BADGER FAMILY CHRONICLES

© Christopher Earls Brennen

Appendix 2C. Badger Family of Ballyeglish and USA

  1. William Badger was born about 1774, probably the father of Nathaniel Badger born in 1799 in Ballyeglish, a townland which is less than a mile northeast of the village of Moneymore, County Derry. The Parish of Desertlyn and Ballyeglish includes Moneymore, a village which is just 5 miles south of the town of Magherafelt. Badger families have lived and worked in this region around Magherafelt and Moneymore since the plantation of Ulster. Family legend recalls that William was born in Glasgow, Scotland, though the US Census records for 1860 and 1870 record that Nathaniel's father was born in Ireland. A search of the Scottish records revealed very few Badgers. However, there are records in Ireland. In the graveyard of Desertcreat Parish Church (just south of Cookstown) there is a very old gravestone that reads Here lyeth y body of Nathaniel Badger who departed this life March y 14th, 1764 aged 24 years. Also a Roger Badger appears in a 1740 list for the parish of Ardtrea, not far from Magherafelt. Magherafelt was founded by the Salter's Company and in 1797 a William Badger, who might be the same as the present ancestor, is recorded as a member of the Salter's Cavalry.
    1. William Badger
    2. Alexander Badger
    3. Nathaniel Badger, born in 1799 in Ballyeglish, a townland which is less than a mile northeast of the village of Moneymore, County Derry. The Parish of Desertlyn and Ballyeglish includes Moneymore. Nathaniel was married twice. His first wife was named Sarah and is mentioned in the baptismal records of their children, Edward and Jane. In Edward's baptismal record of 1824 (in the Parish of Desertlyn and Ballyeglish) Nathaniel and Sarah Badger are listed as living in the townland of Ballymenagh just outside Moneymore. In Jane's baptismal record in the same parish they are listed as living in the townland of Magheradone. Nathaniel married his second wife, Sarah Clarke (or Clark, born in 1800, in Ballyeglish, Co.Derry) in 1827. Sarah was the daughter of Samuel and Florence Clarke (family legend says she came from Coagh), had a sister Isabelle Clarke who married Richard Robert Talbot (Richard and Isabelle had a son Robert Talbot) and another sibling who married a McIvor. The baptismal record for their first child, William, lists Nathaniel as a weaver, though most farms in those days also housed a weaving loom. The 1831 Census for the Ballyeglish includes a "Thanie" Badger, Presbyterian, with a family of 5 males and 3 females. Preceded by their son John in 1850, Nathaniel and Sarah and almost all of their family emigrated to the USA about 1853. Sarah died in Newton, Kansas, on Oct.1, 1878, and Nathaniel in Sedgwick, Kansas, on Oct.9, 1875. They are both buried in Greenwood Cemetery. Nathaniel and Sarah's children:
      1. Edward Badger was born on Feb.2, 1824 in Ballyeglish, Co. Derry, the son of Nathaniel Badger and his first wife. In the baptismal records of the Parish of Desertlyn and Ballyeglish (centred in Moneymore) he is listed as the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Badger of Ballymenagh which is just outside Moneymore. On Aug.15, 1875, Edward was married to Dorothy E. Ribble in Bellevue, Eaton County, Michigan. To Nathaniel Badger's second family, Edward was always known as "half-uncle Ned". Edward died on Feb.27, 1904; his death certificate stated that his father was Nathaniel Badger and his mother was unknown. Edward and Dorothy had five children:
        1. Matilda Badger was born on Aug.2, 1876, in Michigan and died on Sep.5, 1959, aged 83.
        2. James Edward Badger was born on Aug.10, 1878, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan. James died on May 30, 1934.
        3. Guy M. Badger was born on Feb.7, 1881, in Michigan.
        4. Annie Badger was born on Feb.6, 1883, in Michigan. Annie died on Apr.11, 1976, in Eaton Rapids, Michigan.
        5. Harley Mitchell Badger was born on Apr.23, 1892, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan, and married a woman named Tressa with whom he had four children. Harley died in Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan on Dec.15, 1977.
