Bolter: This interesting English medieval surname with spellings that include Bold, Bolder, Bolt, Bolter, Boulter, Bulter and Boulder. It may be derived from a number of possible sources. Firstly, it may be of topographical origin for a person who resides at a holl or small farm. The derivation is from the pre 7th century Old Danish element "bol", and was found in areas particularly the Northwest where the Scandinavian influence was particularly strong. Secondly the name may be occupational and demoting a sifter of meats, from the Old French "Boulter" meaning in effect a cook or chef. King Henry V1 is recorded as having "six butlers" in his household. Thirdly, it can be occupational for a maker of arrows and bolts, from the Middle English word "bolt". Finally, it may have originated as a nickname for a short but powerfully built person, from the Old Norse personal name "Boltr".  
     
 

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(My Direct Line Ancestors are in BOLD)

  

 
Generation No. 1

1. UNKNOWN1 BOLTER

Children of UNKNOWN BOLTER are:
2. i. LEONARD2 BOLTER, SR., b. 1678, Edinboro, Scotland.
ii. BENJAMIN.

  

 
Generation No. 2

2. LEONARD2BOLTER, SR. (UNKNOWN1) was born 1678 in Edinboro, Scotland. Immigrated to the US in 1715 from Edinboro, Scotland. His brother, Benjamin came with him. They settled on the coast of Maine.

Child of LEONARD BOLTER, SR. is:
3. i. LEONARD3 BOLTER, JR., b. Abt. 1720, Cumberland Co., Maine.

There may have been more children

  
 

Generation No. 3

3. LEONARD3BOLTER, JR. (LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1720 in Cumberland Co., Maine. He married JANE FLOOD 1784.

Children of LEONARD BOLTER and JANE FLOOD are:
4. i. LEMUEL ROSE4 BOLTER, b. Abt. 1760, Cumberland, Maine; d. 1841, Cass Co., Michigan.
Ii BENJAMIN BOLTER.
iii. JOHN BOLTER.

  
 

Lemuel's grave is located in Porter Twp., Cass Co., Michigan / To see all sides of Lemuel's grave click here.

The headstone pictured above was erected in 1890, fifty years after Lemuel's death. His Grandson, Sen. Lemuel R. Bolter, commissioned the new headstone.
Generation No. 4

4.LEMUEL ROSE4 BOLTER (LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born Bet. 1760 - 1765 in Cumberland Co., Maine, and died 1840 in Porter Twp., Cass Co., Michigan. He married (1) SARAH JANE ROSE 1784 in Cumberland Co., Maine. She was born Bet. 1760 - 1765. He married (2) NANCY ANN ?? Aft. 1807. She died Aft. 1840.

Notes for LEMUEL ROSE BOLTER:
Lemuel moved to Cass County, Michigan in 1830. He died in Cass Co. in 1840. I recently obtained a copy of the some probate documents from Cass Co. MI. The documents were prompted by Lemuel's second wife - Nancy Ann. (Apparently Lemuel had remarried after Sarah Jane's death.) From the documents, I have gleaned that Alexander (Lemuel's only living son/child) had claimed all of Lemuel's belongings and land holdings Nancy was petitioning the courts to force Alexander, through a court order, to give her, her dower share. I am not sure when Lemuel and Nancy married - especially since the census records before 1850 only list head of household by name. Both the 1820 and 1830 census records have Lemuel as being married. Sarah's age estimates fit correctly into both census' that I have cited, however, Nancy could have been about the same age so that doesn't prove anything either way. One might wonder if the marriage was short enough that Alexander didn't think she was entitled to any inheritance.

Children of LEMUEL BOLTER and SARAH ROSE are:
i. BOY5 BOLTER, b. Bef. 1800; d. Bef. 1810.
ii. BOY BOLTER, b. Bef. 1800; d. Bef. 1810.
4. iii. ALEXANDER FLOOD BOLTER, b. February 14, 1807, Ontario Co.or Onondaga Co., New York; d. June 23, 1879, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Note: info on the two "Boy Bolter's" listed above is the based on the 1800 NY census. By 1810 only one son is listed on the census. Research indicates that Alexander was born in 1807 - based on that info I have concluded that the two male youths listed on the 1800 census must have died before the 1810 census.

 

ETCHINGS ON LEMUEL's GRAVESTONES

"Lemuel Bolter at the age of 16 enlisted from New York under General Washington and served during the Revolutionary was. He was in the battle of the Brandywine and the siege of Yorktown."

"Rest found for Lemuel Bolter, Father of A. F. Bolter and Grandfather of L. R. Bolter."

"No drafts were made, our services were proffered.No back pensions were paid, no bounties were offered"
 
Excerpt from: History of Richland County, Ohio, Published by A.A.Graham & Co., pgs 676, 678.
..."Upon his return, he found Robert Finley, Lemuel Boulter, Samuel Hutchings, William Black, George Eckley and Daniel Harlan the only residents of the township beside himself... ...Lemuel Boulter and George King were Revolutionary soldiers." - pg 676. "Hayesville was laid out October 26, 1830, by John Cox and Linus Hayes, on the land first entered by Lemuel Boulter." - pg 678.
 

