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Descendants of James W. Bones and Marion WoodrowCompiled by Erick D. Montgomery Historic Augusta, Inc. P. O. Box 37 Augusta, Georgia 30903 (706) 724-0436 (revised 12/9/04)
Generation No. 1
1. James W.2 Bones (Samuel1) was born December 04, 1835 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia, and died April 15, 1916 in Edgefield, Edgefield Co, South Carolina. He married Marion Woodrow November 19, 1861 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia, daughter of Thomas Woodrow and Marion Williamson. She was born November 21, 1832 in Carlisle, Cumberland Co, England, and died September 24, 1882 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia.
Notes for James W. Bones: 1870 U.S. Census, Richmond County, Georgia, 10 June 1870, p. 446b/102, P. O. Augusta, line 37, #891-892 (this listing appears to be in Summerville): Bones, James W. 35 M W Hardware Merchant $8600-$60 GA Miriam W. 35 F W Keeps House Eng. Jesse W. 7 M W at home GA Mariam 3 F W at home GA Stewart, Peter 55 M B Coachman SC
1900 U.S. Census, Fulton County, Georgia, Atlanta Ward 6, 6 June 1900, ED 78, p. 149, Sheet 9A, line 48, Piedmont Avenue, #179-250 Josie, Anna Head B F Dec 1864 35 Wd 4-1 NC NC NC Laundress R-H Carlton, Charles Head B M May 1845 55 W GA GA GA Dyer Bones, J. W. Head W M 1836 64 W GA IRE IRE Bookkeeper
A History of Rome and Floyd County: Anecdotes and Reminiscences, p. 290-91. The Bones family lived at 709 Broad Street in the house known as the Featherstone place. They later lived in East Rome. ...The Bones home was built by Mr. Bones, and is identified today as the residence of S. L. Handcock, in Oak Park, East Rome, southwest of the Yancey place. Some years previously, the family had lived on Broad. Half a mile away lived a first cousin, Jessie Bones, who became the second wife of A. Thew H. Brower. Col. Brower's first wife, Mary Margaret (Minnie) Lester, had died Feb. 6, 1878.
Information provided by the Rome-Floyd County Library: Bones Family. (Name of author of these notes is not indicated). See Battey's History, page 594. [The Bones Family] came to Rome in 1873, her father being one of the J. & S. Bones Company - a wholesale house at Augusta which had long supplied Rome with patronage. Mr. J. W. Bones was accepted as an elder by the Rome Presbyterian Church, and was clerk of session and Sunday School Superintendent for some 25 years, moving away in 1893, I believe. Mrs. Bones had been a Miss Woodrow, and she was an aunt of Woodrow Wilson, whose first (and only, I believe) visit to Rome was to see his aunt and cousins who introduced him to Ellen Lou Axson in 1883, to whom he was married in Savannah June 24, 1885. His next appearance in Rome was in August 1914, when she (Mrs. Wilson) was buried in the Axson family lot on Myrtle Hill.
OBITUARY: Edgefield Advertiser, Edgefield, S.C., Wed., April 19, 1916, p. 1, col. 4: Death of James Bones. Saturday morning Mr. James Bones died at "Cedar Grove," the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Nicholson. For several years, owing to his advanced age, being in his 81st year, Mr. Bones has been extremely feeble. Friday he fell from the piazza, fracturing his hip, and his death resulted from a fall. Mr. Bones was the oldest representative of a distinguished Georgia family, one that for several generations wielded a potent influence in Augusta and other parts of the state. He was a member of the Presbyterian church in Augusta. For several years he has been residing in the home of Mrs. Nicholson, his cousin, but on account of infirmities of age, he has been unable to mingle with the people of Edgefield. The funeral service was held at "Cedar Grove" at four o'clock Sunday afternoon, and the body was taken to Rome, Ga., on the late train for interment. Mr. Bones' wife was buried in Rome. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Arthur L. Gunter, the pastor of the Methodist church. Mr. Bones was survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Brower, of Chicago, and Miss Helen Bones of Washington.
