John Taylor GILES was born on 6 Feb 1840 in Westmoreland, , Penn.. He died on 4 Feb 1898 in La Grange, , Missouri and was buried in Riverview Cem., Williamsburg, Missouri. John married Catherine Jane WAYLAND on 27 Aug 1872 in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa.
Buried in Lot 28, plot 6. Vicki Maddox has the line two more generations back. John is in the 1880 Lewis Co. Missouri Census as John Giles, b. 1841 PA; Catherine b. 1850 Ind; Jessie b. 1873 MO; Albert b. 1875 MO; Samuel b. 1877 MO; Pleasant 9/12 age MO, and Nancy Wayland b. 1860 Iowa. This information from Vicki Maddox, and apparently she entered years of birth rather than ages.
Catherine Jane WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 22 Apr 1848 in , White Co., Indiana. She died on 22 Feb 1937 in Peoria, , Illinois and was buried in Springfield Cem., , Peoria. Catherine married John Taylor GILES on 27 Aug 1872 in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa.
NOTE: In Jan 1984, I corresponded with a great-granddaughter of this woman: Vicki Giles Maddox, 16138 Skunk River Rd., Burlington, IA 52601. She had being doing a lot of research on the line and had also talked with some of the older members of the family as far back as 1969. John Giles of 4714 Pershing Blvd., Kenosha, Wisconsin 53144 is a cousin of Vicki's and also is active in researching the line. He has DOB for Catherine as 4/25/1847. He sent me a photocopy of Catherine's death certificate and it lists her mother as Jane Bottom and father as W.B. Wayland. The information was given by her daughter, Pearl. Vickie Maddox says that she often talked with Pearl and she always referred to her grandfather as "Lewis" so it is unknown why she put down the name "W.B." on her mother's death certificate. There is some doubt in some circles that Catherine is the dtr. of Lewis and Jane as she is not apparently listed in their family in the 1850 census, according to John Giles. I have
a copy of the marriage record of Catherine and John Giles, courtesy of a descendant, John Giles. Vicki Maddox has Catherine's DOB as 4/22/1848.
They had the following children:
F i Jessie GILES M ii Albert Bottom GILES M iii Samuel Edward GILES M iv Pleasant Bottom GILES F v Ethel GILES F vi Josephine GILES M vii John Taylor GILES II was born on 8 Aug 1887. He died on 13 Jul 1891. F viii Nanny Pearl GILES
James A. HORN was born in Sep 1856. He married Nancy "Nannie" WAYLAND in 1883.
My source for the information on this line is: Vicki Maddox, 16138 Skunk River Rd., Burlington, Iowa 52601. She says that this James Horn lived in Ravalli Co. MT from 1900-1910. And that he was born "in Iowa or Kentucky." Unknown at this time what, if any, relationship he is to his wife's mother.
Nancy "Nannie" WAYLAND [Parents] was born in 1850 in , , Iowa. She married James A. HORN in 1883.
NOTE: See addendum for B. She may be the
Nancy Wayland found with John Giles and her sister, Catherine Wayland Giles, Lewis Co., MO 1880 census, showing her age 30 (?). Vicki Maddox provided the family information for her children and says that there were two twin daughters not listed.
They had the following children:
James Hiram ROBERTSON [Parents] was born on 9 Jun 1804. He died on 27 Dec 1880. James married Sidney Finks WAYLAND on 18 Feb 1834 in , Randolph Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.22,90; Leon Robertson, 1936 E. Gretna St., Springfield, MO 65804 has information on the Robertson line. Hiram was his great grandfather. I got the dates on Hiram and Sydney from Madeline Swetnam. Hiram was 3rd of 12 children. A biography gives his son, Jefferson Chiles, as being the third of the family that Hiram has. Since his dob is known, the children after him are given estimated dates that look to be too old for their mother. See the bio under Jefferson.
Sidney Finks WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 10 Jan 1812 in , , Virginia. She died on 26 Jan 1879. Sidney married James Hiram ROBERTSON on 18 Feb 1834 in , Randolph Co., Missouri.
Another source gives same birth date but date of death as being 27 December 1880. Her children are listed by a Robertson source, but the dates of birth for them and for their spouses are not listed.
They had the following children:
F i Susan ROBERTSON F ii Anna E. ROBERTSON M iii Jefferson Chiles ROBERTSON F iv A. Melvina ROBERTSON M v Joseph ROBERTSON M vi William ROBERTSON was born about 1856.
This may have been a notice of this man's wedding in The Huntsville Herald:
Robertson, William E. -- of Rand., m. 30 Nov Willie A. Rucker of Howard, at Jefferson Robertson in Howard by Rev. M.C. Patton; THH 9 Dec 1880M vii John ROBERTSON was born about 1858.
