In shaking the family tree for information, relationships sometimes get a bit bewildering. A classic case is the relationship between the Derrick, Maiden and Miller families of western Nebraska, and it all seemed to start with this old guy.
John C. Derrick was probably born in Holland, although we’ve not been able to document it. We do know he married three times and that his second bride was Adelia Pamelia Kellogg. They had two children together – Walter Earnest in 1860 and Dora Ellen in 1862. While the family was living in Carroll County Iowa in 1880, Dora married William H. Maiden, whose family came from Tama County Iowa. They moved to Dawes County Nebraska, where their only child, William Joseph Maiden, was born in 1886.
Pretty easy, so far, huh? Continue to the next level: William J. “Bill” Maiden married Leota Irene Durham in 1915; they had seven children together – one of whom was Lettie, born in 1920. In 1938, Lettie married John Miller, whose sister, Marie, was already married to William Derrick, son of Walter Earnest and a grandson to John C. Derrick. So Lettie and Bill were cousins – as well as brother/sister-in-law.
Oh, did we forget about another son of John C. Derrick -- Albert? He was the son of John C. and his first wife, Martha Hulbert. Born in 1857, Al was just a few years older than his half-brother, Walter Earnest, and his half-sister, Dora Ellen. When he was 21 years old – living in Tama, Iowa – Albert took a bride, Martha Maiden. Martha was a daughter to Joseph Maiden – a half-brother to William H. Maiden.
Not yet confused? Visit the Maiden Genealogy web site and you’re bound to become even more disoriented. Happy hunting!
John C. Derrick was probably born in Holland, although we’ve not been able to document it. We do know he married three times and that his second bride was Adelia Pamelia Kellogg. They had two children together – Walter Earnest in 1860 and Dora Ellen in 1862. While the family was living in Carroll County Iowa in 1880, Dora married William H. Maiden, whose family came from Tama County Iowa. They moved to Dawes County Nebraska, where their only child, William Joseph Maiden, was born in 1886.
Pretty easy, so far, huh? Continue to the next level: William J. “Bill” Maiden married Leota Irene Durham in 1915; they had seven children together – one of whom was Lettie, born in 1920. In 1938, Lettie married John Miller, whose sister, Marie, was already married to William Derrick, son of Walter Earnest and a grandson to John C. Derrick. So Lettie and Bill were cousins – as well as brother/sister-in-law.
Oh, did we forget about another son of John C. Derrick -- Albert? He was the son of John C. and his first wife, Martha Hulbert. Born in 1857, Al was just a few years older than his half-brother, Walter Earnest, and his half-sister, Dora Ellen. When he was 21 years old – living in Tama, Iowa – Albert took a bride, Martha Maiden. Martha was a daughter to Joseph Maiden – a half-brother to William H. Maiden.
Not yet confused? Visit the Maiden Genealogy web site and you’re bound to become even more disoriented. Happy hunting!
2 comments:
Okay! This must be the work of one Larry Miller....excellent! I loved seeing the photo of my great grandfather, John Codbeck Derrick. What a character of the old Wild West. The a in Permelia is wrong but everything else seems to be right on target. My mother was name Adelia Permelia after her grandmother Adelia Permelia Kellogg who married Walter Earnest Derrick, John C's son. Keep up the good work. I will enjoy visiting this Blog from time to time to see what you all come up with next! Oh, I found out that although some research shows John C of German descent, he was really a Jew from Holland. It was simply safer to say of Germanic Derivation back in those days! There are some conflicts on the exact year he was born and just how old he was when he was a stowaway on the ship that brought him to America - either 12 or 15 - but the Legend lives on!! Connie
Forgot to mention that my mother was called No Name on Census records because there was a huge argument as to what her name would be. So it took several months to give No Name Derrick an actual name. When she got it, she hated it and so her entire life she went by the name Bobbie! So much for Adelia Permelia! Ha!
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