Frank Dartt was a farmer.
Ebenezer Shedd Haskell was a farmer and a florist. He served in the Civil War.
From Kansas Historical Society
This cabinet card shows John Gideon Haskell, (1832-1907), Civil War veteran and architect for the state of Kansas. He migrated to Lawrence, Kansas, in the summer of 1857, to begin his architectural career but a severe drought and the start of the Civil War put his future plans on hold. In July of 1861, Haskell was mustered into service as assistant quartermaster general of Kansas and he was appointed as quartermaster for the Third Kansas and the Tenth Kansas Volunteers. He, also, served as assistant quartermaster on the staff of General James Blunt and later became chief quartermaster of the Army of the Frontier. After the war, Haskell resumed his profession with the appointment, in 1866, as the architect for the state of Kansas. During his tenure, he designed the east wing of the Kansas Capitol and was responsible for overseeing the entire construction of the capitol. In addition to his responsibilities at the statehouse, Haskell was the chief architect for the Chase County Courthouse, the Douglas County Courthouse and many of the buildings at the University of Kansas. In 1907, after a long and successful career, John Gideon Haskell passed away at the age of seventy-five after a sudden illness at his home in Lawrence, Kansas.
Mable Bliss Haskell was unmarried.
Much respected Member of Congress from Lawrence, Kansas, and founder of the Haskell Indian School in Lawrence in 1883. He served four terms as Senator from Kansas.
The following biographical essay is from: "History of the State of Kansas" by William G. Cutler. Published 1883.
HON. DUDLEY C. HASKELL. So far as is now ascertainable, this family had its origin in the province of Auglise, in ancient Saxony. The name of the family at this early day was spelled "Hieskel." From Saxony, the family migrated to Scotland, where numbers of them still reside, spelling the name as do those now living in America. The first settlement by any of the Haskell family was made in Massachusetts, in 1635, at Gloucester or Beverly. In 1708, Roger Haskell left Beverly and purchased an extensive tract of land near Norwich, Conn., where many of his descendants still reside. His son Elijah subsequently removed to Tolland, Conn. He served in the Revolutionary war, as did also his son Elijah - the latter of whom was killed at the battle of Trenton, and the former of whom died soon after leaving the army, of hardships and exposures which had compelled his retirement therefrom. Upon his widow, whose maiden name was Sarah Read, devolved the responsibility of rearing and educating her family of seven children - five boys and two girls. She kept the elder ones upon the farm, and apprenticed the younger ones to trades. Soon all were able to care for themselves, and when the proper time came, Mrs. Haskell, in 1780, rode up the Connecticut River on horseback, and purchased a farm near Weathersfield, Vt., and returned for her five sons, who all bought farms in the same vicinity. The five boys and one of the girls settled in the same school district, and subsequently, in a school of about ninety pupils, thirty-two of the pupils were the children of these six. One of these thirty-two was Franklin Haskell, the father of Dudley C. Soon after the birth of Dudley, Franklin Haskell left Vermont, and settled in Massachusetts, whence, in 1854, soon after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, he moved to Kansas, and settled near Lawrence, upon the land still owned by the family. Mrs. Haskell, the mother of Dudley, previous to her marriage with Franklin Haskell, was Miss Almira Chase, a member of the well-known New England family of that name. Mrs. Haskell moved to Kansas in 1855, bringing with her Dudley C., then thirteen years of age. He was born in Springfield, Vt., March 23, 1842. Witnessing the early struggles between slavery and liberty in Kansas, the spirit of the man that was in him soon began to manifest itself. As an incident of his youthful courage, the following is related: An armed Pro-slavery man approached his father and attempted to compel compliance with certain demands, by means of a cocked revolver. Young Dudley quickly brought out of the house the old musket already loaded, and leveling it at the head of his father's assailant, promptly brought about a cessation of hostilities. When not engaged in the more important work of aiding to defend his father's or some neighbor's home, he attended school a portion of the time in a building standing on the present site of Miller's Hall, and a portion of the time in the basement of the Unitarian Church. In January, 1857, his father died, and upon the arrival from the East of his elder brothers, to care for their mother