Excerpt from: History of Ashland County, Ohio. pg. 212

"John Porter was born in Virginia, October 15, 1799, and removed with his father's family to Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810. In 1824 he removed to Vermillion township, now Ashland county [ Ohio ]. He located near what is known as Smith's mill, near Beall's trail and camping ground.
His brother DANIEL [ Porter ] and several acquaintances had been in Beall's expedition in 1812 [ War of 1812 ], and finally located in the same neighborhood. Mr. Porter's neighbors were John Johnston, Thomas Roe, Uriah Johnston, George Eckley, Eli Finley, George Keene, Isaac Vail, Robert Finley, Lemuel Bolter, and John Farmer, and shortly afterwards Isaac Paulin."
 

Excerpt from: History of St. Joseph County, Michigan, Published 1877, pg 124.
..."The ladies did not lack for homage that day, for the orator, Dr. Sumner, and an old Revolutionary soldier, Lemuel Bolter, toasted them in gallant phrase... (sadly, none of the phrases were cited.)
 

Excerpt from: DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition. Part 1, pg 299.

"BOLTER, Lemuel: b. 1760 MA, d. 1840 MI, m. Sarah Jane Rose, Pvt. MA PNSR"
 
 

Generation No. 5

5. ALEXANDER FLOOD5 BOLTER (LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born February 14, 1807 in Camillus, Onondaga Co., New York, and died June 23, 1879 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. He married (1) NANCY SHIVEL 1831, daughter of SAMUEL SHIVEL and MARY ??. She was born Abt. 1810, and died 1832 in Michigan. He married (2) EXPERIENCE S. LOWE July 6, 1835 in Elkhart County, Indiana. She was born Abt. 1819 in New York, (whether divorce or death ended this union is unknown. Year and/ or location of death are unknown. I would guess she died while married and that her death year estimate is or before 1853). Alexander married (3) NANCY DYER (DIER) October 23, 1853 in Edwardsburg, Cass Co., Michigan. She was born Abt. 1808 (whether divorce or death ended this union is unknown. Year and/ or location of death are unknown). He married (4) CELIA JANE HATFIELD April 14, 1858 in Cass Co., Michigan, daughter of WILLIAM HATFIELD and REBECCA LEWIS. She was born Abt. 1825 in Ohio, and died Aft. 1880 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Note: Alexander was married at least four times. I have copies of marriage licenses for Celia Jane Hatfield and Nancy Dyer (click on names to see certificates). Both of those marriages took place in Cass Co., Michigan. The marriage to Experience Lowe took place in Elkhart County, Indiana (which is just across the Michigan border). His marriage to Nancy Shivel could have taken place in Ohio or Michigan. The 1830 census has Alexander and a female living in Richland Co., Ohio (the age of that woman fits Nancy's age at that time). Nancy's headstone, located in Mottville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan (just to the east of Cass Co.) has her year of death etched as 1832 (as well as saying that she was the mother of L R Bolter). However, on her son, L R Bolter's grave stone his birth year is etched as 1834. Obviously, that is impossible. Interestingly, on the 1850 Cass Co., Michigan census Lemuel's age is listed as 19. That would make his birth year abt. 1831 (making his birth a mathematic possibility). However, by the 1870 Harrison Co., Iowa census his age is listed as 35, that would make his birth year abt. 1835. That again, makes it impossible for Nancy Shivel to be his mother. I suspect that Nancy is his mother and that his true birth year is probably about 1831. (With a census, that only lists a persons age [some census' list the month of birth too]- an 'about' estimate is the best that one can do - that is, based on the fact that the census could have been taken before or after a person's actual birthday.)

Excerpt from: Cassopolis Vigilant Newspaper/ Necrology, June 24, 1880: "ALEXANDER BOLTER, formerly of Porter, this county, and father of Lemuel R. Bolter, died at his residence in Harrison county, Iowa, June 23, 1879, about the 70th year of his age. Mr. B. was an early settler in the vicinity of Shavehead Prairie, and was remarkable for his eccentricities, one of which is well remembered by all lovers of funny anecdotes, in connection with his second marriage to a young maid which occurred after Mr. Bolter had passed the age of 60 years." - The same quote later appeared in the Pioneer Society of Michigan,Vol #4 pg 227.

Excerpt from: History of Cass County, Michigan, published by Waterman, Watkins & Co., Chicago in 1882, Reminiscences, page 312: ...Among the pioneers was one named Alexander Bolter, who was noted chiefly for his indolence, drollery, and love for something stimulating. He was a chronic borrower, and always had the most plausible excuse for repeating, time after time, his borrowing pilgrimages, and was uniformly successful in getting what he wanted, although the lenders declared each time should be the last; he always had prospects of big crops and good times in the future, and none could withstand his logic and witticisms. Stopping overnight at a tavern, he inquired the amount of his bill, and was told "nothing". "But you cannot live keeping tavern this way," exclaimsBolter, and the less they wanted pay the more persistent he became in his desire to pay, and at last 75 cents was mentioned as the amount of his indebtedness, when Bolter told them, with a much sang-froid as if a millionaire, to "charge it," and it is needless to say he never met this bill. He moved to Iowa, where he deceased.

