John Terry - b. ABT 1720 in New Jersey (?)
married: Sarah
children: *John
*John Terry - b. abt 1740 Cumberland, NJ - d. abt 1790 (or 1794 Hamilton Co. OH)
married: bef. 1764 Ruth Heaton (?) McElheny - b. 1745 New Jersey, d. 1803 in Hamilton, OH Parents: believed to be Rev. Samuel Heaton and Abigail Tuttle. Ruth may have married Robert McElheny before marrying John.
children: Enos (1764 - 1866), Reuben (1765-1844), William (1766-1818), *Robert (1770/71-1862), John (1773-1857), Elizabeth b. 1776, Mary b. 1778, Judeh b. 1780, Sarah b. 1782
*Robert Terry b. Sept 14, 1770 or Aug 12, 1771, NJ - d. Feb 16, 1862 in Penntown, Adams Twp., Ripley Co., IN
married: July (11)15, 1792 in Woodford County, KY. Chloe Worrell b. 1775 d. abt. 1822. parents: William & Barbara Worrell.
children: Reuben (1794-1870), Rhoda (1795-1878), *Ansel (1797-1884), John 1800, Nancy Elizabeth (1801-1870), Barbara (1805-1883), William (1806-1886), Ruth (1808-1892), Robert b. 1808, Harriet b. 1818
*Ansel Admoral Terry b. Aug 9 (10), 1797 in Campbell, KY - d. 03 Jan 1884 in Washington Twp., Daviess Co., Jameson, MO
married: Aug 30, 1815, OH, Elizabeth Foster b. in KY, May (2)5, 1798, d. Feb. 22, 1845 Washington Twp, Daviess Co, MO. Daughter of Thomas Foster and Rachel Thomas.
children: Lewis L (1817-1880), Enos A (1819-1897), Thomas F (1821-1845), *David Nelson (1823-1908), Robert Jackson (1832-1897)
married: 10 Sept. 1846 Daviess Co, MO Lydia Brown, b. 1800
*David Nelson Terry b. Oct 21 1825 Franklin Twp., Ripley Co., IN, . d. 26 Jun 1908 Washington Twp., Daviess Co., MO,
married: (1) Daviess Co. MO, 17 Dec 1846, Rachel Brown b. Henry Co. IN, 14 Feb 1828, d. 14 Feb 1859
children: Caroline, Lydia Jane, William Smith, Thomas Benton, Nathan Liston
married: 26(8) Sep 1859, (2) **Ruth Blackburn Scott b. May 15(16), 1831, Mclean, IL, d. Dec 1, 1920 in Washington Twp., Jameson, MO.
children: Sarah Elizabeth (1861-1937), Rachel P. (1862-1864), *Lewis Sherman (1864-1932), Mary Emaline (1864-1940), Nancy Isabell (1870-1950)
**Ruth Blackburn Scott daughter of Alexander Scott (1789-1866) b. in Abbeville, SC, d. in MO Alexander's parents John Wilson Scott and Nancy Keith. Mother of Ruth: Rebecca Blackburn b. 1796 in Daviess, MO. d. 3 Jan 1837 in Mclean, IL children: 11 including Ruth Blackburn
*Elder Lewis (Lute) Sherman Terry Feb 25, 1865 Jameson MO - Apr. 14, 1932 in NE.
married: April 1, 1883 Harriet (Hattie) Elizabeth Curtis b. Aug 14, 1863 in Monroe, KY d. May 10, 1942 in Wauneta Chase, Wauneta, NE
parents: James Curtis b. in Thompkinsville, KY in 1841, d. 11 Jul 1869 in Thompkinsville, KY. m. Sarah Elisabeth Robinson b. 22 Feb 1844 in Gainsboro, Tenn to Eliot Robinson and Sarah Casteel d. 12 May 1925 in Palisade, NE.
children: Ora Nelson b. Feb 25, 1883, Edna Marion b. July 22, 1885-1955, Minnie Ethel Wiley b. Dec 12, 1886-1946, Paul Harlan b. July 17, 1890 - 1974, Mark Twain b. Jan 19, 1893, d. Feb 17, 1893, Alice Pearl Cummins b. Mar 06, 1895, d. Aug 11, 1969, Harvey Edgar b. Feb 17, 1897, d. Apr 01, 1963, *Jesse Wall b. Mar 12, 1900, d. Sept 11, 1965, Walter Scott b. Nov 24, 1902, d. Feb 08, 1903, Norman Glen b. Dec 15, 1903, d. Mar 1970, Claude Burton b. Nov 28, 1908-1978
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Norman, Claude, Harriet and Jesse Terry - Family Trip |
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Jesse Wall Terry & Ruth Adell Nesmith Terry |
*Jesse Wall Terry, Sr. b. Mar 12, 1900 d. Sept 11, 1965 in Seattle, WA
married: June 7, 1922, in Wauneta Church, Church of Elder Lewis Terry, Ruth Adell Nesmith b. Nov. 10, 1901, Natick, Middlesex Co, MA, d. Sept 15,1982 Ephrata WA and Ephrata Cemetery
children: Jesse Wall Jr., William Bertrand, *Donna Patricia
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Jesse Wall Terry Sr. and Jesse Jr. 1924 |
Jesse (Junior) Wall Terry Jr b. August 20, 1923 d.
married: 1953 Mar 9, Mary Eva Colkett Wilcox, b. Mar 11, 1921/1924-1992 - no children
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Bill Terry at 3 months |
William (Bill) Bertrand Terry b. Jan 31, 1928 Holyoke, CO d.
married: Yvonne Lapreia Dubois (Living)
children: Stephen Timothy, Susan Adell, Linda Ruth (nee Patricia Diane), Michael
Stephen Timothy Terry (Living)
married: Shirley
children: Seth Stephenson (Living)
married: Karin Sanz (Living)
Susan Adell Terry (Living)
children: Monique Yvonne, (Living), Monica Louise, (Living)
Linda Ruth DeLong (Living)
married: Gary DeLong (Living)
children: Cherie Ann (Living), Gary Wayne II (Living), Kristie Kyung (Living)
Michael Terry (Living)
children: Michelle DeAnn (Living), Lisa Daniel (Living), Jessica Rene' (Living), Joshua David (Living)
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Baby Patty Terry about 9 months |
married: Sept. 20, 1950 William Thomas Lowe b. June 14 1928 (Living)
children: *Catherine Lee (Living), Robert Thomas (1953-1955) Linda Diane (Living), Terri Ann (Living)
*Catherine Lee Lowe (Living)
married: Robert Doyle Pittsenbarger (Living)
children: Joshua Jacob Pittsenbarger (Living)
David William Pittsenbarger (Living)
married: Bruce Edwin Clark (Living)
Robert Thomas Lowe b. April 19, 1953 d. Sept 22, 1955
Linda Diane Lowe (Living) - no children
Terri Ann Lowe (Living)
married: Edward Morrison (Living)
children: Jessica Lorraine Morrison (Living)
James Edward Lee Morrison (Living)