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Descendants of Elijah CONSELOR


17. HESTER ANNIE4 CORK (HANNAH3 CONCEALER, JEREMIAH2, ELIJAH1 CONSELOR) (Source: Betty and Ray Terry.) was born 1841 (Source: Ned Heite.), and died 1904 (Source: Ned Heite.). She married JAMES H. MUNCE (Source: Betty and Ray Terry.) 1862 (Source: Ned Heite.), son of ROBERT MUNCE and JEMIMA HANSOR. He was born 20 Aug 1837 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware (Source: Betty and Ray Terry.), and died 29 Mar 1919 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey (Source: Betty and Ray Terry.).

Notes for JAMES H. MUNCE:
1870 DE Kent Kenton 100 p47wr p301st 30 Jun 1870 - all mulatto, all bDE
Munce James 30 farm hand, Hester 29 PE 50, Ldea[sic] F 5, James C 1, Munce John 21 farm hand
Relationship to John unknown.
On same page with George Clark, Elisha Durham, Joel Durham, and Isaac Sammons.
1880 NJ Cumberland Fairfield p63wr p287st 2 Jun 1880 - all mulatto
Munce James 42 farmer bDE pbDE, Hester A wife 41 keeping house bDE pbDE, James P son 11 bDE pbDE, Bessie M dau 5 bNJ pbDE, Earl son 1 bNJ pbDE
     
Children of HESTER CORK and JAMES MUNCE are:
  i.   LYDEA F.5 MUNCE (Source: 1870 census.), b. 1865, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.).
  ii.   JAMES C. MUNCE (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1869, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.).
  iii.   BESSIE M. MUNCE (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1875, New Jersey (Source: 1880 census.).
  iv.   EARL MUNCE (Source: 1880 census.), b. ca. 1879, New Jersey (Source: 1880 census.).


18. DEBORAH4 CORK (HANNAH3 CONCEALER, JEREMIAH2, ELIJAH1 CONSELOR) (Source: 1860 census.) was born ca. 1838 in Delaware (Source: 1860 census.), and died 16 Jun 1921 in Cheswold, Kent, Delaware (Source: Mitsawokett website.). She married JOHN HUGHES (Source: 1850 census.), son of BENJAMIN HUGHES and MARIA MILLER. He was born ca. 1834 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census.), and died 08 Aug 1913 in Leipsic, Kent, Delaware (Source: Mitsawokett website.).

Notes for DEBORAH CORK:
Connection to father from Ned Heite Mitsawokett posting.

Mitsawokett site has birth date as 14 Aug 1835. Early censuses (1850, 1860) are probably closer to accurate.

More About DEBORAH CORK:
Burial: 19 Jun 1921, Fork Branch Cemetery, Dover, Kent, DE

Notes for JOHN HUGHES:
Mitsawokett site reports birth as 5 Aug 1831. 1910 census has Aug 1829. The younger references (1850, 1860, 1870) are probably closer to being accurate.

1850 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 p49wr p25st 30 Jul 1850
John Hughes 15 M [W] bDE, living with Frederick Cambrige family (mulatto)
Next door to uncle Elijah Miller, uncle Josiah Miller on next page.
1860 DE Kent Duck Creek 100 (Kenton) p89wr p575st 4 Jul 1860 - all mulatto, all bDE
John Hughes 25 farmer PE 346, Debby 21, Hester A 1
1870 DE Kent Dover 100 p79wr p260st 4 Jul 1870 - all mulatto, all bDE
Hues John 36 works on farm RE 300, Debora 30 keeping house, Esther 11, Benjamin 9, Andrew 7, John 2, Hannah 6/12 bJan.
1880 DE Kent East Dover 100 p20wr 8 Jun 1880 - all mulatto, all bDE, all pbDE
Hughes John 48 farmer, Deborah wife 42 keeps house, Hester dau 21, Benjamin son 19, Andrew son 17, John son 13, Hannah dau 11, Edward son 7, Perry son 4, James son 1
1900 DE Kent East Dover 100 p21Awr 23 Jun 1900 - both black, both bDE, both pbDE
Hughes John [initial illeg] 70 mar 44y bAug 1829 farmer owns no mortgage, Deborah wife 64 mar 44y 7 children 7 living bAug 1835
Next door to son Perry C. and to Enoch Durham.
1910 DE Kent 5th Repr Dist 1st Elec Distr p25Awr p170st 9 May 1910 - both mulatto, both bDE, both pbDE
Hughes John 78 mar once 53y farmer owns no mortgage, Debora wife 74 mar once 53y 7 children 7 living
Next door to son Perry C.
1920 - see widow's listing with son Perry C.
     
