Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836)

Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836)

Leonard and his descendants are numbered from 1 to 194 in the book published in 2001, Descendants of Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836) of Lewis County, Missouri. Corrections and additions to those individuals are being made here. See No. 2, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, No 10, No. 11, No 12, No 13, No. 14, No. 20 , No. 21, No. 29, No. 30, No. 31, No. 32, No. 33, No. 34, No. 35, No. 37, No. 38, No. 41, No. 47, No. 48, No. 49 , No. 56, No. 67, No. 68, No. 83, No. 93, No. 96, No. 98, No. 99, No. 100, No. 109, No. 110, No. 111, No. 152, No. 154, No. 162, No. 163, No. 164, No. 165, No. 169. Click on the number, and add to your book.

First Generation

Descendant No. 1 - LEONARD FRETWELL purchased five parcels of land in Lewis County, Missouri from the United States Government. All of the land patents were filed in the land office in Palmyra, Missoui. The first three patents are dated February 15, 1836 (Nos. 7054, 7055 and 7056) and were included in the book (p. 4). The land was in Sections 24, 25 and 26 of Lyon Township.

The fourth patent is dated April 10, 1837 (No. 7907). It is for forty acres of land described as the Aliquot Parts SWNE [of] Section 31 [in] Twp. 62-N [Dickerson].

The fifth patent is dated August 1, 1838 (No. 7053). It is for 50.045 acres of land described as the Aliquot Parts S 1/2 2 NW [of] Section 31 [in] Twp. 62-N [Dickerson]. Note: Filed after the death of Leonard Fretwell.

As noted in the book, “James S. Fretwell purchased his father’s property in 1850, Lots No. 1 and 2, Section 31, Dickerson Township, Lewis County, Missouri, from his brothers and sisters (p. 5).

Leonard Fretwell purchased eighty acres of land on July 15, 1834, in Section 31, Dickerson Township, Lewis County, Missouri. The stream through the property (pictured above) was called the Fretwell branch. It still flows into the Fabius River north of Monticello. The above snapshot was taken in the spring in 1997. It shows the Fretwell branch from Highway A looking west about a mile north of Monticello. As noted in the book, Descendants of Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836) of Lewis County, Missouri (2001), (p. xxxii), the Fretwell branch appears in the Lewis County, Missouri, 1878, Atlas. Copies have been donated to the Library of Congress, the Reference Library of the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia and the library of the Lewis County Historical Society in Canton, Missouri.

Second Generation

Descendant No. 2 - JAMES S. FRETWELL was buried in the Tolona Cemetery, Lewis County, Missouri. His grave is marked with a tombstone along the abandoned railroad tracks in Highland Township, Section 36, west side of Highway #6 between Lewistown and Ewing.

The inscription:
James S. Fretwell
Born Sept. 3, 1811
Died June 8, 1887
Have faith in God.

Descendant No. 6 - LUCINDA FRETWELL married George Alexander KERFOOT, son of William G. KERFOOT and SALLY KERFOOT. Lucinda and George were parents of thirteen [not twelve] children:

i. William born ca1840

ii. George Thomas born 16 December 1841

iii. Ezra Francis, born ca1843

iv. Samuel, born ca1845

v. John Franklin, born 5 September 1846

vi. Charles W. born ca1848

vii. Joel Benjamin, born ca1849

viii. Sarah Ann, born ca1851

ix. Mary Catherine, born ca1852

x. Richard, born ca1854 and died in infancy

xi. Andrew Jackson, born ca1856

xii. Lucinda, born ca1858
xiii. Ida Lee, born ca1864

SOURCE: Kerfott, Kearfott and Allied Families in America. Edited by

                   Robert R. Kearfott. Privately Published by Members of the
                   Family,1948. PP. 68 and 69

Descendant No. 6 - LUCINDA FRETWELL was buried in the Liberty Baptist Cemetery, Washington Township, Clark County, Missouri with her husband, Kerfoot. The cemetery is located in Section 2 in the southern half of Washington Township, Hwy. A northwest of Williamstown, Missouri.

