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Lydia Annie Naudain

• Father: Jacob Van Horn Naudain¹ b. 16 Dec 1807, d. 20 Oct 1867
• Mother: Mary Ann Horn b. c 1819, d. 8 Jan 1848

• Birth*: She was born on 27 June 1841.²
• Marriage*: She married William Wilson, son of Edward Wilson and Lydia Rothwell, in January 1863.³
• Death*: She died on 30 July 1901 in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, at age 60.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.²

• Note*: She was reared by her aunt, Mrs. William Wilson, after he mother died when Lydia was six and a half years old. Lydia and her husband lived on Mayfield Farm near Middletown, Delaware until he died. In 1880, a year after his death, she moved to Middletown and built a house on South Broad Street, where she reared her children. She moved to Philadelphia after the children were grown. She was spending the summer in Atlantic City, New Jersey when she died.²

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

Mary Catharine Naudain¹

• Father: Jacob Van Horn Naudain² b. 16 Dec 1807, d. 20 Oct 1867
• Mother: Mary Ann Horn b. c 1819, d. 8 Jan 1848

• Birth*: She was born in September 1843 in Blackbird, New Castle County, Delaware.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married William A. Hyland, son of Henry M. Hyland and Maria Grant, on 21 March 1861.^5,6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 6 April 1883 at age 39.^9,6,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Olivet Cemetery, Galena, Kent County, Maryland.¹⁰

• Note*: They lived in Galena, Maryland, where her husband was an agricultural implements dealer.¹¹

• Last Edited: 10 Mar 2022

William A. Hyland¹

• Father: Henry M. Hyland² b. 1800, d. 1851
• Mother: Maria Grant³

• Birth*: He was born on 24 March 1833 in Kent County, Maryland.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married Mary Catharine Naudain, daughter of Jacob Van Horn Naudain and Mary Ann Horn, on 21 March 1861.^6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Catherine Clark in 1886.¹⁰
• Death*: He died on 18 May 1911 at age 78.¹¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Olivet Cemetery, Galena, Kent County, Maryland.¹¹

• Note*: He began as a blacksmith and developed a business manufacturing plows, reapers, wagons, cornshellers, and other equipment in Galena, Maryland. He was a Democrat, served as judge of orphan's court and a trustee of the almshouse and schools, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.¹²

• Last Edited: 23 Feb 2012

Henry Clay Naudain¹

• Father: Jacob Van Horn Naudain b. 16 Dec 1807, d. 20 Oct 1867
• Mother: Mary Ann Horn b. c 1819, d. 8 Jan 1848

• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.
• Birth*: He was born in 1844.
• Death*: He died on 4 September 1889.

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy for several years and died from injuries received in a railroad accident at Middletown, Delaware.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

William Wilson Naudain¹

• Father: Jacob Van Horn Naudain b. 16 Dec 1807, d. 20 Oct 1867
• Mother: Mary Ann Horn b. c 1819, d. 8 Jan 1848

• Birth*: He was born on 9 December 1847.
• Death*: He died on 2 August 1849 at age 1.

• Last Edited: 7 Dec 1995

Thomas R. Wilson

• Father: William Wilson¹ b. 17 Sep 1810, d. 21 Aug 1879
• Mother: Rachel Naudain² b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 7 Aug 1862

• Birth*: He was born on 31 January 1835.³
• Death*: He died on 17 September 1838 at age 3.³

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

Lydia R. Wilson

• Father: William Wilson^1,2 b. 17 Sep 1810, d. 21 Aug 1879
• Mother: Rachel Naudain^3,4 b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 7 Aug 1862

• Birth*: She was born on 20 December 1836.⁵
• Marriage*: She married James P. Rothwell.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.⁷
• Death*: She died on 25 October 1873 at age 36.⁵

• Note*: • Her Find A Grave memorial gives 21 Oct 1872 as her death date.
  • She had two children, one of whom, Delaware Wilson Rothwell, was a noted player on the Delaware College football team in the early 1890's.^8,9

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

James P. Rothwell

• Marriage*: He married Lydia R. Wilson, daughter of William Wilson and Rachel Naudain.^1,2

• Note*: He was from Newark, Delaware.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

William Naudain Wilson

William Naudain Wilson.

• Father: William Wilson¹ b. 17 Sep 1810, d. 21 Aug 1879
• Mother: Rachel Naudain² b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 7 Aug 1862

• Birth*: He was born on 6 September 1838.³
• Death*: He died on 22 September 1890 at age 52.³

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

John Thomas Wilson

John Thomas Wilson, from his obituary in the Cecil Whig, Cecil, Md., 8 Mar 1902.