William "Buck" WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 13 Jan 1816/1817 in , Culpeper Co., Virginia. He died on 1/2 Aug 1879 in Sweet Springs Facility, Brownsville, Saline Co., MO and was buried in Roanoke City Cem, Howard Co., Missouri. William married Elizabeth R. "Betty" WOODSON on 13 Jan 1846 in , Howard Co., Missouri.
NOTE: History of Chariton and Howard Counties, p.833
"Champion Wrestler of Missouri" according to family tradition. I have an interesting story about this in my earlier book. Family history says he "was as wide as he was tall" from being short but muscular. He would challenge people to wrestle him that came to the frontier town. Reportedly, he was drinking one day and challenged a tall thin salesman on a mule to come down and wrestle him. The man refused, but Buck dragged him off his horse and the wrestling started. Buck was beat (maybe partially due to his drinking). Being good-natured, he took the muddy salesman into his store, cleaned him up and gave him a nicer new suit from his dry goods store. Apparently he drank heavy early in life and then had a religious conversion in 1863, according to the obit below.
From the Moberly Daily Enterprise Monitor newspaper:
"Wayland, William -- deals heavily in dry goods, boots & shoes & such articles as his customers generally need. He may be regard as a Roanoke fixture, having resided in the county 40y, & 36y of that time, has been selling goods in that town. No man enjoys the confidence of the people to a greater extent than he, & he meets with a gratifying success in his business; report on visit to Roanoke; MDM Tuesday 6 Jun 1876."
The same newspaper has his obit, from post 2/00:
"Wayland, William -- of Roanoke d. 1 Jul 1879 Sweet Springs, Brownsville, Saline Co, aged abt 63y of affliction of the heart, had been in Sweet Springs only a couple of days; attended in last hours by wife and a son, who returned with his remains on Saturday, funeral by Rev. Dr. Mitchel on Sunday morning; MDM Thursday 7 Aug 1879 & ; MDM Saturday 9 Aug 1879"
With the date of the newspaper, I think this was an error in the post, and he died in August.
Obit from "The Huntsville Herald" newspaper:
Wayland, William -- "Mr. William Wayland, an old merchant & exemplary citizen of Roanoke, died at Brownsville, Saline county, on the 1st instant, of dropsy of the heart, aged 62 years, 7 months and 17 days. He had been ill for months, and had gone to Sweet Springs with the hope of regaining his lost health, but had been there but a few days when death relieved him of his suffering. Mr. Wayland was born in Orange county, Va., and removed with his parents in 1821 to Howard county, Mo., and had resided in Roanoke since 1841. He was united in marriage in 1849 to Miss Bettie Woodson, who survives him with six children. He embraced the cause of Christ in 1863 and united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he lived an honored member till his death, and died in full assurance of a blessed imortality."; THH 14 Aug 1879
See the biography on his son, John Henry, which mentions William. It says that William had 12 children. I suspect the ones that I do not have named died in infancy. A William Henry Wayland sells land in 1841, so this may be his middle name, although I have never seen this anywhere else.
They are found on the 1870 census at:
http://c-23.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/mo/howard/census/1870/416.txtName Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Born
WAYLAND, W 54 M W Merchant 6000 500 VA
WAYLAND, B R 43 F W Keeping House VA
WAYLAND, Ava 23 F W At Home MO
WAYLAND, Jno. H. 21 M W Clk. D. Goods Store MO
WAYLAND, James 19 M W At Home MO
WAYLAND, Cecil 16 M W At Home MO
WAYLAND, Rolley 13 M W MO
WAYLAND, William 8 M W MO
WAYLAND, Lizzie 3 F W MORE = Real Estate; PE = Personal Estate
Not much, but not bad right after the Civil War.The below bio seems to indicate what happened to his store building:
"JAS. L. HAWKINSON, druggist, Roanoke, Mo., was born December 25th, 1865, at Roanoke, Howard County. He was educated in the Roanoke public school. Mr. Hawkinson has been in the drug business since 1883 and has established a reputation as a competent druggist. He and his brother Dr. Hawkinson, purchased the Wayland brick store building on west main street in Roanoke, two years ago, and had it remodeled and then opened up as drug store...He was married to Miss BETTIE WICKES IN 1889. They have two children, one boy and one girl."
