WILCHIER, Catherine

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• Name: Catherine Wilcher Puffer
• _COLOR: 11
• Residence: 1850, Marion County, IL
• Residence: 1860, Collin County, TX
• Residence: 1880, Falls County, TX
• Residence: 1940, Lubbock, TX
• Residence: 1941, Freeport, TX

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Residence:
Living with her Uncle John and his 3rd wife Penelope Jane.

Residence:
Living with her daughter, Lee Etta and her husband W. A. Stahl

Died:
Her death certificate shows her last name to be Wilshier. The 1860 Federal Census shows her and her siblings living with John and Martha Gray Puffer. It's unknown if they were adopted or were foster-children.

Catherine married GREEN in CA 1870 in IL. died before 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married HAMMER, James Henry on 11 Oct 1866 in Marion, IL. James was born in Mar 1832 in IL; died on 12 Dec 1918 in Freeport, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HAMMER, Idora was born in 1868 in IL; and died.
2. HAMMER, Lee Etta was born on 20 Feb 1872 in IL; died on 6 Oct 1952 in Lubbock, TX; was buried in Lubbock, TX.
3. HAMMER, Fred was born on 10 Jul 1885 in Falls County, TX; died on 5 Jan 1974 in Brazoria County, TX; was buried in Brazoria County, TX.
4. HAMMER, Lillie Mae was born on 8 Nov 1887 in Marlin, TX; died in Oct 1981 in Cypress, TX; was buried in Goliad, TX.
5. HAMMER, William Edward was born on 2 May 1892 in TX; died on 14 Sep 1966 in Falls County, TX; was buried in Marlin, TX.

Catherine married BOOTH, John Eli on 26 Nov 1878 in Marlin, TX. John was born in 1856 in Marlin, TX; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BOOTH, Carrie Ellen was born in Dec 1879 in Marlin, TX; died on 14 May 1905 in Marlin, TX.

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• Name: George Melcher
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George married PUFFER, Matilda on 20 Feb 1844 in Marion County, IL. Matilda (daughter of PUFFER, Samuel and EAGAN, Susan) was born in CA 1823 in Wilson County, TN; died on 18 Aug 1859 in Wilson County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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married HEDGER, Caroline. Caroline was born in 1780 in VA; died after 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _COLOR: 8
• Residence: 1840, Fayette, IL
• Residence: 1850, Marion County, IL
• Residence: 1860, Collin County, TX

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Residence:
Living with son, George Wilchier and family.

Residence:
Living with W. W. Gray and family in Collin County, TX, possibly her daughters family?

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• _COLOR: 2
• Residence: 1820, Maury County, TN
• Residence: 7 Aug 1820, Williamsport, TN
• Residence: 1830, Wilson County, TN
• Arrival: CA 1836, Effingham County, IL
• Residence: 1836, Wilson County, TN
• Residence: 1838, Wilson County, TN

Notes:

Samuel is put here with Benjamin and Abigail because he fits into the time period according to the earliest Federal Censuses. There is no proof he was their son.

This family has plagued me for years.  I have Samuel as son of Benjamin and Abigail Tucker because they are the only family that fit the time period and location for him.  He was unconnected to parents for years.  His 'parents' never appear in TN, so it is assumed he made the journey before 1820, where we first see him in the census records of Maury County, TN (Maury County TN Census, then the 1820 Fed Census).  I have a marriage date to Susan Eagan (to further confuse the issue she is clearly written as "Susan Agree" in the marriage records for Maury County (TN Marriages 1780-2002).  It's also curious that there is no record of the solemnizing of the marriage, just the license.  Were they ever married?  Who can tell.  It's possible that Samuel and Susan were never really married and had 3 children in as many years.  Something happened to cause them to split and Samuel married Elizabeth Duff and had Edwin and Susan. It's also possible that he was married to both (we're talking Tennessee here) :)


The Wilshier children: The 1860 Federal Census shows them living with John and Martha Gray Puffer.  It's unknown if they were adopted or were foster-children.  I've included them as a possible adoption after 1860.

Residence:
The 1820 Federal Census shows 1 male 26-44 (he is single)

Samuel married EAGAN, Susan on 18 Sep 1820 in Maury County, TN. Susan (daughter of EAGAN, Barnaby D. III and GRAY, Sarah Catherine) was born in 1804 in Wilson County, TN; died in 1831 in Wilson County, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The federal census shows that he was living in Norton in 1790 and had four in his family.

Benjamin married TUCKER, Abigail on 31 Oct 1779 in Norton, MA. Abigail was born about 1735; died on 26 Mar 1832 in Norton, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Barnaby married GRAY, Sarah Catherine. Sarah was born in 1785 in VA; died in 1823. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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