Harrison Clay Joseph

JOSEPH STAFFORD SMITH RICHEY

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Date: 9/15/2010 at 21:57:15

History of Woodbury County, Iowa 1984

Harrison Clay Joseph Family
By Elaine L Marquart Remmem

Harrison Clay Joseph was my maternal grandfather, Jeremiah Joseph, my #4 great grandfather, was the father of the earliest known member of the Joseph family to be born in America, namely. William Joseph who was born in 1746 in Sussex County, Delaware and died in Monongalia County, Virginia in 1828. William married Sarah Stafford, 1748-1834, in 1766 in Virginia. William and Sarah had ten children, one of whom was my great, great grandfather Jeremiah Joseph, 1773-1856. Jeremiah married Mary (also known as Polly) Smith in 1793. Jeremiah and Mary had ten children, one of them being my great grandfather, Lemuel Joseph who was born in 1804 in Virginia and died in Vernon County, Wisconsin in 1873. Lemuel married Martha Richey who was born in 1810 in Pennsylvania and died in Woodbury County, Iowa. Lemuel and Martha were married in 1828 in Muskingum County, Ohio. Lemuel had migrated with his family to Ohio about 1827. In 1855, Lemuel and Martha migrated to Vernon County, Wisconsin. He was a surveyor and farmer near the town of Webster, Wisconsin. His sons who served in the Civil War were Webb, Grant, Ulysses, Noah and Harrison Joseph who was a Corporal. Harrison married Mary Elizabeth Groves who was born in Perry County, Ohio. Her parents were John S Groves and Emeline Rogers. Harrison and Mary Elizabeth were married March 31, 1867 in the home of her parents at Viroqua, Wisconsin. Harrison was also a surveyor and farmer. The couple migrated to Lawton, Woodbury County, Iowa, where eight of their twelve children were born. The four children who were born in Vernon County, Wisconsin were: Emma Jane, 1898-1946; Julia Sarah, 1870-1870; Alice Martha, 1871-1941; and Jane who died as an infant.

Harrison’s brother, Thomas Joseph homesteaded southwest of the present town of Lawton, Iowa, proving ownership in 1878. He sold a portion of this land to Harrison in 1883.

