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Generation: 1
- Lois BRANCH b. 17 Dec 1739, Preston, New London, CT; d. 4 Jul 1818, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
Lois m. Simeon TRACY 13 Sep 1758, Preston, New London, CT. Simeon b. 17 May 1737, Preston, New London, CT; d. 1801, Pittsfield, MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Ziporah TRACY
b. 20 Jun 1754, Preston, New London, CT.
- 3. Seth TRACY
b. 18 Oct 1759, Preston, New London, CT; d. 31 Jul 1829, Mesopotamia, Trumbul, OH; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
- 4. Elam TRACY
b. 3 Aug 1761, Preston, New London, CT.
- 5. Mercy TRACY
b. 6 Sep 1763, Preston, New London, CT; d. 25 Apr 1812, Preston, New London, CT.
- 6. Ascenthia TRACY
b. 20 Jun 1766, Preston, New London, CT; d. 12 Feb 1854, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Smith Family Cemetary, OH.
- 7. Simon TRACY
b. 27 May 1769, Richmond, Berkshire, MA.
- 8. Lois TRACY
b. 21 Dec 1771, Preston, New London, CT.
- 9. Jedediah TRACY
b. 2 Jan 1777, Preston, New London, CT.
- 10. Ester TRACY
b. 9 Jun 1779, Preston, New London, CT.
- 11. Sabrina TRACY
b. 3 Sep 1784, Preston, New London, CT; d. 19 Feb 1788, Preston, New London, CT.
Generation: 2
- Ziporah TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 20 Jun 1754, Preston, New London, CT.
- Seth TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 18 Oct 1759, Preston, New London, CT; d. 31 Jul 1829, Mesopotamia, Trumbul, OH; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
Notes:
Name: Tracy, Seth Year: 1806
County: TRUMBULL CO. State: OH
Page: 090 Location: 6TH COLLECTION TERR.
Comments:
Name: Tracy, Seth Year: 1807
County: TRUMBULL CO. State: OH
Page: 055 Location:
Comments:
Name: Tracy, Seth Year: 1809
County: TRUMBULL CO. State: OH
Page: 016 Location: TREY TWP
Comments:
Name: Tracy, Seth Year: 1808
County: TRUMBULL CO. State: OH
Page: 046 Location: MIXED TWPS
Comments:
Name: Tracy, Seth Year: 1810
County: TRUMBULL CO. State: OH
Page: 038 Location: TROY
Record Type: TAX LIST
Comments:
OHIO WILLS INDEX
Tracey, Seth 1829
Trumbull
pr 5 (probate record)
p 246 t
From the Edward R. Knurow Collection Pittsfield Town Records vol 33 page 251 a layout of property near the Ford Tavern shows Edward Robinson at the corner of Barker Road and Stevens corner. The survey states beginning at the SW corner of the little red school house. The diagram also shows property of Seth Tracy and states Seth Tracy ran the tavern 1796 - 1800. Seth then left with his family and mother for the Western Reserve.
Seth m. Sylphinia HAWLEY Abt 1782. Sylphinia b. 1760, Pittsfield, Berkshire, MA; d. 26 Oct 1845, Mesopotamia, Trumbul, OH; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 12. Clarissa TRACY
b. 7 Jul 1783, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH; d. 3 Jun 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
- 13. Pamela TRACY
b. 28 Jun 1785.
- 14. Sabrina TRACY
b. 18 Jul 1790; d. Jul 1872, West Farmington, Warren, OH; bur. West Farmington, Warren, OH.
- 15. Adeline Marion TRACY
b. Abt 1792.
- 16. Linus TRACY
b. 2 Mar 1794; d. 25 Dec 1890; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
- 17. Addison TRACY
b. 24 Aug 1796.
- 18. Sophia TRACY
b. 19 Mar 1799.
- Elam TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 3 Aug 1761, Preston, New London, CT.
- Mercy TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 6 Sep 1763, Preston, New London, CT; d. 25 Apr 1812, Preston, New London, CT.
- Ascenthia TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 20 Jun 1766, Preston, New London, CT; d. 12 Feb 1854, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Smith Family Cemetary, OH.
Ascenthia m. Gager SMITH 1788, Richmond, MA. Gager b. 7 Jan 1765, Preston, New London Co, Conn; d. 19 Feb 1839, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Smith Family Cemetary, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 19. Whitney SMITH
- 20. Harry SMITH
b. Bef 1790.
- 21. Harvey SMITH
b. 1790.