The inscriptions read --
Lucinda Kerfoot
Born Feb. 18, 1818
Died Aug. 17, 1890
A precious and ...
A void ...
A place ...
T...

George A. Kerfoot
Born June 14, 1814
Died May 26, 1881
In the way of righteousness is life
  and in the pathway thereof
There is no death. Prov. 12:28

Descendant No. 7 - John William FRETWELL (1819 - 1907)

SOURCE: Original photograph in the possession of Estil Van Fretwell of Jefferson City, Missouri.

Descendant No. 8 - ANN L. FRETWELL was buried with her husband, Eli Thrasher in the cemetery of Midway Methodist Church, Lewis County, Missouri. The cemetery is located in Twp. 62N, R8W - Section 19 at the junction of Highways Y & H at Midway, Missouri.
The tombstone inscription reads --
Born Feb. 2, 1821   Born Jan. 4, 1811
Died Nov. 3, 1906   Died Oct. 24, 1896

                             He's gone to world's above,
                             Where saints and angels meet,
Ann Thrasher         Eli Thrasher
                             To realize our Saviour's love,
                             And worship at his feet.

On pedestal: THRASHER

Eli Thrasher and Ann L. (Fretwell) Thrasher. Copy from Josephine Thrasher, Henderson, Texas.

Descendant No. 9 - Elizabeth Fretwell was buried in the cemetery of Midway Methodist Church, Lewis County, Missouri. The cemetery is located in Twp. 62N, R8W - Section 19 at the junction of Highways Y & H at Midway, Missouri.
The inscription reads --
Elizabeth, Wife of Benjamin Dubois
Born Mar. 20, 1822
Died Mar. 5, 1899
She stretched out her hand to the poor;
Yea, she reached forth her hand to the needy.

Descendant No. 10 - Thomas Jefferson Fretwell (ca1824 - 1904)

Thomas Jefferson Fretwell home. One hundred thirty-two acres, more or less (SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 33, Twp. 54 N, R 2 W and the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 4, Twp. 53 N, R 2 W), Pike County, Missouri.

SOURCE: Copy from Ruth Mae (Williams) Kent.

Descendant No. 11 - SAMUEL LAFAYETTE FRETWELL was buried in the New Woodville Cemetery. It is located along Hwy. W in Section Two of Washington Township, Clark County, Missouri.
The inscription reads:
SAMUEL FRETWELL
Feb. 2, 1832
May 22, 1905

Samuel Fretwell (1832-1905).
SOURCE: Photo from Marion Fretwell, Yakima, Washington.

No. 11 - 3rd wife - LOUISIANNA WELLS

b. 1 May 1845 Missouri

d. 24 June 1922

No. 11 - iv - JAMES GREEN FRETWELL

b. 6 Jan 1857

d. 24 Nov 1918

No. 11 - v - SAMUEL BURL FRETWELL

b. 17 Feb 1855 Canton, Lewis Co., MO

d. 9 Feb 1944

No. 11 - x - MINTA JANE FRETWELL

b. 3 Sep 1875 Kahoka, Clark Co., MO

d. 11 Mar 1897

Descendant No. 12 - KATHERINE FRETWELL was buried in the cemetery of Providence Baptist Church two miles east of Williamstown in Section 23 of Lyon Township, Lewis County, Missouri.
The inscription reads:
Katherine Fretwell
B. May 4, 1827
D. Feb. 18, 1862

Printed on the pedestal:
FRETWELL

Descendant No. 13 - MARY JANE FRETWELL was buried with her husband, William Ford, in the cemetery of Providence Baptist Church two miles east of Williamstown in Section 23 of Lyon Township, Lewis County, Missouri.

The inscriptions reads:

FORD

Mary J. FORD Wm. Ford

Died Died

May 19, 1908 May 11, 1899

Aged Aged

Yr. Ds. 70 Ys. 13 Ds.

Printed on the pedestal

FORD

Descendant No. 14 - FRANCES WARNER FRETWELL (1832-1923) was buried with her daughter, Ida Smyser, in the Glenwood Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri. The city cemetery is west of the town of Glenwood, Missouri. HENRY JOEL SMYSER, the husband of Frances, died in 1879 and was buried at Lancaster, Missouri.

