1875 Maps of Sullivan County
In 1875, Frederick W. Beers published an atlas of Sullivan County, New York that shows many of the landowners. These cadastral maps are an incredible tool for helping to figure out where people lived at the time. The Atlas is available at the Library of Congress at https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3803sm.gla00190/.
The Table of Contents on page 1 shows what is in the volume. [1]
Page 17-18 show a map of Sullivan County. [2] The Town of Fremont is located on the west side of the county bordering Delaware County, New York and the Delaware River. Across the river is Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
Page 33 shows a map of the Town of Fremont. [3] Hankins is located in District 1 at the bottom of the map in the center.
By cropping in and enlarging District 1 on the map of Fremont makes it easier to see the names of people who lived in that area. [4] I believe District 1 refers to the School District - since School no. 1 was at Hankins.
Page 35 shows the area that I think of when I think about Hankins, New York. [5] You can see the Delaware River, the New York & Erie Rail Road, the road currently known as Route 97, and then the houses, hotel, blacksmith shops, stores and the saloon.
This map is one of the sources that helped me finally see how various couples in my ancestry likely met.
Mrs. Hankins is Susan (Thomas) Hankins, my great great great grandmother. Her son, Lucas Wurtz Hankins married Mary Ellen Ross. They were my great great grandparents.
Mary Ellen Ross's maternal half brother was Benjamin Tyler, whose store and home were just down the road from Susan Hankins in 1875. Benjamin Tyler was married to Rosetta Ross, Mary Ellen's paternal half sister.
Mary Ellen Ross and Benjamin Tyler's mother was Sarah (Kellam) Tyler Ross. Sarah's older brother was John Kellam, the father of J.R. (John Ross) Kellam, who lived between Susan Hankins and Benjamin Tyler in1875.
John Ross Kellam's daughter Mary Jane married William Lucas Hankins, Lucas and Mary Ellen (Ross) Hankins' son.
And just to throw one more family tie into the mix - Benjamin Tyler, first husband of Sarah Kellam, was the great grandson of Bezaleel Tyler and Sarah Calkins, who were Susan (Thomas) Hankins, great grandparents. So Benjamin Tyler and Susan (Thomas) Hankins were second cousins.
And this is why I've been known to refer to this part of my family tree as looking more like a plate of spaghetti thrown against a wall than a standard family tree.
Mary Ellen Ross's maternal half brother was Benjamin Tyler, whose store and home were just down the road from Susan Hankins in 1875. Benjamin Tyler was married to Rosetta Ross, Mary Ellen's paternal half sister.
Mary Ellen Ross and Benjamin Tyler's mother was Sarah (Kellam) Tyler Ross. Sarah's older brother was John Kellam, the father of J.R. (John Ross) Kellam, who lived between Susan Hankins and Benjamin Tyler in1875.
John Ross Kellam's daughter Mary Jane married William Lucas Hankins, Lucas and Mary Ellen (Ross) Hankins' son.
And just to throw one more family tie into the mix - Benjamin Tyler, first husband of Sarah Kellam, was the great grandson of Bezaleel Tyler and Sarah Calkins, who were Susan (Thomas) Hankins, great grandparents. So Benjamin Tyler and Susan (Thomas) Hankins were second cousins.
And this is why I've been known to refer to this part of my family tree as looking more like a plate of spaghetti thrown against a wall than a standard family tree.
NOTES:
[1] F.W. Beers, County Atlas of Sullivan, New York (New York: Walker & Jewett, 1875). page 1.
[2] Beers, Sullivan, New York, pages 17-18.
[3] Beers, Sullivan, New York, page 33.
[4] Beers, Sullivan, New York, page 33, crop.
[5] Beers, Sullivan, New York, page 35, crop.
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