Grace's Family:
Grace's parents were Randall Abner and Sarah "Sally" (Tocus) Abner. They were Pequot Indians who began life in Connecticut. Randall and Sally were born in/around Stongington, CT. After they married, they moved to New York and joined with the Brothertown Christians Indians. While living in NY, Randall served as Justice of the Peace and was involved in the negotiations with the US Gov't regarding the future plans being made for the Brothertown Tribe. Living conditions for the tribe had become so disatisfactory, that land in Wisconsin was purchsed for the tribe. There is a book that was published in the late 1880s that describes this situation in it's entirety. The book is entitled "Samson Occum and the Brothertown Christian Indians" by W. Deloss Love, PH.D, and can be found online.
Randall and his young growing family migrated with the Brothertown Tribe to Calument County Wisconsin in 1832. There Randall again served as Justice of the Peace, was a census enumerator, and also engaged in farming. Grace T. Abner was born not too long after the move from New York to Wisconsin.
After almost 20 years in Wisconsin, Randall and some of the members of his family left Wisconsin and moved to Paola Kansas, where Randall passed away in 1852. Some time after that, the family had grown through marriages and births of new members. The home (or cabin) they resided in was burned and while they survived, all of their belongings did not. It is unclear if the fire was an accident, or if they were burned out by some of the uprisings against the Indians during the Civil War.
Grace Abner married:
1) Luther Paschall
Children: Justina Paschall b 1858 and Ellen Paschall b 1859/60
2) William Blakeslee on July 15, 1863 in Miami County Kansas.
Children: Worth Blakeslee b 1864 and Randall Bakeslee b 1866
In 1864 the following members of this family were adopted into the Peorial Indian Tribe:
ADOPTED ADULT BROTHERTOWN INDIANS June 20, 1864
Court of Claims Case #16629, 1:1 EXHIBIT A:
D. W. Abner (Grace's brother)
Mary A. Gebeau (Grace's sister)
John D. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
James A. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
Sarah Abner (Grace's mother)
Gracey T. Blakeslee
WITNESS: Wm. A. Heiskel & David Geboe
Children:
Simeon Gebeau
Ora Gebeau
Cordelia Paschal granddaughter of Sarah Abner
Mary Skesue (Skeesuck) granddaughter of Sarah Abner; dau of Sylvia Skeesuck
Justina Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Ellen Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Worth Blakeslee (son of Grace & William)
In 1870, Grace, her husband and 2 sons were censused in Miami County Kansas. It is believed that Justina and Ellen were away at school at the time of that census.
Some of Grace's grandchildren are memorialized here:
John E. Merriss
Elmer E. Merriss
Clinton W. Merriss
Sherman Staton
Daughters of Dennison W. Abner, Grace's brother, are memorialized here:
Edith Abner
Sadie E. Abner
Grace's parents were Randall Abner and Sarah "Sally" (Tocus) Abner. They were Pequot Indians who began life in Connecticut. Randall and Sally were born in/around Stongington, CT. After they married, they moved to New York and joined with the Brothertown Christians Indians. While living in NY, Randall served as Justice of the Peace and was involved in the negotiations with the US Gov't regarding the future plans being made for the Brothertown Tribe. Living conditions for the tribe had become so disatisfactory, that land in Wisconsin was purchsed for the tribe. There is a book that was published in the late 1880s that describes this situation in it's entirety. The book is entitled "Samson Occum and the Brothertown Christian Indians" by W. Deloss Love, PH.D, and can be found online.
Randall and his young growing family migrated with the Brothertown Tribe to Calument County Wisconsin in 1832. There Randall again served as Justice of the Peace, was a census enumerator, and also engaged in farming. Grace T. Abner was born not too long after the move from New York to Wisconsin.
After almost 20 years in Wisconsin, Randall and some of the members of his family left Wisconsin and moved to Paola Kansas, where Randall passed away in 1852. Some time after that, the family had grown through marriages and births of new members. The home (or cabin) they resided in was burned and while they survived, all of their belongings did not. It is unclear if the fire was an accident, or if they were burned out by some of the uprisings against the Indians during the Civil War.
Grace Abner married:
1) Luther Paschall
Children: Justina Paschall b 1858 and Ellen Paschall b 1859/60
2) William Blakeslee on July 15, 1863 in Miami County Kansas.
Children: Worth Blakeslee b 1864 and Randall Bakeslee b 1866
In 1864 the following members of this family were adopted into the Peorial Indian Tribe:
ADOPTED ADULT BROTHERTOWN INDIANS June 20, 1864
Court of Claims Case #16629, 1:1 EXHIBIT A:
D. W. Abner (Grace's brother)
Mary A. Gebeau (Grace's sister)
John D. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
James A. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
Sarah Abner (Grace's mother)
Gracey T. Blakeslee
WITNESS: Wm. A. Heiskel & David Geboe
Children:
Simeon Gebeau
Ora Gebeau
Cordelia Paschal granddaughter of Sarah Abner
Mary Skesue (Skeesuck) granddaughter of Sarah Abner; dau of Sylvia Skeesuck
Justina Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Ellen Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Worth Blakeslee (son of Grace & William)
In 1870, Grace, her husband and 2 sons were censused in Miami County Kansas. It is believed that Justina and Ellen were away at school at the time of that census.
