Wandering Around The Family Tree

In the fall of 1867, after working the Ives place the third year, Robert and Charlotte Call began to look for a farm to buy for themselves. They decided on the Woodruff farm of about 56 acres a mile east of Stafford, and move here April 1, 1868. In March, before they moved, the seventy acres east of the Woodruff farm, bounded by the road north of here, came on the market. They wanted it, succeeded in borrowing the money to make a payment and bought that also. he paid $ 2000.00 down, ~ and had his team and tools and very little besides. After he made his purchases, he found himself $ 10,000 in debt on which he paid 7% interest. What magnificent daring! With a different result we would say What foolhardiness! When they moved, Albert and Charles drove the cattle, eight or ten head, and three pigs. Of course the pigs were the problem. All the buildings were old, small and inconvenient.  A pig pen was jacked up, and made a stable for horses which served the purpose until 1881. In ...

On April 1, 1865, his father moved the family to the Ives place where he had engaged to work the Ives farm on shares. The house is the one where Gilbert Prole now lives. There was some discussion whether his mother would drive "the little black mare." Old Tom was hauling heavier loads. The buggy was loaded, and mother and three young children packed in, -- Lizzie was now two and a half years old, -- and "the little black mare" hitched on. She attended strictly to business, and going around by Stafford to avoid the rough Horse Shoe Lake road, the family arrived safely at their new home. It must have been the same month that Charlie was watching the men build a stone wall. He thinks John Price, father of Mrs. John Gillard was one of them. One of the men asked "Does your mother know that Lincoln has been shot?" The little boy ran in and told her, and she came out excited to hear all they knew. He remembered that she cried. Before that they had heard that Lee ...

Charles Joslin Call was born in Stafford on Monday, March 28, 1859. His birth place is a house now owned by Leonard Gillard, our mail carrier now for over twenty years. There was an older brother, Albert Henry, born March 24, 1857. The first child of Robert and Charlotte Call died as the result of burns caused by pulling a pan of hot water over himself, when he was about a year old. In 1860 The Calls moved to Elba, where Robert worked as a farm hand for Mr. Pettibone. They lived in a small house just west of the Presbyterian church. In 1861 he moved to the Randall road east of Morganville into a small new house built for his occupancy. Here he worked for four years for Orsemuse Bassett, on shares. This was a step up for the ambitious young Englishman and his wife. But it was a hard struggle for the four years with poor crops and other trials. Charles says his earliest recollections was of the building of a cellar wall under the little new house. He also remembers when Peter (?) McVea...

On Page 74 Vol I of the Family Records, I note the following from the Obituary of Mother Call.  Mrs. Robert Call at 3 o'clock (Sept 27 1908) at her home in this town aged 74 years. Her health had been failing for a number of years, but pneumonia, with which she was afflicted only a little more than two days, was the immediate cause of her death. She is survived by her husband; four brothers William Joslin of Chelsea, Mass; The Rev. G.A. Joslin of Madison, Wisc.; Samuel Joslin of Batavia; one sister  Mrs. Ann Jones of Chelsea; (Mass.) three children Albert H. and Chas. J Call and Mrs. Lizzie A Daniels, 12 grandchildren and a number of nephews and nieces, including Mrs Flora E. Challice who has tenderly and devotedly cared for her during the years of failing health.  Mrs Call, whose maiden name was Charlotte Joslin was born in Devonshire, England in 1835. At the age of twenty years she want to Mass. and was married to Robert Call. In 1858 Mr. and Mrs. Call came to Staff...

Memories of the Calls Some Reflections of Charles Joslin and Elizabeth Coe Call Book 1 Because I have so desired to know more of my immediate ancestors personal history I have thought of writing what I can of my own and Charles' earliest recollections. These, of course, are for our children and grandchildren, those to whom the personal touch will give a value to these little stories. Charles' father wrote sketches of his life and labors and achievements at least twice, and read them at gatherings of his family. The last one, read, I think, at a family gathering celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of his coming to the United State, has been lost or destroyed. I am still in hopes we may find an earlier record. until then, we must refer to his obituary, which is the fullest of anything we have at present. On the next pages I will copy geneological records as compiled by Rosalind Daniels. (the next four pages carry the genealogy) I copy from the Batavia Daily News...

Several years ago, Alden Malvern Jones (1915-2010)  shared typed transcript of two manuscripts, "Memories of the Calls" and "Coe History" written by Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956), wife of Charles Joslin Call (1859-1939). In the letter that accompanied the transcripts, Alden wrote "In the mid 1930's Grandma Call (Elizabeth) set about to record the family history by interviewing Grandpa (Charles) Call and writing his recollections, then doing the same for herself. Because of the Depression, our family was living with them at that time. So I vivedly remember some of the anecdotes which she relates, especially about the twins in later days." I'm not sure where the original manuscripts are at this time. I thought I would share the information from these documents, with additional information to help identify the people mentioned. The "Memories of the Calls" is 25 pages long. The "Coe History" is 29 pages long. Each document is ...

In 1926 - it seems there were two candidates for U.S. Senate from New York - James Wadsworth - the Republican - Robert Wagner - the Democrat. Both opposed prohibition. The Republican's held the Majority in the Senate at the time - and the President was a Republican By the mid 1920s - Charles J Call (my great grandfather) was a Republican - still a strong supporter of temperance and prohibition. In 1926 - his wife Elizabeth Ann Coe Call - wrote a letter to the editor of the paper - not sure who Myron Young is - or what the Methodist Church did - But her position was - since both candidates opposed prohibition - better to the vote for the Democrat than the Republican - since the Democrat would have less power/ability to get things dons in the Senate since he would be in the minority party Talk about being a one issue voter! Article is from the Oct 20 1926 Le Roy Gazette-News p 4

I'll be sharing photographs of Elizabeth Alberta Call and Walter Scott Daniels and their family in this post. If you are related to any of the people pictured in the photos - please feel free to download, share, post on genealogy sites, etc. Elizabeth Albert Call, daughter of Robert Call and Charlotte Joslin, was born July 12, 1862 in Stafford, Genesee County, New York. She married Walter Daniels on March 12 1891 in Stafford. She died December 30, 1929 in Morganville, Genesee County, New York. You can find more about Elizabeth on Ancestry at  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/161131565/person/332114237982/facts Walter Scott Daniels, son of Charles Daniels and Louisa, was born April 12, 1863 in Wyoming County, New York. He died May 4 1918 in Stafford, Genesee County, New York. On Ancestry at  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/161131565/person/332134310142/facts Elizabeth Call and Walter Daniels had five children: Charles Clark Daniels (Apr...

In 2001, I visited the Darien Cemetery in Darien, Walworth County, Wisconsin so I could photograph some Joslin and Adams family graves. Here are the photos in case any finds them useful. If you are descended from/related to these individual, please feel free to download and share these photos Joslin Family Grave Samuel Joslin son of Robert Bird Joslin and Mary Ann Adams. Born July 4 1849, Meshaw, Devon, England. Died January 13, 1913 Darien, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA. He is on my tree at Ancestry at  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/161131565/person/332114548657/facts Samuel Joslin   Sarah Adams Joslin, daughter of David Adams and Mary A, wife of Samuel Joslin. Born July 3 1852 in New York, died July 9 1925. On Ancestry at  https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/161131565/person/332146896348/facts Sarah Adams Joslin Charles Adams Joslin, son of Samuel Joslin and Sarah Adams. Born October 4 1879 Stafford, G...