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     Cyrus was born at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, on 7 May 1859. At the 1960 census she is 1 month old..¹ He was the son of John Parker Kingsbury and Hannah Mariah Hotchkin. Cyrus Hotchkin Kingsbury married Lucy Ann Keel circa 1882. Cyrus Hotchkin Kingsbury died in 1911 at Vernon County, MO, USA. He was buried at Deepwood Cemetery, at Nevada, Vernon County, MO, USA.

     The 1900 census says that he is widowed and living with sister Lucy and her husband Partrick Littlepage.

     Cyrus Kingsbury Rev. was born on 23 November 1786 at NH, USA. 1860 census gives 1785. Calculations with tombstone information died at 83 years, 7 months, and 4 days gives a birth date of 23 Nov 1786. He married Sarah Bowdoin Varnum on 2 February 1819 at New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA, USA. Rhode Island Vital Extracts 1636 to 1899.. He married Electa May Child at Mayhew, Lowndes County, MS, USA, on 10 May 1824. Cyrus Kingsbury Rev. married Priscilla Griffin Child on 20 October 1867 at Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. Cyrus Kingsbury Rev. died on 27 June 1870 at Pine Ridge, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, at age 83.

     KINGSBURY, CYRUS (1786-1870)

Born in Alstead, New Hampshire, on November 22, 1786, Cyrus Kingsbury is remembered as "the Father of the Missions" in Indian Territory. Reared by an aunt and uncle in Worcester, Massachusetts, he earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1812 and studied at Andover Theological Seminary. Congregational ministers in Ipswich, Massachusetts, ordained him in 1815. His mission field: The Indians. He first served Cherokee in the Southeast, founding Brainerd Mission near Chickamauga, Tennessee, in 1817.

In 1818 his spiritual parentage shifted to the Choctaw of Mississippi. As tribal leaders embraced white culture, he preached and ran churches and schools first for the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and then for the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions and Southern Presbyterian Church. Kingsbury founded Elliot Mission for the Choctaws in 1818 and married Sarah B. Varnum that Christmas Eve. He founded Mayhew Mission in 1820 and led expansion of the mission system in Mississippi. Sarah died in 1822, leaving two small sons, Cyrus, Jr., and John Parker; the latter's interests would include editing the Choctaw Intelligencer at Doaksville, in the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, in 1850-52. The senior Kingsbury married Electa May in 1824. Accompanying the Choctaw on their removal west, he supervised the founding of Spencer Academy and Armstrong Academy in 1844 and other schools and churches in Indian Territory.

Kingsbury served during momentous events in nineteenth-century Choctaw history. He witnessed land-hungry Mississippians push for the tribe's removal at the 1820 Treaty of Doak's Stand. He persevered through the abolition movement, personally opposing slavery but seeing his mission to preach to all, slave and free, as the higher calling. His stance caught him between his northern religious patrons and slaveholding Choctaws. During the Civil War he suspended his work when virtually every other nonmilitary enterprise stopped in Indian Territory. After the war he resumed his activities. After six decades of service Kingsbury died on June 27, 1870, at age eighty-three, as the lone missionary in the Choctaw Nation.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Arthur H. DeRosier, Jr., "Cyrus Kingsbury—Missionary to the Choctaws," The Journal of Presbyterian History 50 (Winter 1972). Robert Elliott Flickinger, The Choctaw Freedmen and the Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy, Valliant, McCurtain County Oklahoma (1914; reprint, Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2002). Clara Sue Kidwell, "The Language of Christian Conversion among the Choctaws," The Journal of Presbyterian History 77 (Fall 1999). W. B. Morrison, "Diary of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury," The Chronicles of Oklahoma 3 (June 1925). Arminta Scott Spalding, "Cyrus Kingsbury: Missionary to the Choctaws" (Ph.D. diss, University of Oklahoma, 1974).

     Ida Kingsbury was born in December 1886 at Atoka, Atoka County, OK, USA. Date from 1900 census. She was the daughter of Cyrus Hotchkin Kingsbury and Lucy Ann Keel. Ida Kingsbury married James A. Harrison on 12 January 1902 at OK, USA. Ida Kingsbury died on 29 July 1915 at Coal County, OK, USA, at age 28. She was buried at Whitehall Cemetery, at Atoka County, OK, USA.

