The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

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Addison Reukauf1

F, #22876

Parents

FatherJeremy Todd Reukauf
MotherJoan Singleton
Pedigree Link

Citations

  1. [S12264] Phone conversation with Bonnie (Pullen) Reukauf, July 21, 2013
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Samuel Shortridge1

M, #22877, b. about 1760, d. about 1823
Pedigree Link

Family: Sarah "Sally" Scholl (b. about 1760)

SonSamuel Boone Shortridge+ (b. 1785)

BASIC FACTS

Samuel Shortridge was born about 1760 in Virginia.1 He died about 1823 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.
Samuel Shortridge had reference number 23151.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Sarah "Sally" Scholl1

F, #22878, b. about 1760

Parents

FatherWilliam Scholl
MotherLeah Morgan
Pedigree Link

Family: Samuel Shortridge (b. about 1760, d. about 1823)

SonSamuel Boone Shortridge+ (b. 1785)

BASIC FACTS

Sarah "Sally" Scholl was born about 1760 in Augusta Co., Virginia.1 She died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana.1
Sarah "Sally" Scholl had reference number 23152.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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George Washington Perkins1,2,3

M, #22879, b. 18 March 1864

Parents

FatherJohn Perkins, Jr. (b. 21 December 1834, d. 5 November 1891)
MotherGeorgianna Virginia "Virginia" Roberts (b. 17 July 1835, d. 7 March 1917)
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BASIC FACTS

George Washington Perkins was born on 18 March 1864 in Maryland.1,2 He and Annette "Mattie" Thompson were married on 25 June 1885 in Philadelphia, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.4
George Washington Perkins had reference number 23153. MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Saturday, July 4, 1885
George W. Perkins, son of Mr. John Perkins, of this town, now a resident of Philadelphia, was married in that city on June 25th last to Miss Mattie E. Thompson.

PERKINS-THOMPSON
On June 25th, 1885, by Rev. Dr. S. E. Appleton, Geo. W. Perkins, of Elkton, Md., and Mattie A. Thompson of Philadelphia, Pa.

George disappeared about 1895. He was affiliated with Joined Elkton Methodist Church, later moved by letter on 16 June 1878.5

Citations

  1. [S302] 1880 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  2. [S8618] Letter from Elizabeth Kay (Perkins) Cloud dated February 19, 2003
  3. [S169] 1870 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  4. [S8749] Marriage Announcement - George W. Perkins to Mattie E. Thompson
  5. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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Charles Bell Perkins1,2,3

M, #22880, b. 12 November 1867, d. 27 February 1919

Parents

FatherJohn Perkins, Jr. (b. 21 December 1834, d. 5 November 1891)
MotherGeorgianna Virginia "Virginia" Roberts (b. 17 July 1835, d. 7 March 1917)
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Family: Laura Florence Maxwell (b. 27 June 1868, d. 3 April 1949)

DaughterVirginia Perkins
DaughterFlorence Bell Perkins+ (b. 4 July 1890, d. 6 October 1958)

BASIC FACTS

Charles Bell Perkins was born on 12 November 1867 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.1,2 He and Laura Florence Maxwell were married on 8 September 1887 in Camden, Camden Co., New Jersey.4 He died on 27 February 1919, at age 51, in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.2 He was buried in Elkton Cemetery, Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.
Charles Bell Perkins had reference number 23154.

Citations

  1. [S302] 1880 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  2. [S8618] Letter from Elizabeth Kay (Perkins) Cloud dated February 19, 2003
  3. [S169] 1870 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  4. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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John William "J. Will" Perkins1,2,3,4,5

M, #22881, b. 1 September 1860, d. 13 February 1926

Parents

FatherJohn Perkins, Jr. (b. 21 December 1834, d. 5 November 1891)
MotherGeorgianna Virginia "Virginia" Roberts (b. 17 July 1835, d. 7 March 1917)
Pedigree Link

Family: Selina E. "Lina" Hinchliffe (b. 10 September 1863, d. 23 November 1960)

SonJoseph Hinchliffe Perkins+ (b. 22 June 1885, d. 5 October 1954)
SonJohn William Perkins, Jr. (b. 5 March 1888, d. 3 September 1899)
SonWalter Raymond Perkins (b. 2 July 1892, d. 9 July 1892)
DaughterElizabeth Virginia Perkins+ (b. 13 September 1893, d. 5 December 1970)
DaughterSelina Estelle Perkins+ (b. 3 December 1898, d. 14 July 1988)

