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| Father | Asa Bridgeman1 b. 1784 | |
| Mother | Anna Critchet1 b. March 1793, d. 10 November 1865 |
| Birth* | 12 July 1836 | 1 |
| Father | John Morse2 b. 17 June 1777, d. December 1847 | |
| Mother | Eunice Willoughby2 b. 8 May 1781 |
| Birth* | 31 March 1802 | Haverhill, Grafton, NH1,2,3 |
| Marriage* | 31 March 1819 | Alfred Nevins; Braintree, Orange, VT1,2 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1828 | Cynthia Octavia Nevins; went with parents to, Braintree, VT, where they lived on a farm on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mts.1 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1844 | John Morse Nevins; removed to, Richland, Kalamazoo, MI, Bio of John M Nevins of Barry Co, MI Posted by: Valerie Date: December 21, 2000 at 21:46:12 of 258 Go taken from History of Barry County w/Biographies (1912) JOHN MORSE NEVINS Hon. John M. Nevins, pioneer business man and politician, of Barry County, was born in Braintree, Vt., April 26, 1826, and was raised on a rugged farm on the eastern side of the Green mountains. In May, 1844, with his father's family, he removed to Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich., where he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the summer months, teaching school during the winter. September 27, 1849, he married Maria Mason, eldest daughter of Edwin Mason. April 13, 1853, he removed to Hastings, Barry County, where he resided till his death, January 8, 1890. His home was at the corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets. The upright was built in 1855, much of the carpenter work being done by himself. Here his two sons, Morse E. and Mason C., and his two daughters, Eva C. and Anna C., were born. Morse E. Nevins still resides in Hastings and has business interests there. Mason C. Nevins resides at Wichita, Kan., where he has real estate interests. Eva C. Kenaston, widow of the late Hon. A. E. Kenaston, resides on the lots formerly occupied by the old Nevins homestead. Anna C., Campbell, wife of Attorney T. D. Campbell, has long been a resident of West Bay City, Mich. Mr. Nevins clerked for Edwin and Heman Knappen his first year in Hastings and then, in 1854, when both Edwin and Heman Knappen died of typhoid in the epidemic which then visited the village and removed many of its citizens, young Nevins formed the partnership of Nevins & Knappen with Ashman Knappen, brother of Edwin and Heman, and continued in the mercantile business, their location being on the north side of State street. Having left the mercantile business, in the summer of 1857 Mr. Nevins became editor and publisher of the Hastings Republican Banner, and continued as such till April 1, 1866. In politics, a Whig until 1854, he in that year joined his political fortunes with the Republican party upon its organization, and to this party he ever afterward strongly adhered. He represented Barry County in the lower branch of the Legislature in 1857-8 and in 1865-6 he represented the Barry and Eaton district in the state Senate. In politics his sterling qualities and fealty to party brought him into prominence. He was elected a member of the State Republican Committee and served as such in 1860-2 and again 1870-2, and a greater portion of the time from 1858 to 1876 he held the position of Chairman of the Barry County Republican Committee. For seventeen years he served almost continuously as one of the County Superintendents of the Poor, and for twelve years he was Secretary of the Barry County Agricultural Society, and from 1875 to 1883 he was Postmaster of Hastings and also for eighteen years was a member of the Board of Education of the City of Hastings. A matter which is of much interest in connection with Mr. Nevins' political career is that at the State Republican convention in 1870 it was an unexpected and felicitous speech by Mr. Nevins that secured for Daniel Striker the nomination for Secretary of State, to which office he was duly elected. In this speech Mr. Nevins state that Barry County in her modesty had never asked nor had a state official, but with a candidate like Daniel Striker she now cast this modesty aside and asked, and expected, Mr. Striker's nomination. Perhaps it was as a Christian that Mr. Nevins was especially well known. For years he was a faithful and consistent follower of the Master and was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian church. John Morse Nevins was known for his kindly traits of character and as a man who filled his niche of life for the betterment of his fellow man, a man of earnest and strong conviction, and one who would say No in no uncertain manner when a doubtful proposition was put before him, faithfully performing all the duties of the several official positions he held, standing firm for the right as he saw it, and may it be truthfully said his friends were legion, his enemies none. 4 |
