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Daughter of James Smith Sr. and his
first wife Sarah/Sally E. Carroll,
of Delaware County New York, and
later, of Buchanan, Berrien County
Michigan.
(See the memorials for her parents).
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Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this
memorial to other web sites.
Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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Note: Mary Ellen's eldest sibling
Huldah Smith was born in Delaware
County New York, and her youngest
sibling Nancy A. Smith was born
(about 30 miles West), in
Binghamton, Broome County New York.
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Mary Ellen Smith was married on
Feb. 5, 1865 to Ezekiel James Borden,
in Bertrand Township, South of
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan,
by Hiram Baker, Justice of the Peace,
at the home of Mary Ellen's eldest
sister...
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Daughter of James Smith Sr. and his
first wife Sarah/Sally E. Carroll,
of Delaware County New York, and
later, of Buchanan, Berrien County
Michigan.
(See the memorials for her parents).
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Note: PLEASE, do NOT transfer this
memorial to other web sites.
Thanks, Nancy (Letcher) Heib.
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Note: Mary Ellen's eldest sibling
Huldah Smith was born in Delaware
County New York, and her youngest
sibling Nancy A. Smith was born
(about 30 miles West), in
Binghamton, Broome County New York.
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Mary Ellen Smith was married on
Feb. 5, 1865 to Ezekiel James Borden,
in Bertrand Township, South of
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan,
by Hiram Baker, Justice of the Peace,
at the home of Mary Ellen's eldest
sister Huldah and her husband
Simeon Hamilton. Mary Ellen's younger
sister Nancy A. Smith, and a neighbor
Enos Holmes served as the wittinesses.
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[Ezekiel James Borden is "possibly"
the son of Isaac Borden and his
wife Elizabeth McClean/McLean].
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Note: Her husband was sometimes
listed as James E. Borden.
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Note: This was the second marriage
for Ezekiel James Borden.
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Records show that "E. Borden" age 21,
had been previously married to
"Louisa JANE Bixby", age 15,
in Berrien County Michigan, on
Feb. 14, 1856.
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In the 1860 census, they lived
on the South side of
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan.
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Louisa JANE Bixby was born
about 1841, in Michigan.
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The children of Ezekiel and Jane were:
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1. Charles Melvin Borden.
b. Aug. 13, 1857, in Berrien Co. MI.
m. Nettie B. Hills.
d. Oct. 23, 1948, in Sedgwick
County Kansas.
Buried: Old Mission Cemetery,
Wichita, Sedgwick County Kansas.
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2. Frank C. Borden.
b. July of 1859, in Berrien Co. MI.
m. Jennie M. unknown.
d. Feb. 12, 1949, Wichita,
Sedgwick, County Kansas.
Buried: Old Mission Mausoleum,
Wichita, Sedgwick County Kansas.
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3. Alice Borden.
b. April 21, 1861, in Terre Coupe
Prairie (or near Dayton, Berrien
County Michigan, per her obituary).
m. Francis ("Frank") Asbury Norris
(1858 - May 23, 1934).
Records show that "Francis H.[A.] Norris"
was married to "Alice Borden", on
May 14, 1881, in Dayton,
Berrien County Michigan.
Three children:
Blanche (Norris) Van Buren, of Holland, MI.
Lloyd Jackson Norris, of Hamilton Ohio.
and Frances Clay Norris.
d. Alice died May 31, 1952 in Holland, MI.
Buried: Glendora (Weesaw) Cemetery
(West of Buchanan),
Berrien County Michigan.
Obituary for Alice Norris was
published in the "Niles Daily Star"
newspaper, in Niles, MI on June 1,
1952, page 2.
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4. Hattie (Harriet) C. Borden.
b. about 1862, in Berrien Co. MI.
(Living in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1894).
1900 census: Lawrence, Douglas Co. Kansas.
1930 census: Lawrence, Douglas Co. Kansas.
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5. Olive Borden.
b. about 1863, in Berrien Co. MI.