BASIC FACTS

John William "J. Will" Perkins was born on 1 September 1860 in Maryland.1,2 He and Selina E. "Lina" Hinchliffe were married on 28 November 1883 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.6 He died on 13 February 1926, at age 65, in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.2,7 He was buried in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.2
John William "J. Will" Perkins had reference number 23155. He resided in Wilmington, Delaware (1883); Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.6,5 He was a Harness maker, own shop (1910); worked in factory (1920); operated the Perkins & Perkins Juice Factory in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.4,5,7 He was affiliated with Joined the Elkton Methodist Church (August 22, 1875), backslid, but renewed and received 16 Jun 1878.7 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland; Saturday, December 1, 1883

PERKINS-HINCHLIFFE. (NOTE: this article has been abridged.)
A Thanksgiving Eve Wedding-Beautiful Presents.
A large company gathered at the residence of Mr. Joseph Hinchliffe, corner of Bow ad High streets, on Wednesday evening last, Thanksgiving Eve, to witness the solemnization of the marriage ceremony between his only daughter, Salina E. and J. William Perkins, eldest son of Mr. John Perkins, of this town. Rev. John France, an uncle of the bride officiated. Miss Iola France, daughter of the
officiating clergy man and a cousin of the bride, acted as bridesmaid and Mr. William R. Witworth, as groomsman. The bride and groom, accompanied by the bridesmaid and groomsman and several other friends took the 9.10 train for Wilmington, their future home, Mr. Perkins being engaged in business there, but the main portion of the company did not retire until well on toward midnight.

Cecil County, Maryland, Marriages Notice Index
Perkins, J. William & Hinchliffe, Salina E. ; m. 28 Nov 1883; Cecil Whig issued 01 Dec 1883

CREDIT GUIDE AND DIRECTORY OF KENT, CECIL AND HARFORD COUNTIES MARYLAND, SEPTEMBER, 1912
MERRICK SECURITY & TRUST CO. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Perkins Clarence (36) Daisy Hlpr " S hh
" J. Will (45) Lena Shff " P F gg
" Laura (36) Drssmkr " C mm
" Virginia Mrs (63) " C hh.

Citations

  1. [S302] 1880 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  2. [S8618] Letter from Elizabeth Kay (Perkins) Cloud dated February 19, 2003
  3. [S169] 1870 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  4. [S868] 1910 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  5. [S1262] 1920 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  6. [S8757] Marriage Announcement - John William "J. Will" Perkins to Selina E. Hinchliffe
  7. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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Evalyn May "Eva" Perkins1

F, #22882, b. 7 June 1862, d. 21 September 1932

Parents

FatherJohn Perkins, Jr. (b. 21 December 1834, d. 5 November 1891)
MotherGeorgianna Virginia "Virginia" Roberts (b. 17 July 1835, d. 7 March 1917)
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Family: Daniel Harvey, Jr., (b. about 1860, d. 31 October 1931)

SonJohn Perkins Harvey+ (b. 1 December 1884, d. 23 January 1960)

BASIC FACTS

Evalyn May "Eva" Perkins was born on 7 June 1862 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.2,3 She and Daniel Harvey, Jr., were married on 16 January 1884 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.3,1 She died on 21 September 1932, at age 70, in Childs, Cecil Co., Maryland.3
Evalyn May "Eva" Perkins was also known as Evelyn May "Eva" Perkins.2,3,4,5,6,7,8 She had reference number 23156. She was affiliated with Joined Elkton Methodist Church (June 16, 1878.)9 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - The Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Saturday, January 19, 1884

MARRIED.
HARVEY-PERKINS.-January 16, 1884, at the residence of John Perkins, Esq., father of the bride, by Rev. Charles F. Sheppard, Daniel Harvey, Jr., of this county, Evalyn M. Perkins, of Elkton.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - THe Cecil Whig, Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, Saturday, July 9, 1881

Funeral of I. C. Cleaver
... Miss Eva Perkins sang very sweetly an appropriate melody. ... MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT - The Cecil Whig, Elkton, MD

MARRIED.
HARVEY-PERKINS.-January 16, 1884, at the residence of John Perkins, Esq., father of the bride, by Rev. Charles F. Sheppard, Daniel Harvey, Jr., of this county, Evalyn M. Perkins, of Elkton.

Citations

  1. [S8745] Marriage Announcement - Evalyn May Perkins to Daniel Harvey, Jr
  2. [S302] 1880 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  3. [S8618] Letter from Elizabeth Kay (Perkins) Cloud dated February 19, 2003
  4. [S868] 1910 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  5. [S10730] Obituary - John A. Perkins
  6. [S169] 1870 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  7. [S1262] 1920 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  8. [S1738] 1930 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  9. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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Joseph Scholl1

M, #22883, b. January 1755, d. 15 January 1833

Parents

FatherWilliam Scholl
MotherLeah Morgan
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BASIC FACTS

Joseph Scholl was born in January 1755.1 He died on 15 January 1833, at age ~78, in Clark Co., Kentucky.1
Joseph Scholl had reference number 23157.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Levina Boone1