| Death* | 7 March 1883 | Richland, Kalamazoo, MI2 |
| Family | Alfred Nevins b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Children | 1. | Cynthia Octavia Nevins+ b. 31 Oct 1820, d. May 1905 |
| 2. | Alfred Milton Nevins+ b. 3 Jul 1822, d. 3 May 1863 | |
| 3. | John Morse Nevins+ b. 26 Apr 1826 | |
| 4. | Jacob Newton Nevins+ b. 18 Dec 1827, d. 10 May 1877 | |
| 5. | Eunice Marion Nevins+ b. 4 Aug 1830, d. 5 Nov 1906 | |
| 6. | Sarah M. Nevins+ b. 7 May 1832 | |
| 7. | Oriel A. Nevins b. c 1833 | |
| 8. | Augusta Nevins+ b. 28 Aug 1842 |
| Birth* | 17 June 1777 | Bridgewater, Grafton, NH1 |
| Marriage* | 2 July 1801 | Eunice Willoughby; Plymough/Haverhill, Essex, MA1 |
| Death* | December 1847 | Haverhill?, Grafton, NH1 |
| Family | Eunice Willoughby b. 8 May 1781 | |
| Child | 1. | Cynthia Morse+ b. 31 Mar 1802, d. 7 Mar 1883 |
| Birth* | 8 May 1781 | Plymouth, Grafton, NH1 |
| Marriage* | 2 July 1801 | John Morse; Plymough/Haverhill, Essex, MA1 |
| Family | John Morse b. 17 June 1777, d. December 1847 | |
| Child | 1. | Cynthia Morse+ b. 31 Mar 1802, d. 7 Mar 1883 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1,2 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1,2 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 31 October 1820 | Haverhill, Grafton, NH1,2 |
| Event-Misc* | 1828 | went with parents to, Braintree, VT, where they lived on a farm on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mts.1 Alfred Nevins Cynthia Morse Alfred Milton Nevins John Morse Nevins Jacob Newton Nevins |
| Marriage* | 1 January 1839 | Elisha Perkins Webster; Braintree, Orange, VT, Reed manuscript has marrige on Jan 5 18392,1 |
| Marriage* | 12 August 1863 | Solon W. Hale; Michigan1 |
| Death* | May 1905 | Grand Rapids, Kent, MI1,2 |
| Family 1 | Elisha Perkins Webster b. 29 November 1814, d. 11 April 1856 | |
| Children | 1. | Minerva C. Webster b. 24 Apr 1841 |
| 2. | Alfred Morse Webster b. 19 Aug 1849 |
| Birth* | 29 November 1814 | Methuen, Essex, MA, Mike Lehman has birth in Braintree, Orange Co., VT.1,2 |
| Marriage* | 1 January 1839 | Cynthia Octavia Nevins; Braintree, Orange, VT, Reed manuscript has marrige on Jan 5 18391,3 |
| Death* | 11 April 1856 | Richland, Kalamazoo, MI1 |
| Family | Cynthia Octavia Nevins b. 31 October 1820, d. May 1905 | |
| Children | 1. | Minerva C. Webster b. 24 Apr 1841 |
| 2. | Alfred Morse Webster b. 19 Aug 1849 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1,2 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1,2 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 3 July 1822 | Haverhill, Grafton, NH, Mike Lehman has birth date as Juloy 22, 1822.1,2,3 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1828 | Cynthia Octavia Nevins; went with parents to, Braintree, VT, where they lived on a farm on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mts.1 |
| Marriage* | 5 April 1842 | Harriet M. Ellis; Berlin, Washington, VT1,2 |
| Milit-Beg* | circa 1860 | Enlisted in the Co. 9 6th Reg. Vt. Volunteers, Commisioned 1st Lt., VT1 |
| Death* | 3 May 1863 | died of a gunshot wound while serving in Civil War, Lee's Mills, VA1 |
| Burial* | 9 June 1863 | Morsetown, VT1 |
| Family | Harriet M. Ellis d. 17 December 1863 | |
| Children | 1. | Harriet Rosetta Nevins b. 7 Jul 1845 |
| 2. | Emeliza S. Nevins b. 6 Jun 1850, d. 13 Nov 1863 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1,2 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1,2 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 26 April 1826 | Haverhill, Grafton, VT, ; but IGI has birth on same date in Braintree, Orange, VT1,2 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1828 | Cynthia Octavia Nevins; went with parents to, Braintree, VT, where they lived on a farm on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mts.1 |