 
Notes for ALEXANDER FLOOD BOLTER:
During the early 1830's Alexander and his father, Lemuel, lived in Richland Co., Ohio (per the 1830 census). After leaving Ohio he, his father and family moved to Cass Co. Michigan. Several deeds of property owned by Lemuel Sr., Alexander and Lemuel Jr. are listed in the Register of Deeds at the Cass County courthouse in Michigan. After leaving Michigan Alexander (his wife Celia Jane and many of his children) moved to the Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa area. While living in Iowa his occupation is listed as a farmer. As of yet, I have not located any proof that Alexander owned any land himself, although his son Lemuel owned a large quantity of land in Harrison County. Alexander is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa and shares a headstone with his daughter Nancy.


Child of ALEXANDER BOLTER and NANCY SHIVEL (See marker to right) is:
6. i. LEMUEL ROSE6 BOLTER, b. July 27, 1834, Richland Co., Ohio; d. April 29, 1901, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. (Became the first Senator of the state of Iowa)

Children of ALEXANDER BOLTER and SPEDY LOWE are:
3. ii. SARAH ‘JANE’6 BOLTER, b. February 19, 1836, Cass Co., Michigan; d. February 10, 1920, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.
iii. SETH BOLTER, b. Abt. 1837, Michigan; d. Aft. 1850, Per 1850 Census.
iv. BENJAMIN BOLTER, b. Abt. 1841, Michigan; d. Aft. 1850, Per 1850 Census.
4. v. NANCY BOLTER, b. 1842, Porter Twp, Cass Co., Michigan; d. 1883, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.
5. vi. LUCY ALMYRA BOLTER, b. July 20, 1847, Cassapolis, Cass Co., Michigan; d. November 19, 1939, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.
6. vii. ANGELINE BOLTER, b. Abt. 1848, Michigan.

Children of ALEXANDER BOLTER and CELIA HATFIELD are:
9. viii. BENJAMIN FRANK6 BOLTER, b. Abt. 1858, Cass Co., Michigan (or 1860); d. February 21, 1925, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
10. ix. NOAH H. BOLTER, b. July 1861, Cass Co., Michigan; d. February 25, 1932, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.

 
The Shivel Family Stone is located in Mottville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan / To see all sides of the Shivel grave click here.
This is a picture of the Cass Co., Michigan Court House. It was built in 1899. The city of Cassopolis became the county seat of Cass County Michigan in 1831.
 

Notes for CELIA JANE HATFIELD:
Celia Jane is major mystery in our family line. Some research lists her parents as William HATFIELD and Rebecca LEWIS - other sources say that her mother's name is Sarah Cheatwood "Sally" HENSLEY b. in Virginia. I lean towards the belief that William and Rebecca are Celia Jane's parents. Click here to go to the Hatfield page.

Oral history indicates that Celia Jane was, at the least, part Indian. Some time after Alexander Bolter died in 1879 - Celia Jane moved to the poor farm located in Boyer Township, Harrison County, Iowa. She was tracked to the poor farm in 1880. The poor farm burned down in about 1890. She may have died in the fire, but there are no records supporting that speculation.
 
 

Generation No. 6

6. LEMUEL ROSE6 BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born July 27, 1834 in Richland Co., Ohio, and died April 29, 1901 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. He married CAROLINE JANE RINEHART March 31, 1856 in Cass County, Michigan, daughter of JOHN RINEHART and PARTHENIA LAWSON. She was born April 25, 1839 in Michigan, and died April 04, 1899 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Notes for LEMUEL ROSE BOLTER: In 1865 Elected to a seat in the House of Representatives of Iowa. Also served in the same capacity in the 15 through 20 General Assembles. Also elected State Senator serving in the 21 through 24 General Assembles. Served as a Democrat in only a few offices. Lemuel formed a law firm known as L. R. Bolter & Sons - both Charles R. and Carroll A. Bolter practiced law with their father at the firm. To see the Senator's family home click here.

