Jamison Web Generation Five

79. JAMES⁵ A. JAMISON (William⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born July 1844 or 27 July 1846²¹⁷ in Pennsylvania; died before the 1920 federal census; married 1 April 1886 ELLA CATHCART of West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County,²¹⁸ born October 1855 in Pennsylvania.

In 1880, James was enumerated with his “aunt,” Sarah McElvee? (possibly McElvey), born circa 1814 in Pennsylvania, in South Shenango Township.²¹⁹ I have no information on Sarah McElvee. If she was James’s aunt, she would probably have been a sister of James’s mother, Mary A. (Carrothers) Jamison. In 1900, a Melisent Cathcart, born January 1871, listed as a niece, was living with James and Ella, who were still in South Shenango Township, Crawford County Pennsylvania.²²⁰ In 1906, James A. Jamison attended Gilbert Fleming’s funeral. In 1910, James and Ella, no children listed, were living five households from James’s brother John in South Shenango Township.²²¹ In 1920, Ella, widow, was living alone in West Fallowfield Township, Crawford County (census page 11A). James and Ella apparently did not have children.

Extract of undated clipping from Fleming material, pertaining to death of Gilbert Fleming in August 1906: “… All the brothers and sisters of the deceased were present, also M. E. Lytle of Mt. Vernon, Ohio and John and James Jamison of Jamestown, Pa.”

There was another early James Jamison of South Shenango County with no known relationship to our Jamisons. He was James Jamison, born 15 January 1836 in County Antrim, present–day Northern Ireland. His parents were Alexander and Jennie (McKay) Jamison, the family coming to North America in 1842.²²²

83. SARAH⁵ JAMISON (William⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 26 June 1863 in Pennsylvania; married (first) THOMPSON MARSHALL,²²³ born circa 1845 in Pennsylvania, enumerated as a farmer in 1880, when Thompson, Sadie and daughter Annie were living in South Shenango Township;²²⁴ married (second) 7 October 1886 “near Jamestown Road” GILSON W. HURLBURT, born 14 July 1860.²²⁵ In 1900 and 1910 Gibson, Sarah and daughter Hazel were living in South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania (census page 10B for 1900 and page 17B for 1910), where Gibson was listed as a farmer. Gibson's mother, Harriet, born October 1830 in New York state was also with the family in 1900. In 1930, Gibson, Sarah and Hazel had moved to Saegertown, Crawford County, where Gibson was enumerated as a laborer for a bottling work.²²⁶ Also with the family in 1930 was Catherine L. Jamison, “niece,” born circa 1912 in Pennsylvania. She would be probably be a daughter of one of Sarah’s brothers, James, John or William.

Child of Thompson and Sarah (Jamison) Jamison:

	172	i.	Annie⁶ B. Marshall ; born circa 1877 in Pennsylvania; she was not living with her mother in subsequent federal censuses.

Child of Sarah and second husband Gibson Hurlburt:

	173	ii.	Hazel A. Hurlburt ; born November 1890 in Pennsylvania.

84. ELIZABETH⁵ JANETTE JAMISON (Robert⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 12 June 1850²²⁷ in Cherrytree Township; died 1937; buried in Jamison Corners Cemetery,²²⁸ Cherrytree Township; married GEORGE A. SHREVE, born April 1848 in Pennsylvania;²²⁹ still alive in 1932 (see Titusville Herald article below); buried in Jamison Corners Cemetery. In 1900, George and Elizabeth and family and mother, Margaret, were still living in Cherrytree Township; George was listed as a farmer. George Shreve was a son of George Shreve [Sr.] and Margaret (Miller) Shreve, Margaret Miller being a daughter of James and Jane (McFate) Miller.