      2. Jane Badger was a daughter of Nathaniel Badger and his first wife, Sarah. She was baptized on Dec.26, 1822?, in the Parish of Desertlyn and Ballyeglish (Moneymore) to Nathaniel and Sarah Badger of Magheradone. Jane married William Wiley in Ireland about 1856 and emigrated to the USA arriving Dec.18, 1878. She died about 1915.

        Edward Badger family: Back row: Guy, Edward, Anne
        Front row: Dorothy, Edward, Harley, Matilda

      3. William Badger was born on Nov.23, 1828 in Ballyeglish, Co. Derry, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. On Jan.4, 1849, William Badger (father Nathaniel Badger) married Mary Jane Murray in Killyman Church of Ireland, Killyman, Dungannon. William and Mary Jane Badger emigrated to the USA where they took up residence in Michigan. William died on Jul.5, 1910, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. William and Mary Jane had children:
        1. Sarah Jane Badger was born on Dec.20, 1857, in Jordan, Onondaga County, New York. She married John Taylor. She died on May 22, 1926, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan. Sarah and John Taylor had at least one child:
          1. Mabel Taylor married Frank Kellogg and they had a daughter, Dorothy, who married J.W.Daugherty.
        2. Ann E. Badger was born about 1860 in Onondaga County, New York. She died on Nov.4, 1894.
        3. Addie Badger was born about 1862 in Michigan.
        4. Edward Badger was born on Apr.1, 1863, in Michigan, the son of William and Mary Jane Badger. He married and became a farmer and died aged 60 in Pennfield Township, Calhoun, Michigan on Mar.25, 1923.
        5. William H. Badger was born on Jul.7, 1866, Calhoun County, Michigan, the son of William and Mary Jane (Murray) Badger. He married Gertrude May Robinson on Nov.14, 1896, in Marshall, Calhoun, and became a farmer. They had at least three children listed below. William died aged 56 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan on Nov.23, 1922.
          1. male Badger
          2. Claude H. Badger (1897-1966).
          3. Myland Badger (1899-1950).
        6. John H. Badger was born on Jan.17, 1868, in Michigan. He married Pearl K. VanValkenburg in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan on Nov.17, 1892, and they had a daughter, Marjorie M. Badger, born in Jul. 1894. John H. died on Aug.23, 1941.
        7. Nathaniel Badger was born on Jan.7, 1871, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan. He married Maude M. Robinson on Sep.29, 1893, in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan and they had at least three children:
          1. Carl C. Badger, Sr (1895-1961). His son:
            1. Carl C. Badger, Jr (1926-1963) lived in Battle Creek, Michigan. His son:
              1. Michael Badger was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He is the maternal grandfather of Alexandra Jones (ajones4170@gmail.com).
          2. Myrtle M. Badger (1897-1990).
          3. Earl N. Badger (1900-1930).
        8. Grace Badger was born on Jan.3, 1875, in Michigan and died on Dec.27, 1950.
      4. George Badger was born in 1835 in Magherafelt, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. He moved to Scotland where he married Mary Muir in Kilmarnock, Scotland, on Feb.22, 1858. In the 1861 Census George is recorded as a 25-year-old shoemaker living at 15 Low Glen Street, Kilmarnock, with his 29-year-old wife Mary, their 2-year-old son Robert and their 8-month old daughter, Mary Browning Badger. Their daughter must have died prior to 1971 for the Census of that year records the 35-year-old shoemaker George Badger, his 39-year-old wife Mary and 12-year-old-son Robert living in Kilmarnock with a 48-year-old boarder Pete Browning. This may be the George Badger who is recorded in the 1847 records of the Magherafelt Workhouse under the following logbook entry: William Sloan, the 5-year old Roman Catholic son of 40-year-old married woman Jane Sloan and brother to 11-year-old John Sloan and 9-year-old Mary Sloan was admitted to the workhouse in a very weakly state on Oct.14, 1847. Jane ran off on May 7, 1849, the child Mary died on Aug.29, 1849, while John left on Oct.10, 1850. On Jan.15, 1852, William was taken to Scotland by George Badger's daughter of Curran "til his mother is safe". Other records report that George emigrated to the USA where he joined his brother, Joh, Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. He died in Leroy at the age of 77 on Dec.9, 1910.