The children of Harrison and Mary Elizabeth who were born in Woodbury County, Iowa, were John Franklin, 1874-1944; Blanche Myrtle, 1885-1955; Maude Beatrice, 1887-1958; and Mildred Elsie, 1889-1966. Four young children who died of diphtheria were Hettie Roena, 1882-1883; Hartwell Allen, 1875-1883; Alonzo Austin, 1879-1883, and Harrison Isaac, 1883-1884. The story concerning the death of the children at about the same time, was that their father, Harrison Jospeh, had been a medic in the army so considered himself the person to visit the sick. He brought the germ home to the family and the children died. Following is an outline of the Joseph family.
I. Emma Jane Joseph married Frederick Arthur Sturtevant, 1886. He was a farmer. They had son who was adopted – George Lewis. He married first, Violet McNaughton, 1931. Following her death in 1979, he married Frances Armitage, 1981. Frances first husband was Mr Hoffman, second, Edward Swegler, and third, Lewis Sturtevant. G Lewis and Violet had the following children:
a. Ramona Janeen Sturtevant married Ralph Kenneth Lee, 1951.
i. Irene Evelyn Lee married Steven Joseph Heineman, 1975, divorced 1983.
1. Jeremy Alan Heineman, Jessica Ann Heineman, Jennie Lynn Heineman.
2. David Alan Lee married Maureen Ann Jeness, 1978
a. Mathew Keith Lee
b. Melinda Sue Lee.
3. Dale Keith Lee (unmarried)
4. Marjorie Ilene Lee married Scott Anthony Sappingfield, 1979, no children, divorced 1981.
b. Barbara Lou Sturtevant married Harry Boger, 1953. She died 1978 of cancer.
i. Dennis Lee Boger married Karen Feser, 1978.
1. Terry Boger.
2. Delaine Martin Boger married Cindy Dixon, 1974.
a. Amy Lou Boger
b. Tony Martin Boger
3. Donavan Lew Boger, unmarried.
4. Darrin Boger.
c. Dwayne Franklin Sturtevant married first, Cathy Rundell, 1959, divorced.
i. Travis Allen Sturtevant
ii. Derek Lynn Sturtevant
iii. Cassandra Sturtevant.
Dwayne Franklin Sturtevant married second, Martha Ann Klever, 1972.
iv. Nikkie Alisha Sturtevant
v. Janna Sturtevant.
d. Leroy Allen Sturtevant married first, Virginia Peffer, 1958, divorced.
i. Michael Allen Sturtevant married Danita Peters, 1976, divorced.
1. Justin Sturtevant.
ii. Michelle Lynn Sturtevant married Lee Haberburger, 1979.
1. Steven Lee Haberburger
2. son.
3. Mark Franklin Sturtevant
Leroy Allen Sturtevant married second, Verna Chandler, 1973.
iii. Kelly John Sturtevant.
II. Julia Sarah Joseph, 1870-1871.
III. Alice Martha Joseph married William Henry Martin, 1898. No children.
IV. John Franklin Joseph, a lawyer, married first, Lucille Belle Ellerd, 1904. Following her death 1905, he married second, Estelle Prouty, 1906. J F Joseph and Estella had the following children:
a. Gertrude Blanche Joseph married J C Mohn and had six children, all of whom married:
i. Harlan Mohn
ii. John ‘Jack’ Mohn
iii. Karen Mohn
iv. Bill Mohn
v. Betty Ann Mohn
vi. David Mohn.
b. Marguerite Fredericka married first, Everett Harmon and had four children:
i. Robert Harmon
ii. Patricia Harmon
iii. Geraldene Harmon
iv. Cecil Harmon.
Everett Harmon died then Marguerite married Asa Cross. No Children
c. Eleanor Elizabeth Joseph married Mr Lindsay. Divorced, no children.
d. Estella Evelyn Joseph married William H Huff, 1934. He died 1983.
i. Mary Evelyn Huff married Robert E Tanner, 1960. Their children:
1. Corrie Tanner
2. Todd Tanner.
ii. William H Huff III married Judy Ewing, 1967. Their children:
1. Amy Huff
a. William Huff IV
b. John Huff.
iii. Joan Huff – unmarried.
iv. Ann Louise Huff married Tobias Koch, 1977. Their child:
1. Jessica Koch.
e. John Franklin Joseph II married #1 Ms. Peterman, #2 Donna Beazley, 1964. No children.
f. Robert Harrison Joseph married first, Betty Ann Seibert, had two children:
i. Dennis Joseph
ii. David Joseph

