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     Frances Smith was born after 1830.² She was the daughter of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. Her death date has not been found.

     John Smith was born after 1830.² He was the son of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. His death date has not been found.

     Robert Smith was born after 1830.² He was the son of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. His death date has not been found.

     Ellen Smith was born after 1830.² She was the daughter of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. Her death date has not been found.

     Charles Smith was born after 1830.² He was the son of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. His death date has not been found.

     Walter Smith was born after 1830.² He was the son of John C. Smith and Ellen Content Fox. His death date has not been found.

     Nathan Jewett was born in 1783.² He married Electa Fox, daughter of Moses Fox and Caroline Mack, on 3 September 1808.^3,2,4 Nathan Jewett died in 1860.²
     He and Electa Fox appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Brooklyn, Susquhanna County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 16 December 1850. They were living next door to son Rodney and his family.⁵

     Rodney Jewett was born on 3 August 1810 in Pennsylvania. The 1850 censns has his birth place as Connecticut, the 1860 as Pennsylvania.^2,3 He was the son of Nathan Jewett and Electa Fox.⁴ Rodney Jewett died on 26 February 1877 at age 66.²
     He appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Brooklyn, Susquhanna County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 16 December 1850 along with his wife Sally and seven children. They were living next door to his parents..⁵ He appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 11 June 1860 along with a wife and seven children listed with first initials only. They were living next door to his mother..⁶ He appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Brooklyn, Susquhanna County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 9 August 1870 along with his wife and children.⁷

     Elizabeth Jewett was born on 5 January 1816 in Pennsylvania.^2,3 She was the daughter of Nathan Jewett and Electa Fox.⁴ Elizabeth Jewett married Alfred Woolcott Mack on 13 September 1834.² Elizabeth Jewett died on 27 January 1901 at age 85.²
     Elizabeth was also known as Betsey. She and Alfred Woolcott Mack appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 14 September 1860 along with three children.³ Elizabeth Jewett and Alfred Woolcott Mack appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 23 August 1870.⁵ Elizabeth Jewett and Alfred Woolcott Mack appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 7 June 1880 along with one daughter and her sister Lavinia Jewett..⁶ Elizabeth Jewett appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 2 June 1900. Her daughter Carrie was living with her.⁷

     Alfred Woolcott Mack was born circa 1808 in Connecticut. His birth date is calculated from an age of 52 in the 1860 census.² He married Elizabeth Jewett, daughter of Nathan Jewett and Electa Fox, on 13 September 1834.³ Alfred Woolcott Mack died before 1900. His death date is estimated by his absence in the 1900 census.⁴
     He and Elizabeth Jewett appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 14 September 1860 along with three children.² Alfred Woolcott Mack and Elizabeth Jewett appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 23 August 1870.⁵ Alfred Woolcott Mack and Elizabeth Jewett appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Barre, Orleans County, New York, enumerated 7 June 1880 along with one daughter and her sister Lavinia Jewett..⁶

     Allen Jewett was born on 8 July 1819 in Pennsylvania.^2,3 He was the son of Nathan Jewett and Electa Fox.⁴ Allen Jewett died on 23 June 1863 at age 43.²
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 11 June 1860 along with his wife Joanna and two children.³

     Lavinia Jewett was born on 24 June 1825 in Pennsylvania.² She was the daughter of Nathan Jewett and Electa Fox.³ Lavinia Jewett died on 16 March 1886 at age 60 unmarried.^2,4
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Barre, in Orleans County, New York, in the household of her sister and brother-in-law Alfred Woolcott Mack and Elizabeth Jewett.⁵

     James Roach was born circa 1790. He married Esther Fox, daughter of Moses Fox and Caroline Mack, before 1822.^3,2 His death date has not been found.

     William Roach was born on 4 June 1822 in Brooklyn, Susquhanna County, Pennsylvania.² He was the son of James Roach and Esther Fox. His death date has not been found.