- 22. Electa SMITH
b. 1797, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 31 May 1866, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- 23. Edmund SMITH
b. 29 May 1800, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 12 Mar 1887, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- 24. Almeda SMITH
b. 4 Apr 1802, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 15 Aug 1882, Parkman, Geauga Co, Ohio.
- 25. Lavilla Marian SMITH
b. 29 Mar 1808, Whitestown, New York; d. 3 Jan 1879, Kingsville, Ohio.
- Simon TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 27 May 1769, Richmond, Berkshire, MA.
- Lois TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 21 Dec 1771, Preston, New London, CT.
- Jedediah TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 2 Jan 1777, Preston, New London, CT.
Jedediah m. Polly ROYCE 25 Dec 1804. [Group Sheet]
- Ester TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 9 Jun 1779, Preston, New London, CT.
- Sabrina TRACY
(1.Lois1) b. 3 Sep 1784, Preston, New London, CT; d. 19 Feb 1788, Preston, New London, CT.
Generation: 3
- Clarissa TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 7 Jul 1783, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH; d. 3 Jun 1874, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
Clarissa m. Griswold GILLETT 12 Feb 1806, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH. Griswold b. 12 Jun 1781, Southwick, Hampden, MA; d. 2 Mar 1863, Tomah, Monroe, WI; bur. 1863, Oak Grove Cemetary, Tomah, Monroe, WI. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Caroline GILLETT
- 27. Mary Ann GILLETT
- 28. Seth Augustus GILLETT
b. 21 Nov 1808, OH; d. 4 Oct 1888, Lawrence, KS.
- 29. Robert Edwin GILLETT
b. 23 Jun 1809, Mesopotamia, OH; d. 28 Sep 1861, Tomah, Monroe, Wi; bur. 1861, Oak Grove Cemetary, Tomah, Monroe, WI.
- 30. Ransom Addison GILLETT
b. 1818; d. 3 Feb 1889, Ravena, Portage, OH; bur. Ravena, Portage, OH.
- 31. Martha GILLETT
b. 1823.
- 32. Elizabeth GILLETT
- Pamela TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 28 Jun 1785.
Pamela m. Dea. Horace LOOMIS [Group Sheet]
- Sabrina TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 18 Jul 1790; d. Jul 1872, West Farmington, Warren, OH; bur. West Farmington, Warren, OH.
Sabrina m. Horace WOLCOTT 15 Dec 1808, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH. Horace b. 17 Nov 1784; d. 28 Jun 1872, West Farmington, Warren, OH; bur. West Farmington, Warren, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 33. Julia WOLCOTT
- 34. Sophia WOLCOTT
- Adeline Marion TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. Abt 1792.
Adeline m. ??? PELTON [Group Sheet]
- Linus TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 2 Mar 1794; d. 25 Dec 1890; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH.
Linus m. Betsey TALCOTT Betsey b. 1803; d. 28 Dec 1873; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Warren, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Marion Bradford TRACY
b. 19 Jan 1821, OH; d. 28 Aug 1891.
- 36. Irene Hall TRACY
b. 21 Dec 1822, OH; d. 24 May 1901, OH.
- 37. Helen Mar TRACY
b. 12 Feb 1827, OH.
- 38. Adaline Pelton TRACY
b. 25 Aug 1828, OH; d. 1904.
- 39. Julia Huntington TRACY
b. 27 Feb 1831, OH.
- Addison TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 24 Aug 1796.
- Sophia TRACY
(3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 19 Mar 1799.
Sophia m. John S. MATSON, Dr. [Group Sheet]
- Whitney SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
Whitney m. Sophronia RAWDON 19 Oct 1815, Trumbull Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Mary SMITH
b. 1818; d. 1 Sep 1884.
- 41. Lucy SMITH
b. 28 Jul 1822, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 8 Mar 1886, Ravenna, Ohio.
- 42. F. R. SMITH
b. 13 Apr 1827, Aurora, Portage Co, Ohio; d. 11 Sep 1904, Geneva, Ohio.
- Harry SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. Bef 1790.
- Harvey SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1790.
Harvey m. Mary TULLY 18 Feb 1823, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co, Ohio. Mary b. 1803. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. Urana SMITH
b. 5 Mar 1824.
- 44. Lucina D. SMITH
b. 2 Dec 1825.
- 45. Lucinda Phoebe SMITH
b. 31 Aug 1827; d. Byron, Fon du Lac Co, Wisconsin.
- 46. Sherlock S. SMITH
b. 5 Nov 1828.
