​We will also look at the Meekel family buried in the Friend’s cemetery, also in Jacksonville Tompkins County NY. 

1. Aaron  Mekeel, b. 1817 -d. 1903 was a dairy farmer in Hector NY.  In the 1860’s Aaron became lame in his ankles and used a crutch to get around.  This limited but did not end his Dairy farming.  Aaron traveled to other counties to promote his dairy and to learn about modern technology as it applied to the dairy industry.  In 1872 the disease in his legs was sever enough to require amputation and Aaron spent some time at the Dryden Spring convalescing.  Aaron was married 2x.  His first wife, to Anna was the mother of Catherine (1841) and Mary (1844)  Anna died before 1855 and Aaron moved his sister Anna Mekeel (1828-) into the home to help him with his children  Aaron remarried Lydia ? (1832 d. 1920   ).  He and Lydia had the following children:

Hannah (1856-) married  ? Hopkins and moved to Warrensville PA.
Emma (1858 --d. 1929) never married.  Lived in Trumansburg NY.  Emma was an invalid at the time of her death. 
 William E. (1872-1959) married Sarah D. Tripp (1876 - 1936)
 
In 1914 the Mekeel farm was sold, boasting  “SALE—One of the best 15 acre poultry, truck and fruit farms that has been on the market for years, with good nine-room house, large brooder house 12x70 with hot water piped throughout, all papered and plastered poultry house 40xlO, with concrete floor, large barn 26x60, shop 24x18, lots of fruit., about 60 large apple trees, SO to 40 young apple trees, all of the best varieties and bearing, 40 choice pear trees in full bearing condition; land lays  level, with rich, black loam soil adapted to raising onions, cabbage, vegetables, in fact most any crop; about 4 acres woods and pasture, balance under cultivation and in fruit This property has been in the hands of the present owners fifty or sixty years and is known as the Aaron MeKeel farm.
 
           
William Mekeel, b. 1815- d. 1871- married 2x.  His first wife was Mary G Mekeel,. b. 1825 d. 1867.  Mary appears in the 1850 and 1860 census.  Mary Died in 1867 and William remarried Martha G. Hussey (1820 - 1905) William was a farmer in   Hector NY. 
James T. Mekeel (1836-2/1915)
Elizabeth Mekeel (1838-1908) never married (see Walter Mekeel below)
Jesse Mekeel (1840-1931) married in 1870 to Rebecca H. ? (1849-1934) .  Jesse’s mother was born in Massachusetts. Jesse and Rebecca had 8 children, 7 surviving to adulthood. They had the following children: Charles Owen Mekeel- (1883-1958-married Rachel V. Ganoung.  See Ganoung family in previous post), Anna (1871-1886) Died at age 16,  Elizabeth (1873-1908), Sarah D.  (1876-), Catharine Tripp (1878-1944), Eunice R. (1891-)  Amy Grace ( 1885- d. 1976)  on May 8,1942 Amy Grace reported on the World Friends conference she had attended in Richman Indiana.  Amy Grace never married She maintained her religion throughout her life and spoke often about it.  The following appeared in the Ovid Gazette on 11/9/    1967.  DAR Hears About Perry City Quakers TRUMANSBURG - On Tuesday, Nov. 7 Chief Taughannock Chapter of D.A.R. met at the home of Mrs. Catharine Hoffmire. After lunch and the business meeting, the group listened with great interest to Miss Amy Grace Mekeel and her sister, Mrs. Hopkins both of Jacksonville. They gave an account of the coming of the first Quakers to the Perry City region; about the church built there; about the members and where they lived; where they were buried; where their children were educated and many other things about the Quakers and their belief unknown to most of the audience.
 
