William Guthrie & Katy Emeline Boyles
of Adams County, Ohio, USA

CONTENTS:
Origin Theories
The Family of William Guthrie & Katy Emeline Boyles
Historical Highlights
The Guthrie DNA Project

ORIGIN THEORIES for GFG15 – BRANCH B

William Guthrie was born in Ohio on 28 February 1819 and married in Adams County, Ohio on 2 February 1839 to Katy Emeline Boyles. Katy was the daughter of Thomas C Boyles II and his wife Anne Bonar, and born in Ohio, Virginia, now Ohio County, West Virginia. William and Katy raised their children in Adams County, Ohio. After William’s death in 1844, Katy remarried to Henry Vane in 1848, and they had several more children. Henry died in 1853, and Katy in 1887.

THE FAMILY of WILLIAM GUTHRIE & KATY EMELINE BOYLES

WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Parents: David Guthrie & Mary (MNU) – (current theory)
Birth: 28 Feb 1819
Location: Ohio, USA
Marriage: 2 Feb 1839 in Adams County, OH
Occupation: Unknown
Died: 7 Aug 1844
Location: Manchester, Adams, Ohio, USA
Buried: Manchester, Adams, Ohio, USA

KATY EMELINE BOYLES
Parents: Thomas C Boyles II & Anne Bonar
Birth: 13 Aug 1818
Location: Ohio County, Virginia (Now WV), USA
Guthrie Sons: David James C Guthrie (1840), Thomas Franklin Guthrie (1843), William Boyles Guthrie (1844)
Guthrie Daughters: Martha Jane Guthrie (1841)
Marriage (2):
Vane Sons: Francis M Vane (1850), Nathan C Vane (1851)
Vane Daughters: Sarah Ellen Vane (1847), Eliza Ann Vane (1849), Mary Cordelia Vane (1853)
Died: 21 Dec 1887
Location: Clayton, Adams, Ohio, USA
Buried: Ebenezer Churchyard, Ripley, Brown, Ohio, USA

CHILDREN:

DAVID JAMES C GUTHRIE
1840OH – 1853OH

David Guthrie was born on 12 Feb 1840 in Adams County, OH. He was only 12 at his death on 10 Jan 1843. He is buried in the Ebenezer Churchyard in Ripley, Brown, Ohio.

Y-DNA Project Participants: N/A
Family Finder Participants: N/A

MARTHA JANE GUTHRIE
1841OH – 1909KY

Martha Jane Guthrie was born in Adams County, Ohio on 22 August 1841. Martha’s eldest son Charles was initially listed with the Guthrie surname, and so may have been born out of wedlock. Listed under her first marriage. She was married 3 times and had children by all three husbands. Her first was to John Bryan between 1860-1863, presumably in Adams County. The second marriage was to William McDaniel on 10 Feb 1866. The third was to Joseph Brooks in West Union, Adams, OH on 9 Sep 1875. Within the next five years Martha Jane and Joe moved to Kentucky.

Bryan Children: 2
Bryan Sons (?): Charles Lee Bryan / Guthrie (1860)
Bryan Daughters: Anna Stacey Bryan (1863)

McDaniel Children: 1
McDaniel Sons: John Clay McDaniel (1866)
McDaniel Daughters: None

Brooks Children: 5
Brooks Sons: Charles Brooks (1864), Thomas J Brooks (1866), Jessie B Brooks (1873)
Brooks DaughtersL Mary E Brooks (1862), Margaret (1870)

Family Finder Participants: No

THOMAS FRANKLIN GUTHRIE
1843OH – 1911OH

Frank was born on 26 June 1843 in Adams County, Ohio. A farmer, he was married 3 times. His first marriage was to Jemima Brumley about 1865. She was the mother of his 6 children. Jemima died in 1875, and so Frank remarried 2 years later to Sarah Jane Sparks (1839-1905). They moved to Kentucky. No children. After her death, it appears that Frank moved back to Manchester, Adams, Ohio, where he married a third time to Julia Elizabeth Sparks (1871-1914). Frank died in Manchester on 8 April 1911 and is buried at the Manchester IOOF Cemetery.

Guthrie Children: 6
Guthrie Sons: William Sharman Guthrie (1866), David Edward Guthrie (1868), George A Guthrie (1872), Joseph W Guthrie (1874), James Guthrie (1874)
Guthrie Daughters: Jemima Guthrie (1875)

Y-DNA Project Participants: Yes
Family Finder Participants: Yes

WILLIAM BOYLES GUTHRIE
1844OH – 1904MO

William Boyles Guthrie was born in Adams County, Ohio on 30 December 1844. He married Elizabeth Ann Dragoo in 1865, and they raised a large family of 9 children. He was a farmer. They settled in Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri. William died there on 1 January 1904. Elizabeth died in 1930.