• Father: William Wilson¹ b. 17 Sep 1810, d. 21 Aug 1879
• Mother: Rachel Naudain² b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 7 Aug 1862

• Birth*: He was born on 17 April 1841.³
• Marriage*: He married Laura Lindsey.³
• Death*: He died on 2 March 1902 at age 60.³

• Note*: Both of his children died in childhood.³

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

Laura Lindsey¹

• Marriage*: She married John Thomas Wilson, son of William Wilson and Rachel Naudain.²

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

Edward Wilson

• Father: William Wilson¹ b. 17 Sep 1810, d. 21 Aug 1879
• Mother: Rachel Naudain² b. 23 Dec 1811, d. 7 Aug 1862

• Birth*: He was born on 8 May 1843.³
• Death*: He died on 28 August 1843.³

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2020

Edward Wilson¹

• Marriage*: He married Lydia Rothwell.

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

Lydia Rothwell¹

• Marriage*: She married Edward Wilson.

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

Delaware Wilson Rothwell

• Father: James P. Rothwell
• Mother: Lydia R. Wilson¹ b. 20 Dec 1836, d. 25 Oct 1873

• Note*: He was a noted player on the Delaware College football team in the early 1890s.²

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

James Hall Short¹

• Father: Alexander Darrah Short b. 1810, d. 1834
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 27 March 1834.
• Marriage*: He married Martha E. Humphreys on 14 November 1848.
• Death*: He died on 15 March 1897 at age 62.

• Note*: He was a farmer in Delaware and Maryland.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Martha E. Humphreys¹

• Birth*: She was born on 13 October 1833.
• Marriage*: She married James Hall Short, son of Alexander Darrah Short and Ann Jemima Naudain, on 14 November 1848.
• Death*: She died on 13 November 1896 at age 63.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

William Haslett Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 17 August 1846.
• Death*: He died on 26 July 1876 at age 29.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Benjamin Merritt Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 21 November 1847.

• Note*: He lived in Clifton, Arizona.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Samuel Henry Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 17 March 1849.
• Marriage*: He married Julia Rebecca Vickers on 14 January 1880.
• Death*: He died on 13 August 1889 at age 40.

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2018

Julia Rebecca Vickers¹

• Marriage*: She married Samuel Henry Crawford, son of Benjamin Merritt Crawford and Ann Jemima Naudain, on 14 January 1880.

• Last Edited: 20 Feb 2018

Sidney Augustus Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 11 November 1850.
• Death*: He died on 20 November 1866 at age 16.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Dr. Edward Naudain Crawford

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford¹
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain² b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 23 November 1852.
• Marriage*: He married Blanche McCullough Bond, daughter of Reuben Bond, on 14 February 1900 in Presbyterian Church, West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 3 March 1922 at age 69.⁶

• Note*: He lived for many years in Cecilton, Maryland.
• Scrapbook*: "Weddings.
     "Crawford—Bond.
     "The Presbyterian Church at West Nottingham was the scene of a very pretty wedding at 11.30 o’clock Wednesday morning [14 Feb 1900], when Miss Blanche McCullough Bond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bond, of Port Deposit, was married to Dr. Edward Naudain Crawford, of Cecilton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. E. Shar, pastor of the church. Miss Elsie Bond, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Harry Alderson was best man. The bride was attired in a pearl colored travelling suit and blue silk shirt waist, hat and gloves to match, and carried bride roses. The wedding march was played by Mrs. D. E. Shaw. The ushers were Andrew Wilson, Edward C. Wilson, Eugene Reynolds and Dr. J. H. Jenness. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Crawford drove to Cecilton, where a reception was held that evening."⁷

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

Blanche McCullough Bond

• Father: Reuben Bond

• Marriage*: She married Dr. Edward Naudain Crawford, son of Benjamin Merritt Crawford and Ann Jemima Naudain, on 14 February 1900 in Presbyterian Church, West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland.^1,2,3

• Scrapbook*: "Weddings.
     "Crawford—Bond.
     "The Presbyterian Church at West Nottingham was the scene of a very pretty wedding at 11.30 o’clock Wednesday morning [14 Feb 1900], when Miss Blanche McCullough Bond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Bond, of Port Deposit, was married to Dr. Edward Naudain Crawford, of Cecilton. The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. E. Shar, pastor of the church. Miss Elsie Bond, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Harry Alderson was best man. The bride was attired in a pearl colored travelling suit and blue silk shirt waist, hat and gloves to match, and carried bride roses. The wedding march was played by Mrs. D. E. Shaw. The ushers were Andrew Wilson, Edward C. Wilson, Eugene Reynolds and Dr. J. H. Jenness. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Crawford drove to Cecilton, where a reception was held that evening."⁴

