Bouton-Boughton Family

4.598 V. Nelly May Craig, b. near Union, Nov. 26, 1882. 4. 599 iv. Oscar Elijah Wood (son of Alanson F. and Ma- ryette Wilcox Wood), born Berlin, Hardin county, Iowa, July 5, 1857; united with the Congregational church in 1881; m. at Union, la., Nov. 28, 1888, Calla Lawrence (dau. of J. W. and Julia Lawrence), of Union, where she was b. Jan. 17, 1866; res. Union, la. 1889. • BouTON-BouGHTON Familt. 503 4.600 V. James Mortimer Wood (son of Alanson F. and Maryette Wood), b. Union, August 11, 18B1, married Albion, Iowa, February, 1884, Alice Harlan, of Albion ; they settled at Radcliff, Iowa, where they lived 1889. 4.601 vi. Nettie Wood, b. Union, August 8, 1866; when a child she and her brother were out playing and a missile thrown by him unfortunately struck her in one eye, causing the loss of it, and subsequently the » other perished tlirough sympathy with the first. She was at Vinton, Iowa, at the blind institution, obtain- ing her education, in 1885; res. Union, la., 1889. 4.602 vii. Nelue Grant Wood, b. Union, Feb. 11, 1869 ; a school teacher and living with parents at Union, 1889 4.603 viii. Charles W. Wood, b. Union, July 24, 1870; living with parents, 1889. 4.604 ix. Wiluam W. Wood, b. Union, Dec. 2, 1872 and living with parents 1885. 4.605 iv. Sarah Jane Wood, b. Victory, Cayuga Co., N.Y., April 28, 1830, m. near Milledgeville, Wyaox town- ship, Carroll Co., 111., Feb. 3, 1847, William H. Oster- hout, and settled in same place, where she died Nov. 23, 1858; he at the same place died Nov. 14, 1862. Children of William H. and Sarah Jane Wood Osterhont 4.606 i. RoxENA OsTERHOUT, b. Milledgeville, 111., Feb. 20, 1848. 4.607 ii. Mary E. Osterhout, b. Milledgeville, Dec. 1, 1841*, died at Woodstock, la., 1883. 4.608 iii. Henrietta Osterhout, b. Milledgeville, July 16, 1853, died . 4.609 iv. Burton Osterhout, b. Milledgeville, August 29, 1855. 4.610 V. Sarah Osterhout, b. Milledgeville, Aug. 9, 1855, died Nov. 23, 1858. 4.611 V. Oscar D. Wood (son of Elijah and Roxena Wood), b Victory, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1834; moved in childhood with his parents, to Milledgeville, in 1844, m. Berlin, Hardin Co., la., Nov. 20, 1859, Hannah Hiserote, of Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., where she was born Aug. 22, 1841; they settled in Union, la., and lived there in 1883. 504 BouTON-BouGHTON Family. Children of Oscar D. and Hannah Hlserote Wood. 4.612 i. Elizabeth Wood, b. Union, Dec. 24, 1860. 4.613 ii. Charles Franklin Wood, b. Union, Dec. 22, 1862. 4.614 iii. Fred A. Wood, b. Union, May 25, 1865. 4.615 iv. Richard Wood, b. Union, July 7, 1869. 4.616 iv. Eliza Bouton (dau. of James and Sarah De Forest Bouton), b. Fairfield county, Ct., July 10, 1807; when quite a small child she was a great favorite of her grandfather De Foi^est, who was a well-to-do farmer of Redding, Ct. Her parents moved with their large family of children in 1815 to a new section or region of countiy on the banks of the Delaware river, where many from Connecticut had gone to make them- selves farms in the dense forests of that locality; but in 1816, the year noted in history as the summer of the great frost that destroyed crops all through the country, the destruction of which seriously threat- ened the lives by starvation of the whole family ; whereupon Mr. De Forest (the father of Eliza's