The above is from:
PICTORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION
ARMSTRONG MISSOURI HERALD
R. S. WALTON, PUBLISHER
COMMEMORATIVE OF FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
(under present management)
JUNE, 1896
Elizabeth R. "Betty" WOODSON [Parents] was born on 24 May 1827 in , , Missouri. She died on 21 Jun 1888 and was buried in Roanake Cem., , Missouri. Elizabeth married William "Buck" WAYLAND on 13 Jan 1846 in , Howard Co., Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.30-32,89
Stone in Roanoke City Cemetary says that William and Betty lost "four little infants" who are unnamed, as well as Eugene, age 9 months. William's autobiography in the "History of Chariton County", pub. 1896, says that he and Betty had 12 children, with six surviving at that time. There is another Woodson in the Wayland line. Abram #778 married Martha Woodson #784. She was born July of 1837, and could be a sister of this one, but is doubtful. There is a Harvey Wayland age 4 in their household in the 1850 Howard Co. MO census as well as John H. age 1. This Harvey could have died earlier as a child.
With them in the 1860 census are Sarah Woodson, age 27, b. VA, Virginia Woodson, 23, b. VA, and Pattie (?) age 19, b. MO. Apparently these are sisters of Elisabeth Woodson Wayland, who was age 33 at the time. Their parents may have died. Sarah and Patsy are also found with the famly in the 1870 census at:
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/mo/howard/census/1870/416.txt
There is a Moses Bean age 60 in the Howard Co. MO 1850 census who was b. N.J., He has no spouse, but a Wm. B. Woodson age 26, b. VA, is living with him. They are next to Wm. Wayland and his wife, E. R. (Woodson), and Elizabeth is possibly a sibling of this Wm. Woodson. How the Moses Bean would be connected is unknown, but possibly he married their mother.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Arra "Ava" WAYLAND was born in 1847.
NOTE: B, p.32,89
"Ava", age 23, is found in Buck's family in the 1870 Howard Co.
In the 1850 Howard Co., MO census at:
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/mo/howard/census/1850/168a.gif
is found Wm. Wayland and E.R. Wayland only 2 children, Harvey Wayland age 3 and John H. Wayland, age 1. The sex had been marked over on Harvey and is unreadable. I recently read an article that stated that hermorphodites have been around since the beginning. When such children are born, they have both sexual organs and you can't tell which to call them and how to raise them. It is entirely possible that this "Harvey" is whom later became this person. Since there was no one else in family this age, they are likely the same person.
But, this is all conjecture. In the Howard County Marriage Index there are two possible marriages that could be hers. But, they were both in 1869, and she was still in Buck's family in 1870 census, so it is unlikely.M ii John Henry WAYLAND M iii James W. WAYLAND M iv Cecil WAYLAND M v Rolund C. WAYLAND M vi William "Willie" WAYLAND was born on 9 Sep 1862. He died on 24 May 1879 and was buried in Roanoke City Cem, , Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.30-32. Died at age of 16, buried with parents.
The following was from "The Huntsville Herald" newspaper:
Wayland, William Jr. -- "At the Roanoke Union Sabbath School May 26, 1879, a committee, consisting of the teachers, were appointed to draft resolutions expressing the feelings of the School in regard to the death of William Wayland, Jr., the following were presented and adopted: WHERAS, etc"; THH
29 May 1879F vii Elizabeth "Lizzie" WAYLAND
John Henry WAYLAND [Parents] was born on 8 Jun 1818 in Orange Co., Virginia. He died on 13 May 1888 in , Howard Co., Missouri and was buried in Roanoke Cem.. John married Martha Willis DYSART on 23 Sep 1847 in Roanoke, , Missouri.
The "History of Howard and Cooper Counties", Missouri book, has:
"J. H. WAYLAND,
farmer, and lately a manufacturer and merchant. Henry WAYLAND and Arana MALONE were both born and reared in Virginia, and there married and for some years afterwards lived in Orange county, of that state. Of this union J. H. WAYLAND, the subject of this sketch, was born in Orange county, June 8, 1818. When he was but three years of age his parents removed to this county, and here he was reared, and as he grew up was educated in the common schools. He followed farming until 1847, when he engaged in merchandising in Roanoke, in which he continued about seventeen years. He then traded in live stock until 1867, at which time he gave his attention to milling and and the manufacture of woolen goods a short distance east of Roanoke, conducting also a store at the same time. These lines he pursued with satisfactory success until 1873, when he leased his mill and resumed farming, which he has since followed. He has a good farm of about two hundred acres, and has it substantially and comfortably improved. He was for some years justice of the peace, and is a worthy member of the C. P. church. September 23, 1847, he was married to Miss Martha W. DYSART, of Randolph county. They have eight children--R. C., Euphema A., Mark K., Martha V., J. N., Fannie P., Charles D. and Orpho L."