Harvey m. Polly WHITE 29 Apr 1830. Polly b. 1 Jul 1811; d. 28 Feb 1882, Sidney, Mt. Calm Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 47. Olive SMITH
b. 30 Nov 1830.
- 48. Lenous O. SMITH
b. 4 Mar 1832; d. 12 Aug 1914.
- 49. Benjamin W. SMITH
b. 26 Sep 1833.
- 50. Luna G. SMITH
b. 30 Mar 1835; d. 21 Nov 1913.
- 51. George J. SMITH
b. 15 Sep 1837.
- 52. Alvira S. SMITH
b. 28 May 1839; d. 1 Sep 1935.
- 53. Rachael A. SMITH
b. 20 Jun 1841.
- 54. James Frank SMITH
b. 27 Mar 1843; d. 29 Jul 1936.
- 55. Sylvester R. SMITH
b. 18 Feb 1845.
- 56. Adell E. SMITH
b. 20 Aug 1847.
- Electa SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1797, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 31 May 1866, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
Electa m. John WHITE John b. 31 Jan 1790; d. 16 Jan 1870, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 57. Almeda WHITE
b. 1819; d. 29 Dec 1884.
- 58. Clara WHITE
- 59. Auretas WHITE
- 60. Elvira WHITE
- 61. Edwin R. WHITE
d. 10 Feb 1913.
- 62. Allen Trimble WHITE
b. 1833.
- Edmund SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 29 May 1800, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 12 Mar 1887, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
Notes:
[Gager Smith Short List.FTW]
Smith Family burial ground
Edmund m. Polly LEE 25 Aug 1825, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co, Ohio. Polly b. 26 Dec 1805, Oppenheim, Montgomery Co, New York; d. 12 Jun 1896, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 63. Amoret SMITH
b. 7 May 1829, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 11 Sep 1898, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, OH.
- 64. Almira SMITH
b. 26 Apr 1826, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 10 Dec 1906.
- 65. Dennis Tracy SMITH
b. 27 Sep 1833, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 23 Oct 1911, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH.
- 66. Henry C. SMITH
b. 1844; d. 21 Feb 1864, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio.
- Almeda SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 4 Apr 1802, Whitestown, Oneida Co, New York; d. 15 Aug 1882, Parkman, Geauga Co, Ohio.
Almeda m. Evander TRACY Evander b. 1794; d. 1857. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 67. Lafayette TRACY
b. 1824.
- 68. Gilbert TRACY
- 69. James TRACY
- 70. Sherman TRACY
- 71. Job TRACY
- 72. Henry TRACY
- 73. Benjamin F. TRACY
- Lavilla Marian SMITH
(6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 29 Mar 1808, Whitestown, New York; d. 3 Jan 1879, Kingsville, Ohio.
Lavilla m. Joseph Carpenter TRACY 2 Aug 1825, Mesopotamia, Trumbull Co, Ohio. Joseph b. 1804; d. 1855. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 74. Nelson TRACY
Generation: 4
- Caroline GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1)
- Mary Ann GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1)
Mary m. ??? BUSHNELL [Group Sheet]
- Seth Augustus GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 21 Nov 1808, OH; d. 4 Oct 1888, Lawrence, KS.
Notes:
1850 census OH, Ravenna, Portage pp 20, roll 432_722 Seth age 42, merchant, appears with Malinda age 36 and Mary A 16, Sheridan P 15, Charles A 12, Martha E 8 and Helen F 5.
1860 census WI, La Crosse, La Crosse Ward 2, pp 255, roll M653_1417 Seth age 52 with Malinda age 45, Sheridan age 25, Charles Adair age 22 and Martha Adair age 18.
1880 census KS, Grant, Douglas pp36c, roll T9_380 Seth age 73, farmer, appears with Malinda age 64.
Seth m. Melinda P. PEASE 8 Feb 1833, Aurora, Portage, OH. Melinda b. Apr 1812, OH; d. 1891. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 75. Mary A GILLETT
b. Abt 1833, OH.
- 76. Sheridan P. GILLETT
b. Abt 1834, OH.
- 77. Charles Adair GILLETT
b. Abt 1837, OH.
- 78. Martha Clarissa GILLETT
b. 25 Sep 1845, OH.
- 79. Helen M. GILLETT
b. Abt 1845, OH; d. Bef 1860.
- Robert Edwin GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 23 Jun 1809, Mesopotamia, OH; d. 28 Sep 1861, Tomah, Monroe, Wi; bur. 1861, Oak Grove Cemetary, Tomah, Monroe, WI.
