORGE FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1829, Kentucky; d. ?.
Notes for GEORGE FUGATE/FUGIT: George was an engineer. He boarded with another engineer in 1850, indexed in 1860, who might have belonged to this family (The Fugate Family Newsletter).

vii. JAMES FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1834, Lawrence County, Kentucky; d. ?; m. (1) JANE HAWS, Abt. 1860, Lawrence County, Kentucky; m. (2) EASTER Abt. 1865; b. Abt. 1848, Virginia.
Notes for JAMES FUGATE/FUGIT: On the 1860 Lawrence County census James is living in the household of J.W. Haws - James Fugate is 26 and his wife Jane Fugate is 17.
On the 1870 Owsley County, Kentucky census, James is 37 with wife Easter, 22.

viii. EMILY FUGATE/FUGIT, b. 1835, Kentucky; d. ?; m. JOHN W. PRINCE, 01 June 1854, Lawrence County, Kentucky.

Child of BENJAMIN FUGATE/FUGIT and CLARINDA UNKNOWN is:
ix. KENIS4 FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1840; d. Bef. July 1890; m. SARAH.

Generation No. 3

8. JOHN HAMMON4 FUGATE (JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1795 - 1800 in Russell County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1844 - 1850 in Missouri. He married ELIZABETH HERRON 04 October 1826 in Decatur County, Indiana.

Notes for JOHN HAMMON FUGATE: John Hammond Fugate was in the following census:
1830 - Decatur County, Indiana
1840 - Pulaski County, Missouri
He had died before the 1850 census and his children were living in other families' households in Hickory County, Missouri

Children of JOHN FUGATE and ELIZABETH HERRON are:
15. i. BEN F.5 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1825; d. ?.

16. ii. JAMES MONROE FUGATE, b. 16 August 1832.

9. JESSE BOLIN4 FUGATE (JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 31 January 1800 in Russell County, VA, and died 28 February 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri. He married NANCY PLAUGHES 19 July 1821 in Franklin County, Indiana, daughter of JEREMIAH PLAUGHES and SALLY ROBERTS. She was born Abt. 1800 in Kentucky, and died 19 April 1871 in Mercer County, Missouri.

Notes for JESSE BOLIN FUGATE: Jesse is in the following federal census:
1830 - Decatur County, Indiana 1840 - Deactur County, Indiana
1850 - Mercer County, Missouri 1860 - Decatur County, Iowa
1856 Iowa state census for Decatur County, Morgan
Jesse is not mentioned in the history of his father John written in 1882, so he was dead before that time.
More About JESSE BOLIN FUGATE: Burial: Union Cemetery, Decatur County, Iowa
More About NANCY PLAUGHES: Burial: Union Cemetery, Decatur County, Iowa

Children of JESSE FUGATE and NANCY PLAUGHES are:
17. i. DAVIS FLOYD5 FUGATE, b. 29 August 1823, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 09 December 1897, Mercer County, Missouri.

ii. POLLY FUGATE, b. 1825, Decatur County, Indiana; d. ?.

iii. CELIA FUGATE, b. 1826, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 09 June 1893; m. HORATIO ALLEY, Bef. 1850; b. Abt. 1825; d. ?.

iv. SARAH FUGATE, b. 25 June 1828, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 20 May 1902, Mercer County, Indiana; m. LEVI LOSE, 1863, Decatur County, Indiana.

18. v. MAHALA FUGATE, b. 09 March 1828, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 28 November 1895, Visalia, Tulare, CA.

19. vi. JANE BOLIN FUGATE, b. Abt. 1832, Decatur County, Indiana; d. ?.

NANCY FUGATE, b. Abt. 1833, Decatur County, Indiana; d. ?.

viii. MARTHA FUGATE, b. Abt. 1834, Decatur County, Indiana; d. Unknown.

ix. RACHEL SUSANNAH FUGATE, b. 26 September 1837, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 25 January 1914, Sullivan County, Missouri; m. WESLEY FISHER LOSE, 03 December 1865, Mercer County, Missouri.

x. AMANDA FUGATE, b. February 1842, Decatur Co, Indiana; d. Unknown; m. ROBERT JOHNSTON.

Generation No. 3 (continued)

Children of JESSE FUGATE and NANCY PLAUGHES (continued)

xi. ISAAC P. FUGATE, b. Abt. 1844, Decatur Co, Indiana; d. 30 November 1862, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
Notes for ISAAC P. FUGATE: Isaac Fugit died two weeks after entering the Civil War.
24 Nov 1862: Muster-in Roll for Davenport, Iowa: Isaac is listed as a Private in Co K,
39th Iowa Regiment. Born: Decatur Co., Indiana. Age: 18 years. Occupation: Farmer
He enlisted 22 August 1862 at Leon, Iowa for 3 years. His description is: brown eyes, brown hair, dark complexion, 5 feet, 10 inches tall. Bounty paid: $25. Premium paid: $5 .
A note at the bottom says that the only other record of his man is the "Muster-Out Roll."
5 June 1865: Muster-Out Roll, Washington DC: Note: "Last paid to Sept. 22, 1862. Bounty paid $25. Due $75." Remarks: Died at Davenport Iowa, Nov 30, 1862.

