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** Me **

1. Lowell Vincent Paden Jr. b. 5-Jun-1949, Littlefield TX, occupation Database Analyst.
 
** Parents **

2. Lowell Vincent Paden b. 21-Oct-1920, Greenville, Hunt Co, TEX, occupation Electrician,
   preacher, m. 28-Oct-1947, Rose Marie Carroll.  Lowell died 8-Feb-1990, Colonial
   Heights, VA, buried: 11-Feb-1990, Enon VA, Bermuda Memorial Cemetery.
 
3. Rose Marie Carroll b. 6-Jun-1924, Rogers Co. OK.
 
** Grand Parents **

4. Walter Franklin Paden b. 10-Jan-1885, Washington Co, ARK, occupation Farmer, m. Rosie
   Elizabeth Jones.  Walter died 21-Mar-1951, Brownfield, Terry Co, TEX, buried:
   23-Mar-1951, Terry Co TX, Terry Co Memorial Cemetery.  Walter gave his kids a first
   name and middle initial at birth, so the children could pick their own middle name
   later. Walter's death certificate says his birth year is 1884, but, in the 1900 census,
   his father says he was born in 1885. I agree with the older record.
 
5. Rosie Elizabeth Jones b. 6-Jan-1890, ARK, d. 9-Nov-1963, Ft Worth, Tarrant Co, TX,
   buried: Terry Co TX, Terry Co Memorial Cemetery.
 
6. Ralph Winfield Carroll b. 4-Dec-1871, Daviess Co, MO, occupation Farmer, Tailor,
   Musician, m. (1) 10-Jun-1905, in Columbus, Cherokee Co, KS, Louise Elizabeth John, m.
   (2) 8-Jul-1923, in Stigler, Haskell Co, OK, Rose Bessie Lynch.  Ralph died 1-Jul-1928,
   Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK, buried: Chelsea OK, Chelsea Cemetery.  Ralph's death
   certificate says that he hung himself, but the family believes that he was murdered.
   One person, who knew the family, says "your grandfather [Ralph] was to go to Arkansas
   with 4 men - one was Charlie Ervin, one Weaver Steeber. Did not know other men's names.
   She relates "your grandad had a mason ring and money in a box - ring and money both
   missing when he was found". She remembered the medical people feel he was dead before
   hanged - because neck not broken." His gravestone says "Band 7 Regt of Cav" "Sp Am
   War". An article from a 10-Nov-1921 newspaper says "he served 4 years in the army, went
   thru the Spanish American War, stayed in Cuba until he looked like an oriental". The
   article goes on to say he opened a tailor shop in Chelsea 15 years before, having only
   50 cents in his pocket. He had a farm where he gardened, and had mules and horses he
   sold from annually.
 
7. Rose Bessie Lynch b. 9-Feb-1900, OK territory (now Ramona OK ??), occupation Nurse, m.
   (1) 8-Jul-1923, in Stigler, Haskell Co, OK, Ralph Winfield Carroll, m. (2) 20-Dec-1947,
   Sylvester Gerry Strain.  Ralph: Ralph's death certificate says that he hung himself,
   but the family believes that he was murdered. One person, who knew the family, says
   "your grandfather [Ralph] was to go to Arkansas with 4 men - one was Charlie Ervin, one
   Weaver Steeber. Did not know other men's names. She relates "your grandad had a mason
   ring and money in a box - ring and money both missing when he was found". She
   remembered the medical people feel he was dead before hanged - because neck not
   broken." His gravestone says "Band 7 Regt of Cav" "Sp Am War". An article from a
   10-Nov-1921 newspaper says "he served 4 years in the army, went thru the Spanish
   American War, stayed in Cuba until he looked like an oriental". The article goes on to
   say he opened a tailor shop in Chelsea 15 years before, having only 50 cents in his
   pocket. He had a farm where he gardened, and had mules and horses he sold from
   annually.
 
** Great Grand Parents **

8. Franklin Pierce Paden b. 15-Oct-1853, DeKalb Co, ALA, occupation Farmer, m.
   26-Jul-1873, in Sharp Co, ARK, Lucinda Endsley. Franklin died 14-Apr-1937, Lubbock,
   Lubbock Co, TX, buried: 15-Apr-1937, Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX.
 
