Susan Blanche Stoughton

NOT A DIRECT ANCESTOR Susan Blanche Stoughton is not in my direct ancestry. She is two steps removed in the following ways: Niece of Andrew Stoughton Granddaughter of John Stoughton and Catherine Covert

Susan/Susannah Blanche Stoughton was born about 1846, the last child of her mother Susan Harvey, and was probably born in Muddy Creek Twp., Butler Co. PA. It isn't known exactly when her mother died, possibly at Susannah's birth. By 1848 her father had moved to Clarion Co. PA and remarried to Susan Myer. Susan was raised by her mother's sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Durstin/Dustin. In 1850, a 3 yr. old Susannah Stoughton is recorded in Aug., in the Martin Durstine home in Muddy Creek, Butler Co. PA; a 4 yr.old Susannah is recorded in Sept., in the Barnard V. Stoughton home in Piney Twp., Clarion Co. PA. (If these ages are accurate, possibly she had been taken to her father's for her birthday, sometime between 29 Aug. & 30 Sept.) Apparently she was spending time in both homes. Her step-sister Jennie, in her memoir, tells us that the Dustin family moved to Illinois, and that they raised Susannah. Martin Dustin and wife Mary Ann are in Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside Co, IL, in 1860 with several of their children. Son Christian Dustin is residing with the family of George & Marrium Beureville, as is Susanna Straughton (sic), age 13, born in PA.
Blanche returned to Clarion Co. PA and in 1867 married Robert M. McCormick. They had eight children, five sons and three daughters. Two of the sons died young, one in childhood and one as a seventeen-year-old in a work related accident. Blanche died in 1912 at age sixty-five, and is buried with her husband in Linesville Cemetery, Crawford Co. PA.

	Date	Location	Notes	Sources
Birth	1 Mar.1847	Callensburg, Clarion Co. PA
Marriage	21 May, 1867	Whiteside Co., IL	to Robert Martin McCormick (b. 20 Mar. 1844 - d. 7 Dec. 1925) buried Linesville Cem.
Death	3 Nov 1912	Linesville, Crawford Co. PA	age 65 yrs, 8 mos. 2 da. Death certificate number: 103755
Burial	7 Nov. 1912	Linesville Cemetery, Crawford Co. PA

Ancestry chart segment

  Generation 5                   Generation 6                    Generation 7          
 
                                             
                                              
                                                           +-- John Stoughton  
                                                           |   (1773-1833)      
                           +-- Barnard VanZant Stoughton --+                    
                           |            (1817-1887)        |                         
 Susan Blanche Stoughton --+                               +-- Catherine Covert
                           |                                   (1778->1850)
                           +-- Susan Harvey
                               (????-~1846)
 Sources: 

Children

(Eight children with Robert Martin McCormick; six living in 1900. See Source Notes)

Name	Gender	Date of Birth	Birthplace	Spouse	Notes	Sources
Guy Winfield McCormick	M	1868			d. 1885, fall from oil derrick
Sinclair McCormick	M	28 Mar. 1871			(d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)
Maude Daisy Dade McCormick	F	Aug. 1872		John S. Caughey, b. 1876	4 children: Robert McCormick Caughey b. 1902, John Stevens "Jack" Caughey 1904-1962, Richard Caughey1906-1910, Paul Harper Caughey b. 1908 (Maude Caughey d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)
Robert Edmund Lee McCormick	M	18 Sept 1875/76			(d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)
D. McCormick	M	1878			d. before 1900; see Source Notes below
Laura V. McCormick	F	7 Mar. 1878/79		Samuel N./G. Caughey (b. ~1878-80; m. ~1907)	dau. Virginia Caughey b. May 1909; son Samuel N. b. 1912 (Laura Caughey d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)		[[
Edna M. McCormick	F	16 Sept 1881			(d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)
Earl R.McCormick	M	June, 1890			(d. aft. 6 Nov 1912)

Places of Residence

Location	Dates	Notes	Sources
Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA	expect 1846; by 1850
Piney Twp, Clarion Co, PA	also in 1850
Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside Co, IL	by 1860	with her aunt Mary Ann Harvey (Durstin)
Farmington Twp, Clarion Co, PA	by 1870	with her husband
Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA	by 1880	with her husband
Harmony Twp, Beaver Co, PA	by 1900	with her husband
Pine Twp, Crawford Co, PA	by 1910	with her husband, & daughter Laura Caughey's family
Pine Twp, Crawford Co, PA	by 1920	widower Robert McCormick, with daughter Laura's family

Photos

Gravestone of Susan Blanche Stoughton & Robert Martin McCormick, Linesville Cemetery, Crawford Co. PA