Amy Quimby Mekeel (11/10/1841) married in 1865 to Edward Pyle (1837-1901). They lived in Hector NY and had the following children: William L. Pyle (1866-1951, Charles Pyle (1872-1955), Henry Pyle (1873-1886)
Anna G. Mekeel (1825-)
Sarah J. Mekeel (1854-1873)
Walter Mekeel (1857-10/18/1924) in 1870 we find both Walter and Isaiah living with their sister Elizabeth. In 1880 the three continue to live together.  Elizabeth is not married.  She is now 41 years old and is listed as his half-sister, indicating that Walter and Isaiah are the sons of Martha G. Mekeel .  The three are still together, none of them married in 1892.  Both Walter and Isaiah are farmers and Elizabeth keeps house.  They all live in Hector NY.  In 1900 niece Sarah Mekeel (1876-) has moved into the home with them.  Elizabeth Died in 1808 and Niece, Sarah Mekeel remained to keep house.
Isaiah Mekeel (1859-1918) Never married (see Walter Mekeel)
 
 Joshua Mekeel, b. Jun. 25, 1795 d. Feb. 24, 1877-married x2- Hester Bailey and Anna Underhill.  Joshua had the following children:
 Isaac Devoe Mekeel (1822-1875) Married Mariah Diamond ( Dimond) (1/13/1823-5/17/1884)  Isaac was a farmer and settled in Hector NY.  Hector was originally part of Tompkins County but in 1855, with the re-districting of counties, became part of the newly formed Schuyler County.  Isaac and Mariah had the following children; Dewitt Mekeel (1851-), Joshua Mekeel (1853-), Anna H. Mekeel (1856-), Margaret Mekeel (1858-)
 
Anne Eliza Mekeel
 
 Abram V. Mekeel (5/30/1829-4/30/1902) Married Jane C.?(1830-6/6/1896) Abram (shown as Abraham) settled in Hector.  Abram was a farmer.  He and Jane had two children; Carrie (Carolyn) Mekeel (1858-) married ? Smith and settled in Brooklyn NY where they had two daughter; Carrie Smith and Jennifer Smith.
and Arthur Mott Mekeel (1862-7/16/1923)- Married Widow Gertrude  ? Baker (1860-7/21/1923) 1/1/1907.  Gertrude brought one son into the marriage, John R. Baker.  A. Mott accepted John as his own son. A. Mott and Gertrude settled in Wilkes Barre PA.
 
Arthur Michael Mekeel (1832-) married Susan ? (1842-) moved to Fairfax, Linn Iowa.
 
 Hester J. Mekeel (1838-)no information available at this time.
 
Caleb Mekel (1824-) Caleb was a farm hand.  He lived with brother Isaac through 1860 and moved west with brother Arthur, appearing in Arthur’s home in the 1880 census.  Caleb married late in life, taking his wife in 1897 Angeline M. ?.  Caleb and Angeline have no children.
          This concludes out look at the Mekeel family, and our series on The Quakers in The USA. I hope you have enjoyed t.  If you have any suggestions of things you may want to see on this site, please email your suggestions or drop me  letter. Until next time, May the wind blow gently upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields and the sun forever warm your soul. Happy Valentines day.

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Children of Jarvis and Samantha Ganoung
Frank Ganoung (1857-1936) & Kate Vincent (B 1860-?) had the following children;
 Rachel Vincent Ganoung (1886-1/13/1964), married Charles O. Mekeel. (1/19/1883-11/23/1958) in 1913.  They remained members of the Jacksonville community church.  Rachel’s brothers both out lived her.  She and Charles O. Mekeel had the following children; Rhonda Mekeel (3/16/1914-8/3/2001), Florance Mekeel (5/27/1916-10/30/2008)- married  ? Lambeth, Anna Mekeel (10/31/1918-1/28/2007) and son Jesse Mekeel (7/23/1917-9/29/1994).
 
Charles (1889- ), Married 3/10/1909 to Catherine Harris.  Following their honey moon, Charles and Catherine moved to the farm of Grandmother Samantha Ganoung Widow.  Charles and Catherine had two daughters; Ruth Ganoung(1911-) and Marjorie Ganoung (1913-)
 
