Elizabeth Kelley

Elizabeth married Edward Barton Wesley on 8 Dec 1836 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA. Edward (son of Alexander Wesley and Mary Barton) was born in Jan 1811 in Leicester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Oct 1906 in North Regent Street, Port Chester, Westchester County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 20 Jun 1860, District 2, 18th ward, New York City, New York County, New York, USA;

  1. Westley [Wesley], Edward B., 49, male, newspaper [illegible word], real estate $15,000, personal $20,000, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 39, female, New York3. _____, John E., 20, male, New York 4. _____, Johanna C., 16, female, New York 5. _____, [Ella J.?], 12, female, New York 6. _____, Lilian F., 6, female, New York 7. _____, Ida A., 4, female, New York 8. Maloney, Mary, 30, female, domestic, Ireland 9. Barclay, Palmer, 58, male, Clerk, [no real estate $], personal $1,000, New York 10. Barton, Phineas, [69?], male, clerk, [no real estate $], personal $3,000, Massachusetts 11. Palmer, Mary [H.?], 40, female, Massachusetts 12. Barton, Phineas W., 16, male, student, New York

• Census: 20 Jan 1870, 18th district and 18th ward (107 Lexington Avenue), New York, New York, USA;

  1. Wesley, Edward, 45, male, broker, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 40, female, Massachusetts 3. _____, Ida, 14, female, New York 4. Brown, Edward, 30, male, broker, New York 5. _____, Joanna, 26, female, New York 6. _____, Edward, 7, male, New York 7. _____, Herbert, 1, male, New York 8. Fleming, Catharine, 25, female, domestic, Ireland 9. Duffy, Eliza, 38, female, domestic, Ireland 10. Duff, Mary, 27, female, domestic, Ireland

• Divorced: Between 1870-1880;

  Johanna appeared with her husband, Edward S. Brown, in the 1870 census, but appears without him in te 1880 census, living in her father's household. While others in the 1880 household are assigned a marital status, Johanna's is blank.

• Census: 26 Jun 1880, Port Chester village, town of Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA, ;

  1. Westley [Wesley], Edward B., white, male, 69, married, Massachusetts, Scotland, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, New York, New York, New York 3. Brown, Johannah, white, female, 35, daughter, New York, Massachusetts, New York 4. _____, Edward W., white, male, 16, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 5. _____, Paul H., white, male, 11, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 6. _____, Gertrude, white, female, 9, grand daughter, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York

• Newspaper Article: 12 Mar 1927, New York, New York, USA;

  Article in The New York Age, metioning "Mrs. Johanna Brown," former president of the Women's Welfare League. The item is under news items for Rochester, NY. Possibly the correct Johanna?

Johanna married Edward Sandstrom Brown on 28 Oct 1862 in Westchester County, New York, USA, and was divorced between 1870-1880. Edward was born on 26 Oct 1838 in New York City, New York, USA; died on 3 Aug 1923 in Togus, Kennebeck County, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Parsons. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Parents:

  Marriage record names parents as "Edward B. Wesley" and "Elizabeth."

• Residence: 16 Octber 1943, 107 Claremont Avenue, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA

Notes:

Birth:

1877 marriage record gives birth year as 1856.

Ida married Charles A. Breck on 5 Sep 1877 in Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA. Charles (son of Samuel P. Breck and Mary R.) was born about 1842-1843 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Note:

  Author of a book of poems and sketches.

  Paul Herbert Wesley, Bits of Driftwood (Charleston, S.C.: Walker, Evans & Cogswell, 1936).

• Census: 20 Jan 1870, 18th district and 18th ward (107 Lexington Avenue), New York, New York, USA;

  1. Wesley, Edward, 45, male, broker, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, 40, female, Massachusetts 3. _____, Ida, 14, female, New York 4. Brown, Edward, 30, male, broker, New York 5. _____, Joanna, 26, female, New York 6. _____, Edward, 7, male, New York 7. _____, Herbert, 1, male, New York 8. Fleming, Catharine, 25, female, domestic, Ireland 9. Duffy, Eliza, 38, female, domestic, Ireland 10. Duff, Mary, 27, female, domestic, Ireland

• Census: 26 Jun 1880, Port Chester village, town of Rye, Westchester County, New York, USA, ;

  1. Westley [Wesley], Edward B., white, male, 69, married, Massachusetts, Scotland, Massachusetts 2. _____, Elizabeth, white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, New York, New York, New York 3. Brown, Johannah, white, female, 35, daughter, New York, Massachusetts, New York 4. _____, Edward W., white, male, 16, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 5. _____, Paul H., white, male, 11, son in law, at school, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York 6. _____, Gertrude, white, female, 9, grand daughter, attending school, New York, Switzerland, New York

• Note: Abt 1883;

  When fourteen years old, Paul H. Wesley ran away from his grandfather's "palatial home" in Port Chester.