OBITUARY: Edgefield Chronicle, Edgefield, S.C., Thurs., Apr. 20, 1916, p. 1, col. 5: Death of James Bones, An Old Augusta Citizen. The death of Mr. James Bones, which occurred on the 15th of April, at Cedar Grove, Edgefield county, S. C., removes one of Augusta's leading citizens of the olden times. Mr. Bones died at the advanced age of 80 years. He had been in feeble health for a number of years and had recourse to a roller chair, and while on the piazza, lost his balance in some way, and broke his hip. He never recovered from the shock, and died a few hours afterward. Mr. Bones was a native of Augusta, and the senior member of the firm of Bones, Brown & Company, wholesale hardware merchants, located at the corner of Campbell and Broad, where the Dreamland Theater now stands. This firm embraced in its membership John Bones, James and John Brown, and Samuel Bones, besides Mr. James Bones. When Mr. Bones went to Rome, still retaining his interest in the old house, the firm became Bones, Dougherty & Co. Mr. Bones' father was Samuel Bones, who married Maria McGran. They built the home at the southwest corner of Greene and Campbell Streets, for a long period, and during that time, their house enjoyed a reputation for hospitality and good cheer that was unsurpassed in the early life of Augusta. After this marriage with Miss Marion Woodrow he purchased the Wilkinson place, on Walton Way, next to the United State Arsenal, where he remained during the remainder of the time while in Augusta. When Mr. Bones went to live in Rome, Ga., he established the wholesale hardware business of J. & S. Bones & Co., and he also organized the Stonewall Iron Company and the Aetna Iron Works, two large concerns that are still in existence. The development of the iron industry at Rome being overshadowed by its rapid growth in Alabama and Tennessee [Mr. Bones moved to Atlanta, where] he resided for some years, and where he formed some connections in the real estate line. While enjoying moderately good health, he was never robust and the strength of his delicate frame gradually diminished as age came upon him. The last few years of his life have been spent among the associations of warm friends and relatives, who appreciated his gentle warmth and ministered to his every want with loving care and tenderness. Mr. Bones had three daughters, Marion, Jesse and Helen, of which the two latter survive him. Miss Jesse Bones had a fine business position in Chicago, while Miss Helen Bones is Mrs. President Wilson's private secretary. Mrs. Bones was a sister to the wife of the Rev. Doctor Joseph R. Wilson, for many years pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Augusta, and who was President Wilson's father. Mr. Bones was a devoted member of that faith and was superintendent of the Presbyterian Sunday school during his residence in Augusta. Mr. Bones was a man of sterling character and strong convictions, but with soft and gentle manner, and speech as mild and suave as a woman. He was a gentleman of the old school, in its true sense, a rare type of a man, at the present time, when the amenities of life count for little. Yet, he was an important factor in the business world, and during the days of his prosperity, his opinions carried weight and his influence was much sought after. FUNERAL OF JAMES W. BONES. Friend of the President Died at Edgefield Home. Rome, Ga., April 17.--James W. Bones, 80 years old, at whose home here President Wilson met and wooed his first wife, Mrs. Ellen Axson Wilson, and father of Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, who has been a resident of the White House since Mr. Wilson became president, was buried here today. Mr. Bones died at Edgefield, S. C., where he moved from Rome 20 years ago.
More About James W. Bones: Burial: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
Notes for Marion Woodrow: 1850 U.S. Census, Ross Co., Ohio, Dist. No. 130, Scioto Twp., 30 Aug. 1850, p. 103[B], frame 0227, line 19, #1547-1547. Marion Woodrow 18 F England (Living in the household of George W. Dun, 64 M, Farmer, RE value $50,000, b. Scotland, and his wife and children and servants. No occupation is listed for Marion).