 Howard (1890-) on 3/15/1916 married Harriet Shepson.  Ceremony performed by bride’s brother Rev. H.M.Shepson of Binghamton.  Howard was a farmer and settled in Covert, Seneca NY, He and Harriet had two sons-
Carol (C.B.) Ganoung (1922-), served in WWII, enlisting on 9/1/1942.  After the war Carol married Onalee Brown and had a son, Gary Ganoung 4/15/1952.
 William Ganoung (1926-8/17/2003) William married Evelyn E. ? in Ithaca, where William and Evelyn lived and worked until they retired to Florida.  They had 2 daughters, Jill Ganoung and Jan Ganoung. The following is the obituary for William:
WILLIAM B. GANOUNG
CLERMONT, FL - William B. Ganoung, 77, formerly of Slaterville Springs, NY, went home to be with his Lord Sunday, August 17, 2003, in Clermont, FL, following a hard fought battle with cancer.He was predeceased by his wife of 28 years, Evelyn E. Ganoung. He is survived by two daughters, Jill Ganoung of Cocoa, FL, and Jan Edwards of Colorado Springs, CO; three grandchildren, Sarah, Ashley and Cody Edwards of Colorado Springs; one brother, C.B. Ganoung of Ithaca, NY; and several nieces and nephews.Mr. Ganoung retired from Ridley's Book Bindery, Page Book Bindery, and was most recently employed with MGM Studios in Orlando, FL.Burial will be a private interment next to his wife in Quick Cemetery, Brooktondale, NY. The family wishes any memorial contributions be made in Mr. Ganoung's memory to the American Cancer Society, or the local Hospice facility. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theithacajournal/obituary.aspx?n=William-B-Ganoung&pid=87919241#sthash.f9yQbUgW.dpuf
 
Children of Jarvis Ganoung and Samantha Fowler
Bertha (1873-),married  ? Fundis
Anna (1856-)- never married
Annaliza (1857-before 1870)
Charles (1858-before 1870)
Arthur (1867-), Married Alice Kirby in 1890.  Alice was the daughter of Thomas Kirby (1838-4/2/1913).  Arthur, like most of his family, was a farmer and settled in the Trumansburg NY area.  Alice and Arthur had two children; Bessie (1891- ) and Clifford (11/15/1892-8/1971) Clifford married Eva? (6/16/1889-12/1979)   Clifford and Eva lived with Arthur and Alice through 1925.  In 1930 we find Arthur and Alice living in a house they have purchased on Hayers street in Ithaca NY.  Arthur is now working as a Janitor in a chain company in Ithaca. Clifford and Eva are living in a rental apartment on Albany St. in Ithaca.  Clifford works as a general laborer doing odd jobs. Clifford and Eva had no children. No information on Bessie is found after 1925.
 Elnora (Ella) (1868- married George Vincent in 1900. George was a farmer in Ithaca NY.  Ella and George had one child that died in infancy.  They had no children after this.
 
William D. Ganoung 1808-1882 (son of Jonathan Ganoung) moved to New Haven Huron Ohio where he purchased a farm and started a family.    William and Mercy had the following children, all born in Ohio;
Lewis B. 1840- Lewis is last seen in 1870 living in Carson City Nevada.  He is unmarried.  No further information available at this time.
Charles H. has born 10/17/1841-7/23/1917- In 1866 He married Carrie A. Adams 1/19/1842-4/24/1918. Charles was a farmer and owned his own farm.  He and Carrie had one child- Nettie L. Ganoung  Born 1870.  Nettie never married.
Susan born 1848. - no information available.  We see Susan in the 1870 census living at home with parents.  She does not appear after that. She may have died, though no record of her grave is available or she may have gotten married.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       This concludes our look at the Ganoung family. It is interesting to see that the Ganoungs are joined to our next family of interest through marriage.  We turn our attention now to the Mekeel Family, also found in the Quaker cemetery in Jacksonville NY. Stay tuned.

Samuel Ganoung b. 6/28/1764- d. Sep. 20, 1850     Married Elizabeth Ganoung (9/7/1767 – 7/7/1843) family Bible of/ Samuel Ganoung and wife Elizabeth Frost Ganoung married 1/31/1790. Ganoung, Elizabeth b. 1767 d. Jul. 7, 1843 -married Samuel Ganoung They had the following children:
Thomas F. Ganoung 10/30/1790-12/10/1814
Huldah F. Ganoung 6/30/1793-10/23/1886 married Samuel Baker-died 2/19/1871, Baker bible records deaths; Abram Baker died 11/24/1844, Elizabeth Baker Bell D. 9/15/1855, Munson Baker d. 6/16/1863, Niles Baker D. 12/14/1870, Warren Baker d. 3/10/1879, Moses Baker d. 11/18/1899, Marenda Baker Owens D. 4/4/1906, Angelina Baker D. 5/13/1912, Samuel T. Baker D. 2/29/1916, Mary G. Bunnitt Baker D. 3/29/1927,Eda Genette Baker Vaughan D. 3/8/1951, Della Mae Baker Hendricks D. 2/3/1968, Mary Ellen Baker Buch D. 8/8/1975
 