The inscriptions reads:

Printed on the front:  SMYSER

FRANCES W. IDA

1832 -- 1923 1865 -- 1941

Henry Joel Smyser and Frances Warner (Fretwell) Smyser. Copy from Clover F. Fossum, Ojai, California.

Third Generation

Descendant No. 20 - SIDNEY GREEN FRETWELL.

Wedding photograph
M. 6 April 1876, Lewis Co., MO
Bride: Minerva Ann OARD

Source: Photo owned by Judy Fretwell Gottman.

Descendant No. 21 - NANCY AGNESS FRETWELL m. James Thomas HIND, son of Nathan Woodford Bass HIND and Arrelda J. STEPHENSON.

Child v. Charles Fretwell HIND m. Ruth Alice CARSON 3 July 1922 in

Campbell County, Kentucky.

SOURCE: Register of the General Society of the War of 1812. Edited by

                Committee, 1972. PP. 90 and 91.

Descendant No. 29 - LOUISIANA FRETWELL

b. 10 Dec 1849 Lewis Co., MO

d. 9 Jan 1924

Descendant No. 30 - ANNIE FRETWELL

b. 28 Apr 1853 Williamstown, Lewis Co., MO

d. 24 Mar 1924

Descendant No. 31 - WINIFRED MARTHA FRETWELL

b. 21 Nov 1877 Kahoka, Clark Co., MO

d. 25 Feb 1959

Descendant No. 32 - WILLIAM LAFAYETTE FRETWELL

b. 20 Nov 1879 Kahoka, Clark Co., MO

d. 4 Nov 1948

Descendant No. 33 - CARLETON EARL FRETWELL

b. 2 Aug 1881, Kahoka, Clark Co., MO

d. 26 Sep 1946

Descendant No. 34 - EDWARD EVERETTE FRETWELL

b. 15 Sep 1884 Kahoka, Clark Co., MO

d. 28 Aug 1961

Descendant No. 35 - GROVER CLEVELAND FRETWELL

b. 24 Dec 1886 Wyaconda, Clark Co., MO

d. 6 Jan 1963

Fourth Generation

Descendant No. 37 - LAURA B. FRETWELL married James Harding MOSELEY on 20 December 1893 in Irwin, Barton County, Missouri. At the time, James was of Arlington, Kiowa County, Colorado. James Harding MOSELEY married second Geneva (spelled "Genevra" on the certificate of marriage) Earhart on 12 April 1903 at Virginia Earhart's in Barton County, Missouri. At the time, Geneva was of Milo, Vernon County, Missouri.

                      SOURCE: Marriage records. Barton County, Missouri.

Descendant No. 38 - LAWRENCE DELMOND FRETWELL married Ellen Katherine HUDDLESTON.

Child i. Orlean Janice FRETWELL born 11 May 1908, Mart, Texas,

married Lewis Lee Hess 3 July 1931. Lewis was born 9 March 1912,

Baltimore, Maryland, son of Guy Link HESS and Catherine BARRINGER.

SOURCE: The Link Family. Antecedents and Descendants of John

                 Jacob Link. 1417-1951. By Paxson Link. 1951. PP. 453 and 639.

Descendant No. 41 - CLARENCE LEROY FRETWELL m. Lillie Verna HUDDLE, daughter of William HUDDLE and Elsie WEST.

SOURCE: History of the Descendants of John Hottel (Immigrant from

                 Switzerland to America). By W. D. Huddle and Lulu May

                 Huddle. Strasburg PublishingHouse, Inc., 1930. P. 659.

Descendant No. 47 - JAMES HERBERT FRETWELL married Posie Tea TRUE 28 September 1907 Knox City, Missouri. Posie was born 28 July 1886, Newark, Missouri, daughter of Joseph TAYLOR and Ella P. ELSTON.

SOURCES: The Elston Family in America. By James Strode Elston.

                  Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc . 1942.

                    P. 304.

                 Genealogy of Josiah Munroe. By G. S. Northrup. St. Johns,

                 Michigan: G. S. Northrup, 1912. PP. 264, 266 and 269.

