The next child of Rev. Elbert E. Persons is Dr. John Reed Persons. He was born April 15, 1876 in Norwalk, Huron Co., Ohio and died August 23, 1924 in Seattle, Washington.
Dr. J. R. Persons went to Northwestern University Medical School and to Chicago Medical College. He practiced medicine in Oak Harbor, Kirkland, and Seattle, Washington.
In 1900 J. R. Persons was living in Chicago, Illinois.
June 30, 1909 John R. Persons married Imo A. Monroe (born 1877 Ames, Iowa; died 1960 Los Angeles, California).
On September 12, 1918 he filled out a WWI draft registration card which gave his build as short and slender with gray eyes and gray hair.
And that's all, I have not found any record of a child of J. R. Persons or any records beyond this.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Persons Family: Frank and Alfred
Frank Persons (June 9, 1871 - October 12, 1871) and Alfred Cookman Persons (January 16, 1873 - August 23, 1881) are the next two children of Rev. Elbert Elvero Persons in Ohio. However, according to my notes, they both died young so I can not find living relatives by following them further. I am just including them here for completeness.
Persons Family: Mary Persons
The daughter of Dr. Elbert Lapsley Persons and Helen Coles Persons was Mary Persons, born ca. 1937 in North Carolina.
At this point I have very little that I have been able to track down for Mary Persons other than appearing with her parents in the 1940 census.
This is purely circumstantial, but it is possible that she is the same person as Mary Chauncey Persons that attended Duke University in the 1950's. Mary lived in Durham and her father was a professor at Duke and she would be about the right age. Below is a picture of M. C. Persons from the 1958 university yearbook.
At this point I have very little that I have been able to track down for Mary Persons other than appearing with her parents in the 1940 census.
This is purely circumstantial, but it is possible that she is the same person as Mary Chauncey Persons that attended Duke University in the 1950's. Mary lived in Durham and her father was a professor at Duke and she would be about the right age. Below is a picture of M. C. Persons from the 1958 university yearbook.
Persons Family: Dr. Elbert L. Persons
Moving down another generation in my search for what happened to this part of the family, the son of Dr. Elbert E. Persons is Dr. Elbert Lapsley Persons; my father's second cousin. He was born September 23, 1904 in Fort Flagler, Washington.
He lived with his parents in New York and Ohio in 1910 and 1920. In 1930 he is living in Boston, Massachusetts and from 1940 onward his residence is Durham, NC, where he died Nov. 24, 1970.
In Durham he was a professor at Duke University Medical School. He was also president of the American Society of Internal Medicine and the American Therapeutic Society.
Here is a transcript of his obituary:
"Duke Medical Professor Dies
DURHAM (AP) - Dr. Elbert Lapsely Persons, 66, former president of the American Society of Internal Medicine and of the American Therapeutic Society, died Tuesday after a sudden illness.
He was a professor at the Duke University Medical School, with which he was connected for 40 years, and maintained a private practice.
During World War II, Persons was a director of as Duke-affiliated medical unit which served at Ft. Bragg, N.C., and in England.
From 1950 to 1959 he was governor of the Carolina chapter of the American College of Physicians.
A memorial service will be held Friday at the Duke University Chapel. "
(The Danville Bee, Nov. 25, 1970, P. 32, (7C))
From this we can see that Dr. Persons was involved in WWII with a medical unit.
Dr. Persons married Helen Coles (born ca. 1905 New Jersey); a sister of the blind painter Mary Drake Coles (link); before she lost her vision M. D. Coles worked in Haiti for a while. They had a daughter, Mary Persons, born about 1937 in North Carolina.
He lived with his parents in New York and Ohio in 1910 and 1920. In 1930 he is living in Boston, Massachusetts and from 1940 onward his residence is Durham, NC, where he died Nov. 24, 1970.
In Durham he was a professor at Duke University Medical School. He was also president of the American Society of Internal Medicine and the American Therapeutic Society.
Here is a transcript of his obituary:
"Duke Medical Professor Dies
DURHAM (AP) - Dr. Elbert Lapsely Persons, 66, former president of the American Society of Internal Medicine and of the American Therapeutic Society, died Tuesday after a sudden illness.
He was a professor at the Duke University Medical School, with which he was connected for 40 years, and maintained a private practice.
During World War II, Persons was a director of as Duke-affiliated medical unit which served at Ft. Bragg, N.C., and in England.
From 1950 to 1959 he was governor of the Carolina chapter of the American College of Physicians.
A memorial service will be held Friday at the Duke University Chapel. "
(The Danville Bee, Nov. 25, 1970, P. 32, (7C))
From this we can see that Dr. Persons was involved in WWII with a medical unit.
Dr. Persons married Helen Coles (born ca. 1905 New Jersey); a sister of the blind painter Mary Drake Coles (link); before she lost her vision M. D. Coles worked in Haiti for a while. They had a daughter, Mary Persons, born about 1937 in North Carolina.
