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Descendants of James Willeford

Generation No. 1

1. JAMES¹ WILLEFORD was born 1781 in North Carolina, and died December 25, 1849 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa. He married JANE BALES 1805. She was born 1785, and died March 22, 1842 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.

Child of JAMES WILLEFORD and JANE BALES is:

JOHN² WILLEFORD, b. 1807, Clay Co., Kentucky; d. March 11, 1845, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² WILLEFORD (JAMES¹) was born 1807 in Clay Co., Kentucky, and died March 11, 1845 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa. He married SUSANNAH SMALLWOOD August 09, 1829 in KY. She was born November 15, 1810 in Manchester, Clay Co., Kentucky, and died September 18, 1896 in Center Twp., Henry Co., Iowa.

Children of JOHN WILLEFORD and SUSANNAH SMALLWOOD are:

	i.	HENDERSON M.³ WILLEFORD, m. NANCY.
	ii.	WILLIAM H. WILLEFORD.
	iii.	AMANDA J. WILLEFORD, m. J. D. TROWBRIDGE.
	iv.	SARAH ANN WILLEFORD, m. HIRAM JONES.
	v.	ADELINE A. WILLEFORD.
3.	vi.	PAULINA WILLEFORD, b. 1832, Clay Co., Kentucky; d. January 16, 1904.

Generation No. 3

3. PAULINA³ WILLEFORD (JOHN², JAMES¹) was born 1832 in Clay Co., Kentucky, and died January 16, 1904. She married DAVID SAMUEL HITT June 24, 1849 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa, son of ALEXANDER HITT and SUSANNAH WORREL. He was born February 22, 1822 in Pennsylvania, and died February 22, 1893 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa.

Notes for DAVID SAMUEL HITT:
David Samuel Hitt was a Forty-niner, he went to the California Gold Rush of 1849. He had a partner named Meeker who he named his daughter, Laura Meeker Hitt, after. The story handed down in the family is that when David returned to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa for the birth of his daughter, Eliza, his partner sold the claim and disappeared. Years later Laura would go to the state of Washington and look for Meeker but to no avail.

From the Mt. Pleasant Weekly News for February 25, 1893:
                  Death's Harvest
      Death has been busy in Mt. Pleasant the last week. Mr. Steadman died Friday, Oliver Perry was brought here from Creston Saturday, Rev. T. W, McAdam died Sunday and also a child of Wm. Wigham, Tuesday, a child of Mr. Foster's breathed his last.
      Wednesday, Mrs. Daniel Andrews died at the home of her daughter Mr. Richard Ambler and the same day Mr, David Hite living near Mr. Hale's was taken away, Mr. and Mrs. Magdefrau also received word of their son Ernest, of Superior Wis. whose body will be buried here. Well may we ask who will be called next.

Children of PAULINA WILLEFORD and DAVID HITT are:

	i.		ELIZA⁴ HITT, b. August 1849, Henry Co., Iowa.
4.	ii.		LAURA MEEKER HITT, b. April 13, 1865, Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa; d. February 13, 1936, Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon.

Generation No. 4

4. LAURA MEEKER⁴ HITT (PAULINA³ WILLEFORD, JOHN², JAMES¹) was born April 13, 1865 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., Iowa, and died February 13, 1936 in Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon. She married (1) GEORGE EMORY REINHART¹ September 11, 1880 in Appleton, Swift Co., Minnesota, son of GEORGE REINHART. He was born Bet. August 02, 1855 - August 02, 1857 in , New York, and died September 12, 1919 in Appleton, Swift Co., Minnesota. She married (2) JASPER NEWTON CHURCH October 24, 1919 in Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington ², son of SAMPSON CHURCH and MARY MOT. He was born November 11, 1879 in Big Stone Gap, Smith Co., Virginia ³, and died July 21, 1956 in Bend, Deschutes Co., Oregon^3,³.

Notes for LAURA MEEKER HITT:
Laura Meeker Hitt-Reinhart-Church

The following is from Beverly Lucille Reinhart-Hamby, grand daughter of Laura Meeker Hitt.
      According to family legend David Samuel Hitt went to the California Gold Rush, his partner's last name was Meeker, that is how Laura got the middle name Meeker. While David was home for Eliza's birth, Meeker sold the mine and disappeared. Laura supposedly kept looking for him (Meeker). In 1907 when my father, Lee Henderson Reinhart, was 10 years old Laura left him at his oldest brother's home (David Raymond) and took Susan with her to the state of Washington. She never returned to Minnesota and family that I know of. She did not find Meeker, but she did meet Jasper Newt Church and married him. My father never talked much about his parents so to my knowledge Laura and George were never divorced. George died in 1919.
      Newt worked for Pacific Power and Lights. He transferred from Washington to Bend, Oregon. When we moved to Oregon in 1935 they were living in Bend. The only things I remember about Laura is her beautiful wrinkle free skin and that she played the piano. I remember her as being a beautiful woman. I do not remember her as appearing to be 70 years old. In 1935 my father lost his job in Minnesota. Laura was sure he could get a job in Bend, so in August 1935 Lee with his wife and 8 children, the oldest 20, the youngest 6 weeks, made the trip to Oregon. Lee and his family stayed with Laura for several months. Lee got a job 3 days a week at the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Mill. He worked in the steam power plant. Most of his life he worked with steam equipment or steam generation - from the time he was a young man working with steam combine equipment to harvest wheat on Minnesota farms to working with steam power plants which generated electricity for running lumber mills.
      I was 4 years old when we moved to Bend, so I have few memories of Laura.