Notes:
Theodore Weld Gillette, his son, writes of his father:
"Oberlin was at that time in the advance of most of the United States, in the advocation of the abolitionism of slavery and my father was one of the action workers in what was known as the Underground Railroad; which was used to help the runaway slaves to get into Canada. I heard him say in after years that he was instrumental in landing 143. He had narrow escapes from being shot by the infuriated owners."
"He was secretary of the first (argenialian) of the Oberlin College, Post Master of the Village and Editor of the Oberlin Evangelist. At the time of his death he was Judge of Monroe County, WI. The war had been going on for some months before he died and I was near Baltimore, MD. There was one of his articles written some twenty years before, in which he says that he had just come up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. On the boat was a man that lived in Mississippi by the name of Jeff Davis. My father predicted a war with the South and that Jeff Davis would be the leader of the South."
Robert E. Gillett came to Oberlin with President Finney and was for some time General Agent or Secretary of the College. He was also postmaster in Oberlin and was connected with the activities of the "Underground railroad" which helped in the escape of slaves to Canada.
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OBERLIN COLLEGE1836 CATALOG
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TRUSTEES
Rev. ASA MAHAN,
Rev. JOHN KEEP,
Rev. JOHN J. SHIPHERD,
Rev. JOEL TALCOTT,
Rev. JOHN KEYS,
ADDISON TRACY,
PHILO P. STEWART,
PETER P. PEASE,
JABEZ L. BURRELL
OWEN BROWN, Esq.
LEVI BEEBEE,
ALEX SEYMOUR, Esq.
RIVERIUS BIDWELL, Esq.
ROBERT E. GILLETT, General Agent.
LEVI BURNELL, Corresponding Sec'ry and Treasurer
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TOMAH, WISCONSIN
The town and village of Tomah were named in honor of Chief Thomas Carron, or Tomah as the French pronounced his name, of the Menominee Indians. The first man to acquire title to any portion of the future city was Jesse Norman, who came on foot from Walworth County in 1854. The first permanent settler in the village was Robert E. Gillett, who came from Cleveland, Ohio in 1855. He made a claim, taking in all of the original plat of the village and four forties adjoining in Sec 9. In May 1855, he built a log cabin, containing four rooms, the first building of any kind in Tomah.
The state government offered great inducements to parties in search of land with thirty years being allowed to pay with only seven percent interest. In 1856 Gillett built a steam sawmill in the northern part of the village. It was the only steam mill in the Monroe County. On June 1st, 1857 Mr. Gillett had the village platted and surveyed. Charles W. Kellogg, an elder in the Methodist Church built the first frame house in the village, on the "Knoll" in the western part of the village. On the first Sunday in July 1857 Elder Kellogg delivered the first sermon in the village in a new barn built by Gillett, who said he wished to have it dedicated.
In 1856 the first school was held in a barn. In 1857 a log house was built across from Gillett's house to house the school. Also in 1857 the first grocery and drugstores were established, as well as a blacksmith shop
Robert Gillett had a dream for a city of rare spirit that would endure. Visions of a railroad center faded, but the city became even greater than the dreams. There is still that peculiar kind of charm in the Valley of the Lemonweir that is now Tomah.
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Robert afterwards moved to Tomah, WI (giving that town its name) and again met his old friend Simeon Durand Powers, whom he had known in Ohio. Here his son Theodore Weld first met Laetitia, daughter of Simeon and later they married.
Laetitia's brother Alonzo married Mary Burrell Gillett, Theodore's half sister.
Laetitia often visited the grave of Edward Durand in Desoto, WI. It was the first grave in that town and its location is now unknown to the relatives. It was under a magnificent oak near the Mississippi.
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Newspaper clipping found at Oberlin College Archives (name of publication not found on clipping):
June 28, 1898
DOWN SOUTH IN 1844
Captain R. A. Gillett of Milwaukee is a son of Robert E. Gillett, who was one of the six men who founded Oberlin College.
Robert E. Gillett held high rank among the men connected with the Underground Railroad in Ohio during the last years of slavery, and many a colored man in Kentucky and Virginia owed his freedom to his skill as an Underground Railroad manager.
1835-1837
Mr. Gillett was designated as financial agent or secretary of Oberlin College and consequently it often happened that he was made guardian for colored pupils sent from the south and elsewhere.
A wealthy citizen of Louisiana, the father of two distinct families, one white and the other dark, saw much merit in his half colored children and their mother. When he wrote his will he provided that each one of the mulatto children - four boys and two girls - should receive $10,000 and their mother a like sum. He also sent the seven to Oberlin, where the children were to be educated.