More About ISAAC P. FUGATE: Burial: Union Cemetery, Decatur County, Iowa

xii. ELLEN FUGATE, b. Abt. 1846, Decatur Co, Indiana; d. ?.

xiii. ELIZA FUGATE, b. Abt. 1849, Mercer Co., Missouri; d. ?; m. ROBERT COMER.

xiv. FAN FUGATE, b. Aft. 1852; d. ?.

10. JAMES L.4 FUGATE (JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1808 - 1809 in Hamilton County, Ohio, and died December 1880 in Decatur County, Ohio. He married (1) DEBORAH MARSHALL 10 April 1838 in Decatur County, Indiana. She was born Abt. 1822. He married (2) ELIZA HUDSON 03 March 1857 in Decatur County, Indiana. He married (3) ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON 12 August 1872 in Decatur County, Indiana.

Notes for JAMES L. FUGATE: James is on the 1850 census in Decatur County, Indiana with his wife, children, and mother Mary Fugit as a part of the household. Occupation: 1850, Census show him as a lawyer
He is not mentioned in the history of his father John written in 1882, so he was dead by that year.

Children of JAMES FUGATE and DEBORAH MARSHALL are:
i. JAMES M.5 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1844.

ii. CORDELIA FUGATE, b. Abt. 1848.

Child of JAMES FUGATE and ELIZA HUDSON is:
iii. SON5 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1857.

11. ISAAC W.4 FUGATE (JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 26 July 1813 in Franklin County, Indiana, and died 16 June 1882 in Decatur County, Indiana. He married MARY ANN COLEE 30 July 1854 in Decatur County, Indiana.

Notes for ISAAC W. FUGATE: The Atlas of Decatur Co., published 1882 says that Isaac W. Fugit lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, but this is an error. He actually lived in St. Paul, Decatur County, in Adams Twp., just north of Clay Twp where the Fugits lived. He was a lawyer and served in the Civil War.

Notes for MARY ANN COLEE: Mary Colee received a Civil War pension.

Generation No. 3 (continued)

12. HUGH F.4 FUGATE (JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 07 November 1815 in Franklin County, Indiana, and died Bet. 1868 - 1869 in Decatur County, Indiana. He married NANCY KING 03 February 1846 in Decatur County, Indiana.

Notes for HUGH F. FUGATE:
Hugh was not mentioned in the history of his father, John in written 1882, so he was dead before that date.

More About HUGH F. FUGATE: Occupation: 1850, Census show him as a lawyer

More About HUGH FUGATE and NANCY KING: Marriage: 03 February 1846, Decatur County, Indiana

Child of HUGH FUGATE and NANCY KING is:
i. MARY5 FUGATE/FUGIT, b. Abt. 1848.

13. BENJAMIN4 FUGATE/FUGETT (MOSES3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 21 October 1811 in Bedford County, Tennessee, and died Bef. 1860. He married MARY.

Notes for BENJAMIN FUGATE/FUGETT: Benjamin died before the 1860 census of Tishomingo County, Mississippi. His wife Mary L or R. is shown as a widow with children living in Prentiss County, Mississippi in 1870. Benjamin's family bible includes birth dates of Jeff, Nancy, and in illegible name b Jan 1818 who could be John.

Children of BENJAMIN FUGATE/FUGETT and MARY are:
i. JEFF5 FUGATE/FUGATT, b. Abt. 1835.
ii. NANCY FUGATE/FUGATT, b. Abt. 1840.

Generation No. 3 (continued)

14. MOSES H.4 FUGATE (BENJAMIN J.3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1815 in Russel County, Virginia, and died ?. He married MARY GRUBB February 1836 in Lawrence County, Kentucky.

Notes for MOSES H. FUGATE: Moses is on the 1850 Census for Carter Co., KY with a wife Mary, the children as listed, and his aunt Lydia Fugate 75 years old.

Children of MOSES FUGATE and MARY GRUBB are:
i. SARAH5 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1838.

ii. PHEBE FUGATE, b. Abt. 1840.

iii. BENJAMIN FUGATE, b. Abt. 1842.

iv. GEORGE W. FUGATE, b. Abt. 1846.

v. MARION J. FUGATE, b. Abt. 1850.

Generation No. 4

15. BEN F.5 FUGATE (JOHN HAMMON4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1825, and died ?.

Child of BEN F. FUGATE is:
20. i. JAMES T.6 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1850; d. ?.

16. JAMES MONROE5 FUGATE (JOHN HAMMON4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 16 August 1832. He married VIRGINIA F. FABER 1857 in Linn County, Missouri. She was born 23 June 1840 in Pennsylvania.