     John Parker Kingsbury was born on 25 September 1821 at Mayhew, Choctaw Nation, MS, USA. He was the son of Cyrus Kingsbury Rev. and Sarah Bowdoin Varnum. He married Hannah Mariah Hotchkin at Indian Territory, USA, on 25 August 1853.² John Parker Kingsbury appeared on the census of 1860 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. The census lists the family as: John P. Kingsbury, age 39, merchant, b MS; wife Hannah M., age 28, b MS; son Cyrus, age 1, b Choc. Nat., Cyrus Byington, age 25, clerk, OH; N. Pool, age 22, clerk, b TX; John Blackwell, age 24, Teacher, b GE.. He died on 10 December 1867 at Boggy Depot, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA, at age 46. Kingsbury Genealogy gives a date of 1869. Tombstone says Dec 10 1867 but engraving is not clear. Age 46 years, 2 mo, and 12 days..³ He was buried at Boggy Depot Cemetery, at Boggy Depot, Atoka County, OK, USA. Died at age 46 years, 2 months and 12 days..⁴

     John Parker Kingsbury is the son of the Rev Cyrus Kingsbury, the well known partner of Rev Ebenezer Hotchkin, missionary to the Choctaws. He was educated at Marietta College in Ohio and then rejoined his father in Indian Territory. John is buried next to his father in the cemetery at Boggy Depot where members of the Hotchkin family are buried. He was a merchant.⁵

     Lucy Elizabeth Kingsbury was born on 3 November 1861 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.¹ She was the daughter of John Parker Kingsbury and Hannah Mariah Hotchkin. She married Patrick Henry Littlepage at Indian Territory, USA, in 1888. 1930 census says that she was married at age 28. The 1900 census says married 12 years.. Lucy Elizabeth Kingsbury appeared on the census of 1930 at Durant, Bryan County, OK, USA. The census lists the family as: Cousin Lucy Littlepage, 68, widow, married at 28, born OK, parents born USA; Head Hattie McIntire, 51, divorced.. She died in 1937 at Grady County, OK, USA.² She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Minco, Grady County, OK, USA.

     Mary Elinor Kingsbury died on 17 April 1857 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.¹ She was born on 17 April 1857 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.² She was the daughter of John Parker Kingsbury and Hannah Mariah Hotchkin.

     Sarah Varnum Kingsbury died on 17 April 1857 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.¹ She was born on 17 April 1857 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory.² She was the daughter of John Parker Kingsbury and Hannah Mariah Hotchkin.

     Willie Perkins Kingsbury was born on 1 December 1854 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.¹ She was the daughter of John Parker Kingsbury and Hannah Mariah Hotchkin. Willie Perkins Kingsbury died on 8 July 1856 at Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, at age 1.¹

     Adonijah Kingsley was born on 7 July 1779 at Becket, Berkshire County, MA, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. He married Hannah Pergino at MA, USA, on 15 August 1798. He married Lavinia Hochkin at Richmond, Berkshire County, MA, USA, on 15 May 1805.^2,3,4 Adonijah Kingsley died on 3 October 1816 at New Haven, New Haven County, CT, USA, at age 37. He was buried at Grove Street Cemetery, at New Haven, New Haven County, CT, USA.⁵

     Adonijah is buried in the Elias Hochkin family plot.

