Year Settled in Iowa: 1840 (U.S. Federal Census)

County where ancestor first settled: Van Buren, Iowa Territory

Born: 8 Oct 1805

Birth Place: Penobscot County, ME

Married: 12 Aug 1832

Marriage Location: Cattaraugus County, NY

Died: 1 Aug 1896

Burial Location: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Buena Vista Twp., Jasper County, IA

Father: Joseph Mudgett (not proven)Source: Thomas Mudgett of Salisbury, Massachusetts and his descendants by Mildred D. and Bruce D. Mudgett.

Mother: Sarah Rummery (not proven) Source: Thomas Mudgett of Salisbury, Massachusetts and his descendants by Mildred D. and Bruce D. Mudgett.

Spouse: Harriet Ann Smith

Born: 15 Apr 1818

Birth Location: LeRoy, Cattaraugus, NY

Died: 30 Jan 1886

Burial Location: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Buena Vista Twp., Jasper County, IA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Proof of Jasper County Connection:

• History of Jasper County, 1878 [came to Jasper County in 1844]
• U.S. Land Records: purchased land in Jasper County on 1 May and 1 June 1848
• U. S. Census 1850: Jasper County, Fairview Twp., p.370, line 18
• Iowa State Census 1856: Jasper County, Fairview Twp.
• U.S. Census 1860: Jasper County, Elk Creek Twp.
• U.S. Census 1870: Jasper County, Elk Creek Twp. P.28-252
• U.S. Census 1880: Jasper County, Elk Creek Twp. P.6 www.ancestry.com
• Iowa State Census 1885: Jasper County, Elk Creek Twp.
• Civil War Dependent Father Pension Application, 1 July 1896: Jasper County

Children

1. Myron Mauris Mudgett
    Born: 1 Apr 1834, NY
    Died: 8 Dec 1911
    Married: 16 Jul 1857 to Louisa Elizabeth Stines, Jasper Co., IA
    Children: Mary J. (1859-), Harriet N. (1861-1899), Martha (1865-1928),
    Alice (1868-1920), Abigail (1869-),Elizabeth (1869-), John (1872-1938),
    Ada (1875-), Philip (1876-1941), Emma (1879-)

2. Frances Ann Margaret Mudgett
    Born: 20 Dec 1836, Cattaraugus Co., NY
    Died: 6 Apr 1918, Reasnor, Jasper, IA
    Married: 5 Nov 1854 to Orin Uri Efnor, Monroe, Jasper, IA [deceased 9 Mar 1862]
    Children: Oscar Easley (1857-1936), Charles Henry (1859-1859), Harriett Ann (1861-)
    Married: 31 Dec 1864 to Edwin R. Latham, Monroe, Jasper, IA
    Children: Alice Mae (1868-1928)

3. Mary Elizabeth (Eliza) Mudgett
    Born: 25 May 1839, Maysville, Mason, KY
    Died: unknown
    Married: 12 Oct 1862 to George Washington Dearinger, Elk Creek Twp., Jasper, IA
    Children: Addie Queen (1863-), John Janverne (1866-), Ira Bell (1869-), Fannie A. (1874-), Benjamin (1879)

4. Philip P. Mudgett
    Born: 1843, IA
    Died: 30 Apr 1864, Sheridan, Grant, AR [killed in action: Battle of Jenkin's Ferry]
    Buried: Hewitt Cemetery, Jasper Co, IA

5. Woodbury Mudgett
    Born: 5 Dec 1844, Fairview Twp., Jasper, IA
    Died: 6 Feb 1933, Galesburg, Jasper, IA
    Married: 4 Feb 1868 to Alice Sellman, Jasper Co., IA [divorced before 1880]
    Children: William Wylie (Abt.1868-Aft 1933), Mary Alice (1870-)
    Married: 5 Mar 1884 to Harriet Luella Awtry, Kilduff, Jasper, IA
    Children: Kate Ann (1884-1964), Infant daughter (1886), Andrew Jackson (1887-1986),
    Arlie Bell (1890-1991), Sarah Etta (1894-1991), James Everett (1897-1959)

6. Jane M. Mudgett
    Born: 18 Feb 1846
    Died: 24 June 1846

7. Catharine Mudgett
    Born: 1849
    Died: 1850

8. Martha L. Mudgett
    Born: 1855, Elk Creek Twp., Jasper, IA
    Died: unknown
    Married: 2 Dec 1873 to J. N. Dearinger, Jasper Co., IA
    Children: none known

*various spellings: Jandren, Janveren, Janvern

Name and e-mail address of submitter: Marcia Middleton Schmitz schmitz80@gmail.com

Date: 11 May 2010