Notes for JAMES MONROE FUGATE: John Hammond Fugate had died before the 1850 census and his children were living in other families households in Hickory County, Missouri. James M. Fugat, age 20 b. Ohio was living in the household of Moses Darby.
1880 Census, Great Bend Twp., Barton County, Kansas: James stated that he was 49 years old and that he and his parents had been born in France. Also listed is his wife, Virginia F, age 39, b. VA and two sons Jesse B., age 6, b. MO; and Joseph H., age 3, b. MO.
1890 Census, First Territorial Census of East Guthrie, Oklahoma: James stated that he was age 52, b. IN, 52 years in this country, 13 months in the territory; wife Virginia F as age 48, b. VA, 48 years in this country, 9 months in the territory; sons: Jessie B. age 16, b. MO, 16 years in this country , and Joseph H. age 13, b. MO, 13 years in this country.
+++ : "A SELF-MADE FAMILY TRADITION: James Monroe Fugate, 1832-1899"
The Fugate Family Newsletter for XVI, 1994 has an article.
"In previous articles we have learned of several family traditions that suggest the origins of the Fugates. Although there is a common thread running through many of them saying that the family came from France, there are no particulars as to when or how. In the family of James Monroe Fugate of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and California we find such a tradition. We must assume that James liked to tease about his "French origins." Someone -believing it to be true - even reported the information in the 1880 census. The family also entered it in the family Bible belonging to his son, Jesse B. Fugate. The bible says "James M. Fugate, born August 16, 1832 at sea, France." There is a picture of James's three children with their husband and wives with a note on the back that says: "Your cousin and partner. In center a real Frenchman." A descendant of James believes that this refers to Carrie's husband, who was French.

Children of JAMES FUGATE and VIRGINIA FABER are:
21. i. JESSE B.6 FUGATE, b. 06 July 1873, Moberly, Missouri; d. Unknown.

ii. JOSEPH H. FUGATE, b. 01 September 1876, Ottumwa, Iowa; d. Unknown; m. BLANCHE JOHNSON; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

iii. CARLINE FUGATE, b. 04 June 1860; m. UNKNOWN DECHAINE; b. Unknown; d. Unknown.

17. DAVIS FLOYD5 FUGATE (JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 29 August 1823 in Decatur County, Indiana, and died 09 December 1897 in Mercer County, Missouri. He married (1) MARGARET Aft. 1850 in Mercer County, Missouri. He married (2) HANNAH Abt. 1878.

Child of DAVIS FUGATE and MARGARET FUGATE is:
i. JESSE BOLIN6 FUGATE.

Generation No. 4 (continued)

18. MAHALA5 FUGATE (JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 09 March 1828 in Decatur County, Indiana, and died 28 November 1895 in Visalia, Tulare, CA. She married JOHN JAMES BENTLEY 11 March 1859 in Leon City Courthouse, Decatur, Iowa. He was born 06 December 1833 in King George County, VA, and died 25 May 1905 in Farmersville, Tulare, California.

Notes for MAHALA FUGATE: Letter from Katherine Laumann, 1979: In 1890 the Bentleys headed west, most of them to California.
1850 Census: Mercer Co., MO in her father's household.
1860 Census: Decatur Co., Morgan Twp, IOWA as Mahala Bentley

More About MAHALA FUGATE: Burial: 29 November 1895, Visalia City Cemetery, Visalia County, California

Notes for JOHN JAMES BENTLEY: In a letter (early 1950's) from Marie Vesely to her daughter Lillian Hilpert, she says: John Bentley enlisted Nov.1861 in Company H. 5th Kansas Cavalry. Engaged in 26 battles. Shot through the collar bone in a Battle at Mt Vernon, 1863.
1 July 1861: Kansas 5th Cavalry Regiment was organized.
22 June 1865: Muster Date. Regimental History list 35 battles.
(Ancestry.com, American Civil War Research Database)

Company H - 5 Kansas Cavalry.
Company Descriptive Book
Description: Age, 26 years; Height, 6 feet 1 inches; Complexion, fair; Eyes, blue; Hair, light;
Where born, King George County, Virginia; Occupation, Carpenter.
Enlistment: When, March 14, 1861; Where, Ft. Levenworth; Term, 3 years.
Remarks, Promoted to Srgt Sept 26, 1862. Reduced to Ranks Oct 8, 1862.
Promoted to Corpl July 1863. Reduced to Ranks March 1, 1864.
Horse died of glanders Apr 24, 1864, Pine Bluff Ark.
Mustered out at Levenworth, Kansas Dec 8, 1864.
Detachment Muster-in Roll, Joined for duty and enrolled: When, November 14, 1861.
Where, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Period 3 years.
Company Muster Roll for Dec 31,61 to Apr 30, 1862,
Remarks: Promoted from Private to 6th Sgt March 18, 1862.
Company Muster Roll for May & June, 1863, Remarks: Wounded in Action May 11, 1863
Company Muster Roll for July and August, 1863, Remarks: Promoted from Private 7 August 63.
By error in last muster did not draw pay for months of March and Apr 1863.
Company Muster Roll for Sept & Oct, 1863, Remarks: On extra duty as QM dept since Oct 6, 1863.
Also has pay due him from 28 Feb to 30 April, 1863 on account of error in June rolls.
Company Muster Roll for Nov & Dec, 1863, Remarks: On extra duty as Carpenter in Q.M. Dept.
Pay due for horse and equipment 2 month by error in June rolls 1865.
Company Muster Roll for Jan & Feb, 1864, Remarks: Post Carpenter.No horse.60 days since paid.
Company Muster Roll for May & June, 1864, Remarks: Reduced from Corp 1 May 1864.
On detached duty in Q.M. Dept Pine Bluff. 60 days since last paid.
Company Muster Roll for July & Aug and Sept & Oct, 1864: On extra duty at Post Q.M. Dept.
Company Muster-out Roll, Leavensorth, Kansas; Muster-out date: Dec 8, 1864.
Remarks: Lost his own horse by Glanders April 24, 1864, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Appears on Returns as follows:
Dec 1862: Cook. Mar & Apr 1863: Company Cook.
May 1863 absent: On furlough for 30 days from May 22, on account of wound received in action.
Oct 1863: Wagon Master. Nov 1863 to April 1864: On duty in Post Q M Dept.
May 1864 absent: Post Carpenter. June to Oct 1864 absent: Detailed in Post Q M Dept.
(National Archives Veteran Records)