     Andrew Charles Kingsley was born on 3 September 1776 at Becket, Berkshire County, MA, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Andrew Charles Kingsley died on 3 January 1862 at Evans, Erie County, NY, USA, at age 85. Children of Sarah Babcock and Andrew Kingsley are:
i. William Davis Kingsley was born 19 JAN 1801 in Probably NY, was christened in Richmond, Berkshire, MA, and died 10 JUL 1819 in NY.
ii. Harriet Kingsley was born 9 JAN 1802 in NY, was christened 4 JUL 1819 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA, and died 12 OCT 1844 in NY. She married Truxton Birge BEF 3 NOV 1826 in Columbia Co, NY, son of Hozea Brige or Birge and Ester Webster. He was born 1801 in NY, and died AFT 1850 in of Troy, Renselear Co, NY.
iii. Cynthia Kingsley was born 10 FEB 1805 in Becket, Berkshire Co, MA, and died AFT 1819 in resides Richmond.
1. iv. Lebbeus Lilly Kingsley was born 30 NOV 1806 in NY, and died 4 APR 1873 in Adams Twp, Hillsdale Co, MI. He married Eliza Williams BEF 1835, daughter of Nathan Williams and Sarah Potter. She was born ABT 1809 in NY, and died ABT 1835. He married Margaret Williams BEF 1838 in NY, daughter of Nathan Williams and Sarah Potter. She was born 3 JUL 1814 in Erie Co, NY, and died 19 MAY 1903 in At home of Eliza in Clare Co, MI.
v. Hannah Kingsley was born 2 AUG 1808 in Derby, Erie Co, NY, and died 4 SEP 1880 in Evans Twp, Erie Co, NY. She married Cloudius J DELAMATTER 12 MAY 1834 in Evans Twp, Erie Co, NY, son of Jacob DE LA MATTER and Helena VAN ALEN. He was born 23 DEC 1811 in Claverack, Columbia Co, NY, and died 22 APR 1899 in Evans Twp, Erie Co, NY.
vi. Jeremiah A Kingsley was born 23 APR 1813 in NY, and died AFT 1819 in Richmond.
vii. Charles Andrew Kingsley , Sr was born 22 MAR 1815 in Caanan, Columbia Co, NY, was christened 4 JUL 1819 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA, and died 23 MAY 1890 in Wautoma, Waushara Co, WI. He married Florilla C Catlin 1841 in East Evans, Erie Co, NY, daughter of Elisha Dewey Catlin and Emily Blount. She was born 27 JAN 1819 in NY, and died 21 JUN 1890 in Waushara Co, WI.
viii. Altana Kingsley was born 12 DEC 1818 in Chatham, Columbia Co, NY, was christened 4 JUL 1819 in Richmond, Berkshire Co, MA, and died 15 MAY 1890 in Wautoma, Waushara Co, WI. She married James A Wright ABT 1834 in Probably NY, son of James A Wright and Martha Morurady or Morarity. He was born 18 NOV 1815 in MA, and died 12 JUL 1875 in Wautoma, Waushara Co, WI.
ix. William S Kingsley was born 8 JAN 1822 in of Oswego, NY, and died AFT 1870 in DePere, Brown Co, WI. He married Electra Ann Colver or Culver 30 APR 1840 in Oswego, NY, daughter of Phineas COLVER and Eunace LANE. She was born 24 SEP 1817 in Swanton, Franklin Co, VT, and died AFT AUG 1870.
x. Daniel S Kingsley was born 11 JAN 1824 in Buffalo, Erie Co, NY, and died 6 JUN 1904 in Waushara Co, WI. He married Murilla Bartholomew BEF 1847 in NY, daughter of Isaac Bartholomew and Harriet Adams. She was born 1831 in NY, and died AFT 1850. He married Harriet Unknown Kinsly Kingsley BET 1847 AND 1860. She was born 1828 in MA, and died AFT 1860 in resides Evans, Erie Co, NY. He married Pheobe S Wright 7 JUL 1867 in Hancock, Waushara Co, WI, daughter of Orrin or Orville S Wright and Emily Dunham. She was born 27 MAR 1834 in NY, and died 4 DEC 1888 in Deerfield, Waushara Co, WI.

     Charity Kingsley was born on 29 July 1764 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Charity Kingsley died on 24 May 1840 at age 75. Wife of Daniel Smith. She was buried at Colemans Mills Cemetery, at Whitestown, Oneida County, NY, USA.

     Emillie Kingsley was born circa 1870 at NY, USA. She married Wells Walter H. Witherell, son of Walter Scoon Witherell and Emma Fedelia Cutler, circa 1895 at NY. Emillie Kingsley died on 7 May 1931 at Portage, Livingston County, NY, USA.¹ She was buried at Canaseraga Cemetery, at Canaseraga, Allegany County, NY, USA.

     Daughter of Ulrich Kingsley and Catherine Scheflin.

     Frederick Arthur Kingsley was born on 18 May 1782 at Becket, Berkshire County, MA, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Frederick Arthur Kingsley died on 13 December 1862 at Bethany Center, Genesee County, NY, USA, at age 80. He was buried at Flat Brook Cemetery, at Flat Brook, Columbia County, NY, USA.

     Hannah Kingsley was born on 4 December 1766 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Hannah Kingsley died in 1833 at Fort Ann, Washington County, NY, USA. She was buried at Fort Ann Cemetery, at Fort Ann, Washington County, NY, USA.

