Ruth GREEN, b. 1804, m. 1819, Moses BICKFORD?
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In reply to:
Ruth Green / Moses Bickford
Martha Whitman 9/23/05
FamilySearch has Moses BICKFORD (12 Apr. 1796, Starks, Somerset, ME - 4 Dec. 1887; s/o Henry BICKFORD & Jane WITHAM, m. 18 Apr. 1787, Norridgewock, ME) m. 2 May 1819, Columbia, Lorain, OH*, Ruth GREEN, b. 12 Aug. 1804, NY, & had Benj. Franklin (11 July 1835, Springfield, Sangamon, IL - 29 Jan. 1923, bu. Oakland Cem., Centerville, Appanoose, IA).
*Marriage might have been in Hamilton Co., OH.This seems to be too early, bride only fourteen, but they reportedly had fourteen children, older ones unknown but possibly include some of the early Van Buren Co., IA, marriages below.
Database of the 1880 Census, Birmingham, Van Buren, IA:BICKFORD, Moses, 84, ME; wf. Ruth, 75, NY MA MA; & granddau. Ella, 17, IA IA IA.
Lick Ck., Van Buren, IA, 1880:PREWITT {PRUETT}, Thomas, 68, KY KY VA; wf. Mary J., 57, OH ME Canada.[Mary J. BICKFORD, m. 1840].
Taylor, Appanoose, IA:BICKFORD, B. F., 45, IL ME OH; wf. Mary A., 30, OH NY OH; ch. b. IA:Sarah J., 12; John Wm., 11; Fannie, 7; Evaline, 5; Ella May, 5 mos.
Washington, Marion, IA:BICKFORD, Henry, 43, IL ME OH; wf. Lydia J., 37, VA VA VA; sons, b. IA:Wm., 12; John W., 10; Harry, 8; Moses, 6; Samuel, 4.
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In 1860, Lick Creek, Van Buren, IA:Moses BECKFORD, 64, ME; Ruth, 56, b. Canada {?}; Martha, 21, IA; Henry, 17 {sic, 23?}, b. IL; John, 17; Margaret, 15; Sarah A., 13.Next-door was B. F., 25, b. IL; Mary J., 21, b. IA, & Ruth C., 6 mos.
In 1850, Lick Creek, Van Buren, IA;Moses {BICKFORD?}, 54, ME; Ruth, 46; Perline {Pauline}, 18; Franklin, 15, IL; Henry, 13, IL; Martha, 11, Iowa; Catherine, 9; John, 8; Margaret, 6; & Sarah 4.
In 1847, Van Buren Co., IA:BICKFORD, Moses and James; GREEN, John, Richard, Rob, & Thomas; GREENE, Reynolds.
Early Van Buren Co., IA, marriages, BICKFORD:
Benj. F., 10 F 1859, Mary J. JOHNSON
James K., 4 Jan. 1848, Rhoda A. MARTIN
Margaret, 10 S 1874, Edwin SOUTHWICK
Mary Jane, 30 Jan. 1840, Thomas PRUETT
Pauline, 6 F 1853, Elijah BURKHART [Morgan, Decatur, IA, 1880]
Ruth, 9 Aug. 1877, F. W. HUCKLEBERRY
Sarah, 28 F 1867, Solomon CROIS
BIGFORT {sic, BICKFORD}, Martha, 17 S 1860, Wm. NORTON.
USGenWeb > IA > Van Buren Co. has an extensive biography of G. W. BICKFORD, b. 10 Mar. 1828, Hamilton Co., OH.
I was looking for any GREEN names among the children of Moses and Ruth, but the names all seem to be too common.My GREEN ancestry from Maine traces from Daniel (Maine), Jesse (ME/OH/WI), John Elbridge (OH/WI/IA/SD/AR/FL), & Wilford Allen (Cerro Gordo Co., IA - Davison Co., SD).
Can you think of any more GREEN clues?