      5. James Edward Badger was born in County Derry in 1831, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. He stayed in Ireland when his parents and siblings emigrated to the USA. James married twice. On Jul.17, 1855, James Badger married Elizabeth Hogg in Saltersland Presbyterian Church, Ardtrea. On May 11, 1858, James Badger married Sarah Hamilton in Tamlaght Church of Ireland, Tamlaghtmore, Arboe. James and Sarah Badger had ten children. They lived in Tamlaghtmore, Parish of Arboe, which was Sarah's home (this according to Diane Hoyt, Dianehoyt6@aol.com). In the 1901 Census James Badger is listed as a 63-year-old Presbyterian farmer (born in Co.Derry) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with his 63-year-old wife, Sarah Badger, and three of their children as indicated below. In the 1911 Census James Badger is listed as a 73-year-old widowed farmer (born in Co.Derry) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with his son, Thomas, daughter-in-law, Lizzie, and three grandchildren. James Badger of Tamlaghtmore, Stewartstown, signed the Ulster Covenant in Tamlaghtmore Orange Hall on Sep.28, 1912. James died on Jul.25, 1918, in Ardboe, Stewartstown. The children of James and Sarah Badger:
        1. Sarah Badger was born in Arboe, Co.Tyrone, on Apr.1, 1859. She married John Bell.
        2. Rebecca Jane Badger was born in Arboe, Co.Tyrone, on May 21, 1860.
        3. William James Badger was born in Arboe, Co.Tyrone, on Mar.27, 1862. He married Elizabeth Lawson.
        4. John Badger was born in Stewartstown, Co.Tyrone, on Apr.12, 1864.
        5. Nancy Badger was born in Arboe, Co.Tyrone, on May 8, 1866.
        6. David Badger was born in Arboe, Co.Tyrone, on Aug.21, 1868.
        7. Nathaniel Badger was born in Co.Tyrone on Aug.21, 1868. On Jan.5, 1893, Nathaniel Badger was married to Mary McVey in Albany Presbyterian Church, Arboe. They are listed in the 1901 Census as Nathaniel Badger, a 29-year-old Presbyterian farmer and grocer (born in Co.Tyrone), and his 28-year-old wife Mary (born in County Tyrone) as living at #23, Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone with fourteen children listed below and two servants, Wm John Walker, a 22-year-old unmarried Presbyterian farm servant (born in Co.Tyrone) and Margaret J. Linney, a 13-year-old unmarried Roman Catholic domestic servant (born in County Tyrone). They are listed in the 1911 Census as Nathaniel Badger, a 40-year-old Christian farmer (born in Co.Tyrone), and his 40-year-old wife Mary (born in County Tyrone and married 18 years) as living at #11, Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone with their seven children listed below. Nathaniel and Mary Badger of Kilsally, Stewartstown, signed the Ulster Covenant of Sep.28, 1912, in Aughavy, Coagh. Nathaniel Badger of Kilsally, farmer and merchant, died on Aug.31, 1936, leaving his estate (effects £228 0s. 2d) to his son, William Ferguson Badger, farmer. The children of Nathaniel and Mary Badger:
          1. Margaret Badger, known as Maggie, was born about 1894 in Co.Tyrone. She is listed in the 1901 Census as a 7-year-old living with her parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone and in the 1911 Census as a 16-year-old living with her parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. Minnie married Ross McCracken and they had children:
            1. Sarah Margaret McCracken married Jim McFarland and they had two children, Jill and John McFarland.
            2. Helen Mary McCracken married Thomas Robb and they had a son, Gary Robb.
            3. John McCracken married Janet Lynch.
          2. Emily Badger, known as Cissie, was born about 1895 in Co.Tyrone. She is listed in the 1901 Census as a 5-year-old living with her parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone and in the 1911 Census as a 15-year-old living with her parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. She married William McKeown and they had a son:
            1. Robert McKeown married Anna Caskey and they had children:
              1. John McKeown
              2. Elizabeth McKeown
              3. David McKeown
              4. Matthew McKeown
              5. Ann McKeown
          3. Frederick Badger was born about 1897 in Co.Tyrone. He is listed in the 1901 Census as a 3-year-old living with his parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone and is listed in the 1911 Census as a 13-year-old living with his parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. Fred married Isabella Hamilton, the daughter of Thomas Hamilton (died Mar.21, 1924) and Jeanie Berryman. They had four children:
            1. Florence Badger married Trevor Coombes and they had two children:
              1. Lynda Mary Coombes
              2. Janet Irene Elizabeth Coombes who married Geoffrey Hill and had two children, Tobias Alexander Coombes Hill and Reuben Jack Seddon Hill.
            2. Myra Badger married Victor Brown and had a son Timothy Brown.
            3. Jean Badger married Graham Bell and had 7 children, Dorothy Brown, Rosamund Brown, Louise Brown, Frances Brown, Judith Brown, Janice Brown and Margaret Brown.
            4. Gladys Badger
          4. David George Badger was born about 1899 in Co.Tyrone. He is listed in the 1901 Census as an infant living with his parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone and in the 1911 Census as a 11-year-old living with his parents in Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. David George Badger of Kilsally, farmer, died on Oct.17, 1939, leaving his estate (effects £986 13s) to Andrew Thomas Badger, farmer (presumably his brother).
          5. Joseph Badger was born about 1902 in Co.Tyrone and is listed in the 1911 Census as an 8-year-old living with his parents at #11, Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. Joseph married Frances Bell and they had two daughters:
            1. Dorothy Badger
            2. Rhoda Badger
          6. William Ferguson Badger was born about 1904 in Co.Tyrone and is listed in the 1911 Census as a 6-year-old living with his parents at #11, Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. William married Evelyn Jardine. William inherited the farm in Kilsally when his father died. William and Evelyn had two sons:
            1. Samuel Badger married twice, first to Florence Watson in Dec.1887 and second to Rhoda McGuigan. He had four children:
              1. Harold Badger
              2. Evelyn Badger
              3. David Badger
              4. Sharon Badger
            2. Alexander Nathaniel Badger had two children:
              1. Caroline Badger
              2. Stephen Badger
          7. Andrew Badger was born about 1907 in Co.Tyrone and is listed in the 1911 Census as a 6-year-old living with his parents at #11, Kilsally, Killycolpy, County Tyrone. Andrew married Elizabeth Hamilton and they had a daughter:
            1. Helen Badger
        8. Annie Badger was born in Tamlaghtmore, Co.Tyrone, on May 3, 1869. Annie married Joseph Lennox. Annie died in Aug. 1954. Annie and Joseph Lennox had children:
          1. Margaret Lennox married W.C Smith and they had at least two children, Cochrane and Joe Smith.
          2. Joseph Lennox, Jr.
          3. others who emigrated to USA.
        9. David Badger was born in Co.Tyrone on Jan.6, 1871.
        10. Elizabeth Badger was born in Co.Tyrone on Oct.30, 1872. She is listed in the 1901 Census as a 27-year-old farmer's daughter (born in Co.Tyrone) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with her parents. Elizabeth married Ernie Ford.