Per 1900 census - Lemuel is a widower with a house keeper named Melanie (sp) Rinehart - she is also listed as a widower - b. Nov. 1848 in Michigan/ Father from Virginia / Mother from Ohio. Caroline has a sister named R. Melcinia Rinehart - that said, my theory doesn't explain why a widower in that era would still be using her maiden name. Perhaps the Senator did not want rumors to run wild about him living with a single woman. Or, perhaps my theory is wrong. Also listed on the 1900 census, as living in Lemuel's home, was a domestic servant named Camie (SP) Newcomb - she is also a widower - b. July 1877 in Iowa/ Father from Wisconsin/ Mother from Indiana. For more detail on Lemuel's life and political experiences go to the Harrison Co., Iowa genealogy site
 

Caroline has two grave stones; one in Iowa and one in Michigan. Pictured above is the Michigan grave stone. Is located in the old section of Union Cemetery, lot # 2, at the Porter Township Cemetery in Cass County. It reads:

Caroline Rinehart Bolter
Aged, 59
Born 4/28/1839
Buried 4/4/1899

Notes for CAROLINE JANE RINEHART: Information on the Rinehart Family is from "The History of Cass County, Michigan", published in 1882 by Waterman, Watkins & Co. of Chicago. See Cass Co., Michigan genealogy site.

The grave stone in Iowa is located in sec. 4, row 1 of Logan Cemetery, Jefferson TWP, Logan, Iowa. I would guess that she died in Iowa and that the Grave stone in Michigan was placed because her family were prominent community members in Michigan. ( Grave stone in Logan, IA has her birth date as April 25, 1839.)

To see a larger picture of Caroline's Michigan stone click here.

  Children of LEMUEL BOLTER and CAROLINE RINEHART are:
11. i. CHARLES R.7 BOLTER, b. October 20, 1859, Cass Co., Michigan; d. September 30, 1906, Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.
12. Ii CARROLL A BOLTER, b. August 01, 1861, Cass Co., Michigan; d. May 19, 1932.
Iii FLORENCE M. BOLTER, b. April 22, 1866, Cass Co., Michigan; d. June 02, 1953, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska ??; m. DR. IRVING C. WOOD, May 12, 1886, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa; b. March 09, 1859, Franklin, Delaware Co., New York; d. September 07, 1939, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. (Florence & Irving had no children)

7. SARAH ‘JANE’6 BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, <UNKNOWN>1) was born February 19, 1836 in Cass Co., Michigan, and died February 10, 1920 in Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California. She married (1) WILLIAM GILSON September 16, 1855 in Porter Twp., Cass Co., Michigan, son of <ISAAC GILSON>. He was born Abt. 1835 in Michigan. She married (2) JOSEPH HILLBORN ALLEE June 06, 1871, son of JAMES ALLEE and KATHRINE HITES. He was born February 10, 1819 in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania, and died August 04, 1884 in Union Township, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Children of SARAH BOLTER and WILLIAM GILSON are:
11. i. FRANK E.7 GILSON, b. September 08, 1857, Porter Twp., Cass Co., Michigan; d. bef 1940
12. ii. SHEFFIELD GILSON, b. December 1858, <Prob. Cass Co.> Michigan; d. Aft. 1930.


Children of SARAH BOLTER and JOSEPH ALLEE are:
iii. GERTRUDE7 ALLEE, b. 1874, Michigan; m. MYRON GRISWALD.
iv. GRACE E. ALLEE, b. 1878, Michigan.

8. NANCY BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, <UNKNOWN>1) was born 1842 in Porter Twp, Cass Co., Michigan, and died 1883 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. She married WILLIAM ARNOLD May 09, 1868 in Cassopolis, Cass Co., Michigan, son of JEREMIAH ARNOLD and ELISABETH SYMONS. He was born February 08, 1846 in Grant Co., Indiana, and died December 1874 in Disappeared / prob Cass Co., Michigan area.

Child of NANCY BOLTER and WILLIAM ARNOLD is:
i. FRANK7 ARNOLD, b. Abt. 1869, <Cass Co., >Michigan.

  
 
Headstone of Lucy (Bolter) and Anderville Peckenpaugh / Located at Bethel Cemetery in Harrison Co., Iowa

9. LUCY ALMYRA6 BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born July 20, 1847, and died November 19, 1939 in Bethel Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. She married ANDERVILLE P. PECKENPAUGH April 18, 1871 in Harrison Co., Iowa, son of ELIJAH PECKENPAUGH and CAROLINE ROE. He was born December 26, 1847 in Indiana, and died October 08, 1927 in Bethel Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. (Harrison Co., Iowa marriage records lists Lucy's middle initial as 'E'.) See Article: Hardships of Early Pioneers as told by Lucy Peckenpaugh and Lucy's Funeral Pamphlet.


Children of LUCY BOLTER and ANDERVILLE PECKENPAUGH are:
i.BETSY LAFOLIA (FOLIE)7 PECKENPAUGH, b. Abt. 1873; d. Abt. 1929; m. JAMES CHAPPELL.
Ii AMY VIOLA (VI) PECKENPAUGH, b. November 9, 1878 d. January 6, 1962; m. O. MCKELVIE.
Iii SEVOLA DELOS PECKENPAUGH, b. January 14, 1881 d. March 28, 1973.
Iv LOYED PECKENPAUGH, d. Died young
Children of Lucy & Anderville...
Betsy Lafolia (Peckenpaugh) Chappell/ ca. 1916
 
Headstone of Sevola Delos Peckenpaugh
All Peckenpaugh images and documents courtesy of Kevin Chappell
 
 
10. ANGELINE BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, <UNKNOWN>1) was born Abt. 1848 in Michigan. She married AMENZO / MENZO SMITH December 30, 1865 in Mason, Cass Co., Michigan. He was born Bet. 1838 - 1845 in New York / Ohio.