Descendant No. 47 - James Herbert FRETWELL (corrections and additions - p. 57-8)

Birth: 14 Jun 1886, Lewis Co., MO

Death: 19 Nov 1960, Cupertino, Santa Clara Co., CA

Spouse: Posie Tea TRUE

Birth: Newark, Knox Co., MO

Death: 6 Jul 1970, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., CA

Children: James Taylor (1909-1994)

Children: Benjamin Eldon (1913-1931)

SOURCE: Gail Jean Fretwell Hugger, Cupertino, CA (email 9/07).

Descendant No. 48 - Clarence Jesse FRETWELL.
Children (left to right): Hazel, Gladys, Vincel, Roby and Olen.

Descendant No. 49 -- ADDISON ELMER FRETWELL

Wedding photograph.
M. 24 Dec 1903, Lewis Co., MO
Bride: Gertrude Ann JENKINS

Source: Photo owned by Judy Fretwell Gottman.

Descendant No. 56 - JORDEN GIBSON FRETWELL m1 Mary Reed 31 July 1923, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. No issue.

SOURCE: Kay Morris, 2922 Beverly Rd., Pasadena, TX 77503

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Descendant No. 67 - MARION REYNOLD FRETWELL. Wife Pearl Letta Snider Fretwell died 30 July 2006. Pearl was born 5 November 1918 in Midvale, Idaho. She became a co - pastor with her husband, Marion Reynold Fretwell, at the Tieton Pentecostal Church in Tieton, Washington; their last Pastorate of 23 years at Emmanuel Assembly in Yakima, Washington. Pearl was buried at Terrace Heights Memorial Cemetery, Yakima, Washington.

SOURCE: [Son] Marvin O. Fretwell (e-mail).

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Descendant No. 68 - ALLEN FRETWELL. Allen Fretwell died 16 September 2006 in Greenville, South Carolina. . He was born in Roswell, Idaho and graduated from Bob Jones University and Appalachian State University (master's degree). He was a teacher at Berea High School for twenty-seven years. Allen is survived by his wife, Jewell Keys Fretwell; his children: Bill and Paige Fretwell of Fullerton, CA, Darrell and Alicia Fretwell of Greer, Allen and April Fretwell of Greenville, and Jewell and Rob Scheuerman of Greenville. His daughter, Carolyn Fretwell, preceded him in death. Internment at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, SC.

SOURCE: Obituary. The Greenville News. 18 September 2006.

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Descendant No. 83 - LOUIDAN GERTRUDE FRETWELL. Louidan Gertrude Fretwell died 22 November 1950, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. Louidan married second Barney Wood and lived in Texas until her divorce. She resided at Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon at the time of her death. Burial (unmarked grave): Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Oregon.

SOURCE: Death certificate No. 12436. Clackamas County, Oregon.

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Fifth Generation

Descendant No. 93 - Glenn Loren FRETWELL

Children: Janice Elizabeth (1937-)
Donald Morris (1939-)
No. 154 - Margaret Jeanne (1942-) - p. 97 - Peggi
Stephen Glenn (1946-)
Clifford Keith (1948-)

SOURCE: Cari Fretwell Beck, Issaquah, WA 98029

Children of Glenn Loren Fretwell and Edna Elizabeth Hockett

i. Janice Elizabeth FRETWELL

Birth: 7 Apr 1937, California

Spouse: Van Robert BRANDON

Birth: Nov 1936, Idaho

Marr: 1936

Children: Patricia Ann (1956-)
Vanessa Robyn (1958-)
James Robert (1959-)
Tami Lynn (1960-)
Deanna Lee (1961-)
Glen Russell (1962-)
Scott Michael (1964-)

ii. Donald Morris FRETWELL

Birth: 22 May 1939, Santa Maria, CA

Spouse: m1 Valerie -----

Div:

Children: ----- (ca1962-)

Spouse: m2 Sandy HUNTER

Div:

iii. Margaret Jeanne FRETWELL = No. 154 - Peggi (p. 97)

