Joshua Terry

• 1850 Census - living in Pontiac
• Also, source in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
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Nathan and Sarah Ann lineage--from Grace Wakely self published book

Nathan apparently was always called "Jake". He is described as having long, shoulder length, black, curly hair. The land he owned was not measured in acrs, but by miles and was located along the shores of Saginaw Bay, Tuscola County, MI. It was left to him by his father in his father's will. He bought and sold cattle and owned/operated a thrashing machine. The Indian reservation was on or adjacent to his land, which was five miles long and one and one-half mildes wide. He spoke and understood the local language.

At the time of his marriage to Ann (Sarah), he was 32 yrs old and she was 16. Some of the accounts say her name was Ann, other places indicate her name as Sarah Ann.They had 6 children: Charles (died as a young man); Albert (Al); Elizabeth (Lib); Ella; Franklin (Frank), and Margaret.

• **Al married Alice Rielly, they had 5 children: Gracy, Mary (Mayme), Thomas Albert, Charles (Shirley), and Rytha who died at age 18 months.

     Grace married John Wakely.

     Mary married Joseph Davis; they had two sons, both of whom died shortly after birth.

     Thomas married Rose Arsenault; they had three children: Rayfield, Grace, and Ellen. 

• **Charles married Mary Arsenault; they had five children: George Aller, Dorothy, June, Shirley (Bud), and Robert Earle. George and Robert died as infants and Dorothy died at age 3.
  • *Elizabeth married a man by the name of Wheaton. They had one child named Myrtle and lived in Flint, MI until Elizabeth died.
    • Ella Married her cousin, Jack Morris; they had two children: Luella and Fred. After Ella's death, her husband, Jack married an Indian girl who lived on the Reservation and they had two daughters.
    • Franklin married his cousin's widow, Mary Gardner. She had two children named Florence and Curtis. They bought a farm near Watkins Glen, NY where they lived until he died. He had sold 27 acres of land to the state of NY to extend Watkins Glen Park. After his death, his widow sold the farm and moved to Watkins Glen.
    • Margaret married William Dollard; they had two children: Florence and Harry

Sarah Ann Gardner Terry Mavis had several brothers and sisters. Her brothers were: Tom, John, Caukins, Alex, and Eli. Her sisters were: Mary, Jane, Rebecca, and Hannah. There was one other sister who married a man named James Luce.