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This Certifies That The Rite Of Holy Matrimony Was Consecrated Between Joseph Rouse of Merrtz(?), NY and Harriet Scribner of Merrtz(?), NY on the twenty ninth of December 1829 by Squire Kichener. Witness Olive Rouse. Witness Patty Scribner and Charles Nice. (Rice??) |
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BIRTHS
Joseph Rouse was born in Washington County, NY, June 4, 1810. (SRGP 08766)
Harriet H. Rouse was born in Vermont, January 30, 1814. (Harriet Scribner SRGP 80261)
Joshua Rouse was born in Cayuga County, NY, January 12, 1831. (SRGP 80263)
Cornelia J. Rouse was born in Cayuga County, NY, June 25, 1833. (SRGP 80264)
Alonzo Rouse was born in Cayuga County, NY, September 30, 1835. (SRGP 80265)
Nancy A. Rouse was born in Erie County, NY, August 5, 1841. (SRGP 80262)
Martha Rouse was born in Tompkins County, NY, July 26, 1844. (SRGP 08768)
George F. Rouse was born in Tompkins County, NY, April 28, 1848. (SRGP 08767)
Minerva M. Rouse was born in Tompkins County, NY July 4, 1853. (SRGP 01478)
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Rouse - Scribner - Griffin
First Generation
1. Joseph1 Rouse * reference MCW 2 (#8766) was born in Washington County, New York 04 JUL 1810. Joseph died 1900 at age 89.
He married twice. He married Harriet Scribner * 29 DEC 1829. (Harriet Scribner* is #80261.) Harriet was born 30 JAN 1814 in Vermont. He married Harriet Jane Griffin * 21 MAR 1841 in Covington, Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The Tioga Eagle - March 17, 1841 issue: Married in Covington, on Monday 21st ult., by Benj. Kress, Esq., Mr. Joseph Rouse, Otsego County, NY to Miss Harriet Jane Griffin of Delmar, Tioga County, PA. (Harriet Jane Griffin* reference MCW 2) (Harriet Jane Griffin* is #23762.)
Harriet was born in Vermont. Harriet died 25 JAN 1900 at age unknown.
Joseph Rouse* and Harriet Scribner* had the following children:
2 i. Joshua2 Rouse (#80263)
was born in Cayuga County, New York 12 JAN 1831.
3 ii.
Cornelia J. Rouse (#80264) was born in Cayuga County, New York 25 JUN 1833.
4 iii.
Alonzo Rouse (#80265) was born in Cayuga County, New York 30 SEP 1835.
Joseph Rouse* and Harriet Jane Griffin* had the following children:
5 iv. Nancy A. Rouse
(#80262) was born in Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania 05 AUG 1841.
6 v.
Martha Rouse (#8768) was born in Tompkins County, New York 26 JUL 1844.
She married Nelson C. Love. (Nelson C. Love is #8769.) Nelson
was born 1841 in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Nelson was
the son of Jeremiah Love* and Hannah Wood*. Nelson was listed as the head
of a family on the 1860 Census in Richmond Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
7 vi.
George F. Rouse (#8767) was born in Tompkins County, New York 28 APR 1848.
8 vii.
Minerva May Rouse reference Obit (#1478) was born in Mecklenberg, Tompkins
County, New York 04 JUL 1853. Individual flags: Photo; Obit. Minerva
died 03 AUG 1906 in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York, at age 53.
WOOD, MINERVA M. ROUSE (SRGP 1478)
Mrs. Minerva M. Rouse Wood, wife of the Rev. G. R. Wood,
passed away quietly at her home in Penn Yan, N.Y., on August 3. Funeral
services were held at the Free Methodist church of Painter Run, of which she
became a member twenty years ago. The deceased was born in Schuyler
county, N.Y., in 1853 and came to Pennsylvania at the age of twelve years and
resided with her parents on Pickle Hill until her marriage at the age of
fifteen. Five years ago she and her husband entered into Rescue Mission
work and devoted her time and talent to the work of bringing souls to Christ.
In her last illness she was attended by five competent physicians, all agreeing
that to them the cause of her illness was unknown. Apparently her life
work was ended and her Master had called her home. Deceased is survived by
her husband and nine children, Henry, Lamont and Mrs. Golda Sargeant of Corning,
N.Y.; Joseph of Bailey Creek; Edgar and Leon, of Mainesburg, Mrs. Bertha
Kristler, of Benton, N.Y., and Nellie and Faye at home. She also leaves a
brother, George and a sister, Mrs. Nelson Love of Mansfield. (Handwritten
date 1906) She married Rev. George R. Wood 29 MAR 1868 in Mansfield, Richmond
Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. (Rev. George R. Wood reference MCW
2) (Rev. George R. Wood is #591.)
George was born 15 JUL 1849 in Sullivan Township, Tioga
County, Pennsylvania. George was the son of Justus Wood and Elizabeth
Schoolcraft Rose. He married Lydia A. Orr* 4 FEB 1907. George died
12 APR 1919 at age 69. George was listed as the head of a family on the
1880 Census in Covington Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Information
on this family partly supplied by Edna Mae Brown (Wood) in interview with John
A. Tice 1993. Book produced by Mabel Cramer (Wood) is referenced by page.
George Wood was a Baptist minister in Laurence County, New York. A handwritten
family story in our possession tells the following story. I will transcribe it
as written although it is written from the point of view of George, and it is
more accurately Minerva's story. The 'invisibilty' of women even to their own
descendants and even with a bullet in their leg is part of the history of women
in this country and should be faced head on without camaflouge. "George Wood and
his wife went west as did some of the others in the family but George
didn't stay out there. However, during their travels in a covered wagon the
rifle went off in the wagon and the bullet landed in his wife's leg. He didn't
know how to reach a doctor but drove on in hopes of finding someone who could
help. Finally a group of horesemen rode up and stopped at their wagon and asked
if they had any extra food they could share. George told them he had very little
food and besides he had to get help for his wife. One of the men said that
perhaps he could remove the bullet, he wasn't a doctor but he had removed
several . He did get the bullet and then did accept a share of their water and
the group rode on. A bit later another group of horsemen came through and asked
if George & his wife had seen any other riders, said they were on the trail of a
bunch of outlaws, the Jessie James gang. Upon description it was decided that it
must have been Jessie James himself who removed the bullet from Minerva's leg."
Family legend recounts that George had a powerful voice.
When he sang he could be heard all over Mill Creek. Zeke Wood, a present day
descendant, is said to have the voice of Rev. George.
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Minerva Rouse with daughters |