     Jeremiah Kingsley was born on 3 April 1738 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA. He married Hannah Lillie at Windham, Windham County, CT, on 9 January 1756. Jeremiah Kingsley died on 4 July 1833 at Canaan, Columbia County, NY, USA, at age 95. He was buried at Flat Brook Cemetery, at Flat Brook, Columbia County, NY, USA.

     Jeremiah Kingsley was born on 23 February 1774 at Becket, Berkshire County, MA, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Jeremiah Kingsley died on 10 February 1826 at Clinton County, NY, USA, at age 51. He was buried at East Beekmantown Cemetery, at Beekmantown, Clinton County, NY, USA.

     Lebbeus Kingsley was born on 19 April 1757 at Norwich, New London County, CT, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Lebbeus Kingsley died in 1857.

     Phebe Kingsley was born on 3 October 1771 at Becket, Berkshire County, MA, USA. She was the daughter of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Phebe Kingsley died on 9 May 1843 at Berkshire County, MA, USA, at age 71. She was buried at Hewins Cemetery, at Sheffield, Berkshire County, MA, USA.

     Polly Kingsley was born on 10 May 1783 at NY, USA. She married Joel Gaston, son of William Grover Gaston Capt. and Naomi Tilden, on 24 January 1809 at Canaan, Columbia County, NY, USA. Polly Kingsley died on 12 December 1865 at age 82.

     A post-em on a World-Connect website claims that her father was Dyer Kingsley and mother Priscilla Longbottom, born 28 Feb 1755. No citation or source was offerred.

     Thaddeus Kingsley was born on 10 April 1759 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Thaddeus Kingsley died on 30 April 1933 at Beckettville, Berkshire County, CT, USA, at age 174.

     Waitstill Kingsley was born on 16 May 1769 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Waitstill Kingsley died on 27 January 1845 at Washington County, NY, USA, at age 75. She was buried at Fort Ann Cemetery, at Fort Ann, Washington County, NY, USA.

     Zephaniah Kingsley was born on 7 October 1761 at Windham, Windham County, CT, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Kingsley and Hannah Lillie. Zephaniah Kingsley died on 6 February 1836 at Townville, Crawford County, PA, USA, at age 74. He was buried at Kingsley Cemetery, at Townville, Crawford County, PA, USA. Burial may be in Baker Cemetery. Both are listed and gravestone pictures do not identify Cenetery..

     Charles W. Kinman was born in February 1880 at Camden Twp, Schuyler County, IL, USA. Age 4 months when census was taken. He was the son of John Kinman and Louisa Katzenberger.

     Emma was born at Scotts Mill, Schuyler County, IL, USA, on 18 February 1872.¹ She was the daughter of John Kinman and Louisa Katzenberger. She married Charles Huston Hedrick at Scotts Mill, Schuyler County, IL, on 8 January 1891. Emma Hotchkin Obituary gives a 12 Jan 1891 date..^2,3 She married William Smith (Will) Hotchkin at Augusta, Hancock County, IL, USA, on 22 January 1896. She is called Emma Hedrick in IL Marriage Index..³ Emma Lucinda Kinman died on 15 January 1937 at Sturgis, Meade County, SD, USA, at age 64.⁴ She was buried at Bear Butte Cemetery, at Sturgis, Meade County, SD, USA.

     Information on her birth and death comes from her son George and her obituary, published in a Sturgis newspaper, dated 21 January 1937. The obituary gives the marriage to her first husband, Charles Hedrick on 12 January 1891. They had two children, Lee and Mabel, before Charles died in 1894. At the time of Emma's death, Lee lived in Winfield, KS and her daughter, believed to be Mabel, or Mae in the obituary, is Mrs Mae Naylor of Billings, MT. The obituary says; "she married William S. Hotchkin in Augusta, IL but does't give the date of their marriage. They moved to Central City, NB where they lived until 1919 when they moved to Sturgis. She is survived by her husband William, six sons, Lee Hedrick of Winfield, KS; Chester Hotchkin of Madison, SD; Emery and George of Detroit, MI; Glen of San Francisco, CA; Wilbur of Sturgis; six daughters, Mrs Mae Naylor and Mrs Lucile Ness of Billings, MT; Mrs Dacel Ness of Union Center, SD; Mrs Iva West of Deadwood, SD; Mrs Evelyn Tarr of Detroit, MI; Mrs Pearl Gorman of Goble, MI; one sister, Mrs Anna Conant of Long Beach, CA; and 28 grandchildren."
     On 18 Deember 1916, Emma L. Hotchkin granted Sec. 23, T 7, R 11 to Henry S. Bruck; but the Compiler did not locate the date or method by which she received this property. There is an interesting real estate transaction in the files where a deed was granted by the sheriff based on a high bid, from Emma to her daughter and husband Ivel and Belford Skinner. The files continue to say that this foreclosure occurred from a loan made by daughter Evelyn Tarr and husband Jack to Emma.
Emma was called Emma Lewis in 1916 at the marriage of her daughter Mabel Mae to Albert E. Webb.⁵