In the 1880 census, Olive is living
with the family of George M. and
Christianna Smith, in Buchanan, MI.
d. ?
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(Note: His first wife Louisa JANE Borden,
must have died between 1863 and 1865).
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Mary Ellen Smith was married to
Ezekiel James Borden, on
Feb. 5, 1865, in Bertrand township,
South of Buchanan, Berrien Co. Michigan.
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1870 Federal Census:
Ezekiel James [Sr.] and Mary Ellen Borden
were living in Weesaw Township,
Berrien County Michigan (West of
Buchanan, MI), with the same
children as listed in 1860,
plus James Borden [Jr.].
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James E. [James Ezekiel] Borden [Sr.]
is listed as a Justice of the Peace,
in Weesaw township, Berrien County
Michigan, in 1875 and 1879
(per: "History of Berrien and Van
Buren Counties Michigan", page 356).
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1880 Federal Census:
They are listed as James (a carpenter)
and Mary Borden, living in Weesaw
Township, Berrien County Michigan
(West of Buchanan, MI), with six
children: Charles, Franklin, Alice,
Hannah ["Hattie"], Alice (should be
"Olive"?), and James Borden (age 14).
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On Sept. 4, 1880, the St. Joseph
Herald newspaper, in St. Joseph,
Berrien County Michigan,
listed a James E. "Bordon" [Sr.]
as one of the members of
"The Lakeshore Horse Thief Association".
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Mary Ellen and her husband Ezekiel
James Borden moved with their children
from Berrien County Michigan, to
Lawrence, Douglas County Kansas
between 1880 and 1885.
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1885 Kansas State Census:
They are listed as James E. and
Mary E. Borden, living in Lawrence,
Douglas County Kansas, with two
children Hattie C. born about 1862,
and James, age 19, born about 1866.
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[Mary Ellen's obituary states that
they lived on New York Street, in
the city of Lawrence, Kansas].
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Mary's husband Ezekiel James Borden
was born Nov. 25, 1836 (per note in
family bible).
Most census records state that he
was born in New York State.
He "possibly" died "about" 1893,
in Colorado (per Mary's obit),
"OR" in Leavenworth County Kansas.
Her husband's burial site is unknown.
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Children of Ezekiel James Borden,
and Mary Ellen Smith are:
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1. James Howard Borden Sr.(Possibly named
after two of his mother's brothers
(James M., and Howard F. Smith,
who both served in the Civil War).
b. 1866, in Berrien County Michigan.
m. Leora Sarah Fehleisen, June 17, 1888,
in Douglas County Kansas. (She was born
1871, and died June 29, 1966).
d. James Sr. died Dec. 19, 1942,
in Woodward County Oklahoma.
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery,
next to his wife Leora Sarah.
(Lot 6, Space 4, Block 16, Section 3).
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2. Belmont Borden.
b. July 9, 1871, in Weesaw township,
Berrien County Michigan.
Father - James E. Borden. born N.Y.
Mother - Mary E. Borden, born N.Y.
d. August 31, 1871, in Weesaw township,
Berrien County Michigan
(age 1 month, and 22 days).
Buried: ?
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Note: Douglas County Kansas Marriage
Records, state that Mary's son
J. H. [James Howard] Borden was married
on June 17, 1888, to Leora Fehleisen
[Leora Sarah Fehleisen]. (Page 319).
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Note: In the 1895 Kansas State Census
Mary's son James H. Borden [Sr.], age 29,
is living in Afton Township, Sedgwick
County Kansas (Garden Plain Post office),
with his wife Sarah L. (born in Ohio),
and two children, Zetta (born in Kansas
in 1890), and Ivan Borden (born in Kansas).
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Note: James H. Borden Sr.'s two
older half-brothers, Charles M. and
Frank C. Borden, also lived in
Sedgwick County Kansas,
and are buried there.
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James H. Borden [Sr.] and his wife Leora
Sarah moved from Sedgwick County Kansas
to Woodward County Oklahoma
between 1896 and 1900.
