Below is a condensed listing of my "tree". Maybe someone will connect.
G.G.-Grandfather: Thomas S. Pierson(1811?-1890?) m. Margaret Taylor
(1807-1871), Both believed to have been born & married Ohio No information
on their parents.
Their Children:
1. Elizabeth (born Ohio,bet. 1832-1834) m. John Stage, b. abt 1829 NY? (their
children, Anna, Melissa, John, Aaron, William, Henry married Dukes, Cutler,
Dill, Wilson.) John's parents were William & Nancy Stage from NJ & Penn.He
may have had a sister Martha, b. abt 1827 Penn who married a George Ashur ?,
had daughter Mary.
2. William (b Noble County) m. McWhorter, Williamson, Waybill, Yoder (his
children, John, Charlotte, Mary, Anson? married Coonce, Kennedy, Howard).
3. Aaron Edward (b.Noble County), 1840-1904, m. Phoebe McColly. 1848-1895
(lived Jasper County, 12 children, too much to list) Aaron buried Cosperville.
4. James M Pierson, (b Noble County),1842-1919, m. Martha Ann Noel,
1848-1913, (her parents: Joseph 1799-1870 & MaryAnn Noel.) Buried Orange
Twp. Martha siblings were Sarah and Joseph W.
Children of James and Martha (my g. grandparents)
1. Sarah, 1870-? m. Lincoln J. Smith, 1859-?.
Have marriage license copy of 1888, children?
2. John C. 1874-1920. m. Millie Hunter,
children Paul and James. Paul married Hazel Summers. James unknown. Did they
have children?
3. Jesse 1875-1918 m Maude Hamp 1888-1918. These
were my grandparents. Had four girls, Beatrice, Vivian, Mildred, Ruth (my
mother) all deceased.
4. Clarence C. 1890-1944 m. Helen Swartz
1900-1952
As far as I know all their children are living, two girls, one boy.
5. Emma, 1883-1945 m Sereno Wilson 1877-1945.
Their children were Alice, Margaret, Ervin. They married Autenrieth and
Pray.
6. Margaret & AnnaBelle died infancy.
Martha's obituary stated she had given birth to twelve children, not known if
they survived to adulthood. Missing five.
Thomas and Margaret Pierson may have had two more children.
LUTTS surname:
William Lutts b. 1823 NY d. 1898 Rome City, (Lutz on marker at Orange
Twp.Cemetary) m. Mahala Anna Slate b abt 1840 Ohio?, d. 1905 Noble County.
William had 3 brothers and 1 sister all unknown, sure wish I could find them.
William may have been married before since he was so much older than Mahala.
Mahala parents were Daniel and Elizabeth Slate, New Jersey. Thomas, Elizabeth
(m. Shroyer), James, and Martin (m. Corbin) were her siblings.
All born between 1835 to 1843, Thomas may have been born in New Jersey, the
others in Ohio.
William and Mahala Lutts had following children:
1. Edward 1864-1927, married Thiel, Strickler, Moyer, and
Anna ?. He had four children, William, George, Otho, and Elvie Delight
(Heffner).
2. Mary Ellen 1866-1900 m. Clark Hamp (my g-grandparents)
They had Maude, Jennie, and Bruce. Maude married Jesse Pierson.
3. Frank 1870-1930 m. Sadie (Sarah) Hardesty 1862-1927.
They had no children. Sadie had children by previous marriage to Billman.
Have lots of loose ends. Any connections out there?
Dawn in Michigan