Birth: 21 Nov 1942, Santa Maria, CA

Spouse: m1 Hollis Harding HILL

Birth: 16 Oct 1940

Marr: 11 Oct 1959

Div:

Children: Richard Dean (1959-)
Clinton Kevin (1960-1960)
Kimberlee Dawn (1963-)

Spouse: m2 Albert Lee ROGERS

Birth: 10 Jun 1942

Marr: 29 Aug 1985

iv. Stephen Glenn FRETWELL

Birth: 26 Aug 1946, Santa Maria, CA

Spouse: m1 Diana Lynn DITTL

Birth: 6 Jul 1948, Anaheim, Orange Co., California

Marr: 16 Oct 1965

Div: 1970

Children: Cari Dawn (1966-)

Spouse: m2 Linda Marie GIUSTI

Birth: 19 Oct 1955

Marr: 24 Jan 1986

Div: 2007

Children: Christopher Glen (1986-)
Stephanie Marie (1993-)
Lauran Nicole (1993-)

v. Clifford Keith FRETWELL

Birth: 26 Aug 1946, Santa Maria, CA

Spouse: m1 Patsy CLEAVELAND

Div: 1971

Children: Patrick Lee (1969-)

Spouse: m2 Rose PRINCE

Birth: 21 Aug 1952

Marr: 31 Dec 1968

Div: 2007

Children: Ronnie (1973-)
Kevin (1981-)

SOURCE: Cari Fretwell Beck, Issaquah, WA 98029

Descendant No. 96 - JAMES TAYLOR FRETWELL, born 22 July 1909, LaBelle, Missouri.

SOURCE: The Elston Family in America. By James Strode Elston. Rutland,

                  Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1942. P. 304.

Descendant No. 96 - James Taylor FRETWELL (corrections and additions - p. 99)

Birth: 22 Jul 1909, La Belle, Lewis Co., MO

Death: 1 Apr 1994, Mt. View, Santa Clara Co., CA

Occ: Employed By U. S. Forest Service.

Spouse: Hazel Virginia REGNART

Birth: 29 Dec 1910, Cupertino, Santa Clara Co., CA

Marr: Oct 1932

Children: Gail Jean (1943-)

Children: Leonore

Children: Shelley

SOURCE: Gail Jean Fretwell Hugger, Cupertino, CA (email 9/07).

Descendant No. 98 - GLADYS MARIE FRETWELL died 5 May 2007 Jackson Co., Missouri.

SOURCE: Mary Viola Fretwell Jameson

Descendant No. 99 - CECIL VINCEL FRETWELL. Wife Prycie Lydia Stephenson Fretwell died 20 December 2006 at the Moberly Regional Medical Center, Moberly, Missouri. Prycie spent her most recent years crocheting afghans and lap prayer blankets for the grieving and sick. She was buried at Ten Mile Baptist Church Cemetery, Canton, Missouri.

SOURCE: E-mail from Terry Fretwell.

Descendant No. 100 - ROBY ELLERY FRETWELL. Died 23 January 2003 Maricopa County, Arizona. Burial: Columbarium (cremation), Lakeview United Methodist Church, Sun City, Arizona.

Portrait of Roby Ellery Fretwell (ca 1951).

Descendant No. 109 - ALCENDA MAE FRETWELL.

Child ii. Billie Jean Gerow m1 James Rogert LaBounty, 8 June 1944.

No issue.

SOURCE: Kay Morris, 2922 Beverly Rd., Pasadena, TX 77503

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Descendant No. 110 - CLYDE DAVID FRETWELL m1 Billie Overmeir -- March 1929. They were divorced and Billier later married _____ Carpenter.

SOURCE: Kay Morris, 2922 Beverly Rd., Pasadena, TX 77503

                  (dated May 23, 2001).

Descendant No. 111 - HAZEL MARIE FRETWELL married in Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.

SOURCE: Kay Morris, 2922 Beverly Rd., Pasadena, TX 77503

                 (dated May 23, 2001).

Sixth Generation

Descendant No. 152 - BRUCE S. FRETWELL married Elizabeth Maria BLAGOJEVICS 14 June 2003 Washington D.C.

Child (daughter) i - Alexa Elisabeth Fretwell.