Generation No. 4 (continued)

Katherine Lauman mother told her that her grandfather, John Bentley had served a prison term, convicted on circumstantial evidence of a murder that happened on his farm. Some young men finally confessed and he was released. Her mother also said that John Bentley was deafened by cannons during the Civil War. John's brother, William, was also in the Civil Was for the South.
In 1890 the Bentleys headed west, most of them to California . . . When (John Bentley) first got to Farmersville, CA he organized a Church of God and became its first pastor.

More About JOHN JAMES BENTLEY: Burial: 27 May 1905, Visalia City Cemetery, Visalia, California

Children of MAHALA FUGATE and JOHN JAMES BENTLEY are:
22. i. NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY, b. 20 January 1861, Decatur County, Indiana; d. 01 March 1888, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska.

ii. JESSE BARTHOLOMEW BENTLEY, b. 25 June 1862, Decatur County, Iowa; d. Bet. March - July 1881.
Notes for JESSE BARTHOLOMEW BENTLEY: Jesse was killed in a sandbank slide.

23. iii. JOHN FREDERICK BENTLEY, b. 26 February 1864, Des Moines, IA; d. 29 September 1926, Stockton, California.

iv. ISAAC BENTLEY, b. 09 December 1865, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 09 December 1865, Decatur County, Iowa.

v. JENNIE LUELLE BENTLEY, b. 16 April 1867, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 13 December 1943, Oregon; m. HIRAM TATMAN, Abt. 1887; b. Abt. 1865.
More About JENNIE LUELLE BENTLEY: Burial: December 1943, Visalia, Tulare, Ca
Notes for HIRAM TATMAN: Hiram Tatman was the pastor of a Methodist church that he started in Grants Pass, Oregon

24. vi. SARAH ALICE BENTLEY, b. 26 September 1868, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 22 November 1949, Visalia, Tulare, CA.

25. vii. WILLIAM ALEXANDER BENTLEY, b. 03 June 1870, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 28 February 1936, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska.

viii. FANNIE BENTLEY, b. 18 August 1872, Decatur County, Iowa; d. 20 August 1872.

ix. JAMES EDGAR BENTLEY, b. 26 August 1873, Decatur County, Iowa; d. August 1889.

Notes for JAMES EDGAR BENTLEY: James was killed by a train in 1889 before the Bentleys headed West.

19. JANE BOLIN5 FUGATE (JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1832 in Decatur County, Indiana, and died ?. She married (1) ROBERT W. AMACK Bef. 1849. She married (2) YANCY BALEY STOKES Abt. 1850. He was born Abt. 1830, and died ?.

Notes for JANE BOLIN FUGATE: In a March 15, 1962 letter from Mamie Ruth Chivers Watkins in, she writes: I believe Aunt Jane was instrumental in the J. J. Bentleys coming to Visalia. The home Aunt Jane lived in, and the Bentleys came to, were near each other.

Child of JANE FUGATE and YANCY STOKES is:
26. i. MARIE RUTH6 STOKES.

Generation No. 5

20. JAMES T.6 FUGATE (BEN F.5, JOHN HAMMON4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1850, and died Unknown.

Child of JAMES T. FUGATE is:
i. ELMER7 FUGATE, b. Abt. 1875; d. Unknown.

21. JESSE B.6 FUGATE (JAMES MONROE5, JOHN HAMMON4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 06 July 1873 in Moberly, Missouri, and died ?. He married CLARA.

Children of JESSE FUGATE and CLARA are:
i. LEONARD7 FUGATE.
ii. EVA FUGATE.
iii. ARCHIE FUGATE.

22. NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY (MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 20 January 1861 in Decatur County, Indiana, and died 01 March 1888 in Wymore, Gage, Nebraska. She married (1) HUSTON N. MORGAN 15 May 1878; divorce Bef 1880. He was born Bef. 1857 in Decatur County, Indiana, and died ?. She married (2) CARL LEONARD HILPERT 1881, son of JOHANN HILPERT and ANNA HESSEL. He was born 29 April 1855 in Wilhelmsdorf, Bavaria, Germany, and died 28 March 1918 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Notes for HUSTON N. MORGAN: Katherine P Laumann in 1976 says that "Huse" Morgan was an itinerant actor. After the birth of a daughter, Mamie, he moved away.