Children of ANGELINE BOLTER and AMENZO SMITH are:
i. GEORGE H.7 SMITH, b. Abt. 1867, Michigan.
ii. WILLIAM A. SMITH, b. September 27, 1868, Calvin, Cass Co., Michigan.
iii. IDA MAY SMITH, b. Abt. 1874, Iowa.
iv. CARILLA SMITH, b. Abt. 1876, Iowa.
 

11. BENJAMIN FRANK BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born Abt. 1858 in Cass Co., Michigan (or 1860), and died February 21, 1925 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Benjamin is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Omaha, NE - Space 6 Row 26. He married SARAH ELIZABETH PACE August 14, 1887 in Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa, daughter of JAMES PACE and MARY BALLINGER. She was born September 30, 1865 in Harris Grove, Harrison Co., Iowa, and died December 27, 1947 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska/ Old St. Joseph Hospital. Sarah is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, NE.

Notes for BENJAMIN FRANK BOLTER: Researcher rumors indicates that Benjamin was a heavy drinker and did not work on a regular basis. And that, his half-brother, Lemuel (the Senator) had little or nothing to do with him. Additionally, Benjamin nor his brother full-blooded brother Noah, are mentioned in any of the Harrison Co. history books when referring to Lemuel's family history.

Children of BENJAMIN BOLTER and SARAH PACE are:
13. i. MABEL FLOSSIE7 BOLTER, b. February 02, 1889, Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa (Dunlap); d. June 01, 1965, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
14. Ii ROSE EVA BOLTER, b. May 10, 1891, Woodbine, Harrison County, IA; d. March 19, 1969, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
15. Iii GEORGIA EDNA BOLTER, b. December 04, 1894, Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. April 13, 1976, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska / Lutheran Hospital.
16. Iv JAMES ALEXANDER BOLTER, b. March 11, 1896, Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., Iowa (Dunlap); d. September 04, 1973, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
v. VERNON BENJAMIN BOLTER, b. June 22, 1898, Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. January 08, 1965; m. ELISIE SCHAEFFER; b. 1865, Lincoln, NE; d. October 28, 1961.
17. vi. MARY AUDREY BOLTER, b. December 06, 1901, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; d. August 12, 1998, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Bergan Mercy Care Ctr.).
18. vii. HAROLD WILLIS BOLTER, b. December 09, 1902, Cresent, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. January 20, 1999, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

Rose & Vern and headstone pictures courtesy of Virginia Gray.

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Sarah Elizabeth (Pace) Bolter / ca. 1916
Rose, Mabel & Georgia / Sarah and Benjamin's three oldest children
Rose & Brother Vern
 
 
Benjamin Frank Bolter Headstone / Located at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Omaha area
  
Sarah Bolter's Headstone / Located at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Omaha, NE
     
 
12. NOAH H. BOLTER (ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born July 1861 in Cass Co., Michigan, and died February 25, 1932 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He married NANCY MARIAH SUTHERS November 18, 1883 in Jefferson Twp., Harrison Co., Iowa, daughter of JOHN SUTHERS and MARY BROWN. Witnesses of the marriage were: Peter Lewis and B. F. Bolter. The Ceremony was performed by: A. B. Case, J.P. Nancy was born April 09, 1870 in Illinois (1900 census gives yr. as 1869), and died February 24, 1920 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She is buried at Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa in Sec 1, Row 1. She is buried next to her parents.

Notes for NOAH H. BOLTER: Per 1900 census Iowa, Harrison Co. Census (88a / S. Dist. #2 / En. Dist. #8 / Sheet #5) Noah and Nancy had two living children (Emma and Mariah?). It also said that she had given birth to six children. Birthday Month and years are from that census. Noah's occupation was farmer. He donated his body to Medical Hospital. Noah burial took place in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

Children of NOAH BOLTER and NANCY SUTHERS are:
19. i. EMMA JANE7 BOLTER, b. July 1884, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. October 02, 1945, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
Ii CHARLES R. BOLTER, b. 1887, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. November 18, 1893, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. Burial: 1893, Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Iii JAMES W. BOLTER, b. 1889, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. November 11, 1893, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. Burial: 1893, Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa

iv. MARIAH? BOLTER, b. November 1891, Iowa.
 

Generation No. 7

11. CHARLES R.7 BOLTER (LEMUEL ROSE6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born October 20, 1859 in Cass Co., Michigan, and died September 30, 1906 in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa. He married CORA A. PRATT June 30, 1891 in Little Sioux, Harrison Co., Iowa, daughter of JOHN PRATT and MARY GLEASON. She was born January 10, 1870 in Iowa, and died March 31, 1954 in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.