Child (daughter) - ii. Monika Elise Fretwell

Child (son) ------ iii. Karl Rainer Fretwell

SOURCE: Correspondence by email (2005, 2007 and 2009).

Descendant No. 162 - CHARLES CECIL FRETWELL. Died 11 May 2010, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Burial: Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamstown, Missouri. Memorials may be directed to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave., Miami, FL 33136-1494.

Cecil wrote the HTML for this web site after his retirement in 1998. He was also diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at that time. He has turned the web site over to his daughter, Christine Fretwell Diesch, and she currently maintains http://www.fretwell-family.com. Shela continues to search for new members of the Fretwell family and add items to the whole Fretwell family.

In 2001, we published a small book, Descendants of Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836) of Lewis County, Missouri. The book is about our branch of the family which begins with Leonard Fretwell (1787-1836) of Lewis County, Missouri. The book is sold out. Copies of the book were donated to the Library of Congress, the Reference Library of the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia and the library of the Lewis County Historical Society in Canton, Missouri.

On December 20, 2009, Cecil and Shela celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Cecil's obituary from the funeral home's web page may be viewed here.

Descendant No. 163 - ROBERT LEE FRETWELL.

Child iii. Julia Kay FRETWELL married Leonard Christopher EPPARD

(i.) Son: Jake Grey EPPARD

(ii.) Daughter: Anna Rae EPPARD

SOURCE: Announcements from parents.

Descendant No. 164 - RICHARD DEAN FRETWELL

Wife Terri Frances Taylor Fretwell died 26 January 2007, Orange County, California.

SOURCE: Telephone conversation.

Descendant No. 165 - OBIE TERRY FRETWELL

Photo of Fretwell Insurance (2007).
Terry is an agent for Shelter Insurance of Columbia, Missouri with offices in both Canton and Lewistown.

Child i. - Tara Nicole Fretwell married Derek Douglas Dicks, 15 March, 2003, Adams County, Illinois. Derek is the son of Norman and Anita Dicks of Quincy, Illinois.

SOURCE: Wedding program. Melrose Chapel United Methodist Church, 3600 Payson Road, Quincy, Illinois.

Child ii Jeanne JoEllen Fretwell and Troy Steven Voss have a daughter, Tenlee Sueann Voss.

SOURCE: Correspondence by email.

Descendant No. 169 - GARY WILLIAM FRETWELL. Lyon Township, Lewis County, Missouri.

p. x - Mary FRETWELL married William BYROM. William Byrom was the head of household on the tax list of Buckingham County, Virginia in 1782. The family settled in Georgia in ca1784 and Mary died there ca1808.

Children

i. Seymour Scott Byrom, born ca 1770 and died 9 November 1814 Jasper

County, Georgia. Seymour married Polly Billingslea.

ii. John Byrom, born ca1772 and died 17 November 1819 Jasper County,

Georgia. John married Cynthia Hardwick Fitzpatrick.

iii. James Byrom, born ca1774 and died 13 April 1807 Hancock County,

Georgia. James married Mary Davenport.

iv. Elizabeth Byrom, born ca1776

v. Isabella Byrom, born ca1778

vi. Mary Byrom, born ca1780 and died between 1850-1860 Warren County,

Georgia. Mary m1 WilliamBarksdale ca1800 and m2 Willis Pass ca1823.

vii. Henry Byrom, born ca1782 and died 20 March 1806 Hancock County,

Georgia. Henry married Catherine Smith Davenport. Mary and Catherine

Davenport were the daughters of John Smith Davenport and Lucy Barksdale.

viii. William Byrom, Jr., born ca1784 and died ca1828 Hancock County,

Georgia.

SOURCES: Fothergill's Virginia Taxpayers 1782-1787. p 20.

                    The Billingsley Family (Billingsly - Billingslea) in America.