Betsey Ganoung 3/7/1795-11/27/1829
Mehetable Ganoung 3/13/1797-
John F. Ganoung 2/28/1799-6/16/1800 Died age 1 year.
Munson Ganoung 9/2/1801-9/19/1820- Died at age 19.
Cornelia/Permelia Ganoung 12/12/1802-4/30/1867/ Ganoung, Pamelia b. Dec. 12, 1803 d. Apr. 30, 1867 (Daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Frost Ganoung) 
Philomena Ganoung 3/24/1806-3/22/1881
Emeline Ganoung 11/25/1809-1/11/1867
 
 
 
 
Jason Ganoung,  b. 1769 d. Nov. 15, 1859- Married Judith Craft.   In the 1800 census Jason appears with a family of 6 children; 3 boys and 3 girls all under 10.  This means all of those children were born between 1790-1800. 
            Ganoung, Judah Craft b. 1775 d. Jun. 26, 1852 married Jason Ganoung (1769 - 1859) parents of 
Children of Jason and Judith
William Ganoung, b. Mar. 26, 1791 d. Sep. 4, 1847
Joseph Ganoung,   b. Aug. 19, 1798 d. Aug. 5, 1884   (Buried in Grove cemetery T-burg)   married Amelia Savage about 1817 Amelia Savage b. Sep. 22, 1800 d. Apr. 18, 1886    
Unknown son
Unknown Daughter
Unknown Daughter
Unknown Daughter.
 
 
Daniel Ganoung born in Dutchess county NY on 6/14/1776 did not move to Tompkins County with his brothers. He died in Putnam County on 1874.  No information has been located about Daniel other than a will probated on 11/20/1874.  Details of the will are not available on line at this time.  

​Jonathan Ganoung line-
Children of James and Eliza Ann Ganoung
Adaline Ganoung b. 1834 d. Nov. 11, 1846- Died at the age of 12.
 
Jarvis Ganoung ( note: when looking for Jarvis in the Ancestry.com database there were transcription errors made in his name in all census.  In one he is transcribed as James, in another as Jesus.  Looking at the document the truth this evident. They are all Jarvis) 11/5/1831-4/10/1893- buried in Hayts cemetery in Ithaca NY.  Jarvis married Samantha Fowler (1834-1816) on 10/10/1855.  1900 census- Samantha mother of 7- 5 living.  In 1860 census Jarvis is a farm laborer.  They do not own their own farm.  Living with them is 14 year old Warren Fowler, Samantha’s brother or possibly cousin. He does not appear in the 1850 census. Samantha Fowler is the daughter of Rheuben Fowler and Elizabeth (last name unknown).
Children of Jarvis and Samantha:
Frank Ganoung (1857-1936) Frank Ganoung  was a farmer.  He bought property next to his mother.  Frank Married Kate Vincent (B 1860-) daughter of Arnold and Eliza Ann Vincent. Frank and Kate had the following children; Rachel Vincent Ganoung (1886-1964), Charles (1889-), Howard (1890-)
Bertha (1873-),
Anna (1856-)
Annaliza (1857-),
Charles (1858-)
Arthur (1867-),
 Elnora (1868-)
 
Oliver Ganoung 1838-7/23/1926.  Oliver was buried in Tompkins NY but lived for some time in Coventry Montgomery Kansas. Married in 1893 to Sarah A. (unknown) B. December 1853 in New Jersey.  Oliver and Sarah had no children.  In 1920 Oliver and Sarah’s 13 year of nephew , Clyde Wintermute Born 1907 in New Jersey, was living with them.
William D. Ganoung 1808-1882 moved to New Haven Huron Ohio where he purchased a farm and started a family.  William married twice, 1st to Jane (last name unknown).  Jane died 4/28/1838. The couple had no children together.  He married a second time to Mercy Head born in NY State in 1813, Mercy died at some time between 1870-1880..  William and Mercy had the following children, all born in Ohio;
Lewis B. 1840
Charles H. born 1842
Susan born 1848.
    
