Genealogical Record: Jessie Katherine Lobdell

Self	Parents	Grandparents	GGParents	GGGParents
Jessie Katherine Lobdell *1888 08 04 Bronx, NY, USA +1975 10 01 Falls Church, Fairfax, VA, USA US SSN 225-66-4636 JC 10003: had cousins named "Big Bill" Rutan and "Cousin Dorothy" Rutan McMaster (sp?). Dorothy visited us in Toronto, and is listed as DR 110460 pending connection to the main tree. Alzheimer's Disease. Listed in 1900 census in Paterson, Passaic Co., NJ, with parents and brother. 1920 census in Boonton, Morris Co., NJ, USA mentions Dorothy Rutan as her parents' niece. Marriage announced in Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times, Volume 72 10004	Frederick Watkins Lobdell Silk merchant for a Japanese company *1866 New York NY, USA +1942 Enumerated in 1870 census in New York City District 25 Ward 19 page 55 dwelling 484, living with Jas. Y Watkins (63, M, [T?]inner), Cath Watkins (60, F), Kate Watkins (32, F), Frank Watkins (19, M), Lewis Watkins (29, M), Cinthia Watkins (28, F), Mary Watkins (4, F), Sarah Reeve (70, F), Mary Conner (30, F, Servant, b. Ireland), Emma Magraw [?] (14, F, Chinese [rest of page suggests that enumerator may have coded Blacks incorrectly as Chinese], b. Geo [?]). All born in NY except as noted. Graduate of CCNY (now CUNY). Member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Shriner. Not in SSDI. No other children. Was assumed to be Jewish by his colleagues, never denied it. Alzheimer's Disease. 10041 <39:5	William Canfield Lobdell +1867 10047	Nathan Lobdell 18__- 10059	Ebenezer Lobdell 10269 <45:8 >26:5
			Nathan Lobdell 18__- 10059	Chloe Keeler 10270 <45:8 >41:12
			Phoebe Canfield 18__- 10060	William Canfield 10295
			Phoebe Canfield 18__- 10060	?
		Catherine Anne (Katie) Watkins *1835 +1923 Possibly the one referred to as "Grandma Dunn" by JKL 10004, according to JJC 10003, which would mean that she remarried. Listed as living with her son in 1920 census. 10048	James Young Watkins 1807-1883 10061 <51:7	John Watkins 10297
			James Young Watkins 1807-1883 10061 <51:7	Elizabeth Young 10298
			Catherine A. Walmsley 1810-1898 10062 <51:7	John Walmsley 10299
			Catherine A. Walmsley 1810-1898 10062 <51:7	Ann Brown 10300
	Jessie Belle MacPherson *1869 NY, USA +1941 JJC 10003: Died of bladder cancer. Said "I married your grandfather because he threatened to jump off the Staten Island Ferry if I wouldn't marry him, and I believed him. He can go jump in the lake right now if he likes, I won't stop him." 1920 Census: Boonton Ward 3, Morris, New Jersey, living with daughter Jessie K Lobdell, mother (presumably -in-law) Catherine Dunn, and niece Dorothy Rutan. 1940 Census: born in NY, living with JJC 10005. JJC 10005 originally had her middle name as Bell (no -e), but JKL 10004's death certificate gives the spelling Belle. 10042 <39:5	John MacPherson *1845 Dundee, Scotland See IS 10050 for source of all information other than name and father's name (from JJC 10005). One source at FamilySearch gives middle name of McDonald. 9WGT-MD5 on FamilySearch. 10049 <45:6	William MacPherson 10063	?
			William MacPherson 10063	?
			Isabel McNichol 10064	?
			Isabel McNichol 10064	?
		Isabel Somerville *1849 near Glasgow, Scotland +1881 The following info from New York City Marriage records at Family Search (giving name as Isabella, but matching parents' and spouse's names): marriage date, husband's age (23), estimated DOB, parents, own place of birth Cemetery records mentioned at JS 10065 give two alternate birthdates for her. A page of a family bible gives her name as Isabella Somerville, born 1844-02-26 in Airdrie (old Monkland parish, Lanarkshire); this is consistent with the birthdates of her siblings listed on the same document, and is likely to be the correct value. The cemetery biography though says that Isabel(la) was 25 in 1871 and living in Morrisania, NY when she became guardian of her younger siblings following her mother's death. 10050 <45:6	James Somerville 10065	?
			James Somerville 10065	?
			Margaret Masterton -1870 10066	?
			Margaret Masterton -1870 10066	?

