Family of Anna Amelia Barrett Travis

   Solomon Barrett and Sarah Knox had 12 children. Their oldest Child was Anna Amelia, born 04 Apr 1857 in Brewster, Putnam Co, NY, and died 03 Mar 1914 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY. Anna A. married James Hart Travis 1872 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY, son of Temperance S Travis.  He was born Dec 1854 in Somers, Westchester County NY.

Children of Anna Barrett and James Travis are:

1) Solomon Travis who died about 1894.

2) Emma F. Travis, born 1873; died 1935. She married (1) William Augustus Cowl in 1888. Will Cowl was born in July 1858. She married (2) Robert Warner.  Emma and William A Cowl had the following children:

2A) Chloe Cowl, born May 1891. She married Joseph Robertson about 1909 and they had a son Joseph.

2B)Ruth Cowl, born Nov 1897.






3)  Sarah Temperance Travis, born Dec 1875 in NY. She married Allen D Adams March 24, 1904 in Manhatten, NY.

4) Bertha E. Travis, born Oct 1879 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY. She married Allen Vandine.

5) Mary Hannah Travis, born Feb 1881 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY. She married Guy Hoffmire; born Abt. 1876 in New Jersey.

　

No further information is known on this family, but if you know more about Anna & James Travis' descendants, I would be interested to know about it.

 

 

Family Of Nellie Maria Barrett Tompkins

Solomon Barrett and Sarah Knox Had 12 Children. You’ve read the stories of Jennie Barrett and Lucinda Barrett who both had 8 children. However their sister Nellie had 18 children.


Front Row: Weslie Lester, Joseph Putney, Velma Cornelia (Billie), John Barnes, Ida Mae, Leonard Knox, Floyd Truman(Truie), Back Row: Briggs Carrigan, Samuel Lounsbury, Mabel Jane (Jennie) George Lewis (Lew), Fannie Beyea, Rufus Robin, Luella (Loll). Abt 1934.


Nellie Maria Barrett was born 06 Jul 1867 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam County, NY, and died 18 Jul 1924 in Willimantic, Windham Co, CT. She married Briggs Perry Tompkins 12 Sep 1880 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam County, NY, son of Nathaniel Tompkins and Mary Williams. He was born 10 Jan 1859 in Carmel, Putnam County NY, and died 26 Apr 1925 in Willimantic, Windham County, CT.

Children of Nellie Barrett and Briggs Tompkins are:

i. John Barnes Tompkins, born 24 Jan 1881; died 16 May 1949. He married Sarah A Tompkins 16 Sep 1908;

ii. Robert Solomon Tompkins, born 25 Mar 1883; died 25 Apr 1883.

iii. Ida May Tompkins, born 13 Apr 1884; died 08 Jan 1949 in Windham, CT. She married William E Light 17 Jul 1912.

iv. Floyd Truman Tompkins, born 20 Aug 1885 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY; died 21 Nov 1967 in Newark Valley, Tioga Co, NY. He married Gertrude E Tompkins 14 Feb 1911 in Granite Springs, Somers, Westchester Co, NY; born 21 Jun 1889 in Granite Springs, Westchester Co, NY; died 15 Feb 1986 in Athens, Bradford Co, PA.

v. Bessie Elizabeth Tompkins, born 03 Oct 1887 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 12 Feb 1891.

vi. Leonard Knox Tompkins, born 26 Aug 1889 in Shrub Oak, Westchester Co, NY; died 17 Apr 1963 in Windham Center, Windham Co, CT. He married Katherine Ophelia Light 21 May 1909; born 20 May 1891 in West Somers, Westchester Co, NY.

vii. Wesley Lester Tompkins, born 21 Sep 1891 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 18 Dec 1953. He married Josephine Elizabeth Brown.

viii. Briggs Carrigan Tompkins, born 26 Aug 1891 in Baldwin Place, Westchester Co, NY; died 1951. He married Nina Stinard 15 Aug 1911; born 1881; died 25 Jan 1981.

ix. Samuel Lounsbury Tompkins, born 07 May 1895 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 19 Sep 1935. He married Myra Scofield.

x. George Lewis Tompkins, born 20 Apr 1897 in Baldwin Place, Putnam Co, NY; died 05 Dec 1945 in Binghamton, Broome Co, NY. He married Rena Mae Patch 08 Mar 1916; born 13 Apr 1897 in Speedsville, Tompkins Co, NY; died 19 Dec 1955 in Berkshire, Tioga Co, NY.