9. Lucinda Endsley b. 18-Dec-1857, Fulton Co. ARK, d. 19-Mar-1947, Lubbock, Lubbock Co,
   TX.
 
10. James Jonathan Jones b. Kentucky, m. Elizabeth Arzula Perkins.
 
11. Elizabeth Arzula Perkins b. c.1870, Missouri.
 
12. Hercules Christopher Guy Carroll b. 2-Nov-1828, Painesville, Geauga Co, OH, occupation
    Soldier, tailor, m. 29-Jul-1863, in Washington DC, Josephine M. Ports.  Hercules died
    7-May-1906, Tulsa OK (at Kate's home), buried: Tulsa OK, Oak Lawn Cemetery. Hercules
    worked with the War Department until the Civil War. He fought with the Union (enlisted
    in Columbus OH in Company B, 6th Regiment, US Cavalry on 5-Aug-1861). He was captured
    by the South and imprisoned at Libby Prison, in Richmond VA until the war was over. He
    was discharged from the Army in Washington DC, on 18-Feb-1864. He had attained the
    rank of Sergeant. On 10-Aug-1891, he applied for a disability pension in Galena,
    Cherokee Co, Kansas. Josephine: Josephine died of "rose" cancer. It was manifested as
    a place on her forehead about the size of a silver dollar. In the 1900 Galena KS
    census, it says that Josephine had 8 children, and at the time, only 4 were living. At
    this time, we only know names for 5 of them.
 
13. Josephine M. Ports b. 17-Sep-1845, 13 miles from Baltimore MD (Grey Rock?), d.
    19-Feb-1925, Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK, buried: 21-Feb-1925, Chelsea OK, Chelsea
    Cemetery.  Josephine died of "rose" cancer. It was manifested as a place on her
    forehead about the size of a silver dollar. In the 1900 Galena KS census, it says that
    Josephine had 8 children, and at the time, only 4 were living. At this time, we only
    know names for 5 of them.
 
14. William Henderson Lynch b. 3-Feb-1855, Macon Co. MO, occupation Farmer, m.
    16-Dec-1885, in Osawatoma, Miami Co, KS, Martha Ann Wisner.  William died 19-Jul-1938,
    Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK, buried: 20-Jul-1938, Chelsea OK, Chelsea Cemetery.
 
15. Martha Ann Wisner b. 20-Mar-1864, Osceola MO, d. 10-Oct-1948, Chelsea, Rogers Co, OK,
    buried: 12-Oct-1948, Chelsea OK, Chelsea Cemetery.
 
** Great Great Grand Parents **

16. John Paden Jr. b. 1815, Tennessee, m. (1) 5-Sep-1837, in DeKalb Co, ALA, Nancy
    Copeland, m. (2) Julia A. *Unknown.  John died 1877, Ash Flat, Sharp Co, Ark.
 
17. Nancy Copeland b. 1816, Georgia.
 
18. John Endsley b. 1835, Tennessee, occupation Farmer, m. Nancy *Unknown.
 
19. Nancy *Unknown b. 1836, ARK.
 
20. *Unknown Jones.
 
22. H. T. Perkins b. c.1850, MO, occupation Farmer, m. Jane Perkins.
 
23. Jane Perkins b. c.1854, MO.
 
24. *Unknown Carroll b. New Hampshire?.  We do not yet know Hercules' father's name. The
    1880 Missouri census says that Hercules' father was born in Indiana or Louisiana (hard
    to distinguish). According to the 1900 Kansas census, he was from New Hampshire, and
    Hercules' mother was born in Ohio. Of the Carrolls in the 1840 census for Concord,
    Lake Co., Ohio ... Daniel Carrell, Wirt Carrell, and Hercules Carrell each had one
    male child, age 10-15, and our Hercules would be 12 at the time.
 
26. Adam Ports b. 1806, Pipe Creek Hundred, Balt. Co., MD, occupation Superintendent at
    Capitol, m. Elizabeth Frizzell.  Adam died 19-May-1864, Washington DC, buried:
    21-May-1864, Congressional Cemetery (Lot 71-91).  1840 census: Anne Arundel County,
    MD, 3rd Division, page 166. 1850 census: Anne Arundel County, MD, Howard District,
    page 456. 1860 census: DC, 5th Ward, page 428. 1870 census: DC, 5th Ward, page 73.
 
