Cary Thornton (1800 – )

“CARY THORNTON, retired, Joliet…, was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Oct. #, 1800;  his ancestors were Quakers, and came to Pennsylvania with Wm. Penn in 1681; the subject of this sketch lived with his parents until he was 23 years … Continue reading →

Earnest Howard Embry (1861 – )

“EARNEST HOWARD EMBRY, general farmer and stock raiser near Piper, Kansas, ranks with the representative citizens of Wyandotte County.  Mr. Embry was born in Douglas, county, Kansas, July 14, 1861, son of Gibson H. and Josephine (Johnson) Embry, the former … Continue reading →

William Goodrich Ware, M.D. (1832 – )

“William G. Ware, son of Josiah H. and Huldah G. (Hale) Ware, was born Feb. 1, 1832, in East Medway, now Millis, Mass.  His father was a church organ builder, son if Dea. Joseph Ware, of North Wrentham, now Norfolk, … Continue reading →

Josiah Holbrook Ware (1797 – 1883)

“Josiah Holbrook Ware, son of Dea. Joseph and Esther (Holbrook) Ware, was born, Aug. 17, 1797, in West Medway, Mass.  When quite young he learned the cabinet maker’s trade with Calvin Plimpton, in West Medway, and was one of the … Continue reading →

Joseph Ware (1761 – 1837)

“Joseph Ware, son of Ichabod and Sarah (Skinner) Ware, was born Oct. 11, 1761, in Wrentham, Mass.  He was a descendant of Robert Ware, of Dedham.  His early life was spent on his father’s farm in that part of Wrentham … Continue reading →

William Franklin Ware (1895 – 1959)

“William Franklin Ware was born in the Grant Hotel, Guthrie, KY on Dec. 17, 1895,the second child of Edmund Jasper Ware, grandson of the Pioneer Edmund Ware and Allie Grant Rogers (daughter of Alexander Franklin Rogers and Tennessee Virginia Grant).  … Continue reading →