1860 U.S. Census, Ross Co., Ohio, 1st Ward City of Chillicothe, 6 June 1860, p. 10, line 1, #120-134. Thomas Woodrow 35 M Merchant $0-24,000 England Marion 25 F England William 33 M England Clary Pratt 19 F Servant Ohio Mary Kline 16 F Ohio Henry Eichenburger 17 M Clerk Switzerland
1870 U.S. Census. See notes for James W. Bones. Living in Richmond County, Georgia.
1880 Census. Census Place: Staunton, Augusta, Virginia Source: FHL Film 1255354 National Archives Film T9-1354 Page 67A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Mariah BONES Self F M W 45 ENGLAND Occ: Keeping House Fa: SCOTLAND Mo: SCOT. Jessie W. BONES Dau F S W 16 GA. Fa: ENG. Mo: ENG. Marion M. BONES Dau F S W 13 GA. Fa: ENG. Mo: ENG. Helen W. BONES Dau F S W 5 GA. Fa: ENG. Mo: ENG. Sarah WRIGHT Other F S B 29 GA. Occ: Cook Fa: ENG. Mo: ENG.
Will of Marion W. Bones, Floyd County, Georgia C, p. 217: Dated March 25, 1879. Names her husband J. W. Bones as Executor. Mentions her three children, Jessie Wilson Bones, Marion McGraw Bones and Helen Wilson [sic] Bones. [Get a copy of the original].
More About Marion Woodrow: Baptism: February 05, 1833, Baptized at Annetwell Chapel, Independent Church, Carlisle, England. Burial: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
More About James Bones and Marion Woodrow: Marriage: November 19, 1861, Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia
Children of James Bones and Marion Woodrow are: + 2 i. Jessie Wilson3 Bones, born June 25, 1863 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia; died July 14, 1943 in Fellsmere, Indian River Co, Florida. 3 ii. Marion McGran Bones, born November 14, 1866 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia; died March 06, 1888 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia.
Notes for Marion McGran Bones: Information provided by the Rome-Floyd County Library: Bones Family. (Name of author of these notes is not indicated). See Battey's History, page 594. "Bones, Miss Marion M.; bn. Augusta; res. Rome; March 6th, 9th, 1888; 9 the meaning being that Miss Marion M. Bones, who was born in Augusta, but resided in Rome where she died March 6th and was interred in Myrtle Hill on the 9th of March 1882. I remember hearing her sudden and painful death talked of by the ladies of the Presbyterian Church. I judge from their conversation that it was a sudden heart failure, and it seems to my memory that it was not at her father's home on Howard Street, now Second Avenue. I think that she may have been a teacher in the Rome Female College, which was about to be closed in 1888. Her parents came to Rome in 1873, her father being one of the J. & S. Bones Company - a whoelsale house at Augusta which had long supplied Rome with patronage. Mr. J. W. Bones was accepted as an elder by the Rome Presbyterian Church, and was clerk of session and Sunday School Superintendent for some 25 years, moving away in 1893, I believe. Mrs. Bones had been a Miss Woodrow, and she was an aunt of Woodrow Wilson, whose first (and only, I believe) visit to Rome was to see his aunt and cousins who introduced him to Ellen Lou Axson in 1883, to whom he was married in Savannah June 24, 1885. His next appearance in Rome was in August 1914, when she (Mrs. Wilson) was buried in the Axson family lot on Myrtle Hill.
More About Marion McGran Bones: Burial: March 09, 1888, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
4 iii. Helen Woodrow Bones, born October 31, 1874 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia; died June 04, 1951 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia.
Notes for Helen Woodrow Bones: 1900 U.S. Census, Helen W. Bones was living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in the household of her sister, Jessie Bones Brower.