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1850 United States Federal Census, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA, page 17. Census dated 29 Aug 1850. Lines 3-13: Martin Durstine, 48, farmer, $1200 real property; Mary A., 39; Jacob, 19; Sarah, 17; Susannah, 14; Harvey, 12; Martin, 9; John, 7; Henry, 5; Christian, 2; Susannah Stoughton, 3. Note: Susannah Stoughton is living with this family after the death of her mother and her father's remarriage.
2	1850 United States Federal Census, Piney Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 24. Previous page dated 30 Sept. 1850. Lines 16-25: B.W. Stoughton, 33, shoemake; Susannah, 33; John, 14; Joseph, 12; Elliott, 10; Hannah, 8; Catharine, 6; Susannah, 4; Jane, 2; Elizabeth, 1/2. John, Joseph, Elliott and Hannah attended school.
3	1860 United States Federal Census Mount Pleasant Twp, Whiteside Co, IL, pages 24 and 25. Census dated 18 July 1860. Lines 39-40 (p. 24) and 1-3 (p. 25): George Beureville, 39, harness maker, $1500 real, $1500 personal property, b. England; Marrium, 44, b. England (the couple was married less than 1 year); Christian W. Dustin, 12, b. PA, attended school; Margaret Hawes, 24, b. PA; Susanna Straughton, 13, b. PA, attended school. page 40. Census dated 19 July 1860. Lines 35-40: Martin Dustin, 59, farmer, $1500 real, $725 personal property; Mary Ann, 49; Jacob, 29 day labor; Harvey, 22, day labor; John, 17, day labor, attended school; Henry, 15, attended school. All b. PA. Note: This is the same family found in 1850 in Butler Co, PA. (Ed. note: Susanna(h) Stoughton and Christian Dustin are now living with the Beureville family presumaby as domestics. Mary Ann Harvey (Dustin) is Susanna's aunt, the sister of Barnard Stoughton's first wife, Susan Harvey.
4	1870 United States Federal Census Farmington Twp., Clarion Co., PA, page 39-40. Census dated 28 July 1870 Lines 45-50 (page 39) and Line 1 (page 50): Robert McCormick, 26, lumberman, $240 real, $400 personal property; E.C.., female, 23, keeping house; Guy, 2. All b. PA.
5	1880 United States Federal Census District 64, Beaver Twp., Clarion Co., PA, pages 22. Census dated 18 June 1880 Lines 34-36: R.M. McCormick, 26, farmhand; S.B., female, 33, wife, keeping house; G.W., male, 12, at school; Sinclair, male, son, at school; Daisy M., female, dau., at school; Lee, male, 4, son, at home; D., male, 2, at home. All and all parents b. PA.
6	1900 United States Federal Census, Beaver Co. PA, Harmony Twp., Enumeration District 33, ancestry.com pg.5. Date of census 6 June 1900. Lines 13-19: Robert mcCormick, b. Mar. 1844, age 56, married 31 yrs, born PA, parents born PA. Occupation "Gentleman". Rents house. Blance, wife, b. Mar. 1847, age 53, married 31 yrs. Born PA, parents born England (See Source Notes, below). Daisy D., daughter, b. Aug. 1874, age 25, single, Trained Nurse, in school 12 mos. in 1900. born PA R. Lee, son, b. Sept. 1875, age 24, single, at school 8 mos. Laura L., daughter, b. Mar. 1878, age 21, single, school teacher, in school 9 mos. Edna M., daughter, b. Sept 1881, age 18, single, at school 9 mos. Earl R., son, b. June 1890, age 9, 9 mos. at school.
7	1910 United States Federal Census, Crawford Co. PA, Pine Twp, Enumeration District #29, pg. 3. Date of census 18 & 20 April 1910. Lines 28-33: R. M. McCormick, age 60/61?, married 42 yrs., farmer, general farming, self employed, not out of work in 1910, owns farm free of mortgage. Blanche, wife age 63, married 42 yr. 8 children born, 6 living. She & parents all born in PA Earl, son, age 19, single, b. PA. S. N. Cauchey, son-in-law, Dairyman, delivery, self employed, not unemployed in 1910. Laura Cauchey, daughter, 29, married 3 yrs, 1 child born, 1 living. Virginia Cauchey, grand daughter, 11 months. All/all parents born PA
8	1920 United States Federal Census, Crawford Co. PA, Pine Twp., Enum Dist. #23, pg. 4. Date of census 3 Feb. 1920. Line 85 - Robert M. McCormon,head, home owned mortgage free, age 75, farm laborer. Lns. 86-89 - Caughey, Laura, daughter, age 39, oil well driller. Samuel G. Caughey, husband age 40, no occupation (Census taker possibly miss-aligned data), Virginia L./S. Caughey, daughter, 10 Samuel N. Caughey, son, age 8.
9	Memories by Jennie Stoughton Osborn, Copyright 1935, Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Pg. 3 Father had married Susan Harvey, but she died leaving six children: John , Joseph, Elliott, Hannah, Catharine, and Susan Blanche, the baby whom the mother gave to her sister, a Mrs. Dustin , who took her to Illinois... Pg.95 Jennie Stoughton Osborn says that her family came West in 1866. Pg. 15 "father Barnard and Blanche would go on the train to Illinois to see the aunt who raised her. Blanche was engaged to be married the next Spring and did not want to go with us to Missouri." (Ed. This allows the marriage of Susan Blanche Stoughton to Robert Martin McCormick to be dated to the Spring of 1867, based on what Jennie says in her book.)	See full text of "Memories"
