Tabitha (Rodman) BORTON Genealogy Generation No. 1 1. TABITHA6 RODMAN (THOMAS RODMAN5 , JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born October 9, 1776, and died September 1, 1858 in Steuben County, IN - bur. Methodist Cem., Hamilton, IN. She married DANIEL BORTON 1798 in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, son of SAMUEL BORTON and RHODA PACKER. Notes for TABITHA RODMAN: Tabitha m. (2) David Walton January 15, 1832 in Columbiana County, OH and separated two months later. Tabitha is buried in the Hamilton, IN, Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery in Steuben County, IN. Notes for DANIEL BORTON: Daniel and Tabitha moved to Alliance, Stark County, OH, in the winter of 1815/16. The winter was so harsh that in the Spring they decided to go back to New Jersey. Getting as far Quaker Hill, just south of Sebring, OH, they saw the peach trees were in bloom, the sun was shining and the birds were singing, so Daniel and Tabitha decided to stay, buying property for $600, and closing the transaction in November of 1816. Daniel is buried on his farm at Quaker Hill in Mahoning County, OH. Children of TABITHA RODMAN and DANIEL BORTON are: i. ELIZA7 BORTON, b. June 2, 1799. ii. SARAH BORTON, b. April 12, 1801. iii. AMOS BORTON - D. 1805, b. 1804. iv. MARY BORTON - D. 1808, b. 1805. 2. v. JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT BORTON, b. April 21, 1812, Burlington Co., NJ; d. July 9, 1874, DeLand, Piatt County, IL. vi. JANE BORTON - D. YOUNG, b. 1818. vii. REBECCA BORTON, b. 1820. viii. DANIEL BORTON, JR., b. Unknown. ix. DARLING BORTON, b. Unknown. x. JESSIE PACKER BORTON, b. Unknown. xi. LEVI BORTON, b. Unknown. Generation No. 2 2. JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7 BORTON (TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN5, JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born April 21, 1812 in Burlington Co., NJ, and died July 9, 1874 in DeLand, Piatt County, IL. He married (1) MARY JOHNSON August 12, 1830 in Stark County, OH. He married (2) CASSANDANA "LEVINIA" STODDARD May 9, 1852 in OH. Notes for JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT BORTON: Joshua was a Methodist Circuit Rider and pastor of several Methodist Churches. Children of JOSHUA BORTON and (1) JOHNSON are: 3. i. ALBERT RICHARDSON8 BORTON, b. April 16, 1831, Smith Twp., Columbiana (now Mahoning) County, OH; d. December 16, 1899, Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL. ii. MERINDA BORTON, b. December 10, 1832, Smith Twp., Columbiana (now Mahoning) County, OH; d. August 21, 1879, DeLand, Piatt County, IL; m. HARVEY STEPHENSON, December 22, 1853. iii. SARAH BORTON - D. AT AGE 2, b. October 15, 1835. iv. LUSINA BORTON - D. AT AGE 2, b. March 31, 1837. v. AMANDA BORTON - D. AT 5 MO., b. February 3, 1839. vi. LUCRETIA BORTON, b. June 7, 1840, Smith Twp., Columbiana (now Mahoning) County, OH; d. February 24, 1898, Chicago, IL; m. JOHN PATTERSON, April 18, 1861. vii. MINERVA BORTON, b. July 17, 1842, OH; d. 1915, Logan County, OH; m. ROBERT WALLACE, JR., August 14, 1856, Rushsylvania, Logan County, OH. viii. SAMANTHA BORTON, b. October 23, 1843, OH; d. January 11, 1890, Lenox, Taylor, IA; m. PLEASANT JACKSON DAVENPORT, May 10, 1863, Near Marion, Dubuque, IA. ix. CURTIS BORTON, b. May 23, 1847, OH; d. February 15, 1918, Xenia, Clay County, IL; m. SARAH ELIZABETH EAKINS, May 3, 1868. x. ALCIBIDES BORTON, b. April 13, 1849, East Liberty, Logan County, OH; d. January 11, 1930, Lane, Franklin County, OH; m. CELIA ROWENA EDWARDS, 1876, Sagamon County, IL. xi. MARY ANGELINE BORTON - D. AT 3 YEARS, b. 1851. Children of JOSHUA BORTON and (2) STODDARD are: xii. ELANDER SEBASTIAN8 BORTON, b. February 2, 1853. xiii. RAYMOND LISANDER BORTON, b. June 22, 1854. Generation No. 3 3. ALBERT RICHARDSON8 BORTON (JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7, TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN5 , JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born April 16, 1831 in Smith Twp., Columbiana (now Mahoning) County, OH, and died December 16, 1899 in Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL. He married NANCY JANE SARVER June 21, 1853 in Adams Twp., Champaign County, OH. Children of ALBERT BORTON and NANCY are: 4. i. JOHN CURTIS9 BORTON, b. September 10, 1854, Champaign? County, OH; d. March 30, 1932, Arlington, Kiowa County, CO, bur. Methodist Cem.,Kanorado, Sherman County, KS. ii. DAVID BORTON - DIED AT AGE 6, FELL ON KNIFE, b. 1856. iii. MARY MARTHA BORTON, b. March 25, 1859, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. 