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- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
- [S318] Dan Sixbury, Dan Sixbury (Reliability: 3), 8 Feb 2005.
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From: Dan & Jodii Sixbury [mailto:sixbury@everestkc.net]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:11 PM
To: pkelly@astound.net
Subject: FW: Sixbury information
Paul,
I will have to look into the following. There was a bit of a delay in me getting the following email. (long story) Anyway, I may look into it.
Intresting stuff. I am getting excited because my grandfathers' niece (I think that is right?) is going to meet me for the first time the end of April. My Grandfather being Carl Ellwood Sixbury. Unfortuantely he passed away before I was born. Yes his neice, because his brother's daughter who now lives in California (re-married) is going to be in the midwest for a visit. I don't recall what part of the country you are from. I live in the Kansas City area.
Where did you get the newspaper clippings from below? I have heard all sorts of stories about the Robert Sixbury from the early 1800s. I wish I had a time machine to go back in history to meet such a person. Probably wouldn't want much to do with me though. I always thought it was interesting too because my father was named Robert Sixbury. Sixburys seemed to have about 5-6 names for men along the lines. Maybe that was all families back then. It seemed like it was either Robert, Fred, Joseph, or Chauncey as the primary names.
Nice to hear from you again.
thanks for the info.
Dan Sixbury
- [S1545] 1910 Census - Redwood County, Minnesota, Minnesota, Redwood, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), T624, roll GS Film Number 1374726, North Hero Township, enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 5A, p. 84, dwelling 79, family 79, Fred Sixbury, accessed Jan 15, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jan 2017.
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- [S1541] 1940 Census - Fall River County, South Dakota, South Dakota, Fall River, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T627, roll 3855, Hot Springs, enumeration district (ED) 24-11, sheet 1A, p. 35, household 15, Carl E. Sixbury, accessed Jan 14, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2017.
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James Welch
1850 US Census, Wilna, Jefferson County, NY |
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Carl E. Sixbury and family, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, 1940
Carl E. Sixbury and family, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, 1940
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- [S1524] 1900 Census - Boone County, Iowa, Iowa, Boone, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T623, roll GS Film Number 1240418, Peoples Township, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 3A, dwelling 51, family 51, Fred Sixbury, accessed Jan 14, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2017.
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Marriage record of Bert A. Adams and Minnie Annis in Hart, Oceana County, Michigan
Marriage record of Bert A. Adams and Minnie Annis in Hart, Oceana County, Michigan, 27 Feb 1893
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Fred Sixbury and family, North Hero Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, 1910
Fred Sixbury and family, North Hero Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, 1910
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Fred Sixbury and family, Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa, 1900
Fred Sixbury and family, Peoples Township, Boone County, Iowa, 1900
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- [S1545] 1910 Census - Redwood County, Minnesota, Minnesota, Redwood, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), T624, roll GS Film Number 1374726, North Hero Township, enumeration district (ED) 118, sheet 5A, p. 84, dwelling 79, family 79, Fred Sixbury, accessed Jan 15, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 15 Jan 2017.
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1880 Census - Penwater, Oceana Co., Michigan
Christopher Adams and Mary B Adams (Reff) living with Peter H. Adams, their son and his family. |
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Carl E. Sixbury and family, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, 1940
Carl E. Sixbury and family, Hot Springs, Fall River County, South Dakota, 1940
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Fred Sixbury and family, North Hero Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, 1910
Fred Sixbury and family, North Hero Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, 1910
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Adams family in Penwater, Michigan
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- [S1540] 1920 Census - Howard County, Iowa, Iowa, Howard, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T625, roll 494, Elma, enumeration district (ED) 126, sheet 3B, dwelling 72, family 73, Fred Sixbury, accessed Jan 14, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2017.
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- [S1522] The True Republican, Illinois. Sycamore., "Death of Member Pioneer Family," February 19, 1930, p. 4, col. 3,4; digital images, \i Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections\i0 (Reliability: 3), 7 Jan 2017.
