Iowa Family Groupsheet for Abijah Mansfield Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm *********************************************** Submitted by: Elaine Mershon Email address: hischild69@msn.com Husband: Abijah Mansfield Birthdate: about 1803 Birthplace: Vermont Death date: 27 August 1867 Place of death: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa Father: James Murphy Mansfield Mother: Phebe Tamblin Tomlins Marriage date: 1. 25 May 1828; 2. about 1833 Marriage place: 1. Rutland, VT; 2. Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence Co. NY ? Wife: 1. Harriet Tuttle; 2. Luenna Hillyard Birthdate: 1. 20 April 1808; 2. about 1812 Birthplace: Vermont Death date: 1. before 1833; 2. 3 June 1869 Place of death: 1. Brasher, St. Lawrence Co. NY ?: 2. Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa Father: 1. Nathaniel Tuttle; 2. ?? Mother: 1. Dolly Gould Platt; 2. ?? CHILDREN Child No. 1: Harriet L. "Hattie" Mansfield Sex: F Birthdate: 17 July 1834 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 8 April 1908 Place of death: Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa Marriage date: 1 January 1856 Marriage place: Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co., WI Spouse's name: Henry K. Corning Child No. 2: James Abijah Mansfield Sex: M Birthdate: 3 March 1836 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 13 July 1905 Place of death: East Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa Marriage date: 23 August 1856 Marriage place: Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co., WI Spouse's name: Sarah Ann Curran Child No. 3: Mary S. "Polly" Mansfield Sex: F Birthdate: 15 December 1840 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 18 February 1928 Place of death: Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., NY Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Charles B. Pushee Child No. 4: Phebe Ann Mansfield Sex: F Birthdate: about 1843 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: unknown but before 1864 Place of death: Marriage date: 19 February 1862 Marriage place: Prairie du Chien, Crawford Co., WI Spouse's name: Matthew Kennison Child No. 5: Mandana Mansfield Sex: Birthdate: about 1845 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 6: Charlotte Mansfield Sex: F Birthdate: 12 March 1846 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 28 November 1930 Place of death: Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa Marriage date: 13 July 1864 Marriage place: Illinois Spouse's name: Matthew Kennison Child No. 7: Sarah E. Mansfield Sex: F Birthdate: about 1848 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 22 March 1883 Place of death: Minneapolis, Hennepin Co. MN Marriage date: 1. 21 November 1866 2. about 1879/80 Marriage place: 1. Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa; 2. Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN Spouse's name: 1. Andrew Corning; 2. Frederick G. Mayo Child No. 8: Rufus S. Mansfield Sex: M Birthdate: 7 February 1854 Birthplace: Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY Death date: 29 February 1888 Place of death: Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska (railroad accident) Marriage date: 24 December 1874 Marriage place: Fort Dodge, Webster Co., Iowa Spouse's name: Julia/Juliette Dodge Documentation: Family records, copies of vital records, census page copies, copies of obituaries, etc. Information about Abijah's first wife came from the LDS website. Mandana Mansfield only appears on the 1850 Federal Census for Brasher, St. Lawrence Co., NY as a 5 year old child. She has not been found any other place. The date, place and cause of Phebe Ann Mansfield Kennison's death is unknown. Her husband later married her younger sister. Sarah E. Mansfield must have divorced her first husband but no record has been found. Both husbands outlived her and both died in 1912.