Notes for CHARLES R. BOLTER: Col. Charles R. BOLTER, the Mayor of Logan. For more on Charles personal and political life see Harrison Co., Iowa genealogy site.


Notes for CORA A. PRATT:
The 1900 census (S. Dist #9/ En. Dist #80/ Sheet 12) says that Cora had 4 living children at the time of the census. Only tow are listed on the report - Caroline M. & Florence E. The 1900 census is also where I got the birth states for her & her parents.

Children of CHARLES BOLTER and CORA PRATT are:
i. CAROLINE M.8 BOLTER, b. June 1892, Iowa; d. 1931; m. ?? HAMILTON. 'Calla' is buried at Logan Cemetery.
20. Ii FLORENCE E. BOLTER, b. January 15, 1894, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa; d. April 01, 1980, Westminster, Colorado. Florence is buried at Logan Cemetery.
Iii IVAN PRATT BOLTER, b. March 19, 1897, Lived 11 months, 11 days; d. 1898, Logan Cemetery, Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.
Iv RAYMOND P. BOLTER, b. 1902; d. 1972. Raymond is buried at Logan Cemetery.

12. CARROLL A7 BOLTER (LEMUEL ROSE6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born August 01, 1861 in Cass Co., Michigan, and died May 19, 1932. He married ANNA M. LUSK September 05, 1886, daughter of ?? LUSK and ??. She was born December 19, 1865 in Iowa, and died May 22, 1957 in Could be 1967. To see Carroll's Logan, Iowa Home Click here. Both Carroll and Anna are buried at Logan Cemetery.

Children of CARROLL BOLTER and ANNA LUSK are:
i. LEMUEL ROSE BOLTER8 JR., b. June 07, 1892, Iowa; d. June 28, 1923, Logan Cemetery - Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa.
Ii IRENE C. BOLTER, b. March 03, 1898, Iowa; d. May 15, 1998; m. GEORGE BURTON KELLY; b. January 12, 1898; d. December 14, 1975. Both Irene and George are buried at Logan Cemetery.

13. MABEL FLOSSIE7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born February 02, 1889 in Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa (Dunlap), and died June 01, 1965 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She married WILLIAM CALVIN STUART August 23, 1905 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa, son of GEORGE STUART and SARAH GISH. He was born 1885 in Iowa, and died October 10, 1941 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He is buried at West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE

Children of MABEL BOLTER and WILLIAM STUART are:
i. WILLIAM EARL8 STUART, b. October 31, 1906; d. May 13, 1969, (or 1970); m. ETHEL EDMUNDS, August 31, 1926.
Ii MELVIN WALTER STUART, b. November 27, 1907, Henton, Iowa; d. Abt. 1978; m. ALICE EDMUNDS, December 22, 1928, (or 1920).
iii. GEORGE STUART, b. September 1914; d. July 11, 1988, (VG has 1964); m. LULA WESTON.
Iv JUNE STUART, b. Aft. 1915, Died young.
v. JOSEPHINE MABLE STUART, b. June 27, 1920, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. February 03, 1989; m. (1) RALPH MANZER, Bef. 1950; m. (2) CECIL COOPER, Aft. 1951.
Vi THOMAS FRANKLIN STUART, b. June 03, 1922, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. February 25, 1998; m. MARY JONES.
21. vii. VERNON STUART, b. October 07, 1927, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska (1926?); d. February 15, 1990.
viii. JACK BURT STUART, b. December 29, 1929, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. June 01, 1965; m. VERA BUNKER.
Ix CALVIN STUART, b. Aft. 1930, Died young.
x. M. EDWARD STUART, b. Aft. 1931, Died young.
 

14. ROSE EVA7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born May 10, 1891 in Woodbine, Harrison County, IA, and died March 19, 1969 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. She is buried at Hillcrest Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska. She married (1) WILLIAM (BILL) PARMELEE Abt. 1905. She married (2) BENJAMIN HARRISON BARTON Abt. 1915, son of ROME BARTON and SHIRLEY(SP?) WELLS. He was born June 28, 1886 in Rosedale, Wyandotte Co., KS (now in KC, KS) or NE, and died April 14, 1939 in Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.

Notes for BENJAMIN HARRISON BARTON: The 1900 Iowa Census (Pott. Co., Kane Township / CB, IA Ward 6 / S. Dist #9 / En. Dist. #149 / Sheet 6) gives Benjamin's birth date as March 1886. It also says that he was born in Nebraska. His death certificate says he was born in KS. Since the birth certificates many of his children say he was born in Rosedale, KS, I suspect that the census taker was given misinformation.