I also have much new information from a correspondent, Mrs. Swetnam. His great granddaughter, Pat Wayland McWilliams, gives his year of birth as 1820, but it would seem that this bio would be correct since it was written while he was still alive and he contributed the information, no doubt.
The following was in the Randolph Co. newspaper and may be about him:
15 January 1873 -- J.H. Wayland and George Draper, are both very sick, the first with Rheumatism, and the latter with old age; THH
Martha Willis DYSART [Parents] was born on 9 Sep 1828 in , Randolph Co., Missouri. She died on 5 Nov 1885 in Yates, Randolph Co., Missouri and was buried in Roanoke Cem.. Martha married John Henry WAYLAND on 23 Sep 1847 in Roanoke, , Missouri.
NOTE: B, p.33,34.
The 1880 Howard Co. census says that Martha was born in Missouri and her father was born in Tennesee and her mother in Kentucky. Her great grandfather, John Dysart, was in the Revolutionary War. Information from Madeline Swetnam gives her birthdate as 3 Sep 1828.
They had the following children:
M i Romulus Caliphurnia WAYLAND M ii Zack T. WAYLAND was born on 5 Jul 1849. He died on 7 Mar 1852.
NOTE: Died before age 3. From info furnished by Mrs. Swetnam. Since he is not listed on the 1850 Howard Co. MO census in this family, he may have died earlier than that.F iii Blanch WAYLAND was born on 7 Mar 1851 in , , Missouri. She died on 27 Mar 1852 in , , Missouri.
NOTE: Died age one year. From Mrs. Swetnam's info. There is a B.B. shown as age 1 year in the family on the 1850 Howard Co. MO census, which would put the birthdate earlier, unless this is a sibling born and died before this Blanch.F iv Euphia A. WAYLAND F v Mary K. WAYLAND F vi Martha V. WAYLAND F vii Orpha Lou WAYLAND M viii John Nicholas WAYLAND F ix Fannie S. WAYLAND F x Charles Dysart "Charlie" WAYLAND
Eli WAYLAND [Parents] [scrapbook] was born on 22 Mar 1822 in , Orange Co., Virginia. He died on 5 Feb 1894 in Monroe City, , Missouri and was buried in Salisbury Cem., Chariton Co., Missouri. Eli married Lavinia RUNYON about 1842.
Other marriages:RUNYON, Josephine
No absolute proof that he is a son of Henry, but it is almost certain. There is a very slight possibility that he is a son of an older son of Henry. "Eli" may be short for "Elijah" or "Elisha."
One of four founding fathers of Salisbury, MO. Extensive landowner in the Prairie Hill area, where it was called "Wayland Township" after him and his kin, such as his first cousins, Fountain and Joseph. The obit below seems to indicate that there was another child, who died in childhood.
His obit in the Salisbury Press Spectator, page 5, col. 4, Feb 9, 1894, says,"If Uncle Eli Wayland, of Monroe City, had lived until the 22nd day of March, 1894, he would have been 72 years old, but death claimed him at his home Sunday night at low twelve...Mr. Wayland had not been in good health for some time yet death was not expected so soon....funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church in Monroe City by Rev. Green, after which remains were shipped to Salisbury, where a memorial service was held at the Baptist Church, Rev. S.Y. Pitts officiating, being assisted by Rev. J.W. Ramsey...short talks were made by Judge Brummall, old Mr. Reagan, Dr. F.M. Clements, Rev. P.M. Sears (dtr.'s husband), Rev. J.P. Rice, A.W. Johnson, and W.S. Coleman. From this place, the body was placed to rest in the Salisbury Cemetary (I have pictures of his tombstone). Mr. Wayland was a pioneer citizen and the last of a family of four. Besides a host of friends he leaves a devoted wife and seven children, the youngest being J.W. Wayland of this city. The others are Mrs. P.M. Sears of Prarie Hill, H.H. Wayland of Moberly, Mrs. F.B. Thomas of the same place, Mrs. L.C. Brummall of Monroe City, Mrs. S.B. Gilliland of the same place, and Mrs. A.W. Terrill of Hardin College, Mexico ( MO). This composed the family except for two children that are dead. Mr. Wayland was known to nearly all our readers and was a man of strong character and much worth. He was and had been for many years member of the Baptist Church and also of the Masonic order, and was faithful to both."
1850 Chariton Co., MO census, there is Eli Wayland, age 28 and wife Josephine, age 39, Henry age 7, Mary age 6, Sarah age 4, Lavinia age 3 and Arrena age 1. Also in household are Sarah Runnion age 55 and Margaret Runnion age 19. Sarah is no doubt Josephine's mother and Margaret her dtr. The fact that Eli names his dtr., "Arra" after his mother is further proof that he is the son of Henry. Josephine is actually age 35, b. 1815.