Upon the death of the wealthy man, who was also prominent in various directions, the father of at least one son who has served in the United States senate and held another very high office, besides winning the rank of colonial in the confederate army, the guardian of the Oberlin children and their mother took steps to get the $70,000 that had been provided for them in the will.
He met with bitter opposition at every step and it required six years of hard work and close application. Mr. Gillett visited New Orleans on several occasions, the last time in 1844. That time Captain Gillett, the Wisconsin man who then was 10 years of age, accompanied him. They were stopped at the St. Charles. There were unmistakable signs that Mr. Gillett would win in his fight for the children. This enraged his opponents.
One afternoon, while Mr. Gillett and his boy were in the reading room, a delegation of a dozen or so stalwart, determined-looking men approached and asked: "Are you Robert E. Gillett of Oberlin?"
"That is my name, sir, and there is where I hail from. How can I serve you?"
"Well, sir, we are authorized to come here and tell you that you have until tomorrow morning to take the boat on your way homeward."
Mr. Gillett, whose fixedness of purpose had made him all his life a stanch friend of the colored people, who many times had risked his life in defending their interests, and had also run the risk of imprisonment by aiding them in their efforts to escape from servitude, rose from his chair, and walking up close to the leader of the delegation said to him so that all in the room could hear: "Well, sir, I am authorized to say to you and the balance of your delegation and all men of your stripe, that I am in New Orleans looking after a case in the United States court and that I shall remain here until that business is concluded; and if you, or any of your delegation, or any of your kind lay a hand on me you will do so at your peril."
The delegation apparently had seen and heard enough of Mr. Gillett of Oberlin, because they "about-faced" and left the room and he remained in New Orleans until his work was done, until he had secured judgment for the full amount, with interest, making a sum of nearly $100,000. There was no further trouble. It is evident that he was not regarded as a man it was wholesome to trifle with.
They were right; he was not.
During that visit south, Mr. Gillett and his son had occasion to go to Vicksburg. They put up at a hotel. People there soon discovered who Mr. Gillett was, that he was connected with a "nigger" college and looking after a large sum of southern money that was going north to help educate "niggers" at Oberlin.
In those days Vicksburg was the abode of not a few reckless characters.
Among the men who visited the hotel and looked the northerner over; one of the few who did not scowl at him was a Judge Springer. When no one else was about the judge stepped up to Mr. Gillett and said: "I don't believe you ought to remain here over night."
Gillett wanted to know why. The judge explained that his name, home and mission were known to some rather hard customers, who did not have a very kindly feeling for him. "I will gladly entertain you where I am stopping, at a private residence." said the judge; and he did so, and after the Vicksburg business was concluded he returned to his home.
Keep this judge in mind.
While Mr. Gillett was on that southern tour he went to hear a popular southern orator. I should have added before that Mr. Gillett was editor of the Oberlin Evangelist. In a letter to the Evangelist he spoke of the meeting at which he heard the young orator in 1844. Among the other things this sturdy Ohioan and abolitionist said:
"I have this night heard a remarkable speech, delivered by a member of the Mississippi legislature, Jefferson Davis, and I want to predict, here and now, that within thirty years the south will attempt to establish a southern confederacy and that this Mr. Davis will be at the head of it."
A brother of Captain Gillett (Theodore Weld Gillette) enlisted in 1861 as a private in the Fourth Wisconsin. Later he was commissioned and was assigned to the commissary department.
While his command was at Baton Rouge in 1864, many of the southern loyal people applied for rations. One day a very old man called upon Lieutenant Gillett to say that he had lost his home and that all of his relatives among the boys and men had entered the confederate service, and that he was destitute.
"I see you bear the name of Gillett, " said the old man.
"Yes, sir, Gillett of Wisconsin."
"Did you ever live at Oberlin, Ohio?"
"I did; was born there."
"What was your father's name?"
"Robert E."
"Did he ever visit the south-was he connected with Oberlin College?"
"Yes, sir."
"Do you remember whether he once visited Vicksburg?"
"I cannot tell, sir, but I can find out by writing my brother, who, I remember, went south with my father on one or two occasions."
Without the old gentleman's being obliged to make a request for food the lieutenant gave him a generous supply and told him to come around in the course of ten days or two weeks and he would give him the information he sought. He then wrote his brother, the captain, of whom I have spoken, and asked if he remembered Judge Springer of Vicksburg. The reply went back at once that he did and that the judge had done his father and himself a great kindness by shielding them from what he thought was imminent danger. He closed by requesting his brother to do anything or everything in his power to make it comfortable for the old judge, and the request was complied with.