George, Elizabeth and children Susan and Adeline were still in Cherrytree Township in 1910. In 1920 (census page 8A) and 1930 (page 1B), daughter Adaline Armagost (divorced) and her children, were living with George and Janette in Cherrytree Township. George Shreve was alive in 1932 and attended a Jamison family reunion There was a short 1932 article (date not known) in the Titusville Herald pertaining to a Jamison Family reunion held at the W. H. Fleming (my grandfather) residence in Shamburg (near Pleasantville, Pennsylvania):

Clipping about Jamison reunion

Children of George and Janette (Jamison) Shreve (all born in Pennsylvania:

174	i.	William⁶ Shreve;; born January 1873; he was living with parents in 1900.
175	ii.	Susan Shreve; born July 1891.
176	iii.	Adeline (Adalyn) Shreve; born March 1893; married (first) Walter Armagost; married (second) [—?—] McCray. Children of Adalyn and Walter Armagost known from the 1920 and 1930 federal censuses when Adeline and children were living with Adeline's parents: (a). Eleanor Armagost, born 25 February 1916 in Titusville, Pennsylvania; died 25 March 2003 in Oil City, Pennsylvania; married Albert F. Saltzmann; died 19 March 1976. Their chidren: (i) James G. Saltzmann; (ii) Albert Thomas Saltzmann; (iii) Sue Ellen J. (Saltzmann) Oxenham; (iv) Selinda A. (Saltzmann) Hamler; and (v) Judith K. Saltzmann. Their is an obituary for Eleanor Saltzmann in "Miscellaneous Venango County, Pennsylvania Obituaries," online at (http://www.obitcentral.com). (b). Walter Norman Armagost; born 10 February 1918; died 18 August 1992; last residence: Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. (c). ?Jeanette (Ellen) Armagost; born circa 1920; (deceased by 2007); married [—?—] Pearson
177	iv.	?Stevenson Shreve; not listed in the 1900 and 1910 federal censuses.

Note the age difference between William (born 1873) and the children born in the early 1890s. Perhaps there were other children born between 1873 and the 1890s or perhaps Adeline and Stevenson were adopted, but there was no indication of this from the 1900 Pennsylvania soundex for Shreves. A George W. Shreve witnessed the will of George A. Shreve’s mother, Margaret (Miller) Shreve. He could have also been a son of George and Janette Jamison Shreve.

For more information on George and Janette (Jamison) Shreve and their descendants, see see #102 in the Culbertson web site.

86. DANIEL⁵ JAMISON (Robert⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 26 June 1853 in Pennsylvania, probably Venango County; married 1877 WILLA (WILEY?) ANN LYTLE.²³⁰ Willa was a daughter of John and Nancy (Miller) Lytle.

Daniel was apparently enumerated as Samuel in the 1870 census for Cherrytree Township, Venango County. In 1880, Daniel, Willa and daughter Cara (couuld this be Pearl?), were living next to Daniel's father, Robert, in McCook, Dakota Territory. See #131, Generation four, web page 4 of the Lytle web site..

Known children of Daniel and Willa (Wiley?) Ann Lytle:

	178	i.	Pearl⁶ Jamison.²³¹
	179	ii.	Lillie Myrtle Jamison; born 14 November 1883 in Bridgewater, McCook County, South Dakota; married 17 January 1911 in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, Sheldon Ward, born 27 March 1882 in Yankton, South Dakota; died 1925. Sheldon Ward was a son of Joseph and Sarah Frances (Wood) Ward.²³² Their children were (1) Donald Gerow Ward, born 24 October 1912 in South Dakota; (2) Robert Brooks Ward, born 28 July 1915 in South Dakota; and (3) Elizabeth Frances Ward, born (private) in North Dakota..

88. HENRY⁵ JAMISON (Robert⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 16 February 1863 in Venango County, Pennsylvania; married 26 June 1894 CAROLINE M. HYDE, born June 1862 in Pawlet, Vermont; she was a graduate of the State University of Colorado (I do not know if this Colorado State or the University of Colorado). Her parents were Reverend Azariah and Lucy Maria Hyde of Galesburg, Illinois. Henry was a pastor of the Congregational Church in Beresford, Lincoln County, South Dakota.²³³

In 1900, Henry, Caroline and family were living in Prairie Township, South Dakota, where Henry was enumerated as a minister (census page 5A or 163). In 1910, the family was in Beresford, Union County, South Dakota (page 7B). The family was in Newell Township, Butte County, South Dakota in 1920 (page 6A). In 1930, Henry and Caroline and Caroline's sister, Mary H. Meidall, widow, born circa 1865 in Vermont, were still living in Newell Township, Butte County. South Dakota (page 4A).