Guthrie Children: 9
Guthrie Sons: Charley A Guthrie (1869), Beltty David Guthrie (1870), William B Guthrie (1877), Ora M Guthrie (1880), Robert L Guthrie (1882)
Guthrie Daughters: Laura A Guthrie (1866), Sarah E Guthrie (1872), Ann W Guthrie (1874), Lucy E Guthrie (1883)

Y-DNA Project Participants: No
Family Finder Participants: No

FAMILY EVENTS & HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS

1803: OHIO STATEHOOD
Ohio became the 17th state of the Union when President Thomas Jefferson endorsed the US Congress’ decision to grant statehood on 19 Feb 1803. Due to an oversight, Ohio wasn’t ‘officially’ admitted to the United States until 1953 because Congress never took a formal vote on the matter in 1803.

1818: BIRTH of KATY EMELINE BOYLES
Virginia, USA on 13 August 1818

Katy Emeline Boyles was born to Thomas C & Anne (Bonar) Boyles II.

1819: BIRTH of WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Ohio, USA on 28 February 1819

1839: MARRIAGE of WILLIAM GUTHRIE & KATY EMELINE BOYLES
Adams County, Ohio, USA

1840: BIRTH of SON – DAVID JAMES C GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA on 12 February 1840

1841: BIRTH of DAUGHTER – MARTHA JANE GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA on 22 August 1841

1844: DEATH of WILLIAM GUTHRIE
Manchester, Adams, Ohio, USA on 7 August 1844, age 25

William is buried at the Manchester Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

1844: BIRTH of WILLIAM BOYLES GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA on 30 Dec 1844

Born 4 months after his father’s death, William Boyles Guthrie arrived into the world on 30 December 1844. He continued to live with his mother in her new household with husband Henry Vane until adulthood. William married Elizabeth Ann Dragoo in 1865. They were parents to Laura, Charley, Beltty David, Sarah, Ann, William, Ora, Robert, and Lucy. The family moved to Tarkio, Atchison County, Missouri.

1850: US CENSUS of OHIO
Sprigg, Adams, Ohio, USA

THE BOLES HOUSEHOLD:
Thomas Boles 76, M, farmer, Real Estate: 3500, Maryland
Ann Boles 70 F Pennsylvania
Ann M Boles 28(?) F Virginia
Thomas F Guthrie 7 M Ohio

1850: US CENSUS of OHIO
Huntington, Brown, Ohio, USA

THE VANE HOUSEHOLD:
Henry Vanee 40 M farmer Real Estate: 3100, Ohio
Elimine Vane 32 F Ohio
Leah Vane 19 F Ohio
Margaret I Vane 14 F Ohio
Lovina Vane 12 F Ohio
Elizabeth Vane 9 F Ohio
Sarah E Vane 3 F Ohio
Eliza Ann Vane 1 F Ohio
William Vane 7 M Ohio
Francis M Vane 6/12 M Ohio
David Guthrie 11 M Ohio
Martha J Guthrie 9 F Ohio
William Guthrie 6 M Ohio
William Billiten 26 M Farmer Ohio
Next Door: Arcada Vane 81 F Maryland

1853: DEATH of SON – DAVID GUTHRIE
Brown County, Ohio, USA on 10 January 1853, age 12

1859-1863: 1st MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – MARTHA JANE GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA
Approximate year of marriage to 1st husband, John Bryan. They had 2 children Charles Lee Guthrie aka Bryan and Anna Stacey Bryan.

1860: US CENSUS of OHIO
Spriggs, Adams, Ohio, USA

THE VANE HOUSEHOLD:
Emeline Vane 40 F farm owner RE: 900 PE:100 Ohio
Eliza Vane 10 F Ohio attended school
Mary Vane 8 F Ohio attended school
Franklin Guthrie 18 M laborer Ohio attended school
Wm Guthrie 16 M Ohio attended school
Martha J Guthrie 20 F Ohio
Charles L Guthrie 9/12 M

1865: 1st MARRIAGE of SON – THOMAS FRANKLIN GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA about 1865

Frank married Jemima Brumley with whom he had 5 sons and 1 daughter: William Sharman, David Edward, George A, Joseph W, James, and Jemima.