J.A. Watrous.
More About ROBERT EDWIN GILLETT:
Burial: 1861, Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, Monroe, WI
Notes for LUCY KELLOGG:
LUCY, dau. Of Ezra, b. 2 May, 1811; m. (1) 2 May 1838, Robert Edwin Gillette, b. 1809.
He d. Sept., 1861; was editor and publisher of the Oberlin (O.), Evangelist; later engaged in the real estate business and founded and named the village of Tomah, WI; she m. (2) William Austin Lathrop; res. in Cleveland, OH.
Children by first husband
Ruth Kellogg Gillette, b. 24 Feb., 1839; is a teacher in Green Bay, Wis.
Theodore Weld Gillette, b. 23 Oct., 1840; m. 2 May, 1864, Laetitia
Sophronia Powers, of Sparta, Wis., dau. of S. D. Powers, b. in Ferrisburg,
VT.; was a sheep raiser in San Diego, Tex.
Julia King Gillette, b. 22 Nov. 1842; m. 24 Feb., 1875, Dr. Anson
James Adams, of Flint, Mich., b. Nov. 1842, son of Oliver R.
Adams, b. in Homer, N. Y., 12 July 1815, and Harriet James, b.
29 July 1818; he was graduated from Williams College, and from
the Homeopathic College of Cleveland, OH.
Frederick Kellogg Gillette, b. 17 Sept., 1844; was a telegraph operator;
res. in Garrettsville, OH.
More About LOIS ANN (INGRAHAM) WARNER:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, Monroe, WI
Children of ROBERT GILLETT and MARIE (BURRELL) are:
i. ROBERT ARTHUR GILLETT, b. July 08, 1834, Elyria, Loraine, OH; d. December 28, 1907, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI; m. (1) SARAH CAROLINE TURNER, 1862; d. 1872; m. (2) SEREPTA A. ATKINSON, Abt. 1873; d. December 1905, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI.
More About SARAH CAROLINE TURNER:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, Tomah, Monroe, WI
ii. MARY ANN GILLETT, b. March 21, 1836, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. March 1916; m. ALONZO JOSEPH POWERS; b. September 13, 1840; d. October 1915.
Notes for ALONZO JOSEPH POWERS:
Alonzo had a large dry goods store in St. Paul MN of which he was President, his brother Eugene was VP. His son Fred also was with him in the store.
Children of ROBERT GILLETT and LUCY KELLOGG are:
iii. RUTH K. GILLETTE, b. February 24, 1839, Oberlin, OH; d. Aft. 1921; m. E. H. ELLIS.
iv. THEODORE WELD GILLETTE, b. October 23, 1840, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. April 10, 1921, Bellingham, WA; m. LAETITIA SOFRONIA POWERS, May 02, 1864, Sparta, WI; b. May 04, 1843, Henrietta, OH; d. October 11, 1920, Bellingham, WA.
v. JULIA KING GILLETTE, b. October 20, 1842, Oberlin, OH; d. Aft. 1921; m. K. ADAMS.
vi. FREDRICK KELLOGG GILLETTE, b. September 17, 1844; d. Aft. 1921.
Robert m. Marie Ann BURRELL 8 Sep 1833. Marie d. 1837, Oberlin, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 80. Robert Arthur GILLETT
b. 8 Jul 1834, Elyra, Lorain, OH; d. 28 Dec 1907, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI; bur. Riverside Memorial Park, Fox Lake, Dodge, WI.
- 81. Mary Ann GILLETT
b. 21 Mar 1836, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. Mar 1916.
Robert m. Lucy KELLOGG 2 May 1838, OH. Lucy b. 2 May 1811, Galway, Saratoga, NY; d. 15 Oct 1865, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 82. Ruth Kellogg GILLETTE
b. 24 Feb 1839, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. Aft 1921.
- 83. Theodore Weld GILLETTE
b. 23 Oct 1840, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. 10 Apr 1921, Bellingham, Whatcom, WA; bur. 21 Apr 1921, Bayview Cemetery, Bellingham, Whatcom, WA.
- 84. Julia King GILLETTE
b. 20 Oct 1842, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. Aft 1921.
- 85. Fredrick Kellogg GILLETTE
b. 17 Sep 1844, Oberlin, Lorain, OH; d. Aft 1921.
