Re: Logans from the Isle of Man
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Re: Logans from the Isle of Man
Gary Southern 5/31/04
Hi Gary,
Your Logans are definitely related to mine!A lot of the information I have is from Susan Logan's book The Logans from the Isle of Man.This was privately published by Susan in 1975 and she deposited copies in genealogical libraries around the world.It was one of these copies I found.I have not checked all her information against source documents.
William Logan was born on 24th Dec 1836 at Dreemskerry, Maughold and baptised 7 Dec 1837 at Maughold Church, Isle of Man.In 1853, at the age of 16, he became an apprentice blacksmith.He then emigrated to America in 1856 - many people from the Isle of Man where emigrating at this time.In 1857 he was living at Brimfield, Illinois, and in 1858/9 he was at Victoria, Knox County.During the American Civil War, 1862-63, he joined the cavalry (presumably as a farrier/blacksmith - my guess) and the following description is in the muster roll when he joined: 5' 8" tall, florid complexion, grey eyes and brown hair.From 1865-1882 he lived at Jacksonville, Kansas.On 5th Feb 1870 he married Catherine Radcliffe at Oswego, Labette County, Kansas.He was 33, she was 15.Catherine's parents came from the Isle of Man, and I know she had at least one brother, John born 1849.Catherine was born 29 Oct 1854 in Illinois.
William and Catherine had 11 children:
John William born 23 August 1873
Ellen Mae born 28 Feb 1876
Thomas Henry born 22 Jan 1879
Susan Ann born 13 Sept 1881
Cora Day born 3 May 1884
Jesse Ray born 25 Oct 1886
Edward James born 26 Jan 1889
Harrison Frederick born 25 June 1891
Robert Radcliffe born 26 March 1894
Grace Isabella born 28 Oct 1897
Lester Leo born 30 July 1899
The family is listed on the Family Search website at http://www.familysearch.orghttp://www.familysearch.org under the 1880 US census.They are at Neosho, Labette, Kansas.The family moved to Bellingham, Washington about 1882.William became a naturalized citizen of USA on 14 Oct 1886 at Whatcom County, Washington.In 1901/2 he is listed at postmaster in the Whatcom County Directory, and when claiming his pension on 20 Jan 1926 his physical description was: 5' 6", dark complexion, grey eyes and brown hair.
Catherine died 14 November 1922 at Bellingham and is buried at Hillsdale Cemetery near Blaine, Washington.William outlived his wife and died 25 July 1929 also at Bellingham and is also buried at Hillsdale.
The John W. Logan you mention was William and Catherine's eldest son.He married Anna Elizabeth Beidler on 19th May 1904 at Bellingham.They had four children, their eldest being Alton William Logan born 22 Oct 1905.Susan Logan who wrote the book is John and Anna's grand-daughter.
The Ella May Logan you mention is William and Catherine's daughter (as listed above).She married Alfred John White on 10th June 1896 at Bellingham and they had four children.
William's family farmed at Dreemskerry in the parish of Maughold, Isle of Man.The farm/smallholding had been bought in 1765 by William's great-grandfather, Robert Logan.He is something of a mystery and we've never got any further back than him.One theory is that he was a Scotsman who got his money through smuggling.By we, I mean Susan didn't, I haven't and our cousin Victor in Australia hasn't either and we've all worked on it at some time or other!Both Victor and I are descended from William Logan's brother John Robert Logan who remained on the Isle of Man.
Let me know if you want any more information on Manx Logans.Where do you fit into the family??
Best wishes,
Judith
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