Children of DEBORAH CORK and JOHN HUGHES are:
  i.   HESTER A5 HUGHES (Source: 1860 census.), b. ca. 1859, Delaware (Source: 1860 census.) (Source: 1860 census.).
44. ii.   BENJAMIN HUGHES, b. ca. 1861, Delaware; d. 15 Oct 1911, New Jersey.
  iii.   ANDREW HUGHES (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1863, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.); m. MARY EMMA PIERCE (Source: Mitsawokett website.).
  Notes for MARY EMMA PIERCE:
Mitsawokett: daughter of George W. Pierce and Julia E. Noble.

  iv.   JOHN HUGHES (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1867, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.); m. MARY E. COOMBS (Source: Mitsawokett website.).
  v.   HANNAH HUGHES (Source: 1870 census.), b. Jan 1870, Delaware (Source: 1870 census.).
45. vi.   EDWARD HUGHES, b. May 1873, Delaware.
46. vii.   PERRY C. HUGHES, b. ca. 1876, Delaware; d. 1955, Delaware.
47. viii.   JAMES BROWN HUGHES, b. Nov 1877, Delaware; d. Sep 1962, New Jersey.


19. DAVID4 COUNSELLOR (ELISHA3, BENJAMIN2 CONCEALER, ELIJAH1 CONSELOR) (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.) was born Mar 1833 in Delaware (Source: Denise Johnson. Census of 1900.), and died Bet. 1900 - 1910 in Michigan (Source: 1900 census.). He married MARTHA MUNCE (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.) Bef. 1854 in Delaware (Source: By deduction.). She was born 18 Jan 1835 in Delaware (Source: By deduction from cemetery record.), and died 22 Feb 1890 in Michigan (Source: DAR records. Romulus cemetery listings, 1934-35.).

Notes for DAVID COUNSELLOR:
1850 DE New Castle Appoquinomink 100 p489wr p245st 9 Oct 1850 - all bDE, white except as indicated
Living with George Colbert family: George Colbert 70 farmer, Sarah 41, Mary Farmer 20, David Councillor 17 mul, Benjamin Farmer 18, Evert Cott 16 mul.
Next door to John J[I?] Durham. On same page with Greenbury Becket, James Dean, and William Driggens.
It is not known which Farmer family Mary and Benjamin are from. Evert Cott is apparently Hevarin, son of John D. Cott and Sarah Ann Dean.
1860 MI Wayne Canton (Plymouth) p12wr [p431 verso] 23 Jun 1860 - all mulatto
David Counseler 27 farmer PE 40 bDE, Martha 24 H keeper bDE, Joseph 5 bDE, James 2 bNJ, Mary 9/12 bMI, Mary Taylor 16 H girl bMI.
MItchell Perkins on p439.
1870 MI Wayne Huron (Smithville) p31wr p216st 14 Jul 1870 - all white
Counsellor David 38 farm laborer PE 200 bNJ, Martha 35 keeping house bNJ, Joseph 16 farm laborer bNJ, James H 13 farm laborer bNJ, Mary 12 at school bMI, Francis (male) 9 bMI, Dora 7 bMI, Robert 4 bMI, Rebecca 2 bMI.
1880 MI Monroe Ash p20wr [p267st verso] 15 Jun 1880 - all white
Counsellor David[Davied in index] 48 farmer bNJ pbNJ, Martha wife 45 keeping house bDE pbDE, Mary E dau 20 bMI pbNJ, Susan dau 16 pMI pbNJ, Robert son 14 bMI pbNJ, Rebeck dau 12 bMI pbNJ, Eva dau 10 bMI pbNJ, Jane dau 8 bMI pbNJ, Emmeline dau 6 bMI, pbNJ.
1900 MI Wayne Romulus p5Bwr 8 - all white
Johnson Wesley 33 mar 5y bMar 1867 bMI pbEngland farm labor rents house, Emma wife 26 mar 5y 2 children 2 living bFeb 1874 bMI pbNJ, Alfred son 4 bJan 1896 bMI fbNJ[sic] mbMI, Wesley son 3 bApr 1897 bMI fbNJ[sic] mbMI, Counsellor David f-in-law 67 widower bMar 1833 bNJ pbNJ day labor
On same page as Frank Songo.

Did not find a death record in Wayne Co death records for 1898-1912.

Notes for MARTHA MUNCE:
See death record of son Joseph regarding maiden name.