27. Elizabeth Frizzell b. 1802, Baltimore Co, MD, d. 20-Jul-1895, Washington DC, buried:
    Washington DC, Congressional Cemetery.
 
28. John W. Lynch b. 1835, Illinois, occupation Farmer, m. 4-May-1854, in Macon Co. MO,
    Permelia (Phebe?) Graves.  John died before 1870.  In the 1860 census, the family was
    in Macon Co Missouri, Walnut Creek Twp. John died when William was either 9 or 14
    years old. Permelia then moved to Independence Township before the 1870 census.
    Sometime after 1870, she married a Mr. Sunderland.
 
29. Permelia (Phebe?) Graves b. 1835, Missouri, buried: Osceola MO, Wisner Cemetery.
 
30. John Adam Wisner Jr. b. 3-May-1837, Sturtzerland Switzerland, m. 1-Apr-1860, Lora
    Clark.  John died 15-Jan-1913, buried: home place on Weaubleau Creek.
 
31. Lora Clark b. 13-Feb-1836, New York, d. 10-Oct-1907, buried: home place on Weaubleau
    Creek.
 
** 3rd Great Grand Parents **

32. John Peden b. 1787, Virginia, m. Margaret *Unknown.
 
33. Margaret *Unknown b. 1787, South Carolina.
 
52. Johannes Bortz (Ports) m. 6-Apr-1798, in Manchester MD, Maria Catherine Wentz.
 
53. Maria Catherine Wentz b. 9-Feb-1777, Baltimore Co, MD, d. 4-Jan-1816, buried:
    Manchester MD, Manchester Cemetery.
 
54. George Frizzell m. Ruth Frizzell *Unknown.
 
55. Ruth Frizzell *Unknown.
 
56. Martin Lynch b. 5-Nov-1814, Tennessee, occupation Farmer, m. (1) 1832, Matilda Cherry,
    m. (2) 1832, Lynna Johnson. Martin died 11-Feb-1884, buried: Macon Co MO, Bunce
    Cemetery, near Elmer.  Martin married 2nd wife Lynna Johnson one year after arriving
    in Missouri from Tennessee, where he was born. Mentioned in "History of Macon County,
    Missouri" published 1910 (pg 457-459).
 
57. Matilda Cherry d. c.1839-1844.
 
58. David Graves b. 7-Sep-1799, Kentucky, occupation Farmer, m. Phebe *Unknown.  David
    died 8-Oct-1880, buried: Macon Co MO, near Elmer, Steele Cemetery.
 
59. Phebe *Unknown b. 18-Apr-1805, Kentucky, d. 3-Mar-1885, buried: Macon Co MO, near
    Elmer, Steele Cemetery.
 
60. John Adam Wisner b. 29-Oct-1811, Budendorf, Basel Switzerland, m. 6-Apr-1836, in
    Sturtzerland Switzerland, Katherine Wiesner. John died 30-Jul-1871, St. Clair Co MO,
    buried: old grave yard on the Osage River.
 
61. Katherine Wiesner b. 23-Mar-1817, Basel, Switzerland, d. After 1883, St. Clair Co MO,
    buried: old grave yard on the Osage River.
 
62. Lucious Clark b. New York, m. Kathryn *Unknown.
 
63. Kathryn *Unknown b. New York.
 
** 4th Great Grand Parents **

64. John Peden b. 1-Sep-1760, m. Rachel *Unknown.  John served in the Virginia Militia
    during the Revolutionary War. He was in Captain Lewis' New Company in 1783.
 
65. Rachel *Unknown.
 
106. Johan Adam Wentz b. 8-Apr-1751, York Co, PA, m. (1) c.1773, in York Co, PA, Catherina
     Krebs, m. (2) Maria Catherina Struebig. Johan died 8-Feb-1816, buried: Manchester MD,
     Manchester Cemetery.  Johan was raised on a farm just east of the old Hanover
     Turnpike near St. David's (or Sherman's) Lutheran Church in West Manheim Township.
     His tombstone is inscribed entirely in German. His will was recorded in Baltimore
     County Will Book 9, page 529. The administration of his estate was filed in
     Administration Account Book 20, page 475. A suit was filed in the state Chancery
     Court concerning the settlement of his estate. The suit was recorded in Chancery Book
     112, page 270.
 