Monday, October 1, 2012
Persons Family, Dr. Elbert E. Persons
Moving down a generation, the oldest son of Rev. Elvero G. Persons is Dr. Elbert E. Persons; my grandfather's first cousin. He was born July 1, 1869 in Sandusky, Erie Co., Ohio.
Dr. E. E. Persons attended Ohio Wesleyan and Northwestern Universities and joined the Medical Corps of the US Army.
In the 1900 census he shows up in the Pasay Cavalry Barracks in Manila, Philippines.
Oct 22, 1903 he marries Helen Lapsley.
In traveling at various times he shows up in Cristobal, Canal Zone (Panama); New Orleans, Louisiana; Cuba; and Antwerp, Belgium.
In the 1910 census he is living in Ward 1 Manhattan, New York.
In 1917 he left for France to command a hospital unit in WWI. The newspaper clipping is below.
Here is a transcript.
In 1918 he was with the Italian Army in Italy.
In 1920 he is living in Columbus, Ohio.
He died July 8, 1924 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery (Plot: Sec: S E, Site: 3093).
A copy of his obit from page 2 of the Washington Post is below.
Here is the transcript.
He was also awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his work in France and Italy in World War I.
"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Medical Corps) Elbert E. Persons, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. Colonel Persons organized the United States Army Ambulance Service Training School at Camp Crane, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and as its Commanding Officer from June 1917 to May 1918, by his great energy, marked executive ability, and wide professional knowledge, succeeded in rapidly training, equipping, and dispatching overseas ambulance units where they rendered excellent service with the French armies and later with our own forces. From June to December 1918, he commanded the American Ambulance Service, serving on the Italian front, where he again rendered conspicuous service in a position of great responsibility." (link)
In the Washington Post article above it gives his son as Elbert E. Persons, Jr; However, his son's name was actually Elbert Lapsley Persons. I will pick up where I left off with him in a later post.
Dr. E. E. Persons attended Ohio Wesleyan and Northwestern Universities and joined the Medical Corps of the US Army.
In the 1900 census he shows up in the Pasay Cavalry Barracks in Manila, Philippines.
Oct 22, 1903 he marries Helen Lapsley.
In traveling at various times he shows up in Cristobal, Canal Zone (Panama); New Orleans, Louisiana; Cuba; and Antwerp, Belgium.
In the 1910 census he is living in Ward 1 Manhattan, New York.
In 1917 he left for France to command a hospital unit in WWI. The newspaper clipping is below.
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| The Boston Globe, May 15, 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 5 |
Here is a transcript.
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
UNIT SAILS FOR FRANCE
NEW YORK. May 15-The members of
the Presbyterian base hospital unit No.
2 of the American Red Cross sailed yesterday
for France from an American
port. The unit is commanded by Maj
Elbert E. Persons of the Medical Corps
of the United States Army, who has
Capt Edward W. Wales Jr as his adjutant.
Dr George E. Brewer, one of the most
prominent surgeons of this city, is director
of the unit, which Includes 23 doctors
and 10 nurses. The hospital will be
equipped to cure for 100 cases at a time.
Among the nurses from out of New
York are Marion M. Shanks, Filchburg,
Mass; Dora M. Anderson. North
Conway, N H; Ethel R. Arthur Lakeville,
Conn: Ruby Hobey, Hartford
Conn, and Ethel L. Moon, Waterbury,
-----------------------------------
and New York have now sailed for
France. Before the end of the week
other units from Philadelphia, Chicago
and Detroit are expected to follow
(The Boston Globe, May 15, 1917, Boston, Massachusetts, p. 5)
In 1918 he was with the Italian Army in Italy.
In 1920 he is living in Columbus, Ohio.
He died July 8, 1924 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery (Plot: Sec: S E, Site: 3093).
A copy of his obit from page 2 of the Washington Post is below.
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| Washington Post, July 11, 1924, Page 2 |
LIEUT. COL. PERSONS BURIED IN ARLINGTON
Army Medical Corps Officer's Death Attributed to War Services.
Military honors were accorded the body of Lieut. Col. Elbert E. Persons army medical corps at funeral services yesterday afternoon in Arlington national cemetery. Col Persons died in Walter Reed hospital Tuesday after a long illness due to arduous services in Europe in the world war. He is survived by his wife and a son Elbert E. Persons Jr., a student in Harvard university.
Col Persons was 56 years old, a native of Ohio, and a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan and Northwestern universities. He was appointed a first lieutenant in the medical corps from Illinois, October 8, 1900, and reached the grade of lieutenant colonel May 15, 1919. He served In the Philippines, in Cuba and in the Army War college here. During the world war he held the emergency rank of colonel and assisted in the reorganization of the United States ambulance service at Camp Crane, Allentown, Pa.
In the spring of 1918, Col. Persons went to Europe and served in Italy with the Italian army commanding 20 units of the ambulance service. Following his return he was at Columbus, Ohio as a medical instructor of the national guard of the Fifth corps area.