Children of Henry and Caroline (Hyde) Jamison (all born in South Dakota)::

180	i.	Everette⁶ Hyde Jamison; born 17 April 1895. He was listed as Ernest in the 1900 federal census.
181	ii.	Mary Elizabeth Jamison; born 1 December 1897.
182	iii.	Winfield Jamison; born circa 1903 in South Dakota; married Jennie [—?—]; born circa 1911 in Georgia. In 1930, Winfield, and Jennie, no children, were living as lodgers in the household of George and Ethel Bargmann in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia (census page 6A), where Winfield was listed as an evangelical minister.

89. EDWIN⁵ GRANT JAMISON (Robert⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 5 September 1864 in Pennsylvania, probably Venango County; married 24 March 1888 ARRA M. BROWN, born 10 June 1868 in Foxcroft, Maine; her parents were William C. and Lucy Paul Brown. In 1901, Edwin and family lived at 330 Jersey Street, Quincy, Illinois.²³⁴ Edwin Grant Jamison “is the genealogist of this branch.”²³⁵

Children of Edwin and Arra (Brown) Jamison:

183	i.	Robert ⁶ William Jamison; born 18 March 1889.
184	ii.	Nina Nancy Jamison; born 11 August 1891.
185	iii.	Janette Case Jamison; born 22 March 1894.
186	iv.	Elma Gail Jamison; born 9 March 1896.

107. WILLIAM⁵ ELLSWORTH STEWART (called Ellsworth, at least within family circles²³⁶) (Margaret⁴, James³, Robert², Francis¹); born 12 August 1861 in Pennsylvania; died 1954;²³⁷ married MATTIE LIMBER, born 1862 in Sheakleyville, Sandy Creek Township, Mercer County Pennsylvania; died 1939; buried in Cherrytree Cemetery; she was a daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Nelson) Limber.²³⁸ In 1920 and 1930, William E., Mattie and son William E., Jr., were living in Cherrytree Township, where both Williams were listed as farmers. Also in the family in 1930 was William's (Jr) wife Fireda.²³⁹

In Venango County Panorama. A Pictorial History of Venango County, Pennsylvania, page 22, there is a picture (no date) of W. E. Stewart, who was probably William Ellsworth Stewart [Sr.], or less likely his son William, Jr. The caption reads: “For years W. E. Stewart farmed his land in Cherrytree Township on the Petroleum Center Road, where his family had built their log home in the early part of the Nineteenth Century. He always enjoyed working with oxen and even as he grew older he continued to train teams for special tasks.” Here is the photo, with permission of the Venango County Historicl Society. Fireda Stewart is credited for the picture. She was the daughter-in-law of William E. Stewart (see #187).

William E. Stewart and one of his teams of oxen. Ellsworth, as he was called, was a good friend of my grandfather William H. Fleming, who also worked with oxen, even pulling wells with them.

Child of William E. and Mattie (Limber) Stewart:

	187	i.	William⁶ Ellsorth Stewart, Jr.; born 4 April 1901; died 1968;²⁴⁰ married Fireda (?Freida) [—?—], born 1898 in Pennsylvania. In 1930 William, a farmer, and Frieda were living with William's parents.