Jacob S. Ganoung 1810-1882 also moved to Huron Ohio where he married Alma Foote on 8/2/1834.  Jacob married a second time to Emily H. Culbertson (1844-)  Jacob and Emily adopted a son, possibly a relative- Howard D. Ganoung born 6/11/1872 in Fairfield Huron Ohio.  Howard married Allie May Blair in Huron Ohio.  They had no children.

Ganoung, Jonathan b. Jun. 14, 1776 d. Jun. 2, 1854         - Elizabeth Drew11/11/1780-1/12/1866 appear in the old Quaker cemetery. 
Jonathan is thought to descend from Jeremiah Ganoung who was born 4/9/1671 in Flushing Queens NY.  Jeremiah married in 1690 in Queens to Martha Denmark born 4/9/1671 in Flushing Queens to John Denmark Jr. (1/16/1621 born in Retford Nottingham England) and Sarah Hollander born 1620 in South Hampton NY.  John and Sarah were married in Suffolk county Mass. In 1643.  Sarah died in Queens NY, in 1671, possibly in childbirth.  Jeremiah and Martha had one confirmed son, Jeremiah Ganoung Jr. born in 1695 in Flushing Queens  Jeremiah Jr. was married in Morris County New Jersey on 6/11/1720 in the Presbyterian church to Deziar (last name unknown very probably Deziar Denison born4/16/ 1693 in Connecticut to George Dennison) Born 1695 in Flushing Queens NY.  Deziar died 9/27/1741 in Morris County New Jersey.  Jeremiah Jr. died in Morris county New Jersey on 5/7/1776.  Jeremiah Jr. and Deziar had one confirmed son, John Ganoung born 1725 in New York State.  John was married in Morris New Jersey on 8/22/1751 to Sarah Clark.  Sarah was born in 1724 In Hanover New Jersey, daughter of Joshua Clark, (1698 Essex NJ -1758 Essex NJ.  Joshua married Mary Duvall in 1721 in Middlesex NJ) John and Sarah both died in Morris NJ, Sarah in 1785 and John in December of 1795.  John and Sarah have one confirmed son; Jacob Ganoung ,born 1748 in Putnam County NY.  Jacob served in the revolutionary army in the 7th regiment in 1776 in Dutchess county NY.  He married in 1775 in Dutchess county NY to Hannah Wilson.  Hannah was the Granddaughter of Samuel Wilson and the daughter of James Wilson (10/31/1718-8/11/1802 Carmel Dutchess NY) and Mary (Last name unknown ) (1/2/1718-6/4/1794) James Wilson served in the NY Militia from 1776-1782.  James and Mary had two confirmed daughters; Phebe Wilson (1748-5/23/1827 married Zebulon Washburn (1747-1833) they had one son- Zebulon Washburn Jr. (1782-1835), and Hannah Wilson married Jacob Ganoung.Jacob and Hannah died in Carmel, Punam NY.  They had the following sons; Daniel Ganoung born Putnam NY 1782-1868 and Jonathan Ganoung born 6/14/1776 in Dutchess county NY. Jason Ganoung 1769-11/15/1859-born in Putnam County married Judith Craft, and Samuel Ganoung 6/28/1764-9/20/1850- married Elizabeth Frost.
        Jonathan married Elizabeth Drew on 1/4/1799. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Drew (5/21/1755 Yorktown Westchester NY-9/11/1837 Putnam NY and Jane Fowler (1759Westchester-5/21/1849-putnam) It is likely that Jonathan did not begin life as a member of the Society of Friends.  Jonathan fought in the war of 1812 and Quakers do not believe in participating in war fair. It is likely his conversion came around the time of his relocation to Ulysses Tompkins NY.  Jonathan was a well-known and well respected farmer in the Trumansburg/Jacksonville area, Tompkins county NY, where he settled with his wife and son James.  All of the children were born in Dutchess and Putnam Counties NY.  Jonathan died on 6/2/1854 and is buried in the Old Quaker Cemetery in Jacksonville Ny.  Elizabeth died 1/12/1866.
Children:
James  Ganoung, b. Oct. 26, 1801 d. Jul. 24, 1885. Married Eliza Ann Jarvis (1805 - 1890)-child Adaline Ganoung (1834 - 1846) James left a will in Ulysses Tompkins NY leaving his heirs- Eliza Ann- wife, Oliver B. Ganoung (1838-7/23/1926) of Coventry Montgomery Kansas (died and buried in Tompkins county NY Grove cemetery), Adeline Mason of Covert Seneca NY age 34, William H. Ganoung Ulysses Tompkins age 58, and Jarvis Ganoung Ulysses Tompkins NY age 50 real-estate worth $7,000, And personal property $5,000.  The will was probated on 10/26/1801.  In 1850 Janes and Eliza are living in Trumansburg NY with their children and Eliza’s mother- Jerusha Jarvis B.1774-1853. In 1860 Elizabeth Ganoung, now widowed, is living with James and Eliza.  Children of James and Eliza Ann Ganoung:
Adaline Ganoung b. 1834 d. Nov. 11, 1846- Died at the age of 12.
Jarvis Ganoung 1831
Oliver Ganoung 1838
 