| Event-Misc* | 1844 | removed to, Richland, Kalamazoo, MI, Bio of John M Nevins of Barry Co, MI Posted by: Valerie Date: December 21, 2000 at 21:46:12 of 258 Go taken from History of Barry County w/Biographies (1912) JOHN MORSE NEVINS Hon. John M. Nevins, pioneer business man and politician, of Barry County, was born in Braintree, Vt., April 26, 1826, and was raised on a rugged farm on the eastern side of the Green mountains. In May, 1844, with his father's family, he removed to Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich., where he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the summer months, teaching school during the winter. September 27, 1849, he married Maria Mason, eldest daughter of Edwin Mason. April 13, 1853, he removed to Hastings, Barry County, where he resided till his death, January 8, 1890. His home was at the corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets. The upright was built in 1855, much of the carpenter work being done by himself. Here his two sons, Morse E. and Mason C., and his two daughters, Eva C. and Anna C., were born. Morse E. Nevins still resides in Hastings and has business interests there. Mason C. Nevins resides at Wichita, Kan., where he has real estate interests. Eva C. Kenaston, widow of the late Hon. A. E. Kenaston, resides on the lots formerly occupied by the old Nevins homestead. Anna C., Campbell, wife of Attorney T. D. Campbell, has long been a resident of West Bay City, Mich. Mr. Nevins clerked for Edwin and Heman Knappen his first year in Hastings and then, in 1854, when both Edwin and Heman Knappen died of typhoid in the epidemic which then visited the village and removed many of its citizens, young Nevins formed the partnership of Nevins & Knappen with Ashman Knappen, brother of Edwin and Heman, and continued in the mercantile business, their location being on the north side of State street. Having left the mercantile business, in the summer of 1857 Mr. Nevins became editor and publisher of the Hastings Republican Banner, and continued as such till April 1, 1866. In politics, a Whig until 1854, he in that year joined his political fortunes with the Republican party upon its organization, and to this party he ever afterward strongly adhered. He represented Barry County in the lower branch of the Legislature in 1857-8 and in 1865-6 he represented the Barry and Eaton district in the state Senate. In politics his sterling qualities and fealty to party brought him into prominence. He was elected a member of the State Republican Committee and served as such in 1860-2 and again 1870-2, and a greater portion of the time from 1858 to 1876 he held the position of Chairman of the Barry County Republican Committee. For seventeen years he served almost continuously as one of the County Superintendents of the Poor, and for twelve years he was Secretary of the Barry County Agricultural Society, and from 1875 to 1883 he was Postmaster of Hastings and also for eighteen years was a member of the Board of Education of the City of Hastings. A matter which is of much interest in connection with Mr. Nevins' political career is that at the State Republican convention in 1870 it was an unexpected and felicitous speech by Mr. Nevins that secured for Daniel Striker the nomination for Secretary of State, to which office he was duly elected. In this speech Mr. Nevins state that Barry County in her modesty had never asked nor had a state official, but with a candidate like Daniel Striker she now cast this modesty aside and asked, and expected, Mr. Striker's nomination. Perhaps it was as a Christian that Mr. Nevins was especially well known. For years he was a faithful and consistent follower of the Master and was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian church. John Morse Nevins was known for his kindly traits of character and as a man who filled his niche of life for the betterment of his fellow man, a man of earnest and strong conviction, and one who would say No in no uncertain manner when a doubtful proposition was put before him, faithfully performing all the duties of the several official positions he held, standing firm for the right as he saw it, and may it be truthfully said his friends were legion, his enemies none. 3 Alfred Nevins Cynthia Morse Jacob Newton Nevins |
| Marriage* | 27 September 1849 | Maria Mason; Couple settled in Richland, Kalamazoo, MI1,4 |
| Event-Misc | April 1853 | moved to, Hastings, Barry, MI, and engaged in mercantile persuits.1 |
| Event-Misc | 1857 | until 1858, represented the county of, Barry, MI, in the lower branch of the State Legislature (as a Republican)1 |
| Event-Misc | 1865 | until 1866, was a member of the state legislature from Barry and Eaton counties1 |