     George W. Kinman was born on 16 December 1873 at Rushville, Schuyler County, IL, USA. He was the son of John Kinman and Louisa Katzenberger. George W. Kinman died on 21 February 1931 at Limestone Twp, Peoria County, IL, USA, at age 57. IL Deaths 1916- 1947. He was buried at Peoria County Farm Cemetery, at Peoria, Peoria County, IL, USA. IL Deaths says buried at County Home, Limestone Twp, Peoria County, IL..

     John Kinman was born on 25 February 1849 at Schuyler County, IL, USA. He married Louisa Katzenberger on 19 January 1871 at IL, USA. John Kinman appeared on the census of 1880 at Camden Twp, Schuyler County, IL, USA. The census lists the family as: John Kinman, age 30, head, born IL,father born IN, mother born KY, farmer: wife Louisa, age 29, born IL, parents born Prussia; dau Emma L., age 11, born IL; son George W., age 7, born IL; dau Margaret A., born IL; son Charles W., age 4 mo, born IL.. He died on 4 August 1923 at Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, IL, USA, at age 74.¹ He was buried at Sangamon County Home Cemetery, at Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, IL, USA.

     In the IL deaths 1916- 1947 his death date of 4 aug 1923 is given and father is listed as Jesse.
Son of Jesse Kinman and Rebecca Busby.

     Margaret A. Kinman was born in 1877 at Schuyler County, IL, USA. She was the daughter of John Kinman and Louisa Katzenberger. Margaret A. Kinman died in 1953 at CA, USA.

     Maria Kinney was born in September 1818 at CT, USA.¹ She married Heman Hotchkin at Lockport, Niagara County, NY, USA, on 18 December 1875.² Maria Kinney died on 5 May 1888 at Pekin, Niagara County, NY, USA, at age 69.³

     The NY Death Register says that she is Maria Hotchkin of Pekin, NY and died of pneumonia and typhoid, treated by Dr. Clinton A. Sage. According to real estate and Probate records, this is Maria, wife of Heman. The records referred to her as Mrs Maria Beebe. A sister, Lydia Brown, wife of Edward S. Brown, filed a petition giving Maria's death date and her husband as Heman. The home was Willed to Lydia, but Heman had a right to live there until his death.

     Amanda Lansing Kinnison was born on 11 June 1860 at Allegan County, MI, USA. Age 10 at the 1870 census of Salem, Allegan County, MI.¹ She was the daughter of Lansing W. Kinnison and Lydia St Clair. Amanda Lansing Kinnison married George W. Barr on 12 July 1874 at Claybanks, Oceana County, MI, USA.² Amanda Lansing Kinnison married Henry Clay McCulick on 3 October 1895 at Home Twp., Mecosta County, MI, USA.² Amanda Lansing Kinnison died on 16 March 1911 at Trout Lake, Chippewa County, MI, USA, at age 50. Death Certificate calls her Amanda L. McCain and gives her parents, says that she is married but does not give husbands name. Compiler finds no MI Marriage records for a marriage to a McCain. I suspect that the Death Certificate is in error and the surname should be McCulick. There is no informant and the the certificate is filled out by the Registrar of Deaths..¹

     Marriage records call her husband McCulick while death records call her McCain.

     Earl Lance Kinnison was born on 24 July 1894 at Newaygo County, MI, USA.¹ He was the son of John Spence Kinnison and Louise Evelyn Gisell. Earl Lance Kinnison died on 10 May 1937 at Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee County, MI, USA, at age 42.¹ He was buried at Gracelawn Cemetery, at Flint, Genesee County, MI, USA.