F, #22884, b. 23 March 1766, d. 6 April 1802

Parents

FatherDaniel Boone (b. 2 November 1737, d. 26 September 1820)
MotherRebecca Bryan (b. 7 February 1739)
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BASIC FACTS

Levina Boone was born on 23 March 1766.1 She died on 6 April 1802, at age 36.1
Levina Boone had reference number 23158.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Daniel Boone1

M, #22885, b. 2 November 1737, d. 26 September 1820

Parents

FatherSquire Boone
MotherSarah Morgan
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Family: Rebecca Bryan (b. 7 February 1739)

DaughterLevina Boone (b. 23 March 1766, d. 6 April 1802)

BASIC FACTS

Daniel Boone was born on 2 November 1737. He died on 26 September 1820, at age 82.
Daniel Boone had reference number 23159.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Rebecca Bryan1

F, #22886, b. 7 February 1739
Pedigree Link

Family: Daniel Boone (b. 2 November 1737, d. 26 September 1820)

DaughterLevina Boone (b. 23 March 1766, d. 6 April 1802)

BASIC FACTS

Rebecca Bryan was born on 7 February 1739.
Rebecca Bryan had reference number 23160.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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William Scholl1

M, #22887
Pedigree Link

Family: Leah Morgan

SonPeter Scholl
SonJoseph Scholl (b. January 1755, d. 15 January 1833)
DaughterSarah "Sally" Scholl+ (b. about 1760)

BASIC FACTS

William Scholl had reference number 23161.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Leah Morgan1

F, #22888
Pedigree Link

Family: William Scholl

SonPeter Scholl
SonJoseph Scholl (b. January 1755, d. 15 January 1833)
DaughterSarah "Sally" Scholl+ (b. about 1760)

BASIC FACTS

Leah Morgan had reference number 23162.

Citations

  1. [S5881] Genealogy prepared by Edward Fairchild (email address)
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Edward Thomas Perkins1,2,3,4,5,6

M, #22889, b. 25 January 1871, d. 14 April 1939

Parents

FatherJohn Perkins, Jr. (b. 21 December 1834, d. 5 November 1891)
MotherGeorgianna Virginia "Virginia" Roberts (b. 17 July 1835, d. 7 March 1917)
Pedigree Link

Family: Effie Adaline Smith (b. 5 November 1872, d. 22 May 1944)

DaughterKathleen Mackall Perkins+ (b. 12 August 1894, d. May 1984)
SonNorman Edward Perkins (b. September 1896, d. 12 February 1919)
SonFrancis Olin Perkins (b. 6 November 1900, d. 27 May 1944)
DaughterPeirce Neven Perkins+ (b. 16 February 1912, d. 14 December 1990)
DaughterLina A. Perkins

BASIC FACTS

Edward Thomas Perkins was born on 25 January 1871 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.1,2 He and Effie Adaline Smith were married on 5 August 1892 in Elkton, Cecil Co., Maryland.2 He died on 14 April 1939, at age 68, in Washington Co., District of Columbia.2 He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.7
Edward Thomas Perkins had reference number 23163. He was a Pharmacist (1910, 1920); druggist (1900); pharmacist for government (1930.)3,4,5,6 He was affiliated with Joined the Elkton Methodist Church (July 7, 1884.)7 He was enumerated on the census in Cecil County, Maryland (1880); District of Columbia (1900 - 1930.) He was christened in 1871.7

Citations

  1. [S302] 1880 Census, Maryland, Cecil County
  2. [S8618] Letter from Elizabeth Kay (Perkins) Cloud dated February 19, 2003
  3. [S760] 1910 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  4. [S1133] 1920 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  5. [S1582] 1930 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  6. [S435] 1900 Census, District of Columbia, Washington County
  7. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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William Leslie Corbin1

M, #22890
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Family:

DaughterJoan Ruth Corbin+

Citations

  1. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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William Oliver Cromwell, III1

M, #22891

Parents

FatherWilliam Oliver Cromwell, II
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Family: Lula McCraw Duncan

DaughterSarah Hale Cromwell
DaughterKate Duncan Cromwell

BASIC FACTS

William Oliver Cromwell, III, and Lula McCraw Duncan were married on 13 June 1981 in Columbia, Richland Co., South Carolina.1

Citations

  1. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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William Oliver Cromwell, II1

M, #22892
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Family:

SonWilliam Oliver Cromwell, III+

Citations

  1. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
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William Lorman Roberts1,2,3

M, #22893, b. about 1851, d. 2 January 1889

Parents

FatherEdward Roberts (b. about 1825, d. 18 June 1880)
MotherAnna M. "Annie" Unknown (b. about 1825, d. 19 January 1898)
Pedigree Link

Family 1: Cora Smith (b. 27 September 1855, d. 8 October 1879)

SonLorman Edward Roberts (b. 1 June 1878, d. after 1920)