xi. Rufus Robin Tompkins, born 29 Oct 1899 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 25 Feb 1972 in Ossining, Westchester Co, NY. He married Gladys A Smith; born 09 Jan 1902 in Somers Center, Westchester Co, NY; died 26 Jun 1979.

xii. Joseph Putney Tompkins, born 13 Aug 1901 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 11 Dec 1959. He married Ida May Smith; born 17 Jul 1903; died 12 Apr 1986.

xiii. Raymond Ralph Tompkins, born 22 Sep 1902 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 22 Sep 1902 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY.

xiv. Fannie Beyea Tompkins, born 27 Feb 1904 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 04 Jun 1978 in Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT. She married Mr. Smalley.

xv. Mabel Jane Tompkins, born 22 Jun 1905 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 22 Nov 1980 in Sarasota, Sarasota Co, FL.

xvi. Luella Tompkins, born 22 Aug 1906 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 1971 in Willimantic, Windham Co, CT.

xvii. Velma Cornelia Tompkins, born 24 Oct 1907 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 11 Aug 1992 in Wallingford, New Haven Co, CT. She married Irving Prentice Emlott 16 Nov 1935 in Windham Center, Windham Co, CT; born 08 Aug 1906 in Boston, Suffolk Co, MA.

xviii. Berma Glenn Tompkins, born 17 Dec 1908 in Somers, Westchester Co, NY; died 29 Jan 1914 in Speedsville, Tompkins Co, NY.

The Legacy of James P Osborn





James Paulding Osborn

James Paulding Osborn was born on a leap day, Friday, February 29th 1856 in Pawling, NY. He was the first son of George Washington Osborn and Mary Slocum, and their second child.


George and Mary's family expanded to eventually have many children:
Helen A Osborn, Born 24 May 1854 - Died 27 Aug 1942
James himself, Born 29 Feb 1856 - Died 13 April, 1926
George Travis Osborn, Born 17 May, 1858 - Died 18 Oct 1863
John A Osborn, Born 12 Apr 1860 - Died 1944
Edgar B Osborn, Born 16 Dec 1863 - Died 21 Sept 1950
Mary Ida Osborn, Born 15 Apr 1865 - Died 26 Apr 1927
Zadie Osborn, Born 23 Dec 1869 - Died July 1962
Charles H Osborn, Born 2 Aug 1871 - Died 13 June 1959

I have yet to find this family in the 1860 and 1870 census.


On June 25, 1877 when James was 21, he married 15 year old Jennie Barrett, who was born 5 June 1862 , daughter of Sarah Knox and Solomon Barrett. In the 1880 Census, James is listed as a farm laborer for Mr. Newton Cook, in Pawling, Dutchess County, NY. Jennie is listed as married and living next door with her sister Byronette Barrett.


Jennie Barrett Osborn

Jennie and James had 8 children, six of which lived to adulthood:

Edward Francis Osborn, Born 15 Sept 1880 - Died 23 April 1965

Mary Francis Osborn, Born Nov 1882 - Died 12 Dec 1942

George Washington Osborn, Born 27 Jan 1884 - Died 23 Feb 1960

James Franklin Osborn, Born Apr 1885 - Died 5 Jan 1970

Sarah Osborn, Born 27 Aug 1886 - Died 4 Oct 1952

Earl Osborn, Born 29 Jan 1888 - Died 17 Aug 1983

Jennie Bell Osborn, Born about 1890 - Died 5 Feb 1895

Albert Osborn, Born 19 Apr 1891 - Died 1891

Family legend says the family grew so fast, Jennie's sister Lucinda came to live with her to help with the children. As there is no 1890 census, this is hard to prove, however it does seem logical in hindsight. Jennie Barrett Osborn Died 3 Feb 1893 at the age of 30 in Pawling, Dutchess Co, NY.


Lucinda Barrett Osborn

On November  9, 1893, when James was 37 he married 21 year old Lucinda Barrett who was born 21 Oct 1872, daughter of Sarah Knox and Solomon Barrett.

She and James  had 8 children who all lived to adulthood:
Clayton John Osborn, Born 22 Dec 1893 - Died 21 Apr 1975

Elsie Jane Osborn, Born 27 Oct 1894 - Died 2 May 1984
Solomon Barrett Osborn, Born 9 Feb 1896 - Died 27 Jul 1982
Nancy Dean Osborn, Born 27 Apr 1897 - Died 16 Nov 1957
William Dean Osborn, Born 7 May 1898 - Died 15 Nov 1937
Chloe Ann Osborn, Born 24 Jun 1899 - Died 39 Nov 1995
Elizabeth Amelia Osborn, Born 27 Nov 1901 - Died 11 Jul 1966
Isabel Osborn, born 28 Jan 1903 - Died 19 July 1974.