Some of Grace's grandchildren are memorialized here:
John E. Merriss
Elmer E. Merriss
Clinton W. Merriss
Sherman Staton
Daughters of Dennison W. Abner, Grace's brother, are memorialized here:
Edith Abner
Sadie E. Abner
Grace's Family:
Grace's parents were Randall Abner and Sarah "Sally" (Tocus) Abner. They were Pequot Indians who began life in Connecticut. Randall and Sally were born in/around Stongington, CT. After they married, they moved to New York and joined with the Brothertown Christians Indians. While living in NY, Randall served as Justice of the Peace and was involved in the negotiations with the US Gov't regarding the future plans being made for the Brothertown Tribe. Living conditions for the tribe had become so disatisfactory, that land in Wisconsin was purchsed for the tribe. There is a book that was published in the late 1880s that describes this situation in it's entirety. The book is entitled "Samson Occum and the Brothertown Christian Indians" by W. Deloss Love, PH.D, and can be found online.
Randall and his young growing family migrated with the Brothertown Tribe to Calument County Wisconsin in 1832. There Randall again served as Justice of the Peace, was a census enumerator, and also engaged in farming. Grace T. Abner was born not too long after the move from New York to Wisconsin.
After almost 20 years in Wisconsin, Randall and some of the members of his family left Wisconsin and moved to Paola Kansas, where Randall passed away in 1852. Some time after that, the family had grown through marriages and births of new members. The home (or cabin) they resided in was burned and while they survived, all of their belongings did not. It is unclear if the fire was an accident, or if they were burned out by some of the uprisings against the Indians during the Civil War.
Grace Abner married:
1) Luther Paschall
Children: Justina Paschall b 1858 and Ellen Paschall b 1859/60
2) William Blakeslee on July 15, 1863 in Miami County Kansas.
Children: Worth Blakeslee b 1864 and Randall Bakeslee b 1866
In 1864 the following members of this family were adopted into the Peorial Indian Tribe:
ADOPTED ADULT BROTHERTOWN INDIANS June 20, 1864
Court of Claims Case #16629, 1:1 EXHIBIT A:
D. W. Abner (Grace's brother)
Mary A. Gebeau (Grace's sister)
John D. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
James A. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
Sarah Abner (Grace's mother)
Gracey T. Blakeslee
WITNESS: Wm. A. Heiskel & David Geboe
Children:
Simeon Gebeau
Ora Gebeau
Cordelia Paschal granddaughter of Sarah Abner
Mary Skesue (Skeesuck) granddaughter of Sarah Abner; dau of Sylvia Skeesuck
Justina Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Ellen Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Worth Blakeslee (son of Grace & William)
In 1870, Grace, her husband and 2 sons were censused in Miami County Kansas. It is believed that Justina and Ellen were away at school at the time of that census.
Some of Grace's grandchildren are memorialized here:
John E. Merriss
Elmer E. Merriss
Clinton W. Merriss
Sherman Staton
Daughters of Dennison W. Abner, Grace's brother, are memorialized here:
Edith Abner
Sadie E. Abner
Grace's parents were Randall Abner and Sarah "Sally" (Tocus) Abner. They were Pequot Indians who began life in Connecticut. Randall and Sally were born in/around Stongington, CT. After they married, they moved to New York and joined with the Brothertown Christians Indians. While living in NY, Randall served as Justice of the Peace and was involved in the negotiations with the US Gov't regarding the future plans being made for the Brothertown Tribe. Living conditions for the tribe had become so disatisfactory, that land in Wisconsin was purchsed for the tribe. There is a book that was published in the late 1880s that describes this situation in it's entirety. The book is entitled "Samson Occum and the Brothertown Christian Indians" by W. Deloss Love, PH.D, and can be found online.
Randall and his young growing family migrated with the Brothertown Tribe to Calument County Wisconsin in 1832. There Randall again served as Justice of the Peace, was a census enumerator, and also engaged in farming. Grace T. Abner was born not too long after the move from New York to Wisconsin.
After almost 20 years in Wisconsin, Randall and some of the members of his family left Wisconsin and moved to Paola Kansas, where Randall passed away in 1852. Some time after that, the family had grown through marriages and births of new members. The home (or cabin) they resided in was burned and while they survived, all of their belongings did not. It is unclear if the fire was an accident, or if they were burned out by some of the uprisings against the Indians during the Civil War.
Grace Abner married:
1) Luther Paschall
Children: Justina Paschall b 1858 and Ellen Paschall b 1859/60
2) William Blakeslee on July 15, 1863 in Miami County Kansas.
Children: Worth Blakeslee b 1864 and Randall Bakeslee b 1866
In 1864 the following members of this family were adopted into the Peorial Indian Tribe:
ADOPTED ADULT BROTHERTOWN INDIANS June 20, 1864
Court of Claims Case #16629, 1:1 EXHIBIT A:
D. W. Abner (Grace's brother)
Mary A. Gebeau (Grace's sister)
John D. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
James A. Wadsworth (Grace's Nephew)
Sarah Abner (Grace's mother)
Gracey T. Blakeslee
WITNESS: Wm. A. Heiskel & David Geboe
Children:
Simeon Gebeau
Ora Gebeau
Cordelia Paschal granddaughter of Sarah Abner
Mary Skesue (Skeesuck) granddaughter of Sarah Abner; dau of Sylvia Skeesuck
Justina Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Ellen Paschal (dau of Grace & Luther)
Worth Blakeslee (son of Grace & William)
In 1870, Grace, her husband and 2 sons were censused in Miami County Kansas. It is believed that Justina and Ellen were away at school at the time of that census.
Some of Grace's grandchildren are memorialized here:
John E. Merriss
Elmer E. Merriss
Clinton W. Merriss
Sherman Staton
Daughters of Dennison W. Abner, Grace's brother, are memorialized here:
Edith Abner
Sadie E. Abner
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