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2018

Abram Schee Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 22 September 1854.
• Marriage*: He married Mary Parsons in 1882.
• Death*: He died in 1914.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Mary Parsons¹

• Marriage*: She married Abram Schee Crawford, son of Benjamin Merritt Crawford and Ann Jemima Naudain, in 1882.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Henry Van Bibber Crawford¹

• Father: Benjamin Merritt Crawford
• Mother: Ann Jemima Naudain b. 1813, d. 18 Dec 1872

• Birth*: He was born on 16 February 1856.

• Note*: He lived in California.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

James Short¹

• Marriage*: He married Lydia Barrington Darrah circa 1808.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Lydia Barrington Darrah¹

• Marriage*: She married James Short circa 1808.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Alexander Darrah Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: He was born on 1 August 1859.
• Marriage*: He married Clara Belle Simmons in December 1886.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Clara Belle Simmons¹

• Marriage*: She married Alexander Darrah Short, son of James Hall Short and Martha E. Humphreys, in December 1886.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

William Chapman Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: He was born on 6 October 1860.
• Marriage*: He married Anna Belle Foracre in March 1889.
• Death*: He died in January 1907 at age 46.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Anna Belle Foracre¹

• Marriage*: She married William Chapman Short, son of James Hall Short and Martha E. Humphreys, in March 1889.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Joseph Humphreys Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Note*: He died in infancy.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

James Hall Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Note*: He died in infancy.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Anna Jemima Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: She was born on 15 July 1865.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Emma Naudain Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: She was born on 29 April 1867.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Martha Ellen Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Marriage*: She married Lewis Rems.
• Birth*: She was born on 31 December 1868.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Lewis Rems¹

• Marriage*: He married Martha Ellen Short, daughter of James Hall Short and Martha E. Humphreys.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Leah Rebecca Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: She was born on 6 November 1870.
• Marriage*: She married Ernest Weldon on 11 January 1906.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Ernest Weldon¹

• Marriage*: He married Leah Rebecca Short, daughter of James Hall Short and Martha E. Humphreys, on 11 January 1906.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Lydia Barrington Darrah Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: She was born on 4 June 1872.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Thomas Enos Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: He was born on 24 February 1874.

• Note*: He was married twice.

• Last Edited: 6 Apr 1998

Estella Short¹

• Father: James Hall Short b. 27 Mar 1834, d. 15 Mar 1897
• Mother: Martha E. Humphreys b. 13 Oct 1833, d. 13 Nov 1896

• Birth*: She was born on 24 February 1877.
• Marriage*: She married Harry W. Goldsborough on 9 May 1900.
• Death*: She died on 28 July 1901 at age 24.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Harry W. Goldsborough¹

• Marriage*: He married Estella Short, daughter of James Hall Short and Martha E. Humphreys, on 9 May 1900.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 1995

Mildred Naudain Crawford¹

• Father: Samuel Henry Crawford² b. 17 Mar 1849, d. 13 Aug 1889
• Mother: Julia Rebecca Vickers³

• Birth*: She was born in 1883.⁴
• Marriage*: She married Albert Curtis Bowersock on 23 January 1909 in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 6 May 1948 in her home, 300 Radnor Road, Baltimore, Maryland.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 May 1948 in Saint Paul's Kent Churchyard, Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.^7,4

• Scrapbook*: "SHE PREFERRED A CLASS OF ONE
     "Miss Crawford, School Teacher, Leaves Charge And Is Married.
     "Several weeks ago Miss Mildred Naudain Crawford, 540 North Fulton avenue, was appointed principal of the public school at Barnesville, Montgomery county. She was to have taken charge Monday, but when the pupils assembled they were disappointed. Later in the day Prof. Earle B. Wood, county superintendent of schools, received a short note from the new principal that she was no longer Miss Crawford, but Mrs. Albert Curtis Bowersock, and would not be able to accept the appointment.
     "Miss Crawford, it was learned, went to Rockville Saturday afternoon. Mr. Albert C. Bowersock accompanied her. Professor Wood entered the scene and, introducing himself to Miss Crawford, was informed that she expected to go to Barnesville that following day.
     "Shortly afterward Miss Crawford and Mr. Bowersock started uptown. Mr. Bowersock hunted up Deputy Clerk Talbott. He quickly secured a marriage license, and almost before Miss Crawford had forgotten her arrangement with the school superintendent Rev. Thomas J. Packard, a Rockville minister, had been sent for and she had become Mrs. Bowersock.
     "They will live at 540 North Fulton avenue."⁹