Family 2: Rosamond Ridgway "Rose" Passano (b. 20 March 1862, d. 5 January 1944)

DaughterEleanor Roberts+ (b. September 1881, d. 5 July 1937)
DaughterDorothy Parthenia Roberts+ (b. 14 July 1887, d. 25 January 1971)

BASIC FACTS

William Lorman Roberts was born about 1851 in Maryland.3,2 He and Cora Smith were married on 7 May 1875 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.4,5 He and Rosamond Ridgway "Rose" Passano were married on 6 January 1881 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland.4 He died on 2 January 1889 in Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland.6 He was buried in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland.7 He was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland.8
William Lorman Roberts had reference number 23167. He resided in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland (1860 - 1881.)9,6 He was enumerated on the census in Baltimore County, Maryland (1860 - 1880.)6 He was educated Technological school in Troy, New York.6 He was a Clerk & later an interest in Shaw Brothers, Baltimore; coal dealer (1880); stock broker (ca 1886); laundry business (ca 1888.)6 William's father made his fortune in the shipping business. Apparently one of the assets of the business was a three-masted schooner named the "William Lorman Roberts.".

The Green Mount Cemetery records say that William Lorman Roberts is buried in a lot with Passano family members. We did not find a stone in 2006.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - The New York Times (New York, NY), August 20, 1887

BROKER ROBERTS IN CANADA.
CREDITORS SEIZING UPON THE MISSING SPECULATOR'S EFFECTS.
Baltimore, Aug. 19. - There is now no doubt that Stock Broker William Lorman Roberts is in Canada, and has no immediate notion of returning. Business circles continued full of rumors to-day, and gradually the facts in the case are coming out. The attachment of James Little, served yesterday, was followed to-day by a large number which were placed in the hands of Sheriff Fledderman, who, with his deputies, was busy all day trying to find the property of the absentee, so that it could be levied upon. Attachments, it is understood, were laid upon some vessel interests of Mr. Roberts, and also upon other property. The Sheriff would not say much about the attachments, as he said he feared it might interfere with the end in view. Mr. Little is the Superintendent of the Pygmalion Coal Company, of West Virginia, of which Jacob H. Taylor, of this city, is President.
Mr. Little, who resides at Piedmont, West Va., had saved up $1,365, and wanted to invest it so that it would bear good interest. He sent the money to Mr. Roberts to invest for him. Hearing nothing of the investment, and reading about two weeks ago the suspension of Mr. Roberts from the New York Stock Exchange, he came on to Baltimore to investigate matters. He laid the attachment in the hands of the Bank of Baltimore, and through Thomas & Bouldin, attorneys, the case was prosecuted.
As stated in a special to THE TIMES last night Roberts is the sole Trustee of the estate of Alexander Lorman, which is estimated to amount all the way from $200,000 to $400,000. Mr. Edward Roberts, the father of the absent Mr. Roberts, was the former Trustee, and according to the will upon his death the trust devolved upon his son. William Lorman, the father of the testator, made a great fortune in the merchant marine business. He lived in a large mansion on the corner of Charles and Lexington streets, where the Central Savings Bank now stands. The mansion was surrounded by a handsome lawn, and the location at the time was the most select in the city. Mr. Edward Roberts was one of Mr. Lorman's clerks. Mr. Lorman bequeathed to him considerable money when he died.
Mr. Lorman, who had married a Miss Fulford, of Hartford County, left one son, Alexander. He remained single and in his will he appointed Mr. Roberts Trustee, and also made provisions that upon his death the trust would devolve upon William, the son. When William took up the trust, in 1880, he gave a bond for $360,000, and his bondsmen were his mother, Mrs. Roberts, and the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company. Mr. Otis Hinkley, counsel for Chancellor Bailey, of Spotsylvania, Va., who is one of the heirs of the Lorman estate, filed a petition in the City Circuit Court asking for a Receiver on the ground that Mr. Roberts, the Trustee, had defaulted. Mr. Hinkley is also the counsel of the Baltimore Safe Deposit and Trust Company.
The petition was granted, and John W. Marshall, Secretary of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, was appointed Receiver. William T. Walters, Vice-President and acting President in the absence of Mr. B. F. Newcomer, and Mr. W.A. Wisong, Treasurer of the Safe Deposit and Trust Company, went on his bond in the sum of $300,000. Mr. Walters stated that, according to the order of the court, the box of Mr. Roberts was opened and the securities of the Lorman estate were found therein. He said there was about $300,000 in the estate.
There was very little left to-day in Roberts's handsomely furnished office in the Chamber of Commerce building. The Deputy Sheriff had all the effects removed to the auctioneer's. The last thing taken out was a small safe, which had nothing of value in it. The books, papers, and a number of other small things were left in the office and Mr. C. Goodwin, a clerk of Mr. Roberts, had these things placed in a box and, by the advice of Mr. Roberts's attorney, had them sent to his home. Mr. Goodwin stated that the office was very elegantly fitted out, and another gentleman present said that while many of the brokers' offices in New-York were larger, none were better or more finely furnished. There were three telegraph wires. The firm at one time had four wires.
Mr. Goodwin did not think that Mr. Roberts was at times accountable for what he did. He would frequently dictate matter to him, and after asking him to read over what he had said claimed that he had said nothing of the kind, but the clerk said he had taken down the statements as made by him. He said it was pretty well known that Mr. Roberts was losing in his business transactions, but neither he nor others expected the crisis, because they believed Roberts to be a very rich man.
The young man thought that at times the transactions amounted to nearly $2,000,000, and not very long ago, he said, he was carrying about a million bushels of wheat. He gave it as his opinion that the fall was caused by heavy transactions, as recently he had plunged into speculation very heavily. Mr. Goodwin said he had no idea what Mr. Roberts's indebtedness in Baltimore was, nor did he know of the creditors.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), August 20, 1887, page 5