1860 Chariton Co. census, Eli is age 38, still occupation farmer, Josephine is age 42, others are Henry H. age 17, Sarah age 15, Levena age 13, Arrah age 11, Rebecca age 9, Ada age 5, and James age 3. Josephine is age 45.
1870 Chariton Co. census, Eli is age 48, occupation "lumberman" His net worth on the census is listed as estimated $4,000 personal and $18,000 real estate, good for that time following the Civil War. Others are Josephine age 52, Henry age 26, Arrenah age 18 (was 21), Rebecca age 16 (was 19), Ada age 14, and James age 12. In an era when there was a shortage of men, girls cheated on ages. Josephine is age 55.
1880 Chariton Co. census, Eli, 59, with his two dtrs. Rebecca Terrill and Rena Gilliland next to him. He probably gave them land as he had extensive holdings. Eli is listed as born in VA, as were his parents. His wife, listed as "J.R." is age 61, born KY, as were her parents. Others in family are James W. Wayland, son, age 22, occupation "clerk in store"; L.C. Brummel age 31, dtr. "widowed"; Armeda Brummel, age 10, female, granddtr. The relationship to head of household was given on 1880 censuses. Josephine is age 65.
NOTE: B, p.35-38
There is an index card in the Chariton County Historical Society that says that they found a stone on the "Old Macon Farm, #77", with the inscription, "Lavinia, wife of Eli, d. Mar.24, 1868, age 39 y., 4 m., 9 ds.". That makes her b. 15 Nov 1827. He married Runyan sisters, Lavinia first & then Josephine. But Josephine is shown with him in the censuses from 1850 on, so Lavinia's dod of 1868 doesn't seem accurate. And his marriage to Josephine in 1846 is in the public records. They probably couldn't read the numbers accurately on Lavinia's old stone. Hopefully, can find something on her funeral some day.
Elsewhere I have in old family notes that Josephine was born Nov 3, 1815 and d. Mar 17, 1907. In fact, I have a photo of a tombstone with this on it and have therefore used it here. Some of the censuses show Josephine as being older than Eli, so this is OK. Josephine is pictured in photo taken about 1903.
This was in the "THH" newspaper: Rowse, ? -- in the employ of Eli Wayland of Salisbury, shot & killed by a storekeeper Mr. Straub; THH 27 Aug 1873. No one in family knows about this, apparently. Eli didn't have a store that I know of himself. This employee of Eli (possibly related to his "lumberman" business) may have been shot by the storekeeper for some wrong doing.
This was in an old book on Chariton County:
"GOVERNMENT
Chariton county is under township organization, being divided into sixteen minor civil divisions, with a populations according to the census of 1890, as follows: Bee Branch, 1290; Bowling Green, 1413; Brunswick, 3989; Chariton, 1122; Clark, 1225; Cockrell, 1011; Cunningham, 1341; Keytesville, 3394; Mendon, 735; Missouri, 887; Mussel Fork, 1158; Salisbury, 4310; Salt Creek, 992; Triplett, 1256, Wayland, 1068; Yellow Creek, 1065. Each township has its own board of directors, who have jurisdiction over their own roads, and bridges costing less than one hundred dollars. Each township has its own assessor and collector."
"FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
This church was organized the nineteenth day of January, 1867, at the old Union church, two miles southwest of Salisbury, by Elders Louis ELLEDGE and W. L. T. EVANS, but one year later was moved to this city where services were held at the city hall until the erection of their present commodious structure, the largest in the city, which was built in 1869 at a cost of $3,422.42. The building, however has undergone many modern improvements and changes, until now it presents a marked contrast to the original structure. The interior is nicely carpeted and handsomely furnished and presents a very cozy, inviting appearance. The original organization was composed of twenty-five members, while the present membership numbers over three hundred. Rev. Louis ELLEDGE served as the first pastor. The first trustees of the church were M. L. HURT, Eli WAYLAND, and W. C. WRIGHT. This organization has always been very strong, numerically and financially; and very active in work. Services are held every Sunday morning and evening, Rev. S. P. BRITE, being in charge as pastor. Prayer meetings are held every Wednesday evening. Ladies of the church have benevolent and missionary societies, home and foreign and do a good and noble work."
Lavinia RUNYON [Parents] was born on 15 Nov 1827. She died on 24 Mar 1868 in MO. Lavinia married Eli WAYLAND about 1842.