William Ellsworth Jamison, Sr., was also in the oil business, more successful as a contractor than as a producer, “the dry holes that he struck have been expensive enough to offset the gains from productive wells.” He “received his middle name from the lamented Colonel [Elmer] Ellsworth shot at Alexandria, Va. early in the Civil war.”²⁴¹

Elmer Ellsworth of Civil War Fame

Another ancestor named Ellsworth was Elmer Ellsworth Fleming, born 1862, son of Joseph and Mary (Uhlenborg) Fleming (#65 of “Flemings”). Both Elmer Ellsworth Fleming and William Ellsworth Jamison were undoubtedly named after Elmer Ellsworth of Civil War fame, born 11 April 1837 in New York state.²⁴² He moved to Chicago when in his teens, and his interests became mainly military, having been in the Illinois State Militia. Elmer Ellsworth formed what became known as the United States Zouave Cadets of Chicago. His unit was patterned after the French Zouaves, known for precision, quick–step drilling and flamboyant uniforms. His Chicago Zouaves became famous, touring the Midwest. Ellsworth was also a personal friend of President Lincoln, traveling with the newly–elected president to Washington. With the Civil War beginning, Colonel Ellsworth raised a regiment of Zouaves in New York City. In May 1861, Ellsworth’s New York Zouaves were with the Union’s forces beginning to occupy the Virginia side of the Potomac River. In Alexandria, the Marshall House innkeeper refused to take down the Confederate Flag. Ellsworth climbed to the roof, removed the flag, and as he was descending the stairs was killed by a shotgun blast from James W. Jackson, the innkeeper. Colonel Ellsworth became an early martyr of the Federalists’ cause: “Avenge Ellsworth.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne put it best:²⁴³
"In Alexandria, we visited the tavern in which Colonel Ellsworth was killed, and saw the spot where he fell, and the stairs below, whence Jackson fired the fatal shot, and he himself was slain a moment afterwards; so that the assassin and his victim must have met on the threshold of the spirit–world, and perhaps came to a better understanding before they had taken many steps on the other side …"

The Union soldier who killed Jackson, Francis E. Brownell of New York State, was reported to be the first Congressional Medal of Honor winner for his efforts.

123. PAUL⁵ HUGUS JAMISON (James⁴, William³, Robert², Francis¹); born 7 May 1843 in Pleasant Unity, Westmorland County, Pennsylvania, died 7 January 1907, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas; married (first), 13 May 1874 in Dallas, Texas, ANN EMMA FLOYD, born 9 July 1854 in Texas; married (second), 29 September 1880, SUSAN CORA FLOYD (Ann Emma’s twin sister), died 14 October 1900. Ann and Susan Floyd were twin daughters of John D. and Susan (Finney) Floyd of Kentucky and then Texas.

In 1880, Paul was head of household in Dallas, Texas; also in the family was son William G. Jamison and a Sam L. Jamison (born circa 1878 in Texas). Paul’s first wife, Ann, had apparently died by this time. In this census Paul was listed as a contractor.²⁴⁴ In 1900, Paul was in Denver, Colorado, where he and partner Snowden Leftwich were owners of the Leftwich & Jamison Brick Manufacturing Plant. The 1878-79 Dallas Directory lists them as "Leftwich and Jamison (Snowden M. Leftwich, Paul H. Jamison), contractors, builders and brick manufacturers, office & yard, Akard Avenue, between Cadiz & Corsicana"
(http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jwheat/1878al.html).

One of their jobs was the construction of the Collin County (Texas) Prison.

Collin County Prison in McKinney, Texas. Leftwich and Jamison was awarded the contract to construct the prison in 1879. It was used as a prison until 1979. Frank James, brother of Jesse, was one of its occupants, as was Ray Hamilton of the Barrow Gang, and more recently Charles "Tex" Watson, associated with Charles Manson and the Tate-LaBianca murders in California. The building presently houses the "Prison Bars & Grill." From "Collin County Prison, COLLIN COUNTY HISTORY," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., (http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl).

In the late 1870s, Paul was living with second wife, Susan, and son Paul H. Jamison, Jr.²⁴⁵ Most of the information on Paul Hugus Jamison was from “Reminiscences and Incidents in the life of Paul Hugus Jamison, Senior,” as told by him to his son William G. Jamison (#188).²⁴⁶ These reminiscences and incidents are most interesting and valuable as they treat the travails of one of our Jamison’s from about the time Paul was in the Civil War (137th Illinois Infantry), through his various occupations in numerous cities in the west, to his death in Dallas, Texas, in 1907.

