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From: "Anne" <>
Subject: Re: [Q-R] Branson,Haworth and Hadley
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:01:54 -0500
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Thank you..

I am so used to the way the non-Friend side of the family did things...I
thought they had to be related to help out.

anne
> Anne & List -
>
> Unfortunately one cannot attach too much signicance to
> this sort of thing. You find that people raised in the Quaker
> tradition, whether practicing Quakers or not, had a feeling
> of community that led them to take in to help raise, children
> who had been orphaned by the loss of one or both parents.
> Also it was not unusual to find the children of a first marriage
> parceled out to friends, relatives, & neighbors when a man
> remarried; this was even more common if a man remained
> a widower for several years.
>
> It would not appear that there is an obvious relationship
> based upon identifying the families involved:
>
> [1] Levi Branson (b.18 Mar 1834), son of Aquilla Branson &
> Lydia Ellis, had been married to Mary Pickett (1837-1876),
> dau of Aaron Pickett (1811-1844) & Eunice Newlin
> [M-in-L Mrs Eunice (Newlin) Pickett marr. 2ndly to
> Paris Mendenhall]
>
> [2] William Hadley (b.26 Oct 1847-d.17 Feb 1932), son of
> Simon Hadley (1810-1896) & Eunice Hobson (1822-1901),
> married c.1876 to Margaret H Newlin (b.5 May 1850), dau of
> Mahlon Newlin (1822-1884) & Alice Ann Nelson
>
> [3] Joel Elmore Haworth (b.12 Jun 1840-d. 6 Feb 1915), son of
> John Haworth (1815-c1885) & Charity Rees, and marr. 1865
> to 1st wife, Mary Armstrong (1844-1882), dau of James Armstrong
> (c1808- ? ) & Alice J Davis [Elmore Haworth 2ndly marr. in 1887
> to Narcissa Lewis, by whom he had children; he had no children
> by his 1st wife]
>
> The only apparent connection is thru the Newlin line but it appears
> to have been too distant to have been a factor.
>
> Mahlon Newlin was son of John Newlin (1795-1841) &
> wife Ruth Woody.
> Eunice Newlin was dau of Joshua Newlin (1781-1855) &
> wife Achsah Vestal
>
> Regards, Jerry Richmond
> You are cordially invited to visit "The Quaker Collection"
> http://home.sprynet.com/~jrichmon/qkrcoll.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anne <>
> To: <>
> Date: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:54 PM
> Subject: [Q-R] Branson,Haworth and Hadley
>
>
> I am trying to help my cousin who is having some problems putting one
family
> together..
>
> He has found Levi Branson...he is wondering if anyone knows of the
connection
> between these 3 families...
>
> Hadleys have Levi's son living with them...Haworths have another of Levi's
sons
> living with them.
>
> Could the Haworths and Hadleys be Levi Branson's cousins?
>
> Levi's parents were Aquilla Branson and Lydia Ellis Branson.
>
> thank you...
>
> anne
> 1880 census Elwood Vermillion National Archives film # T9-0255 page 420 C
>
> Levi Branson Widower age 46 Born OH
> Effie Branson daughter, age 16 born IN
> Marshall Branson son age 6 born KS
>
>
> Washington, Parke , IL film T9-0303 page 471A
>
> Wm. Hadley age 32 born IN
> Margaret H. Hadley 30 born IN wife
> Virgil Hadley son 2 born IN son
> Maud L Hadley 7M born IN dau
> Charlie Branson 13 Born IN other
>
>
> Georgetown, Vermillion, IL T-9 0255 page 429A
>
> E. Haworth age 39 born IN
> Mary Haworth age 36 born IN wife
> Arthur Branson age 8 born KS other
> Alfraetta Rees age 16 born IN other
>
>
>
>
>
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