More About MARTHA MUNCE:
Burial: Romulus Cemetery, Romulus
     
Children of DAVID COUNSELLOR and MARTHA MUNCE are:
48. i.   JOSEPH5 COUNSELLOR, b. 30 Jun 1854, Delaware; d. 10 May 1908, Nankin Twp., Wayne, Michigan.
49. ii.   JAMES H. COUNCILOR, b. ca. 1858, Delaware; d. Unknown.
50. iii.   MARY E. COUNCILOR, b. 1859, Michigan; d. Unknown.
  iv.   FRANCIS COUNCILOR (Source: 1870 census.), b. ca. 1861, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.); d. Unknown.
  v.   SUSAN OR DORA COUNCILOR (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.), b. ca. 1864, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.); d. Unknown.
  vi.   ROBERT COUNCILOR (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.), b. ca. 1866, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.); d. Unknown.
  Notes for ROBERT COUNCILOR:
1920 MI Washtenaw Ypsilanti Ward 1 p4Bwr 7&8 Jan 1920 - all white
Counsellor Robert 55 rents bMI pbPA painter at decorating store, Mabel wife 37 bMI pbMI, Hanson William step-son 19 bMI pbMI, Knisely[?] Alexander lodger 88 widower bMI pb[illeg]

  vii.   REBECCA COUNCILOR (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.), b. 15 Jul 1868, Sumpter Twp., Wayne, Michigan (Source: Joseph Romeo. Citing birth record.); d. Unknown.
  Notes for REBECCA COUNCILOR:
See father's census records.

Wayne Co. birth records v. 1 from Joseph Romeo:
70 - 1016 - July 15, 1868 - Rebecca Councellor - Female - Sumpter
Dewit Councellor and Martha - Sumpter - NJ - Farmer
Recorded May 25, 1869

51. viii.   ELVA COUNSELLOR, b. Oct 1869, Michigan; d. 1922, Michigan.
  ix.   JANE COUNCILOR (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.), b. ca. 1872, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.); d. Unknown.
52. x.   EMMALINE COUNCILOR, b. Feb 1874, Michigan; d. 04 Oct 1908, Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan.


20. BENJAMIN4 COUNSELLOR (ELISHA3, BENJAMIN2 CONCEALER, ELIJAH1 CONSELOR) (Source: 1870 census.) was born 14 Aug 1836 in Delaware (Source: 1850 census. Computation from death certificate suggests 14 Aug 1834.), and died 17 Dec 1921 in Alma, Gratiot, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.). He married HANNAH MUNCE (Source: Chuck Counceller.) ca. 1861 in Delaware (Source: By deduction.), daughter of ROBERT MUNCE and JEMIMA HANSOR. She was born 16 May 1842 in Delaware (Source: 1900 census. Exact date, Chuck Counceller.), and died 03 Jan 1909 in Ithaca, Gratiot, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller webpage.).

Notes for BENJAMIN COUNSELLOR:
1840 and 1850 - see father's listings.
1860 not found.
1870 MI Gratiot Fulton (Spring Brook) p14wr 8 Jul 1870 - all white except Benjamin
Counsellor Bem [index: Bern] 33 Moor written with M(ale) W(hite) written above it RE 150 PE 109 bDE, Hannah 26 keeping house bDE, Elisha 8 bDE, Jemima 6 bMI, Lydia 4 bMI, Sarah 2 bMI, Ella 7/12 bOct [1869] bMI
1880 MI Gratiot Fulton p5wr p498st 3&4 Jun 1880 - all mulatto
Counsellor Benjamin 44 farmer bDE pbDE, Hannah wife 34 housekeeping bDE pbDE, Elisha son 18 single works on farm bDE pbDE, [rest bMI pbDE] Jamima dau 16, Lydia dau 14, Della dau 12, Ella dau 10, Frankie son 8, Addie dau 4
1900 MI Gratiot Newark (Twp) p2Bwr 4 Jun 1900
Counseler [index: Connseler] Benjiman 63[?] mar 39y bAug 1839[clear] bPA pbDE farmer owns with mortgage, Hannah wife 58 mar 39y 9 children 8 living bMay 1842 bDE pbDE, Pheba dau 16 bOct 1883 bMI fbPA mbDE servant, Baker John boarder 81 widower bDec 1818 bNY fbGermany mbNY
1910 MI Gratiot Neward p1Awr p194st 15 Apr 1910 - all mulatto except James
Counseller Benj 75 widower bPA fbUnk mbDE farmer owns with mortgage, Fitzgerald James son-in-law 27 white mar once 8y bMI pbUnk farmer, Phoebe dau 23 mar once 8y 2 children 2 living bMI fbPA mbDE, Marvin g-son 7 bMI pbMI, Goldie g-dau 2 bMI pbMI
1920 - see listing of son-in-law James Fitzgerald.

Death certificate: male, widower, Eithiopion, d - 12/17/1921, age - 87-4-3, place of death - Alma, cause chronic nephritis, birthplace - Pennsylvania, occupation - retired farmer, parents - Elisha Counsellor of Delaware, Sarah Sisco of Delaware

More About BENJAMIN COUNSELLOR:
Burial: Ithaca, Gratiot, Michigan (Source: Chuck Counceller.)