1920 U.S. Census, New York Co., New York, Manhattan, 10th A.D., Stratford House (Hotel), 12 Jan. 1920, line 7, #55-145, 7 & 11 East 32nd Street: Bones, Helen W. Head R FW 45 S GA GA ENG Editorial writer Publishing House
Obituary: Rome News-Tribune, Rome, Georgia, 5 Jan. 1951, p. 2, col. 2. Miss Helen Bones, Kin of Wilson, Dies in Hospital. The Rev. W. Russell Daniel, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, will conduct a chapel service at Daniel's Funeral Home at 5 p.m. tomorrow afternoon for Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, who died late Monday in a local hospital. Miss Bones had been ill more than a year. Her condition became critical last week. She was a communicant of the Episcopal Church. Miss Bones was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bones. The family home still stands on East Tenth Street. She left Rome when a child and much of her young ladyhood was spent in the home of her first cousin, Woodrow Wilson, in Princeton, N. J. During President Wilson's first administration Miss Bones resided six years in the White House, and was the social secretary of Mrs. Eleanor [sic] Axson Wilson. She knew intimately many of those who figured prominently on the national scene during that era. When the moving picture Wilson was made the script was submitted to Miss Bones and there was a character in the film portraying her. On leaving Washington Miss Bones was for many years a copy reader for leading publishers in New York City and returned to Rome from New York on returing. She resided a number of years at the Greystone Hotel, but recently made her home with Mrs. W. Roy Lytle on East Second Street. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cooper, of Cooperstown, N.Y., will come tomorrow for the service in the Daniel Chapel. Mrs. Cooper is a niece.
Will Helen W. Bones is filed in Floyd County, Georgia. Dates May 23, 1951. Left all her property to her great-niece, Marion Erskine Cooper, whose husband is Paul Fenimore Cooper. First National Bank named as executor. [Get copy of actual will]
More About Helen Woodrow Bones: Burial: June 06, 1951, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia
Generation No. 2
2. Jessie Wilson3 Bones (James W.2, Samuel1) was born June 25, 1863 in Augusta, Richmond Co, Georgia, and died July 14, 1943 in Fellsmere, Indian River Co, Florida. She married Abraham Thew Hunter Brower March 15, 1882 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia, son of John Brower and Elizabeth Ogden. He was born June 01, 1849 in New York, New York, and died April 28, 1927 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois.
Notes for Jessie Wilson Bones: The Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist, Sat., March 18, 1882, p. 4: Rome, March 16 -- ... At the residence of Mr. J. W. Bones, in East Rome, yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, his daughter, Miss Jessie W. Bones, was married to Mr. A. Thew H. Brower, of East Rome, the bride's uncle, Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, of Wilmington, N.C., performing the ceremony.
A History of Rome and Floyd County: Anecdotes and Reminiscences, p. 290-91. ...The Bones home was built by Mr. Bones, and is identified today as the residence of S. L. Handcock, in Oak Park, East Rome, southwest of the Yancey place. Some years previously, the family had lived on Broad. Half a mile away lived a first cousin, Jessie Bones, who became the second wife of A. Thew H. Brower. Col. Brower's first wife, Mary Margaret (Minnie) Lester, had died Feb. 6, 1878. "It was at Mrs. Brower's home that [Woodrow Wilson] met Miss Ellen Louise Axson, who later became his wife in Savannah. At this time the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brower was on the hill just west of the Southern depot, and then was the only house on the hill, and the grounds extended down to the Terhune place (and may have included it) and embraced the ground on which the Tedcastle home was built, now known as 'Hillcrest,' the residence of Mrs. and Mrs. John M. Graham. Mr. Brower was interested in the East Rome Land Co., which owned most of East Rome. "The Brower house was afterwards bought by Judge John W. Maddox, and when the Ragan home was erected next to it, Judge Maddox moved it some distance to the site it now occupies. The present occupants are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Hull, and the location is 6 Coral Avenue. The Browers removed to Chicago in April, 1884."
1930 U.S. Census, Florida, Indian River County, Fillmore Precinct 8, May 13, 1930, ED 31-13, SD 5, Sheet 1B, line 89, #25-25: Brower, Jessie B. Head Owns F W 67 Wd-aged 18 when first married GA-GA-ENG Poultry Farmer-Chicken Farmer
1935 Population Census of Florida, Indian River County, p. 10, Fellsmere: Mrs. Jessie B. Brower, Fellsmere, outside city limits, age 71, female, white, widow, b. Ga., owner, housewife. (Extent of education is illegible).
Florida Death Index, 1943: Name: Jessie B. Brower Place: Indian River County Gender: F Race: W Vol: 1052 Certif: 14181 Death Date: 1943 (Indian River County Health Department, 1900 27th St, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Phone: (561) 794-7460. Charles: $9 for certified death certificate
Estate records are filed in Indian River County, Florida, with Marion B. Erskine as the representative of the estate. See Indian River Co., FL M.R. Book 4, p. 8; P.O. Book 3, p. 160; M. R. Book 4, p. 219-220; and P. O. Book 3, p. 244-245.