mother, Sarah Bouton) drove his teams and vehicles to the Delaware and removed the entire family back to Connecticut, where they remained through the winter, living near the lime kilns, and her father em- ployed his time in burning lime there. Eliza Bouton married F^b. 20, 1822, Lewis Alley, of Ridgefield, and a few years later settled in Vic- tory, Cayuga county, N. Y., on a piece of land they bought lying adjoining that of her father, James Bouton, where they buili a house and hved until 1844, when they moved to Branch county, Mich., and after two years moved to Ontwa township, Cass county, Mich., where she died May 5, 1873. BLe went abroad and was not afterward heard from by his only daughter, Mrs. Wilkinson, with whom her parents had lived previous to her mother's death. Child of Lewis and Eliza Bouton Alley, of Yietory, N. T. 4,617 i. EuzABETH Alley, b. Fairfield Co., Ct., Sept. 18, 1825; moved with her parents in childhood to Victory in 1826, where she lived with her parents (their only child) until m. May 4, 1842, Benjamin Franklin Wil- kinson (son of Alniarine and Lucy Goodrich Wilkin- son), of Victory, N. Y., where he was born May 4, 1820. They settled in 1844 on a farm in Ontwa township, Cass Co., Mich., about three miles from Edwards- BOUTON-BOUGHTON FAMILY. 505 burg, where they lived until 1878, when they took up residence in town and he engaged in the lumber trade, in which he was successful until failing health demanded he should retire, which he did in 1884. He was converted and united with the Campbellite church at Victory, N. Y., in 1836. She was converted at Edwardsburgh and united with the Baptist church at that city in 1878, in which connection she still remained iJovember, 1885; living at Edwardsburgh, 1889. Children of Benjamin F. and Elizabetli Alley Willtinson. 4.618 i. Anqie Mary Wilkinson, b. Ontwa township, Cass Co., Mich., April 20, 1843. She was converted and united with the Baptist church at Edwardsbui^h, Mich., in 1861; m. Ontwa, Mich., October 23. 1878, Charles Reynolds Gregory, of Jersey City (son of Abel and Amelia Wales Gregory), formerly of Step- ney, Ct., but born at Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. i ., Dec. 28, 1836. They settled on a farm one and one- fourth miles from Liberty R. R. depot, where they were living and engaged in farming November, 1889. Cliild of Charles B. and ADgie Wllidnson Oregorj. 4.619 i. loNE Gregory, b. Liberty, Sullivan county, N. Y., June 25, 1883. 4.620 ii. Henry Adelbert Wilkinson (son of B. F. and Elizabeth Alley Wilkinson), b. Cold water. Branch county, Mich., Septenil)er, 1845, farmer, rn. May 28, 1872, Lucirida Edson (dau. of George and Mary Ed- son), of Ohio, where she was born in 1850; they set- tled in Malvern B. & Q. R. R., Centre township. Mills county, Iowa, where they continued farming in November, 1888. Children of Henrj A. and Lneinda Edson Wilkinson. 4.621 i. Leonard Wilkinson, b. Malvern Centre township. Mills county, Iowa, Dec. 25, 187t). 4.622 ii. Ray Wilkinson, b. Malvern Centre township, March 4, 1879. 4.623 iii. Benjamin Franklin Wilkinson, Jr., b. Malvern Centre township, April 14, 1882. 4.624 iii. Norman E. Wilkinson (son of B. F. and E. Alley Wilkinson), b. Ontwa township, Mich., Jan. 6, 1850, m. Niles, Mich., May 2, 1872, Clara Millinger (dau. 506 BouTON-BouGHTON Family. of William and Anna Millinger), of Ohio, where she was born 1866; they settled as farmers near Malvern Dep., B. & Q. R. R., Centre township, where they were living in November, 1889. Children of Norman Eugene and €lara Mllllngrer Wilkinson. 