                    By Henry Alexander Davis. Washington, D. C.: unknown,

                    1936. P. 982.

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i.	William born ca1840
ii.	George Thomas born 16 December 1841
iii.	Ezra Francis, born ca1843
iv.	Samuel, born ca1845
v.	John Franklin, born 5 September 1846
vi.	Charles W. born ca1848
vii.	Joel Benjamin, born ca1849
viii.	Sarah Ann, born ca1851
ix.	Mary Catherine, born ca1852
x.	Richard, born ca1854 and died in infancy
xi.	Andrew Jackson, born ca1856
xii.	Lucinda, born ca1858
xiii.	Ida Lee, born ca1864

	SOURCE: Kerfott, Kearfott and Allied Families in America. Edited by
	Robert R. Kearfott. Privately Published by Members of the
	Family,1948. PP. 68 and 69

Descendant No. 11 - SAMUEL LAFAYETTE FRETWELL was buried in the New Woodville Cemetery. It is located along Hwy. W in Section Two of Washington Township, Clark County, Missouri. The inscription reads: SAMUEL FRETWELL Feb. 2, 1832 May 22, 1905
Samuel Fretwell (1832-1905). SOURCE: Photo from Marion Fretwell, Yakima, Washington.

	Child v. Charles Fretwell HIND m. Ruth Alice CARSON 3 July 1922 in
	Campbell County, Kentucky.

	SOURCE: Register of the General Society of the War of 1812. Edited by
	Committee, 1972. PP. 90 and 91.

	Child i. Orlean Janice FRETWELL born 11 May 1908, Mart, Texas,
	married Lewis Lee Hess 3 July 1931. Lewis was born 9 March 1912,
	Baltimore, Maryland, son of Guy Link HESS and Catherine BARRINGER.

	SOURCE: The Link Family. Antecedents and Descendants of John
	Jacob Link. 1417-1951. By Paxson Link. 1951. PP. 453 and 639.

	SOURCE: History of the Descendants of John Hottel (Immigrant from
	Switzerland to America). By W. D. Huddle and Lulu May
	Huddle. Strasburg PublishingHouse, Inc., 1930. P. 659.

	SOURCES: The Elston Family in America. By James Strode Elston.
	Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc . 1942.
	P. 304.
	Genealogy of Josiah Munroe. By G. S. Northrup. St. Johns,
	Michigan: G. S. Northrup, 1912. PP. 264, 266 and 269.

	Birth:	14 Jun 1886, Lewis Co., MO
	Death:	19 Nov 1960, Cupertino, Santa Clara Co., CA

	Spouse:	Posie Tea TRUE
	Birth:	Newark, Knox Co., MO
	Death:	6 Jul 1970, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., CA

	Children:	James Taylor (1909-1994)
	Children:	Benjamin Eldon (1913-1931)

SOURCE: Gail Jean Fretwell Hugger, Cupertino, CA (email 9/07).

	SOURCE: Kay Morris, 2922 Beverly Rd., Pasadena, TX 77503
	(dated May 23, 2001).

	SOURCE: [Son] Marvin O. Fretwell (e-mail).
	(dated May 23, 2001).

	SOURCE: Obituary. The Greenville News. 18 September 2006.
	(dated May 23, 2001).

	SOURCE: Death certificate No. 12436. Clackamas County, Oregon.
	(dated May 23, 2001).

	Children:	Janice Elizabeth (1937-) Donald Morris (1939-) No. 154 - Margaret Jeanne (1942-) - p. 97 - Peggi Stephen Glenn (1946-) Clifford Keith (1948-)

SOURCE: Cari Fretwell Beck, Issaquah, WA 98029

i. Janice Elizabeth FRETWELL
	Birth:	7 Apr 1937, California

	Spouse:	Van Robert BRANDON
	Birth:	Nov 1936, Idaho
	Marr:	1936
	Children:	Patricia Ann (1956-) Vanessa Robyn (1958-) James Robert (1959-) Tami Lynn (1960-) Deanna Lee (1961-) Glen Russell (1962-) Scott Michael (1964-)

ii. Donald Morris FRETWELL
	Birth:	22 May 1939, Santa Maria, CA

	Spouse:	m1 Valerie -----
	Div:
	Children:	----- (ca1962-)

	Spouse:	m2 Sandy HUNTER
	Div:

iii. Margaret Jeanne FRETWELL = No. 154 - Peggi (p. 97)
	Birth:	21 Nov 1942, Santa Maria, CA