A BOLD SPECULATOR
BROKER WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS GOES INTO EXILE.
A Fortune of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars Staked and Lost in One Year - Heavy Debts.
BALTIMORE, August 19, - Dashing William Lorman Roberts, who had a seat in the New York Stock Exchange, but did his principal business here, where his office was at room No. 21 Chamber of Commerce building, had disappeared. The impression prevails that he is in Canada. He has been financially embarrassed for some time and only a few days ago was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange. It was not known generally, however, until today in what a serious plight he was, although a year of two ago he was worth $300,000.
He has lost it all, besides using a large sum of his mother's estate and appropriating to his own use $50,000, it is said, of securities of the Lorman estate, of which he was co-trustee with the Safe Deposit Company of this city. Besides this he owes $27,000 to Baltimore parties and $30,000 more to parties in New York.
Roberts has been an unusually bold speculator. He bought and sold everything that was in the market. He did not confine himself to stocks, but went extensively into wheat, pork, lard, cotton and oil as the fancy struck him. He has been known frequently to carry as high as 160,000 bushels of wheat, and within a few weeks he informed a friend that he was carrying 27,000 shares of stock, representing between two and three millions of dollars.
The more he lost the bolder he became until every penny of his fortune was sunk. Last Tuesday morning, it is thought, just before he disappeared, he said to a friend, "I haven't a dollar in the world, except what I have in my pocket. "How much is that?" inquired the friend, who could hardly realize that Roberts was not joking. "Twenty-seven dollars and a half." he replied.
Roberts had been for eight years, until last January, with the firm of Alexander Shaw & Co., the large coal operators. One reason why he retired from this firm was because the Shaws were not willing to let his name be put in the firm name. He had an unknown amount of self-confidence, and he decided to start out for himself, which he did by buying a seat in the New York Stock exchange for $35,000.
He is only 35 years old, tall and handsome, with dark hair, and looks like a Spaniard. He is a son of the late Edward Roberts, who died six years ago, leaving an estate of $1,000,000, the only heirs being a son and widow.
His father also left him the trusteeship of the Alexander Lorman estate, but he divided the trusteeship with the Safe Deposit Company, as he could get no one to go on the bond for the large sum required.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Springfield Republican, August 20, 1887, page 5

A BALTIMORE BROKER MISSING.
The Mysterious Disappearance of William L. Roberts.
William L. Roberts, the Baltimore broker, suspended last week by the New York stock exchange, has disappeared and left no trace as to his whereabouts. He is trustee of the Alexander Lorman estate, which is rated all the way from $400,000 to $500,000, but this money, it is said, is held by the safe deposit company as co-trustee. The sheriff, on behalf of the bank of Baltimore, which is acting for James Little, a mine owner, levied an attachment Thursday against all of Robert's visible property to satisfy a debt of $1375. Robert's office is one of the most elegantly appointed rooms in the Baltimore chamber of commerce building. With the exception of a few mining shares which have no market value, he left nothing in his office that looked like money. The safe was empty. His check books, which were lying on his desk, showed that no banking business had been done since August 1. The last seen of Roberts by his clerk was on Saturday. His life was insured for $110,000.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - New York Tribune (New York, NY), August 26, 1887

HEIRS PLUNDERED BY A TRUSTEE.
Baltimore. Aug. 25 (Special). - The heirs to the estate of Alexander Lorman, of which Broker William Lorman Roberts, now in Canada, was the trustee, are flocking to the city to look after their interests. It is stated that Roberts's indebtedness amounts to about $150,000, of which about $65,000 is due the trust estate. Alexander Lorman left a fortune of $1,000,000. There were originally two branches of heirs the Fulfords of Maryland, and the Chancellors of Virginia. The Fulfords' share of the estate was distributed about eight or ten years ago. The Chancellors' share was subdivided into nine parts. Four of these parts have been settled. There was about $200,000 in the rest of the estate for the other heirs. Of the heirs with whom a settlement was made one was induced to let his money stay in Mr. Robert's hands. This heir loses $15,000. In January a year ago Mr. Roberts took of his money $9,200 under the plea that he was going to invest this amount in mortgages. A rigid search of the records fails to bring to light the entries of any such mortgages. Of the securities of the unsettled estate there is, it is stated, about $50,000 missing, making with the $15,000 of the settled part $65,000 for which Mr. Roberts is criminally liable. Roberts is in Montreal, living at the Windsor Hotel.

LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 27, 1888, page 4

CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE COUNTY
Towsontown, Feb. 25. - The President and Directors of the Franklin Bank of Baltimore vs. William Lorman Roberts: Motion to strike out judgment and quash attachment argued and held sub curia. Mordecai J. Fowler vs Milton W. Offcter al., garnishees of Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment sustained. Frederick Mertens vs. Wm. Lorman Roberts: motion to quash attachment overruled. Elizabeth Flaherty vs. James H. McNeal: motion to strike out judgment overruled. Assignment for Monday: Nos. 256, 260, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284 and 285.

DEATH NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD); Thursday, January 3, 1889; Volume: CIV, Issue: 41; Page: 2; (GenealogyBank.com):

ROBERTS - On January 2, at 9:30 o'clock P. M., at the residence of L. Passano, No. 261 Roberts street, W. LORMAN ROBERTS, aged 39 years.
Due notice of the funeral will be given.

OBITUARY - Sun (Baltimore, MD); Thursday, January 3, 1889; Volume: CIV, Issue: 41; Page: Supplement 2; (Genealogy Bank.com):
Wm. Lorman Roberts
Wm. Lorman Roberts died at 9:30 o'clock last night, at the house of his father-in-law Leonard Passano, No. 261 Robert street, after an illness of one week, of typhoid fever, aged 39 years. On Christmas Day he was seized with an attack of typhoid-pneumonia. The disease increased in virulence until yesterday, when he died. He was a son of Edward Roberts, a well-known and wealthy citizen of this city, and who built the palatial Roberts residence on the corner of Eutaw Place and Dolphin street. The deceased was educated in Troy, N. Y., at a technological school. After completing his education he took a clerkship in the office of Shaw Bros., in this city. He was a young man of good business traits, and soon was given an interest in the firm. He severed his connection with them after being there eight years and embarked in the stock brokerage business. The new venture was shortlived, and he became involved in financial difficulties, which created a great stir in business circles at the time. On his return from Canada he became the proprietor of a laundry establishment here. He married Miss Rosa Passano, who survives him with two daughters and one son.

OBITUARY - Cincinnati Commercial Tribune (Cincinnati, OH), January 4, 1889, page 4

WILLIAM LORMAN ROBERTS
Death of a Dashing Broker Recalls Remarkable Career.
Baltimore, MD, January 3 -[Special]- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New York Stock Exchange, died last night at the residence of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano. He was but thirty-nine years of age, and while the immediate cause was pneumonia, his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy citizen, and the young man began his business career with Shaw Bros. of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into the stock brokerage and his career in the financial world, though but brief, made him notorious. He was the trustee of the Lorman estate, valued at over one hundred thousand dollars. Not only the ???? portion of his mother's fortune and his own but many thousands of the funds of the Lorman estate he lost in speculation. He plunged in wildly, thousands followed thousands, and in a short time he had not only ruined himself but nearly everybody connected with him. The heirs of the Lorman estate lost in the aggregate about $40,000. Roberts went to Canada where he became engaged in a bucket-shop business in Montreal. He was associated with a New Yorker, and in this venture he lost the remainder of his widowed mother's fortune. His entire losses amounted to upwards of $200,000.
Their magnificent home on Fotaw Place containing one of the handsomest private art collections in the city was sold out at auction. When by a partial settlement of the Lorman estate by his bondsmen, Roberts was permitted to return home, he was broken down in health and opened a laundry establishment but a short distance from where his broking office had been, and working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his final illness.

OBITUARY - New York Tribune (New York, NY), January 4, 1889, page 3

Baltimore, Jan. 3 -(Special).- William Lorman Roberts, at one time a well-known stock broker of this city, and a former member of the New-York Stock Exchange, died last night at the home of his father-in-law, Leonard Passano, in this city. He was but thirty-nine years of age. The immediate cause was pneumonia, but his nervous system had been shattered by the trouble he had brought upon himself and family by his unfortunate speculations. He was a son of the late Edward Roberts, a wealthy townsman. The young man began his business career with Shaw Brothers, of Baltimore. About three years ago he went into stock brokerage, and his career in the financial world, though brief, made him conspicuous. As a result of his unsuccessful operations, Mr. Roberts went to Montreal, and there he became engaged in a brokerage agency, being associated with a New-Yorker. The result was again unfortunate. His entire losses amounted to upward of $200,000. When Mr. Roberts returned home he was broken down in health. He opened a laundry establishment a short distance from where his banking office had been, and was working hard to regain a business footing when attacked with his fatal illness.