(Washington Post, July 11, 1924, Page 2)
He was also awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his work in France and Italy in World War I.
"The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Medical Corps) Elbert E. Persons, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. Colonel Persons organized the United States Army Ambulance Service Training School at Camp Crane, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and as its Commanding Officer from June 1917 to May 1918, by his great energy, marked executive ability, and wide professional knowledge, succeeded in rapidly training, equipping, and dispatching overseas ambulance units where they rendered excellent service with the French armies and later with our own forces. From June to December 1918, he commanded the American Ambulance Service, serving on the Italian front, where he again rendered conspicuous service in a position of great responsibility." (link)
In the Washington Post article above it gives his son as Elbert E. Persons, Jr; However, his son's name was actually Elbert Lapsley Persons. I will pick up where I left off with him in a later post.
Friday, September 7, 2012
The Persons Family
From time to time I play with researching our family genealogy. It is a fun challenge and occasionally you can see how your family is connected to historical events. One part of the family we have lost track of over the last couple generations are our cousins in the Persons family. Every now and then I see if I can learn more about what happened to this family and maybe eventually connect to a living relative. I thought I might post some updates to share here.
Let's start with Elvero Greenleaf Persons. According to my notes he was born in New York on March 3, 1842. He moved to Ohio, Michigan, possibly Missouri, and finally Island County and Bellingham in Washington State. He died in Bellingham, Washington; March 24, 1912. He was a Methodist Minister and fought in the Civil War on the Union side. My grandfather, who's father died when he was young, visited and stayed with Rev. Persons family several times.
I was searching for him in some old newspaper articles in Ohio and found several references to Elvero Persons. Here is one about the Methodist Episcopal Church in Orrville, Ohio. At the end it mentions Elvero Persons as one of the presiding elders of the church. (Source: The Orrville Courier; Friday, November 24, 1905; Orrville, Ohio; p. 2)
And, here is another newspaper article mentioning Elvero Persons as one of 12 presiding elders of the Methodist church directing a seasonal event in Lakeside, Ohio. (Source: The Morning Star; Monday, June 6, 1898; Sandusky, Ohio; p. 2)
And here is mention of one of Rev. Persons' sons in a horse-riding accident. His son escaped injury but the person running to his aide, Charles Weber, did not. (Source: Orrville Crescent; Tuesday, October 12, 1886; Orrville, Ohio; p. 3)
And another clipping related to the Methodist Church activities and placing him in Berea, Ohio. (Source: The Mansfield News; Tuesday, September 22, 1903; Mansfield, Ohio; p. 8)
Finally, this article about the renovation of the Perkins Brick Methodist Episcopal Church mentions Elvero Persons as one of that past pastors of the church. (Source: The Sandusky Star Journal; Monday, August 28, 1922; Sandusky, Ohio; p. 5)
I found a website that mentions this (Perkins Brick Methodist Episcopal Church) church in reference to the modern graveyard ( http://www.perkinstownship.com/cemetery.html ). This places the church in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio.
Let's start with Elvero Greenleaf Persons. According to my notes he was born in New York on March 3, 1842. He moved to Ohio, Michigan, possibly Missouri, and finally Island County and Bellingham in Washington State. He died in Bellingham, Washington; March 24, 1912. He was a Methodist Minister and fought in the Civil War on the Union side. My grandfather, who's father died when he was young, visited and stayed with Rev. Persons family several times.
I was searching for him in some old newspaper articles in Ohio and found several references to Elvero Persons. Here is one about the Methodist Episcopal Church in Orrville, Ohio. At the end it mentions Elvero Persons as one of the presiding elders of the church. (Source: The Orrville Courier; Friday, November 24, 1905; Orrville, Ohio; p. 2)
And, here is another newspaper article mentioning Elvero Persons as one of 12 presiding elders of the Methodist church directing a seasonal event in Lakeside, Ohio. (Source: The Morning Star; Monday, June 6, 1898; Sandusky, Ohio; p. 2)
And here is mention of one of Rev. Persons' sons in a horse-riding accident. His son escaped injury but the person running to his aide, Charles Weber, did not. (Source: Orrville Crescent; Tuesday, October 12, 1886; Orrville, Ohio; p. 3)
And another clipping related to the Methodist Church activities and placing him in Berea, Ohio. (Source: The Mansfield News; Tuesday, September 22, 1903; Mansfield, Ohio; p. 8)
Finally, this article about the renovation of the Perkins Brick Methodist Episcopal Church mentions Elvero Persons as one of that past pastors of the church. (Source: The Sandusky Star Journal; Monday, August 28, 1922; Sandusky, Ohio; p. 5)
I found a website that mentions this (Perkins Brick Methodist Episcopal Church) church in reference to the modern graveyard ( http://www.perkinstownship.com/cemetery.html ). This places the church in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio.
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