	Spouse:	m1 Hollis Harding HILL
	Birth:	16 Oct 1940
	Marr:	11 Oct 1959
	Div:
	Children:	Richard Dean (1959-) Clinton Kevin (1960-1960) Kimberlee Dawn (1963-)

	Spouse:	m2 Albert Lee ROGERS
	Birth:	10 Jun 1942
	Marr:	29 Aug 1985

iv. Stephen Glenn FRETWELL
	Birth:	26 Aug 1946, Santa Maria, CA

	Spouse:	m1 Diana Lynn DITTL
	Birth:	6 Jul 1948, Anaheim, Orange Co., California
	Marr:	16 Oct 1965
	Div:	1970
	Children:	Cari Dawn (1966-)

	Spouse:	m2 Linda Marie GIUSTI
	Birth:	19 Oct 1955
	Marr:	24 Jan 1986
	Div:	2007
	Children:	Christopher Glen (1986-) Stephanie Marie (1993-) Lauran Nicole (1993-)

v. Clifford Keith FRETWELL
	Birth:	26 Aug 1946, Santa Maria, CA

	Spouse:	m1 Patsy CLEAVELAND
	Div:	1971
	Children:	Patrick Lee (1969-)

	Spouse:	m2 Rose PRINCE
	Birth:	21 Aug 1952
	Marr:	31 Dec 1968
	Div:	2007
	Children:	Ronnie (1973-) Kevin (1981-)

SOURCE: Cari Fretwell Beck, Issaquah, WA 98029

	SOURCE: The Elston Family in America. By James Strode Elston. Rutland,
	Vermont: The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., 1942. P. 304.

	Birth:	22 Jul 1909, La Belle, Lewis Co., MO
	Death:	1 Apr 1994, Mt. View, Santa Clara Co., CA
	Occ:	Employed By U. S. Forest Service.

	Spouse:	Hazel Virginia REGNART
	Birth:	29 Dec 1910, Cupertino, Santa Clara Co., CA
	Marr:	Oct 1932

	Children:	Gail Jean (1943-)
	Children:	Leonore
	Children:	Shelley

SOURCE: Gail Jean Fretwell Hugger, Cupertino, CA (email 9/07).

	Child ii. Billie Jean Gerow m1 James Rogert LaBounty, 8 June 1944.
	No issue.

	Child (daughter) i - Alexa Elisabeth Fretwell.
	Child (daughter) - ii. Monika Elise Fretwell
	Child (son) ------ iii. Karl Rainer Fretwell

	Child iii. Julia Kay FRETWELL married Leonard Christopher EPPARD
	(i.) Son: Jake Grey EPPARD
	(ii.) Daughter: Anna Rae EPPARD

	Children
i.	Seymour Scott Byrom, born ca 1770 and died 9 November 1814 Jasper
	County, Georgia. Seymour married Polly Billingslea.
ii.	John Byrom, born ca1772 and died 17 November 1819 Jasper County,
	Georgia. John married Cynthia Hardwick Fitzpatrick.
iii.	James Byrom, born ca1774 and died 13 April 1807 Hancock County,
	Georgia. James married Mary Davenport.
iv.	Elizabeth Byrom, born ca1776
v.	Isabella Byrom, born ca1778
vi.	Mary Byrom, born ca1780 and died between 1850-1860 Warren County,
	Georgia. Mary m1 WilliamBarksdale ca1800 and m2 Willis Pass ca1823.
vii.	Henry Byrom, born ca1782 and died 20 March 1806 Hancock County,
	Georgia. Henry married Catherine Smith Davenport. Mary and Catherine
	Davenport were the daughters of John Smith Davenport and Lucy Barksdale.
viii.	William Byrom, Jr., born ca1784 and died ca1828 Hancock County,
	Georgia.

	SOURCES: Fothergill's Virginia Taxpayers 1782-1787. p 20.

	The Billingsley Family (Billingsly - Billingslea) in America.
	By Henry Alexander Davis. Washington, D. C.: unknown,
	1936. P. 982.