 
William D. Ganoung 1808-1882 moved to New Haven Huron Ohio where he purchased a farm and started a family.  William married twice, 1st to Jane (last name unknown).  Jane died 4/28/1838. The couple had no children together.  He married a second time to Mercy Head born in NY State in 1813.  William and Mercy had the following children, all born in Ohio;
Lewis B. 1840
Charles H. born 1842
Susan born 1848.
     Mercy died at some time between 1870-1880.
 
Jacob S. Ganoung 1810-1882 also moved to Huron Ohio where he married Alma Foote on 8/2/1834.  Jacob married a second time to Emily H. Culbertson (1844-)  Jacob and Emily adopted a son, possibly a relative- Howard D. Ganoung born 6/11/1872 in Fairfield Huron Ohio.  Howard married Allie May Blair in Huron Ohio.  They had no children.
 


Stay tuned there is more to come.

  I hope you have enjoyed our look at Quaker's in America and I apologize for the long pause between posts.        We have seen that the Quaker faith was influential in  the development of the United States but who were these people?  Let’s take a look at some of the families found in The Old Quaker Settlement Cemetery in Jacksonville, Ulysses Tompkins NY.    One of the most prominent families found in this cemetery is the Ganoung family.  We met some of the Ganoung’s briefly when we reviewed the history of the town of Catharine in Schuyler county NY.    One of the Jones relations married one to the Ganoung relations, who was at that time a Methodist.  
   We will also look at a family found in the Friend's cemetery, also in Jacksonville Tompkins NY, these are the Mekeel family.    If you are a relative of wither of these families I welcome you to send in information about your relatives and , as necessary to expand or correct any information I may post.  Please remember all of my information comes form documents found on line or within the local community.  To really have a feel for a person's character it helps to have some family input.  
​   I will be researching as I post, so we are in this together.  I hope you will find it interesting and find some valuable information you may not have been able to locate elsewhere.

The following Ganoung family members are resting peacefully in the Jacksonville Quaker Settlement.  You can see that I have started some research on this family to try and make connections. 
 1.      Ganoung, Adaline b. 1834 d. Nov. 11, 1846- child of James and Eliza Ann Ganoung.  Died at the age of  12.
2.      Ganoung, Eliza Ann b. Apr. 15, 1805 d. Nov. 23, 1890- James Ganoung
3.      Ganoung, Elizabeth b. 1767 d. Jul. 7, 1843    -married Samuel Ganoung
4.      Ganoung, Elizabeth Drew b. Nov. 11, 1780 d. Jan. 12, 1866    married Jonathan Ganoung        
5.      Ganoung, James b. Oct. 26, 1801 d. Jul. 24, 1885. Married Eliza Ann Ganoung (1805 - 1890)-child Adaline Ganoung (1834 - 1846) James left a will in Ulysses Tompkins NY leaving his heirs- Eliza Ann- wife, Oliver B. Ganoung (1838-7/23/1926) of Coventry Montgomery Kansas (died and buried in Tompkins county NY Grove cemetery), Adeline Masson of Covert Seneca NY age 34, William H. Ganoung Ulysses Tompkins age 58, and Jarvis Ganoung Ulysses Tompkins NY age 50 real-estate worth $7,000. And personal property $5,000.  The will was probated on 10/26/1801.