  " 'Herb' Wesley, he mused today, did not get along well with his wealthy father, whose great red brick mansion on North Regent Street was the most massive structure of its kind in this section and looked out, from its eminence, upon hundreds of acres of cultivated land, meadows, sheep, and cattle pastures. The boy, each day, was driven to Peck's Institute in Greenwich by one of the several Wesley coachmen--a light carriage and spirited pair of horses making the trip possible with what was great speed in those days. "But a motherless home and a sternly disciplined school stirred the high spirited well-developed lad to rebellion. One day he disappeared. Several years passed--no word came from him to a father who was anxious though unbending in his resentment of the boy's conduct.--Then, as suddenly as he had gone, 'Herb' Wesley came back--to recover from a rifle wound he had suffered while adventuring in strife-ridden Mexico. "Physically, mentally and in experience, the boy by then had become a man. As his injury healed and his strength returned, the lure of the open road again gripped him. Off he went--never again to return until yesterday. More than four decades of varied experiences filled that interlude. There were fourteen years of roaming up and down and back and forth across the country as a 'tramp printer'--his father had been a printer, his grandfather had been a printer, his brother was a printer, and he found himself possessed of a natural aptitude for the trade. "Finally, somehow, 'Herb' Wesley found himself settled at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina--on the verge of a vast wilderness and in a little town founded by pirates who infested the South Atlantic seaboard during the years preceding the Revolutionary War. He had come there to work and fish and hunt, but had been captivated by the flashing black eyes of a girl--and he has been there ever since. "From printing he turned to sign painting, and from sign painting he went to farming. The forests were literally infested with game and the streams abounding in fish. Gradually the section about Murrells Inlet became a favorite haunt for wealthy Northerners who came to shoot and fish. Many of them knew or had heard of 'Herb' Wesley's father, for years a powerful figure in the financial district of New York, and these men became both fast friends of the younger Wesley and frequent visitors to his picturesque home. They retained him as their guide and companion on sporting expeditions. "Yes, 'Herb' Wesley prospered--in more ways than one. He ha married happily and was the father of several sturdy youngsters. With growing responsibility and contentment he lost his wanderlust. Murrells Inlet, between the sea and the forest, never will lose him. There he resides in utter happiness with his wife and their children--a son who is a full-grown man, and five daughters. . . . "One of Wesley's achievements has been the writing of a song, Moonbeams on the Strand, which has brought him a handsome competence in royalties. That song reveals, perhaps, the reason why 'Herb' Wesley never left Murrells Inlet, for in part it sings, 'Golden sand, I'm lonesome; swirling tides, I'm blue--when the day is o'er I'm yearning, for a sight of you'. . . "Paul H. Wesley's father, the late Edward B. Wesley, founded the New York Tiimes in 1851, in company with Harry J. Raymond and George Jones. Wesley was the business man of the combine and subsequently, in addition to his success with the Times, he helped found the Union Trust Company, the Park Bank and the Nassau Bank in New York."

• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Berkeley township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA;

  1. Wesley, Paul H., head, white, male, born April 1869, 31, married 5 years, New York, New York, New York, "days labour," can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Hannah, wife, white, female, December 1876, 23, married 5 years, 2 children 1 living, England, England, England, can read and write 3. _____, Anna M., daughter, white, female, March 1897, 3, New York, New York, England 4. _____, Edward W., brother, white, male, August 1864, 35, single, New York, New York, New York, printer (paper room), can read and write

• Census: 25 Apr 1910, Conway township, Horry County, South Carolina, USA;

  1. Wesley, Paul H., head, male, white, 41, second marriage, married 14 years, New York, New York, New York, farmer, truck farm, employee, can read and write, owns farm, mortgaged 2. _____, Hannah M., wife, female, white, 33, first marriage, married 14 years, England, England, England, farm labor, home farm, can read and write 3. _____, Hannah M., daughter, female, white, 13, New York, New York, England, can read and write, attending school 4. _____, Howard H., son, male, white, 7, Virginia, New York, England, attending school 5. _____, Helen R., daughter, female, white, 3, South Carolina, New York, England 6. Green, John H., boarder, male, white, 53, single, Delaware, Ireland, United States, farm laborer, working out, can read and write

• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Township 7 (Murrells Inlet), Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA;