Notes for CARL LEONARD HILPERT: Leonard Hilpert, was raised in Erlangen, Bavaria. To avoid military conscription, he migrated to San Francisco at the age of seventeen. He was naturalized there on August 31, 1875. Leonard was a mining prospector. After his son John married Marie, Carl lived with them for a while.
+++ Carl Leonard's granddaughter, Alice Hilpert Wicker remembers: Grandpa Hilpert was short, always had a bag of white mints for the grand-kids when he came visiting, which was not often.
+++ His granddaughter, Louise Hilpert Silva remembers he spoke broken English. She said that she and her sister Evie [Evelyn Hilpert Lewis] nearly drove him crazy with their mischief. She though that Grandpa Hilpert probably owned the little red house where they (Carl Leonard, his son John, and John's family) all lived up by the mines near Salt Lake City.
More About CARL LEONARD HILPERT: Emigration: 1872, To San Francisco. Naturalization: 31 August 1875.

Child of NANCY BENTLEY and HUSTON MORGAN is:
27 i. MAMIE ROSALINE7 MORGAN, b. 12 September 1879, Sidney, Fremont, IA; d. 15 December 1934, Visalia, Tulare, CA; m. WILLIAM ROOT CHIVERS, 06 January 1896; b. Bef. 1875, Near Sidney, Fremont, IA; d. ?.

Children of NANCY BENTLEY and CARL LEONARD HILPERT are:
28, ii. MARY ALICE7 HILPERT, b. 18 August 1882, South Blanchard, Atchison, MO; d. 15 March 1946, Denver, Denver, Colorado; m. FRITZ LEONATE PALMQUIST, 06 June 1906, Salt

29 iii. JOHN ROBERT HILPERT, b. 19 March 1884, Lamar, Barton, MO; d. 23 July 1959, Nevada City, Nevada City, California; m. MARIE LOUISE VESELY, 15 July 1909, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. 27 May 1889, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; d. 15 August 1966, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

30 iv. WILLIAM GEORGE HILPERT, b. 13 April 1886, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 21 November 1935, Salt Lake City, Utah; m. SOLEATH ELIZABETH HUDSON, 31 August 1907, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. 02 August 1885, Snowville, Box Elder, Utah; d. 24 September 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City, Utah.

v. LEONA HILPERT, b. 28 February 1888, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 01 March 1888, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska.

Generation No. 5 (continued)

23. JOHN FREDERICK6 BENTLEY (MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 26 February 1864 in Des Moines, IA, and died 29 September 1926 in Stockton, California. He married (1) MELINDA GRAHAM 07 August 1886 in Lineville, Iowa, daughter of MR. GRAHAM and MISS NAPIER. She was born 10 November 1868 in Springfield, Illinois, and died 03 March 1904 in Visalia, California. He married (2) MABEL ELLIS Abt. 1895. He married (3) ANNIE REYNOLDS Abt. 1900.

Notes for JOHN FREDERICK BENTLEY: In 1890 John came to California with his parents.

More About JOHN FREDERICK BENTLEY: Burial: Visalia, California
More About MELINDA GRAHAM: Burial: 04 March 1904, Visalia, California

Children of JOHN BENTLEY and MELINDA GRAHAM are:
i. JESSIE ETHEL7 BENTLEY, b. 27 June 1887, Wymore, Nebraska; d. ?; m. (1) CHRIS C. HAWKINS, 15 April 1906, Tulare County, California; m. (2) WILLIAM RUHL; m. (3) PAUL MCENOUREY, 02 July 1952.

ii. ETTA ROSELLA BENTLEY, b. 29 August 1889, Wymore, Nebraska; d. March 1979, Visalia, California; m. (1) JAY FRANK KIMBALL, 20 October 1906, Tulare County, California; b. 1866, Pontac, Michigan; d. 1945, Visalia, California; m. (2) WILLIAM WIEDERMAN, Aft. 1910; m. (3) WALTER BLOCH, Aft. 1920.
More About ETTA ROSELLA BENTLEY: Burial: Visalia, California

iii. JOHN JAMES BENTLEY, b. 07 January 1891, Wymore, Nebraska; d. ?, Tennessee; m. BERTHA BYINGTON, Abt. 1915.

iv. WILLIAM ARTHUR BENTLEY, b. 05 May 1893, Visalia, California; d. 23 April 1946; m. (1) ELVA LIVENGOOD, Abt. 1916; m. (2) NETTIE LARSON, November 1925, Fresno, Fresno, California; b. Abt. 1900; d. 23 April 1946.

v. FLORENCE LILLIAN BENTLEY, b. 17 August 1895, Turlock, California; d. 27 March 1950, Modesto, California; m. HENRY GOTTLIEB SCHMIDT; b. 01 July 1888, Chicago, Illinois; d. 07 July 1981, Modesto, California.

vi. FREDERICK JENNINGS OBRIEN BENTLEY, b. 18 November 1897, Visalia, California; d. 29 January 1960, Modesto, California; m. ALICE LITZ; b. 09 March 1902; d. Modesto, California.

vii. GEORGE OMAR BENTLEY, b. 16 August 1899, Visalia, California; d. ?; m. (1) HELEN YOUNG, Abt. 1918; b. Abt. 1900; d. Unknown; m. (2) MYRNA, Aft. 1920.

viii. BABY BENTLEY, b. 1902, Visalia, California; d. 1902, Visalia, California.

24. SARAH ALICE6 BENTLEY (MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 26 September 1868 in Decatur County, Iowa, and died 22 November 1949 in Visalia, Tulare, CA. She married CHARLES WILLIAMS 29 January 1884.

