The Ancestors and Cousins of Tracy Lynn DeVault

Thirza Jane Saxton^1,2,3

F, #42401, b. 4 December 1913, d. March 1991

Parents

Father	Hamilton Disston Saxton (b. December 1877, d. 9 September 1917)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth Spadone (b. 24 March 1887, d. 15 November 1947)

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BASIC FACTS

Thirza Jane Saxton was born on 4 December 1913 in New York.^2,4 She and Thomas F. Morrow were married on 20 September 1934 in New York Co., New York.³ She died in March 1991, at age 77.⁴

Thirza Jane Saxton had reference number 42703. She was enumerated on the census in Kings County, New York (1920.)² Her Social Security Number was 371-48-5584, issued: Michigan, last residence: Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co., Michigan.⁴ MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THIRZA SAXTON'S PLANS.
Marriage to Thomas F. Morrow Will Take Place on Sept. 20.
The marriage of Miss Thirza Jane Saxton, daughter of Mrs. Hamilton Disston Saxton of 235 East Twenty-second Street and the late Mr. Saxton, to Thomas F. Morrow, son of James Gordon Morrow and the late Mrs. Morrow, will take place on the afternoon of Sept. 20 in the chapel of St. George's Church in Stuyvesant Square. The ceremony will be performed by teh Rev. Philip J. Anshutz, assistant rector.
Mrs. Frank E. Toors will be the bride's only attendant. Mr. Toors will be best man for Mr. Morrow.
After the ceremony, Mrs. E. Burcham Clark, the bride's aunt, will give a buffet supper for the bridal party and relatives of the couple at her home, 210 East Sixty-eighth Street.

Citations

[S6908] Genealogy prepared by pageler1 (Ancestry.com)
[S1342] 1920 Census, New York, Kings County
[S8784] Marriage Announcement - Thomas F. Morrow to Thirza Jane Saxton
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Thomas F. Morrow^1,2

M, #42402, b. 22 September 1912, d. June 1982

Parents

Father

James Gordon Morrow

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BASIC FACTS

Thomas F. Morrow was born on 22 September 1912.³ He and Thirza Jane Saxton were married on 20 September 1934 in New York Co., New York.² He died in June 1982, at age 69.³

Thomas F. Morrow had reference number 42704. His Social Security Number was 374-10-8358, issued: Michigan, last residence: Grosse Pointe, Wayne Co., Michigan.³ MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

THIRZA SAXTON'S PLANS.
Marriage to Thomas F. Morrow Will Take Place on Sept. 20.
The marriage of Miss Thirza Jane Saxton, daughter of Mrs. Hamilton Disston Saxton of 235 East Twenty-second Street and the late Mr. Saxton, to Thomas F. Morrow, son of James Gordon Morrow and the late Mrs. Morrow, will take place on the afternoon of Sept. 20 in the chapel of St. George's Church in Stuyvesant Square. The ceremony will be performed by teh Rev. Philip J. Anshutz, assistant rector.
Mrs. Frank E. Toors will be the bride's only attendant. Mr. Toors will be best man for Mr. Morrow.
After the ceremony, Mrs. E. Burcham Clark, the bride's aunt, will give a buffet supper for the bridal party and relatives of the couple at her home, 210 East Sixty-eighth Street.

Citations

[S6908] Genealogy prepared by pageler1 (Ancestry.com)
[S8784] Marriage Announcement - Thomas F. Morrow to Thirza Jane Saxton
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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James Gordon Morrow¹

M, #42403

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Family:

Son	Thomas F. Morrow (b. 22 September 1912, d. June 1982)

BASIC FACTS

James Gordon Morrow had reference number 42705.

Citations

[S8784] Marriage Announcement - Thomas F. Morrow to Thirza Jane Saxton

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Joseph Keefer¹

M, #42404

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Family: Hannah Falk

Son	Stephen Keefer (b. 29 November 1816, d. 27 April 1898)

BASIC FACTS

Joseph Keefer had reference number 42706.

Citations

[S6288] Genealogy prepared by jmscholm (Ancestry.com)

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Hannah Falk¹

F, #42405

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Family: Joseph Keefer

Son	Stephen Keefer (b. 29 November 1816, d. 27 April 1898)

BASIC FACTS

Hannah Falk had reference number 42707.