• Last Edited: 17 Sep 2020

Richard Lockwood Naudain¹

• Father: John Mansfield Naudain² b. 11 Oct 1817, d. 14 Mar 1864
• Mother: Mary L. Lockwood

• Birth*: He was born on 28 November 1851 in Appoquinimink Hundred, near Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Lillian Y. ('Lillie') Cann, daughter of Richard T. Cann and Jeanett Reed, on 23 November 1875 in the Presbyterian church, Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware.^5,6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 15 October 1908 in Appoquinimink Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 56.^3,9,4
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, 105 Old Saint Anne's Church Road, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.^3,10

• Obituary*: "DEATH OF R. L. NAUDAIN.
     "Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
     "Middletown [Del.], Oct. 17 [1908].—Richard L. Naudain, who was stricken with paralysis on Sunday night, died at 8 o’clock Thursday evening [15 Oct 1908], without regaining consciousness.
     "Mr. Naudain was one of the best-known farmers in this vicinity. His wife, who was formerly Miss Lillian Y. Cann, and one son, Louis M. Naudain of Wilmington, survive him."
  • "DEATHS
     "RICHARD L. NAUDAIN.
     "Richard Lockwood Naudain, one of the most widely known farmers of lower New Castle county, died at the Naudain homestead, near Middletown, on last Thursday night, of paralysis, in the 57th year of his age. He was a son of the late John M. and Mary R. Naudain. He was an active Democrat, serving as tax collector, and ran for the Legislature in 1888, but lost with the whole party ticket. He was for several years president of the Farmers’ Creamery Company. He married Miss Lillian J. Cann, daughter of Richard T. Cann, of the Kirkwood section. One son, Richard L. Naudain, survives him. His funeral was held on Monday with interment in St. Anne’s Cemetery, Middletown."^11,12
• Note*: • He was born and died on his father's farm near St. Anne's Church and spent much of his life there. He lived with his mother's father, Richard Lockwood, after being orphaned at age 13. After schooling at Middletown Academy and Newark Academy he clerked for a few years in general stores in Middletown and Newark, Delaware and, in 1874, began running the family farm, which four years later he bought from his siblings. He concentrated in fruit and pure-bred cattle. He was a Democrat and a member of Forest Presbyterian Church in Middletown.
  • "COUNTRY CHURCH WEDDING.—R. L. Naudain, of Middletown, and Miss Lillie J. Cann, daughter of Richard Cann, Esq., of Pencader Hundred, were wedded in the Presbyterian church at Glasgow, on Thursday afternoon last, by Rev. Jayson Rodgers, after the Presbyterian form of ceremony. The church was crowded, and the event, which had been much talked of in the neighborhood, created an unusual amount of interest. The bride was dressed in a dark brown travelling dress and light-colored hat, while the groom donned the inevitable black. A wedding tour was made to Boston."
  • He was stricken with paralysis on a Sunday night and died the following Thursday evening without regaining consciousness. His obituary described him as "one of the best-known farmers in this vicinity."^13,14,15

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2020

Lillian Y. ('Lillie') Cann

• Father: Richard T. Cann^1,2
• Mother: Jeanett Reed³

• Birth*: She was born on 8 January 1854.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Richard Lockwood Naudain, son of John Mansfield Naudain and Mary L. Lockwood, on 23 November 1875 in the Presbyterian church, Glasgow, New Castle County, Delaware.^6,7,8,9
• Death*: She died on 4 February 1934 in Westfield, Union County, New Jersey, at age 80.^10,11
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 February 1934 in Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, 105 Old Saint Anne's Church Road, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.^12,5

• Note*: "COUNTRY CHURCH WEDDING.—R. L. Naudain, of Middletown, and Miss Lillie J. Cann, daughter of Richard Cann, Esq., of Pencader Hundred, were wedded in the Presbyterian church at Glasgow, on Thursday afternoon last, by Rev. Jayson Rodgers, after the Presbyterian form of ceremony. The church was crowded, and the event, which had been much talked of in the neighborhood, created an unusual amount of interest. The bride was dressed in a dark brown travelling dress and light-colored hat, while the groom donned the inevitable black. A wedding tour was made to Boston."⁹

• Last Edited: 29 Jan 2020