6.      Ganoung, Jason b. 1769 d. Nov. 15, 1859- Judith Craft
7.      Ganoung, Jonathan b. Jun. 14, 1776 d. June. 2, 1854  - Elizabeth Drew- Son Jonathan Ganoung  Born 1830. James Ganoung born 1801  (1850 they lived in Enfield NY.  Son or possibly grandson- Jonathan still at home and unmarried)(1860 Elizabeth is living in Ulysses Tompkins with son James and his family- Eliza A. B.1815,oliver ganoung b1838 still at home  )
8.      Ganoung, Judah Craft b. 1775 d. Jun. 26, 1852 married Jason Ganoung (1769 - 1859) parents of  Joseph Ganoung (1798 - 1884) married  Amelia Savage about 1817.
9.      Ganoung, Samuel b. 6/28/1764- d. Sep. 20, 1850      Married Elizabeth Ganoung (9/7/1767 – 7/7/1843) family Bible of Samuel Ganoung and wife Elizabeth Frost Ganoung married 1/31/1790. They had the following children:
Thomas F. Ganoung 10/30/1790-12/10/1814
Huldah F. Ganoung 6/30/1793-10/23/1886 married Samuel Baker-died 2/19/1871, Baker bible records deaths; Abram Baker died 11/24/1844, Elizabeth Baker Bell D. 9/15/1855, Munson Baker d. 6/16/1863, Niles Baker D. 12/14/1870, Warren Baker d. 3/10/1879, Moses Baker d. 11/18/1899, Marenda Baker Owens D. 4/4/1906, Angelina Baker D. 5/13/1912, Samuel T. Baker D. 2/29/1916, Mary G. Bunnitt Baker D. 3/29/1927,Eda Genette Baker Vaughan D. 3/8/1951, Della Mae Baker Hendricks D. 2/3/1968, Mary Ellen Baker Buch D. 8/8/1975

Betsey Ganoung 3/7/1795-11/27/1829
Mehetable Ganoung 3/13/1797-
John F. Ganoung 2/28/1799-6/16/1800
Munson Ganoung 9/2/1801-9/19/1820
Cornelia/Permelia Ganoung 12/12/1802-4/30/1867
Philomena Ganoung 3/24/1806-3/22/1881
Emeline Ganoung 11/25/1809-1/11/1867

10.  Ganoung, William b. Mar. 26, 1791 d. Sep. 4, 1847
11.  Genung, Jonathan b. 1776 d. Jun. 2, 1854 married to Elizabeth Drew
We will also look at the Meekel family buried in the Friend’s cemetery, also in Jacksonville Tompkins County NY.


1.      Mekeel, Aaron b. 1817 d. 1903 was a dairy farmer in Hector NY.  In the 1860’s Aaron became lame in his ankles and used a crutch to get around.  This limited but did not end his Dairy farming.  Aaron traveled to other counties to promote his dairy and to learn about modern technology as it applied to the dairy industry.  In 1872 the disease in his legs was sever enough to require amputation and Aaron spent some time at the Dryden Spring convalescing.  Aaron was married to Anna and had the following children; Catherine (B 1941) and Mary (1844)., Hannah (1856), Emma (1859), Mitchell (1942)
In 1914 the Mekeel farm was sold, boasting  “SALE—One of the best 15 acre poultry, truck and fruit farms that has been on the market for years, with good nine-room house, large brooder house 12x70 with hot water piped throughout, all papered and plastered poultry house 40xlO, with concrete floor, large barn 26x60, shop 24x18, lots of fruit., about 60 large apple trees, SO to 40 young apple trees, all of the best varieties and bearing, 40 choice pear trees in full bearing condition; land lays  level, with rich, black loam soil adapted to raising onions, cabbage, vegetables, in fact most any crop; about 4 acres woods and pasture, balance under cultivation and in fruit This property has been in the hands of the present owners fifty or sixty years and is known as the Aaron MeKeel farm. “