1866: 2nd MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – MARTHA JANE (GUTHRIE) BRYAN
Ohio, USA on 10 February 1866

Martha Jane married William McDaniel with whom she had 1 son, John Clay McDaniel. William died the following year in 1867.

1875: DEATH of DAUGHTER-IN-LAW – JEMIMA (BRUMLEY) GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA on 6 May 1875, age 36

1875: 3rd MARRIAGE of DAUGHTER – MARTHA JANE (GUTHRIE) MCDANIEL
West Union, Adams, Ohio, USA on 9 Sep 1875

Martha Jane and Joseph ‘Joe’ Brooks moved to Kentucky. They had 5 children: Mary, Charles, Thomas, Margrate, and Jessie.

1877: 2nd MARRIAGE of SON – THOMAS FRANKLIN GUTHRIE
Adams County, Ohio, USA about 1877

Frank married Sarah Jane Sparks. They had 2 children who died young.

1880: US CENSUS of KENTUCKY
Mowers, Lewis, Kentucky, USA

THE GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD:
Thomas Guthrie w m 36 married farmer Ohio
Sarah Guthrie w f 41 wife married housekeeping Ohio
William S Guthrie w m 14 son single at school Ohio
David Guthrie w m 9 son single Ohio
Joseph Guthrie w m 6 son single Ohio
Jemima Guthrie w f 5 dau single Ohio
Elizabeth Sparks w f 72 mother in law widowed at home dislocated hip MD

1880: US CENSUS of MISSOURI
Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA

THE GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD:
William Guthrie w m 35 married farmer OH OH OH
Elisabeth Guthrie w f 39 wife keeping house OH OH OH
Laura A Guthrie w f 14 daughter single at school OH OH OH
Charley A Guthrie w m 11 son single at school OH OH OH
Beltta D Guthrie w m 9 son single MO OH OH
Sarah E Guthrie w f 8 daughter single MO OH OH
Ann W Guthrie w f 6 daughter single MO OH OH
William B Guthrie w m 3 son single MO OH OH

1900: US CENSUS of KENTUCKY
Magisterial District 1, Lewis, Kentucky, USA

THE GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD:
Thomas Guthrie head w m June 1843 56 mx23 Ohio, Ohio, Virginia, farmer
Sarah J Guthrie wife w f Mar 1835 65 mx23 2 children, 0 living, KY KY MD

1900: US CENSUS of MISSOURI
Tarkio, Atchison, Missouri, USA

THE GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD:
William B Guthrie head w m Dec 1844 55 Mx34 OH Un OH Market Gardener
Elizabeth A Guthrie wife w f Apr 1841 59 Mx34 14ch 9liv OH OH OH
Beltty D Guthrie son w m Dec 1870 29 Single MO OH OH farm laborer
Sarah E Guthrie daughter w f May 1872 28 Single MO OH OH
William B Guthrie son w m Aug 1877 22 single MO OH OH electrician
Ana M Guthrie daughter w f Sep 1880 19 single MO OH OH
Robert L Guthrie son w m Jan 1882 18 single MO OH OH garden laborer
Lucy E Guthrie daughter w f Mar 1883 17 single MO OH OH
Alice J Guthrie granddaughter w f Oct 1898 1 single MO UNK OH

1904: DEATH of SON – WILLIAM BOYLES GUTHRIE
Tariko, Atchison, Missouri, USA on 1 January 1904, age 59

1905: DEATH of DAUGHTER-IN-LAW – SARAH JANE (SPARKS) GUTHRIE
Lewis County, Kentucky, USA on 15 Oct 1905, age 66

After Sarah’s death, Frank married for a final time to Julia Elizabeth Sparks.

1911: US CENSUS of KENTUCKY
Manchester, Adams, Ohio, USA

THE GUTHRIE HOUSEHOLD:
Thomas F Guthrie 66 head m w 66 M3 1yr OH OH VA
Julia E GUthrie 38 wife f w 38 M1 1yr No Children, None Living, KY KY OH

1911: DEATH of SON – THOMAS FRANKLIN ‘FRANK’ GUTHRIE
Manchester, Adams, Ohio, USA on 8 April 1911, age 67

THE GUTHRIE DNA PROJECT

Guthrie Family Group: GFG15
Group Designation: Branch B – (The Guthries of Adams County, Ohio)

Haplogroup: I-M253
Confirmed Haplogroup: N/A

YDNA Matches: 1
Kit B543418 + FF
William Guthrie/Katy Emeline Boyles > Thomas Franklin Guthrie/Jemima Brumley > William Sharman Guthrie/Iva Alice Tumbleson (GGP)

Family Finder / Autosomal DNA Matches: No