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Fayette County, Iowa
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Documented Families of Fayette County, Iowa

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10 families documented in Fayette County, Iowa, reconstructed from public-domain county histories and obituaries. Each page shows the family as the record gives it: parents, spouse, and children, with the source named.

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The Bennett Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · from Orange County, New York · documented from the public record

DeWitt Bennett d. 1870

DeWitt Bennett ⚭ Eleanor Wood
childrenMartha E. Bennett · Carrie Bennett · George Bennett · Ruth Bennett · Lewis Bennett · Nina Bennett · Fred Bennett · Andrew Bennett
  • Native of Orange county, New York.
  • Came to Fayette county, Iowa in 1858, settled in Jefferson township.
  • Died Dec. 24, 1870.
  • Farmer, Republican, devout Christian.
  • Eight children.

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The Carter Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · from Ireland · documented from the public record

Robert G. Carter

Robert G. Carter ⚭ Emily M. Chittenden
childrenSarah Carter
  • Native of Ireland.
  • Came to Oswego county, New York, at age seventeen and married in Oneida county, New York.
  • Successful farmer and extensive land owner.
  • Father of four sons and a daughter.
  • Wife Emily M. Chittenden was a native of Westland, New York, of Scotch origin.

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The Chase Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · from Canada · documented from the public record

Elizabeth H. Chase

parentsA. Chase
Elizabeth H. Chase ⚭ Dr. Fothergill
childrenClaud E. Fothergill · Carl F. Fothergill
  • Of Motor, Kansas.
  • Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Chase.
  • Born in Canada.
  • Family were Quakers.
  • Married Dr. Fothergill, an Elgin, Iowa physician, 15 Jan 1885.

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The Hoyt Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Elizabeth M. Hoyt

grandparentsAsahel E. Marvin & Phoebe Knowles
parentsJudge Hoyt & Elma L. Marvin
Elizabeth M. Hoyt ⚭ L. J. Ayer
childrenKatherine Ayer
  • Daughter of Judge and Mrs. Hoyt of Fayette.
  • Wife of L. J. Ayer of Chicago.
  • They had one daughter, Katherine.

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The Hoyt Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Katherine Hoyt

grandparentsAsahel E. Marvin & Phoebe Knowles
parentsJudge Hoyt & Elma L. Marvin
Katherine Hoyt ⚭ John Budd
childrenElizabeth Budd · Willa Hoyt Budd
  • Daughter of Judge and Mrs. Hoyt of Fayette.
  • Became the wife of John Budd of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
  • Mother of two daughters, Elizabeth and Willa Hoyt (Budd).

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The Marvin Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · from Livingston County, New York · documented from the public record

Asahel E. Marvin d. 1892

Asahel E. Marvin ⚭ Phoebe Knowles
  • Originally from Livingston County, New York (near Rochester).
  • Moved to Fayette County, Iowa in 1865, where he became a well-known carpenter and contractor.
  • Died 1892.
  • Father-in-law of Judge Hoyt.

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The Marvin Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Elma L. Marvin

parentsAsahel E. Marvin & Phoebe Knowles
Elma L. Marvin ⚭ Judge Hoyt
childrenAllen Fitch Hoyt · Blanche Hoyt · Katherine Hoyt · Elizabeth M. Hoyt
  • Native of McHenry County, Illinois.
  • Married Judge Hoyt of Fayette 23 Oct 1872 (his 2nd year of residence at Fayette).
  • Husband died 28 May 1903 (cancer of the stomach).
  • She resided in the old family home in Fayette.
  • Four children born to the couple, two of whom (Allen Fitch, Blanche) died young.

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The Newman Family

of Fayette County, Iowa · documented from the public record

Angelica Newman d. 1867

parentsJohn Newman & Catherine Newman
Angelica Newman ⚭ J. A. Holmes, David A. Holmes
childrenJames A. Holmes · Lizzie C. Holmes · S. Kate Holmes · D. N. Holmes
  • First wife of David A. Holmes.
  • Widow of J. A. Holmes (by whom she had children James A. and Lizzie C.).
  • Parents John and Catherine Newman were born in Germany and settled in Saratoga county, New York.
  • Died 1867.

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