| Event-Misc | April 1866 | Became editor of the Hastings Banner, Hastings, Barry, MI1 |
| Census* | 1880 | 3rd Ward, Hastings, Barry, MI, listed as married white Postmaster, b. VT age 54. Father's birthplace listed as Canada, mother's as NH5 Maria Mason Eva Clarrissa Nevins Anna Cynthia Nevins Mason Cornelius Nevins |
| Family | Maria Mason b. 1828 | |
| Children | 1. | Ella Maria Nevins b. Feb 1855, d. 1 Oct 1855 |
| 2. | Morse Edwin Nevins b. 9 Sep 1856 | |
| 3. | Eva Clarrissa Nevins b. 4 May 1859 | |
| 4. | Anna Cynthia Nevins b. 28 Aug 1861 | |
| 5. | Mason Cornelius Nevins b. 14 May 1868 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1,2 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1,2 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 18 December 1827 | Haverhill, Grafton, NH, ; but IGI has birth on this date in Braintree, Orange, VT1,2 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1828 | Cynthia Octavia Nevins; went with parents to, Braintree, VT, where they lived on a farm on the Eastern slopes of the Green Mts.1 |
| (Witness) Event-Misc | 1844 | John Morse Nevins; removed to, Richland, Kalamazoo, MI, Bio of John M Nevins of Barry Co, MI Posted by: Valerie Date: December 21, 2000 at 21:46:12 of 258 Go taken from History of Barry County w/Biographies (1912) JOHN MORSE NEVINS Hon. John M. Nevins, pioneer business man and politician, of Barry County, was born in Braintree, Vt., April 26, 1826, and was raised on a rugged farm on the eastern side of the Green mountains. In May, 1844, with his father's family, he removed to Richland, Kalamazoo County, Mich., where he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed during the summer months, teaching school during the winter. September 27, 1849, he married Maria Mason, eldest daughter of Edwin Mason. April 13, 1853, he removed to Hastings, Barry County, where he resided till his death, January 8, 1890. His home was at the corner of Jefferson and Walnut streets. The upright was built in 1855, much of the carpenter work being done by himself. Here his two sons, Morse E. and Mason C., and his two daughters, Eva C. and Anna C., were born. Morse E. Nevins still resides in Hastings and has business interests there. Mason C. Nevins resides at Wichita, Kan., where he has real estate interests. Eva C. Kenaston, widow of the late Hon. A. E. Kenaston, resides on the lots formerly occupied by the old Nevins homestead. Anna C., Campbell, wife of Attorney T. D. Campbell, has long been a resident of West Bay City, Mich. Mr. Nevins clerked for Edwin and Heman Knappen his first year in Hastings and then, in 1854, when both Edwin and Heman Knappen died of typhoid in the epidemic which then visited the village and removed many of its citizens, young Nevins formed the partnership of Nevins & Knappen with Ashman Knappen, brother of Edwin and Heman, and continued in the mercantile business, their location being on the north side of State street. Having left the mercantile business, in the summer of 1857 Mr. Nevins became editor and publisher of the Hastings Republican Banner, and continued as such till April 1, 1866. In politics, a Whig until 1854, he in that year joined his political fortunes with the Republican party upon its organization, and to this party he ever afterward strongly adhered. He represented Barry County in the lower branch of the Legislature in 1857-8 and in 1865-6 he represented the Barry and Eaton district in the state Senate. In politics his sterling qualities and fealty to party brought him into prominence. He was elected a member of the State Republican Committee and served as such in 1860-2 and again 1870-2, and a greater portion of the time from 1858 to 1876 he held the position of Chairman of the Barry County Republican Committee. For seventeen years he served almost continuously as one of the County Superintendents of the Poor, and for twelve years he was Secretary of the Barry County Agricultural Society, and from 1875 to 1883 he was Postmaster of Hastings and also for eighteen years was a member of the Board of Education of the City of Hastings. A matter which is of much interest in connection with Mr. Nevins' political career is that at the State Republican convention in 1870 it was an unexpected and felicitous speech by Mr. Nevins that secured for Daniel Striker the nomination for Secretary of State, to which office he was duly elected. In this speech Mr. Nevins state that Barry County in her modesty had never asked nor had a state official, but