My father's surname line:
Eltweed Pomeroy came to America about 1630. My direct line from Eltweed and wife Margery Rockett:
Medad, Ebenezer, Daniel, Pliny I, Pliny II, Pliny III, GEORGE POMEROY and NELLIE SHERMAN, Amasa Mann, Earl Ralph I, John Robert (my father) and I, Mary Ann Pomeroy Hagen.
GEORGE POMEROY
Born: 21 February, 1821 in Fairfield , Herkimer County , New York
Married: 11 November, 1841 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: 26 May, 1893 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Burial: in COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
Father: Pliny Pomeroy III
Mother: Lavina Mann
SPOUSE:
NELLIE SHERMAN
Born: 09 November 1824 in Elizabethtown , Leeds , Ontario , Canada
Note how young they were, when married.
Died: 19 September, 1901 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Burial: in COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
NOTE: I suspect that their son Amasa Mann Pomeroy came to Illinois before they did, but I'm still trying to put that part of their family story together. Some of this information is from the Albert A Pomeroy books, pub 1912, 1922, THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE POMEROY FAMILY (Note: descendants of Eltweed Pomeroy in America ).
I am currently a volunteer with the new American Pomeroy Historic Genealogical Association based in Syracuse , New York . We are gradually correcting some of that published info, as well as updating it through various sources, and also from info furnished by living descendants.
CHILDREN OF GEORGE AND NELLIE ( SHERMAN ) POMEROY:
1. LAVINA ALWILDA POMEROY
Born: 26 April 1843 in Elizabethtown , Leeds , Ontario , Canada
Died: 11 August, 1910 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Married: 26 April, 1859 in Kitley , Ontario , Canada
SPOUSE: Thomas William Reese
2. JAMES ABIJAH POMEROY
Born: 28 February, 1846 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: 11 August, 1847
Burial: COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
Note: ?? some discrepancies on places of birth, death, burial ???
3. AMASA MANN POMEROY (my great grandfather)
Born: 21 April, 1848 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: 1916 in Illinois .
Burial: in Abingdon Illinois Cemetery , beside his wife
Married: 05 May, 1872 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
SPOUSE: MARTHA JANE MODERWELL
NOTE: A family mystery about Amasa Mann. We have documentation that he served in the Civil War, and that Martha Jane drew a widow's pension. From correspondence reported by someone who had access to it, and whom I've been unable to contact afterwards, this family was close, loving, and kept up an active correspondence with family members who lived away, and who traveled. Yet, there is a period of several years, leading up to his death, when there is NO mention of Amasa Mann, in letters written by his wife and others which told in detail of other family members. Was he hospitalized? Mental problems? Where was he?
4. EMERY ANSON POMEROY
Born: 05 February, 1850 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: date unknown. In 1910, residing in Tonopah , Nevada
SPOUSE: Sarah Alice (surname, unknown)
5. MARY MARIA POMEROY
Born: 15 April, 1852 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: 1873 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Burial: COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
.6. CAROLINE A POMEROY
Born: 27 August 1855 in Elizabethtown , Ontario , Canada
Died: 07 March, 1862 in ORION, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Burial: in COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
7. ALMINA ELIZABETH POMEROY
Born: 12 January 1859 in ORION, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Died: date unknown. Res., GENESEO, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Married: 20 February, 1879 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
SPOUSE: John Perry Hanna
8. NELLY MARTENA POMEROY
Born: 25 December 1861 in ORION, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Died: 1862. (Assume, in Orion, Henry County , Illinois )
9. CHARLES ADDISON POMEROY
Born: 12 December, 1863 in ORION, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Died: date unknown. Res., in Pomona , California
Married: 01 January, 1889 in Grand Forks , North Dakota
SPOUSE (1) Margaret Elizabeth Milne
SPOUSE (2) Beatrice Becket
10. COLONEL EDWARD POMEROY
Born: 04 January 1871 in COLONA, HENRY COUNTY , ILLINOIS
Died: 17 March, 1903
Burial: in COLONA ILLINOIS CEMETERY
Married: 05 November, 1896 in Prophetstown , Illinois
SPOUSE: Florence Lerene Dahl
End of list of children of GEORGE AND NELLIE (SHERMAN) POMEROY.
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1880 COLONA, HENRY , ILLINOIS CENSUS:
George POMEROY, Head, age 58, Born NY Druggist Fa: b CT Mo: b NY
Under DISABILITY; PARALYSIS. (Note: I don't know that story)
Nellie POMEROY, Wife, age 47, Born CAN Keeping House Fa and Mo b MA
Charles A POMEROY: Son age 16, Born IL Works on Farm.
Colonel E POMEROY, Son age 9, Born IL Attends School Living with them:
Lovina M MANN, Niece, age 8, Born CANADA. Fa: b IRE, Mo: b. CAN
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Also listed, directly below the GEORGE POMEROY family:
Thomas W REESE Head age 45. Farmer NY WALES WALES
Levina A REESE Wife age 37 Works in drug store CAN NY CAN
George B REESE Son age 20 Works on farm ILL NY CAN
Thomas W REESE Son age 15 Butcher ILL NY CAN
Nellie R REESE Dau age 9 At school ILL NY CAN
Apparantly, same REESE household:
Mabel E MANN Cousin age 20 Keeping house CAN IRE CAN
Mary E MANN Cousin age 17 Keeping house CAN IRE CAN
John A MASS Cousin age 25 Works on farm CAN IRE CAN
Mary Ann Pomeroy Hagen
Seattle WA
maryhagen35@yahoo.com