DEATH OF MEMBER PIONEER FAMILY
Fred Sixbury, son of Channcey Sixbury, Civil War Veteran, and Grandson of Joseph Sixbury, One of Our First Settlers, died in Iowa. Fred Sixbury, who was born in Sycamore in 1877, the fifth of a family of ten children, was not well known here, as he left when he was five years of age, but his family, who were prominently identified with the history of this county in its formative period were prominent here for two generations. The death of Fred Sixbury, which occurred at his home at Story, Boone county, Iowa, on Jan. 24 last, recalls some of the early history of this community. Fred Sixbury died at his home at Elma, Iowa , on Jan. 24 last, survived by three children: Dr. Carl Sixbury of Lamoni, Iowa; Harold Sixbury of Davenport, Iowa, and Miss Carmalette Sixbury of Elma, Iowa. He is also survived by four sisters and three brothers. His father, Chauncey Sixbury, a large, robust hearty man, a veteran of the Civil war, for many years conducted a farm northeast of Sycamore in the Charter Grove neighborhood, and everybody hereabout was acquainted with him. He moved with his large family to Boone county, Iowa, in 1882, and here remained until his death. Chauncey Sixbury's father, the grandfather of Fred Sixbury, was Joseph Sixbury, a native of Amsterdam, N.Y., who married Malinda Ellwood, whose six brothers were prominent in the earily history of this county and for many years later. Mr and Mrs. Joseph Sixbury resided for many years with Mrs. Sixbury's brother Chauncey Ellwood, for some time mayor and widely known, for whom her son was named. They occupied the Ellwood homestead on the south limits of Sycamore now owned by Mrs. J. B. Nesbitt, to which was attached considerable land which is now subdivided, one of the streets being named Chauncey street.
Joseph Sixbury and his wife; Malinda Ellwood-Sixbury came to Dekalb county in 1837, the third year of the settlement of the county, when it was a wilderness. Although bands of Indians had been driven out some three years before, there remained many scattered families who made their temporary hemes in the various groves, who were among the many disagreeable features with which settlers were obliged to contend. From the surrounding groves the Indians made incursions into the settlements to beg food and other favors. In relating some of the habits of the aborigines Mrs. Joseph Sixbury said that they would appear at the cabin doors of settlers and cast their blankets inside. If the occupants allowed the blankets to remain, the Indians considered it an invitation to come in and take their repose; but if the blankets were taken up and placed outside, the visitors accepted the act as a refusal to allow them to tarry, and picking up their blankets they passed on. Soon after the arrival here of the Sixburys the Indians were all removed by the government to the vicinity of Council Bluffs. Uncle Joe Sixbury and his wife were devout Methodists '97 of the kind that was called shouting Methodists, and no one could be mistaken as to what were their religious convictions. Joseph Sixbury was a steward and class-leader in church, was assessor of the township for many years and was elected county treasurer for two successive terms. His grandson, Fred Sixbury, who died a few days ago, is survived by children and grandchildren, the latter of the fourth generation of Sixburys descendants of Joseph Sixbury who came here from Montgomery county, N.Y.
- [S1546] 1935 State Census - Meade County, South Dakota, South Dakota, Meade, (Digital images. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. \i FamilySearch\i0 . http://familysearch.org : 2014), Sturgis, p. Card no: 2425, C. E. Sexbury; (http://familysearch.org : accessed Jan 15, 2017); citing citing p. 2425, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,370,580. (Reliability: 3), 15 Jan 2017.
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C. E. Sixbury, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, 1935
C. E. Sixbury, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, 1935
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- [S1541] 1940 Census - Fall River County, South Dakota, South Dakota, Fall River, (http://familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2014), T627, roll 3855, Hot Springs, enumeration district (ED) 24-11, sheet 1A, p. 35, household 15, Carl E. Sixbury, accessed Jan 14, 2017 (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2017.
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- [S629] The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record - v. 53, 1922, (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1922.), US41760.5., 53: 378. (Reliability: 3), 7 Aug 2009.
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- [S1527] Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, ((http://familysearch.org : 2014)), accessed Jan 14, 2017), Entry for Carl E. Sixbury and Bernice V. Guiter; citing Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, reference 2:3KKTTHV; FHL microfilm 1,749,973. (Reliability: 3), 14 Jan 2017.
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- [S318] Dan Sixbury, Dan Sixbury (Reliability: 3), 9 Feb 2005.
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