Children of ROSE BOLTER and WILLIAM PARMELEE are:
22. i. JIMMY PARMELEE, d. Died young. (The existence of this child is unproved.)
Ii SARAH VIOLIA8 PARMELEE, b. July 08, 1906, Council Bluffs, IA; d. February 29, 1980, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

Children of ROSE BOLTER and BENJAMIN BARTON are:
23. Iii BONNIE MABEL8 BARTON, b. 1910; d. Aft. 1950.
24. Iv GOLDIE BARTON, b. Bet. 1910 - 1918; d. Omaha, Douglas County, NE.
25. v. BLOSSOM BARTON, b. August 04, 1917, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. April 30, 1978, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
26. Vi HOWARD BARTON SR., b. April 13, 1921; d. May 06, 2000, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
27. Vii Still living.
28. Viii Still living.
29. Ix ROSE ELIZABETH BARTON, b. March 26, 1929, Fremont, NE; d. May 26, 1999, Conway, AR.
30. x. Still Living.
31. xi. EVA YVONNE BARTON, b. August 09, 1932, Dodge Co., Fremont, NE; d. Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

 
(L) Birth certificate of Rose Bolter, (R) Rose (Bolter) Barton; Funeral Notice (Omaha World Herald Newspaper)
 
 
GEORGIA EDNA BOLTER
15. GEORGIA EDNA7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born December 04, 1894 in Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., Iowa, and died April 13, 1976 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska / Lutheran Hospital. Georgia was buried on April 16, 1976, at Calvary Cemetery/ Omaha, NE. She married RALPH LANE Abt. 1915, son of JOHN LANE and ELIZABETH WORK. He was born June 30, 1890 in Talmage, Otoe Co., Nebraska, and died December 25, 1943 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Ralph was buried in 1943 at Graceland Park Cemetery/ Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
Children of GEORGIA BOLTER and RALPH LANE are:
i. RICHARD8 LANE, b. Abt. 1913; d. 1914, Young of Small Pocks.
Ii RALPH HERBERT LANE, b. December 14, 1914, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. January 04, 1977; m. (1) BETTY (1ST WIFE); m. (2) HELEN HENDERSON.
32. Iii BERT LANE, b. December 28, 1916, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; d. January 04, 1977, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
Iv HELEN MARIE LANE, b. 1919, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. 1919, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
v. EDNA GEORGIA LANE, b. June 11, 1921, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; d. April 08, 1973, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; m. (1) JAMES THOMPSON; m. (2) TED MASON; m. (3) RAYMOND KRUGER; m. (4) LYLE FULLERTON.

Vi JOHN (JOHNY) LANE, b. 1922, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. 1922, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.

16. JAMES ALEXANDER7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born March 11, 1896 in Missouri Valley, Harrison Co., Iowa (Dunlap), and died September 04, 1973 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Omaha, NE. He married (1) RHODEA STUART Abt. 1916 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, daughter of JEFFERSON STUART and ESSIE MILLER. She was born April 07, 1900, and died August 25, 1945 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. Rhodea is buried at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Omaha, NE. He married (2) LULA HINSLEY Aft. 1931.


Children of JAMES BOLTER and RHODEA STUART are:
i. GARLAND8 BOLTER, b. September 09, 1917, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. June 1983; m. CARL HINSLEY, September 04, 1935.
Ii ESSIE BOLTER, b. May 22, 1921, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. 1987; m. NED D. FISHER, April 12, 1941.
Iii ROSALEE BOLTER, b. February 17, 1923, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. July 17, 1993, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska; m. (1) RAY HINSLEY, April 22, 1941; m. (2) ROBERT HORTON, September 06, 1947; m. (3) HUMPREY, Aft. 1948.

Iv Still living
v. Still living
vi. DONALD BOLTER, b. March 31, 1931, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. March 09, 1959; m. HELEN HARDER, March 06, 1954.

17. MARY AUDREY7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born December 06, 1901 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and died August 12, 1998 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Bergan Mercy Care Ctr.). Mary was buried on August 17, 1998, Hillcrest (WestLawn) Cem., Om, NE. She married (1) CHARLES EARL STUART November 29, 1917 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, son of GEORGE STUART and SARAH GISH. He was born August 22, 1896 in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, and died October 05, 1929 in Tekamah, Bert Co., Nebraska. Charles Earl was buried on October 08, 1929, Forest Lawn Cemetery / Omaha, NE. She married (2) ARTHUR DAVIDSON Bef. 1939. She married (3) GEORGE EDWARD WILDER October 12, 1940 in Papillion, Sarpy Co., Nebraska, son of WILLIAM WILDER and LOLA NELSON. He was born April 16, 1910 in Anderson, IA, and died August 28, 1990 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska (University Hospital). George was buried September 01, 1990, West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE

Photo Courtesy of Virginia Gray

MARY AUDREY BOLTER CHARLES EARL STUART ON THEIR WEDDING DAY
 
Children of MARY BOLTER and CHARLES STUART are:
i. INFANT8 STILLBIRTH, b. Bef. 1919, Elks point, Cass Co., S. Dakota; d. Bef. 1919, Elks point, Cass Co., S. Dakota.
33. Ii Still Living.
Iii EARL VERNON STUART, b. May 23, 1921, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. October 02, 1929.
34. Iv MARIE VIOLA STUART, b. March 11, 1923, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. December 31, 2001, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska.
35. v. Still Living

Children of MARY BOLTER and GEORGE WILDER are:
36. Vi Still living.
37. Vii Still living.
38. Viii Still living.