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In the 1900 Federal census, Mary's
son James H. Borden [Sr.], age 34, and
his wife Sarah, were living in Webster
township, Woodward County Oklahoma,
with their children: Reta (Zetta) E.,
Ivan C., Marie, and James H. [Jr.]
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Note: The 1910 Federal Census shows
Mary's son James H. Borden [Sr.], age
44, living in Webster twp., Woodward Co.
Oklahoma, with his wife Sarah L. and
seven children: Zetta E.,
Ivan C., Marie, James H. [Jr.],
Mildred L., Maruice E., and
Mabel L. Borden.
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The 1910 Plat map of Woodward County
Oklahoma, lists James H. Borden [Sr.],
a farmer, living in the town of Mutual.
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1920 Federal Census: Mary's son
James H. Borden [Sr.], age 54, is
living in Woodward, Woodward County
Oklahoma, with his wife Leora
(Leora Sarah, who was born in
Ohio in 1871), and three children:
Mildred, Maurice, and Mabel Borden.
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The 1940 census, of Webster township,
Woodward County Oklahoma, lists
James Borden [Sr.], age 74, and his
wife Leora S.(Leora Sarah), age 68
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Note: Buried in the Elmwood
Cemetery, near Woodward,
Woodward County Oklahoma, is
James Howard Borden [Sr.] (1866-1942), and
his wife Leora Sarah Borden (1871-1966).
Also buried there are his son
Ivan C. Borden and Ivan's wife
Mary Alice Borden, James's son
Howard J. Borden, and James's
daughters Zetta, and Ida Marie.
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Note: The Social Security Death
Index has listed a Leora S. Borden,
born June 19, 1871, and died June 15,
1966. Last residence: Shawnee,
Pottawatomie County Oklahoma (age 95).
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The children of James Howard Borden [Sr.]
and his wife Leora Sarah Fehleisen are:
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1. Zetta Ellen Borden.
(Her grandmother's middle name
was "Ellen").
b. Jan. 31, 1890, in Garden Plain, Kansas.
m. George Alfred Landon, on
Sept. 5, 1912.
d. Dec. 13, 1971, in Mutual, Woodward
County Oklahoma.
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery
(as are her parents).
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2. Ivan Carroll Borden.
(His Great, Grandmother's maiden
name was "Carroll").
b. Aug. 27, 1892, in Garden Plain, Kansas.
m. Mary Alice Cessna, on Oct. 22, 1913.
Children: James Carroll, and Durward R. Borden.
d. Feb. 1 or 4, 1951, in Woodward Co. OK.
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery,
next to his wife Mary Alice,
sons James Carroll Borden (and his
wife Pauline), and Durward R. Borden
(and his wife Esther Oneta).
(Lot 1, Space 6, Block 44, Section 4).
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3. Ida Marie Borden.
b. Oct. 3, 1896, in Garden Plain, Kansas.
m. Vaughn McElrath, on March 16, 1921.
He is the son of Samuel Jackson McElrath
(1866-1941), and his wife Bettie Jane
Mitchell (1868-1906).
(Vaughn and Ida Marie possibly had
a child: Bettie/Betty McElrath).
Vaughn was born Dec. 3, 1894,
in Granger, Gordon County Georgia.
He died Sept. 11, 1948, in Amarillo,
Potter County Texas. He is buried in
the Smyrna Cemetery, in Dodd City,
Fannin County Texas, near his parents.
d. Ida Marie died Aug. 3, 1979,
in Des Moines, Polk County Iowa.
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, in
Woodward County Oklahoma (as are her
parents, and some of her siblings),
(in F - 1 - 39 - 4).
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Note: James Sr. moved from Kansas to
Oklahoma, between 1896 and 1899.
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4. James HOWARD Borden [Jr.]
(As an adult, he went
by "HOWARD J." Borden).
b. Sept. 5, 1899,
in Woodward County Oklahoma.
m. # 1. Lois Ethel Hensley
(born about 1909, in Texas).
1917-1918 Draft Registration,
in Woodward County Oklahoma.