     Martha Roach was born on 17 February 1830.² She was the daughter of James Roach and Esther Fox. Her death date has not been found.
     Martha Roach appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, in the household of her mother Esther Fox and step-father Peleg Wood.³

     Peleg Wood was born circa 1801 in New York His birth date is estimated from an age of 49 in the 1850 censns.³ He married Esther Fox, daughter of Moses Fox and Caroline Mack, on 29 June 1835.^4,2,3,5 Peleg Wood died before 1880. His death date is estimated based on his not being found in the 1880 census.
     He was a farmer.⁶ He and Esther Fox appeared on the 1850 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 25 December 1850.³ Peleg Wood and Esther Fox appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 15 June 1860. Their children Benson and Virgil were listed as living with them.⁶ Peleg Wood and Esther Fox appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, enumerated 14 August 1870.⁷

     Virgil Wood was born on 10 April 1836 in Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.^2,3 He was the son of Peleg Wood and Esther Fox. Virgil Wood died on 4 February 1915 at age 78.³
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents Peleg Wood and Esther Fox.⁴ Virgil Wood appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Douglas, Effingham County, Illinois, in the household of his brother Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett.⁵ Virgil Wood appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Effingham, in Effingham County, Illinois, in the household of his brother Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett.⁶ Virgil Wood appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Effingham, in Effingham County, Illinois, in the household of his brother Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett.⁷ Virgil Wood appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Effingham, in Effingham County, Illinois, in the household of his brother Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett.⁸

The History of Effingham, IL says the following: "Virgil Wood, attorney at law, Effingham City, was born in Susquehanna County, Penn., April 10, 1836. He was educated in the common school and the Susquehanna Coy Academy, and at the age of twenty-seven, he began reading law in his native county. In 1864, he went to Grant County, Wis., where he taught in the public schools and was for two years Principal of one in Pittsville, Wis., graded school, and continued his law studies at intervals there, and came to Effingham in July, 1867, and read with his brother one year, being admitted to the bar here in the fall of 1868, and has since been in active practice of his profession. He was associated with his brother and W. H. Barlow until December, 1875 since which the firm has been Wood Bros."⁹

     Benson Wood was born on 31 March 1839 in Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.^3,2 He was the son of Peleg Wood and Esther Fox. Benson Wood married Jennie Jewett before 1870.⁴ Benson Wood died on 27 August 1915 in Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, at age 76.⁵ He was buried in Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois.²
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Bridgewater Township, Susquehana County, Pennsylvania, in the household of his parents Peleg Wood and Esther Fox.⁶ Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Douglas, Effingham County, Illinois, enumerated 1 June 1870.⁴ Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, enumerated 24 June 1870 Benson's brother Virgil Wood was enumerated with them..⁷ Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, enumerated 9 June 1900 Benson's brother Virgil Wood was enumerated with them..⁸ Benson Wood and Jennie Jewett appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, enumerated 16 June 1910 Benson's brother Virgil Wood was enumerated with them..⁹

The History of Effingham, IL says the following: "Benson Wood, Mayor and attorney at law, Effingham City, was born in Susquehanna County, Penn., March 31, 1839. He received a common school and academic education in his native state. He came alone to Illinois in 1859, and located in Lee County, in the town of Franklin Grove, where he taught in the public schools for two years. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty-fourth Illinois Infantry, and served in the Army of the Cumberland until February, 1863. He entered as First Lieutenant of Company C and was promoted to the rank of Captain, April 7, 1862. He was at Shiloh, the siege of Cornith, Stone River and other minor engagements. He resigned, in February, 1863, on account of ill health, and, in the summer of 1863, entered the Chicago Law School, from which he graduated in June, 1864, and located at Effingham in July following, where he has since been in active practice. He was elected to the Legislature in 1872 from the Thirty-third Senatorial District. He was elected Mayor of Effingham in 1881, for tow years. He has always been a Republican in politics."¹⁰

From the Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress: "WOOD, Benson
(1839—1915)