Notes for HANNAH MUNCE:
1850: living with parents in Little Creek 100, Kent Co. DE.
Entire family mulatto except as noted, all born DE. Script unclear for some surnames.
Robert Munce, 40, Jemima 37, Lydia 17, Josiah 15, Daniel 12, Adelaide Denney(?) 2 or maybe 20 no race (white), Mary Butler 14 no race (white), John Dill(?) 19 black laborer, Margaret Johns(?) 15 black, Margaret Munce 10, Mary E [Munce] 9, Hannah 7, Angeline 5, Anjelica 2, Robert 1 mo.
1870: living with husband and family in Fulton Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 26, b. DE, five children listed. Race: white.
1880: living with husband and family in Gratiot Co, MI. Age 34, b. DE, p.b. DE. Race: mulatto.
1900: living with husband and dau. Pheba in Newark Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 58, m. 39 yrs, b. 5/1842 DE, p.b. DE. Also with boarder John Baker, 81. Race left blank (others filled in).
1910: not present in census with Benjamin.

Chuck Counceller: Death certificate indicates Black and burial on 2/3/1909.

Delaware researchers have no data on this Hannah, while they do have info on her siblings.

More About HANNAH MUNCE:
Burial: Unknown, Ithaca, Gratiot County (Source: Chuck Counceller.)
     
Children of BENJAMIN COUNSELLOR and HANNAH MUNCE are:
53. i.   ELISHA5 COUNSELLOR, b. 26 Oct 1861, Delaware; d. 08 Jun 1951, Gratiot Co., Michigan.
  ii.   JEMIMA COUNSELLOR (Source: 1870 census.), b. Bet. 1863 - 1864, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.).
  Notes for JEMIMA COUNSELLOR:
1870: living with parents in Fulton Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 6, b. MI. Race: white.
1880: with parents in Gratiot Co., MI. Age 16, school, b. MI, p.b. DE. Race: mulatto.

54. iii.   LYDIA COUNSELLOR, b. Jul 1865, Michigan.
  iv.   SARAH COUNSELLOR (Source: 1870 census.), b. Bet. 1867 - 1868, Michigan (Source: 1870 census.).
  Notes for SARAH COUNSELLOR:
1870: living with parents in Fulton Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 2, b. MI. Race: white.
1880: with parents in Gratiot Co., MI. Name given as Della. Age 12, school, b. MI, p.b. DE. Race: mulatto.

55. v.   ELLA COUNSELLOR, b. Oct 1869, Michigan.
56. vi.   FRANK BENJAMIN COUNSELLOR, b. Mar 1872, Michigan; d. 1926.
  vii.   ADDIE COUNSELLOR (Source: 1880 census.), b. 18 Oct 1876, Michigan (Source: 1880 census. Exact date from Weatherby website.); m. JOHN S. WEATHERBY (Source: Eugene James Weatherby, Weatherby website, "Electronic."), 05 Jan 1895, Gratiot Co., Michigan (Source: Eugene James Weatherby, Weatherby website, "Electronic."); d. Unknown.
  Notes for ADDIE COUNSELLOR:
1880: with parents in Gratiot Co., MI. Age 4, b. MI, p.b. DE. Race: mulatto.

From Weatherby website: children are Mable, Cleo, Crystal, Thelma, Lila, Ethel Elnora, Harold, and Nellie Weatherby.

  viii.   PHEBE COUNSELLOR (Source: 1900 census.), b. Oct 1883, Michigan (Source: 1900 census. Denise has 9/24/1883.); d. 18 Sep 1953, Alma, Gratiot, Michigan (Source: Denise Johnson.); m. JAMES FITZGERALD (Source: 1910 census.); b. 1882, Michigan (Source: 1910 census.); d. 1960, Alma, Gratiot, Michigan (Source: Denise Johnson.).
  Notes for PHEBE COUNSELLOR:
1900: Pheba, living with parents in Newark Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 16, b. 10/1883, b. MI, f.b. PA, m.b. DE. Race left blank (others filled in).
1910: Phoebe, living with father, husband and two children in Newark Twp., Gratiot, MI. Age 23, two births, two living, m. 8 yrs., mulatto, b. MI, f.b. PA, m.b. DE. Marvin, 7, and Goldie, 2, both b. MI. James Fitzgerald b. MI, parents not known.
1920: East half of Emerson Twp., Gratiot, MI, ed36, s2.
Phebe, living with farmer husband, eight children, and father, age 36, white, b. MI, p.b. DE. James Fitzgerald, farmer, 38, b. MI, p.b. MI. All children b. MI: Marvin (laborer), 17, Goldie, 13, Melvin, 8, Maynard, 7, Howard, 4, Gerald, 2, and twins Audra and Aunda, 1.

  Notes for JAMES FITZGERALD:
1910: living with father-in-law, wife, and first two children. See details under Phebe.
1920: farmer, age 38, b. MI, p.b. MI. White. See details under Phebe.



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