1930 - Webster twp., Woodward Co. OK.
1931 - Mary born in Potter Co. Texas.
1933 - Helen born in Hale Co. Texas.
1940 - Amarillo, Potter Co. Texas.
Children:
(1.) Mary Louise Borden.
b. June 5, 1931, in Potter Co. Texas.
(2.) Helen Leona Borden.
b. Sept. 16, 1933, in Haley, Texas,
and died June 22, 1987, age 54,
in Potter County Texas.
m. # 2 (?) Sadie Elizabeth Burns.
d. Howard J. Borden died on
July 5, 1986,
in Woodward County Oklahoma.
Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, next to
"Sadie Elizabeth (Burns) Borden"
(born Feb. 25, 1902,
died Nov. 10, 1976).
(Lot D, Space 2, Block 14, Section 3).
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5. Mildred L. Borden.
b. born about 1903, in
Woodward County Oklahoma.
d. ?
Buried: ?
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6. Maurice Elmore Borden.
b. Dec. 8, 1905, in Mutual,
Woodward County Oklahoma.
m. # 1. Avah/Ava K. House,
on March 24, 1927,
in Ellis, Oklahoma.
m. # 2. Sharon A. Alexander.
1935 - Seiling, Dewey Co. Oklahoma.
1940 - Los Angeles, California.
m. # 3. (Divorce record for
Maurice Borden and Virginia Miller,
on Sept. 1967, in San Francisco City,
California).
d. July 14, 1973, in Stanton,
Orange County California.
Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(Cypress), Cypress, Orange Co. California.
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7. Mabel L. Borden.
b. about 1909,
in Woodward County Oklahoma.
d. ?
Buried: ?
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In the obituary for Mary Ellen's
father James Smith Sr., it states
that Mary Ellen died on April 7, 1894.
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The Sexton for Oak Hill Cemetery,
(located on Oak Hill Avenue, in
Lawrence, Kansas),
states that his records show that
Mary Ellen was "buried" on April 7, 1894,
at the age of 52 [should be 51 years
and 11 months].
Note: The date he has listed,
must be her "date of death",
because Mary Ellen's obituary was
published in the local newspaper on
April "9", 1894, in which it states
that her burial "WILL" be.] Mary
Ellen's funeral was held on April 10,
1894 (per her obit). Mary Ellen
is buried in Section 7, Grave 156.
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Her headstone reads:
MARY ELLEN
BORDEN
1843 - 1894
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Note: Mary's two eldest step-children
Charles M. Borden [and wife Nettie],
and Frank C. Borden [and wife Jennie M.],
both lived in Wichita, Sedgwick County
Kansas, and are both buried there.
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The obituary for Mary Ellen Borden
was published in the newspaper in
Lawrence, Douglas County Kansas, on
April 9, 1894. It reads as follows:
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Death of Mrs. Borden.
Saturday night Mrs. Mary A.
[should be Mary "E"], Borden died at
her home on New York street, of heart
trouble. Although she has been ailing
for a month past, Mrs. Borden had not
been seriously ill longer than two days.
Previous to that time she was able to
be up and around and it was not thought
her illness was anything more than
temporary. The funeral services will
be held at the house tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock, and will be conducted
by Rev. G. D. Rodgers of the Baptist
church. Burial will be in Oak Hill
cemetery.
Mrs. Mary A. [should be "E."] Borden
was born in May 1843 and was
therefore only a little over 51
years old [51 years and 11 months].
She has not lived in Lawrence many
years, but in the time she has been
here she has made many friends among
those whom she met. Her husband died
since her residence here in Colorado
and since that time Mrs. Borden has
lived with her daughter
[step-daughter Harriet "Hattie"]
at the home
on New York street. To this daughter
and the other children is extended
the sympathy of the many friends and
acquaintances all over the city.
Besides Miss Hattie Borden, who has
been at home with her mother, there
are three sons and one daughter away
from here. One of the sons came in
from Wichita this morning, but none
of the other children are here.
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