with a candidate like Daniel Striker she now cast this modesty aside and asked, and expected, Mr. Striker's nomination. Perhaps it was as a Christian that Mr. Nevins was especially well known. For years he was a faithful and consistent follower of the Master and was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian church. John Morse Nevins was known for his kindly traits of character and as a man who filled his niche of life for the betterment of his fellow man, a man of earnest and strong conviction, and one who would say No in no uncertain manner when a doubtful proposition was put before him, faithfully performing all the duties of the several official positions he held, standing firm for the right as he saw it, and may it be truthfully said his friends were legion, his enemies none. 3 |
| Marriage* | 19 October 1850 | Oril Augusta Brown; Richland, Kalamazoo, MI4 |
| Death* | 10 May 1877 | Orangeville, Barry, MI1,2 |
| Family | Oril Augusta Brown b. 1834 | |
| Children | 1. | George C. Nevins+ b. 3 Jun 1852 |
| 2. | Barlletta Nevins b. 1 Jun 1854 | |
| 3. | Aurther M. Nevins b. 11 Apr 1856, d. 1928 | |
| 4. | Ella A. Nevins b. 20 Jan 1858 | |
| 5. | Charles L. Nevins b. 31 Dec 1860 | |
| 6. | Alfred M. Nevins b. 5 Apr 1862, d. 12 May 1927 | |
| 7. | Mary Octavia Nevins+ b. 8 Sep 1866 | |
| 8. | Solon N. Nevins b. 31 Aug 1868 | |
| 9. | Lillian Nevins b. 24 Dec 1870 | |
| 10. | Fred C. Nevins b. 1 Aug 1873 | |
| 11. | Jay C. Nevins b. 8 Sep 1876 |
| Birth* | 1834 | MI2 |
| Marriage* | 19 October 1850 | Jacob Newton Nevins; Richland, Kalamazoo, MI1 |
| Census* | 1880 | Orangeville, Barry, MI2 Aurther M. Nevins Ella A. Nevins Charles L. Nevins Alfred M. Nevins Mary Octavia Nevins Solon N. Nevins Lillian Nevins Fred C. Nevins Jay C. Nevins |
| Family | Jacob Newton Nevins b. 18 December 1827, d. 10 May 1877 | |
| Children | 1. | George C. Nevins+ b. 3 Jun 1852 |
| 2. | Barlletta Nevins b. 1 Jun 1854 | |
| 3. | Aurther M. Nevins b. 11 Apr 1856, d. 1928 | |
| 4. | Ella A. Nevins b. 20 Jan 1858 | |
| 5. | Charles L. Nevins b. 31 Dec 1860 | |
| 6. | Alfred M. Nevins b. 5 Apr 1862, d. 12 May 1927 | |
| 7. | Mary Octavia Nevins+ b. 8 Sep 1866 | |
| 8. | Solon N. Nevins b. 31 Aug 1868 | |
| 9. | Lillian Nevins b. 24 Dec 1870 | |
| 10. | Fred C. Nevins b. 1 Aug 1873 | |
| 11. | Jay C. Nevins b. 8 Sep 1876 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins2,3 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse2,3 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 4 August 1830 | Braintree, Orange, VT2,3 |
| Marriage* | 5 April 1848 | Charles William Jones; Richland, Kalamazoo, MI, where couple resided until 1892.3,2 |
| Death* | 5 November 1906 | 2,3 |
| Family | Charles William Jones d. 5 March 1906 | |
| Children | 1. | Wilber E. Jones b. 11 Mar 1855, d. Oct 1873 |
| 2. | Alfred W. Jones b. 22 Nov 1857 | |
| 3. | Morse W. Jones b. 1 Nov 1859, d. May 1885 | |
| 4. | Charles E. Jones b. 2 Feb 1868 | |
| 5. | Cynthai Jones b. 3 Apr 1873 |
| Marriage* | 5 April 1848 | Eunice Marion Nevins; Richland, Kalamazoo, MI, where couple resided until 1892.1,2 |
| Death* | 5 March 1906 | 1 |
| Family | Eunice Marion Nevins b. 4 August 1830, d. 5 November 1906 | |
| Children | 1. | Wilber E. Jones b. 11 Mar 1855, d. Oct 1873 |
| 2. | Alfred W. Jones b. 22 Nov 1857 | |
| 3. | Morse W. Jones b. 1 Nov 1859, d. May 1885 | |
| 4. | Charles E. Jones b. 2 Feb 1868 | |
| 5. | Cynthai Jones b. 3 Apr 1873 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 7 May 1832 | Braintree, Orange, VT1 |
| Marriage* | 28 September 1851 | Edward Knapen; Kalamazoo, MI3 |
| Family 1 | Edward Knapen d. 12 October 1854 | |
| Children | 1. | Charles Mason Knapen b. 19 Aug 1852 |
| 2. | Lloyd Edwin Knapen b. 27 Jan 1854 |
| Family 2 | ||
| Child | 1. | Flora Belle Ricker b. 19 May 1860 |
| Marriage* | 28 September 1851 | Sarah M. Nevins; Kalamazoo, MI1 |
| Death* | 12 October 1854 | 2 |
| Family | Sarah M. Nevins b. 7 May 1832 | |
| Children | 1. | Charles Mason Knapen b. 19 Aug 1852 |
| 2. | Lloyd Edwin Knapen b. 27 Jan 1854 |
| Father | Alfred Nevins1,2 b. 7 February 1798, d. 24 March 1858 | |
| Mother | Cynthia Morse1,2 b. 31 March 1802, d. 7 March 1883 |
| Birth* | 28 August 1842 | Braintree, Orange, VT1,2 |
| Family | ||
| Children | 1. | Mary Cynthia Whitney b. 5 Oct 1862 |
| 2. | Rosetta Whitney b. 28 Jun 1866 | |
| 3. | WIlber Cyrus Whitney b. 6 Apr 1873 | |
| 4. | Emma Matilda Whitney b. 14 Jul 1878 |
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