Citations

[S6288] Genealogy prepared by jmscholm (Ancestry.com)

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Eugene A. Grove, M.D.¹

M, #42406, b. February 1850, d. 23 October 1915

Parents

Father	Henry Hake Grove
Mother	Eliza Ann Beltzhoover

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BASIC FACTS

Eugene A. Grove, M.D., was born in 1847 in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.² He was born in February 1850 in Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3 He and Zulieme A. Kieffer were married about 1894.¹ He died in 1912, at age ~62, in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.² He died on 23 October 1915, at age 65, in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.⁴ He was buried in Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania.²

Eugene A. Grove, M.D., had reference number 42708. He was enumerated on the census in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (1900.) He was educated Dickinson College; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia (1870.)^5,4 He was a Physician, practice: Allopath.⁴ Dr. Eugene A. Grove, born in Cumberland County, Penn., was a descendant of Hans Graf, a noted Switzer. Dr. Grove received an education in the public schools of Carlisle; studied medicine under Dr. S. B. Kieffer, and took the degree of M. D. from the University of Pennsylvania, in 1870. He is engaged in the practice of his profession in Carlisle.

Citations

[S639] 1900 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
[S2870] Cemetery Records - Ashland Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania
[S2516] Biography - Eugene A. Grove, M.D
[S4196] Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804 - 1929 (Ancestry.com)
[S6929] Genealogy prepared by patcoghm (Ancestry.com)

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Henry Hake Grove¹

M, #42407

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Family: Eliza Ann Beltzhoover

Son	Eugene A. Grove, M.D. (b. February 1850, d. 23 October 1915)

BASIC FACTS

Henry Hake Grove had reference number 42709.

Citations

[S6929] Genealogy prepared by patcoghm (Ancestry.com)

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Eliza Ann Beltzhoover¹

F, #42408

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Family: Henry Hake Grove

Son	Eugene A. Grove, M.D. (b. February 1850, d. 23 October 1915)

BASIC FACTS

Eliza Ann Beltzhoover had reference number 42710.

Citations

[S6929] Genealogy prepared by patcoghm (Ancestry.com)

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George Beetem^1,2

M, #42409

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Family: Hannah Zinn

Daughter

Julia A. Beetem+ (b. 18 September 1835, d. 23 October 1904)

BASIC FACTS

George Beetem had reference number 42711.

Citations

[S51] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
[S5122] Genealogy prepared by _elffir_ (Ancestry.com)

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Hannah Zinn^1,2

F, #42410

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Family: George Beetem

Daughter

Julia A. Beetem+ (b. 18 September 1835, d. 23 October 1904)

BASIC FACTS

Hannah Zinn had reference number 42712.

Citations

[S51] 1850 Census, Pennsylvania, Cumberland County
[S5122] Genealogy prepared by _elffir_ (Ancestry.com)

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Marian J. Unknown¹

F, #42411, b. about 1890

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Family: Henry T. Saxton (b. February 1868)

Daughter

Laura H. Saxton (b. about 1913)

BASIC FACTS

Marian J. Unknown was born about 1890 in Pennsylvania.¹

Marian J. Unknown had reference number 42713. She was enumerated on the census in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1920.)

Citations

[S1417] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County

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Laura H. Saxton¹

F, #42412, b. about 1913

Parents

Father	Henry T. Saxton (b. February 1868)
Mother	Marian J. Unknown (b. about 1890)

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BASIC FACTS

Laura H. Saxton was born about 1913 in Pennsylvania.¹

Laura H. Saxton had reference number 42714. She was enumerated on the census in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (1920.)

Citations

[S1417] 1920 Census, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County

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Mary Harrison Thayer^1,2

F, #42413, b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990

Parents

Father	Hiram Harrison Thayer
Mother	Harriet Armington Carpenter

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Family: Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD, (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)

Daughter	Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler+ (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)
Daughter	Elizabeth Seelye Bixler (b. 3 October 1923, d. 15 March 1995)
Daughter	Martha Harrison Bixler+
Daughter	Anna Emmerson "Nancy" Bixler+

BASIC FACTS

Mary Harrison Thayer was born on 13 November 1894 in Minnesota.^3,4 She and Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD, were married about 1919.³ She died on 3 June 1990, at age 95.⁴

Mary Harrison Thayer was also known as Mary T. Conyer.^5,3 She had reference number 42715. She was enumerated on the census in Hampshire County, Massachusetts (1920, 1930.) She was educated Graduated Smith College (Class of 1917.)¹ Her Social Security Number was 001-36-4934, issued: New Hampshire.⁴ GRAVE MARKER

BIXLER
JULIUS SEELYE
1894 - 1985

MARY THAYER
1894 - 1990.