More About Jessie Wilson Bones: Cremation: July 15, 1943, Jacksonville, Florida
Notes for Abraham Thew Hunter Brower: Member of the Holland Society of New York, March 12, 1896.
1880 U.S. Census, Floyd County, Georgia, 919th Dist, 9 June 1880, ED 62, Sheet 39, p. 111B, line 50, #29-30: Brower, A. T. H. W M 30 Wd Capitalist NY NY NY [continued, top of next page, line 1] Cothran, Harriet B F 50 servant M Cook GA GA GA can't read or write William B M 50 servant M Day Laborer SC SC SC can't read or write George B M 30 servant S Coachman GA GA GA can't read or write Green B M 21 servant S works on farm AL AL AL
1900 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, Lake View Township, Chicago, Ward 25, ED 773, Sheets 15B & 16A, 1330 Bryn Mawr Avenue, line 100 (15B) and line 1 (16A): Brower, Abraham T. Head W M June 1850 49 M-19 NY NY NY editor owns-free-house Brower, Jessie B. wife W F June 1862 37 M-19 1-1 GA GA England " ,Marion dau. W F Dec. 1882 17 S GA NY GA at school-7 mos. Bones, Helen W. S-in-law W F Oct 1875 24 S GA GA England assistant editor Peterson, Anna Servant W F Nov 1866 33 S Sweden-Sweden-Sweden immigrated 1893-7 years in US servant
1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, Chicago Ward 21, ED 1149, Sheet 2B, line 81, #4-26, 1544 North LaSalle Street [appears to be an apartment house]. Brower, A. T. H. Head R MW 69 M NY NY NY Manager Mfg. machinery Leindes, Rose L. -- R FW 25 M Prussia-Prussia-Prussia, speaks yiddish
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950 (On-line at the Illinois Secretary of State's Website): Brower, Abraham T., M/M 6012534 1927-04-28 Cook-Chicago.
His remains were cremated on Apr. 30, 1927 by C. H. Jordan Funeral Home, Chicago, and scattered in section C of Graceland Cemetery.
More About Abraham Thew Hunter Brower: Burial: Graceland Cem, Chicago, Illinois Christening: December 15, 1850, Garden Street Dutch Reformed Church, New York, New York Cremation: April 30, 1927, Graceland Cem, Chicago, Illinois
More About Abraham Brower and Jessie Bones: Marriage: March 15, 1882, Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia
Child of Jessie Bones and Abraham Brower is: + 5 i. Marion McGran Bones4 Brower, born December 04, 1882 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia; died September 09, 1952 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois.
Generation No. 3
5. Marion McGran Bones4 Brower (Jessie Wilson3 Bones, James W.2, Samuel1) was born December 04, 1882 in Rome, Floyd Co, Georgia, and died September 09, 1952 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois. She married Albert DeWolf Erskine January 02, 1902 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, son of Albert Erskine and Cecelia DeWolf. He was born November 03, 1872 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois, and died Aft. September 10, 1952.
Notes for Marion McGran Bones Brower: On 15 Feb. 1928 Marion B. Erskine of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois bought property in Indian River County, Forida from Ammoniate Products Corporation, containing 7.42 acres. (Indian River Co., FL Deed Book 15, p. 526).
The above property was conveyed by Marion B. Erskine, joined by her husband, Albert DeWolf Erskine of the City of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Jessie Bones Brower, a widow, of Fellsmere, Indian River County, Florida on 9 Oct. 1933. (Indian River Co., FL Deed Book 24, pp. 268-269)
In July 1943, Marion (Brower) Erskine was living in Fellsmere, Indian River County, Florida when she petitioned the court for a ruling that an administration was not necessary on the estate of her mother, Jessie B. Brower. It also states that Marion B. Erskine was the only child of Jessie B. Brower, and the only child that she ever had.