107. Catherina Krebs d. c.1790.
 
120. Jacob Weisner b. [1785].
 
122. *Unknown Weisner b. [1791], m. Katerina Budin.
 
123. Katerina Budin b. [1793].
 
** 5th Great Grand Parents **

128. John Peden b. 19-Jan-1734, m. (1) 25-Jun-1756, in Scotland or N. Ireland, Mary Smith,
     m. (2) 7-Dec-1806, Susannah Beckett. John died 4-Mar-1815, Montgomery Co, VA.  John
     spelled his name "Peden" in his family Bible, which is in the possesion of Mrs. David
     (Peden) McFarlin of Franklin, KY. The Bible was printed by Mark and Charles Kerr,
     Edinburgh, Scotland, His Majesty's Printers, 1789. The Peden family was from
     Ayrshire, Scotland. They probably arrived in America circa 1770-72 via Philadelphia,
     Pennsylvania. John settled in Augusta County, Virginia in 1774, then moved to
     Botetourt County VA in 1779. John served in the Revolutionary War under Capt
     Anderson, Augusta Co, Va.
 
129. Mary Smith b. 13-Dec-1734, d. 3-Jan-1806.
 
212. Valentine Wentz b. 10-Jul-1717, Partenheim, Germany, m. 11-Sep-1749, in Upper Salford
     Twp, Philadelphia Co, PA, Maria Barbara Jenewein.  Valentine died 1-Apr-1788, buried:
     St. David's Church.  Valentine came to America on the ship "Loyal Judith", which
     landed at Philadelphia on 2-Sep-1743. After his marriage to Maria, he moved to York
     Co, near the Maryland border, in the vicinity of Lineboro MD. His farm was surveyed
     by Mason and Dixon when they surveyed the boundary in 1765. He was an early member of
     St. David's Church. Valentine had at least 2 brothers who left Germany for
     Pennsylvania. Johan Philip, born c.1709, and Frederick, born c.1730. Valentine
     administered the estate of Frederick in 1768.
 
213. Maria Barbara Jenewein b. 18-Nov-1727.
 
214. Ludwig Krebs m. (1) 4-May-1752, in York PA, Christ Lutheran Church, Anna Catherina
     Zimmerman, m. (2) Maria Margaretha *Unknown. Ludwig died 3-Mar-1784.  Ludwig came frm
     Germany on the ship "Isaac", which landed in Philadelphia on 27-Sep-1749. Soon after
     his marriage to Anna, the settled on a farm in Codorus Township, not far from the Old
     Stone Church, where many of their children were baptized.
 
215. Anna Catherina Zimmerman d. c.1767-68.
 
** 6th Great Grand Parents **

256. James Peden b. c.1705, Ayrshire, Scotland.
 
424. Frederick Wentz b. 20-Apr-1685, m. Maria Catherine *Unknown.
 
425. Maria Catherine *Unknown.
 
426. Leonhard Jenewein b. 23-Mar-1696, Neunkirchen, Saarland.
 
** 7th Great Grand Parents **

848. Johannes Wentz m. 29-Mar-1668, in Partenheim, Germany, Anna Catherine Anspach.
 
849. Anna Catherine Anspach.

852. Leonardous Jenewein b. c.1663, m. 21-Jan-1696, in Catholic Parish, Ottweiler, Anna
     Elisabetha Dink (or Dick).  Leonardous died 1730.  About 1680, Leonardous migrated
     from Lohn, Zell Am Ziller, Tyrol to Neunkirchen, Saarland, where he became a coach
     driver at the castle. In 1707 he was listed as a Lutheran. In 1741, his widow was
     listed as an Evangelical. In one record, he is called the son of Peter Genewein of
     Lohn in Tyrol.
 
853. Anna Elisabetha Dink (or Dick).
 
** 8th Great Grand Parents **

1696. Heinz Wentz. Heinz came to Partenheim from Switzerland c.1650.