Except for indicated census records, the informaiton on Paul and wives' children is from what I am calling “Record of Paul Hugus Jamison’s family” as recalled by his son William Gaff Jamison (#188) in a 1967 letter to his granddaughter Margaret Suzanne (Young) Woods. William Jamison Tufts kindly emailed me a copy of the letter 25 November 2005.

Children of Paul and first wife Ann Emma (Floyd) Jamison:

188	i.	William⁶ Gaff Jamison; born 25 July 1875 in Texas; married Effie Dove Kellar, born 29 September 1874 in Minnesota; she died 12 January 1944 in Dallas, Texass. In 1910 and 1920, the family was in Huerfano County, Colorado, where William was listed as a farmer.²⁴⁷ In 1930, William G. and Effie were living in Chicago, Illinois, where William was listed as working for the United States Department of Commerce.²⁴⁸ Their children: (a) Patty Ann Jamison, born 23 September 1905 in Greeley Colorado, died 1 January 1936 in New York City. (b) Susan Margaret Jamison, born 10 December 1906 in Deadwood, South Dakota, married Harold Maxwell Young, and had children (i) Margaret (Peggy) Suzanne Young (recipient of her father's 1967 letter: “Record of Paul Hugus Jamison’s family”), married James Anthony Woods, and had children Susan Marie Woods, William James Woods, and Laura Elizabeth Woods, died in infancy; (ii) Robert Maxwell Young, married (first) Barbara Blaine Smith and had child David Maxwell Young, married (second) Sheila Hyah Ernst. (c) Mary Elizabeth Jamison, born 17 January 1909 in Texas; married (first) Chester Warner Tufts, born 8 February 1898, died 27 March 1948; married (second) Arthur Anderson. Children of Warner and Mary Elizabeth (Jamison) Tufts were Mary Elizabeth Tufts (married John William Sipes), Patricia Ann Tufts (married Joseph LeRoy Beach), and William Jamison Tufts—William transcribed his grandfather's "Reminiscences" for Ancestry.com Message Board of 15 September 2004, and sent me what I have been calling “Record of Paul Hugus Jamison’s family” as recalled by his son William Gaff Jamison (#188) in a 1967 letter to his granddaughter Margaret Suzanne (Young) Woods. (d) William Jamison, born 24 November 1912 in Colorado, died 24 November 1922. Also in the household in 1920 was William Gaff Jamison's (#188) half brother Paul H. Jamison (#192) and a Fred R. Clifford, “partner,” born 1892 in Colorado. He was of the New England Cliffords.²⁴⁹
189	ii.	Susan Lydia Jamison, born 16 September 1879, died March 1895 of a ruptured appendix.
190	iii.	(tentative) Samuel L. Jamison, born circa 1878 in Texas. However there is no indication from Wlilliam Gaff Jamison's 1967 letter “Record of Paul Hugus Jamison’s family” that he was a son.

Children of Paul and second wife Susan Cora (Floyd) Jamison:

	191	iv.	Paul Hugus Jamison, Jr., born 20 November 1886, died in infancy.
	192	v.	Paul Hugus Jamison, Jr. (again), born November 1889 in Texas, died 5 January 1966, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Paul married (first) Mildred Spake, and had son Paul H. Jamison III. After Mildred died, Paul married Kathleen Virginia McDonald. In 1920, Paul, and son Paul H. Jamison III, born circa 1916 in Texas, were living with Paul’s half brother William G. Jamison (#188), in Huerfano County, Texas, where Paul (Sr.) was listed as a broker of real estate.