Robert m. Lois Ann (Ingraham) WARNER 27 Oct 1849, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio. Lois b. 12 Apr 1813, Wilbraham or Sheffield, MA; d. 2 Jul 1902; bur. Oak Grove Cemetary, Tomah, Monroe, WI. [Group Sheet]
- Ransom Addison GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 1818; d. 3 Feb 1889, Ravena, Portage, OH; bur. Ravena, Portage, OH.
Notes:
Ransom was age 39 and Postmaster of Ravenna, OH during the 1860 Census OH, Portage, Ravenna pp 92, roll 653_1025.
Probate records: Cuyahoga Cty, OH index 1867-1890: vol 4, pp 49 Gillett; and vol 4, pp 63 Gillette.
Ransom m. Cecelia Augusta CANNON 1844. Cecelia b. Oct 1819, Ravena, Portage, OH; d. 9 May 1908. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 86. Cecelia Adelaide GILLETT
b. 1847, Ravena, Portage, OH; d. 1864.
- 87. Franklin W. GILLETT
b. 1852, Ravena, Portage, OH; d. 1897.
- 88. Fannie Clara GILLETT
b. 1855.
- Martha GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 1823.
- Elizabeth GILLETT
(12.Clarissa3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1)
- Julia WOLCOTT
(14.Sabrina3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1)
- Sophia WOLCOTT
(14.Sabrina3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1)
- Marion Bradford TRACY
(16.Linus3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 19 Jan 1821, OH; d. 28 Aug 1891.
- Irene Hall TRACY
(16.Linus3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 21 Dec 1822, OH; d. 24 May 1901, OH.
Irene m. Joseph Lyman WOOD 21 Aug 1845. Joseph b. 21 Jun 1820, Norwich, MA; d. 17 Aug 1885. [Group Sheet]
- Helen Mar TRACY
(16.Linus3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 12 Feb 1827, OH.
- Adaline Pelton TRACY
(16.Linus3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 25 Aug 1828, OH; d. 1904.
- Julia Huntington TRACY
(16.Linus3, 3.Seth2, 1.Lois1) b. 27 Feb 1831, OH.
- Mary SMITH
(19.Whitney3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1818; d. 1 Sep 1884.
Mary m. E.L. GIBBS E.L. d. 9 Jun 1915. [Group Sheet]
- Lucy SMITH
(19.Whitney3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 28 Jul 1822, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 8 Mar 1886, Ravenna, Ohio.
Lucy m. Alexander CLEMENTS 1 Oct 1847. Alexander b. 1816; d. 14 May 1904. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 89. Alice CLEMENTS
- 90. Curtis CLEMENTS
- F. R. SMITH
(19.Whitney3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 13 Apr 1827, Aurora, Portage Co, Ohio; d. 11 Sep 1904, Geneva, Ohio.
F. m. Helen MIRRILE Helen b. 8 Oct 1827, Charlemont, Franklin Co, Mass; d. 17 Oct 1904, Windsor, Trumbell Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 91. Kattie SMITH
- 92. Carrie SMITH
- Urana SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 5 Mar 1824.
Urana m. John NORTON [Group Sheet]
- Lucina D. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 2 Dec 1825.
- Lucinda Phoebe SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 31 Aug 1827; d. Byron, Fon du Lac Co, Wisconsin.
Lucinda m. Ira MCCHAIN 7 Feb 1858, Fond du Lac Co, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 93. Albert N. MCCHAIN
b. 9 Dec 1858.
- 94. Harvey P. MCCHAIN
b. 1860.
- 95. Frank Badine MCCHAIN
b. 8 Jan 1870; d. 4 Oct 1958.
- Sherlock S. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 5 Nov 1828.
- Olive SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 30 Nov 1830.
Notes:
[Gager Smith Short List.FTW]
Olive was born seven months after her parents marriage. She would have been 6 1/2 months gestation or conceived prior to the marriage. If in fact she was conceived after the marriage it would be unlikely that she would have survived.
- Lenous O. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 4 Mar 1832; d. 12 Aug 1914.
- Benjamin W. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 26 Sep 1833.
Benjamin m. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 96. Ernest Warren SMITH
b. Windham Township, Portage Co, Ohio.
- Luna G. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 30 Mar 1835; d. 21 Nov 1913.
Luna m. Isaac John TOWN 20 Jun 1865. Isaac b. 10 Dec 1830; d. 7 May 1910. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 97. Ida Jane TOWN
b. 7 Sep 1867; d. 1956.