WOOD, Benson, a Representative from Illinois; born near Bridgewater, Susquehanna County, Pa., on March 31, 1839; attended the common schools, Montrose (Pa.) Academy, and Wyoming (Pa.) Seminary; moved to Illinois in 1859 and for two years was principal of a village school in Lee County; enlisted as first lieutenant of Company C, Thirty-fourth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, September 7, 1861; promoted to captain May 1, 1862; honorably discharged January 29, 1863; was graduated from the law department of the University of Chicago in 1864; was admitted to the bar in 1864 and engaged in the practice of law in Effingham, Effingham County, Ill; member of the State house of representatives in 1872; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1888; mayor of Effingham 1881-1883; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897); was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress; resumed the practice of law in Effingham, Ill; president of the Effingham State Bank 1903-1912, and chairman of the board of directors 1912-1915; died in Effingham, Ill., on August 27, 1915; interment in Oakridge Cemetery.⁵ "

     Alonzo Curtis Nichols was born on 7 November 1824 in New Haven, Oswego County, New York.^2,3 He married Sophronia Fox, daughter of Reverend Dana Fox and Jane Strong, on 1 January 1861 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.^4,2,5,3 Alonzo Curtis Nichols died on 4 August 1884 in Glorieta, New Mexico Territory, at age 59. He died in a railroad accident.^2,6,3
     He was a photographer.⁷ He and Sophronia Fox appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, enumerated 14 June 1870 as "Nickols.". Their children Arthur Lon and Ernest Fox were listed as living with them. His occupation was listed as "photographer."⁸ Alonzo Curtis Nichols and Sophronia Fox appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, enumerated 1 June 1880. Their children Arthur Lon and Ernest Fox were listed as living with them.⁹

He was descended from Francis Nichols who immigrated in 1637 and settled in Stratford, CT.

     Charles Nichols was born on 26 September 1861 in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas.^4,2,5 He was the son of Alonzo Curtis Nichols and Sophronia Fox.³ Charles Nichols died on 29 September 1861 in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas.^2,5

     Arthur Lon Nichols was born on 28 June 1865 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.^4,2,5,3 He was the son of Alonzo Curtis Nichols and Sophronia Fox.³ Arthur Lon Nichols married Lucy Orrick Clough on 16 September 1891 in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.^4,6,3,7 Arthur Lon Nichols died in February 1937 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, at age 71.^4,3
     He appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, in the household of his parents Alonzo Curtis Nichols and Sophronia Fox.⁸ Arthur Lon Nichols appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Leavenworth, Kansas in the household of his parents Alonzo Curtis Nichols and Sophronia Fox.⁹ Arthur Lon Nichols and Lucy Orrick Clough appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, enumerated June 1900 in the house of her mother Mary.. Their son Arthur Clough was listed as living with them.¹⁰ Arthur Lon Nichols and Lucy Orrick Clough appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, enumerated 21 April 1910. Their son Arthur Clough was listed as living with them, Her sisters Nellie and Catherine Clough were also in the household.⁶ Arthur Lon Nichols and Lucy Orrick Clough appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, enumerated 10 January 1920 along with two of Lucy's sisters.¹¹ Arthur Lon Nichols and Lucy Orrick Clough appeared on the 1930 Federal census of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas enumerated 8 April 1930 along with her sisters Nellie and Katherine.¹² Arthur Lon Nichols wrote the obituary of his aunt Esther Butler published 12 July 1931;
From the editorial miscellany page of the Topeka Daily Capital, Sunday July 12, 1931

