Kevin, Kevin K. Stephenson wrote: > Hi cousins-- > I just received some correspondence from Milton Rudd of Fernley, Nevada, the > gentleman Joann put me in touch with. He sent me a fair amount of information > on the descendants of William Rudd, Alonzo's brother. He also has a few pieces > of information from on up the line that I wanted to share, in the hopes that > they would provide new leads for us on filling in the gaps. > He shows for Silas Rudd, son of Increase and Phebe Herrick, a son named Silas > Rudd (1776-1856), who had two wives, Almina and Nancy Ann. I don't believe we > had his death date, or the names of his wives. He also shows Joel Rudd's death > date as 1856(younger Silas' brother). I have Silas Rudd, b. Nov 16, 1786, d. Dec 6, 1856 in Burritt, Winebago, IL wife 1 - Almina ? children - Chapman Rudd wife 2 - Nancy Ann HILL I have the following for Joel M Rudd: 1 [2] Joel M Rudd b: February 07, 1795 in Middletown, Rutland, VT d: February 25, 1856 in Burritt, Winebago, IL .. +Miranda Palmer b: March 04, 1797 in Easton, Washington, NY m: Bef. 1819 in Hamburg, Erie Co, NY d: Bef. 1842 in Hamburg, Erie Co, NY *2nd Wife of [2] Joel M Rudd: .. +Mary Caroline Estee b: February 04, 1807 in Salem, Columbia, NY m: Abt. 1842 in Salem, Columbia, NY d: February 17, 1874 in Burritt, Winebago, IL I also have at least 5 generations of descendants. > He shows a Johnson Rudd(1821-1855), son of David Rudd and Amy Hicks, with a > wife named Jane (1825-1856), a second wife named Hanna Walker, and four > children, Decoursey Rudd(1838-1874), Theodore Rudd(1840--1850/60), David > Rudd(1848-1921), and Harry Lemartine Rudd(1852-1854). Descendants of Johnson RUDD 1 [1] Johnson RUDD b: 1821 in NY d: August 16, 1855 in New Orleans .. +Jane b: 1825 in England d: May 25, 1855 in New Orleans ....... 2 David F. RUDD b: June 13, 1848 in Keokuk, IA d: December 29, 1921 in Lenora, OK ....... 2 Harry Lemartine RUDD b: June 02, 1852 d: July 23, 1854 *2nd Wife of [1] Johnson RUDD: .. +Hannah WALKER m: September 17, 1837 in Switzerland Co, IN ....... 2 Decourcey (Dick) J. RUDD b: 1838 in Patriot, Switzerland Co, IN d: January 28, 1874 in Beatrice, NB ....... 2 Theodore RUDD b: 1840 in IN d: 1840-1860 in Keokuk, IA I also have 4 generation of descendants for David F. Rudd > For Leonard Rudd and Sarah Depuy, he shows their son Alexander J. Rudd's wife > as Mary (born 1827), and A.J. and Mary with a son Charles (born 1854). He also > shows Leonard and Sarah with a daughter Maria(born 1825). > For Erastus Rudd and Harriet Hill, he shows their son David Rudd with a wife > named Sarah(born 1840), and their children, Otus(born 1860), James(born 1866), > Milton(born 1868), Isabell(born 1870), Sandford(born 1872), Elias(born 1874), > and Peter(born 1879). I show Sarah maiden name as Depuy. > For Rossiter Rudd(born 1842) he shows wife Julia(born 1840)(possibly a middle > or nickname for Jane Gregg), and that their son Mansfield's middle initial was > J. I show Rossiter Rudd b. Nov 3, 1840 > According to Milton, Alonzo's brother's full name was William Henry > Rudd(1839-1931). William had two wives, Rachel Pridemore and Elidia Ann > Hayden(1841-1896). They had the following children: with 1st wife--Myrtle > Rudd, Grace Rudd(born 1891), with 2nd wife--Elmer Ulesus Rudd(1865-1939), Marion > Alberta Rudd(1863-1890), Clark Wilber Rudd(1870-1896), Jason Victor > Rudd(1873-1937), Alfred Barak Rudd(1879-1896), and Paul Vivian Rudd(born 1875). > For Lydia Rudd(born 1776), Milton shows her husband, Pitman Barker(born 1772). I show Pitman Barker b. July 5, 1772, d 1832. > I'm going to be sending Milton a copy of a picture of the Rudd > Brothers(William, Charles, and Alonzo) that I have posted on my website, and I > will try to get a .gedcom file from him. If he's willing to send me one, and if > it has more detailed information in it, I'll furnish it to whoever wants a copy. > I have the correspondence files almost done and ready to post. I'll let you > know when they're up, so those of you who haven't been with us that long can > access the information we shared early on. > > Kevin K. Stephenson > 1600 Kentucky St. #2 > Lawrence, KS 66044 > (785)865-1586 > Data/Fax:(785)865-2555 > e-mail: [email protected] > website: http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~kevin2/homepage.html