2.      Mekeel, Amy Grace b. 1885 d. 1976  May 8.1942 Amy Grace reported on the World Friends conference she had attended in Richman Indiana.  Amy Grace never married She maintained her religion throughout her life and spoke often about it.  The following appeared in the Ovid Gazette on 11/9/    1967.  DAR Hears About Perry City Quakers TRUMANSBURG - On Tuesday, Nov. 7 Chief Taughannock Chapter of D.A.R. met at the home of Mrs. Catharine Hoffmire. After lunch and the business meeting, the group listened with great interest to Miss Amy Grace Mekeel and her sister, Mrs. Hopkins both of Jacksonville. They gave an account of the coming of the first Quakers to the Perry City region; about the church built there; about the members and where they lived; where they were buried; where their children were educated and many other things about the Quakers and their belief unknown to most of the audience.
3.      Mekeel, Anna b. 1870 d. 1886 Daughter of Jesse Mekeel and Rebecca )
4.      Mekeel, Catherine Tripp b. 1878 d. 1944   ( daughter of Jesse and Rebecca)    
5.      Mekeel, Elizabeth b. 1838 d. 1908
6.      Mekeel, Elizabeth b. 1873 d. 1908 (Daughter of Jesse and Rebecca)
7.      Mekeel, Emma b. 1858 d. 1929- never married.  Lived in Trumansburg NY.  Emma was an invalid at the time of her death.  She was survived by one brother- William of Trumansburg and one sister- Mrs. Anna Hopkins of Warrensville PA.
8.      Mekeel, Hester Bailey b. Oct. 18, 1795 d. Jun. 26, 1846-married Joshua Mekeel- children of Joshua and Hester- Isaac Devoe Mekeel (1822 - 1875) & Abram V. Mekeel (1829 - 1902)
9.  Mekeel, Isaiah b. 1859 d. 3/19/1918
10.  Mekeel, Jesse b. 1840 d. 1931 married Rebecca H. ? (1850).  Jesse was a farmer in Trumansburg NY.  They had the following children; Anna Mekeel (1871), Elizabeth (1873), Sarah (1876), Catheren( 1878)
11.  Mekeel, Joshua b. Jun. 25, 1795 d. Feb. 24, 1877-married x2- Hester Bailey and Anna Underhill.- children-1) Isaac Devoe Mekeel
2) Caleb Bailey Mekeel
3) Anne Eliza Mekeel
4) Abram V. Mekeel
5) Arthur Michael Mekeel
6) Hester I. Mekeel
12.  Mekeel, Lydia B. b. 1832 d. 1920- married William E. Mekeel (1872 - 1959)
13.  Mekeel, Mary G. b. 1825 d. 1867
14.  Mekeel, Mary L. b. 1880 d. 1962       
15.  Mekeel, Rebekah b. 1849 d. 1934-Wife of Jesse Mekeel
16. Charles Owen Mekeel (1883 - 1958) married Rachel Ganoung 4/7/1913.  Rachel is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ganoung of Glenwood.  Rachel died 10/13/1964.  survived by 1 son, Jesse Mekeel,three daughters; Rhoda Mekeel, Mrs. Florence Lambeth of Bethseda Md. , Annie Mekeel.  also survived by 2 brothers, one named- Howard Ganoung.  Rachel is buried in Hayts Cemetery.  She was a member of the Jacksonville community church.
17.  Mekeel, Sarah D. Tripp b. 1876 d. 1936
18.  Mekeel, Sarah Jane b. 1854 d. 1873  
19.  Mekeel, William b. 1815 d. 1871- married Martha G. Hussey Mekeel (1820 - 1905) Farmer in Hector NY.  He and Martha had the following children; James T. Mekeel (1836), Elizabeth Mekeel (1838-1908), Jesse Mekeel (1840-1931),Amy Q. Mekeel (1842)
20.  Mekeel, William E. b. 1872 d. 1959-married Sarah D. Tripp Mekeel (1876 - 1936)
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