Robert and Betty Ann divorced and then he married #2 Beatrice -.
V, VI, VII, and VIII all died of diphtheria as young children: Hettie Roena, 1882-1883, Hartwell Allen, 1875-1883, Alonzo Austin, 1879-1883, and Harrison Isaac, 1883-1884.
IX. Blanche Myrtle Joseph, a twin, married Frederick Henry Couch, 1909. He was a Spanish American War Vet. He died in 1914 at Lawton, Iowa.
a. Georginia May Couch, an occupational therapist, married Julius Carl August Sparr, a carpenter.
1. Fred Julius, a farmer, married Joyce Elaine Vandrak, 1951, a special education teacher.
a. Mary Kay Sparr married Clarence Haliday, 1976. Their child, Andrea Hailiday.
b. Kim Fred Sparr, a farmer, is unmarried and resides at Hinton, Iowa.
c. Jan Marie Sparr married David Hendricks, 1975. They reside in Sioux City, Iowa.
i. Lisa Marie Hendricks
ii. Daniel Hendricks
iii. Jill Hendricks
d. Kelly Jean Sparr married Randall Winegan, a mechanic, 1982. They live at Huron, South Dakota.
i. Brian Winegan
ii. Tabatha Lynn Winegan (Randall’s child)
2. James C Sparr, a building contractor, married Gail Frances McKenna, a telephone supervisor, 1959. They reside at Lawton, Iowa.
a. Jeffrey Carl Sparr resides at Denver, Colorado and is in lumber business.
b. Sandra Kay Sparr is a student at Ames, Iowa.
3. Lorna May Sparr married Vaughn Merle Paradise, a building contractor, 1952. He is a Korean War Vet.
a. James Fred Paradise married Patricia Lynne Moughan, 1974. They live in Sioux City, Iowa.
i. Christopher Paradise
ii. Stacie Paradise
iii. Joshua Paradise
b. Vanda Lea Paradise married Michael Gray Hazelett, 1978, and have one son. They live at Denver, Colorado.
i. Nathan Michael Hazelett
c. Blaine Merle Paradise married Teresa Hrbano
i. Eleazor Blaine Paradise
d. Charles Joseph Paradise
e. Douglas Vaughn Paradise
4. Norma Jean Sparr – unmarried. She is a nurses aid and resides at Lawton, Iowa.
B. Emma Blanche Couch taught school for thirty years, married Louie D Sager, a farmer, 1941.

a. stillborn twins

b. Louie Eugene Sager married Connie F Weenink, 1966, and have one son.

i. Chadwick D Sager

c. Mary Ann Sager married Paul Niemaier, 1966

i. Angela Marie Niemaier

ii. Felicia Christina Niemaier

iii. Richard Adam Niemaier

iv. Melissa Rose Niemaier
C. Edna Josephine Couch, a registered nurse, married Dr Carl McPherson Frye, MD, 1936.
a. David Curtis Frye married Linda Ann Guilliams, 1966. He is manager of Goodyear Store, Kentucky.

i. Valerie Elizabeth Frye

ii. David Trevor Frye
a. Franklin Victor Frye, owner of Frank Frye Real Estate, Newark, Ohio, married Phyllis Ann Eagon, a secretary, 1966

i. Elizabeth Ann Frye

ii. Philip Franklin Frye
b. Joseph Carl Frye married first, Mary Falcone, later divorced. Married second, Cynthia Combs, 1976. They live in Arizona. Cynthia’s children, Stephanie Lyn, Michelle Ann.
X. Maude Beatrice Joseph married William Benjamin ‘Willard’ McNaughton, a farmer, 1909.

A. Alta Genevieve McNaughton married Noel Maude, 1934.

B. Margie Pearl McNaughton married Herb Crampton, 1958.

a. Scott Allen Crampton

b. Shirley Jean Maude married Gordon Veldon Horslee Morrrice, 1958

i. Virginia Lee Morrice married Mark Phillip, 1981

ii. Dennis James Morrice

c. Kay Marigene Maude married Gary Joseph Puttmann, 1964

i. Todd Joseph Puttmann

ii. Shawn Lewis Puttmann

iii. Shannon Noel Puttman

C. Merrill Richard McNaughton, a farmer, married Betty Junck, 1941

a. Barbette Joyce McNaughton, unmarried, Pathologist

b. Merrill Leroy married Shirley Boechers, 1970

i. Aaron McNaughton

ii. James McNaughton
c. Dr Clifford Allen McNaughton married Mrs Nancy Stahe Larson, 1981. He is a dentist. Her children, Tony and Tammy Larson.

d Craig Eugene McNaughton married Kris Haafke, 1972

i. Justin McNaughton

ii. Ryan McNaughton

iii. Seth McNaughton
e. Willard Brian McNaughton married Mrs Mary Harbeck, 1981. They reside at Lawton. Her child, Kenna Harbeck.

f. Richard Keith McNaughton married Theresa West, 1979.

i. Brandon McNaughton

g. Curtiss Lynn McNaughton married Kris Parks, 1982.

h. Jeannine Kay McNaughton, unmarried.