Notes for SARAH ALICE BENTLEY: In 1890 Sarah moved to California with her parents.

Children of SARAH BENTLEY and CHARLES WILLIAMS are:
i. IDA7 WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1886; d. Abt. December 1895. Buried in Visalia Cemetery

ii. MAMIE WILLIAMS, b. Abt. 1888; d. ?; m. MR. SCHULTZ.

iii. LENA WILLIAMS, m. MR. SALSA.

Generation No. 5 (continued)

25. WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY (MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born 03 June 1870 in Decatur County, Iowa, and died 28 February 1936 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. He married ALICE RACHEL REID February 1891, daughter of CHRISTOPHER REID and EMMA CHERRY. She was born 08 February 1874 in Illinois, and died 27 January 1946 in Omaha, Nebraska.

Notes for WILLIAM ALEXANDER BENTLEY: In 1890 when the Bentleys headed west, William stayed in Wymore, Nebraska. He married there and worked as a railroad brakeman. William's son, Fred thinks his Dad may have followed the Burlington Railroad to Wymore from Iowa and stayed in Wymore because he had a job.
William's daughter, Dorothy Bentley said her Dad was a contractor and a builder. In Wymore, Nebraska, he built the following: the railroad's roundhouse, the Tabernacle, the theater, the Markle cafe. He built the Welsh Church in Marysville, Kansas, the Mel Rawlings Ice House, and various homes. He was on Volunteer fire Dept. He moved the family to Omaha in 1923
More About WILLIAM ALEXANDER BENTLEY: Burial: 03 March 1936, West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska

Notes for ALICE RACHEL REID: Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: Alice Bentley helped the Methodist Church ladies serve meals and coffee to the returning soldiers on their way to their homes from WWI. Fred (Alice's son) remembers his Mom telling of serving John Palecek from Plattsmouth, Nebraska who later married daughter Frances Bentley.

More About ALICE RACHEL REID: Burial: 30 January 1946, West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska.

Children of WILLIAM BENTLEY and ALICE REID are:
31. i. ADA MAE7 BENTLEY, b. 16 February 1892; d. February 1962, Omaha, Nebraska; m. JEFFREY JOHNSON GRIFFITHS, Abt. 1910; b. Abt. 1890, Bangor, England; d. 31 July 1960, Omaha,Nebraska.

32. ii. FRANCES ELIZABETH BENTLEY, b. 06 October 1895, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. Unknown; m. JOHN HENRY PALECEK, 07 October 1924, Omaha, Nebraska; b. 23 November 1893, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; d. ?.

33. iii. WARREN LEE BENTLEY, b. 20 September 1900, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 04 July 1948, Seattle, Washington; m. ALMA.

34. iv. EDNA LOUISE BENTLEY, b. 31 August 1903, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 15 June 1975, Omaha,Nebraska.

35. v. FRED WILLIAM BENTLEY, b. 14 January 1909, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. Unknown; m. THELMA PHILLIPS, Abt. 1930.

36. vi. DOROTHY ALICE BENTLEY, b. 20 November 1912, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. Unknown; m. ARNOLD FREDRICK KAURA, 19 September 1941; b. 05 January 1914, Dewitt, Nebraska; d. Unknown.

26. MARIE RUTH6 STOKES (JANE BOLIN5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1852, and died Unknown. She married FRED H. HALL Abt. 1870. He was born Abt. 1850, and died Unknown.

More About FRED HALL and MARIE STOKES:
Marriage: Abt. 1870

Children of MARIE STOKES and FRED HALL are:
ROWELL7 HALL, b. Abt. 1872; d. ?.
MORRIS E. HALL, b. Abt. 1875; d. ?.

Generation No. 6

27. MAMIE ROSALINE7 MORGAN (NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3
FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 12 September 1879, Sidney, Fremont, IA; d. 15 December 1934, Visalia, Tulare, CA; m. WILLIAM ROOT CHIVERS, 06 January 1896; b. Bef. 1875, Near Sidney, Fremont, IA; d. ?.

Notes for MAMIE ROSALINE MORGAN: Katherine Laumann, wrote in 1979: When she (Nancy Catherine Bentley) died with her last baby, the young father (Carl Leonard Hilpert) moved on with his 3 motherless children. The Bentleys (Nancy Catherine's parents) kept Mamie. In 1890 the Bentleys headed to California bringing Mamie with them.

28. MARY ALICE7 HILPERT (NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3
FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 18 August 1882, South Blanchard, Atchison, MO; d. 15 March 1946, Denver, Denver, Colorado; m. FRITZ LEONATE PALMQUIST, 06 June 1906, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. 20 September 1880, Salt Lake City, Utah; d. 31 July 1968, Greeley, Colorado.