In the 1900 Census, James and his family are living in Somers, Westchester County, New York. The oldest three children of Jennie and James have moved out, leaving 10 children in the house.

In 1909, Elsie Barrett Beach, sister of Jennie and Lucinda dies leaving a baby, Weston Beach only a month old. Weston (later nicknamed Pete) joins the Osborn family and was raised like a brother to the rest of the children. His father Frank would not let him be formally adopted, so his last name remained Beach.

By the 1910 census, all of Jennie's children have moved out of the home and the family has moved back to Pawling, Dutchess County, New York. In 1920, Only the girls and Weston are living with James and Lucinda, still renting in Pawling.

In Dec of 1923, the local paper says the family has moved into one of the two houses James has bought behind the Pawling Central Baptist Church. This puts the family right in the middle of the town.

James Paulding Osborn died of pneumonia on April 13 1926, at the age of 70. He left behind him his wife Lucinda, who lived until Oct 22, 1955 as well as all fourteen of his children, Weston Beach, and at least 30 Grandchildren.

I am still gathering information and pictures of James' descendants. I know I am missing a lot of folks, particularly from Jennie's family, but also some from Lucinda's. Today in 2010, I know of 296 descendants, not counting spouses from James in just 6 generations. That’s quite a legacy to leave behind.

Sources for the above include:
Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
Obituaries, Funeral Programs,Tombstones & Cemetery Records
1900, 1910,1920, 1nd 1930 Censuses
WW1 Selective Service Registration records
Social Security and Connecticut Death Indexes
Newspaper articles in Various papers
Records of Lucy Ryea Smith, Donald A Osborne, Elsie Osborn Douglas, Robert H Dykeman, and Louanne Brown Barrett

Descendants of Edmund Knox - Generations 1 & 2

Here’s some info on a branch of the family I don’t talk about much. Edmund Knox was my great-great-great-great grandfather. Edmund’s grandfather John Knox was a soldier in the American Revolution, which means all of Edmund’s descendants qualify to belong to the Daughters or Sons of the American Revolution.

Generation No. 1

1. Edmund Knox (Abraham, John, Robert) was born 12 Sep 1808 in Westchester Co, NY, and died 25 Nov 1881 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY. He married Hannah Henion 03 Oct 1832 in Putnam Co, NY, daughter of John Henion and Mercy Smalley. She was born 17 May 1813 in Kent, Putnam Co, NY, and died 25 Jul 1848 in Putnam Co, NY.


Children of Edmund Knox and Hannah Henion are:

i. Jane Elizabeth Knox, born 08 May 1834 in Putnam Co, NY; died 17 May 1884.

ii. Sarah E. Knox, born 16 Oct 1835 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY; died 02 Mar 1903 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY.

iii. Chloe Ann Knox, born 09 Sep 1838 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY; died 03 Mar 1914 in Ashland, Jackson Co, OR.

iv. Francis F. Knox, born 14 Sep 1840 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY; died 12 Jul 1914.

v. Edwin Derunder Knox, born 25 Oct 1842 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY; died 02 Jun 1926 in Danbury, Fairfield Co, NY.

vi. Charles Knox, born 13 Aug 1844 in Putnam Co, NY; died Aft. 1916 in Putnam Co, NY.

vii. Hannah Knox, born 25 Jul 1848 in North Salem, Westchester Co, NY; died 26 Feb 1916 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY. She married John E. Austin Abt. 1867 in Putnam Co, NY; born 1833; died 1914.

Generation No. 2

2. Jane Elizabeth Knox was born 08 May 1834 in Putnam Co, NY, and died 17 May 1884. She met (1) Harvey Knapp. She married (2) Leonard Belden Crane abt 1879. He was born Abt. 1829 in New York City, NY, and died Aft. Jan 1897.

Children of Jane Knox and Harvey Knapp are:

i. Josephine Knapp Knox, born 19 Jan 1853.

ii. Leonard S Knox, born 16 Dec 1853.

3. Sarah E. Knox was born 16 Oct 1835 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY, and died 02 Mar 1903 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY. She married Solomon Barrett 03 Jul 1856 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY, son of Laban Barrett and Delila Unknown. He was born 03 Mar 1836 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY, and died 26 Dec 1909 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY.