Citations

[S2526] Biography - Julius Seelye Bixler
[S6947] Genealogy prepared by Patty LaPlante (email address)
[S1743] 1930 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S12449] U.S. Passport Applications, 1795 - 1925 (Ancestry.com)

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Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler^1,2,3,4

F, #42414, b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011

Parents

Father	Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)
Mother	Mary Harrison Thayer (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

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Family: Thomas John "Tom" Naughton (b. 7 January 1912, d. August 1959)

Daughter	Katharine Seelye Naughton
Son	Michael James Naughton
Son	George Berry Naughton+
Son	Alexander Thayer Naughton+

BASIC FACTS

Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler was born on 11 July 1921 in Beirut, Syria (now Beirut, Lebanon.)^1,5 She and Thomas John "Tom" Naughton were married in 1948.⁴ She died on 23 September 2011, at age 90, in Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.^4,6,7 She was buried in Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.⁴

Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler had reference number 42716. She was enumerated on the census in Hampshire County, Massachusetts (1930.) She was educated Graduated Smith College (Class of 1942.)² She was a Served as secretary to the War Refugee Board and the Office of War Information, Istambul, Turky (Jul 1944 - 1946); employed by Time magazine on the copy desk (aft 1946); music teacher in the elementary schools of Chester, Deep River, and Essex, Connecticut.⁴ Her Social Security Number was Issued: New York, last residence: Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.⁶ OBITUARY - Hartford Courant on September 27, 2011

Mary Harriet (Bixler) Naughton, daughter of Mary (Thayer) and Julius Seelye Bixler, was born on July 11, 1921 in Beirut, Syria (later Lebanon), where Dr. Bixler was teaching at the American University.
The family returned to the U.S. in 1922, and her father later taught at Smith College and Harvard Divinity School. In 1942, he was made president of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Harriet graduated with honors from Smith College in 1942, having majored in music and received her M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University in 1944.
In July 1944 she was sent to Istanbul, Turkey, where she served as secretary to the War Refugee Board and the Office of War Information. Returning to the U.S. in 1946, she lived in New York City and was employed by Time magazine on the copy desk. In 1948 Harriet married Thomas John Naughton. Tom was an associate editor of True, the Man's Magazine and later on Argosy and Field & Stream. They had four children: twins Katherine Seelye and Michael James, George Berry and Alexander Thayer. In 1955 they moved to Old Saybrook, Connecticut, where Tom died in 1959.
After her husband's death, Mrs. Naughton was a music teacher in the elementary schools of Chester, Deep River, and Essex, Connecticut, retiring in 1981. She was active in Old Saybrook town affairs, serving on the Board of Education, Board of Finance, Planning Commission, and on two school building committees. She also served a term as president of the Old Saybrook Historical Society. In 1982, she ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the Connecticut House of Representatives.
During her retirement, Mrs. Naughton joined several Smith College tours of European countries, as well as to Greece and Egypt. She also visited Katherine who was living in England, and Alexander who was studying Buddhism in Japan. Mrs. Naughton moved to Applewood on March 17, 1998.
Mrs. Naughton was predeceased by a sister, Elizabeth Seelye Bixler, and is survived by two others: Martha Bixler of New York City, and Nancy (Bixler) Issacs with her husband Sandy of Jaffrey, NH. She is also survived by her children, Katherine of Amherst, Michael and his wife Judy of Millers Falls, George and his wife Cindy, and their sons, Thomas James and Jonathan Seelye of Pelham, and Alexander and his wife Kathleen, and their three daughters, Hannah Mary, Claire Suzanne, and Prajnya Elizabeth (Polly) of Madison, Wisconsin; also a nephew and three nieces and their families.
Burial will be with her husband in Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Swan Funeral Home has charge of arrangements, www.swanfuneralhomeoldsaybrook.com. Published in The Hartford Courant on September 27, 2011.

Citations

[S1743] 1930 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
[S2526] Biography - Julius Seelye Bixler
[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)
[S11255] Obituary - Mary Harriet "Harriet" (Bixler) Naughton
[S12431] U.S. Consular Reports of Births, 1910 - 1949 (Ancestry.com)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S5487] Genealogy prepared by Cathy (Crabtree) Cook (Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler file)

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Elizabeth Seelye Bixler^1,2

F, #42415, b. 3 October 1923, d. 15 March 1995

Parents

Father	Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)
Mother	Mary Harrison Thayer (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

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BASIC FACTS

Elizabeth Seelye Bixler was born on 3 October 1923 in Minnesota.¹ She and Michael Berck were married before 1990. She died on 15 March 1995, at age 71.²

Elizabeth Seelye Bixler had reference number 42717. She was enumerated on the census in Hampshire County, Massachusetts (1930.) Her Social Security Number was 017-26-2061, issued: Massachusetts, last residence: Jeffrey, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire.³

Citations

[S1743] 1930 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County
[S5785] Genealogy prepared by Dick Pierce (email address)
[S12398] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Martha Harrison Bixler¹

F, #42416

Parents

Father	Julius Seelye Bixler, PhD (b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 March 1985)
Mother	Mary Harrison Thayer (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

Pedigree Link

Family: Richard Stacksteder

Step-daughter	Elizabeth Marie Stacksteder
Step-daughter	Katharine Stacksteder

Citations

[S1743] 1930 Census, Massachusetts, Hampshire County

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Frederick Bonner^1,2,3

M, #42417, d. 1997

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BASIC FACTS

Frederick Bonner died in 1997.²

Frederick Bonner had reference number 42719. There is an SSDI record for a Fred M. Bonner, born 2 Jul 1910, died 12 Jan 1997, SSN: 256-12-0937, issued: Georgia, last residence: Decatur, Dekalb Co., Georgia. This may be our Frederick Bonner.