142. EDWARD⁵ J. REAMER (Margery⁴, Robert³, Robert², Francis¹), born circa 1852 in Westmorland County Pennsylvania; died between 1920 and 1930 (re censuses); married CATHERINE [—?—], born November 1855 in Pennsylvania. The family was living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from at least 1880 until at least 1920, by which time Catherine had died and Edward was listed as a widower. Edward was listed as a bookkeeper in 1880 and a Division Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1900, 1910 and 1920.²⁵⁰

Children of Edward and Catherine [—?—] Reamer (all born in Pennsylvania):

193	i.	Blanche⁶ Reamer; born circa 1879 (not listed with the family in the 1900 federal census).
194	ii.	Charles E. Reamer; born 17 March 1878.
195	iii.	Robert K. Reamer born October 1882; in 1910, Robert was listed as a stenographer for the Carbonic Company; in 1920 and 1930 he worked as a meter clerk for Electric Light. No information on marriage. In 1930, he was single and still with the family, head of the household, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania.
196	iv.	Henry J. (Harry) Reamer; born April 1885; listed as a storeroom clerk in 1910; no occupation given in 1920 and 1930, when he was still single and with the family. 197 v. Jennie Reamer, born November 1888; single and keeping house in 1910 and 1920. Still single and with the family in 1930 when she was listed as an accountant for the railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. .
197	v.	Jeannie Reamer; born November 1888; single and keeping house in 1910 and 1920. Still single and with the family in 1930 when she was listed as an accountant for the railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
198	vi.	Albert P. Reamer; born December 1890; listed as an accountant for an automobile firm in 1930, when he was still single and living with the family.
199	vii.	George W. Reamer; born February 1894; listed as a timekeeper in 1920 and a storekeeper at an electrical plant in 1930 when he was still single and living with the family.
200	viii.	Francis Reamer; born April 1896; died October 1974;²⁵¹ married Larue Unger. Francis was listed as a student at Bucknell in 1920, at which time he was still single and living with his family. He was not with the family in 1930. As indicated below, he would have been a World War I veteran. Known children of Francis and Larue (Unger) Reader:²⁵² (a) James Reamer. (b) Nancy Reamer, born 1925, died 7 November 2004. last residence being Emmaus, Lehigh County Pennsylvania; married [—+—] Kissinger (probably John C. Kissinger, see next). Here is part of a 1996 letter to “Bucknell World,” (http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/communications/BucknellWorld/1996-3/letters.html) from John Kissinger, class of 1949 (B.A.) and 1950 (M.A): “. . . Then, some academics at Stanford had a better idea. A Stanford man married to a Bucknellian told me a plan was hatched. A lot of money could be made by bringing the vets in on the G.I. Bill. But, by selectively flunking a percentage of vets every semester, the money could be made but few of these beasts would ever get the diploma. This spilled over to a small group at Bucknell. It almost worked on a small scale, but a Bucknellian and WWI vet, Francis F. Reamer '21, happened to be solicitor for the Board of Trustees. He was also alumni adviser to a fraternity. He spoke to his friend, Arnaud Marts, about the problem. Marts was a member of the Navy's high brass in WWII. Very quietly, one man was retired, and a number of contracts were not renewed. On the other hand, thanks from all the vets went to James Gathings, John Gold, John Rice, Willard Smith, Millie Martin and others too numerous to mention who didn't give a hoot where you fought. Just, welcome home." This John Kissinger was probably John C. Kissinger, a son-in-law of Francis Reamer.

145. ANGELINE⁵ (also listed as Ann) REAMER (Margery⁴, Robert³, Robert², Francis¹); born May 1857 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; married JAMES E. MCFARLAND, born June 1854. James’s father was Samuel G. McFarland, born February 1827 in Pennsylvania. In 1910, James, Angeline and family were living in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where James and James’s father, Samuel were listed as landlords.²⁵³

Children of James and Angeline (Reamer) McFarland, known from the 1910 federal census (all born in Pennsylvania):

145	i.	Wesley⁶ R. McFarland; born July 1884; married Margaret L. [—+—], born circa 1887. In 1920 and 1930, the family was living in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, where Wesley was listed as a clerk in an office supply store in 1920 and as a manager of building supplies in 1930.²⁵⁴ Children known from the 1920 and 1930 federal censuses (all born in Pennsylvania): (a) Mary B. McFarland, born circa 1917. (b) Ann McFarland, born circa 1921. (c) Margaret J. McFarland, born circa 1922.
202	ii.	Mary E. McFarland; born January 1887.
203	iii.	Edna L. McFarland; born January 1892.
204	iv.	Johm S. McFarland; born January 1896.