On 27 Dec. 1949 Marion B. Erskine, joined by her husband, Albert DeWolf Erskine, of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois sold 7.42 acres in Indian River County to Joe Screws and Alpha L. Screws, husband and wife, of Fellsmere, Indian River County, Florida.
She died Sept. 9, 1952 and was cremated on Sept. 10, 1952 at Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. The remains were delivered to Jordon Funeral Home.
More About Marion McGran Bones Brower: Cremation: September 10, 1952, Graceland Cem, Chicago, Illinois
Notes for Albert DeWolf Erskine: 1920 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, Chicago Ward 21, ED 1162, Sheet A8, 14 Jan. 1920, 33 East Division Street, 81-51, line 2: Erskine, Albert Head R WM 46 M IL IL IL Real estate Com. Agt Marion wife FW 36 M IL IL IL Marion dau FW 16 S IL IL IL Bertram son MW 13 S IL IL IL John son MW 12 S IL IL IL Granahan, Catherine maid FW 28 S 1902 Pa Ire-Ire-Ire __?___ Huvane, Delia maid FW 30 S 1910 Al Ire-Ire-Ire Cook McPherson, Jannette maid FW 26 S 1912 Al Can-Can-Can maid
1930 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago City, Ward 42, block 150, 20 Cedar St., Apr. 24, 1930, ED 16-1552, SD 5, Sheet No. 14B, #103-181 (part of a larger housing complex): Erskine, Albert, head, rents $387.50, owns radio, M W 57, married, age 29 at 1st marriage, b. IL, ME, IL, proprietor-Investment Co., not a veteran. Erskine, Marion, wife, F W 47, married, age 19 at 1st marriage, b. GA, NY, GA, occupation-none. Erskine, Albert, Jr., son, M W 22 single, b. IL, IL, GA, no occupation. Erskine, John, son, M W 21 single, b. IL, IL, GA, no occupation. Irwin, Fannie, servant, F W 27 single, b. Canada, Canada, Canada (speaks English), immigrated in 1923, alien, maid-private family.
Address in September 1952 at the death of his wife: 1338 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois.
More About Albert Erskine and Marion Brower: Marriage: January 02, 1902, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
Children of Marion Brower and Albert Erskine are: 6 i. Marion5 Erskine, born August 24, 1904 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois; died November 25, 1996 in Cooperstown, Otsego Co, New York. She married Paul Fenimore Cooper May 23, 1925 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois; born May 05, 1899 in Albany, Albany Co, New York; died January 18, 1970.
Notes for Marion Erskine: Subj: Re: Ask%20Fenimore Date: 1/14/03 2:47:41 PM Eastern Standard Time From: jfcooper@stny.rr.com (James Fenimore Cooper Society) To: Erickdm@aol.com
Erick Montgomery, I don't have any specific information myself on the Erskine family, since I don't as a rule investigate maternal lines of the general Cooper genealogy. I have, however, passed on your message to members of the family I know, and have just received the following response from Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr. (long-time New Yorker Magazine space program writer), and nephew of Paul Fenimore Cooper, who is also the honorary head of the Cooper Society: ======= . My only recollection is my aunt, Marion Erskine, telling me that when she was a child of about 12, she spent a year or two living in the White House with Woodrow Wilson; she had breakfast with him most days. This came about because both her parents, because of various problems, were unable to look after her. Consequently a great aunt, known as Auntie Bones, took responsibility for her. The trouble was that Auntie Bones had another problem child on her hands, Woodrow Wilson, whose first wife had just died. So Auntie Bones moved into the White House, to take charge of the domestic side of Wilson's life, and brought my aunt with her! My aunt, until her death, was the oldest living White House brat. You might pass this on to your correspondent. Henry ============ I'll pass on any other information I may receive on the Erskines. Hugh
Hugh C. MacDougall Secretary/Treasurer James Fenimore Cooper Society 8 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 jfcooper@stny.rr.com http://www.oneonta.edu/external/cooper