and the family affairs, he went to Springfield, Vt., to attend school, remaining there until 1858, when he returned to Lawrence. In the spring of 1859, he went to Colorado, where he prospected for more than two years, gaining considerable valuable experience, but very little gold. In 1861, he returned to Kansas, and entered the army of the Union, as "Master of Transportation" in the Quartermaster's department. As master of transportation, he became chief of foraging parties. In charge of ambulance and ammunition trains, he was present at the battles of Newtonia, Cane Hill and Prairie Grove. In every position in which he was placed, his conduct was that of a cool, intrepid and courageous man. At the termination of a long campaign in Arkansas, in January, 1863, Mr. Haskell retired from the army, and entered Williston Seminary, in East Hampton, Mass. After successfully completing a preparatory course in the seminary, he entered Yale College, and completed a scientific course there in November, 1865. He now returned once more to Lawrence, Kan., and engaged in merchandising. While so engaged, he devoted his leisure hours to the study of political economy, and to those social problems which underlie our national polity, and soon found himself locally in the front rank of political opponents. In 1872, he was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, and was re-elected in 1875, and in 1876. During this year, he was elected Speaker of the House. In the fall of 1876, he was elected to the forty-fifth Congress, from the Second Congressional District of Kansas, by a majority of 4,680. In 1878, he was re-elected to Congress, as also in 1880 and 1882. As a public man, he is very popular, and as a public speaker, strong, logical and convincing. Mr. Haskell's physical constitution is exceptionally fine and strong. He is six feet three inches high, and weights, when in full health, 210 pounds. His distinguished exterior lends to his oratorical efforts an effectiveness rarely excelled. Mr. Haskell was married, at Stockbridge, Mass., in December, 1865, to Miss Hattie M. Kelsey, a descendant of that distinguished New England divine, Cotton Mather. Mrs. Haskell is a lady of exceptional culture and accomplishments. They have had three children, two daughters and one son. The son died in infancy. Mr. Haskell is a member and an officer of the Plymouth Congregational Church at Lawrence, of which his father was one of the founders, and is an active and exemplary Christian."
Harriet M. Kelsey is reported to be a descendant of Cotton Mather.
Gazette and Bulletin, 4 PM Evening Edition, Williamsport, PA,
February 17, 1883Daniel had been travelling from Crystal Springs, NY, to return home. "When he reached the residence of his mother-in-law Mrs. Ruth Hackett [sic - should be HASKELL], at Carr's Corners near Elmira, he was unable to proceed further. He took to bed there on the 5th instant and died Friday afternoon, the 16th, at 2 o'clock."
1890 census record re military veterans
Zera Compton, private, company A, NY 107 vol.
enlisted Aug 11, 1862
discharged June 5, 1865
Palatka News
August 13, 1909The older residents of Crescent City, who were friends and acquaintances of Mrs. William (Mehala Allen) Spencer, will regret to hear of her death which occurred on the 7th ult., at Greensburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Spencer had been ill for some time, the cause being paralysis.Her husband William Spencer, brother of Rev. Dennis Spencer, was one of the early settlers and business men of this section, and built and occupied the house now owned by Dr. Johnson on north Summit street. Later the family moved to Seville, then again to Crescent City and vicinity. After the death of Mr. Spencer, the family moved north. Mrs. Spencer has since lived with her son, who holds a responsible position in Greensburgh, Pa.
Mrs. Spencer was a woman of sterling piety and a lovely character. She leaves to mourn her loss a son, Clarke Spencer, and two daughters, Mrs. M. A. Turner of Opelika, Ala., and Mrs. Minnie Spencer of Greensburgh, Pa.
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington)
23 Apr 1931,
Lora E. Webster, 83, former Spokane resident, died at Tacoma, Tuesday. Her body was brought here yesterday and is at Smith's mortuary. Mrs. Webster was the widow of R. N. Webster, member of Sedgwick post, G. A. R., who died in 1917. She has lived in Tacoma six years. She resided on Pleasant prairie and later for 10 years in Spokane before moving to Tacoma. She was a member of the Montgomery Avenue United Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are daughters, Adah R. Webster, Tacoma; Mrs. Stella Shelton, Davenport; Mrs. Isabel A. Weitman, Thornton; sisters, Josie Tilley, Kansas; Mrs. Laura Goodrel, Los Angeles, and nine grandchildren.