| WASHOE PROFILES BALLENGER, HATTIE C.-Death notice from Idaho Territory Statesman, Boise, Idaho, Jan. 14, 1890-DIED. BALLENGER-At Payette, Ada County, of Pneumonia, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Ballenger, aged 1 year, 2 months. CLEMENT, LUCY & THEOPHILUS(contributed by C. Howell-Vischer-April 2004) Theophilus Clement (son of Jacob and Sarah Clement) was born December 7, 1806 in Shaftsbury, Vermont and died on April 12, 1884 in Payette, Idaho. On July 31, 1828 Theophilus married Cleora Webster in Allentown, NY, her birthplace. She was born August 6, 1801 and died November 17, 1877. She was a second cousin to Daniel Webster. Theophilus and Cleora were the parents of James Theophilus Clement The first Judge of Malheur County), who was born May 31, 1840 in Pulaski Michigan and died in 1914 in Ontario Oregon. On October 24, 1860 he married Lucy E. Hayes, born July 2, 1844 and died February 21, 1884 in Payette, Idaho. She was the daughter of Eli and Anna Hayes. On December 25, 1884, James Theophilus then married Emma Hall, born 1833 and died in 1908 in Ontario, Oregon. She was the first white child born in Layton, Michigan. James Theophilus was a farmer in his native state of Michigan, later migrating to Iowa and Nebraska and eventually to Idaho. Shortly after 1881, with his wife Lucy, his father Theophilus and other family members, he had stopped near Payette, Idaho to restock supplies and then continue on to the Oregon coast area, his ultimate destination. On the morning of their scheduled departure, he noticed his seventy-five year old father sitting on a wagon tongue and weeping. When asked by his son what was wrong, the old man replied, �Son, I�m just too tired to go on. I can�t make it any further.� To which James Thelophilus responded to the other family members, �unhitch the wagons, boys. This is as far as we�re going.� And thus they settled there. The year 1884 was an eventful one for James Theophilus. In January he saw his first grandson born, in February he buried his wife Lucy in the old Washoe cemetery near Payette, Idaho, in April he buried his father in the same cemetery, and in September he saw his son Roswell married. He himself moved from Payette to Ontario, Oregon and finally on December 25, he married Emma Hall. He had by now become well-known in the area as a prominent landowner, businessman, newspaper editor and in 1888 became the first elected county judge of Malheur County in Oregon. County records cover much more history about him and his place in the community. James Theophilus died in Ontario in 1914 and is buried beside his wife emma. They we�re husband and wife for about twenty-four years, the same length of time as with his first wife. James and Theophilus and Lucy were the parents of four children: 1. Roswell W. Born January 5, 1862 in Middleville, Michigan. On September 11, 1884 he married Hattie Neal, daughter of John and Melissa Neal. Roswell and Hattie were the parents of Martha Ethel, James R., Walter and Buell James. 2. Buell James, born July 2, 1864 in Glen Allegan County, Michigan, and died March 21, 1895 in Ontario Oregon. In February 1883 he married Helen May Plummer born September 9, 1856 in Fennville, Michigan and died May 21, 1935 in Nampa Idaho. 3. Hattie L., who married Richard Waters of Waterville, Washington and 4. Edna who married D.C. Boyd of Ontario. James Theophilus and D.C. Boyd were later partners in the newspaper business (note from C. Howell-Vischer... I was told that this was the Argus Observer). The ontario cemetary is a modern, well-kept cemetery, where other family members are also buried, along with James Theophilus and Emma. The old Washoe cemetery, however, has long since been abandoned and through years of neglect is quite over grown with weeds. Only traces of graves and headstones are now visible. In very recent years, to avoid further vandalism and the loss of headstones in Washoe, two great-grandsons of James Theophilus and Lucy, with permission of both cemeteries, transferred Lucy�s headstone from Washoe to the Ontario cemetery. With thoughtful regard to their great grandparents, it was placed directly between the headstones of James Theophilus and Emma. The headstone of the elder Theophilus in Washoe had already been removed by vandals and only a foundation stone remains. COLE, HENRY-On the 1880 census for Payette Valley, Ada county, Idaho, Henry is listed as a boarder, living with Rufus and Martha (Tharp) Emery. He is listed as single, 48, born in New York, occupation-farmer, father born in Virginia, mother born in Virginia. Click here to read the last will and testament of Henry Cole. Click here to read about the distribution of Henry Cole's estate. GORRIE, RAY-Ray was the son of David Gorrie and Sarah P. Utley. David and Sarah were married June 12, 1881 in Washington county, ID. On the 1880 census for District No. 2, Ada, Idaho, David is listed as a school teacher, single, age 24, born in PA., father born in DE, mother born in New York. Payette Independent March 26, 1892 GORRIE, RAY On Tuesday morning, March 22, 1892, in Payette, Ray, little son of Mr. and Mrs. David Gorrie, aged 4 years. (obit provided by Payette Co. Genweb) Click here to view additional information on the Gorrie family history. KENT, ALICE-Alice died of 'membraneous croup' or diptheria. She and her sister Lillian both contracted the illness, but Lillian survived and went on to marry Earl Kirk on March 17, 1909, and live out her life in Payette. Their parents were Harry and Elizabeth A. Byram Kent, who were both from Washoe and were married July 8, 1888 in Boise, Ada county, ID. Alice was moved to Riverside cemetery sometime in the 1940�s to be next to where her parents were buried. The Kirk family is also buried at Riverside. CLICK HERE FOR A PHOTO OF ALICE AND SISTER LILLIAN. KINSEY,DANIEL-Daniel was born Aug. 22, 1822 in Jefferson Township, Montgomery county, Ohio, the son of John W. Kinsey and Anna E. Wagaman. He was married twice, first to Rachel Stephens, and then to Ester E. McDonald. Between the two marriages, he had 13 children. His son Jacob and grandson Leon are buried at Riverside cemetery in Payette. |