Notes for MARY ALICE HILPERT: Katherine Laumann wrote in 1976: "Mother (Mary Alice Hilpert) was rescued from a rooming house where she was living after her mother Nancy Catherine died. She worked there before and after school when she was 10 or 12. A Christian family took her and made her part of their family. At their inspiration, she attended Westminster Collegiate Institute and became a teacher."
A History of William George Hilpert Written by Helen Reinhold in 1978 says that Alice was raised and educated by a family named Loofbourrow. She attended the University of Utah.
More About MARY ALICE HILPERT: Burial: Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

Notes for FRITZ LEONATE PALMQUIST: Letter from Roland Palmquist dated May 22, 1979: The family "left Salt Lake City in May of 1917. (Fritz Palmquist) was an attorney for the Wasatch Utah Mining Co., of which J.I. Kraft -- founder of Kraft Cheese Co. was major stockholder. (The Mining Co) bought property at Silver Plume Colorado and asked (Fritz) to come out and get it started, then asked him to run it, so he wrote and (the family) packed and left Salt Lake...and it took 10 days by Model T Ford to get to Colorado, due to mud, floods, etc. The twins, Florence and Ruth were not quite two years of age. One night (the family) stopped in the middle of the road and slept, (it) had one loaf of bread for 7 people for two days." In 1923 (Fritz) purchased a grocery store in Idaho Springs, which he lost in 1928. In 1929 (the family) moved to Denver. Melvin had a job with Swift and Co., eventually becoming Sales Manager, and so he purchased a house for the family to live in.
More About FRITZ LEONATE PALMQUIST: Burial: Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

Generation No. 6 (continued)

29. JOHN ROBERT HILPERT (NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3
FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 19 March 1884, Lamar, Barton, MO; d. 23 July 1959, Nevada City, Nevada City, California; m. MARIE LOUISE VESELY, 15 July 1909, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. 27 May 1889, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska; d. 15 August 1966, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

Notes for JOHN ROBERT HILPERT: When John was nine years old and William was seven and they were put on the street, the brothers sold newspapers to earn money. People would give them Oats to eat and they would sleep in the park on benches -- covered with newspapers for warmth. John said that when he was 13 years old and had completed the 8th grade, he went to work in the gold mines (Wasatch Utah Mining Co) in Bountiful, Utah. He started as a "Mucker" (cleaning up the muck from the blast). He worked himself up to being the superintendent of the mine.
While John's dad lived with him and Marie they liked to play tricks on Carl Leonard. For instance, when his dad's long johns were hanging on the clothesline, John weighted them down and stretched them long enough to fit a 7' tall man and his father was only 5'2". One time Marie, to trick him, fixed Carl Leonard a huge bucket of oatmeal -- enough for two or three people. He grunted and groaned but he kept eating -- and he ate it all.
John and Marie moved to Keystone, Los Angeles County, California in 1920 to a small house on Grace street. In the early 1930s John rented a building on South Main and opened a grocery store. About five years later he bought property across the street, at 22022 S. Main, and build a bigger grocery store. In 1943 John turned the store over to his son Charles. In 1945 John and Marie bought 105 acres in Blue Tent, Nevada County, CA, for $5000. They moved there in March of 1946. (By the end of 1946 Charles had sold the grocery store and he and his family had also moved to Blue Tent.) About 1947 Bob and Evelyn (Hilpert) Lewis built a cabin on the property. In 1950 John and Marie divided about 65 of the 105 acres among the six children. John had been given only a short time to live when he and Marie moved to Blue Tent, but he put that aside and built a house and fences and hand-dug a 500 foot trench to bring water from a spring. He lived in the area for 13 years before his death.
More About JOHN ROBERT HILPERT: Burial: 25 July 1959, Forest View Cemetery, Nevada City, CA

Notes for MARIE LOUISE VESELY: In a Jan 13, 1981 Roland Palmquist tell of "Aunt Mary" kicking a rattlesnake into a stream when she found it curled up on the bridge.

Marie Hilpert founded the Keystone Women's Club. She led a group which brought Carson Elementary School to the Keystone area in 1928 and she served as the first president of the PTA. During the depression of the 1930s she helped provide food for the poor people living in Hooverville. When Marie and John moved onto 105 acres in Blue Tent, Nevada County, California in 1946 , it was like moving back in time to a more primitive era. They didn't have electricity for two years. Marie cooked on a wood stove and brought water in from the spring 500 feet from the house. It was a hard life, but they had fallen in love with the country. Six months after John's death in July 1959, MARIE sold the remaining 40 acres in Blue Tent (the other 65 acres had been divided among the children in 1950) and moved into her daughter, Evelyn's rental cabin on Willow Valley Rd, in Nevada City, CA. About 1963 Marie moved in with William, her son, in Long Beach. She lived there with William until her death in 1966.

More About MARIE LOUISE VESELY: Burial: August 1966, Forest View Cemetery, Nevada City, CA

Generation No. 6 (continued)

30. WILLIAM GEORGE HILPERT (NANCY CATHERINE6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3
FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 13 April 1886, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 21 November 1935, Salt Lake City, Utah; m. SOLEATH ELIZABETH HUDSON, 31 August 1907, Salt Lake City, Utah; b. 02 August 1885, Snowville, Box Elder, Utah; d. 24 September 1963, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Notes for WILLIAM GEORGE HILPERT: William's Stepmother did not want him or his brother, John, but they did live with her and their father part of the time. When he was five years old, he (was placed) in a Catholic Orphanage in Salt Lake City. . . When William was twelve years old, he had diphtheria and his father nursed him through this illness. He had such a high fever that nerves were destroyed which caused him to partially lose his hearing. . . He boarded at "Grandpa D. R. Wickers" home in Bountiful, Utah for a while. Their grandson Orben Wicker later married one of William's daughters . . . William and Leathy loved to dance even though he couldn't hear the music very well -- he just felt the rhythm. Sometimes (they) won waltz contest. In a letter dated May 22, 1979, Roland Palmquist remembers his uncle William taking him on his daily route. "I clearly remember the way his customers treated him. He was like a friend not a sales person. . . he had a wonderful personality and disposition. He and Mother (Mary Alice Hilpert) were so much alike."