        11. Margaret Badger, born about 1875, is listed in the 1901 Census as a 25-year-old farmer's daughter (born in Co.Tyrone) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with her parents. Margaret married James Rea and they had four children:
          1. Samuel Rea married Emily Buck and they had 3 daughters, Joy, Margaret and Georgina.
          2. George Rea
          3. Sadie Rea
          4. Margaret Rea
        12. Jane Badger was born in Tamlaghtmore, Co.Tyrone, on Jun.4, 1877.
        13. Thomas Badger, born about 1878, is listed in the 1901 Census as a 22-year-old farmer's son (born in Co.Tyrone) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with his parents. On Feb.8, 1905,Thomas Badger married to Elizabeth Purvis in Arboe Church of Ireland. In the 1911 Census Thomas Badger is listed as a 32-year-old farmer's son (born in Co.Tyrone) living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with his father, wife, Lizzie (born in Co.Tyrone, 33 years old, married 6 years) and their three children, James, Sarah and Jemima. The children of Thomas and Lizzie Badger:
          1. James Badger, born about 1905 in Co.Tyrone, is listed in the 1911 Census as a 5-year-old living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with his parents. James married and had five children:
            1. Vera Badger
            2. Noel Badger
            3. Raymond Badger married Doreen Elizabeth Trueman (who died on Dec.10, 2020, in Magherafelt) and they had a son Harry Badger who married a woman named Helen. Harry and Helen Badger had children Neil, Nicole and Kristy.
            4. Norman Badger had a son Alistair Badger (badgeralistair@yahoo.co.uk) who lives in Newmills near Dungannon (2020).
            5. Ivan Badger
          2. Sarah Louisa Badger, born about 1907 in Co.Tyrone, is listed in the 1911 Census as a 3-year-old living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with her parents.
          3. Jemima Dorothy Badger, born about 1910 in Co.Tyrone, is listed in the 1911 Census as an infant living in Tamlaghtmore, Killycolpy, Tyrone, with her parents.
          4. Violet Badger
          5. Mary Badger
          6. Anna Badger
          7. Thomas Badger married and had a daughter and a son, Kenny, who married a Crawford and had 4 children.
      6. Nathaniel Badger was born on Jul.13, 1833, in Ballyeglish, Co. Derry, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke and emigrated to the USA with his parents arriving in New York on Dec.5, 1850, aboard the Standard from Belfast and Liverpool. He married Mary Ann Orr in 1854 in Onandaga, New York, and they had at least six children listed below. Nathaniel died in Emmett, Calhoun, Michigan on Sep.3, 1914. Children of Nathaniel and Mary Ann Badger:
        1. Katherine Badger was born on Aug.28, 1854, in New York State and married Edward Z. Brown in 1877. They had three sons Floyd Brown (1877-), Verne E. Brown (1880-1919) and Ross D. Brown (1881-). Katherine died on Jan.5, 1945, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan.
        2. Mary Jennie Badger was born on Aug.18, 1856, in Michigan and married Marcellus Newman on Dec.9, 1875, in Calhoun, Michigan. They had three children Glenn R. Newman (1878-1952), Mildred E. Newman (1888-1986) and Howard D. Newman (1892-1976). Mary died in Sep. 1916.
        3. Ada M. Badger was born on Mar.4, 1858, in Michigan, and married Henry J. Thomas on Jun.17, 1896, in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan. Ada died on Feb.5, 1937.
        4. David Badger was born on Dec.28, 1860, in Emmett, Calhoun, Michigan, and married Caroline Isabel Allen in Adrian, Michigan, in May 1904. David died on Feb.10, 1937.
        5. Florence A. Badger was born on Feb.22, 1863, in Michigan and married Edwin E. Hamilton in 1886. They had four children, Nellie E. Hamilton (1888-), Ada I. Hamilton (1892-), Newell Badger Hamilton (1895-1981) and James C. Hamilton (1902-). Florence died on Mar.21, 1951.
        6. Grizzella Badger was born about 1866 in Michigan and died on Jun.11, 1950.
      7. John Badger was born in Co.Derry on Jul.15, 1836, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. He emigrated to the USA arriving in New York on Dec.5, 1850, aboard the Standard from Belfast and Liverpool. He became a farmer. About 1854 he married Jane Orr in Village Jordon, Onandaga, New York, and they had at least 6 children listed below. Jane died on Mar.19, 1887, and John married for the second time to Laura Lowley on Mar.21, 1893, in Bellevue, Eaton, Michigan. John died a widower in Penfield Township, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, at the age of 89 on May 6, 1925. The children of John and Jane Badger:
        1. Nathaniel John Badger was born in Michigan on Jun.18, 1855, and married Margaret "Maggie" McKenna in 1894. They had at least four children, Bernard, Hazel A., Robert W. and Arlene Badger. Nathaniel died in Oklahoma on May 9, 1917.