Children of Sarah Knox and Solomon Barrett are:

i. Anna Amelia Barrett, born 04 Apr 1857 in Brewster, Putnam Co, NY; died 03 Mar 1914 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY.

ii. Byronette Barrett, born 08 May 1859 in Brewster, Putnam Co, NY; died 28 May 1902 in Baldwin Place, Putnam Co, NY.

iii. Mary Barrett, born 27 Feb 1861 in Putnam Co, NY; died 05 Mar 1861 in Putnam Co, NY.

iv. Jennie Barrett, born 05 Jun 1862 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY; died 03 Feb 1893 in Pawling, Dutchess Co, NY.

v. Sarah Elizabeth Barrett, born 01 Nov 1864 in Brewster, Putnam Co. , NY; died 01 Feb 1939 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY.

vi. Nellie Maria Barrett, born 06 Jul 1867 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co.NY; died 18 Jul 1924 in Willimantic, Windham Co, CT.

vii. Ida Louisa Barrett, born 15 Apr 1869 in Putnam Valley, Putnam, NY; died 26 Nov 1935 in Mahopac Falls, Carmel, Putnam Co, NY.

viii. Hannah Delia Barrett, born 10 Aug 1871 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY; died 15 May 1889 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY.

ix. Lucinda Barrett, born 21 Oct 1872 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY; died 22 Oct 1955 in Pawling, Dutchess Co, NY.

x. Labon E. Barrett, born 25 Jun 1875 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY; died 01 Mar 1878 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY.

xi. Westron Lasher Barrett, born 24 Sep 1878 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY; died 14 Jun 1956 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co, NY.

xii. Elsie Barrett, born 12 Apr 1880 in Putnam Valley, Putnam Co, NY; died 26 Oct 1909 in Kent Cliffs, Putnam Co, NY.

4. Chloe Ann Knox was born 09 Sep 1838 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY, and died 03 Mar 1914 in Ashland, Jackson Co, OR. She married Byron Clay Cole 03 May 1860 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT. He was born 30 Jun 1825 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY, and died 18 Jan 1894 in Ashland, Jackson Co, Oregon.

Children of Chloe Knox and Byron Cole are:

i. Ella A Cole, born Abt. 1861.

ii. Jules F Cole, born Abt. 1864 in Oregon; died Aft. 1930.

iii. Emma J Cole, born Abt. 1866.

iv. Willard L Cole, born Abt. 1868.

v. Hugh F B Cole, born Abt. 1870. He married Lillie W Unknown Abt. 1895; born Abt. 1873.

vi. Grace E Cole, born Abt. 1872.

vii. Byron H Cole, born Abt. 1874 in Oregon.

viii. Jessie E Cole, born Abt. 1876.

ix. Herbert Bailey Cole, born 05 Jul 1877 in Oregon.

x. Henry C Cole, born Abt. 1881 in Oregon.

5. Francis F.Knox was born 14 Sep 1840 in Carmel, Putnam Co, NY, and died 12 Jul 1914. He married Electa Jane Mosher. She was born 02 Jun 1843, and died 14 May 1911.

Children of Francis Knox and Electa Mosher are:

i. Henrietta Knox, born Abt. 1864.

ii. Ida Jane Knox, born Abt. 1866.

iii. George E. Knox, born Abt. 1868.

iv. William R Knox, born Abt. Nov 1872.

v. Emma F Knox, born Abt. 1875.

vi. Arthur Knox, born Abt. 1878.

vii. Florence Knox, born Abt. 1880.

viii. Gertrude Knox, born Abt. May 1881.

6. Edwin Derunder Knox was born 25 Oct 1842 in Southeast, Putnam Co, NY, and died 02 Jun 1926 in Danbury, Fairfield Co, NY. He married Harriet Lyon Smalley 1868 in Putnam Co, NY. She was born Aug 1850 in NY, and died 1941.

Children of Edwin Knox and Harriet Smalley are:

i. Hattie Knox, born Abt. 1870 in NY.

ii. Anna S Knox, born Abt. 1872 in NY.

iii. Victor Knox, born 02 Feb 1875 in NY.

iv. Homer Brooks Knox, born 28 Aug 1881 in NY.

v. Jessica D Knox, born Oct 1891 in CT.

7. Charles Knox was born 13 Aug 1844 in Putnam Co, NY, and died Aft. 1916 in Putnam Co, NY. He married Jane A. Unknown Abt. 1870.

Child of Charles Knox and Jane Unknown is:

i. Edith Knox. She married Ed Arnold.