1956, Pasadena, CA; m. WILLIAM D. BARNETT, November 12, 1877, Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL. iv. JOSHUA LINCOLN BORTON, b. July 4, 1861, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. September 23, 1951, Piatt County, IL; m. MARY BELLE WILSON. v. CHARLES SUMNER BORTON, b. January 13, 1864, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. June 6, 1925, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; m. NELLIE M. BORTON. vi. EDWIN STANTON BORTON, b. February 19, 1868, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. July 22, 1892, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; m. ALTHA CAMPBELL. vii. ALBERT HARVEY BORTON, b. June 22, 1870, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. June 21, 1852, West Palm Beach, FL; m. EFFIE DEAN DEVORE, September 24, 1893. viii. LUCINA JANE BORTON, b. September 20, 1872, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. August 6, 1964, Pasadena, CA; m. CHARLES HARVEY RODI, February 22, 1906, Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL. ix. WILLIAM FRANKLIN BORTON, b. August 29, 1875, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. June 29, 1965, Orlando, Orange County, FL. m. LILLIAN OWEN. x. BYRON SARVER BORTON, b. May 10, 1878, Goose Creek Twp., DeLand, Piatt County, IL; d. December 19, 1975, Yakima, WA. Generation No. 4 4. JOHN CURTIS9 BORTON (ALBERT RICHARDSON8, JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7, TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN5, JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 10, 1854 in Champaign? County, OH, and died March 30, 1932 in Arlington, Kiowa County, CO, bur. Methodist Cem.,Kanorado, Sherman County, KS. He married (1) Claribel McMillen and (2) Rutan Children of JOHN BORTON and CLARIBEL McMillen are: 5. ii. ALBERT (BERT) FRANKLIN10 BORTON, b. December 7, 1878, Piatt County, IL; d. July 12, 1972, Buchanan County, MO, b. Antioch Cem. Holt, Clinton County, MO. iii. DONALD CURTIS BORTON, b. January 27, 1881; m. LENA JOHNSON. iv. EMMA FLORENCE BORTON, b. February 12, 1882; d. February 12, 1949, Carpenter, Clark County, SD; m. JOHN F. RICHARD, June 26, 1900, Rand, Calhoun County, IA. v. THOMAS CLARK BORTON - DIED AT AGE 1, b. 1883. vi. OMIA EARL BORTON, b. May 19, 1885, Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL; d. November 29, 1976, Paris, Lamar County, TX; m. MYRTLE WEDMORE, June 19, 1907, Kanorado, Sherman County, KS. vii. FRED MARQUISS BORTON, b. July 22, 1888, Kit Carson County, CO; d. December 19, 1942, Pueblo, CO; m. LENA HINES. viii. PAUL VINCENT BORTON, b. February 1897, Kanorado, Sherman County, KS; d. November 1918, Died of influenza while serving in WWI.. ix. HARRY WAYNE BORTON, b. December 22, 1898, Deland, Goose Creek Twp., Piatt County, IL; d. April 20, 1971, Columbia, Boone County, MO; m. CATHERINE GEPHARDT. Generation No. 5 5. ALBERT (BERT) FRANKLIN10 BORTON (JOHN CURTIS9, ALBERT RICHARDSON8, JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7, TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN5, JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born December 7, 1878 in Piatt County, IL, and died July 12, 1972 in Buchanan County, MO, b. Antioch Cem. Holt, Clinton County, MO. He married DORA ELIZABETH RICHARD June 26, 1901 in Rands, Calhoun County, IA, daughter of BARTLETT RICHARD and CATHERINE ESPENSCHIED. Children of ALBERT BORTON and DORA RICHARD are: i. THELMA OPAL11 BORTON, b. December 8, 1902. 6. ii. MERVIN (M. F.) FRANKLIN BORTON, b. September 1, 1904, Goodland, Sherman County, KS; d. August 9, 1979, Smithville, Clay County, MO. 7. iii. EVERETT ALBERT (TED) BORTON, b. November 4, 1906, Burlington, Kit Karson County, CO; d. July 5, 1977, Stuyvesant, NY. iv. ROY ALFRED BORTON, b. August 22, 1908. v. VIRGIL CURTIS BORTON, b. November 29, 1918. vi. VERA ALBERTA BORTON, b. February 1920. Generation No. 6 6. MERVIN (M. F.) FRANKLIN11 BORTON (ALBERT (BERT) FRANKLIN10, JOHN CURTIS9, ALBERT RICHARDSON8, JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7, TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN5, JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 1, 1904 in Goodland, Sherman County, KS, and died August 9, 1979 in Smithville, Clay County, MO. He married THELMA FRANCES DARNELL July 25, 1925 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS, daughter of GEORGE DARNELL and MAGGIE BELLE REYNOLDS. Child of MERVIN BORTON and THELMA DARNELL is: 8. i. LOIS JEAN12 BORTON, b. August 20, 1927, Claycomo, Clay County, MO. Generation No. 7 8. LOIS JEAN12 BORTON (MERVIN (M. F.) FRANKLIN11, ALBERT (BERT) FRANKLIN10, JOHN CURTIS9, ALBERT RICHARDSON8, JOSHUA LIPPINCOTT7, TABITHA6 RODMAN, THOMAS RODMAN , JOSEPH4 RODMAN, DR. THOMAS3, DR. THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born August 20, 1927 in Claycomo, Clay County, MO. She married ROY EUGENE WERLINE April 21, 1946 in Christian Church, Liberty, Clay County, MO. Children of LOIS BORTON and ROY WERLINE are: i. STEPHANIE ROY13 WERLINE, b. November 3, 1948, North Kansas City, Clay County, MO - now lives in Gulfport, FL. ii. PHILIP RAY WERLINE, b. February 25, 1960, North Kansas City, Clay County, MO; m. (1) KARLEEN LOUISE ROUDEBUSH, 1978, Kansas City, Clay County, MO; m. (2) ROBYN LYNN PLICKEBAUM, 1991, Lake Waukomis, Platte County, MO. Children of PHILIP RAY are: i. PHILIP JEFFREY WERLINE, b. July 15, 1979 ii. SHELBI LYNN WERLINE, b. November 21, 1991 Submitted by: Lois Borton Werline E-mail: lobomoon2@aol.com