  1. Wesley, Paul H., head, owns, mortgaged, male, white, 51, married, can read and write, New York, New York, New York, farmer, general, own account, farm schedule 1 2 _____, Hannah M., wife, female, white, 43, married, year of immigration unknown, naturalized, can read and write, England, England, England, no occupation 3. _____, Howard F., son, male, white, 17, single, can read and write, Virginia, New York, England, no occupation 4. _____, Helen R., daughter, female, white, 12, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, New York, England 5. _____, Kathleen J., daughter, female, white, attending school, South Carolina, New York, England 6. _____, Alice O., daughter female, white, attending school, South Carolina, New York, England

• Census: 7 Apr 1930, Township 7 (Murrells Inlet and Waverly Mills), Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA;

  1. Wesley, Paul H., head, owns, [value illegible], owns radio set, lives on farm, male, white, 60, married, first married age 25, can read and write, New York, New York, New York, taxidermist, at home, not a veteran, farm schedule 26 2. _____, Hannah, wife, female, white, 53, first married age 18, can read and write, England, England, England, [year of immigration unknown], naturalized 3. _____, H. Ruth, daughter, female, white, 22, single, South Carolina, New York, England, can read and write, teacher, public school 4. _____, [K.?] Irene, daughter, female, white, 19, single, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, New York, England 5. _____, Alice O., daughter, female, white, 17, single, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, New York, England 6. _____, June M., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, New York, England

Notes:

Mother, Johanna Caroline (Wesley) Brown, daughter of Edward Barton Wesley (founder of the NY Times) and wife Elizabeth Kelley.

Johanna married Edward Sandstrom Brown in 1861. She apparently separated, moved back to her father's home and her son, Paul, took the name Wesley? Was he legally adopted by his grandfather?

Paul married Hannah Matthews about 1895. Hannah (daughter of William Matthews and Hannah Lipscombe) was born in Dec 1876 in Boulton, England; died on 26 Nov 1950; was buried in Belin Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Name:

  Gertrude apparently dropped the surname "Brown" in favor of "Wesley," like her brother Paul. Her husband's 1935 obituary names her as "Gertrude Palmer Wesley Luce."

• Note: Gertrude, as "Mrs. John G. Luce" was named as "daughter" in the veteran's home file of her biological father, Edward S. Brown.

Family/Spouse: John G. Luce. John was born about 1863; died on 11 May 1935 in Manakin, Goochland County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alt. Birth: "Satin" Island, New York, USA
• Census: 12 Jun 1900, Berkeley township, Ocean County, New Jersey, USA; 1. Wesley, Paul H., head, white, male, born April 1869, 31, married 5 years, New York, New York, New York, "days labour," can read and write, renting house 2. _____, Hannah, wife, white, female, December 1876, 23, married 5 years, 2 children 1 living, England, England, England, can read and write 3. _____, Anna M., daughter, white, female, March 1897, 3, New York, New York, England 4. _____, Edward W., brother, white, male, August 1864, 35, single, New York, New York, New York, printer (paper room), can read and write
• Census: 12 Jan 1920, Township 7 (Murrells Inlet), Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA; 1. Morse, Geo E., head, owns, free of mortgage, male, white, 41, married, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, fisherman, general, own account 2. _____, May H., wife, female, white, 22, married, can read and write, New York, New York, England 3. _____, Laurie V., son, male, white, 13, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina 4. _____, Julian [N.?], son, male, white, 4, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York 5. _____, Ula J., daughter, white, 9 months, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York
• Census: 7 Apr 1930, Township 7 (Murrells Inlet and Waverly Mills), Georgetown County, South Carolina, USA; 1. Morse, George E., head, owns home, value $6,000, [owns radio set?], not a farm, male, white, 52, married, first married age 25, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, North Carolina, fisherman, fishing parties, veteran WW[I] 2. _____, H. Mae, wife, female, white, 33, married, first married age 17, can read and write, New York, New York, England, manager, café 3. _____, Julian N., son, male, white, 15, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York, 3. _____, Eula J., daughter, female, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York 4. _____, Marjorie M., daughter, female, white, 9, attending school, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York 5. _____, Marion V., daughter, female, white, 7, attending school, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York 6. _____, Clarence H., son, male, white, 6, attending school, South Carolina, South Carolina, New York 7. Herriott, Mary, servant, female, Negro, 19, single, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, cook, café 8. _____, Rebecca, servant, female, Negro, 15, single, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, cook, café 9. Collins, Elitha, servant, female, Negro, 19, single, can read and write, South Carolina, South Carolina, South Carolina, waitress, café

May married George Ephraim Morse about 1914, and was divorced before 1947. George (son of Napoleon Bonaparte Morse and Amelia Gause) was born on 30 Apr 1877 in Smithville, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA; died on 15 Jul 1947 in Conway Hospital, Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Belin Cemetery, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]