- 98. Aro Daniel TOWN
b. 19 Jul 1872, Troy Township, Geauga Co, Ohio; d. 7 Dec 1963, Huntsburg, Geauga Co, Ohio.
- George J. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 15 Sep 1837.
- Alvira S. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 28 May 1839; d. 1 Sep 1935.
- Rachael A. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 20 Jun 1841.
- James Frank SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 27 Mar 1843; d. 29 Jul 1936.
- Sylvester R. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 18 Feb 1845.
- Adell E. SMITH
(21.Harvey3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 20 Aug 1847.
- Almeda WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1819; d. 29 Dec 1884.
Almeda m. J. Macumber SANDERSON J. d. 29 Dec 1887. [Group Sheet]
- Clara WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
Clara m. Ozro BELDEN [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 99. Howard B. BELDEN
b. Apr 1845; d. 9 Dec 1866.
- Auretas WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
Auretas m. Cecelia WHEELAN Cecelia d. May 1916. [Group Sheet]
- Elvira WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
Elvira m. Moulon BAIRD [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 100. Esther BAIRD
b. 1861; d. 1951.
- Edwin R. WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) d. 10 Feb 1913.
Edwin m. Rachel GLENDENNING Rachel d. 5 Mar 1912. [Group Sheet]
- Allen Trimble WHITE
(22.Electa3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1833.
Allen m. Portia Elizabeth MCELROY Portia b. 1837; d. 12 Jan 1922, Berkley, California. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 101. Allen Primble WHITE
- 102. Harry WHITE
- 103. Howard Collins WHITE
b. 1872; d. 1968.
- 104. Matilda Portia WHITE
b. 1876; d. 1968.
Allen m. Matilda BOWER Matilda b. 31 Jan 1834; d. 22 Nov 1859. [Group Sheet]
- Amoret SMITH
(23.Edmund3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 7 May 1829, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 11 Sep 1898, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, OH.
Notes:
Amoret and Shirley W. Ensign were divorced.
Amoret m. Shirley W. ENSIGN [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 105. Emerson ENSIGN
bur. Smith Family Burial Ground, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH.
Amoret m. Henry REYNOLDS 2 Dec 1868, Warren, Trumbell Co, Ohio. Henry b. 27 Jul 1832, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 27 Feb 1895, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 106. Melissa Betsey REYNOLDS
b. 24 Feb 1872, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 26 Jan 1952, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- Almira SMITH
(23.Edmund3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 26 Apr 1826, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 10 Dec 1906.
Almira m. Seba ENSIGN, , Jr 28 May 1846, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio. Seba b. 10 Feb 1823, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 10 Feb 1888, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 107. Julia ENSIGN
b. 21 Aug 1848, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- 108. Eugene J. ENSIGN
b. 23 Jun 1850, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- 109. Frank C. ENSIGN
b. 1 Nov 1852, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
- Dennis Tracy SMITH
(23.Edmund3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 27 Sep 1833, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 23 Oct 1911, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH.
Dennis m. Artalissa M. ENSIGN 1 Jan 1855, Mesopotamia, Ohio. Artalissa b. 9 Aug 1833, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; d. 5 Nov 1904, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Mesopotamia, Trumbull, OH. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 110. Emily L. SMITH
b. 9 Sep 1861, Mesopotamia, Trumbell Co, Ohio.
Dennis m. Susan MOFFAT 6 Oct 1909. [Group Sheet]
- Henry C. SMITH
(23.Edmund3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1844; d. 21 Feb 1864, Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga Co, Ohio.
- Lafayette TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1) b. 1824.
Lafayette m. Lucy GODDARD [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 111. Ranney Ward TRACY
- 112. Clara E. TRACY
b. 1859; d. 1893.
Lafayette m. Elizabeth M. TRACY [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 113. Charles TRACY
Lafayette m. Caroline WILSON 12 Apr 1849. Caroline b. 6 Apr 1829; d. 23 Feb 1855. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 114. Wilson Soloman TRACY
b. 25 Oct 1852; d. 8 Jul 1942.
- 115. Evander TRACY
b. 1849; d. 27 Feb 1923, Garrettsville, Ohio.
- 116. Marion C. TRACY
b. 1854.
- Gilbert TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- James TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- Sherman TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- Job TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- Henry TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- Benjamin F. TRACY
(24.Almeda3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
- Nelson TRACY
(25.Lavilla3, 6.Ascenthia2, 1.Lois1)
Nelson m. Eliza BERRIDGE [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 117. Mary Ellen TRACY
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