Furnas Extended Family

Furnas - Extended Family

Thomas Wilkinson Furnas
(Born on Mar 23, 1768 in Newberry, SC - Died Oct 11, 1846)
Son of John Furnas (1736-1777) and Mary Wilkinson.
Married Rachel Coate (1772-1870) on Jul 4, 1792.

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The 4 children of Thomas and Rachel are:

   1. Mary Furnas (Jan 12, 1793 in SC - Feb 8, 1889 in IN)
       Married Phineas Jenkins (1785-1840) on Jan 13, 1811
            1. Emily H. Jenkins (Oct 18, 1824 - Apr 11, 1850) age 25
            2. Phineas T. Jenkins (Feb 16, 1827 - Aug 6, 1848) age 21

            3. William Benjamin Jenkins (Oct 14, 1832 in IN - Apr 1, 1907 in IN)
                Married Lucinda Agnew (1845-1905) in 1865
                     1. Asa Melvin Jenkins (Jan 25, 1866 in IN - Apr 1, 1926 in NJ)
                     2. Joseph A. Jenkins (Sep 6, 1867 in IN - Jul 23, 1921 in IN)
                         Married Mattie Sylvania Riffiil (188-1957) in 1914
                     3. Fredrick Jenkins (Mar 16, 1872 - Apr 5, 1872) infant
                     4. Louella Jenkins (Aug 3, 1876 - Jan 5, 1896 in IN) age 19
                     5. Charles F. Jenkins (Mar 1, 1879 in IN - Nov 12, 1909 in IN)
                         Married Elsie M. Owens (1878-1963) in 1899 - 4 children
                     6. Perry Furnas Jenkins (Jul 6, 1882 - Sep 2, 1947)
                         Married Amanda Marks (1882-1972) in 1906
                              1. James Lester Jenkins (Jul 14, 1908 in OH - May 6, 1999 in IN)
                                  Married Esther Pha Thomas (1911-1989)
                     7. James Blaine Jenkins (Jan 31, 1888 in IN - Feb 17, 1974 in MS)
                         Married Otta Blinn (1886-1964)
                              1. Mary Louise Jenkins (Dec 31, 1914 - Sep 30, 2002 in MS)
                                  Married Richard Gladen Caldwell (1913-1962)

            4. Elizabeth Jenkins (Nov 25, 1836 in OH - Sep 5, 1903 in IN)
                Married George Herrick (1829-1901)
                     1. Cary Dores Herrick (Jun 18, 1860 - Oct 21, 1900)
                         Married Mary Berta Henke (1858-1946)
                              1. Lillie Anna Herrick (Mar 2, 1888 - Dec 21, 1980)
                                  Married Charles Emery Ferguson (1888-1975)
                                       1. Margaret Jane Ferguson (Jun 2, 1916 - Sep 11, 2004)
                                           Married Lawrence Buchanan Young (1912-1990)

   2. Rebecca Furnas (Jul 27, 1800 - Nov 18, 1878)
       Census: 1850, 1870
       Married Collin Aldrich (1791-1836) on Nov 4, 1819
            1. Philadelphia Aldrich (Oct 1, 1820 in RI - Apr 26, 1894)
                Married Stephen D. Hall (1818-)
                    1. Caroline Hall (Jan 28, 1847 in IN - Dec 3, 1929 in IN)
                        Married William Carlton Webster (1839-1924) in 1868 - 3 children
                    2. Joseph J. Hall (Mar 23, 1852 in IN - Feb 22, 1925 in IN)
                        Married Ida M. Sullivan (1854-1927)

            2. Mary Louisa Aldrich (Mar 1826 in OH - Jan 1, 1912 in MD)
                Married Horace Coleman (1824-1911) - 7 children

            3. Elizabeth Caroline Aldrich (Nov 20, 1827 in OH - Feb 1, 1910 in NY)
                Married George P. Hall (1832-1900)
                     1. Josephine A. Hall (Apr 1859 in OH - Jul 18, 1928 in NY)
                     2. Rebecca May Hall (1862 in IA - Sep 13, 1935 in NY)
                     3. James Hall (1865 in MS - )

            4. Rebecca Rachel Aldrich (Dec 18, 1830 in OH - Sep 13, 1832)

   3. William Furnas (Oct 18, 1804 - 1832)
       Married Martha Jenkins on Jun 5, 1823 in Miami, OH

       ** 1. Robert Wilkinson Furnas (May 5, 1824 in OH - Jun 1, 1905 in NE) **
                Governor of Nebraska from 1873 to 1875.
                -Furnas County, Nebraska was named after him.
                Robert married (1) Mary Elizabeth McComas (1826-1897) in 1845
                     1. William Edward Furnas (Oct 13, 1846 in OH - Dec 16, 1862 in NE) age 16
                     2. Fillmore Taylor Furnas (Nov 1, 1848 in OH - Apr 21, 1864 in NE) age 15
                     3. Arthur Wilkinson Furnas (Jun 30, 1850 in OH - Jul 4, 1907)
                     4. George Gilbert Furnas (May 25, 1852 in OH - 1920)
                         Married Charlotte Judkins (1852-1900) - 2 children
                     5. John Somerville Furnas (Feb 6, 1855 in OH - Sep 12, 1929 in NE)
                         Married Martha Cook ((1862-1955) - 2 children
                     6. Molly Furnas (Jun 25, 1857 in NE - Oct 1, 1937 in OR)
                     7. Celia Furnas (1860 - Jul 1, 1940)
                         Married Edward E. Lowman (1857-1917) in 1895
                              1. Robert Louis Lowmman (1896-1938)
                     8. Robert Furnas (Aug 29, 1862 in NE - May 19, 1864 in NE) age 1

                Robert married (2) Susanna E. Jameson (1848-1927) in 1899

   4. Rhoda Furnas (Jun 15, 1806 in SC - Dec 29, 1853)
       Married Hamilton Kerr (1803-1869) on Mar 31, 1825

          1. John M Kerr (Apr 2, 1829 in OH - Apr 9, 1910 in OH)
              Married Sarah Coates on May 17, 1866 - no children

          2. Newell M Kerr (1827 - )
          3. George Kerr (Jul 16, 1831 - )

          4. Furnas Kerr (Feb 22, 1836 in OH - Mar 23, 1909 in OH)
              Married Anna Skillen (1846-1913)
                   1. Hamilton Daniel Kerr (Mar 11, 1876 in OH - Nov 11, 1934 in OH)