D. Dorothy Opal McNaughton married Llewellyn Kennett, 1946

a. Son, died at birth

b. Kathryn Lee Kennett married Glen Coleman

i. Dean Coleman

ii. Jeanie Coleman
E. Ruby Lucille McNaughton married Douglas W Johnson, 1947. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Dave Johnson. Ruby and Doug live in Sioux City, Iowa.

a. Dr David Wayne Johnson married Pamela –. They have two daughters.

b. Dr Paul Johnson

F. Raynard Harrison McNaughton, a farmer married Janet Hess, 1954.

a. Roxanne Ray McNaughton

b. Harrison Clay McNaughton

c. Brett Burton McNaughton

d & e. Children who died young.

G. Maude Beatrice McNaughton, 1930-1930.
XI. Mildred Elsie Joseph married Phillip Herbert Marquart, a farmer, 1911.
A. Bernice & Burdette Marquart, twins, 1914-1914.
B. Lois Marie Marquart, a teacher, married Ralph Thomas, 1944. He is a carpenter and farmer.
a. Beth Elaine Thomas, a twin, unmarried, works in the printing business.
b. Barbara Rae Thomas, a twin, is a nurse. She married Charles Edward Catlett, 1968. They later divorced.
i. Kenneth Thomas Catlett
ii. David Charles Catlett
C. Elaine Lucile Marquart, teacher and secretary, married George Joseph Vincent, 1944. They established Quality Metal Spinning Company, Seattle, Washington
a. Ronald Dennis Vincent, electrical engineer, lives in California, married Phyllis McCord, 1975, later divorced. Her children, Edward McCord, Donald McCord
b. Douglas Kent Vincent, present owner and operator of Quality Metal Spinning Company, Seattle, Washington, married Susan Marie Lovejoy, 1972
i. Jean Marie Vincent
ii. Scott Michael Vincent
c. Roxanne Kay Vincent married William Edward Hart, 1977. No children. Reside California. She works in computer business and he works with fine scales.

George Joseph Vincent died in 1973. Elaine married second, Palmer Remmem, boat builder, 1976
D. Carol Louise Marquart, a teacher, married Richard Allen Davies, a farmer, 1943.
a. Edward Davies, who has worked in various businesses relating to automobiles married first, Tina Brown, 1965. Edward and Tina divorced.
i. Michael Alan Davies
ii. Jerri Ann Davies
Edward Davies married second, Patricia Bromsamlee, 1975. Divorced.
Edward Davies married third, Julie Davenport, 1981
iii. Marisa Janele
b. Mark Davies owns and operates a car body shop, married Kathlee Ann Schlesser, teacher, 1971. They live near Lawton, Iowa.
i. Kerri Ann Davies
ii. Kelly Michael Davies
The family of Harrison Joseph have generally remained in the area of Woodbury County, Iowa, since the time when Harrison and Mary Elizabeth moved there in the 1870’s. The home farm is now owned by the Richard McNaughton family. A part of the farm has been sold for residence. A new house, on part of the land, is the present home of Richard and Betty McNaughton although the old farm house still stands. The Joseph family was always interested in community affairs. During the years that the family lived in Virginia, West Virginia, and Ohio, the church of their choice was Methodist. Often the family was known to house the traveling ministers who came through on their circuit. In later years, most of the members of the family have associated with the Presbyterian Church, although some are members of the Lutheran, Methodist, and Catholic Churches. Harrison Joseph was very definitely against hard liquor. He would get an injunction against any building if anyone tried to sell hard liquor in a building in the town of Lawton. He was tall of stature and wore a complete beard. Those male descendants of Harrison Joseph who will carry on the Joseph names are John F Joseph, Robert Joseph, and Robert’s sons, Dennis and David Joseph.