4.625 i. Alice N. Wilkinson, born South Bend, Ind., Dec. 3, 1873. 4.626 ii. Bertha Wilkinson, b. Ontwa, Mich., September 16, 1876. 4.627 iii. Angie Wilkinson, b. Malvern Centre township, June 23, 1879. 4.628 iv. Opal Wilkinson, b. Malvern Centre township, Sept. 21, 1882. 4.629 iv. Jerome E. Wilkinson (son of B. F. and Eliza- beth Alley Wilkinson), b. Ontwa township, Feb. 5, 1863; farmer; married Elk township, March 15, 1880, Jennie E. Schutt (daughter of Jackson and Lydia Schutt), of Hunterdon, Ind., where she was born in 1857. They settled on his father's farm in Ontwa township, where they were living November, 1885, Ciilld of Jerome E. and Jennie E. Sehutt Wilkinson. 4.630 i. Frank J. Wilkinson, b. Ontwa township, Sept. 23, 1882. 4.631 V. John De Forest Bouton (son of James B. and Sarah DeForest Bouton), b. Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Ct., Sept. 8, 1808, m. Scriba, Oswego county, N. Y., Jan. 4,- 1830, Betsey Wheeler, of Mexico, N. Y., bom Oneida county, N. i., Sept. 8, 1810. Settled in Vic- tory, Cayuga county, N. x ., They were both mem- bers of the M. E. church, farmers by vocation : moved from Victory to Sterling, N. Y., thence to Sod us, N. Y., and to Mexico, N. i ., and in spring of 1859 to Winnebago, 111., where he died June 21, 1878. She continued to live at Winnebago 1888. Ciiildren of John D. and Betsey Wiieeler Bouton, of Yictorj, N. T. 4.632 i. John Sabriska Bouton, b. Victory, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Feb. 6, 1833, m. Scriba, Oswego county, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1855, Sarah Kingsbury (dau. of Amos and Mary Kingsbury), of Volney, N. Y., where she was born Feb. 1, 1837; settled in Mexico, N. Y.; moved to Sunbury, 111., and in spring of 1859 settled at Madison, Greenwood county, Kan., where they still resided 1888. BouTON-BouGHTON Familt. 607 Children of John S. and Sarah Kingsbury Bonton, of Madison, Kan. 4.633 i. Minnie Bouton, b. Winnebago, Winnebago Co., 111., May 29, 1859, m. Madison, Kan., Sept. 21, 1881, Eichard Armstrong (son of John W. and Delila Arm- strong), of Stockbridge, Mich., where he was bom Feb. 22, 1856; a farmer; they settled at Madison, Kansas, where they lived 1889; members of the Con- gregational church. Children of Blehard and Minnie Bouton Armstron^r- 4.634 i. Edna Armstrong, b. Madison, Kan., July 10, 1882. 4,636 ii. Frank Armstrong, b. Madison, August 14, 1884. 4.636 ii. EsTELLE Bouton (dau. of John S. and Sarah K. Bouton), b. Winnebago, Winnebago Co., 111., Jan. 11, 1860, m. Madison, Oct. 16, 1878, Albert Godfrey, of Oskaloosa, Mahaska county, Iowa, where he was bom Sept. 30, 1855; a graduate of Manhattan college and surveyor of Greenwood county, Kansas. They settled at Madison, where they lived 1889. Children of Albert and Estelle Bouton Bo^trej, of Madison, Kan. 4.637 i. Jessie Godfrey, b. Madison, Kan., Mar. 30, 1880; died April 13, 1884. 4.638 ii. Eunice Godfrey, b. Madison, Sept. 16, 1883. 4.639 iii. Edward Bouton (son of John S. and Sarah K. Bou- ton), b. Winnebago, Winn. Co., 111., June 10, 1865. 4.640 iv. Blanch Bouton, b. Winnebago, Oct. 28, 1873. 4.641 V. Gracie Bouton, b. Winnebago, May 27, 1875.