10	James Voltz correspondence 2008, ongoing: jlv100@psu.edu
11	Gravestone of Blanche S. McCormick, Linesville Cemetery, Crawford Co. PA. Found on FindAGrave.com, with photo by Kathy Brubaker. See: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17566577 Plot: Section K, Plot 300, Grave 3. McCormick, Blanche S. 1847-1912, Robert M. 1844-1926
12	Research of A. Fix,gr-gr-gr-niece of Susan Blanche Stoughton, correspondence 2010-ongoing. Susan Blanche Stoughton, b. 1847, was raised by her aunt Mary Ann Harvey Durstin, when Blanch's mother, Susan Harvey Stoughton, died. Mary Ann Dustin Harvey and Susan Harvey Stoughton were sisters. They lived in Illinois for a time. Susan Blanche later went back to Pennsylvania and there married Robert Martin McCormick. Both are buried in the Linesville Cemetery, Crawford Co. Pa. Susan Blanche Stoughton McCormick was the daughter of Bernard VanZant Stoughton (1817-1887) and Susan Harvey Stougthon (1817-1847). A.Fix has corresponded with McCormick descendants, who knew only that Susan Blanche was buried at Linesville Cemetery (Crawford Co. PA) with her husband Robert Martin McCormick. Susan Blanche Stoughton, aka Blance S., is referred to as "Blanche" in the memoir, "Memories", by Jennie S. Stoughton Osborn.	See full text of "Memories"
13	Death Certificate of Blanche McCormick, State of Pennsylvania; transcription sent by "A.F." Name: Blanche McCormick. Date of death: Nov.3, 1912. Date of birth: March 1, 1847. Time of death: 2 a.m. Age at time of death : 65 yrs, 8 mos. 2 da. Occupation: Housekeeper. Birthplace: Pennsylvania. Name of Father: Barnard Stoughton. Place of birth of Father: Pennsylvania. Name of Mother: Hannah (sic) Harvey. Place of birth of Mother: Pennsylvania. Cause of death: illegible. Place of death: Linesville, PA. Place of burial: Linesville, PA. Date of burial: Nov. 7, 1912. Death certificate number: 103755
14	Strouse Family Tree at Ancestry.com, by Allison Strouse, with information from her paternal grandmother re. Susan Blanche Stoughton & Robert Martin McCormick. See http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/11931578/person/633130200?ssrc= The McCormicks are Scotch-Irish. Robert Martin McCormick (b. 20 March 1844, d. 7 Dec. 1925). Buried Linesville Cemetery next to wife Blanche McCormick. Their children: *Guy Winfield McCormick (1868-1885); death by fall from oil derrick *Sinclair McCormick (b. 28 Mar.1871- ) *Maude Daisy Dade McCormick (b. Aug. 1872-) *Robert Edmund Lee McCormick (b. 18 Sept. 1876 -) *Laura V. McCormick (b. 7 Mar. 1879 -) *Edna M. McCormick (b. 16 Sept 1881-) *Earl R. McCormick (b. June 1890 -)
15	Marriage Record for Susan B. Stoughton & Robert M. McCormick, Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900. (This record sent to us by researcher A. Fix, see Contributors). Groom: McCormick, Robert M.; Bride: Susan B. Stoughton; Date: 1867-05-21; License No. 00001825; County: Whiteside. See: http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/MarriageSearchServlet Note: Whiteside Co., IL is likely where Susan's Aunt Mary Ann Durstin lived, and where she was raised. Susan and Robert returned to Pennsylvania to live out their lives.
16	Obituary Mrs. R. M. McCormick, Blanche, The Linesville Herald, publ. 6 Nov. 1912. Contributed to us by A. Fixx. Blanche, wife of R. M. McCormick; died Sunday (i.e. 3 Nov. 1912); funeral Thursday (i.e. 7 Nov. 1912); born 1 Mar. 1847, this state. Survived by husband R.M. McCormick; sons St. Clair, Dr. R. E. and Earl; daughters Mrs. Maud Caughey, Mrs. Laura Caughey, Miss Edna McCormick

Source Notes

• The birthplace of Susan Blanche Stoughton, Callensburg, Clarion Co. PA, is miss-identified in the "Memories" writings of her half-sister Jennie S. Stoughton as Kalensburg, Armstrong Co. PA.
• 1900 Census Beaver Co. PA, Harmony Twp. Blanche McCormick reports that her parents were born in England. They were in fact born in Pennsylvania, but the Stoughton family origins were in England. One can imagine her as a child, living with an aunt, being told that the family came from England and her taking that to mean her immediate family.
• 1900 Census Beaver Co. PA, Harmony Twp. Blanche McCormick reports giving birth to 8 children, only 6 living in 1900. Guy Winfield McCormick died in 1885. A son, D. McCormick, age 2 in 1880, does not appear in the 1900 census, nor does Sinclair McCormick, b. 1871. However, son Sinclair (as St. Clair) is mentioned as a survivor in his mother's obituary. Therefore, the two children born to the McCormicks but died before 1900 are sons Guy Winfield McCormick and D. McCormick.