Virgil Young Dexter^[1]

1830 - 1914  (83 years)

• Name	Virgil Young Dexter  [2, 3]
  Birth	14 May 1830	Ashland, Wayne Co., PA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Apr 1914	Winfield, Cowley Co., KS   [2, 4]
  Burial	Leon, KS   [5]
  Person ID	I15572	First tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Aaron Dexter,   b. 9 Jun 1796, Sullivan Co., NY d. 3 Apr 1870, Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Thomas,   b. 26 Mar 1798, Sullivan Co., NY d. 26 Feb 1868, Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	1817	Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY   [6]
  Family ID	F2441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Priscilla Sherwood,   b. 27 Apr 1834, Milanville, Wayne Co., PA d. 2 Aug 1922, Parma, Canyon Co., ID (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1852	Milanville, Wayne Co., PA   [2]
  Children	1. Mary Abigail Dexter,   b. 4 Oct 1852   d. 2 Mar 1920 (Age 67 years)   2. Edgar Plinney Dexter,   b. 13 Mar 1855   d. 2 Mar 1937, Battle Creek, MI (Age 81 years)   3. Sarah Dexter,   b. 9 Jan 1857   d. 11 Jun 1871 (Age 14 years)   4. John Wesley Dexter,   b. 5 Jan 1862   d. 6 Mar 1863, Scranton, PA (Age 1 year)   5. Annette Dexter,   b. 19 Jun 1868, Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA d. 11 Aug 1955, Spokane, WA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F5600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  Went west to Kansas in 1870 according to Mary Ryan. (Judith Rush Notes, Popielarz). According to the WFT V20#542: "He became a Free Methodist Minister and moved to Kansas where they made their home for a number of years. Then they moved to Oklahoma where he owned a large farm. Later in life they returned to Kansas where he lived until his death, aged about 81 years. His wife, Jane survived him for a few years."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2564] Jon Todd Gibson Case, jontoddgibsoncase. [S392] Gail Ferris , Gail Ferris Genealogy Report, (Compiled 1975 by Elvira Dexter w. of Gerald Dexter Elvira corresponded with Judith Rush on this genealogy. Maxine Schauer in CA entered the data into FTM.). [S1968] Richard Orvis Eldred & Iona Irene Popielarz, Dexter and Related Families of the Upper Delaware Valley, (Gateway Press, Baltimore MD, 1994 Correspondence and book orders to: Iona Irene Popielarz 56 Sharrer Rd. Port Murray, NJ 07865 (908) 832-7968), 7, LOC 94-72779. (Reliability: 3). [S378] Terrill Hayes , Annette Dexter Ancestor Report, (10/27/2000 Terrill & Laureen Hayes are descended from Virgil Young Dexter who m. Priscilla Jane Sherwood.), 4 (Reliability: 3). [S1477] Terrill Hayes Correspondence, 10/26/2000. (Reliability: 3). [S378] Terrill Hayes , Annette Dexter Ancestor Report, (10/27/2000 Terrill & Laureen Hayes are descended from Virgil Young Dexter who m. Priscilla Jane Sherwood.), 5 (Reliability: 3).