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Surnames: Archer, Petty, Jones, Vego, Thomas, Kelshaw
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From: "Vivian D Roeder" <roedervi(a)msu.edu> [Trust] [Block]
To: CarolynLysandrou(a)cs.com
Date: 22 Jul 2006, 12:52:49 AM
Subject: Archer Family in Dick Johnson twp.
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This is a long shot -- I was looking over the
rootsweb.com board for Clay County and ran
across a 2001 item, suggesting you knew of Archers in Dick Johnson twp. Is that where
Brazil, Carbon and Perth are located? I know there is an Archer cemetary around Perth
(I've been there -- its in the middle of a corn field!)
ANyway, I think my line of the Archer clan goes back as follows:
Sarah Elizabeth Archer married Nils Hanson Vego, 1869 or 1870; they lived in Perth. Nils
owned a general store and operated a coal mine, express agent for New York Central
Railroad, postmaster for Perth and Trustee of Dick Johnson Township for two terms. They
had one dauthter, Lucia Clementine (Tiny) who married David Thomas, nephew of Llewllyn
Evans of Brazil. After the death of Nils Hanson Vego, Sarah returned to her parents with
three children, Nils Vego Thomas (my grandfather), Eric Vansandt, Vivian (peg) Helene
(later Poole).
Sarah's parents: George W. Archer and Elizabeth Jones, b 1815 in Ohio and 1809 in NC,
respectively. Sarah had followings sib: Lydia, Patrick, Drucilla, George and James
George W. had following sibs: Elizabeth, James, Ira, John, Roda, Benjamin, Jack and Lyda.
George's parents: Patrick Archer, b 1790 and Lydia Petty, b 1780
Do you have information on any of these folks?
Vivian D. Roeder