LEGAL NOTICE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), March 26, 1890

Demurrer Sustained by Judge Dennis. Judge Dennis, in the Circuit Court, yesterday sustained the demurrer to the bill of complaint of Xanthus X. Chartters, Lucy P. Guy and Chas. B. Guy, her husband, against Lorman E. Roberts, infant, and the Mercantile Trust and Deposit Company of Baltimore City, as guardian. The bill set forth that Wm. Lorman Roberts was trustee of an estate in which Susan P. Chartters had a life interest, with remainder to two of the plaintiffs, her children; that the amount to which each of the children was entitled was $8,100; that Roberts sold certain stocks and securities of the trust estate, which he pretended to invest, but misappropriated to his own use, except $2,000 paid to Lucy P. Guy; that while so indebted Roberts effected life insurances in three companies for the benefit of his infant son, Lorman E. Roberts; that the premiums were paid out of funds while he was thus indebted, and that a year ago Wm. Lorman Roberts died intestate, and the proceeds of the insurance policies, $4,325.17, have been paid to the defendant guardian of Lorman E. Roberts. The court was asked to order the amount of the policies to be paid by the defendant company to the complainants. To this the defendant demurred, and the court decided that on the facts presented in the bill the court could not pass the order asked for. Leave to amend the bill was granted, if done in a limited time.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Sun (Baltimore, MD), February 18, 1901

Schooner W. L. Roberts Sold.
Captain Thibrdean, of the schooner William Lorman Roberts, which sailed yesterday for Fall River, has been notified that the vessel has been sold. The names of the new owners were not given. The Roberts belonged to the Staples Coal Company, of Fall River, Mass. The vessel has recently been thoroughly repaired by Booz's shipyard.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE - Evening Star (Washington (DC) DC), November 4, 1904, page 17

Capt. J. B. Maxwell is to have command of the schooner Beulah McCabe, formerly the William Lorman Roberts. The McCabe has recently been rebuilt at Sharptown, Md. There is a bit of a problem here. In the 1900 Census, Rosamond Passano is living with her father, Leonard Passano. There are two younger women living with them: Eleanor Roberts who recently married Arthur Stanley Zell (Arthur is also shown in this census record) and Parthenia D. Roberts (Parthenia is believed to be Dorothy Roberts that is shown in subsequent records). In this census record both of these women are listed as grandchildren of Leonard Passano. It seems likely that both Eleanor and Parthenia are daughters of William Lorman Roberts and Rosamond (Passano) Roberts. So far all the evidence leads to this conclusion; however, in this same census record, Rosamond says she has had two children and only one is still living. If one of these two women is not a daughter of Rosamond, it probably must be Eleanor. For the time being I am showing both Eleanor and Parthenia/Dorothy as daughters of Rosamond.

Citations

  1. [S6459] Genealogy prepared by Kay (Perkins) Cloud
  2. [S300] 1880 Census, Maryland, Baltimore County
  3. [S167] 1870 Census, Maryland, Baltimore County
  4. [S9049] Marriage Records: Maryland, Baltimore County, Source Medium: Book
  5. [S6712] Genealogy prepared by Martha Jane (Church) Lang
  6. [S5456] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Edward Roberts File 10-09-2013)
  7. [S2914] Cemetery Records - Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City Co., Maryland
  8. [S4980] Find A Grave (Internet), Source Medium: Book
  9. [S2848] Book: Woods' Baltimore, Maryland General & Business Directory for 1881., Baltimore: John W. Woods, 1881
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Virginia Ann Weems1

F, #22894

Parents

FatherRobert Marion Weems (b. 23 December 1922, d. 23 July 2009)
MotherAlice Virginia "Virginia" Chadwick (b. 26 November 1921)
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Family: Lonnie Tremaine Buff

DaughterRachel Elizabeth Buff
SonAndrew Kenneth "Andy" Buff
SonJeremy Thomas Buff

BASIC FACTS

Virginia Ann Weems and Lonnie Tremaine Buff were married on 6 September 1980 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.2,3

Citations

  1. [S8691] Letter from Robert Marion Weems dated February 7, 2003
  2. [S5776] Genealogy prepared by Diane Greene
  3. [S4844] Email from Virginia (Weems) Buff dated March 16, 2003
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Lonnie Tremaine Buff1,2

M, #22895
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Family: Virginia Ann Weems

DaughterRachel Elizabeth Buff
SonAndrew Kenneth "Andy" Buff
SonJeremy Thomas Buff