Spouse	Children	Children-in-Law	Grandchildren
John James Chew Captain, CEC, USN *1893 03 18 Washington DC, USA +1984 03 02 909 Hillwood Avenue, Falls Church, Fairfax, VA, USA Studied engineering at Cornell, tuition paid by a client of his father's. Also held a reserve commission in the Army. Buried at Arlington Cemetery. US SSN 226-54-1432. Is the Lieut. J. J. Chew listed as superintendent of public works on page 64 in the 1928 USGPO publication "American Samoa: Joint hearings before the Committee on territories and insular possessions...". Enumerated in 1940 census in Brooklyn, Assembly District 9, 68 85th St. as the 47-year-old male head-of-household naval captain living with his wife, two children, and two parents-in-law. They reported that five years previously they had been living in the Canal Zone, Panama, and their in-laws had been in Mountain Lake, NJ. Awarded Legion of Merit for "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Director of Finance and Operating Department, Bureau of Docks, from 15 December 1941 to 1946". Is the Captain John J. Chew (CEC) listed as the Inspector General of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, living in D.C., on page. 188 of the "Official Register of the United States" (1951, 1954 and no doubt other editions). Is the Captain J.J. Chew who signs a letter on page 228 of the "Investigation of Military Public Works: Hearings... 82d Congress, 2d Session" in 1952. 10005 <16852:83 m. 1922 10 __ Mountain Lakes NJ, USA	John James (Jack) Chew Soldier Civil Servant Professor *1923 11 17 Philadelphia PA, USA +2024 06 12 15 Playter Crescent, Toronto, ON, CAN 1923-25: Philadelphia, PA, USA 1925-27: Charleston, SC, USA 1927-29: Samoa 1929-32: Philadelphia 1932-35: Canal Zone 1935-38: San Diego, CA, USA 1938-42: (-1940 at 68 85th St, 1940- in Quarters M, Navy Yard) Brooklyn, NY, USA 1942-43: Washington, DC, USA 1943-44: New York, NY, USA 1944-47: U.S. Army in Missouri, Philippines, Japan, Germany, rose from Pvt. to M/Sgt. 1947-48: New York 1948: Zürich, CHE 1949-50: New York 1950-51: Lund, SWE 1951-55: Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA 1955-63: State Department, serving in Washington and Tokyo, with a year in 1960-61 on leave in Wakefield, RI, USA 1963-66: SUNY Buffalo, NY, USA 1966-date: Department of Anthropology, U of Toronto, ON, CAN 10003	Hermine Fux 1931 05 24-2011 01 __ Died in nursing care, with advanced Alzheimer's disease. Father Rudolf (Rudolph?) was a foreman in a brick factory (?), died of tuberculosis; mother was Czech (from Prague?). Married five times, buried with fourth husband in ME, USA. 11300 m. 19__ div. 195_	Kristina Chew 10026 >9:2
			Pamela Chew 10030 >4:2
			Pauline Chew 10032 >2:1
		Hisae Hagiwara 1933 11 10-2019 12 24 09:15 萩原久榮 Name at birth was Hisae Shimizu, but was adopted by stepfather as a child. 10002 <8:4 m. 1962 06 25 Tokyo JPN	John James Chew 10001 >2:1
			Edward Kenneth (Ted) Chew 10007 >2:1
	Jean MacPherson Chew Actress, high school secretary, yoga teacher and retreat director home page 10022	Warren Edward Clymer 1922 12 29-2007 07 16 (From JJC 10003) Lived immediately after marriage in Ames, Iowa, studied drama at University of Iowa. See IMDB entry, which mentions that he was the art director for "The Godfather", among 20 other credits. 1964: Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design, as art director for Hallmark Hall of Fame. 1965: Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Entertainment — Art Directors and Set Decorators, as art director for The Holy Terror. Retired in Manhattan, died after several weeks in hospital, possibly after suffering a heart attack. 10025 m. 1948 div. 19__	Jonathan Edward Clymer 10029
			Catherine Anne (Cathy) Clymer 10024 >2:1
			Jeffrey Warren (Jeff, Jay, J.J.) Clymer 10027
		Jack Loew 10031

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