18. HAROLD WILLIS7 BOLTER (BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born December 09, 1902 in Cresent, Harrison Co., Iowa, and died January 20, 1999 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. Harold is buried at West Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE. He married (1) LILLIAN WILDER. He married (2) IRIS WILDER. He married (3) ALENA (BOYSEN?) Bef. 1945.

Children of HAROLD BOLTER and ALENA (BOYSEN?) are:
i. Still living
ii. Still living

 
EMMA JANE BOLTER

 

19. EMMA JANE7 BOLTER (NOAH H.6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born July 1884 in Harrison Co., Iowa, and died October 02, 1945 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Emma was buried on October 03, 1945 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Omaha, NE. She married (1) JAMES A WATTON November 22, 1900 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, son of SAMUEL WATTON and SUSAN WALKER. He was born 1881 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie. Co., Iowa, and died November 02, 1954 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa. James was buried on November 05, 1954 at Council Bluffs, Pott. Co., Iowa. Emma married (2) JOHN L. SCHNEIDER July 25, 1912, son of JOHN SCHNEIDER and UNKNOWN. He was born March 08, 1883 in Kansas City, Missouri, and died November 11, 1939 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. John was buried on November 14, 1939 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska


Photo courtesy of Jolene Henderson

 
 
Child of EMMA BOLTER and JAMES WATTON is:
i. JAMES NOAH8 WATTON, b. December 12, 1905, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska; d. July 04, 1984, Spokane Co., Spokane, Washington. James was buried on July 09, 1984 at St. Joseph Cemetery, Spokane, WA; m. (1) ELIZABETH OLIVE EVA SCHMIDT, Bef. 1942; b. November 04, 1904, Newman Grove, Madison Co., NE; d. November 02, 1989, Fallbrook, California; m. (2) BETTY JANE FETTER, November 03, 1943, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa; b. 1921, Detroit, Michigan.

Child of EMMA BOLTER and JOHN SCHNEIDER is:
ii. PATRICIA JANE8 SCHNEIDER, b. December 17, 1920; m. SAM MANGIAMELI.
 
 

Generation No. 8

20. FLORENCE E.8 BOLTER (CHARLES R.7, LEMUEL ROSE6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born January 15, 1894 in Logan, Harrison Co., Iowa, and died April 01, 1980 in Westminster, Colorado. She married WILLIAM H. GEORGE Abt. 1928 in Golden, Colorado.

Child of FLORENCE BOLTER and WILLIAM GEORGE is:
39. i. MARY G.9 GEORGE.
 
21. VERNON8 STUART (MABEL FLOSSIE7 BOLTER, BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born October 07, 1927 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska (1926?), and died February 15, 1990. He married (1) DONNA JEAN HINSLEY. He married (2) JEANNIE DELZINE.

Child of VERNON STUART and DONNA HINSLEY is:
40. i. Maybe Still Living.

31. - 42. See BARTON page for Rose Eva BOLTER offspring.


32. BERT8 LANE (GEORGIA EDNA7 BOLTER, BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born December 28, 1916 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and died January 04, 1977 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. He married (1) VERA PONDELICK Bef. 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. He married (2) ARLENE PEARL HINSLEY March 20, 1951 in Papillion, Sarpy Co., NE.

Children of BERT LANE and VERA PONDELICK are:
i. Maybe Still Living.
Ii Maybe Still Living.

Child of BERT LANE and ARLENE HINSLEY is:
iii. Still Living.

33. Generation Still Living.

34. MARIE VIOLA8 STUART (MARY AUDREY7 BOLTER, BENJAMIN FRANK6, ALEXANDER FLOOD5, LEMUEL ROSE4, LEONARD3, LEONARD2, UNKNOWN1) was born March 11, 1923 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, and died December 31, 2001 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She married (1) ROBERT BUNNELL May 1939, son of THOMAS BUNNELL and AMELIA. He was born April 18, 1919 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska, and died April 14, 1960 in Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska. She married (2) JOHN MANTICH Aft. 1942. She married (3) DOUGLAS SCOTT August 02, 1966.

Children of MARIE STUART and ROBERT BUNNELL are:
i. ROBERT9 BUNNELL-MANTICH, b. February 01, 1940, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. October 26, 1997.

74. Ii Maybe Still Living.

Children of MARIE STUART and JOHN MANTICH are:
75. Iii Maybe Still Living.
Iv TIMOTHY MICHAEL MANTICH, b. January 26, 1951, Omaha, Douglas Co., Nebraska; d. December 24, 1992; m. JUDY.

35. Generation Still Living.

36. Generation Still Living.

37. Generation Still Living.

38. Generation Still Living.

 
 

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