*1893 03 18 Washington DC USA
+1984 03 __ 909 Hillwood Avenue, Falls Church, Fairfax, VA USA

Studied engineering at Cornell, tuition paid by a client of his father's. Also held a reserve commission in the Army. Buried at Arlington Cemetery.
US SSN 226-54-1432.

Is the Lieut. J. J. Chew listed as superintendent of public works on page 64 in the 1928 USGPO publication "American Samoa: Joint hearings before the Committee on territories and insular possessions...".

Is the Captain J.J. Chew who signs a letter on page 228 of the "Investigation of Military Public WOrks: Hearings... 82d Congress, 2d Session" in 1952.

10005

*1848 10 Washington DC USA
+1923 USA

Listed in 1900 Census, Washington Co., D.C., Roll 159 Book 1, Page 193a, Line 73; living at 1912 H Street, employed as a bank clerk.

(From JJC 10003) Started as a clerk at the Riggs Bank in Washington, D.C. Eventually became head of the credit department. Bought a 'cottage' in Jamestown, R.I. where his wife and children spent their summers growing up.

Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, see ERS 10044.

10021 <48:5

*1811 VA USA
+1873 08 03 Washington, DC USA

Brief biography listed in Appleton's 1886 Encyclopedia, is mentioned elsewhere for his roles as aide to Seward (was present at signing of Alaskan treaty in 1867, painted by Emanuel Leutze, an excerpt of which is shown above) and wartime special messenger for Lincoln.

1834 07: Joined State Department (according to sworn testimony, p. 117 of Congressional Globe, 40th Congress, 2nd Session at memory.loc.gov)

1844 03 02: Is mentioned in National Intelligencer as an Assistant Marshal on horseback at the funeral for the late Secretary of State, the Hon. Abel P. Upshur, killed when a gun aboard the USS Princeton exploded during a demonstration.

1861 04 06: Carried a famous message (which survives, and can be viewed at memory.loc.gov) from Lincoln to Governor Pickens at Charleston.

1866 07: Promoted to Chief Clerk of the State Department.

1868 04 04: Testified before Senate in impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson (memory.loc.gov).

1880: widow listed in Washington, DC USA census.

Should investigate Seward papers at U of Rochester.

Library of Congress has some correspondence with Hamilton Fish as part of the latter's archives (LC mm 78020602).

According to family lore, when his brother was captured in the Civil War, RSC negotiated his release into house arrest at RSC's home.

10043 <59:6

*1815/1818 Washington, DC USA?
+1899

Listed in 1880 Census of Washington, DC USA as widowed, living with sons Robert, John and Walter, sister Louisa and servants Kittie Walker, Caroline Green and Elenora Buckner.

10044 <59:6

*1862 09 14 Brooklyn NY USA
+1943

LDS: R8LZ-3P.

10034 <48:5

*1822 10 02 Killingly, Windham Co., CT USA
+1889 03 23 Washington DC USA

1847: Howard C Cady listed as a lawyer at 16 Willow Street in Old Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn City Directory (and the previous year "near Cranberry").

1849: Howard Cady listed as a lawyer at 41 Joralemon Street in Old Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn City Directory.

1880: Listed in Washington DC USA Census, E.D. 39+40, FHL Film 1254122; Nat'l Arch. Film T9-0122; Page 362C.

LDS: R8LX-XV.

10045 <54:6

*1821 08 01 Killingly, Windham Co., CT USA
+1883 10 13

Possibly born 1821, in NYC, and named Mary Dennison Heard?

LDS: R8LX-Z2.

10046 <54:6