More About WILLIAM GEORGE HILPERT: Burial: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, UT

More About SOLEATH ELIZABETH HUDSON: Burial: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City, UT

31. ADA MAE7 BENTLEY (WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 16 February 1892; d. February 1962, Omaha, Nebraska; m. JEFFREY JOHNSON GRIFFITHS, Abt. 1910; b. Abt. 1890, Bangor, England; d. 31 July 1960, Omaha,Nebraska.
Notes for ADA MAE BENTLEY: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: (Ada Bentley) taught country school in Wymore, Nebraska, then moved to Omaha in 1921.
More About ADA MAE BENTLEY: Burial: 02 March 1962, West Lawn Cemetery

Notes for JEFFREY JOHNSON GRIFFITHS: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated Oct 1981 states: Jeff Griffiths was the pastor of the Welsh Church that William Bentley built.
More About JEFFREY JOHNSON GRIFFITHS: Burial: August 1960, West Lawn Cemetery

32. FRANCES ELIZABETH BENTLEY (WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4,
JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 06 October 1895, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d.?; m. JOHN HENRY PALECEK, 07 October 1924, Omaha, Nebraska; b. 23 November 1893, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; d. Unknown.
Notes for FRANCES ELIZABETH BENTLEY: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: (Frances Bentley) worked in Wymore, Nebraska before moving to Plattsmouth, where she also worked. Next she started working for the Burlington in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Frances and John are still (as of 1982) living in Omaha in a retirement home. They had no children.

Notes for JOHN HENRY PALECEK: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated Oct 1981 states: John is a coach and carpenter first in Plattsmouth, then Chicago, then Omaha.

33. WARREN LEE BENTLEY(WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 20 September 1900, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 04 July 1948, Seattle, Washington; m.
ALMA.
Notes for WARREN LEE BENTLEY: Bric-a-Brack dated May/June 1982: (Warren Bentley) worked at Hargraves Clothing Store in Wymore, Nebraska and played in a band. Then he worked with his father first in Wymore and, after moving to Omaha with the family, in Omaha. He married Alma Divoke, mother of three children: Marjorie, Clayton and Charles (all living in 1982). Warren did not adopt them. He moved to Seattle during the war and worked in a defense plant there. He died in Seattle and his body was sent to Omaha.
More About WARREN LEE BENTLEY: Burial: West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha,Nebraska

More About ALMA: Burial: Next to her first husband

Generation No. 6 (continued)

34. EDNA LOUISE BENTLEY,(WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 31 August 1903, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. 15 June 1975, Omaha,Nebraska.

Notes for EDNA LOUISE BENTLEY: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: (Enda Bentley) was a stenographer after high school. Later she moved to Omaha and lived with Jeff and Ada until her parents moved to Omaha. She was employed by Wholesalers Adjusters Co. until she had health problems. Edna never married. She lived in the family home with her brother Fred until her death.
More About EDNA LOUISE BENTLEY: Burial: 17 June 1975, West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE

35. FRED WILLIAM BENTLEY,(WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3 FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 14 January 1909, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. ?; m. THELMA PHILLIPS, Abt. 1930, Divorce: Bef. 1946

Notes for FRED WILLIAM BENTLEY: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: (Fred Bentley) graduated from Omaha Technical High School and became a carpenter. He helped his father and brother in Omaha with home building and carpentry. He moved to San Diego, California when his wife took their children there. They later divorced and he moved back to Omaha when his mother died in 1946. He worked for the Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha as a building and maintenance engineer until his retirement. He lived with sisters, Edna and Dorothy, until Dorothy married and then Edna died. Fred still (in 1982) lives alone in the family home, along with his little dog, Candy. He does carpentry work for his family, neighbors, and friends. He drives his pick-up truck and visits his sister Dorothy in Aurora and her sons.

36. DOROTHY ALICE BENTLEY, (WILLIAM ALEXANDER6 BENTLEY, MAHALA5 FUGATE, JESSE BOLIN4, JOHN3
FUGATE/FUGIT, JOHN2, UNKNOWN1), b. 20 November 1912, Wymore, Gage, Nebraska; d. ?; m. ARNOLD FREDRICK KAURA, 19 September 1941; b. 05 January 1914, Dewitt, Nebraska; d. ?; Divorce: 1955.

Notes for DOROTHY ALICE BENTLEY: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated May/June 1982 states: (Dorothy Bentley) moved with her family to Omaha in 1923. She worked for the St. Paul Methodist Church in Omaha while in high school and then worked for the Nebraska Methodist Hospital. She was employed for Hamilton Telephone Co in Aurora, Nebraska from 1955 until retirement. She never remarried.

Notes for ARNOLD FREDRICK KAURA: Bentley Bric-a-Brac dated Oct 1981 states: (Arnold Kaura) was employed at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

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