        2. William A. Badger was born in Michigan on Feb.8, 1857, and married Mina Estelle "Minnie" Lane on Mar.24, 1886, in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan. They had at least four children, Beatrice Minnie, Neil Nelson, Ruby Jane and Agnes Louise Badger. William died in Lee, Calhoun, Michigan on Jul.10, 1904.
        3. Minnie E. Badger was born in Michigan on Jan.14, 1861, and died in 1887.
        4. Sarah J. Badger was born in Calhoun, Michigan on Apr.26, 1864. She married Fred Mathew Mulvany in 1884 and they had at least two children, John Maynard and Minnie Mulvany. Sarah died in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan on Dec.24, 1933.
        5. Emma Louise Badger was born in Michigan on Sep.10, 1865, and lived in Michigan and Chicago. She died on Nov.10, 1958.
        6. Robert J. Badger was born in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan on Sep.11, 1869. He married twice, first to Anna May Wheeler with whom he had at least two children and then to Lena M. Keyes in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, on Dec.19, 1893, with whom he had at least one child, Russell Lee Badger. Robert died on Feb.29, 1956.

        William (1828-1910) & Sarah Badger John Badger (1836-1925) William A. Badger (1857-1904)

      8. Isabell Badger was born in 1837, emigrated to the USA with her parents and arrived in New York on Jun.24, 1859.
      9. Anna J. Badger was born on Feb.22, 1840, in Parish of Ardtrea, Co. Derry, the daughter of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. She married James V. Newman on Sep.12, 1859, in Calhoun County, Michigan and they had two children, Mary Newman (1860-1892) and Hattie V. Newman (1872-1913). Anna died in Emmett, Calhoun, Michigan on Apr.23, 1920.
      10. Sarah Jane Badger was born on May 22, 1842, in Ballyeglish, Co. Derry, the daughter of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. She emigrated to the USA with her parents and married William Mawhinney in Onandaga County, New York, after 1860. On Feb.8, 1915, Sarah died a widow in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, on Feb.8, 1915, at the age of 73.

        Sarah Mawhinney (1842-1915) Elizabeth & Harry Main David M. Badger

      11. Elizabeth Badger was born on Jun.28, 1844, in Belfast, the daughter of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke, and married Henry C. Main. She died on Jul.9, 1922, in Wichita, Kansas. The children of Henry and Elizabeth Main:
        1. Henry Gilbert Main was born on Aug.25, 1865, in Michigan.
        2. Hettie Main was born on Dec.29, 1866, in Battle Creek, Michigan and died in Wichita, Kansas, on Oct.23, 1948.
        3. Emily (or Emma) Main was born in 1872 in Kansas.
        4. Alice May Main was born on Nov.15, 1879, in Kansas and died in Wichita, Kansas, on Aug.31, 1948.
      12. David M. Badger was born on Nov.8, 1845, in Co. Derry, the son of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke. David married Emma Jordan. David died on Jun.3, 1915, in Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas.
      13. Margaret Badger was born on Oct.22, 1849, in Co. Derry, the daughter of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke, and married W.C.Dryden. Margaret died on Mar.18, 1937, in Wichita, Kansas.
      14. Ellen Badger was born on Jul.12, 1853, in Co. Derry, the daughter of Nathaniel Badger and Sarah Clarke, and married John Clark Reese (or Reece) on Oct.15, 1876, in Newton, Harvey, Kansas. They had four children, Minnie Reese (1878-1878), John Clark Reese Jr. (1880-1981), Walter Reese (1882-1961) and Thomas Reese (1891-1891). Ellen died on Jun.22. 1891, in Newton, Harvey, Kansas.

Christopher E. Brennen