BASIC FACTS

Lonnie Tremaine Buff and Virginia Ann Weems were married on 6 September 1980 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.3,4

Citations

  1. [S8691] Letter from Robert Marion Weems dated February 7, 2003
  2. [S4846] Email from Virginia Ann (Weems) Buff dated February 23, 2003
  3. [S5776] Genealogy prepared by Diane Greene
  4. [S4844] Email from Virginia (Weems) Buff dated March 16, 2003
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Robert Paul Weems1

M, #22896

Parents

FatherRobert Marion Weems (b. 23 December 1922, d. 23 July 2009)
MotherAlice Virginia "Virginia" Chadwick (b. 26 November 1921)
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Family 1: Margaret Kay "Kay" Bruffy

SonNathan Boone Weems

Family 2: Lara Lynn Winslow

DaughterJessica Lee Weems

BASIC FACTS

Robert Paul Weems and Margaret Kay "Kay" Bruffy were married on 16 March 1985 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., North Carolina.2 He and Margaret Kay "Kay" Bruffy were divorced in August 1991.3 He and Lara Lynn Winslow were married in October 1991.3 He and Lara Lynn Winslow were divorced in April 1997.3 He and Lariza Sariel were married on 5 May 2001.3

Citations

  1. [S4844] Email from Virginia (Weems) Buff dated March 16, 2003
  2. [S5776] Genealogy prepared by Diane Greene
  3. [S4750] Email from Penny Sue (Weems) McCaffrey dated March 10, 2003, Source Medium: Book
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John Russum Weems1

M, #22897, b. 25 January 1848

Parents

FatherThomas Norwood Weems (b. 1 April 1824, d. 21 May 1882)
MotherMary Malone
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Family: Nancy Priscilla Bailey (b. 16 July 1854)

SonThomas Norwood Weems+ (b. 20 April 1874, d. 5 September 1962)
DaughterMary Harriet "Mollie" Weems+ (b. 13 May 1876)
SonMarion Bailey Weems+ (b. 20 January 1878)
DaughterFidela Pearl "Pearl" Weems (b. 24 November 1879)
SonWilliam Benson "Will" Weems (b. 24 October 1882)

BASIC FACTS

John Russum Weems was born on 25 January 1848.2 He and Nancy Priscilla Bailey were married on 23 March 1873.2
John Russum Weems had reference number 23171.

Citations

  1. [S8691] Letter from Robert Marion Weems dated February 7, 2003
  2. [S8692] Letter from Robert Marion Weems to Penny (Weems) McCaffrey dated Feburary 23, 2003
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Thomas Norwood Weems1

M, #22898, b. 1 April 1824, d. 21 May 1882
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Family: Mary Malone

SonJohn Russum Weems+ (b. 25 January 1848)

BASIC FACTS

Thomas Norwood Weems was born on 1 April 1824 in Greene Co., Tennessee. He and Mary Malone were married on 28 February 1842. He died on 21 May 1882, at age 58.
Thomas Norwood Weems had reference number 23172.

Citations

  1. [S8691] Letter from Robert Marion Weems dated February 7, 2003
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Nancy Priscilla Bailey1

F, #22899, b. 16 July 1854
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Family: John Russum Weems (b. 25 January 1848)

SonThomas Norwood Weems+ (b. 20 April 1874, d. 5 September 1962)
DaughterMary Harriet "Mollie" Weems+ (b. 13 May 1876)
SonMarion Bailey Weems+ (b. 20 January 1878)
DaughterFidela Pearl "Pearl" Weems (b. 24 November 1879)
SonWilliam Benson "Will" Weems (b. 24 October 1882)

BASIC FACTS

Nancy Priscilla Bailey was born on 16 July 1854.2 She and John Russum Weems were married on 23 March 1873.2
Nancy Priscilla Bailey had reference number 23173. She resided in of Baileyton, Tennessee.3

Citations

  1. [S8691] Letter from Robert Marion Weems dated February 7, 2003
  2. [S8692] Letter from Robert Marion Weems to Penny (Weems) McCaffrey dated Feburary 23, 2003
  3. [S8687] Letter from Penny (Weems) McCaffrey dated March 5, 2003
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Amelie Harrison Christian1,2

F, #22900
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Family: Jerome John "John" Weems, Jr. M.D.,

SonJohn Russum "Russ" Weems
DaughterAnn Christian Weems
DaughterAmelie Harrison "Hallie" Weems

BASIC FACTS

Amelie Harrison Christian and Jerome John "John" Weems, Jr. M.D., were married on 19 July 1986.2

Citations

  1. [S4609] Email from Kathy (Weems) Hughes dated January 29, 2003
  2. [S4569] Email from Jerome John Weems, Jr. dated February 22, 2003
Compiler: Tracy DeVault
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