Kit Carson County, Colorado
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Kit Carson County Pioneers:
John T. and Mary G.Handley , 6 South 44 West
In 1850 Cleveland, Ohio, John Handley is a farmer, 50, Margaret 49, Jonathan 21, and Sarah Acy Handley 20. John was born in England, the other three in New York.
Mary G. Sherwin in 1850 Cleveland, Ohio, is 17, with parents Alonzo 59 Vermont and Sarah 41 New York. Sarah P. is 12, Ruth D. 9, and Ida A. 2. (Ruth Day Sherwin married Eugene Coleman and died in Cleveland "A daughter resides in Denver, Colorado.". One tree said Eugene Coleman died in September 1899 in Colorado)
John Handley and Mary G. Sherwin married in Cuyahoga County, Ohio September 1, 1852.
In 1860 Cleveland, Ohio, John is a mechanic, 63, born in England, with Margaret 60 New York, Jonathan 32 a carpenter born in New York, Mary G. 28 Ohio, and A. Sherwin 2, Ohio. Mary's sister Ruth El. COleman 19 is with them.
In 1868, Jonathan Handley is taxed for a lot on Prospect street in Cleveland.
In 1870 Cleveland, John "Handly" is 73, "without occupation", with Margaret 70.
In 1880 Cleveland, Margaret is 80, living with daughter Sarah Ann Keeler, 50, and her husband, C. J. Keeler, 61, a physician. Wm.C. Keeler is 24, a clerk in a railroad office, and Charley Keeler 12 is attending school.
(Sarah A. Handley married Chancey J. Keeler March 11, 1851 in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.)
(William C. Keeler, born Jun 20, 1856 in Cleveland to Chauncey Keeler and Sarah Handley, died March 8, 1919 in Canton, Ohio, an auditor, spouse Ella Keeler, to be buried in Westlawn Vault.)
John timber-claimed a quarter in 14, 6S 44W in 1900.
John T. Handley in 1900 Denver, born Sept 1828 in New York, widowed, a pressed brick salesman.
John 1828-1903 is buried in Cleveland, Ohio, # 78123010, with Mary G. Handley 1832-1890.
Mary, born about 1832, died in Chicago, Illinois September 10, 1890.
"In 1828, Ahimaaz Sherwin, Jr., married 2nd, Sarah M. King of Livingston Co., N. Y., and daughter of Joseph King, a pioneer. The children of Ahimaaz, Jr., and Sarah King Sherwin:
Caroline M. Sherwin, m. Benjamin Burke; 2nd, her cousin Sherwin Logan.
Mary Sherwin, m. John Handley, son of Jonathan Handley.
Sarah P. Sherwin, m. Edwin G. Rose, formerly of Norwalk, Ohio.
Ruth Day Sherwin, m. Eugene Coleman. She died in Cleveland. A daughter resides in Denver, Col.
Ida A. Sherwin, m. 1st, C. L. Beckwith; 2nd, Elisha Nichols.
Ahimaaz Sherwin, Jr., died 1881, and Sarah M. King Sherwin five years later, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Handley. Mrs. Sarah Sherwin was an earnest worker in the East End Methodist Church.
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