From the Bend Bulletin for Saturday, February 15, 1936, page 4, we have the following obituary:
                  Mrs. J. N. Church to
                  Be Buried on Sunday
      Funeral services for Mrs. J. N. Church, who died at her home here this week following a brief illness, will be held from the Niswonger & Winslow chapel tomorrow afternoon at 3:30, with the Rev. Alfred Danielson of the Baptist church in charge. Burial will be here. Mrs. Church, resident of Bend for the past 16 years, was a member of the American Legion auxiliary. She was a gold star mother, one of her sons, Jessie H. Reinhart, having been killed in action in the world war.

Notes for GEORGE EMORY REINHART:
The 1900 Minnesota Federal Census made in Swift County on Soundex Roll # T-1057-142 & on Census Roll # T-623-793 on Sheet # 1-A, Page # 104-A, Line # 30, House visited # 7, Family visited # 7 by E.R. # 279 in Shible Township on June 2, 1900 recorded the following:
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George E. Reinhart = Head = Farmer. Age = 42. Born = August of 1857 in New York.
Laura M. Reinhart = Wife. Age = 35. Born = April of 1865 in Iowa. Married = 20 years. Children = 7.
Others listed were:
Raymond D. Reinhart = Son = Single. Age = 18. Born = May of 1882 in Minnesota.
Hattie P. Reinhart = Daughter = At school. Age = 14. Born = February of 1886 in Minnesota.
Grace = Daughter = At school. Age = 16. Born = April of 1884 in Minnesota.
Jesse (Charles) Henry Reinhart = Son = At school. Age = 12.
Born - March of 1888 in Minnesota.
Clarence A. Reinhart = Son = At school. Age = 9. Born = July of 1890 in Minnesota.
George E. Reinhart = Son = At school. Age = 6. Born = August of 1893 in Minnesota.
Lee H. Reinhart = Son. Age = 3. Born = January of 1897 in Minnesota.

From the records of Elmer A. Gates Aug 1999.
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Notes for JASPER NEWTON CHURCH:
From The Bend Bulletin, Saturday, July 21, 1956, page 5.

                  J. N. Church Dies at Age 76

      Jasper Newton Church, 76, died this morning at his home at 2048 E. Second street. He had been in ill health for the past several years. He was born at Big Stone Gap, Va., Nov. 11, 1879. He had lived in Bend 36 years. A carpenter by trade, he retired some years ago.
      He is survived by his wife, Ethel, two daughters, Mrs. John Yargan, Spokane, Wash., and Mary Ethel Church, Bend; a step-son, Ryamond L. Chaney, Warwick, Va., and two step-daughters, Mrs. Harry Owen, Henry, S. D., and Mrs. Francis Chess, Santa Monica, Calif. He also leaves a sister, Miss Sidney Rebecca Church, Marlon, Va.
      The funeral will be held Wednesday, July 25, at 10 a.m. at the Niswonger-Winslow chapel. Rev. Arthur Hyland of the Assembly of God church will officiate. Burial will be in a local cemetery.

Children of LAURA HITT and GEORGE REINHART are:

5.	i.	RAYMOND DAVID⁵ REINHART, b. May 22, 1882, Ortonville, Big Stone Co., Minnesota?; d. August 24, 1947, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington.
6.	ii.	GRACE CORA REINHART, b. April 18, 1884, Center Twp., Henry Co., Iowa; d. June 12, 1957, Newport, Lincoln Co., Oregon?.
7.	iii.	HATTIE PAULINA REINHART, b. February 18, 1886, Marion Twp., Henry Co., Iowa; d. March 30, 1960, Appleton, Swift Co., Minnesota or Willmar, Kandiyohi Co., Minnesota.
	iv.	CHARLES HENRY REINHART, b. March 17, 1888, Shible Twp., Swift Co., Minnesota; d. September 26, 1918, Argonne Forest, France (WWI).

Notes for CHARLES HENRY REINHART:
Reinhart, Jessie H. - obituary
Mrs. Hattie Johnson, Appleton:
Deeply regret to inform you Private Jessie H. Reinhart, infantry, is officially reported as killed in action September 26.
- Harris, Acting Adjt.
Washington, D. C., October 30.

The above telegram brought the news of the death of Pvt. Jessie Reinhart to his relatives and friends in this community a week ago Tuesday.
Jessie H. Reinhart entered the service from this community on February 25, this year. He entered army life at Camp Dodge and was later transferred to Camp Logan, Texas, and from there went on to France the last of May.

8.	v.	CLARENCE ARTHUR REINHART, b. July 03, 1890, Shible Twp., Swift Co., Minnesota; d. Bet. 1945 - 1946, Toledo, Lincoln Co., Oregon?.
9.	vi.	GEORGE ERNEST REINHART, b. August 08, 1893, Shible Twp., Swift Co., Minnesota; d. September 29, 1962, Jackson Co., Oregon.
10.	vii.	LEE HENDERSON REINHART, b. January 01, 1897, Shible Twp., Swift Co., Minnesota; d. November 25, 1966, Riverside, Riverside Co., California.
11.	viii.	SUSAN LEOTA REINHART, b. January 18, 1902, Appleton, Swift Co., Minnesota; d. July 12, 1942, Portland, Multnoma Co., Oregon.

Generation No. 5

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