Obituary: The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y., Tuesday, November 26, 1996, p. 20. (Provided by The Paul F. Cooper, Jr. Archives, Stevens-German Library, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY 13820) Marion E. Cooper COOPERSTOWN - Marion Erskine Cooper died at the age of 92 after a short illness at her home outside of Cooperstown on Monday, Nov. 25. She outlived both her husband, the late Paul Fenimore Cooper who died in 1970, and her son, the late Paul Fenimore Cooper Jr., who died in 1988. Mrs. Cooper was a noted artist, conservationist and horticulturalist whose garden in Bowerstown was widely admired. Her life was spent very much in partnership with her husband, a writer of children's books as well as an explorer who wrote about the Arctic; and also with her son, a physicist, who was himself an Arctic explorer and consultant. From the early 1960s through the 1980s, Mrs. Cooper traveled with them in the Arctic, where she collected tundra flowers for the Canadian government, illistrating them and conserving specimens in presses; these collections are now in Ottawa. She also illustrated some of her husband's books, notably, "Dindl," with finely-penned drawings of dragons, peasants and magic tapestries. She also participated with her son and husband in curating the papers of William Cooper, founder of Cooperstown, which her husband inherited from his father and her son left to Hartwick College in Oneonta. Born in Chicago in 1904, she was brought up in part by a great aunt, whom she called Auntie Bones, who was a close relative of Woodrow Wilson's. Whe the first Mrs. Woodrow Wilson died, Auntie Bones moved into the White House to be the president's hostess; she took 12-year-old Marion Erskine with her. Mrs. Cooper recalled not long before she died how every morning for year or two, she used to get up early "to have breakfast with cousin Woodrow." She and her husband, whom she met in Rome, were married in Chicago in 1925. They became engaged in a rowboat; when he asked for her hand, she said she needed a little time, and he said "I'll give you until we get back to the shore." He did; and as the keel hit the beach, she did. She is survived by her husband's neices and nephews, their children and grandchildren. A service will be held at Christ Church, Cooperstown, Sunday, Dec. 1 at 2 p.m. Instead of flowers, contributions may be sent to Christ Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326.
More About Marion Erskine: Burial: Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, New York
Notes for Paul Fenimore Cooper: Son of James Fenimore Cooper (1858-1938) and Susan Linn Sage (1866-1933). Paul Fenimore Cooper was a great-grandson of the author, James Fenimore Cooper.
Paul Fenimore Cooper lived in Cooperstown, New York, with his wife Marion Erskine Cooper and son, Paul, Jr., a physicst and Arctic explorer.
From the James Fenimore Cooper Society Website: http://www.oneonta.edu/external/cooper/biographic/genealogy/descendants.html "Paul F. Cooper graduated from Yale in 1921 and did graduate work at Harvard, Trinity College, and London. He studied the history and linguistics of Albania and wrote "Tricks of Women and Other Albanian Tales" (1928). He wrote books for children: "Tal: His Marvelous Adventures with Noom-Zor-Noom" (1929, reprinted 1957, 2001) and "Dindle" (1963). He also wrote "Island of the Lost" (1961), a history of King William's Land in the Canadian Arctic. He and his wife and son made several trips to the Arctic region."
More About Paul Fenimore Cooper: Burial: Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, New York
More About Paul Cooper and Marion Erskine: Marriage: May 23, 1925, Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois
7 ii. Albert DeWolf Erskine, Jr., born May 13, 1907 in Illinois; died May 26, 1976 in Miami, Dade Co, Florida.
Notes for Albert DeWolf Erskine, Jr.: Social Security Death Index: Albert Erskine, SSN 338-07-7467, b. 13 May 1907. d. May 1976, Residence: 33139 Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, Issued: Illinois (before 1951).
Florida Death Index: Albert D. Erskine, Certificate #36353, d. Dade County, white, d. 26 May 1976, b. 13 May 1907.
8 iii. John Erskine, born June 05, 1908 in Illinois; died September 1966 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois.
Notes for John Erskine: Social Security Death Index: John Erskine, SSN 326-07-9615, b. 5 June 1908, d. Sept. 1966. Residence: 60610 Chicago, Cook, Illinois. Issued: Illinois (before 1951).
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