Citations

[S5785] Genealogy prepared by Dick Pierce (email address)
[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Michael Berck^1,2

M, #42418, b. 4 September 1903, d. 5 May 1990

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BASIC FACTS

Michael Berck was born on 4 September 1903.³ He and Elizabeth Seelye Bixler were married before 1990. He died on 5 May 1990, at age 86.^2,3

Michael Berck had reference number 42720. His Social Security Number was 338-01-0808, issued: Illinois, last residence: Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.³

Citations

[S5785] Genealogy prepared by Dick Pierce (email address)
[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book

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Hiram Harrison Thayer^1,2

M, #42419

Pedigree Link

Family: Harriet Armington Carpenter

Daughter

Mary Harrison Thayer+ (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

BASIC FACTS

Hiram Harrison Thayer had reference number 42721.

Citations

[S539] 1900 Census, Minnesota, Hennepin County
[S6947] Genealogy prepared by Patty LaPlante (email address)

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Harriet Armington Carpenter^1,2

F, #42420

Pedigree Link

Family: Hiram Harrison Thayer

Daughter

Mary Harrison Thayer+ (b. 13 November 1894, d. 3 June 1990)

BASIC FACTS

Harriet Armington Carpenter had reference number 42722.

Citations

[S539] 1900 Census, Minnesota, Hennepin County
[S6947] Genealogy prepared by Patty LaPlante (email address)

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Thomas John "Tom" Naughton^1,2,3

M, #42421, b. 7 January 1912, d. August 1959

Parents

Father	Michael J. Naughton
Mother	Anna Berry

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Family: Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)

Daughter	Katharine Seelye Naughton
Son	Michael James Naughton
Son	George Berry Naughton+
Son	Alexander Thayer Naughton+

BASIC FACTS

Thomas John "Tom" Naughton was born on 7 January 1912 in New York Co., New York.^1,4,5 He and Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler were married in 1948.⁶ He died in August 1959, at age 47.^1,4 He was buried in Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.⁶

Thomas John "Tom" Naughton had reference number 42723. His Social Security Number was 089-09-1229, issued: New York.⁴ He was enumerated on the census in New York County, New York (1920, 1930.) He was an Associate editor of True, the Man's Magazine and later on Argosy and Field & Stream.⁶ World War II, U.S. Army, enlisted: 25 Aug 1943, New York City, New York Co., New York, Private.⁷ Thomas returned to New York from England in 1930. He listed his home address as 1329 Lexington Avenue in New York. This is the same address that is shown for his family in the 1930 Census.

Citations

[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)
[S1827] 1930 Census, New York, New York County
[S1344] 1920 Census, New York, New York County
[S12399] Social Security Death Index, Source Medium: Book
[S12239] Passenger Lists - New York Passenger Lists 1820 - 1957 (Ancestry.com)
[S11255] Obituary - Mary Harriet "Harriet" (Bixler) Naughton
[S12727] World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946 (Ancestry.com)

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Katharine Seelye Naughton¹

F, #42422

Parents

Father	Thomas John "Tom" Naughton (b. 7 January 1912, d. August 1959)
Mother	Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)

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Michael James Naughton¹

M, #42423

Parents

Father	Thomas John "Tom" Naughton (b. 7 January 1912, d. August 1959)
Mother	Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)

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Judith Rickson¹

F, #42424

Parents

Father	Frederick S. Rickson
Mother	Mildred M. Zieris

Pedigree Link

Citations

[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)

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George Berry Naughton¹

M, #42425

Parents

Father	Thomas John "Tom" Naughton (b. 7 January 1912, d. August 1959)
Mother	Mary Harriet "Harriet" Bixler (b. 11 July 1921, d. 23 September 2011)

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Family: Cynthia Owens "Cindy" Moss

Son	Thomas James Naughton
Step-son	Geoffrey Unknown
Step-son	Robert Unknown
Son	Jonathan Seelye Naughton

Citations

[S5212] Genealogy prepared by Anna Emmerson "Nancy" (Bixler) Issacs (email address)