ONE WHO LIVED GREATLY
BY Arthur Lon Nichols, EDITOR CAPPER'S MAGAZINE

     Those who achieve greatness outnumber those who attain fame - has been beautifully said in lines that have made a country churchyard famous.
     In the passing of Mrs. Esther Fox at Manhattan, such a life ended in Kansas, a life that had enriched the lives of several score young men and young women in their day, some few of whom achieved distinction and attained fame, as may happen to those who go forth from a college community.
     Teaching was not her occupation. Students care to her for help and received inspiration. She discovered their gifts if they had any and fostered them. One such was a boy with an odd interest in sun spots. Together one summer, with the aid of a homemade telescope, they charted a series of these solar storms as these disturbances crossed the sun. To this youth, the late Ernest Fox Nichols, science was in after years to owe some of its most important advances in the study of radiation.
     Mrs. Fox had a part in the making of other men of science, among them her son, the astronomer Philip Fox, and on occasions when these men returned to Manhattan, they rarely missed going to see her. Her letters, written in a fine, characteristically flowing hand, had a distinction of style and grace of expression all their own. Many are still treasured by those who were privileged to receive them. The writer cherishes several volumes of the classics annotated for him in his youth by her hand. Her learning was extensive. Few had read more that was worth reading or to better purpose, or had thought more that was worth thinking or had a finer philosophy of life.
     In her young womanhood as Esther Butler, she was of striking comeliness. In later life, she might have sat for the portrait of Whistler's mother. She was graduated from Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y. at the head of her class while the Civil War was raging. It was there before the war that she met another student, S.M. Fox, who was to be her lifetime companion and who survives at the age of 90. Meanwhile she had been doomed by an attack of inflammatory rheumatism to an invalidism of more than 50 years, much of the time spend in a chair or on a couch. Yet these were full and fruitful years and included the rearing of her children. The riches of her mind and heart she gave to others and there were many others.
     The day of her passing, with the shadows of evening there same a sunset of surprising peace and glory. A royal benison.¹³

     Almira Baylis was born on 16 September 1841.² She married George Geary Fox, son of Reverend Dana Fox and Jane Strong, on 24 February 1862.^3,2,4 Almira Baylis died on 12 June 1863 at age 21.^2,4 She was buried in Highland Cemetery, Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas.⁵
     Almira also went by the nickname Myra. Almira was also known as Bayles.²

     Edward Baylis Fox was born on 2 April 1863 in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas.^3,2,4 He was the son of George Geary Fox and Almira Baylis. Edward Baylis Fox married Delida Darby in 1892.^3,5 His death date has not been found.
     Edward Baylis Fox appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Iowa Township, Doniphan County, Kansas, in the household of his father George Geary Fox and step-mother LaVinia A. Heywood.⁶ Edward Baylis Fox appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Highland, Kansas in the household of his father George Geary Fox and step-mother LaVinia A. Heywood.⁷ Edward Baylis Fox and Delida Darby appeared on the 1900 Federal census of Washington, Washington County, Kansas, enumerated 6 June 1900. Their children Dana, Agnes and Richard were listed as living with them.⁵ Edward lived in Springfield, Andrew County, Missouri, in 1910. He and Delida Darby appeared on the 1910 Federal census of Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, enumerated 21 April 1910. Their children Dana, Agnes and Richard were listed as living with them.⁸ Edward Baylis Fox and Delida Darby appeared on the 1920 Federal census of Washington, Washington County, Kansas, enumerated 5 January 1920. Their children Richard and Agnes were listed as living with them. Their son-in-law Ralph Howell was also in the household, along with one grandson.⁹

     Julia Van Allen was born in 1835 in New York. Her birth date is estimated from an age of 25 in the 1860 census.³ She married Charles Egan Fox, son of Reverend Dana Fox and Jane Strong, in 1855.^4,3,5 Her death date has not been found.
     Julia Van Allen and Charles Egan Fox appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Irving Township, Kansas Territory, enumerated 25 August 1860. Their daughter Antoinette was listed as living with them.³ Julia Van Allen and Charles Egan Fox appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Iowa Township, Doniphan County, Kansas, enumerated 22 June 1870. Their children Antoinette and William Van Allen were listed as living with them.⁶ Julia Van Allen and Charles Egan Fox appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas, enumerated 14 June 1880. Their children Antoinette and William Van Allen were listed as living with them.⁷

     Antoinette Fox was born on 25 July 1857 in New York.^2,3 She was the daughter of Charles Egan Fox and Julia Van Allen.⁴ Antoinette Fox married Richard White on 28 September 1882 Planned to live in Colorado.⁵ Her death date has not been found.
     Antoinette was also known as Nettie.⁵ She appeared on the 1860 Federal census of Irving Township, Kansas Territory, in the household of her parents Charles Egan Fox and Julia Van Allen.² Antoinette Fox appeared on the 1870 Federal census of Iowa Township, Doniphan County, Kansas, in the household of her parents Charles Egan Fox and Julia Van Allen.⁶ Antoinette Fox appeared on the 1880 Federal census of Highland, Kansas in the household of her parents Charles Egan Fox and Julia Van Allen.⁷